Qin Official

"I just can't figure it out. I should have stayed in Linzi and fought a decisive battle with the Qin people. Why did I have to retreat to Jibei and now I have to retreat to Zhao?"

In mid-May, Pingyuanjin, Jibei County, under the orders of the "King" and "Xiangbang", "General" Tian Dudai stood at Pingyuanjin, looking at the broad river in front of him, his eyes still full of confusion.

Tian Heng, like Tian Du, hoped to stay and fight to the death, but Tian Rong believed that they had no chance of winning in the face of the attack by Qin soldiers from several counties, so he insisted on escaping. Tian Dan also agreed to move to Julu, where Qin The army is weak, and the hero Lu Goujian responded. Their "Qi State" can rely on the Sichuan and Zeshan forests there to deal with the Qin army and wait for the changes in the world...

"King Qi" Tian Jia was originally afraid of death and approved of this plan. Even Tian Ji, Tian Jie and others who were involved in the Gaotang incident in Jibei thought it would be better to evacuate.

Tian Heng and Tian Du could only agree. Tian Du was also responsible for serving as a heel army and came to Pingyuanjin to prepare for the crossing of the river by more than 20,000 people from Linzi and Jibei.

Pingyuanjin is the most important ferry between Qi and Zhao. It is also the western boundary of Qi State and is very important. After Qin destroyed the Marquis of Qi, Qin Shihuang built roads in various places, one of which was the Eastern Road from Hangu Pass to Qi and Zhao. The Eastern Road passes through Pingyuanjin, passes by Pingyuan County, and leads directly to Linzi. Going south, you can reach Lixia, Jibei, which is a strategic point in all directions.

Last month, when the various fields in Gaotang responded to Di County, they also sent 2,000 people to attack Pingyuan County. The county magistrate and captain were not present. The Prime Minister of Duxian County fought with Zhutian at the city gate, but was defeated and died later. , Pingyuanjin was also occupied by Zhuda, and dozens of boats were currently tied up.

But Tian Du still felt that there were too few boats. It was okay to ferry the 3,000 people he brought, but it would probably take several days to get 20,000 people across the river. It was a pity that all the boats brought by the pirates were burned. There were few, and it was impossible to flow upstream from the mouth of the river to this point, so people were searched upstream and downstream. After several days of trekking, the large army has arrived in Pingyuan County and joined the Gaotang people. There is still more than half a day to go.

Among the 3,000 people Tian Du brought, only more than a hundred were disciples of the Tian family in Yeyi. When his father was deceived by Hei Fu, he fled overseas with Tian Du. He was loyal and had a certain order and discipline. , holding sharp swords and wearing armor, the rest are light knights and Qian Shou, divided into villages according to their place of origin and led by local prestigious heroes. These people have no order at all, and their weapons and clothing are also diverse.

At this moment, Tian Du sent some people to collect more boats. The Qingxia Guizhou leaders had been tired for a few days after traveling for several days. Now they had a chance to breathe, so they sat or stood on the ferry bank. One piece, they are too tired, and they can fall asleep now. In their dreams, they see their abandoned hometown. Many people have begun to regret participating in this rebellion, but out of fear of the Qin army's revenge and massacre, there is only one way to go. Go dark.

After all, Tian Du was the son of a general, and he couldn't stand the sight of everyone. He was about to frown and scold him, but unexpectedly, the retainer he sent to the east to guard him ran back on horseback and reported in a panic: "General, there is Qin a few miles away to the east. military!"

"Qin Jun!"

Tiandu was greatly surprised. When they evacuated to Chuxian County, the Qin army had just crossed Jishui. Even if they were well-trained and fast, they could only reach the vicinity of the county at this moment. There is no reason to suddenly appear in Pingyuanjin!

But it was impossible for his disciples to talk nonsense. Tian Du immediately became alert and asked his disciples to order the Qingxia and Guizhou heads who were lying down to rest, so that they could get up to defend themselves against the enemy.

After being whipped, everyone got up and gathered together in confusion. They stood on the flat ground outside the ferry, but they still kept whispering to each other. The sudden arrival of the Qin army made everyone panic.

Half a moment later, there seemed to be a puff of smoke and dust on the plain in the distance, and there was the faint sound of war drums...

The thieves and knights raised their heads, turned their faces, crossed their legs, or climbed to a high place to look at the source of the drum sound. They saw a group of chariots rushing towards the west. The leader was a car. The Qin official on the chariot was wearing armor and holding a spear, and a dark flag was fluttering behind him. Behind the flag were more than ten chariots and three hundred knights!

"They are the Qin army's chariots!"

Tian Du gritted his teeth, coming from the east, this must be the elite troops from Linzi and Jiaodong. Although the Qin army's large army could not catch up with the Qi people, their chariots and cavalry could.

But how do they know that they are going from Pingyuanjin to Julu?

There is no time to think about the cause and effect. Pingyuan County is thirty miles away, but the Qin people's vanguard is close at hand. Tiandu can only rely on himself and the three thousand people under his command...

Seeing that Qin's chariots and cavalry were already half a mile away, Qingxia and Qian Shou were still in a daze, Tian Du quickly shouted: "Qin is few and we are many, stand up all the long things in your hands! We will win!"

Half of the people were excited and did as they were told, but the other half were still in a daze. Some people even stood still watching the sand under their feet vibrating as the riders rode.

The young knights had experience in fighting bravely and fiercely in the city, and fighting with spears, but on the battlefield, facing the enemy's cavalry and cavalry rushing into battle, it was an unprecedented experience.

Fortunately, the opponent did not rush forward blindly, but stopped half a mile away. This was not a hesitation, but a team-wide preparation before falling into battle!

These hundreds of chariots and cavalry were carefully selected by Heifu from the soldiers of Linzi and Jiaodong counties, plus some Nanjun Township party disciples who had taken refuge with him, and were handed over to the leadership of Gong Ao, who liked to be reckless in war.

They have only one goal, which is to raid Pingyuanjin and burn down the ferry boats so that the thieves cannot cross the river quickly!

At this moment, Gong Ao was standing on the military chariot. Although there were thousands of people on the opposite side, and the darkness was overwhelming, he was not afraid at all. He raised his whip and laughed:

"Two or three sons, the thieves are noisy and unorganized, and their weapons are crude. Although there are many people, they are all in chaos! I have heard that when a strong man is in the army, he attacks the city first, seizes the enemy in battle, and kills the general and knocks the flag. These are the three merits. Today we are here to serve you. As ordered by Weijun, I gallop two hundred miles to attack the thieves. The battle will be won! The merits will be won! Please encourage me!"

"only!"

"promise!"

After all, chariots and cavalry are the elite of the county soldiers. Most of them are taken by the Qin people in Guanzhong. They all agree. In their eyes, the three thousand thieves in front of them are all living military achievements...

After all, Gong Ao had stayed in the Northland for several years. Although he could not compare with the real generals of cavalry, he still knew the key points of cavalry.

After letting people spread the words to everyone, Gong Ao shouted again with a sword: "If the military chariot is in front, it will fall into the enemy's formation; if the cavalry is behind, it will attack their random soldiers. My chariot is in front, and I will not retreat. Who dares to retreat?" Death! The thieves have been jumping off the fence for a long time, let them see what it is like to be a tiger and wolf master!"

The charioteer shook the horse's bridle heavily, and Gong Ao's military chariot moved, followed by dozens of vehicles and hundreds of riders. They jogged at first, and then started to accelerate and gallop within a hundred steps!

Although they are not protected by infantry, they are not afraid and move forward indomitably!

Under the trampling of more than a thousand horse hooves, the sand on the ground in front of Pingyuanjin was trembling slightly.

The rebels had very few long-range weapons, and their bows and crossbows were shot at uneven levels, which could not cause any hindrance to the Qin army's cavalry.

Therefore, Tian Du could only yell at everyone to raise their swords, spears, clubs and halberds, while watching helplessly, the Qin people's chariots, like sharp arrows off the string, drilled straight into the front of Pingyuanjin. Among the three thousand young heroes and thieves!

There was a violent collision, followed by huge shouts and wails, the sound was loud!

At Pingyuanjin Ferry, long-legged gulls and herons were walking in the shallow water around the pier in search of fish and shrimps. When frightened by the terrifying sound, they screamed and flew high into the sky with flapping wings.

What they saw was that three thousand thieves were hurriedly and unprepared, and were smashed to pieces by the Qin army's chariots...

…

A few hours later, when Tian Rong and Tian Heng heard the news, they hurried to Pingyuanjin with thousands of people. Ten miles away, they encountered a large number of defeated soldiers.

When the defeated soldiers saw Tian Heng and others arriving, they walked out dejectedly and described the terrible battle that took place at the ferry.

Although the Qin army had a small number of chariots and cavalry, it came with a fierce force. The three thousand men were in a hurry and unprepared, and most of them were urban knights and Guizhou leaders. They were no match at all. In the blink of an eye, they were opened wide by the galloping chariots!

As for the Qin general on the military chariot, he was wearing heavy armor and was not afraid of Qingxia's crude weapons. He held a long barbarian spear in his hand and stabbed people, leaving a bloody hole in Qingxia's body. On the left side of the car, Holding a bow and arrow to assist him, he fired the bow from left to right, and those who hit him fell down.

Hundreds of cavalry behind him also rushed in at the same time. The cavalry were on horseback, slashing left and right, or shooting people from a distance. For a time, the Qin army was invincible and quickly killed more than a thousand light knights in the front row.

"The general led his retainers to kill the Qin general, but he was defeated. Although he cut off the Qin general's spear, he abandoned the spear and picked up the blade and stabbed him to death with a sword..."

Soon, the Tian brothers saw the scene described by Kui Zu:

A raging fire was ignited at the ferry, and the bodies of Qingxia Qian Shou were scattered in every corner. Most of them were shot in the back with spears - they were killed while escaping, and without exception, their heads were cut off. The Qin people were really Take your time, you still have time to chop off the head.

The headless body of "General" Tian Du was hung on the flagpole of the ferry. It looked exactly like the Qin officials Ling, Wei and Cheng hanging on the top of Di County!

Tian Heng was so angry that his eyes were splitting, while Tian Rong looked at the burning dock and dozens of boats with despair on his face...

The river is no bigger than an ordinary river. It is the flood season in May and June. The river is nearly ten miles wide. Unless Tian Heng and a few people with excellent water properties can swim across it, there is no way they can swim across it.

Even if they have to swim forcefully, the flexible Qin army's chariots and cavalry will be watching eagerly from the side. If the main force of the Qin army is attacked halfway across the river, they will not even have a chance to resist.

"Qin General Heifu knew that we were going to Julu, so he sent his chariots and cavalry to attack him. Our retreat has been cut off."

Tian Rong knew that he could not go to Julu, and they had only one choice left!

…

One day later, when the main force of the Qin army was on its way, Heifu heard that Gong Ao sent someone to report that the ferry at Pingyuanjin Pier had been burned down and that the rebel "general" had been killed. It was also the fish field capital that the Yeyitian family had slipped through. , and suddenly felt very good - thank God, he didn't have to fight a "Battle of the Giant Deer".

"Right now, the armies of Linzi, Jiaodong, Jibei, and Dongjun are attacking together and setting up a dragnet. Since the thieves cannot go to Julu, they have only one choice left."

Heifu opened the map and stared at the big dot on it, which was the symbol of Wanhu Xiongcheng.

"Retreat to Gaotang! Fight to the death!"