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Chapter 1180 There must be a trick!
The news of the annihilation of the 50,000 Qin troops spread like wildfire.
In just a few days, everyone in the world knew about it and was shocked.
Although this battle was commanded by Chu Ning, and although the Qin army had never won a victory under Chu Ning, this was still the Qin army.
What’s more, this time Chu Ning was commanding the Zhou Dynasty troops, which were generally recognized to have weak combat effectiveness!
Despite the huge disparity in combat power, the Zhou army actually won!
For a time, news about this battle spread everywhere.
Li Xing, who was traveling day and night, naturally heard the news.
On the third day after the 50,000 Qin troops were destroyed, Li Xing led the Qin troops to a place fifty miles away from Feihe City.
The spy sent out to gather information came back with a terrified look on his face, reporting:
"General, our army... our army has been completely wiped out!"
The Qin army that was marching suddenly changed their complexion when they heard this, and their pace of advance could not help but pause.
Li Xing was shocked, but he pretended to be calm on the surface and sneered, "Impossible!"
"Our army has 50,000 soldiers. Even if the Zhou army has 100,000 soldiers and horses besieging us, our army can hold out for three to five days."
But the spy said bitterly: "General, this is absolutely true. It was the Prince of Chu who tricked our army out and then divided them into sections and killed them.
Although General Zhou Min finally chose to gather his troops and break out to the rear camp, the Zhou army still had cavalry, which caused our defense line to be broken.
In this battle, our army was completely wiped out, and even Deputy General Zhou was captured alive."
Li Xing, who was still holding on to hope, suddenly froze in place.
But soon, he came to his senses, grabbed the spy by the collar, and asked fiercely:
"You've only been out investigating for a short time, how come you can find out so much detail about this matter?"
The battle situation is only clear to the parties involved. It is impossible for ordinary people to know how to fight. They only know who won or lost.
But now, this spy had only been out for a short time, but he had already found out everything about how the Zhou army was deployed and how the battle was conducted.
This is obviously unreasonable.
The spy was caught by Li Xing by the collar, and he trembled and said hurriedly: "This matter was spread by the order of the Crown Prince of Chu. Now the people around Feihe City are discussing this matter."
"Ok?"
Li Xing's eyes turned cold, he pushed the spy away and turned to look in the direction of Feihe City.
Chu Ning took the initiative to spread the news, he must have wanted to increase his reputation and create pressure on Qin Jun.
Once the Qin army knew the course of the battle, they would feel fear in their hearts.
This is very beneficial to the Zhou army in the next battle.
Thinking of this, Li Xing's face suddenly changed.
If Chu Ning really wanted to use this to undermine the morale of the Qin army, he would definitely attack them next.
As soon as the thought came to my mind, I heard shouts of killing in the distance.
The Qin army, which was still marching, stopped in unison and stood there in a daze, looking at the dust rising in the distance.
At the same time, a soldier came to report: "General, there are Zhou troops ahead, the number is unknown, and they are coming towards us!"
Immediately, a general shouted angrily: "You came just in time. They killed so many of our soldiers. Today is a good time to take revenge!"
"Qiang~"
As the swords were drawn, the Qin army prepared for battle.
But Li Xing stared at the dust in the distance, his face changing from gloomy to bright.
The number of Zhou troops at the moment is unknown, and if we go into battle rashly, we might be ambushed.
What's more, Chu Ning had just destroyed 50,000 Qin troops. The impact of this incident on him and his troops was too great, and many people had not yet recovered.
If he were to fight now, he would have no chance of winning.
Instead of doing this, it is better to retreat first and not fight with the Zhou army.
This is not the time to hesitate. If we delay any further, the Zhou army will rush over.
Thinking of this, Li Xing made a prompt decision and ordered: "Come here, retreat immediately and avoid Zhou's army!"
After these words were spoken, the Qin army, who were originally prepared to fight to the death, was stunned.
Such a good opportunity, and it is on the plain, which is perfect for their cavalry charge.
Retreating now would be bad for morale!
Immediately, a general flew into a rage and shouted, "General, our soldiers will not be willing to retreat at this moment!"
"Yes, General, let's charge and kill for a while!"
"Our army of 50,000 soldiers and horses have been annihilated. If we do not engage the Zhou army and retreat, how can we face the elders and fellow villagers who died in the battle in the future?"
"General Li, I am willing to lead 5,000 men as the vanguard to scout out the enemy's strengths and weaknesses for our army!"
The generals were indignant and asked for battle one after another.
They were unwilling to retreat and also wanted to take this opportunity to avenge the soldiers who died in the battle.
But Li Xing's face was gloomy, and his eyes swept across the generals, with a murderous atmosphere in the air.
Under the gaze of everyone, Li Xing slowly said: "If you were Chu Ning, would you take the initiative to attack at this moment?"
"Or, in other words, without any assurance, would you rashly send troops to attack our 50,000 cavalry?"
The two rhetorical questions left the generals stunned.
Yes, if they were Chu Ning, would they do the same?
the answer is negative.
As a general, if you want to send troops, you must be sure, otherwise it is absolutely impossible to send troops easily.
At this moment, another soldier came to report: "General, the enemy is less than five miles away from our army and is charging quickly!"
Li Xing's eyes were cold, and he asked in a deep voice: "Did you see clearly how many people there were on the other side?"
"It's a huge black mass. It's unclear how many people there are at the moment, and there are many Zhou troops rushing out from behind."
As soon as he finished speaking, several cavalrymen came riding over and reported:
"General, enemy troops appear on our left wing!"
"General, enemy troops have appeared on our right wing!"
Now there are enemy troops not only in front, but also on both the left and right wings. The Qin army is surrounded.
Li Xing snorted coldly, no longer hesitated, and waved his right hand: "Order the entire army to retreat 20 miles, use the high mountain slope as a stronghold, and resist the Zhou army."
At the command, the Qin army's rear army changed into the front army and retreated quickly.
They did not dare to engage in a fierce battle with the Zhou army here, fearing that they would fall into Chu Ning's trap.
The high mountain slope is a high slope that stands out very prominently on the plain.
This high ground is a rare place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. As long as we hold this place, if the Zhou army dares to come, they will be defeated by the Qin army from a high position.
If the Zhou army knew that the Qin army had retreated to this place, they would probably not dare to chase them.
However, to Li Xing's surprise, the Zhou army did not stop pursuing the Qin army after seeing them retreat, but instead continued to chase them on horseback.
Sharp arrows whizzed out, and the Qin army at the back of the team was constantly shot and killed.
However, the Qin army did not dare to fight back, fearing that they would be caught up by the Zhou cavalry if they were slow.
In this way, the Zhou army, whose combat effectiveness was inferior to that of the Qin army, actually chased the Qin army all the way to the high mountain slope.
Seeing that the Qin army was ready for battle and the terrain was unfavorable to them, the Zhou army stopped pursuing them.
Li Xing stood on a high slope, looking at the Zhou army below, with a solemn look on his face.
There were so many Zhou troops coming that they were so densely packed that he couldn't see the number of them clearly.
After hesitating for a moment, Li Xing finally gave the order: "Come here, report this matter to His Majesty by carrier pigeon!"