Gao Pin's grand strategy was clear. He wanted to bring down Qi without paying any price. Jin had nothing to worry about and was not in a hurry. Why would they suddenly launch an all-out attack?
Gao Pin was helpless too, but his superiors did not allow him to drag things out any longer.
Faced with the pressure from above, he could not withstand it, but he did not act rashly. As the army advanced, he set his sights on the half-dead Qin army.
Because of his ruthless actions in the dark, the food rations collected by the Qin army of more than two million men and horses were almost destroyed. When the Qin army wanted to surrender, he refused to accept it and forced the Qin army to retreat. Otherwise, when the Qin army was starving and lost their will to fight, once the Jin army launched their attack, the entire army would be annihilated.
The retreating Qin army could only go after the Qi army. Along the way, some fled, and some ran. When they finally met up with the Qi army, they had lost more than half of their men, leaving only a million soldiers. Both Waning Moon Pavilion and Commander-in-Chief Luo Zhao could do nothing about this. They could only turn a blind eye.
Their men had no food to eat, and they could not provide for them. What else could they do?
Food! Food!
The Qin army had been asking the Qi army for help along the way. This was the first thing they asked for when they met.
The Qi army was in a difficult position. Huyan Wuhen was also in a difficult position. This was obviously a conspiracy by Gao Pin.
To be exact, it was an open conspiracy. Anyone with a little bit of battlefield knowledge could see that this was to force the Qin army to consume the Qi army's food.
Suddenly, there were a million mouths to feed. The limited food that the Qi army had stored up was under great pressure.
But what could they do? Unless the Qi army massacred their allies and annihilated all of them, as long as they dared to say 'no', there was nothing these starving Qin army wouldn't do. In fact, in order to satisfy their hunger, they had even killed quite a number of warhorses along the way.
If they did not give them food, Waning Moon Pavilion and Luo Zhao would not be able to control their troops. Faced with the pressure from their troops, they could only fight for food from the Qi army.
The territory had already been ruthlessly robbed by the two countries' troops once. With the high ranks' means, there was nothing left to rob in the territory. The only thing that could be robbed, the only thing that could effectively and quickly tide over the crisis was the Qi army's stockpiled rations.
Either they start a war with the million Qin soldiers, or they give them rations. Other than these two options, there were no other options.
The price of starting a war with the million-strong Qin army was too high. In the face of a high rank's overt plot, Huyan Wuhen was at a loss of what to do. In the end, he only gave the Qin army five days' worth of rations in one go.
It was impossible for him to promise the Qin army that he would give them too much rations.
It was even more impossible to give half of it to the Qin army. The Qi army had more horses and soldiers, and they still had to maintain the Qi imperial court.
The Qin army was left with no other choice. They knew that Huyan Wuhen was controlling them with rations. Based on the situation, once something went wrong, he could cut off the supplies to the Qin army at any time.
This was a last-minute, unavoidable choice, and it was targeted by the high-ranks who took advantage of the loophole.
In the face of pressure from above, even though victory was already in their grasp with their absolute advantage in military strength, the high ranks still had to avoid a head-on confrontation as much as possible. Otherwise, it would not feel good to be attacked head-on by Huyan Wuhen. At this point, there was no need to pay such a huge price in battle.
This time, Gao Pin took the initiative to contact the Qin army, expressing his willingness to accept the Qin army's surrender.
The Qin army was angry and annoyed. They didn't want to surrender before. Now that they were in this state, they wanted to surrender. What did they think they were?
How could the Gao Pin not understand their anger? Since they dared to make a move, they must have something to rely on. If they could not do it, they would not do it.
Sowing discord, using the Qi army's stingy food as a provocation. Saying that once the war started, the Qi army would definitely use the Qin army as a shield.
At the same time, threatening and enticing, directly telling the Qin army that the Jin army was about to launch an all-out attack. Qin army should think about whether they could stop the Jin army!
Maybe if Xiaoyue Pavilion was willing to surrender now, after Qi was destroyed, Jin would be willing to give them three states' territory.
If they did not surrender, the Jin army would just pay a little more to defeat the Qin army. When that happened, Xiaoyue Pavilion would get nothing!
As long as Xiaoyue Pavilion wasn't blind, they should be able to see who would win this war. It was up to them to make a decision.
Xiaoyue Pavilion hesitated. Things were clear. Once Jin launched an all-out attack, they could only stop it for a while but it would be hard to continue. However, what happened to the three major sects of Yuan Wei was a warning. They were afraid of being used. When Gu Yuanda attacked Qi Capital back then, Gao Pin also said that he would rush to the rescue, but in the end, he did not move a single soldier. He just sat and watched as Gu Yuanda and the three major sects of Yuan Wei Nation were finished. It could be said that the three sects had suffered greatly.
The Gao Pin gave a guarantee. If the Qin army did not believe him, they would wait and see what Jin army did.
What happened next shocked the Qin army. The Jin army really did move. They gave up the defense line and sent out all their troops. They surrounded them aggressively.
On the other hand, Huyan Wuhen's side had made a huge misjudgment. Both of them were commanders-in-chief who commanded thousands of troops and horses. Huyan Wuhen firmly believed that it was impossible for a high rank to pay such a huge price when victory was within their grasp. It was more likely that the high ranks were brainless. He thought it was a trap. He thought they wanted to make the Qi army run around and increase their consumption!
Huyan Wuhen had adopted the strategy of coping with the ever-changing situation by remaining unchanged. Consequently, he had made a huge mistake!
When the Qin army suddenly launched an attack, Huyan Wuhen realized that they were in trouble. The Qin army dared to attack at this time because they were supporting the Jin army. This meant that the Jin army was really going to launch an all-out attack this time!
The Qin army's attack was also beyond Huyan Wuhen's expectation. When the Qin army was strong, the Jin army did not use them to attack the Qi army. Instead, they used them when they were half-dead.
Moreover, Luo Zhao was worthy of being called a famous general of his generation. He had played a trick under Huyan Wuhen's nose.
He poured out the five days' worth of food provided by the Qi army and secretly carried out earthworks. He used the sacks to carry the soil and dug tunnels under the ground.
He predicted in advance which direction the Qi cavalry would attack from if they launched an attack here. He set up tunnels to deal with the Qi army's best cavalry.
This was the main task that Gao Pin gave the Qin army. Gao Pin was afraid of Huyan Wuhen's Valiant Cavalry. He knew that the Valiant Cavalry would cause great damage to the Jin army if they engaged in an all-out battle. Therefore, he hoped that Huyan Wuhen could inflict as much damage as possible on the Valiant Cavalry.
Once the Qin army launched their attack, Huyan Wuhen would not allow such a huge threat to exist on his flank. Before the all-out battle with the Jin army, he would eliminate this threat quickly and assemble his army for a counterattack.
Hence, the tragic scene of the sky collapsing and the earth collapsing appeared.
"Retreat!" The Qi army's commander in charge of the attack shouted.
Amidst the deafening battle cries, the Qi army quickly turned around and retreated.
Under the ground, the Qin cultivators hiding in the direction of the Qi army's retreat received the order and immediately pushed down the supporting wooden pillars in the pit.
The ground was trampled by a large number of men and horses. Unable to bear the weight, the retreating path suddenly collapsed into a gully, trapping a large number of cavalrymen on an isolated island. Men and horses jostled each other. Some jumped off their horses and into the pit, crawling to the other side.
"Fire!" With a roar, the Qin archers immediately fired their arrows.
Nearby, the Qin army took the opportunity to slaughter …
"Good! Luo Zhao lives up to his reputation. To be able to execute such a move under the watchful eyes of the Qi army, Huyan Wuhen's fate is truly at its end! "
After receiving the news that the Qin army had dealt a heavy blow to the Valiant Cavalry Army and dealt a heavy blow to the Qi army's morale, Gao Pin, who was in the command tent, slapped the table and applauded. He immediately ordered the army to advance at full speed and ordered all the troops to launch an all-out attack on the Qi army. The first to attack would be heavily rewarded!
He could not allow Huyan Wuhen to annihilate the Qin army. He wanted to leave the Qin army as a weapon to threaten the Qi army's flank and also to distract a large number of Qi soldiers for the Jin army.
In the Qi army's command tent, the atmosphere was solemn. Huyan Wuhen, who was standing on the commander's seat, had more than half of his hair and beard had turned white and his face was taut.
A group of people were kneeling in front of the table, sobbing and begging for mercy.
These were the people who were sent to the Qin army to monitor their movements.
The Qin army had dug such a long tunnel under the Qi army's noses and these people had not noticed it at all, causing the Valiant Cavalry Army to suffer heavy losses. If this was not negligence, then what was?
The group of people sorrowfully complained about the Qin army's treachery and Luo Zhao's insidiousness.
It was unknown whether Huyan Wuhen heard it or not. In short, Huyan Wuhen coldly spat out a single word, "Kill!"
The ferocious soldiers rushed in and dragged the group of people out.
One of Huyan Wuhen's trusted subordinates shouted, "Great General … Great General …"
However, Huyan Wuhen couldn't change his mind. In the blink of an eye, nearly a hundred heads rolled to the ground, including the group of people who had been kneeling inside the tent.
These heads could not dispel the heavy atmosphere that hung over the hearts of the Qi army. The defeat on the battlefield also caused the heavy atmosphere to pervade the entire Qi imperial court.
…
In the Cloud Ware Sect, Hei Shi hurried over and reported the Jin army's victory to Wu Chang.
Wu Chang, who was sitting cross-legged in the pavilion, did not react at all. He was as quiet as a statue.
Hei Shi continued to report other situations, "On the Devil Cult's side, Zhao Xiongge reacted. He and Nantian Wufang hid in the house and plotted for half a day. After that, Nantian Wufang secretly arranged something. According to some signs, it seems that she wants to send someone into the Saint State. "
Wu Chang suddenly opened his eyes, "Send someone?"
Hei Shi, "I don't know who."
Wu Chang, "Is it related to Zhao Xiongge?"
Hei Shi, "After plotting with Zhao Xiongge, Nantian Wufang only reacted. It should be related to Zhao Xiongge."
Wu Chang, "With the current situation in the Saint State, is it meaningful to send someone in? Even if we attack all the Holy Lands, it will be useless. Zhao Xiongge … "Suddenly, his eyes flashed," Is it related to the Desolate Swamp Wasteland? "
Hei Shi nodded, "I think so too. Other than the Desolate Swamp Wasteland, I really can't think of any reason to take the risk to send someone in."
Wu Chang, "Spread the net and keep an eye on it. Make sure not to alert the enemy!"
"Okay!" Hei Shi agreed and flattered him again, saying that it was thanks to the Lord's accurate prediction that they had the upper hand. Otherwise, it would be difficult to see some clues.
…
In the secret room, Niu Youdao held the secret letter in his hand, pacing in silence, thinking.
Jia Wuqun's news had arrived, informing him of the judgment on the other side. Controlling the Wanshou Sect, Tianxing Sect, and Spirit Sect was just a cover-up. The real goal of the three Saints was to control the Yun Sect and use Jin to conquer the world and reshape the world!
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