strictlysupreme Chapter 1013 There is an insider!
Chapter 1013 There is an insider!
"Generals, obey the order!"
After confirming Chu Ning's death and the Chu army's next move, Bai Qi immediately issued an order:
"Sima Cuo led 30,000 soldiers and horses to storm the city and hold back the Chu army!"
"General Wei, General Zhou, General Ma, and General Liu each lead their troops to ambush outside the four city gates."
"When you see the Chu army leaving the city, if the number of soldiers and horses is small, you can intercept and kill them on your own. If the number of soldiers and horses is very large, you only need to block them and at the same time shoot three signal arrows to notify the soldiers and horses in other directions to come to support!"
"Everyone, when you see the three signal arrows rise into the sky, immediately lead your troops to provide support."
"Yes!" The generals took the order and excitedly went down to prepare.
Ying Zheng also looked satisfied at this moment, nodded and smiled: "I'm afraid I'll have to trouble General Bai Qi to command tonight."
Bai Qi hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Chu Ning and I have a hatred for the extermination of the family, and also a hatred for the capture of prisoners. If we cannot destroy the Chu army in this battle, how can I live in the world with dignity!"
There was a hint of murderous intent in his firm tone, and his hatred for Chu Ning was deeper than anyone else.
Ying Zheng looked at Bai Qi deeply, walked up to him, patted his shoulder, and said in a deep voice:
"I believe you can do it!"
"I will definitely not let your majesty down!" Bai Qi saluted, turned around and left with firm steps.
Soon, under the cover of night, the Qin army quickly left the camp, bypassed the city, and ambushed outside the four gates of Yucheng.
As time passed, it soon came to midnight.
Under the low night sky, the north wind howled, making the battle flags on the city walls flutter.
On the city wall, Han Xing and Su Tingmei stood side by side.
"Oh, I didn't expect this to be the result."
Su Tingmei's face was filled with regret: "I thought that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was wise and brave, and would definitely lead our dynasty to glory, but I didn't expect that he would be killed by Princess Changping's sword."
Han Xing had a gloomy face and said nothing.
At this time, Su Tingmei continued, "The time has come, General Han Xing, take care!"
Han Xing, who had been silent, finally spoke: "You can leave without any worries. I am here to guard the city. No one can cross the city and chase you."
Su Tingmei saluted and said, "General Han, hold on for two hours. Once the main force of our army has left this place, you can lead your men to abandon this city."
"General Han, you must come back alive!"
After saying that, Su Tingmei sighed, turned around and left.
Soon, the west gate of the city was opened and the Chu army swarmed out like a tide.
"Faster, faster!"
Zhao Yu, the leader of the army, rode his horse on the official road, constantly urging the soldiers to leave the city quickly.
Behind them, the Chu army continued to leave the city quickly.
In the distance, on the hillside, the Qin army saw all this clearly.
"General, judging from the enemy's posture, there are quite a lot of people. Just looking at these torches, there are at least tens of thousands of people!"
The leader Wei Hao sneered when he heard this: "It seems that the other party is planning to leave from our side. However, the Chu army is cunning, so we should wait until they get closer to confirm their number before taking action."
"Come on, send out spies to see how many people the other side has."
After all, the Chu army has more than 100,000 soldiers and horses. If all the enemies are here, their small number of people may not be enough to feed them.
We cannot act rashly until the exact number of the Chu army is known.
Soon, the mighty Chu army approached the Qin army, and the rows of densely packed torches that stretched as far as the eye could see clearly.
At the same time, the spy came to report: "General Wei, the enemy has a large number of troops, at least 70,000 to 80,000, and there are people coming out from the city gate."
After hearing this, Wei Ming's face straightened and he said in a deep voice: "The Chu army will definitely leave some soldiers to guard the city. In other words, the soldiers in front of us are the main force of the Chu army!"
Taking a deep breath, Wei Ming's eyes flashed with a fierce look: "Since you have been encountered by me, I will not let you pass!"
"Pass the order, fire the signal arrow!"
"Come on, follow me and kill them!"
At the command, three rockets rose from the west of the city.
At the same time, the Qin army also attacked the Chu army frantically.
On the east side of the city, Sima Cuo, upon seeing the signal arrow, immediately led his troops to attack the city and hold back the Chu army in the city from the front.
Bai Qi, who was waiting for news, also saw the signal arrow in the west of the city.
"Oh? They actually broke out to the west of the city. This is indeed unexpected!"
Bai Qi snorted coldly: "However, no matter which direction you break out tonight, you can't escape from my grasp."
He had made all the preparations. Once the signal arrow appeared, the other three troops would come to support.
Unexpectedly, three signal arrows were raised in the south and north of the city.
This made Bai Qi, who was about to ride his horse to the west of the city, stand still.
"What's going on? Why are signal arrows being sent out in three directions?"
Bai Qi was furious: "Someone, go find out the situation and report back immediately!"
Although he didn't know what was going on, Bai Qi felt inexplicably nervous for some reason.
He hadn't experienced this kind of tension for a long time.
He only remembered having this nervous feeling when he first started on the battlefield.
The sudden change made him have no idea about the real direction of the Chu army's breakout, and he was unable to make a correct judgment.
Soon, spies from the south and north of the city came to report.
"General, the main force of the Chu army was discovered in the south of the city, about 70,000 people!"
"General, the main force of the Chu army in the north of the city is about 70,000 to 80,000 people. Please send troops to support them immediately!"
These two pieces of news made Bai Qi stunned.
The total strength of the Chu army is only 120,000. The troops in the north and south of the city add up to 140,000, not to mention the Chu army guarding the city!
"impossible!"
"The Chu army cannot possibly have so many people, you must have been deceived!"
Bai Qi was furious: "Tell them to check for me and find out exactly how many Chu troops there are."
He didn't believe that the Chu army had so many people, and the only explanation was that the Chu army used a sleight of hand.
But soon after the order was issued, the spy who had gone to the west of the city came back and reported: "General, there are 70,000 to 80,000 Chu troops in the west of the city. General Wei requests to send troops to support them!"
Bai Qi's face turned completely gloomy.
He is now certain that the Chu army is using a sleight of hand.
But now the spies have no idea where the real main force of the Chu army is, which is the most troublesome thing.
Now it was dark and there were torches everywhere, so the spies could only judge the number of people based on these torches.
But one person can hold many torches, which will greatly affect the spies' judgment.
If we want to stop the main force of the Chu army tonight, we must first find out in which direction the opponent's main force is.
Just as Bai Qi was pondering, a laugh came from behind: "General Bai Qi, I have received news about the main force of the Chu army!"
Bai Qi turned around and saw that it was Ying Zheng who came in person to supervise the battle.
"I have met His Majesty!"
"No need to be polite!"
Ying Zheng smiled and said, "My internal supporter just sent me a message that the Chu army is using a sleight of hand to confuse our army, but their real main force is in the north of the city!"
"General Bai Qi, you must personally lead the troops to the north of the city and annihilate the Chu army tonight!"
Although he didn't know who Ying Zheng's accomplice was, Bai Qi didn't ask any more questions and immediately bowed and saluted:
"Your Majesty, rest assured. I will bring Chu Ning's body back tonight to report back!"
After saying this, he immediately sent someone to notify the troops in the other two directions to rush to the north of the city.
At the same time, he also rushed there with his troops.