Chapter 712: One Man Guards the Pass, Ten Thousand Men Cannot Break Through! The Light of Hope in Despair!
The Zhao army's surprise attack from behind made the entire Houpei Mountain a mess.
Even if the coward abandoned the Qin army camp and fled down the mountain, what would happen?
The soldiers in front of Zhao Mao had already blocked the gentle slope leading to Fukouxing on Houpei Mountain.
If the coward went down the gentle slope, he would definitely be blocked by the soldiers in front of Zhao Mao, and then caught up and attacked by the two troops of Hu Qiong.
If the coward's troops retreated through the mountain road, they would also be caught up by the two troops of Hu Qiong because of their slow speed, and their situation would be even more dangerous!
And Su Jiao's troops were surrounded on three sides, completely trapped!
In the eyes of all Zhao army generals, this surprise attack commanded by Li Mu had laid the foundation for the victory of the Battle of Houpei Mountain.
The eyes of the Zhao army generals turned from questioning to admiring when they looked at Li Mu, and they couldn't help but praise generously: "The commander-in-chief can make Qin Chang'an Jun so embarrassed! This battle will surely help the commander-in-chief become famous all over the world!"
"It turns out that yesterday's defeat is for today's victory. I clearly saw all the commander's arrangements, but I still can't understand the commander's strategy. I am ashamed of my commander's wisdom!"
"I said before that the commander must have a good strategy. Now, are you convinced?!"
The mood of the Zhao army generals suddenly became excited.
But Li Mu frowned slightly: "The Qin army retreated too quickly."
Captain Huang Gao was slightly startled: "What?"
Li Mu seemed to be explaining to Huang Gao, but in fact he was asking himself: "The Qin army stationed in Houpei Mountain fled too quickly!"
"Although the defenders of Houpei Mountain are all crossbowmen, they are relatively weak."
"But even if it is a weak Qin army, it is still a Qin army!"
"Although the two divisions of Captain Hu Qiong and Captain Ren You can defeat this army, if this army retreats to the camp and uses the barracks to resist, it will have a chance to hold on until the Qin army reinforcements arrive."
"However, this army gave up Houpei Mountain without hesitation, and did not even use the camp to resist at all!"
"This move is indeed the move of Han and Yan!"
"How could the Qin army do this?"
In Li Mu's view, although the Zhao army took advantage of Ying Chengjiao's underestimation of the enemy to reach the strategic goal faster, and trapped Su Jiao's troops to death by taking advantage of the time difference.
But Houpei Mountain has a defensive camp set up by the Qin army after all, and the Qin army has hope to recapture Houpei Mountain.
Although this hope is not great, it is not enough to make the Qin army choose to give up without hesitation, and even unwilling to use the camp to weaken the forces of Huqiong and Renyou.
This is unreasonable!
Huang Gao tentatively said: "Is it because Qin Duwei Su Jiao is surrounded by our army?"
"This unit has no general to command, and the army is panicked, so it hastily retreated?"
Li Mu ignored Huang Gao's speculation.
For other armies, a Duwei being surrounded will indeed cause the army to panic.
But at this time, as long as there is a 2500-man commander who can convince the public with prestige and bravery, it will be enough to regroup.
Ying Chengjiao's Qin Military Academy has long been famous throughout the world, and it has performed well in the battle between Qin and Qi to destroy Chu.
Li Mu does not believe that there will be incompetent middle-level generals in the vanguard army led by Ying Chengjiao himself.
However, Li Mu himself could not think of a more reasonable explanation.
After a moment of silence, Li Mu gave an order in a deep voice: "Send 10,000 infantrymen to climb up Houpei Mountain along the mountain road."
"Stay at the camp of Houpei Mountain!"
"Order the troops of Captain Zhao Mao to speed up and cooperate with the troops of Captain Ren You and Captain Hu Qiong to annihilate the troops of Qin Sujiao as soon as possible!"
"Send a message to the front troops of Zhao Mao, whoever can kill Qin general Sujiao will be rewarded with 10,000 coins! Promoted to captain! I will personally ask for credit for him!"
"The front army advances, the crossbowmen line up, aim at the Qin army, and shoot diffusely!"
Li Mu originally planned to use Houpei Mountain as the entry point for this battle, and after capturing Houpei Mountain, quickly capture Nan'ao Mountain, Bei'ao Mountain and other strategic locations in front of Licheng.
Using a key battlefield to quickly establish the advantage of this battle with points leading lines and lines leading areas, and force Ying Chengjiao back to Licheng!
But the battle for Houpei Mountain was too smooth, so Li Mu gave up his original plan and decided to play it safe.
However, the generals of Zhao did not know Li Mu's psychological changes. They just saw the advantages of the Zhao army and the opportunity to win military merits, and then excitedly bowed: "Yes!"
As the front army of the Zhao army approached the main battlefield, 30,000 crossbowmen climbed up the sides of the hillside with difficulty, or gathered in the narrow pass, aiming the Zhao crossbows in their hands at the direction of the Qin army and pulling the trigger.
"Bang bang bang!!!"
One by one, the heavy crossbow arrows were shot into the sky by the Zhao army, adding a heavy and long-lasting dark cloud to the clear Fukou Pass.
The continuous explosion of the crossbow strings made this place seem to be experiencing a thunderstorm!
In fact, Su Jiao's troops were indeed experiencing a thunderstorm.
"Raise the shield!"
The dense rain of arrows forced Su Jiao to retreat to the side of his comrades and use their shields to protect himself.
More than ten Qin soldiers quickly passed Su Jiao and took over his position to resist the Zhao army in front.
Li Fu hurriedly offered a water bag: "Captain, please!"
Su Jiao raised the water bag, and a stream of warm water mixed with salt and honey fell into Su Jiao's mouth along the mouth of the water bag.
Li Fu took out a piece of dried meat from his arms: "Captain, eat some meat!"
Su Jiao took a few more gulps of salt and honey water and took a few deep breaths. He asked casually: "Do you have any honey Changchu cakes?"
Li Fu hurriedly took out a piece of cake from his arms carefully: "There is one more!"
Su Jiao raised his eyebrows: "Only one left?"
Li Fu whispered: "I only have one left here."
"I will go to ask my comrades later. I wonder if they are still here."
Su Jiao shook his head with a little regret: "No need."
He took the honey Chang Chu cake with his bloodstained right hand and put it into his panting mouth.
Su Jiao could hardly detect the bloody smell mixed in the honey Chang Chu cake. He just greedily felt the sweetness brought by the honey Chang Chu cake, and his eyes were deeply looking around the battlefield.
Although Su Jiao was not good at military strategy, he could see his own predicament.
The retreat of the coward's troops not only caused the Qin army to lose the Houpei Mountain camp, but also allowed Hu Qiong and Ren You to pass through the gentle slope of Houpei Mountain and complete the combination with Zhao Mao's front troops!
At that time, it was no longer just thousands of Zhao troops that blocked Su Jiao's way back, but a steady stream of Zhao troops.
The key point that caused all these difficulties was the Zhao army that Su Jiao personally led into the ambush circle!
"Pass on the commander's order. Anyone who kills Qin general Su Jiao in battle will be rewarded with 10,000 coins! Promoted to captain!"
"Look, that man is Qin general Su Jiao! As long as you can get his head, you can be our captain!"
"But that man is the most powerful general in Qin! How can we kill him with our strength!"
"Even if he is the most powerful general in Qin, so what? Judging from his appearance, he is just a teenager, and he has been fighting for two days, he must be tired. Isn't this a good opportunity for us?!"
"Brothers, kill!"
As Hu Zhe and Ren You rushed out, the mentality of the trapped Zhao army experienced a drastic change.
As Li Mu's order came in, the trapped Zhao army seemed to be pumped up.
10,000 coins are not much, but the position of captain is a fatal temptation for every soldier in the army!
What makes them even more excited is that this is the captain of Li Mu's army!
Zhao State does not guarantee a job after the war like Qin State, but Li Mu does!
As long as I can become a lieutenant in Li Mu's army, I won't have to worry about anything in my life!
Facing a pair of hot and greedy eyes, Su Jiao smiled.
Licking his fingers, he licked the remnants of the honey Changchu cake mixed with blood into his mouth.
Su Jiao held the spear again and shook off the blood and flesh on the spear.
The face covered with blood showed a hideous smile:
"Rat!"
"I am not the first fierce general of the Qin Dynasty, but I am fighting for the first fierce general of the Qin Dynasty."
"Do you think you can stop me?!!"
Even though he had been fighting for several hours and his arms were sore, Su Jiao still charged at the enemy who were eager for his head!
"Come!"
The spear swept sideways, and several spears were swept away.
The tip of the spear pointed straight, and a handful of blood came out of the body!
Su Jiao shouted angrily:
"Fight!"
The narrow Fukou Pass allowed Su Jiao to maximize his personal strength.
One man and one spear made everyone in the Qin and Zhao armies understand what it means -
One man guards the pass, ten thousand men cannot open it!
But Su Jiao could gain an overwhelming advantage on one route by himself, but he could not split himself to help the coward's troops gain an advantage.
As Hu Qiong and Ren You rushed down the mountain, the situation of Su Jiao's troops became more and more critical.
Su Jiao's heart became more and more desperate.
But he could only stab the long spear in his hand again and again.
Like Yugong who moved the mountain, he tried to break through this pass before Hu Qiong and Ren You arrived!
Suddenly.
Su Jiao saw a Zhao soldier suddenly fall to the ground not far away from his peripheral vision.
Su Jiao didn't care, his blood had already been poured into his limbs, and he was unable to think with his brain.
Su Jiao just instinctively stabbed another Zhao soldier with the long spear in his hand.
However, before Su Jiao could pierce the Zhao soldier with his spear, a halberd tip suddenly grew out of the Zhao soldier's throat!
Su Jiao finally raised his head and looked in front of him.
Then Su Jiao saw that the red ocean in front of him, which was made up of Zhao army uniforms, was torn apart by a more blazing blood red.
A general in red armor and red robes held a long halberd and pierced through the neck of another Zhao soldier quickly and fiercely.
At the same time, it also cut open the barrier between the two!
In Su Jiao's vision, the setting sun just happened to hang behind the general's head, like a bright and warm halo.
Su Jiao murmured in a lost voice: "I am dying, are you going to die soon?"
Ying Chengjiao, who was also covered in blood, laughed and cursed, and stretched out his right hand to Su Jiao: "I am here, and it is difficult for you to die!"
"Go!"
"Follow me back to the camp!"
Su Jiao finally realized that this was not an illusion before his death.
Just like in the battle of Daliang City, Ying Chengjiao appeared in front of Su Jiao again when he was in a desperate situation!
And just like when he stretched out his right hand to Su Jiao who was shot by four arrows and sat at the north gate of Daliang City waiting to die, he stretched out his hand!
But this time, Su Jiao did not hold Ying Chengjiao's hand.
Instead, Su Jiao tightened his spear in his hand and shouted solemnly: "I am your last general."
"I can still fight!"
"I will fight!"
Ying Chengjiao smiled and patted Su Jiao's shoulder: "There will be a time for you to fight to your heart's content."
"But now."
"Sound the horn!"
"The whole army retreats!"