Chapter 901: If You Value Righteousness, Then Righteousness Prevails; if You Value Profit, Then Profit Prevails over Righteousness! When It Rains, It Pours!
As the sun set, Li Mu finally led the main force to the Xibanyu battlefield.
From a distance, Li Mu couldn't tell for a while whether the ground outside Xiban Valley was stained with a layer of blood or covered with a layer of glow.
With his eyes dim, the black general's flag flying high in the Xiban Valley looked particularly dazzling, causing Li Mu to unconsciously relax the reins in his hands and let his horse move forward slowly on its own.
"Dong dong~ta dong tap dong~"
The noisy and chaotic horse's hooves shattered the sunset, and the blood slowly dripping down the horse's belly added a bright red color to the sunset.
Li Xian tied Li Hong tightly to his back, and surrounded by more than a dozen middle-level generals of the acting army, like a child who saw his father after being bullied, he galloped back toward Li Mu and shouted sadly: "Ah Weng!”
A cry of sorrow almost broke Li Mu's heart!
It is true that Ci does not control soldiers. Li Mu, who has been fighting all his life, has long been accustomed to death and is comfortable with killing and being killed.
But those are his own flesh and blood!
His face instantly turned pale, Li Mu suddenly pressed his horse's belly to face Li Xian, and asked with a slightly trembling voice: "Is Hong'er okay?!"
Behind Li Xian, Li Hong raised his head with difficulty, then lowered his head in shame, crying and crying: "Son, I am so unworthy of my trust in you!"
Seeing that Li Hong was not dead, Li Mu's face regained some color, and he picked up a little more speed and rushed to Li Hong's side.
Looking at Li Hong, whose front armor was in pieces and whose back armor was as clean as new, Li Mu gently patted Li Hong's left arm, which was still intact, and said seriously: "My son will live up to the trust of the soldiers by fighting to the death and not retreating! "
Li Hong finally dared to raise his head and look at Li Mu, calling softly in disbelief and emotion: "Ah Weng!"
Unfortunately, Li Mu's tenderness was fleeting, and his voice quickly turned serious: "Your three armies have a combined force of about 35,000 soldiers and horses, and most of them are elite soldiers."
"As soon as I receive a reply from the scouts, I will send 120,000 troops to your aid."
"Why were your three units completely defeated in just three hours, and why were you unable to even hold on until reinforcements arrived?"
"Where are Yan Shangqing Li Fu and Qi Army General Chunyu Huang?!"
Li Hongqiang suppressed the shame and humiliation in his heart and revealed the defeat of this battle: "Our troops detected the movements of Qin's deputy general Wang Ben's troops in the southeast of Xiban Valley."
"After realizing that the Qin army suddenly slowed down its marching speed and regained the strength of its horses, Qi Chunyu Huang's troops took the initiative to speed up and intercept the Qin army at the entrance of the West Ban Valley. The last general and the Yan army's Pao Ze also slowed down their marching speed in preparation for the battle."
"Unexpectedly, at the same time that Qi Army Paoze arrived at Xibanyukou, the Qin Army sent Su Jiao, the strongest general in the Qin Dynasty, to lead the Qin Army's main force to attack the Yan Army's formation. The last general immediately led troops to reinforce the Yan Army."
"Later, the Yan army was defeated. Yan Shangqing Li Fu led the Yanzhong and Hou armies to escape from the battlefield. The Qin army did not pursue us but immediately surrounded our army and killed them."
"Fortunately, Captain Li Xian rushed to help, otherwise the general would have died on the battlefield!"
Listening to Li Hong's story, Li Mu wanted to curse.
I ordered you and others to intercept the Qin army, not to kill you!
But Li Mu held back and continued to ask in a deep voice: "Since the Qi army had already blocked the entrance of Xibanyu, why was it defeated by the Qin army before reinforcements arrived?"
Li Hong closed his eyes in pain: "Qin's deputy general Wang Bi sprinkled a large amount of armor, money and food in front of the Qi army's formation, and even built a (human-powered rope-type) trebuchet on the spot to throw Qin Banliang into the Qi army's rear formation. "
"When the soldiers of the Qi army were in chaos because of robbing money and food, Qin's deputy general Wang Ben gathered the armored elites to attack the Qi army and defeated it in one battle!"
Li Mu's eyes showed a bit of astonishment, and he finally couldn't help but shouted angrily:
"You cannot manage the army by retreating, and you cannot defeat the enemy by advancing."
"madness!"
The defeat of Chunyu Huang's troops has exceeded the limit of Li Mu's imagination!
Li Xian quickly defended Li Hong: "Commander, when our troops arrived for reinforcements, only Captain Li Hong's troops were still at war with the Qin army."
"Captain Li Hong was shot three times and one arrow was shot, and he still led the charge. If the enemy army was not strong and the friendly forces were weak, Captain Li Hong would not have suffered such a disastrous defeat!"
Li Hong also hurriedly defended: "Although Chunyu Commandery's troops were defeated, Chunyu Commandery never gave up resistance and continued to lead his troops to defend against the enemy."
"It wasn't until all the family soldiers were killed and Captain Chunyu died on the battlefield that the Qin army was able to take control of the West Ban Valley!"
"The general will believe that the defeat in this battle is not Chunyu's fault."
"Xunzi said: If you attach great importance to righteousness, you will be benefited from justice; if you attach great importance to benefit, you will be benefited from justice."
"Qi governs the people with benevolence and righteousness, and controls the common people with benefits."
"The Qi army is like this because of Qi's national policy, and it is not the defeat of Chunyu Duwei alone!"
In Qin, Dai, Yan and other countries, official titles occupied an absolutely dominant position. No matter how rich a person was, his food, clothing, housing, transportation and land under his name could not exceed the upper limit allowed by his official title.
However, in the Qi State, even a commoner, as long as he is rich enough, he can wear the purple silk that the King of Qi likes the most, drink fine wine, marry a beautiful woman, ride a BMW, attract customers, and become famous in the place.
Moreover, Qi's idea of punishment is to provide leniency and probation. Taking the risk of not committing a crime to death to gain a lifetime of wealth is worth it!
Tian Sheng's face instantly turned red. He faced Li Mu and solemnly raised his hands and said, "The general will send a summons to the country today to ask my king to sternly reprimand the generals and strictly manage the army."
"In the future, our troops and horses will never act like this again!"
Li Mu took a breath to suppress his dissatisfaction and said in a deep voice: "The military situation is like a fire, and I can't wait for King Qi's official order."
"Pass this order to the Prime Minister! The military regulations of the Qi army are in accordance with those of the Dai army. The generals of the Dai army have the right to kill Qi soldiers in accordance with the military regulations."
"The Qi army is encamped on the spot and must remember the military rules and regulations within three days without any mistakes!"
"I would like to ask Prime Minister Mao to consider the reward strategy based on the national conditions of Qi and the military regulations of the army. After the strategy is completed, the truth will be reported to the King of Qi, and the King of Qi will make a decision!"
Mao Sui and Tian Sheng immediately handed over their hands: "Wei!"
Turning his eyes to the Qin army who was setting up a fence to resist the horses in Xiban Valley, Li Mu said in a deep voice: "Please King Yan order the Yan army to attack Xiban Valley!"
King Yan's eyes were filled with anger: "My army of Great Yan has suffered two disastrous defeats today, and my life and death are still unknown!"
"On behalf of Mr. Wu'an, you want to order the Chinese army to attack Xibanyu?"
In just two days, our Dayan army has been reduced by nearly 30%!
Do you want me, Yan Jun, to be the vanguard?
I am the King of Yan, not a grudge!
Li Mu said solemnly: "Although Captain Li Hong and his troops failed to block Qin General Wang Ben's troops outside the Xiban Valley, they blocked the opportunity for Qin General Wang Ben's troops to build a defensive line."
"Now the Qin army has come on an expedition and has been fighting fiercely for one night and two days. The defense line has not been completed yet. It is the moment when it is at its weakest!"
"The Yan army only needs to attack fiercely with the Chinese army, and they will be able to break the enemy's defense line, and even annihilate Qin General Wang Ben's troops in the Xiban Valley!"
There is nothing wrong with Li Mu's analysis.
Wang Ben's troops are now extremely exhausted. Except for the 6,000 fresh troops who Wang Ben deliberately avoided fighting, the remaining troops have almost no combat effectiveness.
If the coalition forces can seize this opportunity, they have every hope of severely damaging the Qin army and even annihilating Wang Ben's troops!
Naturally, Yan Wangxi could not refute Li Mu's words, but Yan Wangxi still did not want to let the Yan army suffer heavier losses, so he nodded and said: "What Lord Dai Wu'an said makes sense."
"Such an important task should be handed over to the elite of the army!"
Li Mu shook his head: "During this night and two days, the Dai army soldiers and horses were always at the forefront, rushing back and forth to support us."
"The fatigue of the modern army's soldiers and horses is even worse than that of the Qin army."
"It's too late to fight anymore!"
Tian Sheng sincerely handed over his hands and said: "In order to prevent our Da Qi soldiers and horses from being in chaos because of money like Chunyu Duwei's army, we can't fight again until our Da Qi soldiers and horses are reorganized and the laws are revised."
"And our Qi soldiers and horses are far inferior to Yan Junpao Ze!"
"Now is an excellent fighter opportunity, and only the Yan Army can grasp this opportunity."
"The defeat of this battle is in the hands of King Yan!"
"I hope that King Yan will focus on defeating Qin!"
Facing the words of Li Mu and Tian Sheng, King Yan was speechless.
Just when King Yan was about to agree, dozens of knights galloped over on horseback, shouting: "Jing Ruan City's army is reporting urgently!"
Li Mu's eyes suddenly narrowed and he said in a broken voice: "Pass it!"
Under the guidance of Li Mu's soldiers, dozens of scouts rushed into the battle surrounded by a bloody messenger.
Far away, the messenger called out in a hoarse voice: "Please, Commander, send reinforcements to Jing Ruan City!"
Li Mu's heart sank suddenly, and he shouted in a solemn voice: "Report the military information quickly!"
Facing Li Mu's sharp gaze, the messenger did not dare to show his anxious mood anymore and hurriedly said: "Commander."
"Four days ago, the Qin captain Qiang Huai led more than 10,000 Qin troops to raid our Jing Ruan city."
"We in Jing Ruan City sent out troops to ask for help from our commander, but we were surprised to find that Qin Captain Li Xin deceived the gate of Wuyang City and took Wuyang City lightly. We also ordered elite soldiers to sweep the surrounding areas."
"Hundreds of people under my command set off on their journey, but only one man managed to escape from the siege and meet the commander in person."
"Please, Commander, send reinforcements to our Jing Ruan City!"
Listening to the words of the messenger, Li Mu tightened his grip on the reins and said word by word: "The great food road has been cut off!"
Wei → Wu End → Qiongyu Hill/Zhuolu → Jingruan City → Wuyang City → Li Mu’s Department, this is the current baggage transportation route of the Dai Kingdom.
Different from the changeable transportation routes caused by the wide terrain around Zhuolu, the Jingruan City and Wuyang City lines are adjacent to the Yishui Great Wall to the south, are located in mountainous areas, and are adjacent to swamps. They are irreplaceable baggage transportation routes.
Now, Wuyang City has fallen into the hands of Li Xin, and Jingruan City is also facing a Qiang Huai attack!
Tian Sheng saw this and comforted him: "Prime Minister Zuo, please don't..."
Before Tian Sheng could finish speaking, Li Mu suddenly looked at Tian Sheng and asked solemnly: "If I remember the truth correctly, should the food and supplies from Qi State reach our army today?"
Tian Sheng's expression suddenly changed, but he still said hopefully: "Maybe it was just delayed on the road, or because our army moved in quickly today, the civilians failed to arrive in time."
However, Li Mu shattered Tian Sheng's last hope and said coldly: "It is impossible for Lord Qin Chang'an not to know that Qi is the richest among the coalition forces."
"Since Lord Qin Chang'an has cut off Dai Guo's baggage line, it is impossible to let Qi Guo's baggage line go!"
"Send scouts quickly to the direction of Pingshu to detect the enemy's situation!"