Chapter 182: Terrifying the World
Amid the shaking of the earth and the roar of chariots, the people of Luo shouted in unison, and the Qin people suffered countless casualties.
There were corpses everywhere and blood and flesh everywhere. Under the trampling of the fleeing soldiers, there was no complete corpse to be seen.
Luo Ji charged forward under the protection of the guards. With more than eighty soldiers under his command, it was no problem for him to simply be a cavalry commander.
After another round of strangulation, Luo Ji brandished his sword and shouted, "The Qin army is in disarray, just like pigs and sheep waiting to be slaughtered.
Arrows were thrown, those who flew south were killed, and those who flew north were saved, and they led the defeated soldiers to charge into the Qin army camp.
The cavalry dispersed, the chariot soldiers covered their faces with armor, and must be cautious, beware of the Qin army who could not distinguish between friend and foe and rain arrows to kill and wound. "
The messengers dispersed and passed on Luo Ji's orders.
Soon, under the active pressure of the Luo people, the defeated Qin soldiers formed a huge torrent and rushed towards the Qin army camp.
The armor of these defeated soldiers was basically discarded during the escape. All of them were covered in dust and their bodies and faces were splattered with blood.
The Luo cavalry were hanging with bows and arrows from a distance behind and to the sides of the Qin army.
The thumping sound coming from the chariots kept intimidating the terrified Qin people.
The Luo army's extremely easy killing drove all the Qin soldiers to move their legs, which were gradually becoming weak and sore, as if there was a fire burning in their chests.
The scenes of large-scale cavalry charges, thousands of horses galloping, and the earth shaking are so shocking and terrifying that it is hard to imagine unless you have seen them with your own eyes.
Except for the elite, most people would be so frightened that they couldn't even hold their weapons and would simply flee.
The Qin army could only be described as frightened birds. Some of them even thought they were hit by arrows when they heard the sound of arrows brushing past.
With a cry of grief, despair suddenly rose in his heart. The breath he had been holding finally relaxed, his legs went limp, and he instantly fell to the ground, then was trampled into a pulp by the surging crowd behind him.
Red, white, black, yellow, and green mixed together into a pool that no one could recognize.
Looking at the surging crowd, Bai Cheng's face was so gloomy that water almost seemed to drip out of it.
With such heavy casualties, he would be in big trouble even if he returned to junior high school with his identity.
But the war must go on. Now the only chance to redeem himself is to defeat the Luo cavalry that suddenly appeared before him.
Facing his comrades who had completely lost their composure, Bai Cheng decisively ordered, "Shoot!
Scatter these deserters.
Kill the Luo people along with them.
We must not let them get to the front of the camp!"
As Luo Ji expected, the Qin generals decisively took action against the fleeing soldiers.
Under the shooting of large numbers of bows and crossbows, the defeated soldiers of the Qin army fell down one after another like weeds on the ridges of a field.
Those powerful crossbows could even string the fleeing soldiers together like gourds.
Because the fleeing soldiers were too densely packed and were not wearing armor, even those stray arrows with relatively little force could cause huge damage to them and could easily penetrate their bodies.
Countless Qin people were nailed to the ground, wailing in pain, and bright blood flowed everywhere along the shafts of the arrows.
Even though the Qin people in the camp were used to seeing life and death, they still felt that this scene was too cruel.
Bai Cheng's eyes were filled with coldness and his heart was bleeding. In order to stop these defeated soldiers from attacking the camp, he used up all the few arrows he had left.
Luo Ji gave orders again, to withdraw the brave soldiers who were wandering on the side of the fleeing soldiers, and let the fleeing Qin soldiers flee. There was a river not far away on that side, which was basically a dead end.
The arrows shot from the Qin army camp were gradually becoming sparse.
Teams of soldiers marched out in formation, with tall banners fluttering in the wind.
Bai Cheng's military dispatch has been completed, and he will lead an army of 60,000 to fight Luo Ji.
This army of 60,000 was mainly composed of infantry and chariots, with some cavalry but not many, who were mainly used as scouts and to divide the battlefield.
Facing the Luo Kingdom’s army, they were basically wiped out with just one charge and could be ignored.
Seeing that the Qin army wanted to fight, Luo Ji briefly recalled the rain of arrows just now and the gradually weakening attack afterwards.
Looking at the corpses all over the ground, which were pierced with sharp arrows, he calculated the approximate baggage of a normal army and the intelligence obtained by Luo Guo.
This army from the State of Zhao did not replenish consumables such as arrows on a large scale.
He immediately guessed that the Qin army might really have run out of arrows, which was major good news.
The cavalry fights the infantry, but the infantry has no bows, crossbows or arrows!
They did not rely on mountains and rivers for defense, they did not build fortifications, they did not wait quietly in the camp, but went out of the camp to fight.
Luo Ji had no idea what the Qin generals were thinking. Even if they wanted to die, they wouldn't do it this way.
This is because the Luo family stands too high and uses their own common sense to replace the thinking of other families.
Starting from King Wuling of Zhao's introduction of the Hu clothing and horse riding and shooting, cavalry began to appear in the army.
Each of the great powers boasted of having tens of thousands of chariots and a hundred thousand horses.
But in fact, before tools such as stirrups to assist riding were invented, cavalry was not the mainstream of warfare.
Most people naturally don't study cavalry tactics in enough depth.
Not all families are as idle as the Luo family.
Bai Cheng knew that the key to using infantry against cavalry was to defend in formation, which was not easy at all. He was far ahead of ordinary people and was a general with a family background in military training.
Although I couldn't understand it, I had no choice but to accept the gift that was delivered to my door.
Luo Ji immediately gave the order, "Divide the brave warriors into five teams, each leading a group of elite soldiers, and prepare to test the enemy in echelons.
I want to know the strengths and weaknesses of each camp of the Qin army of 60,000.
The Qin army is running out of arrows, so disperse your troops and don't let your horses be damaged in vain."
When the people of Luo heard that the Qin people did not have many arrows, they were immediately delighted. They were basically wearing armor, so they were naturally not afraid of ordinary arrows.
But there was no armor on the horses, so if the Qin people shot the horses, they would have to fight on foot.
The key to this surprise attack is speed. If it is a positional battle, it would be better to defend in Zhaocheng.
When the Luo army started running again, Bai Cheng looked at the scene of thousands of horses galloping with shock on his face.
He finally understood why the Qin army had attacked the camp despite being killed by bows and crossbows.
The visual effects of 10,000 infantry and 10,000 cavalry are completely different!
Of course, 60,000 troops cannot be gathered together completely, and Bai Cheng does not have the ability to directly command 60,000 troops.
He could only give orders to the generals of each camp to cooperate with his central army in attack and defense, and the Qin army slowly surrounded the Luo army.
But this will inevitably lead to flaws.
The Luo cavalry rushed through the camps, arrows flying everywhere, and it was like cutting flesh, directly thinning the Qin army's formation by a layer.
This was also the first time that the Qin army saw so many cavalry charging. Faced with such a huge monster that was larger than a human body and rushing at an extremely high speed, no one could control the fear in their hearts.
Especially when there are no means of countermeasures such as bows and crossbows, the uneasiness in one's heart will grow exponentially.
Luo Ji waited quietly for the generals to give him feedback, and soon the army withdrew from the side of the Qin army.
Looking at the Luo cavalry coming and going like the wind, Bai Cheng suddenly felt that the encirclement plan he wanted to make seemed very stupid.
If the Luo army did not want to fight, how could the two-legged Qin people catch up with the four-legged Luo army?
But he had no choice, he had to get a victory to avoid possible criticism.
The only thing he could do now was to pray to the Luo army not to give up such a good opportunity.
He was both lucky and unlucky, as Luo Ji was indeed not prepared to leave like this.
If Bai Cheng stayed in the camp and had enough bows and crossbows, Luo Ji would still be worried.
But in this situation, facing the Qin generals who frequently made tactical mistakes, Luo Ji just wanted to swallow up all these 100,000 people.
If you don't take what heaven gives you, you will suffer the consequences!
After finding out the strengths and weaknesses of the various camps of the Qin army, Luo Ji reached out and pulled down his visor, completely protecting his entire body.
Although the Qin army should not have many arrows left, there were too many unexpected events on the battlefield.
It is not uncommon for a military commander or even a monarch of a country to be hit by a stray arrow on the battlefield, and as a result, his power, which is powerful enough to rule the world, disappears in an instant.
"attack!"
Luo Ji swung his sword again and led the brave warriors forward. It was naturally impossible for the cavalry to directly attack the infantry formation.
The Luo army circled the Qin army's camp and launched a crazy attack on the weak points they had discovered.
The intensive attacks were like a violent storm, which far exceeded the intensity of the previous attacks.
This is natural. The purpose just now was mainly to test the enemy, so all camps benefited equally. Now it is to defeat the enemy, so of course the focus will be on attacking.
Faced with the fierce attack of the Luo army, the Qin army soon could not hold on. The surrounding Qin army quickly came to support and stretched the line wide, trying to encircle the Luo army.
Faced with Qin Jun's stupid behavior again, Luo Ji almost laughed out loud.
The cavalry did not dare to charge the infantry phalanx equipped with large shields and long spears that were ready for battle. Although the infantry could not withstand the huge impact of the horses, the cavalry could not withstand it either.
Doing so would be tantamount to mutual destruction, which would be a huge loss.
But infantry phalanx and infantry column are completely different!
Such a thin layer, are you underestimating the impact of the cavalry?
But he didn't know that Bai Cheng really had no other choice. He saw that if he didn't provide support, the first battalion would be destroyed.
Once the collapse begins, the entire Qin army may be affected, and the worst outcome is that the entire army will be engulfed.
He didn't know how strong the cavalry was, but he made his current judgment based on his own experience.
Luo Ji laughed loudly to his left and right, "If grandfather were here, he would have killed the general and captured the flag, and defeated the Qin army!"
Everyone laughed. Duke Wu was so brave and valiant that he killed the general and seized the flag with ease.
Luo Ji laughed and said loudly: "Although I am far inferior to my grandfather, I still want to accomplish this great feat with the help of my brothers.
The Qin people have made one stupid move after another. Now their central army is wide open. If we can kill the general and seize the flag,
Once the big banner falls, the Qin army will collapse completely!
This is a God-given opportunity, I am determined to fight to the death!"
The brave warriors shouted: "We are willing to follow you deep into the enemy's camp!"
The guards still followed Luo Ji closely. In order to protect Luo Ji, they were basically all seriously injured.
Fortunately, as long as you don’t die suddenly on the spot, you can recover slowly afterwards.
A part of the Luo State cavalry began to increase the frequency of attacks to harass the various armies, forcing Bai Cheng to make frequent dispatches.
However, he lacked ability. The more he made changes, the more stable the formation seemed on the surface, but in reality it became chaotic, and the effect of his orders became increasingly worse.
On the surface, Luo Ji was still leading the army to wander around and reap the Qin army, but in fact he was keeping a close eye on the central army's banner.
As sounds of chaos came from the camp in the southwest corner, another army left from the central army.
Luo Ji was almost about to see the general of Qin State, and he understood that the opportunity had come!
"kill!"
The evil spirit is overwhelming!
In the direction that Luo Ji's sword pointed, the powerful cavalry broke through the two layers of defense line almost instantly.
The Qin soldier holding a large shield was knocked away, spitting out large mouthfuls of blood, and died instantly.
How fast is the cavalry?
It only takes a moment to break through three layers of defense.
The remaining troops in the central army seemed to have just woken up from a dream, and swarmed towards the big banner where Bai Cheng was.
Arrows rained down and spears stabbed.
Bai Cheng watched helplessly as his personal guards were slaughtered.
Ten figures as majestic as mountains completely destroyed everything that stood in their way, without any regard for life or death.
Bai Cheng thought of the legend from the past. He was shocked and said, "Could this be the legendary heavenly soldier?"
"That's right!"
Luo Ji's cold voice came, as if it was right next to his ear, "I reward you with death!"
Luo Ji's figure appeared behind the guards.
Bai Cheng wanted to escape, but then he thought, after such a great defeat, how could he return to the country to meet the king? He might as well commit suicide.
Bai Cheng committed suicide, and the last bit of persistence of the surrounding Qin army completely dissipated. They no longer entangled with the Luo army and fled in all directions.
Luo Ji rushed over and beheaded Bai Cheng, who had committed suicide, and held him high. He also cut off the Qin flag and shouted, "Qin is defeated!"
Now the entire Qin army collapsed completely, the infantry formation was scattered, and the Luo army naturally continued to press forward.
The fleeing Qin people trampled on each other, resulting in countless casualties.
Looking at this land filled with smoke, rivers of blood, and corpses everywhere, I just want to laugh out loud.
It was originally just to strike a blow to the arrogance of the Qin army and let the people of the world know that even if Luo State was defeated, it was not the fault of the people of Luo.
But I didn't expect the results to be so brilliant!
The Qin army of 100,000 was reduced to ashes!
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The Qin army of 100,000 attacked Luo, and the crown prince led 10,000 soldiers to resist them.
The prince attacked first, and the 40,000-strong Qin army was defeated.
Qin general Bai Cheng led 60,000 troops to attack, but Prince Ji led 10,000 cavalry to defeat them.
The Qin army was annihilated, and eleven of the Luo army were killed.
(End of this chapter)
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