When I was in Qin Dynasty, I lost contact with the wave

Chapter 607 The sit-down war between Qin and Chu
Outside Chen County, in the Qin Army camp
Zhang Ji looked at a letter of information compiled and submitted by Shao Sao and Shen Shiqi, who were the servants. He tapped the handsome case with his left hand, picked up the tea cup with his right hand and took a sip of tea.

It is clear that Qin and Chu have already started a war, but the biggest confrontation between the two sides so far is the battle where the Qin army entered Chu to conquer Chen County and several other nearby small cities.

The main force of the Chu army maintained considerable restraint. Apart from small-scale confrontations between the scouts of the two sides, and the Qin and Chu armies sending light cavalry to harass each other's grain routes, there were no other confrontations.

However, since the main armies of Xiang Yan and Li Yuan arrived in Xiangcheng, which was less than fifty miles away, Zhang Ji stationed part of his troops outside the city, forming a rivalry with Chen County.

After all, the strength of the Chu army was twice that of the Qin army, and it was within the territory of the Chu state. If they were to defend Chen County, the Chu army would besiege the city with the main force, and the cavalry would cut off the Qin army's food routes, which would be a dangerous situation.

So after some discussion, Zhang Ji, the leader of the southern expedition, had to go out of the city to camp in person.

In the final analysis, it is still because of the lack of people.

Bai Jin is the only woman in history who has been awarded the title of Marquis based on her military merits. All her military achievements are achieved with one sword and one sword. She is naturally good at fighting, but she is ultimately limited by her status as a woman.

This is not an era during the heyday of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, when women's social status was rising enough to really stand on the stage.

Even in the Wuzhou era, there were many people who opposed the queen, let alone this era?

Women in this era are just not bound by etiquette, that is, the lower limit is high, but the upper limit is low.

To put it bluntly, even if Bai Jin had a great reputation in the past, if Zhang Ji asked Bai Jin to lead troops out of the city to camp, these unfamiliar generals would at most obey the order because Bai Jin was Zhang Ji's wife and concubine, but the people behind the scenes During the discussion, there was no shortage of dissatisfaction in their hearts, even among Zhang Ji's retainers.

After all, the concubine is not the real wife after all.

If you encounter some foolish young men and reckless men, you will be able to disobey orders on the battlefield even if they are bound by military regulations.

However, if he only stayed in Chen County, Bai Jin would still be able to suppress these people, but because of this, Zhang Ji, the general, had to go out of the city to camp in person.

However, the days of waiting were too peaceful and comfortable.

It was so comfortable that for everyone, it seemed as if this was not a war but a large-scale outing.

Oh, except Xia Houying.

As soon as the sound of horse hoofbeats came from the camp, Zhang Ji knew that Xia Houying, the stupid young man, was back. Not long after, the handsome tent was opened, and Xia Houying was covered with dust, and his face was stained with blood mixed with dust. He appeared in front of Zhang Ji with his head raised and knelt on one knee.

"came back?"

Zhang Ji slowly put down the information in his hand and looked helpless at the shrunken Xia Houying.

Due to the lack of numbers in the Luonan Palace, Xia Houying also took charge of the cavalry with the position of Cha Cao. The Shadow Tiger Legion is mainly composed of light cavalry and supplemented by light infantry. It is good at running and concealing its whereabouts, while Ji As the commander-in-chief of the Shadow Tiger Army, Bu often led the light cavalry of the Shadow Tiger Army to harass the Qin army's food routes.

As a chariot and cavalry trooper, Xia Houying was tasked with raiding the Chu army's food routes, but even if Xia Houying brought Fan Kuai, who was also a chariot trooper and a cavalry trooper, their results...

At the beginning, due to the suddenness of the attack on the Chu army's food road, the Chu army did not have much preparation, but it was able to achieve good results. However, when the Chu army became vigilant and many generals of the Chu army were prepared, they even took the initiative to set traps for them. Xia Houying and Fan Kuai couldn't stand it anymore, so they kept getting into the trap.

This actually taught Zhang Ji a lesson. Sure enough, even the famous generals and wise ministers who are famous in later generations may not be reliable until they accumulate enough experience or fully mature.

Xia Houying used to be just a small minister in Pei County, in charge of chariots and horses, but those were only chariots and horses used by officials, and he had no experience in cavalry and chariot combat. Not to mention Fan Kuai, a pig-slaughterer and dog-seller.

Fortunately, Xia Houying is truly a born cavalryman.

After being beaten by Xiang Yan and other Chu generals, he slowly came to his senses, but he suffered another loss from Ji Bu.

The Ji family has been in charge of the Shadow Tiger Army for generations, so they naturally have their own military skills passed down from their families, especially Ji Bu's experience. Therefore, Xia Houying was really beaten when it came to commanding cavalry.

It's like the driver of an official car in the county office suddenly wants to become a racing driver. No matter how talented he is, after practicing for a year, he is just a beginner. Compared with a professional racing driver who has won several championships in the Southern Region... …

But the resilience of Xia Houying and Fan Kuai is indeed extraordinary. In other words, among the elders who followed Liu Bang from beginning to end and finally conquered the world together, who is not tough enough?

The two took the initiative to find Bai Jin and asked Bai Jin, the founder of the White Armor Army, for advice on how to command the light cavalry.

After experiencing Bai Jin's strict teachings and Ji Bu's beatings again and again, Xia Houying's command methods became more and more sophisticated. From being crushed one-sidedly, he gradually started to fight with Ji Bu. .

But even with all the back and forth, the Shadow Tiger Legion still had the upper hand.

No, it looks like Xia Houying lost to Ji Bu again today.

But Xia Houying didn't sigh. It was obvious that the Qin army's losses were not great.

However, it is really helpless to use the lives of Qin soldiers to accumulate experience for Xia Houying and Fan Kuai.

The number of people lost in this small-scale harassment battle is nothing compared to the losses of cavalry and chariots that will be reduced when Xia Houying grows up in the future.

Things like the trolley problem would not be a problem at all in front of generals.

For the soldiers who died in battle, all Zhang Ji could do was provide adequate pensions. If someone's family was really in trouble, he would support him, but for others... Ci did not control soldiers. As a commander, his life was in front of him. It is impossible to be equivalent. Zhang Ji's view of interests must take into account the overall interests of the overall situation.

"This battle was not bad, and it did not disgrace our Qin army."

Looking at Xia Houying who was a little depressed, Zhang Ji stood up, patted Xia Houying on the shoulder, and pulled him up.

This is not Zhang Ji coaxing Xia Houying, not to mention that Xia Houying is a newcomer to the battlefield, and even the southern expedition army is not an elite, but a new recruit trained in Qin after Lu Buwei ascended to the position of prime minister. military.

Although the new army's combat power was strong, it was only stronger than the ordinary soldiers of other countries. They had to lead a thousand ordinary light cavalry to fight against 800 elite light cavalry of the Shadow Tiger Legion. Two hundred and eighteen were killed, easily three hundred and twenty-six. , one hundred and fifty-seven were seriously injured, but a total of three hundred and twenty-nine people from the Shadow Tiger Legion were killed and captured. There were at least a hundred people who escaped with minor or serious injuries, which already surprised Zhang Ji.

Of course, nearly a hundred of them were killed by Xia Houying and Fan Kuai themselves, but this close to two-to-one battle loss ratio was enough for Xia Houying and Fan Kuai to record a small merit in their merit books.

Time passed like this day by day, Xiang Yan was waiting for Kaifangdi to start an uprising, and Zhang Ji was also waiting for Kaifangdi to uprising.

Finally, the beacon fire in Xinzheng was ignited!

But along with the war, there is also a natural disaster that will affect the whole world!

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