noffsinger Chapter 340 The Qin Army is Cowardly
Chapter 340 The Qin Army is Cowardly
Zhang Tashan should be thankful!
When he joined the Qin army, he was more or less trained by the King of Qin and took a few days of military courses.
Because the Qin army now generally had a "proud and complacent" mentality. After winning several battles, especially the battle with Bochijin, they felt that other armies were vulnerable.
But the basis of the "Military Code" is that war does not rely on the commander's art, but on intelligence!
He still hadn't forgotten, otherwise, right now, what if the enemy suddenly attacked while he was attacking the city.
If the soldiers can't go up or down, then you're doomed, and even the gods can't save you.
The first thing Zhang Tashan asked was, "Are they barbarians or the Second Qi army?"
"Commander, judging by the uniforms, they should be the Second Qi Army!"
"It's just the Second Qi Army. What's there to be afraid of?"
"Um... Captain, the enemy has at least 10,000 people!"
Zhang Tashan said with disdain, "Humph! Only ten thousand people, ah...how many?"
"At least 10,000 people! And no more, no less!"
"..."
This is so fucking embarrassing!
Zhang Tashan was stunned on the spot. He only brought two thousand people this time!
Can a thousand people defeat ten thousand people?
If firearms had just appeared and could achieve the effect of "attacking the enemy by surprise and catching them off guard", then of course they could be used.
Later on, everyone was no longer surprised by it, and everyone had firearms, so the effect was greatly reduced.
Secondly and most importantly, the Qin army’s front-line troops were not afraid of a thousand men fighting against ten thousand men.
Because the King of Qin has armed them to the teeth, even if the person opposite them is the King of Hell, they dare to stroke his beard.
But it was different for Zhang Tashan's group of people. Some of them were veterans who fought guerrilla warfare with him, and the other part were new recruits.
Although they also participated in the Battle of Qingzhou, the actual achievements were made by the veteran Qin Army, the "sharp knife troops".
They were mostly chasing after the enemy, capturing prisoners and encircling the scattered Erqi troops.
Now the frontal battlefield has arrived, and we are fighting against enemies that are ten times our number. Is this... possible?
Zhang Tashan didn't want to receive orders himself and lead the team out in the first battle, which led to a disastrous defeat.
By then, my career will be over.
Unfortunately, the brothers under him were obviously unaware of their boss's distress, nor did they know what he was thinking...
On the contrary, at this time, their morale was high, looking at the nearby "Ji'an" county, it was like a naked beauty standing in front of them! Who wouldn't be anxious?
When you are in a hurry, is there anything you can’t do?
"Captain! What are you afraid of? They're just a bunch of Second Qi soldiers. Even if there were another 100,000 of them, they'd still be nothing more than a mob!"
"Right! That's perfect. Let's fight them first, defeat them, and then go plunder."
"Hahaha... maybe we can capture some more prisoners and bring them back. It would be a great achievement to report to the King of Qin!"
The more these people talked, the happier they became, and the more they boasted.
It's true, the first two sentences made Zhang Tashan feel full of confidence. He also thought it was a good thing that he could plunder with his left hand and capture prisoners with his right hand.
But after thinking carefully about the last sentence...
Something is wrong! Twelve out of ten things are wrong.
What's wrong with that?
Damn it! They came here by boat. This is their territory, not their base.
In other words, they had no territory or reinforcements behind them. If they lost, their entire army would be wiped out, with no way to escape.
What about winning?
Even if we win, we still lose! With two thousand men capturing prisoners, how many can this ship take away? And how much of the gold and silver in this city can we take away?
Thinking of this, Zhang Tashan's originally positive and happy mood instantly cooled down.
When the income is not proportional to the risk, when you may face the risk of being shot for stealing a dollar, I think no one will touch this dollar.
It's really not worth it!
At this moment, Zhang Tashan said nothing, his face changed immediately, and he shouted coldly, "The whole army retreat!"
what?
The guys at the scene were looking at each other, and their brains were really not enough.
Ah this...
No! They had vowed to come and plunder before, but why did they back down when they heard about the Second Qi Army?
But Zhang Tashan didn't care about that. Facing the stunned messenger who was still standing there, he grabbed him by the collar and shouted, "Damn it! Didn't you hear me? I'm ordering the entire army to retreat! This is an order, go!"
"Ah... yes!"
After the messenger reacted, he immediately took out a whistle and started blowing it.
After the brothers below heard the whistle, they looked at each other in confusion.
"What's going on? This is the signal to withdraw troops!"
"Did I hear correctly? Why are we withdrawing our troops?"
"Yeah! Then what have we been doing here for so long?"
Although these soldiers all looked confused, the creed that the Qin army had been instilled with was, "A soldier's duty is to obey orders!"
If you disobey military orders, especially on the battlefield, the consequences will be very, very serious.
Not only will you be shot, but you will also be taken back to your hometown and shot in front of your fellow villagers, and your crimes will be made known to them.
I'm not afraid of death! The main thing is that I can't afford to lose face!
All of the soldiers immediately switched from combat mode to retreat mode, picking up their weapons and running away.
In Ji'an County...
The county magistrate and Li Cunzhi were stunned when they saw this scene on the city wall!
what's the situation?
They originally thought that they were all doomed to die this time. The appearance of the Qin army here was already an exaggeration, okay?
Moreover, as Qi people who betrayed, they thought that after breaking through the county town, the main culprit would be held accountable! People like the county magistrate and Li Cunzhi were almost shot.
Even his other subordinates would probably be caught and forced to build bridges and roads, and do hard labor for several years before they could be released from prison.
But that's what happened! At a time when everyone was in a panic, the Qin army actually retreated. What was going on?
Not only were they shocked, but Wang Yuanya, Zhang Xiaolan, Yan Anxun and others in the ruined temple were even more shocked.
They were all thinking about how to escape in the chaos after the Qin army broke through the city. Even if they were caught, what excuse could they make to explain to the Qin army?
But what I didn't expect was...
The Qin army actually retreated! They fled!
Zhang Xiaolan was almost going crazy. She screamed at the top of her lungs, "Come back! You cowards, come back quickly! Damn it! If you run away, what are we going to do?"