At this moment, aside in the direction of the main Qin army, Meng Yi and the others looked at the battlefield in front of them, their expressions having long since changed from extremely complicated to speechless.
This was because they had never seen such a scene before.
Now it looked like the Chu army was on an all-out attack, but when those Chu troops reached the Qin army, first the vast majority of them, hearing the shouts, were separated by dozens of paces.
They dropped their weapons on the ground and then passed through the gaps left by the Qin army.
They passed through the Qin army and then joined up with the peasants behind them.
They began to search for their relatives.
Countless numbers of Chu troops simply dissipated into the Qin army.
The speed of this dissipation was several times faster than the engagement!
In just a short while, half of the Chu army’s front ranks were gone!
Of course there were Chu troops who refused to lay down their weapons, not all of them came from this side of the Chu lands.
Only before these men could get their turn to fight, they were held down by the other Chu troops and then asked to
“What do you want to do with your weapons? Are you trying to do harm to my father and mother’s relatives!”
These Chu soldiers who were sent to their deaths were mostly local ones who had been forcibly conscripted.
Therefore, the others who were not local had to put down their weapons as well.
Inside the Chu army camp, Xiang Yu rode on his horse, his eyes already full of confusion.
For the first time in his life, he did not know what to choose.
This was not the battlefield he was familiar with.
He had even prepared long ago how to deal with Zhao Lang, Ji Wushuang and Tianyi’s siege.
The city walls were also repaired to deal with the heavenly thunder.
But now, Zhao Lang and the others were not besieging, let alone firing heavenly thunder.
But the damage inflicted was countless times greater than the previous engagements!
He couldn’t understand what had gone wrong.
Just as Xiang Yu stood frozen in place, Long Tho, who was next to him, said with an extremely ugly face
“Your Majesty, sound the gold and call off the troops!”
Now, the entire front army of tens of thousands of men were almost on their way to the Qin army’s side.
If we don’t collect our troops, even the middle army will be lost!
It was only then that Xiang Yu came back to his senses and muttered that
“Collect the troops.”
Hearing the order, Long Tho hastily signalled for the sounding of a retreat!
Thus, the sound of sounding gold resounded once again within the Chu army camp, where the drums had only been sounding for a short time.
There was inevitably a hint of confusion among the Chu army, and the middle troops who had not yet attacked slowly stopped and then retreated back.
But many others in the front army made their way towards the Qin army and then to the camp of peasants behind the Qin army.
Only after the two armies had completely separated did they stop.
At this point, Zhao Lang did not order a pursuit either, after all, in a manner of speaking.
Most of the Chu army now, after that, were his own people.
There was no need for that.
There was certainly no retreat, but rather a direct order that
“Besiege Gaixia!”
He now had more than enough men to surround this small city!
That seemed to be the end of the battle.
Zhao Lang didn’t stay idle and gave a direct order that
“Organise everyone to identify their relatives according to the regions of the counties.”
“Don’t forget to collect all the weapons from the battlefield.”
The farming families were organised by region and were extremely orderly, otherwise they wouldn’t have been able to organise so many men.
Only after the arrangements were made did Zhao Lang return to Meng Yi’s side.
This time, Meng Yi did not blame the other party for taking matters into his own hands.
This was because what Zhao Lang had done was already beyond his comprehension.
Since ancient times to the Great Qin, who had fought a war where the more people fought, the more people there were?
“Admiral Meng, what is the situation of our army?”
Zhao Lang asked blandly.
Meng Yi returned with a complicated expression.
“All is still well with our army, Your Highness, what about those Chu troops?”
Zhao Lang pondered slightly and said that
“Those who have identified with their parents and relatives, give them food for the journey and let them go back.”
“Those who have not been found can return to their hometowns, and those who do not wish to return can also stay and join our army.”
These people were all considered veterans, and with a little training they could be used.
It’s not bad to go back, the Great Qin is vast and needs men to farm the land.
Meng Yi naturally took orders.
Then after a moment’s hesitation, he asked, once again
“Your Highness the Crown Prince, what should we do next?”
The form of this war was no longer within the scope of his ability to dominate, so naturally he had to hand over the full power to Zhao Lang.
Zhao Lang also did not push back and said directly that
“Just surround it for now. By the way, today is a good day for reunion, after the night, you can raise more bonfires and distribute some of the army’s food out for everyone to celebrate.”
Hearing the order, although Meng Yi thought it was a bit absurd to celebrate on the battlefield, he could probably guess what Zhao Lang had in mind.
So he nodded his head and agreed.
Of course, Chen Ping and Xiao He would make the arrangements for the specific matters.
“Right, Han Xin, you go and arrange for protection.”
Zhao Lang looked at Han Xin and instructed.
Although most of these Chu troops had voluntarily discarded their weapons, who knew if there were any die-hard elements among them?
You can’t be too wary of people.
It’s better to be careful than to have something really go wrong.
Hearing the order, Han Xin went to work extremely honestly.
What had happened today had shaken his mind just as much!
Originally, he thought that Zhao Lang was just a minor general talent who could lead 50,000 soldiers, except that as a person in a higher position, he had an extremely good eye for understanding people.
As for himself, the troops he could lead, to put it politely, would be more than enough!
But today, he watched Zhao Lang defeat the Chu army without a single soldier, and his army was disorganised!
This was something he could not compare with in any way!
He, Han Xin, could lead millions of soldiers!
But his opponent could lead millions of people!
It’s not even on the same level!
And there is no longer any possibility or heart to compare.
So, now, whatever Zhao Lang said, he did just that.
Of course, Zhao Lang was unaware of these little thoughts of Han Xin’s and continued to take care of business.
It was only in the evening that he finished his work.
As for Fan Zeng and Xiang Zhuang, who were pulled over as a backdrop and had a dull and listless look on their faces, he didn’t care about them at all.
Now that this war was almost over, and Ji Wushuang was here, it was time to think about taking revenge on the other side.
After all, he, Zhao Lang, was a man of his word.
Only after he had finished his work did he make his way over in the direction of the peasants.
By now, there were already excited farmers who had already set up a bonfire.
Not to keep warm, but to give vent to their excitement.
In today’s world, how could they not be excited to have everyone reunited at this time and in this place?
Luckily, there were Qin soldiers on guard all the way and even more peasants to keep order, so there was some order.
Of course, there were also those who got excited and caused trouble.
Naturally, they were dealt with.
Zhao Lang was passing by a farmer’s campfire at this time, when a voice suddenly came from
“Chief! Please stay!”
Zhao Lang turned to look over and saw a slightly familiar old farmer, standing up from the ground and looking at him with a somewhat excited expression.
The other farmers also hurriedly stood up and looked at him with some restraint.
The man beside Zhao Lang subconsciously shielded him, only to be pulled away by him.
Zhao Lang recalled the other man for a moment and remembered him, the old farmer who had been the first to stand out and shout at the cavalry today.
So with a smile, he said back.
“Old man, is there something wrong?”
The old farmer, with a little coyness at this time, as if he were an old child, said that
“Chief, here are the potatoes you gave me the other day.”
With that, he handed Zhao Lang the jacket potato, which had only recently been baked and was still hot, in his hand.
He was not afraid of Zhao Lang, but simply felt that Zhao Lang must be extremely busy and that he had disturbed the other party because of this trivial matter.
He felt sorry for disturbing him for such a trivial matter.
Simple, kind-hearted people are often like that.
Without the slightest hesitation, Zhao Lang took the potatoes straight away and said that
“It just so happens that I haven’t eaten dinner yet either.”
After saying that, he directly sat down on the ground, broke open the potato and blew on it, then shoved it into his mouth.
Seeing this scene, all the farmers around were relieved that Zhao Lang looked like this, just like a son or nephew at home.
The hint of awe and fear in their hearts immediately dissipated.
Of course, there was still some shortness.
The old farmer, however, did not expect that Zhao Lang would just sit down, excited and not knowing what to do.
Luckily, the cavalryman’s son on the side pulled him down and made him sit down too.
“Old man, you’ve come over this time, there’s no one to take care of the family’s fields.”
Zhao Lang said with a smile at this time.
The old farmer returned extremely atmospherically at this time, saying
“Chief, don’t worry, old man, I’m very hardy, and I have Da Wa Zi to rush back with me this time, so I can definitely keep busy!”
Zhao Lang instantly laughed and responded.
When they came together with the farmers, they naturally had to talk about farming matters.
Luckily, he still knew a little bit about it and could have a conversation with the farmers.
By the time he had finished the potatoes in his hand, Zhao Lang did not pretend to deal with them, and stood up straight away, apologised and said.
“Old man, sorry, I have to chase my own mother-in-law, so I’ll leave first!”
Hearing this, the old farmer’s face was solemn and he said that
“That is an important matter, chief, you must not delay!”
Only then did Zhao Lang leave with a smile.
Only after Zhao Lang had left did the old farmer then say with emotion that
“Such a chief should have more children.”
The others echoed the words of
“Yes extremely, yes extremely.”
They felt that their mouths were stupid, but just now they did not dare to talk to Zhao Lang more.
Only when the other party had left did they have a word with the old fellows.
The peasants murmured, at which point the original Chu cavalryman, now Da Wa Zi, watched the back of Zhao Lang’s departure in a slight daze.
After a while, he suddenly said to the old farmer that
“Father, I don’t want to go back to farming.”
The old farmer said, with a glare in his eyes.
“What are you going to do if you don’t plant? Haven’t you beaten enough today?”
At this point Da Wa Zi said back.
“I didn’t want to farm in the first place, I wanted to follow the chief to the war!”
Hearing this, the old farmer hesitated, or frowned and said.
“What can you do to help the chief?”
The great waif said at this point with a little pride that
“Father, I’m a cavalryman now! Not just anyone can be one!”
“I’ll make a career of it!”
Looking at his son’s proud look, a hint of reluctance flashed in the old farmer’s eyes, but in the end, he just patted Da Wa Zi’s shoulder and said that
“Then you can’t disgrace old dad!”
At once, Da Wa Zi said in a loud voice.
“Father! You can count on it!!!”
The old farmer nodded fiercely at this point, but secretly he was gently reassuring his mother-in-law.
Soon, the bustle resumed around the fire.
People talked, and others hummed the country songs that have been sung in the Chu lands for the longest time.
The songs are actually a bit crude, but they are full of the most sincere feelings of the farmers of the Chu region.
Soon, one by one, the peasants were humming along.
By now, Zhao Lang had already arrived in front of Ji Wushuang’s camp, and only when he arrived, he saw the other side.
For the other party was standing at the entrance of the camp.
“Waiting for me?”
Having not seen him for a long time, Zhao Lang was also slightly excited.
Ji Wushuang’s small face tilted up and said that
“Who’s waiting for you, humph, you just ate with the big guys and made noise!”
Zhao Lang instantly understood that the other party had actually been watching her.
With his heart in his mouth, Zhao Lang shyly went straight to the other party’s side, and although Ji Wushuang was still raising her face, she still gave up a seat.
Zhao Long was ready to discuss revenge with the other party at this time, but just before he could open his mouth, a Qin soldier hurriedly came over to
“Your Highness the Crown Prince, there are constantly Chu troops around the camp taking advantage of the night to come and surrender, what should we do? General Meng Yi asks you to return to the camp to discuss.”
Zhao Lang froze for a moment.
Ji Wushuang on the side was also a little disappointed, but still said that
“You go ahead and get busy.”
Zhao Lang clacked his lips and said that
“Then I’ll come back later to talk to you about this revenge thing.”
Hearing these words, Ji Wushuang’s pretty face reddened slightly as she returned, saying
“It’s all said and done, you’ve won, we’ll talk about this later!”
Zhao Lang immediately led Qin Jun to walk while saying back that
“Don’t worry, it’s almost done!”
With the motivation of revenge added, Zhao Lang moved much faster and arrived at the commanding tent.
Entering the door, he asked.
“How is the situation?”
Someone soon returned with clarity.
It was uncomplicated; after nightfall, a scattering of Chu troops arrived, and they collected as usual.
There was even some joy, indicating that the Chu army was in disarray!
But now, there were hundreds, thousands of Chu troops coming.
They were a bit uncertain about this, in case it was a fraudulent night attack by the other side, it would be bad.
But it was not good enough to refuse outright, after all, Zhao Lang’s words during the day were still here.
It was up to Zhao Lang to decide.
Zhao Long, however, was not overly surprised; during the daytime today, if the Chu army had not closed down in time, there would certainly have been more Chu troops surrendering.
So without hesitation, he quickly said that
“All Chu troops who come, disarm their weapons and armour and guard them separately, food can be given.”
“If there is any dissent, there is no need to show mercy!”
This way of handling the situation, although somewhat less than decent, was better than safety.
Soon, the Qin troops left to pass on their orders.
But at the same time, a message came through in the same way.
More and more Chu troops were coming to surrender.
By the end of the night, even Zhao Lang could not sit still any longer.
“How many Chu troops have already surrendered? ”
Meng Yi said at this time with a bit of incredulity as he counted the reports from the soldiers.
“Over forty thousand Chu troops have already surrendered this night!”
“What on earth has happened?”
How many people were there in the entire Chu army?
Even if Zhao Lang’s war of attrition had been successful, it wouldn’t have been like this!
Zhao Long was also a little uncertain, and suddenly, with a slight bewilderment, he said that
“Stop, all of you! Listen!”
All of them looked at Zhao Lang in confusion, listening to what?
Zhao Lang listened with his ears slightly sideways at this time, and then walked straight out of the tent.
In this instant, a low, yet powerful Chudi song could be heard singing in the night sky!
Then it slowly drifted into the distance.
Zhao Lang understood something at this time, and could not help but look in the direction of Gaixia and silently say.
“Ah Yu, did you hear that?”