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Chapter 144 Qin and Zhao Cavalry Encounters (2)

As night fell, the Zhao army cavalry fled into the mountains and forests. The deep Taihang Mountain Road was winding and winding. The Qin army chased after about five miles with torches, but did not dare to go further.

During the Battle of Changping, Bai Qi used Shangdang's mountain terrain to surround the Zhao army led by Zhao Kuo, which was not far away.

"Send people to guard the mountain pass, and do not relax the alert. The remaining people are responsible for building camps and cleaning the battlefield."

Under the torches, the messy battlefield looked even more bloody, with bloody corpses everywhere. The groans of the wounded soldiers came, and there was a sense of sadness.

"People who are still alive, please help them properly!"

"Where are the wounded soldiers of Zhao people?" Meng Bao suddenly asked before leaving.

"Save them together!" Meng Tian ignored Meng Bao's hint and had a firm attitude.

The Qin army still had the first meritoriousness and had an almost fanatical preference for the heads. During the war, many Qin army even counted the heads of the wounded soldiers as the merit of beheading, and the generals turned a blind eye.

After Wei Liao became the National Guard, the Qin army's merit system became more perfect, and the head level was no longer the only criterion for recognition of merit. However, the Qin army's habit of beheading was deeply rooted and could not be changed for the time being.

The Qin army set up a large camp, set up a fence, and dug deep into the trenches. Meng Tian had a military order. Before the military camp was established, even if the soldiers were tired, they could not rest.

Deep in the dense forest, Zhao army scout quietly disappeared and retreated to the depths of Taihang Mountains.

"General, the Qin army is very cautious. After guarding the mountain pass, the Qin army camp is very cautious!" the scout reported.

“Retreat……………”

Hu Zhe sighed and thought to himself that Meng Tian was too careful. He originally wanted to take advantage of the victory of the Qin army and relax, and attack again, first defeated and then won, turning the world around in one fell swoop. Now it seems that Meng Tian will not give him a chance.

When the two armies were fighting, only the winners had the power to clean the battlefield. The Qin army entered the battlefield and searched for the living people, whether it was the Zhao army or the Qin army, all of them were taken back to the camp for treatment.

The robes that died in battle were registered one by one to confirm the details. The Qin army under Meng Tian did not dare to cut off the head of the robes and serve as military merits. Ren Gu led the military judges to patrol everywhere, carefully checked the wooden signs on the neck of the Qin army, and recorded the names on it.

No one remembers the names of a general, and the historians will not pay attention to them. When recording history, the historian said, "On a certain day of a certain year, month and day, Meng Tian fought in Qi County, defeated Zhao Army, and died in battle. People who died in battle are often forgotten in the depths of history."

The lives of the soldiers are very cheap. People with nothing are the most valuable ones. After Meng Tian led the troops, he asked the craftsmen in the army to make soldiers' identity cards.

The small round wooden sign contains the soldiers' names. Even if they are killed in battle and are vague, the military judges can still identify who the soldiers are by relying on the registered ID cards, rather than the cold numbers of casualties.

"Take the torch, and the handwriting on this guy's dog tag is a bit blurry!"

Ren Gu touched the ID card of a Qin soldier, and the blood solidified on it, becoming a blood card.

The identity card designed by Meng Tian was like the identification card on a yellow dog in the village. The Qin army affectionately called it the "dog card". Meng Tian himself wore one, exactly the same as the soldiers' ones, so everyone had no opinions.

"Oh, be gentle! How can you, a quack doctor, be clumsy!"

In the depths of the back camp, Zhao Ying shouted loudly. His shoulder was accidentally injured by a raid. The doctor who bandaged him accidentally pulled his wound, causing him to scold him.

Zhao Hai, beside Zhao Ying, remained silent and left the doctor to deal with the wound on his back.

"Meng Tian was young and could lead his army to stand alone. It seems that it was not just because of the trust of the king. He really inherited the style of leading troops from the Montessori sect......"

When Zhao Hai thought about this, he felt a little headache about the disagreement between his elder brother Zhao Ying and Meng Tian.

At this time, the Qin army soldiers carried a group of wounded soldiers, which were interspersed with red and green, and moved in. After the Zhao family established the country, based on the five virtues, they determined that Zhao State belonged to the firewood virtue. The Zhao army's clothing became seven points of red and three points of green.

"Hey, these Zhao people, why don't you cut your head and take your head, and why do you carry it in? You cut it all for me!"

Zhao Ying looked at it with a crooked look and was furious. He fell into Zhao Jun's hands twice, and there was no place to vent his resentment.

The Zhao army's wounded soldiers were relatively clear-minded when they could be rescued by the Qin army. After hearing Zhao Ying's words, they stared at Zhao Ying angrily. How could people be so qualities compared to others! The Zhao army's wounded soldiers were originally ready to die, but the Qin army not only did not cut off their heads, but also tried their best to rescue them.

If he could not die, who would be willing to die? After walking through the gates of hell, these Zhao soldiers had a strong desire to survive.

"The general has an order, Qin and Zhao are of the same origin, and they are all citizens of China, so they should not be killed indiscriminately!"

The leader of Xiaotun took a step forward, blocked Zhao Ying, and looked at him with contempt: "It's not your turn to be the defeated general!"

In the army, no matter how one's life experience is, the soldiers will submit to anyone who can win a battle. Zhao Ying followed Meng Tian and was defeated so badly, so he must have problems.

"you······"

Zhao Ying waved the bronze sword in her hand, her face turned red, and her whole body was trembling with anger.

Xiaotun Chief ignored him and deliberately turned his body to the side, revealing the ring-headed knife around his waist. It was also dotted with blood and a faint murderous aura.

"Brother, Meng Tian is the chief general. The general order of the chief general is the most respected in the army. You should not act rashly!"

Zhao Hai, regardless of the faint pain, hurried over and persuaded him. He pushed and rebelled and took Zhao Ying away.

If General Meng Tian’s benevolence and righteousness fall into the hands of other Qin generals...

The wounded soldiers of the Zhao army breathed a long sigh, and looked at the Qin army beside them, and they all faded away their tigers and wolves and became kind-hearted.

The soldiers were busy, and Meng Tian was not idle either.

"Why are the casualties so big this time?"

In the tent of the Central Military Camp, Meng Tian felt a little painful when he received the casualties counted by Ren Gu.

"More than a thousand people were killed in battle and more than two thousand people were injured. The casualties were too great!"

"The general doesn't have to blame himself. The combat effectiveness of the Zhao Bureau's cavalry is already very strong."

Ren Gu did not lie. The cavalry in Zhao State, who were trained by King Wuling, have always been elite.

"But our army has a sharp ring-headed sword and has specially practiced targeted tactics. It still suffered such great casualties. I feel a little unwilling!"

Meng Tian shook his head with a wry smile. The training of cavalry is not easy. Just like the armored soldiers in later generations, they are very expensive. The Zhao army's cavalry is good at riding and shooting, but in the primitive stage of cavalry, the Zhao army is so good at fighting, so what secret should be hidden?

"Take me to see the equipment of the Zhao army's cavalry and see if there will be any discoveries?"
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