ps: There will be two chapters in a while

The thing in the hands of Robber Zhi is called "Thousand-mile Mirror", which is Luban's latest invention. Five years ago, after Zhao Wuxi's craftsmen successfully fired soda-lime glass, glass was not only used to make mirrors to please women. Or made into utensils for the nobles to play and watch, and it also served other purposes. ☆◇▽☆☆Tomato Novel Network-``---`For example, the telescopic mirror in front of him, Zhao Wushi proposed the concept of convex lens and concave lens to Lu Ban, which inspired him. Two convex lenses can magnify distant scenes. After several times and years of research and development, the finished product is finally available.

Although it is still a bit rough, and it can't even be stretched back and forth, for the generals in the fifth century BC, having this thing is like having a pair of clairvoyance.

Like cavalry, catapults, crossbows, etc., this is an important invention that can change the form of warfare.

If Ziyu had a telescope, would the Chu army still fall into the Jin army's strategy in the battle of Chengpu, because Xianzhen cut him off because of his rash advance?

If the Persians had telescopes, would the Athenians still win an overwhelming victory in the Battle of Marathon that took place on the Greek peninsula just six months ago?

There are no ifs of what has happened, but in today's battle of Luoshui, Zhao Jun succeeded in predicting the enemy first through a telescopic mirror. ☆□Tomato Small ☆○△ said the net ``-----Know yourself and know the enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger, and Rogue Zhi already has an invincible first mover.

Thief Zhi put down the telescopic mirror, shook his head and said, "The speed of swimming is old, and ten years later, there is still no progress. It is still the same Yu Li formation that Zheng people have been in for a hundred years. Ten years ago, war had two forms."

On the frontal battlefield at this time, swords and halberds collided, soldiers shouted, the two armies were rustling with flags and battle drums. Rivers, fields, blue sky, earth, tens of thousands of people fighting together. However, compared to the rush at the beginning, Zheng Jun, who had attacked several times and still failed, began to show fatigue. After all, they came from Guocheng overnight, and the coach's underestimation of the enemy also affected them, and they were not prepared to fight hard.

Gradually, the two sides switched from offensive to defensive, and Zhao Jun's footsteps were getting farther and farther from the river bank. They began to push the Zheng people inland. Then he slowly retreated, but unexpectedly he was attacked by Zhao's cavalry. □○◇Tomato Novel Network-`---`-``--``

Thief Zhi had a thousand cavalry under his command, and after fighting for hundreds of miles, some of them were damaged. Now there are more than 800 cavalry. They swam upstream from Luoshui River and came to wait a few miles away from the battlefield. He galloped out, bypassing Zhao Jun's front, and mercilessly inserted into the opposite Zheng Bing's formation. They have been recharged for a long time, their horses are fast and their spears are long.

On the flanks, there were Zhao Jun knights attacking, and on the front there were nearly 10,000 foot soldiers urged by Robber Zhi to advance. On the Zheng Jun side, Yousu sent the reserve team up too early.

"Let's retreat, general." Seeing that they were about to lose, they were a little flustered and persuaded again and again.

After You Su gritted his teeth, he finally swallowed the bitter fruit of failure, and squeezed a few words from his teeth: "Ming Jin, stop the troops!"

When the sound of the golden bell rang through the battlefield, the strings in the minds of the Zheng people who had been fighting for an hour broke, and they began to withdraw from the front line, in order to avoid the back, they were waving the ring-headed sword, or shooting with their bows. The knights are losing ground. ``-``--`-

And how could Zhao Jun's ministries let them go so easily? Everyone can see that the victory is now settled, and the retreating enemy troops are simply beautiful houses after the war. They are fighting to the death, breaking the front of the Zheng army, and making persistent efforts to start chasing the north.

Robber Zhi was still sitting in the rear, watching the enemy's defeat with a telescopic mirror, but he saw corpses lying on the battlefield, blood flowing into rivers, and Zhao soldiers split into several groups, chasing and killing the defeated Zheng people who were scattered, and the handsome flag of swimming speed fled north in panic. , withdraw towards the direction of Guocheng.

It was the same as ten years ago, but this time, there was no rebel army of Young Master Song who suffered for him.

This battle started in the afternoon and came to an end at dusk. After dark, the various ministries that were chasing the defeated Zheng people also came back. Although they failed to capture Yousu himself, they all gained a lot, especially the heads were almost dead. There are several camps piled up. Tomato small □◇ said ☆ net `----`

It was not until the next day that the robbers made a clear statement of the capture and the results of the battle. In this battle, the Zhao army beheaded 2,400 ranks and captured 5,000 people. In addition to those who were dead and missing, the Zheng people only ran halfway.

They also counted their own casualties. The more than 10,000 Zhao soldiers who participated in the battle had only more than 1,000 casualties. It was a great victory.

"After this battle, the generals will replace Yousu and become the choice of famous generals."

"It can't be said that it is a complete success for letting go of the swimming speed. The siege of Guocheng has not been solved, and our goal cannot be considered to be achieved, not to mention that there are still troubles at the moment..."

He turned his head and looked at the prisoners of Zheng who were squatting together with their hands tied with straw ropes, with a worried look on their faces.

...

The so-called troublesome thing that Robber Zhi was talking about was that the number of prisoners was far more than he expected.

Five thousand Zheng people, which is half of the Zhao army, and not all of them were wounded. Most of them were good soldiers, but they surrendered only when they lost their fighting spirit.

Because of these captives, other than sending cavalry to pursue them, the Zhao army could not even move the place. They just camped on the spot north of Luoshui, and first held the prisoners of the Zheng people and figured out what to do with them.

On the bank of the long and narrow Luoshui River, densely packed with ragged Zheng army prisoners of war, Zhao army soldiers guarded the shore with strong shields and spears, bows and arrows, and looked down at them, daring not to slack off.

After patrolling the riverside, the generals and officers under Roof Zhi all showed embarrassment and said, "It is absolutely impossible to take these Zheng people on the road."

Not to mention that the people of Zheng Guo have always been synonymous with cunning and treacherous in the eyes of other princes. It is more difficult than ascending to the sky to use them for their own use in a short period of time. Even if it is used as hard labor to pave roads and bridges, or to transport baggage, it is not reassuring. Although these Zheng people are unarmed and become prisoners of war, they must not be careless, because they have a full 5,000 people, half of Zhao's army. Even if they do nothing, they will waste Zhao Jun's food and slow them down.

It was the consensus of everyone not to take it on the road, but they were arguing about how to deal with it on the spot.

"Or put them in the shadows, Luhun, and watch them?"

"Our army still has to pursue Zheng Jun and lift the siege of the Han family. If we don't have time to do these things, and let the wounded be escorted, what should we do if we mutiny and seize weapons along the way to escape?"

"Furthermore, if the reinforcements from the Zheng Kingdom in the east attack Lu Hun and Yindi, wouldn't the thousands of Zheng prisoners in these cities be ready-made internal supporters?"

"If it is released on the spot..."

"What's the difference between this and sending troops and weapons to the people of Zheng country? If these Zheng people follow our army under the organization of generals~lightnovelpub.net~, then we will also suffer from the enemy."

"Why don't you learn how to deal with the Qiren prisoners after the Battle of Wenshui, and kill the military officials first..."

The generals and officials were arguing endlessly. Roof Zhi kept silent, just drinking. Before the war, he did not drink a drop of alcohol, but after the war he had to drink a few pots.

But he felt that today's wine was not beautiful at all, but had a sour taste, tasted carefully, and a little bloody. He was furious, threw the pot out, smashed it into pieces on the ground, then stood up, and said to the generals coldly: "Since no matter what you do, there will be future troubles, then all of them will be slaughtered!"

...

On the tenth day of the third lunar month, the prisoner of the Zheng people, who had been starving for a day and a night on the river bank, suddenly learned a piece of news.

A Zhao army officer dressed in black came to them and glanced down at the prisoners. After a long time, he put away the pity in his eyes and said coldly: "It is good luck for you, the general is merciful, I agree to let you go back to the country..."

(To be continued.)