Opening the Canal
About an hour later.
The sounds of fighting completely disappeared.
The entire camp fell silent.
Corpses and broken limbs were everywhere, blood soaked the soil, and the air was filled with the sweet smell of blood.
The lights of the twenty excavators illuminated everything clearly.
Han Cheng walked out of the tent. When he saw this scene, his stomach suddenly churned.
Although he had a strong mental fortitude, it was still physically unbearable for him to see such a hellish scene for the first time.
He had just gotten used to it.
A large number of Qin soldiers appeared in the distance.
Five hundred warriors and five hundred warhorses rolled over.
"Preceptor! We're back!"
"Those barbarians ran too fast! We didn't catch up!"
Meng Jia reined in his horse and dismounted. He strode over to Han Cheng and cupped his fists.
The enemy's blood on his armor had yet to dry, and a new wound appeared on his face, spitting out blood.
There were too many people in Xi Ou and too few Qin soldiers. Even if they surrounded them, a portion of them would take advantage of the chaos to escape. Meng Jia had just led his men to give chase, but they still could not catch up. For the sake of those few heads, there was no need to go deep into the enemy territory, so they rushed back.
The state preceptor was here, so they could not forget the most important task.
Seeing that they were fine, Han Cheng felt much more relaxed and said,
"Alright, General Meng, hurry up and clean up this place. Burn all the corpses to prevent the plague from spreading. They continued to dig the river and stand guard. Heifu, you've worked hard for the night. Take some people to guard the surroundings, in case the Xi Ou people make a comeback.”
Meng Jia nodded repeatedly.
Heifu had also killed quite a number of enemies, and his face was full of pride. He valiantly accepted the task and led the team into the dense forest.
.......
On the other side.
The defeated soldiers of West Ou had also fled back to the capital.
General Taubobu was fortunate to have survived this one-sided massacre.
However, he had been shot several times, and his back had been slashed. He looked terrible.
The soldiers who had escaped were all injured, and none of them were unscathed.
"Three thousand elite soldiers! He was beaten so badly! Is it because the Qin army is too strong, or is it because you are too useless? Taubobu, you disappoint me!"
At the city gate.
The narrow-eyed eagle-nosed King of Xi Ou, Yixu Song, cursed in a low voice.
He had thought that he could win here, but when he saw the group of wounded soldiers groaning in pain in front of him, his hands couldn't help but tremble in anger.
The 3,000 people of Xi Ou were almost completely slaughtered!
This battle was too frustrating!
"Your Majesty, the Qin army is plotting! Our army is pale because they were ambushed! The Qin army has the help of those giant beasts. We are no match for them at all."
Tao Bo's stomach was full of bitterness, and he couldn't help but pour it out.
Even now, he still could not figure out how the Qin army had seen through his vicious scheme.
Seeing that the other party was still trying to quibble.
Yi Xu Song snorted angrily and turned to leave.
The Qin army was too powerful.
They had paid such a heavy price for this attack, and there was no room for them to fight back.
They had to ask for help from other countries.
As for the plan to stop the Qin army from opening the canal, it could only be put on hold for now.
........
At the Qin camp.
The fire lasted until the next morning.
The black smoke and the pungent smell of burnt flesh rose into the air and scattered in the sky.
There was nothing here.
Only a few old Qin soldiers were left to add firewood and fuel to the large pit to burn the corpses.
The military camp had been pushed forward with the excavator and was stationed six kilometers ahead.
At this moment.
A hundred Qin soldiers were singing the Wuyi Song.
He was impassioned and full of vigor.
This small-scale battle had achieved absolute victory, causing the morale of the Qin army to soar.
Han Cheng's prestige among them was also increasing.
After all, the victory this time was built on Han Cheng's strategy.
In the eyes of the Qin army, if not for the Imperial Preceptor, they would have been poisoned to death and would not even have the chance to fight.
Even if they weren't poisoned to death, it was still hard to say who would win if five hundred people were to fight against three thousand people.
"Lord Imperial Preceptor, the barbarians of Xi Ou don't have strong soldiers or strong horses. After this defeat, they will never recover. We don't need to worry about them attacking us. Even if there is a situation, there is no need to be afraid of him. I have already sent people to contact the commander of the country, Tu Sui. The commander can send troops to support at any time. However, the situation on the state captain's side was not too optimistic.”
Meng Jia stood by the river and reported to Han Cheng,""Recently, there seems to be a plague in the army, and the morale of the army is somewhat unstable.”
"Xianyang is currently developing a medicine, and it will be produced soon. At that time, they would still need this canal to transport them. We have to speed up."
In the blink of an eye.
Eight days passed.
During this period, the Xi Ou people did not harass and invade again.
The Great Qin excavator construction team successfully reached the Li River.
Five hundred Qin soldiers stood guard on the riverbank, quietly watching the final process.
As long as they dug through the last layer of the land.
The two rivers would merge together!
This was an exciting moment.
"Break!"
Meng Jia shouted a simple yet powerful word.
On the shore, the mechanical arm of the excavator stretched out and the bucket dug.
When he dug up the third shovel, the barrier collapsed!
The water of the Li River was like a swimming dragon, roaring furiously as it poured into the river!
More than five hundred Qin soldiers shouted excitedly at the same time.
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