Xiang Yan still overestimated Bai Qi's lower limit.

good,

As the most legendary general in the Warring States Period, Bai Qi gave the outside world a sense of stability.

Can it be unstable if you win every battle?

In fact,

Bai Qi is not an old-fashioned person. Sometimes he doesn't mind being slutty and uses "steadiness" as a disguise to confuse his opponents and then carry out his adventures.

As long as you can win the war, means or something is not important.

For example this time.

Bai Qi expected that Xiang Yan was a person who wanted stability. When he chose to attack the target, he deliberately chose Jingyang, the general of Chu who guarded Nanjun, rather than Wanjun where Xiang Yan guarded.

Xiang Yan had just led his troops to leave the territory of Wanjun. The Fourth Corps of the Black Water Army stationed in Wuguan rushed straight to Wancheng under the command of the young brave general Li Xin.

The goal is the 50,000 Xiangqu army stranded there.

…………

Upon receiving news during the march, Xiang Yan's subconscious reaction was: "Is there really a garrison in Wuguan?"

A little confused...

He had previously concluded that Bai Qi had set up an empty city plan at Wuguan, so he only left 50,000 troops behind the palace.

That would have been the case.

Now both armies of Chu are in danger and need reinforcements. Without any trouble, Xiang Yan can only divide up another 50,000 troops and rushed back immediately to rescue Xiangqu.

Xiang Yan himself still led a 100,000 army south, and could barely deal with it.

All I can say is,

Xiang Yan still underestimated the sinisterness of people's hearts, and Bai Qi's killer move has not yet been used.

…………

October 10th.

Fifty thousand Chu troops were ordered to return to Wancheng, but because they were anxious to leave, they chose to pass through Nanyang County.

In no mood,

As soon as the army entered Nanyang County, it was attacked by an unidentified army.

Almost all the troops were wiped out.

The ambushed them was not the other one, but the Eighth Legion of the South Vietnam Army, who had also lurked in Wuguan before, quietly followed the Fourth Legion of the Black Water Army out of the Pass.

Unaware of the gods and ghosts, Chu Jun fell into a big trouble.

After defeating the 50,000 Chu army, the Eighth Corps of the South Vietnam Army, under the command of the commander of the corps Xiongkuo, went north with 50,000 to cooperate with the Fourth Corps of the Black Water Army to complete the encirclement and suppression of Xiangqu tribe.

Half of them remained in Nanyang County, responsible for blocking the likely arrival of Xiang Yan army.

Xiang Yan was afraid that in his dream, Bai Qi not only stationed troops in Wuguan, but also had two entire legions, completely confusing Xiang Yan.

This also changed the entire battle situation.

In this battle, Bai Qi mobilized the Chu army by consciously pulling and finding a gap, forming a situation of fighting more and fighting less in the situation, and then forming an overall military advantage.

It seems simple, but I don’t know how much calculations and planning have been passed behind it.

…………

A certain place, the central army tent.

When the 50,000 Chu troops were attacked, Xiang Yan had already led his troops into the territory of Nanjun.

The small Nanjun gathered a total of 600,000 troops from Chu and Yue, and almost every city was stationed near to ensure the supply of food and grass.

Originally, Xiang Yan was planning how to cooperate with Jing Yang to repel the Vietnamese army.

Unexpectedly, before he could take action, such bad news came from behind, which made Xiang Yan dizzy and dark, so he couldn't faint on the spot.

Xiang Yan was a famous general of the Chu State after all, and he had been tempered on the battlefield for a long time.

In theory,

The psychological quality should not be so poor.

One reason is that this involves the safety of the eldest son Xiang Qu. As the saying goes, care will cause chaos, and emotions will fluctuate a little, making it difficult to keep your heart calm.

More importantly,

Xiang Yan knew very well that the battle that had just ended seemed to be just a local ambush. Although the Chu army suffered damage to the war, it would not be damaged.

In fact,

That battle has already determined the direction of the Chu-Mioc War.

Chu State has lost!!!

If you think a little further, this battle will even affect the fate of Chu and Yue.

I was chilling when I thought about it.

"Bai Qi..."

Xiang Yan both admired and hated this person. He really didn't expect that Bai Qi, the Wu'an Jun, who has always been known for his stability, would use such adventurous tactics.

If Xiang Yan launches a tentative attack on Wuguan, the tactic will fail.

That's right,

If it is solid, it is weak, and if it is weak, it is solid.

"Master General, isn't the Eighth Corps of the South Vietnam Army stationed in western Guanzhong?" The deputy general followed up and said, "The border of Guanzhong is not peaceful. The Huns have been making such a fierce battle recently. Isn't the Yue Kingdom afraid of something happening on the border?"

"have no idea."

This is also something that Xiang Yan is more confused about.

When the war just started, Xiang Yan had already taken into account the variables of the Wuguan Guard of Yue Kingdom. If this army really had to leave the pass, at worst, it would be possible to send 50,000 troops back to the rescue.

That's what he did.

Who would have thought that Bai Qi would take such a risk and also transfer the Kansai garrison to join the war.

This is because the Chu State's intelligence is out of date.

In the past two years, under the leadership of Xun Yu, Lian Po and Bai Qi, with the help of the powerful material supply capacity of Yue Kingdom, local garrisons and border troops have been reorganized in the Guanzhong Plain.

The Eighth Corps of the South Vietnam Army completed its mission a year ago. The reason why it has not been mobilized is that it is still stationed in Kansai is that it has no suitable place to use it, and the other is to confuse outsiders.

Unexpectedly,

It was really used by Bai Qi, and it became the killer weapon to decide the outcome of the war.

"Master, what should I do now?" the deputy general asked.

They are really in a dilemma now.

Go north to rescue, and face the Vietnamese army's obstruction, and you may not be able to catch up;

Don't go and save it,

That is the hope of Xiang Yan's eldest son and the next generation of the Xiang clan.

Xiang Yan's eyes were deep and silent for a long time before saying, "Contact Jingyang and withdraw from Nanjun together."

"Retreat, retreat?"

The deputy general doubted whether he had heard it wrong.

"Yes, retreat, immediately, right away!"

Xiang Yan made this decision obviously painful because it was equivalent to giving up his son Xiang Qu, but as a general of Yan State, he was responsible for defending his territory and had to do so.

Xiang Qu obviously couldn't save him. If he hesitated, when the 200,000 troops of Yue State cleaned up Xiang Qu and turned the gun head, it was time to concentrate their forces to fight in Nanjun.

At that time,

The 300,000 Chu army fought against the 500,000 Yue army, and his morale was low. How could he fight?

The Chu State gathered a total of 700,000 troops, and the loss of 100,000 elite troops was already a disaster. If the casualties continued to expand, it would shake the foundation of the Chu State.

Xiang Yan didn't dare to take this risk.

"Then, what should the young marshal do?" the deputy general asked carefully.

Xiang Yan had a expressionless face, "Xiang Qu is also a general of Chu State. He will not be embarrassed to die for the country."

The deputy general was silent, paused for a moment, and then said, "Master General, withdraw his troops like this, what should the king explain?" The matter was going too fast, and they had no time to ask the royal court for instructions.

"If the king blames me, I will bear it alone."

Xiang Yan still has this responsibility. If he takes a step back, he will not accept the orders of the king.

The deputy general had nothing to say.
To be continued...