The news that Princess Yingping of the Kingdom of Wu and Prince Qi Yi of the Kingdom of Qi were about to get married soon spread throughout the Central Plains. The King of Qi was about to play a big game.
The State of Wu is located in the south of the Yangtze River and has been a land of plenty since ancient times. Since the founding of King Wu, the State of Wu has been invaded by countries from the south and the west. Although the treasury is abundant, the national strength is not strong, and the three armies cannot resist the invasion of large countries such as Chu.
Nowadays, the State of Wu is eager to marry the State of Qi. It is precisely because the Chen soldiers of the State of Chu are on the border and have the intention of swallowing up the State of Wu. The State of Wu has been defeated one after another, losing territory and cities, and is in danger.
After the beginning of spring, the King of Qi began to mobilize the army. He appointed Prince Qi Yi as the commander-in-chief, and the troops were divided into two groups: along the way, the prince personally commanded 20,000 Longxiang troops and 60,000 Xuzhou troops, who served as the middle group to march westward; along the way, Zilong
Leading the Qingzhou soldiers in Hecheng, they marched south as the right wing. The two armies met at the border of Wu and Chu, with the Wu army as the left wing, and launched a decisive battle against the invading 100,000 Chu troops.
The King of Qi and the King of Wu agreed that when the Chu army was defeated, the prince Qi Yi and the princess Yingping would get married.
At that time, Wuyou King Qi Si had also returned from Chen to Qi's capital, Lucheng. The King of Qi ordered him to quickly go to the right army camp, take over the military affairs of the right army, and cooperate with the prince to defeat the Chu army.
Before King Wuyou returned to Lu City, he had met with Zhuge Qingyun who was stationed in Hecheng and Lincheng, and analyzed the general trend of the world today: Qi State is the most powerful among all the countries in the Central Plains, only Chen State can compete with it; Chu State is warlike, Wu State is rich,
The Qin State was brave, the Yan State was in chaos, the Shu State was closed, and the Dali State was relatively safe. The Northern Yi, the Southern Barbarians, and the Western Xiongnu took advantage of the wars in various countries in China to plunder and invade one after another. If you want to unify China, you must start from one place, and the rich land in the south is right.
Is the best first choice.
The new defeat of Chen State will not pose a threat to Qi State in the short term; and the chaos in Yan has not stopped and there is no time to take care of it; Qin State has Chen State separated from it, so there is no need to worry about it for a while. And now is the time when spring is blooming, and the influence of the south is
Chu State's use of troops can take advantage of the weather; with Wu State's response, it can also take advantage of people's harmony; it is a good opportunity to annex Chu State and expand Qi State's territory to the southwest.
Zhuge Qingyun is guarding Lincheng and Hecheng. Watching Chen and Xiang will ensure that the Qi army will attack Chu without any worries.
King Wuyou stayed in Lucheng for a few days, and then he took the order to march to the right army. The army on the right led by Zilong were all brought from the soldiers stationed in Qingzhou, with more than 60,000 horses. King Wuyou and his son
After Long handed over the talisman, he rushed to the Chinese army camp to see Prince Qi Yi.
Prince Qi Yi, as the commander-in-chief of the Qi-Wu coalition, commanded an 80,000-strong Chinese army, with 60,000 Qi troops on the right and 50,000 Wu troops on the left. Facing a 100,000-strong Chu army, he was naturally confident and determined to defeat the Chu army in one fell swoop.
, and then occupied the Chu land.
King Wuyou rushed to the central army. Prince Qi Yi and Prince Yingjing of Wu Kingdom were already waiting in the big tent. Na Yingjing had been a hostage in Dadu together, and he was an acquaintance with Qi Yi and Qi Si. This time they attacked Chu together.
Seeing Ziran Zhenluo, the three of them entered the tent without being polite. Prince Qi Yi proposed a strategy for the battle. The three groups worked together to defeat the Chu army and marched directly to Shacheng, the capital of the Chu state. The three of them discussed it.
The prince held a banquet in his honor, and from noon to night, he held candles and talked freely until dawn.
King Wuyou returned to the right army and discussed it with Zilong again. Both of them believed that the attack was based on surprise. Now that the Chu army had divided its forces to fight against the three-pronged Qi and Wu coalition forces and set up a defensive line, it was impossible to attack them unprepared.
However, the Chu army should not think that the Qi army would attack immediately, because after all, the Qi and Wu armies had just met and the troops still needed to be reorganized. Attacking at this time would have the effect of a surprise attack.
At noon, when Zilong led three thousand light cavalry and rushed to the front of the Chu army's camp, the patrolling and vigilant sentries of the Chu army shouted. Many soldiers in the camp were still resting. When they picked up their weapons and prepared to resist,
At this time, the Qi army rained down arrows one after another.
Zilong's war horse soared over the antlers and branches, and the big guns swept across it. A dozen Chu soldiers who were blocking the horse flew out. The Chu soldiers inside the camp gate also closed the gate, and Zilong had already rushed in, turning back and swinging his horse.
With the big guns, more than half of the dozens of Chu soldiers were killed or wounded. The Qi cavalry had also arrived, quickly occupied the camp gate, and then charged into the Chu army's camp. Some of the Chu soldiers had not even had time to put on their armor.
Some of them were killed by the Qi cavalry before they even picked up their swords. While the Qi army rushed to kill them, they lit torches and pitch pine torches to set fire to the Chu army's camp. In a moment, the Chu army's camp was full of people and horses, and they were in chaos.
Make a group.
When King Wuyou saw that Zilong's surprise attack was effective in the Qi army camp, he immediately sent an order and the entire army rose up. Tens of thousands of troops swarmed towards the Chu army. The Chu army was suddenly stirred up by Zilong's cavalry. The generals in the camp received the report.
Just as they were waiting to organize their troops to counterattack, they heard the loud shouts of the Qi army on the opposite side, and they came overwhelmingly to cover them up.
The current general of the Chu army on the left side of the Qi army is named Sun Qiyang. He is a young general who was entrusted by the commander with an important task. He commanded 30,000 troops to resist the Qi army. He was also young and arrogant. He did not put the 60,000 Qi army in front of him at all.
In his eyes, although he also heard that Zilong, the general of the Qi army, was both wise and brave and defeated Chen Jun, Sun Qiyang felt that Zilong could not live up to his reputation. He defeated Chen Jun in the first place because Chen Jun was weak. Now that he met him, he would definitely
He killed Zilong until no one was left alive. At first, he and Zilong set up a battle array, and he was cautious. But when he saw that Zilong, with an army twice his own, had done nothing for several days, he despised his opponent even more.
The subordinate officers were much less lax in their supervision. The general was lax, and the soldiers below him were also lax. Suddenly the Qi army rushed into the camp, and they became panicked. In addition, the Qi army set fire to the camp, and they didn't know what the situation was.
, the general's military orders could not be conveyed, and each of them just ran to avoid the charge of the Qi army's cavalry. When they heard the Qi army shouting a deafening killing sound, the ground trembled under the steps of the attack. The Chu army's morale became even more chaotic.
Zilong led more than a hundred people and quickly rushed to the big tent where the commander's flag was in the camp. Big guns were waved along the way, and many Chu troops were picked off. When they arrived at the tent, they saw a Chu general who was sitting on a horse giving orders.
The generals around him believed that he was the leader of the Chu army, and spurred their horses to rush forward like a flash of lightning. The big spear in his hand was like a life-threatening snake, stabbing Sun Qiyang. Sun Qiyang also saw a Qi army general,
It rushed towards him like the wind. He panicked and hurriedly used the long knife in his hand to block it. However, Zilong quickly sank his gun, and the big gun pierced Sun Qiyang's heart directly, and he was lifted up in the air by Zilong.
Zilong picked Sun Qiyang with his gun and shouted loudly: "The leader of the Chu army is dead, and those who surrender will not be killed!"
The hundreds of Qi troops behind him also shouted together. Seeing that their general had been killed, the Chu army had no intention of fighting. They fled one after another. Those who ran slowly either abandoned their swords and grabbed them, and became prisoners of the Qi army, or were chased.
The Qi army that attacked was beheaded; the thirty thousand Chu army died, those who surrendered surrendered, and those who fled fled.
The Qi army took advantage of the situation and captured the Chu army's camp. Zilong followed the fleeing Chu army closely with his three thousand light cavalry, covering up and killing them. King Wuyou ordered people to clear out and guard the Chu army's surrender and the wounded; at the same time, he sent orders to his generals.
, and then responded to Zilong.
There were more than 10,000 Chu troops who escaped from the camp, and they hurriedly retreated towards the Chu land. Thirty miles behind Sun Qiyang's army was Chu State's Xin City, with three to five thousand defenders in the city.
Near evening, the Chu army in Xin City saw a dark army coming from the north. It was their own flag from a distance. It looked like they had suffered a defeat. They were escaping in a hurry and seemed to be being chased. The guard stationed
They shouted and asked questions at the top of the city. The Chu army who fled to the city said that they were led by General Sun Qiyang in front, and were defeated by the Qi army. The defenders had no time to close the city gate, and the defeated troops poured into the city.
The guard general here hurriedly looked for the defeated generals, and after asking, he found out that General Sun was still killed on the battlefield. They were still in panic and crowded into the city. Zilong's cavalry also came behind them. After another burst of arrows, Zilong
He had already arrived in front of the city gate.
Those Chu troops who had no time to enter the city fled in two directions. Zilong led the Qi army and followed the remnants of the Chu army into the city. The original Chu army in the city was rushed by the defeated army, and after hearing how ferocious the Qi army was, the three
Wan Chu's army was defeated in just a moment, and he was terrified. When he saw Zilong riding his horse and wielding a gun, like a murderous god appearing in front of him, his liver and gallbladder were frightened, and he ran for his life.
As soon as more than 10,000 Chu troops entered Xincheng, they were driven out of Xincheng by Zilong. Together with thousands of defenders, they continued to retreat toward Chu in a panic.
Zilong left a thousand soldiers to guard the city gate, and led other cavalry to continue the pursuit. King Wuyou led the army to Xincheng at night. He asked the soldiers who Zilong had left to guard the city, and they said that General Zilong had already
He led his men to pursue him for nearly an hour. King Wuyou hurriedly asked General Zhang Yankun to bring three thousand light cavalry to catch up with Zilong and bring him back. Zhang Yankun ordered the men and horses to be ordered and chased him out of the city.
The Qi army's right army defeated the Chu army and took advantage of the victory to occupy Xincheng. The news soon spread to the Qi army and the Chu army camp. Upon hearing the news, Prince Qi Yi immediately sent an order to attack the Chu army facing him. The two armies were in the formation.
A huge fight broke out in front; Prince Yingjing of Wu over there also mobilized his entire army to attack the enemy in front of him. The news of the death of Sun Qiyang of the Chu army had already made the morale of the army fluctuate. In addition, the troops of Qi and Wu had an advantage, and their morale was high again.
The Chu army retreated steadily and retreated to Langcheng and Huacheng respectively. The Qi and Wu armies attacked the city. Seeing that it was getting late, they set up camp to besiege the city.
Besides, Zilong took advantage of the darkness to pursue the Chu army for more than thirty miles. When he saw that it was getting late and the more than a thousand cavalry following him were exhausted, he stopped his formation and listened to the Chu army retreat.
Then he slowly led his troops back to Xincheng. On the way, they met Zhang Yankun's reinforcements. The two discussed it briefly and decided that it would be better to take advantage of the Chu army's defeat and the nearby Suicheng to know the battle situation. The two men and horses met up and went directly to occupy Suicheng. So.
Zilong and Zhang Yankun took thousands of light cavalry and turned to follow the city.
Suicheng is more than a hundred miles away from Xincheng. Xia Tongtao, the defender of the city, has also received a report from the scouting horse, saying that the former army Sun Qiyang was defeated, General Sun was killed, and the Qi army took advantage of the victory and occupied Xincheng. He was determined to save Xincheng and take a look
I am afraid that with less than 10,000 soldiers, it will not help if I go there. I have no choice but to order the soldiers to close the city gates tightly and strengthen their defenses.
At the third watch, the Chu army guarding the city saw people shouting in the distance, and a group of people came over, shouting to open the city gate quickly. We are the Chu army from Xincheng. We were chased by the Qi army and fled here.
Come. A group of cavalry from the Qi army rushed in and were captured. They wanted to sacrifice them to General Xia who was guarding the city.
The defenders on the city couldn't see clearly from a distance, but they saw a group of soldiers dressed as Chu troops, pushing some Qi troops who were tied up. They asked them to wait outside the city gate while going to report to Xia
General Xia Tongtao stayed up all night. He was just feeling sleepy when he heard from the army that some defeated troops from Xincheng had arrived outside the city. He also captured a few Qi army pursuers and wanted to go into the city to report important military information. He hurriedly got dressed.
, rushed to the top of the city gate. Through the torches on the city wall, we could see hundreds of people below. They were dressed as Chu troops. The dozen or so people guarding the front looked like Qi troops. Let the defenders
The sergeant went down and opened the city gate. The soldiers were still entering the city, and the sound of horse hooves was heard in the distance. The Chu army guarding the city was originally going to check the defeated troops. The defeated troops looked at the cavalry coming from a distance and shouted.
The pursuers of the Qi army are here, let us in quickly, and they rushed in with a hula.
Seeing the cavalry approaching, Xia Tongtao hurriedly shouted from the tower: "Close the door quickly and pull up the suspension bridge. Archers are ready!"
The defeated troops who poured into the city dispersed with a roar. The hundreds of defenders below could not stop them at all. When they all came in, they were about to close the door. However, the defeated troops drew their swords and slashed at the defenders.
.It turned out that the pair pretending to be defeated troops were the Qi troops led by Zilong and Zhang Yankun. Along the way, they changed hundreds of military uniforms from the dead and wounded Chu troops, captured more than a dozen injured Chu troops, and questioned those who followed them.
The generals of the city defenders came to the city and pretended to open the city gate. As soon as they entered the city, the cavalry hiding in the distance rushed out. The Qi army that entered the city attacked and killed the defenders of the city gate, and then rushed up.
At this time, the Qi army's cavalry had also rushed into the city wall.
Xia Tongtao hurriedly got off the city wall, got on his horse, raised his spear, and faced the Qi army entering the city. He met Zilong head-on. Zilong stabbed him with his big spear. The moment the two horses crossed each other, he reached out and grabbed Xia Tongtao's armor sash.
, and threw him off his horse.
The Chu army in the city was killed by the Qi army who deceived the city. In addition, seeing that the Qi army's cavalry had entered the city, his general was captured again. After a little resistance, they fled or abandoned their weapons and surrendered.