"Sir, the navy entered from Dongting and the river. It has suppressed the power of the Chu navy in the border area. They are only stationed on the shore and no boat dared to enter the water."
Yunmeng Daze is hundreds of miles away, Dongting Lake is hundreds of miles away, and the waters are vast.
Where is Honghu Lake!
Zhou Qing arrived here, which is on the side of the river. According to the plan of the central government and the deployment of the partial division under his command, more than a month after mid-spring, the troops moved in, and the Chu State's power in Dongting was gone.
The enemy retreats...our army must advance!
The power of the navy stretched across the Dongting Lake, and the rest of the infantry was stationed in Linyuan, the land of Jingchu, either defending or attacking. Zhou Qing was not in a hurry, because of his own plan... The power of the old family members of Chu State had mobilized more than 80,000
People are on the Dongting side.
Sure enough, Qin's power passed through Yunmeng and Dongting. Zhou Qing believed that... those Chu troops would fight back mercilessly.
Next to her, Bai Qianhong, who was wearing a bright purple dress and a similarly purple cloak, followed her. Her hair was combed back into a fragrant bun, and she walked towards Zhou Qing's side.
Ye Teng, who was wearing a white brocade robe, also followed.
Stepping into the city of Honghu Lake and looking to the east, there... is the Chu Kingdom's most heavily defended land route, the Yunmeng Ancestral Land. The Chu Army wants to leave from here... without paying a huge price.
With a crisp sound, Bai Qianhong talked about the deployment for the past few months.
"very good!"
"That's how it should be."
Zhou Qing's eyes flashed with purple light, and he looked closely. Hearing the voice, he nodded without saying much. He had already done almost everything he should do as a partial master.
The next step is to watch the battle between Li Xin and Xiang Yan.
win!
This partial force of my own will press in vigorously, cooperate with the main force of Li Xin who is going south, and with the force of Wang Ben who is going west, the three parties will encircle the Chu State. Moreover, there are their own deployments in the river, so the Chu State cannot escape!
"In the past few days, judging from the messages coming from Huaibei, General Li Xin's march south to attack the main force of Chu was extremely smooth. Even...the Chu State except for Ruyin, Chengfu and others garrisoning heavy troops close to the city of Huai River."
"The area nearly a thousand miles to the north has no defense whatsoever."
"But it is a bit strange. The army marches in one go and gathers strength. As a veteran on the battlefield, Xiang Yan will not fail to understand this."
Ye Teng bowed and looked towards the far east.
Marquis Wu Zhen has preserved the results of General Li Xin's march south. The results were quite huge. There was no obstruction for hundreds of miles from the border of Chu State.
Ye Teng could imagine that basically... General Li Xin's plan was to attack Xiang Yan's main force from east to west with General Meng Wu who had divided his forces. After a successful battle, he would go south to the Huai River and attack the capital of Chu.
However... everything seemed to be going too smoothly.
After all, according to the news, Xiang Yan's army has enough food and grass at this moment, the strength of the army even exceeds 350,000, and there is no shortage of clothing, armor, and weapons.
There is no need for this!
If you can confront Li Xin's main force head-on, you can definitely fight.
"Ye Teng thinks Xiang Yan is using a trick?"
Zhou Qing looked over and smiled slightly.
"Wu Zhenhou."
"Xiang Yan is a famous general of the Chu State. Now he occupies an important position, has enough food, grass and baggage, and has an army of three to four hundred thousand in his hands. No matter what, he should not defend like this."
"Places such as Chencheng and Xinyang are also important places in Huaibei of Chu State, but Xiang Yan has no troops stationed there. It is really difficult... to understand."
Ye Teng hesitated slightly, but nodded.
This battle between Qin and Chu was a life-or-death battle to destroy the country. Xiang Yan would not fail to understand. Now that he understands it, then... it is appropriate to march and fight more cautiously.
Looking at it now... Xiang Yan just led hundreds of thousands of troops to garrison at the border of Huai River. Is that too stable?
"It makes sense."
"Qianhong, what do you think?"
Zhou Qing did not make any comments. He turned his body slightly and moved casually on the tower. For this battle..., as time goes by, Li Xin was defeated, but now...the battle situation has not reached that level yet.
"Sir, Qian Hong thinks that Li Xin is marching in some urgency right now."
"In fact, there is no need to do that. We only need an army of 200,000 to move south slowly and steadily. Sure enough, the Chu army fled to Huainan, which is a way to die."
"If you don't escape, Li Xin's 200,000 elite army, coupled with various sharp weapons, and an orderly supply of food, grass and baggage, will have a great chance of winning."
"At that time, no matter what Xiang Yan's strategy was, he would not be able to achieve much success against the 200,000 elite Qin army. Moreover, even if Li Xin's army was surrounded, the two partial armies of your Excellency and Wang Ben would be able to defeat him within ten days.
Coming soon."
"There is also a follow-up army of 50,000 men led by Meng Tian. In this way, there is no need to worry."
The king did not give Li Xin a time limit to destroy Chu in the center of Xianyang. If he led the army himself, he would have an army of 200,000 in hand, with additional divisions on the side, and follow-up reinforcements.
In this battle..., just fight slowly and slowly, and suppress the power of the Chu State to a corner.
The map of the Chu State's Huaihe River has long been clearly imprinted in my mind, but now at a glance, crisp sounds flow out slowly and continuously.
"That's it."
"Qian Hong, draft a document for me and send it to Nanyang Camp."
"Your Majesty has written to me. Sure enough, the situation in Chu has changed. I can take over the power of the Nanyang camp and mobilize the power of the counties for my own use. I can just pass it on secretly."
"If Li Xin has no worries, then it is useless."
"If there is a change in Li Xin's situation, you and Ye Teng will go directly to Nanyang and take over everything under the orders of my general."
"Of course, I hope that this move by my Lord will not be used at all."
Zhou Qing spoke briefly.
Li Xin's march was indeed a bit rash at first glance.
But... Judging from the many cities north of Huaibei in Chu State, and from the terrain of Huaibei with no mountains and large rivers, Xiang Yan didn't have any big plans?
Even if they are besieged, the various sharp weapons of the National Defense Academy are enough to break the blockade!
Sure enough, Li Xin was defeated... That means his leadership level needs to be strengthened!
Moreover... Zhou Qing feels that the defeat can only happen in the long river of time in his memory. Right now, it should not happen. A battle... will destroy Chu.
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"General, in less than a month, the army has spread hundreds of miles across Chu State and Huaibei. Is it too fast?"
Meng Wu led an army of 80,000 people, marched southward from the right side of the chasm, attacked the city and captured Xinyang, and pressed forward to Xicheng, which was heading south, and even to the natural dangers of the Huai River.
After receiving the document from the commander-in-chief Li Xin rushing to advance the army, he did not hesitate too much and directly issued the general order to lead 60,000 cavalry south. The remaining infantry and large equipment were followed by Feng Jie.
When dividing his troops, Feng Jie hesitated. When he looked at the map in front of him, he looked slightly uneasy. Regarding the destruction of Chu... the king had not set a specific time.
However, with General Li Xin's current march and troops, he may be able to cross the Huaihe River directly and capture Shouchun, the capital of Chu State, in less than a year. It would be too fast.
"... It's a bit fast, but everything goes smoothly. All the way south, in the land of Chu, soldiers and people fled without any hindrance. However, the main force of the Chu army is still gathered in one place and refuses to come forward."
Wearing heavy black armor, veteran Meng Wu heard this, pondered for a moment, and nodded.
It's indeed a bit faster.
It is quite similar to Wang Ben's previous actions when he led his cavalry to cover thousands of miles in Chu territory within half a month.
But Wang Ben's move was to show off his troops and intimidate him, but now it is a war to destroy the country.
"What do Feng Jie think?"
After finishing his words, Meng Wu looked at the general in front of him and smiled slightly.
"General, why don't you... report this matter and the next deployment to Xianyang, and let the central government make a decision."
"The general is going south. If we want to form the east-west pincer attack mentioned by General Li Xin, it will take at least one or two months for the central government to approve the documents."
"When the time comes, there should be a break."
This time, General Li Xin was the leading general in the attack on Chu. When the order was issued, they could not oppose it. However... General Meng Wu was the deputy general, and there were military commanders in the army. They could report the battle situation to the government. This was a common practice, and
Nothing else.
The purpose of uploading the document is just to let the central government come up with countermeasures. Attacking Chu... is to destroy the country. Therefore, it is an excellent strategy to fight steadily and there is no need to make such sudden advances.
In less than a month, the 200,000-strong army was almost divided by four. This is not a good thing.
You know... Xiang Yan, the great commander of Chu State, has hundreds of thousands of people in his hands. If he attacks them separately, it will be a disaster. I don't know what General Li Xin thinks?
Is this ignored?
"Can!"
"The document will be written down and sent to Xianyang. It will take more than half a month to go back and forth."
"It's not that long."
Veteran General Meng Wu felt this and nodded in response. Feng Jie's strategy was feasible.
If the king decided to obey Li Xin's orders for all military affairs, he would have nothing to say.
If the central government's words are advancing steadily, then... Let's put it another way, there is no mistake between the left and right, and it does not violate General Li Xin's military strategy. After all, the leader of this attack on Chu will be Li Xin.
Feng Jie bowed his hand.
Immediately, the 80,000-strong army was divided into two parts. According to General Li Xin's previous words, he quickly moved south to attack the city and seize the territory, in order to completely suppress the main force of the Chu army in the Huaihe River area and not be able to move.
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"What do you think, Captain Guo?"
Xianyang City!
After mid-spring, midsummer is approaching, and it has even become a little hot at noon in Guanzhong. Xianyang City, a large city in Nuozhou, is still so bustling, even more prosperous than last year.
However, for the magnificent Xianyang Royal City, it is as solemn and solemn as the old one.
In the hall of Xingle Palace, Qin Wangzheng was dressed in black uniform, with his hair tied and a crown, his hands on his back, standing on his head, pacing back and forth. There were some documents placed on the wooden table behind him.
They all came from the Chu land, and most of them were sent by Li Xin. In addition... there were also several letters sent by Meng Wu and Wang Di. Judging from the letters from the king, the attack on Chu went smoothly.
But...right now, there are still some differences.
Therefore, today, important people such as the Imperial Palace and the Imperial Palace have been summoned to come and discuss the matter and decide on a strategy.
Next, Xiong Qi, the Lord of Changping, Wang Wan, the Prime Minister, Li Si, the Ting Lieutenant, Liao Zi, the State Lieutenant, and Feng Quji, the Ling of Xianyang... were waiting in the queue, each circulating the copied documents in their hands without signing their names.
The meaning remains unchanged.
"Your Majesty."
"In the opinion of my veteran, the attack on Chu was a war to destroy the country. In less than a month, General Li Xin sent an army of 200,000 to the south to attack. They succeeded in attacking the city and plundering the territory, but the supply of food, grass and baggage was too long."
"Judging from this document, General Li Xin even abandoned his elite infantry and powerful siege equipment, led his elite cavalry directly south, and suppressed the main force of the Chu army."
"The troops are dispersed. Counting time, General Li Xin's elite troops should not exceed 80,000 at the moment. And near the Huai River, there are more than 300,000 troops of Xiang Yan."
"Even if there are only 200,000 elites, they are enough to become a considerable threat."
"The old minister believes that when the march slows down a little, it will not conflict with General Li Xin's military strategy, and the occupied Chu lands will be consolidated one by one. After a few months, the troops will gather together in one place, and it will not be too late to fight against the Chu army!"