Maybe there will be another chance in the future, but in fact, he has already lost, and he lost miserably. He must not be able to see Xiang Yan's intention to be the main force.
However...I am willing to take a gamble.
Since marching south to attack Chu, the Chu army in the Huaibei area of the Chu State retreated one after another. The main force of 200,000 people moved southward, with overwhelming force, leaving only Ruyin's last line of defense.
And that line of defense was broken by himself.
Who would have thought that Xiang Yan would actually take the risk and move in a roundabout way, outflanking Chengfu and other places, intending to trap and kill him. Now there is a Chu army of more than 100,000 from Pingyu, Xixian and other places!
How could more than 100,000 Chu troops suddenly appear there?
Why didn't you notice anything before?
And no news has come yet!
As expected, Xiang Yan's strength was around 400,000 when he joined the Chu army. However, the 200,000 elite men under his command had been damaged and were now less than 150,000.
"We cannot be stopped by the Chu army here."
"Be sure to break the Chu army's blockade ahead."
"The Army Sima sent an order to General Meng Wu to create a passage even if the weak soldiers dared to die."
Light soldiers dare to die!
The traditional infantry of the Qin Army.
Whenever there is a war and it is really difficult to attack a city, the only way is to select brave infantry from the army and organize a team of light soldiers to attack by force.
His team, the consequence...isn't even one in a hundred!
Or when being pursued by a strong enemy, it is necessary to forcefully break the rear, and the weak soldiers dare to die, and stop them at any cost.
However... in the past few decades, it has become rare to see such lightly armed troops who dare to die, because Qin's military front has gradually become more and more powerful, and the opponents it has encountered are no longer worthy of Qin's army.
Right now..., if we are besieged before and after, if we can't open a passage, then...all the 200,000 troops in the attack on Chu will most likely die here.
Thinking of this, I felt even more sad. Immediately, I looked at the army commander and gave the order with difficulty.
"Here!"
Without hesitation, he quickly chased the Mongolian and Wu army to the west and conveyed the military order.
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"General, the Qin army has indeed withdrawn in this direction."
Xi County marched eastward to Xinyang, which was not far from Chengfu.
Xiang Liang was ordered to secretly dispatch 100,000 troops from Huainan. They would not join the main army but cross the Huai River directly to Runan.
Afterwards... as the news came from the Lord of Changping, the troops went straight to Pingyu, where there were only a few thousand people guarding the city, not ten thousand people.
It was easy to move it south and join Changping Jun and other tribes who had also arrived there. Their tribe gathered the remaining power of Chu State, plus the power of hundreds of families, there were more than 30,000 people.
When the two armies joined forces, they did not stop at Pingyu, leaving a few defenders behind, and then marched eastward to Xixian County, with a force of more than 100,000 troops.
The Qin army's defense in Xi County was also broken, and the remaining power of Chu was gathered together. The front line of the army was approaching 150,000, and at the same time, news from Ruyin also came.
The city of Ruyin was destroyed and the army of the Great Sima besieged the city. Li Xin's main force returned.
Hearing this, Xiang Liang was overjoyed. As long as Li Xin returned, then... all his people and soldiers would have fallen into Da Sima's trap.
Coupled with the fact that his own troops made surprise attacks from behind and attacked from both sides, Li Xin's 200,000 troops attacking Chu this time had a high chance of being completely annihilated.
"Hahaha, I've been waiting for them for a long time."
"The whole army formed a formation, ambushed left and right, laid traps, and pressed forward with the bow and crossbow camp. The Qin army fled. There were not many defensive weapons in the army, so it was perfect for killing the enemy."
Xiang Liang, wearing heavy armor, stood on an important road next to Xinyang. Hearing the report from the scouts, he was overjoyed. Although the sky was darkening today.
But it did not affect the morale of the entire army at all.
I think by this time, my father's soldiers are also behind them, which is even better!
"yes."
"..."
The generals were overjoyed. Qin General Li Xin led his troops to attack the Chu territory thousands of miles away. He really thought that the Chu army was too afraid to fight, but it was a good strategy. Now is the time to regain the ground.
More than 100,000 troops are mobilized. Although they are many, they can... be used to trap and kill them. It is extremely easy. Under dusk, murderous intent is already looming in the jungle beside the main road.
"Hahaha, Changping-kun!"
"Our army is already sure of victory this time. Li Xin's 200,000 troops who went south to attack Chu will all be killed here."
Returning to the shogunate's military tent, I bowed to him and saw Xiong Qi, Lord Changping, who was dressed in brocade. There was no message from Lord Changping that he had suppressed the Qin army in the past few days.
It is impossible for them to advance so fast.
It is also impossible to create the current situation.
"Very good."
"Sure enough, the Qin army was completely wiped out. It can be regarded as the Qin army's biggest defeat since the Battle of Handan. It is definitely a heavy blow to the Qin State."
Within the shogunate, there were many generals and many other well-dressed people from hundreds of families. When they heard the news, they were also very happy. They looked at each other and kept shouting with joy.
In the Battle of Handan, Lord Xinling of Wei led the troops of the five countries and annihilated the Qin army of 200,000 to 300,000 people. Although the Qin State won the Battle of Changping, the Battle of Handan directly dealt a heavy blow to the Qin State.
From then on, within ten years of the Qin State, the army rarely left Hangu Pass.
It is indeed the same this time. That is Zhuxia's opportunity, and that is Baijia's opportunity.
Ten years is enough time for the Shandong countries to change into a new situation.
"Li Xin marched and launched a surprise attack. If Ying Zheng had not sent him to lead the army to attack Chu this time, I am afraid it would not have been easy for us to achieve this level of Warring States."
Of course, the Chu army planned well.
Qin General Li Xin was also given many opportunities to launch a surprise attack thousands of miles away, which meant that Huaibei was empty. When the main force advanced eastward, Pingyu and other places were empty.
They deserve this victory.
"It is said that the Qin army is unstoppable, but today's observation is nothing more than that."
"But the Shandong countries have no generals."
One person sighed again, his contempt clearly revealed.
"..."
"..."
For a time, the entire shogunate was filled with joy. The situation was complete, and Qin General Li Xin's main army had become a turtle in the urn.
Let them capture and kill you.
"Marquis Wu Zhen once said that a person who travels a hundred miles is half a mile."
"General Xiang Liang must not be careless."
"You can't carry it with you in the army. As long as you win this battle safely, Chu will have room for change."
Upon hearing this, Xiong Qi, Lord Changping, waved his hand and said something.
Don't talk too much about victory until the last moment.
Otherwise, it will easily breed arrogance, which will be inappropriate in the final battle. Although I have never led a military campaign, I also know this truth.
The more this happens, the more unable to relax.
"Here!"
"The general will personally supervise the battle."
Xiang Liang cupped his hands and bowed, naturally understanding this truth. He looked around and nodded deeply, having already come this far.
Then Li Xin's army really needs to be held firmly in his hands.
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…
"kill!"
"kill!"
"..."
Half an hour later, the sky had completely darkened. Deep in the void, although there was moonlight, the waning moon was not shining brightly.
After waiting for a long time, he saw the Qin army's flags clearing the way, and the army followed. Xiang Liang immediately issued military orders.
In an instant, thousands of feathered arrows covered the void in front of him.
It fell into the Qin army camp in the distance.
"Enemy attack!"
"Enemy attack!"
"..."
"ah!"
"puff!"
"..."
Withdrawing troops from Chengfu, they marched one after another along the way. Under the military orders of General Li Xin, the Mengwu organized light troops and those who dared to die were the first to take the lead.
Now, as expected, we encountered an attack.
As far as the eye could see, the thousands of light soldiers in the organization who dared to die were suppressed by thousands of feather arrows and crossbows, making it difficult to make progress, and could not even touch the enemy's side.
Seeing those brave old Qin soldiers falling under the enemy's arrows, Meng Wu felt extremely painful in his heart.
In this battle...the Qin army suffered too many losses.
And next, the Chu army surrounded them from front to back, and it would be a big trouble for them to break out of the encirclement, unless they broke through at all costs.
But that price would probably cost most of the 200,000 troops who went south to attack Chu.
"General!"
"Our army has suffered too many casualties. Most of the light soldiers dared to die, but most of them have already been damaged."
In just half a stick of incense, it will be repaid in the future.
"Raise your shields to defend, and the army advances slowly!"
Meng Wu looked into the distance, and he saw that there were indeed heavy casualties. It seemed that there were many enemy troops here, but even so... he was ordered to do it again immediately.
"Here!"
After hundreds of breaths, the heavy armored infantry came out, raised their shields, and charged towards the front of the main road in a tight and seamless manner.
The troops in the rear could only use their almost exhausted arrow clusters to suppress the formation.
However..., the next moment, huge rocks flew out from the enemy army, and a large number of stones carrying flames fell from the air, hitting the Qin army's vanguard camp.
"General!"
"Our army can't stop advancing, but the enemy's army can't stop retreating. They just don't engage in confrontation with our army. They just keep attrition!"
After another half-stick of incense time passed, the military commander came to report.
"Report!"
"General, General Li Xin has arrived!"
"..."
The two armies on the front, rear and west joined together, and all the generals gathered together, all with extremely heavy expressions. There were more than 100,000 Chu troops in front and more than 200,000 Chu troops in the rear.
Everything is blocked on all sides, what's the way out?
"General!"
"Xiang Yan's army at the rear is already pressed with heavy armor!"
"..."
"General!"
"The Chu army in front is no longer retreating, but is forming a formation, and the heavy armored troops are pressing forward!"
"..."
"General, there are troops surrounding us on all sides!"
"..."
In the simple shogunate, Li Xin, Meng Wu and others gathered together. They had not yet thought of an excellent breakout strategy. If such powerful things in the army were still there, they could still attack with force.
Now...such powerful things have been lost in Ruyin, Chengfu and other places, and there is no longer any in the army.
The use of arrow clusters is even more lacking in logistical equipment, and they are almost non-existent.
As messages came one after another from the army ahead, the atmosphere in the entire shogunate became extremely solemn, with each other speechless and no good ideas coming out.
"General!"
"For the current plan, we can only stick to this and wait for reinforcements."
"Zhao Tuo had a military formation, called the Eighth Formation. When he was in Longxi, he used tens of thousands of troops to block the 200,000 Xiongnu coalition forces, so that the 200,000 Xiongnu coalition forces could not move forward."
"Today, our army still has more than 100,000 soldiers, and the two divisions on the left and right also have 100,000 troops. There are also 100,000 elite troops in Nanyang, and there are more than 100,000 garrison troops in Nanyang County."
"As long as we can hold on, reinforcements will arrive and the Chu army will retreat!"
Zhao Tuo offered advice, but there has been no news from Marquis Wu Zhen. It is not known where Marquis Wu Zhen is marching now, but according to speculation, it should be soon.
So... what we have to do now is not to break out, but to hold on.
He cupped his hands and saluted, looking around at the bleak-looking generals. Now... they still have some strength left, and this is not the last desperate situation.