"What, no less than 60,000 Qin troops appeared in the southeast?"
"How is that possible!"
"In the past few days, there have been scouts exploring the road ahead. There is no trace of the Qin army. Why do 60,000 Qin troops suddenly appear now, plus more than 30,000 Qin troops on the east side."
"With nearly one hundred thousand Qin troops, what do you do for food?"
Although the 30,000 troops previously reported by the scouts are a hindrance, they are not a cause for concern. You can lead a partial army yourself to stop them.
But more than 60,000 Qin troops appeared in the southeast!
How is this possible? How could the Qin army appear in front of them?
Putting the two together, the Qin army in front of them had about 100,000 troops. Although it did not necessarily pose a fatal threat to them, it was enough to contain them.
There are Qin generals Li Xin, Meng Tian, Zhao Tuo and more than 200,000 troops in the rear.
Sure enough, if they catch up, it will be a disaster!
"Uncle, this is not far from the river. Are they the people from Jiangnan?"
Xiang Yu's horse approached, and with the speed of their march, Wang Jian and his troops were the ones pursuing the closest one, Li Xin's unit.
There is no way the others can catch up with them.
Unexpectedly, two Qin troops appeared in front of them at this moment. Presumably, they were not the main soldiers of Wang Jian's army.
But other branches of the Qin army.
Here in Tan County...it is adjacent to the north where Qin general Yang Duanhe led his troops, and one or two hundred miles to the south is the river.
The Jiangnan Zhuang clan, Xiong Han, the former king of Chu, and the Baiyue remnants gathered together. It was probably them.
"Very possible!"
"Father, how is the march now?"
Xiang Liang nodded. Regardless of whether he was really from Jiangnan or not, he had to have emergency measures in place now. He looked at his father who was not far away and bowed his hands.
"Same as before."
"There is a Qin army in front of us, so we can only postpone going to the south of the Yangtze River and head to the east of the Yangtze River first. There are dense water networks there and constant boat traffic, making it difficult for the Qin army to penetrate deeply."
"Can we have a reprieve?"
"Long Ye, you will lead the Tenglong Legion and protect the king's side without any mistakes."
"Uncle Xiang, you lead the Gale Legion and immediately attack the Qin army with slightly fewer troops on that side, hoping to quickly open an opening."
"I will follow you behind to prevent the two Qin armies from quickly converging."
This place is not far from Jiangdong. Xiang Yan is very familiar with the terrain here. It is not feasible to go to Jiangnan at this moment.
With the obstruction of the river, it would be difficult for the entire army to cross by force.
They had no choice but to continue eastward and take a detour from Kuaiji to the south of the Yangtze River. Thinking that they would avoid the pursuit of the Qin army, they said, looked to the left and right, and quickly issued orders.
"Here!"
"..."
Immediately, more than 100,000 troops were mobilized according to the order, and Xiang Bo's cavalry advanced quickly, expecting a confrontation to prevent the two Qin armies from joining together.
The army followed, preparing for a violent attack.
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"General Lee."
"Yang Duan and General learned that the general Huai River had defeated the Chu army. In order to prevent Chu general Xiang Yan from escaping to the east of the Yangtze River, they ordered the young general to take a force of 30,000 troops and go south to Huaiyin."
"A few days ago, scouts came to report that Xiang Yan fled eastward, so we headed south to provide countermeasures."
At that time, the city of Guangling, which had been abandoned by the Chu army, went south without using much effort on Li Xin's part.
Moreover, a group of messengers came from the east side to identify themselves and report on the rear affairs.
"General Yang is worthy of being a veteran general."
"So good."
"Yesterday, news came from the other side of the river that a force of more than 60,000 soldiers and horses had marched eastward along the river and blocked Xiang Yan's way into Kuaiji."
"Counting the time, it should be here soon."
"Army Sima, send the order, the three armies are approaching quickly, this... is the burial place of Xiang Yan."
Li Xin held the secret document in the young general's hand. After comparing it, he confirmed his identity and was overjoyed.
Yang Duanhe is indeed a veteran who has gone through many battlefields.
Thirty thousand troops!
Sixty thousand troops!
The meeting place was enough to trap Xiang Yan's main force firmly. Even so, they could not march so slowly.
"Here!"
After hearing this, the army commander took the military order from Li Xin and issued it to the three armies.
"Chang Shi, send an envoy to inform General Meng Tian and General Zhao Tuo in the rear. They will quickly ride to support and arrive as soon as possible to completely wipe out Xiang Yan's forces!"
After gathering reinforcements from Jiangdong Long Ye, Xiang Yan still has more than 150,000 troops. If he fights to the death, it is really possible to escape.
I want to completely trap and kill him.
Unless you have several times the force, surround it and slowly strangle it.
"Here!"
The commander of the march, Shi, quickly drafted the document, and before long, one by one, the messengers sent orders and left westward.
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"General!"
"Is this what the battle is like?"
With the imperial edict written by Xiong Chu himself and the royal seal, although Xiong Qi did not want to become the King of Chu, he... still had no choice but to become the King of Chu.
Perhaps, for me, it doesn't matter whether he ascends to the throne of Chu King or not.
From the moment he left the state of Qin, his fate was already decided, and he walked down from the king's carriage.
The marching general Xiang Yan was beside him. He also heard the news. There were nearly 100,000 Qin troops blocking the front, which was considered a formidable enemy.
"The vanguard is fighting with it, your Majesty, don't worry."
"Our army is stronger than the opponent. As long as we break through the blockade of the Qin army in front, we will go straight to Kuaiji. At that time... even if the Qin army has hundreds of thousands of troops, it will be useless."
Xiang Yan led most of the soldiers and horses to follow up from behind. When Xiong Qi approached, he quickly bowed his hands and pointed to the distance with one hand, where the sound of fighting could already be heard.
"Report!"
"General!"
"The Qin army in front only defends but does not attack. It fights and retreats. It is difficult for our army to break it!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a distant scout came forward on horseback. He dismounted and hurriedly came to report.
"Send an order to Uncle Xiang to disperse the Qin army at any cost!"
When Xiang Yan heard the sound, her eyebrows suddenly raised.
With my current strength, I am not afraid of the Qin army. What I am worried about is that the Qin army deliberately delayed and waited for Li Xin's army to arrive.
Even the two Qin armies merged and became a greater blocking force.
But... now the Qin army has to fight if it doesn't want to fight.
"Here!"
Send the order and leave quickly.
"Yingbu!"
"You lead your troops and go to support."
Then, he looked at a soldier beside him.
"Here!"
The general, wearing gorgeous heavy armor, did not hesitate and led the 50,000 troops of the Thunder Leopard Corps, leading the way straight ahead.
Xiong Qi stood aside, watching Xiang Yan mobilize his troops and generals, and then looked into the distance. The Qin army was in front, fighting and retreating, which was undoubtedly a delaying strategy.
I wonder if there is a way out.
"Report!"
"General, the 60,000-strong Qin army in the southeast is heading here quickly!"
Then before, Xiang Yan's military order was issued, and a scout came to report it.
In fact, there is no need for him to retaliate.
The ground in the southeast was already trembling a little, and smoke and dust were even billowing in the distance. The Qin army was marching faster than Xiang Yan expected.
"Big father!"
"Zhuang...is indeed those people from Jiangnan."
Holding a telescope and looking into the distance, Xiang Yu said coldly.
It is true that there is a black dragon flag in the Qin army, but in addition to that, the Qin army also has a Zhuang banner, as mentioned before.
Undoubtedly, they are the descendants of those Zhuang Ji in the south of the Yangtze River.
Regarding Zhuang Ji, no one in Chu State knew them better than the Xiang family, because the rise of the Xiang family was based on Zhuang Ji's corpse.
"Descendants of Zhuang Zhi!"
Although they have not experienced anything like that, the Zhuangji Rebellion in Chu State decades ago is known to all Xia, and Xiong Qi also knows about it in Qin State.
"Send the order, and the whole army will move towards Xiang Bo's troops."
Xiang Yan put down the telescope in his hand. The remnants of the Zhuang clan never thought that they would become a stumbling block for them today.
Things are really unpredictable.
It would be unwise to fight them. If you are entangled by them, you really can't escape.
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"General!"
"It seems that Xiang Yan wants to break out from the north."
"How about I wait?"
Wearing all kinds of armor and uniforms, although the troops were smaller than the regular troops of the Qin army, they still maintained order. They erected the black dragon flag of the Qin army and the banner that the Zhuang family had always retained.
Today, they are back.
Back then, Xiang Yan had hunted down their ancestors for many years, and relied on such meritorious service to reach a high position in the Chu Kingdom. Now, everything should come back.
"Want to break out?"
"It's not that easy!"
"Send the order and the whole army will be dispatched. This place... is very suitable for Xiang Yan to bury his bones!"
Seeing the Chu army trying to avoid them, Zhuang Ling smiled hoarsely. Such scenes were rare. In the past, when Xiang Yan saw them, he would try his best to chase them down.
Today...it can be the other way around.
Let's see how they escape at such a distance.
With the order, the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses who had been waiting here moved in unison and roared towards Xiang Yan's troops.
The Qin army is involved in the front, and they are now approaching Xiang Yan's main army, and there are a large number of Qin troops pursuing them in the rear.
Sure enough, Xiang Yan was able to escape, so he was lucky.
"Brother, Xiao Tuo is also leading a flying cavalry in the rear to pursue Xiang Yan."
"Haha, I really miss Xiao Tuo after not seeing him for so many years, but... that child did not disappoint our expectations."
The army was mobilized with all its strength. Zhuang Ling and others from the Zhuang clan gathered together, and they also went with horses and swords in hand.
"Hahaha, Xiao Tuo should have grown up now."
Zhuang Ling also laughed.
Xiao Tuo was his own husband and his sister's child. When he was young, he was spotted by Marquis Wu Zhen and brought to Xianyang.
Nature is a great creation.
Over the years, I have been paying close attention to his news. I received training at the Imperial Palace in Xianyang, and then went to Longxi to serve as a military general and a garrison general at Liuguan.
Now he is transferred back to Xianyang and joins Wang Jian's army. After this battle, he will show his merits and establish himself in the Qin army.
Especially since Tuo'er is still young now, he will definitely be able to reach a higher position in the future.
The Chu State was destroyed, and the Qi State was even more vulnerable. The Xia State returned to the Qin State, and Xiao Tuo was their hope.
The Zhuang family will surely prosper.
As for the Xiang family, it is time for them to fall.
"Go ahead. There is no need to fight Xiang Yan's army. We only need to prevent them from entering Kuaiji."
"When many armies arrive, their strength will be destroyed!"
There are 100,000 people in the south of the Yangtze River, and now more than 60,000 have been mobilized to hunt down Xiang Yan and others, but Xiang Yan's power cannot be underestimated.
In a strong fight, there will inevitably be losses.
They want to wipe out all Xiang Yan's power, but they still can't do it.