At the top of Xiangcheng City, Zhou Wen, who was responsible for watching the sun, opened his eyes wide and looked at the scene by the Yingshui River in disbelief.
Team after team of Qin troops came out of the camp. They crossed the Ying River in an orderly manner under the command of the military officials through pontoon bridges built on the water. Then they formed a queue and marched northward by land. Looking at their formation,
He even brought the food and baggage with him.
However, in front of the camp, there was still a group of Qin troops who had not moved. They were facing Xiangcheng and formed a battle formation. They held guns and crossbows. They seemed to be prepared for the Chu people in the city to come out of the city and attack, so as to cover the crossing of the Paozes.
Yingshui retreated to the north.
What is this scene if it’s not a massive retreat of the Qin army?
"Last night and this morning, the drums were beating loudly, and people were sent to rush into the city. Why are they running away again now?"
The Chu soldiers next to them were talking to each other. Just as they said, the Qin army was attacking the city day and night, charging at the city wall day and night. In addition, the powerful cannons would throw huge rocks at them from time to time.
In the city, the Chu soldiers in the city were so pressed that they could not lift their heads.
Under this terrible offensive, the Chu army suffered heavy casualties, and even Xiangcheng's city wall nearly collapsed, falling into the hands of the Qin several times.
Although the Chu soldiers in the city were quickly recaptured, looking at their posture, it would take less than two days for the Qin army to break into the city and start a street fight with them.
Under such favorable circumstances, why did the Qin people retreat?
Zhou Wen suppressed the doubts in his heart and hurriedly sent people into the city to report.
Soon, Chu general Xiang Qu received the news and strode to the top of the city.
"It seems that the young master took action."
Xiang Qu looked at the retreat of the Qin army outside the city, his eyes lit up and his voice was full of joy.
Young Master?
Zhou Wen blinked, what kind of young master? Where did the young master of Chu come from here?
But before Zhou Wen could react, Xiang Qu issued orders one after another to the generals following him: "Let the men have a good meal to build up their energy, and the horses must also be fed with fodder and be ready until I issue the order."
, then went out of the city to pursue!"
"As soon as the Qin army withdrew, they immediately sent people south to communicate with Shangzhu State and inform Shangzhu State of the situation here."
After a series of promises, Xiang Qu looked at Zhou Wen again: "Look at the sun, continue to pay close attention to the movements of the Qin army after this break. If they show signs of retreat, report to me immediately."
"only."
After issuing a series of military orders, Xiang Qu looked at the Qin army outside the city.
"This army that has cut off the rear looks like 20,000 people. Meng Wu is really steady. If he cuts off so many Qin troops, it will be difficult for my army to take them. I wonder if my father can arrive in time. If he can get it,
After the Qin army has cut off the 20,000 men, there is nothing to fear from Meng Wu."
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One day later, Meng Wu stood on the commander's command car, his face covered with frost, facing the cold wind, looking at the city of Huaiyang ahead.
I saw the Huaiyang Anti-City, with high walls and thick walls, and dense crowds of people on top.
Those people were all wearing black armor and holding swords and halberds. They were clearly a group of Chu people wearing Qin armor, standing ready to prevent the Qin army from attacking the city.
"Is anyone coming out of the city?"
Meng Wu turned his head and looked at the Qin army commander who arrived first.
The military commander hurriedly said: "No, when I led my army to this place, I saw that the city gate was tightly closed and the Chu flag was planted on the city. I knew that the situation had changed and sent people to call the door, but they were shot by random arrows from the city.
After he was shot dead, the subordinates immediately sent someone to notify the general. They also sent cavalry to patrol the four gates, but no one was seen leaving the city."
….
"He did not take action against these five thousand people. He was quite cautious. It seems that he wanted to hold on to this city and cut off my supply route back. He wanted to kill our army."
Meng Wu whispered, and then ordered: "Let someone go to the city to spread the message and invite Lord Changping to speak."
After a while, the military officer reported back to Meng Wu.
"General Meng, the Chu people at the top of the city responded. There is no Changping Lord of Qin among Chen Ying, but only Young Master Qi of Chu. Qin and Chu are at war, and Young Master Qi and the general have nothing to say."
Hearing this, Meng Wu's usually calm face couldn't help but show anger.
"Young Master Qi... is a good one
Young Master Qi, I didn’t expect him to be so obsessed with it. If that’s the case, there’s nothing we can do about it.”
"The troops listened to the order and immediately built weapons and attacked the city overnight. They must capture the city within two days!"
"only!"
Seeing that the generals were ordered to go down and make arrangements for setting up camp and attacking the city, Meng Wu's expression not only did not relax, but became more tense. He whispered: "Two days, only two days left."
When Huaiyang rebelled, the Qin army could only supply food for three days, while Mengwu led his army to withdraw from the Yingshui camp to outside Huaiyang city, which took a day.
Therefore, his army only had two days of food reserves. Even if the food was reduced and the food was mixed with water to make porridge, I am afraid that it would not last four days. But the soldiers had to attack the city and kill the enemy, so how could they be allowed to drink gruel.
This does not include the tens of thousands of civilians auxiliary troops near Huaiyang. Their rations are all supplied by the city. Now that Huaiyang has rebelled, they are all hungry. The Mongolian military cannot squeeze out rations to support them, for fear of chaos, the Mongols
Wu then asked the military officers to lead tens of thousands of civilians northward towards Yangxia, plundering the countryside and fending for themselves. Many people starved to death on the way.
As for Meng Wu's Qin army, there are more than 40,000 people, plus the remaining 20,000 people, that is more than 60,000 soldiers, and there are thousands of horses.
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Outside Huaiyang City, Meng Wu frowned and couldn't help but look to the south.
Now under the Qin army's violent attack, the defenders of the city have shown signs of decline. Those Chu people who were temporarily recruited and defended the city with their bravery were no match for the well-organized Qin army. Even with the advantages of city defense, they still failed several times.
The Qin army almost captured the city wall.
Therefore, his plan of Meng Wu to continuously attack the city day and night was correct. He was very likely to attack the city before running out of food, thereby resolving this crisis.
But Meng Wu has always been worried about two things.
One is that after the city is broken, the rebel Changping Lord who is defending the city will be so mad that he burns all the food and grass. If he does that, everything will really be over.
Another point of worry is that Yang Yuan's troops, who were in the Yingshui camp to ensure the retreat of the army, have not arrived yet.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! According to the news from Yang Yuan, when the army left and he led the Qin army at the rear to prepare to go north, the Chu army in Xiang City really came out of the city to pursue them.
They fought with Yang Yuan's Qin army, apparently trying to prevent the 20,000 Qin army from marching north.
"I left him 20,000 men. Even if the Chu army in Xiangcheng came out to pursue him, it would be impossible for the exhausted soldiers in the city to defeat Yang Yuan's 20,000 men."
Meng Wu comforted himself in his heart, but as a veteran on the battlefield, he couldn't help but have a bad premonition in his heart. This was the intuition of a veteran.
Just when Meng Wu was feeling uneasy, he suddenly heard a noise coming from outside the tent. He was startled and quickly strode out of the tent. At the same time, he asked: "What happened, why the noise?"
Before the soldiers guarding the tent could reply, General Han Zhong rushed over in panic.
"General Meng, something bad has happened! The scouts came to report that Yang Yuan was defeated by the Chu army, and the defeated army is running towards this place."
"What!"
Meng Wu hurriedly went to the outside of the camp with Han Zhong. When he walked out of the camp gate, he saw dust billowing in the direction of Yingshui Xiangcheng.
In the flying dust, countless Qin soldiers who fled in panic were rushing towards the camp. They abandoned their helmets and armor along the way, and their number was even tens of thousands.
….
And here in the Qin army camp, countless Qin soldiers also knew the news, and they were all horrified.
As for the Qin soldiers who were attacking the city wall in the distance, they also saw this scene, and the Chu people took advantage of the situation and took back the city wall they had just captured.
The Qin army was defeated after the Ying River was cut off, which caused instability among the troops in the camp here.
"Yang Yuan was defeated. He had 20,000 people. How could he be defeated by the Chu army in Xiangcheng?"
Meng Wu was confused, but immediately his expression changed drastically, and he shouted hurriedly: "After the soldiers are defeated, I'm afraid there will be Chu troops following them. Quickly send people to form an array outside the camp, so that the soldiers can avoid the camp and regroup. Don't
They are coming to attack our military camp!"
Meng Wu made a quick decision and wanted to make safe arrangements, but by now it was already too late.
Those defeated soldiers of the Qin army had been chased by the Chu people for a day. They were already in a panic and all they could do was run for their lives. At this moment, they saw the camp of their own army in front of them, and they could not care about the issue of "attacking the military camp". Everything seemed to be in sight.
Like long-lost parents, they spread their legs and rushed towards the camp, hoping that their robes could protect them and avoid being chased by the Chu people in the rear.
At this moment, the 40,000 Qin troops outside Huaiyang City were attacked by their own defeated troops. The morale of the 40,000 troops was in chaos, and it was difficult to form a good formation for a while.
Immediately afterwards, the Chu army from the rear, which had long been prepared for a surprise attack, rushed over.
In an instant, there were shouts of killing, and at the same time, the Qin army's camp was set ablaze by the Chu army who was attacking, and the red flames shone brightly in the sky.
In the city, the young master Qi saw the flames outside and the shouts of killing everywhere. He was shocked and knew that reinforcements had arrived. He made an immediate decision and sent out a thousand warriors from Chu, together with his men who dared to die, to open the side gate and fight the attack.
The Chu armies responded to each other and jointly attacked the Qin army under Meng Wu.
"Failed."
Meng Wu was helped onto his horse by short soldiers. He saw the fire in the camp covering the sky, the soldiers shouting and fleeing in all directions, and the Chu troops were killing and pursuing them everywhere.
Needless to say the outcome of such a scene.
"General, let's go quickly. Our army's defeat is now determined.
There is a way."
The soldiers tried to persuade each other with tears in their eyes.
Meng Wu nodded. Before leaving, he looked back to the south, where the Chu army was coming, and said sadly: "Is it Xiang Yan?"
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At the top of Chenying City, Young Master Qi stood on the city wall, his face flushed red by the distant fire.
"Defeated, the Qin army was defeated!"
He whispered.
Seeing with his own eyes the defeat of the country he once served, and seeing the Qin army generals and soldiers who had saluted him respectfully being chased and fled by the Chu people, he still felt quite complicated in his heart.
But soon, Young Master Qi's expression became determined again. Isn't this the result he wanted? Why would he still feel such melancholy after the result was achieved?
Finally, he looked south.
"Shangzhuguo, you are really here."
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"I am coming."
Xiang Yan stood on his chariot, looking at the blazing battlefield in the distance.
Next to the chariot is Xiang Qu on horseback.
Xiang Qu pointed to the battlefield ahead and said with a smile: "My father came just in time. When our army and the Qin army were fighting each other, my father led his troops to attack the Qin army on the side and defeated it. Then he went on without stopping, leading his sons.
Only by driving the Qin army to defeat and attack this place can we achieve such a great victory!"
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"Hahaha, my father first defeated Li Xin in Xia Cai, and now he defeated Meng Wu in Chen Ying. This is a great achievement!"
"In this battle, my father's name will be resounding throughout the world, and my Xiang family will also have infinite glory!"
Seeing her son's high-spirited appearance, Xiang Yan's face was dull, without any trace of joy.
he came.
Fulfilled the agreement with Young Master Qi.
They defeated 20,000 Qin troops by the Ying River, and then drove the defeated troops to attack the Mongolian and Wu armies. They achieved a world-shattering feat and directly shattered the war launched by Qin against Chu this time.
This time Xiang Yan's name is enough to shock the world!
But his trip violated the King of Chu's order to bear the cud.
"There can't be 30,000 Qin troops in Huainan. They don't have that many ships to cross the river, and they don't have the supply logistics. It's impossible for so many Qin troops to sneak into Shouchun without being discovered."
"Although I don't know how the Qin army sneaked into the hinterland of our Chu country, they did not dare to take advantage of the chaos to attack the city. They also threatened to have 30,000 troops to threaten. This must be a deceitful king and should not be credulous. From my point of view
, there are only a few thousand of them at most.”
"I will send ten thousand people back to Shouchun to aid Shouchun, and together with the king's recruitment of young men in Shouchun, it will be enough to protect Chu without losing anything. Even if the opponent really has thirty thousand people, they will definitely not be able to break the city."
This was Xiang Yan's judgment, so he refused King Chu's order to return for reinforcements and sent only 10,000 people back.
He himself led the remaining Chu army north to attack the Qin army outside Xiangcheng.
In the past, the 30,000 Chu army lost thousands in the battle with Li Xin's chariots and cavalry, leaving only more than 20,000 people. Now that 10,000 people have been sent back to aid Shouchun, Xiang Yan only has 15,000 available troops.
He even gave up chasing Li Xin who fled towards Pingyu.
Because the war in Xiangcheng is more important!
The 70,000 men in the Mengwu Division were the main force of the Qin army compared to Li Xin. As long as they could be swallowed up, Qin would definitely suffer heavy losses this time, and it would be difficult to gather new forces to attack Chu for a while.
This is really important to Chu State.
Not to mention, Xiang Yan has already made an agreement with the young master Qi in Chen Ying City.
"So, here I am."
Xiang Yan murmured: "Your Majesty will definitely understand me. Everything I do is for Chu."
As he spoke, he couldn't help but look back south, in the direction of Shouchun.