"Xiang Yan has no heir, and the Chu general Xiang Qu is the son of someone else."
"Xiang Qu's son is also someone else's illegitimate son."
…
"Ah ah ah, Zhu Zi is bullying someone too much!"
In the Chu army's camp, Xiang Qu's ears seemed to still be filled with malicious insults.
In a rage, he picked up the wooden case with maps and slips of documents and threw it at the tent door.
Jing Tong heard Xiang Qu roaring outside and was about to go into the tent to comfort him.
As soon as he opened the curtain, he saw a huge wooden case flying towards him. Jing Tong screamed and jumped to the side amid the lightning and flint, narrowly avoiding the thrown wooden case.
boom!
The wooden case was smashed into several pieces by Xiang Qu's huge throw.
"If I hadn't jumped so fast, hiss..."
Jing Tong was sweating profusely. If he was hit by this thing, his legs and feet would probably be broken on the spot.
Fortunately, at this time, Xiang Qu finished throwing the wooden case and extinguished part of his anger. When he saw Jing Tong coming in, he suppressed the anger in his heart and said: "Zitong, you have also heard the insults of those Qin people. These people's words are so vicious.
, it’s really unreasonable.”
The corner of Jing Tong's mouth twitched. Seeing Xiang Qu's face turn red with anger, he couldn't say anything more. He could only agree: "What the general said is that those Qin people are so shameless with their malicious words and hurtful words."
Although he was talking, Jing Tong was actually speechless.
Obviously you, General Xiang, want to send people to insult Zhao Tuo and the generals of the Qin army, and give them a way to provoke the generals, so that the aggressive Qin people cross the river to fight.
Unexpectedly, the people of Qin didn't do anything wrong. They just sent a group of people along the river to retaliate, but in the end they made you scream in anger.
What is this?
"The Qin army didn't know what they had devised to be able to transmit the sound so far."
Jing Tong was still a little puzzled, because although the Qin and Chu armies were scolding each other across the Suishui River, the Chu army could not scold the Qin army.
The main reason is that those Qin people who are yelling are holding a strange-looking thing in their hands, which can not only transmit the sound very far, but also be very clear and loud.
Even if the Chu people screamed at the top of their lungs, they could not suppress the Qin people's curses. If there was a favorable wind, the curses could even reach the military camps along the waterfront of Fulisai.
But now is obviously not the time to care about this. Jing Tong said in a low voice: "General, that Zhao Tuo is really cunning and has no intention of crossing the river. General, no matter how much you provoke him, it will probably be useless."
"Well, this Zhao Tuo is indeed difficult to deal with. We have been facing him for more than half a month now. If we can't find a way to defeat him, our Chu country will not be able to survive."
Xiang Qu gritted his teeth, he was really anxious.
Jing Tong was silent.
In the past few days, the amount of military rations transported from the rear to Suishui was obviously less than at the beginning.
Most of Chu's grain and grass were transported to the Chen-Ying front line, which was barely enough to feed Xiang Yan's 400,000 troops, and the grain reserves were getting less and less.
If Xiang Qu cannot defeat Zhao Tuo's army and open up the grain transportation channel on the east bank of Suishui River, then Chu's life span will probably only last more than two months.
When spring comes, the Chu people will run out of food, their troops will lose morale, and they will collapse. The Qin army will take advantage of the situation to cover up the enemy, and Chu will not be able to escape the fate of destruction for eight hundred years.
"I heard that Chen Ying's supervisor Jin Xia has urged Ling Yin several times to send troops to attack Wang Jian, but Ling Yin blocked them all. Jin Xia's words may be what the king means."
Jing Tong opened his mouth and told about the news from Chen Ying.
Xiang Qu's face turned red and bright.
He said bitterly: "Old turtle Wang Jian is extremely cunning. My father has fewer troops than him. If he takes the initiative to attack, he may be defeated. If we want to save our Chu country now, the only way is to defeat the little turtle Zhao Tuo on the other side of the Suishui River."
"Zitong, if he doesn't come over, then I will!"
Jing Tong's eyes widened and he said in surprise: "General Xiang, do you want to cross the river?"
"Of course, I have my own strategy to defeat the enemy this time!"
A cold light flashed in Xiang Qu's eyes.
…
A few days later, in the land of Dongchu.
The lower part shows the fiefdom of the Xiang family.
Xiang Yue, who was nearly eight feet tall, was fully clothed, mounted his horse, and looked back at the five thousand soldiers gathered behind him.
This is the last batch of soldiers squeezed out of the entire Dongchu land.
One thousand of them are soldiers of his Xiang clan, the most elite force among the Xiang clan, and they are now going to save the Chu Kingdom from destruction.
"I will lead troops to Pengcheng to cut off the Qin people's retreat."
"Xiang Liang, Xiang Mao, after I leave, you must be extremely careful. If the war goes unfavorably, you must protect my Xiang family's bloodline."
Xiang Yue spoke in a deep voice. Although he was leading his troops to fight, his mouth was full of twilight.
Two young men, Xiang Liang and Xiang Juan, quickly accepted the promise.
Xiang Yue is the nephew of Ling Yin Xiang Yan and the cousin of Xiang Liang and others. He is the only person among the younger generation of the Xiang family, besides Xiang Qu, who can lead troops into battle.
When Xiang Yan and Xiang Qu led their troops to the expedition, Xiang Yue stayed behind to protect his family. Now facing the danger of overthrow of the country, he could only go to the battlefield with the last batch of soldiers he recruited after receiving Xiang Qu's letter.
Just when everyone was saying goodbye to each other, a boy in the crowd heard Xiang Yue's words and shouted: "Why did my uncle say such depressing words? When leading troops to go on an expedition, they should march forward indomitably and defeat all enemies! An Neng used this as an ominous sign.
Words of encouragement!”
Xiang Yue turned his head and saw that the speaker was a boy who was obviously taller than his peers and was looking at him with wide eyes.
So much like his father.
Xiang Yue couldn't help but laugh and said: "Ji'er is right, our army will definitely win this battle!"
As soon as he said this, a satisfied smile appeared on the boy's face, and everyone became happy.
However, when Xiang Yue turned his head and looked northwest toward Pengcheng, the smile that had just appeared on his face had disappeared, and his eyes were filled with deep worry.
Uncle Xiang Yan was confronting Qin general Wang Jian at Chen Ying, and his brother Xiang Qu also led 30,000 people to entangle Qin general Zhao Tuo at Suishui. Both battlefields could not tell the winner and could only remain in a stalemate for a long time. However, Chu's national strength
But he couldn't hold it anymore.
Therefore, Xiang Qu sent a message asking him to take the 5,000 conscripted men north along the Surabaya River and attack Pengcheng.
Pengcheng is a hub city and the source of food and grass for Zhao Tuo's Qin army.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! As long as Xiang Yue can capture Pengcheng, he doesn’t even need to capture it. He only needs to lead his troops to block the road from Pengcheng south to Suishui, and then cut off the branch beside Suishui.
The Qin army's food routes put the Qin army under Zhao Tuo in danger of food shortage.
The Qin army was frightened and was easily taken advantage of by Xiang Qu. He led the Chu army across the river and defeated the Qin army in one fell swoop. This completely opened up the connection between the east of Suishui River and the battlefield of Chen Ying, so that grain from the east could be transported to Chen Ying, extending the
The time of the fall of Chu State.
Xiang Qu's tactics are very good, but...
"Can brother really defeat that Zhao Tuo?"
Xiang Yue was very worried.
In the shadow of the famous tree of people, Zhao Tuo defeated Chu State Zuo Sima Zhaoping with a small victory and defeated a large number of people, and then defeated a hundred thousand Qi army in Zhencheng. How can such a record not make people worry and doubt whether Xiang Qu can win in one battle.
Especially when Xiang Yue looked back at the soldiers recruited behind him, his eyes became more worried.
Among the five thousand soldiers, except for the elite thousand clan soldiers, the other four thousand stood crookedly, with different heights, and their armor was incomplete. Most of their faces were full of sorrow.
A rabble.
But there was no other way. Chu State stationed 400,000 troops on the Huaibei battlefield. These people were the last batch of soldiers he could recruit.
…
The messenger from the east galloped all the way to the Chu army camp near Fulisai, and delivered the news that Dong Chu had sent 5,000 troops to the hands of the general Xiang Qu.
"General Xiang's strategy was very clever. He attacked Pengcheng with the Chu troops from the east and cut off Zhao Tuo's grain route. Zhao Tuo could only ask his generals to lead their troops back to Pengcheng to confront the Chu troops from the East to ensure the smooth flow of grain routes. In this way,
As a result, the Qin army on the banks of the Suishui River will be even smaller, far inferior to our army."
Jing Tong looked excited and said: "The general's move is exactly what the art of war says. I am dedicated and the enemy is divided into ten. I am dedicated to one, and the enemy is divided into ten. Therefore, if ten are used to attack one of them, then we will be numerous and the enemy will be few. If we can
If everyone defeats the weak, then I will make an appointment with the one who fights!"
"Our army already has more troops than Zhao Tuo. Now the general has asked Dong Chu to send troops to disperse Zhao Tuo's troops even more. In this way, our army will have a greater advantage!"
"Furthermore, the Pengcheng grain road in the rear of the Qin army was attacked. The soldiers must be worried, their morale is unstable, and their combat effectiveness is greatly reduced. This is also an opportunity for our army! General Xiang is worthy of being the son of Ling Yin!"
Jing Tong sincerely praised Xiang Qu's strategy, which was in line with the art of war and highly feasible. It could indeed greatly enhance the Chu army's chances of winning, allowing him to see the possibility of defeating Zhao Tuo for the first time.
Xiang Qu smiled.
After knowing that Zhao Tuo would raid Fengfei, why did Xiang Yan send Xiang Qu to lead the army, because Xiang Qu was his son?
No, it's just because under the current situation of the scarcity of generals in Chu State, Xiang Qu, who has been influenced by Xiang Yan since childhood, is already one of the most skilled in fighting in the entire country.
He is familiar with the art of war and has strategies in his mind. He is far more responsible than the young men of Qu Jingzhao's family, so Xiang Yan entrusts Xiang Qu with an important task and lets him fight against the enemy Qin general Zhao Tuo.
Xiang Qu is indeed very strategic. When he led his army from Chen Ying, he predicted the confrontation with Zhao Tuo at Suishui in advance.
Therefore, at that time, people were sent to Xiang's hometown overnight to serve as Prime Minister, and his cousin Xiang Yue forcibly recruited another group of soldiers in the land of Dongchu. Waiting for his order, when the time was right, he attacked Pengcheng in one fell swoop to serve Xiang.
He breaks the enemy and creates opportunities.
During the confrontation at Suishui, Xiang Qu tried to lure Zhao Tuo to lead his army across the river, but the other party was not fooled. Although Zhao Tuo was angry and annoyed, he did not give up because Xiang Qu also had Xiang Yue, a rare soldier!
Use the right combination and win with the unexpected.
"It's not enough! Even if Zhao Tuo moves his troops north to Pengcheng, he may still have 20,000 troops in Suishui. As a result, our army will only have 10,000 more troops than him, and the chance of victory is not good enough."
Xiang Qu is not proud. From the previous artillery battle on the Huaibei battlefield to the current confrontation in Suishui, after several rounds of confrontation, he has clearly seen the difficulty of Zhao Tuo.
Although he was furious, he valued Zhao Tuo very much.
"There are still nearly 10,000 troops stationed at the border of Xiangyi. Send me 5,000 troops. After our troops cross the Sui River, we will attack Zhao Tuo together!"
"And I will boost morale, burn the boat and burn the cauldron, and move forward indomitably!"
"The Art of War: Nine Places" by Sun Tzu: Burning a boat and burning a cauldron is like driving a flock of sheep.
"Historical Records·Biographies of Huo Shi": To the east of Pengcheng, Xiapi, Donghai, Wu, and Guangling, this is the Eastern Chu.
Xiaxiang is east of Pengcheng and southeast of Xiapi, so it should be the land of Eastern Chu.
Xiang Yu is called the Overlord of Western Chu, probably because his capital is Pengcheng, which is located in Western Chu.
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