Qin and Chu confront each other on the Huaibei battlefield.
Calculated in terms of food supplies, the Chu army could have lasted longer.
However, as Chu State's order Yin Xiangyan disobeyed the King of Chu's order and chose to lead his troops eastward. Zhaoyuan, the Chu general who stayed behind at Chen Ying, chopped off the head of the supervisor Jin Xia and sent him to Shouchun for demonstration.
Under such circumstances, King Chu Chu was furious, thinking that Chen Ying and the Chu army had rebelled against him and could no longer be trusted.
Therefore, the King of Chu actually withheld the last batch of grain and transported all the grain that was originally intended to be sent to the Chenying battlefield into Shouchun City.
As a result, Chen Ying and the hundreds of thousands of Chu troops in Shangcai fell into a food shortage crisis half a month in advance.
Especially as Ling Yin Xiangyan led his troops eastward, news of the break with the King of Chu spread among the lower-level soldiers, which made the Chu army even more distraught. If Chu General Zhaoyuan had not been forcibly suppressed, the Chu army would have collapsed long ago.
Even so, as the granaries of each army have bottomed out, many nobles have quietly taken their own tribes of soldiers to break away from the army and return to their fiefdoms to seek a way out.
The lower-level soldiers also showed the tendency to flee. If this situation continues, hundreds of thousands of Chu troops will collapse on the spot in a few days.
Therefore, when the Chu army was about to collapse, Chu general Zhaoyuan, who acted as the agent for all affairs, gathered his soldiers and issued an order to launch a general attack on the Qin army!
Thinking about it in Zhaoyuan, if the army collapsed and the soldiers fled in all directions, they would be chased north by the Qin people, and hundreds of thousands of Chu people would die in vain.
It would be better to take advantage of the last few days when food is available to launch a counterattack. Even if defeat cannot be turned into victory, the desperate attack of hundreds of thousands of Chu troops will consume the Qin people's strength and reduce resistance for Ling Yin to counterattack Huaibei in the future.
"You Sima, General Zhaoyuan on Chen Ying's side has issued a general attack order. Today he will send out all his troops to attack the Qin army's fortress and fight to the death with the Qin people!"
Zheng Zisu, a trusted general, sent news from Chen Ying.
Ye Sheng, the Right Sima of the State of Chu, had eyes full of gloom.
"Launch a general offensive and fight to the death with the Qin people?"
"Zhao Yuan is just as spirited as his brother Zhao Ping. It's a pity that the defeat is already certain. What he did is just staining the battlefield with blood in the end."
Ye Sheng sighed, and then gritted his teeth and cursed: "That Xiang Yan is the most hateful. Since he has fallen out with the king, then just ignore Shouchun. Why did he take the opportunity to escape with his elite soldiers? This is to treat us as abandoned children!"
Ye Sheng was very angry. It was not that he hated the enmity between Xiang Yan and King Chu.
The Ye family belongs to the famous aristocratic family of the Chu State after the former Duke Ye fell into the Liang Dynasty. Ye Sheng is naturally aware of all the discord and discord among the nobles of the Chu State, and even with the king.
He didn't blame Xiang Yan and Fu Chu for falling out, because this King of Chu Fu Chu was indeed nothing.
Ye Sheng was angry that Xiang Yan led his troops eastward without telling him.
Not taking him with him when escaping would actually turn his right commander Ye Sheng into an outcast who would consume the Qin army.
This made Ye Sheng very angry.
Now, when it comes to the final battle, Ye Sheng can't cheer up at all.
This battle must be lost!
One careless move could put your life in danger.
"Zisu, please rest your 10,000 elite troops and prepare corresponding supplies. When I order the generals to attack and fight the Qin army under Yang Duanhe's tribe, you and I will lead these 10,000 elite troops to evacuate."
Ye Sheng turned to look to the east and whispered: "You Xiang Yan ran away, why should I, Ye Sheng, stay here and fight the Qin army? I will just run with him. I have ten thousand elite soldiers. If I just want to escape,
, who can stop me?"
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"The Chu army has launched an attack, and all the troops are holding on to the barriers. When Chu's troops are exhausted, it's time for us to fight back and defeat the enemy in one fell swoop!"
When General Yang Duanhe's order was conveyed to the camps in Shangcai, the 150,000 Qin troops stationed here were all extremely happy.
Under the propaganda of Qin generals and officials at all levels, these 150,000 Qin soldiers knew clearly that this Chu attack was just a last counterattack before death. As long as they could survive it, they would win the battle.
"Our army has high bases and thick walls. The Chu army has been unable to do anything to us for half a year. This counterattack will be in vain. When they run out of food and energy, it will be the time for us to chase them north and gain meritorious service."
In the camp, the military commander Li You was in high spirits. He had been waiting for half a year at the place of Shangcai, and now he finally waited for the moment when he could avenge his shame and achieve world-shattering feats.
"Gong Ao, in this battle of the Chu army's attack on the fortress, your five hundred elite troops are not going to participate in the battle. Give me enough energy to feed and drink my two and three sons. When the Chu army is exhausted and our army counterattacks, you and other subordinates
Five hundred strong men, I will be of great use!"
Li You was in high spirits and his eyes were shining.
"No matter what the military commander orders, Gong Ao must go all out!"
A young general immediately accepted the order and spoke in a very loud voice.
Li You nodded with satisfaction.
Total Ao.
A young man from the Gong family in Nanjun, who holds the position of commander of five hundred in the army, is very brave on the court and has a heroic spirit.
Li You admired this very much, and after conquering him, he made him his confidant.
Li Yourang Gong Ao led the 500 most elite soldiers under his command, directly led by himself, and they were his trump card troops.
After seeing Gong Ao accept the order and retreat, Li You raised a smile on his lips.
Here's his chance to avenge his shame and make a name for himself!
This time the Chu army's counterattack failed. Needless to say, the result must have ended in a rout.
When the time comes, the various tribes of the Qin army will chase the enemy northward, killing and capturing Chu soldiers along the way in order to obtain military glory. Naturally, Li You will also participate in it.
However, Li You looked down upon ordinary meritorious deeds.
"Only the Right Sima Ye Sheng is my goal, Li You!"
"The Chu army was defeated, and more than 100,000 defeated troops at Shangcai fled in all directions, with no fighting power. I expected that the right Sima Ye Sheng, seeing that the situation was not good, would rush east in a hurry, even if he still had soldiers under his command to protect him, he would be defeated.
These Chu people must have no fighting spirit. When the time comes, with the power of victory in this battle, I will pursue them all the way. Can the Chu army be my enemy?"
"In this pursuit of death and pursuit to the north, I will capture and kill You Sima Ye Sheng and return!"
Thinking of this, Li You became more and more excited.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! At this time, he did not think about the matter of a last-ditch battle. Now that the Qin army was victorious, there was no need to play such tricks.
Li You only needs to take advantage of the victory and pursue it to achieve great success.
The fact that Zhao Tuo defeated the Qi army and captured Qi's Grand Sima has always been on Li You's mind.
So this time, he, Li You, must capture the right Sima of Chu State.
In this way, not only can the name of "Li Paopao" be wiped clean, but the king will also favor him again, right?
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Amidst the rumbling of war drums, the Chu troops at Cai's camp moved out.
There were 150,000 Chu troops here, and a total of 70,000 soldiers launched an attack. They pushed forward the siege equipment, took swords, halberds and spears, and began to charge towards the Qin army's camp.
Seen from the air, the eyes are full of red helmets and red armor, like wave after wave of red waves, constantly attacking the Qin army's camp.
However, under the command of Qin General Yang Duanhe, the Qin army here remained motionless, like a hard rock. Although the red tide was violent, it could not shake the black stone.
The initial impact was the most violent. When the country was on the verge of subjugation, there was naturally no shortage of hot-blooded warriors in the Chu army. They were willing to die for the country. As warriors who dared to die, they were very strong when attacking the fortress, causing a lot of damage to the Qin army.
casualties.
But after the death of these hot-blooded warriors, the Chu army's attacks began to become worse. By the afternoon, tens of thousands of Chu troops were still unable to shake the Qin army's camp.
The soldiers of Chu began to lose their strength.
At this time, the Chu generals at all levels also received the news that their chief general, You Sima Ye Sheng, had abandoned them and led his troops to flee eastward.
The generals have all fled, who would act like a fool and fight against the Qin army?
Tens of thousands of Chu soldiers fled in all directions.
Tens of thousands of auxiliary soldiers and civilians in the military camp also spread their legs and fled to their own deaths.
The Chu army of more than 100,000 people completely collapsed.
"The Chu army has been defeated, and our army has won a great victory!"
"The armies came out of their bases and chased the enemy to the north."
"Second and third sons, it's now time to make a meritorious service!"
Qin general Yang Duanhe stood on the general platform in high spirits and issued an order to pursue the Chu army.
"Making meritorious service and honoring me today is the day!"
Amid the countless excited cries, Li Youyi clenched his fists and trembled with excitement.
He turned around and issued a military order.
"Gong Ao, lead your elite troops to attack immediately! I will lead my own army to follow behind you!"
"I want the right Sima of Chu!"
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