When the Qin army from the west appeared and began to set up camp.
All the Chu troops on this side of the battlefield have retreated to their own camps. Chu soldiers wearing red armor are digging trenches and building walls outside the camps in a defensive posture.
"If Bu Guruo retreats to Huaiyin at this time, he will not only run into Zhao Tuo's army head-on, but he will also be pursued by Feng Wuze's troops in the rear."
"In this case, even if Bu Gu can escape with his life, I am afraid that the 20,000 troops under my command will not survive. For now, the only way is to defend the camp. There are still more than ten days of food and grass in the army. As long as I can defend it to the end
Stay, enough to support your order until your order comes back!"
King Qi of Chu was planning.
Facing the Qin army led by Zhao Tuo, he already felt timid and did not lead his army westward to try to break through the Qin army's interception.
King Qi of Chu knew very well that although Zhao Tuo was young, he was a warrior on the battlefield. He, a coach with no battlefield experience, could not be his opponent.
If they attack rashly, the only fate awaiting the 20,000 Chu troops is destruction.
His only chance of survival was to switch from offense to defense and persist until Ling Yin came back for help.
"Ling Yin will definitely come back to save Bu Gu and the Chu Kingdom!"
…
From the southwest of Huaiyin City, red flags are coming continuously.
After a long journey, 40,000 Chu troops arrived outside Huaiyin City.
Xiang Yan stood on the commander's chariot and looked toward the east of the city.
To the east of Huaiyin, the Qin flag was flying, and the Qin army's camp blocked their passage to the east.
"Ling Yin, this is Cai Niao who led the troops to guard Huaiyin and made way for the Qin army."
Jing Tong's face was ashen, and he and his younger brother Jing Ju came over escorting a military commander with a short beard and a white face.
"Ling Yin, the last general was also afraid that the Qin army would attack Huaiyin, so he led his troops to garrison the city. Firstly, it was to ensure that Huaiyin was not lost, and at the same time, he used the city defense to resist Qin's tens of thousands of troops. Secondly, he also thought that if I defended the city,
When the Qin army sees that it is unable to attack the city and turns to the king, the general can lead his troops out of the city and follow the Qin army in pursuit, and he will definitely be able to defeat it. Who knows..."
When Cai Niao said this, she looked frightened.
Xiang Yan glanced at him and said coldly: "So you gave up the main road and led the army to defend Huaiyin. As a result, the Qin army did not attack Huaiyin. When they went east to attack the king, they still left some troops on the way to the stronghold.
Instead, they blocked you in the city. You led your troops out of the city to break through the Qin stronghold, but found that you couldn't get in, making all your previous plans useless."
"Your Majesty, this Cai Niao has delayed the military flight and caused this situation. He should be killed!"
"Deserves to be killed!"
The two brothers Jing Tong and Jing Ju spoke in an angry voice.
No wonder they are so angry.
If Cai Niao does not enter Huaiyin, or only dedicates part of his troops to guard Huaiyin, but leads the army to camp on the road and defend the intersection, he has 10,000 soldiers. It is not said how long he can hold off the Qin army, but it should not be more than a few days.
questionable.
Xiang Yan abandoned the barrier of Shandao and marched all the way. He could reach the outside of Huaiyin City in just a few days.
At that time, if Cai Niao blocks the road and Xiang Yan attacks from behind, he may be able to annihilate all the Qin army's partial divisions, thereby eliminating the danger in Huaiyin.
Unexpectedly, Cai Niao took the initiative to defend Huaiyin and gave up the road to the east, which put the Chu army in such a passive situation.
Just thinking about the scene where the main force of the Qin army and Feng Wuze's troops joined forces to attack the king, all the Chu people present broke out in sweat on their foreheads.
Such a Cai Niao, why shouldn't he be killed?
When he heard the crowd shouting for death, Cai Niao, with an earthy face, knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing.
"The general is incompetent, please order Yin to spare the life of the general!"
Amidst Cai Niao's screams and the shouts of all the Chu generals to kill him, Xiang Yan took a deep breath and said with a sad face: "The matter has come to this, there is no point in killing him, go down and make meritorious service."
"Thank you Ling Yin, I will definitely take the blame and make meritorious service, and fight with those Qin people!"
Cai Niao knocked her head and drew blood, and then retreated shivering.
Jing Tong was dissatisfied and wanted to talk again.
But Xiang Yan looked up to the sky and sighed: "If my son and Zhaoping were here, how could this happen?"
Jing Tong was silent, thinking about his defeat and Xiang Qu and Zhaoping's suicide.
He understood why Xiang Yan didn't kill Cai Niao.
The Chu State overthrew its army and killed its generals. If a battle was lost, a general would die.
At the end of the day, when I looked around, I saw no good generals.
If Zhao Ping and Xiang Qu had not died, and King Qi of Chu had good generals at his disposal, he would not have sent a stupid general like Cai Niao to create such a situation.
Although Cai Niao is stupid, if he has experienced many battles, it is not impossible to grow into a general. Why would he kill a general because of something that is irreversible?
The Chu people have no generals left.
Jing Tong sighed and stopped talking about Cai Niao. Instead, he looked at the Qin army camp in the distance and whispered: "Your Majesty, our current plan is to attack the Qin army camp with all our strength."
The generals nodded. The Chu army has no other choice now. It depends on who is faster, them or the Qin people.
If the Chu army breaks through this camp first, they can go all the way east to rescue King Qi of Chu who is being flanked.
If the Qin army defeated Chu King Xiong Qi first, then turned around and joined the Qin army here, the outcome of the victory would be unpredictable.
Xiang Yan narrowed his eyes and looked at the Qin camp with black flags flying in the distance. He said in a cold voice: "Leave ten thousand people to rest. The remaining soldiers will attack the Qin army camp in batches. They will not stop day and night and must break through it at all costs."
This camp is to save the king!"
"only!"
Soon, passionate war drums were beating outside Huaiyin City, and countless Chu troops wearing red armor rushed towards the Qin camp.
He sacrificed his life and worked hard to attack the camp.
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"General, the Chu army has dug ditches and fortifications, and the defenses are strong. It may be difficult for our army to capture them in a short time."
Lu Wan looked into the distance, shook her head and sighed.
The golden bell sounded.
Zhao Tuo stood on the car and watched the Qin soldiers who attacked the Chu camp in the distance retreat.
This attack by the Qin army did not bring any benefits except capturing a weakly defended Chu army camp and throwing away hundreds of corpses.
After all, King Qi of Chu shrank his entire army and relied on the defense of the camp to occupy favorable conditions.
Even if Zhao Tuo and Feng Wuze launch attacks from the east and west sides, no matter how ferocious the Qin soldiers are, such a camp attack can only be a head-on battle. There are not many shortcuts. If the Qin army wants to break the camp, it can only use
In exchange for the lives of soldiers.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The Chu army's 20,000 men, protecting their new king, all fought hard. It was not easy for the Qin army to break through the Chu camp.
"Xiang Yan has led his troops to Huaiyin and is attacking Shejian. There are many soldiers under Xiang Yan's command. Together with the 10,000 people in Huaiyin, the number may reach about 50,000. With such a number, Shejian cannot stop Shejian for long. We must
We must capture Xiong Qi as soon as possible."
Zhao Tuo looked at the continuous Chu camp in the distance with a thoughtful look in his eyes.
After a long time, he said: "When our army lured Jingtong before, there were hundreds of prisoners left in the army. There are also Chu people recruited from Dongyang such as Chen Ying. The total number should not be small. You can give them all."
I'll gather them together and I'll make my own arrangements later."
"I will write another letter later and ask Li Shang to bypass the Chu army camp and go to General Feng in the east to deliver the letter."
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Night falls.
The Qin troops on the east and west sides had already retreated and had no plans to attack at night.
In the Chu camp, wounded soldiers were wailing everywhere.
King Qi of Chu felt depressed and walked out of the tent to take a breath. Under the guard of short soldiers, he came to the northern camp near the Huai River.
The clear moonlight reflects on the Huaihe River, making the waves sparkling and dazzling.
He stood by the river and stared blankly at the Huai River in the distance.
Inexplicably, he thought of Guanzhong.
A long time ago, Xiong Qi also stood on the bank of the Weishui River in Guanzhong, watching the roar of the water under the moonlight.
Xiong Qi, who grew up in Guanzhong, Qin Dynasty, stepped on the loess soil and drank water from the Wei River. How could he not have feelings for that land?
In a sense, the Qin land in Guanzhong is the hometown where Xiong Qi was born and raised.
It’s just that my hometown is nice.
In his body, the blood of the Xiong family named Mi flows.
The descendant of Emperor Gaoyang, the bloodline of Huozheng Zhurong.
"Bu Gu is the son of Ji Lian, the queen of Wan Xiong, and the blood in his body is noble and unyielding."
"The state of Chu is about to collapse, and eight hundred years of inheritance are on the verge of being cut off. Bu Guan can just sit back and ignore it."
Xiong Qi let out a long sigh and looked at the river in the distance with a confused look in his eyes.
In his mind, a figure of a man wearing royal robes appeared.
That was the king who chose to believe in him, Xiong Qi.
"Your Majesty, will you understand me?"
Just when Xiong Qi was muttering to himself, feeling sad secretly.
On the Huai River, there are ships approaching under the moonlight.
On the boat, there was a faint singing sound.
On the east, west, and north sides of the Chu army camp, on the land illuminated by the moonlight, figures appeared one after another.
They held strange-shaped instruments in their hands, and the sound passed through the instruments and echoed in the wind, clear and loud.
Xiong Qi listened intently.
That is the voice of Chu people, the singing of Chu people who miss their hometown.
I waded through the blue clouds and wandered over, and suddenly I came to my husband's old hometown.
The servant's heart is full of sorrow, and his horse is careless.
I think about the past, so I imagine it, and I take a long breath to cover my tears.