"Your Majesty, our army has broken through the third base of the Qin army. It is estimated that we will be able to defeat half of the Qin army's camps before noon."
Jing Ju came over and reported to Xiang Yan who was standing on the city wall.
Xiang Yan stood with his hands behind his hands, his gray beard and hair dancing in the wind, his eyes fixed on the massive offensive and defensive battle in the east of the city.
The Chu army already had a great advantage, completely suppressing the Qin army guarding the camp, and advancing all the way. Every once in a while, a Qin army's camp was breached.
"What are the casualties of our troops?"
Hearing this, Jing Ju swallowed his saliva and said: "Our army's casualties have exceeded five thousand. Do you want to let the soldiers rest for a while tonight?"
Xiang Yan took a deep breath.
This is the reason why the Chu army was able to gain such an advantage. It used a force several times that of the enemy, regardless of the cost of casualties, to launch violent attacks day and night. One army retreated and the other army advanced, without giving the Qin army on the opposite side any rest.
time.
Under such wheel tactics, the Qin people on the opposite side naturally could not hold on. The exhausted Qin soldiers retreated in succession, and were defeated by the Chu army one by one.
However, the price paid by the Chu army was more than 5,000 casualties, far more casualties than the Qin army. Most of the remaining Chu soldiers were exhausted and their combat effectiveness was reduced.
"The attack cannot stop. At any cost, we will break through the Qin army's obstruction tomorrow!"
Xiang Yan's face was gloomy and he whispered: "Although the king has 20,000 people, the leader of this Qin army is Zhao Tuo. This son is cunning and scheming. For example, he disguised himself as Qiang Tuo. With Zhao Tuo's usual behavior, I'm afraid he will
With the trick and the cooperation of Feng Wuze's troops, the king is in critical condition. We must quickly break through the Qin camp and rush to the aid of the king."
Worry flashed in Xiang Yan's eyes.
He once designed a trap to kill Zhao Tuo in Qiyi, but the other party was very cautious. Not only did he not swallow the bait impulsively, but he also detected the traces of the Chu army behind him, causing Xiang Yan's trap to fail.
Although it was just a small confrontation, Xiang Yan deeply felt that Zhao Tuo was difficult to deal with, just like Wang Jian.
Not to mention that Zhao Tuo also defeated Zhao Ping, Tian Chong, and even his son Xiang Yan. These achievements were enough for Xiang Yan to pay all attention to him, and even he was not absolutely sure that he could defeat Zhao Tuo.
"Your Majesty is not good at fighting."
Xiang Yan sighed softly.
This was his biggest worry. Compared with Zhao Tuo and Feng Wuze, two warriors on the battlefield, King Qi of Chu did not have much battle experience. Although he led troops to help King Qin pacify the Laodu Rebellion when he was in the Qin State, but after that
He served as prime minister for nearly ten years, in charge of administrative planning, and never went to the battlefield. Even when Li Xin attacked Chu, King Qi of Chu was in the rear, in charge of grain and fodder transportation.
A coach with no experience in fighting on the battlefield, with 20,000 people, was besieged by Zhao Tuo and Feng Wuze with superior forces, and was in adversity. How long can such a situation last?
"My King, you must hold on."
"I'm here to save you."
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"With one move, the general is surrounded by enemies on all sides. If not a single soldier is killed, the 20,000 Chu troops will collapse without a fight. This is really a brilliant plan!"
"I think even if Sun Wu were alive, it would be difficult for him to compete with the general!"
"Of course, my general Zhao is a famous general in the world because of his unpredictable ways of attacking the mind."
Amidst the flattering sounds from Hei Butt, Zhang He and others, Zhao Tuo raised his eyebrows, turned around and scolded: "That's enough, don't flatter me with slanderous words, are you sent by the Chu people to flatter me and kill me?"
?”
Hearing the general's reprimand, Black Butt, Zhang He and others looked embarrassed and accused him one after another.
Zhao Tuo snorted coldly and was too lazy to pay attention to these two people.
It is the nature of many people to flatter their superiors, and this is true no matter what era.
For Zhao Tuo, whenever someone praised him, General Li would appear in his mind.
With such a good teacher, Zhao Tuo would not be fooled by these flattering people at all.
Be wary of arrogance and impetuosity, keep this in mind.
Zhao Tuo rode his horse and led the generals to where the Chu camp was.
Yesterday, the red flag was flying and the camp where countless Chu soldiers stood firm has now been reduced to ashes in the flames.
Under the enhanced version of the "Besieged on All Sides" offensive launched by Zhao Tuo yesterday, the Chu army, which was in desperate situation, unexpectedly broke out into civil strife.
Most of the 20,000 Chu troops were common people who had been forced to conquer. These people were not die-hard loyalists to the Chu state. Seeing that they were in a desperate situation, the Qin army gave them a chance to survive. Naturally, everyone wanted to seize this life-saving weapon.
of straw.
When someone took the lead, countless Chu people responded. They burned their tents, fled away, and fought with die-hard Chu loyalists who tried to stop him. There were even greedy Chu generals who led troops to attack King Qi of Chu.
The flames were burning and the fighting was chaotic. In the darkness of the night, many Chu people held torches and fled to the south side where the Qin army was released. Some Chu people even led their soldiers to surrender to the Qin army on both sides.
They were still shouting: "Surrender if you don't kill, surrender if you don't kill, we will surrender."
Under such circumstances, his generals suggested that Zhao Tuo take advantage of the chaos to attack the Chu camp, defeat the Chu army, capture and kill Xiong Qi, and achieve great success in one fell swoop.
Zhao Tuo refused.
Although it is said that war is always full of deceit, it also depends on the situation.
At the beginning, Zhao Tuo pretended to fall from his horse to deceive the Grand Sima of Qi State, which was also a deception. However, the consequences of that incident were not serious. At most, the generals who would oppose Zhao Tuo in the future would be more careful about Zhao Tuo's deception.
But when it came to luring enemy soldiers to surrender, Zhao Tuo could not break his promise at will.
If he goes back on his words and agrees to let these Chu soldiers live, but then turns around and attacks and kills them in the chaos. As long as this matter spreads out, no one will listen to Zhao Tuo's words of surrender in the future.
Losing your credibility and ruining your reputation is a temporary gain but a lifelong harm.
Moreover, the Chu army was already in internal strife, and the Qin army only had to wait for dawn to gain full success. Zhao Tuo did not need to sell his credit for this destined victory.
So Zhao Tuo held back and called on Feng Wuze's troops in the east to stand still and let the Chu people kill each other.
However, for Chu King Xiong Qi, he did not sit back and let him escape. Instead, he arranged for Zhongli Mei to ambush on the way south to look for traces of the opponent.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "The news came from the military commander Zhongli that traces of the puppet king Xiong Qi have been discovered and are leading the army to intercept and kill him."
Lu Wan reported the military intelligence from Zhong Limei.
Zhao Tuo nodded slightly, but his expression did not relax.
Compared with capturing Xiong Qi, there was another more important thing before the Qin army.
Outside Huaiyin City, there is another big trouble.
At this time, the person Zhao Tuo was waiting for also arrived.
General Pi Feng Wuze came on horseback with his cronies.
"General Zhao is so good at attacking people's hearts and minds that he can destroy all 20,000 Chu troops in one night. If this kind of tactics were spread, he would become famous all over the world and be admired."
When Feng Wuze came, he first offered praise.
Zhao Tuo smiled slightly and said: "This is also the power of General Feng. If General Feng did not lead his troops to station on the east side of the Chu army, it would intimidate the Chu army. With these men and horses under my command, the Chu army would not be afraid at all.
, let alone disintegrated overnight, so this situation of being besieged on all sides is also due to General Feng."
Feng Wuze was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing, looking around and saying, "General Zhao in the army likes to share the credit. If you follow General Zhao, you won't have to worry about the credit. When I see you today, this statement is indeed true."
All the Qin generals around him started laughing.
After laughing, Feng Wuze mentioned the matter of Xiong Qi again. When he heard that Zhao Tuo had arranged for people to intercept and pursue him, he immediately nodded with satisfaction. If he could catch the false king Xiong Qi, Feng Wuze would also get a lot of benefits.
of merit.
"General Feng, there is still a big battle coming."
Zhao Tuo looked serious and changed the topic back to the focus.
Feng Wuze nodded and said: "What General Zhao said is that Xiang Yan's army is still in Huaiyin. We can't take it lightly. I still have 15,000 people under my command. I am willing to join forces with General Zhao to defeat Xiang Yan, but I don't know that General Zhao
Is there any good strategy?"
Zhao Tuo whispered: "The general knows that after Xiang Yan evacuates Shandao, he will definitely lead a large army to capture Huaiyin, so there is no need for us to fight Xiang Yan to the death. Therefore, I think we should shrink our troops and defend along the Huaihe River.
Material supplies on the Huaihe River and Xiang Yan’s consumption.”
"If Xiang Yan comes to attack, we will defend to the death. If Xiang Yan leaves, we will pursue him. As long as we drag the Chu army here, until the general arrives with his army, the overall situation will be decided!"
Feng Wuze stroked his palm and praised: "When the enemy attacks, I defend it. When the enemy flees, I pursue it. General Zhao has mastered the essence of the general's art of war."
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On the cliff on the south side.
Han Xin's eyes widened as he watched the flames in the distance extinguish. The place where the Red Army was originally had been completely reduced to ashes, and black spots occupied the shores of the Huai River.
"Xin'er, don't read it. The Qin army has already won. Huaiyin will soon be planted with Qin's black flag, and it will become the territory of the Qin people just like our South Korea."
Han Jia came over, touched his son's head, and sighed: "I don't know what tricks those Qin troops used. They actually caused tens of thousands of Chu troops to collapse in internal strife overnight and won without a fight. It's really amazing.
"
Han Xin turned his face sideways, looked at his father and said, "It's singing."
"What song?"
Han Jia was stunned for a moment and looked at the boy in front of her.
Han Xin said word for word: "There was a song in the wind last night. The sound was small, but I heard it. It was the song of the Chu people."
Han Jia didn't notice any singing last night. He smiled and said: "Okay, even if there is a song, it was sung by the Chu people who were fleeing around. They probably sang because they were depressed, so don't pay attention. You said before that you wanted to see this battlefield
I brought you to see the war, and now it’s enough. Let’s go back quickly, so as not to worry your mother.”
As Han Jia said, her boy couldn't help but pick it up with one hand and walked back.
He was born in a Korean noble family. He left because of the country's collapse and took refuge in Huaiyin.
Now that the Qin army was approaching, the Han family followed the panicked Chu people and hid in the nearby mountains and forests to avoid the disaster.
Because his son Han Xin had been obsessed with reading the few volumes of military books he brought with him since he was a child, Han Jiacai took the risk of bringing his son Han Xin here at night to view the real battlefield and gain some knowledge.
"The song... is being attacked from all sides, attacking his heart?"
Han Xin murmured to himself in his father's arms.
"Xin'er, what did you say?" Han Jia asked.
Han Xin asked in return: "Father, the general Zhao you mentioned before was also the general of the Qin army wearing black armor, right?"
"Yes, the Qin general Zhao Tuo is so powerful. In a last-ditch battle, he defeated 10,000 soldiers of Chu State's Zuo Sima! Tsk-tsk, I don't know how he came up with the idea of a last-ditch battle, went against the tactics of war, and still won the victory. It's really
What a genius."
Han Jia exclaimed in her mouth as she walked.
Han Xin's eyes were shining with yearning.
That was his favorite story.
Whenever he heard "The Last Stand", Han Xin felt inexplicably excited.
He murmured: "This is a last-ditch battle... How lucky it would be to have General Zhao as our teacher."
He turned his head and looked in the direction of the cliff again.
"I wonder who this general is who attacks the enemy with songs?"