Because Dou Huai was eager to save the king, he launched a fierce attack regardless of casualties.
At the same time, fake battles are fake, and real battles are more real. Not all the coalition camps are idiots, and some people will wake up.
A large-scale battle began again. After fighting for about two hours, there was indeed action again in the coalition camp.
This time, the coalition camp was almost in full force, that is, everyone who could move was mobilized, the wounded and sick were left behind, and the rest had to risk their lives to break through.
"There are only more than 20,000 trapped enemy troops left?" Zhiyao thought this number was very reasonable.
The siege lasted for nearly three months, and the original army was not without casualties. The number of casualties was about 3,000, the number of wounded was higher, and the number of casualties did not exceed 800.
Fan Li said: "The enemy troops starved to death, and many of them died from serious injuries."
Yes, after being besieged, the quality of life will definitely drop off a cliff, and the non-combat casualties will definitely be more serious.
During these three months, the coalition forces had enough firewood at the beginning and could have a hot bite every day.
Later, the firewood reserves were seriously insufficient. Even if we could start cooking, it would be impossible to reheat the food.
Later, when I took a sip of cold water, I had to swallow the uncooked rice in my stomach.
As for the treatment of patients, there are usually no reliable treatment methods. Can we expect to get good treatment under difficult conditions?
The season has come to winter, and the climate is getting colder day by day. Although you can survive in warm climates, it is really more difficult in the cold season. Many coalition soldiers never woke up after falling asleep.
Therefore, the massive attrition of the coalition forces was not caused by the sharp weapons of the original army, but more than two-thirds was a kind of non-combat attrition.
"Your Majesty, Chu's reinforcements are fighting to the death, and the new army's casualties have increased." Sun Wu sent someone to report.
Zhiyao had already made preparations and ordered: "Since the Chu army is coming to help, let them enter the camp."
On the other hand, the princes cannot be allowed to successfully break through.
This requires the original army to dispatch more troops to block the coalition forces that have left the camp. At the same time, the original army cannot be attacked from two sides. It requires relatively strong control over the battlefield situation.
The Chu army that came for reinforcements had advanced within three miles of the coalition camp. After the woods were no longer blocking their view, both sides could see each other visually.
At that moment, the coalition forces cheered, and the Chu troops who came to the rescue were instantly boosted in morale.
"It is necessary to prevent the enemy cavalry from approaching easily, and it is also necessary to maintain a retreat!" Ye Gong said.
They want to assist the trapped friendly forces to break out, not to increase the number of trapped troops. While they are attacking fiercely, they also need the coalition forces to fight their way out.
The consequences of reinforcements entering the camp will be unpredictable. Who doesn't understand this truth?
The most urgent thing for them is to regain contact, but it is too difficult to do so!
Dou Huai now has a big opinion against Ye Gong.
In the past, Mr. Ye may have been too cautious, or he may have been too timid, or he was not in an urgent mood to rescue Chu Junzhang. Anyway, it was Dou Huai who fought hard regardless of casualties that led to the breakthrough.
Douhuai's headquarters suffered thousands of casualties in less than two quarters of an hour. How could he not feel resentful in his heart?
However, rescuing Chu Junzhang is currently the top priority. Although Dou Huai is very resentful, he still decided to put the overall situation first and said: "The purpose of preventing my enemy from retreating is to allow me to enter the camp. Now, it is difficult for the king to
To break through, I have to move forward!"
Is this also a conspiracy of the original army? They used more troops to prevent the coalition forces from breaking out from the camp, and used less troops to block Chu's reinforcements.
Without falling into a dazed state of mind, it was not difficult to see that the Yuan army had no intention of blocking Chu's reinforcements, but neither Ye Gong nor Dou Huai knew the Yuan army's intentions, but they still could not stop moving forward.
Zhiyao is also facing a problem here.
The State of Chu is indeed a State of Chu, and it has produced some very reckless monarchs.
There used to be kings of the Communist Party of Chu and King Zhuang of Chu who liked to line up in front of the battle. Perhaps it was because they had Yang Youji, the best archer in the world, as the number one bodyguard, and Pan Dang, the second best archer in the world, as a backup. At the same time, they also had the authority of the monarch not to offend.
Guarantee, I am really not afraid of being killed in battle, but the two monarchs of Chu are really very courageous.
Now, Chu Junzhang personally participated in the fight with his sword in hand. Although there were many soldiers and soldiers guarding the area, Chu Junzhang had no chance to kill anyone with his own hands, but it still greatly boosted the morale of the coalition forces.
The king has gone into battle and fought tooth and nail, so how dare the others spare their lives, right?
When the officers responsible for commanding the arrow array saw the Chu emperor's banner moving forward, they subconsciously avoided shooting arrows in the direction of the Chu emperor's banner because of their instilled fear of the monarchy.
In that case, the original melee troops responsible for blocking the attack would have to face the impact of Chu Junzhang's elite group.
When one party has scruples and is restrained, while the other party wants to fight tooth and nail to survive, you can imagine what will happen.
Now, with Chu Junzhang as the spearhead, the coalition forces advanced slowly but surely. Cheng Shuo, who actually commanded the battle, had to invest in reinforcements to prevent Chu Junzhang from truly succeeding in breaking through.
"Your Majesty, if Chu Jun successfully breaks through, the remaining princes will not matter." Cheng Shuo went to Zhiyao to explain the situation.
It's not that he looked down on other princes. Except for Yuejun Gou Jian and Zheng Junyi, the other princes really didn't have the qualifications to be looked down upon.
Fan Li said: "Although the state of Chu is in chaos, the king of Chu has never acted foolishly."
Chu Junzhang really cannot be blamed for the decline of Chu State. It is King Chu Zhao and the other kings of Chu State who should be held responsible.
The generation of King Chu Zhao? The state of Chu was pinned to the ground by the state of Wu and detonated. Not only did it appear more and more powerless to the outside world, but its internal deterrence also plummeted. Only then did Chu Junzhang face the dangerous situation after he succeeded to the throne.
It should be said that Chu Junzhang was still a very good monarch. He was able to unite most people internally and was willing to be soft externally. This was the reason why there were signs that Chu State was about to revive.
If Duke Bai had not defeated Tai Mang and used force to eliminate dissatisfaction, Chu Junzhang actually wanted to use a soft knife to kill the nobles in the separatist areas. (This was also done in history.)
So, what did Fan Li mean when he said that?
It is an obvious reminder that Chu Junzhang must not be allowed to successfully break out of the encirclement. Otherwise, Chu Junzhang, who has experienced such a dangerous situation, will definitely have a tougher character in the future and understand that his biggest enemy is Yuan Guo.
Zhiyao stared at Fan Li for a while and then ordered: "The Lord of Chu is virtuous, and God will bless him. There is no need to be taboo about the arrow array."
In other words, if Chu Junzhang was hit by an arrow or even shot to death, his virtue must not be enough for God to protect him.
If God doesn't protect Chu Junzhang, how can you blame the original army who shot the arrow, right?
The reason why Zhiyao stared at Fan Li before giving the order was because she was thinking about the composition of Fan Li.
They have historians by their side who will record the conversations truthfully.
Therefore, if something unexpected happens to Chu Junzhang, Fan Li will inevitably bear the corresponding responsibility.
Of course Fan Li knew that there were historians recording the records, and thought to himself: "I went from the Chu State to the Yue State to serve Gou Jian, and then from the Yue State to serve the Yuan State. How could Yuan Junyao not have any doubts? I want to develop in the Yuan State, and even
For Yu Fei to succeed in his career, it is not enough to rely solely on his ability. Yuan Junyao needs to be relieved of his doubts first!"
If he stayed in Yue, Gou Jian would definitely kill Fan Li.
So Fan Li ran away wisely.
Run out of the Yue Kingdom? The remnants of the Wu Kingdom will not let Fan Li go, and may even be pursued by the Chu Kingdom. Without the protection of Wen Zhong, the Chu Kingdom's Ling Yin is defeated by Bai Gong. Fan Li has no choice but to go to the Yuan Kingdom if he wants to survive.
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What is the reason? Of course, only the Yuan country has enough strength to protect Fan Li. If you want to get the protection of the Yuan country, you must contribute to the Yuan country. The reason is not that difficult to understand.
As for why there were people in Yue, Wu and Chu who wanted to kill Fan Li, who asked Gou Jian to take revenge at that stage, it was Fan Li who was in charge of the internal affairs of Yue and as the provider and deployer of some conspiracies.
He participated in some things, but those things were not honorable. It is really not that easy to get a good death. (Historically, after Fan Li retired to seclusion, he completely disappeared. Whether he enjoyed his old age is unknown)
Even though the commanders of the Arrow Formation received orders from Zhiyao, they still had scruples, but they could only carry out the clear orders.
The Yuan army never shot arrows? Chu Junzhang felt that the Yuan army still had some "reasons". When he thought there was hope for a breakthrough, he looked up and saw the rain of arrows coming, and something broke in his heart.
Why did Zhiyao order the archery? As he said, if God bless Chu Junzhang, not just one or two waves of arrows could kill him, and Chu Junzhang must have an armor-piercing stomach, so he would not be shot to death all at once.
It just interrupted their brave breakout trend.
"The King is hit by an arrow!!"
Zhiyao's ears were relatively good, so when she heard a call coming from the battle formation, she was stunned for a moment.
"Isn't it?! Xiong Zhang is so unlucky???" Zhi Yao was a little confused at this moment.
There are two people who will be called "King" at the scene, one is Chu Junzhang, and the other is Gou Jian, who is the internal king.
In 704 BC, Xiong Tong overrodely proclaimed himself king and became King Wu of Chu.
In 586 BC, Shou Meng ascended the throne and became the king of Wu, and became king about three years later.
In 538 BC, the Yue Kingdom moved its capital to Gou Sheng, and Yue Jun Yunchang proclaimed himself king.
Chu Junzhang was really unlucky. Like the King of Chu, he was shot in one eye.
In fact, the Yuan army rained arrows on Chu Jun's banner, which really shocked many people. It was clear that the Yuan army had no scruples.
The original army is really powerful in combat, and after losing some scruples, the princes should worry about their own lives, and they can no longer do certain things.
What Zhiyao saw was that Chu Jun's banner moved towards the allied camp again, with the purpose of ordering the arrow formation to stop covering it, and then sent an envoy to Chu's reinforcements to inform Chu Jun of the arrow hit by Zhang Zhang.
When Dou Huai and Ye Gong received the envoy from the original country, they were shocked when they learned that Chu Junzhang had been hit by an arrow.
"I don't know where Lord Chu was hit by the arrow, so I just retreated to the camp." The envoy from the original country was asked this question and could only answer like this.
Ye Gong and Dou Huai wanted to take off the head of the envoy from the original country, but they tried hard to restrain themselves before letting the envoy from the original country leave.
They looked at each other for a while, knowing very well that no matter how big and deep the pit ahead was, they could only jump into it.
