In the twenty-second year of the Qin Dynasty, at the beginning of winter, the Qin army from Qufu, Zhucheng, Teng County, Ren County and other places marched across the Miaoshui River and slowly marched to the Chu army.
The camp is only ten miles away on the plain.
The army of no less than a hundred thousand soldiers was vast and powerful. The black flags with the word Qin were numerous in the sea of people. They were blowing in the wind. The dense long poles were dazzling and could not be seen to the end.
"Array!!!"
HP rode his war horse and stood at the front of the army, looking at the plain in the distance. The Chu army was already in formation and marching toward this side in a mighty manner.
Next to Huipu, many Qin army generals looked at the Chu army and felt a sense of oppression, their faces full of solemnity and nervousness.
In this battle, there is no way out.
Now that they have crossed the Miao River, only one of them or the Chu army can leave alive.
"Pass my order, the archers prepare, the center army advances, and the right army provides support!"
After HP saw the Chu army arrayed in formation, the Chu army began to send out vanguard soldiers to conduct tests, so he decisively drew out his waist sword and gave a stern order.
Fortunately, after capturing Qufu, HP had a long time to let the generals train his soldiers. Otherwise, facing such a large number of Chu troops, the morale would have been unstable.
As the messengers holding the command flags rode away left and right, not long after, the war drums roared, and in front of one square formation after another, the shouts of the messengers on horseback kept ringing. In front of the rows of Qin soldiers, the commanders immediately pulled out their sashes.
Jian, leading the soldiers behind him, headed towards the Chu army.
Looking at the Chu army on the opposite side, advancing in dense and uniform order, the Qin soldiers looked to the left and right, and could not see the soldiers at the end. Feeling the armor all over their bodies, their courage stabilized, and they walked side by side towards the Chu army.
As a vanguard army, their armor is also the best among the entire army, and thinking of the rewards promised by their generals before the war, every soldier feels a little hot in his heart.
When they were soldiers in the Wei State or working in the fields, they had no chance of a better life.
But now, when I think about the fact that after the war, I will have land and land, I can also get slaves, and I can get a better life for my wife, children, and children at home. I also think about the dignity on my face after I go back, and the scene of being admired and admired by my acquaintances.
At this moment, looking at the Chu army on the opposite side, each of the soldiers felt less afraid.
the other side.
The soldiers of the Qin army holding long bows slowly followed the general's position and stopped. Under the general's order, they took out arrows, stringed their bows, and aimed at the sky above the Chu army.
During their time in Qufu, all their clothes and armor had been replaced by the Qin army's black clothes. After all, it was just a matter of changing the fabrics into black clothes. Although it took time, it was not difficult.
Now, they had completely become soldiers of the Qin army. They thought about Qin's decapitation military system, which had always made them afraid when they thought about it. At this moment, their hearts were filled with longing.
During the attack on Qufu, they had seen or heard that many people had been beheaded, achieved military honors, and were promoted. Not only did their families receive many fields that they did not have before, but they also had maids to serve them.
"Fire arrows!!"
At the general's order, each soldier immediately released his crossbow in the direction of the Chu army, and thousands of arrows were fired densely at the Chu army almost instantly.
The arrows that had been used to garrison Daliang but had never been used in the city were all shot at the Chu army at this moment.
On the plain.
HP watched as the Chu army approached, and the archers quickly fired all their arrows at the Chu army. This scene made HP pay close attention. Then, when he saw the Chu army's counterattacks, they also fell among the Qin army.
, HP immediately observed the morale of the former soldiers.
Although there are generals to oversee the army, after all, many of those soldiers are not soldiers who have been fighting all year round. Once morale collapses, the entire army will inevitably be affected.
When he followed General Li Mu, Huipu had never commanded such a large number of soldiers. If General Bai Yan hadn't fought this battle, he would have only needed to hold back the Chu army, or even be defeated.
Military battle.
Thinking of Bai Yan's trust and the opportunities he had been given for promotion, HP vowed in his heart that he would win back the general's face in this battle so that all other generals would not have any doubts.
Even with these more than 100,000 miscellaneous troops, he would still have a good fight with the Chu army.
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Five miles outside Xiyi City, five Chu soldiers covered in blood were riding horses and rushing towards Xiyi. However, just on the official road, suddenly a thick rope emerged from the ground.
The two Chu soldiers in the front who failed to dodge in time were stumbled directly. The two behind them had no time to tighten their ropes and were instantly tripped by the fallen horses in front of them.
The sounds of falling to the ground were heard one after another.
When the only Chu soldier saw this scene, his face was shocked. He ignored the other four and hurriedly continued towards Xi Yi. The next moment, an arrow was shot from the dense forest next to him.
Almost in the blink of an eye, the Chu soldiers fell off their horses. Only the horses were empty and they soon stopped.
In the dense forest, a dozen men wearing cloth clothes and holding sharp knives came to the official road. Without waiting for the other four Chu soldiers to stand firm, they directly surrounded the four men and hacked them to death one after another.
The five people soon fell to the ground, blood spreading, and they became motionless corpses.
Half an hour later.
As the thunderous sound of horse hooves came, the dozen or so men who had already put the five corpses and horses aside looked at the sound. When they saw the Qin Army cavalry riding horses one by one, they all let go
The man's face turned pale instinctively, and his eyes were full of fear.
Especially when I saw the Qin soldiers in full armor among the densely packed Qin cavalry swarming past.
armor!!!
They had obviously killed people just now, but at this moment, a few of the dozen or so men were so frightened by the scene in front of them that their sword-holding hands trembled vaguely.
Xi Yi.
The Chu soldiers on top of the city were patrolling with Changge in hand. When they suddenly saw the mountains in the distance and a black torrent coming, all the Chu soldiers on top of the city looked at each other with doubts.
The army of the Chu State was obviously in Hu Yi and Ran Yi, so why did the cavalry suddenly come to Xi Yi? Could there be something unexpected happening?
Just when the soldiers of Chu were looking confused, as the black torrent in the distance approached, when some sharp-eyed soldiers of Chu saw the black flags with the word Qin in the torrent, their faces suddenly turned pale and there was no trace of them.
color.
"Qin Army! It's Qin Army!!!"
"The Qin army's cavalry is coming. Go and report to the general!!! Go!!!"
Amid the panic and fear, the soldiers of the Chu army kept running back and forth. Occasionally, they could see some soldiers falling down, and they quickly got up, wishing they had more legs.
However, without preparation in advance, Xi Yi could only defend hastily in the face of the arrival of the Qin army's cavalry.
What frightened the soldiers of the Chu army on top of the city even more was that as the Qin army suddenly came to kill, screams suddenly came from the city tower. Many Chu soldiers had not yet reacted. Only some old soldiers of the Chu army seemed to have thought of it.
What? His eyes were filled with horror. He turned to look at the Qin army's cavalry outside the city, then without caring about anything else, he dropped his weapon and ran away.
After a while.
The Qin army's iron cavalry came from Hong Yong. Under the horrified eyes of all the Chu soldiers on the top of the city, they all swarmed into Xi City.
In an instant, there were screams and killing sounds everywhere under the city tower, and the Chu soldiers on the top of the city looked stunned. Then they saw the Qin soldiers rushing up to the top of the city at the stairs.
"kill!!"
"kill!!!"
The soldiers of the Chu Army, whose expressions were grim, could only respond hastily.
As the roar of killing spread, figures screaming and falling to the ground could be seen everywhere in the city. The Chu army flags that were originally planted fell off one after another, and were replaced by black flags with the word Qin.
Outside the city on the other side of Xiyi.
When the Chu army general Jing Zhi, who was stationed outside the city, received the news and learned that the Qin army's cavalry was coming to kill him, he was shocked and quickly picked up his sword and walked out of the camp.
The Chu army's camp was full of commotion and restless Chu soldiers walking around.
"Cai Yue, immediately order the entire army to prepare for battle!"
Just when Jing Zhi walked out of the camp, he saw deputy general Cai Yue coming with two men. Jing Zhi quickly ordered.
At this moment, Jingzhi's mind was full of doubts. Why did the Qin army's cavalry come to kill him, but he had no news at all. Where were the scouts? And where were the generals from various places who were wary of the cavalry? This place is so far away from the Qin army, how could the Qin army's cavalry be here?
Kill here in a short time.
If something goes wrong, there must be a monster. What Jingzhi is most worried about right now is that once Xicheng is occupied by the Qin army's cavalry, the Chu army's camp at Miaoshui will be raided by the Qin army's cavalry if they are not careful.
"promise!"
When Cai Li heard Jing Zhi's words, he glanced at Jing Zhi, quickly accepted the order, and was about to turn around and leave.
However, at this time, a soldier suddenly walked over in a hurry and knelt on the ground in front of Jing Zhi.
"General, the soldiers reported that General Chuzhen broke into Yan Meiren's camp. It seems that he wanted to..."
The soldier's words surprised Jing Zhi, and then he became furious.
Yan Meiren is his most beloved concubine. Chu Zhen actually dares to take advantage of the chaos to go to his concubine's camp. What is Chu Zhen going to do?
But thinking that the Qin army's cavalry has already come to kill them, the most critical thing at the moment is to resist the Qin army, otherwise their lives will not be saved.
However, Jing Zhi watched helplessly as his concubine was violated by Chu Zhen... How could Jing Zhi bear this? Besides, if Jing Zhi didn't understand, Chu Zhen wouldn't be afraid of him ordering someone to come over?
wrong!
Jingzhi suddenly thought that the Qin army's cavalry was coming. He had no news before. Thinking of this, Jingzhi suddenly woke up.
"Cai Yue, immediately lead your generals and pass on my order to capture and kill Chu Zhen!"
Jing Zhi ordered, and then worried that Cai Yue's generals were insufficient, he even sent some close followers to follow him.
Hearing this, Cai Li took the order again, and then led his generals and others to quickly turn around and walk towards Yan Meiren's camp.
After Jing Zhi saw Cai Yue leaving, he ignored anything else and immediately went to prepare his army with his remaining cronies, hoping to resist the Qin cavalry and defend Xi Yi.
soon.
As densely packed Chu soldiers poured into Xiyi City outside Xiyi City, in an instant, the Chu soldiers who had been defeated and fled regained their morale in an instant, and faced the pursuing Qin army, they resisted to the death.
With.
On the streets, screams and killing sounds could be heard everywhere. Qin and Chu soldiers were fighting together, and some people kept falling to the ground and died miserably.
Jingzhi was holding a sword in the sea of Chu soldiers and leading his generals. When he was preparing to take back Xicheng, he suddenly saw Qin soldiers in full armor suddenly appearing on the street in the distance. At this moment, let alone Jingzhi,
Even the other Chu army generals' expressions changed drastically.
On the street, the soldiers of Chu who were originally fighting with the Qin army had a difficult time facing the brave and skilled cavalry. They finally managed to resist. When they saw the cavalry in full armor approaching, they all looked at it in horror.
Seeing that all the soldiers behind them were the governor's soldiers, some of the Chu soldiers were heartbroken, and they fought desperately to fight against the armored Qin soldiers.
However, they had just fought, and before they could hurt the armored Qin soldiers, they were killed with a sword. The other Chu soldiers fought back, and they were helpless in the face of the tightly defended armored soldiers. What's more, in addition to the Qin army's armored soldiers, there were also
The cavalry soldiers who have been fighting all year round picked up their bows and crossbows in the back and kept shooting arrows.
After finally resisting the Qin army's defense line, they were defeated again in an instant. Many Chu soldiers did not care about the people who were overseeing the army and fled quickly. More and more people were running away. Not only were the people behind the army governor unable to kill them, but they also saw the armored Qin soldiers.
After fighting with the cavalry, they also retreated continuously.
When Chu General Jingzhi saw this, his expression changed drastically, and he immediately lost his ability to deal with it. When he saw the Qin army's cavalry coming from other streets, he could only follow the army and retreat from Xiyi again.
However, outside Xiyi, the Qin army's iron cavalry and side cavalry, who were galloping along both sides of the city, had already arrived. Each of them held a crossbow and began to fire arrows at the densely packed Chu army.
Whether they are side cavalry or iron cavalry, they are all soldiers on the frontiers of Qin and Zhao in the past. In terms of archery and cavalry hunting, not to mention the Chu army soldiers crowded outside the city, even the few Chu army cavalry soldiers are very good.
It quickly collapsed.
Not long after, all the Chu troops fled in all directions. Looking outside the city, more and more Chu soldiers dropped their long swords and knelt on the ground to surrender to Qin. Others who were still resisting were all defeated.
The general of the Chu army fled.
"Take it to Qu Luan!"
Bai Yan, wearing Qin armor, stood in the city road of Xicheng and handed a roll of bamboo slips to Zhonglichuan and Zhonglihao brothers.
"Peng Bo has taken Ban Ding to the Zhongli clan, and will also arrange for someone to inform the Zhongli clan that the death of Qu Yi and the death of Lord Changping's eldest son, Ruo Ao and Liu Zu were all involved!"
Bai Yan looked at the two brothers. After they took the bamboo slips, they looked towards the south of Chu State.
"Once Ban Ding dies, the Ruo Ao clan and the Zhongli clan will fight to the death! I can easily capture Zhongli City, and you two brothers can also easily capture the Zhongli clan."
Bai Yan said softly.
After learning that Ban Ding had planned to use the Chu army to defeat the Qin army and force Ying Zheng to do so, Bai Yan was plotting this matter and had already sent a letter to Luoyin.
Bai Yan did not object to Ban Ding's idea of "a small clan replacing a large clan", but what Bai Yan could not accept was that Ban Ding had to pay for the Qin army's defeat, and in Ban Ding's eyes, the Qin army defeated by the Chu army was his Bai Yan
and his subordinates.
Ban Ding has his own interests and stance, but Bai Yan also has his own methods.
Bai Yan will not kill Ban Ding with his own hands, but it does not mean that Ban Ding will not die.
In the past, Ban Ding worked for Bai Yan and was a guest of Bai Yan and even the Qin State. But now Ban Ding plotted against Bai Yan and became the enemy of Bai Yan and the Qin State, and he no longer felt like a guest.
Just south of the Chu State, Zhongwu City was in a very important position, and not only were Chu troops stationed in the city, but the Zhongli clan also kept thousands of private soldiers captive.
"General, don't worry!"
The brothers Zhongli Hao and Zhongli Chuan looked at each other, then raised their hands to salute, their eyes full of fear, and they looked at Bai Yan fearfully.
Even now, the two brothers don't understand how Bai Yan learned that the two brothers had conspired with Li Yuan to visit Zhongwu City!
Now, since Bai Yan has decided to go south to attack the Chu State, and promised the two brothers that after arriving at Zhongwu City, as long as the two brothers command the Zhongli clan and open the city gate, the Zhongli clan will not be touched. He also wrote to Xianyang, requesting
Ying Zheng ordered that people from the Zhongli clan become the city commanders of Zhongwu City.
Think of this.
The two brothers have nothing to hesitate about. Rather than being squeezed out by the Zhongli clan and becoming a side branch in the Chu Kingdom, it would be better for the two brothers to surrender to the Qin Kingdom, serve Bai Yan, and become the masters of Zhongwu City.
Especially when I thought about the Chu army general Cai Yue here in Xicheng, who unexpectedly secretly surrendered to Bai Yan and turned his head to look outside the city, looking at the fate of the Chu army general Jing Zhi.
The two brothers thought about Ban Ding who had already gone to Zhongwu City. When they thought about what would happen if they betrayed Bai Yan in the future, they felt a chill behind them.
No one knows what measures Bai Yan has secretly prepared to prevent the two brothers from betraying him.