Chapter 580 Deputy General of the Chu Army, Young Master Xiong Qi
"The Qin army was defeated! Kill!!!"
"The Qin army is defeated, chase!"
Amid shouts of joy, the Chu army marched towards the Qin army on the battlefield. The battlefield was filled with gunpowder smoke. Countless flags and flags were stuck on the ground in various shapes.
At a glance, countless corpses dyed the entire battlefield red, and bloody blades were everywhere.
Like a sea of people, the Chu soldiers rushed towards the Qin army one after another, each with a ferocious expression. On this day, they fought with the Qin army for a whole day, and the anger in their hearts completely broke out after the Qin army was defeated, and
The murderous intention increased greatly.
"Whoever captures the head of a general of the Qin army will resign and be rewarded with a hundred gold coins; whoever captures the leader of the Qin army alive will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins!"
Among the Chu army, under the protection of a group of Chu army generals, the young master Xiong Qi, who was wearing armor, gave orders with a proud look on his face. Looking at the battlefield in the distance, the Qin army that had been fighting for a day had been defeated. Xiong Qi was heartbroken.
Full of excitement.
Now that he has become the prince of the Chu Kingdom, Xiong Qi is also eager to make achievements, establish a reputation for himself, and gain the support of hundreds of officials and noble families in the Chu Kingdom.
"promise!"
"promise!!"
When the young Chu generals heard what Young Master Xiong Qi said, they looked at each other, and then led their subordinates to kill the Qin army.
Only some older Chu generals, with their status and background, had passed the age of eager to obtain the head of the Qin army's general, so they rode their war horses to protect the young master Xiong Qi.
"Son..."
Gongsun Ji, the general of the Chu State, looked at the Qin general in the distance with a worried look on his face. However, he remembered that he had said it a long time ago and was refuted by Xiong Qi. In the end, Gongsun Ji endured it.
Chu General Gongsun Ji also didn't understand why the Qin army rashly crossed the river to confront the Chu army. What was even more strange was that Gongsun Ji did not see any traces of iron cavalry or side cavalry in the Qin army.
They were two elite cavalrymen under Qin general Bai Yan, who had always been brave and good at fighting.
Although Bai Yan was not in Qufu, the leader of the Qin army rashly led his troops across the river without any support from his side cavalry or cavalry?
The more Gongsun Ji thought about it, the more worried he became.
Looking at Gongsun Ji, Jing Yu, the son of veteran general Jing Xia, and other Chu generals with proud expressions on their faces, Gongsun Ji felt that he was overthinking.
perhaps……
As Gongsun Ji and Jing Yu said, this Qin army should be here just to test the situation. Although there are no iron cavalry and side cavalry, this Qin army is not like new soldiers and should not be the soldiers of Wei who surrendered to Qin.
Those ragtag groups would definitely not be able to withstand the Chu army for so long, and even cause the Chu army to suffer so many casualties.
Moreover, the attack and defense of this Qin army are in order, so there is no doubt that the leader of this Qin army is an unauthorized general.
"The Qin army is nothing more than this!"
Young Master Xiong Qi's voice sounded again. When the other Chu generals heard this, they looked at Xiong Qi and couldn't help but nod.
When they first learned that the Qin army was crossing the river, most of the Chu generals remembered General Xiang Yan's instructions and believed that they should stand firm without fighting. Only Prince Xiong Qi and Jing Yu advocated sending troops.
The reason is that General Xiang Yan has already gone to Pingyu. Not to mention that the Qin army didn't know, even if he knew, it was already too late. What's more, the news came that Bai Yan was not in Qufu and had already gone to escort Qi Concubine Guichan back to Qi.
Daliang failed to assassinate Concubine Qi, but he happened to help them. After Bai Yan learned of Daliang's assassination, he would definitely focus on Concubine Qi's safety. As long as they could defeat the Qin army crossing the river, what could Bai Yan do?
Even if it is known that General Xiang Yan is not here at the Chu army camp, so what? If the news is sent to Bai Yan, when Bai Yan sees the news and rushes back to Qufu to plan an attack, General Xiang Yan has already succeeded.
Bai Yan's attack will only make Bai Yan fall into a trap.
"Jing Yu, after the Qin army is defeated and news of a great victory comes from General Xiang Yan, I will definitely cross the river and surround Bai Yan with Master Jing Qi. At that time, I will ask you to personally avenge the old general!
"
Young Master Xiong Qi saw that the Chu army had completely dispersed the Qin army's camp and that the victory was certain, so he turned to look at Jing Yu and promised softly.
"Thank you so much, Master. On behalf of the Jing family, Jing Yu would like to thank you for your great kindness!"
Jing Yu looked at Young Master Xiong Qi excitedly.
When the other Chu generals saw this, they couldn't help but look at each other silently. They all knew that this was Xiong Qi wooing the Jing family, and also taking the opportunity to promote the Jing Yu family. After the death of the old general Jing Xia, the Jing Yu family
, they completely lost their support. Although they had fiefdoms, their court and military power were not as good as before. This was also why Jingyu's lineage used their connections so crazily to get the King of Chu to send troops.
The brothers of Jing Yu's lineage all need to make meritorious deeds early, enter the Chu court, and recover from the old general's death in battle as soon as possible before the influence of their connections fades away.
They all know this, and Young Master Xiong Qi also knows this.
Nowadays, King Chu's accession to the throne is quite controversial, and the situation in Chu State is not stable. This is why Xiong Fuchu agreed to send troops to attack Qufu, and also sent his son Xiong Qi as deputy general.
The Chu State has maintained this habit for hundreds of years. The best way for the king of Chu to secure his throne is to send troops to attack other vassal states. After winning and seizing the territory, the big families in Chu will be rewarded and given official positions.
With the fiefdom, the King of Chu gained fame and the stability of the throne, all existing problems would become harmonious in a win-win situation, and even any problems would no longer be a problem.
"Report!!! General! It's bad, it's bad! The Qin army was discovered in the direction of Xuecheng!!!"
"Report! General, the Qin army has been found in the direction of Li Gu!"
Suddenly, Chu soldiers hurriedly rode horses to report. The Chu generals who were still planning to go back to celebrate after the great victory all looked astonished.
What?
Are there Qin troops in the direction of Xuecheng and Ligu?
How is this possible? Xue Cheng and Li Gu clearly have defenders there, how can the Qin army come to kill them?
"No, sir, withdraw your troops immediately!"
Gongsun Ji also looked surprised. After coming back to his senses, he looked at the battlefield in the distance and saw all the Chu army fighting with the Qin soldiers. A frightening thought emerged in his mind.
This Qin army is a trap!
for them...
Encirclement? Ruin the city!!!
Gongsun Ji's back keeps breaking out in cold sweat, how cruel! Is Bai Yan really not the queen of Bai Qi?
Not caring so much, Gongsun Ji turned to look at Young Master Xiong Qi who looked in disbelief.
"My lord, hurry up. We must not let the Qin army encircle us. We must retreat first to prevent the Qin army from attacking Lancheng from behind!"
Gongsun Ji looked at Xiong Qi's expression of disbelief and urged him again. Now the Chu army is still fighting. Facing the encirclement of the Qin army, their Chu army is already exhausted and will only die by then.
What worried Gongsun Ji even more was the direction of Lancheng, which was the Chu army's only retreat. Once Lancheng fell, their Chu army would probably be surrounded by the Qin army.
"Please give me an order to withdraw your troops immediately!!!"
The other Chu generals also came to their senses and urged.
Young Master Xiong Qi glanced around, sighed, and then looked at the battlefield in the distance. He was still unwilling to give in. It was obvious that the Chu army had won a great victory. They would definitely defeat the Qin army before sunset. By then, the entire Chu army would be defeated.
Everyone in the country will learn about his victory over the Chu army, and his father and General Xiang Yan will also praise him with joyful expressions.
Damn it!
Just a little bit closer! He will be able to command the Chu army and achieve great achievements.
"Pass my order, the whole army retreats, General Gongsun Ji is responsible for covering the retreat of the army!"
Young Master Xiong Qi thought of Li Gu and the Qin army from Xuecheng had arrived, and he was not a fool. After hesitating for a few moments, no matter how unwilling he felt, he could only give the order, then turned his horses and retreated towards Lancheng.
In the eyes of Young Master Xiong Qi, although the Qin army is coming from the direction of Xuecheng and Ligu, there is no need to worry too much. They only need to retreat to Lancheng and garrison. Even if the Qin army wants to attack, it will not be that easy.
What's more, there is General Jingzhi commanding the army in Xicheng. After getting the news, General Jingzhi will definitely send troops to come for reinforcements.
After General Xiang Yan defeats the Qin army, the Qin army in Wei will definitely return to defend Qin immediately. Bai Yan in Qufu and all his subordinates will be isolated and helpless.
On the plains.
The Chu soldiers with excited faces, holding long guns, kept stabbing at the panicked Qin soldiers. Seeing more and more Chu soldiers charging around, each Chu soldier became more and more excited, especially
Seeing the Qin soldiers becoming more panicked and frightened, their expressions became more ferocious.
Persimmons pick on the weak. Facing the weak, the dominant side is often more unforgiving. Whether it is the soldiers of Chu or the soldiers of Qin, or Wei, Qi, Zhao, Yan, Han, it is all the same. It is nothing more than human nature.
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"ah!"
The soldiers of the Chu State, whose faces were covered with blood, saw the Chang Ge in their hands stabbing the Qin soldiers in the abdomen. They pulled out the spears with ferocious expressions. Seeing the Qin soldiers slowly falling to the ground, the Chu soldiers quickly picked up the Chang Ge again and struck.
He stabbed the Qin soldier in the face.
After the Qin soldiers were completely lifeless and lying motionless in a pool of blood, they gave up and then looked at the other Qin soldiers.
However, at this time, the war drums behind him suddenly changed, from impassioned war drums to loud drum beats.
The trained soldiers of the Chu army knew almost as soon as they heard it that it was the drum sound of withdrawing troops.
what happened?
All the soldiers of the Chu army who were holding weapons and fighting with the Qin soldiers stopped and turned their heads in astonishment. Not only the soldiers of the Chu army, but also the generals of the Chu army and the soldiers of the governor also turned their heads and looked at him in confusion.
The direction of the army.
But as soon as I saw the phalanx of the main general in the Chu army, not only the generals had turned their horses and left, but also the soldiers of all the other phalanxes were also retreating towards the camp. This scene made all the Chu soldiers
I was dumbfounded.
Why retreat?
It was clear that they were in the midst of a great victory, and the Qin army was already on the verge of defeat.
"withdraw!!!"
Some generals of the Chu army who were leading troops on horseback, most of them were princes of various noble clans. At this time, when they saw that their elders in the family or General Shibo had retreated, they panicked and quickly turned around and left with their family members on horseback.
It would have been better not to withdraw. As the Chu army retreated, the Qin soldiers who had been defeated and were constantly being hunted down turned out to be some fierce people. They were covered in blood and killed many Chu soldiers with sharp blades. Now they looked at the Chu army.
They began to retreat. When they were being chased and killed, they saw that the Chu soldiers in front of them had no backup. They shouted angrily and stepped forward to kill the Chu soldiers one after another.
In an instant.
The Chu army, which was originally high on the battlefield, began to become timid in the face of Qin's counterattack. After seeing that the army had retreated, the soldiers of the Chu army who had no intention of fighting naturally did not want to and did not dare to stay any longer. They began to retreat one after another.
The Chu soldiers in the front saw the people behind them starting to retreat, and then saw the Qin soldiers coming again with weapons, and a touch of fear instinctively appeared in their hearts.
The situation changed drastically in an instant. The war drums of the Qin army's attack sounded again. All the generals of the Qin army who had been fighting just now led their trusted generals and soldiers under their command to take the lead in killing the Chu army.
On the plain, the Chu soldiers who had just been slashing and killing Qin soldiers with their long swords were suddenly caught up by Qin soldiers one after another on the plain, and they were slashed to the ground with random swords. Moreover, those who had been killed were so timid.
Qin's soldiers, now that the situation has turned upside down, are almost madly killing Chu soldiers to vent their anger.
The timidity just now turned into madness in an instant, and it seemed that he wanted to return his capital and profits to the soldiers of Chu.
On the battlefield, it is not easy to surrender, especially after fighting for a long time, everyone has already killed each other and formed a deadly feud. You must know that on Qin's side, Wei Zu dragged people he knew.
On the battlefield, although defeat is easy, they all share the same hatred of the enemy.
The people Chu soldiers had just killed were basically people they knew from their hometown, and some were even relatives. This made all Qin soldiers red-eyed. As soon as they saw Chu soldiers, they would swarm forward and hack them to death.
He didn't care about the blood splattering on his body.
Even when they finally saw the arrows coming, many Qin soldiers became red-eyed. Regardless, they continued to kill each Chu soldier to vent their anger. It was not until they were killed by the arrows that they fell to the ground.
In the direction of Lancheng.
Some injured soldiers of the Chu army kept galloping on their horses, looking behind them in horror. After a long time, when they saw the Chu army, they reined in their horses.
"General, the Qin army's cavalry has arrived!"
The Chu army generals who led them were originally responsible for guarding the camp, but when the Qin army's cavalry came to kill them, they could not hold on. They had to abandon the camp and hurried to the Chu army.
After all, the Chu State has no less than 100,000 troops, and they will definitely be able to repel the Qin army's cavalry.
"What, the Qin army's cavalry has attacked the camp? How many people are there?"
Young Master Xiong Qi was riding on horseback. When he saw the appearance of these generals coming from the camp, he was confused. But when he heard that the Qin army's cavalry had actually come from the camp, his pupils shrank and he
He looked at the general with a puzzled face.
How is this possible? If the Qin army wants to go back to the camp from other places, no matter which direction they go, they must pass through Lancheng and Xiyi.
How could the Qin army have already reached the camp?
"Report to the general, I don't know the exact number, but it will definitely not be less than 30,000!"
The general reported to Young Master Xiong Qi.
As soon as these words came out, Young Master Xiong Qi's face turned pale in an instant. He opened his eyes wide and looked in the direction of the camp in panic. At this time, other generals of the Chu State also looked at each other with frightened faces.
"No, sir, we are surrounded!"
"What should I do?"
The Chu generals looked at Master Xiong Qi with panic in their eyes, and the young nobles were even more unbearable, with fear clearly showing on their faces.
However, at this time, before Young Master Xiong Qi could say anything, everyone could vaguely see that a dense Qin army in the direction of Lancheng had emerged from the official road in the dense forest on the hill.
"Set up the formation! Set up the formation!!!"
This scene made all the Chu generals give orders in panic.
In an instant, the Chu generals in phalanxes came one by one in front of these Chu generals, forming defensive phalanxes, with shields erected, and densely packed long swords pointing at the shipped out sea of Qin soldiers.
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On the plain.
Regardless of whether they were still covering the retreat, or still retreating, and all the Chu army was in defensive formations, they saw the cavalry pouring out of the valley in the distance, spreading all over the southern plains, galloping side by side, looking at the army of cavalry.
In the middle, countless black flags with the word Qin fluttered.
Despair and panic appeared in the hearts of every Chu soldier, almost filling the faces of every Chu soldier.
Young Master Xiong Qi was riding on his horse, looking at the densely packed Qin cavalry in the distance. He slowly stopped. At a glance, he saw that the Qin cavalry, which was like a sea of people, blocked the way to the entire south, covering the plains of the south. This person had grown up since childhood.
The young master, who had no worries about food and clothing, finally became frightened at this moment.
From the beginning to the end, the young master Xiong Qi did not understand why all the Qin army crossed the river to attack the Chu army when Bai Yan was clearly not in Qufu.
What puzzled the young master Xiong Qi even more was how the Chu army in Lancheng and Xiyi could let the Qin army's iron cavalry come over.