Chapter 583 Li Xin fell into the trap! Knowing that Bai Yan was going south, Chu was uneasy
Pingyu City.
The sound of howling and killing filled the high walls of the entire city. Countless Qin soldiers, densely packed like ants, swarmed under the city wall. At a glance, there were countless ladders and carriages, all wearing Qin armor.
, the soldiers armed with long swords kept climbing the Pingyu City Road.
Arrows flashed back and forth, and the Qin soldiers fell off the ladders and carriages after being hit by arrows. Some of the Chu guards in the city were shot and killed by the Qin soldiers. Every time the Qin soldiers rushed to the city
After saying this, the soldiers of the Chu army came forward to fight with him.
In the city road littered with corpses, as the Qin army attacked the city day after day, the number of Chu soldiers was no longer what it was at the beginning. The number of Chu soldiers who came up from the city ladder to help was only a few dozen.
As the drums of the Qin army roared more and more, another wave of Qin soldiers swarmed from the Qin army far outside the city to the city head. More and more Qin soldiers jumped into the city from the chariots and ladders.
Road, the number of Chu soldiers fighting Qin soldiers in the city road has visibly decreased. As Chu soldiers died one after another, more and more Qin soldiers climbed onto the tower.
Defeat sometimes happens in an instant.
Although there were still more than a thousand people, in the face of the continuous Qin army, the Chu army finally could not hold on, and while fighting the Qin army, they retreated towards the city ladder.
the other side.
At the south gate of Pingyu City, the huge city gate slowly opened. The Chu army generals, with their cronies, and the remaining Chu army, quickly fled the city and rushed towards the hinterland of the Chu Kingdom.
On the wall of Pingyu City, the last Chu flag was cut down and replaced with the Qin flag.
Pingyu finally returned to calm after several days of fighting.
After the Qin soldiers entered the city and the war was over, they began to clean up the corpses. The corpses of the Qin soldiers and the Chu soldiers were separated, and all the bodies of the Chu soldiers were disposed of by the people in the city.
Perhaps it was also due to the fact that nearly a hundred years ago, King Xuan of Qi sent the famous general Kuang Zhang to lead the troops of the five capitals, plus the northern garrison, to attack the State of Yan. He then smashed, looted, burned, raped and plundered the capital of Yan, and committed inhumane crimes against the people of the State of Yan.
The crime of forgiving eventually led to Kuang Zhang's descendants being hunted down by the Yan people and almost extinct. Even if there were any descendants, they no longer dared to be officials or do business, so they could only hide their names anonymously.
Attacking a city without harming the civilians is something that most of the leading generals tacitly agree on. They will not speak out to make others think they are afraid, but they will never indulge their troops in burning, killing and looting the people, especially in the Qin State.
The Qin State is famous for its farming wars, and it attaches great importance to the people's farming. Killing and maiming the people does not do the Qin State any good. Even if they are guilty, they will be arrested and forced to work.
On the streets of Pingyu City, due to the end of the war, all Chu people were hiding in their homes and did not dare to come out. This also resulted in the fact that apart from the people who were arrested to dispose of corpses, few women and children were seen on the streets.
Among the Qin army, Li Xin, escorted by Qin generals, rode a war horse and looked around in the street.
Capturing Pingyu undoubtedly opened the door to Chu State, which made Li Xin more confident in destroying Chu.
"General, the granaries in the city are empty. I have searched everywhere but no grain or millet was found. The Chu army sent down soldiers and said that the Chu general only stocked grain in the city for more than ten days!"
A Qin soldier on horseback came to Li Xin and handed Li Xin a report.
Although Li Xin was a little surprised when he heard the words of his trusted general, he just thought that the Chu army general knew that he could not resist, so he prepared to retreat from the beginning, and didn't think much about it.
Moreover, the Qin army also had food and supplies, which were continuously sent to them.
Whether the Chu army stockpiled grain or not was not that important to Li Xin.
"Send the order, the army will rest in Pingyu and head to Juyang in two days!"
Li Xin turned to Captain Han Bo and gave instructions.
"promise!"
Upon hearing this, Han Bo quickly handed over to Li Xin to accept the order, then turned his horse around and rushed towards the city gate with his trusted followers.
In the mansion in Pingyu City.
Li Xin looked at the map and gathered together with Commander Zhang Min, Commander Ying Xi, Commander Ximen Fei and others. At this time, Qin Army generals in their twenties hurriedly came to the study.
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"Father, I have already gone to investigate. All the nobles in the city have left, and no one is in Pingyu City!"
The young general came to Captain Zhang Min and handed over his report.
When Zhang Min heard this, his face was full of solemnity.
This appearance made Li Xin, Captain Yingxi, Ximen Fei and others all look at Zhang Min with doubts on their faces.
"General Zhang, what happened?"
Ying Xi glanced at Li Xin and the other generals, then looked at Zhang Min and asked.
As a clan member of the Ying family, even Ying Zheng said personally that Ying Xi was a calm man and good at listening to others. This is why Ying Zheng asked the young Ying Xi to follow Li Xin, and now, Ying Xi is also firmly
Remember what my cousin Yingkan said. The battlefield is a matter of life and death. Listen to what other generals say and remember it.
General Zhang Min is the elder among the many captains. There are rumors that Zhang is the successor of Jiang Taigong. Ying Xi doesn't know whether it is true or not, but Ying Xi knows that Zhang should not be underestimated in the Qin State.
Zhang Min's father died fighting for the Qin State. Now Zhang Min is the captain of the Qin State and has been a soldier of the Qin State for decades. His wife is the daughter of the Wang family. They have three sons. The eldest son Zhang Han is an official, and the second son Zhang Ping is coming next to him.
The young general reported.
Although Zhang Ping was only a young general, Ying Xi never looked down upon him. The reason was that the Wang family was married to the Zhang family, and Zhang Ping was Zhang Min's son.
"I'm worried!"
Zhang Min glanced at Ying Xi, and after seeing Li Xin and others looking over, he shook his head slightly.
"I have been in the army with General Wang Jian for many years and have gone through dozens of battles. The enemy's plans can be seen from the actions of the nobles. Now in Pingyu City, all the nobles have abandoned the city and left. This is really abnormal!"
When Zhang Min said this, he looked at Li Xin.
"The nobles in Pingyu City must be afraid of something, so they all left!"
Zhang Min said that as a general, Zhang Min expressed his concerns to the commander-in-chief Li Xin. As an elder, Zhang Min also reminded Li Xin that he felt something was wrong.
"Fear?"
When Ying Xi, Ximen Fei and others heard this, they looked at each other in confusion. What were the nobles in Pingyu City worried about? The Qin army would not kill them. They all said that the Qin army was like a tiger, and the Qin people would not eat them.
Who knows why those nobles left.
In front of the map.
Li Xin frowned slightly when he heard General Zhang Min's words. Li Xin had not noticed this before. Now Zhang Min has ordered his second son to investigate clearly. All the nobles in the city have left. This made Li Xin vaguely aware that something was indeed going on.
Abnormal.
However, looking at the map, Li Xin looked at Meng Tian's march route. At this time, Meng Tian was definitely attacking Qiuqiu. At this time, Li Xin could not rashly withdraw his troops no matter what.
The king trusted him and mobilized 200,000 Qin troops to hand over to him. At this time, Pingyu had been captured. At this time, the troops were withdrawn. How could Li Xin return to Xianyang to meet Ying Zheng?
Thinking that Wang Ben was at war with the Chu army and Bai Yan had already led troops to capture Qufu and cut off the connection between Chu and Qi, how could Li Xin be willing to be the queen? Like Meng Tian, Li Xin also longed to capture Shouchun for Qin.
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"The king ordered us to attack Chu. On this trip, we must serve the king and attack Chu. No matter what Chu does, we must conquer Yanying and Juyang first!"
After Li Xin hesitated, he looked at the generals and said.
Ximen Fei and others nodded when they heard this. The old general Zhang Min also knew what Li Xin was thinking. Although he was worried, he also understood that he could only take one step at a time.
Suddenly there were rapid footsteps outside the door.
Three Qin soldiers hurriedly came to the study, and then everyone saw one of the three kneeling on the ground with a look of panic.
"General, it's bad, Ying Chen has rebelled!"
Qin soldiers report.
"What?"
"Yingchen rebellion?"
Li Xin, Zhang Min, Ying Xi and others were shocked when they heard this, and then their expressions changed drastically and they looked at each other.
Li Xin walked around the wooden table and stared at the soldiers with a solemn expression.
"The right prime minister is in Yingchen, how could Yingchen rebel?"
Li Xin asked in disbelief.
At this moment, Li Xin's mind couldn't help but think of the bamboo slips he received from Bai Yan in the past. Bai Yan reminded him word by word to beware of Ying Chen. At the moment, Li Xin was full of panic. Li Xin knew very well that if Ying Chen really rebelled,
What does it mean to the Qin army?
"General, this is absolutely true..."
The Qin soldier who spoke was clearly the soldier who had escaped from Yingchen. At this moment, the soldier's expression was full of fear and uncertainty, and his eyes were full of fear as he told what happened to Yingchen.
In the study room.
After listening to the soldiers' stories and learning what happened in Yingchen, Li Xin, Zhang Min, Ximen Fei and others turned pale, and panic could not help but appear in everyone's eyes.
The younger Ying Xi and Zhang Ping also knew that something bad was going on, especially when they looked at everyone's appearance, they felt even more uneasy.
"General, you must leave Pingyu immediately and join General Meng Tian, otherwise all the Qin troops will be buried here in Pingyu!"
After Zhang Min listened to what the soldiers said, he immediately looked at Li Xin.
At this time, Li Xin slowly came to his senses and tried to calm down. Although he was full of doubts, he now realized the urgency of the matter. Li Xin turned around, came to the map, and put his hand on the map.
"City Father!"
Li Xin thought for a long time and finally set his sights on the map, a place called Chengfu.
Just as Li Xin finished speaking, a Qin soldier hurriedly came to the study.
"General, an army of the Chu State was discovered ten miles outside Pingyu City. Their number is no less than 200,000!"
Qin Zu reported to Li Xin in a panic.
Hear the words.
Not to mention Li Xin, even Zhang Min and others were all shocked. Two hundred thousand! When did Chu have so many soldiers and horses? Counting the more than 100,000 who fought with General Wang Ben, and the 100 who were in Qufu alone.
More than ten thousand, now there are another two hundred thousand troops here.
How could the Chu State have so many soldiers and horses?
"Pass my order to all the soldiers in the army to immediately join General Meng Tian and head to Chengfu!"
Li Xin was also panicked at this time. When he thought that Meng Tian was still leading troops to attack Qiuqiu, Li Xin understood that if he wanted to face the Chu army at the same time and recapture Yingchen, he must gather all his troops.
Otherwise, the Qin army, which was divided into two groups, fought for days and was deprived of food, would sooner or later be surrounded and killed by the Chu army.
"promise!"
"promise!!"
Zhang Min, Ximen Fei and others all gathered together to take orders, then turned and left.
Three days later.
Li Xin led the Qin army and finally reunited with Meng Tian's troops. However, facing the rebellion of Ying and Chen and the pursuit of an army of 200,000 led by Xiang Yan, Li Xin and Meng Tian still did not dare to stay and decided to go to the city first.
Father rests.
After all, there is no food at the moment, and the army has been fighting for days, with no rest at all. Facing the Chu army waiting for work, the chance of winning is slim. They must go to Chengfu. Moreover, as long as they arrive at Chengfu, General Wang Ben will definitely find a way once he gets the news.
rescue.
However, since Yingchen could not go back, Juyang, Yanying, and Shencheng were all the residences of the Chu State, so going there was a dead end. Li Xin and Meng Tian could only go directly to Chengfu via the ancient road among the endless mountains.
This road was not easy to walk, which also caused Li Xin to be overtaken by the Chu army before the army could take precautions after walking for three days.
"kill!!!"
"kill!!"
In a battle with the Chu army in the wilderness of the Chu State, the Qin army had no advantage, not to mention that the Qin army was still a tired army.
Looking at the Chu army pouring out from under the mountains in the distance, as well as the Chu army behind them, all of them were chasing after them. Li Xin, Meng Tian and others were riding war horses and looking around in panic.
"Deus ex machina!"
Li Xin drew his sword angrily, glanced at Meng Tian and others, and pointed his sword in the direction of Cheng Fu, making a desperate move to break through and leave.
Meng Tian, Ximen Fei, Ying Xi and other generals also drew their swords and rushed towards the Chu army in the direction of Cheng Fu with their cronies.
Among the Chu army.
Xiang Yan rode his war horse and looked at the Qin army, not in a hurry.
From here to the city father, it is Chu territory. Facing the Chu army's surprise attack, the Qin army cannot escape. At present, Xiang Yan is more concerned about besieging and killing more Qin armies. Chu wants to get a chance to breathe and force
Qin General Wang Ben led his troops back to the defense. The current Qin army must be killed as much as possible.
"Father, I will lead the troops to capture and kill the general!"
Xiang Liang was riding a war horse at this time, looking at the Qin army, he couldn't wait, his eyes were full of fighting spirit.
Behind Xiang Liang are the elite troops and horses of the Xiang family, which were all led by Xiang Liang in the past. It can be said that those soldiers and generals are all Xiang family's confidants.
"Go! Remember to be careful!"
Xiang Yan did not refuse Xiang Liang's request. Xiang Yan naturally knew Xiang Liang's abilities.
Fan Zeng also rode a war horse and looked at Xiang Liang commanding the elite Xiang clan to kill the Qin army without making a sound.
"In the battle of being trapped, we must punish his power! Then let the Qin army commander leave!"
Fan Zeng looked straight at the Qin army. Facing the huge crowds of the Qin army, Fan Zeng knew that once the Qin army engaged in a battle between trapped beasts, the Chu army would inevitably suffer heavy casualties. So after thinking about it, Fan Zeng suggested that it is better to first
The Lord will leave.
Before leaving, under the encirclement and killing of the Chu army, the morale of the Qin soldiers will definitely dissipate, and they will no longer have the intention to fight to the death.
"good!"
Xiang Yan heard Fan Zeng's words and turned to look at Fan Zeng, her eyes full of amazement. Compared to Xiang Liang and other gentry disciples, Fan Zeng's words were always the least, but they were extremely useful until the point was critical.
Thinking that in the future, even if she is not around, Fan Zeng will help the Xiang family and the King of Chu, Xiang Yan finally feels relieved.
As long as the King of Chu is told not to listen to villains in the future, and Fan Zeng is murdered by a traitor like Lord Xinling, the Chu State will surely have no worries.
"Send the order and let go of the Qin army general!"
Xiang Yan turned around and ordered.
"promise!"
A Chu army general quickly handed over his hand and then rode away.
"Ying Zheng! Knowing that the Qin army was defeated, do you still dare to attack Chu?"
Xiang Yan, riding a war horse, thought in her mind, and then she, Fan Zeng and a group of trusted generals looked calmly at the battlefield in the distance, filled with the roar of killing.
This war was Xiang Yan's gift to Qin King Ying Zheng for sending troops to attack Chu. Even Ying Zheng would not be able to accept the 200,000 Qin troops.
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Inside the Shouchun City of Chu State.
A banquet is being held for all the ministers and officials in the palace hall.
Xiong Fuchu sat on the throne, feeling the gaze of the beauty's eyes, watching the beauty next to him holding the wine to his mouth, and Xiong Fuchu drank the wine with a smile on his face.
Xiong Fuchu could finally appreciate how much he enjoyed his life as King of Chu. He held Concubine Jing Ai in his arms and looked at the civil and military officials laughing and chatting in the hall.
Xiong Fuchu knew that there were still many noble clans in Chu State who had quite a lot to say about him as the king of Chu. However, Xiong Fuchu was not worried. As long as General Xiang Yan defeated the Qin army this time and Chu conquered Wei, then the territory of Chu State would be
, all the nobles will unite as one again and serve him, King Chu, Fu Chu.
The strong Chu that the previous kings of Chu have failed to achieve may finally be achieved by his own hands, and his descendants will inherit everything from him and continue to let Chu State stand side by side with Qin State, or even annex Qin State.
Think of this.
Xiong Fuchu felt happy and had great ambitions in his heart, and he couldn't wait to realize them immediately.
Outside the palace, a Chu soldier on horseback hurried to the gate of the palace. After dismounting, he quickly informed the general of the palace guard about his intention, and then handed a roll of bamboo slips to the general of the palace guard. The general of the palace guard quickly turned around and ran away.
Enter the palace.
"Your Majesty! It's not good!!"
In the main hall, the officials of the Chu State were enjoying the dance of the female Chu singers in the hall. Suddenly, when they saw the palace guards hurried in, most of the officials couldn't help but frown.
After all, we are having fun and no one wants to be disturbed.
The same thing happened to King Chu Xiong Fuchu on the throne. Xiong Fuchu looked at the palace guards with an unhappy face.
"Why are you so alarmed?"
Xiong Fuchu asked.
When the palace guard general heard this, he quickly picked up the bamboo slips with both hands.
"Your Majesty, there is news from Zhongwu that the Qin army suddenly crossed the Miao River and attacked the Chu army. Prince Qi was defeated and captured. All the Chu generals were captured, including Lancheng, Xiyi, Juancheng, Zhuqiu, and Tancheng.
They have been lost one after another, and the Qin army has moved south!"
The palace guard opened his mouth to report.
Following the palace guard's words, the hall, which was extremely lively just a moment ago, suddenly became quiet and silent. All the Chu officials looked at the palace guard with shocked expressions, their minds going blank.
Was the eastern border of Chu State lost?
More than 100,000 Chu troops were defeated by the Qin army. Has the Qin army taken the opportunity to move south?
Inside the palace.
"What, Bai Yan has gone south? This..."
In the main hall, Xiong Fuchu was also caught off guard by the news. He stood up with a shocked look on his face. Concubine Jing also looked panicked. She glanced at the general of the palace guard and then looked at King Chu Fuchu beside her. She wanted to know that her clan members
Jing Yu is also with the army. If the Qin army goes south, doesn't it mean that her people are also in danger?
"Your Majesty, now our army of Chu State has mobilized troops to Juyang and Jiaocheng. The defenses to the east of Chu State are empty. Qin General Bai Yan is sitting south with nearly 200,000 Qin troops. He must be heading for Shouchun.
, please send the message from your Majesty immediately so that General Xiang Yan or General Jing Qi can lead the troops back to defend Shouchun!"
After a Chu State minister came to his senses, he quickly stood up, walked around the wooden table, came to the center of the hall, hurriedly faced the bear on the hall, raised his hands and begged.
"I second the proposal!"
"Please also ask Your Majesty to order General Xiang Yan and General Jing Qi to return to Shouchun!"
Many other Chu ministers also stood up and agreed.
In fact, when the Qin army went south, in the Chu land east of Shouchun, although there was no Chu army, it was not easy for the Qin army to conquer those important Chu cities in a short period of time. The reason why these Chu officials were so anxious,
The biggest reason is that the clans of these officials all have their own fiefdoms in the east of Chu State. When the Qin army goes south, their families will be the first to lose their interests.
Therefore, these Chu officials were anxious and wanted Xiang Yan and Jing Qi to immediately send troops back to force Qin general Bai Yan away to protect their family's interests and land.
"I have given my order to immediately report this matter to General Xiang Yan and General Jing Qi overnight!"
Xiong Fuchu's breathing was very rapid. He looked at the officials in the hall, and he didn't know what those officials were thinking. Now Xiong Fuchu was in a panic, but he was not stupid. He did not order Xiang Yan and Jing Qi to return to Shouchun directly.
Instead, he just ordered someone to tell Xiang Yan and Jing Qi the news.
The intention is to let Xiang Yan and Jing Qi immediately come up with countermeasures after learning the news.
It is also a disguised form of appeasement to these officials, telling them not to worry.
"promise!"
Upon hearing this, the palace guards quickly retreated after the eunuch took away the bamboo slips.
"Qin General Bai Yan!"
Xiong Negichu's face looked very ugly. He stood in the main hall and once again murmured the name he had said countless times.
This time, when he learned that Bai Yan had led nearly 200,000 Qin troops to the south, Xiong Fuchu felt a little uneasy and became more determined. No matter what, he must get rid of this person and never let him return to Qin.
, and then serve Ying Zheng.
Seeing that General Xiang Yan was about to conspire with Lord Changping and Qin General Li Xin according to the plan, Qin General Bai Yan suddenly sent troops southward and defeated the Chu army stationed in the south. Xiong Fuchu knew this speed and strength.
, If this person does not die, it will be a disaster for the Chu State! And it will also make it difficult for him, the King of Chu, to sleep and eat well!