The army of the Chu State was ready, with rows and rows of square formations. Looking from a distance, it felt as if they were all over the west of the plain.
Among the countless Chu flags and densely packed Changge, there were not only the chariots of the general Chang Pingjun, but also more than twenty trebuchets and other large equipment behind the army.
"Mr. Changping, the Qin army is coming!"
Qu Yi looked at the mighty Qin army marching to the east of the plain, turned to look at Lord Changping and said.
Lord Changping didn't need Qu Yi's reminder at all. Standing on the chariot, his eyes were already fixed on the Qin army approaching from a distance.
Turning his head to look at the exquisite wooden box in the hands of his confidant, Changping Jun turned his head and looked at the Qin army. His expression could no longer be suppressed, revealing a ferocious look.
"Bai Yan! I will kill him!"
As Lord Changping spoke, he looked in the direction of the Qin army, and Bai Yan's face from the past came to mind.
Thinking of Bai Yan, Mr. Changping even paused his breathing slightly. He was gnashing his teeth and his eyes were filled with resentment.
"Set up the formation!"
Without too much hesitation, or even the thought of sending a messenger, Lord Changping directly gave the order to prepare for battle with the Qin army.
At this moment, Mr. Changping may only have revenge in his mind.
Among the Chu army.
Following Lord Changping's order, in an instant, the sound of drums suddenly sounded among the Chu army. Countless messengers and scouts wearing Chu armor, carrying command flags, went back and forth between the square formations to deliver orders.
Qu Yi, Yan Chen, Jin Li, Huang Xia, Xiang Le, Xiang Quan and other Chu generals were riding their war horses and looking at the Qin army in the distance. When they discovered that the Qin army was indeed 130,000 strong,
They have already concluded in their minds that the extra 30,000 people must be Bai Yan's false suspicion.
In other words, among the Qin army, there were at least 30,000 people, all of whom were forcibly recruited by Bai Yan's orders, and even slaves.
Thinking of this, whether it is Qu Yi, Yan Chen, Jin Li and others, as well as Xiang Le, Xiang Quan, they are already eager to give it a try. Thinking that they will fight later, they must seize the opportunity and lead the Chu army under their command to attack the weak Qin army.
place, thus defeating the Qin army, beheading the Qin general Bai Yan, and annihilating the Qin army in one fell swoop.
This is also what happened yesterday after deciding to fight. Lord Changping was in the commander's tent at night and after setting up the military formation, he decided to take advantage of Bai Yan's conspiracy and go against his will.
As long as those 30,000 fake Qin soldiers are defeated, the morale of the entire Qin army will definitely be defeated, and the morale of the Chu army will definitely be strong.
On the Putun Plain.
The Chu army formed square formations one by one, moving forward and backward in an orderly and orderly manner. Rows of Chu soldiers and soldiers, holding long swords and long bows in both hands, led by the generals, arrived at the designated place of the military formation.
In the Chu State, the soldiers of the Chu Army may not have been fighting for years like the nobles of the Qin State, but in terms of military formation, the Qin Army, which had been attacking cities and seizing territory, was not as experienced as the Chu soldiers.
Puchun, three hundred years ago, Qi Jinggong sent troops to attack the Xu State. When the Qi army arrived at the Puchun Plain, the Xu State sent people to sue for peace. Ju, Tan, and Gao were also afraid of Qi's attack, so they all sued for peace.
In the end, the four kingdoms of Qi, Xu, Tan, and Ju formed an alliance in Putun and presented Qi with the tripod of Jiafu.
Three hundred years later.
On this Putun Plain, Chu's army of more than 150,000 and Qin's 130,000 troops all met here.
But this time, there will never be a covenant.
As the Chu army's phalanxes continued to move one by one, in the wilderness to the east of the plain, among the Qin army, Bai Yan was riding a war horse, leading a group of Qin generals, looking at the Chu army to the west of the plain, and then
He reined in his horse and stopped.
Behind Bai Yan and a group of Qin generals, the mighty Qin army was like an overwhelming mountain. As Bai Yan and many Qin generals stopped, in an instant, the Qin soldiers in the Qin army's formation also
They stopped in an orderly manner and then spread out to the left and right.
When it comes to formation battles, among all the Qin generals beside Bai Yan, Yang Yan is probably the only general who can be regarded as a general who can lead troops in formation.
After all, Yang Yan was born into the Yang family, a famous family in the Qin State. His father, Yang Duanhe, was a general in the Qin State. Like Wang Bi, Yang Yan also came from a well-known family. However, just like General Yang Duanhe and General Wang Jian, they both
They are generals, but they each have their own differences.
Just like although they are from a famous family, Yang Duanhe is far behind Wang Jian in terms of military skills, background, and their respective opinions on leading troops. In terms of culture and governance, the Yang family's background far exceeds that of the Wang Jian family who strictly abide by family rules.
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This is why the famous general of the Qin State, the one most valued by Ying Zheng, is Wang Jian. In addition to Yang Duanhe who is a general in the Qin State court, Yang Xian also holds a high position in the Qin State and controls a large number of "scholars" and "officials".
resource.
"The Chu army is about 150,000!"
Yang Yan was riding a war horse, looking at the Chu army in the distance, and whispered to Bai Yan, his eyes a little solemn.
Although Yang Yan, as the deputy general of the army, knew the Qin army's battalions very well and knew the current strength of the Qin army, at this time, looking at the formation of the Chu army on the opposite side, Yang Yan had to become nervous.
Although Lord Changping was previously the Right Prime Minister of Qin State, like Lord Changwen, Lord Changping also had high attainments in leading troops and arranging formations.
Looking at the Chu army's gradually unfolding military formation, Yang Yan could not find its weak points for a while, not to mention that the Chu army's formation he saw now would definitely change due to the orders of Lord Changping after the battle.
Yang Yan felt a little regretful at this time. When he came into contact with Mi Zhou, Mi Jing and others in the early years, or when he came into contact with Lord Chang Ping and Lord Chang Wen, he should have consulted on some formations.
If Li Xin were here...
Thinking of Li Xin, Yang Yan sighed.
Looking at Bai Yan beside him, Yang Yan knew now that whether he could win this battle depended on how Bai Yan arranged his orders.
However, considering that Bai Yan had bluntly stated in front of all the generals that he would not fight because he was afraid of Xiang Yan's ability to organize troops, Yang Yan had already guessed that formations were not Bai Yan's specialty.
"The Chu army is attacking!"
Yang Yan saw the Chu army taking the lead in dispatching. Among the mighty Chu army, the Chu army formations were gradually moving towards the Qin army.
What Yang Yan saw, Bai Yan also saw.
"Blow the drum!"
Bai Yan opened his mouth and ordered.
Looking at the Chu army's formation on the plains in the distance, Bai Yan rarely came into contact with formations, but he was not familiar with formations, which did not mean that Bai Yan had no chance of winning this battle.
With side cavalry and iron cavalry, the two most valiant cavalry in the north, plus the armored battalion, the prisoner battalion, and tens of thousands of Qin army elites, Bai Yan was able to survive this battle and was able to fight the Chu army.
But Bai Yan couldn't accept such casualties.
Since the weakness of the Chu army's formation cannot be seen, then wait until the Chu army reveals its weakness.
Thinking of this, he looked at the Chu army on the opposite side, which had sent out several square formations of Chu soldiers, slowly advancing. Bai Yan slowly pulled out Zhanlu from his waist and pointed his sword at the Chu army.
"Former army, attack!"
Bai Yan opened his mouth and ordered.
Following Bai Yan's order, several waiting soldiers immediately harnessed their horses and galloped to the left and right.
A moment later, amid the beating of drums by the Qin army, countless Qin soldiers, holding spears seven or eight meters long, followed other Qin soldiers in the square formation and walked towards the Chu army.
Unlike other soldiers of the Qin Army, who were either wearing leather armor or wearing Qin clothes, these Qin soldiers who were holding spears and were at the front of the army were all wearing Qin armor, whether it was their stomachs, helmets, or even their thighs and arms.
, all carefully guarded.
In a formation battle, the soldiers of the two armies are the first to fight. Once the soldiers of either side are fighting in the front, a series of reactions will occur, and even lead to the morale of the entire army being defeated. Therefore, the soldiers at the front have always been
Among the two armies, the best equipped and most elite soldiers.
At this moment, nearly 20,000 Qin soldiers were walking towards the Chu army. Behind the endless Qin army formation, at intervals, a Qin army general would follow behind the square formation.
Seeing the Qin army getting closer and closer to the Chu army, the Qin army general behind the square formation reached out and pulled out the sword from his waist, and along with him, there were countless Qin soldiers in the Qin army formation.
Countless Qin soldiers held Qin crossbows and raised their crossbows behind the phalanx, aiming in the direction of the Chu army.
"put!"
Following the roar of a Qin army general.
In an instant, countless arrows flashed out from the endless Qin Army formations on the left and right, and fell into the Chu Army formations along with the rain of arrows. Soon, there were injuries in the Chu Army formations, and those who had been advancing despite the rain of arrows
Behind the Chu army's formation, one after another, fully armed corpses fell to the ground after being hit by arrows.
At this time, the soldiers of the Chu army raised their long bows and fired arrows at the Qin army.
If the Qin crossbow has a longer range than Chu's long bow and causes casualties to the Chu soldiers one after another from the beginning, then as the soldiers of the two armies continue to get closer, the advantage of the long bow in the hands of the Chu soldiers will begin to show. Basically, the Qin crossbow will hit the Chu soldiers.
With one wave of arrows, the longbow had already fired back twice, or even three times.
Behind the rows of dense phalanxes of the Qin army, there were also soldiers of the Qin army who fell to the ground, were seriously injured or even died tragically after being hit by arrows.
On the plains.
Whether it was the Chu army or the Qin army, the soldiers of the two armies finally approached. As countless spears were pointed at each other, at the moment of contact, there was a dense clash of spears, the screams of the soldiers, and countless screams.
The spears met in mid-air, stabbing each other with all their strength.
Looking at the entire battlefield, there were no less than 40,000 people, all fighting at close range.
Bai Yan and Changping Jun, as the respective commanders of the Qin and Chu armies, were also watching the situation on the battlefield at this moment.
In the cold wind.
All the soldiers on the frontline battlefield were constantly stabbing each other with ferocious faces. Fortunately, both sides were wearing protective clothing, and most of the time they were injured. The number of soldiers who actually died in battle was not as many as expected.
Half an hour later, under the thrust of countless spears, some soldiers holding swords also took advantage of the opponent's break to look for opportunities and rushed towards the opponent's formation, trying to break through the opponent's defense line and tear open the opening.
thereby taking advantage.
It was at this time that the Qin army's advantages began to show. Unlike the Chu soldiers who were well-trained in the square formation, when fighting, the experience gained by the Qin soldiers in battlefield killings completely overwhelmed the Chu soldiers.
Before the soldiers of the Chu army could tear through the Qin army's defense, beside the corpses of Qin soldiers who fell to the ground one after another and died miserably, some Qin soldiers quickly held Qin swords and began to tear apart the Chu army's defense line.
For a time, the Chu army's defense line began to have slightly weak gaps. Although these gaps were not obvious to the thick Chu army's defense line, however, as a steady stream of Qin soldiers followed up, the Chu army's defense line, at a speed visible to the naked eye,
It began to grow bigger, and the entire Chu army's defense line began to collapse.
"The Qin army has rich experience and fights head-on, but the Chu soldiers are defeated!"
In the Chu army, Qu Yi and other Chu generals also saw this scene, their faces suddenly changed slightly, their brows were frowning, their eyes were full of solemnity, and Qu Yi looked at Lord Changping on the chariot beside him.
"Change of formation!"
On the battlefield, Lord Changping naturally saw this scene, and looked at the defeat of the Chu soldiers without any surprise. After serving as the prime minister of Qin for so many years, Lord Changping naturally understood the combat power of the Qin army.
However, because he knew the strength of the Qin army, Lord Changping had already been prepared.
Following the orders of Lord Changping.
In the Chu army, the sound of drums suddenly changed. As Chu soldiers sent orders and scouts rode back and forth, the entire Chu army's square formation began to change, and the leading part immediately headed to the front.
The Chu army's defense line, which was originally on the frontline battlefield, holding spears, all retreated in an instant. Under the aggressive pursuit of the Qin army, they once again gathered into square formations from a thick defense line, but this time Fang Fang
However, not all of the formations faced the Qin army side by side.
In the battlefield.
Thinking that the Chu army was defeated, the soldiers of the Qin army held spears and Qin swords in their hands and attacked the Chu army.
Why should he serve as the first soldier to fight the enemy in the Qin army? Apart from orders and good equipment, the more important thing is that he can snatch the heads of the enemy generals and obtain titles during the pursuit.
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This is also the reason why almost all the soldiers rushed forward without hesitation. After all, they stayed behind. Among the tens of thousands of Qin army formations, even if they could defeat the Chu army, no matter how many generals the Chu army had, they would not be able to survive.
them.
"kill!!"
"kill!"
Amidst the roar of killing, as the Qin army attacked the Chu army in a mighty manner, some Chu soldiers had no time to retreat. After being left alone, they were hacked and killed by countless Qin soldiers and fell to the ground.
However, just when the Qin soldiers thought that victory was in sight, suddenly after the Chu army set up their formations one by one, countless long-barrel defenses were launched, and arrows were shot out instantly.
"ah!"
"ah!!"
One by one, the Qin soldiers were hit by arrows. Many Qin soldiers wanted to attack. Suddenly, wooden shields were erected under their spears. What's more terrible is that some Qin soldiers rushed to kill, and suddenly found that they didn't know what they were doing.
At that time, there were Chu army formations on both sides. Even if there were Qin armor to defend them, they were stabbed with spears from the front and back, unable to fight back, and were eventually assassinated and fell to the ground.
Inside the Qin army.
Bai Yan, Yang Yan and other generals of the Qin State saw that after the Chu army changed their formations, countless Qin soldiers attacked. In an instant, they were coordinated by the Chu army's square formations one by one, and fell to the ground one after another.
"Square Circle Formation!!!"
Yang Yan was shocked and blurted out.
Looking at the square formations of the Chu army, if you look at them individually, the Chu army is indeed a square formation. However, looking at the whole, the Chu army's military formation at this time is clearly a round formation, with countless dense small square formations scattered throughout.
In the circle formation.
At this time, the first thought in Yang Yan's mind was the famous but long-lost Square Formation. It was rumored that this formation was created by Sun Bin. After he was killed, Sun Bin did not have the opportunity to use it in Qi State.
After that, the first person to use it was Zhao Kuo.
Thinking of this, Yang Yan turned to look at Bai Yan.
"General! When the 200,000 Zhao army was surrounded by the Qin army in Changping, Zhao Kuo used the 200,000 Zhao army to form a square formation. When the Qin army was surrounded and had no food, he used this formation. Bai Qi
After recognizing this formation, we did not dare to attack by force, but defended the main roads in Changping. The Zhao army defended for more than forty days, and then surrendered due to lack of food supplies!"
Yang Yan said to Bai Yan.
At this time, Yang Yan was full of surprise. After Zhao Kuo's death, this formation had been lost for a long time. He did not expect that Lord Changping would actually use this formation now.
"Square array?"
"Zhao Kuo, Bai Qi?"
After listening to Yang Yan's words, the other generals, whether it was Yanmao or Busy and others, all frowned and looked at each other.
Looking at the situation on the battlefield in the distance, no wonder the Chu army's military formation was so powerful. All the Qin army soldiers who rushed into the Chu army's formation were either dead or injured. The Chu army regarded a square as a circle and could not break through the outer perimeter.
, and entering it is like falling into a trap.
It turns out that Zhao Kuo relied on this formation to resist Bai Qi!
Unlike the scholars, common people, and even officials in the world, these people are all generals. When talking about Zhao Kuo, they don't have the slightest contempt. Thinking of being surrounded and deprived of food, Zhao Kuo was able to defeat the Qin army and even the Bai army.
Feeling helpless.
At this point, Zhao Kuo has surpassed most of the leading generals in the world.
Looking at the square formation set up by the Chu army, Yanmao, Zhang, Yang Yan and others all looked at Bai Yan involuntarily.
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Ding Tao.
Xiao He was in the mansion, sitting on his knees in the study, looking at the scrolls of bamboo slips. On the wooden table in front of him, more than ten scrolls of bamboo slips were spread out, and Xiao He checked them over and over again.
"My lord, my lord!"
A servant hurriedly came to the study, ran to the wooden table, and raised his hands to Xiao He.
"Sir, there is a merchant who has brought us 150,000 shi of grain and millet!"
The slave was sweating profusely, breathing heavily and said to Xiao He with his hands raised.
Xiao He was shocked when he heard this. He immediately stood up and looked directly at the slave.
"What? One hundred and fifty thousand shi?"
Xiao He stared with surprise and confusion on his face, then thought of something and looked at the slave.
"Where can the merchant be?"
Xiao He stepped forward and asked hurriedly.
The servant shook his head, and then told Xiao He that after the merchant informed him of the location of the grain and millet settlement, he hurried away without even leaving his name.
"Who could it be?"
Xiao He walked around in the study, shaking his head in confusion.
At this moment, Xiao He couldn't figure out who it was that would send so much food and grass over and over again, from the first 50,000, to the next 50,000, and now to 150,000 shi.
This is definitely not something that ordinary forces can achieve.
Xiao He recalled that he had been in Taoyi before, following Bai Yan's order to levy grain and grass. However, all this time, he had almost exhausted all his thoughts and means, and just now he had obtained one hundred thousand stones of grain and grass from the nobles and common people in the land of Wei. This was still the promised benefit.
in the case of.
But the person who sent the grain and millet now has already sent a total of 250,000 stones of grain and fodder, without leaving any name or making any demands.
Who could it be?
How could he have so much grain and millet sent to help the Qin State, but he didn't seem to want anyone to know about it?
Xiao He couldn't think of who it would be, but Xiao He had a vague hunch. Only by telling Bai Yan, only Bai Yan could know who sent the food and grass.
However, no matter who it is, sending this batch of food and grass now has really solved the urgent needs of Xiao He and even the entire Chudong Qin army. Without this batch of food and grass, Xiao He would not know where to continue to find food and grass and continue to supply Chudong.
The Qin army.
Xiao He broke into a cold sweat just thinking about the consequences of the Qin army's food shortage.
"Let's go! Take me to see it!"
Xiao He looked at the slave, raised his hand and said, then followed the slave and left the study.
Xingyang City.
After Yingchuan was included in the territory of the Qin State, Xingyang, with its geographical terrain, became an important hub between the Qin State, Yingchuan, Wei, and even the Qi State, with a unique geographical location.
Every day, there is an endless stream of merchants coming to Xingyang, and the streets are busy with traffic.
In a huge mansion, a man walked step by step to the courtyard, led by his servants.
"Sister, it has been sent!"
The man said to a woman wearing Qin clothes, and in front of the woman, a child of about three or four years old was chasing two young maids in the yard.
"Um!"
When the woman heard the man's words, she looked at the child in the distance. On her beautiful face, a flash of memories and longing flashed through her beautiful eyes, which eventually turned into a complicated look.
"Nian'er!"
The man also looked at the children in the distance and suddenly said.
When he saw the child looking over, running towards him with a face of joy, the man's mouth raised with a doting smile on his face, and he walked towards the child from the woman's side.
Wu Nian, no thoughts, no thoughts, no more thoughts.
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