Chapter 634 Xiang Yàn’s flaw, the cavalry suddenly appeared in Xianyang
Inside the Chu army camp.
Each of the Chu army generals looked at Xiang Yan with uneasy faces. The arrogant faces that had insulted Bai Yan outside the Fuli Great Wall no longer existed, and were replaced by gloomy faces.
"How long will the army have enough food and grass to hold on?"
Xiang Yan asked.
"General, no more than three days!"
Lieutenant Liangcaosu of the Chu army heard Xiang Yan's inquiry and stepped forward, cupping his hands and saying.
When the other Chu generals heard this, they all looked confused. The army's food and grass were about to be exhausted. Qin General Bai Yan, who was in Fuli Fortress, led the Qin army to hide in the fortress.
If this continues, without fighting the Qin army, the Chu army will be completely defeated due to lack of food.
"General, do you want to continue to send the flag back to Shouchun and ask the king for more food and grass?"
Ximei, the general of Chu, looked at Xiang Yan with his brows furrowed and stepped forward, cupping his hands and saying.
for a long time.
In the silence, Xiang Yan finally spoke.
"If the king could collect grain and grass, why would the Chu army be facing food shortage?"
Xiang Yan shook her head.
Looking at the map, for the first time in decades, Xiang Yan felt such a desperate situation. This feeling of being helpless made Xiang Yan panic, but she was unwilling to do anything about it.
Xiang Yan never thought from the beginning to the end that Chu and Qin were at war, and he didn't support Wang Jian until Wang Jian arrived.
"General! General Xiang Liang, Lord Xi, have arrived at the camp!"
A Chu soldier came to the camp and reported to Xiang Yan.
Hearing the arrival of Xiang Liang and Ji Gu, other Chu generals in the camp all looked happy, hoping that Xiang Liang and Ji Gu would bring good news.
But after a while.
When they saw Xiang Liang and Ji Gu hurried and furious, all the Chu generals in the camp seemed to have a premonition of something, and looked worried.
"Father!"
"Xigu, meet the general!"
Xiang Liang and Ji Gu came to the tent and greeted Xiang Yan quickly.
Xiang Yan first glanced at Xiang Liang. When he saw the wound on Xiang Liang's face, he thought of what was happening in Chu State now and didn't know why. Then he looked at Xiang Gu aside, Xiang Yan had some emotion in his eyes.
"Have you got soldiers, horses, food and grass?"
Although Xiang Yan had already guessed something when she saw the wound on Xiang Liang's face, she still had to ask what she should ask.
"Father, Xiang Liang only collected 3,000 soldiers and 3,000 grains and grass!"
When Xiang Liang heard his father Xiang Yan's words, his eyes showed a guilty look, and he answered bravely with his hands raised.
Hearing this, Xiang Yan looked at Xiang Liang angrily.
"Why are you here without soldiers, armor, or food? You may know that the Chu army's camp is now lacking food, grass, and soldiers!"
Xiang Yan reprimanded, rarely venting her anger on Xiang Liang.
Xiang Liang had an aggrieved look on his face and was about to give an answer when Kogu, who was on the side, stepped forward in advance.
"General! General Xiang Liang heard about the battle at Putun and was worried about the general, so he took the lead in leading troops to the Chu army camp. Food, grass, soldiers and horses are still being recruited. They will be sent to the camp in a while!
"
Ji Gu said to Xiang Yan.
Xiang Liang, who was on the side, suddenly looked at Xianggu in surprise, where were the troops, horses, and food and grass? Where were the soldiers, horses, and food and grass? Why did Xianggu conceal the military information? This was punishable by death.
However, Xiang Liang soon noticed the surprised looks of other Chu generals in the camp, and instantly understood why Kogu had concealed military information.
Turning his head to look at his father Xiang Yan, when he saw his father's old face and eyes looking at him, Xiang Liang suddenly felt a sense of shame, which appeared in his heart. Many times when he is anxious, he ignores many things and does some careless things.
"That's good!"
Xiang Yan looked at the other Chu generals who were all excited, looked at Xiao Gu, and nodded happily.
As for other Chu generals, only they themselves know whether they believe what Xiang Liang said or not.
Two hours later.
As the important matters of discussion became clear, one by one the Chu generals left the camp. Xiang Liang was left behind by Xiang Yan, and with him was Ji Gu.
"Immediately go back, take your people with you, go down from Shouchun, Juchao, Zhaoguan, cross Jiujiang, and go to Jiangdong, which is the farthest place from the Qin State. There are countless gentry from the Chu State in nearby cities, especially the Xiang family.
Your reputation will be taken care of in Jiangdong in the future, and you don’t have to worry about Qin’s capture!”
Xiang Yan looked at Xiang Gu, then looked at Xiang Liang, and said.
Hearing this, Xiang Liang's expression changed, and he looked at his father in surprise. Even Xiang Gu was shocked when he heard Xiang Yan's words, and looked at each other with Xiang Liang.
"Why did the general say this?"
"Yes! Father, tens of thousands of Xiang clan elites in the army, including Shenxi's divisions, are all here. Why does father let my son lead his clan members away right now?"
Xiang Liang was confused, and Xiang Liang was even more confused. Looking at his father, Xiang Liang doubted his own ears. The words he just said could actually come out of his father's mouth.
How could his father tell him to leave with his clan members? How could this be possible!
Even though many nobles from the Chu State have fled, there are still elites from the Xiang family and Shenxi's troops among the Chu army. Even if Bai Yan and Wang Ben join forces, with their father leading the Chu army, how can the Chu army be defeated?
There is fear!
Inside the tent.
Xiang Yan looked at Xiang Liang and shook his head, his old face full of complexity.
"The Chu army has been defeated!"
When Xiang Yan said these words, it was as if the essence had been removed from his eyes, and a hint of twilight appeared in his whole person.
Under the confused gazes of Xiang Liang and Xiang Gu, Xiang Yan opened her mouth and told Xiang Liang to go to the wooden stand and take down a roll of bamboo slips.
Xiang Liang did not dare to disobey his father's words, so he walked to the wooden frame, took down the bamboo slips, and opened the bamboo slips in front of his father's eyes.
Ji Gu looked at Xiang Yan with some surprise. He didn't know why Xiang Yan suddenly asked Xiang Liang to look at the bamboo slips. But just when he was confused, he turned around and found that Xiang Liang had a shocked look on his face. He looked at the bamboo slips with eyes full of disbelief.
A look of confidence.
"Father, how is this possible!"
Xiang Liang read the contents in the bamboo slips and slowly raised his head to look at his father.
"Bai Yan, you are already prepared to attack Chu!"
Xiang Yan looked at Xiang Liang's appearance, shook her head and sighed, these are all the information collected by people in recent days, and the final statistics are recorded.
"Bai Yan's understanding of Chu is no better than that of our Chu people!"
Xiang Yan recalled her first thought when she saw the bamboo slips. She was like Xiang Liang. She couldn't believe why a Qin general knew so much about the Chu State. Not only had he stocked up on grains in recent years, but he had also secretly stocked up on grains and grass before.
, are also known to Bai Yan.
Behind this incident, Xiang Yan's mind was not only full of doubts, but also filled with chills! Xiang Yan didn't know how many Chu generals Bai Yan was secretly inciting against after knowing the situation in Chu in such detail.
Xiang Yan felt a chill run down her spine when she thought about it.
"Now that Bai Yan is sticking to Fuli Fortress, he already knows that if the Qin army avoids fighting and keeps dragging on, the Chu army will collapse without a fight, and the Chu country will perish without a fight. Therefore, if the Xiang family is not surrendered earlier,
People left..."
Xiang Yan kept talking, but stopped talking after that.
Xiang Liang and Xi Gu both understood what Xiang Yan meant. Xiang Yan was worried that if the Xiang family didn't leave Chu earlier, neither Bai Yan nor Qin would let the Xiang family leave in the future.
"Remember! Take your tribe to Jiangdong! Don't go to Qi!"
Xiang Yan turned her head and looked at Xiang Liang with serious eyes on her wrinkled old face.
"The Qi State has always been prosperous and wealthy, but Qin's desire to annex the world cannot be stopped by Qi. Qi is not the place where the Xiang family takes shelter. If they want to gain a foothold in future generations, thrive, and wait for an opportunity to revive Chu, the Xiang family can only rely on the children of Jiangdong!
"
Xiang Yan ordered.
Xiang Yan's every word at this time seemed to be explaining the funeral arrangements, which made Xiang Liang completely panic. Looking at this father who supported the Xiang family and the Chu country, Xiang Liang felt fear for the first time.
.
With the thoughts in his mind, Xiang Liang's eyes instantly turned red when he thought about not having his father, and he shook his head instinctively.
"What do you mean, father!"
Xiang Liang had something to say, but he didn't know how to say it. He could only look at his father, Xiang Yan, in confusion.
"I am the commander-in-chief of the Chu army and the great general of the Chu state! I will not leave the Chu army. If I live, I will live in good health. If I die, I will live up to the name of the Xiang family! For generations of the Xiang family, they have been generals of Chu. Even if I die,
, we cannot abandon Chu and ruin the reputation of the Xiang family! The Xiang family will be handed over to your hands!"
Xiang Yan looked at Xiang Liang with red eyes, full of determination.
"Three days, within three days, we must return to Shouchun and leave with our tribe! In three days, I will lead the Chu army and retreat to Shouchun City to defend!"
When Xiang Yan said this, she looked at Kogu aside, with a rare serious expression, raised her hands, and took the initiative to salute Kogu.
This means asking Kogu to take the trouble!
Only then did Jigu understand why Xiang Yan asked him to stay, so he quickly returned the gift, looked at Xiang Yan seriously, and then looked at Xiang Liang aside.
"Father……"
Xiang Liang shook his head, knelt on the ground, and wanted to say something else, but Xiang Yan looked at Xiang Liang with a serious face, and told Xiang Liang not to be indecisive at this time, otherwise the disaster of the Xiang family would be unavoidable.
In the Chu army's camp, under Xiang Yan's order, Xiang Liang and Ji Gu, who had just arrived, hurriedly left the Chu army's camp in a carriage again.
But what no one among the Chu army knew was that that night.
Fu Lisai.
When Bai Yan was sleeping soundly, he suddenly heard the voice of a soldier coming from outside the camp, saying that someone was asking to see him.
Feeling the biting cold, when he heard someone asking for permission to see him, Bai Yan stood up, put on his shoes, threw on some random clothes, and asked the soldiers to bring the person in.
Looking at the man who followed the soldiers into the camp, Bai Yan recognized at a glance that this man was his uncle's confidant.
"General!"
When the man saw Bai Yan, he bowed his hands in greeting, then took out a piece of cloth from his arms and handed it to Bai Yan.
Bai Yan took the cloth, opened it and saw the contents inside. He was surprised and couldn't help laughing. Unexpectedly, his uncle was worried that Xiang Yan would be difficult to deal with, so he took the risk to send him the news.
Three days later, Xiang Yan will lead the Chu army and return to Shouchun!
The Chu army had less than five days of food and fodder...
"Go down and rest!"
Bai Yan asked the soldiers to take the man down to rest. After watching the man bow his hands and salute, he followed the soldiers and left.
Bai Yan looked at the layout. Although Xiang Yan planned to evacuate in three days, which exceeded previous expectations, for Bai Yan, there was still no deviation from the previous preparations.
However, his uncle's adventure was not without effect. At least it made Bai Yan confirm that his previous guess was correct. Seeing the imminent demise of Chu, Xiang Yan, who knew that there was no hope of resisting Qin, would instinctively expose his weaknesses.
Xiang!
Perhaps in other circumstances, the Xiang family may not completely influence Xiang Yan. However, when people are desperate, they will need a spiritual sustenance, either a name or a person, and Xiang Yan is no exception. Looking at the hope of Chu State, in Xiang Yan
In his eyes, the Xiang family is the hope of Chu State in the future.
"Xiang Yan, what would you do if you learned that some noble clans had united to destroy the Xiang clan and defect to Qin?"
Bai Yan sighed softly.
Before his uncle sent the letter, Bai Yan had already contacted the Chu gentry and asked them to send a false message to Xiang Yan, telling Xiang Yan that the Chu gentry had united to get rid of the Xiang family.
, surrendered to Qin.
In Bai Yan's eyes, since he was not sure when Xiang Yan would leave, he would find a way to force Xiang Yan to leave.
Thinking of the noble clans of the Chu State, regardless of the demise of the Chu State, they left the Chu State one after another with their people and wealth!
Thinking about Xiang Yan's previous actions when he led his troops to give up the attack on Wang Bi and returned to defend the Chu army's camp, waiting for Chu's reinforcements and supplies of food and fodder.
Xiang Yan, do you still dare to believe the character of those Chu nobles?
Inside the tent.
Bai Yan put away the map, walked to the map step by step, and looked at the location of Jiangdong on the map of Chu State.
"No wonder in later generations, the Xiang family relied on Jiangdong and was able to quickly gather an elite group of disciples. Why do they say that after passing Jiangdong, the Xiang family has the capital to make a comeback!"
Bai Yan looked at Jiangdong.
It faces the sea to the east, Baiyue to the south, Jiujiang to the west and north, and is as far away from Xianyang of the Qin State as possible. Bai Yan has a hunch that this area will definitely become a serious trouble for the Qin State in the future.
"Koto!"
Bai Yan muttered to himself, then looked at the sky and did not choose to continue resting.
An hour later.
After hearing the soldiers' report, Bai Yan slowly put on his clothes and armor, put on his Zhan Lu, and left the camp in the dark.
In the fortress, among countless torches, Yang Yan and other Qin generals all gathered together. When they saw Bai Yan arriving, they all bowed to Bai Yan and saluted him.
"General, all the soldiers have gathered! Wait for the general's orders at any time!"
Yang Yan said to Bai Yan.
Bai Yan glanced at Yang Yan and looked at the countless soldiers in the camp.
Bai Yan knew clearly that during this period, all the officers and soldiers of the Qin Army were holding back anger in their hearts. Now the prisoner camp, cavalry, and side cavalry have all left the fortress. This is the last batch of the Qin army. Waiting for this part of the Qin army
After the soldiers left Fu Li Fortress, there were only more than a thousand Qin soldiers in the fortress.
With Xiang Yan's stability, he will definitely continue to send a part of the army to call for formation before withdrawing his troops.
Regardless of whether the Chu army noticed something was wrong, Bai Yan didn't care about Fu Li Fortress. Before, he was afraid of Xiang Yan, so he had to rely on Fu Li Fortress to defend and avoid fighting the Chu army. Now that the Chu army is short of food, although this fortress is easy to
It was difficult to defend, but the Chu army had absolutely no intention of garrisoning.
"Set off!"
Bai Yan ordered, and then took the lead in walking towards the outside of the wall in the night.
…………………………
The dense forest of Whirlpool Mountain.
Close to the Wishui River, there are hills rising one after another for dozens of miles in radius.
Under the cold wind, several birds flew from a distance. When they saw the familiar large forest on the hill, the birds flew away without hesitation. However, when they were about to land on a tree,
Several birds were suddenly frightened and flew to other places in a hurry.
It turned out that just under the tree and behind the hill, there were all densely packed Qin Army soldiers. All the Qin Army soldiers were hiding behind the hill.
"General, will Xiang Yan really withdraw his troops today?"
Gui came to Bai Yan's side, feeling the cold, looking at the Chu army that had not seen any movement for a long time, and couldn't help but asked worriedly.
When chatting with General Yang Yan and others just now, everyone said that the terrain was very similar to the rumored terrain where Sun Bin ambushed Pang Juan. At that time, Pang Juan was commanding the Wei army and was in a hurry, so he put all his clothes and armor on a wooden trailer.
, when the Qi army attacked, the Wei soldiers had no time to react.
Then the Qi army attacked the Wei army by surprise. The Wei army suffered numerous casualties and fled in retreat. The Qi army was victorious.
Gui did not doubt Yang Yan's words, but there was no trace of the Chu army at the moment. Gui was a little worried about what would happen if the Chu army didn't come.
"Will do!"
Bai Yan said softly.
Not long after Bai Yan finished speaking, he suddenly saw scouts and soldiers approaching in a hurry, reporting that the Chu army was coming to the north at a very fast speed.
Hearing this, not to mention Bai Yan and Gui, even the other generals of the Qin State around them all expressed their thoughts.
In the dense forest, countless Qin army soldiers picked up the long swords and swords on the ground amid the orders.
Xianyang, Qin State.
In the streets of Xianyang City, you can still see the posters of Wang Zhao and Qing Xian. You can see scholars coming and going everywhere, and there are constant voices of conversation. There are discussions among scholars in some restaurants.
Suddenly, as the mighty sound of cavalry came, all the people on the street were stunned. Whether it was roadside vendors, some merchants, or dignitaries, they all looked in the direction of the sound in confusion.
Iron cavalry?
And there are a lot of them?
But why are so many cavalry coming to Xianyang together? What is going on? Could something happen again?
I was confused and confused, but as the sound of approaching iron hooves came, countless people on the street stepped aside in a wise manner. Even the carriages of many nobles and officials also gave way.
Qin's cavalry! They already represent a different status in the Qin State. What's more, so many cavalry appeared at the same time. Everyone knew what was going on.
soon.
Seeing the densely packed Qin cavalry soldiers galloping through the street on war horses, numbering hundreds of them, the pedestrians on the street couldn't help but start talking.
"Why are there so many cavalry? And they are heading towards the palace!"
"Yes, it's so strange. Could it be that something happened? By the way, did you see something like a wooden box in the cloth bundle carried by a cavalryman?"
Countless people looked at the Iron Knight soldiers leaving, looked at each other and talked with each other.
Many dignitaries and nobles in the carriage looked at each other in confusion after seeing this scene, wondering if something had happened.
In the Xianyang Palace, Ying Zheng was in the study with a gloomy face. Accompanied by Han Yezhe, he looked at Wang Jian, General Teng and others, still worried about breaking the formation.