Chapter 637 The Chu army was defeated, Bai Yan was anxious to return to Xianyang
"ah!"
"kill!"
The battlefield is full of scenes of Qin soldiers and Chu soldiers fighting each other. In the melee, scenes of hugs and throws, or multiple Chu soldiers killing a Qin soldier, or several Qin soldiers surrounding a Chu soldier can be seen everywhere.
In the chaotic state, the soldiers on both sides were already furious, and they used all their strength to strike each other with almost every knife and thrust.
Whether they are the elites of the Xiang family or the divisions of Shenxi, their bravery is completely beyond the imagination of all the Qin troops. Not only the prisoner camp with hatred, but also the other elites of the Qin army, while wearing clothes and armor, are still
It was difficult to form an absolute advantage over the Chu army. Even when the Chu soldiers were not afraid of fighting to the death, the Qin army's casualties were no less than those of the Chu army for a while.
Suddenly, a Chu soldier jumped up, holding a sharp sword in both hands. As his body fell to the ground, he stabbed the fallen Qin soldier's chest fiercely. Listening to the chaotic roaring and killing sounds all around, Chu soldiers looked at Qin soldiers.
Under the knees, while trembling, the strength gradually weakened. Chu Zu suddenly smiled ferociously and pulled out his sword, thinking that Qin Zu deserved to die and he would definitely kill him today.
When they got up, the Chu soldiers were preparing to kill other Qin soldiers, when they suddenly saw burly figures coming from the Qin army in front.
After a breath, when he saw the figure clearly, looking at the burly Qin soldiers dressed in armor, the Chu soldiers were stunned on the spot.
armor!
This was almost the title that came to mind instinctively in the mind of the Chu soldiers. He took a step back, but looked at the chaotic battlefield around him and saw the other two Chu soldiers on the side with stunned looks on their faces. This Chu soldier also knew that he could retire.
Think of this.
The Chu soldiers and the other two men looked at each other, nodded, then looked at the armored soldiers with ferocious expressions, gently waved the blood-filled swords in their hands up and down, shouted angrily, and the three of them instantly killed the armored Qin soldiers.
go.
The burly Qin soldiers, all covered with iron armor, came to the battlefield step by step with sharp swords. When they saw the Chu soldiers coming to kill, almost all the armored Qin soldiers did not dodge.
The soldiers of the armored battalion are also armored warriors. Because they hold sharp swords, they have the heaviest defense on the other hand.
Almost by raising his arm, he blocked the Chu soldiers from slashing with a sharp sword, and then stabbed him with his backhand sword.
Three Chu soldiers were struck, and two of them died instantly under the swords of two armored soldiers. The only Chu soldier who dodged in time was the one who had just held the sword behind his back and killed the Qin soldier.
After dodging the stabbing of the armored Qin soldiers, the Chu soldiers looked at the corpses of the other two people, with a cold feeling behind them. Seeing the armored Qin soldiers coming to kill them one by one, the Chu soldiers were worried again, holding a sharp sword, and headed towards
After cutting off other positions in the armored camp, he did not believe that he could not kill the armored Qin soldiers in front of him.
However, with one or two attempts, after the attack failed, the Chu soldiers continued to retreat. No matter how skilled this Chu soldier was, other Chu soldiers continued to die under the swords of these iron-armored Qin soldiers, but this Chu soldier was still alive.
, but in the end, someone accidentally tripped over the corpse and fell to the ground.
The Chu soldier just raised his head. In an instant, an iron-armored Chu soldier had come to him. He raised the Qin sword and struck with all his strength. The Chu soldier used his sword to block. However, under the huge force, the sword blade instantly penetrated his shoulder. The second sword struck
, the third sword...
The Chu soldier who had killed many Qin soldiers just now, with a ferocious look on his face and a proud look, saw his head cut open, and a steady stream of blood flowed from his cheeks. Every time the armored Qin soldiers slashed with their swords, there would be
Blood spattered on the dry soil nearby.
The Chu soldiers finally fell to the ground and turned into corpses, and were chopped in all directions. The corpses of countless Qin soldiers and Chu soldiers were scattered all over the battlefield, motionless beside the footsteps of countless fighting soldiers of the two soldiers.
"kill!!!"
"kill!!"
The appearance of the armored battalion undoubtedly made the morale of the Qin army on the battlefield rise again. Looking at the invincible armored soldiers on the battlefield, the Qin soldiers began to kill the Chu army one after another.
When the Chu troops saw this, they all wanted to stop him. They all used long swords to cut him down, so they tried to find a way to knock him down.
When many Chu soldiers were slashed or even killed, many Chu soldiers rushed forward and did get close to the armored Qin soldiers. However, it was different from what they imagined. All the Chu soldiers thought, it seemed that the armored Qin soldiers were on guard.
Not to mention the Chu soldiers who were knocked sideways and retreated, many Chu soldiers quickly hugged the armored soldiers and suddenly found that they couldn't put them down.
"ah!"
One by one, the Chu soldiers died under the sword of the iron-armored Qin soldiers, and other Qin soldiers also stepped forward to relieve the iron-armored soldiers.
Whether they are in the Iron Armored Camp of Bai Yan in the Qin State or the Wei soldiers in the Wei State in the past, those who can be selected will almost always be given a title, a strong man!
With the Iron Armored Battalion taking precautions and even with the help of other Qin soldiers, the Chu soldiers were almost helpless against the Iron Armored Battalion. Even though many Chu soldiers were killed and injured, in the end it only left the Iron Armored Qin soldiers injured and unable to move. Even though they could occasionally kill the Iron Armored Qin soldiers,
The soldiers did it only after paying a huge price.
But when looking at such iron-armored Qin soldiers, the Qin army numbered at least hundreds, and everyone in the Chu army felt a little desperate.
In the distance, Xiang Yan, who was protected by countless Chu army elites, and other Chu generals naturally saw this scene. However, even they, the Chu generals, were unprepared and attacked the Qin army's iron armor.
, still helpless.
Standing on the chariot.
When the old Xiang Yan looked at the armored soldiers appearing in the Qin army, Xiang Yan's eyes were full of resentment and unwillingness.
As the commander-in-chief of the Chu army, Xiang Yan didn't know how much impact a pair of armor or an armored warrior could have on the battlefield. And when the number increased, it was no exaggeration to say that it could affect the outcome of the entire battlefield.
From a young age, Xiang Yan had thought that one day, the Chu army under his command would have a Chu army that was beginning to take shape, and all of them would be Chu soldiers wearing iron armor.
But even now, Xiang Yan's wish has not come true.
Chu State first took over Wancheng, an important place famous all over the world for its iron ore, not inferior to Handan Smelting Iron Mountain. Then there were places in Chu State that were occasionally rich in iron ore. They were also in the hands of various wealthy families. Anyone who mentioned it to the King of Chu
Iron Armor, whenever the interests of those noble clans are touched, the clan members of those noble clans will use their connections and connections to fight to the death.
In the end, even the King of Chu felt that the iron armor had suffered huge losses and could not be settled.
Chu State has a territory of thousands of miles and millions of soldiers. It once exceeded the territory of Jin State. But after Jin was divided into three families, even Wei State had Wei soldiers. Only Chu State and Wu Qi had only thought about it.
Wu Qi's death was never mentioned again.
"The death of Chu is definitely not a temporary loss! It is definitely not a defeat in a single battle!"
Xiang Yan sighed with a complex expression.
Until then, when he saw that Bai Yan could mobilize hundreds of armored warriors, Xiang Yan seemed to realize again where the root of Chu's demise lay.
Lord Changping had already secretly conspired with Chu. Before rebelling against Qin, Lord Changping was in charge of Qin's affairs as the right prime minister of Qin, and Lord Changwen was the general of Qin and commanded the Qin army. Neither of these two people was mentioned.
, there is only one possibility that Yingzheng secretly prepares the armored warriors.
After the fall of Zhao State, Bai Yan had been making secret preparations, and he had been hiding this matter in order to attack Chu State by surprise.
Right now, it’s only four years since Zhao fell to pieces!
Thinking of this, Xiang Yan looked at the armored soldiers of the Qin army who were constantly killing the elite Chu army on the battlefield.
Duke Xiao of Qin supported Shang Yang, King Huiwen of Qin supported Zhang Yi, King Wu of Qin supported Gan Mao, King Zhaoxiang of Qin supported Wei Ran, Fan Ju, and Bai Qi. Now the king of Qin is winning the government, and there are Wei Liao, Yao Jia, Wang Jian, and Bai Yan...
Each and every Qin king had ministers of the state, and generations of Qin kings had great talents and famous generals under their command.
"God's will is in Qin?"
Suddenly, Xiang Yan looked at the battlefield around him, and the eyes on his old face revealed a hint of doubt and suspicion.
The kings of the Qin Kingdom all had ministers of state and state. This was true from generation to generation. This made Xiang Yan think about the rumors in the past, the rumors that appeared with the Nine Provinces Tripod.
On the battlefield.
The killing still continues.
With the emergence of the armored battalions, the advantages of the Qin soldiers gradually emerged. However, the Chu soldiers fought desperately with the Qin army, exchanging one life after another for the lives of the Qin army's armored warriors. It was still difficult to resist the Qin army's attack.
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Although the armored Qin soldiers were exhausted and killed countless elite Chu soldiers, they were knocked down by the Chu soldiers in the chaotic battlefield and finally died under the Chu soldiers' swords. But in the end, the armored soldiers killed the elite Chu soldiers.
, for the Chu army, it was still a huge loss, but on the other hand, the Qin army could free up more power and join forces to kill other Chu soldiers.
Especially on the battlefield, when I saw the generals and generals of the Chu State, the generals of the Qin Army, and the soldiers of the Qin Army, they all remembered the humiliation they suffered when they were at Fu Li Fortress.
Thousands of years later, anger will make people lose their minds, and they will forget to kill in anger. But in today's world where scholars can be killed but not humiliated, the humiliation of the Chu generals in the past made all Qin army generals and Qin soldiers gnash their teeth with hatred.
Therefore, on the battlefield, the officers and soldiers of the Qin army risked their lives one after another, holding weapons and Qin swords in their hands, and they all attacked the generals of the Chu state, even though the generals of the Chu state were protected by their trusted followers.
In the chaotic situation, many Chu generals who used to clamor outside the Great Wall were suddenly pulled off their horses while slashing with sharp swords, or their horses were directly cut and fell to the ground.
In an instant, the arrogant looks on the faces of the Chu generals who were surrounded by Qin soldiers no longer existed. In their pale and panic-stricken expressions, countless Qin soldiers stepped forward one after another, holding Qin Jia's sword.
The knife struck him.
Many Qin soldiers gathered around, and among the countless footsteps, the corpse of the Chu army general could be vaguely seen. Under the sword, he finally became motionless, his flesh and blood were blurred, and his blood flowed to the ground.
One hour, two hours...
When the mighty Qin army appeared again in the north of the battlefield, the Chu soldiers who were struggling to resist the Qin soldiers on the battlefield were all stunned when they saw this scene.
After being ambushed and fighting bloody battles for more than two hours, almost all the Chu soldiers who survived were elite.
However, when they saw that the Qin army in the north still had reinforcements, the faces of the Chu soldiers whose faces were covered with blood, and their originally ferocious faces, all showed confusion at this moment. No matter how brave and skilled the people were, they were facing endless killing.
The enemy troops will also feel desperate when faced with the continuous reinforcements of enemy soldiers.
When everyone was exhausted, not to mention the bloody fighting behind them, the scenes of soldiers of the Qin and Chu armies using all their strength and fighting hand-to-hand with injuries can be seen everywhere.
The sudden appearance of reinforcements from the Qin army had almost cut off the hope of survival for all the Chu soldiers.
"General! The Qin army has reinforcements!"
"No, there are them in the east, there are them in the east, no, those are Qi's armors, but why are the Qi troops holding black flags with the word Qin?"
"The Qi army is holding the Qin flag. Could it be that Qi has surrendered to Qin and sent a large army to help Qin attack Chu?"
Amidst countless exclamations, accompanied by the arrival of the mighty Qin reinforcements from the north, countless Chu soldiers and generals all saw an extremely large army appearing in the east, spreading across the entire eastern plain.
As the army approached, what frightened all the Chu soldiers and generals was that the army to the east was all in Qi armor. It should be the Qi army, but the flags of the army were densely packed, but they were all
It's Qin Banner.
The army of Qi State, however, carried the flag of Qin State and appeared on this battlefield.
While thinking about it, almost all the Chu soldiers and generals knew what this scene meant.
Despair, complete despair, enveloped the hearts of every Chu army soldier. A feeling of weakness and hopelessness made countless Chu soldiers lose their sight, not knowing what to do.
Similarly, on the battlefield, the Qin soldiers and generals of the Qin army, all covered in blood from head to toe, saw that scene.
In an instant.
An unprecedented excitement emerged in the hearts of all Qin soldiers and Qin army generals.
Qi surrendered to Qin!!!
The State of Qi has surrendered to the State of Qin and sent troops to help Qin attack the Chu army! This also means that the Chu army will be defeated! The State of Chu will perish!
Following the thoughts in my mind, I saw that there were not only reinforcements from Qi, but also reinforcements from Qin from the north.
"kill!!"
Under the excitement, all the Qin soldiers on the battlefield once again swept away their previous fatigue, became excited in an instant, forgot about their fatigue, and killed the Chu soldiers.
Everyone wanted to make meritorious deeds, and everyone wanted to behead the generals of the Chu army when the Chu army was defeated.
Looking back at the Chu army, many Chu generals saw this scene and when they could no longer see hope, they began to bring their cronies with them, trying to find any hope of survival. However, they were surrounded by Qin troops and
With the Qin cavalry constantly running back and forth on the outside, all the Chu army generals could only place their hopes on the nearby Guoshui River.
In the cold winter, all the generals of the Chu army knew how slim their chances of survival were after entering the river. However, facing the Qin army, these generals of the Chu state would rather jump into the Wishui River than fall among the Qin soldiers.
hand.
Among the Chu army, when the Chu army was in panic, Xiang Yan also saw this scene. As a veteran general of the Chu state, Xiang Yan saw the 'Qi' army and immediately realized that it was Bai Yan's plan.
It is true that the State of Qi is unwilling to send troops to fight against the State of Qin, but equally, the State of Qi wants to help the State of Qin attack the State of Chu. How can there be no news about such a big event, not only the ancestors of the Six Kingdoms, but also the nobles of the State of Chu.
But as the Chu army completely lost its will to resist on the battlefield and had no chance of winning, Xiang Yan did not make any more efforts in vain.
Xiang Yan looked at the current battlefield, and it was still unclear. Bai Yan had already made extremely thorough preparations, and since he had withdrawn his troops and arrived here today, it was destined to be his death.
"Bai Yan! How can you serve Qin with your talent?"
Xiang Yan put down the sharp sword in his hand, looked at the countless Qin troops on the battlefield, watched the Qin troops coming in a steady stream, and finally looked into the distance, still thinking unwillingly.
On the hills.
Bai Yan blew the cold wind and looked at the battlefield. The Chu army was finally defeated and the Qin army had an absolute advantage.
Countless Chu soldiers surrendered one after another. Everywhere you could see the Chu army generals leading some Chu soldiers, trying to escape to the Guoshui River, but only a few hundred Chu soldiers were closely protecting Xiang Yan on the chariot.
"General, we win!"
Behind Bai Yan, when he saw this scene, he turned his head and looked at Bai Yan with excitement.
After destroying this Chu army and getting rid of the Chu general Xiang Yan, only a few Chu troops were left to defend in Shouchun. Facing the Qin army's attack, the Chu state would inevitably perish.
After the destruction of Wei, Bai Yan once again personally led the Qin army to destroy another vassal state, and it was also the strongest Chu among the six kingdoms in the past that had been inherited for 800 years!
What's more important is that not only Zhang, but all the officers and soldiers of the Qin army knew that in times of crisis in the past, it was Bai Yan who single-handedly led the Qin army to turn defeat into victory, and finally achieved the destruction of Chu today!
This can't help but make you think about how Xiang Yan's defeat has spread all over the world! The news of Chu's demise has become known to the world!
Who else dares to question the general!
This is the case in the world, and it is also the same in the Qin Dynasty’s court!
"Go, go and prepare with thirty cavalry soldiers! Today, I will rush back to Xianyang immediately!"
Bai Yan heard what Mang said and ordered softly.
Contrary to what he expected, Bai Yan, who should have been happy when he saw the big victory, said something beyond everyone's expectations.
"Return to Xianyang? General! Now we have a great victory! Soon we will lead the troops to attack Xia Cai, and after crossing the river, we can attack Shouchun, the capital of Chu. Why is the general returning to Xianyang at this time?"
Kuang's eyes widened, full of surprise, and he looked at Bai Yan with confusion.
Not to mention Mang, the cavalry officers and soldiers around them who also heard Bai Yan's instructions also looked at each other with bewildered expressions.
Now that there is a great victory, it won't take long for the general to lead the troops to attack Shouchun and capture the capital of Chu State. Why return to Xianyang at this time?
"Inheriting the king's favor, I led the troops to attack Chu. Fortunately, I have fulfilled the king's order. Xiang Yan has been destroyed. Chu has no strong enemy anymore. I should personally inform the king of the news."
Bai Yan didn't explain too much to Mang. He just told Mang that he would go back to Xianyang and personally inform the king of the news.
"promise!"
Zhang was confused. He didn't understand that when the Qin army was in trouble, Bai Yan didn't escape alone. Later, when he got rid of the traitor Changping Lord, he ordered Baiqi to escort his head to Xianyang. Why did he kill the general of Chu now?
Xiang Yan and Bai Yan were so anxious to return to Xianyang, and they even wanted to go back in person, not even going to Shouchun, the capital of Chu, which was easily accessible.
But since Bai Yan had given the order, he was still puzzled, so he turned around and took two soldiers to prepare the carriage.
"Call here, all captains and captains are commanded by deputy general Yang Yan. Order generals Yang Yan, General Yanmao, and General Huipu to assist General Wang Ben in attacking Shouchun, the capital of Chu, and destroying the Chu Kingdom!"
Bai Yan watched Zhang leave, then turned around, looked at the battlefield and ordered, seeing that with Wang Ben leading the Qin army, and Hui Pu also leading the Qi army arriving on the battlefield, all victory or defeat was already a foregone conclusion, when he saw it with his own eyes
Xiang Yan was on the battlefield in the distance, surrounded by dense Qin army flags.
Bai Yan slowly turned around and didn't look any further.
Shouchun, the capital of Chu, and other cities were left to Wang Ben, Yang Yan, Yanmao, and Huipu to lead the attack. The nobles of the Chu State were almost completely routed and fled. There were no more generals in the Chu State. Besides, Wang Ben was here, so nothing serious would happen.
For Bai Yan, what he needs to do now is to hand over the 'General's Seal' on his body to Ying Zheng as soon as possible.
No matter how trusting and tolerant Ying Zheng is, Bai Yan will still remind himself that he must always be in awe of the rights given by Ying Zheng.
What's more, compared to Shouchun, waiting for the news of Chu's demise in Xianyang is the same. Whether Tian Feiyan is coming to Xianyang or looking for an opportunity to return to Qi and see his family in his hometown.
Half an hour later.
On the battlefield.
When the last Chu soldier who surrendered to Qin not far away was killed and fell to the ground among the corpses of Chu soldiers on the ground, Xiang Yan on the chariot, holding a sharp sword, looked at the Qin troops around him with a sad look on his face.
Naturally, Xiang Yan was unwilling to surrender to Qin. He hardly said a word or hesitated at all. Finally, in full view of everyone, he drew his sword and killed himself.
The battlefield instantly became quiet.
The densely packed soldiers of the Qin army, holding Qin flags and holding long swords, looked at the chariots among the corpses in the huge open space, and looked at Xiang Yan's corpse.
Everyone was a little excited and nervous, even every Qin soldier knew that when Xiang Yan died, all the elites of the Chu State died here. The Chu State was dead in name only and could no longer stop the Qin State's attack.
"It's actually the Qin Army!"
"Yes! I heard it was General HP! I thought it was really Qi Jun!"
"I heard that it was General Bai Yan's order to guard against a counterattack by the Chu army, but I didn't expect that the Chu army was defeated in the end!"
On the battlefield, when they saw the 'Qi' army that had just excited everyone, they were actually dressed up as newly recruited Qin troops, especially except for the 10,000 or 20,000 soldiers at the head who had Qi Jia, and the countless new Qi Jia soldiers behind them, they were all fake.
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After discovering this incident, not to mention the Qin soldiers under Wang Ben, even the Qin soldiers who had experienced fighting on the battlefield and were sitting paralyzed next to the corpses on the ground, all started talking with dumbfounded faces.
Fortunately, they were all excited just now, thinking that Qi State would also surrender to Qin State and send troops to attack Chu State together.
Unexpectedly, it turned out to be General Bai Yan’s plan!
"What? The general has already rushed to Xianyang, not Shouchun?"
"What's going on?"
When Yang Yan, Huipu, Cai Yu and others heard the soldiers' report, they all looked shocked and looked at each other in disbelief, frowning in confusion.
No wonder they were wondering just now why they didn't see General Bai Yan...
"Have you returned to Xianyang?"
Even Wang Ben on the side and other Qin generals under Wang Ben were puzzled when they heard about this incident.
No one understood why Bai Yan wanted to return to Xianyang in such a hurry before he conquered Shouchun, the capital of Chu. Shouchun didn't even plan to go, and he was even in such a hurry that he didn't tell them personally.
Thinking that Bai Yan had been gone for half an hour.
Everyone, including the Qin generals, didn't know what to say. They could only look at each other and shake their heads helplessly.
"Order people to clean up the battlefield!"
Wang Ben said to his subordinates.
Wang Bi, who originally had countless things to say to Bai Yan, could only continue to keep the words in his heart. After giving instructions to his generals, he turned his head and looked in the direction of Xianyang, thinking that he had something to say to Bai Yan when he returned to Xianyang.