Wang Li's letter was sent to Xianyang on the morning of the third day of May, and it was already evening when Hu Hai received it.
In Jiujiang, on the night of the second day of May, Xiang Liang did not wait for Wu Rui's messenger, but waited for Wu Rui to arrive in person.
Wu Rui personally came to Dongcheng from Poyang County to see Xiang Liang, which made his attitude clear.
Xiang Liang was first surprised by Wu Rui's personal arrival and then ecstatic. He ran to the gate of the camp to greet Xiang Liang in person, regardless of his disheveled clothes. Naturally, Wu Rui felt more face-saving, so it was okay for the two parties to meet.
Said they hit it off right away
Of course, if possible, would Wu Rui choose to join Xiang Liang? Wu Rui also wants to restore the glory of his ancestor Fu Cha. The reason why Wu Rui chooses to join Xiang Liang is also a helpless move.
Wei's Zhang Er and Chen Yu were wiped out by Wang Li's 100,000-strong army in just three days. Wu Rui got the news earlier than Xiang Liang. At the same time, Wu Rui also received the news of Hu Hai's three edicts.
Wu Rui is not Li Zuoche. He is an official of Da Qin himself. He knows the court of Da Qin far better than Li Zuoche and others.
Therefore, from Hu Hai's Three Sins Edict, Wu Rui keenly realized that there must have been drastic changes in Guanzhong or in the Great Qin Dynasty that no one in the world knew about, and this change made Wu Rui feel a huge crisis.
He didn't care at all whether Zhao Gao died or not. What he cared about was what was behind Zhao Gao's execution by Hu Hai.
Who is Zhao Gao? The teacher of Hu Hai, the current Emperor of Qin, and the teacher who taught Hu Hai for more than ten years. This is something everyone in the world knows. But now Zhao Gao is dead. Why did Hu Hai kill Zhao Gao?
After Hu Hai ascended the throne, he was ignorant and incompetent and followed the advice of Li Si and Zhao Gao. This was also known to everyone in the Qin Dynasty.
But Zhao Gao died
What happened in the middle?
It is not a secret that Meng Tian once interrogated Zhao Gao and sentenced Zhao Gao to death. At least everyone in the Da Qin court knew it. Likewise, everyone in the Da Qin court also knew the relationship between Meng Tian and Li Si.
Meng Tian was detained, and everyone knew that it was Zhao Gao who was slandering him in front of Hu Hai; but when Li Si, the prime minister of the Qin Dynasty who had a sworn relationship with Meng Tian, chose to stand by and watch, and was even suspected of adding insult to injury, everyone already believed that the death of Meng Tian's brother was inevitable.
And now that Zhao Gao has been executed, does that mean that the brothers Meng Tian and Meng Yi have been released by Hu Hai? Has it returned to the court of Qin?
Although Wu Rui didn't want to believe it, he thought this possibility was inevitable.
The brothers Meng Tian and Meng Yi, who were previously considered to be dead by the people of the world, were released by Hu Hai, but Zhao Gao, who had a big hatred against Meng Tian, died {uploaded by a book friend} It doesn't matter whether Zhao Gao dies or not, Wu Rui, the key is the big one.
General Meng Tianzhong stood in the Qin Dynasty Hall
Meng Tian, who was loyal to the Great Qin, returned to the Great Qin court, and there were too many Meng clan members in the Great Qin army. Meng Tian's return would provide the backbone of the Great Qin army, and the most elite 300,000 original soldiers would also be used by Hu Hai
Of course, there are also the 500,000 Qin troops from Baiyue in the South China Sea behind him.
If the Qin Dynasty moves south, Wu Rui, who is facing attacks from both front and rear, does not think he can withstand the attack of Qin Dynasty's nearly one million well-equipped and well-trained soldiers, not to mention the fact that there are famous generals like Meng Tian.
This is also the fundamental reason why Wu Rui chose to come to see Xiang Liang in person immediately after seeing Xiang Liang's envoy. He even regretted that he had rebelled against Qin. But in this world, there are all kinds of medicines for sale, but there is no regret medicine for sale.
After listening to Wu Rui's words, Xiang Liang frowned and said nothing, but his heart was filled with turmoil.
Except for the fact that Wang Li's 100,000 troops killed Zhang Er and Chen Yu, he didn't know any of the intelligence information Wu Rui mentioned.
Why didn't my own details return this information?
"If it is true as Lord Fan said, there must be great changes happening in Guanzhong that we are not aware of," Fan Zeng said solemnly.
"This matter is not urgent for the time being. I have made arrangements. What happened in the land of Guanzhong? I think there will be news about that person soon." Although Xiang Liang's heart was surging, his face remained calm.
Fan Zeng and Wu Rui were shocked at the same time when they heard Xiang Liang's words, and then stopped talking.
"But now it seems that we must leave Wang Li and the 100,000 Qin people on the north bank of the Huaihe River," Xiang Liang said coldly.
If Wang Li really dies, or defeats Wang Li's 100,000-strong army, then based on the news Wu Rui got, there will no longer be any Qin army in the entire Central Plains.
The counties in the Central Plains will definitely be able to get the food, especially the weapons and equipment that the army urgently needs, so that they can easily gain time to expand their strength and deal with Da Qin's upcoming counterattack.
After hearing Xiang Liang's words, Fan Zeng and Wu Rui bowed and said in unison: "I will obey the general's orders."
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Soon, Wu Rui rushed out of the camp with hundreds of horses
Xiang Liang, who was delivered to the gate of the camp, watched Wu Rui disappear into the night, and then ordered: "The army immediately broke out of the camp and marched north to Zhongli (today's Fengyang area, Anhui Province). From Zhongli, we built a raft to cross the river and ordered the major general to lead the army to meet at Zhongli.
"Army"
Following Xiang Liang's order, the 80,000-strong army broke out and set up camp, heading straight for Zhongli.
Zhongli is less than fifty miles away from Dongcheng. Although Zhongli is geographically in the middle reaches of the Huaihe River like Shouchun, the distance between Zhongli and Shouchun is nearly two hundred miles away.
Xiang Liang's army marched quickly and arrived at Zhongli in two hours.
The small town of Zhongli naturally captured Zhongli instantly in front of Xiang Liang's 80,000 troops. After that, Xiang Liang sent people around to collect ships and cut down trees to build rafts.
More than an hour later, Xiang Yu's 8,000 cavalry arrived at Zhongli. Both sides of the Huaihe River near Zhongli were already bustling with people. More than 10,000 of Xiang Liang's 80,000 troops had already crossed the Huaihe River first.
More than two thousand old and weak men were left to garrison Zhongli. At dawn, all of Xiang Liang's 80,000 troops crossed the Yellow River in batches. After crossing the Huai River, Xiang Liang ordered Xiang Yu to lead the 8,000 cavalry first, and then he led the army.
Go up the river and go straight to Wang Li's army upstream.
Wu Rui didn't stop when Xiang Liang was leading the army.
The time Wu Rui arrived from Dongcheng to Shouchun was almost the same as the time Xiang Yu arrived at Zhongli. Although Yingbu was surprised by the arrival of his father-in-law Wu Rui, he still happily handed over his military power.
There was nothing he could do if Ying Bu refused to surrender. Wu Rui's prestige among the Baiyue barbarians was far greater than his. However, Wu Rui did not ask for the military power in Ying Bu's hands. He told Ying Bu exactly what he and Xiang Liang were planning.
Although the reason why Wu Rui suddenly joined Xiang Liang was not very clear, Yingbu knew that even if he disagreed, there was nothing he could do. Besides, he still admired the Xiang clan in Chu, so he did not resist it too much.
Similarly, Yingbu also thought that following the Xiang clan might have a better future than Wu Rui because he encouraged Wu Rui to become king after he raised his army, but Wu Rui refused to agree, which made Yingbu very dissatisfied.
When it was daylight, Yingbu led an army of 50,000 and headed straight for Shouchun.
Seeing the roaring and roaring barbarian army of tens of thousands rushing towards them, their bodies covered with ferocious tattoos, for some reason Jiujiang County Governor Shang Qi suddenly felt inexplicably relieved.
Since April 30th, when more than 100,000 barbarian troops arrived near Shouchun, Shang Qi never slept peacefully for a single day. However, the barbarian army only entrenched itself near Shouchun and did not attack. It was like a sharp sword hanging on its neck.
I don’t know when he will fall
Shang Qi also knew that there was a Qin army on the other side of the river, but it was obvious that the Qin army on the other side could not cross the river at this time. The distant water could not quench his thirst. For three days, Shang Qi struggled and suffered.
At this moment, seeing that the barbarian rebels had finally attacked, Shang Qi, who was relieved, finally made up his mind and said calmly: "Pass this order, the governor of this county will coexist with Shouchun. If the soldiers of the county want to leave, do it now."
city"
After hearing Shang Qi's words, most of the few county soldiers on the city wall who were already panic-stricken fled in a swarm. Most of the rest were officials from the Qin Dynasty at all levels in Jiujiang and Shouchun.
It's not that they don't want to leave, Hu Hai's Three Edicts on Sins have been passed to Shouchun. They know very well that with the strength of Da Qin's awakening, these rebels will definitely not be Da Qin's opponents.
But if they surrender, then when the Qin Dynasty destroys the rebels and settles the accounts, their family will be affected. Rather than doing this, it is better to sacrifice one's own death in exchange for the continuation of the family.
In less than an hour, Shouchun changed hands
From the governor of Jiujiang County, Shang Qi, to the Shouchun County Magistrate, dozens of officials from the Qin Dynasty and hundreds of county soldiers were all killed in the battle.
When Shouchun was captured by Yingbu, Xiang Liang's 80,000-strong army advanced less than fifty miles. Even these fifty miles had exhausted the entire army, and the shortcomings of lack of good training were exposed at this time.
Under Xiang Liang's strong orders, it took three hours for the 80,000-strong army to advance less than 60 miles. Xiang Liang had no choice but to find a mountain col to camp and rest, but the whole army was strictly prohibited from lighting fires.
For rice, you can only eat dry food prepared beforehand to satisfy your hunger.
It is at least a hundred miles away from Wang Li's army. If Wu Rui's army cannot arrive in time when it crosses the river at night, not only will this plan be over, but his own army of 80,000 and Wu Rui's army of more than 100,000 barbarians will face
With the danger of being defeated by the Qin army's hundreds of thousands of elites,
By then everyone was done playing!
Xiang Liang was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, so the army, which had rested for less than two hours, was called up again by Xiang Liang, and continued to move at a turtle's crawl towards the place where Wang Li's camp was.
Shouchun's shouting of killing was clearly audible to the Qin army scouts cruising on the other side of the Huaihe River, and they immediately reported it to Wang Li.
In the first two days, Wu Rui's rebels did not attack Shouchun. Why did they attack Shouchun so early in the morning today? Wang Li sat in the tent and wondered whether the rebels were already preparing to cross the river?
Thinking of this, a coldness flashed in Wang Li's eyes.
"Instruct the scout battalion to send out all the troops immediately, and go up and down the Huaihe River for fifty miles to conduct close inspections. If there is news that the rebels have crossed the river, they will immediately come to pick them up." Wang Li ordered loudly.
"Here" the guards immediately took the order and came out.
As a descendant of the famous generals Wang Jian and Wang Ben, and now the head of the Wang family, Wang Li has his pride.