Weng Zhong's Xuanwu Army had less than 50,000 men, and it was impossible to surround the huge capital of Chu State, Shouchun. Weng Zhong's main attack was still only in one direction, the west wall of Shouchun. Weng Zhong only sent a few scouts to patrol the other three gates.
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Not long after the Chu army's messengers left the city to ask for help, they finally broke through the blockade of the Xuanwu Army scouts. Wu Rui, Zhao Tong and others who had been guarding the city wall received news from the defenders that a large army was crossing the river downstream of Shouchun.
After receiving the news, Zhaotong, Qu Ping, Wu Rui and others hurriedly waited on the east wall to gaze into the distance.
Today's weather is excellent. Although we can't see clearly, we can still vaguely see that there are a large number of people densely packed all over the Huaihe River downstream about ten miles away from Shouchun. The figures at the front are almost close to the shore.
Obviously, there are a large number of soldiers crossing the river!
Seeing this scene, Zhaotong, Jinggong and others were all overjoyed.
In their opinion, this must be because Xiang Liang received the news and returned from the north bank of the Huaihe River to rescue Shouchun. Although Wu Rui was happy, for some reason, there was always an uneasiness in his heart.
Looking at Xiang Tong and others who had sent people to various city walls to spread the news that General Xiang Liang had led hundreds of thousands of troops and was about to arrive in Shouchun on the way back to the army, Wu Rui opened his mouth but finally tried to dissuade him.
The words were swallowed back.
Now it is widely publicized that it is Xiang Liang's army. If when that army arrives it is discovered that it is not Xiang Liang's army but Qin's reinforcements, then no one will be able to withstand the blow to Shouchun's army and people.
Although Wu Rui didn't think that the Qin army could really wipe out Xiang Liang's 300,000-strong army in just one day. However, Xiang Liang's original prediction that the army would have to wait at least seven or even ten days to move south from Wuguan
The Qin army, which could not reach Shouchun until the next day, had already arrived at Shouchun City yesterday.
So why is it impossible that the Qin army going south from Hangu Pass cannot reach the north bank of the Huaihe River in advance?
Wu Rui didn't know and could only pray that it would take several days for the Qin army on the north bank of the Huaihe River to arrive as Xiang Liang thought.
Wu Rui also knew very well that the reason why Zhaotong and others allowed him to deploy the army in Shouchun City yesterday was entirely to defend the city. Because there was no one among the Zhaoqujing clan who knew how to lead an army in war.
Wu Rui has always been very upright about his position. He is very clear about the root cause of the dispute between Xiang Liang and the Zhao, Qu and Jing clans. It can be expected that if he tries to dissuade him at this time, he will definitely make Zhao Tong, Jing Gong and others unhappy.
The army crossing the river is only ten miles away from Shouchun. When the army crosses the Huaihe River, it can reach Shouchun in half an hour at most. Whether it is the Qin army or the Chu army, we will know after a while.
The news that General Xiang Liang was about to arrive in Shouchun after returning to his army soon spread to all the Chu troops defending the city, and spread rapidly in Shouchun City. Everyone in the Chu State was very happy and excited when they heard the news.
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The Chu troops who were defending the city, who had been harassed and tortured by arrows for more than ten hours by the Xuanwu Army, couldn't help but cheer when they heard that General Xiang Liang's army was about to arrive in Shouchun. The originally low morale suddenly rose.
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King Xiong Xin of Chu, who had been hiding in the palace of Chu since the Qin army came to the city, excitedly climbed onto the city wall after hearing the news that General Xiang Liang had returned to the army, and appeared in person to boost morale. This time it was even more impressive.
divided.
In fact, everyone knows who is really in charge of the Chu Kingdom. Although the Zhaoqujing clan is still very powerful, compared with Xiang Liang, who holds most of the military power, it is impossible for them to compete with Xiang Liang.
In troubled times, having soldiers is the way to go.
Xiong Xin knew this very well. Many people in the Xiang clan suggested that Xiang Liang should replace him as the King of Chu. Xiong Xin had already received some rumors. If Xiong Xin still had the same mentality as when shepherding sheep, he could become the King of Chu.
For him, he should be very satisfied. After all, when he was shepherding sheep, his biggest hope was to have a full meal. But now that he is the king of Chu, with fine clothes, fine food, and all kinds of beauties every day, his mentality has gradually gradually
Changed.
There is no end to human desire.
It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. It is good to say that you will always be happy when you are content, but how many people can actually do it?
Xiong Xin is like this now. He no longer wants to live the poor life he once had. He doesn't want to lose his position as King of Chu. Since he doesn't want to lose it, then first of all, besides Xiang Liang, he seems to have already been the one he needs to please.
There is no one else.
The arrival of the King of Chu instantly brought the morale of the Chu army defending the city to its peak. Cheers like mountains and tsunamis spread throughout the country.
Xiong Xin had never enjoyed such treatment, so he got excited and bravely climbed up the west city wall.
As if in response to the return of Xiang Liang's army, the Qin army, which had been harassing them, quietly withdrew when the cheers on the city wall just started. The camp was tightly closed, and there seemed to be people among the buildings.
It means withdrawing troops.
This seems to further confirm the news that Xiang Liang's army has returned to the army.
Seeing the Qin army like this, even Wu Rui, who was still a little doubtful at first, believed that it was indeed Xiang Liang's army crossing the river downstream.
Soon, under the order of King Xiong Xin of Chu, the Chu army in Shouchun City began to plan how to cooperate with Xiang Liang to keep all the bold Qin army in Chu land.
In just one day, the power of the Qin army's weapons was enough for everyone in the Chu country to see. Compared with the Qin army's weapons, the crossbows sent by Ziying from South Vietnam were just scum.
After destroying the tens of thousands of Qin troops, those powerful weapons will naturally be obtained. With these sophisticated armors and weapons, Chu's military strength will immediately increase by several levels.
All the Chu troops are equipped with such sharp weapons, what else can the world not compete with?
At this moment, in the eyes of the jubilant Chu army, the Qin army camp that fell into deathly silence outside Shouchun City was undoubtedly a gloomy and bleak scene.
No one in the Chu Kingdom noticed that the number of Qin army scouts that had been roaming around the other three gates of Shouchun since the morning had increased several times without even realizing it.
Just when all the Chu troops were dreaming about how to kill the Qin troops who were still showing off their power after Xiang Liang's army arrived in Shouchun, the gate of the Qin army's camp, which had been silent, suddenly opened.
Rows of horses, whose entire bodies, including their crotches, were wrapped in pitch-black armor, were like cavalry being pulled out of hell. Amidst the uniform rumble of horse hooves, they slowly walked out of the open gate of the camp.
As these countless Chu troops who had never seen ghost-like cavalry appeared, the shouts on the Shouchun city wall that had been shouting gradually stopped, and finally fell into a dead silence.
Half an hour later, in front of the entire Qin Army camp, a large torrent of black steel with no visible edges stood silently in the open space from the Qin Army camp to the Shouchun city wall.
Countless pitch-black and clear armors, under the dazzling but not blazing sunlight, reflected a dazzling light that could not be looked directly at. At this moment, even the dazzling sun hanging high above the head seemed dim.
On the west wall of Shouchun, more and more people climbed up the wall, quietly watching the ferocious cavalry of the Qin army who suddenly appeared and didn't know what to do. Everyone consciously breathed lightly, as if they were afraid of breathing.
If you make a louder noise, it will trigger a counterattack from the torrent of steel under the city wall.
The man and war horse were made entirely of steel. Although they had not yet seen its power, no one doubted that it could crush anything that appeared in front of them.
Appearing outside the Qin army's camp, there were 20,000 heavy armored cavalry from the Xuanwu Army. Only 20,000, but they gave the Chu army in Shouchun City the feeling of thousands of troops.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
The vast, simple and long-lasting trumpet sound suddenly came from the Qin army camp. In the dead silence of the world here, it seemed particularly high-pitched.
The torrent of black steel that had been standing motionless outside the Qin army's camp suddenly moved when the horn sounded.
The torrent of steel, from stillness to movement, flows extremely smoothly without any sense of abruptness.
A rolling roar like a mountain falling and the earth cracking resounded throughout the entire earth the moment the Xuanwu Army's heavy armored cavalry moved. Amid the tremors of the earth and sky, the Qin Army split into two and headed towards Shouchun's northern city wall and southern city wall respectively.
The cavalry formed a rolling black torrent, bringing up boundless dust and moving faster and faster.
In the black torrent on both sides, among the boundless dust rolled up, there is a high-flying black brocade flag. In the center of the flag is a turtle-body snake-tailed monster with countless spikes on its back. It is a strange beast from ancient times.
Beast, Xuanwu!
As the Qin army's cavalry moved, the Chu army on Shouchun City also saw that the number of the Qin army was less than 20,000. However, the Qin army's cavalry, which was less than 20,000, gave all the Chu troops a chance to fight during the gallop.
The feeling of facing hundreds of thousands of cavalry charges.
The earth-shattering roar of horse hooves lasted for two cups of tea before it stopped.
When the sound of horse hooves stopped, outside the three gates in the north, southeast and south of Shouchun City, a group of Qin army's black armored cavalry numbering around 5,000 were stationed. The 5,000 cavalry did not seem to pose a threat to any Chu army at all.
Of course, that was to remove the armor from their horses.
Outside the west gate, in front of the Qin army's camp, a cavalry force of 5,000 men, all wrapped in fine armor including their horses, also appeared.
Shouchun City is surrounded!
No one can guess what the Qin army is going to do. Could it be that the Qin people haven't received the news that Xiang Liang's army has returned to Shouchun? Thinking of this, the Qin army's cavalry, which was originally terrifying in the eyes of the Chu state, instantly became a threat.
Descend to the bottom of the pit.
The Qin people's generals were too arrogant. Thousands of cavalrymen wanted to surround Shouchun City with more than 100,000 troops!
After the Qin army's cavalry surrounded Shouchun, they stopped making any movements and stood quietly outside the city gates, seemingly waiting for orders!
More than an hour later, a long team appeared less than five miles east of Shouchun. On the Zhang Xu banner flying in the air, a huge "xiang" character was clearly visible shining brightly in the sun!
The cavalry of the Qin army outside the east city wall suddenly became commotion when they saw the large banner with the word "Xiang"! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Piaotian Literature Register Member to recommend this work. Your support is mine.