Qin Shizhi's Confucian junior master

Chapter 459, Bad News (6k!)

At this time, Xiang Bo led the Chu soldiers who had evacuated Dangyang City and looked at the thick smoke rising in Dangyang City with mixed feelings.

"Withdraw, let's go back to Yingdu!" Xiang Bo said.

"promise!"

Xiang Bo led a large force to quickly evacuate in the direction of Yingdu. Meng Wu, who had already been ambushing on the only way from Dangyang City to Yingdu, saw the Chu army entering the ambush circle and ordered a charge.

Twenty thousand golden fire cavalry were in front and infantry were behind and they rushed towards the Chu army. The Chu army, which had already become a frightened bird, saw thousands of horses galloping towards them, and was immediately in chaos. The entire Chu army was overwhelmed by the golden fire cavalry without any decent resistance.

As the general, Xiang Bo was also entangled by the chaotic army and was unable to break out. With a flash of silver light, Xiang Bo was beheaded and fell from his horse.

The Chu army, which was completely overwhelmed, began to flee in all directions. Faced with these military achievements, the eyes of the Golden Fire Cavalry and the Qin soldiers started to harvest wildly. The Qin soldiers who came to support also joined the battlefield of harvesting military achievements. .

As the battle in Dangyang City ended, Li Mu led his army into Dangyang City, and Su Jiao came up to meet him.

"Wu Anjun, the granary and armory were burned down." Su Jiao said helplessly.

"It's okay, let the soldiers take the time to rest, we are preparing to attack Yingdu." Li Mu said.

"promise."

Li Mu was walking on the streets of Dangyang City. Dangyang City was full of ruins after the war. Qin soldiers wearing black armor with black bird patterns on their arms were patrolling the streets. This was the supervising team of the Qin Army, fighting a war. He was responsible for supervising the battle during the war, and after the city was captured, he was responsible for maintaining order in the city and preventing the Qin army from killing innocent people indiscriminately.

"Deploy some more people to help supervise the battle and stabilize order in the city." Li Mu ordered Su Jiao.

"The general has already sent the people from the Ruishi Battalion. The Ruishi Battalion is the elite of our Great Qin Army and they have all been trained in the military palace. It is most appropriate to let them be responsible for stabilizing order in the city." Su Jiao grinned. said.

"Yeah." Li Mu nodded.

Li Mu admired Qin's training of the army, especially the training of elites in the army. In addition to using the old to lead the new, the old soldiers to lead the new, and the experienced officers to lead the adjutants, the Qin State will put the best of the best into the military palace for training and let them learn simple reading and writing. This will greatly maintain the Qin Dynasty. The combat effectiveness of the army and the strength of its morale.

However, this method is also extremely expensive, which means that a big country like Qin can maintain it.

After Li Mu entered the governor's house, he wrote a military report on the situation in Dangyang City and reported it to Xianyang.

At the same time, the Qin army led by Sima Su also successfully captured Anlu. Sima Su's capture of Anlu relied entirely on Zhan Taihan's cooperation. Because Suicheng was resisting the Qin army in the front, Anlu's defenders did not expect it. The Qin army actually bypassed Suicheng and attacked Anlu.

Zhan Taihan provided Sima Su with the Chu army's armor and successfully opened the city gate of Anlu. The Qin army caught Anlu off guard and captured Anlu in one day. After Wang Jian handed over the city to the supporting troops, he led his army towards Anlu.

After stabilizing Anlu, General Wang Jian sent people to Xianyang, and he and Sima Su led the army to Yunmengze, preparing to surround Yingdu from the water.

At the same time, Yang Duanhe, who had gone deep into the Chu Kingdom, had successfully bypassed Dongting Lake and arrived in Jiangnan. The defenders in Jiangnan were mostly lax because they were located in the rear of the Chu Kingdom. This allowed the army led by Yang Duanhe to attack the Chu army in the south of the Yangtze River. The army was caught off guard and directly captured Xuanyang, an important town in the rear of Chu State, and attacked Xiaoling with lightning speed.

Yingdu, Palace of Chu.

Xiong Qi summoned the courtiers to wait for Xiang Yan.

Xiang Yan wore the Seven Seas Dragon Armor of the Xiang clan and came to the meeting hall of the Chu Palace.

"Meet the king!" Xiang Yan saluted and said.

"Da Sima is not polite. Did Da Sima have a good rest last night?" Xiong Qi asked calmly. Xiang Yan returned to Yingdu yesterday, but Xiong Qi did not summon Xiang Yan.

"I have a good rest," Xiang Yan said with cupped hands.

"That's good. The Chu State still needs to rely on Da Sima. Da Sima should know why this person recalled you, so we won't go around in circles. Da Sima will explain why he bypassed the court and issued an order for Xiang Liang to lead 40,000 Chu troops. Abandoning Suicheng and moving to Jingling instead, doesn’t Great Sima know that by abandoning Suicheng, our Chu State’s hundreds of miles of territory north of Yunmengze will be surrendered to Qin?” Xiong Qi asked coldly.

The faces of the courtiers around him also varied. Some were looking forward to watching the show, some were worried, and some were concerned about matters that had nothing to do with them.

"Your Majesty, I do not want to give up the territory a hundred miles north of Yunmengze to the Qin State, but to preserve the strength of the Chu State. Your Majesty and your courtiers may not know that the Qin army used all the troops of Chu to attack our country this time. After two armies, Li Mu led the main force of the Qin army of 150,000 to confront me in Dangyang, in order to hold back the main force of Chu, so that the second army of 100,000 led by Wang Jian could attack Tang Sui from the place where he had rested. The purpose of the second city is to open up the Xishui River, occupy Yunmengze, and then besiege Jiangling and Yingdu to prevent the support of the army from the south of the Yangtze River." Xiang Yan said with cupped hands.

"And I asked Xiang Liang to withdraw to Jingling with an army of 40,000. It was not because I was willing to give up the territory of Chu State, but because I had no choice. The Chu State could only squeeze out 300,000 troops and 200,000 troops by draining the whole country. In Dangyang City, 60,000 people are with Tang Sui and 40,000 people are in Jiangnan. But what about Qin State? It can send 500,000 troops to attack Chu State at any time, not to mention that Chu State now occupies the four kingdoms of Han, Zhao, Wei, and Yan, and most of the fertile lands in the world are The Qin State has already entered the Qin State, and the Qin State has countless grain, grass and weapons, and what about our Chu State? The grain and grass sent out this time have begun to be scraped together by the whole country. The Chu State has Wu'an Jun Li Mu, General Wang Jian, and Zuo General Meng Wu. There are many generals like Yang Duanhe, Sima Su, Su Jiao, Li Xin, Wang Ben, etc. who are good at conquering and fighting. But what about my country of Chu? There are very few who can compete with them.

Regardless of the number of troops, combat power, and food and logistics, our Chu State is far inferior to Qin State. If we continue to blindly open the battle line and divide our troops to confront the Qin army, it will be extremely detrimental to us. If we insist on defending Suicheng, not to mention that our army cannot provide strong support, Suicheng is a hundred miles away from Yingdu. If the Qin army bypasses Suicheng and attacks Xinshi and goes south to Jingling, then Yingdu will be in real danger. .

Rather than fighting the Qin army in the isolated city of Suicheng and wasting the lives of our Chu soldiers, it is better to transfer them to Jingling. Jingling is the gateway between Yunmengze and the Han River. It can control the Han River in the north, resist Yunmengze in the east, guard the connection between Yingdu and Yunmengze in the west, and respond to Jiangnan in the south. It can ensure the supply of troops and food and grass in Jiangnan at any time. It is a battleground for military strategists.

By the time Dangyang had an army of 200,000 against the main force of the Qin army, Jingling was used to control Yunmengze, and Xiashou, Xiaoling, Zifang, Jingling and Dangyang were used as fronts to resist the Qin army, which was enough to ensure the peace of Yingdu. Gangneung’s safety. The five cities respond to each other. As long as one city is attacked, the other cities can directly send troops to support. At the same time, the fertile land of Yingdu and Jiangling is thousands of miles away, with sufficient food and grass and a large number of people, even if all other lands fell into the hands of Qin.

The Qin State will not be able to invade the core hinterland of our Chu State for a while, unless the opponent mobilizes an army of more than 500,000 to attack, but the Qin State will inevitably be seriously injured. When the time comes, the king and the courtiers will go south to Changsha to make plans again. What about opportunities?

The reason why I bypassed the court and issued the order directly was because I was worried that the Qin army would completely encircle Suicheng, thus leaving Chu State with no fighting power north of Yunmengze. At that time, the Qin army would really be able to take the territory at will. "

As soon as Xiang Yan's words came out, the courtiers of Chu State were all confused. They didn't expect that Xiang Yan had so much on his mind, and everyone started talking about it.

The way Xiong Qi looked at Xiang Yan on the throne also changed. Originally, Xiong Qi had no intention of punishing Xiang Yan excessively. He recalled him because he felt that his majesty was being despised and that there was a crisis in his power. However, Xiang Yan explained it this way, Xiong Qi immediately understood that Xiang Yan was really dedicated to Chu.

"Oops, I've fallen into the trap!" Xiong Qi suddenly sat up from the throne and shouted regretfully.

Hearing Xiong Qi's shout, the courtiers who were talking about each other suddenly stopped and looked at Xiong Qi.

At this time, Xiong Qi looked at Xiang Yan standing below and was very upset. Only now did he realize that he had fallen into the Qin army's alienation plan.

"Quick, Da Sima, please return to the front line. Immediately send people to follow the city and let Xiang Liang lead the people to evacuate!" Xiong Qi shouted.

Most of the courtiers were still confused. Xiang Yan looked at the remorseful Xiong Qi and felt helpless, but he still prayed that the Qin army did not besiege Suicheng.

Suddenly there were chaotic sounds outside the hall, and Xiong Qi, who was in a state of regret, immediately said angrily.

"What's the point of making noise! ​​What's going on outside?"

The chamberlain on the side quickly ran out to ask about the situation outside. After learning about the situation outside, he returned to the main hall and said

"Your Majesty, the military report from the front line is coming!"

"Let him in!" Xiong Qi said hurriedly.

"promise!"

In the anxious eyes of Xiong Qi and Xiang Yan, three bloody soldiers entered the hall and saluted Xiong Qi and said

"Meet the king."

"Did something happen on the front line?" Xiong Qi asked.

After the three soldiers looked at each other, the man in the middle spoke first.

"Your Majesty, the Qin army suddenly appeared in the south of the Yangtze River for some unknown reason. They wore the service of our Chu army and suddenly attacked our Jiangnan camp and captured Xuanyang. Now they are attacking Xiaoling. Xiaoling is in danger. Send me Come to Yingdu for help!"

"What!? Why did the Qin army suddenly appear in Jiangnan?" Xiong Qi said in disbelief with his eyes widened.

Xiang Yan was also shocked when he heard this and asked hurriedly

"Who led the Qin army in the south of the Yangtze River?"

"It's Yang Duanhe who was guarding Zeng Xi in Qin."

Xiang Yan closed her eyes helplessly after hearing this. Yang Duanhe and he were old rivals. Xiang Yan knew Yang Duanhe's strength well and thought that Xiaoling should have fallen by now.

"Where are you? Where are your military reports?" Xiang Yan looked at the other two people, hoping that they would not bring back worse news.

"The army led by Wang Jian has captured Anlu, and the Qin army has entered Yunmengze."

"My subordinates are Dangyang's army. The Qin army took advantage of Da Sima's departure to attack Dangyang City fiercely. The Qin army also used magic tricks to summon thunder from the sky to attack the city. Dangyang City was destroyed. The Qin army is still retreating as we retreat. They ambushed us on the only way to Yingdu, and the entire army of 200,000 people was wiped out. Only my subordinates and a small number of people came back alive, and General Xiang Bo died in the battle!"

After the two of them finished speaking, Xiong Qi, who was sitting on the throne, blacked out and fainted, while Xiang Yan was also so angry by their words that she almost fell down.

(End of this chapter)