Section 648: Front and Back Flanking
Jiang Xi suggested that all outsiders be under house arrest.
"This matter!" The King of Chu was still hesitant.
Suddenly, someone rushed in: "Report! An emergency army report, General Xiang Yan was defeated and was leading the remaining troops back. The 300,000 Qin army divided into two groups and rushed straight to Ximi City."
"What?" The King of Chu's eyes turned dark and he fainted on the ground.
Xiang Yan felt bitter!
Why?
Xiang Yan's scout was very powerful and almost discovered all the whereabouts of Meng Ao's troops. Although Xiang Yan was still young, he was also a genius commander.
The Xiang family has been enshrined in the military for generations and was enfeoffed in Xiangdi.
The Xiang family has heroes from generation to generation.
Whether it is the older Xiang Shan or the young hero Xiang Yan, he is excellent in his ability to command troops.
Xiang Yan has never been very convinced by Bai Hui. He is a few years younger than Bai Hui, but Bai Hui had already achieved success and fame nine years ago, and he was so scared that he killed the world.
For nine years, Xiang Yan lived in the military camp and had never returned home. He studied military books and practiced with the soldiers.
This time, Xiang Yan faced Meng Ao.
Xiang Yan is full of confidence.
The two armies were about to confront each other, but the Qin army had no intention of fighting.
Xiang Yan sent someone to call.
The gate of the Qin army camp was wide open, and hundreds of cavalry came out to protect Meng Ao and arrived in front of the formation. Xiang Yan was not afraid at all and led a hundred personal soldiers out of the camp.
Meng Ao and Xiang Yan stopped ten steps away.
"The Qin army is shameless and destroys the alliance and goes to fight!"
Meng Ao asked, "How old are you?"
Although Xiang Yan didn't understand why Meng Ao asked this, he still replied: "Twenty-five."
Meng Ao asked again: "Do you remember the days if you recognize the numbers?"
"What's the meaning?"
"The ten-year non-attack alliance ended seven days ago. If you have any doubts, go home and ask the elders at home to see if I will talk nonsense."
Xiang Yan was stunned. Although she was very annoyed, she did not argue about this matter.
He didn't argue because he understood that it would make sense for Qin Jun to say this, so he didn't want to argue.
Xiang Yan asked again: "Why did the Qin army invade our Chu State?"
Meng Ao asked again: "How old are you?"
This sentence made Xiang Yan almost go wild. This time, before Xiang Yan answered Meng Ao, he said: "In a great battle, if you say that your Chu State has never attacked another country, then I will lead the troops back now. Have you broken up?"
Meng Ao's sword in his hand was fierce and his style of marching and fighting was fierce. His ability to fight was absolutely not bad.
You know, the main general came forward and this bickering was not a trivial matter, it was related to the morale of the two armies.
Even the Qin and Chu armies were equipped with loud voices, and were specifically responsible for confronting the enemy. If the scolding was won, it would be of great help to the soldiers.
Xiang Yan pointed at Meng Ao with a long sword: "Do you dare to fight with my Great Chu? You led your troops here but set up camp without fighting. Are you timid?"
Meng Ao smiled: "How many days can you eat grain in your camp?"
"I'm backing to the city and the granary. It's farther away than you, and there is enough military rations. Do you want to fight?" Xiang Yan was a little angry. Meng Ao was so strange.
Meng Ao shook his head: "Send someone to see what else is behind you, and then say that fighting with me is not a fight."
Xiang Yan didn't believe it, and just asked Meng Ao whether to fight or not.
Meng Ao made a reason to ignore him and ordered the people around him in front of Xiang Yan: "There is nothing to fight this child who has not stopped. When the Chu army escapes, you will chase and kill him as much as possible. You will not be able to report this small matter to me. I will know about it. I still have important military affairs."
Meng Ao's words scared Xiang Yan very much.
Xiang Yan immediately arranged for people to investigate his behind him. He didn't know if he didn't check it, and he was scared to death after investigation.
The city behind it has already been planted with the Qin army's flag, and a main force of the Qin army is attacking the Shanzhong Grain Store in Qianzhong.
Xiang Yan really didn't understand why the location of this secret granary was known by the Qin army.
Not only that, the entire Qianzhong County was like the Qin army in its own home, or the Chu people were guided by it, but the Qin army was not lost or even made a mistake.
He also knew the arrangements of the Chu army in Guizhou.
The small cities he carried could not stop the attack of the elite Qin army, but were mobilized by the Qin army and fell into traps again and again.
Xiang Yan was scared.
In the Chu army camp, Xiang Yan stood in front of the map with a pale face, and several deputy generals and one of them were sweating coldly on his face.
"How much food and grass are there?" Xiang Yan asked.
"Five days, save five days of eating."
"It's only five days." Xiang Yan felt distressed. He knew that it was difficult to retreat at the moment. But once he started to retreat, Meng Ao's main force would definitely pounce on him and tear him to pieces.
If the troops do not retreat, the Qin army behind him will clean up the small cities and attack Meng Ao's army.
My own army may be wiped out.
"Where did the Qin army come from? From Xingang?" Xiang Yan couldn't understand where such a huge force came from.
Someone stepped forward and said, "General, scout found that among the Qin army behind it, there were people from the Nanyue tribe involved in the transportation. In front of us, Meng Ao's troops, there were Jiupu's baggage team and Zhen Yue's grain transport team."
Xiang Yan gritted his teeth: "The current plan is to take the main force to quickly go north to Ximi City, and I will lead the troops to cut off the rear."
"General, we will cut off the rear."
Cutting off the rear is a dead end, and the general cannot cut off the rear. This is also common sense in the army.
"Get the life and death lottery!"
Xiang Yan withdrew his troops, leaving behind 30,000 soldiers and 10,000 auxiliary soldiers to guard the camp. The remaining soldiers threw away all their supplies and headed north with light equipment.
At present, Xiang Yan only has one way, which is to quickly retreat to Ximi City, where there are enough military rations and weapons.
Bai Ping can make Xiang Yan walk happily, but the answer is no.
Bai Ping did not attack strongly, but just kept intercepting on the road, forcing Xiang Yan to leave some elite troops to cut off the back and then escape all the way.
When Xiang Yan fled to Ximi City, his troops were less than one-third.
The ones who are truly considered elite are less than one-tenth of the original, and the rest are all miscellaneous and baggage soldiers.
Let’s talk about Meng Ao’s place, Xiang Yan retreated his troops.
The soldiers who stayed behind the camp were ready to fight to the death, but Meng Ao just divided his troops to chase Xiang Yan, and the rest of the soldiers had no intention of attacking the camp at all, but just surrounded him.
When the left-behind Chu army was about to fight to the death, Meng Ao went out of the camp again.
This time, Meng Ao didn't even bring a guard, had no armor on his body, only a long gown, and a handful of strange bamboo products in his hand.
The Chu army naturally did not recognize folding fans.
There is still politeness on the battlefield. Since someone from the Qin army has come out, the Chu army will also send people there.
"General Meng." The visitor saluted Meng Ao first.
Meng Ao's identity is higher than him, and the generals, kings, marquis and the world recognized them.
"General Wang, are you originally from Qin?"
"It's true that I was born at the junction of Qin and Chu. It's not wrong to say that it was a Qin person. Now it's already Qin."
Meng Ao said again: "Don't you want to go back and have a look?"
Chapter completed!