The 150,000-strong army cannot be withdrawn at will, especially in such a situation where the enemy's center is overwhelmed. Those who can stabilize the formation and retreat are all famous generals in the world. It is obvious that Xiang Yan is still some distance away from being a famous general.
The sun has not yet risen, and wisps of golden light are blooming on the eastern horizon. The sky is still a little gray. The Chu army was suddenly attacked in their sleep. They climbed out of the bed in a panic. They didn't even put on their equipment. How could they fight with the elite troops?
The Zhao army fought.
Following Xiang Yan's order, the Chu army, which was still struggling to hold on, finally breathed a sigh of relief and fled towards the rear crazily. Xiang Yan tried his best to stabilize the formation of the army.
But many Chu troops have long been dissatisfied with the Chu State, especially the Chu troops in the Huaisi area. How could they listen to Xiang Yan's orders? In order to prevent deserters, Xiang Yan arranged the Chu troops in the Huaisi area into the central army. Now
Finally it had bad consequences.
If soldiers from other armies charge back the military formation, the impact will only be limited to certain areas, but soldiers from the Chinese army charge back the military formation, directly causing the entire army to fall into chaos.
Xiang Yan's personal guard army was destroyed, and he didn't even have a usable legion in his hands. He had no deterrent effect on the Chu army. Even if he rushed forward and killed several fleeing soldiers, he still couldn't change the situation.
At this moment, Zhao Feiqi, who had been waiting nearby, rushed forward like an arrow from the string. His huge wings of light stretched out, covering the entire sky. The dense sound of bow strings sounded like a reminder, and the arrows were like
It burst out like raindrops.
"Zhao Feiqi!" Xiang Yan's eyes widened, Zhao Guo actually sent two army souls!
You have two fucking soul armies, why do you still huddle in the city and carry out sneak attacks? I can't beat you even in a head-on battle!
All the elites of the Chu army were fighting in Nanyang and between Han and Wei. The only elites of the army led by Xiang Yan were his own bodyguards, and the rest were all newly recruited.
These farmers who had just put down their hoes were no match for the battle-hardened Zhao army.
According to Chu State's speculation, Zhao State was only trying to rescue South Korea and Wei, not fight for its own country. It would be good to send one or two elites, but it was impossible to send out a military spirit army.
In addition, all the elites of the Chu State were on the front line, so they could not withdraw and could only temporarily recruit soldiers.
But the reality is cruel. Chu State lost the bet, and lost miserably.
With the addition of Zhao Feiqi, the Chu army, which was on the verge of collapse, could no longer hold on. Even if they didn't know about Zhao Feiqi, they also knew that a legion capable of gathering two large wings was definitely not something they could provoke.
They are not a military spirit army. They are not even elites. They are just farmers who have just put down their hoes and picked up weapons. How can they defeat such an army?
The three legions, Zhao Feiqi, Youyun Iron Cavalry, and Xuanjia Army, were like three sharp knives piercing the Chu army's chest. Blood spurted out, the ground was dyed red with blood, and the tents were ignited by the kicked-down brazier and burned instantly.
The Chu army fled in all directions like headless flies, and the situation fell into complete chaos.
"General, let's escape. After we escape, we can gather the defeated troops, defend the city, and ask for help from the king." The deputy general grabbed Xiang Yan and said loudly.
Xiang Yan was still in a daze, and she realized after being led away from the battlefield by the deputy general, and quickly asked: "Which direction is this?"
"General, this is the way to Fulisai." The deputy general said quickly.
"Turn around and go to the next stage." Xiang Yan said.
"Okay." The deputy general immediately turned around and headed for Xiaxiang County without asking the reason.
At this time, Jia Yanzheng was leading the Zhao army in ambush beside the road. When he saw a Chu army fleeing towards this place, without saying a word, he immediately launched a war cloud to prevent the enemy from leaving their soldiers and fleeing. Then he took the lead and led the army towards Xiang Yan.
"But Xiang Yan, the general of Chu?" Jia Yan stabbed Xiang Yan with his spear.
"Why are you so sure it's me? Do you recognize me?" Xiang Yan was furious and blocked Jia Yan's attack.
He launched Zhan Yun to suppress him, and then rushed over. It was obviously aimed at him.
"I wasn't sure just now, but now I'm sure." Jia Yan said with a smile. He didn't know Xiang Yan, but he saw that the opponent was well-equipped and the horse under his crotch was also a good horse. He must be a high-ranking member of the Chu army. He would kill Ning Cuo and not let go.
It's just a principle, but I didn't expect it to be Xiang Yan.
This incredible wealth has been captured by him!
"You..." Xiang Yan was furious. Senbai's inner energy rushed out of his body and enveloped Jia Yan. The heavy halberd and the spear collided together, shooting out fierce sparks.
Even though he was suppressed by Zhan Yun, Xiang Yan still did not fall into a disadvantage and had constant interactions with Jia Yansha.
However, he was able to hold on, but the lieutenants who escaped with him and more than a hundred soldiers were not so strong. In just a few minutes, most of them were killed by Zhao Jun, and everyone else was injured.
Struggling to support.
"Surrender without killing." Jia Yan said in a deep voice.
"Get out!" Xiang Yan opened his spear and kicked Jia Yan. Jia Yan dodged it, and two lieutenants surrounded Xiang Yan, one on the left and the other on the right.
"What's the point of bullying the minority? Are you capable of challenging me to a duel?" Xiang Yan yelled.
"You led an army of 150,000, didn't you use your numbers to bully the few? You have the nerve to criticize me. Oh, no, you didn't use your numbers to bully the few. Instead, you were bullied by our Zhao army." Jia Yan laughed.
Xiang Yan completely gave up defense and adopted a life-threatening style of play, but Jia Yan didn't give him a chance at all, instead choosing to slowly consume his physical strength.
As time passed bit by bit, Xiang Yan had more and more wounds on his body, blood dyed his armor red, the euphorbia in his hand became heavier and heavier, and his movements became slower and slower.
"Die!" Jia Yan saw that the time was right and stabbed Xiang Yan in the throat.
At this moment, Xiang Yan's eyes suddenly widened, and a ray of light burst out from his eyes. He swung the halberd in his hand very fast, crossed a half arc in the sky, and hit Jia Yan on the head.
Jia Yan instantly felt enveloped in the aura of death, the hairs all over his body stood up, and his body exceeded its limit and dodged backwards.
puff!
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The halberd slashed across Jia Yan's chest, the bones shattered instantly, blood spattered out, and Jia Yan flew backwards and hit the ground heavily.
"What a pity!" Xiang Yan sighed deeply, feeling a little lonely.
He had just used his talent to make Jia Yan misjudge his status, believing that he was at the end of his strength and could kill him in one fell swoop, and then he could take advantage of the situation to counterattack.
But Jia Yan reacted too quickly and dodged his final blow.
Although he was still severely injured, his entire chest was bloody and bloody, and his beating heart could even be seen, but for a transcendent-level general, such an injury was not fatal, and he could recover as before as long as he rested for a period of time.
And he also lost the opportunity to kill Jia Yan.
"Your Majesty, Xiang Yan has betrayed your trust." Xiang Yan looked to the southwest, slowly raised the halberd, and wiped it on his neck. However, the deputy general of the Zhao army did not give him a chance, and shot a long arrow out of Xiang Yan's hand.
The halberd shot down.
If Xiang Yan was in his prime, the lieutenants of the Gangyuan Realm would naturally not be able to stop him, but at this time Xiang Yan was already running out of gas, so how could he withstand the siege of several Gangyuan Realm officers? Even if he resisted desperately,
Still, Zhao Jun pulled him off his horse and tied him up.
"Aren't you going to kill me? Kill me quickly." Xiang Yan yelled.
"Tell him to shut up." Jia Yan said impatiently. If he hadn't known that Zhao Kuo was more interested in Xiang Yan and had personally written an invitation before, he would have killed Xiang Yan long ago. How could he be allowed to dance here?
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The deputy casually pulled off a piece of cloth stained with blood and stuffed it into Xiang Yan's mouth.
"General, what should we do next?" The deputy general looked at Jia Yan. The doctor accompanying the army was bandaging Jia Yan's wounds.
"Send a letter to Lord Du Wu, saying that we have captured Xiang Yan, and then take this general back to Pengcheng." Jia Yan said. His wound had stopped bleeding, but he wanted to take action, even with his extraordinary recovery ability.
It will also take several days.
Originally, he planned to capture Xiang Yan and then take advantage of the situation to attack Xiaxiang County, but now he can only leave it to others.
Outside Pengcheng, after Xiang Yan escaped, the Chu army, which had lost its general, was summoned by Zhao Jun. They knelt down and surrendered without much hesitation.
After receiving Jia Yan's letter, Lian Po immediately ordered Jia Yan to return to Pengcheng to recuperate. At the same time, he ordered Lian An to attack Xiaxiang County and capture Xiang Yan's hometown. He also ordered Qiang Yu to attack Fulisai, and Le Cheng led an army to attack Huaihe.
Water, all remaining cities north of Suishui River and east of Surabaya River.
The defeat of the Chu army made the officials and nobles who were waiting and watching, without any hesitation, throw themselves into the arms of Zhao.
In just half a month, Zhao State occupied all the land north of the Huai River, the Sui River, and east of the Surabaya River.
When the news reached Chen Ying, the entire Chu state was furious. The King of Chu quickly ordered Jingyang to withdraw his troops from the front line. Upon seeing this, Lian Po stopped marching and instead stationed himself in Pengcheng to guard against the Chu state.
On the other side, disaster relief work is also proceeding in an orderly manner.
After Zhao Kuo launched the money method, the number of locusts decreased rapidly. By the beginning of May, not a single living locust was seen in the Central Plains.
But the passing of the locust plague does not mean the end of disaster relief, because the drought is still continuing.
Kong Bin wrote to Zhao Kuo, saying that locusts will come after a long drought, and floods will come after a long drought. The Central Plains has been in drought for such a long time, and floods are very likely to occur, and prevention must be taken in advance.
Zhao Kuo thought it made sense, so he led the people of Korea and Wei to start building water conservancy projects, digging wide and deep rivers, and building dams.
Li Si also adopted the work-for-relief method in Qi State, calling on people to build water conservancy projects to prevent floods.
During this period, Zhao Kuo also visited South Korea, talked with the people along the way, and only returned to Wei after confirming that there were no problems with the implementation of disaster relief.
South Korea and Wei are countries that are good at building water conservancy. Except for the war and the inability to allocate manpower, the two countries carry out inspections and dredging of dams and rivers almost every year. The local people are also relatively experienced in this area, and progress has been made.
It went very smoothly.
On the last day of May, everyone was still working hard to dig out the mud in the river. The clear sky suddenly darkened, and the flags in the distance began to flutter.
got windy!
The wind became stronger and stronger, the sky became darker and darker, the strong wind rolled up the dark clouds, and beat the ground violently.
Everyone stopped one after another and looked at the sky excitedly.
"It's raining!"
I don't know who shouted, and then a huge cheer erupted from heaven and earth.
Whether they were women or children, they all jumped up for joy, stretched out their hands to hold the rainwater, and had happy smiles on their faces.
They finally waited for the rain, and finally waited until it rained.
Even though there was a strong wind, heavy raindrops kept beating on the body, and the clothes were soaked, everyone still did not want to go back to the house.
It wasn't until Zhao Jun repeatedly ordered everyone to go back and take shelter from the rain that everyone went home or hid in tents.
However, the smiles on everyone's faces did not last long.
The heavy rain is pouring, the dark clouds are rolling over the ground, the world seems to be sinking into the bottom of the sea, and the world between heaven and earth has turned into an ocean world.
The cracked land hungrily sucked the rainwater, but soon, the land was completely flooded by rainwater, and the excess rainwater gathered into the river.
The dry rivers soon filled up with rainwater and merged into larger rivers, rushing towards the distance.
At this time, the previous effects of dredging the river and strengthening the dams finally came into play.
Although the tents were soaked by the rain and everyone was forced to move the base to a higher place despite the rain, the river water was always maintained at a safe level and no floods were caused.
This heavy rain caused Zhao Kuo's reputation to spread rapidly in Korea and Wei again. There were even rumors that Zhao Kuo was warned by God that floods would occur in the Central Plains, so he led everyone to dredge the rivers in advance.
Many people believed deeply and regarded Zhao Kuo as an immortal or the son of God.
After the kings of Wei and Han received the news, they immediately ordered a ban on spreading Zhao Kuo's news, but they still could not stop the spread among the people.
The heavy rain lasted for five days and five nights. After the heavy rain, all the river beds were filled. Countless green grasses sprouted branches beside the mountain ditches, bringing a long-lost green to the earth.
Zhao Kuo quickly arranged for all the victims to return to their hometowns for farming. As for the seeds needed for farming, all the seeds needed for farming were provided by Zhao Guo.
It's a little late for planting now, but at least we can still catch up with the autumn harvest. If we don't plant the seeds quickly, we won't be able to catch up in half a month.
Then everyone will be hungry for another half a year.
The Zhao army and the officials of Han and Wei had already cooperated very well. Without waiting for orders from the kings of Wei and Han, the officials from various places pulled out the oxen and iron plows and lent them to the people for free.
Originally, the government wanted to charge a fee, but Zhao did not charge for providing seeds to the people. No matter how shameless the Wei and Korean officials were, they could not charge for it.
Zhao Kuo hurriedly transferred a group of horses from Zhao State to help plow the fields. The horses were not strong enough and could plow the fields far worse than the old oxen, but at least they were much better than nothing.
It's not that Zhao Kuo didn't want to borrow the cattle, but the cattle were scattered across the country. It took a long time to gather them, and the cattle were slow. By the time the cattle were distributed to Korea and Wei, the farming time would have almost passed.
The value of farming cattle is very high. It is inevitable that losses will occur due to various reasons in the process. Let the Wei people compensate for it. They have no money and it will cause disputes. If they don't compensate, they will not cherish it and the losses will increase.
On the other hand, horses are very convenient. There are a large number of horses at Handan Racecourse, which are reserved and sold to Chinese people to pull carts. Moreover, horses are not valuable, so even if they lose some, it is not a big deal.