Time neglected, the battle of Julu intensified day by day. The Qin army would increase its troops to attack the city every day, but Julu was tightly defended. In the end, after being unable to enter the city many times, the Qin army began to slow down the siege, and along the Hanoi area, He continued to transport grain and grass to Jiyuan, prepared furs and coats, and prepared to spend the winter in Zhao. It was already late summer and early autumn.
Another main reason why the attack on Julu slowed down the pace is that the Chu army stationed in Anyang has seriously threatened Zhang Han's army of more than 300,000. If the Chu army suddenly attacked while the Qin army and Zhao army were exhausted from the bloody battle, , Zhang Han knew that he was definitely no match for the Chu army. Moreover, there was someone in the Chu army that Zhang Han was extremely afraid of, and that was Xiang Yu.
But it seems that the purpose of the Chu army is not Julu. They have been stationed in Anyang for nearly forty days, but they have never gone north or participated in the battle of Julu. What is their purpose? Zhang Han is completely confused.
But no matter what purpose the Chu army had, Zhang Han knew that he could not march blindly. Once the Chu army suddenly moved north, he might not be able to cope with it.
It was Zhang Han's concerns about the Chu army that forced him to divide 200,000 troops and station them in Jiyuan to protect the camp and ensure a clear path to retreat.
The change of seasons made Zhang Han realize that winter was coming, and the Qin army began to make long-term plans. If the giant deer could not be captured in another half month, the Qin army would spend the cold winter in the camp. Once the heavy snow fell, , the war will also stop here,
Sima Xin once suggested that the troops could be withdrawn from Hanoi County, train their sergeants, and wait until the spring is warm and the flowers bloom, and then they can attack Zhao again. However, once the Qin army withdraws from the defense line, the offensive wars in the past few months will be in vain, and if the army remains too large With less troops, he could not control the situation of Julu. Therefore, although Zhang Han reduced the number of attacks on Julu, his siege intensity did not decrease.
The Julu garrison was gradually reduced from the initial 70,000 troops. At this time, the number of available troops was less than 50,000, and food and grass were gradually running out. Although Chen Yu's army stationed to the north of Julu occasionally fought, it rushed to Julu's aid. The Qin army responded, but the Qin army was strong. Chen Yu was defeated repeatedly in battles, and gradually became afraid of the Qin army. He retreated to his camp and did not dare to fight.
The Julu War is intensifying day by day. The city wall is broken, corpses in various postures are scattered everywhere, and the flag of Zhao State is burned to pieces by hunting flames. However, the rumbling drums are echoing non-stop at the top of the Zhao State city. Groups of Zhao troops are waving their weapons and marching in the city. The head fights hard,
The Qin army's cloud platform was already close to the city head. On the cloud ladder, groups of Qin soldiers struggled to climb the city and surged towards the head of Julu City. The ladders were constantly pushed down by Zhao Jun soldiers. As the ladder collapsed, there was a muffled sound. There was a burst of shrill screams, but soon, the ladder was lifted up by the Qin army and set up on the top of the city again. The Qin army surged towards the top of the city unscrupulously.
Seeing that the giant deer was getting tighter, the Qin army continued to attack the city. King Zhao Xie, who was in the west city, had anxious eyes. He looked back at Li Zuoche and Kuai Che and said anxiously: "The Chu army has not gone north yet." Any news about aid?"
"We have been stationed for more than forty days and still refuse to go north," Kuai Che replied extremely worriedly. Although he was also a more resourceful and wise man under Zhao Xie, he was unable to do anything under the Qin army's fierce attack.
When Zhao Xie heard Kuai Che's report, he slapped the city wall angrily and said angrily: "Are these beasts watching the fire from the other side?"
After a pause, Zhao Xie looked at Kuai Che and said, "Send someone to urge Chen Yu for reinforcements and ask him to come immediately."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Xie took out his long sword from his waist, took Li Zuoche with him, and fought forward with all his strength, shouting: "I will fight side by side with you. If anyone retreats, kill him."
When King Zhao joined the battle, the morale of the Zhao army was greatly shaken. The soldiers gritted their teeth and roared, brandishing their weapons, and charged towards the city. Soon, another supporting army boarded the city and rushed towards the Qin army.
Not far away, Zhang Han, who was standing proudly on the sentry tower, stared ahead with cold eyes. The war on the city had already entered a fever pitch. Groups of Qin troops rushed to the city. Gunpowder smoke filled the entire Julu City. At first, Zhang Han In a good mood, Julu, which they had been attacking for several months, was finally captured. But soon, with the Zhao army's comprehensive counterattack, Qin soldiers continued to fall from the city. Some Qin soldiers who had no time to escape were beheaded by the Zhao army. Throwing it to the bottom of the city, for a while, the newly occupied Julu City was recaptured by Zhao Jun.
Zhang Hanhen's teeth were about to be broken. Dong Yi sighed softly and advised: "General, the casualties are too great today. I think we should withdraw our troops."
Dong Yi's words were like a heavy punch, breaking Zhang Han's heart. He once again glared angrily at the Qin army in the distance who was still struggling to climb the city. Zhang Han finally suppressed the anger that was about to burst out in his heart and hated him. Said: "Cry the gold and withdraw your troops."
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The battle at Julu did not affect the Chu camp. At this time, the Chu army was stationed on the Anyang line and was very quiet. It seemed that the battle at Julu had nothing to do with the Chu army. They had forgotten what their purpose of going north was.
In the camp, apart from the shouts of the Chu troops in training from time to time, there were only the footsteps of some patrolling soldiers. Scouts rushed out of the camp from time to time and rushed into the wilderness.
In the camp, Song Yi lingered in front of the map. Although on the surface he seemed not to care about the war between the Qin and Zhao armies, in fact, Song Yi would send many scouts to explore Julu every day and control the war between the two armies at any time.
It seemed that his conspiracy had been discovered by Zhang Han. Song Yi vaguely felt that Zhang Han suddenly slowed down his troops, as if he was targeting himself. He stationed 200,000 troops in Jiyuan. On the surface, it seemed meaningless, but if he thought about it carefully, The place where these 200,000 soldiers and horses are stationed is the main route to the north.
Maybe this battle will be postponed until next year. Song Yi is deeply worried. Many variables will evolve in half a year, but Song Yi can only wait. At the moment, he has no better way to control the situation.
His son Song Xiang stood aside silently all the time. In two days, he would rush to Qi to become the prime minister of Qi. This was also thanks to the close personal relationship between Song Yi and Tian Xian. In order to build a closer relationship between the two countries, Tian Xian He also thanked Song Yi for helping him in the battle of Dingtao and recommended Song Xiang as Prime Minister of Qi.
It has always been Song Xiang's dream to serve as an official in the Qi State and hold a high position, but as parting was imminent, he was more reluctant to leave his father and worried about his future. At this time, rumors were spreading in the Chu military camp. , there were complaints,
After many hesitations, Song Xiang still mustered up his courage and sighed: "Father, we have been stationed in Anyang for nearly two months, and the Chu camp has been complaining. Moreover, it is extremely difficult to transport food here from Chu. Many military camps are about to run out of food. If If my father doesn’t make a decision early, I’m afraid there may be a mutiny in the Chu camp. I hope my father will think about it.”
Song Xiang's words have already reached Song Yi's heart. The instability of military morale is a big deal, but the purpose of stationing troops in Anyang is to seek greater interests. If he cannot hold on at this time, even if he goes north to fight Zhang Han, what chance of victory there is, so , Song Yi has no way out. Once he returns to the army, the loss of the Chu army garrison in Anyang cannot be compensated, and he cannot explain to Mi Xin.
Song Yi smiled bitterly and shook his head. He thought that he did not need to explain anything to his son. He sighed softly and was about to speak when the soldiers guarding the barracks outside the tent hurried in and said, "General, General Xiang Yu is outside asking for an audience."
When Song Yi heard Xiang Yu's name, he felt inexplicable disgust in his heart, but he had to see him, so he just nodded and said: "Let him come in,"
The soldiers retreated, and soon, Xiang Yu hurriedly walked into the tent angrily. He glanced at Song Xiang next to him, walked straight to Song Yi, cupped his hands and said: "General, we have been stationed for forty days. The giant deer is in danger. If we don't go north again, If the Zhao Kingdom is destroyed, what’s the point of our going north this time?”
Xiang Yu tried his best to show his anger and dissatisfaction. Zhao envoys came to ask for help again and again, but Song Yi only verbally agreed and never sent an additional person. This made Xiang Yu find it unacceptable. Just when Xiang Yu was furious, Song Yi laughed loudly. After a few calls, he saw that Xiang Yu only focused on the present and did not care about the long term, and the contempt in his heart became stronger, so he replied loudly: "When Qin and Zhao fight, one of them will be injured. If Qin is injured, we should send our troops to Guanzhong. If Zhao is injured, The Qin army is also exhausted. We can use our troops to destroy Zhang Han's army, so why should I waste so many troops and horses in Julu?"
Saying that, Song Yi didn't even look at Xiang Yu, but said coldly: "It's none of your business here, please step back."
Seeing Song Yi like this, Xiang Yu was so angry that he had no choice but to leave in anger.
Half an hour later, a military order came from the Chinese army commander's tent: as fierce as a tiger, as ruthless as a sheep, as greedy as a wolf, if you are too strong, you should be killed.
This military order was clearly aimed at Xiang Yu. After hearing this, Xiang Yu became even more angry. He took his horse and ran towards his camp angrily.
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After encountering a wall at Song Yi, Xiang Yu felt extremely depressed. When he returned to the barracks, Xiang Yu ordered his men to bring three jars of old wine, a sea bowl, and a cup of cow wine.
As the saying goes, one drink can relieve a thousand worries. At this moment, Xiang Yu just wanted to use this glass of wine to wash away all the worries in his heart.
After drinking another glass of wine, Xiang Liang's figure appeared in front of Xiang Yu's eyes. The unusually powerful uncle was now separated from him. He thought that this time he could go north to fight Zhang Han and avenge his uncle, but Song Yi was late. Xiang Yu's delay in advancing the army made all the revenge in Xiang Yu's heart come to naught.
In boredom, Xiang Yu picked up a long sword on the table. The sword was long and slender, straight and sharp, somewhat similar to the Tang Dynasty sword of later generations. There was a gem inlaid on the hilt. According to Xiang Zhuang, this gem was exactly the same. It was taken off the sword that Xiang Liang gave to Xiang Zhuang, and was left to Xiang Yu as a reflection. At this time, when Xiang Yu saw this sword, he seemed to have returned to his childhood uncle's teachings.
The sword was unsheathed. Xiang Yu turned over and danced his sword in the tent. There were loud shouts and Xiang Yu smashed several jars in succession. At this time, he suddenly found that Fan Zeng, who had been standing at the door of the tent, didn't know when he was Come,
Xiang Yu sheathed his sword and saluted Fan Zeng: "When did the old gentleman come?"
"Haha, we just arrived," Fan Zeng smiled wryly and shook his head. He knew Xiang Yu too well, and it was really not appropriate for him to tolerate his violent temper until today. At this time, Xiang Yu made a gesture of asking to sit down and came to the table with Fan Zeng. , everyone sat down, and a personal attendant brought two cups of hot tea. At this time, before Xiang Yu could say anything, Fan Zeng asked first: "Does the young general want to take back the military power?"
After listening to Fan Zeng's words, the tea cup Xiang Yu picked up paused in the air. At this moment, it seemed that time had stopped. For a while, Xiang Yu's eyes lit up with excitement, and he couldn't help but smile: "Mr., you have a good idea."
