In the handsome account, Xiang Zhuang stood in front of the map with his hands behind his hands. After preparing for so long, the battle was finally about to begin.
All the generals stood on both sides, staring at Xiang Zhuang with expectant eyes. Kong Ji on the side was also very excited. Judging from the news brought back by Feige yesterday, Zhou Sheng had already convinced Zu Yao, and Zu Yao also led his army to the south in a hurry.
Withdrawing, Wu Zhu's East Vietnamese army would be unable to fight alone. They could not make a success relying solely on Wushang County. At this time, it would be impossible for them to seize Da Mo.
Now all it takes is Xiangzhuang's order, and the Dongchu army will rush towards the East Vietnamese army camp like tigers.
Xiang Zhuang was also meditating. After a long time, Xiang Zhuang finally came to his senses. He looked at everyone with firm eyes and said loudly: "Hou Kaige, Lotte, you two have five thousand elite troops each, marching from the north to the south.
Divide your troops and advance towards Wushang County."
The two walked out of the queue and sang the promise loudly. At this time, Xiang Zhuang looked at Ding Gu, Li Yan, Li Hong and Kong Ji, and said loudly: "You follow the main force of my commander-in-chief and march westward from the main road. I, my king, must take good care of you."
Huihui Wuzhu, let’s see what abilities he has, how dare he underestimate our country, Dong Chu.”
Everyone clasped their fists and sang a promise, turned around and walked out of the tent. At this time, Xiang Zhuang returned to the map again and looked at the map carefully. Troops had been deployed in all the places where they should be deployed. There was no suspense in this battle. We must kill the enemy.
Only if the Yue Kingdom is afraid can the peace of Jiangdong be guaranteed in the next few years, and
Wu Zhu, Xiang Zhuang will not let him die in the battle easily. If Wu Zhu dies in the battle, the Minyue land will be dominated by one family, and the Dongou Kingdom will rise again and become a foreign invasion of Jiangdong. The only way is to let them check and balance each other.
, Only then can Xiangzhuang have no worries, go all out in the Northern Expedition, and participate in the struggle for the Central Plains.
While Xiang Zhuang was meditating, the sound of military bugles could be heard faintly outside the commander's tent, and the low sound of war drums was also beating slowly. This was the order to go out for battle.
A guard hurriedly walked into the commander's tent and handed over to Xiang Zhuang: "Your Majesty, the war horses are ready, we can set off."
Xiang Zhuang nodded, picked up the helmet and sword on the shelf and prepared to leave. Cao Feng on the side hurriedly picked up the cloak and put it on Xiang Zhuang, writing down the bond for him with his own hands. The two looked at each other for a moment, Xiang Zhuang looked at each other lightly.
Patting Cao Feng on the shoulder: "You have also been on the battlefield for a long time. I won't tell you anything more. Just keep it tight."
Cao Feng nodded slightly, Xiang Zhuang took Cao Feng's hand and strode outside the tent.
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At this time, the East Vietnamese Army was also urgently gathering troops, and Zu Yao suddenly withdrew southward. This greatly exceeded Wu Zhu's expectations, leaving Wu Zhu with enemy troops in front and no reinforcements behind, putting him in an extremely passive situation. Moreover, now
The East Vietnamese Army is in urgent need of food and grass. If there is no supply, the generals of the East Vietnamese Army will be unstable and may even mutiny.
The reason why Wu Zhu gathered his troops was that he realized the seriousness of the problem. If the Dong Chu Army launched an attack on him in the past few days, not only would he not be able to hold on for long, but he would also be easily driven out of Wushang by the Dong Chu Army. In this way, he would
If they retreat to the east, they will inevitably pass by Da Mo. Although Da Mo has experienced nearly a month of offensive and defensive battles, it is not difficult for them to block their retreat. As long as they lay an ambush in the Longshan area, even if they cannot stop them, the East Vietnamese Army
There will also be heavy losses.
Of course, if your budget is accurate, the Dongchu Army may not take advantage.
But at this time, Wu Zhu had no intention of fighting the Dongchu army anymore. What he regretted most was that he did not listen to Na Duo's advice, withdraw from Wushang as soon as possible, return to Dongye, and wait for the opportunity to move in the future.
Fighting against the Chu Kingdom again, and now wanting to escape unscathed, Wu Zhu knew very well that Xiang Zhuang would not give him this chance again.
Bugles were blown from time to time in the military camp, and groups of cavalry and infantry galloped out of the camp and marched north. The leading general was Mengyang. Following Wu Zhu's order, he led an army of 20,000 to block the main force of the East Chu army advancing westward and ensure that there was no enemy.
Zhu had enough time to retreat south, but just when Wu Zhu was standing at the top of Wushang City to see the soldiers arrayed out of the military camp, Mengyang came on horseback on the galloping road below the city tower and approached Wu Zhuxing at the foot of the city tower.
A military salute: "Take care, Your Majesty, the general will leave now."
After Mengyang finished speaking, he reined in his horse and galloped eastward. Looking at Mengyang's leaving figure, Wu Zhu felt a little disappointed. The battle reaching this point was completely beyond his expectation. His underestimation of the enemy at the beginning led to today's situation.
of bleakness.
Soon, General Teddy came to Wuzhu's side. Seeing that Wuzhu was still staring into the distance, he couldn't help but sigh softly and cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the army has been prepared. Let's set off. If we don't leave, I'm afraid the Eastern Chu Army will attack soon."
If you are killed, you will not be able to leave!"
Wu Zhu was interrupted by Teddy. He turned around and glanced at Wushang City, and then at the tens of thousands of troops who were slowly setting off. Wu Zhu felt so sad that he couldn't help but shed tears. After a long time, Wu Zhu
Zhu Qing sighed and ordered: "Command the three armies to speed up and advance!"
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The vanguard of the Eastern Chu Army was led by Ding Gu himself. Thirty thousand cavalry galloped on the galloping road. The galloping road was very wide, and the cavalry group could run as fast as they wanted. About ten miles behind them was the main force of Xiangzhuang.
, the main force numbered as many as 50,000, and it was also the largest battle launched by Xiang Zhuang since he became king.
It is not that the Dong Chu Kingdom has no strength to annihilate the Dong Yue Kingdom. Ding Gu knows this very well. He also knows that it is impossible to completely annihilate Dong Yue. Even an army as powerful as the Qin Kingdom could not annihilate it in the true sense.
The Yue Kingdom gradually recognized their status, but they were no longer allowed to enter the land of Wuhui. But Ding Gu couldn't understand that although the Central Plains was also at war, but the rear defense was unstable, how could Xiangzhuang feel at ease?
Northern Expedition?
'Let the two factions check and balance!' Ding Gu suddenly thought of what Xiang Zhuang had said in the past few days. He finally understood that maybe the methods Xiang Zhuang used were more clever. Instead of spending money and manpower to conquer Dongyue, it would be better to
Let them have internal checks and balances, give Xiangzhuang more time to develop northward, and fully participate in the battle of the Central Plains.
Ding Gu figured this out and no longer struggled in his mind. At this time, he suddenly remembered the faint sound of a horn in the distance. Ding Gu was interrupted from thinking. He looked into the distance intently. The deputy general Li Yan pointed to the distance and said
: "Look, is that the East Vietnamese Army?"
Ding Gu looked carefully on the horse, but the distance was too far and he couldn't see clearly, so he turned around and called a few followers, and went straight to the mountain not far away.
The mountain is not high, but you can climb it and see far. Ding Gu rode his horse on the mountain. He saw the East Vietnamese Army all over the place in front of him. They were coming fiercely, but they did not make an offensive gesture. Is this what Wu Zhu wanted?
Fight to the death?
Ding Gu thought so, he reined in his horse and returned to the military formation. At this time, the Eastern Chu army had stopped advancing. Li Yan was arranging archers and shield soldiers to defend. At this time, Ding Gu came to Li Yan and said
He said slightly surprised: "Why do I feel like something is wrong?"
Li Yan had just finished setting up the defense, and then he looked at Ding Gu with a smile and asked, "What did General Ding see?"
"The East Vietnamese Army is coming with force. Judging from my many years of marching experience, there are no less than tens of thousands of them. But why have the horns been blown for so long and the war drums beaten for several rounds without launching an attack? This is not like the East Vietnamese Army in the past.
His style."
Li Yan couldn't help but be surprised after hearing this. He immediately pointed to the dirt mountain just now and said, "Let's go and have a look."
The two of them galloped away with more than a dozen generals. After arriving at Tushan, Li Yan raised his eyes on his horse and looked into the distance. The East Vietnamese Army was indeed menacing, but they seemed to have no intention of launching an attack on the East Chu Army. At this time,
Li Yan was surprised: "Are they bluffing?"
"I don't see it." Ding Gu shook his head. At this time, Li Yan said in surprise: "No, they want to escape!"
"You want to escape?" Ding Gu was confused by Li Yan's sudden words, but Li Yan had no intention of explaining to Ding Gu. He turned around and looked at a tiger guard general and ordered: "You lead five thousand troops and give them
I charge into the enemy formation!"
General Hu Weilang was named Li Chong. He had participated in many anti-Qin campaigns and had considerable military exploits under Xiang Zhuang. He was promoted to General Hu Weilang and now belonged to the Black Eagle Army under Ding Gu. At this time, he obtained the general of Li Yan.
, Li Chong waved the spear in his hand and went straight to the formation.
At this time, Li Yan looked at Ding Gu, who looked suspicious, and said with a smile: "If my guess is right, the East Vietnamese Army has already begun to retreat. The reason why he has deployed tens of thousands of suspicious troops here is to confuse us and stop us."
The pace of our advance creates time for the large forces to retreat."
Ding Gu thought for a moment, then nodded slightly and said, "What General Li said makes sense. I should mobilize troops immediately to break through their defense line."
Just as Ding Gu was about to leave, Li Yan pulled his reins with a smile, then pointed to Chidao to the east and said: "The king's troops are coming soon. Why don't you and I wait for a while? After the king arrives, we can send troops to fight."
Not too late."
"General Li's words are wrong. When a general goes out on an expedition, and the vanguard is in front, how can there be any reason to avoid the enemy when he encounters them?" Ding Gu didn't agree with Li Yan's idea, but Li Yan smiled unhurriedly and said: "
I have sent five thousand people to test their strength, you and I can just wait and watch the battle here, don't be in a hurry."
"This..." Ding Gu was even more anxious. He couldn't tell what kind of medicine Li Yan was selling in the gourd, but he couldn't leave for a while. Just when Ding Gu was hesitant, the rumble of war drums sounded in the distance.
, this is the war drum beating in the Dong Chu army formation. The drums are thunderous and the sound is shaking everywhere. Soon, there is a deep horn sound again, and the horn whistles in the air. At this time, from the Dong Chu army formation, shield soldiers
He and the archers quickly made a gap one person wide, and groups of cavalry slowly galloped out from the gap. There were as many as 5,000 cavalrymen. The leader was a brave general wearing silver armor. He was Li Chong who had just been ordered to go on an expedition.
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After the cavalry slowly walked out of the formation, the gap where the shield soldiers had escaped suddenly closed, and the archers filled the gap behind. At this time, Li Chong had already raised his spear high. He turned back to look at the five thousand cavalry and shouted loudly: "Brother
We have raised troops for a thousand days and used them for a while. Now is the time for the country to use us. In front of us is the military formation of the East Vietnamese Army. They looted soldiers, massacred innocent people, and raped women, causing our newly established Dongchu Kingdom to
The harmonious society collapsed in an instant. For the sake of our country and for our families to live a more comfortable life, follow me and fight to recapture Wushang and regain the dignity that belongs to our Dongchu Army officers and men!"
Li Chong's words made the soldiers' blood boil with excitement. They raised their weapons one after another. At Li Chong's order, five thousand cavalry rushed like a flood towards the East Vietnamese Army's formation a thousand steps away.
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Today's update is a bit late, unexpected, so I would like to apologize here.
