A messenger hurried to the high platform of the Chu army's camp and shouted with a strange expression: "Lord Xiong Shang, Lord Diyang... Lord Xiong Shang... die in battle!"
After hearing this, tens of millions of bees and flies seemed to have gathered near the high platform of the Chinese Army. There was a sudden roar of people, and almost everyone had a look of horror on their faces.
"Jun Diyang..."
"Lord Xiong Shang died in battle?"
"How is that possible?!"
No wonder these people were shocked and confused. After all, Diyang Lord Xiong Shang was one of the "Three Pillars" of Chu State and the most famous general in Chu State. No one could imagine that this monarch would die here in battle.
"Who... who killed Lord Xiong Shang?" a Chu general asked in a trembling tone.
"It is said that he is a hundred-man general of 'Shangshui Youma', 'Shi Jin'." The messenger replied.
Hearing this, there were many screams near the high platform of the Chinese army. These Chu generals originally thought that the person who killed Di Yangjun Xiong Shang must be a well-known general of Wei, such as Shao Hu, Long Ji, Yi Gu, Zhao Bao, Baili Ba, etc.
However, he never expected that he was just a general with a hundred men.
What on earth is going on?!
The soldiers and generals of the Chu army near the high platform of the Chinese army couldn't help but riot.
At this moment, on the high platform, Shouling Junjingshe's deputy general "Yang You" saw that the crowd was too noisy, and couldn't help shouting: "Shut up, be quiet!"
After being scolded by Yang You, the Chu soldiers and generals under the high platform became quiet.
"Lord Jingshe..."
Yang You turned his head to look at Shouling Junjingshe, showing a look that he wanted to say but hesitated.
Shouling Jun Jingshe could actually guess what the deputy general was thinking at this moment, but to be honest, he didn't know what to say - Di Yangjun Xiong Shang died in battle. This was a major event that was enough to shock the entire Chu country. What were the stakes involved?
It can be easily resolved in a few words.
After about an hour of burning incense, another messenger came to report: "Report! Mr. Xiong Shang, Lord Diyang, died in battle. Diyang's army was defeated. The one who defeated this army was Wei's "Youma Army"..."
The messenger who came to report this time obviously knew much more about the situation than the previous one. Under the high platform, he told Shouling Junjingshe and others on the high platform exactly what he knew.
Zhe and others frowned deeply.
"The Yuma Army...are they the Wei cavalry?"
Standing on the high platform, Shouling Junjingshe looked at the battlefield and saw that on the west side of the battlefield, there was indeed a group of Wei cavalry that defeated the Diyang army, divided into three, and continued to advance in the direction of the Chinese army here.
Although this cavalry was estimated to number only about four to five thousand, for some unknown reason, all the Chu troops blocking the way were defeated by these cavalry, leaving them completely powerless to fight back.
"Lord Jingshe..." Deputy General Yang You approached Shouling Lord Jingshe and lowered his voice and said: "That Wei cavalry, Shang Shui Youma..."
He deliberately emphasized the pronunciation of the word "Shangshui" in his words.
As if he had guessed what Yang You was thinking, Shouling Junjingshe immediately raised his hand to stop the former from continuing.
The reason is very simple. "Shangshui Youma", as the name suggests, is the fiefdom of Wei Gongzi Run, and the cavalry of Shangshui. Logically speaking, this cavalry should not appear in Yongqiu - you know, at this time, they Chu
The prince of Tuo, Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, was marching his army to storm Shangshui. How could Shangshui still have enough strength to mobilize such a terrifying cavalry to aid Yongqiu?
Unless there is only one possibility: Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, secretly communicates with Shuiyi!
This speculation is not groundless. Even Shouling Junjingshe heard that the cousin of Yangcheng Jun Xiong Tuo, who regarded him as his biological sister, and the eldest daughter of the late Runan Jun Xiong Hao, seemed to have married into the Wei Kingdom. Gave it to Wei Gongzi Run.
With such a marriage relationship, who can guarantee that Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, and Run, Young Master of Wei, have no secret agreement in private?
After all, from the analysis of interests, Chu's attack on Wei actually had no benefit at all to Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo, because his brother-in-law, Wei Gongzi Run, had been secretly supporting him all these years.
The only thing Shouling Jun Jingshe didn't expect was that Yangcheng Jun Xiong Tuo actually dared to do this - wasn't that young master afraid of being questioned afterwards?
"Or...are you betting that I will lose this battle? Mr. Xiong Tuo."
Frowning, Shouling Jun Jingshe was actually a little angry. After all, Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, had indeed hindered the Chu army, although he also understood why the young master did what he did.
Shaking his head, Shouling Junjingshe threw away these distracting thoughts in his mind and once again concentrated on the battlefield, thinking about the ins and outs of this battle.
At this time, he had realized that he had been deceived by the Wei army coach, King Yu Zhao Yuanqi: the other party deliberately gave in again and again last year, making him mistakenly think that the other party was a cautious and timid person. Unexpectedly, the other party just deliberately showed off The timid side - you know, it was precisely because he mistakenly believed that the opponent was a cautious and timid person that he adopted the tactic of showing weakness to the enemy, hoping to lure the Northern First Army to the Central Army step by step, and then lure them to the Central Army. Surround and kill.
But the King of Yu, Zhao Yuandai, seemed to have figured out his plan. He took this opportunity to first let the Northern Army attack the Chinese Army, and then let the terrible Shang Shui Cavalry take over the former and continue to attack the Chinese Army, so that Shouling Lord Although Jingshe still held hundreds of thousands of Chu's main troops who had not yet entered the battlefield, the victory on the entire battlefield had gradually shifted to the Wei army.
"Position" is the most critical thing on the battlefield. Simply explained, it is a direct reflection of the beliefs and will of the soldiers on both sides of the war. It is a snowball-like trend of victory and defeat.
If every soldier firmly believes that he can defeat the enemy and win, then a few thousand soldiers can defeat tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops; conversely, if the vast majority of soldiers have lost their fighting spirit and believe that "our own army is "The defeat is irreversible", then even hundreds of thousands of people may be defeated by an enemy force far smaller than them.
For example, the Wei army at this moment is almost exhausted, but they still fight tenaciously for the belief in protecting their homeland. On the other hand, the Chu army, with hundreds of thousands of people, clearly has not yet reached the point of defeat, but because of The hundreds of thousands of grain-recruiting troops were defeated, and the Diyang army was defeated, which caused the real core of these hundreds of thousands of troops - the morale of the main army of Chu to also decline.
There are only two reasons for this phenomenon.
First of all, Shouling Jun Jingshe misjudged the character of Yu Wang Zhao Yuanji and adopted the wrong tactic of showing weakness to the enemy, which caused the Wei army to create an "unmatched" momentum at the beginning. It caused a huge psychological burden.
Of course, if this alone is the only thing, it can actually be redeemed.
As long as Shouling Jun Jingshe's original tactical arrangement is followed, that is, Diyang Jun Xiong Shang leads 100,000 elite troops to cut off the retreat of the Northern Army, and unites with several other Chu armies to annihilate the 60,000 Wei Northern Army in one go. Still turned the situation around in one fell swoop.
However, the fatal thing is that King Yu Zhao Yuanji secretly ambushed a cavalry called "Shangshui Youma". When Diyang Lord Xiong Shang attacked the first army of the North, they suddenly rushed out and killed the Diyang army by surprise. Not only did they disintegrate the Chu army in one fell swoop, The tactic of "luring the enemy to encircle and kill" actually took the opportunity to defeat Diyang's army. Even Diyang's Lord Xiong Shang unfortunately died on the battlefield - this is the second point.
This caused the Chu State to lose the opportunity to "reverse the situation" as originally planned, causing the victory of the entire battlefield to suddenly favor the Wei army.
"……unwise!"
After realizing this, Shouling Junjingshe secretly clenched his fists, feeling extremely regretful in his heart.
If he had known that King Yu Zhao Yuan'ai was actually the Wei army's commander who advocated attack and adventure, he Jingshe would never have chosen the tactic of showing weakness to the enemy - this tactic was clearly creating opportunities for the Wei army.
"However, it shouldn't be too late now."
Thinking of this, Shouling Jun Jingshe ordered in a deep voice: "Give me the order and have the armies surround the "Northern First Army" and "Youma Army". Yang You, you will personally lead the army to supervise the battle. Anyone who is timid in the face of the battle will be killed no matter what. Whoever it is will be killed without mercy!"
"Follow the order!"
Deputy General Yang You cupped his fists to receive the order, walked to the high platform in a few steps, and led his troops to the battlefield.
When Chu general Yangyou arrived at the battlefield, he happened to encounter a group of fleeing grain soldiers and Chu army. Seeing this, Yangyou drew his sword from his waist and shouted: "All soldiers, listen to the order! Run away." Those who are afraid of fighting will be killed without mercy!"
After hearing this, the Chu soldiers of the Shouling Army under Yang You immediately raised their long guns and aimed at the defeated soldiers who fled from the battlefield.
"go ahead!"
Following Yang You's order, the soldiers of Shouling arranged in a neat square formation stepped forward step by step. Using their weapons, they pushed back the defeated soldiers who fled from the battlefield, forcing them to turn around and set foot on the battlefield again. .
Some of the stubborn soldiers who still tried to escape from the opening were killed by the Shouling soldiers who temporarily became the supervising team, or shot to death by the following crossbowmen.
"No retreat! Advance!"
"Those who retreat will be killed on the spot!"
Under the inhumane persecution of Shouling soldiers, tens of thousands of defeated troops had no choice but to turn around again, holding their weapons in fear. Under the pressure of the supervising team, they bravely stepped onto the battlefield again and faced the rogue army head-on. That terrible cavalry.
During this period, Yang You noticed a stationary army. Upon closer inspection, he saw that it was the Suiyang army that had come to join their Chu army.
Frowning, he immediately sent someone to urge him and ordered the Suiyang army to help attack the Wei army.
When this order was sent to Nangong Yao, the commander-in-chief of Suiyang Army, Nangong Yao felt itchy with hatred.
You must know that in the previous fighting, he had already witnessed the terrifying power of the Wei cavalry of Shangshui Youma. How could he be willing to let his soldiers become the victims of blocking this cavalry?
But the problem is that Chu general Yangyou is the deputy general of Shouling Junjingshe. Nangong Yao dare not disobey this person's orders.
After all, Nangong Yao has now turned against the Wei State, and has lost most of its territory to the Song rebels from "Song Yun". More importantly, neither the Wei nor the Song rebels will let it go easily in the future. he.
Therefore, Nangong Yao's only chance of survival is to defect to the Chu army. Only when Chu defeats Wei can he have a chance to survive.
Therefore, Nangong Yao must please the Chu army in this battle.
But having said that, although the Chu general Yangyou's order could not be refused, Nangong Yao was also very reluctant to let his Suiyang army be sacrificed. Thinking about it, he knew that if the Suiyang army, which was the elite original Wei army, was lost, Chu Will the country still value him so much?
Because of this, Nangong Yao's mood at this time was very complicated. He hoped to turn the tide for the Chu army and block the Youma army, but he was also afraid that his Suiyang army would suffer heavy losses as a result, which would cause his status in the Chu army to plummet.
In the end, Nangong Yao made a decision: it was necessary to send troops to assist, but didn't he have the final say on which soldiers to send?
Thinking of this, Nangong Yao turned his attention to one of the camps of the Suiyang Army under his command, and ordered his left and right: "Send the order and ask 'Huan Hu' to lead his troops to attack and assist the Chu army to attack the Wei army!"