Chapter 294: The decision at the end of the item [two in one]
"Report——!"
A messenger hurriedly rode up to Xiang Mo, dismounted, clasped his fists and reported: "General, the Wei and Lu armies attacked our army for unknown reasons!"
"..."
Xiang Mo's lips moved slightly, but he didn't know what to say.
I think he spent half his life in the army and experienced many storms, but even so, he was confused about the situation before him: the Guards turned against him? The Lu Army also turned against him? Is the right wing of his coalition army completely finished?
The army of the Wei State defected to the Wei State. This matter is still understandable at the end. It may be that the Wei people learned the news that "Korea fell and the Wei army was attacking Qi State" and tried to defect to the Wei State again. However, it was
What about the army of the state? Shouldn’t the interests of the state of Lu be consistent with those of the state of Qi? In this case, why did the Lu army turn against them?
Or should I say...
Xiang Mo turned around and glanced at the Qi army behind his own army, with a hint of distrust flashing in his eyes.
"General!"
On the side, Xiang Mo's guards saw that Xiang Mo had not issued the order for a long time, so they quickly reminded and urged him.
"Calm down!"
Xiang Mo raised his hand to stop the guard's urging.
The Wei and Lu armies turned against each other. This was certainly something beyond his expectation, but it had already come to this, so what was the use of panicking?
Xiang Mo analyzed calmly.
The Wei army led by Wei general Hou Dan in the front was temporarily blocked by the troops led by generals Hou Yu and Gongyang Jian. The Wei and Lu armies who turned against each other in the back were currently attacking the grain recruitment troops under Xiang Mo's army and Fu Li under Xiang Mo's army.
In fact, the losses of the Serbian regular army were not very great.
Under this situation, what Xiang Mo wanted to find out most was the attitude of the Qi army behind him and the attitude of Qi general Tian Dan.
If even Tian Dan defected to Wei, then in such a fight, his coalition would completely lose hope.
Thinking of this, he said in a deep voice: "Come here, go to the Central Army immediately and ask Tian Dan why the army of Lu State turned against each other... Go quickly!"
"Yes!" Xiang Mo's guards quickly rode away.
At the same time, Qi General Tian Dan also received the news that "the Wei and Lu armies had turned against each other and launched an attack on the Chu army." He was shocked by this.
Even if the army of Wei State turned against them, why did the army of Lu State also turn against them?
What the hell is Ji Wu doing?!
"……etc!"
Tian Dan frowned and thought carefully.
Based on his understanding of Ji Wu, he did not think that Ji Wu could secretly communicate with the Wei State under his nose. After all, Ji Wu was not a well-connected person, at least Tian Dan could easily see what he was thinking.
Suddenly, a face appeared in Tian Dan's mind.
"...Huan Hu! It's Huan Hu!"
Tian Dan subconsciously clenched the reins in his hands, his expression ashen.
To be fair, Tian Dan has never thought about the question "whether Huan Hu will defect to Wei", because as far as he knows, Huan Hu is a wanted criminal who will not be pardoned by Wei. He and the two monarchs of Wei, Zhao Si and Zhao Si,
Both Run and his son had grievances, and logically it was almost impossible for them to defect to the Wei State. However, compared to "Ji Wu's defection", Tian Dan was more likely to have Huan Hu, and Chen Shou betrayed them.
While Tian Dan was thinking, he suddenly saw a cavalryman running from a distance. After approaching Tian Dan, he clasped his fists and said, "General Tian Dan, General Xiang Mo ordered Xiao to come and ask the general why the Lu army turned against him?"
"
Tian Danxin said, you ask me? I don’t know either.
However, after thinking about it carefully, Tian Dan believed that Xiang Mo's original intention of sending someone to question him was probably to test his attitude.
So, he said in a deep voice: "Please go back and tell General Xiang Mo immediately, I'm afraid..."
As soon as he said this, he frowned slightly and thought for a moment, and then said: "Tian went to explain to General Xiang Mo personally." After that, he told the guards beside him: "Immediately send an order to Zhongsun Sheng, Dongguo Pleiar II.
General, let him take command...if the Lu army attacks our army, then...retaliate!"
After that, he motioned to Xiang Mo's bodyguard to lead the way and went to the front army in person to Xiang Mo's location.
After about half a stick of incense had passed, Tian Dan came to Xiang Mo's location in person.
After seeing the Qi general, Xiang Mo breathed a sigh of relief: Fortunately, Tian Dan was still on the side of their coalition. Otherwise, let alone the unwinnable battle, his Chu army might appear again.
The situation of "the destruction of ten thousand armies" is just like what happened when Lord Shouling Jingshe attacked Wei State.
However, since Tian Dan dared to personally come to the formation of his Chu army at this time and come to Xiang Mo, it is enough to prove that Tian Dan and the army of Qi have no intention of betraying Wei - if Tian Dan
If you are brave enough to play tricks on him at this time, then Xiang Mo will admit it.
After Tian Dan rode his horse closer, Xiang Mo asked seriously: "General Tian Dan, what on earth is going on?"
Tian Dan shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Ji Wu doesn't have the guts to betray me, Da Qi, and the coalition forces. It must be Huan Hu!"
"Huan Hu?"
Xiang Mo was stunned for a moment. He had no time to think about the strangeness just now, but when Jingtian Dan said this, he also woke up.
He laughed angrily and said: "This Huan Hu deliberately clashed with Wei Shao from the Wei Kingdom in front of us. I never thought that he did it on purpose..." At this point, he was shocked and said: "I understand.
, he deliberately said that Wei Shao would betray the coalition forces, and also said that he would keep an eye on Wei Shao, could it be that he wanted Lord Chu Shui to place the Lu army on the side of the Wei army... This person is really a scheming person!"
Tian Danyi nodded and said with emotion: "I really didn't expect that we would be attacked by a giant bandit."
Hearing this, Xiang Mo couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
It is unreasonable to think that his coalition forces are full of talents and fierce generals, but they are actually manipulated by Huan Hu, a guy with a background of thieves!
"Have you notified Mr. Chu Shui?" Tian Dan asked.
Xiang Mo nodded. Just when he sent someone to contact Tian Dan to inquire about the matter, he had already sent someone to report the matter to Chu Shuijun.
But after thinking about it, he said cryptically: "Before waiting for Chu Shuijun's order, you and I had better think about how to deal with the current situation."
Tian Dan glanced at Xiang Mo and nodded slightly.
It is true that Chu Shuijun is not a mediocre person, but what this person is good at is only intrigues, and he may not be very good at military affairs. Otherwise, Wei Wang Zhao Run would not have made a comeback in that situation last year and embarrassed the coalition forces.
Bereft.
Tian Dan is still brooding about the defeat on that day, because in his opinion, it was a situation that could not be lost, even though the traitor Huan Hu was hidden deep inside the coalition forces at that time.
"Based on the current situation, do you think we should temporarily retreat and regroup, or..."
Xiang Mo lowered his voice and asked Tian Dandao.
Tian Dan was silent for a moment, and then whispered: "Tian doesn't want to deceive General Xiang Mo. No matter whether they are defeated or retreated today, our Daqi army will not be able to follow the coalition forces to resume the war... In fact, even if this battle is defeated,
Wei Jun and Tian had originally planned to return to Qi. After all, Da Qi is currently being attacked by Zhao Jiang, Pang Huan and others..."
Xiang Mo nodded slightly, looked at the direction of the Wei and Lu armies and said melancholy: "In other words, even in such an unfavorable situation, our coalition forces can only bite the bullet and continue to support..."
Deep down in his heart, Xiang Mo also agreed with Tian Dan's point of view.
Retreat temporarily and regroup?
What a joke!
If he withdraws his troops now, his coalition will be completely destroyed!
At that time, the Wei and Lu armies fell to the Wei army and merged with the Wei army, and the Qi army returned to Qi. The only coalition forces of the other countries were the Chu and Yue armies. What else was there to fight? Defeat was inevitable!
Rather than suffer a disastrous defeat, be chased by the armies of Wei, Wei, and Lu, and follow in the footsteps of Shouling Jun Jingshe, it is better to fight to the death, even if he perishes with the armies of Wei, Wei, and Lu!
Let’s not talk about Wei and Lu for the moment. If Wei’s more than 300,000 young men can be killed in this battle, I believe that Wei’s vitality will also be severely damaged. After all, Wei’s population is not as large as Chu’s.
Thinking of this, Xiang Mo said to Tian Dan: "General Tian Dan, Xiang allows you to preserve the strength of the Qi army, but I hope that your army will persist until the end. If our Chu and Yue armies are really defeated by the Wei army, we will withdraw... Please
Come on!" As he said that, he solemnly hugged Tian Dan with his fists.
Tian Dan couldn't help but be a little surprised when he heard this. He never expected that Xiang Mo would allow his Qi army to preserve its strength.
But after thinking about it carefully, he understood what Xiang Mo meant, nodded and said: "Tian understands, General Xiang Mo, don't worry, as long as the armies of Chu and Yue are still fighting, my army of Qi will never retreat."
!”
"Thank you!" Xiang Mo said, cupping his fists.
A moment later, when Tian Dan quickly returned to the Qi army's defense area, a guard beside Xiang Mo asked in confusion: "General, now that the Wei and Lu armies have turned against each other, our army needs the help of the Qi army, why would the general allow Tian?"
To preserve our strength?"
Xiang Mo shook his head and said: "Now that our coalition is on the verge of defeat, we ask Tian Dan to accompany our army and fight to the death with the Wei army. I believe Tian Dan will not agree. After all, his country of Qi is currently being attacked by the Wei army. He
It is truly benevolent to accompany our army to fight to the end, so how can you sacrifice the Qi army under your command for this?"
After a pause, Xiang Mo continued: "Let's not say that Tian Dan will not agree. I also don't want Tian Dan's army to suffer too many casualties... If Tian Dan's army suffers heavy losses in this battle, he may not be able to survive.
We have the remaining strength to return to support Linzi. If the Qi State is captured by the Wei army as a result, it will be the most unfavorable situation for our Chu State... In this case, we simply allow Tian Dan to preserve his strength and give our army more power on this basis.
To a certain extent, help our army and the Wei army fight to the last soldier."
Yes, in Xiang Mo's view, as far as the current situation of this battle is concerned, Wei is in an invincible position, and it is already difficult for his coalition to defeat Wei.
Therefore, Xiang Mo made a decisive decision and decided to fight with the Wei State to sacrifice soldiers. Since his coalition army was destined to be defeated, he was determined not to let the Wei State gain any advantage. At the very least, the Wei State would have to pay a corresponding price.
Under this premise, Xiang Mo allowed the Qi army led by Tian Dan to retain its strength because Xiang Mo considered the security of Qi's homeland - if the Qi army under Tian Dan suffered heavy losses and was unable to return to Qi's aid,
If Qi was captured by the Wei army, it would be a completely doomed situation.
Wei has defeated South Korea and tied South Korea to Wei's chariot. If Qi is also defeated by Wei and completely surrenders to Wei, Wei will gather the power of Wei, Han, and Qi, and then add
The Wei and Lu countries that turned against each other today will form the "Five Kingdoms Alliance of Wei, Han, Qi, Wei, and Lu". By then, Chu will also be in a situation where "the whole world is the enemy".
On the other hand, if the Qi State can retain a certain amount of strength in this battle, and use this force to repel the Wei army of Zhao Jiang, Pang Huan and others in the future, and save the Qi State, then the Chu, Qi, and Yue Three Kingdoms will be able to conquer each other in the future.
If we stick together closely, we still have enough energy left to compete with Wei.
It has to be said that Xiang Mo is indeed a commander with outstanding vision. Even in such a critical moment, he can calmly analyze and make decisions that best suit the interests of his country.
"Send the order, in the name of Xiang Mo, to inform the generals of the Chu army camp that the Wei and Lu armies have defected to the Wei army and have become the enemies of our army. There is no need to show mercy. We will use all our troops to eradicate them first, and then fight against them together."
Wei Army!... Even if we fight to the last soldier, we must not take a step back!"
"yes!"
The messengers who were near Xiang Mo responded to the order and left one after another.
Seeing this, Xiang Mo urgently sent someone to inform Chu Shuijun of his decision.
At the same time, in the rear line of the coalition forces, Chu Shuijun was furious because of the defection between the Wei and Lu armies, and angrily cursed Wei Shao, Wei Yun, Wei Zhen, Ji Wu, Huan Hu, Chen Shou and others.
But just as Xiang Mo guessed, Chu Shuijun was furious, but for a while, he couldn't think of any good solution.
Fortunately, Xiang Mo sent a messenger in time to report his suggestions to Chu Shuijun.
After learning Xiang Mo's decision, Chu Shuijun had a look of surprise and uncertainty on his face.
After all, Xiang Mo's decision is indeed a bit unbelievable at first glance - he actually allowed Qi's army to preserve its strength, but at the same time asked his Chu and Yue armies to fight to the death with the Wei army.
But it is undeniable that Chu Shuijun is not a fool. After thinking about it carefully, he understood what Xiang Mo meant.
"Does Xiang Mo want our army to fight and perish together with the Wei army? Hmm... If this is the case, the Wei state will lose another 300,000 young men, and its vitality will be severely damaged. I am afraid that it will be difficult to resume the war within a few years. At this time, we are still a big country in Chu.
We can unite Qi and Yue to fight against Wei... Otherwise, if Qi is destroyed, Chu will fall into a situation where the whole world is our enemy..."
Thinking of this, Chu Shuijun said quickly: "Just follow General Xiang Mo's wishes!"
After saying that, he took a long breath and looked uncertain.
This time he persuaded King Xiong Tuo of Chu to appoint him as the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces. He also had his own personal interests, but in the end, his plans failed to succeed.
For example, he originally wanted to support Guling Lord Xiong Wu, but Xiong Wu, a fool, was killed by Wei general Bo Xile in Suiyang.
After that, he originally wanted to use the credit of defeating Wei to improve his status in Chu. However, he did not expect that in this crucial decisive battle, the Wei and Lu armies actually turned against the Wei army, so that his coalition forces were about to step down.
The ending of overturning.
Everything did not go as planned, which made Chu Shuijun very angry.
The worst thing is that if he loses the battle and escapes back to Chu, he will definitely be attacked and annihilated by Prime Minister Liyang Jun Xiong Sheng and others - Xiong Sheng and others have been looking for opportunities to try to persuade King Xiong Tuo of Chu.
Eradicate it.
How should he protect himself during the intervening period?
At the same time, the messengers sent by Xiang Mo were running among the Chu army battalions, beating the copper ceremonials in their hands and shouting loudly.
"General Xiang Mo has issued an order to attack the Wei and Lu armies on their own. The Wei and Lu armies have defected to the Wei army! ... I repeat, the Wei and Lu armies have defected to the Wei army. General Xiang Mo has ordered the soldiers to attack the two armies of Wei and Lu.
Attack General Wei Lu on your own without retreating! Repeat that..."
When the soldiers in each camp of the Chu army heard this military order, they were immediately in an uproar.
They never expected that on today's decisive battle between their allied forces and the Wei army, the Wei and Lu armies would actually turn against each other and join the Wei army.
"how so?"
Xiang Pei, Lord of Xinyang, frowned because he had seen with his own eyes the conflict between Huan Hu of Lu State and Wei Shao and others of Wei State. However, today, Huan Hu and Wei Shao actually turned against each other. To say this,
It's a fucking coincidence, Xiang Pei won't believe it until his death.
Obviously, Huan Hu and Wei Shao put on a show and deceived the generals of his coalition.
"That doesn't make sense!"
Xinyang Jun Xiang Pei cursed secretly in his heart.
While secretly cursing, he couldn't help but feel a little lucky in his heart. Fortunately, the army under his command was placed on the right rear of the coalition by Chu Shuijun. Therefore, in the current situation, he still had a chance to restore his disadvantage - as long as he could defeat the front.
The army of Lu.
Thinking of this, he immediately ordered: "There is no need to panic! The armies of Wei and Lu only have more than 100,000 people, and our armies of Chu, Qi, and Yue still have nearly a million people. Why panic?... Send the order to Xiang Cheng, Xiang
Combine the two generals and order them to lead the army to attack the flank of the Lu army!"
"Yes!" The ordering soldier took the order and left.
A moment later, Generals Xiang Cheng and Xiang He received orders from Xiang Pei, Lord of Xinyang, and without hesitation, they led their soldiers to attack the Lu army ahead.
At this time, because the Lu general Ji Wu was kidnapped by Huan Hu, Chen Shou became the top commander of the Lu army, commanding Ji Wu's Qufu army and Huan Hu's Xuecheng army.
When generals Xiang Cheng and Xiang He led their troops to attack the Lu army, soldiers of the Lu army immediately reported the matter to Chen Shou.
"General, the right rear wing of the coalition forces is launching an offensive against our army!"
"..."
Upon hearing this, Chen Shou turned his head and glanced in the direction of the coalition's right rear army, feeling unimpressed.
Because he knew very well that although the offensive capabilities of the Lu army under his command were not strong, in terms of positional warfare, they were not much inferior to the Wei army. After all, the Lu army had a large number of war weapons, such as machine crossbow boxes and machine crossbows.
Crossbows, trebuchets, etc. Although the range and power of these war weapons may not be as powerful as those of Wei, if the target of the attack is only the army of Chu, especially those who only have weapons like the Liangsu soldiers.
The mob is more than enough.
Just like he had just ordered to launch a volley of bows and crossbows at Xiang Mo's army, the Chu soldiers fell to the ground one by one like wheat blown by the strong wind. Although this was an advantage of surprise, it was enough.
It proves that Lu’s war weapons cannot be underestimated.
But having said that, the Lu army under his command was facing counterattacks from the Chu army in two directions at the same time, which was still very stressful.
This made him secretly glad that there was still an army of Wei on one side. Otherwise, if he was besieged by Chu armies from three sides at the same time, even though his Lu army had many war weapons, they would probably be in a dilemma.
"Report!"
Another soldier came to Chen Shou and reported: "Generals Xiang Cheng and Xiang He, under the command of Lord Xinyang of Chu Xiang Pei, are leading an army to attack our army's flank. Our army's flank is tight. General Xue Cheng is begging for help!"
"..."
Chen Shou frowned slightly when he heard this.
This Xue Cheng is the general of the Qufu Army, a subordinate of Ji Wu. He has met him several times and is a mediocre general. The so-called mediocre general here can also be understood as having nothing outstanding.
The army was mediocre and the force was mediocre, which is in line with the world's evaluation of Lu as "the country has no generals who are good at fighting".
But even so, Chen Shou still didn't expect that Xue Cheng was such a waste.
"If I had known better, I, Xuecheng Army, should have been sent to resist Xinyang Lord Xiang Pei..."
Chen Shou shook his head secretly.
The Xuecheng Army under his and Huan Hu's command was formerly the Suiyang Army of Song County. Compared with a weak force like the Qufu Army, the Xuecheng Army's combat effectiveness was more than a little bit higher.
But if you think about it carefully, even if the Qufu army is allowed to attack Xiang Mo's army, the situation will be similar. At best, such a weak brigade can only use war weapons to cause damage to the soldiers of Xiang Mo's army from a distance, but it is difficult to truly threaten Xiang Mo's army.
military.
Therefore, in comparison, it is better to send Xuecheng's army to besiege Xiang Mo's army. After all, in this way, Xiang Mo's troops can be annihilated as soon as possible. As long as Xiang Mo's troops are destroyed, the coalition forces will basically be declared defeated.
"That fellow Huan Hu, why haven't you come back yet?"
Chen Shou frowned and thought to himself.
After all, if Huan Hu returned to the army, he could leave and deal with Xiang Cheng and Xiang He in person.
Just as Chen Shou was muttering to himself, he happened to see Huan Hu riding his horse back to the army slowly.
After Huan Hu approached, Chen Shou frowned and asked, "Where is General Ji Wu...?"
Huan Hu licked his lips and said with a smile: "He is still directing the war in the Guards..."
Chen Shou understood as soon as he heard this: Obviously, Ji Wu was held hostage by Wei Shao and others.
Thinking of this, he said to Huan Hu: "Xin Yangjun Xiang Pei sent Xiang Cheng and Xiang He to attack the flanks of our army. I will leave this place to you and I will deal with those two!"
"Hmm." Huan Hu nodded with a serious face. Then, when he saw Chen Shou riding his horse to leave, he couldn't help but remind him: "The Chu army is making a desperate counterattack right now. Be careful... Remember, don't be impulsive.
.The Wei army is already victorious, and there is no need for you to show off your courage to increase the victory."
Chen Shou glanced back at Huan Hu, his lips moved slightly, and then he said lightly: "Take care of yourself."
After saying that, he rode away.
Looking at Chen Shou's leaving figure, Huan Hu took a long breath and turned his attention in the direction of Xiang Mojun.
There, Wei general Hou Dan, as well as Wei generals Wei Shao, Wei Yun, Wei Zhen and others, had united their respective armies to launch a fierce attack on Xiang Mo's army.
From the current point of view, the Wei army has a considerable advantage, but what Huan Hu is puzzled about is that the Wei army in Wei's own formation has not been able to catch up.
"What is Wei Jun doing?"
Huan Hu felt a little puzzled.
Indeed, with the coalition forces in chaos, the main force of the Wei army did not catch up in time. It is difficult to imagine that Wei King Zhao Run would make such an omission.
However, if Huan Hu knew the current situation of the main force of the Wei army at this moment, he would not have such doubts.
"good!"
While Huan Hu was secretly confused, in front of the Wei army's front line, Wei King Zhao Run was clenching his fists and congratulating secretly.
His plan was successful. The defection of the Wei and Lu armies left Xiang Mo with no time to pay attention to the situation of his younger brother Xiang Kuan. As a result, the Wei army quietly surrounded Xiang Kuan and his Zhaoguan army.
If the troops under Xiang Mo and Tian Dan are the rock that defends the coalition, then Xiang Kuan is the sharp tooth of the coalition. As long as this sharp tooth is pulled out, the coalition will be like a tiger that has lost its claws.
No ability to fight back and bite people.
At the same time, Chu general Xiang Juan also realized his situation.
Because they were far apart, but there was Wei general Hou Dan's army in the middle, blocking Xiang Juan's sight, so Xiang Juan did not see the change of the Wei and Lu armies. Therefore, he was very surprised. He was surprised by his brother Xiang Mochi.
No reinforcements were sent yet.
"What's going on? Could it be that something happened to the coalition forces?"
Looking back at the direction of the coalition's front line, Xiang Kuan felt very puzzled.
He did not believe that his brother Xiang Mo would commit such negligence.