Chapter 417 The main force and the partial division
The mighty Chu army was stationed outside Juchao. There were so many Chu soldiers that if they set up camp here, they could form a city... The soldiers were busy preparing the equipment to attack the city.
The soldiers followed the general and began to drill. Because they were all aristocratic troops coming from different regions, they were different in clothing, weapons, organization and even language, so the scene seemed a bit chaotic.
Only in the middlemost tent, where the soldiers guarded solemnly, the atmosphere here was somewhat quiet.
Xiang Yan sat in the upper position. He was exhausted and drooped his head. The war with Zhao Kuo these days had taught him a very valuable lesson. However, he learned this lesson a little late. If he had been able to
If you hold on for a little longer and wait for reinforcements, you may be able to defeat Zhao Kuo, right? Xiang Yan thought so, the physical pain and mental torture were mixed together, leaving Xiang Yan speechless.
He brought an army of 100,000 people, but was easily defeated by Zhao Kuo. He even had so many cities taken away, including the royal city. Xiang Yan felt that he had no face left to survive. He just couldn't die in battle like his brother.
At least he would commit suicide like his ancestors did. But when he saw these Chu generals in front of him, the desire to commit suicide in his heart would weaken a little. Just listening to their words, Xiang Yan was already a little hesitant.
"We should avoid Zhao Kuo, attack Chen County and other places in a detour, and encircle and annihilate Zhao Kuo..." A young Chu general said tremblingly. When talking about Zhao Kuo, they were somewhat afraid, but they were not
People dare to show their emotions in front of others. Chu people respect warriors, and warriors will not be afraid. Listening to the general's words, many people clapped and applauded.
What made them happy was probably not attacking Chen County, but bypassing Zhao Kuo.
Xiang Yan felt severe pain in his forehead. He interrupted the cheering generals in front of him and said: "Are you going to bypass Shouchun? Attack Chen County? Are you not afraid that Zhao Kuo will cut off your retreat? Aren't you afraid that he will continue to move south to live in his nest?
?", Xiang Yan said, the young general lowered his head and did not continue. Xiang Yan was defeated miserably, which was a huge blow to his prestige, but now the nobles did not show their disdain for him.
Contempt.
Because none of them wanted to take over from Xiang Yan to deal with the Qin man. He was too terrifying. Whether Xiang Yan could fight or not, these nobles knew best. When Xiang Yan put down the rebels within the Chu State, he defeated the rebels.
Falling flowers and flowing water, but now, he is being chased by Zhao Kuo all over the Chu Kingdom. They do not want to face such a terrifying enemy directly. Therefore, they do not dare to express their dissatisfaction with Xiang Yan. Instead, they hope that the King of Chu can
Let Xiang Yan live a little longer.
If Xiang Yan is gone, they will be responsible for dealing with Zhao Kuo.
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What is the difference between this and committing suicide?
The generals of Chu State began to discuss again. Some said they would make a surprise attack, some said they would cut off the enemy, some said they would alienate each other, and some said they would poison... The generals' strategies successfully prevented Xiang Yan from committing suicide.
With this thought, Xiang Yan suddenly understood in his heart that if he died here, these reinforcements would die with him. These people are not worthy of fighting Zhao Kuo, even carrying his shoes.
A strong sense of powerlessness emerged in Xiang Yan's heart. He frowned, looked at everyone, and said tiredly: "What the second and third sons said are wrong... none of them are right. The current situation can only be defended. Zhao
Kuo's army is not large in number, as long as we can hold it... As long as we can hold it, it will be fine."
"What about our homeland? Aren't we going to take it back?"
“Homeland???Homeland???”
Xiang Yan was instantly angered. He was almost certain that the first thing Zhao Kuo did after capturing Shouchun was to ask for reinforcements from Yingchuan County, Sanchuan County and other places. When Zhao Kuo's troops reached 50,000, no, they are now here.
With the strength of his troops, he could probably easily annihilate this seemingly huge Chu army. Xiang Yan didn't say anything in the end. He lowered his head and said seriously: "Second and Third Son, the Chu Kingdom is already on the verge of destruction.
In the coming days, we will continue to train our soldiers..."
"We must strengthen city walls and build forts everywhere... We must do everything we can to protect Chu State..."
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At this moment, the King of Chu has arrived at Juchao. Juchao is just a small city, incomparable to Shouchun. There is no palace here. The poor King of Chu can only temporarily live in a mansion that does not meet his status. He is young and impulsive.
The King of Chu was nervously waiting for the news from the front line, with both expectation and uneasiness in his heart. When he first ascended the throne, he did not take Qin seriously at all, or in other words, he did not take the people of the world seriously.
He hated Li Yuan's rudeness, hated Chun Shenjun's weakness, and even looked down on his father's original compromise with Qin. He believed that these cowards were the reason why Chu could not defeat Qin. As long as he toughened up and used Chu's national strength
, what is the state of Qin? This young man with great ambitions never imagined that his first battle would end like this. His army of one hundred thousand soldiers was defeated by Zhao Kuo's thirty or forty thousand soldiers.
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What happened if there was an internal response?
While he was waiting, a minister staggered into the palace. The minister was crying, bowed to the King of Chu, and said: "Your Majesty, Zhao Kuo has captured Shouchun, and General Xiang Yan has been defeated again.
...The troops of the nobles did not dare to advance any further..."
"What did you say???"
"Shuchun is gone?"
"How many troops does Zhao Kuo have?"
"My army of 100,000 has been stationed in the capital for only a few days!" King Chu's eyes turned red. He stood up and roared with all his strength, but he could not hide the fear in his heart. He shouted angrily: "
My generals are all cowards! They are all incompetent villains! I want to put them to death! I want to kill them!!" King Chu cursed the incompetent Xiang Yan loudly again, and the minister lowered his head and trembled all over.
The King of Chu vented for a long time, and then he slumped down on his throne. His lips trembled slightly, and he was stunned for a long time, and then he said: "Send someone to tell Xiang Yan... let him hold on, don't let Zhao Kuo come and kill him.
As long as he can keep it... I forgive him, he is not guilty... not guilty." After hearing the words of the King of Chu, the minister immediately stood up and went to deliver the order. The King of Chu watched him leave, picked up the wine cup from the case in front of him,
He found that his hands were shaking badly.
The King of Chu stared at the wine cup in his hand, but tears could not help but flow out. With tears in his eyes, he drank a little wine. His back felt extremely cold, as if Zhao Kuo would rush into the palace at any time.
Aim the sword at his chest.
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After Zhao Kuo captured Shouchun, he did not continue to advance. Just as Xiang Yan thought, he asked for help from surrounding counties and counties, hoping to completely control the city he captured. The war went very quickly. In fact, this time the Qin State
The war with the Chu State only lasted less than a month, but this was the most terrifying thing. Within a month, Zhao Kuo defeated the main force of the Chu State and occupied the opponent's royal capital and nearby areas.
More than a dozen cities...
Zhao Kuo stopped attacking, Xiang Yan did not dare to take the initiative to counterattack, and the war gradually calmed down.
But such a rapid war harmed everyone in Xianyang.
Ying Zheng sat in the upper position and looked at the ministers below. His face was both angry and worried. He said loudly: "Here is a letter from the governor of Nanjun. He suspects that there is rebellion in Chenjun! Today, someone actually wants to
Conspiracy, but the ministers know nothing about it!!" Ying Zheng was very angry. He hated betrayal, and he was worried that Zhao Kuo would be in danger because Zhao Kuo was going to Chen County.
The ministers lowered their heads and did not dare to speak. Only Li Si stepped forward and proposed to summon troops from the surrounding area to quell the possible rebellion.
Ying Zheng scolded the officials and ended the court meeting.
Two days later, Ying Zheng sat on the throne again, looking even more angry. He took the latest news and said: "Fan Yuqi wants to rebel! The entire Chen County wants to follow him to rebel!! But the princes are not.
No one knows about this! Why is this? Are all the ministers, except for Wu Chenghou, all incompetent villains?!" Ying Zheng was furious and punished Fan Yu severely.
Several ministers who were local governors during the period.
Li Si stepped forward and proposed that Zhao Kuo lead the surrounding troops to quell the rebellion, and that Wang Jian and Meng Wu go to assist.
A few days later, Ying Zheng sat in the upper position again with a strange look on his face. He said: "Well... Marquis Wu Cheng has put down the rebellion, captured Fan Yuqi, and defeated the rebels. All those involved in the rebellion have been killed."
He was arrested... However, his letter said that this matter was related to the Chu people, and Xiang Yan led his army to station in Juyang..."
The ministers' eyes widened and they calmed down? So quickly??
Li Si suggested that the two generals should go and be prepared to help resist the Chu people.
A few days later, Ying Zheng's hands were trembling slightly. He calmed himself down and said, "Wu Chenghou has defeated Xiang Yan and captured more than 40,000 people..."
"What?" The ministers almost jumped up. Wang Jian looked at Ying Zheng blankly, should he go?
A few more days passed...
"Wuchenghou defeated the other armies of Chu and captured 20,000 soldiers..."
"Wuchenghou captured six cities...King Chu fled Shouchun..."
"Wuchenghou surrounded Shouchun, the capital of Chu State..."
"Wuchenghou occupied Shouchun...The Chu army was defeated..."
Zhao Kuo constantly refreshed everyone's understanding of the war. The news became more exaggerated day by day, and the officials gradually became numb.
This campaign against the Chu State was completed very well... Well, did the Qin State launch a campaign against the Chu State? Aren't we fighting against the Xiongnu? By the way, how are the Xiongnu? Hey, who cares about his partial division?
Anyway, let’s look at the battle situation of Chu’s main force.
At this moment, the partial troops far away from the Great Wall did not know what was happening in the country. Li Mu and Zhao Kang captured the Xiongnu strongholds along the way and expanded their results. At the same time, Li Mu was also waiting for opportunities and waiting for conflicts to arise within the Xiongnu. Zhao Kang
He didn't pay attention to these things. He was relatively leisurely, playing football with the soldiers all day long, waiting for Li Mu's orders. He had begged repeatedly before, and Li Mu finally agreed to hand over the cavalry to him to command. Zhao Kang was still very much looking forward to the next battle.
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Touman Shanyu, who was defeated by Li Mu, was also in trouble at this moment. The army he had previously commanded was his own main force, but in the battle with Li Mu, his main force suffered heavy losses, and less than 50,000 knights escaped.
.The troops of Touman's left and right kings have already approached him. The left king has nearly 40,000 elite knights. The knights of the right king may not be that elite, but there are still more than 50,000 people.
Touman's own strength has dropped to the same level as them. If the two of them join forces, Touman will have no way to counterattack. The gap in strength is very huge. When Touman bypasses the royal court and keeps up with the tribes who migrate in advance
When the people were waiting, the wise kings on the left and right were riding horses and waiting for him with smiles. Seeing the two of them together, Touman's heart sank, but he still smiled and opened his arms and hugged his wise king affectionately.
"Alas, because of your absence, I suffered a tragic failure. If you were here, it probably wouldn't be like this." Touman shook his head, his face full of pain. King Zuo Xian sneered and said, "You
You are right, there are hundreds of thousands of knights, but they cannot defeat those Qin infantry. If we were here, I could at least help you command and we would not cause such casualties."
King Youxian was older. He stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Don't say that, we are all a family. There is no need to hurt the harmony. I heard that Shanyu was in trouble, so I brought the army to rescue you.
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"Thank you..." Touman excitedly held their hands and led them into the tent with a smile. Someone brought drinks, and Touman toasted with his two wise kings. King Zuo Xian
Still a little angry, he frowned and turned away, unwilling to drink with Shanyu. The reason why he was angry was because none of the knights he had sent to help Shanyu came back alive.
Touman didn't care. When they didn't speak, he hurriedly said: "The general of Qin is Li Mu. You also know this person. King Youxian. You have fought with him before. You know him. Now he is
The army is very large, with infantry and cavalry combined, there are four to five million people. If we don't unite, there is no way to defeat the powerful enemy. You are the old man of the tribe, and everyone listens to you...
"
King Youxian smiled and nodded, but did not speak.
But King Zuo Xian sneered and said: "What do you want King You to do? You want him to keep your position, right? At this time, you are still thinking about your position as Shan Yu?
?I tell you, you must pay the price for this failure!"
Touman's face became serious, and he said: "We are all Huns! Now that the Qin people want to kill us all, shouldn't we unanimously tell the outside world?"
"When you are enjoying happiness and hunting, why don't you think that we are all Huns? Why, we are only a family when we are suffering?!"
King You Xian looked at King Zuo Xian in front of him angrily and said, "Don't say that! Your brother has always taken care of you, but you can't treat him like this!"
Touman Chanyu narrowed his eyes and looked at the two people with completely different attitudes in front of him, but he had a vague idea in his heart.