Li Yan issued the order to counterattack the moment the Chu army reached the walled city.
The order is given by the sound of drums, and the sound of the drums together is the emergency drum, which means a quick counterattack.
The Qin army shouted and then swung their bronze swords to fight back like tigers entering a herd of sheep.
Only then did the Chu army realize that the gap in the city wall created by their trebuchets was not for the Chu army to attack, but for the Qin army to counterattack.
The unsuspecting Chu army immediately fell into chaos and retreated. Of course, the trebuchets following them could not work...
In fact, the trebuchets can still function at this time, and the stone bullets they launch can hit the Qin army chasing the Chu army.
The problem is that the Chu army who controlled the trebuchet immediately felt guilty when they saw the friendly troops in front of them retreating like a tide... The most taboo thing about trebuchets is that they come into close contact with the enemy. If the Chu army has retreated, how can they not retreat?
At that moment, most of the trebuchet was thrown down and no one was controlling it.
Xiang Yan never expected that the Chu army would be defeated so quickly, so he hurried forward with his personal guards to stabilize the position and fight with the Qin army.
At first, Xiang Yan didn't know the reason for his defeat. He didn't understand until he saw groups of Qin troops in armor under the firelight.
Xiang Yan sighed secretly:
"Sure enough, I fell into Shen Bing's trap again."
"This time, Your Majesty, I am afraid that the situation will be more misfortune than anything else."
But of course he didn't dare to say these words, Xiang Yan just kept ordering to stabilize the formation and cover it with crossbowmen...
These crossbowmen said they were covering, but they were actually supervising the formation.
Anyone who rushes towards our own formation will be shot regardless of whether he is an enemy or a friend.
This may seem cruel, but it is very necessary at this critical moment.
First, this can force the fleeing Chu army to turn around and fight... This approach is very effective for troops with poor morale and insufficient combat effectiveness, because the fleeing Chu army only wants to save their lives, but if there is no way to survive in the rear,
All we can do is fight to the death.
But if you do this to the Qin army, which has strict military discipline and high morale, it will chill the soldiers and affect their morale.
Therefore, this supervision formation should be a concrete analysis of specific issues.
As for whether it is humane or not, that is not an issue that should be considered in this era.
Secondly, it is dark at this time, and the enemy and the enemy are all mixed together and it is impossible to distinguish between the enemy and the enemy. Even if the crossbowmen want to shoot the enemy, they cannot do it. As long as they hesitate for a moment, the Qin army will follow these broken troops and charge into the formation.
This led to the collapse of the main force of the Chu army.
Xiang Yan brought an army of 80,000 to fight. Wouldn't it be a joke if it collapsed after being charged by 20,000 Qin troops?
Therefore, Xiang Yan did not hesitate at all. While he commanded the crossbowmen to shoot down the retreating Chu army, he also ordered his guards to build a spear formation. Anyone who escaped back to the defense line would be killed regardless of whether it was the enemy or ourselves.
After a while, the Chu army was defeated and then they stopped and turned back to fight the Qin army.
It's just that the morale of these Chu troops has been exhausted, and all they can do is use their blood and lives to delay the Qin army's offensive.
Xiang Yan took this time to quickly organize another wave of offensive in the rear...
Although this tactic is not as flashy as using cavalry to outflank it, it is very practical: the Chu army has many soldiers, and they can exhaust the Qin army to death even if they attack in waves.
If Qin and Chu were fighting, there would be no problem with Xiang Yan's tactics. If the fight continued like this, Shen Bing would probably lose in the end.
However, the Chu army's goal in this battle was to rescue King Chu of Chu...
King Chu's breakthrough went very smoothly.
With Xiang Yan's offensive, the east, west and north gates of Shouchun were immediately opened.
Then groups of Chu soldiers carried the "grass-wrapped mud" out of the city gate and filled the river with it... At this time, the water in the Huaihe River had dropped sharply, and it was not difficult to fill the river.
In particular, King Chu of Chu made some preparations for this battle.
The Huaihe River turns to the north at the west gate and then around to the east gate.
For shipping in Shouchun, there is actually a water gate next to the west gate and east gate. Connecting the two water gates is an artificial canal, which traverses the entire Shouchun and connects several ports in the city.
The king of Chu has been entrusting his men to widen and deepen the mouth of the canal in the past few days.
This causes the Huaihe River to be intercepted by the artificial canal when it reaches the water gate on the west side, and then flows to the north gate. The river water at the east gate is as thin as a mountain spring.
The Chu army filled the river with bags of "grass-wrapped mud" and it soon became a river.
The laying of "grass wrapped in mud" was also practiced.
The city gate space is limited. If the soldiers carry the "straw-wrapped mud" out of the city, and then return to the city after the "straw-wrapped mud" is laid... this time, the city gate needs to be divided into two.
In order to pave the road faster, King Chu of Chu ordered that "soldiers who leave the city are not allowed to return to the city."
As a result, the "grass wrapped in mud" speed out of the city immediately doubled.
After the soldiers who left the city were laid, they immediately turned into infantry and attacked the Qin army's stronghold.
The time when the King of Chu carried the cud and left the city was also carefully considered.
King Chu of Chu originally hoped that the Chu army would break through the Qin army's defense line before leaving the city... The kings have a common selfish problem. They all hope that others will clear the way and make it safe before setting off.
But Zhang Qi thinks this method is not feasible:
"Your Majesty, the Qin army is powerful."
"The victory of our army lies in attacking slowly and being prepared."
"So when the Qin army was unprepared at the beginning, it was the best opportunity to break through."
"If your Majesty waits to open a gap in the Qin army before setting off, I'm afraid..."
The King of Chu thought about it and felt that this was reasonable.
In particular, opening a gap basically told the Qin army that King Chu was going to escape from here. The Qin army was afraid that they would send people to block it immediately, and then they would be unable to escape even if they wanted to.
In desperation, King Chu could only respond:
"That's all, I'll be the first batch to break out!"
So, as soon as the road was paved, the capital guard guarded the King of Chu and fought out of the city.
But of course, King Chu of Chu would not be dressed in fancy clothes. He would disguise himself as an ordinary soldier wearing armor and follow the troops out of the city.
There was nothing wrong with this originally.
The mistake was that King Chu was not alone...
This is about moving the capital, so do the ministers of Chu State need to bring dozens of them with them?
Do you want to bring dozens of wives and concubines of the King of Chu?
Do you want to bring dozens of these wives and concubines with you?
There are also gold, silver, jewelry and luggage...
Although these ministers, wives and concubines are all dressed in soldier uniforms, they can be seen at a glance in the team.
At least they couldn't escape Shen Bing's eyes.
Just kidding, if this can all be deceived, then Shen Bing and the other five doctors will be in vain.
Shen Bing left the command of the battle entirely to Wei Wei, and he led his men to keep an eye on the east gate.
The Daliang Army pretended to be unprepared at first and fought and fled, even intending to create a loophole at the east gate.
The Chu army only thought that the Qin army was beaten by Xiang Yan and was unable to move away, so there was no doubt about it.
Then, a strange army came out of the city.
The formation of this army is chaotic and short. The soldiers in the middle have almost no weapons, and some of them are carrying large boxes...