General Qin

"General Li has already breached Sleeping Hill, and outside the city of Sleeping Hill, he smashed the 5,000 Chu troops from the direction of Xincai! In terms of time, I'm afraid that General Li's surprise soldiers are now approaching Yingshui and are about to cross the river! "

In the Qin army camp outside Xiangcheng, General Pi Yang Yuan had a happy expression on his face, and the other generals Pi in the tent also laughed when they heard the news.

"It seems that the Chu army is really vulnerable. Although General Li went deep alone, those Chu people can't stop them at all."

"Yeah, judging from the current situation, it is really possible for General Li to successfully raid the capital of Chu and capture the king of Chu in the first battle. Tsk tsk, if this is really successful, it will be a shocking feat, shocking the world, even the former Wu'an You can't compare."

All the generals were amazed.

Although before the war, everyone felt that Li Xin's surprise attack strategy was very risky.

But now all the good news came back, everything seemed to be as Li Xin said, the hinterland of Chu State was extremely empty, after being inserted by him from the flank, he let his chariot ride freely and horizontally, and there was no one to be him. Under such a favorable situation, the strategy that originally seemed unlikely to succeed made the generals feel a little bit of the idea that Li Xinzhen might win the battle.

After all, the Chu army has been on the defensive so far, and has not won any victories on the battlefield. The Chu people are so cowardly and weak, and these generals can't help but feel contemptuous.

Only Meng Wu still had a cold face.

He frowned and said, "Except for the Chu army from Xincai, haven't you found any reinforcements from the eastern border of Chu?"

Hearing this, the tent fell silent.

"General Meng, our cavalry has been hundreds of miles away, and there is no trace of the Chu army."

"Where's Xin Qi?"

"Xinqi is very heavily guarded, but according to the observation of our army scouts, there is no sign of mobilization of troops and horses."

"Didn't Xiangcheng send anyone out?"

"A few days ago, our army let some Chu people into the city with the news of Pingyu's fall, and the gates on all sides of Xiangcheng have been closed tightly."

Meng Wu closed his eyes, stopped talking, and lightly tapped the wooden table in front of him with his fingers.

The reinforcements from the southern part of the Chu State were bumped into by Li Xin, but the reinforcements from the eastern part of the Chu State that were closer were completely missing, which was unreasonable. Moreover, the Qin army did not besiege Xiangcheng. After learning the news of the fall of Pingyu, it was reasonable for Xiang Yan to send people out of the city to contact the Chu people behind to verify the truth and dispatch the Chu army. , but there was no response from Xiangcheng from the beginning to the end.

A bad premonition rose in Meng Wu's heart.

And this feeling is getting stronger and stronger, making Meng Wu's heart beat violently.

Where will the disappearing reinforcements from the eastern part of the Chu Kingdom go?

boom!

Meng Wu, who has always been prudent, suddenly jumped up against the crime, and the generals trembled in fright.

"Spread the news of our army's breach of the dormitory throughout the barracks, and cheer up the soldiers!"

"Then pass on my military order to encircle the Three Ques and one, and storm Xiangcheng!"

"Whether it's a giant cannon or other siege equipment, use them all for me to attack the city day and night!"

Meng Wu growled lowly, the ferocious expression on his face made all the generals frightened, and they hurriedly bowed their hands to agree.

See Zhu will lead the order out one by one.

Meng Wucai sat back down.

"If the Chu army doesn't come out, then I will force them out and force you to come to support Xiangcheng."

He murmured, looking worriedly at the south.

Li Xin, you should be at the edge of Yingshui by now.

...

On the west side of Yingshui, Huyi is hundreds of miles away from Sleeping Hill.

Huyi, the land of Hu State in ancient times, is also the location of Ruyin County in later generations. Since the king of Chu destroyed the Hu State more than two hundred years ago, this place has become a commercial city and a military center of the Chu State. Because Hu Yi is close to the Yingshui River and the Huai River to the south, the transportation is very developed, so the strategic location is very important.

Today, there is smoke rising from this ancient city.

The Qin army carrying crude siege ladders rushed in like black ants, climbing up the three walls of Huyi.

The simplest ants attaching tactic is also the most practical siege tactic at the moment.

Under the siege of tens of thousands of Qin army infantry, this ancient city with 2,000 guards finally fell after carrying it hard for a whole day.

The flag of Chu at the head of the city was replaced by the flag of Qin.

A large number of Chu soldiers' heads were chopped off by Qin Jian, and they were piled up at the gate of the city to build a Jingguan, which showed the mighty power of the Qin people and shocked the remaining Chu people in the city.

The banner representing General "Meng Wu" drove into the city near the water.

A school lieutenant came to report: "General, the bridge over Yingshui has been broken and burned by the evacuated Chu people. However, our army has confiscated nearly a hundred ships of all sizes, which are enough to build a pontoon bridge to the east bank of Yingshui for our army. Crossing the river. Just..."

The school lieutenant paused, gritted his teeth and said, "It's just that the rations and supplies hoarded by Hu Yi were all burned by the Chu people, and it's difficult for our army to get supplies here."

Li Xin was expressionless.

It doesn't need to be said by the captain, he can also see the flames and smoke rising into the sky in the city.

Hu Yi's defenders carried it for a whole day, and the general Chu in the city had enough time to burn down all the storehouses and granaries, and did not leave any grain for Li Xin.

And the Qin army, running hundreds of miles from the sleeping hills to this point, has more than 20,000 people. They eat and chew on horses, and consume a lot of food. If there is no supply, it may be difficult to move forward.

A smug look flashed across Li Xin's face.

"Since the treasury doesn't exist, we should forcefully confiscate it from the Chu people in the city, no matter if they are nobles or rich people, or the common people in the head of Guizhou. Only leave them food for survival, and confiscate the rest. If there are any resisters...kill them. "

"only."

The captain was terrified by the voice full of murderous intent, hurriedly bowed his head in agreement, and then retreated with his hands folded.

Li Xin walked to the city wall on the east side of Hu Yi, silently looking at the Yingshui running north-south outside the city.

Hu Yi's capture represented the initial success of his strategy of penetrating behind enemy lines.

Li Xin's surprise army can get supplies and support from the Huaiyang camp through Yingshui. Of course, to do this, it must be located not far from the east of the Yingshui section, Juyang Chu will not send people halfway Intercept the Qin Jun boat division.

But these are not important to Li Xin.

Because he will not wait here for Meng Wu's boat master.

It takes too much time to go back and forth, and it can't be won in less than ten days and half a month.

Although Hu Yi was captured by Li Xin, some Chu people had crossed the bridge over Yingshui and fled to the east bank, and some fled in boats, which meant that the fleeing Chu people would lead Li Xin to Yingshui The news spread everywhere, and even reached the desk of King Chu in Shouchun.

Therefore, Li Xin must hurry up. Before those Chu people reacted, before the king of Chu mobilized the army to approach Shouchun King Qin, he quickly broke through to the capital of Chu, and frightened the courage of the Chu people in Shouchun city with a thunderous offensive. .

"I have more than 20,000 people. Even if we forcibly confiscate food from the Chu people in Huyi to supplement our military supplies, we won't be able to last long. Mengwu can't wait, so we can rely on Juyang!"

Li Xin whispered: "Juyang's Chu general Zhaoping is a member of the Zhao clan. He surrendered to our country of Qin through the princes and princes. Now is the time to use him. The big city of Juyang has a lot of food and grass. As long as there is Zhaoping's support, it is enough Let me complete the battle to destroy Chu."

...

Ju Yang.

Juyang, once the capital of the Chu State, is a large city. Not only are there many soldiers in the city, but also a large amount of food, fodder and supplies for the Chu army are stored in the city. It is the second fortress of Chu State to resist the Qin army going south after the defense lines of Xiangcheng, Pingyu and Xinqi.

Now, in Juyang's guard mansion.

A veteran with gray hair and about fifty years old stood in the mansion.

With his back straightened, he was reaching out to pat a big bronze tripod in the courtyard, smacking his lips, and said, "Good thing, if I were ten years younger, I would definitely lift it up."

Outside the door, a Chu general who was about forty years old walked in.

Seeing that Xiang Yan was patting the bronze tripod and muttering, General Chu couldn't help laughing and said: "Shangzhu Kingdom, this is the treasure of Zhou Tianzi in the past, a rare treasure in the world."

Xiang Yan was startled.

"Tianzi Zhou?"

General Chu explained: "This is something that King Zhuang brought back from Luoyang, the capital of Zhou."

Hearing this, Xiang Yan understood the origin of the tripod.

About 300 years ago, under the leadership of King Zhuang of Chu, the state of Chu was extremely powerful, and defeated the overlord Jin State in the Battle of Bi.

The prestige of the Chu army shook the world, drinking horses by the banks of the Yellow River, and watching soldiers in Zhoujiang.

Zhou Tianzi was frightened by the power of Chu State, and sent Wang Sunman to comfort the Chuzhuang King Chen Bing in Luoshui.

King Zhuang of Chu took the opportunity to inquire about the importance of the crown, intending to transfer the nine treasures of the Zhou family to the state of Chu, but he was immediately repelled by Wang Sunman's sentence "ruling the world depends on virtue, not the tripod". By the way, an allusion of "Aspiration to the Central Plains" was left behind.

King Zhuang of Chu didn't get the Nine Dings of Zhou, but unwillingly, he still "received" many treasures from the emperor of Zhou, among which was the tripod given by the emperor in front of him.

Because it was obtained from the Zhou family, in the eyes of Chu people, this tripod represents the strength and might of Chu.

When you see this tripod, you can think of the Chu country that was so powerful that it shocked the world in the past.

Even the Son of Heaven had to bow his head in front of him.

Therefore, in those days when Ying was attacked by Bai Qi, the fleeing king of Chu still took the tripod with him and followed him until he moved his capital to Shouchun from Juyang.

At that time, the Emperor Zhou was gone.

And the once powerful state of Chu had only half of its country left, and the king of Chu kept moving his capital to the east to avoid the advance of the Qin people.

When the king of Chu saw this tripod, he felt uncomfortable.

The powerful Chu State in the past is gone forever.

Therefore, it was left in Juyang and did not go to the new capital of Chu.

Knowing the origin of this tripod, Xiang Yan sighed softly, patted the tripod body and said: "Although the era of King Zhuang is gone forever, it will not be easy for the Qin State to annex the world and destroy our Chu State. "Zhaoping, from the look on your face, I think there is some good news."

"Shangzhu Guoming sees you, then Li Xin sent someone here."

Zhaoping smiled slightly and said: "The Qin army has broken through Huyi and built a pontoon bridge across Yingshui. However, the guards of Huyi burned down the food and grass in the treasury before the city was broken, so the Qin army is short of food and fodder now. Li Xin sent People came here, just asking me to provide him with food and grass support."

Hearing this, Xiang Yan had a strange look on his face.

"Li Xin, let us provide him with food and grass, and then let him attack the capital of our Chu State?"

"That being the case, you should write back to him. It is said that the king sent his cronies to the city to supervise the army. With the support of the nobles in the city, he has already controlled part of the military power. It is not easy for you to mobilize food and fodder, so you support him openly. Let him Li Xin Lead troops to Juyang, and you, as an internal response, can open the gate of Juyang city for him. In this way, all the food, fodder and supplies in Juyang city will be his."

Hearing this, Zhaoping laughed and said, "Shangzhu Kingdom is a good strategy. If Juyang City can be destroyed in one battle, it would be a great achievement for Li Xin, and the grain and fodder stored in this city is also a good bait for fish to take the bait." , he will definitely lead the army to come. Hehehe, in this way, the 30,000 troops we have gathered here can enter the field ahead of schedule."

Xiang Yan smiled.

"After all, he is a young man, and he doesn't know the dangers of people's hearts. It's time for the old man to teach him."

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