General Qin

Xia Cai.

A city located on the banks of the Huai River.

The reason why the city is named Xiacai is to be opposite to Shangcai and Xincai, which were the former capitals of the state of Cai.

The capital of Cai State was originally Shangcai, until Cai State was destroyed by Chu State. A few years later, there was a civil strife in Chu, and King Ping of Chu, who killed the king, let Cai be restored in order to make friends with the princes. Because of the need to be attached to the state of Chu, the reestablished state of Cai moved its capital to the side of the Ru River, closer to the people of Chu, and its place was named Xincai.

Later, when Wu State defeated Chu, Cai Guo chose Wu State between Wu and Chu, and followed Wu Jun to invade Chudu, which was a shame. As a result, the State of Wu came and withdrew quickly. After the recovery of the State of Chu, the State of Cai was afraid of the revenge of the Chu people, so he moved his capital again to the east of the Huai River to receive support from the State of Wu. This new capital was named Xia. Tsai.

However, the facts proved that the Wu people were unreliable. The mighty Wu State declined in just one or two generations, and was wiped out by the Yue people in the south.

The State of Chu took the opportunity to march northward and destroy the State of Cai to avenge its former revenge.

Shangcai, Xincai and Xiacai.

These three former capitals of the Cai State have all been reduced to the cities of the Chu State since then, and only their names remain, indicating that there was once a country named "Cai" on this land.

It is worth mentioning that after the demise of the Cai State, some of the survivors of the Cai State fled to Jiangxi and built a city called Wang Cai.

There are also some survivors who were relocated to the high mountains in the south by the state of Chu to re-establish the state and develop the wild land in the south for the state of Chu. The state of Cai was also called Gaocai.

Now, on the city of Xiacai, the flames of war are everywhere, and the sound of shouts of killing shakes the sky above the city.

Li Xin stood on the chariot with a cold face, looking at the blood-stained city wall of Xiacai, and the figures of Qin soldiers who climbed up and fell down one by one on the city wall.

The coach's banner fluttered in the wind behind him, and when he reached the Huai River, only one step away from Shouchun, he no longer used Mengwu's banner to cover up, and directly planted the coach's banner representing him, Li Xin, Announce this to the people of Chu.

Li Xin, the general of the Qin army, has already drunk the water from the horses and rivers!

"General, the guards in Caicheng have resisted tenaciously, and our army has suffered heavy casualties. Should we suspend the siege and let our soldiers rest for a while?"

General Pi Xin Wu came over and said with a tired and worried face.

The Qin army ran all the way for nearly two hundred miles, the soldiers were exhausted, and the horses were sluggish, but Li Xin did not let people rest, and directly issued an order to attack the city.

In the absence of large-scale siege equipment, the Qin soldiers rushed to the city wall with improvised, crude bamboo and wooden ladders. This method of warfare caused heavy casualties to the Qin army.

After all, Xiacai, as a city facing Shouchun across the Huai River, is the last checkpoint city to attack Chudu from north to south. The defense is still quite tenacious. It will be difficult to capture for a while.

Faced with Xin Wu's persuasion, Li Xin remained expressionless.

After a long while, he looked at the fiercely fighting city wall in the distance, and said softly: "Xiacai City has long been prepared."

Xin Wu was taken aback for a moment, and then smiled wryly: "General, this is normal. When we broke through Huyi, many Chu people took the opportunity to escape. After so many days, they must have spread the news that our army arrived in Chu. Don’t say it’s Caicheng, I’m afraid that the King of Chu in Shouchun City has already known the news that our soldiers are coming to Huai River.”

This is also one of the reasons why Meng Wu, Xin Wu and others opposed Li Xin's strategy. Li Xin said that he wanted to attack the capital of Chu by surprise, but in fact, as long as he led his army to attack the heart of Chu, the news would inevitably leak out. The king of Chu in Shouchun City would definitely know the news of the arrival of the Qin army in advance and arrange defenses.

Li Xin also has his own reasons for this. As long as he rides fast enough, he can attack the city of Shouchun before the Chu army returns to aid, so it doesn't matter even if the king of Chu is prepared, because the army of Chu is attracted by Mengwu between Xiangcheng and Huaibei. The land and the coast of the Huai River were empty, and if he drove straight into it, the Chu people would be terrified, and the lack of combat power was enough for him to make a contribution in one battle.

Any city, any blockage, will be torn apart by the surprise soldiers he leads!

However, standing in front of Xiacai City now, Li Xin felt a sense of uneasiness in his heart. This is a kind of military intuition that he has cultivated during these years of fighting on the battlefield.

After thinking for a while, Li Xin said in a cold voice: "All ministries attack the city alternately, one for a strong attack, the other for a rest and a meal. The siege must not stop. Before it gets dark today, Xia Cai must be taken down, and there must be no mistakes!"

Xin Wu nodded helplessly, and was about to go down when Li Xin stopped him again.

"General Xin, can there be rangers patrolling the rear of our army?"

Xin Wu replied: "There are a hundred wandering horses, and they are about ten miles away."

"Increase to 500 riders, and then put it outside for another 30 miles. If you notice any changes, report it immediately." Li Xin's voice was firm.

"Follow the order, I'll arrange it now."

Xin Wu was stunned for a moment, then bowed his hands to agree, turned and left to arrange the matter of siege and riding.

Seeing Xin Wu's departure, the uneasiness in Li Xinxin not only didn't ease, but became more and more intense.

Although up to now, Li Xin's surprise attack has been relatively smooth, all the way to Xiacai, without encountering large-scale resistance from the Chu army, it seems that everything is just like what he said in the strange strategy, and he drove straight into Chu, and there was no one to beat him all the way. when.

But outside Pingyu City in the past, Zhao Tuo's words still left a shadow in Li Xinxin.

Immediately afterwards, the reply letter from Zhaoping, the guard of Juyang, made Li Xin even more uneasy.

Something is wrong!

Li Xin squinted his eyes in the wind, looked at the Xiacai city wall that was still fighting fiercely in the distance, and whispered: "No matter what the situation is. Xiacai must be taken, and I need the food inside. Moreover, from now on, Shouchun will have nothing to do when crossing the Huai River." It's safe to guard..."

The drums were rumbling, and the shouts of killing shook the sky.

Under the strict military law and discipline, the Qin soldiers could only move forward desperately, using their lives to consume the arrows and rolling logs on the head of Caicheng, and exchange their lives with the guards of the Chu army on the city wall.

All the Qin soldiers in one village were dead, and the next village gritted their teeth and rushed forward.

Round after round, finally, under such a fierce and fierce offensive, before the sun set, there was a burst of cheers from the Qin army at the top of Xiacai City, and the black Qin flag was finally planted.

The city wall was captured, and soon the city gate was opened, and the whole city of Xiacai was declared to have fallen.

"Where's the guard of Xiacai City?"

When Li Xin walked into the city, the first thing he said was to see General Cai. He had a lot to ask.

"General, the guard had already killed himself when the city was broken."

Xin Wu, who led his troops into the city, came to report, his face full of helplessness.

These words made Li Xin's face turn livid.

Chu generals have a tradition of committing suicide after defeat. There are many cases of suicide and martyrdom after the city is broken.

Fortunately, although the general of Chu committed suicide, he did not burn down the government's stockpile of food like the guard of Huyi. In this way, Li Xinjun's logistical problems were temporarily alleviated.

"Go to move the food in the warehouse, feast the soldiers, and let them rest here in Caicheng. Then immediately collect enough ships, send a group of soldiers who did not participate in the siege to cross over, and occupy the important places first. Wait until tomorrow, and the soldiers rest When it's over, let's cross the Huai River with the whole army!"

Li Xin issued military orders one by one.

Xin Wu hurriedly took orders.

After ordering all the military affairs, Li Xin walked through Xiacai City with short soldiers and walked out from the south gate.

After a while, Li Xin saw a very wide river ahead.

Huai River.

Li Xin stood upright, letting the wind by the river blow his resolute face.

The water waves flowed gently. Although the river surface was hundreds of meters wide, with Li Xin's eyesight, he could still see the vast land on the other side of the Huai River.

There was the wharf for Xiacai Chu people to cross the river. It was flat and wide. At this moment, there were many frightened Chu people looking at Li Xin across the river.

"Zhao Tuo, now that I have reached the bank of the Huai River, where are you?"

Li Xin whispered to himself, there was a flame burning in his heart.

It was the flame of resentment aroused by Meng Wu's negation and Zhao Tuo's persuasion.

He wanted to prove it to Meng Wu, to Zhao Tuo, and to all those who questioned him.

He, Li Xin, was right!

He wants to win Shouchun, capture the king of Chu, and use his brilliant achievements to announce to the world that he, Li Xin, is truly a world famous general!

Just when Li's confidence was surging, the soldiers beside him exclaimed, pointed to the opposite bank and said, "General, there are Chu troops there!"

Li Xin looked up.

Sure enough, I saw a Chu army wearing red armor and holding a banner coming from the south, and began to drive away the Chu people near the river bank, as if they were going to deploy defenses on the south bank of the Huaihe River.

"It's the defenders in Shouchun City!"

Li Xin raised his eyebrows slightly. The Chu army guarding the south bank of the Huai River will make it more difficult for the Qin army to cross the Huai River. If they want to cross the Huai River, they must find a way.

"I don't know who the general of the Chu army is, and he is also an incompetent person. He didn't know how to attack halfway. If I were the general of Chu, I could lie down in Huainan first, wait for the Qin army to cross part of the river, and then launch an attack. In this way, we can build Give credit."

Li Xin muttered to himself, a sneer flashed in his eyes.

The other party hurriedly ran over to defend the south bank, not even daring to attack halfway across the Huai River. Huaishui, so I dare not slack off for a moment, and even dare not gamble on the chance of hitting halfway!

There is no Chu army in Huainan!

Li Xin's expression became excited. He could see from the performance of the Chu army on the opposite side that the strength of the Chu army south of the Huaihe River was not large, otherwise the opponent would not be so nervous.

Just when Li Xin was standing by the Huaihe River.

Dozens of distressed cavalrymen of the Qin army were galloping from the north to Xiacai in a hurry.

After half an hour.

When Li Xin returned to the city, he saw these knights of the Qin army who were soaked in blood and their faces were full of fear.

"Are you Li You's subordinates?"

"On the way to escort the grain and fodder, did you encounter the Chu army?"

"How many people are there in this Chu army?"

Li Xin stared and asked, the excitement just now by the Huaihe River had disappeared, and his hands were trembling slightly.

The cavalry trembled: "A lot!"

"The Chu army is very large. It seems to be more than the total number of our army. There may be tens of thousands of people."

Hearing this, there was a sound of breathing around...

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