Sanhe City is a relatively prosperous city in the north of Chu State, nearly a hundred miles away from where the Chu army is currently stationed.
The most important thing is that the soldiers of the Chu army rushed all night and would arrive at Sanhe City tomorrow.
In this way, the problem of food shortage can be solved.
In addition, Sanhe City is also a barrier to the north of the Chu State. By retreating to Sanhe City, the Chu army can advance, attack, retreat and defend.
But if this happens, Chu will lose a lot of land.
The current situation does not allow them to have a better choice.
Just like that, the Chu army began to withdraw.
The scouts in the army reported the news of the retreat of the Chu army back to the army. Xie Yunxiao and Wang Hui were both in the commander's camp at this time.
"It is inevitable to move forward, but they will enter the Chu Kingdom next. In this way, they will become much more proactive. In contrast, we will naturally fall into a passive situation!" Wang Hui said.
"On other people's land, passivity is inevitable, but at the same time, we can also be proactive!" Xie Yunxiao said.
"How to take the initiative?" Wang Hui asked.
Xie Yunxiao said: "Think about it, these lands that were conquered are now ours. Since they are ours, why can't we take the initiative to do something?"
Wang Hui smiled bitterly, "It's as if you didn't say anything!"
Xie Yunxiao laughed and said, "Otherwise, what do you want to hear me say?"
Wang Hui sighed repeatedly. At this time, he felt that Xie Yunxiao was a bad friend.
The Chu army retreated and the Ning army advanced, and they did not simply pursue them. Wherever they passed, Xie Yunxiao had already begun to promote the benefits of Ning State to the original people.
Such actions were naturally intended to change the minds of these Chu people.
There is no need to think too much about these tricks, they were naturally learned from Yu Buwei.
After Yu Buwei was named Marquis Wenxin, Shuzhong became his fiefdom. It was he who changed the minds of the people in Shuzhong. In this way, Xie Yunxiao and Xue Ju were restrained when they chased them to Shuzhong.
Chu State is different from Han State, Zhao State, and Yan State. In those three countries, their people do not have a strong sense of destiny in their own country. However, the people of Chu State are proud from the bottom of their hearts that they are the people of Chu State. of.
After all, Chu State was once the most powerful among the Seven Kingdoms.
Wang Hui didn't quite understand Xie Yunxiao's actions for a while, but he knew Xie Yunxiao would never do useless things, so he didn't say anything more.
In about three days, Xie Yunxiao and Wang Hui pushed an army of 300,000 to ten miles outside Sanhe City.
The city of Trois-Rivières is named after the intersection of three rivers here. Three rivers flowed from different directions, surrounding the entire city in the center.
In the past, there were only two roads in Trois-Rivières, and neither road was easy to walk.
Daliang City, the capital of the Wei State, apart from the area it covers and the layout of formations that use the power of Feng Shui, in terms of geographical advantages, it is far inferior to the Sanhe City in front of it.
Within a radius of dozens of miles, there are just ordinary hills and not a single big mountain. The three rivers are the largest natural barrier of Three Rivers City.
Xie Yunxiao and Wang Hui were standing by the river at this time, looking at the city opposite, and wanted to attack it. Obviously, the method of Daliang, the capital of Wei State, could not be borrowed.
Daliang, the capital of the Wei State, was indestructible because of the power of Feng Shui, and was also destroyed because of the power of Feng Shui. However, this Sanhe City has no defense formation and only has three rivers as barriers.
Apart from attacking the city head-on, Xie Yunxiao had no other good methods for the time being.
"Have you been to Sanhe City?" Wang Hui asked.
Xie Yunxiao nodded, "Don't forget, I was once a businessman who traveled to seven countries in the world. How can I not visit this famous city?"
"Really? It seems that you must know the strengths and weaknesses of this city. Tell me quickly!" Wang Hui said with a smile.
Xie Yunxiao said: "This city is made of huge stones, which are glued together with fine glutinous rice paste. In addition, although this city does not have a city defense formation, each piece of these huge stones is It’s not an ordinary thing, it has runes engraved on it, and the entire city wall is a whole, making it difficult to break through!”
"What I want to hear is the flaw in the city. Aren't you annoying when you say this?" Wang Hui rolled his eyes repeatedly.
Xie Yunxiao said: "This city has no flaws!"
Wang Hui couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, "Can we only attack the city head-on?"
"At least until now, I haven't thought of any other good methods!" Xie Yunxiao said.
Wang Hui pondered for a moment, took a deep breath, and said: "If we attack from the front, we should treat it as a test!"
"Xiang Yan is not an ordinary person. If he attacks the city this time with a tentative attitude, he may suffer a big loss!" Xie Yunxiao reminded.
Wang Hui nodded, "No matter what, this first battle must begin, otherwise we will suffer a loss if we waste time here!"
"Yes, they definitely have no problem with food and grass now. On the contrary, we, the food and grass nearby, have been confiscated by them, and the food has to be transported from a distance!" Xie Yunxiao said.
Wang Hui said: "It's a pity. If you hadn't burned those grains and grass, they would have been put to use right now!"
Xie Yunxiao glared at Wang Hui, "If we don't burn the food and grass, will the Chu army retreat?"
Wang Hui laughed dryly, "There seems to be some truth to this!"
After the army rested for a day, Wang Hui led the three armies to attack Sanhe City at noon the next day.
On the not-so-wide road, the army advanced in an orderly manner.
When they reached a distance of nearly a hundred feet under the city wall, the Chu army on Sanhe City greeted them with arrows.
The sound of whizzing through the air spread across the sky and the earth, and the dense arrows were like locusts.
Wang Hui ordered the shield soldiers to move forward, and at the same time the trebuchets also moved forward. The formation was in motion, and the trebuchets moved accordingly. Boulders weighing several thousand kilograms hit Sanhe City like small mountains.
This city is very special. There are many hiding places for soldiers built on it. These soldiers are hiding inside. The falling boulders hit the city wall, but there is no way to hurt these soldiers.
"It's really a hard turtle shell!" Wang Hui narrowed his eyes slightly when he saw this.
Xie Yunxiao said: "It's harder than expected, but a drop of water can penetrate a stone, right?"
"Other than this, there seems to be no better way!" Wang Hui said.
The trebuchets continued to throw stones. Although they were unable to break through Sanhe City, they made it impossible for Chu's archers to shoot arrows in one piece.
In this way, Ning Jun quickly reached the city wall.
Within a short distance, Ning Jun was greeted by rolling logs, burning oil, etc.
Ning's army instantly formed a small battle formation, with ten people in a group. The combined strength was able to block the falling logs and boulders, as well as the burning oil and so on.
At the same time, other soldiers carried giant trees and came to Sanhe City to slam into the city gate.
The city gate was far more solid than expected. It only shook a few times during the impact of nearly half of the incense stick.
"Ming Jin withdraws his troops, we can't capture this city today!" Xie Yunxiao said.
Wang Hui nodded and Ning Jun retreated. Xiang Yan and Yin Hong were now standing on the city wall.
"We can't just defend passively, otherwise, the lost land may be lost forever!" Yin Hong said.
Xiang Yan said: "This is natural. Taking a step back is just because the situation is forcing them to take a step forward, but it is not necessarily a good thing!"
Yin Hong nodded, "If we can defeat Xie Yunxiao and Wang Hui this time, for our Chu country, we will be qualified to unify the nine states!"
"Among the seven countries in the world, Chu is the only one that has the qualifications to unify the nine states!" Xiang Yan said calmly.
Yinhong heard the domineering tone in Xiang Yan's words, and she looked sideways at Xiang Yan. At this moment, Xiang Yan seemed to have some dignity in her heart.
After retreating, Xie Yunxiao and Wang Hui were present in the commander's camp.
Neither of them spoke at this time, and for a while, the camp was very quiet.
A moment later, Dai Qing came in to report the casualties.
Although this attack did not achieve any benefits, fortunately there were no casualties. Except for dozens of people injured, no one died.
After Dai Qing went out, Wang Hui was the first to speak, "The strength of Sanhe City is far beyond expectations. I was wondering if it was a wrong decision for us to follow so closely? After all, we are going deep into the enemy's country!"
Xie Yunxiao said: "We must take this step. As for right or wrong, it is never absolute!"
Wang Hui nodded, his brows furrowed, and the word "Sichuan" suddenly formed between his brows.
"We will always think of ways, but we can't always think of how to attack. In this situation, they lost their territory, so they must be more anxious than us. Once they take the initiative, we will have a chance, no "?" Xie Yunxiao said.
When Wang Hui heard this, his frown suddenly relaxed, and his eyes suddenly became as bright as the stars in the sky. He took a deep breath and said, "You are right. At this time, they are the ones who should be worried, not us!"
"The military emphasizes quick battles, but these are not absolute. Although our supply of food and grass is now stretched, they can't figure out the situation of our transportation of food and grass, so naturally they can't do anything to us. As for Three Rivers City, we are indeed We can't attack it, but the food inside will eventually run out, right?" Xie Yunxiao said with a smile.
Wang Hui laughed and said, "Yes, this city is indeed strong, but it is not very big and there are many people living in it. The Chu army is still at the bottom in terms of food and grass. We only need to guard the two people entering Sanhe City." Road, unless they have a boat..."
"Yes, if they have ships, we can't cut off their food and grass!"
Xie Yunxiao said: "The three rivers in Sanhe City are not very big. There is no problem in transporting goods, but it is also very easy for us to cut off the ship traffic on the three rivers, isn't it?"
Wang Hui said: "We don't have a boat!"
"If there is no ship, then build a ship. If there is no ship, then transport the ship over!" Xie Yunxiao said.
Wang Hui nodded, "Yes, just do it like this!"
In the next few days, Wang Hui and Xie Yunxiao did not command the army to attack. Instead, they brought ships and blocked the three rivers. Ships from outside could not enter Sanhe City at all.
