"what sound?"
Huan Zhao suddenly woke up from his sleep, sat up on the couch, stretched his ears, and could vaguely hear shouts coming from outside the house, as if someone was cheering.
"Could it be that Meng Wu captured Xiangcheng and the news came here?" Huan Zhao said to himself.
Ever since he suffered a heart attack and was left in Huaiyang to recuperate, he has had trouble sleeping every day. At the beginning, whenever he thought that Huan Zhao had missed this opportunity to conquer Chu and achieve great success, he would tremble with anger.
"It's all Zhao Tuo! If it weren't for Zhao Tuo, I would have suffered from heart disease and ended up like this!"
What annoyed Huan Zhao the most was that while he was sitting in Huaiyang City recuperating, Zhao Tuo was performing meritorious service on the battlefield. Judging from the speed of that boy's meritorious service, I am afraid that after this battle against Chu is over, he will be able to do it again. He climbed up a prince and ran to his head.
That’s okay!
The more Huan Zhao thought about it, the angrier he became, causing his heart that had recovered from recuperation to beat violently again. He knew that this was a sign that the heart disease was about to attack again, but Huan Zhao had no choice. Whenever he thought of those annoying things, he would get angry. I couldn't eat and couldn't sleep well.
Until the news of Li Xin's defeat in Huaibei came a few days ago.
Huan Zhao was shocked when he first heard the news.
Li Xin actually lost?
Moreover, it is said that the whole army was still wiped out, and 30,000 people died countless times. Li Xin himself was chased by the Chu army all the way, and now he does not know whether he is alive or dead.
"What a pity, General Li, how could he be defeated?"
Huan Zhao looked sad and felt sorry for Li Xin's defeat.
But in fact, in his heart, there was an inexplicable hint of secret joy.
"If I, Huan Zhao, were in the army, I would be able to assist General Li in the battlefield. How could An allow the Chu army to show off its power? How could it be such a huge defeat?"
"General Li left Xiangcheng alone, why did he come up with the strategy of overturning the army by surprise attack on Shouchun? Huh, I guess he must have listened to the slander of some Shuzi, and then he did such an unwise move. Shuzi is harmful to people. !”
Huan Zhao complained to his attendants, but was secretly happy in his heart.
He was a blessing in disguise this time. Unexpectedly, this disease allowed him to avoid a major defeat. Not only did he not have to face the danger of being overthrown on the battlefield, he also did not have to bear any responsibility for the defeat.
On the contrary, Li Xin and Zhao Tuo, even if they could come back alive from the Chu army's pursuit, their reputations would be ruined and they would be punished by having their titles reduced to compensate for their crimes.
"Then Zhao Tuo had better be captured by the Chu people and become a prisoner. Even if he can be rescued in the future, he will be unable to hold his head up in front of me for the rest of his life! Hahaha, this is the only way to relieve the hatred in my heart!"
When he thought of this, Huan Zhao felt happy. In the following days, he could eat one more bowl and sleep soundly. However, the impact of a serious illness was still great, making him sleepless during the day. Some lethargy.
Now, not long after he fell asleep, he was awakened by the sound outside, and couldn't help shouting outside the house: "Come here! What's happening outside?"
No one responded to Huan Zhao's call. Instead, he soon heard a burst of exclamations and fighting.
Then the door was pushed open violently.
The person who came in was Zhi, the Chu girl who was in charge of serving Huan Zhao.
There was a local Chu girl in Huaiyang. Huan Zhao saw that she was quite pretty, and he wanted to favor her after she recovered from her illness, so he asked her to serve him food and drink. However, Zhi was not very clever in doing things, and Huan Zhao often treated her. Scolding and cursing.
Now is no exception. Huan Zhao scolded: "Didn't I ask you to be gentle when you enter? There are really no rules. What happened outside? Why is it so noisy..."
Huan Zhao couldn't say any more because he saw the scene outside through Zhi's opened door.
In the courtyard outside the house, there was blood and water flowing, corpses were lying around, and there were crowds of people.
Zhi looked at him with a cold expression, not showing the usual look of trembling and kowtowing in apology when he scolded her.
Immediately afterwards, the people in the courtyard rushed into the room, and they were all Chu people with faces full of excitement and anger.
"He is the military commander of Qin."
Zhi glanced at Huan Zhao resentfully.
"What's going on? Are you Chu people going to rebel? No, how dare you... ugh..."
Huan Zhao yelled, and then he was jumped on by more than a dozen strong Chu men.
…
"Today, this city is no longer Huaiyang of the Qin State, but Chen Ying of our Chu State."
Young Master Qi stood at the top of Chen Ying City, with the red flag fluttering in the wind beside him, as if the Zhu Rong blood in his body was burning.
Behind him, in Chenying City, countless Chu people cheered and roared. They pulled the Qin soldiers who were guarding the city with fear on their faces to the open space in the city, and chopped off their heads with big axes. Every time they chopped off the head of a Qin soldier, the city erupted. There was a burst of cheers.
Tens of thousands of Chu people shouted for victory in the bloody water. Their voices were like thundering horns, echoing over the city, announcing that the city had officially broken away from the brutal rule of the Qin people and returned to the embrace of the free Chu State.
There were originally three thousand heavily armed Qin soldiers guarding the city in Huaiyang, which were enough to suppress the Chu rebellion in the city. But before that, they received an order from Lord Changping who was stationed here to ask the Qin army to hand over their weapons on the pretext of inspecting their weapons.
The Qin general who was guarding this place was confused, but military law stipulated that orders from superiors must be carried out, and anyone who disobeyed the order would be punished.
Lord Changping is responsible for all dispatching matters in Huaiyang, and this Qin army is also under his jurisdiction.
So all the three thousand Qin troops disarmed and abandoned their troops, and then they were captured and killed by the swarming Chu people, turning into three thousand bloody heads.
In addition, there are still thousands of unarmed Qin people in the city, and they naturally follow the road to hell at this moment.
Except for a few Qin generals with higher titles who were not killed and taken as prisoners, there were no Qin people in Chenying City, and the red flag could fly above the city in an upright manner.
"Sir, why don't we deceive the five thousand Qin troops into the city together, and let them put down their weapons first according to the command of the master, and then we can attack and kill them all like the three thousand Qin troops."
The young master turned to his side, and his confidant Chen Bai looked puzzled.
Because at this moment, outside Chenying City, a Qin army of five thousand people was looking at the closed city gate and the red flag flying above the city with horror on their faces.
The Qin army commander did not dare to take another step forward, and quickly dispatched a fast horse to report back to General Meng Wu on the Ying River.
Young Master Qi's face was as dark as water, and he said indifferently: "Meng Wu sent this Qin army without informing me. I'm afraid he was already suspicious. They won't listen to me. These five thousand people If we go into the city..."
Young Master Qi did not continue, because during his ten years as Qin's prime minister, he knew very well how strong the Qin army's combat effectiveness was.
These 5,000 Qin troops are fully equipped and prepared. Once they enter the city, even though there are tens of thousands of Chu people in the city, they are no match for the Qin people in a head-on battle. By then, I am afraid that the newly resurrected Chen Ying, Huaiyang will fall into the state of Qin in the blink of an eye.
"I only need to defend this place. There are 50,000 Chu people in the city, and I can recruit tens of thousands of strong people to defend the city. With strong and tall city walls and sufficient defensive equipment, I can repel the Qin people's attack."
"And if I rebel, the Qin army will lose their food and grass supplies. As long as I can hold on here, they will be defeated in a short time, let alone the Chu army in Xiangcheng in front of Mengwu, and... Shangzhu country!"
Young Master Qi's eyes sparkled.
Why did he dare to start an uprising in advance? It was because all the food, grass and baggage of the Qin army were stored in Chenying City.
This is an important node of the Chasm. In the distant Xingyang granary, the Qin people loaded grain onto ships, then transported it here through the water of the Chasm, and stored the grain in the city. Then, under the command and dispatch of Lord Changping, they were transported to the Mongolian and Wu forces ahead.
As long as Huaiyang rebels, he doesn't even need to go out to attack. As long as he defends the city, the nearly 70,000 soldiers under Meng Wu's command, as well as the tens of thousands of Qin people who are responsible for logistics nearby, will instantly cut off the source of food.
These are hundreds of thousands of people. How much food do they need to eat in a day? If Huaiyang is the opposite, what will they use to fill their stomachs?
…
Yingshui Qin camp.
When Meng Wu received the news of Huaiyang's rebellion, he was stunned.
"It turned out to be true... Lord Changping actually turned against you."
He murmured, his hands shaking slightly.
When he received Li Xin's reminder, although Meng Wu believed it, he still did not dare to make a decision rashly. After all, this matter is of great importance and is not something he, Meng Wu, can decide at will.
But just in case, he dispatched five thousand soldiers to garrison Huaiyang, and personally warned the generals here to be careful of the Chu people in the city. Moreover, Meng Wu did not inform Lord Changping of this matter in advance so that he could be caught by surprise. This was his response.
In Meng Wu's plan, as long as five thousand Qin troops suddenly entered Huaiyang, plus the original three thousand guards, this number would be enough to deter Changping Lord and the Chu people in the city from making rash moves.
After he captured Xiangcheng and wiped out the Chu army in the city, he no longer had to worry about problems with his retreat.
But I didn't expect that Lord Changping would be so vigilant and sensitive. Before the five thousand Qin troops he sent arrived, he had already raised a flag to rebel.
"If Huaiyang rebels, our army will be without food and logistics."
Meng Wu's teeth chattered as he looked at the many generals in the tent who were also stunned after hearing the news.
He asked in a trembling voice: "Han Zhong, how much food is left in our camp and how many days can it be consumed?"
General Pi Han Zhong also trembled and said: "There are still three days, and the food and grass are only enough to feed the army for three days."
With nearly 70,000 soldiers, plus the logistics and civilians, the daily eclipse and night eating were very huge, so the Yingshui military camp did not store much food and grass, and had always relied on Huaiyang's constant transportation.
"General Meng, we must return to Huaiyang immediately, capture the rebel city, seize the rebel Changping Lord, and recapture the grain and crops. Only then can we protect our army from loss!"
Yang Yuan stood up and said in panic.
Other generals also followed suit. At this moment, they all looked frightened and no longer dared to mention the attack on Xiangcheng.
"Three days..."
Meng Wu closed his eyes and tried his best to calm down.
Without Li Xin, he is the commander-in-chief of the Qin army. Everyone can panic, but he can't lose control.
Soon, Meng Wu opened his eyes and punched the wooden case in front of him.
"Yang Yuan, I will continue to surround Xiangcheng with 20,000 soldiers to protect my retreat and prevent the Chu army in the city from pursuing me."
"Han Zhong, you immediately gather your soldiers, protect the food and crops, and follow me to slowly retreat towards Huaiyang."
"Before our army retreats to Huaiyang, no information about this matter is allowed to be leaked to the army. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"
After writing this battle in the next chapter, the overall situation has been decided for the first attack on Chu, and Zhao Tuo's stage will follow.
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