"A large number of Chu cavalry appeared west of Qiyi and drove back the scouts sent by our army?"
In Suishui Qin Camp, when Zhao Tuo received the information from the scouts, he was surprised and a look of joy flashed in his eyes.
Fortunately, he was brought out by Wang Jian, so he always seeks stability in everything.
When he discovered that the defeated army in Qiyi appeared at the wrong time, Zhao Tuo had doubts in his heart, so he sent people to explore to the west.
The result also proved that Zhao Tuo's doubts were right.
Under normal circumstances, after a major defeat, there would be scattered soldiers running around trying to survive.
But to the west of Qiyi, not only were there not a large number of troops defeated, but the heavily armed Chu cavalry was driving away the scouts sent by the Qin army, preventing the Qin people from exploring the situation to the west.
Therefore, although the Qin army did not find out what was behind the Chu army's cavalry, Zhao Tuo could guess pretty well.
"You want to use thousands of people from Qiyi to lure me to send troops. When our army goes south, the Chu army from the west can pounce on me and annihilate me in Qiyi. Being able to send so many feint troops to tempt me, the main force of the Chu army this time There will be at least 20,000 to 30,000 people.”
"With so many troops, how dare Xiang Yan send troops away from Huaiyang? In order to avenge Xiang Qu, he even risked protecting Chu? Or is it that the general has been defeated by Xiang Yan, allowing him to send troops to find me calmly? revenge?"
Zhao Tuo frowned.
He first ruled out the possibility of Wang Jian being defeated. With the Qin army having a huge advantage, Wang Jian could not be defeated, so there must be a reason why the Chu army came east.
"No matter, since there is a fraud in this matter, I won't be fooled."
"Shejian, Zhao Guang. Send more sentries along the Suishui River. Once the enemy is found, smoke and report. Continue to send more cavalry to the south bank of the Suishui River to explore!"
"If there are too many enemy troops, they will break camp and go northward, and repeat what they did in Xiangqu in the past."
Zhao Tuo's eyes narrowed slightly and he immediately issued a military order.
His tactics this time were still arranged according to "the enemy advances, we retreat, the enemy is tired, we attack".
If you can't defeat the enemy head-on, just retreat to Pengcheng.
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In the Chu army camp, after a night's rest, more than 40,000 Chu army elites were packing up, breaking camp and setting off.
Jing Tong accompanied Xiang Yan on the road in the camp and suggested: "Your Majesty, Zhao Tuo was too cautious and only sent cavalry to investigate. I am afraid that our traces have been leaked and the ambush will not be successful. It is better to send troops across. Cross the Sui River and annihilate Zhao Tuo there to avenge General Xiang."
Jing Tong was defeated twice by Zhao Tuo, and he felt quite shadowed in his heart. If he was asked to go into battle and lead troops to fight Zhao Tuo, he would naturally not dare.
But this time the situation is different from before. The number of the Chu army is 50,000 elites, which is more than twice as many as the Qin army under Zhao Tuo. The leader is Xiang Yan, the famous general of Chu. This time, how can we win? situation.
After experiencing the power of Zhao Tuo, Jing Tong was very afraid of this young general of the Qin State. If he had the opportunity to kill him here, it would be the best.
Xiang Yan shook her head.
"If Zhao Tuo goes south and bites my bait hook, I will send my troops forward and annihilate him here. But now this son is guarding Suishui and imitating Wang Jian to sit firmly in the military camp, but it will be difficult to deal with it. If I wave If the army goes north, he may try to lure me to Pengcheng again just like he did to my son."
Speaking of this, Xiang Yan's voice became a little helpless: "If it weren't for the country's subjugation, I should have learned this boy's military tactics. But now, the time is not with me!"
"It has been nearly 20 days since our army left Chen Ying. I am afraid that the fall of that place will only take a few days."
Xiang Yan couldn't help but look back and looked to the west in the direction of Chen Ying.
Hundreds of miles away, he seemed to be able to see the battlefield where hundreds of thousands of troops gathered. The clouds were already gathering at this moment, and the war was about to break out.
He, Xiang Yan, was supposed to be there, leading hundreds of thousands of troops to fight Wang Jian to the death, looking for the last chance of survival for the Chu Kingdom.
But now, because of the persecution of the murderer who usurped the throne, Xiang Yan could only abandon Chen Ying's hundreds of thousands of Chu people and lead an army of 50,000 to go eastward to find another way out for Chu.
"Zhao Tuo, the disease of ringworm and scabies."
"Wang Jian, Fang is in serious trouble."
"If our army is entangled with Zhao Tuo here for too long, when Wang Jian defeats Chen Ying and comes, I'm afraid he won't be able to leave even if he wants to. Since I can't trap Zhao Tuo, I don't bother to care about him. I will lead the army east immediately, along the way Gather your best troops and supplies, and then cross the Huai River to the east."
"Young Master Qi has definitely received my message and will lead the Jiangdong Division northward to join me at Huaiyin. By then, these 50,000 elite troops in my hands, plus Young Master Qi's Jiangdong Division, will be able to fight the Qin Army again. "
Xiang Yan looked sideways at Jing Tong, with a smile on her lips.
"Zi Tong, I want to do what Tian Dan did in the past."
"If we succeed, we will have the possibility to regain Huaibei and regain the Chu Kingdom!"
Yes, Xiang Yan retreated eastward this time because he wanted to imitate Tiandan's restoration of Qi in the past.
He wanted to use Chen Ying's hundreds of thousands of Chu troops and Shouchun's 20,000 elite troops to fight against the Qin army, and then use the vast land of Huaibei to disperse the Qin army's forces.
Finally, Xiang Yan and Xiong Qi once again defended Huainan with their elite troops, resisting Qin and waiting for the opportunity to restore their country.
In the past, the five kingdoms attacked Qi, and the Yan people occupied more than 70 cities in Qi. The huge Qi State was almost destroyed. The situation was more severe and dangerous than that of Chu State today.
But in the end, Le Yi left. Tian Dan relied on Jimo to turn defeat into victory, regain all the cities in Qi in one fell swoop, and rebuild the world.
Xiang Yan may not have this possibility.
After all, Wang Jian is old.
Xiang Yan is ten years younger than Wang Jian!
The Chu army relies on Huainan to hold on. If Huainan cannot hold on, it will retreat to Jiangdong.
If Jiangdong cannot be defended, then retreat to the land of Baiyue.
As long as Xiang Yan keeps carrying him, he can always beat Wang Jian to death.
You Wang Jian, an old and dead tree in his sixties, will definitely be unaccustomed to the climate and climate in a foreign country. How long can he survive here?
Once Wang Jian died, Xiang Yan could take the opportunity to counterattack both sides of the Huaihe River and regain the Chu State's homeland in one fell swoop.
All this is not impossible.
Tian Dan has set an example for him.
If you, Wang Jian, and I fight against each other and waste our national power, then I, Xiang Yan, will fight against you and waste my life.
This is Xiang Yan’s strategy to restore the country!
After listening to Xiang Yan's analysis, Jing Tong was astonished and couldn't help but nod in agreement.
"See you soon, Yin."
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At this time, when Zhao Tuo was holding on to Suishui, Xiang Yan led his troops to the east.
The battlefield in Huaibei, where hundreds of thousands of troops from Qin and Chu faced each other, had reached the final moment of decisive battle.
"There has been chaos in Chu camp in Huaiyang for several consecutive days?"
"Has the Chu nobles left with their troops?"
In the land of Huaibei, the Qin camp is in command.
Wang Jian looked happy.
Although he could not find out the specific situation inside the Chu army because the Chu army was heavily guarded, the various behaviors of the Chu army in the past few days were signs that the food supply had been exhausted!
The soldiers were short of food and dissatisfied, and the nobles lost confidence and led their troops back to their fiefdoms.
Everything indicates that the order of the Chu army is collapsing.
"It's a little earlier than I expected, but it's almost there."
Wang Jian stood in the tent and loudly ordered: "You generals, send out cavalry and closely monitor the Chu army's movements."
"If the Chu people collapse and retreat, we will send our army south and chase them north!"
"If Xiang Yan wants to fight to the death and lead the Chu army to attack. Our army will strictly guard the barrier. When his energy is exhausted and the army formation collapses, we will counterattack and defeat the enemy to gain full success!"
"We will follow the general, defeat the Chu army, and destroy the people of Jing and Sheji!"
All the generals raised their hands, looking extremely excited.
After more than half a year of fighting, it was finally time to decide the winner.
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At this moment, go to the Qin army camp at Shangcai.
As a military commander, Li You also received that Chu's army was out of food and about to collapse. The Qin army will launch a massive counterattack and defeat the enemy in one battle.
"Very good!"
"I, Li You, have made great achievements and avenged my previous shame, right now!"
(End of chapter)
