Qin and Chu confront each other on the Huaibei battlefield.
In terms of food, the Chu army could have lasted longer.
However, as the Chu State ordered Yin Xiangyan to disobey the Chu King's order, he chose to lead his troops eastward. Zhaoyuan, the Chu general who stayed behind at Chen Ying, chopped off the head of the supervisor Jin Xia and sent him to Shouchun for demonstration.
Under such circumstances, King Chu Chu was furious, thinking that Chen Ying and the Chu army had rebelled against him and could no longer be trusted.
As a result, the King of Chu actually withheld the last batch of grain and transported all the grain that was originally intended to be sent to the Chenying battlefield into Shouchun City.
As a result, Chen Ying and the hundreds of thousands of Chu troops in Shangcai fell into a food shortage crisis half a month in advance.
Especially as Ling Yin Xiangyan led his troops eastward, news of the break with the King of Chu spread among the lower-level soldiers, which made the Chu army even more distraught. If Chu General Zhaoyuan had not been forcibly suppressed, the Chu army would have collapsed.
Even so, as the granary of each army bottomed out, many nobles quietly took their own tribes of troops, broke away from the army, and returned to their fiefdoms to seek a way out.
The soldiers at the bottom also showed the tendency to flee. If this situation continues, hundreds of thousands of Chu troops will collapse on the spot in a few days.
Therefore, the Chu general Zhaoyuan, who was acting in charge of all affairs, gathered his soldiers when the Chu army was about to collapse, and issued an order to launch a general attack on the Qin army!
Thinking about it in Zhaoyuan, if the army collapsed and the soldiers fled in all directions, they would be chased north by the Qin people, and hundreds of thousands of Chu people would die in vain.
It would be better to take advantage of the last few days when food is available to launch a counterattack. Even if defeat cannot be turned into victory, the desperate attack of hundreds of thousands of Chu troops will consume the Qin people's strength and reduce resistance for Ling Yin to counterattack Huaibei in the future.
"You Sima, General Zhaoyuan on Chen Ying's side has issued a general attack order. Today he will send out a large army to attack the Qin army's fortress and fight to the death with the Qin people!"
Zheng Zisu, a trusted general, sent news from Chen Ying.
Ye Sheng, the Right Sima of Chu State, had gloomy eyes.
"Launch a general offensive and fight to the death with the Qin people?"
"Zhao Yuan is just as spirited as his brother Zhao Ping. It's a pity that the defeat is already certain. What he did will end up staining the battlefield with blood."
Ye Sheng sighed, and then gritted his teeth and cursed: "That Xiang Yan is the most hateful. Since he has fallen out with the king, then just ignore Shouchun. Why did he take the opportunity to escape with his elite soldiers? This is to treat us as abandoned children!"
Ye Sheng was very angry. It was not that he hated the enmity between Xiang Yan and King Chu.
The Ye family was a famous aristocratic family in the Chu Kingdom after the former Ye Gong sank to Zhuliang. He, Ye Sheng, was naturally aware of the various discords among the Chu Kingdom's aristocrats, and even with the king.
He doesn't blame Xiang Yan and Fu Chu for falling out, because this Chu King Fu Chu is indeed not a thing.
Ye Sheng was angry that Xiang Yan led his troops eastward without telling him.
Not taking him with him when escaping would actually turn Ye Sheng, his right commander, into an abandoned son who would consume the Qin army.
This made Ye Sheng very angry.
Now, when it comes to the final battle, Ye Sheng can't cheer up at all.
This battle must be lost!
One careless move could put your life in danger.
"Zi Su, please rest your 10,000 elite troops and prepare corresponding supplies. When I order the generals to attack and fight the Qin army under Yang Duanhe's tribe, you and I will lead these 10,000 elite troops to evacuate."
Ye Sheng turned his head to look to the east and whispered: "You Xiang Yan have run away, why should I, Ye Sheng, stay here and fight the Qin army? I will just run with you. I have ten thousand elite soldiers. If I just want to escape, , who can stop me?"
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"The Chu army has launched an attack, and all the troops are holding on to the barriers. When Chu's troops are exhausted, it's time for us to fight back and defeat the enemy in one fell swoop!"
When General Yang Duanhe's order was conveyed to the camps in Shangcai, the 150,000 Qin troops stationed here were all extremely happy.
Under the propaganda of Qin generals and officials at all levels, these 150,000 Qin soldiers knew clearly that this Chu attack was just a last counterattack before death. As long as they could survive it, they would win the battle.
"Our army has high bases and thick walls. The Chu army has been unable to do anything to us for half a year. This counterattack will be in vain. When they run out of food and energy, it will be the time for us to chase them north and gain merit."
In the camp, the military commander Li You was in high spirits. He had been waiting for half a year in the land of Shangcai, and now he finally waited for the moment when he could avenge his shame and achieve world-shattering feats.
"Gong Ao, in this battle of the Chu army's attack on the fortress, your five hundred elite troops are not to participate in the battle. Please keep me energetic and let my two and three sons eat and drink well. When the Chu army is exhausted and our army counterattacks, you and other subordinates Five hundred strong men, I will be of great use!"
Li You was in high spirits and his eyes were shining.
"No matter what the military commander orders, Gong Ao must go all out!"
A young general immediately accepted the order and spoke in a very loud voice.
Li You nodded with satisfaction.
Total Ao.
A young man from the Gong family in Nanjun, who holds the position of commander of five hundred in the army, is very brave on the court and has a heroic spirit.
Li You admired this very much, and after some subduing, he made him his confidant.
Li Yourang Gong Ao led the five hundred most elite soldiers under his command, directly led by himself, and was his trump card unit.
After seeing Gong Ao take the order and retreat, Li You raised a smile on his lips.
Here's his chance to avenge his shame and make a name for himself!
This time the Chu army's counterattack failed. Needless to say, the result must have ended in a rout.
At that time, the various tribes of the Qin army chased the enemy northward, killing and capturing Chu soldiers along the way to gain military merit. Naturally, Li You will also be involved.
However, Li You looked down upon ordinary meritorious deeds.
"Only the Right Sima Ye Sheng is my target, Li You!"
"The Chu army was defeated, and more than 100,000 defeated soldiers at Shangcai fled in all directions, without any fighting power. I expected that the right Sima Ye Sheng, seeing that the situation was not good, would rush eastward in a panic, even if he still had soldiers to protect him. After a huge defeat, These Chu people must have no fighting spirit. When the time comes, I will use the power of victory in this battle to pursue and kill them all the way. Can the Chu army be my enemy?"
"In this pursuit of death and pursuit to the north, I will capture and kill You Sima Ye and return victorious!"
Thinking of this, Li You became more and more excited.
At this time, he didn't think about the last-ditch battle. Now that the Qin army was victorious, there was no need to play such tricks.
Li You only needs to take advantage of the victory and pursue it to achieve great success.
The fact that Zhao Tuo defeated the Qi army and captured Qi's Grand Sima has always been on Li You's mind.
So this time, he, Li You, must capture the right Sima of Chu State.
In this way, not only can the name of "Li Paopao" be wiped clean, but the king will also favor him again, right?
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Amidst the rumble of war drums, the Chu troops at Cai's camp moved out.
There were 150,000 Chu troops here, and a total of 70,000 soldiers launched an attack. They pushed forward the siege equipment, took swords, halberds and spears, and began to charge towards the Qin army's camp.
Seen from the air, the eyes are full of red helmets and red armor, like wave after wave of red waves, constantly attacking the Qin army's camp.
However, under the command of Qin General Yang Duanhe, the Qin army here remained motionless, like a hard rock. Although the red tide was violent, it could not shake the black stone.
The initial impact was the most violent. When the country was on the verge of subjugation, there would naturally be no shortage of hot-blooded warriors in the Chu army, who were willing to die for the country. As a man who dared to die, he was very powerful when attacking the fortress, causing a lot of casualties to the Qin army.
But after the death of these hot-blooded warriors, the Chu army's attacks began to become worse. By the afternoon, tens of thousands of Chu troops were still unable to shake the Qin army's camp.
The soldiers of Chu began to lose their strength.
At this time, the Chu generals at all levels also received the news that their chief general, You Sima Ye Sheng, had abandoned them and led his troops to flee eastward.
The generals have all fled, who would act like a fool and fight against the Qin army?
Tens of thousands of Chu soldiers fled in all directions.
Tens of thousands of auxiliary soldiers and civilians in the military camp also spread their legs and fled to their own deaths.
The Chu army of more than 100,000 people completely collapsed.
"The Chu army has been defeated, and our army has won a great victory!"
"The armies came out of their bases and chased the enemy to the north."
"Second and third sons, it's now time to make a meritorious service!"
Qin general Yang Duanhe stood on the general platform in high spirits and issued an order to pursue the Chu army.
"Making meritorious service is now!"
Amid the countless excited cries, Li Youyi clenched his fists and trembled with excitement.
He turned around and issued a military order.
"Gong Ao, lead your elite troops to attack immediately! I will lead my own army to follow you!"
"I want the right Sima of Chu State!"
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