Huaiyin.
A city located south of the Huai River. In ancient times, it was called Shanbei and the water south was Yin, so this place was called Huaiyin.
This place belonged to Dongyi and Huaiyi during the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, and later belonged to the State of Wu. Then when Gou Jian destroyed Wu, Huaiyin became the territory of the Yue State again. It went through many twists and turns, and finally when the Chu State defeated the Yue State, Huaiyin finally became the territory of Chu.
Since Xiong Qi, a descendant of King Chu, ascended the throne as King of Chu in Huaiyin, this city has become the new capital of the "Chu Kingdom" in a sense.
There are even locals in Huaiyin who secretly call this city "Huaiying" and are quite proud of it.
Unexpectedly, little Huaiyin would one day become the capital of a country.
However, now this temporary capital of Chu State is in panic.
"The Qin army is coming!"
"Your Majesty is fighting with the Qin army from the east that has crossed the Huaihe River. The number of soldiers returning to Huaiyin is less than ten thousand. I heard that the Qin army coming this time has tens of thousands. Can it be defended with such a disparity in strength? "
"Why hasn't Ling Yin led his troops back yet? If Huaiyin is lost, won't the Chu Kingdom be destroyed again?"
…
When the news came that the Qin army had detoured from Dongyang to avoid the Chu army's Shandao defense line and was approaching Huaiyin, people in the entire Huaiyin city were panicked. Even before the Qin army arrived, many people took advantage of the chaos to escape from the city and go to the city. The surrounding mountains and villages rushed to find a way to survive.
In this chaotic situation, the black Qin flag finally appeared in the southwest of Huaiyin City.
"General, according to the Chu people captured by our army's scouts, General Feng Wuze crossed the Huaihe River in the east of Huaiyin a few days ago and landed. After learning about it, the puppet king Xiong Qi immediately led his troops to intercept. Now the two armies are fighting fiercely."
"After knowing the news that our army was approaching Huaiyin, the puppet king Xiong Qi ordered Chu general Cai Niao to lead 10,000 Chu troops to return to Huaiyin to aid Huaiyin, hoping to use this city to block our advance."
Su Jiao, the leader of the two to five hundred men responsible for the investigation, reported the military information to Zhao Tuo and the generals with a serious expression.
"Um."
Zhao Tuo nodded.
There were 30,000 Chu troops in Huaiyin. Xiong Qizi led 20,000 troops to fight against Feng Wuze's troops, and at the same time sent 10,000 troops back to Huaiyin to stop Zhao Tuo.
If Zhao Tuo can defeat the 10,000 Chu army first, he can attack Xiong Qi's army from the rear and engage in a flanking attack with Feng Wuze's troops. In this way, the Chu army will be defeated.
But if Xiong Qi defeats Feng Wuze's troops first, he can lead his army back to join the 10,000 Chu troops to jointly attack Zhao Tuo's troops. By then, without Feng Wuze's support, who will win between the Qin and Chu armies? It's hard to say who is at fault.
So judging from the current situation in Huaiyin, whoever is the first to break through the obstacle in front of him will be favored by the outcome of the battlefield.
"The Chu army is defeated. It is a mistake for the 10,000 Chu troops to return to defend Huaiyin. The general only needs to send 10,000 people to camp outside the city without attacking, and the 10,000 Chu troops in Huaiyin can be blocked in the city. By then, the general will If we bring our elite troops to attack the traitor Xiong Qi directly, we can win this battle."
Zhao Guang spoke in a deep voice.
All the generals nodded in agreement, saying that the Chu generals in the city were not familiar with military affairs.
"The generals of Jingchu will kill themselves when defeated, so there are fewer and fewer good warriors. If Zhaoping, Xiangqu and others had not committed suicide and apologized after being defeated, how could our army have successfully arrived here."
Zhao Tuo sighed and shook his head. Now the Chu general on the opposite side made a mistake and only focused on shrinking his troops to defend the city, so that he could successfully kill Xiong Qi. Victory was already in sight.
However, Zhao Tuo always had a kind of worry in his heart. This worry did not appear out of nowhere, but came from the fear of Xiang Yan's tens of thousands of Chu troops.
With Xiang Yan's sophistication, wouldn't he know that Huaiyin would be in danger after Jingtong's raid failed?
In this case, how could Xiang Yan not take action? The most likely possibility is to block Wang Jian's main army while sending troops and horses to support Huaiyin and attack Zhao Tuo's department.
Seeing that their generals looked worried, the generals opened their mouths to express relief.
Black Butt immediately shouted: "General, don't worry. The general is currently attacking Shandao, and the Chu army wants to defend there. Even if troops are sent here, there won't be many people there."
Zhang He also followed: "Yes, besides, our army is full of cavalry on the road. If the Chu army really comes, the cavalry along the way will definitely come to report. We haven't received any news yet. I think the Chu army is still far away from us." …”
"General! The cavalry is coming quickly to report that a large number of Chu troops have been discovered!"
Xiqigu, who was in charge of camp affairs, strode into the tent and said with an anxious expression: "Look at the flag of the Chu army. It is the flag of the Chu State Ling Yin. Xiang Yan personally led the troops to attack our army. We are only two days away!"
Hearing this, the generals looked stunned.
Not only is the Chu army really coming, but also Xiang Yan is personally leading the army. Doesn't this guy want to be a good person?
As soon as Xiang Yan withdrew, Wang Jian could easily capture Shandao City with his superior force, and the main force of the Qin army could follow Shandao and attack Huaiyin. Without the natural dangers of water and swamps, how could the Chu army compete with Wang Jian?
However, compared to the changes in the situation on the good side, Zhao Tuo's side has become more dangerous. After Xiang Yan abandoned the good way, his main force had at least thirty to forty thousand people, plus the number of people in Huaiyin and Xiong Qi's hands. Once they arrived, it would be enough to destroy Zhao Tuo's army here.
Zhao Tuo calmed down. If the Chu army didn't show up, he would still be worried. But when Xiang Yan showed up with the main force of the Chu army, he was no longer worried.
The situation in front of him made Zhao Tuo think of something.
The mantis stalks the cicada, followed by the oriole.
Now, Xiong Qi is the cicada drinking dew, entangled with Feng Wuze, this drop of dew.
He, Zhao Tuo, is the mantis behind, and he wants to step forward to kill Xiong Qi, the cicada.
Behind Zhao Tuo, Xiang Yan's oriole appeared again, flying down to eat Zhao Tuo's mantis.
"I think the general is the last goshawk."
Zhao Tuo smiled faintly, the situation now completely clear.
"One thing catches another, one army defeats another."
"It depends on who swallows the food and eats the enemy faster."
Zhao Tuo's eyes suddenly condensed and he began to issue military orders to the generals.
"We have 40,000 troops, 10,000 from Shejian's army and all the auxiliary soldiers who stay here to block the 10,000 Chu troops in Huaiyin, and... resist Xiang Yan's army!"
"Involving indirect orders."
Shejian stood up and spoke in a deep voice, his face was very calm, and there was even a slight smile in the corner of his eyes.
He felt the general's affection.
Ten thousand soldiers plus ten thousand auxiliary soldiers resisted the main force of the Huaiyin Chu army and Xiang Yan. This task was a narrow escape, but it was also very important.
Give this task to Shejian just because he is the person Zhao Tuo trusts the most!
Seeing She Jian's indirect order, Zhao Tuo looked slightly relieved and continued to order: "Meng Tian and Zhao Guang, the two main forces, follow me to attack Xiong Qi! After our army defeated Xiong Qi, we will turn back to support Captain She Jian, and together with Xiang Yan A fight!”
"only!"
Meng Tian and Zhao Guang immediately accepted the order and agreed.
Zhao Tuo thought of something again and said: "By the way, now that we have arrived in Huaiyin, there is no need to display the flag of General Qiang Yu. Let me, Zhao Tuo, show my general flag and give that Xiong Qi a little surprise."
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Along the Huaihe River.
Amidst the sound of war drums, the red tide kept rushing forward, impacting the camps with black flags flying.
"This Feng Wuze is really difficult to deal with."
King Qi of Chu stood in the camp, looking at the Chu army launching an offensive in the distance, and couldn't help but sigh.
After learning that Feng Wuze had led his army to sneak across the Huai River, he immediately led his army to attack and kill them, hoping to quickly eliminate them.
But he didn't expect that Feng Wuze also inherited Wang Jian's tortoise attributes. After crossing the Huaihe River, he immediately set up camp and built a fortress. He only defended but did not attack. He insisted on not leaving the fortress. At the same time, Qin army ships on the Huaihe River continued to transport soldiers and food. Baggage.
Although the Chu army fought bravely, under Feng Wuze's full defense, it was difficult to break through the Qin camp for a while.
Especially at this time, news came from the direction of Dongyang that Qin general Qiang Yu led his army to attack Huaiyin.
Feng Wuze is camping in the east, and Qiang is attacking in the west. Huaiyin is in danger!
Under such circumstances, King Qi of Chu ordered people to ask for help from his commander Xiang Yan, and at the same time sent 10,000 people to intercept the Qin army.
He did not dare to lead his army back to Huaiyin.
King Qi of Chu knew very well that Feng Wuze was defending the Qin camp like a tortoise at the moment, allowing the Chu army to attack without fighting back.
But if the Chu army dares to retreat, then Feng Wuze will lead the army to rush out and launch a fierce counterattack, which may even cause the Chu army to suffer a major rout due to the retreat.
So the Chu army had no other choice.
"I hope these ten thousand people can block the Qiang Yu. After Bu Gu breaks through the Qin camp and defeats Feng Wuze, we can then fight against the Qiang Yu."
"Send the order, the offensive will not stop today, and we will attack all night long! We must quickly capture the Qin camp!"
Just when King Qi of Chu issued a military order.
Messengers from the direction of Huaiyin have brought the latest news.
"Your Majesty, General Cai led his army back to Huaiyin to help Huaiyin, hoping to use the city to stop the Qin army."
"But only half of the Qin army left behind to besiege Huaiyin. Qin General Zhao Tuo is leading the remaining Qin army towards here!"
King Qi of Chu was shocked and shouted: "What? Then how could Cai Niao fight like this, leading ten thousand troops to defend the city? Didn't this expose Bu Gu to the Qin army?"
"Then General Qin...wait, Zhao Tuo? Isn't the leader of the Qin army Qiang Yu?"
"How could it be Zhao Tuo!"
There will be a third update tonight.
(End of chapter)
