Outside Changsha City, there is the Ningjun camp.
Thick smoke billows, broken swords are left with blood, and the scene is a mess.
Huang Xuan stood on his horse and looked at the broken Ningjun camp with deep eyes.
Beside him, Sun Siwen rode side by side, also watching this scene, and said leisurely: "Ning's thieves have been defeated, this battle has been completely won, is the real person going to Yuzhang?"
Huang Xuan nodded: "Yes, according to the king's order, I will continue to carry the navy boats after reorganizing the troops and horses, and then head east to Fengling. After landing there, I will lead the army into Yuzhang. "
Sun Siwen said: "In that case, I would like to wish you a great victory in advance."
Huang Xuan smiled and said: "The same goes for Prime Minister Zuo. Tomorrow, Prime Minister Zuo will lead his troops to the north to participate in the king's plan to hunt down Emperor Ning Shen Qiu. Then I will wait for four groups to surround him. Prime Minister Zuo is close to the road, so he might be one step ahead of me. For meritorious service, I captured and killed several Wuhou of Ning State."
According to Lu Yuan's plan, after the Ning army in Changsha was defeated, Huang Xuan continued to lead his 50,000 troops and marched east into Yuzhang, seizing Nanchang, the capital of Yuzhang, and cutting off the Shenqiu tribe's eastward land retreat.
After Sun Siwen wiped out the remnants of the Ning Army in Changsha and arranged the defense, he led 20,000 forbidden troops and 30,000 civilian warriors who were the best and bravest warriors, from south to north, coming from Changsha, surrounding the south of Shenqiu, and blocking it. South escape route.
In this way, there are 50,000 forbidden troops and 20,000 naval troops in Luyuan headquarters in the west; and 40,000 forbidden troops and 20,000 naval troops in Luokoudu on the water channel in the north.
The Chu army surrounded Shen Qiu from all sides, completely blocking Shen Qiu's escape path.
"I'm not good at fighting. I don't expect to make any great achievements here. I just hope that I don't make any omissions. Let Ning Jun escape and miss the king's important event." Sun Siwen shook his head, not interested in the matter of meritorious service. Heart.
Huang Xuan just smiled when he saw this.
But I know in my heart that this good friend still has the same kind of grand heart. He only thinks about Chu State and the people of the world, and he really doesn't have so many selfish motives.
"General, Xiang Duan's head has been taken care of."
At this moment, a member of the primary school came over, holding a box in his hand. He presented it with both hands in front of the two military commanders.
Huang Xuan heard the sound and glanced into the box, only to see that the head of Xiang Duan, who had just been killed by his own hands, had been cleaned of blood and prepared by special techniques, which could keep it from rotting for several months. .
He was not very interested in the corpse, so he looked away after taking a look and said casually: "Send the head back to Jiangxia and report the victory to the king."
Well, I can't use Xiang Duan's head, but I should be able to use it on the main body.
For example, it can boost one's own morale, attack Ning's army, and shake the opponent's military morale.
After casually disposing of Xiang Duan's head, Huang Xuan took another look and saw that the Ning Army's camp had almost been cleaned up. The prisoners of the Ning Army were being detained and restrained, and the corpses were restrained and burned by civilian soldiers. There was not much going on here. .
His troops have also been assembled and are waiting to board the ship at the naval garrison at a small river crossing not far from the camp.
So he said: "The matter here has been settled. Our troops have gathered and are ready to go, so we will take the first step. Prime Minister Zuo, we will see you in Yuzhang County."
Sun Siwen said: "General, go slowly. I'll see you after the victory."
"Hahaha!"
Huang Xuan laughed loudly, bowed his hand to Sun Siwen, and then raised his whip. The horse neighed and shot away like smoke into the distance, leaving only a black dot in the blink of an eye.
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Jiangxia City.
With Huang Xuan's avatar here, Lu Yuan knew the details of the war in Changsha immediately.
"Haha, Huang Xuan really did not disappoint me. This time he mobilized troops from Hanzhong thousands of miles away and made a surprise attack on Changsha by water. He defeated 70,000 soldiers and horses of the Ning people in one fell swoop, and killed one Xiantian Wuhou. It is very satisfying, very satisfying!"
When Lu Yuan received the news, he couldn't help laughing. Then he summoned all the generals to tell the news, which immediately caused everyone's morale to soar and their confidence to double.
Once the Ning army in Changsha was defeated, not only the strength of the Ning army was greatly damaged, but also 70,000 soldiers and horses and one innate were lost.
The Chu army also eliminated the threat from the south and liberated the 100,000 defenders of Changsha City, who were as talented as Sun Siwen.
In addition to the Changsha garrison, we also have the manpower Huang Xuan, a real protector of the country, and the 50,000 forbidden troops under Huang Xuan's command.
The difference between this increase and decrease is the difference between three innates and 220,000 troops.
As one goes and the other goes, the Chu State's advantage over the Ning State has suddenly increased by a large margin.
"Okay, everyone, Prime Minister Zuo and Zhenren Huguo have won a great victory in Changsha, and the defeat of Ning's army has been determined. At this great opportunity, we cannot fall behind. We must watch Emperor Ning Shen Qiu to death here, and kill his one hundred thousand soldiers. The troops and horses remain in Jiangxia."
Lu Yuan looked at everyone, emphasized his own responsibility, and then continued: "In order to better encircle and annihilate the Ning army, I have transferred Han Hua, the god of national protection, from Jiangbei and ordered him to rush to Luokou Ferry. Sit in this port.
In this way, our great Chu will have innate masters stationed on all sides to the east, south, west and north. Under the heavy siege of iron walls, Ning people will not be able to escape. "
Han Hua was originally assisting Zuo Zhou Qing in Jiangbei, and was responsible for attacking and containing the Ning army under Yang Jing's command. The responsibility was considered heavy and he couldn't escape it.
But now, with the Chu army's successive victories in Lingnan and Dongting battlefields, the battle situation has gradually shifted from the original defensive trend to a massive counterattack.
Up to now, Qingyunzi is attacking Jian'an, and Li Xiong is attacking Luling in Yuzhang. They are assisting the Hengyang and Luyang Chu armies from the rear and flanking the Ning armies in the two prefectures.
The siege of Changsha has been resolved, and Huang Xuan has gone to attack Nanchang, the capital of Yuzhang, cutting off the land retreat at Shenqiu.
Sun Siwen will also lead his army northward in two days to complete the encirclement from the south.
In Jiangxia City to the west, only Lu Yuan was in charge.
Only the water retreat at Luokou Ferry in the north only had heavy troops stationed there and no innate masters were stationed there.
So at this time, it is necessary to make up for this missing link and transfer an innate master from it to block the north.
Looking at the surrounding area, the only innate master who is closest and can be mobilized is Han Hua from the Jiangbei battlefield.
Anyway, in today's Jiangbei battlefield, the main force of the Ning army only has about 30,000 standing troops, and the rest is the 70,000 navy.
These 100,000 men can come and go freely across the river. It is difficult to do anything to the Chu army until the number and scale of the Chu army's navy cannot surpass that of the Ning army.
As for the 30,000 standing troops, with Ning Jun's navy around, it would be very easy to retreat, and they could not be intercepted either.
Similarly, Yang Jing's army, which had only 30,000 standing troops, could not defeat Zhou Qing's army, which had 80,000 imperial troops. It could not do anything except besiege the isolated city in Jiangbei.
In this case, it is better to simply abandon the Jiangbei battlefield, gather more resources and manpower on Jiangxia, and try our best to capture the main force of the Ning army where Shenqiu is located.
As long as the main force of the Ning Army here is destroyed, it will lose peripheral support and completely cut off contact with the country. Only Xiangyang, where Yang Jing's troops are located in the north corner of the Yangtze River, will be left, and it will become an enclave.
As we all know, an isolated city cannot be defended for a long time, and it is difficult to defeat the world in one corner.
After Lu Yuan had devoured Shenqiu's main force and captured Yuzhang and Jian'an, he would not need to spend any troops to attack the remaining Yang Jing troops of the Ning Army far north of the Yangtze River. He would abandon Xiangyang and retreat to Jinling Jiangdong under the cover of the navy.
That's why, after Lu Yuan determined that the situation in Jiangbei was unlikely to change much, he completely gave up on progress there and chose to transfer Hanhua to the main battlefield in Jiangxia to play a greater role.
The order was issued two days ago. With the speed of Lingying's message transmission and the convenience of shipping on the Yangtze River, Hanhua should have received the order by now and had almost arrived at Luokou Ferry.
When they arrive, the siege planned by Lu Yuan, the Jiangxia Iron Grid, and the annihilation battle against the 100,000 Ning army will be completely formed.
The biggest fruit since the war with Ning Jun was waiting for him to pick.
'Now it depends on how Ning Jun will struggle. I'm looking forward to it. '
A cruel smile appeared on Lu Yuan's face.
At this moment, Ning Jun was caught in a heavy net, which reminded him of his experience in the past when he was a hunter in the mountains, setting traps in the mountains and hunting ferocious beasts.
Tension, excitement, killing, gore, excitement, happiness...
I really want the final hunt to come soon.
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Outside the city, the Ning army camped.
In the meeting hall, Shen Qiu once again summoned the ministers to discuss the blockade of the Chu army outside the city.
"Your Majesty, it has been found out clearly now that Luokou Ferry has fallen. The Chu army has blocked the surrounding areas of our camp in order to cut off our retreat through the waterway."
One of the ministers responsible for the detailed investigation walked out, saluted Shen Qiu, and reported his findings.
Now three days have passed since the Chu army closed the camp yesterday. After the Ning army sent a large number of masters to break through the ranger blockade, some Ning army who broke up from Luokoudu also fled here.
Without spending much effort, Ning Ren figured out what happened.
"Hmph, the Chu thief is so arrogant and courageous. His cave is being attacked from all sides. He doesn't think about defending against the enemy. Instead, he has the energy to divide his troops and attack my rear. Do you really think that his cave is impregnable and I can't defeat it?"
Shen Qiu picked up the document from his desk and looked at the detailed report. His brows furrowed more and more. After seeing the final details of Luokou Ferry's fall, he couldn't help but made a "bang" sound, slapped the paper in his hand and threw it away. to the ground.
"Your Majesty, calm down."
Seeing this, all the ministers in the hall quickly spoke out to persuade him.
"Calm down, how do you want me to calm down?"
Shen Qiu snorted and walked back and forth near his position. The more he talked, the angrier he became: "The Chu thief is provoking, Lu Yuan is provoking. He saw me beating him in Luyang and Hengyang, so he beat me in turn. Luokou Ferry, this is telling me that I can attack his rear, and he can also attack my rear.
Damn, really hateful!
How dare you, a mere thief in the mountains, bully me like this? "
Bandits in the mountains refers to Lu Yuan's early experience as a hunter in the mountains, because hunters are black households, and are no different from bandits in the eyes of the government, and are regarded as the lowest class of people.
Shen Qiu scolded Lu Yuan as a mountain thief. You can imagine how much hatred he felt in his heart at this time.
But it's not his fault.
Because Lu Yuan's attack on Luokou Ferry this time really hit Shen Qiu's weak spot.
After the last 100,000 soldiers and horses of Pengli Camp were dispatched to attack Luyang and Hengyang, the last mobile reserve force in Shen Qiu's hands was fully used.
As for the Jiangxia camp, tens of thousands of Chu army cavalry were harassing and blocking the area nearby. There were also a large number of Chu troops led by Lu Yuan in Jiangxia city to contain and watch, tightly restraining the soldiers and horses in his hands.
Under such circumstances, facing the Chu army's sneak attack on Luokou Ferry, Shen Qiu was at his wits' end.
Because he no longer has any extra troops, he can use them to attack Luokoudu and recapture this important logistics base.
Luokou Ferry could not be recaptured. If Shen Qiu wanted to supply grain and grass, he could only supply military grain to the front line through the rugged and difficult land route, mobilize a large number of manpower, mules and horses from the rear of Yuzhang, and use extremely expensive land transportation.
Not only does this method cost a lot, the supply of military rations on the front line may also be disrupted by various factors and cannot be supplied in full, resulting in shortages and affecting military morale.
Faced with this unfavorable situation, how could Shen Qiu not be angry?
"Your Majesty, please rest your anger for a moment."
At this time, Bai Yi'an stood up. He picked up the documents that Shen Qiu had thrown away on the ground, picked them up and read them. After understanding the contents, he frowned and said: "Now the Chu thieves are blocking our waterways, and my army is hoarding at Luokou Ferry. All the food and grass have been lost.
But now in the camp, our army only has ten days of food left.
The top priority at this time is to open the grain channel as soon as possible so that new grain can be transported from the rear as soon as possible. Otherwise, due to the shortage of food and grass, the morale of the army will be turbulent, and we will collapse without a fight. "
Hearing this, Shen Qiu snorted again, but finally he didn't lose his temper with Bai Yi'an and listened to the words.
"I know this."
He nodded, then turned to look at the general in the hall, and ordered: "Chen Qing, I will leave this matter to you. You personally select a few first-class masters from the army, and rush back to Yuzhang at night to ask Wu Che Immediately raise one month's rations for the army, and then you will personally escort them back."
Chen Qing, who was born in the Sixth and Seventh Clan, is a top-notch master in the military. He is only one step away from innateness. However, he is limited by the lack of resources and the lack of elixirs to refine his body and soul, so he cannot break through the innateness.
But even if he is not innate, Chen Qing's strength is lower than innate, and he is still among the top ones.
Even though he is congenitally unable to move easily, he is worthy of an important task.
This time the Chu army had planned for a long time. After cutting off the water and food routes, it was impossible not to be prepared for land transportation of food.
Therefore, it is difficult to say that there will be no trouble when the food is transferred from the rear. For example, the Chu army will deploy manpower in the important road to rob and kill the people in the rear.
So this time, Shen Qiu ordered Chen Qing.
As for Yuzhang County, a large amount of food and grass was accumulated early in order to conquer the Chu Kingdom.
Chen Qing only needs to arrive at Nanchang, the capital of Yuzhang County, and Wu Che, the governor of the county, can immediately allocate one month's worth of rations for an army of 100,000 troops.
The only troublesome thing is that it may not be easy to find so many people to transport grain and grass at once.
But that's okay too.
Yuzhang County is the first county in Ningguo, with a household registration of more than 6 million people. It does not take much effort to recruit some civilians from this county.
This is also the reason why Shen Qiu was angry but not panicked after learning that Luokou Ferry was captured by the Chu army and the water and food routes were lost.
Because he knows.
Although the food route on the water was lost, food could still be transported by land. It was a bit more expensive, but his army would not starve to death.
The situation is not yet desperate.
"Yes, I accept your order."
After hearing the order, Chen Qing immediately stood up and took over the order.
After saluting, he quickly left.
Provision for a hundred thousand troops was too important and he did not dare to delay the matter.
In the hall, Shen Qiu discussed with the ministers for a while, and talked about some ways to deal with the Chu army. In the end, he only came up with the idea of stopping quietly and waiting for Hengyang and Luyang to break the situation, then let it go.
In the next few days, Chen Qing left with a group of selected capable personnel, but there was still no news about the grain road in the rear.
The Chu army that captured Luokou Ferry still huddled in the port, only concentrating on reinforcing the city defenses without any intention of going out.
Everyone in the Ning army in the camp couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they saw this.
I thought to myself that it seemed that the Chu army was also unable to succeed. In addition to responding to the Hengyang and Luyang wars newly provoked by the Ning army, they sent people to fight Luokou Ferry.
In other aspects, there seems to be not much left.
However, this sense of peace of mind did not last for two days.
On the third day after Chen Qing left, after several twists and turns, the news from Changsha finally broke through the blockade of the Chu army and reached the camp.
"Chu thief Huang Xuan led his army around the rear and raided Changsha. Wu Xinhou was unprepared, and all 70,000 troops were wiped out in one fell swoop. In the rout, Huang Xuan killed him in the battle?"
When Shen Qiu received this bad news, he was stunned on the spot.
The other ministers who heard the news also looked panicked and shocked.
However, Bai Yi'an reacted quickly. After recovering from the painful analysis in his heart, he immediately said: "Your Majesty, the Chu thieves have planned this for a long time. They first captured Luokou Ferry and cut off my retreat. Then they defeated me at Changsha. The army must not give us any foreign aid.
Now my army is surrounded by Chu troops on three sides: north, west and south. If they are surrounded on three sides and send people to attack the land routes behind me, all of my 100,000 troops will die without a burial place.
This is a critical moment of life and death.
Your Majesty, your Majesty, immediately broke up the camp and withdrew the troops, and led the troops back to Yuzhang to secure their retreat.
Once we retreat, Jiangbei cannot be defended. Please summon Yang Jing, Marquis of Wu Xuan, and ask him to withdraw to Yuzhang with the navy to join us.
The same goes for the armies of Hengyang and Luyang.
Since Changsha was defeated, the Chu bandits became more powerful and were able to mobilize more troops.
These two armies went deep into the enemy's hinterland and were alone, so it was very likely that Chu thieves would take advantage of them.
He should retreat to the country and guard the city tightly to ward off the Chu people. "
As soon as Bai Yi'an's words came out, he was like Optimus Prime, instantly stabilizing the minds of Shen Qiu and others.
In this panic, Shen Qiu couldn't think too much. Seeing that the countermeasure proposed by Bai Yi'an was steady, he immediately agreed.
"What Marquis Wu An said is that I will do it right now..."
"Report——"
Before Shen Qiu finished speaking, suddenly there was an urgent cry from outside the hall and a small school boy rushed in. After entering the room, he knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, Yuzhang is reporting urgently. Seven days ago, one hundred thousand Chu thieves entered from the South China Sea." Yuzhang, attack Luling Mansion.
Luling Mansion was empty, thinking that the Chu thieves had been defeated, and everything was lost at this time.
At the same time, three days ago, tens of thousands of Chu thieves entered Yuzhang from Changsha and went straight to Nanchang, the county capital.
Now Yichun Mansion has been trapped by thieves, and the Chu people have reached Yuzhang Mansion, which is only a few cities away from the county seat.
Lord Sheriff, let the villain come to report to Your Majesty that he will defend Nanchang City to the death and swear to live and die with Yuzhang.
It's just that Yuzhang is empty, and Nanchang has only ten thousand troops. It may be difficult to hold on for too long. Your Majesty, please speed up your troops to return to rescue Yuzhang. "
The small school didn't see the expressions of everyone in the hall, anxiously urging reinforcements, and brought a new "surprise" to the monarchs and ministers present.
"puff--"
When Shen Qiu heard this another piece of bad news, he could no longer contain the depression in his heart. He spurted out a mouthful of blood, and his eyes were filled with drowsiness and stars.
After swaying for a few times, he fell down on the eucalyptus table.
He only murmured: "This is impossible, this is impossible... How could the Chu people come to my rear, how could something happen to my rear..."
Luokoudu, Jiangxia, Changsha, and Yuzhang, at this time, the Chu army attacked from all sides and surrounded them. The wide open net completely blocked Shen Qiu and his 100,000 troops in Jiangxia.
All retreats were lost, front, rear, left and right, and the Chu army came from all directions. It could be said that they were besieged on all sides.
