The Chu army was defeated in a night attack and many people surrendered. Even Xiong Bo, the coach of Chu State, died in the battle. After Xiong Bo died in the battle, the remaining Chu army surrendered one after another.
After daybreak, the Chu army camp also surrendered directly.
The Huai army suffered few casualties in this battle. The Chu army suffered thousands of casualties. More than 40,000 surrendered and only a few escaped. The big reason for this is that there is no food. If these people really escape, they will either starve to death or be captured as slaves. Very few of them can return to Chu State.
Forty thousand Chu troops surrendered, but Wang Sheng was not happy. He ordered people to disarm them and escort them to the mines of Han to mine. As for the nobles, they were treated accordingly.
After quickly slicing through the mess, Wang Sheng led the army northward to rescue the North. This battle was a great victory over Chu, and the morale of the Huai army was high.
The army took boats northward from the canal and marched very fast. Within three days, the army had already appeared on the north bank of the Huai River.
The Huai army appeared on the north bank of the Huai River so quickly, and Qi and Lu also received the news immediately.
Qilu Allied Forces Camp, Qilu Allied Forces besieged Xiapi. Xiapi used to be the capital of Zhongwu. After decades of construction, the city is high and the pond is deep, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.
"The Huai army is back so soon. Could it be that the Chu army has been defeated?"
"How many days have it been? The Chu army sent 50,000 troops to besiege the capital of Handu. Let alone 50,000 people, even 50,000 cattle and sheep cannot be captured in such a short time!"
"Did the Huai army divide its forces? Half of the troops were left to contain the Chu army, and the rest of the army came to relieve the siege?"
"I'm afraid that's exactly what it is!"
"If this is the case, then the longer this battle drags on, the better it will be for us. We must teach Huai Guo a lesson this time!" The generals of Qi and Lu quickly discussed a countermeasure, which was to trust.
Although the Qi and Lu Allied Forces formed a coalition, there was constant quarrel between Qi and Lu. It was only because of the strength of Huai that Qi and Lu were able to join forces.
You know, Qi State had a lot of friction with Lu State at the border because of Ji State's affairs.
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In the Huai army camp, facing the Qi and Lu coalition forces, Wang Sheng did not underestimate the enemy because of his great victory over Chu. Wang Sheng's attributes may not be as good as Huaiwu Gong and Huaiwen Gong, but he has one advantage: he accepts advice humbly and is decisive in doing things.
"My lords, do you have any good strategies for defeating the Qi-Lu coalition?" Wang Sheng asked.
"Your Majesty, although the Qilu Allied Forces are outnumbered, they are only trying to contain our army from attacking the State of Wu. This time our army has defeated the State of Chu. As long as envoys are sent, the armies of the two countries will definitely retreat." The doctor said.
Wang Sheng frowned slightly, feeling dissatisfied with this approach. The Qilu Allied Forces attacked Huai. How could he swallow this breath if he didn't teach the two countries a lesson. Moreover, if he sends an envoy there, he will most likely be considered guilty by both countries.
As for another battle with Qilu, Wang Sheng has no such plan. Although the Huai soldiers were elite, they had to fight thousands of miles this time. After several battles, even he felt tired, let alone those ordinary soldiers? This time it was more about war to promote peace.
"Your Majesty, why don't we set up a battle array and have a fight with them. With the strength of our army, we will definitely be able to defeat the Qilu Allied Forces." Next to him, a sturdy man shouted: "Your Majesty, I will definitely defeat the Qi Marquis. Catch him and present him in front of the palace!"
Wang Sheng glared at him angrily.
"Your Majesty, although the Qilu coalition forces are large, it is well known that Qilu and Lu are at odds with each other. This alliance is just to deal with us."
"Why don't you, Your Majesty, treat the two armies differently?"
"Treat them differently? How to treat them differently?" Wang Sheng looked at Gong Yangshuo with some confusion and asked.
"This battle focuses on the heart!"
Gongyang Shuo said respectfully: "When the two armies are fighting, our army can let the elite of the Tengjia Army fight against the Qi Army, and let the other armies fight against the Lu State."
"The Tengjia Army is the elite of our Huai Army. The Qi Army is definitely no match and suffered heavy losses. However, the Lu State is facing off against an ordinary Huai Army whose combat power is only slightly stronger than Lu's. As a result, the Lu State's casualties must be far lower than those of Lu. Qi State."
"It is human nature to worry not about scarcity but about inequality. If Qi's losses were more serious than those of Lu, how could Qi have no ideas?"
"At that time, the Qi State will definitely think that the Lu State has not contributed, and the Lu State will feel that it has been wronged. There is a gap between the two countries, so the Qi-Lu coalition will be broken!"
"Okay, Gongyang Qing is worthy of being my minister of the Huai Kingdom, just as you said." Wang Sheng was very happy after hearing Gongyang Shuo's explanation and immediately agreed.
Immediately ordered the army to arrange their formation according to Gong Yangqing's plan.
In the Huaibei Plain, armies from both sides gathered. After each side sent its ministers to report the other side's sins, the armies of both sides began to fight.
This kind of war situation is a ritual war. That is, the two parties agree on a place and time, and arrange their troops to fight. However, this method of combat is becoming increasingly rare now. In a few decades, this kind of courtesy war will disappear.
With the sound of war drums, the armies of both sides slowly approached, and soon the armies of both sides were in close combat. The Tengjia Army showed amazing power at this moment.
The rattan armor with rhinoceros skin and elephant skin on the outside looks similar to leather armor, but its defensive power is far greater than that of leather armor. I saw the Qi soldiers slashing at the rattan armor with their long swords, unable to make any progress, and then the next second they fell. He was beheaded by Huai soldiers.
The soldiers of Qi State were blocked one after another, and the weapons of Huai State soldiers were quickly harvested. However, just a moment after the battle, Qi State's military formation was dented by Huai State, while the army of Lu State on the other side was fighting Huai Guo fought with equal strength.
Soon under the attack of the Tengjia Army, the Qi State suffered heavy casualties. The military formation was crumbling and continued to retreat. A large hole was torn open in the military formation between the Qi State and the Lu State. After Wang Sheng saw it, he directly dispatched an army to attack the flaw.
The Lu army was attacked on the flanks and was unable to withstand the attack. Under the attack from the front and the flanks, it took only a moment to resist and was defeated.
Seeing the defeat of the Qilu Allied Forces, Wang Sheng directly ordered the army to attack, and the rumble of chariots suddenly sounded, strangling the defeated army.
The front army collapsed, and the rear army immediately moved up in formation. Seeing that the opponent's army was in order and not in any disorder, Wang Sheng ordered Ming Jin to withdraw his troops and did not continue the pursuit.
After seeing that the Huai Army did not continue to pursue, the Qilu Allied Forces also breathed a sigh of relief. Today's battle made them aware of the gap between themselves and the Huai Army.
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The Qi-Lu coalition camp and the big tent were very lively. At this time, the generals of Qi and Lu were quarreling with red faces, and they were about to take action directly.
"Don't you, the Qi State, claim to have sharp armor and bravery in battle? If you hadn't been defeated today, causing our left wing to lose protection, how could the elite of the Lu State have been defeated!"
"Today's defeat is entirely your Qi country's responsibility!"
"Nonsense, don't we, the Qi State, know what the level of your Lu State is? You must have a secret deal with the Huai State. Otherwise, if you are not as strong as our Qi State, how can you stop the Huai State's armored soldiers?"
"It's so shameless to slander others!"
"Bang!" A muffled sound came, and everyone looked back, only to see the Qi coach looking at everyone with a gloomy face.
"enough!"
"I will truthfully report to you what happened today. Let's be dismissed!"
"Hmph, I will report to you the truth about what happened today!" The coach of Lu State snorted coldly. The two sides broke up unhappy.
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Huai and Qi Lu were fighting in the north of Huai. Gongyang said that there was a gap between Qi and Lu, so he should send elite troops to attack Qi, and Duke Zhao would follow. The Qi army collapsed, causing the Lu army to collapse. Qi and Lu became suspicious of each other, and the coalition forces dispersed. ——"Thirty-Six Strategies: Divorce Strategies"
