The Huai State army did not continue to pursue, and Jin Hou Chong'er fled in embarrassment. Finally, he stopped in the state of Zuo, and then regrouped the army.
"My lords, this defeat is my fault, please don't worry about it!" After retreating all the way to the Zuoguo camp, the Marquis of Jin took the responsibility first.
"Your Majesty, this defeat is not due to war. Heavenly fire has come to the world. What can I do?" Hu Qing shook his head and said.
"Is this Huai Kingdom really protected by destiny?" Zhao Qing said bitterly.
Wei Qing said: "It wasn't destiny. If it was really protected by destiny, Shang would not have been defeated by King Wu in the past. It should be a coincidence, yes it is a coincidence!"
Several people came up with excuses one after another, otherwise they would not be able to convince themselves that the fire and wind that day was too bizarre.
"How are the military casualties?" Chong'er asked.
"The casualties in the army are not high, but the morale is low and they are unable to fight anymore. The Huai Kingdom did not pursue them too far." Hu Qing shook his head and said.
Everyone also breathed a sigh of relief.
"It seems that this sky fire was not caused by the Huai Kingdom. Otherwise, if there is such a great opportunity, how could we do it again today? I'm afraid we will be escorted to Huai'an!" Hu Qing comforted.
"After this great defeat, morale is low and casualties are high. We are no longer able to fight anymore. Retreat!" said the Marquis of Jin.
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After the Huaiguo victory, the army did not stop and directly led the army back to support. Sun Shuao led the army to march quickly along the canal, and arrived at Weiyang in less than two days. At this time, the Chu and Yue armies were besieging the city of Zhenjiang, which was located to the south of the Yangtze River and across the river from Weiyang.
The moat outside Zhenjiang City connected to the Yangtze River, and the Chu-Vietnam allied forces could not cut off its flow, and there were also Huai navy troops on the river. The Chu-Vietnam coalition besieged it several times, but with the cooperation of the Huai navy and the Zhenjiang defenders, they were defeated one after another.
Xiong Ling looked at the Zhenjiang City in front of him, which had only three thousand defenders, with a gloomy and terrifying expression.
Huai's 30,000-strong army was defeated, but the allied forces of Chu and Yue suffered a bloody blow in Zhenjiang City.
Zhenjiang is the throat of the Huai State guarding the Yangtze River. If you cross Zhenjiang and want to cross the river, it is tantamount to handing your back to the Huai State. Therefore, even if the Chu-Vietnam allied forces reach the edge of the Yangtze River, they will not dare to cross the river. What's more, after crossing the river, there is Weiyang City on the other side.
Weiyang City is the same as Zhenjiang City, so Chu State can only capture at least one of these two places.
But Xiong Ling never expected that a mere three thousand people would block his forty thousand troops here, making it difficult for him to advance even an inch.
"The enemy has a navy to help them, and the moat is so wide that our army cannot cross it. They attack with a large army and are attacked by giant boats. Our army has no navy, how can we stop it?" said Wen Shu, a doctor of the Yue Kingdom.
"Why don't we use wood to connect them together, and send a large army to attack and burn the big ship on the moat!" A trace of cruelty flashed in Xiong Ling's eyes!
This approach is completely using human lives, and the casualties will be extremely staggering, but if it succeeds, the ship can indeed be burned down.
"We can't wait any longer. If we wait for the Huai Kingdom to mobilize its army, we will have no chance!" Xiong Ling gritted his teeth and made an immediate decision.
The next day, the army attacked again, but it was different from before. This time, the Chu-Vietnam coalition troops were carrying wooden signs.
The army blocked it with wooden signs and soon arrived near the moat. Then they saw a large ship approaching. Arrows rained down for a while. The soldiers of Chu and Yue suffered heavy casualties. However, the coalition forces of the two countries did not retreat. Instead, they risked their lives. The arrows connected the wooden signs with ropes.
These wooden signs have been smeared with fire-igniting grease. When the big ship comes, they will immediately surround the wooden signs in a series. A group of people rushed up and set the wooden sign on fire. The Huai navy quickly wanted to evacuate, but found that the front and rear had been blocked.
Seeing that the big ship was set on fire, the morale of the Chu and Yue allied forces was greatly boosted, and they immediately sent troops to attack Zhenjiang again. Just as the Chu-Vietnam coalition attacked, a large army had quietly landed on the riverside.
Pioneer Chen Yi commanded three thousand vine armor soldiers to land first, and then led the scouts to the battlefield.
Chen Yi also came from a duke clan. His ancestor was a concubine of Zijue, and his surname was changed to Chen. He was also a talented person in the duke clan of Huai State.
At this time, the battlefield has become extremely intense. It can be said that the two countries of Chu and Yue are fighting for their lives.
He wanted to capture Zhenjiang City. Seeing this situation, Chen Yi had no nonsense and immediately took the lead and led the army straight to the Chu-Vietnam alliance.
The Chu-Vietnam coalition did not expect that an enemy would attack from the flanks. The battle formation had no time to turn, and the Huai army had already rushed in front of them. The three thousand Tengjia Army are all the best among the best.
The army charged forward and instantly defeated the Chu-Vietnam Allied Army's central army. The Tengjia Army was like a sharp sword, easily piercing through the Chu-Vietnam Allied Army's formation.
Immediately afterwards, the Chu-Vietnam coalition was like a group of lambs waiting to be slaughtered. Under the charge of the army, the Chu-Vietnam coalition suffered numerous casualties.
Chen Yi took the lead and broke through the military formation. "Da Qian is there, charge me!"
Chen Yi roared loudly, followed by hundreds of soldiers around him, and everyone rushed forward like cutting through thorns and waves. The guards around Dahu saw how powerful the Tengjia Army was, so they took Xiong Ling and Yuejun to evacuate. However, Xiong Ling was determined not to do so and led his guards to personally kill these vine-armed soldiers.
As a result, the Chu army was defeated as soon as they made contact, and Xiong Ling also died in the formation. When Yue Jun saw this, he did not dare to stay at all and fled under the leadership of his guards.
Chen Yi killed the general and captured the flag, and the Chu-Vietnam coalition suddenly fell into chaos. At this time, the follow-up army of the Huai Army also arrived. The Chu-Vietnam coalition collapsed and the soldiers fled.
The Chu-Vietnam coalition was defeated, and the Huai soldiers who had been retreating to Meili attacked one after another. They were constantly blocked along the way, and the 40,000 coalition troops suffered heavy casualties. Not even one out of ten people can escape back to Yue.
Just as Chen Yi sent troops to deal with the Chu-Vietnam coalition, the Huai army on the other side was dispatched. The Chu army, which was entangled with the Huai army in Han, was caught off guard and was directly defeated. The 50,000 Chu army fell apart. Qu Lie and Xiong Tao led the remnants of the Chu army. The army fled through Chaoguo.
The Chu army suffered heavy losses, and after the Chu army that attacked Zhong learned the news of the Chu army's defeat, they retreated overnight. So far, the Chu State has sent out an army of 110,000, but less than 70,000 have been able to return home safely. It can be said that their muscles and bones are broken.
After the Huai State defeated the Chu State, they did not pursue it. The battle was held in the Huai State, and the Huai State suffered heavy losses. At the same time, Wang Yue was seriously ill, and the Huai State could not start the war at this time.
Therefore, after defeating the coalition forces, Sun Shuao led the army back.
After Wang Yue heard that the army was victorious, he finally felt relieved, and then sent someone to Zhongguo to summon the enemy, and at the same time rewarded those who had made meritorious services.
Wang Yue had been dragging his illness to deal with state affairs with the assistance of Sun Shuao, and at the same time he also began to make funeral arrangements. After using the destiny artifact, Wang Yue felt that he had little time left.
The news that Huai State once again defeated the overlords of the princes spread quickly. Although the allied forces of the princes were not destroyed this time, it still shocked the world. This meant that although the Huai Kingdom did not have Emperor Zhou appoint Fang Bo, almost all the vassal states considered the Huai Kingdom to be the overlord of the vassals.
After decades, the Huai Kingdom once again dominated the world, and many small countries began to pay tribute to the Huai Kingdom.
