After the Huai army captured one side of Kuimen, it was natural that the other side could not be defended. The Shanyue soldiers climbed over the mountains one by one and shuttled quickly through the mountains.
Each of these soldiers wore rattan armor and were only equipped with horizontal knives, hook locks, flying claws and bows and arrows. They were far lighter in the mountains than the Chu soldiers equipped with iron armor. After these Shanyue soldiers climbed onto the cliff, the few Chu defenders were either killed, fled, or surrendered.
The Huai Kingdom quickly occupied Kuimen. Because the water flow in Kuimen was fast and was not conducive to sailing, the Huai Kingdom's army disembarked from Kuimen. After crossing Kuimen, they continued to advance towards Jiangzhou.
When the King of Chu learned that Kuimen had been lost, he was horrified and quickly summoned an army to stop Huai. The army of Chu State rushed to Jiangdu one after another.
Sun Bin was not in a hurry to attack, but asked the army behind to repair the road to ensure that the army's retreat was smooth. Sun Bin's expedition brought a large number of craftsmen from the Mohist and Gongshu families.
Some of these craftsmen stayed behind to command the people behind to repair the roads, and some followed the army.
The news that Huai State had conquered Kuimen shocked the entire Western Chu State, and the King of Chu recruited a large number of soldiers to attack Sun Bin. It's just that the most elite army of Chu State has already gone to attack Qin State. Although there are many remaining troops, their strength is far from Sun Bin's opponent.
Sun Bin led 20,000 elite troops to continuously attack seven cities and defeated tens of thousands of Chu troops. Then the army marched straight in and arrived outside Jiangzhou City. The Huai State army came to the city, and the Chu State was shocked. The Chu State once again felt the danger of annihilation.
It's just that compared to the previous Chu State, where the kings were scattered all over the country, the current Western Chu State is much more united. In addition, Jiangzhou City is a mountain city with a dangerous terrain, far from being comparable to Yingdu. In addition, there are tens of thousands of troops in the city. Therefore, the King of Chu ordered the Badi army to return for reinforcements while ordering the soldiers in the city to defend.
When Hanzhong and Brazil learned that Huai's army was approaching the city, they were shocked and mobilized their armies to prepare for the king. It's just that the army in Brazil has been fighting with the Qin army for a long time. If they want to withdraw, the Qin army will not agree.
Sima Cuo had long regarded these Chu troops as military exploits, so how could he let them escape. Hanzhong could only send people to make the soldiers who attacked Qin retreat. At the same time, he once again recruited soldiers to go to Jiangzhou King Qin.
After the war between Qin, Western Chu, and Huai began, the three kingdoms of Korea, Zhao, and Wei once again formed a three-jin coalition to attack Qin. Han and Wei detoured to Anyi and directly attacked Hexi, while Zhao State attacked Qin State's Shangjun with a large army.
The Qin army, which was fighting against the Western Chu State, was suddenly attacked by the Three Jin Dynasties, and several cities were captured in succession. Upon learning of the sneak attack by the three Jin coalition forces, King Qin looked gloomy, appointed Gongsun Yan as general, and mobilized a large army to resist the three Jin coalition forces.
At the same time, just after Huai State attacked Western Chu State, Qi State, which had been eager to try for a long time, attacked Huai State again. Huai State had already prepared for Qi State's attack. Before Qi State's army was dispatched, the secret guards had already sent back the news that Qi State had secretly recruited soldiers and hoarded grain and grass.
Huai State's army gathered, and Qi State's 200,000 troops attacked Huai, but were easily blocked by Huai State.
At this time, the Qi State was no longer the powerful Qi State during the period of King Qi Wei, but the Huai State was thriving. Wang Xu sent his son Ji as the chief general to lead the army against Qi. Young Master Ji Nai is the most talented disciple of the Wang family in the art of command and war.
He studied military strategism under Sun Bin. Although he was not as good as Sun Bin, his commandership and military strategy were also great talents in his 90s.
With him commanding the army, Qi had no chance. Prince Ji commanded the army and was not in a hurry to launch a counterattack. Instead, he let the army defend and lure the Qi army to attack the city.
At the same time, Gongzi Ji sent cavalry to harass the Qi army and attacked the Qi army's food road. The Qi army was harassed by these cavalry.
The cavalry of Huai State is different from the cavalry of Zhao State. Zhao State is located in the north and has many barbarians and is proficient in riding and shooting, while the cavalry of Huai State is more like mounted infantry.
These cavalry move quickly with the help of horses. In combat, they dismount and use crossbows and crossbows. Of course, these cavalry can also use crossbows and crossbows on horses to attack. It's just not as skilled as Zhao's cavalry.
In this era, the cavalry did not have stirrups, and even the saddles were very crude. To be able to fight on a horse required extremely strong riding skills, and the legs had to be clamped against the horse's belly.
The Qi State sent soldiers to besiege, but the infantry could not catch up with the cavalry. Instead, they were killed by the cavalry with crossbows. If the Qi army was small in number and not in formation, the Huai State cavalry would even take the opportunity to rush forward and defeat it.
If the Qi army is large in number and arranged in formation, they will release crossbow arrows from a distance to harass and attack. The Qi army sent chariots to pursue the cavalry. Although the chariots were faster than the infantry, they still could not catch up with the cavalry.
At the same time, the cavalry can also use their flexibility to separate the Qi army's chariots and soldiers, and then encircle and kill them.
For a time, they were helpless against the Huai cavalry and could only send out large armies to protect the grain roads.
Because of the harassment of the cavalry, the Qi army's attack on the city was not smooth. The Qi army braved the rain of Huai's arrows to attack the city and suffered heavy casualties. As for the ladder engineering equipment, Huai's crossbows fired rockets and burned them.
Prince Ji was not in a hurry to defeat Qi. Instead, he slowly bled Qi and waited until Qi's soldiers were exhausted. Then he sent out a large army to defeat Qi in one battle. In this way, Qi State can be successfully defeated, and Huai State's casualties will be much smaller.
Yan State, Jicheng.
After more than ten years of hard work and reform, the Yan State is now well-equipped with troops and food. At this time, the Yan State can be said to be at the pinnacle of its national power.
The heroic young prince Shen had become the middle-aged King Yan. At that time, a large number of talents were attracted through the Golden Platform, allowing the Yan Kingdom to complete the reform.
In the past ten years or so, Yan State defeated Donghu, attacked Loufan, and expanded its territory thousands of miles away, making Yan State a big country with an area of two thousand miles. However, most of the land in Yan State is grassland. Not only is the population sparse, but the climate is also cold, which is not conducive to farming.
King Shen of Yan sighed: "The prosperity of Yan State today is due to the contributions of all the talented people. I heard that Qi State's 200,000 troops were at war with Huai State, and wanted to seize the land of Huaisi. A few years ago, they fought with Wei and Zhao. Fighting for land, this time it can be said that we have made enemies on all sides. In the past, Qi State lost three Jins in a row, and attacked Yan State from the north, almost destroying Yan State."
"If it weren't for the help of Zhao and Wei, our Yan State would have been destroyed for a long time. Now our Yan State is strong and powerful, but Qi State is trapped in the Huai State War. Now may be the best time to deal with Qi State!"
Leyi, the Prime Minister of the State of Yan, stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, now is indeed the time to deal with the State of Qi. The State of Qi has 400,000 soldiers, half of which are fighting against the State of Huai. The remaining 200,000 are scattered on the border and Linzi. We can just wait and see. Gather your forces to attack Qi."
"When we attack Qi State, Qi State will definitely be in chaos. Huai State will definitely not miss this opportunity. How can Qi State be our opponent of Yan State by then?"
(End of chapter)
