Chu Army, Hanzhou Department.
After the disagreement with Huang Zu, the Chu army left Suicheng, entered Pingsha, and turned to attack Shanyuguan.
On the Allied side, King Ling indeed mobilized a force to attack from outside the pass in order to respond to the troops within the pass.
After Hanzhou got the news, it can be imagined that it regarded Shanyuguan as its entire hope. Then, people inside and outside the pass began to launch a pincer attack on Shanyuguan.
It's just that the Xuan army was stationed at the dangerous pass, with a total of 200,000 troops. The food, grass and weapons were inexhaustible. Even if they were divided into two sides, there could still be 100,000 troops on one side. What's more, there was a dangerous passage in the pass, which became a fatal place for the Chu army. .
In this case, with the advantages of military strength and dangerous passes, there is absolutely no problem for the Xuan army to defend for several months. However, in the face of the Chu army's offensive from inside the pass, the Qin army has not been seen for a long time. In addition, the Xuan army fought bloody battles and the number of casualties increased. The straight rise made Yan Qi feel angry.
But he can't do it if he doesn't defend. If Shanyu Pass is broken, it will not only disrupt King Xuan's strategic plan, but also the 200,000 Xuan troops will die without a burial place.
At the moment, Han Zhou, the commander of the Chu army, is organizing the next strong attack. The food and grass on his side are almost exhausted. Today, he is killing horses to satisfy his hunger. He is preparing to give the soldiers a good meal, increase their combat power, and strive to break through this mountain. close.
Inside the tent, the lieutenant general said: "The war is now at this point. In the opinion of the last general, we should mobilize again and tell the soldiers that if we don't break the barrier, everyone will die here! In this way, the soldiers above and below will definitely fight bravely to kill the enemy!"
"Yes." Hearing this, Hanzhou nodded in agreement and said, "We have cooperated with Bu Shuo several times and have reached a certain tacit understanding. Once our army launches an offensive, Bu Shuo's side will do the same, whether it is from outside the pass. Break, or break within the pass, once Shanyu Pass is shaken, we will succeed..."
The Bu Shuo he mentioned was the commander of Lingguo's support force, who was currently gathering outside Shanyu Pass. He had previously collaborated with Hanzhou and others to tackle key problems several times.
But what Hanzhou didn't know was that after being pushed back several times by Xuan Jun, Bu Shuo's military front was frustrated and he no longer had the vigor he had when he first arrived.
During the previous war, he clearly realized that Shanyuguan was not a short-term success.
At this time, Huang Zu's troops finally crossed mountains and rivers, braved the severe cold, and crossed several mountain ranges.
There are no longer mountains in front of us, but vast flat land, right at the foot of the mountains.
After coming out, Huang Zu couldn't wait to take the map from the deputy general's hand. After searching for a long time, he finally settled on a place. He couldn't help but said excitedly: "According to the mountains we crossed and the route we took, now we should It’s here!”
"Yes, this is it! We have left Qin! We have entered the border of Wu!"
He was right, this place was indeed north of the Yangtze River, in the territory of Wu State, and the mountains blocked most of the cold current, making the climate here also significantly warmer.
This was really not easy. They walked in the mountains for who knows how many days and passed through many places of life and death. Almost everyone looked embarrassed.
At this moment, under the embarrassment, there was uncontrollable joy and excitement, which was equivalent to escaping from death. After hearing the news, almost all the soldiers in the army began to raise their weapons and burst into cheers.
"Huang Shuai! We succeeded!" The deputy general said the same, his excited tone changed.
Xiang Mo was also excited to be able to survive, and he immediately clasped his fists and said, "Shuai Huang, since we have arrived at Wu, I will take my leave first!"
"Okay, okay." Of course Huang Zu had no reason to stop him. He also knew that Xiang Mo just wanted to return to Wudu.
The latter is a national general, and now he is within the country's borders. As long as his military card is shown, local officials are not allowed to fawn over him wherever he goes.
So Xiang Mo was in a hurry, and it could be said that he didn't want to stay any longer.
After the excitement subsided, a general from the Spirit Army came over and said, "Huang Shuai, our wounded troops are still deep in the mountains. Do we need to stay to support them?"
Hearing this, Huang Zu stopped his smile, thought about it seriously, and asked, "How much supplies do we have?"
"Not enough for two days."
"Well..." Huang Zu thought about it, and after a moment, he said decisively: "In this case, we can't wait for two days. Let's go to General Bu Shuo first. At the same time, we will send a letter to Bu Shuo and ask him to allocate a general. Detach your troops, prepare supplies, and come here to wait to pick up the wounded."
"Shuai Huang has thought carefully, so that's very good." The general clasped his fists and left.
Two days of food may not necessarily make it to Shanyu Pass, and Huang Zu can't wait here. Bu Shuo's army is outside Shanyu Pass. This information and detailed operations in Qin have been passed on to Huang Zu. Ancestor's.
After leaving the Qin Dynasty, due to material problems, the Ling army did not dare to delay and began to march lightly, preparing to join Bu Shuo.
Two days later.
Bu Shuo camp.
After cooperating with the Chu army, Bu Shuo still failed to break the barrier, and Bu Shuo became less and less confident.
Inside the tent, he walked back and forth for a few steps, stopped and said, "Shanyu Pass deserves to be the gateway of Qin. Now the Xuan Army has strong troops and no shortage of food and grass. Even if we continue to attack like this, I'm afraid it will be difficult to break through the pass. "
"Yes, after several battles, our army's strength has been severely reduced. It is not a good job to support the Allies." General Youbiao agreed.
Bu Shuo didn't want to fight anymore, but King Ling ordered him to take over, and he couldn't retreat.
At this moment, a messenger hurried in, knelt down on one knee, held up a letter with both hands and said: "General, this is a letter from Marshal Huang."
"What!?" Upon hearing this, Bu Shuo was startled at first, then hurriedly stepped forward, took out the letter, opened it and read it carefully.
After he finished reading, his face suddenly showed joy. When the generals saw this, they were naturally puzzled. Someone asked out of curiosity: "General, I don't know why you are so happy..."
Bu Shuo put away the letter and said with undiminished joy: "Our troops who were trapped in the Qin Dynasty have come out. General Huang asked me to send someone to respond."
ah? All the generals were stunned for a moment, and then they all became happy. One general said: "This is really great! Old General Huang deserves to be a veteran on the battlefield. He can turn the situation around in such a desperate situation."
"Yes, in this way, our army will have no worries..."
Listening to what everyone said, Bu Shuo looked around and said quietly: "Now that our army has successfully evacuated, is there any point in attacking this mountain pass again?"
The generals were startled, and then they all reacted. Someone immediately said: "Of course, we cannot let our soldiers die in battle and use the lives of our brothers to clear the way for other countries' armies!"
"That's right! How about attacking Shanyuguan? The general suggested that we should write to the king immediately."
There is no doubt that the reason why King Ling sent reinforcements was to open the way and meet Huang Zu. Now that Huang Zu has come out, how can they fight to the death in exchange for the Chu army.
