Two days later, Huang Zu successfully joined Bu Shuo.
Upon learning of his arrival, a group of cadres will rush out to greet him.
This group of spiritual troops who escaped from Qin marched from the northern border of Wu State to Shanyuguan. They had already eaten up all their supplies on the way. They had to walk hungry for two days before arriving here. At this time, the whole army was exhausted. There was a feeling of escaping from death, like returning home. While secretly relieved, I could no longer hold on.
Huang Zu and others were in a similar situation, with a miserable look on their faces and their armor crooked.
"General Bu Shuo."
"Fortunately, Huang Shuai is fine..."
"General Ye..."
"Haha, Brother Bu, long time no see..."
When the two sides met, it was natural to exchange pleasantries, and the faces of the generals also showed joy.
After some greetings, Bu Shuo quickly turned to the side and stretched out his hand: "Quick, please, Marshal Huang."
When everyone arrived at the tent, Bu Shuo immediately ordered a general: "Quickly, set up a pot to make rice, take out the meat, and light a fire for the soldiers to keep warm..."
He knew that Huang Zu's food and grass were cut off, and the arrangements were in place. However, his military rank was not as high as Huang Zu's, so needless to say his attitude.
At this time, Huang Zu was completely relieved. After receiving the money, he first took a sip of hot tea, and then, under the concern and questioning of Bu Shuo and others, he roughly explained the matter.
After everyone heard this, they were all shocked. Bu Shuo couldn't help but said: "This King Qin's strategic plan is really terrible. How dare you plan such a big plan? Now that I think about it, it still makes people feel uneasy."
"We are all too careless. We should know that a generation of traitors will always use treacherous tactics." Huang Zu said, and then said: "In addition, the Wu army's 300,000 elite troops, except for General Xiang Mo, have probably been wiped out."
"This." All the generals looked at each other.
Huang Zu explained: "Huangfu Ye walked into Xiaoshan and fell into the siege strategy of Suyi Mountain. Food and grass were cut off, there was almost no water source, and there was no possibility of survival."
"It's just that during this period, the Wu army sent an urgent letter, but I ignored it because this soldier could not be sent out, otherwise, we would have to die in Qin, but I am a little worried that this matter may be resented by the King of Wu."
After listening to what he said, no one thought it was inappropriate. Instead, they said: "Shuai Huang is right not to go to support. The most important thing is that our troops can come out."
"That's right, Wu Jun's life and death has nothing to do with us. We can't put ourselves in danger just to save him." Someone else said.
Some people also analyzed: "Now that the Wu army has been destroyed, the Chu army has also been blocked in the pass. With the military reserves of the Xuan army, it is impossible for Hanzhou to come out before the supplies are exhausted. In this way, this battle to attack Qin will be impossible." , Wu and Chu have lost all their elite troops, and from now on, they will be unable to recover. Although our country has suffered losses, its foundation is still there, and we can completely withdraw."
"That's right." Bu Shuo received: "Now that we have joined forces with Huang Shuai, our army has reached Qin. I do not intend to attack Shanyu Pass again and sacrifice our soldiers in vain."
"Yes." Huang Zu nodded and had no objection to this. He said directly: "Hold your troops for now. After all, the king has not stopped the battle to attack Qin. Let's submit a letter first and get the king's order before we withdraw."
"What Huang Shuai said is absolutely true." All the generals agreed.
How could the Ling army regard the Chu army as more important than their own soldiers? They began to stay outside the pass and rested in the camp, waiting for King Ling's reply.
As for Hanzhou, who was eager to leave Qin, he could only bite the bullet and attack continuously, but as he continued to attack, he soon realized that something was wrong.
On this day, after another bloody battle, the total strength of the Chu army was only about 80,000. Moreover, after fighting for such a long time, their armaments could not be replenished and their arrows were almost exhausted.
After being attacked head-on by Yan Qi, Hanzhou was forced to withdraw his troops. After returning, his face was full of sadness and he said: "The situation has been wrong in the past two days. Compared with the past, the Ling Army obviously did not coordinate with our army. Something must have happened." ."
The deputy general said: "Well, if the Ling Army no longer attacks Shanyuguan from the outside, our army alone will not be able to defeat the Xuan Army."
Hearing what he said, the other generals also panicked, and there was a small commotion.
Han Zhou was about to speak, but at this moment, a spy ran in in a panic, knelt down and clasped his fists, and said urgently: "Commander Han, we just received military information. The main force of the Qin Army is gathering in the direction of Pingsha."
"What!?" Hearing this, Hanzhou was shocked and asked quickly: "Where are the Ling Army and Wu Army! Aren't the main forces of Su Yi and Sun Qi's troops heading towards Tongguan!"
"This... subordinates don't know." The spies returned truthfully. The intelligence of the Chu army's military situation could only be reported around the headquarters. It is impossible for Hanzhou to know that the Wu army has been destroyed and the Ling army has left.
At present, the attack is blocked and we are not making any progress. If the Qin army appears behind us again, it will be over!
Even though Han Zhou was the commander-in-chief of the army, he couldn't sit still. He looked slightly flustered and immediately pointed to a civil official: "Quick! As an envoy, go to Shanyuguan and ask Yan Qi to see you..."
At this time, the Chu army had just conquered the key point and was not far from Shanyuguan. After receiving the order, the civilian officials quickly arrived at the Xuan army and directly informed them of their intention.
After he left, the generals of the Xuan Army also began to discuss.
Wan Yong said: "In the past two days, the Ling Army has begun to stand still. Hanzhou invited Yan Shuai to talk to him at this time. There is no doubt that the Chu Army has no choice."
"Yes, and it is very possible that the Chu army is in danger of being destroyed. Otherwise, its envoys would not be so respectful." Someone else said.
Xie Hongling thought for a while and suggested: "In my opinion, Commander Yan does not need to pay attention to Hanzhou. How should we defend it?"
"There is something wrong with this." Yan Qi pondered for a moment and said, "The two armies are fighting, and the enemy's commander has made this request. If I don't respond, it will appear that we are stingy and cowardly, and it will not sound good if it is spread out."
"This..." The generals looked at each other, and Xie Hongling said: "If Commander Yan wants to meet with Hanzhou, I will ask to go with him, in case Hanzhou has bad intentions."
Hearing this, Yan Qi was immediately overjoyed. Without even thinking about it, he said happily: "With General Hongling here, I have no worries."
Subsequently, according to the agreed location, both the Chu army and the Xuan army sent an elite cavalry team, accompanied by a general, to protect their respective commanders.
That afternoon, the two sides stayed at a distance, leaving a sufficient buffer zone.
Then, the coaches of the two armies lightly hit the horse's belly, and held a pre-battle meeting in the middle.
After meeting, Hanzhou took the lead in offering his hand: "General Yanqi, you are well."
"Shanghao, General Han is polite." Yan Qi also bowed his hand.
Both of them were wearing commander's armor, and both were riding war horses, with their horses' heads facing each other. There was a short distance between them, and behind them were their respective elite cavalry, watching nervously.
