Pei Zong first withdrew to Deyang and ran to Moyou. There is no need to say more about the soldiers of Wu who followed.
By evening, the Qin army completely captured the entire naval camp, and then began to clean the battlefield.
The decisive battle on the Yangtze River is drawing to a close.
The next morning.
Countless warships were approaching from the river, and Xiao Yuan's royal boat was located in the middle.
Looking at this scene, Wei Qing said excitedly: "The king is here!"
The battle wound on his shoulder had been simply bandaged, and he was still wearing armor.
The military doctor was still beside him and couldn't help but said: "General, although this injury is not fatal, you still need to recover well and don't wear armor anymore."
"Hey? It doesn't matter. There is no reason not to get injured when fighting on the battlefield. As a general, how can you be without armor." Wei Qing said without caring.
"This." The military doctor didn't dare to say anything more.
People here were looking forward to it, and before long, countless warships also approached the shore.
At this moment, hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Qin Army, either standing on the boat or standing on the shore, began to raise their arms and shout in unison amid the fluttering black flags.
Under the loud shouts and shouts, morale is like a rainbow!
Qin Wu whipped his whip and conquered the Yangtze River.
After arriving at the south bank, Xiao Yuan was followed by Jia You and other counselors. As soon as he arrived, Wei Qing quickly stepped forward, knelt down on one knee, cupped his fists and said loudly: "Your Majesty! The remnants of the Wu army have withdrawn to Deyang!"
"Okay!" Xiao Yuan was overjoyed and stretched out his hand to pull him up. He was about to pat his shoulder and praise him, but his sharp eyes discovered that traces of blood were leaking from his armor shoulders.
This blood was caused by the wound he had just raised and clasped his fists.
"Are you injured?" Xiao Yuan frowned.
Wei Qing forced a smile and said, "My lord, it's not in your way. Why worry about a minor injury."
At this time, a partial general also began to say: "Your Majesty, the knife wound on General Wei's shoulder is almost to the bone. The military doctor has already told the general to take good care of himself and not to wear armor anymore, but the general just doesn't listen..."
"This is unreasonable!" Xiao Yuan was furious when he heard this, and immediately shouted: "Come here! Drag Wei Qing down!"
ah! ? The people around were shocked, but the guards didn't care so much. After the king's order, they immediately stepped forward, holding Wei Qing to the left and right, and prepared to leave.
"Help him down! Help him down!" Xiao Yuan shouted hurriedly again, "Keep an eye on him! Do everything as instructed by the military doctor!"
He cared so much, and everyone felt sorry for it, and couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Wei Qing shouted: "Your Majesty! I will be fine! I will help you capture Deyang!"
"Presumptuous!" Xiao Yuan stretched out his hand and pointed: "It can't be cured! Your life is in jeopardy!"
Wei Qing was forcibly taken down to recover from his injuries. Jia You couldn't help but sigh: "General Wei Qing is brave and good at fighting. He opened up the territory for our Qin State and is loyal. He is really a good general of the country..."
"Wei Qing is the only one who gets caught in the battle and charges!" Xiao Yuan also praised.
Next, there was no doubt that the Qin army held a military discussion.
Deyang was the first big city to attack southward after crossing the Yangtze River.
On this point, Xiao Yuan adopted Su Yi's suggestion and took advantage of the enemy's weakening power to annihilate all the Wu army's effective forces in one go.
He ordered all the officers and men in the army to rest for a day at the Wu Army Navy Camp. The next day, he sent his troops south and attacked Deyang directly.
The next morning, Deyang City Head.
At this time, after Pei Zong gathered all the remaining soldiers, the total number of troops was about 10,000, and they were already stationed in the city.
When the two armies are fighting, intelligence on horse detection is naturally indispensable.
Not long after, a soldier hurried up.
"Report~~~~"
"General, the King of Qin has gathered all his troops and is heading towards Deyang, which is less than thirty miles away!"
"Explore again!" Pei Zong waved his hand, his face solemn.
"No!" the soldier took the order and left.
After he left, Xiang Mo said with worry on his face: "Old General, judging from this, Huangfu Yuqi's entire army may have been wiped out."
"That's right." Pei Zong said: "Otherwise, King Qin would not have attacked me, Deyang, so quickly."
"Then, the Qin army has hundreds of thousands of people. How can our army hold it with the current strength alone?" Xiang Mo said worriedly: "Moreover, the food, grass and weapons are all in the navy camp, and the arrows we carry are simply not enough." It’s not enough.”
Pei Zong didn't understand what he said, but he took a deep breath and said quietly:
"Deyang is an important gateway behind the Yangtze River. We have no choice but to retreat."
"This..." Xiang Mo didn't know what to say. Deyang couldn't retreat, so he just stayed here. When the Qin army came, wouldn't it be a dead end?
Thinking of this, he rolled his eyes, smiled dryly and said: "Old general, you know you can't hold it, but you still hold on. Doesn't this mean that the sacrifice of the soldiers was in vain?"
"But we have no choice." Pei Zong said: "If we retreat again, the Qin army will march straight in and sweep across the entire Wu region. Therefore, we must fight if we can't fight the Deyang battle."
"Okay." Xiang Mo said nothing more, but secretly glanced at Pei Zong, and then calmly lowered the city defense.
A moment later, at the city gate.
Xiang Mo rode a war horse and held a long sword. He raised his sword and shouted: "Open the door!"
He was a general, how could the soldiers disobey him? He quickly lowered the bolt and slowly opened the tall city gate.
There was a squeaking sound, and before the city gate could be opened, Xiang Mo already hit the horse's butt and galloped out.
Horse hooves trampled the ground. Pei Zong was still at the top of the city. He leaned over and looked around. He already understood.
Xiang Mo escaped alone!
He couldn't help but smile secretly, feeling helpless and ridiculous at the same time.
Out of curiosity, some generals around him couldn't help but ask: "General Xiang Mo, this is..."
"Ah." Pei Zong came back to his senses, glanced at the general, and said with a forced smile: "He has been ordered to move reinforcements. We only need to hold on for a few days to relieve the crisis in Deyang."
What else can he say now? This is the only way to stabilize the final military morale.
When the general heard this, he suddenly realized: "So that's the case. I think the royal court must also be prepared."
"Of course." Pei Zong responded and then ordered: "Please cheer up the soldiers. Under Deyang City, we must give the Qin army a head-on attack!"
"promise!"
Thirty miles away, in the afternoon of the same day, the Qin army had arrived outside Deyang.
However, after the march, the soldiers were tired and it was not suitable to attack immediately. Xiao Yuan ordered a temporary camp to rest for one night. At the same time, he also made detailed arrangements for tomorrow's siege in the Chinese army's tent.
Although Deyang is large and the city is solid, Wu's army only has more than 10,000 people. It is simply impossible to defend it.
Xiao Yuan did not intend to let the war stalemate any longer. The next morning, he directly ordered a strong attack on Deyang.
There are city defenses everywhere, and the plain outside is covered with black armor and red tassels.
The trebuchets one after another were pushed forward, and at the command, they began to move one after another.
Oil jars were bombarded all over the city wall, and the fire was shining everywhere. General Qin also pointed his sword:
"Siege the city——"
