The next day, 80,000 Qin troops began to besiege Wudu from four directions: east, west, north, and south.
There is a Qin general at each of the four city gates, each leading an army of 20,000.
On the Wu Army side, there are two thousand forbidden troops who need to stay in the palace, and the number of defensive troops is around eight thousand.
Regarding the Qin army's siege deployment, Shao Lie quickly took corresponding countermeasures, defending the city on all sides and stationing two thousand forbidden troops.
Twenty thousand against two thousand is ten times more powerful than the enemy.
But there are too many examples of ancient city defense battles in which thousands of soldiers defended tens of thousands of troops.
Moreover, this is the last hope of Wu State, the last line of defense, and the strength of their resistance is conceivable.
Therefore, this battle in Wudu cannot be resolved in a day or two.
Under Su Yi's military order, the war broke out, and the blood of soldiers on both sides spilled across the city gates.
A fierce battle was going on here, and on the other side, Xiao Yuan also accelerated his march. He once again divided his troops into six groups from the main army, swept across the Wudi, and recovered a large area of the city.
The King of Wu wanted to use the forbidden army to delay Wu Du's defense time, and hoped that all places could continue to recruit young and strong reinforcements, but how could Xiao Yuan give him this opportunity.
Not to mention that officials from many places had been unable to receive the king's orders. Even the strong men who were temporarily captured were intercepted by the Qin cavalry and had no effect at all.
With the main force advancing, it can be said that there is no need to worry about Su Yi's rear.
At this moment, Xiao Yuan led an army of fifty thousand and had arrived outside Yueyang City.
He was dressed in black brocade clothes, with jade hairpins tied in his hair, and he was riding a war horse. Behind him was the neat formation of the Qin army, with flags flying and halberds standing in many places.
Not long after, the city gate opened, Yueyang County Governor Yuan Pei walked out quickly, walked to the front and back, knelt down directly on the ground, raised his hands high, and said seriously:
"Yuan Pei, the governor of Yueyang County, comes to see His Highness the King of Qin."
In his hand, he also held a brocade box high, and there was no doubt that it contained the official seal of the county governor.
As he said himself, in Yueyang, he was the governor, so he had the capital to surrender. Once he left, he would be nothing.
Xiao Yuan was silent for a moment at first, and then did not ask anyone to take his official seal. Instead, he stretched out his hand and said, "Master Yuan, please rise. I am very pleased to open this city now, and it is also for the sake of the people of the whole city."
Seeing this, Yuan Pei was secretly happy, but he did not dare to stand up or take back his official seal. He continued to submit the gesture and said quickly: "Your Majesty, in order to fight against the crime, sent his troops south to conquer the south of the Yangtze River. He obeyed the will of heaven and the people of the world. How dare you go against the will of heaven, little man?"
Everyone likes to hear good things, and Xiao Yuan is also a human being. He couldn't help but smile heartily, got off his horse, and stepped forward to help Yuan Pei up. "Today, the governors of many places in the south of the Yangtze River have fled with their money, which has caused frequent turmoil. The people's livelihood is stable and stable, which is really the result of Mr. Yuan. I cannot refuse the official title of county governor. I hope to continue to serve and contribute to the stability of the country, the country, and the local area."
Xiao Yuan's words indicated that he accepted his surrender and retained his official position. Yuan Pei couldn't help but be happy when he heard this. After being pulled up, he also said excitedly: "Your Majesty is really the hero of the world. I, I meet the Lord Ming today. If you die without regrets, please come to the city to rest, I have prepared a banquet to welcome you."
"Haha, okay, Mr. Yuan, please." Xiao Yuan smiled boldly.
"Ah, please, Your Majesty." Yuan Pei hurriedly bent down and stretched out his hands, looking flattering.
It is of course the best to be able to recapture Yueyang without bloodshed. The reason why Xiao Yuan did not take off Yuan Pei's official hat was because Jia You and Wang Su had strongly advised him on the way here.
The advice of the two counselors was basically the same. First of all, they explained the importance of Yueyang. Even though it was just a county, it had a huge effect.
Not moving Yuan Pei will make other officials in Wu even more willing to surrender.
It was also made for other nobles to see.
This is a political method, and if Xiao Yuan kills Yuan Pei now, it will have no effect.
At noon that day, in the county mansion, Xiao Yuan was sitting directly above him, and Yuan Pei naturally kept saying good things, praising him and flattering him.
In this case, Yueyang is equivalent to a smooth takeover situation, and it also declares that it will be easier for Wudi counties in the future.
At the same time, Chu Di, Huanyang County.
Because of the long march, the Chu State had sufficient time to prepare. The King of Chu's initial choice was the same as the King of Wu, to forcefully conquer the young and capture the strong men.
At this time, because the young and strong men had gathered in advance and came from various routes, Yanqi's 100,000 troops were surrounded layer by layer in the Huanyang area. Moreover, the 100,000 Qin troops were not concentrated together and were blocked. It became several pieces.
In the large tent of the Chinese army, on the sand table, the small flags of the Qin army were scattered, but they were not connected together. Some of them were even mixed with Chu flags in the middle. In all directions on the periphery, they were all clear Chu army strongholds.
Judging from this alone, the Qin army seemed to be surrounded to death.
But after studying the sand table and map, Yan Qi issued a combat order that night.
Today, our army's advance is blocked. The enemy has used the combined force to distribute heavy troops in our southeast and northwest areas in an attempt to divide the battlefield and prevent our main forces from joining together.
In view of the above issues, the highest military directive was agreed upon.
Order the 1st, 2nd and 5th Infantry to break through to the entrance of Huling.
Order the 3rd, 4th, and 6th Infantry to break through to Huangpi Mountain.
Order the 7th, 8th and 9th Infantry to break out towards the Huanyang River...
The above military operations are scheduled to be carried out at 10:10 on July 19th.
If the generals of various departments delay, refuse to advance out of fear of the enemy, or flee before the battle, they will be punished by military law!
This combat order was quickly passed from Falcon to the generals of various ministries.
The next day, at a quarter of the hour, a battle broke out on seven or eight fronts at the same time.
Judging from the sand table, the small flags of the Chu army began to be pulled out one after another in just two hours.
This battle involved a vertical front of more than 60 miles and a horizontal front of more than 100 miles, which shows the vastness of the battlefield.
But even on such a large battlefield, Yan Qi was able to sit in control of the central army and command the overall situation.
Although the various units of the Qin army broke out from different locations, after the battle, they surprisingly met in the same direction.
Later, Yan Qi turned around and directly fought the Chu army. The result is needless to say.
This combat operation of ordering various ministries was so large and affected that ordinary generals could not command it. It is not difficult to see Yan Qi's commanding ability. Otherwise, he would not be the commander-in-chief most valued by Queen Qin.
The defeat on the front line soon reached the Chu court. The King of Chu was in a panic, but he did not make a last-ditch effort like the King of Wu. In his opinion, if Yan Qi could not be stopped and the capital was trapped, sooner or later he would die. One piece.
At this time, he already had plans to flee south.
He also began to secretly transfer large amounts of gold and silver to other places.
