Chapter 95
"A bunch of trash!"
In the large tent of the Chinese army, under Xiang Feng's sharp gaze, the generals of the Chu army lowered their heads and remained silent. The atmosphere in the big tent was extremely depressing, as if even the air had solidified.
Tonight can be said to be a great humiliation for the Chu army and Xiang Feng. The hundreds of thousands of troops were attacked by a mere thousand cavalry.
Moreover, the more than a thousand cavalry were allowed to run away, leaving no one behind. However, our own side lost thousands of men and horses, and almost the entire camp fell into chaos.
Fortunately, the Tang army on the opposite side did not make any move, otherwise the Chu army's situation would only be worse tonight.
Xiang Feng sat cross-legged on the general's seat, filled with anger.
He looked at his subordinates with their heads lowered, not daring to look directly into his eyes, and none of them dared to take responsibility.
"Who is responsible for the defense of Beiyingmen tonight?" Xiang Feng asked in a deep voice.
The general standing at the end trembled and hurriedly ran out, cupped his hands and said, "It is the last general who is responsible for reporting back to the general."
"The enemy is attacking, why didn't you notice it? Where have you been?" Xiang Feng asked sharply.
The general trembled suddenly and replied tremblingly: "My subordinate, I thought that no one would attack the camp, so I went back to sleep."
"What a thought! Come here! Pull him out and behead him!" Xiang Feng slammed the table, making everyone tremble.
"General, have mercy! General, have mercy! General, have mercy..." The general was quickly dragged out by the guards.
In the camp, all the Chu army generals were as well-behaved as rabbits, fearing that Xiang Feng's anger would be vented on themselves at the next moment.
"Pan Lin!"
"The general is here!" Pan Lin stood up with confidence. After all, he was the only one who went to chase the enemy.
But when I thought about it carefully, I realized that I didn't even stop an enemy. Instead, I was knocked off the horse by the opponent. Suddenly I was stunned. I lowered my head and didn't dare to raise my head to confront Xiang Feng.
Xiang Feng took a deep breath, looked at the others and yelled: "Such a big thing happened in the camp, and no one except Pan Lin took action to meet the enemy! What are they doing to eat!"
"The general is guilty! Please punish me, general!" All the generals accepted the crime in unison, and each one was so scared that they were sweating profusely.
"Punishment? Now that you are punished, who will fight against the Tang army!" Xiang Feng directly smashed the table in front of him to pieces.
The generals were immediately frightened and knelt on the ground, sweat dripping on the ground like rain.
Xiang Feng snorted coldly and ordered: "Except for Pan Lin, everyone else will receive thirty military sticks on their own after this battle!"
"promise!"
No one dared to object to this punishment. Xiang Feng was famously domineering among the Chu army, and even the king of Chu wanted to give him three points.
"Pan Lin!"
"The general is here!"
"Although we didn't stop the enemy tonight, we still have merit. This general will ask for credit for you." Xiang Feng hit the other generals with a stick and gave Pan Lin a sweet date.
"Thank you, General!" Pan Lin thanked him excitedly.
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On the other side, in the mountain forest fifty miles away from the Chu army camp, Qin Yu led his cavalry to rest here.
On the weak campfire, there were several hams, which were roasted and sizzling.
Everyone held a toasted steamed bun in their hands, lifted up their masks and ate the steamed buns.
Qin Yu, Gongsun Qi and Qin Yuan sat in front of a bonfire. Qin Yu was eating steamed buns leisurely and contentedly, but Gongsun Qi and Qin Yuan's expressions were not very good.
"What's the matter? One of our brothers didn't lose anything, and we even caused trouble in the Chu army's camp. Why are you two still looking so bad?" Qin Yu put down the steamed buns and said with a smile.
Gongsun Qi held his breath and threw the wood in his hand into the fire, "We all made a fuss in the Chu army camp, but Yuchi Xiong didn't make any movement at all!"
"That's right, if General Wei Chixiong can send troops while we are causing trouble in the Chu army's camp, he will be able to catch the Chu army by surprise!" Qin Yuan was also very angry.
Qin Yuan had come into contact with Yuchixiong. Yuchixiong was a general second only to Qin Zhen in the Tang Dynasty. He shouldn't have been unable to seize such an opportunity. Why did he stand still this time?
Qin Yu knew why the two of them had such a bad look on their faces, and instead laughed.
"So you're unhappy about this kind of thing. That's totally unnecessary. You might as well have a good sleep." Qin Yu said and lay down.
Gongsun Qi looked at Qin Yu and asked, "Sir, did you expect that Yuchi Xiong would not send troops?"
Qin Yu lay with his legs crossed, "It's not that I expected it, but I didn't think at all that relying on us, we can get Yuchixiong to send troops and turn the tide of the war."
"Don't forget that our purpose is to be annoying mosquitoes and bite the Chu army from time to time, not to turn the tide of the war."
When Qin Yu planned to send troops, he had already thought it through.
This dispatch of troops can be said to be an unauthorized action. To put it nicely, it is to support the frontline operations, but if you go deeper, it is a capital crime.
This is also the reason why Qin Yu did not use the flag of the Tang Army, but the flag of the Qi Army.
Therefore, Qin Yu didn't care whether Yuchi Xiong would send troops.
Qin Yu had only one purpose, which was to make the Chu army feel that there was always trouble around him. Once the troops were divided, there might be danger.
Only in this way will the Chu army not divide their troops and go to Cang County.
"You guys just think too much and think too far. Of course, this is not a bad thing, but given your current status and situation, it will only increase your troubles."
Gongsun Qi and Qin Yuan looked at each other, somewhat understanding, but they still felt a little uncomfortable in their hearts. They always felt that Yu Chixiong was really nothing this time, and they couldn't seize such a good opportunity.
At this time, Qin Yu suddenly sat up and took down the barbecue from the fire.
"Tomorrow, let's go to Chu State and see if we can get something done."
Qin Yu's words shocked Gongsun Qi and Qin Yuan, and they went to visit the Chu Kingdom! This is too bold.
But looking at Qin Yu's face, it was not a joke, and the two of them couldn't help but feel worried.
"Sir, would it be too dangerous for a thousand of us to go to Chu?" Qin Yuan asked.
Qin Yu said with a smile: "The Chu State is very powerful. I think no one dares to attack the Chu State. In addition, the Chu army is attacking so fast now. I would never have thought that we would invade the Chu State."
"Having said that, this is still too risky, sir." Qin Yuan still disagreed with Qin Yu's plan.
If something unexpected happened to Qin Yu, it would be difficult for him to explain it to his old lord Qin Zhen.
Qin Yu's face darkened and he said in a deep voice: "If you don't agree, go back to Cang County and take over Lao Huang's position. Don't stay here anymore."
Seeing Qin Yu trying to drive him away, Qin Yuan never expected.
"This subordinate will not return to Cang County. Since the Lord has decided so, I will naturally follow him to the end!" Qin Yuan expressed his position hurriedly.
Qin Yu glanced at Qin Yuan, then took out the map from his arms and spread it out on the ground.
"Gongsun Qi, please tell me where our first goal should be after entering the Chu Kingdom."
Gongsun Qi didn't even look at the map, so he held up his hands and said: "Sir, our first target, I think it can be Xiangting, the grain storage place of Chu State!"
Qin Yu looked up at Gongsun Qi in surprise. He didn't expect that this boy was bolder than him and was about to attack the Chu army's food and grass land.
