Chapter 100
Hundreds of thousands of armies collided together, like a giant hammer from heaven and earth, causing the heaven and earth to tremble.
Under the persistence of Chu Jiashi, the outstanding heavy armored infantry of the Chu army, the first wave of attacks by the Tang army's cavalry was frustrated, and subsequent infantry were unable to break through the Chu army's defense line.
The damage caused by the Chu army's archers to the Tang army was even greater. Before the Tang army's chariot approached the Chu army, the horses and people were shot into a hornet's nest.
Seeing that he was still unable to break through the Chu army's defense line, Yuchixiong was extremely anxious.
Du Tao on the side could only sigh helplessly.
The Chu warriors of the Chu army are famous all over the world. General Zhenguo once said that when facing the Chu warriors, you should not initiate a charge. You must use cavalry to harass them. As long as the Chu warriors act first, you will have a chance to defeat the enemy.
But Du Tao didn't want to say any of this, because Yu Chixiong wouldn't listen.
Just seeing so many soldiers sacrificed in vain made Du Tao feel sad!
At this moment, the Chu army suddenly changed its formation, and chariots rushed out of the formation.
The battlefield of the Chu army was like a sledge digging in the mud. Wherever it passed, there were stumps and broken arms, and it was able to break through the Tang army's offensive.
At the same time as the Chu army's chariots came out, the Chu army's Chang Ge soldiers came forward and relied on the cover of Chu soldiers to continuously harvest the enemy.
Xiang Feng sat in the middle of the army and watched this scene as steady as a mountain.
"It seems that in the Tang State, Qin Zhen is the only one who can lead troops to fight." Xiang Feng shook his head and said.
"What the general said is true, but in my opinion, even Qin Zhen is no match for you." The deputy general on the side complimented him.
Xiang Feng's eyes narrowed, remembering the battle with Qin Zhen a few years ago.
In that battle, he had an army of 400,000, and even more Chu soldiers under his banner.
But looking back at the Tang army, although there were 400,000 troops, there were only 100,000 new troops, and the rest were old Tang troops who were like stragglers.
However, with such a huge gap, he was unable to do anything to Qin Zhen, and the Chu army ran out of food and had no choice but to retreat.
Even Xiang Feng couldn't help but admire Qin Zhen's ability to command troops. He couldn't even figure out how Qin Zhen did it back then.
"Sir, the Tang army seems to be exhausted." At this time, the deputy general reminded.
Xiang Feng came back to his senses, looked at the slightly declining Tang Jun, and shook his head again.
Xiang Feng suddenly asked: "Is there any trace of Qi Jun around?"
"Reporting to the general, no trace of the Qi army cavalry was found." The deputy general said with his hands in hand.
Xiang Feng nodded slightly and said calmly: "Send the order, the cavalry on both wings will charge directly at the center of the Tang army from the flanks, dividing the battlefield, and the Chu soldiers will attack in full force to harvest the remaining soldiers of the Tang army!"
"promise!"
After the deputy general conveyed the order, the war drums among the Chu army sounded like thunder, and the order flags kept flying.
Du Tao's face changed drastically when he saw this scene, and he hurriedly reminded: "General Yuchi! The Chu army is taking action!"
"This general has seen it!" Yuchixiong shouted angrily, and then loudly ordered: "The whole army is pressing forward! Go straight towards the enemy's center!"
Du Tao's face was full of disbelief. He didn't expect that Yuchixiong would issue such an order. Now he should withdraw his troops and stand firm!
This is not the commanding ability that Yu Chixiong should have. Could it be that he was really angered by Xiang Feng and lost his ability to judge?
However, it was too late to say anything at this time. Under Yuchixiong's order, all the Tang troops pressed forward.
After seeing that all the Tang troops were pressing forward, Xiang Feng smiled disdainfully and gave the order directly, giving the Tang troops a way to go straight towards the Chinese army.
This battle was already destined to end when Xiang Feng and Yu Chixiong were talking.
Yu Chixiong lost because of his character, and Xiang Feng didn't even use his own ability to command troops.
In this battle, the Tang army was defeated, losing 60,000 troops, and retreated to Huaicheng.
Yuchixiong took the lead and rushed into the Chu army's center. As a result, he fell into an ambush by the Chu army. He was seriously injured and was escorted out by his guards desperately, but now he also fell into a coma.
After Du Tao took over the command, he immediately strengthened the defense of Huaicheng, which temporarily blocked the Chu army.
However, the morale of the entire army was low in this battle, and the losses were extremely heavy. Without reinforcements, Du Tao did not know how long he could hold on.
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This battle shocked the entire Tang Dynasty.
Huai County is the gateway to the Tang Dynasty's mansion. Once Huai City is lost, the door will be wide open, and the Chu army will be able to attack the capital as if they are in uninhabited territory.
But now that the king of Tang is seriously ill and has not appointed a prince to supervise the country, a situation has arisen where the princelings and the three young princes are constraining each other in court affairs.
Faced with this huge defeat, neither faction expected it.
After all, Yuchixiong had blocked the Chu army's attack before this, so it wouldn't be a problem to continue holding on.
As long as Zhao State sends troops, the crisis of Tang State will naturally be lifted.
But I never expected it! In such a short period of time, Yuchixiong was defeated, and it was a huge defeat.
Now if you want to defend Huai City, you can only increase your troops, but now you only have 30,000 to 40,000 troops to reinforce Huai City.
More importantly, Yuchixiong was seriously injured and could no longer lead his troops in battle.
As for Du Tao, neither faction in the court believed that this person could shoulder this important task.
As a result, under the influence of Kong Wen, the princelings pushed out the general Qin Zhen.
At the same time, Qin Zhen also took the initiative to ask for a fight.
However, the Third Young Master Party opposed Qin Zhen's leadership of the army and found various excuses.
In fact, they were worried that Qin Zhen would fall to the princelings, and then they would really have no need to fight anymore.
Therefore, Qin Zhen must not use it, let alone allow Qin Zhen to have contact with military power again.
But there was no general in the court to lead the troops, and everyone was anxious.
In the Zhenguo General's Mansion, Qin Zhen was sitting on a newly made lounge chair, drinking wine and admiring the flowers in the garden leisurely.
Suddenly, a boy who looked younger than Qin Yu came over and stretched out his hand to Qin Zhen.
"Dad, I have no money, give me some money."
This is Qin Zhen's son Qin An, a prodigal son who knows how to ask for money from his family all day long and doesn't know what to do every day.
Qin Zhen glanced at Qin An, sat up and sighed.
"Don't go out anymore, stay at home."
"Ah? Dad, you are grounding me again!" Qin An looked bitter, grabbed Qin Zhen's hand and shook it.
"Dad, I haven't been in trouble recently! You can't do this, I just don't want the money!"
Qin Zhen touched Qin An's head, looked at the sky and sighed helplessly.
"My child, things are going to change. The Qin family is no longer the prosperous Qin family it used to be. If you cause trouble again, I'm afraid the entire Qin family will be destroyed."
After Qin An heard Qin Zhen's words, he was so frightened that he sat on the ground.
The Qin family is going to be destroyed! How could it be possible? His father is the general of the country! How could the Qin family be destroyed?
Seeing his son dumbfounded, Qin Zhen sighed in disappointment and picked him up.
"From today on, my father will train you personally. If my father dies, you can at least protect your mother."
When Qin Zhen dragged Qin An away, a beautiful woman stood far outside the yard, watching the scene with a sad face.
