soon.
A big problem was placed in front of Zhao Shu.
"Sir, Xiang Yan divided his troops into 100,000 troops, with Xiang Han as the leading general, and retreated to Huainan!"
Li Xin looked solemnly and said to Fuyao: "The army will arrive in Qixian County in three days and then cross the river!"
"Sir, do we want an ambush?"
Hearing this, Zhao Shu frowned and paced in the shogunate.
Xiang Yan divided his troops and caught him off guard.
He knew in his heart that once he took action, Xiang Yan would be alarmed, which would trigger a decisive battle between Qin and Chu.
However, if he did not take action and allowed a hundred thousand troops to cross the Huaihe River, King Chu would be qualified to make a comeback.
And their plan is also advancing.
"Let them pass!"
After a long time, Zhao Shu decided decisively: "Let the scouts be alert and don't be noticed by the Chu army!"
"Sir, this one hundred thousand army is enough to greatly increase the strength of the King of Chu. We..." Li Xin hesitated. In his opinion, we should annihilate this army and then trigger the great battle between Qin and Chu. , is the best strategy.
Hearing this, Zhao Shu shook his head and said in a deep voice: "General Li Xin, our goal is to destroy Chu!"
"The key is Xiang Yan's command!"
"Although these 100,000 troops are the elite of the Chu State, they are commanded by Xiang Yan or someone else. The combat power they unleashed is as high as heaven and earth!"
"These 100,000 troops crossing the Huai River and entering Huainan will greatly make Xiang Yan relax his vigilance!"
"Currently, there are still 200,000 elite Chu troops under Xiang Yan, and there are also more than 200,000 tribal troops. As long as we defeat Xiang Yan and these 200,000 tribal troops in one battle."
"At that time, even if the King of Chu is carrying the cud and has a hundred thousand elite Chu troops in his hands, the Chu country will be in doom!"
"promise."
Nodding in agreement, Li Xin turned and left.
He knew in his heart that Zhao Shu's considerations were far more comprehensive than his. He only focused on the current battle situation, while Zhao Shu focused on destroying Chu.
At the same time, Xiang Yan was making arrangements to evacuate Huaibei.
He handed over all his 100,000 troops, and naturally he wanted to go to Huainan to realize his idea and save Dachu.
"Xiang Liang, gather the generals!"
"promise."
The three drums sounded and the generals gathered at the shogunate.
"I've seen the general!"
No matter what, they are all generals under Xiang Yan. Even though they are somewhat dissatisfied, they must obey Xiang Yan's military orders at critical moments.
Give Xiang Yan face.
"You don't have to be polite!"
Xiang Yan looked at the generals with a solemn tone and said: "Your Majesty has decided that our army will gradually withdraw from Huaibei, and then use Huainan as the foundation to make long-term plans to resist Qin!"
"Today, I have summoned you all to make preparations for retreating!"
"General, retreat to Huainan. Although the general does not support it, the king's order is issued and the general will naturally obey it!"
At this moment, Jing Qi frowned and said, "But, General, is it too hasty to completely withdraw the troops?"
Hearing this, Xiang Yan's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he turned to Jing Qi and said, "What do you think, General?"
Jing Qi was naturally aware of Xiang Yan's fleeting murderous intention, but he still spoke, "General, it is winter now, and it has reached the coldest time."
"Not only is our army suffering at the moment, but the Qin army is even more so!"
"The Qin army is in the northwest and is not familiar with the Chu land. Naturally, it cannot tolerate the cold in the Chu land as well as our army!"
"Withdrawing our troops at this moment would be a good idea if we don't alert Wang Jian's army. Once alerted, it will give the Qin army a chance!"
"The general thought that this winter would be spent in Huaibei!"
"When winter and spring come, our army will retreat to Huainan. The Qin army, which has experienced a cold winter in Chu, will inevitably lose its combat power!"
"This will be more conducive to our army's retreat!"
Hearing Jing Qi's words, Xiang Yan also nodded.
He had to admit that Jing Qi's words made sense.
"good!"
Nodding, Xiang Yan looked around with sharp eyes and said, "Other than that, generals, do you have any objections?"
"General, I have no objections to this!"
At this moment, everyone bowed their heads.
They all knew that not only Xiang Yan wanted to withdraw his troops back to Huainan, but King Chu also wanted to do it, and they could not stop him.
In this case, why bother to offend General Xiang Yan?
Seeing that the generals had no objections, Xiang Yan spoke decisively and said: "Our army retreats from Huaibei and heads to Huainan. Everything should be in order!"
"I guarantee that even if I encounter the Qin army on the way back, I will still have a certain amount of combat power!"
"Instead of being scattered during the withdrawal process, the Qin army came and was defeated like a mountain!"
"promise."
At this moment, the generals nodded in agreement. Naturally, they understood this truth.
During the retreat, confusion is most likely to occur.
Xiang Yan is a famous general after all, and these considerations are key.
Seeing the generals nodding, Xiang Yan's long sword fell on the huge map in the shogunate and said decisively:
"At this moment, when Pingyu has fallen and our army is retreating, you should be cautious!"
"The empty camp flags are set up in the dormitory city in order to bluff, deceive the Qin scouts, and buy time for our army to retreat!"
"At the same time, the 230,000 tribal army, of which 100,000 were led by military advisor Zhao Tao, took advantage of the darkness and heavy fog to retreat first."
"The army left the city and quietly passed through the official road behind Ruyin to the outskirts of Qicheng. When the time comes, I will order the magistrate of Qi County to prepare boats for crossing the river. Your troops will be the first to cross the Huai River and station on the other side to wait!"
"Then, I will personally lead Ruyin's main army to retreat, while Jing Qi will lead the remaining 130,000 tribesmen to intercept the rear of the army and delay for half a day."
Having said this, Xiang Yan turned to the generals and said, "I have arranged this, do you have any objections?"
At this moment, all the generals were silent.
They will all withdraw their troops first, and only Jing Qi needs to retreat.
However, Jing Qi knew in his heart that with an army of 130,000, he could still do it for half a day.
Moreover, he needed to get a hundred thousand tribal troops to rush to Huainan and let the Jing family take control.
In this way, the Chu King's Cu Chu plus the 100,000 tribal troops controlled by the Jing family, as well as the new army recruited by the government, will surpass Xiang Yan in terms of military strength.
In this way, the situation will be balanced.
"I will obey the general's orders!" All the generals in the shogunate spoke together.
Hearing this, Xiang Yan nodded, and then directly issued a military order: "Starting tonight, each battalion will take turns to train, and when the winter is over, they will begin to retreat."
"At the same time, we need to be careful of the Qin army's sudden attack!"
"General Jingqi's worries are not unreasonable. Once the Qin army cannot bear the cold in Chu, they will definitely attack in advance!"
"promise."
With a nod of agreement, the generals took their leave one after another.
They all know that the Qin army may attack at any time, so they should be more cautious at this time.
Especially those generals who wanted to retreat to Huainan, they naturally did not want to let themselves die in Huaibei before retreating to Huainan.
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