Half an hour later.
Meng Tian led an army of 50,000 people and quietly advanced to the outside of Xiacai City.
Originally, Meng Tian planned to capture Cai with water and completely wait for work. However, Meng Tian knew in his heart that the great Qin warriors needed a rear area in Chu.
And playing Cai is a choice.
Of course, the reason why Meng Tian made this choice was partly due to Li Si's factors.
After all, Li Si is now a long history of the Qin Dynasty and is destined to be the future prime minister of the Qin Dynasty.
Moreover, Li Si is also the teacher of Gongzi Shu.
No matter in which aspect, he needs to give Li Si respect.
Moreover, even if you don't choose to play Cai, you still need to choose a rear area. Instead of doing this, you must naturally choose to play Cai.
Benefit without any cost!
This is the truth!
"General, the defense of Xia Cai is extremely lax. There are more than 10,000 troops in the city. We have agreed that our people will open the city gate at the fifth watch!"
Hearing this, Meng Tian's eyes flashed with gleam, and he ordered decisively: "There is still half an hour until the fifth watch. Tell the soldiers not to alarm the Chu army!"
"Once the city gate is opened, the cavalry will enter the city first, take control of Cai Ling, and force the Chu army to surrender!"
"promise!"
Military orders were issued one after another, and Meng Tian looked solemn.
He knew in his heart that the risk was great if the army was so close.
After all, at this moment, Da Qin and Chu were at war, and the Chu army was far more vigilant than usual.
"General, the city gate is open!"
Half an hour passed in a blink of an eye.
At this moment, the scouts came with news, and Meng Tian gave the decisive order: "Enter the city!"
"The cavalry enters the city and controls the four gates!"
"promise!"
"Send the order, and those who surrender will not be killed——!"
"promise!"
A very dramatic scene happened in Xia Cai. When the great Qin warriors broke through the county government, Xia Cai Ling was still sleeping soundly with a beauty in his arms.
"General, Cai ordered us to surrender. Of the 10,000 Chu troops, 8,000 surrendered and 2,000 were killed!"
Hearing this, Meng Tian nodded and said: "Send the order to the general, and use the skills of the young master to defeat Cai City!"
"Scatter the 8,000 surrendered soldiers of the Chu army and reorganize them into the army, leaving 50,000 Qin warriors to guard Xia Cai. The rest of the army will follow my general and rush to Zhongli!"
"promise!"
In Meng Tian's view, it is only a matter of time before the Huai River pours into Ying Shou, and all the kings of Chu are defeated. The most dangerous one now is Haixia.
He wanted to send troops to assist Zhao Shu in encircling and killing Xiang Yan.
.......
Meng Tian led his army to Zhongli, and at this time, General Wang Jian also received the news.
"General, this is the letter from General Meng Tian!"
The special envoy of Heibingtai handed the letter to Wang Jian.
Hearing this, Wang Jian glanced at the copper tube, opened it and took out a silk book, and translated it according to the secret text. A look of solemnity appeared in Wang Jian's eyes: "Send the order for the army to retreat to the mountainside!"
"promise!"
He knew well that the Huai River was not used for other water flows.
Huai River, together with Dajiang, Dahe and Jishui, is called the Four Rivers.
The amount of water is huge. Once Meng Tian breaks through the water in Xia Cai, a mighty flood will inevitably sweep in.
By then, not only will Yingshou City be destroyed, but if they don't evacuate, they will also be flooded.
In fact, the amount of water in this flood was no less than that of Wang Ben who flooded the beams with water from the river.
Therefore, as soon as he received the news, Wang Jian led his army to retreat.
He knew in his heart that once Mengtian broke through the water, Yingshou would definitely be destroyed.
Just doing this is too costly.
Before this, Wang Jian had not thought about flooding the area with water.
However, Wang Jian gave up this plan when he thought that once Da Qin destroyed Chu, Chu would become the land of Da Qin.
"General, once the Huaihe River pours into Yingshou, it will definitely be Qianli Zeguo. This will do great harm to the Chu land!" Zhang Han had a trace of worry in his eyes. He had communicated with Zhao Shu, so he naturally knew that Da Qin wanted to What we want is a complete Central Plains.
Hearing this, Wang Jian smiled bitterly and said: "It has happened, we can only watch!"
"This is not a mistake!"
"In war, do whatever you can to win, just for the sake of victory!"
"After our army destroyed Chu, this place belonged to Da Qin, but now we have not destroyed Chu. This is not our land of Da Qin, this is still the land of Chu!"
Wang Jian glanced at Zhang Han. He knew in his heart that Zhang Han was grateful to Zhao Shu.
Now that Zhao Shu is in the limelight, Zhang Han is bound to soar into the sky.
Moreover, these days, he also knows that Zhang Han has good qualifications. If he is trained more, he will definitely become a good general.
Therefore, these days, whenever he has time, Wang Jian will give some advice to Zhang Han.
It can be regarded as a good relationship!
He knew in his heart that with Zhao Shu's growth rate and Qin Wangzheng's expectations for Zhao Shu, Zhao Shu would be a behemoth in the future Great Qin.
Of course he won't worry.
However, his grandson still needs someone to take care of him.
What's more, with his character, he couldn't do anything to offend Zhao Shu.
"Our army now only has more than 20,000 troops, and General Meng Tian only has 50,000 troops in his hands!"
Wang Jian took a deep look at Zhang Han and said with a faint tone: "And in Yingshou City, there are not only one hundred thousand elite Chu troops, but also two hundred thousand young men recruited by the King of Chu!"
"Even though they are just a ragtag group of people, these young men still have some fighting power!"
"Besides, at this time, Gongzi Shu and the old general are encircling Xiang Yan's army. General Meng Tian is going to destroy Ying Shou with a flood, then break through Xia Cai, send troops north to Zhongli, and participate in the encirclement of Xiang Yan!"
"Xiang Yan is the key to this battle!"
"As long as we destroy Xiang Yan, the King of Chu will be nothing more than a prisoner!"
"Thank you, General, for clarifying my doubts!"
At this time, Zhang Han thanked Wang Jian. He knew in his heart that if it weren't for Zhao Shu, Wang Jian might not have explained him in such detail.
After thinking about this, Zhang Han was secretly grateful.
He knew in his heart that because he met Zhao Shu, his and Zhao Shu's fate changed.
........
Ying Shou.
"Your Majesty, the scouts have sent word that the general has retreated to the borders of Qixian County!"
"At the same time, the 100,000 tribal army led by Zhao Tao has also arrived in Daze Township!"
At this moment, Jing Tong's eyes were full of solemnity. He knew in his heart that since King Chu killed the Xiang clan and imprisoned Xiang Bo and Xiang Han, this meant that they had completely turned against Xiang Yan.
The 200,000 elite Chu troops in Xiang Yan's hands were no longer their shields, but became swords piercing them.
Hearing this, the King of Chu sneered, with a faint tone, and said: "Now in Yingshou City, there are 100,000 Chu elites, and there are also 200,000 young men recruited by the few!"
"I have an army of 300,000 in my hands, but a mere Xiang Yan can do nothing to me!"
"What's more, Xiang Yan and Zhao Tao may not be of the same mind. Otherwise, Zhao Tao would not go to Daze Township instead of going south to Qi County to meet Xiang Yan!"
