Chapter 124: Crossing the River

The generals of Da Fu, according to Yang Ming's requirements, were not allowed to attack unless they had to, and used the protective facilities outside the camp to defend. Minimize the losses of your own soldiers, but at the same time preferably deplete the enemy's strength.

These generals under Yang Ming have followed Yang Ming for many years and also know his combat style. This man is not willing to fight the enemy until he has no choice.

There is a cloud among soldiers: "Kill a thousand enemies, and lose eight hundred." Such a lose-lose style of play is the last thing Yang Ming advocates. He likes to use some tactics on the battlefield, and giving the enemy the greatest damage at the lowest cost is Yang Ming's favorite way of fighting.

Yang Ming's concept of commanding troops has also been recognized by all the generals under him. Therefore, while the Chu army stormed the camp for several days, these officials in Dafu restrained their soldiers not to attack easily, no matter how provocative the other party was. Make good use of the various facilities outside the camp to resist the attack of the Chu army.

This went on for several days. On this day, the Chu soldiers who were besieging the city came very early, and the sky was not yet bright, and they were already shouting loudly from afar, attacking the big tent of the Chinese army in Dafu.

The Great Tent of the Chinese Army is the location of the Victory King Yang Mingshuai's Tent, and the defensive level here is very high. Although the intensity of the Chu army's attack was fierce, they were still unable to move forward.

The attack lasted for about an hour, and the Chu army saw that it could not successfully attack the enemy camp. Under the command of the leading general, the tide receded like a tide.

In this case, the generals of Dafu guarding the camp were not surprised. Because in the past few days, when the Chu army was attacking the camp tent in Dafu, they would often stop and rest for a while when the attack was blocked, and then reorganize and attack again.

But on this day, things changed. After these attacking Chu troops withdrew from the battlefield, they did not attack again for a long time. The Generals' Palace, which felt very strange, sent soldiers to check it out.

But it was found that these Chu troops had actually withdrawn to the rear, and the generals of Dafu immediately told Yang Ming in the Chinese military tent the news.

Yang Ming also felt very strange, and called some of his generals to analyze the intentions of the Chu army in this operation with them.

"His Royal Highness the Victorious King! Since the Chu army retreated to the rear, then we should take the opportunity to send a large army to pursue the enemy army. A general suggested to Yang Ming.

"The Chu army now has enough food, and winter supplies have also been delivered! How could they suddenly withdraw their troops? There must be some deception in this, and we can't afford to fall for the enemy. A middle-aged man dressed as a scribe stood up, arched his hand to everyone in the camp and Yang Ming, who was sitting on his hand, and said loudly.

"The Chu army has been beaten into a frightened bird by us, even if it is a bit of an ambush. It can't make any big waves. We should go out and kill them right now. Another general slapped the table and said loudly.

"When they were withdrawing from Xunyang City, we also sent troops to pursue them. It was ambushed by the other side and lost a lot of soldiers. Did everyone forget about this so quickly? An official stood up again.

"Yu Xian is also a general who has been in charge of the army for many years, and he can become the generalissimo of the Chu State, so he shouldn't use the same strategy twice, right?" Someone else stood up and said.

Yang Ming sat on his upper hand, looked at the arguing generals below, frowned, coughed lightly, and immediately returned to silence below.

Seeing that everyone was quiet again, Yang Ming said: "What everyone said makes sense, so that's it." We sent our soldiers to follow and take a look, and if the enemy's formation was very disorganized, it meant that they had an ambush and were deliberately trying to lead us in pursuit. On the other hand, if they have a neat lineup, it means that they are still guarding us from chasing, which proves that they are not ambushed, and we can catch up and kill. ”

The soldiers who went out to scout will soon be back! They reported to Yang Yun that the other side's evacuated soldiers were in a messy formation and marching very slowly.

Hearing this, Yang Ming smiled and said: "This Yu Xian, and if you want to use this method again, how can we be fooled twice, notify the soldiers of each battalion, stay in the battalion, and not go out for a single step." ”

At the same time, a dense crowd of various ships appeared on the surface of the Chu River, and they were busy transporting the Chu soldiers and various materials from Fufeng City to the west bank of the Chu River.

Yu Xian stood on the dock and looked back in the direction of Fufeng City. Giving up Fufeng City is not something that ordinary people can decide, when he told Zhao Yuanrang, the king of Chu, about this idea, Yu Xian was very moved by the reply from the king of Chu.

Even if he lost the battle, the king of Chu still trusted him as always. I didn't blame myself for giving up such a large piece of land east of the river, including this huge Fufeng City.

Although thousands of miles away, it is not difficult for Yu Xian to imagine how much resistance the King of Chu will encounter in the court? But even so, Zhao Yuanrang, the king of Chu, still believed in himself as always and supported his decision.

At this time, Yu Xian, while moving, the idea of "dying for a confidant" in his heart became stronger and stronger.

Most of the Chu soldiers had successfully crossed the river, including some valuable items from Fufeng City, which had also been transported to the east bank of the Chu River. Even some of the big families in Fufeng City, with their assets, almost all withdrew to the east bank of the Chu River.

His generals had already urged him several times, urging him to hurry up and get on the boat and reach the east bank of the Chu River as soon as possible, so that he could be completely out of danger. But Yu Xian never got on the boat, and kept looking in the direction of Fufeng City.

What he remembered in his heart were the 50,000 soldiers who took the initiative to take part in the attack on the Dafu military camp. Yu Xian thought that this time's strategy was very good, and there should not be much danger to these 50,000 people, but he couldn't see them for a long time, and Yu Xian's heart still had no bottom.

Although these 50,000 warriors of the Chu State participated in this task with the determination to die, if they really lost their lives on the west bank of the Chu River, how would they face the relatives of these 50,000 warriors.

At this moment, there was a noise ahead. After a while, a group of soldiers appeared in everyone's eyes, and as the group of native soldiers got closer and closer. Yu Xian finally saw the flag of the Chu army in their hands, and after a while, he could see the armor of the Chu army on their bodies clearly.

Yu Xian stood on the board of a big ship, carefully observing the galloping Chu soldiers. Seeing that all the soldiers were in full formation, it didn't look like they had been attacked. When the team went a little further, I saw that there were about forty or fifty thousand people a month, and the number of people did not decrease much. Yu Xian let out a long breath, and a stone that had been hanging in his heart finally fell to the ground.

"What? Are you saying that more than 200,000 Chu had already withdrawn to the east bank of the Chu River? Hearing the news from the scout in front of him, Yang Ming couldn't help but be taken aback.

This Yu Xian deliberately stormed the Dafu military camp in the past few days, and it turned out that he had already made up his mind. It is necessary to give up Fufeng City and give up the land on the west bank of the Chu River. Then he used a trick to hide from the sky and cross the sea, so that all the more than 200,000 Chu troops withdrew to the east bank of the Chu River.

Thinking of this, Yang Ming was very annoyed, in the past ten years, he had won countless battles and often calculated others. Unexpectedly, today he was calculated by this Yu Xian, so that all the more than 200,000 Chu troops under his command withdrew to the east bank of the Chu River safe and sound.

Thinking of this, Yang Ming immediately led the Dafu army towards the bank of the Chu River. When I arrived at the bank of the Chu River, I saw that the riverside was in a mess. There are also various discarded materials floating on the surface of the river.

At this time, there was not a single Chu soldier on the riverside and on the river, and there was no material. And looking at the opposite side of the Chu River from a distance, the Chu soldiers of the brigade were assembling there. There are also some ordinary people of Chu State, who are also holding their luggage, and are traveling to the shore into the distance.

Seeing this scene, Yang Ming and his generals were very annoyed, but they didn't expect to let all the Chu troops withdraw in this way. If they had arrived at the river an hour or two earlier, and attacked them while the enemy had crossed the river, they would have killed a large number of Chu soldiers. However, they wasted such a good opportunity.

Although the current Chu soldiers are only separated by a river from the Dafu army. But the Chu River is the largest river in the Chu State, the river is wide, and the river is very turbulent, it is a natural danger across the east and west of the Chu State, how easy is it to cross the Chu River to attack the enemy at this time?

In desperation, Yang Ming had to take his generals and more than 200,000 Dafu soldiers to Fufeng City, which was abandoned by Yu Xian.

An hour later, the army arrived at Fufeng City. I saw that in Fufeng City at this time, there was no longer the scene where the Chu army was waiting for a few days ago. At this time, the gate of Fufeng City was greatly opened, and there was not a single Chu soldier holding a sword on the city wall. Only some of the people of Chu who didn't know what was going on walked back and forth on the city wall.

These people of Chu suddenly saw a large group of soldiers wearing Dafu military uniforms and holding Dafu military flags enter Fufeng City, and they were so frightened that they hurriedly left, hid in their own homes, and closed the door tightly. For fear that these Dafu soldiers who suddenly descended would attack them.

Yang Ming walked into Fufeng City with the Dafu soldiers, and soon after, he came to a huge mansion. According to the soldiers under him, this mansion is Yu Xian's marshal's mansion in Fufeng City, and it is the most heavily defended place in Fufeng City in the past.

However, at this time, there seemed to be no figure in this huge mansion, in order to avoid accidents, Yang Yun sent hundreds of soldiers to enter this marshal mansion first, and searched for whether there was any Chu army hidden inside.

Although this mansion is relatively large, hundreds of Chu soldiers quickly searched this place.

"Report to Your Highness! We have searched it, and there is not a single Chu soldier in it, only some tung oil, and a large pile of dry firewood. A small leader came to Yang Ming and reported to him.

Hearing the little leader's report, Yang Ming nodded, took a step, and prepared to walk towards the inside of this marshal mansion. Just two steps away, something suddenly occurred to him? Immediately, his face changed drastically, and he retreated to the rear as fast as he could.

While retreating, Yang Ming also shouted loudly: "Let the soldiers inside withdraw quickly, quickly!" Get out as fast as you can! ”

Although the little leader didn't know what was going on, he saw His Royal Highness King Sheng, who had not changed his face when Mount Tai collapsed in front of him on weekdays. Unexpectedly, he was so panicked, he hurriedly ran into the courtyard and loudly ordered the soldiers in the courtyard to withdraw quickly.