Half a month later.

In the camp of the Qin army.

Zhu Liji's face was quite heavy and he said to Gong Zhong: "General, after half a month of investigation, the situation of the Chu army has been roughly revealed. ”

"Childe, please speak!" The public replied extravagantly.

Zhu Li nodded quickly, then got up and came to the map in the tent, pointed to Xiyi, and said: "General Gongzhong, according to the spies, the total number of Chu troops in the Danxi defense line is close to 100,000. Among them, the main force is divided into three, one is in front of us in Xiyi, the second is in Dankou, the confluence of Danshui and Xishui, and the third is in between, going to various places for reinforcements at any time.

In addition, some places in Danshui and Xishui where a small number of troops could cross the river, and there were also some Chu troops stationed on the east bank. Moreover, at Dankou, there are 3,000 Chu State sailors stationed there, which can reinforce everywhere."

Gong Zhong looked at the three places that Zhu Li pointed to, and then fell into deep thought.

This time, the Qin-Han coalition army is still the same as last time, although it is actively attacking Chu, it is still very passive, and there are very few places to choose.

Danshui flowed from Qin to Chu, but it was in and out of the deep mountains and valleys, and it was difficult for the army to follow Danshui south. The Shangluo Passage is even more difficult than the Zhihan Passage, as long as the Chu army is blocked in the central region, the Qin State will have to work hard if it wants to send troops to the Chu State. Therefore, the Qin State sent troops to attack Chu, or took advantage of South Korea to go south, bypassing the Shangluo Passage, and went straight to Danyang, the hinterland of the Chu State.

As for Xishui, there are very few places that can allow hundreds of thousands of troops to quickly cross the river, except for Xiyi, there is only Dankou.

But apparently, the state of Chu was more aware of the situation of Danxi than the state of Qin and Han.

Thinking about it, Gong Zhongxuan asked, "I don't know if Gongzi has a strategy to break the enemy?" ”

Zhu Lijian shook his head with a heavy face: "The general has been inspecting along the river in the past few days, and the Chu army is heavily guarded, and it is difficult to cross the river. ”

"This..." Gong Zhong hesitated for a moment when he heard this, and couldn't help but be a little worried that he would cringe and not attack Danxi, but confront the Chu army.

If the Qin army does not move, with the strength of the Korean army, it will not be the opponent of the Chu State, so the Qin-Han coalition army can only look at each other across the water like last time.

This situation is definitely a heavy blow to the Six-Nation Alliance, and it will definitely affect the morale of the Three Kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Zhao.

If the Six Kingdoms failed to attack Chu, the Qin State would have the advantage of Qin Pass, so it would naturally not be afraid of the retaliation of the Chu State, but what about the weak South Korea?

Gong Zhong thought of the two weeks on the border of Korea, and he really didn't know whether the Chu State would take revenge on the Song State or South Korea first.

Thinking about it, he spoke: "Childe, the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Zhao arrived in Chencheng a few days earlier than us, and there is a gap to transport equipment, I think they should have already begun to attack Chencheng at this time." If you and I stand still, we are worried, and the three countries will think that we and the other two countries will have different intentions.

Once the alliance of the three kingdoms attacks Chencheng for a long time, I am afraid that the three kingdoms will resent us and others, and they are even more worried that the three kingdoms will be worried about the retaliation of the Chu State, and then compete to cut the land and deal with Chu first, so as to unite the Chu State to besiege you and me! ”

He was stunned.

Then he glanced at Gong Zhongxuan, and said secretly: I'm afraid that the country that is vying for the first place to cut the land is not the Three Kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Zhao, but you South Korea! Qi and Wei have long fallen out with the Chu State, and they are not afraid of the attack of the Chu State, as far as you South Korea, in the face of the attack of the Chu State, you can only cede the land and sue for peace.

Gong Zhongxuan saw a strange color in his eyes, and knew that he had heard the meaning of the words, so his face remained unchanged and he kept silent.

At this time, Zhu Li said solemnly: "The general's worries are also what the general is worried about. Therefore, the general planned to cross the river three days later and attack the eastern Chu army. ”

Hearing this, Gong Zhong smiled and arched his hand: "I am willing to lead 100,000 Han troops to obey the general's dispatch!" ”

"Good!"

Three days later in the morning.

Analysis.

Soon after Ye Gong got up, he had just finished washing up, and before he could have breakfast, he saw Sheng Jun hurriedly come to his side and report: "Ye Gong, there has been a change in the Qin and Han coalition forces, and the army is coming out to the west bank, and it seems that they intend to cross the river. ”

"Cross the river!" Ye Gong showed a sneer on his old face, and then asked, "Has the army on the shore ever prepared?" ”

"Ye Gong rest assured, as soon as there is a movement of the Qin-Han coalition army, it will be detected by our army scouts, yes, now our army has begun to prepare, and when the Qin-Han coalition army arrives on the shore, it must be ready, just waiting for them to cross the river and fight!" Sheng Jun immediately responded.

"Good! Go with Ben to watch the battle. Ye Gong nodded, and then, as he walked, he ordered: "Inform Xijun to immediately organize all the men between the fourteen and the sixty in the city of Xiyi, as well as all the strong women between the twenty and the forty, to prepare to provide backup for the army on the shore and carry arrows and stones." In addition, the remaining women of the city between the ages of fourteen and sixty were conscripted to prepare food for the army and the people!

Send an order to Jin Jun and ask him to send 15,000 people to help, leaving 10,000 people in case of accidents!

In addition, he sent an order to Yin Jun and asked him to transfer two thousand Dankou sailors to Xiyi for reinforcements. In addition, let him be careful and vigilant, so as not to attack the Qin-Han coalition army."

"No!"

Not long after, Ye Gong took Sheng Jun and others to a beacon tower and looked at the west bank from afar.

At this time, the vanguard of the Qin-Han coalition army had reached the west bank, and farther away, a large number of soldiers were converging on the west bank.

Ye Gong looked at the small boat raft in the hands of the coalition soldiers, as well as the numerous wooden shields, and couldn't help but show disdain, and said with a smile: "The general thought that in the past twenty days, the Qin and Han coalition forces have built a large number of warships, so they dare to attack our army's defense line. No, just some little rafts and some shields. ”

Saying that, Ye Gong said coldly: "With these, they are killing themselves, just to increase their merits for us." ”

Sheng Jun and the others all smiled when they heard this.

Half an hour later.

With the sound of war drums on the opposite bank, the Qin-Han coalition army quickly rushed into the river with a raft, and then more than a dozen soldiers jumped into the boat, three people stood in front of them holding a big shield, the soldier in the middle held a small shield and held a sword, and several people rowed the boat on the back side, and quickly rushed to the east bank.

At the same time, in the upper, middle and lower parts of Xishui, where the battlefield was located, a group of allied non-commissioned officers appeared and began to erect pontoon bridges on the west bank.

West Bank.

The spearmen of the Chu army were already ready after the first row of rejections, and after the several rows of rejections, there were a large number of crossbowmen, after the crossbowmen, there were twelve rows of trebuchets, and near the trebuchets, there were a large number of men and women recruited from Xiyi, under the command of one or two Chu soldiers, operating the trebuchets.

Ye Gong stood on the high platform and immediately discovered that the coalition forces had erected a pontoon bridge on the opposite bank.

Seeing this, Ye Gong immediately ordered: "Sheng Jun, you immediately go to the rear formation to mobilize some trebuchets, concentrate in front of the position of the coalition pontoon, throw stones at the pontoon, and hinder the coalition forces from erecting the pontoon bridge." ”

"No!" Sheng Jun answered, and then walked away quickly.

Then, Ye Gong kept staring closely at the coalition forces that rushed over, and when the coalition forces were about to enter the firing range, he coldly ordered: "Order, beat the drum, let the crossbowmen shoot!" ”

After the war drums of the Chu army sounded, the banner of the Chu army immediately waved, and then there were bursts of shouts: "Shoot!" ”