With Xiong Huai's order, the remaining Chu troops in the Chu camp began to leave the military camp that had been there for several months.

Tens of thousands of Chu troops, with 5,000 people led by Jingyang as the vanguard, went out of the east gate, advanced more than ten miles, and turned north.

After Jingyang, among the main forces followed by Xiong Huai, the soldiers either carried two scarecrows in one person, or two people held a scarecrow, and more than 20 people shared a torch, all the way forward in the dim firelight.

In the end, Gongsun Yan led 5,000 soldiers to leave the camp as a rear army.

Early the next morning.

When the spies in Xue Cheng wanted the Chu camp to approach, they found that they were not intercepted by the Chu army scouts, and they felt strange. Then, after approaching the Chu camp, I saw the guards in the Chu camp from a distance, and at first I felt that there was nothing, but after a long time, all the guards were motionless, so something was wrong.

In addition, he had long been told that the Chu army might have to run, so it didn't take long for the truth of the Chu camp to be revealed.

Xue Chengzhong.

Tian Wen stood on the southern city wall early, and as a result, the Song army, which had usually begun to arrange troops, did not appear today.

The outside of the city was empty and quiet, as if Xue Cheng had not been besieged.

Just when he suspected that the Chu and Song coalition forces had withdrawn, Tang Li reported closely: "Your Excellency, the spies have come to report that the military camps of Chu and Song have been emptied, and the armies of the two countries are all missing. In addition, the spies found signs of a large number of troops marching north, and it seemed that the goal of the Chu army was Tengdi, while the goal of the Song army was Taoyi. Now, our spies are going north to investigate the whereabouts of the Chu and Song armies, and within two hours, we can find the whereabouts of the Chu and Song armies. ”

"Good!" Tian Wen nodded, then looked into the distance and said, "It seems that the two countries of Chu and Song are really going to run away." Speed to pass the news to Tian Jia, in addition, as soon as there is the whereabouts of the Chu and Song coalition forces, in addition to reporting immediately, it is also necessary to report directly to Tian Jia. ”

"No."

Just when Tian Wen summoned Tian Jia, that is, on the third day of Zhai Zhang's declaration of war on the King of Song, the Wei general Gongsun Xi led 150,000 Wei troops to besiege Taocheng. And General Qi Shengzi, led 200,000 Qi troops, set off from Pinglu and went straight to Tengdi.

On the other side, Tian Jia got the news from Xue Cheng, and after passing the information to the other generals, he asked, "What is the situation with Tang Fu's camp on the other side now?" ”

Ji Gong responded: "General, the spies came to report, the day before yesterday, Tang Wu ordered the army to re-strengthen the defense line, and yesterday, there was no movement on Tang Wu's side. Today, the news from the spies is also not moving. ”

Tian Jia groaned: "The news from Meng Weijun, the king of Chu and the king of Song have run away, and the specific whereabouts have not been reported. However, in the case that Wei had already declared war on Song, there was a good chance that the Chu-Song coalition army would go to the rescue of Song. And Tang Yu's department is the army that intercepts our broken rear. ”

Ji Gong immediately suggested: "General, now that the Chu and Song countries have withdrawn overnight, although they have not yet been found, they must have left Xue City for dozens of miles. And calculating the distance from Xuecheng to Tengcheng, the Chu army only needs five or six days to arrive. However, the defense line where Tang Yu is located is extremely strong, and the general is worried that it will be difficult for us to overcome it in a short time. ”

Tian Jia nodded, he understood what the Ji Gong meant, and the real concern of the Ji Gong was not that it was difficult to conquer Tang Yu's big camp, nor that the Chu army had run away. Instead, he was worried that he would be delayed by Tang Wu for too long, and it would be difficult to catch up with the main force of the Chu army, which would affect the decisive battle.

It's not just a matter of being late for the decisive battle, but more importantly, if you get it too late in the decisive battle, you won't have much credit.

Thinking about it, Tian Jia immediately spoke: "If you want to break through Tang Yu's defense line today, it's too late. ”

"Order, send scouts to investigate movements within thirty miles."

"The order is that the army will march westward, camp ten miles away from the Tang Mi defense line today, and fight a decisive battle with Tang Mi early tomorrow morning."

The generals were overjoyed and said, "It's the general." ”

On the other side, Tang Wu learned that Tian Jia led the Qi army to leave the camp, and let out a long breath: "This Tian Jia is finally reluctant." ”

As he spoke, he ordered: "Order, strengthen your vigilance." ”

"Sent an order, to Xiang Jun Changsha Gong and others behind him, and said that Tian Jia had left the Qi camp and was preparing to attack the general. Being defeated by the mother can be defeated at any time, so let them be prepared. ”

"No."

Then, Tang Yu said to Zhong Lijun again: "Zhong Lijun, there are already many people who have sent scouts to investigate Tian Jia. This time, we have been preparing for such a long time, we can't just kill the Qi army. ”

Zhong Lijun nodded and said, "Don't worry." ”

In the afternoon, Zhongli Junyu reported: "Si was defeated, and the spies came to report that after the Qi army reached ten miles ahead, it had stopped camping. ”

Tang Mo looked at the sky and said, "It seems that Tian Jia is not planning to attack today!" ”

"Give the order, let the army on the mountain strengthen the guard, as long as the camp can be kept without loss, this is the credit."

"Order, let the 30,000 Chu troops in Yingdu rest in advance."

"No."

At this time, in the Qi camp ten miles away, the Ji official was reporting to Tian Jiayu: "General, Meng Weijun has sent news that the whereabouts of the King of Chu have been found. According to the report from the spies, the king of Chu is now seventy miles north of Xuecheng, leading the main force of the Chu army to Tengdi. ”

"Really?" Tian Jia asked happily.

Ji Gong nodded: "General, the news should be true." The scout came to report that the Chu army was densely populated with banners, and the king of Chu's royal banner was also among them, densely packed with hundreds of thousands of troops, so it shouldn't be wrong. ”

Tian Jia was silent for a moment, and then said: "Okay, tomorrow's decisive battle, defeat Tang Yu in one fell swoop, and then pursue the King of Chu." ”

"No."

Next.

Before dawn, the Chu army camp was busy, ready to meet the attack of the Qi army.

In a short time, the camp wall more than one zhang high was full of crossbowmen of the Chu army. At the same time, the bank of the river, about seven or eight feet between the camp wall and the river, was also filled with a large number of archers and two rows of soldiers holding a shield in one hand and a shield in the other.

After the sun broke away from the distant mountain, more than 100,000 Qi troops had already killed the opposite side of the small river defended by the Chu army, and then spread out in a row, placed in formation, and prepared for attack.

Tang Yu watched on the camp wall for a while, and when he saw that the Qi army was ready, he did not attack immediately, and he was suspicious.

Then, he looked carefully at the Qi army on the opposite bank, and the Qi army standing in the front was either holding a shield or a ladder, and none of the Qi soldiers were carrying a raft to prepare to cross the river.

Tang Yu frowned and said: "The Qi army's position is not right, and now that the Qi army is ready, why don't you attack yet, what are you waiting for?" ”

Zhong Lijun on the side also felt that something was wrong: "Si is defeated, the Qi army has nothing to fill in the river, and at the same time has not prepared a raft, how to cross the river?" Didn't the Qi army plan to cross the river? ”

Tang Yu had a flash of inspiration when he heard this, and muttered, "Maybe the Qi army really plans to go to the river." ”

As he spoke, he saw a large group of people coming out of the Qi army on the opposite side, Tang Wu took a large number of other party's flags, saw that it was the general flag of the main general, and said: "Tian Jia is here in person." ”

On the other side, Tian Jia came to the front of the formation, and saw that the formation of the Chu army was a very lethal lineup composed of a large number of crossbowmen, and he couldn't help laughing: "Originally, the general was worried that Tang Wu would shrink into the camp of the Chu army, waiting for us to attack the Chu camp. No, Tang Mo is so greedy, and wants to use the river water to inflict maximum damage on my Qi army, this is too underestimating my Tian Jia. Ben Jiang is going to taste the price of underestimating Ben Jiang today. ”

As he spoke, Tian Jia thought of his pride and couldn't help but let out a series of loud laughs.