On the other side, when Yin Jun was commanding the army to chase and kill the Qin army, a scout suddenly came to his side and reported: "The general is not good." He had already routed the rear army and killed us in the back of the army. ”

"What?" Yin Jun was stunned, looked back, and saw the overwhelming killing of the Qin army, and a trace of fear flashed in his heart.

If they are surrounded by the Qin army, I am afraid that these tired troops who have been running for a day and a night, and have been fighting for more than an hour, will be more than lucky.

At this time, Huang Jun beside Yin Jun spoke: "General, the Qin army is outnumbered, and the number of guards is too small.

Therefore, according to the opinion of the last general, the left and right have already defeated Gan Mao's troops and frustrated the Qin army's spirit, so it is better to accept it when it is good, retreat to Yancheng first, and fight again with the whole army. ”

Yin Jun also had the intention of retreating, but when he heard this, he immediately nodded and said, "Yes, Huang Jun is reasonable." ”

As he spoke, he immediately ordered: "Order, the army will stop pursuing the Qin army and continue to advance towards Yancheng."

The order was sent to General Deng Ling, saying that the reinforcements of the Qin army had arrived, and asked him to retreat immediately! ”

On the other side, Deng Lingguang had already chased Gan Mao twenty steps away, and had already killed a large number of Gan Mao's personal guards who were desperately intercepting, and seeing that the personal guards were about to collapse, the news of Yin Jun's retreat came at this time.

Then, with the withdrawal of a large number of Chu troops, the form of the battlefield changed again.

After chasing and killing dozens of steps, Deng Lingguang saw that he could not shorten the distance between him and Gan Mao, and saw that the Qin army had gradually stabilized his position without the restraint of Yin Jun, and then looked up again, and saw that the Qin reinforcements had arrived, so he had to hate: "Damn, if Yin Jun insists on half a quarter longer, I will be able to capture Gan Mao and return, in this way, the morale of the Qin army will inevitably plummet, and the morale of all parts of my Chu State will be greatly boosted."

Killing one Gan Mao, even if all the 30,000 Chu troops were killed in battle, it would be worth it. Pity! Pity! It's a pity!"

After Deng Lingguang said three regrets in a row, he glanced at Gan Mao, who had been wet with sweat in front of him, and ordered: "Order, withdraw the army!" ”

Next.

On the Han River, Zhu Li Ji and Gan Mao stood on the bow of the ship together, looking at Xiangyang City from afar, Zhu Li Ji frowned, and asked: "Prime Minister Zuo, after suddenly killing your department not long ago, the Chu army that defeated your department and rescued the Chu general Yin Jun is the Chu army in this city?" ”

As soon as Gan Mao heard that he had mentioned his defeat yesterday again, a wave of anger appeared in his heart, and he responded: "Yes, the spies came to report that the Chu army, dressed as a full soldier, had entered this city. It's just that there is a question below, that is, the intelligence of the Qi State, the Chu State did train a team of 3,000 soldiers with the help of Gongsun Yan.

This soldier once had a glimpse of Xue Di, and then in the decisive battle between Chu and Yue, he even shined, defeating ten times the Vietnamese army with 3,000 people. However, in the past year that various countries have attacked Chu, this Chu army has not appeared, and now it has appeared here, and the number has increased from less than 3,000 to 5,000.

Therefore, I suspect that this military force has been staying here, and even the general of Chu State died of illness and did not go to Hanzhong to rescue. Is there any fraud in this?

If the state of Chu plans to break our Qin-Han coalition army first, and then fight a decisive battle with the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Zhao, then I am worried that the defeat of Hanzhong is that the state of Chu is deliberately luring us to go deep into Chu, and then cut off my back road and annihilate us in one fell swoop. ”

Hearing this, his face showed a heavy color, and he muttered: "I can't rule out this possibility!" ”

As he spoke, he pointed to Xiangyang City and said, "This city is located in the south of the Han River, and the north is Deng County and the confluence of the Lishui and the Han River. If we ignore this city and go directly south to Yancheng, once this city sends troops to block Hanshui, then we may be really in danger.

It's just..."

Zhu Li said suspiciously: "If the Chu State really has such a plan, then it should hide the martial arts, and it should not arouse our vigilance!" ”

"This..." Gan Mao guessed: "Maybe it was the betrayal of Sheng Jun and others that disrupted the layout of the Chu army. If you attack Chu today, the military strength of Chu will also be contained by various countries. If Danxi's Chu army is an important force in this layout, it cannot be lost. In this way, it is not difficult to understand that the military pawn made a move. ”

Yu Li nodded quickly, and he already realized in his heart that it seemed that Gan Mao planned to break this city first to take revenge.

Although he was disdainful of Gan Mao's plans, he also felt that this city was a big threat, especially since there were still 5,000 soldiers in this city.

At this time, a soldier reported: "General, the Shengjun of Chu State asks to see you." ”

"Just in time!" Kaori laughed and said, "Let him come to see the general." ”

"No!"

Soon, Sheng Jun came to the side of the tree in a small boat.

"I've seen two generals below." Saying that, Sheng Jun pleaded guilty and said: "I have a mission to persuade the county magistrate of Deng County to fail, so I am here to ask for sin." ”

"It's okay!" Zhu Liji didn't care and said: "Since Deng County is unwilling to surrender, then I will go to fetch myself later, and I won't waste much time left and right." ”

Sheng Jun froze when he heard this.

At this time, Gan Mao smiled at Sheng Jun, and then pointed to Xiangyang City and asked: "Dare to ask Sheng Jun, I don't know where the city in the south is, why don't you see it marked on the map, and I haven't heard Sheng Jun mention it?" ”

Sheng Jun was stunned for a moment, and then arched his hand and responded: "Back to the general's words, this is originally Beijin Shu, only 3,000 Chu troops are stationed, a few years ago, Chu Wang Huai sent Qu Yuan here, gave Qu Yuan 50,000 people, and let him build a city here. A few years later, a city of Xiangyang arose here. ”

"As for why it wasn't marked on the map!" Sheng Jun remembered what Qu Yuan had done, and Xungui couldn't avoid him, avoiding him like a plague, and taking the initiative to forget him, how could he mark the location of Xiangyang on the map?

Thinking about it, Sheng Jun said in a low voice: "Xiangyang is newly built, so it is not on the map, and it is forgotten for a while." ”

"50,000 people build a city!"

Zhu Liji and Gan Mao glanced at each other, and instantly remembered that Guangling City, which was far away in Huainan, with a perennial garrison of 50,000 troops, and then a trace of solemnity flashed on their faces.

If there were really 50,000 Chu troops in Xiangyang City, then it would be impossible to ignore here.

At this time, Zhu Li suddenly remembered the Chu army that had been defeated yesterday, and immediately asked: "Prime Minister Zuo, I will remember that Yin Jun did not retreat to Dengcheng or Xiangyang City yesterday, but continued to go south!" ”

Gan Mao nodded, and then his face changed.

Yin Jun went to Yancheng, which undoubtedly showed that either the Chu army had given up Deng Di and Xiangyang, or this Xiangyang did not need this demoralized rout.

At this time, Zhu Li groaned for a while, and said: "If you want to attack Yancheng, you must first take the two cities of Deng and Xiangyang, otherwise you will have to worry about the future." ”

Gan Mao nodded and said, "The prime minister is reasonable. ”

Zhu Liji nodded, and then ordered: "Order, tomorrow the army will besiege Deng County, and after breaking Deng City, take Xiangyang."

Order, immediately send someone to inquire about the news of Xiangyang, I will know all the situation in Xiangyang! ”

"No."