Outside Xunyi.

As soon as Gongsun Hao received Song Mo's letter asking for help, his eyebrows furrowed, a trace of anger flashed in his eyes, and he said angrily:

"Damn, this Song Mo is really incompetent, 20,000 Qin troops guarding Shangyong, in the case of sitting on the geographical advantage of Yunguan, facing the 40,000 people of Zhaoju, he actually lost Yunguan and the four counties of Shangyong within a few days. Moreover, in the situation where Shangyong has become a dead place, he did not evacuate in advance before the Chu army arrived, but instead sat in Shangyong, isn't this self-defeating!

Also, let Ben go to Shangyong's rescue?

The general's 20,000 troops went to Shangyong to defend the city, how could they rescue Shangyong? Besides, now that Zhao Ju has tens of thousands of troops in his hands, he will go to the rescue, isn't this just going to die!

Don't say it yourself, and you plan to pull the general into the water, damn it! ”

As he spoke, Gongsun Hao kept turning in circles in the tent.

Although Song Mo had already said in the letter that Zhao Ju only had forty or fifty thousand troops in his hands, the troops in his hands, plus the forces in Song Mo's hands, were not weaker than Zhao Ju.

However, Song Mo was defeated too quickly, and he looked down on Song Mo in his heart, thinking that Song Mo was incompetent, and cooperating with Song Mo to fight against Zhaoju would only be held back by Song Mo.

Another...

With less than 40,000 Chu troops and a group of rabble, Zhao Ju was able to conquer Yun Pass, which he thought he was impossible, in a short period of time, which also made him lack confidence in his heart.

If Zhaoju was still in Shangyong at this time, I'm afraid he would have stopped taking it with Xunyi a long time ago.

At this time, there was a very strong idea in his mind, that is, to immediately withdraw the troops outside Xunyi, withdraw to the Great Wall of Chu, and then confront Zhaoju on the Great Wall. In this way, you can rely on Nanzheng, be invincible, and you can also sit on the Great Wall and look at Hanzhong.

Otherwise, now his 20,000 troops are hanging alone in Hanzhong, and there are Chu people in front and back, even if Ding Zhuang, a Chu man behind him, is all concentrated in Xunyi and can no longer threaten him, it is too dangerous.

It's just that when Gongsun Hao saw the letter written to him by Song Mo, he suddenly felt extremely disgusted.

If Song Mo was dead now, he could naturally retreat immediately. However, now Song Mo asked him for help, he came to support Shangyong on the basis of Qin Wangdang, and got the opportunity to lead the army with the support of Prime Minister Yu Liji, and now Shangyong has not been lost, but he can't retreat.

One will make Qin Wangdang look down on him, you must know that Qin Wangdang has always liked warriors, as a close minister of Qin Wangdang, he knows Qin Wangdang very well, if he hasn't seen the Chu army yet, he will retreat directly, and he will definitely be considered cowardly by Qin Wangdang. In this way, he will inevitably fall out of favor in front of Qin Wangdang.

Second, there is also the competition between Zhu Li Ji and Gan Mao, with the deliberate connivance of the Qin Wang, Zhu Li Ji and Gan Mao are on the same page in the court, and they are inextricably linked.

This time to quell the rebellion of Bashu, as well as the rescue of Shangyong, is the place where the disease and Gan Mao compete.

Gan Mao was responsible for assisting Sima Cuo to pacify Bashu, while Zhu Lijian was responsible for rescuing Shangyong. As an important minister on the side of Zhu Liji, if he saw that Shangyong was in danger and did not save him, and retreated, he would definitely not spare him if he knew about it.

There is also a third point, which is to shift the responsibility to Gan Mao.

If he led the army to come to the rescue, he would have been unimpeded all the way in Hanzhong...

Maybe Song Mo is still holding on to Yunguan, and he is now on the way to rescue Yunguan, and when Yunguan is in great danger, he has the ability to turn the tide, which is a great credit.

Because of Gan Mao, if it weren't for Gan Mao's initiative, he sent troops from Southern Zheng Hanzhong to rescue Badi.

How could he end up in a dilemma.

Thinking about it, Gongsun Hao suddenly felt a resentment towards Gan Mao and Song Mo in his heart, then sat on the side of the desk, quickly wrote down a letter, and then summoned a messenger and said, "Quick, immediately hand over this letter to Prime Minister Ji." ”

Then, Gongsun Hao ordered: "Send an order to send spies for fifty miles, all the way to the territory of Shangyong, to prevent the Chu army from raiding." ”

"No."

The other side.

In Shangyong, Zhaoju still asked the soldiers to dig ditches and build walls outside the city every day, build siege equipment, and train soldiers in the camp.

Two days later.

Zhao Ju took Xunyi's information, and saw that Gongsun Hao was still attacking Xunyi, and couldn't help laughing.

At this time, Huan Zang on the side asked, "Why is the king laughing?" ”

"Sir see for yourself." Huan Zang took the information and looked at it, and hesitated: "Gongsun Hao is besieging Xunyi, and the spies are scattered for dozens of miles, there is no problem in this!" ”

Zhao Ju shook his head and smiled: "Otherwise, Gongsun Hao led a Qin army of less than 20,000 to besiege Xunyi for a few days, which means that the sharpness has been lost." Now Shangyong is only left in the lonely city, Gongsun Hao's goal of rescuing Shangyong can no longer be completed, and the soldiers are suspicious in their hearts, and they don't know why they are fighting, which is the loss of the fighting spirit.

Moreover, the Qin army is in Hanzhong, although Hanzhong rebelled against Qin and returned to Chu and was defeated, but the people of Hanzhong are always the people of our Chu country. It can be said that Gongsun Hao is in Xunyi, and there are enemies in front and back, left and right, so how can the soldiers of the Qin army not be panicked. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Ju smiled and said: "At this time, as long as a large army appears on the side of the Qin army, Gongsun Hao Ke will be captured in one battle. ”

"This..." Huan Zang shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, although Gongsun Hao's department can be broken in one battle, but now Gongsun Hao's spies have been sent to Shangyong City, as long as my army moves, Gongsun Hao will inevitably retreat quickly when he hears the wind and grass, so how can he defeat the Qin army and capture Gongsun Hao." ”

Zhao Ju frowned and said: "What Mr. said is also reasonable, Gongsun Hao sent such a spy, which shows that he has the intention of retreating in his heart." If the army kills Xun Yi directly, there is a chance that Gongsun Hao will flee without a fight. In this way, it is not possible to break the Qin army, but it is a little unbeautiful. ”

While speaking, there was a commotion outside the camp, and Zhao Ju turned his head to look, but saw Pan Xian leading the sailor to inspect the Han River and return.

Seeing this, Zhao Ju smiled slightly: "Gongsun Hao will definitely not be able to leave this time." ”

Huan Zang was stunned, his eyes flashed, and he guessed: "The king means to say..."

"Not bad." Zhao Ju nodded, and then laughed and said: "Let's go, please follow me to go around the outside of Shangyong City, if Ben will not show up outside Shangyong, Ben will worry that Gongsun Hao will be uneasy in his heart." ”

"Your Excellency is wise." Huan Zang replied with a smile.

Zhao Ju laughed, and while walking outside, he ordered: "The general will order to tell the Hanzhong Assassin that the reinforcements are about to arrive, so that a group of soldiers will be prepared to go out of the city to attack Gongsun Hao." ”

"No."

Then, Zhao Ju took several generals out of the camp, and then inspected all the ravines and barriers outside Shangyong City, and pointed at Shangyong City every time he went outside the gate of Shangyong City, as if he was planning how to attack the city.

After nightfall, a Chu army quietly left the camp, and then boarded the naval division's warship and slowly went upstream.

Due to the inconvenience of sailing at night, at the fourth watch, the fleet docked at a pre-selected location, and then the army hid.

Next.

The Chu army that stayed in Shangyong was still the same, and a large number of soldiers continued to dig ditches and build walls outside Shangyong, while the Chu camp was still full of killings, as if they were training the army.

In the afternoon, Zhao Ju once again led several generals to inspect Shangyong.

After nightfall, Hanshui's fleet rushed to Xunyi again.

At midnight, the fleet docked twenty miles east of Xunyi, and then the army went ashore and rushed to fifteen miles southwest of Xunyi overnight to lay in ambush.

Day 3.

Gongsun Hao got up early in the morning, first checked yesterday's information, and saw that everything was as usual within a radius of dozens of miles, and Zhaoju was still in Shangyong, so he immediately put his mind at ease and calmly ordered: "Order, after the morning meal, continue to attack the city." ”