Two days later, to the surprise of Chu Shouling Jun Jingshe, the Wei army did not launch an offensive against his Chu army stationed in the Yongqiu area. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"It's really calm, Yu Wang Ji Tong (Zhao Yuantong) ......"

It has to be said that the pressure on Shouling Jun Jingshe has increased dramatically in recent times, because there is a serious threat from the Wei army on the logistics and grain lines of his million Chu army.

He knew very well what Zhao Yuantong, the king of Yu of Wei, was planning in his heart, but there was no good way - could it be that if there was not enough food and grass in the army, could he immediately order the whole army to withdraw to Chu?

For this war of aggression against Wei, how much money and money and food did the nobles of Chudong invest in the premise, if he decided to retreat so easily, even if it was his Shouling Jun Jingshe, I am afraid that he would be attacked by the nobles of Chudong after returning to China.

Therefore, even though he knew that the road ahead was "bumpy" enough that it might cause his hundreds of thousands of Chu troops to be crushed, he had to continue to advance cautiously and on thin ice, trying his best to defeat Wei.

It can only be said that due to the inconvenience of communication, Shouling Jun Jingshe has not yet learned of the retreat of the Han army, the king of Southern Liang of Wei led the army to pursue the Han army, and the news that Zhao Hongrun, the king of Wei Su, is about to lead the Qin-Wei coalition army to Daliang, otherwise, I believe he will choose to retreat immediately.

"Lord Jingshe has an order, and he ordered Lord Xiong Shang to lead his troops to take the land first!"

On March 20, the urging order of Shouling Jun Jingshe was delivered to Diyang Jun Xiong Shang.

Diyang Jun Xiong Shang was a leader among the nobles of Chu and Eastern Chu, and was a militant who advertised the "Great Chu State".

The difference between him and those corrupt Chu Eastern nobles is that he admires the development and military expansion of Chu State's military strength and enslavement of foreign subjects - he is also regarded by the people of Wu Yue as a boulder in the way to the recovery of Yue State, but Wu Yue has more respect for the generals Xiang Mo and Xiang Jiao brothers, but he only hates Diyang Jun Xiong Shang.

I still remember that two years ago, when the four kingdoms of "Qilu Wei Yue" invaded Chu, Wu Qi, the general of the Dongou Army of the Yue (country), defeated Diyangyi, the fiefdom of Diyang Jun Xiong Shang, and released as many as 100,000 Yue slaves from local mines, farmland, workshops, machinery houses and other facilities.

The same was true during this attack on Wei, where Diyang Jun Xiong Shang ordered the capture of Wei people as hard labor along the way and plundered the wealth of the Wei people, which was the consistent style of the nobles of Chudong.

But no matter what his character is, Diyang Jun Xiong Shang is indeed one of the top generals in Chu State, and if he hadn't sent Diyang troops to help Shouying, Wu Qi of the Dongou Army wanted to capture Diyang, it was definitely not so easy.

After being authorized and appointed by Shouling Jun Jingshe, Diyang Jun Xiong Shang was overjoyed, and even said to the left and right: This order came too late!

Indeed, in fact, as early as half a month ago, Diyang Jun Xiong Shang suggested to Shouling Jun Jingshe: select the elite in the army and quickly attack the Liang of Wei.

It's just that at that time, Shouling Jun Jingshe considered that this would spread out the million-strong army, and it would be more difficult to block the threats of the Wei army again and again, so he did not adopt it.

On that day, Xiong Shang, the well-prepared Yang Jun of Chu, led an army of 120,000 to take the lead in attacking "Liudi (Chenliu)", preparing to start the first battle after the Chu army approached Liang County of Wei.

Chen Liu, this is already very close to the Wei city of Daliang, the capital of the king of Wei, if this city can be conquered, the Chu army will be almost able to come to the city of Daliang.

Unexpectedly, this time, somehow, the Wei army did not set fire to the mountains and forests outside the city.

Although it was not clear what was going on, Diyang Jun Xiong Shang was still overjoyed and ordered his troops to cut down trees and build siege equipment to prepare for the siege.

However, what he never imagined was that Chen Liu, who seemed to be closed and heavily defended, was actually just an empty city, and there were only a few thousands of Northern First Army left in the city, deliberately putting on a posture of wanting to defend the city to the death.

So, where did the 60,000 Northern First Army go?

Very simply, the 60,000 Northern First Army, while Diyang Jun Xiong Shang led an army of 120,000 to Chenliu, made a detour to the west, went around to the west side of Yongqiu, and launched a siege on the Chu army in Yongqiu on the same day.

Yes, the siege, and at the same time participated in the attack, as well as the four generals "Shaohu", "Long Ji", "Yigu", and "Zhao Leopard" under the command of Zhao Yuantong, the king of Yu, as well as the general of the Junshui Army, Bailiba.

Coupled with the Northern First Army of Zhao Hongxuan, King Huan, a total of six Wei armies launched a general attack on the Yongqiu Chu army from all directions.

The Wei Wu Army, the Northern First Army, the Junshui Army, and the Yushui Army that were "resurrected" for this battle against Chu, as well as the Wei soldiers who continued to absorb the Wei County soldiers on the way back, nearly 200,000 Wei troops, poured all their hatred for the Chu army into this war, and launched a surprise attack on hundreds of thousands of Chu troops in the Yongqiu area.

Because Zhao Yuantong, the king of Yu, burned all the mountains and forests in the Yongqiu area when he retreated, the Chu army in the Yongqiu area could not get enough wood to build the camp, so that the Chu camp, which lacked defensive facilities, was easily broken by the Wei army.

"Set fire to the tents of the Chu army!"

The purpose of Shaohu, the general of the Wei Wu army, was very clear: even if this siege could not be completed in the end, it was necessary to destroy the vast majority of the baggage and military tents of the Chu army.

"Kill ——!"

The six Wei infantry shouted the slogan of defending the country and taking revenge, and fought desperately into the hinterland of the Chu camp.

Under the attack of these Wei pawns, the Chu army was defeated and retreated.

Seeing this scene, Wei General Yigu's lieutenant said to the main general with a happy face: "General, this siege seems to be quite smooth!" ”

However, Yi Gu did not have a little joy on his face, because he knew very well that the camp of the hundreds of thousands of Chu troops under the command of Shouling Jun Jingshe was too huge, as if it was a giant, and the Wei army seemed to be attacking the hinterland of the Chu camp like a bamboo, but in fact, the Wei army was still on the periphery of the entire Chu camp, and what it was facing was just the "grain recruitment" of the Chu State.

What is the "grain recruitment" of the Chu State?

That is, some civilians in the Chu State who could not eat because of poverty and could only defect to the army, neither had systematic training, nor did they have decent weapons and armor, and they were purely cannon fodder or sacrifices that consumed the physical strength of the Wei soldiers on the battlefield.

These grain recruits have a very sharp contrast on the battlefield: during the war, these soldiers were like wolves and tigers, scrambling to rob Wei Min's property; But when the wind is against the wind, these are simply a rabble that cannot be used.

If in the face of this kind of grain recruitment, the Wei army will not be able to achieve 'momentum like a bamboo', then this battle will still be fought?

"Don't take the enemy lightly! …… After a while, I believe that the Shouling Jun Jingshe of the Chu State will take action! ”

Like Wei General Yigu, Wei generals such as Shaohu, Long Ji, and Bailiba also warned the soldiers under their command who were a little fluttering because of the smooth battle situation.

As Wei general Yigu guessed, about half an hour after the Wei army launched the general attack, there was news that the herald soldiers were besieged by the Wei army on the periphery of the camp, and it reached the commander's tent in the depths of the camp.

After hearing the news, Shouling Jun Jingshe summoned his subordinates and prepared to assign tasks to them.

It can be seen that the generals of the Chu army who are in the tent at this moment actually do not mean to panic about the attack of the Wei army on the periphery: they just died some food to recruit soldiers, what is there to make a fuss about?

Anyway, even if those grain recruits are on the battlefield, they are just sacrifices used to consume the physical strength of the Wei army - the vast territory of the Chu State, the most important thing is the population.

After a period of silence, Shouling Jun Jingshe marked the direction of the camp being attacked by the Wei army on the map one by one.

During this period, Liyang Jun Xiong Sheng said with a smile: "The wolf king of the Northern First Army has finally taken action. ”

In the confused expressions of everyone in the tent, Shouling Jun Jingshe smiled slightly.

I remember that in the stories he told to Liyang Jun Xiong Sheng two days ago, he compared the 60,000 Northern First Army personally commanded by Zhao Yuantong, the king of Yu, to the wolf king of the wolves, and it was also the main target of his upcoming counterattack.

The rest of the Wei generals such as Shaohu, Long Ji, Yigu, Zhao Bao, Bailiba, etc., do not matter in the eyes of Shouling Jun Jingshe, as the so-called shooting people first shoot horses, capture thieves and capture the king first, and concentrate on defeating the wolf king of Yuwang Zhao Yuantong, is the top priority - as for the siege of the rest of the Wei army, as long as it can withstand a while, the Yongqiu Chu army, which has hundreds of thousands of troops, can afford this loss.

But right now, Shouling Jun Jingshe thinks that this is not the time to fight back - after all, the wolf king will only rush forward unreservedly when he sees victory.

"Arrange the 'regular army' on the west side of the middle camp, hold the troops for the time being, and let the Wei army enter the hinterland of our army." Shouling Jun Jingshe calmly ordered.

It can be seen that he is deliberately hiding the elite in the army, so as not to alarm Zhao Yuantong, the king of Yu of Wei.

It's no wonder, after all, Shouling Jun Jingshe also wants to swallow the nearly 200,000 Wei army in one go, so as to clear the obstacles for leading the army directly to the Wei king's capital Daliang in the future.

Due to the secret release of water by the Chu army, not to mention other western routes for the time being, the Northern First Army, which attacked the Chu army camp from the west, was absolutely overwhelming, as if the heavenly soldiers and generals were unstoppable, and easily captured the hills on the west side.

At the same time as the former army was singing and advancing, Zhao Yuantong, the king of Yu, led his nephew Zhao Hongxuan, the king of Huan, to climb the hills to the west and look at the entire Chu army camp.

"See? Hongxuan. ”

I saw that Zhao Yuantong, the king of Yu, raised his hand to Chu Ying, and carefully induced: "On the one hand, the Chu army has strengthened the defense of the Chinese army, and deliberately weakened the peripheral resistance,...... In your opinion, why is that? ”

Zhao Hongxuan, the king of Huan, pondered for a moment when he heard this, and said: "Could it be that this is a plan to lure the enemy, in order to lure my 'Northern First Army' deep into his belly. ”

Hearing this, Zhou Yu, a staff member beside Zhao Hongxuan, also had a smile on his face.

Because His Royal Highness King Huan guessed that he was indeed right.

However, this answer did not seem to satisfy Zhao Yuantong, the king of Yu, who asked, "Then in your opinion, why did that Shouling Jun do this?" ”

"Because Uncle Wang is in the Northern First Army at the moment!" Zhao Hongxuan pointed to a royal flag beside him that was 'Wei and Yu Wang Tong', and replied: "Through the contact a while ago, Shouling Jun Jingshe concluded that Fifth Uncle You are a cautious (cowardly) person, and the reason why he did not immediately send troops to intercept him was that he was afraid that Fifth Uncle You would see a bad opportunity and withdraw your troops. …… He wants to fight and kill a few Wei troops here! ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Hongxuan showed a little smile on his face, and said in a low voice: "I would never have imagined that I would come to Shouling Junjingshe, Fifth Uncle, you are not a cautious and timid person at all......"

Speaking of this, Zhao Hongxuan took a deep look at the fifth uncle in front of him, and secretly felt sorry for Shouling Junjingshe.

How could Zhao Yuantong, the fifth uncle known as the "irascible King Yu", be a cautious (timid) person?

Hearing this, Zhao Yuantong, the king of Yu, nodded and said: "I have already learned the ability of Shouling Jun Jingshe from the achievements of your royal brother Zhao Run, but he doesn't know me, so he should be defeated by me!" …… Hongxuan, you have to take it as a warning. ”

Zhao Hongxuan nodded yes.

I don't know how long it took, and the victory on the battlefield gradually shifted in favor of the Wei army.

Seeing this, Zhao Hongxuan asked Zhao Yuantong, the king of Yu, in surprise: "Fifth uncle, why didn't the Jingshe of the Chu army order a counterattack?" Isn't he afraid that he will be defeated by our army if he does a fake show? ”

"Is it really a fake show?" Zhao Yuantong, the king of Yu, glanced at Zhao Hongxuan, and said on crutches: "You overestimate the physical strength of our soldiers. As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed to a local area of the Chu army camp and said, "Who are you in command of the Wei army?" ”

Zhao Hongxuan squinted his eyes and watched for a while, and said unconfidently: "If I am not mistaken, it should be the army led by General 'Zhao Leopard'. ”

"Yes!" Yu Wang Zhao Yuantong nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Shaohu, Long Ji, Yi Gu, Zhao Bao four, Shao Hu is stronger than the overall situation, Long Ji is good at training, Yi Gu is good at using surprise attacks, only Zhao Bao, this guy is only brave...... But you have also seen that even if it is Zhao Bao, the speed of his attack on the Chu army has gradually slowed down, why is this? ”

"Do you have the physical strength?" Zhao Hongxuan suddenly realized.

"Yes, it's physical strength." Yu King Zhao Yuantong nodded and said: "Therefore, Shouling Jun Jingshe doesn't have to worry about fake drama at all, because the elite of the 'regular army' under his command has almost not yet been put into the battlefield, and our soldiers have consumed too much physical strength in the repeated battles with the Chu State Grain recruitment...... As long as the time comes, when he orders a counterattack, the physical exertion of our soldiers is huge, how can they parry it? …… Don't underestimate the enemy, don't underestimate yourself, this is what you can call knowing yourself and knowing your opponent. ”

Zhao Hongxuan nodded thoughtfully.

Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, he asked in surprise, "Fifth Uncle, you said that Shouling Jun Jingshe is waiting for an "opportunity"? I don't know what this "timing" is......"

Before the words fell, suddenly several Wei army scouts climbed the hill and hurriedly said: "Commander-in-chief, the army of 'Diyang Jun Xiong Shang' has been found in the northwest direction!" He's leading an army straight here! ”

Hearing this, Zhao Yuantong, the king of Yu, looked indifferent, but Zhao Hongxuan, the king of Huan, showed a shocked look and subconsciously looked at the Chu army camp.

I saw that at this time, the 60,000 Northern First Army under his command had penetrated deep into the Chu army camp, and they were about to attack the middle camp of the Chu army.

『…… If at this time, Di Yang Jun Xiong Shang led a large army to attack the back of our army, wouldn't this be ......

In an instant, cold sweat oozed from Zhao Hongxuan's forehead.

After all, if at this time, the army led by Diyang Jun Xiong Shang attacked the Northern First Army from behind, and at this time, Shouling Jun Jingshe also ordered the Chu Army "Zheng Army" to launch a counterattack, and the two armies attacked back and forth, how could the 60,000 Northern First Army be spared.

"Wait!"

As if he suddenly thought of something, Zhao Hongxuan exclaimed in a low voice: "Diyang Jun Xiong Shang led the army to attack Chen Liu, is it just a pretense?" ”

At this time, Zhao Yuantong, the king of Yu, had already waved his hand to dismiss the scouts, and said with a smile: "Yes, it was Shouling Jun Jingshe who was putting pressure on our army, and he told me to wait: "If you don't come yet, then I will go to Daliang." ”

"In other words, in fact, Shouling Jun Jingshe knows that our army will attack his camp?" The more Zhao Hongxuan thought about it, the more he felt sweating in his head.

You know, a moment ago, he was still complacent about the unstoppable offensive of his own army, but he never thought that in fact, the Chu army had long known that their Wei army would come to sneak attack, but the other party's appetite was very big, and he hoped to swallow the Wei army here in one go, so he adopted the tactics of showing the enemy's weakness and waiting for the opportunity to encircle and kill.

Looking at Zhao Hongxuan's sweaty and uneasy appearance, Zhao Yuantong, the king of Yu, smiled and teased: "Hongxuan, our army is about to attack the middle camp of the Chu army, and it is unstoppable, why are you full of panic?" ”

Zhao Hongxuan's face blushed when he heard this, after all, he was really complacent because of the unstoppable momentum of the Northern First Army, and he also said, "Shouling Jun Jingshe is not afraid of fake plays?" In this case, in the final analysis, it is nothing more than the battle situation on the battlefield that is too smooth, which makes him inevitably have the extravagant hope of "can he defeat the Chu army in one go".

But in fact, whether it is Shouling Jun Jingshe or Yuwang Zhao Yuantong, they are very clear about this: no!

“…… You have to thank the Shouling Jun Jingshe on the other side, he taught you a lesson. Glancing at Zhao Hongxuan, Zhao Yuantong, the king of Yu, said: "Sometimes, a smooth battle is often just an illusion, as if you see victory at hand, but in the next breath, the enemy army suddenly kills an ambush in your soft underbelly, so that you have to give up the upcoming victory...... The battlefield is changing rapidly, and even in the end, there is no room for slackness. …… Just like you, you only cared about the fact that the Northern First Army was about to enter the middle camp of the Chu army, but ignored the threat from the rear......"

Listening to the teachings of Zhao Yuantong, the king of Yu, Zhao Hongxuan accepted it humbly and nodded yes.

Immediately, Zhao Hongxuan asked in a low voice: "Fifth uncle, seeing that you are calm and calm, in fact, you have already guessed the elite soldiers of Diyang Jun Xiong Shang...... Right? ”

Zhao Yuantong, the king of Yu, seemed to smile but not smile, and said casually: "Since Shouling Jun Jingshe told you a truth on the battlefield, then, Fifth Uncle, I will use the same reason and hand it over to that Diyang Jun...... At this moment, he believes that his mind is full of the Northern First Army that has penetrated into the Chu army's camp, right? Hehe. ”

At the same time, in the northwest of Yongqiu, Xiong Shang, the monarch of Diyang, led an army of 100,000 to come back and forth, rushing to support—to be exact, to participate in the encirclement and suppression of the Wei army.

Although there was still a large hill away from the battlefield, in this life, Diyang Jun Xiong Shang had already heard the earth-shattering shouts from the front.

After crossing the hill, Diyang Jun Xiong Shang climbed high and looked overlooked, and sure enough, he saw that in the west camp of his Chu army camp, countless Wei troops under the banner of "The First Army of the Northern Xinjiang Expedition" were like bamboos, killing the Chu soldiers in the Chu camp and retreating.

Seeing this scene, Diyang Jun Xiong Shang was not angry but happy, because he knew that as long as he followed the plan and joined forces with Shouling Jun Jingshe to flank this Wei army back and forth and annihilate its entire army, then their Chu army would be able to clear the last obstacle to the Wei capital Liang.

"Target, the first army of Wei Guobei, the whole army will attack!"

Pulling out the saber at his waist, Di Yang Jun Xiong Shang ordered loudly.

At the sound of an order, 100,000 Chu troops poured into their nests, like a tide, and rushed to the rear of the first army of Wei in the Chu army camp, ready to launch a fatal blow to it.

His mind was full of the Northern First Army, and his mind was full of the victorious Diyang Jun Xiong Shang, and he completely neglected to send people to search the cols between the neighboring hills.

"That's Diyang Jun Xiong Shang's reinforcements, right? …… Sure enough, it was not what Prince Yu expected! ”

At the top of a hill, two men dressed in Wei army armor looked naturally at the Chu army in the distance trying to turn their backs on the Northern First Army.

Among them, the man in the red robe said lightly.

This person is the chief of the sect guard next to Zhao Hongrun, the former king of Su, and the current coach of the "Shangshui Battlefield", Shen Yu.

And after listening to Shen Yu's words, the man dressed as a general next to him also smiled and said, "It seems that it is our army's turn to appear." ”

"I'm tired, General Ma You." Shen Yu hugged his fists and said in a deep voice: "I will lead the Shangshui Army (reserve) and follow the general as protection." ”

"Protection?"

General Ma You smiled and didn't speak, but turned his head to look at the col near the two hills, only to see the col that was empty two hours ago, and at this time, there were already thousands of heavily armored cavalry, ready to go.

Looking at the military flag of "Shangshui Youma" fluttering in the wind, Ma You was full of pride in his heart, drew his sword and pointed at the 100,000 Chu army under the command of Diyang Jun Xiong Shang, and ordered in a deep voice: "Youma Army, attack!" ”

At the sound of an order, five thousand merchant water horses rode heavily into the nest, and stepped out of the mountain col with their hooves.

At this time, almost most of the Chu generals on the battlefield focused their attention on the Northern First Army, but they never discovered that there was a heavy armored cavalry of the Wei State hidden in the mountain col in the distance.

It wasn't until the Youma Heavy Cavalry began to charge, and it wasn't until the Youma Heavy Cavalry was getting closer and closer to the army under the command of Diyang Jun Xiong Shang that those Chu soldiers noticed the shaking behind them like an earthquake and turned back with a confused expression.

With just a glance, these Chu generals were shocked, and they watched in amazement as five thousand monsters like steel beasts flooded them all over the mountains.

"What's that?!"

"What the hell is that?!"

The generals of the Chu army, who had never seen heavy cavalry, were stunned by the monster with five thousand horsemen wrapped in iron armor all over their bodies, even their war horses.

"Boom-"

There seemed to be a roar in the dark, and the attack of the 100,000 Chu troops under the command of Diyang Jun Xiong Shang was torn open by the 5,000 Shangshui Horse Cavalry in an instant.

But seeing the five thousand Shangshui horses galloping by, the surviving Chu soldiers were shocked, and the nearby battlefield was still overcrowded, and at this moment there were only corpses everywhere - just one face, more than 20,000 soldiers nearby, were defeated by the five thousand steel monsters.

Looking at the terrifying power of Shangshui's heavy horse riding from afar, even Zhao Yuantong, the king of Yu, was shocked and muttered "artifact".

Thinking about it, even if it was him, he didn't expect that when facing the Chu army, which was dominated by lightly armored infantry, the lethality of the heavy cavalry would be so huge, twenty or thirty thousand people, and it would become a corpse in an instant, which was effortless.

“…… If you want to "fake the show", the Shouling Jun Jingshe of the Chu State ......"

Glancing at the direction of the Chinese army in the Chu army camp, Zhao Yuantong, the king of Yu, said in a low voice.