Chapter 11: Facing the Battle
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Xiang Liang shook his head, as if to shake off the uneasiness that lingered in his heart. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.infoββ
"Old Fan, have you ever found out what is the difference between these two Qin armies?"
There was silence for a while, looking at the dark torrent that swept towards his army getting closer and closer, Xiang Liang's heart was even more uneasy. Lowered his voice, glanced at Fan Zeng and groaned.
As the commander-in-chief, it is naturally impossible for him to tell Fan Zeng directly, these two Qin armies make him very uneasy, which not only damages his majesty as the commander-in-chief, but even directly shakes the morale of the army.
After all, at this moment, in addition to Fan Zeng, there were dozens of other generals at all levels, large and small, as well as more than ten clan elders who came with the army from Baiyue Barbarians.
What's more important is that this is before the war, there are more than 200,000 Chu soldiers below are arrayed, if he is the chief general at this time before the battle is timid, people are naturally mixed, once it spreads, it will inevitably shake the morale of the army.
"General, the little old man thinks it's better to be cautious!"
Although Fan Zeng doesn't understand military affairs, he is more of a person who plays with power, but he still believes in his own intuition, just like when he chose Xiang Liang, although Xiang Liang does not have the strength to compete with Great Qin, but it is good enough to be able to do it now under such circumstances. ββ
After all, the swarming fire of restoration, by now, there is only one family left in the Chu State! The remnants of the rest of the countries basically raised troops in front, and there was no scum left in the back that was strangled by the Qin army who heard the news.
Although Fan Zeng's words are a little vague, the meaning is self-evident. Obviously, he also noticed the difference between the two Qin armies that rushed over. Euphemistically expressed the worries in his heart.
Xiang Liang now regrets a little, why didn't he find a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Although the position of the battalion is now in a hollow area, it can only be used for concealment, but it cannot achieve the effect of being easy to defend.
However, having said that, if the Qin army in front of him was really Qin Jing Rui, then with the countless strong crossbows equipped by the Qin army, I am afraid that there would be no big battalion in the wilderness that they could not break.
Although the Chu army is also equipped with a large number of strong crossbows sent by the South Vietnamese side, compared to the standard configuration of the Qin army, which is basically one per person, the gap is still too big. Among Xiang Liang's 300,000 troops, only 50,000 Jiangdong soldiers have achieved a Qin army's strong crossbow per person, including more than 30 large Lian Shihe crossbow machines, which are also in the hands of Jiangdong disciples. ββ
For the rest of the Chu army, there is no strong crossbow. But compared with the shabby appearance of not even having armor and weapons before, the situation of the Chu army is much better now, at least the armor can be done by each person, and the weapon can also be used by each person. Many are also equipped with shields.
Among the 100,000 Baiyue barbarians, there are 20,000 strong people equipped with six-foot tall shields.
Everything is to defend against the Qin people's sharp and strong crossbows!
Xiang Liang is now faced with two choices, the first is to choose a Qin army with a numerical advantage to directly entangle or eliminate one group, and then free up his hands to eliminate the other.
Of course, there is also the direct withdrawal of troops, returning to the other side and returning to Shouchun. However, judging from the distance between the two armies now, judging from the speed at which the Qin army is advancing, I am afraid that they will not be able to go far before they will be caught up by the Qin army.
Sticking to the big camp Xiang Liang didn't think about it.
It is very clear how many soldiers Xiang Liang has on the other side of the Huai River, because basically all the battle plans are made by himself. ββ Sticking to it, in the absence of reinforcements coming, it is better to look for death.
After all, Chen County is strictly speaking the territory of the Qin people, holding on to the enemy's territory, not to mention the reinforcements, even if the Qin army does not attack, as long as the reinforcements are continuously sent, they can trap their hundreds of thousands of troops to death just by being trapped.
The 300,000 army consumed a lot of grain and grass.
Since Xiang Liang returned to Shouchun, he has been stockpiling grain and grass, but fortunately, after the harvest season, several counties such as Huiji and Jiujiang have successively separated from Daqin and become the territory of Chu, but they have not experienced any major wars.
Although Great Qin has unified the world for more than ten years, except for Guanzhong, which is the foundation of Great Qin, although the territory of the six countries destroyed later has nominally belonged to Great Qin, it has never established effective and perfect rule.
This is partly due to the fact that the remnants of the Six Kingdoms continued to intend to restore, and it is also related to the fact that the First Emperor began to seek immortality in his later years. In the general direction, Daqin's national policy can be said to be very advanced, but in the matter of maintaining the foundation of Daqin's rule, it is far behind Daqin's national policy.
This is also a fundamental reason why, only two years after Hu Haichu ascended the throne, Great Qin was immediately destroyed by the anti-Qin movement that surged all over the world. ββ If Great Qin can establish a perfect rule in the land of the original Six Kingdoms and control the place strongly, then even if Hu Hai kills Meng Tian, Meng Yi, Li Si, Feng Quji, Feng Zheng and others, Great Qin will not collapse so quickly.
The lack of a strong rule also caused Wu Rui, Xiang Liang and others to raise an army against Qin, and basically did not encounter decent resistance. The officials in various places changed their banners at the head of the city, and they immediately broke away from Daqin.
Therefore, several counties such as Jiujiang and Huiji basically did not experience the war, and although the production of RI was affected, it was not very affected. Chudi in the south of the Yangtze River, perhaps because of the luck of inviting the sky, there is no waterlogging or drought, so the harvest is still good.
At the same time, when occupying Chen County and Dang County, Xiang Liang basically moved all the grain in the Chen Liucang in Dang County. Although some of them were burned by the Black Iron Xuanniao Army, there were still a lot left.
Coupled with the grain stored by the people he collected from Chen County and Dang County, Jiujiang's current grain can support him to raise so many troops. However, although the state of Chu is not short of food at present, it only refers to the majority of Chu people. Xiang Liang took the people captive from Chen County and Dang County, but they had nothing. Alive, on the brink of death.
In Xiang Liang's original plan, it would only take three days at most to defeat the Qin army on the north bank, and the 300,000 Chu army would completely annihilate the 200,000 Qin army. ββOf course, it is best to be able to eliminate one of the Qin armies.
Therefore, the grain and grass carried by Xiang Liang was only enough for the consumption of the army. After all, the base camp of Shouchun was on the other side of the river, and if a large amount of grain and grass was carried, it would have a great impact on the march.
Hold on, I'm afraid that the Qin army doesn't need to attack at all, it only needs to surround a ten, and the 300,000 Chu army basically doesn't have a few people who can move weapons.
Now, Xiang Liang can't retreat, he can't defend, and he is really in a dilemma.
Xiang Liang's mind turned sharply, staring at the two Qin armies that swept over and weighing them in his heart.
"The order was ordered, and Xiang Tong led 50,000 Jiangdong soldiers and 50,000 Baiyue people to meet the Qin army that rushed from the north. Tell Xiang Tong that no matter what method he thinks of, he wants to drag down the Qin people in the north. Otherwise, come and see you! β
The two Qin armies, Xiang Liang's eye-to-eye half-sound, combined with the scout's letter, finally affirmed that the Qin army would definitely not exceed 200,000 people. 200,000, which should be exactly the number of soldiers of the Qin army stationed in two large camps on the north bank of the Huai River.
If reinforcements from the Qin army arrived, then the soldiers who came to attack now would definitely not be 200,000, at least more than the Chu army. This discovery gave Xiang Liang great comfort.
Xiang Tong, Xiang Liang's second son! Although the force is not as good as Xiang Yu, it can be regarded as the leader of the younger generation in the Xiang clan. Xiang Liang sent his son, apparently determined to have a decisive battle with the Qin army.
Xiang Tong, who received the order, was inexplicably excited. This was the first time he had led an army to fight alone, and he commanded an army of 100,000, of which 50,000 were the most elite Jiangdong soldiers in the entire Xiang clan!
Although Xiang Liang did not say how to arrange the remaining 200,000 troops, it is not difficult to see from his order that the 200,000 troops will obviously be used to encircle and suppress the Qin army in the west.
Xiang Liang only intended for Xiang Tong to hold back the Qin army, apparently fearing that his 100,000 Chu army would not be able to defeat the same number of Qin troops. Holding back the Qin army on that side was just to gain time for the Chu army to face the 100,000 Qin army in the west.
However, Xiang Tong is thinking more than just dragging Qin Jun, he wants to prove that he will not be inferior to Xiang Yu!
Xiang Tong's movements were very fast, but in just a moment, 50,000 Jiangdong disciples and 50,000 Baiyue barbarians had already left the big array and drove towards the Qinglong Army in the north.
"Fan Lao, I will leave you 20,000 Jing Rui, if our army has a chance to win, then Fan Lao only needs to see the right time to join the battlefield and give the Qin army a fatal blow! However, if my 180,000 army shows defeat, Fan Lao will immediately lead the 20,000 Jing Rui to the East China Sea to join his little nephew Xiang Yu. β
Xiang Liang looked at Fan Zeng and said solemnly.
"General! β¦β¦β
"Listen to me, Elder Fan. There is no need to persuade today, this victory will be Liang Sheng, and defeat will be Liang Di! Is there a way out now? Xiang Liang interrupted Fan Zeng's words. Although he regretted that he should not have crossed the river to seek battle without finding out the exact situation of the Qin army, it was obviously too late to say that regret at this moment.
Under the difficulty of riding a tiger, it is better to prefer to go to Tiger Mountain, and there may be such a glimmer of life!
After all, Xiang Liang has been in battle for a long time, and after seeing the situation, he immediately made the most suitable choice!
"If the army is defeated this time, Shouchun will definitely not be protected! Fan Lao remembered to inform Xiang Yu that when his strength was not captured, he would definitely not avenge me, and he would not return to the land of Jiangdong. I still need to worry about Fan Lao to mention Yu'er more in the future, although Yu'er is hot, she is also a person who is very affectionate. With Mr. Fan Lao and Mr. Zhang Liang assisting Yu'er, Liang is also at ease! South Vietnam is a good place to go! My Xiang clan, please sir! β
Xiang Liang hugged his fist at Fan Zeng and saluted solemnly, then clamped the horse's belly and galloped down!
After a while, the order flag waved, and the remaining 200,000 Qin troops began to slowly divide into two parts, and one of the 180,000 people slowly rushed towards the Qin army rushing to the west.
Under the banner of the word "Xiang" in the army formation, Xiang Liang rode his horse!
ps: I just found out that Brother Ambush has become the leader of the second alliance! Fear and gratitude! I've let you down with my update! Thank you for adding more tomorrow. Thank you Brother Ambush for your continued support! Thank you Wuhan folks for accompanying you all the way! Take a bow! (To be continued.)