Not only in the city gate, but with the departure of the main general of the Chu army, the Qin army, which was originally suppressed on the city wall, also launched a counterattack after accumulating enough strength, and soon regained control of the staircase.

Looking at the Qin army that kept pouring in from the city tower and the city gate, and even the Han army in green armor, even Xiaobai, who no longer knew about war, already understood that the north gate had been lost.

And, it's not just the North Gate.

The departure of the main general of the Chu army, bringing a defender of the south gate is far more than just the transfer of troops, but also the blow to morale.

Everyone's hearts were wondering where the general had gone, and whether there was something wrong with the north gate.

Naturally, under such circumstances, the suppression of the Qin army by the Chu army at the southern gate was also greatly weakened.

Of course, Wang Yi believed that the Qin-Han coalition army led by Meng Fu would be able to successfully take the north gate, and Wang Yi could also slightly ease the attack on the south gate to reduce losses.

But Mr. Wang did not do so.

First, once the south gate loses sufficient strength, it is very likely that the Chu army will draw troops again, which will add difficulty to Meng's attack; Second, whether it is Wang Di or Qin Jun, there has never been the habit of waiting and relying on it, and the most reliable is always the long sword in his hand.

Immediately, the main force of the Qin army located at the south gate did not advance and did not relax the rhythm of the attack, but accelerated the pace of the attack.

The troops who had been waiting in the rear to lay the bridge deck were finally released by Wang Di.

The Qin army swimming across the river was still continuing, ropes across Caishui, pieces of wood covering it immediately, and the pontoon bridges were about to take shape quickly.

And the Chu army on the city tower even fell into a dilemma, suppress the Qin army that crossed the river, the Qin army that laid the pontoon bridge will be no one to care, suppress the pontoon bridge lay, more and more ropes will be erected, plus the Qin army on the arrow tower keeps suppressing all the time, the entire Nanmen Chu army is already a little chaotic.

Because of the departure of the main general, the general in charge of the archers was also helpless, so he could only divide the few crossbowmen into three and suppress the arrow tower, the swimming crossing and the Qin army laying wooden planks.

In this way, it seems that none of the three will be let go, but in fact, none of the three can be suppressed.

Also because of the lack of troops to suppress the arrow tower, the crossbow soldiers on the Qin army's arrow tower even gradually began to grasp the initiative on the battlefield and began to suppress the Qin army on the city tower.

As for the soldiers of the Qin army who swam across and laid the planks, although they would inevitably be disturbed by the Chu army, this loss was nothing compared to just now.

Soon, with the efforts of the soldiers of the Qin army, more than a dozen simple pontoon bridges have been erected.

With a wave of his hand, the Qin army's foot soldiers carrying the cloud ladder (simplified version) immediately advanced rapidly. Stepping on the slightly shaky pontoon bridge, the soldiers of the Qin army quickly crossed the Cai Shui.

Finally, after more than two hours of fierce fighting, the main force of the Qin army at the south gate finally came to the city wall.

Immediately, one by one, the ladders were put on the city tower by the Qin army, and the Qin army even rushed directly to the ladder from the pontoon bridge.

Such an offensive rhythm can be described as smooth and smooth in one go.

On the other hand, on the side of the Chu army, the drawbacks of the main general's departure are undoubtedly revealed again - the dispatch of troops is almost disorderly.

The infantry, which had retreated to give up more positions, was unable to regain the favorable terrain according to the situation. It wasn't until the Qin army put the cloud ladder on the head of the city that the Chu army's archers hurriedly retreated, and the Chu army's foot soldiers also hurriedly stepped forward.

Inevitably, the infantry of the advancing Chu army and the retreating crossbowmen collided.

It didn't matter, it delayed precious time.

At this time, the Qin army in front of them was piling up on the city tower all the time.

As a result, the South Gate Tower, which was originally quite stable, was also in an emergency.

Before he could tell the lord about the danger of the south gate tower, there was a burst of shouts from the north of the city, and the news of the destruction of the north gate had reached the south gate almost instantly.

The South Gate Tower, which was already panicked, suddenly fell into a panic.

Without the slightest suspense, the Chu army on the upper floor of the South Gate City was defeated.

In the movement of "jingling bells", hundreds of Chu troops began to scurry towards the east, west and even north of the city like headless flies.

Everywhere there were discarded weapons, armor, and shrill shouts everywhere.

Qin Jun, who had just ascended the city tower, was naturally overjoyed when he saw this scene. However, good military literacy and strict Qin military law still prevented them from wantonly chasing and killing.

Several Qin troops rushed towards the stairs quickly, barely enough to make tea, and the city gate to the south was slowly opened.

Under Wang Di's order, hundreds of thousands of Qin troops began to march into the city.

At the same time, as early as the battle at the south gate was still continuing, the Chu army under the north tower of the city saw that the city tower and the city gate had been broken, and then withdrew to the east gate under the leadership of its main general.

It's just that the soldiers of the Chu army on the city tower suffered, because several stairs were occupied, they could either only climb down from the city tower, or they could only run along the city tower to the east and west of the city, which was also the main reason why the defeat report quickly spread to the south of the city.

Of course, the situation of the Chu army, which followed the retreat of the lord of Chu, was not much better, and after the city gate was opened, Meng Fu quickly commanded the coalition army to meet the main force of the south gate on the one hand, and pursued the remaining Chu army on the other.

Under the fierce pursuit of the Qin army, the Chu army paid a huge price in an instant.

But it's a pity that the general of Chu still fled without suspense.

It should be said that the commander of the Chu army has done his best, and except for the easy transfer of troops from the north gate to the south gate, the commander of the Chu army has hardly made any mistakes in the entire battle.

It can even be said that the mobilization of troops from the north gate to the south gate is also a forced mistake.

In the face of the menacing Qin army, which has several times the strength of his own, a general will want to concentrate more troops to defend Cai Shui, and the scout has already explored the situation within five miles of Cai Shui, and sent the Qin army to cross the river to bypass, in this case, it is normal to transfer troops.

Who would have thought that the Qin army would actually go around a big circle, bypass the entire Chu State, send troops from the country of Han to the south, and go straight to Xincai?

It can be said that the commander of the Chu army will make a wrong step, a wrong step.

As for the final rout, this is already the third general of Chu who has fled.

Although there is a certain difference between this general and the previous two generals, in essence, they all choose to save themselves and their soldiers and horses in the face of inevitable defeat.

This is obviously no accident. (Some people question why Chu Jun keeps running away.) ）

If the Qin army is replaced, it is very likely that Qin will fight with his troops until the last moment. This is not to say that the Qin generals are selfless and dedicated to the country, but they are just forced by the Qin law.

Qin's law is strict, if he loses his teacher and humiliates the country because of his own mistakes, if he can save most of the troops, it is good to say, if he escapes alone, not only will he be imprisoned, but even the family behind him will be humiliated and implicated.

This can be referred to the Qin general Hu Yang (also known as Hu Injury), who lost the battle of Yan and He, obviously did not die in Zhao State, but since the battle of Yan He, there is no news of him, and even the credit for the battle of Huayang is almost all on Bai Qi's head.

Obviously, Qin's punishment for Hu's defeat was not small. (Don't talk about Li Xinha, Li Xin's defeat in attacking Chu is actually not responsible for him.) ）

Therefore, in the Qin army, if the defeat has become a fact, and the main force is no longer able to escape, leading the troops to the death and causing as much damage to the enemy as possible is also a way to redeem the merits.

Whether it is for the sake of the family or for his own descendants, Qin Jiang will be the best choice in such a situation.

And this is obviously not the case in the state of Chu.

The reason for this, in fact, has been said many times before, in the state of Chu, in fact, the king of Chu and the nobles of all sizes co-ruled the country. Every nobleman had his fief, and within the fief, the nobleman was the king of them.

This is fundamentally different from the military merit system of the Qin State

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Under a system like the Chu State, as long as his family's fiefdom is not taken away, the family's basic plate will not change. Even if it is a loss of teachers and humiliation of the country, it is nothing more than dismissal from office, then imprisonment, and then paying a fine.

Problems that can be solved with money are never a problem.

This is true now, and it was the same in the Warring States a thousand years ago. As long as the fiefdom is still there, it is nothing more than suffering the people. This has little effect on the weakening of the family and on its own lineage.

Even, if he is the head of a family and goes on an expedition, his safety is a major matter related to the inheritance and rise and fall of the family.

Once the battle is lost, not only may the king take this opportunity to cut down the fief, but the family will also be able to fight each other because of the leaderless dragons, until a new head of the family is elected.

And after such a toss of internal and external difficulties, except for the three top families of "Qu, Jing, and Zhao", few families can still maintain their original strength.

Under such circumstances, it is not surprising that the generals of the Chu State often chose to flee at the last moment.

Only this time, Wang Di obviously didn't need the Chu army to preach the invincibility of the Qin army anymore, so as soon as he quickly passed Cai Shui, Wang Di sent a cavalry team under his command to pursue the Chu army.

And this cavalry team of 30,000 people did not return slowly with countless Chu army heads until the evening.

Fortunately, the commander of the Chu army saw that the Qin army had been in hot pursuit, and he also decisively broke his wrist, and broke away from the large army with his personal soldiers and cavalry troops, but was not caught up by the cavalry of the Qin army.

So far, the first and second phases of the Qin army's attack on Chu have been a complete success.

In just two battles, through the strategy of seizing the gate and attacking the north in the south, he not only defeated the nearly 50,000 troops of the Chu State, but also successively won the two important towns of Zengcheng and Xincai, and successfully opened the gate to Chendude, the capital of the Chu State.

For this, the Qin army only paid the price of less than four thousand people.

Although more than half of the 50,000 troops of the Chu State will be able to regroup in the Chen capital, the most important thing is that the time advantage that the Zhao State has been laying out for a long time has been chased back by Wang Di in an almost imaginative way.

Because from receiving the invasion of Yan by Zhao to the attack on Xincai, Wang Yi only took less than twelve days.

More than half of this time was the time when Wang Yi rushed to the battlefield.

In other words, it took less than twelve days for Wang Yu to make Zhao's first-mover advantage, which had been brewing for a whole year, come to naught.

Now, although the Zhao State has completed the sweep of most of the Yan Kingdom, Jicheng still stands in front of Lian Po and Tiandan; In front of Wang Di, there is only one Chen Capital left.

It can be said that Zhao and Qin once again came to the same starting line.

The real fight has just begun......