"If the Chu army crosses Suishui in advance, camps and builds a fortress with its back to Zhuyi, and fights against us, it will still be a little troublesome. After all, our army's food and straw can only be transferred from Pengcheng, and it may not be able to consume the other party."

"But now the Chu army only wants to guard the south bank of Suishui, which is equivalent to giving up this city, and we don't have to worry about logistics."

Zhao Tuo stood on his chariot, watching in the distance under the attack of thousands of Qin soldiers, a small city quickly fell, and on the low city wall, there were already black flags fluttering in the wind.

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On the war horse next to the car, Zhong Liyi raised his whip and smiled: "I think it is because the general's prestige is too great, so that the Chu general does not dare to cross the river, for fear of being broken by the general head-on and ending up in a crushing defeat. Therefore, we can only rely on Suishui to defend it, and plan to attack our army in a half, and this kind of plan is actually very appropriate. It's a pity that the general has another strategy, and his approach will fall into the plot of our army."

Zhao Tuo didn't smile, but his face sank like water.

"I don't know who the Chu general on the other side is, let's not talk about the plan first, but he is also a ruthless person."

In the distance, there is smoke rising into the sky in Zhuyi City, and from a distance, several black smoke columns penetrate into the sky, which is very conspicuous and shocking.

In the smoke blowing from the direction of Zhuyi, there is also the smell of grain being roasted and burned.

After the city was broken, the Chu people burned grain.

……

"The Qin army has taken Zhuyi."

Next to Zhuyi, the water flows quietly.

On the west bank of the river, a Chu army of hundreds of people looked at the small city on the opposite side of Suishui, and several black pillars of smoke rising into the sky above the city.

"General Xiang has carried most of the grain and straw in the Zhuyi Mansion Treasury across the river two days ago, and ordered people to burn the remaining grain in the city with a fire when the city is broken, it seems that he has made up his mind to force the Qin army to cross the river, alas."

Jing Tong sighed lightly, he was very uneasy in his heart.

When Xiang Yan ordered the general, although his son Xiang Qu was the main general, he specially asked Jing Tong to follow, and instructed him to supervise Xiang Qu "This battle can only be defended and not attacked".

Jing Tong understood Xiang Yan's worries and knew why he didn't let Xiang Qu take the initiative to attack.

It's just because the commander of the Qin army on the opposite side is called Zhao Tuo.

This person is a famous general of the Qin State, and he is a battle on the bank of Surabaya, and he has broken the Chu army by 10,000.

In the first battle of Zhencheng, he defeated 100,000 Qi troops and captured Sima Tianchong, the great of Qi.

All kinds of achievements, how can people not be frightened when they hear Zhao Tuo's name, even the veteran Xiang Yan regards the young Qin general as a henchman.

Therefore, although Xiang Yan gave his son 30,000 troops, he did not think that Xiang Qu could beat Zhao Tuo, so he only let him lead the army to hold the first line of Suishui, block Zhao Tuo, and prevent him from raiding the hinterland of Chu south of Suishui.

But now, Xiang Qu actually hit the idea of letting the Qin army cross the river and then break it.

This made Jing Tong very worried, and when he heard Xiang Qu say this, he took out Xiang Yan's instructions before leaving, and told Xiang Qu that he could not easily let the Qin army cross the Suishui River, otherwise it would be disobeying Ling Yin's military order.

At that time, Xiang Qu glanced at him, sighed faintly, and said what was in his heart to this colleague.

"In today's situation, Qin is strong and weak. Wang Jian led his army southward but did not attack, but stationed troops on both sides of the chasm, under the guise of fighting with national strength."

"Under this kind of strategy, even if Ling Yin is a good general, he is by no means an opponent of the Qin people. Therefore, when the Qin army first set up camp, I led the army to attack several times, and even used a giant cannon, just to force the Qin army to go to war, but in the end I returned in vain."

"Under such circumstances, when the grain of my Chu country runs out, it will be in danger of losing the country. This is something that Yin knows, I know, and I think Zitong is also very clear with you, right?"

Hearing this, Jing Tong nodded silently.

On the Huaibei battlefield, Qin and Chu combined had nearly a million armies facing each other, but they never really fought a battle, which was very strange.

These aristocratic generals, who know the art of military warfare, know very well what is hidden under this strange calm

Hidden crisis.

The two countries consumed national strength, and in the end, there was only one result: Qin destroyed Chu.

Seeing that Jing Tong was silent, Xiang Qu continued: "The situation is pressing, but Ling Yin is not discouraged, because there is still the variable of Qi State, and that is the hope of our Chu State to win!"

"100,000 Qi troops are stationed on the Qin-Qi border, as long as those Qi people can capture the eastern county of Qin and go all the way to the location of the Xingyang granary of Qin State, they can cut off the back road of the Qin army, and Wang Qian's hundreds of thousands of troops can only flee north in a hurry, and at that time, our Chu army will take advantage of the situation to pursue, and the Qin people can repeat the defeat of Li Xin last year!"

"The two countries of Chu and Qi will join forces to achieve a great victory unseen in hundreds of years, driving the Qin people all the way back to Hangu Pass, such a victory, what a joy! It's a pity ......."

At this point, Xiang Qu gritted his teeth and said, "The Qi people are stupid and short-sighted, they didn't advance their troops, missed the fighter, and let that Zhao Tuo lead his troops north to support, but suffered a great defeat in Zhencheng...... The Qi army was defeated, and the eastern border of our Chu State was wide open, and coupled with my previous mistakes, I persuaded Yin to transfer a group of soldiers from the eastern border to Huaiyang, so that Zhao Tuo Zhuzi went all the way south smoothly and approached Suishui."

"Zitong, Ling Yin asked me to wait in Suishui to stop Zhao Tuo, do you know what the final result is?"

"Without the support of grain and straw from dozens of cities east of Suishui, how long can the army of the Huaibei battlefield be carried? At most, in March, the 400,000 army will be short of food, and the army will collapse without a fight, and Wang Jian's old turtle will definitely take the opportunity to launch a general attack and destroy my 800-year-old Chu State in one battle!"

Jing Tong sighed: "Ling Yin is a famous general of my Chu country, if he has no way, what can we do?"

Xiang Qu sneered, "The Qi army was defeated, which made Ling Yin angry. He saw that Zhao Tuo won one battle after another, so he was afraid, afraid that I would lose the battle with him, and Zhao Tuo would break through the Suishui and insert it into the heart of Huaibei, so that the army would be attacked from front to back, and the army's morale would collapse, and before the grain was exhausted, my Chu State would be defeated."

"But in my opinion, Ling Yin's actions are nothing more than drinking poisoned wine to quench his thirst, and when I asked me to block Zhao Tuo, it also completely blocked the way of life of my Chu State, and after three months, when the grain is exhausted, can my Chu Guoan have a trace of vitality?"

"So in the current situation, the only way for my Chu State to survive is for me to defeat Zhao Tuo! Defeating Zhao Tuo's Qin army will open up the grain and straw passage east of Suishui, and at least it will allow my Chu State to support it for a few more months."

"In a few months, maybe there will be some variables, such as the sudden collapse of the King of Qin, such as the people of the Three Jin Dynasty rebelling against the Qin people, or the State of Qi sending troops again...... This is all an opportunity for my Chu country! We can even ask Qi for food."

"The army of the Qi people is not to be feared, but they have money and food, as long as the Qi people are willing to lend me food to the Chu State, then there will be no more danger of food shortage, and the Qin State may not be able to consume more energy than us at that time. You say, is this the way for my Chu country to live? And all this, Zhao Tuo must be defeated, otherwise the state of Chu will fall! So you get it?"

Jing Tong understood.

What Xiang Qu said makes sense.

If Xiang Yan's order is followed, the state of Chu will sit back and wait for death, and when the grain is exhausted, the country will be doomed after three months.

Only as Xiang Qu said, defeat Zhao Tuo, open up the grain and straw channel on the east bank of Suishui, and at the same time borrow grain from Qi State, can there be a glimmer of life.

Jing Tong was convinced.

There is no problem with Xiang Qu's strategy, but can he really defeat the Qin general Zhao Tuo?

Xiang Qu knew Jing Tong's worries, so he told his true strategic plan.

"I won't deploy defenses along the Suishui line, let alone attack them halfway, I want to really let the Qin army cross the river."

"The Qin army is on the east bank of Suishui, and it can rely on transporting grain from Pengcheng and other places for replenishment, and there will be no danger of food shortage. But what if they cross the waters? With this river in the way, it will be more and more difficult to transport grain, and as the grain route is lengthened, they must capture the cities of our Chu kingdom in order to obtain grain on the spot."

"I didn't take the initiative to attack, I just stuck to the talisman. The Qin army is short of food, and it will definitely come to attack, I have a large army, and there is also a fortress in Gaocheng, which will definitely cause the Qin army to suffer heavy casualties."

"If the other party does not attack Fuli, but turns to the west, then I will lead the army to attack, follow behind the Qin army to pursue, and break

Its grain routes, attacking its rear troops. It won't be long before the Qin army can be completely annihilated here!"

"And Zhao Tuo's command said that there were 30,000 Qin troops, but in fact, he went all the way south, and he must divide his troops to garrison various cities, especially the important places of Pengcheng, and at least leave thousands of people to defend the city, so that he dares to go south with peace of mind. Therefore, this Qin army only has more than 20,000 people, and its strength is actually inferior to ours."

"I have more troops than him, and I have geographical advantages, how can I not beat him Zhao Tuo?"

In the end, Xiang Qu was already smiling and said to Jing Tong: "So this Suishui is a trap, it depends on when he Zhao Tuo crosses the river."

"As long as he dares to cross the river, I will let him never return!"

"Zitong, you don't need to worry."