Nanyang County and Nanjun each recruited 30,000 people, plus 20,000 in Guanzhong, a total of 80,000 soldiers, plus officers and pro-battalions, a total of more than 100,000. Nanyang Lieutenant Ye Peng was the first to command an army of more than 10,000 people, which made him very nervous. The three doctors under him are all temporary agents of the public doctor, and none of them have the experience of commanding a 10,000-strong army. Some of the doctors in the army were even served by non-commissioned officers. Nanyang has not had a combat mission for a long time, and Jazz is seriously insufficient. The situation in South County is even worse.

Due to the tradition of Guanzhong, the army did not begin to assemble until after the New Year. Although Nanyang County and Nanjun have been established as counties for many years and have also celebrated the New Year of the Qin State, they have no special feelings about it, and after the autumn harvest is over, the prisoners begin to assemble. The assembly place of the Nanyang prisoners was in the county guard center, and the assembly place of the Nanjun prisoners was in Yan instead of Ying.

In the past ten years, Nanyang and Nanjun have established a military industrial system arsenal in accordance with the Qin law, in addition to the production of wooden pole weapons of the Guanzhong standard, but also the production of bamboo pole weapons in Chudi, the so-called "bamboo and wood" used jointly by bamboo and wood is also producing; Shields, bows and arrows are even more indispensable, as well as the long swords worn by commanders. In this assembly, both the people of Nanjun and Nanyang were fully equipped with all kinds of weapons. Those who are tall and strong are configured according to the specifications of Guanzhong, and those who are thin and small are configured according to the Chu army. Therefore, the army of the old Chu land has a very high proportion of strange soldiers.

The prisoners of Nanjun and Nanyang were assembled and trained for about half a month, and the prisoners in Guanzhong also arrived. The concentration of prisoners in Guanzhong was much faster than that in Chudi. Their first assembly place was in the mall, and after forming an army at that time, they went straight to the famous land of merchants in 600 places, and arrived in Wancheng in late October.

Along with the Guanzhong Army, there is also the famous fried millet. They are arranged to go down the Dan River and enter the Han River. When the soldiers of Nanjun went north and passed through Danshuikou, it was at that time that they profited and restocked; Some of them were transported to Wan by land and handed over to the Nanyang troops. The fried millet had to be transported from Guanzhong because there was little millet grown in Nanyang and Nanjun, and they generally ate rice.

The 100,000 army was assembled in two places: Danshuikou and Wancheng, and the general's big tent was set up in Wancheng. After resting for a few days and agreeing on the route of the march, he immediately led the Guanzhong army to take the lead out of Ye, and the Nanjun troops followed behind the Guanzhong army, passing through Ye and Xiangcheng, and out of Rushui; The Nanyang Army, under the leadership of Ye Peng, passed through Luyang Pass to Rushui. After the two armies met in Rushui, they went north to Luoyang.

However, when Wei Yi arrived at Ye, he immediately found that a large number of troops were gathering at the confluence of the lower reaches of Rushui and the Lushui. Qin's judgment was that the army of the princes would gather in Luoyang and concentrate on Hangu Pass. The state of Qin sent Wei Wei to threaten Luoyang from the south to relieve the pressure on Hangu Pass. But now it seems that this movement of the Qin State was noticed by the vassal states, and they gathered troops outside Fangcheng in advance, preparing to attack Nanyang and contain the defenders of Nanyang.

Wei Yi did not dare to march south again. After 60,000 prisoners were transferred from Nanyang and Nanjun, the two counties were already empty and unable to defend against the attack on Nanyang! He controlled the troops in Ye, and while flying to Xianyang, he sent someone to inform Ye Peng to stop advancing and come to discuss.

Ye Peng has served in Nanyang for a long time, and even served as Ye Wei, so he is familiar with the surrounding political affairs and people's conditions. He took a closer look at the troops that were being assembled, and believed that they were a coalition of the Chu army and the Korean army. Ye Peng suggested that Wei Yi's troops occupy Xiangcheng as originally planned, and only mobilize Ye's people to prepare for defense in order to observe the movements of the coalition forces. In case the coalition forces are approaching Ye, Xiangcheng is only a hundred miles away from Ye, and there is time to rescue.

Wei Yi said: "However, those who are confused by me, Xiangcheng is based on you, and it is inconvenient to come and go. Or desperate to save it. ”

Ye Peng said: "Xiangcheng is based on the upper reaches of you, I will go down the water, and after attacking it, he will collapse!" And if I move to Xiangcheng, Han will suspect that I will attack his Zheng, or retreat from the leaves. Han retreated, and Chu was powerless. ”

Wei said: "Good! On the one hand, he sent sentinels to inquire about the movements of the coalition army, and on the other hand, he marched to Xiangcheng through Kunyang. At the same time, Ye Peng, who had already left Luyang Pass, also led the army to occupy Yingcheng and Chengfu all the way, advancing upstream to Rushui to cover the flank of the army.

Naturally, the movements of the Qin army also attracted the attention of the coalition forces. After seeing the Qin army moving north, the coalition forces hesitated for two days and then moved north and occupied Xucheng.

Seeing that the strategy of mobilizing the coalition forces had taken effect, the lieutenant had no worries and acted more boldly. The army moved north and occupied Fencheng on the bank of Yingshui.

Yingshui originates from Songshan Mountain and flows to the southeast. At the exit of the Yingshui River Valley, the Chu State at that time built a Great Wall about 100 miles long, that is, the Fencheng Fortress, which, together with Fangcheng, constituted the northern defense line of the Chu State.

The Yingshui River Valley is an area suitable for farming, and it is said that Dayu once made the capital here and promulgated China's first summer calendar. Go upriver along the river valley, turn over a mountain pass to the east, and enter the Weishui Basin, and down the river is Zheng Guo. Since this place was directly related to Zheng's safety, Zheng Guo attached great importance to the defense of this place and built an oak city in the Yingshui River Valley; In the pass of the water, the secret city was built on the site of the ancient secret country. Before destroying Zheng, South Korea first captured Licheng and changed its name to Yangzhai as its national capital. After more than 30 years of planning, he finally destroyed Zheng Guo and moved to Zheng Guo by himself, but Yang Zhai is still the capital and an important strategic area in South Korea.

Now, the Qin army appeared at the mouth of the Yingshui Valley and threatened Yang Zhai first; And once Yang Zhai is lost, Zheng Guo will also face a threat. On the other hand, the Han army could not let go of the avenues of Xu, Yangling, and Changshe to reinforce Yangzhai, which led directly to Zheng Guo and must be guarded.

The Qin army appeared in Xiangcheng, and Yang Zhai was already vigilant. Subsequently, the Korean army between Ru and Yu suddenly retreated to Xucheng, indicating that the situation had changed drastically. Yang Zhai began to take combat readiness measures. A few days later, the Qin army continued north from Xiangcheng and occupied the various passes of Fenchengsai. It was already less than fifty miles away from Yangzhai and within the range of the Qin army's attack. The Yangzhai defenders went to the city, and the men, women, and children in the city were all mobilized, ready to fight the city at any time. Two days later, the Qin army marched out of Fencheng with 30,000 Nanjun soldiers and arrived outside Yangzhai City. The gate of Yangzhai City was immediately closed, the soldiers went to the city, all kinds of city defense equipment were in place, and everyone was nervously preparing to meet the siege of the Qin army!

Yang Zhai was built in a large bend of Yingshui, which allowed the northeast side of the city to be covered by Yingshui; In particular, the northern city wall was built almost close to Yingshui. The Qin army could not be surrounded on all sides, and could only occupy the west and south of Yangzhai. Twenty or thirty miles north of Yangzhai, there is also a city Yongshi. It is a city dominated by warehouses and handicraft workshops, and it is considered an auxiliary city of Yangzhai. The two cities echo each other and form a mobile defense system.

After the Qin army completed the siege, it did not immediately attack the city, but divided its troops to seize the townships outside the city and loot food and supplies. It seems that Wei Yi is ready to play the old trick of the Qin army here: food for the enemy. Eat the South Korean grain outside Yangzhai City, and then collect the troops and return home.

Xucheng is more than 100 miles away from Yangzhai, while the Qin army is only 50 miles away from Yangzhai, and this distance difference gives the Qin army the initiative to attack Yangzhai. The Han army seemed to be ready to accept their fate, and instead of attacking from Xucheng, they held on to the city, strangling the road to Zhengguo. As long as the Qin army does not break through the city, let them eat some food if they want to! What about the Chu army? Anyway, they eat South Korean grain, and if South Korea doesn't let them fight, they won't fight themselves.

When the three armies of Qin, Han, and Chu confronted each other in Yangzhai and Xu County, the 30,000 Nanyang soldiers led by Ye Peng also went north from Yingcheng and occupied Jiacheng. Jiacheng is also currently a Korean land, but it was once a fief of a Chu prince, and it can be regarded as a frontier defense place in Chu. But for Han, its status is far less important than that of Yang Zhai, so there are not too many soldiers here, just the people of the headquarters to defend it. These Han pawns, who were composed of militiamen, naturally had no combat effectiveness against the heavily armed Qin soldiers. They opened the city to welcome the Qin army in, so that they could supply food, so that the Qin army in Nanyang felt at home. ——Nanyang is actually not far from Jiacheng, and it is less than a hundred miles from Lushan to Jiacheng.

After resting in Jiacheng for a few days, Ye Peng found a guide, crossed the mountains, crossed Yingshui from the upper reaches of Yangzhai, and occupied a large part of Yingbei's city, threatening the connection between Yangzhai and Yong.

The coalition forces of Xu Cheng finally couldn't bear it anymore, and they began to abandon Xu County and press Yang Zhai with all their might. Wei Yi personally led 20,000 Guanzhong soldiers to cross Yingshui and prepare to meet the coalition army.

The Han army was in front, and the Chu army was behind, and the strength was several times that of the Guanzhong soldiers. Wei Yi resisted hard, and the two armies fought fiercely outside Yangzhai City. The battle lasted until dusk, and both sides withdrew.

The two sides fought for three days, the coalition forces were strong, and the Qin army gradually fell out. When the coalition forces arrived at the battlefield on the fourth day, they found that the Qin army had not arrived. After sending troops to investigate, they found that the camp of the Qin army had been emptied. - The Qin army has withdrawn from the battlefield overnight. General Han was overjoyed and immediately waved his troops forward in pursuit. At the same time, Yang Zhai's defenders also found that the Nanjun soldiers had lifted the siege and retreated westward.

There is no fork in the Yingshui River Valley, so you can only retreat upstream along Yingshui. Moreover, the Qin army was not far ahead, and the dust raised by their march was clearly visible. But Han Jiang knew that after going up from Yingshui and arriving at Yangcheng, he crossed a mountain pass, which was the Weishui Basin. If the Qin army marched along this route, it would directly threaten Zheng Guo, and he would be unable to return because he was lured to the depths of Songshan Mountain, which was blocked by the mountains. Han will immediately fly to Zheng Guo and tell them to prepare for the situation; I am also preparing to return home and strengthen my defenses.

It was only a few dozen miles from Yongshi to Zheng Guo, and the order came back soon, and the Chu army cooperated with Yang Zhai and Yongshi to block the Qin army, and did not order it to leave the valley; The Korean army all retreated to Zheng Guo for defense.

After the order was issued, the Chu and Han armies were separated, and the Chu army was required to stay outside Yangzhai City, and the Korean army was supplied with grain, grass and supplies, while the Korean army turned north and returned to China. It took only two days to reach the outside of Zhengguo City.