For the first time, Mangshen served as the main general, leading 10,000 Chu troops to cooperate with the Korean army.

According to the plan agreed between Chun Shenjun and Sanjin, the Chu army first cooperated with the Han army to launch a diversion attack on Fangcheng, and when the Qin army reinforced Nanyang, it suddenly turned to Luoyang and attacked Hangu. Zhao and Wei attacked Hedong and Hanoi together. And the state of Chu must do its best to help the Three Jin regain the lands that Qin had plundered from them.

The position of the state of Chu is very embarrassing: its power is much stronger than that of the three jins, and the three jin are very worried about the state of Chu sending troops within their own borders, for fear of luring wolves into the house. Even the State of Zhao, after repelling the Qin army with reinforcements from the Wei army, did not dare to let the State of Chu enter, but very politely invited them away. Compared with the state of Zhao, which did not border Chu, and the state of Korea and Wei, which bordered Chu, they regarded Chu as a great threat. Chen Cheng, who was more than 300 miles away from him, seemed to be a giant beast lying next to the couch, and he might eat himself if he didn't pay attention to it.

The Qin army continued to use troops abroad, encountered strong enemies repeatedly, and suffered a big defeat outside Handan City, and the lost national strength was difficult to recover, and the princes knew that this was a good opportunity to pounce on it and eat meat and suck blood. But how to eat this bite of meat in your mouth is not easy! Although the Qin army suffered huge losses, the wars were all carried out outside the country, and the mainland was not destroyed and did not waver at all. And the victorious Zhao State was actually unable to chase and kill, but suffered losses in Xinzhong, and even took the Chu army to eat melons, and was attacked by the Qin army and suffered some losses. Later, although Zhao recovered Shangdang with the support of Korea, it was already at the end of its power; Unable to fight any longer, the Shangdang handed over to Korea was basically an empty city, and the Zhao people had to be allowed to farm there. The splendor on the bright side is full of bitterness behind the scenes.

At this time, the State of Chu came forward to support the Three Jin Dynasty to recover the land occupied by the Qin State, which was just a relief in the snow! The support of the state of Chu is very simple: you recover your lost territory, I will not fight you, but also help you; When I recover the lost territory of Chu another day, you are not allowed to take advantage of the situation, and you must help! In addition, all countries must be clear about the direction of their own operations, and they cannot fight on their own before recovering lost territory. In this way, Korea chose to strengthen its forces around Luoyang, while Wei sent troops to recover Hanoi, and Zhao sent troops to recover Hedong. In addition to providing part of the army to participate in auxiliary operations, the state of Chu mainly provided money and food to support the operation.

The state of Chu paid money, and Sanjin won the land, such a good thing is a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence, and I don't know how Chun Shenjun calculated. The three Jin happily agreed to the conditions of the Chu State, and each sent troops as agreed. In addition to transporting money and grain as agreed, the state of Chu also sent 10,000 Chu troops to participate in the war as agreed.

Now, this 10,000-strong Chu army is vigilantly watched by South Korea, lest it make some trouble. Meng Shen thinks it's ridiculous when he thinks about it: how unconfident he must be to think that 10,000 people can make a terrible mess, and be vigilant! However, he also pretended not to know, and let General Han support himself from one to another.

After Mang Shen led his troops from Chencheng into Yinyang, he received an order from General Han to assemble in the direction of the lower reaches of Rushui and the intersection of Lushui, and prepare to attack Nanyang from Lushui in the future. Tangxi, Hebo, Wuyang and other places in the upper reaches of the river are important iron production bases in South Korea, which are heavily defended. The meaning of letting the Chu army attack in this direction is self-evident, that is, to put the Chu army under the surveillance of the Korean army. Manshin did not complain at all, and led his troops to the shore of the river and lined up the camp.

But before Mang Shen could arrange the camp, a large number of Qin troops appeared in the direction of Yecheng. Yecheng is not far upstream of the river, but it is the attack area of the Korean army. General Han and Mangshen stinted the news of the Qin army's dispatch almost simultaneously and informed the other party. Mangshen rushed to Yuncheng to consult with the Han generals, and both sides agreed to temporarily assume a defensive posture and observe the movements of the Qin army.

Within a few days, both sides discovered that the Qin army was moving north. Mangshen proposed to take advantage of the Qin army's northward move to attack Fangcheng. When the Qin army left Nanyang, Nanyang was bound to be empty, and there was hope for a big victory. But Han will firmly disagree. He believed that the Qin army had the intention of invading Korea in the north, and if the Korean army fell into a battle with Nanyang, Korea would not be able to cope with the Qin army's attack.

Manshen was amazed in his heart. He fought in conjunction with this South Korean army, and he still knew the strength of this South Korean army, which was only 30,000 or 40,000 people. But the fear shown by the Korean general was also very real, as if South Korea had lost this army, and it was really powerless to resist the attack of the Qin army.

Could this be the true power of South Korea? Meng Shen couldn't help but think so in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face, but immediately agreed with General Han's opinion and went north to Xucheng with the Han army. Xucheng is located between Yingshui and Weishui, and is the capital of the former Xu State. Although Xu Guo is surnamed Ji, it is a baronal country, and its territory is very small, and it was destroyed by Zheng Guo early. Later, although he was restored several times with the support of the Chu State, he finally failed to become a climate. Although Xu Guo is not a weapon, it does not prevent Xu Cheng from being a strategic place. During the Three Kingdoms, the Han Emperor supported by Cao Cao built the capital in Xu, and Xuchang was famous all over the world. Even now, Heo is one of the most important towns in southern South Korea.

After Mangshen arrived in Xucheng, he was naturally not allowed to enter the city, and could only camp in the countryside outside the city. However, Han was not stingy with money and food, and Xu supplied the army as needed.

After staying in Xu for a few days, I heard that the Qin army was going north to attack Yangzhai. Mang Shen asked General Han about the situation on the front line, but General Han was reluctant to tell him in detail, only saying that the Qin army attacked Yang Zhai, but Yang Zhai was impregnable. Let Mang Shen be born in Xu to rest and recuperate, and he doesn't have to think about the war.

Unexpectedly, a few days later, General Han sent someone to ask Mangshen, saying that King Han asked him to send troops to rescue Yang Zhai, and asked Mangshen to lead troops to assist. Mangshen also agreed, and agreed with General Han on the sequence of marching. He naturally tried to put the Chu army behind and let the Han army break forward. The Han army hoped to have the Chu army lined up on both flanks and act as a surprise soldier to outflank the Qin army. In the end, Mangshen did not use the Chu army separately on the grounds that one wing of the Qin army was close to Yingshui and could not be outflanked, but concentrated on the right flank of the Korean army, outflanking the uncovered flank of the Qin army from the north.

Mangshen's outflanking went very smoothly, under the double blow of the frontal pressure of the Korean army and the flank outflanking of the Chu army, the Qin army finally could not support it, withdrew from its position overnight, fled westward, and even the Qin army besieging Yangzhai also withdrew. The coalition army chased to the foot of Yangzhai City, and Yang Zhai Shou sent people to work the army, and the coalition army stopped the pursuit and set up camp between Yangzhai and Yongshi. According to the marching sequence, the Han army approached Yangzhai, while the Chu army approached Yongshi. The Han army could draw water from the nearest Yingshui, while the Chu army could only draw water from the irrigation ditch, and there were complaints.

When Manshen met with Han Jiang, he raised the matter and suggested that the Qin army should be attacked, but Han Jiang decisively refused, but did not explain why.

Two days later, General Han summoned Mangshen and told him that he would return to Zheng State, and asked the Chu army to stay here to assist Yang Zhai and Yongshi in blocking the Qin army in the valley. Mangshen said that he was short of food and grass, and Han would immediately ask Yang Zhai and Yongshi to bring hundreds of carts of grain and straw, and give Mangshen many beauties, wine and meat. As the Korean army returned from camp, Mangshen also gradually moved his troops in the direction of Yangzhai, nominally relying on the two cities as his wings. More than 20 miles from Yangzhai to Yongshi, there are exactly 20 battalions lined up on the front line. Mangshen then arranged the first line of the Chu army between the two cities according to the situation in his hometown. This kind of unfocused formation is actually a taboo for soldiers, but it can reassure the Koreans. Both Yang Zhai and Yong sent envoys to contact Mangshen to express their friendship. Manshin also invited them to a banquet, and entertained them with wine, meat, and beautiful women they sent. Then the city will bring more wine and meat, and even beautiful women.

Just when Mangshen thought that this winter was going to be spent in such a peaceful atmosphere, Yang Zhai Shou sent an envoy to inform him that the Qin army might come to attack and asked Mangshen to prepare for battle.

Mang Shen was taken aback, and immediately sent a sentry to find out dozens of miles away, but he did not find any movement of the Qin army. Continuing to spy on the outpost, the news was that the Qin army had surrounded Yangcheng in the upper reaches of Yingshui. According to the practice of the Qin army besieging the city, they ate free food outside Yangcheng.

Yang Zhai Shou sent someone to ask Mangshen again, saying that King Han ordered Yang Zhai and Yongshi to send 20,000 troops to rescue Yangcheng, and asked Mangshen to lead the Chu army to assist in the battle.

Now it is the middle of winter, the weather is freezing, and the soldiers feel cold in the houses in the villages, who wants to go out of the camp to fight! However, Yang Zhai Shou said that since Yang Zhai and Yongshi were going to reinforce Yangcheng, grain and grass should be given priority to supply combat troops, so they could no longer supply the Chu army. Mangshen had no choice but to agree that the Chu army would follow Yang Zhai's Han army on the expedition, but demanded that the Han army must ensure the food supply of the Chu army. Yang Zhai Shou just threatened, and seeing that Mang Shen agreed to go with the army, he naturally promised that he would fully supply the grain and grass of the Chu army.

After several rounds of bargaining, the coalition army set off again, only this time the Korean army was not from Zheng Guo, but from Yang Zhai. After discussion, the Chu army was sandwiched between the front and rear armies of the Korean army. From the perspective of the Korean army, this can avoid the movement of the Chu army; From the perspective of the Chu army, this can ensure that the grain and grass of the rear army must pass through the Chu army before it can reach the front army.

On the day of departure, it happened to be snowing heavily, and the mountains on both sides were covered in silver. The 10,000 men of the elite front army of the South Korean army set off first. Half a day later, the Chu army also set up camp and stepped out of the road along the front army of the Korean army and marched westward.

Unlike the Qin state, the Chu state did not have an arsenal system. There were also artisans who made weapons in the state of Chu, but the craftsmen of the state of Chu were not responsible for the supply of weapons to the army throughout the country, they only built expensive weapons for the nobles. Therefore, the nobles of the Chu State were generally fully armed: helmets and armor, bows and arrows on their backs, swords hanging from their waists, and long soldiers and short shields in their hands. The average soldier only had wooden sticks and bamboo poles; Only a few well-off soldiers were able to install a spearhead or spearhead at one end.

South Korea has an arsenal system, but only produces high-value weapons, such as shields, armor, bows, arrows, swords, etc., and Han soldiers equipped with these weapons are generally no longer engaged in agricultural production, and can receive a ration from the government, which is basically regarded as a professional soldier; The civilian army that assists in the war is only armed with wooden sticks and bamboo poles.