Chapter 104: Soldiers Descend on the City
In the battle of Hanshui, the 100,000-strong army of the Chu army collapsed, and the fugitives were captured by countless people, Sun Wu and Qingji left some people to guard the prisoners, and then the army did not stop and marched towards Yingdu.
The capital of Yingdu of Chu.
After the news of the defeat of the Chu army and the heavy casualties came, the entire Yingdu panicked. The king of Chu could no longer maintain his composure, and said in a panic: "Zhuqing, the Huai army is approaching, do you have a good plan?"
"Good idea?"
The ministers were also in a mess at this time.
"King, Huai Guo has been planning for a long time this time, the target is Yingdu, if Zichang's army is still facing off in Hanshui, we still have a chance, now Zichang is attacking without authorization, the army has been defeated, and there is no way to return to the sky." Qu Min sighed.
"In the Yingdu, there are only a thousand defenders, and please move the king!"
"Don't worry, the king, although the Chu State has suffered a defeat now, the Chu State has two thousand miles of land and millions of people, and although the Huai army is strong, it is impossible to destroy Chu in one battle."
"The Jianghan Plain and the Nanyang Basin are still in the hands of the Chu State, although the Yingdu has been lost, as long as we work hard, we will soon be able to recapture the Yingdu when our strength is restored."
"Please take care of the king and lead the nobles of the clan to evacuate."
"The Huai State is strong, my Chu State is invincible, and I also ask the king to send an envoy to the Qin State for help, if the Qin State is willing to send troops to help, the Chu State can turn the crisis into peace. The king can send an edict to all parts of the Chu State to send troops to the Qin King, and then the Huai State will face the attack of our Qin and Chu countries."
Qu Min sighed, closed his eyes in pain, and then said: "Your Majesty, the army of Huai is coming, please lead the nobles of the clan to evacuate quickly, if the clan is captured by Huai Guo, Chu is afraid that it will really hurt its vitality."
"According to what Qing said, Qu Qing will evacuate with the widow!" The Manchu Dynasty ministers, only Qu Min Jinyan, Chu State knew that this was also the best way, and immediately wanted to leave with Qu Min.
"Your Majesty, if the minister is gone, Yingdu is unguarded, and Huai Guo finds out that the king has withdrawn, and the army will definitely pursue him, how will the king get out at that time? This time, the ministers will guard the capital and cut off the queen for the king!" Qu Min said.
After the break! Everyone was shocked, at this time, there were not many soldiers in Yingdu, not even the private soldiers of the nobles, and the nobles of the clan fled to be escorted by soldiers.
"Qu Qing, no! At the moment of crisis, you have made suggestions, and then you need the secretary to assist the widows, stabilize the country, and try to recover the lost territory, why do you want to break off again?" King Chu hurriedly said.
"Qu Qing, too many people have died in the Chu Kingdom, but we can't do without you!"
Qu Min sighed and said: "Your Majesty, Yin Zichang was defeated, this person is jealous and jealous, mediocre and ignorant, the country only knows how to fight for power and profit in peacetime, and the army is defeated but flees first, this battle is defeated, it is all his cause, please kill Zichang." Sima of the left army killed himself, and there was no one to defend in the Yingdu."
"The Qu family has been favored by the monarch for 300 years, and when the country is in danger at this point, how can the minister not die for the king? Your Majesty, time is running out, please move your way as soon as possible, and send someone to the Qin State for help!"
The King of Chu said with a miserable face: "The family is poor and shows filial piety, and it is difficult for the country to know loyal ministers!"
"Qu Qing's merits, the widow will never forget!"
The king of Chu immediately no longer hesitated, and immediately retreated with his son and wife, and other clans, scholars and nobles also fled from Yingdu.
Even in order not to attract attention, all the chariots were abandoned, and they did not evacuate in a hurry with the guards together with those clans, secretaries and nobles.
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Sun Wu and Qingji drove straight into the vicinity of Yingdu, the capital of Chu. The city wall of this capital of Chu is two feet long, and there is a wide moat outside the city.
Under normal circumstances, if you want to conquer such a fortified city, you need at least 100,000 troops. But now this Chu capital is at your fingertips.
"Qingji!"
"The end will be!" Hearing Sun Wu's shout, Qingji responded loudly, and his heart was extremely looking forward to breaking through Yingdu.
"You take the vine armor army to ambush five miles away from the west gate of Yingdu." Sun Wu said.
"Huh? Won't the general take the city?" Qingji was slightly stunned.
Sun Wu said with a smile: "Yingdu is at your fingertips at this time, but the King of Chu is not necessarily in the city!"
"Does the king mean that the king of Chu has fled?" Qingji is very smart and immediately thought of it.
Sun Wu nodded: "The Battle of Hanshui, the King of Chu has not left yet, but the Battle of Hanshui is over, the Chu army is defeated, how can the King of Chu still stay in Yingdu and wait for death?" I'm going to run away this time."
Saying that, Sun Wu summoned a person and said, "This is our spy buried in the city, he has detected the movements of the king of Chu, you go to the west gate to guard, those little nobles just let go, only arrest the king of Chu."
Hearing Sun Wu's words, Qingji immediately became excited and replied loudly, "No!"
After these days, following Sun Wu to fight, Qingji is about to regard Sun Wu as a god. In each battle, Sun Wu was able to identify the opponent's weak points and then command a large army to defeat them. This scene has been played out many times.
Hearing that he was going to let himself catch the king of Chu, Qingji immediately became excited, capturing the monarch of a country of two thousand miles in a place, which is the glory of being able to go down in history.
Immediately, Qingji took the spy to lead the army around and rushed to the west gate of Yingdu to ambush.
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On the river, the army of Chu and the Huai army fought several times, but they did not take advantage of it in the slightest. After Wu Zixu found that the navy could not go upriver along the river, he immediately led the army to land.
The 40,000 troops of the Huai army and the 100,000 Chu army have fought several battles, and the Chu army relies on the city to defend, and the Huai army is only a small victory and cannot break the enemy.
But Wu Zixu was not in a hurry, his role was to attract the main force of the Chu army, as long as the main force of the Chu army was attracted by him, Sun Wu and Qingji would be able to take the opportunity to go straight to Yingdu.
The two armies faced each other for half a month, and just when the Chu State thought that the Huai army was unable to march and was about to retreat, the news came from Yingdu.
"What! The Huai Army's partial division broke through the three passes of Xinyang?" The commander of the Chu army was shocked every time.
"Fooled, the Huai army here is just a bait, in order to drag our army!"
"The army is ready, leaving 50,000 men to hold the city, and the rest are ready to set camp..."
Before he could finish his sentence, another herald was carried in by the guards.
"General, Hanshui is lost, and the 100,000 army is gone! The king ordered to return to Yingdu..."After saying that, the herald could no longer support it, and passed out directly.
"Hanshui is lost, and the 100,000 army is gone..." The news he just got directly shocked him speechless.
"Not good, Yingdu!"
Fengji's face changed suddenly, and he immediately couldn't care about Wu Zixu's 40,000 Huai army, and immediately gathered all the generals to prepare to withdraw the army and return to Yingdu.
It's just that when Fengji got the news, Wu Zixu also got the news that the Huai army broke the Chu army and the Han sailors in Linyingdu, and immediately laughed.
"Order the army to pull out the camp, every gathering must be to withdraw the army and return to help, and the enemy will be broken tonight!"