September 22nd.

Danyang waters.

The golden waves on the shore fluctuated with the wind, but only a few women, children, old and weak, braved the scorching sun to harvest.

The water was turbulent, but it was ruthlessly crushed by two thousand warships.

The small wings are cruising in front, scouting around, the middle wing is protected in front of the military formation, the fighting ships are arranged in a loose military formation like the main army, the boats are closely followed by the fighting ships, and they are also guarded by the fighting ships, the big wings are hoarded in the fighting ships, and the one that is guarded by the big wings in the middle is a huge building ship like a small mountain!

The 2,000 warships formed the front, middle and rear armies with three building ships as the center, crushing the water and breaking the waves downstream.

A flag fluttered on every ship.

And the most towering and eye-catching Daxu flutters directly above the ship of the Chinese military building!

Just when Ying Chengcheng gathered the generals to discuss the matter on the building boat, a small wing went upstream, and the waiters on the boat boarded the building boat after verifying their identities.

"Boss!" The waiter bowed and presented a bamboo tube with both hands: "Urgent report from the city!" ”

Ying Chengcheng immediately took the bamboo tube, opened it after verifying the sealed mud seal letter, and poured out the bamboo slips.

Glancing back and forth over the bamboo slips, Ying Cheng's brows couldn't help frowning.

"Yancheng has fallen!"

"Beijinshu has fallen!"

"Longzhong has fallen!"

"The headquarters of the Chu army has now crossed the Han River and is attacking my city!"

All the generals were stunned.

Li Xin was even more shocked and couldn't help asking: "How long has it been since the Chu army left the tomb?" ”

"Sixteen days!"

"What a half of Nanyang County has fallen!"

"How is this possible!"

Nanyang County is also located on the border of Qin and Chu, and Great Qin has not invested a lot of troops in Nanyang County.

Jingling and Yingcheng have 5,000 soldiers to defend all year round, and the standing garrison of Yancheng and Longzhong is not less than 3,000 people.

Although the number of troops left in each city does not seem to be much, the cities of Nanyang County are quite dense, and the distance between each city is not too far, and each city can quickly come and go to support.

Even if the Chu army sends a heavy attack, it won't be able to hold out for even half a month!

Ying Cheng's fingers flicked the bamboo slip, and his eyes were cold: "Even if the leader of the troops is the Chu Shangzhu Kingdom, Nanyang will not fall so quickly." ”

"This defeat is not a crime of war!"

"Although Nanyang County has been in my Great Qin territory for decades, the people of Nanyang still have never returned to their hearts!"

"The embankment collapses inside, and the enemy is as powerful as a bamboo!"

In just half a month, half of the county has fallen!

Even if Ying Chengcheng has not yet arrived at the front line, he knows that this is obviously an internal ghost from Nanyang County, and it is not just an internal ghost.

Otherwise, don't talk about Xiang Yan, even if Bai Qi can't do it so quickly!

Ying Cheng can only secretly say that it is a pity.

Wu Anjun killed too few people back then!

Li Xin's eyes glared: "They dare to do this!" ”

"Aren't they afraid of the heavy punishment of my Great Qin Law!"

Meng Tian said helplessly: "Of course they are not afraid. ”

"The officials in the city who have not betrayed Great Qin are already unlucky."

"The traitorous officials will be incorporated into the Chu army and advance and retreat with the Chu army, and it is difficult for my Great Qin law to govern them."

"If the Chu army is defeated, only the people of Qianshou who remain in the city will be the people of Qianshou."

"Without officials to testify and arrest people without evidence, even if the imperial court recovers these lost territories, how can it know who is the traitor?"

"No matter how strict Qin's laws are, can he still slaughter all the people in the city?"

It doesn't matter if hundreds of thousands of people are killed or wounded on the battlefield, everyone in the world knows that war kills people.

But if you kill hundreds of thousands of leaders for violating the law when there is no war, then the world will go crazy!

The tyrannical name of Yingzheng will be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people!

In the future, every time Great Qin attacks the outside world, he will face the desperate resistance of the military and civilians of the whole city.

Even the territories that have been incorporated into Great Qin will be panicked and ready to move the city and run away at any time.

So even if the people of Nanyang violated the law first, Yingzheng couldn't do anything about them.

It's helpless.

But that's the reality.

Li Xin angrily slammed his fist on the railing: "How hateful! ”

Ying Chengcheng handed over the bamboo slip to Yang Hu, and the generals circulated it, and said in a deep voice: "There is no need to be resentful, and there is no need to be angry. ”

"What to do with these traitors is not something you and I need to think about."

"There's only one thing I have to do."

"Victory!"

"Only victory can recapture these territories and deal with these traitors."

"Otherwise, everything will be put to rest!"

Yang Hu agreed with the head: "What the coach said is extremely true. ”

"Fortunately, the defenders of the cities are still fighting for my Great Qin, and I think I can hold out for a few days."

"According to the opinion of the last general, our army should accelerate again and rush to Fancheng as soon as possible."

"Fancheng, you can't lose it anymore!"

Other generals also surrendered their hands: "The last general seconded the proposal!" ”

Although Fancheng's strategic position is not as important as that of Deng Cheng, it is not much inferior.

There is only one main road into Nanyang County from the northwest, which is the Xia Road, which is called the 'North-South Avenue' or 'Jingxiang Ancient Road' in later generations, and Fancheng is an important city located on the Xia Road.

If you want to deliver grain and grass to the southern half of Nanyang County, you either have to go to Fancheng or take the waterway, or you have to detour from a farther place.

And Fancheng is also the gateway city that guards the Han River!

Once Fancheng falls, Great Qin's control over the southern half of Nanyang County will drop significantly.

As for the hearts of the people of Fancheng?

Under the persecution of 200,000 Qin swords, I think they will make the right choice.

After a few sighs, Ying Chengcheng looked at Meng Tian: "Meng Duwei didn't second, but he has other ideas?" ”

Meng Tian hurriedly surrendered his hand: "The last general just thought that this battle might not be so simple." ”

"Even if the people of Nanyang County still haven't returned to their hearts, the speed of the Chu army's attack is still too fast."

"If the Chu army acted like this before our army pulled out the camp, it would be reasonable, after all, the Chu state intended to force our army to transfer young and strong people and stop farming."

"However, the news of our army's camp must have reached the ears of the Chu army, and the purpose of the Chu State has been achieved."

"The Chu army, which has been in a hurry and attacked for more than half a month, should do the most thing now is to rest its troops and horses and prepare for a decisive battle."

"And we really shouldn't fight for the gains and losses of one city and one place."

"Even if this place is Fancheng!"

Meng Tian felt that the offensive line of the Chu army was very strange, but he couldn't say what was strange.

Meng Tian only felt that if he was the commander of the Chu army, he would definitely not be attacking endlessly at this time.

This is not how to grab strategic places!

Ying Chengzhi slowly bowed his head: "Judging from the past of the general and Chu Shangzhuguo, Chu Shangzhuguo is by no means a fierce general, but a wise general." ”

"Attacking endlessly is not the combat style of Chu Shangzhu Kingdom."

"I thought that the current onslaught of the Chu army was just a façade, and the goal was to force our army to accelerate forward with the cities that had fallen one after another!"

"Take the Kunyu map!"

What kind of combat style is Xiang Yan showing now?

Thunder and wind, defeat the enemy with light diseases, and the brave win when they meet on a narrow road!

If the person in charge on the other side is Xiang Yu, this is very reasonable.

But Xiang Yan is not a fierce general like Xiang Yu!

In Ying Chengcheng's view, Xiang Yan is more inclined to generals such as Wang Jian to defend the country, use troops with odds, and plan the overall situation.

Such a general will ignore the overall situation and blindly pursue a decisive battle?

Ying Chengcheng thinks this is unreasonable!

Li Xin said in a decisive voice: "What if we force our army to fight a decisive battle? ”

"How could I, Great Qin Ruishi, ever be afraid of fighting to the death!"

"Today, the disciples of our military academy have all joined the army, and the new soldiers have also practiced along the way, and the combat strength of our army is not weaker than Chu."

"Our army has the late Wei Water Division, as well as all kinds of equipment built by the commander, and our army's ability in water warfare is not inferior to Chu."

"If we can fight a decisive battle as soon as possible, maybe the soldiers can rush home for the autumn harvest!"

Ying Chengcheng didn't pay attention to Li Xin at all, and reached out to take the Kun Yu map from the hands of the family soldiers.

Looking at the terrain and city outlined on the Kunyu map, Yingcheng's eyes were condensed.

The people of Nanyang County are not attached, which is a very frustrating thing for defending the land.

And Ying Chengcheng had no experience in defending the territory and consolidating the territory, so he simply regarded this battle as a battle to expand the territory!

Seeing this, Yang Hu refuted on his behalf: "The Chu army is good at water warfare, and our army is good at field warfare. ”

"Even if our army already has a certain amount of water warfare ability, why attack the enemy's strengths with their own shortcomings?"

"And Chu Shangzhu is not an easy person, Chu Jun must be deceitful to act like this!"

Li Xin muttered: "There is no end above the big river, what can be the deception?" ”

"Could it be that the State of Chu can still lead our army to the altar of Da Shui (god name), and then ask Da Shui to overturn my Da Qin's boat with wind and waves!"

"The battle is it!"

Ying Chengyun suddenly asked: "Captain Meng, Captain Cen." ”

"Can the two of you be sure to lead our army's water division to defend Dengcheng Water Village for half a month?"

Meng Tian couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive in his eyes.

There are only 60,000 people in the water division of Yingcheng Chan's department, which is slightly inferior to the water division of the Chu army.

And according to the judgment of the pre-war meeting, the total strength of Xiang Yan's department will definitely not be only these 80,000 sailors!

Without knowing the details of the enemy's troops, it is really difficult to make a promise.

But Cen Bian had already given up his hand: "There will be no loss!" ”

Ying Chengcheng bowed his head happily: "Good! ”

"Ben will allocate another 10,000 officers, and the two lieutenants will each receive 5,000."

Ying Cheng said solemnly: "We must firmly defend Deng Cheng!" ”

"And we must continue to make noise, and make it appear that the main forces of our army are gathered in Dengcheng, waiting for a decisive battle with the enemy!"

Cen Bian and Meng Tian arched their hands and said in a deep voice: "I will live up to the boss's trust!" ”

Ying Cheng ordered again: "Order! ”

"Commander Li Xin's department immediately disembarked, walked around and inspected the surroundings, and within twenty miles of the vicinity, others were forbidden to pass!"

"Commander Meng Nan led the soldiers and horses of his headquarters to get off the boat and march westward, went to Yin County to find a boat to cross the Han River, and transferred to Zhuyang County and Shandu County, and the soldiers and horses of the three counties were all merged under your command, and continued to recruit poor young people along the way."

"Then wait for orders in Shandu County!"

Li Xin and Meng Nan bowed their hands together: "Only! ”

Ying Chengcheng continued to order: "The rest of the departments are captains, and the headquarters is ordered to be fed and prepared. ”

"After sunset, the boat docks, and the subordinates disembark and turn to the southeast!"

Yang Hu couldn't help but ask: "Turn to the southeast?" ”

"Where are we going?"

Ying Cheng's finger was firmly pointed on the Kunyu map:

"Dahong Mountain!"

All the generals were stunned.

Dahong Mountain?

Dahong Mountain is not close to Xiang Yan's department.

Good people run to Dahong Mountain to do something!

Ying Chengyun said in a resolute tone: "I don't believe that all the officials and heads of Nanyang County have rebelled. ”

"However, Nanyang County has never found out where the remaining troops of the Chu Shangzhu State are."

"If Benjun's prediction is good, the remaining troops of the Chu Shangzhu State must be located near Dahong Mountain."

"Instead of waiting for the Chu army to attack our department with this blade, it is better for this general to cut off this blade first!"

Ying Cheng is gambling!

Ying Chengcheng didn't know where Xiang Yan's remaining troops were hidden, and he didn't know what kind of ambush Xiang Yan had prepared for him.

But according to the current situation and understanding of Xiang Yan, Ying Chengcheng bet that Xiang Yan would not trust Nanyang Qianshou, and gambled that Xiang Yan would not take the initiative to fight him when he only led an army of 80,000!

Listening to Yingcheng's words, even Cen Bian and Meng Tian, who were undertaking the most dangerous tasks, also surrendered their hands together:

"Yui!"

(End of chapter)