Su Jiao's war horse was standing still in an increasingly restless state.

The reins of its fate were firmly grasped by the Frog, making it impossible for it to move forward.

He could only watch as his master ran forward like a loose Alaskan Malamute.

"Charge, take the city!"

Leading the soldiers and horses of his headquarters, Su Jiao strode forward, and kept shouting: "The righteous soldiers in the city must hold on!" ”

"Hold on!"

Xiang Yan unconsciously approached the battlements of the city wall, looked at Su Jiao's department fixedly, and hurriedly ordered: "Crossbow arrows shoot at no man's land." ”

"Soft bow throws at enemy armor."

"Be sure to make a false impression!"

"Whether this battle can be successful or not, it is all at this moment!"

The sound of continuous bowstring explosions sounded above the city, and it was enough to stop the momentum of Su Jiao's department at no cost.

But in fact, the arrows in the sky failed to kill and injure several soldiers of Su Jiao's department, so as to prevent Su Jiao's department from withdrawing due to heavy losses.

Xiang Guan shouted in surprise at the top of his voice: "Please, Qin Qi Paoze, speed up the march!" ”

"We will definitely try our best to block the soldiers and horses of the Tyrant Chu and guard the city gate for Daqi!"

Under the gaze of Tu Sui's resentful anger, Xiang Yan's expectation, and Xiang Guan's excitement and surprise, Su Jiao's department maintained a straight marching posture and rushed towards the gate of Xiapi City.

But just when Su Jiao was only ten zhang away from the city gate of Xia Pi City, and he was about to enter the urn city, Su Jiao's department suddenly turned to the southwest and marched towards the city wall by grazing the city gate!

Xiang Guan was stunned and exclaimed: "Paoze, where are you going?" ”

"Come and get the gates!"

Su Jiao took the time to turn around and shout: "Lao Yishi continue to hold on!" ”

"There is a robe in the rear, come and defend the city gate on your behalf!"

"Righteous men, you must hold on!"

While shouting, Su Jiao's command had already approached the city wall, and even inserted the cloud ladder in his hand into the ground and threw it towards the city wall!

Xiang Yan angrily smashed his fist into the battlements of the city wall, and shouted angrily: "Cheng Xiaoer, dare to bully the general like this!" ”

Su Jiao's words are okay to deceive ghosts, but trying to deceive Xiang Yan is really a fool's dream.

Xiang Yan could conclude that the Qin-Qi coalition army must have already seen through Xiang Yan's ambush in the city.

But General Qin did not sit idly by, but took the opportunity of Xiang Yan's intention to lure the enemy deeper, so that Su Jiao's subordinates pretended to make a plan, and almost unharmed crossed the section of the road where the casualties were most tragic, and rushed to the city wall unharmed, and even took a ladder!

This shameless and childish act will definitely not be Wang Qian's handiwork.

Ying Chengcheng has indeed begun to dominate the army again.

But the first thing Ying Chengcheng did after leading the army was to slap Xiang Yan first!

Taking a deep breath to suppress the anger in his heart, Xiang Yanqiang held on to his reason and ordered: "Close the city gate!" ”

"All the soldiers in the city left their houses and went to the city to defend them."

"Order Zhaohuang's headquarters to turn towards the south gate."

"Ordered Xiang Han's headquarters to turn to the south city gate, escort Zhaohuang's headquarters into the city, and then continue to return to the giant mountain to defend it, and the defenders of the city are at an angle."

"Hold on to procrastination!"

Xiang Yan's order meant that Xiang Yan no longer tried to lure the enemy deeper by exposing the emptiness in Picheng, and it also meant that the Chu army's tactics tonight were completely defeated!

Thinking back to the robe that was burned to death in the camp of the Qin-Qi coalition army, the Chu generals couldn't help but feel sad.

They all died in vain!

Qu Huan couldn't help but spit out: "His mother!" ”

"Close the door!"

Xiang Guan had a gloomy face, waved his hand and ordered his subordinates to put away their blades, ran forward, and personally pushed the gates of Xiapi City and the city gate of Wengcheng.

Tu Sui: !!

Seeing that Xiang Guan's department and Qu Huan's department instantly stopped the army, Xiang Guan even came to close the city gate in person, and then listened to the screams of Su Jiao's department that suddenly increased, Tu Sui shouted in disbelief: "Your mother and maid!" ”

"They are not righteous soldiers, but Chu army?!"

"That empty city gate is actually an ambush for our army?!"

The bastard exclaimed: "Fortunately, we only obeyed the general's order and withdrew from Xiapi City." ”

"Otherwise, our army will probably be wiped out!"

Fang Cai Tu Sui and the bastard even mistakenly thought that Ying Cheng forced them to retreat in order to give Su Jiao the credit for the first climb.

But now, Tu Sui and the bastard glanced at each other, and they could see the deep fear in each other's eyes.

Tu Sui clenched the reins and said in a broken voice: "This time it was Ben who almost made a big mistake!" ”

"After the war, I should have pleaded guilty to the coach."

"Soldiers, quickly kill this department, and then cooperate with friendly troops to attack the city and atone for their crimes!"

During the shouting, Tu Sui's department accelerated the encirclement and suppression of Zhaohuang's department.

The soldiers of the Qin army of all departments also crossed the Tu Sui headquarters one after another and launched a fierce siege battle against the city wall of Xiapi City!

It wasn't until the sun spilled on the earth again that the Qin-Qi coalition finally withdrew its troops.

Holding the battlements of the city wall with both hands, Xiang Yan looked down at the corpses erected outside the city, and a large number of gray hairs seemed to suddenly appear on the top of his head.

Zhao Xiang and the other Chu generals stood behind Xiang Yan, looking at Xiang Yan with different expressions.

A battle of Lucheng made the generals of Chu State and the magnates of Chu State realize that even if Xiang Yan was defeated in successive battles, he was still the most capable general in Chu State.

But a battle of Qin Qi attacking Chu made the generals of Chu and the magnates of Chu realize that even if Xiang Yan is the most capable general of Chu State, he will still lose in front of Ying Chengcheng!

Trust is crumbling.

Confidence is also rapidly fading.

"Alas~"

Suddenly, a faint sigh rang out on the battlefield.

Xiang Yan turned around and glanced at the generals with a tired gaze: "The generals should know that according to the general's strategy, the general intends to start a decisive battle with the Qin-Qi coalition army in October. ”

"However, once the king's order has been issued, I will not dare to disobey!"

"Ben General had the intention to break through last night, but he found many ambushes of the enemy, and unless our army is willing to lose most of the soldiers and horses, it is almost impossible to escape."

"Ben Jiang had the intention to lure the enemy deep last night in order to fight a decisive battle, but Qin Chang'an Jun was more patient than Ben General."

"Because Qin Chang'an Jun knows that although he is impatient, he has a reason to retreat!"

"According to the ability of the general, the general is really powerless to fight against Qin Chang'anjun and General Qin when internal and external troubles arise together."

"After this battle, Ben will go to the king to plead guilty."

"If there is any general who has the ability to command the king, the general is willing to abdicate and give way to the virtuous."

Xiang Yan's words made the audience fall silent.

Everyone can hear that there is only one core idea of Xiang Yan's words, and that is to shake the pot!

Why was there a big defeat last night?

It's all to blame on Chu Wang Qi!

But the generals were speechless to refute.

If it weren't for the sudden forcible order from Chu Wangqi, the Chu army and the Qin-Qi coalition army would definitely continue to confront each other, how could they suffer such a big defeat?!

As for the rear crisis faced by Chu Wangqi?

In the eyes of the generals, didn't Xiang Yan already give a solution!

Even if Xiang Yan's plan can only be delayed and cannot be cured, the big deal is that the city of Lulu is breached.

For the sake of Da Chu, what can the king of Chu do if he dies!

For a while, the dissatisfaction with Xiang Yan in the hearts of the generals began to shift to Chu Wangqi.

As for Xiang Yan's so-called willingness to abdicate, no one agreed.

But as long as there are Chu generals who think that they are better at fighting than Xiang Yan, it is impossible for Xiang Yan to continue to be in command after successive defeats!

Xiong Liu's voice said firmly: "The defeat of this battle is not the fault of the Shangzhu Kingdom!" ”

"It's really because my Great Chu Dynasty made a wrong order without knowing the battle situation on the front line."

"After returning to the dynasty, Ben will speak for Shangzhu Guofen!"

Qu Huan and other generals also suppressed the doubts about Xiang Yan in their hearts, and they all opened their mouths to echo.

Xiang Yan bowed gratefully: "Thank you!" ”

Qu Huanqiang smiled: "This is what we should do, why thank you?" ”

"It's just that there is a king's order and a strong enemy outside, what should our army do next?"

Xiong Liu took the initiative to speak: "I thought that even if our army had the intention to go south to the Huai River, it would not be able to break through the enemy blockade. ”

"Due to the siege of the war, our army can only disobey the king's order and stick to Xiapi City!"

"Besides, do you have a good plan?"

The generals looked at each other and were speechless.

Xiang Yan sighed softly: "What Duwei Xiong Liu said is very true. ”

"Until now, our army has no other way!"

"This will present the situation of this battle to the king, and I hope the king can understand."

"It's not that we don't obey the king's order, but our army can't obey the king's order!"

Xiang Yan suddenly raised his voice, and said in a firm voice: "As long as the king is willing to give our army enough time, even if our army is repeatedly defeated, our army will definitely win!" ”

The hearts of the generals were not firm, but their faces were also shocked: "Only! ”

……

Meanwhile.

Xiapi City West.

Looking at the closed gate of Xiapi City, Ying Chengcheng frowned slightly: "Why does this battle feel so awkward?" ”

"Is it because Chu Shangzhu is only good at right strategies, not good at tricks?"

Xiang Yan's performance in this battle is substandard!

Wang Jian diverted the topic a little abruptly: "After this battle, the Shangzhu Kingdom of Chu can be regarded as having an explanation to the King of Chu. ”

"The king of Chu will not and does not dare to order the Chu Shangzhu Kingdom to immediately lead the army south."

"Next, our army will definitely have a long-term confrontation with the Chu Shangzhu State in Xiapi City!"

Ying Cheng frowned: "If the battle situation really develops like this, it will be very detrimental to our army!" ”

"If the war drags on for too long, the internal ills of our army will erupt in a concentrated manner."

"At that time, even if our army's strength is several times that of the Chu army, it will be difficult to defeat the Chu army!"

Wang Jian echoed: "This is what Chu Shangzhu Guo wants. ”

Ying Chengcheng's eyes were full of contemplation when he looked at Picheng, thinking carefully.

Wang Jian didn't bother Ying Chengcheng, just waited quietly.

After a long time, Ying Chengcheng suddenly said fiercely: "Our army is harassing behind the enemy, and Chu Shangzhu is indifferent. ”

"But if Lu City faces the danger of falling again, can the Chu Shangzhu Kingdom remain as indifferent as it is now!"

Ying Cheng's expression was a little hideous.

But Wang Jian calmly gave an evaluation: "The coach is a little too kind. ”

Ying Chengcheng's face froze.

After being silent for dozens of breaths again, Ying Chengcheng spoke: "This general will lead 100,000 troops south to Lucheng. ”

"All the remaining troops, including Meng Tian's subordinates, are under the command of the general."

"When the time comes, do it now!"

(End of chapter)