Chapter One Hundred and Five

"Report! Report! Urgent! ”

In the Chu army camp outside Huaicheng, a fast horse carrying a soldier rushed in.

At this time, the battle in Huaicheng was nearing the end, and the Tang army was already at the end of the crossbow due to the delay in support.

The wall of Huaicheng was smashed by a catapult to make a big gap, and this morning, Xiang Feng had the confidence to break through here.

However, a sudden piece of news was like five thunderbolts, which made the veteran almost fall to the ground.

"What! You repeat! Xiang Feng was supported by the deputy general and asked.

"General Qiyu, Xiangting was attacked, and all the grain and grass of our army in Xiangting were burned down!" The soldier repeated what he had just said.

Xiang Feng closed his eyes in pain, and his heart felt as uncomfortable as being pricked by a needle.

At this time, the adjutant general said: "General, we still have seven days of food and grass in our army, but if we can break through Huaicheng, drive straight in, and plunder some grain along the way, we can still fight." ”

Xiang Feng opened his eyes and looked at the adjutant general, "Plunder the grain, grab it from the people!" ”

"If you lose the support of the people, even if you capture the entire Tang Kingdom, you won't be able to defend it!"

Xiang Feng sighed fiercely, "Alas! The destruction of grain and grass in the rear shows that the enemy army has penetrated deep into the hinterland of our Chu State, and now the forces of our Chu army are concentrated on the eastern front to attack Qi Tang and the northern front to guard against Zhao Guoguo, and the hinterland is empty. ”

"My lord, the last general doesn't feel like there's anything to worry about." The adjutant general analyzed, "The last general thinks that the one who attacked Xiangting must be the small group of cavalry that had fought with our army before, even if it goes deep into the hinterland of our Chu State, there is no need to worry!" ”

Xiang Feng shook his head and said: "If the grain and grass are burned, the morale of the army will inevitably be shaken, this battle cannot be fought, so order the troops to retreat." ”

"General! Can't be returned! Huaicheng is just around the corner! The adjutant general and several generals below him bowed their hands in unison.

Xiang Feng was very firm, turned his back to the generals, "Order!" Retire! ”

The generals looked at each other, and finally responded with a "No!" ”

"Pan Lin stays." Xiang Feng said suddenly.

"No!"

After everyone else retreated, Xiang Feng turned around and instructed Pan Lin: "The old man will allocate 3,000 cavalry for you, and you will give the old man to exterminate that cavalry!" ”

"Please rest assured, General! The subordinates will not fail in their mission! Pan Lin hurriedly said.

Pan Lin knows that this is a good opportunity for his own contributions, and he must not let it go, and he can also be ashamed!

It didn't take long for the withdrawal of troops from the Chu army camp.

This scene was all in full view of Du Tao on the head of Huaicheng City.

At the beginning, when there was movement in the camp of the Chu army, Du Tao thought that the Chu army was going to attack and was ready to die for the country.

Now the troops in Huaicheng have lost nearly seventy percent, and the army is scattered, as long as the Chu army attacks the city today, Huaicheng will inevitably be lost, but Du Tao is helpless.

However, the next scene made Du Tao a little confused.

The appearance of the Chu army is not to attack, but to retreat.

"My lord, what's going on, the Chu army seems to be retreating!" A general next to him was covered with dried blood stains, and the whole person was also depressed.

Du Tao leaned forward, hoping to see what Chu Jun was going to do.

"Quick! Ask someone to find out, what the hell is Chu Jun going to do! Du Tao hurriedly said.

"My lord, the city gates are sealed, and you can't get out!"

Du Tao was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that in order to prevent the Chu army from breaking through the city gate, he directly asked someone to seal the city gate, and the Chu army couldn't enter for the time being, but it was also a trouble for him to go out now.

"Forget it, let's take a look at the movements of the Chu army first. Command the whole army to prepare to defend against the enemy! Don't let up! ”

"No!"

In Du Tao's opinion, the Chu army was just one step away, and it was obviously impossible to retreat.

Now that the Chu army suddenly put on a posture of retreating, it is very likely that he wants to confuse himself, and he must not be fooled.

A few hours later, the camp of the Chu army was completely dismantled, and the Chu army began to retreat.

"My lord, did the Chu army really withdraw?" The general looked out of the city suspiciously.

Du Tao's brows furrowed even deeper, and he couldn't understand Chu Jun's intentions at all.

"Pass the order, the whole army will rest for the time being! At the same time, find a way to send scouts out of the city to see. Du Tao commanded.

"No! This is what I will do! ”

After the general left, Du Tao sat on the ground.

The perseverance of these days has made Du Tao feel physically and mentally exhausted, and his body and will have reached the limit.

Looking up at the surroundings, the usually prosperous Huaicheng was already devastated, and the bodies of the soldiers killed in the war had not even been properly placed.

The entire Huaicheng was lifeless, and there was a breath of death and despair everywhere.

Looking at all this, the corners of Du Tao's eyes were already moist.

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At the same time, as confused as Du Tao was Tian Ji of Qi State.

Although Tian Ji blocked the army of Chu, he was also very reluctant.

Tian Ji had also organized several attacks, but the two sides were only evenly matched, but the Qi State was already a little unable to support it due to the excessive consumption of national strength before.

In the camp of the Qi army, Tian Ji was thinking hard about how to continue to hold off the Chu army and wait for the Zhao State to send troops.

Suddenly, I got the news that the Chu army was already preparing to withdraw.

"Dad, I'm afraid there is fraud in it!" Tian He arched his hand on the side.

"Let's find out and report again." Tian Ji just ordered lightly.

At this time, Tian Ji was also muttering in his heart, Chu Jun was planning like this, did he want to lure himself to take the initiative to attack?

However, the next few visits made Tian Ji stunned again and again.

Because the Chu army really withdrew, after the scouts followed all the way, they did not find the ambush set by the Chu army.

"Dad, we still can't be careless, the Chu army is strong, and it is really suspicious to suddenly withdraw the army." Tian He arched his hand and said.

Tian Ji naturally knew, and walked around with the military book in his hand, but he couldn't make up his mind.

Just then, a guard hurried in.

"Oh no, General! His Royal Highness the Third Prince has led the troops out of the camp! said that he was going to pursue the Chu army! ”

"What!" Tian Ji was taken aback, and hurriedly ordered: "Order!" ”

Tian Ji just wanted to give an order, but suddenly stopped.

"Dad, what do we do now? If something happens to the third son······"

Tian Ji glanced at his son and said, "You personally lead someone to chase after him!" Be sure to bring the third son back! ”

"No!" Tian He asked, "Dad, what if the third son comes back with the child not far away?" ”

Tian Ji's face sank, "The military order is like a mountain, if there is a person who violates the military order, take away his military power and escort him back to Linzi!" ”

"No!"

After Tian He received Tian Ji's instructions, he hurriedly ran out of the big tent of the Chinese army to point the generals.

And on Tian Ji's side, because Jiang Wu disrupted the plan, the army had to move forward to respond.

And now, whether it is Tang or Qi, it is completely unclear why the Chu army suddenly retreated.

Zhao Guo's side was even more unexpected, and due to the sudden withdrawal of Chu State, many vested interests of Zhao State came to naught.