Chapter 231 Xiang Yan: If I can’t beat Wang Jian, how can I beat your son?
Xiang Yan did not answer and asked: "Where do you think Mr. Chang'an is now?"
Xiang Rong subconsciously replied: "Yesterday, the scout reported that Mr. Chang'an was camped on the north bank of Yingshui River. He wanted to come to Chang'an now. You should be at..."
Xiang Rong originally wanted to say that Ying Chengyu should still be on the north bank of Yingshui River.
But in the middle of the sentence, Xiang Rong suddenly shut up and his eyes widened unconsciously: "He should be rushing here!"
The Qin army's partial division is ambushing here, how could Ying Chengyu not know about it?
There are no clan conflicts within the Qin State. Ying Chengyu can't just watch the partial masters fight for life and death here. He can go home and have a bar by himself!
Since the partial division of the Qin army is ambushing here, Ying Chengyu must either march to Anling City to block Xiang Yan's rescue, or march to Wuyan Mountain to cooperate with the partial division.
And when Xiang Yan led troops to reinforce Wuyan Mountain, Ying Chengyu's choice was likely to be to reinforce Wuyan Mountain!
Xiang Yan nodded slightly: "It's not too stupid, but the reaction speed is too slow, and the consideration of the problem is not thorough."
"This should have been a question you should have thought of when you knew that the various tribes were about to withdraw their troops."
"With the ferocity of Lord Chang'an of Qin State, how could he let the fighter plane slip away? He would definitely send troops to attack !”
“Ambush is his best method.”
“But after the ambush, does he only have one option to reinforce Wuyan Mountain? The possibility is greater in Yanshan, but you must also consider other options.”
“This is something you should have thought about three days ago!”
Xiang Rong lowered his head in shame: "It's my son's loss."
Xiang Yan said quietly: "Then let's make up for it!"
Xiang Rong's mind changed quickly and he said in a deep voice: "Since Chang'an Jun may come to attack, then our army can encircle the point and mobilize reinforcements!" Xiang Yan shook his head: "It is a good strategy to encircle the location and mobilize reinforcements. "Inside, our great Chu is already in turmoil, and our army cannot fight for a long time."
"Outside, there are water sources and meat on Wuyan Mountain, which can sustain us for a long time."
"And the only ones trapped here are partial troops. Lord Chang'an will probably not rush in for this partial troops."
Listening to Xiang Yan’s explanation, Xiang Rong was a little confused.
Then what should we do next?
No matter how you type, you can’t seem to be sure it’s correct!
Xiang Rong became more and more ashamed: "You are stupid!"
Xiang Yan glanced at Xiang Rong and said in a solemn voice: "Since you know you are stupid, then go and learn! Go and see! Go and think!"
< br>“Look at Lord Chang’an of the Qin State, he is only eighteen years old!”
“He had no father to educate him since he was a child, and there were no generals in his maternal lineage, and no famous teachers to teach him. General, defeat two heroes in a row!”
“I don’t require you to be as talented as Lord Chang’an, but you should at least have the most basic abilities as a general.”
"Otherwise, how can I safely entrust my descendants of the Xiang family to your hands in the future!"
Xiang Rong's heart was heavy after being trained by Xiang Yan, and his head lowered unconsciously.
Seeing this, Xiang Yan suppressed the urge to continue teaching his son, and said in a deep voice: "Order!"
"Captain Xiang Rong led 10,000 Xiang's children and 20,000 regular troops to march eastward and bypass them. Go straight to the forest!”
“Remember, as a general, you should never lose the initiative!”
"If you can't tell what choice the enemy will make, then give the enemy a push and push the enemy in the direction we want!"
Xiang Rong suddenly handed over: "The last general will take the order. !”
Watching Xiang Rong ride away, Xiang Yan’s lips twitched a few times.
Xiang Yan always takes Xiang Rong with her and has extremely high demands on Xiang Rong. She has a bad look all day long and just urges Xiang Rong to make progress.
But anyone with a discerning eye can see that Xiang Yan is extremely satisfied with Xiang Rong!
Among Xiang Yan's disciples, Xiang Rong was not the most talented, but he was definitely the most hardworking, calm-tempered, emotionally stable, studious, and responsible.
With so many advantages, Xiang Rong should have been loved and loved. Unfortunately, Xiang Rong is Xiang Yan’s eldest son!
As the eldest son, the banner of the Xiang family will surely fall on Xiang Rong in the future.
Today's world is in turmoil. If you don't have outstanding skills, how can you carry the banner of the Xiang family and struggle in the troubled times!
When Xiang Rong had run more than thirty feet, Xiang Yan finally uttered a gentle warning that only he could hear: "Pay attention to safety."
When Xiang Rong could no longer be seen in his field of vision, Xiang Yan quickly calmed down his emotions and turned his gaze back to Wuyan Mountain. He saw 20,000 Qin troops suddenly rushing out of Wuyan Mountain and charging down the eastern slope of the North Mountain.
Xiang Yan immediately issued an order: "Order! The Zhao family's troops will reinforce the Cheng family!"
As the order flag wavered, Zhao's soldiers and horses immediately moved closer to the east slope of Beishan.
But just after Zhao's soldiers and horses assisted in strengthening the defenses on the northern slope of Beishan, another 20,000 Qin troops suddenly rushed down the southern slope of Nanshan.
Xiang Yan ordered again: "Order, the Sun family will hold fast, and the Qu family and the Dou family will prepare for battle!"
When the 20,000 Qin troops rushed to a distance of 500 feet from Sun's military formation, the 15,000 Qin troops took off their Qin crossbows and took advantage of the terrain to aim at Sun's military formation from a high position and spread out!
Seeing that the Qin army was only prepared to take advantage of the geographical advantage to carry out long-range shooting, Xiang Yan then ordered: "Send orders to the Qu family and the Dou family to surround both sides, and the Sun family came forward with a shield!"
Qu Che shouted angrily: "Soldiers, the time has come to prove the glory of our Qu family!"
"Charge and kill!"
While shouting, Qu and Dou's soldiers and horses came from both sides. Running wildly towards the top of the mountain, Sun also endured the pressure of the crossbow arrows and walked step by step towards the top of the mountain.
The Qin army did not retreat immediately, but slowly retreated step by step, still suppressing the Chu army with arrows.
It was not until Qu and Dou were about to complete the encirclement that the Qin army finally picked up the Qin crossbow and ran back into the mist along the mountain road.
But at this moment, another 20,000 Qin troops suddenly rushed down the east slope of Nanshan Mountain.
The Dou family was originally the main force stationed here, but the Dou family has been dragged up the mountain by the Qin army. Today, only a thousand county soldiers are still at the foot of the mountain!
Not hearing Xiang Yan's order for a long time, Qu Huan said anxiously: "General, can you quickly mobilize the Dou family to return to the defense?"
"Otherwise the Qin army may break out of the siege!"
Xiang Yan's voice was very calm: "Don't worry, let them kill."
Xiang Yan knew very well that although the Chu army was stronger There are many, but the besieging party will have to spend more troops to form a siege.
Although the strength of the Chu army is more than double that of the Qin army, if it is used for encirclement, there will not be that many troops on each local battlefield.
And the Qin army was constantly charging into the encirclement with relatively superior forces to pull the Chu army's strength.
If Xiang Yan is too tired to be on guard, he will be at a disadvantage!
Watching the Qin army rushing to the foot of the mountain and massacring the Chu army, Xiang Yan just gave the order: "Order, Dou Shi marches from the mountainside to the east to block the Qin army's retreat."
< br>Dou Zhan shouted in a hissing voice: "Children of the Dou family, move quickly! Hurry!" At the cost of the lives of more than a thousand county soldiers, Xiang Yan trapped this Qin army in a siege!
However, just as Dou Shi blocked the Qin army's passage back to the mountain, hundreds of rolling stones rolled down from the top of the mountain!
"Get out of the way!"
"Forward!"
The Qin and Chu armies roared in unison.
The Qin army did not retreat but advanced without hesitation, and ran out of the Wuyan Mountain along the opened passage.
But the Chu army lying across the mountainside had no way to go to the sky or to the earth. They could only endure the collision of rolling stones on the mountainside with screams!
After the rolling stone rolled down the mountain and lost momentum, the Qin army roared: "Go back to the mountain and collect military merits!"
While shouting, the Qin army turned around and counterattacked, following the bloody channel drawn by the rolling stone to start again Mountain climbing.
At the same time, another Qin army rushed down the east slope of Nanshan Mountain. The two Qin armies cooperated to form a front and rear double-team against Dou Shi!
Xiang Yan finally showed his serious eyes, and ordered in a deep voice: "Order! The Dou family continues to advance eastward."
"Order, the Zhao family slants up the mountain to intercept the Qin army's reinforcements!"< br>
The four soldiers and horses flanked each other like tiramisu and started fighting on the mountainside. Xiang Yan shouted again: "Command, Qu's attack on the top of Nanshan Mountain!"
Qu Che shouted: "Go up the mountain!"
While shouting, Qu's soldiers picked up their shields and charged up the mountain.
However, what Qu Che didn't expect was that they didn't encounter any attacks from the Qin army along the way and rushed into the mountain mist smoothly!
Waiting for Qu Che to show his excitement, the sound of ringing gold suddenly came from his ears.
Looking back, he saw the Chu army's flag waving again. Qu Che immediately ordered: "Retreat!"
Qu's soldiers looked confused.
General, are we here for an outing?
Why do you have to go down the mountain as soon as you come up?
This is not only the doubts of the soldiers, but also the doubts of Qu Huan: "Shangzhu Kingdom, who are you?"
Xiang Yan kept scanning the battlefield with his eyes, and responded casually: "With the ability of the army commander, it is unlikely that he will give up Shanwu's advantage."
"Qu's soldiers and horses started from about three hundred feet away from Shanwu. When they started to go up the mountain, the Qin army was fully capable of sending troops and horses back to resist."
"But Qu's troops and horses went up the mountain smoothly, thinking that the Qin army might have an ambush."
While explaining, Xiang. Yan suddenly gave an order loudly: "Send the county troops to go up the mountain and attack the Qin army from a flank!"
Qu Huan was thoughtful and asked with some confusion: "May I ask Shangzhu State, who is the general of this partial division?"
Xiang Yan shook his head: "I don't know either."
"Send the order. If any prisoners of the Qin army are captured, they will be tortured. Be sure to ask who the general of this partial division is!"
Qu Huan became even more surprised: "Shangzhu Kingdom doesn't know who the enemy general is?!"
If you don't know who the enemy general is, then how can you be so confident about the enemy general's ability? judge?
Xiang Yan was too lazy to respond to this boring question, and just kept giving orders, using the eastern slope of Nanshan Mountain as the main battlefield, with the entire Misty Mountain as the background, and constantly splashing the offensive route!
Two hours later, after a bloody battle, the Chu army left the battlefield at the cost of more than 4,000 soldiers and returned to garrison at the foot of the mountain.
The Qin army also lost the lives of more than 3,000 soldiers and disappeared into the mist again.
The scout quickly rushed back to the central army and said in a deep voice: "Shangzhu Kingdom, we learned through torture."
"The general of this army is the chief general of the partial division, the son of Qin State General Wang Jian , Wang Ben!”
Xiang Yan’s eyes suddenly revealed: “It turns out he is Wang Jian’s son!”
The reason why Xiang Yan was sure that the leader of this army must be extraordinary was because the Qin army gave Xiang Yan a difficult feeling after only half a day of fighting.
Obviously they were trapped on the mountain, but the Qin army commander took advantage of the mountain as a city.
Even because they do not need to be restricted by city gates, the Qin army's soldiers and horses can continue to enter the battlefield at a higher frequency, with continuous reinforcements, support, and flanking attacks, thus forming a chain reaction on multiple battlefields.
How can a general with such ability be mediocre!
Now that he heard that the general on the opposite side was actually Wang Jian's son, Xiang Yan had a certain mentality.
Xiang Yan looked at Shan Wu, with caution and envy in his eyes: "No wonder someone is so capable."
"It's true that a tiger father has no dog son!"
Xiang Yan couldn't help but wonder. I don’t want my son to be as good as Ying Chengyu, but if my son can be as good as Wang Ben, I can die without regrets!
At the same time.
Wang Ben also stood on the top of the mountain, looking through the mountain fog at Xiang Yan.
Xin Sheng said regretfully: "It's a pity that Qu's retreat was too fast. As long as they walk another two hundred feet up the mountain, our army can cut off Qu's retreat and encircle Qu's Chu army on all sides."
"What a pity! What a pity!"
Wang Ben scolded in a deep voice: "Don't be greedy for credit!"
Xin Sheng quickly handed over his hand: "Wei!"
Wang Ben He continued: "Don't feel pity, let alone take luck!"
"General Xiang is not a mediocre person. The competition between our army and the Chu army will not be about whose strategy is more outstanding, but who makes fewer mistakes."
"If our army is greedy for merit and advances rashly, it is very likely that The Chu army will seize the opportunity and win in one battle!"
After an afternoon of confrontation and testing, Xiang Yan became more vigilant towards Wang Bi, who was also in a very serious mood.
While occupying a high advantage, the battle losses between the Qin Army and the Chu Army still reached 3:4. This is a very scary thing for the Qin Army with a small number of soldiers!
Wang Ben has already made up his mind that this battle will be difficult to fight.
With less than half the enemy's strength and no transport passage behind him, Wang Ben didn't even have the confidence to hold on to Wuyan Mountain for too long!
A war of this intensity should not be dealt with by Wang Ben, who has not yet fully grown up!
Unconsciously looking up to the northwest, Wang Ben murmured softly: "I don't know where Lord Chang'an has gone."
After all, the Xiang family is the royal family of the Zhou royal family with the surname Xiang. Descendants, descendants of the sage Shi Xiang Lu, or descendants of Jing Bo of the Jing family in Chu? Was Xiang Yan once named Jing Yan? Xiang Yu’s family pedigree and genetic relationship are both inconclusive!
According to "Jinyun Xiang Family Genealogy", Xiang Yan has three sons, from eldest to youngest, Xiang Qu, Xiang Liang and Xiang Bo. Xiang Qu gave birth to a son, Xiang Yu.
According to the Genealogy of the Xiang Family in Luling, Xiang Yan had seven sons, from eldest to youngest, Xiang Rong, Xiang Liang, Xiang Le, Xiang Quan, Xiang Zhu, Xiang Ji, and Xiang Bai. Xiang Rong has two sons, the eldest son Xiang Yu and the second son Xiang Zhuang.
According to "Taoxi Xiang Family Genealogy", Xiang Yan has three sons, from eldest to youngest, Xiang Chao, Xiang Liang and Xiang Xiang. Xiang Chaosheng had a son, Xiang Yu, and Xiang Liangsheng had a son, Xiangli.
Cheese also read more than ten similar genealogies and historical materials, and the name of Xiang Yu's biological father appeared in six versions.
The similarities between the genealogies are that 1. Xiang Yu is the eldest son and eldest grandson, and 2. Xiang Liang is the second brother. In addition, neither the names of Xiang Yu's uncles nor the name of Xiang Yan's biological father are the same. The relationship between Xiang Zhuang and Xiang Yu is also constantly changing between brothers and cousins. The three genealogies listed by Cheese are the more mainstream versions. You may have seen popular science posts based on these three genealogies in various channels.
Cheese first apologized to the descendants of the Xiang family in various places. Because this kind of family history spanning thousands of years cannot be verified, so Cheese chose to accept the statement that the Xiang family is a descendant of the Xiang family of the Zhou royal family with the surname of Ji, based on "Luling" "The Genealogy of the Xiang Family" is the main body. During the period, additions and deletions may be made based on historical data and plot needs. We hope for your understanding!
(End of this chapter)