Chapter 236 Xiang Yan: King Chu is nothing! Don't compare King Chu with my brother!
Ying Chengyu led his army to attack Xiangcheng, which dealt a huge blow to Xiang Yan. It was already an unbearable burden on Xiang Yan's life!
Seeing Xiang Yan vomiting blood, Xiang Qian and others all panicked.
"Patriarch, calm down!"
"Patriarch, calm down!"
"Where is the doctor? Bring the doctor over quickly!"
Xiang Yan grabbed Xiang Qian's hand and shouted angrily: "Who told you to call the doctor?"
"You You know what a blow it will have to the morale of the army if this general is ill!"
Seeing Xiang Yan vomiting blood, Xiang Qian subconsciously called for a doctor to consult.
Xiang Qian suddenly woke up after Xiang Yan reminded him.
Now the Chu army has suffered a huge defeat. If the Chu army knows that Xiang Yan can't stand it anymore, the morale of the Chu army will definitely collapse!
Xiang Qian immediately unsheathed his sword and said in a deep voice, "It's my brother's fault!"
After saying that, Xiang Qian held the sword back without hesitation and pierced his own thigh!
Xiang Qian’s heart was trembling and his hands were trembling a little.
But it only took two breaths to calm down before Xiang Qian drew his sword.
In an instant, blood flowed like a torrent!
At this moment, the doctor ran into the camp and asked anxiously: "Is Shangzhuguo okay?!"
Xiang Qian shouted in pain: "This general is injured, come and help. I will treat you."
Seeing that the injured person was Xiang Qian, the doctor was relieved and hurriedly stepped forward: "Please sit down, general."
Pick up Xiang Qian's clothes. , sprinkled with medicinal powder, and bandaged it with clean silk cloth, the doctor picked up the medicine box and left the military tent with a relaxed smile.
When the doctor left the military tent, Xiang Yan said in a deep voice: "Remember the pain of this sword."
"Don't be so anxious again in the future."
"When you are in the army, you Every word, every move I make has the attention of the entire army, and I must think twice before making any decision!” !”
The atmosphere in the military tent suddenly became calm.
After Xiang Yan's lips moved for a few times, he asked with a trembling voice: "Did the Qin army massacre the city?" The children escorted the young and old of the clan to escape from Xiangcheng."
Xiang Qian's voice was full of pain: "However, when Brother Cang led us to charge, we unfortunately fell into the Qin army's formation. , died in battle. "
"And the Qin army chased after them after seizing the city, I am afraid that our family will suffer... a lot of damage in this battle. "
Xiang Yan's eyes widened, his pupils shrank, and the world in front of him became dark again. He tried his best but could only utter an almost inaudible cry: "Cang brother, die in battle?!"
"Cang brother Ah!”
Xiang Yan’s father has been fighting abroad all year round and has only two sons.
The emotion between Xiang Yan and Xiang Cang is not inferior to the emotion between Ying Zheng and Ying Chengyu.
Now that Xiang Cang has died in battle, the blow to Xiang Yan is greater than the fall of Xiangcheng!
Xiang Qian quickly walked to Xiang Yan's side and pinched her again.
After a while, Xiang Yan finally regained consciousness.
Looking at Xiang Yan, who seemed to have become haggard and ten years older in an instant, Xiang Qian knelt on the ground and said sadly: "It's because we didn't protect him properly!"
"Please ask the patriarch. Punish according to clan rules!"
Xiang Yan shook his head and said bitterly: "It's too late to say this now"
"It would be great if the young and old in the clan could escape from Xiangcheng."
"What a pity for my great son of the Xiang family!"
"What a pity, my Cang brother!"
For Xiang Yan, he would rather Shouchun City be breached than Xiang City.
Anyway, the capital of Chu State has not been breached before, and it will be breached again.
Even if Shouchun City was turned into scorched earth, Xiang Yan didn't feel any distress at all.
But Xiangcheng is different. Xiangcheng is Xiang Yan's food town and the Xiang family's clan. It is where Xiang Yan's interests lie!
Xiang Yan would rather that the person killed was the King of Chu than his younger brother.
Kill a King of Chu, and a new King of Chu will appear.
If no new King of Chu emerges, Xiang Yan can even unite the clans to establish a King of Chu on his own.
It’s just the life of a King of Chu, it’s nothing!
There are not just one or two kings of Chu who died in battle and were captured, so it is not uncommon.
But there is only one younger brother. How can the fate of King Chu be compared with that of Xiang Cang!
Longing on the ground, Xiang Yan looked at the ground with dull eyes, silently.
Xiang Qian and his soldiers called Xiang Yan softly, but failed to get any response.
If Xiang Yan's chest was still rising and falling slightly, it would be hard not to suspect that Xiang Yan had died of heart failure.
Nearly half an hour later, Xiang Yan slowly put away his legs and stood up with his right hand on the soldier's shoulder.
Xiang Qian comforted softly: "Clan leader, please..."
Before Xiang Qian finished speaking, Xiang Yan asked in a deep voice: "When did the Qin army sneak attack on Xiangcheng? How long will the battle last?”
After nearly half an hour of adjustment, Xiang Yan suppressed his personal emotions.
The one who fell to the ground was the eldest brother Xiang Cang, but the one who stood up again was already the leader of the Chu State Shangzhu State, the general of this army, and the head of the Xiang clan!
There was no sadness in Xiang Yan’s voice, but it was just firm and unquestionable!
Xiang Qian quickly replied: "On the evening of yesterday."
"From the time Brother Lang made the noise to the time Xiangcheng was defeated, it took less than an hour."
< br>Xiang Yan’s eyes narrowed: “An hour?”
"It only took an hour for the Qin army to conquer Xiangcheng?!"
Xiang Qian said guiltily: "Maybe it was less than an hour."
"The Qin army came suddenly. As soon as the war started, we pressed forward with heavy troops."
"The Lord of Chang'an even acted as an advance guard and led his troops to attack the city."
"We had not yet arrived at the city gate after we woke up and put on our armor. , the city gate has been captured by the Qin army!”
Xiang Yan was surprised.
It was very rare for a general to rush into battle before Xiang Yu.
The Lord will pretend to be the first to seize the city personally? Xiang Yan has never heard of this!
Faced with this crazy tactic, even Xiang Yan might suffer a heavy loss, let alone ordinary generals such as Xiang Lang.
Xiang Yan said with emotion: "No wonder we captured Xiang City within an hour."
"The Lord Chang'an of the Qin State is a cunning man!"
"This battle is not the fault of your clansmen. ”
“Get the map of Kun!”
The soldiers unfolded the map of Kun, and Xiang Yan carefully examined the terrain that he had already learned by heart.
"Xiang Cheng..." Xiang Yan pointed the wooden stick in his hand at Xiang Cheng and slid along the road to the surrounding cities: "Chen Cheng, Cheng Fu, Ju Yang, Ping Yu..."
Thinking During this time, Xiang Yan felt that the situation was getting more and more difficult.
Judging from the local battlefield, Xiang Yan surrounded Wang Ben's troops.
But looking at the overall battlefield, it was Wang Ben who held back Xiang Yan's troops.
If you want to get rid of the obstruction of Wang Ben's troops, Xiang Yan needs to lead his army in the direction of Zhaoling and make a big turn.
But in this way, the Qin army can open up the transportation channel of Anling City, Wuyan Mountain, and Xiangcheng, and gain a firm foothold in Xiangcheng.
But if Xiang Yan's troops do not turn to the southeast and continue to fight fiercely in Wuyan Mountain, the Qin army only needs to send 300,000 troops to Xiangcheng, and can use Xiangcheng as a springboard to achieve the goal of conquering the northwest territory of Chu State. The center blooms.
There is even a chance to capture all the Chu cities northwest of Shouchun City, and the army threatens Shouchun City!
“Can the Qin State still mobilize 300,000 troops and horses?” Xiang Yan frowned: “If the Qin State cannot mobilize more troops and horses, the Chang’an Lord will go deep into Xiangcheng alone. The opportunity for our army to be surrounded on all sides has been lost."
"Could Mr. Chang'an be that stupid?"
"Or is it that Lord Chang'an raided Xiangcheng just to retaliate against me?"
"But, that shouldn't be the case. Everyone has his own master, and it's all business to conquer each other, so why create personal grudges over business!"
There is a serious lack of information available to Xiang Yan.
He can only make inferences based on the existing battlefield intelligence and then make his own judgment.
After a long while, Xiang Yan finally spoke: "Instruct Chen Cheng, Cheng Fu, Ju Yang... and other seven city defenders."
"Send out scouts to reconnoiter twenty miles around the city, day and night!"
"Send an order to all clans, please increase their troops to reinforce Shouchun City!"
"Send an order to Captain Xiang Rong to speed up the attack on the city. !”
“Please report to the imperial court and ask the imperial court to immediately inquire about the battlefield situation between Yan and Zhao and find out whether the Qin army has increased its troops again.”
“Please report to the king. Your Majesty will recruit more troops and horses to reinforce our troops!”
"Send orders to Qu and Zhao to march forty miles westward and march immediately!"
"After Qu and Zhao leave the camp..." Xiang Yan paused before continuing: "The one who will fall Xiangcheng will The news spreads!"
Xiang Qian's pupils shrank sharply: "Chief, if this happens, the morale of the army will be disturbed!"
Xiang Yan said quietly: "This general wants the morale of the army to be disturbed! . ”
“But as long as this general is still there, the military morale will not completely collapse!”
Xiang Qian and his soldiers looked at each other at a loss, not understanding what Xiang Yan wanted.
But now that General Xiang Yan has given the order, Xiang Qian can only hand over his hand: "Wei!"
The more than 100,000 soldiers of the Qu and Zhao clans carried their bags in confusion, without raising any fire, or even Leaving behind the tents and cooking stoves, we could only turn westward in the dark.
After Qu and Zhao left the military camp, a piece of news quickly spread among the army at an unreasonable speed, and spread throughout the entire army after dawn!
“Have you heard, Xiangcheng has fallen!”
"Hiss~ Xiangcheng has fallen? That is the food town of Shangzhu Kingdom!"
"I heard that all the brothers of Shangzhu Kingdom were killed!"
"Huh? Is our family okay?"
As the news spread, the morale of the Chu army dropped at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the originally stable military formation also began to waver.
Some small clans even left their garrisoned defense areas and quickly went to the Chinese army to inquire about the safety of their own food towns.
Faced with these commotions, Xiang Yan did not give a single answer.
He just stared at the Misty Mountain with his eyes tightly!
The top of the misty mountain.
Xin Sheng looked down at the turbulent Chu army and the fragmented defense line, and said excitedly: "General, Lord Chang'an should have succeeded!"
"He really captured Xiangcheng!"< br>
Wang Ben couldn't help but feel a hint of surprise and respect in his eyes: "I never thought that Lord Chang'an would be able to capture Xiangcheng so quickly!"
When he received Ying Chengyu's overall strategic plan, Wang Ben did not agree with it. .
Because Chang'an Jun's tactical thinking is completely different from Wang Ben's tactical thinking.
It’s too dangerous to fight like this!
But Wang Ben didn’t expect that Ying Chengyu would really capture Xiangcheng and Xiang Yan’s hometown in a short period of time!
Xin Sheng was eager to try: "General, charge into the formation!"
"The Chu army is currently in turmoil. This is a great opportunity for our army to counterattack the Chu army and win a complete victory!"
The reason for the Chu army's turmoil is clear, and almost all generals can't help but take advantage of this opportunity to expand their results.
But this ‘all’ does not include Wang Ben!
Wang Ben asked back: "Do you still remember the mission of our army?"
Xin Sheng was slightly startled, and then his voice became a little lower: "Annihilate the coalition forces of all ethnic groups."
"If the main force of the Chu army reinforces, then the main force of the Chu army will be held back!"
Wang Ben nodded slightly: " General Xiang may have prepared an ambush for our army, deliberately luring our army down the mountain to encircle us deeply."
"General Xiang may not have prepared an ambush, but he was overthinking it."
"But. Victory is not the purpose of our army, and defeating the enemy is not the purpose of our army.”
"No matter whether General Xiang has an ambush or not, I will not go down the mountain."
"As long as I can hold back the main force of the Chu army, I will be worthy of being the king."
Wang Ben looked Xiang Xinsheng: "Remember, neither you nor I are the Lord of Chang'an!"
Changing strategic goals at will just for the sake of gains and results?
Do you think King Qin is also your eldest brother?
(End of this chapter)