Chapter 244 Selling yourself to save your brother! Xiang Yan didn't go to bed, and Wang Bi didn't go to bed either
That night, three houses in the south of the city caught fire.
The flames soared into the sky, reflecting half of the clouds red, and also came into Ying Chengyu's field of vision.
Ying Chengxuan felt a little more relaxed: "Mr. Changping's actions are quite fast."
"I just don't know if Mr. Changping can convince the Jing family and King Chu Han!"
While he was thinking about it, Zhuang Jia entered the central army under the leadership of his eighth husband.
"Commander!" Zhuang Jia bowed his hand and said, "Here is the letter from Lord Changping!"
In order to avoid revealing his identity, Xiong Qi did not use his own seal to seal the letter, but used the seal of the Qin Dynasty in Chu. Pedestrian's seal.
After checking the ink pads and taking them apart, Ying Chengyu unfolded the bamboo slips and glanced at the rows of words.
[The Zhao family has sent three thousand soldiers and servants to the city to guard the east city. They can provide support at critical moments. 】
[Jingchou intends to marry his legitimate daughter as the young concubine of Lord Chang'an. If Lord Chang'an accepts her, the Jing family is willing to make peace with Lord Chang'an. 】
【However, the Jing family was not allowed to betray the Chu State, and could only help from the side. 】
【The King of Chu was unwilling to make amends with Qin, so he sent messengers to urgently summon Yan from Shangzhu State of Chu to return to aid Shouchun, and ordered Xiang Rong, son of Yan from Shangzhu State, to speed up his attack on Xinzheng City. 】
【If the Lord of Chang'an wishes to accept Jing's daughter, he can light three fires outside Nancheng to inform him. 】
Looking at the words on the bamboo slips, the corners of Ying Chengyu's mouth twitched slightly: "Jingchou must be sick!"
"It is true that I attacked the Jing family fiercely in the previous campaign and killed tens of thousands of Jing clan members."
"But Jingchou will not marry his daughter to this general to retaliate!"
Before the expedition, Queen Mother Huayang, Mrs. Han, and Ying Zheng were urging the marriage, which made Ying Chengyu exhausted mentally and physically.
Now that he is away on the battlefield, Ying Chengyu’s ears are finally clear.
But in the end, my own family stopped urging the marriage, and instead the enemy general urged the marriage?
If the general refuses to marry or take concubines, he must have violated some rule of heaven!
As for urging this general!
Ying Chengyu almost knocked the brains out of Jing’s family in the previous episode, but Jing Chou wants the two parties to get married?
Isn’t this really embarrassing!
Ying Chengyu felt embarrassed for Jingchou!
Continuing to look down, Ying Chengyu frowned.
[Jingchou is deeply afraid of the power of Lord Chang'an. If Lord Chang'an is unwilling to accept Jing's daughter as his concubine, Jingchou intends to recruit more private soldiers and invites nobles to increase their troops to aid Shouchun City. 】
【How to choose, please make your own decision, Mr. Changan. 】
【Qin Xiang Bangqi, I wish Changan Lord a triumphant return! 】
Ying Chengyu had no doubts about Jingchou’s determination.
In fact, through Xiang Yan's arrangement, Ying Chengyu could already feel Xiang Yan's murderous intention!
There are only two results before Ying Chengyu.
Or, take Jing's daughter as a concubine.
Either Jingshi fights back with all his strength.
Can Ying Chengyu be able to withstand the desperate counterattack launched by the Jing clan and other clans?
The answer is clear, it can’t be stopped!
Bai Qi could lead tens of thousands of troops to attack the Chu capital, but when all the nobles of Chu united to resist, Bai Qi had to retreat.
If Bai Qi is like this, let alone Ying Chengxi?
More importantly, Ying Chengyu needs internal support!
Close the bamboo slips, Ying Chengyu frowned: "The nobles raised their troops and forced me to take Jing's daughter as my concubine."
"Jing, you are so shameless!"
Ying Chengyu did not want to accept Jing's daughter as a concubine.
Until the situation is stable, Ying Chengyu does not want anyone to hold him back.
But for the sake of Ying Zheng, who was trapped in Xinzheng, Ying Chengyu could only compromise.
Sighing softly, Ying Chengyu said bitterly: "Eight husband, in two hours, lead ten soldiers to go 200 feet outside the south city wall."
"Pile three bonfires and light them!"
"This Jing family's daughter will be accepted by me!"
Ying Chengyu compromised.
But Ying Chengyu couldn't let Jingshi think that he compromised easily.
It is always necessary to show more struggle in order to make Jingshi feel that their offer has reached Ying Chengyu's psychological bottom line and not regret it later.
The eight men solemnly raised their hands: "Wei!"
The eight men accepted the order and left. Ying Chengyu gave the order again: "Order!"
"Jiang Ming, Meng Nan, and Xiao Tu stopped. Attack and set up a defensive line outside Shouchun City."
"No people or birds in Shouchun City are allowed to stand out and encircle them!"
"Captain Wang Qun led 8,000 infantry to the northeast and captured them. Attack the three mountains of Shishishan, Sidingshan and Xiaowushan, break off the rocks and return to the army.”
"The master craftsman Qi Ai has come up with the gift of his own accord if he has any need. There is only one thing that will require the supply camp to provide more than 10,000 flying stones every day!"
From the time he first arrived in Shouchun City to the time he learned about Ying Zheng Trapped in Xinzheng City, and then with the Jing family and Zhao family as internal collaborators, Ying Chengyu's overall strategy is constantly changing.
The attitude towards Xiang Yan's and Xiang Rong's troops has also changed from the initial encirclement and reinforcements to the encirclement of Chu to save Qin, and then to the current interception of reinforcements and fierce attack on Shouchun!
Orders were issued one after another, and a famous messenger ordered the soldiers to leave.
Ying Chengyu raised his eyes to look at Shouchun City, and spoke out the last general order in a deep voice: "Send the order to Captain Wang Pan."
"Smash me hard!"
With Ying Chengyu's words, another round of flying rocks was thrown out by the catapult.
“Boom!!!”
Li Yuan pressed one hand on the female wall to stabilize his body, and looked at the retreating Qin army outside the city with eyes filled with concentration: “Qin Jun has already predicted this. It will be difficult to send troops out of the city."
"So why don't you just attack the city wall with flying stones?"
Li Yuan guessed Ying Chengyu's tactical thinking.
Ying Chengyu just bullied the Chu army into not being able to leave the city to fight, and bullied Shouchun City for its weak walls!
If he catches a shortcoming, he will attack it to death without any bottom line.
Not to mention two arrests!
But even if Li Yuan guesses correctly, what can he do?
Li Yuan could only ask: "How was the conversation between the king and the nobles?"
Guo Cang, the retainer, shook his head: "Young Master Qi represents Qin to seek peace, and all the nobles are admonishing the king to agree."
< br>"However, the king refused to accept the advice."
"Gongzi Qi, Jing Mo Ao and other ministers all left unhappy."
Li Yuan shook his head bitterly: "The king is too impatient. ”
"Now that it is impossible for the clans to send private soldiers to help defend the city, the king is willing to summon the Shangzhu Kingdom to return reinforcements?"
Guo Cang nodded and said: "The king has sent fifty soldiers to summon the troops. Summon Shangzhu to return to the army. "
"A quarter of an hour ago, the messenger troops just came out from the east gate." In the morning, King Han of Chu still firmly refused to summon Xiang Yan to return to the army and wanted to borrow the Qin army. Kill Jing's people with his sword.
But King Chu Han never expected that the Qin army’s sword was too sharp!
Without any persuasion from others, King Chu Han had already obediently issued the order to withdraw his troops.
Li Yuan shook his head again: "I'm afraid that only fifty soldiers can't break out of the Qin army's siege."
"Mr. Guo, you personally led two hundred guards to break out of the city from the north gate. We will send three thousand regular troops to protect us."
"We must break out of the siege and order Shangzhu Kingdom to come back immediately!"
Guo Cang suddenly handed over his hand."< br>
After watching Guo Cang rush out of the city under the protection of the main army, Li Yuan turned his attention to the east city.
Looking at the flying stones that continued to fall on the east city wall and the cracks that the corvees could not repair despite their desperate efforts, Li Yuan felt nervous: "Shangzhu Kingdom, we must return to the army quickly. Ah! "
......
Two days later.
Guo Cang, covered in blood, broke into the Chencheng military camp.
With the support of his soldiers, Guo Cang finally met Xiang Yan.
"Shangzhu Kingdom!" Guo Cang shouted anxiously: "The Qin army is surrounding our Shouchun City and attacking it."
"The walls of Shouchun City cannot hold up under the threat of the Qin army's flying stones. "A few days."
"Please return to Shangzhu State as soon as possible!"
Xiang Yan nodded slightly: "I have received the king's order."
Guo Cang asked again: "Why haven't Shangzhu's troops sent troops yet?!"
Xiang Yan explained: "I have ordered the Zhao family to return reinforcements."
"As long as The Zhao family's troops have arrived, and the situation in Shouchun City has been solved!"
Guo Cang asked: "Where are the Zhao family's troops and horses?"
Xiang Yan's voice was helpless: "It's a partial division of the Qin army! Blocked.”
As soon as he knew that Ying Chengyu was going south, Xiang Yan ordered the Zhao family to go south to Xicheng so that he could return to Shouchun City through the Huai River at any time.
As a result, Qin General Li Xin and more than ten thousand Qin troops jumped out of nowhere.
Although the troops were relatively small, they continued to harass the Zhao family like a swarm of bees, greatly delaying the Zhao family's march.
Guo Cang almost laughed out of anger: "The Qin army only had more than 100,000 troops, but Shangzhu's army had more than 200,000 troops."
"Now Shangzhu said It was said that more than 200,000 troops were divided into two groups, but they were stopped by the Qin army divided into three groups. "
"Does Shangzhu Guo think this is justified?"
Xiang Yan was in trouble and couldn't tell.
Although the Qin army only has more than 100,000 troops, its military morale is available and its internal unity is strong.
Although the Chu army had more than 200,000 troops, it had many internal contradictions. Simply resolving the internal contradictions would consume a lot of Xiang Yan's energy.
And Ying Chengfan, Wang Ben and Li Xin, who led the army alone, each had different tactical ideas, but they were not easy to do!
It’s very difficult for Xiang Yan!
Guo Cang didn't understand Xiang Yan's difficulties at all. He just handed over his hand again: "Since Shangzhu Kingdom has received the king's order, please ask Shangzhu Kingdom to respect the king's order!"
Xiang Yan shook his head: "The Zhao family reported to the army yesterday that they had defeated the Qin army once."
"It won't take long for the Zhao family to defeat the Qin army and move down the Huaihe River to reinforce Shouchun City."
“Now the main force of the Qin army is stationed twenty miles south of our army.”
"Once our army moves its troops, the Qin army will definitely send troops to intercept it."
"This battle will be defeated!"
Guo Cang broke away from his soldiers and stepped forward with his trembling legs. Question: "Is the victory or defeat of this battle more important, or the safety of Shouchun City?"
"Does the Shangzhu Kingdom intend to disobey the king's order because of the victory or defeat in the battle?"
"Please remember in Shangzhu Kingdom that your family is still in Shouchun City!"
Xiang Yanhu's eyes froze, and there was unconcealed murderous intent in his eyes.
Guo Cang looked at Xiang Yan firmly: "Shangzhu country can kill me."
"But if Shangzhu country refuses to return to the army, Shangzhu country will not survive. ! "
Xiang Yan pressed the hilt of the sword with his right hand, and his voice returned to calm: "Do you want to be a loyal minister who does not hesitate to give advice, and leave your name in history?"
In Guo Cang's eyes? There was a moment of panic, and then he said in a deep voice: "I just want to remind Shangzhu Kingdom, please respect the king's order!"
Xiang Yan suddenly drew his sword and chopped off Guo Cang's head with one strike!
Letting the blood splatter all over his body, Xiang Yan said in a deep voice: "Throw this body out of the camp gate and feed it to the dogs!"
"Pass this general's order!"
"The Navy is preparing for war."
"The Sun family and the Chencheng garrison were active in the camp to confuse the Qin army."
"The rest of the troops boarded the ship after dark, and took advantage of the darkness to sail down the river to increase their troops in Shouchun City!"
Night fell.
Xiang Yan didn't go to bed, and Wang Ben didn't go to bed either.
Looking at the Chu army camp in the distance, which was the same as before, Wang Ben said in a deep voice: "Order!"
"Cen Bian's troops went upstream and arranged the battle line."
"Xin Sheng's troops gathered on the right bank ten miles away to the south, and the snake formation spread out."
"Qiang Hu's troops gathered on the left bank ten miles away to the south, and the snake formation spread out."
"Every department is not allowed to raise fire, so as not to disturb the enemy!"
All the captains raised their hands in unison: "Wei!"
After responding to the order, Xin Sheng couldn't help but ask: "General, tonight is Chu Is Jun Guo really going to forcefully break through our army’s blockade?”
Wang Ben nodded slightly: "I let those two teams of messengers go on purpose."
"How dare Xiang Yan not come back for help when Wang Ling's troops are sent?"
"Not everyone called for it. Be the Lord of Chang'an!"
Qiang Yu said bitterly: "But we don't want to be called the Lord of Chang'an."
"The general order given by the Lord of Chang'an is to intercept the enemy's army. Not to defeat the enemy!”
Wang Ben naturally asked: "Isn't defeating the enemy a way to intercept the enemy?"
(End of this chapter)