Chapter 403 Eat Qin and drink Qin, eat Qin and beat Qin!
The Chu army received a warm welcome from the people of Yancheng.
All the Chu troops felt great when they entered the city, as if they were back home!
And Jingpo and other generals wearing high-end armor were surrounded by a large group of Yancheng people.
Meat, wine, and even their own daughters were stuffed into their arms without hesitation.
"General, we have finally waited for you!"
"The violent Qin actually tore up the bonds of sale of the servants in our family and allowed them to join the army and get titles. A certain family's former servants have now become high officials. , How ridiculous is it that you still call yourself a superior when you meet that despicable person?”
“Yes, General, you must make the decision for us!”
Jing Po looked angry: "The Qin Dynasty is unruly and behaves in such a rebellious manner!"
"How can a child servant and a pariah be superior to the people of the country!"
"My fellow countrymen, there is no need to worry. Our country, Chu, will fight bravely to take the lead in this battle, and I hope all my countrymen will help me!"
A group of Yancheng people firmly handed over their hands: "I am willing to share your worries for the general!"
< br>During the commotion, a messenger forcefully pushed the people aside and shouted loudly: "Captain Jing!"
"Please go to the Chinese army to discuss matters!"
Jing Po nodded slightly, and then He handed over his hand and returned the gift: "I'd like to trouble you to calculate the total number of available grain and young men in the city."
"The elders are then selected to go to the Chinese army to meet the commander-in-chief of our army."
"The war is imminent, and I will take the first step."
"Farewell!"
Riding in Yanchengguo People were full of expectations. Jingpo walked out of the crowd, got on his horse and ran towards the Chinese army.
As he approached the Chinese army's tent, Jingpo saw Qu Che, Douzhan and other captains running back.
Each captain had a bright smile on his face, but when they saw other captains, the smiles on their faces were replaced by solemnity.
"Something big happened!"
Muttered, Jingpo quickly entered the tent and saw Xiang Yan's face full of concentration.
“Are you all here?”
Xiang Guan nodded and said, “All twelve of our captains have arrived.”
Xiang Yan then raised the silk in his hand and spoke slowly: "There is a military report from the rear."
"The King of Qin ordered Qin Changanjun to be the commander-in-chief, and Yang Hu, the grandson of Yang Wengzi, to be the deputy-general, leading an army of 200,000 The intention is to go south. "
"Three days ago, that is, on September 16th, this unit set off and began to turn towards Lantian. "
Hearing "Chang'an Jun". These three words made most of the captains in the tent tremble.
The battle last year is still fresh in the memory of all the generals who participated in the battle.
That battle was a terrible defeat!
Key cities such as Xiangcheng and Shouchun City were destroyed, and all areas north of Yingshui River and Chencheng, the old capital of Chu State, were ceded. Large areas of territory fell, forcing Chu State to continue to move its capital to the southeast.
It also contributed to a series of subsequent impacts such as the King of Chu's bold stance and the King of Chu's murder of his brother to ascend to the throne!
Of course, it is not that the Chu army has never experienced failure.
But the experience of suffering failure and being splashed with feces and urine at the same time was really only that one time!
Ying Chengyu has just set off, and his name alone has already made the Chu army captains feel strong physical discomfort!
In the silent atmosphere, Qu Che suddenly shouted in a cold voice:
"The grudge I suffered last year must be repaid now!"
"Last year he provoked Lord Chang'an The estrangement made people in our country of Chu fearful and suspicious of each other, and they were finally defeated. "
"Now, all the tribes in our country of Chu are united under the command of the king, united and working together, we must avenge our previous humiliation! ”
In the battle last year, Qu's losses in military strength were not serious.
But because of the discord between Ying Zheng and Ying Chengyu, the Qu clan could not hold their head high in front of other clansmen for a long time.
What do the powerful live for?
Isn’t it just face-saving!
After losing so much face, the daughter of the Qu family who married into the Qin Palace has not yet been able to get pregnant. The fire of revenge has already been ignited in the heart of the Qu family!
Qu Che is clearly telling all tribes not to fall victim to alienation schemes again!
Xiang Yan showed his support without hesitation: "What Qu Duwei said is true."
"In the battle last year, a large area of Chu's territory fell, and the Qin State was even more devastated. We were able to successfully defeat the Wei State and seize the Wei State's territory, leaving our country in a strategically weak position."
"Even if there were chaos in the territory, we had no time to clean up, so we had to raise troops to go north."
"In this battle, our department must unite as one and fight against the outside world as one!"
"This battle can only be won, not defeated!"
All the captains raised their hands in unison: "Wei!"
"Your Majesty is so kind that he will not sit idly by and let all tribes suffer. We must fight bravely, and we must not be selfish anymore, let alone have any suspicion!"
"This battle is not only to regain lost territory, but also to repay old grudges!"
"Chang'an Jun! ? He will never come back! ”
Seeing the spirited and daring attitude of the captains in the tent, Xiang Yan felt a little relieved.
He was afraid that these captains would become cowardly after hearing the name Ying Chengyu.
Fortunately, although Ying Chengyu has many battles, the generals of the Chu army who have been ravaged by Bai Qi have developed a strong psychological resistance to stress, and Ying Chengyu's name alone cannot scare them. Down them!
Xiang Yan nodded slightly: "It's a good thing that you generals are willing to fight."
"However, the enemy is coming with great force. Do you generals have any good advice?" As he spoke, Xiang Yan After waving to his side, several soldiers immediately stepped forward and laid out a map of Kunming with Nanyang County as the center on the desk.
Qu Che was the first to speak: "Qin Chang'anjun's troops moved into Lantian County after breaking out of camp. Apparently, they want to go through Lantian, pass through Shangcheng and Wuguan, and go down the Dan River."
"This is the fastest march route for the Qin Army to approach our troops, but it is also the Qin Army's death line!"
"As we all know, the Qin Army is not good at water warfare."
"Last year. During the war between Qin and Wei, the Wei army used water troops to break through the Qin army's blockade many times. Although the Qin army used iron ropes to connect the rivers with flying rocks and black oil to stop them, it was only due to the advantages of technology, not soldiers. "< br>
"The general admonishes me that this battle should be fought along the river, and we should pursue and attack the Qin army because of its weak navy!"
Xiang Yan nodded slowly: "That makes sense."
Jing Po He also stepped forward: "The Qin army is rushing to fight, and its troops and equipment must not be fully prepared."
"The general thought that our troops should go north immediately to shorten the time left for the Qin army to reorganize as much as possible. Take the initiative to seek a decisive battle!”
“At the same time, summon the people of Deng City, Yan (yōu) City, Yan (yǎn) City and other cities, and ask them to cooperate with our army and seize the city by fraud!”
Xiang Rong couldn't help but remonstrated: "The Qin army is not just rushing to fight. The veterans of Qin Guanzhong have been almost completely damaged. Qin Changan Jun's troops must be mainly soldiers from Han and Wei."
“Everyone in the world knows what the soldiers of Han and Wei are like!”
“There must be few warriors under the command of Lord Chang’an of Qin.”
“Looking at our generals However, they are mainly private soldiers of various ethnic groups. Even some new soldiers have experienced half a year of suppressing bandits, and they are worthy of veterans."
"Our army should attack head-on in this battle, and actively seek a big battle. A tough fight and a painful blow to the Qin army!”
"As long as there is turmoil in the Qin army, the morale of the Qin army will collapse, and this battle will be won!"
If we only look at the strength on paper in this battle, the Chu army has more troops, more elite soldiers, and more abundant baggage. , the baggage line is shorter, there are more boats, and the navy is better.
Although the Chu army has now invaded Qin.
But most people in Nanyang County hope to become slave owners again, and are quite dissatisfied with Qin's military merit system.
So not only is the Chu army not in a foreign land now, but it is more like fighting in defense than the Qin army.
The people's support lies in Chu!
Dominating all aspects and all fields, how can we lose!
As many captains came forward to remonstrate one after another, a strategic plan was drawn up on the paper.
Revolving around the complex water system of Nanyang County, they took advantage of Chu's naval advantage to launch an attack first, which severely damaged the morale of the Qin army.
Then he took advantage of the Chu army's greater strength and better soldiers to proactively seek a large-scale decisive battle, and used high pressure to continuously weaken the Qin army's morale and soldiers, and finally won!
However, Xiang Yan gradually frowned.
He didn't want his captains to be afraid of Chang'an, but he would never underestimate Ying Chengyu's ability.
Even the captains under his command can understand the truth, can't Ying Chengyu not understand it?
Impossible!
Xiang Yan spoke slowly: "What the generals said is reasonable."
"This general also intends to take advantage of the Qin army's unpreparedness, first attack the Qin army's edge, and use the two cities of Danyang and Dengcheng to catch turtles in the urn!"
"If the urn cannot be sealed, we will retreat to the front line of Dengcheng. Taking advantage of the three rivers (Han River, Dan River, and Yù River), we will have a long-term stalemate with the Qin Army. "
"The Qin Army will be defeated in at least half a year."
In addition to still being prepared. In addition to taking advantage of the unprepared opportunity of the Qin army to strike first, Xiang Yan's follow-up plan was generally more defensive, and his pursuit of a quick victory turned into a long-term confrontation.
Just because all the captains’ eyes were focused on the battlefield.
But Xiang Yan hopes to drag the war from the battlefield level to the national level and use the advantages of grain and grass to completely crush the Qin army!
Qu Che frowned slightly: "If so, this battle will take a long time, and it will also cause a lot of damage to the food and grass of our great Chu!"
If all these food and grass are provided by the King of Chu , Qu Che didn't say anything.
But most of the food and grass for this war were supplied by the nobles.
The soldiers chewed all their own food!
Xiang Yan smiled: "The Qin State has promoted the Chang'an plow this year, and Nanyang County has also benefited from this."
"I have estimated that Nanyang County's grain output this year will be at least double that of last year."< br>
“In order to return to the embrace of Chu, the people of Nanyang will not be stingy with some food and grass.”
All the captains could not help but smile.
Eat Qin, drink Qin, eat Qin and beat Qin!
Chang'an Li, which Ying Chengxuan worked hard to promote, became the chief sponsor of Chu's war against Qin.
This feels so good!
All the captains handed over their hands: "Shangzhu country is wise!"
Xiang Yan said in a deep voice: "Order!"
"Summon Yancheng and Jingling When Nanyang County has returned to Chu, all the people in the cities are ordered to prepare supplies and supplies. "
"The waiting people are ordered to sneak into the cities in Nanyang County that have not returned to Chu, contact the people of the country, and make preparations to capture the cities."
"The army will rest for a day."
"Tomorrow at Mao hour (5:00), Commander Jingpo, Commander Qu Che, and Commander Sun Xing joined forces and marched north along the land route to quickly capture the Beijin garrison."
"After seizing the city, they immediately attacked across the water and quickly captured the two cities of Yan and Lu. "
"The remaining troops boarded the ship at dawn and set sail upstream at dawn, setting up a battlefield in the waters of Dengcheng and waiting for the Qin army."
"I sent an order to Lieutenant General Jingchou to continue to hide his troops in Dahong Mountain and closely investigate the situation of Danshui."
"Once the main force of the Qin army crosses the waters of Danyang, immediately send troops north to seize Danyang!"
< br>(End of this chapter)