Chapter 404 Mr. Wu An, you still killed too few!
September 22nd.
Danyang waters.
The golden waves on the shore undulate with the wind, but only a few women, children, old and weak braved the scorching sun to catch them.
The blue waves in the water were turbulent, but they were ruthlessly crushed by two thousand warships.
The small wing cruises in front, scouting everywhere, the middle wing protects the front of the military formation, the fighting ships are arranged in a loose military formation like a regular army, the small boats follow closely behind the fighting ships, and are also guarded by the fighting ships, and the large wings are stored in the Inside the fighting ship, what is guarded by the big wings in the middle is a building ship as huge as a hill!
Two thousand warships formed the front, middle and rear armies with three tower ships as the center, crushing water and breaking waves as they flowed down the river.
There is a flag floating on each warship.
And the most towering and eye-catching banner is flying directly above the Chinese military building and ship!
Just as Ying Chengyu gathered the generals on the building boat to discuss matters, a small boat sailed upstream, and the people waiting on the boat boarded the building boat after verifying their identities.
"Commander!" The waiter bowed his hands and presented a bamboo tube with both hands: "Urgent report from Lucheng!"
Ying Chengxuan immediately took the bamboo tube, checked the mud-seal letter, opened it, and poured it out. Among them were bamboo slips.
Looking back and forth on the bamboo slips, Ying Chengyu couldn't help but frown.
“Yancheng fell!”
“Beijin garrison fell!”
"Longzhong has fallen!"
"The Chu army has now crossed the Han River and is attacking our city of Lu!"
All the generals looked shocked.
Li Xin was even more shocked and couldn't help but ask: "How long has it been since the Chu army left Jingling?"
"Only sixteen days!"
"How come half of Nanyang County has fallen!"
"How is this possible!"
Nanyang County is also located on the border of Qin and Chu, and Da Qin has invested a lot of troops in Nanyang County.
There are 5,000 soldiers garrisoning Jingling and Yingcheng all year round, and the standing garrison strength of Yancheng and Longzhong cities is no less than 3,000.
Although there may not seem to be many troops left in each city, the cities in Nanyang County are quite dense. The distance between each city is not far, and each city can quickly provide support.
Even if the Chu army launched a heavy attack, they wouldn't be able to hold on for even half a month!
Ying Chengyu flicked the bamboo slips with his fingers and his eyes were cold: "Even if the general leading the army was Chu Shangzhu, Nanyang would not have fallen so quickly."
"This Defeat is not a crime of war!"
"Although Nanyang County has been in our Daqin territory for decades, the people of Nanyang have still never returned home!"
"The Changdi collapsed inside. The enemy is invincible! ”
In just half a month, half of the county fell!
Even before Ying Chengyu arrived at the front line, he knew that this was obviously a mole in Nanyang County, and it was not just a mole.
Otherwise, let alone Xiang Yan, not even Bai Qi could have embezzled it so quickly!
Ying Chengyu could only secretly say that it was a pity.
Mr. Wu An still killed too few people back then!
Li Xin's eyes widened: "How dare they do this!"
"Aren't they afraid of severe punishment under our Daqin law!"
Meng Tian said helplessly: "Of course they are not afraid "
"The officials in the city who have not betrayed the Qin Dynasty are already in danger."
"The officials who have betrayed the country will definitely join the Chu army and advance and retreat with the Chu army. We, the Qin Dynasty, have laws. It is difficult to regulate it.”
"If the Chu army is defeated, only the people of Guizhou Province will remain in the city."
"With no officials to testify and no evidence to arrest people, even if the court regains these lost lands, how will it know who is the traitor?" ?”
“No matter how strict Qin’s laws are, can they still kill all the people in the city?”
It doesn’t matter if hundreds of thousands of people are killed or injured on the battlefield, everyone in the world knows that war will happen? Dead man's.
But if hundreds of thousands of Guizhou leaders were killed for violating the law outside of war, the whole world would go crazy!
Ying Zheng's reputation for tyranny will be even more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people!
In the future, every time Da Qin attacks foreign countries, it will face desperate resistance from the entire city's soldiers and civilians.
Even the territory that has been merged into Da Qin will be panicked and ready to run away at any time.
So even if the Nanyang people broke the law first, Ying Zheng could not do anything to them.
Very helpless.
But this is reality.
Li Xin angrily punched the railing: "How hateful!"
Ying Chengyu handed the bamboo slip to Yang Hu and circulated it to the generals, saying in a deep voice : "There is no need to be resentful or angry."
"How to deal with these traitors is not something you and I need to consider."
"What we have to do is just There is one thing.”
"Victory!"
"Only victory can we regain these territories and deal with these traitors."
"Otherwise, let's stop talking!"
Yang Hu He nodded in agreement: "What the coach said is absolutely true."
"Fortunately, the guards in each city are still fighting for our Great Qin. I think I can still hold on for a few more days."
"According to the general's opinion, our army should speed up and rush to Fancheng as soon as possible."
"Fan City can't be lost again!"
Other generals also handed over: "The general agrees! ”
Although Fancheng’s strategic position is not as important as Dengcheng, it is not much inferior.
There is only one main road into Nanyang County from the northwest, which is Xia Road, which is called the "North-South Avenue" or "Jingxiang Ancient Road" by later generations, and Fancheng is an important city located on Xia Road.
If you want to transport grain and grass to the southern half of Nanyang County, you must either go through Fancheng, take the waterway, or go around further away.
And Fancheng is also the gateway city guarding the Han River!
Once Fancheng falls, Da Qin's control over the southern half of Nanyang County will decline significantly.
As for the public sentiment of the people of Fancheng?
Under the pressure of two hundred thousand Qin swords, I think they will make the right choice. After Ying Chengyu pondered for a few breaths, he looked at Meng Tian: "Captain Meng didn't agree with me, but he has other ideas?"
Meng Tian hurriedly handed over: "The general just thought that this battle might not be that simple."
"Even if the people of Nanyang County have not yet returned, the Chu army's attack speed is still too fast. "
"It would be reasonable if the Chu army acted like this before our army broke out. After all, the Chu State intended to force our army to redeploy its young men and stop farming."
"But now our army has withdrawn its camp. The news must have reached the ears of the Chu army, and Chu’s goal has been achieved.”
"The Chu army, which has been marching in a hurry and attacking wildly for more than half a month, should rest and reorganize its troops and horses and prepare for a decisive battle."
"But in fact, we should not fight for the gains and losses of one city or one place."
"Even if this is Fancheng!"
Meng Tian felt that the Chu army's offensive route was strange, but he couldn't explain why.
Meng Tian only felt that if he were the coach of the Chu army, he would definitely not continue to attack at this time.
That’s not how you grab strategic locations!
Ying Chengyu nodded slowly: "Based on the history of my battles with Chu Shangzhu Kingdom, Chu Shangzhu Kingdom is by no means a strong general, but actually a wise general."
" Continuous attacks are not the fighting style of the Chu Shangzhu Kingdom."
"I thought that the Chu army's current violent attacks were just a symptom, and the purpose was to force our army to advance faster by losing cities one after another!"
“Get the Map of Kun!”
What kind of combat style is Xiang Yan showing now?
The thunder moves and the wind moves, and the enemy is defeated with light speed. When we meet on a narrow road, the brave one wins!
If the person in command on the opposite side is Xiang Yu, this makes sense.
But Xiang Yan is not a warrior like Xiang Yu!
In Ying Chengyu's view, Xiang Yan is more inclined to generals like Wang Jian who defend the country with integrity, use troops with surprise, and plan the overall situation.
Such a general would ignore the overall situation and blindly pursue a decisive battle?
Ying Chengyu thinks this is unreasonable!
Li Xin said decisively: "So what if we force our army to fight to the death?"
"We, the great Qin warriors, have never been afraid of a decisive battle!"
"Today our military academy The disciples all joined the army, and the new soldiers also practiced drills along the way. Our army's combat strength is not weaker than that of Chu."
"Our army has acquired the Wei navy again, as well as all kinds of equipment built by the commander. Our army's water warfare capabilities are not inferior to those of Chu."
"If we can fight to a decisive battle as soon as possible, maybe the soldiers can return home." It’s autumn harvest!”
Ying Chengyu ignored Li Xin and reached out to take the map of Kun from the soldier and unfolded it.
Looking at the terrain and cities outlined on the map of Kun, Ying Chengyu's eyes were filled with concentration.
The people of Nanyang County are disloyal, which is a very frustrating thing for Shou Tu.
Moreover, Ying Chengyu had no experience in defending territory, so he simply regarded this battle as a battle to expand territory!
When Yang Hu saw this, he refuted it: "The Chu army is good at water warfare, and our army is good at field warfare."
"Even if our army now has a certain ability in water warfare, why should we use it to fight on the water?" What's the advantage of attacking the enemy with your own shortcomings?"
"And Chu Shangzhu is not an easy person, so the Chu army must be cheating in doing this!"
Li Xin muttered: "Dajiang The vast river stretches as far as the eye can see, what’s the point of deceit?”
"Is it possible that the Chu State can lead our army into the altar of the Great Water (God's name), and then ask the great water to overturn my Qin's boat with wind and waves!"
"Let's fight!"
Ying Chengxuan suddenly asked: "Captain Meng, Commander Cen."
"Are you two confident that we can lead our navy to defend Dengcheng Water Village for half a month?"
Meng Tian couldn't help but feel a little uneasy in his eyes.
Ying Chengyu's navy only had 60,000 men, which was slightly inferior to the Chu army's navy.
According to the judgment of the pre-war meeting, the total strength of Xiang Yan's command will definitely not be only these 80,000 naval divisions!
It is difficult to make a promise without knowing the details of the enemy.
But Cen Bian suddenly handed over his hand: "There must be no loss!"
Ying Chengyu nodded happily: "Good!"
"This general will allocate another 10,000 officers, and the two captains will each receive 5,000."
Ying Chengjian said solemnly: "We must firmly defend Dengcheng!"
" We must continue to make noise and make it appear that the main force of our army is gathered in Dengcheng, waiting for a decisive battle with the enemy!"
Cen Bian and Meng Tian said solemnly: "We will live up to the commander's trust!"
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Ying Chengyu ordered again: "Order!"
"Captain Li Xin's troops immediately disembarked and patrolled the surrounding areas on horseback. No one else is allowed to pass within twenty miles of the vicinity!"
"Captain Mengnan led his troops to disembark and head west to find a boat to cross the Han Dynasty in Yin County. Water, transfer to Zhuyang County and Shandu County, and all the soldiers and horses from the three counties will be under your command. Along the way, you will continue to recruit young men from poor families to join the army. "
"Then wait for orders in Shandu County! br>
Li Xin and Meng Nan Qi Qi raised their hands and said: "Wei!"
Ying Chengyu continued to order: "The captains of the other ministries, please send orders to the headquarters to prepare food and supplies."
"After sunset, the boat docked, all the troops got off the boat and turned to the southeast!"
Yang Hu couldn't help asking: "Turn to the southeast?"
"Where are our troops going? ”
Ying Chengyu pressed his finger hard on the map of Kun:
“Dahong Mountain!”
All the generals looked stunned.
Dahongshan?
Dahong Mountain is not close to Xiang Yan’s headquarters.
Why are you going to Dahongshan to do this!
Ying Chengxuan said decisively: "This general does not believe that all the officials in Nanyang County and the head of Guizhou have rebelled."
"However, Nanyang County has never found out where the remaining troops of Chu Shangzhu State are."
"If my prediction is correct, the remaining troops of Chu Shangzhu State must be located near Dahong Mountain. "
"Instead of waiting for the Chu army to attack our troops with this blade, why not cut it off first?"
Ying Chengxi is gambling!
Ying Chengyu didn't know where Xiang Yan's remaining troops were hidden, or what kind of ambush Xiang Yan had prepared for him.
But based on the current situation and his understanding of Xiang Yan, Ying Chengyu bets that Xiang Yan will not trust Nanyang Guizhou head, and bets that Xiang Yan will not take the initiative to fight with him when he only leads an army of 80,000!
Hearing Ying Chengyu’s words, even Cen Bian and Meng Tian, who were undertaking the most dangerous mission, both raised their hands:
“Wei!”
(End of this chapter )