Chapter 423: Catching a turtle in an urn and catching a turtle in an urn! Ying Chengyu asks for help!
October 5, the twelfth year of the Qin Dynasty.
The autumn harvest has completely ended, but it is not yet time to go up the mountain to stock up on firewood. This is also the time when Guizhou leaders store the most grain.
During this period of peace, the leaders of Guizhou in Qin Dynasty will celebrate the wax festival.
They will use two pieces of fat meat to reward themselves for their hard work for a year, or use free materials such as bamboo and wood to make toys for the children, or they will contribute to the population of Daqin.
But this year.
The old and weak women and children of Da Qin lay exhausted at home, recovering from the depletion of their bodies due to high-intensity work, and spent the twelfth lunar month guarding the empty house.
Almost all the young men in the Qin Dynasty went out to fight, stepping on the boundary line between life and death to 'celebrate' the festival with the enemy.
"Climb first! Capture the city!"
"Su Jiao's troops turned to the horse road to climb the city and broke through the gate!"
"Fight to the death, Shangzhu Kingdom will not give up on us! Are you willing to give up your children and servants at home!"
"The chariot is ready to cover up the enemy's retreat!"
Roaring, Ringing throughout Hubei City!
It returned to calm after a few hours.
Su Jiao, covered in blood, rushed out of the city gate of Hubei on horseback, and finally stopped in front of Ying Chengyu, holding a head high.
"Live up to the trust of the coach."
"Echeng County Magistrate, confer the head!"
After letting Xiang Rong and others escape in the battle of Dahongshan, Su Jiao was holding back a secret in his heart. Stock strength.
Su Jiao just wants to use more military achievements and heavier gains so that Ying Chengyu can give him more trust!
Following Su Jiao, Yang Huan also rode back and saluted: "Echeng Water Village has been captured!"
"A total of 792 Chu army naval vessels were captured!"
Ying Chengyu smiled happily: "Good!"
"Thank you for your hard work, generals."
Immediately, Ying Chengxuan said solemnly: "Order!"
"The two divisions of Captain Su Jiao and Captain Qiang Huai swept the battlefield and cleaned up the city of Hubei."
"Anyone who dares to make noise and cause chaos in the city will be killed!"
"Anyone who dares to resist our army's home inspection will be exterminated!"
"Anyone who colludes with the Chu army to commit treason will have their clan exterminated!"< br>
“The rear army camped outside the city, and the whole army rested for the night.”
“Captain Xifeng, Commandant Li Xin, and Commandant Yang Huan will make food at sunrise tomorrow. At meal time (7:00 ) Break out the camp and rush to Dengcheng’s aid!”
Although Echeng was still the territory of Qin a month ago, the results of the Chu army's one-day attack on Echeng made Ying Chengyu completely unable to trust the people in Echeng.
So Ying Chengyu did not hesitate to guard against and speculate on the city with the greatest malice, and even directly cleared the city in accordance with the attitude of opening up territory and expanding territory rather than recovering lost territory.
No one felt inappropriate about Ying Chengyu's order, and all the generals raised their hands in unison: "Wei!"
After the military order was conveyed, Ying Chengyu calmed down and said warmly: "This is You all have worked hard on this expedition.”
“I will patrol the camp with my troops tonight, so you generals should have a good rest.”
"In the next period of time, except for the troops of Captain Xi, Captain Li, and Captain Yang, our army should be able to get a period of rest and recuperation."
Ying Chengyu's words were not polite.
Since the expedition to the present, Ying Chengyu's troops have either been burning and killing the enemy, or on the way to burning and killing the enemy. The only relaxing days are actually the time when they are traveling by boat.
Even during the days of ambush in Dahong Mountain, I didn’t dare to set up camp or light a fire. It was hard and unbearable.
The intensity of the war following him is much higher than that of following other coaches!
However, all the generals were all smiling: "I'm so tired! I'm not tired at all! I can still fight one more time!"
"Hahaha, so is the general. All the people under my command are still alive." He’s clamoring for a fight!”
“It’s really hard to go on an expedition with the coach, but no one can envy you for the hard work!”
It’s really painful to go on an expedition with Ying Chengyu, but it’s hard work. Also happy.
As long as they can gain victory and a title, the Qin soldiers are not even afraid of death, so how can they be afraid of hard work!
Yang Hu even said with a smile on his face: "The main infantry force of Chu Shangzhu Kingdom has been completely destroyed in the battle, and only the navy is left." We can use these two cities to encircle Chu Shangzhu's troops!"
"Our army can trap the Chu army on the Han River even without a water battle!"
“The situation of catching a turtle in a urn is complete!”
Echeng is the intersection of the Yangtze River and the Han River, while Dengcheng is the intersection of the Han River, Xiaoqing River, and Feishui River.
When Echeng and Dengcheng all fall into the hands of the Qin army, the Qin army will be able to control the upper and lower reaches of the Han River at the same time, making the Chu army unable to advance forward, unable to retreat, and unable to replenish supplies!
The Han River is the urn prepared by Ying Chengyu for Xiang Yan!
Now, the big urn has been sealed!
Yang Hu couldn’t help but thank his former self.
Fortunately, I stood firmly on Ying Chengyu's side and slashed out the sword against Fan Yuqi without hesitation.
Otherwise, how could I have won today!
There was no smile on Ying Chengyu's face: "If everything goes according to plan, our army has indeed been sealed."
"However, the pressure on the shoulders of Captain Meng and Captain Cen is too great It’s big.”
“I hope Captain Meng and Captain Cen can defend Deng City!”
Although the total strength of Meng Tian and Cen Bian’s troops is not much less than that of Xiang Yan.
However, there are significant differences in the abilities of the generals on both sides and the combat effectiveness of the soldiers on both sides.
Ying Chengyu only hoped that the news of the victory at Dahongshan would boost the morale of Meng Tian and Cen Bian's troops and dampen the morale of Xiang Yan's troops, so as to help Meng Tian and Cen Bian delay Li's troops for a little longer. Xin and other three captains rushed to the battlefield with their troops!
Yang Hu said warmly: "Captain Cen is a veteran general. Although Commander Meng is on his first expedition, he comes from a family of generals."
"From Commander Meng and Commander Cen. It has only been ten days since we met Chu Shangzhu."
"With the ability of the two captains, it is not difficult to persist for half a month."
Li Xin said casually: "My troops will speed up the rescue. We will reach Dengcheng in up to four days."
"By then..."
Li Xin's words have not yet fallen, and he is far away. Then there was a cry.
"Commander!" The eighth husband and the stupid man, one on the left and the other on the right, held a messenger and ran quickly towards Ying Chengyu, saying anxiously: "Dengcheng's army reports!" Just look at the desperate look of the messenger. The eyes of all the generals made their hearts tremble.
Hearing the anxious voice of the eighth husband again, Ying Chengyu's heart jumped even more.
Seizing the bamboo tube from the hands of the ordering soldier, Ying Chengyu asked directly: "Is Deng Cheng still holding on?"
The ordering soldier said bitterly: "Commander Qi, our troops are ashamed. Expectations from the coach.”
“Deng Cheng, lost!”
The smiles on all the generals’ faces disappeared.
Yang Hu asked in disbelief: "Dengcheng was lost?"
"How many days has it been since Captain Cen and Captain Meng fought against Chu Shangzhu?"
"Why did we fall?"
The voice of the messenger became more and more bitter: "As soon as Chu Shangzhu State came into contact with our army, they pursued and attacked relentlessly."
" In just a few days, our army killed more than ten thousand people."
"After the military report of the great victory in Dahongshan came, our soldiers finally breathed a sigh of relief. As a result, they breathed a sigh of relief!"
"The Chu army took advantage of our unpreparedness and sneaked into our water stronghold and set fire to it. They disrupted our army and took the opportunity to sneak attack and capture Deng City."
"By the time our army discovered this, it was too late!"
While the messenger was describing the situation, Ying Chengqiu. He had also finished reading the military newspaper, and his eyes were full of anger.
"Wu Cun! Huang Ping!"
Handing the military report to Yang Hu, Ying Chengyu said coldly: "Wu Cun, the magistrate of Dengcheng County, surrendered, and Huang Ping, the prime minister of Dengcheng County, has long been instigated to rebel!"
"They are the main reason and culprit for the fall of Dengcheng. The culprit!”
“It even caused Dengcheng County Wei Eji to die in battle!”
Ying Chengyu had long sensed the desire of the people of Nanyang County to go to Chu because of the speed of the Chu army’s advance! , For this reason, Ying Chengyu also made a lot of preparations.
But before the fall of Dengcheng, the magistrates of various cities and counties were at least still fighting for Qin. Few surrendered, and there were never any people who were instigated to rebel.
However, Deng Cheng's leadership team gave Ying Chengyu a blow in the head at the most critical moment!
Hearing this, Su Jiao couldn't help but angrily shouted: "These national thieves should all be killed!"
Other generals also shouted angrily: "I'll wait and fight on the front line. If they die, they sell the city in the rear and surrender?"
"The people of Nanyang County cannot be trusted!"
"If Deng The same is true for the city, and the officials in other cities can no longer be trusted!”
"Now that Dengcheng has fallen, although the naval divisions of Meng Duwei and Cen Duwei are still there, these two naval divisions are no longer able to reinforce Hubei City!"
"Not only that, the Chu army will also guard it. Sanshui, on the contrary, formed a siege of our army! "
The fall of Dengcheng had a great impact on the Qin army's overall strategic plan.
This created a gap between the Qin army and the cities of Qin State.
Previously, Ying Chengyu would mobilize county magistrates from Wancheng and other cities to coordinate operations.
But now, the Qin army can no longer trust any county magistrate in Nanyang City!
Even if Ying Chengyu expressed trust in these county magistrates, the generals under Ying Chengyu could not trust these officials.
Ying Chengyu shouted in a deep voice: "Silence!"
"What our army needs now is to break the situation, not to accuse!"
Su Jiao did not hesitate. He handed over: "The general admonished me to immediately send troops northward, seize the city along the Yangtze River, and continuously reduce the activity space of the Chu army's navy."
"Send another army north along the land route to recapture Dengcheng!"
"The last general asks for a fight!"
Wherever it is lost, take it back.
Su Jiao's advice was simple and crude, going straight to the point.
As for the ambush laid by Xiang Yan to seize the place where the Qin army must be rescued?
Now that the Qin army is powerful, it will be a tough battle at worst!
Li Xin also hurriedly handed over his hand: "General, please be the vanguard!"
Yang Hu frowned: "If so, our army will be restrained by the Chu army!"
"Although our army's urn is cracked, it is not unusable."
"If our army follows the movements of Chu's army, then all our army's subsequent arrangements will be nullified, and Chu's The army’s baggage line will also be opened again!”
Initiative is important in war.
From the beginning of the war, the Qin army lost a lot of initiative due to the weakness of its navy.
If you give up your plan now because of the fall of Dengcheng and follow the Chu army, how can the Qin army win?
A famous general spoke one after another, and Ying Chengyu was also thinking deeply.
But Ying Chengyu discovered that although he now had an advantage on paper, he was actually at a disadvantage.
And this disadvantageous position cannot be solved by Ying Chengyu’s strength alone!
Finally, Ying Chengyu said in a slow voice: "No matter what, Danyang cannot be lost again."
"Dengcheng has fallen, and our army can still supply supplies from Danyang to Wancheng. "
"But if Danyang falls, our army can only obtain baggage through the Qinchu Great Wall, and the baggage line will become extremely long."
"Order!"
"Captain Xifeng and Commander Yang Huan immediately broke out of camp and rushed to Danyang's aid. Everyone in and out of Danyang obeyed the command of Commander Yang Huan."
"The command was sent to Commander Mengtian and Commander Cenbian to also retreat to Danyang. When you enter Danyang Water Village, you must defend Danyang!"
"The rest of the troops must rest first!"
The captain's rank is comparable to that of the county magistrate, plus Ying Chengyu's order and the two men's weapons. With soldiers and horses, Yang Huan can completely control Danyang City's city defense system.
Yang Hu couldn't help but ask: "Coach, what should I do next?"
Ying Cheng said solemnly: "Waiting for help!"
(End of this chapter)