Chapter 603 How dare you bully me like this! The coach is too kind!
Su Jiao's horse was treading water in an increasingly restless manner.
The reins of its destiny were tightly grasped by Ying Chengyu, preventing it from moving forward at all.
It could only watch as its owner ran forward happily like a runaway Alaskan Malamute.
“Children of robes, charge and seize the city!”
Leading his troops, Su Jiao strode forward, still shouting: "The righteous men in the city must hold on!"
"Hold on!"
Xiang Yan Unconsciously, he got close to the city wall, his eyes fixed on Su Jiao's troops, and he hurriedly ordered: "Crossbow arrows are gathered to shoot into uninhabited places."
"Throw the enemy soldiers with soft bows."
“Be sure to make enough false impressions!”
"Whether this battle can be successful or not depends on this moment!"
The continuous sound of bowstrings exploding sounded from the top of the city, which was enough to stop Su Jiao's troops at all costs.
But in fact, the arrows flying all over the sky failed to kill several soldiers of Su Jiao's troops, so as to prevent Su Jiao's troops from withdrawing due to excessive losses.
Xiang Guan was even more surprised and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Please Qin Qi Paoze speed up the march!"
"We will definitely try our best to block the violent Chu soldiers and horses and defend Da Qi. City Gate!”
Under the watchful eyes of Tu Sui who was resentful and angry, Xiang Yan who was expectant and anxious, and Xiang Guan who was excited and surprised, Su Jiao's men maintained a straight marching posture and ran towards the gate of Xiapi City.
But just when Su Jiao was only ten feet away from the gate of Xiapi City and was about to enter the Wengcheng, Su Jiao's troops suddenly turned to the southwest and brushed against the city gate. March towards the city wall!
Xiang Guan shouted in astonishment: "Paoze, where are you going?"
"Come and get the city gate quickly!"
Su Jiao took the time to turn around and raise his head. Call: "Justice Lao, continue to hold on!"
"There are people from behind who will come to guard the city gate on your behalf!"
"You righteous men, you must hold on!"
While shouting, Su Jiao's men have already approached the city wall, and even more He inserted the ladder in his hand into the ground and threw it towards the city wall!
Xiang Yan punched the city wall in anger and shouted angrily: "How dare you deceive me like this!"
Su Jiao's words are enough to deceive ghosts. Trying to deceive Xiang Yan is actually a fool's errand.
Xiang Yan could conclude that the Qin and Qi coalition forces must have seen through Xiang Yan's ambush in the city.
However, General Qin did not sit idly by. Instead, he took advantage of Xiang Yan's intention to lure the enemy deeper and let Su Jiao's men pretend to fall into the trap, and passed the section with the most casualties with almost no injuries. , rushed to the city wall unharmed, and even climbed up the ladder!
This shameless and childish behavior must not have been the work of Wang Jian.
Ying Chengyu has indeed begun to dominate the army again.
But the first thing Ying Chengyu did after taking charge of the army was to slap Xiang Yan!
Taking a deep breath to suppress the anger in his heart, Xiang Yanqiang maintained his rationality and ordered: "Close the city gate!"
"All soldiers in the city must leave their houses and go to the city to garrison."
" Order Zhaohuang's troops to turn toward the south gate. "
" Order Xiang Han's troops to turn toward the south gate, escort Zhaohuang's troops into the city, and then continue to return to Jushan to garrison with the city defenders. "Stick to the corner"
"Stick to the delay!"
Xiang Yan's order means that Xiang Yan will no longer try to lure the enemy deep into the city by exposing the emptiness in Xiapi City. It also means that the Chu army's tactics tonight have completely failed!
Recalling that Pao Ze was burned to death in the camp of the Qin and Qi coalition forces, all the Chu generals could not help but feel sad.
They all died in vain!
Qu Huan couldn't help but spat: "It's your mother's fault!"
"Close the door!"
With a gloomy face, Xiang Guan waved his hand to order his subordinates to put away their weapons, ran forward, and pushed up the gates of Xiapi City and Wengcheng City with his own hands.
Tu Sui:! ! !
Seeing Xiang Guan's and Qu Huan's troops immediately stop their troops, Xiang Guan even came to close the city gate in person. Then listening to the sudden increase in screams from Su Jiao's troops, Tu Sui couldn't believe it. Whispering: "Your mother and maidservant!"
"They are not righteous soldiers, but Chu troops?!"
"That empty city gate is actually an ambush for our army?! ”
Naodan exclaimed: "Fortunately, we followed the general's order and withdrew from Xiapi City."
"Otherwise, our army might have been completely wiped out!"
Just now Tu Suihe Naodan even mistakenly believed that Ying Chengyu forced them to retreat in order to give Su Jiao the credit for climbing first.
But now, when Tu Sui and Nao Dan looked at each other, they could see deep fear in each other's eyes.
Tu Sui tightened his grip on the reins and said in a broken voice: "This time, I almost made a big mistake!"
"After the war, I will bear my thorns and apologize to my commander."
"Soldiers, kill this unit quickly, and then cooperate with the friendly forces to attack the city and atone for your sins!"
While shouting, Tu Sui's troops accelerated the encirclement and suppression of Zhaohuang's troops.
The soldiers of the Qin army also crossed Tu Sui's headquarters and launched a fierce siege against the wall of Xiapi City!
It wasn’t until the sun shone on the earth again that the Qin-Qi coalition finally retreated.
Holding the city wall with both hands, Xiang Yan looked down at the pile of corpses outside the city. A large amount of white hair seemed to suddenly appear on the top of his head.
Zhaoxiang and other Chu generals stood behind Xiang Yan, looking at Xiang Yan with different expressions.
A battle at Helv City made the Chu generals and Chu dignitaries realize that even if Xiang Yan lost consecutive battles, he was still the most capable general in Chu.
But a battle between Qin and Qi against Chu made the Chu generals and Chu dignitaries realize that even if Xiang Yan was the most capable general in Chu, he would still be defeated by Ying Chengyu. A losing streak!
Trust is gradually crumbling.
Confidence is also rapidly fading.
“Alas~”
Suddenly, a faint sigh sounded on the battlefield.
Xiang Yan turned around and glanced at the generals with tired eyes: "Generals, you should know that according to my general strategy, I intend to start a decisive battle with the Qin-Qi coalition in October."
"Of course, once the king's order is given, I dare not disobey it!"
"The general wanted to break out last night, but he discovered many enemy ambushes. Unless our army is willing to lose most of the troops, it is almost impossible to escape." "The general wanted to lure the enemy deep last night in order to fight for a decisive battle. Mr. Qin Chang'an But he is more patient than this general."
"Because Lord Qin Changan knows that although he is impatient, this general has more reasons to retreat!"
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“According to my ability, I am really unable to fight Qin Chang’an Lord and Qin General Jian to defeat him when internal and external troubles arise.”
“After this battle, I will I will go and apologize to the king.”
"If any general has the ability to command the king's orders, I will be willing to abdicate in favor of someone more worthy."
Xiang Yan's words silenced the entire audience.
Everyone can hear that there is only one core idea in Xiang Yan's words, and that is to pass the blame!
Why was there such a big defeat last night?
It’s all the fault of King Qi of Chu!
But all the generals were speechless to refute.
If King Qi of Chu had not suddenly issued a strong order, the Chu army and the Qin and Qi coalition would definitely continue to confront each other. How could they have suffered such a defeat? !
As for the rear crisis faced by King Qi of Chu?
In the eyes of the generals, hasn’t Xiang Yan already given a solution?
Even if Xiang Yan's plan can only delay but not cure, the worst thing is that Helu City will be breached.
For the sake of Chu, what would happen if King Chu Qi died?
For a time, the dissatisfaction with Xiang Yan in the hearts of the generals began to shift towards King Qi of Chu.
As for Xiang Yan's so-called willingness to abdicate, no one even agreed.
As long as there is a Chu general who thinks he is better at fighting than Xiang Yan, it is impossible for Xiang Yan to continue to take command after successive defeats!
Xiong Liu said with a firm voice: "The failure of this battle is not the fault of Shangzhu Kingdom!"
"Actually, it's because our great Chu court gave wrong orders without knowing the battle situation on the front line."
"When I return to the court, I will speak for the Shangzhu Kingdom!"< br>
Qu Huan and other generals also suppressed their doubts about Xiang Yan and agreed one after another.
Xiang Yan bowed her hands gratefully: "Thank you, everyone!"
Qu Huanqiang smiled and said: "This is what we should do, why do we say thank you?"
"It's just that there are royal orders and strong enemies outside. What should our army do next?"
Xiong Liu took the initiative to speak: "I thought that even if our army wanted to go south to the Huaihe River, it would not be able to break through the enemy's blockade. "
"Due to the war situation, our army can only disobey the king's order and stick to Xiapi City!"
"In addition, do you have any good ideas?"< br>
All the generals looked at each other, speechless.
Xiang Yan sighed softly: "What Commander Xiong Liu said is true."
"Up to this point in the battle, our army has no other strategy!"
"This general will take this step." Report the situation to your Majesty, I hope your Majesty will understand.”
“It’s not that we don’t obey the King’s order, but that our army cannot obey the King’s order!”
Xiang Yan suddenly raised his voice. He spoke in a high-pitched, firm voice: "As long as your Majesty is willing to give our army enough time, even if our army suffers repeated heavy losses, we will definitely win!"
The generals were not firm in their hearts, but on their faces they suddenly gave up: "Wei!"
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At the same time.
West of Xiapi City.
Looking at the closed Xiapi City Gate, Ying Chengyu frowned slightly: "Why does this battle feel so awkward?"
"Is it because the state of Chu Shangzhu is only good at strategy, but not at clever plans?"
Xiang Yan's performance in this battle was substandard!
Wang Jian abruptly changed the subject: "After this battle, the State of Chu Shangzhu has finally given an explanation to the King of Chu."
"The King of Chu cannot and does not dare to Then order Chu Shangzhu to lead his army south immediately."
"Next, our army will have a long-term confrontation with Chu Shangzhu in Xiapi City!"
Ying Chengyu frowned: "If the war situation develops like this, it will be very detrimental to our army!"
"If the war is delayed for too long, the internal problems of our army will explode."
"By then, even if our army's strength is several times that of the Chu army, it will be difficult to defeat the Chu army!"
Wang Jian echoed: "This is what Chu Shangzhu wants."
Ying Chengqiu looked at Xiapi Cheng with his eyes full of concentration, thinking carefully.
Wang Jian did not disturb Ying Chengyu, but waited quietly.
After a long time, Ying Chengyu suddenly spoke in a fierce voice: "Our army is harassing the enemy rear, and the state of Chu Shangzhu is indifferent."
"But if Helu City is in danger of falling again, Chu State will be indifferent." Can Shangzhu Kingdom remain as indifferent as now?"
Ying Chengyu's expression was a little ferocious.
But Wang Jian gave a calm evaluation: "The coach is a little too kind."
Ying Chengyu's face froze.
After another dozens of breaths of silence, Ying Chengyu finally spoke: "We will lead one hundred thousand troops south to Helu City."
"All the remaining troops, including Meng Tian's troops, Leave them all to the command of the general."
"As soon as the opportunity comes, take action immediately!"
(End of this chapter)