I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

Chapter 429 Almost Broken

"Are reinforcements coming?" Chu Junzhang heard the movement and ran out of the tent with hope.

Due to the fact that the forest blocked his vision, he really couldn't see anything, but his ears heard the sound of battle coming from afar.

The coalition army camp that had been under siege for two months and eleven days, all those who heard the movement ran out. Although they couldn't see what happened in the distance, the movement gave great hope.

Bai Gongsheng asked: "Do you support it?"

Reinforcements are coming?They should make some noise, at least contain some of the original army's strength.

Chu Junzhang said: "According to the time, it is time to come."

Monarch under siege?It's fine if you don't know the news. After getting the news, the ministers who are in charge of the country, do they dare not start rescue?
So, even if the rebels in the Chu State became active again, Dou Huai and other ministers in the country still did not hesitate to immediately gather a large army, gathering about [-] troops on the border of the Song State, and set off immediately, and the subsequent Chu army will follow and go north.

Hearing that the coalition forces were coming for reinforcements, their morale was boosted by the news. Their eagerness to escape from this hell made them ignore Pao Ze, who was injured or killed by arrows from time to time, and assembled as quickly as possible.

Bai Gongsheng personally led the assembled Chu army of about [-], with a clear goal of attacking southward to break through.

"Are reinforcements attracting many enemy troops? Why are there so few enemy troops?" Although Bai Gongsheng felt something was wrong, he led his troops out of the camp.

They were blocked, but the number of the original army was really small, and even the number of arrows shot was much less than before.

The soldiers of the Chu army were only happy, thinking that there was hope to break through.

Bai Gongsheng led his army and ran out of the camp for about a mile, and suddenly shouted: "Not good!"

Something is clearly not right!

If the infantry of the original army and the number of arrows shot have decreased, why did the cavalry of the original army disappear?

It may be that the Chu army who came out was far enough away from the camp.

It could also be that the Chu army suddenly stopped in place, as if they were about to turn around and return to the camp.

In short, a large number of arrows suddenly appeared, and at the same time the bushes and the original army behind some slopes emerged.

"It's a plan!" Bai Gongsheng felt that something was wrong, and it came true all of a sudden!

How is this going?

Of course, it was Zhiyao who created the illusion that Chu's reinforcements were coming, trying to lure the coalition troops out of the camp.

The cavalry of the original army, who had not shown their shadows before, appeared.They rushed out from the woods, and as soon as they appeared, they rushed straight into the middle of the Chu army and the camp, making it clear that they wanted to block the Chu army's way back from the camp.

So, have reinforcements from Chu come?They are still on the road, about a hundred miles away from the battlefield.

The reinforcement army from Chu State led by Ye Gong was about [-] people. When they entered the border of Song State, they were repeatedly attacked and harassed by the Yuan State cavalry, and their traveling speed was greatly slowed down.

Moreover, Zhiyao divided the troops, and about [-] original troops went south, waiting for Ye Gong's troops near Danshui.

Why is it near Danshui?It's clear that I just want to fight in waves!

At that time, it will depend on whether Ye Gong's department will give face. If Cheng Shuo really seizes the opportunity, Chu Junzhang will have to wait a little longer before he can come to the reinforcements.

Bai Gongsheng led more than ten thousand soldiers out of the camp. Including Bai Gongsheng, there were only a thousand soldiers of the Chu army who fled back.

Afterwards, maybe two or three days, or three or five days, there were repeated news of the arrival of reinforcements, but the coalition forces, who had suffered a big loss, gritted their teeth viciously and decided not to leave the camp without seeing the shadow of the reinforcements.

So, the coalition was only played by Zhiyao once, and it seems a bit spoiled?
Until half a month later, Ye Gongzhen led about [-] Chu troops to within [-] miles of the besieged coalition camp.

At this stage, Zhiyao took stronger blocking actions.

The cavalry of the original army continued to patrol everywhere, and if they found suspicious personnel, they would kill them if they could not be caught, and they would chase them if they could not be killed. They tried their best to cut off the contact between the trapped coalition forces and the outside world.

Since Ye Gong successfully approached the battlefield for about [-] miles, does it mean that they did not follow the line of Danshui?
Ye Gong really didn't cross the Danshui. He first went to "Shangqiu" for supplies, and then continued northward to "Mao" for a short rest.

Cheng Shuo, who was in charge of the blockade, considered that it was too late to encircle Danshui and his side had less than 2 troops, so he gave up the blockade plan and rushed back.

Because the Chu State reinforcements are really coming, Zhiyao frequently creates the illusion that Chu State reinforcements are coming, not to lure the coalition forces out of the camp, but to play a "wolf is coming" strategy.

"Guowei leads the army to the south and stops the enemy ten miles away." Zhiyao ordered.

Sun Wu immediately took orders and set off with [-] standing troops and [-] cavalry.

The besieged coalition forces that were almost ruined, of course they could see the movements of the original army, but the original army has been mobilized too frequently recently, and they were cheated once.

In fact, the coalition forces couldn't move even if they wanted to.They have been under siege for three months, and there is not a day when they can relax. Under the long-range strikes of the former army, people are killed every day, and the wounded are also dying one by one. The long-term inability to eat hot food makes more people sick. There are fewer and fewer combat soldiers.

There were more than 6 reinforcements in the first batch of Chu State. After leaving "Shangqiu", they were constantly harassed by the cavalry of the original army. More than 5 people.

Of course, it was not that Song Guo provided supplies to the Chu army for no reason. It was entirely because Ye Gong brought enough money to buy from merchants.

This kind of operation is very old. Many troops just went to a certain place to find local nobles or merchants to buy supplies to maintain supplies for the army.

In the past, even if two countries were at war, the two sides would continue to do business.

Until now, the country has been unable to prevent merchants from selling supplies to the army of a certain country, because it can stop merchants from their own country, but not merchants from other countries.

"How dare the poor soldiers leave the camp so easily?" Zhiyao let out a "haha" laugh after saying this.

At this stage, the original army is actually capable of annihilating the besieged coalition forces. The reason for not doing so is to attract more enemy troops.

No, Chu's reinforcements came, and they were stopped about ten miles away.

The [-] standing army of Yuan State and [-] cavalry relied on favorable terrain to block the reinforcements from Chu State from afar, and the battle was fierce from the beginning.

"All the members of the original army are wearing armor, and bows and arrows can't be worn!" Ye Gong looked very solemn.

The Chu army rarely has hard bows, and the arrows they shoot are either bamboo arrows or reed arrows. The lethality against unarmored enemies is not satisfactory. Shooting on armor...even if it is just wooden armor, bamboo armor or rattan armor, it is almost no threat. , not to mention shooting on the cloth face armor.

On the other hand, on the side of the Chu army, facing the arrows shot by the original army, once they were hit without armor piercing, they would fall down, and as the distance between the two sides got closer, the soldiers of the Chu army with armor piercing would also be injured, and even Yu died on the spot.

Ye Gong came to a soldier wearing leather armor who had been shot to death, squatted down to check the situation, and found that the original army used a three-winged arrowhead, which was about nine centimeters in length and about [-] centimeters, the length of the arrow shaft is about [-] centimeters, and the arrow feathers at the tail are also longer than ordinary arrows.

The so-called three-winged arrowhead is actually a kind of three-edged arrowhead with relatively high armor-piercing ability; the arrow shaft is lengthened, and the arrow feathers are also lengthened, which increases the armor-piercing effect.

Yuan Country not only has this armor-piercing arrow, but also another shovel-shaped armor-piercing arrow. Different arrows will be used at the distance with the greatest power.

The Chu army promised to be closer to the original army, and the more soldiers of the Chu army fell under the rain of arrows, and it was no longer possible to distinguish whether they had pierced armor or not.

That scene made Ye Gong's right eyelid twitch, and he began to understand why the princes were trapped in place.

Although the distance is a bit close, within about 30 meters, but wearing three layers of armor can be shot to death, it is terrifying!
"Three-stone or four-stone bow, or a strong crossbow!" Ye Gong held a crossbow arrow with a relatively short shaft in his hand, and his expression was very fearful.

Dou Huai said annoyedly: "The crossbow was originally created by Chu State, why didn't it be used?"

Was the crossbow first invented by the Chu people?In fact, there is nothing wrong with it. At first, it was intended to be used for assassination, but the popularity was not high.

History has not been changed. The Chu army was the first to install crossbows. The strange thing is that it was carried forward by the Han army, and later became a sharp weapon for the Qin army to attack cities and land.

Of course, the crossbows invented by the Chu people, the crossbows improved by the Koreans, and the crossbows used by the Qin people may be similar in appearance, but the selection of materials and the structure of parts have been improved repeatedly.

Another thing is that some Wu people made the crossbow smaller and used it specifically for assassination, which realized the original intention of the crossbow. However, with the demise of Wu, the manufacturing technology of the small crossbow was lost.

Ye Gong didn't dare to get too close to the original army, he was afraid that the opponent would use a precise strike.

Because the distance is a bit far away, Ye Gong can't see clearly, but he can vaguely see the infantry of the original army on the opposite side, except for a long weapon, with a sword (in fact, a knife) and a quiver at his waist , with a shield on his back and a bow.

When soldiers of the original army used long weapons, their shields and bows were on their backs; when they switched to using knives, they would hold the shield with the other hand; on the ground.

There were only about [-] original troops, and they could switch from close combat to long-distance attack at any time, and they actually firmly blocked the [-] Chu army.

Ye Gong didn't forget that there were cavalry from the original army cruising around. It was precisely because there were cavalry from the original army that they couldn't concentrate on breaking through.

"My king knows that the reinforcements are coming?" Ye Gong didn't see much movement in the camp of the coalition army.

Ye Gong suspected that the coalition forces that had been under siege for nearly three months were exhausted. This kind of guessing was actually very reasonable, and anyone who had a similar experience would do the same.

Do you know how the besieged coalition forces survived for three months?Every day, I was greeted by the former army with long-range attacks, and I had to get used to the people around me being fine one moment, but being shot or stoned to death the next moment.

The long-range attacks of the original army brought death and psychological pressure to the coalition forces, and the occasional attack on the camp made the coalition forces suspect that they would be completely wiped out in the next second.Under the double psychological pressure, many people went crazy, and then were killed by their own side, which made most people exhausted and numb physically and mentally.

Ye Gong had that kind of doubt, mainly because the movements in the coalition camp were not right, and he wondered that even if they were a little far away from each other and couldn't see them, such a loud noise should not be ignored.

He just didn't know how the Yuan army played with the coalition army recently, otherwise he would know the answer.

"The enemy army is elite, the more elite, the more critical our king will be!" Dou Huai was quite dissatisfied with Ye Gong's caution.

They came to rescue, they didn't know the situation of the trapped friendly army, so they pushed closer regardless of the cost, and they had to see with their own eyes how the trapped friendly army was doing.

"Those who were sent out, return and report that my king is still standing." Ye Gong was very dissatisfied with the news, mainly because no one could successfully infiltrate, enter the camp and return safely.

The big flag of the Chu army is still standing, which can only show that the besieged monarchs and ministers of the Chu state are still persisting and cannot reveal more information.

Dou Huai cursed softly, gave Ye Gong a hard look, and decided to lead his headquarters to fight against the blocking Yuan army.

Later, Ye Gong, who realized what Dou Huai was doing, was half-dead from anger.

Of course Ye Gong knew that the offensive should be strengthened. The problem is that the cavalry of the original army should be on guard!
Look, Dou Huai acted recklessly without communication, disrupting the attack sequence that Ye Gong had arranged before, and even causing a gap in the battle formation. The original army cavalry who were just cruising in the distance began to approach and shoot.

Sun Wu, who was good at seizing opportunities, admired Cheng Wu's actions in his heart, and ordered: "Array forward."

They were only in a defensive posture before, not for the sake of not moving at all, it was simply that there was no good chance.

Now?The Chu army not only messed up their attack sequence, but also gave the original cavalry a chance to attack the rear. How could Sun Wu let the troops stay where they are?

Why does the commander of the army always emphasize the formation?Because formations really work!

After receiving the battle report, Zhiyao sent Yu Rang to the front of the coalition camp to shout, asking Chu Hou to come out and answer.

Perhaps realizing that times have changed?None of the princes showed up, but some ministers were sent.

Zhiyao really wouldn't use any dark methods now, such as letting the princes come out and then arranging for the archers to shoot and kill them.

The princes don't show up?Yu Rang shouted on behalf of Zhiyao: "Chu's reinforcements are here!"

Bai Gongsheng's face looked pale, it wasn't because he was hungry or injured, but because he was too haggard and couldn't control his emotions, he cursed: "There are tricks, use them to your heart's content!"

so?They just don't believe it.

That is the success of Zhiyao's "Wolf is coming" strategy. After repeated "faking", the reinforcements from Chu State really arrived and were fighting bloody battles with the original army. The coalition forces believed that the original army wanted to lure them out of the camp.

Yu Rang didn't know whether to laugh or not, and repeated: "Chu's reinforcements are really here!"

Bai Gongsheng shouted: "Nothing else, see you on the battlefield!" After speaking, he took the lead and turned away.

Yurang went back to report to Zhiyao.

But Zhiyao said: "Order all the ministries to wait for the battle, and the coalition forces will come out."

Yu Rang was not someone else, and he didn't have too many questions, so he hurriedly went down to deliver the order after answering "No".

If it were someone who was more curious, they would definitely ask how the coalition forces that originally didn't want to be dispatched turned out to be dispatched again.

Then..., what is the reason for this?
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