My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

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 entering 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.

Meats, fine wines, and even their own daughters were stuffed into their arms without hesitation.

"General, we are finally waiting for you!"

"The violent Qin Dynasty actually tore up the bonds of sale of the servants in our family and allowed them to join the army and get titles. The former servants of a certain family have now become high-ranking officials, and a certain person still calls himself a high official after meeting that lowly person. How ridiculous! "

"Yes, General, you must make the decision for us!"

Jingpo's face showed anger: "The Qin Dynasty is unruly and does such a rebellious thing!"

"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 give you your full help!"

All the Yancheng people firmly raised their hands: "I am willing to share the general's worries!"

During the commotion, a messenger forcefully pushed the countryman away and shouted: "Captain Jingdu!"

"Please go to the Central Army to discuss matters!"

Jing Po nodded slightly, and then returned the gift with his hands in hand: "I would like to trouble you to count the total number of available grain and young men in the city."

"Then select the elders to go to the Central Army to pay homage to the commander of our army."

"The war is imminent, and I will take the first step."

"Farewell!"

Riding on the expectation of the people of Yancheng Kingdom, Jingpo walked out of the crowd, got on his horse and ran towards the Chinese army.

Approaching 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 happened!"

With a murmur, Jingpo quickly entered the tent and saw that Xiang Yan's face was full of concentration.

"Everyone is 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 coming from behind."

"The King of Qin ordered Lord Qin Chang'an to be the commander-in-chief and Yang Hu, the grandson of Yang Wengzi, to be the deputy-general. He led an army of 200,000 men to go south with the intention of targeting our army."

"Three days ago, that is, on September 16, this unit set off and began to turn towards Lantian."

Hearing the words 'Chang'an Lord', most of the captains in the tent couldn't help but tremble.

All the generals who participated in the battle last year still have fresh memories.

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 shit 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 coldly:

"The grudge I suffered last year must be repaid today!"

"Last year, he, Lord Chang'an, instigated dissension, which made people in our country of Chu fearful and suspicious of each other. In the end, we were defeated."

"Now, all the tribes of our great Chu are united under the command of the king. We are united and work together to 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 about saving face?

After losing so much face, the daughter of the Qu family who married into the palace of Qin was still unable to become pregnant. The fire of revenge had 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, which allowed Qin to successfully attack and destroy Wei and seize Wei's territory, leaving Chu in a strategically weak position."

"Even if there are chaos in the territory, there is no time to clean up, so we have to raise troops and 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!"

"The king is kind and will not sit back and let the various tribes suffer. All tribes must strive to be the first. There must be no selfishness, let alone suspicion!"

"This battle is not just to regain lost territory, but also to repay old grudges!"

"Mr. Chang'an? 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 Ying Chengyu's name.

Fortunately, although Ying Chengyu had many achievements, the generals of the Chu army who had been ravaged by Bai Qi had developed a strong ability to withstand psychological pressure. Ying Chengyu's name alone could not scare them away!

Xiang Yan nodded slightly: "It's a good thing that you generals are willing to fight."

"Of course, the enemy army is approaching fiercely. Do you generals have any good advice?" As he spoke, Xiang Yan waved to his side, and several soldiers immediately stepped forward and laid out a map of Kunyu with Nanyang County as the center on the table. above.

Qu Che was the first to speak: "Qin Chang'anjun's troops broke out of camp and moved into Lantian County. It is obvious that this troops intends to go through Lantian, pass Shangcheng, Wuguan, and go down the Dan River."

"This is the fastest marching route for the Qin Army to reach our troops, but it is also the death line for the Qin Army!"

"As we all know, the Qin army is not good at water warfare."

"During the battle between Qin and Wei last year, the Wei army repeatedly broke through the Qin army's blockade with naval forces. Although it was later blocked by the Qin army with iron ropes connecting the river and flying rocks and black oil, it was only the advantage of technology, not the advantage of soldiers. .”

"The general admonishes me that this battle should be fought along the river, and we should pursue and attack Qin's navy because of its weakness!"

Xiang Yan nodded slowly: "That makes sense."

Jingpo also stepped forward: "The Qin army hastily responded to the battle, and its troops and equipment must not be fully prepared."

"The general thought that our troops should immediately go north, try to shorten the time left for the Qin army to reorganize, and actively seek a decisive battle!"

"At the same time, summon the people from Deng City, Juan (yōu) City, Yan (yǎn) City and other cities, and ask them to cooperate with our army and seize the city by deception!"

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!"

"Therefore, Lord Chang'an of Qin must have few warriors under his command."

"On the other hand, the officers and soldiers of our army are mainly private soldiers of various ethnic groups. Even some new recruits have experienced half a year of suppressing bandits, and they are worthy of veterans."

"In this battle, our army should attack head-on, actively seek big battles and tough battles, and inflict pain on 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, more abundant baggage, shorter baggage lines, more ships, and a better navy.

Although the Chu army has now invaded Qin.

However, most people in Nanyang County hope to become slave owners again, and are quite dissatisfied with Qin's military merit system.

Therefore, not only is the Chu army not in a foreign land now, but it is more like fighting at home than the Qin army.

The people's support lies in Chu!

Dominate all aspects and all fields, how can we lose!

As many captains came forward one after another to remonstrate, a strategic plan appeared on the paper.

Focusing on 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 morale and soldiers of the Qin army, 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 Chengxuan understand it?

impossible!

Xiang Yan spoke slowly: "What you generals said is reasonable."

"My general is also determined to take advantage of the Qin army's unpreparedness, and use the two cities of Danyang and Dengcheng to catch turtles in the jar!"

"If we fail to seal the urn, we will retreat to the front line of Dengcheng and take advantage of the three rivers (Han River, Dan River, and Yu (yù) River) to maintain a long-term stalemate with the Qin army."

"The Qin army will be defeated within half a year at most!"

In addition to still being prepared to take advantage of the Qin army's unpreparedness to strike first, Xiang Yan's follow-up plan was generally more defensive, shifting from seeking a quick victory to 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 this is the case, this battle will take a long time and will also cause a lot of damage to the food and grass of our great Chu!"

If all this food and grass came from the King of Chu, Qu Che wouldn't say anything.

However, most of the food and grass for this war were supplied by the nobles.

The soldiers chewed all their own food!

Xiang Yan smiled and said: "This year, the Qin State has promoted the Chang'an plow, 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."

"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 couldn't 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 feeling simply doesn’t feel too good!

All the captains raised their hands: "Shangzhu Kingdom is wise!"

Xiang Yan said in a deep voice: "Order!"

"Summon all the people from Yancheng, Jingling and other cities in Nanyang County that have returned to Chu, and order them to prepare supplies and supplies."

"Instruct the waiter to sneak into the cities in Nanyang County that have not returned to Chu, contact the people of the country, and make preparations to seize the cities."

"The army rests for a day."

"Tomorrow at Mao hour (5:00), Captain Jingpo, Captain Qu Che, and Captain Sun Xing will join forces and march north along the land route to quickly seize the Beijin garrison."

"After seizing the city, immediately attack across the water and quickly capture the two cities of Yan and Juan."

"The rest of the troops boarded the ship at nine o'clock, set sail at dawn, sailed upstream, and set up a battlefield in the waters of Dengcheng to wait for the Qin army."

"Send an order to Lieutenant General Jingchou to continue hiding troops in Dahong Mountain and to 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!"

(End of this chapter)