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

Chapter 404 Mr. Wu An, you still killed too few!

September 22nd.

Danyang waters.

The golden waves on the shore rise and fall with the wind, but only a few women, children, old and weak people brave the scorching sun to catch the waves.

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 Within the fighting ship, what was guarded by the big wings in the middle was 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 flying 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 candidate bowed his hands and held a bamboo tube with both hands: "Urgent report from Lucheng!"

Ying Chengyu immediately took the bamboo tube, checked the mud-seal letter, opened it, and poured out the bamboo slips inside.

Looking back and forth on the bamboo slips, Ying Chengyu couldn't help but frown.

"Yancheng has fallen!"

"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 16th!"

"How come half of Nanyang County has already fallen!"

"How can this be!"

After all, Nanyang County was also located on the border between Qin and Chu, and Da Qin 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 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 slip 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 part of our Great Qin territory for decades, the people of Nanyang still have never returned!"

"If the long embankment collapses, the enemy will be able to defeat the enemy like a broken bamboo!"

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.

Back then, Lord Wu An still killed too few people!

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 trouble."

"The traitorous officials will definitely join the Chu army and advance and retreat with the Chu army. It will be difficult for our Da Qin law to govern them."

"If the Chu army is defeated, only the people of Guizhou will remain in the city."

"There are no officials to testify and no evidence to arrest people. Even if the court regains these lost territories, 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 there are hundreds of thousands of casualties on the battlefield. Everyone in the world knows that war kills people.

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, whenever Great Qin launches an attack, 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.

Therefore, even if the Nanyang people violated the law first, Ying Zheng could not do anything to them.

Very helpless.

But that's the reality.

Li Xin angrily punched the railing: "How hateful!"

Ying Chengyu handed the bamboo slip to Yang Hu and circulated it to the generals. He said in a deep voice: "There is no need to be resentful or angry."

"What to do with these traitors is not something you or I need to consider."

"There's only one thing I have to do."

"victory!"

"Only through victory can we retake these territories and deal with these traitors."

"Otherwise, let's stop talking!"

Yang Hu nodded in agreement: "What the coach said is absolutely true."

"Fortunately, the city guards are still fighting for our Great Qin. I think they can 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 Cheng, we can't lose it anymore!"

Other generals also handed over their hands: "The last general seconded the proposal!"

Although Fancheng's strategic position is not as important as Dengcheng, it is not much inferior.

There is only one major 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 in Fancheng?

Under the pressure of 200,000 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 his hand: "I just thought that this battle might not be that simple."

"Even though 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 pulled out of camp. After all, the Chu army intended to force our army to redeploy its young men and stop farming."

"However, the news of our army's withdrawal must have reached the ears of the Chu army. Chu's goal has been achieved."

"The Chu army, which has been marching hastily and attacking furiously for more than half a month, should now rest and reorganize its troops and prepare for a decisive battle."

"But we shouldn't fight for the gains and losses of a city or a place."

"Even if this place 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 my past experience with Chu Shangzhu, Chu Shangzhu is by no means a strong general, but actually a wise general."

"Continuous attacks are not Chu Shangzhu's fighting style."

"This general thought that the Chu army's current violent attack was just a symptom, and that the goal was to force our army to accelerate forward 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 was more inclined to generals like Wang Jian who defended the country with integrity, used troops with surprise, and planned 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 decisively?"

"I, the great Qin warrior, have never been afraid of a fight to the death!"

"Now all the disciples of our military academy have joined the army, and the new recruits are also practicing along the way. Our army's combat strength is not weaker than that of Chu."

"Our army also has the navy of Wei, 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 the decisive battle can be fought as soon as possible, maybe the soldiers can rush home for the autumn harvest!"

Ying Chengyu ignored Li Xin at all, reached out and took the map of Kun from the soldier's hand and unfolded it.

Looking at the terrain and cities outlined on the map of Kun, Ying Chengyu's eyes narrowed.

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!

Yang Hu saw this and refuted it on his behalf: "The Chu army is good at water warfare, and our army is good at field warfare."

"Even though our army now has some water warfare capabilities, why should we use our own shortcomings to attack the enemy's strong points?"

"Moreover, Chu Shangzhu is not an easy person. The Chu army must be deceitful to do this!"

Li Xin muttered: "The vast rivers are boundless as far as the eye can see, how can there be any deceit?"

"Is it possible that the Chu State can lead our army into the Great Water (god's name) altar, and then ask the great water to use wind and waves to overturn my Qin's boat?"

"Let's fight!"

Ying Chengyu 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 force of Xiang Yan's command will definitely not be only these 80,000 naval divisions!

It's really hard to make a promise without knowing the details of the enemy's forces.

But Cen Bian suddenly handed over his hand: "There will be no loss!"

Ying Chengyu nodded happily: "Good!"

"I will allocate another 10,000 officers, and the two captains will each receive 5,000."

Ying Chengyu said solemnly: "We must firmly defend Deng City!"

"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 cupped their hands and said solemnly: "I will live up to the coach's trust!"

Ying Chengyu ordered again: "Order!"

"Captain Li Xin's troops immediately disembarked from the ship and patrolled the surrounding areas on horseback. No one else is allowed to pass within twenty miles of the vicinity!"

"Duwei Meng Nan led his troops to disembark and head westward, to find boats in Yin County to cross the Han River, and then to Zhuyang and Shandu counties. The troops and horses of the three counties were all merged into your command. Along the way, young men from poor families continued to be recruited into the army."

"Then wait for orders in Shandu County!"

Li Xin and Meng Nan both raised their hands: "Wei!"

Ying Chengxuan continued to give the order: "The captains of the other departments will send orders to the headquarters to prepare enough food."

"After sunset, the boat docked, all the troops disembarked, and turned to the southeast!"

Yang Hu couldn't help but ask: "Turn to the southeast?"

"Where is our department going?"

Ying Chengyu pressed his fingers hard on the map of Kun:

"Dahongshan!"

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: "I don't 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's army are."

"If my prediction is correct, the remaining troops of Chu Shangzhu's army must be located near Dahong Mountain."

"Instead of waiting for the Chu army to attack our troops with this blade, why not cut off this blade first!"

Ying Chengyu 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 responsible for the most dangerous mission, both handed over their hands:

"only!"

(End of this chapter)