Qin Shi: Beginning as the first emperor's younger brother

Chapter 290 Attacking Zhaoguan
Zhaoguan.

Xiang Yan and Mi Qi stood side by side.

At this moment, the latter's heart is full of worries.

He just got the news that his wife and children had been killed by Ying Zheng, and their heads were being sent here.

However, what is puzzling is that even after hearing the news, he did not fly into a rage. Instead, his face has been gloomy for several days.

In fact, at the moment he decided to seek refuge in Chu State, he already knew what kind of ending his wife and children would face.

Ying Zheng would never let anyone who had betrayed him go.

Having said that, he didn't want to be the king of Chu at all, but unfortunately, under Xiang Yan's coercion and temptation, he could only do so.

Only with the king of Chu in the state of Chu can the people's hearts be gathered, and Xiang Yan dares to fight the Qin army.

"General, I heard that you sent your child and the newborn grandson away? Keeping them anonymous is a way to live well."

Mi Qi looked into the distance and asked slowly.

Xiang Yan frowned and said: "I know what the king is thinking, the current situation is a matter of course, King Qin Yingzheng will not let you go, and the champion Hou Yingyuan will not let this old man go.

We can only fight to the end. As for my children and grandchildren, it is because our Xiang family needs to leave a descendant, but you are different. Your royal family has many descendants, and the Qin army cannot kill them all. "

What he meant was that the current situation is extremely complicated and there is no way out for anyone. As the king of Chu, he does not need any descendants. Die for the national calamity may awaken the feelings of the people of Chu that are dusty in their hearts.

In this battle, he is not sure of victory, not even sure of a tie, and he is already ready to sacrifice his life for the country and wipe out the entire army.

Once the soldiers of the Qin army went to the battlefield, it was like a different person, which caught people off guard.

When hundreds of thousands of Qin troops arrived in the mountains near Zhaoguan, Ying Yuan set up camp on the spot and was not in a hurry to adopt a siege strategy.

The current Chu army is completely cooked duck, unless he has the strength to resurrect from the dead, it is impossible to escape from his hands.

"Master Hou, now we are ready for everything. As long as you give an order, our army can surround Zhaoguan and trap them to death."

Ji Mo followed behind him and spoke.

Ying Yuan smiled confidently: "There's no rush, the ceremony comes first and then the soldiers. Send someone to give him the women's underwear carefully prepared by the Marquis.

And told him that this underwear belonged to a woman in Shouchun City who claimed to be his concubine. Now, his woman is serving my Daqin soldiers every day. "

"Master Hou wants to force him to fight?" Ji Mo asked curiously.

This kind of shame, as long as it is a man, it is absolutely impossible to bear it.

What's more, this man is Xiang Yan, the general of Chu State.

"Holding in the turtle shell all the time, even if our fangs are sharp, there is no place to bite. If this Xiang Yan is really angry and goes out to fight, it will suit my heart."

Ying Yuan waved his hand, motioning for Ji Mo to go down to handle the matter.

However, what is unexpected is that Xiang Yan not only did not get angry, but even treated the soldier who brought the woman's underwear kindly.

In the Qin army camp.

Ying Yuan asked the soldier, "You mean, this Xiang Yan not only didn't get angry, but also laughed at him? And gave you some money?"

The man nodded and said: "The last general is also puzzled by this matter. It stands to reason that anyone with a trace of blood in his heart will not be so calm."

Ying Yuan frowned and fell silent.

Ji Mo said: "Master Hou, how about sending his little concubine to the front line and letting her take off her clothes in front of Zhaoguan City to please our army, so as to make Xiang Yan angry?"

Hearing this, Ying Yuan shook his head and said, "Forget it, what's wrong with a weak woman who has no strength to restrain a chicken in a war between men? What's more, if this matter is known by the world, wouldn't it be making fun of me, Qin Qin?" country?"

"It's because the subordinates didn't think carefully." Ji Mo bowed.

Ying Yuan said in a deep voice: "Let's follow the original plan and surround the enemy tightly."

There are some things that he can't do.

Fame is something that everyone cares about.

In marching and fighting, victory is good. As for the means used, although it doesn't matter, they will still be looked down upon by the world.

Early September.

Ying Yuan, who had besieged the enemy for a whole month, began to storm Zhaoguan under the supervision of Xianyang City.

Xiang Yan did one thing more correctly, that is, he had already evacuated the people in the city before the Qin army arrived.

Fighting is a matter for soldiers, and it should not affect the people. Although, this war is partly for the people of Chu.

The people responsible for the main siege were Wang Ben and Meng Tian.

They are all the second generation of the army. If there is no accident, the battle against Chu should be the last battle before the unification of the world.

Therefore, considering the face of their parents, Ying Yuan entrusted the two of them with the task of attacking Zhaoguan.

In fact, most of the factors in the war are related to politics.

Sophistication of the world, to Ying Yuan, is also politics.

Outside Zhaoguan City, Meng Tian and Wang Ben are commanding generals to attack the city.

inside the military tent.

Ying Yuan, Wang Jian, Li Xin and others are sitting in the rear.

At the end of the season, he took the lead and said: "Master Hou, the casualties of our army have reached an astonishing [-] in the four hours since the siege. We can't attack anymore. The enemy is desperately resisting. According to the suggestion of your subordinates, let's bear with it for a while. "

Wang Jian stroked his beard and said: "As the saying goes, withdrawing the army at this time, I'm afraid it will damage the morale of our army, let Meng Tian continue to attack fiercely, don't care about the casualties of the generals, how can there be no death in a war?"

Ying Yuan nodded and agreed: "What the teacher said is very true. Now that the war has started, there is no need to retreat. I don't believe that this Zhaoguan is really so difficult. Order the front line to order Meng Tian and Wang Ben , Regardless of casualties and costs, stormed Zhaoguan.

Tell them that if they can't open a gap in Zhaoguan within three days, then this Marquis can make the decision without authorization and change generals just in time! "

Sometimes, he has to be strong.

Otherwise, he will also have to pay a certain amount of responsibility for the ineffectiveness of the soldiers in front.

"promise!"

After bowing at the end of the season, he personally went to Meng Tian and Wang Ben to give the order of the champion.

At this time, Li Xin interrupted and said: "Master, under the command of Xiang Yan, Zhaoguan City has been fortified for many months, and they have more than 20 troops guarding the city. You only gave them less than 15 soldiers to General Meng." Ten thousand people, isn’t it a little too small?”

"A lot!"

Ying Yuan glared at him, and said slightly angrily: "The Marquis just let them open a gap, so that our army can take advantage of the momentum to enter, but now? In just a few hours, more than [-] soldiers were killed or injured.

With 20 people, it is impossible to all rush to the city gate!What are the two of them doing?A mere siege campaign was beaten to this extent by them? "

Li Xin was savvy and didn't say anything.

Wang Jian said: "Don't be impatient, Zhaoguan is probably far more difficult than we imagined. When attacking Shouchun City, Xiang Yan was targeted by the so-called Lord Longyang everywhere, and the king of Chu, Xiong Yuan, seemed to be there too. Blaming him would naturally cause him to be at a disadvantage in defending the city.

But the present Zhaoguan is his world, everything from the guards to the fortifications is arranged by him personally, if we go to attack, I'm afraid we have to be mentally prepared. "

"The teacher is right. If Meng Tian and the others make no further progress tomorrow, I will go to the front line to take a look." Ying Yuan has already made a decision.

Only by visiting the frontier in person can he know everything clearly and be able to arrange a strike strategy in time.

Hiding in the big tent of the Chinese army to point out the country, this is something everyone will do, but can it really play a role in the war ahead?The results are obvious.

(End of this chapter)