Qin Emperor Ziying

Chapter 159 The Cat and the Mouse
The central battalion of the Chu army was destroyed, but there were still more than [-] troops on the two wings. However, with the commander killed and the dragons without a leader, most of the generals became kings and put their last hope on Xiang Yan.

Although the state of Chu is large, there is only one Xiang Yan who can rival the Qin army.

However, what puzzled the Chu people was that once the central camp of the Chu army was broken, the Qin army stopped attacking and retreated for unknown reasons, as if to allow time for the Chu army to retreat.

Although it is not clear, it is always good to survive. Taking advantage of the gap between the Qin army's cessation of attack, the Chu army packed up their luggage as quickly as possible, and prepared to "seek refuge" with Xiang Yan to the east.

However, at this time, these Chu soldiers suddenly discovered sadly that their weapons and armor were there, but their food was gone.

Due to the lack of food and grass for the Chu army, all the military food has been hoarded in the central camp after it arrived, and it is transported to various camps by the food supervisor every day as needed.

At this time, the central camp had been occupied by the Qin army, and all the food and grass accumulated by the Chu army were seized by the Qin army. The Chu army, who was about to go east, sorted it out, but found that they only had the rations for the day.

As for what to fill my stomach with tomorrow, I don't know anything.

Although a fast horse has been dispatched to report the battle on the front line to Xiang Yan, even if Xiang Yan builds fortifications on the spot and stops moving forward after getting the news, it will take at least two and a half days for the large troops to meet with them.

However, the Chu army did not have the courage to continue to stay to collect food and grass. After all, the Qin army could not tell when it might continue to attack.

The choice between starvation and death is naturally clear to everyone.

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When the Chu army pulled out of the camp and set off, the Qin army, who had already been prepared to eat and drink well, unhurriedly followed the Chu army and set out to pursue the camp.

It is said to be a chase, but it is actually more like a game of cat and mouse.

"You said, we are closely following these Jingchu barbarians, as long as they don't stop, we can't fight, this is the order from that birdman.

If you want me to say that these Chu people have been frightened by my Qin army for a long time, it would be great to go straight up and kill them cleanly. As long as I kill two more people, I can get the noble of no change, and I will be free of charge. Wouldn't it be beautiful? ! "

It was Hei Fu, a soldier of the Qin Army who Ziying helped Ziying write family letters before, who said this.

Hei Fu, who was lucky enough to be selected as one of the vanguards of 1 people, was grateful for Ziying's benevolence, and he was a bit disregarding life and death when he charged. Now he has accumulatively had five enemy heads under his name. Awarded the title of Hairpin Xiao, even if the war ends and returns to the hometown, it is enough to be a small official in the village.

Hei Fu, who has tasted the sweetness, is even more eager to have a real fight with the Chu army as soon as possible, so as to win a greater title.

"I heard that this move was ordered by Lord Chang'an, 'Chu people don't stop attacking, drive them eastward.' We don't have to understand what the superior ordered, just listen and do it." A person who was staying beside Heifu After hearing Heifu's complaints, the head of the Qin army warned solemnly while marching:
"Brother, what you said just now, don't talk nonsense. If it's someone else's order, it's fine. Mr. Chang'an, I heard others say that this is the reincarnation of the gods in the sky, and they are born to know the world. It is said that Zhao, Wei, and Yan kingdoms If it weren't for Mr. Chang'an's plan, maybe it hasn't been defeated by now."

What the head of the village heard was naturally one of the rumors that Bao Sheng arranged for someone to spread in the army. In addition, over the past year, Ziying had traveled all over the military camps, large and small. He left an image of being kind and loving soldiers in his heart, and a series of "rumors" about Ziying were widely spread among the Qin army.

After the village chief finished speaking, Heifu's eyes suddenly widened like a bull's.

"You...what are you talking about, this is an order from Lord Chang'an?" Heifu stammered and asked.

The head of the village nodded in surprise, and looked at Hei Fu in confusion.

This sergeant himself had seen his figure on the battlefield, and he seemed to be reckless in the fight, and gained a lot of money, which is why he was willing to remind him.

How could such a fierce person have such a big reaction when he heard the word Chang'an Jun.

After getting an affirmative answer, Heifu suddenly became a little ashamed, and slapped himself hard on the face.

"If you want to speak ill of Mr. Chang'an, you should be hit! You should be hit!"

As if he still couldn't forgive himself while talking, he slapped his face left and right several times.

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For two full days, except when the Qin army was eating and sleeping, as long as the Chu army paused for a while, the Qin army, who had been hanging leisurely behind him, would come to the Chu army with a thunderous force, forcing the Chu army Get on the road as soon as possible.

As long as the Chu army starts to march, it will continue to resume the trailing state.

For the sake of his own safety, the Chu army could only desperately move forward step by step in the direction where Xiang Yan was.

Xiang Yan understood that with his current strength, even with the Chu army scattered from the front line, once he met the Qin army in the wilderness, he would definitely be defeated.

After receiving the news of the defeat of the Chu army on the front line, Xiang Yandang even ordered the Chu army to stop advancing, cut down trees on the spot and built a temporary camp in the southwest of Suishui.

Relying on the Sui River, there is no way to retreat. Xiang Yan also hopes to inspire the soldiers of the Chu army to die. If they win, they will die!
The camp here is in full swing, ready to fight to the death with the Qin army, but the Chu army who was driven over by the Qin army like a duck over there is a little bit desperate.

He only carried one day's rations, but was driven away by the wolf-like Qin army for more than two days. Even if he ate this little food, he would feel uncomfortably hungry even if he lay still, let alone marching for two days in a state of survival.

Everyone's energy is almost squeezed to the limit.

However, according to the information obtained before, General Chu Xiang Yan set up a camp on the bank of Suishui not far ahead, as long as he insisted on retreating into Xiang Yan's camp for a little longer, he would be safe.

At that time, there is no need to worry about the sharp swords of the Qin army that will follow as soon as they stop, and there will be relatively sufficient food and grass to feed their hungers.

Under Ziying's order, the Qin army deliberately controlled the pace of the chase. At about [-] pm, that is, when feeding (dinner, the ancients had two meals a day), the Chu army's deserters happened to arrive near Xiang Yan's camp.

20 people in Xiang Yan's camp cook together, and the aroma of rice can be faintly smelled in the air several miles away.

Smelling the smell of food, the Chu people, who were already hungry and exhausted, seemed to have a sliver of strength under the temptation of the food, pulled up their legs and rushed towards the Chu army camp.

"dong dong dong dong..."

There was a burst of war drums, and at this moment, the Qin army launched a fierce attack on the fleeing Chu army.

(End of this chapter)