Just as Wang Jian Qin's army was confronting Xiang Yan's Chu army, the Mengwu Qin army on the eastern front began to attack Zhongli City (present-day Huaiyuan County, Bengbu City).
In Juyang City, discussing matters in the general's mansion, Xiang Yan said: "Wang Jian is wasting time with me, you are a pile, I am a pile, I am afraid that you will not succeed, see who can afford whom." ”
Suddenly, eight hundred miles rushed to report: "Report to the general, the Qin army on the East Road is attacking Zhongli City, Zhongli City is in an emergency!"
Changping Jun said worriedly: "Zhongli City is less than a hundred miles away from Shouchun King City, if Zhongli is not guaranteed, Shouchun is in danger!"
Xiang Yan asked: "Doctor Jing Qi went to Guangling to transfer 200,000 troops to the north, but he hasn't arrived yet?"
"It's still a hundred miles away. A general next to him replied.
"Without further ado, let's go to Zhongli's aid. Xiang Yan said.
Changping Jun immediately persuaded: "By all means, if General Xiang leads his troops to support Zhongli, Wang Jian will take advantage of the situation and attack my Juyang City." ”
Xiang Yan analyzed: "I heard that Wang Ben, the son of Wang Qian, is handling a marriage in the sleeping city, and he has no intention of fighting at all, so he took this opportunity to defeat the Qin army on the East Road first." ”
"Could it be Wang Qian's plan to divert the tiger from the mountain?" Chang Pingjun said worriedly.
"Don't be afraid, I will leave 100,000 soldiers to defend the city, and I will only take 100,000 soldiers and horses to relieve Zhongli's danger. Xiang Yan said confidently.
"I'm afraid, if you go this time, not only will you not be able to solve Zhongli's danger, but you will be restrained by the Qin army on the East Road, and you will be in a dilemma. Changping Jun said worriedly.
"As long as Zhongli holds on for three days, Dr. Jing Qi's reinforcements will arrive. General Xiang, let's make plans in three days?" Chang Pingjun suggested.
"I'm afraid I can't wait for three days, I know very well that all the large and small cities in the east of Chu State are facing the sea, there are no borders, and there are not many troops stationed. And there are also 200,000 soldiers and horses on the east road of the Qin army, which will be easy and will be broken every city. Xiang Yan analyzed.
"If General Xiang insists on going, he should not be pinned down by the Qin army on the eastern route, so he can't confront them head-on. Changpingjun said suggestively.
"If you can't confront them head-on, how can you solve Zhongli's danger?" asked Xiang Yan.
"Attacking the land of the Qin army's logistics on the East Road will solve Zhongli's danger. Changping Jun offered advice.
"This is a very good plan!" Xiang Yan said approvingly.
Xiang Yan solved the road map of Zhong's danger of leaving the city
So General Xiang mobilized 100,000 Chu troops to march eastward, attacking the south of Qi County (now Qi County Town, Suzhou City), a land of grain and grass behind the Qin army on the east road.
Seeing that Zhongli City was broken, he suddenly rushed to the military report: "The land of logistics grain and grass was attacked by Xiang Yan." ”
General Meng Wu asked, "How many soldiers and horses does Xiang Yan bring?"
"Roughly 100,000 left."
General Mengwu immediately ordered: "Mingjin collects his troops." ”
Meng Tian came back from the front line and asked, "Father, when you saw that Zhong Licheng was about to be broken, why did you suddenly withdraw your troops?"
"Our army's logistics grain and grass land was attacked by Xiang Yan. General Meng Wu said.
"What's so terrible about that, first capture Zhongli City, and then deal with Xiang Yan?" Son Meng Tian said disapprerovingly.
"You only know that the siege of the city, there are 200,000 soldiers and horses of the Chu reinforcements in front of Zhongli City, and they will arrive within two days, and then there are 100,000 troops of Xiang Yan to encircle and suppress them, what is the use of capturing this city? General Meng Wu said angrily.
"The Chu army came so quickly. Meng Tian said.
"Now withdraw the army to the north and counterattack Xiang Yan, we have an advantage in troops. General Mengwu ordered.
"Honor!" Meng Tian replied.
Xiang Yan attacked the logistics grain and grass of the Mengwu and Qin troops on the eastern front
Xiang Yan's sneak attack on the Qin army's logistics grain and grass camp was very successful, and at the same time, he led the Qin army to evacuate to the north, and the danger of Zhongli City was solved.
Xiang Yan's goal has been achieved, and his strength is not as good as that of the Mengwu Chu army, so he does not dare to take the initiative to fight, but only to stop its speed of going south, so that the 200,000 army of Doctor Jing Qi can catch up, and the north and south will encircle and suppress the Mengwu and Qin army.
蒙武大军告急，向王翦将军求援。
In order to save the Mengwu army, General Wang Jian implemented the plan of "encircling Wei to save Zhao". Immediately raise an army of 200,000 to besiege Chu Juyang City.
Juyang City was in a hurry and asked General Xiang Yan for help.
After Xiang Yan received the report of the Changping Junjun, he asked Jing Qi's army to fight against the Mengwu Qin army, and he immediately led the army back to Juyang City to rescue the emergency.
Who knew that on the way back to Juyangcheng, it was located in a place called Shansang (now west of Mengcheng County) on the west side of the Vortex River. encountered an ambush by General Wang Qian. Suddenly, countless Qin troops were killed from all directions, surrounding Xiang Yan. Several breakthroughs failed, the Chu army was defeated, and Xiang Yan had been wounded by arrows in many places and was surrounded by regiments.
General Wang Jian came to persuade him to surrender, Xiang Yan was unwilling to humiliate himself, and shouted: "Although Chu has three households, the death of Qin will be Chu!"
The year was March 223 BC. Twenty-four years of the reign of King Qin. Commander Xiang Yan of the Chu army was killed, and the fighting spirit of his soldiers and horses was sharply reduced.
Chu coach Xiang Yan, Qin coach Wang Jian serial plan ambush death road map
It turned out that after Wang Jian planned to "encircle Wei and save Zhao", he also had a plan, that is, the plan of "striking the east and attacking the west", General Wang Jian attacked Juyang City only a feint, and his main force had been ambushed by Xiang Yan on the way back to the city, aiming to annihilate Xiang Yan's main force. After annihilating Xiang Yan's main force, he returned to the division to besiege Juyang City, and took Juyang City in a few days. Xiong Qi, the king of Changping, and Xiang Qu (Xiang Yan's eldest son), the general who defended the city, abandoned the city and fled to Xiacai City.
At this time, the 200,000 troops transferred by Dr. Zhaoping to Heqi (now Hefei City) and other places had been stationed at the north gate of Shouchun to accompany the city of Xia Cai (now Fengtai County, Anhui) to resist Wang Qian's army.
Seeing that the morale of the Chu army was greatly reduced, the Mengwu army on the east road drove Jing Qi's army to Zhongli City all the way, and the Chu army insisted on not leaving the city to face the battle.
The army of Tu Sui on the West Road captured the two cities of Caicheng (now Xincai, Henan) and Xixian (now Huaibin County, Henan), and reached the north bank of the Huai River. At this time, Dr. Qu Ding transferred 200,000 troops from Xiyang (now Guangshan County) and other places to the north, and was stationed on the north bank of the Huai River in the city of Tateyi to deal with the Qin army on the west road.
Diagram of the opposing positions of the three armies of Qin and Chu
In the summer of 223 B.C., the king of Chu was in charge for five years, and the king of Qin was in power for twenty-four years.
General Wang Jian led an army of 200,000 to the south along the Yingchuan River. Twenty miles away from the city of Xia Cai (now Fengtai County, Anhui), he was strongly intercepted by the Chu army's navy. The Qin army, which was good at cavalry combat, was useless and was in a hurry on the shore.
"General Wang, what should we do if the Chu army is cowering on the boat, our cavalry can't fight it, and the sailors are not as good as Chu?" asked a soldier.
"We avoided the Chu sailors and crossed the Yingchuan River to attack Caicheng from the land. General Wang Jian said decisively.
"Report to the general, there are a total of twelve cities connected around Xia Cai City, echoing each other, how can we attack them?" another soldier asked.
"I know in my heart that when the soldiers are coming to Cai City, there is a strategy to break the chain of cities. General Wang Jian said confidently.
General Wang Jian left sailors to contain the Chu army, and most of the soldiers and horses crossed the Yingchuan River, and set up camp ten miles outside the city of Xia Cai, resting for many days. At the same time, it sorted out the logistics grain and grass support, inquired about the war report of the Chu State, and the comparison of the situation between the enemy and us, and so on.
In the barracks, General Wang Jian asked, "How is the situation on the eastern and western fronts?"
"Report to the general, the Mengwu army on the eastern front has besieged Zhongli City, less than 100 miles away from Shouchun, and the Tu Sui army on the western front has reached the north bank of the Huai River in the city of Tateyi, less than 60 miles away from Shouchun. Wang Ben replied.
"How's the situation with our troops?" asked the general again.
"At present, there are twelve consecutive cities around Xia Cai City, a total of 200,000 soldiers, the commander is Zhaoping Doctor, and the main will be Xiang Qu, the son of Xiang Yan, as long as we break through Xia Cai City, it will be less than ten miles away from Shouchun. Wang Ben replied.
"200,000 soldiers and horses, stationed in twelve cities, each city is less than 20,000 soldiers and horses?" General Wang Jian analyzed contemplatively and said: "I concentrate my troops, and I can divide and break them. Is it possible?"
"As long as foreign aid is prevented, it is feasible. Wang Ben replied.
General Wang Jian thought for a while, and suddenly ordered: "Order the armies of all walks of life, the eastern front of the Mengwu army to besiege but not attack, it is better to contain the Chu army in the east, and another 100,000 troops are ready for dispatch; ”
The path of the western front is too long, but the Chu army sailors are strong and the cavalry is weak, Tu Sui's army deliberately avoids its water army, all the way to attack the city and plunder the land, until the north bank of the Huai River in the city of Tateyi, only to find that the large and small rivers in this place are staggered, extending in all directions, according to the large field of no cavalry fighting, only through infantry and sailors can fight with the Chu army.
"General Tu Sui, you see, this place is full of rivers and lakes, criss-crossed, and the Chu army is condensed on top of the ships, and there is no place for cavalry. Zhao Tuo Xianfeng pointed to the map and said.
"Therefore, we will strengthen the training of sailors and learn as we fight," General Tu Sui said and asked, "Zhao Tuo, can you swim? It can't be a landlubber, right?"
"General Yu, my hometown was originally in Dingguo (now Zhengding County, Henan), and there is a beach of Tuo River in front of my hometown, and I grew up by the river. Zhao Tuo said boastfully.
"Ha, ha! It turned out to be a big water duck. Okay! You will be responsible for the training of the sailors of the Qin army. General Tu Sui happily ordered and said with a smile.
"Honor!" Zhao Tuo responded.
The Qin army strengthened the training of sailors
On the north bank of the Huai River, hundreds of warships of all sizes are docked, all of which are warships that captured the Chu army along the river. ”
"General, what does it mean to float, what does it mean to stand firmly, and what does it mean to move a row?" asked a soldier.
"Floating means that everyone must learn to swim, not like a scale, falling into the water without bubbles. ”
"Ha, ha!"
"To stand firm is to be able to keep your body steady in the boat, if you can't stand steadily, how can you fight the enemy? ”
"What's so hard about that? A soldier said incredulously.
"Have you ever paddled before?" Zhao Tuo asked.
"Nope. The soldier replied.
"Then you go to that boat. Zhao Tuo said.
"Honor. The little soldier answered, and got into a boat.
The little soldier shook the oar, and after a long time, the boat still spun in its place, but did not move forward.
"Haha!" made the soldiers on the shore laugh happily.
"It seems simple, if you don't practice, you can't do it, all the soldiers, the Jiangnan Chu army is good at water, and our army is not as good. Therefore, we must pay close attention to practice, otherwise, we will definitely lose!" Zhao Tuo said to the soldiers.
"Honor!" the soldiers responded.
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