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Thinking of this, Xiang Yan could only grit her teeth and order:

"Follow the plan, but be careful in everything, the Qin army may be cheating."

All the generals responded and led their troops to attack.

Soon the drums of war sounded, followed by stone bullets from the darkness...

These stone bombs were fired by the Chu army.

The Chu army has learned a new type of trebuchet, so they can attack the city from a distance.

It's just that the Chu army didn't seem to be very proficient. Most of the stone bullets missed the target, and they didn't know how to adjust.

But Chu Junsheng is in the dark, and from time to time, he will hit a few sackcloth fireballs... Useful things on the battlefield always spread quickly.

So war is sometimes uncertain.

Call it bad, the progress of human society is almost all driven by war... In order to defeat the enemy and opponent, so desperately develop this and that.

Otherwise, as the farmer promised, as long as everyone has enough food, there is no reason to fight.

However, this is not the case. Most countries in modern society have solved the problem of food and clothing, but wars continue.

Li Yan obeyed Shen Bing's orders. Even if the city wall was hit by stone bullets, there were gaps everywhere and places fell in rows, he insisted on not fighting, and only patiently waited for the enemy to come up.

Not long after, the Chu army stopped firing stone bombs, and the Chu army appeared in groups in the darkness amidst the sound of war drums.

The soldiers of the Chu army did not charge, but moved forward steadily, following the sound of the drum step by step.

This is the strategy that Xiang Yan decided early on, the strategy to deal with the wolves.

He knew that it would be useless to rush up to attack the city as usual to deal with the wolf trap, it would only cause him heavy losses, even if the Chu army was much more numerous than the Qin army.

That's why Chu soldiers had to move forward steadily.

Once wolf soldiers appear in front of you... use trebuchets to deal with them.

It is not easy to do this, because this is the modern "infantry synergy".

But it is not difficult to say that it is not easy, because modern "infantry coordination" is mainly worried about accidental injury, and it is difficult to require "infantry coordination" without accidental injury, but if there is no requirement or the requirement is very low... then the difficulty will become a series Decreased.

Xiang Yan's requirements are very low.

That is to not be afraid of casualties, even if the stone bullets may injure one's own people, they will not hesitate.

This should be said to be normal in ancient times, because the concept of "human rights" did not exist in the minds of those dignitaries or generals.

What they thought was: rushing and killing on the battlefield will kill them anyway. Although this method may accidentally injure them, it can break the formation and kill more enemies, so why not?

Therefore, when the Chu army approached the city wall step by step, the trebuchets behind also followed and were ready to launch.

As long as the torch is raised and shaken in front, the trebuchet will hit that direction recklessly.

This move is ruthless enough, and it should be said that it is also effective against the mandarin duck formation that Wolf Whistle made.

No matter what the formation is, it can't stop the random bombardment of the stone bullets, and the Chu army can advance step by step under the cover of the stone bullets.

The problem is... When those Chu soldiers walked to the city wall step by step, they were shocked to find that what was waiting for them was not some wolf trap, but the Qin army with fierce eyes.

Chapter 254 Breakthrough

Li Yan gave the order to counterattack the moment the Chu army hit the city.

The order is given by the sound of the drum, and the sound of the drum together is the jerk drum, that is, a quick counterattack.

Qin Jun yelled and swung his bronze sword back like a tiger entering a flock of sheep.

Only then did the Chu army understand that the gap in the city wall they smashed with the trebuchet was not for the Chu army to attack, but for the Qin army to counterattack.

The unsuspecting Chu army immediately retreated in a mess, and of course the trebuchets behind them couldn't play a role...

In fact, the trebuchets could still function at this time, and the stone bullets they fired could just hit the Qin army chasing the Chu army.

The problem is that the Chu army manipulating the trebuchet felt guilty immediately when they saw the friendly troops retreating in front of them like a tidal wave... The trebuchets are the most taboo to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy. If the Chu army retreats, how can they not retreat?

At the moment, most of the trebuchets were left unmanned.

How could Xiang Yan have thought that the Chu army would be defeated so quickly, so he hurried forward with his personal guards to stabilize his position and fight the Qin army.

At the beginning, Xiang Yan didn't know the reason for the defeat, but she didn't understand it until she saw groups of Qin troops in armor under the firelight.

Xiang Yan secretly sighed:

"Sure enough, I fell into the trap of Shen Bing again."

"This time, the king is afraid that there will be more bad luck than good luck."

But of course he didn't dare to say these words, Xiang Yan just kept ordering to stabilize the formation and cover it with crossbowmen...

These crossbowmen said they were covering, but they were actually supervising the formation.

Anyone who rushes towards one's own formation will be shot regardless of whether it is an enemy or a friend.

This may seem cruel, but it is very necessary at this critical juncture.

First, doing so can force the fleeing Chu army to turn around and fight... This approach has a miraculous effect on troops with poor morale and insufficient combat effectiveness, because the fleeing Chu army only wants to save their lives, but if there is no way out in the rear, You can only fight to the death.

But if you do this to the Qin army, which has strict military discipline and high morale, it will chill the hearts of the soldiers and affect their morale.

Therefore, this supervision should be a specific analysis of specific issues.

As for whether it is humane, that is not an issue that should be considered in this era.

Second, it is night at this time, and the enemy and the enemy are mixed together, and it is impossible to distinguish the enemy from the enemy. Even if the crossbowman wants to shoot the enemy, he can't do it. As long as he hesitates for a moment, the Qin army will follow these routs and rush into the formation In turn, the main force of the Chu army collapsed across the board.

Xiang Yan brought an army of [-] to fight. Wouldn't it be a joke if he collapsed after being charged by [-] Qin troops?

So Xiang Yan didn't hesitate at all. While commanding the crossbowmen to shoot and kill the retreating Chu army, he ordered the guards to build up a spear formation, and kill all those who fled back to the defense line regardless of whether they were enemies or not.

After a while, the Chu army retreated and turned back to fight the Qin army.

It's just that the morale of the Chu army has been exhausted, and all they can do is to use blood and lives to delay the Qin army's offensive.

Xiang Yan took advantage of this time to organize another wave of offensive in the rear...

Although this tactic does not have fancy tactics such as outflanking with cavalry, it is very practical: the Chu army has a lot of soldiers, and the Qin army can be exhausted to death even if they come forward wave after wave.

If Qin and Chu were fighting, Xiang Yan's tactic would be fine. If the fight continues like this, it is very likely that Shen Bing will lose in the end.

However, the goal of the Chu army's battle is to rescue King Chu of Chu...

The breakout on Chu Wang's side went very smoothly.

With Xiang Yan's offensive, the east, west, and north gates of Shouchun City opened wide.

Then teams of Chu soldiers rushed out of the city gate carrying "grass-wrapped mud" and filled the river with it... At this time, the water of the Huaihe River has dropped sharply, and it is not difficult to fill the river.

In particular, King Chu of Chu made some preparations for this battle.

The Huaihe River turns to the north at the west gate and then goes around to the east gate.

For the shipping of Shouchun, there is actually a water gate next to the west gate and the east gate. Connecting the two water gates is an artificial canal, which traverses the entire Shouchun and connects several ports in the city.

The king of Chu has been thinking about the mouth of this canal that has been widened and deepened in the past few days.

As a result, when the Huai River flows to the water gate on the west side, it is intercepted by the artificial canal, so the river water flowing to the north gate and east gate is as fine as a mountain spring.

Chu Jun's bags of "grass-wrapped mud" filled the river, and soon a river was paved.

The laying of "grass wrapped in mud" has also been drilled.

The city gate has limited space. If soldiers go out of the city with "grass-wrapped mud" on their backs, they will return to the back of the city after the "grass-wrapped mud" is laid... This will require the city gate to be divided into two.

In order to pave the road faster, the king of Chu ordered that "soldiers who leave the city are not allowed to return to the city".

As a result, the speed of "grass wrapped in mud" leaving the city was doubled immediately.

And those soldiers who left the city immediately turned into infantry and attacked the Qin army's fortress immediately after laying the ground.

The time when the king of Chu left the city under his burden was also carefully considered.

The King of Chu originally hoped that the Chu army would break through the Qin army's defense line before leaving the city... The king has a common problem of selfishness. They all hope that others will open the road safely before leaving the city.

But Zhang Qi thinks this method is not feasible:

"My lord, the Qin army is powerful."

"Our army wins by fighting fast and slow to be prepared to fight unprepared."

"So at the beginning, when the Qin army was unprepared, it was the best time to break through."

"If Your Majesty waits to tear open the Qin army's gap before setting off, I'm afraid..."

After thinking about it, the king of Chu thought it made sense.

In particular, opening a gap is almost telling Qin Jun that King Chu is going to escape from here. Qin Jun is afraid that he will send someone to block it immediately, and then he will be unable to escape even if he wants to.

In desperation, King Chu of Chu could only respond:

"Forget it, I'll be the first to break through!"

So, as soon as the road was paved, the guards of the capital guarded the king of Chu and rushed out of the city.

But of course, King Chu of Chu would not be dressed in fancy clothes, he would disguise himself as an ordinary soldier in armor and follow the troops out of the city.

There was nothing wrong with that.

The fault is that Chu Wang is not alone...

This is to move the capital, so should the ministers of Chu bring dozens of them?

Do you want to bring dozens of the wives and concubines of King Chu?

Do you want to bring dozens of servants of these wives and concubines?

In addition, there are gold and silver jewelry and luggage...

Although these ministers, wives and concubines are all dressed in soldier costumes, they can be seen at a glance in the team.

At least they couldn't escape Shen Bing's eyes.

Just kidding, if they can be deceived, then Shen Bing and the five doctors will be considered as fools.

Shen Bing completely handed over the command of the battle to Wei Wei, and he led people to watch the east gate.

At the beginning, Liang Jun pretended to be defenseless and fought and left, even intending to make an opening at the east gate.

Chu Jun only said that Qin Jun was beaten by Xiang Yan and couldn't separate himself, so he didn't doubt it.

Then, a strange army rushed out of the city.

The formation of this army was chaotic and short, and the soldiers in the middle had almost no weapons, and some of them were carrying large boxes...

Chapter 255 The King of Chu

Then the fun begins...

Zhang Qi rushed forward with his personal guards.

Zhang Qi's personal guards are all elites selected from the capital guards. They can also be said to be the personal soldiers of the king of Chu. They are usually raised with good wine and meat. Naturally, their morale and combat effectiveness are not comparable to ordinary troops.

Their tactic to deal with the Daliang Army is also simple, that is, they send a few soldiers with their shields to force their way...

In fact, it can't be regarded as breaking through. After these shield soldiers entered the formation, instead of moving forward, they used their shields to forcibly block the backbone of the wolf's whisk.

This trick is a bit new.

The Wolf Whip is just a long bamboo, and it is not difficult to find the trunk. The two shieldmen rushed forward and forced the Wolf Whip to the left and right...a path was formed in the middle.

Although there are still long spears blocking this path, there is no wolf trap to block the line of sight, so the threat is much smaller immediately, and the formation is easier to break.

If the Chu army had thought of this tactic earlier or if everyone was as brave as Zhang Qi's personal guards, it is not certain who will win the battle between Qin and Chu.

On both sides of Zhang Qi are the cavalry of the capital guard army.

The most elite guards of the capital city are actually chariot soldiers, but in this period, the chariot soldiers are more of a show, and the chariot soldiers can't do it when they get off the chariot and fight on foot.

Instead, cavalry... It stands to reason that cavalry are better at fighting on horseback, and they shouldn't use cavalry to charge.

However, as mentioned before, the cavalry in the Central Plains during this period were mostly infantry on horseback.