In the middle of the night, the sky was covered in fog.
It should have been late at night, but the Huaibei Plains was bustling with activity. No, it should be the sound of killing.
Pingyu and Sleeping City, where the Chu army was originally stationed, were now in flames. The sounds of fighting and the neighing of horses resounded throughout the entire camp. The flames of war gradually spread to the main camp of the Chu army stationed in Ru Yin.
On the other side of the Chu army's Ru Yin camp, there was an empty plot of land that was densely packed with Great Qin's cavalry. However, the tens of thousands of people and their horses did not make a single sound. Coupled with the fact that they were all on black horses, black armor, and holding black spears, this cavalry really looked like ghost cavalry.
At the front of the cavalry, four riders stood in front, looking at the Chu army camp on the other side. Wang Jian and Ji Yun were at the front while Meng Tian and Zhao Tuo were half a horse behind.
"Sleeping City and Pingyu's Chu army are finished. I didn't expect the Chu army to be so vulnerable.”Zhao Tuo sighed behind Ji Yun.
"With the chaos in Pingyu and Sleeping City, even Ru Yin's camp will fall into chaos. Haha, Xiang Yan never expected that our army would attack accurately, nor did she expect that Jing Qi and Qu Ding would be so weak. This caused all of Xiang Yan's arrangements to be disrupted.”Meng Tian smiled and echoed.
"What do you think, Mister Ji?" Seeing that Ji Yun and Wang Jian did not speak, Zhao Tuo asked Ji Yun.
Ji Yun looked at Zhao Tuo, who was only seventeen years old and had yet to be crowned. He was Great Qin's youngest General, and his face under the helmet still looked a little immature. However, despite his young age, he had already displayed extraordinary abilities. Furthermore, he had an extremely strong thirst for knowledge, and he was respectful to the wise. This could be seen from the fact that he was older than Ji Yun by more than two years, but he still addressed Ji Yun as Mister.
Although everything was about the one who had reached the top, and young generals like Meng Tian and Li Xin also addressed Ji Yun as Mister, Zhao Tuo's identity was different. He had the surname Ying and was from the Zhao family, which meant that Zhao Tuo was a member of the Great Qin Imperial Clan. As a member of the imperial clan, it was extremely difficult to be able to be so polite to the wise and corporal at such a young age. Perhaps it was because of this that he could become the famous Emperor Wu of South Yue.
"Indeed, if you miscalculate a piece, you will lose the entire game. Jing Qi and Qu Ding are really useless.”Ji Yun sighed for Xiang Yan and shook his head.""However, if these two were not useless, we would not have been able to defeat the Chu army in less than a night.”
"Mister, are you saying that we can defeat the three camps of the Chu army tonight?”Zhao Tuo asked in disbelief. Meng Tian was also shocked. It was only two hours before daybreak. Xiang Yan had been managing Ru Yin for half a year. How could they take it down so easily?
Ji Yun smiled and pointed at the two Chu Camps, Pingyu and Sleeping City." I think the battle between Sleeping City and Pingyu has ended. Although Xiang Yan's Ru Yin camp has been built into an absolute barrier, with the help of the soldiers of the other two Chu Camps, this barrier should have collapsed by now.”
"Report!"
As if in response to Ji Yun's words, two orders were issued for the soldiers to rush over.
The soldier galloped his horse until he was about twenty feet away from Wang Jian. He pulled the reins hard and raised the horse's head high. The soldier grabbed the reins with one hand and jumped off the horse, kneeling on one knee. The soldier on the left said," Reporting to the general. The Chu army of Pingyu was unprepared. General Xin Sheng led the army to attack fiercely. The Chu army was defeated and fled to the Ruyin camp. At this moment, the entire Pingyu camp had been taken down, and General Xin Sheng was chasing after them with all his might.”
The soldier on the right continued," The situation is roughly like this. The Chu army is vulnerable. General Feng Quji is chasing after the Ru Yin camp.”
Before Wang Jian could make his arrangements, another battle report came: Ru Yin camp is fully prepared for battle. Yang Ruihe and Feng Jie's troops are engaged in a fierce battle with Xiang Yan. However, the Chu army of Pingyu and Sleeping City had directly fled from behind the Ruyin camp, causing Xiang Yan's deployment to be chaotic. In addition, Xin Sheng and Feng Quji had chased after them from both sides. The four armies had attacked together, and the Ruyin camp had been broken.
Wang Jian first chuckled and said,"Tianlan's words are indeed correct."”
Then, his expression turned serious. They would join forces to kill the main force of Ru Yin's Chu army! The rest of the troops can escape and leave!"
"Yes!" The military commander waved his hand, and the three of them galloped away.
"Order Meng Wu: The Chu army will flee to the east ahead of time. Speed up the construction of the Qi City camp and block Xiang Yan's main force with all your strength!”
"Yes!"
"Order Zhang Han to cross the Huai River at full speed! We must besiege Shouchun before the news of the Chu army's defeat spreads!”
"Yes!"
Two military orders were issued, and two more commanders flew out.
After the deployment was completed, Wang Jian pondered for a moment before passing down another order," Send out scouts to keep an eye on Li Xin's troops. If there is any battle, report back immediately.”
"Yes!" After ordering Sima to leave, Wang Jian said to Zhao Tuo,""You lead five thousand winged cavalry to follow him. If Li Xin is in danger, there is no need to ask for orders.”
Zhao Tuo instantly understood Wang Jian's intentions and immediately accepted the order, gathering 5,000 soldiers and heading towards Li Xin's troops.
"Does Tianlan have anything to add to my arrangements?”Wang Jian asked Ji Yun.
"The old general's arrangements are very thorough.”A famous general was a famous general, and he was a veteran who had been on the battlefield for a long time. He took care of the entire battlefield and made arrangements.
"Haha, then we'll just follow behind and watch a good show.”
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It was already past the fifth watch. Although it was winter now, the days were short and the nights were long, the sky was about to brighten.
The battle between Pingyu and Sleeping City had long since ended, and Great Qin's ten thousand soldiers were tidying up the battlefield. The fighting in Ru Yin Fortress, where the battle was the fiercest, also gradually died down. Xiang Yan had already led her main force away, and the remaining Chu army naturally could not hold out for long.
In Ru Yin Chu Camp, Wang Jian, Ji Yun, and the others rode in on their horses. The entire camp was in a sea of fire, and the ground was littered with corpses.
With the sound of galloping, Meng Tian stopped in front of Wang Jian and cupped her fists.""Reporting to the general, the three camps of the Chu army have all been taken down. Xiang Yan, Xiang Liang, and the other members of the Xiang clan led the troops of River East and the elites of the Soaring Dragon Legion to flee to Ji City. Feng Quji, Feng Jie, Xin Sheng, and Yang Rui were in charge of pursuing them. According to the latest battle report, the Chu army that was retreating east was chased and scattered by our army. Xiang Chao, the eldest son of Xiang Yan, had been caught up by Yang Rui and the general, and they were engaged in a fierce battle.”
"Oh?" Wang Jian was not very happy after hearing Meng Tian's report. Instead, he frowned.
"What's wrong?" Meng Tian asked.
Tianlan, what do you think?" Wang Jian frowned as he looked at Ji Yun.
"General, do you think that the Chu army has been chased and scattered by our army?”Ji Yun pondered slightly and guessed what Wang Jian was worried about.
" Indeed." Seeing Wang Jian nod, Ji Yun said," Xiang Yan led his troops to retreat. Logically speaking, they would not be scattered so easily." Since it happened, it means that he intentionally scattered his troops so that it would be difficult for our army to pursue him.”
"Are you saying that Xiang Yan wants to cover someone's retreat?”When Wang Jian heard Ji Yun's words, he immediately reacted. However, his brows furrowed even deeper. Who was the one who asked Xiang Yan to lure the enemy away and cover their retreat?
"Xiang Liang." At this moment, Meng Tian suddenly said," According to the battle report, when the Chu army was scattered, there were several groups of Chu troops with about a thousand people each. Later, we found out that they were not heading towards Qi City. One of the teams was made up of the elites of the Soaring Dragon Legion and was led by Xiang Liang. The Chu army had fought with General Feng Jie before, leaving behind more than a hundred corpses to break out of the encirclement. Now, General Feng Jie had left behind his deputy general and two thousand men to search for them.”
" What?" Wang Jian's expression changed." Bastard, why are you only telling me about such an important matter now?"”
Meng Tian's face darkened. This was really an undeserved disaster. I'm not a military commander. How can you blame me for this?
"General Meng, did General Feng Jie say that there were any particularly brave generals among these remnants? Especially a young general?" Seeing that Wang Jian was about to speak, Ji Yun asked first. He knew Xiang Yan's plan. After going through so much trouble and sacrificing tens of thousands of Soaring Dragon Legion soldiers, it was not just Xiang Liang who was being protected. More importantly, it was Xiang Yu, the future Overlord of West Chu.
"Um." Meng Tian was still muttering in her heart when Ji Yun suddenly asked such a strange question. She was momentarily speechless.
"Uh what? I asked you a question, and you're not answering." Seeing Meng Tian's attitude, Wang Jian was even more furious. However, he was also very curious about Ji Yun's sudden question, so he did not give the order that was about to come out of his mouth.
Meng Tian's expression became even more bitter, but she did not dare to talk back. She answered honestly,""General Feng Jie didn't mention any special generals. If there really is a brave general, General Feng Jie will definitely go into battle himself.”
Seeing Meng Tian's expression, Ji Yun's expression did not change at all. However, he was secretly happy. The only person who could scold Meng Tian like this and make her suffer was Wang Jian. In the future, there would probably be no one else. However, Ji Yun agreed with Meng Tian's words. Feng Jie indeed had that kind of temper. Ji Yun had a rough idea of what had happened. Xiang Yu was not together. It seemed that he had really been separated. Xiang Liang should have come to find him.
"General, the 2,000 men left behind by General Feng Jie might have already met with misfortune.”Ji Yun's words shocked Wang Jian and Meng Tian. How could less than 1,000 soldiers wipe out 2,000 cavalrymen? However, they also knew that Ji Yun was not someone who spoke without thinking, so they did not interrupt despite being shocked.
"Xiang Yan's eldest son, Xiang Chao, has a son named Xiang Yu. Xiang Yan has high hopes for him. Xiang Yan understands the current situation. If this elite troop is really led by Xiang Liang, then it must be Xiang Yan who arranged for them to escape and preserve the Xiang clan. If I'm not wrong, Xiang Yu was really scattered. Xiang Liang wanted to find him and escape together. In order to preserve the Xiang clan, Xiang Yan was prepared to die. Presumably, he had also sent out his think tank, Fan Zeng. Xiang Liang's ability and Fan Zeng's intelligence were still the enemy's in the dark and the enemy's in the light. It was fine if the two sides did not meet. If they did, these two thousand people would probably have been completely annihilated.”
"Order: Feng Quji's troops give up on chasing Xiang Yan and turn to Xiang Liang. Kill him with all your might and strive to destroy him.”In less than ten breaths after Ji Yun finished speaking, Wang Jian decisively gave the order.
Seeing that the commander had left, Wang Jian looked at Meng Tian." Meng Tian, I order you to immediately lead the Golden Fire Cavalry in full pursuit."”
"Yes!" When Meng Tian heard this, she immediately accepted the order excitedly. All the generals had gone out to battle, and he was the only one left behind to follow the shogunate. He was extremely frustrated.
"Can Tianlan go to Qi City with me?" Wang Jian asked Ji Yun symbolically.
"Of course."
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