The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 758: Landing of the Navy [Subscription*Monthly Ticket Request]

"Is it worth it?" Ji Bu sighed.

He was unable to stop Bambu, or rather, dying on the battlefield was the best outcome for Bambu.

Dying on the battlefield, no matter how reluctant Shouchun was, would leave a good reputation for Bambu.

But if Banbu led his army back to Shouchun alive, then no matter whether the King of Chu was Prince Qi or Prince Fuchu, Banbu would inevitably be charged with treason.

"I was originally a prisoner, and it was the king who gave me a new life. So I will use my life to exchange for the king's kindness!" Bambu said with a firm look.

"Alas... Such a Chu State is really not worth it. Maybe you can leave Chu State!" After all, Ji Bu was unwilling to see his good friend go to his death.

Bambu said nothing, turned around and left the Shadow Tiger Legion.

Ji Bu stared blankly at Bambu's receding back and bowed deeply. He didn't stand up angrily until Bambu's figure disappeared.

"Send a message to the three armies, all officers and soldiers above 500 rank must come to the shogunate to discuss the matter." Ji Bu gave the order brazenly.

"As for the two envoys, drag them out and kill them all!"

"Yes!" The Shogunate's chief historian announced the order decisively.

The Shadow Tiger Legion was worthy of being one of the most elite legions of the Chu State, and it was also the most mobile legion. It completed its evacuation and transfer that night, disappeared from the Chengfu City garrison, and its whereabouts were unknown.

The next day, Xiang Liang was also shocked when he received the news, and immediately ordered the three armies to prepare for defense.

He knew that the Shadow Tiger Legion was elusive. If Ji Bu sided with Young Master Fu Chu, he would be the first one to suffer.

But before he could receive news of the Shadow Tiger Legion's attack, Xiang Liang received news that the Thunder Leopard Legion was also packing its baggage and showing intention to set out.

"I seem to have been kicked out by them!" Xiang Liang's heart sank to the bottom of the water, and a chill ran down his spine.

No one came to inform him of the transfer of the two legions. Doesn't this mean that Ji Bu and Bambu had reached an agreement in private to expel him?

But he doesn't dare to go find Bambu now.

If he really is going to be fired, he would be walking into a tiger's mouth if he went to find Bambu.

Therefore, Xiang Liang did not dare to be careless about the unusual movements of the two legions. He ordered the entire Tenglong Legion to withdraw its camp and put the entire army into a state of combat readiness, ready to respond to possible attacks at any time.

It was not until the Thunder Leopard Corps broke camp and Bambu sent a secret letter to Xiang Liang that Xiang Liang finally understood what the Shadow Tiger Corps and the Thunder Leopard Corps had done.

But after reading the letter, Xiang Liang fell into deep thought and was stunned by the surprise.

Originally, there were three legions and three decision makers for this coup. Now two of them suddenly couldn't speak anymore and handed the right of choice to him.

Whether he chose Prince Qi or Prince Fu Chu, he was a loyal minister to the dragon, and the Xiang family was a loyal minister to the dragon.

He could even decide the candidate for King of Chu with just a word. This kind of power, something he had never dared to think about in his dreams, suddenly became a reality.

The envoy of the King of Shouchun, who had dared to be arrogant to him, instantly changed his attitude after learning that the two legions had withdrawn. Now Xiang Liang was the emperor of the entire Chu State, and even the King of Chu and Li Yuan had to act according to each other's wishes. How could a small person like him dare to offend him again?

However, Xiang Liang could only be the commander-in-chief for three days before his throne collapsed.

Originally, the three armies were stationed in Chengfu to guard against the Qin army's southward advance. Now that Shadow Tiger and Thunder Leopard have left, the entire northern defense line of Chu has been placed on the shoulders of the Tenglong Army. "The Thunder Leopard Army and Shadow Tiger Army have withdrawn?" Yang Duanhe was sitting in his office and watching the news sent back by the scouts. He was a little surprised. "It seems that Bingzhou has put a lot of pressure on them. They actually transferred two armies away."

Just thinking of this, Yang Duanhe became angry again.

In order to deal with Li Ren's 50,000 cavalry, the State of Chu actually transferred two legions and only left the Tenglong Legion to defend itself. Isn't that looking down on itself?

"How dare you bully me like this? Let Chu pay the price!" Without waiting for Wang Ben's army and Qin's domestic army to arrive, Yang Duanhe ordered a full-scale attack on the Chu border.

Yang Duanhe would not attack Chengfu as he did not have enough troops. Moreover, the protagonist of this battle was Li Xin and the 150,000 troops dispatched from the country. If he accidentally captured Chengfu, it would be a bad ending.

As a long-time figure in the Qin military, Yang Duanhe would never do anything that might offend others.

What's more, he is waiting to retire. Wouldn't it be nice to just do nothing and gain military merits?

Therefore, as soon as Lei Bao and Ying Hu retreated, Xiang Liang did not have time to lead his troops back to Shouchun to establish the overall situation, and had to deal with the sudden attack from Qin.

It would have been fine if they had fought a head-on battle, as he would have been confident of killing Yang Duanhe. However, Yang Duanhe chose not to fight him head-on. Instead, he stretched the battle line to an extremely long and wide extent, and all the cities on the northern border of the Chu State became targets of the Qin army's attack.

Yang Duanhe didn't seem to care whether he could take it or not, and he didn't have a main target. He just wanted to give it a try. If he could take it and occupy it, that would be the best, but if he couldn't, he wouldn't force it.

This style of fighting made it impossible for Xiang Yan to see Yang Duanhe's strategic intentions clearly, and he couldn't even set up an ambush for Yang Duanhe in advance.

Yang Duan and himself didn't know where they really wanted to attack, let alone Xiang Liang.

"What is he doing?" Yang Duanhe was a little confused as he watched the Tenglong Legion running around to put out the fire.

I have no plan to completely occupy a city, nor am I going to look for those important border towns of yours. What are you trying to do by running around with tens of thousands of troops of the Tenglong Legion? Are you here to digest your food because you have nothing to do?

Li Yuan of Shouchun and the new King of Chu Fu Chu did not expect that they did not wait for any of the three legions, but instead waited for the news that the three legions had declared war on Bingzhou and Qin.

For a moment they didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

When the three legions returned to Shouchun, who would be the King of Chu would really depend on the attitudes of the three legion commanders.

As a result, the three legions did not return, nor did they take a stand, but went to the border to fight with Bingzhou and Qin.

This is also a disguised way of telling Shouchun that who is the king has nothing to do with them, but they must provide absolute guarantee for the logistics of the army.

And would Shouchun dare not give it?
dare not!

Under such circumstances, Shouchun must absolutely guarantee the logistics of the army.

Therefore, for various reasons, this coup in the State of Chu actually ensured the combat effectiveness of the three major legions.

On the sea, the navy, which had been drifting on the sea for half a month, finally found a place suitable for docking its warships at the mouth of the Huai River. The entire army also officially docked and landed, set up camp, and fenced off the land for defense, in preparation for the arrival of the subsequent army.

"No one from Chu State came to stop us!" Wei Ju was really surprised at the smooth journey.

They had prepared various scenarios and countermeasures, but they did not expect that they would not encounter any obstruction from the Chu army until they landed and found a camp for the army.

(End of this chapter)