Overlord of the late Qin Dynasty

Chapter 332 Entering Xianyang (22)

The army was divided into two groups, one was to rush to Zhiyang and Liyi by water to threaten the rear of the Qin army in Wucheng, forcing them to throw their weapons and divide the troops; the other was to attack Lantian and attack Xianyang by land.

Wucheng.

When Yan Le watched the [-] Northern Army soldiers rushing to the southwest, he remembered that he hadn't reported the dispatch of troops to the emperor of Xianggui, so he hurriedly told Yan Yi, the captain of the army, "Yan Yi , You have seen His Majesty. Then immediately rushed to Xiagui, and told His Majesty that Benhou dispatched troops to reinforce Zhiyang! I will give you two horses, and the news must be delivered as soon as possible!"

After Yan Yi heard this, he immediately bowed his hands in response, and went down the city wall to the stables to lead the horses to Xiagui.

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The Qin Army's mobilization could not be concealed from the Chu Army's Intelligence Department, and the Intelligence Department immediately sent the Qin Army's mobilization information to Xiang Yu of the coalition outside Wucheng.

After Xiang Yu received the information, Dang even ordered Hu Qiu to lead Yan Guo's soldiers and horses to bypass Wucheng and attack Zheng County directly.

Linghu Chou, who attacked Zheng County, did not encounter any resistance, and soon captured the fortified city of Zheng County.

After receiving the report, Xiang Yu immediately ordered the army to attack Wucheng.

The coalition forces attacked the city for two days in a row, but were reportedly repelled by the Qin army in Wucheng.At this time, Yan Yi, who was sent out, returned the news.

Zheng County was captured by the army led by Linghu Qiu of the Yan State, and Xiaju was also captured by Ge Ying of the Chu Army.

The two news made the Qin army, who was a little tired after being attacked by the Chu army, start to panic. The soldiers of the Qin army were all worried about whether they would be able to return home alive.

The reaction of the lower-level soldiers of the Qin army in Wucheng was within Xiang Yu's expectations. The main force attacking the city in the past two days was the soldiers of Qi State.Most of these Qi soldiers were not Tian Heng's direct descendants, so when Xiang Yu ordered the allied forces to attack, Tian Heng took the initiative to ask for a battle and sent these people out.

In the past two days, Qi's troops in the coalition army have dropped to 8000.But Tian Heng was not depressed because of the decrease in soldiers and horses in his hand, on the contrary he was very happy.

Wucheng.

When Yan Yi reported the news about Zheng County and Xiagu to Yan Le, Yan Le was a little stunned.

Fortunately, Yan Le took the lead in transferring most of his soldiers and horses out of Wucheng to Zhiyang and other places. Apart from the [-] cavalry, there were tens of thousands of recruits who had not yet been trained in battle.

At this time, the county government gathered a large number of generals, and they were all waiting for Sima Cong's summoning.

Since Sima Cong learned that Yao Pass had been lost, he handed over the command to Yan Le and stayed behind closed doors.

The generals of the Qin army in Wucheng had never seen Sima Cong since Sima Cong stayed behind closed doors.

Yan Le received that a large number of Southern Army generals had gathered in front of the county government office, so he took them to the county government office in person, wanting to see what these Southern Army generals were going to do.

At this time, Sima Cong had been decadent and blamed himself in the county government for several days. He not only blamed himself for not paying attention to the Nanguan Pass, but also felt helpless because he was about to face the 70 million coalition forces from the north and the south. .

When the small school at the gate reported that there were a large number of lieutenant generals asking for an interview, Sima Cong felt guilty for these generals for the first time.

When he was in Xianyang, Sima Cong called the lieutenant generals to have a heart-to-heart talk every day. Every time he talked about whether he could defeat the coalition forces that had already entered the pass, Sima Cong always responded in the affirmative.

But now, Yaoguan has fallen.His rear was threatened by more than [-] enemy troops, and there were more than [-] enemies ahead.If I continue to stick to this place, I will be cut off by the enemy. If I don't stick to it, I will be chased by more than [-] enemies in front.No matter whether he sticks to Wucheng or not, the road he faces is just losing troops and losing generals.

"No! Tell them, all go back to the camp!" Sima Cong felt ashamed to meet the generals who followed him to Wucheng for the common belief, so he waved to the little school.

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When the little school arrived at the gate of the county government office to inform the generals of Sima Cong's decision, Yan Le also went to the gate of the county government office.

Feng Xin, Sima Ying and other generals bowed their hands to Yan Le to salute, and then Liang Chao said, "Sima Xiangguo doesn't want to see me, so I ask Mr. Taiwei to do me a favor and persuade Sima Xiangguo!"

"This Marquis came here for the same purpose as you, which is to persuade Xiangguo to lead the army to fight against the rebels in the Kanto region! Benhou will also lead the remaining brothers of the Northern Army to live and die with Xiangguo and Great Qin!" Yan Le was very excited He spoke uprightly to the generals standing at the door, and after finishing speaking, he ignored the blocking of the small school at the gate of the county government office and entered the county government office.

Although Yan Le did not agree to Liang Chao's request, the generals present were shocked by what he said.

One must know that Yan Le is busy transferring away the troops of the Northern Army under his command these days, Feng Xin and other generals of the Southern Army thought that Yan Le wanted to preserve his strength and then escaped when the battle was unfavorable.But at this time, Yan Le's tone of life and death revealed that everyone present couldn't believe it.

Yan Le went straight to the place where Sima Cong was staying, followed by several soldiers.

Sima Cong was full of guilt, when he heard someone coming outside the door, he yelled angrily: "Didn't you tell me that no one will be there? Go back! Tell them to go back to the barracks to prepare for war!!!"

Yan Le entered Sima Cong's bedroom at the right time, and then said, "Why is Xiangguo so angry? Could it be that he doesn't want to see me?"

Seeing that it was Yan Le, Sima Cong immediately scolded the junior officer who was following Yan Le: "Didn't the truth tell you not to let anyone in? Do you want military law to serve you?"

"Young general doesn't dare!" Xiaoxiao Dang even knelt on the ground in fright, trembling.

"Xiangguo, don't blame this little school either! Benhou wants to come in to see Xiangguo, this little school doesn't dare to stop him!" Yan Le knew that Sima Cong wanted to punish this little school, but he was dissatisfied with disturbing him, so he did it once nice guy.

Hearing this, Sima Cong waved his hand to signal the small school to go down, and then asked Yan Le, "Why did Zhongzhu Kingdom come here?"

"I came here to invite Shangzhu Kingdom to regain control of the army! A showdown with the Kwantung rebels who stormed Wucheng outside the city!" Yan Le saw Sima Cong, who was a little depressed, asking, and said out his future purpose without hiding anything.

"I'm tired of the truth! After handing over the military power to the Zhongzhu Kingdom, I don't want to take over the military power again!" Sima Cong shook his head and waved his hands. There was indescribable depression in his words.

"Did Xiangguo forget how you promised the generals of the Southern Army, how you promised the Qin people in Guanzhong, and how you promised the Emperor?" Yan Le was a little shocked when he heard the words, but he could see that Sima Cong was unwilling, so he spoke provocatively. "Back then, Feng Xiangguo, you were high-spirited and had the courage to wipe out all the rebels in the Kanto region. Now, although our Great Qin is at a disadvantage, we may not necessarily lose. Why are you so decadent, Feng Xiangguo?"

"Did you forget that there are more than [-] Qin people full of enthusiasm in this Wucheng waiting for you to lead them to defeat the bandits who invaded their homeland? Have you forgotten that there are still Qin people in Xianyang waiting for your victory Common people?" After speaking, Yan Le stopped talking and looked at Sima Cong quietly.

Yan Le's last words were like the straw that broke the camel's back, making Sima Cong suddenly realize.

(End of this chapter)