Chapter 597 He Still Has to Thank Us! The Chu Army Attacked at Night and Burned the Qin Army Camp!

June 7th.

Monday (3:00)

It should have been the most sleepy time, but figures kept emerging from the invisible darkness of the night, and then returned to the city in bamboo baskets thrown off the city wall.

"Report! The main force of the Qin-Qi coalition forces is still hoarded in the west of Xiapi City, and the number of patrols is more than double that of the past."

"Report! Our troops encountered the Qin-Qi coalition scouts six miles to the south. After a bitter battle, all of them died in the battle, except for the last general who escaped."

"Report! Our troops discovered more than 300 Qin-Qi coalition warships on the Sishui River."

Messages gathered in Xiang Yan's ears.

Xiang Yan said calmly: "The king's order to force our army to retreat has indeed been known to the Qin army."

Listening to the information sent back by the scouts, Xiang Yan quickly concluded that although Ying Chengyu continued to attack and force the battle as usual during the day, in fact, he had already used his superior strength to throw out a large net, covering the Chu army with Xiapi City. Cover your heads together.

You want to say that Ying Chengyu didn't know the order of King Qi of Chu?

Xiang Yan doesn’t believe it at all!

Xiong Liu asked coldly: "Could it be Jing who tipped off the Qin army?"

"That Jingpo has become the captain of the guerrilla forces of the Qin and Qi coalition forces. Many of the Jing family's sons surrendered in the hope of the wind."

"Jing's heart is unpredictable!"

Jing Huan and other Jing family disciples immediately glared at Xiong Liu angrily.

However, before they could speak, Qu Huan had already refuted: "Even if the Jing family is the captain of the guerrilla force of the Qin-Qi coalition, the Jing family is still a common people of our country."

"For the country or for yourself, the Jing family would not do such a thing."

"Now that the war is about to begin, our military should unite and fight the enemy together."

"Please Min'an Jun, please stop saying such words that will cause pain to your loved ones and pleasure to your enemies!"

Hedging bets is a common tactic used by large families.

Not only did Jingpo go to Qin, but several of the Qu family's descendants also went to Qin. It was just because they did not have the same situation as Jingpo, so it was difficult for them to be promoted.

Not for the Jing family, but just so that the Qu family would not face such accusations in the future, Qu Huan could not let Xiong Liu grab Jingpo and attack the Jing family.

And what time is it now?

The war is coming!

Qu Huan cannot allow anyone to alienate the morale of the army when the decisive battle is coming!

Xiang Yan also nodded slightly: "What Deputy General Qu said is true."

"It is unusual for a large family to have some branch children who do not want to be attached to the clan."

"Jing is still trustworthy."

"And Qin Chang'an Lord was able to learn this news, which was already expected by me."

"If Lord Qin Changan doesn't know about it, I will send someone else to tell you!"

Behind the crowd, Zhuang Jia, wearing ordinary knight equipment, showed a satisfied smile.

Did everyone hear it?

He said this himself!

Although I leaked their information, they still have to thank me!

Xiong Liu's eyes flickered.

Of course he knew it was inappropriate to say this before the war, but he said it anyway.

As the future King of Chu, Xiong Liu certainly needs to pay close attention to the relationship between the major clans in Chu State.

However, Qu Huan's unhesitating response to Jing's family made Xiong Liu's heart sink.

When the big families of Chu unite, their enemy will naturally no longer be each other, but the King of Chu!

They all blame King Kaolie of Chu and his four unlucky sons!

If Xiong Liu wants to sit firmly on the throne, I'm afraid it won't be that easy!

However, Xiong Liu immediately showed an apologetic look on his face, and bowed his hands to Qu Huan and the Jing family's disciples: "I made a mistake."

"Please forgive me."

"To express my apology, I would like to be a pioneer!"

What else could Jing Huan and others say?

I can only forgive him!

Xiang Yan said with a smile: "I already have a candidate in mind for the position of vanguard."

"Captain Xiang Han!"

Xiang Han took a step forward and looked at Xiang Yan eagerly: "The general is here!"

Xiang Yan asked solemnly: "Do you dare to fight to the death?"

Xiang Han suddenly raised his hand and said, "It's my wish, but I don't dare to ask my ears!"

"That's it." Xiang Yan smiled and shouted in a deep voice: "Order!"

"Captain Xiang Han led his troops to sneak to the east and took the initiative to reach the Qin army's scouts."

"After engaging the Qin army, they lit fire as a signal, and then accelerated their advance to attract the enemy."

"Captain Zhaoxiang, Commandant Laode, and Commandant Chenghan turned to the west. Once they discovered a fire on the east side, they attacked the enemy's central camp at night."

"Captain Qu Lu led our warships out of the water village in the east of Xiapi City to intercept the enemy's warships."

"Captain Jing Huan led his troops with their titles and horses wrapped in hooves to secretly reinforce the troops in the direction of Jushan."

"Captain..."

"The rest will be hidden in a private house in Xiapi."

"Take the golden drum as your trumpet!"

"When the drums sound, the whole army will come out!"

Under the deep night, the south gate of Xiapi City slowly opened, and the suspension bridge slowly lowered.

War horses slowly walked out of the city carrying the knights on their backs.

The heat created a glimmer of light in Xiang Han's armor, and even hit the ground along with Xiang Han's armor.

But Xiang Han's expression was cold.

Holding the halberd left by Xiang Lang in his hand, Xiang Han marched silently at the front of the headquarters, his eyes filled with the fire of revenge constantly patrolling around.

"Quack~gua~"

A few frogs croaked quietly in the night, dotting this hot summer night.

But Xiang Han suddenly sat up straight.

Wherever the army passed, birds and beasts were everywhere. How could a frog without eyes dare to cry?

After waiting patiently for more than ten seconds, Xiang Han, who did not hear the frogs croaking anymore, shouted:

"Raise fire! Raise shield!"

Xiang Han's voice was like a heavy hammer hitting a dead water, and it was heard far away in the quiet night sky.

There was no need for the messenger to say more, and the shield soldiers in Xiang Han's army pushed forward to the sides of the army without hesitation, raising their large shields.

Seventy percent of Xiang Han's soldiers lit the torches in their hands with flint.

In just a few breaths, a fire dragon made of torches suddenly dispelled the darkness around them!

It was different from the one-tenth fire in the regular night battle.

Xiang Han's troops were only 12,000 people, but they raised 8,500 torches, making the appearance of 85,000 soldiers!

"Not good! The enemy has discovered our army!"

"We actually ran into a small army of the Chu army?"

"No! If the Chu army escaped separately, this might be the main force of the Chu army!"

"Our troops intercepted the enemy, my comrades, immediately send a message to the general! Ask for help!"

"Crossbowmen, move forward, diffuse fire!"

Looking at this long and thick endless fire dragon, the Qin-Qi coalition army ambushed near Xiang Han's troops subconsciously thought that they had encountered a small army of the Chu army, or even the main force of the Chu army!

Waves of exclamations rang out from the east, west, south and north of the Chu army.

Then came the sound of exploding bowstrings and the sound of metal clashing!

Xiang Han sneered: "With just this little ability, you dare to get close to investigate?"

"Comrades, speed up!"

While shouting, Xiang Han rode forward in the lead.

And behind Xiang Han, a hundred Xiang family members and two thousand elite infantrymen followed closely.

Seeing Xiang Han leading the front army to charge, a Qi army captain shouted: "Form a battle array! Spearmen, step forward, form a square formation!"

However, this shout exposed the position of this Qi army.

Xiang Han's eyes suddenly turned to the direction of the Qi army captain, and his right hand took out a short spear from the back of the horse, bent his body backward, and then threw it suddenly!

"Ah!!!"

Hearing the screams from someone unknown, Xiang Han shouted angrily: "The enemy is 40 feet in front of our army."

"Knights speed up!"

"Charge!"

While shouting, Xiang Han squeezed the horse's belly again and ran wildly in the direction where the sound came from.

When he got closer, Xiang Han really saw a lot of terrified faces.

With a cruel smile on his face, Xiang Han thrust the long halberd in his hand forward.

"Qi thief, give me your life!!!"

The tip of the halberd pierced through his throat, bringing out a lot of blood.

Before the body of the leading Qi army fell to the ground, Xiang Han's halberd in his hand had already slashed at another Qi army.

Behind Xiang Han, hundreds of Xiang clan members also thrust out their long spears decisively, trying to use the lives of these Qi soldiers to commemorate the clan members who died in this battle.

"The leader must be a general. If we kill this general, we will definitely make a lot of money!"

"The enemy army has at least 2,000 people. How can a company of soldiers like us (200 people) fight against them? Run! Run! Aren't you afraid of making money but not spending it!"

Xiang Han only led the Xiang clan members to charge for a while, and even before the follow-up infantry joined the battle, the 200 Qi soldiers ambushed here had already scattered like birds and beasts.

Looking at the Qi army running into the night, Xiang Han, who was murderous, shouted without hesitation: "Chase!"

However, as soon as the order was issued, a series of small fire dragons composed of torches came into Xiang Han's eyes.

Xiang Han immediately raised his eyes and looked around, and saw that there were dozens of fire dragons of different sizes in the four directions of east, west, south and north accelerating towards him.

Xiang Han could only suppress his killing intent and change the order: "Order the whole army, disperse and advance, speed up to the east!"

"Follow me in the front and clear the way for our army!"

...

At the same time, west of Xia Pi City.

"The fire is lit." Laude looked to the east and asked in a low voice: "You two, give the order."

Zhao Xiang looked at the central camp of the Qin-Qi coalition army and shook his head: "Wait a little longer."

Laode frowned and said: "But the commander ordered you and me to attack the camp immediately after seeing the fire on the east side."

"If it takes too long, when the Qin army's central army is reorganized, our army will not be attacking the enemy camp at night, but will be a sheep in the tiger's mouth!"

The key to night attack is to take the enemy by surprise.

Wait until the enemy is ready before attacking the camp, is it still called a night attack?

It's called a night assault!

Zhao Xiang said in a deep voice: "The commander cannot give clear instructions on everything."

"It is the duty of our generals to make decisions according to the commander's orders."

"How can Captain Lao determine that there are really enemy troops in the Qin army's central camp?"

Lao De was slightly stunned.

Yes.

Since Ying Chengjiao knew that the Chu army was about to withdraw, how could he not guard against the Chu army launching a surprise attack at the last moment?

Although waiting a little longer would make their night attack more difficult.

But facing a man like Ying Chengjiao, it is never too much to be cautious!

Lao De stopped persuading, but continued to lie beside Zhao Xiang and wait patiently.

After more than forty breaths, bursts of drums suddenly came from the central camp of the Qin-Qi coalition army.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

"Assemble! Form a battle array!"

"The Chu army is trying to escape at night, quickly assemble the army!"

It was not until he heard the shouts from the Qin-Qi coalition's central camp that Zhao Xiang breathed a sigh of relief, stood up suddenly, and shouted: "All troops, listen to my orders!"

"Burn down the Qin-Qi coalition's camp!"