Chapter 599: I Fell Into a Trap? I Did It on Purpose! The 70,000 Soldiers Were Just Bait!

West of Xia Pi City.

Xiang Yan stood on the city wall, looking deep into the night sky outside the city that was burned red by the fire.

Qu Huan punched the battlement of the city wall fiercely: "That's a motherfucker!"

"The enemy is cheating!"

"The Qin-Qi coalition must have set up an empty camp long ago, waiting for our army to get in."

"Our army has fallen into the trap!"

When the fire arrow flew into the sky, Qu Huan knew that the three divisions of Zhaoxiang were finished!

That fire arrow was definitely not fired by the three divisions of Zhaoxiang, but by the Qin-Qi coalition.

Since the Qin-Qi coalition would take the initiative to throw fire arrows at the Qin-Qi coalition camp, it means that Ying Chengjiao had already made a comprehensive arrangement.

That camp was not a rest area for the Qin-Qi coalition at all, but a trap carefully set up by Ying Chengjiao!

Qu Huan couldn't understand why Xiang Yan sent 40,000 troops to attack the Qin army camp at night.

Qu Huan only knew that these 40,000 troops would probably be completely destroyed!

For the Chu army, which had already suffered a great defeat, this not only represented the failure of the battle plan, but also a heavy blow to the Chu army!

Qu Huan cried out in grief: "What are the scouts doing?"

"Are the scouts all blind?"

"The scouts and scouts have misled me!"

Xiang Yan did not comment on this, but turned his eyes to the east and said calmly: "I'm afraid Xiang Han's troops have also fallen into the trap!"

Qu Huan looked to the east suddenly and saw that the fire dragon belonging to Xiang Han's troops was merging with the fire dragon formed by Jing Huan and Sun Xing's troops at a high speed.

"Xiang Han's troops have also fallen into the trap?" Qu Huan murmured in confusion: "Isn't Xiang Han's troops merging with..."

Looking at the battle situation alone, Qu Huan didn't see anything wrong.

But the next moment, the conflict between the overall strategy and the battle situation jumped into his mind, and Qu Huan's eyes suddenly condensed: "Too fast!"

"They merged too quickly!"

In the original plan, Xiang Han's troops had to first take on the task of attracting the attention of the Qin-Qi coalition.

After attracting enough Qin troops, they immediately formed an encirclement with Jing Huan and Sun Xing, and quickly killed some of the enemy troops with superior forces in the local battlefield, and hit the enemy's morale.

But according to the current marching speed of Xiang Han's troops, unless Xiang Han has the unstoppable impact of Xiang Rong, it means that there are not many enemy troops in front of Xiang Han's troops!

This not only means that the encirclement plan of Xiang Han's troops and Jing Huan and Sun Xing's troops failed, but also means that Xiang Han's troops failed to complete Xiang Yan's order and failed to attract much attention from the Qin-Qi coalition.

What's more...

Xiang Yan said calmly: "The layout I made today was within the expectations of Qin Chang'an Jun and Qin General Jian."

"That camp must have been carefully arranged by the Qin-Qi coalition. Not only did it deceive our scouts, but it also hid a lot of oil early on."

"Although the ambush troops look majestic, they may just be a deception like when the Qin-Qi coalition attacked Zhao, where one person held many torches."

"The two strategies of attacking the camp and involving the enemy have all failed."

Qu Huan, Xiong Liu and other generals suddenly turned their heads to look at Xiang Yan, their eyes There was fear in the crowd, and then there was an uproar:

"What our army did tonight was expected by Qin Chang'an Jun?"

"How could it be so! How could it be so! If so, how could our army win! What should our army do? What else can our army do!"

"Our army has implemented two strategies, and two troops have been surrounded. How many arrangements and back-up plans does the Qin-Qi coalition have waiting for our army?!"

"What should we do next? Looking at the situation of this battle, I am afraid that even if our army wants to retreat to the south of the Huai River as the king said, it will be difficult to succeed!"

What is the most feared thing in war?

It is not that the enemy is numerous and we are few, or that there is not enough food and grass.

It is that all your ideas have been known by the enemy!

Now, the Chu army is already at a disadvantage in terms of military strength, and there is pressure from the King of Chu above. It is facing Ying Chengjiao, who has defeated the Chu army twice, and has been blocked by the Qin-Qi coalition for more than a month!

The pressure on them is already great.

When they know that their plans are all expected by Ying Chengjiao.

Many generals were almost in despair!

Qu Huan took a few deep breaths, suppressed his trembling heart, and spoke in a bitter but firm voice: "Shangzhuguo is so calm, I think he has already expected that Qin Changan Jun would expect our army's deployment, right?"

Xiang Yan nodded slightly: "Yes."

Xiong Liu took two steps back silently, and looked at Xiang Yan with a little more suspicion.

He couldn't help but have a thought in his heart.

Could it be that Xiang Yan has secretly surrendered to Qin? !

But more generals suddenly had a glimmer of hope in their hearts, and looked at Xiang Yan with hopeful eyes.

Xiang Yan looked towards the Qin army camp, and his voice was full of expectation: "The Qin-Qi coalition must have expected that I would try to fight again before withdrawing."

"I will definitely fight again before withdrawing."

"For this reason, I will order Zhao Xiang's three divisions to attack the enemy camp at night, and order Xiang Han's division to seduce the enemy."

"If it succeeds, it will be a blessing for our Great Chu."

"If it fails, no matter what arrangements Qin Chang'an Jun and Qin Shangjiang Jian made before, they must seize the opportunity to win twice and attack Xiapi City!"

Xiang Yan finally told the real plan he made for this battle.

Perhaps Ying Chengjiao and Wang Jian made a perfect encirclement.

But when Xiang Yan took the initiative to reveal the flaws of the Chu army and exposed the empty Xiapi City, how could Ying Chengjiao and Wang Jian remain indifferent?

Although the total strength of the Qin-Qi coalition forces was large, it was unable to form an absolute advantage over the Chu army in the siege, and it was somewhat stretched when it was actually used.

In order to seize Xiapi City, Ying Chengyu and Wang Jian will definitely take the initiative to abolish a series of arrangements and send their troops to Xiapi City.

In this way, Xiang Yan will have the initiative in the battle!

But none of the generals cheered for Xiang Yan.

Looking at Xiang Yan's overall layout, it is not difficult to find.

Although Zhao Xiang, Xiang Han and other six troops did have a slight chance to achieve the strategic goal, they only had a slight chance.

Their main purpose in the battle is just bait thrown by Xiang Yan to Ying Chengyu!

That’s more than 70,000 robes!

Many of them are their own blood relatives!

Is the strategy gained with their blood worthy of applause?

Qu Huan just looked towards the gate of Wengcheng: "These dead objects are the real decisive strategy for Shangzhu Kingdom, right?"

Originally, there was only a bare city wall directly above the city gate of Xiapiweng City.

But Xiang Yan ordered the craftsmen to build a pavilion here. In recent days, he would stand under the pavilion every time he commanded the battle, as if he wanted to use the pavilion to protect him from the sun and rain.

But today, behind the pavilion, a wooden platform was built with extremely thick wood.

There are also more than ten long boulders weighing dozens of stones placed on the wooden platform!

On the back side of the city gate building, there is also such a general layout!

Originally, Qu Huan didn't know Xiang Yan's purpose of doing this.

But when Xiang Yan admitted that Xiapi City was the main battlefield for tonight's battle, Qu Huan finally understood Xiang Yan's thoughts.

Xiang Yan said in a sincere and firm voice: "You officers and soldiers are the basis for our decisive victory!"

"The gains and losses made in this battle will be handed over to the imperial court after the war."

"Of course, our army will definitely avenge this battle tonight!"

"I beg you all soldiers to die for our great Chu!"

What else could Qu Huan and other soldiers do?

Compassion does not control military righteousness.

They also understand this.

After experiencing the initial intolerance, all the generals acquiesced in Xiang Yan's bait strategy and handed over their hands: "You must die!"

Xiang Yan smiled happily: "Good!"

"Very good!"

Looking back towards the Qin-Qi coalition camp, Xiang Yan murmured softly: "I only hope that Zhaoxiang's troops can escape smoothly!"

"Otherwise, this strategy will be difficult to achieve!"

…

at the same time.

Zhaoxiang, who had just escaped from the sea of ​​​​fire, was disgraced and miserable. He had cut off several pieces of cloth from his lower clothes to prevent the spread of the fire.

If Zhaoxiang hadn't been wearing the heavy armor of a Chu general, it wouldn't be inappropriate to say that he was a beggar on the run.

But as soon as he emerged from the sea of ​​​​fire, Zhaoxiang ran into Tu Sui's flanking troops.

Zhaoxiang had no choice but to brace himself, ride his horse, raise his spear, and charge into the enemy formation himself.

"My lord, withdraw!"

After Zhao Piao, the commander of the family army, swung a spear and stabbed Zhao Xiang, he screamed sadly: "The enemy has already ambushed here, and the Lord only has more than a hundred robes around his body."

"If we don't fight out early, we will all die in this battle!"

Zhaoxiang pulled out a spear from the heart of a Qi soldier, breathed in oxygen, and kept scanning the battle situation with his eyes: "Withdraw?"

"Will the enemy allow our troops to withdraw easily?"

"The enemy clearly wants to annihilate our army here!"

Zhaoxiang has killed three Qi soldiers in a row, and he is still wearing the eye-catching heavy armor of a general, but he has not yet heard the call to persuade him to surrender.

The Qin-Qi coalition forces made it clear that they wanted his life!

After scanning the entire battlefield, Zhao Xiang finally made up his mind: "Go back to the fire site!"

Zhao Piao was stunned: "What?"

Zhaoxiang did not explain, but just tightened the reins and ran towards the fire.

Zhaoxiang has already rushed. As the commander of the family army, what can Zhaopi do?

He could only face his scalp and rush back into the hell-like sea of ​​​​fire behind Zhao Xiang!

All the Qi troops looked at each other.

"Are you going to chase me or not?"

"You're chasing after this! Any head with burn marks will be deemed burned to death, and you can't get any money at all!"

"No money? Why fight for your life if you don't give money!"

"That's right, let them burn themselves to death."

The burned heads cannot be exchanged for money by individuals, but can only be distributed as collective rewards after the war according to merit.

This alone dispelled the enthusiasm of all the Qi troops, and saw Zhaoxiang's troops return to the scene of fire again.

Looking back, Zhao Xiang breathed a sigh of relief and saw that Qi Jun did not continue to pursue him, and then shouted in a hissing voice: "This general is here!"

"Chu Army Pao Ze comes here quickly to join forces!"

Zhao Piao and other soldiers finally understood Zhao Xiang's thoughts and hurriedly shouted in unison:

"The captain is here!"

"Pao Ze, come quickly!"

Under the shouts of Zhao Piao and others, more and more Chu soldiers who were lost in the fire moved closer to Zhao Xiang.

It wasn't until more than two thousand remnant soldiers gathered around him, and the fire became more and more intense. Many soldiers couldn't help but want to run away. Only then did Zhao Xiang give the order again: "Follow me and charge back to the city!"

"I will definitely bring you all with me."

"go home!"

In the fire scene, more than 2,000 Chu troops could not see Zhao Xiang's general flag. They could only hear the shouts of Zhao Piao and other soldiers, but they still shouted excitedly:

"go home!"