Chapter 620: Wang Jian Fought in Xia Pi City to Eliminate the Biggest Worry for King Qi of Chu!

Giant Mountain.

Unlike Xia Pi City, where the exclamations gradually rose, the shouts of killing in Jushan were gradually fading.

Finally, it completely dissipated.

Wang Jian drove his warhorse to trample on the corpses of the Chu soldiers, slowly walked up, and finally stood on the top of the giant mountain.

Riding on the rising sun, Wang Jian looked back to the southeast and saw that the endless flood was pouring out from the dike that was dug in the north of Xia Pi City.

The strong water flow, carrying mud and sand, hit the walls of Xia Pi City heavily.

If it were other cities, these water flows would disperse to lower terrain after losing inertia.

But Xia Pi City is worthy of being a place that must be flooded by military strategists since ancient times!

Even if the water flow after hitting the city wall lost its inertia, it still accumulated around the city wall of Xia Pi City, constantly infiltrating the rammed earth wall structure of Xia Pi City.

Further back, there was a constant flow of river water rushing towards Xia Pi City.

In just one hour, the land around Xia Pi City was completely flooded!

Meng Nan sighed when he saw this: "Pengcheng has continuous plum rains in June and July, which caused the river water to rise."

"Yishui, Shushui and Sishui were cut off by our army for nearly two months, and they continued to accumulate."

"Once they were released, they rushed 150 miles overnight and hit Xia Pi City directly!"

"How can Xia Pi City resist?"

"I never thought that Chang'an Jun was not only good at fire attack, but also so good at water attack!"

Although the strategy of flooding Xia Pi City was proposed by Ying Chengjiao and perfected by Wang Jian.

But Wang Jian pushed all the credit to Ying Chengjiao - anyway, Ying Chengjiao was not here, Wang Jian could take the credit however he wanted!

Now, hearing Meng Nan's praise, Wang Jian nodded with a smile and agreed: "Everyone says that Chang'an Jun is good at fire attack, but I think that Chang'an Jun is better at water attack."

"It's just that Chang'an Jun is kind and doesn't want to harm innocent people, so he doesn't use the strategy of water attack lightly."

"Otherwise, Daliang City would have fallen into the vast ocean created by Chang'an Jun!"

Thinking of Ying Chengjiao's arrangement during the battle of Daliang City, Meng Nan nodded in agreement.

At that time, several Qin troops were stationed around the river bank, and Ying Chengjiao had made all preparations to flood Daliang City.

But in the end, Ying Chengjiao did not order the dike to be dug, but instead took Daliang City with a clever strategy.

Chang'an Jun, a great man!

Wang Jian said generously: "Chang'an Jun is kind and does not want to cause more killings, but he also does not want our soldiers to die in vain."

"Chang'an Jun has already won the game, and we should pursue the victory and expand the results of the war!"

Wang Jian's voice turned deep: "Order!"

"The navy warships are ready for battle."

"When the water level slows down, we will besiege Xia Pi City and cut off the escape route of the Chu army!"

"This general will annihilate all the troops of the Chu Shangzhuguo here!"

All the generals bowed their hands: "Yes!"

After responding to the order, Meng Nan But he avoided the Qi generals and asked in a low voice: "Deputy General Wang, our goal in this battle is to drive the Chu army back to the south of the Huai River."

"If we annihilate this Chu army, will it lead to the weakening of Chu's national strength and be destroyed by Qi in the future?"

"I think this may not be in the interests of our Great Qin."

For the Great Qin, the best solution for this battle is to drive Chu back to the south of the Huai River after the war while both Qi and Chu suffered huge losses, so as to form a situation where the snipe and the clam fight and the fisherman benefits.

But if Chu suffers huge losses, Qi is likely to start a war again, swallow Chu in one gulp, quickly restore its former hegemony, and become a stumbling block on the road to Qin's great cause!

Wang Jian shook his head: "Although this Chu army is the main force of the Chu army, it refused to return to help when Helu City was in danger."

"I think there must be a rift between the King of Chu and the Chu Shangzhuguo, and even a struggle for the throne."

"If this army really retreats to the south of the Huai River, it may cause a civil war between the King of Chu and Chu, further weakening the national strength of Chu and giving Qi the opportunity to send troops in the chaos."

"But if this Chu army is completely annihilated here, although it will cause a large number of young and strong people in Chu to die in battle, it will prevent the King of Chu from having to face a civil war."

"After Chang'an Jun's troops retreat, the King of Chu can also quickly integrate the national strength with the victory of the enemy, which is enough to compete with Qi!"

"This move is indeed not good for Chu, but for our Great Qin, this is the best choice now."

Through rational considerations and estimates of the Chu court, Wang Jian made the most correct choice.

As long as the battle develops as Wang Jian estimated, the Chu State will be in a state of serious injury and dying, but with a violent increase in ferocity.

As long as King Qi of Chu can give full play to his abilities, the current Qi State cannot destroy the Chu State!

Meng Nan suddenly realized and said solemnly: "Don't worry, Deputy General Wang, our army will definitely succeed!"

Wang Jian smiled: "Don't worry too much, our army has other reinforcements to help."

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Wang Jian and Meng Nan were in a very relaxed mood.

But there was already a lot of grief in Xia Pi City.

"The Qin-Qi coalition forces broke the dike and flooded the city! What should our army do? What should our army do!"

"If the water floods the city wall, we will all die!"

"I said that our army will definitely lose in the face of Qin Chang'an Jun, why do we have to fight!"

"It is said that the king has already ordered the upper pillar country to withdraw his troops. If the upper pillar country had withdrawn his troops earlier, our army would not have come to this!"

Water and fire are merciless.

The soldiers of the Chu army had already experienced the cruelty of the sea of ​​fire, and today they will face the tyranny of the flood again.

After a series of defeats, how can they not be terrified!

The morale of the Chu army has almost collapsed!

On the city wall, all the generals of the Chu State were in a very heavy mood.

Looking down at the three-foot-high water under the city wall, Xiong Liu's voice trembled slightly: "Why does this water not recede for a long time?!"

"The scouts have not found that the Qin-Qi coalition has blocked the downstream river!"

Qu Huan sighed helplessly: "The terrain of Pi is quite low, and it has been prone to floods since ancient times."

"In the past, Pi City was flooded, so it was relocated and Shangpi was built. Shangpi was flooded again, so it was relocated and Xiapi was built. Xiapi was flooded again, so it was relocated and newly built."

"Although Xiapi is slightly higher than Picheng and Shangpi, it still suffers from floods repeatedly."

"The Qin-Qi coalition does not need to block the downstream river to form such a situation!"

As long as there is a flood, no matter how you control the water, my Xiapi City will be flooded.

This is the card of the place that must be flooded by military strategists!

There was a hint of despair in Xiong Liu's voice: "What Qu Zuoyin meant was that the water could not retreat on its own?"

Qu Huan did not speak, but just nodded slightly.

But just this nod almost broke Xiong Liu's faith!

How long can Xia Pi City hold out in the face of the flood?

Soon, the river water outside the city will disintegrate the city wall under their feet and pour into Xia Pi City.

While drowning the residents of Xia Pi City, it will also drown Xiong Liu's dream of becoming the King of Chu!

Xiong Liu suddenly looked at Xiang Yan: "Shang Zhuguo, do you have any good ideas?"

Xiang Yan did not answer Xiong Liu, but just stared at the water outside the city.

He didn't understand why he had clearly sent Jing Chou to garrison Pengcheng and guard various waterways, but the Qin-Qi coalition could still carry out the flooding strategy without his knowledge!

He didn't know that when the war situation developed like this, what chance did he have to take revenge again!

He only knew that he had no chance.

King Qi of Chu would not give him another chance, Xiong Liu would not give him another chance, and even his soldiers would not continue to fight with a general who had been defeated three times!

"Shangzhuguo!"

Xiong Liu's repeated calls finally awakened Xiang Yan's thoughts.

Xiang Yan looked at Xiong Liu, and after a few breaths of silence, he spoke in a hoarse voice: "Let's go."

Xiong Liu was stunned: "What does Shang Zhuguo mean by this?"

Xiang Yan's voice was calm but sad: "Xia Pi City can't be defended."

"If my guess is correct, when the water level subsides, Qin Shangjiang Jian will definitely order the navy ships to lock Xia Pi City and then annihilate our army."

"The period before the water level subsides is the only chance for our army to escape from Xia Pi City!"

Xiong Liu clenched his hands into fists in his sleeves, and looked at Xiang Yan with his eyes fixed: "Where to go?"

"Most of our army's cities in the south have been captured by the Qin-Qi coalition."

"Are we going all the way back to Helu City?!"

Xiong Liu has paid so much for the throne, and he is openly recruiting various tribes to nominate him as the King of Chu.

If Xiong Liu escapes back to Helu City, King Qi of Chu will never let him go!

Xiang Yan said calmly: "Go south along the Huai River, then enter the Yangtze River, take the Yugan River to bypass Wu, and turn all the way to Yue."

"If Min Wenjun is capable, he can occupy Kuaiji and become the king, dominating Yue."

Listening to Xiang Yan's planned escape route, Xiong Liu nodded repeatedly.

But suddenly, Xiong Liu felt that something was wrong with this, and he smiled tentatively: "With the help of Shangzhuguo and the generals, I can occupy Kuaiji and become the king."

"At that time, I will ask Shangzhuguo to take charge again and help me conquer Ouyue in the south to expand the territory!"

Xiang Yan shook his head: "I will not leave."

Xiong Liu's heart sank to the bottom of the valley, and he asked: "Shangzhuguo, what do you mean?"

Xiang Yan walked to the edge of the city wall, with a strong unwillingness in his voice: "Zhaoling City was not defended, I left."

"Echeng was not defended, I left."

"Shouchun City was not defended, I still left."

"Today, I, Xiang Yan, will not leave!"

After losing battles in succession, Xiang Yan has no face to face the elders of Jiangdong.

Ashamed of the trust of all parties, Xiang Yan can no longer raise an army to avenge Xiang Rong.

The only thing that made Xiang Yan feel lucky was that he received an order from King Qi of Chu yesterday urging him to return for help, indicating that Helu City was still holding out.

He, Xiang Yan, was lucky not to be the sinner of the demise of Chu!

There was nothing to be gained in life, so why should one be afraid of death?

After making up his mind, Xiang Yan felt relieved: "While we can still go, Min Wenjun and the generals, take the soldiers and leave."

"I will cover you!"

Xiong Liu wanted to say something.

But looking at Xiang Yan who was determined to die, Xiong Liu could only sigh softly in the end: "Shangzhuguo, take care!"

Without a trace of reluctance, Xiong Liu faced Qu Huan and others and shouted in a deep voice: "Order the whole army to go to Dongshuimen quickly."

"Get on the ship and go south!"

All the Chu generals bowed in unison: "Yes!"

Finally, he looked at Xiang Yan with a complicated look, and Qu Huan and other generals followed closely behind Xiong Liu and rushed eastward.

Xiang Yan looked at Xiang Han and the few other Xiang clan members who were accompanying him, and calmly ordered: "You guys go too."

Xiang Han smiled and said: "Since the clan leader intends to cover the rear, he will always need some manpower."

"We are not talented, but we are willing to die for the clan leader!"

Behind Xiang Han, hundreds of Xiang clan members bowed their hands together:

"We are willing to die for the clan leader!"

Xiang Yan was very pleased, but also very heartbroken.

Forcing a smile, Xiang Yan issued the last order: "Order!"

"Turn the big flag to the White Gate Tower in the south city."

"All the clan members, board the warships and go out of the city to stop the enemy!"