The 358th chapter fierce battle (2)
The battle outside Ruyin City continued until dusk.
On the Chu army, Xiang Yan personally supervised the battle, and Xiang Liang led the Xiang clan troops to attack the left wing of the Qin army.
On the left wing of the Qin army, the army was guarded by the captain Zhong Chi, and Li Zuoche led the cavalry to restrain him.
During the battle, Li Zuoche led his cavalry, regardless of casualties, and broke into the Chu army's army formation with light cavalry and annihilated the Chu army's chariots.
When Meng Hu led his army back, crossed Yingshui and joined the battlefield, the Qin army's advantages became more obvious.
Taking advantage of the afterglow of the sunset, Meng Tian ordered Luo Jia, who had been waiting for a long time, to lead the heavy cavalry under his command, to rush straight to the Chu army formation.
Five thousand cavalrymen, holding spears in their hands, kept rushing against the Chu army formation, retreated, and continued to collide, just like waves in the sea, wave after wave, endless.
After several collisions, the Chu army's army finally couldn't hold on, and a three-meter-wide gap was created. The Qin cavalry flocked in along the gap.
The setting sun is like blood, and the battle is at its last moment.
Meng Tian stood beside the big flag, and saw the cavalry breaking into the Chu army formation, and immediately ordered the soldiers who beat the drum to increase the rhythm of the drum beat.
In such a huge battlefield, people were in the crowd, and the generals could still take time to look back at the flags of the Central Army. Ordinary soldiers, holding weapons, faced the Chu army, decided their actions entirely with the sound of golden drums behind the military formation.
"Dongdongdongdong--"
The drum beats of the Qin army became more and more compact and louder.
This is a signal of the general attack.
During normal training, conditioned reflexes have been formed in the Qin army's consciousness with drum beats.
The Chu people were in the south, cleaning up the surrounding tribes and destroying the various vassal states, with few rivals. The Chu people were brave enough to fight.
Compared with the Qin army, the Chu people were not as skilled in using the battle formation.
After Shang Yang's reform, strict military laws gradually formed within the Qin army. In the battle formation, soldiers who could not abide by military orders and other military laws were dealt with.
The Qin army was joined by five people, and the ten people were formed into a battle formation in small groups, which was as solid as a rock.
The cooperation between the army and between the army is skillful and worthy of the strongest army of this era.
The battle of an army lies in its discipline.
Looking at the Qin army formation that was slowly forcing the Chu army to retreat, Meng Tian suddenly felt a sense of heroism.
I personally experienced the peak of the Qin army in the era of classical wars.
After the sun set, the sky gradually faded, and the Qin army set off torches, without any intention of withdrawing the troops.
Taking advantage of your illness, I will kill you. Meng Tian has no idea of not chasing the enemy. At this time, he must kill as many troops as possible.
The Chu army under Xiang Yan's command was the last main force of the Chu State. After annihilated this Chu army, there was no obstacle to the fertile land of Chu State.
"Sima Dou on the left and Sima Xi on the right. The puppet Chu army has been exposed for defeat. You two are now leading the army to join the battle group!"
Meng Tian ordered the commander to go and notify Dou and Xi, and let go of their uneasiness.
The Chu army under Mi Tong's banner, Meng Tian, was an officer of the Nanjun people, but the Chu people were newly surrendered, and Meng Tian did not dare to use it in the field.
Just now, Meng Tian’s personal military camp was secretly on guard against the surrender of the army.
Fortunately, the Qin army was more powerful and defeated the Chu army. In the battle of the wind, I believe that Dou and Xi would not have any extra thoughts in their hearts.
Dou and Xi were also worried that Meng Tian would let the Chu people and Xiang Yan consume it. Seeing that the Qin army just asked them to put the formation, the two completely abandoned their concerns.
Meng Tian ordered them to join the battle group, which was exactly what they wanted. The two of them carried long swords, torches, led their men and horses, and carried the yellow flag embroidered with the word "Chu" and headed towards Ruyin.
The Chu army under Mi Tong was dressed in Chu costumes and wrapped in black Qin turbans on their hair, which was different from Xiang Yan's Chu army.
The next day, the morning sun rose, and the black dragon flag of the Qin army was planted at the top of Ruyin City.
Xiang Yan and Xiang Liang led the remaining Xiang clan soldiers to retreat south along the Yingshui River.
Huang Ji occupied Yingshang and cut off the road for the Chu army to go south to Shouying from land. If Long Ben, the naval officer of the Chu State of Shouying, led his army to pick him up, Xiang Yan would have to turn back to the upper reaches of the Huai River and detour to Ruyin.
"I didn't expect that Xiang Yan, who had always been persistent, would take the initiative to fight with our army when he saw that our army occupied Yingshang."
In Ruyin City, Xiang Yan's command center became the temporary command post of the Qin army. Looking around at the spacious hall, Meng Xue's heart was ups and downs, and she had not yet come back to her senses from yesterday's battle.
"Yingshang blocked Xiang Yan's way back. Xiang Yan must have thought of a big battle with our army and then taking the opportunity to retreat. How can he be satisfied?"
Zhong Chi and Li Zuoche worked together to defeat Xiang Liang. Thinking that the title after the war would probably be upgraded, his chest couldn't help but be taller.
"It's a pity that I was unable to capture Xiang Yan alive!"
Zhang Tuo sat on the ground, leaning back to the north, leaning against the wooden red black painted table, looking up at the beam, looking a little regretful.
After the war, we took advantage of the situation to attack the city and entered Ruyin. We worked hard all night and slept for less than two hours, and everyone was a little tired.
After kneeling on the ground, I felt more sore and back pain after a long time. However, in public, it was difficult for everyone to sit around and lean on the flower table to rest and recuperate.
"Meng Xue stayed in Ruyin, and the remaining people would pack up and go south to Yingshang immediately!"
A quarter of an hour later, Meng Tian also carried her tired body and walked out of the back hall.
"Li Bi led his army south to pursue the Chu army. We have to clean up Ruyin and the remaining Chu soldiers in Yingshang area. After we arrive in Yingshang, we will do some repairs."
Meng Tian left 50,000 people to guard Ruyin, guarding the prisoners, and hurriedly passed by the Gongqiu food, left Ruyin, and continued to go south.
"Let Tu Ju and Ren Xiao lead the navy and go south together."
During yesterday's battle, Tu Ju and Ren Xiao led their troops south to Ruyin and fought with the Chu navy, and the battle was quite fierce.
The Chu Navy lost nearly twenty ships and did not dare to continue to move north, so he turned around and retreated towards Shouying.
Meng Hu had previously acted as a sneak attack on Shouying, and Shouying's navy did not dare to leave the capital. When the battle in Ruyin started, Long Ben, the navy captain of the Chu army, took a small number of ships to the north.
After a month of training, the Qin army's naval army was barely able to fight on the water.
The Qin people's ships were equipped with large crossbows and small stone catapults, which shocked the Chu army. However, the Qin people were not yet fully adapted to fighting on the ships, and their proficiency in operating the ships was unable to keep up with the Chu army.
The first battle between the navy divisions of the two armies was considered a draw.
Li Bi led the cavalry, Dou and Xi to lead the surrendered Chu army. As the vanguard, he went south all the way and met the Chu general Pu who was supporting him north. The two sides fought a battle.
There were many Qin soldiers, and the captain Pu was outnumbered. He led a few personal soldiers and Zhe Xiang Yingshui. He happened to meet Long Ben, who was carrying Xiang Yan and others back, so he got on board.
When the Chu army ships passed by the water outside Yingshang, they all moved to the east of Yingshui.
Xiang Yan opened the window of the cabin and stared at Yingshang. He saw stone bullets suddenly popping up in Yingshang City and flew towards the Chu army fleet.
"The casting tool in Yingshang is not far away, and the ship is now at a safe distance." Long Ben went to the cabin and saw Xiang Yan's face solemn, he said, "When I led my army north, I passed by Yingshang, but I suffered a loss."
Xiang Yan sighed slightly, this was what he was worried about. After the Qin army occupied Yingshang, it would use stone catapults to block the river surface.
Chapter completed!