The war started more suddenly than expected.
The Chu people, who were driven to the battlefield by the foreigners like cattle and sheep, began to attack the Sui people whom they had always wanted to take revenge on.
"I've thought countless times..."
The armored general standing in front of the formation had a sad face, and his voice was particularly low: "One day I will lead my son from Great Chu to break through the Sui people's border, and the army will lose ground wherever they go. My great Chu's battle flag is flying over the Sui people's border." Within the borders, let the Sui people know what it is like to be robbed of half of the country. They even thought about sending a million troops to Chang'an in their lifetime to destroy this powerful neighbor!"
His name is Chu Yuanze, and he was once one of the most important generals in Great Chu. It is also the only general who is still alive after the Great Chu Kingdom was destroyed. It was he who led a small number of troops to guard the retreat for the emperor Chu Juzheng at the beginning, and was forced to surrender with the only 300 remaining warriors. At the beginning, he wanted to delay the foreigners in exchange for more escape time for the emperor of Chu, otherwise he would have committed suicide and died for the country.
However, a few years later, with 200,000 troops from the Chu State, he entered the territory of the Sui people in a humiliating way, and launched an attack on the Sui army that he once regarded as his lifelong enemy.
Perhaps, he can only comfort himself in this way now.
The Sui people are also enemies.
"Leading you, holding the battle flag, breaking through the Phoenix Terrace, destroying the Mu Mansion, and reaching Chang'an."
His voice is so sad, where there is no heroic ambition at the time of the battle.
"Now we are here, but we are attacking the former enemy as captives. So what if we win this battle? The Sui people are still proud even if they lose, and we are still a clown even if we win …At the beginning, I promised Your Majesty that I would lead the Erlangs to continue fighting to defend Da Chu, but now… I have become a weapon driven by foreigners.”
"General, don't think so."
One of his old subordinates sighed: "Although you have bullied us for many years, let's take it as revenge... Thinking about it this way, it will make you feel better. General, this matter is beyond your control... If you don't accept the arrangement of foreigners , that Lehman will order the slaughter of these 200,000 Chuerlangs. You are doing this to keep them, so don’t be too sad.”
"But, I brought them to the battlefield!"
Chu Yuanze said sadly, "Didn't they all come to die together?"
far away
The first wave of offensive had already been fought with the Sui people. Facing the Chu army and foreign troops who were far stronger than themselves, the Sui people guarding the Malanshan Pass did not passively resist, but confronted each other from the very beginning. That kind of morale made Chu Yuanze and others feel ashamed after seeing it.
"The pride of the Sui people lies in this."
Chu Yuanze sighed: "It took more than two months for the foreigners to destroy me, Great Chu. The foreigners still wanted to destroy the Sui Dynasty, but now a few years have passed, but they haven't even captured half of the eastern border. In front of the Sui people, I am even more ashamed."
"I heard that it's not the soldiers of the Mu family who are guarding the Malanshan pass this time."
His subordinates said: "According to rumors, there was a Sui general named Fang Jie who came from the Central Plains with an army of one million to resist the foreigners. He was called the Black Banner Army. Now the one guarding the Malanshan Pass is the Black Banner Army." One, it is rumored that this Black Banner Army has been victorious in every battle and has ended the Sui people's rebellion."
"I've heard the man's name."
Chu Yuanze said: "I have to say, I admire this young man."
"But now that the two armies are at war, there is no room for it."
His subordinates persuaded: "General, if you don't do your best, the Sui people will not show mercy. They hate us more than they hate foreigners."
Chu Yuanze nodded, knowing that his subordinates were right. When the state of Chu was destroyed, although the Sui people did not send troops to rescue them, Chu Juzheng, the emperor of Chu, fled to the eastern border with the remnants of the defeated generals, and they were considered to have received the protection of the Sui people. But now, the army of Chu State came to attack the Sui people. Speaking of which, Sui people should really hate them more.
"Another ten battalions will go immediately."
Chu Yuanze ordered: "Tell the generals in front, don't be afraid of the battle and don't be tired of it. If this battle is won quickly, don't abuse the Sui prisoners of war. For the Sui people, it is actually better to be won by us than by foreigners. After winning this battle, let them pretend to be negligent and let go as many Sui people as they can."
"The general is merciful!"
The subordinates sighed, and then sent more troops to attack.
After half an hour, Chu Yuanze's face became extremely ugly.
The battlefield ahead seems to be stalemate, but the Chu army has become more and more difficult. Two Sui cavalrymen came out from the two wings, and stabbed fiercely into the sides of the Chu army like long knives on both sides. Although he dispatched troops to support them, the two cavalrymen came and went like the wind, easily piercing through the long formation. Then they didn't want to fight, and withdrew like the wind. Before the Chu army regrouped, they went around in a big circle and smashed back like a heavy hammer.
After only two charges, the formation of the Chu army's two wings had been cut to pieces.
"Chu Bieqing!"
Chu Yuanze ordered loudly: "Take all the heavy armored infantry up, avoid the light cavalry of the Sui people, don't attack, just separate the cavalry, and then call gold to withdraw the troops immediately."
His subordinate General Chu Bieqing responded immediately. This strong man who looked like a two-meter-high iron tower waved and shouted, and led all the heavy armored infantry forward to push up. It's just that the movement speed of the heavy armored infantry was too slow. Before they could fill up and stop the light cavalry, the two Sui cavalry had once again pierced through the Chu army's formation and left.
Chu Bieqing didn't dare to delay, and while ordering the two wings to draw back, he continued to push forward with heavy armor, in case the Sui people's Qingqi came back again.
The voice of Mingjin remembered that the first Chu army's attack came to an end after more than an hour of fighting. Not only did they not win as quickly as Chu Yuanze predicted, they even lost far more troops than the Sui people. Before reaching the Sui people's camp, they were slammed back by the Sui people's counterattack.
This kind of aggrieved made Chu Yuanze's already uncomfortable mentality even more depressed.
"The combat power of the Sui people remains the same as before."
He sat on the high slope with a cold face.
"General Chu!"
At this moment, a foreigner brought a few musketeers to the front of the formation, pointed to the retreating team and said dissatisfiedly: "Master Marquis asked me to come over and ask, how did General Chu conduct this battle? If they contact you, they will order the troops to withdraw, so are you colluding with the Sui people?"
"fart!"
Chu Bieqing, whose armor was covered in blood, stood up and cursed loudly: "We lost at least four thousand soldiers in this battle, and you dare to frame them!"
"Who are you?"
The foreigner snorted coldly: "Don't you Chu people often say that people should be judged by respect? I'm talking to your general, what are you? Don't forget your identity, you pigs! If it weren't for the great Lai Your Majesty Man is benevolent, you will have another chance to go to the battlefield to wash away your shame? Don’t forget that you were beaten very badly by the Sui people, and you lost half of the country, but you didn’t even have the courage to take it back. This time between you So the revenge is all because of the opportunity we gave you, otherwise with your ability, you can break into the land of the Sui people?"
He took out his short gun and pointed at Chu Bieqing: "You lowly people, what's the difference between you and pigs? If you dare to say a word, I'll kill you."
Chu Bieqing was furious, and took a step forward but was pulled back by Chu Yuanze.
"You back off!"
He shook his head at Chu Bieqing, and then said to the foreigner: "Please go back and tell Mokes that we have a grudge against the Sui people, but we are not friends with you Opulu people. How can we fight this battle?" I have the final say, if you think I can't do it, you can let me leave with the troops."
"you!"
The foreigner said angrily: "Don't think that you don't know your identity after the Marquis said a few polite words to you. You are just a prisoner of war! If you were placed elsewhere, you would already be a slave."
He turned around and left: "This group of pigs who don't know how to live or die..."
Chu Bieqing almost bit her lip, but was held tightly by Chu Yuanze: "What can you do if you kill him now? Aren't you causing trouble for the brothers?"
"But shall we keep humiliating like this!"
For the first time in history, Chu Bieqing contradicted Chu Yuanze, his father.
"yes… "
A ray of deep sadness flashed in Chu Yuanze's eyes: "After the country was destroyed, all we have left is humiliation."
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"The Sui people have Qingqi, so if we fight like this, we will always be harassed."
General Nie Yubing under Chu Yuanze sighed: "It seems that this Sui team called the Black Banner Army is extremely good at fighting and well-trained, and they are definitely not the kind of recruits who have not experienced battle. The Central Plains has been fighting for several years, and all those soldiers are brave and fearless. Especially the cavalry, we have never fought against cavalry, and we are simply impossible to defend against."
Chu Bieqing sighed: "After I led the troops up, even though I blocked the light cavalry of the Black Banner Army, there was nothing I could do about them. The speed of the light cavalry was too fast. They came and killed for a while and then left. After the heavy armor came up, it went back immediately. But the heavy armor in the army is only 8,000, and it can't be defended at all."
"The foreigners have sent someone to urge them again."
Yang Ziwen, a staff member under Chu Yuanze's tent, sighed heavily: "The general agreed to the foreigners, just wanting to keep these great Chu's sons. But it seems that the foreigners want us to be their stepping stones. If they continue like this, sooner or later We're all going to die here."
"General."
Everyone looked at Chu Yuanze: "I have to think of a way."
Nie Yubing said: "The Sui people had at least one hundred thousand troops at Malanshan Pass. Although the total force is much lower than that, the foreigners must not come up so fast. If we continue to fight like this, General, you will work hard to protect them." The soldiers who come down will all die aggrieved in battle."
"I know!"
Chu Yuanze waved his hand: "Let me be quiet for a while."
He frowned, looking at the map in silence.
At this moment, someone outside suddenly said softly: "I didn't want to disturb the general to discuss the military situation, but I brought an old acquaintance of the general here. Good to see you."
The voice came from outside the tent, so close!
The expressions of all the people in the big tent changed, and Chu Bieqing immediately stood up and stopped Chu Yuanze: "Who are you!"
There were at least a hundred guards outside, but this strange voice came from outside the door. From this, it can be seen that the man had unknowingly turned all the guards down.
The curtain was lifted from the outside, and a fat man with a gentle smile on his face walked in. He was wearing a well-tailored suit, but because of the fit, he looked weird, as if a layer of cloth had been tightened around his body.
"It doesn't matter who I am, what matters is that the person I just stole from Mufu City is very important."
The fat man with a friendly smile turned his head and waved his hands: "Come in, meet your old acquaintance."
While speaking, someone came in from outside, wearing a black robe and a hat covering his head and face. After entering the door, he walked in front of everyone, paused for a while, and then slowly pushed back his hat. When Chu Yuanze and the others saw his face, they immediately froze in fright.
After a while, Chu Yuanze was the first to react, and knelt down on both knees: "Chu Yuanze, please greet Your Majesty!"
The person who came was actually the fugitive emperor of Chu... Chu Juzheng!