After annihilating the last enemy blocking their way, the Chu army began to embark on a new journey again.
Because the Qin army on the south road was divided into various cities to defend the Chu army's attack in place and harass the Chu army's logistics in the rear, the Qin army's troops were extremely scattered and scattered in more than 20 cities. .
Except for Nanliang City, which was defended by 100,000 Qin troops, the other cities only had 10,000 to 20,000 people, or simply a few thousand people.
After Nanliang City was captured by the Chu army, the entire South Road battlefield fell into an embarrassing situation.
That is, there are still hundreds of thousands of Qin troops in the entire south, but there is no Qin army that can stop the Chu army's attack. After all, although the Qin army was larger in number than the Chu army, it was extremely scattered and difficult to gather. The Qin army that can be used to stop the Chu army often only has some small troops on and around the Chu army's march. It is unknown whether there are 20,000 or 30,000 troops in total.
With such a small number of people, they are all old, weak, sick and disabled. What can they do to stop the Chu army, which has been tempered by blood and fire and has completely become a brave man, and they are all composed of strong men in their prime. .
If these Qin troops gathered together and went out of the city to fight the Chu army in the field, they might have just met, and they might be directly defeated by the Chu army with high morale!
Therefore, these hundreds of thousands of Qin troops could only huddle in the city they defended, allowing the Qin troops outside the city to torture them, but they did not dare to do anything.
But if you just think that these Qin troops are cowards and cowards, that would be a big mistake!
The reason why these Qin troops did not dare to leave the city was not because they were afraid of fighting, but because they wanted to preserve their strength and wait for the opportunity.
After all, these Qin troops are not fools. They clearly and deeply understand how serious and how big the gap between themselves and the enemies outside is.
If you really go out to fight in the city, you are just following the wishes of the enemies, and you are really a fool.
The Chu army outside was eager for the Qin army in the city to come out to fight in the field, so that they could take this opportunity to eliminate future troubles and leave a safe rear area.
If there is a head-to-head confrontation with the Qin army, all the 100,000 Chu troops will die in those siege battles, and I don’t know if they can capture the remaining city guarded by the Qin army.
Therefore, the two were weighed, whichever was lighter. Whether it was the guards of the city or Xianyang, the center of the Qin State, the order conveyed was to stay on standby to observe the changes.
Afterwards, as news came from the central and northern battlefields, the Qin army in the south began to prepare for a retreat under the orders of Xianyang.
In today's battlefield, both sides in the central region suffer. It can be said that there is no such thing as the central battlefield. The northern part ended with a tragic victory for the coalition forces of Zhao and Wei. The two countries also took advantage of the situation and occupied the entire Hanoi County of Qin. Completely declared the power of Qin and completely withdrew from Hebei.
The Chu State reinforcements in the south immediately paused their advance after receiving news of the two battlefields in the north. Instead, they stayed in Nanliang City to observe the situation.
As for the retreat of the remnants of the Qin army around Nanliang City, Xiang Yan seemed invisible and became a transparent person. He chose the same choice as Li Mu and let them leave.
As for the reason, the soldiers of Chu State are also human beings. They also have wives, sons and daughters. How can they be wasted on the battlefield and cause tens of thousands of families in Chu State to be destroyed
What's more, in Xiang Yan's heart, he still has some selfish motives.
Now, the 100,000 Chu troops in his hands have gradually come under his control after a period of control, and his orders have been placed in the same position as those of the King of Chu.
This is a very scary phenomenon. For the King of Chu, this means that the 100,000 Chu troops are out of his control. But for Xiang Yan, this was a gratifying change. In addition to his own fiefdom, he had an additional 100,000 direct Chu troops, which became an important trump card in his hand.
With these 100,000 troops, all of which are elite troops tempered by blood and fire, Xiang Yan's status in Chu State will be greatly enhanced. He would change from an insignificant general of the Chu State to a powerful one, and become one of the few people in power at the top of the Chu State.
This change is an unparalleled temptation for his family and himself.
I'm afraid that the current King of Chu will have a headache. He regained the lost territory and defeated the Qin army, but he ushered in Xiang Yan, who was too big to lose. How to deal with him will be a problem.
If anything goes wrong, it will cause turmoil in Chu State. If not, all the territory currently occupied by Chu State will be lost again, and it will fall into endless internal strife.
Although the war has been completely eliminated in the central battlefield, the pain left by the war is still spreading on this land and lingering.
There are broken houses, dry trees, and abandoned fields everywhere. Along the road, no green grass could be seen, and the lush woods had disappeared, replaced by a bare, lifeless scene.
The war lasted for nearly three years on this land. During these three years, the surrounding people had no production, and their rations were forcibly taken away by the army.
Faced with the situation of starving to death if they don't fill their stomachs, they have to use their wisdom to dig up roots, peel bark, eat leaves, and catch insects everywhere!
In front of their eyes, everything they considered edible and inedible was eaten up, turning the area they ate into a hell on earth, a barren land.
Nowadays, this prosperous land in the Central Plains, the important birthplace of Chinese civilization, has turned into a ghostland, with hardly any human habitation for hundreds of miles.
After all, the coalition side won this war. The Qin army on the South Korean border retreated to Sanchuan County, and even abandoned many counties outside the passes around Luoyang City in Sanchuan County.
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Dong Zhuo's posture against the princes was maintained within the Hulao Pass around Luoyang City.
Besides Sanchuan County, there were eleven abandoned counties. All of these territories were taken over by the victor, that is, South Korea.
This is the promise Zhong Yu promised to South Korea before the war started, and it is also a reluctant compensation for South Korea's current dilapidated strength.
Faced with the fact that since he ascended the throne, South Korea has expanded its territory for the first time in decades, or regained lost territory. The King of Han, who had been feeling gloomy because of the war in Korea, felt a little happy for the first time, and he quickly sent officials to receive him.
However, the officials sent by King Han went there with full of expectations, but in the end they reported to King Han with disappointment.
Obviously, the conditions in these newly recovered territories were not very good. At the very least, these officials felt despair and no longer enjoyed their previous joy.
(End of chapter)