The Queen's Engineering Army

Chapter 162
Outside Nanzheng City, the camp of the Qin-Chu Allied Forces.

Long Xiang, the Lord General of Chu, and Meng Ao, the Lord General of Qin, sat on the left and right heads respectively.

Originally, this time the Qin-Chu coalition forces were led by the general of Chu, Long Xiang, and Meng Ao, the deputy general.

But this time, a big boss from Qin came, Yingqian.

Long Xiang also had to give up the position of coach, after all, Yingqian's qualifications were there.

"Since the two recommended this old man to be the coach, then I will not be polite." Yingqian said in a gloomy voice, wearing a bronze mask and sitting in the main seat.

The corner of Long Xiang's mouth twitched, you've already come, and you're not allowed to take that position, so why pretend to be coercive.

But out of face, he still cupped his hands and said with a smile: "The general has gone through hundreds of battles and has rich experience. He can personally command, so there is no accident in this battle."

"Accident?" Yingqian sneered, "Since the old man is here, there must be no accidents. After the stronghold is broken, not only the remnants of Shang Yang, but all the bandits will die."

After speaking, his eyes glowed coldly.

Ying Ji died, and her most beloved daughter was killed.

Although they didn't know who the murderer was, Yingqian's subordinates found out that those prostitutes and beggars had all moved to Dahan Town.

If so, the answer speaks for itself.

It was the thieves from Dahan Town who killed Ying Ji, making Ying Qian, who was already dying, furious.

He knew very well that time was running out, so he ignored King Qin's objection and brought troops to Nanzheng just to oversee the army himself, break through Dahan Town, and slaughter all the culprits who killed his daughter.

Long Xiang also had no objection, after all his mission was to exterminate the bandits in Dahan Town, and it didn't matter whether the bandits were dead or alive after the war.

"General, when will we attack?" Meng Ao asked with his hands raised.

Yingqian raised his eyelids to look at him, and said in a deep voice, "Since the old man is the commander in chief, then the two generals will obey orders."

Long Xiang also quickly stood up and obeyed the order.

"Meng Ao led an army of 2 people to attack the front of the thief's village. Long Xiang led an army of [-] people to go around to the east and attack the thief village. I personally led [-] people to the back of the Chinese army." Ying Qian ordered.

Long Xiang frowned, puzzled and said: "General, why do you want to spread your troops to go around to the east, the mountain road is difficult, at least you have to walk for half a day, it's better for the army to advance directly and take down the bandit's village in one fell swoop."

Meng Ao also thought the same way.

Yingqian sneered, "It's okay to tell you the old man's strategy. Don't underestimate this bandit village. Our scouts have drawn detailed drawings of the bandit's fortifications. It is impossible to take them down in one fell swoop. This will be a protracted battle. "

"We just want to attack their weak positions and cut off all their outlets. With tens of thousands of mouths, I don't believe how long their food can last."

If Su Lin was here, he would be amazed, it really is an old fox.

But Long Xiang didn't think so, "The general thinks too much of the thief, so let the last general attack the thief's stronghold, and the last general will fulfill his mission and take the head of the thief."

A small village can survive to this day only because of its favorable location.

But it is useless in the face of absolute power.

Long Xiang thought that the failure last time was just due to Zheng Long's incompetence, and the subordinate generals rebelled. Now that the families of all the generals of the Chu army are protected, there is no possibility of rebellion.

If you attack directly, you will be able to win in one fell swoop, this is Long Xiang's idea.

He also wants to prove to the king of Chu that Long Xiang is much better than Zheng Long and that incompetent generation.

"Okay, General Long is really brave, then the old man will see the might of General Long." Ying Qian said with a chuckle.

"The two generals will wait for the good news from the last general." Long Xiang cupped his hands, turned around and left the tent proudly.

Seeing Long Xiang gone, Meng Ao cupped his hands and asked, "General, do you think we will fight a protracted war?"

"Why, do you think you can break through in one fell swoop?" Yingqian said indifferently.

"The general also knows that this village of thieves is difficult to attack, but the general thinks so highly, the general is just curious." Meng Ao said seriously.

"Actually, the old man just now is also aggressive general Long Xiang, let the Chu army suffer a little bit in front, you should lead the troops to go around the eastern defense line, just break through, don't go deep."

Yingqian planned to kill two birds with one stone, which not only wiped out the bandits in Dahan Town, but also consumed the strength of the Chu army.

"General, I understand." Meng Ao nodded.

"Meng Ao." Ying Qian suddenly shouted coldly, "Why did you kill Ying Ji?"

"Ah?" Meng Ao was taken aback, and quickly knelt down on one knee, "There is no general."

"No?" Yingqian sneered, "You led troops to raid her property, and she died the next day. Does it have nothing to do with you?"

Meng Ao frowned, and said neither humble nor overbearing: "The last general led his troops to search those dirty and filthy places for the sake of Qin, and he did nothing wrong. Those are all the property of Princess Yingji, but the last general did not report the princess. The princess restrained herself a bit, I didn't expect this kind of thing to happen, but the final general definitely didn't harm the princess."

Yingqian was silent for a while, then sighed and said, "It's her fault too. You are a princess and you are not short of money. Why do you still do these unreasonable things to make money? Maybe it's retribution." After speaking, he shook his head, his expression even more old-fashioned.

"The general knows what the princess did?" Meng Ao was a little uncertain.

"The old man knows, and has tried to persuade her, but she just doesn't listen." Ying Qian sighed.

Meng Ao bowed his head and remained silent, maybe this is also the painstaking effort of being a father.

But suddenly I remembered what Su Lin said.

"You only know the pain of Ying Qian losing his daughter. Have you ever thought about the pain of girls like Xiaodie and their parents?"

"There are also those little beggars who were originally healthy, whose hands and feet were broken in order to win the sympathy of others. Will their parents rest in peace under the nine springs?"

The voice was still ringing in his ears, Meng Ao had already walked out of the tent.

What is right and what is wrong?
They are all human, why your daughter is dead and you want to avenge her.

And those girls and little beggars who were killed by Princess Yingji, who should their parents seek revenge?

The front line of Dahan Town, Hanmen Pass.

"General Qi, the thieves' fortifications are very strangely built. Our army has been unable to break through for a long time, and has lost nearly 500 people." The scout reported with his hands clasped.

"Understood, let's go down."

Long Xianghan waved his hands and said with a cold face, feeling extremely aggrieved.

Leading an army of [-] into the Chuxi Mountains, they were harassed by various traps along the way and lost many soldiers. The slow march all the way also had a great impact on morale.

But at this point, it is difficult to advance half a step.

This castle built of stone is simply a super fortress.

No matter how you fight, it will be difficult to capture.

As long as the Chu army pushed forward on the stone wall, a burst of arrows would be shot down, and the Chu army would drop a large number of corpses.

"General, General Yi Mo observed that the defensive position of the bandit is too weird, and if he continues to fight, it will only increase the casualties. Why don't we withdraw the troops first and then think of other ways?" The deputy general stepped forward and said.

"Before I came, this general had already boasted in front of Yingqian. Wouldn't it be ridiculous to withdraw the troops like this?" Long Xiang glared at him.

The lieutenant was a little embarrassed, thought for a while and cupped his hands and said: "General, the last general thinks that the Qin State let us take the lead and let us spend our troops. We must not be fooled."

Long Xiang frowned and thought for a moment that it was indeed the case.

Now the army stayed here for a long time and could not attack, but Yingqian led the main force of the Qin army to guard the camp, and Meng Ao also brought a part of the Chu army to attack the east of the bandits.

No matter how you look at it, it looks like the Qin army is conserving its strength.

"This is within the territory of our state of Chu, and our Chu army should be the main force to attack. I'm afraid it would be inappropriate for the Qin army to attack." Long Xiang hesitated.

"The general thought that what Yingqian said was right, it would be impossible to take it down in one fell swoop. This would be a protracted war. You only need to cut off their way to trap the thieves to death. Why kill them here?" The lieutenant bowed his hand.

"It makes sense." Long Xiang nodded, slapped his thigh, "Withdraw first."

(End of this chapter)