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Xiang Liang on the other side was terrified by this battle.

After he fled to Chencheng, he didn't even dare to return to the city.

Because once the troops were withdrawn and returned to the city, the Qin army from behind might block them in the city if they caught up.

Xiang Liang assembled his army outside the city, and then ordered the five thousand soldiers in Chencheng to bring out the grain and grass, and then went straight to Ruyin, the next line of defense.

Chapter 2 Wang Ben

In this battle, the Chu army lost more than [-] people, more than one-third of the Chu army's participation in the battle.

There will be such heavy casualties, mainly because Xiang Liang underestimated the enemy and misjudged the form of the enemy and ourselves, thinking that the Chu army had an overwhelming advantage over the Qin army in this battle.

So when the momentum was found to be wrong, he still commanded the Chu army to attack instead of retreating or turning offense to defense.

But this is actually normal.

Who knew that the Daliang Army, who had no armor and was surrounded by soldiers from the State of Wei, could fight like this?

Xiang Liang couldn't think of it, and neither could Xiang Yan.

When Xiang Yan received the information from Xiang Liang and knew that the Chu army had lost another 30, he almost vomited blood and died... At this time, it was the time when the Chu army was using troops, and the entire army he could call was only [-]. Liang lost [-] yuan on his own initiative.

At the same time, Xiang Yan was secretly startled.

He knew about Liang's ability, and the Chu army's combat power would not be so unbearable. How could it be that [-] well-equipped armored soldiers attacked [-] unarmored soldiers and lost more than [-] troops?

Who the hell is this Shen Bing, who actually has this ability?

But Xiang Yan had no doubts about it.

If it was before that, Xiang Yan might not believe what he said, but think about the battle with the city's navy... Shen Bing only led [-] black armored troops and beat him to [-] sailors.

Isn't Xiang Liang's battle at this time a replica of the water battle against the city?

This time Xiang Yan had a headache:

Only 30 of the 27 army remained, which was comparable to the Qin army's 27.

The 27 Chu army still needs to defend the front line from Ruyin to Chengfu, and more troops will be needed by then.

Although the nobles may send troops to help at that time... This is also Xiang Yan's plan, because if Ruyin can't keep Shouchun, it will be over, and after Shouchun is over, it will be the fief of the nobles.

When the nobles have a sense of urgency, they will naturally send food and soldiers to Ruyin, no matter how much they have to pay, otherwise how can they live in front of the King of Chu and other nobles?

The problem is that it will take time to force the nobles to send troops.

If Ruyin collapses after only three or five days, it will be too late for the nobles to send troops.

At this time, the troops are slightly insufficient... What should I do?

After thinking about it, Xiang Yan ordered Xiang Bo:

"Go to Jiangdong immediately and persuade the patriarch to bring Jiangdong's soldiers and sailors with him!"

Xiang Bo was stunned for a moment, and said:

"Father……"

Xiang Yan interrupted Xiang Bo:

"Go!"

Xiang Bo answered and took some personal guards with him.

It's no wonder that Uncle Xiang hesitated, those soldiers and sailors from Jiangdong were the foundation of Jiangdong Xiang's family.

To put it bluntly, the current situation is that even if Chu State falls, Jiangdong may not necessarily fall.

Because Jiangdong has a world-renowned [-] soldiers and elite sailors.

As I said before, the Xiang family has been advocating martial arts and bravery since they were exiled to Jiangdong, because they believe that only in this way can the Xiang family be safe.

In fact, most of the other nobles and even all the nobles in the Warring States Period were like this, that is, they worked hard to train private soldiers.

This is actually very easy to understand. Private soldiers are their own confidantes and soldiers who have complete control over themselves, but this is not the case for the garrison of the country or city.

Therefore, the training, equipment, and food of private soldiers are generally higher than those of the army, and their combat power is naturally higher.

It's just that the Xiang family is more special. The eight thousand soldiers are all from the Xiang family, and they have been tested in actual combat... Before the suppression of the Zhuang Yao Rebellion, Xiang Yan led these soldiers to chase and kill Zhuang Yao in the dense forest After a few years, they finally put down the rebellion and sent Zhuang Yu's head to the king of Chu.

So these eight thousand soldiers were as famous as Xiang Yan.

As long as the state of Chu talks about the elite, it will say "the eight thousand children from the east of the Yangtze River".

Not to mention the Xiang family's navy, the Xiang family all made their living from fishing in Jiangdong, so they are familiar with water warfare.

Therefore, these eight thousand soldiers and the Xiang family's water army are the life-saving soldiers of the Xiang family.

If the state of Chu is destroyed, Xiang Yan only needs to return to Jiangdong with a few sons, and with these soldiers who are good at water warfare and forest warfare, the Xiang family will not be lost.

However, Xiang Yan transferred these soldiers to guard Ruyin at this time... that is, he gave up all his resources and cut off his retreat.

But as the saying goes, ginger is still old and hot, but Xiang Yan doesn't think so.

First of all, Xiang Yan thought about one thing: if this Shen Bing is so powerful, and the trained black-armored navy is invincible in the world, how can his Xiang's navy be his opponent?

If Xiang's navy is not an opponent, how can Jiangdong settle down?

Could it be that his Xiang clan really wants to hide in the dense forest and join Baiyue?

You must know that Baiyue has long been resentful for being suppressed by the Xiang clan, and it is fine for them not to make trouble for the Xiang clan when they are in trouble, so how can they help them with all their strength?

Thinking about it this way, Xiang Yan understood:

If the state of Chu perishes, the Xiang family will also perish.

That being the case, what's the use of saving Xiang's private soldiers?

Another point is that Xiang Yan knew that the eyes of the nobles in Chu State were all on her.

If the Xiang clan is not willing to contribute private soldiers, how can those nobles be willing?

So after much deliberation, no matter what, Jiangdong's soldiers should be transferred.

Xiang Yan's approach is correct.

After he did this in history, the nobles of Chu State were united like never before and willing to send troops and supplies.

As a result, after Chu State defeated Li Xin, Xiang Yan also established his position in Chu State, which no one can shake.

It's just that the good times didn't last long, and it didn't take long for him to be defeated by Wang Jian and commit suicide.

Shen Bing didn't know about these situations.

All he knew was that the morale of the Daliang army was at an all-time high because of this victory.

In fact, before this, the soldiers of the Daliang Army had doubts about their combat power and even Shen Bing's formation.

After all, no one has ever used it before, and there are many uncertainties in things that no one has used.

After this battle, everyone knew their own strength and at the same time knew that this formation was useful, and confidence and morale came from it.

In contrast, the Qin army led by Meng Wu on the other side was overshadowed.

Because they were preparing for the battle last night but only heard their voices but could not see their people. It was obvious that they had been tricked by the Chu army's bluff.

Even if the Chu army harassed them along the way and fought a few small battles, the total number of beheaded Chu troops was no more than a thousand.

But the Daliang Army killed [-] enemies in one night...

Originally, Qin Jun still looked down on these soldiers from Wei State, and didn't want to turn over just in one night.

Shen Bing didn't pay attention to these things. They could think whatever they wanted, or compete secretly, which was beyond the control of manpower.

Shen Bing was concerned about a young general who had just joined the Daliang Army.

Originally, Shen Bing didn't take it seriously. After all, the Daliang Army was famous, and it was normal for Qin Army generals to join them.

But Shen Bing took a look at the roster... Be good, Wang Ben!

It was Wang Ben?

Could it be that Wang Ben?

Or just the same name?

Otherwise, why didn't Wang Jian's son stay by Wang Jian's side but wanted to join the Daliang Army and sink with him? !

Chapter 2 The Tiger Father Has No Dogs

In fact, Wang Ben came after discussing with Wang Jian in Handan.

At that time, Wang Ben had just turned 17 years old and changed his student status to join the army.

He thought that he could fight with his father to show off his skills, but when he arrived in Handan, he found out that Wang Jian was too old to fight.

Wang Ben was puzzled, he knew that although his father was old, he was far from "not enough to fight".

Wang Ben also said that Wang Jian was injured, so he rushed to visit him impatiently.

Unexpectedly, Wang Jian sat there in casual clothes and wrote on paper calmly, talking to himself while writing:

"It really is a good thing."

"Wonderful!"

Wang Ben came forward to pay his respects, and then asked cautiously:

"Father is unwell?"

Wang Jian replied:

"Never felt sick."

Wang Ben asked again:

"Then why..."

Wang Jian smiled:

"You just want to ask, why is it not me, Wang Jian, but Yang Duanhe who led the attack on Chu?"

Wang Ben acquiesced without saying a word.

Wang Jian put down the brush, got up and took a few steps, and said:

"The great king is also the king of Ming Dynasty."

"Of the six kingdoms in the world, I, Wang Jian, have already destroyed three of them. Is it possible that only Wang Jian can be used in Qin?"

"Even if the king doesn't think about it, how can the officials not look sideways?"

"The people of Qin respect martial arts and value military merits more than life. If everyone talks about gold, they all say that Wang's merits are due to the king's partiality, and the lack of merit of the generals is due to the Qin king's neglect..."

"How can my Wang family be at peace then?"

After these words, Wang Ben finally understood. His father was worried about his high achievements, and on the other hand, he was also worried that the tree would attract people's jealousy, so he did this on purpose.

The young and vigorous Wang Ben couldn't help but ask:

"Father is considering his own safety, so he deliberately backed down?"

Wang Jian replied:

"If it is beneficial to the country, what's the harm in giving in? Did you see Lin Xiangru?"

Wang Ben asked back:

"Lin Xiangru is for peace between generals and prime ministers, but his father's retreat is to avoid war!"

"If you ask Da Qin who is the best person to attack Chu, it must be the father."

"Although Yang Duanhe is wise and brave, his strategy is far from that of his father. How can he take on the great task of destroying Chu?"

"If Yang Duan and Mie Chu fail to succeed and return in a big defeat, how can it be beneficial to the country?"

Wang Jian patiently listened to Wang Ben's words, nodding while listening.

He was not angry because of Wang Ben's contradictory. In fact, he was very relieved, because although Wang Ben was in Xianyang, he knew a lot about the war, and even knew that Yang Duanhe's strategy was insufficient.