I am a commoner, but I will lead the empress to unify the world

Yecheng.

The commander-in-chief of the Chu army, Xiang Qu, and the commander-in-chief of the Qian army, Gongyang Ge, led the entire army and sat in the government office for a meeting.

For a long time, Qian was strong and Chu was weak.

To the north of Chu was Wei, to the west was Sichuan, and to the south was the powerful Qian. The Chu army was not very strong, and the only thing worth mentioning was its navy.

Since Qian State did not engage in naval battles with Chu State, Qian State always had the upper hand over Chu State, and Chu State followed Qian State's lead in many matters.

When it came to the alliance of the five nations, Chu also listened to Qian.

Qian's maritime trade is relatively developed, and it has frequent trade with South Vietnam, Siam, Luzon, Java and other countries, so its economy is also very good. Those countries are small countries and dare not provoke Daqian, so they follow Daqian's lead.

As for the State of Chu, although it was also located on the coast in the east, it could not engage in maritime trade. Instead, it was often bullied and plundered by the Japanese slaves, who came ashore to rob it, and so on.

The Chu navy was quite powerful in the Yangtze River and coastal areas, but it was useless in the deep sea and could not withstand the wind and waves.

Of course, most of the Japanese ships could not withstand the wind and waves, but they didn't care about their lives.

Far away.

Back to the topic, because the State of Chu was weaker than the State of Qian for a long time and had to rely on the State of Qian for its survival, the phenomenon of a weak country and humble people appeared. Not to mention that the people of Chu were bullied by the people of Qian, even the army of Chu could not raise its head in front of the Qian people.

The country that Chu hated the most was not Yan, but Qian.

At this time, the Chu general Xiang Qu and the Qian general Gongyang Ge were surrounding a sand table, watching carefully.

On the sand table, the rolling hills, various cities, streams, roads, etc. are clearly outlined.

Between Yecheng and Shancheng, there are gentle hills and plains, which are suitable for fighting.

In the early years, Chu and Wei fought many times in this area.

Gong Yang Ge was a young nobleman in his thirties, with elegant manners and excellent conversation. He smiled and said to Xiang Qu, a veteran in his fifties,

"General Xiang, the Yan army has deployed the same defensive formation as us, stretching over forty miles from east to west. It's difficult to cover both sides; the battle line is too long.

What do you think is the best way to fight this battle?"

Xiang Qu heard this, thought for a moment, and said,

“Rams coach, I think this is our chance.

"Look, if we send a small force from each of the left and right to attack, drawing out the enemy's main force, and then the main force attacks from the center, heading straight for the enemy's Shaanxi City, as long as we take Shaanxi City, we will be able to plant a nail in the middle of the enemy's army. The center army will attack the left and right armies, and the left and right armies will attack the center. This battle is sure to win!"

Hearing this, Gongyang Ge looked at Xiang Qu in astonishment.

Xiang Qu also looked at him in confusion.

"Marshal Gong Yang, what do you mean by looking at me like that?"

Gong Yang Ge laughed, a warm smile on his face, and said,

"Nothing, I was just thinking, if General Xiang were my subordinate, he would have retired and returned home by now, and it would be nice to farm."

Hearing this, Xiang Qu's face turned red instantly. This was a great shame for him, the commander-in-chief of the Chu army.

Although Gongyang Ge said this in a joking tone, the Qian people's inherent contempt for the Chu people made all the Chu people present indignant.

Gong Yang Ge didn't care at all, pointing at the sand table and said,

"Look, everyone. According to General Xiang's instructions, the left and right armies will advance simultaneously to attack the enemy and draw out their main force. Now, the problem arises.

How many people should we send to fight? If we send too few, the enemy is not blind or stupid, and they will not send their main force.

If we send too many, we won’t have enough main forces on our side, not to mention that we have to attack the city and the enemy has the geographical advantage.

The Yan army is very strong. Although our army is not weak either, it is not strong enough to capture a city garrisoned by the same number of troops.

What's more, the Yan army also has artillery.

Moreover, in front of the city, there is a large camp of 200,000 Wei troops. We must first break this camp before we can attack the city.

This time is enough for the Yan army to use a small number of troops to block our left and right armies, and then the main force will encircle us from behind and trap us.

Then the Zhennan Army's cavalry swept across the left and right armies, and the main force of the Yan Army joined together, completely trapping our army.

Taking the initiative to attack the city is definitely not a wise move."

Xiang Qu said somewhat unconvincedly,

"If we can't attack, then we have to defend. Most of our camps are on the hills and there is a city behind us. There is a strategic depth of more than 100 miles behind us, and there is also the Han River.

If we really reach the end of our rope, the worst that can happen is a last-ditch fight."

"A last-ditch effort? No, that's the worst possible outcome. We must prepare for the worst, but strive for the best."

Gong Yangge still had a warm and gentle smile on his face, full of confidence. He pointed at the map and said,

"Before the Yan army arrived, they had been preparing for battle for over a month. All the artillery, ammunition, and other supplies were already in place. I heard that they prepared so many weapons with the goal of unifying the country.

The Yan army's artillery made the word "defense" a joke.

They can blow open our city gates and collapse our city walls.

Our camp is on a hill, not on a mountain, and the Yan army's artillery can easily bomb it.

Allowing the Yan army to fight within our camp would waste our food and supplies, undermine our morale, and greatly affect our command."

Xiang Qu finally lost his temper and spread his hands and said,

"They won't attack, and they won't retreat. So we can only send a declaration of war to the Yan army, set a time, and have them bring their troops out for a field battle."

Xiang Qu said this in anger, but unexpectedly, Gong Yang Ge nodded very seriously and said,

"Yes, that's it."

"What do you mean by that? Are we really going to fight the Yan army in the field? Are the Yan army weak in field battles?"

"No, the Yan army is also very strong in field battles and has never lost."

Gong Yang Ge said in a deep voice,

"But between two evils, we must choose the lesser of two evils. Attacking the city would be disadvantageous to our army, and defending it would mean we would be defeated piece by piece by the enemy, which would be even more disadvantageous.

In comparison, there is only field warfare.

Even if one of us kills one of them, even if it's one for one, if we kill all 800,000 of our own people and all 800,000 of theirs, we will win."

"What? You want to fight the entire army?"

The Chu army was horrified.

"Otherwise, you don't think we can defeat the Yan army, do you? The best outcome would be to destroy the main force of the Yan army and severely damage its vitality."

"But we are also badly injured."

“By then, the Yan army will be unable to advance south without its main force. After all these elite troops are killed, it will take at least twenty years for them to recover.

We can also buy twenty years to find a solution.

Of course, don’t be discouraged. The enemy’s 200,000 Wei troops are obviously cannon fodder and their combat effectiveness is not strong.

Not counting the Wei troops, 800,000 versus 600,000, the advantage is mine."