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

But Feng Hao's responsibility was to defend the city and protect the baggage and food in the city, not to help in the battle.

What's more, Gongyang Ge's order was to let Xiang Qu go to support instead of letting him go to support.

So he watched from the top of the city wall, waiting for the main force of the Chu army to support the Qian army.

On the other side, the Chu army on the eastern battlefield also received the news.

Unlike the Qian army which was trapped in dire straits, the Chu army could be said to be enjoying a peaceful and tranquil life.

Yu Huatian's Tianyu Army never thought of annihilating 300,000 people with only 150,000 people, so it has always been mainly based on defense and attrition. Although the Chu army wanted to defeat the Tianyu Army very much, its combat effectiveness was really poor, and it lived up to the reputation of Jiangdong rats, and could not win at all.

The Chu army was a dragon in naval battles but a worm in land battles. Not only could they not defeat the Tianyu army, they even had to prevent the Tianyu army from defeating them, because there were still 50,000 Zhennan troops watching them covetously, ready to attack them from time to time.

So the battlefield became stalemate, and no one could do anything to anyone else.

When the Qian army's scouts arrived, they met Xiang Qu and saluted him, saying,

"Greetings, General Xiang. General Gongyang has ordered the Chu army to immediately rendezvous westward. Our army is surrounded, and we need the Chu army to assist us internally and externally to defeat the Yan army that is located between us. General Gongyang wants you to march westward quickly to relieve our siege."

Hearing this, the faces of the Chu army were filled with anger and mockery.

Xiang Qu nodded directly.

"I understand. Our army will defeat the Tianyu Army as soon as possible and join them westward."

"it is good."

The Qian army scouts left quickly.

After he left, the generals were in an uproar.

"General, why did you agree to the Qian army? Aren't they so arrogant? They said they could defeat the Yan army on their own and didn't take our Chu army seriously. Now they are surrounded and asked for help from our army. They deserve it."

"Yes, Marshal, look at the tone of that scout. He said, 'Marshal Gongyang gave the order, ordering us to rescue. Who are they? You are the commander-in-chief, and he is also the commander-in-chief. What right does he have to order you?"

"Exactly. If you ask me, we should take this opportunity to put an end to the arrogance of the Qian army. Given the current situation, it's impossible for our coalition to defeat the Yan army. We're going to retreat anyway, so why bother with them? Can't they break out?"

"Yes, the Qian army is surrounded, so why break out and retreat to the south? Why do we have to fight to the death? Didn't Gong Yangge always talk about how to avoid being defeated by the Yan army, but never thought about how to defeat the Yan army?

If we go to their aid, our army will be trapped."

"General, think twice! If we march westward now, and the Tianyu Army and the Pingnan Army among them retreat north and south, even if we can merge with the Qian Army, the Zhennan Army, the Tianyu Army and the Pingnan Army will surround us together, forming a new encirclement!"

Everyone was analyzing the situation, and Xiang Qu was also thinking about whether to rescue the Qian army.

Suddenly, a general smiled sinisterly and said,

"If you ask me, we should take this opportunity to weaken the Qian army's strength and preserve our main force. Then, when the time comes, the Qian army will have fewer soldiers and we will have more, and they will have to obey us.

Before, the Qian army had always been suppressing us. The two commanders had different opinions, so we had to endure their anger. It was just the right opportunity to establish General Xiang's position as the commander-in-chief of the entire army. With only one commander-in-chief, it would be easier to coordinate the operations.

Anyway, the Marshal has already agreed to the Qian Army's request for help. In my opinion, it's a good agreement. This way, when Gongyang Ge asks about it later, we can also say that we agreed and we also wanted to go to the rescue, but we couldn't defeat the two ace forces of the Tianyu Army and the Zhennan Army. This is normal.

They said our Chu army was weak, so we should show them that we are weak."

Hearing this, everyone's eyes immediately brightened up and they all praised the general.

"Indeed, this is no longer a matter of competing with the Qian army, but a matter of confirming the master-servant relationship between our army and the Qian army.

Marshal, we can no longer accept the command of the Yan army. This is our land, and we know it better. They are only helping and assisting us. Why should we listen to them?

"General, let's do this. We'll continue fighting the Yan army. Don't worry about the Qian army. They're quite strong. If they can't defeat us, can they just run away?"

Everyone was talking at once, and Xiang Qu was even a little moved.

When he thought of the way Gong Yangge, that young boy, scolded and mocked him, he felt furious.

Moreover, their current situation is relatively safe. If they rush to rescue them rashly, their defense will be breached and they will be attacked by the Zhennan Army, and the Chu Army will also suffer heavy casualties.

As the commander-in-chief of the Chu army, he must of course take the lead in taking responsibility for the Chu army.

After thinking about it, he did not agree with them, but said,

"Let's continue fighting. We must defeat the Yan army."

This is an ambiguous statement, but it is also the art of old politicians.

I don't want to save you, but I can't say it out loud, so I agreed first.

Subordinates can speak freely, but leaders must be careful with what they say and be responsible for their every word and action.

You can think so in your heart, but you can't say it out loud.

Well, at this time, you have to say something.

Then just shout slogans. It’s always right to shout the right slogans. Defeating the Yan army is the most correct slogan. No matter whether you can do it or not, you have to shout it.

Therefore, Xiang Qu did not respond to the others' words, nor did he say that he must go to rescue. Instead, he ambiguously agreed with their attitude and said that he would do his best to defeat the Yan army.

If you can't win, then just withdraw your troops.

If your army retreats, I will retreat. If your army is gone, I will retreat too.

What a big deal.

If it really doesn't work, then continue to retreat. Even if the Yan army can cross the Han River, can they cross the Yangtze River?

With Xiang Qu's tacit approval, the Chu army did not go all out to rescue the Qian army, but continued to fight with the Zhennan army and Tianyu army of the Yan army, fighting back and forth, and withstanding the artillery and rain of arrows.

On Yuhuatian's side, after learning that the Qian army was surrounded, he had already anticipated that the Qian army might ask the Chu army for help, so he asked Zhang Han to lead the Zhennan army to the south of the center. After the Chu army went over, he also put pressure on the Chu army.

The two armies fought fiercely.

But there is a tacit understanding between them that is hard to explain.

I can't let you go to the rescue, and I know you don't want to go to the rescue.

You know I don't want to go over to rescue, but you should cooperate and act more realistically, and hit me harder.

They really fought, but they also had a real understanding.

The Chu army was having a great time, but the Qian army in the west was suffering.

Gongyang Ge waited and waited, but after more than an hour he did not see any sign of the Chu army appearing in the east. Instead, his front line was being divided more and more, and he was almost in a desperate situation.