The tiger joins the wolf pack.

The desperate offensive posture of the Qin army generals frightened the soldiers of the Changsha army who had never seen a real battlefield. In the era of cold weapons, the key to success in water battles was whether they could block the enemy's jumping attack. Now,

Zhao Wu found hopelessly that no matter how much he shouted, he could not arouse the fighting spirit of his generals.

The Changsha army was retreating steadily.

The black lines representing the clothes of the soldiers of the Qin Army were advancing southward step by step. One after another, our own warships had to give up. The soldiers on the ships either jumped into the river to survive, or simply fell to their knees and begged sadly.

Just live a miserable life.

"General, we are also withdrawing!" A close friend next to Zhao Wu, his teeth knotted, summoned up the courage to say.

Zhao Wu looked defeated, his beard and hair were soaked with sweat: "No, we can't retreat. We can hold on for a while. The general's fleet is behind the Qin people. As long as there is half an hour left, victory will be ours!"

"

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A two-pronged attack.

What is needed is mutual cooperation, but obviously the Changsha Army, which has not been trained in advance, cannot achieve such a tacit understanding. While Zhao Wu's army was violently attacked by the Qin army, the main fleet of the Changsha Army led by Wu Feng was still ten miles away.

The cool spring breeze blows.

On the Dongting Lake, a few white sails reflect the blue waves, which is a beautiful scenery in the south of the Yangtze River.

Wu Feng was dressed in a shiny silver-white battle armor and a scarlet cloak. He looked exceptionally brave and handsome. News of the war at Orange Island had been transmitted to Wu Feng's army as early as a quarter of an hour ago. However, look at him.

His demeanor didn't seem to be very anxious.

"General, General Zhao Wu has sent someone to ask for help again. Are we—!" A Changsha military lieutenant boarded Wu Feng's boat from the small boat and said hurriedly.

"What are you anxious about? Qin Man's infantry has already landed, and its naval force is only about 2,000 people. General Zhao's troops are three times more than Qin Man's. Is there still a problem? What we have to guard against now is Qin Man's despair.

Counterattack towards us?" Wu Feng shook his feather fan and said with a smile.

In the midst of talking and laughing, the wall oars disappeared into ashes.

Wu Feng had just experienced battles, and he always liked to read military books and tactics. His most idolized idol was Wu Qi, the general of Chu State. This Wei man who made Chu State one of the five hegemons in the Spring and Autumn Period, trained a number of

A military soldier who was feared by people. Wu Qi’s surname was Wu, and Wu Feng also had the same surname.

Wu Feng was looking forward to proving himself with a great victory.

Reinforcements arrived belatedly.

It made Zhao Wu want to cry without tears.

One warship after another was sunk.

Under the fierce pursuit of the Qin army, the soldiers of the Changsha army at the rear of the battle formation first began to waver, and then a huge collapse occurred on the local battlefield. Zhao Wu successively killed several fleeing military princes, but still could not stop the rout.

At dusk.

The infantry troops led by Manchuchen finally arrived at the battlefield after a difficult trek. Although their arrival could not directly kill the enemy, the shock and deterrence they brought made the soldiers of the Changsha Army even more panicked.

Expecting reinforcements, the results were quite different.

"The Qin people who came from afar have backup. But where are our reinforcements?" The officers and soldiers of the Changsha Army turned around and ran away in despair.

Flames shot into the sky, and the burning ships whimpered in the wind, accompanied by endless bursts of fireworks.

Most of the Changsha army's warships were sunk or burned. Zhao Wu was defeated and unable to escape. He was collided by the rebel army and fell into the Xiang River and drowned. After two hours of fierce battle, the Qin army's navy defeated Zhao Wu's fleet in one fell swoop.

At this time, Wu Feng began to wake up from his arrogance and narcissism, and hurriedly ordered the troops to speed up. Unfortunately, as they approached the battlefield, the officers and soldiers of the Changsha Army turned pale when they saw the miserable end of their friendly troops. They were all frightened. Where could they be?

The courage to fight against the capable Qin army.

Orange Island was defeated.

In a panic, Wu Feng led his troops to flee upstream from the Yuan River. The route he chose could just avoid Feng Xuanjun's military front, but at the same time, it also made the defense of the capital of Changsha extremely empty.

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Changsha.

The defeated soldiers who were escaping back one after another were spreading bad news that made the soldiers and civilians in the city feel that the sky was falling. During the Xiangshui Battle, the Changsha Army who was determined to give the Qin Army a head-on blow was killed by the Qin Army who had nearly twice their number.

There was a huge defeat, and even General Zhao Wu died in battle.

what to do?

The Qin people are about to attack the city.

As for the soldiers guarding Changsha City, there are only less than 10,000 old and weak soldiers left. These soldiers guarding the city are soldiers at best, but they are just wooden stakes at worst. With this strength, they can't compete with them.

The Qin army defeated the elite Changsha army and fought against it.

Located in the royal palace on the bank of Yuelu Mountain.

Amidst the mist and mist, King Wu Rui of Changsha was lying on the brocade couch, his eyes filled with bloodshot eyes. In front of him, Prime Minister Zhang Ao and the doctor were listening to Wu Rui's scoldings with their heads hanging high and low.

"Xiang Zhang, your father and I are both princes. We used to get along well with each other over wine and talk, and we are very harmonious. When I appoint you as the prime minister this time, I hope that your talents are as good as your father's. Only in this way can our country in Changsha be able to

I was able to survive. However, this year, you have repeatedly failed to meet my expectations. When I handed over the power to the prime minister, I said that Qin was powerful in the north and my small country did not dare to fight against it. I could only surrender and obey my orders, but you colluded

The remnants of the bandits are encouraging Feng'er to do dangerous things, and they are going to kill me, the Wu family -!" Wu Rui reprimanded sadly.

Zhang Ao lowered his head and said nothing. Guan Gao next to him had a slight annoyance on his face and wanted to defend himself, but was quickly stopped by Zhang Ao.

Some of what Wu Rui said was right. Zhang Ao was indeed inferior to his father Zhang Er in terms of ability. However, no matter who he was, the last thing he wanted to hear was comparison, especially comparing himself to his father.

As the saying goes: green comes from blue and is better than blue.

But when it comes to Zhang Ao, the evaluation has become worse than the previous generation. This is not only due to the arrogant Zhang Ao, but also to other people who would not listen to Wu Rui's harsh "loyalty".

Wu Rui made a bitter presentation, and after scolding Zhang Ao and Guan Gao, he finally became weak and waved the two important ministers of Changsha to leave. Because his condition worsened, Wu Rui did not notice.

, when Zhang Ao turned around and left, there was a pair of angry eyes hidden under the long eyelids.

After leaving the palace, Zhang Ao and Guan Gao did not send envoys to contact Qin for reconciliation as Wu Rui asked, nor did they try to welcome back Wu Chen, the eldest prince who was still in the Qin army.

He quickly summoned some of his cronies. After some urgent thinking, they each packed up their small belongings. Then before dawn, they opened the south gate of Changsha City and fled further south to Lingling and Pangyi.

Lingling.

Located on the upper reaches of the Yuanshui River, it is an important town at the northern end of Lingqu (Lingqu), a transportation hub between South Vietnam and the north. This place is also the most prosperous place in Changsha besides the capital. Pangyi, also known as Hengyang in later generations, is located at the foot of Hengshan Mountain

This city is said to be the place where the fire god Zhurong defeated Gonggong.

Zhang Ao's choice to flee south was not a directionless and chaotic move. The fundamental reason was that he received news from Wu Feng, the second prince who aspired to inherit the throne of Changsha, and was leading his army all the way from Yuan

Go up the water to Lingling and Pangyi.

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Changsha country.

After Zhang Ao, Guan Gao and other important officials who controlled the state affairs fled, they were already in a state of paralysis. What was even more serious was that after Wu Rui, the king of Changsha, heard that Zhang Ao had escaped, he was so furious that he finally died.

After Wu Rui died in old age, the Changsha Kingdom lost its last person at the helm.

Feng Xuan led his army all the way south, and the counties along the way waited for Manqiuchen, the vanguard of the Qin army, led by Wu Chen. When they arrived at the north gate of Changsha City, most of the guards in the capital had fled, and the remaining

A group of officials who were at a loss what to do, led by a few elderly people, came out of the city to surrender.

Wu Chen, the eldest prince of the Changsha Kingdom, behaved in an unbearable manner when marching and fighting, but when it came to showing etiquette and gentlemanly demeanor, he immediately became active.

With Wu Chen as the nominal leader of a country, the Qin army's move to occupy Changsha no longer seemed so aggressive. To ordinary people, the king's flag changed on the city wall, whether it was Fan Jun Wu

Rui, or Wu Chen under the banner of Qin National Flag, are just opera singers. As for whether the opera singer is good or not, that still needs to be proved by facts.

The Qin army on the west route successfully attacked and destroyed the Changsha Kingdom.

The last symbol representing the era of feudal lords competing for hegemony at the end of the Qin Dynasty no longer exists. The new Qin State is like a rising sun, sweeping away all the shadows and darkness with its unstoppable momentum.

The good news of the great victory quickly spread back to the capital city of Chang'an, and quickly spread throughout Chang'an City. As usual, the quickest actions were the businessmen who were unscrupulous for their profits, but this time, Hu Shang's reaction was even more dramatic.

After a while, the big merchants from Guandong relied on their geographical location and familiarity advantages to get ahead of the merchants from the Western Regions, and began to prepare to go south to seize the territory.

Compared with the joy and excitement in Qin, the anti-Qin side was lifeless, and the atmosphere was so depressing that people could not breathe. Wu Feng and Zhang Ao retreated to Lingling and Pangyi, causing the loss of Meijuan and Xiangzhuang in Wuling.

With the final room for maneuver, the anti-Qin armies that had been suppressed into a line were left with only Minyue to retreat. But once they retreated to Min, what would happen to outsiders such as Mei, Xiang, Wu, and Zhang?

In the end, there is no need to wait for the Qin army to attack, Wu Zhu's local snake will devour them all first.

In desperation, Meijuan, Xiangzhuang, Wu Feng, and Zhang Ao held an emergency meeting in Meijuan's home base, Meiguan in the hinterland of Wuling, to discuss the next military strategy. At this meeting, on behalf of the Yue King Wu Zhu

The envoys were also invited to participate. For their own interests, the various forces fought fiercely and almost started fighting with each other.

Not only were the four parties in conflict with Wu Zhu, but Mei, Xiang, Wu, and Zhang were also merciless in fighting for the last bit of territory. However, under the pressure of the Qin army's massive offensive, these forces finally reached an agreement to form a coalition.

, the unanimous opinion to jointly resist the Qin army’s invasion.

At this meeting, the Minyue King Wuzhu was undisputedly recommended as the head coach of the coalition because of his strongest strength. However, since Wuzhu is still far away from his hometown in Wuyi Mountain, it is impossible to use remote control to guide the actual situation in front of him.

During the war, the meeting elected Mei Juan as deputy commander to give unified command of the war against Qin.

In addition, Xiang Zhuang was appointed as General Zuo, in charge of the headquarters and the reorganized Changsha Army. Zhang Ao was the Sima, responsible for the military staff and documents, and Guan Gao was left behind to be responsible for the preparation and deployment of military supplies and weapons.

As a matter of fact, at the meeting, the only person who felt very unhappy was Wu Feng.

Not only did the second prince of Changsha fail to get his dream position as the head coach of the coalition forces, he was even deprived of his military power.

In extreme anger, Wu Feng tried to launch a mutiny and led the Changsha army out of Mei Juan's control, but this move was leaked by Zhang Ao. Wu Feng was unable to leave on his own, and was captured alive by Xiang Zhuang and put under house arrest.

After some integration, the various anti-Qin forces finally reached a formal alliance. However, the Minyue King Wu Zhu, as the commander-in-chief, also sent a reinforcement army composed of 6,000 Yue warriors to join them. At this point, the anti-Qin allied forces

The total strength reached more than 30,000 troops, among which the Xiangzhuang tribe, Meijuan tribe, and Wu tribe had almost the same combat effectiveness as the Qin army.

The Battle of the Southern Expedition.
Chapter completed!