Although successful in forcing Xiang Yu back to Pengcheng and trapping.
But the battle was not yet over, and the fighting continued on the outskirts.
The good thing was that there was Han Xin’s command and Ji Wushuang breaking through with his cavalry at key places.
The battle was going well.
The Qin army’s camp, moreover, disliked a stone’s throw directly in front of Pengcheng.
After all, the Chu army also had bow and arrow soldiers, just fewer of them.
The physical requirements of an archer were much higher than those of an ordinary soldier.
Zhao Long also had a free moment to stand in his new camp looking at Pengcheng, which was not far away.
At this moment, there were still many Qin troops outside Pengcheng cleaning up the battlefield.
The main reason was that it was now hot and if they didn’t clean up in time, they were afraid of an outbreak of disease.
With the sons of the healers and the young soldiers who have learnt the battlefield regulations, there is no need to worry about this.
Zhao Long was about to go outside to take a look, but only when he reached the entrance of the tent, he was stopped by a pleasing Wang Li.
“Your Highness, where do you want to go?”
“If there is anything you want, you talk to the last general.”
“I will do it for you even if I have to go through fire and water!”
It was only Wang Li’s performance that made the slave on the side secretly shake his head, this level of pleasing his master was too poor.
Zhao Lang gave a laugh at this time, patted Wang Li’s shoulder and said, with a bit of sincerity
“Brother Wang Li, I just want to take a look around, you should join us, it just so happens that we haven’t had a good chat for a long time.”
When Wang Li heard Zhao Lang’s address to him, a trace of joy appeared in his eyes.
This showed that the other party had still not forgotten the love between them at the Zhuangzi.
Only after a moment’s hesitation, Wang Li still revealed a bitter smile and said that
“Your Highness the Crown Prince, His Majesty, Shangqing Meng has ordered that you absolutely cannot be allowed to go out again.”
Seeing Wang Li’s resolute attitude, Zhao Lang could not afford to make things difficult for the other party.
It seemed that his previous actions had scared the other party.
With a somewhat helpless clacking of his lips, Zhao Lang quickly asked
“Where is Meng Shangqing?”
“Meng Shangqing he…”
Wang Li was about to answer when the voice of Meng Yi rang out next to him.
“Your Highness the Crown Prince, I am here.”
Zhao Lang turned his head and saw Meng Yi walking over in a dusty manner, seemingly returning from outside.
After both sides saluted, Meng Yi took Zhao Lang directly inside the camp, he did not dare to let Zhao Lang go out again.
He didn’t dare to let Zhao Lang go out again. Last time, the other side didn’t keep their word!
He had promised to flee when he saw something wrong, but what happened? He took his men and charged towards the Chu cavalry.
He was scared out of his wits!
This made him even have some problems with Hu Hai on the other side.
Didn’t you say you were going to drag the Crown Prince and run?
What happened?
You drew your sword and charged too!
It’s a good thing nothing happened.
Back in the tent, Meng Yi said with a smile at this time.
“Your Highness, there is no need to worry, according to your instructions, the main thing to do with the Chu army is to defeat them, and to let them go back to their respective fields.”
“Now the Chu army on the periphery is no longer a threat, only a small number of Chu elites are still stubbornly resisting.”
“It is only a matter of time before they are eliminated.”
Soon, Meng Yi told Zhao Lang all these news one by one.
“Now, our army just needs to trap Pengcheng.”
“Moreover, in the past two days, there has been an exodus of people within Pengcheng, and the Chu army will not be able to support them for long.”
The siege of Pengcheng was taken as a siege of three, just to shake the opponent’s will to resist.
Zhao Lang nodded as he listened, and could not help but ask
“How long will this siege probably take?”
Meng Yi gave a laugh and said that
“Your Highness the Crown Prince, this siege cannot be rushed.”
“And even after breaking the city, the Chu land is vast and Xiang has been operating for many years, we still need time after that.”
Siege battles are not easy to fight.
If we forcefully attacked the city, even with the siege equipment of the Mozi disciples, the casualties would be extremely heavy.
The current Qin army is unable to mount such an offensive.
Moreover, Xiang was not made of clay, and there was still a battle to be fought in this one.
Zhao Lang also showed a smile at this time and said that
“Shangqing Meng, you don’t have to worry, once we break through Pengcheng, Xiang won’t be able to hold out for long.”
“I want to end the war before winter.”
His original plan was to end it before autumn.
Now it seemed that it was not to be.
Just hearing this, Meng Yi could not help but freeze for a moment and said that
“How is this possible?”
The entire land of Chu had a population of millions, and the place was even more vast!
The Xiang clan is not weak either, even if they lose this battle, they still have the strength.
So he was trying to go after those peasants before, to weaken the war potential of the Chu land to the maximum.
Then Xiang Yu was determined to leave and break out with his elites, which they could not necessarily stop.
When the time came to re-recruit, it would be another big battle.
Zhao Lang was not surprised at the other side’s reaction, no one in the Great Qin knew the power of the people better than he did, and simply said that
“Shangqing Meng, even if Xiang can escape from Pengcheng, if their subsequent supplies of food and grass cannot be supplied.”
“Soldiers cannot be re-recruited, how long will they be able to support themselves?”
Meng Yi thought for a moment and returned.
“With no provisions and no soldiers, I’m afraid it won’t last.”
“But how is this…”
Meng Yi stopped abruptly in the middle of his sentence.
He understood why Zhao Lang was shouting the slogan of going home to farm and letting those peasants go back!
If the Qin army let them go, when the time came, the Chu army would forcefully conscript them. When the Chu army was strong, forget it, once the Chu army was weak then it would be hard to say.
One bad move and the remnants of the Chu army would not even need the Qin army’s help!
Moreover, Zhao Long is also the head of the peasant family, I am afraid he has already laid out the plan!
As for the rations, since Zhao Long had said so, he had a means to deal with it long ago.
Thinking of this, Meng Yi could not help but suck in a breath of cold air, and his eyes were somewhat complicated when he looked at Zhao Lang.
This kind of calculation that was three steps faster than others, Xiang Yu had not lost unjustly.
After a while, only then did he salute and said
“Your Highness the Crown Prince has high opinions!”
Zhao Lang laughed at this time and
“It will also be hard for His Majesty Meng to force the Chu army out of Pengcheng.”
Meng Yi nodded his head and said back that
“I have blocked all the passages into the city, the Qin army’s provisions will not last long, in some time, they will surely break out.”
Zhao Lang nodded, this could not be rushed for a while.
After saying this, Meng Yi rose to take his leave at this time, and Zhao Lang rose with his men to see him off.
He looked at Hu Hai, who had been following Zhao Lang, and sighed in his heart at his life’s circumstances.
He already knew that the imperial sons Fusu and Gao had been reprimanded to the frontier.
He had already learned that the imperial sons Fusu and Gao had been relegated to the frontier, while the imperial son Hu Hai, though talentless, was a blessed one.
It must be said that sometimes choice is more important than one’s strength.
When Meng Yi had gone, Zhao Lang stood in the camp looking towards Pengcheng, silently pondering in his mind that
The situation was now different from the previous life.
I wonder how Xiang Yu will choose?
“Ah Yu, will you cross the river?”
Thinking of this, Zhao Lang suddenly had a thought in his mind and said to the big dog at the side of
“Send a message to Brother Hai, ask him to draw a boat and go up the coast!”
Whether we can use it or not, it is always a good idea to make more preparations.