Xiong Chu wanted to completely bind the Mohist school to the State of Chu, and Yun Qingshu naturally understood this. However, in order to repay the old King of Chu for his kindness, he would also do so.
After leaving the prison, Yun Qingshu immediately threw himself into the war.
Li Xin's attack was thwarted. His previous defeat had left him dejected for a long time. This time, the King of Qin had entrusted him with an important task again, and he vowed to avenge his previous humiliation.
But now they can't even get past Pingyu. Xiang Yan is holding the city to the death, and the Qin army has been unable to take it down for a long time. Li Xin is getting anxious.
Just as he was fiercely attacking Pingyu, the Qi army arrived, forming a pincer movement with the Chu army, and routed Li Xin's 300,000-strong army.
Li Xin led his remaining troops to flee to the former Han garrison, while Lu Li and Meng Wu launched a fierce attack and captured Chengfu.
But at this moment, Lu Li received news from the Black Ice Platform that Li Xin had been defeated!
"Defeated? Li Xin had an army of 300,000, how could he have been defeated?"
"Xiang Yan held Pingyu to the death, and Li Xin was unable to capture it after a long siege. He was surrounded by reinforcements sent by Qi and was defeated, retreating to the former territory of Han."
Lu Li took a deep breath. If Wang Jian were leading the troops, he would definitely be on guard against Qi's reinforcements. How could Li Xin be so careless?
"Sir, Li Xin has been defeated. We should withdraw our troops immediately!" Meng Wu asked hastily.
Lu Li looked at the distant Chu capital with resentment; it was just one step away!
"It's too late, we're already surrounded."
On the battlefield, the situation changes rapidly, and even the Black Ice Platform's information transmission is not necessarily much faster than that of scouts.
After defeating Li Xin, the Chu army immediately marched south, bypassing more than a dozen cities, and recaptured Gushi. The Qi army then advanced step by step, completely surrounding Chengfu and turning it into an isolated city.
"Sir, I'll escort you out of here!" Meng Wu said through gritted teeth.
At this critical moment, the only way out is to fight our way out and have a glimmer of hope.
They have nearly 300,000 troops. If they just wait like this, their supplies will run out, and things could change if they are delayed!
Lu Li lowered his head in deep thought; this was the biggest crisis he had encountered since leaving the mountain.
And this time it's Li Xin again!
But Lu Li couldn't think about those things now; he had to resolve the current crisis as soon as possible.
He walked to the map and saw that the weakest link was the Qi army in the north, which only had 100,000 troops.
Once their defenses are breached, we can retreat to the territory of the former Zhao state, where Wang Jian's large army is stationed.
"Break through to the north! Abandon all supplies!"
We must make a swift decision before the Chu army completely surrounds us!
Meng Wu immediately ordered all soldiers to discard their baggage and head north to break through the encirclement without stopping!
Upon learning this, Xiang Yan immediately led his troops to intercept them, determined to annihilate the 300,000 Qin soldiers.
Because he learned of Xiang Qu's death and that even 100,000 Chu soldiers had been massacred!
However, the Qin army led by Lu Li was advancing on a winning streak, and they were unaware that they were fleeing. They thought they were attacking a Chu city.
Each soldier was as if they had been injected with chicken blood, and Xiang Yan was forced to retreat step by step, which made him marvel at the strength of the Qin army.
However, after reaching Pingyu, Lu Li and Meng Wu's army were also blocked.
Pingyu's four city gates were all heavily fortified with deep moats and had ample defensive equipment, making them very difficult to breach.
"Sir, let me try again!" Meng Wu said, bowing.
The Qin army attacked for a day but couldn't break through. The pursuing troops were also closing in, and if they were attacked from both sides, they would surely be defeated.
Lu Li took a deep breath; he had never been so disheveled before.
"Abandon the siege and continue the detour northward!"
If they bypassed Pingyu, they would have to travel thousands of miles more and pass through a third of the territory of the State of Chu.
But there was no other way at the moment, so Meng Wu gritted his teeth and ordered a detour.
Their food supplies are already insufficient, and if they do not receive further supplies, the 300,000-strong army may mutiny.
Lu Li's eyes immediately flashed with a ruthless glint. Since they were already in a desperate situation, they might as well go all out!
"General Meng, the Chu army's grain supply is located in Pingcang, a thousand miles away from here. Do you dare to come with me to attack Pingcang?"
Pingcang was the largest granary in the Chu Kingdom, where almost all of Chu's military provisions were stored. It was guarded by 100,000 elite troops.
At that time, Lu Li and his men marched eastward, capturing cities and strongholds. When the Chu capital was in dire need, Xiong Chu did not deploy these 100,000 elite troops.
Food supplies are crucial; without them, no matter how many troops you have, it's useless.
"This... sir, that's a death trap!"
Pingcang is like a dragon's den or a tiger's lair; if you are not careful, your entire army of 300,000 will be wiped out.
"All warfare is based on deception! We must put ourselves in a desperate situation to survive. How could Xiang Yan possibly have guessed that we would dare to launch a surprise attack on Pingcang?"
After pondering for a moment, Meng Wu cupped his hands and said, "I will do as you say, sir!"
Three hundred thousand Qin troops rampaged through Chu territory, and Xiang Yan's scouts reported different locations each time, leaving him with no idea what these three hundred thousand Qin troops were up to.
Meanwhile, in the Chu capital, Yun Qingshu began to ponder what Meng Wu was doing, like a headless fly.
He stared at the map in deep thought for a long time, and then suddenly felt a pang of anxiety.
"Is Meng Wu planning to attack Pingcang?"
Then he shook his head. Impossible. Meng Wu didn't have that kind of guts, nor that kind of brains.
Now, as long as we slowly tighten the encirclement and completely trap Meng Wu's 300,000 Qin troops within Chu territory, they will be like fish on a chopping board, unable to escape.
To Yun Qingshu's utter surprise, Lu Li was among them!
In the dead of night, the Qin army suddenly launched an attack on Pingcang. The Chu army had no time to react, and Pingcang was captured in just one night.
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