They are currently conquering cities and fortresses in succession, and their momentum is at its peak. If their pace of attack is interrupted here, their morale will definitely be affected.
Moreover, the capture of Gushi was to join forces with Li Xin's army at Chengfu, as originally planned!
After thinking for a moment, Lu Li had an idea.
"General Meng, I order you to lead 200,000 troops to attack the city. You are only allowed to lose, not to win!"
"I will personally lead 100,000 troops to ambush near Black Mountain. You must lure Xiang Qu to Black Mountain, and then we will attack from both sides and trap him there!"
Meng Wudang's eyes lit up immediately; this plan was feasible!
Although the Meng clan had served the Qin state for generations, the most famous members of the Qin state today were Wang Jian and his son Wang Ben.
When Xiang Qu heard that the attackers were Meng Wu and not Wang Ben, he was overjoyed!
But he didn't know that Lu Li was also in Meng Wu's army.
Subsequently, Meng Wu led his troops to attack the city, again and again, until they were exhausted!
After three days of continuous attacks, the Qin army failed each time, and Xiang Qu became even more arrogant, thinking that Meng Wu was nothing special.
During the fourth siege, Meng Wu, in an effort to boost morale, personally led the charge in the attack.
Xiang Qu's eyes lit up. This Meng Wudang was really a reckless fool, daring to personally lead troops to attack the city!
After saying that, he drew his bow and nocked an arrow, aimed at Meng Wu, and shot an arrow that struck Meng Wu's left arm.
Xiang Qu then shook his head, realizing the distance was still too far and his aim was off.
As Meng Wu was struck by an arrow, his personal guards panicked.
Seeing that their commander had been shot down, the soldiers attacking the city lost all will to continue the siege.
Meng Wu gritted his teeth and shouted, "Withdraw! Withdraw immediately!"
The Qin army retreated like stray dogs. Xiang Qu seized the opportunity, leaving 5,000 troops in the city and leading the rest of the army in pursuit.
Originally, he was only going to give it a symbolic chase, after all, he understood the principle of not pursuing a cornered enemy!
But as he continued the pursuit, he discovered that the Qin army had abandoned their flags and were scattering in all directions, which greatly reassured Xiang Qu.
"Where did Meng Wu flee to?" Xiang Qu asked.
The scout quickly reported, "General, Meng Wu has fled to Black Mountain!"
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