"ah!!!"

"ah!!"

Miserable shouts kept coming from inside a wooden house. Looking through the cracks in the wooden house, one could vaguely see two men tied to wooden stakes under the candlelight. Their bodies were covered in blood and flesh, and their dying expressions were full of pain.

,despair.

"Sir, it has been found out that someone knew that Zhang's uncle and nephew knew who framed Bai Yan, so they hired the murderer to silence him."

A man walked up to three men in silk clothes who were talking to each other and handed over his hand to report.

These two people were the ones who fled Qufu and killed Zhang's uncle and nephew. After arriving in Chu State, these two people were arrested and interrogated. Such a harsh and cruel interrogation meant that they were not telling lies.

It's a pity that Zhang's uncle and nephew were silenced before they could see Bai Yan!

"Have you found out who gave them fifty gold?"

A man in silk clothes asked. Seeing the servant shaking his head, the man came step by step with anger in front of the two men who were tied up and dying.

Looking at the two men whose bodies were covered in blood and flesh.

"For fifty gold, he killed the person! Do you two know who their uncle and nephew are?"

The man looked at the two men and was furious. Since they couldn't find out the real culprit, they could only rely on themselves to find out who framed Bai Yan.

"Kill these two people!"

The man said to the two burly men next to him, and then turned around.

The two men who were tied up were struggling weakly, their mouths full of pleading. When they saw the burly man approaching with a dagger, the two men's eyes were full of fear.

Teng County.

At this moment, on the streets of Teng County, the people coming and going are full of panic, and from time to time, you can see cavalry soldiers riding horses, galloping quickly on the streets.

In the mansion, Bai Yan was in the study, looking at the mountains and rivers inside the wooden tray.

"Who is the coach of Chu State?"

Bai Yan asked.

"General, this is Xiang Yan!"

Yanmao stood next to Bai Yan, reporting to Bai Yan and looking at the map. At this moment, Yanmao couldn't help but frown. According to expectations, the Chu army should have been attacking Xiaoju at this time, and Xue Yi was the one.

But the strange thing is that the Chu army has been standing still and seems to be in no hurry to recapture Qufu.

"Xiang Yan?"

Bai Yan frowned slightly when he heard the name.

It’s actually Xiang Yan!

Bai Yan never thought that the Chu State would send Xiang Yan as a general to lead troops to fight against him.

In the Chu State, Xiang Yan was the pillar of the state, and his status was second only to the King of Chu. He, Ling Yin, Mo Ao and others were all important ministers of the Chu State. Such a high-ranking and powerful person actually led troops to attack Chu Dong from the very beginning.

land.

This is really surprising.

"What to do General?"

Yanmao's expression was extremely solemn at this moment. Even Yanmao couldn't help but be extremely afraid of the name Xiang Yan.

"Since Xiang Yan won't attack, General, should we gather a large army to fight the Chu army and lure the Chu army across the river?"

Yanmao looked at Bai Yan and asked.

The more Xiang Yan stood still, the more worried Yan Mao became. In Yan Mao's eyes, whenever a general like the general stood still, he was not as simple as he appeared on the surface. He must have a conspiracy secretly.

"No!"

When Bai Yan heard Yanmao's words, he shook his head.

"Now everything has been arranged to guard against Chu's attack, and the grain, grass and baggage of each town have been prepared. Any movement at this time will affect the entire layout, which will give Xiang Yan an opportunity."

Bai Yan looked at the map.

Although it is not clear what Xiang Yan's intention is, if he attacks Chu State now, as long as he defeats Xiang Yan, Chu State will surely fall.

After Chu fell, Bai Yan could prepare to return to Qi.

Bai Yan would never allow this opportunity to destroy Chu to be lost. Bai Yan didn't want to wait a few more years.

"Is the Iron Armor Camp settled in?"

Bai Yan turned his head and looked at Yanmao.

Now, in addition to the traps set for the Chu army, Bai Yan has three biggest trump cards. One is the Chu nobles who instigated rebellion, and the other is the Iron Armor Battalion.

Different from Wei Wuzu, this iron armor battalion is a real iron armor. It is also a trump card that Bai Yan has spent several years of hard work and secretly prepared. It is also one of Bai Yan's confidence to attack Chu.

On the battlefield, a piece of iron armor is not only invulnerable to swords and can charge into battle, but more importantly, it can instill fear in enemy soldiers.

"Don't worry, general. We have already settled in Qiuyu. As long as the Chu army dares to cross the river to attack Xiaozhu and then Qufu, even Xiang Yan will not be able to return to Chu!"

Yanmao said to Bai Yan.

Now Qufu and all the roads leading to Qi are like pockets. If the Chu army dares to attack, they will not be able to leave.

As Yanmao finished speaking, a soldier came to the study with a bamboo slip and handed it to Bai Yan.

"General?"

Yanmao looked at Bai Yan and frowned at the bamboo slips, and asked worriedly.

"General Wang Ben is already at war with the Chu army!"

Bai Yan handed the bamboo slips to Yanmao, and then hurried to the hanging map. Xiaozhu didn't fight, Xue Yi didn't fight, and Pengcheng didn't fight. However, the Chu State sent another army of no less than one hundred thousand to go.

Fighting with Wang Ben of Jiao County.

Look at the map.

Bai Yan was a little confused, Jiao County!

"This is an attack on Wei!"

Bai Yan soon saw clearly the intention of the state. The state of Chu was planning to seize the land of Wei. Since Wei soldiers were transferred to Qufu by him, the state of Wei did not have many troops. It only had Pengcheng and Jiaocheng to defend Chu's entry.

Bai Yan's previous assumption was that if the Chu army wanted to seize Wei territory, the best option would be to attack Pengcheng. After all, compared to Jiao County where Wang Ben's army was stationed, Pengcheng had much fewer troops.

When the Chu army attacks Pengcheng, it will be surrounded by Jiao County and his troops in the rear. As long as it enters Wei, the Chu army will have no way out.

But unexpectedly, the Chu army directly attacked Jiao County and wanted to enter Wei from Jiao County.

In this way, the troops here in Qufu are beyond reach. Due to the long distance, once reinforcements are rushed, it is difficult to conceal their whereabouts.

"The State of Chu is not afraid that the State of Qin will send another large army to attack the State of Chu from Yingchuan and Nanyang County?"

Bai Yan was a little confused.

For some reason, Bai Yan had a vague hunch that since Chu State was attacking Jiao County, there must be some plan, and it was probably not as simple as Wei State.

Unfortunately, in Teng County now, not to mention Nanyang and Yingchuan, they are all far apart, and news cannot flow quickly at all.

"Yanmao!"

Bai Yan turned around and looked at Yanmao, watching Yanmao raise his head and look over the bamboo slips.

"I am leaving Teng County for a trip. This matter must not be known to outsiders. If the Chu army tries to attack, remember to show weakness!"

Bai Yan ordered.

Since the Chu State attacked Jiao County with the intention of capturing the Wei region, and then formed an encirclement force to force the Qin army in Qufu to leave, then Xiang Yan would never rush to attack Qufu, which he had already prepared.

Even if he attacks, it will be difficult for Xiang Yan to capture Xiaozhu in a short time, let alone Qufu and all the ambushes set for the Chu army along the way.

At the moment, Bai Yan is most worried about Daliang.

Although the Wei army surrendered, most of the Wei army generals had been sent to Xianyang. In addition to the previous efforts to win over the Daliang gentry and royal family members, Changping Lord should not be able to incite rebellion.

But just in case, Bai Yan was still a little worried and had to go see those nobles.

"promise!"

Although Yanmao was surprised that Bai Yan was leaving, he still nodded.

At night, as Yanmao left the study, Bai Yan held the bamboo slips and knelt down in front of the wooden table by the window of the study.

Relying on the light of the candle lamp, Bai Yan took a pen and ink and wrote on the bamboo slips.

As the main general in the battle between Qin and Chu, Bai Yan could only know the situation in Qufu and the wars in other places through the news. At the moment, when the Chu army attacked Jiao County, all Bai Yan could do was to trust Wang

Ben.

Different from when he attacked Han and destroyed Zhao, now Bai Yan, as the main general in attacking Chu, has more to do than leading troops on the battlefield, but appoints and trusts him.

Facing the Chu army and Xiang Yan, Bai Yan never intended to rely on himself alone, nor did he even rely on cavalry, side cavalry, Zan Shou, Zhong You and other generals, whether it was Wang Ben in Jiao County,

Or Meng Wu in central Guizhou, these are the powers that Bai Yan sees as destroying Chu.

Unfortunately, since I am not in Xianyang, I cannot know the actions of the Xianyang court.
To be continued...