Xiang Yan never thought that Zhao Kuo would come so quickly to ambush him after the battle with Pang Gong. How dare he? How could he? Xiang Yan didn't understand at all why the army that was fighting back and forth could still burst out with such powerful combat power? Because he was still young, he didn't understand very well that there were always some people who could make the army burst out with unprecedented combat power, such as Le Yi, Bai Qi, Tian Dan and others.

When they appeared in the army of Yan, Qin and Qi, the improvement of the army's combat effectiveness was visible to the naked eye. Even Jingyang, when Jingyang led the soldiers of Chu to participate in the war, the soldiers of Chu would feel very at ease, because they could trust Jingyang's ability. Xiang Yan was different. Although Xiang Yan had a lot of achievements, he was naturally inferior to Jingyang, not to mention that he had never had the experience or record of leading troops alone.

Most of his achievements were made by Jing Yang as his deputy when he was commander.

When Xiang Yan led his army into his pocket, the Qin soldiers around him suddenly rushed out, and Xiang Yan, who was on the chariot of the front army, jumped up suddenly. He looked at the surrounding enemies in panic, his mind was blank, and he even forgot to command. However, he soon came to his senses. The front army turned into the rear army and made a breakthrough. He was originally in the front army's position, but now he became the general responsible for cutting off the rear.

He asked his deputy general to break through, and he commanded the soldiers from the other three sides to entangle the enemies in the other three directions. This surprised Zhao Kuo. He thought that the Chu army is the weakest link in the coalition. When Jing Yang passed away, the young Xiang Yan could not convince the public and should be able to defeat them easily. However, the Chu army still showed quite tenacious resistance.

These barbarians from the southwest were full of courage. When they found out that they were ambushed, they were not afraid of the ambush of the Qin people, but were angry by the ambush of the Qin people. Under the conditions of the army being behind and the Qin people, these barbarians of the Chu State fought with the Qin people with their last blood, one after another, and fell one after another on the battlefield. Soon someone took over his position, and the sound of killings erupted. The generals of both sides began to change their flags and issue orders.

Zhao Kuo arranged this ambush, but Wang Jian was still commanded by Wang Jian. This was because the main army brought by Zhao Kuo was a little tired, and Wang Jian's troops were the main force of the ambush. Zhao Kuo had almost fought with all the six countries. Except for Qi, he had fought with other countries, which made Zhao Kuo familiar with the different tactics and styles of various countries. The soldiers of Chu were very brave, but unfortunately they were easy to get ahead. Once they participated in the war, it was difficult to withdraw. Basically, they had to kill them to the death before they could give up.

Therefore, Chu State is suitable for fighting tough battles and not for mobile wars. Wang Jian did not launch a full-scale attack. On the one hand, he continued to attack Xiang Yan, but on the other hand, he was sent to the vicinity of Maling. As long as the Koreans in the city came out to reinforce, he could seize the city. Wang Jian's purpose was not only to swallow Xiang Yan, but also to swallow the Koreans and this important city. On the one hand, Zhao Kuo sent soldiers to participate in the siege, and on the other hand, he also arranged ambush troops in the direction of Xinzheng.

Obviously, Zhao Kuo was also ready to eat Pang Gong’s reinforcements.

However, the war was going too quickly. When Pang Gong learned about the situation here and was about to go for reinforcements, Xiang Yan left behind tens of thousands of Chu people's bodies, and finally successfully broke through and defeated in the direction of Maling. This seemed to be a great victory in others' eyes, but Wang Jian was not happy. His partial army and Zhao Kuo's main army should have to wipe out the opponent's entire army, but he was broken through and fled by Chu Man. This is not honor, but a shame.

Wang Jian did not intend to let Xiang Yan go so easily, but the problem is that the Koreans who were stationed in Maling seemed a little strange at this moment. After learning that friendly troops were attacked, they still couldn't hold on. This was a bit different from what Wang Jian thought. Why was this Korean general so cautious? The city of Maling was very quiet, even a little weird, without any movement. The scout said that there were no garrisons on the city wall.

This situation is really wrong. Could it be that they are also setting up an ambush and waiting for themselves to pursue them?

Wang Jian thought about it with his own thinking, and there were many terrifying answers in his mind. Wang Jian's marching and fighting was different from those generals of Qin. He paid attention to the word "stability" when fighting. He never advances rashly and never fights unsure battles. Before marching, he must have to think about all the dangers he might face. According to Zhao Kuo's words, this general was obviously terrible but was too cautious.

Wang Jian's style of play has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that he never enters the enemy's encirclement like Xiang Yan. Every time he fights, the casualties under his command are always the lowest... The fight is steady, and the disadvantage is that his excessive caution makes him dare not send troops in many times and misses some good opportunities. When he meets outstanding opponents like Jingyang, Lian Po, and Pang Gong, he will always overestimate the opponent and fall into a passive position.

At this moment, Wang Jian was a little afraid of pursuing with all his might. Zhao Kuo also saw Wang Jian's hesitation. He saw Wang Jian's army begin to line up quickly. He did not send cavalry and chariots to pursue him. Zhao Kuo calmly analyzed that if the Koreans in the city set up ambush outside, the best place was the dense forests that Wang Jian had planned to set up ambush, and the number of Korean troops was very small. If they wanted to ambush the Qin people, they would most likely have to attack through fire.

The climate is now wet and cold, and it is not very suitable for fire attack. As long as you can bypass the dense forest, Korean ambush will not play any role.

Zhao Kuo immediately issued a flag order to Wang Jian and pursued him with all his might.

With Zhao Kuo's order, Wang Jian no longer hesitated. He ordered the chariots to start chasing. Xiang Yan was still in the rear at this moment. When he saw the Qin chariot troops, his scalp was even more numb. He simply stopped dealing with the chasing troops and fled towards the city with all his might. As long as he could return to Maling, he could escape the pursuit of the Qin people. The Chu people fled wildly. Fortunately, the terrain here was not suitable for the chariots.

Otherwise, I was afraid that the Qin people would have left them all here. As soon as they arrived near the city, Xiang Yan saw the Qin army that had been preparing to seize the city nearby. They rushed up and prepared to stop Xiang Yan from entering the city. Although the Chu army was defeated, the soldiers around Xiang Yan still maintained their original organization and had combat power. Xiang Yan could only bring the army to fight with these intercepted troops, while the rest hurriedly ran towards the city.

"General Jingyang's soul is still watching us!! Kill me!!" Xiang Yan roared angrily, rushed forward first, pierced the Qin people in front of him with one spear, suddenly lifted him up, and threw him directly into the enemy formation. The soldiers of the Chu State followed Xiang Yan like wild animals, and fought directly with the Qin people who intercepted them. Xiang Yan was still young, and the young generals were basically not too calm when fighting, but they were usually very brave.

The elderly generals will calmly examine the battlefield and fight calmly at any time, oh, except Lian Po, and the young generals always lead by example, rush into the enemy's formation first, and bring their own elite soldiers to tear open the enemy's defense line... Such courage is the greatest manifestation of Xiang Yan. He is like an ungrateful murder machine. Under his fierce attack, the Qin people who came to intercept him were defeated by him.

It was like a tiger jumping into the flock of sheep, Xiang Yan killed all directions, and almost no one could stop him.

After killing through the enemy's defense line, Xiang Yan became more and more braver in the battle. Finally, he came to the city of Maling. Xiang Yan saw the defeated Chu soldiers gathered under the city and kept shouting, while there was no one on the city wall. Xiang Yan was a little confused, and then he was furious. He shouted: "Teng! Open the city gate! Open the city gate!!" At that moment, many Korean soldiers suddenly appeared on the city wall. They held bows and crossbows and flew out towards the direction of the Chu soldiers.

The arrow hit Xiang Yan's face, and Xiang Yan screamed in pain and fell down.

The personal soldiers beside him immediately stepped forward and helped him up.

Xiang Yan covered her face, her eyes were red, and she looked at the city wall, Teng stood on the city wall, looking coldly at the Chu army below. The Korean archers were still shooting arrows, and more and more Chu soldiers fell down and fell here. Xiang Yan was trembling all over. Looking at the soldiers who died in the hands of his allies, he almost bit his teeth. He shouted angrily: "Retreat! Retreat!"

He wanted to know why Teng did this, but he had no time to question it again. If he continued here, the Chu army would be wiped out. Xiang Yan got on the chariot, and blood flowed from the wound. The Chu soldiers shouted in panic. They thought that after breaking through the enemy's siege and returning to the city, they would be safe, but they did not expect that their allies would treat them like this.

The Chu people scolded these ungrateful Koreans and fled everywhere.

When Wang Jian came to the city, he only saw the bodies of Chu people all over the ground and fled to the Chu soldiers everywhere. Of course, after being chased by the Qin people, these people chose to surrender. Wang Jian immediately sent troops to pursue these Chu people again. He did not go by himself. He just raised his head and looked at the city in front of him, and fell into deep thought. What was going on?

The city gate of Maling slowly opened, and the general from South Korea took the lead in walking out of the city. He did not carry weapons, nor even armor. The Qin people around him quickly surrounded him, and all the crossbows in his hands were aimed at him, but he remained calm and did not change his face. He just frowned, looked at the Qin people around him, and then looked in the direction of Wang Jian, waiting quietly for Wang Jian.

When Wang Jian got off the carriage and walked to him, Teng leaned over and bowed to him, and then said, "Greetings to the horse and the servants."

Wang Jian was stunned, shook his head quickly and said, "I am not Wu Chengjun...I am Wang Jian, general of Qin." Teng then asked, "Where is Ma Fujun?" Wang Jian looked at the rear and said, "He is coming soon... You are..." Teng smiled and said nothing. Wang Jian asked the warriors to take good care of these people, while the rest entered Maling City.

The three cities that Pang Gong had to defend, three important gateways leading to different directions, were easily broken... No, this cannot be said to have been broken, and the Koreans in the city surrendered. When Zhao Kuo learned the news, he was also a little surprised. He walked into Maling City. In order to stick to the strategy, Pang Gong stored a large amount of supplies in these three cities and continuously strengthened the city defense. Seeing the mountains of food, the Qin people were very happy.

Zhao Kuo said, "This food can be used to help the victims in South Korea."

He met the prisoner Teng in the city guard.

Zhao Kuo looked at the young man in front of him. The young man looked tall and thin, and there was no fear on his face. He thought that Teng would be like Zheng Anping, but from his temperament, it didn't seem like this. Teng looked too calm and had no worries, and there seemed to be a sense of sorrow in his eyes. Zhao Kuo looked at him, then made him get up and let him sit aside.

"Why are you not afraid at all?"

"What should I be afraid of?"

"Aren't you afraid that I will kill you?"

"What's so scary about death?" Teng said, then said, "But if you want to kill me, please keep me for a few more days so that I can watch the demise of South Korea with my own eyes, and then I can die." Zhao Kuo was stunned. He frowned and asked, "Do you have a grudge with South Korea?" Teng laughed, recalling the past and said, "My father Mu was originally the Siko of South Korea."

"Si Kou Mu of South Korea?" Zhao Kuo thought the name was familiar. Did he recall it seriously, but he couldn't remember who it was. Teng then said: "At that time, he took his own initiative to expel the Qin envoy, so he was executed, and the censor also committed suicide." Zhao Kuo suddenly remembered that it was a long time ago, when South Korea jumped repeatedly between Chu and Qin. In order to make South Korea form an alliance with Chu, South Korea's Si Kou Mu expelled the Qin envoy and was executed by the King of Han.

Zhao Kuo suddenly realized, and he said, "Are you revenge for your father?"

"No."

"My father, he was willing to die for his own beliefs and could not take revenge."

“That’s…”

"I'm taking revenge for my eldest mother, for my mother, and for my younger brother." Teng's eyes flushed, and he said, "After my father's death, my eldest mother couldn't stand the blow and left a month later. In order to support me, my poor mother could only weave cloth everywhere and work day and night. She had not been able to wait until I grew up and left... I was alone and took care of my younger brother, but because of my incompetence, my younger brother also died of illness..."

"My father was willing to die, but the actions of the King of Han killed all my family."
Chapter completed!