He Bo, the forward camp of the Chu army.

After receiving the battle report of the fall of Tangxi from the messenger, the face of Shen Gong Qu Hong, the vanguard general of the Chu army, was full of solemnity at first.

After reading the contents of the battle report in his hand, a smile appeared on his face.

"I originally thought that the Wei army's offensive was so fierce. They captured several cities in our Chu country in a short period of time, so they must have great fighting power. I didn't expect it, but it was nothing more than that."

Many Chu army generals in the Chinese army's tent all had some doubts in their hearts when they heard Shen Gong Qu Hong's comments.

After a private look at each other, the forward deputy general stood up with a look of confusion on his face.

"May I ask Mr. Shen, why did you say this?"

"Now everyone in the world knows that the Wei soldiers of Wei State are the strongest soldiers in the world. In more than ten years, they have repeatedly defeated big countries like Qi State and Qin State."

"Since the beginning of the war, we first captured Chen County, and then successively captured Yangcheng, Yanling, Shangcai and other cities. Now we have just captured Tangxi."

"There is no doubt that the Wei army is powerful. Otherwise, why would your Majesty send us to lead troops north to resist the Wei army?"

The Chu army's deputy general used examples to prove the strength of the Wei army's combat power. Although Shen Gong Qu Hong's face became a little more cautious, the contempt between his eyebrows never dissipated.

"The reason why Wei State was able to seize several cities in Chu State was just because my soldiers were unprepared."

"Let's talk about Tangxi..."

When the word Tangxi was mentioned in the words, the contempt in Shen Gong Qu Hong's eyes became even stronger.

"Everyone, you and I have been in Wandi for a long time, so we must be familiar with Tangxi City. In terms of city defense, Tangxi cannot be called strong at all."

"If we attack the city with 20,000 troops, we can completely capture Tangxi City in three to five days at most. However, Wei's 100,000-strong army attacked for ten days before capturing Tangxi City. This is enough to show that the Wei army's combat power is not much more than this.

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As for Wei Wuzu, the strongest army in the world, Shen Gong was quite dissatisfied in his heart.

The soldiers of Wei Wu at the time of Wei Wuhou were also known as the strongest army in the world. In the battle of Yin and Jin, they defeated the Qin army several times their size.

But later, the reformed Chu army, led by Ling Yin Wu Qi, marched north from the Chu state and defeated the Wei army, and their horses drank from the river.

Recalling the scene when he followed Ling Yin Wu Qi to defeat the Wei army when he was young, Shen Gong Qu Hong's heart was filled with fighting spirit.

As for the strongest army in the world, he, Qu Hong, would imitate his former commander Wu Qi and defeat it in one battle.

Thinking of this, Shen Gong Qu Hong stood up directly from his seat.

"Generals, listen to your orders..."

"The end will be here."

His left hand subconsciously held down the long sword at his waist, and Duke Shen Qu Hong's sharp eyes swept over everyone present.

"Return to camp to clean up the soldiers. Tomorrow, we will march with my general to Tangxi to frustrate the vigor of the Wei army."

"The general will obey the order."

Although their hearts were still full of fear for the power of the Wei army, under the military orders, all the generals present could only bow down and accept them.

After a while, the generals of the Chu army in the central army's tent retreated, and Duke Shen Qu Hong sat down again.

Looking back at the battle report in front of him, Shen Gong Qu Hong clenched his right hand into a fist and hit the table heavily.

"war!"

In fact, the reason why Shen Gong Qu Hong dared to take the initiative was not only because he despised the Wei army's combat power, but also because he was commanding an elite group of Chu troops, the Shenxi Division.

In 688 BC, King Wen of Chu sent troops to attack the State of Shen and eventually destroyed the State of Shen.

In 680 BC, King Wen of Chu attacked the State of Cai at the invitation of Marquis Xi, but the Xi State was destroyed because of the beauty of Lady Xi.

After the fall of the two countries, Shen and Xi were brought under the rule of the Chu State as counties. The Chu State also selected soldiers from these places to join the army.

At first, Shenxi's division was just a local garrison of the Chu Kingdom, and did not receive the attention of the Chu royal family.

It was not until the Battle of Chengpu that Shenxi's division withstood the Jin army's offensive despite the main setback, and this brave and capable army gradually came to prominence.

In the battle between Jin and Chu, Shen Xi's army defeated the main force of the Jin army and helped King Zhuang of Chu establish his hegemony.

Since then, Shen Xi's army has been known to all the princes in the world as the representative of the elite soldiers of Chu State.

In 506 BC, Wu general Sun Wu defeated 200,000 Chu troops with 30,000 Wu troops in the Battle of Baiju. Yingdu, the capital of Chu, was also occupied by Wu troops.

King Zhao of Chu fled in a hurry to follow the country. King Zhao's brother Zi Xi relied on Shenxi's army to cooperate with the Qin army to defeat the Wu army many times, and finally the Chu country successfully recovered.

After Wu Qi arrived in the Chu Kingdom, it was based on Shen Xi's division that he trained an elite force that "pacified Baiyue in the south, annexed Chen and Cai in the north, conquered the three Jins, and attacked Qin in the west."

The children of the Shenxi Land were already brave and warlike, and with the experience gained from each war, they were passed down from generation to generation and eventually forged the sharpest long sword in the hands of the King of Chu.

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"Da da da……"

Rhythmic percussion sounded in the Wei army's tent in Tangxi City, like a finger constantly plucking the heartstrings of all the Wei army generals present.

Facing the gazes directed at him from the big tent, Pang Juan, the commander-in-chief of the Wei army, didn't seem to notice at all. His eyes were always fixed on the silk book in front of him.

"interesting!"

After whispering these two words, Pang Juan suddenly stopped tapping his fingers on the table, and his eyes quickly scanned every general present.

"Generals, I have just received news that the Chu army forwards who have arrived in Hebo City are gathering and seem to be preparing to launch an attack on our army."

Pang Juan's words fell into the eyes of the Wei generals in front of him, like a drop of water falling into a hot oil pan, and the whole tent immediately began to boil violently.

No matter what the Wei generals present thought, they never expected that the Chu army's forwards would dare to take the initiative to launch an offensive against them before the main force arrived.

Could it be that when there were twenty thousand against one hundred thousand, the Chu army still had the upper hand?

After gradually recovering from the initial shock, many Wei generals immediately realized that the military exploits were in front of them, and stood up one after another to challenge Pang Juan.

His eyes swept over the faces of the generals again, looking at the familiar face at the front, and only heard Pang Juan say: "Okay, in that case, I will use Gongsun Cuo as my general, and also lead an army of 20,000 to fight against the invading Chu."

military."

"Thank you, General."

After receiving the order from Pang Juan, Gongsun Cuo's face was naturally full of excitement when he saw that the military success was about to be achieved, and other people in the big tent also looked at him with envy.

However, Gongsun Cuo hadn't been excited for long when a voice came from above again, which made him a little dumbfounded.

"Remember, you can only lose in this battle, not win!"
Chapter completed!