Chapter 285: Xiang Yu's Attack

And with Xiang Yu's order, the Chu army, which had now developed an invincible momentum, rushed down like a tiger from the mountain and quickly occupied various important strongholds in the Jiangdong area.

Among them, the navy led by Gonggong played a huge role.

A large number of elite naval forces trained by Gonggong marched towards the other county towns in the Jiangdong area.

Their warships cut through the river like sharp swords, heading straight for the heartland of the Jiangdong region.

They shuttled through the waters of Jiangdong like a dragon, and displayed amazing combat effectiveness whether in battles on the river or in landing operations along the coast.

Gonggong, the famous water god in history.

He enjoys extremely high prestige in Xiang Yu's navy today.

He was tall and strong, with a resolute face, and every swing of his weapon seemed to shake the heavens and the earth.

Under his leadership, the Chu navy was invincible and unstoppable.

Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng led the main army and followed closely behind.

As the Jiangdong region was gradually pacified, Xiang Yu began to turn his attention to Quezhou in the north.

He knew very well that if he wanted to unify the entire Dayong Dynasty, he had to capture this important strategic location.

Fan Zeng also understood Xiang Yu's ambition and determination, and began to formulate a detailed plan for the capture.

In Wenzhou, where the Jiuxiao Army and the King of Sparrow's Army were fighting, the sky was filled with flames and smoke.

Originally, King Sparrow's army had an absolute advantage in this battlefield that belonged to them.

However, with the arrival of subsequent reinforcements from the Jiuxiao Army, the situation began to reverse.

Before the main force of the Jiuxiao Army arrived, he decisively dispatched Long Junzuo's Dayong Dragon Sparrow Army to severely damage Ye Sui's Sparrow King of the Jiuxiao Army.

Now it has become not so easy.

With the arrival of subsequent reinforcements from the Jiuxiao Army, the Jiuxiao Army’s military strength is no less than that of the combined Wenzhou and one and a half states under King Que.

After all, it is impossible for King Que to send all his troops to Wenzhou to fight against the Jiuxiao Army.

Of course, relying solely on the Jiuxiao Army would not be enough to make King Que feel uncomfortable.

What really made King Que difficult to accept was the weak alliance of vassal kings that King Lu had formed on his side.

After Su Qin, who now has a certain say in the alliance, made some lobbying.

Without saying a word, they turned against each other.

He turned his guns around and helped the Jiuxiao Army, an outsider, to beat up the King of Sparrows.

This time, the King of Sparrow was stabbed in the waist.

Although this alliance of vassal kings seemed to be put together at random.

The armies of most of the princes were indeed a motley crowd with varying degrees of combat effectiveness, and most of them came there just to make up the numbers.

But it is undeniable that there are also many elite forces hidden among them.

For example, the current King Jing, Shangguan Lie, who came on behalf of the King Jing’s Mansion in Lingzhou.

As the emperor who will dominate the entire East in the future, he naturally has many geniuses under his command.

There are many wise counselors and many brave generals.

These people gathered under Shangguan Lie's command to form a powerful force.

This made the army of Prince Jing's palace invincible on the battlefield.

And now, Shangguan Lie and Su Qin are working together to greatly increase the strength of this alliance of vassal kings.

Su Qin was one of the core figures in the alliance.

Not only does he have outstanding talent in lobbying, he also has unique insights in strategic planning.

Together with Li He, a subordinate of Shangguan Lie who was known as a brilliant counselor, they worked together.

We work together to plan and win the battle thousands of miles away.

Under Su Qin's lobbying, Shangguan Lie has already gained control of most of the military forces in the alliance except for King Lu who is behind Su Qin.

Under this circumstance, it can be said that it was under the coordination of Shangguan Lie, Li He and the teams under Shangguan Lie.

This alliance formed by a large number of ragtag groups has initially acquired the qualifications to face off against the three major vassal kings of Dayong.

Faced with such a change in the situation, King Que, one of the three most powerful vassal kings of Dayong, felt unprecedented pressure.

The number of people in this weak alliance of vassal kings should not be underestimated.

Especially with the addition of Shangguan Lie, Su Qin and others, the team became even more powerful.

The most fatal thing was that King Que was already being attacked from both sides by Shangguan Lie's alliance of vassal kings and the Jiuxiao Army.

Behind his base, Quezhou also began to see a fire in its backyard.

The Quewang Mansion originally controlled part of the Jiangdong area of ​​Dayong.

During this period, a large part of the Jiangdong region had been swallowed up by the sudden rise of the Chu army in the Jiangdong region.

And the Chu army was not satisfied yet after annexing most of the southern part of Quezhou.

He was also eyeing Quezhou in the north and was considering leading his troops north in one fell swoop.

Originally, King Sparrow's army, under the astute command of Long Junzuo, took advantage of the swiftness and flexibility of Dayong's Dragon Sparrow Army, as well as King Wen's betrayal in the battle.

He launched a surprise attack on Ye Sui, the Jade Lin God of War of the Jiuxiao Army.

This surprise attack once created a huge advantage in the Wenzhou area, and put the Jiuxiao Army led by Ye Sui into an unprecedented predicament.

Even Longmen Pass was in danger, as if the balance of victory had tilted towards King Que's army.

But because of the appearance of Ye Hua, Ye Sui's son.

He replaced Ye Sui as the commander-in-chief of the Jiuxiao Army's Taoist soldiers - Yu Qilin.

His appearance not only disrupted the strategic deployment of King Que's army, but also restored the combat effectiveness of the Jiuxiao Army.

The final outcome of this battle became even more confusing because of Ye Hua's appearance.

As a result, the advantages created by Long Junzuo and Quewang Army in Wenzhou disappeared completely.

Especially when the main force of the Jiuxiao Army had not yet arrived, Long Junzuo was hit hard by the Jade Qilin Army led by Ye Hua, which manifested the Jade Qilin Dharma Image.

Long Junzuo's troops were caught off guard by this sudden and fierce attack.

Under the head-on blow, they had to retreat temporarily.

As a result, the best opportunity to capture Longmen Pass was lost.

Afterwards, Pei Yuanqing led the elite detachment that Su Ye left behind at the border between Cangzhou and Yunzhou and arrived at Longmen Pass in time.

The arrival of this detachment undoubtedly brought new strength to Longmen.

Pei Yuanqing and Ye Hua, two gods of war, fought side by side.

Their presence greatly boosted morale.

And under Ye Hua's command, the Jade Unicorn Army became a solid barrier at Longmen Pass.

In addition, the team guarding the pass also includes two great generals, Pei Xingyan and Li Jinlong.

And Pei Xingjian, the god-level commander, his strategic layout and command ability greatly increased the overall strength of Longmen Pass.

Taking all factors into consideration, the overall strength of Longmen Pass is now no less than that of Long Junzuo who leads an army of hundreds of thousands.

Although in terms of military strength, the Longmen Pass side is still inferior to the opposing King Que’s army.

However, after the detachment led by Pei Yuanqing merged with the original garrison at Longmen Pass, they were able to gather a force of tens of thousands.

In addition, Longmen Pass itself has the advantage of easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack terrain, as well as the support of two gods of war and many divine generals.

This has enabled Longmen Pass's defensive capabilities to reach an unprecedented level during this period.

In addition, Longmen Pass was originally on the defensive, and there were two war gods present.

For a while, the two sides fought continuously at Longmen Pass, with each side winning and losing.

Although King Que's army was powerful, it was still unable to break through the defense line of Longmen Pass.

The Longmen Pass side also made King Que's army pay a heavy price with its tenacious defense and timely counterattacks.

(End of this chapter)