Xiang Yan was not a pessimistic person, but the King of Chu's order truly made him despair.
He had initially thought the King of Chu would understand him.
But he never expected the King of Chu to directly apprehend him.
If he hadn't heard it with his own ears, he would have doubted if he was hallucinating.
After he executed the King of Chu's command, he felt as though he had aged ten years.
Then, he helplessly followed the imperial envoy towards the Chu capital.
As soon as Xiang Yan moved, Lin Tian received the news immediately.
"Chu's Xiang Yan has been replaced??"
"Yes, it is said that the King of Chu wants Xiang Yan to return to the Chu capital to explain the matter of ceding five cities! The current Chu army is under the command of our General Wu!!"
"Haha! This is indeed good news for our Qin!"
"Pass down the order, we attack the city in half a day!!"
If Xiang Yan were still in command, Lin Tian would not have been so casual in his attack.
Because Xiang Yan knew the thoughts of the Chu soldiers, he would not have easily engaged Lin Tian's army.
After all, a large number of soldiers surrendering would be a disaster for the Chu army.
This was also the main reason for Xiang Yan's concession of five cities.
Now that he heard Xiang Yan was no longer the commander of the Chu army, Lin Tian felt that the time to attack Chu had arrived.
His order to attack the city in half a day immediately excited the soldiers.
The soldiers already knew that this attack was very important for Qin.
Even the war between Qin and Chu would be decided in this battle.
Therefore, every one of them was eager to fight.
General Wu of Chu was unaware of this.
When he took over Xiang Yan's army, he couldn't help but be ecstatic.
"Hahahaha! Xiang Yan is finally out, and it's finally my turn to be the great general!!"
"Three hundred thousand troops! This is an army I've dreamed of controlling, and now, this massive army has finally fallen into my hands!!"
"Our Wu family is finally going to rise!!"
Xiang Yan had been in command of the Chu army for a long time, and many had coveted Xiang Yan's position for a long time.
However, previously, the King of Chu had trusted Xiang Yan immensely.
Therefore, even though they envied Xiang Yan's position, they could do nothing.
Xiang Yan was like a chasm, blocking the path of countless Chu generals' promotion.
This had caused resentment among Chu generals for many years.
After so many years, General Wu finally controlled this Chu army, how could he not be happy?
At this moment, he wished he could hold a grand celebratory banquet tonight.
However, he also knew that although Xiang Yan had been taken away, many generals in the army had previously followed Xiang Yan.
Their hearts still belonged to Xiang Yan.
Therefore, General Wu told himself to be low-key and not too ostentatious.
Otherwise, these generals might not be willing to cooperate.
With this thought, General Wu calmed his inner excitement and then calmly patrolled the military district.
In his sight, there were dense formations of Chu troops.
So many troops gave him great confidence, and he felt that his future was full of promise.
This made him even happier.
He even ate two more bowls of rice at lunch.
However, in the afternoon, the urgent sound of gongs rang out.
"Enemy attack, enemy attack! The Qin people are attacking!!"
"The Qin people are here, the Qin people are here!!"
"Defend the city, quickly defend the city, report to the general!!"
Lin Tian's army was attacking, and the herald urgently relayed various orders.
But the Chu soldiers did not react strongly.
Especially the soldiers defending the city, although they held their weapons, they had no sense of urgency to defend the city.
On the contrary, many of them looked into the distance, anticipating the arrival of the Qin army.
Not only them, but many Chu soldiers within the city also looked forward to the arrival of Lin Tian's army.
Even quite a few Chu soldiers had already started praying.
"Please don't retreat, please don't retreat anymore!!"
"Let the Qin army break in, they must let the Qin army come in!!"
"I want to go home, I really want to go home, I want to see my family!!"
Although Xiang Yan had been replaced, the hearts of the Chu soldiers had not changed. They were still soldiers who wanted to return to their homeland.
Therefore, they expected Lin Tian's army to break in, so that they could surrender.
It wasn't just one person with this idea, but a large group of Chu soldiers.
Especially since they had confirmed that Lin Tian would not kill them, their desire to return home became even stronger.
General Wu was unaware of this.
When he learned that the Qin army was attacking, he hurried out and issued his orders.
"Shoot arrows, shoot arrows quickly! Repel their army and try to slow down their advance!!"
"Order the soldiers outside the city to be ready. Once Lin Tian's army approaches our city and breaks through our city gate, we will charge head-on into the Qin army, without retreating!!"
General Wu believed that his order had no issues.
But after he issued this order, the generals in the army looked at him strangely.
Their expressions were as if they were looking at an idiot.
General Wu did not understand these strange looks.
He thought it was because his authority was insufficient, so he angrily reprimanded:
"What? Do I not have any commands anymore? Do you still want to disobey orders and rebel??"
Upon hearing this, the Chu generals lowered their heads and then said:
"We obey the order!!"
General Wu's order was issued, and Lin Tian's army arrived as scheduled.
However, when Lin Tian's army arrived, there were not many archers shooting arrows from the city walls.
At first, General Wu did not react.
But when he saw Lin Tian's army rapidly approaching, he immediately sensed that something was wrong.
"Shoot arrows! Shoot arrows quickly! What are you all doing??"
"This general orders you to shoot arrows! Shoot quickly, or I will have you executed!!"
This threat caused many archers to raise their bows and arrows again.
However, they did shoot arrows, but the power of those arrows could not penetrate armor, and the arrows flew only a dozen yards.
This was not shooting arrows! It was clearly like tickling!!
Under such arrows, Lin Tian's army rapidly approached the city gate of Chu.
General Wu originally wanted to scold them and kill a few to establish his authority.
But Lin Tian's army had already approached the city gate, and he had no choice but to go to the city to take charge.
So, he said fiercely:
"You wait for me! After I drive away those Qin soldiers, I will deal with you!!"