Outside the camp, three thousand Chu troops were sitting on the ground, and some were lying on their backs. They were all extremely tired. Since the fall of Chen County, they were so tired of running around that they had no time to rest, eat, and even drink water. , it was not until they arrived at Chu Camp that they felt a sense of security and could rest here temporarily.

Not far away, Lu Chen was anxious. The soldiers at the camp had been in for half an hour, but no news had come yet. Lu Chen vaguely felt that Xiang Zhuang didn't want to see him.

If Xiang Zhuang does not want to see him, Lu Chen has considered moving to Sishui County. He heard that King Mi Jingju of Chu has already marched to Sishui County. If he can join them, although he needs to remove the royal title now, he will still be the king in the future. There will be a chance to restore the country. Even if the country cannot be restored, Lu Chen believes that with his qualifications, it should not be difficult to gain a prominent position in the Eastern Chu Kingdom.

When people are nervous, they will have uncontrollable thoughts. At this time, Chao Kaiji, who was beside him, saw Lu Chen's anxiety. He stepped forward, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "What is the king worried about?"

After being interrupted by Chao Kaiji, Lu Chen looked up and said with a wry smile: "It's been so long and there's no news about Xiang Zhuang. I'm worried..."

Chao Kaiji waved his hand, interrupted what Lu Chen was saying, and comforted him: "My lord, you are too nervous, that's why you think wildly. If it doesn't go as I expected, there will be news soon."

Seeing what Chao Kaiji said, Lu Chen stopped talking and lowered his head and fell into deep thought again. Chao Kaiji had no choice but to turn around and leave, finding a quiet corner to rest for a while.

Time passed minute by minute, and I don’t know how long it took. The soldier who went to report the matter hurried back, holding a token in his hand and shouting loudly: "The general has an order. Send Lu Chen to see you!"

Lu Chen heard someone shouting in the camp and looked up. Sure enough, he heard Xiang Zhuang letting him into the camp. His spirits were lifted and his mood improved a lot. He couldn't help but look at Chao Kaiji not far away. He smiled and said, "It's just as expected sir."

Chao Kaiji also got up and came to Lu Chen's side. Several people arranged their clothes and selected a few burly personal guards to follow them. Under the leadership of the Chu soldiers, they walked into the camp.

Looking at the Chu Camp from a distance, they were standing against the mountain. The camp was not big. But once inside, Lu Chen truly realized that he had been waiting for more than half an hour. The reason was that the Chu Camp was too big, and there were many gaps between each camp. , far away from each other, there is a large open space used for training military horses, which is very different from conventional camps.

Moreover, when passing the third camp, Lu Chen saw that the bows and arrows used by the Chu army were extremely special. They were a type of bow and arrow that he had never seen before. They had a very long range, and it seemed that this kind of bow and arrow had multiple bow strings. , but he just walked by and never saw it clearly, but judging from the training of the soldiers, this bow can shoot at least two hundred steps, which is far beyond the ordinary bow and arrow.

This is what surprised Lu Chen the most. This kind of bow and arrow does not seem to be commonly used in the Central Plains. It may exceed the range of Qin Nu.

This may also be the main reason why Xiang Zhuang achieved great success in his first march north, but judging from the equipment of the Chu army, Lu Chen believed that his trip to the Chu camp was not in vain.

After walking, there were about ten camps. Lu Chen felt that when he was about to turn around, the soldier leading the way pointed to an inconspicuous tent and said with a smile: "General, the handsome tent has arrived!"

Looking at the large tent in front of him, which was no different from ordinary soldiers, Lu Chen found it hard to believe that this was the handsome tent of the Chu army.

The guards guarding the tent on both sides raised the curtains. Lu Chen felt that it was very dark inside the tent and he couldn't see the structure inside at all. He had to adjust his cloak and walked into the tent together with Chao Kaiji.

A young man in his twenties sat up. He was dressed in a white robe and looked extremely elegant. Next to him, sat a middle-aged man in his thirties. It was not difficult for Lu Chen to guess that this man

He is Xiangzhuang's counselor.

There were many generals sitting side by side on both sides of the tent. At this time, a guard next to Xiang Zhuang stepped forward and shouted: "Who is under this tent who hasn't paid homage to my general!"

Lu Chen was slightly displeased to be scolded like this. At this time, his eyes were red and he glared at the shouting guard. However, Chao Kaiji on the side quickly gave Lu Chen a nudge to remind him that this was his territory.

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Lu Chen suppressed the anger in his heart, cupped his hands and said: "I, the king of Chu, Lu Chen, pays homage to General Xiang Zhuang."

Before Xiangzhuang could speak, Kong Ji, who was sitting next to him, stood up and said angrily: "Bold, this is Chu camp, how can I allow you to be so presumptuous!"

As soon as Kong Ji finished speaking, Xiang Zhuang waved his hand and said with a smile: "Hey... people come from afar, you must not be unreasonable!"

With that said, Xiang Zhuang stood up and came to Lu Chen's side. He looked around and said with a sneer: "I only know that the King of Chu should be named 'Mi'. As for the next step..."

Xiang Zhuang did not continue talking. This was to save face for Lu Chen. Although Lu Chen was unhappy, he did not dare to get angry rashly. Moreover, from entering the Chu camp, Lu Chen could see that this Chu army was different from the others.

Different, he is definitely not a character to be trifled with. This is also the capital of other people's tough words. However, he is just a defeated general who dare not speak bravely. When he speaks, he is naturally three points shorter.

Moreover, Lu Chen also figured this out on the way here. Although he occupied the throne of King Zhang Chu, he just took advantage of Chen Sheng's leakage. His military strength was not strong, and he could not even defend Chen County. He wanted this unreasonable thing.

The position of King Zhang Chu is also meaningless.

After thinking about this, Lu Chen cupped his hands and said with a smile: "In front of General Xiangzhuang, Lu Chen did not dare to call himself the king. I came here this time to ask for help from the Chu army, hoping to get help from the Chu army to recapture Chen County and myself."

Therefore, I would like to surrender to the Chu army and serve as a general under General Xiangzhuang. I don’t know..."

Lu Chen's attitude was extremely sincere. Xiang Zhuang looked at Lu Chen with sharp eyes. After a long time, Xiang Zhuang smiled and said: "If General Lu is willing to submit to the Chu army, this is naturally a good thing, but I will recommend the general to join my uncle's army.

How about being a general?"

Xiang Zhuang did not humiliate himself. Lu Chen sighed in his heart, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "I am willing to listen to General Xiang Zhuang's orders."

Xiang Zhuang laughed and nodded, and wanted to comfort Lu Chen with a few words. On the side, Wu Fang, who had never spoken a word, sneered: "A man of seven feet tall can't save an inch of land, so what's the use of keeping him?"

Wu Fang's words were full of ridicule. Moreover, she was a female general, which was a great humiliation to Lu Chen. Lu Chen looked extremely ugly at this moment and was uneasy. When Xiang Zhuang saw this situation, he couldn't help but scolded: "Wu Fang,

Don’t be unreasonable!”

Although Wu Fang was slightly unwilling to be scolded by Xiang Zhuang, she did not dare to refute. At this time, Xiang Zhuang had already smiled at Lu Chen and said, "You can go down and rest first. I will gather troops and march towards Chen County."

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"I can't say thank you for your kindness. Lu Chen thanked him here!" Lu Chen looked at Xiang Zhuang gratefully and bowed deeply.

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About three hours later, the mighty Chu army marched along the Chi Road towards Chen County. The last batch of marching Chu troops began to gather their tents and load military supplies. The Chu army's supplies stretched for several miles.

Along the way, Li Liang continued to gather the defeated troops. Some soldiers and officers of Zhang Chu Army who had fled from Chen County came to him one after another after hearing about Lu Chen's whereabouts. Lieutenant General Li Yong also gathered nearly 10,000 people and found him.

Lu Chen in the Chu camp, several troops and horses gathered together, and Lu Chen's momentum gradually recovered.

The two armies marched along the Chi Road in a mighty manner. When they passed through Xinyang, they finally met the Qin army at the foot of Dang Mountain.

Ever since he learned that Lu Chen escaped from Chen County during the chaos, Dong Yi was restless. The main reason for his surprise attack on Chen County this time was to completely nip the Zhang Chu Kingdom in the bud, so as to prevent Lu Chen's foundation from becoming more and more solid in the future.

It was not easy to deal with, but I never thought that after the city was taken, Lu Chen escaped. Because of this, after Dong Yi stabilized Chen County, he led an army of 25,000 people all the way south, chasing Lu Chen along the way.

Search for the remnants of Zhang Chu's army and either kill them or surrender them.

But contrary to Dong Yi's expectation, he would encounter the Chu army who was heading north for the first time here. At this time, on the plain at the foot of Dang Mountain, the two armies formed separate formations, and the formations were huge and stretched for several miles.

Soon, the flag gate of the Qin army opened. Dong Yi took the lead and walked out of the flag gate. He held his spear horizontally and looked into the distance. Two miles away, there was the Chu army's camp. However, in front of the Chu army's formation, stretching for several miles, there were huge enemies.

Between the shields and the huge shields, there were only spears piercing out. It was impossible to see what lineup was on the opposite side. For a moment, Dong Yi was stunned by the sight in front of him.

He had no idea that the Chu army was already so powerful at this time.

On the opposite side of the Chu army's camp, Xiang Zhuang and Lu Chen slowly walked up to a temporary watchtower. The watchtower was extremely tall, with a flag flying in the wind. Xiangzhuang walked to the railing and raised his eyes with his right hand.

, looking into the distance, the mighty Qin army numbered more than 20,000 people. Judging from Xiangzhuang's previous combat experience, this was an elite Qin army, different from the Qin army he had fought with in daily life.

However, the Chu army's elite and advanced weapons cannot be easily shaken by the Qin army. Moreover, on the way here, Lu Chen has already made a preliminary report to Xiangzhuang on the situation of the Qin army. This is the capital of Zhang Han's command.

Wei, Dong Yi's troops numbered about 30,000. He

We are a temporary team that went south, so they went into battle lightly and did not have much material supplies. This kind of troops can only fight quickly and cannot last long. Moreover, they abandoned Chen County and did not travel thousands of miles to pursue Lu Chen.

We have violated a military taboo and this battle will be lost.

At this time, Xiang Zhuang had woken up from his meditation. He put down his right hand, looked at Lu Chen beside him, and said with a smile: "This Qin army is not as elite as you said. Let's see how I defeat him!"

With that said, Xiang Zhuang turned around and left without hesitation, walking quickly towards the foot of the watchtower.

The "dong dong" war drums beat louder and louder, and the Chu army's giant shields began to extend to both sides, showing a distance of one person's width. A group of spearmen walked out of the formation in a strict and uniform formation.

Not long after, behind the spearmen, thousands of cavalry also walked out of the array in order and lined up behind the spearmen. At this time, the low trumpet sounded slowly, the gate flags were opened, and Xiangzhuang was standing in Lu.

Accompanied by his ministers, Xiang Zhuang and his generals rode out on horseback and stopped in front of the formation. Looking at the mighty Qin army in the distance, Xiang Zhuang looked at Li Ji beside him with cold eyes and ordered: "I'll give you a chance to make meritorious deeds, go and
Chapter completed!