Chapter 21: Dong Yu's Envoy
On the battlefield, Li Ji drove his horse out and headed straight to the open space between the two armies. The spear in his hand flew left and right, very majestic. Opposite, in the Qin army formation, a young general wearing black leather armor also came with his horse. He held a long sword in his hand and was majestic. Soon, the two horses intersected, and the weapons collided, and the battle was very fierce.
The brave Qin general was a very brave young general under Dong Yi. His name was Zhao Wei. He was burly and followed Dong Yi. He fought countless battles of all sizes. Today, he encountered Li Ji, but he was a little difficult. At this time, Li Ji's spear was hanging upside down on his back, turning his horse's head, and galloping towards the distance.
This is a trick to lure the enemy, but Zhao Wei did not seem to realize the danger. He rushes to chase him with a brace. The bronze sword in his hand is more than four feet long. It is a typical long sword of the Qin army. In Zhao Wei's hands, it is very powerful, but Li Ji did not have the disadvantage, but he pulled the horse away. Such an obvious loophole was discovered by Dong Yi, who was watching the battle not far away. He couldn't help but shout loudly: "Be careful of the enemy's general's sneak attack!"
But Dong Yi's shouting was too late. Just as Zhao Wei was about to catch up with Li Ji and slashed his sword, Li Ji suddenly stopped the horse, and the spear on his back suddenly swept across, hitting Zhao Wei's chest accurately. The attack was very powerful, and Zhao Wei's war horse was running forward continuously, and its strength expanded several times. With just one spear, Zhao Wei tied off the horse.
Zhao Wei, who was crawling on the ground, covered his chest with blood on his lips. He forced himself to pick up the long sword on the ground, but Li Ji came to drive his horse, reached out and grabbed him and headed straight into the Chu army formation.
Not far away, Dong Yi was very angry, and he waved his sword and roared: "Kill here!"
The Qin army was like a mountain collapse and tsunami, and rushed towards the Chu army. On this side, Xiang Zhuang saw that Dong Yi was in chaos because of losing one general, and couldn't help but sneer. How could such an uneasy man be the chief general of the three armies?
Just as Xiang Zhuang was sneering, the Qin army's vanguard troops had already rushed to 500 steps away. One by one, one after another, roared in the battle. On the side, Lu Chen was a little worried and whispered: "General Xiang Zhuang, let's rush up too!"
Xiang Zhuang ignored Lu Chen, but stared at the Qin army with cold eyes. At this time, the Qin army's chariots and cavalry were getting closer and closer, and they had already rushed within 200 steps. Lu Chen could no longer suppress his anxiety and wanted to order his army to fight, but Xiang Zhuang pulled out his long sword before him, waved it forward, and ordered: "Shoot the arrow!"
The messenger behind Xiang Zhuang immediately waved the green flag. When the green flag swayed, thousands of feather arrows roared out from behind the giant shield. The compound bow with absolute advantage played an effect on the battlefield. The feather arrows with iron arrows headed straight for the Qin army, like dense ice rain, hitting the first Qin army hard.
Screams one after another, the effective range of the Qin army's crossbow formation was about 150 steps. At this time, it was charging into the formation. Before the Qin army's crossbow formation could be used, the Chu army's bows and arrows had already shot, which surprised the Qin army, which had always relied on spears and halberds, and the war horses neighed, and cavalry kept falling from the horses.
The chariots were the most casualties. Many chariots were afraid and tightly pulled the reins, which made the cavalry behind them unable to stop and hit the chariots. The subsequent raftsmen, spearmen and spearmen were blocked one after another, and rounds of feather arrows shot up, forming the most effective lethality.
But the Qin army was a battle-prone force after all. After the crossbow formation was formed, it quickly launched a counterattack. Many soldiers in the Chu army formation were also shot into arrows and fell to the ground. Seeing that the time was ripe, Xiang Zhuang suddenly waved his sword and pointed it forward, roaring: "Care with me!"
The red flag suddenly floated, and there were shouts in the Chu army's formation, swarming towards the Qin army. The spearmen and cavalry that were originally standing in front were the first to move, and cooperated with the Qin army with dense feather arrows, colliding with the Qin army, and the two armies fought together.
Although the Chu army could not be equipped with all iron weapons, most of Xiangzhuang's troops were well-equipped. At this moment, the Chu army was like a sharp sword, rushing around, dividing the Qin army into two halves, and the battlefield was extremely chaotic.
Such a fight lasted for a whole day, with heavy casualties on both sides, but the worst was the Zhang Chu army and the Qin army. More than half of the two troops were lost. The Chu army in Xiangzhuang also suffered as many as 5,000 casualties in this war. At this time, under the sun, the Qin army finally lost after several rounds of fierce attacks and retreated northward.
Dong Yi has also been trapped three times. If it weren't for the fact that there were a few tiger generals around him who swear to kill to death, Dong Yi would not be able to escape the misfortune in this battle.
At this time, Dong Yi did not dare to return to Chen County. In a hurry, he detoured from the west and fled straight to the north.
After defeating the Qin army, the Chu army did not stop at all, only a few soldiers stayed on the battlefield to clear them. The rest of the soldiers advanced rapidly and headed straight for Chen County. After learning that Dong Yi was retreating, the defenders on the city fled to Chen County one after another. Without war, the Chu army recaptured Chen County.
At this time, a red Chu flag was planted on the top of the city, and the troops were walking towards the city in an orderly manner. Teams of Chu troops also controlled the county government in the shortest time and set up a banner to relieve the people. Soon, Xiangzhuang, under the escort of his personal guards, came to Chen County. The people fed the pot of slurry to welcome the troops that had just driven away the Qin army.
Three days later, the three thousand Chu troops were ordered to destroy the former Zhangchu Palace and destroy all the royal buildings and items in Chen County.
On the fifth day, Lu Chen held a banquet in his new residence and entertained Xiangzhuang. He thanked him for sending troops to help and recapture Chen County. At this time, the government office was very busy, and a group of soldiers brought wine and food into the living room.
In the lobby, Xiang Zhuang sat up and up, and the lower head was Kong Ji and Lu Chen. Below, the generals took their seats one by one. Among the generals, there was a female general who was extremely unhappy at this time. She was Wu Fang. She wanted to sit next to Xiang Zhuang, but was rejected by Xiang Zhuang, which made her face ruined.
At this time, the wine and food were ready. Lu Chen bowed and laughed: "The battle in Chen County made me see the bravery and good at fighting in the Chu army. I am truly a descendant of the general. This time, I, Lu Chen, was convinced and willing to transfer Chen County to the Chu army."
Speaking of this, Lu Chen raised his wine glass and said, "However, I want to ask on behalf of the people of Chen County, hoping that General Xiangzhuang can be the leader of Chen County. I wonder what General Xiangzhuang wants?"
Lu Chen's flattery did not get the praise of Xiang Zhuang. At this time, Xiang Zhuang also raised his wine glass, stared at Lu Chen, and smiled and said, "I cannot stay in Chen County for a long time. General Lu needs to work hard on the governance of Chen County. In addition, I have a piece of advice, hoping that General Lu will remember it."
Lu Chen hurriedly put down his wine glass and said sincerely: "I wish to listen to the teachings."
"Don't be king. The exaggeration in front of you is just a stepping stone to hell. Only by being down-to-earth can you climb step by step." After saying that, Xiang Zhuang drank the wine in the glass. Lu Chen thought for a while and then smiled: "I remember General Xiang Zhuang's words."
Everyone had a great time drinking this meal. Although Xiang Zhuang did not promise anything about Lü Chen, in essence, Lü Chen had already joined the Chu army, and the palace in Chen County had been destroyed. After fighting with the Qin army, Lu Chen's elite troops were killed and injured. In Xiang Zhuang's eyes, Lü Chen could no longer cause any big waves.
Three days later, Xiang Zhuang gathered the Chu army. At this time, there were only more than 27,000 troops under Xiang Zhuang, of which more than 1,000 were traveling far away with injuries. Shortly after leaving Chen County, Xiang Zhuang received a report from the Liyang intelligence outlet. Since Song Liu surrendered to the Qin army, he was escorted to Xianyang and handed over to the second emperor for disposal. However, Hu Hai was sentenced to death because Song Liu rebelled against Qin and was sentenced to death. The methods were extremely cruel and shocked the court and the country.
Ten days later, Xiangzhuang's army came to Ruyin, crossed the river here, and headed towards Sishui County.
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Since the Chu army decided to go north, the troops were divided into two groups, one by one, one by one, entering Chen County, turning from Chen County, and entering Sishui County. The other was the main force of the Chu army with Xiang Yu as the vanguard, taking a boat from Dantuhe Port and heading north at Guangling.
After Xiang Yu captured Guangling, he did not stop at all and continued to go north. After Xiang Liang led his main force to cross the river, he stationed in Guangling for half a month, rectified his troops and waited for supplies. After the supplies were sufficient, he led his troops to continue northward and headed towards Sishui County.
When he was walking near Dongyang County, a cavalry rushed over and approached Xiang Liang and bowed: "General, General Xiang Yu has controlled Xutai County. Xutai County Magistrate Chen Ying and Dongyang County Guard Pu Shan have surrendered, and have gathered about 30,000 young and strong men. They have advanced to Xu County. I specially ordered me to report to the general."
After listening to the report, Xiang Liang couldn't help but smile, turned around and looked at Xiang Bo, laughing, "Yu'er is really a tiger general."
In the early morning, drums sounded on the Xu County Town Tower, and the east gate slowly opened. It was located on a plain, with endless wilderness everywhere. On a wide road, it was close to Hongze Lake. However, in this era, Hongze Lake had not been formed, but was just a branch of the Huai River. At this time, Xiang Liang's 30,000 main forces were slowly moving forward. Soon, the city of Xu County appeared in front of everyone.
In front of the city tower, a thousand soldiers lined up on both sides of the array, and several people rode horses and waited anxiously until they saw the Chu army flag faintly appearing in the distance. A young general led by him laughed excitedly and said, "They are here."
This person is Xiang Yu, beside him, Pu Shan and Chen Ying, and they were also extremely excited. I heard that Xiang Liang from Jiangdong is an extremely heroic figure. At this time, the Chu army was not dormant in Jiangdong in an unknown way like a few years ago. At this time, the Chu army's reputation in Shandong is already known, and everyone knows it.
Amid the chaotic sound of horse hooves, everyone found Xiang Liang who was moving in the team. Xiang Yu took the lead, came to the front of the team, jumped off the horse, knelt in front of Xiang Liang on one knee, and said excitedly: "My nephew has seen his uncle."
After a long time not seeing each other, Xiang Liang missed Xiang Yu very much. Although Xiang Liang felt his nose was sour, he still held back his tears and did not flow out. He stopped the horse and Xiang Liang dismounted and patted Xiang Yu's shoulder to show comfort. At this time, Chen Ying and Pu Shan also came closer.
Chen Ying presented a bamboo slip with both hands and said loudly: "The lower-ranking official Chen Ying was once the magistrate of Xutai County. Now he is willing to surrender to the Chu army. This is my military status. Please ask General Xiang Liang to take care of it."
Xiang Liang took over his military status, looked at it roughly, and said with a smile: "I will accept the military status and include it all in the Chu army, but... you can continue to command this army."
Chen Ying was excited and bowed his promise. At this time, Pu Shan also walked forward and bowed and said, "The last general Pu Shan was once the garrison of Dongyang County. Now he is here to surrender. Please ask General Xiang Liang to take care of it."
"Pu Shan?" Xiang Liang said lightly. This person was highly appreciated by Xiang Yu and praised him for his unparalleled courage. Xiang Liang looked at Pu Shan, nodded with satisfaction, and smiled: "On behalf of the Chu army, I accept your surrender."
Everyone was overjoyed and stood up one after another. At this time, a cavalry rushed over and bowed: "General, one of them called himself Dong Zhang, an envoy of the Eastern Chu army, and wanted to ask for the meeting of the General."
"Where are the people?" Xiang Liang frowned and asked in surprise.
"Waiting for the general in Xu County." The cavalry bowed and replied, Xiang Liang nodded, waved his hand, and ordered: "Go and tell him, I'll arrive soon, let him wait there for a while."
The cavalryman Sing Nuo left. At this time, Xiang Bo was surprised and said, "Does the envoy from the Eastern Chu State want to persuade his second brother to join them?"
"It's very likely, but they underestimated me too much. Mi Jingju is a partial clan of Chu. Will I be willing to join the army?" Xiang Liang couldn't help but sneer, with contempt in his laughter. After pondering for a moment, Xiang Liang decided to meet this Dong first. Thinking of this, Xiang Liang turned over and looked at everyone and ordered: "Let's head towards Xu County."
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