Chapter 23
The night was dark, and the fires were rising into the sky in the Chu camp, and there were shouts of killing everywhere, the sound of weapons colliding and the "dak" sound of war horses trampling on the ground,
Since the Central Army General's account caught fire, soldiers and generals who supported Song Yi from all over the world picked up weapons and resisted Xiang Yu, but this was a minority. After half an hour, Long Qi and Ji Bu led their troops to scatter one by one. After an hour, they were ordered to follow Xiang Yu's Tsai Bu completely stabilized the fortresses in the Chu camp, and the Poyang army guarded the camp gate.
At this time, the Chu camp had basically returned to peace. The soldiers were busy for half a night. Under the orders of the generals, they returned to the camp to rest.
The night of wind // wave ended silently,
But in a camp south of Anyang, Xiang Yu's commander was located here. At this time, Song Yi had been destroyed, and the Chu army had no leader. Some senior generals surrendered to Xiang Yu and came to this camp. At this time, the camp was brightly lit, Xiang Yu sat at the table, holding a brush in hand, writing hard on a bamboo slip,
Soon, Xiang Yu wrote two letters, stood up and looked at everyone, and ordered: "Huan Chu, this letter is a secret report to the King of Chu. You have gone south overnight. After Song Yi has rebelled and defected to Qi, I have been beheaded, so I ask for an order to seize it."
Huan Chu took the letter and said a little worriedly: "If King Huai pursues the general's responsibility for killing him, what if he can do?"
"Just go just to go. King Huai is a smart man, he won't do that," Fan Zeng interrupted from the side, and couldn't help laughing.
Seeing that the two of them were full of confidence, Huan Chu felt relieved, and bowed his hand and left. At this time, Xiang Yu looked at Zhonglimei standing beside him and ordered: "This book is for Xiangzhuang. I heard that he had asked for orders to move westward and return to Hengshan County. You can lead hundreds of troops to Hengshan County and hand it to him, so that he can order 10,000 troops and go north to reinforce. In addition, let him contact his third uncle Xiang Bo, and immediately count the food and grass from Kuaiji, and send it to the army. There must be no mistakes."
Zhongli bowed his hand and was about to leave. Xiang Yu reminded him with a little worry: "Remember, let them send supplies before winter comes,"
Zhonglimei sang promised again and left. A brief silence appeared in the tent. Many people were thinking about what happened in Chuying that night.
Many people don’t even know whether Song Yi really colluded with Qi State or whether Xiang Yu fabricated lies to seize power. However, Xiang Yu’s strength and his loyal support made many people realize that if they don’t surrender to Xiang Yu, there is only a dead end.
Just as Xiang Yu was walking back and forth, a hurry rushed into the tent and bowed: "General, General Yu Ziqi is back."
Soon, Yu Ziqi hurried in with two intimate people. He came to Xiang Yu with a bloody head in his hand, knelt on one knee, and bowed: "General, Song Xiang's head is here, I will come to order the general,"
"Hahaha, you're doing it very well," Xiang Yu praised, took the head from Yu Ziqi, raised it up again, and said to everyone: "Song Yi's rebellious son has been sentenced to death, and all the generals obey the orders."
Everyone knelt down one after another. At this time, Xiang Yu said again: "I have reported to King Huai about the rebellion of Song Yi. There will be a reply within ten days. All the generals can return to the camp to calm the morale of the army, wait for orders, and do not act rashly."
Everyone sang promised, and at this time, Fan Zeng walked out of the queue and bowed: "The dragons must not be left without a leader. I suggest that the general temporarily take over the position of the chief general and lead the army."
"Please take the post of the chief general temporarily..."
Everyone bowed their hands to ask for the order. Seeing that everyone had no intention of being dissatisfied, Xiang Yu nodded and ordered: "Okay, I will agree. You can go back to your camp and wait for the will of King Huai."
"Here," everyone bowed again and left one after another. At this time, Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng looked at each other and smiled knowingly.
"As long as King Huai's decree is issued, the major general can be justified and lead the three armies and fight with the Qin army," Fan Zenglang smiled.
Xiang Yu was a little worried and said in confusion: "If King Huai refused, what?"
"The major general has controlled 100,000 Chu troops. King Huai knows it well. No matter who he uses, he cannot shake the major general's position in the Chu army. Instead of replacing people, it is better to use it temporarily. King Huai will not understand this principle," Fan Zeng smiled again,
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At the Palace of Chu, Mi Xin stopped in front of the map. For only a month and a half, Mi Xin became much haggard, and a faint stubble appeared on his face.
Since Song Yi went north, military supplies have become increasingly severe. More than tens of millions of people are needed for a hundred thousand troops. What's more, summer goes to autumn, and the land of Hebei is gradually entering cold. If food and cotton jackets cannot be given in time, the Chu army on the front line will definitely suffer and may even cause mutiny.
Mi Xin began to regret that he should not blindly obey Song Yi's delayed military plan and stop to watch the dispute between Qin and Zhao, but Qin and Zhao are not stupid. They will not let Anyang's Chu army ignore it and fight on their own. At this time, Zhang Han was just aware of the loopholes in the Chu army's supply and long journey without striving to attack, delaying the rhythm of attacking Julu, causing the Chu army to gradually become tired.
If this fatigue continues, it will have a fatal blow to the Chu army.
Early in the morning, Mi Xin called Chen Ying, Shangzhu Kingdom. At this time, Chen Ying sat on the soft mat without saying a word, just holding a teacup and quietly tasting tea. No one knew what he was thinking at this time.
Finally, after a long period of calmness, Mi Xin first said: "Chen Aiqing, I always feel that it was a mistake to swear to the north to garrison Anyang."
"How can the king see?" Chen Ying finally spoke. He put down the teacup in his hand, stood up and came to Mi Xin's side. His eyes also fell into the red circle marked with a red brush on the map. Here is Julu.
If Song Yi had attacked Julu and assisted Zhao State, taking advantage of the morale of the Qin army, the Qin army was unprepared, and he could still try it. But now, the army stationed in Anyang for nearly a month and a half, and the food supply was not improved, and the cold winter would come soon. Everyone in the Chu army wanted to return home. If there was a battle at this time, there would be more defeats and fewer victory. However, Chen Ying could only think about this idea in his heart. He could not accuse Mi Xin of his original decision.
Mi Xin was extremely worried. When he saw Chen Ying asking himself, he couldn't help but sigh: "If the Battle of Julu can end before the cold winter comes, our army can still fight, but once this war is dragged to heavy snow and block the mountain, progress can be carried out, but retreat cannot be returned. A hundred thousand troops are spent in Zhao. I am really worried..."
Mi Xin’s concern is also Chen Ying’s concern. At this time, Chen Ying also sighed: “The king’s vision is indeed the case.”
After saying that, Chen Ying looked at the map again and said, "Ke Chen is not just worried about this. Once heavy snow comes, our winter things cannot be delivered to the army. I am afraid our losses will be even more serious. King, this matter is imminent."
As he said that, Chen Ying took out a piece of sheepskin from his arms, with many words written on it. Chen Ying presented the sheepskin with both hands and said, "King, the State of Chu is very powerful on the surface, but the land of Jiangdong is still in the hands of the Xiang family. Hengshan County, Jiangbei, is also under the control of Xiangzhuang, and does not obey the orders of the court. All we can control is only part of the land, grain and tax revenue of the Sishui, Donghai, Dang County and Chen County. Moreover, it is even more difficult to supply 100,000 sets of winter clothing on the front line. If the Battle of Julu is no longer a result, whether to fight or retreat, please make a decision early. Otherwise, if the road is blocked with heavy snow, the team will not be able to retreat."
Chen Ying sighed and Mi Xin was furious when she heard this. This matter was indeed imminent. If Xiang Yu was the leader of this army, Mi Xin believed that there was no need to worry at all. The Xiang family could prepare 60% of the winter items themselves, but Xiang Yu was too strong and he had seriously threatened his throne. Mi Xin could not let Xiang Yu lead this army no matter what, which also made Mi Xin gradually lose the support of the Xiang family.
Just when Mi Xin was extremely worried and could not make up for her, an eunuch walked in quickly. He quickly came to Mi Xin's side and bowed: "King, Anyang has urgent military affairs,"
"What," Mi Xin was shocked. His heartbeat began to accelerate. Has the Battle of Julu officially started? If so, his worries could be ignored. He began to be a little anxious, anxious to see what kind of news Song Yi brought to him. Thinking of this, Mi Xinling said: "Hurry up, let him in,"
The eunuo Sing Nuo left. Soon, Huan Chu walked in in a piece of armor and almost arrived in front of Mi Xin. Huan Chu bowed and said, "The general under Xiang Yu's command, Huan Chu, has seen the king."
Hearing Xiang Yu's name, Mi Xin felt a little wrong. He had seen the bamboo slips handed over by Huan Chu with both hands. He was a little hesitant. Mi Xin still picked up the bamboo slips. Before he could see, Huan Chu said loudly: "Song Yi secretly formed a Qi envoy and betrayed the Chu State, and wanted to transfer all the troops to Qi State. It was discovered by our general and killed. He specially offered Song Yi's son, Song Xiang's head, to report to the king."
When Mi Xin heard that Song Yi was dead, his hands began to tremble. He barely finished reading the military newspaper sent by Xiang Yu. At this time, Mi Xin glanced at the wooden box in Huan Chu's arms. This... should be Song Xiang's head,
Anyang suddenly mutiny, Xiang Yu seized military power with thunder, which made Mi Xin unable to accept it anyway. He wanted to curse for a while, and then issued an order to kill Xiang Yu, but Mi Xin knew very well that Xiang Yu had already controlled 100,000 Chu troops, and he had become an isolated man at this time, and there were very few soldiers who could mobilize. Thinking of this, Mi Xin looked at Chen Ying beside him. Chen Ying shook his head helplessly at this moment, and thought for a moment. Chen Ying sighed: "King, Xiang Yu has made great contributions to killing the rebels, and should be rewarded."
This is to suggest Mi Xin to endure and not to have a quarrel with Xiang Yu for the time being. Mi Xin nodded knowingly. He endured the sadness in his heart and said hoarsely: "I will pass on my will, and I will order Xiang Yu to be the general, command the 100,000 troops of Anyang, and go north immediately to rescue Julu."
What Huan Chu wanted was Mi Xin's will. With this will, Xiang Yu could justify his reputation and go north to fight against Qin. Mi Xin was forced to do so at this time. The Chu army was stationed in Anyang, and the supply of military supplies was insufficient and could no longer be consumed. It happened that Xiang Yu seized power and controlled a hundred thousand troops. Mi Xin's only way out was to follow Xiang Yu and let him go north to fight against Qin. If Xiang Yu wins, he could hit the Qin army. If Xiang Yu was defeated, he would be in Xutu Xiang Yu.
Just as Mi Xin was pondering, Huan Chu bowed again: "Please draw an order immediately and grant a seal. I can return to Anyang and report General Xiang Yu,"
Mi Xin was a little unhappy when urging Huan Chu, but in the end, he still resisted the anger that was about to burst out in his heart, turned to Chen Ying, and ordered: "Chen Aiqing, you should draw an order for me. I am a little tired."
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Chapter completed!