After Ge Ying established the Mixiang territory, he led his army to march westward. At this time, the Chu army had occupied Liyang County, which is adjacent to the Yangtze River and is one of the important river ports for the eastward movement across the river. At this time, Liyang River Port has begun to They were busy preparing their ships, as the Chu army was ready to cross the Yangtze River and head south at any time.
In the Hegang Shipyard, Ge Ying, accompanied by his confidants and two staff, visited various shipyards to check the preparation progress of the warships. Although Ge Ying said nothing at this time, he was thinking about his confidants' plans the day before yesterday. Give him advice.
If we cross the river, we can take the opportunity to win over Xiang Liang's Jiangdong Chu army and support Mixiang territory together. However, this is just an excuse. The real purpose is to seize the opportunity to seize Xiang Liang's military power and recruit his troops.
However, there were loopholes in the advice given to him by his confidants. Ge Ying realized it on the first day. If Xiang Liang's strength was far greater than his own, would Mi Xiangjiang turn his attention to Xiang Liang and ignore himself? Then you are just shooting yourself in the foot! This is not worth the gain.
It is precisely because of this that Ge Ying has been undecided for a long time. Although he is actively preparing ships for war, he cannot cross the river and Ge Ying is still undecided.
Everyone had walked out of the dock at this time, and there were two seats left in front of them, but Ge Ying had no intention of looking at it anymore. He stopped and waved to everyone: "No more, let's go back."
The staff and confidants nodded, and Ge Ying led everyone back. At this time, several of his followers brought a few horses. Ge Ying got on the horse and looked back at the dock again. Should he go south or continue to march towards other counties in Jiujiang? , Ge Ying hesitated again.
A messenger came galloping from a distance. Before he could reach Ge Ying, he couldn't wait to shout: "General, an urgent document from King Zhang Chu has been sent from Yin Ling!"
"King Zhang Chu?" Ge Ying couldn't help but be surprised, who is King Zhang Chu? He has never heard of it, and there is no relevant battle report. Ge Ying, with doubts, took the letter sent by the messenger, unfolded the bamboo slips and took a rough look. It was Chen Sheng's handwriting, which accused him of betraying the alliance and betraying the state of Zhang Chu.
Ge Ying, a monk as tall as two feet, couldn't figure it out. When did Chen Sheng become king? With doubts, Ge Ying looked at the messenger. The messenger clasped his fists and reported: "General, the latest information is that Chen Sheng has been in Chen Sheng. The county was called king, and it was called Zhang Chu State, which means Zhang Da Chu State. I heard that they had an army of nearly 200,000 at this time, and they were so powerful that even Qin State did not dare to underestimate it.
After the messenger finished speaking, he turned his horse and left. Ge Ying was stunned when he looked at the leaving figure of the messenger.
Chen Shengxin made it very clear that he would raise an army of 170,000 people and go south to conquer Mixiang and himself, so that he could beg for surrender. What kind of momentum was this? How could he resist the army of 170,000 people?
Moreover, since Ge Ying entered Jiujiang, although the number has increased, the strength of the troops is only 13,000. If he wants to resist Zhang Chu's army, it is completely a mantis to block the car. Thinking of this, Ge Ying secretly cursed bad luck, and he began to Regret, regret my hasty decision, regret why I wanted to visit Mixiang territory, why I changed my mind at the last minute!
Thinking of all this, Ge Ying put all the responsibility on his confidants. If it weren't for his instigation and suggestions, would he have been able to get to where he is today?
Think about it. In the past few days, he asked himself to send troops to Jiangdong to join forces with Xiang Liang to jointly support Mixiang territory. If he really went there, maybe he would have been swallowed up by Xiang Liang, let alone support Mixiang territory. After thinking about this At one point, Ge Ying felt that his confidant was simply an undercover agent and a cancer.
Ge Ying pulled out the copper sword from his waist, turned around and looked at his confidants coldly, gritted his teeth and said: "You unlucky thing, you killed me!"
After saying that, Ge Ying did not wait for his confidant to argue, and stabbed him with a sword. The confidant held the bronze sword with both hands. His surprised eyes almost stared out of his head. He didn't understand what he had done wrong, which would lead to death. But wait
When he wanted to speak, he had already tilted his body and fell off the horse. His throat moved slightly, but in the end he died without saying a word.
The death of his confidant frightened two of Ge Ying's staff. Ge Ying had sheathed his sword at this time, looked at his staff, and said bitterly: "He betrayed me, so he will end up like this. You don't need to panic."
The two staff members felt a little relieved after hearing what Ge Ying said. At this time, Ge Ying no longer paid attention to the two of them, and rode his horse quickly towards Liyang County.
Back at the General's Mansion, Ge Ying threw the bronze sword to the ground and took off his leather armor himself. Then he walked back to the map and glanced at it randomly for a while, but he really couldn't think of a way to resist Chen Sheng's 170,000.
Where is the army?
Maybe Chen Sheng was just scaring himself to make him panic and beg for surrender. Thinking of this, Ge Ying called for a personal follower and coldly ordered: "You immediately send scouts to investigate Chen County. Before dark, I want to get the details of Chen County."
intelligence!"
After he left, the panic in Ge Ying's heart was much lessened. He then walked back to the table and sat down. He picked up a cup of tea on the table, which was already cold, and took a sip. Herbal tea was very difficult to drink.
Drinking, he couldn't help frowning and sighing: "Life is like tea, bitter and astringent. Nothing is smooth sailing, and nothing goes as planned!"
After sighing with emotion, Ge Ying half-leaned on the desk, looked at the ceiling, and thought wildly in his mind. If Chen Sheng really became king, why did he have no news? Or maybe he got the news too late. Among them, Chen Sheng had nothing to do with him.
There is no notice related to it. Perhaps, this will be the best excuse for me to face Chen Sheng.
But no matter what, I was too negligent. Why didn't I get the news of Chen Sheng's becoming king as soon as possible? In this way, I could completely avoid supporting Mi Xiangjiang and not lead to today's murderous disaster! All of this was
Too much of a coincidence.
At a thought, murderous intent suddenly arose in Ge Ying's heart, and all the spearheads were pointed at Mi Xiangjiang. If it weren't for him, he would not have offended Chen Sheng. If he had not supported Mi Xiangjiang, Chen Sheng would not have rebelled as an excuse to raise troops.
Jiujiang, maybe, this is the source of evil. Thinking of this, Ge Ying felt that killing Mi Xiangjiang could restore Chen Sheng's distrust of him and offset his death penalty.
Just when Ge Ying was thinking wildly, a personal attendant walked in from outside the door. He handed a bamboo slip with both hands and said loudly: "General, there is a person who claims to be Cai Ci's confidant and has sent Cai Ci's personal letter here for the general to read.
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Ge Ying was a little surprised. He took the letter, glanced at the three lines, and quickly read it. The main message of the letter was, "Tell him that Chen Sheng has murderous intentions and will send an army of 170,000 people south to investigate the crime. But things are still turning around."
As long as Mi Xiangjiang is killed and his head is returned to Chen County to apologize, Chen Sheng will definitely not kill Ge Ying, but will also pardon him and let him return to Jiujiang. The opportunity cannot be missed. Cai Ci advised Ge Ying to make a decision early.'
This letter was like a timely rain, giving Ge Ying a glimmer of hope. It was completely consistent with what he had just thought. Only by killing Mi Xiangjiang, all nightmares would be over. Looking at the bamboo slips in his hands, Ge Ying said to the door
He shouted outside: "Come here, please come to the palace to have His Majesty the King of Chu come to the palace and say that there are urgent military affairs that need to be discussed..."
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As the sun set and at dusk, Ge Ying, followed by several scouts, walked towards the living room of the general's mansion.
According to the intelligence brought back by the scouts, Chen Sheng has indeed begun to assemble troops, and the numbers are huge and their whereabouts are unknown. Judging from this information, Chen Sheng may indeed go south.
More importantly, Ge Ying has determined that Chen Sheng did proclaim himself king a few months ago, but he never got the information. Because of this, Ge Ying killed the scout battalion commander and hung his head under the banner of the family as a warning to others. .
Calculating the time, Mi Xiangjiang should arrive in half an hour. Tonight, Mi Xiangjiang must die, otherwise, Zhang Chu's army will press the border and he will have no way to retreat.
At this time, in the living room of the General's Mansion, the soldiers were busy carrying dishes and placing them on the table. Ge Ying sat in his seat in a daze. Although he had murderous intentions, he wanted to get rid of the food he had raised with his own hands. King Chu, this made Ge Ying find it difficult to act, but Ge Ying knew that he had no choice. Just when Ge Ying hesitated, a personal report sounded outside the door: "His Royal Highness the King of Chu has arrived."
Mi Xiangjiang walked in quickly, escorted by two personal guards, and bowed his hands with Chen Sheng in greeting: "General Chen, why are you so anxious to invite me to Liyang?"
"Urgent military affairs are so urgent that I have to trouble the King of Chu to go there in person." Ge Ying cupped his hands and said with a smile.
After hearing what Ge Ying said was urgent, Mi Xiangjiang looked serious and waved to the guards. The two guards turned and left. Soon, the door was slowly closed. Ge Ying pointed to the banquet aside and said: "Your Highness has worked hard all the way. Let’s talk while eating.”
Mi Xiangjiang nodded, came to the main seat and sat down, Ge Ying accompanied him. At this time, Ge Ying pretended to be helpless, sighed, looked at Mi Xiangjiang, and said in a tentative tone: "I sent to Jiangdong. The spies reported that Xiang Liang's army was recruiting troops in the east of the Yangtze River, preparing to respond to Chen Sheng's call and cross the river to the north. In this case, we and them will become enemies, which is far contrary to our original plan to recruit Xiang Liang."
This sentence is a test. Let’s see how much Mi Xiang Jiang values Xiang Liang. If Mi Xiang Jiang values Xiang Liang more than himself, Ge Ying’s determination to kill Mi Xiang Jiang will not waver. But if Mi Xiang Jiang Therefore, Jiang was willing to discuss with himself a plan to seize power. Perhaps, he could consider crossing the river with Mi Xiang to defraud Kuaiji and looking for a way out. With the danger of the Yangtze River, he might be able to compete with Zhang Chu's army.
Mi Xiangjiang pondered for a moment. At this time, he looked up at Ge Ying and sighed: "Xiang Liang is the son of Xiang Yan, and his heart for the Chu Kingdom will not change. I think he must have mistakenly believed what others said. I am considering defecting to Chen Sheng. If the general is willing, I am ready to re-employ Xiang Liang and win his heart. If Xiang Liang is willing to come, great things will happen!"
Seeing that Mi Xiangjiang finally considered recruiting Xiang Liang, and also wanted to re-employ Xiang Liang, what position should he hold? Ge Ying suddenly felt murderous intent in his heart. He looked at Mi Xiangjiang coldly and had no intention of listening to what Mi Xiangjiang was saying. , said in a deep voice: "If you want to recruit Xiang Liang, I have a way."
"What can the general do? Let me tell you." Mi Xiangjiang was overjoyed and stared at Ge Ying. But at this moment, Ge Ying raised his glass and said coldly: "I'll lend you my head!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ge Ying suddenly threw the wine glass to the ground. The wine glass broke into pieces with a crisp sound. Suddenly, more than 20 people rushed out from behind the screen, holding copper swords and slashing at Mi Xiangjiang. In an instant, blood flowed out. Splashing everywhere, Mi Xiangjiang screamed several times and died.
