Standing at the top of Xingyang City, Zhongli Mei squinted at the young man who asked him this question. His name was Zhou Lan, and he was the son of Zhou Wen, the Right Sima of the Chu Kingdom. He was only twenty years old, but he was already wearing armor and fighting as his deputy general.
Defended the enemy.
"Black husband?"
Mentioning this person, Zhong Lizhen, who already had a big beard, fell into memories. Two years had passed since the army was launched in Huainan. He didn't know how many times his companions in the Chu army had asked him this.
Because Zhongli Mei is the only person who has dealt with Heifu.
Whenever someone asked a question, Zhongli Mei would answer concisely and concisely:
"enemy!"
From the beginning, he and Heifu were enemies, one from Chu and the other from Qin, each his own master.
Eighteen years ago, Heifu was the head of the Huyang Pavilion in Anlu County. He held rulers and cloths and had a rope around his waist to catch thieves. Zhongli Mei was a spy who infiltrated the Qin State among the escapees from the Chu State. He lurked among the people and was responsible for inquiring.
Nanjun Xu Shi. "The first time we met, he was the chief of the Qin pavilion guarding the peace of one side, and I was a 'thief' who had no choice but to kill people and seize horses after his identity was exposed."
During a chase in the mountains and forests of Anlu, the experienced Zhong Lizhen set a trap for Heifu. It can be said that he was completely beaten. He even shot one of Heifu's legs, but he hesitated for a moment and did not kill him.
Zhong Lizhen didn't know that after he left, Heifu also counterattacked a certain wandering Jedi who was chasing behind him, taking the first step towards becoming a black man...
All he knew was that after he traveled across mountains and rivers to return to Chu State, he handed over all the information he had obtained in detail, and then looked forward to the results with great anticipation.
But he waited for nothing.
Although Chu was weak and Qin was strong at that time, General Xiang Yan had been planning a counterattack against Qin in order to delay the demise of Yan and Zhao. Unfortunately, they were all subject to the situation and the times. Although Zhongli Mei narrowly escaped death and took Anlu and other places
The traffic, population, and garrison were constantly reported, but the counterattack did not start after all.
On the contrary, the Qin army launched the battle to destroy Chu first. Fortunately, General Xiang Yan commanded it well, defeated Li Xin and killed seven captains. The Qin army was defeated and fled. Zhong Lizhen was also in the pursuit team. What a coincidence.
On the Ru River, at a small ferry called "Ancheng Ferry", I met Heifu for the second time.
"Heifu was already extraordinary at that time. The Qin army was defeated and there were countless stragglers. However, he was able to lead a group of seven to eight hundred defeated soldiers to defeat two county princes in Linyang, and then put on their clothes and armor.
His flag was swaggering as he walked through Chu territory, covering more than two hundred miles."
It wasn't until the ferry that the disguise of the group was discovered by Zhongli Mei, who was cruising here. Fortunately, he ran back quickly, otherwise he would have been shot by Hei Fu and others like his companions. Even so, Zhongli Mei's back was also
Taking two arrows can be regarded as revenge for the one shot in Anlu.
The scars from those two arrows are still there.
That was the last evenly matched contest between the two. After that, the Chu Kingdom fell, and Zhongli Mei failed to catch up with the final battle, and could only hide in Tibet in frustration. But Heifu relied on Li and his son to promote him.
He also worked hard and made meritorious deeds, winning the favor of Emperor Qin Shi Huang. His title flew straight up into the sky, and even infiltrated into the court...
He was a lieutenant of the Northern Territory. When the Huns were being driven to the north, Zhongli Mei was running around in his hometown in embarrassment."
When he was the warden of Jiaodong County and raised his butcher's knife against the fields, Zhongli Mei conspired with the knights in Xiapi to assassinate Qin Shihuang.
He was the Marquis of Changnan and the general of the Southern Expedition. When he commanded more than 100,000 troops to open up the territory, Zhongli Mei became a bandit in Jianghuai and met Xiang Ji...
But now, their fates seem to be intertwined again.
"Now he is the powerful regent of Qin, and he has sent 200,000 troops to the east, while I am the Chu general blocking his path, with only 20,000 men under my command..."
Zhong Lizhen knew very well, and everyone who stayed with him in Xingyang knew very well that there was a huge disparity in strength in this battle. Even if Xiang Liang from Liang Di and Xiang Ji from Chen Di came together behind him, the Chu army would only have 100,000 men.
It has reached its limit after squeezing all the young people out of Chu and leaving some troops in Huainan.
Hearing this, Xiang Sheng couldn't help but feel regretful and said: "When we were in Anlu, if General Zhongli had been cruel and killed Hei Fu..."
Zhongli Mei smiled and said: "Everyone who has listened to my past will say this. I only regret that I failed to kill Hei Fu at that time and let him become a phenomenon, just like when Jin Chong'er was exiled to Chu State in the past, Chu Cheng
The king did not listen to Ziyu's words and had Chong'er killed. As a result, the battle in Chengpu turned into a serious disaster."
Yes, if he had shot Hei Fu to death with one arrow, this long story would have ended.
There would be no generals with family letters, no public toilet school captain, no Marquis Wuzhong of Changnan, let alone Duke Xia who defeated his superiors and became the great enemy of the Chu State...
All it takes is for Zhong Limei to be impartial and hit Heifu's vital point at that time.
But Zhong Lizhen has no regrets. He always does what he wants. At that time, Heifu was an enemy, but he was also a respectable enemy: as the chief of the pavilion, Heifu was an expert in handling cases and had a great reputation. He was dedicated to his duties, loved the people, hated evil, and even had some
The recklessness of a newborn calf...
The more the Chu people regretted Zhong Limei's choice, the more they feared Heifu and felt that they could not defeat this terrible enemy.
At present, the situation is already very bad. The Qin and Chu armies, which were originally evenly matched in the Central Plains, have arrived in Henan with 100,000 troops and 100,000 civilians. The balance has completely tipped to the west. The Chenggao garrison on the west bank of the Sishui River has become increasingly dense.
many.
Xingyang, as the last pass to prevent the Qin army from advancing eastward to Liangchu, does have a geographical advantage for the defenders. It is flat to the east, and when you go out of Xiguo, there will be disputes over the mountains. The ground will get higher and higher, and there will be protrusions between Jing and Suo.
A mountain is like ten thousand dendrobium trees, with one stream running through it, breaking and then continuing.
The ancients often said: "If one man stands in disgrace, a hundred men will destroy themselves."
However, the Qin army's outflanking on the ground put Xingyang in the throat of Jiuzhou, and the status of Zhongxia in Threshold was greatly compromised.
In late March, Hanoi County on the other side of the river suddenly changed its flag, Sima Yan surrendered to Qin, and the Qin army began to march along the north bank of the river to Guangwu. Its newly built naval division in Luoyang also set sail in Aocang.
Although Yingchuan in the south is still leaning towards the Chu State, it will be occupied by the Qin Army sooner or later. Once the Qin Army outflanks the Chu Army from the north and south with its superior strength and cuts off the Chu Army's corridor, Xingyang will be in danger. What's more, Aocang has been destroyed.
Let Xingyang persevere become not as easy as before.
So, when the Chu army was completely defeated in the battle in Jingsuo, and the Qin army's cavalry took control here and began to appear frequently near Xingyang, Zhongli Mei made a decision.
"Xiang Sheng."
He gave orders to his deputies:
"You take fifteen thousand people and evacuate eastward!"
Xiang Sheng was relieved when he heard this, but hesitated: "General Zhongli, our army will not defend Xingyang?"
"This is a guest place and is not conducive to the Chu army."
Zhongli Mei knew that Chu's rule in Henan and Liang had not been smooth in the past year. Although the powerful local faction temporarily succumbed and became the Duke of Chu County, the people were resentful and unwilling to do their best.
The Chu army still had to fight in the Chu country itself in order to gain the support of the people and have the possibility of defeating a large number of people with a small number.
"What's more, the Qin army has occupied Hanoi and can completely cross the river into Xingyang to cut off our retreat. Attack it with an army of 200,000 and leave 20,000 to defend it. There is no difference between leaving 5,000 to defend. The fall will happen sooner or later.
It’s better to divide our troops and leave instead of being trapped.”
"What about you? General Zhongli is trapped in a dangerous city, what should he do?"
"Don't worry, Hei Fu is reluctant to capture this city. What's more, I have my own plan." Zhongli Mei said with a smile: "I promise that the Shangzhu Congress will stay here and I will not retreat lightly."
Xiang's voice was clear, and he bowed again with tears: "I will tell the Shangzhu Kingdom and send troops to rescue!"
But Zhongli Mei shook his head: "No, Xingyang cannot be saved. If you can go to the east of Honggou, tell the two generals Xiang that Xingyang is where I died. Hei Fu wants to surround me and attract the main force of the Chu army to save me."
, so that all the achievements can be accomplished in one battle!"
"So there is absolutely no way we can save it!"
In Zhong Lizhen's opinion, this is a fatal trap, and he, Xiang Sheng, and the 20,000 soldiers are ready-made bait. And with Xiang Ji's temperament, even if he knows it is a trap, he is likely to confront him head-on...
So Zhongli Mei had to prevent this tragedy from happening.
"I will hold on for at least fifteen days to buy time for Shangzhu's plan, whether it is to withdraw troops or attack Qin's partial army!"
But there is another thing that Zhong Lizhen really wants to do and hopes to completely change the situation of the war:
“What I didn’t do in Anlu back then, it’s not too late to do it now!”
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ps: It’s a bit late, the punctuation has not been changed yet, I also recommend a new book by a friend, "Creating a New World of Myths", don’t think it’s bad first, at least go read it o(*￣︶￣*)o
