The blood mist was like a thin blood-red gauze that enveloped Zhou Yin's body before Cao Jiu arrived! Zhou Yin's eyes were red, his head was white, and fear rushed from his heart to his brain, and then suddenly sank from the coffin platform.

As for his legs, he was a little exhausted.

"Old Zhou, it's bad, I have fallen into a trap, and my brothers have suffered numerous casualties!" Cao Jiu beat his chest and stamped his feet, tears welling up in his eyes.

Zhou Yin saw that Cao Jiu was covered in blood and had even lost his helmet and tassel. There were three or five trembling arrows stuck in his back. He had lost half of his life. He said bravely, "Old Cao, please rest for a while.

Leave the rest to me, I don’t think Qin Jun has any tricks up his sleeve!"

Cao Jiu cried bitterly, "It's a pity that so many brothers died in vain!" Zhou Yin thought to himself, Cao Jiu is so damn kind to a woman. At this time, it's hard to say whether his life can be saved.

It doesn’t matter if they are brothers or not.

Zhou Yin's charge was much easier than that of Cao Jiu. There were indeed not many tricks Wang Zhu could play. Under the cover of the cavalry, the fortification soldiers successfully rushed to the trench where the sharp bamboo was buried. Braving arrows

When it rained, Zhou Yin gave an order: "Fill the trench!"

The cavalry responsible for covering the trench-filling fortification soldiers mounted their horses and fired their bows and arrows, and the Qin soldiers on the top of the city wanted to resist. Hundreds of trench-filling vehicles were divided into four teams, with 25,000 fortification soldiers in each team, digging desperately.

Filling the trenches, looking at the bows and arrows on the city head like

Wuwu. Although Zhou Yin was afraid of death, he was even more afraid of being exterminated by the nine tribes. At this time, he also acted very bravely. Under his leadership, his cavalry gradually suppressed the arrows at the top of the city. Although the fortification soldiers were killed and injured,

You can continue to fill the trenches.

Tens of thousands of trench-filling fortification soldiers filled in a trench about twenty feet away in less than half an hour. Zhou Yin was overjoyed and ordered the fortification soldiers who had lost more than half to mix with the cavalry formation and continue to move forward.

Pushing forward, Xiang Yu, who was at the rear, noticed this great turning point at the same time and ordered twenty vehicles to rush into the city and advance forward, cooperating with Zhou Yin to attack the city gate.

General Zhong Limei saw the archers on the top of the city mobilizing back and forth, and concentrated on the watchtower above the city gate, working together to deal with Zhou Yin's trench-filling army. The defense on the left and right of the city gate was empty for a while, so he thought that the opportunity was not to be missed, so he decisively ordered

The archers under his command shook off the stupid and climbed the ladder across the ditch.

The Chu army on the right side of the city gate swept away the timid situation. Archers and spearmen all rushed to the front, howling on the ladder, rushing across the trench and towards the moat. While running, the Chu army's archers kept coming from time to time.

He pulled the bowstring, and the deadly arrows drew perfect arc-shaped parabolas in the air and shot towards the city. The bows and arrows on the city were getting sparser and sparse, and from time to time, corpses fell down with long screams.

"The Qin army is finished, brothers. Kill the King of Qin alive and you will be rewarded!" Zhong Limei jumped off his horse and rushed to the moat ahead of all the soldiers. Dozens of people mounted ladders on the river and the soldiers began to cross the river.

At this moment, there was a sudden bang on the top of the city, and the arrows became denser again. Ten crossbow machines appeared on the top of the city, and the Qin army's archers perked up again as if they had been injected with stimulants.

The network of arrows formed an insurmountable path of death.

The wall. Hundreds of Chu troops fell down like chopped sorghum stalks. Zhong Limei and a group of Qin soldiers were suppressed and rolled back and forth on the ground, with arrows on their backs and arms. The soldiers behind

Not daring to move forward, he wanted to cross the horse pit from the ladder and charge back.

At this time, countless fire jars flew down from the top of the city, one by one, over the heads of the Chu soldiers and smashed into the horse pit. The Chu soldiers had seen such bottles and jars, and thought that the Qin army was launching "Hunting to the Sky" again.

Everyone was scared to death. However, after waiting for a long time, they didn't see the explosion of thunder. Instead, they smelled a pungent smell of tung oil in their noses. They were still wondering. There were more and more bottles and cans, and they were trapped in the pit.

Tung oil flows across the river, covered with death

The bodies of the soldiers, then countless rockets were shot from the top of the city; countless torches were thrown down. In an instant, fire flew up, nearly a hundred ladders were reduced to ashes, the fire in the horse pit rose three feet, and the bodies of the dead soldiers

It also began to burn, and the Chu army that had rushed to the moat turned into an orange-red wall of fire behind them, with no way to retreat. From time to time in the rising black mist, the dying cries of the soldiers who were crossing the trench could be heard.

The rain of arrows on the city head became more dense, and the fluffy arrows reached the point of colliding with each other in the air. The desperate Chu soldiers suddenly discovered the passage leading to the city gate that had just been filled in by fortification soldiers, and desperately

Let's rush over there together.

Suddenly there was a sound of cannon in the city, the heavy suspension bridge creaked down, the city gate suddenly opened, and two lines of cavalry rushed out of the city as fast as dragons.

Zhou Yin was directing the trench-filling troops to fill the trenches. Suddenly, the number of arrows on the wall suddenly multiplied. The trench-filling soldiers were killed and injured. The trenches on both sides were filled with red light and flames. The defeated Chu army came from both sides.

, the engineering soldiers and cavalry had no time to dodge.

They huddled together in one place. Zhou Yin shouted loudly, drew his sword and killed the defeated soldiers, shouting: "Go back, go back, whoever dares to escape will be killed!" But no one paid attention to him. The Chu army trampled on each other, and on top of the city.

The loss of arrows as dense as a spider web is increasing.

At this moment, the city gate opened wide, and Wang Ling and Qin Ao arrived respectively.

Zhou Yin was caught in the middle of the defeated troops and could not command to kill the enemy. The Qin army attacked from the left and right, mounted on horseback, and galloped at a high speed, truly treating the Chu army as a crop. The Chu army only ran for its life and had no power to fight back. Xiang Yu immediately saw this scene.

Reinforcements were sent out, but they were unable to cross the flames to help in the battle. They stood hundreds of steps away, "watching the fire from the other side" and were helpless.

Zhou Yin wanted to start a confrontation with the Qin army at first, but when he saw this situation, he, who was originally afraid of death, completely gave up the stupid idea and followed the trend and retreated with the soldiers.

Zhong Limei got up from the ground at the risk of being pierced by arrows, brandishing his sword, and peeling off the arrows as he ran. He found an opportunity to shoot down a cavalryman of the Qin army, jumped on his horse, and wanted to fight against Wang Ling. Who knew?

, the Chu army was in a panic, and he couldn't do what he wanted at all.

He was actually crowded and rushed out of the passage. The 50,000 to 60,000 Qin troops behind him were still crowded in the passage less than 20 feet away. The Qin troops chased them one after another like chopping vegetables and melons, with steel knives rising and falling, and heads on the ground.

Rolling around. Countless people were squeezed into a horse trap and died in the sharp bamboo.

Zhong Limu wanted to fight back to block the Qin soldiers, but the troops were defeated like a tide. His actions were like going upstream, which was simply as difficult as climbing to the sky. If he didn't do well, he would die under the iron hoofs of his own people. In desperation,

Just give up.

Among the three troops, only Long Qie was in the best situation. He was half a beat slower than Zhong Limei's reaction, so he didn't have time to fall into the trap. When Zhong Limei and Zhou Yin's troops were in a mess, Long Qie hadn't organized the trench crossing yet!

The fire Wang Zhu set at the top of the city basically had nothing to do with him.

Long Qie was anxious when he saw the fire! He wanted to rescue the brothers of the Chu army who were caught between the Qin army and the fierce fire, but he couldn't think of any way!

In fact, the solution is not completely impossible, but it is just a little slow. Long Qie was stunned for a while and panicked and commanded the soldiers: "Quickly, fill the trenches and put out the fire!"

I'm afraid it's just a little too late!

There was a loud sound of gold ringing on the city top, and the two groups of cavalry who came out immediately gave up the pursuit and returned the same way. The city gate was closed again, and the suspension bridge was retracted. However, the arrows on the city head did not weaken, and even intensified. The moat became

The blood is red, and the flames are still burning and rising. The human body is the best fuel. The more dead bodies there are, the more the fire will burn!

The sound of gold ringing also came from the Chu army, and Long Qie, Cao Jiu, Zhou Yin, and Zhong Limei retreated one after another.

The 50,000 Chu troops who attacked the moat lost at least 20,000 and withdrew the central army. It was considered a small defeat. For the wealthy Xiang Manzi, the loss of this few men was nothing. The key was that the bastard was so angry.

In Xiang Yu's impression, ever since Qin II "plucked himself up", the Chu people had never won a battle against Qin.

When the Chu army returned to Zhongmu, Xiang Yu remained silent all the way, his face was livid, his facial muscles were tight, and his teeth were clenching. All the generals did not dare to speak to him, because when Xiang Yu was in a bad mood, he would

He likes to shirk responsibility and find people to take out his anger on. Everyone tries to stay away from him. Among these people, only Fan Zeng is less afraid of him. Xiang Yu doesn't dare to vent his anger on Fan Zeng. It will explode at any time.

"Overlord, I think we should not return to Zhongmou. This will make the soldiers think that Overlord you have lost the battle and the morale of the army will be unstable!"

Zhong Limei, who was riding a horse beside him, sweated greatly for Fan Zeng. If these words were said from other people's mouth, his head would definitely move in a matter of minutes.

Xiang Yu thought the same thing, and said to himself, if it had been someone else, I would have cut off this talkative head with one knife, but Yafu——

"Father, I know that I have lost the battle, so you don't have to go out of your way to hurt me. This is a bit too much!" Xiang Yu reined in the horse's head and said in a rough voice.

Xiang Yu's reaction was expected by Fan Zeng. Is there any better son than a father? Fan Zeng stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Where did the Overlord think? You did not lose the battle. In fact, I think this defeat will benefit the Overlord at all."

Harmful." Xiang Yu almost drew his sword and killed himself, thinking, if I had known you were so gloating about others' misfortunes, even if you beat me to death, I wouldn't recognize you as my godfather! You wouldn't be so sarcastic!

"Father, what do you mean?" Zhong Limei asked boldly.

Fan Zeng said with a smile, "There is a mountain called Guangwu Mountain in the northeast of Xingyang City. It is tall and straight, with dangerous mountain roads, many mountains, and thousands of walls. There are two cities on Guangwu Mountain, east and west, about two hundred feet apart.

There is a mountain stream in the middle, called "Guangwu Stream". Our army can be temporarily stationed in the east city of Guangwu. It is only fifteen miles away from Xingyang City. We can reach the city in one stick of incense on horseback. We can fight if we want.

, it is very convenient to retreat when you want. The overlord can send a large army to cut off all the traffic arteries outside Xingyang City, so that the Qin army cannot transport food into the city, and then send troops to the city every day to fight. In this way, the King of Qin will

Either give up Xingyang and flee back to Guanzhong, or go out and garrison the west city of Guangwu to confront our army. By then, there will be no strong city to hold on to, and the overlord wants to capture the ungrateful Ying Huhai alive, but he won't be able to do so!"

Xiang Yu almost hugged Fan Zeng with joy: "This is a wonderful plan!"

Xiang Yu was stationed in the east city of Guangwu and sent troops to cut off all transportation and supply lines outside Xingyang City. Xingyang City was like a lonely boat floating on the sea, facing the boundless waves independently.

Fan Zeng was very ruthless. He only surrounded but not fought. He sent troops to challenge the city every day. Today Long Qie, tomorrow Huan Chu, and the day after tomorrow Yu Ziqi came to visit one by one. Wang Zhu did not send anyone to fight, and this continued for more than ten days.

Because the food route outside the city was cut off by Xiang Yu, a food shortage began in the city.

After the surrender, Xiao He was temporarily appointed by Wang Zhu as the captain of grain management, and all grain and grass matters were under his control. The Qin army's grain road was cut off by Xiang Yu, and the grain transported from Guanzhong was intercepted several times by the Chu army outside the city.

, the young master was so frightened that he did not dare to send food to the front line. When the king came back that day, don't ask him about the crime of liaison with the enemy! Is this basically sending food to the Chu army?

"Your Majesty, the food in the city can only last for five days. We must find a way so that hundreds of thousands of troops cannot run out of food for one day!" Xiao He didn't quite understand Wang Zhu's temper. In view of Qin II's infamous reputation, his tone of voice

A little shaky.

Wang Zhu was also anxious. When he saw Xiao He come in, he felt as if he had seen a savior. He gave up his seat and served tea, which made Xiao He keep mumbling whether the King of Qin was hiding the knife in a joke with him.

Xiao He sat behind the desk opposite Wang Zhu. Wang Zhu asked kindly, "I wonder if Mr. Xiao has any good ideas?" Xiao He coughed dryly, lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, I have no choice, and people always have to do something.

For dinner." Wang Zhu saw that Xiao He's words were not sincere and suddenly stood up.

He bowed to Xiao He and bowed to the ground: "Don't say secret words in front of famous people. I have always admired Mr. Xiao as an expert in governing the country and managing finances. If Mr. Xiao can help me get through this embarrassment, I will immediately grant you the title of King of Qin.

The Young Master! Sir, all the grain, grass and military supplies of the Qin State are supplied."

Xiao He smiled and said briefly: "I have little talent and knowledge, and I am not qualified for the job!" Wang Zhu thought to himself that Xiao He was still wary of the Qin Dynasty, had reservations, and refused to cooperate fully.

"I heard that Xiang Yu threatened to massacre the city as soon as he entered Xingyang City. Master Xiao is not willing to watch so many innocent people suffer. For the sake of the people of this city, I would rather die than leave Xingyang."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I have come up with an idea!" On the one hand, Xiao He was inspired by Wang Zhu's words, but on the other hand, he really did not want to see Xiang Yu committing violence here. After all, there were tens of thousands of lives!

"What can I do? Tell me quickly!"

Xiao He walked up to Wang Zhu and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, you can spread the news that Xiang Yu is going to massacre the city, so that the people in the city will use their own food to support the army."

Wang Zhu smiled and said, "It is indeed a good idea, but small households cannot afford much food."

Xiao He said: "There are two rich men in Xingyang City, Sun Fugui from the east city and Liu Batian from the west city. Sun Fugui is a famous salt merchant. His family is as rich as the country, with a warehouse full of corn. Liu Batian has more food than he can eat in more than ten years.

Batian is a well-known bully landowner. He has a total of 1,856 hectares of farmland inside and outside Xingyang City. He employs tens of thousands of households alone, and he can produce enough food every year.

The palace was filled with great kings, and he was a man of lawlessness, colluding with the government, robbing men and dominating women, and doing all kinds of evil. All the local people hated him. According to the investigation of the ministers, not to mention that in the past three years, Liu Batian had been killed.

He employed fifty people, seized more than fifty women from the village, and annexed two hundred acres of farmland. He committed many crimes and committed heinous crimes. Why don't you pay attention to these two people?"
Chapter completed!