Chapter 10 The Dilemma
{Zhonglimei's idea was quite heartbroken and he had a fever again. Everyone should keep confidence in me, and I will get better as soon as possible. Haha}
After Xiang Yu received the battle report, Ying Bu was basically at a loss and was just waiting for the last straw to be pressed down. Xiang Yu felt that the situation was urgent and urgent, and stepped up his attack on Ying Bu. He ordered Long Ju and Yu Ziqi to attack with all his strength, and within one month, he would destroy Jiujiang, return to Pengcheng, and prepare to attack Qi.
Ying Bu's betrayal gave Wang Zhu enough time. Now it was time to counterattack. After five months of financing, Xiao He collected 400,000 troops from Guanzhong, Bashu, Jiangling, Zhaojing, Han, Wei, Hanoi, and Hedong, with ten thousand hu of food and grass. The road to Chenggao was repaired with a wide and flat road to Chenggao, which could run in parallel with ten military vehicles. The Qin army was equipped with the installation at any time. Fan Kuai, who was stationed in Chenggao and Ao Cang, Wang Ling, was also ready for battle and put on a decisive battle.
On the eve of departure, Wang Zhu was extremely excited. The demise of Qi marked the end of Xiang Yu, and Pengcheng was surrounded by three sides of the east and north, and was isolated and helpless. As long as he used Xingyang troops like Liu Bang to restrain Xiang Yu's main force, and then Wang Ben was able to watch Han Xin, Guan Ying and Peng Yue attack Western Chu in less than a year, he could reunify the world. As he thought about it, he couldn't help laughing out loud.
In early May, the weather is full of stars and the breeze is blowing. The palace lanterns in Wangyi Palace are sad and confused. The corners of the building are painted, and the strong smell of powder is wrapped around it.
Wang Zhu stood on the three-story corridor, holding the hilt of the Zhanlu sword tightly in his right hand. Five days ago, the Qin spies lurking in Pengcheng had already taken a walk on Wang Zhu's will. Any soldiers from Chu who were willing to surrender to Qin would be rewarded with 500 kilograms of gold. The lieutenant and ward-level generals were even rewarded with 10,000 gold. Many Chu soldiers in Pengcheng were ready to move. Such rewards were of course impossible. However, since Chen Ping gave the act to deceive Shang Jing, many people in Chu believed that Qin was full of gold.
Qi Ji walked out of the corner of the wall holding a mandarin duck playing in her hand, walked behind Wang Zhu, and said softly, "Big King, I am the concubine--"
As soon as Wang Zhu turned around, Qi Ji threw herself into his arms: "I want to go to Xingyang with you."
Wang Zhu hugged her tightly and said, "This is too dangerous and too hard." Qi Ji twisted in his arms and said without hesitation. "I must go. I don't want to stay in this cold palace."
Wang Zhu really couldn't bear it when she looked at her pitiful expression. She pinched her tender face and smiled, "You, you, why can't you? Go pack up quickly and set off before dawn."
After Qi Ji left happily, Yu Ji's maid Zi Huan also came to see Wang Zhu and said directly, "Master, please go and have something to say."
Wang Zhu thought to himself, what's wrong today? The sun came out from the west, and I had something to say to me, it was rare. So he followed Zihuan all the way.
"Yu Ji, you have something to do with me." Wang Zhu asked this timidly. Yu Ji knelt at the door to greet him. "Kow to the King." He bent his upper body and kowtowed.
"No need to be polite, get up quickly."
Yu Ji burst into tears: "Master, I have a ruthless request, but I don't know if the king may agree." Wang Zhu sighed and reached out to hold her thin and shaking shoulders; "Get up first." Yu Ji said; "If the king doesn't agree, I won't get up." Wang Zhu said; "Okay, then you tell me first."
Yu Ji raised her pretty face with tears and looked at Wang Zhu; "King, I want to see him in the end." Wang Zhu's heart ignited: "What, you still want to see Xiang Yu?"
Yu Ji moved forward and grabbed Wang Zhu's robe with two hands, and said sadly, "Your Majesty, I just want to see him again and make a break with him, and there is no other intention."
Wang Zhu said angrily, "What's the point of breaking it? People have forgotten you. Don't forget your identity. Do you want to betray me?"
Yu Ji hugged Wang Zhu's legs and said tremblingly, "No, no, king, I'm already pregnant with your child." Wang Zhu was shocked: "What, you're pregnant with your child, get up."
Yu Ji was pulled up by Wang Zhu's strength and said sadly, "I just want to see him the last time, Wang, please." Wang Zhu's heart was torn apart by the emotions behind the crying: "Okay, I will take you to Chenggao. When it comes to you, do you have to make a decision with him or me."
Yu Ji couldn't believe her ears and nodded in a slight way.
While he was talking, Queen Toya took Qi Ji's hand and said to the face, "King, I also want to go to the battlefield to help you kill the enemy. My cavalry and shooting skills are better than ordinary generals."
Wang Zhu said without even thinking about it, "Go, go, go, go, tell Mrs. Lu to clean up and follow me." After that, he made a helpless expression.
Toya happily clapped with Qi Ji. Wang Zhu thought to himself that the ministers and generals would sigh in their hearts when they knew about it, saying that I am a foolish monarch. This is called it difficult for wise monarchs to make up family affairs.
When it was dawn, outside Xianyang City, 400,000 iron-armored troops had already been assembled. Wang Ao, Canghaijun, Qin Ai, Qin She and the newly surrendered generals Yong Chi, Jin Qiang, Li Zuoche, Chen Ping, Yuan Sheng, Tong Gong, Lu Jia, Cao Shen, Lu brothers, Xin Sheng, Li Xin, Huan Yan, and Lu Matong, who were released from prison, all went on the expedition. Even Zhang Xi was brought with him.
The flags were half rolled, the people were boiling, and the army rushed out of the east gate of Xianyang and headed towards Hanoi.
At the same time, Ying Bu was furious at Sui He in the camp by the Shouchun River: "You said you wanted me to surrender to the King of Qin. Now, I will be eaten by Xiang Yu. Where is your King of Qin, he is still enjoying happiness in Guanzhong. My whole family is dead." Sui He expressed deep sympathy for this matter and said calmly; "Don't doubt it, I heard that Guan Ying has recovered Qi, Han Xin was named King of Yan, and Xiang Yu is already at the end of the enemy's strength. As long as the king persists for a month, when the King of Qin's army regains Xingyang and Xiang Yu returns to the army, we will be saved."
Ying Bu pointed to the broken battle flag outside the commander's tent and 10,000 listless and scarred soldiers and said angrily, "Fart, look at this situation, can I hold on for a month?" Sui He was afraid that Ying Bu would regret it and said quickly; "The king has no way out now. Do you want to give up the grudge of extermination and surrender to Xiang Yu? Even if Xiang Manzi can't bypass you, he doesn't even trust Yafu. Will he trust someone who has betrayed him? Listen to the last general, as long as the king can hold on for half a month, when the 400,000 troops of Qin State arrived in Chenggao, the king went alone, even if he had an iron sword, the king would grant you the king and reward you with all the land in Huainan area. A real man is rampant in the world, why worry about not being able to make a comeback? It's better than being cowardly with Xiang Yu."
Ying preached; "What if the Qin people are as vulnerable as before?" Sui He felt a little contemptuous about Ying Bu and sneered; "King, Xiang Yu is over! As long as the Qin army occupied Xingyang and Xiang Yu returned to the rescue, the Qi army would definitely attack Pengcheng. When the king returned to Jiujiang and surrendered his old subordinates, Western Chu would definitely be destroyed."
Ying Bu thought to himself, it turned out that the Qin people were playing such a ghost abacus. No wonder Suihe always looked confident.
"Xiang Yu is not a fool either. He will definitely send a large army to Qi to wipe out Guan Ying."
Sui He Dao; "This is probably not easy, because the veteran General Wang Ben is now in Zhao State and can lead the army to Qi to resist the Chu army at any time. The veteran general is the number one general in the world, and if Xiang Yu does not go to fight in person, he will definitely be defeated. In this situation where he loses the other, the Chu army has no chance of winning.
Ying Bu was still a little awe of Wang Ben. After hearing this, he calmed down a little and shouted again for a while; "But now Yu Ziqi and Xiangzhuang have blocked the Huai River. We cannot move forward, and we can retreat and replenish, what should we do?"
Sui He looked at the crowd and smiled sinisterly, "In this case, Sui He told the truth to the king. Those who do great things do not care about minor matters. The king's troops can no longer be saved. Staying here is a dead end. The only way to live is to go to Xingyang to join the King of Qin, and to seek good strategies. At present, we just need to stick to it - to stand for ten days, and then abandon the army and leave."
Ying Bu said sternly, "What should I do with my soldiers?" Sui He smiled and said, "The soldiers can surrender. This will be more convenient when the king makes a comeback."
Ying Bu took a breath of air conditioning, and only then did he realize that he had completely gotten into Suihe's trap and could not extricate himself. At this time, it would be impossible to turn against him.
Suddenly, a horn sounded outside the tent, and Yu Ziqi and Xiang Zhuang cursed outside again.
Sui He walked out and looked back, and smiled, "I ordered the archers to be on guard, digging trenches from all sides and inserting bamboos deep into them. I don't believe that the Chu army can fly over."
Ying preached; "What if Xiang Yu sees the flaw?" Sui He said; "Xiang Yu? He never thought that you would abandon your army and flee, and you would never see through it."
Yu Ziqi and Xiang Zhuang led tens of thousands of troops and shouted outside the gate for two hours. Ying Bu did not show up and had to lead his troops to turn around. At this time, the Chu army had surrounded Ying Bu's army. The nearby mountain, Baoduo River, was surrounded by Chu army camps, and the whole situation was like a Tietong. Xiang Yu was determined to ask Ying Bu to die.
"You are the king of kings, Ying Bu still refuses to fight." Xiang Zhuang said depressedly, knowing that he would definitely be scolded.
"Barewell! If he doesn't go to fight, you won't force him out." Xiang Yu ran away in a hurry.
Shang Jing hurried over and said, "I heard that the Qin soldiers had already left the pass, so it would be better to let Ying Bu go first and return to Xingyang to destroy Qin. If the Qin King died, Ying Bu would not be crazy." Xiang Yu waved his hand; "Ying Bu is in the rear of our army. If he does not destroy him, he will always have worries. This plan must not be done."
Huan Chu bowed, "It's better to divide the troops." Xiang Yu shook his head, his mind was calm; "You must divide the troops by dividing troops, but it's not against Ying Bu, but to advance east to destroy Qi. Ying Bu is already at the end of his strength at this moment, and he can be destroyed in just three or five days. I can't lose this opportunity."
Chapter completed!