Destiny Only Han

Chapter 168 You Dare?

North of Panyang City.

At the beginning of March, it was the season to plow the land and prepare for sowing, but the large flat land in the distance was covered with weeds, and no farmers were seen to resume plowing.

Teams of disgraced Chu soldiers withdrew from the battlefield, carrying halberds and short spears, and carrying shields, flowing towards the distant camp like a tide.

In the wild grass on both sides of the road, flocks of crows flew away screaming strangely. When the sun was setting, they looked strange and desolate, which made the soldiers of the Chu army who had just lost the battle feel a little creepy.

On the other side, the Lou Fan cavalry who had taken refuge with Xiang Yu since the Battle of Julu did not want to line up with the soldiers of the Chu army. They rode their horses directly through the farmland and headed straight for the camp in the distance.

In an instant, in the wild grass, an astonishing number of wild dogs started to run away with their tails between their legs.

Seeing this scene, the soldiers of the Chu army swallowed their saliva, but after they shot and killed some of the slowest wild dogs, they just retrieved the arrows and let the wild dogs fall to the side of the road.

It's not that they don't like to eat dog meat, but that the bones of the dead are faintly visible in the wild grass under the blowing spring breeze.

These are all Qi people who died not long ago.

Guess, where did all the flesh and blood on their bodies go?

Domestic dogs that have lost human support have transformed back to their ancestors in a very short period of time.

Wolf.

To be precise, wild dogs are more terrifying than wolves.

As pure wild animals, wolves are naturally afraid of humans because they are not familiar with them, but wild dogs are different. Most of them were born in human society and know people very well.

When they became wild, they initially ate human corpses, but as time went by, wild dogs gathered more and more, so they began to actively prey on human beings, old and weak women. Up to now, wild dogs have dared to Attacked adult males too.

If Lou Fan's cavalry hadn't rushed into the wild grass by mistake and scared away the wild dogs, I'm afraid those soldiers in the Chu army who were left alone due to injuries would become their prey!

When stationed in the north of Panyang County these days, there were already more than a dozen soldiers in the Chu army who had diarrhea or woke up at night. When they were alone, they were knocked down by wild dogs wandering around the camp and torn to pieces.

At this moment, no matter whether it is the retreating soldiers of the Chu army or the Qi people on the top of the city, in the desolation of the early spring, they all hope in their hearts that a hero will stand up and end this seemingly endless battle. and lead them to a new world without wars and killings.

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The big camp of the Chu army and the big tent of the Chinese army.

Xiang Yu sat cross-legged behind the large black lacquered wooden table, his tiger eyes slightly closed, his eyes with double pupils coldly scanned the generals in the tent.

Huan Chu Zhongli Mo and the others panicked and lowered their heads, not daring to look at Xiang Yu in the slightest.

Tian Heng led the recruited Qi army to attack them by surprise, burned a large amount of food, grass and treasures stored outside the city, and recaptured Panyang City, allegedly defending it to the death.

And they, the Chu army, who were so powerful and rampant in the world before, are now under a dilapidated city. They besieged the city for half a month and fought several bloody battles, but they did not break through the enemy's defense.

However, this war is not a crime of war!

Zhong Limei and others knew why the Qi people in the city fought to the death, but no one dared to be strict with Xiang Yu directly.

No, one person said it bluntly, that is Pu Gu, the general who followed Xiang Liang in the east and west, and made many military exploits.

At this moment, he is outside the tent.

Not only himself, but other generals and schools who had persuaded Xiang Yu that day are also out of the account at this moment.

It's just that they are wearing only a single piece of clothing from top to bottom, and are tied to wooden stakes with streaks.

In front of them, stood a large tripod that was moved out from the Palace of King Qi and was nearly ten feet high. A large piece of hard wood under the tripod was burning with raging flames, steam was steaming inside the tripod, and boiling water was tumbling.

"Execution!"

When Zhong Limei and the others in the tent heard Chen Ping's voice from outside the tent, they all closed their eyes unbearably.

Because they know what will happen next.

Outside the tent, following Chen Ping's order, several tall soldiers stepped forward quickly, crossed Pu Gu and other gagged and tied up generals of the Chu army on all sides, and suddenly exerted their strength to push a large The living person was thrown into the cauldron in the square like a projectile!
Hearing shrill screams, the water in the cauldron splashed everywhere. Slowly, the water gradually stopped, and a corpse exuding the smell of meat rolled up and down in the boiling water.

After a while, the strange smell wafted with the wind and gradually permeated the handsome tent. Zhong Limei and the others looked at the wine and meat on the table in front of them, and felt sick, and tried not to spit it out.

After the lacquered wood case, Xiang Yu's expression remained the same, unmoved at all.

In his view, Pu Gu and the others deserved to die, they were just cooked and killed, all because of the great contributions they had made.

Now that the army has been unable to take Panyang for a long time, it is not at all what Pu Gu and others said about killing Qi people too much.

The most important reason is that the private pockets of the soldiers of the Chu army who followed him on the expedition are already full!
They began to be afraid of death, worrying about the property they bought with zero yuan, and they were desperate to grab the flowers.

When they first arrived in Qidi, their plan was to defeat the people of Qi and obtain the wealth of Qi's daughters, so at the beginning of the war, everyone fought bravely, unstoppable!
That's why there was an invincible attack all the way, and finally the Qi people were afraid, killed Tian Rong and surrendered to the Chu army.

But at this time, if he doesn't allow his subordinates to loot the land, that would be the most stupid choice!

The morale of the army cannot be violated!
The strategy of Huairou mentioned by Pu Gu and others is to disintegrate his prestige among the Chu army, and finally create possible opportunities for Xiong Xin's restoration!

Unfortunately, what they didn't know was that he had secretly ordered Jiujiang Wang Yingbu to go to Chen County to execute Xiong Xin himself!
So, time to kill!

Moreover, after killing the chickens to warn the monkeys, the fear of death in the entire army will definitely be wiped out, so he will be given the opportunity to defeat Tian Heng and march west!

According to the latest battle report, Feiqiu has been breached by the Han army, Zhang Han was defeated and killed himself, and the land of the Three Qins he divided has now all fallen into Liu Bang's hands!
In this way, Liu Bang not only became the king of Guanzhong according to the agreement of King Huai, but also got the Bashu and the land of Hanzhong that he divided!
In just a few months, the Han Kingdom has become a serious threat!
And I heard that the general who commanded the entire Han army and defeated Zhang Han and others one after another was none other than Han Xin, the halberd-bearer under his previous account!
snort!
You are so awesome, why didn't you show it to Gu before!

Xiang Yu took a sip of mulled wine and regretted his mistake. If he knew that when Han Xin left him, he should have chased him and chopped him to death with a sword!
And there were other reasons why he had to go west as soon as possible.

Chen Ping came back from Guanzhong this time and brought other battle reports.

That is, Wang Shenyang of Henan surrendered, and his newly canonized Han Wang Zhengchang also surrendered. Zhao Guo is preparing to go south, and in the name of avenging Qi Wang Tianrong, he is preparing to attack Qidi!
What's more, even Xiao Gongjiao, who he sent to encircle and suppress Peng Yue, was defeated by Peng Yue and fled, overthrowing the army and killing the general!
For a moment, Xiang Yu's heart felt a little numb, and he changed the punishment of beheading to a more brutal cooking.

At this moment, under the heart-piercing screams from Pu Gu and others, Xiang Yu's heart was a little more stable, and his mind was surprisingly sober!
He was going to ask Chen Ping to take the gold, pearls and jade looted from Qi to discuss peace with Peng Yue, and then go to Hanoi County to make friends with Sima Ang, king of Yin.

What will be taken must be given first.

After Liu Bang and Han Xin are dealt with, it's not too late to deal with this water bandit!
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In the early morning, a night of north wind blew away the rain that lasted for many days, and the sky was red in Panyang City. Tian Heng walked up to the top of the city, looking at the sunlight reflected below the city, and nodded his golden-scaled halberds and spears.

The Chu army did not choose to attack when it was raining, because the armor at this time was mainly made of leather, which was easily damaged after soaking in water.

Attacking in the rain, not to mention low morale, and fighting bad battles, this is the specialty of the Qi army that Tian Heng hastily recruited.

After all, most of them are not regular soldiers, but scholars, farmers, businessmen, and Xiang Yu here, just to avenge their dead relatives.

But the most important thing is that the level of medical care during this period was not well developed. Once the soldiers attacked in the rain, they were prone to colds, weakened immunity, and infectious diseases such as typhoid fever.

In a densely populated place like a military camp, once you are infected with the plague, you will be a large area once you die!

After Tian Heng climbed to the top of the city, he found that the Chu army under the city did not launch an attack immediately, but lined up on the city.

Gradually, a large gap appeared in the formation of the Chu army. Thousands of ragged Qi people were pointed at by halberds, carrying ladder battering hammers and other objects, and slowly came down from the formation of the Chu army towards Panyang City. .

Tian Rong slammed his fist on the wall: "Xiang Ji, how dare you?"

The intention of the Chu army on the opposite side is already obvious. They are going to drive the Qi people to attack the city. After the people climbed to the top of the city, the Chu army will follow.

Since ancient times, it has been a very effective means to drive away the people of the enemy country and attack the city first.

If the enemy army kills and injures its own people, the morale will drop drastically. What's more, some soldiers defending the city will recognize their parents and elder brothers under the city, and disobey the order of the guards and surrender in Kaesong.

Therefore, the soldiers of the Chu army didn't feel that there was anything wrong, but the Qi army guarding the city cursed again and again, and their eyes were cracked!
The people in the city are Qi people, they are elder brothers who speak the same language and drink the same water as them!
Xiang Ji, do you dare?
But despite this, the question still posed in front of the Qi army defending the city.

Under the city, the people who were driven by the Chu army to attack the city, should they be killed or not?

Xu Shi sensed the hesitation of the defenders on the city, and the people of Qi who came hoarsely shouted again with a hoarse voice:

"Fight with them, as long as there is a man from Qi, Qi will not perish! Someone will avenge today's revenge for us!"

Driven by him, more and more Qi people turned their heads and fought with the Chu army who drove them away.

Although they don't have swords and halberds, they still have hands and teeth!
Fight to the death!

In the city, Tian Heng fell to his knees with a plop, mourning utterly.

Outside the city, Xiang Yu's face was frosty, and with a wave of his hand, the cavalrymen around him rushed over like a tide.

(End of this chapter)