I have lived forever since the end of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 139

In the spring of the following year, the Chu army went south.

During the process of turning from Qi to Chu, there was no fierce resistance.

When they passed Yinping County, Lord Yinping, who was sealed here by Xiong Xin, opened the city gate on his own initiative.

The people in the city did not show any fear, instead they tentatively approached the soldiers of the Chu army, wanting to ask them about the current news of their relatives and friends who had followed Xiang Yu.

Seeing this harmonious scene, Xiang Yu couldn't help but patted Wu Xiao, and said with emotion: "I have never fought such an easy battle in three years of fighting, and I have learned a lot these few days."

Chen Luo nodded in agreement.

According to conventional thinking, the later a battle is, the more difficult it should be. It is purely a competition of will, equipment, and logistics.

Therefore, when they dispatched troops, they were even prepared to be blocked by Xiong Xin, and countless soldiers would die every time they advanced a hundred miles.

The result is this?

It was quite different from what they expected.

From Qidi to Chudi, their army did not reduce their numbers. On the contrary, they added three or four thousand new forces.

"According to this speed, even if we rest here for a day, we can reach Pengcheng in six or seven days, and the soldiers can still maintain their best condition." After making some estimates, the corners of Xiang Yu's mouth rose slightly.

How can these days be called wars?

Compared with Xianyang Rest, I'm afraid it's not much better!
According to later generations, their trip is a paid trip, which is right.

Six days later, Pengcheng.

"Chu people don't attack Chu people, I advise you to open the city gate quickly."

"Haven't you read the proclamation written by An Zehou a few days ago? That Xiong Xin has committed many crimes, and he is a tyrant like King Zhou of Shang!"

"Everyone should think about how the Xiang family treats the state of Chu. The Xiang family has never failed the people of Chu."

"If you don't surrender, the King of Han is coming. He is not as reasonable as King Xiang. Then you will have no good fruit to eat."

The reason why they besieged Pengcheng instead of attacking it, but loudly persuaded them to surrender, was because Xiang Yu didn't want to cause more killings in Chu.

Even Xiang Yu, who has massacred cities and murdered soldiers in history, was targeting the people of Qin and Qi, and never did this to the people of Chu.

Not to mention that Xiang Yu now has more compassion for ordinary people.

Of course, he also tasted the sweetness of "subduing the enemy without fighting" along the way. He can take over Chu land smoothly, so why bother to go to war again.

It has to be said that this tactic has worked.

In the minds of most Chu people, the Xiang family did leave a very good impression. Even though Xiang Liang led the army to a great defeat and ruined countless soldiers, but after Chen Luo wrote "Counting "Ten Crimes" Xiong Xinwen", he completely turned the point of attack. It was all caused by Xiong Xin's blind command!

Probably distance creates beauty.

Xiang Yu was named King Zhai, and he was too far away from Chu, so he lived under Xiong Xin's rule. The people of Chu who were a little unsatisfactory in the past two years would think, "If the Xiang family is here, why let Song Yi cholera go to court."

Now that Xiang Yu is back, what else do they need to hesitate?
As one day passed, the defenders on the city wall gradually became silent from scolding each other.

Three days passed, and most of them lowered their heads with guilt.

Five days later, the Han army arrived and launched an attack on the west side of Pengcheng, which caused most people in the city to shake, and frequently exchanged glances with their companions.

Seven days later, there was a sudden commotion on the south wall of Pengcheng, and the sound of fighting was heard.

Hearing the report from the personal guards, Chen Luo hurriedly sent someone to command the Chu army, and shouted in unison: "Surrender is not a crime!"

After a quarter of an hour, the movement on the city wall decreased and gradually subsided.

The Chu army outside the city watched with bated breath, nervously waiting for the final result.

After a while, the tightly closed city gate made a "creak" sound and slowly opened.

The originally silent world suddenly erupted with huge cheers.

Victory without a fight!

"If you pass the order, our army will enter at a high speed and take over Pengcheng. If you have no intention of armed resistance, you must not hurt anyone." After Xiang Yu asked his personal guards to deliver the military order, he also rode his horse forward.

Seeing this, Chen Luo reminded: "Brother Yu, don't be careless and be careful of ambush. If they trick us into the city and then close the city gate, it will cause a lot of casualties to our army."

"Jiang Ning, you worry too much." Xiang Yu shook his head and said with a smile, "There is no urn city to buffer this city gate, so our army enters 1000 people. They will lose control of the city gate.

If they really dare to have any crooked thoughts, they will do so at their own risk. "

Thinking about it this way, Chen Luo felt that it was quite reasonable, but for the sake of safety, he still called Xiang Yu and let him and himself enter Pengcheng after the vanguard army really controlled the city gate.

After the outer city was gradually taken over and firmly under control, Xiang Yu and Chen Luo looked at each other and understood what each other meant.

The most important goal in this city must not be lost.

Let Xiong Xin escape from the city, even if he died in the countryside within a few days, that would make their previous efforts fall short.

After all, Xiong Xin is the Emperor Chu who has undergone the coronation ceremony, so his appeal in name is not small.

If he died in the dark, he would be like Emperor Jianwen who disappeared after Jing Nan, and the "Third Prince Zhu" who lived from Kangxi to Jiaqing. I am afraid that in the future, if anyone in Chu wants to do evil, they will have to borrow Xiong Xin's name.

"Siege Miyagi and kill the lonely husband." Xiang Yu made a decisive decision.

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After the demise of the Qin State, the more than a dozen princes and kings entrusted by Emperor Chu Xiongxin were in a delicate state of check and balance, and they could maintain a certain balance and stability for the time being.It's a pity that he used the "Shoulin Rebellion" to send troops to attack Qi, and took the initiative to choose to break the original political and ecological structure, causing the world to fall into chaos again.Coupled with his mediocre military ability, the Hengshan area and Jiujiang area were defeated by the Han army several times, so that Xiang Yu led the army to drive straight in, and he did not have the ability to deploy front defenses at all.

Therefore, the author believes that the reason for Xiongxin's ultimate failure is due to his political short-sightedness and military mediocrity. ——"History of the Rise and Fall of the Qin and Han Dynasties" (First Edition)
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Regarding the failure of Xiongxin, after several years of in-depth research, the author found that it was not purely due to political or military reasons.

The most fundamental reason is that at that time, with the advent of ironware and the development of productive forces, Xiong Xin still adopted the enfeoffment system that did not conform to the trend of the times, trying to control the world in the name of "co-lord". However, in Chu State, he followed the old system and entrusted a large number of monarchs. When Xiang Yu led his army into Chu, those fiefdoms often surrendered without resistance.

Therefore, Xiong Xin's failure was not only a personal failure, but also a failure of a backward system, and after the new system won, it would bring a brand new empire. ——"History of the Rise and Fall of the Qin and Han Dynasties" (Sixth Edition)
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