I have lived forever since the end of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 337 Xiang Yu’s decision

Gangneung City.

The bluestone walls are engraved with traces of wind, frost, rain, snow, rolling logs and stones.

The winding moat is not clear, it is turbid in color, and there are green algae floating on the water.

On the city wall, teams of armored soldiers stood with firm faces.

Liu Bi, who had finished his inspection, was standing in front of the battlements, hunching his head like an old dog with a broken back.

He patted the city wall and lamented: "General Tian, ​​do you think we still have a chance?"

In front of the soldiers, he was able to hold on and pretend to be energetic. This was to prevent the morale of the army from completely collapsing.

Now that he was in a place with few people and only his close friends were left around him, Liu Bi could no longer hold back the string in his head.

Tian Lubo wanted to shake his head helplessly, but he still pursed his lips and said: "Your Majesty, we still have a hundred thousand troops to fight. The messenger asking for help has already gone to Changsha, and you didn't say... Zhao Tuo of South Vietnam wants to make peace with Do we make some sort of exchange?”

To be honest, his mentality is not much better than Liu Bi.

Having received the news that Chu State was sending troops, Tian Lubo had already treated it with the most caution.

The era between him and Xiang Yu is too far apart.

The opponent has not had a record in nearly 50 years and is older than himself.

Under this situation, Tian Lubo chose the most conservative strategy and persuaded Liu Bi to withdraw his troops from Lujiang River, return to Jing Kingdom to reorganize his troops, and then fight the Chu army decisively.

Liu Bi agreed on the spot and without any hesitation, he gave up Shucheng, which he had just captured after months of hard work, and began to retreat.

Logically speaking, Jing Jun's choice was decisive enough and conservative enough.

But it is unreasonable for the Chu army to invade his mother!

When they retreated to the area of ​​Yunmengze in Jiangxia County, the Chu army followed them and clung to them, unable to break free.

Faced with such a situation, Tian Lubo was almost dumbfounded.

In the route of his retreat, basically all the areas were actually controlled by Jing State, and there were defenders left.

How did the Chu army catch up?

There was no way to go around, and they appeared in front of him, proving that all the lines of defense had been completely penetrated!
Just thinking about it gives people chills.

However, the Chu army that initially pursued them only had more than [-] people, so Tian Lubo tried to use his numerical advantage to surround them and slowly annihilate them.

Then the Jing army collapsed three times in a row.

Xiang Yu led 2 people in the encirclement of the Jing army, and passed through the middle of nowhere, killing the Chinese army several times. Among them, when the soldiers of the Chu army were closest to Tian Lubo, they were only less than a hundred steps away.

Then he understood a painful truth.

It turns out that the famous generals from the founding period of the Han Dynasty were far more valuable than the veteran generals from the Hui and Wen dynasties who were promoted through mixed seniority.

After the encirclement and suppression plan completely failed, Tian Lubo changed his goal. He only wanted to retain as much strength as possible to return to Jing Kingdom without losing everything on the way.

At this time, Jing's army's numerical advantage became apparent.

If the Jing army and the Chu army had the same number, then they would probably be wiped out in the first wave of contact. But now their army has nearly ten times the number. A disastrous defeat is not harmful. By constantly leaving troops behind, Jing can The army finally reached Jiangling.

However, three days after they arrived in Jiangling, the nightmare Chu army approached the city.

"Yes, we still have reinforcements. When the reinforcements arrive, we will cooperate inside and outside. I don't believe the Chu army can stop it." Liu Biqiang said bravely, but he really didn't have much confidence.

I have more than 5 people but the Chu army of less than [-] people were beaten in the city. Who can I ask to explain?

But the military book says "encircle it in ten steps", not "encircle it in ten days".

What made Liu Bi a little relieved was that after the Chu army arrived in Jiangling, they chose to station outside the city and did not start preparing siege equipment.

Of course, he tried to organize two breakouts, but was blocked back as soon as he left the city, with no hope of success at all.

Moreover, the Chu army almost took the opportunity to attack the city the second time, so he did not dare to send more troops to break out.

The two were speechless.

Jing Jun had no way to break the situation. All they could do was wait.

……

Two decades later.

A new flag appeared outside Jiangxia City.

After hearing the report from his subordinates, Tian Lubo, who was always on guard at the city wall, rushed to the observation deck excitedly.

Soon, he realized something was wrong.

The army that appeared outside the city was indeed under the banner of the Changsha Kingdom, but they didn't look like they were coming for reinforcements. Instead, they looked like a defeated army that was fleeing and retreating.

Moreover, the Chu troops did not stop them and allowed this army to march towards Jiangxia City. They even deliberately drove it away to add fuel to the flames.

Tian Lubo was beaten badly by Xiang Yu, but it does not mean that he is mediocre.

It only took him a moment to understand the key.

Therefore, when the army under the banner of Changsha arrived at the gate of Jiangxia City, Tian Lubo ordered his men to release arrows and fire several volleys on the grounds that the Chu people were pretending to be friendly forces.

The army was killed and wounded, and left shouting curses.

When Liu Bi learned about this, he called Tian Lubo to inquire about what was going on.

"Your Majesty, the army under the city this morning is most likely the Changsha Army coming for reinforcements." Tian Lubo answered honestly.

Liu Bi was shocked and said: "If this is the case, then why kill friendly troops?"

He stared at Tian Lubo and began to doubt whether the other party wanted to surrender and took this matter as a surrender.

Tian Lubo explained helplessly: "The Changsha army should be a defeated army. Their main force is estimated to be completely annihilated after the battle with the Chu army, at least they will not be able to form an organizational structure.

The Chu people drove these defeated troops to Jiangling just because they wanted us to let them in.

If I put these retreating Changsha troops into the city, there will be two disadvantages.

First, I cannot tell whether there are spies of the Chu army in this army.

If there are hundreds of Chu people mixed in this Changsha army, and they create turmoil at the city gate, and the Chu army outside the city takes the opportunity to attack the city, Jiangling may be in danger.

Secondly, allowing these defeated troops of the Changsha Kingdom to enter the city will really affect the morale of the army.

Our soldiers are able to support themselves by expecting reinforcements to arrive. If they learn that the reinforcements have been defeated and Jiangling City is isolated, I'm afraid..."

He didn't go any further.

The reasons I gave are quite sufficient.

Those troops must not be allowed into the city.

After pondering for a moment, Liu Bi sighed and said, "Okay, okay, okay. That's it."

He said nothing more and walked out of the room blankly.

Changsha's reinforcements were defeated, and he was alone in Jiangling City.He and South Vietnam had indeed reached some agreements before, but the contents expressed in the letters exchanged between the two parties were vague and were still in the tug-of-war stage.

Now if we want South Vietnam to send troops to support us, we need to cut off a big piece of meat, mainly because Zhao Tuo is absolutely unwilling.

That old guy was so arrogant that he probably gave up the idea of ​​going north the first time he knew that Xiang Yu personally led the Chu army.

No one who had experienced the chaotic times of the late Qin Dynasty was willing to face Xiang Yu head-on.

In particular, Zhao Tuo, who had been a Qin official, understood the horror of Xiang Yu's annihilation of 30 Qin troops in one battle.

"That's all, that's all." Liu Bi squatted and leaned against the wall in despair.

When he heard that Chen Luo died at the hands of his own army, he knew that such a day would come, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly.

……

two months later.

In Jiangling City, it is close to food shortage.

The exhausted Jing army left the city to seek a decisive battle.

After fighting for several days, the Chu army won a great victory and Jiangling City was destroyed.

"We win." Xiang Yu stroked the Mo Lin Halberd with a trace of tiredness in his eyes.

Directing a war is extremely energy-consuming.

I used to be able to survive by relying on my youth, but now that I am old, when the war is not critical, I often need to take a nap to restore my energy.

But he can't rest yet, there are still many matters that need to be dealt with.

Before entering the city, he held a meeting two and a half miles outside Jiangling City.

"Your Majesty, what should we do with the Jing army's prisoners of war?"

"Your Majesty, the soldiers have been fighting for days and it is extremely hard. Can they survive for three days after entering the city?"

"Your Majesty, can we..."

Xiang Yu's ears were filled with the excited words of the generals that could not be suppressed.

To lay siege to a city for three months with fewer troops than the enemy was unheard of in the history of war.

The soldiers really needed to vent, and the demands of these generals were not excessive.

Regarding these proposals, the two Chen brothers also had differences.

Chen Zhi expressed support for this and said: "What you generals said is true. How can my father's death be in vain? Those traitors must pay the price with blood."

On the battlefield these days, I rarely lay down and close my eyes, always ready to go into battle.

Even though he is wounded, he will continue to fight and fight against the enemy after being simply bandaged.

Why are you working so hard?
Just to conquer the Jing Kingdom, to avenge my father, and to kill all the traitors in the Jing Kingdom!

Feeling that his brother was carrying a heavy evil aura, Chen Lu pursed his lips.

Taking a deep breath, he said: "Brother, I don't agree with your opinion.

Unprovoked killing can only create tragedy, chaos and hatred. Although it vents the anger in the heart, it will lead to deeper conflicts.

I don’t think my father would want to see a purgatory-like scene appear in the land of the Han Dynasty. "

Do you want revenge yourself?

miss you!
But after staying in the Mo family for these years, I have been immersed in it and understand that large-scale killings are absolutely undesirable.

A massacre will cause great damage to production, social environment, and government credibility, and may even cause irreversible damage. To recover, it will take at least 30 to [-] years and two generations to dilute the bloody memory.

Hearing this, Chen Zhi fell silent.

If these words were spoken by someone else, then I might not be able to control the violent temper I have developed over the past few days, so I would punch him twice and not say a word.

But Chen Lu was different.

My younger brother rarely expresses his feelings towards his family directly, but that doesn't mean that his desire to avenge his father is any less than his own.

But he didn't speak, and the other generals in the tent began to murmur.

"After all, I don't lead troops, so I don't understand the needs of the people below."

"How can you be polite to your enemies? It's as if they have never had the blood of Chu people on their hands."

"Well, after all, he has never been to the front line, unlike his brother."

"that is……"

For the sake of Chen Zhi and Xiang Yu, these generals were quite restrained in their expressions and did not say anything too unpleasant, but their dissatisfaction was still visible to the naked eye.

Chen Lu opened his mouth. The more anxious he became, the more speechless he became.

Gradually, everyone's eyes focused on the leader. The results of their discussion did not represent the final conclusion. Xiang Yu still needed to make the final decision.

At this moment.

Xiang Yu was in a daze.

When he wanted to trap and kill the surrendering Qin army because of lack of food, someone stopped him and said, "Killing prisoners is unlucky."

Killing prisoners is unlucky, so is massacring unarmed people a good thing?

Now facing the same problem, without Jiang Ning around to persuade, do we have to make a different choice than before?
After a moment of silence, Xiang Yu shook his head at the longing eyes, "When we enter the city this time, we will only punish the chief culprits. Jing King Liu Bi and the senior officials of the Jing Kingdom, the initiators and instigators of the rebellion, cannot spare any of them!"

Kill all these people, Zhi'er, I think this can be regarded as revenge for your father.

As for the soldiers and people in Jiangling City, these people were favored by the Han Dynasty. In the final analysis, they did not really rebel, but were tied to the rebels' chariot.

Now that they have put down their weapons, how can we use weapons against them again?
What we want to kill is the enemy, the Huns, instead of pointing the butcher knife at our compatriots and the Han people! "

The tent instantly became quiet, and after a moment, everyone all said Wei.

After Xiang Yu made his decision, no one in the Chu army would oppose it.

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The sages once said that the essence of human history is a history of war. Throughout the five thousand years of Chinese history, countless generals emerged and used incredible means to win battles that future generations regarded as inevitable defeats, reversing the current situation and even the fate of dynasties.

Regarding famous generals, there are too many achievements to praise and too many stories to tell. Countless people are keen to talk about their past and compare their achievements after dinner.

But for all generals, there is a river of origin in front of them that cannot be ignored, named Sun Wu, and a towering mountain that is difficult to cross, named Xiang Yu.

Throughout his life, Xiang Yu experienced more than ten major battles and nearly a hundred small battles. The most prominent feature was that he defeated more with less.

Since he led the three thousand Jiangdong disciples to become famous, he often defeated the enemy's army with half the army. The first detailed record of the battle of crossing the river in Dongjun in the history books was that he defeated more than ten thousand Qin troops with three thousand soldiers and horses, not to mention that later generations will talk about it. Tao's Battle of Julu and Pingjing are classic cases of defeating more with less.

Perhaps each general is good at different things, Wu Qi's soldier training, Han Xin's army command, Huo Qubing's running and blitzing... But there is no doubt that in defeating more with less, Xiang Yu is the pinnacle in the history of ancient Chinese wars.

Next, this documentary will be based on historical materials, and invite Xiang Shu, a descendant of the Xiang family, and famous expert and professor Chen Luo to restore the life of Xiang Yu, King Wulie of Chu. ——"The Overlord of Chu: The Legend of Xiang Yu" (opening)

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