My son, Fusu, please abdicate the first emperor!

Chapter 447: God is not in his favor (please give me a monthly ticket!)

Xiang Yan felt helpless when he heard this.

"That's it. That's all."

When all the Chu generals heard this, they all became nervous. They were afraid that Xiang Yan would abandon them and ignore them.

"General, the Qin army is still behind. For the present, we should be amicable. Don't be angry. We are all for the good of the Chu State. Any piece of territory lost will not matter to the Chu State. It’s not good.”

"Yes, General, this city father is a barrier, but Pingyu is a throat."

Xiang Yan said, "I didn't care about the city father before, just to hold the line; now that our army has retreated, the mission of the entire army is to fight with the Qin army and destroy the Qin army, so that we can protect our Chu country."

"This is no longer a question of whether to defend the city or not. The situation on the battlefield is ever-changing, and mistakes that have happened in the past should not be made a second time. To return to Pingyu now is to risk death!"

Xiang Yan no longer dared to discuss these matters very gently with these generals. If he allowed them to continue to be so self-righteous, the Chu State would be destroyed.

And he will be the one who bears the blame.

But Jing Luan was still unwilling, "Does Pingyu have to be lost in vain?"

He quickly bent down and bowed, and said to everyone, "Thanks to the trust you have in me, Xiang Yan, I will definitely lead you to win this battle, and then let everyone return to the countryside."

At this time, the eunuchs sent by the King of Chu to comfort the soldiers were still in the army. When they saw the situation here, they went back and reported to the King of Chu in detail.

Only then did Jing Luan stop.

Jing Luan still refused to give up and asked, "Is it really that serious?"

Xiang Yan looked at these pairs of longing eyes, and he couldn't look at them for long.

But now, the Chu State has chosen to retreat. At this time, the Chu army is putting their hopes of a comeback on Xiang Yan. At this time, the pressure is on.

"We all listen to the general."

Xiang Yan said, "Don't worry, the Qin army only dares to occupy Pingyu for a while. Send some people to watch around Pingyu City and enter the city to inquire. Firstly, we can collect intelligence. Secondly, we will take advantage of the Qin army's lax guard. When the time comes, Call back."

If they had full confidence in themselves on the eve of the beginning of the war and allowed themselves to take command with peace of mind, then there would be more guarantees for winning the war.

When all the soldiers heard this, they all shouted: "General Xiang!"

Hundreds of pairs of eyes looked at Xiang Yan. They pinned all their hopes on Xiang Yan for their fate and the gains and losses of their fiefdom.

"General, I listen to you, but you have to promise me that you will definitely bring this Pingyu back."

Everyone looked at Jing Luan in a panic, and everyone was worried about their own territory.

However, belated trust and support are worthless than grass.

Generals Yu and Long could not help but stand up and said, "The Qin army has 600,000 troops, and Changge has 200,000 troops behind it. Once we fight back, their reinforcements can arrive at any time."

Because he felt that he might not be able to accomplish such a big thing.

"General Xiang!"

Xiang Yan said seriously, "If the Qin army is defeated, let alone Pingyu City, we can even take back Cai Cai, and the Changge of Qin State will also become the land of our Chu State. But if we don't give up Pingyu City now, , life will be lost.”

Who made him become this general?
After hearing Xiang Yan unceremoniously give out the consequences of returning to Pingyu's aid, all the generals became timid.

Xiang Yan looked up at these soldiers, and the cheers of the crowd sounded ironic to him.

After the King of Chu learned about these things, he said with great regret, "Poor General Xiang Yan. He was born at the wrong time."
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Back to business, it is said that Fusu issued an order and sent Sima Xin to Pingyu. The Qin army completely occupied Pingyu in less than three days.

Then Sima Xin and others followed Fusu's instructions and pulled down all the Chu flags on the top of Pingyu City, and then replaced them with the prepared red flags.

Animals always mark their territory by leaving scent; humans always like to hang flags as a mark of their territory.

The Chu State's scouts turned around to inspect and found that all the cities occupied by the Qin State had been planted with red flags.

For the soldiers of the Chu army who had fought against Qin several times, this was really an abnormal move.

Everyone in the world knows that the people of Qin are black and their flag is black and white.

But now they are all replaced with red flags, as if they have some profound meaning. They rushed to catch up with Xiang Yan's army and reported the news to Xiang Yan.

At this time, Xiang Yan led 400,000 Chu troops and some Chu soldiers along the road, leading a vast army towards Chengfu.

Xiang Yan is looking for a fighting opportunity. There is one thing that he has never given up on, that is, he must win the battle at the hands of Prince Qin! There is absolutely no way he would give up the chance of victory to Qin.

So the war between Qin and Chu officially began.

Troops and chariots were passing by, it was misty and rainy, and the sky was dark.

The soldiers of the Chu army had long been accustomed to this kind of climate, and they knew how to preserve fire, live and cook in this kind of weather, and they had their own food system in a land of plenty. These factors allowed the Chu army to gradually gain the upper hand. .

The first batch of scouts reported to Xiang Yanhui, "General, the Qin army now has two groups of soldiers and horses, and they are all rushing towards Chengfu."

"It's just as I expected. There are at least 300,000 of them now. It seems that we are going to encounter a tough battle ahead." Xiang Yan looked to the northeast worriedly.

One day, they will arrive at Chengfu. Fortunately, they were a little faster than the Qin army and had the opportunity to capture Chengfu first.

Or they could lay an ambush on the spot to ambush the Qin army as they struggled to move forward in the wind and rain swamp.

Xiang Yan thought about these things quickly.

Jing Luan asked, "Do you know anything about Ping Yu?"

These scouts were all following the Qin army. How could they know Pingyu's situation?

In the evening, the rain stopped and the sun came out.

On the grassy slope, white clouds rolled down like a big ball along the slope of the hillside.

And above the swamp lake in the distance, a brilliant rainbow appeared.

The rainbow hangs in the sky, and the mountains are empty and dreamlike.

Cattle herds were scattered in all directions on the green grass, and a few ignorant crocodiles occasionally crawled out by the river. After being seen by humans at the top of the food chain, they were pulled out of their caves and moved to their own cauldron for peace. Lying on the ground.

At this time, forty miles away from the city father, the Qin army was still walking hard on the road.

The weather in Chudi is different from ten miles away.

Even though they are separated by a mountain, it may be raining here and the sun is shining there.

The soldiers of the Qin army meandered forward, and the marching team alone had a distance of several miles. It would always rain in front of the team, but the sun was basking in the rear.

In addition, the soldiers' clothes were always wet due to the moisture that came from nowhere.

There was a masked general beside Fusu inexplicably. Those who recognized the figure did not speak, and those who did not recognized him made random guesses.

He accompanied Fusu all the way, in the same car when going out, and in the same tent when entering, almost inseparable.

This person is naturally Wang Ben.

Raindrops were falling in the sky, like a woman's soft hands touching her cheek.

Raindrops fell on Fusu's face.

Ever since he entered the territory of Chu State, he had encountered heavy rain. During the trek, Fusu became more energetic, taller and more serious.

Wang Ben watched the prince follow them out to soak in the rain. After experiencing the wind and sun, he still admired Fusu from the bottom of his heart.

Now he doesn't feel that the prince is useless at all.

The prince can endure hardships and will definitely be a good king in the future.

Wang Ben advised Fusu, "Prince, this Chu land is really difficult to travel. We'd better wait until the weather improves before we continue our journey. The bodies of the soldiers can't bear the barbarity of Chu land."

"And along the way, the villages we passed through are all inhabited by water, and the people are scattered. It is difficult to use them as a stronghold and to supply the army. The soldiers have not had good meat for a long time."

(End of this chapter)