My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 412: Breaking the boat! The banquet is on!

The ground beneath your feet still retains an extremely high temperature.

The soles of the shoes were burned and the soles of the feet were cooked.

But the Chu army still charged with all their strength!

Finally, the view in front of me broadened.

"We escaped!"

Many Chu soldiers hugged their robes and cried with joy.

At this moment, more than 100,000 Qin troops roared in unison:

"Those who surrender will not be killed!"

"Those who surrender will not be killed!!"

The roar that became more and more magnificent after being reflected by the mountains and trees reached the ears of all the Chu troops.

Visible to the naked eye, there was a commotion in the Chu army formation.

"The momentum is so great, how many Qin troops are around!"

"The Qin army is so powerful and our army is so weak, how can we win! How can we just surrender!"

"I no longer have any combat power, and I don't want to drag you down, so I surrender first!"

"I just want to live!"

The sea of ​​​​fire burned away the physical strength of the Chu army to continue fighting, and also burned out the Chu army's will to fight.

Even if the Qin army blocked here is only ten thousand, it will cause a fatal blow to the Chu army.

Not to mention the more than 100,000 Qin troops blocking this place!

If it weren't for the fact that most of the remaining Chu troops are private soldiers, elite soldiers and even clansmen of various tribes, just this persuasion to surrender would have completely destroyed the Chu army!

But these private soldiers and elite soldiers were not without any intention of surrender. They were just looking at their generals helplessly.

"Is this a partial force?" Hearing the deafening voices urging surrender and looking at the endless torches, Xiong Ao asked suspiciously: "How many troops have the Qin army ambushed here?"

Jingchou said with difficulty: "Perhaps the Qin army is setting up a suspicious formation here to intimidate our army on purpose!"

But even Jingchou himself didn't believe what he said.

Although they have escaped from the sea of ​​​​fire, all the generals' confidence in fighting their way out of the encirclement has dropped again.

There are so many enemy troops, how can we break out of the encirclement?

While the generals were struggling internally, Xiang Rong ran back quickly: "Vice General Jing!"

Jingchou hurriedly ordered: "Prepare war horses for the Xiang family's children, and we need high-quality horses!"

Xiang Rong held his hands in gratitude: "Thank you, Lieutenant General Jing!"

Jingchou said in a deep voice: "The children of the Xiang family have opened up a way for our army to survive. I should share the worries of the children of the Xiang family."

"Lieutenant Xiang, how is the current situation of the battle? What is the damage done to your unit?"

There was a hint of bitterness in Xiang Rong's voice: "The Qin Army's crossbowmen number about 25,000, and they have been firing continuously since our army broke through!"

"Since the beginning of the war, our troops have still not been able to cause any counterattack against the Qin army."

"However, more than half of our army has been destroyed in the battle, and those who are still capable of fighting are less than six thousand!"

This time, no one could say anything to comfort themselves.

The hearts of all the generals fell to the bottom: "There are 25,000 crossbowmen alone? Then the total strength of the Qin Army here may have exceeded 80,000! The total strength of the Qin Army deployed in Dahongshan will exceed 100,000 !”

"How many troops do we have now? Fifty thousand? Or 40,000? And our army is all exhausted, how can we fight a fierce battle with the Qin army!"

"How about... surrender?"

Ying Chengyu had never killed a surrendered general, nor had he killed a prisoner in a trap.

Moreover, generals such as Teng Fu and Zhang Rang who surrendered actively or passively have received good arrangements.

Although Qu Ou and other generals hold great authority within the clan, they are not special.

Their surrender will inevitably lead to their wives and children staying in their hometown being killed or sent to the nursery, and it will also inevitably cause their own clan to suffer heavy losses, but it will not be a devastating blow.

If he could cling to Ying Chengyu like Zhang Rang, he might be able to help his clan develop a branch in the Qin Kingdom.

It’s a way out!

Jingchou unsheathed his sword without hesitation and struck down the captain who had promised to surrender.

Without wiping the blood from his face, Jingchou shouted angrily: "Anyone who dares to shake the morale of the army will be killed!"

"Anyone who dares to surrender will be killed!"

"Even if the enemy is strong and we are weak, why should we, the great Chu, be afraid of a battle?"

Xiang Rong stood next to Jingchou, holding his sword with one hand and saying solemnly: "What Deputy General Jing said is absolutely true!"

"It's still dark, so your troops should be fine rather than large!"

"Even if the Qin army is massive, it will never be mobilized."

"As long as our army finds a flaw in the enemy's army, we can defeat the Qin army and escape!"

It is not convenient to send orders at night.

It is barely feasible to lead a small force of more than 10,000 people to complete strategic planning at night.

But it is even more difficult to command an army of more than 100,000 people to fight at night.

Although there may be hundreds of thousands of Qin troops blocking their front, there are not many Qin troops that can really pose a threat to them!

Hearing Xiang Rong's words, Qu Ou asked with some hope: "Has Captain Xiang discovered any flaws in the Qin army?"

Xiang Rong said solemnly: "The Qin army has fewer troops deployed in the southwest of the battlefield. I thought that they could break through from the southwest!"

The generals were silent.

When we were in Dahong Mountain, there was a wide valley to the southwest and a headwind direction, so when Jingchou ordered to flee to the southwest, all the soldiers in the army took it for granted.

But now the Chu army has entered the wide valley. To the north and northwest of the Chu army are flat roads that can escape from the wide valley. To the west is the Wenxia water where they can temporarily stay, but to the southwest is another burning mountain forest!

If Xiang Rong's plan was followed, the Chu army would have to kill the Qin army as soon as they escaped from the mountain fire, and then dive into another piece of scorching earth.

Is this really a way out?

However, Jingchou nodded in agreement: "Don't worry about what to do next."

"It is only right to escape from the encirclement of the Qin army first."

"make!"

"All the elite soldiers from each department have been integrated into our department, and we are preparing for a decisive battle!" "The entire army must keep up with our army's speed before they can escape and ascend to heaven!"

All the generals had to respond: "Wei!"

Jingchou looked at Xiang Rong again: "Do you dare to be a pioneer again?"

Xiang Rong's troops are already derelict, and if he continues to serve as the vanguard, it is very likely that the entire army will be annihilated.

But Xiang Rong's troops are already the most capable troops in Jingchou's army, so Jingchou has no other choice!

Xiang Rong handed over his hand without hesitation: "It's what you wish for!"

Jingchou returned the favor sincerely: "Thank you!"

"If our army can escape from here, I will bear all the blame for this battle. The leader of this battle must be Captain Xiang!"

Xiang Rong did not refuse, but rode on the war horse brought by Jingchou's family soldiers.

After getting on his horse, Xiang Rong rode forward and shouted loudly: "Soldiers!"

"Behind our army is a sea of ​​fire and scorched earth, and all our army's food and grass have been burned."

"The Qin army certainly intends to persuade them to surrender."

"Of course, we are all nobles of Chu. If we escape to Qin, not only will we become common people, but our family members who stay in Chu will be convicted and imprisoned, or even demoted to child servants!"

"Our army has no way to retreat!"

Xiang Chuan and other soldiers also mounted their war horses and dispersed to the surrounding areas, clearly transmitting Xiang Rong's words to the ears of all the soldiers.

Xiang Rong raised his voice and his tone became passionate: "But the Qin army ignored the bravery of our soldiers."

"The Qin army's military formation has many omissions!"

"If you retreat, you will die; if you advance, you will live!"

"Follow me behind you!"

"I will lead you and others to break out of the siege, full of honors and rewards."

"Go home!"

The Qin army smashed the Chu army's cauldron and scuttled the Chu army's boat.

Without Xiang Rong taking any more action, the Chu army was already in a desperate situation.

There were still some soldiers who quietly escaped from the army under the cover of night and sacrificed their knees to the Qin army.

But more soldiers realized that if they wanted to go home, if they wanted to keep their families, wives and children alive, they had only one way out: keep moving forward!

Xiang Rong's troops immediately gathered towards Xiang Rong.

More and more soldiers grasped the hot spears and the swords at their waists.

Xiang Rong looked pleased and shouted angrily: "All officers and men, follow me."

"rush ahead!"

While shouting, Xiang Rong held a shield in his hand and rushed towards the Qin army, guarded by hundreds of soldiers.

Xiang Rong's troops followed Xiang Rong closely and ran all the way.

Jingchou laughed heartily: "Soldiers, the way to survive is right ahead."

"Send an order to the entire army to follow Da Bao closely and charge toward the southwest!"

Seeing more than 30,000 remaining Chu troops running towards the southwest, Su Jiao eagerly held up his hands and said: "Commander, the last general is calling for battle!"

Ying Chengyu shook his head again and shouted in a deep voice: "Order!"

"Central crossbowmen, fire arrows spread!"

With a command, thousands of crossbow arrows flew into the sky wrapped in flames!

Seeing thousands of burning fire arrows falling in the direction of the headquarters again like meteors, the remaining Chu troops' charging shouts changed three times!

"Charge~ah...ah? Ah!!!"

The murderous intent in the roar instantly turned to fear.

The morale that Xiang Rong and Jingchou had managed to build up after repeated speeches collapsed in an instant!

Even the generals of the Chu army looked up at the sky in disbelief: "The Qin army is still causing fire?"

"Is there oil buried under my feet?"

"Quick, spread out!!!"

In an instant, the Chu army was in chaos, and every Chu army was running away from the fire arrows in panic and fear, avoiding the possible flames!

However, Ying Chengyu smiled softly: "A frightened bird is nothing more than this."

Ying Chengyu did not pour oil on the place where the Chu army was standing.

Because it was Qin Jun who was standing there just now!

Even if Ying Chengyu suffered some battle losses during the battle between the two armies, he was unwilling to burn his own soldiers.

Otherwise, where is the morale of the military?

Those ten thousand fire arrows could only ignite a piece of grassland at most, but they caused the Chu army to fall into a great panic.

Ying Chengyu immediately shouted: "Send the order to Captain Xifeng to charge into the formation!"

"Send the order to Captain Yang Huan to encircle and destroy the enemy!"

Hearing the changing rhythm of the drum, the Western attacker, who had been waiting on the chariot for a long time, excitedly shouted: "Soldiers!"

"The military glory is ahead, let us take it for ourselves!"

The driver of the Xi Feng chariot couldn't wait to shake the reins, urging the four horses to pull the chariot and run wildly. The only thing left in the air was Xi Feng's wild shouts:

"rush ahead!"

The mentality of the charioteer is the inner reflection of all the soldiers of the Qin army.

Watching many Chu troops perished in the sea of ​​fire, they not only admired Ying Chengyu's military strategy, but also deplored the burnt heads.

A burnt head is not considered military merit!

Then they looked at the crossbow soldiers constantly spraying arrows, reaping the lives of the Chu troops. They were so greedy!

Now, it's finally their turn.

Accompanied by the clear sound of horse hooves, the forty chariots began to accelerate, leading the four thousand infantry accompanying them to rush towards the panicked Chu army.

Yang Huan even shouted anxiously: "Pao Ze, hurry up!"

"Don't let other troops steal our military glory!"

More than 20,000 Qin troops charged from the north and south sides toward the middle and rear ends of the Chu army, where the Chu army was weakest.

The military feast is officially open!

(End of this chapter)