Qiang Qin

Updated: 2010-09-13

In Sishui City, Xiang Liang had already repelled Zhang Han's several attacks, and both sides were injured. However, because the Qin army's siege equipment was quite sharp, the Chu army defending the city suffered more casualties.Fan Zeng and Xiang Liang climbed to the top of the city again, on the one hand to see the movement of the Qin army below the city, and on the other hand to cheer up the soldiers defending the city. Many Chu troops have fallen on the top of the city in the past few days , and now morale has begun to slump.Looking at the murderous aura outside the city, Xiang Liang couldn't help but admire and said: "This Zhang Han is indeed a famous general of the Great Qin Dynasty. After a city has been attacked these days, he can still keep the soldiers with such a strong fighting spirit. Admiration."

"In fact, this is also the performance of the Qin army's long battle experience. Perhaps for them, Surabaya City will be captured by them soon." Fan Zeng saw that Xiang Liang was a little discouraged, and hurriedly said, "As long as our troops from Chu State have survived a few times In the next battle, they will naturally be as indomitable as them."

At this moment, a large number of siege teams once again appeared in the formation of the Qin Army, shouting and rushing towards Surabaya City like a tide.When this "tide" reached the city, it dispersed like water hitting a boulder. Starting from all directions, the ladders were built, and several teams of strong soldiers rushed towards the city gate carrying huge logs, which meant another big battle here we go.

The archers at the top of the city immediately shot feather arrows at the Qin soldiers who were carrying the huge logs. At the same time, the boiling water that had been boiled on the city was also carried by the soldiers and slowly tilted on the city wall, waiting for the Qin soldiers to come to the city. Climb up the ladder and pour water down.This is also because there are only a few feather arrows left in the city, which forced Xiang Liang and Fan Zeng to come up with a way to deal with it.Unexpectedly, it is quite effective after a trial, and the materials required for this kind of boiling water are also very convenient to obtain. All you need is some firewood, a pot, and some water. It can be said that the cost is low and the effect is quick. .Seeing that the people of Qin had climbed to the middle of the ladder, the general defending the city hurriedly gave an order: "Upside down!" The huge pot was turned upside down, and the boiling water inside was poured down to the Qin army below. .Qin Bing, who was at the front, picked up a huge shield to block himself, but he still couldn't block all the boiling water, and some of it poured on his body. He let out a cry of pain, and as soon as he let go of his hands, he He fell headlong from the ladder, and when he reached the ground, he fell into a mass of flesh and blood.The sergeants behind were also thrown down by him. For a while, Qin Jun was thrown down the ladder by the boiling water of the Chu people all over the wall.At the same time, the soldiers who wanted to hit the city gate were also shot and killed by the bows and arrows of the Chu army. Although one of them fell down, another Qin army stepped forward to take his place, but they only hit a few times. The first batch of Qin troops have already lost their lives and injuries.

Looking at the situation, Zhang Han knew that this attack would fail again, so he began to withdraw all the Qin soldiers, and at the same time ordered the crossbowmen to shoot arrows at the city wall, shooting down their archers.Qin's crossbows have a much longer range than ordinary bows and arrows, so even though they are under the city, the crossbows are still very threatening. After a while, many archers in the Chu army took arrows.After suppressing the opponent's archers, Zhang Han ordered people to go up and hit the city gate again.With the sound of "bumping", the city gate had already started to shake, and it was about to be knocked open.

But at this time, Xiang Liang had already transported the pot of water to the top of the city gate. With an order, the position of the city gate became a water curtain hole, and it was still a steaming water curtain hole. Seeing those Qin soldiers hugging their heads and screaming, they threw away the giant tree and ran back to their own formation.

Zhang Han saw that he could not break through the city gate this time, so he had to order Ming Jin to withdraw his troops, and wait until he figured out a way to defeat the enemy.After the Chu army in the city repelled the attack of the Qin army, they transported the dead robes to the city to bury them. At the same time, some people went to the city gate to reinforce the city gate with earth and rocks and repair the damaged parts.If it weren't for their timely repairs, the gate of the city would have fallen down under the impact of the Qin army.

Although this battle didn't take too long, it was not less dangerous than a battle that took a long time, and the casualties were quite considerable.Xiang Liang saw that the dead were all masters of bows and arrows, and his heart was bleeding. If he went on, he was afraid that there would be fewer and fewer people in the city who could use bows and arrows to cause huge casualties to the Qin army.

After Zhang Han outside the city returned to the camp, a small number of troops also found that nearly a thousand people had been lost. At the same time, many soldiers were scalded by boiling water, and they could not go to the battlefield again in a short time.Looking at the fortified Sishui City with hatred, Zhang Han vowed that once he took down the city, he must slaughter all the living people in the city, so as to vent his hatred.

When Xiang Liang was fighting fiercely with Qin soldiers in Surabaya, the king of Chu was furious because he had received the news from Donghai that Donghai County had been occupied by Xiang Yu: "I have always thought that Xiang Yu led the army to leave Kuaiji. I was angry for a while, so I didn't send troops to chase him down. Even if he occupied Jiujiang City, it would be fine, but now he took advantage of my county when our Chu State was at a critical moment. It seems that he is indeed I have the heart of disobedience. The widow vows to capture him alive and execute him in front of the subjects of Chu State." He said and threw the bamboo slips in his hand on the ground.

Qu Dou has been disliked by the King of Chu since the incident in Song Yi. If he hadn't become so powerful that he would never lose his position, the King of Chu would have even dismissed him from the position of Ling Yin.But even so, his power could not be compared with that of the previous days, so he hated the Xiang family in his heart, and of course he would not give up when he got the opportunity this time.He picked up the bamboo slip from the ground, read the content on it, and said calmly: "My lord, it seems that you were deceived by Xiang Liang and the others. Think about it, if it wasn't for Xiang Liang holding my Dachu's 20 People, would Xiang Yu have the guts to send troops to seize my Donghai County? Moreover, I heard from Song Yi that he simply wanted to support his troops, otherwise he would not have given up the military power to Xiang Liang just because of a decree from the king. And I also heard that although Xiang Liang had an army of 20 in his hands, he was huddled in the city of Surabaya, blindly being beaten passively. I know that the reason why Xiang Liang said that General Song had the will to stand on his own was because of what the people in the city said. He also said that General Song only knew how to confront the Qin people but did not know how to send troops to attack. But now, Xiang Liang’s behavior is not as good as General Song’s. He even allows the Qin people to attack and does not know how to fight back, so I think The one who really has a different intention is the Xiang family. Among them, Xiang Liang controls all the soldiers and horses of our Great Chu, and Xiang Yu leads troops outside to continuously encroach on the land of our Great Chu. The surname is going to be Xiang. Your Majesty, will you trust these ministers with sinister intentions?" After saying such a lot of words, Qu Dou knelt on the ground, secretly glanced at the expression of the King of Chu with his eyes.

The King of Chu was a little impatient with Qu Dou's long speech at first, but then he showed a thoughtful expression. By the time Qu Dou finished speaking, the King of Chu was completely moved by his persuasion, and murderous intent was already in his eyes: "Then according to Qu Qing I mean, how should I deal with them? After all, their two uncles and nephews now control all the soldiers and horses of my Great Chu."

"Xiang Liang now has to pretend to be doing his best for me, so now he dare not disobey the king's will, why don't the king take away his military power now, and replace him with other generals to lead the army? ? And if he is willing to hand over the general power easily, it can also show that he still has a king in his heart, and the king can ask him to understand." Qu Dou hurriedly said.

The King of Chu thought for a long time before he said, "But now that our army is already at war with the Qin army, won't the change of commander before the battle cause the army's morale to shake?"

"Your Majesty, worry too much. Our army is twice as big as Qin's army. In addition, we are defending the city. The morale of the army must be as strong as a rock. How can it be shaken by changing the general? Your Majesty, you must stop and fight back. Suffer the chaos. If Xiang Liang and the others strike first, the king's life may not be saved." Qu Dou kept encouraging the king of Chu in his words.

"Then who should I appoint as generals? There are too few generals available in my court." King Chu asked

"It's okay for me to look at Liu Bang. If the king doesn't trust him, he can keep his wife and children as hostages. I am also willing to hand over my wife and children to the king to take care of him. Then I will take Liu Bang and the king's decree to Sishui City. Xiang Liang handed over the military power." Qu Dou saw that the king of Chu was moved, and hurriedly struck the iron while the iron was hot, and even expressed the king's doubts directly.

"Okay, since Qu Qing said so, the widow should naturally agree with your opinion, so it's up to you to pass on the widow's decree to Liu Bang."

"Yes, I'm going to Liu Bang's mansion right now." Qu Dou hurried away after finishing speaking, leaving only the king of Chu in the center of the palace, his mind fluctuating.

After listening to Qu Dou's words, Liu Bang knew that this was his best chance to deal with the Xiang family, so he said happily: "Okay, since it is the king's decree, I should take care of my worries, so I will make preparations and deal with the Xiang family." Lord Qu went to Surabaya together."

After returning to the back hall, Liu Bang told his wife Lu Zhi about the matter.Lu Zhi looked at Liu Bang and said: "It seems that Pei Gong has a lot of ambitions to go this time. I wonder if you can guarantee the lives of me and a few children?"

When Liu Bang heard that Lu Zhi actually called him by the name he used to call him back then, he knew that his clever wife had already guessed what he was thinking, so he said: "Madam, don't worry, as long as I, Liu Bang, get the military power, then the King of Chu will not let you go!" If you dare to do anything to you again, you can rest assured to wait in Kuaiji City for me to come back with the army." After finishing speaking, he walked out the door without looking back.

Lu Zhi looked at his back, deep thought appeared in his eyes, he seemed to believe in his words, but he didn't seem to take it seriously.

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