Qiang Qin

Updated: 2010-12-18

The sky had already darkened, and tens of thousands of Chu troops in Jiujiang City were ready to go. Their goal was to follow Xiang Yu to Kuaiji to eradicate the rebels.Xiang Yu was still telling Xiang and him: "When I'm not around, this Jiujiang City will be entrusted to the two of you. Don't forget to lose the face of my Chu people."

Xiang He bowed his hands solemnly and said: "Don't worry, the overlord, the people are in the city. But with one soldier and one pawn, my Jiujiang will not fall into the hands of the Qin people." There was determination in his words.Xiang Zhuang also said: "With me and his brother here, it is impossible for the people of Qin to capture Jiujiang. I only hope that you will come back victorious as soon as possible, and then we will defeat the people of Qin together and take down the Central Plains. "

Xiang Yu patted the shoulders of the two of them with his hand, then jumped on the black horse, and led the army to the south gate.As the city gate slowly opened, a group of Chu troops followed Xiang Yu out of Jiujiang City.In order to prevent the Qin people from discovering their departure, the people who went to Kuaiji with Xiang Yu this time were like sneak attacking the enemy at night.Looking at the dark and quiet road ahead, Xiang Yu pointed the long knife in his hand, and all the people ran quickly.They are racing against time now, arriving when the chaos in Kuaiji was still small, and returning quickly after the rebellion was suppressed, in case the Qin people could take advantage of it.Therefore, the speed of the whole army was very fast, and in a short while, nearly 4 people left Jiujiang City.After they all left, the city gate was closed again.

The people of Chu in the city didn't see that there were several pairs of eyes watching them outside the city gate. Now that they saw Xiang Yu leaving with so many people, some people immediately headed towards the Qin army's camp. .

Fusu was awakened in his sleep, and when he heard that Xiang Yu had left the city in the dark, his drowsy mind immediately woke up, and he immediately ordered: "All the generals will lead their own troops according to the previous decision. Going to war, we must take advantage of this great opportunity to take down Jiujiang and wipe out Xiang Yu and his army here."

With a decree, all the soldiers moved, and the people in the Qin camp screamed. After a long while, all the Qin troops were divided into two parts and went towards their respective goals.

After sending Xiang Yu away, Xiang Ta did not go back to rest, but first inspected the important places in the city, and then went to the city to see the situation of the Qin people.Unexpectedly, as soon as he climbed to the top of the city, he saw the chaotic and orderly side of the Qin people's camp, and then he saw groups of Qin soldiers lighting torches and rushing towards him.

"Not good!" Xiang Ta's face changed drastically when he saw him, and he said unconsciously, "The Qin people have seen through our actions and are going to attack me in Jiujiang." The faces of the Chu soldiers around him also changed when they heard this, and they also They all saw many Qin troops rushing up, and the target was of course Jiujiang City where they were.

Xiang Ta hurriedly ordered people to blow the trumpet and beat the drum, and summoned the remaining Chu soldiers in the city to prepare for battle.The soldiers of the Chu army did not expect that the attack of the Qin people would arrive when Xiang Yu's people left. They were terrified in their hearts, but at this time they had no choice but to defend.

However, the next actions of the Qin people made the Chu people in the city elusive, because the Qin army who had killed the city of Jiujiang did not rush up in one go, nor did they build a ladder, but just surrounded the four walls of Jiujiang. It was a leak.Xiang Zhuang rushed to the top of the city and saw this scene and became confused. He asked Xiang Ta: "His brother, why did the people of Qin just surround my city and not attack? Could it be that they just wanted to test their abilities at night?" Do you want to siege the city?"

Looking at the Qin army who was not attacking under the city, Xiang Ta was also at a loss: "Could it be that they really just want to besiege us? No, obviously the news of the overlord's departure has been known to the people of Qin, otherwise it wouldn't be so fast A large number of Qin people came to kill them. But what is their idea of ​​besieging my city instead of attacking it? Now the defenders in my city are already a fraction of the Qin army. Do they have any scruples? ?” This made Xiang he very puzzled, but he felt even more uneasy because of his puzzlement.

But soon, Xiang Ta knew the real purpose of the Qin people, because he saw tens of thousands of people rushing out of the Qin camp, this time the direction was not Jiujiang City, but the direction of Kuaiji where Xiang Yu was going.Xiang He knew the Qin people's intentions at a glance, and his face turned pale immediately: "No, the Qin people's goal is the Overlord and his army. They sent troops to surround me in Jiujiang to prevent us from leaving the city. Going to the rescue, secondly, it seems to prevent Bawang from running back to the city after losing."

Xiang Zhuang's face turned blue when he heard it, and he hurriedly said: "What should we do? Once there is no support from the city, the troops in the Overlord's hands cannot compete with the Qin people in terms of strength. His brother, we are here Gather everyone at one point and rush out of the city to support the Overlord." In the last words, Xiang Zhuang almost seemed to be pleading.

Xiang He also had the urge to take everyone out, but in the end he shook his head and said: "No, the Qin people surrounding the city are far superior to us in terms of military strength, so we can't rush out. Once we leave In the city, we don't have enough people to kill others, once we go, we will be in the same situation as the Overlord, and it doesn't matter at all."

"Then we can just watch the Overlord being killed by the people of Qin and can't do anything?" Xiang Zhuang shouted anxiously.

Xiang He closed his eyes and said: "Brother Zhuang, now is not the time to be arrogant. We should think about the soldiers in the city. We can't do anything except give the lives of these ten thousand soldiers to the Qin people. And once we get rid of us , the Qin army surrounding the city can also catch up, and then the Overlord will have to face more enemies. So our dispatch of troops will not only fail to save the Overlord, but will also increase his burden."

After cooperating with Xiang Ta a few days ago, Xiang Zhuang's admiration for him is only lower than that of Xiang Yu. Now that he heard what he said, Xiang Zhuang didn't have the words to refute him, so he could only murmur and ask: "Then we what to do?"

"The thing we should do now is to defend the city and firmly restrain the Qin army outside the city here. In this way, the Overlord has to deal with fewer enemies. With the Overlord's ability to lead troops and the trust of our Chu soldiers in him , Maybe he can still defeat these Qin troops." Xiang He said, although he himself did not believe his own words too much, Xiang Yu was able to win with few.

But Xiang Zhuang obviously had more confidence in him. Once he heard what he said, he also had confidence, and began to command the soldiers to prepare all the equipment for defending the city, and fight the Qin people at any time.

Zhang Han outside the city was full of puzzlement. Now he is a sinner, and what he hopes most is to use troops against Jiujiang immediately, so as to atone for his crime.But Meng Tian, ​​who was with him, did not rush to attack, but only ordered his soldiers to surround Jiujiang.Zhang Han wanted to question Meng Tian several times, but thinking that his life was saved by the other party, and that Meng Tian was the main general who attacked the city this time, he finally had to endure it.But when the sky brightened, Zhang Han couldn't bear it anymore. He came to Meng Tian's horse and asked, "General Meng, why didn't our army launch an attack last night when the Chu people were unprepared?" Maybe the people of Chu couldn’t defend it overnight due to various reasons, but now we have already captured Jiujiang.”

Although Zhang Han's tone was not as harsh as if he was speaking to a general who was one level higher than himself, Meng Tian didn't think he was disobedient, and just smiled lightly: "What you said makes sense. The attack on Jiujiang may have changed hands. But if the Chu people are well prepared, even if we take down this city, the casualties of soldiers will inevitably be great, which is not worth the candle."

"War always requires someone to sacrifice, why did General Meng say that?" Zhang Han was puzzled.

Meng Tian said: "But we can avoid unnecessary sacrifices if we can. After all, they are all the people of my Great Qin. Don't you think that now my Great Qin has the advantage in everything, and the battle will soon be over." It ended with our great victory, so why let these soldiers die in vain? As long as the emperor and General Han can defeat Xiang Yu in a single battle, the Chu army guarding the city will definitely lose their fighting spirit. We can recruit them at that time In this way, not only can our army lose tens of thousands of horses, but it may also gain the Chu army in the city, so why should we attack the city?"

After Zhang Han heard Meng Tian's explanation, he also felt that it made sense, so he no longer asked the Qin army to attack the city, but asked them to surround Jiujiang City tightly, waiting for the news from Fusu.

And Xiang Zhuang and others in the city were also a little bit stupefied after waiting all night: "What are the people of Qin thinking? Why do they just besiege Jiujiang instead of attacking me?"

Xiang He comforted: "Isn't this very good? At least we have held off tens of thousands of Qin troops here, so that the Bawang's victory may be even greater." But Xiang Yu's team will really defeat Fusu and the others The chasing army led by him?

After Xiang Yu led his men and horses out of the city, they only walked for less than half an hour, when there was the sound of rumbling horseshoes behind him, and Xiang Yu guessed who was coming: "The Qin people got the news so quickly. They are chasing from behind. But I think they must not have brought out all the main force in their hasty pursuit. As long as we defeat their forward troops in one battle, the pursuers will not dare to come again." Xiang Yu immediately ordered all the troops to stop The footsteps are ready to meet.

However, the vanguard of the Qin army that appeared in front of Xiang Yu completely shattered his illusions, because the people who came were actually serial horses that Xiang Yu had suffered a lot under his hands.The chained horses had already come after them. Obviously, the Qin people's chasing team did not come in haste as Xiang Yu said.