Qiang Qin

A country supported only by force is like a fortress built on sand dunes. After a violent storm, only gravel remains.

Xiang Tuo, Xiang Zhuang and others could not replace Xiang Yu and continued to lead the country that lasted only eight years.

Although Xiang Tuo's secret funeral was hidden for a while, it could not be hidden from everyone's eyes for a long time. After learning that Xiang Yu's body had been buried in the tomb, and she could not even see the last side, Yu Ji, who had been patient Finally, he couldn't control his excitement any longer. At the same time, those old ministers of Chu State who were excluded were also passionate, and all their dissatisfaction with Xiang's burst out at this moment.

"Xiang Tuo wronged the country, and Xiang's dictatorship—!"

"The overlord was killed by those shameless guys surnamed Xiang. I heard that these scourges are carrying things, and they are going to run away—!"

"Kill Xiang Tuo, kill Xiang——!"

The people of Pengcheng burst out all their depression and resentment almost instantly. The reason why they suppressed and supported Chu State in the past few years was not because of the shitty Xiang family, but because of Xiang Yu, this indomitable man. Chu people brought supreme pride.

Now, Xiang Yu is dead.

What else does Xiang Tuo, the state of Chu, have besides the high taxes and heavy burdens of the Chu people?No, no, as for the other Xiang family's children, they are enjoying a luxurious life in Pengcheng. Why are they able to do this? It's not because of Xiang Tuo's support behind them.

Pengcheng fell into turmoil overnight.

Xiang Tuo escaped from the city with his cronies in the chaos. Wu Chen, a veteran of the Chu State, Chen Wangsheng's former general, and leader of the Cangtou Army, gradually took control of the situation by virtue of his seniority and prestige.

In mid-August, Zhou Yin and Xiang Han, who had retreated from the chasm, were surrounded by the Qin army in Yingshui. Under Ji Bu's persuasion, Zhou Yin led his troops to surrender to Chu. Xiang Han tried to escape, but was captured alive by the Qin army.subsequently.Jiujiang County, Chen County, and Dang County, which belonged to the Chu State, either raised their troops to respond, or were occupied by the Qin army. Western Chu, which originally owned seven counties, lost half of its country in an instant.

August sixteenth.

Xiang Zhuang, who learned of Xiang Yu's death from multiple sources, had no choice but to order the more than [-] generals of the Chu army under his command to retreat from the Jishui line.In the past few days, his plot to get rid of Zhongli Mo and then annex Chang Shan's army didn't even have a chance to start, so it ended hastily.

Yi Zhongli's old age.Dealing with Xiang Zhuang's shady methods in private is nothing to worry about. Furious and helpless, Xiang Zhuang stabbed Zhong Sheng to death with a sword, and hurriedly fled to Pengcheng.

At the same time, after more than ten days of assembly, Han Xin's army had reached a shocking number of more than [-]. These farmers who had just thrown their hoes didn't even have decent weapons and uniform armor, so they shouted Rushing through Jishui.Under normal circumstances, it would be difficult for the mob that Han Xin hastily formed to fight against the Chu army, but this time, they were lucky enough to wait until the Chu army had no chance to escape without fighting spirit.

Xiang Zhuang suffered a crushing defeat.

starting time.He also tried to gather his troops and teach Han Xinjun some lessons, but what made him extremely disappointed was that Xiang Bo, a guy who only wanted to drink but kept his mouth open.On the first night of arriving in the army, the news of Xiang Yu's defeat was revealed.

Learned that Xiang Yu died in battle.

After the generals of the Chu army were shocked, they immediately lost all interest in the ensuing battle.They just want to run back to their hometown, and then be a farmer honestly.

What fame and fortune?

It's all a fucking joke.

Xiangzhuang collapsed without a fight.

After chasing for tens of miles, Han Xin's army had to give up the pursuit. Zhongli Mo's Changshan army was still resisting. Han Xin worried that once the Qin army ran away, Zhongli Mo would seize the opportunity and make a sudden counterattack.

Two days later.

Surrounded on the south bank of Jishui, Zhonglimei accepted Han Xin's persuasion to surrender, and led more than [-] people to lay down their weapons. At this point, the entire territory of Qi was merged with Qin.

——.

Li Yuan's troops entered Pengcheng. Along the way, scattered troops of the Qin army continued to join up. The first was Chen Xi from the southern battlefield. This time, Chen Xi's troops were progressing smoothly in Chenjun and Jiujiang counties. When the county soldiers faced the Qin army, it could be said that they had no resistance at all.

Peng Yue's bandit troops arrived later, but he only brought about [-] strong bandits, the main force of which was under the command of Hu Zhe and Luan Bu, and they were chasing Xiangzhuang's remnants all the way.

Pengcheng.

Surrounded by Qin army regiments.

Among the remaining generals in the city, there were only more than [-] defeated soldiers from the Chu army gathered by the military officials. In addition, plus some old soldiers from Yu Ziqi's old army and Cangtou army, the Chu army could only have [-] soldiers.With these people alone, if you want to defend the city, it's like Tianfang Yetan.

In desperation, after discussing with Yu Ziqi, Wu Chen and Yu Ziqi asked Yu Ji for instructions and decided to sacrifice the city and surrender.

August 21.

Li Yuan was in the area of ​​the west gate of Pengcheng, accepting Chu's surrender, and other important ministers of Chu fled without knowing their whereabouts.On behalf of the state of Chu, it was Yu Ji, the widow of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu. Facing such a woman in plain clothes and without makeup, even Li Yuan, who always thought he didn't care much about female sex, couldn't help it. He held his breath.

Delicious food.

It is a blessing from heaven to be able to describe such a beautiful and unparalleled woman like Yu Ji.

With the world in his hands, Li Yuan is now past the age when he is hungry and wants to enter the palace when he sees a woman. For Yu Ji, this famous woman in history, he has nothing but respect.

——.

Donghai County.

Huaiyin, a small town, was the hometown where Han Xin was humiliated.

Xiangzhuang retreated all the way, panicking all day long, and when he arrived in Huaiyin, there were nearly ten thousand generals under his command, and there were only less than five thousand left.

The rest of the soldiers either fled halfway, or were chased, killed, or captured by the Qin army. At this time, Xiang Zhuang had no intention of defeating Han Xin. He only had one thought, and that was to escape to Jiangdong.Xiang Tuo's secret letter mentioned that in the past few months, the money secretly transported back to Jiangdong's hometown was enough for the Xiang family to support the survival of several generations.

Jiangdong.

The mountains are high and the forests are dense, and it is also the hometown.

As long as he can cross the river, Xiangzhuang will be like a fish entering the sea. If the Qin people want to encircle and suppress him in the Jiangdong area, they will never be able to succeed without ten times more troops.Even with ten times more troops, Xiang Zhuang only needs to hide in the place where the Fan and Yue people live, and the Qin people can't find a place even if they want to look for it.

When the limelight passes, Xiang Zhuang can call in troops and buy horses again, and go out of the mountains and forests to compete with Qin State for another victory or defeat.

"Xiangguo, how could the overlord be defeated in the chasm? A while ago, there was news that our Great Chu army was fighting smoothly, and the Qin army was suppressed in Hexi and could not move?" Xiang Zhuang saw Xiang Tuo for the first time eyes, and asked eagerly.

"Hey, I have no way of knowing the truth about this. I only know that the overlord was caught by the Qin thief's trick to lure the enemy. If he didn't cross the river and attack at night, the battle wouldn't be so bad." He is not good at things above.Therefore, he couldn't tell the reason for what happened on the front line.

"Xiangguo, all the counties are now under the hands of the Qin people. We must speed up our march and cross the river before the Qin people have completely blocked the waterways. Otherwise, none of us will be able to escape. , Therefore, those who have limited mobility and cannot walk can only be abandoned here." Xiang Zhuang said with a cold snort.

"Xiang Zhuang, you, what are you talking about? Have you forgotten that you have the same surname as Xiang?" Xiang Tuo shouted angrily, pointing at Xiang Zhuang.

Quick march all the way.

Those people under Xiang Zhuang's command, all the old and weak, have been abandoned, but Xiang Tuo's side is just the opposite. Among the Xiang clan members who lead their families, old and weak women and children account for more than half. These descendants of the Xiang family will be killed by the rioters without waiting for the arrival of the Qin people.

"Xiangguo, why don't you understand that if we keep the green hills, we don't have to worry about running out of firewood. If we continue like this, the people of Qin will catch up. At that time, none of the Xiang family's children will be able to escape." Xiang Zhuang said anxiously.

Xiang Tuo sighed and said: "——! Otherwise, Xiang Zhuang, you take a group of soldiers and go first, and I will follow with the children of the clan. If you really can't get away, that's God's will."

As the head of the clan.

Xiang Tuo is no more carefree than Xiang Zhuang. He has too many scruples. Among the old and the weak, Xiang Tuo's family members also account for more than half. Among these people, there are his children and grandchildren, and there are his relatives. able to give up. (To be continued..)