Conferred God: Got cramped at the beginning

Chapter 753: Xiang Yu's rise, Chen She's fall, and the opened box
This is almost a miracle performed by one's own strength.

Fight against the Nine Cauldrons.

In the midst of the army, he killed the general and seized the flag.

In ancient times, in the three armies, one could take away the general, but one could not take away the will of a common man.

But at this moment, looking at the head rolling on the ground and the broken flag.

These 300,000-strong army became ordinary people.

His mind and courage were all taken away by it.

When Xiang Yu stood on the command platform and looked down, the 300,000-strong army became weak in hands and feet, unable to even hold the weapons in their hands, let alone fight with Xiang Yu and the elite soldiers under his command.

As a result, these 300,000 troops were all turned into prisoners.

As for Zhao Gao...he has already escaped.

When Xiang Yu overturned the tripod, Zhao Gao had already escaped from the platform, hid among the army and disappeared.

And Xiang Yu did not have the energy to search for Zhao Gao among the 300,000-strong army - the 5,000 infantrymen were also unable to completely block the battlefield of the 300,000-strong army.

So Zhao Gao escaped completely.

Xiang Yu had no intention of chasing after the escaped Zhao Gao. He only ordered the 5,000 infantrymen to keep an eye on the 300,000 captives, and then took the 3,000 elite cavalry to attack the city of Daze in order to lift the siege of Daze.

In Daze City, the severity of the situation has exceeded everyone's imagination.

It is also beyond the ability of most people to bear.

Not long after the outer city was abandoned, the inner city walls were also in danger.

Then they lost the inner city and retreated to the inner city - at this point, there was no place to retreat.

If we retreat any further, we will only end up at the palace.

And how could the palace accommodate so many soldiers and civilians?

Therefore, this city wall is the last line of defense.

To retreat further would be to seek death.

When the cry of the phoenix stirred the fortunes of the six nations and its movement spread to the city of Daze, the defenders in the city were all extremely excited.

Under the cry of the phoenix, they all seemed to see the heroic figure of Xiang Yu breaking through the enemy's formation and cutting off the general's flag.

Then everyone knew that Xiang Yu would return - and they only needed to wait until Xiang Yu came back, that was all.

With this thought in mind, new strength began to emerge from the completely dried-up shells of the defenders.

However, at this time, Chen She's expression was extremely strange.

"Zhang Liang, Liu San, both of you can go now."

"The city is about to be broken." Chen She said calmly.

"Your Majesty, are you kidding me?" Liu San carefully pulled out the rags that were wrapped around the wounds on his body.

"General Xiang has won a great victory over Zhang Han. With his elite cavalry, he can rush back to this great swamp in half an hour at most."

"It's only half an hour. Even if we stand still and let the Qin army kill us, they won't be able to kill all the soldiers and civilians in this city."

"My lord, we are sure to win."

"Yes, we are sure to win, but we can't defend this vast swamp."

Just as the national fortunes of the six nations emerged, Chen She suddenly seemed to have figured something out, and he suddenly became completely certain about his own destiny.

The reason why the city of Daze could stand firm under the siege of Zhang Han was largely because it was the banner of resistance against the Qin army.

Wherever this flag is, many noble families who are dissatisfied with the Qin State, and even some ministers in the Qin court, will secretly give some convenience to this swamp.

It is definitely impossible to say how friendly those aristocratic families were to Chen She - after all, Chen She's words "Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers all born with a certain kind of blood?" could be said to be digging at the lifeblood of those aristocratic families!
As long as Chen She is still alive, as long as Chen She's flag is still flying in this vast swamp, the aristocratic families will always feel that their feet are empty and they have no place to stand.

The reason why those aristocratic families never took action against Chen She was that, compared to Chen She, the Qin State posed the greatest threat to them - the reforms that the First Emperor was promoting were their greatest enemy.

Therefore, Chen She, who raised an uprising in the Qin State, the only Chen She, is irreplaceable.

But now, with the emergence of the remaining national fortunes of the six kingdoms, and with Xiang Yu defeating 300,000 Qin troops in one battle and beheading Zhang Han on the command platform, it is destined that Xiang Yu's name will fly between heaven and earth.

And the flag named Xiang Yu will be more dazzling than Chen She's flag.

Moreover, Xiang Yu's background made it more natural for the aristocratic families to be close to him.

In other words, when Xiang Yu was stirring up the destiny of the six kingdoms, Chen She's existence had completely lost any value to those aristocratic families. The aristocratic families were even more eager than the Qin State to kill him and turn the banner of "Kings, princes, generals, and ministers are all born with different races" into ashes without leaving any trace.

Listening to Chen She's words, Zhang Liang, who was always eloquent, fell silent.

Although the Zhang family was destroyed, the Zhang family's name still exists - Zhang Liang was a man from a serious aristocratic family.

So he understood the thoughts of the aristocratic families very well.

So he knew very well that Chen She's assessment of the situation was absolutely correct - in fact, the situation was even worse than Chen She had imagined.

The city of Daze is already a dead place.

Even if Xiang Yu fought back and lifted the siege of Daze at this time, the Qin State would certainly attack with an army ten or a hundred times larger in order to completely destroy the Daze and wipe out all traces of the six countries.

Even for a brave man like Xiang Yu, if he was trapped in this swamp, he would be in danger of death.

It was obviously impossible for those aristocratic families to allow the banner of Xiang Yu, who could replace Chen She, to be cut off in the middle of this vast swamp.

Therefore, they will do everything they can to prevent Xiang Yu from returning to the Daze area.

However, Xiang Yu's determination was unshakable - no one would dare to mention this matter in front of Xiang Yu, for fear of Xiang Yu's anger, or ruining Xiang Yu's invincibility.

So, they will only choose another way.

That is, when the city of Daze becomes no longer worth returning for help.

In this way, Xiang Yu would no longer have the need to return to the swamp, and naturally he would not be trapped and killed in the swamp.

With his unparalleled bravery, coupled with the remaining strength of the Xiang family and the State of Chu, and the support of the old nobles of the six countries - as long as he did not come to this great swamp, no matter where Xiang Yu went, he would be like a dragon returning to the sea.

So, how can we make this swamp worthless and stop Xiang Yu from going back to the swamp?
The answer is simple.

That means Chen She’s death!

As long as Chen She died in the city of Daze, the existence of the city of Daze would have no meaning, and Xiang Yu would have no need to return to Daze for rescue.

Moreover, after Chen She's death and the destruction of Daze, Xiang Yu was able to more completely "inherit" Chen She's reputation as the first rebel.

This is a good thing for all the families.

Therefore, according to the cognition of those aristocratic families, the City of Daze must be destroyed.

Chen She must also die.

Moreover, all this must be completed before Xiang Yu returns.

Otherwise, there would be a stain on Xiang Yu.

But can those noble families far away in the world achieve this?
Of course!
This is because, in this Daze City, most of the generals come from aristocratic families.

As far as Zhang Liang, a child of aristocratic family, is concerned, most of the children of aristocratic families in this world cannot resist the will of their family.

Considering the current situation in Daze City, it doesn't require many noble families to "betray" together. It only needs one or two to relax their defenses a little at the critical moment. Coupled with the increasingly fierce offensive of the Qin army outside the city, this is enough to trigger a chain reaction and cause the defense of the city to collapse.

However, logically speaking, Chen She should never be aware of this.

He was an ordinary commoner who seldom dealt with aristocratic families. How could he understand their thoughts?
Looking at the silent Zhang Liang, Liu San also fell silent.

Even Zhang Liang did not oppose Chen She's words, and was speechless after hearing Chen She's words...that was the current situation.

"This shouldn't be like this!" Liu San paced back and forth in great annoyance.

The situation is clearly developing in a positive direction.

People inside and outside the lake were all doing their own things, but how did it suddenly come to this?
"Your Majesty, please give an order to transfer the authority of the city defense to me, Liu San."

"I, Liu San, guarantee with my life that I will never let the Qin army set foot into the swamp before I die!"

Liu San said viciously. "Liu San, I didn't call you here for this." Chen She shook his head and cast his eyes on the frightened people in the inner city, on the determined and hopeful soldiers, and on some confused generals, and finally on Liu San.

"The only people I'm worried about are the people in the city!"

"If someone relaxes the defense line and lets the Qin army in, Chen She's death will be a small matter."

"But the people in the city will probably be killed by the angry Qin army."

"This is not what I want!" Chen She hesitated for a long time.

"Chen She can die, but he cannot take this city of Daze with him."

"I want to go out and fight the Qin army."

"In this case, even if I die, I will die outside the city - the people of the noble families in the city will not let the Qin army in because of me."

"The Qin army's anger has subsided after I was captured, and they will naturally retreat because of Xiang Yu's might."

"The soldiers and civilians in the city can also leave under the guidance of those families."

"If Chen She dies, the whole city will be saved."

"This is the best strategy!"

Even when talking about life and death, Chen She's words were extremely calm.

"In this way, wouldn't it be an advantage for those noble families?" Liu San said dissatisfiedly.

He could imagine what those aristocratic families would say after Chen She died in battle - they would say that Chen She was cowardly at the critical moment, he did not dare to trust whether Xiang Yu would come back, so he chose to escape.

He abandoned all the people in the city and fled.

He finally died in the Qin army.

Chen She’s darkness is used to highlight Xiang Yu’s brilliance.

In this way, Xiang Yu could inherit everything of this Daze City in the most complete way.

"Liu San, this world is just like this." Chen She said with a smile.

“Anyone who is willing to give in for the greater good is doomed to be bullied.”

“Those who are willing to consider others are destined to be deceived.”

"People who are not ruthless enough are destined to be used by those noble families and will never achieve anything."

"Zhang Liang, you are a noble of the Zhang family, so you must be able to connect with those noble families."

"Tell them not to attack this Daze City."

"I, Chen She, will die before Xiang Yu returns to help, just as they wish."

So Liu San also raised his head.

He also understood that Chen She's decision could not be changed - so he did not try to persuade him.

I just kept a deep impression of those noble families in my heart.

"In that case, let me, Liu San, guard the king." Liu San said.

"Don't persuade me, my king."

"As the king expected, this city of Daze will definitely fall into the hands of the noble family."

"I, Liu San, am just an ordinary knight-errant, but I can't be in the same boat with those noble families."

"Rather than being bullied in the back, it is better to stay by the king's side at this time."

"Even if I die in this battle, it's better than anything else."

"Liu San, ah Liu San." Chen She burst into laughter.

"People like you and me are just like weeds and dust, humble as mud."

"But one day, the fire from the burning weeds will burn everything clean."

"Today, let us, like weeds, burn one last time."

"Prime Minister Zhang, after I die, please stabilize the people in the city and make sure that the people from the noble families are well connected."

"And don't forget to pay my debts to the people in the inner and outer cities."

"In this case, Chen She is grateful."

So Zhang Liang also bowed down, not daring to look Chen She in the eye.

In his perception, Chen She in front of him really seemed to have turned into a ball of blazing flame. The scorching heat was about to burn away all the shadows in his heart, making him dare not get close, for fear that if he got too close, he would fly into the flame like a moth.

But he didn't want to do that.

Chen She was destined to fail.

Both his identity and his slogan destined him to be isolated and helpless.

But how could an isolated and helpless person destroy the Qin Empire?
That can only be accomplished if all those who are dissatisfied with the Qin State stand up and work closely together.

The significance of Chen She's existence is to serve as a banner, standing long enough in this world to declare that the foundation of the Qin Empire is not so stable, so as to make the dissatisfaction with the Qin State more agitated and more obvious.

If every person's existence has his or her own meaning, then it is obvious that Chen She has now fulfilled his meaning.

Therefore, Chen She immediately rearranged the city defenses, and on the grounds that Xiang Yu's troops were in a hurry and might not have enough physical strength, he wanted to go out of the city to fight, in order to open a way for Xiang Yu to return.

Then, he died in the Qin army, and even his corpse was torn apart by the clans vying for merit.

Liu San and his group of rangers tried their best to barely get back Chen She's head. Then, at the cost of only one tenth of Chen She's life left, they jumped into the waterway of the swamp and disappeared.

At the same time, in the palace, Wu Guang, who was distributing food, water and medicine to the people in the city, suddenly burst into tears.

His mind is much more flexible than Chen She's.

Chen She could think of Xiang Yu's affairs, and of course Wu Guang could think of them as well.

He went to the palace first because he wanted to prepare a retreat for Chen She - there was a secret passage in the palace that led to the bottom of the swamp. Through this secret passage, he could take advantage of the danger of the swamp and escape by water.

But he didn't expect that before the secret passage was put into use, Chen She chose to die.

"Aristocratic family...you have done a good job." Wu Guang listened to what Zhang Liang brought back, which was Chen She's last words before his death.

He simply didn't believe it. This was the only consideration Chen She could think of.

In his opinion, they were people from aristocratic families who gave Chen She a "choice" when the situation changed.

However, Chen She chose to die in order to save the people of Daze and to keep the promise he had made to the people of Daze - to lead everyone to survive and beg for life.

When necessary, you can sacrifice your life.

And now, Chen She is dead - so next, it is Wu Guang's turn.

He, the prime minister of Dachen, will definitely be offered up to buy more time for Xiang Yu and the aristocratic families.

At the same time, the power left by Chen She was completely taken over by the aristocratic families.

But why?

By what

"The world?"

"Hey, are we common people always just pawns in this world?"

"In that case, let me show you what it is that makes the common people burn."

Wu Guang stopped what he was doing.

An exquisite jade box slipped out from his sleeve.

Then open.

(End of this chapter)