Ni Chu

The siege continued until nightfall. On this day, the Chu army finally boarded Yongqiu City in a real sense, but under the strong resistance of the Qin army, the Chu army was repelled again and again.

After the lightning and thunder, pouring rain fell.

The Chu army held their shields and climbed the greasy siege ladder, climbing up the city with difficulty.

The Qin army on the city pushed the ladders on the battlements hard, and pushed down the siege ladders under the city.

The Chu army lifted up the fallen siege ladder again and put it on the city wall, and more Chu troops shouted and rushed towards the top of the city.

"Kill!" There are more and more Chu troops attacking the city wall. Seeing that the Qin army's defense is gradually leaking, Li You is anxious. He grabs a spear from a soldier's hand and rushes towards the place where the Chu army is most concentrated. past.

Seeing that Li You took the lead in attacking the Chu army, the morale of the Qin army who had been somewhat unable to resist suddenly rose sharply. Qi Qi shouted and rushed towards the Chu army desperately.

After an officer of the Qin Army who rushed to the front raised his sword and chopped down two Chu soldiers who had just climbed up to the top of the wall, a sharp pain suddenly came from his lower abdomen, and a spear pierced deeply into his abdomen.

He first looked down at the spear stuck in his lower abdomen, then raised his head, raised his saber high, and slashed at the neck of the Chu army whose spear had pierced his lower abdomen.

The Chu army obviously didn't expect that he would still be able to resist after being stabbed by the spear. One of them didn't pay attention, and received a sword on the neck.

The officer of the Qin army kicked away the Chu army whose neck had been cut off by him, and pulled out the spear forcefully. The wound on the lower abdomen that was pierced by the spear suddenly gushed out like a spring of blood.Because the pull was too hard, a small section of intestines came out of the wound even though the spear was pulled out.

He stretched out his hand and pressed his intestines into his stomach, widened his eyes, screamed strangely and continued to rush towards the Chu army who had climbed the city wall.

The Chu army finally retreated. After paying a heavy price, the Chu army who climbed the city wall retreated along the siege ladder one after another.

Teams of wounded soldiers supported each other, and dragged their exhausted bodies back to the main formation of the Chu army.

Looking at these defeated soldiers whose eyes were full of fear and had completely lost their fighting spirit, Xiang Yu frowned slightly.

He raised his face and looked at the dark sky. It was still raining, and the big raindrops hit his face, blinding his eyes.

He took a breath, and the rainwater that fell into his mouth splashed out with the airflow, forming a fine mist around his mouth.

After a long sigh, Xiang Yu shook his head and gave the order to withdraw his troops.

Xiang Ye and Xiang Qing, who had just returned to the barracks, came to Xiang Yu's big tent. As soon as they entered the barracks, they heard that Xiang Yu was in a very bad mood. He begged Xiang Yu to see him.

Far away from Xiang Yu's big tent, the two heard a brisk pipa sound.The melody of the pipa is light and lively, as clear as golden beans falling on a silver plate hitting the plate, and like a gurgling brook, it brings a fresh and cheerful sense of comfort.

"Sister-in-law is playing music for elder brother again." Xiang Qing pulled the corner of his mouth slightly, and said to Xiang Ye: "Whenever elder brother is in a low mood, sister-in-law will always play, sing and dance for him to soothe his mood. "

Xiang Ye nodded and said "Oh" noncommittally.

He ignored Xiang Qing who was walking side by side with him. He probably knew more about Xiang Yu and Yu Ji than Xiang Qing.

In the Chu and Han Dynasties, there are two couples who are most familiar to later generations. One is Liu Bang and Lu Zhi. Liu Bang's success is largely inseparable from the support of Lu Zhi, but Lu Zhi is very powerful. A woman, for whom affection will never be more important than power.Xiang Ye really wanted to know if it was Liu Bang instead of Xiang Yu who failed in history, would Lu Zhi use his death to show his ambition.

Another couple is even more famous than Liu Bang and Lu Zhi. This couple is Xiang Yu and Yu Ji, who performed a scene of eternal masterpieces on the bank of Wujiang River.

"Xiang Ye and Xiang Qing repelled the Qin army's backup, come back!" The two arrived in front of Xiang Yu's tent, but because of Xiang Qing, the soldiers guarding the tent did not come forward to stop them, they clasped their fists at the big tent and said loudly .

The sound of the pipa in the tent stopped abruptly, and after a moment of silence, Xiang Yu's voice came from inside: "They are all from my own family, there is no need to be formal, come in."

Xiang Ye was still hesitating whether to go in, Xiang Qing reached out and shoved him behind his back, pushing him into the tent.

Pushed vigorously by Xiang Qing, Xiang Ye stumbled into the big tent, rushed towards Xiang Yu and Yu Ji two or three steps before stopping, turned his head and glared dissatisfiedly at Xiang Qing who entered the tent with a smile .

"Brother, Xiang Ye and I led [-] cavalry to help General Pu reorganize his troops and beat off the Qin army who came to support him!" Once inside the tent, Xiang Qing jumped in front of Xiang Yu like a bird, acting coquettishly He said: "We have made such a great contribution, how are you going to reward us?"

Xiang Yu chuckled, stretched out his big hand, stroked Xiang Qing's hair and said, "Little girl, just won a small battle and asked me for credit."

Speaking of this, he looked at Yu Ji who was sitting beside him with a smile and asked, "Yu Ji, what do you think we should reward her for?"

Concubine Yu looked at Xiang Yu with a smile on her face and said: "The general has been feeling irritable recently because the battle is not going well. Xiang Qing and General Xiang Ye defeated the Qin army today, and they should indeed be rewarded. It's just that the concubine is inconvenient to participate in military affairs. A suggestion, if General Xiang Ye, another hero who repelled the Qin army this time, should be rewarded as a husband to Xiang Qing, I wonder what the general thinks?"

Xiang Yu nodded with a smile, tilted his head and said to Xiang Qing: "Sister, what do you think of your sister-in-law's suggestion? If you have no objection, how about marrying Xiang Ye for you today?"

Xiang Qing's face flushed with embarrassment when Yu Ji was talking in the morning, and when Xiang Yu said that he wanted her to marry Xiang Ye, his embarrassment blushed to the base of his neck.

She gouged out Xiang Yu's eyes fiercely, pouted her lips and said angrily: "Just bully me, and see if I don't let daddy teach you a hard lesson!"

After that, Xiang Qing got up, covered his face and ran out of the big tent.

Xiang Ye stood there in a daze, staring in a daze at the swaying curtain after Xiang Qing ran out.Since entering the tent, he has not had time to say a word, and has been watching Xiang Yu and Yu Ji making fun of Xiang Qing.

"Brother-in-law, did you succeed in intercepting the Qin army this time?" Xiang Yu asked Xiang Ye with a smile that hadn't faded after Xiang Qing escaped.

Xiang Ye bowed to Xiang Yu and said, "Reporting to General, the general and General Xiang Qing rushed to support General Pu. Fortunately, there were not many obstacles, and the Qin army was killed in the afternoon. The general was worried that the Qin army would come back again. Go back and garrison the army ten miles away from here, and wait until it is dark, and the Qin army has not turned back before leading the army back."

After hearing Xiang Ye's words, Xiang Yu withdrew his smile, listened quietly to the sound of heavy rain beating on the tent for a while, and then said to him: "It is indeed good to be cautious in combat, but you should return immediately after repelling the Qin army. , it hasn’t rained yet in the afternoon, and your plan to set fire to Yongqiu can still be implemented, but now that it’s raining heavily, how do you light a fire in Yongqiu?”

"Don't worry, general!" Xiang Ye bowed and clasped his fists and said to Xiang Yu sincerely: "The heavy rain has its own advantages. It cannot be attacked by fire. Presumably the Qin army's stove cannot be ignited, and the boiling oil will definitely boil it." Slower than usual, at the end of tomorrow, the general is willing to lead the army into Yongqiu from the main gate, to relieve the general's troubles and worries!"

Xiang Yu was stunned for a moment, and he suddenly realized that he slapped his thigh and said to Xiang Ye: "If my brother-in-law hadn't told me, I would have almost forgotten that the heavy rain would put out the Qin army's stove. In the morning, my brother-in-law will personally lead the army to attack Yongzhou." Qiu, I will beat the drums for you!"

"Thank you, General!" Xiang Ye cupped his fists, bowed to Xiang Yu and Yu Ji and said, "If there is nothing else, the general will leave first, so I won't bother the general and his wife."

This time Xiang Ye did not call Xiang Yu "big brother" like he did when he led the troops to leave. Before seeing Xiang Yu, he was still a little uneasy. After the reinforcements of the Qin army, they privately stationed the army ten miles away.

If Xiang Yu was serious with him and pursued him for delaying the fighter plane, even if there were a hundred Xiang Ye, he would not be able to escape the fate of beheading this time.

Fortunately, Xiang Yu didn't pursue his responsibility, but only lightly blamed him.Xiang Ye knew that the reason why Xiang Yu did this had a lot to do with Xiang Qing, and his only remedy was to take down Yongqiu in one fell swoop in tomorrow's attack.

On Yongqiu City, Li You, who was covered in blood, walked slowly among the Qin army lying on the ground resting in disarray.

Many soldiers were already asleep, snoring softly.More soldiers raised their heads blankly when Li You passed by, and looked at the county sheriff who had stood with them for three days with their empty eyes.

"My lord, are we all going to die?" When Li You passed by a young soldier, the soldier raised his head, looked at Li You, and asked in a disappointed tone.

Li You stopped in his tracks, looked at the young face of the interrogating soldier, sighed helplessly, and nodded heavily.

"Are we really going to die?" Seeing Li You nodding, a large group of Qin soldiers got up and surrounded Li You, looking at him with sad eyes.

Li You looked around at the Qin Jun who surrounded him. In the eyes of these Qin Jun, he saw the desire to survive.

He really wanted to tell these Qin soldiers that they would not die, but he really couldn't convince himself of these great Qin warriors who had stood with him for three days and repelled countless attacks by the Chu army with blood and flesh.

Li You sighed for a long time, and said to the Qin army around him: "Soldiers, I don't want to lie to you. Our reinforcements haven't arrived, maybe they will never arrive. Yongqiu is already a dead city. In front of us, there are still nearly [-] bandits, but we have no arrows, no boulders, and no oil. All we can do is fight the bandits with our flesh and blood."