Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 10 Where to go?
Such a result was actually expected by Xiang Zhuang.

People living in this world can only rely on themselves, no one else can count on them. Huan Chu, Ji Bu, Zhongli Mei, Xiao Gongjiao, and Yu Ziqi are willing to be loyal to Xiang Yu, but it does not mean that they will obey Xiang Zhuang. Xiang Yu has already appointed Xiang Zhuang as the general of the Chu State, and also gave Xiang Zhuang both his king's sword and Qin Shihuang's jade seal, but so what?
Prestige is not given by others, it must be earned bit by bit from the battlefield by yourself!

The crisis before him was a severe test for Xiang Zhuang. If Xiang Zhuang could not resolve it, it meant that he was not qualified to be a general of Chu State at all.

The reason why Huan Chu, Ji Bu, Zhongli Mo, Xiao Gongjiao, and Yu Ziqi stood idly by was not because they were unwilling to obey Xiang Yu's king's order, nor was it because they wanted to rebel against Chu and return to Han, but because they were eager to Clearly, if Xiang Zhuang is unbearable, then everyone might as well break up as soon as possible and run for their lives.

The confrontation is still intermittent, and the air is so heavy that it is suffocating.

Xiang Zhuang took a deep breath, and suddenly shouted: "Tell me, do you want to die or live?"

Xiang Zhuang's voice was like thunder, rolling and echoing in the silent valley, startling countless night birds in the forest, and even the Chu soldiers in the outermost periphery could vaguely hear it.

"If you want to die, cut me off first, and then separate and escape."

"But let me tell you, you can't escape at all. Soon, the scouts of the coalition forces will find you. In less than half a day, everyone will be killed! Surrendering is even more impossible. If it was before, surrendering would be okay anyway." Save your life, but now there are not many Chu troops left, and the soldiers of the coalition army will not accept your surrender at all in order to decapitate and make meritorious service."

Xiang Bo's [-] plays immediately began to whisper, because they knew that Xiang Zhuang was not talking nonsense, and it was indeed too late to surrender now. If there were high-ranking generals with status and status, they might still survive, but these little soldiers, once If you surrender, you will definitely be beheaded, and then transformed into the military exploits of the coalition soldiers.

"If you don't want to die, then go back to sleep!" Xiang Zhuang yelled again, and the whispering stopped abruptly.

Meeting the astonished eyes of the soldiers, Xiang Zhuang said again: "Have enough strength, run away with me tomorrow! I dare not say that I will be able to bring all of you back to Jiangdong alive, but at least it will be easier for you to follow me." Survive, in terms of martial arts, I am nowhere near one ten-thousandth of Your Majesty's, but when it comes to life-saving skills, Your Majesty is far behind me!"

After the words fell, many soldiers laughed dumbly, and the tense atmosphere suddenly collapsed into nothing.

Outside, Huan Chu and Ji Bu couldn't help but exchanged glances. They had seen Xiang Zhuang's ability to save his life more than once. Zhuang Du was very alert, and he seemed to have an almost instinctive ability to predict danger.

However, Huan Chu and Ji Bu were even more surprised that a confrontation that was about to turn into a rebellion was easily resolved by Xiang Zhuang?Coupled with the viciousness with which he had killed Uncle Xiang before, Xiang Zhuang's performance was already sophisticated enough. Apart from not having the experience of leading an army alone, he was almost already an excellent commander.

Zhong Limei and Xiao Gongjiao also had surprised expressions on their faces, stroked their tiger beards, and thought about each other.

But Yu Ziqi looked up at the sky, his mind was wandering, no one knew what was going on in his mind?
A confrontation that was about to turn into a mutiny collapsed invisibly. The members of Xiang Bo's trilogy who were at war just now also returned to the camp to sleep one after another. Xiang Zhuang saw the salute, and then returned to their respective camps with the trilogy without mentioning it.

Until this moment, Xiang Zhuang could breathe a sigh of relief.

Hurrying back to the hut temporarily used as a military tent, Xiang Zhuang ordered Jing Qian and Gao Chu to hang a piece of white cloth on the wall of the back door without taking a breather. Xiang Zhuang has consulted many soldiers who are familiar with the surrounding terrain since he traveled through the "military map" drawn up.

The light of the pine torch drove away the darkness in the hut, but it couldn't drive away the haze in Xiang Zhuang's heart.

Although the mutiny of Xiang Bo's trilogy was resolved, the situation faced by the remnants of the Chu army remained unchanged. The 70 troops of Liu Bang, Han Xin, Peng Yue, Yingbo and others were still on the sidelines. Once the remnants of the Chu army were exposed, The coalition forces of various countries will flock to them, and within half a day, the four thousand Chu troops will be crushed to pieces by the coalition forces of all countries.

Escape, in addition to escape, or escape, the most urgent thing is to escape!

However, in which direction should the remnants of the Chu army flee?Where is the way out?

The current location of the remnants of the Chu Army should be in a valley not far from Dongcheng County between the Huaishui River and the Wujiang River. There used to be a large town of hundreds of households here, but now, due to the conflict between Chu and Han, years of wars, The old and the young in the village walked and died, and half of the living things were gone, not even a mouse could be found.

Dingzhuang's gaze moved across the map, and finally settled on Shouchun City.

After Xiang Yu destroyed the Qin Dynasty and divided the world, Yingbo was granted the title of King of Jiujiang. Before the decisive battle, Zhou Yin, who stayed in Jiujiang, rebelled against Chu, and joined forces with Han generals Liu Jia and Yingbu to attack Xiang Yu. His rebel army went north from Shouchun.

Now, Zhou Yin's rebels should still have not returned to Gaixia, and Shouchun's defense is empty!
Moreover, although Zhou Yin has already abandoned Chu, his subordinates may not be of one mind with him. Among the rebels staying in Shouchun, there may not be any old troops loyal to Xiang and Chu. If Xiang Zhuang can return to the army in Zhou Yin It is entirely possible to lead the army to Shouchun City before, and it is entirely possible to take back Shouchun City without bloodshed.

Even if there is no old part of the Chu State among the rebels, even if Shouchun cannot be defeated, that doesn't matter.

Because, the real goal of Xiangzhuang is not Shouchun City, but the big mountain to the west of Shouchun—the Dabie Mountains!
The remnants of the Chu army have less than 4000 people, while the coalition forces of various countries have more than 70 people. Therefore, if you want to survive, you can only drill into the mountains, and the Dabie Mountains are undoubtedly the best choice!

Of course, Xiang Zhuang didn't think about occupying the mountain as king. This is simply wishful thinking, because the Dabie Mountain at this time is definitely a virgin forest in the true sense. Even woodcutters and hunters can't find a few, let alone densely populated Therefore, the Dabie Mountains simply do not have the prerequisites for becoming a base area.

The only thing Xiang Zhuang wants is to rely on the Dabie Mountains to deal with the 70 coalition forces!

When the coalition forces were exhausted, dragged down, gave up, and withdrew, and the Chu army made a surprise move, they either fought back to Jiangdong, or moved to the world. In short, as long as there is still breath, Xiangzhuang will never give up lightly. Because he knows that surrendering to Liu Bang is definitely a dead end, and if he persists, there may be a glimmer of hope.

With a decision in his heart, Xiang Zhuang no longer feared the first and the last, worrying about gains and losses, and immediately ordered Jing Qian and Gao Chu: "Put away the map and go to sleep!"

"No!" Jing Qian and Gao Chu carefully put away the map and left the hut.

Before going out, Gao Chu suddenly asked Jing Qian in a low voice: "Jing Qian, the general has been staring at Shouchun just now, doesn't he want to fight Shouchun, right? We only have less than 4000 people now, and the morale of the army is weak. , morale is low, and the brothers have been hungry for several days, but Shouchun is a city with high mountains and deep valleys, can it be defeated?"

"How do I know that?" Jing Qian said, "Anyway, I will do what the general says."

"You kid, you're just a dumbass." Gao Chu said angrily, "When will you learn to use your brain?"

The voices of the dispute between the two gradually faded away, but Xiang Zhuang, who had already laid down his armor, felt his heart twitch slightly. Jing Qian and Gao Chu could be said to be Xiang Zhuang's confidantes, but their personalities were completely unmoved. Jing Qian is brave and straightforward. Although Gao Chu is not good at martial arts, he is quite witty. Both of them can be called talents.

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In the Qi army camp in Gaixia, the banquet was not over yet.

Liu Bang pretended to be overwhelmed with alcohol, and left Han Xin's big tent with the support of Zhang Liang and Chen Ping. When he was about to leave the tent, Zhang Liang unobtrusively winked at Cao Shen who was sitting at the bottom. Cao Shen understood, and not long after Liu Bang left, He also made an excuse to change clothes (to go to the toilet) and then left the big tent, and quietly came to Liu Bang's big tent.

When Cao Shen walked into the big tent, Liu Bang was soaking his feet under the service of two beautiful maidservants.

It can be said that it is quite rude to meet guests or subordinates while soaking feet, but Cao Shen followed Liu Bang all the way from Pei County, and he knows what kind of person Liu Bang is, so he is not at all displeased , but calmly walked to the table, knelt down next to Chen Ping and sat down.

Liu Bang's narrowed eyes suddenly opened, and he asked Cao Shen, "Han Xin, how are you?"

This question was nonsensical, but Cao Shen knew what Liu Bang meant, and immediately replied: "Your Majesty divided the land of Huaisi into Qi State, and the King of Qi is very satisfied. He praised the king a lot, Fan Yang debater Kuai Che maliciously slandered the king several times, but instead he was reprimanded by the king of Qi."

Liu Bang nodded, and suddenly said: "Well, then you should go back first."

"Chen, take your leave." Cao Shen bowed to Liu Bang, got up and left.

After Cao Shen left, Liu Bang suddenly asked Zhang Liang and Chen Pingdao: "What do you say, how about changing the title of Han Xin to the king of Chu?"

"Your Majesty is wise." Zhang Liang and Chen Ping clasped their fists together, echoing loudly, Xiang Yu is dead, Chu State is dead, now is indeed the time to cut off Han Xin's military power.

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PS: Congratulations to Wu Zhu for becoming the first rudder master in this book.

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