Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 19
In Shouchun City, Zhou Yin's county guard's mansion has now become Xiangzhuang's general's mansion.

On the screen in the north of the hall, there is now hanging the concise version of the "Military Topographic Map" sketched by Xiang Zhuang. Of course, in the past few days, Xiang Zhuang has revised the map based on the information provided by the nearby mountain people. At least the mountains, rivers and lakes near Shouchun are all marked, and the directions are almost the same.

Looking at the map near Shouchun, Xiang Zhuang fell into deep thought.

Although the first encirclement and suppression campaign by the Han army has been shattered, the second encirclement and suppression campaign by the Han army will definitely be far stronger than the first. If you want to smash the Han army's second encirclement and suppression, I'm afraid it will not be easy, at least the fire attack will definitely not work.

Fire attack is not enough, so what about flooding?Xiang Zhuang's heart suddenly moved slightly.

Not far to the north of Shouchun is the Huai River. Although it is winter now, the water volume of the Huai River is still abundant. More importantly, the terrain of Shouchun is obviously low, and it is located in a low-lying land. Under the unshaven chin, Xiang Zhuang's eyes suddenly showed a strange coldness, maybe he can really sing a good show about flooding the Han army!

Xiang Zhuang immediately put his head in front of the map and began to evaluate the feasibility of the flooding strategy.

At this moment, hurried footsteps suddenly sounded outside the hall, and turning around, Wu She and Qin Yu had already walked in hand in hand.

Before he could see the ceremony, Wu She hurriedly said: "General, there are many young and strong people coming to join the army today!"

Jiujiang County and even the former Jiujiang State belonged to the land of Chu. Therefore, most of the people in Jiujiang cherish the old Chu. , there were continuous gentry, powerful families, and young and strong men who came to join the army. In the past few days, no less than 2000 people have gathered.

The [-] remnants have now expanded into an army of [-]!
This is the result of Xiang Zhuang’s insistence on wanting to be young and strong. If the standard is lowered and all the infirm or older or younger men are conscripted into the army, there may be more than 8000 people now, but even if they are strictly screened These two thousand young men will not be of much use in a short period of time, at most they can only strengthen their momentum.

And having more soldiers is not necessarily a good thing, more soldiers means that the logistics pressure will increase greatly!
More than 5000 people in the entire army have to open their mouths to eat. How much food do they have to eat in a day?However, the Chu army is currently fighting alone, without a solid foundation at all. With the rations stored in Shouchun City, they can cope with it in a short period of time.

Xiang Zhuang nodded, and asked Qin Yu again, "Qin Ji, what about you?"

Qin Yu bowed and reported: "Reporting to the general, the little girl has recruited more than a hundred female soldiers, and they are all strong young women. At least they will not slow down the speed of the army when marching."

Recruiting a female soldier was specially ordered by Xiang Zhuang. Of course, this was not to solve the sexual needs of the generals of the Chu army. After all, there were only a hundred or so female soldiers, and it was impossible to solve the physical needs of more than 5000 strong and strong men. It is designed to undertake some chores that men are not good at, such as sewing, such as saving lives and healing the wounded.

Of course, Xiang Zhuang recruited female soldiers mainly to take care of Yu Ji.

Although at this stage, Concubine Yu is a burden, but in the future, it is likely to become a big help for Xiang Zhuang to conquer the old Chu tribe. After all, after Xiang Yu became the overlord, he did not have a queen. She was just Xiang Yu's singing girl, not even Ji concubine, but everyone knew that Yu Ji was Xiang Yu's most beloved woman!
"Very good, this general officially appointed you as the chief of the guards, and these female soldiers will be under your command. The main task is to protect Madam Yu's safety." Xiang Zhuang immediately promoted Yu Ji to be a wife, and then said Turning to look at Wu She, he asked, "Sir, has Wei Liao told you anything these past few days?"

"The general almost forgot if he didn't mention it." Wu She patted his forehead and said, "Before we defeated Fan Kuai, Wei Liao once told my subordinates that it is not difficult to defeat Fan Kuai, but Liu Bang's powerful generals are like clouds, and counselors are like rain. Therefore, even if the general defeats Fan Kuai, it will not be able to fundamentally reverse the unfavorable situation that Chu is facing."

"Listen, sir, listen." Xiang Zhuang said with a smile, "Such unique insights, such sharp eyesight, and he said that he is not Wei Liao, who would believe it? Do you believe it, sir?"

"I don't believe it either." Wu She also shook his head.

Xiang Zhuang sneered slightly, and said again: "It seems that Wei Liao really thinks that there is no hope for our Chu country."

Wu She nodded, the expression on his face also became serious, and then he said worriedly: "General, do you really have hope for our Great Chu?"

Xiang Zhuang was silent when he heard the words. To be honest, he didn't know whether there was still hope for Chu.

The current state of Chu seems to be at the end of its rope. All the eight counties in Jiangbei are lost, and the two counties in Jiangdong are probably in danger. Xiang Yu, the spiritual pillar of the Chu army, may have died for a long time. Look at Han, Liu Bang Needless to say about my own abilities, Xiao He, Zhang Liang, and Chen Ping are all ruthless people, not to mention Han Xin, a buddy!

In short, with the [-] remnants under Xiang Zhuang's command, it is even more difficult to revive the Great Chu!

However, does Xiang Zhuang still have a choice?Surrendering can only be courting death, sticking to the end or maybe killing a way out, in the final analysis, Liu Bang's camp is not monolithic, although Han Xin is currently loyal to Liu Bang, but with Xiang Yu's death, the state of Chu exists in name only, Han Xin's state of mind is inevitable Also changes.

All in all, until the last moment, Xiang Zhuang will never give up lightly.

Xiang Zhuang's eyes gradually changed from bewildered to determined, and finally became extremely determined, and then he said to Wu She: "Sir, as long as we persevere, there will be hope for Dachu. On the other hand, if we lose all hope, we will all give up." Then Da Chu really has no hope of revival."

Wu She nodded, seemed to understand, but didn't seem to understand.

At this time, Jing Qian suddenly barged in and said in a loud voice, "General, disaster has happened!"

Xiang Zhuang's heart skipped a beat, and he said in a deep voice, "Jing Qian, don't panic, speak slowly, what happened?"

Jing Qian took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice: "About half an hour ago, the scout team suddenly brought back a dozen scouts from the Han army, and brought back a terrible news that the king had been force-fed by the Wu River. The cavalry was beheaded, and now the news has spread throughout the camp, and every song has been blown up!"

bomb camp! ?A terrible term suddenly popped up in Xiang Zhuang's mind.

The so-called battalion bombing, also called startling camp, or battalion screaming, generally refers to the abnormal behavior of all officers and soldiers blindly gathering and blindly screaming without receiving any orders, and even killing each other in severe cases. situation!Bombing camps has always been deeply feared by the generals of all dynasties and generations.

In fact, bombing camps is not common, and only happens under certain circumstances.

However, it is a pity that the current Chu army obviously has the conditions to bomb the camp!
The remnants of the Chu army first experienced the defeat of Gaixia, and then fled three hundred miles to Shouchun. Their nerves were in high tension all the way. The day before yesterday, they defeated Fan Kuai, and their tense nerves suddenly relaxed. Zhuang's original intention was to completely relieve the tense nerves of the Chu army through a few days of rest, and then rebuild the fighting spirit and cast the army's soul.

However, unfortunately, the news of Xiang Yu's death spread at this time!
For a long time, Xiang Yu has been the living god of the Chu State and the spiritual pillar of the soldiers of the Chu Army. It is conceivable how much the news of Xiang Yu's death in battle has dealt a spiritual blow to the remnants of the Chu Army. Then there was the Great Compassion, even the most steadfast Predator could not stand it, no wonder the five thousand remnants bombed the camp all at once.

These are long stories, but they only take a moment in Xiang Zhuang's mind.

When Wu She was stunned, Xiang Zhuang had already made a quick decision.

"Jing Qian, you immediately lead five hundred soldiers to lock the gate of the camp. No one is allowed to step out of the camp without my general's order. Anyone who disobeys the order—beheaded!"

"Qin Ji, let your female soldiers wear horns and stand by at the gate!"

When Xiang Zhuang gave an order, Jing Qian and Qin Yu immediately agreed, and immediately took the order.

Xiang Zhuang turned to look at Wu She again, and said solemnly, "Sir, follow me to the camp."

Wu She was just obedient, Xiang Zhuang brought Wu She straight to the Chu army's camp.

As the saying goes, there is often a turning point hidden behind a crisis. The bombing of the camp is undoubtedly an unprecedented crisis for the Chu army, but it is also a great turning point. As long as it is handled well, the bad news of Xiang Yu's death in battle Not only can it not destroy the will of the Chu army, but it may even completely solve the problems of the Chu army's morale and morale!
When Xiang Zhuang rushed to the camp of the Chu army, he found that the entire camp was completely messed up.

Thousands of Chu soldiers were running back and forth like headless chickens, and more Chu soldiers were screaming at the sky like wild animals. There were still many Chu soldiers either giggling foolishly, or crying with their heads in their arms, and a very few The soldiers of Chu are taking the opportunity to cause trouble, wantonly chasing and killing the official Paoze who usually has a grudge with them, and the whole camp is in chaos!
Many people looked excited, but their eyes were clearly dull.

In fact, many people's minds are now blank, and they don't know what they are doing at all. They are just running, roaring, slashing, and bombing the camp by instinct. This is bombing the camp!
The only good news is that Xiangzhuang's five hundred soldiers did not bomb the camp.

Among the 500 people, nearly 200 people followed Xiang Zhuang all the way from Jiangdong, and the remaining 300 people just returned from the trilogy of Huan Chu, Ji Bu, Zhongli Mei, Xiao Gongjiao, Yu Ziqi and others. Those who were screened out were not selected, whether it was spiritual will or loyalty to Xiang Zhuang and the state of Chu.

When Xiang Zhuang rushed to Daying, Jing Qian had already blocked the gate with five hundred soldiers. The rebel soldiers attacked the gate several times, but the five hundred soldiers blocked them back. If Xiang Zhuang hadn't reacted quickly, Jing Qian If the execution is effective, once the rebellious soldiers flow out of the gate, it will be more difficult than going to heaven to take these rebellious soldiers back to the camp.

Fortunately, this group of rebels did not escape from the camp!

Gathering his mind, Xiang Zhuang looked back at the dozens of female soldiers lined up behind him, and ordered coldly, "Blow the horn!"

Dozens of female soldiers raised their curved horns at the same time, and in an instant, the distant and deep sound of the horns rose into the sky, and spread throughout the entire camp in an instant.

(End of this chapter)