Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 4 Flying Daggers Flooded
In the camp of the Chu army, the remnants of the [-] Chu army have been assembled.

When the curtain was lifted, Xiang Yu strode out wearing black gold armor and holding a big iron halberd. Behind Xiang Yu, Yu Ji and two other singing girls also wore military uniforms and stepped out. Outside the tent, guards had already arrived On the black horse, Xiang Yu jumped on the horse, and then pulled Yu Ji's catkin lightly, and Yu Ji's light and delicate body floated into Xiang Yu's arms.

The other two singing girls also rode on the horses with the help of the guards, and each was accompanied by a dead warrior to protect them.

Seeing this lingering scene, Xiang Zhuang could only shake his head. What time is this? Xiang Yu still can't let go of the tenderness of his children. In comparison, Liu Bang is much more ruthless. This street scumbag can even be ruthless to kill his daughter in order to escape. His own pair of sons and daughters pushed him out of the carriage, but it was precisely because of his tender heart and iron bones that Xiang Yu became a hero praised throughout the ages.

Xiang Yu mobilized his black horse to come to the front of the Chu army, and his piercing tiger eyes looked one by one from the faces of Xiang Bo, Xiang Zhuang, Xiang Sheng, Zhong Limei, Xiao Gongjiao, Ji Bu, Yu Ziqi and other generals standing in front of the battle. Passing by, he shouted in a deep voice: "I heard you clearly. When breaking through, no torches are allowed, no loud noises are allowed. After dawn, gather at the north bank of the Tuohe River twenty miles away!"

Xiang Bo, Xiang Sheng and others clasped their fists together on horseback, and responded loudly: "No!"

Xiang Yu reined in his horse and turned around, pressed the big iron halberd in his hand against the void of the night sky in the south, and shouted: "Open the gate and break out!"

In an instant, the closed gate of the Chu army was opened. Xiang Yu led the horse and galloped out. Behind Xiang Yu, Xiang Zhuang led [-] cavalry to follow closely. Gongjiao, Yu Ziqi and other generals of the Chu army each led their own troops, knocked down the camp one after another, and swarmed out of the camp.

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The big camp of the Qi army and the big tent of the Chinese army.

When Han Xin was drinking with Zhang Liang at the table, suddenly there was the sound of gold and iron killing outside the tent like a mountain roar and a tsunami.

There was a lot of killing outside the tent, but Zhang Liang turned a deaf ear to it, and Han Xin was even more immobile, the two of them just talked to each other to persuade them to drink.

In less than a moment, Li Zuoche, a general of the Qi army pressed his sword hilt, stepped into the big tent, and reported to Han Xin who was drinking with Zhang Liang, "Your Majesty, the Chu army has abandoned the camp and broke through the encirclement!"

Han Xin couldn't help turning his head and glanced at Zhang Liang who was sitting on the side seat.

Zhang Liang just stroked his willow beard, smiled and said nothing.

Han Xin asked Li Zuodao again: "General Li, where did the Chu army go?"

"Southeast!" Li Zuoche replied respectfully, "The Chu army is heading towards Tuoshui."

Zhang Liang immediately got up, bowed to Han Xin and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, Xiang Yu will die forever."

Han Xin smiled slightly, raised his wine glass again and said to Zhang Liang, "Sir, let's not talk about military affairs tonight after drinking."

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At dawn, the remnants of the Chu army who broke out from the siege rushed to the north bank of Tuoshui one after another.

Nearly 2 people broke through the encirclement, and only less than [-] people were able to rush to the north bank of Tuoshui to join Xiang Yu.

Looking at the remnants of the Chu army, whose morale was extremely low, Xiang Yu felt dejected.

The general Xiang Chan stepped forward and advised: "Excuse me, Han Xin's army may catch up at any time. It is not suitable to stay here for a long time. It is better to cross the Tuoshui and return to Jiangdong as soon as possible." Zibo) is the third son of Xiang Yan, the former Chu famous general, and Xiang Yu's uncle. Even after Xiang Yu became king, he still called Xiang Yu his son.

"Yes, my lord, don't wait any longer, no one will rush over if you wait any longer, so hurry up and cross the river."

"When we get back to Jiangdong, let's fight to the death with the children of Jiangdong!"

The rest of the generals of the Chu army, such as Xiang Sheng, Ji Bu, and Yu Ziqi, also echoed their voices, but Zhong Limo remained silent.

Xiang Zhuang sighed in his heart, go back to Jiangdong?A wish is beautiful, but how can Han Xin make your wish come true?The white-clothed scholar had already set up an ambush on all sides on the way back to Jiangdong for the Chu army. If the Chu army moved forward, they could only fall into Han Xin's schemes again and again, and finally the entire army was wiped out. It is also difficult to escape the ending of defeat and death.

For the current plan, the Chu army can break through in any direction, but they can't go back to Jiangdong, that's a dead end!
But what can I do?Xiang Zhuang had already persuaded Xiang Yu last night, but Xiang Yu didn't listen at all.

Xiao Gongjiao, Yu Ziqi, Huan Chu, Ji Bu and other generals of the Chu army also insisted on returning to Jiangdong. As for the majority of Chu army soldiers, they even dreamed of returning to Jiangdong and their hometown. Perhaps Zhong Limo would agree with his opinion, because he never said a word during the military discussion last night.

However, Xiang Zhuang still decided to persuade Xiang Yu to do his best to obey the destiny.

At that moment Xiang Zhuang strode forward and said to Xiang Yu: "Brother Wang, you can't cross the river!"

"Ji'er (Xiangzhuang's name is Ji, Zizhuang), you are talking nonsense again!" Before Xiang Yu could speak, Xiang Bo had already shouted first, "How can we go back to Jiangdong if we don't cross the river? If we don't go back to Jiangdong, where can we go?"

Xiang Yu also said sadly: "Yes, if we don't go back to Jiangdong, where can we go?"

At present, the counties of Chen, Dang, Dong, Xue, Sishui, Jiujiang, and Donghai north of Wujiang River have all fallen, and even Pengcheng has been captured by the Qi army. Only Kuaiji County and Zhang County in the east of Jiangdong are still in the west of Chu Under control, and Jiangdong is the place where Xiang Liang raised his troops, the Xiang family's foundation in Wuzhong can be said to be deeply rooted, and it is true that they can only retreat to Jiangdong at the moment.

"Even if you want to go back to Jiangdong, you can't go back now!" Xiang Zhuang said anxiously, "Brother Wang, don't be in a hurry!"

After that, Xiang Zhuang pointed to the Tuo Shui and drank again: "Just talk about this Tuo Shui, can we get through it? Brother Wang, look at this river, it's so shallow that the riverbed on both banks has just been exposed. If I didn't If you guessed wrong, it should be that Han Xin sent troops to cut off the water flow upstream, and then dug embankments to release the water when we crossed the river!"

Huan Chu, Ji Bu and other generals of the Chu army suddenly changed their expressions slightly when they heard the words, and Xiang Yu also became suspicious.

"Scaremongering!" Uncle Xiang said furiously, "It's winter now, the water is scarce, and the water level has naturally dropped. Xiang Ji, you try every means to prevent the army from crossing the river. What is your intention?"

"Third Uncle!" Xiang Zhuang said anxiously, "You really can't cross the river!"

Uncle Xiang ignored Xiang Zhuang, and said to Xiang Yu, "Ji'er, the coalition forces of various countries may catch up at any time, hurry up and cross the river, don't hesitate any longer!"

Xiang Yu nodded, and finally gave the order to cross the river.

Tuoshui is very wide, but not deep. Even though it is the center of the river, the shallowest point is not even a few feet. The Chu army easily found a few shoals in the river for wading across the river.

Nearly ten thousand remnants of the Chu army immediately began to cross the river.

Seeing the remnants of the Chu army stepping toward extinction, Xiang Zhuang was extremely depressed. The imminent demise of the Chu State also meant that Xiang Zhuang was not far from death.

As the saying goes, there are eggs under the nest, and the state of Chu is destroyed. Is it possible for Xiang's children to survive?
It is recorded in Sima Qian's "Historical Records" that Xiang Bo finally surrendered to the Han Dynasty and was also named a Marquis, but as a traverser, Xiang Zhuang didn't believe it even if he was killed.

In the end, Liu Bang refused to let go of Ji Bu, who sold himself into slavery, and Tian Heng, who was on the island to escape disaster. Would he let go of Xiang Bo and Xiang Zhuang, the direct descendants of the Xiang family?

Liu Bangneng became the emperor from a rascal in the market, he is a ruthless hero!
The world is not fixed, Liu Bang may be lenient to Xiang's children in order to win people's hearts, but after the world is completely settled, he must settle accounts after the fall, because Liu Bang will take care of any factors that may threaten the rule of the old Liu family. Kill them without hesitation, so Han Xin, Peng Yue, and Yingbu must die, and Xiang's remnants must die even more!
At this moment, Xiang Zhuang really wanted to kill Xiang Yu, and then seize the command of the Chu army.

Of course, Xiang Zhuang just thought about it in his heart, let alone if he had to do it, if he really dared to do it, it would definitely be Xiang Zhuang who died, not Xiang Yu.

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On the upper reaches of the Tuoshui River, Kong Xi led [-] elite soldiers to build a dam and wait for a long time.

"Report..." Amid the mournful sound of the trombone, a member of the Qi army hurried up to Kong Xi and knelt down on one knee to report, "General, the Chu army has begun to cross the river!"

Kong Xi nodded and said: "Continue to monitor, wait for the Chu army to cross halfway, and then dig the embankment to release water!"

"Promise!" The army of Qi agreed with a bang, and then turned around and strode away.

The general under Kong Xi's command suddenly asked: "General, why don't you dig the embankment and release the water now?"

Another general also said: "That's right, General, if we dig the embankment and release the water now, we will be able to stop the entire Chu army on the north bank of the Tuoshui River. Once the king's army arrives, none of them will be able to survive!"

Kong Xi glanced at the two of them coldly, and said, "This is the king's military order, do you dare to disobey it?"

"No!" The two hurriedly lowered their heads, and then retreated awkwardly.

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Halfway across the river when Chu Jun crossed the river, what Xiang Zhuang was most worried about finally happened. The water level, which was no more than chest-high, suddenly began to rise rapidly. Hundreds of soldiers were wiped out in an instant, and the remaining thousands of soldiers were blocked on the north bank, unable to get through.

"How did this happen? How did this happen?" Uncle Xiang turned around and looked at the swiftly growing water, and murmured, "This is impossible, this is impossible..."

Huan Chu, Ji Bu, Yu Ziqi and other generals were surprised, but they all cast strange glances at Xiang Zhuang.

Xiang Yu's complexion also changed again and again, and after a long while, he glanced at Xiang Zhuang deeply, thinking that this third younger brother seemed to be a different person since he recovered from his serious injury last time.

From Xiang Yu's eyes, Xiang Zhuang felt deep remorse, shame, and a touch of comfort. After all, Xiang Yu is not a cruel and ruthless hero like Liu Bang. Xiang Yu can be very cold-blooded towards the enemy or the civilians of the enemy country, but for his Relatives, lovers or brothers, Xiang Yu has deep affection.

"Third brother, you have finally grown up. I am very pleased. The second uncle (Xiang Liang) knows it, and he must die in peace." Xiang Yu patted Xiang Zhuang on the shoulder, immediately got on his horse, and slightly raised his big iron halberd away. Pointing forward, the aura of looking at the world seems to have returned to him, and then said, "Third brother, let's go, the dispute between Chu and Han is not over yet."

The next moment, Xiang Yu urged his horse to gallop south. Behind Xiang Yu, the 4000 remnants who had crossed the Tuo River followed silently. On the north bank of Tuoshui, the more than [-] Chu troops who had no time to cross the river had completely collapsed. Hundreds of thousands of coalition forces are coming here to cover up the mountains and plains.

(End of this chapter)