Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 428 Two Chess Pieces
With the death of Yingbo, the battle of Xiangxian soon came to an end. None of the more than 2000 Huainan defeated soldiers who followed Yingbo to the death fled, and no one knelt down to beg for surrender. They all fought bloody to the last moment. At the price of blood, the original blood oath was fulfilled: in order to protect Yingbu, they fought to the last moment of their lives!
Seeing so many soldiers of the Huai Army who would rather follow Yingbo underground than kneel down and beg for surrender, Jin Xiang couldn't help but sigh with emotion. It's not without reason that the famous princes and kings of one side, but it's a pity that he chose the wrong camp. He really shouldn't be an enemy of Da Chu!
At that moment, Jin Xiang bowed deeply to Yingbo's headless corpse, and ordered his brother Jin Zhong to pick up Yingbo's head from a dozen steps away and put it on Yingbo's neck again, and then sent people to collect wooden nails in the city A pair of thin coffins were made, and Yingbu was buried hastily. The pitiful Yingbu generation of heroes, but in the end they also rotted among the grass and trees.

The Huben athletes were busy cleaning the battlefield, but Jin Xiang took out from his arms the kit that Bi Shu gave before leaving. The general said before leaving that this kit should be obtained after capturing Xiangxian County and beheading Yingbu Can you take it apart, but don't know what's inside?Immediately, Jin Xiang carefully opened the kit.

Clan brother Jin Zhong came up and asked, "Brother, what's in it?"

Jin Zhong is Jin Xiang's distant brother. Ever since Jin Xiang became the Huben General of Chu, distant relatives and neighbors have come to Jiangdong from Liang to join him. All the neighbors stayed in the mansion, and some children with good qualifications were selected from them to be cultivated.

This Jin Zhong is the best among the Jin family's children, and he has already become a Huben Guard at a young age.

Jin Xiang ignored Jin Zhong, took out a secret letter from the kit and read it carefully, and then there was an unprecedented excitement on Jin Xiang's face, and whispered to himself: "Good guy, The military master's skill is really big, he is going to cook the 60 Han troops in Nanyang in one pot!"

Jin Zhong's heart was shaken, and he asked urgently: "Brother, is there still a battle?"

Jin Xiang hummed noncommittally, and ordered Jin Zhong: "Go and call General Ji Xin."

"Here!" Jin Zhong promised to take the order, and in a short while, he led Ji Xin to Jin Xiang. Ji Xin was the younger brother of Louxiang Hou Jibu and a famous general in the Chu army. Xiang Zhuang At the beginning, entrusting Huan Chu, Ji Bu, Zhou Yin, etc., was in fact depriving these veteran generals of their military power in disguise. As compensation, Ji Xin joined Huben Guard as Jin Xiang's lieutenant general.

"General!" Ji Xin rushed to Jin Xiang and bowed respectfully. He was a bit older than Jin Xiang, and the two were not comparable in terms of seniority. When Ji Xin followed Xiang Yu and charged into battle, Jin Xiang was still in Liang He's playing with mud, but Ji Xin still doesn't dare to push too hard in front of Jin Xiang, no matter what, Jin Xiang is one of the best fighters in Da Chu.

Jin Xiang waved his hand in return, and said in a deep voice: "General Ji Xin, the Huben Army will be handed over to you. After a short rest in Xiangxian County, you will return to Pengcheng with the army, and listen to General Ziqi's tent. Can."

"Here!" Ji Xin agreed without thinking, and then said in surprise, "How about you, General?"

A strange look suddenly appeared between Jin Xiang's brows, and he said solemnly: "You go and choose the three thousand tigers to stay with me, and you don't need to ask about anything else."

"Here!" Ji Xin cupped her hands again, and took the order full of doubts.

Watching Ji Xin's figure go away, Jin Zhong said excitedly: "Brother, is there really a big battle?"

"Hey, it's not just a big battle?" Jin Xiang grinned grimly, and said in a deep voice, "This time, brother, I have to cooperate with the king, the military adviser and the general to play a big game of destroying the country, and our three thousand tigers will It is one of the two most important chess pieces!"

"One of the two most important chess pieces?!" Jin Zhong was stunned and said, "Who is the other chess piece?"

"Don't worry about this." Jin Xiang waved his hand and said coldly, "Take the time to rest and eat!"

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Shubei, Jinniu Pass.

Gao Chu was wearing a casual robe, and was pacing back and forth in Guancheng with his hands behind his back.

The mountain wind was blowing, and the long willow beard under Gao Chu's chin and the skirt of the clothes on his body were swaying, and there was a faint and elegant appearance. At this moment, if someone who did not know him saw it, he would think Gao Chu He was a well-learned scholar at first, but no one would have imagined that he would be a general who commanded thousands of troops and killed countless people.

To be honest, at this time Gao Chu felt quite uncomfortable.

Your Majesty personally mentioned that the 40 troops are confronting Liu Bang's 60 Han troops in Nanyang, and the general is also leading a 20 troops to fight fiercely with the Qi-Huai coalition forces of Han Xin and Yingbu in Pengcheng. Big and small Jinchuan fought a moderate battle, and his good nephew, Pang Zheng, has already been named the captain of the Qiang guard by the king.

At this time in Chu State, the war machine of the entire country has been fully activated, everyone is fighting, but Gao Chu is still guarding the Jinniu Gate, as if forgotten by everyone, in fact, Gao Chu doesn't care about being ignored by others Forgotten, the key is that the king can't forget him, he is the number one general of the Great Chu Kingdom!
Looking at the winding and rugged Taurus Road ahead, Gao Chu couldn't help sighing.

"Why is the general sighing? But because there is no battle to fight?!" A clear voice suddenly came from behind, and Gao Chu knew it was Xu Jiang, the aide without turning around.

"By the way, do you think the king really forgot about me?" Gao Chu nodded and sighed.

"But I think the general is a bit of a looker." Xu Jiang smiled slightly, and then took half a step forward to stand beside Gao Chu, then pointed to a clanging ancient pine protruding from the cliff under Guancheng, and then said, "General, do you see that ancient pine?" Is it? No matter how windy or rainy, no matter how cold or hot, it will always stand there for a hundred years."

Gao Chu was startled when he heard the words, he can achieve what he is today, in addition to being a soldier of Xiangzhuang, with strong martial arts and outstanding archery skills, more importantly, he has excellent understanding, so he understood Xu Xu immediately. Between Jiang's words, Xu Jiang is clearly using Gu Song to advise him to keep a calm mind and not to be arrogant.

"You mean..." Gao Chu looked sideways at Xu Jiang, and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty has already become suspicious of me?"

"That's not true." Xu Jiang shook his head decisively and said, "Your Majesty has a lot of trust in the General. At least so far, he has never had the slightest suspicion of the General. If I guess correctly, the Majesty sent the General before the Chu-Han War. Calling Jinniuguan is definitely not an ordinary move, there must be another mystery here!"

"Another mystery?" Gao Chu said in a deep voice, "What mystery?"

Xu Jiang smiled wryly and said, "I can't guess this one."

Gao Chu murmured, "Could it be that you want me to send surprise soldiers to intercept Hanzhong and threaten Guanzhong?" Veteran generals Fu Kuan and Wang Si sit in the fort, which is the fortress built by the Han army outside the north exit of Jinniu Road. It is enough for the Chu army to have a headache. It is not easy to surprise Hanzhong.

Xu Jiang was speechless, he really couldn't guess Bailixian's strategy, but then again, if even he can see through Bailixian's strategy, then Bailixian's level is too low, How could he be qualified for the important task of the Chu army's military adviser?How could he possibly be the opponent of peerless counselors like Zhang Liang and Chen Ping?
At this moment, Po Jun hurriedly boarded the top of the city.

"General!" Po Jun Chong raised his hands to Gao Chu, and said solemnly, "The king urgently ordered!"

After all, Po Jun carefully took out a kit from his arms and handed it to Gao Chu. Gao Chu took it with some confusion, then carefully opened the kit, took out a secret letter from it, and hurriedly read the secret letter , Gao Chu was immediately overjoyed, and said: "I knew that the king would never forget me, haha, hahahahahaha..."

Looking at Gao Chu who was laughing loudly, Po Jun couldn't help but said, "General, is there a battle going on?"

"Yeah." Gao Chu nodded, then patted Xu Jiang's shoulder heavily, and said, "Shunzhi, I really let you talk, the king ordered this general to garrison Jinniu Pass, it really has a different meaning, hehe. After that, Gao Chu ordered Po Jundao again, "Po Jun, you immediately go and select [-] elite veterans, and then prepare dry food for half a month!"

"Here!" Po Jun suddenly agreed, and hurriedly took orders.

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The last peaceful night was about to pass, and the dark clouds of the great war had enveloped the entire sky of Nanyang County.

Jiang Ji's navy fleet had arrived at the bend of the river where the Chu army's camp was located. Under the dark night, the Chu army was busy carrying heavy crossbows onto the warship, and then fixed them with big iron nails. On the bow of the warship, in order to keep the warship balanced, many heavy objects were placed in the middle and tail of the cabin.

These weights can also be used to adjust the shooting angle of the continuous crossbow when necessary, because adding or reducing the weight at the stern will inevitably make the bow of the ship rise or sag, so that the firing angle of the continuous crossbow will change. As for whether the shooting accuracy of the Liannu would be affected, it was not within the consideration of the Chu Army.

Indeed, small crossbows such as arm stretching crossbows, waist pulling crossbows, and kicking crossbows all win with precision, while large crossbows have never been precision strike weapons. Large crossbows rely on ultra-long range, super penetrating power and large Covering and killing in a wide range, after all, facing a giant arrow as thick as an arm, just touching it is enough to kill!
When the sky finally brightened, nearly a thousand Liannu were finally moved to the naval warships. Two or more Liannu were installed on more than 200 large ships, and one Liannu was installed on more than 400 small ships. The more than 600 large and small warships in the country were transformed into crossbow ships in an instant.

In the thin morning light, more than 600 large and small warships of the Chu State Navy were divided into two teams, like two groups of ferocious giant crocodiles with their fangs bared, cruising back and forth in the cold water of the river.

(End of this chapter)