Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 63

Under Ao Mountain, tens of thousands of hungry people are still rushing about.

Fortunately, the armored soldiers of the "Han Army" who swarmed from the west did not chase them down, but swarmed along the road up the mountain to the gate of Aocang City. The steep slope of the mountain was already crowded with armored soldiers of the Han army holding swords in their right hands and shields in their left hands.

A few hundred steps away, two figures quietly boarded a small hill.

"Dong Bo, what's going on here?" The graceful and beautiful girl sighed quietly and asked, "Why did the Han army come to attack Aocang? Aren't they attacking each other?"

"It wasn't the Han army that attacked the city." Dong Bo shook his head and replied, "It should be the Chu army!"

"Chu Jun?" The beautiful girl's eyes were fixed, and she said thoughtfully, "Could it be Xiang Yu?"

"Xiang Yu's defeat at Gaixia is already dead." Dongbo shook his head, and said in an uncertain tone, "This should be the remnants of the Chu army in Dang County, but it doesn't look like it, old slave Not sure either."

"Ah." The beautiful young lady sighed softly again, and said faintly, "Looking at the situation, I'm afraid Ao Cang won't be able to hold on."

"Swallow." Dongbo nodded, and replied with certainty, "Ao Cang will definitely not be able to defend the city. The Chu army attacking the city is obviously not an ordinary army. This is a real elite! The Battle of Julu back then , this old slave was fortunate enough to witness Xiang Yu's [-] elite Chu army, even if the Chu army in front of him is not as good as Xiang Yu's army, it will never be too far away!"

The beautiful girl said more and more sadly: "We finally persuaded Chen Xi, and he finally agreed to open a granary to release grain and set up a porridge shed to help the people of Wei. I didn't want to release the grain for a day, but the Ao granary was occupied by the Chu army. Now, the Chu army is cruel and heartless, and the people of Wei are afraid that they will suffer another catastrophe!"

"Ah." Dongbo also sighed, "It's such a misfortune to be born in troubled times."

"But the common people are innocent..." The sadness on the beautiful young lady's pretty face gradually faded, and she suddenly said, "Dong Bo, I'm going to Chuying to plead for the people of Wei!"

"Princess, this can't be done!" Dongbo was shocked when he heard this.

The beautiful girl shook her head, and said indifferently: "Dong Bo, I'm a weak girl, and that's all I can do for the people of Wei..."

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In Aocang City, fierce battles are in full swing.

With the arrival of the dead soldiers from the Xiandeng battalion, the fifty dead soldiers guarding the city gate immediately began to counterattack.

Under the extremely fierce attack of Xiandeng's dead soldiers, more than half of Chen Xi's hundreds of followers were killed or injured, and finally they were defeated. Zhang Chun, who was soaked in blood, rushed to Chen Xi and said tragically: "My lord, the rebel army is unstoppable. The gate can no longer be guarded!"

Chen Xi's heart was cold, even if Zhang Chun didn't say anything, he would have seen it. In just a moment, a group of dead rebel soldiers had already flooded through the city gate and entered the city of Aocang. The doormen who came were still three thousand old and weak soldiers in Aocang City, they couldn't stop this group of dead soldiers from the rebel army at all!
At this moment, Chen Xi couldn't believe his eyes, this rebel army was so brave and unstoppable, where did they come from?
This is definitely not the remnants of Xiang Chu in Dang County, absolutely not!
Gritting his teeth, Chen Xi was unwilling to kill himself after all, and immediately shouted: "Go, retreat to the Beacon Tower!"

When Qin Shihuang built Ao Cang, he did not build a beacon tower on the top of Ao Mountain. This beacon tower was built by Chen Xi after he served as the order of Ao Cang, and he agreed with the five nearby cities of Guangwu, Chenggao, Xingyang, Jingyi, and Suoyi. When the flames of Aoshan are on fire, the Commander of the Five Cities must use all the troops in the city to rush to help!
When Chen Xi retreated to the beacon tower on the top of the mountain with more than a hundred guests, the three thousand old and weak people in Aocang City had almost been killed by the rebels, and the entire Aocang was almost completely controlled by the rebels.

Chen Xi sighed, and immediately asked the disciples to light a beacon to ask for help from the five nearby cities.

Even though Chen Xi knew that it would be impossible to recapture Aocang even if all the defenders in the five cities of Guangwu, Chenggao, Jingyi, Suoyi, and Xingyang were deployed, but until now, he still had other ways ?He can only hope that a miracle will happen, and hope that the reinforcements from the Five Cities will be able to entangle the rebels until Lord Lu Ze arrives with his army!
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In Aocang City, the barracks, government offices, and rows of cellars and open-air granaries built on the hillside have all fallen into the hands of the Chu army. The impatient Xiandeng dead soldiers have already stepped forward and opened the cellar door. The bottom is full of yellow millet, and the fragrance of grain can be smelled from the dry air from a long distance away.

"It's corn, it's all fucking corn, hahahaha!"

"Damn it, we don't have to be hungry now, hehe!"

"God, the mountains and plains are full of cellars and granaries, how much food do you get?"

"It doesn't matter how much food he has, it's enough to feed 5000 of us for decades, hahaha."

When the hundreds of Xiandeng soldiers were joking and laughing, Gongsun Sui strode over with a cold face, cursing as he walked, "You bastards, why are you arguing around here? I didn't see that the Han army on the top of the mountain had already lit the beacon fire. Has it? Hurry up, take down the beacon tower on the top of the mountain, and kill all the Han soldiers inside, leaving no one behind!"

"Promise!" The hundred and ten first-passengers agreed loudly, and turned around to rush up the mountain.

"Wait!" At this moment, a shout suddenly came from below, and when Gongsun Sui and the hundreds of Xiandeng dead men hurriedly looked back, they saw that Xiang Zhuang was already in Wei Liao, Wu She, Huan Chu, and Ji Bu. Surrounded by the generals, he strode up, and Wei Liao, who was walking behind Xiang Zhuang, shouted as he walked, "Gongsun Sui, don't mess around!"

"Ah?" Gongsun Sui was confused when he heard the words.

Wei Liao explained: "This Chen Xi is a powerful man from Wei. Not only does he have many followers, but he is also very famous in Wei. If we kill him today, who else in Wei would dare to deal with our Chu army?"

Gongsun responded obediently, and retreated with Xiandeng's dead soldiers.

At that moment, Xiang Zhuang turned his head and told Jing Qian: "Jing Qian, immediately lead people to surround the beacon tower on the top of the mountain, don't let the people inside come down, and don't go up to provoke them!"

Wei Liao proposed not to kill Chen Xi, but Xiang Zhuang did not intend to persuade this rebellious boy to surrender.

"Promise!" Jing Qian promised loudly, and turned back to order the two accompanying Sima Dao, "You two, bring your own parts, and surround the beacon tower on the top of the mountain with me! Without my order, no one is allowed to act rashly!" Attack, if anyone inside comes out, they will all be killed, go!" The two Sima promised with a loud voice, and immediately left with their steps.

Only then did Xiang Zhuang turn around and shouted to Gongsun Sui and the dead men who climbed first to fight for the rest of his life: "The first to ascend the camp and attack Aocang is meritorious. All the soldiers of the battalion will be promoted to the first rank regardless of their titles!" The ten dead men will be promoted to the second class, and those who died in battle will be recorded in the register, and their children and relatives will inherit the title in the future!"

Gongsun Sui and the dead soldiers who ascended the camp first burst into cheers like a tsunami, and the soldiers passing by all cast envious eyes at the dead soldiers who ascended first. The Chu army's title system follows the old Qin system and is divided into Gongshi, Shangzao, Zanyi, Bugeng, Doctor... Guanneihou, Chehou and other [-] ranks, the higher the title, the harder it is to advance.

Amidst the tsunami of the first climbed dead, Xiang Zhuang entered the Aocang government office surrounded by all civil and military personnel.

Entering the government office, Wu She said: "General, Chen Xi has already lit the beacon fire, and the defenders in the nearby cities of Jingyi, Suoyi, Guangwu, Chenggao, and Xingyang will definitely hear the news and come to help. In two days, Sanchuan , Yingchuan, Chen Jun, Dang Jun, and Dong Jun's defenders will also know the news, shall we burn Ao Cang now, and then attack Daliang from the east?"

As the saying goes, people are not as good as heaven, no one thought that Chen Xi would actually build a beacon tower on Mount Ao!
The Chu army originally planned to disperse all the millet in Ao Cang in exchange for fame, but with the beacon fire, all the counties and counties must hear the news and come to help. Although the elite soldiers in Weidi have been withdrawn by Peng Yue, only tens of thousands of old and weak soldiers are left. But if you meet a powerful one, maybe you can use these tens of thousands of old, weak and disabled soldiers to entangle the Chu army, don't be careless!
To make matters worse, with the beacon fire at Aoshan, the Daliang defenders will soon know the news!
This sneak attack on Ao Cang was really a bit of a fluke, if it weren't for many coincidences, plus the odds, the Chu army might not be able to succeed easily!And Daliang is the capital of the Liang Kingdom, so the defense must be extremely strict. If the news of Aocang's fall spreads, it would be wishful thinking for the Chu army to take advantage of people's surprise to attack Daliang.

If we burn Ao Cang now, and then move eastward decisively and attack Daliang, we may be able to sneak attack before the news of Ao Cang's fall reaches Daliang. After learning from various sources that Aocang had fallen, the Chu army could only attack by force.

Although Xiang Zhuang has great confidence in the fighting power of the Chu army, Daliang is the capital of the Liang state after all. Needless to say, the city is high and the ditch is deep. !With Xiang Zhuang's current wealth, how many times can he withstand such large-scale consumption?
For a while, Xiang Zhuang also hesitated, and turned his head to look at Wei Liao.

Wei Liao also looked dignified, such a choice is indeed embarrassing, one side is Ao Cang's endless millet, and the other is Liang Guoguo's capital Liang, which is lighter?Which is heavier?It's hard to say, it's hard to say!
Walking back and forth in the hall for a few steps, Wei Liao accidentally saw an official seal on the desk in the middle of the hall, his eyes lit up immediately, he hurried forward to pick up the official seal, and it was indeed Ao Cang Ling Chen Xi official seal!When Wei Liao was overjoyed, he broke the sky and said: "General, this old man has a plan. There are more than fifty cities in the counties of Wei, and they can be passed down!" ################### ##########################################PS: There is another update at [-]pm, for " "Zheng Lian Yu" leader added more.

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