Chapter 1779: Jiangxia Returns to Chu

The Chu army originally had an army of 110,000, and the two families of Sun and Huang fought for more than a month, even if they had lost tens of thousands of troops, there were still 100,000 troops left.

Although Jiangxia originally had an army of 30,000, due to the defeat of the Chu army in the early stage, a lot of soldiers and horses were lost, and if the Wu army reinforcements arrived in time, I am afraid that the whole army would have been wiped out, and now there are only more than 20,000 troops left.

How could the Jiangxia army, which was only in its early 20,000s, resist the 100,000 Chu army?

With Liu Xiu's order, 100,000 Chu troops attacked on all fronts, but in just three days, the defense line of the Jiangxia army was crushed.

After that, within three days, the Chu army was like a bamboo, even breaking through Shaxian, Anlu and other five counties, and half of Jiangxia had fallen into the hands of the Chu army.

In the process of fighting against the Chu army, the Jiangxia army suffered heavy casualties, leaving only Xiling Qichun and other counties in hand, and the strength was less than half of the peak.

Jiangxia Governance, Xiling County, in Taishou Mansion, Huang Xie is feeding medicine to his father Huang Zu, who is sick in bed.

Even Chun Shenjun and Huang Xie, one of the four sons of the Warring States Period, could not prevent Jiangxia from going to the end of the country.

Since Huang Zu was critically ill, Huang Xie tried every means to save Jiangxia from destruction, and sent envoys to the neighboring princes to ask for help.

However, there are only four in total with the strength of Jiangxia, Qin Hao, Sun Jian, Zhao Kuangyin, and Liu Xiu.

In addition to Liu Xiu, who attacked him, and Sun Jian, who had withdrawn his army, Huang Xie could only rescue Qin Hao and Zhao Kuangyin.

However, the Southern Han Five-Route Army attacked Qin, and three of them were in Jingzhou, so the Qin army in Jingzhou was too busy to take care of itself, so how could they have the spare strength to rescue Jiangxia?

As for Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Kingdom, he was even more bent on seizing the land of Jianghuai, and in his eyes, Jiangxia had become a dead land, Liu Xiu was determined to win Jiangxia, and at this time, sending troops to Liu Xiu would not be at all drawn.

Even if Huang Xie was willing to cut the land to survive, Zhao Kuangyin was unwilling to send troops to rescue, so Jiang Xia was obviously facing a dead end.

"Wu'er, what's going on outside?" Huang Zu asked weakly.

Huang Xieqiang laughed: "Father don't worry, the child has a strategy, and he will not let Liu Xiu's thief take away the inheritance of the Huang family." ”

As soon as the words fell, Huang Tingjian, who was dressed in armor, walked in with a panicked face.

Huang Tingjian just wanted to say something, but after seeing Huang Xie's eyes, when the words that were about to come to his lips, he held back again.

"Shooter, if there's any bad news, just say it, your father and I are not so confused that we can't distinguish the form." Huang Zu said weakly.

"This ......"

Huang Tingjian glanced at Huang Xie, and after Huang Tingjian hesitated slightly, he smiled bitterly: "Say it." ”

Seeing this, Huang Tingjian said truthfully: "The county order of Exian County surrendered without a fight, and the army of Chu was less than fifty miles away from Xiling. ”

"The old man knows that the general trend has gone, cough cough ......"

As he spoke, Huang Zu coughed violently, and even coughed up a trace of blood.

"Father, father......"

Huang Xie was in a hurry, patted Huang Zu on the back at the same time, and said bitterly: "The child is incompetent, he is not Liu Xiu's opponent, and he can't keep my Huang family's foundation." ”

"No, I don't blame you, my father is not Liu Xiu's opponent, Xie'er, you have done well enough, how can God help Liu and not help my Sun and Huang families."

Huang Zu said with a wry smile, he never thought that the originally good form would be all in vain at once because of the chaos between the Japanese and Shanyue.

What more can you say besides bad luck?

"Xie'er, shoot and shoot, now that the general trend of Jiangxia has been decided, even if you continue to resist stubbornly, it doesn't make much sense, it's just to increase casualties."

Huang Zu grabbed Huang Xie and Huang Jie, and said with a serious face: "Let's go, leave Jiangxia, go to the Qin army, and have the opportunity to come back again to avenge my father." ”

Huang Xie's face suddenly changed: "Father, don't you go with the child?" ”

"For the father's body, for the father himself, it is better to die on the battlefield than to die on the road, and you don't want your father to be the kind of nest way to die, right?"

"But ......"

Huang Xie and Huang Jian wanted to refute, but they were speechless, they knew their father's character, and dying on the battlefield was also a kind of destiny for him.

"My Huang Zu has done nothing in his life, he has not done anything big, and the only proud ......"

Huang Zu stroked Huang Xie and Huang Jie's cheeks, and said with a smile: "It's just that you two excellent sons."

Qin Hao is not a stingy person, even if you are the sons of princes, he can still tolerate you.

In the future, even if your father is gone, with the talents of the two of you, you can still occupy a high position in the Qin army, and the inheritance of my Huang family will not be broken. ”

"Father."

The two brothers hugged Huang Zu together and cried bitterly.

"Okay, don't be a little girl, let's go, if it's too late, once the Chu army besieges the city, you won't be able to leave."

"Father, take care, the child will definitely come back and seek revenge on Liu Xiu's thief."

Huang Xie gritted his teeth, his eyes full of hatred and determination.

In the end, Huang Xie did not defend Xiling, but led more than 10,000 Jiangxia troops, and then crossed the Yangtze River north to Zhangling County, and took refuge in Zhangling Taishou Mengwu.

Huang Xie took away all the money and food he could bring at one time, and those that could not be taken away were also burned on the spot, leaving no supplies for Liu Xiu.

The reason why Huang Xie went to Zhangling County instead of Nanjun was that there was a war going on in Nanjun, and if he went to take refuge at this time, the 10,000 troops under him would definitely be requisitioned immediately.

In the face of the hundreds of thousands of troops in the Southern Han Dynasty, the 10,000 remnants of Jiangxia are simply a drop in the bucket, even if they are all smashed in, they will not make much splash.

This 10,000-strong army is the last bargaining chip in the hands of the Huang Xie brothers, and of course they hope to maximize the role of this 10,000-strong army in order to fight for a good future for their brothers, rather than being consumed as cannon fodder on the battlefield in Nanjun.

After the Huang Xie brothers led the army to withdraw from Xiling, Xiling City became an empty city, and it was naturally even more impossible to stop the Chu army.

Huang Zu jumped from the city tower and fell to his death on the spot before the Chu army entered the city, ending his life.

At this point, the 14 counties of Jiangxia County, except for the three counties of Jiangbei that were ceded to the Qin army at the beginning, the remaining 11 counties all fell into the hands of the Chu State, and Jiangxia County has been returned to the Chu State.

"Report ...... Before joining the Qin army, the Huang Xie brothers took away all the things that could be taken away in the warehouse, and the grain, grass and ordnance that could not be taken away were also burned, and now the major warehouses in Xiling are empty. ”

After hearing the news, Liu Xiu's eyes suddenly ignited with anger, and he said coldly: "Damn Huang Xie, this king will make him pay sooner or later." ”

"Lord, what about Huang Zu's corpse?"

"Although Huang Zu has been working against our army, for the sake of him being a masterpiece, he will be buried thickly."

"No."