Changping Jun Yingqi, also called Xiong Qi. When Xiong Yuan, the king of Chu Kaolie, was the crown prince, he came to Qin as a hostage. During this period, she married the daughter of King Qin Zhaoxiang as the crown princess and gave birth to her eldest son, Xiong Qi. When Xiong Qi was eight years old, the king of Chu was seriously ill, and Xiong Yuan, the prince of Chu, abandoned his wife and children, fled back to Chu alone, and inherited the throne of the king of Chu. In a fit of rage, the crown princess changed Xiong Qi's name to Yingqi and stayed in the Qin State. After Yingqi grew up, his career was smooth, and he was named Changwenjun by King Zhaoxiang. Chang Wenjun made great contributions in quelling the rebellion of Chang Yu and was worshiped by the king of Qin as the prime minister of Zuo. After Lü Buwei stepped down, he bowed to the right prime minister. Later, because of his opposition to the attack on Chu, he was dismissed. After the Qin army captured Yingchen, the king of Qin sent Yingqi to serve as the commander of Chen County to pacify the Chu people.

Changpingjun's rebellion caught everyone off guard. He directly sent hundreds of cargo ships full of grain and grass to the Chu army, and also took tens of thousands of Chu troops to pretend to be the Qin army, and attacked the major fortresses of the Qin army, with countless losses, Chen County and Hengshan County fell back into the hands of the Chu army, and even Juyang Pass was attacked by him.

Before proceeding to the palace, Montenegro ordered all the soldiers to assemble and prepare to march at any time. When he came to the palace, King Qin was jumping violently, scolding Changping Jun for being an unfed wolf. After calming down, he immediately discussed countermeasures with the ministers, and said: "Changping Jun rebelled, and Chen County and Hengshan County gained and lost. Now it is very dangerous for Nanyang County and Nanjun to be empty! Li Xin's army is trapped, what should we do? ”

Wei Yu spoke first: "Immediately transfer people from all over the pass to Nanyang and Nanjun to garrison!" Ordered Montenegro to lead his troops south and storm Pengcheng. Ordered Wang Ben to have 30,000 troops to assist in the defense of Tao County. Prevent the Qi State from taking advantage of the fire to rob. Facing the whole country, 400,000 new troops were again recruited. ”

Li Si said: "Yao Jia should be allowed to send an envoy to the Qi State, and no matter what, stabilize the monarchs and ministers of the Qi State first." ”

"Montenegro!" King Qin ordered, "You immediately lead 70,000 new troops south and join Zhao Tuo's 80,000." We must open the passage and rescue Li Xin's army. King Qin ordered.

"No! The last will set off immediately! Montenegro answered, and immediately returned to the house to order troops.

Remembering that most of his old troops were in Li Xin's army, Montenegro's heart was like a knife, and he gathered his soldiers and horses to take the military advisor Chen Ping and the generals to the south. Three days later, he joined Zhao Tuo, and the 150,000 army approached the city of Pengcheng!

Under Xiang Yan's governance, Pengcheng has become the second largest city in the Chu State. Water and land transportation was developed, and Xiang Yan also built a north-south canal to connect the Chu River. While making Pengcheng a rice granary, it has also become a commercial and trade center of Chu.

Montenegro was promoted, and Zhao Tuo reported first: "The general of Pengcheng Shoucheng is Xiang Liang of the three heroes of the Xiang family. He ordered that all three gates be blocked, leaving only the south gate. All the people in the city are soldiers, all of them are united! If it is a strong attack, the losses will be large. ”

Montenegro looked at the map and said, "Li Xin's army should have been out of food for several days, and after they found that the back road was broken, they would definitely attack north and move closer to Pengcheng." Xiang Yan, on the other hand, would lead his army to avoid a head-on battle with the Qin army, but instead rely on favorable terrain on the road to encircle and intercept him. When the Qin army was exhausted, it was wiped out in a battle. We have two ways to go, one is to capture Pengcheng and negotiate with Xiang Yan. The second is to attack Pengcheng and send the newly formed mountain combat troops to take the mountain road deep into the Chu realm, waiting for an opportunity to attack the enemy from behind and rescue them. ”

"How do you fight? Please give the general the order! The generals answered.

"Strategist, do you have any good way to quickly take Pengcheng?" Montenegro asked.

Chen Ping thought for a moment and replied: "The loss of the attack is too great, so you can build an earthen platform 200 zhang higher than the city wall outside the north city gate." The bed crossbow and double crossbow have a long range, enough to suppress the enemies on the city walls! Order the cavalry to move quickly, send the dirt bags under the city wall, and build a slope in half a day. The cavalry can go straight to the city wall, and Pengcheng can be broken. ”

"Good! Just do it according to the plan of the military advisor! All this matter is under the command of the military division, and the order of the military division is the order of the general. From now on, at this time in three days, Pengcheng must be captured. Montenegro ordered.

"No! Obey the General's Orders! The generals replied.

"Dong Jian, Mi Long, Brother Ahei!" Montenegro commanded again.

"The last general!" The three of them answered.

"Each of the three of you has a thousand special forces, and they sneaked into the rear of Xiang Yan of Chu State from the left, center, and right respectively. Your goal is to make the rear of Xiang Yan's army a mess. I don't care how the battle is fought, as long as it doesn't disturb the people. Remember not to fight the Chu army head-on, the special forces are all treasures, and they will not change one of the ten. Do you understand? Montenegro ordered.

"No!" The three of them replied excitedly.

That night, the three generals set off overnight with their own men and horses. The high platform outside the city was also erected under the cover of night. The front layer is made of sand and gravel cloth bags to prevent fire, and the back is made of wood. At dawn, a civil platform 200 zhang long, one zhang higher than the city wall, had been erected. One hundred bed crossbows and two thousand double crossbows were waiting on the high platform.

At dawn, 20,000 infantry loaded empty grain bags with soil, and 10,000 heavily armed cavalry, holding shields in one hand and two bags of sand hanging on the back of their horses.

The Qin army's bed crossbow was condescending, shooting more than 300 paces, and all of them were loaded with rockets. The double crossbow can also reach a range of more than one hundred and fifty steps. The range of the Chu army's bow and arrow was generally about fifty paces. Only a few hard bows can reach a hundred paces.

Black Mountain drew his long sword and pointed forward, and the war drums immediately sounded. One hundred crossbows were responsible for firing rockets into the city, and a thousand double crossbows, while condescendingly suppressing the Chu army on the city walls. 10,000 heavily armored cavalry rushed to the city wall, throwing bags of sand at the foot of the wall.

Xiang Liang, Xiang Yan's second son, Xiang Rong's younger brother. After Xiang Rong was killed two years ago, he asked for his life several times to lead troops to attack Tao Jun to avenge his brother. Xiang Yan said: "The people respectfully call our father and son the three heroes of the Xiang family, let's not think that we are the three heroes." You see that Montenegro used troops in the past, although they were young, but in many major battles, they always won more with less, and won by surprise. Don't think that you will be invincible in the world by quelling a few South Vietnamese rebellions and killing a few South Vietnamese! Neither the combat strength nor the operational command of the army is an opponent of Montenegro. We can only take advantage of the Qin State to attack Wei and hurry up to prepare for war, otherwise a catastrophe will come! Xiang Liang gave up. When Li Xin's army attacked Chu, Xiang Yan explained to Xiang Liang and said: "The Qin army is going south, and it can only be defended!" Don't fight! When leaving, he handed Xiang Liang another bag and said, "This bag must be carried with you." If the Qin army breaks through Pengcheng and opens the bag, you must follow the plan! ”

Yesterday afternoon, I saw another Qin army, and the flag of the main general was embroidered with a "black" character, which was whistling in the wind. Xiang Yan knew that the enemy who killed his brother and enemy was here! Gritting his teeth with hatred, he immediately ordered: "All on alert." As long as we hold on for another ten days, Li Xin's 200,000-strong army will be completely annihilated. When the general's army arrived, it was the end of the Qin army on the opposite side. When the time comes, I will definitely eat Montenegro raw. ”

At dawn today, after Xiang Liang got the report, he hurried to the north city wall, and saw that the earthen wall that appeared outside the north gate overnight was angry and helpless. A sense of foreboding immediately came over me. When a row of fires lit up on the earthen platform opposite him, he immediately ordered that Beicheng prepare water to extinguish the fire, and the Qin army was going to attack it! As soon as he finished giving the order, he heard the sound of countless bowstrings, and nearly a thousand rockets shot from rows of bed crossbows, all of which flew over their heads to the houses in the city, and several of them hit the watchtower on the city gate, and the watchtower immediately burst into flames. Immediately afterwards, there was a more dense bowstring sound, and when Xiang Yan heard it, he shouted loudly: "Dodge the arrow!" After shouting, he immediately hid behind the battlement. The rain of arrows immediately came, and many soldiers did not have time to dodge, and immediately were either killed or wounded! Immediately after, there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves, and he hurriedly looked out through the lookout, only to see the Qin army's heavy horsemen galloping, throwing bags of mud soldiers under the wall, and lightning away. "Not good! The Qin army wanted to fill in the city walls. Archers, aim for me cavalry shots! The Chu army at the head of the city immediately showed its head and shot arrows downward. In the first round of arrows, many archers were shot by crossbowmen on the high platform. Shooting cavalry in motion is inherently difficult to aim. Even if he shot the heavy armor of the Qin soldiers, it was in vain. Ordinary bows and arrows can't hurt heavy armored cavalry at all.

Xiang Liang suddenly broke out in a cold sweat! While convening the generals to discuss countermeasures, he sent someone to deliver a letter to Xiang Yan.

"We have been in business for almost twenty years in Pengcheng, can we watch the Qin army come in today, and there is nothing we can do?" Xiang Liang said to the generals, "Now Li Xin's army is at a life-and-death juncture, as long as we can hold on for another five days, the general will be able to completely annihilate Li Xin's army." The army returned to the aid and captured the opposite Montenegro. ”

"We are willing to fight to the death and hold off the Qin army! Serve the General! The generals expressed their positions one after another, and they all regarded death as home.

"Good! We immediately let all the old and weak women and children in the north city evacuate to the south city! We are now starting to set up a defensive line, so that even if we do not retreat, we will block the Qin army!" Xiang Liang ordered.

"No!" The generals will go away.

The Qin army, heavily mounted under the cover of crossbowmen, entered from the west and exited from the east, throwing bags of sand under the base of the wall. Each person had a shield to block the top of his head, and the archers of the Chu army had little effect, but were shot and killed by the Qin army. At this time, there was a sea of fire in the northern city, and there was a cry. The Chu army had no choice but to abandon the burning houses in the northern city to prevent the whole city from being fired.

Half a day passed, and a fifty-zhang long dirt slope had been half completed, and the heavy cavalry was so tired that it was difficult to throw dozens of pounds of sacks so high. Montenegro let 20,000 light cavalry troops take turns. He said to everyone: "You can't stop dying, if you capture Pengcheng one day earlier, you can save the lives of tens of thousands of compatriots!" ”

When the sun was setting in the west, the slope was just over a foot high from the top of the city wall. Sima came to report: "The sacks transferred by the army and Xue Cheng are about to run out, and it is estimated that there are still more than 10,000 bags left to fill the ramp." ”

"Let the soldiers take out the clothes they bring with them and use them as sacks. General Ben knew that the clothes were tightly sewn by his aunt or his wife. Don't be reluctant, think about the 100,000 compatriots on the front line waiting for a breakthrough, capture Pengcheng, everyone has new clothes. After Montenegro finished speaking, he immediately took off his black cloak and handed it to the meatloaf beside him. The generals also took off their cloaks.

"General, you don't need your cloak, it's the princess's own hand-sewn!" Meatloaf said.

"How can you say that you have no clothes, and you are with the Son! As long as the siblings can be rescued as soon as possible, the princess will be happy! Montenegro touched the pair of swallows embroidered by the princess on the cloak and said.

When night falls, the soil slope is finally filled to the top of the slope. "General Sun Meng and General Mai led 5,000 heavy infantry to attack to the east, Nobita and Mi Long led 5,000 heavy infantry to attack to the west, and the light infantry crossbowmen followed. We'll wait until dawn tomorrow. ”

The heavy infantry quickly stormed the walls and charged on both sides.

Xiang Liang saw that the Qin army did not go down the city wall at all to fight with him, so he knew that the general trend had gone! Hurriedly ordered to defend the south gate and use fire to block the Qin army's city wall to capture the south gate. Xiang Liang suddenly remembered the bag left by his father, hurriedly took it out of his arms, opened it, and saw only a few words on it: "Abandon the city, protect my Xiang's strength!" Xiang Liang secretly admired his father's scheming. This battle is undoubtedly a big victory for the Chu State, if the Xiang family fights the Xiang family's army, after the war, the Xiang family will also lose its foundation in the Chu State. The order was immediately given, and the army withdrew south from the south gate and went south overnight to join the main force of the general. ”

By daybreak, the Chu army had all withdrawn from Pengcheng and fled south. Montenegro ordered Zhao Tuo to lead 50,000 people to stay in Pengcheng, and he personally led an army of 100,000 to the south. In the evening, he went to the next minister to confront Xiang Yan's army.

Chen Ping is not talented, he is willing to enter the Chu camp and persuade Xiang Yan. Exchange Peng Cheng for the life of Li Xin's army! Chen Ping, a military advisor, said.

"I am Xiang Yan's murderous enemy, and the Chu army on the other side is eager to drink my blood and eat my flesh. You go and you may be nine dead. Montenegro said.

"Last night, the Chu army retreated without a fight in Pengcheng, which proves that Xiang Yan is a very calm person, don't worry! I'm safe! Chen Pingping was not afraid and replied confidently.

"Tell Xiang Yan that as long as he is willing to give way, Pengcheng and I will return it to Xiang Yan as it is. If Xiang Yan does not agree, I will move hundreds of thousands of people in Pengcheng to the bitter cold land in the north and wipe out the entire Pengcheng. Montenegro said.

"The general exchanged Pengcheng for Li Xin's army without authorization, this is a big crime anyway, do you want to report to the King of Qin first, and then defend?" Chen Ping said worriedly.

"It's too late, this round trip is at least four days. I'm afraid that Li Xin's army won't last four days. I'll play it first! Montenegro said.

Chen Ping was dressed as a civil official, rode in a bronze chariot, and came to Xiang Yan's camp under the banner of a messenger.

Xiang Yan in the general's tent was full of spirits, although the rear was constantly disturbed by a small Qin army, but as long as he held out for two more days, Li Xin's army would be annihilated, and he would wave his army north again, and he could recapture Pengcheng in one battle. The tent is full of heavily armed generals! When the messenger of Montenegro came, he did not pay much attention to it, but he received him in the big tent. Xiang Yan saw that although Chen Ping was tall and big, he was a civil official dressed in cloth, and secretly admired the courage of this young man.

When Chen Ping said what he meant, Xiang Yan laughed and said, "More than half of Li Xin's army has died, and the rest are wounded and hungry!" I can wipe them all out in two days. If you lead an army of 400,000 to the north, are you afraid that you won't be able to recapture Pengcheng? ”

"In this battle, General Xiang has already defeated the Qin army and achieved fame. Qin did not have Li Xin's army, there were 600,000 elite soldiers, and the king of Qin recruited 400,000 new troops, and the generals still had Wang Jian and his son, Montenegro, Zhao Tuo, Feng Zai and Feng Quji's brothers, and Qin was still Qin. And if General Xiang loses the foundation of Pengcheng, will he still be General Xiang of Chu State? An hour later, I didn't get a reply from General Xiang, and hundreds of thousands of Pengcheng people were about to be moved to the north, and Pengcheng would be burned to the ground. General Xiang didn't want to win the Qin-Chu War, but he became a homeless man. As long as General Xiang let Li Xin's army return, General Montenegro returned Peng Cheng's wish to General Xiang untouched, including the money and grain from the treasury. Think twice about General Xiang! Chen Ping said.

"If you dare to threaten the general, I will first break your body into ten thousand pieces, and then go north to capture Montenegro alive to avenge the eldest young master!" One general drew his sword and pointed it at Chen Ping and shouted angrily, and the rest of the generals asked Chen Ping to be killed.

Chen Pingping did not change his color, and looked at Xiang Yan with his head held high.

Frankly speaking, without the foundation of Pengcheng, Xiang Yan will have nothing in the Chu State. This battle has wiped out more than 100,000 Qin troops and recovered Yingchen and Hengshan. This was the biggest victory in the battle against Qin after Shang Jun changed the law.

Xiang Yan secretly admired the courage of this scholar. After weighing the pros and cons, he decided to accept Chen Ping's suggestion, and immediately ordered: "Stop all attacks and let Li Xin's army go north!" ”

For Li Xin's army, this was a very tragic battle. I have been without food for more than ten days, and I can only kill war horses every day to satisfy my hunger. Cavalry warriors, regard war horses as life, many people tearfully turned war horses with their own hands, and by the way, they also stabbed their hearts with swords with horse blood. The bows and arrows of the bow battalion were all used up, and every time they crossed the Takan, the strong attack without the cover of the archers could only be filled with the lives of the soldiers, and the Chu army on the boat in the river could calmly shoot the Qin army on the shore. After a few days of bumps and bumps, crossing mountains and rivers, and fighting countless battles, I came to the realm of the lower phase, and at this time I was already sleepy and tired. Of the 200,000 troops, less than 100,000 remained, mostly wounded. The natives were all ragged and moved forward in a wooden manner! Many of the generals also died in battle, and those who survived lost a lot of weight. Li Xin was under tremendous pressure, he lost a whole weight, his eye sockets were deep, and he was in his thirties, and his hair was more than half white.

"General, there's smoke on the mountain to the north!" Many soldiers looked north and shouted. On the top of the mountain in the distance, there were four thick puffs of white smoke rising into the sky.

"General Yu, those four puffs of white smoke should have been released by General Montenegro! Four puffs of white smoke represent the safety of the north, let's go north. The carpenter said.

When everyone heard this, they were immediately shocked, and they all looked at Li Xin.

"In the grassland war, we often hold up smoke as a trumpet! This is the signal for us to rally towards the white smoke! Meng Tian said.

"Brethren! General Montenegro has come to meet us! Rush to the white smoke, let's go home together! Li Xin pulled out his sword and pointed to the north, shouting.

20,000 uninjured immediately walked at the forefront of the ranks, and tens of thousands of lightly and seriously injured immediately supported each other behind. Half a day has passed, and it has only been more than ten miles.

The army moved forward slowly, and suddenly saw smoke and dust billowing in front of them, and the sound of horses' hooves was like thunder. Without waiting for the commander-in-chief to give the order, 20,000 soldiers immediately drew their swords and unsheathed them and lined up in a defensive formation. I saw a "black" character flag from far and near, and the cavalrymen were all dressed in black and black armor. It was Montenegro himself who led 20,000 cavalry troops to meet him.

"Help is coming! We're safe! The army immediately cheered.

Li Xin saw the figure of the black mountain, from blurry to clear, confirmed that it was a rescuer, and immediately relaxed his whole body, and the Wang Sword in his hand fell to the ground, his eyes were black, and he fainted.

"10,000 people distributed the food in the naan, and the others bandaged the wounds of the wounded!" Montenegro commanded his opponent. turned over and dismounted, came to Meng Tian's side, and asked, "What's wrong with General Li Xin!" Injured? Is everyone else okay? ”

Meng Tian and others are all unkempt. Grabbed the naan handed over by Black Mountain, and while taking a big bite of the stewed corn porridge, he said: "The general hasn't closed his eyes for a few days, and he hasn't eaten for almost two days!" ”