Li You's desperate roar failed to save the doom of the defeat of the Qin army in Sanchuan County, on the contrary, because of Li You's tenacity and stubbornness, the Qin army in Sanchuan also suffered heavier losses, and many Qin soldiers who had the opportunity to escape from the camp either did not receive the retreat order, or because of their admiration and love for Li You, they still did not choose to retreat or flee when the young marshal army had broken through the camp of the Chinese army, gritted their teeth and stayed to do senseless stubborn resistance, adding many senseless sacrifices in vain. It also gave the young marshal army, a group of despicable villains, the opportunity to inflict more heavy damage on the Sanchuan Qin army.

In the thick smoke of the fire, the young marshal soldiers who are good at fighting melee and downwind battles followed the banner of their own army, and rampage in the chaotic Qin army camp, as if entering no man's land, Li You gathered soldiers several times to try to stop them, but they were quickly directly defeated by the momentum of the young marshal soldiers, Wu Qingxiang and Luo Fen and other Qin army generals sacrificed their lives, and many times took the Qin army soldiers who could still control around them to frantically attack Xiang Kang's handsome banner, and they were all killed and retreated by the young marshal soldiers, and the Qin army in the camp fought less and less, and the more they were killed and wounded, The young marshal army became more and more unscrupulous, and the more they killed, the more unstoppable they became, almost completely turning the entire Qin army camp into a sea of fire.

In the end, Li You was forcibly escaped from the Qin army camp by his own soldiers, no matter how Li You cried and scolded, the soldiers did not dare to let go, Li Youai Luo Fen was killed by the brave general Long He under the command of Xiang Kang, Wu Qingxiang was wounded and fled, more than 30,000 Qin troops completely collapsed, and fled in all directions in the dark night, and the young marshal army did not hesitate to chase and kill out of the camp, and bit the defeated army of the Qin army to the death, and the slogans of capturing Li You came and went, endlessly.

The young marshal's army was really chasing too tightly, the battlefield was too chaotic, and the sky was too dark, and it was possible for the young marshal army to follow into Jiyang City if he was not careful, so Li You, who gradually calmed down, did not dare to flee back to the city, and chose to take the defeated soldiers of the Qin army to rush directly to the Jishui Ferry to flee south, and the result was okay, the pontoon bridge of the Jishui Ferry was still under the control of the Qin army, and Li You and some of the Qin soldiers were able to escape from Jishui smoothly, but it didn't take long for Li You to cross the river, and the Jishui Ferry was quickly captured by the young marshal's army. Countless Qin soldiers were blocked on the north bank of Jishui, Li You cried loudly again, but there was no choice but to take the advice of his subordinates, hurriedly retreat to Waihuang with the remnants of the defeated soldiers around him, and at the same time send people to send orders everywhere to let the lost Qin soldiers flee back to Waihuang to join him.

The fighting will of the Qin army in Sanchuan is still praised, in addition to Li You's Qin army recruits in the Yingchuan area, there are very few old Qin army veterans who have followed Li You to participate in the defense of Xingyang, and many people would rather die in battle than accept the surrender of the young marshal soldiers, and more Qin army veterans are scattered and fled, or fled to Jiyang City to enter the city, or disappeared in the distance of the night, and many Qin soldiers chose to swim across the river in the dark night, and went south to continue to follow Li You, resulting in the young marshal's army winning a big victory. There were quite a lot of captured Qin soldiers, but the number of veterans of the Sanchuan Qin army who were actually captured was not much.

The tenacity of the soldiers of the Qin army in Sanchuan County made Li You suffer this time, after the sky was full of light, the young marshal's army collected the troops and returned to the camp, and before he had time to count the results of the battle and the losses of his own army, Uncle Zhou, who was dug by Xiang Kang by unscrupulous means, hurriedly came to Xiang Kang's front and admonished Xiang Kang: "General Right, we can't waste time, we must seize the fighter plane and immediately pursue it with all our might, and we must not let Li Youpifu have a chance to breathe." Otherwise, once Li You is relieved, it will only be more difficult for us to completely annihilate him. ”

"Immediately send troops in pursuit?" Xiang Kang listened to it and said in surprise: "But we haven't taken Jiyang City yet?" Immediately send troops to pursue, and our connection with the main force is not equivalent to being cut off? ”

"Young marshal, the opportunity must not be lost, and it will not come again." Uncle Zhou arched his hand and said: "Although the thief general Li You has average ability, but he is too popular with the army, countless tyrannical Qin soldiers would rather sacrifice their lives to follow him than accept our surrender, if such a person does not seize the opportunity to cut it off quickly, as long as he is given a little time, he will soon be able to regather an army to fight our army again, and when the time comes, if we want to destroy him, it will only be more than twice as difficult as now." Therefore, the last general thinks that we can go back to Jiyang and fight again, but we must not let Li You return to the mountain, if we miss this opportunity, we will definitely regret it in the future. ”

Xiang Kang saw with his own eyes how deep Li You won the hearts of the army, and he was naturally a little shaken after listening to Uncle Zhou's suggestion, but considering that he would lose contact with the main force in the rear if he launched a pursuit immediately, Xiang Kang, who had always been cautious in using troops, was inevitably a little hesitant, Uncle Zhou saw Xiang Kang's thoughts, and hurriedly said: "General Right, the last general knows that you are cautious in using troops and don't like to take risks, but we abandon Jiyang and pursue directly, it is definitely not a risk, Li You has been defeated, and it is impossible to reorganize too many troops in a hurry. There are only some county soldiers of the violent Qin army guarding the city in Dangjun, and no army can threaten the safety of our army, even if our army enters alone, it is actually not very dangerous. ”

"I'm not worried about our army, I'm worried about our main force." Xiang Kang said something from his heart, and said: "We have lost contact with our main force, and if our main force is in any danger, it will be difficult for us to return to the army in time to rescue us." ”

Uncle Zhou froze, and only then did he understand that Xiang Kang had always been thinking about the main force of the Chu army. But fortunately, Xiang Kang was also difficult to decide, gritted his teeth and said: "But since the fighter plane is rare, let's send troops to pursue it immediately." When I received the order, my uncle told me that I would try my best to seize the opportunity to annihilate Li You's tyrannical Qin army, and if I missed the opportunity, the third uncle would have something to say. ”

After that, Xiang Kang immediately issued an order, asking the officers and men of the young marshal army to immediately pull out the camp and raise troops, go south to pursue the remnants of Li You, and use Xiang Guan to lead the cavalry as the vanguard, and preemptively go south to entangle Li You's defeated brigade, not giving Li You a chance to escape quickly. Then Xiang Kang sent someone north to contact Xiang Liang and report to Xiang Liang about the situation of his army, so as not to let Xiang Liang worry about himself.

In this way, in the case of exhaustion from the night battle, in accordance with Xiang Kang's order, the officers and men of the young marshal army still forcibly cheered up, quickly packed up the military tent and loaded the car, carried the grain and grass out of the camp to assemble, and at the same time seized the time to collect the Qin prisoners who were willing to join the young marshal's army. However, just when the young marshal army was busy, a pair of mother and daughter in cloth and hairpin suddenly walked to the side of the camp of the young marshal army, and even named and asked to see Uncle Zhou, the big celebrity next to Xiang Kang, and the grassroots generals of the young marshal army who came forward to receive him felt strange, so they hurriedly sent someone to lead the mother and daughter to see Uncle Zhou.

"Wei Yuan (Aunt Wei)? How are you? How did you end up in Jiyang? ”

Not to mention, Uncle Zhou really knew these two folk women who suddenly came to vote, and as soon as they met, he was surprised to ask the mother of the mother-daughter pair. The mother, who was called Wei Yuan by Uncle Zhou, had red eyes, opened her mouth and shed tears, and said: "General Zhou, my daughter and I escaped from Linji, the tyrannical Qin army forced our King Wei to death, and our mother and daughter had no support, and they couldn't even eat, so they had to prepare to go to Dingtao to join their former friends." Passing by Jiyang, I heard that the general was here, so I came to you first. ”

"So that's the case, King Wei was martyred, Wei Yuan, you have no support, life must be very difficult." Uncle Zhou nodded very considerately, and said with some embarrassment: "But Wei Yuan, our right general's military discipline is strict, and no family members are allowed in the army, and now Jiyang City is still in the hands of the tyrannical Qin army, you come to me, I have no place to place you?" ”

Wei Yuan burst into tears when she heard this, choked up and pleaded: "General Zhou, for the sake of the old man, can you think of a way?" My friends over there in Dingtao may not be reliable, if you take in our mother and daughter temporarily, and when our Wei State is restored, I will have to rely on you, and I will definitely repay you heavily. ”

After that, Wei Yuan also pulled her daughter to bow down to Uncle Zhou in public, pleading again and again with tears, Uncle Zhou was soft-hearted, and had no choice but to say: "In this way, you wait a while, I will go to see General You, and ask him to arrange manpower to escort you to Pengcheng for a temporary stay." ”

When Wei Yuan heard the great joy, he hurriedly thanked Uncle Zhou again and again, and Uncle Zhou quickly found Xiang Kang, who had already mounted the horse and was ready to set off, and explained the situation to Xiang Kang, saying that Wei Yuan, who brought her daughter to vote, was the daughter of the Wei royal family, and she was also the old person of Wei who she had met in Linji City, the capital of Wei Dynasty, and had a small friendship, so he implored Xiang Kang to arrange a carriage and a few entourages in his own face to escort Wei Yuan's mother and daughter to Pengcheng for temporary residence, and also arrange a little livelihood for them.

"General Zhou attaches great importance to love and righteousness, of course I have to help with such a favor." Xiang Kang didn't think about it and said: "But there are still many violent Qin troops on the road from Jiyang to Pengcheng, it's too dangerous, let's let them go with our army, arrange a carriage for them during the day, and let them live in your camp at night, so that you can take care of them." ”

Uncle Zhou was overjoyed, and hurriedly thanked Xiang Kang for his old friend Wei Yuan's mother and daughter, and after going back to tell Wei Yuan's mother and daughter about the situation, Wei Yuan's mother and daughter were also overjoyed, and they were busy thanking Uncle Zhou again and again. However, after Xiang Kang sent someone to send a carriage with simple decoration, Wei Yuan was disappointed, and after boarding the carriage, he quietly whispered to his daughter, who was only sixteen or seventeen years old: "What about the right general of Chu State, so stingy, send such an ordinary carriage to us to sit in." Daughter, you will have to open your eyes in the future, and you must not look at a man like this who picks the door with such a stingy door. ”

After such a small episode, the young marshal's army quickly set off, quickly crossed the Jishui pontoon bridge captured last night, threw down the county town of Jiyang that was still under the control of the Qin army, and strode to chase and kill the remnants of Li Youjun's army who fled south last night.

Facts have proved that Uncle Zhou's all-out pursuit suggestion is extremely correct, when it was completely dark, the cavalry of the young marshal's army Xiang Guan, who went south to pursue first, sent someone to send a message, saying that after Li You's remnants fled back to Waihuang City in embarrassment, the defeated soldiers of the Qin army who fled south sporadically fled into the city one after another to continue to follow Li You, and no matter how the cavalry of the young marshal's army intercepted and killed, it could not be stopped, Li You's army quickly recovered, and it was conservatively estimated that more than 4,000 remnants of the defeated generals had gathered in Outer Huangcheng.

"Li Youpifu really won the hearts of the military." Xiang Kang sighed and said, "Even if it were me, I would have lost such a big battle last night, I'm afraid it would be difficult to reassemble so many troops in a hurry." ”

Uncle Zhou next to him nodded, and said: "General Right, if we arrive at the Outer Yellow City tomorrow, if Li You does not abandon the city and flee south, please do not hesitate, we must immediately block the four gates of Outer Huang, and immediately rush to build siege weapons to attack the city." Otherwise, if Li You is given the opportunity to quickly strengthen the city defenses, with the tenacity of his army, it will definitely be even more difficult for us to take the small city of Waihuang. ”

"Of course." Xiang Kang nodded and said, "Li You was originally famous for defending the city, so dare I repeat Wu Guang's mistake and give him too much time to improve the city defense?" ”

Having said that, Xiang Kang, who has always liked to steal chickens and dogs and cheat and abduct, has a bad habit that is difficult to change, and he still can't help but think in his heart: "There will definitely be a lot of casualties in a direct assault, can you think of some way to yin Li You again and relieve us of some siege pressure?" ”

In the early morning of the next day, the main force of the young marshal's army continued to move south at full speed, and at noon it successfully arrived at the foot of the outer Huangcheng to meet with the forward cavalry, seeing that the banner of the Qin army was still fluttering at the head of the outer Huangcheng, and confirmed that Li You was still in the city, Xiang Kang did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly sent troops to block the four gates of the outer Huang, build fortifications to prevent the Qin army from breaking through, and at the same time quickly set up a camp, while dividing the troops to cut down trees, rushing to build various siege weapons, and methodically preparing to launch a frontal assault.

After hastily arranging these affairs, before Xiang Kang got off the horse to rest, some changes suddenly appeared on the north gate of Waihuang, Li You's banner and several banners of Qin generals suddenly appeared at the north gate of Waihuang, it was obvious that Li You had personally boarded the north gate and personally came to check the main force of the young marshal's army. As a result, seeing the banners of those Qin army generals, Xiang Kang had an idea, and hurriedly asked Xiang Guan: "Brother, are those violent Qin generals who fled into Outer Yellow City with Li Youpifu?" ”

"This ......." Xiang Guan was a little embarrassed, hesitated for a moment before saying: "Brother, I'm sorry, I don't know these situations very well, I am only sure that Li Youpifu's right-hand man followed Wu Qingxiang into the Outer Yellow City." ”

"Li You's subordinate general Wu Qingxiang entered the Outer Yellow City? Are you sure? Xiang Kang asked.

"Sure." Xiang Guan replied: "When Wu Qing's husband fled into the city, my cavalry caught one of his fallen soldiers and asked for a reliable confession. ”

"That's it." Xiang Kang applauded, and then immediately instructed Chen Ping: "Mr. Chen Ping, please write a letter to Li You's subordinate Wu Qingxiang at once, thank him in my honor for helping us break through Li You's camp the night before yesterday, and ask him to continue to act as an internal response when we attack Outer Huang City, help us take down Outer Huang, and capture Li Youpifu." After the deed was completed, I named him General Pi, Anyang Jun, and rewarded him with gold and ten beauties. ”

"Huh." Chen Ping laughed when he heard this, and said, "General Right, you really don't pit the enemy and are not used to it." ”

"I'm used to it." Xiang Kangtian smiled shamelessly and said, "It doesn't take much effort to write a letter, but if we succeed, it will be easy for us to attack the city." ”

Chen Ping nodded with a smile, and immediately asked people to take a silk pen to write a book, but Zhou Zeng next to him was a little worried, and said: "General Right, Mr. Chen Ping, although this plan is wonderful, how can we let Li Youpifu see this letter?" ”

"It's not hard." Xiang Kang and Chen Ping replied in unison: "From the captives we have captured, just find two unreliable ones to come out, give some rewards at will, let him go to Waihuangcheng at night to return to the team, and let him send a letter to Wu Qingxiang for us." ”

Zhou Zeng was speechless, and only after a while did he slander in his stomach, "Embarrassed!" ”

In accordance with Xiang Kang's instructions, Chen Ping arranged manpower, and quickly found two Qin army veterans who had followed Li You to participate in the defense of Xingyang from the newly incorporated Qin army captives, first coaxed them with good food and drink, and then rewarded them with two pieces of gold each, and asked them to carry Xiang Kang's autographed letter out of the camp at night, touched the outer Huangcheng and asked to return to the team, and then took the opportunity to send a letter to Wu Qingxiang, a very capable Qin army general by Li You's side.

After being expected by the unscrupulous duo of Xiang Kang and Chen Ping, after climbing the Outer Yellow City Wall with a rope, although one of the two old soldiers of the Qin army was more shaken, the other person immediately sold Wu Qingxiang cleanly, and the Qin soldiers guarding the city did not dare to slack off, and quickly escorted the two old soldiers of the Qin army into the city, and handed them over to Li You with a letter.

Out of trust in Wu Qingxiang, after reading Xiang Kang's shameless letters, Li You's first reaction was to never believe it, but the most disgusting thing about the discord plan is that as long as there is doubt, there will inevitably be a pimple in his heart, coupled with Chen Ping's good writing, the shameless deeds of Wu Qingxiang and the young marshal's army secretly colluding are vividly described, how to look at it seems to be true, so after thinking about it for a night, in the early morning of the next day, Li You still called Wu Qingxiang and handed Xiang Kang's letter to him in person to read.

It is conceivable that Wu Qingxiang was angry after seeing this letter, and before he finished reading the letter, Wu Qingxiang had already jumped on his forehead, and roared loudly: "Junzun, wronged!" The last general is loyal to you and the Great Qin court, how can he secretly collude with the Chu thieves and help the Chu thieves break through our camp? The night before, the last general fought for your life, and there are countless soldiers who can prove this! You have to believe in the last general! ”

"General Wu, don't worry, I can definitely trust you." Li You comforted with good words: "I handed over this letter to you, and I don't mean anything else, mainly because when Xiang Kang sent someone to deliver the letter last night, some people in the defenders of the city already knew about it, and rumors have appeared in the army, so I have to tell you about it, so that you have a bottom in your heart." ”

"What? In our army, there are already people preaching about this? Wu Qing almost didn't get angry, and shouted: "Junzun, I don't want to say anything about the last general, give me an army, let me take it out and fight with the Chu thief!" Let our soldiers take a look at whether I, Wu Qingxiang, am the kind of shameless villain who betrays the country and seeks glory! ”

"General Wu, don't be impulsive!" Li You was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly dissuaded: "In this situation, we can only defend the city, how can we send troops to fight the Chu thieves?" Don't worry, general, I can trust you absolutely, and I will issue a gag order to prevent anyone from spreading rumors unfavorable to you in the army. ”

Li You didn't have much time to appease the generals, and before Li You persuaded Wu Qingxiang's anger down, there was a pro-soldier flying report outside, saying that Xiang Kang had personally led the army out of the camp, and was taking the siege weapons made overnight directly towards the north gate of Waihuang, Li You didn't dare to slack off when he heard the report, and hurriedly beckoned Wu Qingxiang to follow him to the city and go to the city to observe the situation of the young marshal's army, but he didn't notice at all, Wu Qingxiang, who was already angry to the extreme, not only had a face as blue as ink, gritted his teeth, and the ten knuckles of his hands were already white!

By the way, at the turn of the Qin and Han dynasties, the chivalrous atmosphere was still prevalent, and he attached great importance to personal dignity, like Xiang Kang and Liu Laosan, who were cheeky and rare, and more people still followed the ancient style, even if it was for a trivial matter, it was possible to kill or commit suicide.