Pengcheng.

The snow was falling, and the earth was white and cold. On the walls of Napeng City, a thick layer of ice has also formed at this moment.

Although the Qi army on the tower of the city was wearing cotton jackets, they were still shivering with cold, and even patrolling back and forth, they shrunk their hands in cotton clothes.

The Chu camp under the city was white for three miles in a row.

In the battalion, except for the thinly clothed, cold and shivering Chu army patrolling, the other soldiers all entered the account to report to the regiment for warmth!

Xiang Yu's big tent, Liu Bowen, whose cheeks were red from the cold, and Guo Deming were telling Xiang Yu about the situation in the army at this time.

Guo Deming's injuries were not yet complete, and he was sitting on his seat at the moment, forcibly suppressing his trembling body and saying, "King, this snow has been falling for more than three days!" Our sergeants, because they did not prepare cotton clothes when they went out for the battle, are unable to protect themselves from the cold at all!"

"Yes! Just last night, more than 20 people in our barracks froze to death, and hundreds were frostbitten! Those who are frozen to death are as hard as a rock!"

Xiang Yu, who was sitting above, really didn't expect that hundreds of people would freeze to death in the barracks during a heavy snowfall meeting.

"Two gentlemen, isn't there any way to relieve the cold of the brothers? If there is no cotton clothing in our army, there should be a carbon fire, right? Xiang Yu asked.

"Alas, my lord! There is no carbon fire in our army, and if there is a carbon fire, how can our army freeze to death and frostbite so many people?

The snow outside had already fallen to the ground, and even the walls of Pengcheng were covered with a thick layer of ice. Guo Deming said with a sigh.

Xiang Yu finally realized the seriousness of the situation at this moment and said, "What should I do for now?" ”

Liu Bowen thought for a long time and said: "King, I only see it below, let's retreat quickly!" Now that the Qi army occupies the sky, if it continues to be consumed like this, I am afraid that our army will also collapse without attacking. ”

At this moment, a scout went straight to the account. The three of them looked up and saw that the scout was wearing a cotton coat, and the armor on the outside had formed ice slag.

After the scout entered the account, he immediately wanted to kneel down to meet Xiang Yu, but his legs were a little stiff, and he knelt twice, and then he knelt down.

Then he stretched out his frozen bruised hand, and said: "King, the small one is the scout under General Qin Qiong's account, and now General Qin Qiong has retreated to Xiapi, and now it is snowing heavily." The general learned that the army had nothing to protect from the cold, so the general took 5,000 men and horses to send cotton clothes to meet them, and they are now on the way. ”

"What? Are you Qin Qiong's subordinate? How is Qin Qiong now? When Xiang Yu heard this, he immediately asked.

But seeing that the scout was a little embarrassed, he said: "Alas, in the first battle of Hongze, six or seven out of ten of our army were killed and wounded, and it is really worthy of the king......"

When Xiang Yu heard this, he was also shocked, he really didn't expect that Qin Qiong's troops would suffer casualties to such an extent.

While everyone was amazed, another scout entered the account.

Everyone looked up and saw that the scout had become a "snowman" at this moment!

The scout shivered, his whole body stiffened, and he couldn't bend his hands or feet. Seeing this, Xiang Yu even exempted him from kneeling and let him tell the situation first.

"Great, the king, please give the king an order to retreat quickly!"

The scout said eagerly, with a crying voice.

"What's going on?" When Xiang Yu heard this, he immediately frowned and said.

"My lord, I am a soldier under General Wei Chi. A few days ago, General Wei Chi was ordered to lead his troops to resist Han Xin.

I don't want to, it's snowing heavily, and the brothers don't have supplies to protect themselves from the cold, so they want to get through it. But it snowed for three whole days, and more than 500 brothers were frozen to death!

Seeing this, Xu Junshi advised General Wei Chi to withdraw his troops as soon as possible. But General Wei Chi said that if you can't get the king's order, you won't withdraw if you die! That's why the military advisor asked me to come to the big tent to find you. Please also give the order for the withdrawal of troops quickly! Otherwise, I'm afraid that all the brothers will freeze to death in the wild!"

Xiang Yu listened to it and realized the seriousness of the situation again.

"Someone! Help this brother down to rest first! Find one more person and head to Yongbin Mountain! Let Wei Chi Gong quickly retreat down! If you don't listen, take it in time!

In addition, immediately send someone to find Zhang Xutuo, and let him quickly lead the troops to Xiapi to retreat! You must arrive within three days, and if it's late, let him come and see him!"

"Yes!"

Outside the tent, even if someone is ordered to leave. Because he was afraid of any accidents, Xiang Yu also specially appointed a few peers to pass the order at the same time.

"Thank you, thank you, King!" When the scout heard this, he quickly kowtowed and thanked him.

Then he was taken to the tent and taken care of.

After the order to let Wei Chigong retreat be passed down, Xiang Yu no longer hesitated, even if Guo Deming passed the order, the soldiers must be fed today!

Moreover, if the soldiers want to keep warm, they can dismantle the camp and take wood to make a fire!

Guo Deming and Liu Bowen were suddenly stunned by Xiang Yu's order!

What is this going on, the king?

I don't know!

The two looked at each other and shook their heads at each other.

"Strategist, please go to the barracks, let the soldiers finish breakfast, and then quickly pull out the camp and retreat towards Xiapi!

Also, when everyone retreats, they are only allowed to bring three days' rations, and everything else is burned!"

As soon as Xiang Yu's order came out, the two of them were even more shocked.

Liu Bowen hurriedly stepped forward and said, "King, don't do it!" When the king burned the grain and grass while retreating, did he not cut off his own retreat? ”

"Yes! Now it is extremely cold weather, and the soldiers need to consume a lot of physical strength every day. Guo Deming also immediately stepped forward to persuade.

"Humph! What are you two afraid of?! If you march with these grains and grass, I am afraid that before you can connect with Qin Qiong, all our sergeants will have frozen to death!

Three days of military order, enough! You two just have to give orders!" Xiang Yu frowned, snorted coldly and said decisively.

Seeing that Xiang Yu was so stubborn, the two didn't dare to persuade again, and immediately went to the army to give orders.

As soon as the military order was issued, the sergeants and soldiers were both happy and sad. Rejoice that the camp can be dismantled, and wood can be taken to make a fire.

The sad thing is that in this snowy and cold weather, the march is only allowed to carry three days' rations. I'm afraid that the days ahead will be even more dangerous.

However, there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and the soldiers know that the military order is like a mountain, so they don't think much about it. He began to dismantle the camp and fetch wood, and to make a fire in the camp.

As the bonfires in the army rose, the soldiers also gathered to keep warm, and the soldiers' originally cold weather was much warmer at the moment.

When he was about to retreat, Xiang Yu also invited Liu Bowen to the tent and asked him to draft a "retreat battle book" according to what he said.

Although Liu Bowen couldn't see through Xiang Yu's thoughts, he still drafted the document according to Xiang Yu's order and handed it to Xiang Yu.

After Xiang Yu saw it, he was immediately overjoyed, and then ordered to burn the grain and grass and retreat!

When the army was about to start, Xiang Yu found a good bow from the army, tied the previous letter to the arrow, and personally shot it on the Pengcheng tower.