Chapter 12 The Oath

In the shogunate of the Chu army, Xiang Yan and Xiong Jing discussed the decisive battle, and in the Qin army camp a few miles away, Meng Wu and Sima Kong sat in the middle, watching Xiang Yong, the envoy of the Chu army, enter the account. Although Xiang Yong was born in the Xiang family, he didn't understand the art of war, and he just came to pass the word. "I am sent by the general of the state of Chu, on behalf of the general to inform the general: Chu and Qin have a good relationship with the tenth generation, and in today's war, other countries have gained and Qin and Chu have suffered, but the general wants to fight, and the general will get up tomorrow morning to stand in array, without fighting, and the day after tomorrow he should retreat to Xi County to go to Ju to fight with the Qi army." ”

Xiang Yong's words were very simple and gentle, and before Mengwu, the main general, could speak, Sikong Ma preemptively said: "Huh! Xiang Yan thought that he would come when he came, and go when he went? ”

"Then please fight with our army." Xiang Yong squeezed out a smile, he didn't want to argue with the crowd, he was the one who passed the word.

"If your general wants to fight, I will fight with it, and if you don't fight, you will retreat calmly?" Meng Wu spoke, he spoke very slowly, and it seemed that every word was said after thinking about it several times: "Please tell General Xiang, our army will not fight tomorrow." ”

"This envoy knows it, and the general's words must be brought. Please take your leave. Xiang Yong shook Meng Wu and was about to retreat. Sikong Ma and the other generals present immediately looked at Meng Wu, they felt that it was too child's fun to send the envoy of the Chu army back like this.

"Slow!" When Xiang Yong turned around, Meng Wu stretched out his hand to stop him, "Our army has entered Jing, and only General Xiang can defeat me, so I regret and tell you: The Wei army of 100,000 has entered the Jing realm yesterday, and if you want to pull out Chen, please let General Xiang know." ”

"General Shermon!" Xiang Yong was shocked by this news, and he immediately waved at Meng Wu again, and then turned around.

"Xiang Yan wants to withdraw his troops?" The two countries are at war, and they do not come to the enemy. Since Xiang Yong can come safely, he can naturally go safely. After he left, the shogunate was suspicious, and only when Yang Duanhe, the left army, said a word in disbelief, and several people talked about it.

"If you want to ask me to fight, why do you want to withdraw from the army?" General Zuo Xin Wu was also puzzled, he felt that the reason did not make sense.

At this time, a strategist whispered a few words in Meng Wu's ear, and Meng Wu said: "It is reported that the Qi army has pulled out Ju City, and Xiang Yan is in a hurry. ”

Chen is from Wei to Chu Zhijin, and Ju is between Yishui and Mushui, which is the first barrier for Qi to go south, and taking Ju means that the Qi army can go straight down the Huai River, and can swallow Lu on the side, in this case, Xiang Yanyan is not in a hurry?

The Qi army pulled Ju so that Meng Wu had an explanation for why Xiang Yan acted the way he did, and before the military envoy Xiang Yong returned to the camp, Xiang Yan was staring at Peng Zong in a daze. At this time, Xiong Jing had already left, and in addition to the big and small chips, red and black chips, there were only two people left in a daze in the chip room.

"It is fortunate that there is a king like this, and the country of Chu." Xiang Yan said quietly, "It's a pity ......"

More than 200,000 troops fought a fierce battle, and it was easy to say that the Chinese army wanted to feign defeat and run north, but it was extremely difficult to do. Xiang Yan is sure of a battle of thousands, tens of thousands, or even tens of thousands of people, but for a battle of hundreds of thousands of people, 80,000 of them should run north, and then line up to fight, which is not something that Xiang Yan can grasp.

Rushing and running, after losing the queue, the officers will definitely not be able to control the troops, and then the fake becomes true, and the feint will eventually become the real defeat, so Xiang Yan hopes that the king's guard of honor can stand in the position of the Chinese army to line up again, and hopes that the soldiers who retreated from the feint will remember their responsibilities when they see the honor guard of the king of Chu and fight again. It's just that it's unreasonable for people to be messed up, especially Beiben will make a group of people panic, so he doesn't dare to let Xiong Jing take this risk, so he can only find a boy with a similar head and pretend to be the king to stand there.

This kind of request is extremely rude, although the king of Chu has a tradition of personal conquest, but except for the king of Chu himself, no general dares to put the king in danger, and no general dares to find someone to pretend to be the king and use the king's guard of honor.

The people around Xiong Jing all scolded Xiang Yan for being rude, and Xiong Jing also said that Xiang Yan's move was rude, but his next sentence made everyone stunned: not only did he have to personally stand in the position where the Chinese army lined up again, but he also had to go to the front of the Chu army to talk to the soldiers......

Lose your marbles! It's insane! It's really insane!

The two armies fought in formation, and the king spoke to his soldiers behind the enemy's back before the battle, which was called the oath. However, after the pastoral oath, there is no true oath. Even if there is an oath, it is only an oath to the temple court, not an oath to the wilderness in front of the battle. The king wants to swear in front of the battle, and he knows that the generals of the Chu army must be as morale as rainbow and one as ten, but what if the king is injured by the crossbow arrows of the Qin army?

The two armies fought in formation, generally at a distance of 300 paces, and even only 200 paces when they were close. Although the bow is not damaged at this distance, it is already within the range of the crossbow. The Chu army has a thorn crossbow, what if the Qin army also has a thorn crossbow?

Xiang Yan said that it was a pity, the right army Xiong Jing residence, the sanitation palace generals and close ministers all knelt on the ground, and the left Shi Zhuyuan, led by him, was even more crying, he cried: "The bones of the first king are not cold, how can the king put himself in danger again, if he dies, what can I do in the Chu country, the people, and the society of the Chu country?" The King ......"

"The king must not!" Yi Yangjun, who was also kneeling on the ground, also tried his best to persuade him. "This swallow plan is also. That day, the great Sima Zhiying had changed, and wanted to lead the army back to help, but Xiang Yan actually disobeyed. The minister thought that although Xiang Yan did not have Jinghua's great rebellion, he already had the ambition of not being a minister in his heart. ”

"Nonsense!" It's just that Candle Yuan is crying and making a fuss, Yi Yangjun really can't listen to Xiong Jing's words, let alone condone it. "The general didn't save me because of the Qin army, why don't you have the heart of subordination? You... Do you want to mess with my army? ”

"I don't dare. However, according to the facts, in Xiang Yan's army, there are people who are not ministers, such a kingless, fatherless, and wolf-son ambitions...... "Yiyang Jun is really a person with a tendon, and the more he speaks, the more outrageous he becomes."

"Yi Sudzi! You want to mess with my Chu country?! Xiong Jing's voice suddenly shrivelled. The children's voice is already sharp, and no matter how loud it is, the tone pierces everyone's eardrums. Yi Yangjun was also taken aback by Xiong Jing's reaction, and after Xiong Jing screamed, he suddenly wanted to laugh at Yi Yangjun's name, which reads tu, which means tiger, but the pronunciation is rabbit, Yi Tiger was called Yi Rabbit by him, it's funny to think about, but he can't laugh at this time, once he laughs, it is equivalent to acquiescing to Fengjun attacking County Yin, and the consequences are extremely unpredictable.

"Come on, pull the couch out, moss forty." Xiong Jing couldn't help but smile and endure a stomachache, but he still gave orders to the left and right.

"O king, king! Yi Yangjun was immediately taken out by the sanitation, and he shouted while struggling until he pulled out of the tent and heard no sound.

"In the future, if the general does not save Yingdu, and those who have the heart of disobedience will be killed!" Xiong Jing announced loudly, and everyone in the tent was speechless. "Also, the oath was before the Great War, and the Ancestor King Wu was among them. Today's battle is related to the survival of the Chu State, why can't you swear an oath? Do you want to sit back and watch our army be defeated, we will be captured, and sit back and watch our Chu country fall? ”

"Great King, the first king and king only swore in the army, not in front of the battle." When it comes to history, how can Xiong Jing talk about Zuo history?

"If there is no precedent, then I will start." Xiong Jing resolutely flicked his sleeves and cut it to the ground.

"The king, the queen ordered the old servant to serve the king on the left and right, and the king is about to go to the danger in front of the battle, and ask the king to kill the old servant." It's useless to cry, and persuasion is ineffective, Ge can only pull out Concubine Zhao to force her to death, and after he says it, he kneels in front of Xiong Jing, stretching his neck and waiting to be killed.

"Please think twice, the king." Ge Huo went out, and the rest of the close ministers and generals took the lead in urging again, which made Xiong Jing feel irritable for a while. At this time, Yang Xu, Huang Yong and Lian Po, who got the news, came in, and everyone looked at them, hoping that they could convince Xiong Jing.

"Dare to ask the king, do you really want to speak to the soldiers before the battle?" Yang asked, his face still full of disbelief when he first heard it.

"I told my teacher about it." Xiong Jing looked at Lian Po. "The Qin army is a division of a hundred battles, and the method of combat skills is mysterious and old-fashioned, and our army is negligent in battle formations and lacks training, which is really inferior. Otherwise, there is no way to boost morale, and without high morale, this battle may not be won. ”

"Did the king ever think that even so, if anything happens to the king, our army will no longer have any chance of victory, and this battle will be defeated." Yang Xu persuaded.

"There are no accidents." Xiong Jing didn't believe that he would be surprised. "There are accidents, and it is also providence. Heaven is dead to my Chu country, what can people do? ”

"The king is the descendant of the holy king, the capital of the heavens, the Chu country is defeated, there is a great king, it can still be restored, and the ancestors are not extinct; If the king is unexpected, the state of Chu will really die. However, Zhou Wen, who came in together, opened his mouth, he was a guest of Ling Yin Huang, and although his argument talent was not as good as Zhang Yi and Su Qin, he was even better than everyone present.

Xiong Jing knew Zhou Wen and understood his intention to keep Qingshan, but he still shook his head and said, "You don't understand." ”

"Don't you understand? The minister asked the king to tell him. After Zhou Wen finished speaking, he also bowed down and bowed his head to listen.

"Although I am a great country, although I have been defeated, when will I really give in? When the Wu people entered Ying, the Chu people fought with them without a halberd, and the generals died in battle, led by the old pawn and the team, each causing his death, but Wu Shi returned to Chu; The Qin people pulled out, 300,000 people drowned without surrendering, and the surviving two pawns were tortured by the Qin people but did not say anything about Zhong Ding. It has been 40 years since the Qin people were uprooted, and in the past 40 years, the Qin people have moved all the people of our city, but what if? Qin Fa is still not suitable for my old place, and Qin officials still dare not walk alone in my mountains and wilderness.

I, the Chu people, have an unyielding temperament. If you are fighting today, why worry about the future? Indulge in humiliation and steal life, and the country of regain is the former Chu country? How can the unyielding Chu people submit to a reluctant king? The gentleman has only died once, and the villain has died countless times. If you want your king to become a shameless villain, you can tie me up and prevent me from speaking in front of the battle, and you can lock me up and send me to Xixian to save my life. If you are really loyal to me, really good for me, and good for the state of Chu, you should agree with me before going to the array, instead of crying and chirping here. ”

Xiong Jing argued angrily, and when he heard that he had counted the unyielding Chu people, everyone unconsciously lowered their heads. After he finished speaking, his stomach screamed, and he said, "I'm hungry, I want to eat." How you love, please take care of yourself. With that, he went out of the account.

"What if?" After Xiong Jing left, Lian Po also avoided it with interest, so the remaining cadres stared at each other.

"What else? Didn't the king already teach us? "Among the people, Zhou Wen is the most relaxed, he is a Wei person, and he was born smarter than the barbarians of Chu State, so he became a doorman.