Chapter 283: One Will Succeed and Ten Thousand Bones Will Dry (Second Update)
Belief is a thing, although it is intangible, you can't see it, and you can't touch it naturally, but sometimes it's very magical, there is this thing, that is, the three thousand Yuejia can swallow Wu's bull spirit, if not, that's still this sentence, but your identity has to change from Yuejia to Wu.
And now the soldiers under Xiang Yu's command have faith in their hearts, when they crossed the river to attack Wang Li before, Xiang Yu had already given them a reassurance, even if they lost, then they could calmly return to Jiangdong, in short, they would not be completely defeated by the Qin soldiers, and the whole army would not be wiped out, the big deal was to return to Jiangdong and raise enough spirit to do it again.
Of course they believed what Xiang Yu said, although most of them were taken away after disembarking, and they didn't know where the warship was hidden, but this arrangement often made them feel more at ease, because the fewer people who knew, the safer it was.
Xiang Yu before did not disappoint the Jiangdong disciples under his command, but everything he promised his subordinates, he did it, and he did it quite beautifully.
But this time......
When the seventy miles arrived at the rapid pace of the Jiangdong disciples, when Xiang Yu, who had taken the lead, arrived at the shore where he had been storing his warships before, his eyes widened.
He saw a scene he had never imagined, that row of warships that were his greatest reliance had disappeared!
The scene in front of him made Xiang Yu think that his memory had gone wrong in the panic just now, and he had brought his soldiers to the wrong place.
But after another look, he was sure that he was not in the wrong place, for the shore was still flushed red in the place where the ship should have been.
Xiang Yu, who has been on the battlefield for a long time, knows that even if he doesn't have to go nearby, it must be the color of blood.
At this time, Xiang Yu finally knew that his biggest failure was not to get on the so-called line of transporting baggage, and the biggest thing about Yinggao was not to just arrange such an unnecessary route and attract himself to the past.
His biggest failure is not protecting the most important thing for him, these warships are the lifeblood of Xiang Yu and these Jiangdong disciples in the final analysis, as for any temporary victory or defeat, it is too light compared to these.
"Major General......
Long He and the others who were following behind Xiang Yu could also think of what was going on here with their toes, without these warships, not far behind them were the Qin soldiers who were about to catch up with them, for those of them who regarded themselves as Chu people, I am afraid that it was time to destroy the country and destroy the species again.
"I'll wait...... How many men and horses are there, Qin Bing, how far is it from us......"
Xiang Yu's two questions were almost squeezed out of his teeth, and at the same time as he said these two questions, the corners of the mouth of this Western Chu overlord who was trying to pull out the mountains and conquer the world actually left a trace of blood.
The people behind him didn't know whether the blood was because Xiang Yu had bitten his steel teeth or because he was in a hurry, but no matter what the situation was, they all knew that Xiang Yu's expression was that this time Jiangdong's anti-Qin team was estimated to have encountered the biggest crisis since the mountain, and if it was not handled well, I am afraid that the word anti-Qin would completely disappear from the land of Great Qin.
Almost as soon as he turned around, Long Ji returned to Xiang Yu's side, and also clenched his back molars tightly and replied in a low voice: "There are less than 50,000 soldiers left, and the Qin soldiers are already close to us, and in less than a stick of incense, they will chase after ......."
"At this time, if you are a person who spares your life, you can run away by yourself, and those who do not spare your life will turn over and fight with me, even if you die today, what are your regrets?"
In Xiang Yu's heart, he had completely lost, and he had lost to the Qin soldiers, who were already much stronger than him, in terms of strategy, so he had to be willing to gamble and lose, but he was not qualified to let all 50,000 people follow him, the general of the defeated army, to die here, so he said such a sentence.
"Is the young general going to give up?"
Before Xiang Yu's words fell, an equally deep voice sounded beside him again.
This is Zhang Liang's voice, Xiang Yu heard it in his ears, and a trace of bitter smile finally appeared on Mu Ran's face. Although this can be regarded as a laugh, the helplessness and sadness revealed fell in the eyes of everyone standing beside him.
Xiang Yu turned his head slightly to look, only to see that he didn't know when, Zhang Liang and Fan Zeng were also standing beside their generals.
"It is precisely because I will not give up that I will fight with the Qin soldiers to the death, I was born to fight against Qin, and now that I am about to die, I will naturally die for the sake of anti-Qin......"
Xiang Yu thought about things, it was very simple to think about it, now that he was in a desperate situation, he didn't think that he could continue to live at all.
He just wants to die a decent death, and there is another one, that is, to kill some Qin people as much as possible before he dies, which can be regarded as an end to his anti-Qin life.
Although Xiang Yu also knew that if he let the remaining 50,000 or so people fight with the Qin soldiers here, and then ran away with his cronies, he might not be killed, but at least Jiangdong himself can't go back, without Jiangdong's base camp, he will never have the same force as before anyway.
And most importantly, Xiang Yu's character is not the one who lets his subordinates bear the thunder for himself, so he still decides that he will end his own affairs by himself, and he will bring these Jiangdong children to oppose Qin, and it is not these Jiangdong children who pull him to oppose Qin, right?
"The young general died in battle like this, but he was relieved, so who should lead the Chu people's anti-Qin affairs, and who will report General Xiang Liang's revenge?"
Just these two questions that came out of Zhang Liang's mouth, like a twilight drum and morning bell, struck Xiang Yu's heart heavily, yes, although Chu has three households to die in Qin, such a loud slogan has not been realized in his own body, and now the hope of all Chu people against Qin should be on his body.
and Xiang Liang's death, he has almost not done anything to avenge him, if he also dies on this battlefield, Xiang Liang will die in vain.
At this moment, Xiang Yu also thought of Yu Ji, who had just stayed with him for not much time, although according to his idea, he could send Yu Ji to a safe place before he died, she and Yu Ziqi were not yet famous in their own army, so it was still very possible to find a place to live well.
But as early as when Yu Ji came to look for him, she had already said in advance, if one day Xiang Yu died in the anti-Qin matter, then Yu Ji would definitely go with him.
Xiang Yu knew that what she said was not a joke, if she really died here today, would Yu Ji also die by her side? In that case, what's the point of bringing her to Huiji County other than killing her?
These piles and piles are all things that are almost inseparable in Xiang Yu's heart. Before Zhang Liang said this, Xiang Yu hadn't thought of this, but Zhang Liang's words seemed to open a gap in Xiang Yu's heart, and these thoughts poured out like a flood, making Xiang Yu not know how to answer for a while.
Seeing Xiang Yu like this, Zhang Liang glanced at Fan Zeng, who was already standing beside him, and Fan Zeng knew that Zhang Liang had broken the hard barrier in Xiang Yu's heart, and it was his turn to do the rest.
"Young General, if you die, Daqin will still be Daqin, and in a few years, all Chu will be Daqin, and there will be no Chu State in the world, if you don't die, at least the people of Jiangdong will look forward to your return, and the fire of my Chu State will not be extinguished!" Where to go, I have to choose ...... major general"
For Xiang Yu, if he only sees himself as a Xiang Yu who has nothing to do with anyone, then of course he can die calmly.
But obviously, now he is not, Zhang Liang and Fan Zeng's words Xiang Yu can not understand the truth, of course he knows that he is the anti-Qin fire, if he is gone, there will be no more anti-Qin words in the world.
At this moment, Xiang Yu suddenly felt that it didn't seem so bad to live, to be more precise, it might not be so simple to live, and it was even much more difficult than going forward to die in battle.
"If we listen to our father's words, what can my father do to solve the current crisis?"
Finally, Xiang Yu raised his head after a moment of silence, and his eyes seemed to be different from before.
……
When Xiang Yu was completely entangled, Yinggao sat firmly in the carriage, following Daqin under his command to chase Xiang Yu quickly.
Even though the interior decoration of the carriage was already very luxurious in this era, the rapid march still made Yinggao feel that he was about to be torn apart.
Before, he had strongly asked himself to ride a horse and run along, but he was rejected by the Zhu family and Meng Yi with righteous words.
Their reasoning was that Yinggao's safety could not be guaranteed, and if someone hit Yinggao in the head with a cold arrow in the battle, it would be all over.
But Yinggao didn't have it in his heart, and the main reason why people didn't agree to ride a horse was that his riding skills were not good......
"Your Majesty, the front has already reached the riverside, I'm afraid that Xiang Yu will continue to run away when he sees that the warship is not here, I don't know what your plans are?"
This time, it was Zhang Han and Chen Ying who were chasing Xiang Yu's army at the front, and it was Zhang Han who came back to inform Yinggao at this time, because he had seen the Jiangdong sergeant slowing down in front of him and the empty river from a distance, combined with Yinggao's statement before, Zhang Han knew at a glance that Xiang Yu and they should have pounced.
"Although you continue to pursue and prepare for battle, Xiang Yu is ...... Won't run forward again......"
What kind of urine is the overlord of Xichu, Yinggao knows too well in his heart, knowing that if he can't do it, he will have to do it for you, and in the end he will have to do it until he runs out of ammunition and food, and after that, most of the time he wipes his neck with a knife and tears.
Now Xiang Yu's situation is so similar to before, although there may be about 40,000 people in his hands, but Yinggao has more than 100,000 in his hands, plus there is no road for him to lead the army to escape in the depths of Jiujiang County, and it is almost impossible to retreat with his whole body.
Ying Gao's only worry now is that if he wants to eat the more than 40,000 people under Xiang Yu's hands, he may have to pay at least 20,000 or 30,000 people.
But war, that's it, especially in the war of this era, since people are anti-Qin, since people have captured your city and slaughtered it, you can't say anything about benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, wisdom and faith to others, otherwise you will have to give you a click before you finish speaking.
A success will be a thousand bones, these few words are the most appropriate words summed up by Yinggao to describe the war of this era.
So even if you are the emperor of Great Qin, if you want to completely control Great Qin in your own hands, casualties are inevitable, no matter what era, as long as there is an army, war and casualties will follow, this truth is still understood.
As Yinggao expected, when the Qin soldiers caught up with the Jiangdong soldiers, the tens of thousands of people in Jiangdong didn't seem to want to run at all, and turned over and started a white-edged battle with the Qin soldiers.
As I said before, the Qin soldiers are not afraid of white-knuckle battles, because this is the only way for them to become nobles as the head of Qian, with thirty or forty thousand heads, if they keep fighting, I don't know how many warriors will be created.
"Did you find the figure of the person led by Han Xin near Sergeant Jiangdong?"
Everything was almost as Yinggao expected, but what made him feel a little inexplicable was that Han Xin, this guy, hadn't shown up after he made such a big move.
"I have never seen ......"
Meng Yi inquired back and forth, and finally found out that when Xiang Yu arrived here, the warship didn't know where it went, and there were only some traces of the battle left, and there was nothing left, let alone Han Xin.
"Han Shin stole the warship...... Why didn't you show up and tell me? ”
Ying Gao originally thought that Han Xin could ambush him nearby and give Xiang Yu a front and back attack, but he didn't think that this kid was missing here, and he also took Xiang Yu's warships to some point.
Yinggao knew that Han Xin was not an unreliable person, and he would definitely not watch the excitement around, unless others were no longer around.
Could it be ......
At this time, suddenly a thought jumped out of Yinggao's head, and after that, his face showed an expression of sudden realization, and he said that if his guess was not wrong, I have to say that Han Xin really seemed to have such a fairy spirit when he raised the army.