The Chu army camp, the remnants of the 20,000 Chu army have been assembled.

The curtain was lifted, Xiang Yu was wearing black gold armor, holding a big iron halberd and striding out, behind Xiang Yu, Yu Ji and the other two singers were also wearing military uniforms, and walked out, outside the tent, there were already guards who brought the black horse, Xiang Yu Teng got on the horse, and pulled Yu Ji Rou Yi only lightly, Yu Ji's light delicate body had already fallen into Xiang Yu's arms.

The other two singers also rode on their horses with the help of the guards, each accompanied by the dead to protect them.

Seeing this lingering scene, Xiang Zhuang could only shake his head, when is this, Xiang Yu still can't give up the tenderness of his children, in contrast, Liu Bang is much more ruthless, this gangster in the market can even ruthlessly push his pair of children off the carriage in order to escape for his life, but it is precisely because of this soft heart and iron bones that Xiang Yu has become a hero praised through the ages.

Xiang Yu instigated the black horse to come to the front of the Chu army, and the blazing tiger eyes swept over the faces of Xiang Bo, Xiang Zhuang, Xiang Sheng, Zhong Liwu, Xiao Gongjiao, Ji Bu, Yu Ziqi and other generals in front of the solemn formation, and shouted in a deep voice: "I heard it clearly, when breaking through, no torches are allowed, no loud noises are allowed, after dawn, assemble on the north bank of the Tuo River twenty miles away!" ”

Xiang Bo, Xiang Sheng and others clasped their fists together on horseback, and Lang Sheng responded: "No! ”

Xiang Yu turned his horse, pressed the big iron halberd in his hand into the night sky to the south, and shouted: "Open the gate and break through!" ”

Suddenly, the closed door of the Chu army has been opened, Xiang Yu took the lead, galloped out, behind Xiang Yu, Xiang Zhuang led 800 horsemen to follow, behind 800 Ruishi, Xiang Bo, Xiang Sheng, Zhong Liwu, Xiao Gongjiao, Yu Ziqi and other generals of the Chu army each led their headquarters to tear down the camp one after another, and swarmed out of the camp.

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The big camp of the Qi army, the big tent of the Chinese army.

When Han Xin was drinking with Zhang Liang, the sound of gold and iron killing like a tsunami suddenly sounded outside the tent.

The killing outside the tent was full of sounds, but Zhang Liang turned a deaf ear, and Han Xin was even more motionless, and the two were just drinking and drinking.

In less than a moment, Li Zuo, the general of the Qi army, pressed the hilt of his sword, stepped into the big tent, and reported to Han Xinyu, who was drinking with Zhang Liang: "King, the Chu army has abandoned the camp and broken through!" ”

Han Xin couldn't help but turn his head and glance at Zhang Liang on the side.

Zhang Liang just stroked his willow whiskers under his chin and smiled silently.

Han Xin asked Li Zuodao again: "General Li, which direction did the Chu army go?" ”

"Southeast!" Li Zuoche replied respectfully, "The Chu army went to Tuoshui. ”

Zhang Liang immediately stood up and said to Han Xin: "Congratulations to the king, Xiang Yu will die without a day." ”

Han Xin smiled slightly, raised his wine and said to Zhang Liang: "Mr. eats wine, and I won't talk about military affairs tonight." ”

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At dawn, the remnants of the Chu army that broke through rushed to the north bank of Tuoshui.

Nearly 20,000 people broke through the siege, and finally able to rush to the north bank of Tuoshui to join Xiang Yu, only less than 10,000 remained, and the remaining more than 10,000 people were either killed on the battlefield during the breakout, or were scattered as deserters on the way.

Looking at the remnants of the Chu army in front of him, whose morale was also extremely low, Xiang Yu didn't feel sad.

The general Xiang Tang stepped forward and persuaded: "Borrow, Han Xin'er's army may catch up at any time, it is not advisable to stay here for a long time, it is better to cross Tuoshui quickly and return to Jiangdong as soon as possible." "Xiang Tang is also Xiang Bo (Xiang Bo's name is Tang, the word Bo), is the third son of the former Chu famous general Xiang Yan, Xiang Yu's own uncle, even after Xiang Yu became the king, he still called Xiang Yu a borrowed child.

"Yes, king, don't wait, no one will come any longer, hurry up and cross the river."

"When we return to Jiangdong, we will do our best to fight to the death with Han Xin'er!"

The rest of the Chu army generals such as Xiang Sheng, Ji Bu, and Yu Ziqi also echoed one after another, but Zhong Liwu was silent.

Xiang Zhuang sighed in his heart, back to Jiangdong? Wishes are good, but how can Han Xin let you get your wish? This white-clothed scholar had already set up a ten-sided ambush on the way back to Jiangdong for the Chu army, and the Chu army could only fall into Han Xin's calculations again and again, and finally ended up with the destruction of the whole army, as brave as Xiang Yu, and finally could not escape the defeat and death of the army.

For today's plan, the Chu army can break through in any direction, but it can't go back to Jiangdong, it's a dead end!

But what can be done? Xiang Zhuang had already persuaded Xiang Yu last night, but Xiang Yu didn't listen at all.

Xiao Gongjiao, Yu Ziqi, Huan Chu, Ji Bu and other generals of the Chu army also resolutely asked to return to Jiangdong, as for the majority of Chu army soldiers, they all dreamed of returning to Jiangdong and returning to their hometown, so no one agreed with Xiang Zhuang's opinion at all, maybe Zhong Liwu would agree, because he never said a word in the military discussion last night.

However, Xiang Zhuang still decided to persuade Xiang Yu again and do his best to obey the destiny of heaven.

At that moment, Xiang Zhuang strode forward and said to Xiang Yu: "Brother Wang, you can't cross the river!" ”

"Ji'er (Xiang Zhuang's name Ji, the word Zhuang), you are talking nonsense again!" Without waiting for Xiang Yu to speak, Xiang Bo had already shouted first, "But the river, how can we go back to Jiangdong?" If we don't go back to Jiangdong, where can we go? ”

Xiang Yu also said abruptly: "Yes, if we don't go back to Jiangdong, where can we go?" ”

At present, the counties of Chen, Dang, Dong, Xue, Surabaya, Jiujiang and Donghai north of the Wujiang River have all been lost, and even Pengcheng has been captured by the Qi army, only Huiji County and Zhangjun in Jiangdong are still under the control of the Western Chu State, and Jiangdong is the place where Xiang Liang raised troops, and the foundation of the Xiang family in Wuzhong can be said to be deep-rooted, and now it is true that it can only retreat to Jiangdong.

"Even if you want to go back to Jiangdong, you can't go back now!" Xiang Zhuang hurriedly said, "Brother Wang, you can't be in a hurry!" ”

After that, Xiang Zhuang pointed to Tuoshui and drank: "Let's just say this Tuoshui, can we get by?" Brother Wang, you see that the river water is shallow, the riverbed on both sides of the river is clearly exposed just now, if I am not mistaken, it should be Han Xin who sent troops to cut off the water flow upstream, and then dig the embankment to release the water when we cross the river! ”

Huan Chu, Ji Bu and other generals of the Chu army suddenly changed color slightly when they heard this, and Xiang Yu was also suspicious.

"Alarmist!" Xiang Bo said angrily, "It's winter now, there is little drought and water, and the water level is naturally declining. ”

"Third uncle!" Xiang Zhuang hurriedly said, "You really can't cross the river!" ”

Xiang Bo ignored Xiang Zhuang anymore and said to Xiang Yu: "Nationality, the coalition forces of various countries may catch up at any time, hurry up and cross the river, don't hesitate any longer!" ”

Xiang Yu nodded, and finally gave the order to cross the river.

Tuoshui was very wide, but not deep, even in the middle of the river, the shallowest point was not even a few feet, and the Chu army easily found a few shoals in the river that could be used to wade across the river.

Nearly 10,000 remnants of the Chu army immediately began to cross the river.

Seeing the remnants of the Chu army stepping towards destruction step by step, Xiang Zhuang was extremely depressed, and the destruction of the Chu State was imminent, which also meant that he Xiang Zhuang was not far from death.

As the saying goes, there are eggs under the nest, and the Chu State is destroyed, is it possible for the children of the Xiang family to live?

Sima Qian's "Historical Records" recorded that Xiang Bo finally surrendered to the Han Dynasty and was also named Hou, but as a traverser, Xiang Zhuang was killed and did not believe it.

In the end, Liu Bang refused to let go of Ji Bu, who sold himself as a slave, and Tian Heng, who avoided trouble, and would he let go of Xiang Bo and Xiang Zhuang, the descendants of the Xiang family?

Liu Bang can go from a scoundrel to the emperor of the people, he is a ruthless hero!

When the world is not timely, in order to win the hearts of the people, Liu Bang may also open up to the children of the Xiang family, but after the world is completely calmed, it is inevitable to settle accounts after the autumn, because any factor that may threaten the unification of the old Liu family, Liu Bang will not hesitate to strangle it, so Han Xin, Peng Yue, and Yingbu have to die, and the remnants of the Xiang family have to die!

At this moment, Xiang Zhuang really wanted to kill Xiang Yu and then seize the command of the Chu army.

Of course, Xiang Zhuang just thought about it in his heart, not to mention that he couldn't do it, if he really dared to do it, it would definitely be him Xiang Zhuang who died, not Xiang Yu.

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In the upper reaches of Tuoshui, Kong Xi led 3,000 elite soldiers to build a dam and wait for a long time.

"Report the ......" In the poignant trombone, a Qi army led a gallop to Kong Xi and knelt on one knee to report, "General, the Chu army has begun to cross the river!" ”

Kong Xi nodded and said: "Continue to monitor, and when the Chu army is halfway crossed, then dig the embankment and release the water!" ”

"No!" The Qi army responded with a bang, and immediately turned around and strode away.

The subordinate generals under Kong Xi suddenly asked, "General, why don't you dig an embankment and release water now?" ”

Another general also said: "Yes, general, if you dig a dike and release water now, you can intercept all the Chu troops on the north bank of Tuoshui, and once the king's army arrives, none of them will want to live!" ”

Kong Xi glanced at the two of them coldly and said, "This is the king's military order, do you dare to disobey?" ”

"No!" The two of them quickly lowered their heads, and then stepped back in disdain.

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Halfway through the crossing of the river, Xiang Zhuang's worst fear finally happened, the water level that was originally only chest high suddenly began to rise rapidly, less than a quarter of an hour before and after, the water level of Tuoshui has risen by more than five feet, and hundreds of soldiers who are crossing the river were wiped out in an instant, and the remaining thousands of soldiers were blocked on the north bank and could not come back.

"How so? How so? Xiang Bo turned to look at the water that quickly became turbulent and muttered, "This can't be, this can't be......"

Huan Chu, Ji Bu, Yu Ziqi and other generals were surprised, and they all cast strange looks at Xiang Zhuang.

Xiang Yu's face also changed again and again, and after a long time, he glanced at Xiang Zhuang with a deep look, thinking that this third brother, since he recovered from his serious injury last time, he seemed to have changed as if he had changed a person.

From Xiang Yu's eyes, Xiang Zhuang felt deep remorse, shame, and a faint comfort, in the final analysis, Xiang Yu is not a ruthless hero like Liu Bang, Xiang Yu can be very cold-blooded for the enemy or the civilians of the enemy country, but for his relatives, lover or brother, Xiang Yu is deeply affectionate.

"Third brother, you have finally grown up, Lone is very pleased, the second uncle (Xiang Liang) has knowledge under the spring, and it must be time to look away." Xiang Yu patted Xiang Zhuang on the shoulder, immediately turned over and got on the horse, and raised the big iron halberd slightly and pointed ahead, the momentum of looking at the world seemed to return to him, and then said, "Third brother, let's go, the dispute between Chu and Han is not over yet." ”

The next moment, Xiang Yu had already urged the horse to gallop towards the south, behind Xiang Yu, the five thousand remnants who had crossed the Tuo River silently followed, on the north bank of the Tuo River, the more than 4,000 Chu troops who had not had time to cross the river had completely collapsed, and further away, hundreds of thousands of coalition troops were covering up the mountains and fields here.