Chapter 20 The Changing King Banner under the City
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The banner with the word "Xiang" has clearly indicated the identity of the army outside the east city wall of Shouchun. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info╔╗Sure enough, the general Xiang Liang led the army back to help.
The Chu army on the eastern city wall suddenly cheered. The movement of the Qin cavalry under the city obviously confirmed that the Qin army did not find out that Xiang Liang's army had crossed the river to help, and the Chu army soldiers seemed to have seen the thousands of Qin troops annihilated under the attack of Xiang Liang's army.
As a result, it was the soldiers of the Chu army on the eastern city wall of Ranshou Chun who shattered their glasses.
Seeing the mighty Xiang Liang army galloping behind behind with the huge banner of the word "Xiang", the cavalry of the Qin army, who had just been murderous like a ghost, did not engage in the battle, but directly urged the war horse under the crotch to turn the horse's head and escape.
That's right, the Qin army is on the run.
Because the soldiers of the Chu army on the city wall clearly saw that the cavalry of the Qin army, which had several horsemen behind them, seemed to be in a hurry to turn around, and fell directly from the war horse, it seemed that because the armor on their bodies was extremely inconvenient, they could only take the posture of lying on the back of the war horse and escape.
After a short period of dead silence, the Chu army on the city wall instantly erupted in laughter.
The arrival of Xiang Liang's army completely relaxed the hearts of all the Chu soldiers who defended the city, and the fear of the Qin army disappeared in this laughter. ╔╗
With the waving of the banner of the Xiang character, more than 20,000 people rushed out from the brigade of foot soldiers and chased after the Qin cavalry who fled in the desert. The rest of the Chu army marched towards the city of Shouchun.
Under the banner of the word Xiang fluttering high, several shadows stand.
Xiang Liang didn't expect that he would feel sad when he saw the banner that symbolized the glory of the Xiang clan. Listening to the laughter on the city wall, Xiang Liang turned even pale.
As long as this Qin army deceived the city gate in its own name, what else could Shouchun be able to stop this Qin army?
Of course, even if the Qin army didn't have to deceive and open the city gate, Xiang Liang didn't think that the more than 100,000 Chu troops who were close to Zhaotong and others would be able to hold Shouchun City. A battle that was originally thought to be a must-win completely woke Xiang Liang up.
For the first time, he began to realize that before he knew it, Great Qin had undergone so many changes, and there was no longer any existence that could shake Great Qin. I can't do it myself, and neither can my children.
Xiang Liang fell unconscious when he was thrown off his horse by the Xuanyao soldiers, and when he woke up, the White Tiger Army had already begun to clean up the battlefield. ╔╗The first thing Xiang Liang did when he woke up was to kill himself.
As the patriarch of the Xiang clan, Xiang Liang still has a bit of backbone. He could allow himself to be defeated, but he could not allow himself to be captured alive by Qin Jin, the great enemy of the Xiang clan. That would be a shame for the entire Xiang clan.
Du Teng, who came in a hurry because Xiang Liang woke up and wanted to commit suicide, completely extinguished Xiang Liang's idea of suicide with only one sentence.
"His Majesty the Emperor asked me to tell you that you can commit suicide, but as long as you dare to commit suicide, His Majesty the Emperor will let the entire Xiang clan be killed. If you don't die, His Majesty the Emperor said that he would not kill any of the Xiang clan, as long as your nephew Xiang Yu is interested, he can also be spared from death! ”
After Du Teng finished speaking, he didn't stay for half a minute and turned to leave.
If it weren't for the emperor's order that Xiang Liang must be alive after learning that he was captured alive, Du Teng wouldn't mind dividing the body of the culprit who caused the Great Qin to Wuma.
Although he didn't know why the emperor had to keep Xiang Liang alive, Du Teng was used to obeying Hu Hai's orders.
Xiang Liang heard Du Teng's words, and after being stunned for half an hour, he began to bathe, change clothes and eat. ╔╗Fortunately, there are old brothers such as Fan Zeng and Song Yi to accompany him. Fan Zeng and Song Yi also did not commit suicide, they were just speculators, and they did not have the consciousness of Xiang Liang.
Xiang Liang can not care about his own life, but when it comes to the entire Xiang family, Xiang Liang has to care. In the two single-choice propositions given by Hu Hai in which he preserved his name, the Xiang clan was completely wiped out, and his own survival and the continuation of the Xiang clan, Xiang Liang finally chose to exchange his life for the continuation of the entire Xiang clan.
Xiang Liang's choice was expected by Hu Hai.
It wasn't until he arrived at Shouchun City that Xiang Liang knew that Shouchun had been under the city by the Qin army as early as yesterday.
In fact, Shouchun had already sent a messenger to inform Shouchun that Shouchun was approaching the city by the Qin army, including Xiang Yi's messenger, and he wanted Shouchun to cross the Huai River in one step. It's just that when these messengers haven't seen Xiang Liang yet, they were either captured alive or directly killed on the spot by a large number of White Tiger Army and Blue Dragon Army scouts cruising on the north bank of the Huai River. None of the messengers were able to see Xiang Liang.
The laughter on the city wall of Shouchun sounded so harsh to Xiang Liang at this moment. Glancing at the young commander of the Qin army who was also smiling, Xiang Liang really wanted to ask the Chu soldiers in Shouchun City if their heads were caught by the door.
With such a cavalry equipped that Jingliang has never appeared on the battlefield, will he flee without a fight? Will you fall off the horse because you can't even ride a war horse because you see the enemy entering?
The young general in front of him, Xiang Liang had never heard of his name, and he was obviously a newly promoted young general in Qin's army. ╔╗There is also the mysterious Qin army who even did not hesitate to disfigure himself in order to blend in with his own army.
Why didn't Chu have such talents?
Glancing at Xiang Liang with a bitter face, Du Teng waved his hand to stop the advancing army and said: "General Zhan Pei led 20,000 foot soldiers to open the Shouchun City Gate, as long as you enter the city, you will hold the city gate at any cost and climb the city wall along the road of the city wall." The rest of the schools are ready to enter the city at any time! ”
"Whoa!"
The armor and weapons that South Vietnam supported Xiang Liang did not bring an increase in the combat power of the Chu army, but it was convenient for Du Teng to deceive and open the Shouchun city gate this time. The White Tiger Army didn't even need to change its armor and weapons, as long as it was under the banner of Xiang Liang, it could directly impersonate the Chu Army.
Seeing Zhan Pei leading 20,000 White Tiger Army foot soldiers towards Shouchun City, Du Teng looked at Xiang Liang and said with a smile: "I don't know how long Brother Xiang thinks this Shouchun defenders can hold out?" ”
At this moment, a knight rushed from the rear of the large array and shouted from afar: "Your Majesty has an edict!" ”
Du Teng's face changed slightly, he had just received an edict from His Majesty the Emperor in the morning, and at this time he received an edict from His Majesty the Emperor, could it be the East China Sea or South Vietnam, or was it a change in Guanzhong?
Taking the letter rolled into a roll with both hands, Du Teng stared for a while, sighed and said: "This is the reason why you can't wait long for the rebellious ministers and thieves!" Wait, even if there are millions of soldiers, in front of His Majesty, they are just a chicken! ”
Saying that, Du Teng threw the letter in his hand to Xiang Liang and ordered loudly: "Come in, give the order to General Zhan Pei, and lead the army back!" Order the whole army to remove all the battle flags of the Chu army and replace them with the battle flags of our Great Qin and the White Tiger Army! Go and inform General Weng Zhong of the Xuanwu Army, order the Xuanwu Army to set up a position, wait for my signal, and attack the city! Let's just say that this is His Majesty's edict! ”
A series of commands quickly popped out of Du Teng's mouth. ╔╗Every time he gave a command, one of the knights rode away after owing. Apparently the order was delivered.
Xiang Liang didn't expect Du Teng to show himself the edict of the Great Qin Emperor. What Xiang Liang didn't expect the most was that Emperor Qin would come to the edict when he saw that the Qin army was about to use tricks to open the gate of Shouchun City.
Although I haven't read the content of the edict yet, it is not difficult to see from Du Teng's series of orders that the Qin Emperor asked the Qin army to forcibly attack the city? Then even if Shouchun is captured, how much should the Qin army lose?
With all kinds of doubts, Xiang Liang unfolded the small roll of paper.
The curiosity about Emperor Qin's edict overpowered Xiang Liang's curiosity about Qin Jin's use of paper that he had already obtained from Sima Xin.
"It is not the land of Qin under the common death, and all the people who are under the death are the people of the Great Qin. The military disaster was not what I wanted, this time to capture Shouchun, I can send the king of Chu Xiongxin, Zhaotong, Wu Rui and others to enter, sacrifice the city and surrender, I can be exempted from the death penalty, and the past will not be investigated. Wanger and others are planning for the people of Chudi, planning for family inheritance, and making good choices! Up to two hours! If the thief chief does not surrender, you will attack the city with all your might, and all the traitors and accomplices will not be left behind! ”
After reading it, Xiang Liang was silent for a while, and then silently handed the letter in his hand to Fan Zeng on the side, not knowing what he was thinking.
The people of Chu were already rebellious, especially because there were many Baiyue barbarians involved in Xiang Liang's anti-Qin army this time. With the combat strength of the Xuanwu Army and the White Tiger Army, if they want to attack Shouchun, in Hu Hai's opinion, the only thing to look at is the question of time, and the question of how many casualties Du Teng and Weng Zhong are willing to pay.
Shouchun is easy to attack, but after Shouchun captures, how to deal with the problem of Chudi?
The First Emperor destroyed the Chu State in one fell swoop with his absolute superiority in troops, but in the end, he left behind a troubled Chu land, which spent countless efforts of Great Qin to suppress the rebellion everywhere and exterminate the nobles of the Chu family who intended to restore.
In this way, although the sāo rebellion can be suppressed extremely quickly in a short period of time, it leaves a greater hidden danger. Qin's laws were strict, and every time they suppressed and killed, they not only killed the intrusion, but also killed more innocent people.
This is also one of the main reasons why when Xiang Liang ascended to the heights, hundreds of people in Chu followed the wind.
If Shouchun is taken by crushing this time, then Xiong Xin, Zhaotong, Wu Rui and others will inevitably die whether they die on the battlefield or are escorted back to Xianyang. It's easy to kill, raise your knife and cut it, but after killing them, you will only have a deeper grudge.
Hu Hai didn't want the vast land that could become the richest place in Great Qin to become a place of turmoil in Great Qin for decades or even hundreds of years to come. Then the only way to be smart is to give everyone a step down, and Huairou seems to be the best way to solve Chudi at present.
What's more, leaving Zhaotong Wu Rui and others to enter is of great benefit to Great Qin's development of Chu and pacification of Chu, and it is much stronger to use them to appease Chu than to use a sharp blade to appease Great Qin. Spare them now, as long as Daqin's strength has always been stronger than these intakes, what waves can they turn over? As long as the lives of the people of Chu are improved, how many people are willing to rebel against Great Qin?
Time is the best thing to prove!
There is a living precedent for Xiang Liang, and Hu Hai believes that Xiong Xin and others will also make the right choice! Of course, the last sentence of "no one is left" also made everyone see Hu Hai's determination and killing intent.
This edict issued by Hu Hai urgently shocked Wei Yu again!
In Shouchun Chujun's dull eyes, Xiang Liang's army, which had already reached the gate of the city that was wide open, and saw that he could enter the city, quickly retreated. Then, the big banner of the word Xiang that fluttered high in the air disappeared, and was replaced by the huge banner of the word "Qin" that made all the soldiers of the Chu army cold to the bones!