CHAPTER XVI

The territory of Chu is vast, the Yangtze River runs through it, and there are thousands of large and small lakes including Yunmengze, which are rich in products and beautiful scenery, but it has always been regarded as a barbarian land by the princes of the Central Plains, and is considered to be a more backward and barbaric country than the Qin State located in the Western Regions. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info how to say that the ancestors of the Qin State raised horses for Zhou Tianzi, which is much better than the foreign barbarians like the Chu State. In fact, the customs and customs of the land of Jingchu and Wuyue are also very different from those of the Central Plains. As far as totems are concerned, the dragon is respected in the Chinese cultural circle, while the Chu people are high by the phoenix. In addition, Wu Chu has the custom of cutting off his hair and tattoos, and there are many fierce beasts and poisonous insects, so it is normal to be looked down upon by the princes of the Central Plains.

This situation lasted until the time of King Chuzhuang, and when this person did not fly, he soared into the sky; After the king of Chu Zhuang waved his army north, drank the Yellow River, won the Central Plains, and became a new generation of Spring and Autumn overlords, the state of Chu was gradually accepted by the countries of the Central Plains, and no longer regarded it as the four yi.

Even twenty years after the annexation of Chu by Qin, the folk customs of Chu have not changed much. Twenty years is not enough to turn the extremely extensive Chu land into a Bashu Pass. In this country full of miasma, fierce beasts and poisonous snakes, even the weaker children cannot grow up. From childhood to adulthood, these sturdy children have heard, witnessed and even participated in the process of fighting with the sky, the earth, and people again and again, so they have become extremely strong. Or maybe it was because death was too frequent at that time, whether it was the elderly, women, the prime of life or children, they could all die at any time for various reasons.

The more than 50,000 men of the Chu State in front of Xiong Xin are the best ones in the territory of Chu Land. Not only is he physically strong, but what is even more terrifying is that he does not have the situation of ordinary Chu people who are brave and undisciplined.

Xiang's 20,000 soldiers and horses are mainly the elite of Jiangdong's children who have been secretly trained by Xiang Liang for many years, with a degree of advance and retreat, and strict law and discipline. Sun Jian's general Zuoduo was an old subordinate who had followed him for many years and participated in the pacification of the Baiyue Rebellion. Such as Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Huang Gai, etc., are all veteran generals who have fought for many years, and it is effortless to lead the army. As for the more than 10,000 soldiers and horses under Xiong Xin's command, although they were some unorganized and undisciplined loose people before, they couldn't stand Xiong Xin's hands with Xu Da, Lan Yu and other generals who knew the soldiers and were good at fighting, and the Yulin Army under his command was trained as one.

Therefore, when Xiong Xin gave the order to scuttle the ship and smash the kettle, the soldiers carried out the order despite a slight hesitation. Then the Chu army, which had no way to retreat, marched towards the direction of Julu City with a heart of death.

For the convenience of command, the Chu army was divided into five divisions. Xiang Yu led 20,000 Xiang family troops as the front army, Liu Bangshuai 8,000 soldiers and horses as the left army, Sun Jian's more than 10,000 people as the right army, Xiong Xinshuai 5,000 Yu Lin army as the middle army, and nearly 5,000 remaining as the rear army.

The 50,000 men marched with enough food for three days, and formed a long queue that stretched for miles, kicking out billowing smoke and dust on the road under the scorching sun, startling the birds in the woods beside the road.

There is often such a sentence in the old version of the commentary: There are more than 10,000 soldiers, and there is no boundary. After the 50,000 army dispersed, it was overwhelming and mighty, and the bear heart who witnessed all this even gave birth to the illusion that it could shatter the heavens and the earth. After a while, Xiong's heart was terrified, according to his previous experience, every time he had this feeling of complacency, reality would slap him hard in the face. This time........

"Report!" A light cavalry galloped in the direction of the army, and as soon as he reached Xiong Xin's body, he rolled off his horse and dismounted, panting and hissing: "The Qin army light cavalry was found in front, and there were a large number of infantry behind, the number is unknown!" ”

Although Julu went to Zhangshui for only fifty miles, it was only half a day, and Qin Jun had already responded, and the reaction was really fucking fast! It seems that there are quite a few capable people in the Qin army, which should not be underestimated.

Bear beckoned to the detective to answer. The Chu soldier was covered in dust, took a few breaths, and walked over. Suddenly, Xiong's heart jumped, and he was about to ask a question, when he saw the soldier raise his head, and an inexplicable look shot out of his eyes that were originally wet with sweat, and his whole body was larger at this moment. Along with the expansion of this person's muscles, the murderous aura on his body exploded, and at the same time, a cold sword light burst out from this person's hand, slashing towards the bear heart on the horse.

At this moment, what Xiong Xin's eyes saw was endless sword light; All I heard was the terrible sound of breaking the sky. Fortunately, Xiong Xin is quite experienced in this, and at the moment when the murderous aura attacked his body, he propped his palm on the horse's back without thinking, and before he understood it in his mind, he had already rolled to the other side. As soon as his back hit the ground, he saw that the good horse he had ridden had been cut into two pieces by the sword, and then his strength overflowed, and the horse was twisted into pieces, and blood splashed in all directions. The Bear Heart could not relax at all, and the assassin missed with a single sword, and then stepped on the ground, shaking up a large cloud of dust and covering a radius of several feet. The Assassin hides in the dust, like a viper hiding in a corner, ready to strike a fatal blow at the slightest relaxation of its prey. Xiong Xin knew that even if there were thousands of troops around, at this moment, the only one he could rely on was himself.

After a long period of continuous cultivation, he finally played at the level he deserved at this moment. Bear Heart stepped on the earth with both feet, continuously absorbing the heat from the earth and gathering it on the long knife in his hand. It was summer, centered on the place where he stood, but there was a frost that turned the whole land into frozen ground in a few moments. On the other hand, the temperature of the long knife in his hand became higher and higher, until it turned dark red, and even continued to change towards incandenation. As the temperature on the long knife in his palm became higher and higher, his momentum also increased. The Assassin hidden in the dust could not wait any longer, and with a loud shout, he threw his blade in his hand, and the man followed him and pounced on the bear's heart.

This shout revealed the assassin's location, Xiong Xin endured the heat in his hand, his internal qi burst out, shattered the long knife, and hit the assassin with his head and face. The Assassin was so brave that he ignored the shards of the blade that had been splattered at him, allowing them to cut a wound on him. Just throw a punch at the bear's heart.

The way of the assassin, if you miss a blow, you should be thousands of miles away. This assassin is brave and brave, and if he is entangled like this, he is destined to gain nothing.

So Xiong Xin only retreated a few steps back, and more than a dozen Yu Lin Lang armed with spears stopped the assassin and separated the two. Then Liu Yu and the others also surrounded the assassin and trapped the assassin in the center.

It was only now that Bear Heart was able to get a glimpse of the Assassin's true face. I saw a big man standing in the center of the surrounded circle, and the Chu army's battle robe, which was originally worn on the assassin's body, had been torn apart by the swollen bones and muscles, revealing a strong and sturdy body. Despite being trapped in the midst of thousands of troops, the Assassin still stood with his head held high, and he did not feel the slightest bit depressed. Seeing this person like this, the onlookers couldn't help but applaud secretly in their hearts: What a strong man!

The strong man saw that everyone slowly gathered around, patted the dust on his body, and stretched out his index finger to point at the bear's heart. Xiong Xin only felt an inexplicable chill on his body, and immediately two Yulin soldiers with shields stepped forward to block Xiong Xin's body. The strong man laughed, withdrew his right hand, and stretched out his thumb to make a horizontal line around his neck. Liu Xiulanyu and the others were still unmoved, but Liu Yu's face changed. Although Liu Yu and Liu Biao are of the same clan, they came from humble backgrounds and suffered from displacement when they were young. He is also a gambler by nature, and has developed a bachelor's temper in the market. Seeing that the assassin was such a principal, he couldn't bear it anymore, and stepped forward, waiting for the horizontal knife to be slashed.

However, the Assassin's body shone brightly, and for a moment it was as if the sun had set on the ground, and for a moment it was as if the sun had set on the ground, and by the time the four sergeants had recovered from their senses, the Assassin had long since disappeared.

Seeing the assassin disappear, Xiong Xin made up his mind, and felt that his martial arts had greatly improved, even if he fought to the death with the person just now, he might not have no chance of winning. Of course, it's better to find a few monsters to upgrade first, and I'm not good at pushing the boss at the beginning!

Suddenly, Xiong Xin raised his head and looked up at the sky, and outside of his sight, something was cloudless, and the blue sky broke through the sky. After that, many officers and soldiers of the Chu army were able to witness an unseen and unheard of scene: a huge iron bird reflecting cold light and spewing flames from its tail fell from a height of thousands of meters towards the Chu army array at an almost vertical angle. From a distance, the speed of the iron bird does not seem to be very fast, and the bear heart who faces the iron bird knows that this thing has already broken through the speed of sound, and I am afraid that there is two or three times the speed of sound.

What a mouthful! This was the first thought of Bear Heart when he saw this thing.