To the north of Chen County and west of Zhe County, the Chu army set up camp on the plain, and the low horn sounded constantly, which was the Chu army gathering the army and preparing to launch an attack on Qi County.

At this time, the Chu army is not what it used to be, they have developed from more than 1,000 people at the beginning to more than 70,000 people today, more than 700 chariots, more than 5,000 cavalry, the momentum is extremely huge, and at the same time as going north, the Chu army conquered the city and conquered the land, and continued to grow its strength, although the grain and grass are not rich, but self-sufficiency is enough.

Moreover, in terms of strength alone, the Chu army has gradually evolved from a chaotic bandit army to a righteous army that represents the hearts of the people.

Three hours later, the Chu army appeared in the east of Chen County, 500 cloud ladders and 20,000 Chu troops responsible for the assault had been lined up on their side, on their side, the 30,000 main force of the Chu army also began to slowly line up, the high flag fluttered in the wind, soon, Chen Sheng accompanied by the generals and the strategists, came to the front of the formation, at this time, the sound of war drums had stopped abruptly.

Chen Sheng was wearing an ochre-colored robe at this time, a leather armor, a red silk on his head, a long sword at his waist and hips, majestic, on his side, Wu Guang on the left, Cai Ci on the right, and the generals behind him lined up in turn, looking at the tall Chen County Tower in the distance, Chen Sheng's eyes narrowed slightly, thinking about something.

On the side, Wu Guang snorted coldly and said mockingly: "The huge Chen County, there are few defenders, look at me to capture this city in an instant!" ”

Wu Guang's words aroused a cheer from the soldiers, and everyone was gearing up, waiting for Chen Sheng to give the order to attack, at this time, from the distant city tower, there were bursts of drums, and the low horn whimpered, which was the prelude to the Qin army's imminent dispatch, on the side, Cai Ci said with a smile: "It seems that the Qin army wants to fight against the water." ”

Chen Sheng also laughed slightly.

Not far away, the east gate of Chen County slowly opened, and a group of Qin soldiers ran outward, with more than 7,000 people.

In front of the team, there were neatly arranged Qin soldiers, about 2,000 people, but behind these 2,000 people, there were some temporary troops with Changge and spears in their hands, they had just been conscripted into the army, and they had not yet been trained, so they went into battle, everyone was nervous, it seemed that they were afraid of this war.

At the front of the Qin army, a middle-aged man wearing a robe, he was Xu Yong, the county of Chen County, was a civilian official, there was no bravery, and there was no martial arts, but Chen County ordered Song to stay out for business, and he has not returned yet, no one in the city is in charge, and the Chu army is pressing, so that Xu Yong, who is a civilian official, has to temporarily recruit 5,000 people to join the army and resist the Chu army.

Leng Biao, the county lieutenant, once reminded Xu Yong to let him hold on to the infant city, prepare more materials, and prepare for a protracted war, but many surrounding counties have been lost one after another.

At this time, the Qin army was also in a mighty array, and the drums on the city tower gradually disappeared, the two armies faced each other, and the Xiao general Ge Ying beside Chen Sheng rode out of the horse, and came to the front of the 20,000 vanguard army, holding up the spear, and looking at the opposite side coldly, and soon, Xu Yong laughed loudly: "When you get off the horse and surrender, I should give you the title of Emperor Ming, spare you from death, otherwise, the jade will be burned!" ”

As soon as Xu Yong's words came out, Ge Ying was already furious, he snorted coldly, spit, raised his spear, and roared: "Great Qin beetle, suffer death!" ”

As soon as the words came out, Ge Ying had already ridden out of the horse and killed the Qin army, on the opposite side, Leng Biao also brandished a big knife to kill, his eyes looked at Ge Ying coldly, and when the two horses intersected, the big knife in his hand also waved, raised in the air, and slashed downward, on the opposite side, Ge Ying also discovered Leng Biao's offensive, he shouted, straightened the spear, and held the big knife under the split, and soon, with the galloping of the war horse, the two separated again.

Leng Biao couldn't help roaring when he saw that the first knife was missing, his eyes were slightly red, staring at Ge Ying, this battle, Leng Biao knew that if he didn't succeed, he would become benevolent, if he couldn't deter the Chu army, it would be difficult to hold on only by relying on the insignificant defenders of Chen County.

But he hates Xu Yong even more, if he is willing to listen to himself, fortify the city and defend it, prepare more rolling wood and thunder stones, and gather the people in the city to go to the city to defend it, there is still a glimmer of hope, but at this time, these are no longer important, Leng Biaole turned his horse's head, the big knife was straight, he shouted, and ran forward.

Ge Ying had seen the irritability in Leng Biao's heart at this moment, at this moment, Ge Ying decided to change his tactics, he instantly stopped the war horse, the war horse raised its front hooves, neighed a few times, Ge Ying immediately turned the horse's head, ran in the same direction as Leng Biao, Leng Biao chased after him, just like that, the two galloped in the two armies, Ge Ying did not fight back, Leng Biao did not give up easily, until Ge Ying felt that Leng Biao had relaxed his vigilance, then took off the bow and arrow from the saddle, quietly twisted a feather arrow, saw the right time, turned around and shot an arrow, the feather arrow roared, An arrow shot through the eyebrows, cold and muffled // snorted, and fell off the horse.

But the war horse was still running forward, Ge Ying had already waved his spear at this time, celebrating the victory, and holding Leng Biao's war horse with his right hand, and in an instant, the entire Chu army camp was boiling, and the soldiers waved their weapons and cheered.

Chen Sheng saw that the morale was available, drew // out the long sword, and waved forward, the three armies were turbulent, several generals rushed out first, and behind, the Chu army surged out like a wave, without waiting for Xu Yong's instructions, the army behind him had taken the lead in collapsing, scrambling to retreat to Chen County, the war, at this moment, finally started, the drum sounded like thunder in the sky, deafening, and the low military trumpet, like an awakened dragon, hissed, roared......

The two armies ran in the east of Chen County, rolling up huge dust all over the sky, the Qin army panicked like a lost dog, and the Chu army chased like a hellish ghost, just like that, when the Qin army was half dead and wounded, it finally rushed into the city one after another, and the gong sounded loudly on the city gate, which was a signal to close the city gate.

But the Qin army's ranks dragged on too long, sparsely and sparsely, the more anxious the front team was, the more crowded it became, and the rear team blocked and couldn't get in, just like that, the Chu army soon followed, brandishing spears and halberds, and stabbed at the Qin army mercilessly.

On the other side, 500 ladders, 20,000 Chu troops climbed the city one after another, crawling towards Chen County, for a time, the war burned to every inch of Chen County, the Qin army kept kneeling on the ground and begging for mercy, the sharp weapons of the Chu army were unstoppable, and the blood flowed into a river, until a few hours later, with the Chu flag planted in the city, the war ended one after another.

In the alley, Xu Yong was covered in blood, he had no way to retreat, the Chu army had surrounded himself, whether it was a battle, whether it was surrender, only in a thought, but in the end, Xu Yong still chose the road of no return.

After a short confrontation with the Chu army, Xu Yong took out his sword, raised his head and roared, and died in the alley with both hands.

In the early morning, the Chu army set up three large villages at the east gate, west gate and south gate of Chen County, and temporarily recruited the people of Chen County, that is, the surrounding counties, to conscript, and build the city wall of Chen County.

A piece of the list was posted on the streets and alleys, appeasing the people, prohibiting the sergeants from looting, under a few small sheds, ten soldiers maintained order, two young civilian officials were transcribing people's names, in front of them, were the people who came to serve the Chu army, this is the Chu army is recruiting.

Hundreds of guards surrounded Chen Ping to the county office, which was the government of Chen County's county guard and the administrative center of Chen County, and at this time, it was temporarily changed to Chen Sheng's office.

Dismounted, a personal guard took the reins, Chen Sheng held the sword, accompanied by everyone, walked into the palace, several generals have been waiting for a long time, Cai Ci was the first to greet him, bowed, and said with a smile: "The general is in a good mood today." ”

Chen Sheng waved his hand and couldn't help laughing: "After beating Chen County, the boulder in my heart has finally landed." ”

The room resounded with everyone's laughter, at this time, everyone had already saluted one by one, Chen Shenggao sat on the top, Wu Guang and Cai Ci at the bottom, below, were several of Chen Sheng's henchmen, everyone was seated in the main and secondary, there was a short silence, Ge Ying smiled and said: "General, I have something to say." ”

Chen Sheng looked at Ge Ying and nodded slightly, Ge Ying walked to the sheepskin map, pointed to the map and said with a smile: "It is not enough to rely on Chen Jun to overthrow the Qin State, I think we should look further." ”

When Chen Sheng heard this, he couldn't help but be interested, and said with a smile: "Let's talk about it." ”

Ge Ying nodded, and his finger fell on Jiujiang County: "This is an important gateway between Eastern Chu and Southern Chu, if we can recover Jiujiang, he will have the ability to recover the hometown of Chu, contend with Qin, and overthrow the tyranny as soon as possible. ”

Ge Ying's righteous words, Chen Sheng was already moved, his eyes had fallen on Cai Ci at this time, there was a short silence, Cai Ci nodded slightly, Chen Sheng couldn't help laughing and said: "General Ge Ying's thoughts have won my heart, this matter is decided, give you five thousand soldiers and horses, I hope you will triumph as soon as possible, I am in Chen County, waiting for you!" ”

Ge Ying was overjoyed, thanked him, and left quickly, at this time, Cai Ci stared at Chen Sheng, and said in a deep voice: "Chen County has been decided, the general must win the hearts of the people as soon as possible, and convene the three elders, so that it is the best plan." ”

Chen Sheng glanced at Cai Ci, nodded and smiled, "I wrote it down." ”

Early in the morning, the 5,000 army slowly marched to the south gate of Chen County, Chen Sheng personally made a trip for Ge Ying, three glasses of wine went down, the drums on the city tower were loud, Ge Ying turned over and got on the horse, arched his hand to Chen Sheng, and galloped away from the city.

Watching Ge Ying gradually leave, Cai Ci came to Chen Sheng's side and reminded softly: "General, everyone is waiting in the mansion, let's go back." ”

Chen Sheng nodded slightly, and several people turned over and got on their horses, accompanied by the guards, and went to the palace.

In the front hall of the county guard's mansion, the soldiers were busy, more than 20 tables of banquets had been placed neatly, several Chen County officials, the three elders of the county, the three elders of the county, the three elders of Chen County Haoqiang and the three elders of the nearby county government that were Haoqiang also arrived, at this time, several maids held wine jugs and poured wine in turn.

When the maids poured the wine full and the music stopped, Chen Sheng coughed dryly, raised his glass and said with a smile: "The Chu army entered the city, which brought a lot of panic to everyone, I apologize, so today, I gather everyone, I hope everyone can tell each other that the Chu army is not a bandit army, we uphold the principle of eliminating violence and peace, driving away the Qin army and reviving the Chu state!" ”

Everyone raised their glasses and agreed: "I would like to listen to the general's arrangement." ”

Chen Sheng was overjoyed when he heard this, and said: "Since Chen County has been recovered, I have decided to choose a sage to serve as the county commander of Chen County, can you recommend one or two?" ”

As soon as Chen Sheng's voice fell, in his seat, Wu Guang had already gotten up and said with a smile: "I still remember when we rebelled, the fish book and the fox roared, all hinting at us, 'King Chen Sheng, Great Chu Xing', so it seems that the general should ascend to the throne, recover Great Chu, and raise the prestige of our army." ”

"yes, I've heard about it, too."

"General Chen Sheng is the first to raise the banner of righteousness, who is he for?"

Suddenly, the room was like boiling water in a fried pot, and there was a lot of discussion, but no one noticed that Chen Sheng's smug smile, which he and Wu Guang had planned in advance, and now that people's hearts are united, it is time to consider self-reliance.

Everyone got up one after another and recommended Chen Sheng to succeed to the throne in Chen County, Chen Sheng pretended to refuse, and repeatedly humbled until everyone refused to give up, Chen Qiang nodded slightly, ready to agree, but at this time, the guards entered the report: "General, there are two people who call themselves Zhang Er and Chen Yu, and they come to meet each other." ”

Listening to the report of the guard, Chen Sheng couldn't help but be overjoyed and said: "Oh, I have heard that Chen Sheng, Zhang Er is a celebrity, and the two of them are willing to come to each other, I should personally greet him, everyone wait." ”

After finishing speaking, Chen Sheng sorted out his robe and walked out quickly.