Chapter 23: The Worries of the Heart
The night was thick, and the fire in the Chu camp was soaring, and there were shouts of killing, the sound of weapons colliding and the "da-da" sound of war horses stepping on the ground.
Since the Chinese army commander's account caught fire, the generals who supported Song Yi everywhere also took up arms to resist Xiang Yu, but this was a minority after all, after half an hour, they were led by Long and Ji Bu under Xiang Yu's command One by one, and the Di Bu, who was always ordered to follow Xiang Yu, completely stabilized the fortresses in Chu Camp after an hour, and had the Poyang Army to guard the camp gate,
At this time, the Chu camp had basically returned to calm, and the soldiers were busy for half a night, and under the orders of the generals, they returned to the camp to rest.
The wind // waves of the night ended silently,
But in a large camp south of Anyang, Xiang Yu's handsome account is located here, at this time Song Yi has died, the Chu army has no leader, some senior generals have taken refuge in Xiang Yu, come to this camp, and at this time, the camp is brightly lit, Xiang Yu sits at the table, holding a brush, and struggles to write on a piece of bamboo slips,
Soon, Xiang Yu wrote two letters, got up and looked at everyone, and shouted: "Huan Chu, this is a secret report to the king of Chu, you can go south overnight, Song Yi has rebelled, defected to the Qi country, and was killed by me, please decide,"
Huan Chu took the letter and said with a little worry: "If King Huai holds the general accountable for killing without permission, what can he do,"
"You can just go, King Huai is a smart man, he won't do this," Fan Zeng interjected from the side, and couldn't help but laugh,
Huan Chu saw that the two of them were full of confidence, and his heart was a little calm, he sang a promise and left, at this time, Xiang Yu looked at Zhong Liwu who was standing aside, and ordered: "This letter is for Xiang Zhuang, I heard that he has asked for orders to go west, return to Hengshan County, you can lead hundreds of troops, make a detour to Hengshan County, hand over this letter to him, let him order 10,000 troops, and go north for reinforcements, in addition, let him contact the third uncle Xiang Bo, and immediately count the grain and grass from Huiji, and send it to the front of the army, no mistake,"
Zhong Liwu sang a promise and was about to leave, Xiang Yu told him with a little worry: "Remember, let them be sure to send the supplies before winter comes,"
Zhong Liwu sang the promise again and left, there was a short silence in the big tent, and many people were thinking, what happened in Chu Ying this night,
Many people don't even know whether Song Yi really conspired with Qi State, or whether Xiang Yu fabricated a lie in order to seize power, but Xiang Yu's strength and the loyal assistance of his old department made many people realize that if they don't take refuge in Xiang Yu, there is only a dead end.
Just when it was extremely quiet in the big tent and Xiang Yu was pacing back and forth, a hurried soldier rushed into the big tent and arched his hand: "General, General Yu Ziqi is back,"
Soon, Yu Ziqi hurriedly walked in accompanied by two relatives, he came to Xiang Yu with a bloody head in his hand, knelt on one knee, and arched his hand: "General, Song Xiang's head is here, I have come to give orders to the general,"
"Hahaha, you did a good job," Xiang Yu praised, took the head from Yu Ziqi's hand, held it high again, and said to everyone: "Song Yi's rebel son has subdued the law, and the generals will listen to the order,"
Everyone knelt down one after another, and at this time, Xiang Yu said again: "The general has reported the rebellion of Song Yi to King Huai, and there will be a reply within ten days, and the generals can return to the camp to appease the army, wait for the order, and do not act rashly,"
Everyone sang promises, and at this time, Fan Zeng walked out of the queue and said: "The dragons must not be without a leader, I suggest that the general temporarily take the position of the chief general and supervise the army,"
"Please take the position of the general for the time being......"
Everyone surrendered their hands to ask for their lives, and Xiang Yu saw that everyone had no different intentions, so he nodded and ordered: "Okay, this will be allowed, you can each return to the camp and wait for King Huai's will,"
"Huh," everyone bowed their hands again and left one after another, at this time, Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng glanced at each other, and they both smiled knowingly,
"As long as King Huai's will is issued, the young general can justifiably lead the three armies and fight against the Qin army," Fan Zenglang said with a smile.
Xiang Yu was a little worried, and wondered: "If King Huai refuses, what?"
"The young general has controlled 100,000 Chu troops, and King Huai knows that no matter who he uses, he will not be able to shake the position of the young general in the Chu army, rather than changing people, it is better to use it temporarily, King Huai will not understand this truth," Fan Zeng smiled again,
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In the palace of the king of Chu, Gong Xin stopped in front of the map at this time, and in just a month and a half, Gong Xin was a lot haggard, and his face was covered with a faint stubble,
Since Song Yi went north, the military supply has been increasing day by day, and the daily necessities of the 100,000 army are more than 10 million, not to mention, the summer goes to autumn, and the land of Hebei gradually enters the cold time, if the food and cotton jackets cannot be given in time, the Chu army on the front line will definitely be miserable, and may even cause a mutiny.
He began to regret it, he shouldn't have blindly followed Song Yi's strategy to delay the army, and stopped to watch the dispute between Qin and Zhao, but Qin and Zhao were not stupid, they would not let the Chu army in Anyang go away, and go to fight on their own, at this time, Zhang Han just peeked through the loopholes of the Chu army's lack of supply, and the long journey without fighting hard, delaying the rhythm of attacking the giant deer, which made the Chu army gradually fatigued,
If this fatigue continues, it will be a fatal blow to the Chu army.
Early in the morning, Chen Xin brought Chen Ying from Shangzhuguo, at this time Chen Ying sat on the soft seat without saying a word, only holding a teacup and quietly tasting tea, no one knew what he was thinking about at this time,
Finally, after a long period of silence, Qian Xin was the first to speak: "Chen Aiqing, the widow always felt that it was a mistake to swear to go north and Tun Jun Anyang,"
"How can the king see it," Chen Ying finally spoke, he put down the teacup in his hand, got up and came to the side of the heart, his eyes also fell on the red circle marked with a red brush on the map, here, is the giant deer,
If Song Yi had attacked Julu directly and aided Zhao State, taking advantage of the high morale and the unprepared Qin army, he could still fight, but now, the Tun army in Anyang for nearly a month and a half, not an inch of work has not been advanced, the supply of grain and grass is gradually exhausted, and the cold winter will come soon, and everyone in Chu will think about returning home, if it is a battle at this time, I am afraid that there will be more defeats and fewer victories, but this kind of thought, Chen Ying can only think about it in his heart, he can't accuse Jin Xin of being wrong.
He was extremely worried in his heart, he saw Chen Ying asking himself, and couldn't help sighing: "The battle of Julu, if it can be ended before the cold winter comes, our army can still fight, but once this war drags on to the heavy snow and the mountains, progress can be made, retreat can not return, 100,000 troops are consumed in Zhao Di, the widow is really worried in his heart......"
The worry of the heart is also Chen Ying's worry, and at this time, Chen Ying also sighed: "The king's foresight, it is true,"
After speaking, Chen Ying looked at the map again, and said: "But what the minister is worried about is not only these, once the heavy snow comes, our winter goods cannot be sent to the army, I am afraid that our losses will be more serious, the king, this matter is imminent,"
As he spoke, Chen Ying took out a sheepskin from his arms, with many words densely written on it, Chen Ying put the sheepskin on both hands, and said: "Great King, the state of Chu is very powerful on the surface, but the land of Jiangdong is still in the hands of the Xiang family, Hengshan County in Jiangbei is also under the control of Xiang Zhuang, and does not listen to the orders of the imperial court, and all we can control is only part of the land, grain, and tax revenues of Surabaya, Donghai, Dangjun and Chen County, not to mention that it is even more difficult to supply 100,000 sets of winter clothes to the front line, if the battle of Julu is inconclusive, Whether to fight or retreat, please make a decision as soon as possible, otherwise, the heavy snow will close the road, and this team will not be able to retreat,"
Chen Ying sighed when he said, and he was terrified when he heard it, this matter is indeed imminent, if Xiang Yu is the chief general of this army, he believes that he doesn't have to worry about it at all, the Xiang family itself can prepare sixty percent of the winter, but Xiang Yu is too strong, he has seriously threatened his throne, no matter what, he can't let Xiang Yu lead this army, which also makes Xiang Xin gradually lose the support of the Xiang family,
Just when he was extremely worried and difficult to decide, an inner servant walked in, he quickly came to the side of Qianxin, and said, "King, there is an urgent military service sent from Anyang,"
"What," Qi Xin was startled, his heartbeat began to accelerate, is the battle of the giant deer officially started, if so, his worries can be completely ignored, he began to be a little anxious, anxious to see, what kind of news Song Yi brought to himself, thinking of this, Yuan Xin ordered: "Quick, let him in,"
The inner attendant sang Nuo and left, and soon, Huan Chu was dressed in armor, walked in quickly, and almost arrived in front of the body, Huan Chu arched his hand and said: "Xiang Yu's general, Huan Chu, I have seen the king,"
Hearing Xiang Yu's name, Qi Xin faintly felt bad in his heart, he had seen the bamboo slips handed by Huan Chu's hands at this time, and hesitated slightly, but Xin Xin still picked up the bamboo slips, and didn't wait to see it, Huan Chu had already said loudly: "Song Yi secretly teamed up with Qi envoys, betrayed Chu State, and wanted to transfer the army away from Qi State, but was recognized by my general, and has been killed, and I specially offer Song Yi's son, Song Xiang's head, to the king,"
Hearing that Song Yi was dead, Qianxin's hands began to tremble, and he barely finished reading the military report sent by Xiang Yu, at this time, Qianxin glanced at the wooden box in Huan Chu's arms, which ...... It should be Song Xiang's head,
Anyang suddenly mutinied, Xiang Yu has seized the military power by thunderous means, which makes Qiang Xin unable to accept it no matter what, he wants to scold for a while, and then give an order, kill Xiang Yu, but Qiang Xin is very clear, Xiang Yu has controlled 100,000 Chu troops, he has become a lonely man at this time, and there are very few soldiers who can be mobilized, thinking of this, Qiang Xin looked at Chen Ying on the side, Chen Ying also shook his head helplessly at this time, pondered for a moment, Chen Ying sighed: "King, Xiang Yu has merit in killing traitors, and he should be rewarded,"
This is a hint to the heart of the heart, to be patient, don't fall out with Xiang Yu for the time being, the heart nodded knowingly, he endured the sadness in his heart, and said in a hoarse voice: "Spread the will of the widow, order Xiang Yu to be the general, command the 100,000 army of Anyang, immediately go north, rescue the giant deer,"
What Huan Chu wants, is the will of the heart, with this will, Xiang Yu can be justified, go north to resist Qin, and at this time, the heart is also forced to be helpless, the Chu army is stationed in Anyang, the supply of military supplies is insufficient, it can no longer be consumed, it just so happens that Xiang Yu seized power and controlled the army of 100,000, the only way out for Xiang Yu is to follow Xiang Yu and let him go north to resist Qin, if Xiang Yu wins, he can poke the Qin army, if Xiang Yu is defeated, he is in Xu Tu Xiang Yu,
Just as he was pondering, Huan Chu arched his hand again and said: "Please ask the king to immediately draft a decree and grant the seal letter, so that I can return to Anyang and return to General Xiang Yu,"
Urged by Huan Chu, he was slightly displeased, but in the end, he held back the anger that was about to explode in his heart, looked back at Chen Ying, and ordered: "Chen Aiqing, you draft a decree for the widow, the widow is a little tired,"
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