The siege lasted until nightfall, and on this day, the Chu army finally landed on Yongqiu City in the real sense, but under the resistance of the Qin army, the Chu army was repulsed again and again.

After the lightning and thunder, the pouring rain fell.

The Chu army held a shield on its head, climbed the slippery and greasy siege ladder, and climbed towards the city with difficulty.

The Qin army on the city pushed the ladders on the battlements hard, and pushed down the siege ladders under the city.

The Chu army re-lifted the fallen siege ladder and erected it on the city wall, and more Chu troops shouted and rushed towards the city.

"Kill!" There were more and more Chu troops attacking the city wall, and Li You saw that the Qin army's defense was gradually showing loopholes, so he was in a hurry, dragged the spear from the hand of a soldier, and rushed towards the place where the Chu army was most concentrated.

Seeing that Li You took the lead in killing the Chu army, the Qin army, which was already a little irresistible, suddenly had a burst of morale, shouted in unison, and rushed towards the Chu army without dying.

After a Qin army officer who rushed to the front raised his sword and slashed down the two Chu troops who had just landed at the head of the city, a heart-piercing pain suddenly came from his lower abdomen, and a spear pierced deep into his abdomen.

He first glanced down at the spear inserted in his lower abdomen, then raised his head, raised his saber high, and slashed at the neck of the Chu army who stabbed the spear into his lower abdomen.

That Chu Jun obviously didn't expect that he would have the ability to resist after being stabbed with a spear, and he didn't watch out, and he was actually hit by a sword in the neck.

The officer of the Qin army kicked away the Chu army whose neck was cut off by him, and pulled out the spear with force, and the wound on the lower abdomen pierced by the spear suddenly gushed blood outward like a spring. Because he pulled too hard, a small section of intestines was pulled out of the wound with a spear.

He stretched out his hand and pressed his intestines into his stomach, his eyes widened, and he continued to rush towards the Chu army who had climbed the city wall.

The Chu army finally retreated, and after paying a heavy price, the Chu army that had climbed the city wall retreated along the siege ladder one after another.

Groups of wounded soldiers supported each other, dragging their exhausted bodies back to the Chu army's main formation.

Looking at these defeated soldiers whose eyes were full of fear and had completely lost their fighting spirit, Xiang Yu frowned slightly.

He looked up at the dark sky, where it was still raining, and the bean-sized raindrops hit his face, blinding him.

He blew on it, and the rain that fell into his mouth splashed with the airflow, forming a fine mist around his mouth.

After a long sigh, Xiang Yu shook his head and gave the order to withdraw.

Xiang Ye and Xiang Qing, who had just returned to the barracks, came to Xiang Yu's big tent, and as soon as they entered the barracks, they heard that Xiang Yu was in a very bad mood, and they didn't want to touch their heads at such a time, but they had to go back to their lives, so they had to ask to see Xiang Yu.

Far away from Xiang Yu's big tent, the two of them heard a brisk pipa sound. The melody of the pipa is light and lively, as crisp as the golden beans falling on a silver plate hitting the surface of the plate, and like a babbling stream, it brings people a fresh, cheerful sense of comfort.

"Sister-in-law is playing music for my eldest brother again." The corners of Xiang Qing's mouth tugged slightly, and said to Xiang Ye: "Whenever the eldest brother is in a low mood, my sister-in-law will always play, sing, and dance for him to relieve his mood. ”

Xiang Ye nodded and let out a noncommittal "oh".

He ignored Xiang Qing, who was walking side by side with him, he probably knew more about Xiang Yu and Yu Ji than Xiang Qing.

In Chu Han, there are two couples who are the most familiar to future generations, one is Liu Bang and Lu Pheasant, Liu Bang's success is largely inseparable from Lu Pheasant's support, but Lu Pheasant is a woman with a strong desire for power, for her, feelings will never be more important than power. Xiang Ye wanted to know if it was Liu Bang instead of Xiang Yu who failed in history, would Lu Pheasant be determined to die.

Another couple, who are even more famous than Liu Bang and Lu Pheasant, are Xiang Yu and Yu Ji who performed a scene of eternal swan song on the edge of the Wujiang River.

"Xiang Ye and Xiang Qing repelled the Qin army's support and came to restore their lives!" When the two arrived in front of Xiang Yu's tent, because of Xiang Qing, the soldiers guarding the tent did not step forward to stop them, they clasped their fists at the big tent and said loudly.

The sound of the pipa in the tent stopped abruptly, and after a moment of silence, Xiang Yu's voice came from inside: "It's all my own family, don't be formal, come in." ”

Xiang Ye was still hesitating to go in, but Xiang Qing reached out and grabbed him behind his back and pushed him into the tent.

Pushed vigorously by Xiang Qing, Xiang Ye stumbled into the big tent, rushed out two or three steps towards Xiang Yu and Yu Ji before stopping, turned his head and glared at Xiang Qing who entered the tent with a smile.

"Big brother, Xiang Ye and I led three thousand cavalry to help General Pu reorganize the troops and beat away the Qin army that rushed to support!" As soon as he entered the tent, Xiang Qing pounced in front of Xiang Yu like a bird, and said coquettishly: "We have made such a great contribution, how are you going to reward us?" ”

Xiang Yu smiled, stretched out his big hand, stroked Xiang Qing's hair and said, "Little girl, just won a small battle, ask me for credit." ”

Speaking of this, he looked at Yu Ji who was sitting next to him with a smile and asked, "Yu Ji, what do you think we should reward her?" ”

Yu Ji looked at Xiang Yu with a smile on her face and said: "The general has been in an irritable mood recently, all because the war is not going well, Xiang Qing and General Xiang Ye defeated the Qin army today, and they should indeed be rewarded." It's just that it's inconvenient for the concubine to participate in military affairs, so she can only make a suggestion, why not reward General Xiang Ye, another hero who repelled the Qin army this time, to Xiang Qing as a husband, I don't know what the general wants? ”

Xiang Yu smiled and nodded, tilted his head and said to Xiang Qing: "Sister, what do you think of your sister-in-law's suggestion?" If you have no objection, how about joining forces with Xiang Ye for you today? ”

Xiang Qing's face was flushed with shame when Yu Ji spoke, and when Xiang Yu said that he wanted her to join Xiang Ye, his face was even more ashamed to the base of his neck.

She glanced at Xiang Yu fiercely, pouted and said, "You just bully me, see if I see my father and don't let him teach you a hard lesson!" ”

After that, Xiang Qing got up, covered his face and ran out of the big tent.

Xiang Ye stood there stunned, looking at the curtain that was still shaking after Xiang Qing ran out. Since he entered the tent, he didn't have time to say a word, and kept watching Xiang Yu and Yu Ji joke about Xiang Qing.

"Brother-in-law, did the interception of the Qin army go smoothly this time?" After Xiang Qing escaped from the big tent, Xiang Yu looked at Xiang Ye with a smile on his face that had not faded and asked.

Xiang Ye bowed down to Xiang Yu and said: "Returning to General Hui, the last general rushed to support General Pu with General Xiang Qing, but fortunately there was not much resistance, and the Qin army was killed and retreated in the afternoon." The last general was worried about the return of the Qin army, so he stationed the army ten miles away from here, and waited until it was dark and did not see the Qin army turn back, and then led the army back. ”

After listening to Xiang Ye's words, Xiang Yu smiled, and quietly listened to the sound of heavy rain beating on the tent for a while before saying to him: "It's really good to be cautious in combat, but you should return immediately after repelling the Qin army, it hasn't rained in the afternoon, and your plan to burn Yongqiu can still be implemented, but now that the rain is majestic, how do you light a fire in Yongqiu?" ”

"Don't worry about the general!" Xiang Ye bowed down and clenched his fists and said to Xiang Yu quite sincerely: "The heavy rain has its own benefits of heavy rain, it can't be attacked, presumably the furnace of the Qin army can't be ignited, and the boiling oil will inevitably cook slower than usual, and at the end of tomorrow, the general is willing to lead the army to attack Yongqiu from the main gate to relieve the general's worries!" ”

Xiang Yu was stunned for a moment, he suddenly realized, and suddenly slapped his thigh and said to Xiang Ye: "If it weren't for my brother-in-law to say it, I almost forgot that the heavy rain would extinguish the furnace of the Qin army, and tomorrow morning, my brother-in-law will personally lead the army to attack Yongqiu, and I will beat the drum for you!" ”

"Thank you, General!" Xiang Ye clasped his hands into fists, saluted Xiang Yu and Yu Ji and said, "If there is nothing else, the last general will retire first, and he will not bother the general and his wife." ”

This time Xiang Ye did not call Xiang Yu "big brother" as he did when he led the troops to leave, before seeing Xiang Yu, he was still a little apprehensive in his heart, in order to avoid taking on the main attack task on the third day of the attack on Yongqiu, he privately stationed the army ten miles away after repelling the Qin army that came to reinforce him.

If Xiang Yu is more serious with him and he is held accountable for delaying the fighter, even if there are a hundred Xiang Ye, it will be impossible to escape the fate of beheading this time.

Fortunately, Xiang Yu did not hold him responsible, but only lightly blamed him. Xiang Ye knew that the reason why Xiang Yu did this had a great deal to do with Xiang Qing, and his only remedy was to take Yongqiu in one fell swoop in tomorrow's attack.

On Yongqiu City, Li You, who was covered in blood, walked slowly among the Qin army resting on the ground.

Many of the soldiers were already asleep, snoring softly. More soldiers raised their heads blankly as Li You passed by, and looked with their empty eyes at the county guard who had been holding on with them for three days.

"My lord, are we all going to die?" When Li You passed by a young soldier, the soldier raised his head, looked at Li You, and asked in a lost tone.

Li You stopped, he looked at the young face of the questioning soldier, sighed helplessly, and nodded heavily.

"Are we really going to die?" Seeing Li You nodding, a large group of Qin soldiers suddenly got up, surrounded Li You, and looked at him with sad eyes.

Li You looked around at the Qin soldiers who were surrounding him, and in the eyes of these Qin soldiers, he saw the desire to survive.

He wanted to tell these Qin soldiers that they would not die, but he really couldn't convince himself to these Great Qin warriors who had held out with him for three days, repelling countless attacks by the Chu army with blood and flesh.

Li You let out a long sigh and said to the Qin army around him: "Soldiers, I don't want to lie to you. Our reinforcements haven't arrived, and perhaps they never will. Yongqiu is already a dead city, and in front of us, there are nearly 100,000 robbers, but we have no arrows, no boulders, and no oil. All we can do is fight the robbers with our flesh and blood. ”