Zhang Liang guessed correctly, the city at this moment is like purgatory.

There was no food and grass inside, no reinforcements outside, it was the middle of winter, the cold wind was biting, and the soldiers trapped in the city did not even have enough winter clothes to protect them from the cold.

Xiang Yu couldn't sleep at night, so he simply got up to inspect the defense, and looked at the disgruntled soldiers.

He was about to open his mouth to say something to boost morale, but suddenly he heard a faint singing voice in the distance.

It was the folk song they sang from childhood to adulthood and familiar to the mountains and wilderness of Chudi, and at this moment it actually echoed strangely in the dark night sky of the Yuanxia Plain, like a hundred ghosts crying at night, like impermanence asking for life, and like a thin iron thorn, through the eardrum, directly into people's hearts.

Xiang Yu's heart sank, he knew that Han Xin had made a move.

Han Xin, who is good at outwitting, is most handy in psychological warfare;

And the strategy he adopted this time was to sing, embattled.

Just suffered a fiasco, the morale of the Chu army was already extremely low, coupled with Han Xin's creepy psychological offensive, the mutiny in the army was about to break out, and at that time, let alone a counterattack, it was difficult to say whether he could leave a whole corpse.

Unable to delay any longer, Xiang Yu decided to abandon the city and break out with eight hundred dead soldiers.

"Do you want to go together?"

After the deployment, Xiang Yu hesitated and looked at Yu Ji.

The young Yu Ji was dressed in a fox fur coat and was looking up at the cold moon hanging high in the vast night sky.

Hearing Xiang Yu's question, she suddenly looked back and smiled,

"That's nature.

Over the years, you've taught me the art of mounted archery, and I haven't had a chance to use it. ”

"We will leave the city with our front feet, and the defenders of the city will immediately open the gates and surrender.

At present, Liu Ji is smooth sailing, the situation is very good, it is the time to put on a posture to buy people's hearts, and he will definitely be extremely tolerant of the surrendered army, and he will not embarrass you as a woman.

If you stay in the city, survival is not a problem. ”

Xiang Yu was a little insincere, and deep down, he didn't understand what kind of answer he was expecting.

But it was a matter of life and death, and he was willing to let Yu Ji decide for herself, no matter what choice she made, he would do his best to fulfill it.

"If King Han knew that I already had your child in my womb, would he still be tolerant of me?"

Yu Ji smiled again, the fox fur around her neckline was soft, and her breath trembled gently, like colorful clouds accompanied by the moon, highlighting a bright and beautiful face.

Xiang Yu couldn't help but smile with her,

"Alright, then you rush out of the city with us.

It's just that, once out of the city, you and I immediately go our separate ways, run as far as you can, and find a safe place to hide.

If I survive, I will seek you; Otherwise, you should cherish yourself. ”

"Don't worry, I've been following you for so long, and I've learned some kung fu swordsmanship, and ordinary little thieves can't get close.

If...... What do you have to say to your child? ”

Xiang Yu was silent for a long time,

"Whether the child is male or female, do not tell him about his background.

Let him be an ordinary person and live this life. ”

"Don't you need revenge?"

"You and your children live well, live a long time, and live with children and grandchildren, you are avenging me."

***

At the height of the night, Xiang Yu led eight hundred guards and Yu Ji, who had changed into men's clothes, to break through the southern gate where the guards were weakest.

The group broke through the level at a gallop, Yu Ji glanced at Xiang Yu deeply, grabbed the reins with her left hand, slammed it, turned the horse alive, and struck down with a whip in her right hand, the horse was in pain, and galloped towards the dense jungle in the distance.

Looking at her figure disappearing into the vast night, Xiang Yu looked up to the sky and laughed, pointed to the south with a horsewhip in his hand, and said to the left and right,

"In less than an hour, Liu Ji's pursuers will definitely set off.

Let's go south, try to get rid of the pursuers, and make a gamble with God. ”

Eight hundred iron horsemen all the way south more than 100 miles, scattered on the way, fleeing and fleeing, at dawn, when a group of people crossed the muddy water and the Huai River, only more than 100 horsemen remained.

After crossing the river, everyone continued to march southeast, hoping to cross the Yangtze River during the day and return to Jiangdong to regroup.

***

The news that Xiang Yu and his party had successfully broken through was quickly reported to Han Xin's office by the reconnaissance soldiers.

"Good!"

Han Xin was overjoyed and immediately acted according to the original plan, he personally led the main army, preparing to persuade and receive the remnants of the city to surrender;

And the Guan Ying sent by Liu Ji will lead 5,000 elite cavalry ready to attack Xiang Yu.

"There will be spies who will report their whereabouts to you, so you don't have to stop and search for them along the way.

If all goes according to my expectations, you will find their traces near Yinling Daze. ”

Seeing that Han Xin was so sure, Guan Ying led the team to set off in disbelief.

Sure enough, along the way from the city to the south, every thirty miles away, there were spies waiting on the side of the road to report Xiang Yu's whereabouts to Guan Ying, so that the pursuing army could fine-tune the itinerary at any time and not take a long detour.

Along the way, the more the baby was filled, the more he sincerely admired Han Xin, and the more he went, the more frightened he became:

In a duel with a world-class opponent like Xiang Yu, Han Xin not only won the battle, but also expected the enemy to be like a god and was at ease, which was simply not something that mortals could do.

"Such a character, fortunately, is on the side of my Han army."

Thinking so, in the cold winter wax moon, he actually broke out in a cold sweat.

***

The sun was high, Xiang Yu and his party were sleepy, and after entering the Yinling Mountains, they seemed to be a little lost.

Coincidentally, a middle-aged farmer who was plowing the field put down the iron head in his hand, pointed them in the direction, and said,

"You follow this path, pass through Daze, and walk for half a day, and you can reach the Yangtze River."

Yinling Mountain is adjacent to the Chuhe River, and the Chuhe River turns nine bends in the Yinling Mountain area, with twists and turns, and the terrain is very complicated.

At the turn of spring and summer, the water of the Chuhe River rises sharply, and Jiudaowan will become a vast ocean, which is the Yinling Daze in the farmer's mouth;

And now it is the dry period of winter, there is no water in Daze, and the bottom of the Ze is revealed.

Xiang Yu did not doubt that he had him, and led everyone straight towards the depths of Daze.

Who knows, in the dry period, although the surface of Daze is dry, the bottom of the river is full of viscous wet mud, forming a huge swamp trap, several soldiers accidentally stepped in, only an instant effort will not even be able to lead the people and horses, and there is no life.

At noon, the sun was strong, there was not a trace of wind in Daze, the air seemed to condense, only the mist was steaming, the grass smoke was filled, and the already confusing ground became more and more unrecognizable, like an endless hell.

More than 100 cavalrymen cursed while following the footprints of the time they came, and cautiously withdrew from Daze.

It was only at this time that Xiang Yu suddenly realized that from the successful breakthrough to the deep Daze, he had fallen for Han Xin's tricks and was arranged by him step by step.

"You shouldn't have taken that farmer's word for it!" He scolded fiercely.

In fact, Xiang Yu still didn't fully comprehend, he still underestimated Han Xin.

He didn't know that even if he hadn't met the farmer, there would still be countless old women basking in the sun, young men herding sheep, and women herding cattle in the fields of Yinling Mountain, waiting to show him the way.

After losing several more soldiers, Xiang Yu and his party finally turned back from Daze along the original road;

However, when they raised their eyes again and looked into the distance, they could vaguely see the billowing smoke and dust raised by the Han pursuers.

Xiang Yu understood, the path arranged by Han Xin for him was not allowed for him to choose.