Looking around the battlefield, Xiang Lang, who was trapped in the southern city of Dengcheng, was desperate.

The children of the Xiang clan stationed in Xiangcheng are all elites, and they are all members of the Xiang clan, and they are all related to each other by blood.

They are not only defending Xiangcheng, but also protecting their families!

The children of the Xiang clan are superior in terms of fighting ability and fighting will.

If the city can be defended, the soldiers and horses in the city will be enough to resist the siege of more than 100,000 Qin troops for several months.

But now, the city wall was broken, and Xiang Yan's brother was killed in battle.

Relying only on the street battles in the city, how could the children of the Xiang clan withstand the strong attack of more than ten times the enemy's army!

What shocked Xiang Lang even more was that so far in the battle, the Qin army had not persuaded him to surrender even once!

A terrifying thought couldn't help but pop up, the Qin army intended to slaughter the Xiang family!!

But is it necessary for the Xiang clan to end up with the death of the whole clan for the sake of the Chu State?

Swallowing his saliva with difficulty, Xiang Lang hissed: "Xiang Feng, the children of the rate clan have fled from Dongcheng to protect the family!" ”

"I'll wait for you!"

Xiang Feng looked at Xiang Lang in disbelief: "Uncle Lang, this is Xiang Cheng, our home!" ”

"How can I escape?!"

Xiang Lang grabbed Xiang Feng's neck and scolded angrily: "Every family! ”

"For the sake of the family, can you sit back and watch the clansmen die in vain?"

"The place where the clansmen gather is home, and as long as the clansmen are still there, everywhere is our home."

"But if the clansmen are killed and wounded, what if we hold Xiangcheng!"

Xiang Feng looked at Xiang Lang in a daze: "But, uncle ......"

Xiang Lang pushed Xiang Feng away: "Don't do it, if you don't leave, my Xiang family may have to die here!" ”

"Remember, after leaving the city, let all the young and strong children pretend to be defeated and scatter to the surrounding villages, and even sneak into the old Wei land, but you must not let them go to Shouchun, let alone let them go to find the patriarch."

"Order all women, children and old people to go to Shouchun City immediately, find the king to cry, and ask the king for help!"

Xiang Lang knew very well that even if Xiangcheng was Xiang's food, the fall of the city was a big crime.

The Xiang family must sell miserably, ruthlessly, in order to get the tolerance of Chu Wanghan.

Xiang Lang also knew that it would be impossible for those young and strong children who fled in all directions to escape from the sight of all sides, but Xiang Lang had no intention of further hiding their traces.

Because only by letting all the clans know that the Xiang clan still has a large number of clansmen to fight against, will they still maintain their fear of the Xiang clan, instead of seeing the Xiang clan's weakness and pounce on them like hyenas and tear the flesh and blood of the Xiang clan!

Xiang Feng opened his mouth and wanted to say something.

But in the end, Xiang Feng still didn't say anything, just bowed his hand deeply: "Uncle, take care!" ”

Looking back, Xiang Feng shouted in a deep voice: "Let's go!" ”

A thousand of Xiang's disciples retreated, and quickly returned to Xiang's mansion while Xiang Cang's infantry was still blocking the Qin army.

There was no time to put away things, only brought the living and gold, and Xiang Feng's subordinates supported the women, children, and children of the Xiang family to rush towards the relatively weak Dongcheng.

Watching the clansmen flee from afar, Xiang Lang smiled softly, then turned his head to look at Su Jiao again, and shouted angrily: "Clansmen, you and I will still be relatives in the next life!" ”

"Fight to the death!"

The county soldiers did not have the consciousness to die for the survival of the Xiang family.

But in the bloody battle, the county soldiers were almost exhausted.

The soldiers and servants also did not have the consciousness to die for the survival of the Xiang family.

But when Xiang Feng fled, he not only brought the Xiang clan with him, but also the relatives of the soldiers and servants.

In order for their families to survive, all the soldiers who stayed in Xiangcheng risked their lives and roared in unison:

"Fight to the Death!!

When people are not even afraid of death, what else can stop their soldiers?

The Xiang clan's soldiers and horses fought back, controlling the battle line without hesitating casualties, and at the same time sending their sons to reinforce Dongcheng as much as possible to clear the way for the clansmen to escape.

Seeing the Xiang clan people who fled to Dongcheng, Ying Cheng frowned.

He hoped to destroy the Xiang clan.

But for this, how much does the Qin army need to pay?

A scout rode his horse and galloped over, and said in a deep voice: "Boss, humbly tortured the captured Xiang disciples." ”

"According to his disclosure, Xiang Cang, the younger brother of Chu General Xiang Yan, led the cavalry to charge into battle, and now his life and death are unknown."

"Xiang Yan's eldest son went out with the army, and the other heirs were all in Shouchun and not in the city."

Ying Cheng was surprised: "Xiang Yan's heirs are all in Shouchun? ”

This kind of behavior is very common in Great Qin, after all, Great Qin's monarchy is much higher than that of nobles.

But it was very rare in the state of Chu, and the king of Chu did not have so much power to order the generals from the nobility to put their families in Shouchun.

Xiang Yan's heirs are all in Shouchun, and the only possibility is that Xiang Yan took the initiative to send the children under the nose of the King of Chu to appease the heart of the King of Chu!

The scout bowed his head and said, "This is the result of the humiliation of the torture. ”

Ying Chengcheng sighed softly: "It's a pity." ”

Looking at the Xiang clan people who fled to Dongcheng from afar, Ying Cheng groaned in his heart.

Standing in the lower reaches of the long river of history, the Xiang family occupies a huge chapter in the turbulent times at the end of the Qin Dynasty.

It seems that as long as Xiang Liang, Xiang Yu and others are killed, they can quell the many beacons in the troubled times at the end of the Qin Dynasty in advance.

But if you stand now and look back, Xiang?

It's just a small clan.

The threat of the Qu, Jing, and Zhao clans is far greater than that of the Xiang clan.

It was the Qin army that defeated the Qu, Jing, and Zhao clans, and moved the Qu, Jing, and Zhao clans to Xianyang City to settle down, which gave the Xiang clan a chance to commit murder.

If he can easily destroy Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu, Ying Cheng will be happy to do it.

But if it was to weaken a mere Xiang clan and cause a large number of Qin troops to die in battle, shaking the overall strategic planning of Ying Chengcheng?

Xiang is not worthy!

After muttering for a long time, Ying Chengcheng suppressed the emotions in his heart and ordered in a deep voice: "The whole army retreats and gives way to Dongcheng." ”

The Qin army inside the city and the Qin army outside the eastern city all retreated, leaving enough room for the Xiang clan to withdraw.

The Xiang family was a little incredulous at first, but then ecstasy arose in their hearts.

To live, who wants to die?

Suppressing the impulse, after waiting for all the old and weak women and children in the clan to leave the city, the children of the Xiang clan in the city also quickly withdrew towards the eastern city.

Ying Cheng ordered again: "Order! The West Forward Division charges! ”

"Jiang Ming, Su Jiao, and Li Xin are three bread clips, and they are chasing and killing!"

The key point for the Xiang clan to be able to resist the Qin army with weak forces is that they have the will to fight without life!

But when Yingcheng surrounded the three ques and gave him a way to live, and the old and weak in the clan had also completed the evacuation, and there was no reason to fight to the death, would they still be willing to die?

Su Jiao laughed loudly: "The general said that the coach would not let the military exploits slip away like this." ”

"Robes, follow the generals to kill!"

During the shouting, Su Jiao rushed forward excitedly and walked up.

In the face of Su Jiao's pursuit, the children of the Xiang clan were no different from the rest of the defeated soldiers, only knowing that they fled in a hurry, and it was difficult to organize large-scale resistance!

Pursuit and killing is always the stage where you have won the most military merits.

chased all the way until the afternoon of the same day, and the Qin army finally returned with a full load.

"Boss!" Su Jiao happily bowed in front of Ying Chengcheng: "Our department has won the first 1,921st level of the enemy army in this battle!" ”

Li Xin also rode his horse back, dismounted and surrendered: "Commander Qiqi, our department has won the enemy's first rank of three thousand five hundred and fifty-three!" ”

The military exploits of all departments are combined, and the Qin army's victories in this battle alone have exceeded 10,000!

Ying Chengcheng bowed his head happily: "Good! ”

"Order! Jiang Ming's department cleaned up Xiangcheng and defended the city. ”

"In the future, Xiangcheng will be the outpost center and the key to our army's retreat, and we must not afford to lose."

Jiang Ming solemnly bowed his hand: "Only! ”

Ying Chengcheng looked at Li Xin: "Ben will need you to attack Chen Cheng first, then attack the city father, move to Juyang, and then capture Cai." ”

"All attacks need to be done within ten days, is it possible?"

Li Xin asked rhetorically: "Only attack but not capture?" ”

"The commander intends to involve the Chu army's troops and confuse the Chu army's sight?"

Containment is never limited to just one city, but can be the whole world!

Ying Cheng smiled and bowed his head: "Not bad." ”

Li Xin gave up his hand abruptly: "Give the last general 10,000 knights, and then transfer the chariot to the last general, and the last general will never be dishonored!" ”

Ying Chengcheng waved his hand: "All the war horses captured in Xiangcheng will be handed over to you!" ”

Li Xin exclaimed excitedly: "Thank you, General Xinzhong!" ”

Ying Chengcheng looked at the other generals: "The rest of the departments rest for a day. ”

"Tomorrow the sun rises, and we will continue to go south with Ben!"

All the lieutenants bowed their hands in unison: "Only! ”

……

The Qin army began to rest, but the Xiang disciples did not dare to stop for a moment.

The Xiang cavalry, which rushed out of the city with Xiang Cang, advanced at full speed.

The war horse was tired and couldn't run, so he left a few disciples to guard the war horse, and the remaining Xiang disciples ran the rest of the distance with their legs.

When it was getting dark the next day, Xiang Qian finally saw the flag of the Chu army from afar.

Xiang Qian gasped and shouted: "I am Xiang Qian of the Xiang family!" ”

"Where is the patriarch of my Xiang clan?!"

Dozens of knights left the military formation and rushed towards Xiang Qian.

At a stone's throw away from Xiang Qian, the knights gathered their horses in unison, fighting loudly and asked: "Can you raise fire to reveal your identity?" ”

The disciples of the Xiang clan hurriedly groped for themselves: "Who brought the flint?" ”

"The flint is carried by the servants on weekdays, but I don't have it on me!"

"What about the torches? Who has torches? ”

"The torches are all on horseback!"

After working for a while, the Xiang family finally lit a ball of fallen leaves.

The flames didn't take long to extinguish, but those flames were enough to see Xiang Qian's figure clearly.

Hurriedly turned over and dismounted, and Douzhan quickly ran in front of Xiang Qian: "Brother Qian! ”

When he got closer, Dou Zhan was shocked to realize that Xiang Qian and the Xiang clan disciples behind him were all covered in blood, losing their armor and removing their armor, like a group of deserters who had returned from defeat!

Dou Zhan hurriedly handed over his water bladder and exclaimed, "Brother Qian, drink some water." ”

"What's going on?"

Xiang Qian was also not polite, took the water bladder of Douzhan and took a big sip, then handed the water bladder to the disciples behind him, and said in a deep voice: "Please take Brother Zhan to meet the patriarch of my Xiang clan quickly!" ”

Seeing that Xiang Qian was reluctant to say, Douzhan didn't ask, so he hurriedly ordered the soldiers to give up their horses, personally helped Xiang Qian to get on the horse, and hurried towards the west of the Wuyan Mountain.

"Patriarch! O Patriarch! ”

Faintly hearing a familiar voice, Xiang Yan, who was looking through the balance of his baggage in the big tent, raised his head.

With his right hand subconsciously holding down the hilt of the sword, Xiang Yan stood up and asked in a deep voice: "Who is making noise in the army!" ”

The voice outside the barracks became clearer and clearer: "Patriarch, it's Di Qian!" ”

Xiang Yanmu was stunned: "Brother Qian? ”

"Hurry up, please come in!"

Around the case, Xiang Yan greeted the tent curtain and asked, "Shouldn't Brother Qian sit in the clan?" What ......?"

The words were not finished yet, but Xiang Yan's words behind him could not be asked, and there was no need to ask.

Xiang Qian, who had no helmet, his hair was scattered, and he was covered in blood, staggered into the big tent, and shouted sadly: "Patriarch, Xiangcheng has fallen!" ”

Looking at Xiang Qian's tragic situation and listening to Xiang Qian's sad cry, Xiang Yan was like being struck by lightning, and his eyes suddenly turned dark.

The general is still in the foggy mountain and the Qin army is switching between attack and defense, and the fierce battle is in full swing.

As a result, you told the general that the general's hometown was stolen?!

"Shangzhu Country!"

"Quick, go to the healer!"

Xiang Yan's family soldiers hurriedly shouted and summoned the healer.

Xiang Qian was also frightened enough, and hurriedly ran to Xiang Yan's side, hugged Xiang Yan and pinched people.

After tossing for a while, Xiang Yan vomited a mouthful of blood.

Laboriously opening his eyes, Xiang Yan hissed and screamed: "Shameless Cheng, despicable villain!" ”

"Ben will not share the sky with you!"

(End of chapter)