Most of the songs of the Chu people are very free, and the lyrics always use the unique local scenery as a metaphor.

Such as orchid grass flowers, river tide and forest waves.

Even the sad and desolate singing can sing a bit of romance and heroism in the mouth of Chu.

As it is now.

Most of the nobles in this era were high up and couldn't see what their family and country were.

But it is precisely in this era that most scholars adhere to the "righteousness" in their hearts and are willing to die for it.

Almost all the scholars in Guangling City sent their families to take refuge, but they all left Qingzhuang and most of their families to guard the city. Especially the people in charge, almost none of them stayed.

Chen Qi is just one of them.

Those who could fight, they had already entered the defense line in front of the city gate, fighting with the siege army of the same Chu people in the past.

Those who can't fight, stay on the city wall with Zhu Xiang, look at the front line of the most tragic battle to defend the city, and listen to Zhu Xiang's command.

When the three lines of defense in front of the city gate are lost, and the defenders retreat to the city walls, they will fight together on the walls, even if they are not very good at fighting.

Now, under the command of Zhu Xiang, these people beat the war drums, picked up the traditional musical instruments of the Chu State, and sang the most sorrowful songs in their hearts with the loudest voices.

It's the same root, why is it too anxious to fry each other?

Zhu Xiang said in his heart.

He was not from Chu, so he didn't sing together, but just looked condescendingly at Xiang Yan and Nan Chujun in the distance.

and the Chu army on the side of the two men in front of them.

He knew that at least one-fifth of Xiang Yan's 100,000 army was a local conscription from the north bank of the Yangtze River.

When these people hear the mournful songs on the city wall of Guangling, will they empathize?

Chapter 191: Night Attack on Kong Ming Lantern

Zhu Xiang deliberately waited until the battle on the front line was weak before letting the Chu soldiers at the head of the Guangling wall sing Chu songs.

The soldiers were numb at the beginning of the war, and would only obey the command and blindly rush into battle, without thinking.

People are afraid of death, so when people encounter danger, their bodies will shield themselves from their feelings and make themselves more fearless.

But when the war is stalemate, when someone around them falls, and the wounds on their bodies begin to ache, their self-deception will disappear, and fear will creep up in their hearts.

At this time, they will regret it and will keep asking themselves why they are coming to the battlefield.

They will no longer be numb and will be able to think.

The core of the state of Chu has shifted to the banks of the Huai River, and the accent is also moving closer to the Central Plains.

Guangling used to be the land of Wu Yue, and now there are many Yue people, and there are many scholars who fled from Yingdu. Their accent is somewhat different from that of the northern Chu people.

On the Guangling city wall, there were bursts of Chu songs, with the unique tone of the Chu people on the bank of the Yangtze River, and the hands of some Chu people holding weapons trembled slightly.

They listened to Chu Ge and remembered that the people in Guangling City were also Chu people.

They also remembered that their hometown was burned down, and they were forced to join the army, and they took weapons to attack the last city on the north bank of the Yangtze River, so that the Chu people in the last city were forced to move north.

What about after moving north?

They remembered what Zhu Xianggong had said to Southern Chujun and General Xiang Yan in Chu language, which also had the accent of their hometown.

Can the city not be slaughtered? Can I give a farmhouse?

Can the people of Guangling live?!

Nan Chujun and General Xiang Yan didn't answer, they didn't answer!

On the battlefield, the sword has no eyes, and a stunned look is that the enemy's weapons pass through the body.

As he fell on his back, he saw the other party's eyes filled with anger and tears, and heard the other party's angry scolding with an accent similar to his own.

The other party scolded, the bullshit Chu State, burned his house and field.

When he closed his eyes, he thought to himself, it turned out that the person was a Chu man who had fled from the west, and maybe he was really a fellow countryman.

Then he was in severe pain, and he lost consciousness.

When the charging soldiers fell, their bodies were immediately crushed by the horseshoe chariots and the feet of the other soldiers, and they were crushed into a mud that could not distinguish between blood and flesh and bone.

Xiang Yan also heard the sound of Chu singing at the head of the Guangling city wall.

I don't know how many people are singing, but they can cross the battle formation and reach his ears.

Xiang Yan looked at the scorching battle line and gradually pressed back, and his hand tightened the reins of the chariot.

If the two armies are facing each other, he will definitely lead the troops to charge and raise morale with personal bravery.

But siege is different.

The defenders of the city have relied on the city wall to pile up the equipment in front of the city gate, and the siege party can only use human lives to pile up.

That's why he captured a lot of young men who had nowhere to go after the city was broken, as a consumption for the charging array.

The elite soldiers he brought with him would not be lost in the first charge.

It is necessary to wait until these homeless Chu people on the north bank of the Yangtze River are dead and the defenders are almost exhausted, and the elite soldiers will come forward to harvest.

He used the butcher's knife of rewarding and supervising the battle to press the Chu people on the north bank of the Yangtze River to constantly come forward to fight.

Zhu Xiang used Chu Ge on the wall to instantly disintegrate his soldiers.

This person really doesn't have any experience in leading troops? Or is it that behind Zhu Xianggong, there is still a Qin general who is not obvious? Even Li Mu was in the city, waiting for him to lead the Qin soldiers out after he was tired?

Although the current battle situation is unfavorable, Xiang Yan did not have the slightest panic and calmly analyzed the current situation.

The siege will certainly be unfavorable initially.

Sun Tzu said: "Therefore, the army is plotting, the second is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the army, and the next is to attack the city." The method of siege is a last resort. ”

has reached the step of having to attack the city, and Xiang Yan is already mentally prepared.

Although now the front is pressed back, the casualties look heavy. But those who died were those whom he had already designated in his heart that would die.

After that, he can also grab people from the rear to charge the battle, Guangling City has a limited number of people and can't afford to spend it.

Now the only thing he feels has a headache is, where is Li Mu? Where is the Qin army?

Xiang Yan knew that Prince Qin was in Wu County. Changpingjun is the uncle of the crown prince and the most powerful supporter of the crown prince's succession. If something happens to Changpingjun, the crown prince will be like a broken arm. Therefore, the crown prince will never allow Changping Jun to have an accident.

Changping Jun was also the core of the Zhao ministers who were in high positions in the Qin court, such as Li Mu, Lian Po, and Lin Zhen.

Although Changping Jun does not seem to be a high-ranking official in the court, he is a relative of King Qin, and he is highly respected. Even these people entered Qin for the sake of Changping Jun.

Li Mu, who led the troops alone in Tuntian, would never let Zhu Xiang have an accident. If there was no Zhu Xiang and Prince Qin to supervise the army in Wu County, how could the King of Qin let Li Mu, the Zhao general, lead the army alone?

Xiang Yan thought again that if something happened to Changping Jun, the strength of the ministers of the Zhao family would be greatly damaged, and I was afraid that the original relatives of the Chu family would be able to occupy a place in the court of the Qin State again.

He rubbed the long sword at his waist in his hand.

If Changping Jun is killed in Guangling, the Qin State will definitely be in chaos.

After Xiang Yan had this thought, he immediately broke out in a sweat and suppressed this terrible thought.

He knew that if he killed Changpingjun, it would definitely be good for the Chu State, but he and the Xiang family would probably all have to be buried for Changpingjun.

"General, General!" The deputy general shouted several times before Xiang Yan came back to his senses, "The supervising team can't stop them from routing after cutting more than a dozen people, do you want to accept troops and replace us?" ”

Xiang Yan glanced at the deputy general: "Collect the troops, camp and rest first, and wait for the night attack and harassment after dark." ”

He looked at the non-stop Chu Ge in Guangling City: "They are few and can't withstand harassment. ”

The adjutant general said: "Only! ”

He ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops.

When he heard the Chu army singing gold, the Chu song at the head of the city stopped.

Chen Qi shook off his sour shoulders and put his clothes back on with the help of the domestic servant.

He said excitedly: "The Chu army has retreated? ”

Zhu Xiang said: "Send someone to clean up the battlefield and replace the wounded." ”

Chen Qidao: "Yes! ”

Regardless of the soreness of his arms, he pulled his legs and ran down, but he wanted to inform him in person.

A young scholar stopped Chen Qi and went to give orders for Chen Qi himself.

"Rest well, sleep as long as you can, they will definitely attack at night." Zhu Xiang was humane to the city head.

Meng Tian said: "Uncle, you should go and rest." ”

Since he found out that it was good to be called "uncle", Meng Tian changed his words.

Wait until the prince is there, change it back, Meng Tian thought to himself.

Zhu Xiang said: "I know. ”

He went down to the tower and waited for the wounded to return.

A block of houses behind the city gate has been demolished and converted into a camp for wounded soldiers.

Zhu Xiang set a one-month deadline, and the harvested unripe ears of rice and old grain were ground into flour and steamed into cakes, and chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep were killed every day to make soup, and the soldiers had enough food to eat.

Zhu Xiang said to the residents of the city that if the city is broken, everyone will die, and it doesn't matter what grain is stored or not; If the city is defended, he will transport grain from Wu County to help the people of Guangling live until the next harvest.

What Zhu Xianggong said, Guangling people firmly believe.

The affairs of Guangling City had nothing to do with Zhu Xianggong, Zhu Xianggong just couldn't bear the Chu State to slaughter the city in front of his eyes, so he was willing to defend the city with the Guangling people. If they don't even believe in Zhu Xianggong, who else can they believe?

What's more, they have seen Zhu Xianggong's farming skills. The people of Guangling were about to usher in a shocking harvest that had never been seen before.

It is said that it is a wounded barracks, and there is not even disinfected wine.

The food ration system in the city was implemented, and the supply of soldiers was limited, and the others, including the wealthy households in the city, were only barely fed.

Zhu Xiang lived in the temporary headquarters behind the city gate, and he ate the same food as the soldiers, and everyone could see it.

Therefore, it is really impossible to make wine in Guangling City, let alone concentrate it into high alcohol.