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Chapter 47: The House of Flying Daggers

"The Western Chu army broke through!" The Qin army suddenly became boiling. Suddenly, black flags stood in a row, and war drums were loud. The black Qin soldiers surrounded Xiang Yu like ants from all directions. People were surrounded by people, and the crowds were crowded with horses; horses were neighing, horses neighing and roaring.

Xiang Yu didn't care much and shouted: "Brothers, kill me!" After saying that, he raised the halberd with his right hand, shook the reins with his left hand, and grabbed the horse's belly with his feet, and swept into the enemy camp like a whirlwind.

Xiang Yu led a large army to fight bravely, and the eight thousand sons were like tigers going down the mountain, stabbing guns, slashing swords, and whipping the Qin army with a whip. Xiang Yu's painting halberd was scared of people, and horses were panicked, who could resist it. However, there were too many Qin soldiers, and Xiang Yu and his friends repelled one batch after another, two batches and three batches. The Qin army in the east were defeated, and the Qin army in the west followed again; the enemy soldiers in the south were repelled, and the enemy in the north rushed up; the soldiers on the flat ground repelled, and the soldiers on the mountain pressed down again, and the black flag shook, and there were soldiers along the way. The drums of war were sounded, and a group of cavalry was blown, and the trumpet was blowing.

The mountain tops and valleys in the east, south, north, north, north, north, and left and right, the mountain tops and valleys were advanced and retreated in an orderly manner, the siege was in a moderate manner, and the siege was in a straight line, and the pursuit was in a straight line, just to avoid Xiang Yu's chance to breathe. Although Xiang Yu was brave and tenacious, he rushed left and right, and stabbed the front and back, but one person could not defeat thousands of troops. Although his painting halberd killed the enemy like cutting grass, he was really unable to deal with Han Xin's thousands of troops. He was exhausted and sweated like rain and exhausted. He had to turn around, run back to the camp, and instructed the soldiers to be careful in defense and prepare for another opportunity to fight.

Xiang Yu returned to the camp, Ji Bu was staying behind. When he saw him coming back, he immediately held a cup of hot water to serve him. Seeing him full of sadness, he asked, "King, did you fail to break through?" Xiang Yu said dejectedly; "There are too many soldiers in Qin and you can't rush out." Ji Bu frowned and advised, "King, victory or defeat is a common thing for military strategists, why bother to be discouraged because of the sadness here? The king has a good rest and break through again another day."

Xiang Yu fell asleep and gradually fell asleep. He felt uneasy as he had never felt before. The Western Chu army was in danger, advancing, ambushing on all sides, and it would take one month to count the number of hundreds of thousands of Qin soldiers; retreating, the retreat was cut off, and the Qin soldiers had all their strength to intercept it and were unable to take out Gaixia. They were in a dilemma, lack of food and grass, and uneasy army, which was a sign of a country and a devastating army.

He dreamed of Yu Ji. Yu Ji was sitting beside the bed, looking at Xiang Yu's thin face, trembling. Xiang Yu slowly melted in Yu Ji's gentle gaze, slowly forgot all his sorrows, and he still hugged Yu Ji's slender hands in his arms. Yu Ji saw that he was asleep and gently pulled out his hand and put Xiang Yu's arm in the quilt, and then carefully tucked the quilt tightly. Then he turned around and wanted to get out of the tent, but before leaving, his face suddenly changed, and his gentle gaze became cold as frost, and said with a sequin of coldness; "I'm leaving, I won't be able to meet in the underworld!"

Xiang Yu shouted, "No, don't leave, how can you bear to leave me at this time? Are there all ungrateful and ruthless people?" He woke up suddenly. He touched his head with his hand, and a layer of cold sweat on his forehead. He couldn't help but sigh and shed tears in dismay.

Yu Ji was looking at Wang Zhu. He looked calmly. Wang Zhu's eyes were warm and considerate, but Yu Ji seemed to not appreciate it at all. Wang Zhu felt very sad and looked at Yu Ji in a white robe and said, "I treat you meticulously and sincerely, but you are still not satisfied. What do you want? The Qin Dynasty is about to unify the world. I will give you wealth and glory. I will give you whatever you want. Why can't you be happy?"

When Yu Ji saw Wang Zhu talking, tears flashed in her eyes and hurriedly interrupted her words, "King, we are a couple. Will the things you promised me be fulfilled?" Wang Zhu said indifferently; "What's the matter?" Yu Ji turned around and sneered, "I said that I want to see him for the last time!"

Wang Zhu thought to himself, Damn, Farewell My Concubine! If I let you see him, your life will probably be reimbursed. When the fragrance disappears, where will I go to find the trace of the fragrance? Wang Zhu sighed, "See, meet, the soldiers are in chaos, how can I let you meet you!" Yu Ji approached and shouted sweetly; "You have no jokes, the king has promised me." Wang Zhu stood up angrily; "Xiang Yu also promised to fulfill his promise with you forever, have he ever fulfilled it?" Yu Ji squatted on the ground and cried; "I just want to see him, King, no matter what, please." Wang Zhu thought coldly and said coldly; "Okay, I will arrange for you to meet you, but it is definitely not now. Since you promised you will never go back on your word."

Yu Ji said, "How can I win the trust of the vulgarity?" Wang Zhu blinked her sleeves. "Do you believe it or not? Anyway, I have already said it. Now is not the time. If you are willing to wait, wait. If you don't want to wait, go back to Xianyang. You can do whatever you want." Yu Ji made a strange and relaxed expression. "Okay, okay, it's great, it's great, the great king-" She walked out three steps and suddenly pulled out a sword on the wall, crossing it between her delicate and white neck; "It seems that the vulgarity will not fulfill its promise, and the vulgarity will only be able to show its ambitions in one's life."

If other women would commit suicide, he would not believe that Wang Zhu would be killed. But Yu Ji was different. She dared to hang her neck. Wang Zhu said firmly, "In a month, within a month, you will definitely meet each other. If you break your promise, you will be struck by lightning." Yu Ji was originally an extremely weak woman, but she always showed a very strong side in front of Wang Zhu and threw down her sword with a clang, saying, "Thank you, I'm goodbye."

Wang Zhu sighed, "Wait a minute, I have something to ask you!" Yu Ji turned his back to Wang Zhu; "Please speak with you, your king!" Wang Zhu said, "Xiang Yu wants to kill you several times, do you hate him?" Yu Ji gritted his teeth and said, "No hate!" Wang Zhu nodded, "I have saved you, have you ever had any sincerity to me?" Yu Ji's delicate body trembled, and she was silent for a long time, but she just didn't speak. Wang Zhu increased the decibel and asked, "What is the difference between me and Xiang Yu?"

Yu Ji took a breath and slowly spit it out. Her thin shoulders moved and said softly, "He is my childhood sweetheart - husband. You are just the king -"

Wang Zhu's heart suddenly became dark. "Okay, don't forget that you promised me that after seeing Xiang Yu, you will stay with me forever, right?" Wang Zhu asked in a tentative tone.

"Yes, king, I promised." Yu Ji walked out of the handsome tent with her legs fluttering, as if she had flew out. She felt her limbs weak and her whole body was sore and could not deal with such conversations anymore. To be honest, she didn't have any feelings for the King of Qin, that was self-deception. After all, a woman's heart was made of water and was very fickle. However, Xiang Lang was still there and never disappeared. She felt conflicted and in pain.

When Yu Ji returned to her tent, she began to recall what the King of Qin said just now. A desperate mood instantly grabbed his heart. These days, she had already known the overall situation of the battle through her two maids, Lu Matong, and various channels. Xiang Yu's Western Chu army was already in siege and in danger, and the King of Qin's victory was right in front of her. Yu Ji didn't understand politics, let alone military affairs, and she couldn't believe it.

Since the day the Kuaiji army was launched, Xiang Yu fought more than 70 major battles. That time it was not a success, that time it was not a cheer, that was not a gong and drum celebration. However, facing hundreds of thousands of Qin soldiers at Gaixia, his first breakthrough failed! What does this mean? It means that the Western Chu soldiers and horses were trapped in Gaixia! It means that the Western Chu hegemony that had been built for several years was destroyed in Gaixia! It means that Qin II will use his dark hands to cover the universe again! It means that Xiang Lang's life is about to-Yu Ji don't dare to think too much. She put on her clothes and wanted to walk out of the tent. The maids Zihuan and Yulang dissuaded them. "Empress, the wind outside is tight and cold, which can easily hurt their bodies." Yu Ji only realized that it was midnight at this time, but the two maids were not asleep. "Why haven't you been asleep yet?"

Zihuan said, "We were in a bad mood when we saw the Empress, and couldn't sleep." Yu Ji was very moved and held the hands of the two maids and said, "Let's have a walk together, we have grown up together, come on, I want to ask Tianbu for a divination!"

Gaixia, late at night. It is far away, empty, lonely, and sad. The falling stars are slightly shining, dotted on the dark hole-like sky, like a pair of eyes that are lost and unintentional. The cold moon hangs coldly in the air, like a cold jade that penetrates the body, and spreads a faint ray of desolate light.

The distant mountains are hazy, the forests are hazy, the rivers are hazy, and the boundless fields are hazy. From the endless valleys, one or two neighing horses and the howling of hungry wolf in the deep mountains are shaking and wandering in the wilderness, like a soul-sucking dead soul.

The cold wind whizzed, blew the mountains, the rivers, the ground, the cold moonlight, the wrinkle the flag of the Western Chu, and weakened the spirit and will of people.

This is a cold and lonely night!

Yu Ji was worried and woke up by nightmare one after another. "Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!" The buzzer rang all over, and it was already the fourth day. Yu Ji thought to herself that this was the coldest and most difficult time at night! At this time, the soldiers in the Western Chu Camp were trembling all over by the cold, and many people were frozen to death. She heard Lu Matong say these things. She heard that the frozen Chu soldiers had stiff limbs, purple faces, and their teeth were clenched tightly. The eyes were filled with the colors of begging for warmth and survival.

Yu Ji glanced at the plum blossom and jade flute hanging on the wall, and her heart suddenly moved. Although I couldn't see him, he could definitely hear my flute sound.

Yu Ji was proficient in all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting in his life. The one who was most interested in was the plum blossom and jade flute. When he was idle in the village, he was apart from chanting poems and lying zithers and playing the flute. This plum blossom and jade flute was given by Wang Zhu. The sixteen-hole jade tube panflute is arranged in length and short, shaped like plum blossoms, exquisite and transparent, and the sound quality is crisp and melodious.

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Although Xiang Yu returned from his first breakout, he suffered tens of thousands of Chu soldiers. However, the losses of King Wang Zhu of Qin were no less than that of Xiang Yu. Xiang Yu fled back to the camp, and Wang Zhumingjin withdrew his troops and counted all the troops. He was surprised that Xiang Yu broke through this breakout and killed 25 generals of Qin army, nearly 50,000 Qin soldiers were killed, and 70,000 were injured and 70,000 were disabled. Wang Zhu gritted his teeth and stomped his feet and cursed, thinking, "This is not possible. If this continues, one million people are not enough to accompany him. He will all get involved in a few fights with the Chu army. It seems that there is no idea of ​​despising Xiang Yu at all."

Wang Zhu walked out of the tent in the middle of the night to use the cold to remove his fatigue and refresh his energy. Thinking about how Han Xin defeated Xiang Manzi back then, he used those tricks. At this time, Chen Ping and Wang Ao Guanying came over.

Wang Ao saw Wang Zhu not sleeping in the middle of the night and was full of sorrow. He asked, "Is there anything that is hard to decide?" Wang Zhu gritted his teeth and said, "Sir, I am not going to sleep so late! This time the Chu army broke through, we suffered a lot of losses!" Wang Ao smiled, "The enemy was extremely jealous. One wanted to escape, the other wanted to kill people. The knife was against the knife, the gun was against the gun, and the chest was against the chest. That was more than death. Xiang Yu was a warrior with great strength. We fought with him in a tit-for-tat way. Wouldn't the egg touch the stone? As the saying goes: a four-tax can be used to make a thousand pounds, and a hundred steel is hard to resist the softness of the fingers. Chen Ping and I discussed it, and thought about what a clever plan to find a soft knife to put it on Xiang Yu's neck."

Wang Zhu's mind was a little confused and could not think of any soft knife. Chen Ping said, "It is best to separate and disrupt the morale of the army. Otherwise, they will definitely break out again before the food and grass is cut off. That's even harder to resist the Chu army. We may win miserably or be escaped by Xiang Yu, which would be bad."

As he was talking, a melodious sound of flute suddenly floated in the darkness. The sound of flute was so sad, every sentence was heart-wrenching, and tear-jerking, like a song for the soldiers who died in battle. Wang Zhu listened, his eyes were frozen and desolate. The sound of the flute was as sad as the cuckoos wept. When he was high, he breathed in thousands of troops, his momentum was like a mountain and sea, and his spirit was strong, and he was about to burst out. When he was gentle, he collected the clear springs and flowing water, condensed the birds and flowers, and his gurgled and thoughts were endless, and he was still confused. He was full of thoughts.

Wang Ao suddenly said in surprise, "King, this is the sound of the flute of Chu. The sound of the flute is full of the mood of the Chu State. I didn't expect that the sound of the flute was so powerful. If you cut down on people and horses on the blood river, you would not change your face, but you were scared by him."

Wang Zhuyang said, "No, I am not afraid. I have already thought of any soft knife that can be used to deal with the Chu army. Chen Ping, go and bring Lu Matong to me immediately, as well as Ying Bu, Gongshou, Zhou Lan, Zhou Yin, hurry up! Tomorrow night, I will give him a gangster, and the sound of the flute is coming, Xiang Yu's death is coming!"

Wang Ao's long beard trembled and asked the whole story. Wang Zhu rushed into the tent and took out a plum blossom jade flute that was the same as Yu Ji from the tent, and said in his hand, "The enemy is surrounded by enemies, and the sad jade flute, the Chu army soldiers should be homesick when they hear the local accent. My Prime Minister, are you right?"

Wang Ao and Chen Ping are both extremely smart people. After hearing Wang Zhu's words, they couldn't help but shine in front of them and clapped their hands. They said that the king is really a genius of the world and could even think of such a plan. Wang Zhu secretly complained in his heart, why did he forget the cliché of the enemy so confused? If he had thought about it, Xiang Yu would have been finished long ago. Fortunately, Yu Ji's reminder. When Wang Zhu heard the sound of the flute, he knew that it was Yu Ji's play, so he immediately thought of Lu Matong and the Chu generals and soldiers in the military camp.

Lu Matong and others were stunned when they heard Wang Zhu's words and said, "King, we can sing this Chu song, but we can't play this plum blossom and jade flute. Only Empress Yu Ji in the military camp can do it." Wang Zhu thought to himself that if Yu Ji knew that the sound of the flute was used to deal with the Chu army, he would never play it. Besides, she, Xiao, would be useless.

Wang Zhu thought for a while and ordered, "You go and find Zihuan and Yulang, and say, "You have something to do when you are here, and I have my own opinions. In addition, King Huainan and General Gongshou, you gather the Chu soldiers and generals in the military camp and wait for call at any time. I want them to sing."

Ying Bu was confused and said, "King, this is not good, it's easy to mutiny by gathering them together." Wang Zhu said, "Then use your Huainan soldiers, can they sing? How many people are there?" Ying Bu said, "Who can't sing? As long as the people of Chu can do it, I have about 100,000 people under my command."

Wang Zhu nodded and said, "Enough!"

Zihuan and Yulang were deceived by Lu Matong.

Lu Matong found more than fifty palace maids, saying that it would be the birthday of Prime Minister Wang Ao in a few days. He was going to prepare a generous gift for the Prime Minister. After thinking about it, there was nothing to give, so he had to give a song and dance of a beautiful woman. However, ordinary singing and dancing would definitely not be seen by the Prime Minister. He remembered the plum blossom and jade flute of Empress Yu Ji, hoping that Zihuan and Yulang could teach these palace maids the fingering of the plum blossom and jade flute to these palace maids so that he could show his skills in front of the Prime Minister.

Zihuan and Yulang have no friends at all, but they have the best relationship with Lu Matong. Seeing that he was full of enthusiasm and it was an easy thing, he agreed without hesitation.

Zihuan said with a smile, "I'm afraid they can't learn it." Lu Matong asked in surprise: "Isn't it very difficult to learn?" Yu Lang smiled, "No, I'm so clever for about three hours. If I'm stupid, I can't learn it in a year."

Lu Matong felt relieved when he heard this. These palace maids were carefully selected by the King of Qin. They were very smart. Some of them were even more solid and sound. They naturally couldn't slow down when they learned them, so they said casually. "You just discipline them. Anyway, there are still some days before their birthday. I don't believe that these people are all stupid melons that can be learned."

Zihuan and Yulang are both innocent and innocent girls of ten years old, so they could think so far. Of course, they agreed. Wang Zhu's plan was implemented smoothly. This happened the next morning. I heard that Yu Ji personally guided these palace maids and analyzed some details of the resounding. The palace maids naturally had a thousand miles a day after they got the famous teacher. In the evening, they had already played a song called "Yunmen" by Chu State vividly.
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