Huang Xie stood on the tower of Xingcheng, looking at the Chu troops fleeing in all directions. His heart seemed to have hit rock bottom. In modern terms, it was painful.
After finally gathering 10,000 remnant troops, I originally wanted to rely on them to defend Xingcheng. Even if Empress Yan and Li Yuan sent people to question him, they could not do anything to him. God knows who was spreading his conspiracy everywhere, but these Chu troops listened. After that, one by one left angrily.
There were less than a thousand people left, and Huang Xie spent a lot of money to stay here. He carried out a box of jewelry and placed it in front of everyone, saying that he could take the money as long as he wanted to protect his safety.
Mu Chun's walking posture was no different from that of a lame man. He was one of the few customers who did not leave Huang Xie.
"I didn't expect that the originally flawless plan turned out to be a waste of money!" Huang Xie looked decadent. He sat on the stone steps and sighed. He took out the tiger charm from his arms, took a look at it and said to himself: "Before, You have always dreamed of something, but after you get it, you realize how difficult it is to be its owner!"
Mu Chun spent a lot of effort to climb up the city wall. When he heard Huang Xie sighing, he advised: "Master, as the saying goes, there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain. Isn't it just a defeat? With your presence Chu State’s status and relations only need to be tolerated for a period of time, and one day it will make a comeback!”
Huang Xie shook his head and said: "If I had not gone against Li Yuan's brother and sister, my comeback would have been certain, but now, they will not just watch me come back to life! If I guessed correctly, Li Yuan must have led the army. Coming towards Xingcheng, if they want to attack me to accuse me, you and I will definitely die!"
How could someone as smart as Mu Chun not think of this?
Huang Xie guessed correctly. Li Yuan did indeed lead a hundred thousand Chu troops to Xingcheng, accompanied by Ji Jie. His position in the army was to join the army and was equivalent to a military advisor.
Li Yuan was wearing a general's armor and holding a spear in his hand. His joy was beyond words. To be honest, even he himself did not expect Huang Xie to be defeated so quickly!
Looking back at Ji Jie who looked tired, Li Yuan smiled and said, "Did Zhao Wenjun not have a good rest last night?"
Of course she didn't get a good rest. Your tireless sister pestered me all night. Good guy, she didn't stop for the whole night, and she almost broke the big bed in the tea house!
At dawn, Li Yan fell asleep with a satisfied look on his face, but Ji Jie wanted to set off with the army. It was strange that he was energetic.
During this troop dispatch, Li Yuan was given the title of General Protecting the Country, and his mission was to prevent the Qin army from advancing into the hinterland of Chu State and protect the safety of the people.
In fact, Li Yuan had completed his mission before setting off, and Meng Ao had already withdrawn, leaving only a part of the defenders to defend the newly acquired town.
Therefore, if Li Yuan can regain the lost ground, it will be a great achievement. If he cannot, it is human nature. After all, this is not the mission of his trip.
The reason why Li Yuan led his troops to Xingcheng was not because Huang Xie was hiding there.
"Jun Zhaowen, do you think Huang Xie will just surrender without mercy?" Li Yuan was unsure. Like Huang Xie, this was the first time in his life that he was in charge of an army. Ji Jie's presence made him feel more at ease.
"Definitely not!" Ji Jie said with drooped eyelids: "He knows very well what will happen if he falls into your hands. If you want to successfully get back the Tiger Talisman, you have to make concessions, otherwise he may choose to die together!"
Li Yuan nodded. Ji Jie's words made sense. He had to re-evaluate the matter.
The army quickly arrived at Xingcheng and surrounded the small city. Compared with the 100,000-strong army, Huang Xie only had less than 1,000 men in his hands. The strength of the two sides was a hundred times different!
"Damn it, at worst we will all be destroyed!" Huang Xie put on the tiger talisman and climbed to the city gate accompanied by Mu Chun.
Li Yuan stood much lower than Huang Xie, but with a condescending expression on his face, he shouted upward: "Chun Shenjun, your defeat resulted in the death of hundreds of thousands of my Chu troops on the battlefield. As the commander-in-chief of the three armies, you
But you are hiding here to avoid leisure, shouldn’t you be responsible for the dead heroic spirits?”
Huang Xie said tit for tat: "Why am I hiding here instead of going to Yingdu to meet the king to accept the crime? What is the reason? Doesn't Li Xiangguo know? You and I are both sensible people, why do I take off my pants and fart in front of so many soldiers?
Woolen cloth!"
Li Yuan's face turned red and he didn't know how to refute.
Ji Jie urged his horse forward and acted as a peacemaker. He smiled and said: "Chun Shenjun, Li Xiangguo, do you think this is okay? In line with the leading idea of each getting what he needs, Chun Shen Jun, please hand over the tiger talisman.
, how about Li Xiangguo promising to let you go in front of all the sergeants?"
"Seriously?" Huang Xie was still tempted. Nothing was more important than his own life.
Li Yuan nodded heavily and said: "I can swear in front of an army of 100,000 people, as long as you are willing to hand over the Tiger Talisman!"
"Okay, then please ask Li Xiangguo to swear!" Huang Xie held the tiger talisman in his hand while speaking.
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Huang Xie led dozens of personal guards and a few retainers out of Xingcheng in despair. Since the tiger talisman was gone, naturally he could not take away any soldiers.
Li Yuan led the crowd into the city and stayed in the mansion that Huang Xie had just left. He called out his entourage and whispered: "Immediately send a cavalry team of a thousand people to chase Huang Xie and be sure to kill him! Come back!"
Just say he was bitten to death by a poisonous snake!"
"Young one knows!"
"Here comes someone!" Li Yuan cleared his throat and said loudly: "I'd like to invite Mr. Zhaowen!"
After Ji Jie arrived, Li Yuan first bowed deeply to him, and then asked: "What should we do next?"
Ji Jie's idea was to regain the lost territory, which would help the Li Yuan brothers and sisters' status in the Chu State. It was true that Huang Xie was demoted, but this did not mean that the Li Jia brothers had completely controlled the lifeline of the entire Chu State.
Li Yuan was a little worried. They were Qin soldiers and General Meng Ao was in charge of the army. If they couldn't win, wouldn't they follow in Huang Xie's footsteps?
"Haha, Li Xiangguo's worries are not unreasonable!" Ji Jie said with a smile: "As long as you act according to my plan, I guarantee that you will win without losing!"
"That's great, I listen to you!" Li Yuanle's nose almost burst with bubbles.
The next day, Li Yuan and Ji Jie led an army of 100,000 people out of the city and went around to Ba County of Qin State, threatening to capture Ba County to avenge the death of the Chu army in the previous battle.
When the army passed through a forest halfway, 20,000 people followed Li Yuan and hid in without anyone noticing. Ji Jie led the army to continue marching, deliberately lengthening the marching team.
Twenty thousand.
After Meng Ao received the news, on the one hand he urged Xianyang to send more reinforcements and on the other hand he reduced the defense. The 80,000 men in his hands were simply not enough. The most important thing was that Ji Jie was out in the army and he suffered a heavy blow at the hands of Ji Jie.
Unfortunately, I have to be more careful.
News soon came from Xianyang that it would take at least half a month for reinforcements to arrive, and he was asked to hold on to Ba County and not fall into the hands of the Chu people. At this time, the Chu army was already approaching the city.