Under the moonlight, the Huai River flows leisurely.
The melancholy songs came from all directions in the night.
Although King Qi of Chu did not grow up in the Chu region, he had admired the Chu culture since he was a child and was no stranger to the Chu songs.
sad.
homesickness.
There were sad thoughts in his heart.
Especially since he was just recalling the past events in Guanzhong under the moonlight, when he was touched by this song, his heart became more and more sad.
But soon, King Chu Qi reacted.
"On the battlefield, the Qin army surrounded both sides. How could there be Chu people singing? Could it be that the Qin army withdrew?"
King Chu Qi was confused, but soon his expression changed drastically, and he roared: "No, this is a conspiracy of the Qin army!"
The Huai River is full of Qin ships.
On both sides of the Chu camp were tens of thousands of troops from Feng Wuze and Zhao Tuo. Even thinking about it, I knew that these movements were caused by the Qin army.
King Qi of Chu looked around and saw soldiers coming out of every tent in the Chu camp.
They looked around, and their originally dull faces changed amid the bursts of singing. Under the illumination of campfires and moonlight, many people's faces were full of sadness and worry.
King Qi of Chu listened carefully and found that many of the Chu people singing around had Jiangdong accents and sang the homesick tunes of Jiangdong and Wuyue.
Most of the soldiers under his command are from Jiangdong.
"Are the Qin people trying to attack the morale of our army? Only Zhao Tuo could come up with such a trick!"
King Qi of Chu immediately guessed the purpose of the Qin army, and he was about to give the order with a chill all over to send all the soldiers back to their accounts.
At this moment, the homesick songs all around suddenly stopped, and then, words of persuasion to surrender rang out.
"Son, please listen to what our brother Paoze has to say!"
"Now that the Chu State has been destroyed, even the king has surrendered to the Qin army and ordered all the cities and towns to raise their flags and surrender to Qin! You and your disobedience are treason from the Chu State!"
"Today, the Qin State has occupied most of the rivers and mountains of Chu, including Lu, Huaibei, Huainan, and even Jiangdong has been attacked by the Qin army. The king of Chu surrendered to Shouchun, and the Chu general Xiang Yan committed suicide in Shandao. Even Huaiyin
It was also defeated by the Qin army, otherwise General Zhao An could advance here and surround you!"
"In the vast land of Chu, only you and other twenty or thirty thousand people are still raising flags to resist Qin. I look around, is there any help?"
There was an uproar in the Chu camp. Ling Yin actually committed suicide in Shandao? Huaiyin was also captured?
There were also those Chu people from Jiangdong whose faces were horrified and full of worry.
Has their hometown actually fallen into the hands of the Qin army?
Despair spread in the Chu camp.
"Rumors, these are the words of the Qin army to confuse you. Please tell me quickly. Don't listen to the Qin army's deceptions!"
King Qi of Chu was horrified and quickly sent an order to the military officials at all levels to drive all the soldiers back.
Words were still circulating around him.
"You, like us, are common people. We work hard for a year, and most of what we gain is taken away by the nobles of Jingchu. All our lives we have worked hard as slaves of Chu, and we can only eat beans, rice, and grass soup. How have we ever received half of the kindness of Jingchu?"
?How can Jingchu add to you?"
"Now, you, the sons of common people, have to abandon your relatives and relatives, and use your own heads and lives to fight to the death for a false king, Xiong Qi. What you do is different from fools!"
"The Qin Kingdom has taken over the general trend. The false king Xiong Qi does not know the destiny. He is like a mantis using his arms as a chariot. He will be destroyed sooner or later. If you follow him, you will definitely die here. When you die, do you ever think about your parents and children still in your hometown?
I am eagerly waiting for you to return! If you die, where will they rely on?"
Crying sounds echoed in the Chu camp.
Parents, wives and children, who doesn’t miss them?
King Qi of Chu trembled all over after hearing this, knowing that something bad was going on.
While he asked his cronies to drive the soldiers back to their tents, he also started shouting in the camp in an attempt to resist the deceptive voices outside the camp.
But it was useless. The Qin army mastered some method of amplifying the sound. In addition, they shouted together from all sides. No matter which direction the night wind blew, it could be clearly blown into the Chu camp, far better than in the camp.
Chu Zu's voice was louder and clearer.
"Son, the Qin army will not attack the Chu camp tonight. If you want to save your lives, you can run away at night. Each of you can go back to your hometown to be with your parents and family. Isn't it wonderful to live like this? Why bother to fight for that false king Xiong Qi?
, fighting with all his life, only to end up with his body and head missing, and his relatives crying bitterly!"
"Tonight is the only chance of survival. Early tomorrow morning, the Qin army will attack the camp in force. When the camp is broken, any resisters will be dead and their heads will be missing, and there will be no hope of survival!"
"In addition, General Zhao Tuo has ordered that anyone who captures and kills the false king Xiong Qi will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins and a high rank!"
"If you want wealth and honor, you can cut off Xiong Qi's head and offer it to him!"
…
"Your Majesty."
The short-sighted soldiers screamed worriedly.
King Qi of Chu shivered as if he was frightened, and looked warily at the personal guards who called him.
"Your Majesty, we will protect your Majesty to the death without any second thoughts!"
All the short soldiers and personal guards immediately knelt down and kowtowed to show their loyalty.
King Qi of Chu felt a little relieved, but when he glanced around and saw pairs of eyes that didn't know what they were thinking, he felt cold all over.
"What a vicious move. This Zhao Tuo has actually mastered the art of attacking the mind to such an extent. He is going to disintegrate my army overnight."
King Qi of Chu gritted his teeth with hatred. Although he had people spread rumors in the camp that what the Qin people said were deception, it had little effect.
The thinking of most Chu soldiers has been guided by the Qin army.
Just as the Qin army said, if Ling Yin Xiangyan hadn't died in battle and Huaiyin fell, how could Zhao Tuo's Qin army march here and surround them with Feng Wuze's Qin army.
What Qin Jun said is definitely true!
In this way, these Chu troops are truly helpless and alone. The only path waiting for them is death. Just thinking about this situation makes people feel desperate.
At this desperate moment, the Qin army gave them another hope of survival and escape, and they rushed out of the camp at night and returned to their hometowns.
The promise that the Qin army would not pursue them and that these Chu soldiers could return to their hometowns to accompany their parents and relatives was infinitely attractive to these desperate Chu people.
I want to live!
What does Jingchu Sheji, serving the King of Chu, have to do with me, a common man and the head of Guizhou?
Except for those Chu people who just want to survive.
There are many bold people in the camp who want wealth and honor, and have already developed ambitions.
Tonight in Chu camp, people's hearts are filled with uncertainty.
When King Qi of Chu thought of all the consequences, he was frightened.
He could only huddle in the tent and lament under the heavy guard of short soldiers.
He didn't even dare to comfort the soldiers overnight, because he was afraid that the soldiers would suddenly become violent under the leadership of a caring person, cut off his head, and go to the Qin camp to exchange for wealth.
Just when King Qi of Chu was frightened and frightened, in the middle of the night, what he feared most finally happened.
In the Chu camp, there were first scoldings and curses.
Immediately afterwards, there were shouts of fighting and painful wails.
Someone started, and like a stone stirring up a thousand waves, shouts came out one after another, and the Chu camp with 20,000 people fell into complete chaos.
"Your Majesty, there are two commanders in the south camp leading a team to escape at night!"
"Your Majesty, the leader of Dongying has come out of the camp!"
"Your Majesty, someone set fire to Xiying!"
"Your Majesty, there are rebels who want to attack the king's tent."
"Please, Your Majesty, change your clothes quickly, and we will escort Your Majesty!"
In the panic-filled reports of the soldiers.
King Qi of Chu sat weakly on the ground, his eyes confused.
He whispered: "Bu Gu's 20,000-strong army was just gone?"
…
There is a hill a few miles south of the Qinchu battlefield.
On a cliff to the north, there were two figures, one large and one small, standing there, against the cold wind, looking at the scene under the moonlight in the distance.
From their perspective, countless firelights were emerging from the Chu camp in the middle, running away from the Qin camps on both sides.
Those are all Chu soldiers who lit torches and fled for their lives.
"Father, has the Chu army been defeated?"
Han Xin raised his head and asked.
He is eight years old, has short hair, slightly white skin, and some baby fat on his face.
A pair of eyes are bright and shining, especially energetic.