Qin Official

When the war situation on the southern front collapsed, Xiang Yan had the opportunity to withdraw his troops and escape. In that case, he could at least leave the battlefield with the thousands of lords' armed forces around him.

But Xiang Yan made a life-or-death decision. He mobilized more than 10,000 people from behind and swarmed forward. As a new force, he attacked the 40,000 elite soldiers in Qin Guanzhong who had been holding on for an entire hour!

The Xiang's, Jiangdong's and Huainan's soldiers, who had been fighting hard, were joined by fresh troops, and saw the commander's flag pointing straight forward. They suddenly became more powerful, and they all shouted loudly and launched a counterattack.

However, after a long battle, the Qin Guanzhong army was so tired that they were counterattacked by this new force. They actually couldn't support it and retreated steadily.

However, Xiang Yan was not happy for long, and soon he discovered that this was Wang Jian's plan again. Wang Jian asked the Qin army to retreat to its original position, but then stood firm again.

Wang Jian did this to lure the Chu army forward, and the three troops from the north, south, and rear just came to participate in the encirclement...

The southern front was the first to collapse. The newly arrived Heifu and others played a key role in spreading banners on the hills. They demoralized the Chu army on the southern front. At present, Qu's army was completely defeated. More than 10,000 Qin troops began to outflank him.

On the northern front, Zhaohua, who was already at a military disadvantage, struggled to compete with the Qin general Qiang Yu, but was also defeated. The soldiers scattered in all directions. Zhaohua tried hard to gather his troops and tried to launch a counterattack, but to no avail. Qiang Yu's flag also Pointed to the center.

And their only escape route was cut off by the Qin State's cavalry troops who had eliminated the Chu army's chariots, together with the more than a thousand Qin troops who came to help. Under the cover of the cavalry, these more than a thousand soldiers with high morale were fiercely attacking Xiang. Yanhou Formation...

So far, all the Chu soldiers on the periphery have been penetrated, but only 30,000 to 40,000 people in the center have formed a circular formation, surrounding Xiang Yan's army, withstanding the Qin army's encirclement and attack.

Even though the overall situation has been decided, Xiang Yan is still observing the battlefield without blinking, issuing military orders from time to time to adjust the array, or mobilize more troops to invest in areas of decline to save the defeat. Dozens of messengers galloped around every corner of the battlefield on horseback, faithfully delivering the orders of Shangzhu Kingdom.

But the situation was irreversible. Although the Chu army fought in formation, under the impact of Qin soldiers, the small formations collapsed one after another. The position facing the north was deeply sunk, which triggered an avalanche-like chain reaction. The Chu army Every position was conquered, and the balance of victory completely tipped towards Wang Jian.

Xiang Yan saw that the Xiang clan soldiers fighting in front were killed in rows by the sharp spear-wielding soldiers of the Qin army who roared down the gentle slope, but he was unwilling to let go of his weapons until his death.

He looked to the right, where three thousand warriors were occupying a favorable position. They were condescending, using their hands and feet to support their crossbows, and they all fired arrows at the dense Chu army's position. The arrows fell like rain and blew like a strong wind. Every time they fired, the Chu army fell over a large area and suffered heavy casualties.

He looked to the left. The Qin army's chariots and cavalry troops also came out in full force, rushing towards the Chu army along the lowlands. Heavy chariots rushed past, surrounded by hundreds of cavalrymen on the left and right. The sun was shining in the The tip of the spear shone brightly, and the thousands of soldiers in the left formation were completely shattered under its impact, like pieces of pottery being struck by a hammer...

There was also a fire in the rear, and the 1,500 Nanjun soldiers who had newly joined the battlefield were small in number, but their offensive posture was very fierce.

They seemed to regard the Chu people who were in disarray as their opponents on the court, and Xiang Yan's flag as a ball to compete for. The Dongmen Leopard led five hundred people like knives into soft flesh, overwhelming thousands of Chu soldiers. Heifu was surrounded by troops from Gong Ao, Xiao Tao, and Li Xian. They fought in cooperation with each other and killed the three thousand Chu people in the rear until they were retreating...

Time passed moment by moment, and the battlefield was full of corpses, wounded, and soldiers fighting bloody battles with spears and swords. The earth was soaked with blood. The tens of thousands of Chu people who were surrounded were dead and defeated at this moment, with less than ten thousand people left. The place where they fought just now was a full mile away from Xiang Yan, but now, the Qin army has advanced so close that it is close at hand. Several hundred steps away, a few arrows even landed in front of his charioteers...

Xiang Yan's banners still continued to send out command signals, but the Chu soldiers who were attacked several times by the enemy on the periphery were no longer able to carry out the command. They could only fight by instinct, or flee by instinct.

"I lost."

At the end of the day, as the sun set in the west, Xiang Yan found that his troops were getting smaller and smaller, and he could no longer carry out any of his orders. The old general, who had been standing in the car all day and had exhausted all his thoughts, He lowered his hands feebly.

He was extremely frustrated because this was not only a failure in the six-month-long war, but also the end of Chu's national destiny.

In a few moments, the Qin army will completely sweep away the recalcitrant Chu soldiers and kill them in front of him. By then, everything will be over.

With this thought, Xiang Yan drew out his sword!

"Shangzhu Kingdom!"

Guarding the right side of the car beside him is Xiang Sheng, a tribesman, a strong man with agile body and strong martial arts. He was holding his shield and struggling to block the arrows that were getting closer and closer. He was shocked when he saw this situation and bowed down: "Shangzhu Kingdom, Xiang Sheng is willing to escort Shangzhu Kingdom to break out!"

At this time, night was approaching and it was getting dark. The encirclement of the Qin army was not tight. Many Chu soldiers had been fleeing through the gaps. Although there were still more than a thousand Qin army cavalry outside chasing them, if Xiang Yan With a thousand guards around him, he dropped his banner and charged into the gap, maybe there was a glimmer of hope...

"So what if we break through? After half a year of stalemate, Chu's national strength has been exhausted, and now it is defeated again. One hundred thousand Chu soldiers were either killed, wounded, or routed. The situation is over."

Xiang Yan stroked the sword that had been with him for decades and said with a sad smile: "When I was young, I thought that the reason why Chu was repeatedly defeated by Qin was just because of its defeat on the battlefield. If there were not Lantian, Chuisha, Yanying and other great powers, Defeat, maybe now he is still in a place five thousand miles away, holding a million halberds, becoming the emperor of Qin, and the king of Chu."

"So I studied the art of war diligently, hoping to become a famous general, restore the decline on the battlefield, revive the Chu Kingdom, and avenge the hatred of a hundred generations..."

"In the more than ten years after the Battle of Changping, I served Chun Shenjun, conquering the east and west for him, engulfing the Lu Kingdom, and taking over all the eastern lands, and made many military exploits. After that, I also tried my best to develop Jiangdong. In those years, Chu State was indeed in a state of revival."

"Unexpectedly, next, the Chu Kingdom suffered a lot of misfortunes. First, Li Yuan killed Lord Chun Shen to usurp power, and then the princes fought against each other and killed each other. The clans and county princes also only cared about their own interests, and there were constant disputes. A few years ago, I joined forces with the Zhao, Jing, and Qu families to kill Li Yuan and support the current king. The government finally stabilized, but the Qin army has arrived..."

The last time, Xiang Yan tried his best to defeat Li Xin, but the second time, he failed to create a miracle and was defeated by Wang Jian's force of numbers and national power.

"It was only then that I realized that this was not a fault of the war, but that the country's situation had accumulated so much that it was difficult to recover!"

When he compares baht to yi, he loses unfairly.

But even if it wasn't because of the battle, he would not be willing to lose.

At this point, it is useless to say anything. According to the tradition of the Chu State, the defeated general must punish himself even if the King of Chu does not punish him!

"On the day when the army comes out, there will be glory in death but no humiliation in life. Xiang Yan's incompetence has made the three armies suffer. How can I live in an ignoble way, or be captured by Wang Jian and humiliate the Qin people?"

Xiang Yan was determined to die. Xiang Sheng and his guards knew that they could not stop him, so they could only kneel on one knee on the muddy ground and sob.

After placing the sword across his neck, Xiang Yan sighed:

"Three hundred years ago, Wu's army attacked Chu. Zichang did not use Zuo Sima Shen Yinrong's words. The Wu army was defeated by Bai Ju. Afterwards, Shen Yinrong returned to the army and tried his best to prevent the Wu army from entering Ying. He was defeated several times. However, his troops were insufficient and he was eventually injured. Defeated.”

"Before he died, he said to his dead soldier, "When I was young, I went to Wu and worked in Helu, so I was ashamed to be captured, and I didn't want the Wu people to get my head... so the dead soldier wrapped it in his crotch and hid it." And hide it with his head.”

"Xiang Sheng." He looked at the tribesmen.

"Wei!" Xiang Sheng, a tall man, was crying with tears streaming down his face.

"You have a reputation for bravery, and you are a good horse of the Xiang family. You can be entrusted with great tasks. After I die, I will cut off my head and don't let Wang Jian get it. Xiang Yan doesn't want to see him, an ancient man! Try to find a way to take advantage of the night. , leave the battlefield, return to the lower level, and hand over my head to my son and grandson!"

"Tell them again!"

Xiang Yan looked at Xiang Sheng, her hair was twitching, her eyes widened, and she said her last words:

"Although Xiang Yan is dead, as long as there are still descendants of the Xiang family who are alive, they will live and die with the Chu State!"

"Xiang Sheng knows this, and we will definitely stay with the Chu State!"

Xiang Sheng cried loudly, and he and the surrounding guards bowed their heads to Xiang Yan to see off their family leader and the Shangzhu Kingdom of Chu!

The Chu army was completely defeated, and the Qin people had swarmed within a hundred steps, lit torches, and started a fierce battle with Xiang Yan's guards, arriving in an instant.

Xiang Yan no longer hesitated, he held the sword in both hands and crossed it across his neck. A burst of hot blood splashed out, dyeing his gray beard red, and the tall Shangzhu Guo also fell to Che Yu!

"Wearing a long sword and holding a Qin bow, the head and body are separated and the heart is not punished..."

The past flashed by scene after scene, and finally settled on the time when I was young, listening to "National Memorial" and lamenting the national affairs.

"What a pity. In the end, I can only follow Shen Yinrong and Qu Zi, but I can't be the Shen Baoxu who can turn the tide!"

Xiang Yan was completely angry, and only her eyes were wide open!

The charioteer silently laid out Xiang Yan's body, then took out the dagger from his arms and stabbed himself into the heart!

There were no less than ten guards around who committed suicide to see Xiang Yan off!

Only Xiang Sheng and others accepted Xiang Yan's instructions and could only gnash their teeth with tears in their eyes. With trembling hands, they raised their swords high and cut off the old head!

"Sincerity is both brave and martial, and ultimately strong and invincible."

"Since the body is dead, the spirit has become a spirit, and the soul has become a ghost!"

After singing the song "National Sorrow" in a low voice, under the cover of several Xiang family guards, Xiang Sheng discarded all his armor, wiped his face with paint, wrapped Xiang Yan's head in clothes, bent down, and faced , taking advantage of the getting darker and darker night, following a group of Chu soldiers who were defeated by the Qin people, running out!

Just as Xiang Sheng was fleeing, the four armies of the Qin Army in the east, south, west, and north launched their final attack on Xiang Yan's chariots almost at the same time!

The troops led by Heifu were leading the way in the south!

…

"Xiang Yan is dead!"

"Xiang Yan is dead!"

Bodies were scattered on the battlefield, and blood flowed into rivers. As the Qin army completely killed the last batch of recalcitrant Chu people, and discovered Xiang Yan's body that had no time to dispose of, the fierce battle that lasted for a whole day finally came to an end.

But then, the soldiers who were at the forefront started to argue with each other because they were fighting for Xiang Yan's body. This group of soldiers who were red-eyed with blood actually broke out into a fight. Under the temptation of Gong Jue, they even attacked each other. His own robe raised his sword!

"Li Xian, let Gong Ao and Dongmen Bao come back quickly!"

Heifu's body was also stained with some blood, which was splashed on during the charge, but he was not injured.

Because he led his troops to join the battlefield at an excellent time, there were no more than a hundred casualties among the fifteen hundred people, and the wounded were all dragged behind to be treated by medical and first-aid soldiers.

But Hei Fu didn't care about celebrating the victory, and immediately asked someone to call back the two guys who were rushing at the front, because Hei Fu had seen Wang Jian's flag moving this way, and wherever it went, Qin soldiers were coming. avoid.

Along with them, there were many military judges with livid faces!

The military laws of the Qin State are strict, and private fighting is a capital crime! When he was in Wai Huang, Gong Ao was almost killed for this crime. Why didn't he have a long memory? You should never get involved in this kind of thing.

Fortunately, due to Heifu's obstruction, they did not get involved in the chaotic robbery of hundreds of people and quickly escaped.

After coming back panting, Gong Ao cursed: "Those Hedong soldiers are really like a pack of wild dogs. We were the ones who approached Xiang Yan's chariot first, but were pushed away by them. If Li Xian hadn't stopped us, we would have been pushed away." We must make them look good!"

"The military magistrate will use an ax to teach those people to remember the lesson."

But Hei Fu didn't care much and said with a smile: "We quickly attacked the rear of Xiang Yan's army and defeated three thousand of them. When we attacked inward, we defeated several small formations in succession. Ji Ying also led the people behind and beheaded them. Level, even if we fail to obtain Xiang Yan’s corpse, your contribution will still be indispensable!”

At this time, Dongmen Leopard came back with a few soldiers and something in his hand.

Different from Gong Ao's anger, he shouted excitedly from a distance: "Captain, although we didn't grab Xiang Yan's head and severed limbs, we did grab his handsome flag! That counts What an achievement?"