Qin Official

Xiapi is adjacent to the Sishui River in the south, and the Yishui and Wushui rivers flow from the north, surrounding the city and converging with the Sishui River. To the west is Geyi Mountain, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

"Have you ever heard of the story of the snipe and the clam fighting?"

Qin Jia, a heroic hero from Ling County, stood on the edge of the Surabaya River, with four thousand soldiers standing behind him.

He has enjoyed great success recently. He not only overthrew the rule of Qin officials with his heroes from several nearby counties, but also captured Pengcheng and made Jing Ju, a great nobleman of the old Chu state, king. And he established himself as Ling Yin, Dong Qi from Zhi County was the Shangzhu Kingdom, Zhao Sao from the Zhao family was Mo Ao, Zhu Jishi from Fuli was Zuo Sima, Zheng Bu from Qilu was right Sima, and Ding Ji from Xu was Mang Yin... …

This was something Qin Jia never dreamed of in the past, but now, his ambitions have expanded rapidly. He not only wants to capture all of Sishui County, but also capture the neighboring East China Sea, forcing another "King of Chu" in Huainan to admit the fact that the two Chu states coexist.

He pointed his whip at the north bank of Surabaya and said to the two opposing armies: "The current situation is a snipe and clam fight. The Qin army has five thousand people and attacks two or three thousand in the city. It will only hurt both sides. We will wait a little longer." Wait until both sides are covered, and then enjoy the benefits of being a fisherman!"

Zhao Sao on the side hesitated to speak. In his opinion, the snipe and the clam were actually two Chu men, while the fishermen were actually the Qin army.

At this moment, the scout pointed at the north bank and shouted: "Ling Yin, Mo Ao, there's a fight over there!"

Qin Jia and Zhao Sao quickly straightened up and looked around, only to see a scene they would never forget.

A few miles north of Xiapi City, the dark Qin army arrayed themselves in formation, but a commotion suddenly broke out...

A flash of red, accompanied by the dust it raised, appeared in the northeast of the array, and it was a cavalry that attacked the Qin army's rear array.

When Qin Jia heard from the "Shiri" in charge of overlooking the distance that the army only had dozens of carriages and more than two hundred horses, he showed an incredulous look.

"Hit ten with one? The one attacking is the Qin army with strong fortifications. Isn't that asking for death?"

However, the imagined defeat of the attackers did not appear: the chariots came too fast and came from the undefended northeastern part of the Qin army. They actually rushed in directly with the impact of dozens of chariots. The Donghai County Lieutenant hurriedly transferred one thousand people to the rear formation!

The chariot is the wing of the army, so if you are trapped in a strong position, if you want to force the enemy, you must cover the north. If the enemy is in front of or behind you, if the position is not determined, you will be trapped!

They messed up the queue, which caused the commotion in the Qin army's rear line to expand in an instant.

What Qin Jianeng could see was naturally the top of Xiapi City. At this time, the gate of Xiapi City also opened, and two thousand people swarmed out. Under the leadership of Xiang Sheng, they rushed towards the front line of the Qin army who was about to turn around!

Now, even though the Qin army had 5,000 men, the front and rear formations could only fight independently.

Then, the battle situation did not fall into an ordinary stalemate. Dozens of chariots were not flexible enough and were trapped in the Qin army. The Chu people on the left and right abandoned their chariots and fought with swords.

But more than two hundred riders, led by the red flag, left the battle and watched from a distance.

Qin's front army of 3,000 men resisted Xiang Sheng's offensive. After the rear army was attacked, it fell into a melee with chariots and soldiers.

The Chinese army suddenly became empty.

The red-robed general discovered this.

The cavalry moved again. Like a red-hot sword, they accelerated to cut through the gap between the forward and rear armies. They actually cut apart the weak formation between the two formations of the Qin army and rushed forward. They rushed into the Qin army who had no way of looking at the front and rear, and rushed directly. Under the banner of Donghai Commandery.

The next moment, the banner of Donghai Commandery fell!

The soldiers of Qin were all good at fighting and not without fighting spirit. However, they were suddenly attacked and the banner of the commander fell inexplicably. Everyone lost their unified command and fell into chaos. Qin Jia looked from a distance...

"It's like a knot being untied!"

This metaphor is very appropriate. After losing command, the Qin army's front and rear formations disintegrated. No one knew what happened. They only knew that they were defeated and fled away from the formations.

And the red chariots shouted in pursuit, and the Chu people who came out of Xiapi City also began to fight back violently. Xiang Sheng pursued the enemy for ten miles, and corpses were everywhere...

Qin Jia was several miles away and didn't know what kind of battle was going on over there. He only knew that the defeat, beheading of generals, cutting of flags and trapping were all completed in just a moment!

"Did the Qin army lose?"

He and Zhao Sao looked at each other in confusion. Qin Jia had sent people to test it before. Donghai County soldiers were not weak, and they were well-equipped with strong bows, crossbows, and spears. It seemed difficult to defeat them, but in just a few moments, they Within, he was beaten to pieces.

They ask themselves, they can never do it...

Qin Jia and his men stared at this scene blankly, and even forgot to send people across the river to take advantage of what he had just said.

Until a red-robed general riding a black horse, holding a halberd, came to the north bank of Surabaya carrying the head of Qin Donghai Commandery.

The horse's front hooves had entered the river, but he saw him burying his halberd deeply in the sand, straightening his back, and shouting loudly towards the other side:

"I am Xiang Ji!"

"The eldest grandson of the Prime Minister (Xiang Yan)!"

"The Zhu Kingdom is above the Great Chu!"

The sound of this sign was like a huge thunder. Everyone on the south bank of Surabaya heard it and trembled. They also remembered that just now he only led a few hundred chariots and horsemen, and he dared to charge towards the Qin formation of 5,000 people, beheading generals, cutting flags, and trapping the formation. , seems to have the courage that ten thousand men cannot deserve.

For a moment, he couldn't help but moved his heels slowly backwards, making rustling sounds everywhere.

Zhao Sao was speechless and said: "Everyone says that Xiang Ji is evil and scolding, and thousands of people are useless. It is true..."

Qin Jia frowned: "He is just one person, what is there to be afraid of? Give me my order, and anyone who dares to retreat..."

Before he could finish speaking, a thunderous voice from the other side interrupted Qin Jia's words.

"Qin Jia, you supported the false king Jingju and arrogated the title of Ling Yin! Today you sit across the river and watch the fierce battle between our army and the Qin people. What do you mean? Do you want to attack the Chu army with the Qin army?"

With countless eyes staring at him from behind, Qin Jia had no choice but to bite the bullet and come out to answer:

"Xiang Ji, you should know that among the nobles of Chu, the three tribes are the most powerful. The last princes of Chu have all died, leaving no one to take the throne. Therefore, the three tribes of Zhao, Jing and Qu should rule the Chu Kingdom together. My king is the orthodox king of Chu. . Instead of a cowherd boy that you picked up at random. Why don't you abdicate him quickly and respect our king together, and I can make you the great Sima!"

Xiang Ji burst out laughing and said, "That's ridiculous! My family has generations of Chu generals, so I was able to re-establish the Chu Empress. As for who should abdicate? Who is the orthodox one? Well, if they are not here, why don't you and I, as ministers, be here?" Is this a showdown?"

Xiang Ji openly challenged Qin Jia, but the young man opposite raised a hand and waved to continue the invitation:

"Qin Jia, you and I will meet in the middle of the river with two boats, no armor and only one sword. In the end, only one of us will be alive, and the other will be buried in Surabaya. In this way, we will save the Chu people from killing each other, which is cheaper. Qin people!"

Ten years ago, Qin Jia, as a county hero, would have agreed to fight to the death when faced with provocation.

But he was in his forties, and his vigor was gradually fading. Seeing Xiang Ji's bravery, he had just swept across the Qin army, with few enemies left. He felt that he might not be his opponent, so he pretended to be contemptuous and said:

"How can I, your Majesty, fight with a child?"

While he was talking, all the soldiers in Xiapi City had come out, standing behind Xiang Ji, and loudly laughed at Qin Jia for being timid and not daring to accept the challenge.

"Qin Jia and Jing Ju are as timid as chickens!"

It also rhymes a bit, but it was Zhang Liang's idea.

The whispers behind him got louder, and Qin Jia couldn't help it. When he was in a dilemma, it was a coincidence. To the south of Xiapi, smoke and dust were billowing, but Xiang Ji's large army came. Looking at their posture, it was enough. There are four to five thousand people, and they are ready to cross Si...

The enemy army was powerful and had just won a battle. Their morale was high. Even if they attacked halfway, they were still not sure of victory. Qin Jia became afraid, so he reined in his horse and cursed:

"Xiang Ji is deceitful. He asked me to challenge him, but he left an army to ambush. He is such an untrustworthy villain! Second or third son, please withdraw your troops quickly!"

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"If you are worried, your ministers will be humiliated. If you are humiliated, your ministers will die. They are humiliated by me, but they have no intention of fighting in anger. It can be seen that the so-called King Jingju of Chu and his commander Qinjia are not very popular. We can know the outcome of the two Chus."

Standing at the top of the city, he saw that Qin Jia on the other side of Surabaya had withdrawn his troops. Zhang Liang shook his head. If he could anger Qin Jia and let him fight Xiang Ji here, the two Chus would be united into one Chu in advance.

Then he looked at Xiang Ji, who had retreated four thousand soldiers with one word. He was riding towards the city gate, cheered and surrounded by the people in Xiapi.

Zhang Liang could see the process of breaking through the Qin formation more clearly than Qin Jia. He knew how Xiang Ji discovered the flaw in the Qin formation in an instant, and led a mere two hundred men to cut into the enemy's army, kill the general and capture the flag.

"The situation of the army is like thunder and wind, it is late to arrive first, it is unpredictable to leave homeland, and it is unpredictable. It is also the one who defeats the enemy with light illness... Is this Major General Xiang you are talking about?"

Zhang Liang did not hesitate to praise Xiang Ji's performance:

"There are really ten thousand enemies! With the courage of the three armies and such a brave general, it is no wonder that the Xiang family army can accomplish this, take Huainan easily, and quickly go to the East China Sea!"

But Zhang Liang shook his head again: "But if you want to destroy the violent Qin Dynasty, you can't just rely on the military situation..."

"You still need to have military tactics!"

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ps: Chapter 2 is at night