Qin Official

"General Zhongli, what kind of person is Hei Fu?"

Standing at the top of Xingyang City, Zhongli Mei squinted at the young man who asked him this question. His name was Zhou Lan, and he was the son of Zhou Wen, the Right Sima of the Chu Kingdom. He was only twenty years old, but he was already wearing armor and fighting as his deputy general. Defend the enemy.

"Black husband?"

Mentioning this person, Zhong Lizhen, who already had a big beard, fell into memories. Two years had passed since the army was launched in Huainan. He didn't know how many times his companions in the Chu army had asked him this.

Because Zhongli Mei was the only person who had ever dealt with Heifu.

Whenever someone asked a question, Zhongli Mei would answer concisely and concisely:

"enemy!"

From the beginning, he and Heifu were enemies, one from Chu and the other from Qin, each his own master.

Eighteen years ago, Hei Fu was the head of the Huyang Pavilion in Anlu County. He held rulers and cloths and had a rope around his waist to catch thieves. Zhongli Mei was a spy who entered the Qin State among the escapees from the Chu State. He lurked among the people and was responsible for inquiring. Nanjun is false and true. "The first time the two of us met, he was the chief of the Qin pavilion guarding the safety of one side, and I was the 'thief' who had no choice but to kill people and seize horses after his identity was exposed."

During a chase in the mountains and forests of Anlu, the experienced Zhong Lizhen set a trap for Heifu. It can be said that he was completely beaten. He even shot one of Heifu's legs, but he hesitated for a moment and did not kill him. Zhong Lizhen didn't know that after he left, Heifu also counterattacked a certain wandering Jedi who was chasing behind him, taking the first step towards becoming a black man...

All he knew was that after he traveled across mountains and rivers to return to Chu State, he handed over all the information he had obtained in detail, and then looked forward to the results with great anticipation.

But nothing came to him.

Although Chu was weak and Qin was strong at that time, General Xiang Yan had been planning a counterattack against Qin to delay the demise of Yan and Zhao. It's a pity that they are all subject to the situation and the times. Although Zhongli Mei survived a narrow escape and continuously reported the traffic, population, garrison, and reality of Anlu and other places, the counterattack did not start after all.

On the contrary, it was the Qin army that launched the battle to destroy Chu. Fortunately, General Xiang Yan commanded it well, defeated Li Xin and killed seven captains. The Qin army was defeated and fled. Zhong Lizhen was also in the pursuit team. What a coincidence. On the Ru River, at a small ferry called "Ancheng Ferry", I met Heifu for the second time.

"Heifu was already extraordinary at that time. The Qin army was defeated and there were countless stragglers. However, he was able to lead a group of seven to eight hundred defeated soldiers to defeat two county princes in Linyang. He also put on their clothes and armor, and tree His flag was swaggering as he walked across the Chu territory, covering more than two hundred miles."

It wasn't until the ferry that the disguise of the group was discovered by Zhong Lizhen who was cruising here. Fortunately, he ran back quickly, otherwise he would have been shot by Hei Fu and others like his companions. Even so, Zhong Lizhen was hit by two arrows in the back, which was considered revenge for the one-shot attack in Anlu.

The scars from those two arrows are still there.

That was the last evenly matched contest between the two. After that, the Chu Kingdom fell, and Zhongli Mei failed to catch up with the final battle, and could only hide in Tibet in frustration. However, Hei Fu relied on the promotion of Li and his son, and he also made meritorious service and won the favor of Emperor Qin Shi Huang. His title flew up to the sky, and even infiltrated into the court...

He was a lieutenant of the Beidi County. When the Huns were being driven to the north, Zhong Limei was running around in his hometown in embarrassment. "

When he was the governor of Jiaodong County and raised his butcher's knife against the various fields, Zhongli Mei conspired with the knights in Xiapi to assassinate Qin Shihuang.

He was the Marquis of Changnan and the general of the Southern Expedition. When he commanded more than 100,000 troops to expand the territory, Zhongli Mei became a bandit in Jianghuai and met Xiang Ji...

But now, their fates seem to be intertwined again.

"Now he is the powerful regent of Qin, sending 200,000 troops to the east, while I am the Chu general blocking his path, with only 20,000 men under my command..."

Zhong Lizhen knew very well, and everyone who stayed with him in Xingyang knew very well that there was a huge disparity in strength in this battle. Even if Xiang Liang from Liang District and Xiang Ji from Chen District gathered behind him, the Chu army would only have 100,000 men. This was the limit after squeezing all the young men from Chu State and leaving some troops in Huainan.

Hearing this, Xiang Sheng couldn't help but feel regretful and said: "When we were in Anlu, if General Zhongli had been cruel and killed Hei Fu..."

Zhongli Mei smiled and said: "Everyone who has listened to my past will say this. I only regret that I failed to kill Hei Fu at that time and let him become a climate phenomenon, just like when Jin Chong'er was exiled to Chu State in the past, Chu Cheng The king did not listen to Ziyu's words and had Chong'er killed. As a result, the battle in Chengpu turned into a serious disaster."

Yes, if he had shot Hei Fu to death with one arrow, this long story would have ended.

There will be no generals with family letters, no public toilet school captain, no Marquis Wuzhong of Changnan, let alone Duke Xia who defeated his superiors and became the great enemy of Chu...

All he needed was for Zhong Limei to be impartial and hit Heifu's vital point.

But Zhong Lizhen has no regrets. He always does what he wants. At that time, Heifu was an enemy, but he was also a respectable enemy: as the chief of the pavilion, Heifu was an expert in handling cases and had a great reputation. He was dedicated to his duties, loved the people, hated evil, and even had some The recklessness of a newborn calf...

The more the Chu people regretted Zhongli Mei's choice, the more they feared Heifu and felt that they could not defeat this terrible enemy.

At present, the situation is already very bad. The Qin and Chu armies were originally evenly matched in the Central Plains. With the arrival of Heifu's 100,000 troops and 100,000 civilians in Henan, the balance has completely tilted to the west. The Chenggao garrison on the west bank of the Sishui River has become more and more many.

Xingyang is the last pass to prevent the Qin army from advancing eastward to Liangchu. It does have a geographical advantage for the defenders. It is flat to the east. Beyond Xiguo, there will be disputes over the mountains. The ground will get higher and higher, and there will be a protrusion between Jing and Suo. A mountain is like ten thousand dendrobium trees, with one stream running back and forth between them, breaking and then continuing.

The ancients often said: "If one man stands alone and fights, a hundred people will destroy themselves."

However, the Qin army's outflanking on the ground put Xingyang in the throat of Jiuzhou, and the status of Zhongxia in Threshold was greatly compromised.

In late March, the Hanoi County on the other side of the river suddenly changed its flag, and Sima Yan surrendered to the Qin Dynasty. The Qin army began to march along the north bank of the river to Guangwu, and its newly built boat division in Luoyang also set sail in Aocang.

Although Yingchuan in the south is still leaning towards the Chu State, it will be occupied by the Qin Army sooner or later. Once the Qin Army outflanks the Chu Army from the north and south with its superior strength and cuts off the Chu Army's corridor, Xingyang will be in danger. What's more, Aocang has been destroyed. Let Xingyang persevere become not as easy as before.

So, when the Chu army was completely defeated in the confrontation between Jing and Suo, and the Qin army's cavalry took control here and began to appear frequently near Xingyang, Zhongli Mei made a decision.

"Xiang Sheng."

He gave orders to his deputies:

"You take fifteen thousand people and evacuate eastward!"

Xiang Sheng was relieved when he heard this, but he hesitated: "General Zhongli, our army will not defend Xingyang?"

"This is a guest place, and it is not conducive to the Chu army."

Zhongli Mei knew that Chu's rule in Henan and Liang had not been smooth in the past year. Although the powerful local factions temporarily succumbed and became the Duke of Chu County, the people were resentful and unwilling to do their best.

The Chu army still had to fight in the Chu country itself in order to gain the support of the people and have the possibility of defeating a large number of people with a small number.

"What's more, the Qin army has occupied Hanoi and can completely cross the river into Xingyang to cut off our retreat. Attack it with an army of 200,000 and leave 20,000 to defend it. There is no difference between leaving 5,000 to defend. It will fall sooner or later. It’s better to divide our troops and leave instead of being trapped.”

"What about you? General Zhongli is trapped in a dangerous city, what should he do?"

"Don't worry, Hei Fu is reluctant to capture this city. What's more, I have my own plan." Zhongli Mei smiled and said, "I promise that the Shangzhu Congress will stay here and I will not retreat lightly."

Xiang Sheng understood and bowed again with tears: "I will tell the Shangzhu Kingdom and send troops to rescue!"

But Zhongli Mei shook his head: "No, Xingyang cannot be saved. If you can go to the east of the chasm, tell the two generals Xiang that Xingyang is where I died. Hei Fu wants to surround me and attract the main force of the Chu army to save me." , so that all the efforts can be accomplished in one battle!"

"So there is absolutely no way we can save it!"

In Zhong Lizhen's view, this was a fatal trap, and he, Xiang Sheng, and 20,000 soldiers were ready bait. And with Xiang Ji's temperament, even if he knew it was a trap, he would probably confront him head-on...

So Zhongli Mei had to prevent this tragedy from happening.

"I will hold on for at least fifteen days to buy time for Shangzhu's plan, whether it is to withdraw troops or attack Qin's partial army!"

But there is another thing that Zhong Lizhen really wants to do and hopes to completely change the situation of the war:

“What I didn’t do in Anlu back then, it’s not too late to do it now!”

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ps: It’s a bit late, the punctuation hasn’t been changed yet. I also recommend a new book by a friend, "Creating a New World of Myths". Don’t feel bad about it first, at least go read it o(*￣︶￣*)o