The bright moon dominated the world during the Qin Dynasty

Beside the desolate road, Xiang Shaoyu and his generals were leaning on a big stone to discuss the next strategy.

Puyang was lost, Pengcheng fell, Suiyang changed hands, and all important towns in the Central Plains were captured by the imperial army and the coalition forces who surrendered to Zhao Shuang.

The loss of these big cities also meant that the food and fodder logistics for the coalition forces outside Xingyang City were cut off.

The Zhao army was destroyed, the Qi army was defeated, the Wei army was scattered, hundreds of thousands of troops were scattered in an instant, and now, Xiang Shaoyu only has 100,000 Chu troops left by his side.

But Xiang Shaoyu and all the generals knew that this was only temporary.

With an army of 100,000 people, the number of people and horses chewing every day is astronomical. They must find a rear area as soon as possible to finally achieve stability.

"Yafu said before he died that although this battle is defeated, it is not necessarily without hope."

Xiang Shaoyu looked at the bloody map in front of him, depicting cities one after another.

"Yafu said that Zhao Shuang will occupy important places in the Central Plains as soon as possible, and then trap us between the Jianghuai River and the Huaihe River. Now that Suiyang, Puyang, Pengcheng and other places have been lost, Yafu has indeed predicted it."

Zhao Shuang is tightening the strategic encirclement. Once the Chu army fails to break out of the encirclement in time, they will be trapped to death.

"Now we can only get out of the trap set by Zhao Shuang as soon as possible, return to Jiangdong, recuperate, and wait for the changes."

In the chaos not long ago, many people left the Chu army, even General Yingbu. But Zhonglihuan still followed him from beginning to end.

"Now it seems that the only way to return to Jiangdong as soon as possible is to go to Chen County."

The Huben Army is stationed in Yingchuan, and Yingbu's Thunder Leopard Army has occupied Suiyang. Neither of these two sides is a soft persimmon that can be won in a short time. In front of them, only Chen County was left.

Although Pengcheng was lost, there were still many areas in the Jianghuai area that belonged to the Chu State.

Zhong Lihuan pointed at the map. Although it only briefly marked cities, mountains, and rivers, the generals present were all aware of the current situation.

"Han Xin's 200,000-strong army went all the way north to separate our army from the Jianghuai territory. But after Han Xin's army went north, the main force was transferred to Qi, so we can only start from the weakest place of the imperial army."

Zhong Lihuan's words were clear and clear, and all the Chu generals also understood.

Xiang Shaoyu groaned and said.

"Get supplies from Chen County, then go to Chengfu, break out of Qidi, and return to Jiangdong."

After Xiang Shaoyu made his decision, everyone began to implement the established strategy.

Suddenly, the army that had been at a standstill began to move.

…

Linzi.

Standing on the thick city wall of this giant city in the world, Tian Heng looked at the dense military camps outside the city and sighed.

Qin destroyed the six kingdoms, and Qi was the last to perish. However, it was not devastated by many wars. After Qin unified the world, it was the only prosperous area after Guanzhong.

But now, the scene of war has come, and the former prosperity of Qi has disappeared in the smoke of war.

"Brother Wang hasn't come back yet?"

Since the Jibei County Guards rebelled, Tian Heng led his army to attack the Jibei rebels while urging Tian Rong to return to the army.

But after hearing that Han Xin was heading north with an army of 200,000, the situation had changed.

Although Tian Heng responded in time, they still lost most of the area except Linzi.

After Han Xin's army joined forces with a group of rebels in Jibei, they surrounded Linzi and then sent the remaining troops to attack Jiaodong.

Now, the Qi army's only hope is the 100,000 troops led by Tian Rong who are rushing back.

However, Tian Rong returned to the rescue earlier than Han Xin, but Tian Heng has not seen the shadow of Tian Rong's army for a long time.

The news channel of Jixia's dead soldiers was cut off by Han Xin, and now Tian Heng has lost news from the outside world.

Han Xin was not in a hurry to attack, but just surrounded Linzi, as if waiting for something.

"Xiangguo, look."

Tian Heng was reminded by his subordinates and focused on a horse that suddenly galloped towards Han Xin's military camp.

As they got closer, everyone realized that this man was dressed as Qi Jun.

"Pull him up."

The Qi army guarding the city put down the hanging basket and pulled the man up.

Tian Heng knew him. This man was Tian Rong's personal guard.

"What happened, where is Brother Wang?"

The man was crying and talking about what happened not long ago.

"After the king received the letter from the Prime Minister, he immediately returned to help. But there was a big chaos over there in Xingyang. Wei Prime Minister Peng Yue suddenly led his army to attack our army, causing our army to be defeated. The king took the remaining troops to detour and wanted to When we returned to Linzi, Peng Yue kept harassing us, which made our army march slowly. When we arrived at Qi, Peng Yue and Han Xin joined forces and attacked from both sides. Our army was defeated and the king died."

Tian Heng looked at the crying man in front of him and finally understood the reason why Han Xin let him come.

This is a strategy to attack the heart!

But the great thing is that there is no pretense, it is so obvious that you have to face it.

Qi State now has no reinforcements inside and no allies outside, and only one city is left.

In the past, Tian Dan was able to restore his country, but Tian Heng no longer had the conditions he had back then.

Tian Heng closed his eyes and felt the sadness of a hero's end.

"You will surrender soon!"

…

The wilderness is filled with blood.

Chen Yu looked at the sky, as if it was filled with blood mist.

Just after the news came from the front line that the Zhao army was destroyed and King Zhao disappeared, the Zhao country was in chaos.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Xin united with the Taiyuan Army to attack Julu.

Chen Yu is not from Zhao. The big reason why he can hold a high position in Zhao is because of King Zhao Xie.

And now, Zhao Wangxie is missing. Chen Yu's position as a general alone could not unite the hearts of Zhao people in times of crisis.

Seeing the siege by the empire's heavy army, and the news coming from far away, Zhao Junjun was distracted, and soon Julu broke through the city.

Chen Yu and Yu Bu wanted to find a way out.

But now, there is no way out.

The rumble of horse hooves could be heard in my ears.

Chen Yu was very familiar with this voice, so he raised many such war horses in Julu City.

Unexpectedly, the war horses that Chen Yu worked so hard to win for Zhao, which were used as weapons against the imperial army, would now be used by the imperial army.

With a self-deprecating smile, Chen Yu looked at the figure getting closer and closer in the distance, unwilling to wait.

Before they could approach, Chen Yu pulled out his sword, laughed three times, and committed suicide.

As the sound of horse hoofbeats approached, Li Xin looked at the once famous hero in front of him, and heard the voice of a trusted confidant in his ears.

"Is he just dead?"

"After all, he was once a prince."

After Li Xin finished speaking, he turned around and rode away.

…

In Xingyang City.

Zhao Shuang sat under an ancient tree and played chess with Zhang Liang.

Good news from afar came one after another, and now Zhao Shuang's generals conquered various places.

Yan, Zhao, Qi, Wei and other places have basically been pacified, and the only thing left is the 100,000 Chu army led by Xiang Shaoyu.

Unlike the princes in other areas, Xiang Shaoyu's Chu army showed tenacious vitality.

Even now that everything has calmed down one after another, this army, under the leadership of its commander, is still winning every battle.

"Your Majesty, according to the information from Chen County, Xiang Shaoyu did not stay long after occupying Chen County, but went to Chengfu in the east."

"Among all the princes, Xiang Shaoyu is indeed the most difficult to deal with."

Zhao Shuang gently put down the chess piece in his hand, without revealing much surprise in his words.

"It seems that Xiang wants to break through our army's defense line, return to Jiangdong, and regroup."

In the current situation, the Chu army has lost its base in the rear and is in urgent need of regaining a stable rear.

Originally, under such circumstances, the morale of the army should have deteriorated. But the combat power of the 100,000 Chu troops led by Xiang Shaoyu not only did not decline, but actually increased.

Zhang Liang naturally understands that this is the difference between the coach.

"Your Majesty, if Xiang Shaoyu returns to Jiangdong and wants to attack again, it will be difficult."

If these 100,000 Chu troops are allowed to take root again, it will not be as easy as now to deal with them.

Even judging from the current combat power of the Chu army, it will be a serious problem for Zhao Shuang.

After all, given Xiang Shaoyu's age, he has advantages that Zhao Shuang does not have.

"I have ordered the Yulin Army to move out. At this time, the vanguard has arrived at Chen County. The Huben Army is now chasing the Chu Army. They will not attack without fighting, delaying the Chu Army's march."

Zhao Shuang had no interest in competing with Xiang Shaoyu, but instead used the simplest method.

The right way to fight is to use the masses to overwhelm the few.

"Yingbu led an army of 100,000 people to march eastward along the Huaihe River, Peng Yue led an army of 100,000 people to the south from Changyi, and Han Xin led an army of 200,000 people to retreat from Qi. The Chu army's food and grass could not last long, and the Huben army was behind. The rope that binds the beast is about to be tightened.”

"Where does your Majesty ultimately want to fight Xiang Shaoyu?"

Zhang Liang asked.

"Gaixia!"

With one word, Zhao Shuang slowly put down the last key chess piece.

…

"General, Li Zuoche has entered Qidi before us."

Qixian is a large county in the Chu region, where sufficient supplies can be obtained.

But now, Li Zuoche took the lead and ran in front of the Chu army. It would be difficult for the Chu army to attack again.

The Huben army was mostly cavalry, and its mobility was inherently stronger than that of the Chu army. Now that the Tenglong Army has been destroyed, the Chu Army does not have enough cavalry to compete with it.

Xiang Shaoyu is a military wizard with keen intuition on the battlefield. He could feel that Zhao Shuang's net was about to tighten.

This encirclement must be broken through before then.

But with the enemy's armies on both sides, he didn't have many options.

Yu Lin's army is in the west and follows closely.

The British and Bu troops were in the south and blocked the waterways along the river.

Peng Yue's army is in the north, and Han Xin's army is in the east.

These hundreds of thousands of troops continued to compress the living space of Xiang Shaoyu's army, strangling the vitality of the Chu army bit by bit.

But seeing his sphere of influence shrinking, Xiang Shaoyu was anxious, but he didn't have many effective methods.

"Where are Zhonglihuan and Jibu?"

Now only two of Xiang's four army commanders with foreign surnames are left, distributed next to Xiang Shaoyu's army as flanks.

They are responsible for the tasks of guarding and collecting food and grass.

"General Zhongli sent news this morning that an imperial army encountered them head-on. The situation of the war is uncertain at this time. As for General Ji Bu, there has been no news."

Xiang Shaoyu frowned as he looked at the map in front of him.

Ji Bu's army is in the north, and Zhongli's army is in the south.

As the flanks of our army, these two armies shoulder important missions. Today's anomalies indicate that the crisis is approaching.

But Zhonglihuan's side was threatened by the Yingbu army, but what about Jibu's side?

Xiang Shaoyu was shocked when he thought of this.

There is no news so far. Could it be that Peng Yuejun arrived so soon?

"We can't wait any longer."

Xiang Shaoyu knew very well that the place occupied by his 100,000 Chu troops at this time was too empty and was not a lasting place at all. Once the Imperial Army attacks, they won't be able to defend it.

"General, what do you mean?"

"Go to Gaixia. There is at least enough danger there to be able to garrison."

…

"elder sister!"

Ji Bu looked at the exquisite figure in front of him, feeling a little lost.

Not long ago, the 10,000-strong army he led encountered the main force of Peng Yue's army and was besieged.

Ji Bu had already prepared for the worst.

But the strange thing is that they surrounded the Shadow Tiger Legion, but did not attack immediately. Instead, they waited.

Ji Bu understood what the other party meant and had been waiting for the other party's lobbyist, but he didn't expect that it was Hua Ying who came.

"Since the battle in Xuedi, my sister and the eldest princess have lost news. I thought you were all murdered."

There was a hint of loneliness in Ji Bu's voice, but Hua Ying's answer had a sense of vicissitudes of life.

"I'm fine and so is she."

The woman in Hua Ying's mouth is naturally Mi Lian. But Huaying didn't call her the eldest princess, but just her.

Ji Bu noticed this subtle difference, but he didn't want to delve into it.

Huaying would not lie to him, Mi Lian must be doing well at this time.

"Sister, I know why you are here, but I am from Chu."

"So what? Those who have taken refuge with Zhao Shuang now, those who are hunting you down, and the one hundred thousand troops under Yingbu's command, aren't all Chu people?"

"but I……"

Looking at his sister's worried face looking at him, it was difficult for Ji Bu to say the words in his mouth.

"This is not your fault, nor is it the crime of war. The Chu Kingdom has died. What you and your brothers should consider now is how to live better. Even if you don't think about yourself, you can follow your lead. Where are the brothers? You should also think about them."

Huaying knew how to persuade her younger brother, so as she finished speaking, Ji Bu put down the Shadow Tiger Sword in his hand and sighed.

"All right!"

…

The car drove eastward, escorted by the Yulin Army, and slowly headed towards the target.

In the carriage, Zhao Shuang looked at the tied woman in front of him with a smile.

"Why are you making things difficult for me?"

Gao Yue was tied up with ropes all over her body, and her body was sealed by the secret techniques of the Yin Yang family. At this time, she couldn't move, and she was holding a breath in her heart.

"Isn't the hatred of losing the country and destroying the family enough?"

"well said!"

Zhao Shuang took the time to admire the scene in front of him, bent his head, picked up the bamboo slips on the side, and started reading.

Gao Yue wanted to break free, but couldn't, and finally gave up.

"Kill me, I already have a premonition of my fate."

Zhao Shuang put down the bamboo slips in his hand and said softly.

"Then did you expect what I would do to you?"

A knight, riding a fast horse, ran on the gallop, passed through the heavy defenses of the Yulin Army, and came to the side of the carriage, interrupting the atmosphere in the carriage.

"Your Majesty, the Shadow Tiger Army has surrendered."

The car window slowly opened, and Zhao Shuang's voice came from inside.

"Instruct all the generals to meet at Gaixia."

"promise!"

After the car window opened, it quickly closed again.

Zhao Shuang looked at the beautiful woman in front of him. The other party pouted and said nothing for a long time.