The sun was already high in the sky, and the sound of drums inside and outside Hedong City was loud, but the shouts of killing were not much softer than the stirring drums. This was the third day that the Chu army arrived in Hedong, and it was also the second day that they began to attack the city.

.The guards of this city are indeed much more difficult to attack than the previous city as Xiang Yu expected.

The Qin army in the city came to defend the city with a certain death mentality. Although the Chu army outside was more than ten times their number, they had no idea of ​​retreating or giving up. They still stood on the top of the city. This

The Chu army began to doubt whether the only two thousand enemies in the city were those two thousand.

Xiang Yu saw that the Chu army was repelled by the Qin army guarding the city again, and he snorted angrily. At the same time, he was very anxious. If Hedong allowed him to lose so many troops, he would not be able to capture it easily.

, wouldn’t the city below be more difficult to attack? This would also lead to a low morale of the Chu army. How would they attack Xianyang then? The worry in his heart made Xiang Yu unable to sit still anymore, and he urged him to step down.

The black horses rushed towards the front line.

"Overlord, the Qin soldiers on the city are very tenacious. We have forced our way to the city several times, but they have all been beaten back." A general who was directing the soldiers to attack from the front saw Xiang Yu coming up and said he was coming.

Asked about the battle situation, I hurriedly explained to him.

Xiang Yu nodded and suddenly said to all the Chu soldiers: "Soldiers, the Qin people are raging in our city of Chu. Our purpose of coming out from there is to break into the Qin people's hinterland and even kill Xianyang.

How can we be blocked by this small Hedong City? Think about it, now our relatives may be struggling under the sword of the Qin people. As warriors of the Chu State, shouldn’t we avenge them?”

His words made all the Chu soldiers shout loudly: "Capture Xianyang and avenge our Chu people!"

Xiang Yu said: "In this case, we should try our best to capture Hedong County so that we can reach Xianyang as soon as possible. Otherwise, when the Qin army turns around, we will die without a burial place." At this point,

, Xiang Yu took the lead and rushed towards Hedong City. When the Chu army behind saw it, even the general rushed forward without hesitation, no longer flinching, and followed Xiang Yu with a roar and killed him.

The Qin army on the city saw that the Chu army suddenly attacked again after retreating once. They hurriedly drew their bows again and raised their weapons to prepare for battle. However, this time the Chu army's offensive was more fierce than the previous ones.

No matter how dense the Qin army's arrow rain is or how heavy the wood and rocks are, it can't make the Chu army take a step back. The Qin army has been under the influence of Chen Ping in the past two days.

They were so brave because of the news sent from Xianyang, but they still lacked the determination to fight to the death. But the Chu army was not the same. Inspired by Xiang Yu's words, the Chu army had completely forgotten about death. At this moment, they burst out with a huge

The strength of the Chu army was far higher than that of the Qin army in Hedong, so the results of the battle were self-evident.

After half a day of repeated fighting, the city wall east of Hedong was finally completely controlled by the Chu army. With the fall of the city wall, the Qin army in the city could no longer defend the city. Only a few hundred people escaped before the Qin army entered the city.

After leaving the city, all the other Qin soldiers died on the spot. It was a tragic battle.

When Xiang Yu led his army into the city, he only saw corpses on the ground and burning granaries set on fire. However, before retreating, the Qin army followed Chen Ping's wishes and burned the grain and grass in the city to the ground.

Let this Chu army feed on fighting. Looking at the burning granary, Xiang Yu's face was a little distorted: "The Qin people are really smart. They have guessed that we are short of food now, so they burned the food in the city.

Not for our use." Although this would not be beneficial to the Chu army's further operations, it aroused Xiang Yu's fighting spirit and he vowed to attack Xianyang.

Just when Xiang Yu was getting angry, a soldier had already walked over. He took a look at Xiang Yu, who had a red face, and then said cautiously: "Overlord, there are no common people in the city, and the captured Qin soldiers are only a dozen or so. Soldiers

We also learned from their mouths...that Kuaiji had been captured by the Qin people, and now everyone is waiting for the Overlord to make our next plan."

Although he had already prepared for Kuaiji to be captured by the Qin army, Xiang Yu suddenly felt disappointed when he heard the news: "Is this really the end of Chu? No! As long as I, Xiang Yu, am here, I, Chu, will

Then the country will not be destroyed, I must take Xianyang and let the Chu country continue to exist!" Xiang Yu strode forward after thinking of this.

After the generals learned that Kuaiji had been defeated and there was no food or people in the Hedong city, they completely lost their composure. It was not until Xiang Yu appeared in front of them that they calmed down a little and began to cast hopeful eyes on Xiang Yu.

On the body.

Xiang Yu glanced at everyone and said: "I already know the matter. Although the Qin people said that Kuaiji has been captured, this may be a lie fabricated by the Qin people to destabilize our military morale. And even if it is true, we cannot

As a result, we are in chaos. Whether Kuaiji is in the hands of the Chu people or not does not matter to us in attacking Qin's counties. Now our top priority is to continue attacking the Qin people's cities and finally capture Xianyang."

Seeing that Xiang Yu didn't look panicked at all, those who were a little panicked began to calm down. They firmly believed that under Xiang Yu's leadership, they could continue their glory and conquer Xianyang City.

Then Xiang Yu began to make arrangements for the city they should attack next. Everyone focused all their attention on this and forgot about the panic just now. But in fact, Xiang Yu knew that he still had something serious that he had not said.

, that is, there is not much food and grass left in the army, but he knows that he cannot disclose this matter casually, otherwise the morale of the army will be chaotic. And Xiang Yu also believes that he can conquer another city before the food and grass are used up, so as to find

The food and grass you need.

Just when Xiang Yu was attacking the cities in the Central Plains with all his strength, Fusu had already brought his troops to Jiujiang City and joined the armies of Meng Tian and Zhang Han. Seeing them, Fusu naturally felt good.

He praised him a lot and gave heavy rewards to the soldiers of the three armies, which greatly improved the morale of the whole army.

Walking on the familiar streets of Jiujiang, Fusu was filled with emotion. He had made a long history in this city for a long time. To be honest, although he was not as powerful as he is now, he could not say anything at once.

, but thinking about it at that time, he was very happy. When he walked into the prefect's mansion, he couldn't help but think of the woman here. The woman he always thought he had forgotten, but when he met again, he felt that the emotions were not only still there, but also...

A woman who has become more passionate. Unfortunately, she is already married, and she is also Xiang Yu's wife. What can he do? Looking at everything here, Fusu seems to have gone back to the past, which makes him stunned.

The boss was in a daze there for a while, and it wasn't until Zhang Liang called him that he came to his senses.

"Your Majesty, now we have absolutely no idea where Xiang Yu's army has arrived, but if my prediction is correct, he should have passed through the three counties of Chen, Dong, and Dang and headed for the Central Plains. I wonder what the Emperor thinks?" Zhang Liang said.

Fusu was stunned for a moment, and then he fully recovered and nodded: "What Zifang said makes some sense. This Chu army is indeed very likely to suddenly attack Daqin while our Central Plains is empty, so we must

Rush back as quickly as possible, be sure to remove Xiang Yu and others before the situation is still under control, otherwise the gains will outweigh the losses."

Han Xin frowned and said: "But after these several battles, our soldiers are exhausted. Now we have to return to the Central Plains immediately to deal with the Chu army. I am afraid that they will have no fighting power by then."

Han Xin's words hit exactly what Fusu was worried about. On the way from Kuaiji to here, Fusu had seen the tired side of the sergeants, which also made him hesitate to rush back to the Central Plains. But now that the Chu army has already

If they are in the Central Plains, if they don't rush back, the cities in the Central Plains will suffer great losses. This is also where Fusu's contradiction lies.

Seeing Fusu's conflicted look, Meng Tian said, "Your Majesty has a compromise. Although it may not be able to annihilate the Chu army, it is more than enough to defend the city of Da Qin."

"Oh? I don't know what the method is. General Meng, please tell me." Fusu asked.

"I and the troops led by General Zhang have been resting here for several days, and they have not just traveled hundreds of miles like the emperor's army. Therefore, it is better for me to take the troops and rush back to the Central Plains to hold off Xiang Yu.

At the same pace, the emperor can lead the remaining army to rest while on the road. When the emperor's army arrives, with the strength of my army of more than 100,000, we will definitely be able to annihilate the Chu army." Meng Tian said confidently.

Meng Tian has never been a pushy person. Once he could say this, he was obviously 80% sure, so Fusu immediately agreed to his proposal: "Okay, since General Meng dares to say this, I will

I believe you, then lead your troops and rush there tomorrow, hoping that we can decide in a battle."

Meng Tian said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will definitely fulfill my mission!"

Early the next morning, Meng Tian and Zhang Han took about 50,000 troops who had successfully attacked Jiujiang and received a heavy reward from Fusu and left Jiujiang and headed west. After those days of fighting, this group of troops had already defeated the Chu army.

It's very clear

With his obvious psychological advantage, coupled with his high morale after receiving the emperor's reward, even though he knew that he was going to deal with Xiang Yu's most elite troops in Chu, he still showed no fear at all, but was full of confidence.
Chapter completed!