The two countries are at war.

It is related to the great fortune of the country.

If there are no major deviations, a battle can last as little as two or three months, or as long as more than a year. For example, the battle of Changping between Qin and Zhao lasted for two years and six months.

If King Zhao hadn't listened to the slander and mistakenly appointed Zhao Tian as his general, I don't know how long this war would have lasted.

From this perspective, this decisive battle between Qin and Chu, if everything goes normally, will last a long time. However, as far as the current battle situation is concerned, Chu State's continuous missteps, especially at the decision-making level

The vagueness and uncertainty gave the Qin army a chance to win a quick victory.

Xiang Yu's misjudgment of the Chasm War was an important factor.

The following series of misjudgments by Zhou Yin, Xiang Han and even Chu Prime Minister Xiang Tuo were another reason. The reason for these mistakes was that there was a big problem in the appointment of talents in Chu State.

Only the Xiang family decides.

Anyone named Xiang is a prince.

Under the suppression of the Xiang family, mediocre people such as Xiang Sheng, Xiang Xiang, and Xiang Han were promoted, while backbones of the Chu state such as Ji Bu and Zhou Yin were gradually excluded and abandoned.

This is Chu's biggest crisis.

Talent.

It is the decisive factor that determines the rise and fall of power.

In the new round of competition after the feudal princes competed for supremacy, Qin was clearly ahead of Chu.

There is no doubt that Overlord Xiang Yu's local tactical command ability can be regarded as the best choice. Even Li Yuan cannot fight head-on with him, because you never know when and under what state Xiang Yu will explode again.

Terrible combat power.

But the part and the whole are complementary to each other. If the power of the part is maximized, it can also affect the direction of the whole; but in comparison, if the overall layout can be comprehensively considered, then the gains and losses of the part will be in a wider scope.

Guilt is nothing.

Resourcefulness.

It is the best strategy to deal with bravery.

In this chasm battle, the "Three Lis" and "Yi Yan" in the Qin army were all good at intelligence. Even the weaker Li Zhongxiang was also unique in the direction of intelligence. Otherwise,

He would not immediately decide to return troops to rescue the Chinese army after discovering the abnormal behavior of the Chu army.

On the main battlefield of Honggou, Li Yuan and Xiang Yu fought face to face. At the same time, the Chen County and Jiujiang County areas in the south of Chu State were also changing, becoming another focus of competition between the two sides.

San Li's plan before the war began to show results as the Qin army's partial division Chen Xi's troops moved eastward.

Chen Xi, the general of the Qin army who was ordered to send troops to Chen County. He was from a small local prince. Under Liu Bang, the king of Han at that time, Chen Xi also appeared in a semi-independent manner. After surrendering to Qin, Chen Xi was in the battle against Liu Bang and Yingbu.

He has appeared in some games, but mostly as a support player, and Chen Xi himself doesn't have many bright spots to find.

This time, Qin and Chu clashed in a decisive battle. Chen Xi's troops were stationed in the Deng County area of ​​​​Nanjun, responsible for guarding a large area left behind by Zhang Ping's army after they moved west to Hanzhong. They were used as local county troops. This approach made Chen Xi feel

I couldn't help feeling depressed, but at this moment, the order from the Chasm Front arrived.

Don't be suspicious when you employ people. Don't be suspicious of people when you are suspicious.

This was Li Yuan's usual principle. Chen Xun led his troops non-stop in just three days and nights to cross the Funiu Mountains, which stretched for more than 400 miles, and then passed through Yingchuan County. Appearing in the Chen County area

, at this time, the Qin army, who had already received orders from Yan Le, acted quickly secretly. They began to formally contact Chu general Ding Gong to lobby for his return to Qin.

The lobbyist responsible for the specific lobbying was also an old acquaintance of Ding Gong, Zhaoping from Qin. This former melon grower had been unable to open up the situation with Yingbu, especially after Lu Jia returned to Qin, the convening felt even more...

He was very shameless and was inferior to Lu Jia in diplomatic matters.

After the fall of Yingbo's Eastern Chu, Zhao Ping also had a premonition that there would be a war between Qin and Western Chu, so he resigned from his official position in the Qin State early and traveled around Chen County and Jiujiang County as a leisurely celebrity.

During this period, Zhaoping met Ding Gong and learned about the Chu army general's wavering attitude.

When he heard from Zhaoping that the Qin army had arrived with 5,000 troops, Ding Gong was shocked and hurried back to Chen County to discuss countermeasures with Ji Bu. You must know that the total number of Chu soldiers in Chen County was less than 3,000, and many of them were old soldiers.

Most of them were weak, sick and disabled. When Xiang Yu decided to go to Wei to decide the decisive battle with Qin, he never considered that the Qin army would mobilize troops from the distant Nanjun area with great speed.

Originally, if Chen Xi's marching speed was not so fast, Ding Gong and Ji Bu could have asked for help from other places, especially since the Wei State was nearby. But now the Great Chasm War is at a critical point. Even if they scream to death,

Zhou Yin could not send any soldiers.

After receiving Ji Bu and Ding Gong's continuous distress, Zhou Yin could not sit still.

To the west of the chasm, Overlord Xiang Yu's army is being besieged by the Qin army. He urgently needs more troops to rescue them. Even if it is not possible, he must invest in reinforcements to reduce the pressure on the Chu army in the encirclement.

The presence of Qin troops in Chen County made Zhou Yin worried. There are two main roads from Daliang to Chu State. One is along the river to Pengcheng. This road is also the smoothest recently.

Built under the supervision of the First Emperor in the past

Unfortunately, thieves are rampant on this road, especially the Peng Yue bandit from Juye Ze. After receiving the secret support of the Qin army, they became even more rampant. The Chu army's baggage troops were repeatedly robbed, resulting in losses.

Extremely tragic.

The second is Chen County in the southeast. This road leading to the hinterland of Chu State is currently an important supply line for the Chu army to survive. Once Chen County is occupied by the Qin army, the Chu army’s retreat may be occupied by the Qin army.

All the troops were cut off, and even if Xiang Yu defeated the main force of the Qin army, there would still be no way to go further.

Of course, this is still an optimistic estimate. If the Battle of the Chasm goes unfavorably, then even if the Chu army wants to retreat, there will be no place to escape. The Qin army will appear on both routes. No matter which one they take, they will face a fierce battle. Zhou

Yin Ke didn't think that the Qin army would let them go with good intentions like they did in Yan.

After some thought, Zhou Yin was about to decide to send a support force to turn back to Chen County, but he didn't expect that as soon as he gave the order, he was pushed back by deputy general Xiang Han.

The Xiang family ruled Chu.

Even the descendants of the Xiang family became arrogant. Xiang Han was actually just a distant relative of Xiang Yu. In terms of close relationship, Xiang Han and Xiang Yu did not have many opportunities to interact. In comparison, Zhou Yin, as an old minister of the Chu State, had little chance of interacting with Xiang Yu.

Xiang Yu should be closer, but the situation is stronger than the person. Currently, the person in power in Western Chu is the Xiang family, not Zhou Yin.

Therefore, a guy like Xiang Han, with mediocre abilities, could rise rapidly just because he had the word "xiang" in his name. From a small county lieutenant in Kuaiji County, he was suddenly promoted to the level of a general in charge of baggage.

What made Zhou Yin even more devastated was that Xiang Han was extremely arrogant and flamboyant, and he did not take him as a general seriously. This time, he directly refuted Zhou Yin's opinion because it was more important to rescue Xiang Yu. The Chu army

Seeing Xiang's success, most of the middle and lower-level generals in the army also turned to Xiang Han. This made Zhou Yin the nominal commander of the entire Chu army's rear army, and Xiang Han had the final say.

It stands to reason that with Zhou Yin's ability, he would not be so easily controlled by Xiang Han, but Xiang Han's words completely made Zhou Yin lose his temper.

"Da Sima Zhou, don't forget that your Zhou family has examples of rebellion. How can I, the Xiang family, do the same thing again and let the villain get his way?"

Just this sentence made all Zhou Yin's ambitions disappear.

Zhou Yin, this general who followed Xiang Liang across the river and once held the position of Grand Sima of Chu State, was the uncle of Zhou Lan, the Chu general who failed to escape during the conquest of Yan. When Xiang Yu attacked Qin, Zhou Yin

Being in charge of the rear baggage with Cao Jiu, it can be said that he made great contributions to Xiang Chu. However, after the Zhou Lan incident, Zhou Yin was implicated and was deprived of his position as Grand Sima.

Today's Chu State.

The world belongs to the Xiang family. Zhou Yin was able to make a comeback this time only by relying on Xiang Tuo's advice. In other words, Zhou Yin bowed to Xiang Tuo and got the opportunity to perform this time.

After weighing the gains and losses, Zhou Yin finally gave up on reinforcing Chen County, and agreed to Xiang Han's suggestion, continuing to increase reinforcements to the Chu army on the west bank. In order to rescue the main force of the Chu army, Zhou Yin even ordered Xiang Han to

As the commander of the follow-up crossing of the river, he led the remaining 10,000 Chu army baggage troops to meet Xiang Yu.

The Chu army abandoned Chen County.

This means that he chose the strategy of fighting the Qin army in the chasm.

Xiang Han's ten thousand men were thrown into the battlefield, delaying the pace of the Qin cavalry that was supposed to return to attack Xiang Yu. The cavalry was used to deal with groups of infantry who usually only transported grain and fodder, and the Qin army captain who commanded the cavalry was

I was overjoyed. This one-sided massacre was the best opportunity to reap military glory.

In a circle.

The Wuzui horse gradually closed its eyes. The last drop of blood had been shed in its body. This BMW, which had been fighting for several years, had spent the most glorious days of its life with glory. It was inevitable that

Aging is coming.

Seeing with his own eyes the painful death of his old partner who had accompanied him on the battlefield for many years, Xiang Yu, who was as hard as iron and ruthless in killing people on the battlefield, couldn't help but his eyes turned red and he knelt down on one knee, filled with sadness.

In this world, there is no general who is always victorious and invincible.

Unless he disbands his armor and returns to his fields, no longer leads troops to fight, but spends the rest of his life relying only on remembering the glory of the past. Wu Zhui Ma is dead, and his fighting career is over, but Xiang Yu's battle is not over yet.

On the battlefield, the shouts of killing from the soldiers of both the Chu and Qin armies filled his ears. The familiar yet unfamiliar shouts and screams, as well as the shrill moans of the dying soldiers, stimulated Xiang Yu's numb nerves from time to time.

, let him wake up from the pain of losing his partner.

All sides.

It was all an ambush by the Qin people.

It is no longer possible to kill generals, seize the flag, and turn defeat into victory.

After seeing the darkness of Qin soldiers beside Li Yuan, Xiang Yu had actually given up. He would never be able to go to Li Yuan and personally behead the enemy coach like he did at Hulao Pass.
Chapter completed!