For Xiang Ji, it is difficult to give in.

In his opinion, the former powerful Chu State was destroyed in continuous concessions, and Chu in the Spring and Autumn Period was so majestic and domineering, and constantly enterprising, making Chu from a country of less than fifty miles to a giant in five thousand miles. King Buming of Chu Zhuang has been a blockbuster, leading his division to win the Central Plains, and the hegemony extends from the south of the river to the edge of the river, and Chu competes with Zhuxia with his own strength!

But there is always a time of decline in national strength, although entering the era of the Seven Kingdoms, the state of Chu has become a big empire that is difficult to turn around, but it was not until King Huai of Chu succeeded to the throne that it began to decline, and the state of Chu was constantly frustrated in the confrontation with Qin, and they began to retreat from Hanzhong and Danyang, and since then, they have been out of control, losing all the way, losing Yan Ying, losing Qianzhong, losing Chen Ying, and finally falling.

In Xiang Ji's view, Fan Zeng's plan was good, exchanging space for fighters, giving up the land of allies such as Han and Wei that were difficult to defend, luring Heifu into the hinterland of Chu, constantly dividing troops to garrison the occupied territory, and finally reversing the decline with a defensive counterattack.

But this is too much to take for granted, if Heifu is not in a hurry to advance, but to fight steadily, spend half a year or even a year to digest Han and Wei, slowly strangle the Zhao State in Hebei, and then recruit hundreds of thousands of troops to deal with the Chu State, what should I do at that time?

The state of Chu will be attacked on all sides, and there will be no allies, and it will fall into an endless predicament, and it will completely become a monkey strangled by a big python.

So if you can't retreat, you can't retreat, this battle of Xingyang seems to be a trap laid by Heifu, but isn't it a good opportunity for them to change the situation of the war?

Xiang Ji was not reckless enough to go directly to Xingyang to fight against Heifu's main force, but still adopted the method of "encircling Wei to save Zhao".

"The main force of the Qin army is between Gongxian and Xingyang, and it is divided into Hanoi, while Luoyang and the rear are empty, mostly for the people, the new soldiers, and a lot of grain and straw in the warehouses."

Xiang Ji's eyes are fixed on the Heluo between the gains and losses of the Chu State, from Chen County past, Zhengdi, that is, Yingchuan County is the only way, and between Yingchuan and Luoyang, there are three mountain systems to block.

On the map, from north to south, Xiang Ji shows these obstacles one by one.

"Mount Taimuro (Songshan)."

"Miyama."

"There is also Kongtong Mountain (West Taishan)."

The three mountain systems are not closely connected, and this leads to the emergence of three passes.

"One is Xingyang and Chenggao Road, which are sandwiched between Taimur Mountain and the big river."

This road was the first choice for the Qin army to go east from Luoyang, which is why they fought so urgently for Xingyang.

"The second is the Yuyuan Road, there is a narrow valley road in Taimur Mountain and Kei Mountain, this is the shortcut to Luoyang from Yangzhai to the key point, there is a Yuyuan Pass in the Eling Mountain, which is owned by South Korea, and was captured by the Chen Ying Department of the Qin Army in January......"

If the Chu army attacks these two roads, it will fall into the predicament of being outnumbered.

But there is a third, and that is the wider Ru Waterway.

After passing through Yingchuan, he went north along the Rushui River to take the grain of Yang Zhai, and his friend Zheng Chang was there when he died, as "Han Xiang".

"As long as our army breaks through the Qin army Wu Guangbu in Jiaxian, it can enter the upper reaches of Yishui from Ruyang, attack Xincheng and Yique, burn the Heifu grain road, and threaten Luoyang, then its soldiers will come back to help, and the middle father who is in Liangdi can support Xingyang with the county dukes, not only can save Zhongliyi, but even keep Xingyang from losing, so that the Han and Wei allies in the Central Plains understand that Qin is not invincible!"

Fan Zeng was not optimistic about this strategy: "There is Guangchengze in the upper reaches of Rushui, four hundred miles square, the land is damp, and it is not easy for the army to pass through. ”

Xiang Ji disagreed, in his opinion, all military miracles need to be created by people, and there is no reason to blindly retreat but win: "Because of this, the Qin army is not strictly prepared, so our army has a chance to take advantage of it." ”

He was confident enough to evacuate from Luoyang with his army safely, and even ventured a little more to launch a fierce attack on Heifu from the rear that Heifu had not expected......

Fan Zeng was still worried: "What if the army is cut off from Nanyang by Heifu's troops and trapped in the land of Luhun?" ”

He said bitterly: "Shangzhu State is now the pillar of Chu State, not a general who charges into battle. ”

"If I don't fall into battle, who can fall into it?"

Xiang Ji was stubborn, and the military order to pull out the camp and march westward was to be promulgated.

Fortunately, at this time, a letter arrived, which completely disrupted their plans.

"You don't have to save it."

After Fan Zeng read it, he seemed to be relieved, full of regret, and handed this bloodstained battle report to Xiang Ji:

"Xingyang is lost, Zhong Liyi, it's dark!"

……

Zhong Liyi knew that if Xiang Ji heard about his actions, his double eyes would definitely carry disbelief and the anger of betrayal!

But he doesn't want to be understood, this time, he wants to be a lone hero like he did when he mixed into the Qin State many years ago.

"Zhong Liyi."

The voice sounded, and the person who interrogated him was a Qin official named Chen Hui, and his eyes were full of vigilance when he looked at Zhong Liyi.

"I have heard that the subordinate of Xiang Ji Gu Kui, Zhong Liwu, Long Ji, and Zhou Yin, as the minister of Gu Kun, Zhong Li, why do you want to surrender?"

Zhong Liyi looked at the four guards beside him who could kill him at any time, and said with a smile: "Although I am a general under Xiang Ji, but the rewards I get are not as good as Shen Yang and Zheng Chang, two mediocre people, and now I am trapped in the lonely city, but most of the guards in the city have been transferred away by Xiang Ji, and he alone ordered me to hold on for fifteen days, there must be a villain who harms me......"

"Tens of thousands of Qin troops have crossed the river, cut off the Chu army's Yongdao, besieged Xingyang to the point that the water is impassable, the siege equipment is erected, the soldiers in the city are afraid of the Qin army's thunder and fire, panic all day long, the soldiers have no fighting spirit, the generals have no fighting spirit, and there is no rescue outside. Three days of hard fighting is the limit of my struggle, rather than the day the city is broken, thousands of people are all powder, it is better to open the city as soon as possible to save the lives of the soldiers in the city. ”

After all, he did not fulfill his promise to stick to the fifteenth, although this time the Qin army did not use the secret weapon that shocked the world in Wuguan, but only relying on the conventional flying stone arrows was enough to suppress the Xingyang defenders from raising their heads.

On the third day of the Qin army's attack, the city gate was broken, and it was difficult to hold on, and when the Chu people planned to fight to the death, Zhong Liyi suddenly gave the order to surrender......

According to the practice of the Chu generals who would commit suicide and martyrdom after the defeat, Zhong Liyi should have died, but instead of committing suicide to preserve his dignity, he threw away his weapon and let the Qin soldiers capture him, and claimed that he was willing to surrender to Heifu.

"Surrender?"

Chen Hui sneered: "In the battle of Runan, Xiang Ji killed more than 10,000 of my soldiers, and cooked the captain, how brutal the means, the old department of the Northern Expedition in the army hated the Chu people deeply, and did not want to accept the surrender, you are not afraid of being killed after surrendering?" ”

Zhong Liyi said: "I heard that the Qin army broke the Zhao army in Hebei, and the 40,000 soldiers of the Zhao State were taken into account, let alone me?" I didn't participate in the Battle of Runan, let alone kill the lieutenant, but I got acquainted with Xia Gong, the regent of Great Qin, many years ago, and I can be regarded as an old man......"

The reason for this has been spread all over the Chu army, but few people know it on the Qin Dynasty, after all, it is related to the not very glorious scene in the early years of the regent.

Chen Hui was in charge of sorting out the intelligence of the Wing Battalion, and he knew a thing or two, and he sneered: "I heard that you have a grudge against the regent. ”

Zhong Liyi smiled and said: "Is it an enemy with an arrow or mercy from his subordinates, Xia Gong himself knows best, now that he is in charge of the world, and the old man who was once an enemy is a prisoner, don't you want to see it?" ”

When people are rich and proud, they always need to show off, and the deceased, preferably the deceased who has a holiday, is undoubtedly the best witness.

"The regent has a lot of opportunities, how can I have time to see you, a Chu prisoner." Chen Hui compared his hands, and asked the guards to take Zhong Liyi down.

"Wait!"

Zhong Liyi said loudly: "Even if the world only thinks that the two of us have a grudge, accepting my surrender will be beneficial to the regent and harmless." ”

"I have heard that Shi Chen Hui, the head of Nanyang County, once said that Lu Qi, who has the ambition of the overlord, will release personal grievances and use virtue in the four seas, although Lu Qi has some festivals with him, but if he surrenders, it is like a thousand gold and horse bones sent to the door, Xia Gong will not only not be embarrassed, but will be a good student to be placed, add officials to the knighthood, and then publicize it, hoping that the counties will follow suit."

"Sure enough, after Lu Qi surrendered, there were countless people from Wang Ben's old subordinates, and in the battle of Lantian, more people took the lead in surrendering, and that Chen Changshi was also quite trusted, and he was able to rank in the court, and today he is even more condescending, and he interrogated me."

Zhong Liyi looked at Chen Hui: "The Chu people are willing to follow Xiang Ji, just because they are afraid that Xia Gong will settle accounts after the autumn, and seeing that Zhong Liyi, who has an enmity with Xia Gong, will live and be rewarded, they will compete for refuge, just like the things of Wuguan and Lantian back then." ”

"I can be both the minister of the bone of the Xiang family, and the horse bone of the Duke of Xia!"

Chen Hui was silent for a long time, but suddenly laughed: "Okay, what a 'bone minister'!" ”

"Whether you stay or not, see or not, please report to Xia Gong's decision!"

Lobbying Lu Qi is Chen Hui's proud work, Zhong Liyi's remarks persuaded him a little, and after groaning, people were optimistic about Zhong Liyi, so he got up and left.

Zhong Liyi knew that Chen Hui definitely didn't dare to make a decision on his own and went to find his master.

Zhong Liyi breathed a sigh of relief, everything that should have been done has been done, and then it will all depend on the will of heaven.

If Heifu orders his execution, he will bear the infamy of being greedy for life and surrender to Qin, and this life will be over.

But Zhong Liyi didn't regret it, he wanted to fight, rely on himself, and fight for the last hope for the Chu State!

"Many people have asked me if the situation would be completely different if I had killed Heifu in Anlu back then."

"I don't know, but I know that if Heifu dies suddenly, the situation in this world will be turned upside down!"

The victors will fall apart because Heifu does not have a perfect successor, and they will go their own way, and the defeated Chu Zhao and other countries will regain their chances.

Zhong Liyi's surrender is true or false, he understands that he will not be able to find a chance in the short term, which requires long-term lurking and management, winning the trust of Heifu, and finally finding the right opportunity to strike a fatal blow!

Looking at what Heifu did, he believes that Heifu really needs a general of the Chu family......

"If a confidant dies, three generations of the Xiang family will treat me well."

"I am willing to use my body as a sword to be the one who stabs Qingji and wants to leave!"

This was Zhong Liyi's plan, his gamble.

Thinking like this, Zhong Liyi, who had been fighting for three days and three nights, even though he was covered in injuries and had his hands tied, still put his head on the wall, and he fell asleep like this.

"This Chu prisoner is really a strange person!"

In the dream, it is still the Jin Ge Iron Horse, it is the bright red flag of the Chu army, General Xiang Yan is still alive, he is still young, he has the courage to enter the enemy country alone, the Chu country is full of talents, and the Chu people live a proud and confident life......

Dreams are dreams after all.

I don't know how long I slept, maybe it was a moment, maybe it was a few hours later, Chen Hui woke up Zhong Liyi, frowned and said to him:

"Let's go, Xia Gong, I want to see you!"

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PS: The second chapter is in the evening.