When the battle situation on the southern front collapsed, Xiang Yan had a chance to withdraw his troops and get out, in that case, he could at least leave the battlefield with the 10,000 feudal monarchs around him.

But Xiang Yan made a decision to either live or die, he did his best to fight more than 10,000 people, rushed forward, as a new force, and attacked the 40,000 elite soldiers in Qin Guanzhong who had been holding on for a whole hour!

The soldiers of Xiang, Jiangdong, and Huainan, who fought hard, were joined by the new force, and when they saw the commander's banner pointing straight forward, they were all shouting and launching a counterattack.

Under the long-term battle of the Qin Guanzhong army, the soldiers were tired, and they were counterattacked by this new force, and they actually made a posture that they could not support and retreated.

However, Xiang Yan was not happy for long, and soon he found out that this was Wang Qian's strategy again. Wang Jian allowed the Qin army to return to its original position, but held on again.

Wang Jian did this in order to lure the Chu army forward, and the three troops in the north, south, and rear happened to come over to participate in the encirclement......

The southern front was the first to collapse, and the newly arrived Heifu and others played a key role in spreading banners on the hills, and they demoralized the Chu army on the southern front.

On the northern front, Zhaohua, who was already at a disadvantage in strength, struggled with the Qin general Qiang, and was also defeated, and the soldiers scattered away, Zhaohua tried to gather his troops and tried to launch a counterattack, but to no avail, and the banner of Qiangqi also pointed to the center.

And their only way back was also cut off by the Qin chariot cavalry troops who had wiped out the chariots of the Chu army, together with the more than 1,000 Qin troops who came to help, and under the cover of the chariots, these more than 1,000 high-spirited soldiers were storming Xiang Yan's rear formation......

So far, all the Chu soldiers on the periphery have been penetrated, but only the central 30,000 or 40,000 people have formed a circular formation, surrounding the banner of Xiang Yan's army, and withstanding the encirclement and attack of the Qin army.

Even though the overall situation has been decided, Xiang Yan is still observing the battlefield without blinking, passing military orders from time to time to adjust the array, or mobilizing more men and horses to invest in places where there is a decline in order to redeem the defeat. Dozens of heralds rode horses and galloped around every corner of the battlefield, faithfully passing on the orders of Shangzhu Kingdom.

But the decline is irreversible, although the Chu army fought in formation, but under the impact of the Qin soldiers, the small formations collapsed one after another, and the position facing the north was deeply dented by a large block, which triggered an avalanche-like chain reaction, and the Chu army's positions were conquered everywhere, and the balance of victory had completely fallen to Wang Qian.

Xiang Yan saw that the soldiers of the Xiang clan who were fighting in front were stabbed to death by the Qin army who rushed down from the gentle slope with spears in rows, but they were unwilling to let go of their weapons until death.

He looked to the right, and the three thousand Zhang Shi occupied a favorable position, condescending, holding the crossbow with their hands and feet, and shooting arrows at the dense Chu army position, the arrows were like rain, and they were like a gust of wind blowing, and every time they shot, the Chu army had to fall a large area, and suffered heavy casualties.

He looked to the left, the Qin army's chariot cavalry troops also poured out, rushing towards the Chu army along the lowlands, one after another heavy chariots galloped past, and hundreds of cavalry were surrounded by the left and right, the sun shone on the tip of the spear, and the thousands of soldiers in the left formation completely collapsed under its impact, like pottery shards beaten by an iron hammer......

The rear was also on fire, and the 1,500 Nanjun soldiers who had newly joined the battlefield were not many in number, but their offensive posture was very fierce.

They seem to regard the Chu people who are in turmoil as opponents on the field, and Xiang Yan's banner as a ball to fight for, Dongmen Leopard with 500 people like knives into soft meat, crushing thousands of Chu soldiers, and Heifu is surrounded by troops of Gongao, Xiaotao, and Lixian, and they cooperate with each other to fight, and kill the 3,000 Chu people in the rear to defeat and retreat......

Time passed moment after moment, and the battlefield was littered with corpses, wounded, and soldiers wielding spears and swords, and blood soaked the ground. The tens of thousands of Chu people who were surrounded were dead and routed at the moment, and there were less than 10,000 people left, and the place where Xiang Yan had just fought was a mile away, but now, the Qin army had advanced hundreds of steps away, and even a few arrows fell in front of his chariot......

Xiang Yan's banner still continued to send out the signal of command, but the Chu pawns who were attacked by several times the enemy on the periphery could no longer execute, so they could only fight by instinct, or escape by instinct.

"It's me who loses."

At the end of the day, when the sun was setting, Xiang Yan found that his troops were getting smaller and smaller, and he could no longer carry out any of his orders.

He was extremely depressed, because this was not only a half-year-long defeat in the war, but also the end of the national fortunes of the Chu State.

In a few moments, the Qin army will completely sweep away the recalcitrant Chu pawns and kill them in front of him, and at that time, everything will be over.

As soon as he thought of this, Xiang Yan pulled out his sword!

"Shangzhu Country!"

Guarding the right side of the car beside him was the clansman Xiang Sheng, a strong man with a sensitive figure and strong martial arts. He was holding a shield to block those who were getting closer and closer, and more and more stray arrows, and he couldn't help but be shocked when he saw this situation, and bowed down and said: "Shangzhu Country, Xiang Sheng is willing to escort Shangzhu Country to break through!" ”

At this time, the night is approaching, the sky is about to get dark, the encirclement of the Qin army is not tight, there have been many Chu soldiers fleeing through the gap, although there are still more than a thousand Qin army rangers chasing them outside, but if Xiang Yan with a thousand guards around him, throw down his banner, and attack towards the gap, there may be a glimmer of life......

"What if you break through? After half a year of stalemate, the national strength of the Chu State has been exhausted, and now it is defeated, and 100,000 Chu soldiers are either killed, wounded, or scattered, and the general trend is gone. ”

Xiang Yan stroked the sword that had accompanied him for decades, and said with a miserable smile: "When the old man was young and strong, he thought that the reason why Chu was repeatedly defeated by Qin was only to lose a hand on the battlefield. ”

"So I studied the art of war hard, hoping to become a famous general, redeem the decline on the battlefield, revive the Great Chu, and repay the grievances of the centuries......"

"In the more than ten years after the Battle of Changping, I served Chun Shenjun, fought for his expedition to the east and the west, swallowed the country of Lu, and took all the eastern lands, and made a lot of military achievements. After the development of Jiangdong, I also tried my best to do it, and in those years, the state of Chu did have a state of rejuvenation. ”

"Unexpectedly, next, the state of Chu suffered another fate, first Li Yuan killed Chun Shenjun and usurped power, and then the sons and brothers fought against each other and killed each other, and the county princes of each clan only cared about their own interests, and disputes continued. A few years ago, I joined forces with the Zhao, Jing, and Qu families to kill Li Yuan and support the current king, and the government finally stabilized, but the army of Qin was already at the end of the ......"

Last time, Xiang Yan tried his best to defeat Li Xin, but the second time, he failed to create a miracle, and was dragged down by Wang Jian with his numbers and national strength.

"At this time, I realized that this is not a fault of war, and it is difficult to return to the country!"

With baht against eridium, he lost unjustly at all.

But he was unwilling to lose.

So far, it's useless to say anything, according to the tradition of the Chu State, the general of the defeated army, even if the king of Chu is not punished, must ask for it!

"On the day of the division, there is the glory of death, the shame of life, Xiang Yan's incompetence, which makes the three armies suffer, how can I steal my life, or be captured by Wang Jian and humiliated by the Qin people?"

Xiang Yan had made up his mind to die, and Xiang Sheng and his guards knew that they couldn't stop it, so they could only kneel on one knee on the muddy ground and sob.

After placing the sword across his neck, Xiang Yan said with emotion:

"Three hundred years ago, Wu Shi attacked Chu, Zichang did not use the words of Zuo Sima Shen Yinrong, and was defeated by the Wu army at Baiju, and afterwards Shen Yinrong returned to the division, trying his best to prevent the Wu army from entering Ying, and several defeats. However, his troops were insufficient, and he was eventually wounded and defeated. ”

"Before he died, he said to his subordinates, I was in Wu when I was young, so I was ashamed to be captured, and I didn't want Wu people to get my head...... So the dead man wrapped himself in it, and hid his body with his head. ”

"Xiang Sheng." He looked at his people.

"Yui!" Xiang Sheng's eight-foot man was crying tears at the moment.

"You are known as a brave and good horse of the Xiang family, and you can be entrusted with great things. After I die, I will cut off my head, don't let Wang Jian get it, Xiang Yan doesn't want to see him, an ancient! Then find a way to take advantage of the night, leave the battlefield, return to the lower minister, and hand over my head to my son and grandson! ”

"Tell them again!"

Xiang Yan looked at Xiang Sheng, his hair was furious, his eyes widened, and he said his last words:

"Although Xiang Yan is dead, as long as the Xiang family still has descendants alive, he will live and die with the Chu State!"

"Xiang Sheng knows that we will always be with the State of Chu!"

Xiang Sheng wept out loud, and bowed to Xiang Yan with the guards around him, seeing off their family master and the Shangzhu State of Chu!

The Chu army was completely dispersed, and the Qin people had already swarmed to within a hundred steps, lit torches, and started a fierce battle with Xiang Yan's personal guards, and came to the front in an instant.

Xiang Yan no longer hesitated, he held the sword in both hands, across his neck. A stream of blood splashed, dyeing his gray beard red, and the tall Shangzhu Kingdom also collapsed in the car!

"With a long sword, the Qin bow is carried away, and the first body is not punished......"

The past flashed one by one, and finally froze on the time when I listened to "National Mourning" when I was young and lamented national affairs.

"It's a pity, I can only follow Shen Yinrong and Qu Zi in the end, but I can't be Shen Baoxu who can turn the tide!"

Xiang Yan was so angry that only his eyes were round!

The emperor silently placed Xiang Yan's body, and then also took out the dagger from his arms and stabbed it into his heart!

The guards around him, who committed suicide to see Xiang Yan off, no less than ten people!

Only Xiang Sheng and the others were entrusted by Xiang Yan, so they could only grit their teeth and tears, their hands trembled, raised their swords high, and cut off the old head!

"Honesty is both brave and martial, and in the end it is strong and invincible."

"The body is dead, the spirit is the spirit, and the soul is resolute!"

After singing the song "National Martyrdom" in a low voice, under the cover of several Xiang guards, Xiang Sheng threw away all his armor, smeared his face, wrapped Xiang Yan's head in his clothes, bent over, and rushed out, taking advantage of the deeper and deeper night, followed by a group of Chu pawns who were defeated by the Qin people!

Just as Xiang Sheng was running out, the four armies of the Qin army, eastern, southern, western, and northern, launched a final attack on Xiang Yan's chariot almost simultaneously!

To the south, it was the troops led by Heifu who took the lead!

……

"Xiang Yan is dead!"

"Xiang Yan is dead!"

The corpses were strewn on the battlefield, and the blood flowed like a river, and with the Qin army completely killing the last of the recalcitrant Chu people, and discovering Xiang Yan's corpse that had no time to deal with, this fierce battle, which lasted for a whole day, finally came to an end.

But then, those soldiers who rushed to the front began to push each other because of the competition for the body of Xiang Yan, and this group of red-eyed soldiers actually broke out into a fight, and under the temptation of Gongjue, they even raised their swords against their robes!

"Lixian, let Gongao and Dongmen Leopard come back!"

Hefu also had some blood stains on his body, which had been splashed during the rush, but he was not injured.

Because the timing of his entry into the battlefield was excellent, and among the 1,500 men, there were no more than 100 casualties, and the wounded were dragged to the rear for medical and first aid soldiers to treat.

Heifu didn't care about celebrating the victory, and immediately asked people to call back the two guys who rushed to the front, because Heifu had seen that Wang Qian's handsome banner was moving towards this side, and wherever he went, the Qin soldiers avoided it one after another.

There were also a lot of military judges with blue faces!

The military law of the Qin State is strict, and the first private struggle is a capital crime! Back then, when he was in Waihuang, Gong Ao was almost killed for this crime, why didn't he have a long memory? This kind of thing must never be involved.

Fortunately, under the obstruction of Heifu, they did not get involved in the chaotic robbery of the hundreds of people, and quickly withdrew.

After coming back breathlessly, Gong Ao scolded: "Those Hedong soldiers are really like a group of wild dogs, obviously we approached Xiang Yan's car first, but they pushed them away, if it weren't for Lixian to stop me, I would definitely make them look good!" ”

"The marissive will use an axe to make those people remember the lesson."

Heifu didn't care too much, and said with a smile: "We attacked the rear army of Xiang Yan's army, broke its 3,000 people, and when we attacked inward, we broke several small formations in a row, and Ji Ying also led people to cut off the head in the back, even if we failed to get Xiang Yan's corpse, it was indispensable for you to take credit!" ”

At this time, Dongmen Leopard also came back with a few soldiers, still carrying something in his hand.

Different from Gong Ao's anger, he shouted excitedly from afar: "Captain, although we didn't grab Xiang Yan's head and severed limbs, we grabbed his handsome flag!" How much of a merit is this? ”