Chapter 263 Killing prisoners
Let's say that because Zhou Bo and others were unable to capture the city of Kuaiji that day, they finally had to gather all the troops and rush out of the palace, planning to break out of Kuaiji before finding another way. Although Fan Zeng and his troops blocked it, because there were
The King of Chu was among the rebels, so the Chu troops did not dare to resist with all their might. This gave these more than a thousand people a chance to escape from Kuaiji City at a very small cost.
Fan Zeng saw that the people had left the city and he did not have many men at his disposal, so he finally gave up the pursuit and ordered the defenders in the city to guard the four gates strictly, with the primary purpose of guarding Kuaiji first and making Kuaiji stable.
After leaving the city, the rebels became confused again, because they really didn't know where to go. If they could take down the Kuaiji, they would have nothing to say, but now they have become a force with no foothold.
.Although Zhou Bo and others thought about occupying a nearby city before breaking out, once they were safe, Cao Shen and others expressed some concerns, that is, if they wanted to find a nearby city, they would have to choose Sishui County, but
That was where Qin and Chu were fighting. Aren't they looking for death? So in the end they gave up the nearby method and thought of looking far away. At this time, Xia Houying proposed to suddenly send troops to attack when Qin and Chu had no time to worry about the war.
They came up with the idea of moving to the three counties of Chen, Dang, and Dong. This bold idea made several others agree. Because they guessed that the Qin people would not leave many troops in those cities, and they were far away from the areas that Qin and Chu fought for.
An important city, this provided conditions for them to take a breather. So more than a thousand people quietly went north.
Things went smoothly beyond their expectations. Both Qin and Chu were completely restrained and attracted by the enemy, and they never noticed that such a group of people had slipped past their eyes. As soon as they arrived there, Chu
In the name of the king, they launched an attack on Dang County, and actually allowed them to win over many people from Chu State, which doubled their force of a thousand people. When Xiang Yu saw them, they had already attacked
Nadang County has been there for several days.
Although the Qin army brought most of the troops to the front to fight against Xiang Yu, Dang County still left a group of troops to defend the city. It's just that they are not the opponent of Zhou Bo and others in terms of military strength. But if they just defend, these two thousand
Even the troops who came were unable to attack the city, which put them both in a stalemate.
When Zhou Bo was directing his troops to attack continuously, he suddenly heard the news that an army of tens of thousands had appeared from the south. He was suddenly shocked. He knew that neither the Qin army nor the Chu army would let go of his army.
He hurriedly ordered the entire army to retreat, ready to escape from this place at any time.
At this time, Xiang Yu's people had also begun to explore the origin of this army. After initially thinking that they were a certain Chu army, Xiang Yu discovered that they were not under the banner of his own Xiang. Now the Chu army
The flags with the character Xiang were all flying, but the flag with the character Chu was thrown aside. This was also a manifestation of Xiang Yu's complete control over the Chu Kingdom. But now Xiang Yu found that this group of troops was still flying the banner with the character Chu, which made him
Suspicions arose. Soon, the scouts had figured out the identity of the other party: "Overlord, that troop is a rebel army from Kuaiji."
"It's them! They are really enemies on a narrow road!" Xiang Yu sneered: "I didn't expect them to be here, so let me, the overlord, wipe out this rebel army that is causing chaos in our Chu country!" With that, Xiang Yu ordered the army to kill them.
, instead they left Dangjun, their target, alone.
Then, the Qin army in the city saw a strange scene. The newly arrived Chu army of tens of thousands did not send troops to attack them at all. Instead, they all rushed towards another Chu army that was retreating. As soon as the two sides clashed
, the strength and weakness are obvious. The two thousand rebels cannot be compared with Xiang Yu's troops in terms of military strength and combat power. In just half an hour, they were killed in pieces.
But Xiang Yu would not let them escape. All the troops encircled and soon all the rebels were surrounded in Gaixin. At this time, there were less than 500 people left in the army of more than 2,000 people.
Zhou Bo and Cao Shen stood in front of the King of Chu, but they were thinking about how to save their lives. They had almost the same idea. They all thought that as long as the King of Chu was handed over to Xiang Yu, maybe Xiang Yu would spare their lives. This time
After the rebels saw that it was impossible to break out, they completely lost their fighting spirit. For a while, they only heard the sound of weapons falling to the ground, and they abandoned their weapons.
"Overlord, the enemy troops no longer resist, how should we defeat them?" A general came to Xiang Yu and asked.
Xiang Yu looked at the surrendered rebels in front of him, and then at Dang County not far away. He thought that he was forced to go to this point because these people took advantage of him to send troops to cause chaos in Kuaiji City, so his face turned cold.
Said: "Execution on the spot! Since they can betray me the first time, they will definitely betray me the second time. I can't let them set this precedent."
At this time, another general came over and said: "Overlord, there is someone in the rebel army who claims to be the overlord. He said he wants to see the overlord."
Only then did Xiang Yu remember the news that the rebels had taken control of the King of Chu. It seemed that the King of Chu was indeed here. This time he hesitated a little. Xiang Yu could put the King of Chu under house arrest without him.
He was his own king, but he could not guarantee that his subordinates would be like him. So after a slight hesitation, Xiang Yu ordered all the rebels to be imprisoned, and then ordered people to bring the King of Chu to him.
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"General Xiang, General Xiang, you are a humble man!" When King Chu saw Xiang Yu, he hurriedly parted his messy long hair with his hands so that he could see his appearance. Xiang Yu looked at King Chu's haggard face
, sneered and said: "Your Majesty actually joined the rebellion to cause chaos in our Chu Kingdom at this critical moment. This is not what a great king should do."
When the King of Chu heard Xiang Yu's words, he was shocked and hurriedly said: "I am also forced by the situation. If I don't obey their orders, my life will be difficult to save. Now that General Xiang is here, I can finally
Don't worry." As he said this, he glanced at Xiang Yu secretly to see how he reacted. He didn't feel like a king towards his subjects at all.
Xiang Yu said calmly: "Then please take a rest in the military camp first, and then I will talk to you after I have dealt with those rebels." After speaking, Xiang Yu ordered people to bring the five hundred prisoners to the front of the army.
The five hundred people brought out all looked horrified. They had heard about Xiang Yu's character and were afraid that they would not be able to survive this disaster.
The first few people were Zhou Bo, Cao Shen and Xia Houying. Xiang Yu sneered at the three of them and said, "You three still rebelled against me after Liu Bang died. It seems that the relationship between you and him is really deep.
.Since you are so loyal, then go down below and accompany this incompetent Liu Bang."
There was despair on the faces of the three people. They originally wanted to show off their skills, but they ended up like this. Zhou Bo laughed and said: "Yes, we rebelled against you because of Pei Gong, but there are many people who followed us against you.
It’s for the sake of the king. Xiang Yu, you put the king under house arrest and single-handedly controlled the government of Chu State. You are also a rebellious and evil person, so how can you have the face to speak against us?"
Cao Shen also said loudly: "Xiang Yu, you control the government and only act for your own power. Sooner or later, all the Chu people will turn against you. Even if you have millions of troops in your hands, you cannot change this fact."
When the sergeants heard what they said, they couldn't help showing doubts on their faces. Upon seeing this, Xiang Yu immediately gave the order to behead. The long sword waved, and five hundred people fell to the ground. Five hundred heads rolled around, and blood was sprinkled all over them.
One place.
When the King of Chu saw this bloody scene, he screamed and fainted. Xiang Yu glanced at him, but he had already made up his mind to kill him, because this King of Chu already wanted to get out of his control, and he could only find someone else.
As a King of Chu, his status among the people of Chu will not be shaken.
After dealing with these people, Xiang Yu issued another order to attack Dangjun.
The Qin people in the city were completely stunned by Xiang Yu's killing scene. Although they had heard about Bai Qi killing hundreds of thousands of Zhao people, they only heard about it after all. Now they are watching helplessly as the other party kills Zhao people.
Hundreds of prisoners were killed in front of them. Seeing the Chu army coming up, the Qin army no longer had the courage to resist, so they hurriedly abandoned Dang County, which was not easy to hold, and headed north. In this way, Xiang Yu
However, two enemies were defeated in one day.
But Xiang Yu still had one thing in mind, and that was how to deal with the King of Chu. Of course, he could not execute the King of Chu among them. After thinking about it for a long time, Xiang Yu finally made up his mind...
When King Chu woke up, he found that he was in the city. Thinking that Xiang Yu had not harmed him because he fainted, King Chu took it for granted that Xiang Yu would not take his life again. But at night, several black shadows appeared
But he got into the residence of the King of Chu, hanged him alive without any precautions, and then hung him to the tallest tree in the city. And someone left a message under the tree: You take me Dang.
County, I will kill your king!
When the Chu army rose up the next day, they happened to see the body of the frozen King of Chu. The whole city was in an uproar. They never expected that their king would be killed in the city under the control of their own army. But this
But one message convinced all the Chu troops that it was the Qin people who did it, which made them resent the Qin people to the extreme.
Chapter completed!