On the wilderness, the remnants of the Chu army were rushing towards Shouchun.

This is the real wolf running. All the baggage was thrown away, and the armor, flags, and long halberds were thrown away. Everyone was wearing light robes, holding short swords, spreading their legs and running with all their strength. With less than four thousand people, they pulled out a team of dozens of miles long. They ran ahead with good physical strength and legs, while soldiers who were not physically strong or injured gradually landed behind.

This is a long-distance marching and a cruel knockout match!

Being eliminated means the end of life, and no one can save them.

Seeing that more and more soldiers were falling behind, Xiang Zhuang was in a heavy mood, but he did not slow down, and he did not intend to stop and wait for these soldiers to return to the team.

Because the escape operations of the remnants of the Chu army were definitely not hidden from the coalition's scouts.

If nothing unexpected happens, Liu Bang, Han Xin, Ying Bu, Peng Yue, Zhou Yin and others should already know the existence of this remnant of the Chu army. Maybe they have sent pursuing troops. The only thing that is thankful is that Guan Ying's cavalry has been led away by Xiang Yu's cavalry, and should be far away hundreds of miles away, otherwise, they will undoubtedly die!

However, even if the coalition forces cannot send cavalry to pursue, they cannot be taken lightly.

Stop, although you can wait for the return of the fallen soldiers, the price is likely to be the destruction of the entire army!

Xiang Zhuang would never have taken over the remnants of the entire Chu army in order to make the few soldiers who were behind. He would be willing to give up, and only with giving up can he gain. Only when he is cruel and dark can he live to the end!

"Quick, speed up! No stop, no one is allowed to stop!" After a long march of more than a hundred miles, Xiang Zhuang was also panting like a cow, feeling exhausted. Even Yu Ji, who was on the black horse, was already sweating because the mounts of this era did not have stirrups, and riding a horse was also a physical job.

Jing Qian barely followed Xiang Zhuang's footsteps and said breathlessly: "General, please rest, please rest?"

"No!" Xiang Zhuang said coldly, "You can't stop! Go and send the order to the entire army. If it is a man, I will hold on!"

"No!" Jing Qian tried hard to boost his spirits. While catching up with the pace of the front army, he shouted orders, "The general has an order. If it is a man, I will hold on to you..."

There was a sudden curse in the messy marching queue.

However, no one stopped. Although he was so tired, everyone was gritting their teeth and persevering.

The remaining defeated generals were very clear. They had been gnawing on the bark and grass roots in the past few days. One of them had already been overdrawn. Now they were all supported by a breath. Once they stopped, the breath would be discharged. It would be difficult to get up when they thought about it. The coalition forces might catch up at any time, so if they didn't want to die, they could only grit their teeth and persevere.

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Xiang Zhuang's worries were not redundant, and the whereabouts of the remnants of the Chu army had indeed been discovered.

"What did you say? The four or five thousand remaining Chu army is fleeing westward?" After receiving the report from General Li Zuoche, Han Xin's first reaction was that he did not believe it. Hasn't the remaining Chu army been killed? Even Xiang Yu had his head cut off. Why did a group of four or five thousand remaining Chu army members appear? This is impossible.

Li Zuoche Lane: "The king, the last general is unwilling to believe it, but there are indeed thousands of Chu troops fleeing west!"

Han Xin nodded and made a quick decision: "Well, no matter where these thousands of remnants of the Chu army emerged, you can immediately order three thousand elite troops to go to war and destroy them."

"No!" Li Zuoche responded to the promise and was about to turn around and leave when the Han King's envoy suddenly arrived.

It was not someone else who came, but Zhang Liang. After looking at Li Zuoche who was preparing to go out with a command arrow, Zhang Liang smiled and said, "Is General Li ready to lead his army to chase and kill the remnants of the Chu army that had just been discovered?"

Li Zuoche was stunned when he heard this, and immediately turned around and looked at Han Xin.

Before Han Xin could make any statement, Zhang Liang said again: "It seems that I am not wrong, haha, but there is no need to bother General Li anymore. The King of Han has ordered General Fan Kuai to lead three thousand elite troops to pursue him."

Han Xin frowned and looked at Li Zuo's lane: "Since that's the case, then you can go and take Donghai County."

"This is not bothering General Li." Zhang Liang waved his hand and said with a smile, "The King of Han has ordered General Zhou Bo to lead 50,000 elite troops to set sail this morning to pacify Sishui and the two counties of Donghai."

After saying that, Zhang Liang said again: "But don't think too much about it. The King of Han is sympathetic to the King. After all, the King has just led a large army to defeat Xiang Yu's 100,000 Chu troops. The King of Han said that the King worked hard and made great contributions, so there is no need to conquer. The remaining war will be left to the generals of Guan Ying, Cao Shen, Fan Kuai, and Zhou Bo."

Han Xin had no choice but to take back Li Zuoche's command arrow. Zhang Liang hugged for a moment and said goodbye.

As Zhang Liang had left, Fan Yang's debater Kuai Che walked out from behind the screen and spoke to Han Xin: "You see, Liu Bang has become suspicious of you. It's not your fault to pursue the remnants of the Chu army. If you pacify Sishui, the two counties of the East China Sea will not use Qi's troops. This is because the King of Han is worried that you will take the opportunity to attack the city and expand the sphere of influence of Qi."

Han Xin naturally didn't believe it, and scolded Kuai Che sternly: "Nothing nonsense. If the King of Han really became suspicious of Gu, why didn't he stop Guan Ying's army from pacifying Jiangdong? Is Guan Ying not Gu's general? Is the five thousand cavalry led by Guan Ying not Gu's troops?"

"Guan Ying?" Kuai Che smiled, "The king knew very well that although Guan Ying led the 5,000 cavalrymen, although they were nominally the army of Qi, they were actually the king's troops. Guan Ying was even more confidant of Liu Bang, and he only followed the king on the surface. If he had to choose between the king and Liu Bang, he would definitely abandon the king and be loyal to Liu Bang."

"Enough." Han Xin frowned and said unhappy, "Why is the King of Han as unbearable as you said?"

Kuai Che was speechless and no longer had any illusions about Han Xin. Han Xin's military achievements were unmatched, but he was really short-sighted in politics. If nothing unexpected happens, Han Xin would sooner or later become Liu Bang's devil. It seems that he should have made plans, otherwise he would be implicated to death by him sooner or later.

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When it was almost dark, the remnants of the Chu army finally arrived in a valley near Shouchun.

It’s hard to believe that from early morning to evening, the remnants of the Chu army actually ran for more than 200 miles in one day, running from near Dongcheng to near Shouchun!

In ancient marching history, this was definitely a miracle!

However, the price was also heavy. The remnants of the Chu army set out near Dongcheng, but when they arrived near Shouchun in the evening, there were only more than 3,200 people left.

Fortunately, the remaining 3,200 people are all young and strong men with strong bodies!

Moreover, most of the more than 3,200 people followed Xiang Yu in three years of attacking Qin, five years of attacking Han, and then surviving the Battle of Gaixia. These are the true veterans, all of whom crawled out of the dead. Not to mention one blocking a hundred, but facing ordinary miscellaneous soldiers, it is absolutely no problem to block ten.

Of course, there must be a prerequisite, that is, they have to wait for them to recover their physical strength and fight spirit.

At least, it is absolutely impossible now. Now these more than 3,200 people are hungry, tired, exhausted, and have low morale and no fighting spirit. It is no exaggeration to say that these more than 3,200 defeated soldiers are a group of mobs, and the coalition forces can defeat them by simply sending a light army of hundreds of people.

It is not easy to restore fighting spirit, and it requires victory after victory to build courage!

However, it is urgent to find some food to feed the hungry soldiers as soon as possible. They have not eaten properly for several days.

Xiangzhuang was thinking about where to get some food when his personal soldiers, Chang Gaochu, suddenly came over and reported in a low voice: "General, smoke from the cooking stove is found on the right side of the mountain!"

"Well, smoke from cooking!?" Xiang Zhuang's expression suddenly became excited when he heard this. With smoke from cooking, it means there is something to eat!

Xiangzhuang followed Gao Chu to the ridge and looked down from above. Sure enough, he saw more than a dozen smoke rising from the valley on the right. Obviously, there should be a village in that valley.

At this moment, many soldiers also found smoke from cooking and surrounded them.

"Look at it, the smoke from cooking, there are people in the valley over there, and there is food!"

"Damn it, I've been starving these days. Will I finally have some food?"

"Why are you still standing there? Go away quickly. Snatch his mother. If it's too late, you won't have a share!"

"Yes, I slaughtered this village, killed all these dog-dance rebels, and robbed all their food!"

After a few words, dozens of officers who were already hungry and looked green in a row dispersed, and then they all lit up their troops and rushed to the mountain valley in a mess. In less than a moment, the news spread throughout the army. The hungry soldiers who were lying on the ground and timbered up their bodies suddenly cheered up and rushed to the mountain valley one after another.

Xiang Zhuang did not stop it, but in fact he didn't want to stop it at all.

Why stop it? The soldiers are so hungry, is it wrong to find something to eat?

Yes, the villagers in the mountain valley are innocent, and it is not their intention to rebel against Chu and return to Han, but so what?

The Chu-Han war and the five-year war, who is not innocent of the people of the Central Plains who have suffered from war? Hundreds and millions of people have been affected, and they still care about this mere village and a few hundred people?

Whether it is cruel or cold-blooded, it is all for survival!

The foundation of the Chu army has been lost, and we fight alone. If we don’t rob, what should we eat?

Only living is the kingly way, and everything else is nothing more.

Millet deer is innocent, but can lions not eat them because they are innocent? Lambs are kind, but can wild wolves not eat them because they are kind? No, because lions and wild wolves also need to survive, so they must eat millet deer and must eat lambs!

When Xiangzhuang led the black horse into the mountain valley, the Chu army had already launched an attack.

There is a large village in the mountain valley, and a fort was built. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers, which are easy to defend but difficult to attack. The people living there are probably a wealthy family and there are hundreds of militias. However, in front of thousands of hungry Chu soldiers, these militias were just mantis chariots. Even with a strong fort, it was not possible. In less than half a quarter of an hour, the hungry Chu soldiers broke open the gate and flocked in.

When Xiangzhuang stepped onto the guardrail of the fort, the entire fort was completely obscured by the Chu army.

There were fire everywhere, there were running figures everywhere, there were the sound of weapons hitting each other, there were screams everywhere, the wailing of women, the crying of children, and the hysterical laughter of the hungry soldiers of the Chu army, the entire fort was crying, the whole village was moaning, and only the hungry soldiers of the Chu army were laughing wildly. This was war! A cruel war!

Yu Ji, who was following Xiang Zhuang, suddenly sighed quietly, her beautiful eyes full of unbearable expressions.

Xiang Zhuang's eyes were cold, and there was only the reflection of flames in his dark pupils, which was evil and charming.
Chapter completed!