Chapter 42 The only chance
The sky finally dawned, and the tragic and long night finally passed!
A sudden rustling sound suddenly sounded in the reed marsh that was originally dead. Then, the cluster of reeds closest to the edge were automatically pulled away by someone. Gao Chu, who was covered in blood, bent down from the inside.
Gao Chu looked around carefully and found that there was no Han army within a few miles. Then he turned around and learned two old calls to the depths of the reed marsh. In an instant, the reeds in the reed marsh began to rise automatically without wind, and figures emerged one after another in the endless rustling sound.
The last one in Xiangzhuang came out of the reed marsh and finally breathed a sigh of relief until he stepped onto the ground.
Now, the crisis has been temporarily lifted, and the lives of Xiangzhuang and nearly 4,000 remnants of the Chu army have finally been saved!
However, this does not mean that the remnants of the Chu army are already safe. In fact, they are far from being out of danger!
Han Xin is the most powerful in commanding a large army of tens of millions of people to fight in field battles. But when it comes to using strange tricks and tricks, setting up endless traps, trapping the enemy, exhausting the enemy, and annihilating the enemy invisibly, Zhang Liang is the most terrifying! If you want to escape the trap set by Zhang Liang, how can it be so easy to escape Zhang Liang's plan?
Not to mention anything else, it is just that the key passes around the mountain passes must be guarded by the Han army!
Also, although the two Han army pursuers had been led away by Huan Chu and Ji Bu, at noon today, the elite Han army following and chasing would definitely see through the truth! At that time, hundreds of scouts would inevitably flock out and search all over the mountains. Where could the remnants of the Chu army hide?
You can't dig a hole in the ground to hide or fly into the sky, right?
I am afraid that yesterday's tragedy will eventually repeat, and attack all the way until I am exhausted and be defeated by the pursuers!
"General, someone is coming over there!" Jing Qian, who was guarding in front of him, suddenly shouted, "It's the Han army!"
"Huh?" Xiang Zhuang rushed up the ridge after hearing this. Sure enough, he saw a team of Han soldiers coming towards this side. There were not many Han soldiers, with about a hundred people, and they were still lying dozens of people. The dozens of people were all tied with their hands on their backs, and their armor was soaked in blood. I don't know if it was the blood of others or their own.
Xiang Zhuang's heart suddenly became hanged. It was probably the captured Chu soldiers!
Xiang Zhuang waved his hand, and nearly 4,000 remaining soldiers of the Chu army quickly retracted into the reed marsh.
However, this time, Xiang Zhuang did not dare to let the remaining troops of the Chu army drill deep into the reed marsh. He didn't want to take another risk. Moreover, there were only more than a hundred Han soldiers who were winding in front. Even if they were discovered, they could destroy them in the backhand. Even if they ran away a fish that had escaped, it would be nothing. Anyway, the situation would not become worse than now!
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Gongsun dragged his heavy legs, moved one step at a time, and moved forward with difficulty.
Red blood kept gushing out from the wound on the forehead, flowing down the cheeks, and finally dripped on the gourds. The gourds, which should have been yellow, had already lost their original color. The stains were all dried blood, including Han army and his own.
Looking back on the fierce battle last night, it seems that it was a long time ago.
In the battle last night, he cut over more than a dozen Han army soldiers, cut two of the double-edged swords, and took away a long Han army halberd. However, in the end, he was finally pushed to the ground by two Han army soldiers because of his lack of energy. He was captured alive, which was a shame. For a veteran, being captured alive by the enemy was definitely the greatest shame.
Gongsun Sui would rather die in battle than be captured alive by the enemy on the battlefield.
Moreover, the Han army had no good intentions to capture them alive, and would not let them go. Their ultimate fate must be to be displayed in public at a certain expedition ceremony or at a certain celebration banquet! If they are not lucky, they may even be used to sacrifice to the fallen Han army soldiers alive.
What is a living sacrifice? It is to cut out your heart alive!
Before you take your last breath, you will see your heart, lungs, and liver placed on the altar to pay tribute to the enemy's fallen soldiers. That is definitely the cruelest thing in the world.
Thinking of this, Gongsun simply stopped and stopped leaving.
All the people are dead, so why should you suffer this life again? Why should you be greedy for this moment of vitality again?
Seeing Gongsun Sui refused to move forward, the leader of the Han Army Gate led the team strode forward, and the whip in his hand was whipped down without saying anything. Gongsun Sui raised his head and let the whip twitch his face. He didn't even blink his eyes, but just stared at the Han Army Gate Commander coldly, staring at the Han Army Gate Commander, making the Han Army Gate Commander feel furious.
"Are you going?" The Han Army Chief saw that the whip was invalid, and then drew out the sword with his backhand.
Gongsun Sui couldn't help but smile with disdain. What I beg for is death!
The Han Army Governor felt that his prestige was provoked, and immediately became furious and thunderous. He raised his sword and slashed it down on Gongsun Sui's neck. However, before his big sword could be cut, a cold wolf-toothed arrow suddenly shot and shot through the Han Army Governor's elbow. The Han Army Governor suddenly howled like a pig, and the big sword in his hand also fell to the ground.
The next moment, there were roars like roars in the reed marsh on the roadside, and then thousands of figures were swarming out of the reed marsh with cold blades.
Gongsun Sui was stunned at first, and then his eyes were filled with endless surprises!
It was the Chu army! It turned out to be the Chu army! The figure that rushed out first was the general?
"General!" Gongsun sobbed, barely taking the first two steps, but finally fell down due to his serious injuries.
"Kill!" Xiang Zhuang raised his horizontal sword and led forward. Nearly 4,000 remaining soldiers of the Chu army had already swarmed up. In just half a cup of tea, more than a hundred Han soldiers were killed!
The only few Han soldiers who had run away were also shot and killed by Gao Chu with a strong bow.
Seeing Xiang Zhuang and the robe that suddenly appeared, the dozens of Chu soldiers burst into tears after they came to their senses. After being rescued, Gongsun Sui held Xiang Zhuang's thighs and refused to let go, and cried in tears: "General, my general died miserably, he died so miserably. You must avenge my general, avenge..."
After saying that, Gongsun Sui struggled to lead Xiangzhuang to a stretcher, lifted the white cloth covered on it, and underneath it was Xiao Gongjiao's body. Xiao Gongjiao's body was already covered with blood and blood, and there was almost no intact flesh. The head was separated from the body, but it was pressed on it virtually.
"Kill Xiahou Ying and avenge the general!" Dozens of Chu soldiers also knelt on the ground.
Looking at the dozens of bloody Chu soldiers who had fallen to the ground, Xiang Zhuang couldn't help but feel trembling!
Behind Xiang Zhuang, Gao Chu and other personal soldiers had already clenched their fists, and Jing Qian was even more ashamed to death. Even Zhonglimei, who had always been calm, was burning with anger after seeing Xiao Gongjiao's head. Obviously, Xiao Gongjiao's death seriously stimulated them. Xiao Gongjiao and Wu Hundred Tribes could have been immortal. They died in battle to cover the main force's breakthrough!
The ancients put faith and righteousness first, and for the sake of the word "Yi" they often gave up their lives. In order to protect the army's retreat, Xiao Gongjiao died after cutting off the rear. How could Zhonglimei and Yu Ziqi and others remain indifferent?
Looking around again, almost all the remaining soldiers of the Chu army were burning with anger.
Xiang Zhuang shook his head coldly. He was too late to break through now, so how could he have the time to avenge Xiao Gongjiao?
I won’t talk about whether I can kill Xiahou Ying. Is it useful to really kill Xiahou Ying? Can it change the current situation?
Of course, it is heartbreaking to death by Xiao Gongjiao, but wasn't his death just for the breakthrough of the main force of the Chu army? If the main force of the Chu army ended up killing all the battle to avenge him, then the death of Xiao Gongjiao and the Five Hundred Tribes would be meaningless. Xiang Zhuang, as the general of Chu State and the commander of the entire army, would never make such a low-level mistake.
However, when Xiang Zhuang accidentally saw the Han army's corpse on the ground, his heart suddenly moved.
Where are these more than a hundred Han soldiers escorting dozens of Chu army prisoners of war, and Xiao Gongjiao's body and head? Could it be that Liu Bang's camp is right in front?
As soon as this thought came out, she was as calm as Xiang Zhuang, and her heart began to jump up without rushing. Xiao Gongjiao was killed in battle, and the remnants of the Chu army were filled with anger. The morale of the army was available, or this was a real opportunity!
In an instant, Xiang Zhuang's brain began to quickly calculate. Now, the situation facing the Chu army is still serious, and the current security and peace are only temporary. Once the Han army pursuers find something wrong, they will definitely fight back in the shortest time. At that time, the Chu army will still face the desperate situation of blocking front and chasing back and intercepting them!
How could the net of heaven and earth designed by Zhang Liang and Chen Ping be a joke?
Since the Chu army has fallen into Zhang Chen's plan, it is more difficult to escape from heaven than to climb to heaven!
However, the Chu army was not completely out of the chance. At least now, the Chu army had one chance, a chance to survive in death and a chance to win in danger. Perhaps, this was also the only chance for the Chu army to escape! ##########################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Chapter completed!