While talking, a personal soldier suddenly came up to report: "Prime Minister, Longxitang report!"

"Longxi?!" Bai Mo's heart suddenly jumped, and he hurriedly reached out to take the flying newspaper from his personal soldiers. After reading it in a hurry, his face turned pale. (:Fastest update

"Prime Minister, what's wrong?" Uncle Sun Ying said anxiously.

"You can see it yourself." Bai Mo sighed and handed the pond newspaper to his uncle Sun Ying.

Uncle Sun Ying took the Tang newspaper in confusion, but after reading it, he jumped up and said in a lost voice: "Impossible, this is impossible, how could the Chu army come out of Longxi?"

No wonder my uncle Sun Ying was surprised. Since ancient times, there was only one way from Shuzhong to Guanzhong, that is, to go out of the Jinniu Road and enter Guanzhong through Hanzhong. But the Chu army did not follow this route now, but directly came out of Longxi. How did they come? How did the Chu army cross the Gongga Mountain, which is covered with snow all year round? And how did they travel through the wilderness?

Uncle Sun Ying was surprised, why didn’t Bai Mo be surprised? He didn’t expect it at all.

Then, Shu Sun Ying thought of another serious problem, because the main force of the Han army is now scattered in Hanzhong, and the Shangjun is respectively defending the enemy. The garrison in Guanzhong is extremely empty. The Chu army suddenly came out of Longxi, and Xianyang is in danger. At that moment, Shu Sun Ying said to Bai Mo: "Prime Minister, you can no longer waste time with the Chu army here. Come back to Xianyang quickly."

Bai Mo was silent, Xianyang was empty in garrison, and it was inevitable to return for the sake of the safety of the Han King. However, he also knew that returning was extremely dangerous at this time. Once Bi Shu led the Chu army to crush it, the Han army might be defeated like a mountain. Therefore, he had to consider a complete plan so that the Chu army would not dare to pursue it rashly.

After pondering for a while, Bai Mo ordered Shusun Ying and said, "In this way, General Shusun, you will lead 20,000 elite troops out of the city quietly and set up an ambush in the valley twenty miles north of the city."

"Here!" Bai Mo replied with a loud bang and went there.

Looking at the back of Shusun Ying as he walked downstairs, a hint of compassion suddenly flashed through Bai Mo's eyes, and he murmured in his heart, General Shusun should not blame himself, for the sake of the Han Dynasty, he can only sacrifice you and 20,000 soldiers.

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When more than a dozen generals including Huan Chu, Ji Bu, Xiao Kai, Alpaca, Ding Gu, Xi Qilie and other dozens of generals walked into the central army's tent, General Bi Shu had already knelt in the chief's head with his helmet and armor.

"Please ask Wang Jian." After the generals entered the tent, Bi Shu knelt down and stood up to bow to the east.

The personal military lieutenant Tieniu hugged Wang Jian given by Xiang Zhuang and entered the tent with a high spirit, and the generals all looked at each other with pity.

"Everyone." After Tie Niu held Wang Jian and stood behind him, Bi Shucai looked around the tent and said, "I just received a report from the scout. The Han prime minister Bai Mo has led a large army to evacuate Shangyong. According to the general's speculation, one or several of the other nine armies must have attacked Guanzhong. As a result, Xianyang was shocked, so Bai Mo would return to his army to save himself."

The generals in the tent suddenly heard a whisper, especially the veterans in the army such as Huan Chu, Ji Bu, Xiao Kai, etc., who were even more excited. Because they knew very well that the battle against Han might be the last battle they could participate in in their lifetime. If they still couldn't make any war this time, it would be impossible to kill any more.

Huan Chu then strode forward and said sternly: "Then what else is there to say? Hurry up and chase after me!"

"What the old general Huan said is very true." Bi Shu nodded happily, and then picked up two order arrows from the desk and shouted, "Huan Chu and Ji Bu two old generals obey the order!"

Huan Chu and Ji Bu stepped forward in response, bowed together and said, "The last one is here!"

Bi Shu threw two command arrows to Huan Chu and Ji Bu, and said loudly: "I order you to lead the five thousand armored soldiers of our headquarters to chase the Han army overnight, and there must be no mistakes."

Xiqilie, Ding Gu was stunned when he heard this.

"Yes!" Huan Chu, Ji Bu responded with a loud bang and took the order.

After the two veterans left, Bi Shu picked up two more arrows and shouted: "Xiao Kai, alpaca."

Xiao Kai, the alpaca responded and bowed, "The last one is here."

Bi Shu threw an arrow at the two of them and shouted: "Lead the five thousand soldiers from the headquarters to be responsible for receiving the support."

"Here!" Xiao Kai, the alpaca responded with a loud bang and took the order.

After hesitating for a moment, Xi Qilie couldn't help but go forward and asked, "General, I only sent two old generals to lead 10,000 soldiers to chase the Han army. Is the force too thin? If the Han army leaves ambush and cut off the rear, the two old generals of the last general will suffer an accident. Xiao Kai and alpaca are also young soldiers..."

"Xiqilie!" Bi Shu frowned and said coldly, "How to use troops, do you still need to teach me the general?"

"I dare not, I dare not, I will never offend the general." Xiqilie retreated slouchingly.

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Three days later, Bai Mo led the main force of the Han army to retreat to the mouth of Ziwu Valley.

As soon as the army was stationed at the entrance of Ziwu Valley, a Pegasus came to report that Shusun Ying defeated the Chu army's pursuers in a valley twenty miles north of Shangyong City, beheading more than 3,000 levels. Shusun Ying even killed two veterans from Chu State, Huan Chu and Ji Bu. Xiao Kai, who came to pick up the response, was also defeated by Shusun Ying.

Looking at Huan Chu presented by the soldiers, Bai Mo was a little dazed for a moment.

Liu Shu Sun Ying and his 20,000-armored soldiers were cut off. Originally, they were just an abandoned son under Bai Mobu. Their original intention was to delay the pursuit of the Chu army, but this abandoned son defeated the Chu army in succession and killed two meritorious veterans in the Chu State? What's going on? Why did his junior brother suddenly become unable to use troops?

Li Shang, the veteran general who came to Ziwu Valley to meet from Nanzheng, also felt a little incredible and said in confusion: "How strange, although Uncle Sun Ying is brave and good at fighting, he cannot be more powerful than Bishu. Bishu and King Han Xin were able to defeat him in one battle, but why did he fail repeatedly under Uncle Sun Ying this time? This seems unreasonable?"

Bai Mo seemed to understand a little and sighed: "I seem to understand a little."

"Oh, the Prime Minister knows the reason?" Li Shang said curiously, "But I don't know why?"

Bai Mo shook his head and sighed, "I am the junior brother, I am already looking for a way out for myself." After that, Bai Mo ordered Li Shang again, "General Li, please let the army enter the valley with confidence. My junior brother will not catch up, at least it will not catch up so quickly. You and I can enter the valley calmly and rush to Xianyang to help."

However, as soon as Bai Mo finished speaking, a fast horse galloped out along the Ziwu Valley trail. He saw Bai Mo from afar. The knight on the horse's back had already flew out of the horse and crawled in front of Bai Mo. He knelt on the ground and cried and said, "Prime Minister, Prime Minister, it's not good, the big thing is not good, the Chu army is already at the city of Xianyang. The king ordered you to go back to the army to rescue quickly, hurry up..."

"What? The Chu army has been defeated in Xianyang City?!" Li Shang was shocked when he heard this. Can't it?

Bai Mo was also so shocked that his face turned pale and asked Ling Qi anxiously, "Do you know which Chu army it is and how many troops it has?"

The cavalry said tremblingly: "Prime Minister, there are two Chu troops coming to Xianyang from both east and west directions at the same time. The exact force is unknown, but there are at least 50,000 or 60,000 troops."

"What? The army from east to west?!" Bai Mo was so shocked when he heard this.

Bai Mo, the Chu army in Longxi, did not expect it, but he was mentally prepared because Bai Mo knew very well that the Chu army that crossed mountains and ridges and killed from Longxi would definitely not have too many troops, at most only three or five thousand people, so even if they were killed at the city of Xianyang, it would not pose too much threat. At most, they would give up Hanzhong and completely retreat to Guanzhong.

However, there were Chu troops entering the clearance in the east, which was much beyond Bai Mo's expectations.

Could it be that Tongguan, guarded by the champion Hou, was broken? Gao Chu's army had already entered the pass? If Gao Chu's army entered the pass, Xianyang would definitely be over. It would be meaningless to go back to rescue him. Once Tongguan is lost, there will be no danger from Luoyang to Xianyang. The Chu army and food and supplies will continue to enter the pass, and this battle can no longer be fought.

After calming down, Bai Mo asked Ling Qi with the last trace of hope, "Have you ever seen the flag of the two Chu troops clearly?"

Lingqi nodded and gasped, "On the way to break through, General Mo was chased by the Chu army on the east route. All dozens of cavalry guards protected by the Imperial Guards were killed in battle. Only General Mo was lucky enough to break through the siege. During the melee, General Mo vaguely saw that the Chu army's central army embroidered on the bill of the Chu army seemed to be Xiang, which should be the army of Prince Xiang Zheng of Chu."

"Xiang Zheng? It turned out to be Xiang Zheng?!" Bai Mo felt a little relieved, and couldn't help but sigh.

What made Bai Mo feel a little relieved was that whether it was the partial army that broke out from Longxi or the army that Xiang Zheng crossed the river, they were all isolated troops who were attacking with the army. As long as the King of Han could defend Xianyang and when his army returned, the two Chu troops would be defeated. But what made Bai Mo sighed was that Xiang Zhuang was already difficult enough, and he didn't want even his son to be so powerful.

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"Crown Prince Xiang Zheng?" Looking at the dark Chu army soldiers outside the city, Han King Liu Heng looked pale.

The old general Mei Yu stepped into the city tower tremblingly and gasped, "It's not just the prince Xiang Zheng, but also the prince Xiang Zhi. The chief general of the Chu army who came out of Longxi was either someone else, but Xiang Zhi, the step-son of the Chu ancestor Xiang Yu!"

"Xiang Zheng?Xiang Zhi?!" Liu Heng's face became more and more embarrassing, and he said in a trembling voice, "Elder General, what should I do?"

"Don't panic, my king." Mei Jing waved his hand and said in a deep voice, "The cavalry sent to Hanzhong for help has already broken through, and the Prime Minister will lead his army back to the rescue soon."

Liu Heng said worriedly: "It's been hundreds of miles from Shangyong to Xianyang, is the Prime Minister able to hurry?"

Mei Jing said: "Don't worry, there are still two thousand imperial guards in Xianyang City. I urgently recruited five thousand honorary and family slaves and strong men. Xianyang City has a deep ditch and a high wall. The Chu army is anxious and unable to fight in."

Before he finished speaking, a killing sound suddenly sounded like a mountain collapse in the north gate.

Liu Heng was shocked and asked Mei Jing urgently: "Elder General, what's going on? What happened to the North Gate?"

Mei Jing was also confused about this. When the king and his ministers were in a state of panic, a bloody Han army school suddenly rushed to the bottom of the city tower, and then hurried to the top of the city to kneel down and reported miserably: "King, it's not good, Sima Zhong and Sima Ji brothers turned against each other, leading five hundred clans to open the north gate and the Chu army had broken into the city."

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