Chapter 1382: Han Banner World (Part 72) Everyone Seeks a Way Out

After the deputy general said this, everyone understood the meaning behind this. They were not only sad, but also confused. Where should this army go? Back to the south, the Chu army has already arrived and is sweeping through the southern part of Qin. Zhou Yu left behind the veteran Tan Wei, who was outnumbered and was certainly no match for him. Xianyang was now in the hands of Lu Chao, and nearly 100,000 Hangu Pass Qin troops were watching. , and the Xuanyi Guards, who were originally the king's personal soldiers, now believe that it was Zhou Yumou who assassinated King Qin Ying Ying. They wanted to eat his flesh and sleep on his skin. He looked around and saw that everyone in the world was an enemy. He was so panicked that he didn't know where he was going. But just two days ago, tens of thousands of Qin troops were still in high spirits and were planning to be the heroes of Zhitian's protection. But in the blink of an eye, he fell from heaven to hell.

There was deathly silence in the room. Everyone looked at me and me, but no one could come up with an accurate idea. I don't know how much time passed, but the door of the inner room opened with a creak. The generals stood up suddenly and saw their leader walking out of the inner room. They thought Zhou Yu must be depressed [PIGS^PIGS^ ISLAND^ Novel][www].[zhu][].[] If he died, Zhou Yu, who everyone saw now, had a calm face, as if nothing had happened.

"General!" everyone shouted in unison.

Zhou Yu nodded, walked to the big case in the middle of the lobby and sat down, stretched out his hands and pressed it, "Everyone, please sit down!"

Seeing everyone sitting down, Zhou Yu actually smiled, "Now everyone knows our situation. We arrived in Xianyang from the south. The process was extremely smooth, but it was a trap set by the enemy. Lu Chao was waiting for us to enter. City, waiting for the chess pieces he buried to come into play, causing civil strife in Xianyang, allowing him to capture the city easily. Now thinking about it carefully, Lu Chao must have a huge undercover agent in Xianyang City. This person must be in a very high position. And he has a lot of power. Wang Ming, what information is coming from Xianyang?"

"Return to the general!" Lieutenant General Wang Ming, whose head was as big as a rice dumpling, stood up. "Not long ago, we received news that the king died, Fan Sui committed suicide, and Xianyang City has been captured by Lu Chao. The commander of Heibingtai, Mingtai, led the Xuanyi Guards to protect the crown prince and the princess and withdrew from Xianyang City. They are now stationed in Li Changfeng County, more than fifty miles away from Xianyang.”

Zhou Yu raised his head slightly and stared at the roof for a long time. The previous scenes of the assassination in Xianyang City passed through his mind one by one. The appearance of a person suddenly froze in front of his eyes, "I understand. I understand." He held his head in his hands, with an expression on his face that showed whether he was crying or laughing, "So that's it, that's it. Since that's the case, how can we be undefeated, and how can the king not die! It's not unjust, the king's death is not unjust, I, Zhou, am completely convinced by this defeat. It’s so awesome!”

"General, what are you talking about?" Wang Ming and other generals looked at Zhou Yu inexplicably, thinking that the general had been so stimulated. So that your mind is a little unclear?

Amid everyone's surprised gazes, Zhou Yu slowly calmed down and asked, "How much food and grass do we have?"

"Reply to the general,

When we set out from the south. There was also enough food and grass, and the army was constantly recruiting along the way. There is still a month's worth of food left. "Logistics officer Zhou Hao stood up and replied loudly.

"One month's worth of food is enough. Everyone, we can't stay in Xingping any longer. After Lu Chao kills the Xuanyi Guards, the spearhead will be directed at us. We must leave Xingping as soon as possible, return to the south, and return to the south." If we go back to Sanchuan County too late and Tan Wei can't defend Sanchuan County, we will really become homeless ghosts." Zhou Yu stood up, "Go back to Sanchuan County, where we will be. Our home is where our roots are, and only when we return there can we be qualified to talk about the future.”

"General, Xuan Yiwei's strength has not suffered much loss. If Lu Chao wants to deal with them, I'm afraid it won't be a matter of time, right?" Wang Ming asked.

"You are wrong. I think Lu Chao will solve the Xuan Yiwei matter soon, because he has a helper, an incredible helper!" Zhou Yu sighed, "Give me the order to start retreating. In addition, Pegasus went back to report to Old General Tan, asking him to defend Sanchuan County, or at least the county city, so that after we go back, we can launch a counterattack in time. Since our King Qin has failed, then at least we must defend the city. The imperial court keeps the south.”

"As ordered!" The generals stood up suddenly and shouted loudly.

They had no goal just now, but now, Zhou Yu gave them another goal. Now the Chu army is attacking the south of Qin. As Qin soldiers, they should serve as national defense.

At dawn the next day, the Changping City Gate opened wide, and groups of soldiers marched out of the city along the road they came from. At the foot of Xingping City, Zhou Yu looked back at the direction of Xianyang City, feeling sad in his heart. When it comes to marching and fighting, he may not lose to anyone, but when it comes to conspiracy and tricking people's hearts, he is as ignorant as a baby. Being played with by others without knowing it.

In Changfeng County, nearly 30,000 Xuanyi guards filled the small county town. The Lu army broke into the city and the Xuanyi guards abandoned Xianyang. Many Xianyang princes and nobles followed them out of Xianyang in panic. Now Lu Although Chao was under the banner of siding with the Qing Emperor and denounced traitors, he made it clear that he wanted to rebel. The other ministers only needed to switch to another master and still enjoy the glory and wealth. But they, the Ying clan members, stayed in the city, and there was another one there. good. They could only follow Xuan Yiwei and escape from the city in a hurry. In the rush, everyone couldn't care about their millions of wealth.

Changfeng County is just a small county town, with only a thousand households in the entire county. Tens of thousands of soldiers and fleeing princes and nobles suddenly poured in, and it was immediately overcrowded. The original residents were unceremoniously expelled. Kicked out of their homes, their homes became the residence of these princes, nobles and soldiers.

Looking at the short city wall of Changfeng County, everyone felt sad. Xianyang City was so tall and dangerous, but it was still broken by Lu Chao. How could Changfeng County be able to withstand the wolf-like and tiger-like Route Army? Attack, especially the Xuanyi guards who had experienced the power of artillery on the city wall, had no confidence at all. A city wall like Xianyang City could not be reached under artillery bombardment. Changfeng County was so thin. The city wall, if hit by a cannon, would be a big hole.

The defensive layout in Xianyang City was still very complete, but it basically fell into the hands of the enemy without playing any role. As for Changfeng, there was nothing. The Xuanyi guards who had escaped all the way from Xianyang looked at the available power in their hands. , unexpectedly found that they didn't even have many long-range strike weapons.

It seems that the only way to escape is in front of them, but where to escape? Most of Qin's territory, which was still controlled by the imperial court, has basically surrendered to Lu Chao. The only Nanyang County has surrendered. Separated from their current position by thousands of rivers and mountains, Bai Qi, the only general who could be trusted, could only look at the ocean and sigh, having no power and being unable to play any role.

In addition to the thin city walls, another more fatal problem is food and grass. With nearly 30,000 soldiers and thousands of family members of princes and nobles, where does the food that people eat and horses chew come from? Although the Xuanyi Guards drove out the people inside and sealed off the charity warehouses in the city as soon as they entered Changfeng County, the grains they swept out were only enough for the army to chew in two or three days.

Without food, the morale of the army will be unstable. Even if Xuanyiwei is the emperor's own army, what will happen? How can one fulfill his duties as an emperor's personal army without food?

People in Changfeng County were panicking, but at this time, in the Changfeng County government office, there was a sound of howling and crying. Mingtai knelt down in front of Princess Yingying, sobbing to himself.

"Princess, it is a capital crime for me to commit a capital crime. I did not protect the crown prince well. He was killed by an arrow in the army. This cut off the king's inheritance and left tens of thousands of Xuanyi guards without their masters. Princess, please surrender." crime."

Princess Qin didn't seem to hear Mingtai's roar, but stared blankly at the body of her son Ying Ji on the stretcher. Ying Ji was shot in the back by an arrow and died with one arrow.

There was no crying, only dull eyes, which never left Ying Ji's body for a moment.

"Commander Ming, in the chaos of the army, arrows are flying everywhere. I can't blame you. The princess is too sad. Commander Ming, please go down first and let the princess be quiet." An old man from the Ying family came forward and helped her. After setting up Mingtai, Mingtai now controls nearly 30,000 Xuanyi guards, and there are more than a thousand Black Icetai soldiers in his hands to protect their safety. He is really worried that Princess Qin will have an attack and vent her anger. For Mingtai, the situation is now very precarious. If he angers the Ming commander in front of him, I am afraid that people like himself will end up in danger.

"Thank you, King Linchuan, for your consideration!" Mingtai stood up and saluted the old man. This King of Linchuan, Yingzhuang, is the only remaining prince of the Ying family. "The general will prepare for war immediately. We vow to fight the bandits to the death."

After leaving these words, Mingtai Xiongjiujiu walked out of the county government gate angrily. As soon as he stepped out, the sadness on his face had disappeared.

"Commander Ming!" Lu Zhihui, deputy commander of the Xuanyi Guards, hurried over, "There is news from Xianyang."

"What news? Good or bad?" Mingtai asked.

"I don't know whether this is good or bad." Lu Zhihui hesitated.

"Is it possible that General Lu is confused? He doesn't know whether it is good or bad?" Mingtai said angrily.

"Commander Ming, news just came from Xianyang, saying that a bandit actually made Ying Zhun, the son of the eldest prince Yingguo, the king." Lu Zhihui's face was very strange, "Didn't the eldest prince Yingguo's family receive all the gifts from the late king? Is he dead? Where did a son come from? "

Mingtai raised his eyebrows, "Regardless of whether this person is the son of the former eldest prince Ying Guo, as long as Lu Chao does not usurp the throne and stand on his own, but still supports the descendants of the Ying family, we are not at a dead end, don't you think? "

Lu Zhihui nodded repeatedly: "The general thinks so too. Although we still have 30,000 troops, we have no reinforcements outside and no food and grass inside, so we are simply vulnerable."

Mingtai glanced at Lu Zhihui and said, "Let's go to my place and we'll talk in detail." (To be continued.)