I am already immortal, why should I ascend to become an immortal?

Chapter 239: The Battle of Hangu Pass was completely reversed; the two countries of Chu and Qi were doomed to fail
"Return to Hangu Pass? Boss, are you drunk?"

Li Xin and others widened their eyes as if they had heard some terrifying ghost story. They rubbed their ears repeatedly, trying to hear more clearly.

"Don't rub it, you heard it right, we are indeed returning to Hangu Pass!"

Jin Chan picked up the wine jar, filled himself a bowl, and then passed it to Tang Qianyan beside him.

"Boss, Lu Laogou and the army have all retreated, why are you going back now?"

Zi'an was puzzled, and everyone was puzzled. They had no idea what Jin Chan wanted to do at this time.

"Naturally defeat the coalition forces of the three kingdoms, and then take back Hangu Pass of our Great Qin."

After Jin Chan finished speaking, he glanced at the stars in the sky and thought to himself that the Tang army and the Chu army should be almost reaching Lincheng by now.

"There are some things I can't explain in detail, but do you dare to return to Hangu Pass with me?"

Seeing that several people were about to ask in detail, Jin Chan simply asked first.

However, the details of the conspiracy between himself and Chang Lingjun cannot be revealed one by one because there are too many things involved.

Moreover, returning to Hangu Pass at this moment is also against military orders. If successful, it would be fine, but if failed, he would be severely punished according to Qin law and would be doomed.

"Go back! Since the boss has spoken, why should we be afraid? Besides, when will it be the turn of those guys to interfere in the territory of our Great Qin?"

"Yes, I'm just full of anger. If I don't let it out, I'll be frustrated for the rest of my life."

Such an enthusiastic reaction from several people was a little beyond Jin Chan's expectations. After all, in a country like Daqin with strict discipline and laws, disobeying military orders is a serious crime.

"Okay, after everyone has eaten and drunk their fill, go back and reorganize the team. Tomorrow morning, Zi'an will bring 5,000 elite soldiers and follow me to Lincheng. Li Xin and Xuan Zi, you stay here and wait for Bai Macuo. When I give the order, the troops will march to Hangu Pass at any time!"

"Yes!" everyone replied.

Bai Macuo had been seriously injured by Xiang Yu before, but had already fully recovered with the help of Jin Chan's "magic medicine". The reason why he pretended to be seriously injured was to confuse Lu Buwei so that his troops could return tonight.

The next day, it was still dark.

Jin Chan led 10,000 elite soldiers of the Jin family army and Zi'an's 5,000 troops and set out from the east. They first avoided Hangu Pass and then headed straight for Lincheng.

Because these 15,000 soldiers all had horses, the marching speed was also lightning fast, unlike the slow movement of the large army.

In addition, when retreating from Hangu Pass before, Jin Chan was not in a hurry and did not go far away.

This shortened the process from about nine days to four days.

And here at Hangu Pass.

Chang Lingjun and Xiang Yu stood on the top of the Guanlou and looked down at the land of Qin below.

"Lord Chang Ling, the Guanzhong Plain of Qin is indeed vast, and is not inferior to that of Great Chu."

Standing on such a majestic and magnificent gate tower for the first time, Xiang Yu sighed that if it were not for Lian Po's life-threatening attack, the coalition forces of the Three Kingdoms would not be able to destroy it even if they tried to attack the gate a hundred times.

"Of course. Qinchuan is a vast land, and the thousands of miles of fertile land in the Guanzhong Plain alone can support the entire country. It is not an exaggeration to call it the Land of Abundance!"

A proud smile appeared on Chang Lingjun's face.

Although Xiang Yu caught this smile, his upright character prevented him from thinking too much about it.

"General Xiang, if nothing unexpected happens, General Li Cunxiao and your subordinates Long Qie, Ying Bu, and Yu Ziqi should be able to capture Lincheng soon. By then, the food and supplies will be in place, and the army only needs to wait for the fire inside the pass to dissipate before they can march to Xianyang City!"

As early as when Hangu Pass was just captured, Lord Chang Ling arranged for Li Cunxiao to lead 250,000 troops, and Long Qie, Ying Bu, and Yu Ziqi to lead a total of 100,000 troops to set out for Lincheng. One purpose was to capture Wang Jian and his son, and the other was to bring back the baggage and food in the city to provide relief to the three armies.

However, unlike Jin Chan, Li Cunxiao and his team were too large, and they also carried several siege vehicles and battering rams, so their marching speed was much slower.

"Li Cunxiao, I'm relieved. Together with Long Qie and the others, we will surely take over Lincheng within three days."

Lincheng is not as majestic as Hangu Pass, and Wang Jian and his son do not have many people, so it is reasonable for Xiang Yu to be so confident.

It’s just that!

It is normal for things not to go as planned.

Just like outside Lincheng at this time.

"Li Cunxiao, you actually betrayed the alliance. What benefit did Qin give you?"

Long Qie, Ying Bu and Yu Ziqi had their eyes wide open, covering their bleeding wounds, and stared fiercely at Li Cunxiao, who was riding a white horse, wearing yellow gold armor and holding a long spear.

"Excuse me, everyone. As a minister of the Tang Dynasty, I have to obey the orders of the King of Tang!"

Li Cunxiao held a long spear in his right hand and pointed it at the three people on horseback. He put his little finger on his ear with his left hand, and his expression was frivolous but calm.

At his side was Qin Qiong, who was sent early to rescue the city from danger and was holding a black iron whip.

"General Li, the king said that everything will be decided after General Jinchan comes!"

Qin Qiong seemed calm, but he was also surprised.

Unexpectedly, Li Cunxiao, who has always been arrogant, actually listens to King Tang so much.

"Golden cicada, haha!"

Li Cunxiao first reached out and touched his eyeball that was blinded by the golden cicada, and then looked at the halberd in his hand.

After half a day.

When the sun is about to set.

I saw Jinchan and his group arriving slowly with their backs to the setting sun.

"General Qin Qiong greets General Jin!"

Because Qin Qiong knew the relationship between Jin Chan and Li Yingtai, he spoke politely.

However, his attitude left Zi'an and Li Cunxiao dumbfounded.

One thought that Jin Chan had subdued the Tang army general.

One thought that the King of Tang had subdued the Qin general.

"Wake up, Yingtai. How is King Tang these days?"

Jin Chan put his fist to his mouth, coughed lightly, and asked.

"The king was feeling a little unwell and has returned to Chang'an, but he has recovered a lot after being treated by the imperial physician. General Jin, don't worry about him."

Although Qin Qiong knew that Li Yingtai was pregnant with Jin Chan's child, he was unwilling to mention it in public, so he simply hinted to Jin Chan not to tell anyone.

"General Li, according to the king's order, we will obey General Jin's command from now on."

Qin Qiong stood up and said to Li Cunxiao.

"As a Tang official, I will naturally follow the king's arrangements, but..."

Li Cunxiao paused, then raised the halberd in his hand and pointed it at the golden cicada on the white dragon horse. The frivolity in his eyes was instantly swept away, and replaced by a strong fighting spirit: "However, I want to fight you again in the second round."

Li Cunxiao's words made Qin Qiong break out in cold sweats, fearing that this guy would directly rebel against the Tang Dynasty.

"If you want to lose a second time, then I can help you do it!"

Jump off the white dragon horse.

This time, Jin Chan planned to make Li Cunxiao admit defeat with conviction.

"bring it on!"

Li Cunxiao shouted angrily, and his muscles instantly became engorged with blood and swelled to more than twice their original size.

The red body emitted wisps of white smoke, and the scorching heat it gave off made the people around them feel as if they were in a volcano. They were so scared that they kept making room for the two of them.

"Six hundred and sixty thousand."

"Six hundred and seventy thousand."

"Seven hundred and seventy thousand soldiers, the Thirteen Guardians, the tiger leaps and the dragon soars, the heroes of the world!"

Li Cunxiao's blood-red body was as huge and sturdy as a mountain, and his arm alone was as thick as an adult man's waist.

The gorgeous armor made of gold on his body was also torn into pieces by his expanding muscles.

Li Cunxiao had condensed a military spirit that exceeded his own limits. At this moment, he was no less capable than Xiang Yu with double pupils.

It may even be slightly better.

With a leap high up, Li Cunxiao blocked out the afterglow of the sunset.

This blow was like the trampling of gods.

Although the halberd in his hand was instantly covered with cracks.

But this blow that came from the sky was like ten huge mountains pressing down on Jin Chan's head.

"Awesome. Although not as good as Bai Qi and Lian Po, he has another special quality like Xiang Yu."

Jin Chan raised his head, stared at the sword falling towards him from the sky, and admired Li Cunxiao from the bottom of his heart.

However, although this attack was powerful, it could not be considered a threat.

"Halfway through the Purple Palace, all of them are immortals from heaven, and half of them are soldiers in the belly of a fish." The words fell.

A mansion manifested by purple thunder enveloped the golden cicada.

Jin Chan inserted the fish-belly sword along the palm of his right hand and straight into his entire arm.

The fish belly and the arm instantly merged into a long sword wrapped in flesh.

Zi Fu struck the tip of the sword, not only burning the entire sword body bright white, but also emitting purple fire and lightning.

Even half of the cicada's body was burnt black.

Just when Li Cunxiao's attack was only a few feet away from Jin Chan's head.

The Fish Belly Sword was simply swung lightly upward toward the sky.

There was a loud bang, and with Jinchan as the center, sand, gravel and dust flew everywhere, forming a deep pit with a diameter of several dozen meters.

"Who's winning?"

The soldiers who were watching covered their mouths and squinted their eyes as they looked inside. Even the surrendered Long Ju and his two companions were equally curious.

After all, the strength that Li Cunxiao just displayed was no less than that of their general.

"Still fighting?"

The sound of cicadas could be heard from the dust.

I saw two blurry figures standing side by side.

"I won't fight anymore, but I won't give in. In ten years, no, five years, within five years I will definitely have over a million soldiers and fight you again."

The strong wind seemed to blow away the smoke and dust intentionally.

Jin Chan was seen holding the fish belly that had returned to its original shape in his right hand and pressing the tip of the sword against Li Cunxiao's throat.

"Okay, I'll wait for you for five years!"

Putting the fish-belly sword back on his waist, Jin Chan said softly.

At this time, the 100,000 Chu troops led by Long Qie, Ying Bu and Yu Ziqi were trapped between Lincheng and the Tang army after their weapons were confiscated due to the previous plan of Li Cunxiao and Qin Qiong.

"What do they do?"

Li Cunxiao pointed at the three people surrounded in the middle, then glanced at the Chu army in the distance and asked.

"Take him to Lincheng first and tell them that those who surrender will not be killed!"

As for the prisoners of Chu, Jin Chan did not have no food to feed them, but he could not spare the troops to look after them.

After all, at this moment, every soldier is precious.

"What if they don't surrender?"

Li Cunxiao asked.

"Take him back to Hangu Pass and prepare to fill the mass graves!"

Jin Chan's words, without a trace of warmth, made Li Cunxiao have a new understanding of Jin Chan's ruthlessness.

Subsequently.

After Jin Chan and Li Xin arrived at the gate of Lincheng, Wang Jian and his son Wang Ben came out of the city to greet them.

"General Jin, I've been waiting for you for a long time!"

Although they had been in Lincheng recently, Wang Jian and Wang Ben learned from Qin Qiong about Jin Chan's great military achievements, and of course they also knew that Lu Buwei had retreated south.

"How much food is left in the city?"

As soon as they met, Jin Chan went straight to the point without any hesitation in his words.

"In preparation for the Three Kingdoms' attack on Qin, the Chu State had stored grain in Lincheng for a long time. When we first captured Lincheng, we also intercepted a batch of grain being transported to Hangu Pass, enough to feed a million people for two months."

Wang Ben held up two fingers and said with a happy look on his face.

"Okay, the whole army will rest for a day and set out for Hangu Pass the day after tomorrow morning. Among them, 20,000 people will be assigned to escort the food and supplies and set out the day after tomorrow morning."

"Qin Qiong, you will lead 100,000 troops to march ahead at noon tomorrow. When my army reaches Hangu Pass, have the Tang army cut off the retreat routes of Chu and Qi to the Guanzhong Plain from inside the pass."

At this time, Jin Chan had the same demeanor as Bai Qi did in his youth.

His eyes were not wrinkled, his spirit was not empty, he looked as if he was planning a strategy and winning a battle thousands miles away.

Even Wang Jian, one of the most famous generals in the Qin State, praised him in his heart.

After entering Lincheng, everything went according to Jin Chan's plan.

At noon the next day, Qin Qiong took his leave and set off for Hangu Pass with 100,000 Tang troops.

As for the Qin army, they had been riding at full speed for several days, so they rested for another day and set out only early in the morning of the third day.

However, there were only 15,000 people when they came, but when they left, including Wang Jian and his son, there were nearly 100,000 people.

After seven days.

Jin Chan, Zi'an, Wang Jian and Wang Ben had a total of 100,000 troops, and at this time they were less than a hundred miles away from Hangu Pass.

To the south of Hangu Pass, there is a bend in a mountain range.

The 470,000 troops led by Li Xin, Mu Xuanzi and Bai Macuo have also been assembled.

"Let's go and take back Hangu Pass, which belongs to our Great Qin."

Because the Yubel sword was short and lacked power, Jin Chan borrowed Wang Ben's spear, pointed to the sky and shouted to give orders to the Qin army behind him.

All of a sudden.

The ground vibrated and hummed under the feet of the 100,000 Qin cavalry.

South of Hangu Pass.

The moment Black Falcon arrived, Li Xin and the other two gave the order to march almost at the same time.

at the same time.

Inside Hangu Pass.

Led by Qin Qiong, the Tang army also picked up spears and stabbed the soldiers of Chu and Qi, who were their allies just a second ago.

Then they formed a formation as quickly as possible and cut off the way into Hangu Pass.

Because of Chang Lingjun's suggestion, the troops of the three countries of Chu, Tang and Qi were all moved to the interior of the country and stationed there.

So at this time, there was no one outside the pass.

"The Tang army rebelled? How is this possible?"

On the top of the Guanlou Tower, looking at the rebellious Tang army, although Xiang Yu was furious, he could not accept this fact in his heart.

He didn't believe that Li Cunxiao, who shared the same ideals and fought alongside him, would be bribed by the Qin State.

"Lord Chang Ling, what are you going to do?"

Just as Xiang Yu turned around and was about to ask.

At this time, Lord Chang Ling was seen holding the royal seal of Ying Chu in both hands, standing at the highest point of the tower, facing the homeland of Daqin.

"I, your old servant, will never regret dying for Qin!"

Although Chang Lingjun's face was covered with wrinkles and vicissitudes, this moment was the happiest moment for him since he was sentenced to leave the Qin State.

Throw your hands down hard.

Just hear a snap.

The king's seal shattered to the ground.

At the same time, the raging walls of fire 200 miles away from Hangu Pass disappeared without a trace in an instant.

And after the firewall dissipated.

I saw Ying Lou’s carriage and 400,000-strong army ready to go.

Among them, 200,000 were elite troops brought all the way from Xianyang.

The other 200,000 were garrisons secretly transferred from Sanguan and Wuguan a month ago.

at this time.

Inside the pass, there were 700,000 Tang troops and 400,000 Qin troops.

Outside the Great Wall, Jin Chan, Wang Jian and other generals led an army of 570,000.

A total of 1.67 million troops surrounded the two states of Chu and Qi, which had exhausted all their food and grass, at the Hangu Pass.

(End of this chapter)