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Chapter 243: Qi and Chu go to war; Jin Chan's real plan

The Chu falcon is similar to the Qin falcon. Although it is not particularly rare, it is difficult to train and is used exclusively by kings and nobles.

On this expedition, Xiang Yu brought a total of three, one to send messages to Xiang's ancestor, one to send messages to the King of Chu, and one to send messages to the Sima of Chu.

The other three belonged to Chunshen Jun Huang Xie.

As the Lingyi of the Chu State, Huang Xie's three falcons were secretly taken away by Zhongli Mei after he was killed by Jin Chan.

However, these six falcons have now been intercepted halfway by two guys, Tang Qianyan and Mu Xuanzi.

"really!"

Jin Chan looked at the two different secret letters on the table with a slight smile on his face.

What Xiang Yu wrote basically blamed himself for the failure of the attack on Qin.

However, Zhongli Mei's content was completely the opposite. He pushed everything onto Chang Lingjun and the states of Tang and Qi.

"Tomorrow we will distribute 300,000 portions of grain to the people of Chu. If the people of Qi want to see me, they should tell them that I have caught a cold and will not recover in three days."

"But if Zhongli Mei comes tomorrow, bring him to the tent. Oh, and remember to do it in front of the people of Qi."

An evil smile appeared on Jin Chan's lips, and then he rubbed his fingers to produce a stream of lightning and fire, which burned the two secret letters to ashes.

On the morning of the fourth day, the sun had just begun to show a tiny glimpse of the sun.

Zhongli Mei, Tian Dan and several deputy generals from Chu and Qi had already arrived at the Qin army camp at the mouth of the valley.

"Here, these are rations for three hundred thousand people today."

Zi'an commanded his brothers in the baggage camp to hand over the wheelbarrows loaded with food to the Chu army.

"General Zi'an, why are there only 300,000 people's portions today? There's not enough for our two armies!"

Tian Dan swallowed his saliva, and although he was dissatisfied, he still asked carefully.

Over the past few days, the soldiers have been in a state of exhaustion despite not being starving to death.

If it was the first day, everyone still had the morale to fight to the death with the Qin army.

But now he was exhausted and out of breath, and there was no possibility of breaking out.

"Don't be ungrateful. We don't have much food left, and this is all from our brothers."

I don’t know whether it was intentional or not, but as soon as Li Xin finished saying this, he burped loudly.

The tongue in the mouth also moved around along the gap between the teeth.

"You, I want to see General Jin."

Although Tian Dan really wanted to attack and punch Li Xin in the face, his reason told him that if he threw this punch, more than one million Qi people would be buried with him in Qin territory.

"General, you caught a cold yesterday and fell asleep this morning. I think you should come back in three days."

Li Xin waved his hand and refused casually.

Seeing that the food was already in hand, Zhongli Mei knew that the so-called lack of surplus food was just an excuse by the Qin people, so he did not mention it again.

However, after four whole days, there was no reply from the royal capital. Zhong Limei's intuition told him that there must be something fishy about this matter.

"General Zhong, I have something to talk to you about!"

Just as Zhongli Mei was about to leave, Li Xin stepped forward and, following Jin Chan's instructions, shouted loudly in front of Tian Dan.

And watched Li Xin and Zhongli Mei walking towards the depths of the Qin army camp.

A hint of coldness flashed across Tian Dan's narrowed eyes.

"If you want to kill more than one million soldiers of the Great Qi, you bastards of the Qin State, forget it."

"Bah, it's not just the Qin State, the Chu people are not good people either!"

After cursing inwardly, Tian Dan called his generals and ordered them, "On the way back to the pass, grab 80% of the food and grass from the Chu people."

"General, this is probably inappropriate. If General Xiang knew about this."

The subordinate was trembling and hadn't even finished speaking when Tian Dan raised his hand and slapped him in the face.

"Why should we be afraid of a kid who hasn't even grown all his hair? The Qi people inside the pass are more than twice as many as the Chu people. We should get more food. Is there anything wrong with me doing this?"

Tian Dan was in his prime and had a high status in Qi State. When he had the upper hand in the battle, he could ignore the two arrogant little devils, Xiang Yu and Li Cunxiao.

But now it’s different. The lives of more than one million Qi people are in his hands. If he doesn’t do something, he might have to resort to cannibalism to survive.

the other side.

Inside the tent of the Qin army commander.

As soon as Zhongli Mei walked in, he saw Jin Chan standing in front of a huge sand table with his eyes lowered in deep thought.

It doesn't look like he has caught a cold at all.

"General!"

Zhongli Mei bowed his waist, clasped his fists, and greeted respectfully.

A few days ago they were still fighting on the battlefield, but now it’s like this. I don’t know if this is an irony.

"You say, isn't the territory of Qi a little too large?"

Jin Chan looked at the sand table intently without even turning around.

"Qi State?"

It was only then that Zhongli Mei realized that this huge sand table was not Hangu Pass, but a model of the State of Qi.

Mountains, rivers, cities, and even the capital of Qi are all on the list.

"General Zhong, you must have been starving these past few days. Eat something first."

Jin Chan turned around with a kind smile on his face.

He just clapped his hands twice, and the soldiers outside the tent brought in a roasted fat lamb, a large pot of bean rice, more than ten dishes and two jars of good wine.

If Zhongli Mei were in Chu State on normal days, he would not even look at the Qin people's food, as he preferred fish sashimi and game.

But now, he had been starving for several days and his mouth was watering at the greasy smell.

He pursed his lips slightly.

Zhongli Mei was not polite either. He first thanked Jin Chan and then started to eat with relish.

This meal took nearly half an hour to finish.

"General Jin, on behalf of General Xiang, I accept your peace terms. I will only cede the three cities of Lin, Le, and Liang, and send Denglou to Daqin. General Xiang will wait for His Majesty the King of Chu to speak, but you can rest assured that the King of Chu will agree."

After eating and drinking, Zhongli Mei went straight to the point.

"Then wait until you agree!"

Jin Chan pretended to be ignorant even though he knew the truth.

"Then can the general give us more food and fodder? There are more than two million people inside the pass, and this amount of food and fodder is already difficult to even fill their stomachs."

When you are under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. Zhongli Mei asked Jin Chan for food with a smile.

"Isn't that enough? The Chu army has 800,000 soldiers. I gave you a million people at the beginning. Although there are fewer in the past two days, it should be enough if we save a little!"

Jin Chan frowned, raised his chin slightly as if thinking, and continued speaking.

"General Zhong, there are only 400,000 to 500,000 Qin troops outside the Great Wall. If I let you have enough food every day, what should I do if you regret it one day?" Jin Chan's second sentence really left Zhong Li Mei speechless. If their identities were exchanged, he would even do something more exaggerated than Jin Chan.

However, Zhongli Mei didn't understand the first sentence.

"General, there are more than two million people in Chu and Qi inside the pass. The food is indeed not enough!"

"What does the life and death of the people of Qi have to do with me? I don't think I have negotiated with them, nor have I asked Qi for anything. I can support you Chu people for a while, but you insist on giving food to the people of Qi. What does this have to do with me?"

Jin Chan's words instantly left Zhong Li Mei speechless.

But if you think about it carefully, Jin Chan had indeed never negotiated peace with the State of Qi, and the daily food and fodder were all delivered to the people of Chu.

"General, the Chu and Qi alliances will cause unrest if we don't distribute food to them. Are you doing this to make us kill each other?"

Zhongli Mei was not stupid either. At this point he quickly guessed Jin Chan's intention.

"Killing each other? The Tang army inside the pass and my Great Qin army have a total of more than 1.1 million, and there are 500,000 outside the pass. The Great Qin has all three advantages. If I want to destroy you weak soldiers, do you think I need to do so?"

Jin Chan's words were not alarmist, and Zhongli Mei knew that under attack from both sides, not to mention that the army was starving, even if they were well fed and drunk, they might not be able to break out.

"Zhongli Mei, let me tell you that after passing Hangu Pass, our Great Qin will go straight to the capital of Qi!"

After Jin Chan finished speaking, he walked to the sand table and inserted a small black water dragon flag directly on the capital of Qi State.

"You, you want to destroy Qi?"

Zhongli Mei's throat kept moving and he began to stutter when he spoke.

"This time, your three kingdoms have come to Hangu Pass. Qi has sent out two troops with the largest number of people. If we, the Great Qin, do not fight back, wouldn't it be telling the world that we, the Qin people, are easy to bully?"

Although Jin Chan was indignant when he spoke, Zhongli Mei knew in his heart that this was just an excuse.

It is true that Qi sent the largest number of troops, but as long as all of these one million people died in Hangu Pass, Qi's national strength would inevitably be greatly damaged. Moreover, the King of Qi was known to the world for his debauchery and immorality, so he naturally became Qin's first target.

But even though I understand it, I can't say it out loud.

And on Jin Chan's side.

The reason why these things were told to Zhongli Mei was that there was nothing to hide. As long as the Qin army went out of the territory of Qi to the east, this matter would soon spread throughout the Central Plains.

The second reason is that Jin Chan needs Zhongli Mei to do something. Compared to Xiang Yu who would never agree, Zhongli Mei is unlikely to refuse.

"I am a little tired. General Zhong, you should stay outside the pass for the next few days. Perhaps the King of Chu will summon you soon."

After saying that, Jin Chan coughed lightly and called Li Xin who was outside the tent.

Although Zhongli Mei had no intention of staying in the Qin army, he could not resist Li Xin's "enthusiasm" and Jin Chan's "invitation".

"General Lee, what is that?"

Arriving at the rear of the Qin army camp, Zhongli Mei stared at the huge deep pit in the distance, somewhat puzzled.

"Oh, that's for you!"

"The boss said that if he is not satisfied with the final result, these pits will be left to you."

Li Xin put his hands behind his head and looked relaxed and natural, as if he was talking to an unrelated person.

At this time, Zhongli Mei could only grit his teeth and suppress his anger.

Not only was he angry but he couldn't say anything, he also had to put on an indifferent smile.

"General Jin is really worried. The King of Chu and General Xiang will definitely agree to the conditions for peace talks."

soon.

The two men came to the place where the Chu army prisoners of war in Lincheng were being guarded, but Li Xin only let Zhongli Mei take a look outside and then took him into a small tent nearby.

"General Li, are Long Qie, Ying Bu, and Yu Ziqi still alive?"

After entering the tent, Zhongli Mei still couldn't help himself.

"Don't worry, they are all alive now. Yes, they are indeed still alive now, but I don't know about the future."

Along the way, everything Zhongli Mei saw and every word Li Xin said were carried out one by one in accordance with Jin Chan's instructions.

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Zhongli Mei let out a long sigh: "Please tell General Jin, I know what to do, and I will definitely give him a satisfactory result."

Satisfactory results, these five words seem simple.

But the result is no longer as simple as ceding three cities and climbing up the tower.

As Xiang Yu's think tank, Zhongli Mei knew very well what Jin Chan really wanted through the conversation just now.

The cession of the three cities was just an excuse. Even if Chu did not cede them, wouldn't Qin take them away?
Moreover, a half-destroyed ascending tower is most likely buried near Hangu Pass. As long as Xiang Yu kills hundreds of thousands of people and digs for a day, it can be found.

Destroying Qi is the ultimate goal of Jin Chan and the Qin State.

But in order to prevent the two neighboring countries of Chu and Qi from forming an alliance in the future, they had to make Chu and Qi become enemies.

With the decreasing food supplies these days, Jin Chan was preparing to give Chu or Qi an excuse, a reasonable excuse to "make enemies" with them.

Xiang Yu couldn't figure this out, but Zhongli Mei was different.

Inside the pass at this time.

When the Chu army was escorting grain and grass back, Tian Dan sent soldiers to rob 80% of them and brought them back to the Qi camp.

In the process of seizing food, only three Chu soldiers were killed by mistake and dozens of people were seriously injured.

But after being suppressed for so many days, how could the Chu army suffer such humiliation?

Moreover, several small-scale conflicts over food had already broken out before, and the anger of the Chu people was ignited at this moment.

So he did it in advance without informing Xiang Yu.

Tens of thousands of Chu troops rushed into the Qi army camp with weapons in hand.

At this moment, both sides no longer cared about anything else. Even the bags of food were cut open and scattered all over the ground, mixing with the mud under their feet.

After the killing spree, more and more people got involved, and allies, attacking Qin, and eating food were all forgotten.

The hidden violence deep in human nature gradually dominates the mind.

The fighting between the two groups became more and more intense, and soon the battlefield became a river of blood, with more than a thousand casualties.

It was not until Xiang Yu stepped forward that this farce was temporarily stopped.

However, Zhongli Mei was not around, and Xiang Yu actually divided the remaining food into two when he was so hungry.

But even so, the people of Qi still felt that since they had more people, they should get more.

Xiang Yu's "fairness" not only aroused dissatisfaction among the people of Qi, but even the people of Chu talked about it in private.

night.

Most of the hungry soldiers from Chu and Qi did not sleep.

The same was true for Tian Dan and the Qi generals.

"General, that brat Xiang Yu actually gave half of the food to the Chu people. He will probably take it all away tomorrow and won't leave a single grain for us Qi people."

"Qin is planning to negotiate peace with Chu. They have no intention of letting me go. General, you should make plans early."

Looking at his men talking to each other, Tian Dan was silent for a long time, and then seemed to have made some kind of decision.

"Everyone, I don't need to tell you what Qin wants to do. If we want to survive, we must destroy their plan and force Qin to give up Chu and negotiate with Da Qi."

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