Qin Emperor Ziying

Chapter 539 Chasing and Killing
"Xiang Yu is dead and he will not be killed!"

Under the guidance of the surrounding Qin generals, Baza picked up Xiang Yu's body with his weapon, and shouted loudly at some Chu troops who were still stubbornly resisting.

After what happened last night, the Chu army already lost much of their will to fight. This will see Xiang Yu, the overlord who made them invincible in their hearts, also be cut off, and they will lose the courage to resist the Qin army.

They threw the weapons in their hands to the ground and surrendered to the Qin army.

Hearing that Xiang Yu was killed, not only Han Xin but also Ziying led the generals to the front line of the battlefield immediately.

This is the majestic overlord of Western Chu, who just died in the hands of the "little-known" Bazaar. When Ziying heard the news, his first reaction was to lament the impermanence of the world, and the second was to feel a little puzzled.

Because Ziying knew Bazaar's strength clearly, although his strength was infinite, it was more of a brute force, far from being invincible in the world.

If Xiang Yu could be killed so easily by the bazaar, it is not modest to say that Xiang Yu Ziying of this level thinks that he can beat three of them with one, and the dignified Overlord of Western Chu would not be so good...

Because of Ziying's arrival, "Xiang Yu"'s body had obviously undergone some cleaning, and some blood stains on his body had obviously been wiped clean.

As for the smashed head, it was covered with a white cloth.

"Bazaar, tell me the whole story of how you killed Xiang Yu." Ziying lightly walked around Xiang Yu twice and then directed to Bazaar.

"I heard them say that this kid is Xiang Yu, so I rushed up with a mace. I never thought that this kid really has two hands, and he can block my stick with a horse..."

"You mean that Xiang Yu can block your stick with the help of a war horse?" After listening to Bazaar's detailed description, Ziying asked with a frown.

"That's right, if he didn't ride a horse, he wouldn't be able to take a stick from me!" Baza said confidently.

After listening to Bazaar's words, Ziying's doubts deepened. According to Bazaar's statement, Xiang Yu was directly pressed and beaten by him. The dignified King of Western Chu should...

At this moment, Han Xin, who was waiting on the side, suddenly walked to the side of the corpse, raised his arm slightly, looked at a long scar on the back of his hand, and was a little thoughtful.

Suddenly, the armor and clothes on "Xiang Yu" were pulled off, revealing his chest.

Immediately, the chest full of scars was exposed in front of everyone. From the wound on the chest, it can be seen that "Xiang Yu" has experienced many battles.

"Your Majesty, please send cavalry to chase and kill Xiang Yu immediately!" However, after seeing the scars on "Xiang Yu" all over his body, Han Xin immediately turned around and begged Ziying for his life.

"Isn't this Xiang Yu?" Ziying asked.

"I used to be Xiang Yu's halberd master, and I am very familiar with Xiang Yu. As far as I know, there is no scar on the back of Xiang Yu's hand, but the wound on the back of the hand runs through the entire arm. Moreover, Xiang Yu boasted that he had not suffered a single wound during several years of fighting. This man The scars all over his body are definitely not Xiang Yu himself."

After listening to Han Xin's explanation, Ziying also understood, no wonder this person does not have the skills that Xiang Yu should have, it turns out that this person is just a counterfeit.

Since this person is a fake Xiang Yu, the real Xiang Yu must have taken advantage of the previous scuffle to escape.

"Quickly mobilize troops and horses to chase and kill Xiang Yu!" Ziying ordered immediately.

Then Ziying took a look at this person who would rather be smashed to pieces to protect Xiang Yu in the end, and ordered: "This is a warrior, bury him honorably!"

Following Ziying's order, the cavalry of the Qin Army immediately dispatched to search and kill Xiang Yu!

……

Most of the Qin army was attracted by the Chu army led by Long Qie. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xiang Yu led Ji Bu, Zhongli Mo and [-] relatives to break out of the siege quietly under the cover of night, and headed south.

At noon, a group of people had arrived at the bank of the Huaihe River. As long as they could cross the Huaihe River quickly, the pursuit of the Qin army would be greatly delayed. However, no suitable boats were found at the ferry at this time.

Xiang Yu had no choice but to order people to divide his troops along the banks of the Huai River to search for boats to cross the river upstream and downstream.

After nearly an hour's delay, Xiang Yujun only managed to find more than a dozen small boats. If they transported people and horses together, they might only be able to transport more than a hundred people at a time.

It takes at least seven or eight round trips for all the 800 people to cross the Huaihe River.

The Huaihe River is wide, and it would take at least an hour for these seven or eight round trips!

However, at this moment, a Chu army cavalry galloped over on horseback.

"King Xiang's big event is not good, and the Qin army is found to be chasing troops in the rear."

The cavalry reported while running.

"How many people are there in the Qin army, and where are they?" Zhong Limo asked anxiously after grabbing the cavalryman.

"The Qin army has about 3000 people, and it is still [-] miles away from here!"

The Chu army cavalry said out of breath.

Twenty miles away, at the speed of the cavalry, it would take only a quarter of an hour or two. In such a short time, I am afraid that the first team of the Chu army to cross the river did not reach the other side.

"King Xiang, please cross the river quickly, these Qin bastards will be handed over to Zhongli Mo!" Hearing the cavalry's report, Zhong Limo's eyes shot at Xiang Yu and reported.

Seeing that Xiang Yu was hesitant, Zhong Limei continued: "Please avenge me and the dragon on the day King Xiang rises again!"

"Go!" Xiang Yu ordered tremblingly.

Xiang Yu also understood at this time that if he didn't leave, everyone might lose here.

Watching Xiang Yu lead Ji Bu and more than a hundred people on board the boat towards the other side of the Huaihe River, Zhong Limo turned his head and glanced at the less than [-] warriors left behind and shouted loudly.

"For Da Chu, kill!"

"For Da Chu, kill!"

……

Seven hundred warriors rushed to the way they came, and there were three thousand cavalry of the Qin army.

In this battle, the [-] mourners of the Chu army were wiped out, and the [-] Qin army lost more than a thousand soldiers.

……

After crossing the Huaihe River, Xiang Yu did not stop at all and continued to lead a hundred remnants to the south. The Qin army might chase and kill them at any time. He could not let Long Qie and Zhongli Mei die in vain. Only when he returned to Jiangdong could he regroup. The army avenged Long Qie and Zhong Limei.

More than a hundred people traveled all the way to the south and arrived at the boundary of Yinling after running for more than half a day.

At this time, the Huainan area was not the center of economic development as it is now. In the Qin and Han Dynasties, this area was still in an area to be developed, and the sparsely populated land was barren.

Xiang Yu's hundred and ten people ran for a long time and didn't come across a village, and the most tragic thing is that they are now lost.

At this time, the anxiety in Xiang Yu's heart can be imagined. If he can't find the right path and is caught up by Qin Jun, it will be over.

Fortunately, there is no unparalleled road, at this moment Xiang Yu suddenly found a small hut not far away, and two old men were farming outside the hut.

Wars have been frequent in recent years, and there are not a few people who live in seclusion and forests to avoid wars.

Surprised, Chu Jun immediately ran towards the hut.

"Old man, where is the road to Jiangdong?" Ji Bu asked.

As he spoke, he took out a piece of gold from his waist, and said to the old man, "You only need to lead us to the road to Jiangdong, and this piece of gold is yours."

"Twenty miles to the left from here is the road to Jiangdong!" the old man said tremblingly.

As soon as the old man finished speaking, the old woman had a strange expression on her face, she looked at the old man but didn't say anything.

Ji Bu naturally noticed the weirdness of the old woman, "I'd better trouble you to give us a ride."

As he was talking, a soldier of the Chu army stepped forward and took the old man onto the horse, and rode with him on the same horse. He took the old man with him, even though he couldn't do anything.

"As long as we get to the road to Jiangdong, we will naturally release you." Ji Bu promised.

"It's all right." The old man stared at the gold in Ji Bu's hand and said, "It's just that you can give me this piece of gold in advance."

It was just a piece of gold, and Ji Bu handed it to the old man casually.

Unexpectedly, after the old man took it, he changed hands and threw it to his wife.

"Old lady, you take care of yourself, I will take these nobles from the state of Chu on the road, and everything will be fine."

"Go..." Seeing the old man's action, Ji Bu smiled contemptuously, it was just a piece of gold.

Knowing the route, Xiang Yu and the remaining Chu army marched in the direction pointed by the old man.

Unexpectedly, just after walking for more than ten miles, a swamp appeared in front of him.

"Old man, didn't you say that going here is the main road leading to Jiangdong, why is there a swamp?" Ji Bu asked, staring at the old man.

"Gentlemen, going here is indeed the main road leading to Jiangdong. As long as you pass through this swamp, you will arrive there in a short walk. This swamp is very shallow, no more than a horse's leg." The old man said in a seemingly simple and honest manner. .

After listening to his words, Ji Bu glanced at Xiang Yu.

"Go!" Xiang Yu ordered.

At this time, he had no choice. If he walked back now, he might just happen to run into Qin Jun's pursuers.

Hearing Xiang Yu's order, the more than 100 remnants walked towards the swamp, with Xiang Yu and Ji Bu in the middle.

At the beginning, it was true that the swamp was very shallow as the old man had said, but as they walked, they heard a cry of surprise, and a cavalryman leading the way in front suddenly began to sink into the swamp with his men and horses.

"Stop!"

Ji Bu ordered, and then rode up to the old man and said viciously, "Old man, where is this place?"

However, in the face of Ji Bu's scolding, old man Ma smiled very comfortably: "Where is this place? Of course it's a big swamp. I only wish I couldn't lead you to go deeper, otherwise none of you would want to leave!"

"Back then when your Chu army was massacring the city in Xiangcheng, all [-] members of my family were slaughtered by you. Only our old couple escaped when we went out to collect medicine. Poor my little grandson who just had a full moon!" The old man was emotionally excited Said.

"I curse all of you Chu soldiers to die!"

Speaking of this, the old man was stabbed through by the sword of the Chu army behind him, and thrown into the swamp.

By this time, Ji Bu and Xiang Yu finally understood why the old man was weird before.

The old man must have recognized himself as Chu Jun from the very beginning. In order to avenge his family, he deliberately led himself and others into the swamp.

As for the piece of gold to be paid in advance, it was just to leave some support for his wife, because he knew that he would die with the Chu army.

It was easy to kill the old man, but Xiang Yu and the others not only took the wrong path at this time, but also got stuck in the swamp and couldn't move.

When they finally came out of the swamp and came to the flat ground, the sound of horseshoes could be heard in the distance.

Qin Jun's pursuers are coming again...

(End of this chapter)