Overlord of the late Qin Dynasty

Chapter 221 The Battle of Chenliu ([-])

After chatting with Yong Chi for a while, Xiang Yu signaled Yong Chi to go down.

"Send someone to monitor Yong Chi carefully, and if there is any trouble, take it down immediately and wait for punishment!" After Yong Chi left, Xiang Yu said to the seemingly deserted hall.

"Here!" A person came down from the pillar in the hall, and took the order with his hands in his hands.

Since Long Qie, Huan Chu and others were transferred back to Wu County, Xiang Yu planned not to transfer these generals out.But Sishui County was taken and became its own territory.Although Li Qi can guard one side, he lacks the overall situation.Xiang Yu is considering whether to see Long Qie and be transferred to the guard of Sishui County, or to promote Li You as Li Qi's deputy to assist Li Qi.

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Daliang City, Wei Palace.

"Your Majesty! The Qin Army is coming to Daliang. Do you want to recall the Prime Minister?" Sun Qing, a member of Wei Guojuan, clasped his hands and asked Wei King Wei Jiu who was sitting on the throne.

"I believe Xiangguo, he must be on the way to lead troops to Daliang. There is no need to bother him!" Wei Jiu waved his hand and rejected Sun Qing's suggestion.

Seeing that Wei Jiu disagreed with his opinion, Sun Qing was not annoyed and immediately retreated to the table to continue the banquet.

Wei Bao, as the great general of the Wei State, was unable to lead his troops into battle.He himself has some complaints about Wei Jiu's reuse of Zhou Shi as Prime Minister, but Wei Jiu is his elder brother after all.So Wei Bao would not refute his brother no matter how big the complaint was, but he would not let go of an opportunity to attack Zhou Shi's prestige.

"Brother Wang! This week, the city is too contemptuous of elder brother, isn't he? He hasn't sent anyone here yet. What is his intention?" After Sun Qing sat down, Wei Bao got up and spoke, his words were full of embarrassment. He didn't take Zhou Shi seriously!
"Hey! The second brother said something!" Wei Jiu said as soon as he heard Wei Bao complain about Zhou Shi. "Remember, if it wasn't for Zhou City and Zhou Xiangguo, it's hard to say whether our Wei Kingdom can be restored, and don't forget Zhou Xiangguo's kindness!"

Just when Wei Jiu was about to defend Zhou Shi again, Wei Bao calmed down his anger.Then Zhou Hong, the captain of the gate guard, came to report: "Your Majesty, outside the hall, Ma Zhou, the captain of Xiangguo, is asking to see you!"

"Ma Zhou?" Wei Jiu looked at Zhou Hong suspiciously, and then said, "Tell him to see him!"

"Here!" Zhou Hong went out as soon as he cupped his hands.

Ma Zhou, dressed in armor, walked into the hall, cupped his hands and said, "The last general, Ma Zhou, pay homage to the King!"

"Ma Zhou, you don't want to stay by Xiangguo's side. Why did you come back?" Wei Jiu asked Ma Zhou very puzzled.

Ma Zhou was one of the dead soldiers that Wei Jiu and Wei Bao brothers followed before the founding of the country, and after they re-established the country with the help of Zhou Shi.Ma Zhou was then appointed as the captain by Wei Jiu, and he was placed beside Zhou Shi as a watcher.

Now that Ma Zhou is back, Wei Jiu is very puzzled.Did Zhou Shi realize that Ma Zhou was the watcher who sent him back to warn him, or was there some other reason.

"The last general was ordered to lead [-] troops to aid Daliang with Captain Sima Ang. Now, Captain Sima sent the last general to turn around the beam and report to the king. He also asked the king whether the [-] troops should be stationed inside the city or outside the city. ?" Ma Zhou didn't know what Wei Jiu was thinking, but Wei Jiu answered truthfully when he asked him.

"Send someone to reply to Captain Sima, and ask him to lead the army directly into the city to garrison." After hearing this, Wei Jiu gave instructions to Sun Qing, who was at the side.

"Here!" Sun Qing bowed his hands and accepted the order.

"Aside from this matter, is there anything else?" Wei Bao asked Ma Zhou directly, regardless of the fact that there were generals and civil servants promoted by Zhou Shi in the hall.

Wei Bao's question exposed Ma Zhou's identity.This made Wei Jiu very speechless, he didn't know what to say to his younger brother!

"Xiangguo once told Lieutenant Sima that he would be ordered to replace the former general Huang Xin in Daliang. He also ordered the former general Huang Xin to order his subordinates to join the front line and block the advance of the Qin army!" Ma Zhou asked again when he saw that it was Wei Bao. , thought it was Wei Jiu's meaning, so he answered honestly.

The people in the hall had different thoughts and looked at Wei Jiu in different ways.

"Since the ex-general is going to listen to the instructions, let him go immediately so as not to delay the opportunity of the battle!" Wei Jiu said immediately after Ma Zhou finished speaking. "Brother Wang, you go and give the order immediately. Order the former general to quickly order the soldiers of the headquarters to go to the Xiangguo to listen!"

"I take orders!" Wei Bao saw that the eyes of the people in the palace were a bit strange, but he still didn't think deeply, and he took his orders and left.

"From now on, school lieutenant Ma Zhou will be promoted to lieutenant and will be in charge of all the defense of the Daliang King City. He used to belong to the former general's subordinates, and reorganizes into the imperial army, which belongs to Ma Zhou's command!" After Wei Bao left, Wei Jiu saw that Ma Zhou's identity had been exposed.In order to prevent others from worrying that they will be abandoned after being exposed, Wei Jiu immediately ordered a reward.

"Thank you, my lord!" Ma Zhou cupped his hands happily.

"Your Majesty is wise! Congratulations to Lieutenant Ma!" Soon there were civil servants who were close to Wei Jiu to praise and congratulate Ma Zhou.

"Your Majesty Yingming!"

"Congratulations, Lieutenant Ma!"

At the city gate, Huang Xin personally went up to the gate tower to check the situation outside the city.

Wei Bao rode his war horse to the city gate, climbed up the city wall, and the two of them greeted each other.Wei Bao immediately said to Huang Xin: "Your Majesty's oral order! The former general Huang Xin immediately led the soldiers of the headquarters to the Xiangguo to listen!"

"The last general takes orders!" Huang Xin cupped his hands to receive the order, and then asked Wei Bao, "Does the general know why Xiangguo wants to transfer the last general to listen to it?"

"I really don't know! My guess is that Zhou Xiangguo was worried that his generals would not be able to fight the Qin general, so he sent Sima Ang to replace the general!" Although Wei Bao did not deal with Zhou Shi, he still analyzed it objectively.

Huang Xin nodded to express his gratitude to Wei Bao, and then cupped his hands and said, "That's it! The last general will lead his troops to the Prime Minister's office, farewell!"

Wei Bao also cupped his hands and said, "Go!"

Gathering [-] guard cavalry under his command, Huang Xin rode his horse and headed south.

Less than a few hours after Huang Xin left, Sima Ang arrived in Daliang with [-] elite soldiers.He began to take over the defense of the four city gates according to Wei Jiu's order, and Yuan Huangxin's subordinates who had been reorganized into the imperial army all retreated into the palace city.Wei Bao was also ordered in the face of danger and became the commander-in-chief of Daliang City's [-] soldiers and horses.

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Zhou Shi was marching nervously, when suddenly a Confucian scholar wearing only a leather armor said, "Xiangguo! There may be something strange about this matter!"

"What's so strange?" Zhou Shi asked, frowning at the Confucian scholar upon hearing the words.

"Look at this road. First, we didn't encounter the sentry scouts of the Qin army, and second, no nearby people fled in all directions. If the Qin army really went north to Daliang, the villages along this road would not be so peaceful before we arrived. "The scribes clasped their hands and analyzed step by step. "You know, this is the land of Wei; it's not the land of Qin!"

"What you said is reasonable!" Zhou Shi nodded in agreement with what the scribe said, but after thinking about it, he still said: "But I'd rather believe what is there or not, or it will be too late for regret!"

(End of this chapter)