The Prodigal Son

The crossing of the river went more smoothly than Qin Yu had expected.

Throughout the entire process, they did not encounter any harassment from enemy troops.

It was as if the enemy had deliberately let them cross the river.

This result made Qin Yu feel somewhat unreal, and he even suspected that the enemy had set a trap for them.

"Ha ha……"

As soon as Qin Yu crossed the river with Xiong Quhu's troops who were bringing up the rear, Yuan Dingguo ran up to him, laughing loudly, and said with admiration, "General Qin is indeed a master strategist!"

The Chu army at Yuwang Pass has moved!

What remains are the troops from the Min Kingdom.

Although there are still quite a few enemy troops defending, they have Ning Huang, a top-tier grandmaster, to hold them back!

They still have seven thousand soldiers with high morale!

The enemy's morale must be extremely low right now!

As long as they can avoid a direct confrontation with the Chu army, they are fully capable of capturing Yuwang Pass!

"General Qin is more than just a prophet!"

Xiong Quhu laughed heartily and boasted, "Even the enemy troops retreating from Dongyuan were completely annihilated by us!"

"Can't you live without bragging?"

Yuan Dingguo curled his lip. "If you had really wiped out that enemy force, would you still have so many people left?"

Although he did not take specific statistics, it seemed that the number of the five thousand men led by Qin Yu was not much less.

"blow?"

Xiong Quhu immediately became displeased. "Go ask the soldiers in the army if we were exaggerating! Let me tell you, we suffered zero casualties in this battle!"

As he spoke, Xiong Quhu proudly raised his head, like a victorious rooster.

"Zero...zero casualties?"

Yuan Dingguo stared blankly at Xiong Quhu, almost unable to believe his ears.

It's possible that Qin Yu led 5,000 elite cavalry to defeat more than 20,000 defeated soldiers with relatively few casualties.

Zero casualties?

This is a bit outrageous!

More than 20,000 enemy troops!

Forget about fighting them, one person spitting could drown several people!

How could there be zero casualties?

"Don't listen to his nonsense!"

Qin Yu glared at Xiong Quhu and explained, "It's an enemy mutiny where they started killing each other."

"A riot?"

Yuan Dingguo was slightly taken aback, but when he came to his senses, he burst into laughter and, like a curious child, pulled them aside to ask about what had happened.

"Alright, I'll talk to you about this later."

Qin Yu stopped Yuan Dingguo and got down to business, asking, "Has the surrounding terrain been surveyed?"

"The survey is complete!"

When the conversation turned to business, Yuan Dingguo's face immediately became serious. "We have selected two detour routes and arranged for people to keep a close watch on both routes. As long as we set off the day before the Chu army advances, we can completely avoid a direct confrontation with the Chu army..."

"very good!"

Qin Yu smiled with satisfaction and immediately instructed Xiong Quhu: "Order all departments to begin constructing defensive fortifications immediately! Make a big commotion!"

Their current strategy is to feign a desperate defense of the southern end of Sanli Bridge to prevent the Chu army from discerning their true intentions.

By the time the Chu army realized what was happening, they couldn't catch up with them!

As soon as Qin Yu's order was relayed, everyone immediately got to work.

Some people cut down trees to make barricades, while others dug trenches around the camp.

The entire area around the camp was bustling with activity.

They looked like they were determined to hold their ground.

……

A day later, Liang Jingzhe, weary from his journey, finally reunited with the 20,000 Chu troops led by Zhu Baishi.

Upon seeing Liang Jingzhe, Zhu Baishi was visibly surprised. "My lord, what brings you here?"

"We'll talk about that later!"

Panting heavily, Liang Jingzhe said in a deep voice, "Immediately order the army to assemble near the small earthen mound ahead. I have something to say!"

Zhu Baishi looked at him with suspicion, then immediately ordered the army to assemble.

About half an hour later, the 20,000 Chu soldiers had assembled around a small earthen mound.

Twenty thousand men completely surrounded the small earthen mound.

Under the watchful eyes of 20,000 soldiers, Liang Jingzhe quickly walked up the small earthen mound.

Liang Jingzhe stood on the earthen slope, looked around at the soldiers surrounding him, and slowly knelt down amidst their puzzled gazes.

"My lord!"

Zhu Baishi cried out in panic, rushing forward to support Liang Jingzhe. "My lord, what are you doing?"

"Leave me alone!"

Liang Jingzhe shoved Zhu Baishi aside and roared, "I have failed His Majesty's trust and the confidence of the soldiers of Great Chu! I hereby apologize to His Majesty and all the soldiers!"

Amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, Liang Jingzhe kowtowed three times, pointing his head at a stone slab in front of him.

"Bang bang..."

Liang Jingzhe banged on the door with great force.

The Chu soldiers who were close to the earthen slope could hear it.

Every knock from Liang Jingzhe seemed to strike their hearts.

A moment later, Liang Jingzhe slowly stood up.

A striking crimson stain of blood stood out on his forehead.

Liang Jingzhe looked around at his soldiers and roared with all his might, "This lord is incompetent! The fifty thousand men under my command have been almost completely wiped out!"

"Just a few days ago, when General Song Ling led his troops back, they were continuously harassed by Qin Yu's enemy forces, which eventually led to a large-scale mutiny in the camp at night!"

"Of General Song Ling's troops, less than one-tenth survived!"

"Just ahead at the mountain pass, lie the corpses of General Dempsey's 20,000 soldiers!"

"Tens of thousands of them were killed by that scoundrel Qin Yu after they surrendered..."

Liang Jingzhe used all his strength to tell these soldiers about the deep hatred between them and Qin Yu.

Upon hearing Liang Jingzhe's account, the Chu soldiers were instantly filled with rage. Many of them were panting heavily and instinctively gripped their weapons tightly.

"An incompetent general can lead to the downfall of the entire army!"

"I, this Marquis, failed to lead my 50,000 troops to achieve even the slightest merit for my Great Chu, and instead caused my Great Chu to suffer heavy losses!"

"However, I am not reconciled!"

"I do not want to see the Ning army triumphant, nor do I want the world to think that the soldiers of my Great Chu are all useless cowards!"

"Now, Qin Yu, that scoundrel, is leading a force of less than ten thousand men to guard the south end of Sanli Bridge, and the road to the north end of Sanli Bridge has been completely blocked by the Min army!"

"If we overtake them, Qin Yu will have no chance of escape! This is the perfect opportunity for our revenge!"

"I will ask you only one question: Do you dare to follow me to wipe out the Qin traitors, avenge our comrades, and reclaim the honor that rightfully belongs to us?"

Liang Jingzhe roared hoarsely, his whole body filled with murderous intent.

Inspired by Liang Jingzhe, the soldiers of Chu were filled with righteous indignation.

As soon as Liang Jingzhe asked the question, the Chu soldiers at the front roared menacingly, "Dare! Dare..."

Inspired by them, the soldiers behind them also roared indignantly.

Looking at the Chu army soldiers with high morale, Liang Jingzhe nodded inwardly.

As the roars of the crowd gradually subsided, Liang Jingzhe suddenly slashed his palm, raised his bloodied hand towards the Chu soldiers, and roared with all his might: "This battle concerns the honor of my Great Chu!"

"Heaven and earth bear witness, I, this Marquis, hereby swear!"

"If I cannot lead you to reclaim the honor that belongs to my Great Chu, I am willing to atone with my death!"

Seeing Liang Jingzhe's bloodied palm, the morale of the Chu army rose again.

Zzzzz!

Zhu Baishi suddenly drew his sword, raised his arm, and shouted, "annihilate the Qin traitors! It's a fight to the death!"

Led by Zhu Baishi, all the Chu soldiers shouted in unison.

"annihilate the Qin traitors! A fight to the death!"

"Exterminate the Qin traitors..."

The roars of 20,000 people rose in waves.

Amidst their roars, their morale soared to unprecedented heights...