Rebirth of Chu Overlord Super Summoning System

Chapter 225 – Dismantling the camp and taking wood, withdrawing troops to Xiapi
Pengcheng.

Heavy snow fell, the earth was white and cold.A thick layer of ice had also formed on the wall of Pengcheng at this moment.

Although the Qi army on the tower was wearing cotton-padded jackets, they were still shivering from the cold. Even patrolling back and forth, they kept their hands in the cotton-padded jackets.

The Chu camp below the city was covered with white snow for three miles in a row.

In the camp, except for the thinly dressed and shivering Chu army patrolling, the other soldiers all entered the account to report to the regiment to keep warm!
In Xiang Yu's big tent, Liu Bowen and Kuang Deming, whose cheeks were flushed from the cold, were telling Xiang Yu about the situation in the army.

Kuang Deming's injuries are still not fully healed, and he is sitting on the seat at the moment, restraining his trembling body and saying: "Your Majesty, it has been snowing for more than three days! Our soldiers, because they did not prepare cotton-padded clothes when they set out for the expedition, are unable to keep out the cold at all now." !"

"Yes! Just last night, more than 20 people froze to death in our military camp, and hundreds of people suffered frostbite! The people who froze to death were as hard as rocks!"

Xiang Yu, who was sitting at the top, really did not expect that a heavy snowstorm would freeze hundreds of people to death and frostbite in the barracks.

"Two gentlemen, is there no way to relieve the cold for the brothers? There should be carbon fires in our army without cotton padded clothes?" Xiang Yu asked.

"Oh, Your Majesty! There is no carbon fire in our army. If there were carbon fire, how could our army freeze to death and injure so many people?
The heavy snow outside had penetrated three feet into the ground, and even the walls of Pengcheng City were covered with a thick layer of ice. Kuang Deming said with a sigh.

At this moment, Xiang Yu finally realized the seriousness of the situation and said, "Then what should we do now?"

Liu Bowen thought for a long time and said: "Your Majesty, as I see, we should retreat quickly! Now that the Qi army occupies the sky, if it continues like this, our army will collapse without attack."

At this moment, a scout entered the account directly.The three of them looked up and saw that the scout was wearing a cotton coat, and the outer armor had already been covered with icy scum.

After the scout entered the tent, he immediately wanted to kneel down to meet Xiang Yu, but his legs were a little stiff, so he knelt down twice before he knelt down.

Then he stretched out his blue and cold hands, cupped them and said: "Your Majesty, the young one is a scout under General Qin Qiong's tent. Now General Qin Qiong has retreated to Xiapi, and it is snowing heavily. The general learned that the army has nothing to keep out the cold, so the general brought special 5000 troops went to bring cotton-padded clothes to support them, and they are now on the way."

"What? You are Qin Qiong's subordinate? How is Qin Qiong now?" Xiang Yu asked immediately after hearing this.

But the scout said in embarrassment: "Well, in the battle at Hongze, sixty-seven out of ten of our troops were killed or wounded. I really feel ashamed of your Majesty..."

Xiang Yu was shocked when he heard this. He really didn't expect that Qin Qiong's troops would suffer such casualties.

When everyone was surprised, another scout entered the account.

Everyone looked up and saw that the scout had turned into a "snowman" at this moment!
The scout shivered, his whole body was stiff, and he couldn't bend his hands and feet.Seeing this, Xiang Yu immediately spared him the ceremony of kneeling and worshiping, and let him tell the situation first.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please issue an order to retreat as soon as possible!"

The scout said anxiously with a crying voice.

"What's going on?" Xiang Yu frowned when he heard this.

"Your Majesty, I am a soldier under General Yuchi's tent. A few days ago, General Yuchi was ordered to lead troops to resist Han Xin.

Unexpectedly, it was snowing heavily, and the brothers didn't have supplies to keep out the cold, so they thought they would survive.But the heavy snow fell for three whole days, and more than 500 brothers were frozen to death!
Seeing this, Xu Junshi persuaded General Yuchi to withdraw his troops early.But General Yuchi said that we will not retreat even if we die without your Majesty's orders! That's why the military advisor asked me to come to the big tent to find you.Please also ask the king to quickly order the withdrawal of troops!Otherwise, I’m afraid all my brothers will freeze to death in the wild!”

After hearing this, Xiang Yu once again realized the seriousness of the situation.

"Come here! Help this brother down to rest first! Find another person and go to Yongbin Mountain! Let Yuchi Gong retreat towards Xiapi quickly! If you don't listen, take it in time!
In addition, immediately send someone to look for Zhang Xutuo, and let him quickly lead the troops to Xiapi to retreat! You must arrive within three days, if it is late, let him come to see you!"

"Yes!"

Outside the account, even if someone takes the order and leaves.Because he was afraid of any accident, Xiang Yu specially appointed a few people to go with him to pass the order.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty!" The scout immediately kowtowed to thank him.

Then he was taken to the tent to be looked after.

After Yu Chigong's order to retreat was passed on, Xiang Yu no longer hesitated. Even if Kuang Deming passed on the order, the soldiers must be fed today!
Moreover, if the soldiers want to keep warm, they can dismantle the camp and take wood to make a fire!
Kuang Deming and Liu Bowen were immediately stunned by Xiang Yu's order!

What is your Majesty doing?
I do not know either!

The two looked at each other and shook their heads.

"Military division, I also invite you to go to the barracks and tell the soldiers to leave the camp and retreat towards Xiapi after breakfast!
Also, when retreating, each person is only allowed to carry three days of rations, and all other things will be burned!"

Xiang Yu's order shocked the two of them.

Liu Bowen hurried forward and said: "Your Majesty, you absolutely must not do it! If your Majesty burns the food and grass while retreating, wouldn't he cut off his own way of retreat?"

"Yes! It's extremely cold now, and the soldiers need to consume a lot of physical strength every day. If the food is burned, wouldn't they be suffering from hunger and cold?" Kuang Deming also stepped forward to persuade.

"Hmph! What are you two afraid of?! If you march with these provisions, I'm afraid that all our soldiers will be frozen to death before joining Qin Qiong!
A three-day military order is enough!You two just pass orders!" Xiang Yu frowned, and said decisively with a cold snort.

Seeing that Xiang Yu was so stubborn, the two of them did not dare to persuade him anymore, and immediately went to the army to deliver the order.

As soon as the military order was issued, the soldiers in the army were both happy and sad.The joy is that you can dismantle the camp and get wood to make a fire.

What is sad is that when marching in this snowy and extremely cold weather, they are only allowed to bring three days of rations.I'm afraid that the days to come will be even more dangerous.

However, there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain. The soldiers knew that the military order was like a mountain, so they didn't think too much about it.They began to break down the camp, collect wood, and light a fire in the camp.

As piles of bonfires rose in the army, the soldiers also got together to keep warm. The soldiers were much warmer in the cold weather at the moment.

When he was about to pull out the camp and retreat, Xiang Yu also invited Liu Bowen to his tent and asked him to draft a "retreat letter" according to what he said.

Although Liu Bowen couldn't see through Xiang Yu's thoughts, he still drafted the document according to Xiang Yu's order and handed it to Xiang Yu.

After Xiang Yu saw it, he was overjoyed immediately, and then ordered to burn the food and grass, and retreated!
When the army was about to set off, Xiang Yu found a good bow from the army, tied the previous letter to the arrow, and shot it into the tower of Pengcheng himself.

(End of this chapter)