walk to the water

On the same day, Fu Ling also received the news that Chu Xiang rushed to help Xuzhou. The siege of Hushan had been lifted, and Dai Qing was leading his army to Xuzhou. The strategy of besieging Wei and saving Zhao had already worked!After the first watch shift, Fu Ling had listened to the general's strategy for the general attack, and was making the final arrangements in the tent when the sound of drums suddenly rang into the night. "Your Majesty! The enemy soldiers divided into three groups and raided our camp!" The soldiers in front of Fu Ling's imperial tent came to report.

"Oh? How many troops are there?" Fu Ling didn't panic when he heard the news, but although he knew that a battle was inevitable, he didn't expect that Chu Xiang would take the initiative to attack that night.

"Return to Your Majesty, it's dark and I can't see clearly. There are probably tens of thousands of horses in all directions. It seems that the main force of the enemy army is dispatched!" A general replied.

"Hehe! Chu Xiang, do you want to fight me right here?" Fu Ling smiled slightly, and shook his head regretfully, "There is a huge disparity in military strength, you may not be too eager to fight, after all, you are a newborn calf, young and vigorous, and you don't know how deep you are .”

At this moment, there was a sudden shout of killing outside the tent.Fu Ling got up and walked out of the tent, but saw that there were raging fires everywhere. Countless soldiers from the Zhou Dynasty poured in like a tide. Each of them held a torch and set fire everywhere. The tents had been set on fire, and the flames were soaring into the sky.Not far away was a young general, with a white robe and a white horse, rushing from left to right, with a silver spear flying up and down in his hand, like a dragon sailing out of the sea, he had defeated several generals of the Qin army in a blink of an eye. Jade, eyes like cold stars, like gods coming down to earth.

Fu Ling was stunned for a while, then Fang asked left and right: "Is this Chu Xiang?"

"Return to Your Majesty, that's right."

"Excellent marksmanship! A general who lives up to his reputation!" Fu Ling couldn't help admiring, Chu Xiang seemed to hear it, turned his head to look this way, Fu Ling met his gaze from afar, and was slightly taken aback, what a handsome and outstanding talent !All the generals under the tent were afraid of hurting the emperor, so they stepped forward to block him. Chu Xiang dodged them one by one, rode his horse and ran away a few steps, then suddenly turned around, drew his bow and set up an arrow, and shot towards Fu Ling's face!Fu Ling didn't move at all, the left and right guards hurriedly used shields to block in front of the emperor, only to hear a "dang" sound, the arrow and the shield collided together, sparking a few sparks and falling to the ground.At this time, Chu Xiang was surrounded again, and had no time to shoot again.Fu Ling leaned over to pick up the arrow, and said with a smile: "It's really interesting! I accept your meeting gift, and I will also decide on you!" After finishing speaking, he turned around and returned the money.

Chu Xiang led his troops to charge and kill in the Qin army's camp, as if entering an uninhabited land, and did not retreat until midnight.Fu Ling ordered all the ministries to check their troops and pack up their tents. There was no need to pursue them, and they just waited for Tianming to launch a general attack.In the early morning of the next day, Fu Ling's backup army had arrived, so he ordered a general attack, but the Zhou army had no resistance. In less than half a day, the Qin army entered the city of Xuzhou, only to find that it had already become an empty city, with only thousands of old and weak soldiers left , There are banners all over the city, bluffing.Fu Ling walked into Zhou Jun's temporary commander-in-chief's mansion, and the building was empty, only a mess was left in front of him, and a few women in the corner were huddled together and crying.Fu Ling's face was ashen, and without saying a word, he got back on the horse, and slapped Mo Yun's back fiercely: "What a plan to get rid of the golden cicada's shell! Chu Xiang, I still underestimate you! Pass my order, except to leave 3 People and horses are stationed outside Xuzhou, and the whole army pursues at full speed!"

But this time the Zhou army acted swiftly. Fu Ling led the army to chase without stopping until the next evening. When they arrived near the Huaihe River, they saw people boarding boats by the river. The ferry also went to the center of the river.Standing at the bow of the boat was Chu Xiang, still in white robe and silver armor, handsome as a jade tree facing the wind, with a leisurely expression, seeing Fu Ling chasing him, Chu Xiang smiled slightly, cupped his fists, and said loudly: "Fu Ling, there will be a date later!"

Seeing this, Fu Ling's left and right were so angry that they wanted to shoot arrows, but Fu Ling waved his hands to stop him, tightened his reins, and stood still to watch Chu Xiang go away. Soon he and his boat hid in the vast mist of the Huaihe River.Fu Ling also smiled meaningfully: "Hehe, Chu Xiang... There will be a period later!" How can such a character be missed in this life?

Chu Xiang safely withdrew the 20 troops across the Huaihe River unscathed, and after a short rest, he built several fortifications between the Huaihe River and the Yangtze River to prepare for the attack of the Qin army. .Chu Xiang was busy in the army that day, and suddenly he received another imperial decree, asking him to return to Beijing as soon as possible, with other appointments.Chu Xiang didn't dare to neglect, he set off immediately, and rushed back to Jiangning, the capital, alone in the evening of the next day.Chu Xiang didn't go home first, and went straight to the palace to ask to see the emperor, but was told that the emperor had gone to the palace to escape the summer heat.

The battle ahead is so tense, the emperor is still having fun?Chu Xiang was so angry that he almost gritted his silver teeth, so he had no choice but to turn his horse's head and come to the prime minister's mansion. In recent years, the real power of the court has been controlled by Wang Yun, and the prime minister can decide all matters big and small, so the emperor is happy to be at ease.Chu Xiang has always been displeased with him playing tricks on power, but he also knows that it must be Wang Yun's idea to call him back to Beijing.

The tower of the Prime Minister's Mansion is towering and majestic, stretching for several miles, not much more than the imperial palace.When Chu Xiang arrived at the door, the servants saw him coming, and hurriedly said: "General Chu came just in time, the prime minister has been waiting in the mansion for a long time." Taking Chu Xiang to the hall, Wang Yun had already greeted him, Chu Xiang swallowed his breath and gave it to him. After Wang Yun saluted, Wang Yun said with a smile: "The general is exempt from the ceremony. This time, the general rescued Xuzhou, the Huaihe River retreated, and turned the tide. The imperial court is about to reward you. I plan to invite the emperor to formally confer you the title of Hushi General."

Chu Xiang secretly thought, reward?Just because I saved your son!But he said: "The last general is just doing his duty as a general, and he dare not claim credit. If a general is able to fulfill his duties, he will not be chaotic in the face of danger, instead of being greedy for life and fear of death. Worried about foreign aggression?" Wang Yun knew that he was alluding to Wang Jian, and his face changed, Chu Xiang asked again: "My lord, the enemy army is overwhelming, and the Changhuai line is at a critical juncture. I don't know what else is important to call the final general back to Beijing?"

"General Chu, the emperor's decree is now with me. It is to transfer you to the northwest to guard Xiazhou." Wang Yun said unhurriedly, took the imperial decree on the table, and asked Chu Xiang to obey the decree.

Chu Xiang almost jumped up when he heard the words: "Now the enemy is stationed in the north of the Yangtze River, eyeing the tiger, and pointing to the south. The imperial court does not concentrate its troops to strengthen the defense to relieve the urgent need. Instead, it transfers me to guard the isolated city of Xiazhou. What's the reason?"

Wang Yun said angrily: "General Chu, this is the order of the Holy Majesty, how dare you resist it?"

Chu Xiang took a deep breath, slightly calmed down his excitement, and said patiently: "The last general dare not, but what about the defense of the Yangtze River?"

Wang Yun said coldly: "General Chu doesn't need to worry about this, you just need to act according to the order. What matters now is Xiazhou, and the rest of the officials have made proper arrangements. You have traveled a long distance and worked hard. Rest for one night today and tomorrow Hurry to Xiazhou without any mistakes! If you can stick to Xiazhou and repel the enemy, the imperial court will naturally give you a lot of rewards!"