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The military ration officer hesitated for a moment, and then said: "General, have you forgotten? The army will be killed immediately." Seeing that Chu Xiang was sullen and silent, he still mustered up his courage and said: "The soldiers have not had enough to eat for a long time, and some They have gone outside to rob the people of food."

"There is such a thing?" Chu Xiang yelled angrily, and slammed his fist on the case, "I have an order, if anyone finds anyone who robs people's food without authorization, he will be punished by military law!"

The military ration officer agreed, but still hesitated.

Chu Xiang asked again: "How long can the food and grass last?"

The military ration officer said: "At most... at most it can only be tomorrow..."

"Tomorrow?" Chu Xiang's heart skipped a beat. It is a taboo in the army to have no food and grass. If the army's morale is disordered, Xiazhou will be destroyed by itself. However, all the generals in the camp changed their faces. To speak, a herald came in: "General! The emperor of Qin has sent a messenger!"

"Call!"

When I was young, a person came in, with a burly figure, big shoulders and a round waist, with an air of arrogance and disdain on his face.The visitor walked to the center of the hall with a careless heart, bowed his hands slightly to Chu Xiang, and said, "Chu Xiang, I have a handwritten letter from the emperor to give to General Chu, and I want to bring back the general's reply."

Chu Xiang ordered the letter to be handed over, opened it and read a few lines hastily, sneered, and swished the letter to pieces and threw it on the ground! "Come here, take him down for me, push him out and behead him! Cut off his head and take it back as a reply! Tell that Fu Ling, don't come back to persuade him to surrender!" Someone stepped forward and tied up the messenger.

All the generals were shocked, and they all persuaded: "General, calm down, general! The two countries are at war, if you don't kill the envoy, the general should think twice!"

Chu Xiang's move is because he knows that the army's morale is shaken. If he does not deal with it decisively, the wind of surrender will be hard to stop. He wants to take the opportunity to kill chickens and monkeys.Seeing the general persuasion, he finally said: "Since that's the case, let's save his life, cut off his two ears, and let him take it back by himself!"

Afterwards, Chu Xiang came to the tower for inspection. The soldiers were all pale and listless. It was almost October and the north was already quite cold. Dressed in single clothes and straw sandals, they shivered in the cold wind.Chu Xiang walked around silently. Although his face was calm, his heart became more and more heavy. Before he took office, he had made up his mind to die for the country, but didn't these soldiers accompany him to die in vain?How could he not know the truth of Fu Ling's letter?

Soon it was lunch time, several large wooden barrels of porridge were brought up, Chu Xiang asked the deputy general to fill a bowl, and when he brought it over, it was almost clear water, and there were a few grains of rice at the bottom of the bowl, Chu Xiang put down the bowl without a word, step aside.Standing at the head of the city, under the gray-yellow sky, the surrounding fields are full of enemy troops, with endless camps and tents, with no end in sight, the sun shining on the armor, and the black clouds pressing down on the city.From a distance, I saw a big bright yellow tent. In front of the tent stood a tall flagpole, with flags flying, and a golden seal character "Qin" written on the flag.Chu Xiang looked at it for a long time, and finally shook his head gently.Perhaps, there is only one way to go...

"General! General!" Suddenly his right leg was hugged, and Chu Xiang turned his head to look, but there was a soldier kneeling in front of him, crying bitterly: "General! Please! Please let the villain go!" Life! There is an 80-year-old mother in the villain's house, and there is a child under the age of one, the villain does not want to die here..." Chu Xiang frowned, and wanted to kick him away. I was still much older, and just moved my lower leg and retracted it, letting him hug and cry.After a while, Fang Ling took him down from side to side.

The sunset took away the last orange afterglow, the sky gradually darkened, and the wind howled in the wilderness. Chu Xiang still stood at the top of the city, watching the lights of the camp outside the city become one piece, reflecting each other with the stars in the sky.Suddenly there was a very thin whistling sound in his ears, Chu Xiang was overjoyed, hurried back to the room, dismissed the entourage, quickly changed into a black night suit, performed lightness kung fu, climbed over the wall and left the hospital in the dark, and found a secluded place After crossing the city wall, he sneaked silently through the Qin army's camp and came to Cangshan Mountain in the east.

At this time, the whistle sounded again, and Chu Xiang came to the top of the mountain, and he saw a man in black clothes standing under the starlight, about 30 years old, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a long sword on his waist.Chu Xiang shouted happily: "Brother, you are here!"

But the man looked worried, and said: "Junior Brother, if you send a letter to Master, he will let me travel day and night to come here first, to see if I can help you? I wonder if there is anything urgent for Junior Brother?"

Chu Xiang said: "I want to borrow my master's flying silver needle." It turned out that although Chu Xiang is the son of Chu Lang, he followed his father's military strategy and strategy, but his martial arts were assigned to the Feitian sect, and his master was the No. .11th head of the generation Yang Yiqing, the person who came was his big brother Di Feng.

Di Feng nodded: "So, Junior Brother wants to assassinate the Emperor of Qin?"

Chu Xiang smiled: "That's right, I do have that intention. Originally, as the commander-in-chief of the army, I shouldn't take the risk of assassinating, but the current situation, the master and the brothers should also understand. The Qin State is a country of tigers and wolves. It has just settled in the north of the river, and it is also close to Xiazhou. It is pressing every step of the way. Right now Xiazhou is in danger. If I don’t break the boat and go out of the way, a hundred thousand troops will die here in vain! Rumor has it that Fu Ling often compares himself For Qin Shihuang, why don't I just be Jing Ke?" He spoke calmly, without the slightest turmoil, but there was a kind of tragic and decisive air.

Di Feng was solemn when he heard the words, but persuaded: "Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the country, and I can't stand by. Junior brother, why don't you take the risk yourself if I assassinate Fu Ling? You have a heavy responsibility on your shoulders."

Chu Xiang shook his head and said, "Thank you, brother! But Fu Ling is well guarded, there are many masters around him, and he himself is by no means an ordinary person. It's not easy to get close to him? It's better for me to work on the camera."

Hearing what he said, Di Feng couldn't continue to persevere. Although he is a senior brother, he is not as talented as Chu Xiang. Although he has practiced hard for many years, his martial arts and resourcefulness are not as good as his senior brother. It ruined Chu Xiang's event.After being silent for a while, Di Fengfu said to Chu Xiang: "Brother, since you have made up your mind, I won't persuade you any more. Success or failure depends on one action. I hope you will succeed immediately! Master will arrive tomorrow night, I will pick him up first. See if he is wearing a silver needle?"

Chu Xiang clasped his hands and said, "Senior Brother, I'll see you tomorrow!"

Di Feng held Chu Xiang's hands tightly: "Junior brother, you... take care!" Thinking of his assassination, no matter whether he succeeds or not, he will hardly survive, he feels sad, with tears in his eyes, he can't continue.

Chu Xiang smiled softly: "I would like to grow up and serve the country here, why bother to enter Yumen Pass! Brother, don't think of me."