Da Qin: Confucianism, Dharma and Taoism

Old Qi, Yeyi.

This is a small town not far from Sanghai. Xiang Yu is having secret talks with his childhood friend Long Qie and several generals who followed the Xiang family.

"There are only 20,000 old soldiers in our Chu State. Although the number is not large, these 20,000 people have experienced the war with Qin State. They are real soldiers who have fought for a long time and miss Chu State. They are powerful."

"I will now divide these 20,000 soldiers into four groups. Long Ju will lead one group, Zhong Limei will lead one group, Ying Bu will lead one group, and I will lead the last 5,000 troops."

"At this time, Qin State has not experienced war for a long time, and its defense is somewhat relaxed compared to the past. But even so, if it confronts the Qin army head-on, the risk of failure is also very high."

"So we will divide our troops into four groups and go to Sanghai from different directions to confuse the enemy. Finally, we will meet here 20 miles away from Sanghai, and then return to one place to surprise Sanghai."

In front of a simple map, Xiang Yu planned their next course of action.

The surrounding generals nodded silently after listening to the instructions given by Xiang Yu.

This will be a life-and-death battle, but it may not succeed.

Especially, Xiang Yu did not choose to attack directly. The so-called confusing the 14 enemies was actually to make Qin State not know which army was the main force.

If one of them was caught by the Qin army and encircled as the main force, the encircled army would surely die.

It can be said that this military plan was a gamble. The loser could only use his life to exchange for the possible victory of the other three.

But Xiang Yu's plan left others speechless.

Because even Xiang Yu put himself on the gambling table, he was also the one who attracted the enemy's attention.

Even the commander-in-chief no longer cared about his own life and death, so how could these generals not be loyal to death?

"When we take Sanghai and kill the emperor, we will announce it to the world, and then quickly take Jimo and Linzi. In this way, the territory of Qi will fall into our hands."

"But there is a prerequisite for all this, that is, we must act quickly."

"Otherwise, even if the emperor dies, Qin will inevitably be in civil strife, but we will be the first to bear the brunt and be regarded as the first target of revenge by Qin."

"As long as we can withstand the early attacks of Qin, wait until the world is in chaos, and restore Chu at this time."

"When Chu is successfully restored, you will all be meritorious officials and will be granted the title of princes!"

Although the eight characters have not yet been drawn, Xiang Yu has also prepared the entire strategic plan for the next step.

Although he is a waste in politics, Xiang Yu is definitely a genius in military affairs, and he can understand it at a glance.

All the generals nodded and responded in unison.

"Now that we all know the next goal, let's all get ready."

After the generals left, Xiang Yu took a deep breath and asked his adjutant to put on his armor.

……

That night, Yeyi suddenly burst into flames and fell into chaos.

This city with almost no defense was captured by these old Chu soldiers in a very short time.

The reason why Xiang Yu went to such great lengths to capture this unimportant city was mainly to win a victory first, thereby boosting the morale of the Chu army.

And obviously, Xiang Yu succeeded in this move.

Seeing that they had easily captured a city, the morale of the entire Chu army was greatly boosted. Under Xiang Yu's order, the entire army quickly set out and headed west to Sanghai.

Xiang Yu did not stay in this town, and did not even send troops to stay here.

Yeyi was really not suitable as a base, and even if he stayed here, he could not stop the Qin army.

With so few soldiers now, he must not waste his manpower, and he could only fight to the death.

On the way, Xiang Yu did not hide it and said frankly that this attack on Sanghai was a life-or-death move. However, the morale of these Chu troops did not decrease because of this. Instead, they had a kind of madness of victory.

This is just like the burning of the boats and cauldrons in the official history.

Throughout the history of China, few people, or even no one, can do Xiang Yu's burning of the boats and cauldrons.

Because under normal circumstances, after making a burning of the boats and cauldrons move, it will only cause problems within the army, and it is likely that the army will fall apart immediately.

But Xiang Yu did it. In the official history, he led a small number of Chu troops to capture an enemy that was several times larger than himself, and thus dealt the most fatal blow to the Qin State in the official history in the Battle of Julu.

This is no longer like the ability of an ordinary mortal, but more like a kind of metaphysics.

At this time, Xiang Yu exerted his overlord-like leadership ability and was ready to lead the Chu army to a desperate fight.

It can even be said that Xiang Yu at this time was in a much better situation than he was in the official history.

The difference in the military strength of Xiang Yu in the official history was even greater, and the Qin State also had many strong cities.

But now Xiang Yu, at least had 20,000 Chu troops, while Ying Wei's Qin army only had 20,000.

In addition, there was no strategic location to defend in Sanghai, which was why Xiang Yu dared to fight.

The 20,000 troops were divided into four routes according to Xiang Yu's instructions. (To read the novel, go to Fulu Novel Network!)

No one knew whether he would be the one to be encircled and suppressed by the Qin Army.

Xiang Yu began to march quickly. He knew very well that his encouragement to the Chu Army at this time was just a temporary courage, so there must be no failure, and even no confrontation.

As long as the Qin Army blocked their first wave of attacks, the morale of the Chu Army would definitely plummet, and their own defeat would not be far away.

All he could do was to seize Sanghai and kill the dog emperor in one fell swoop!

Xiang Yu also walked at night with the possibility that he would be intercepted by the Qin army.

But in the early morning, when he arrived at the place agreed with the other three armies, he was surprised to find that the entire army was intact.

This... is simply too muchIt went a little smoother, as if the Qin army didn't know about their actions at all, so there was no interception.

This made Xiang Yu unbelievable. Could it be that the Qin army had declined so much at this time? With the gradual retreat of the old generals, the army's combat effectiveness has now dropped to this level?

"Young Master!"

Long Ju, Zhongli Mei and Ying Bu met Xiang Yu again.

At this time, Xiang Yu felt that something was wrong and felt inexplicably irritated.

With his military ability, how could he not guess that there might be a trap here.

But Sanghai was just ahead, and he had already arrived at this place. It was impossible to stop even if he wanted to.

Stop means death. If you move forward, even if you step into a trap, there is still hope of survival.

"Young Master, don't hesitate!" []

Fan Zeng, who went on the expedition with Xiang Yu, saw the hesitation on Xiang Yu's face and persuaded him anxiously.

Xiang Yu made a decisive decision and said to Long Qie and his men: "The army is now under my command. You listen to my orders, form a formation, and move forward!"

"Yes!"

Long Qie and his men just responded.

Suddenly,

There were bursts of singing all around-

"Follow your graves, cut down your branches, and if you don't see a gentleman, you will be as hungry as a tune!"

The singing was melodious and came from far away.

Although it seemed that the singing was out of tune when it was sung by a group of men, it was in the Chu dialect and tune.

For a moment, hearing this hometown song, many Chu soldiers were moved and resentful in their hearts.

They suddenly thought of their wives at home.

Wasn't it that their actions this time abandoned their wives, children, and parents at home?

If Qin State was enraged and implicated, wouldn’t his parents, wife and children all die under the Qin State’s butcher knife?

For a moment, the Chu army was filled with grief, and some people felt so uncomfortable that the bronze swords in their hands fell to the ground, and they even wanted to kneel down and surrender. .