Chapter 248: Escape
Chapter 248 Escape
Chapter 247: Escape
After Yue Fei and other generals arrived, they emphasized the generous reward for killing Xiang Yu several times, which finally aroused the morale of the Han army, and they all swarmed towards Xiang Yu at the city gate.
Although the combat power of the original defenders was not as good as that of the Yellow Turban warriors, they were better because of their large numbers. Although the morale of the original defenders was severely damaged due to Chunyu Qiong, and their combat power dropped sharply, the Yellow Turban army was not in good condition either.
You can imagine how difficult it is for two hundred people to resist the attack of an army of 20,000. However, the city gate is only a small area, and the scope for direct confrontation between the Han army and the Han army is not large. They can barely hold on for a while.
Defense is different from offense, so Xiang Yu decisively dismounted and began to fight on foot. More than two hundred yellow turban warriors guarded in front of the city gate. Xiang Yu also guarded in front of the two hundred warriors to block as many Han troops as possible.
The person the Han soldiers wanted to kill most was Xiang Yu, but Xiang Yu came to him on his own initiative, so most of them went straight to Xiang Yu.
Hang Yu was indeed invincible, and nearly a hundred people fell under the Overlord's Halberd.
But under the heavy reward, there must be a brave man!
If they can't fight one by one, the Han army will form a group and come together.
More than ten spears were thrust at Xiang Yu at the same time, but Xiang Yu directly raised his halberd to block the ten spears. Then he drew out the sword from his waist with his left hand and slashed with all his strength.
“Click…”
The tenth-level spear broke with a sound. Xiang Yu waved his halberd, and more than a dozen heads flew out.
When Qin Zheng saw the sword in Xiang Yu's hand, his eyes suddenly lit up. He excitedly patted Qin Hao on the shoulder and said, "Fifth brother, look at the sword in Xiang Yu's hand."
Qin Hao was stunned for a moment, then looked at the sword in Xiang Yu's hand and took a breath.
“Tai’a!”
In the previous battle with Xiang Yu, Xiang Yu had used this sword, but the situation was critical at that time. Qin Hao didn't notice that the sword in Xiang Yu's hand turned out to be Wei Dao Tai'a, the fourth among the top ten famous swords.
Tai'a was once the sword of Qin Shihuang, so the Qin family also has records on it. This is why Qin Hao and Qin Zheng have never seen it, but they are both sure that it is Tai'a.
"How is this possible? Isn't Tai'a at Mr. Xun Shuang's place? How could it fall into Xiang Yu's hands?" Qin Hao asked in confusion.
“Did Mr. Xun give it to Xiang Yu?” Qin Zheng said with some uncertainty.
"Impossible." When Qin Hao heard this, he objected without hesitation: "Tai'a is the master of Confucianism, and Confucianism is the strongest supporter of the Han Dynasty. How could Tai'a be given to Xiang Yu, a rebel? "
“Did Xiang Yu **** it away forcefully?”
"possible!"
Qin Hao and Qin Zheng looked at each other and showed a smile that they understood each other.
Tai'a is the sword worn by the First Emperor. It is a relic of the ancestors, so it must be taken back.
It would be impossible for them to get it if Tai'a was with Xun Shuang, but it was different with Xiang Yu.
In addition to hatred, there is another reason why Xiang Yu cannot be let go! Qin Hao sighed secretly in his heart.
In fact, Qin Hao guessed wrong. The Tai'a in Xiang Yu's hands was not snatched from Xun Shuang, but passed down from his ancestors.
After the fall of the Qin Dynasty, Tai'a did not fall into Liu Bang's hands, but became Xiang Yu's sword.
The sword Xiang Yu used in Wujiang to commit suicide was not Tai'a, but Liu Bang mistakenly thought it was Tai'a. The real Tai'a was taken away by the descendants of the Xiang family.
On the battlefield, Xiang Yu held the Overlord Halberd in his right hand to attack, and the Tai'a Sword in his left hand to protect himself. He rushed left and right at the city gate, and no one could stop him.
Gradually, there were more and more corpses at the door, but Xiang Yu also had more and more wounds on his body, and he was getting more and more tired.
Yue Fei, Qin Qiong and other generals in the rear saw that there were fewer and fewer sandbags coming out of the city gate, and they were anxious in their hearts. At this time, Qin Hao and Qin Zheng came down from the city tower.
"If we continue like this, sooner or later the sandbags will be moved away." Qin Hao looked ahead seriously and said solemnly: "Remove all the original defenders of Hulao Pass and replace them with me, the Yanmen soldiers."
According to the way the Han army continues to fight, the sandbags must have been moved before Xiang Yu is exhausted, so the Yanmen army, which is more powerful, can only be used.
“Where is Yue Fei!” Qin Hao shouted softly. "The end is here." Yue Fei stood up and responded.
“The task of killing Xiang Yu will be left to you.” Qin Hao looked at Yue Fei and said seriously: “If Xiang Yu runs away, I will ask you.”
“No!” Yue Fei shouted.
Now was the last chance to kill Xiang Yu. Qin Hao did not dare to be careless and directly asked Yue Fei, the commander-in-chief, to save the situation.
“The crossbowmen dismount, prepare the crossbow array!”
Following Yue Fei's order, the original defenders of Hulao Pass quickly evacuated. Thousands of Yanmen soldiers armed with crossbows quickly surrounded the city gate in a semicircle.
"not good."
Xiang Yu was shocked when he saw so many crossbowmen coming, and shouted quickly: "Everyone, find a cover quickly!"
Crossbows are different from bows and arrows. Although crossbows cannot be thrown and can only be fired flatly, the power of crossbows is far greater than that of bows and arrows. Even if Xiang Yu is wearing heavy armor, he will still be greatly threatened.
“Fire the arrow!” Yue Fei shouted.
Several bows and crossbows were aimed at hundreds of people and fired at the same time, and arrows rained down like rain.
Some of the Yellow Turban warriors used the corpses of enemy soldiers or colleagues to block them, and some picked up shields on the ground to escape the disaster, but their reaction was still a step too slow. Most of them died in the arrow rain. It was those carrying sandbags from the rear who suffered the most casualties.
Yue Fei saw that Xiang Yu was not shot to death, so he continued to give the order: "Three stages of shooting, prepare, launch!"
A succession of arrows were shot out, and soon the gates of Hulao Pass were filled with arrows. Xiang Yu also hit a few arrows, but none of them were critical.
However, Yue Fei obviously has a backup plan, and he will definitely not make it easy for Xiang Yu.
A sneer flashed across the corner of Yue Fei's lips and he shouted: "Prepare the kerosene."
Let me see how you hide this time!
Xiang Yu took a deep breath. He was going to burn himself alive. There was no way to hide in such a big place!
A situation of ten deaths and no life.
At this thought, Xiang Yu couldn't help but feel a little discouraged!
“Throw it away!” Yue Fei shouted.
Dozens of cans of kerosene were thrown at the city gate, but Xiang Yu stood there blankly, indifferent.
Just when the kerosene was about to fall to the ground, a yellow scarf warrior rushed up and pushed Xiang Yu towards the city gate, but he was hit and was instantly swallowed up by the flames.
“Ah…ah…”
At the same time as the pitiful wails sounded, the warrior said with difficulty: "General Xiang...cannot die...must...live with...the wishes of...brothers...against the tyrant...kill...the faint...jun!"
"Ah..." Xiang Yu roared up to the sky, feeling extremely sad and angry in his heart.
At this moment, only a few dozen surviving Yellow Turban warriors finally emptied the sandbags at the city gate, and then forcibly opened the city gate a small crack against the rain of arrows.
“General Xiang, let’s go quickly.”
"You..." Xiang Yu's eyes were moist and he felt as if his feet were as heavy as a stone.
“Go quickly, don’t let our sacrifices be in vain!”
Xiang Yu cried for the first time since he was born, but now was not the time for him to be sad.
Xiang Yu wiped the tears from the corner of his eyes, jumped onto the snow-treading Wuzui, and when he ran out of the city gate, he turned around and roared: "Qin Hao, I, Xiang Yu, will not be a human until I kill you!"
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