Chapter 453: The clouds and fog gradually dispersed
Chapter 453 The clouds gradually dispersed
Chapter 452: The clouds gradually dispersed
Xiang Yu didn’t care about the life and death of the people, why did Qin Hao care?
No, it seems that he really cares. Otherwise, how could Qin Hao send troops to rescue the victims at such a critical moment?
Hey, when can I be like Xiang Yu and my teacher? But if I really reach the state of "seeing all the people in the world as ants", I'm afraid I will become a real loner, right? Qin Hao thought secretly.
With this thought, Qin Hao quickly shook his head. After getting rid of the distracting thoughts in his mind, he ordered: "Send the order, and the entire army will immediately break camp and send troops to form a pass."
“No!”
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Three days ago, Xiang Yu was the Yellow Turban Governor of Jingzhou with an army of 400,000.
But three days later, Xiang Yu's 400,000-strong army was not only wiped out, but was also chased by Qin Hao for hundreds of miles and fled to Guangcheng Pass.
This also fulfills the saying, things in the world are impermanent.
Guangcheng Pass is located in the rear area of the Yellow Turban forces, and Xiang Yu has never received news of the Han army's invasion, so when he saw the Yellow Turban flag hanging on top of the city, Xiang Yu prepared to enter the city without much thought.
Shi Lan felt a little uneasy about entering the pass, and said to Xiang Yu nervously: "Shao Yu, I feel like something is wrong in my heart, why don't I go somewhere else?"
Shi Lan knew there was a trap ahead and wanted to persuade Xiang Yu not to enter Guangcheng Pass, but she couldn't find any good excuse. After all, she couldn't explain how she knew.
At this time, Shi Lan felt the most conflicted. She knew that Qin Hao would not fulfill his promise to her, but she had to help Qin Hao for the sake of the people in the world.
Shi Lan didn’t want Xiang Yu to die, but if Xiang Yu didn’t die, the world would be uncertain, so she was extremely conflicted.
Shi Lan looked at her lover beside her. Shi Lan felt extremely desperate. What should I do?
Xiang Yu did not notice anything strange about the beauty around him. Instead, he had an almost pathological self-confidence on his face and said:
"It's okay. After entering the pass, as long as we can hold on until Qin Hao retreats, we can reorganize our army in the coming year, and we will definitely defeat Qin Hao by then."
Xiang Yu is still unwilling to admit that he lost, and has made up his mind to form another strong army to defeat Qin Hao, even if he disobeys Zhang Jiao's orders and squeezes the people.
Now in Xiang Yu's heart, there is nothing more important than defeating Qin Hao. Defeating Qin Hao has even become his obsession, and he will do whatever it takes to accomplish this goal.
"I didn't lose, how could I, Xiang Yu, lose? Qin Hao, just wait, the contest between us is not over yet."
Xiang Yu himself didn’t realize that he was so crazy now that he was a little abnormal.
Looking at Xiang Yu with a ferocious expression, Shi Lan felt extremely miserable.
Shi Lan originally wanted to tell Xiang Yu the truth so that Xiang Yu could save his life, but he didn't expect that Xiang Yu would become more serious.
If Xiang Yu was still alive, more people would die because of Xiang Yu's madness, so Shi Lan did not say anything in the end.
"Maybe it's a good thing to die like this." Shi Lan thought to herself. She had completely despaired of Xiang Yu, and she also planned to die with Xiang Yu.
Shi Lan did not tell the whole story, so Xiang Yu led the army into Guanzhong smoothly.
As soon as more than 4,000 troops entered the pass, the gate of Guangcheng Pass was immediately closed, and then the surrounding area was immediately surrounded by archers.
In an instant, thousands of arrows were fired, and nearly half of Xiang Yu's men were killed or injured in an instant.
Of the four thousand soldiers, three thousand were the best of the best who had survived an ambush on all sides. After experiencing a short period of discomfort, the nearly two thousand remnants of the army reacted quickly, and immediately formed a formation with shields to protect the general and defend themselves.
The Yellow Turban soldiers hoped that Xiang Yu could take command and lead them out of this predicament, but Xiang Yu in the center of the circular formation did not step forward to take command at the first time.
Xiang Yu never expected to be ambushed in Guangcheng Pass, so when he saw this scene, he was completely confused.
If Yu Ziqi hadn't helped block the arrows, I'm afraid Xiang Yu would have been hit by several arrows long ago.
As the rear area, Guangcheng Pass was silently occupied by the Han army and ambushed him so accurately. No matter how stupid Xiang Yu was, he could guess that there must be a traitor inside.
At this thought, Xiang Yu looked up to the sky and let out a roar, shouting: "Who, who betrayed me?"
Shi Lan's heart trembled and she opened her mouth, but in the end she didn't say anything. At this moment, Shan Xiongxin appeared at the gate.
Xiang Yu's pupils shrank immediately, and then he gnashed his teeth and cursed: "Shan Xiongxin, you capricious villain, I, Xiang Yu, am so blind that I believed you, a disloyal and unjust person."
Xiang Yu thought that Shan Xiongxin saw that the situation was not good, so he surrendered to the Han Dynasty again. He did not think about pretending to surrender at all.
There was no fear or guilt in Shan Xiongxin's eyes. Instead, he looked directly into Xiang Yu's eyes and said calmly: "General Xiang is serious. Shan has never surrendered, so why would he betray him?"
Xiang Yu froze for an instant and never surrendered? What does it mean to never surrender?
Did Shan Xiongxin pretend to surrender from beginning to end?
This is not because Xiang Yu is not smart enough. It is probably difficult for anyone to believe that Qin Hao would personally cooperate with Shan Xiongxin to fake a surrender regardless of his status as a general.
This level of non-compliance with the rules has completely broken the laws of war.
Xiang Yu couldn't figure it out. If it was really a fake surrender, how could Qin Hao have the confidence to ensure his own safety?
There are too many variables.
But if it wasn't for a false surrender, how could Shan Xiongxin betray himself again after already betraying Qin Hao?
The more Xiang Yu thought about it, the more confused his mind became. Such intricate logical relationships had already exceeded his brain capacity.
At this time, Xiang Yu missed Guo Jia very much and hoped that someone could help him analyze it. This kind of analysis was really not his strength.
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If Shan Xiongxin really pretended to surrender, then the distribution map of Han troops he presented before must be fake. So which part of the Han army has been fighting with him?
The more Xiang Yu thought about it, the more his head hurt. He had already vaguely realized that he seemed to have fallen into Qin Hao's carefully crafted trap from the beginning, and Qin Hao's real target may not be himself.
Even himself is not Qin Hao’s target, so the answer is naturally self-evident.
At this time, Xiang Yu somehow remembered the letter written by Zhang Liang and burned by him.
"Xiang Yu, if you don't listen to me, you will become a sinner for the ages."
Sinner? Zhang Liang, did you notice something, so are you reminding me?
Xiang Yu felt extremely bitter in his heart. He finally paid for his arrogance, but the price was unbearable.
What Xiang Yu regrets most now is that he did not read the letter. If he had, it might have been a different situation.
Xiang Yu actually had more than one chance to turn things around, but he missed them all because of his arrogance. The current situation he was in was entirely his own suicide. Who can blame him?
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