Chapter 235 Li Xin comes out of the cage! Shameless!
Looking around the battlefield, Xiang Lang, who was trapped on the horse trail in Nancheng, was desperate.
The descendants of the Xiang family stationed in Xiangcheng are all elites, and they are all members of the Xiang clan, and they are all related by blood.
Their defense of Xiangcheng is not only to defend the country, but also to protect the family!
Children of the Xiang family are among the best in terms of fighting ability and fighting will.
If the city can be defended, the soldiers and horses in the city are enough to withstand the siege of hundreds of thousands of Qin troops for several months.
But now, the city wall was broken and Xiang Yan's brother died in the battle.
How could the Xiang family's children withstand more than ten times the enemy's attack by fighting alone in the city?
What makes Xiang Lang even more shocked is that so far in the battle, the Qin army has not persuaded them to surrender even once!
A horrifying thought couldn't help but pop up. The Qin army intended to massacre the Xiang family! ! !
But is it necessary for the Xiang family to end up with the whole family dying for the sake of Chu?
Swallowing with difficulty, Xiang Lang shouted in a hissing voice: "Xiang Feng, the children of the Speed Clan will protect our children from escaping from Dongcheng!"
"My troops will wait for you!"
Xiang Feng looked at Xiang Lang in disbelief: "Uncle Lang, this is Xiangcheng, our home!"
"How can we escape?!"
Xiang Lang grabbed Xiang Feng's collar and shouted angrily: "Every family, every family!"
"For the sake of family, can we just sit back and watch the clan members die in vain?"
"The place where the clan members gather is home. , As long as the tribesmen are still there, our home will be anywhere.”
“But if all the tribesmen are killed or injured, what if we defend Xiangcheng?”
Xiang Feng. He looked at Xiang Lang blankly: "But, uncle..."
Xiang Lang pushed Xiang Feng away: "Don't give in. If you don't leave, all of my Xiang family may be buried here!"
"Remember, after leaving the city, let all the young men pretend to be defeated and disperse. To the surrounding villages, they can even sneak into the old Wei land, but they must not be allowed to go to Shouchun, let alone find the patriarch."
"Let all women, children and old people go to Shouchun City immediately to find the king and complain. Your Majesty asks for help!”
Xiang Lang knew very well that even if Xiangcheng was the Xiang family’s residence, the fall of the city would be a serious crime.
The Xiang family had to suffer miserably and miserably in order to gain the tolerance of King Chu Han.
Xiang Lang also knew that it was impossible for the young and strong disciples who fled in all directions to escape from the sight of all parties, but Xiang Lang had no intention of further hiding their traces.
Because only by letting the various clans know that the Xiang clan still has a large number of clansmen who can fight, they will still maintain their fear of the Xiang clan, instead of jumping on them like hyenas and biting them when they see the Xiang clan weakening. Xiang's flesh and blood!
Xiang Feng opened his mouth to say something.
But in the end, Xiang Feng didn’t say anything, he just held his hands deeply: “Uncle, take care!”
Looking back, Xiang Feng shouted in a deep voice: “Let’s go!”
A thousand of Xiang's descendants retreated and quickly returned to Xiang's mansion while Xiang Cang's infantry was still blocking the Qin army.
With no time to gather things, they only brought the living people and the gold. Xiang Feng's troops protected the Xiang family's women, children, old and young and rushed towards the relatively weak Dongcheng.
Watching the tribesmen fleeing from a distance, Xiang Lang smiled softly, then turned to look at Su Jiao again, and shouted angrily: "Tribesmen, you and I will still be relatives in the next life!"
" Fight to the death! "
The county soldiers did not have the consciousness to die for the survival of the Xiang family.
But in the bloody battle, the county soldiers were almost exhausted.
The family soldiers and servants also had no consciousness of dying for the survival of the Xiang family.
But when Xiang Feng fled, he took not only the Xiang clan members with him, but also his family members and servants.
In order for their families to survive, all the soldiers who stayed in Xiangcheng risked their lives and shouted in unison:
"Fight to the death!!!"
When people are no longer afraid of death, what else can stop their troops?
The Xiang family's soldiers and horses fought back desperately, controlling the front line regardless of casualties. At the same time, they sent out as many of their descendants as possible to reinforce Dongcheng and clear the way for the clan members to escape.
Looking at the Xiang clan members fleeing towards Dongcheng, Ying Chengyu frowned.
He hopes to destroy the Xiang family.
But how much price did the Qin army have to pay for this?
A scout galloped over on horseback and reported in a deep voice: "Commander, I humbly tortured the captured descendants of the Xiang family."
"According to his revelations, Xiang Cang, the younger brother of Chu general Xiang Yan, had just led the cavalry. Rushing into battle, his life and death are unknown. "
"Xiang Yan's eldest son went with the army, and his other descendants are all in Shouchun, not in the city."
Ying Chengmulu was surprised: "Xiang Yan. The descendants of Yan are all in Shouchun?”
This kind of behavior is very common in Da Qin. After all, the monarchy in Da Qin is much higher than that of the nobles.
But it was very rare in Chu State. The King of Chu did not have that much power to order generals with noble backgrounds to leave their families in Shouchun.
Xiang Yan’s children are all in Shouchun. The only possibility is that Xiang Yan took the initiative to send all the children under the nose of the King of Chu to appease the King of Chu!
The scout nodded and said: "This is the result of humble torture."
Ying Chengyu sighed softly: "What a pity."
Looking at those who fled towards the East City again. Ying Cheng, a member of the Xiang clan, pondered in his heart.
Looking forward from the downstream of history, Xiang occupied a huge chapter in the troubled times of the late Qin Dynasty.
It seems that as long as Xiang Liang, Xiang Yu and others are killed, many wars in the troubled times of the late Qin Dynasty can be calmed in advance.
But if you stand now and look back, Xiang?
Just a small clan.
Which of the three clans, Qu, Jing, and Zhao, poses a far greater threat than the Xiang clan.
It was the Qin army that killed the Qu, Jing, and Zhao tribes and moved the Qu, Jing, and Zhao tribes to settle in Xianyang City. This gave the Xiang family the opportunity to show off their evil deeds.
If Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu could be killed easily, Ying Chengyu would be happy to do it.
But if a large number of Qin troops were killed in order to weaken a mere Xiang clan, this would shake Ying Chengyu's overall strategic plan?
The Xiang family is not worthy!
After pondering for a long time, Ying Chengyu suppressed the emotions in his heart and ordered in a deep voice: "The whole army retreats and gives way to Dongcheng."
The Qin troops inside the city and those outside the east city all retreated, leaving enough room for the Xiang family to withdraw.
The Xiang family’s children were in disbelief at first, but then they felt ecstatic in their hearts.
Who is willing to die if he can live?
Suppressing the impulse and waiting for all the old, weak, women and children in the clan to leave the city, the Xiang family's children in the city also quickly evacuated towards the east city.
Ying Chengyu gave the order again: "Order! The troops from the west attack the formation!"
"Jiang Ming, Su Jiao, and Li Xin are surrounded on three sides and are chasing each other one after another!"
The key to the Xiang family's ability to resist the Qin army with its weak force lies in the will to fight whether it is life or death!
But when Ying Cheng is surrounded by three towers and given a way out, and the old and weak in the clan have all evacuated, and there is no reason to fight to the death, will they still be willing to die?
Su Jiao laughed loudly: "I said that the commander would not let military achievements slip away like this."
"Men, follow me and charge!" Su Jiao cheered up as he shouted. He rushed forward quickly and caught up with him.
Facing the pursuit of Su Jiao's troops, the Xiang family's children were just like other defeated soldiers. They only knew how to flee in a hurry, and it was difficult to organize a large-scale resistance!
Pursuit is always the stage where the most military achievements are gained.
After chasing all the way until the afternoon of that day, the Qin army finally returned with a full load.
"Coach!" Su Jiao excitedly bowed his hands in front of Ying Chengyu: "Our troops have captured one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one enemy heads in this battle!"
Li Xin also rode back, dismounted and handed over his hand: "Commander, our troops have captured 3,553 enemy heads!" The harvest has exceeded 10,000!
Ying Chengyu nodded happily: "Good!"
"Order! Jiang Ming's troops will clean up Xiangcheng and guard the city."
"In the future, Xiangcheng will be It will be our army’s outpost center and key to our retreat, and we must not lose anything.”
Jiang Ming solemnly held up his hands: "Wei!"
Ying Chengyu looked at Li Xin: "I need you to attack Chencheng first, then Chengfu, then Juyang, and then Cai."
"All attacks need to be completed within ten days, is it possible?"
Li Xin asked: "Only attack but not capture?"
"The commander wants to involve the Chu army's strength. Confuse the Chu army?”
Containment is never limited to a city, but can also be the entire world!
Ying Cheng smiled and nodded: "Not bad."
Li Xin suddenly handed over his hand: "Give the last general ten thousand knights, and then allocate chariots to the last general. The last general will never disgrace his orders. !"
Ying Chengyu waved his hand: "All the horses captured in Xiangcheng will be delivered to you!"
Li Xin shouted excitedly: "Thank you, General Xinzhong!"
Ying Chengyu looked at the other generals: "The rest of the troops will rest for a day."
"At sunrise tomorrow, we will continue southward with this general!"
All the captains raised their hands in unison: " Wei! "
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The Qin army began to rest, but the Xiang family members did not dare to stop for a moment.
The Xiang cavalry who followed Xiang Cang out of the city advanced at full speed.
The war horse was too tired to run, so a few of the disciples were left to guard the war horse. The remaining Xiang family children used their legs to finish the remaining distance.
As it was getting dark the next day, Xiang Qian finally saw the Chu army's flag in the distance.
Xiang Qian gasped and shouted loudly: "I am Xiang Qian, the Xiang clan!"
"Where is the leader of my Xiang clan?!"
Dozens of knights left the military formation and ran towards Xiang Qian.
A stone's throw away from Xiang Qian, the knights galloped together, fighting loudly and asked: "Can I raise a fire to identify myself?"
The Xiang family's disciples hurriedly groped for themselves. : "Who brought flints?"
"Flints are usually carried by servants, I don't have any on me!"
"Where are the torches? Who has a torch?"
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"The torches are all on the horseback!"
After working for a long time, the Xiang family finally lit a bunch of fallen leaves.
The flames extinguished not long after they ignited, but the light was enough for Dou Zhan to see Xiang Qian's figure clearly.
Hurrying over and dismounting, Douzhan quickly ran up to Xiang Qian: "Brother Qian!"
As he got closer, Douzhan was shocked to realize that Xiang Qian and the Xiang children behind him were actually there. They were all covered in blood and had lost their armor, just like a group of deserters who had returned from a great defeat!
Douzhan hurriedly handed over his water bag and exclaimed: "Brother Qian, drink some water quickly."
"What happened?"
Xiang Qian was not polite and answered. After passing through Douzhan's water bag, he took a big sip, then handed the water bag to the disciples behind him, and said in a deep voice: "Brother Zhan, please take someone to see my Xiang clan leader quickly!"
See Xiang Qian? He wanted to say that he didn't ask any questions during the battle, so he quickly ordered his family soldiers to give up their horses, personally helped Xiang Qian mount his horse, and hurried away towards the foggy Shanxi.
"Clan leader! Clan leader!"
Hearing a faintly familiar voice, Xiang Yan, who was looking through the remaining baggage in the tent, raised her head.
With his right hand subconsciously pressing the hilt of the sword, Xiang Yan stood up and asked in a deep voice: "Who is making noise in the army!"
The voice outside the military camp became clearer: " Patriarch, it’s Brother Qian!”
Xiang Yan was stunned: “Brother Qian?”
“Please come in quickly!”
After walking around the case, Xiang Yan faced the curtain and asked: "Isn't Brother Qian supposed to be in charge of the clan? Why..."
The question hadn't been finished yet, but Xiang Yan couldn't ask the next words. There is no need to ask about the exit.
With no helmet, disheveled hair, and blood all over his body, Xiang Qian staggered into the tent and shouted sadly: "Chief, Xiangcheng has fallen!"
Looking at Xiang Qian's The tragic situation, listening to Xiang Qian's lamentation, Xiang Yan felt as if she had been struck by lightning, and her eyes suddenly turned dark.
This general is still in the midst of a fierce battle with the Qin army in Wuyan Mountain.
As a result, you told this general that his hometown was stolen? !
"Shangzhu Kingdom!"
"Quickly, summon the doctor!"
Xiang Yan's soldiers hurriedly shouted, summoning the doctor.
Xiang Qian was also frightened so much that he quickly ran to Xiang Yan, hugged Xiang Yan and pinched her.
After struggling for a while, Xiang Yan just vomited out a mouthful of blood.
Opening his eyes with great effort, Xiang Yan screamed sadly: "You are shameless, you are a despicable villain!"
"I will never share the same fate with you!"
(End of this chapter)