In the south of Zhongli City, the Yue cavalry, which had lost most of its weight, did not dare to relax. After charging for half an hour, they were still sitting on their horses, breathing heavily and guarding their backs.

As expected by Ning Chu, Xiang Guan's cavalry did not pursue them after they captured the city. Taking this opportunity, they lay on their horses to trim themselves.

"Tired like... a dog that has lost its home! This is what I am doing today!" Mei Yi was about to cry but had no tears. He knew that if he set up an ambush with Cu Cu, he would block the crown for a long time. He regretted not listening to his words fully. He would never have reached this point.

"Forty thousand horses are defeated by the Chu people. According to tradition, we can't reach ten thousand people. I'm afraid..." Hua Wuhai and Yao Wuyu exchanged glances, feeling that the situation was over.

"In this battle, the Marquis of Tai helped the King of Hengshan to resist the Chu people. Wu Rui... did not send troops to help, leaving the Marquis of Tai to fight the enemy alone. Wu Rui pretended to be the leader of the Yue people at that time!" Ning Chu noticed a change in his aura.

, quickly interjected.

Mei Yi was famous and short-handed. From Fu Chu's point of view, it was much easier to control him than to control other princes. Jiujiang was a big land. Even if Mei Yi lost control of Jiujiang, the Chu people could not control Jiujiang tightly. They secretly used Mei Yi to control Jiujiang.

It would be easy to act in the name of Containment and disrupt the Chu State, and then to accumulate power.

"Wu Rui!" Mei Rong gritted his teeth and cursed angrily, "In order to protect Hengshan, I not only faced Chu alone, but also Zou Wuzhu, Zou Yao and others persuaded him to attack Chu, but he didn't care. How can it be unreasonable!"

"Alas, my heart is cold and I have let down the Marquis of Tai."

Ning Chu took advantage of the situation and sighed, secretly shocked that Mei Rong, who was weak in power, could be so powerful.

Pengcheng is in the central and northern part of Chu State, and the two Zu family are in the south of Chu State. However, Chu State and its neighboring countries have no heavy cities and dangerous passes to defend. If it is true as Mei Wei said, the two Zu family members are enough to send troops to advance into Chu land. At this moment, Chu State

The country still needs to mobilize troops when domestic difficulties arise.

While thinking, I couldn't help but think of Ziying. Everything that happened now seems to have originated from the envoys of the Qin State making trouble in the Chu State... The whole body was affected by this, and I couldn't help but look at the men I met in the six cities at that time with admiration.

"Although this plan is clever, it is also to help my king. If Chu Yue is injured in both directions, it will be the time when I, the Chu Yue, will appear again." The Chu Yue was secretly happy.

"The Hetraditional Leader has probably been defeated. If we go west to Hengshan Kingdom today, we will definitely have Wu Rui give us an excuse!"

Mei Yan's mind was made up, so he turned his horse's head and headed west.

It was dark, and the tired group stumbled and walked too slowly.

Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves suddenly started in front, and a dark outline swayed up and down.

"This...Xiang Guan has blocked our army's retreat?!" Mei Yi exclaimed.

The entire group was so devastated that they could no longer fight.

Ning Chu held the reins tightly and was ready to escape alone.

Yao Wuyu and Hua Wuyu gritted their teeth and stepped forward, "I and others will go to meet the enemy. Your Majesty will take a separate road to the west!"

Without waiting for Mei Kai's order, the two men shouted for death and headed straight to the west with their remaining soldiers.

Mei Yi narrowed his eyes and sighed, his body motionless.

"Marquis Tai cannot stay here for a long time!" Fu Chu said anxiously.

"Where is there to escape? If you want to kill, kill him. I haven't fought with the Chu soldiers yet, and tonight I will avenge the undeclared king." Mei Yi blinked his eyes lightly, looking forward to death.

Holding the cud quietly, he finally made up his mind and wanted to lead his horse to escape. However, he saw that the two sides were not fighting. The two commanders rushed here with "enemy troops".

"It's too late, Hua Wuhai has surrendered to the enemy?" Fu Chu guessed, but did not dare to say it directly.

As the arrivals gradually progressed, the leader of the "enemy army" turned his head and smiled at Mei Yuan, "Tsk, tsk, Taihou is easy to find. However, I guessed it right. At this time, Zhongli must have returned to the Chu people. Zhongli has not yet arrived.

That’s really great advice.”

Mei Yi's face twitched, "Your Excellency, you are as annoying as ever!"

The one who came was Xunwu.

When the two armies met, the soldiers finally lit the torches in their hands with peace of mind. Seeing that the place was full of Yue people, their fear suddenly disappeared and their minds were at ease.

"Tai Hou Miao Zan, the king knows that there is a war here, and specially sent me to come to help." Xu Wu adjusted his helmet and said with a smile.

Mei Rong could tell that the armor was from the Qin Dynasty, and he felt disgusted when he thought of Ziying, "Don't talk nonsense, I am fighting for the King of Hengshan, not the King of Hengshan who is helping me!"

"The words of Marquis Tai make sense~"

Xu Wu was too lazy to argue with Mei Yi. The purpose of this trip was just to protect Mei Yi from death. The survival or loss of Jiujiang had nothing to do with him. According to Wu Rui's wishes, the two men would stay in Jiujiang for a long time to disrupt the Chu army.

Lang comes and goes.

Mei Tuo refused to give up, "According to what I have seen, your army only has more than ten thousand troops. How can you confront Xiang Guan?!"

"When dealing with the enemy, focus on planning, not strength. By midnight, Xiang Guan will be defeated." Xu Wu wrote lightly.

Mei Yi suddenly felt insulted, "If this is the case, Zhongli will be handed over to your Excellency. I will lead my soldiers to help the traditional leaders."

"Tai Hou, no." Xu Wu rode his horse to stop Mei Rong, who was losing his temper, and said with a smile, "Tai Hou's soldiers were defeated in the battle, and they should seek revenge. Tai Hou only needs to lead his troops to surround Zhongli, and I will leave the rest of the matter to you.

That’s all.”

"Humph!" Mei Rong puffed up his sleeves and glared at Xu Wu, but still turned around and headed north, carrying away the smoke and dust.

Before leaving, Xiang Chu secretly glanced at Xu Wu. Wu Rui sent troops to help, and his plan was ruined.

An hour later, more than 10,000 people from Meiyi were ambushing in the south of Zhongli City. Under hatred, the way back was faster than the way out. Everyone widened their eyes and held on to the bows and arrows Xu Wu had brought in the night, dying.

Beware of the Chu army.

The Chu army at the head of the city, who had been tortured by the trap during the day, yawned repeatedly, not noticing that there was an ambush, and did not believe that Mei Yi dared to leave and come back.

If necessary, lead ten thousand people to the west of Zhongli.

Zhongli is not only the junction between Jiujiang and Chu, but also... the place where the Huaihe River flows through.

More than 10,000 people stood on both sides of the Huai River, holding hammers and shovels, with their eyes fixed on the downstream, waving their hands vigorously, chiseling rocks and digging soil.

"The people of Qin flooded the beams of Wei, and the city of Yan of Chu, Xiang Guan still can't learn a lesson. I will let the people of Chu remember the past! Dig!" Xu Wu smiled evilly.

The soldiers did not dare to be negligent and hammered down hard.

The broad Huai River is gradually dug into a small tributary, slowly flowing towards Zhongli...

The more people sweated, the branch road became deeper and the water became stronger.

"Commander, your Majesty only ordered us to rescue Mei Yuan, but did not ask us to retreat from the enemy." During the work, the soldiers asked while digging.

"Although we can retreat the enemy by doing this, Zhongli's people will suffer. The people will suffer, which may not be good for the king's name."

Xu Wu jumped into it and started digging with the soldiers. He chuckled and said, "Mei Yuan did it all tonight. What does it have to do with Hengshan Mountain?"

Everyone suddenly understood what he meant, and their original expressions of pity gradually turned into evil smiles, and they increased their strength in their hands.

In the city, Xiang Guan was sleeping on the spot next to his war horse.

The scenes during the day echoed repeatedly in front of my eyes, the soldiers who tore their flesh and blood, the soldiers who were seriously injured and died of blood loss, the horses that wiped the ground in a frenzy and died, the subordinates who were impaled in the trap...

Every time he thought of a place, the battle-hardened commander had the urge to vomit. He had killed countless people in the past three years and had not felt this way for a long time.

You must lie down with your mount as if you were killing someone for the first time, in order to soothe your uneasy mind.

"Mei Yi...swear to kill Mei Yi tomorrow..."

Xiang Guan was chanting, and for some reason the sound of water flowing in his ears appeared. He thought it was the waves of the Huai River and didn't pay attention to it. The gurgling water can also make it easier to fall asleep.

The sound of running water and the smell of the horse made Ning Guan relax and gradually lose consciousness.

I don't know how much time passed, but Xiang Guan felt the ground shaking. He struggled to open his sleepy eyes and saw his subordinates appearing in front of him with a look of fear.

"What's the matter?!" Xiang Guan said with anger.

"Something bad is going on. The Huai River has been dug by others and is rushing straight towards Zhongli! The west gate has been broken and the Huai River is pouring in!" his subordinates shouted.

"Mei Rong! Mei Rong really dares to go and come back!" Xiang Guan shook his head and stood up, "Give me the order, go out of the city and run south to kill the enemy!"

Just as his subordinates were about to leave, Xiang Guan suddenly realized something was wrong, "Wait a minute! Mei Yi has been defeated in the daytime. There must be a trick on his return this time, and he will leave the city from the north!"

"Take orders!"

In less than half a moment, all the well-trained Chu cavalry gathered, opened the north gate and fled.

Necklace with bloodshot eyes was the first to be rushed out of the city.

Sigh——

Amidst the neat sound of horse hooves, a sound that made Chu Jun's heart tremble again sounded.

Xiang Guan couldn't believe it. He lowered his head and looked at the horse's hoof. The long tip of the caltrop had penetrated into the horse's shoe and pierced the skin.

"Again?!"

Xiang Guan roared loudly, and before the horse went crazy, he jumped behind it. The army all stopped, and under the illumination of torches, they stared at the leader's horse, which was mutilated and died.

Not only was he heartbroken for his love for the horse, Xiang Guan couldn't figure out when the ambush here was set, and it was clear that it was not there yet.

Mei Yi fled south, there shouldn't be any more of this thing!

In the night ahead, Ren Ni led hundreds of knights to cover their mouths and laugh.

"Dare you chase and kill me? I will make you suffer today!"

"Mr. Ren has great insight and knows that Chu soldiers will leave the city again in the north." The knight flattered.

Ren Ni smiled and said nothing. If he had not been unable to row to the south bank of the Huai River, he would have ambushed him both north and south of Zhongli.

"Xiang Guan! I'm here!" Ren Ni opened his hands and put them to his mouth and shouted.

Xiang Guanqi's face was pale, but he did not dare to catch up, "Return to the city quickly! Escape from the south!"

The rear turned to the front and entered the city. The Huaihe River was overflowing in the city. Xiang Guan was impatient, but the cavalry moved slowly.

Before Xiang Guan could get angry, the soldiers at the rear shouted, "Commander, all the people in the city are fleeing to avoid the water."

"No matter what they do, if they dare to stop the Chu soldiers, kill them!"

"Take orders!"

The people of Zhongli, who were carrying children in their arms and wearing coils, collided with the Chu army inadvertently, swung their halberds, and lay down in the flowing water.

The family members were grieving, hugging the corpse and crying. It had been beheaded by the people at the rear.

The horse trampled on the corpse and galloped to the south of Zhongli City.

The army all took a breath, lowered their heads and panted.
Chapter completed!