The Battle of Wai Huang did not last very long. It took less than two days and two nights from the main force of the Young Marshal's Army to the successful capture of Wai Huang City and annihilated Li You's remnants. However, the fierce battle and the huge physical energy of the soldiers were consumed, but it was no less than a large-scale battle. In addition, the main force of the Young Marshal's Army in the Jiyang battlefield had been fighting continuously and rushed to Wai Huang to launch an attack without any rest. Therefore, even if he successfully won the victory, the main force of the Young Marshal's Army was still exhausted from top to bottom and needed time to rest.

Xiang Kang had always liked to show his hypocritical appearance of loving soldiers like his sons. After discovering this, Xiang Kang decisively gave up his scheduled plan to return to the army to attack Jiyang immediately, and ordered the soldiers of the Young Marshal to rest for three days outside Huangcheng, and then return to Jiyang north to reconnect with the main force of the Chu army. At the same time, he devoted all his hands to reward the three armies with good wine and meat, which brought the cheers of the Young Marshal's army and smiled happily.

Xiang Kang might regret that he did not lead the army north immediately. Three days later, on the fourth day of the seventh day of the second year of Qin II, the main force of the Young Commander Army, who planned to set off on the next day, loaded all the food, grass and weapons in the vehicle early, preparing to set off on the morning of the next day. Unexpectedly, in the evening, the sky gradually became dense and the stars and moon were gone. It started to rain heavily in the middle of the night, and it continued until the next morning. Xiang Kang felt sorry for his soldiers and adopted Zhou Zeng's suggestion and ordered the army to continue to rest, intending to wait until the rain stopped before sending troops to the north.

The result of waiting made Xiang Kang very stunned. The heavy rain fell and stopped, and it was sometimes too heavy. It was even more difficult to clear the sky for three consecutive days. On the fourth day, it was still raining continuously, and the road was soaked in continuous rain, making it difficult to move forward. Xiang Kang vaguely found something wrong and hurriedly summoned the Chinese military Chinese to discuss matters and discuss countermeasures.

"Right General, our soldiers have insufficient rain gear. Should we wait a few more days. Anyway, the general has not sent anyone to urge us to go north, and our food can still last for a while. We don't have to marching in the rain, which will add to the hardships of the soldiers."

"Wait a little longer, I won't believe it. This naiveness will really leak, and such heavy rain will keep falling."

The result of the discussion was for the sake of the soldiers in the army. Most of the generals of the young commander army thought that they should wait a few more days. Although Xiang Kang did not want countless young commander soldiers to get sick by the heavy rain, he had a vague premonition in his heart. He always felt that such continuous heavy rain was not a good sign. So after thinking about it, although Xiang Kang did not decide to go north immediately in the rain, he still sent a messenger to contact the main force to understand the current situation of the main force. At the same time, he asked the soldiers to buy raincoats and straw hats and other rain gear around the outer yellow, so that they could march in the rain if necessary.

The continuous heavy rain not only made Xiang Kang feel uneasy, but also made Xiang Kang feel quite depressed. In order to understand the boredom, on the afternoon of that day, Xiang Kang took advantage of the rain and temporarily turned low. He wore a straw raincoat to lead a team of personal soldiers to patrol the camp to understand the current situation in the army. Unexpectedly, when inspecting Zhou Shujun's camp, Xiang Kang accidentally saw from afar that two women actually entered Zhou Shujun's military tent with bamboo umbrellas. In amazement, Xiang Kang blurted out: "Woman? How could there be women in our army?"

"Right General, you are so noble that you forget everything." Xu Ji, the captain of the personal soldiers next to him, smiled and said, "You forgot that you personally agreed to let General Zhou bring the two Wei women he knew into our army, and sent someone to deliver a car to them."

It was still Xu Ji reminded that Xiang Kang, who had forgotten all this matter, remembered that there was something like this and couldn't help but smile: "Yes, there is something like this. I'm still wondering, Uncle Zhou, who has thick eyebrows and big eyes, could also betray the revolution and bring the woman to the army without hesitation."

Having become interested and bored, Xiang Kang simply took his personal soldiers to the door of Uncle Zhou's military tent. He saw it directly without letting the guards pass it. Another glance saw a middle-aged woman dressed in plain clothes chattering in front of Uncle Zhou, but Uncle Zhou was full of embarrassment. Before Xiang Kang could hear what the middle-aged woman said, Uncle Zhou suddenly saw Xiang Kang and hurriedly stood up and asked, "Right General, why are you here?"

"I'm so idle, come and have a walk." Xiang Kang answered in a flash, and asked curiously: "General Zhou, are these two women from the Wei royal family members you mentioned?"

"Go back to the right general, yes." Uncle Zhou nodded and quickly introduced to Xiang Kang: "Right general, this is Wei Ma, the former friend of the last general in Linji. This is her daughter, Miss Bo. Wei Ma, Niece Bo, may you see the right general of our Chu State?"

Wei and her daughter knew some etiquette, and immediately bowed to Xiang Kangying together and saluted respectfully. As a result, it was at this time that Xiang Kang could see clearly what Wei Mother looked like. She was nearly forty years old and had a pretty good appearance, but she was very smart and capable. She looked like a middle-aged woman who was not easy to mess with. When she saw the appearance of Wei Mother, Xiang Kang, who had not met the Yu sisters for a long time, felt moved again. It turned out that Wei Mother's daughter was actually a pretty girl with a very charming appearance. Although her appearance was not as good as that of the Yu sisters, she also had clear eyebrows and red lips and white teeth. It was rare to see it among the people.

Fortunately, although Xiang Kang's level of scumbag is one of the best in this era, his self-control is still pretty good. Even though he was slightly shaken, he did not show any appearance of a pig. He just smiled and said to Wei's mother and daughter: "You don't have to be too polite, get up, Wei's mother, are you still used to living in our army?"

"Right General, the little girl came for this." Wei Ma was not polite, and said aggrievedly: "It rains heavily every day, and the ground of the tent where the little girl and her daughter lived had long been soaked. She could only sleep on the wooden shelf. The little girl came to ask General Zhou to ask us to arrange a residence for our mother and daughter in the city. He didn't dare to make this decision and never agreed."

"This woman is so powerful. No matter how old she is, she is definitely a square dance organizer. Uncle Zhou is only friends with you, and she doesn't care about you. She just arranges a residence in the army to take care of you and drink. She is even more eager to get more and more."

Xiang Kang murmured in his heart, but there was no dissatisfaction on his face. He just smiled and said, "My Wei, don't blame General Zhou for not helping you. It's because I have the order that no one except the army guarding the city will be allowed to enter the city. Besides, the battle a few days ago burned the city hardly. There are not even a few decent houses in the city now. Even if General Zhou wants to arrange a residence for you in the city, he can't find a decent place, so you should feel wronged."

When Wei Ma was disappointed when she heard this, she begged: "Right General, can you arrange a bed for us and sleep on a wooden shelf with a few hardwood nails, it's so uncomfortable."

"My Wei." Uncle Zhou couldn't bear it anymore and said, "The bed in our right general's tent was not collapsed, and he was sleeping on wooden racks."

"The Right General is also sleeping on the wooden rack?" Wei Ma was a little unbelievable and said, "General Right, how can you be so wronged by a noble person like you? If you want a bed, do you want to open your mouth casually, how much do you want?"

"I'm used to it." Xiang Kang smiled and said casually: "Well, I still have a few furs there. I'll ask someone to send them to you later, so that you can rest in the evening more comfortably."

When Wei Mama heard this, she hurriedly thanked Xiang Kang for a long time. Then, she was still sensible and said goodbye and left. She led her daughter back to the account and waited for Xiang Kang to send someone to deliver the fur. Xiang Kang and Uncle Zhou did not try to keep her. Unexpectedly, after Wei Mama left the military account, she suddenly quickly returned to Xiang Kang and Uncle Zhou to salute, and said in a sincere tone: "Right General, Uncle Zhou, thank you. In fact, the little girl doesn't like to pay attention to it. If it is inconvenient for you, you don't have to take special care of the little girl and mother."

After quickly finishing his words, Wei Ma's beautiful daughter saluted Xiang Kang and Uncle Zhou again, and then turned around and went out quickly.

It was only after Wei Mama's daughter left that Uncle Zhou said to Xiang Kang with apologetic expression: "General Right, I'm really sorry, I'm causing trouble for you again. If I had known that Wei Mama was so difficult to serve, I shouldn't have taken her in Jiyang."

"A small matter." Xiang Kang smiled and asked curiously: "General Zhou, who is this Wei Ma? Why have you taken care of her so much? She is still greedy?"

"She is really just my old friend." Uncle Zhou was afraid that Xiang Kang would misunderstand, so he hurriedly explained: "But she is indeed the royal family of our Wei Kingdom. The man died in Jiangdong again, helpless. My family has been from Wei for generations. Thinking of the relationship between the royal family of Wei Kingdom, he saw that she was pitiful, so he took her in."

"General Zhou is indeed a kind gentleman." Xiang Kang smiled and added another sentence in his heart, thinking: "If it were me, it would be fine to take in and take care of her, but she had to send her pretty pretty daughter to repay her first, and she would help me cover my feet at night or something."

After sitting down and continuing to talk a few gossips, Xiang Kang casually brought the topic to the current battlefield situation and said, "General Zhou, today we will discuss matters. Everyone advised me to stay in Huang for a few more days and wait until the rain stops before advancing. I did not object. But I was always worried. If you said that if we don't hurry north to meet the main force, will our main force be in Puyang be in any danger?"

"I'm not hiding the Right General, the last general is actually a little nervous." Uncle Zhou said: "Although our main force has won consecutive victories, Zhang Han has forced everyone to defend Puyang to death. But I have always been suspicious in my heart that Zhang Han's daily man will stick to Puyang and not come out. I'm afraid that Zhang Han's daily man will not be able to fight back. If a fighter appears, it is absolutely impossible to rule out that Zhang Han's daily man is like in Xiangben, which is like a surprise soldier, and then catches our main man off guard."

"This is Zhang Han's specialty." Xiang Kang nodded and said, "Will our long-term delay in Huang outside due to heavy rain, will the main force fall into danger? Should we march in the rain and withdraw back to Puyang as soon as possible to help the main force?"

Uncle Zhou did not answer immediately, and after a while, he said, "Right General, don't blame the general for being rude. If you are sure to control the decisions of the General and let the General obey your words, then we don't have to hesitate. No matter how hard you work, you should return to Puyang as soon as possible. If you don't have this confidence in the Right General, then we don't have to do this, because even if our army returns to Puyang, it will not play a decisive role."

It was Xiang Kang's turn to remain silent. After a while, Xiang Kang sighed and said, "General Zhou would not say such things if he had not really thought about me. Yes, he was not sure to convince his uncle to adopt my suggestion. Even if our more than 20,000 troops returned to Puyang immediately, they would not play a decisive role. On the contrary, they might be implicated by the main force and lose all the capital we had accumulated."

Having said that, two days later, seeing the heavy rain in the Waihuang area was still continuous, Xiang Kang, who had a great view of the overall situation, made up his mind and despite the continuous rain and muddy roads, he insisted on taking 20,000 troops back to the north and taking Jiyang to return to reinforce the main force.

The sky was indeed leaking. During the journey north, heavy rain still stopped and stopped, and there was no sign of rest. This not only caused difficulties in the main force of the Young Commander's Army to march and consumed a huge amount of physical strength, but also caused Xiang Kang himself to get cold during his return. He had a high fever just after he arrived at the south bank of the Jishui River. However, Xiang Kang did not dare to rest and was still in a ill commander of the army to build a bridge on the Jishui River where the river was soaring. At the same time, he sent someone to send the letter of surrender into Jiyang City, and persuaded the already lonely Jiyang defenders to take the initiative to put down their weapons and surrender.

On the morning of the second day after arriving at Jishui, two simple bridges were set up on the Jishui River. However, before Xiang Kang could order the army to cross the river, the envoy of the young commander who had been sent to Jiyang City to persuade the defenders to surrender, he returned to Xiang Kang in front of him crying. Not only did he bring the reply that the Jiyang defenders flatly refused to surrender, but he also brought the head of the young commander's envoy.

The two countries fight and do not kill the envoys. This is an unwritten rule since ancient times. Even if Xiang Kang sent an envoy to contact Zhang Han himself, Zhang Han had never attacked the envoys of the Young Master Army. At this time, the Jiyang defenders, who had become lonely, were so heartless. Of course, the young master army generals present were all furious and roared: "So brave, dare to kill our envoys! Cross the river and cross the river immediately! After crossing the river, attack the city and kill all the tyrannical Qin troops in the city, without leaving any one!"

As he shouted, the young generals of the young commander army were still rushing to ask Xiang Kang for orders and requested to be the vanguard to launch an attack on Jiyang City. However, Xiang Kang, whose cheeks were red, was dizzy and very clear-headed. After thinking for a while, he said, "Everyone, have you not noticed this strange? Although Jiyang is more than a hundred miles away from Puyang, the violent Qin army in the city cannot know that Zhang Han's husband cannot send troops to reinforce them. Li You has been wiped out and they are already isolated and have no help. In this case, how could they dare to behead our envoys and deliberately anger us? Are they not afraid that we will break through Jiyang and kill them without leaving them?"

The young generals were stunned and realized that something was wrong. Then Chao Zhi asked in confusion: "General Right, so do you suspect that the tyrannical Qin army in Jiyang wanted to deliberately anger us and lure us to cross the Ji River as soon as possible?"

"The enemy situation is unknown, and we have lost contact with the main force again. We must be careful." Xiang Kangqiang said in a spirit: "And it is not that easy for us to capture Jiyang now. After heavy rains for several days, our bows and strings have been soaked by water vapor. We cannot shoot bows and arrows. We can only rely on ants to attack the city. It is very difficult to break the city smoothly. Once we have been attacking Jiyang for a long time, there will be a sudden change in the battlefield, and it will definitely be difficult for us to prevent it."

Chao Zhi nodded and asked again: "What should we do?"

"Don't cross the river for the time being, guard the bridge first, send more people to the north to inquire about our main force, and then..." Xiang Kang, who was so groggy that he had not finished speaking, had his eyes red from burning, suddenly his head tilted and he knew nothing.

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When Xiang Kang woke up, he found that he had returned to the military tent, laying on a temporary bed, covered with two thick furs. After Xiang Kang moved again, a crisp woman's voice came into his ears, "Wake up, wake up! General Xu, General Xu, right general wake up!"

Xu Ji, who was sitting by the ground stove, jumped up and came to check Xiang Kang's situation. He first touched Xiang Kang's forehead and asked about Xiang Kang's situation. After confirming that Xiang Kang had woken up, he quickly sent someone to notify the young generals of the army. Then Xiang Kang discovered that Wei's daughter, who had once met him, was also in the tent, and brought a bowl of hot soup, scooped it with spoon, and carefully blew it cool, and fed him water with the help of Xu Ji.

Her mouth was so thirsty that it was not until after drinking more than half of the bowl of boiling water that Xiang Kang asked hoarsely: "Miss Bo, why are you here?"

"It was Uncle Zhou who asked me to come." Wei Ma's daughter's pink cheeks were slightly red, and she said, "Uncle Zhou said you are sick and the girl is more careful in taking care of people, so she asked me to help take care of you."

"Thank you for your hard work." Xiang Kang nodded slightly and asked again: "When is it now?"

"Right General, it's almost three times." Xu Ji rushed to answer, and said impatiently: "Right General, we have contacted the general's main force. Fortunately, you didn't let us cross the river, and our main force is no longer in Puyang."

"Our main force is no longer in Puyang?" Xiang Kang was shocked and asked hurriedly: "Then where did our main force go?"

Before Xu Ji's answer, Chen Ping, Xiang Guan, and the young marshals such as Zhou Shu had already arrived in front of Xiang Kang and asked Xiang Kang about his physical condition. Xiang Kang answered casually and asked quickly: "We are in contact with the main force? What is the specific situation?"

"Right General, that's it." Chen Ping replied: "It was the messenger sent by the General to contact us. In fact, four days ago, because of the heavy rain, he could not continue to launch a tough battle. The General had already given up attacking Puyang and led our main force south to take down Dingtao and establish a Jishui defense line. When the weather improves, he will find a way to annihilate Zhang Han's main force. In addition, the General also asked us to move to Dingtao as soon as possible to meet his main force."

"Four days ago?" Xiang Kang heard that the situation was wrong and asked hurriedly: "Why did my uncle evacuate Puyang four days ago? His messenger contacted us today?"

"The road to contact us was strictly blocked by the tyrannical Qin army in Jiyang. Our messenger could not go to Jiyang and went south directly." Chen Ping replied: "I had to take a detour to Wanhuan and go south from Wanhuan. When I arrived at Waihuang, I realized that we had already gone north and chased us again. In addition, the road was difficult to walk, so it was delayed."

Xiang Kang was speechless. After careful calculation, Xiang Kang found that something was wrong and hurriedly ordered: "Hurry, I'll order the generals of all battalions of the army to advance eastward tomorrow morning to Dingtao and meet our main force."

"Brother, you are so sick, please rest for two more days." Xiang Guan advised: "If you ask about it, I will explain it to you."

"You can't rest." Xiang Kangqiang said with a spirit: "Dingtao is on the south bank of the Jishui River. If our army wants to attack the city, we must first pass the Jishui River. Now the Jishui River has risen again, and it is difficult to cross the river. If Zhang Hanfu catches this fighter and launches a surprise attack, our main force will be in danger. We can't delay any more. We must advance east immediately and go over to reinforce and support our uncle."

Note: The heavy rain in the Central Plains in July of the second year of Qin II was not fabricated by the author. According to "Records of the Grand Historian", it was raining heavily and there were no stars in March!
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