Chapter 1781 Jiang Xia returns to Chu
Chapter 1779: Jiang Xia returns to Chu
The Chu army originally had an army of 110,000. The two families fought with Sun and Huang for more than a month. Even though they had lost tens of thousands of troops, there were still 100,000 troops left.
Although Jiangxia originally had a large army of 30,000, it suffered a lot of troops due to the failure of fighting with the Chu army in the early stage. If the Wu army reinforcements had not arrived in time, they would have been wiped out long ago, and now there are only more than 20,000 troops left.
How could the Jiangxia army, which was just over 20,000, resist the 100,000 Chu army?
With Liu Xiu''s order, the 100,000 Chu troops attacked the entire line, and in just three days, the defense line of the Jiangxia army was destroyed.
Within three days later, the Chu army was in a state of unstoppable force, and defeated the five counties including Shaxian and Anlu, and half of Jiangxia had already entered the hands of the Chu army.
In the process of fighting against the Chu army, the Jiangxia army suffered heavy casualties, leaving only a few counties such as Xiling Qichun, and the troops were less than half of their peak period.
Jiangxia Prefecture, Xiling County, and in the prefect''s office, Huang Xiezheng fed medicine to his father Huang Zu, who was ill in bed.
Even Chunshenjun, one of the four princes of the Warring States Period, could not stop Jiangxia from destroying the country.
Since Huang Zu was critically ill, Huang Xie tried every means to save Jiangxia''s demise and sent envoys to all the neighboring princes for help.
There are not many forces adjacent to Jiangxia, and there are only four families in total, including Qin Hao, Sun Jian, Zhao Kuangyin, and Liu Xiu.
In addition to Liu Xiu who attacked him and Sun Jian who had withdrawn his troops, the only people who could ask for help were Qin Hao and Zhao Kuangyin.
However, the five armies of the Southern Han Dynasty attacked Qin, and three of them were in Jingzhou, so the Qin army in Jingzhou was too busy to take care of themselves, so how could they have the spare energy to rescue Jiangxia?
As for Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty, he was determined to seize the land of Jianghuai. In addition, in his eyes, Jiangxia had become a dead place. Liu Xiu was determined to win Jiangxia, and he could not get the chance to send troops to fight Liu Xiu at this time.
Even if Huang Xie was willing to cede land and survive, Zhao Kuangyin was unwilling to send troops to rescue him, so Jiang Xia was obviously facing a dead end.
"My son, what''s going on outside?" Huang Zu asked weakly.
Huang Xieqiang smiled: "Don''t worry, father, I already have a strategy, and I will definitely not let Liu Xiu take away the foundation of my Huang family."
As soon as he finished speaking, Huang Shoe, who was wearing armor, walked in with a look of panic.
Huang Tingjian was about to say something, but after Huang Xie''s eyes were about to say, he held back the words he was about to say.
"She''er, just tell me if you have any bad news. My father is not so confused that I can''t tell the form." Huang Zu said weakly.
"this…"
Huang Tingjian looked at Huang Xie. After hesitating for a moment, he smiled bitterly and said, "Tell me."
Seeing this, Huang Tingjian said truthfully: "The county magistrate of E County surrendered without fighting. The Chu army is less than fifty miles away from Xiling."
"I just knew that the situation was over, cough cough..."
As he said that, Huang Zu started coughing violently, and even coughed up blood.
"Father, father..."
Huang Xie was anxious and patted Huang Zu on the back and said bitterly: "The child is incompetent and is not Liu Xiu''s opponent, and he cannot defend the foundation of my Huang family."
"No, I don''t blame you. My father is not Liu Xiu''s opponent. Xie''er, you have done a good job. How could God help Liu and my Sun and Huang families?"
Huang Zu said with a wry smile. He never expected that the original good form would be ruined by the Japanese pirates and Shanyue.
What else can you say besides being unlucky?
"Xie''er, She''er, Jiangxia''s situation is now settled. Even if you continue to resist stubbornly, it doesn''t make much sense. It''s just a matter of increasing casualties."
Huang Zu grabbed Huang Xie and Huang She, and said with a serious look on his face: "Go away, leave Jiangxia, go to the Qin army, come back again if you have the chance to avenge your father."
Huang Xie''s face suddenly changed: "Father, aren''t you going with the child?" "You know the body of a father, and you are a father. Instead of dying from illness on the road, it is better to die on the battlefield. You don''t want to be a father to be a cowardly way of dying, right?"
"But…"
Huang Xie and Huang She wanted to refute, but they were speechless. They knew their father''s character, and dying on the battlefield was also a destination for him.
"I, Huang Zu, have been mediocre in this life and have never done anything big. I am the only proud person..."
Huang Zu gently stroked Huang Xie and Huang Qiu''s cheeks and smiled, "It''s just that you two excellent sons."
Qin Hao is not a stingy person. Even if you are the sons of princes, he can still tolerate you.
In the future, even if your father is gone, with the talents of you two, you will still occupy a high position in the Qin army. The inheritance of our Huang family will not be broken. ”
"Father."
The two brothers hugged Huang Zu together and started crying.
"Okay, stop being young, let''s go. If it''s too late, the Chu army will not be able to leave once the city is besieged."
"Take care, father, the child will definitely come back to find Liu Xiu''s thief."
Huang Xie gritted his teeth, his eyes full of hatred and determination.
In the end, Huang Xie did not defend Xiling, but led more than 10,000 Jiangxia troops, and then crossed the Yangtze River north to Zhangling County, and surrendered to Zhangling Prefect Meng Wu.
Huang Xie took away all the money and food he could bring at one time. Those who could not be taken away were burned on the spot, leaving no supplies for Liu Xiu.
The reason why Huang Xie went to Zhangling County, not Nan County, was mainly because Nan County was fighting. If he went to surrender at this time, the ten thousand troops under his command would definitely be requisitioned immediately.
Faced with the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Southern Han Dynasty and the 10,000 remaining troops of Jiangxia were simply a drop in the bucket. Even if they were all smashed into it, they would not be able to make much splash.
This ten thousand army is the last bargaining chip in the hands of the Huang Xie brothers. Of course, they hope to maximize the role of the ten thousand army so that they can win a good future for their brothers, rather than spending it on the battlefield of Nanjun as cannon fodder.
After the Huang Xie brothers led the army to withdraw from Xiling, Xiling City became an empty city, which naturally became even more impossible to stop the Chu army.
Before the Chu army entered the city, Huang Zu jumped off the city tower and fell to death on the spot, ending his life.
At this point, except for the three counties in Jiangxia County that were ceded to the Qin army from the beginning, the other 11 counties were all in the hands of Chu, and Jiangxia County had already returned to Chu.
"Report... Report to the lord, before the Huang Xie brothers defected to the Qin army, they took away all the food and weapons that could not be taken away, and the major warehouses in Xiling are now empty."
After hearing this news, Liu Xiu''s eyes suddenly became angry and he said coldly: "Damn Huang Xie, I will make him pay the price sooner or later."
"Lord, what should I do if Huang Zu''s body?"
"Although Huang Zu has been against our army, he is a grand funeral for his sake."
"No."
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(This chapter ends)