A few days earlier than the Battle of Yingfengzhai, the war had begun outside the Great Wall, with a larger scale, with hundreds of miles of fronts, and the news of victory and failure came alternately, and some troops even lost their whereabouts and disappeared on the grasslands with wind and snow.

Chai Yue commanded more than half of the army of Da Chu, and was still struggling to face the larger enemy. But he was full of confidence and often said to his soldiers: "The enemy's food and grass will be exhausted soon. As long as he persists, Da Chu will win. Your Majesty led more than 10,000 people to defend the capital to attract enemy chiefs and create great opportunities for the outside of the border. You and I have to fight to the death."

After the enemy captured Shenxiong Pass, they collected some food and grass from Guanzhong. Chai Yue estimated that they could not hold on to this winter. If they fought one after another, they would consume faster, so they kept sending troops to put pressure on them.

That afternoon, Chai Yue welcomed a special messenger.

The Southern Army General Liu Hexiong once followed Juanhou to fight, and then transferred back to the Southern Army. The battle belonged to a certain camp of the Left Army. A few days ago, he was ordered to ambush an enemy army a hundred miles away. There was no news. He suddenly returned to the camp alone, claiming that he had brought important news and wanted to meet the Grand Sima Chai Yue immediately.

As soon as Liu Heixiong entered the central army tent, he knelt down to Chai Yue to apologize, "The last general is incompetent, and all the soldiers he has led are trapped."

"How did you come back?" Chai Yue asked. Liu Heixiong was indeed guilty, but there was no need to be punished immediately. You can wait for the war before discussing it.

"The last general was captured by the enemy and was released the day before yesterday and was entrusted to bring back a message."

There were more than a dozen generals in the central army tent, but they all looked down upon hearing this. It would be fine if they were defeated and captured, but being entrusted by the enemy was a serious crime.

"What news?" Chai Yue was also a little dissatisfied.

"I hope the Chu army will attack Shadaic City immediately, and they are willing to offer the city and accept surrender."

The generals were shocked and asked in a verbal manner, questioning, Chai Yue patted the table, ordered everyone to stop the sound, and then asked: "Who wants to offer the city to surrender? Why should surrender? Tell me in detail from beginning to end."

Liu Heixiong didn't dare to get up and knelt on the ground to tell his experience.

He led troops to ambush, but as a result, the enemy was large and there were reserve troops, he surrounded the Chu army. After a hard battle, many casualties in the Chu army were killed and injured, and all the remaining soldiers were captured alive.

Liu Heixiong thought he would die, but unexpectedly, the night before yesterday, an enemy general led a translator to visit suddenly, claiming that the gods and ghosts, the great Shanyu was unable to capture the capital in the south and defeated the Emperor of Chu. Instead, the loss was huge, and the morale of the army was unstable. Everyone wanted to end the battle soon and return to their hometown, so they were willing to offer the city to surrender. As long as the Chu army attacked, someone would open the city gate in the broken iron city.

Liu Heixiong survived the fate of a desperate situation. He didn't think too much, so he immediately agreed and left the enemy's barracks overnight and rode back to report the news.

He didn't ask too much at that time, but the questions of the Chu generals were one after another.

"Who is the general who speaks to you? What is his identity and status in the enemy?"

"Who wants to offer the city? Is it him or has an accomplice?"

"Why didn't he lead the troops directly to revolt and insist on relying on the Chu army?"

"You sure this is not a trap?"

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Liu Heixiong was blushing and could not answer any of them, "That was an alien with a strange appearance and refused to reveal his identity."

The old general Di took a step forward and clasped his fists and said, "Grand Sima, Liu Heixiong was obviously deceived by the enemy. It would be fine if he didn't know it. He also came to persuade the Chu army to enter the turmoil. His intentions were to behead him quickly and show him to the public to calm the morale of the army."

Liu Heixiong's face turned redder. He was anxious when he came back. He didn't think much about it along the way. At this time, he was forced to ask questions from everyone. He felt something was wrong and could only keep apologizing.

Chai Yue is good at making plans in advance, and the hundreds of thousands of troops can be arranged properly, without any flaws, but lacks the ability to make a quick decision. He waved his hand to stop the generals from making noise and said, "No matter what, it is always a good thing for General Liu to return safely. Even if the enemy sets a trap, it has nothing to do with General Liu. Let's do this first, the Chu army will do it steadily and send scouts to Shatter Iron City to check the situation."

The generals stopped, and Liu Heixiong apologized again. After suing him, he was confused and confused. How could he be so confused that he sent a message to the enemy without asking clearly? When he came to the tent, he had to admit that he was actually greedy for life and fearful of death. He was too scared at the time and just wanted to leave, and he didn't pay attention to what the other party said.

Three military officers came and asked in detail about the process of defeat and being captured and released. Liu Heixiong explained in detail one by one. During this period, he had to answer some questions, such as why the enemy general had not chosen him to send a message, and since he wanted to offer the city to surrender, why did he refuse to reveal his true identity, etc.

The more Liu Heixiong answered, the more he felt like a prisoner, and at the same time he felt frightened. Before the war was over, he even made mistakes. Now there was no soldier or soldier under his command, and he didn't even have a chance to make up for his achievements.

"What punishment will you receive when you go back like me?" Liu Heixiong asked carefully.

A military officer sent the pen to Liu Heixiong and asked him to sign it. Another military officer smiled and said, "We are just doing routine, regardless of anything else. General Liu doesn't need to worry. The Ministry of War will treat everyone fairly."

Liu Heixiong wrote down his name in a daze. The harder he tried, the more crooked the words he wrote. As soon as he finished writing the last stroke, the military officer immediately took away the pen and paper, as if he was afraid that he would take a look at it again.

The three military officers said goodbye, and Liu Heixiong sighed and murmured: "If I had known this, I would have been the coach honestly. Why did I have to lead the army to fight? I am not the material at all."

Liu Heixiong was depressed. Apart from the soldiers who delivered food, no one came to look for him for several hours. He ignored him and ate and fell down to sleep. He thought that he was just sending a message and did not send the Chu army into the trap. He should not be a death sentence. As long as he could live, it would be better than anything else.

He was pushed to death, turned over and sat up, and found that it was dark and someone was standing by the bed holding a candle.

"So quickly?" Liu Heixiong was shocked, thinking that he would deal with him.

"It must be fast, otherwise everything will be too late." The man said.

Liu Heixiong shook his head, feeling that the two of them were not talking about the same thing, "Your Excellency is..."

The visitor delivered the candle to his face, illuminating a demonic face in the painting.

Liu Heixiong was shocked again, sweating in a cold sweat, and almost screamed, but immediately recognized the person's identity, "Ugly King?"

"It's me." Wang Jianhuo put down the candle a little, "General Liu slept soundly."

"Nothing else... Uh, what's wrong with you?" Liu Heixiong stood up and bowed. He had no contact with the ugly king, but like everyone else, he respected the reputation of this hero very much.

"I heard you tied a letter to the enemy generals, saying that someone was going to give the Broken Iron City?"

Liu Heixiong's face turned red, "Everyone thinks this is a trap. If you think about it carefully, I also think there is a problem and I shouldn't have agreed at the beginning."

"Yes." Wang Jianhuo thought for a moment, "What will General Liu do in the future?"

"after?"

"After the war is over."

Liu Hexiong sighed sadly, "What else can you do if the defeated general is not only responsible for the crime?"

"General Liu has never thought about making up for his achievements?"

"How to make up for it? I don't have a soldier now, and the Grand Sima will not give me any more soldiers." Liu Heixiong suddenly reacted and clasped his fists and said, "The ugly king is famous all over the world for helping the poor and the needy. Liu is now in danger and rescue. Wanwang takes action to save me. I don't care about my own survival, but I just feel ashamed of the trust of Your Majesty and the court, and I have no face to return to see the old and young people at home."

Wang Jianhuo signaled Liu Heixiong to sit down, drip some wax oil, and put the candle on the small stool next to him, "I am just a prisoner in the army and can't save anyone. I can give General Liu an idea to let General Liu save himself."

"But please wake up the ugly king."

"The enemy army wants to offer the broken iron city, but the generals don't believe it. Why don't General Liu go to collect the city by himself?"

"But that's a trap."

"If it is a trap, General Liu sacrifices his life for the country and avoids all previous mistakes. What if it is not a trap? Then General Liu will make extraordinary achievements, not only to make up for the mistakes, but even to overestimate all the generals, and it is no problem to be named a marquis."

Liu Heixiong was stunned and thought for a while, "This is taking risks with his life."

Wang Jian smiled in a hurry, "If General Liu cherishes his life, he will pretend that I didn't say anything."

Wang Jianhuo picked up the candle and turned around and walked out of the tent.

"The Ugly King wait." Liu Heixiong stood up and said, "I don't care about my life, but the enemy general said that he wanted the Chu army to attack the city, so someone opened the door in the city. I went there alone, so they would not take it seriously."

"General Liu does not love his body, and there are people in the army who are willing to follow him, but this matter is not too late. The war changes rapidly. In a few days, no one knows whether the enemy will cause any changes."

"Okay, I'll go, but it's about finding soldiers..."

"General Liu will go to Grand Sima to ask for troops."

The ugly king left and the tent fell into darkness. Liu Heixiong stood alone for a while, walked out of the tent and said to the soldiers guarding outside: "Tell me, I want to see the Grand Sima."

Chai Yue quickly summoned Liu Heixiong. After listening to his plan, he pondered for a long time, and finally said, "The war is tense, and I can't distribute too many soldiers for you."

"Three thousand is enough."

"If the three thousand Chu soldiers were trapped in the Broken Iron City, it would be a big loss, with a maximum of five hundred people."

Five hundred people were a little short, and they couldn't even make a decent formation. Liu Heixiong gritted his teeth, "Five hundred is five hundred, I said that I brought a vanguard, and a large number of troops were right behind."

"Well, I can order the Chu army to move forward slowly and build momentum for General Liu."

Liu Heixiong thanked him and stopped sleeping, so he asked to lead his troops to set off immediately.

Since the great victory in Mayi City, the Chu army advanced westward, and the central army was not too far away from the broken iron.

It is not easy to find five hundred soldiers. If the Broken Iron City is a trap, there is no chance for these five hundred people to come back at all. Chai Yue promised a reward, and finally gathered five hundred people before dawn.

Liu Heixiong led his troops to set off, bringing only a small number of horses, crossed the mountain road and bypassed the enemy camp directly opposite, and did not arrive at Shaticheng until the second midnight.

After the Broken Iron City was occupied by the enemy, it was reinforcing. There were many outposts outside the city. The Chu army encountered one as soon as it went down the mountain. Liu Heixiong had long put his life and death aside and shouted first: "The Chu army has siege the city, but why don't it surrender quickly?"

There were not many enemy soldiers in the outpost. When they heard the shouts, they turned around and ran away without resisting at all.

Liu Heixiong ordered all the soldiers to light torches, deliberately stretched their formation to make it obvious that there were many people, and went straight to the Shatioxin City. All the enemy troops in several outposts along the way fled.

Finally, he arrived at the city gate, with no arrows shooting on it, but the door was not opened. Liu Heixiong shouted again: "The Chu army is here, open the door quickly."

There was no response from above. After a long time, the city gate opened and someone said in Chu language: "Is it really a Chu army?"

"I am Liu Heixiong, the vanguard of the Great Chu, and I was invited to lead the city."

The city gate opened a little more, and someone walked out, "I finally came, the broken iron city is yours. The emperor just ran away. Do you want to chase after me?" (To be continued.).

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