The summer chasm.

The water volume is at its highest point. After passing through the hilly valley at the junction of Chen County and Yingchuan County, the surging flood peaks from Yingshui entered the gentle and endless alluvial plain of the river.

Both sides of the ravine.

The millet that the Wei people planted hard has long been trampled down by the Chu people. The millet that had just exploded was picked before it matured, and these grains that could barely be eaten were also precious to the Chu army, which lacked sufficient logistics supplies.

In recent days, the Qin and Chu army have repeatedly fought over several floating bridges on the gulf. Generally speaking, the situation of the battle is that one side of the Chu army launched several waves of offensives, and then the Qin army relied on its advantage in geographical advantages to counterattack. After a fierce battle between the two sides, it turned into a war of attrition.

In this battle of more comprehensive national strength, the Qin army took the initiative, with two large granaries of Guanzhong, Bashu, and Jinyang troops. The sufficient supply of weapons and armor made by the Qin army could not hurt any damage even if it suffered a first or second defeat.

The Chu army was not the case. Xiang Yu, who was used to relying on plunder rather than production, had a far less sense of internal political governance than the battlefield. After handing over the power of governing the country to Xiang Tuo, the Chu State experienced the Second World War of the Conquest of Yan and the siege of Yingbu. After these wars, the little foundation that the Chu State had finally accumulated gradually consumed.

In a stalemate situation.

The Chu army could not afford to wait. In order to defeat the main force of the Qin army in front of him, Xiang Yu decided to use the three thousand clan warriors as the vanguard, swim across the chasm at night, and then suddenly launch an attack.

Swimming.

For those living in the Jiangdong Water Network area, it is an indispensable life skill just like a man riding a horse on the northern grassland.

Among the main forces of the Chu army under Xiang Yu, nearly half of them were from Jiangdong. Among these children, Wuzhong County and Kuaiji County were the most brave. These French people who lived on the banks of the waters in the south of the Yangtze River have been flamboyant and upright. It was normal for them to draw their swords with anger and splatter their blood for five steps.

To put it in detail, most of Xiang Yu's personality inherited the temper of the foreign people, because his mother was a woman from the foreign tribe.

The Fan tribe lived in the hilly and mountainous areas of Kuaiji County and Wuzhong County for generations. They had broken hair and tattoos, practiced martial arts and warfare. They lived a life of "farming rice, soup, fish" and "fire and plowing water". When Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu's uncle and nephew raised their troops from Jiangdong, there were many Fan tribes and people from Shanyue in the uprising army that crossed the river to attack Qin. This is also the reason why Xiang Yu's troops were brave and good at fighting.

However, as time went by, the British people in the Chu army gradually replaced by the people of the Central Plains in the north. The continuation of this situation also made the Chu army's combat effectiveness no longer the same as before.

After reoccupying Jiangdong, Xiang Yu learned from his mistakes and summoned three thousand warriors from Jiangdong. The addition of this new force also gave Xiang Yu new hope to defeat the "arrogant" Qin army.

July 4th.

The moon is bright and the stars are sparse, and the faint crescent moon hangs high in the sky of the night. Everything in the four fields is shrouded in the night, as if it is hiding in the Jisan tent.

That night, some debris brought from Yingshui Mountains floated from south to north on the river surface of the gulf, either half-cut wood or a few floating objects that made people unable to distinguish what it was. With the help of the night and the cover of floating objects, the warriors of the Chu army began their special performance.

The Chu general who led this French army was Wuyu, the most brave young warrior in the French tribe. Wuyu was born in the largest tribe of the French tribe. This tribe lived in the mountains upstream of Kuaiji County for many years. He mainly made a living by hunting and picking wild fruits, fishing and hunting.

Wuyu's water nature is also the best among the many people. He could go down fiercely and quietly poke out of the water surface for a while before he could breathe in a breath. For him, a small gap was like a small river. Wuyu didn't even appear on the water surface, but quietly approached the west bank of the gap.

On the west coast.

The Qin army's wandering watches were patrolling the river bank back and forth. The Chu army generals and soldiers have also learned a lot of the ability of the Chu army to fight water these days. The wandering watches, who had been instructed by the generals and the school, were patrolling the river bank line of the confrontation between the two armies alternately.

The lit torches will illuminate a section of the river bank every quarter of an hour. Under such strict patrols, the time for the foreigners to hide is less and less. For every foreigner who attempts to launch a sneak attack after swimming, if they want to avoid being discovered, they must hide their figure below the water when the Qin army scouts arrive.

At the same time, in order not to be discovered early by the Qin army patrol, the movements of the foreigners on the water should be as light as possible, and it is best not to create big ripples.

Wuyu didn't have much concern about this.

He not only had confidence in himself, but also in the water nature of the foreign army under his command. These foreigners had fought with dragons in the rivers in the south of the Yangtze River, and their abilities in the water were the same as those of the Huns on horseback.

"Squeak, guqa--!"

When night was midnight, a few summer frog cries sounded in the quiet night sky. The Qin army, who was patrolling, led the team to stop, with a puzzled look on their faces. However, after listening for a while, the old Qin man from Guanzhong finally chose to believe in his experience.

Smelling frogs in summer.

This is a very normal phenomenon.

A few days ago, frogs cried at night near the Ganggu from time to time, but they were not as dense as tonight. Perhaps because the weather was too hot, even the frog could not stand the loneliness and ran out to find his spouse while the night was cool. With this in mind, the Qin army, who was over thirty years old, could not help but think of his wife and children far away in Linxia.

"After fighting this battle and making another contribution, you will be qualified to apply for a 15th-level title. When you return to the village, you can still become a county magistrate. No matter how bad you are, you can take your family to Hexi. The land is vast and sparsely populated. I heard that there are large fertile land that no one cultivates--!"

Amid the cool breeze and the uninterrupted croaking of frogs, the Qin army kept thinking, but unknowingly ignored the danger from the dark shadow of the gulf.

The key to success in hunting lies in patience and careful observation. As an experienced hunter, Wuyu is waiting for one companion after another to swim from Hedong to Hexi. When the shadows close to the river bank are lined with the dark heads of Chu generals, Wuyu's eyes show a ray of desire and fanaticism.
Chapter completed!