SFS Chapter 709: The remnants of the Qian-Chu coalition surrender
Chapter 709: The remnants of the Qian-Chu coalition surrender
Xiang Qu fell down.
He had several spears stuck in his body, knelt on one knee, held his sword in his hand, and died with his eyes open.
He was the commander-in-chief of the Chu army, but suffered from the contempt and ridicule of the Qian army. Even Gongyang Ge, who was 20 years younger than him, looked down on him and his words were full of contempt for him.
He had been angry and had his own little thoughts. In the first battle between the two cities, the Qian army was surrounded and he did not try his best to rescue them. Although he also felt a bit jealous, he didn't want to risk the lives of the Chu army.
Other Chu generals were flattered and killed by the Yan army, but Xiang Qu knew that the combat effectiveness of his Chu army was not as good as that of the Yan army or the Qian army.
If you can't beat it, you can't beat it.
Later, the Qian army retreated, and he held the defense line, but he was unable to do so, and was eventually broken by the Yan army in just one hour.
He tried, but it was no use.
He was eventually surrounded on the banks of the Han River. He refused to surrender and was defeated and killed.
Even though the Yan army treated the prisoners well, even though they would definitely not kill him after he surrendered, and might even use him and let him lead the surrendered Chu army, he was still unwilling to surrender.
He lacks ability and has done some stupid things.
But he used his final heroic act to show the world that the people of Chu were not rats from Jiangdong!
The Chu people also have the pride to rather die than surrender!
The Yan army admired the veteran general and did not abuse his body. Instead, they walked around him and continued to advance.
Pang Lei in the Chu army saw Xiang Qu die in battle from afar, and his heart was bleeding.
He knelt on one knee, saluted Xiang Qu, and said to the messenger,
"Spread the word, our army surrenders!"
"As ordered!"
The messenger gritted his teeth and struck the gong on the platform hard.
Beat the drums to march forward and sound the horns to retreat.
The sound of the gong instantly spread throughout the huge battlefield.
Then, the messenger shouted,
"The deputy commander has ordered! The entire army surrenders!"
Hearing this, the Chu army, which was still fighting to the death, lost all their spirit in an instant. They stopped fighting, sighed, and threw all the weapons in their hands to the ground.
Seeing the Chu army surrender, the more than 70,000 Qian troops inside also laid down their weapons and surrendered.
It seemed as if in an instant, the battlefield became quiet.
Shen Changgong held a telescope and saw from afar that the fighting had stopped, and then he understood what was going on.
"The Qian-Chu coalition surrendered. I wonder if the two commanders were captured alive."
"Surrender?"
Yan Fuyao's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he also looked through the telescope. He saw a road opened in the middle of the Yan army's battle formation, and the Qian-Chu coalition forces inside were lined up in a long queue, marching towards the north.
Seeing this scene, Yan Fuyao felt relieved.
"That's great! The decisive battle between the 800,000-strong Qian-Chu coalition has finally come to an end.
Our army remains invincible. After this battle, I will reward our soldiers well."
At this point, Yan Fuyao glanced at Shen Changgong and said,
"Just now you said that you didn't know whether the two coaches had surrendered. Are you worried that you would lose your bet?"
"Tsk, I'm invincible. When have I ever lost a bet? Isn't that right, Wan'er?"
Hearing this, Gongsun Wan'er, who was standing by, recalled the "painful" memories of the past and felt something was wrong in an instant.
She used to make bets with Shen Changgong frequently, and every time she lost, she would do something mortifying, like getting spanked while lying on the ground, or using a rope...
So embarrassing, so embarrassing.
Yan Fuyao looked at Gongsun Wan'er's blushing face and had no idea what she was thinking.
At this moment, the scout from the distance galloped over, came to the front of the general's platform, knelt on one knee and said,
"Your Majesty, the Qian-Chu coalition has surrendered, and the Chu commander, Xiang Qu, has been killed in battle!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Shen Changgong's eyes widened instantly.
Yan Fuyao smiled, glanced at him and said,
"It looks like someone is going to lose."
Shen Changgong immediately asked,
"What about Gong Yang Ge? Have you caught him?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, according to our inquiries to the Qian soldiers, they said that Gong Yang Ge ordered all the Qian soldiers who could swim to abandon their weapons and armor and swim south to the other side.
Gongyang Ge himself also crossed the river to the south.
They are going to Xiangyang to get supplies and then retreat back to their country."
Hearing this, Shen Changgong looked at Nanfang with a deep gaze and said,
"Gongyang Ge is a man of great talent. Letting him return to the Qian Kingdom is undoubtedly like letting a tiger return to the mountains.
It seems that we will have to continue dealing with this Gong Yang Ge in the future."
Yan Fu shook his head and said,
"Not necessarily. This time he destroyed 400,000 troops and returned home with only a few thousand men. Even if the emperor didn't kill him, he would definitely demote him. How could he possibly let him lead troops into battle again?"
Shen Changgong sighed,
"No one can say for sure, but I'm worried about leaving people like this in an enemy country.
It would be great if I could catch him and use him for my own purposes. For every shield the enemy loses, I gain a spear.
The number of captured Qian troops exceeded 100,000. If they were to be recruited, Gongyang Ge would be the best candidate.
The Chu army is good at water warfare, so I plan to use these Chu prisoners to cooperate with our soldiers to form a navy."
"Okay, you have the final say on these."
"Alas, it's such a pity. Even though I lost, someone else didn't win either."
Shen Changgong glanced at Yan Fuyao with pride.
The two men made a bet. If both coaches died or surrendered, it would not count. Only if one died and the other surrendered would the bet be considered the winner.
But now, Xiang Qu died in battle and Gongyang Ge fled, so the bet was naturally over.
They came down from the general's platform and commanded the army to receive the surrendered soldiers, return to the camp to clean up, etc.
……
Zhang Han rowed the boat leisurely, pushing away the waves.
Their three small boats drifted downstream and slowly approached the battlefield.
However, what they saw was that the battlefield had died down and become quiet.
"Oh, the enemy has surrendered, General Zhang, we're too late!"
The guard shouted.
"General Zhang, look to the south. Those enemy swimmers have all come ashore. We're too late."
Zhang Han took a look through the telescope and sighed.
"Hey, damn it, this little wreck is so slow, it can't even eat shit as fast as it's hot, damn it, I told you to hurry up, but you're rowing so slowly!
Now everything is gone, and they still say they will beat the dog when it’s down, but now the dog is on the shore.”
Suddenly, a guard pointed to the middle of the river ahead and said,
"Hey, Commander Zhang, is there someone swimming in the middle of the river over there? I can just see a few splashes. Can you take a look with the telescope?"
Hearing this, Zhang Han looked in the direction he pointed.
In the telescope, there was indeed a man in white clothes, holding a log, swimming hard towards the south.
"It's really a person."
"Marshal, what should we do? Should we go or not?"
"Go ahead. Now that we're here, we have to capture one alive. Even if it's just a small soldier, at least our trip won't be in vain."