In Shouchun City, Zhou Yin’s county magistrate’s mansion has now become the General’s Mansion of Xiangzhuang.

On the screen north of the hall, there is a simple version of the "Military Topographic Map" sketched by Xiangzhuang hanging at this moment. Of course, in the past few days, Xiangzhuang has modified the map based on the information provided by nearby mountain villagers. At least the mountains, rivers and sieges near Shouchun have been marked out, and the directions are almost the same.

Looking at the map near Shouchun, Xiangzhuang fell into long-term contemplation.

Although the first encirclement and suppression of the Han army has been shattered, the second encirclement and suppression of the Han army will definitely be far better than the first. Not only will the troops be more powerful, but the commander who leads the troops will definitely be more difficult. It is probably not easy for the Chu army to smash the second encirclement and suppression of the Han army, at least the fire attack will definitely not work.

Fire attack cannot be done, so what about the flood? Xiang Zhuang's heart suddenly moved slightly.

Not far north of Shouchun is the Huai River. Although it is winter now, the water volume of Huai River is still abundant. More importantly, the terrain of Shouchun is obviously low, and it is located in a low-lying area. After touching her bearded chin, a strange coldness suddenly popped up in Xiang Zhuang's eyes. Maybe she could really sing a good show of flooding the Han army!

Xiang Zhuang immediately put his head on the map and began to evaluate the feasibility of the flooding strategy.

At this moment, the sound of rapid footsteps suddenly sounded outside the hall. When he heard the sound, he turned around and saw Wu She and Qin Yu had already walked in together.

Before he could see the ceremony, Wu She said hurriedly: "General, there are many young and strong people coming to join the army today!"

Jiujiang County and even the former Jiujiang Kingdom belonged to the land of Chu, so most of the people in Jiujiang were concerned about the old Chu. Even though Zhou Yin, the governor of Jiujiang County, had rebelled against Chu and surrendered to Han, many powerful people still turned to Chu. After Xiangzhuang's remnants captured Shouchun, there were constant gentry and powerful people, and young and strong men came to join the army. In the past few days, no less than two thousand people had gathered.

The three thousand remaining troops have now expanded into five thousand army again!

This is the result of Xiang Zhuang insisting on not being too scarce than being too arrogant, and insisting on being young and strong. If the standards are lowered, all the weak or older and younger males will be recruited into the army. Now there are probably more than 8,000 people. However, even if the two thousand young and strong people are strictly screened, they will not be of great use in a short period of time. At most, they can only strengthen their momentum.

Moreover, too many soldiers may not be all good, and too many soldiers means that the logistics pressure will be greatly increased!

More than 5,000 people in the entire army had to open their mouths to eat. How much food should they eat in a day? However, the Chu army is fighting alone and has no solid foundation at all. With the food stored in Shouchun City, they can still deal with it in a short time. Once the time is long, Xiangzhuang will be troubled by the supply of military rations.

Xiang Zhuang nodded and asked Qin Yu again: "Qin Ji, where are you?"

Qin Yu bowed and reported: "Reported to the general, the young woman has recruited more than a hundred female soldiers, and they are all strong young women, at least they will not drag down the speed of the army when marching."

Recruiting a female soldier was specially advised by Xiang Zhuang. Of course, this was not to solve the sexual needs of the Chu army soldiers. After all, there were only a hundred or ten female soldiers, and it was impossible to solve the physiological needs of more than 5,000 strong men. This female soldier was designed to undertake some miscellaneous tasks that men were not good at, such as men’s misfortune, such as sewing, saving lives and helping the wounded.

Of course, Xiangzhuang recruited female soldiers mainly to take care of Yu Ji.

Although Yu Ji is a burden at this stage, in the future, she is likely to become a big helper for Xiang Zhuang to disturb the old subordinates of Chu. After all, after Xiang Yu became the overlord, he did not enthrone the queen. Yu Ji was just Xiang Yu's singing girl in name, and even Ji's concubine was not. But everyone knows that Yu Ji is Xiang Yu's most beloved woman!

"Very good. This general officially appointed you as the chief of the personal guards. These female soldiers will be under your command. The main task is to protect Mrs. Yu's safety." Xiang Zhuang directly promoted Yu Ji to his wife. After saying that, he turned to look at Wu She and asked, "Sir, have Wei Liao talked to you in the past few days?"

"The General was almost forgot if he didn't mention it." Wu She slapped his forehead and said, "Before defeating Fan Kuai, Wei Liao had told him that defeating Fan Kuai is not difficult, but Liu Bang's command is full of powerful generals and counselors are like rain. Therefore, even if the General defeated Fan Kuai, he could not fundamentally reverse the unfavorable situation faced by Chu."

"Listen, sir, listen." Xiang Zhuang smiled, "He has such a unique view and a sharp vision, and he also says that he is not Wei Liao, who believes it? Do you believe it, sir?"

"I don't believe it." Wu She also shook her head.

Xiang Zhuang smiled slightly and said, "It seems that Wei Liao really feels that our State of Chu has no hope."

Wu She nodded, and the expression on her face became solemn. She immediately said worriedly: "General, do you think our Great Chu really have hope?"

Xiang Zhuang was silent when he heard this. To be honest, he didn't know if there was still hope in Chu State.

Today, the Chu State seems to have ended its limits. All the eight counties in Jiangbei have been lost. The two counties in Jiangdong are afraid that they will be in danger. Xiang Yu, as the spiritual pillar of the Chu army, has probably been dead for a long time. Looking at the Han State, there is no need to mention Liu Bang's own abilities. Xiao He, Zhang Liang, and Chen Ping are all cruel people, not to mention Han Xin, the best friend!

In short, with the five thousand remaining troops under Xiang Zhuang, it is harder to revive the Great Chu than to ascend to the sky!

However, does Xiang Zhuang still have a choice? Surrender can only be a search for death. Persevere or a way out. After all, Liu Bang's camp is not a solid piece. Although Han Xin is currently loyal to Liu Bang, as Xiang Yu dies, Chu State will die in name only, and Han Xin's mood will inevitably change.

In short, Xiang Zhuang would never give up easily until the last moment.

Xiang Zhuang's eyes gradually became more confused and firm, and eventually became extremely determined. Then he said to Wu She: "Sir, as long as we persist, Da Chu will definitely have hope. On the contrary, if we all lose hope and give up, then Da Chu will really have no hope of revival."

Wu She nodded, as if she understood, but she didn't.

At this moment, Jing Qian suddenly broke in and said quickly: "General, the disaster is happening!"

Xiang Zhuang's heart suddenly jumped and he said in a deep voice: "Jing Qian, don't panic, say slowly, what happened?"

Jing Qian took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "About half an hour ago, the scout team suddenly captured more than a dozen Han army scouts and brought back a terrible news that the king had been killed by the Guanying cavalry on the edge of the Wujiang River. Now the news has spread throughout the camp, and all the troops and the qu have already blown up their nests!"

The bombing camp!? A terrible noun suddenly appeared in Xiang Zhuang's mind.

The so-called bombing camp, also known as the alarm camp, or the camp roar, generally refers to the abnormal behavior of all officers and soldiers blindly gathering and roaring without receiving any orders from the troops. In severe cases, they may even kill each other! The bombing camp has always been deeply feared by the commanding generals of various dynasties.

In fact, bombing camps are not common and only happens in specific situations.

However, unfortunately, the Chu army is obviously equipped with the conditions for bombing the camp!

The remnants of the Chu army first experienced the defeat at Gaixia, and then ran three hundred miles to Shouchun. The nerves were in high tension along the way. The day before yesterday, they defeated Fan Kuai, and the originally tense nerves suddenly relaxed. Xiang Zhuang's original intention was to completely relieve the tense nerves of the Chu army through a few days of rest, then reshape the fighting spirit, and then forge the military spirit.

However, unfortunately, the news of Xiang Yu's death spread at this moment!

Xiang Yu has always been a living god in Chu State and a spiritual pillar of the Chu army soldiers. It is easy to imagine how much the news of Xiang Yu's death had to deal with the remnants of the Chu army. First, there was great sorrow, then great joy, and then great sorrow. Even the iron-blooded warrior with the strongest will can't stand it. No wonder the five thousand remnants exploded the camp.

These things are long, but Xiang Zhuang only had a flash of effort in his mind.

When Wu She was stunned, Xiang Zhuang made a quick decision.

"Jing Qian, you will immediately bring five hundred personal soldiers to lock the gate of the camp. If you have not obtained the general's personal order, no one is allowed to take a step out of the camp. Those who violate the order - behead!"

"Qin Ji, let your female soldier bring a horn and stand by at the gate!"

With the order from Xiangzhuang, Jing Qian and Qin Yu immediately responded to the promise and immediately took the order.

Xiang Zhuang turned around and looked at Wu She, and said, "Sir, follow me to the camp."

Wu She was just timid, and Xiang Zhuang immediately took Wu She to the Chu army camp.

As the saying goes, there is often a turning point behind the crisis. This explosion of the camp is undoubtedly an unprecedented crisis for the Chu army, but it is also a great turning point. As long as it is handled properly, the bad news of Xiang Yu's death in battle will not only fail to destroy the will of the Chu army, but may even completely solve the morale and morale issues of the Chu army!

When Xiangzhuang rushed to the Chu army camp, he found that the entire camp was completely in chaos.

Thousands of Chu soldiers were running back and forth like headless flies, and more Chu soldiers were whistling to the sky like wild animals. Many Chu soldiers were either smirking or crying with their heads. There were also a very small number of Chu soldiers taking the opportunity to cause trouble and wantonly chase and kill the robe officials who usually have grudges with them. The entire camp was in chaos!

Many people look excited, but their eyes are clearly dull.

In fact, many people's minds are blank now and they don't know what they are doing. They are just running around, roaring, killing, and bombing the camp, this is the bombing camp!

The only thing that is thankful is that the 500 personal soldiers in Xiangzhuang did not bomb the camp.

Among these five hundred people, nearly two hundred people followed Xiang Zhuang from Jiangdong all the way, and the remaining three hundred people were also repeatedly selected from the troops of Huan Chu, Ji Bu, Zhong Limei, Xiao Gongjiao, Yu Ziqi and others. They were not picky about whether it was spiritual will or loyalty to Xiang Zhuang and Chu.

When Xiangzhuang arrived at the camp, Jing Qian had already blocked the gate with 500 personal soldiers. The rioters attacked the gate several times, and the 500 personal soldiers blocked them back. If Xiangzhuang had not responded quickly and Jing Qian had performed well, once the rioters rushed out of the gate, it would be more difficult than climbing the sky to retract these rioters back to the camp.

Thank you for your blessing, these riots did not escape from the camp!

After calming down, Xiang Zhuang looked back at the dozens of female soldiers lined up behind him and ordered coldly: "Blow the trumpet!"
Chapter completed!