On the edge of the river (Yellow River), Gao Chu had a dark face and was training the five hundred long archers of the Lufeng Camp overnight.

That day, the interception of Daokou failed. Although it was because Chen Xi's disciple Man Qiuchen was too alert, the other party rushed to attack without entering the ambush circle, but the performance of more than a dozen long archers in the Fufeng Camp still made Gao Chu feel embarrassed. He shot and killed nine of Chen Xi's disciples alone, but more than a dozen long archers did not make any contribution!

Although there are objective reasons, because the longbowman only uses a simple single longbow, and neither the accuracy nor the strength can be compared with Gao Chu's iron-tied bow, each of the dozen longbowmen shot at least three arrows, but no one hit the target. How could this make Gao Chu, the rage lieutenant?

Without saying anything, Gao Chu could only train five hundred archers to death!

It is not that you can become an excellent archer if you are tall and strong. Archers are never born, but are trained through countless extremely boring trainings! For example, in order to practice archery skills, Gao Chu wore six bronze finger condoms alone!

Amid the sound of breaking through the air, twenty archers lined up in a row, pulling their bows and shooting arrows under the moon. Their target was a row of scarecrows a hundred steps ahead. For these recruits who had only been enlisted for a few months, this level of training was indeed a bit cruel, but Gao Chu didn't care about these.

Soon, twenty archers shot all ten feathered arrows.

An archer immediately ran forward with a torch and reported the target one by one: "Target No. 1, no hit!"

Gao Chu said without saying anything, the archer whipped twice, and then he said, "How is it?"

The archer in front reported again: "Target No. 2, hit an arrow!" Gao Chu then untied the sheepskin bag on his waist and handed it over.

The archer standing in the second position quickly took the sheepskin bag, raised his neck and took a big mouthful. After that, he wiped his mouth with his sleeve and praised: "Good wine, the villain will have to make a fuss next time!"

Gao Chu groaned: "As long as you can hit five arrows, I will give you a whole bag!"

The archer became hoarse, and it was up to luck to hit two arrows. If you hit five arrows in ten, you would be a joke.

The archer's shouting in front is still intermittent: "Target No. 3 has no hit; Target No. 4 has no hit..."

There was a continuous sound of slap in the night sky. This was Gao Chu's rule. If you were shot, you could drink wine and miss it. Then wait for a whip!

Gao Chu was so excited that he suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves behind him.

When I looked back quickly, Gongsun Sui was rushing towards the side with a torch. Before the person could arrive, he arrived: "General Gao, General Gao, please return to Ao Cang as soon as possible, there is an emergency military service!"

"I understand!" Gao Chu agreed, then turned around and shouted, "Get out the team and go back to the camp!"

In Aocang City, the government office hall.

More than a dozen pine torches illuminated the entire hall as bright as daytime. Xiang Zhuang carried his hands on his back and stood in front of the screen hanging on the map without saying a word. Behind Xiang Zhuang, Wei Liao, Wu She, and Chen Xi were standing in a trembling manner. Chen Xi was really walking on thin ice at this time, because he really couldn't guess the deep thoughts of the General of Chu State.

Chen Xi was really sleepy and said that Xiang Zhuang trusted him, but he was afraid that no one would believe it, and he didn't believe it!

But if Xiang Zhuang doesn't trust him, why should he hand over the 30,000 Wei troops to his command? He didn't even give him a deputy general from Chu army to elbow him, which is even more unreasonable! As far as he knows, Xiang Ying wanted to be the chief general of the Wei army, but Xiang Zhuang refused without hesitation!

For a moment, Xiang Zhuang finally turned around: "General Chen Xi."

Chen Xi quickly raised his hand and bowed respectfully, saying respectfully: "I will be here!"

Xiang Zhuang nodded and said, "The Chu-Wei coalition forces and the rebels of various counties successively captured the cities, and their momentum was growing. It is impossible for Peng Yue, who is in Huainan. If nothing unexpected happens, Liu Bang and Peng Yue must have been on the way back! Therefore, this general decided to lead the army eastward and join forces with the rebels of Dang County to attack Liu Bang and Peng Yue together!"

After saying this, Xiang Zhuang stepped forward and hugged Chen Xi's shoulder, and said earnestly: "As for the defense of Ao Cang, Xingyang, Guangwu, Chenggao, Jingyi, and Suoyi, we will give it to the general. Your task is not light. You must be careful of Lu Ze in Sanchuan County, but also guard against the Zhao army, Yan army and Han army in Hebei across Henan to cross the river to the south."

"It is really difficult for the last general to take on this important task." Chen Xi said hurriedly, "I hope the general will take back his life."

Xiang Zhuang smiled slightly and said, "Does the general still be resentful of our army's sneak attack on Ao Cang?"

Chen Xi hurriedly said he didn't dare, and Xiang Zhuang said again: "Actually, the reason why our army successfully attacked Ao Cang the last time was because many coincidences were gathered together. If the general's disciple Hou Chang had not taken the initiative to introduce this general to Ao Cang City, if the general was not too cautious and had to go to Chenggao to inspect in person, perhaps Ao Cang was still in the hands of the general now!"

Chen Xi hurriedly said, "The General was unparalleled in wisdom and courage, the Chu Army was unstoppable, and there were military advisors and Mr. Wu She assisted. Even without any coincidences, the General could not defend Ao Cang. Therefore, I hope the General would choose another general to guard Ao Cang. The General was willing to take up the deputy position and do his best to help defend the city!"

Xiang Zhuang waved his hand and said without any doubt: "It's you."

Chen Xi didn't dare to say anything else, so he had to bow and responded.

Xiang Zhuang said again: "General, let's go back and dispatch troops to take over the defense of each city!"

"No!" Chen Xi bowed to Xiang Zhuang again, then turned around and walked out of the hall quickly.

Shortly after Chen Xi left, Xiang Ying, Huan Chu, Ji Bu, Yu Ziqi, Xiao Kai, Jing Qian, Gao Chu and other Chu generals walked into the hall hall.

Xiang Ying was also a clan general. He originally guarded Dang County with Xiang Tuo, the head of the Shangzhu Kingdom of the Great Chu County.

After Xiang Tuo was defeated by Peng Yue, he brought more than 10,000 remaining soldiers to Lu County. Xiang Ying was trapped in Dang County and Quyuyi, at the junction of Sanchuan County, and when hundreds of remaining soldiers were about to collapse, Xi Zuo suddenly brought back news that Xiang Yu had already captured Ao Cang City with his army. Xiang Ying was overjoyed and immediately rushed to Ao Cang with hundreds of remaining soldiers overnight.

However, after arriving in Ao Cang, Xiang Ying realized that it was not Xiang Yu, but Xiang Zhuang.

Moreover, the Chu army did not have 500,000, but only 5,000 people. Xiang Ying was inevitably disappointed, but since he had arrived, he didn't want to leave anymore. After all, he still had some food to eat in Ao Cang? However, Xiang Ying obviously no longer had any hope for the future of the Chu army. For him, it would be a day to be a day of peace.

"Everyone has heard it." Xiang Zhuang's eyes flashed over the generals' faces with a burning look, and he said in a deep voice, "Now everyone will return to the camp immediately, ignite their own troops, and set off overnight!"

"No!" Huan Chu and Ji Bu's generals agreed with the promise and took the order.

In the minds of Huan Chu, Ji Bu, Xiao Kai, Yu Ziqi, Jing Qian, Gao Chu, and five thousand elite soldiers, Xiang Zhuang had established absolute authority. As long as Xiang Zhuang gave an order, they would definitely obey it without fail. Xiang Ying refused to leave for a while and hesitated for a moment before asking: "Xiang Zhuang, where are we going?"

Xiang Zhuang frowned when he heard this. These generals of the Xiang clan are really troublesome. It seems that in their eyes, there is only the king Xiang Yu, and there is no general Xiang Zhuang at all! This was like this in Xiang Bo in the past, this was like this in Xiang Han later, and now Xiang Ying is still like this. Will Xiang Tuo from Lu County be like this?

Wu She on the side couldn't help but remind Xiang Ying: "General Xiang Ying, this is a military order."

"I didn't ask you again!" Xiang Ying said angrily, "I'm asking Xiang Zhuang?"

"Same thing, I don't want to say it twice!" Xiang Zhuang said coldly, "Go back and prepare!"

Xiang Ying was also furious and immediately left with a muffled groan. Xiang Zhuang treated him like this, and he had decided to meet him back.

When Xiang Ying left, Wu She said with some concern: "General, General Xiang Ying left in anger. Why are you worried that he will disobey?"

"Let him do whatever he wants." Xiang Zhuang said coldly, "If he doesn't want to go, he will die!"

To be honest, Xiang Zhuang really didn't want to take Xiang Ying with him as a burden. He was unruly and did not say that the seven or eight hundred people under his command were even more burdensome. He was the real defeated soldiers. Not only did the morale of the army be dispersed and the morale was low, but the quality of the soldiers was also extremely low. It was considered a thug to say that they were a mob!

How to march and turn to war with such a group of mobs?

Half an hour later, a group of fully armed "Han Army" slowly drove out of Aocang City.

On the top of Ao Cang City, Chen Xi stood in a solemn manner with his hands on the bush. Behind Chen Xi, dozens of heavyweight guests including Hou Chang, Zhang Chun, Man Qiuchen, etc. lined up with a serious expression.

Suddenly, Manqiuchen said, "General, are the Chu army really leaving?"

Chen Xi nodded and said in an inexplicable tone: "Yes, Chu Jun is really leaving."

"I really didn't expect that the Chu army would actually leave!" Hou Chang also said, "Xiang Zhuang's son actually handed over Ao Cang to the general. Wouldn't he be afraid that the general would turn against each other again, cut off his food route and intercept his retreat?"

"Sir, be careful!" Manqiuchen said anxiously, "The general is no longer the Ao Cang Order of the Han Dynasty, but the Shangzhu Kingdom and Sanchuan County Magistrate of the Great Wei Dynasty!"

"That's all I said." Hou Chang said embarrassedly.

Chen Xi sighed in his heart, yes, he is no longer the Ao Cang Order of the Han Dynasty, but the Shangzhu Kingdom and Sanchuan County Magistrate of the Great Wei Dynasty. Therefore, even if he is willing to turn against him again, King Liu Bang of the Han Dynasty would not accept it. You must know that Liu Bang would definitely not forgive him if he lost Ao Cang alone.

Chen Xi was speechless and said after a while: "Have Your Highness the Princess left?"

Hou Chang said strangely: "Your Highness the Princess has married Xiang Zhuang, so he naturally followed him."

Chen Xi fell into a long silence again, and several of the guests looked at each other, as if since Ao Cang lost, Chen Xi had become taciturn as if he had become a different person.
Chapter completed!