After everyone's attempts to dissuade him failed, they still let Ying Yuan lead an army out of the city to fight.
To be honest, as an emperor, even if he leads the army in person, he can't always be the vanguard in every battle, right?
You are an emperor!
Of course, Huo Guang and others only dared to complain about these things in their hearts.
Ying Yuan went out of the city to fight, and all the generals followed him.
Seeing this, Xiang Yu frowned deeply, and suddenly felt something was wrong.
How...did he dare to go out of the city to fight?
In the last battle, both sides almost suffered heavy losses.
But in the final analysis, he was just a vanguard general, and the other party was the Emperor of Qin!
If you are a little bit sensible, you won't dare to fight in person every time, right?
Wait a minute, is there something fishy going on?
Why didn't he lead the well-rested Qin army to fight against him when it snowed heavily and the weather was freezing a few days ago?
But choose this time?
Was there something that needed to be dealt with before?
What could be the matter?
Could it be that he has been plotting a conspiracy against himself in recent days?
Thinking of this, Xiang Yu suddenly didn't dare to move forward.
If you know there is a conspiracy but still want to get involved in it, that is not bravery, that is stupidity.
Ying Yuan, standing before the generals, thrust his weapon into the ground and shouted, "Xiang Yu, come! Take my life!"
Upon hearing this, Xiang Yu frowned deeply.
Let yourself take his life?
Is this an attempt to lure the enemy deeper into our territory?
After all, throughout history, how many emperors have really wanted to die?
Not one!
As the saying goes, when something is out of the ordinary, there must be something wrong!
Moreover, looking at the Qin soldiers behind Ying Yuan, with only a limited number of troops, once they rushed in, they would probably not even make a splash!
Ying Yuan seemed to have guessed his concerns, so he said loudly in a voice that Xiang Yu, who was standing opposite him, could hear:
"Men of the three armies, listen up! If Xiang Yu attacks, you must not attack! I will fight him like a gentleman!"
Among all nations, there has always been a rule of gentlemanly warfare.
The so-called gentleman's fight is that each side of the enemy selects a soldier to fight in a one-on-one duel.
The losing party will withdraw its troops or even surrender directly.
This is the best way to prevent small conflicts from turning into big ones.
But would Xiang Yu believe it? If he believed in this so-called gentleman's war, he would be a fool.
Let’s not talk about the fact that this is not a small conflict, but a battle for national destiny.
Just based on his identity, he is not suitable to fight a gentlemanly battle with me, right?
Moreover, he deliberately spoke so loudly, just wanting me to hear it, right?
Thinking of this, Xiang Yu could no longer remain calm and said in a deep voice, "Ying Yuan, you've been cruel today! Sooner or later, I will chop you off your horse!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he ordered his soldiers to retreat.
Seeing this, Ying Yuan was completely dumbfounded.
What does it mean?
What do you mean I am cruel?
I'm ready to stand still and let you hit me, but you say I'm cruel?
Moreover, in order to show my sincerity, I have told Huo Guang and others not to act rashly.
Why did you withdraw your troops?
Why?
I really don’t understand!
"Xiang Yu, come on, I'm standing right here, come and kill me! Come on!"
Ying Yuan not only roared out loud, but also began to roar in his heart as he watched the Chu army getting farther and farther away from him.
This is bullshit.
I'm already like this, what else does he want me to do?
Do you really want me to charge into your camp alone?
However, this violates the agreement with the system.
It’s so fucking hard to die!
Ying Yuan was in tears.
Of course, this was not the first time he had experienced this situation, and soon his inner fluctuations stabilized, leaving him with only a slight sense of loss.
However, the truly heartbreaking thing is yet to come.
After the Chu army had completely withdrawn from Hangu Pass, Huo Guang and the others dismounted and came before Ying Yuan. They bowed and said one after another:
"Your Majesty is brilliant in defeating the enemy without fighting!"
"Your Majesty, you suddenly left the city today to fight, because you knew Xiang Yu wouldn't dare come?"
"Your Majesty is luring the enemy deep into your territory, and you are doing it so obviously, just to make Xiang Yu hesitate. This way, the Chu army will probably be furious."
“…”
After hearing these remarks, Ying Yuan said nothing, but just had a very stiff smile on his face.
Yes, if you say a few more words, my nose will be crooked with anger.
After experiencing several failures, Ying Yuan quickly regained his confidence.
If it doesn’t work this time, there will be next time.
It doesn't matter.
Ying Yuan, you can do it, you have to be strong.
Woohoo——
...
Chu State, Tai'an City.
Imperial Palace.
At this time, Li Yuan, who had just returned from the capital of Jin State, was standing in front of the Emperor of Chu and told him everything that had happened in Shangjing, adding fuel to the fire.
"Your Majesty, Jin has gone too far. From the very beginning, they didn't want to form an alliance with Chu.
And this time, they have gone even further and want to exploit the interests of our Chu State, while at the same time maintaining closeness with Qin State.
I have heard that Jin actually had a detailed offensive plan after the New Year, but it was delayed by the arrival of the Qin envoy. Now, they may be considering forming an alliance with Qin."
Li Yuan's words successfully aroused anger in the heart of Chu Emperor Mi Xiong.
The Emperor of Chu even overturned the table in front of him, shouting angrily over and over again: "Outrageous! Outrageous! This is betrayal! This is betrayal!"
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