Upon hearing this, Xiang Qu couldn't help but laugh heartily.
Black Mountain is an isolated mountain with no water source in the surrounding area.
Meng Wu must not have known the terrain of Chu, which is why he misjudged the direction and fled towards Black Mountain.
"Hahaha! He's already in a desperate situation! Come with me to hunt down Meng Wu!"
This would be a tremendous achievement. Meng Wu held a high position in the Qin state, and capturing or killing him would certainly be a great accomplishment.
Xiang Qu fought his way to the valley of Black Mountain, but then stopped and didn't go any further.
"Something's not right!" Xiang Qu's sixth sense told him that danger was imminent.
"Don't make a sound... retreat!"
It's too quiet here. Their army came to Black Mountain, but there wasn't a single bird in the forest. That means there's an ambush here!
Just as they were slowly making their way out of the valley, the entire Qin army appeared on the mountaintop. Meng Wu stood atop the mountain and roared, "Xiang Qu! Today is your death day!"
"kill!"
In an instant, the soldiers on the mountain threw down all the rolling stones and logs, and tens of thousands of people fired arrows at the same time!
The Chu army was instantly engulfed in the valley, while Xiang Qu, under the protection of his personal guards, tried to escape the valley.
Just as he reached the foot of the mountain, Lu Li led an army of 100,000 to block the valley entrance. With wolves in front and tigers behind, Xiang Qu was in dire straits.
"General! We will escort you to fight your way out!" said Xiang Qu's personal guard.
Two hundred thousand troops! Thirty thousand were slaughtered by Meng Wu, leaving only seventeen thousand!
They had no choice but to fight to the death, otherwise, once Meng Wu's army caught up, they would all die here!
"Brothers, fight the Qin army to the death! Fight your way out!!!"
The two sides clashed instantly, and the Chu army, in its desperate situation, unexpectedly unleashed its fighting spirit and broke through the Qin army's defenses.
Lu Li narrowed his eyes. He absolutely could not let Xiang Qu leave here alive, otherwise it would be difficult to lure him out again once he escaped back to Gushi.
He shouted, "I am Lu Li of the Great Qin Dynasty, Xiang Qu, don't run!"
Xiang Qu raised an eyebrow. Lu Li!!!
His position in the Qin state was second only to the king, and he was the most valued strategist of the King of Qin. If we could capture him, we could turn the tide of the battle today!
"Turn the horses around and charge back!"
At this point, Xiang Qu had completely lost his mind. If he went back like this, the reputation of his Xiang family would be ruined.
However, if Lu Li were captured, they could turn the tide of battle and the Qin army would certainly not dare to attack Chu again. Such a huge benefit was something Xiang Qu could not resist.
He took the lead and ran towards Lu Li's direction.
When Lu Li saw Xiang Qu return, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid that Xiang Qu wouldn't come!
"Lu Li, you brat, take this!"
Xiang Qu lived up to his reputation as a brave warrior; he knocked down all the soldiers blocking Lu Li's path and fought his way to Lu Li's side.
Lu Li snorted coldly, "You're courting death!"
He gripped his longsword and charged forward!
With a loud "bang," Xiang Qu was sent flying several meters away, spitting out a mouthful of blood upon landing!
He looked up at the boy in front of him, his eyes revealing shock.
Isn't he a strategist? How can he possess such martial prowess? This is clearly the strength of a peak ninth-tier warrior!
"You...cough cough cough!" Xiang Qu pointed at him, as if trying to say something.
"What do you mean, 'you'!" Lu Li sneered. He leaped up and pierced Xiang Qu's chest with a sharp sword. Bright red blood flowed from the wound.
Xiang Qu's body crashed to the ground with a thud. His eyes were wide open in his dying moments, still unable to believe it!
Lu Li sheathed his sword and shouted, "Xiang Qu is dead! Those who surrender will not be killed!!!"
When the Chu army saw that Xiang Qu was dead, they all laid down their weapons and surrendered.
At this moment, Meng Wu also arrived. When he learned that Lu Li had actually killed Xiang Qu with a single sword strike, he was almost speechless with astonishment.
"General Meng, you gather the surrendered soldiers, and I will lead the remaining troops to attack Gushi immediately!"
"Here you go!"
Meng Wu frowned. These Chu troops numbered 100,000, and he was now facing the same choice that Bai Qi had made back then.
However, he did not have Bai Qi's courage, so he could only disarm them, send troops to guard them, and wait for Lu Li's orders.
With Xiang Qu gone and only 5,000 men left to defend the city, Gushi was captured by Lu Li in less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.
After Meng Wu met with Lu Li, Meng Wu raised the question: what should be done with these 100,000 Chu soldiers?
Lu Li was also in a dilemma. Now was the critical moment to attack the Chu Kingdom. If they were left alive, something might happen, and they would also have to provide them with food.
But if we kill them all, that would be 100,000 unarmed surrendered soldiers!
After hesitating for a long time, Lu Li gritted his teeth and said, "Kill!"
As the saying goes, "One general's success is built on the bones of ten thousand!" For the sake of unifying the world, these 100,000 people had to be killed!
Meng Wu swallowed hard, then his eyes gradually hardened.
The Qin Dynasty had already destroyed the three kingdoms, and the number of people killed was far more than 100,000.
"Here you go!"
Meng Wu then used the pretext of distributing grain to lure 100,000 Chu troops to an open area where Qin troops had already laid an ambush.
One hundred thousand Chu soldiers were all killed under the rain of arrows, not a single one survived!
When the King of Chu learned of this news, he almost choked on his own breath.
Two hundred thousand troops were all wiped out, not a single one survived, and Xiang Qu was also killed in the process.
Just when he was at his wit's end, good news came again: Xiang Yan had blocked Li Xin's 300,000-strong army, and the State of Qi had already sent troops to encircle Li Xin!
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