chapter 324. real death and fake death
Danyang City.
In the temporary general's mansion, Qu Gai invited all the generals of the Chu army in Danyang City, which might be their last large-scale gathering.
In addition to explaining to the generals why they temporarily withdraw troops that day, another reason is to boost morale.
After all, they really don’t have much food left.
Logically speaking, the Qin army should have less food than them, so why can the Qin army continue to support it?
After thinking about it, Qu Gai understood that the Qin army must have preyed on the elixir fish in the elixir water to satisfy their hunger.
Although it was a banquet, the atmosphere was a bit solemn.
No one blames the veteran General Qu Bei.
Who is the old general?
That is the clear stream among the clear stream, a model of moral imperfection.
Just as everyone was frowning, because the food and grass were not revealed, a howling broke the silence in the house.
"Report~" Then, a soldier rushed into the house with excitement on his face.
"Report to the old general, I came to report to the Ma Ma, the entire Qin army was covered in plain clothes, and it seemed that someone had passed away and was wailing everywhere."
The whole army is plain?
If an ordinary soldier dies, there is no need to make such a big fuss. In this way, is the chief general of the Qin army dead?
Qu Gai was shocked.
I don't know if this news is true or false.
If it is true, the Chu army can take this opportunity to attack the enemy camp and annihilate the Qin army besieging Danyang City in one fell swoop.
If it is fake - you have to be cautious - Qu Gai fell into silence, and he couldn't figure it out.
What a big deal to die, it is not a single thing to ignore. Since someone has spread it, it will definitely not be groundless.
"Does the veteran general think this matter is credible?"
Someone asked.
Qu Gai shook his head: "If this general dies, what should you do if you are stationed in Danyang City?"
Zheng Hou Chou said: "There will be no funeral!"
It hit the nail on the head.
The reason why the Qin army did not dare to attack the city at this time was that it was taboo to conquer General Qu Gai, who was good at fighting in the city. If an old general was guarding him, he would win over 100,000 powerful soldiers.
If you learn the news of the death of the old general, you will not be anxious?
Qu Gai looked fierce and nodded, would the Qin army not know the truth that even these subordinates knew?
Then why did the Qin army be afraid that others would not know that someone in the camp died, and mourn it with great fanfare?
It was nothing more than trying to get the Chu army to be trapped.
Zheng Houchou gasped again and said calmly: "Old General, I heard that the Qin people always value love and righteousness, especially the deceased."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, if the Qin people die, they will definitely die as soon as possible. This is a respect for the dead. For many years, the Qin people have maintained this tradition."
"But now is wartime, how can we clearly identify the true and false, false, false, and true?"
If this news is true, they would be smart and choose not to believe it. It would be too late to regret it when the other generals of the Qin army came to take over.
"The old general, seeing that it is true, may as well go and have a look in the name of condolences."
Pang Houchou suggested again.
Someone sneered: "Our army went to mourn the chief general of the Qin army. Haha, we people wished he died soon, so how could we feel like we were in the mood to mourn?"
"It's not bad either, just like the veteran General Qu Gai and Zhao Yun, Ying Ji is both an enemy and a confidant."
Qu Gai thought for a while and nodded, "What General Pang said, we cannot determine a person's life and death based on our own subjective reactions, nor can we easily decide the victory of a battle. However, it is obviously not very convenient for this general to go."
To be honest, Qu Bei was to save the face of Chu.
Pang Houchou immediately rushed to say, "Since the old general cannot go, then the subordinates will take the military doctor to go."
"Okay, then General Pang will go and inquire. It is necessary to find out clearly. This matter is related to the lives of the soldiers of our three armies."
"Don't worry, the veteran general."
He left as soon as he said that, Pang Houchou took off his armor, put on plain clothes, and then asked the military doctors in the army to disguise themselves and headed to the Qin army camp.
For some reason, the Qin army camp was very strict at this time, and even many troops besieging Danyang City were transferred back to the camp.
Zheng Houchou carefully observed that the garrison troops in front of the camp gate increased by more than twice.
The carriage and horses came rippling, but they were stopped by the guards when they arrived at the door.
"Who dares to trek into the Qin army camp?
Are you tired of living?"
Pang Hou Chou slowly walked off the carriage and bowed, "I'll report it to you, so I'll say that the envoy of Chu came to pay my respects to the general of Qin."
The Chu envoy came to pay his condolences?
Damn, you are funny! "Come here, take these people down to pay tribute to General Yingji's spirit in heaven."
Winning?
Upon hearing this news, Pang Houchou finally understood. No wonder the entire army was wearing mourning clothes. It turned out that the Qin army was the chief general.
The guards in front of the door seemed to attribute the cause of the death of the chief general to the Chu people such as Pang Hou Chou.
So as soon as they revealed their identity, countless Qin soldiers drew their swords from all directions and rushed out to chop them over to the ground.
Oh no! I forgot to think clearly before coming out. In the grief of the Qin army, it is very likely that they would kill people because of resentment in their hearts.
What should I do?
"stop!"
But at this moment, a cheerful scolding sounded, and the Qin soldiers seemed to hear the shouts of the King of Hell, respectfully.
Pang Hou Chou was shocked and sweated in a cold sweat. Looking up, he saw Zhao Yun with beautiful eyes. Although he was still wearing armor, he had a white cloth tied to his head.
"General Zhao, it's me, Pang Hou is so ugly. I came here to pay my respects to General Yingji on the order of General Qu Gai."
Zhao Yun pretended to be shocked, and then asked in a fury, "How did you know that General Ying Ji, the one who died in the army?"
Pang Houchou intentionally or unintentionally pointed his eyes at the guards who had just spoken.
Zhao Yun was furious, pointed at the people, and snorted coldly: "The bastard actually leaked the secrets of the Qin army. Go to the army supervisor to take 30 military sticks!"
If such a major secret is leaked, it would not be an exaggeration to behead the Chu army eight times. Why did the Qin army punish so lightly?
After being lifted, Pang Hou Chou sighed with relief. He asked tentatively: "General Zhao, the Qin army's handling of the leak of secrets in the soldiers is very different from that of the Chu army."
Zhao Yun said sinisterly: "If it weren't for the fear of disturbing General Yingji's spirit in the sky, I would have to kill them today to stabilize the morale of the army."
Huh! So that's it.
This sentence successfully made Yang Houchou relax again.
"General Pang, our Qin army is mourning today. If the Chu army comes to deliver the war letter, it's better to come back another day."
Zhao Yun's tone was not kind. If Zheng Hou Chou dared to speak toughly, he could not guarantee whether Zhao Yun would stab him to death with one shot.
Chapter completed!