The next day, the front line of the Chu army, the meeting hall.
At this time, all the generals gathered together. Mao Yi came back with the king's edict. He did not intend to waste time. After issuing the edict, he said directly: "Today, Chen Ba surrendered to the enemy and treason, and has been beheaded in public. In accordance with the king's order, the army will I have full authority to make the decision."
After hearing this, people were shocked at first. Then, the former deputy general stood up and said seriously: "General Chen is very loyal. He has always vowed to fight to the death with the Qin army. How could he surrender to the enemy and treason?"
"Bold!" Mao Yi was furious and glared: "General Hu! Are you questioning the king's edict? Chen Ba's crime has been verified by the king's court. The evidence is conclusive. It was the order given by the king himself! Do you want to resist the edict? Don’t obey!?”
"This, I don't dare." General Hu swallowed his saliva and had no choice but to retreat.
"Hmph." Mao Yi snorted coldly, glared at him again, and then stretched out his hand to Han Gao on the side and said: "Master Han Gao, I believe you all know him. What the king said in the imperial edict is very clear. This time, I am also subject to The king ordered me to come and supervise the army."
"Master Han." All the generals clasped their fists and saluted.
"No need to be too polite, no need to be too polite." Han Gao waved his hand, and then sighed: "Oh, no one could have imagined that such a thing happened. Some people, seemingly loyal and loyal, keep saying they want to fight for the country, but in fact , but secretly conspired with the King of Qin, really deceiving the superiors and concealing the truth."
After saying this, he added: "From now on, I hope to live and die together with the generals, advance and retreat together, and serve the country together. Even if we die on the battlefield, there is nothing to fear! At the very least, we have fulfilled our duties! "
What he said was so high-sounding that for a moment, all the generals of the Chu army were shocked and stood in awe of him.
Next, as the commander-in-chief, Mao Yi began to make certain defense changes for the Chuzhou garrison. He first transferred deputy general Hu to the north gate, and then transferred other Chen Ba's former confidants to the east and west gates.
I, with all my heart and soul, personally guarded the south gate.
On the surface, there is no problem with his transfer, because the four gates of Chuzhou do need generals to garrison them.
After the generals received the order, they did not have any doubts and followed the order one after another.
After everyone left, only Mao Yi and Han Gao were left in the hall. The former also showed a smile and said: "Master Han, now we are waiting for King Qin's order."
"Yes." Han Gao nodded, not forgetting to sigh: "Oh, Chuzhou is here, what can we do if we don't surrender? With just this small force? It's not a dead end. In the end, everyone has to follow Why bother if your body is broken into pieces? As the saying goes, he who knows the current affairs is a hero."
"What you said is absolutely true." Mao Yi quickly agreed.
The alienation plan was successful, and the news that the Chu army was taken over by Mao Yi and Han Gao has reached Xiao Yuan. Now, all it takes is a letter to open the south gate, but Xiao Yuan is not in a hurry.
What he needs is not only to enter the city, but also to quickly break through the Chu Palace and destroy Chu in one battle.
Therefore, during the military discussion, he made a detailed plan. When night fell, he would quietly enter the city with elite troops and attack the Chu palace. When the Chu imperial army did not react, he would capture the palace in one fell swoop.
This is the safest way, because if Han Gao is allowed to open the city during the day, there will be a lot of noise, which will inevitably cause unrest in Chuzhou, and the palace guards will be alert.
The plan was directly finalized by him, that night, at the south gate of Chuzhou.
When Chen Ba was here, it could be said that there were one post every three steps and one sentry every five steps at the top of the city, but today, there are not many soldiers.
On the plain outside the city, the Qin army had already gathered, and it was so dark that they could not be counted.
Not long after, at Xiao Yuan's signal, the torch lit up and began to swing left and right.
Soon, a torch was raised on the top of the city and waved in response.
Immediately afterwards, the sound of teeth squeaking was heard, and the tall and heavy city gate was slowly opened.
Xiao Yuan was riding a war horse in front of the army. He waved his hand and shouted softly: "Enter!"
Soon they arrived at the city gate. At this time, Han Gao and Mao Yi had been waiting respectfully. When they saw Xiao Yuan, the two of them hurriedly saluted. Han Gao bowed down with a shy smile and said: "Oh, Your Highness King Qin, I am Han Gao, but I hope you will I have been looking forward to you for a long time, just like looking forward to the rain during a severe drought."
"Haha, Mr. Han is too polite." Xiao Yuan said with a smile on his face: "You have played an indispensable role in pacifying Jiangnan this time. After Chu is destroyed, I will definitely reward you based on your merits."
"Oh, I'm scared, I'm scared. By the way, Your Highness, this is General Mao Yi whom I mentioned in my letter." As Han Gao spoke, he also introduced Mao Yi to Xiao Yuan.
"Yes." Xiao Yuan nodded and continued with a smile: "General Mao, please control your subordinates first and don't make any noise."
"Yes! Your Highness, King Qin, please rest assured!" Mao Yi agreed very simply.
After explaining this, Xiao Yuan also waved his hand.
Su Yi understood and immediately began to command the army. The generals of the Qin army also began to drink softly:
"quick!"
"Move quickly!"
Countless black armor and red tassels entered Chuzhou in large numbers, and then Su Yi led an elite army and rushed directly to the Chu Palace.
In the past, Chuzhou was brightly lit and bustling even at night, but now during the war, there has been a curfew, all the shops have been closed, and there are not many pedestrians on the street. Some are just patrolling officers and soldiers.
In a certain street, several officers and soldiers were walking casually. They seemed to have noticed some movement. One of them immediately became alert and shouted: "Who is it!?"
But as soon as he finished speaking, in the dark night, more than a dozen soldiers of the Qin army rushed forward and dealt with them neatly.
In this way, we drove all the way. Although the people on both sides of the street were sleeping at home and could hear the infantry running outside and the slight sound of armor scraping, no major commotion occurred.
Chuzhou is very big, and it was not until a few hours later, in the middle of the night, or almost early in the morning, that this elite army arrived at the Chu Palace.
As soon as he arrived at the palace, Su Yi directly gave the order to attack.
At the military order, the soldiers of the Qin Army drew out their sabers and rushed directly to the palace gate like a tide.
The Chu State, like other countries, had about 10,000 imperial troops. However, such a situation was completely unprepared. In the hearts of the Imperial Army, Chu State was still heavily guarded, and it was impossible for the Qin army to appear here anyway.
Even if Chuzhou is in emergency, there should be military information coming!
Completely unprepared, even the palace gate was as usual, with only a dozen forbidden troops guarding the left and right sides, and a large number of other forbidden troops patrolling throughout the palace.
Under such a charge, the Imperial Guards of Chu could not fight back. More than a dozen of them turned pale with fright. While holding their halberds and retreating, they also screamed:
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack——"
