Chapter 63 Section 7 Autumn Wind on the Battlefield

In the Danshui Valley, the khaki camp of the Chu army and the black camp of the Qin army are far away from each other. Danshui Valley is located in the southeast of Wuguan in Qin State. It is not only the northwest gate of Chu State, but also the southeast gate of Qin State. It has always been the old battlefield where Qin and Chu countries fought each other.The state of Chu did not have any fewer troops here. Even when the Allied Forces of the Six Nations had an advantage in attacking Qin, the 100,000 troops in the Danshui Valley did not move.After the defeat of the allied forces, Qu Yuan was deeply afraid that Qin would take advantage of the situation and make a surprise attack, so he sent another 50,000 troops to Danshui Valley.The commander of the 150,000 army is precisely the veteran of the Zhao family, General Zhao Chang of the Zhu Kingdom, and the deputy general is Jing Que, the general of the Jing family.The Jing clan and the Qu clan have been intermarried for a long time and have a long history.The Zhao family is the old enemy of the Qu family, just like Qu Yuan and Zhaoju are incompatible.

Facing Qin's 200,000 troops from Wuguan, Zhaochang just defended with deep trenches and high forts without fighting.The Qin army just set up camp to face off, and there was no sign of attacking.The camps of the two armies have been facing each other for several months. When the autumn wind blows, the Chu army gradually relaxes.On this day, Zhaochang suddenly received an urgent report from scouts: 80,000 new troops are heading north and have arrived at the intersection of Danshuijun, 30 miles away!Zhao Chang was very surprised: the new army is the pillar of Qu Yuan, why did they suddenly reach Danshui?He didn't receive the edict to increase troops from the king of Chu, nor did he receive the secret letter from his uncle Zhaoju. Isn't it strange that the 80,000 troops came?Suspicion is suspicion, after all, they are all from the Chu army, and he has twice as many troops as the new army, so he doesn't take it too seriously. He just asks the military secretary of the scout battalion to report the news at any time.

"Report to General Zhu Guo: Qu Gai, the general of the new army, is here to pay a visit." At dusk, the Military Affairs Sima hurried in. "Beggar Qu? This old stubborn donkey! How many people have you brought with you?" "There are only two lieutenants with me." "Oh——, then please come in." Zhao Chang originally planned to raise his tent and gather generals, but when he heard that there were only three of Qu Beggars, he gave up. Beggar Qu entered the account with high spirits, and went straight to the commander-in-chief's case: "General Zhaochang of the Zhu Kingdom, please take over the king's order and soldier talisman!"

Zhaochang was stunned for a while, seeing Qu Gai took the copper box from the lieutenant general's hand, but he had no choice but to bow to the end: "Minister, General Zhaochang of the Zhu Kingdom, welcome the king's commanding amulet." Qu Gai stretched out his hand, and the copper box "did With a bang, half a bronze statue with inscriptions on it came into view!This is the Xiang Talisman familiar to everyone in the Chu Army. If the two Talismans are combined, the general in the army will have to obey the new general. "General Zhuguo, the military talisman has been surveyed." Qu Gai, who was dignified and dignified, was lukewarm.

Zhaochang really couldn't understand this sudden change, and he was in a mess of batter in his heart, but this is a fatal moment: if you don't follow the king's order, the general with the military talisman can kill the disobedient general immediately!Seeing Gai Qu's face darken, Zhao Chang had no choice but to order: "Sima of the Chinese Army, inspect the military talisman." Sima of the Chinese Army brought a copper box of average size from the back tent and opened it, and Zhao Chang took out half a bronze elephant talisman inside. , touched the half bronze elephant talisman in Qu Gai's hand, and only heard a vibrating sound of "boom--", an elephant became a whole.

"General Zhaochang listens to the order!" "The last general is here." Zhao Chang blushed from holding back, but his heart was still a mess of batter. Gai Qu unfolded a spool of yellow silk: "The king of Chu ordered: Zhao Chang will not be able to fight because of his cowardice, and if he fails to fight against Qin, he will be dismissed immediately, and he will perform his crimes and meritorious deeds in front of the army! The army under the command of Gai Qu will defeat the Qin army!" Zhaochang shouted: "Qu beggar! Why is there such a king's order? You can't stick to it, but the king of Chu is strict!"

Qu Gai sneered: "Could it be that this general is not the king's order? Come! Take Zhaochang to the new army camp for custody!" At some point, there was a group of soldiers from the new army outside the tent. With a bang, they came in and escorted Zhaochang out.Gai Qu immediately raised his tent by beating drums, gathered more than 30 generals from the two armies, and once again read out the edict of the King of Chu in public with the military talisman. After all, after King Huai of Chu ascended the throne, it was common for kings to repeat orders, and it was useless to be angry and disobedient. Maybe they would change back in a few days. Disobedience was not only in immediate danger, but also a laughing stock in the army afterwards. Why bother?

Qu Gai came prepared, and immediately reorganized the entire 230,000-strong army: 80,000 new troops were the main force of the central army, 50,000 veteran infantry were the left army, 50,000 veteran cavalry were the right army; The most special one thousand chariots, a total of 50,000 soldiers and infantry on the vehicles are organized into the front army; Feng Houliang, a veteran of chariot warfare, leads the front army; purge the army in one day, coordinate drills, and start the war two days later! The reason why Qu Gai didn't attack immediately was because he wanted to wait for Qu Yuan to arrive before starting the war.After all, this was a battle planned by Qu Yuan at the greatest risk, and perhaps the only battle in Qu Yuan's career as a soldier, although Qu Yuan made it very clear: if the reorganization goes well after arriving at the battlefield, he will start the battle immediately to prevent Yingdu changes at any time!To this end, Qu Yuan made careful arrangements in advance, and sent five thousand elite soldiers to cut off the three large and small passages from Yingdu to Danshui. All Kuaima special envoys sent by Yingdu to Danshui were detained to buy time for Qu beggars' army as much as possible.Judging by experience and experience, Qu Gai thought that he had at least five or six days to spare. It was a three-day journey from Anlu to Danshui, so Qu Yuan could make it there.

However, Qu Yuan was late.It took three full days to get food out of the territory, and rushed to Anlu to stay in the camp, and it happened that Jun Shen was waiting anxiously. The two quarreled all night, and finally Qu Yuan's passion and fearlessness conquered Chun Shen Jun, at dawn the next day, the two of them headed north without stopping.At dusk on the seventh day, we finally arrived at Danshui Valley. It was a sight to behold!Under the setting sun, on the mountain plateau with a radius of 20 to 30 miles, there are layers of corpses everywhere, mixed with fragmented chariots, bloody horses, and flying battle flags!The hawks and vultures pecking at corpses are flying in groups, large black crows are gathered on the hills and dead trees, chattering endlessly, the warm bloody smell permeates the whole river valley with the bleak autumn wind, strong It makes people want to vomit violently!

"Report to Da Sima: Our army has been defeated..." "God!" the pale Qu Yuan yelled, spurted a mouthful of blood, and fell down from his horse! When Youyou woke up, Qu Yuan vaguely saw a circle of torches, saw the tears of the torch soldiers, and saw a general covered in blood supporting him... "You? You are Jing Que? Quick, tell me, how many people died? Where is General Qu Gai?" "Da Sima, all the soldiers and brothers of the new army were killed in battle, and the old general Qu Beg was cut open and martyred for the country..." "Ah—" Qu Yuan exclaimed weakly, and passed out again.

The sound of heavy footsteps gradually approaching, Qu Yuan opened his eyes, saw a large group of torches surrounded him, and saw the pale-faced Chun Shenjun and a general in black shirt coming in front of him. "General Sima Cuo of the Qin State, please refer to the Great Sima!" The general in the black shirt bowed deeply respectfully. Qu Yuan suddenly woke up, and stood up miraculously: "General, the Chu people have blood, and the Chu country will not perish!" "Oh, brother Qu, the general is here to discuss dismembering the body." Jun Shen said in Qu Yuan's ear. "Big Sima," Sima Cuo bowed his hands solemnly and said, "The new soldiers of the Chu State are determined to die, and their combat power is rare in the world. I, the generals of the Qin Army, deeply admire it. Our army suffered 60,000 casualties in this battle, and it was a tragic victory. Sima Cuo respects Da Sima and the soldiers of Chu's new army, and is willing to join forces with the Chu army to separate the corpses of the two armies so that the heroes and martyrs can return to their homeland." Qu Yuan silently bowed deeply to Sima Cuo, tears welled up in his eyes, flicked his sleeves, and turned away. By the afternoon of the next day, the bodies of the two armies had been completely separated.Qu originally wanted to transport the soldiers of the new army back to their hometown of Southern Chu for burial, but it was really difficult to do so. In desperation, he and Chun Shenjun chose a beautiful valley on the south bank of Danshui to be the Chu army cemetery.There were 100,000 corpses of the Chu army, and a hundred people were buried in one pit, and a thousand tall tombs were piled up in one day and one night.Sima Cuo personally sent a thousand squares of Qin State Lantian Jade and made it a tombstone for the Chu army.Qu Yuan personally inscribed two big characters "National War", engraved on the white jade, and stood in front of each grave.On the third day, the remnants of the Chu army held a grand memorial ceremony for the fallen soldiers in the valley.Qu Yuan was dressed in sackcloth and presided over the sacrifice in person.When he spilled three barrels of Chu wine in front of the altar, grief came from it, and he couldn't help crying loudly!The soldiers of Chu were weeping, and the cries filled the river valley and fields. Qu Yuan stepped onto the altar amidst all the cries in the fields, chanting agitatedly—— That night, the Chu army pulled out their camp and retreated a hundred miles, returning to the Mianshui River Valley where they were stationed. Qu Yuan fell into a coma until midnight before waking up, but seeing Jun Shenjun still guarding the bedside, he couldn't help but bewildered and surprised: "You? You haven't left yet?" Chun Shenjun smiled: "Oh, brother Qu, where am I going?" Huh? You are sent to die when you go back to Ying? Wake up, we will go together to the country of Yan to find Su Qin." Qu Yuan turned over and sat up: "Mr. Chunshen, why are you so confused? The disaster is mine. What does it have to do with you? Go back to Yingdu quickly, and leave one alone. Do you want to go to the killing field together to make you feel at ease?" "Brother Qu, what did you say?" Qin, if I fail today, how can I be the only child?" Qu Yuan sighed, with tears in his eyes again: "Mr. Chunshen, righteousness is only when there is great integrity. We can live and die together, but we can't leave you behind. Chu State! With you in the court, Chu State will have a chance of survival, why don’t you understand?” Chunshen Jun sighed: “Brother Qu, I will die if I go back. How can we share the hardships and dangers? " "No!" Qu Yuan jumped to the ground with bare feet: "You are not as fierce as me. The king of Chu has a good impression of you, and the old family has no deep hatred for you. When you return to Yingdu, at most you will be demoted a little, and you will definitely not As for killing yourself and destroying your family, if you stay with me, you won't be able to reduce my guilt, and let the old family dominate the government in vain, you can't do this, Lord Chunshen!" The witty and optimistic Chunshenjun shed a rare tear: "Oh, brother Qu, it's not because I'm popular, but you are the one who blocked the wind and rain for me... How can I walk away with peace of mind if you were convicted?" "Chunshen Jun! You are a real man! The kindness of a woman kills people!" Qu Yuan almost roared. Chunshen Jun wiped away his tears, and bowed deeply to Qu Yuan: "Brother Qu, don't pass today..." He turned around suddenly and strode away.Qu Yuan burst out laughing: "Mr. Chunshen, take care—!" In the night, I heard a sudden sound of horseshoes gradually receding.Qu Yuan walked out of the military tent, looked at the twinkling stars in the sky, and heard the scattered sounds of fighting, he felt that the world was spinning, and he flew up leisurely.