Chapter 624 Xiong Liu Died! Great Chu Was Destroyed!

Yang Duanhe could hardly win even against a first-rate general.

But even against a top general, Yang Duanhe never lost!

If Qu Huan chose to hold on, he might be able to confront Yang Duanhe here—until Wang Jian led the pursuers to arrive.

But when Qu Huan chose to break out at all costs.

He would only hit an iron wall!

"Turn to the southwest and crash into it!"

After two days and one night of fierce fighting, Qu Huan still stood at the front of the flagship deck, giving orders in a hoarse voice.

The messenger beside Qu Huan also faithfully passed Qu Huan's orders to the surroundings through the flag.

But when the order was issued, only six warships obeyed the command of the flag and turned to the southwest, using the heavy hull to crash back into the Qin army's small wing.

The remaining thousand warships had already sunk to the bottom of the river or were controlled by the Qin army, and many warships surrendered!

Xiong Liu released his right hand, and an arrow shot out toward the side of the ship, and finally pierced the eye socket of a Qin soldier.

Shaking his sore right hand, Xiong Liu drew out another arrow and aimed forward.

But before Xiong Liu could draw the bow, an arrow pierced Xiong Liu's left arm!

"My king!"

Zhao Xiang hurried to Xiong Liu's side and cut off the arrow shaft exposed outside Xiong Liu's left arm with a sword.

Xiong Liu tore a piece of cloth from his shirt, used his hands and teeth to wrap his wound, and ordered in a vague voice: "I am fine."

"My dear ministers, you should quickly kill the enemy troops boarding the ship!"

Under the command of Qu Huan, the Chu army rushed downstream with all their strength.

But under the command of Yang Duanhe, the Qin warships were intertwined like canine teeth.

Even if a few warships broke through the obstruction and went south a little, they would be quickly entangled, boarded, and killed by the Qin warships next to them.

Up to now, the Chu army had only rushed to the vicinity of the Qin army's center, but its warships were almost completely destroyed.

The situation was so dangerous that even Xiong Liu had to fight in person!

Zhaoxiang moved his lips for a moment, and said bitterly: "King, surrender!"

Xiong Liu looked at Zhaoxiang with a pair of angry eyes: "Surrender?"

"I am the king of Chu!"

"How can I surrender!"

Zhaoxiang wanted to say, who said that the King of Chu could not surrender?

King Fuchu of Chu is still a "guest" in Qin!

However, Xiong Liu's attitude of refusing to surrender was very firm.

Because although Xiong Liu called himself "I", Xiong Liu had not yet held a formal coronation ceremony.

According to the etiquette, Xiong Liu was not considered a king!

He paid such a huge price, and might even leave a bad name in the long history, but finally fell before the coronation?

How could Xiong Liu be willing!

He was unwilling!

Before the coronation ceremony and the official ascension to the throne of the King of Chu, Xiong Liu would never surrender!

Xiong Liu's cold eyes swept across all the soldiers, and he shouted in a deep voice: "If I surrender, Qin should also treat me with the courtesy of the king."

"But if you surrender, will Qin treat you well? How will Chu view you?"

"How should your clan treat you!"

Faced with Xiong Liu's words, Zhao Xiang and others were all silent.

If their plan succeeds, Zhao Xiang and Jing Li will become the new patriarchs of Zhao and Jing.

If they can escape to Kuaiji and establish Xin Chu after their plan fails, Zhao Xiang, Jing Li and others can also establish a branch in Xin Chu for the clan, and have friendly exchanges with the main branch in the future.

But if their plan fails and they surrender here, will Qin trust them? Will Chu trust them? Will other countries trust them?

How should the tribe treat these tribesmen who failed in their rebellion and were warned by the kings of various countries!

"But rest assured, my dear ministers, I will not surrender."

After tying the cloth strips, Xiong Liu threw away his longbow, drew his sword and shouted loudly: "I will definitely lead you dear ministers to fight back to Kuaiji to fulfill my promise in the past!"

"Soldiers, are you willing to fight to the death for me?!"

Zhao Xiang, Jing Li and other generals looked at each other and could see deep helplessness in each other's eyes.

They didn't want to fight to the death, but now they had to fight to the death!

With a sigh, all the Chu army soldiers shouted together:

"We are willing to fight to the death for the king!"

On the Qin army flagship not far away, Yang Duanhe's eyes lit up: "King?!"

King!

Could it be that I, Yang Duanhe, also have the opportunity to kill the king and destroy the country?

If I can really get such a great credit, then my position as the general will be settled!

Le Xun was even more stunned: "Is the King of Chu here?"

"If the King of Chu is really here, should our army slow down the offensive and try to capture the King of Chu."

"Even surround but not attack, waiting for the king's decision?"

"After all, according to the pre-war meeting of our Great Qin, in this battle, our Great Qin only needs to drive the Chu army back to the south of the Huai River, and cannot give Chu more blows."

Le Xun saw clearly that the Qin army came here to serve as military guidance mercenaries.

And Yang Duanhe's troops came here at risk to gain military merit.

But the premise of all this is that the interests of the Great Qin cannot be harmed!

Yang Duanhe quickly calmed down, and then smacked his lips: "The previous military report of Chang'an Jun clearly stated that the King of Chu was in Helu City, and even answered Chang'an Jun in front of the battle."

"How could the King of Chu come to this Hangou in a flash?"

"The King of Chu can't fly!"

"And this general has watched the King of Chu grow up, and I know that the King of Chu is definitely not a cowardly rat."

"This army was defeated in Judu first, and then in Xiapicheng. How can the King of Chu remain silent in the army after two major defeats!"

Le Xun asked worriedly: "Yes, the man on the opposite side claims to be the King of Chu!"

"Should we be more cautious?"

"Things like impersonating the king must also be handled by the king!"

Le Xun is really going crazy!

Ying Chengjiao, who is far away in Helu City, is unreliable. He dispatched Yang Duanhe's troops without the king's consent.

Yang Duanhe is a general who is struggling to get promoted.

Although what Ying Chengjiao and Yang Duanhe did is not a big deal, most other generals would only be disliked by the king instead of being punished by the king.

But, he, Le Xun, is a surrendered general who has just surrendered for three and a half years!

You are not afraid, but I am afraid!

Yang Duanhe looked at Le Xun solemnly: "This is a trick of the enemy!"

"The enemy wants to use such shouts to make you, me and my Qin warriors afraid."

"Once our army is really afraid, we will weaken the offensive and give the enemy a chance to successfully break through!"

"Knowing that the King of Chu is in Helu City, if our army still falls into the enemy's trick, then you and I will become the laughing stock of the whole army!"

"The king will even question our ability to make decisions on the spot!"

Is Yang Duanhe's words reasonable?

Very reasonable!

So much so that Le Xun didn't know how to persuade Yang Duanhe.

Yang Duanhe turned around and shouted: "Order!"

"Forced boarding of the enemy ship!"

"Kill the enemy!"

The sound of the war drums became more and more exciting.

The Qin army soldiers who were still a little afraid no longer hesitated and swarmed towards the tower ship where Xiong Liu was.

"Kill the bird king and take his head for military merit!"

"Block the lower warehouse entrance! Do not let the enemy enter the lower warehouse, otherwise our army will never escape!"

"I am willing to surrender! I am willing to surrender!"

"Hold the bows and crossbows and swords, go forward and kill the enemy!"

Under the fierce attack of the Qin army, the Chu army on the ship was forced to retreat continuously, and could only hold the lower warehouse entrance to protect the power of the tower ship to continue moving forward.

Xiong Liu even ignored his bleeding left arm and personally rushed forward with a sword.

"That's his mother!" Xiong Liu cut off the head of a Qin soldier with a sword, and shouted angrily: "I am the king of the new Chu!"

"Not the bird king!"

"Soldiers, fight to the death! Kill the enemy!"

A Qin sword stabbed out diagonally while shouting!

Jingli shouted in surprise: "King, be careful!"

While shouting, Jingli suddenly stabbed out with a sword, swinging away the sword that stabbed Xiong Liu.

But this moment of negligence caused Jingli to be pierced through the throat by a Qin sword!

"Haha~~~"

Blood mixed with air gushed out from Jingli's neck.

Jingli's eyes suddenly widened, and his body fell backward uncontrollably.

But before Jingli's back touched the deck, a long spear pierced Jingli's heart, hooked Jingli back into the Qin army formation, and another Qin soldier chopped off his head with a sword!

Watching Jingli, who had just helped him to block a sword, being hung on the waist of a Qin soldier in an instant, Xiong Liu roared in anger:

"I will kill you!"

"I will exterminate your three clans!"

With his eyes wide open, Xiong Liu slashed with a sword in his backhand, and cut open the neck of a Qin soldier!

But even though Xiong Liu bravely rushed to the front, the gap in the strength, morale, and command of the two sides was still irreparable.

The shouts and cries echoing in Xiong Liu's ears became increasingly sparse, and one Chu soldier after another fell in a pool of blood.

When a sword pierced Zhao Xiang's heart, only Qu Huan and more than ten other Chu generals were left standing beside Xiong Liu!

Xiong Liu, covered in blood, smiled miserably and roared with his last strength:

"I am the king!"

"The king of the great Chu!!!"

Unfortunately, the Qin soldiers did not give Xiong Liu the slightest dignity of being a king.

More than 20 Qin swords pierced Xiong Liu's body from all directions in front of him.

A Qin sergeant even swung his sword to chop off Xiong Liu's head, untied Xiong Liu's bun, and tied Xiong Liu's head to his waist with Xiong Liu's hair!

So far, Xiong Liu, dead!

Looking at Xiong Liu's head, who was still following the footsteps of the Qin army captain, and then looking at the Qin soldiers who were surrounding him, Qu Huan smiled bitterly: "How could the situation develop like this!"

"How could it be like this!"

Thinking back to a few days ago, Qu Huan was still carefully thinking about how to deal with the relationship between Xiong Liu after he ascended the throne, and made many efforts and arrangements for this.

As a result, Xiong Liu died in front of him today!

And all the arrangements Qu Huan made for the future have now become a bubble!

At this point, Qu Huan knew that he was no longer saved.

The only thing Qu Huan could do was to calm the anger of King Qi of Chu with his death.

In exchange for King Qi of Chu not holding his Qu family accountable!

While lamenting, before the Qin soldiers surrounded and killed him, Qu Huan took the lead to cross his sword to his neck and said loudly: "I, Qu Huan, as the head of the Qu family and the left minister of the Great Chu, have sinned against the Great Chu! I have sinned against the king! I have sinned against my clan!"

"Now, I will die to atone for my sins!"