Chapter 625 Wang Jian: Have You Ever Risked Your Life for Others in Your Life? Yang Duanhe: I Can’t Risk My Life for Others Anymore!

Upstream of the Han Canal.

Wang Jian abandoned his tower ship and hurriedly boarded a large-winged warship, shouting angrily: "Quick! Vanguards move forward at full speed!"

Meng Nan hurriedly followed Wang Jian and persuaded him anxiously: "General Wang, our army is in the territory of Chu after all. Although the surrounding cities do not have many troops, they all have some warships and some soldiers."

"If these soldiers are gathered together, they will be enough to wipe out the vanguard!"

"General Wang, please stay in the central army, and I will lead the vanguard to rescue!"

Wang Jian swung his right hand vigorously, and shouted decisively and resolutely: "Don't say more!"

"What are you still standing there for?"

"Hurry up!!!"

All the oarsmen in the vanguard warships of the Qin-Qi coalition army hurriedly took off their shirts and used all their strength to drive the oars to make the warships that were already going downstream faster.

There were also a large number of Chu army red horses that had just been captured charging at full speed, going back and forth.

"Report! The Chu army has launched a strong attack on General Yang's troops!"

"Report! The Han Canal is narrow and the battlefield is fierce. Our troops cannot reach General Yang's ships by water. The rest of the comrades have disembarked and traveled to General Yang to convey the message. Our troops will report back first!"

"Report! The Chu army is still holding on and breaking through!"

As the deputy general of the Qin-Qi coalition and the commander-in-chief of the Xia Pi City battlefield, Wang Jian gave up the more well-defended ships and the central army, and only led the vanguard to chase in the enemy's territory at full strength.

If someone who didn't know the situation, he would think that this was a surprise attack by the Zhao army on Xianyang City, and Wang Jian returned to help at the risk of his life!

As for why he didn't suspect that Yang Duan and his troops were defeated and Wang Jian led his troops to reinforce?

Because Yang Duan was not worthy of him!

This time, Wang Jian really risked his life!

And all this was just because of a military report sent from Helu City.

Wang Jian stood at the front of the big wing deck, holding the railing tightly with both hands, looking anxiously to the south, and couldn't stop muttering: "The Chu army must hold on!"

"We must hold on!"

"Don't continue to break out in a hot-blooded way, and organize the army to confront each other."

"I will be there soon, you must wait for my reinforcements!"

"You must survive!"

In Wang Jian's anxious eyes, the Qin-Qi coalition forces rotated in two shifts, marched day and night, and marched for twelve hours without interruption.

Finally.

Warships flying the Qin army flag appeared in front of Wang Jian.

Looking at the battlefield where the shouting and killing sounds were almost gone, Wang Jian's heart was up and down.

Is this now over, or is it surrounded?

But soon, Wang Jian had the answer in his heart.

A flagship ship flying the Qin army flag sailed out of the fleet and came against the current towards Wang Jian's vanguard army.

Wang Jian's heart skipped a beat, and he shouted: "Keep full speed, approach the front ship!"

The two ships approached, and Wang Jian could not wait to set up the pedals. He grabbed with his right hand and kicked with his left foot, and directly climbed onto the ship like a warrior who seized the ship.

Looking at Wang Jian so impatient, Le Xun's heart was beating, and he hurriedly bowed: "General Wang!"

Wang Jian nodded hurriedly, and looked at Yang Duanhe: "Yang Wengzi, where is the King of Chu?!"

Yang Duanhe said, "Hey, that man is really the King of Chu?"

"But General Wang's military report is still late."

"When General Wang's military report reached this general, the man was already dead."

Wang Jian's eyes suddenly widened, and he asked like an angry tiger: "Dead?!"

Yang Duanhe waved his hand, and two soldiers came over with a stretcher.

On the stretcher, there was almost no good meat on Xiong Liu's body, and no one knew where his intestines, heart and lungs had gone.

Only the head was well preserved, standing alone on Xiong Liu's belly, staring at Wang Jian with eyes wide open.

Wang Jian felt dizzy and staggered in disbelief: "He's really dead..."

This is the first time in my life that I risked my life for someone else.

But you made me lose so completely!

Yang Duanhe nodded: "He is dead."

"After receiving the military report from the king, I ordered my soldiers to find the body of this man."

"It is a pity that this man was too determined to resist, so the soldiers were too heavy-handed, so that he died without fighting."

"But how did this man become the King of Chu?"

Yang Duanhe asked with interest: "Could it be that this man was dissatisfied with King Qi of Chu, so he split the territory and established himself as king?"

"Then I killed this man in this battle, which can be regarded as helping King Qi of Chu. King Qi of Chu should thank me!"

Although Yang Duanhe was not very familiar with Xiong Qi, the two had been ministers in the same palace for decades, and Yang Duanhe was very familiar with Xiong Qi's appearance.

So Yang Duanhe could be sure that this man was definitely not Xiong Qi!

Yang Duanhe couldn't help but calculate in his heart.

How much military merit can this self-proclaimed king's head be converted into?

Plus the gains in this battle, is it enough to push him to the position of general?

Wang Jian sighed bitterly: "King Qi of Chu dares to thank Yang Wengzi, but does Yang Wengzi dare to accept it?"

Listening to these strange words, Yang Duanhe frowned slightly: "What does the king mean by this?"

Wang Jian said in a complicated voice: "Four days ago, Chang'an Jun dug down the wall of Helu City."

"King Qi of Chu refused to surrender and died in battle."

Yang Duanhe: !!!

Yang Duanhe's eyes widened: "Ah???"

Wang Jian sighed bitterly: "I just received the military report from Chang'an Jun yesterday."

"Chang'an Jun ordered me to relax the siege of Xia Pi City and pass the news of King Qi of Chu's death in battle to Xia Pi City."

"This will force Yan, the top pillar of Chu, to lead his army back to Helu City to participate in the battle for the throne, or to nominate a royal child as the King of Chu on the spot."

"In this way, although our army has gone too far in this battle, it has left some sparks for Chu."

"But on the same day that Chang'an Jun killed King Qi of Chu in battle, I also broke through Xia Pi City."

"The only remaining spark of Chu is the troops of Xiong Liu, the King of Min, who escaped from Xia Pi City."

"And Xiong Liu, the King of Min, is indeed determined to ascend the throne and become the next King of Chu."

Yang Duanhe looked at Xiong Liu's body with a stiff neck: "In other words, this person is not a self-proclaimed fake king, but the real King of Chu?!"

Killing a self-proclaimed king is no problem.

But if you kill the King of Chu, it will be a big problem!

Fortunately, Wang Jian explained: "This person has not had time to ascend the throne, so he cannot be considered the King of Chu."

Yang Duanhe hurriedly said: "That's fine, just re-elect the King of Chu!"

"Anyway, Chu is in chaos!"

"Wasn't King Qi of Chu nominated by Yan, the top pillar of Chu?"

"Let Yan, the top pillar of Chu, nominate another King of Chu!"

Wang Jian looked helpless: "Yan, the top pillar of Chu, has committed suicide at Baimen Tower in Xiapi City."

Yang Duanhe's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly said: "Then let the Qu, Jing, and Zhao clans nominate the King of Chu!"

"Wasn't Fu Chu, the King of Chu, nominated by these three clans!"

Wang Jian nodded slowly: " What Yang Wengzi said makes sense, but…”

“Zhao Cen, the head of the Zhao clan and the prime minister of Chu, died in the battle of Helu City.”

“Jing Clan, the chief of the Chu State, Jing Chou, surrendered in Pengcheng.”

“And Qu Huan, the head of the Qu clan, is in this army!”

“May I ask Yang Wengzi, is Qu Huan, the head of the Qu clan still alive?”

Facing Wang Jian’s hopeful eyes, Yang Duanhe’s voice suddenly became difficult:

“Qu Huan, the head of the Qu clan.”

“He committed suicide last night.”

Wang Jian:…

Yang Duanhe:…

The two of them thought about it and found that the biological son of King Kaolie of Chu was either in the underworld or in Daqin.

The people who were capable of nominating the next King of Chu were either in the underworld or in Daqin.

The rest of the people had a hard time nominating the new head of each clan, let alone the new King of Chu!

For a while, the two of them couldn’t think of any way to keep Chu alive!

Sighing deeply, Yang Duanhe said sadly: "How could it be such a coincidence?"

"How could it be such a coincidence!"

"The last strength of the Chu State actually died in my hands?!"

"The Chu State can no longer be saved!"

Le Xun was about to cry.

What is going on?

I just followed the main general to get some military merits.

How could the last chance of survival of the Chu State be destroyed!

Wang Jian said firmly: "We must save it even if we can't!"

"The Chu State will not perish!"

The three people looked sincere and heartfelt, and for a moment, the Chu army surrendered generals in the distance were a little confused.

Why are you more sad than us after hearing the news that the great Chu State will perish?

Are we the generals of the Chu State, or are you the generals of the Chu State?

Wang Jian threw his cloak and jumped to his big wing.

Yang Duanhe took a few quick steps and asked repeatedly: "Where do you want to go, General Wang?"

Wang Jian responded loudly: "Find a way!"

Yang Duanhe rubbed his eyebrows hard: "Find a way?"

"At this point, what else can we do!"

The joy of the great victory disappeared without a trace due to the sadness of the generals of the two armies.

Even the soldiers who were cleaning the battlefield became cautious, fearing that they would anger the generals.

In such an atmosphere, the sun set in the west.

A small wing, like other ships cleaning the battlefield, sailed to the river bank lightly and finally docked on the shore.

Wang Jian, who was wearing a coarse linen coat and leather armor, carried a small bag and led fifty family soldiers to jump off the board stealthily.

After looking around, Wang Jian waved his right hand forward and led the family soldiers to quietly touch into the darkness.

However, just after walking a few hundred feet, a series of fire lights suddenly lit up around Wang Jian.

Under the firelight, Yang Duanhe looked at Wang Jian with hatred: "I thought General Wang was really thinking of a solution."

"But General Wang is fleeing for fear of punishment?"

Wang Jian said sincerely: "What are you talking about? Yang Wengzi, what are you talking about!"

"I just came here to relax because I couldn't think hard enough."

Wang Jian looked determined.

It's a pity that Wang Jian's clothes and the baggage on his shoulders made his words unconvincing.

Yang Duanhe glanced at Wang Jian speechlessly: "While your father was still peeing and playing in the mud, I had already chopped off his head on the battlefield."

"How could I not know what General Wang was thinking?"

Stepping forward, Yang Duanhe grabbed Wang Jian's shoulders: "I came to this battlefield in obedience to General Wang's order."

"The credit of this battle should be shared by you and me!"

"You and I can't escape the blame for this battle!"

"How can General Wang escape privately? You must think about countermeasures!"

Yang Duanhe's words were frank, and Wang Jian no longer covered up and said helplessly: "There is no way."

"I really can't think of any possibility of helping the State of Chu continue to exist."

"The State of Chu is doomed!"

"No one can save it!"

"One of the things you and I can do is to retire on the spot like this general."

"Based on our past military exploits, even if we leave now without saying goodbye, the king will not blame you and me."

"You and I can take this opportunity to escape from the court and live out our lives."

This war is indeed a good opportunity for Wang Jian.

With this opportunity, Wang Jian has a great hope to withdraw from the court and become one of the few famous generals who died well.

But Yang Duanhe has not yet achieved the position of general, he does not want to retire now!

So Yang Duanhe asked directly: "The first is to retire, the second?"

Wang Jian looked at Yang Duanhe and said slowly: "The second is that Chang'an Jun can only suffer!"