My father, King Chu, was besieged at Gaixia

Chapter 26: Unable to Escape

Along the way, when he met soldiers who saluted respectfully, Liu Xin nodded reservedly and responded coldly as usual.

He walked out of the tent and came to the stable. When he arrived at his horse, he did not care that his mount was eating feed with relish. He pulled the reins and pulled it out of the stable. He did not care that there was no saddle. Liu Xin jumped onto the horse, whipped it, and rushed towards Liu Jia's tent.

Liu Xin was really shocked. Zhou Yin began to eliminate the generals sent by the Han army. It was obvious that they were determined to rebel. The small flame had undoubtedly turned into a volcano and a sea of ​​fire. There was no way to put it out. The most important thing now was to escape with his uncle and others to avoid being burned to death by the fire!
It is not easy to ride a horse without a bareback, especially when it is galloping wildly. Liu Xin was so shaken that his head was dizzy and the millet rice, meat and wine he had just eaten were almost shaken out. Fortunately, he had excellent riding skills and kept his legs tightly together, so he managed to hold on all the way.

Even so, after rushing to Liu Jia's tent, he felt that his lower back and buttocks had lost all feeling.

From afar, he saw that his uncle Liu Jia's tent was still quiet. The guarding officers and soldiers were all doing their duties, either on sentry duty or having breakfast. There was nothing unusual. Liu Xin breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that there was still some time and it should be possible to escape.

He jumped off his horse and asked a general who was walking around with his sword in hand, "Where is the commander?"

The current Liu Jia was appointed by Liu Bang as the guard commander of the coalition force led by Ying Bu and Zhou Yin.

After hearing the answer that he was still sleeping in the tent, Liu Xin complained angrily and said to the general angrily: "The old thief Zhou Yin rebelled and was persuaded by the envoys from Gaixia City. All the generals we sent in have been killed. It will be our turn next. Hurry up and get the soldiers to put on armor and prepare to break out."

The general was frightened by his ferocious face and stern voice. When he understood what he was talking about, he was even more shocked. Before he could ask for details, Liu Xin had already rushed into Liu Jia's tent.

The general knew that Liu Xin would not dare to joke about the military situation under the current circumstances, so his face changed, he gritted his teeth, turned around and began to issue military orders to the soldiers.

There were more than a hundred soldiers following Liu Jia to protect him, all of them elite warriors who had experienced many battles. Therefore, the military order was issued to put on their armor and prepare their horses in the shortest possible time.

Just as the queue was formed, Liu Xin half-supported and half-hostaged the sleepy and confused Liu Jia, and rushed out of the tent.

Liu Jia, who was fully aware of the severity of the situation, agreed to Liu Xin's suggestion without saying a word and quickly returned to Ying Bu's army under the escort of his soldiers.

——As long as the news was reported to Ying Bu and Ying Bu led his army to tie up Zhou Yin's army and prevent them from joining forces with Xiang Yu's remaining troops, greater consequences would not have been caused.

Liu Jia climbed onto his horse and, under the protection of a group of generals and soldiers, rushed out of the tent.

The Zhou Yin army officers and soldiers around were confused as to what was going on, especially seeing Liu Jia's fierce face and murderous intent, and without any military orders, no one dared to step forward to stop him.

They rushed out of the camp in one go and rushed a long way. Looking back, they saw that the camp behind them was still quiet and there was no sign of soldiers chasing them. The team breathed a sigh of relief.

While figuring out the direction and running towards Ying Bu's army, Liu Jia was extremely upset: How come the situation has changed so much before I even woke up? Is it because I am old, or is the world changing so fast? If I had known this would happen, I would have died rather than sleep!

A group of soldiers had just turned a small hill when they saw from afar a dragon of earth rising into the sky from the direction of Ying Bu's army. The sound of horse hooves rolled like waves, and a cavalry squad of more than 200 people rolled over.

Liu Jia thought he had fallen into an ambush by Zhou Yin. His old face turned green as if he had eaten too many onions and leeks. He was about to give stern orders and shout at his soldiers to flee, but his nephew Liu Xin was young and sharp-eyed. He keenly spotted a tall and strong general covered in flashy golden armor from the messy cavalry. He shouted in surprise: "Uncle, it's the King of Huainan!" "King of Huainan?!" Liu Jia was delighted to hear that. He hurriedly reined in his mount and squinted his old eyes to look carefully. As this elite cavalry got closer and closer, the golden armor of the King of Huainan in the ranks became more and more prominent.

Liu Jia had no idea what Ying Bu was doing in Zhou Yin's military camp. After a moment's thought, he immediately realized what was going on and started to curse:

"Zhou Yin, that black-hearted bastard, shall not die a good death! Not satisfied with eliminating all of us, he has also tricked the King of Huainan into coming, intending to kill us all at once! Fortunately, God blesses our Han Dynasty, allowing you to get the news first, so that we can escape first and meet the King of Huainan first. Otherwise, even if we escape with our lives, once the King of Huainan falls into his trap and is killed by him, these 90,000 soldiers will all change their surnames to Chu!"

A cavalry commander behind Liu Jia jumped out of the formation and saw that the cavalry of the King of Huainan did not slow down at all. They were still charging straight at them with a manic momentum and a murderous spirit. He immediately waved his spear and shouted loudly:

"Captain Liu Jia is here, please see the King of Huainan! King of Huainan, Captain Liu Jia is here..."

As the Cavalry Commander shouted, the cavalry continued to move at an unstoppable speed, and were about to rush into a range where they could shoot.

At this time Liu Jia also realized that something was wrong. Just as he was about to order his soldiers to be on alert, as if he did not want his conjecture to fail, the cavalry team raised their bows and shot arrows at the same time, flying towards him like a swarm of locusts in the sky.

Liu Jia was confused at this moment. He was just old and took a nap, but when he woke up, everything seemed different. What did he miss? It was fine that Zhou Yin, the thief, had repeated his behavior, but why did Ying Bu, the King of Huainan appointed by the King of Han, turn around and flatter Xiang Yu?

Two years ago, Xiang Yu was angry about his surrender to the King of Han, so he sent Long Ju to defeat him, but he killed all his wife and children. The two should have a deep blood feud! How could this guy endure such hatred and turn around to continue to be a grandson? Is he still a man? Isn't it self-castration?

The soldiers under Liu Jia were caught off guard by the hail of arrows. At least a dozen soldiers were shot and fell off their horses.

The remaining soldiers were greatly terrified. Some fled in panic, some drew their bows and shot back, and there was a panic in the air with people shouting and horses neighing.

At this time, Ying Bu's cavalry rushed closer and closer. The golden armor pierced people's eyes in the golden sunlight, and the soldiers shouted loudly:

"Catch Liu Jia, we can't let this old guy get away!"

"King of Jiujiang has issued an order to capture Liu Jia alive and reward him with a thousand gold coins!"

"Kill them all, except for old Liu Jia. Don't leave any of the rest alive. Kill them all."

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Looking at Ying Bu's cavalry rushing towards him like ferocious beasts and hearing their rough and fierce calls, Liu Jia's heart was pounding like a drum. While shouting to his subordinates to "keep in line, kill, and fight them", he turned his horse's head suddenly, whipped the horsewhip wildly, and turned around to flee towards the Han army's camp.

(End of this chapter)