Behind Han Xin's army was Liu Jizhong's army in a tight formation.
Seeing the murderous Chu army getting closer and closer, Liu Ji followed the plan and commanded the army to open the front to form a "concave" to welcome the enemy.
The two sides met hand to hand, and the two sides soon fell into a fierce battle, with swords and swords flashing and flesh and blood flying everywhere.
I don't know how long the battle lasted. Seeing that his Chinese army could no longer resist, Liu Ji yelled in anger,
"This guy Han Xin is really unreliable!
I'm going to be tricked to death here today! "
Before he finished speaking, there seemed to be a slight commotion at the rear of the Chu army's troops as far as the eye could see——
Han Xin did not trick him, and the two groups of cavalry led by Kong Xi and Chen He finally came to an end!
These two groups of cavalry were like two huge sharp axes, cutting in from both sides of Xiang Yu's army at the same time, and completed the rendezvous at the speed of light, completely isolating the Chu army's rear army from the encirclement.
At the same time, the remaining "stragglers" of Han Xin's army, which had been defeated and disappeared, suddenly appeared in front of Liu Ji's army like ghosts, and quickly launched a counterattack against Chu's army.
In an instant, Xiang Yu's army, which was pursuing victory, was cut off from behind and was surrounded by the Han army on all sides, without any resistance.
What followed was more of a veritable killing than a battle.
***
In the Battle of Gaixia, the Chu army suffered a disastrous defeat. The front army led by Zhong Lihuan and the central army led by Xiang Yu were almost completely wiped out.
Xiang Yu, with only a few survivors, escaped the siege and escaped back to Gaixia City, while Zhong Lihuan's whereabouts were unknown.
Now, there are less than 20,000 Chu troops left in Gaixia City.
In the Han camp, Liu Jizheng roared at the soldiers responsible for inspecting the battlefield,
"Where is Zhonglihuan? Where is that guy Zhonglihuan?!
I want to see people alive, and I want to see corpses when I die! "
Zhong Lihuan once followed Xiang Yu's order to defend Guling and defeated Liu Ji at the city gate. He lost all his confidence and caused irreparable psychological trauma.
Therefore, once he won, Liu Ji wanted to eat him alive and cut his body into thousands of pieces.
Chen Ping was busy advising from the side,
"In such a fierce battle, he couldn't escape with his wings, and he must have died on the spot.
The days are long, we will search slowly and we will always find it. "
Lu Pheasant sat quietly in the corner of the tent, slowly wiping Liu Ji's sword, and listened to the latest battle report:
At present, the morale of the Han army was greatly boosted. Han Xin made great efforts and commanded the army to surround Gaixia City layer by layer like an iron barrel.
"Surround it in layers?"
Lu Pheasant raised his eyes sharply and held back his voice.
Zhang Liang seemed to have thought of the same question and asked quickly,
"Everyone is surrounded?"
The soldier who reported the news was startled and quickly added,
"Ah, the villain didn't explain clearly just now.
The King of Qi has ordered that our army should be deployed at the south gate of Gaixia City with an extremely small number of troops. "
Zhang Liang said "hmm" and didn't ask any more questions.
That's right, Lu Pheasant also agreed in his heart, besieging the city must be blocked, leaving a hole is to leave a way to survive. Once the trapped troops in the city have a chance of survival in their hearts, they will not fight to the death.
Moreover, Xiang Yu is very likely to break through this gap, which will also facilitate our army's investigation and pursuit.
"Han Xin is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime god of war. It would be great if he could not rebel in the end and could still be used by me."
Lu Zhi thought to himself, the sword in his hand glowing with a cold light.
***
Gaixia City has been surrounded and the gate to the south of the city has been opened. What needs to be done next is to accelerate the complete collapse of the Chu army.
In Liu Ji's tent, Chen Ping was chewing sesame cakes, his mouth sticky with sesame crumbs, and he didn't forget to ask Zhang Liang,
"Tell me, how will Han Xin force Xiang Yu out of Gaixia City?"
Zhang Liang shook his head,
“His tricks are endless and I can’t tell.
However, there was not much food in the city, and Xiang Yu had already deserted his relatives.
In my opinion, he will definitely escape by tomorrow night at the latest. "
Listening to the two chatting, Liu Ji thought for a moment and summoned General Guan Ying to his tent.
"I will tell King Qi that he will give you full authority to pursue Xiang Yu.
Do your best and don't embarrass me. "
Guan Ying was originally a small cloth vendor in Suiyang County. Since Liu Ji started his army, he has always followed Liu Ji and is one of his most loyal subordinates.
For Liu Ji, the job of chasing Xiang Yu must be left to his own people.
And his deepest thoughts can only be revealed to his own people.
"Since Han Xin deliberately exposed a flaw in the garrison south of the city, he must have made complete arrangements along the way out of the city to prevent Xiang Yu from successfully escaping back to Jiangdong.
In these matters, you are free to follow his orders.
only--"
Liu Ji hesitated to speak, not knowing what to say for a moment.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will capture Xiang Yu alive and bring him to you."
Guan Ying's square face, which was dark and rosy, was full of confidence.
"You capture Xiang Yu alive, what will your Majesty do with him?
Kill him or let him go? "
***
Seeing that Liu Ji was inconvenient to speak, Chen Ping could only put down the sesame cake in his hand and ask Guan Ying directly.
"Ah, do you want me to let Xiang Yu go?"
Guan Ying's mind was in knots and he was completely confused.
Chen Ping stared at Guan Ying's elm head, his beard straightening with anger.
Lu Zhi looked on with cold eyes and couldn't help but want to laugh:
Liu Ji was pretending again, waiting for others to say bad words for him.
After all, Xiang Yu was the Duke of Lu who was personally conferred by King Huai of Chu, and he once spared Liu Ji at the Hongmen Banquet, and reached a peace agreement with Liu Ji outside Guangwu City.
If Liu Ji killed him with his own hands, he would definitely be accused of treachery, and he would appear to be lacking both emotional and rational confidence;
But if he is allowed to live, it will be a legacy of raising tigers. Thinking that Xiang Yu is still alive, Liu Ji will never have a good night's sleep in the future.
Zhang Liang said categorically,
"Xiang Yu must die, and he must die on the battlefield, so that the king can finish it off for him.
If he doesn't want to die, scold him to death even if you scold him. "
"Xiang Yu is arrogant by nature, no need to scold him, I estimate he will kill himself on the spot.
Just bring his body back properly. "
Chen Ping warned Guan Ying carefully.
"And Yu Ji." Lu Pheasant, who had been listening silently in the corner, suddenly interrupted,
"Guan Ying, you must restrain your subordinates and never insult her.
If she wants to live, you can bring her back properly and give her to me. I will make my own arrangements.
If she committed suicide, you should also treat her body kindly and give her dignity.
Anyway, when we were in Chu camp, she had helped Grandpa Gong and me several times in private. "
Lu Pheasant's last words were directed at Liu Ji.
Liu Ji didn't comment and just asked Guan Ying,
"I remember that you have many soldiers from the old Qin army under your command?
You select the 300 most capable among them and let them lead the pursuit team. "
Lu Pheasant was surprised. Liu Ji's move was called borrowing strength to fight, and it was also called borrowing a knife to kill someone.
Five years ago, in the final battle with the Qin army, Qin general Zhang Han defected and surrendered to Xiang Yu, who made him King Yong.
The 200,000 Qin soldiers under Zhang Han were taken over by Xiang Yu and became part of his army.
Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, this newly recruited Qin army was deceived by Xiang Yu when they arrived at Xin'an, and they were all killed.
From then on, the soldiers and people of the Qin State hated Xiang Yu extremely. In the subsequent Chu-Han war, the Qin people and the Qin army were the most ruthless vanguards among the Han armies. They followed Liu Ji wholeheartedly, hoping to cut Xiang Yu into pieces. Cut into pieces by a thousand cuts.
Heaven's way brings reincarnation, and the time for the Qin people to take revenge has finally arrived.
