Early the next morning, after the Chu army had breakfast, Xiang Yu asked Chen Ping to take charge of the banner of the Chinese army, while he and Yafu organized the army to fight. At this time, all the princes' troops contacted by Chen Yu also arrived. They were Zang Tu from Yan State, Tian Du from Qi State, Wei Bao from Wei State, Ding Li from X State, Zhang Ao from Zhao State, etc., all came together See Xiang Yu. After Xiang Yu met with everyone, he asked them to return to the camp, and then followed the Chu army. Xiang Yu then mounted Wu Zui, ordered the Chu army to beat the war drums, and charged towards Zhang Han's camp. Because of the large number of coalition troops, the momentum was very large.
By this time, the sun had already risen high. Zhang Han did not return to the camp until dawn because he was rushing to repair the corridor. After he had breakfast and rested for a while, he heard that Xiang Yu was leading the coalition forces to attack. He quickly left the camp to set up his formation, and then came to the chariot at the entrance of the camp to watch. It was not long before we saw a mass of black people and horses appearing on the distant horizon in the east. Against the backdrop of the rising sun, they were like rising tides of sea water, rushing in from the east. Zhang Han was simply stunned when he saw the scene in front of him, and watched every move of the coalition forces uneasily.
Xiang Yu stopped his position when he came to a place about three hundred meters away from the Qin camp. The two sides faced off for a while, and Xiang Yu sent a general. He galloped to the gate of Zhang Han's camp and shouted: "General Zhang Han, we meet again. Chu and Qin are not at odds! In the battle of Dong'a, we Chu people won. , but in the battle of Dingtao, your use of troops was too despicable, and you even shamelessly attacked our army. Now both sides have a win and a loss. Today, the Chu army wants to avenge Dingtao and is ready to fight here. . If the Chu army is defeated again, then your Qin State will reunify the world. But if our army wins this battle, our Chu State will definitely unify the world!" At this time, Li Liang, who was behind Zhang Han, saw General Chu speaking like this, and felt great in his heart. Angry, he took the initiative to challenge Zhang Han and threatened to challenge Xiang Yu. The Chu general said: "I am willing to accompany you!" After saying that, he turned his horse's head and galloped back to the position to report.
Zhang Han knew Xiang Yu's power and was afraid that the morale of the Qin army would be dampened after Li Liang's defeat, so he refused to let him go into battle. But Li Liang got excited, and relying on his bravery, he repeatedly requested to fight, and even insisted on cutting off Xiang Yu's head. Zhang Han thought to himself: Li Liang is a capricious villain who surrendered when he was cornered. This person is ultimately unreliable. It would be better to let him challenge Xiang Yu in a duel. There is no chance of winning, or he will be killed if defeated. There is no pity. He said to Li Liang: "General Li, do you want to imitate the warrior Gao Gu of the previous generation?" Li Liang said: "I don't know who Gao Gu is, I just want to chop off Xiang Yu's head!" Zhang Han praised: "Awesome! If the general can win the battle, I will send my troops to cover it up!" Li Liang galloped out of the camp. When he came to the middle of the two armies, he loudly challenged Xiang Yu.
When Xiang Yu saw that it was not Zhang Han who was coming out of the battle, he shouted sternly: "I will only fight with old Zhang Han. I won't fight with unknown people. Get out of here!" Li Liang was furious when he saw that Xiang Yu looked down on him. He said: "I am Li Liang from Hebei Province! I have fought all over the world and have never met an opponent. How dare you look down on me?" When Xiang Yu saw that Li Liang had announced his family name, he cursed: "It turns out that you are a capricious guy. I I'll take your life first!" Li Liang laughed loudly, flaunting his power, and kept shouting: "Today I want to show you, a little southern barbarian, whether the 'Hebei Tigers' are in vain?" Xiang Yu heard that Li Liang was so arrogant, and He gritted his teeth and wanted to chop off his head immediately. When Fan Yafu saw that Li Liang was about to challenge Xiang Yu in a duel, he reminded Xiang Yu: "Although Li Liang is an unjust man, he is known as the 'Hebei Tiger'. The general must win the battle!" Xiang Yu faced Li Liang. He yelled: "What tiger? It's just a stupid pig!" After saying that, he sent the horse out of the battle and let the horse come over.
Li Liang also clapped his horse, danced with his halberd, and rushed forward. At this time, the horns of the two armies sounded together to support the battle, and the soldiers also shouted for death in unison, beating the war drums loudly. Seeing Li Liang's fierce attack, Xiang Yu deliberately dodged a few moves. Li Liang thought Xiang Yu was nothing more than that, so he raised his weapon fiercely and stabbed Xiang Yu head and face. Hearing a sound of "Clang!", Xiang Yu pushed Li Liang's weapon away with force, and shouted: "Come and collect the corpse!" Then he swung the Canglong Moon-Swallowing Halberd, and stabbed Li Liang under the horse with one halberd. Li Liang is known as a famous general in Hebei, and he rarely encounters opponents. Today, he was killed by Xiang Yu in more than ten rounds. This shows how powerful Xiang Yu's martial arts is.
When the Qin army saw it, they were all horrified, and their shouts suddenly stopped. After Xiang Yu beheaded Li Liang, he crossed his halberd and laughed loudly: "Who will fight again?" Chen Yu was so happy to see that Li Liang was beheaded that he galloped out of the position with his horse and the leader shouted: "Long live the Chu army! Xiang Yu!" Long live!" Seeing Xiang Yu's victory, the Zhao army and other princes' troops also shouted together: "Long live the Chu army! Long live Xiang Yu!..." For a time, the roars of hundreds of thousands of soldiers shook the sky. The Qin army was so frightened that they lost their wits. Seeing this, Zhang Han was also distraught, so he hurriedly ordered the gold to be withdrawn. Xiang Yu then commanded his troops to move forward to cover up the enemy's attack, approaching the Qin army's camp. The Qin army was afraid that the Chu army would attack the camp, so they all shot arrows together. The Chu army used shields to block it, and the army stopped when it came to a place about a hundred meters away from the Qin camp, because this distance was a relatively safe range. At this time, no matter how the Chu army challenged him, Zhang Han no longer dared to fight, and the two sides started to confront each other.
Wang Li was in Julu Camp. That morning, he dreamed that the coalition army was defeated by him, and he was so happy that he just smiled. "Report! General, all the soldiers and horses of Yan, Qi and other countries have been withdrawn, and the military camps have disappeared!" After Wang Li was awakened by the sergeant's report, he hurriedly got up and walked out of the military camp to investigate. Sure enough, he saw the coalition camp in the northeast. After disappearing without a trace, he said happily: "This is great, we must capture Julu today!" He ordered the Qin army to start cooking immediately, and after the meal, they would immediately launch a general attack. But just after the Qin army finished eating, they saw a sergeant running up to report: "General, the coalition forces did not escape. They went to Jiyuan, and Xiang Yu was leading them to attack General Zhang's camp." Wang Li He was shocked and asked: "What is the outcome of both sides?" The sergeant said: "The two sides are facing each other, but there is no fighting." Wang Li said happily: "This is a good time for us to attack Julu City." He sent an order to the Great Wall Army to attack Julu City immediately. Launch a general attack. All of a sudden, the Great Wall Army attacked Julu City, and they could only hear the shouts of killing.
Just when the Great Wall Army was about to break through Julu City, suddenly the meteor horse came to report: "General, Xiang Yu challenged General Zhang Han in Jiyuan. General Zhang sent Li Liang to fight, but Li Liang was killed by Xiang Yu in a few rounds. Get off the horse!" Wang Li was shocked after hearing the sergeant's report. He grabbed the sergeant's collar and asked, "Has General Zhang gone to fight?" The sergeant replied, "General Zhang has not gone to fight. He has withdrawn all his troops and horses. The camp is here!" Wang Li was shocked and asked his sergeants to continue to investigate, and then ordered the Qin army to stop attacking the city. Su Jiao, She Jian and other generals came to Wang Li and asked why they stopped attacking the city. Wang Lidao: "Now Xiang Yu is leading the coalition to attack General Zhang Han's camp. Military detectives say that Li Liang has been beheaded. If the Chu army wins, Xiang Yu is likely to attack Julu, and we have to be prepared." The generals. They were shocked because they all knew that Li Liang was a famous general in Hebei. Now that Li Liang was beheaded, Xiang Yu must be very powerful. Wang Li ordered the Qin army to come to the south of the city to set up formation. The horn of emergency assembly suddenly sounded in the Qin camp. Wang Li moved the main force of the Great Wall Army to the southeast and formed a rectangular battle formation. Then he was neatly dressed and Tigo mounted his horse, ready to fight.
Not long ago, I saw an army of troops and horses coming due south. It was the banner of the Chu army. The first general, wearing a bronze helmet and silver armor, a white robe and black shoes, drags a Canglong Moon-Swallowing Halberd that is more than ten feet long, and rides on a black black horse. He is indeed an unrivaled hero, an eternal hero, none other than General Xiang Yu of Chu State. He led the four generals Ji Bu, Zhong Limei, Chen Yu, and Zhang Ao to the front of the formation majestically, calmly stabilized the men and horses, and then glared ahead. I saw a general in the formation of the Great Wall Army. He was equally imposing. He wore a red gold helmet that covered his face, and chain mail. He held a shield in his left hand and a sword in his right hand. The banner with handsome characters behind him was fluttering in the wind. The thousand-mile horse plows the ground and neighs. He is really a strong man from Kansai and a desert eagle. On the left and right are the vigorous and high-spirited soldiers. It seems that they are usually well-trained. Although they are facing an unfamiliar opponent today, they are not panic at all, but the lineup is neat and orderly.
Xiang Yu stared at Wang Li, breathing heavily, his chest rising and falling, he wanted to swallow his enemy in one mouthful. Chen Yu said to Xiang Yu: "General, he is Wang Li, the commander-in-chief of the Great Wall Army." Xiang Yu asked loudly: "Are you Wang Li, the grandson of Wang Jian and the son of Wang Ben?" Wang Li replied contemptuously: "Since you are You know my name, why do you want to raise an army to rebel?" Xiang Yu asked angrily: "Do you know who I am?" Wang Li laughed and said: "Three generations of my family have served as generals of the Qin State, and they were all victorious generals. Who knows you? This little Southern Barbarian?" Xiang Yu was angered by Wang Li's words. He gritted his teeth and said, "General Victorious! Hehe! Fifteen years ago, your grandfather Wang Jian killed my grandfather Xiang Yan. I am Xiang Yan's grandson Xiang Ji! I owe you a debt. Pay back the money, kill for life! Today I will use your head to pay tribute to the soul of my grandfather!" Wang Li was not intimidated by Xiang Yu's words, but laughed and said: "Xiang Yan was my grandfather's defeated general! His grandson can What ability do you have? I just regret that he didn't kill your whole family back then and left you as the root of trouble. Today he comes to make trouble again and disturb the country!" Xiang Yu pointed his halberd at Wang Li and shouted: "I want to fight with you. Duel! Let the soldiers from both sides see who is the best hero in the world today! If I kill you, I will feed your dead body to the dogs!" Wang Li has not fought against Xiang Yu, so he doesn't know. Xiang Yu looked at his martial arts skills and said with a smile: "I will challenge you for three hundred rounds today. If I use hidden arrows to hurt someone, I will definitely not be considered a hero!" Xiang Yu said: "Okay, I got what I asked for!" The soldiers of both sides beat the war drums. .
The two men rode forward and charged at each other. When the two horses crossed each other, their weapons collided violently. Sparks flew everywhere, and a huge battle ensued. The two weapons were flying and the wind was blowing, like two balls of flames burning together. They killed fifty rounds in one breath, regardless of the outcome. At this time, the soldiers on both sides cheered endlessly. The two of them killed more than thirty people, and Wang Li gradually became unable to resist. On the Qin army's position, there were four lieutenants who often protected the commander. They were Chen Ji, Li Hao, Li Cheng and Wu Ban. Seeing that the commander could not defeat Xiang Yu, they all rushed to protect the commander. The four generals killed him at once and then killed him. Xiang Yu surrounded them, and Wang Li took the opportunity to escape from the battlefield. Seeing that Wang Li had escaped, Xiang Yu shouted angrily: "Coward! You will make the heroes of the world laugh at you!" At this time, Zhong Limei, Ji Bu, Chen Yu, and Zhang Ao in the Chu army's formation saw someone in the Qin army's formation. Come to help, let go of your bridle, and rush forward to help.
But when Xiang Yu saw Wang Li escaping, he was furious. When he saw the four Qin generals who came to relieve the siege, he wanted to devour them all. He swung his weapon forward, grabbed it lightly with his long arm, and He grabbed Chen Ji who was at the front and threw him a foot away. Chen Ji was smashed to pieces and died. When Li Hao saw it, he was stunned and was about to turn around and run away. When Xiang Yu roared, Li Hao's horse was frightened and raised its front hooves, causing Li Hao to fall to the ground. Li Hao's ankle was still stuck in the stirrup and he was dragged away by the horse. Li Cheng and Wu Ban were shocked and wanted to run away, but their legs were weak, so Xiang Yu thrust the moon-swallowing halberd into the ground, rushed forward and grabbed one, and then slammed their heads together hard, causing brain matter to burst out. And die. When Li Hao was dragged back to the main formation by the horse, they quickly rescued him, only to find that he was already dead. Wang Li was shocked, and the noise of the Qin army suddenly stopped.
When Zhongli and others came to Xiang Yu, Xiang Yu had already finished the battle. The four of them were stunned. At this time, Xiang Yu waved his weapon towards the enemy formation, turned around and shouted: "Kill him!" Seeing how brave their commander was, the soldiers of the Chu army let go and charged forward to kill him. When Wang Li saw that the Chu army had launched an attack, he hurriedly sent an order to retreat to the camp. He saw that the Qin army and horses trampled on each other, killing countless people. The Chu army reached the Qin army's stronghold with an overwhelming force, and the Qin army guarding the camp fired arrows at the Chu army. Xiang Yu ordered the troops to stop. The Chu army won the first battle with the Great Wall Army and their morale was greatly shaken. There is a poem praising Xiang Yu:
The three households are destined to perish in Qin, so why should the feud between Chu and Chu be so impatient?
Who can defeat the enemy?
Wang Li was defeated and returned to the camp. He hurriedly removed his armor and wiped away his sweat. He said to the generals in horror: "I didn't expect Xiang Yu to be so brave. He is truly a tiger general. I have been on the battlefield for more than ten years and I have never encountered such a powerful enemy. !” He ordered the generals to hold on to the camp.
Xiang Yu saw that Wang Li did not dare to fight, so he cursed him as a coward. Wang Li had no choice but to let it go. Until the afternoon, Wang Li saw that Xiang Yu was still challenging, so he put up the no-fight card, and then gathered the crowd to discuss a good strategy. Su Jiao said: "Although Xiang Yu is powerful, not all Chu armies are powerful. It's just that our challenge has failed, not that our army cannot defeat the Chu army. I heard that when the Chu army came, they destroyed their baggage. They must have been out in the open at night. Setting up camp will be very beneficial to our army." Wang Li asked him if he had any good ideas. Su Jiao said with great confidence: "As long as we launch a night attack, we can defeat the Chu army. Even if the night attack fails to capture Xiang Yu, we can still kill him without leaving any trace of him!" When Wang Li heard this, he became excited. Said: "Your idea is really good, but I'm worried that Xiang Yu is so brave that I won't be able to get close to him." Su Jiao said boldly: "As long as we prepare more crossbow shooters, we can shoot Xiang Yu from a distance. No matter how powerful he is, , how can it block the sharp arrows? As long as Xiang Yu dies, the Chu army will be leaderless. Once the Chu army is defeated, the rest will be vulnerable!" When Wang Li heard this, he really became energetic and decided to fight at night Xiang Yu was shot and killed in the attack.
