Wang Li had been trapped in Julu for several months. Zhao Wangxie was desperate, and so was Zhang Er. Faced with the dire situation of the ruined city, exhausted soldiers, and panicked people, Zhao Wangxie and Zhang Er were shaken. What was the point of continuing to hold on?
At this critical moment, Xiang Yu arrived.
Xiang Yu first allocated 20,000 troops to Dangyang Jun Yingbu and General Pu, and asked them to lead a large army across the Yellow River to destroy Wang Li's army's grain transport river.
When fighting a war, all you need is money and food. Wang Li commanded an army of 200,000 men. If they are allowed to eat and drink well, it will never be a good thing for the princes with too few troops. Once the supply of food and grass is not available, Wang Li's army will be demoralized and unstable, which will be much easier to deal with.
Generals Yingbu and Pu were also powerful generals in their time. After they crossed the Yellow River, they appeared on both sides of the river dug by Zhang Han. They used all kinds of methods to completely destroy Wang Li's army's food supply and cut off Wang Li's food route.
Ever since the Cao Canal Road was established, Wang Lijun had not paid attention to hoarding supplies. Once the water transport was destroyed, the Qin soldiers who besieged Julu began to starve. Temporarily cutting off the food route will not make Wang Li retreat. Wang Li believed that Zhang Han would not sit idly by and just deal with Julu with peace of mind.
After Zhang Han received the report, he immediately sent people to pursue the Chu army. Generals Yingbu and Pu were worthy of being Xiang Yu's fierce generals. They not only led Zhang Han's army by the nose, but also succeeded in attacking repeatedly, forcing Zhang Han's army to retreat frequently.
In December of the third year of Qin II (207 BC), after Xiang Yu learned that Yingbu and General Pu had successfully implemented the planned strategy and that Wang Li's army had run out of food, he immediately sent his troops to cross the Yellow River. As soon as the army successfully landed, Xiang Yu issued a very decisive order: sink all ferries, break all rice pots, and only allow three days of rations for each person.
Using the cruel method of "burning the cauldron and sinking the boat" to cut off the retreat of the Chu army, including himself, Xiang Yu successfully caused the soldiers to fall from arrogance into despair, and then became vicious because of despair.
Thirty thousand men and horses left no one behind. Under the leadership of Xiang Yu, they rushed out to kill the giant deer.
As the saying goes, put yourself to death and live later. With no logistical support, the Chu army had no chance and could only choose to fight tooth and nail. Thirty thousand Chu troops were as strong as a mountain, with desperate eyes, gritting their steel teeth, waving weapons with cold light, roaring and charging towards Wang Li's army, slashing like tigers into a flock of sheep.
The Northern Legion, which has been victorious and proud of its soldiers, has not seen such a ferocious opponent for many years. The one who is horizontal is afraid of being stunned, and the one who is stunned is afraid of losing his life. The more Wang Li's army fought, the more chaotic and panicked they became, and the more they fought, the more heavy their losses became.
In this way, Xiang Yu's army fought nine battles with Wang Li's army, winning consecutive battles. The commander-in-chief of the Qin army, Wang Li, was captured, and his deputy general Su Jiao was killed. Another deputy general, She Jian, refused to surrender when surrounded by the Chu army and burned himself to death.
While Xiang Yu's army was fighting bravely on the battlefield, Chen Yu, Zang Tu, Tian Du, Zhang Ao and others, the main figures of the "Giant Deer Watching Group", continued to watch, watching the 30,000 Chu soldiers chase and kill 200,000 with the courage of a mantis as a chariot. Qin army. These people were dumbfounded when they saw: thirty thousand against two hundred thousand, the small number chasing and killing the large number. This battle is simply shocking. Several generals rushed to issue orders, and the reinforcements who had been watching for months rushed out like a mountain falling apart. It is true that people are reborn like killing gods, horses are reborn like holding wings, spears are like dragons emerging from the water, and swords are like tigers carrying the wind.
The result of the Battle of Julu was brilliant. Xiang Yu used less to fight more, which influenced the historical trend of the late Qin Dynasty in one fell swoop, leaving another classic battle in the history of Chinese wars.
After the war, Xiang Yu sat in the Chinese army's tent and sent orders to summon all the reinforcement generals. The generals came to see Xiang Yu in great trembling. Before they could enter Xiang Yu's commander's tent, they all knelt down as soon as they arrived at the barracks. They knelt in front of Xiang Yu and didn't dare to raise their heads. They lay on the ground and didn't dare to breathe. Xiang Yu was angry at first, but when he saw the submissive appearance of the generals, he became happy again and pulled everyone up to comfort them. From then on, all the princes and generals in the world respected Xiang Yu as their general, obeyed Xiang Yu's command, and were willing to serve as General Xiang's pawn.
The siege of Julu had been resolved, and Zhao Wangxie walked out of the gate of Julu City accompanied by Zhang Er. The two of them couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief at the same time. Zhao Wangxie expressed his gratitude to all the people who came to the rescue, especially his highest gratitude to Xiang Yu.
Among the generals, Zhang Er spotted Chen Yu at a glance. He angrily pulled Chen Yu aside and asked why Chen Yu had forgotten the love of brothers.
Chen Yu looked ashamed and claimed that it wasn't that he didn't want to save him, but that he was more than willing to save him.
But Zhang Er sneered, cursed Chen Yu and asked him if he had killed Zhang Xiao and Chen Ze. Chen Yu felt that he was wronged and couldn't help but get angry. He took out the general's seal ribbon, pushed it into Zhang Er's arms, and simply resigned from the post of general.
Zhang Er was stunned, feeling that it was boring for the two brothers to make such a fuss, so he quickly pushed Yin Shou back and refused to accept it. Chen Yu was embarrassed to just put it back and put the seal aside first. The tense atmosphere between the two men also eased. Coincidentally, at this moment, Chen Yunei, who was relaxed, couldn't hold it in anymore and hurriedly ran to relieve himself.
The whole thing was ruined by Chen Yu's little trip. Originally, although Chen Yu said he would quit, he expected that Zhang Er would not be so heartless, and handing over the seal and ribbon was just a way of expressing himself. Zhang Er was really embarrassed and took away the seal. He knew that Chen Yu would indeed have difficulties if he did not send troops, and he also knew that Chen Yu would not kill Zhang Xuan and Chen Ze. Men often quarrel and fight when they have conflicts, but after the quarrel and fight, nothing happens. But Chen Yu went to relieve himself at this time, and there was a villain beside Zhang Er. This villain was one of Zhang Er's retainers. Seeing Chen Yu go out, he quickly whispered to Zhang Er: "Xiangguo, the ancients said, 'If God doesn't take it, you will suffer the consequences.' You didn't come to get this seal and ribbon." , it was handed over by Chen Yu himself. If you don't accept it, I'm afraid it will be against God's will! Collect it quickly, why are you so polite?"
Zhang Er was angry at first, but after hearing what the retainer said, he thought it was right. He immediately hung the general's seal around his neck and sent people to collect Chen Yu's troops on the spot. Chen Yu relieved himself and came back. Unexpectedly, Zhang Er actually accepted his troops. Without saying a word, Chen Yu turned around and left.
From then on, Zhang Er took over the military and political power of Zhao State, while Chen Yu led hundreds of soldiers who were close to him to roam the mountains and rivers, making a living by hunting and fishing.
Zhang Er and Chen Yu, close friends in life and death, have since become sworn enemies.
This is really destiny!
Okay, having said that.
Zhang Han was defeated. This failure was the first real defeat for Zhang Han. The consequences of this first failure were truly unbearable for Zhang Han.
