"Tap tap tap."
Wu Zhui was galloping on the blood. The entire battlefield was almost filled with corpses of Qin people. The blood accumulated into pools, and there were mud of flesh and blood and cracked skeletons everywhere.
There were very few bodies of the Chu army. In this complete rout, more than 80% of the casualties were basically caused by trampling.
Xiang Yu looked at the battlefield littered with corpses with a proud face. He killed hundreds of people in this battle. If the spear in his hand was not so flexible, it would have collapsed long ago.
The most terrifying thing about this war was that Xiang Yu was too fierce, devastating the morale of the Qin army and destroying the center of the Qin army.
There was not even any strategic or tactical confrontation between the two sides at all. It was completely a unilateral tactical crushing by Xiang Yu. The Qin army, frightened by the inhuman combat power of a military leader like Xiang Yu, could not withstand the pressure. Immediate defeat.
Looking at the battlefield again, Xiang Yu, on the one hand, let the Chu army recover from the battle, and on the other hand, he said to the messenger: "Send a letter to Luo Gong immediately to report the battle situation."
Luo Ling watched helplessly as Xiang Yu crossed the river, and within half a day, he received news of Xiang Yu's victory, and the result even exceeded his expectations.
Why is it so fierce? If Xiang Yu had three to five thousand brave warriors like Duke Wu in the past, Luo Ling doubted that he could directly dig a hole in Zhang Han's 400,000 troops.
The military situation is so fierce that any military strategy is futile. Unless a real military yin and yang like Luo Shi takes action, Xiang Yu can control all the generals in the world.
Luoling restrained his inner turmoil and immediately began to mobilize the princes to surround Zhang Han. Xiang Yu defeated Zhang Han's troops who came to block him, but he did not go directly towards Zhang Han, but also began to attack Zhang Han's wings.
The collapse of Ziying and others is like a gap in the defense line. Now Xiang Yu wants to expand this gap and completely cut off the retreat of Zhang Han's army. With an army of 400,000, Xiang Yu wants to stay in the land of Zhao as much as possible.
The princes didn't know why Luo Ling's order suddenly changed. Just as they were hesitating, they heard that the Chu army that went to rescue the Qi army had defeated the Qin army that came to intercept, and they immediately understood that the Chu army was coming to support.
Zhang Hanjun.
The generals who had fled from Wang Li's army stumbled into the camp, knelt down on the ground limply, and said sadly: "Your Majesty, our army was defeated. King Xingyang and King Jinzhong died in battle, and the princes committed suicide. Tens of thousands of armies trampled on each other, causing countless casualties.”
Zhang Han felt a cold air rushing straight to the sky. He couldn't believe what he heard. He walked down and shouted: "It's only been half a day. Wang Li has been in battle for a long time. King Xingyang and King Jinzhong are both people who know how to fight. How could this happen?" Was he defeated so miserably?"
General Qin was paralyzed. He was completely confused now. He didn't know why he was defeated. He didn't know why the entire army suddenly collapsed.
Hearing Zhang Han's question, he could only talk back and forth, "Your Majesty, the general of the Chu army is simply inhuman. He single-handedly broke through the copper and iron walls of our army and killed hundreds of people. It was like a god descending to earth." , this must be a disaster sent by God to..."
"Pfft!"
General Qin could no longer say the last half of his sentence. Zhang Han reached out and pulled the sword out of his chest, and said harshly: "You should be damned if you talk nonsense and shake the morale of the army."
Zhang Han didn't believe in anything non-human, a god descending from the earth, or a disaster from heaven. He understood that the generals of the Chu army must be extremely brave and the failure was too tragic, so people who had experienced that war could behave like this.
But no matter what the reason is, this completely unexpected failure is now in front of everyone, "Your Majesty, if a hundred thousand troops are destroyed, there will definitely be a huge hole in the defense line. What should we do now?"
Zhang Han walked to the map of Kanyu, recalled the surrounding military arrangements, and ordered to shrink the front line, "The Qi army has been short of food and grass for many days, and the men and horses are exhausted. We shrink the front line. The Shandong rebels will face us head-on if they want to rescue the Qi army.
For the past few months, they had been avoiding this because they knew that once they entered the frontal battlefield, their hastily recruited troops would not be able to match the Qin soldiers.
We must force them now. If they dare not come, we will directly eat the Qi army.
The entire east of Taihang no longer had the power to resist the Qin Dynasty. After receiving the grain and grass supplies from Zhao and Qi, the Shandong rebels had no choice but to run to Chu.
If they dare to come, it is just what I want. The warriors of Great Qin are not something that the Shandong rebels can resist. Once they enter the frontal battlefield, I will tell them that this is the world of Great Qin, and those who try to shake it will only die. "
From the deaths of the three princes and infants of Xingyang, Zhang Han guessed that among the Chu army there might be a fierce general like Luo Wugong who could kill generals and capture flags.
That kind of character is invincible in a small-scale war. Under such circumstances, using partial troops to fight is equivalent to giving death to the opponent. Zhang Han decided to use his best command of large corps to restrain that soldier. General of the situation.
"The Qin army wants to concentrate its forces for a big battle!"
As a military situation expert, Xiang Yu has a beast-like sense of war, and he can immediately judge Zhang Han's actions just from the sporadic movements of the Qin army.
He smiled, his white teeth shining with a cold edge, and the chaotic battlefield was his hunting ground.
No one knows that he has an innate talent, that is, he can always find the weakest flaw on the battlefield. No matter how chaotic the situation is, he can always find the easiest place to break.
This is the magic weapon that makes him invincible. He is not only a powerful warrior, but also a true commander.
Xiang Yu pulled down his visor, with a smile on his face, a little sarcastic, "No one in this world can control tens of millions of armies like he can control his own body. Even a commander like Sun Wu and Bai Qi need to If other generals come to cooperate and lead the army, who else can be my opponent?"
Wu Zhui started running again. This divine horse was in excellent physical condition. He had been fighting for so long without showing signs of fatigue. Long Qie came to see Xiang Yu with looking up. He was completely defeated by this battle. He thought He can be considered a fierce general, but compared to Xiang Yu, he is a scumbag. "Mr. Chu, what is our next battle plan?"
This time, Long Qie fought very bravely. Among the generals of the Chu army, only Long Qie could follow his footsteps. Xiang Yu admired him very much and laughed loudly: "Plan? There is no need for a plan. The Chu army just needs to follow me to attack." But before the food runs out, I will defeat the main force of the Qin army."
The Chu army, which basically suffered no losses, followed Xiang Yu again. The land in Handan County is not small, but with so many troops gathered here, it seems very narrow. This is what Luo Ling and Xiang Yu want most. the effect achieved.
Xiang Yu led the Chu army to attack the Qin army, and then directly encountered the Marquis of Wucheng who had received Zhang Han's order to retreat. This was Xiang Yu's favorite encounter, so he naturally led his troops to attack without hesitation.
Although Wucheng Hou is not as stable as Ziying and others before, in a duel with less than 100,000 people, even if Sun Bai faces Xiang Yu, he will be defeated in every battle and there is no chance of victory.
Xiang Yu passed by on horseback, and the Marquis of Wucheng could only flee in panic with his bodyguards. At least he did not become the soul of Xiang Yu's gun, and the princes' army finally saw Xiang Yu.
This descendant of the Xiang family who used to follow Xiang Liang conquered everyone with several undisputed victories, but Xiang Yu knew it was not enough.
By the time the news of Wucheng Hou's defeat reached Zhang Han's ears, he was no longer as angry as before. He secretly said in his heart: "A bunch of losers, the revitalization of the Qin Dynasty depends on a few people."
The Shandong princes' armies gathered together to attack, but Zhang Han was not afraid. He first beat up the Qi army who tried to break out of the encirclement, leaving corpses on the ground and retreated again.
Then King Jiu of Wei was defeated by Zhang Han in front of the princes, and the princes were frustrated in front of Zhang Han.
Although there were some gains, they were not at the same level as Zhang Han's results.
The atmosphere in the camp was a little solemn for a while, and the princes were all uneasy. There was no problem with Luo Ling's plan.
Think about it, the princes' attacks failed one after another, but they still surrounded Zhang Han and had the upper hand strategically. However, such a good plan was limited by the princes' abilities and could not be implemented. It was really embarrassing.
Luo Ling has naturally thought of this situation, which is why he values Xiang Yu. He believes that no matter what kind of plan, Xiang Yu can execute it perfectly.
Xiang Yu knew that it was time for him to appear on the stage. The next war would determine his status in the history books. Looking at Luo Ling's gaze, Xiang Yu nodded, stood up and said loudly: "The Zhaocheng Alliance will be led by Luo Ling." The Xiang family and the Xiang family are the main ones. Ji's uncle has passed away, so Ji is the lord of Chu. It's getting late today and we will go to war tomorrow. I hope you will bring troops to help me. Ji will lead the troops and charge into the battle."
The next day.
Zhang Han learned the lessons of being defeated by Xiang Yu in the past, and used the experience of defeating King Wei and others to connect the battalions so that they can not only cooperate with the attack, but also support each other. Attacking any army will fall into a situation where the head and tail cannot care about each other. middle.
But in Xiang Yu's view, there were too many flaws. Except for Zhang Han's main army, the generals of the Qin Dynasty were all a bunch of rotten fish and shrimps.
Even if an army of 10,000 people can't move their fingers like an arm, how can they be granted the title of prince?
Use the same methods to deal with King Wei and others to deal with me, Xiang Yu?
To the King of Wei and others, it was a wall of copper and iron, but to me, Xiang Yu, it was like cloth, which could be torn easily.
Xiang Yu shook his head and said: "Fusu, Fusu, you have generals like this, how can Bao Qin not be destroyed?"
Xiang Yu's hatred for the Qin Dynasty was very high, but it was mainly concentrated on the First Emperor, with Fusu being an exception.
Because Fusu's mother was from Chu, and Fusu had always appeared as an opponent of the First Emperor. Judging from the situation of the Xiang family's marriage in Chu, Xiang Yu was still related to Fusu if we really counted.
However, except for relatives like Luo, the other aristocratic relatives are like cousins and brothers, and they kill each other more fiercely than strangers.
Xiang Yu and Fusu are like this now. Even if they don't have any ill feelings towards each other, they still have to rack their brains to kill each other.
The princes of Shandong all arranged their troops on the edge of the battlefield. The main purpose was to hold down the formation for Xiang Yu, to contain Zhang Han's crossbowmen, to consume the Qin army's inventory, and to coordinate Xiang Yu's attack. If Xiang Yu was defeated, Luoling would naturally arrange for them Head to the rescue.
Then the princes saw a sight they had never imagined.
Xiang Yu led 30,000 Chu troops to attack, and he was accompanied by some elite cavalry from the princes, mainly elite cavalry and archery elites under King Yan and King Dai, totaling 40,000 people.
Xiang Yu's tactics are always so simple. First, he leads his troops and launches them, and then uses cavalry and chariots to force and frighten the opponent's soldiers. People will be instinctively afraid when facing thousands of galloping horses.
This is something Xiang Yu discovered when he first started playing cavalry. Now all the forces in the world are basically soldiers and civilians, and many of the soldiers are actually farmers.
This kind of soldiers can easily collapse when faced with a feigned charge by the cavalry, causing extremely serious consequences. The worst thing is that like Wang Li and Ziying before, the entire army collapsed.
No one else has discovered this move yet. Xiang Yu is really proven every time. The first of his two strongest points is his ability to find flaws. He always knows where to lead the army on the battlefield.
The second is the ability to expand flaws. The completely inhuman force gives him the ability to tear apart formations beyond ordinary people's imagination.
Normally, it might be just a local commotion, but in Xiang Yu's case, any defeat or even a simple commotion could develop into an uncontrollable collapse in a short period of time.
Luo Ling saw Xiang Yu's terror through two battles. Even if Luo wanted to kill Xiang Yu, he would have to personally lead the warriors into battle and pay a lot of casualties.
Or use props like guards, and one thing is probably not enough. The advantage of guards is that as long as they don't die immediately, they can recover later. However, with only 80% of force, it is really difficult not to die immediately in front of Xiang Yu.
As Xiang Yu expected, the Qin soldiers were uncontrollably frightened in the face of the galloping cavalry. Of course, Xiang Yu would not let the cavalry attack the formation of infantry.
Except for people like Xiang Yu who are talented in horsemanship, most of the cavalry now are mounted in shooting and pursuit.
Although it is still no problem to charge directly with his leadership, and he can even replicate the previous great victory, but for Xiang Yu, what he wants is a great victory, not a tragic victory. Every Chu from the land of Jiangdong No one can sacrifice at will.
On the one hand, Xiang Yu ordered the Chu soldiers to attack, while on the other hand, he kept pulling the Qin soldiers. In addition, the princes' troops suppressing the formation put a lot of pressure on the Qin army. The Qin generals who were rated as rubbish by Xiang Yu were quite concerned about one thing and not the other. The flaw was soon revealed.
Xiang Yu no longer hesitated at all. Like a ferocious beast that smelled blood, he pounced forward and waved the spear in his hand. In an instant, five or six people died under the huge force.
The cavalry and chariot soldiers who had been following Xiang Yu immediately followed up, first shooting arrows, and then rushing in from the gap with swords waving.
The Chu soldiers were too familiar with the scene in front of them. Their master once again tore apart the enemy's formation as usual, then victory was right in front of them!
There are no ordinary Qin soldiers in Xiang Yu's eyes. From the beginning to the end, his eyes are fixed on the Qin camp's generals and camp flags. When his strength reaches his level, his pursuit is to kill the generals and capture the flags. The rest are not Not the slightest bit of a challenge.
"I'm going to kill that Qin general. He is the king canonized by Fusu. I killed Prince Ying of Xingyang and King Baili of Jinzhong. He will be the third one."
Xiang Yu pointed at King Pingyao who was in the camp, laughed wildly and said to the left and right, who all laughed and said loudly: "I am willing to follow you."
Xiang Yu led his personal guards and charged forward. The Chu army's morale was astonishing and they moved forward bravely. The Qin people were shocked. As Xiang Yu continued to break the formation, the Chu people's combat effectiveness had been completely brought up by him. Now The Chu army was truly the elite of the world, at least when it was led by Xiang Yu.
"Pfft!"
History is always surprisingly similar. Even the process of the Qin general who died in Xiang Yu's hands was similar. This was the first time that Zhang Han saw Xiang Yu's bravery. He understood that Ziying and others were not unjustly defeated.
After Xiang Yu killed King Pingyao, he continued to lead troops to attack the weak points of Zhang Han's army without any pause.
Zhang Han originally wanted to fight positional warfare, but times have changed. As the cavalry's status in the war continues to rise, that rigid style of fighting is becoming more and more disadvantageous.
In particular, Handan, the decisive battle site, was specially chosen by Xiang Yu as the most suitable place for him to display his abilities.
Not only Zhang Han, but also the princes of Shandong were looking at Xiang Yu blankly, watching him easily kill the generals and seize the flag among thousands of troops, watching him defeat a battalion in a short time, and finally understood How did he defeat an army of 100,000 men in one day?
They wouldn't be surprised by what kind of results this pervert can achieve. Xiang Yu fought three times in a row, and the Qin army's corpses were everywhere. Two princes and one king were killed, and eight generals and flags were beheaded. Wherever Wu Zhui arrived, there was no decent resistance. Invincible.
Luo Ling said in a deep voice: "My lords, Duke Chu is so brave that the people of Qin were defeated, but do you really want to watch Duke Chu fight alone like this?"
Luo Ling's words woke up the dreamer. Xiang Yu was so fierce that it was strange that the Qin army could still ask for it. If he didn't beat the drowned dog at this time, when Xiang Yu was finished, would he let them go?
So the princes who had been watching on the sidelines began to send troops to take action. Zhang Han looked at Xiang Yu who was destroying crazily and felt fear for the first time.
Since his debut in commanding the army, even if he suffered a small defeat, he knew that he could fight back, and the final result was indeed the same, winning consecutive battles.
Whether it was Chen Sheng, Wu Guang, or the rebellions of the nobles of the Six Kingdoms, he put them down one by one. He believed that he would be the one to rebuild the Qin Dynasty.
But now looking at the invincible Xiang Yu, he was shaken for the first time in his heart. He still mobilized his army to encircle and kill Xiang Yu. The effect was very good. The casualties of the Chu soldiers increased much more than before, but the general situation did not change at all. The guard asked anxiously: "Your Majesty, if this continues, the Chu general will kill the entire army. What should we do now?"
Zhang Han raised his eyes and scanned the battlefield. Xiang Yu defeated another battalion. He was still invincible, and his physical strength was not affected at all. Especially under the leadership of the defeated troops, he even became more courageous as he fought, without the effort he had when he breached the first battalion. , the bigger it is, the easier it is to fight. If Zhang Han hadn't separated the battalions long ago, and if he struggled to maintain it, the current army would have collapsed.
As the Shandong princes came to an end, Zhang Han understood that this war could not continue like this. He used the Shandong princes army between the Qin army and the Chu army as a human shield and began to slowly retreat the Chinese army. The Shandong princes army was behind the Chu army. Under the guidance, the performance was much better than before.
"Fighting in the field is brave, but defending the city is different from fighting in the field. There are millions of Qin people in Guanzhong, and there are countless prisoners in Wei and Han. As long as we defend Xingyang, we can save Guanzhong and start over."
Zhang Han understood that it was impossible to win the field battle with the unparalleled Chu general. He was a character who should not have appeared. It was not to blame for his lack of effort. He was really a talented person on the other side.
If you can't win in a field battle, you can't defeat it. What Zhang Han is best at is defending the city. At first, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang were so unstoppable, but in the end they were put in a dilemma by Zhang Han's impeccable defense of the city. In the end, Zhang Han defeated Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's army.
Now it is completely possible to repeat the original deeds. As long as the dangerous passes leading to Guanzhong are defended, especially the important town of Xingyang, with the large granary behind it, it is possible to make a comeback. Moreover, with Meng Tian's army still present, there is no problem in defending the city.
As long as it can persist in Xingyang for a year and a half, it can use the abundant manpower in Guanzhong to reorganize a well-trained army. At first, the Qin Dynasty could rely on Guanzhong and Bashu to annex the world, but it may not be possible now. Zhang Han does not believe that the princes of Shandong We can always work together like this.
In this battle from morning to afternoon, Xiang Yu barely rested, and his physical strength seemed to be endless. Although the sweat oozing out meant that his physical strength was also being depleted, from the perspective of combat effectiveness, it was not a big problem.
Zhang Han paid a huge price to escape. The 400,000 Qin people suffered numerous casualties, and countless people escaped. All they knew was that Handan County was stained red with blood.
Xiang Yu appeared in front of everyone covered in blood, full of evil aura and murderous intent. The princes were trembling. Only Luo Ling was sitting quietly. The others did not dare to raise their heads to look at Xiang Yu. They knelt on the ground to pay homage to Xiang Yu.
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After Xiang Yu defeated Wang Li, Zhao Gong planned to encircle Zhang Han and made all the princes attack together. Zhang Han sent 400,000 Qin troops to defeat Qi and defeat Wei. They are all defeated, and there is nothing they can do."
Xiang Yu said: "Zhang Han Zhuzi, I will send the Chu soldiers to attack him, and you will watch."
The princes then marched to Handan and watched from the sidelines.
Xiang Yu led his troops to attack Qin. Anyone who was in charge was defeated, and those who attacked were killed. One Chu soldier was equal to ten, and the roar was loud. Nine battles a day, Yu killed twenty-three generals, and the four kings and five princes registered by Emperor Fusu were all killed with their own hands. Then, the Qin soldiers killed hundreds and thousands of people at will, which was impossible to count.
The princes were horrified, looking at Yu Ruoru as a heavenly man, and Ji Yu leading his troops back. They all marched out on their knees, no one dared to look up, and grabbed the ground with their heads, saying: "Gong defeated Qin in the first battle, and this week Wu Muye's honor is great, Zhaocheng In an alliance, the princes make an agreement, and the one with the most merit will be the co-leader. If the world is unified and the world is deserted, who will be the master?"
Xiang Yu accepted it and became the co-lord of all the princes. When Qin was destroyed, all the people in the world were ministers. ——"Historical Records·The Chronicles of Xiang Yu"
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