Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 138
"Xiang Kang, how dare you do this? I swear to destroy it!"

After receiving the news that Qin Army's forward Dong Yi's unit was defeated by Xiang Kang's shameless trick, Zhang Han, who was leading the Qin Army's main force to the west, was so angry that he directly split the horsewhip in two. Xiao, and roared again, vowing to destroy Xiang Kang.The generals of the Qin army present also roared angrily, screaming to kill Xiang Kang, and hated Xiang Kang, who was a clown who jumped the beam again and again.

Only Sima Xin, who had a close relationship with the old Xiang family, was calmer. After carefully reading the urgent military report sent by Dong Yi, Sima Xin immediately said to Zhang Han: "General, we must speed up immediately. , Dong Yi said in the military newspaper that when he was forced to abandon the camp, he did not have time to take away the food, which means that General Dong Yi’s army must have run out of food at this time. If we don’t rush to reinforce him, his army will have no food. , I’m afraid I’ll suffer another big loss.”

Thinking about it carefully, Zhang Han did not dare to hesitate, and hurriedly ordered: "Send an order to Shi Cheng of the front team, tell him to speed up and go meet General Dong Yi. Also, if you catch up with the bandit who escaped west from Yongqiu Jun, you don’t have to be polite, try to kill all of them, and let the Qianshou Lishu in Dang County see what will happen to follow Xiang Kang’s traitor!"

The Yongqiu army mentioned by Zhang Han is actually the Yongqiu garrison that Xiang Kang adopted the Yongqiu scholar's suggestion of "Li Yiji" and temporarily formed Yongqiu garrison with recruits from Yongqiu. The eastward march was actually deliberately giving these Yongqiu recruits a chance to escape home, so as to prevent these Yongqiu recruits who had just joined the army and were about to be forced to flee home from accidents, which would affect the morale of the Young Marshal's army.

But what Xiang Kang never thought of beforehand was that, because he didn't want to be poisoned by Qin Ting's tyranny again, and because of the instigation of Li Shang, the younger brother of 'Li Yiji', and some Yongqiu soldiers who hated Qin Ting, when Zhang Han's main force approached During the Yongqiu period, more than half of the more than 3000 Yongqiu recruits chose to continue to follow the Young Marshal Army. Under the leadership of the Yongqiu defender arranged by Xiang Kang, they resolutely fled east to fight the main force of the Young Marshal Army. Only a small half of them chose to join the Young Marshal Army. Disbanded and fled home to reunite with their relatives.Zhang Han was also very angry when he learned of this situation, so when he sent the former army to meet Dong Yi who had run out of food, he also issued a kill order for the new recruits of the Young Commander Army Yongqiu.

The order was sent to the front team of the Qin Army. Zhang Han'ai, who was in charge of the front team of the Qin Army, did not dare to neglect, and immediately urged the army to advance at full speed. Half a day later, he caught up with the recruits of the Young Marshal Yongqiu who was fleeing in a hurry, and immediately gave the order to kill them all.

The equipment was poor, and the training time they received was short. Of course, the weak Yongqiu recruits did not dare to touch eggs with stones. Relying on a long period of rigorous training, the distance between him and the Yongqiu recruits gradually narrowed, and he howled and waved his butcher knife, frantically massacring these Yongqiu recruits who dared to follow Xiang Kang firmly.

Fortunately, just when the Yongqiu recruits felt that they were doomed, a sudden change occurred in front of them. A large group of defeated soldiers of the Qin army dragging their flags suddenly fled from the east in embarrassment. After chasing and killing, the morale of Yongqiu's recruits was greatly boosted, and they rushed eastward holding the banner of the Young Marshal's Army to ask for help. When they collided head-on with the defeated Qin army, they killed many defeated Qin army who were already hungry. The defeated soldiers of the Qin army had no intention of fighting. They just pounced on the friendly army to ask for help. Many people were so excited that they cried and shouted desperately: "Is there any food? I'm going to starve to death! I'm going to starve to death." ! Eat! Eat!"

The next thing was relatively simple. It was discovered that the reinforcements of the Qin army had arrived. After Xiang Guan, who commanded the cavalry of the Young Marshal Army, received the recruits from Yongqiu, he immediately covered the recruits from Yongqiu and turned around. After the raid, his physical strength declined, and he was unable to defeat the young commander's cavalry. He could only watch helplessly as the Yongqiu recruits fled in victory, and escaped under the cover of the young commander's cavalry.

When the news spread to Suiyang, out of emotion and in order to buy people's hearts, Xiang Kang decisively went out of the camp five miles to welcome the arrival of Yongqiu recruits. What moved Xiang Kang even more was that the old man of Yongqiu, who was over [-] years old, Li Yiji He actually fulfilled his promise, and came to join him with Yongqiu recruits in a carriage. Without hesitation, Xiang Kang immediately named old man Li as an advising doctor and asked him to help Zhou Zeng act as an agent for military affairs. He also made old man Li's younger brother "Li Shang" the captaincy, and both of them reused him.

The old man Li was still as free and easy, and he did not thank you after he was appointed, but said directly: "Young commander, I don't need to be in a hurry for my official position. The most important thing now is how to resist the main force of the Tyrant Qin army. In my humble opinion, this battle We must put our persistence first, and confront the Tyrant Qin army head-on with deep trenches and high fortresses. When his army's food and grass are exhausted, we are forced to transport food from the rear to the front line. Only then will our army have the opportunity to make a fuss on his food road. , get a chance to win."

"Mr. Li's words are very true." Xiang Kang nodded, and said frankly: "In fact, this junior is also planning the same way. After a while, Mr. will follow me to the camp, and I will know how much effort this junior has spent preparing to stick to it for a long time."

Xiang Kang is not bragging. In order to defend against Zhang Han's main force, the Young Marshal really spent a lot of effort to build up the camp defense this time. Although only two trenches were dug to protect the camp, each trench was two feet wide and deep. Beyond one foot, Sui water was introduced to fill it up, making it even more difficult for the Qin army to overcome. They also built camp walls, sheep and horse walls, and defensive fortifications such as sentry towers, turrets, and antlers to resist horses. The degree of strength is definitely not in Pengcheng. Under the camp, coupled with the fact that the available troops of the Young Marshal Army this time are far more than during the Pengcheng battle, Xiang Kang believes that he will be able to continue to block the Qin army's attack this time until Xiang Liang's rescue arrives.

However, Xiang Kang's confidence soon wavered a little. Two days later, when Zhang Han personally led the main force of the Qin army to approach the city of Suiyang, Xiang Kang, who was confronting the main force of the Qin army for the first time, was shocked to find that he was still seriously injured. I underestimated the strength of Zhang Han's army, and it was the first time I saw the terrifying scale of nearly 20 troops.

Standing on the high ground in the camp and looking westward, the flags of the Qin army are so densely packed that you can't see the end at a glance. The Qin army under the flags is layered on top of each other. Like a huge black tide, it flowed unhurriedly towards the city of Suiyang, gradually becoming submerged.

Seeing this scene, the young general Wenwu standing next to Xiang Kang hardly spoke a word, and all of them frowned. They began to worry whether their own army could withstand Zhang Han's terrifying army, and even worried that even if Xiang Liang's rescue came, they might not It couldn't turn the tide of the battle - after all, the Qin army not only had an absolute advantage in strength, but also an elite advantage - no matter which army under Xiang Kang's command, there was no way to compete head-on with the elite from Longxi under Zhang Han's command.

It took a long time before Xiang Kang asked the generals beside him about their views on the main force of the Qin army. The young generals who were generally lacking in confidence kept silent, and Xiang Kang didn't mind, but turned to Wei Bao who was standing next to him. Uncle Zhou asked him directly: "General Zhou, what do you think?"

"Young commander, don't worry, the Tyrant Qin army is very powerful, but we are not powerless." Uncle Zhou replied: "The most important thing right now is to try to boost the morale of our army and eliminate our soldiers. Only then can we stick to the camp and persist until the turning point arrives.”

Xiang Kang nodded, and after a little calculation, Xiang Kang ordered: "Send someone to contact Zhang Han, and ask him and me to send thirty warriors each, without armor but with swords, to the front of the two armies. It is a life-and-death fight, a bet on the outcome. At the same time, spread the news to let our soldiers know, and pick thirty warriors to prepare for the battle."

"Young Marshal wants to win a duel with warriors to boost morale?" Zhou Zeng asked, "What if Zhang Han sees through your plan and refuses to accept it?"

"Then our morale is directly boosted?" Xiang Kang sneered, and said: "Our army took the initiative to fight, but Zhang Han didn't dare to accept it. When our soldiers heard the news, what would they think of the Tyrant Qin army? Do you feel that the Tyrant Qin army is ostentatious, but actually vulnerable?"

Zhou Zeng understood, and hurriedly arranged manpower to make an appointment with the Qin army. At the same time, Xiang Yang, who had been named the captain of the guard army, immediately sent people to various places in the young marshal's camp, announcing Xiang Kang's decision in public, and by the way encouraged enough The courageous soldiers of the young marshal stepped forward to fight for the whole army in a life-and-death struggle.

After a while, the envoy of the young commander sent the news to the Qin army. After Zhang Han heard the news, he sneered and said, "What a traitor, I know that the general's military power is amazing, and I'm afraid that his bandit soldiers will be scared, so I came up with such a plan." An idea to boost morale."

"General, don't be fooled." Sima Xin said: "Each party will send 30 people to fight in front of the battle. No one can predict the outcome. If our army loses unfortunately, it will definitely dampen our spirit and be disadvantageous in the battle."

"I can't refuse." Zhang Han shook his head and said with a sneer: "I dare to predict that Xiang Kang's traitor must have announced this news to the whole army. If our army is afraid and does not fight, the morale of the bandit army will definitely be greatly boosted. This battle We must fight, we must not retreat! We must also win and completely destroy the morale of the bandit army!"

After saying that, Zhang Han not only agreed to Xiang Kang's request for a fight, but also immediately sent people to the army to select warriors to fight, and promised to encourage the warriors of the Qin army to fight with their lives with great rewards.Then needless to say, hundreds of fearless warriors immediately stood up in the formation of the Qin army, known as the old Qin, and volunteered to take over the group fight for Zhang Han, so that the generals of the Qin army could choose the best.

The same is true for the Young Marshal's Army. Although it is difficult to produce elite soldiers in the prosperous and prosperous Huaisi area, the huge base of more than 4 people is placed here. The carefully selected warriors of the Young Marshal Army were also led in front of Xiang Kang, and among the thirty warriors, Zhongli Mo and Long Qi, two peerless generals, were impressively included.

Glancing at Zhongli Mo and Longqi who were eager to try, Xiang Kang didn't object to them playing, but just encouraged them with kind words and promised them a big reward, but Xiang Zhuang who was next to him was Guozi's face turned blood red, and he suddenly stepped forward and pulled A thin young commander came out and said loudly, "You are too weak, stay here, and I will go for you!"

"Brother." Xiang Guan, Xiang Yang, Xiang Ta and other members of the Xiang family who were present all said nervously.

"Don't talk nonsense!" Xiang Zhuang said with a fierce expression: "At this time, if our Xiang family children don't go into battle, who would dare to sacrifice their lives for us?"

"You go up a level, stay, and let my elder brother go for you." Xiang Kang pointed to the warrior who was pulled out by Xiang Kang, and ordered calmly.

Not daring to disobey the military order, the young commander who volunteered could only accept the order with his fists in his hands, and obediently withdrew from the team, and then Yingbu stepped forward on the other side, and also pulled out a thinner warrior, and said grandly: "Here You fifty gold, let me go."

Xiang Kang nodded in satisfaction, and said, "That's it. Go ahead, take off your armor first. It's agreed that you won't wear armor, but only bring a sword. We can't break our word. Come, take the sword I gave you." Come up and let them choose as they please."

According to Xiang Kang's instructions, the swords prepared by the soldiers were delivered immediately. As a result, when they saw the swords personally arranged by Xiang Kang, the young generals and military officers present all burst into laughter. Long Qi and the others were all dumbfounded, and they all said: "Young commander, isn't this too bullying?"

"If you feel bullying, you don't have to." Xiang Kang replied with a smile: "But remember, this battle is only allowed to win, absolutely not to lose. If we lose, we really can't fight this battle."

…………

At this time, thirty Qin army warriors carrying Qin Changjian had already rushed out of the battle, showing off their power and fighting loudly in front of the battle. The soldiers of the Qin army cheered rhythmically. Zhang Han also came to watch the battle in person, smiling confidently Appreciating how the warriors of the self-army showed their might and killed all the young commanders who dared to fight. Zhang Han did have this confidence, because in terms of physique alone, the soldiers of Guanzhong were stronger and taller than the soldiers of Huaisi.

Zhang Han was not disappointed, shouts also rang out in the camp of the Young Marshal Army, the camp gate was wide open, and thirty soldiers of the Young Marshal Army, including Xiang Zhuang, Ying Bu and Zhong Limei, strode out of the camp and greeted them without hesitation. To the warriors of the Qin army in the distance.When Zhang Han took a closer look, he was a little annoyed and said angrily, "Xiang Kang, you are so dishonest. You agreed to fight with only a sword. Why did you bring out a spear and a halberd?"

"General, it doesn't seem to be a spear, it seems to be a knife." Sima Xin watched and reminded: "It's a knife, it's really a knife!"

Zhang Han was taken aback when he heard the words, and when he quickly took a closer look, he found that the weapons brought by the warriors of the Young Marshal Army, which were similar to spears and halberds, were actually some narrow long knives, but the length was too long, which Zhang Han had never seen in his life. , so Zhang Han mistook it for a spear and a halberd.Then, Zhang Han said in confusion: "What's the use of such a long knife? Aren't you afraid it will break when you chop?"

No one could answer Zhang Han's question, only Sima Xin reminded: "General, do you want to temporarily cease fighting and send someone over to negotiate and let our warriors carry halberds and spears to fight? Otherwise, our warriors' bronze swords are too short, I'm afraid I will suffer."

"At this moment of truce and negotiation, our morale will drop." Zhang Han shook his head, gritted his teeth and said, "Keep fighting! I don't believe it, the bandit army's strange long sword can really defeat our Great Qin and sweep the six kingdoms His long bronze sword!"

The brutal gang fight between death and life began. Amidst the earth-shattering shouts and the sound of war drums, a total of 60 warriors from the Qin Army and the Young Marshal Army gradually accelerated. Suddenly, there was an orderly shout, and each waved their weapons to greet each other with all their strength.

Blood splashed, and the dozen or so horse-chopping knives brought out by Xiang Zhuang and others were the first to make a contribution. Relying on the absolute advantage of their length, they slashed the blades on the heads and shoulders of the warriors of the Qin army first, and the result surprised Zhang Han and the generals of the Qin army. Yes, the seemingly narrow and too long saber was not only not broken, but on the contrary, it was like chopping melons and firewood. It easily smashed the heads of several Qin army warriors, chopped them on the shoulders, and directly smashed the heads of the Qin soldiers who were hit by the knife. The army warrior lost an arm!
"Okay!" The young commanders and soldiers watching the battle in the camp shouted wildly.

"Oh!" The soldiers of the Qin army who were watching the battle from the rear lamented loudly, and their morale was immediately frustrated.

The soldiers of the Qin army who watched the battle were only regretful and affected psychologically, but the soldiers of the Qin army who were in the battle were terrified, because the horse-cutting knife designed by Xiang Kang himself was too sharp and terrifying. When the warriors were not wearing armor, no matter whether they were hacking or sweeping, as long as they hit, the soldiers of the Qin army could only be seriously injured. All the corpses were killed on the spot by the young marshal's extremely shameless saber.However, only two warriors of the Young Marshal Army were killed in battle, and all of them were those who chose to fight with ordinary swords because they were worried that they would not be used to the sword.

After the number of casualties quickly spread, the warriors of the Young Marshal Army completely gained the upper hand, roaring, but desperately greeted the warriors of the Qin Army with their weapons. Although the Qin Changjian, which was uniformly equipped by the warriors of the Qin Army, had the upper hand against ordinary swords, it encountered However, the Zhanma Dao was completely passively beaten. His head was constantly cut off, his hands and feet were constantly chopped off, and even the Qin Changjian in the hands of the warriors of the Qin Army was chopped off several times while parrying. ——Bronze is brittle and is most afraid of being chopped, while the saber made of steel has excellent elasticity, and it usually won't break even if it hits a hard object.

"Dog thief! Shameless! Shameless! With such a long knife, shameless! Shameless!"

Cursing hysterically, the warriors of the Qin army, who had never encountered such weapons, were in a hurry. The soldiers of the handsome army cheered even louder, but the voices of the soldiers of the Qin army in the brigade were lowered, all of them knew that their own army was doomed to lose in this battle.

Finally, unable to withstand the crazy slashing and killing by the warriors of the young commander, several warriors of the Qin army were forced to flee, and fled back to the front line to seek rescue. Han's face was ashen, and he shouted: "Take down these rats who are greedy for life and fear of death! Behead them in battle!"

They hacked the last of the Qin army soldiers who were stubbornly resisting into pieces, and Xiang Zhuang and others who had been killed covered in blood laughed wildly and strode back to the camp. They almost wiped out Qin with only five warriors sacrificed. The soldiers of the army, the young marshal cheered continuously, lined up to welcome the triumphant return of the self-army warriors, and sang the Chu army song in unison, the morale was boosted to the extreme, and the fear was completely swept away.On the Qin side, however, it was the complete opposite. There were cheers and cheers, and many soldiers of the Qin army began to whisper, talking in low voices about the terrifying long sword in the hands of the warriors of the young marshal, which seriously affected the morale of the army.

At this time, Zhang Han's face was of course more ugly than before. After a long silence, he said word by word: "Set up the camp, hurry up to build the attacking equipment immediately, and come to revenge!"

(End of this chapter)