Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 156 Adventurous Decisive Battle
As mentioned above, the terrain is too open. Although the soldiers of the Chu army who had arranged an ambush in advance defeated the Qin army who had rushed for a long distance, they chased and killed the Qin army for more than 800 miles before they retreated. However, the results of the battle can be counted after the battle. After all, the dominant Chu army only beheaded more than [-] enemies on the battlefield, and captured only [-] people. The loss to the Qin army was actually not that big. In fact, it only won a defeat. war.

Although the results were not many, the impact was not small, because this battle was the first victory after the merger of the Chu Army and the Young Marshal Army. After the merger of the Shuai army, the combat effectiveness was not affected in any way. The generals of the Chu army under the command of Xiang Liang for the first time were still closely united, and there were no conflicts and barriers due to personnel changes and changes in the establishment, which is of great significance.

The Qin army was completely on the contrary. After Zhang Han's good tactics of showing the enemy to be weak and then highlighting the surprise soldiers failed again, the Qin army had basically lost confidence in the application of tactics, and did not dare to come up with any opportunistic ideas. With the grain transportation road already cut off, Zhang Han could only be forced to give in, and decided to take the initiative to lift the siege on Xiaqiu, and move the main force to the north bank of Surabaya, move the camp to the north gate of Lu County to collect grain, and then Consider how to deal with the Chu army.

It's a pity that Zhang Han's strategy was once again predicted by Xiang Kang in advance. After returning to the camp triumphantly, he had just counted the results of the battle and the losses of his own army. He bowed his hands to Xiang Liang and said: "Mr. Wu Xin, our army won the night battle last night, Zhang Han's ordinary man must not dare to dream of winning by rushing to defeat our army and clear the grain road. He will take the initiative to lift the siege of Xiaqiu, and move the main force of the Tyrant Qin army to the north gate of Lu County for food. The general thinks that our army may as well seize this opportunity to make early arrangements, and when the Tyrant Qin army crosses the river, it will stand out. Take advantage of its halfway and attack, and you will definitely win again."

"How to arrange in advance?" Xiang Liang asked casually.

"Send more scouts to closely monitor the movement of the main force of the Tyrant Qin, and set up a beacon fire. When they find that the Tyrant Qin army is starting to cross the river, they immediately light the beacon fire to warn our army camp." Xiang Kang suggested: "At the same time, our army specially arranges an army to raise elite Gather up your energy and rest well, and when you find that the Tyrant Qin army has started to cross the river, attack immediately, and attack the rear team of the Tyrant Qin army that has not crossed the river in time, and you will definitely win."

Although Xiang Kang's suggestion was good, Xiang Liang was a little tempted for a while, but after careful consideration, Xiang Liang shook his head and refused to adopt Xiang Kang's tactical suggestion for the first time, and said: "Although this tactic is feasible, it is a bit petty. Our army is very sure of winning the battle against the soldiers who crossed the river against the Tyrant Qin, but since the Tyrant Qin army launched the crossing of the river, it will inevitably leave behind elite soldiers and strong generals. It may be the final word and the victory will be established in one fell swoop."

"Create the victory in one fell swoop?" Xiang Kang was a little surprised, and hurriedly said: "Wu Xinjun, the Tyrant Qin army is powerful, and the total strength is far above our army. How can our army easily establish the victory in one fell swoop? The enemy is strong and we are weak, and the enemy is numerous." I am widowed, the most important thing for our army to do is to fight piecemeal, accumulate small victories into big victories, constantly seize the opportunity to weaken the Tyrant Qin army, and wait until the soldiers are exhausted and their morale is depressed, then it is possible to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop, right?"

"That's easy to say." Xiang Liang smiled and said, "The Tyrant Qin army moved their camp outside the city of Lu County. They have food and the Surabaya defense line to defend. The opportunities we have come here are piecemeal, and small victories can be accumulated into big victories." ?”

"Why is there no chance?" Xiang Kang was surprised, and said, "It is true that Lu County was the food storage area for the Tyrant Qin army, but the 9 or [-] soldiers of the Tyrant Qin army ate horse chews, how long can the food in the city last?" ?We have fast roads from Pengcheng and Donghai to Lu County in the rear, and it is convenient to transport grain. The army has a lot of opportunities to cut off the food roads of the Tyrant Qin army, how can we not force the Tyrant Qin army to show its flaws and create opportunities for our army to continue to win?"

"Kang'er, it's not that easy to break the tyranny's army. It's not easy to say." Xiang Liang shook his head with a smile and said, "but you're right about one thing. If the tyrant Qin army doesn't want to be We are dying, and now the only way is to quickly move to the north gate of Lu County to get food, we must seize this opportunity."

After saying that, Xiang Liang immediately arranged manpower and sent an army to build multiple bridges three miles downstream of Lu County, so that the main force of the Chu army could cross Sishui and go north at any time.Xiang Kang was startled when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Uncle, do you want to take advantage of the opportunity of the Tyrant Qin army to move their camp and force the main force of the Tyrant Qin army to fight us in the wild?"

"Are you still afraid of battle?" Xiang Liang smiled again, and said, "It doesn't matter if you are still afraid of battle. In the final battle, you lead the troops to stay in the camp, and uncle, I will lead the troops to fight against Tyranny." It's the decisive battle of the army."

"Uncle, you must not take any risks." Xiang Kang was even more shocked, and hurriedly dissuaded him: "Winning the decisive battle in the wild can indeed establish the victory in one fell swoop, but if our army loses in the decisive battle, the consequences will definitely be unimaginable. This is like gambling. , our army is not sure, uncle, please don't take any risks."

"General You, it's fine if you're disrespectful to the old man, why don't you even listen to the general today?" Xiang Bo next to him finally seized the opportunity, jumped out and said in a strange way: "How to use troops, should a decisive battle be launched? It seems that the general has said this, right? As a general of the general, you can only advise and advise at most. Who gave you the power to influence the decision of the general? Could it be that the general made a decision, and you still Do you want to disobey your life?"

"Brother, please speak up if you have something to say. Kang'er is just admonishing, don't talk about disobedience." Xiang Liang reprimanded Xiang Bo on Xiang Kang's behalf, and then said to Xiang Kang: "Kang'er, don't worry too much." , the old man only has this plan, whether to implement it or not has to be considered separately. Also, whether the main force of the Tyrant Qin will give up the siege of Xiaqiu and move to Lu County for food, as you expected, we are not sure now, whether we should take the opportunity to launch a decisive battle It’s a matter of the future. You and the generals worked hard last night, if you have nothing else to do, go back and rest.”

When Xiang Liang got to this point, Xiang Kang had no other choice but to obediently hand in his hand and leave.However, for the sake of caution, after disbanding the account, Xiang Kang quickly found his good friend Feng Zhong, and asked him to help him persuade Xiang Liang not to take the risk of launching a decisive battle. This is a little reassuring.

In the evening of that day, Sima Jin and Zhou Lei's two partial divisions of the Qin Army retreated to Xiaqiu to join the main force of the Qin Army as scheduled. Zhang Han did not hesitate, and quickly dispatched troops to build multiple bridges overnight to prepare to cross the river. The main force of the Qin army set up a battalion and personally commanded the main force of the Qin army to cross Surabaya in an orderly manner.When the news reached the camp of the Chu army, Xiang Kang did not hesitate, and immediately ran to Xiang Liang to speak out, urging Xiang Liang to send troops westward immediately, and take advantage of the opportunity of the Qin army crossing the river to storm the rear of the Qin army and kill the Qin army head and tail. Difficult.

The difference in military style between Xiang Kang and the heroic second uncle gradually began to emerge. Faced with the opportunity to gain a small victory, Xiang Liang not only flatly rejected Xiang Kang's proposal out of various considerations, but also sent someone to Xiaqiu He contacted the trapped Chu army division, and asked Xiang Yu, Liu Laosan and others not to venture out of the city, and let the main force of the Qin army cross the river, waiting for his next order to act.Xiang Kang's persuasive persuasion was useless, and he didn't dare to go against Xiang Liang's general order to send troops without authorization, so he could only watch the opportunity slip away dejectedly - taking advantage of people's danger, this has always been Xiang Kang's favorite.

After returning to his camp, Xiang Kang told Uncle Zhou about the situation, but Uncle Zhou immediately said: "General You, it seems that the General is determined to take advantage of the opportunity of the Tyrant Qin army to move the camp to initiate a decisive battle." , I voluntarily gave up the opportunity to strike halfway, just to let our soldiers retain their strength and prepare for the decisive battle in the future."

"Unexpectedly, Uncle would take such a risk?" Xiang Kang sighed and said, "We are outnumbered and the enemy is outnumbered. In a decisive battle, our army is not sure."

"General You, forgive me for speaking bluntly. It seems that you are indeed far behind the General in battle." Uncle Zhou was still unable to speak, and said, "In fact, judging from the current situation, our army has Initiating a decisive battle with the opportunity of the Tyrant Qin army moving its camp, in fact, not only is it sure to win, but it is also very sure to win."

"Why do you say we are very sure?" Xiang Kang asked curiously.

"The Tyrant Qin army suffered two defeats. One is that they have no camp to rest. If they can't defeat the main force of our army in a field battle, they just want to have no safe place to rest." Uncle Zhou analyzed and pointed out: "The second is their rear. We are not stable, we are surrounded by the side divisions in Xiaqiu City, and we are definitely not the opponent of the Tyrant Qin army. But if our main force exhausts the Tyrant Qin army on the frontal battlefield, and the morale is exhausted, our side division And suddenly coming from behind, the Tyrant Qin army must be hard to resist, and it can play an important role in fighting back."

"Since the Tyrant Qin army had these two defeats, you can imagine how the battle will develop, General You." Uncle Zhou said again: "The Tyrant Qin army came eastward, but was blocked by our army. There is no camp to rest. In order to gain a foothold, we can only attack desperately. Our army took the opportunity to counter it with a square or circular formation that is beneficial to the guards. The side division of the army suddenly rushed out again, and slammed the back of the Baoqin army from behind. The soldiers of the Baoqin army were exhausted and were attacked from front to back. How can there be any reason for invincibility?"

After listening to Uncle Zhou's analysis, he found it reasonable, so Xiang Kang was a little relieved, but deep down in his heart, Xiang Kang still hoped that Xiang Liang would not take this risk, and not take the main forces of the Chu army and the Qin army that were formed with great difficulty. It's a big gamble, because Xiang Kang does have some headaches, and even a little fear of battles.

Of course, it took a lot of time for 10,000+ troops to set up their camps and cross the river. In addition, there are still [-] troops on the north bank that need to cover the main force to cross the river and then transfer the camp. Naturally, it will take longer, so the main force of the Qin army is here. After successfully moving to the north bank of Surabaya one day, they were not in a hurry to move eastward. It was not until the next morning that the main force of the Qin army officially lifted the siege on Xiaqiu, and began to move to Lu County with food and supplies.

The news was sent to Xiang Liang by a fast horse. Xiang Liang, who had already made the main force of the Chu army ready for the decisive battle, did not hesitate. Fight to the death with the main force of the Qin army.Xiang Kang, who was afraid of the battle, heard his panic, and blurted out: "Wu Xinjun!"

"What? Kang'er, what do you have to say?" Xiang Liang asked calmly.

Not daring to argue with Xiang Liang in public, Xiang Kang could only change his words and said, "Wu Xinjun, should we listen to General Feng Zhong's opinion on this matter?"

Xiang Liang turned his attention to Feng Zhong, but Feng Zhong, who was named by Xiang Kang, was very hesitant. It was only after Xiang Liang asked, Feng Zhong replied: "I will report back to Lord Wu Xin, and I have no opinion at the end."

"Then it's settled." Xiang Liang immediately ordered: "Kang'er, you lead your troops to stay in the camp and take care of the food and grass. The rest of the generals, each lead their soldiers and horses, and accompany the commander across the river to fight against the Tyrant Qin army. Head-on decisive battle."

All the generals sang promises together, but Xiang Kang hesitated for a while, then cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Wu Xin, the last general has [-] soldiers and horses. It would be too wasteful to leave them all to guard the camp. How about this?" , let Chao Zhi and Xiang Guan, the last generals, each lead their own troops, and accompany you to the north bank of Sishui to fight the Tyrant Qin army."

"You are kind of filial and know how to take care of uncle's pressure." Xiang Liang smiled and said casually, "Okay, it's up to you, tell them to send soldiers and horses to accompany me to the camp for a decisive battle."

Xiang Kang sang Nuo, and quickly followed the generals out of the tent to order soldiers and horses. As a result, on the way out of the tent, Xiang Kang had to blame Feng Zhong for not helping him persuade Xiang Liang, but Feng Zhong was full of embarrassment and said, "Brother, no I won't help you, it's..., well, this time I can't make up my mind, so I can only listen to the general."

He didn't find the abnormality in Feng Zhong's words, and the decisive battle was overwhelmed again. Xiang Kang could only sigh, and ran back to the camp obediently to order Chao Zhi and Xiang Guan to lead the troops out of the camp, and at the same time organize the rest of his army to guard closely camp.At the same time, in the big tent of the Chu army's central army, Uncle Xiang also ran to Xiang Liang with his stomach in his arms to ask for leave, saying that he had eaten a bad stomach last night and had diarrhea endlessly, so he couldn't follow Xiang Liang to send troops to a decisive battle. I didn't bother to expose it after hearing this, so I just snorted, "If you feel sick, go back to the tent and rest, but remember, don't go to Kang'er to talk nonsense and interfere with his guarding the camp, or I won't spare you when you come back!"

The main force of the Chu army, which had been fully prepared long ago, was dispatched very quickly, and within a moment, they went out of the camp in a large scale. More than [-] troops quickly crossed the north of Surabaya, strode to the five miles of Lu County to form a formation, and directly placed A circular formation that is most conducive to field defense was laid down, and it blocked the main force of the Qin army from advancing westward to the Lu County city.At the same time, Xiang Kang, who led the army to stay in the camp, in addition to making preparations for defending the camp, also arranged for an infantry to carry siege weapons to wait for orders, so that when the defenders of Lu County went out of the city to reinforce the main force of the Qin army, they would immediately send troops to attack. Lu County besieged Wei and rescued Zhao, sharing the pressure for the main force to the maximum extent.

At this time, the news that the main force of the Chu army had gone north to block the road was sent by the scouts of the Qin army to Zhang Han who was leading the main force eastward. The generals of the Qin army were all furious when they heard the news, and they all asked Zhang Han to speed up and go east to meet him. Xiang Liang fights to the death.After Zhang Han heard this, he remained calm, and after thinking for a long time, he gave an order: "Give Sima Bian, who is in command of the rear army, an order to stop his advance and seize the favorable terrain to form an army to prevent the bandits from Xiaqiu City from rushing out of the city. Behind our army. The rest of the army, maintain the original speed and continue to advance."

According to Zhang Han's order, the Qin army quickly made adjustments. The general of the Qin army, Sima Bi, who was in charge of the rear, stopped advancing with more than 2 troops, and formed an formation on the spot to protect the back for the main force of the Qin army. Under the leadership, continue to advance at the original speed, slowly advancing towards the main force of the Chu army.After the scouts reported the movement of the Qin army to Xiang Liang, Xiang Liang laughed out loud and said contemptuously, "Son Zhang Han, do you think leaving an army behind will be able to stop the old man's partiality? The old man If your nephew hadn't been thinking about the friendly army, he would have rushed out of your encirclement a long time ago."

Near noon, the main force of the Qin army finally arrived near the location of the main force of the Chu army. Zhang Han first ordered the main force of the Qin army to quickly line up the battle formation, and assigned troops to protect the food and supplies. Check out the battle formation of the Chu army.

It's okay if you don't look at it. After carefully checking the situation of the Chu army's battle formation, Zhang Han's already serious expression couldn't help becoming more serious, and he couldn't help but said to Sima Xin next to him: "Sima Changshi, Do you know who I'm reminded of?"

"Who does the General remember?" Sima Xin asked curiously.

"Xiang Yan, the father of the old thief Xiang Liang." Zhang Han replied.

Zhang Han couldn't help thinking of Xiang Kang's great-grandfather Xiang Yan. Xiang Liang, who had received Xiang Yan's true biography, was exactly the same as Xiang Yan in terms of formation. The drums and flags are changed in an orderly manner. There are large formations and small formations, and the combination can advance and retreat freely. Even if the main defensive position is taken, there are still hidden murderous intentions in the circular formation. Take a fatal blow.

Thinking of Xiang Yan, Zhang Han of course thought of the Battle of the City Father and the Battle of Qi County that he had participated in as a middle-level general of the Qin Army. At that time, the capital of Chu State had been repeatedly breached by the Qin Army, and the capital was forced to move to Huaishui. In Shouchun on the south bank, a large area of ​​land was lost, and countless elites were wiped out. However, with only the dilapidated territory and the remaining army, Xiang Yan still defeated 20 main forces of the Qin army in the Battle of Chengfu, defeating the famous Qin army generals Li Xin and Meng Tian. Fleeing with his head in his arms, he beheaded seven captains of the Qin Army who commanded 20 troops in World War I, and almost wiped out half of the [-] Qin Army!
Xiang Yan lost in the Qi County War, completely and thoroughly, but as a participant in the Qi County War, Zhang Han knew very well that Xiang Yan did not lose because of inferior skills, but because of the Qin Dynasty. Under the heyday of the army.In that battle, the Qin army mobilized a total of 60 soldiers, and it took more than a year to defeat Xiang Yan. However, even so, facing the 60 army led by the famous Qin army general Wang Jian, the Chu army led by Xiang Yan The remnants of the country are still fighting bloody battles, and the Qin army has to pay a heavy price to win. It can definitely be said that although defeat is glorious, defeat is not shameful!
"I hope that Mr. Xiang Liang only learned his father's form, but not his father's spirit." Zhang Han couldn't help but muttered in his heart, "Otherwise, this battle..."

"General, should you prepare to attack?" Zhao Ben, the general next to him, reminded him, and said eagerly: "If the general does not give up, the final general is willing to lead the army to serve as the vanguard and attack the enemy for you."

If he could not defeat the main force of the Chu army who was in charge of intercepting him, he would not be able to go to Lu County to set up a camp for food. Zhang Han had no choice but to nod his head and ordered: "Be prepared, and act according to the banner later."

(End of this chapter)