Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 162

"What? You don't want to go? You don't want to fight a tough battle, why don't you want to fight a field battle?"

Xiang Liang was asking nonsense, he was used to being his own master, Xiang Kang had long been looking forward to continuing to be his own master, making his own decisions in an army and on a battlefield, without having to ask for the approval of others and worrying about the feelings of his colleagues. In addition, the style and habit of using troops are in serious conflict with many generals of the Chu army. Xiang Kang is even more eager to get out of the main action as soon as possible, and return to the good old days when he can mess around as he wants.The reason why he didn't accept Xiang Liang's order immediately was because Xiang Kang was thinking about Xiang Liang in his heart, and he didn't react for a while.

Immediately after reacting, Xiang Kang was of course unceremonious, and immediately clasped his fists and said: "The last general will follow the general's order and guarantee to kill Li Youpifu on behalf of the general to ensure the safety of our army's rear and grain roads."

"Are you sure? Do you want me to send another army to help you?" Xiang Liang asked worriedly.

Before Xiang Liang finished speaking, Feng Zhong, Xiang Zhuang and Liu Laosan immediately jumped out and volunteered to help Xiang Kang go south to deal with Li You. Unfortunately, Xiang Kang didn't want to appreciate it. He cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, General, for your kindness, but No need, the general of Li You's army is familiar with him, and the soldiers in his hands are enough to deal with him. The main force of our army is to challenge Zhang Han's main force head-on, so it is not appropriate to divide our troops too much."

"Okay, then you can support the army." Xiang Liang nodded, and said casually: "But this time you go south, you can't just kill Li Yupifu and finish the job. If you have a chance, you have to chase him to the end. , it is best to let Li You no longer have the ability to organize the Tyrant Qin army to continue behind us. Caution in using troops is your advantage, but not doing enough to eliminate evil is your shortcoming, and you'd better correct this shortcoming."

Xiang Kang loudly agreed, and formally accepted the task of leading an army alone under the envious eyes of the generals of the Chu army. On the way to the camp, Xiang Kang repeatedly urged Feng Zhong and Liu Laosan, who were close friends with him, to try their best to persuade Xiang Liang to give up attacking Puyang as soon as possible, retreat to the Jishui area to establish a defense line, and give priority to digesting the victory that has already been obtained. , and then hurriedly returned to his camp, and organized his [-] troops to attack south.

Even Xiang Kang underestimated the excitement of the army directly under him for acting alone. It was better in the Chu army camp. As soon as he left the camp of the Chu army, Xiang Kang's army was filled with cheers, the generals and soldiers were all overjoyed, and there was no one who was not cheering. Seeing this, Xiang Kang laughed and scolded, "Why are you shouting? It's not about marrying a wife. Are you so happy?"

After scolding, Xiang Kang, who was equally excited in his heart, quickly ordered again: "Send the order, stop shouting, sing our army song, and march towards Jiyang while singing."

"Wu Ge is caught by the rhinoceros armor, the car is wrong, the enemy is like a cloud, the arrows are falling, and the soldiers are fighting for the first. Ling Yu is in the line, left and right is injured.... "

According to Xiang Kang's order, the loud and clear military song of the Chu army soon echoed on the road from Puyang to Jiyang. The grievances accumulated in the chest turned into a loud and clear singing voice, singing repeatedly, and among them, Xiang Kang himself was the happiest and loudest singer!

Xiang Kang was ordered to lead the army south alone to block the reinforcements of the Qin army. Not only Xiang Kang and the old commanders under Xiang Kang's command were excited and joyful, but also the commander of the Qin army, Zhang Han, was also very happy. Han actually drank three bowls of wine on the spot, and laughed wildly: "God help me! God help me! It's really God help me that the old thief Xiang Liang sent Xiang Kang, a treacherous traitor, away! The thief army can be broken, the thief The army is finally broken!"

The young and old commanders who were in high spirits marched very fast. It only took about a day and a half to advance directly from Puyang to the outskirts of Jiyang. The army was dispatched after abandoning the city, so when the young marshal arrived at the Jiyang battlefield, the more than 3 Qin army led by the old opponent Li You had successfully crossed Jishui, arrived at the city of Jiyang, and had already seized it in advance. The favorable terrain outside the city set up camp, which did not give the young general Li You a chance to defeat him in a direct field battle.

At the same time, based on the information collected by the scouts and the secret work, Xiang Kang also preliminarily figured out the reason why Li You went north from Neihuang to reinforce Puyang. It turned out that this matter was related to Han Cheng, the king of Xinhan established by Xiang Liang. After Han Cheng returned to Han with the army sent to him by Xiang Liang and the defeated Zhang Chu army recruited along the way, with the help of the remaining Korean nobles, he quickly captured two cities. Zhang Han was unwilling to use the main force to deal with Han Cheng. Li You led the Qin army from Sanchuan County to the south to suppress the rebellion with this small shrimp, and quickly recaptured the fallen city and beat Han Cheng to the ground.So after receiving the news that Zhang Han was trapped on the Puyang battlefield, Li You went directly north from Yingchuan, via Yongqiu and Waihuang, to the Puyang battlefield to reinforce Zhang Han.

After figuring this out, Uncle Zhou immediately suggested to Xiang Kang: "General You, since Li You is here to reinforce Puyang, no matter whether he intends to go directly north to Puyang, or go east along Jishui and cut off our food road, , then he must be more eager to fight than us. In this case, then our army might as well march directly to the city of Jiyang. Li You saw that our army was exhausted from a long distance, so he must send troops to fight. Now is the time when our army's morale is high and the decisive battle is over. There should be no small chance of winning.”

"Don't worry." Xiang Kang said with a smirk all over his face, "It's hard to be alone. I want to vent my anger. I will fight a decisive battle as soon as I arrive. What's the difference between doing this and our main force? We need to tease Li You first." To tease him, make him feel itchy, and then suddenly send troops to blow his face, this is my style and habit of using troops."

"General You's style and habits are really different from ordinary people." Uncle Zhou smiled and didn't object, but suggested: "Since General You doesn't want to rush to a decisive battle, we might as well set up camp ten miles north of Jiyang City. Whether it is far or near, you can do countless articles, and it is most suitable for the right general to stand out as a surprise soldier."

Xiang Kang, who was full of bad water and had already suffocated to ferment and boil, applauded, decisively ordered the army to advance to the north of Jiyang City to set up camp, and then, as Uncle Zhou expected, Li You, who was eager to fight, brought the Qin army to take the initiative to fight Xiang Kang ignored it, but ordered the army to be careful while repairing the camp. At the same time, he led Uncle Zhou, Chen Ping, Li Shiqi and others to the front of the battle to check Li Youjun's situation nearby.

Relying on the wealth and prosperity of Sanchuan County, the old opponent Li Youjun is still well-equipped and has a bright banner, but whether the combat effectiveness has improved compared to before cannot be known only by observation. At the same time, Xiang Kang can also see it. Although Li You, the second-generation official who was the most promising, had a great reputation, his military talent was not outstanding. The formation of the Qin army looked neat, but there was obviously a lack of change.

However, Li You's backbone and courage are still worthy of praise. Facing the young generals who are waiting for strict discipline, the [-] veterans of the young generals who have experienced hundreds of battles, Li You, whose main force is only county soldiers, first sent people to The Young Marshal's barracks insulted him for fighting, but after being ignored by Xiang Kang, Li You decisively mobilized his troops to attack the Young Marshal's camp which was being rushed to build. Xiang Kang ignored him and just let his generals lead the troops to fight , and also took the opportunity to carefully observe Li Youjun's current combat effectiveness.

Li Youjun's performance perfectly explained what kind of people lead what kind of soldiers. Facing the crossbows and arrows thrown by the young commanders and soldiers, Li Youjun held his long shield and just strode forward. He didn't stop at the small ones, he just continued to push forward at the risk of death, and successfully won the opportunity to fight close to the soldiers of the Young Marshal, and then even if he exposed his weakness of being inferior to the soldiers of the Young Marshal, he still fought hard Xiang Kang and Uncle Zhou couldn't help but praise and admire him for his tenacious will to fight without retreating.

It's a pity that Li Youjun's tenacious will failed to help Li Youjun win. Relying on the combat experience accumulated over a long period of actual combat, the soldiers of the Young Marshal successfully withstood Li Youjun's fierce attack. Even though Li Youjun fought tenaciously to break through the blocking position of the Young Marshal, his attack was always like a left jab in a boxing match, which was not strong enough to pose a fatal threat to the Young Marshal.In addition, it was getting late, and after several tentative attacks by the Qin army were fruitless, Li You had no choice but to order the troops to withdraw, and led the army to retreat to the camp angrily.

Li Youjun retreated in an orderly manner, so Xiang Kang didn't send troops to pursue him, but asked Uncle Zhou next to him, "General Zhou, what do you think?"

"It's not difficult to deal with. The combat power and experience are not as good as our army." Uncle Zhou replied: "However, the will to fight is strong enough. If we retreat to the city, or guard the dangerous points that are easy to defend and difficult to attack, then we may have some headaches. The army is best suited for defensive warfare."

"This is also what I am most worried about." Xiang Kang said: "We are sure to defeat Li You head-on, but if we fail to seize the opportunity to severely injure him, we will give him enough troops to retreat to Jiyang City or the south bank of Jishui River." If there is an opportunity, then our next battle will definitely be difficult.”

"If we don't want Li You to calmly retreat into the city to defend the city, or retreat to the south bank of Jishui, then we have only one way..."

Before Uncle Zhou finished speaking, Xiang Kang took over the conversation, and said in unison with Uncle Zhou: "Night attack, only a night raid, breaking through his camp in one fell swoop, Li You can't quickly turn from attack to defense."

When Xiang Kang and Uncle Zhou looked at each other and laughed, Chen Ping next to him came up again and said with a sinister smile: "General You, do you still remember Li You's conscientious temper? If we catch him With this weak point, we can definitely create an opportunity for us to make a surprise attack at night within a few days."

"Then how should we exhaust our troops?" Xiang Kang asked.

"Xun Ying." This time it was Uncle Zhou and Chen Ping's turn to answer in unison, and then Chen Ping added: "We can emulate Xun Ying, the general of the Jin Dynasty in the Spring and Autumn Period."

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The bad water in Xiang Kang's stomach, which was fermenting and about to turn rancid, finally broke out. The next morning, before Li You could make up his mind whether to send troops to fight, Xiang Kang sent his general Zhujishi to lead an army of [-] people to the south and ran away on his own initiative. He came to fight against Li You, and Li You was overjoyed when he heard the news. He hurriedly led the main force under his command to fight with Zhujishi aggressively.It's a pity that Zhujishi saw that the Qin army was powerful, so he immediately turned around and left, leading the army to withdraw directly to the young commander's camp, which had already begun to take shape. Attacked, but was repelled by the young commander's army with battalion fortifications.

What made Li You even more angry was that he was still behind. Seeing that the camp of the young commander's army could not be broken, Li You had just ordered to withdraw his troops and hadn't gone far. Zhujishi rushed out of the camp of the young commander's army like a mangy dog ​​and attacked the Qin army. In the rear team, when Li You commanded the main force to turn around and fight, Zhujishi immediately retreated as soon as he saw it, and fled back to the camp to avoid it.

It was more lively at night, and Xiang Kang's signature tactics disturbed the battlefield again at night. Every once in a while, some soldiers of the Young Marshal came to the Qin Army's camp and beat gongs and drums to disturb the Qin Army's rest. The handsome army robbed the camp, and every time he led the army to stand up to fight, he was so tossed that he couldn't get a good rest all night.

On the third day, the young commander-in-chief's old trick was repeated, and Zheng Bu led [-] troops to fight outside the Qin camp. Zheng Bu only resisted for a while, then turned around and ran away, and lured the main force of the Qin army to fight outside the camp of the young marshal, which was getting stronger and stronger. When the Qin army advanced, Zheng Bu retreated, and when the Qin army retreated, Zheng Bu advanced. Repeatedly and endlessly, Qin Jun was unable to fight, and was tortured by the young commander. He was extremely exhausted both mentally and physically.

It was night, and Xiang Kang's subordinate Xiaoxiao mice were constantly dispatched again, and ran outside the Qin Army camp to beat gongs and drums every once in a while, tossing Li You and the Qin Army officers and soldiers for another night. The adventure is dispatched at night to expel the shameless villains of the Young Marshal Army lurking around the self-army camp.

On the fourth day, Li You, who had become panda-eyed, of course understood that Xiang Kang was using exhausted troops, so when Xiang Kang sent Ding Ji to fight outside the Qin army camp, Li You did not continue to be fooled. No more main forces were dispatched to fight, and only the general Wu Qingxiang led [-] troops to attack to expel Ding Ji's army who were yelling outside the camp.

The attack force of the Qin army decreased, so Ding Ji immediately turned to lure the enemy into fighting with all his strength. He led three thousand young commanders and Wu Qingxiang's troops to fight outside the Qin army camp. At the same time, Xiang Kang also immediately dispatched Xiang Guan and Guan Ying. He led the cavalry of the young commander in chief to attack and galloped to reinforce Ding Ji.Seeing that the young commander's army suddenly turned false into real, Li You didn't dare to hesitate, and hurriedly led the main force to dispatch again. Ding Ji and Xiang Guan fought and left, and then lured the Qin army to the vicinity of the camp of their own army, and leaned against the camp. Fight bravely.

In this battle, the Young Commander-in-Chief finally got his act together. They fought with the Qin Army in front of the self-barracks until the sky was dark and the sun and the moon were dark. It was not until halfway through the afternoon when the Ding Ji Army seized the opportunity of the Qin Army's rotation and quickly withdrew to the camp and ended it on its own initiative. This is a hard battle before the camp.Although less than half of the Qin army participated in the battle in turn, they were afraid that the main force of the young commander's army would be dispatched suddenly. The main force of the Qin army was still restrained outside the young commander's barracks and did not dare to move. The soldiers of the Qin army who fought were even more exhausted.

When things got to this point, of course Li You also understood that Xiang Kang wanted to exhaust his main force on purpose, so on the way back to the camp, Li You took the initiative to promise to the generals of the Qin Army: "Persist for one more night, and don't worry about it tomorrow." No matter how Xiang Kang's rebel fights, we will only defend and not fight, and we will never let Xiang Kang's rebel get his wish again."

One more night?Li You put it lightly. He fought four consecutive daytime battles and failed to sleep well for two consecutive nights. The soldiers of the Qin Army could not hold on even if they were hardened. So at night, the young commander came to shamelessly disturb the soldiers of the Qin Army During the rest, Li You forced his bloodshot eyes to stand up and organize the troops to guard the camp every time, but the soldiers of the Qin army were so tired that they could fall asleep directly by leaning on the fence of the camp.

It was the fourth time that he was forced out of the sleeping tent by the disturbing tactics of the Young Marshal Army, and when he finally confirmed that there was no danger and went back to the tent to rest, Li You was so tired that he could even walk on his feet, so he asked feebly when it was time. When the soldiers in the tent answered, Li You had already lay down on the couch, snoring loudly while wearing his armor, and went away.

This is the moment that the Young Commander was waiting for. In the middle of the third watch, the soldiers of the Young Commander who had not participated in the battle during the day suddenly sneaked outside the Qin Army camp under Xiang Kang's personal leadership, and suddenly launched a surprise attack on the Qin Army camp.Although the sentinels of the Qin army who were as loyal to their duties as Li You discovered it in time, they immediately rang the gong to call the police. Then the young commander decisively changed the sneak attack into a strong attack, and rushed to the gate of the Qin army camp at any cost.

"Kill—!"

Amidst the shouts, the soldiers of the young generals, armed with sharp axes and shields, rushed to the gate of the Qin army's camp and slashed at the gate of the Qin army's camp against the crossbow arrows that the Qin army hastily cast. Before, the fence of the Qin Army camp was tied with ropes and pulled vigorously. Although the exhausted soldiers of the Qin Army rushed to stop them quickly, they were still successfully pulled down by the young commander. Carrying the simple portable bridge that had been prepared earlier, he quickly built a road across the trench.

When the first road to cross the trench was just built, a barracks gate of the Northern Camp of the Qin Army was almost simultaneously cut off by the soldiers of the Young Marshal Army and rushed open. Lu directly entered the Qin army camp.Li You had no choice but to command the army to defend the camp of the Chinese army, and at the same time hastily organize the army to fight to the death with the young commander in the outer camp, in an attempt to fight back the young commander and defend the camp.

It's a pity, it's still the same sentence, although Li Youjun's tenacious fighting spirit is remarkable, but no matter his experience or morale, he is no match for the Young Marshal's Hundred Fighters, and there is no way to line up troops in the camp, it can only be a mess Melee, this not only weakened Li Youjun's combat effectiveness, but also made the soldiers of the Young Marshal who are good at melee more comfortable. Therefore, in the death battle in the camp, the Young Marshal still had the upper hand. After a short battle, the front of the Young Marshal had already been exhausted. He entered the Qin army camp.

When Xiang Kang personally led the main force of the young generals to kill the Qin army camp, the extremely exhausted Qin army soldiers were even more no match. The Qin army ran rampant in the camp, as if entering no man's land, almost igniting all the military tents and fortifications of the Qin army's outer camp. The main force of the young commander's army led by Xiang Kang himself was led by Zhongli Mo and Long Qieer. He directly attacked the camp of the Qin Army's Central Army, and fought frantically with the Qin Army's Central Army.

At this time, Li Youdu was so anxious that his eyes almost spurted blood. In order to boost morale, he not only put on armor and went into battle with his own soldiers, but also took a spear to kill the enemy in the fierce battle, and was also injured.But there is no way, the combat power, physical strength and morale are all at a disadvantage, so no matter how hard Li You works, the Qin army still fails to stop the violent charge of the young commander, and the young commander directly breaks through the defense line of the Qin army's central camp from the front , Killed into the Qin army's middle barracks.

"Xiang Kang! Rebel! You shameless thief! You obviously have the strength to fight me head-on, why do you still sneak around? Are you a man? Are you a man?! Come out, come out, and the county guard will fight me personally You fight! I want to fight with you personally!"

Waving the spear like crazy, Li You's angry roar directly brought the sound of crying, and he couldn't figure out why there is such a vicious and vicious villain as Xiang Kang in this world. The overall strength of the army and the combat effectiveness of the soldiers They all have the upper hand, but they still refuse to fight him head-on?How dare she still want to sneak around, play with the evil, play with the evil, like a cat playing with a mouse, play yourself to half death first, and then give yourself a fatal blow?
"Xiang Kang's traitor, is this your nature?!"

(End of this chapter)