Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 166

If Xiang Liang could listen to Feng Zhong's persuasion and lead the main force of the Chu army to withdraw from the Puyang battlefield earlier, then what happened later would definitely not happen, and the historical trend of the last years of the Qin Dynasty might also be completely rewritten.

The key reason why Xiang Kang was sent south by Xiang Liang to stop the reinforcements of the Qin army led by Li You was not that Xiang Liang was caught by Zhang Han's plan to alienate Xiang Kang and became suspicious of Xiang Kang, but because Xiang Kang's tactical philosophy was incompatible with Xiang Liang's. Serious disagreement, but insisted on his own opinion, said a lot of things that made Xiang Liang feel bored, Xiang Liang thought it was pure if he couldn't see it, so he deliberately arranged for Xiang Kang to lead the army to the south alone.But what Xiang Liang didn't expect was that after Xiang Kang left, Feng Zhong, who had a somewhat cowardly personality, took over Xiang Kang's class and acted as an eyesore in front of him.

Feng Zhong also made Xiang Liang unhappy. The reason is, of course, that Feng Zhong, like Xiang Kang, firmly advocated that the main force of the Chu army withdraw from Puyang as soon as possible, retreat to Jishui to establish a line of defense, and give priority to digesting the achievements of the Chu army's victory, and only cared about expressing themselves claim, but forgot to consider Xiang Liang's feelings.What's worse is that Feng Zhong is not as good as Xiang Kang, he doesn't know how to make a step for Xiang Liang, and Xiang Liang finds his words even more unpleasant.

In fact, as early as when Xiang Kang led his army to leave Puyang, Xiang Liang had vaguely realized that his attack on Puyang was a wrong move. Not only wasted precious time to seize the land and the city, but also sacrificed the lives of countless Chu soldiers. Attacking Puyang was Xiang Liang's decision regardless of Xiang Kang's firm opposition. Once he stopped, he would definitely make others laugh behind his back and lose face. So whether it was Xiang Kang's persuasion or Feng Zhong's persuasion, the face-loving Xiang Liang just didn't want to let go Admitting his mistake, he gave up everything he said, and was finally persuaded by Feng Zhong. Xiang Liang, after Xiang Kang left, launched another frontal attack on the Qin army's camp outside Puyang City.

The battle was very fierce. The Qin army took turns to attack the front of the Qin army's camp, and successfully rushed into the Qin army's camp twice, forcing Zhang Han to use his last capital, Longxi's elite, to fight back with all his strength. At a small price, the soldiers of the Chu army who rushed into the camp were expelled, and the camp was guarded dangerously.However, the Chu army was attacking head-on after all. Although they killed a lot of enemies, their own losses were even greater.

Feng Zhong didn't wink very much either. Early the next morning after the attack failed, Feng Zhong jumped out again and urged Xiang Liang to withdraw his troops. Xiang Liang couldn't bear it anymore, and shouted angrily, "I want to withdraw you alone, and hand over the army. , you love to go there! If you don’t have the guts to fight head-on with the Tyrant Qin army, you will hand over your military power to this old man and go to Xutai to serve the King of Chu!”

Seeing that Xiang Liang was really angry, Feng Zhong, who had a relatively cowardly personality, could only plead guilty honestly, and never dared to persuade Xiang Liang. Dare not raise the slightest objection.

In the end, the continuous autumn rain gave Xiang Liang the opportunity to go down the steps. The heavy rain continued, and the main force of the Chu army had difficulty transporting food. It was difficult to carry, and Xiang Liang, who had been riding a tiger for a long time, took this as an excuse and let go of his mouth to order the withdrawal of troops.However, for the sake of face, Xiang Liang, who was unwilling to fail at this point, flatly rejected the suggestion made by Chu State Commander Yin Songyi, and instead of taking the main force of the Chu army along Chidao and retreating to Chengqiu to establish a Jishui defense line, he chose to take the county road south to Dingtao , ready to take Dingtao, the largest city in Dongjun County, to gain a foothold, and then attack Puyang after the rainy season is over.

To the surprise of Xiang Liang and the generals of the Chu army, the main force of the Chu army pulled out their camp and retreated not far away. With the army turning around to fight, he vented all his anger about the failure of the attack on the field. He beat Dong Yi, who was chasing with [-] Qin troops, to the ground, and fled back to Puyang in embarrassment to seek the protection of the main force.

This battle also brought confidence back to Xiang Liang. Watching off the Qin army running away with their heads in their hands, Xiang Liang had a grim smile on his face, and cursed: "You dog thief! Come and kill if you have the ability. The farther you chase, the better." , no matter how much you Qin dogs chase after me, the old man will accompany you to the end!"

"General, it's better to be careful." Song Yi persuaded: "Although Zhang Han is defeated, the centipede is dead but not dead. We'd better use elite troops to strengthen the rear, so as to prevent any accidents."

Song Yi's persuasion had the opposite effect. After careful calculation, Xiang Liang actually arranged for Lu Chen's unit, who was the weakest in the main force of the Chu army, to take up the important task of the rear. He also ordered Lu Chen: "If the Tyrant Qin army comes again In pursuit, you can lure the enemy by feigning defeat, and lure the Tyrant Qin army to fight the main force of our army. If you can lure the main force of Zhang Han, I will give you a great credit!"

"General, you can't take such risks."

Song Yi was anxious when he heard it, but before Song Yi could say the reason for his objection, Xiang Liang snorted coldly and said, "I know how to beat this old man, so don't talk too much!"

"No." Song Yi reluctantly agreed, and then muttered in his heart: "You can go crazy, and when Lu Chen's defeated troops disrupt our main battle formation, I'll see how crazy you are."

Perhaps Song Yi was worrying unfoundedly. After the main force of the Chu army continued to retreat to the south, although Zhang Han quickly sent his general Zhao Ben to follow after him, the Qin army's pursuers did not dare to fight the Chu army again. They just followed from afar. The main force of the Chu army sent the main force of the Chu army out of the country as if sending off a guest, and returned to Puyang immediately after sending the main force of the Chu army out of Puyang County.Xiang Liang sneered even more when he heard the report, and decided that the Qin army would never have the courage to launch a pursuit again, and led the main force of the Chu army to just swagger southward, and did not pay attention to the movement behind.

Of course, what Xiang Liang never imagined in his dreams was that while the Qin army’s pursuers deliberately gave up their pursuit, the Qin army’s reinforcements from Hanoi and the Qin army’s Great Wall Corps, which was originally fighting against Zhao’s army, also divided their forces. Going south, crossing the Yellow River one after another, joining forces with Zhang Han, who was ordered to lead the Qin army outside the pass, once again expanded Zhang Han's main force to 20 people, and quickly prepared for a long-distance attack...

The road was muddy and difficult, and it took the main force of the Chu army three days to travel south from Puyang to the northern suburbs of Dingtao, which was only a river away from Dingtao. Then Xiang Liang, who was full of ambition, was not polite, and immediately They sent troops to rush across Jishui, where the water level had risen greatly. However, the Qin army Dingtao garrison with few troops attacked decisively. Liang was furious, decisively dispatched troops and generals, and dispatched elite troops to launch an assault again. Only then did he fight back to defeat the Dingtao Qin army guarding the river and seize control of Dingtao Ferry.

Then, the main force of the Chu army quickly built bridges, and it took more than a day to build three solid pontoon bridges on the Jishui River where the water level soared. At the same time, the main force of the young commander led by Xiang Kang had just returned from the Jiyang battlefield Pulling out the camp and heading east, it is still hundreds of miles away from Dingtao.

Because the Qin army in Dingtao once took a risky attack, in order to cross the river safely, Xiang Liang not only arranged elite troops to closely guard the pontoon bridge at the ferry, but also let Xiang Yu's troops, the strongest in the Chu army, cross the river first, and stationed troops outside Dingtao City to prevent the main force of the Qin army from re-emerging. They went out of the city to make a surprise attack, and then let the various units of the Chu army cross the river one by one, and moved to the south bank of Jishui.

After Xiang Liang arranged the order of crossing the river, in the pouring rain, Feng Zhong braved the rain and came to Xiang Liang, and carefully reminded Xiang Liang: "General, did you forget to arrange an army to the north of the ferry? Prevent the Tyrant Qin army from suddenly launching an assault from the north?"

"The Tyrant Qin army from the north?" Xiang Liang asked casually.

"General, it's better to be careful." Feng Zhong summoned up his courage and said, "It's raining continuously and our vision is too poor. It's hard for our scouts to immediately find out whether there will be enemies coming from the north. The water level of Jishui is also rising, making it difficult to cross the river. Once we are attacked halfway by the Tyrant Qin army, the situation will be too dangerous."

"General, General Feng's suggestion is reasonable." Old man Fan also persuaded: "Be careful sailing for ten thousand years, we'd better separate an army and go to the north of the road to take the lead, so that if something happens, Our main force also has time to adjust and respond."

Still looking at old man Fan's face, Xiang Liang reluctantly nodded his head and said, "Okay, tell Lu Chen to lead his troops to the north and stand in front on the road leading to Puyang to prevent the sudden attack of the Tyrant Qin army."

Hearing this, Feng Zhong, who had been worried all the time, was relieved. However, after Xiang Liang's order was sent to Lu Chen of the rear team, Lu Chen was full of resentment and couldn't help complaining in his stomach: " Why is it my queen again? It’s raining so much and you have to stand in line, do you really treat my soldiers as human beings?”

Complaining quietly, complaining quietly, Lu Chen didn't dare to do something that blatantly violated the general's order, and was forced to do so. The army only marched five miles to the north and lined up, leaving no buffer space for the main force of the Chu army.

The heavy rain at Xiemen was getting heavier and heavier. Looking up, the surrounding area had almost turned into a curtain of water. Even though they were wearing simple coir raincoats and bamboo hats and standing in the open air in the open wilderness, the generals of Lu Chen's army were still covered in water quickly. Being drenched, the soldiers were crying and complaining constantly. Lu Chen also sat in a covered carriage to hide from the rain, and vented his dissatisfaction to a few cronies around him, "Isn't this tormenting people? Such a heavy rain, why is it so hard?" Maybe there will be a sudden attack from the Tyrant Qin army? The Tyrant Qin army has grown wings and will fly from the sky?"

"What the general said is true." A confidant said flatteringly: "And even if the Tyrant Qin army had wings, they would never be able to fly under such a heavy rain."

"Tossing people." Lu Chen sighed again, and said casually: "I'd better take a rest, and wake me up later when we cross the river."

Several cronies quickly agreed, while Lu Chen yawned, and soon hid in the car that could barely hide from the rain and snored loudly. Groups of five gathered to chat and complain, and the formation gradually became chaotic...

Unexpectedly, at this time, in the pouring rain, a Daqin army that was also drenched in the body suddenly appeared in front of Lu Chenjun, and under the cover of the heavy rain, they quickly completed the assembly formation, and quickly formed an assault force. The conical formation charged without hesitation at Lu Chen's army whose formation had already disintegrated.However, Lu Chen's army was seriously negligent in guarding against it. Some soldiers of Lu Chen's army screamed and warned after the Qin army rushed within a hundred steps, "Enemy attack! The violent Qin army is coming! It is coming!"

It was late, and the Qin army had rushed too close. Before Lu Chen's soldiers had rearranged their ranks, or even before Lu Chen, who was sleeping soundly, was awakened, the Qin army had already rushed to the front, and raised their spears without saying a word. They stabbed and pecked Lu Chen's soldiers indiscriminately, but Lu Chen's soldiers were caught off guard, and were immediately killed into chaos, and countless soldiers ran away.

There was no suspense in the battle. The combat effectiveness of the Luchen army formed by Zhang Chu's defeated troops was the worst among the main units of the Chu army. The Qin army that launched the surprise attack was the elite army of the Great Qin Great Wall Corps, and its combat effectiveness was second to none in the whole world. In addition, the Qin army was still prepared and unprepared, so as soon as they fought, Lu Chen's army collapsed almost in an instant, turning around and fleeing to Jishui Ferry in a mess. Lu Chen himself was so flustered that he didn't dare to get out of the carriage, so he let the carriage Turning around on the spot, he fled to Jishui Ferry at full speed, screaming like a pig while running, "Where did the Tyrant army come from? Where did the Tyrant army come from? Could it be that the Tyrant army really fell from the sky?"

It was only five miles away from Jishui Ferry, and the collapse was too direct and fast, so when Lu Chenjun ran to Jishui Ferry with a yell, the Qin Army's pursuers immediately followed and rushed to the ferry position. The main force of the Chu army crossing the river was also thrown into chaos. From Xiang Liang himself to the ordinary soldiers of the Chu army, none of them was out of their wits and screamed, "The Tyrant Qin army! Why did the Tyrant Qin army come here?!"

There was still no suspense in the battle. Sergeant Lu Chen's soldiers, who were fleeing in embarrassment, rushed into the main brigade of the Chu army to seek protection in order to survive. The main force of the army gathered in the hope of forming an array, while the pursuers of the Qin army expelled the defeated Lu Chen army as the vanguard. Fleeing, yelling like a flock of sheep being chased by hungry wolves.

More troops of the Qin Army arrived. In the wind and rain, countless soldiers of the Qin Army strode forward with five-colored feathers on their heads. Under the leadership of the generals, they rushed into the enemy group one after another, screaming and slashing and killing the soldiers of the Chu army. The main force of the Chu army quickly collapsed. The soldiers of the Shangchu army were also in chaos. Some wanted to cross the river to flee for their lives, while others wanted to turn around and fight. They crowded into each other, and soon the soldiers were pushed into the water.

Xiang Liang is indeed worthy of respect. In such an extremely dangerous situation, Xiang Liang's first thought was not to take advantage of his status as the commander-in-chief and rush across the river with his own soldiers to flee for his life, but to quickly order the various ministries of the Chu army to report to him. Shuai Qi approached, intending to gather the army into a group first to block the surprise attack of the Qin army, and then cross the river to escape for his life, trying to save the lives of the army and soldiers as much as possible.

Contrary to my elder brother, just now when he saw the Qin army coming suddenly, Uncle Xiang was like a frightened rabbit, and he was the first to flee to the pontoon bridge with his relatives, shouting that I am the master of Chu, while desperately Pushing and shoving the soldiers blocking the way, they stumbled and fled for their lives, and miraculously, they were the first to escape to the south bank of Jishui.

Perhaps Xiang Liang should learn from his younger brother who is greedy for life and afraid of death, because although Xiang Liang tried his best to gather the troops, the various ministries of the Chu army that were disrupted by the Qin army were completely in chaos. The heavy rain drenched the flag of the Chu army so close to the flagpole that it was difficult to recognize, so the soldiers of the Chu army, let alone assembled quickly, even if they wanted to find the army they belonged to, it would be extremely difficult. There were very few soldiers of the Chu army who approached Xiang Liang.

The Qin army also seized this precious opportunity resolutely. Relying on the advantage of putting five-color feathers on their heads in advance, they always maintained a relatively complete formation. They rampaged through the crowd of the Chu army and were invincible. They also killed the soldiers of the Chu army who were fighting on their own, with their corpses flying all over the field, and they rushed towards the pontoon bridge quickly, trying to seize the opportunity to completely cut off the escape route of the Chu army.

At this time, Yingbu, Huanchu, Xiang Yu and other Qin troops who had already crossed the river were of course returning to the ferry at full speed. Liu Laosan who was crossing the river also put the overall situation first and ordered the troops to turn around and return to the north bank without hesitation. It was too few and too narrow. In addition, countless defeated soldiers of the Chu army who lost control cried and swarmed onto the bridge, completely blocking the way for the Chu army to return to the north bank, making Xiang Yu, Liu Laosan and others anxious. He jumped and roared, but there was still nothing he could do.

What was worse was still to come. After a large number of soldiers crowded on the pontoon bridge, a pontoon bridge that was overwhelmed by the load suddenly capsized. The water on the river soared into the sky, resounding through the sky.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the flexible soldier surnamed Han hurriedly stripped off a set of soldier clothes from the dead body, forced it to Feng Zhong who had not had time to cross the river, and shouted: "Change clothes quickly, we are doomed!" , ready to run!"

"But what about the general? He doesn't seem to have crossed the river yet?" Feng Zhong, who had never found Xiang Liang, asked in a tearful voice.

"I can't take care of him anymore!" The soldier surnamed Han shouted: "You are good to me, this is my repayment! If you don't want to die, just listen to me and change your clothes immediately!"

After hesitating for a while, Feng Zhong, whose hands were also stained with the blood of the Great Qin soldiers, let out a long sigh, quickly took off the conspicuous armor on his body, quickly changed into the clothes of ordinary soldiers, and then led the soldiers surnamed Han and the soldiers around him who could be controlled , Under the cover of wind, rain and chaos, he stumbled and fled to the lower reaches of Jishui River.

Xiang Liang also had the opportunity to follow Feng Zhong's example. In the chaos, a soldier also brought a set of ordinary soldier's clothes and begged Xiang Liang to change into his clothes and flee for his life, but Xiang Liang slapped that kind soldier hard. On his face, he roared: "Who do you take this old man for? As a great general of Chu, how can this old man change the clothes of the soldiers and leave the army to escape alone?!"

Xiang Liang's stubbornness brought disaster to himself. During the melee, a team of the Qin army with white feathers on their heads suddenly rushed to the vicinity of Xiang Liang, and immediately saw Xiang Liang riding a horse and wearing conspicuous armor, roaring Xiang Liang rushed directly towards Xiang Liang. The soldiers of the Chu army around Xiang Liang fought desperately, but they still couldn't stop the group attack of the Qin army. The soldiers fought and retreated, and retreated to the pontoon bridge in embarrassment.

"what!"

There was another burst of screams, and when Xiang Liang looked back subconsciously, he saw that another pontoon bridge had overturned, and countless Chu soldiers fell into the water. Xiang Liang was so anxious that his horse suddenly raised its hooves and neighed When Xiang Liang tried his best to clamp the horse to see the situation, he found that a soldier of Qin Army had stabbed his horse with a spear. Shot the head of the Qin soldier.

This is also Xiang Liang's last glory. Before his horse's front hooves hit the ground again, more soldiers of the Qin army have swept over, and their spears and swords frantically greeted Xiang Liang. Xiang Liang was injured in many places, and the soldiers around him Has been washed away again, unable to fight anymore, was directly stabbed off the horse by an unknown soldier of the Qin army, and then was killed by countless spears, and died on the spot!
Xiang Liang didn't scream, on the contrary, before his eyes lost their luster, Xiang Yu and Xiang Kang quickly appeared in front of Xiang Liang's eyes, regretting in his heart, "Oh no, the old man didn't designate an heir. I'm afraid it's impossible for my two nephews Together."

On July [-]th of the second year of Qin II, Xiang Liang, the famous general of Chu who had defeated Zhang Han three times, stumbled and died in the battle of Dingtao. However, the Chu army, which was formed entirely by his personal prestige, will also face the danger of falling apart quickly.

(End of this chapter)