Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 167 Superfluous
After Xiang Liang's unfortunate death in battle, the last pontoon bridge on the Jishui River was severely overloaded, and it quickly overturned under the violent trampling and squeezing of the defeated Chu army. Countless Chu soldiers on the bridge fell into the river screaming. One after another, they were caught in the rapids and drowned. Even Liu Laosan's good friend Cao Shen fell into the river. If he hadn't been able to swim ashore in time to escape, Liu Laosan would have lost an arm.

The only way of retreat was also cut off, and the main force of the Chu army, which had already collapsed, collapsed immediately. In order to survive, the generals and soldiers either put down their weapons and surrendered on the knees, or fled in all directions. Countless soldiers of the Chu army were beheaded, and countless prisoners of the Chu army were captured. They killed the main force of the Chu army until their corpses piled up like mountains and pools of blood. All the grain, grass and military supplies that had not had time to be transported across the river were seized.

The battlefield was too chaotic, not to mention the Chu army on the south bank of Jishui, even the Qin army did not dare to quickly determine Xiang Liang's whereabouts. In the end, after Xiang Liang's body was carried to Zhang Han, after countless After the tearful testimony of the captured Chu army soldiers, Zhang Han and the Qin army generals were ecstatic to confirm that Xiang Liang was dead, and immediately decided to pursue with all their strength, and wiped out the remnants of the Chu army on the south bank of Jishui.

It's a bit of a pity that Zhang Han underestimated the immediate decision of Xiang Yu, Huan Chu, Liu Laosan and other remnants of the Chu army. Although he couldn't confirm Xiang Liang's current situation, he could only see from afar the pile of corpses of the main body of the Chu army on the north bank of Jishui River. , Xiang Yu, Liu Laosan and others already understood that Xiang Liang must be in danger. Even if he was still alive, he would definitely not be able to cross the river to continue to lead the remnants of the Chu army to fight. It would only be more dangerous to go down, so Xiang Yu, Liu Laosan and others made a decisive decision and hurried southward with the remnants of the Chu army that afternoon. While retreating at full speed to Chengwu, they sent people around to inquire about Xiang Liang's whereabouts.

Fighting opportunities are rare, so Zhang Han also made a decision immediately. On the same day, with the help of the Dingtao defenders, he built a pontoon across the river, led the main force of the Qin army across the Jishui overnight, and led the main force in pursuit the next morning. His deputy, Dong Yi, was left to lead the 1 rear troops to clean up the battlefield, take care of the more than [-] captured Chu army prisoners, and deal with the main force of the young generals who might come to Dingtao.

It was also a coincidence that in the afternoon after Zhang Han led the main force of the Qin army to the south, Wan Yun sent someone from the Qin army to send a message, saying that the main force of the Young Marshal had left the Jiyang battlefield yesterday morning and was heading towards Wan along the small road on the south bank of Jishui River. Starting in the direction of Xun, it is possible to launch an attack on Wan Xun, or it may be preparing to come to Dingtao to join the Chu army.Dong Yi didn't dare to be negligent after hearing the report, so he hurriedly summoned all the generals under his command to discuss countermeasures.

There are also capable people among Dong Yi's subordinates. At least the general Ji Hu saw through Xiang Kang's purpose of going east at a glance, and pointed out to Dong Yi: "General, it is impossible for Xiang Kang's son to go east to attack Wan Xun, because Wan Xun It is located on the north bank of Jishui River, and the county road from Jiyang to Wanxun is also located on the north bank of Jishui River. If Xiaoer Xiang Kang wanted to attack Wanxun, he must first cross Jishui River and then go east along the county road to Wanxun. But Xiaoer Xiang Kang Instead of crossing the river, he chose to take the small path on the south bank of Jishui and went directly westward. This is enough to show that Xiang Kang'er already knew that the main force of the Chu thieves was going south to Dingtao, so he didn't dare to risk crossing the river. Come to Dingtao to join the main forces of the Chu thieves."

"It makes sense." Dong Yi nodded, and said, "The old thief Xiang Liang had already evacuated Puyang more than five days ago. No matter how slow the envoy he sent, he must have contacted Xiang Kang'er. The river went straight eastward, and it must have come to Dingtao to meet up with the main forces of the Chu thieves."

"General Dong, this is an opportunity!" Ji Hu said again: "After the main force of the Chu thieves collapsed, the remnants of the defeated generals all fled to the south. It is almost impossible for the soldiers of the Chu thieves to flee to the west to die. You don't even know that the main force of the Chu thieves has been defeated, we just need to prepare for the battle immediately, and when Xiang Kang's son goes east to Dingtao, we will immediately send troops to fight, and we will definitely win a big victory!"

Dong Yi, who hated Xiang Kang deeply, was moved when he heard it, but after thinking about it carefully, Dong Yi frowned again, and said, "I'm afraid it's difficult? Xiang Kang's child is very treacherous, even if he doesn't know the situation, he will go overboard." It is impossible not to send scouts in front of Dingtao without Wan Xun. Once he finds that the main force of the Chu thieves has been destroyed, he will definitely turn around and run away immediately. Even if we send troops immediately, we can only fight one battle to defeat them. If you fight, you won't get much results."

"General Dong, there is nothing we can do about it." Ji Hu said helplessly: "Our troops in Wanxun are all county soldiers, and it is difficult to protect ourselves, let alone send troops to pursue and help us attack Xiang Xiang back and forth. Kang Xiaoer, so we can only fight a crushing battle this time, and then try our best to pursue and maximize the results of the battle."

Recalling the countless humiliations he suffered in front of Xiang Kang, Dong Yi, who hated Xiang Kang so much, refused to give up. After thinking about it for a long time in front of the map, Dong Yi suddenly asked: "You said, Xiang Kang's son is approaching?" After leaving Dingtao, he found that the main force of the Chu bandits had been wiped out, and he was attacked head-on by us, so he would take a way to escape?"

"The most likely is to withdraw to Wanxun first, then go directly south from Wanxun to Feng County, and then flee to Suiyang." Ji Hu hurriedly said: "Go directly south from the suburbs of Dingtao to Anyang, and then flee from Anyang east to Shanfu or It is also possible to flee to Meng County in the south, but the intersection to Anyang is too close to Dingtao, and Xiang Kang’s child will probably find out that something is wrong before arriving at the intersection, and he will definitely not dare to take the risk of continuing eastward, and then go south after arriving at the intersection in Anyang.”

"If I were Xiang Kang's child, I would directly withdraw to Wanqu, and then go south to Fen County." Another general also said, "Because there are county roads from Dingtao to Wanqu and from Wanqu to Fen County. , It is much more convenient to retreat, the path to Anyang is too narrow, and now it is raining heavily, the road is extremely difficult to walk, and it is easy to be overtaken by taking this road."

"Xiang Kang'er will only withdraw to Wanqu." Someone said: "Going south to Anyang is looking for death, and our main force has already gone to Chengwu. As long as we send out an army to Anyang to intercept, Xiang Kang'er will be taken immediately. Dog's life!"

Dong Yi nodded slowly, and after thinking for a while, Dong Yi made up his mind and ordered: "Jihu, you immediately lead an army of [-] to cross Jishui to the north, and take the path on the north bank of Jishui to Wanqu to cross the river. Set up a camp on the south bank, cooperate with our army to attack Xiang Kang'er from front to back!"

"General, you want to divide your troops and attack Xiang Kang'er back and forth?" Ji Hu was taken aback.

"Of course." Dong Yi said with a smirk, "Xiang Kang's son has repeatedly humiliated this general. How could this general miss such a good opportunity for revenge?!"

"But general, we don't have many troops, and we have to guard the prisoners. Is there any danger if we divide our troops too much?" Ji Hu asked worriedly.

"What danger could there be?" Dong Yi sneered and said, "If you were Xiang Kang's child, and when you approached the outskirts of Dingtao, you found that the main force of the Chu rebels had been wiped out, and our army was already in full swing, would you still have the courage to continue fighting? Would you? Retreat immediately and run for your life? I sent troops to pursue in Dingtao, and you penetrated into the wall behind Wanqu, attacking from front to back, Xiang Kang's child can fly there even if he has wings?"

After finishing speaking, Dong Yi urged again: "Fighting opportunities are hard to come by, hurry up and prepare. Remember, the penetration speed must be fast, but the march must be concealed, and Xiang Kang's son must not find your trace."

Seeing that Dong Yi had made up his mind, Ji Hu didn't dare to say anything, so he clasped his fists to accept the order, and then hurriedly dispatched [-] soldiers and horses, crossed Jishui that day, and crossed the north bank path to Wanqu. While rectifying the soldiers and horses, they sent people to carefully watch the progress of the young commander's army, and at the same time closely searched the surrounding area of ​​Dingtao to prevent the fish that slipped through the net from the Chu army from getting in touch with the young commander's army, gearing up for revenge.

In the morning of the next day, Dong Yi once again received information on the movement of the Young Marshal's army sent by Wan Qu. As expected by Dong Yi and other generals of the Qin Army, without knowing that the main force of the Chu Army had been destroyed, the main force of the Young Marshal's army was as expected. Directly crossed Wanqu and went eastward, and was rushing towards Dingtao along the main road from Wanqu to Dingtao. Dong Yi was overjoyed and became more and more determined to take the opportunity to take revenge.

However, the marching rhythm of the young commander's army made Dong Yi very uncomfortable. Starting from Jiyang and marching eastward, the main force of the young commander's army arrived at Wanqu in one day, and after starting from Wanqu to continue eastward, the young commander's army pinched the rhythm extremely accurately. , Marching fifty miles a day, and setting up camp at a distance of about thirty miles from Dingtao for the night, Dong Yi immediately raised his heart to his throat.

What worries Dong Yi is of course that the distance of thirty miles is not far or close, and it happens to be the most disgusting, with heavy rain, it is absolutely impossible for the Qin army to rush for thirty miles overnight. On the contrary, if Xiang Kang Send out scouts to go east overnight to investigate the enemy's situation, and it is very likely that they will know the situation on the Dingtao battlefield in the morning of the next day. When Xiang Kang decisively turns around and flees for his life, Dong Yi will also have difficulty catching up with the main force of the young commander.At the same time, Dong Yi absolutely cannot rule out that the main force of the Chu army had slipped through the net and contacted Xiang Kang in advance, leaking the secret that the main force of the Chu army had been destroyed.

Worried, and thinking about it for a long time, in order to lure Xiang Kang to Dingtao to die as much as possible, Dong Yi gritted his teeth and chose a traitorous Jiangdong soldier from among the prisoners of war of the Chu army overnight. With a heavy reward, he used the seized Xiang Liang's seal letter and the Chinese documents of the Chu army to forge a letter written by Xiang Liang, and arranged for this rebellious Wu soldier to pretend to be Xiang Liang's messenger and come in overnight to deliver a letter to Xiang Kang. .

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In fact, Dong Yi was just worrying blindly. Affected by the continuous heavy rain, the Young Marshal neither found the troops of the Qin army interspersed on the north bank, nor did he send a secret agent to Dingtao overnight to inquire about the news, nor did the defeated Chu army who fled south generally. Who fled so far to the west, got in touch with the young marshal, and set up camp thirty miles west of Dingtao to rest overnight. Xiang Kangcai, who had not recovered from his illness, sent scouts eastward to investigate the road situation, while taking The main force of the Young Marshal's army braved the rain and marched eastward to join the main force of the Chu army.

During this period, Xiang Kang, who was weak, could only go forward by car, but it was a blessing in disguise. Seeing that Xiang Kang was very weak, Miss Bo, Uncle Zhou's eldest niece, went with Xiang Kang in the same car in order to take care of Xiang Kang at any time. A man and a woman are crowded together in the narrow carriage. Xiang Kang, who is counted among the scumbags in this era, of course took advantage of it and made a lot of money. He also found out that Miss Bo is called Bo Yuanzhi, whose name comes from the Book of Songs. .

"Yuanzhi?" After coming to this era and occasionally reading some books, Xiang Kang suddenly discovered the deep meaning of the name Bo Yuanzhi, and hurriedly asked: "Miss Bo, is your name your father's? Or you?" Mother took it for you?"

"Back to the right general, my mother took it." Bo Yuanzhi replied very shyly.

"It seems that Wei Wei really hopes that her daughter will become a phoenix." Xiang Kang smiled, and recited very pretendingly: "The phoenix is ​​flying, and its feathers are flying, and it is also gathered. The kind king Duo Jishi, the gentleman of Wei , flattering the Son of Heaven. Girl Bo, Wei Wei gave you this name, expressly hoping that you will marry the Son of Heaven and become the mother of the world.”

Bo Yuanzhi blushed to the neck, nodded slightly after a while, and said in a low voice, "General You is really knowledgeable, mother gave me this name in the hope that I can marry the emperor."

"It's a pity." Xiang Kang smiled again, and said: "It's a pity that I should not have the life of the emperor, otherwise, I really want to find a matchmaker to go with Wei Wei, and ask her to think about me for you."

Although his face was not as thin as that of Xiang Kang's wife, Yu Miaoge, after hearing Xiang Kang's blatant joke, Bo Yuanzhi was still so ashamed that he wanted to jump out of the car, and said angrily: "General You, if you say such a thing again, he will be punished." I'm going back to my mother."

Xiang Kang smiled, and was about to tease Bo Yuanzhi again, but Xu Ji who was outside the car suddenly said loudly: "General You, General General sent someone to deliver a letter to us."

"Where is the letter?" Xiang Kang hurriedly lifted the curtain of the car, and asked impatiently, "How is our main force now?"

"Reporting to General You, the messenger sent by the General said that our main force fought a battle with the Tyrant Qin army in Dingtao the day before yesterday, suffered a lot of losses, and was forced to give up attacking Dingtao and retreat to Changyi. They have gone, and the main forces of the Tyrant Qin have also chased after them, and now there are only a few thousand Tyrant Qin troops left behind in Dingtao." Xu Ji replied truthfully, and presented the letter from Xiang Liang he had just received, saying: "The general ordered that We immediately rushed to Changyi to join the main force."

He hurriedly took Xiang Liang's handwritten letter, and after a rough look at the content, it was basically consistent with Xu Ji's oral introduction. He also saw that the letter was indeed written in Xiang Liang's handwriting, and it was also stamped with Xiang Liang's general seal. He ordered: "Hurry up, pass on the order, speed up and go to Changyi to join our main force."

Xu Ji agreed loudly, but Xiang Kang glanced at the letter in his hand again, and saw that the letter written in white silk was clean, except for some raindrops that had just dropped, Xiang Kang immediately became suspicious, and hurriedly shouted: "Wait a minute, don't send orders for now." , call the messenger sent by my uncle, and I will ask him about the situation face to face."

Xu Ji agreed, and soon, the envoy of the Chu army disguised as ordinary people was led to Xiang Kang, saluted and greeted Xiang Kang with an authentic Wu accent, and said that he was from Xiang Liang As a soldier under the tent, Xiang Kang remained calm and just asked, "Are you my uncle's personal soldier? Why have I never seen you when I was under my uncle's tent?"

"General You, you are a nobleman, of course you don't remember such a small personal soldier as the villain." The messenger said with a smile: "But the villain often sees you under the tent of the general, but I don't have the good fortune to talk to you, so General, you must not remember the villain."

After all, the courier took the initiative to present his identity badge to prove his identity as Xiang Liang's soldier. Xiang Kang checked carefully and found that it should not be a forgery, but his doubts did not diminish in the slightest, and he asked again: "You just said, will you be a soldier?" There are only a few thousand Tyrant Qin troops outside Tao City, did you see this with your own eyes?"

"Reporting to General You, the villain saw it with his own eyes." The messenger replied honestly, and then said vividly: "In order to deliver the letter as soon as possible, the villain took the risk to come from the outskirts of Dingtao and saw the attack of the Tyrant Qin army with his own eyes. Condition."

Xiang Kang nodded, then suddenly asked: "When and where did my uncle write the letter you sent?"

"Reporting to General You, General General wrote the letter the afternoon before yesterday." The courier replied, "It was written on the way when our main force was marching towards Changyi."

"Written on the road?" Xiang Kang smiled when he heard that, showed the clean and tidy letter, and said, "It has been raining heavily these days. Since my uncle wrote the letter on the road, in this letter, Why is there no trace of being drenched by the rain?"

The messenger was dumbfounded, and hurriedly replied: "Reporting to General You, the General had an umbrella to cover the rain at that time, and the villain sent the letter in a bamboo tube, so it was not rained all the way."

"Fart!" Xiang Kang scolded angrily, "The wind and rain have been so severe these days, even if there is an umbrella to cover the rain, how could it be possible that the letters written in the open air in the wind and rain did not get any rain?"

The messenger became more and more dumbfounded, and after a while he stammered and said: "Your General, my younger brother remembered wrongly, the rain happened to have stopped temporarily, so the general's letter did not get wet from the rain."

"Very well, I believe your explanation for the time being." Xiang Kang sneered and said, "But don't even think about leaving. Didn't you just say that there were only a few thousand Baoqin troops on Dingtao's side? I will stop the army from advancing." , send more people to investigate the situation outside Dingtao City, if you find out that you have lied, you know the consequences."

After finishing speaking, Xiang Kang shouted again: "Take down this messenger, tie it up and watch it. If our scouts find out the news and prove that he has told lies, I will use a knife to cut off his body piece by piece." !"

Xiang Kang's soldiers agreed, and immediately stepped forward to hold down the messenger. The messenger was terrified, and as soon as his legs gave up, he knelt down to Xiang Kang and cried out in a tearful voice: "The right general, spare your life, the right general!"

"Then tell the truth?!" Xiang Kang yelled: "Be honest, let me spare you! If you don't tell the truth, I guarantee that you will die worse than anyone else!"

The messenger who was bought by Dong Yi did not dare to continue to quibble, he could only honestly confess the fact that the main force of the Chu army had been destroyed on the north bank of Jishui the day before yesterday, and admitted that he was bought by Dong Yi, and brought a forged letter to deceive the young commander in peace When they entered Dingtao, Xiang Kang was surprised and angry when he heard it, and hurriedly shouted: "Then what happened to my uncle? How could my uncle's personal seal be in the hands of the Tyrant Qin army?"

"General You, you have to hold on after hearing this." The messenger said tremblingly: "General, he has already died in battle."

Before the messenger finished speaking, Xiang Kang fell into Bo Yuanzhi's arms, with his cheek pressed against Bo Yuanzhi's chest, while his eyes were dazed, no matter how nervous Xu Ji, Bo Yuanzhi and others were shaking and shouting, Xiang Kang remained motionless, as if he had passed out.

Xiang Kang must also pass out. Xiang Liang is not only Xiang Kang's elder, but also a close relative who raised Xiang Kang since he was a child. After death, how should I explain to my accomplices and lackeys and the people of the world?
(End of this chapter)