Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 227
The anti-Qin allied forces judged the direction of the Qin army's breakthrough a bit late. Neither the Chu army in the north nor the Zhao army on the west battlefield were able to send troops immediately to intercept the desperate breakout. The defeated Qin army could only make up for it after a dead sheep, and hastily mobilized troops to attack the two wings of the defeated Qin army.

On the contrary, the messengers sent by Xiang Yu were fast enough, so they rushed ahead of the defeated Qin army and rushed to the surrender army of the Qin army assembled in the northwest of the battlefield. The former general of Great Chu has an order, ordering you to stop the Tyrant Qin army from breaking through, and not allow the king to escape! If you make a mistake, you will be severely punished!"

"It is imperative to stop the Tyrant Qin army from breaking through?" Dong Yi was extremely dumbfounded, and said loudly, "How can we stop? We have no weapons or armor, so what can we do to stop Wang Lipifu from breaking through?"

"This has nothing to do with me, I just pass on the order for the former general!" The Chu army's orderly was rude and yelled in an extremely unreasonable manner: "I have already conveyed the order of the former general, how to fight is your business!"

After saying that, the Chu army's messenger patted his horse and left, and fled the bloody blocking battlefield before the Qin army's defeated soldiers rushed forward, leaving Dong Yi in a mess in the wind, and countless Qin troops who had heard the order The soldiers looked at each other, and said one after another: "If you don't give us weapons and armor, you want us to block Wang Li's breakout? How to block, use the chest to block the spear, use the Tianling cover to block the spear?"

At this time, the defeated soldiers of the Qin army, who were in a hurry to flee for their lives, had rushed to a place less than a hundred paces away from the surrender position, and were forced to do nothing. Dong Yi could only order decisively: "Form a square formation! Gather the shoulder poles to the front. Team, kill the enemy with a shoulder pole!"

Although forced to surrender, the experience on the battlefield is still there after all. After listening to Dong Yi's order, more than 3 soldiers of the Qin army quickly formed a square formation, and gathered the poles and farm tools used to carry soil, rocks and dig soil to the front team , bite the bullet and block the defeated Qin army with sharp weapons in their hands.

The ducks were still unable to put the ducks on the shelf. When the defeated Qin army rushed to the front of the formation, although the Qin army surrendered the courage to fight with the defeated Qin army, the gap between the weapons and equipment was too great, unless it happened to hit the ducks. Without the protection of the helmet on the top of the head, even if the shoulder pole farm tools swung by the soldiers hit the defeated soldiers of the Qin army with all their strength, it is absolutely impossible to kill them in one blow, and it is even difficult to seriously injure the enemy. As long as the spear stabbed the Qin army's soldiers who were not wearing armor, they could stab the Qin army's soldiers into serious injuries at the least. Therefore, in just one face-to-face, hundreds of Qin army's soldiers screamed and died or were injured.

More defeated Qin soldiers followed, just like chopping melons and vegetables, slashing and stabbing the unarmed Qin soldiers frantically, rushing directly into the phalanx of the Qin soldiers, roaring and throwing the camp down. His anger and resentment were vented on his former comrades-in-arms. Countless empty-handed soldiers of the Qin army were killed one after another, and the seemingly neat phalanx was thrown into chaos in an instant.

Even so, there are still some soldiers of the Qin army who have achieved some results, or fought to grab the enemy's weapon with their injuries, or rushed forward, hugged the enemy tightly, and created opportunities for comrades to grab weapons. Some people used fists, stones, and even teeth to fight the enemy recklessly, which more or less counted as counter-killing some enemies, and did not sit still completely.

The almost weak resistance was doomed to be useless, and the defeated Qin army who was anxious to break through broke through one after another the Qin army's surrendered phalanx, killing the Qin army's surrendered soldiers who had no decent weapons. Countless Qin soldiers retreated and fled for their lives, and the hastily formed blocking position quickly collapsed. Under the guidance of Shuai Qi, groups fled due west.

Seeing this, Xiang Yu was of course furious, scolding Dong Yi and the Qin soldiers for their incompetence. Don't even think about relying on them to be of any use to one person! Just watch, I dare to bet my head that taking this opportunity, there must be countless soldiers of the Tyrant Qin who took the opportunity to escape and follow Wang Lipifu Let's escape together!"

This time, Master Xiang Boxiang was wise and powerful again. As he expected, in the chaos, many Qin soldiers who were unwilling to endure the abuse of the anti-Qin coalition army took the opportunity to flee for their lives, and actively followed the defeated Qin army's brigade.What's worse, because the Qin army's soldiers and Wang Li's soldiers were all wearing Qin army uniforms, the Zhao Chu army who came from left and right could not distinguish between the enemy and us, and they simply slashed and killed together indiscriminately, and their hearts were already dripping blood. The Qin army's soldiers sprinkled a handful of salt on the wounds, causing more Qin army's soldiers to flee in disorder, and the pursuit battlefield became more chaotic.

It was not bad for the anti-Qin coalition army. Both the Zhao army and the Chu army had quite strong cavalry forces. Seeing that the situation was not right, the Zhao army immediately dispatched cavalry to attack. His eyes wanted to stab Wang Li to death with his own spear, forcing Wang Li to quickly ask his soldiers to put down his commander-in-chief, give up command of the Qin army's defeated soldiers, and flee for their lives among the defeated Qin army's soldiers. Prepare for breakout hopes.

The anti-Qin allied forces brutally abused the soldiers of the Qin army, which helped Wang Li a lot at this moment. Although the army was defeated and Wang Li's flag could no longer be seen, there were still very few defeated Qin soldiers who voluntarily surrendered. In order to survive, and in order not to suffer humiliation and torture like those soldiers who were forced to fill trenches during the day, they were expelled by the anti-Qin coalition forces to die in vain. Almost all the defeated soldiers of the Qin army gritted their teeth and fled westward, insisting on following Regardless of how the cavalry of the Chu and Zhao troops attacked the battalion, the defeated troops of the Qin army were always routed and fled westward in a group formation.

The dark night also helped the defeated Qin army at this moment, it was difficult to see the direction of the road, and the cavalry of Zhao and Chu could not turn around and seize a favorable position to effectively stop the defeated Qin army, let alone find the route that had been put down. Wang Li under the banner can only rampage and massacre among the defeated Qin army, and no matter how he kills the defeated Qin army to the ground, there is no way to completely annihilate the Qin army's defeated army—after all, the number of Qin army's defeated soldiers is too large. There are too many, even if they stand still and let others kill, it is enough for Zhao Chu's cavalry to kill for half a day.

In the end, he personally led the cavalry of the Chu army to chase and kill for more than [-] miles. Xiang Yu still could not find Wang Li who dared to kill his envoy. big picture.Seeing Xiang Yu come back in a rage, Old Man Fan immediately understood that Xiang Yu hadn't been angry enough, so he comforted Xiang Yu and said, "Don't worry about the former general. Liu Ji, the Duke of Pei, has taken Xin'an first. The Tyrant Qin army has been defeated miserably, the soldiers have no fighting spirit, the soldiers have no fighting spirit, and they are completely vulnerable. As long as Pei Gong sends troops to stop and cooperate with our chasing troops to attack, he is still sure to wipe out the Tyrant Qin army."

It was old man Fan's reminder that Xiang Yu suddenly remembered that Liu Laosan had taken Xin'an first, and he was very sure that the Qin army would be defeated. Then he turned his anger into joy, and said with a smile: "It wasn't Yafu who reminded me, I completely forgot We still have an army standing in front, that's right, we don't have to worry about not being able to annihilate the remaining Tyrant Qin army, and not being able to take Wang Lipifu's head."

Before the matter was over, Xiang Yu, who had a bad temper, was just getting happier, and Uncle Xiang jumped out again to act as a shit stick, and said, "Nephew, there is something I must let you know. Guess, how many of the [-] Tyrant Qin soldiers we brought are left now?"

"How much is left?" Xiang Yu asked back.

"Less than [-]." Uncle Xiang's tone was a little gloating, and he said, "Except for some who fled to other places in disorder, most of them ran away with Wang Lipifu."

"These bastards!" Xiang Yu's chest was full of anger again, and he was so angry that he stabbed his spear on the ground, almost halfway into the ground, and shouted: "Sure enough, none of them can be trusted!"

Fortunately, Old Man Fan was still relatively calm in this matter, and hurriedly persuaded: "The former general calmed down, and it is human nature for the soldiers to flee in chaos. You can't blame them, and don't transfer your anger to other soldiers. There are still [-] soldiers in the army, so we should give priority to appeasement."

"I'm afraid that our kindness will feed the donkey's liver and lungs." Xiang Bo said in a strange way: "It's like this before we reach Guanzhong. What kind of hall of fame."

Xiang Yu was silent, and he was really worried about this matter, because Xiang Yu had already asked Zhang Han and Sima Xin about the situation, and knew that the soldiers of the Qin army under Zhang Han's command were composed of pardoned Lishan prisoners. The origin of the soldiers is almost all the local Lishan prisoners in Guanzhong. They were born in Guanzhong and grew up in Guanzhong. They were selected from the 70 Lishan prisoners by Zhang Han after the Water War. It is also more hostile to the six countries outside the pass, and it is indeed a ticking time bomb buried in the ranks of the anti-Qin coalition forces.So after listening to Xiang Bo's fanning the flames, Xiang Yu couldn't help but worry-if he entered Guanzhong and the decisive battle between the Qin army in Guanzhong, the Qin army surrendered like the slave soldiers in the Battle of Muye and suddenly turned against him, what should he do?
The Henan county without Wang Li's protection took the initiative to open the city and surrender that night, but the anti-Qin coalition army pursued and killed them all night, but they still failed to cut off Wang Li's head. Killing the defeated Qin army, killing the defeated Qin army scattered, the army was defeated, and countless soldiers and generals were scattered.

As a last resort, early the next morning, after a hasty discussion with old man Fan, Cao Jiu and others, Xiang Yu could only gather the princes from all walks of life in the central tent of the Chu army, announce the next tactical plan, and decided to send Qi State General Tian An He led part of the Qi army to advance westward, took the lead in pursuing Wangli's defeated troops in the Xiaohan Road, cooperated with Liu Laosan to attack back and forth, and completely annihilated Wangli's troops. Aocang and other important military areas cleared away hidden dangers in the rear and ensured the supply of grain and grass and the smooth flow of grain roads for the anti-Qin coalition forces to enter Guanzhong.

Some worried about Tian An, the general of the Qi State who led the army to pursue Wang Li, Xiang Yu was very concerned and carefully warned: "General Tian, ​​after you have wiped out the remnants of Wang Li's husband, don't rush into Hangu Pass. There are still heavy guards in Guanzhong, and the terrain of Xiaohan Road is steep and the roads are narrow. If you go deep alone, you may be in danger. I will not go west until I have wiped out the remnants of the Tyrant Qin in Sanchuan County and come to join you."

After the instructions were finished, Xiang Yu added casually, "There is one more thing. The current Qiwangtian City is first called the king by a side branch, and then refused to borrow the road when our army went north to reinforce Julu, and deliberately helped the Tyrant Qin army attack Zhao. Therefore, after the Qin Dynasty is destroyed, I will definitely ask the King of Chu to abolish Tian Shi and make you, the grandson of the King of Qi, the king."

Tian An understood Xiang Yu's subtext, and knew that Xiang Yu was reminding himself not to spy on the Guanzhong throne, and would use the Qi king's throne to compensate himself in the future. Fortunately, Tian An was more interested in the Qi king's throne left by his grandfather, so he also He didn't care about Xiang Yu's selfish obstruction, and cupped his hands and said: "Please rest assured, the former general. After annihilating Wang Li's remnants, the last general will never take risks and advance lightly. I will definitely wait for you to turn around and join the last general before joining forces with you." Go west to Guanzhong."

"That's good." Xiang Yu nodded in satisfaction, and said, "Keep in touch at any time, and report to me immediately if there is any progress in the war."

Tian An agreed again, and then hurried down to organize the army of Qi State to launch a pursuit to kill the remnants of Wang Li, who had already been vulnerable. Xiang Yu commanded the other anti-Qin allied forces to move westward and march towards Luoyang, the prefecture of Sanchuan. , intending to take Luoyang first, and then go to clean up the Qin army Sima Jin, who has become a lone army.

Not to mention Xiang Yu's westward march, but only Tian An's side. After taking more than 2 Qi troops under his command and marching westward, it took Tian An's troops just over a day to arrive near Xin'an, but Tian An was surprised. Yes, when he saw the city wall of Xin'an, the flag of the Qin Army was flying on the wall, and the city was crowded with defeated soldiers of the Qin Army. One of his soldiers appeared on the battlefield of Xin'an.

In astonishment, Tian An of course quickly sent someone to investigate the situation, and after catching some local people, Tian An realized that Liu Laosan had led his army westward to Mianchi three days ago, leaving only the former The Xin'an Qin army who was forced to surrender guarded the county seat, so after Wang Li's defeated soldiers fled to Xin'an City, they quickly persuaded the Xin'an defenders to surrender and rebel, and were able to take a breather and regroup under Xin'an City.

"What is Liu Ji up to? Why did he take the initiative to give up Xin'an?"

Surprised and angry at the same time, Tian An didn't dare to waste time, and hurriedly mobilized the army to launch an attack, not daring to continue to give the Qin army under Xin'an city more breathing time. He just ate some food and rested for a while, but the vital weapons and equipment, bows, crossbows and arrows were not replenished at all. He was quickly defeated by the Qi army and was forced to abandon the city and flee westward. Tian An decisively launched a pursuit, While sending someone to contact Xiang Yu to report the situation on Xin'an's side.

What made Tian An even more speechless was still behind. The next day, after chasing the defeated Qin army and marching westward to the vicinity of Mianchi, the flag of the Qin army was still flying on the wall of Mianchi. Liu Laosan's army was still missing. Tian An Helpless, they could only urge the army to attack quickly, not daring to let the Qin army's defeated brigade enter Mianchi City, where the situation is unknown, to rest and recuperate.

Still okay, relying on the bravery of the soldiers of the Qi army to kill the enemy, only some of the defeated Qin army escaped into Mianchi City by chance, while the other part of the defeated Qin army was forced to flee westward into the depths of Weihan Road. He was killed once and suffered heavy casualties, and he was even more helpless in front of the anti-Qin coalition forces.

Tian An can only do this. The road to the west of Mianchi is narrow, easy to enter and difficult to exit. At the same time, the Mianchi Qin army flatly rejected Tian An's kind offer to surrender. If Tian An takes the risk and continues to chase west, he will definitely be taken by the Mianchi Qin army. Cut off his contact with the anti-Qin coalition forces, as well as his food supply, so Tian An had no choice but to let the Qi army set up a camp outside Mianchi City, rush to build various siege weapons, and prepare to pull out Mianchi Nail then decides whether to continue westward.

While setting up the camp, the soldiers of the Qi army also quickly inquired about the movement of Liu Laosan's army. It turned out that two days ago, Liu Laosan had directly crossed Mianchi and marched westward, completely ignoring the Mianchi Qin army who was guarding the city.Tian An was even more frightened when he heard the news, and roared, "Is Liu Ji crazy? What is he trying to do? Why did he bypass Mianchi and venture alone? He is not afraid of being trapped to death in Xiaohan Road by the Tyrant Qin army?"

The deputy Tian Li was more careful. After thinking for a moment, he said: "General, Pei Gong should not be taking risks. You forgot the time when he set off from Xin'an? He set off from Xin'an four days ago and walked westward. Calculating the time, his time At that time, we must have known that our main force had trapped Wang Lipifu's main force. It was already very difficult for Wang Lipifu to break through and escape into Xiaohan Road, and even if we succeeded in breaking through by luck, our main force would definitely split up and chase after him. What happened to the defeated soldiers of the common husband is also a group of remnants and defeated generals, so there is nothing to be afraid of. If it is replaced by the last general, the last general will also have the courage to take a risk and directly lead the army to the depths of Weihan Road."

"Why did he do this?" Tian An did not turn this corner for a moment, and said in great surprise: "What is his purpose for taking such a risky march alone?"

"The general forgot?" Tian Li reminded with a sly smile: "The one who enters Guanzhong first is the king, but it is against the decree of the king of Chu, the leader of the Qin alliance."

Tian An slapped his forehead, suddenly realized, and then laughed back angrily, and said with a smile: "What a treacherous man, he has such great ambitions. He just sent troops to attack Hangu Pass as soon as he saw that our victory was determined. I can't think of a small The head of the pavilion of Surabaya dares to covet the throne of Guanzhong."

With a smile, Tian An's smile gradually turned into a smirk, and he said, "Unfortunately, he forgot one thing. Even if the King of Chu had the decree that the one who enters Guanzhong first is the king, he was lucky enough to attack Hangu Pass. Can he become the king of Guanzhong?" , It’s not that the king of Chu has the final say. I don’t believe it anymore, Xiang Yu will be willing to go back and continue to be Xiong Xin’s servant, and others will continue to have the final say on life and death!”

After grinning, Tian An made some calculations. In addition to sending people back to contact Xiang Yu again to report Liu Laosan's misconduct, he also arranged for a team of cavalry to chase Liu Laosan with their own messages, saying that Xiang Yu had announced It is clearly ordered that no army is allowed to attack Hangu Pass without authorization, and Liu Laosan is required to stop advancing westward and stay on the spot, and wait for Xiang Yu's army to arrive before joining forces to advance westward.Seeing this, Tian Li hurriedly said, "Brother, Liu Ji is greedy for the throne and rushing to attack Hangu Pass alone. How could he listen to your orders? What's the use of your sending him to contact him?"

"Of course it is to make this poor man's death worse!" Tian An said with a smirk: "I sent someone to contact him and told him that Xiang Yu would not allow anyone to attack Hangu Pass without permission. He! I want everyone in the world to see what kind of fate will happen to a Qianshou mud-legged man who has no royal blood and dares to covet the throne!"

Tian Li suddenly realized, and nodded hurriedly, wishing that Liu Laosan, who wanted to pick a bargain, would die even worse. Tian An patted him on the shoulder and said, "Brother, you have to work harder. If we are lucky, Maybe Wang Li is in Mianchi now. Xiang Yu has already promised to make me king of Qi, and promised that whoever can take down the head of Wang Li will be crowned king of Nanyang. If we take Mianchi, After chopping off Wang Li's head, I will let you go and give Wang Li's head to Xiang Yu."

Tian Li was overjoyed when he heard that, and quickly thanked Tian Anfu. After standing up, Tian Li glanced greedily at Mianchi County in the distance, and said in his heart: "Wang Li, you must be in Mianchi City. Whether I can be crowned king depends on you."

(End of this chapter)