Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 306 Foresight
It is very lucky for the Western Chu Army's partial division. Thanks to the fact that there is not even a single place suitable for an ambush around Wude in the hinterland of Hanoi County, there is no way to completely trap or cut off the Western Chu Army. Otherwise, the Han Army's partial division this time It can definitely squeeze out all the egg yolks of the Western Chu Army's partial division!
However, this is enough. The strength of the Han army in Wude was already several thousand more than that of the Western Chu army, and the sudden appearance of Han army reinforcements further expanded this advantage. Affected a lot, countless generals and soldiers became cowardly together.After all, the partial division of the Western Chu Army led by Xiang You is just an ordinary army with a mixture of infantry and chariot soldiers. Not as good as that, and the overall combat effectiveness is even worse.

It is still not bad for the partial division of the Western Chu Army. Although their chief general Xiang You is not very good, the deputy general Xue Gong recommended by Old Man Fan is a very reliable general. Wanting to fight back is tantamount to courting death, and retreating before the battle is tantamount to showing your buttocks to be kicked by the Han army. Xue Gong didn't have time to discuss with Xiang You, so he decisively shouted: "Fight the banner and form a circle! Quick!"

The bannerman subconsciously acted according to the order, and quickly issued Xue Gong's order with the order flag. The various units of the Western Chu Army who had received strict training also acted quickly, quickly adjusted the queue and changed the formation urgently, changing the previous mixed phalanx into the most defensive one. The strong circular formation, but the Han army was not in a hurry, and calmly advanced to form a formation near the Western Chu army, and placed two mixed offensive and defensive phalanxes on the south and west sides of the Western Chu army's circular formation.

To the surprise of the Western Chu army, the first to attack was the reinforcements of the Han army that suddenly appeared from the west. Three teams of 500 people were in the shape of an upside-down character, and strode to attack the Western Chu army's flanks. When the bows and arrows of the Western Chu Army were within range, the two 500-member Han Army teams in front shouted and charged together, holding their shields and rushing towards the Western Chu Army's circular formation at the fastest speed, trying to minimize being caught by the Western Chu Army's feathered arrows. The possibility of a hit, the 500-member Han army walking behind continued to maintain a tight formation, and approached the Western Chu army at a normal speed. Not a single soldier took out a shield to protect the head and chest .

The soldiers of the Western Chu Army would miss such an opportunity unless they were stupid. Without the order of Xue Gong and Xiang You, most of the arrows released by the soldiers of the Western Chu Army hastily covered the slow-moving Han army who had no shield protection. On the head of the team, like hail and raindrops, they shot into the crowd of this Han army team!
However, the result of the feather arrow covering made the Western Chu army look dumbfounded. After the dense arrow rain covered the heads of this Han army team, it failed to make even one Han soldier fall to the ground with an arrow. The Han army seemed unaffected by bows and arrows, grinning grinningly, they just marched calmly towards the Western Chu army's formation.Countless soldiers of the Western Chu Army also exclaimed, "There is a ghost! Why is this army of Han bandits not afraid of arrows?"

Of course there is no ghost, this Han army infantry who is not afraid of being covered by feather arrows is of course all Han army heavy armored soldiers wearing steel armor with face shields!

The craftsmen in Guanzhong did not take Xiang Kang’s money, food and salary for nothing. Although the output was still not high, during the Han army’s westward expedition, the craftsmen behind the Han army rushed to work day and night, and still urgently built more than 800 sets of steel armor for Xiang Kang, of which [-] One set was handed over to the partial division of the Han army led by Uncle Zhou, and the remaining [-] sets of steel armor were newly armed for the main force of the Han army. This heavy armor was also sent to the Hanoi battlefield by Xiang Kang without hesitation to help Long Qie He and Zhujishi wiped out the partial division of the Western Chu Army as soon as possible.

Closer to home, taking advantage of the chance that the Western Chu Army was stunned by the heavy armored soldiers of the Han Army, the ordinary infantry of the Han Army who charged had already rushed to the vicinity of the circle formation of the Western Chu Army. It is unceremonious to throw dozens of primitive grenades one after another, specifically smashing them at the densely populated places of Xichu soldiers, and the primitive grenades that exploded one after another, it is not surprising that the Western Chu army who has never seen primitive grenades The soldiers of the partial division exploded into chaos, and the soldiers of the Han army took the opportunity to cover up and kill them, and they easily mixed up with the soldiers of the Western Chu army.

If it weren't for the fact that most of the [-] Han troops from the west were new recruits from Guanzhong, and only a small number of core backbones were old Han soldiers, then the Han army might have already been in the Western Chu army's circle with this thousand troops. A big hole has been torn open, but it's a pity that the recruits of the Han army are too lacking in combat experience. Even with the help of primitive grenades, they just blow up the enemy and take the opportunity to fight together with the enemy. Therefore, the experienced Western Chu army quickly He stabilized his position, quickly regrouped, and resolutely drove out the Han infantry, and soon achieved certain results.

It is still a pity that when the heavy armored soldiers of the Han army took the opportunity to rush to the front, the situation changed again. The five hundred heavy armored soldiers of the Han army led by the young commander-in-chief Jun Chongjun were like humanoid tanks. The crowd rampages, invincible, even if you are basically invulnerable, the steel knife and spear in your hand are extremely sharp, one knife only hits hard, even if you can't kill the enemy on the spot, at least you can cut the enemy into serious injuries. Stabbing, stabbing each and every one of the Western Chu soldiers until their chests spurted blood, screaming continuously, and throwing one or two primitive grenades from time to time to blow up the enemy group, helping the self-army to charge forward faster and more effectively. It was like a sharp knife, constantly advancing and piercing into the fragile interior of the Western Chu army circle.

At this time, the recruits of the Han army led by the young generals Fu Kuan and Gongsun Tong had decisively invested [-] follow-up troops to launch a charge. On the front of the Chu army's circular formation, all were counting on the heavy armored soldiers of the Han army to rush into the Western Chu army's circular formation in one fell swoop, and to completely destroy the Western Chu army's defensive circular formation.Xue Gong, who had directly seized the command, decisively threw himself into the reserve team of the Western Chu Army in the circle to reinforce the positions that had been concentratedly attacked by the heavy armored soldiers of the Han army, in an attempt to block the offensive of the heavy armored soldiers of the Han army, and wait until the Zhao army arrived. Rescue——Although Xue Gong knew very well that the Zhao army might not really spend all their money to rescue the partial division of the Western Chu army, but it was still a hope, wasn't it?

"Boom! Boom!"

The dying struggle was doomed to be useless, and the heavy armored soldiers of the Han army did not disappoint their friendly soldiers. With the loud noise after the explosion of two primitive grenades, the heads of the Western Chu soldiers who were blown up were surging, and the heavy armored soldiers of the Han army finally Still, a hole was torn open in the tight formation of the Western Chu Army, and a group rushed into the empty interior of the Western Chu Army's circular formation. The Han infantry behind took the opportunity to catch up. Then take the opportunity to lead the troops of the headquarters to launch a general attack. The infantry brigade of the Han Army reinforcements led by the young commander-in-chief Gongsun Tongye launched a charge. Zhao's army.

Still enough, the Western Chu army's circular formation was already in chaos, and when the Han army of roughly equal strength charged in two directions, the Western Chu army's circular formation quickly deformed and collapsed, and countless soldiers began to flee. You also screamed repeatedly in fright, and quickly grabbed Xue Gong and shouted: "General Xue, we have lost, run! Run!"

"You can't run! You can only hold on!" Xue Gong shook off Xiang You's hand, pointed to the reinforcements of the Han army to the west, and said, "See, the cavalry of the Han bandits are waiting there. As soon as we start running, They will definitely take advantage of the momentum to chase and kill us immediately, use their speed to completely kill us, and let the Han bandit infantry kill our defeated soldiers as they want! Only grit their teeth and hold on, persist... "

"what--!"

Before Xue Gong finished speaking, Xiang You suddenly screamed like a girl who was violated by a pervert, turned his horse's head and ran away. It turned out that at this time, the heavy armored soldiers of the Han army had adjusted their direction and were heading towards The flag formation of the Western Chu Army was coming from the front.Xue Gong was furious when he saw this, and shouted: "General Xiang You, stop! Stop! We still have a chance, don't run! You must not run!"

At the juncture of life and death, Xiang You, who can even betray his cousins, would listen to Xue Gong's obstruction?During the fast horse and whip, General Xiang You not only rushed the fastest and escaped the fastest, but also used the horse whip to beat the soldiers of the Western Chu Army to open the way. Xiang You's soldiers holding his handsome flag also followed suit. fast.As a result, seeing Xiang You's banner fleeing northward quickly, the soldiers of the Western Chu Army, who were already panicked, lost the courage to persevere.Seeing helplessness, Xue Gong could only turn his horse's head hastily and run northward for his life, while running wildly roaring with red eyes...

"Son Xiang You! I finally understand why the traitor Xiang Kang brought an army to fight in Guanzhong, and he didn't want any of your brothers from the Xiang family! With pig and dog brothers like you, no matter how many troops we have Not enough for you to lose!"

Unfortunately, the situation was revealed by Xue Gong. The western Chu army had just left after being defeated. The Han army cavalry led by Fu Kuan immediately launched a group charge. Using the absolute advantage of maneuvering speed, they stabbed the brigade that had defeated the Western Chu army. The crowd waved their sabers viciously, hacking and slashing, and soon completely collapsed the defeated Western Chu army who had no intention of fighting, and became more and more powerless to fight back. The captives had a great time reaping the military exploits. They teamed up on foot and cavalry, and killed the defeated soldiers of the Western Chu army.

The matter was not over yet, after the Western Chu army fled northward for about ten miles, they finally bumped into the Zhao State army walking behind them head-on. As a result, the Zhao State army, which had received the scout report, was still loyal, and not only did they not leave the west. The Chu army ran for their lives first, and hurriedly arranged two square formations on both sides of the road, which not only made way for the defeated Western Chu army to have a way to escape, but also effectively intercepted the Han army's pursuit, so that the Western Chu defeated army could get rid of the pursuit.But what made Zhao's army dumbfounded and outraged was that Xiang You, who saw them line up to respond and took the lead in escaping with the commander flag high, panicked and rushed directly to the Zhao army Chen Ze's troops lined up on the right side of the road... …

"Xiang You, I'm going to fuck your mother's [-]th generation ancestors! Do you know how to fight?! Shoot the arrows! Let me shoot the arrows! Don't let the Western Chu army rush into our queue! Shoot the arrows!"

After yelling wildly, Chen Ze didn't dare to hesitate, he could only shout and order to release the arrows. As a result, all the arrows were fired, and a stray arrow happened to hit Xiang You's right ear, leaving a mark on his handsome cheek. There was a deep bloodstain, and then pierced the cartilage of his right ear. The poor General Xiang You screamed in pain, and also cursed, "Zhao Guo's bandit army! Dare to shoot arrows at me, I will never end with you!"

At this time, the pursuers of the Han army had also chased to the front. Taking advantage of the opportunity of General Xiang You's flag to lead the defeated soldiers of the Western Chu army astray, Zhu Jishi, a veteran of the Han army, cleverly adjusted the direction of his banner and tried to expel the enemy. The crowd of defeated troops from Western Chu continued to attack the Zhao army and Chen Ze's troops, and successfully used the defeated soldiers of the Western Chu army as free forwards to disrupt Chen Ze's phalanx in one fell swoop. ——Without the help of the defeated soldiers of the Western Chu Army, it would not be easy to obtain such an opportunity, at least it would have cost the lives of countless soldiers of the Han Army!

As a result, the situation on the battlefield became even more chaotic. The Han army chased and entangled Chen Ze, and the defeated Western Chu troops walked around the formation. Then they were immediately targeted by the Han cavalry, and they continued to be defeated. There was no chance to gather and fight back.And when the rear of the Han army led by Long Qie lined up and fought against the Zhao army led by Zhang Wei, the battle became a battle between the Han army and the Zhao army.

There is still not much suspense about the outcome. The fighting power of the Zhao army is not as good as that of the Han army and the Western Chu army, and was affected by the disastrous defeat of the Western Chu army. The Han army had the opportunity to defeat the self-army, but when the Han army officers and soldiers used primitive grenades one after another, the formation of the Zhao army was still in chaos. The Han army took the opportunity to rush forward and killed the Zhao army. .In the end, Zhang Wei and Chen Ze had no choice but to praise General Xiang You's bravery and invincibility, and to remain calm. At the same time, Zhang Wei led the army behind the palace and retreated northwards, leaving their supplies and supplies. Countless beheads were beheaded, and all the supplies and military supplies abandoned by the Western Chu army and the Zhao army were also handed over.

It's not over yet. If the Western Chu army, who had fled first, retreated to Xiuwu, they could choose to garrison a city and quickly regroup to meet the arrival of Zhao's army. Pinned down on the Hanoi battlefield, the Han army's side divisions had no way to quickly go south to help the main battlefield.But in the morning of the next day, when Zhang Wei and Chen Ze fled to Daxiuwu City in disgrace, they were stunned to see that the flags of the Han army floating above Xiuwu County had turned into crimson red Han army flags. The cavalrymen of the Han army were still waiting in the line of Xiuwu City, waiting for the arrival of the Zhao army with a grim smile!
"What happened? The Western Chu Army also has cavalry, and they are running at the forefront. They will definitely return to Xiuwu earlier than the Han bandit cavalry? Why did the Han bandit cavalry take the lead and take down Xiuwu City first?" ?”

No one could answer Zhang Yan and Chen Ze's puzzled questions. The only answers to them were the Han army chasing soldiers who rushed over quickly, and the Han army cavalry who came to kill them head-on. Zhao's army was defeated again. Wudu didn't dare to go, so he had to throw away his armor and fled northward in embarrassment, and once again paid a very heavy price, which barely threw off the Han army's pursuit.

In the end, after going north to the vicinity of the Gongting Pavilion, Zhang Wei and Chen Ze managed to catch up with a group of Western Chu defeated soldiers led by Xue Gong. After meeting, Chen Ze, who had been beaten the worst by the Western Chu Army, rushed forward and punched him directly. It hit Xue Gong on the nose, smashed Xue Gong's face to bloom, blood spattered from his nostrils, and roared frantically: "You fought well! Disrupting my phalanx is not counted, and even if you don't defend the city of martial arts, you all Is it a useless waste of dry rice? Wine bag and rice bag?!"

Xue Gong didn't have the face to fight back, he just wiped his nostrils and sprayed blood, and said in a low voice, "Don't blame me, it's our general Xiang You who didn't dare to defend martial arts, and didn't even dare to enter the city. He ran north, and ordered our rear army to abandon Xiuwu City and go with him, so when I arrived at Daxiuwu, the Han bandit cavalry had already rushed into the city!"

"Fart!" Chen Ze cursed, "The king of Xichu is such a hero, how could he have such a useless cousin?"

"If you don't believe me, you can ask my soldiers." Xue Gong pointed to the soldiers of the Western Chu Army behind him, and replied very helplessly: "If I tell half a lie, I don't need you to do it, I will kill myself now. You apologize."

After questioning the defeated soldiers of Western Chu and proving that Xue Gong had not lied, Chen Ze closed his mouth and did not vent his anger on the innocent Xue Gong.Zhang Wei's face was gloomy, and he said suddenly: "I heard that when Xiang Kang's traitor left Chu State, not only did he not bring a brother of the Xiang family with him, but he also sent the last brother of the Xiang family back to Chu State on purpose. Leading a group of people with foreign surnames to conquer the world. If this is true, the Kang Kang rebel is too prescient."

Xue Gong had no choice but to smile bitterly, and said from the bottom of his heart: "To be honest, I also think Xiang Kang's traitor did the right thing, and it's no wonder that traitor, who started from nothing, conquered the world for himself for the second time, is qualified to fight with him so quickly. The overlord of Western Chu, the leader of the alliance outside the pass, is equal."

This matter is still not over. After finally escaping to Chaoge, Xue Gong, Zhang Wei, Chen Ze and others finally saw General Xiang You who was asking a beautiful woman to change the wound on his right ear. Not only did General Xiang You not feel ashamed or guilty about the angry condemnation of Gong He Zhang Wei and others, but he also asked straightforwardly: "Then what else can I do? I am the head coach of Western Chu. If there is any accident, our Western Chu Why don’t the entire army be annihilated immediately? How can I complete the task that my brother asked me to contain the Han bandit army in Hanoi?”

"But now we have less than [-] remnants and defeated generals, and we have lost most of the military supplies. How can we help the king restrain the Han bandits?" Xue Gong asked with a sneer.

"It counts as much as it can be restrained. In short, as long as we are still in Hanoi, the Han bandits will never dare to go south to reinforce their main force." General Xiang You said with a relaxed expression: "Don't worry, my father is here. For my father's sake, my elder brother will definitely not pursue our unfortunate setback too much this time."

Strictly speaking, General Xiang You’s words are definitely not completely wrong, because they failed to completely wipe out the partial divisions of the Western Chu Army and Zhao Guo’s army. All the main forces of the Sanchuan reinforcements were withdrawn. After discussion, the generals of the Han army could only decide that Zhujishi would continue to garrison Xiaoxiuwu to prevent the remnants of the Western Chu army and the Zhao army from making a comeback.

In addition, because General Xiang You's escaping skills were so amazing, Long Qie, Zhu Jishi and others were unable to fulfill their promise to dedicate his head to Xiang Kang as a chamber pot.But fortunately, General Xiang You still left a gift for the partial division of the Han army to discuss how to let the main battlefield know that the partial division of Western Chu had been defeated as soon as possible. General Xiang You's flag was picked up on the battlefield, and he suggested: "How about we send Xiang You's flag back immediately with a fast horse? As soon as he sees Xiang You's flag, Xiang Yu must know that his side has collapsed. It will definitely prevent us from returning to Sanchuan immediately, so the pressure on our king and the main force will definitely be much less immediately."

As soon as Zhujishi, Longqie and others heard the applause, they immediately arranged for a fast horse to send Xiang You's handsome flag back to Sanchuan as quickly as possible to report to Xiang Kang.Then, while drinking and celebrating, Zhujishi, Long Qi, Fu Kuan, Gongsuntong and other young commanders and seniors also spoke their minds one after another, and all of them said with great joy: "Fortunately, our king had the foresight to take us with us. When working alone, he deliberately sent all his brothers back to Chu State, otherwise, maybe today we would have to flee to the bank of the big river and cry."

(End of this chapter)