Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 415 The crime of non-war
Liu Laosan and Liji saw that the situation in Han Xin's camp was not good, and they were already mentally prepared to run away overnight, but Han Xin, who was the first to bear the brunt, did not despair, because Han Xin was very confident in the combat effectiveness of his soldiers and believed Even if the gate of the camp was broken, the heroic, tenacious, tough and skilled soldiers of the Nanyang Army may not be without hope of being able to block the frenzied attack of the Han army with the Great Wall of flesh and blood, and survive until the perfect time to retreat when the sky is completely dark.

"Even if it's really unstoppable, at least it can break a lot of the traitor's teeth! It will consume a considerable part of the elite of the traitor!" This was Han Xin's worst plan.

The soldiers of the Nanyang Army jointly trained by Liu Laosan and Han Xin did not disappoint Han Xin. The first-line soldiers of the Nanyang Army who had just seen the Han army charge and were hit by the catapult immediately forgot their fear and tension, and quickly He came out of his hiding place to assemble, and then quickly entered the combat position under the command of the Nanyang Army general Xi Juan who commanded the first-line army. He held his weapons and gritted his teeth and waited for the Han army to rush forward. Immediately draw a bow and crossbow, release feather arrows, and try to suppress the charging momentum of the Han army.

During this period, the catapults of the Han Army who had not had time to adjust the direction of the throwing stones threw more than a dozen boulders, and most of them hit the blocking positions of the Nanyang Army, causing a lot of casualties to the soldiers of the Nanyang Army who had assembled in a hurry , the crossbowmen of the Han army behind the long shield also shot arrows desperately, which in turn suppressed the long-range firepower of the Nanyang army, but still did not shake the determination of the soldiers of the Nanyang army to stick to the gap in the camp gate. He was also quickly pushed from behind by the Nanyang Army soldiers, and urgently blocked the opened camp gate.

Fortunately, just like what Han Xin was worried about, after a few Han Army trebuchets that had not had time to adjust the direction of the throwing stones hit the boulders, they easily smashed a Nanyang Army's siemen knife cart into parts. It shattered the hope of the Nanyang Army to temporarily completely block the camp gate by relying on the gate knife cart.

This still did not shake the determination of the soldiers of the Nanyang Army to stick to it. The soldiers of the Han Army had just rushed to the vicinity of the camp gate, and the remaining saber cart had already been deployed, and the soldiers of the Nanyang Army immediately lined up densely in the remaining gap. In the horizontal line, the soldiers in the front row held their swords and shields tightly, and the soldiers in the back row held their spears tightly, waiting for the Han army to rush to the close combat position with a firm expression. The soldiers stretched their bows and released their arrows.

As usual, the soldiers of the Han army still used the original grenade to disrupt the dense formation of the enemy. The loud noise and flames emitted by the original grenade when it exploded at close range also caused a lot of confusion to the soldiers of the Nanyang army. The warriors of the Han army took the opportunity to hold their spears Stepping forward, he fiercely stabbed the soldiers of the Nanyang Army who had temporarily confused the formation, and the soldiers of the Nanyang Army who quickly recovered and kept calm fought back decisively and fiercely. A brutal and bloody battle followed. The door opens.

All kinds of roars had already filled the scene, and the spears and swords that kept coming and going with the wind splashed blood, and at any time, iron knives and axes fell, and the blood was sprayed on the battlefield one after another. , The soldiers of the two armies completely forgot about fear and fear, and only knew to greet each other with their weapons desperately. The warrior in front fell, and the companions behind immediately made up, and the collisions of gold, iron, armor and flesh continued.

During this period, the soldiers of the Han army also used the trench bridge vehicles brought by the army to urgently pave a number of roads across the trenches on both sides of the camp gate. Next, put the flying ladder on the base to launch an ant-attached charge, and relying on the gaps made by the self-armed catapult, rushed up the wall one after another, and fought fiercely with the enemies on the wall. open hand.

If the soldiers of the Han Army were not equipped with original grenades, the enemy's harassing weapon, it would be difficult for the Han army's front team to break through the dense horizontal formations of the Nanyang Army. However, the normal reaction of the human body, after the original grenade of the Han army exploded near the side or even the ears, the soldiers of the Nanyang Army still did it conditionedly. In response, or subconsciously dodged and retreated, or was stunned by the loud noise, or even the eardrum was directly shattered and bled, coupled with the continuous throwing of the Han army soldiers at all costs, the dense horizontal formation of the Nanyang Army is still still there. Unable to remain intact as usual, the soldiers of the Han army took the opportunity to charge one after another, but in the end they did not give the soldiers of Nanyang the opportunity to completely block the gate of the camp with various sundries, protecting the way forward for the rear army.

At this time, the slow-moving heavy armored soldiers of the Han army had also slowly arrived near the camp gate, and attacked the camp gate crowded with soldiers from the two armies. The arrow was released, but when the bronze arrowhead hit the heavy armored soldiers of the Han army, it could only splash some sparks at most. There was no chance of being nailed to the steel armor of the Han army, and it fell directly to the ground.

Seeing this situation, the soldiers of the Nanyang Army on the ramparts of course screamed, "Monster! Monster! The monster is coming!" It's a pity that such shouts were completely submerged in the loud shouts of killing, and Xi Juan was not immediately aroused. Waiting for the alert of the generals of the Nanyang Army, Han Xin also failed to notice the danger at the first time because of the distance.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the heavy armored soldiers of the Han army were getting closer and closer to the gate of the camp. The soldiers of the Han army who stood in front of them gave way one after another. He killed even more crazily, trying to completely kill the enemies in front of him, buying time to block the camp gate.

Finally, Zhang Zhong, a brave general of the Han army, was the first to rush to the front of the Nanyang soldiers. Before Zhang Zhong could raise his steel spear, several spears stabbed at him at the same time, and another spear was aimed fiercely at his helmet. Peck it down, it can crush stones!
The sound of clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang soldier also immediately saw in disbelief that after their bronze spear stabbed Zhang Zhong's body, only sparks splashed , leaving slight traces on Zhang Zhong's armor, even if a spear could pierce through the armor, Zhang Zhong, who was behind the armor, pecked at the bronze war spear on Zhang Zhong's helmet, and was directly bounced away. Can peck through helmets.

Before these Nanyang soldiers screamed, the steel spear in Zhang Zhong's hand had already been thrust out viciously, piercing through the chest leather armor of a Nanyang soldier without any effort, directly passing through the chest, the steel mask Behind Zhang Zhong with a grin on his face, he easily pulled out his spear, stabbed out fiercely again, and easily knocked down a Nanyang soldier with an unbelievable expression on his face.

The heavy armored soldiers of the Han army also rushed up one after another, brandishing all-steel weapons, slaughtering the enemies on the opposite side as easily as chopping melons and vegetables. , and it was also at this time that panicked shouts erupted from the crowd of Nanyang soldiers, "Monster! An unkillable monster!"

"Unkillable monster? What do you mean?"

Hearing the shouts, he realized that the situation was not good. Xi Juan, the general of the Nanyang Army who was in charge of the frontline army, hurriedly looked at the situation ahead. However, the crowd of soldiers in front was too dense. Xi Juan could only see that the Nanyang Army under his command The warriors seemed to have touched the tide of the reef, and kept opening to both sides. A Han army flag was like a sharp knife, advancing towards the self-barracks with ease, but within a short time, it had rushed into the self-barracks for twenty or thirty step.

"Supervisor team, let me go! Anyone who dares to retreat will be killed immediately!"

According to Xi Juan's order, the Nanyang army supervisor team with sharp axes stepped forward immediately, forcing the Nanyang soldiers who were retreating in panic to fight again. Although this had some effect, it still couldn't resist Han The heavy armored soldiers of the Han army strode forward. The heavy armored soldiers of the Han army, whose defense power is close to the full level, always only attack but not defend. Soldiers of the Nanyang Army on board.The soldiers of the Han army behind took the opportunity to rush into the camp one after another, occupying a large area of ​​the Nanyang barracks.

"What's going on?" Han Xin, who was commanding on the high ground in the camp, also saw that the situation was not good, and said very strangely: "How can the offensive of the Han bandits be so fierce? How can our soldiers not be able to stop it? Xi Juan is not usually like this." Incompetent?"

At this time, Xi Juan, who was extremely trusted by Han Xin, finally saw the general situation of the heavy armored soldiers of the Han army. He was surprised by the combat effectiveness of the heavy armored soldiers of the Han army. Launched a charge, roared and rushed to the front line, "Follow me! Kill the traitors out of the camp!"

It was also Xi Juan's bad luck. When he rushed to the front line, he happened to run into Zhang Zhong, one of the most skilled martial arts masters in this era. He used the iron spear to poke a small hole in Zhang Zhong's steel armor, but still failed to pierce the steel armor on Zhang Zhong's body. The steel spear in Zhang Zhong's hand also took the opportunity to stab Xi Not to mention a crisp sound from Juan's chest, it directly pierced through the bronze armor on Xi Juan's body and went straight into Xi Juan's chest.

Thanks to the blocking of the bronze armor, Zhang Zhong's spear did not directly kill Xi Juan, but after Zhang Zhong pulled out the spear, blood still flowed directly from the gap in Xi Juan's armor, and Xi Juan finally lost his soul. Shouted, "My God! What kind of armor is this? I can't even pierce it?"

Before the words were finished, Zhang Zhong's second spear had already pierced through his armor again, leaving a wound on Xi Juan's body. Xi Juan no longer had the courage to fight, so he quickly retreated, and his soldiers also They rushed forward very loyally, temporarily blocked Zhang Zhong with their flesh and blood, and bought Xi Juan time to retreat and escape. He died tragically under the butcher knife of the Han army.

Even Xi Juan himself and his well-equipped personal soldiers could not stop the heavy armored soldiers of the Han army, let alone the other soldiers of the Nanyang Army. Just like cutting tofu with a knife, it was unstoppable, but in a short time, more than 2000 Han soldiers from the front team had all entered the Nanyang barracks, and then Long Qie also personally led the army to kill them, completely smashing the Nanyang army's use of flesh and blood to block the Han army's attack. wishful thinking.

On the other hand, the Han army's trebuchets also easily smashed open the left gate of the Nanyang Army's northern camp, and the Han soldiers who entered the front line entered the camp from the left door, exerting more pressure on the Nanyang Army soldiers who were sticking to the outer camp. Zhou Bo was forced to lead the Nanyang Army reserve team to join the battlefield to fight for the Nanyang Army commanded by Han Xin to survive.

Xi Juan, who was seriously injured, was quickly brought back in front of Han Xin. After knowing what had happened and the general situation of the heavy armored soldiers of the Han army, Han Xin's face turned black, and he said after a long while: "It is not a crime of war, it is our crime." The difference between the weapons and equipment of the Han bandits is too far, let alone me, even if Sun Wu is reborn and Wu Qi is reborn, there is no way to win this battle!"

"General, what should we do next?" Lu Jia asked fearfully.

Han Xin didn't answer, but quickly looked up at the sky, saw that the sun was in the sky, the time was only noon, and there was still plenty of time left for the Han army. Han Xin couldn't help hesitating in his heart, and secretly said: "What should we do? The thieves will definitely pursue and kill them with all their strength, it will be difficult for us to safely transfer to the king's camp or Ye County City, and continue to make unnecessary resistance, we will still be doomed to defeat, and we are not even sure whether we can escape smoothly."

Weighing the pros and cons for a while, Han Xin still found that the sooner he slipped away, the more sure he could keep as many troops as possible, so he gritted his teeth and made up his mind, and immediately ordered: "Go and send an order to the Ye County defenders to get ready to welcome us." Prepare for the defeated soldiers to enter the city. Then go report to the king, and ask the king to be ready to welcome our defeated soldiers back to the camp. Send people to contact all the troops in the camp, and abandon the camp and retreat together under the banner of the fire in the Chinese army's tent. Also, go get Here are some sets of soldier clothes."

The camp of the Chinese army that was not destroyed by the Han army's catapult bought enough time for Han Xin to prepare. First, several sets of soldiers were sent to Han Xin, and Han Xin, Lu Jia and others quickly replaced them. It was soon conveyed to the generals of the Nanyang Army who could still be contacted. Finally, the soldiers of the Nanyang Army just lit Han Xin’s large tent of the Chinese Army, and the gates of the inner and outer camps of the Nanyang Army opened wide. And walk, scrambled and crawled to escape from the camp, and then fled to the south to the city of Ye County and Liu Laosan's camp.

"Fuck! How fast!"

Seeing this situation in the Han army flag formation, Xiang Kang first cursed a curse word, then immediately ordered Guan Ying and Zhong Limei to lead the army to launch a pursuit, and stood up nervously to see the fleeing situation of the Nanyang army. The Nanyang army had just fled to the north gate of Ye County, and the defenders of Ye County immediately opened the door to meet them. Xiang Kang also immediately understood that today, at most, he could only win a defeat battle.

After finally getting the opportunity to fight the main force of the Nanyang Army, Xiang Kang certainly refused to give up, and he would not say anything to watch Liu Laosan and Han Xin slip away from him. After a little calculation, Xiang Kang pointed to the responsibility In the west, the Ding Ji Department of the Han Army, which was monitoring and restraining the Western Chu Army, ordered: "Go and send an order to Ding Ji, telling him to allocate half of his troops to join the pursuit battle, and try to kill the Nanyang bandits who escaped from the camp. Half of the army, withdrew to the main line and returned to the army."

After saying that, Xiang Kang asked his soldiers to bring silk pens, and he picked up the pen himself, which was extremely rare, and quickly wrote a short letter on the silk: "This king swears to the spirit of our ancestor Xiang Yangong and uncle Xiang Lianggong , if you selfishly lead the army to retreat first, and give this king a chance to avenge the Nanyang bandits, I will never send troops to chase and kill you! If you are stubborn, insist on continuing to guard the camp, or retreat together with the Nanyang bandits , or even to the Queen of the Nanyang bandit army, I will never let you go! King Xiang Kang of Han!"

After finishing writing this letter, Xiang Kang personally stamped his jade seal on this letter, and then handed the letter to Chen Ping, and ordered: "Send an eloquent envoy to contact the Western Chu bandit army, Clearly tell Liji that this time the king only wants to settle accounts with the Nanyang bandits. If he is smart and runs first, the king will fulfill his promise not to chase and kill his army! If he insists on being buried with the Nanyang bandits, everything will be destroyed. Liji himself will be responsible for the consequences! His family will not be spared in the future!"

Chen Ping agreed, and hurriedly selected an eloquent emissary from his subordinates, and told him face-to-face, telling him to go to the Western Chu Army camp to contact Liji immediately, and persuade Liji to escape first and not be buried with the Nanyang Army.Xiang Kang then quickly sent an order to the Han army camp, telling the rear troops staying in the camp to immediately prepare torches and dry food, and made preparations for chasing them overnight.

Because the Han army never launched an attack on the Western Chu army camp, even when the two armies were at war, the Han army envoys entered the Western Chu army camp quite smoothly, and presented Xiang Kang's personal letter to Liji , and needless to say, Xiang Kang's credit is already very good, and seeing Xiang Kang solemnly swear by the honor of his ancestor Xiang Yan and his second uncle Xiang Liang, Li Ji was of course secretly happy, knowing that Xiang Kang broke his promise The possibility is definitely very small.But of course, it was impossible for Liji to directly agree to the envoy of the Han army. He just waved his hand to the envoy of the Han army who tried to persuade him, and said, "Got it, let's go."

Let's take a look at the situation on Han Xin's side, because the preparations are the most complete. After abandoning the camp and retreating, Han Xin and his direct army were of course the first to flee to the nearest north gate of Ye County, and they were almost the first to rush forward. Entering Ye County to avoid the pursuit of the Han army, so although the Han army also took advantage of the opportunity of the Nanyang army to retreat in a hurry, they wiped out a large number of Nanyang army soldiers in the pursuit battle, and killed the defeated soldiers of the Nanyang army. Wa, and never touched a single hair of Han Xin.

Then, as Han Xin expected, because time was running out and the Nanyang army camp protecting the north gate of Ye County was difficult to be razed to the ground quickly, the counterweight trebuchets of the Han army could not approach the north gate of Ye County to cast stones, and the Han army did not The siege was launched today, only to eliminate the enemies in the wild as much as possible, and did not even attack the Western Chu army camp in the west, and quickly withdrew to the camp to rest.Han Xin also hurried out of the city from the south gate of Ye County, and rushed to the Nanyang Army camp outside the south gate to meet Liu Laosan.

"My lord, the trebuchets of the Han thieves are far more powerful than we imagined. It is impossible to defend Ye County for a long time. Only by retreating quickly and keeping our army, can we hope to defend from city to city and win the king of Western Chu who personally leads the army to come to aid us." time."

This was the first sentence Han Xin said when he saw Liu Laosan. Liu Laosan, who had already made up his mind to escape for his life, did not hesitate, and immediately said: "How to withdraw? With the cunning of Xiang Kang's traitor, it is impossible for us not to be surprised. If we retreat overnight, we must have been prepared for the pursuit, and the Chinese bandits have far more troops than us. If we pursue them with all our strength, even if we can withdraw from the Ye County battlefield, we will definitely suffer heavy losses. How to solve this problem?"

"My subject has a solution." Han Xin replied in a deep voice, "But the matter is of great importance, and I have to ask you, Your Majesty, to make a decision."

"What way? It's so difficult to make a decision?" Liu Laosan asked.

"Sacrifice the Western Chu Army!" Han Xin replied in a low voice: "Trick the Western Chu Army to give us the rear, and buy us time to retreat."

Liu Laosan laughed as soon as he heard it, and said with a smile: "What's so difficult to decide? Liji is not the son of this king, so why hesitate to sacrifice him? The great thing is that this king suffers a little bit, and accepting him as righteousness Son, just tell him to be filial to this king. Tell me, how can I make my adopted son, Li Ji, to be filial to him?"

(End of this chapter)