Dahan first prince

Chapter 254 Your Highness!Reinforcements have arrived!
The crown prince Liu Ying "put into battle" also stimulated Wang Ling, Zhang Cang, and even Li Shang, Jin She and other high-ranking generals to fight. They either drew bows or stabbed with halberds.

Conversely, the high-ranking generals, including the prince himself, joined the battle, which also made the defenders of Yongcheng more motivated. The Huainan rebels, who had at least double the strength of the troops, were not able to get close to the city wall for a while!
For such a situation, Yingbo was obviously unexpected.

But now, Yingbo didn't think too much.

——It’s not that I don’t want to, it’s that I don’t dare to think, I can’t think...
"Drumming!"

"Take the widow to fight!!!"

A cry full of fighting spirit immediately provoked the Huainan generals who were on the side to step forward one after another, trying to persuade Yingbu to 'don't be impulsive'.

But only a moment later, everyone's thoughts of dissuading Yingbo turned into an indomitable determination with Yingbo's light words.

"Everyone!"

I saw Yingbu turned around from the chariot, with his back facing the south wall of Yongcheng a few miles away, facing the accompanying Huainan general, with his head raised slightly, facing the rebel camp facing south, and the Huaishui River farther away. A false finger away.

"Even if the widow does not speak, the generals should know."

"——By tomorrow morning, if Yongcheng is still unable to go down, the army will have to go south and cross the Huai River, and then enter Jingdi."

"My widow, there is no reason to lead the army back to the camp and delay the time under Yongcheng..."

Speaking in a sad tone, Ying Bu couldn't help shaking his head with a wry smile.

After a while, Yingbo turned sideways with a strange smile, and pointed at Yongcheng behind him; his small eyes were narrowed into a dangerous slit.

"Yongcheng..."

"——If the city of Yong is destroyed, the Han Dynasty will be in chaos. If the widows enter, they can knock down the Han Valley, and if they retreat, the world will be divided into two, and the Han King will draw the river to rule!"

"However, if Yongcheng can't be broken, there will be foreign aid from all walks of life..."

As Yingbo stopped talking meaningfully, all the Huainan generals' faces showed a hint of determination.

What is a last stand?
——The situation of the Huainan rebels at this time is the truest portrayal of the "last stand"!
It's not that at this moment, the Huainan rebels who are attacking the south wall of Yongcheng to the north are backed by the Huai River, so they are "fighting with their backs", but the current situation.

Before arriving in the western suburbs of Qixian County and encountering the Guanzhong army under Liu Ying, the strategic intention of the Huainan rebels, or Yingbu, was still to "attack Chu", and gain more soldiers by controlling Chu, and align with the land. create a threat.

If all goes well, Yingbo's original plan was to "take the Chu land first to get troops, and then conquer the Qi land to get Qi soldiers."

Wait for about 30 soldiers and horses to gather, and then move westward, towards Hangu Pass.

However, after he led his army to escape from Hongyi, raided Liu Ying's troops in the western suburbs of Qi County, and drove Liu Ying's Guanzhong army into Yongcheng, the war had already developed in a direction that Yingbo could not control.

——The prince is in Yongcheng!

This alone is enough to make every Huainan rebel soldier, including Yingbo himself, put all reason behind him, and even if he puts all he has, he must grasp the plan of capturing and even beheading the prince of Han. Great opportunity!

Gaiyin's blow to Prince Liu Ying was a huge political blow to the Han Dynasty, and it was an unparalleled boost to the Huainan soldiers.

——All the princes were arrested/killed, Son of Heaven, is that still far away?
This is the reason why the entire Huainan rebel army under Yingbu's command fell into such a "last stand" situation.

——Since you have come to Yongcheng, if you want to leave, you must take Liu Ying with you!

It doesn't matter whether it's a living creature, a corpse, or even a head!

Among them, there is no strategic or tactical problem, it is just a psychological problem, a problem of the morale of the Huainan army.

In the past, the emperor Liu Bang was far away in Chang'an, and the prince Liu Ying did not know where to go.

But since it is a rebellion, a showdown with the emperor Liu Bang is inevitable, it is just a matter of time.

Under this premise, what would it mean if the army attacked Yongcheng but could not go down, wanted to capture/kill Liu Ying but could not get it, and had no choice but to flee under Yongcheng?
It means that every soldier in the Huainan army will have such doubts in their hearts.

——Yongcheng can’t be taken down, so how can we take down Suiyang, the capital of Liang, Luoyang, the capital of East, and even Hangu, the capital of Xiongguan, and Chang’an, the capital of Han?

——If the crown prince can't be caught/killed, how can he win the emperor?
——The crown prince holds tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and the city of Yong is unbreakable. The emperor sits on the world, raises his hand, and has tens of millions of soldiers and horses. How can Chang'an be breached...
As long as such thoughts appear, the Huainan rebels, who are still united and seem to be fighting high, will collapse in an instant!

The reason is simple: the morale of the rebel army is supported only by the point of "fighting bravely to fight the enemy and conquer the world, everyone will be the founder of the country".

Other than that, there is no faith that can support such an armed force.

And when this only belief was shattered by the conclusions of 'we can't beat the emperor' and 'we can't beat Chang'an', what followed was bound to be a collective collapse.

This is also the main reason why the righteous army can always fight and lose repeatedly in the history, while the rebels often gather like the wind when they win, and scatter like birds and beasts when they lose.

——In the face of failure, the only thing that can bring up the courage to fight again is faith!
The things of justice and the teachers of the king are all groups with firm beliefs such as defending the home and defending the country, reimbursing the community, and honoring the ancestors.

On the other hand, the rebels and thieves are like a thin, taut cotton thread, which looks extremely sharp, but actually breaks at the touch of it.

And this is the reason why the Huainan rebels are in a "last stand" situation at this time.

——In order to prove that there is a chance to defeat the emperor Liu Bang, capture Suiyang, Xingyang, Luoyang, and even Hangu Pass, Chang'an City and other strategic towns one after another, Yingbo must lead his army to defeat Liu Ying and capture Yongcheng!
If not, let alone the soldiers under his command, even Yingbo himself may have the idea of ​​"no hope of winning again"...
After a while, the Huainan generals who bowed their heads in contemplation turned around from their thoughts, and immediately looked up at Yingbo with indomitable determination.

At this moment, Yingbo has turned around again, standing on the chariot, holding the rein in his hand, as if ready to go.

"Wait a minute, my lord!"

A sudden cry sounded, causing everyone to turn their heads.

Before he had time to glare at the man from his birth, he saw the man slap his thigh fiercely, then turned sideways, took the rein from the guard's hand, and immediately turned over and stepped on the horse!

"The last general is waiting, willing to fight the enemy bravely with the king, and I will die without hesitation!!!"

Hearing this, Ying Bu, who was always standing on top of the chariot, couldn't help but smile.

Then, one after another, figures with gold and silver seals on their waists got on their horses, looking at Yingbu with firm eyes.

At this moment, Yingbo felt sincerely the feeling of being followed and firmly followed.

But what Yingbo didn't know was that this moment was also the moment he was closest to the position of "Son of Heaven".

——At least at this moment, Yingbo had a feeling of "empathy" with the emperor Liu Bang.

It's a pity that Yingbu didn't know this...

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"kill!!!"

"Ah~"

"Quick! Lift it down!"

Both the enemy and the enemy put all their eggs in one basket and put all their hole cards on the table, which naturally made the battle situation enter a white-hot stage in a moment.

Yin time has arrived, and there are at most two hours left before dawn.

And at this point, no matter whether it was outside the city or inside the city, not even a single general or soldier could be seen shooting with a bow.

——The bows, feathers and arrows in the city have been exhausted...

As for the outside of the city, although bows, feathers and arrows can be picked up everywhere, the attention of all the rebel soldiers is only concentrated on the several miles long city wall.

There is no long-range strike, no array, no tactics.

The battle has entered the final stage.

——hand-to-hand combat...
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The battle on the city wall became more and more fierce, but Liu Ying had already left the crossbow phalanx in the city wall, and came to a military camp in the city to rest with the smell of sweat all over her body.

As for the reason, it wasn't that Liu Ying was too tired to 'continue fighting', or that she didn't dare to continue 'fighting'.

Firstly, it was Liu Ying who arrogantly shouted, "Don't save, use up all", and all the bows, feathers and arrows in the city were exhausted after dozens of rounds of volley;
The bow and crossbow phalanx that was supposed to draw and throw their bows had already arrived inside the city wall at this moment, and they were ready to climb the city wall at any time and fight hand-to-hand with the enemy troops who climbed the wall.

In the past, the bow and crossbow phalanx hid behind the city wall and threw their bows. Liu Ying joined them, but they could barely handle it.

But now, no matter what, it is impossible for Liu Ying to climb the wall and fight the enemy.

——Not to mention how dangerous the city wall is, whether the Southern Army guards can protect Liu Ying's safety, Liu Ying's super high-standard guard level alone will inevitably tell the rebels outside the city very straightforwardly: here , there is a big shot!

Now that the matter was over, Liu Ying didn't insist anymore, and humbly accepted Li Shang's suggestion of "struggling with the heart first".

This 'struggling with the heart' is the reason why Liu Ying retreated to the city at this moment, pretending to be calm and resting.

——His Royal Highness is here, and the soldiers can be determined to fight against the enemy; but now that the battle is halfway through, His Highness retreated to the city with peace of mind, which can make the soldiers feel at ease.

Recalling Li Shang's explanation, Liu Ying couldn't help but sighed a little, turned sideways, and loosened the wallet from her armpit a little.

What Li Shang meant was actually not complicated.

In the final analysis, it was Liu Ying who put on a posture of 'I'm going to sleep, and I'll leave the rest to you', so that the soldiers would have the idea of ​​'Your Highness is not worried, that should be a sure victory', so they could fight with peace of mind.

Furthermore, it is hand-to-hand combat, which is different from long-distance crossbow salvo.

Bow and crossbow volley, it is said that it is a team battle, but in fact it is just that the soldiers shoot the bow and crossbow and arrows in their hands together under the order of the superior; except for the point of 'simultaneous shooting', there is almost no coordination at all.

But it is not that simple to climb the wall to meet the enemy and fight hand-to-hand.

Combat teams with Shi and Wu as units, and city wall section defense with "teams" as units, all require years of accumulated experience before they can play well!

In order to allow the basic combat units such as "Shi" and "Wu" to maintain a tacit understanding and to fully trust each other, the basic military unit organization of the Han Dynasty was even based on the "relatives" and "Xiangdang"!
——One Wu and five people must be neighbors from the same mile, and the team leader must be the big brother of the other four who played with their bare buttocks all the time!
——Ten and ten people must be from the township party in the same village, and the chief must be a local "hero" who even the two corporals admire and obey!
Under such a military organization system, Liu Ying, an outsider, and an invaluable outsider who must not make mistakes, will inevitably destroy the mature cooperation of these basic combat units.

It is even very likely that something like 'An enemy appeared around Liu Ying, and the hundreds of Han soldiers around were anxious, and immediately gave up their defensive positions to escort them'.

And in the city siege, if a defensive position is lost, there is a high probability that the 'lost' will spread quickly to the entire city wall like a virus.

Therefore, even if it is not in the consideration of 'pretending to be very confident', Liu Ying can only retreat into the city just to let the soldiers throw off their arms without worrying about their own safety.

But the person retreated, Liu Ying was not at all relieved.

"What time is it?"

An irritable growl immediately provoked Lu Shi, who was at the side, to step forward, bowing his hands to Liu Ying with a low eyebrow.

"Your Highness, it's three o'clock in the Yin hour..."

But when Liu Ying heard the words, she stood up anxiously from the hard couch, and paced back and forth for a while.

"no!"

"I really can't rest assured!!!"

As she said that, Liu Ying made a gesture to lift the curtain of the military tent, but found that her right leg was locked in place by an inexplicable force, and she couldn't step out no matter what.

Turning her head full of doubts, when she saw her uncle Lu Shizhi knelt down on the ground wanting to cry without tears, tightly hugging her thigh, Liu Ying couldn't help but let out a sigh even though she was depressed.

"Uncle, this..."

"Your Highness!!!"

"Your Highness~~~~~~~"

Before Liu Ying could open her mouth, she saw Lu Shizhi's cry without warning, and burst into tears with a 'wow'.

"Your Highness~~~"

"Your Highness, don't make things difficult for the old minister anymore~~~~~~~"

"If His Highness insists on going his own way again, and waits for the old minister to return to Chang'an, he may have to offer his head to the Queen in front of the Queen~~~~~~"

"Your Highness~~~~~"

"..."

Seeing Lu Shizhi hugging her hind thigh like a child and crying, Liu Ying was at a loss for a while, not knowing what to do.

Just when Liu Ying decided to give up the idea of ​​"going to the city wall to have a look" helplessly, and reached out to help Lu Shizhi up, she saw a horse galloping towards the city wall, until it reached the place a dozen steps away from the military tent. Only then did he jump off his horse and run into the army tent.

The sudden change caused the guards of the Southern Army around the tent to be startled, and put on a defensive posture as if they were facing a big enemy!
"Who is coming?!"

There was a roar of shock and anger, but it did not attract the attention of the soldier. He only raised his head high, and the Southern Army guards who formed a circle around the general's tent let out a loud roar at the top of their lungs.

"Your Highness~~~"

"Your Highness!!"

"The Right Prime Minister said: reinforcements have arrived outside the city!!!"

(End of this chapter)