Destiny Only Han

Chapter 297 Surrender
"attack!"

Han Xin, who was standing on a big boat, waved his hand suddenly, and the sound of war drums rumbled.

Han Xin's current location is on the chasm to the east of Chen County, and on the other side of the bank is the Chu army camp next to the water village.

Han Xin, who was watching Xiang Yu's every move closely, saw him leading the main force of the cavalry heading south. Although he didn't know what happened for a while, since Xiang Yu was no longer there, he couldn't miss the opportunity to beat the Chu army.

So under Han Xin's order, large boats loaded with catapults slowly went down the river.

Immediately afterwards, stones fell like rain.

In the Chu army, there was a burst of crying and shouting.

But this was not over yet. Located outside the range of the Chu army's powerful crossbow, small boats slowly came forward, and a dozen soldiers carefully placed the clay pots on the firing positions of the artillery vehicles.

It contains flammable substances extracted from petroleum.

Well, because the crude oil in our country is heavy oil, it contains many other substances and has a high ignition point. Even if it is directly ignited with a torch, it is almost impossible to ignite it in a short time.

Only those light oils shipped from Central Asia can be ignited directly without any treatment.

When the cannon was ready, the catapult fixed on the ship immediately began to replace the projectiles.

After all, if the fire source is fixed on a clay pot full of flammable materials, it is not only dangerous, but also when the pot flies out, the fuse is easily extinguished due to lack of oxygen.

So what was loaded on the trebuchet was a takraw ball filled with burning coals.

As a result, parabolas fell one after another, and billows of black smoke rose into the sky.

After Han Xin received the information that Xiang Yu had begun to withdraw his troops, he decisively ordered the Han army that was about to attack to turn around and return to the camp.

The end of science is Guan Xue, bah, metaphysics.

And a librarian who did not want to be named once said that the human factor comes first.

After several years of time, it has been proved that Xiang Yu can create miracles!

Han Xin chose to wait until he was not fully sure that Xiang Yu could be wiped out in one battle.

Anyway, time is on Han's side.

The longer the delay, the more the Chu army's combat effectiveness will decline.

At this time, Pengcheng fell, and the news that a large area of ​​Chu State was under the control of Han State had already spread among the Chu army.

The reason why the people of Chu still follow behind Xiang Yu is the inertia of thinking that has developed in the past few years.

With Xiang Yu here, the Chu army is invincible!

But what if this inertia of thinking is broken?

Among the Han army, there are also many Chu people, so it is not difficult to sing a few Chu songs!
After the deafening sound of the golden gong, the Han army receded like a tide, and what was left to Xiang Yu was a big camp burning with raging flames and full of chaos.

As a result, Han Xin, who was retreating, heard a familiar sound of impotent rage.

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Guling County.

As night fell, there was darkness between the sky and the earth.

Above the city wall, a rope suddenly hung down, and then, a figure in a black cloak descended.

After looking left and right, the figure quickly crossed the trench under the city, staggering forward even rolling and crawling.

Inadvertently, the hood slipped off. If the moonlight was bright at this time, and there happened to be a general of the Chu Army, he would recognize this person as Xiang You, who was guarding the city with Zhong Limei.

After a while, Xiang You boarded a carriage parked by the side of the road and headed for the Han army camp.

In the tent of the commander of the Chinese army left behind by Liu Bang, Liu Ying greeted him with a smile on her face: "I have seen you, brother!"

Xiang You was flattered and avoided the side: "Don't dare, dare not..."

After Xiang Yu finished giving orders that day, Xiang Bo once pulled him aside and told about his special identity.

At the beginning, Xiang You, who was full of pride and ready to throw his head and blood for Xichu, originally planned to kill his relatives righteously, but after listening to Xiang Bo's report, Liu Bang once promised to benefit.

Xiang You decided to draw a clear line with Xiang Yu, abandoning the dark and turning to the bright.

So, there was today's meeting.

Liu Ying asked someone to move a table, and after sitting down face to face with Xiang You, she didn't directly talk about Kaesong's surrender, but waved her hand and asked someone to bring over the prepared food.

"Sufu meat, roast duck, mushrooms and amaranth, pork ribs and lotus root soup..."

Liu Ying said like a few treasures, and when she looked at Xiang You, who looked like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, she tried her best to put away her contempt for primitive people.

"Poor hospitality, poor hospitality..."

Xiang You, who was in the middle of a feast, raised his head, wiped his oily lips, and was surprised: "This is not enough hospitality, so what is hospitality week?"

"Steamed lamb, steamed bear's paw, steamed deer tail, roasted duck, roasted chick, roasted goose..."

Opposite Xiang You, Liu Ying gave him a direct blow, Xiang You opened his eyes wide and swallowed frequently.

Although the people of Chu are rich, they love to eat and are good at eating, but in this epoch-making comparison, he can't help but not be at a disadvantage...

After eating and drinking, Liu Ying stared at Xiang You, ready to get down to business.

Xiang You put down the bowls and chopsticks, please take a step forward and said with a smile: "Yes, you are a good-looking talent, worthy of my little sister..."

This is what Uncle Xiang told him to play the family card or the kindness card of the Hongmen Banquet when facing Liu Bang.

Now that Liu Bang is not around, he naturally chooses the best way to get closer to Liu Ying.

Although, the one who had a verbal engagement with Liu Ying was actually the concubine sister whom he had never looked at.

Liu Ying just smiled, and tapped the table with her index finger: "State affairs are the most important thing, let's talk about state affairs first, and then discuss personal friendship."

He stared at Xiang You seriously and asked, "Is the Chu army in the city willing to fight to the death?"

Xiang You shook his head and said, "Except for the few thousand people led by Zhong Limei, most of the other Chu troops are unwilling to fight again."

"Most?" Liu Ying frowned and continued to ask, "How many defenders are there in the city?"

Xiang You raised two fingers: "Twelve thousand."

Liu Ying blinked, a little confused about the relationship between numbers and gestures, but that's not important.

"How many people can you master?"

Xiang You stretched out five fingers: "Five thousand."

Liu Ying asked again: "How many people can Zhongli Mo control?"

Xiang You thought back a little: "It's less than three thousand."

Liu Ying did some calculations; her brows were tightly frowned: "That is to say, there are still 5000 people who neither obey your orders nor Zhongli Mo's orders? Could there be other generals in the city?"

Xiang You shook his head: "I said you can control five thousand people. These five thousand people are Xiang's private soldiers. If I let them live, they will live, and if I let them die, they will die! As for the remaining 5000 people, they are just miscellaneous soldiers... ...As long as the Han army enters the city, they will definitely have no intention of fighting!"

Liu Ying nodded: "Very good."

He looked at Xiang You who was looking forward to it and said: "When my father was in Guanzhong, he made a promise that ten thousand households would be closed if ten thousand people were like one county."

"Now that my brother is leading five thousand soldiers and surrendering, he is at least a vassal of two thousand households!"

After Xiang You heard it, he was overjoyed: "People say that the King of Han is an honest and honest elder, and now it's true!"

The Xiang family beat life and death for Xiang Yu. His father, Uncle Xiang, was still Xiang Yu's uncle, but when it came to conferring meritorious service, he was just a vassal prince with no eunuchs or fiefdoms!
Now only 5000 people have been brought back to surrender, and a city has been indirectly surrendered, and two thousand households can be expected to live in the city!
Now, how can Xiang You be kept from blooming?
You know, he is the second son in the family, even if Uncle Xiang got the title from Liu Bang, in this era of eldest son inheritance law, the one who inherits the title must be his elder brother.

Therefore, it is really a misfortune and a blessing!
Liu Ying said with a smile: "Then, is that the deal?"

Xiang You nodded heavily: "Tomorrow morning, I will open the city gate, and you will lead the Han army into the city!"

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In the early morning, when the moon was still high in the sky, Liu Ying dispatched all the more than 4 Han troops left by Liu Bang to Guling.

Liu Ying rode on his foodie horse, stretched out her hand to invite Ding Yi to mutter in a low voice.

The latter nodded immediately, and led a group of elite cavalry out across the formation, disappearing into the wilderness.

In Guling City, the Chu army, which was awakened by the sentry, all lined up on the top of the city, either excited, or desperate, or watching the Han army meandering with numbness.

On the top of the city, Xiang You offered to guard the north city gate facing the Han army, and hand over the east city gate to Zhong Limei for defense.

Guling City is not big. Although it was planned to have four gates when the city was built, the south gate and west gate were completely sealed off soon after the city was built, leaving only these two asymmetrical gates for people to pass through.

Zhong Li had no doubt about him, took a deep look at Xiang You, then turned and left.

Under the city, the Han army lined up in square formations one after another, equipped with battering rams, trebuchets, ladders and other equipment.

Liu Ying's meaning is very clear. If Xiang You changes his mind temporarily, he will attack directly.

Anyway, Guling is an isolated city, and the morale has long since disappeared when Xiang Yu was there.

Gradually, the sun rises, bringing a trace of heat to the autumn land.

Xiang You, who watched Liu Ying silently on the city wall for a long time, waved his hands lightly, and the cronies around him jumped down from the top of the city in three or two steps with beaming faces, and hurried into the city gate.

In the next second, the city gate opened wide, and groups of soldiers from the Chu army walked out of the city gate and stood on both sides of the road.

From Liu Ying's perspective, it can be clearly seen that the Chu army who surrendered out of the city was not wearing armor, and did not have any weapons in their hands.

So Liu Ying waved her hand, and countless Han soldiers rushed forward shouting 'Wan Sheng'.

Although siege battles can be beheaded to record meritorious service, there is a risk of death in battle.

Now that the Chu army opened the city and surrendered, although they didn't decapitate their heads to record merit, they can get collective merit and be awarded a rank of nobility!
At the east gate of Guling, Zhong Limo listened to the roar of mountains and tsunami in the distance, and subconsciously went to the north gate for support.

After all, Xiang You is just a young man who has never been on the battlefield, and has no experience in confronting the Han army head-on.

However, before he could take two steps, the soldiers around him suddenly rushed forward.

"What are you going to do?"

"My son said, borrow the general's head and use it... ah!"

Before the man could finish his sentence, Zhong Limei knocked him away with a head hammer, and then jumped down from the top of the wall.

"Xiang You is a traitor, and Uncle Xiang can't escape! I must send this kind of information to King Xiang..."

Just a moment later, on a country road, Ding Yi was standing with a halberd in his hand, looking at Zhongli Mo who hurried from a distance with joy on his face.

"Hey, isn't it a coincidence..."

(End of this chapter)