Destiny Only Han

Chapter 36
To the south of the Zhangshui River, the Qin army camp.

The long sound of the horn was desolate, profound and intense, and then, the sound of horseshoes, like waves crashing on the shore, quickly moved from far to near.

"It's the upper cavalry!"

Qin Bing on the watchtower shouted loudly, his hands trembling slightly, and a look of fear and resentment appeared in his eyes.

The arrival of Lou Fan's cavalry means that the elite of the allied forces of the princes, the Chu army must be behind!
That god-like man must have come too!
At this time, a horse came galloping and shouted loudly: "The Chinese army sent an order to retreat backwards and rely on the mountain pass to defend!"

This camp was to prevent the enemy from sneaking across the Zhangshui River, but the Loufan cavalry attacked from the other side, which meant the loss of other crossings.

On the flat ground, defending the elite and high-morale Chu army, there is only one dead end!
So when the messenger came, all the soldiers of the Qin army here breathed a sigh of relief, and began to slowly withdraw from the camp.

Whether it was the news from Changshi Sima Xin from Xianyang, or the news that General Huben was beheaded for public display and circulated to the three armies, they all stated a fact.

The emperor will never accept failure!

But now the order to retreat was given by General Zhang Han. Even if the emperor blamed him, Zhang Han would take the blame!

Lou Fan's cavalry rushed to the front of the barracks and watched the Qin army guarding the barracks retreating slowly, but instead of launching an attack, they watched them leave.

Although the Qin army retreated, the formation was not messy, and the elite Zhang Shi was in charge of breaking the rear. Rows of strong crossbows exuded a cold light.

A moment later, the battle flag of the Chu Army, which was as red as blood, rolled over.

Under the banner, Xiang Yu was sitting on a black horse, with a cold smile on his lips, and his eyes with double pupils were slightly squinted.

"Forget them to run fast!"

He looked at the Qin army's battle flag that had been pulled out, and looked in the direction of Jiyuan, and a sense of sympathy rose in his heart.

"If you can get help from this person..."

Xiang Yu slowly calculated in his mind that after the Battle of Julu, although the Qin army suffered heavy losses, the Chu army fought alone against Wang Li's army for a long time, and the loss was also not small. The force dropped from 12 before the war to less than 8 now. There are only [-] or [-] people who can still fight.

After the revision of the coalition forces during this period, the total strength has reached more than 20, but the Chu army directly controlled by Xiang Yu only has about [-] people, and the rest are the troops of Yingbu, Pugu and Chen Ying.

On the opposite side, the total strength of the Qin army was basically the same as that of the coalition forces of the princes.

In terms of numbers alone, the coalition of princes is not inferior to the Qin army, but from another perspective, the Qin army is not inferior to the coalition of princes.

At this moment, if an all-out attack is made to encircle and wipe out the Qin army led by Zhang Han, the coalition forces of the princes will inevitably suffer heavy losses and be unable to go south.

If some troops were left to entangle Zhang Han and the main force went south to destroy Qin, they would inevitably be attacked by the enemy, and the entire army was in danger of being wiped out.

Xiang Yu looked to the west, as if he could see the pavilions and palaces of Xianyang City, as if he could see the figure sitting on the emperor's throne, looking all around.

He can be replaced!
So, can't wait any longer!
In the twilight, Xiang Yu stared at the Zhang Han battle flag that was thrown on the ground, allowing it to be stepped on, and decided that from today on, he would not mention the matter of revenge for his uncle Xiang Liang.

He turned his head and looked at a young man who was following behind with a halberd in hand.

"Han Xin, has the envoy who sneaked over from the Qin army last time left?"

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Julu City.

The sun was gradually sinking to the west, and the whole city was extremely quiet.

After a long siege, almost all the cattle, horses, pigs and dogs in the city were eaten up. If Xiang Yu hadn't rescued the Julu in time, I'm afraid it won't be long before the city will start to exchange children for food.

Of course, this is talking about ordinary people, King Zhao and other dignitaries still have wine and meat every day.

At this moment, in a large mansion south of the Zhao Palace, the lights were brightly lit, and the sound of singing and dancing, as well as the smell of wine and meat could be faintly heard.

Although the sun had not completely set at the moment, it seemed that to show off the luxury of the master, the hall was illuminated by candles as bright as day.

Two rows of three-foot-high bronze lamp stands are placed against the wall. Most of them are slave-like bronze figurines kneeling on the ground, holding the lamp panels with both hands or with one hand.

The lamp wick burned quietly, and the ignited animal fat gave off a faint burnt smell.

In front of the light stand, there is a row of vermilion long tables with cooked chicken and fish placed on them.

As for the large pieces of pork rolling in the cauldron, the chef will divide them and serve them after all the guests arrive.

This cooked, but uncut meat is called 'raw meat'.

Well, it's like a video without Chinese subtitles...

Not long after, more than a dozen men arrived late.

The first person was Chen Yu who had gone to Xiang Yu's place to rescue soldiers before.

As for the one sitting on the main seat, it was Zhang Er.

It stands to reason that the two of them are close friends, but the way they look at each other at this moment is like looking at enemies.

The conflict between them stems from how to lift the siege of Julu.

Earlier Zhang Er and King Zhao were surrounded and sent someone to ask Chen Yu to send troops to rescue them. Chen Yu thought that he was too weak to fight against the Qin army, so he did not dare to go to the rescue.

So several months passed, and the siege of Julu remained unresolved.

Zhang Er was very rude and sent someone to spread the word, saying that we are brothers with different surnames, and now King Zhao and himself are in danger, and you have a large army, but you are greedy for life and afraid of death and refuse to rescue, so what are you talking about?If you still treat me as a brother, immediately send troops to fight the Qin army to the death!

Chen Yu naturally felt wronged.

In his opinion, tens of thousands of Zhao troops going out to fight Wang Li is to seek their own death by hitting a stone with an egg. It will not solve the crisis of Julu at all, but will wipe out all the family property.The reason why he didn't want to fight to the death was because he wanted to leave a kindling for the country of Zhao. Even if Zhao Wang and Zhang Er in the city died in battle, a single spark could start a prairie fire!

But the envoys who broke out from the siege, Zhang Wei and Chen Ze, didn't think so. They said that now is the time of life and death, and every day counts. What if the Qin army is a silver-like pewter gun?
So Chen Yu sent 5000 men to attack the Qin army led by Zhang Wei and Chen Ze.

Well, the result of this battle is that these 5000 people, together with Zhang Wei and Chen Ze, all disappeared without a trace...

The contradiction between Chen Yu and Zhang Er also arises from this.

Chen Yu insisted that he sent them and 5000 people to attack the Qin army, while Zhang Er insisted that he sneaked out of the city and went to Dai to recruit tens of thousands of people, but he did not see Chen Yu's reinforcements. It must be Chen Yu. If you don't save him, kill the two of them privately!
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"Yo Yo Luming, the apple of the wild food. I have a guest, playing the lute and the sheng..."

In the hall, the actors sang a song "Xiaoya·Luming" amidst the melodious music.

Zhang Er picked up the wine glass and looked around. The purpose of his banquet today is to reconcile with Chen Yu, after all, the matter has passed.

Well, as long as Chen Yu takes the initiative to apologize, he will forgive the other party regardless of past suspicions!
(End of this chapter)