Xiang Yu fights the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 68 Sun Jian's Helplessness

Under the fierce attack of the troops led by Xiang Yu, the Qiang cavalry took the initiative from the beginning, gradually became the inferior side, and now they have been completely suppressed by Xiang Yu's troops, and no general dared to come again It was time to challenge Xiang Yu. Under such circumstances, the ordinary Qiang cavalry were naturally unwilling to die, so they began to disperse and flee.

Because these Qiang cavalry are mainly light cavalry, they run very fast. They start to flee from the middle of the entire front, and then spread all the way, like a disease that spreads quickly. about there.

Xiang Yu didn't send his troops to chase after him. On the one hand, he couldn't catch up. On the other hand, it was because the battle was fruitful. Cleaning the battlefield was enough to replenish him with a lot of good things, like a lot of remaining Qiang People and horses can actually be used, and some bows and crossbows used by the Qiang people are also of good quality.

If it weren't for the fact that the generals who commanded these Qiang cavalry were too arrogant and took Xiang Yu too seriously, they even gave up using their superior cavalry and shooting, and directly chose to encircle Xiang Yu's troops.

Of course, in the case of a huge gap in numbers, it seems that their choice is not wrong, because although cavalry and shooting can also destroy the enemy at a distance, the speed and efficiency are very slow, and if they choose to encircle and siege directly with superior forces, Once successful, it can almost wipe out the enemy's vital force. If Xiang Yu's on-the-spot command is not good enough, if someone else comes in, they may really be dumped alive.

After this battle, many Qiang cavalry surrendered to Xiang Yu. There were about 300 people, but Xiang Yu only left more than 100 of them, and all the rest were released.

In Xiang Yu's view, the surrendered troops are not impossible, but they must not exceed a certain proportion. In his previous life, after the Battle of Julu, the 20 Qin army led by Zhang Han directly surrendered to him, but because Xiang Yu himself The military strength of the Qin army is only less than 5 people. How to absorb such a large group of Qin troops at once has become a very huge problem.

The large amount of food that these 20 Qin troops need to consume is only a secondary issue. The main issue is that they are Qin people, and a large part of them are prisoners of Lishan. The loyalty of these people is very high. In addition, Xiang Yu's hatred for Qin State and Qin people is almost engraved in his bones, so he finally made a decision that aroused great controversy and opposition at that time and later generations, and the 20 people who surrendered Qin Jun killed all of them!

The current Xiang Yu has obviously learned some lessons and is no longer so brutal, but he still insists that he cannot accept too many surrendered troops, and must ensure that the core troops in the army can suppress those surrendered troops of.

This is not to say that Xiang Yu is not confident enough in his commanding ability, but that sometimes he is really reluctant to command too many troops at the same time, because that will greatly distract him from leading the army to fight. It has never been an easy task. Even though Xiang Yu is both an excellent general and an excellent commander, as far as he is concerned, he seems to enjoy the feeling of being a general more than putting more energy into it. Above the commanding army.

Of course, this can be regarded as a defect of Xiang Yu from some aspects, which also to some extent caused him to be unable to win the world when he had a huge advantage in his previous life, even in the battles he participated in all his life. They all won, but only losing the last battle cost him his life.

When commanding a large number of troops or even forces, Xiang Yu obviously couldn't rely on his own strength to do it. In fact, he also needed counselors and generals like Zhang Liang and Han Xin by his side, and to some extent Look, Han Xin may really be better than Xiang Yu in leading larger-scale battles.

If Xiang Yu was willing to reuse Han Xin at the beginning, it would indeed be able to make up for Xiang Yu's shortcomings in many aspects, and it would be impossible to give Liu Bang the slightest chance to change his fate against the sky.

At the same time, before the Dasan Pass, the troops sent by Han Sui to block Xiang Yu and Sun Jian were already in place. Although they already knew that Xiang Yu had led a small cavalry to leave the Dasan Pass, They still had to continue to block the Dasan Pass, and soon began to deploy fortifications a mile or two before the pass.

These troops used to blockade are basically infantry, with almost no cavalry, and they are mainly spearmen and crossbowmen, supplemented by some heavy shield infantry. At the same time, they are also deploying siege weapons in front of the formation. If the time is right, the possibility of directly attacking the city with all its strength is not ruled out.

In fact, Sun Jian was very anxious. The injuries on his body were not healed. When he walked and slept, he would have faint pains. If it was windy and rainy, it would be even more sore. But if there is a chance, he will definitely He still has to go to the battlefield to command the battle in person, and he is not the kind of person who is willing to stay in the formation or watch from behind.

However, as Han Suijun's blockade position gradually took shape, it is very difficult for him to rush out now, even though the food hoarded in Dasan Pass is enough, it will not be a problem for him to persist for several months , but standing on the city wall every day, I can only watch the enemy army doing things under my nose from a distance. This feeling is very uncomfortable.

Taking the terrain in front of Dasan Pass as an example, with a small number of cavalry, there may be a little room for display. Large-scale cavalry cannot run at all, but the main defensive positions of the opponent are all aimed at cavalry. , Let alone small-scale cavalry, even if a large number of cavalry rushed over, it would be for nothing.

Is there really nothing to do?Is it only possible to be a shrinking turtle here?
After much deliberation, Sun Jian couldn't think of a good solution, so he shook his head helplessly and sighed to Tianchang.

At this moment, Sun Jian can only pin his hopes on Xiang Yu. In fact, he can also see some shadows of himself from Xiang Yu when he was young, but it is obvious that Xiang Yu is stronger than himself at the beginning, and his potential is even greater. It's just that he In fact, he felt a little strange. He sent someone to investigate Xiang Yu's background before, but found that there was no useful information at all.

I only know that Xiang Yu defected to Dong Zhuo when he was 16 years old, and then served as an officer training cavalry under Dong Zhuo for two years, that's all. As for Xiang Yu's life experience, he knew nothing about it.

How can such a person who seems to have no background at all be able to have such a strong personal combat ability, as well as a very sophisticated and mature battlefield command ability? Is he really a man of destiny?

Sun Jian couldn't help shaking his head, and stopped thinking about this question.

(End of this chapter)