Qiang Qin

Updated: 2010-09-11

The news that Dongjun, Chenjun and Dangjun were all captured by Zhang Han soon spread to Jiujiang County. Xiang Yu was also taken aback: "I didn't expect that our country of Chu would be so vulnerable. The three counties were captured by Zhang Han in just a few days." Take it down, I think he led the army and shouted a few times under the city, and the soldiers guarding the city opened the city gate and surrendered."

"That's not true. According to the report from the spies, Dongjun was beaten by him by surprise, and Dangjun was destroyed by his sudden attack because there were too few soldiers guarding the city. Only Chenjun was the city guard and fled. The county gave it to him." Xiang He said.

When Xiang Yu heard that Chen Jun surrendered without a fight, he was really furious: "Who is the general guarding the city? He should really be caught and hacked to pieces!"

"Brother Yu, we already know that it was not the general who led the troops to fight against Qin, but Song Yi, Qu Dou's lackey, so why are you angry? The more they can, the more powerful my Xiang family will be? "Xiang Zhuang didn't understand why Xiang Yu was so angry, so he woke him up.

Xiang Yu thought about it, he has nothing to do with Chu now, whether their soldiers are strong or weak doesn't matter to him, so he changed the subject and said: "Since the leader of the soldiers is not uncle, then we should According to the original method, we will lead troops to attack Donghai County now, but Jiujiang County must not be lost before we take down Donghai County, otherwise we will have no place to stand. I wonder who is willing to stay here?" Although he was asking who was willing to stay behind, Xiang Yu's eyes were on Xiang him.Because here besides himself, he has the greatest ability to lead troops, and only by staying here can he make himself feel at ease.

Looking at Xiang Yu's appearance, Xiang Ta knew that he couldn't run away, and he really wanted to do his part for Chu State. If the Qin army came to attack, he could also show his skills, so he said: "Let Xiang Ta defend Fortress, I will definitely help General Yu defend until you take down the East China Sea." The voice was very firm.

"Okay, then I'll give you 5000 troops to defend Jiujiang City, and I'll take the others to Donghai County tomorrow." Seeing that Xiang He had accepted the task, Xiang Yu felt relieved and decided on his next plan.

The beacon smoke from Chudi soon spread to Shangjun City through the pigeons.Fusu and the others were also constantly watching the progress of the war between Qin and Chu. Now that he learned of the situation, Fusu couldn't help sighing: "If it is said that Zhang Han's capture of Handan was due to luck, then now he has conquered three cities in a row. It can’t be said that it’s all luck.”

However, Han Xin refused to accept it: "The prince should also see the reason why these three cities were destroyed. In fact, it is not because Zhang Han's military is so great, but because these three counties are actually not considered to be the real important towns of Chu State. The army is small and capable. I was also a soldier in the Chu army camp, and I know their combat power very well. It should not be possible for Zhang Han to capture three cities in a few days."

"That's true." Meng Tian walked in with the latest battle report at this time, "Now General Chu Song Yi has brought 20 troops to Sishui County, and has decided to fight the Qin army there. And the Qin army I don't know if they were afraid of the opponent's approach and stopped moving forward, but stationed in Chen County, and the two sides have fallen into a confrontation."

After Fusu took the secret letter and read it, he wondered, "Why didn't the Chu people let Xiang Liang, who defeated the Qin army last time, lead the army, but let Song Yi lead the army?"

"Maybe it's because of Xiang Yu's relationship. The King of Chu is afraid that once the military power is in Xiang Liang's hands, his throne will be unstable. Or maybe Qu Dou, who has been fighting with Xiang Liang, is behind the scenes." Chen Ping guessed road.

"Only relying on Song Yi can't resist the Qin army, and only Xiang Liang is the famous general of Chu who can compete with Zhang Han today." Meng Tian and Han Xin said unconsciously, and the two found that what they said was completely different from the other side. The same can not help but look at each other and smile.

At this time, Zhou Xing, who didn't speak when everyone was talking about these things, suddenly interjected, "Should we take advantage of the fact that Zhang Han's army is already trapped in Chu, and send troops to attack Xianyang?"

"No!" Zhang Liang, Han Xin, Chen Ping, and Meng Tian said in unison.Seeing Zhou Xing's puzzled face, Fu Su smiled and said: "Now Zhang Han's army is in Chu State, but they are only confronting the Chu people, and it is easy to move back to help, so we want to attack Xianyang with no worries. We have to wait until they really fight, and then even if Zhang Han wants to retreat, the people of Chu will not let him go."

"In fact, now we can observe Zhang Han's military tactics in preparation for a future battle with him, and at the same time train our soldiers well. The more a soldier trains for one day, the more strength he will have on the battlefield. We have succeeded. I will have more hope." Chen Ping also said on the side.

"Mr. Chen is right. In fact, we haven't really fought a siege battle. Why don't we take advantage of the good weather in the past few days and try to practice the offensive and defensive methods." Fu Su hurriedly agreed.When Fusu said this, everyone naturally obeyed, although they never thought about the actual combat drill.From ancient times to the present, the training of soldiers in various parts of the Central Plains has mainly focused on practicing formation, physical fitness and killing the enemy. No one has ever thought of actual combat drills. Now that Fusu brought it up, everyone thinks it is very novel, but like Meng Tian , Han Xin and others felt the beauty of this actual combat drill, so they went to order people to prepare.

After several days of preparation and discussion, Fusu and others have decided that Meng Tian will lead 5000 men to attack the city, while Han Xin, Zhang Wu and others will guard the city, and Fusu and others will watch from the side. The world's first actual combat exercise has begun.

Both sides are people who know the basics, so all conspiracies and tricks cannot be used. Now it depends on the ability of the two leaders to deploy troops.Since it was a drill, all the feathered arrows shot from the crossbow had their arrows removed.First, Meng Tian led the troops to attack Shang County City. He built a ladder on top of a city wall with 1000 troops, but Han Xin ordered people to remove it with a hook, but this was Meng Tian's trick to lure the enemy. , when the opponent's attention was on the ladder on the city wall, he had already ordered someone to rush towards the city gate with a bumper.This move was indeed beyond the expectations of the city guards, so when they found out, Meng Tian's troops had already arrived at the city gate, and all the soldiers raised the bumper and slammed it down with a shout.

Only a few "booms" were heard, the gate of the city was knocked to the point of falling down, but at this time, the feathered arrows on the top of the city had already hit the ground, and several soldiers who were leaning against the wood were hit by the arrows and fell to the ground.Just when Han Xin and the others breathed a sigh of relief, they suddenly found someone from the enemy climbing up the wall.It turned out that Meng Tian's slamming into the door just now was a trick used by Meng Tian to divert the attention of Han Xin and the others, but his real troops had already gathered up the city wall with hooks and ropes, and the elite soldiers climbed up with the ropes.

The two sides immediately fought fiercely on the top of the city. At this time, the Mengtian army below the city once again sent a group of men and horses to rush towards the city gate carrying the bumper.After several blows, the gate finally fell down, and the soldiers rushed into the city with a cry.On the one hand, Meng Tian commanded the troops to join the soldiers who went up to the city earlier, and on the other hand, he also followed the soldiers into the city.

"It seems that General Meng has won this time." Chen Ping and Fusu both said when they saw his troops attacking the city.

But Zhang Liang shook his head and said, "That's not necessarily the case. I have had a lot of exchanges with General Han on the art of war. I don't think he understands the truth of reality. Although it was him who led General Meng to the city for the first time. I was not careful, but I have been duped twice. I am afraid that General Meng led his troops in and just fell into the trap of General Han."

Meng Tian led his troops into the city gate, but found that only dozens of Han Xin's soldiers at the top of the city were fighting fiercely with his own people climbing up the rope, and the other enemies were nowhere to be seen.He immediately woke up and shouted: "No, we have been tricked, get out of the city quickly!" He turned his horse's head and was about to leave the city.But it was too late. With the sound of clappers in the city, thousands of archers with bows and crossbows appeared on the roofs on both sides, and at the same time, thousands of people ran out of the city. Meng Tian's army surrounded them.Because they had just entered the city gate, the formation was not set up, and people crowded together, and immediately lost the ability to fight again.Meng Tian sighed, and said loudly: "General Han is really good at tricks, and I, Meng Tian, ​​am convinced by defeat."

After the generals were dismissed, the generals discussed the exercise just now.Zhang Wu said again and again: "General Han is really powerful in using troops, and he also predicted the enemy first. After General Meng hit the city gate for the first time, he judged that General Meng's purpose was to break through the city gate and then enter the city."

"And he also knew that General Meng's troops would be in chaos for a while after entering the city, so he placed crossbowmen on both sides of the road entering the city, first to capture the hearts of the soldiers, and then ordered the soldiers who were ambushing inside to kill you Completely surrounded, am I right?" At this time, Fusu had already figured everything out, and continued Zhou Xing's words.

"Actually, it's too risky for him to do so. If General Meng didn't use the city gate as the main point of attack, or organize the army before entering the city, then his plan will fail completely. At that time, General Han will lose It's gone." Zhang Liang said suddenly.

Everyone thought that what he said was reasonable, and they all agreed. "So there are too many variables on the battlefield, and there are many ways to attack the city. Let's try a new one tomorrow." Fusu suggested.

So for a period of time thereafter, under the leadership of various generals, Fusu's army rehearsed many battles such as siege, defense, encounters, and battles when they were attacked by surprise, so that they could fight against the war in a very short period of time. With an understanding of the variables, perhaps everyone will know how to deal with these situations in the future.

At the same time, Fusu's serial horse team has also begun to take shape, and they will play a key role in future battles.

ps: the second update today