Qiang Qin

Updated: 2010-09-12

Ever since Xiang Liang became the general leading the troops, Song Yi's battle strategy has not changed. He is still hoarding troops inside and outside Sishui County, waiting for Zhang Han to attack. Only then did Zhang Han know what it means to lift a rock and hit himself Not only did my own strategy fail to solve this dilemma, but it also made the enemy more powerful.

In a blink of an eye, the Qin and Chu armies have been confronting each other for nearly a month. Although the two sides occasionally send small groups of troops to contact each other, they all end up in one battle and there is no larger-scale battle.At the same time, as time went by, the problem that worried Zhang Han finally appeared. As the confrontation between the two sides prolongs, the food and grass obtained by Zhang Han's capture of the four counties and the food and grass brought with the army at that time are about to run out. After all, the food and drink for 10 horses is not a small amount, and Xianyang is far away from Chenjun. If you want to send the grain and grass here, the people who transport it have already consumed a lot of food and drink. It was more than half of the time when he set off from Xianyang, which also gave Zhang Han a headache, but it was also a matter of Chennai.

On the contrary, the Chu army has no such unfavorable factors. First, there is a large amount of grain and grass stored in the city of Surabaya. It is also much faster to transport the grain and grass than the Qin people, so although the number of troops in Surabaya is twice that of Chen Jun, they are not worried about the grain and grass.

Zhang Han also understands the truth, so he knows that if the delay continues, it will be more and more unfavorable to him. Even if the morale is not weaker than that of the Chu army due to the long-term confrontation, the food and grass will not be able to keep up. Even if the Chu army does not come to attack at that time, he will retreat.Thinking about this clearly, Zhang Han decided to take the initiative to send troops to attack Sishui County.

So he found two generals, Bai Ban and Wang Li, and ordered them to take the troops out of the city and rush to Surabaya, and then he led the Chinese army to rush there.Now that he has decided to fight a fortified battle, Zhang Han will naturally not lead troops to attack by surprise as he did a few days ago, and he will not lead a single army to rampage in the enemy's territory. After all, he is an army. The chief general is the backbone of the army, how can he take risks casually.Bai Ban was the vanguard, leading 2 horses to Surabaya, followed by Wang Li with 2 horses, and Zhang Han was at the end with the remaining 5 horses. Let Bai Ban wait to try Xiang Liang's abilities first.

Xiang Liang in Sishui City is actually not as sure as Zhang Han imagined. It is true that he has enough food and grass, but because he replaced Song Yi, once Song Yi returns to Kuaiji, he will definitely be dissatisfied and will fight with Qu. Dou figured out a way to deal with him. If he didn't win a few games soon, the king of Chu would doubt him and send other generals to replace him.So Xiang Liang had decided that if the Qin army did not come to attack again in three days, he would have to take the initiative to attack with twice the number of Qin people.At this moment, his scouts brought a message: "The Qin army in Chen County has come out in three groups and is coming to Sishui County." Hearing this news, Xiang Liang's heart was shaken, and he hurriedly Order the sergeant to prepare for defense, and at the same time order the most elite troops to stay at the gate of the city in full gear, and go out of the city to wipe out the enemy as soon as there is an opportunity.

Bai Ban led 2 horses to the city of Surabaya at a very fast speed, and he ordered people to fight under the city of Surabaya.This was also the rule of the battle at that time, even if it was an offensive and defensive battle, as long as it was not in an absolute disadvantage, the defending side would always go out of the city to meet the enemy, except of course Fusu, who was an unruly person.

Seeing that only the vanguard of 2 horses came, Xiang Liang immediately decided to give them a big blow and wipe out all the 2 horses.Thinking of this, he hurriedly ordered the elite team to go out of the city to meet the enemy, and at the same time ordered the tens of thousands of people guarding the city to pay close attention to the distance, in case the Qin soldiers suddenly appeared and entered the city while fighting.

As the city gate slowly opened, [-] elite Chu troops rushed out of the city shouting, all holding bamboo spears and daggers in their hands.Qin Bing saw Chu Bing rushing out of the city from a distance, and then realized that the weapons held by the front part of them were not the weapons he was used to. He laughed loudly: "It turns out that Chu's military equipment is so poor, how can they be our opponents?" While laughing, Qin Bing rushed forward, showing his copper weapons.But as soon as the two armies fought, Qin Jun realized that he was too happy. Although these bamboo weapons looked funny, they were long enough, so when he could not reach the enemy, the enemy's spear tip had already reached him. In front of him, Qin Jun was at a disadvantage after only one face-to-face encounter, and became a passive and beaten situation.

After all, Bai Ban was a battle-hardened veteran. Seeing that the situation was not good for him, he hurriedly changed his strategy and ordered his soldiers to change their formation. Instead of rushing forward all at once, they let the soldiers retreat to the two sides and released the Chu army. Attacked over, and then let the soldiers on both sides surround the Qin army.In this way, the long weapons of the Chu army could not be used, and at the same time, it just reflected the flexibility of the Qin soldiers.

Although the Chu soldiers are all strong and strong men, after all, they have not undergone several years of training, and they are still far behind the Qin army in terms of battle formation. When they suddenly encountered this situation, they could not react quickly enough. Trapped in passivity.

"It seems that the commander-in-chief of this Qin army is not a capable person. He was able to quickly make corresponding changes according to the characteristics of our army. He ordered the spear team to retreat, let the archers shoot the ground, and let the sword and shield hands move forward. "Xiang Liang didn't panic when he saw the loss in the first confrontation, but immediately made corresponding adjustments.

As the order was conveyed, Chu soldiers with long bamboo spears and bamboo handles began to retreat towards the city, while Daodunshou, who held a knife in one hand and a shield in the other, rushed to the front.Seeing that the Chu army with spears was about to leave, the Qin soldiers rushed to catch up and kill them, but the Chu army shot several arrows, and the fastest Qin soldier was shot to the ground immediately, and the Qin army had to give up. The mind of catching up turned to form an formation and wait for those swords and shields to attack.

Originally, the Qin soldiers had an advantage in weapons, but now that the Chu army has an extra shield in their hands, their advantage no longer exists, because the shield blocked the sword when they slashed.In the past, the shield soldiers that Qin Bing encountered were all holding huge shields. They could no longer hold any weapons in their hands, and could only passively parry and attack. But now they can attack and defend, and the shields are also made of bamboo. It is light and tough, and it can block the attack of the sword without affecting his own attack. Qin Bing couldn't think of a way to deal with it at once, so he had to be forced back again and again by them.

Looking at this scene, Xiang Liang couldn't help but think of the talent named Zhou Wei. This sword and shield soldier was what he told himself on a whim.And I trained this strange soldier in the Chu army, I didn't expect that it would have such a big effect today, it really surprised me. "If Mr. Zhou hadn't been killed by the Qin army, I'm afraid the battle would have been easier with his help. It's a pity for such a talent." Xiang Liang sighed while watching the battle under the city.

Bai Squad had never seen such a unit as a sword and shield soldier, and was caught off guard for a while. After a while, he thought of a way and said: "Infantry retreat, cavalry step forward, use your speed and strength, condescendingly confront They launched an attack." Among the 2 horses, there were nearly [-] cavalrymen. These cavalrymen did not have saddles or stirrups, so they could not stay on horseback for a long time.Now, upon hearing Bai Ban's order, the cavalry hurriedly jumped on their horses, and rushed towards the Chu army with sabers in their hands, while the Qin army's infantry, who were being beaten by the Chu army's sword and shield hands, slowly retreated. .

When Chu Jun saw that Qin Jun had retreated, he also chased forward like Qin Bing just now, and at the same time did not dare to chase too close. After all, his own arrow rain just now reminded them that they would eat arrows if they approached.But what they expected was not a feathered arrow, but a sharp saber.They hurriedly raised the shields in their hands to block upwards.

However, the power of the swords attacked this time was much stronger than before. With a muffled sound, those shields made of bamboo were cut in half, and the soldiers behind were also killed before they could dodge. The cavalry's sword slashed on his body, and hundreds of sword and shield fighters fell down in an instant.

Xiang Liang discovered this situation at the top of the city, and hurriedly ordered Ming Jin to withdraw his troops. He knew that although he had an advantage in numbers, there was still a certain gap between his elite soldiers and Qin soldiers in terms of elite soldiers. The sword and shield soldiers can't win, so we have to go back to the city for the time being and think about it in the long run.

Seeing the Chu army retreating into the city, Bai Ban also took back his troops. He didn't want the soldiers to go up and feed the Chu army's arrows.This battle can be said to be a tie between the two sides, each with their own injuries, but in fact, the Qin army is slightly better. After all, the Chu army has the upper hand in numbers, and the Qin army has traveled a long distance, and its combat effectiveness is certain. discounted.

Not long after, Wang Li's support team also arrived, but it was getting late at this time, and everyone had to temporarily settle down their tents, and wait until dawn the next day to fight the Chu army again.

But on the second day, Xiang Liang no longer sent troops out of the city to fight against the pro-army. He just set up many archers and rolling wood and stones at the top of the city to prevent the Qin army from forcibly attacking the city.After the two men in Baiban ordered a small group of troops to carry out several tentative attacks and were repulsed by the defending Chu army, they stopped attacking.Because they were waiting for Zhang Han's arrival, because now they had an idea: as long as Zhang Han came, the city would be captured at the expense of a very small number of soldiers' lives.

However, Xiang Liang, who was guarding the city, was determined to fight a protracted battle with the Qin soldiers in Surabaya by relying on the strong city walls and sufficient defensive equipment.