Qiang Qin

Updated: 2010-12-07

When the serial horse just came out of the camp, the only damage to the Chu army was the horsemen, relying on their thick armor and not being afraid of the sword, so that these knights could attack with all their strength regardless of their own safety. .But this is not the real power of the chained horses, nor is it why Fusu spent so much effort to create them, but once they start to charge, the real destructive power of the chained horses is completely revealed.

Due to the limitation of smelting technology in this era, the armor on the serial horse is expensive and not easy to manufacture, so Fusu only prepared [-] riders, with [-] riders in a row, a total of [-] rows.As soon as the twenty riders started to run, everything within a distance of more than ten feet was unable to stop them from moving forward. When they rushed through a place, the soldiers of the Chu army there either ran away in a hurry, or were shocked by the huge impact. He fell to the ground and was trampled into the ground by the horse's hooves.And those Chu soldiers who fled back, unless they were cavalry with horses, could not keep up with the serial horses at all in speed, and were eventually trampled into meat sauce by the horseshoes.It was just a charge, and most of the vanguard of the [-] Chu army fell under the hoofs of the [-] armored chain horses.

Xiang Yu, Xiang Zhuang and other generals had already retreated behind under the escort of their own soldiers. Seeing such a series of horses killing so many people, the two of them stayed there immediately.After a while, the two looked at each other, and both saw fear in their eyes.Xiang Yu had never felt fear before, but today he really felt it. If he had faced these serial horses charging up just now, he might have become a pile of rotten meat on the ground.

After having to admit this fact, Xiang Yu had no choice but to issue an order he had never given in his life: "Retreat the whole army, and avoid the enemy's edge first!" Although he did not know whether retreating would be able to escape from this terrifying cavalry I will chase after him, but now it is the last option.

In the Qin army formation, Fusu was also completely shocked by the scene just now. Although he thought that the serial horse should be very lethal, he really didn't expect it to be so lethal. A round of charge killed nearly 3 horses of the opponent. It was beaten to a half, and even their central army began to retreat. Now Fusu thinks that there is no need for Han Xin to send troops from behind. It is very likely that the entire army will be wiped out.

So Fusu waved the banner and ordered the serial cavalry to continue to pursue the Chu army, and at the same time let other soldiers follow closely. Taking advantage of this great opportunity of victory, they wiped out the Chu army here in this battle.And the knights on the serial horses themselves did not expect to make such a great contribution in the first battle. Even without Fusu's order, they would urge their horses to chase towards the Chu army.

Xiang Yu's retreat finally completely disintegrated the originally rigorous battle formation of the Chu army. After seeing that terrifying cavalry team, even if the Chu army was brave, they would not be able to give birth to the thought of fighting them. Now they They only wanted to go back to Sishui City, relying on the strength of the city to block the attack of the Qin army. They had completely shattered their confidence by the serial horses.

But the hooves of the serial horses behind them were getting closer and closer, and the soldiers of the Chu army had to run forward desperately. Now they are all complaining in their hearts why they have to go out of the city so far to fight the Qin army, and why they have to fight with the Qin army. Fight on flat ground.

The two armies, one in front and one in the back, were running on the plain a few miles away from Sishui City. When the serial horses were about to catch up with the Chu army and start killing, suddenly the few horses running in the front stopped suddenly, and then boomed. He fell to the ground with a bang.The knights on their backs were thrown off their horses and fell to the ground when they were unprepared for a moment.Because these knights were covered with heavy armor, they couldn't move once they fell to the ground.And the other war horses are also having a hard time, because the war horses in each row are connected by copper cables, so once a horse falls down, the other war horses will also become unable to rush up, and finally all the war horses fall to the ground , and the horse behind also crashed down after hitting them.

Fusu had been confidently watching his troops chasing the Chu army, but he saw this strange scene.When people created this chain of horses, Fusu was not afraid that other enemies would follow suit, because he believed that there were not many capable people like Ouyangke in this era, and it was impossible to forge this kind of horse. Iron armor, while copper armor is too thick, it will affect the knight's movements on the horse.Secondly, it is also because he still has a way to break the chain of horses. He clearly knows that as long as one or two of the horses are hooked down, the row of horses will fall to the ground, and thus completely lose the ability to fight, and become a person who can't fight. A man of fish and meat.But the current scene was far beyond Fusu's expectation. He didn't see that the Chu army had prepared hooks and sickles to knock down his serial horses. Why did they fall down? ?

At this time, Zhang Liang beside Fusu suddenly realized: "Your Majesty, this serial horse is impeccable in both defense and attack, but he still has a weakness, that is, those war horses can't bear long-term battles."

He suddenly thought of this question after Fusujing. Yes, the armor on the horse weighs tens of catties, and the knight on the horse weighs nearly two hundred catties including the man and armor. All the weight is on the horse. How could they not suddenly fall to the ground after letting them gallop on the battlefield for a long time?Thinking of this, Fusu felt a pain in his heart. These war horses were chosen by himself that day as the best ones, but unexpectedly they were all thrown here in the first battle.But now is not the time to think about these things, so Fusu still ordered other soldiers to chase after them, taking advantage of the chaos of the Chu army to beat them back.

Some people in the Chu army who looked behind the situation had already noticed that the chain horses behind them had fallen there, and did not catch up, so they hurriedly reported the situation to them.Xiang Yu heard the words and looked, and really saw those terrifying chained horses lying on the ground, unable to move, he couldn't help being overjoyed, and said loudly: "Now that the Qin army has lost this most powerful weapon, why should we men of Da Chu fight again?" Are you afraid of them?" He turned his horse's head and said, "Follow me and charge forward, and kill the enemies who have killed countless warriors!" He said and rushed back at the head of the horse.Those Xiang Yu's personal soldiers and the soldiers of the Chu army who had followed him for many years also turned around, regained their fighting spirit, and killed those Qin soldiers, but more people were hesitant. The scene just now deeply hurt Lost their fighting spirit, they have lost the ability to fight again.

When Xiang Yu and the others turned around and rushed to the serial horses, the follow-up troops of the Qin army had also arrived, and the two armies started a big battle in front of the serial horses and knights who fell on the ground.Although the Qin army beat the Chu army to retreat in panic with the help of the serial horse, their morale was a little low because of the serial horse's fall to the ground, while the Chu army was still in shock, although their sudden turn and counterattack was beyond Qin's surprise. It was unexpected, but they couldn't exert their full combat power. It was only because of the complete trust of the soldiers in Xiang Yu that they could regain their confidence, so the two sides fought evenly.

Seeing that their own army was indistinguishable from the Chu army, some generals couldn't sit still, and they came to Fusu to petition, asking them to bring their men to fight the Chu army together with the soldiers in front, even Zhang Han. Shang said: "Your Majesty, the Chu army has just been defeated at this time. It's just a matter of mustering up the last bit of courage to fight our army. If the Chinese army is also sent out to fight the Chu army, we will definitely win this battle."

Fusu glanced at him, and said: "What does General Zhang mean by the so-called complete victory? Is it to defeat the Chu army and then let them retreat to Sishui City? In this way, although we will get rid of most of Chu army, but this Sishui city can still be defended, and we cannot easily capture this Chu country."

"This..." Zhang Han's thoughts were immediately expressed by Fu Su, and he also pointed out the disadvantages, so he was speechless for a while.

Fu Su calmly said: "General Zhang, don't forget the real reason for our attack this time just because our army has the upper hand, that is to attract the Chu army to put all their attention on our team and ignore Han Xin and the others passed from behind. As long as we can maintain this invincible situation, the Chu army will think that there is still a chance, and they will not think about retreating to the city. In this way, Han Xin and the others will have enough time Deploy troops outside Sishui City, join hands with us to surround the Chu army, and thus defeat the [-] Chu army in one fell swoop."

Only then did Zhang Han understand why Fusu didn't put all the Chinese troops into the battle, but only sent no more than 5 horses to fight the Chu army. He had to admire Fusu's thoughtfulness.

At this time, the situation on the battlefield has changed again. Those soldiers of the Chu army who were afraid to go forward to fight because of fear in their hearts saw that Xiang Yu could stop nearly 2 soldiers of the Qin army with more than 5 people. The fear was much less, and several people had already picked up their weapons and rushed forward.After a while, more Chu troops rejoined the battle, and with the increase in the strength of the Chu army, the Qin army began to appear invincible, which greatly increased the confidence of the Chu army. The defeat was quickly forgotten by them.

Just when Xiang Yu thought that he could turn defeat into victory with his command, there was already a team of about [-] people behind the Chu army who had quietly covered up and killed them. They were the troops led by Han Xin.After a day of trekking and waiting for half an hour, Han Xin finally found the golden opportunity and launched an attack on the camp of the Chu army.