Qiang Qin

Seven years.

With a flick of a finger.

In the chaotic world where the lords are competing for the throne, time flies even faster. When the Chu army crossed the border line that had been calm for a long time with a grim face, and when blood-red flags appeared on the land of Qin State, the real decisive battle for unification finally came. .

Although it was three years later than the four-year war between Chu and Han in history, the new Qin under Li Yuan's rule was very different from the early Han that was devastated by successive wars.

The foundation of the old Qin people in Guanzhong, after being recovered by the Qin army, with the dredging of water conservancy ditches, the application of advanced farming technology, the promotion of new varieties of high-yield crops such as wheat, agricultural production has developed rapidly, and has become the Qin State. A veritable granary.

In the Bashu area, although the cold and humid weather will bring pain and suffering to people, the irrigation area of ​​the Dujiangyan Water Conservancy Project is still expanding year by year, and the planting technology, area and output of rice are also stable in the social environment. It has grown year after year.

As for other places in the Qin State, after the Huns fled far away and the internal riots subsided, they also began to show signs of recovery, including the old Zhao, old Yan, and old Chu places in Guanzhong. In front of him, he gradually began to accept the governance of Qin State.

In contrast, the people under Xiang Chu's rule had a much more difficult life.The disastrous defeat of the Northern Expedition to Yandi, followed by the Jiangdong battle with Yingbo, and the overdraft of financial and national power time and time again plunged the once prosperous eastern part of Chu into a deadlock of repeated entanglements.Xiang Tuo is indeed capable in terms of governance, but Xiang's narrowness in employing people has caused Chu to fall behind in the competition.

Although supported by Xiang Yu and Xiang Zhuang's uncle and nephew, but Xiang Sheng, Xiang Xiang, Xiang Han and Xiang Bo, these children who are considered to be outstanding among the Xiang family's children, their abilities are only as good as the world's. Can barely be counted as medium.In the contest of patience, talent reserve, and comprehensive national strength, Xiang Yu finally lost his composure.

Handan.

Because of the invasion of the Chu army.In the midst of tension and busyness, this former capital of the Zhao State, after being occupied by the Qin State, is re-displaying its important position as an important town in Hebei.The mobilization order urgently issued by the county government has recruited all the county soldiers and young adults from the counties around the county city to the county city.

After a year of recuperation, the people of Zhao had hoped to live a stable life in peace, but they didn't want to, and the bandits from Chu came again.

The county guard Zhao Xie walked out of the Shaqiu County mansion with difficulty, and listened to the military information sent from all over the county with a look of panic.

Since ancient times, the king has been defeated.

There are only a handful of failed kings who can start well and end well.After witnessing the death of Shen Yang, Sima Yin, Liu Bang, Wei Bao and other former princes and kings.Zhao Xie became more and more admirable for his decision to surrender to Qin.

Zhao Xie, who was not very ambitious, lived a comfortable life after surrendering to Qin. The sheriff of Qin State has great power and has many things to do. However, Zhao Xie also knows who he is. What if he really worked hard? Everything is taken over, I'm afraid the sheriff will be dismissed if he doesn't do it for a few days, only like now.As a nominal sheriff, it is the right choice to hand things over to the subordinate lieutenants, magistrates, and county magistrates with confidence.

West of the city, sand dunes.

Important officials of Handan County gathered in one place.Discuss measures to deal with the Chu army's invasion.

"Chu barbarians come to attack, our army is weak, why not report it to Marquis Wu, ask for help?" He stayed with Qihuang all day long.Zhao Xie, who dreamed of living peacefully until the end of his life, looked panic-stricken when faced with the attack of the Chu army.do not know what to do.

"The county guards should be at ease. There are tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians guarding our city of Handan, so how could it be possible for more than ten thousand Chu barbarians to attack? The most urgent task now is to call in soldiers from all over the county, and the soldiers and civilians to reinforce the city to resist the invasion of Chu barbarians. "Jun Wei Ji Xin comforted her with a cold and resolute expression.

After returning from Yandi, Ji Xin was appointed as the Commandant of Handan County. This position is prominent enough in the local area. It can be said that he controls the military power of a county, but Ji Xin is not satisfied.

If he hadn't seen the bravery of the frontier army of the Qin State, he might be as proud of his ability as others, but after seeing the vivid scene of the frontier army fighting the Huns, Ji Xin longed to be a member of the frontier-expanding army, even if she was shrouded in horse leather, she would have no regrets.

Ji Xin intends to be a general, and the people in Yanzhao have always been brave. Under Ji Xin's training, the soldiers and young men of Handan County are not much inferior to the Chu army.Facing the invasion of Chu Kou, these farmers who were holding hoes not long ago climbed onto the city wall after a little training and became a soldier guarding the county.

Zhong Limei persuaded him to surrender to no avail.

The Chu army attacked the city with charging cars and cloud ladders, but the army and the people of Handan worked together, and Ji Xin was at the age of youth and vigor, which was in stark contrast to Zhongli Mo who was getting old. After five days of siege, the fortified city of Handan could not be broken.

When the Battle of Handan fell into a stalemate, the battle between the main forces of Li Yuan and Xiang Yu around the front lines of Xingyang and Hulao in Sanchuan County and Hedong County became increasingly fierce.

June 27.

Xiang Yu personally led [-] Chu cavalry to escape at night, and traveled more than [-] miles a day and night, and captured Chaoge, an important town in the hinterland of Qin State. The county is galloping, and there is a tendency to encircle the Qin army in Handan with the Zhongli Mei army.

Facing the crazy counterattack of the Chu army regardless of the rear, Li Yuan chose a wide-ranging countermeasure. Five thousand Qin troops who came all the way from Hexi, led by Li Zhongxiang, chased after Chu Qi all the way. Taking advantage of the advantage of one rider and two horses, Qin Qi's pursuit speed is much faster than that of Chu Qi.

One side robs and kills everywhere, while the other side pursues closely.

On the land of the Central Plains, the two cavalry armies were entangled in one place, as inseparable as sisters. With the passage of time and the supply ground far away from their own side, the impact of Xiang Yu's cavalry army continued for half a month. After that, it finally started to fade away.

July [-]th.

After losing nearly a thousand cavalry, Chu Qi, who had lost nearly a thousand cavalry, had to stop in the chasing battle of the cavalry. Although Xiang Yu relied on his superb commanding skills to counterattack repeatedly, the young Li Zhongxiang was overwhelmed. It took a lot of hardships, but the gap between the two sides in horse supply and cavalry quality still made Xiang Yu lose.

After losing the land of Yan, the only remaining pastures in Chu State were sporadic mountainous areas in the south. Although the horses raised in these places can also be used, compared with the tall and healthy horses from the north, no matter in terms of size or quality. The stamina is much worse.

At the same time, due to the lack of systematic training, the scale of 3000 Chu cavalry has reached the limit of support. In contrast, Qin currently has two cavalry regiments of tens of thousands in Hexi and Jiuyuan. The athletes lived on horseback almost every day, and many of them had experience in fighting the stronger Huns.

chasm.

It connects to Yingshui in the south, passes through Daliang and Guodahe, and connects to Pushui and Jishui in the north.

This artificial canal, excavated in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and supervised by Wei Huiwang himself, was an important waterway connecting the north and the south during the Warring States period and the pre-Qin period.

The Chu army retreated to the gap, which meant giving up the initiative to attack, and turned to guard the already captured Daliang and Chenggao areas of Wei. When the attack on the hinterland of Qin had nothing to gain, they took a step back to keep the fruits of victory. For Chu State, it is indeed a safe step.

It is a pity that Xiang Yu's calculation has been difficult to realize.

Li Yuan is by no means a person who only takes beatings and does not fight back. He has been suppressing his strength before, but it is just a gesture of him to win support for Fa Chu.

"Chu has no way, bears kindness and righteousness, and is cruel, but the world will punish him!" When the Chu army broke the oath of harmony and friendship made a year ago and rushed into Qin, when a letter of emergency was looted by the Chu army, it was sent from all over the country. Junfei delivered it to Luoyang. When teams of displaced people cried and told about the destruction of their homes, the anger of the generals of the Qin army was also pushed to the highest point.

In the face of threats to the righteousness of the family and the country, and the humiliation of betrayal of trust and loyalty, soldiers of the Qin Army from different places and with different accents, under the dispatch of orders at the first level, held up the flag of the Qin State and sang "Old Qin, come back!" My rivers and mountains, death does not truce, blood does not truce", the war song gathered from all directions. (to be continued..)