At the end of Qin, I became a son of the plane

Chapter 170, the decisive battle situation suddenly formed

Huang Yu, the pioneer of the Qin army's river crossing, quickly gathered his soldiers into a square formation after reaching the south bank of the Yellow River, hoping to open up a stronghold for the army to cross the river.

Huang Yu said to the messenger: "Tell the soldiers in the rear to speed up crossing the river and advance to Baima County quickly."

Huang Yu knew that they didn't have much time. The smoke had been ignited and the Han army on the opposite side was about to attack. He had to seize the time to get all the soldiers ashore and prepare for the next battle.

But not long after Huang Yu's order was given, he felt a slight vibration on the ground. Huang Yu, who had been in Northern Xinjiang for many years, immediately lay down on the ground and listened. The sound of thousands of horses galloping came from the ground.

He stood up quickly and said: "Attention, all the troops, the enemy's cavalry is coming. They are close together without wanting to die, with their spears pointed outward."

Then he looked at the soldiers who were still in the Yellow River and said: "Hurry up and get ashore. If you don't want to be attacked by the enemy's cavalry, just drive them out of the water and get ashore quickly."

As soon as Huang Yu's order was given, the Qin soldiers formed a spear phalanx in a panic one by one, and the soldiers in the rear also quickened their pace.

But not long after, the sound of galloping horses came in the darkness like the roar of thunder and lightning. The soldiers of the Qin army could not see the horses in the darkness, but they could hear the sudden sound of horse hooves in front of them. The enemies were not only numerous, but also far beyond their imagination.

The enemy's horns also kept sounding, and there were horns from three directions: east, west, and south. The Qin soldiers were horrified to find that they seemed to be surrounded by the enemy.

Huang Yu encouraged morale and said: "Don't panic, there are not many enemies. As long as you hold the spear in your hand, you will survive. We have 30 troops behind us to support us."

Soon the Qin soldiers were finally able to see clearly the enemy on the opposite side.

"Kill!" Huang Yu stabbed Jing Tao, who was still on the horse, with his spear. Jing Tao also stepped forward and stabbed Huang Yu with his spear.

"Kill, kill, kill!" Tens of thousands of cavalry soldiers roared and rushed towards the enemy on the opposite side.

After several experiments, Qin Bo came up with the steel-mixing technology. This technological innovation caused the price of one pound of steel to be worth one pound of gold to drop to the price of dozens of pounds of steel in an instant.

Jing Tao was lucky. As the blast furnace technology matured, Xu Fan told Qin Bo about the technique of frying and mixing steel. Xu Fan asked Qin Bo to make a graphite crucible, which was still a bit technical. There is no technical difficulty at all in fully burning off the carbon and other impurities in the molten iron. All that is needed is the idea.

It's not that the Qin army didn't use spears to resist the Han army's horses, but the Han army's horses had a layer of leather armor and a layer of bamboo armor. Most of the time, it wasn't the Qin army's spears that penetrated the horses, but the horses that knocked them down. Fei, the Han army's cavalry is a low-end version of heavy cavalry. The ordinary spear phalanx cannot withstand the powerful impact of the Han army's cavalry.

At the same time, he led his own bodyguard to meet the Han cavalry.

"Poof!" Jing Tao's spear directly penetrated Huang Yu's body, impaling him to death while Huang Yu's spear also knocked Jing Tao off his horse.

During this period of time, the senior leaders of the Han army have been praising the soldiers of the Shipao camp, and the King of Han has been taking the Shipao camp with him to command the soldiers of the Shipao camp to attack the city. This is a great opportunity for the cavalry warriors who have always been the ace of the Han army. It's hard to accept, the uncomfortable feeling that one's first love has been robbed.

At this time, they wanted to vent their dissatisfaction during this period, and now they vented all their dissatisfaction on the enemy. Tens of thousands of cavalrymen roared towards the Qin army like tigers descending the mountain.

Wu Sheng raised his spear high and said: "Brothers, kill the enemy, don't let anyone go!"

But this time they attacked Sanchuan County, but they became spectators. In the one month since the Han army sent troops, they did not destroy any enemy or win a single battle. Because the Han army had no field battles during this period, only offensive and defensive battles, and offensive and defensive battles did not require cavalry.

The number of enemies was too great, and the impact of the cavalry was too powerful. The Qin soldiers had already consumed a lot of energy crossing the river, not to mention that they were still poorly prepared for a head-on collision with the Han cavalry.

"Captain, are you okay?" Jing Tao's personal guards pulled him up. Jing Tao looked at the steel armor on his body and said with lingering fear: "He's still alive!"

Huang Yu yelled: "Kill him, don't retreat!"

Just now Jing Tao thought he was going to die. That extremely sharp spear was enough to penetrate most of the armors in the world, but I didn't expect that the new armors of Han Dynasty would be so strong.

"Kill!" Jing Tao roared, and the spear in his hand pierced the enemy in front of him. Then he drove his horse and trampled two Qin soldiers to death again.

"Boom!" The war horse roared and ran wildly. As soon as the two sides collided, countless Qin soldiers were knocked away, and the retreating Qin soldiers knocked their own formation into pieces.

On this fierce battlefield, Qin generals Huang Yu and Jing Tao met.

Wu Sheng was dissatisfied that he had not made any achievements, and these cavalry soldiers were also dissatisfied. Since the founding of the rebel army, their cavalry has been on the front line of the battlefield. They have always been the trump card of the Han army and the main force on the battlefield. Under the leadership of the King of Han, they have repeatedly made meritorious deeds. They can It is said that although the Han army has not many cavalry, it is the most important army in the entire Han army.

Due to the large-scale popularization of steel, Xu Fan equipped every officer above the captain with a set of steel armor and a steel sword. The steel armor on Jing Tao just saved his life.

The two sides collided, and the Qin army soldiers were killed and retreated steadily. Soon they would retreat into the Yellow River.

With Huang Yu being killed, the Qin army that landed was completely defeated by the Han cavalry. Moreover, they had no place to escape this time. Further escape was the water of the Yellow River. Under the current situation, except for a few soldiers with excellent water skills, they could If he survived, the other Qin soldiers would have to be drowned.

Seeing this situation, Wu Sheng was unwilling to do more killing, so he ordered: "Order the Qin soldiers to surrender."

"Surrender and avoid death! Surrender and avoid death!" Han soldiers everywhere on the battlefield said this.

After hearing this, the soldiers of the Qin army who had no way to retreat immediately dropped their weapons and surrendered to the Han army.

The north bank of the Yellow River.

Meng Tian and Zhang Han stared at the south bank area. Although they could not see anything, it could not stop their anxious hearts.

This landing was a risky assault, but he had to take this risk. The south bank of the Yellow River had been completely occupied by the rebels. He had an army of 30 but could not use it at all. Now they desperately needed a landing point. Change the bad situation at this time.

But soon Meng Tian saw some ships retreating to the north shore.

A Qin army officer cried and reported to Meng Tian: "General, we were ambushed by the Han army. They had tens of thousands of cavalry on the other side. As soon as we landed ashore, we were driven off the river bank by tens of thousands of cavalry. Most of the soldiers were killed or injured, and the rest They were all captured by the rebels, and only we escaped.”

Meng Tian's face was extremely ugly, and all 5000 elite troops were exhausted in this landing. This was an unprecedented defeat for Meng Tian, ​​and he only lost to the defeat with Xiang Yan that year.

However, Zhang Han thought of something and was surprised: "Are you talking about the cavalry?"

"It's cavalry, tens of thousands of cavalry!"

Zhang Han said solemnly: "General, something bad has happened. The rebel cavalry has been following the Puppet King of Han. They have always been the force that the Puppet King of Han relies on most. This cavalry has reached the south bank of the Yellow River. I am afraid that the rebels will The main force has also reached the south bank of the Yellow River."

At this time, they were not facing tens of thousands of rebels, but hundreds of thousands.

After Meng Tian thought for a moment, he agreed with Zhang Han's statement, but said with a smile: "This may not be a good thing for us. The main force of the rebels has come to Dongjun, and then the siege of Xingyang will be lifted. Next It is for us to have a good fight with the rebels and see what this fake King of Han is capable of, and how he can repeatedly inflict heavy losses on the elites of our Great Qin."

December 37, the 5th year of the First Emperor's reign.

Xu Fan led more than 20 coalition troops to Baima County.

Ge Ying led the generals to greet Xu Fan in person.

Xu Fan saw Ge Ying laughing and said, "You have made great progress this time. I just asked you to guard the flanks of the army, but I didn't expect you to be able to capture two counties, show your initiative, and finally grow into a general who can stand alone."

At the beginning, Xu Fan planned to use stone cannons to occupy Xingyang and seize Aocang, the largest granary in the world, before the Qin army could react, thus taking the strategic initiative. Then he would fight Meng Tian decisively by the Yellow River to eliminate the only mobile force of the Qin State. strength. However, Meng Tian's rapid support disrupted Xu Fan's plan to conquer Xingyang, forcing Xu Fan to lead the coalition forces to deal with Meng Tian, ​​his biggest enemy first.

However, Ge Ying occupied Dongjun and Hanoi counties in advance but unexpectedly helped the coalition forces to take the initiative and completely severed the connection between Mengtian's Northern Xinjiang Army and Aocang, the largest granary in the world. The lack of food will become Mengtian's biggest crisis. It is also the Han army's greatest chance of victory.

When Ge Ying heard Xu Fan's compliment, his teeth could be seen in his mouth when he smiled.

But he still pushed out an old man and said: "General, this subordinate has such an idea this time, thanks to Li Shiqi's reminder to join the army, and more than 30 cities in Dongjun and Hanoi counties were also surrendered by Li Shiqi when he joined the army. He is the biggest contributor.”

"Old man, Li Shiqi has met the King of Han!"

Xu Fan immediately helped me up and said: "No need to be polite. Speaking of which, I would like to thank the old gentleman. If the old gentleman hadn't had the foresight, how could our army have taken the advantage now. If the old gentleman doesn't dislike it, stay here." How about having a military staff by my side?"

Xu Fan had an impression of this Li Shiqi, not from history books, but from the TV series The Heroes of Chu and Han played by Zheng Shaoqiu. Xu Fan remembered that there was a counselor who looked like Jiang Ziya who defected to Liu Bang and said he surrendered. In dozens of cities, most of Liu Bang's soldiers relied on him to persuade them to surrender.

At that time, Xu Fan felt that this person was much more powerful than Zhang Liang, but this person's name was too difficult to pronounce, so even if he had an impression, he didn't know what his name was. Now that he saw the person in person, he finally remembered it.

This was what Li Shiqi was waiting for.

"Your Majesty Li Shiqi pays homage to the King of Han!"

Then a few people entered the White Horse Camp.

Ji Xin gave an extremely detailed explanation to the generals present about the battle conditions and military deployments of both the enemy and ourselves during this period.

"On the Western Front battlefield, Zhennan General Yingbu and Zhonglang General Song Liu led an army of 50,000 to besiege Xingyang, blocking the Qin army in Guanzhong from supporting the Central Plains. Judging from the current situation, the Qin army in Guanzhong has not yet gathered any movement. In a short time Our army does not have to worry about reinforcements in Guanzhong.

Under the city of Xingyang, General Yingbu did not stop attacking Xingyang. Under the command of General Yingbu, the fortifications outside Xingyang had been cleared. Now he actually commanded the stone cannon to violently attack the city wall of Xingyang. "

With stone cannons, attacking Xingyang does not actually require too many troops. Although Yingbu only has 5 soldiers in his hands, and less than half of them are blocked at Hulao Pass under the leadership of Song Liu, he has more stone cannons. , the production capacity of stone bombs in the rear has slowly caught up, so the frequency of Yingbu's attacks on Xingyang has become more violent.

"On the central battlefield is our enemy Mengtian opposite. Not only are most of the 30 Northern Xinjiang troops in his hands from the old Qin, but they have also been in a state of war against the Xiongnu for many years.

Among all the armies of the Qin Army, the Northern Xinjiang Army not only has the largest number, but also has the richest combat experience and the strongest combat effectiveness. It can be said that this army is the backbone of Qin. If our army can defeat this army, Qin will be considered subjugated. "

Ge Ying smiled and said: "In this case, this is the most crucial battle for us to conquer the world."

Ge Ying, Chen Xiao and the others are full of confidence. Not only have they destroyed 30 of the 20 Qin troops, but they are still short of these 30.

Seeing their proud and complacent expressions, Xu Fan immediately criticized: "Just because we easily annihilated the 20 Qin army in the south, we cannot think that the 30 northern Xinjiang army in Meng Tian's hands is weak. You are trying to find a sword and don't know how to use it." Look at things from an objective perspective. The army in Meng Tian’s hands has been fighting the Hu people in the north, and they are local soldiers in Guanzhong. In terms of combat experience and fighting will, they are not comparable to the Qin army in the south."

Wei Wang Jiu also said: "The old Qin people in Guanzhong are still extremely powerful. Back then, all the countries in the world fought against the Qin people and won countless times. We were forced to rely on the city to defend the Qin army, but this still could not stop the Qin army. Destroy the nations.”

Xu Fan's criticism slightly dispelled the pride of Ge Ying and other generals, but they still disagreed with Xu Fan's statement and believed that Xu Fan exaggerated the Qin people's combat effectiveness.

Ji Xin continued: "There is also good news for our army. Meng Tian did not conquer Handan City, and Handan is still in the hands of the Zhao people."

When Xu Fan heard the news, he couldn't help but clapped his hands and said: "Zhang Er is still somewhat capable. He can actually withstand the fierce attack of Meng Tian's 30 Qin army!"

This news is too important for the coalition forces. Handan is stuck in the Central Plains, and Meng Tian's rear is not stable. Meng Tian cannot see the grain and grass in Yan and Zhao. He can only rely on Qi to find ways to extract grain and grass to support Meng Tian's army. It can be said that in whose hands Handan City is, it can even determine the outcome of this unprecedented war.

Ji Xin continued: "Meng Tian also realized this. He asked his general Meng Tianfang to lead an army of tens of thousands to attack Xiuwu County, but this army was blocked by Army Commander Han Xin and could not advance even an inch outside Xiuwu County. In a few days, Meng Tian will continue to send his army to attack Xiuwu and open the road to Aocang."

Xu Fan looked in the direction of Xiuwu and found that as long as Meng Tian's army conquered Xiuwu County, they would be able to invade Hanoi County. If they conquered Huai County, Meng Tian's army would be able to reach Aocang. Meng Tian's northern Xinjiang army was in dire straits. The situation was resolved immediately, and then it was Meng Tian who relied on Aocang to kill the coalition forces.

Realizing the importance of Xiuwu County, Xu Fan immediately said: "Wu Sheng!"

Wu Sheng bowed his hands and said, "The general is here!"

"Immediately dispatch a battalion of cavalry to support Xiuwu's Han Xin day and night. Xiuwu County must not be lost!"

"promise!"

Wu Sheng immediately sent cavalry soldiers to support Han Xin.

"Zhonglang General Zhang He!"

Zhang He bowed his hands and said, "The general is here!"

"You lead 3 troops to defend Hanoi County, and remember not to let Meng Tian open the Yellow River grain route."

Zhang He said calmly: "Even if my subordinates die in battle, they will not let Meng Tian's army take another step forward!"

Then Zhang He also left the camp to prepare his army.

After talking about the battlefield on the center line, Ji Bu moved his baton to the east of Qi and said: "At this time, Qi is extremely chaotic. Xiang Liang led an army of 13 people all the way north to attack Qi, but was blocked in Langya County and Ju County. Qin General Feng Jie was worried that Langya County would fall, so he led 8 Qin troops south to support the Qin troops in Ju County. Now the two sides are fighting in Ju County, and the outcome will not be clear in a short time."

In the north and east of Qi, Tian Heng, who was defeated but still survived, jointly fled to Chen Yu's tribe in Liaodong County. The two took advantage of Feng Jie to lead the main force of the Qin army southward, and began to harass places in Qi, conquering cities and territories. Many coastal areas in Qi All the counties and cities were captured by Tian Heng. It is said that Tian Heng now has nearly 10 Qi people in his hands. "

Zhang Liang thought for a while and said: "Tian Heng should not have so many troops in his hands. There are less than 5 Qin soldiers left in Qi. However, if they want to defend hundreds of cities in Qi, Qin's troops are simply not enough." , Tian Heng really has 10 troops in his hands. He should be thinking of ways to conquer Linzi City and restore Qi to the country again.

At this time, either Tian Heng's troops were insufficient, or the Qi army's combat effectiveness was so poor that the main force of the Qin army was attracted by Xiang Liang's army and could not sweep Qi. "

Zhang Liang looked at the map along the Yellow River and suddenly smiled and said: "General, have you noticed that our army only wanted to conquer Sanchuan County at first, but at this time the situation in the world has evolved into a decisive battle between the anti-Qin rebels and the Qin army, and the decisive battle The location is thousands of miles along the Yellow River."

After being reminded by Zhang Liang, the people discovered that both the Qin army and the anti-Qin rebels were fighting the Qin army close to the Yellow River line.

Zhang Liang continued: "There are currently 50 Qin troops on the Yellow River. If these Qin troops are wiped out by us, Qin's demise will be unstoppable."

It is true that there are 5 Qin troops on the front line of Sanchuan County, 30 Qin troops of Meng Tian in the middle section of the Yellow River, and 15 Qin troops of Qi. These 50 Qin troops are distributed on both sides of the Yellow River, but they have to deal with Yingbu's 5 Han troops respectively. In the middle section of the Yellow River, Meng Tian had to deal with the 20 allied forces of the Han and Wei dynasties, and Feng Jie in Qi had to deal with the more than 20 troops of Xiang Liang and Tian Heng. This was not a decisive battle with a million-strong army.

Zhang Liang continued: "The strength of the anti-Qin Yi army is almost the same as that of the Qin army. Relatively speaking, after cutting off Aocang, our anti-Qin Yi army has an advantage in food and grass, but the combat effectiveness of the Qin army is still slightly stronger than our anti-Qin Yi army." .”

The subordinates thought that with such a decisive battle situation, our anti-Qin rebels could not fight alone, but had to find ways to contact Xiang Liang and Tian Heng, and even Zhang Er in Handan.

Let's all make an alliance and let the anti-Qin rebel forces from all over the world unite the city with one force to jointly encircle and suppress the Qin army! "

(End of this chapter)