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

Chapter 184: Kill Tian Heng first, then Xiang Yu and all parties to deal with it

Linzi County, Ju County, Qin Army Camp.

After the war, Zhang Han led the cavalry to pursue Xiang Liang's defeated army for more than 30 miles. Except for a few lucky ones, the Qin army wiped out more than enemies in this battle. They killed the puppet general Xiang Liang of Chu and the puppet king of Qi. At that time, the Qin army was full of joy.

But Feng Jie and the others were not too excited at this time, and bad news also spread to the Qin army camp.

"Zhao Hong also died in the battle?" Feng Jie asked. He couldn't even believe that his subordinates died in the battle like this. He was unprepared.

The messenger said: "Except for a few of the Jimo army who escaped, the rest were wiped out. Captain Zhao Hong was also beheaded by the rebellious Tian Heng."

Feng Jie sighed and said, "It was me who killed Zhao Hong."

Fortune and misfortune depended on each other, and Feng Jie never thought that after they won a great victory here, the news of Jimo's army would be completely wiped out.

Zhang Han comforted him and said: "Generals will inevitably die on the battlefield. If you really want to avenge him, just kill Tian Heng."

Feng Jie continued to ask: "Zhao Hong has 1.5 soldiers and can defend the city of Jimo for several months. Why was he defeated so quickly?"

So Meng Tian also gathered the cavalry according to the intelligence from the Qin army and used it as a commando to break through the enemy's square formation. Like this time, Zhang Han destroyed Xiang Liang's army formation and used the cavalry wheeled charge tactic, which Meng Tian verified Come out with tactics.

Fortunately, Zhang Han and Feng Jie won, making the casualties of the cavalry an acceptable price. However, using cavalry can only be regarded as a strange move and cannot be used on conventional battlefields.

In fact, ever since Wang Li's defeat, Daqin's military leaders have been wondering how the rebels' cavalry overcame the well-defended spear phalanx. Could it be that the centralized use of cavalry to attack the enemy's phalanx was a new development of cavalry tactics? direction?

After Zhang Han captured Xiang Liang's camp, he captured hundreds of war horses. Then he discovered that the cavalry on the war horses had a three-piece suit. After he tried riding a war horse, he felt like he had found a treasure. Zhang Han understood that these equipments were very useful to the cavalry. His combat effectiveness had increased so much that it could be said to be a qualitative leap. At the same time, he finally understood why the rebel cavalry dared to attack the prepared spear phalanx.

Meng Tian organized an exercise in which the cavalry attacked the spear phalanx, but the effect of the exercise was extremely unsatisfactory. Such a group charge of cavalry was indeed effective, but Meng Tian came to the conclusion that the gains outweighed the losses, and it was a tactic of killing eight hundred enemies and losing one thousand.

"But I didn't expect that Tian Heng would become bigger again and be able to kill tens of thousands of my soldiers. Now Tian Heng's threat to Qi is no worse than Xiang Liang. We need to wipe out Tian Heng's tribe to ensure the safety of Qi. There are still 30,000 remnants of Xiang Liang's troops in Beijun. Xiang Liang's nephew is extremely brave and can annihilate tens of thousands of our troops in a field battle. It should not be underestimated. If he is allowed to expand in Jibei, it will pose a huge threat to the enemy."

Just like this time Zhang Han led 5 cavalry to attack Xiang Liang's army. He lost more than tens of thousands of horses and suffered more than 5000 cavalry casualties. This casualty loss even exceeded Xiang Liang's 5 infantry casualties. If the battle was not won, even if Xiang Liang's army was severely damaged, the Qin army would be considered a big defeat.

Feng Jie said fiercely: "These Qi people deserve to die. We still haven't killed enough to kill them."

The same number of cavalry could hardly break through the infantry's spear phalanx. It would take more than twice as many cavalry to achieve the goal, and the casualties would be extremely heavy.

If they divide their forces to annihilate these two armies at the same time, there will be insufficient troops on the battlefield and the war may drag on for a long time. Their original strategy of Qin Army besieging the Han Army will be in vain, and even the Northern Xinjiang Army will be in danger.

Then Zhang Han said with a smile: "Fortunately, destiny is still with me in Great Qin. After defeating Xiang Liang's camp this time, I finally know why the rebel cavalry is so powerful. With the rebel equipment, our northern Xinjiang cavalry can The power can be increased several times, and we will no longer be afraid of the rebel cavalry in field battles in the future."

Zhang Han also feels very embarrassed now. Although he has more and more troops in his hands, the situation in the world has become increasingly difficult to suppress. They thought that eliminating Xiang Liang would stabilize the situation in Qidi, but Tian Heng With the rise of Xiang Yu, Xiang Yu's tribe is also extremely dangerous. Their original idea of ​​​​setting up Qi's Qin army to support the Central Plains battlefield not only did not come true, but his 5 army seemed to be trapped in Qi.

Looking at the enemies in these two directions, Zhang Han was in a dilemma. Tian Heng's tribe and Xiang Yu were located in the east and west of Qi State. He pursued the victory and wiped out the remnants of Xiang Liang. Tian Heng might threaten Qi, so he wiped out Tian Heng's tribe and Xiang Liang's remnants. Maybe it will get bigger.

"Saying these angry words will not change the situation." Zhang Han looked at the map and said, "After our army destroyed Xiang Liang's army, it should have supported the Central Plains battlefield."

But the difference in food and grass cost to train an infantryman and a cavalryman is more than 10 times. If the cavalryman is consumed as infantry, no country except the barbarians can bear such a loss.

The messenger said: "The wealthy families in Jimo City rebelled. They opened the city gate and let Tian Heng's army enter the city. Only then did Colonel Zhao Hong lose the army and was killed by Tian Heng."

Feng Jie thought for a long time and said: "Tian Heng has always been the banner of the Qi people, and now he has captured Jimo. If Tian Heng cannot be defeated, I am afraid that more and more Qi people will join Tian Heng. If not a lot, we may have to We are facing Tian Heng’s army of hundreds of thousands. Qidi’s population is too large to be killed, and we cannot give Tian Heng time to accumulate strength.”

He didn't believe that Tian Heng would suddenly become so fierce. A month ago, Xiang Liang's army of hundreds of thousands besieged Ju County. Zhao Hongshou did not leak anything. Instead, he led troops to support Jimo, but Tian Heng breached the city defense in one battle.

Meng Tian, ​​who was in northern Xinjiang, originally thought that this was the direction of military reform. In addition, there was not much in northern Xinjiang, except for war horses and knights with superb riding skills.

Zhang Han looked at the map and said: "Then move to Jimo, kill Tian Heng first, and then Xiang Yu. We must strive to completely pacify Qidi within a month. General Meng Tian and others cannot wait long."

Feng Jie also had a headache for Tian Heng. He couldn't be beaten to death no matter how hard he fought, but he couldn't ignore him. He said that Tian Heng could annihilate tens of thousands of soldiers without fighting. If Jimo was occupied, more Qi people would defect to Tian. horizontal.

After seeing the three-piece cavalry suit, Zhang Han suddenly realized that it turned out that these equipment increased the stability and lethality of the warriors on the horse. Zhang Han even thought that his tens of thousands of cavalry entered the battlefield in the Central Plains, and even Will become a decisive force. With these equipment, they are equivalent to increasing the combat effectiveness of 10 infantry.

Zhang Han and Feng Jie's army rested for three days in Ju County and then moved to Jimo.

July 37, the 7th year of the First Emperor's reign, Boyang, Jibei County.

There were not many Qin troops in Jibei County, and Peng Yue cut off Mengtian's grain route in accordance with Xu Fan's order. His guerrilla attack in Qi also attracted a large number of Qin troops. The main force of Jibei County was stationed in Licheng, near Jishui. area, so when Xiang Yu led an army of 3 to attack Jibei County, the counties in Jibei County could not resist at all, and Xiang Yu easily occupied Boyang, the seat of Jibei County.

When Su Dai, the captain of Jibei County, learned that Xiang Yu only had 3 troops, and most of them were from Qi, he thought that Xiang Yu's tribe was a mob. Su Dai gathered tens of thousands of soldiers and horses from all over Jibei, intending to annihilate Xiang Yu's tribe and rebuild the army. Recover Jibei.

But Su Dai soon paid the price for his contempt for Xiang Yu. Without Xiang Liang's restrictions, Xiang Yu unlocked the seal. He personally led an army of 3 to fight with the Qin army in Boyang. In this battle, Xiang Yu led 3000 cavalry to defeat the Qin army. In the formation, Xiang Yu himself directly killed Su Dai among the tens of thousands of troops. Tens of thousands of Qin troops were wiped out by Xiang Yu, and the entire Jibei County was captured by Xiang Yu.

When Xiang Yu was still planning to report the result of the victory to his uncle, a piece of news came that shocked him.

"What are you talking about? My uncle died in battle!" Xiang Yu grabbed Zhong Lizhen who was reporting the news, his eyes widened, and he had the intention of killing him if he didn't explain clearly.

At this time, Fan Zeng sadly raised a wooden box and said, "This is the general's head. It was snatched by General Zhongli Mei."

Xiang Yu put down Zhongli Mei with a face full of panic, and then opened the wooden box little by little.

"Uncle!" Xiang Yu burst into tears when he saw Xiang Liang's head.

"How could my uncle suddenly collapse if he didn't have hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands?" Xiang Yu couldn't figure out why his uncle, who had so many troops in his hands, died in the battle without even a whole body.

Before he left the camp, not everything was executed according to the strategy they originally formulated. How could they suddenly be so completely defeated? Not only were hundreds of thousands of troops gone, but even his uncle was killed in the battle.

Fan Zeng sighed and said: "We were careless. The Qin army retreated premeditatedly. Zhang Han, the deputy general of the Northern Xinjiang Army, led 5 cavalry to support Qi Qi. That night, Zhang Han and Feng Jie attacked our camp from front to back, and this section At that time, the general recruited a large number of Qi heroes, but they were defeated by the Qin army's cavalry. The general wanted to organize the Qi army in the rear camp, but was killed by Zhang Han."

"Zhang Han!" Xiang Yu gritted his teeth and said, "I will kill you."

"Dragon!" "The end is here!"

"Assemble everyone, we will kill Xiangju County and kill Zhang Han to avenge our uncle."

Fan Zeng said angrily: "It's ridiculous, are you going to take revenge? You are going to die! You will destroy the last bit of troops in your hands, who will avenge the general at that time!"

Long Qie also advised: "Revenge for the general is a big deal and should be considered in the long term. Should we contact General Xiang Bo and discuss with him before making any plans?"

Fan Zeng continued: "In order to contain the defeated troops and quickly restore strength, it is best to ask for help from the King of Han, and ask the King of Han's fleet to attack Linzi and support our army, making it difficult for the Qin army to continue attacking us in a short period of time. In the fields of Jiaodong County Heng also wants to contact him, the Qin people have increased their troops in Qi, and our two families can barely resist only by joining forces."

After Fan Zeng said this, he felt helpless in his heart. No matter how good his original strategy was, he never expected that it would collapse at the last step. With one wrong move, the whole game would be lost. The enemy that he was prepared to guard against yesterday has become an important ally today. Now he finally understands the pain of the Warring States Period counselors in the face of such drastic changes. The rapid changes in the situation are not suitable for formulating a long-term strategy at all. Chao Qin Mu Chu Cai It's the norm.

Xiang Yu was dissuaded by everyone and stopped his thoughts of revenge, and then said with a sad face: "You should do everything according to Master Fan's instructions."

He could no longer think about anything now and could only leave all military affairs to Fan Zeng.

August 37, the 7th year of the First Emperor's reign, Jiaodong County, Jimo.

After Tian Heng conquered Jimo, he was excited for a period of time. He planned to use Jimo as the Qi region to revive the Qi State. After knowing that Jimo was captured by Tian Heng, powerful people from all over Jiaodong County came to seek refuge with him. This made the great cause of Qi State's revival look promising. It is becoming more and more prosperous.

But soon a bolt from the blue came to Jimo.

"Xiang Liang's army of hundreds of thousands was defeated overnight, and Tian Jia was also killed by the Qin people?" Tian Heng said in disbelief.

The general kneeling on the ground cried sadly: "The Qin people secretly mobilized 5 cavalry from the battlefield in the Central Plains and entered Qi. Then Feng Jie, Zhang Han and others gathered an army of hundreds of thousands to attack General Xiang Liang from front to back. We were completely defeated. The army of hundreds of thousands were all defeated." Gone."

This general was originally a subordinate of Tian Heng. Later, when he saw that Xiang Liang was powerful, he defected to Xiang Liang.

But he did not expect that just after he took refuge with Xiang Liang, he encountered a disastrous defeat in which the entire army was annihilated. He knew that the Qin people would not let him go, so he led the remaining troops to defect to Tian Heng again, and brought news of Xiang Liang's defeat.

Tian Guang said in shock: "Uncle, our army is in danger. With the addition of 5 Qin soldiers from the Central Plains battlefield, the number of Qin soldiers in Qi has once again exceeded 15. Our army will face Zhang Han and Feng Jie's hundreds of thousands of troops. , they want to turn against us, and the 6 soldiers in our hands will never be able to withstand the Qin army."

Tian Heng originally had 10 soldiers, but when he attacked Jimo, he suffered 3 casualties, including more than 2 wounded. However, it would take a long time for these wounded soldiers to recover. When Chen Yu was about to leave, Tian Heng was very loyal. , made up for Chen Yu's losses, and asked him to take away 2 soldiers. If it weren't for the tens of thousands of people who defected to Tian Heng during this period, he might not even have these 6 soldiers.

Colonel Tian explained: "Prime Minister, the Qin people are powerful. Otherwise, our army should abandon Jimo and rely on the boat division and Qin army Zhou Xuan. Anyway, Meng Tian's army has been completely surrounded by the King of Han. After the King of Han destroys Meng Tian's northern Xinjiang army, We will then unite with the King of Han to destroy the Qin army in Qi."

Guan Qi was shocked and said, "Does the Prime Minister want to abandon us?"

All the powerful people in Jimo were frightened when they heard this. They betrayed the Qin army and allowed Tian Heng to capture Jimo. He was already a person that the Qin army must kill. Tian Heng could escape from Jimo, but how could their great family escape? Tian Hengyi ran away, not to kill them.

Another Jimo hero said forcefully: "If the Prime Minister abandons Jimo, how can the heroes of Qi dare to join the Prime Minister in the future?"

Tian Heng said calmly: "I, Tian Heng, will never do anything to betray my country, not to mention that Jimo is one of the five capitals of my country of Qi. Don't worry, since I have captured Jimo, it belongs to my country of Qi." This prime minister will never give up land again."

Tian Heng understood that his foundation was the power of Qi. If he gave up the power of Jimo this time, he was afraid that the power of Qi in other areas would feel sad and would not dare to rely on him again.

The tens of thousands of troops he has now can only be supported by the powerful Qi Dynasty. If he really loses these powerful hearts, his army will fall apart, so even if he is defeated by the Qin army and loses Jimo, he will have to Fighting and fleeing gave up Jimo. He could bear the defeat, but he could not bear the loss of the people of Qi.

Tian Guang saw Guan Qi and others looking at him angrily, and soon understood his uncle Tian Heng's concerns. He could only shake his head helplessly, and after thinking for a long time, he said: "Uncle, then we can only We have formed an alliance with Xiang Yu in Jibei County and have Xiang Yu's accomplices, which can help our army to some extent share some of the pressure."

Not long ago, Tian Heng was still trying to find a way to compete with Xiang Liang for the Qi State, but now that Xiang Liang was defeated, he had to rely on an alliance with Xiang Yu to survive. Fortunately, due to the obstruction of the two, Tian Jiu had already died in the Qin attack. There is no obstacle to the alliance between the two parties.

Tian Heng thought for a moment and said, "On behalf of my uncle, you can go to Jibei County to discuss the alliance with Xiang Yu."

Tian Heng felt that Jimo was too dangerous and there was no need to let his nephew stay. He simply asked him to be an envoy to escape from this place of right and wrong.

Tian Guangdao: "Uncle, the largest anti-Qin force in the world is Xu Fan, King of Han. We may ask for help from King Xu Fan of Han, or we may be able to get help."

Tian Hengdao: "Tian Jie, you are our envoy from Qi to report our situation to the King of Han and ask the King of Han to support us."

Tian Jie: "No!"

August 37, the 7th year of the First Emperor's reign, Baima County, Han army camp.

"Brother!" Xiang Bo learned from Baima. The news of Xiang Liang's murder was heartbreaking.

Zhang Liang sympathized and said, "Brother Xiang, are you sorry for the change?"

He could understand Xiang Bo's sadness. His eldest brother was killed this year when he resisted the violent Qin. His family was massacred by the Qin people, and he was the only one to escape.

Chen Xiao also came over to comfort him and said, "Second uncle, don't worry, my nephew will kill Zhang Han and avenge his uncle."

Zhang Liang also said: "Now is not the time to be sad. Your nephew Xiang Yu still has 3 troops, all of whom are in Jibei County. They are also in danger now."

Xiang Bo said: "Can the King of Han send reinforcements to support Qi? The Qin army wants to first wipe out our anti-Qin rebels in Qi. Then they will concentrate all their forces to besiege the King of Han. If we don't rescue us now, we will have no allies when the King of Han is besieged." You can rely on it.”

Zhang Liang said: "I will propose it to the King of Han. Don't worry, the King of Han is a benevolent and righteous man. He will definitely rescue the Qi rebels."

Zhang Liang returned to the Central Plains to fight. At this time, all the generals of the Han Army gathered together to discuss how to deal with the changes in Qi. The small number of more than 100,000 Liang troops had a great change in the performance of the entire Central Plains. The Han Army was going to Redeploy troops to respond to changes on the ground.

Xu Fan saw Zhang Liang and asked: "What is the situation of Xiang Liang's army? Can they still resist?"

Xu Fan thought that Meng Tian was already a tiger trapped in a cage and was in no danger, but he did not expect that Meng Tian would build a plank road openly, secretly visit Chencang, and gather an army to defeat Xiang Liang's tribe first.

Zhang Liang said: "Xiang Liang's army of more than 100,000 has been annihilated by Zhang Han and Feng Jie. In Jibei County, there are 30,000 remnant troops led by Xiang Yu. There is also the 100,000-strong coalition of Tian Heng and Qi Yan who conquered Jimo, and annihilated 10,000 Qin Army. Before the Qin Army in Qi defeated Xiang Yu’s tribe and Tian Heng’s tribe, his army of hundreds of thousands could not enter the battlefield of the Central Plains."

(End of this chapter)