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

Chapter 292, water attack and undercurrent
August 28, the fourth year of the Han Dynasty.

Xue County, upstream of Wenshui River, Xiang Yu secretly led 3000 soldiers from Jibei County to hide here.

At this time, Xiang Yu walked to the river with a calm expression and looked around. Instead, Fan Zengyou beside him said nervously: "After this battle, there will be no room for relaxation between Han and Qi."

Although Qi now has an army of 120,000, half of them belong to Tian Heng. Even if their land is divided, their loyalty is questionable. The remaining army has extremely limited combat effectiveness in less than half a year.

The Han Dynasty's Zhendong Army has always been Qi's formidable enemy, and the most powerful enemy in the Zhendong Army is the 5000 cavalry battalion. Even Xiang Yu cannot guarantee that he can lead his soldiers to defeat these people.

At this time, Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng were planning to destroy the Zhendong Army's cavalry camp in preparation for the subsequent war. This was why Fan Zeng said there was no relaxation, because as long as they destroyed the Han's cavalry camp, Han and Qi would definitely One of them is going to fall, and there is a 90% chance that Qi will be the one to fall.

Xiang Yu said excitedly: "I want to show those who look down on me that I can do what the Emperor of Han can do."

After the Han Emperor decided to launch an army of 60 to encircle and suppress Qi, all the princes in the world cut off all contacts with Xiang Yu for fear of being burned. Originally this was nothing, Xiang Yu looked down on these princes.

But Chen Xiao refused to help him, and instead helped the Han Emperor prepare to attack him, which really allowed Xiang Yu to break his defense.

Chen Xiao's unfavorable behavior also brought great passivity to Xiang Yu. His basic Xiang clan members were also very unfavorable about his behavior, and the leader was his uncle, which made Xiang Yu very passive.

Xiang Biao even wrote a letter in Nanzhong to denounce Xiang Yu, saying that Xiang Yu deliberately provoked a war, which would cause countless people to be stained with blood on the battlefield, dump their bodies in the wilderness, and plunge the finally stable world into turmoil again. He is a butcher and executioner, and he will be punished sooner or later.

In the end, as the leader of the Xiang clan, he removed Xiang Yu. From now on, Xiang Yu's actions have nothing to do with the Xiang clan in Chenjun. And this was also the thing that made Xiang Yu break his defense the most.

Xiang Yu asked: "Will people like Zhang Jiang attract Ge Ying here?"

Fan Zeng said: "Yafu has already told Jiang Chang and the others that there are warships in Wenshui to meet them. They don't want to die but have to escape here, but they don't know how many soldiers Ge Ying will bring."

The Han Dynasty's 5000 armored battalion had been tested in actual combat with the Huns. It was impossible to win without ten times the strength, and Qi had no way to mobilize ten times the strength to encircle and suppress the armored battalion. After all, the Zhendong Army has more than just armored battalions.

So Fan Zeng thought of using the powerful rebellion strategy to mobilize the Han's armored battalion to fight. From now on, it seems that his strategy was initially successful. Ge Ying was worried about the expansion of the rebellion in Xue County, so he indeed brought the Han's most elite armored battalion to suppress the rebellion. Now it depends on how many armored battalion soldiers Ge Ying will bring here.

"Report, Your Majesty, Chief Jiang and the others have fled to Wenshui River, and are being pursued by a large number of soldiers from the Iron Armored Battalion of the Han Army." Xiang Yuhui, the scouting horse statue, reported.

Xiang Yu immediately asked: "How many people did you bring?"

"About three thousand riders."

Xiang Yu said happily: "Who is the leader?"

Tan Ma said: "Ge Ying, the general of Zhendong of the Han army."

Xiang Yu smiled and said: "A big fish is here. Keep exploring."

"promise"

Xiang Yu smiled and said: "After destroying these three thousand soldiers, I will go to Wuyan County to destroy the remaining armored battalions."

Fan Zeng thought for a while and said: "Being able to kill three thousand people is not bad, and being able to capture Ge Ying will be extremely beneficial to our next war."

Fan Zeng has always been very clear that the strength of the Qi family alone cannot be the opponent of the Han Dynasty. If he wants to defeat the Han Dynasty, he must have other forces to join him. The other princes and the powerful forces of Hebei in the Central Plains are extremely relevant, and if he wants them to join, The most important thing is to destroy the great Han's prestige of being invincible in battle. Only when these people discover that the Han can be defeated can they support Qi against the Han.

Suddenly, Fan Zeng noticed a dark cloud in the distance drifting towards here. He said happily: "This is really a wish of God. With this heavy rain, our chances of winning are even higher."

Xiang Yu pointed excitedly into the distance and said, "Chief Jiang and the others are here."

At this time, Jiang Chang and several hundred people had already fled to the bank of Wenshui River. As expected, they saw three warships docked on the river bank, but they had hundreds of people running here. Three warships were obviously not enough to carry them. of.

Jiang Chang immediately drew his sword and stabbed one person to death and pushed the person off the warship. The person who was stabbed to death obviously did not expect Jiang Chang to be so cruel and ruthless. Pointing in shock, he fell into the water.

"Chang Jiang, you even killed your own people."

Jiang Chang said angrily: "This warship is mine, and I will kill anyone who dares to come up."

"Rebels, where can you escape?" At this time, Ge Ying led the 3000 cavalry battalion to rush to the Wenshui River bank.

"Quick, push the boat into the river."

"Let me get up quickly."

The arrival of Ge Ying and the others made Jiang Chang and the others even more panicked. They scrambled to board three warships one by one, but the three warships were obviously not enough to carry several hundred of them. The people on board wanted to push the ship away and drive away. The people who were still under the boat pulled the boat to prevent them from leaving. The scene was extremely chaotic for a while.

But while they were pulling, the cavalry battalion came over.

"Fire arrows."

"Boom!" Three thousand long arrows from the Han army shot at Jiang Chang and the others. A large number of rebellious arrows fell into the Wen River, and the blood dyed the Wen River red.

Xiang Yu and others who were on the upper reaches of Wenshui River saw Ge Ying and others almost rushing into the water.

Fan Zeng said excitedly: "Pull open the embankment."

Water attack was Fan Zeng's idea of ​​dealing with the Han Dynasty's armored camp. Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng hid here when Jiang Chang rebelled, and then built a dike on the upper reaches of Wenshui River. Because of Jiang Chang's rebellion, a large number of people were recruited to serve as soldiers. Or they fled their hometown, artificially creating a no-man's land to facilitate their movement.

Moreover, near Qi State, July to September is the rainy season, and small rivers such as Juyeze and Wenshui in Xue County are full of rainwater. No one has noticed that a huge barrier lake has appeared in the upper reaches of Wenshui.

Following Fan Zeng's order, Qi soldiers opened a small opening in the upper reaches of Wenshui River. Soon a large amount of water accumulated in the barrier lake gushes out from the gap. The dam quickly broke, and more and more water gushed out. Soon , gushing like a galloping red bull.

"Boom, boom, boom." At this time, there was lightning and thunder in the sky, and a heavy rain fell.

"Okay, okay!" Fan Zeng let the rain hit his face and jumped up and down excitedly: "Ge Ying's armored camp is over."

At this time, Ge Ying and others in the lower reaches of Wenshui River had reached the end of the war. Jiang Chang and other people who escaped to the warship were shot out by the Han army, and they all died on the battlefield. However, the rebels in the Wenshui River were like Han soldiers. surrender.

"What's going on? Why does the thunder keep coming?" Ge Ying wiped the rain from his forehead. The rainstorm was so sudden and so heavy that it was difficult for him to open his eyes for a while.

"General, look!" At this time, a soldier from the armored battalion pointed at the upper reaches of Wenshui River in fear.

Ge Ying shouted in fear: "A flash flood has broken out, run away quickly!"

But it was already too late for them. The heavy rain blocked their sight and paralyzed their vigilance. At this time, the Wenshui River had begun to surge, and the flash flood finally broke out. Ge Ying and the others were dumbfounded by its devastating power. The mountain torrent was like a ferocious water dragon, swallowing them up and soon drowning all the Han soldiers. The Han cavalry in the Wenshui River was even more powerful, including men and horses. was washed downstream.

Ge Ying led a small number of personal guards, took off his armor, and struggled to escape to a hill.

"There hasn't been much heavy rain recently. How could there be such a terrible flash flood in Wenshui?"

Ge Ying didn't understand why a flash flood suddenly broke out even though it had just started raining. "General, you see there are soldiers from Qi on the upper reaches of Wenshui River coming towards us."

When Ge Ying saw the flag of Qi, he felt as if he had been hit hard, and then gritted his teeth and said: "It's Xiang Yu who attacked with water. You quickly go to Wuyan County and order Wu Yi to abandon Wuyan County and flee back to Lu County. Tell Song Liu to tell Xiang Yu Come and kill him, tell him to be careful."

"Nuo" and several of his guards abandoned everything and swam across the flooded area.

However, Ge Ying could only lead hundreds of soldiers to watch the water level rising. The heavy rain from the sky was getting heavier. The soldiers were shivering with cold. Ge Ying and the others could only see the turbid flood in front of them.

But the rainstorm came and went quickly. In less than half an hour, the sky cleared after the rain and the sun appeared again.

Xiang Yu said excitedly: "Soldiers, follow me and kill him."

"Kill" Three thousand soldiers saw the shocking flood swallowing the enemy, and they were extremely excited and followed Xiang Yu to kill.

The flash flood came and went away quickly, but at this time Xiang Yu had led his soldiers to surround Ge Ying and the others. The army formed a charging formation, ready to attack the enemies by the river at any time.

Xiang Yu said with a smile: "Ge Ying surrender, you can't escape now. For the sake of our previous friendship, I will spare your life."

Ge Ying saw Xiang Yu gnashing his teeth and said: "Xiang Yu, you despicable villain. When your uncle Xiang Liang was killed by Zhang Han, you even fled to Jibei County to ask for help from my big man. His Majesty supported you with weapons and food. That's why you were allowed to Survive. His Majesty then granted you the title of King of Qi, but you took revenge and killed our Han soldiers. If I had known this, you should have died at the hands of Zhang Han."

Xiang Yu said angrily: "I, Xiang Yu, have never owed anything to anyone in my life. Although the Emperor of the Han Dynasty gave me food, grass and equipment, I also gave you jewels and war horses to you, a big man. From now on, we will have a fair deal with you, a big man."

This king, the King of Qi, was not rewarded by you, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. It was I, Xiang Yu, who destroyed Zhang Han, and Feng Quji, who killed hundreds of thousands of cavalry. What did it have to do with you big men? "

Ge Ying laughed angrily and said: "Okay, okay, fair deal, but the world has stabilized, and His Majesty is the emperor elected by all the princes in the world. Your uncle Xiang Bo was also present at that time, which means you recognized His Majesty's identity. But now you have Anyone who commits a crime like you will be punished by everyone in the world."

Xiang Yu sneered and said: "Xu Fan is just a country master. What kind of family background and bloodline can he become the emperor? A country master can become the emperor. As a general, why can't I, Xiang Yu, compete for the position of the common master of the world? What the emperor Xu Fan can do, I, Xiang Yu, cannot do."

Ge Ying said angrily: "Xiang Yu, you started a war for your own selfish interests, plunged the world into turmoil, and caused the people to suffer again. You are a sinner for the ages.

Xiang Yu said: "As long as I become the common master of the world, you will be the sinners throughout the ages."

Then Xiang Yu commanded the soldiers to narrow the encirclement, but Ge Ying and the others abandoned their helmets and armor, and had no swords in their hands. They were no match against the fully armed Qi soldiers.

A large number of soldiers were captured alive by the Qi army, leaving only a few personal guards around Ge Ying.

Ge Ying looked towards Chang'an City in tears and said, "Your Majesty, I have let you down."

After saying this, he just wanted to hit a tree, kill himself, and die to thank the world.

But his bodyguard grabbed Ge Ying and said, "General, this is not a crime of war. Your Majesty will not blame you. You should remain useful until Your Majesty comes to save us."

Xiang Yu shouted: "Catch them."

Ge Ying is a big sign, and a living Ge Ying is much more useful than a dead one.

After being blocked by his personal guards, the Qi army rushed forward quickly. Ge Ying and others were pressed down by the Qi army and tied up tightly.

Next, Xiang Yu and the others went all the way to capture the Han soldiers who had escaped. At the same time, they also continued to collect the weapons and armor of the Han army on the battlefield. Xiang Yu spent two days in a row and found more than two thousand sets of armor and swords, and captured thousands of prisoners. Ironclad soldiers.

Xiang Yu then led his men to attack Wuyan County, but after receiving Ge Ying's order, the Han army had already fled Wuyan and brought the results of the Battle of Wenshui to Song Liu.

On the one hand, Song Liu organized his army and attacked, hoping to capture Xiang Yu and rescue Ge Ying. On the other hand, he sent an envoy back to Chang'an City to report the news.

However, Xiang Yu had anticipated this and led the prisoners to quickly retreat back to Jibei County. At the same time, Long Qie, who stayed in Jibei County, led 6 Qi troops to meet Xiang Yu and others.

The Han army and the Qi army faced off at the border of Jibei.

The news of the Battle of Wenshui quickly shocked the entire world.

Since Xu Fan raised his army, he has conquered every attack, won every battle, and won every battle. Even the violent Qin army with millions of troops was defeated by Xu Fan. The Huns invaded the Han Dynasty and were beaten by the Han army. Even the royal court was burned down by the Han army. All the territory in Hetao was annexed by the Han Dynasty. The Huns had been beaten into dogs and they still wanted to take the initiative to attack the Han Dynasty. Seeking peace shows the strength of the Han Dynasty.

Although many princes and nobles were dissatisfied with Xu Fan's policies, they were afraid of the Han's force. They didn't dare challenge Xu Fan's authority at all.

But now Xiang Yu's battle at Wenshui broke the myth of the Han army's invincibility. This made many people who were dissatisfied with the Han begin to expect Xiang Yu to defeat the Han Emperor.

Xiang Yu was born as a general of the Chu Kingdom. Since the rebellion against Qin, he had defeated Zhang Han and Feng Quji with fewer victories than more. The nobles in the world studied Xiang Yu's achievements and found that Xiang Yu was really not an easy person. He had the strength to defeat the Han Emperor.

Many people even speculated in their hearts that Xiang Yu could defeat the Han army, so why couldn't he. Princes, generals, and Xiang Ning are very kind. The emperor, Xu Fan, can't do what I can't do.

Undercurrents began to surge in the Han Dynasty, and many careerists wanted to make the world more chaotic in order to benefit themselves.
Julu County, Nangong County.

The local nobles knew that the Han's Zhendong Army was defeated miserably. Even the Han's Zhendong General Ge Ying was captured by Qi King Xiang Yu. This news made them extremely excited. They had been looking forward to it for several years and finally saw the Han's defeat. News.

Now that the King of Qi is leading the rebellion, the world seems to be falling into turmoil again. No wonder they think so. These people have experienced the Warring States Period, the Qin Dynasty to unify the Six Kingdoms, and the war period at the end of the Qin Dynasty. In the minds of these people, chaos in the world is normal, and peace in the world is extremely rare. A war-torn world like now is in line with their understanding.

During the Warring States Period, there was no war in the world. This did not mean that the world was at peace. It was just because all forces were exhausted from fighting and were recuperating and waiting to regain their strength before fighting again.

But now that Xiang Yu is revolting against the Han, they think this is the beginning of another troubled time. This time they have to choose a monarch who is beneficial to them. Kings like Emperor Han who are not in their interests must find ways to eliminate them.

So Julu powerful people gathered at Gan Li's house to discuss the situation of the world.

Gan Li said excitedly: "The world is about to be in chaos again. The Han Dynasty's own General Zhendong was captured by King Qi. The Emperor of Han can no longer suppress the situation in the world. As long as King Qi takes the lead in fighting against the Han, the King of Nanyue, Wei The king, the king of Dai, and the king of Shanggu are all likely to rebel against the Han Dynasty."

Cui Yi hesitated and said: "The big Han only lost 3000 soldiers. This pair of big Han is just a drop in the bucket. Moreover, the princes and kings from all over the country did not rise up against the emperor. Do we need to be so excited?"

Zhao Hongdao: "These are not ordinary soldiers, but three thousand armored battalions, elites who can fight one against ten, and the Han Emperor's confidant Ge Ying has been captured. This is a heavy blow to the Han Emperor. Someone suggested that we prepare secretly." , launched an uprising against the Han in Julu and killed the tyrant Han Emperor. "

Cui Yi said angrily: "Are you crazy? What kind of strength does the big man have? What kind of strength do we have? Now we are going to rebel. You want your whole family to be killed."

The reason why Cui Yi came to discuss the situation in the world was not because he wanted to rebel against the Han Dynasty, but because he wanted to gain more rights for his family.

Because the Cui family was also a beneficiary of the Han Dynasty. Originally, their family was just a powerful family in Julu, but they joined the Han Dynasty early and were turned into horse bones by the Han Dynasty. His son Cui Yan has already become a high-ranking official in the Han Dynasty. It was in the desert that he made military exploits.

Cui Yan's letter to him had already confidently assured Cui Yan that in a few years he could become a general of the Han Dynasty, give the Cui family a marquis position, and make the Cui family the top noble in the world.

So Cui Yi didn't want the Han Dynasty to perish at all. He just wanted to take advantage of the external pressure on the Han Dynasty to bargain with the Han Dynasty court to reduce some of their pressure.

The position of sage like Julu should be given to their local family, not to the cronies of the Han Dynasty, so that they have no say in the upper echelons of the Han Dynasty.

There is also a land tax of 30%, which is simply the worst tyranny in history. Even the land tax of Tyrannical Qin is one of ten. The Han Dynasty established a country with benevolence and righteousness, and it cannot be worse than Tyrant Qin.

(End of this chapter)