A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 130 Great Defeat

West of Pengcheng, direction of Xiao County

Thirty thousand Chu cavalry gathered, it was Xiang Yu's army that had come all the way.

Xiang Yu's army did not go straight south from the north, but turned west, preparing to raid east from the direction of Xiao County.

"咴咴~" "咴咴~"

Xiang Yu sat on his horse, watching the sky gradually darken, and said to the general on the side:

"This king's military order is for the entire army to rest and recuperate here and bury the pots to make rice!"

"Order!"

"Long Qie!"

"The general is here!"

"You lead an army of a thousand people and disperse it for me to cut off all news from Xiao County to Pengcheng. No one is allowed to appear within a five-mile radius of the army. Remember, it's anyone!"

"Order!"

"Zhong Limei!"

"The general is here!"

"You lead a team of 1,500 men out to inquire about the movements of the Han army in Pengcheng, and report back every hour!"

"Order!"

The soldiers of the Chu army dismounted from their horses to rest, and several groups of cavalry spread out to guard.

The 30,000-strong army marched all the way from Chengyang for three days and three nights. If Xiang Yu had not focused on the cavalry and provided them with the best treatment, how could they have persisted? In order to support the 30,000 cavalry, Xiang Yu ordered to recruit from various princes. Many war horses.

Otherwise, with Xiang Yu occupying so many good places, why is his military strength only about 200,000? If he did not support these 30,000 cavalry, Xiang Yu's army could reach at least nearly 400,000.

Xiang Yu was taking a nap under a tree. The Wuzui horse next to him lowered his head, chewed the fresh grass on the ground, and neighed happily from time to time.

After Xiang Yu heard this, he smiled, then patted Wu Zhui's horse's face a few times with one hand, and kept smoothing the side hair with his other hand.

"Report! The Han army has conquered Pengcheng, with a strength of about 300,000!"

"Explore again!"

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"Report! The Han army is plundering the city and the army is camping outside the city!"

"Explore again!"

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"Report! The Han army is having a banquet!"

"Explore again!"

When Xiang Yu heard that the Han army was having a banquet, he immediately stood up and said: "Send the army to rest quickly and attack the Han army camp before dawn!"

"Order!"

The sky was still dark, but dawn was not far away.

Thirty thousand Chu troops mounted their horses and marched slowly eastward. When he was one mile away from the Han army, Xiang Yu ordered the entire army to speed up.

"Boom!"

The Han troops who were resting in the west of Pengcheng heard the increasingly clear sounds and thought it was thunder. When they got out of the military tent, they saw that there was no feeling of moisture in the air, but the rumble became gradually clearer.

After the experienced soldier listened carefully, his expression suddenly changed and he screamed: "Cavalry! Enemy cavalry!"

At this time, the Chu cavalry was only a few hundred meters away from the Han army camp. Xiang Yu divided the army into three parts, and led 10,000 troops to attack the west of the city, Long Qie led 10,000 troops to the north, and Zhong Limei led 10,000 troops to the south.

The Chu cavalry arrived in the blink of an eye, but the Han army camp did not react at all. Most of the soldiers were still drunk from last night. A large number of Chu troops rushed into the Han army camp. It was a one-sided massacre.

Some soldiers were still hungover when the Chu army's cavalry rushed into the military tent on horseback and were killed with a sword.

The Chu army killed people and set fires at the same time. Soon, the Han army's camp was plunged into a sea of ​​​​fire, first to the west, then to the north and south.

Liu Bang, who was sleeping soundly in Pengcheng, was woken up from his bed by his guards. Without even putting on his shoes or clothes, he was helped onto his horse and ran towards the east.

More than 300,000 Han troops were defeated overnight, and there were even scenes where tens of thousands of Han troops were chased and killed by hundreds of Chu troops.

Liu Bang panicked all the way, and in the end, only more than a hundred riders escaped with him. He had no time to feel sad. After running east for more than ten miles, he turned north and ran towards Peixian County.

Xiang Yu heard that Liu Bang had fled to the east of the city, and didn't care. He thought that Liu Bang was defeated by this battle, so he just sent Long Qie and more than a thousand cavalry to chase him, while he continued to strangle the remaining Han troops.

Xiang Yu deliberately led his Chu army to drive a large number of Han troops towards the Suishui River. However, the Han troops, who were frightened by the defeat, could only continue to flee in the direction where the Chu army was not present. Soon a river appeared in front of them.

The soldiers in front stopped, but those behind pushed forward, and those in front were pushed into Suishui by those behind. Two hours later, more than 100,000 Han troops were pushed into Suishui by Xiang Yu and 20,000 cavalry, because the corpses were too large. Too much, causing the Sui water to stop flowing.

Liu Bang led more than a hundred horses and ran northward. Soon, Long Qie and his men caught up with him, but Liu Bang had no choice but to turn west, but soldiers kept falling behind and were killed by the Chu army. After running for a day and night, Liu Bang and others finally arrived at Xiayi. Fortunately, the place was still in the hands of Liu Bang's army. At this time, Liu Bang only had dozens of mounted guards following him.

Long Qie led more than a thousand people to surround Xiayi.

Liu Bang, who had rested for a day, thought that he could not sit here and wait for death, Xiang Yu's army would soon catch up.

So that night, he sneaked out of Xiayi under the cover of darkness and headed for Xingyang. However, he was discovered by the Chu army. Liu Bang had no choice but to run away, seeing that the Chu army was about to catch up.

At this time, one of his guards suggested that Liu Bang exchange clothes with him and that he should run away instead of Liu Bang. Liu Bang agreed and promised to take good care of his family and make his son a marquis.

Soon the two exchanged robes on the horse.

Dozens of cavalry divided into five groups and fled. Liu Bang led a few cavalry to the west, while the bodyguards who had changed their robes with Liu Bang led more than ten cavalry to the north.

Long Qie saw that the other side had divided its forces, and saw that there were more people on one road than the others, and that the person leading the way was gorgeously dressed, so he ordered the main force to chase in the direction of that person, but he still sent dozens of horses to chase in the direction Liu Bang was running.

The pursuers behind Liu Bang became smaller, but they were still far more numerous than his own cavalry, so Liu Bang ran to a city. The pursuers outside saw that Liu Bang and others had entered the city, and this road was not the main target, so they went back .

Liu Bang was relieved when he saw this, and after replenishing his condition, he continued to run towards Xingyang.

On the other side, Long Qie was very excited to catch "Liu Bang", but when he saw that this man had an ordinary face and was wearing a guard's uniform underneath, only the outer robe looked noble. He suddenly felt that he had been cheated and grabbed "Liu Bang". "Liu Bang" asked: "Who are you? Where is Liu Bang?"

"Liu Bang" said with a smile: "The king has gone far away, you can't catch him, haha!"

Long Qie was so angry that he killed the fake Liu Bang with one sword, and turned around to chase him in other directions. However, he didn't know which way to pursue, so he had to return to the army to regain his life.

Returning to Pengcheng, Xiang Yu's army had already recaptured Pengcheng. When he learned that Liu Bang had escaped, Xiang Yu did not blame Long Qie and said: "Liu Bang is a villain. He only dares to carry out sneak attacks while the king is away. As long as he sees When it comes to this king, he is like a chicken or a dog, vulnerable to attack. The top priority is Bai Qing’s army in Dongjun.”

So the 27,000 Xiang Yu troops who had rested in Pengcheng for three days headed north, heading straight towards the Bai army.

Liu Bang successfully ran to Xingyang, but at this time his military strength was only 30,000. Soon, a large army came to Xingyang. Liu Bang felt like he was facing a formidable enemy, but when he saw the word "Han" on the flag and the red military uniforms, Only then did he realize that this was his own army.

It turned out that when the Han army was defeated, Han Xin collected the defeated troops and gathered more than 60,000 people in total. When he learned that Liu Bang was in Xingyang, he went all the way to Xingyang to join Liu Bang.

The second year of the Overlord of Western Chu
June
Liu Bang's army was defeated by Xiang Yu's personal commander 30,000 elite cavalry in Pengcheng. Of the more than 300,000 troops, only less than 100,000 were left who retreated to Xingyang.

Here, Sun Yin, sent by Bai Qing, led a hundred thousand Bai army in Dingtao, fighting against a hundred thousand Chu army led by Cao Jiu, the great commander of the Chu state.

The two sides fought back and forth, but neither could do anything to the other. Upon seeing this, Sun Yin wrote to Cao Jiu: "Xiang Yu is at the end of his rope. Even his capital Pengcheng has been captured by Liu Bang. As the saying goes, he who knows the current affairs For a hero.

Why bother to be buried with Xiang Yu? Moreover, Xiang Yu is cruel and unpopular with the people. Sooner or later he will be defeated, either by the Han Dynasty or by my king. Besides, the King of Han's 300,000-strong army is in the south and will arrive soon. Is there any need to save the situation that is bound to be defeated? I also ask Da Sima to think more about it. "

At first Cao Jiu was a little shaken, but soon he received Xiang Yu's order: "In order to defeat Liu Bang's rebels, I order your troops to hold off the White Army. Five days later, I will arrive in person. If the White Army is released, , I will ask you a question."

Cao Jiu suddenly woke up, but in order to delay Sun Yin, he wrote back, saying that he still had to think about it.

Sun Yin saw that there was a chance of persuading him to surrender, so he ordered the army to stop attacking, and then continued to send letters to persuade him. In order to hold Sun Yin back, Cao Jiu also had a very ambiguous attitude, which made Sun Yin feel that he was only one step away every time.

Five days later, Sun Yin was still dreaming about successfully persuading Cao Jiu to surrender, then getting an army of 200,000, then defeating Xiang Yu under his leadership, and then Liu Bang. When Bai Qing conquered the world, relying on his own merits , it’s not too much to be crowned a king!

Thinking of this, Sun Yin laughed unconsciously, but at this time "Report~"

A soldier broke into the tent and said, "The Chu army on the opposite side has all left camp and is inviting a fight outside."

Suddenly, Sun Yin's dream was shattered, and he suddenly said angrily: "It seems that I need a beating to make you sincerely surrender!"

At this time, Sun Yin was still thinking that Cao Jiu was attacking tentatively to test his own strength, thinking that as long as he won one battle, Cao Jiu would surrender.

But he was completely unaware that their strongest allied force, the Han army, had been routed thousands of miles away, and he had no intention of telling them. He also didn't know that the demon's army was only a few miles away from them.

A battle broke out between 100,000 Bai troops and 100,000 Chu troops twenty miles north of Dingtao City.

No matter what, Sun Yin still has some strength, and the military skills passed down from his family are not completely useless. He is worthy of being a master of military arts. In just two hours, the Chu army showed signs of collapse.

When Sun Yin saw this, the corners of his mouth rose uncontrollably, and he said to General Pi on the side: "Look! In less than an hour, the Chu army will be defeated!"

However, on the right side of the White Army, in the direction of Dingtao, a group of more than ten thousand cavalry rushed straight into the White Army's formation, and the White Army's formation immediately collapsed.

"Where did the cavalry come from?" Sun Yin's face changed drastically, and he couldn't stop sweating from his eyes.

A few quarters of an hour later, it was seen that the defeat of the White Army was determined.

"General, retreat quickly!" The guard next to him pulled Sun Yin away.

In just a few quarters of an hour, the White Army, which had the upper hand, suffered an unprecedented rout.

Xiang Yu led the cavalry to continuously pursue and kill, even the Bai army who knelt down and surrendered would not let go.

After two days of escaping, Sun Yin led thousands of defeated troops to Baimajin, a ferry on the Yellow River.

Thousands of pursuers led by Xiang Yu also arrived. At this time, the Bai army had already boarded the boat and left the shore. Xiang Yu had no choice but to watch Sun Yin lead the remaining soldiers away.

However, he didn't take it to heart, because he knew that the White Kingdom would be severely injured in this battle, and within a few years, it would not have the strength to conduct a large-scale expedition.

(End of this chapter)