Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 16 Zhang Wang Waiting
It was already evening when Fan Kuai's army and Zhou Jiu's remnant troops arrived outside Shouchun City.

The remnants of Zhou Jiu met on the way to Quyang, needless to say, they were recruited by Fan Kuai on the spot.

Seeing that the four gates of Shouchun were wide open, and there was no one inside or outside the city, Fan Kui was a little puzzled, so he said to the traitor Zhou Jiu who was accompanying him, "Zhou Jiu, take someone in to see, what's going on?" What's going on?"

Zhou Jiu didn't dare to disobey Fan Kuai's order, so he ordered hundreds of remnants of his troops to enter the city.

After entering the city, Zhou Jiu found out that the whole Shouchun was empty, not only all the people ran away, but also a large amount of weapons and food hoarded in the city were gone. It was prepared for the [-]-strong army in Gaixia, and now all of them are gone. Can Uncle Zhou Yin spare him if he finds out?

After leaving the city, Zhou Jiu still had to laugh with Fan Kui, and said flatteringly, "General, the Chu army was defeated and heard that you led the army here, so they have already abandoned the city and fled."

"Haha, this group of bereaved dogs run really fast." Fan Kui laughed twice, then looked behind him and said, "The order is that the army will enter the city to camp, and have a full meal tonight, and it will not be too late to attack the Chu army tomorrow. After finishing speaking, Fan Kui said to Zhou Jiu again, "Zhou Jiu, I will leave it to you to deal with the food, grass, wine and food that the army needs."

How dare Zhou Jiu refuse, he said with a bitter face, "No."

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Xiang Zhuang pressed his sword hilt, standing on a cliff against the wind.

Behind Xiang Zhuang stood Huan Chu, Ji Bu, Zhong Li Mo and other generals, as well as Wu She and Wei Liao with a gloomy expression. Although the old guy still refused to admit it, Xiang Zhuang had already identified him as Wei Liao.

Under the cliff, there is an extinct valley. The terrain in the valley is flat, but it is overgrown with wormwood.

Xiang Zhuang pointed to Juegu at his feet, and said calmly: "This is it, this is the place where Fan Kuai's army was buried!"

Huan Chu, Ji Bu, Zhong Limei, Xiao Gongjiao and other generals looked at each other, but they didn't know where Xiang Zhuang's confidence came from?Wu She also shook his head secretly, only Wei Liao frowned slightly, not knowing what he was thinking.

Xiang Zhuang turned around suddenly, looked at Wei Liao and asked, "Sir, tell me, how should we fight this battle?"

Wei Liao rolled his eyes, ignored Xiang Zhuang at all, Xiang Zhuang was not angry, and said with a smile: "It seems that the mister is still angry about what happened in the morning, no matter what, this general will apologize to you, the so-called I have to act urgently, this general is being forced to do nothing, I hope you will forgive me." After finishing speaking, Xiang Zhuang really knelt down on one knee in front of Wei Liao.

The generals of Huan and Chu were all moved when they saw this, and they replaced the arrogant Xiang Yu, which was absolutely impossible.

Wei Liao, on the other hand, was expressionless, he just turned around to avoid Xiang Zhuang's bowing ceremony, and said indifferently: "I'm just a farmer, I can't bear such a big gift from the general."

Xiang Zhuang still didn't get angry, he stood up calmly, and said: "Since the master refuses to teach, then forget it. Although Fan Kui is brave and good at fighting, he is just a brave and foolish man. It can also kill him in a flash!"

After saying this, Xiang Zhuang said again: "Zhong Limo listens to the order!"

"The end is here!"

"Lead [-] troops to ambush in the dense forest north of Shouchun City, but when they saw the beacon fire in the mountains, they took advantage of the false attack on Shouchun! Don't worry about the defenders in the city. This general has already set up an ambush in the city, and he will open the city gate at that time." , to take your troops into the city!"

"promise!"

"Huan Chu, Ji Bu, Xiao Gongjiao!"

"The end is here!"

"Lead 500 people each, and lay in ambush on the road. When Fan Kuai's army comes, ignore them, just let them go, and when they flee back, intercept and kill them along the way!"

"promise!"

"Yu Ziqi!"

"The end is here!"

"Lead 500 people in the valley and prepare more firewood, dead leaves, sulfur, fire nitrate, etc., remember to disguise more, don't be too easy to see through, wait for Fan Kuai's army to enter the valley, and then set fire to the valley!"

"promise!"

"High school!"

"The little guy is here!"

"Lead fifty sharp men to respond on this cliff, and wait for Fan Kuai's army to enter the valley, and then raise fire as a sign! Also, don't forget to prepare a big hanging basket!"

"promise!"

"Jing Qian!"

"The little guy is here!"

"Lead two hundred elite soldiers and wait for tomorrow to lure the enemy with the general outside the mountain!"

"promise!"

Xiang Zhuang waved his hand again, all the generals turned around and left one after another, and immediately raised their soldiers and left.

Only then did Xiang Zhuang walk up to Wei Liao, and said indifferently: "Mr. Wei Liao, with this general arrangement, I wonder if we can defeat Fan Kuai's army?"

Wei Liao raised his head to the sky, but still ignored Xiang Zhuang.

"It seems that Mister's temper is not small." Xiang Zhuang smiled slightly, and said, "But it's okay, I can wait. One day, Mister will advise the Chu army, haha."

After finishing speaking, Xiang Zhuang went straight away, leaving only Wei Liao and Wu She facing each other.

After a long while, Wu She said in doubt: "Sir, can the general's arrangement really defeat Fan Kuai's army?"

"Naturally." In front of Wu She, Wei Liao did not continue to remain silent, and said immediately, "However, what can we do even if Fan Kuai's army is defeated? Now the foundation of the Chu Kingdom has been lost, and only three thousand of the hundreds of thousands of troops are left. , but the Han State has a cloud of counselors, a fierce general like rain, and millions of armored soldiers. If the Chu State wants to revive, it is almost hopeless."

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The next day, early in the morning, there was a continuous sound of horns in Shouchun City.

Fan Kuai left Zhou Jiu with several hundred remnants of soldiers to guard the city, while he mobilized his army and marched out of the city in a mighty manner, then went straight to the mountainous area in the northwest along the main road. In the mountains in the northwest, the marching stove left by the rout of the Chu army was found. Obviously, the rout of the Chu army who fled from Shouchun had already rushed into the mountain.

After marching for less than half an hour, Fan Kuai's army arrived at the spot discovered by the scout team.

After carefully counting the number of stoves left by the Chu army, Fan Kui found that the Chu army's retreat was less than 4000. Obviously, during this journey, the Chu army's desertion phenomenon has never stopped. There were still more than [-] when it was discovered. It took only two days, and there were only less than [-] left.

The army chased forward for another twenty miles, and found the stove of the Chu army again.

This time, fewer stoves were found. Judging from the number of stoves, there are only a thousand soldiers left in the defeat of the Chu army. Obviously, after hearing that the Han army was chasing soldiers, the desertion of the Chu army was even more serious. Don't worry, according to this situation, when they catch up with the defeated Chu army, there may only be a few hundred heads left.

Fan Kui touched one of the stoves, but unexpectedly found that the ashes were still warm, and he said happily: "Ha, the ashes are still warm, this must have been left by the defeated Chu army in the morning, and they are right in front It's not far away, pass the order, the whole army speeds up the march, catch up, kill them all, hahaha..."

Fan Kuai gave an order, and the Han army immediately accelerated their march.

After chasing for less than [-] miles, the sky was so gloomy that at noon, smoke suddenly rose from behind the mountains in front of them. The Han soldiers who had been chasing so dryly were immediately excited when they saw this, and they all cried out. He rushed up the mountain clamoring, and looked down from the mountain, and sure enough, there were three to five hundred defeated Chu soldiers who were burying pots and making rice on the back of the mountain.

Seeing the chasing soldiers of the Han army suddenly appearing on the mountain, the Chu army broke out and immediately fled.

A Chu army general in armor and a tiger-skin cloak ran for a few steps, then suddenly turned around and turned back, yelling in panic, "Where's Yuxi? Where's my King Qin's Yuxi!?"

Fan Kui, who was chasing down the mountain with his army, heard it from a distance, and was overjoyed.

The reason why Liu Bang sent Fan Kui to lead the army this time was mainly for Qin Wang Yuxi!
After the Guanying cavalry army beheaded Xiang Yu by the Wujiang River, they did not find Yuxi, the king of Qin, not even the black horse and concubine Yu, who Xiang Yu never left, so Liu Bang suspected that Yuxi, the king of Qin, was probably no longer with Xiang Yu, It was taken away by the remnants of the Chu army who didn't know where they were hiding in advance.

Needless to say how important Qin Wang Yuxi is to Liu Bang.

To put it seriously, if Liu Bang didn't get the jade seal, he wouldn't even be able to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor!

Therefore, as soon as the remnant of the Chu army was discovered, Liu Bang immediately sent his most trusted friend Fan Kui to lead three thousand elite soldiers to hunt down and kill him. He also sent Zhang Liang to the camp of the Qi army to prevent Han Xin from sending troops to chase him down, because Liu Bang was worried. Qin Wang Yuxi fell into the hands of Han Xin. Although Han Xin has not revealed the opposite recently, people will change, right?
When Fan Kuai was secretly delighted, a small Chu army officer at the foot of the mountain suddenly shouted excitedly: "General, I found it, I found it, I found the Yuxi seal, I found the King Qin Yuxi seal!" Then he handed a brocade box to the general of the Chu army who was wearing armor and a tiger skin cloak, the general of the Chu army took the brocade box, turned around and ran away.

"Listen up to me!" Fan Kui drew his sword and pointed at the general of the Chu army who was fleeing in embarrassment at the foot of the mountain, and shouted sharply, "The guy in the tiger skin cloak is the general of Chu, don't let him run away!"

"The general has an order to capture the general of Chu and the tiger skin cloak alive!"

"The general has an order to capture the general of Chu and the tiger skin cloak alive!"

"The general has an order to capture the general of Chu and the tiger skin cloak alive!"

The generals and soldiers of the Han army who were charging down all over the mountains suddenly shouted like a tsunami.

The general of the Chu army who was fleeing in embarrassment on the mountain road in front of him was suddenly very anxious. In addition, the tiger skin cloak on his body caught several thorns on the side of the road, seriously hindering his escape speed, so he simply cut off the cloak with his horizontal sword.

Seeing it from a distance, Fan Kui yelled again in desperation: "The man in the black iron armor is the general of Chu!"

"The general has an order. The one wearing the black iron armor is the general of Chu! Capture the black iron armor alive!"

"The general has an order. The one wearing the black iron armor is the general of Chu! Capture the black iron armor alive!"

"The general has an order. The one wearing the black iron armor is the general of Chu! Capture the black iron armor alive!"

The soldiers of the Han army who were chasing after them shouted three times again, and the momentum was monstrous.

The general of the Chu Army who was fleeing in embarrassment in front saw the pursuers getting closer, and the Han army pursuers believed that the black iron armor on his body had not been let go. In a hurry, he simply removed the armor with the help of his own soldiers, and only put on a suit The light robe ran wildly.

How could Fan Kui, who was chasing after him so hard, be willing to give up, and immediately shouted loudly again: "The one in the white robe is the general of Chu, don't leave the white robe!"

"The general has an order. The one wearing the white robe is the general of Chu State. Don't leave the white robe!"

"The general has an order. The one wearing the white robe is the general of Chu State. Don't leave the white robe!"

"The general has an order. The one wearing the white robe is the general of Chu State. Don't leave the white robe!"

The chasing generals of the Han army responded with three calls again. Seeing that the fleeing Chu army couldn't get rid of the pursuers, they finally realized that something was wrong, so they left the generals of the Chu army and fled in all directions. He didn't pay attention to these rout soldiers, just chased the general of the Chu army in white robes, and chased them all the way into the valley.

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