Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 175 The Great Victory
After suffering heavy casualties of at least a thousand cavalrymen, the Xiutu cavalry in the front row finally rushed to the front of the Chu army's baggage train formation. The meaning of slowing down the speed of the horse, it was too late to say it, and more than a hundred cavalry in the front row had already slammed into the chariot formation.

In an instant, the sound of a huge impact, the shattering of war horses and human bones resounded through the sky.

The next moment, more than a hundred Xiutu people on horseback were thrown into the air like sandbags, and then flung forward under the force of inertia. Rulin's long halberd array, only to hear the sound of the sharp blade cutting into the human body, more than a hundred Xiutu people were all nailed to death in the air in an instant.

However, the offensive of the Xiutu people did not stop because of the death of the front row cavalry.

Amid the continuous sound of horseshoes like a tide, the second, third, and fourth rows of Xiutu cavalry also continuously bumped into the outer chariot formation of the Chu army. The corpses were already picked up from the halberd of the Qian Chu army, and the blood of Xiu Turen dripped down the halberd, almost staining the soldiers of the Chu army underneath.

Although many Xiutu people were pierced by several or even dozens of long halberds, they still did not die. While screaming, they still waved their short swords and wooden forks desperately, trying to kill The infantry of the Chu army below, but their dying backlash was obviously futile, and it was not enough to kill the heavily armored Chu army.

Seeing such a tragic scene, the corners of Xiang Zhuang's mouth couldn't help twitching twice.

It must be admitted that these Xiutu people are indeed the bravest and most loyal fighters, but their suicide attack obviously cannot pose any threat to the defensive formation of the Chu army. The tactics of the Xiutu people are too backward, no matter whether it is civilization Level or strategy and tactics, they all stay at the stage of primitive society, and they can't compare with the Central Plains people at all.

The Xiutu people didn't know how to crack the Chu army's circular defensive formation at all. They were simply rushing around. If they continued to fight according to the Xiutu people's method, they might not be able to wipe out all [-] cavalry. Breaking through the circular defensive formation of the Chu army, just the three barriers of supply vehicles inside and outside, is enough to make Xiu Tu's blood flow like a river!
After all, the Hugh Tu Cavalry is commendable for its mobility, and other aspects... are basically scum!
While the Xiutu people launched a suicide attack from the front, the Xiutu cavalry who cut from the two wings also slowed down their horse speed, rolling over from the other three directions, trying to kill Chu in the circular defensive formation with the short bow in their hands. Army, to cover the strong attack of the Xiutu cavalry in the front, but instead, they were frantically countered by the crossbowmen and archers of the Chu army.

Compared with weapons, Hugh Tu's people are not as good as the Chu army, and the bows and crossbows shoot at each other, and the casualties on both sides are simply disproportionate!
Amidst the whizzing sound of piercing through the air, countless crossbow arrows and heavy fang arrows shuttled and intertwined in the air, and roared towards their respective targets with cold murderous intent, accompanied by the sound of each crossbow arrow and heavy fang arrow When it falls, there will be an incomparably shrill howl on the battlefield, and every time there are a few screams, a life will fall into darkness forever.

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On the wall of Gaoque Pass, King Xiutu was watching the battle from a distance.

Standing on the wall and looking down from a high position, you can have a panoramic view of the entire battlefield. Every team of Xiutu cavalry collided with the formation of the Chu army, and then broke apart like waves hitting a rock. He twitched violently. You must know that the one attacking from the front was the elite soldiers of his headquarters, and also the most valiant warrior in the entire Xiutu tribe!
However, the front and back thirty teams with a total of three thousand elite cavalry still failed to break through the formation of the Chu army!

What made King Xiutu suffocate even more was that in order to cover the elite cavalry in front, the Xiutu cavalry in the other three directions had to bear the frenzied shooting of the crossbowmen and archers of the Chu army. Almost every breath, every moment, Dozens of hundreds of Xiutu warriors were hit by arrows, fell to the ground, were seriously injured, and died in battle...

"Your Majesty, you can't fight anymore, hurry up and withdraw!"

"That's right, Your Majesty, if you keep fighting, you will lose all the strong men!"

"My lord, you can't fight anymore, or the Xiutu tribe will be finished!"

Several Wan cavalry commanders were also terrified, and immediately stepped forward to persuade them.

King Xiutu suddenly closed his eyes, waved his hand vigorously, and said in a low voice, "Blow the horn and withdraw the troops."

The next moment, a desolate horn sounded from Gaoque Pass. Amidst the continuous sound of the horn, the Xiutu cavalrymen who were drawing their bows and shooting arrows turned their horses around one after another, and retreated back to Gaoque like a tide.

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Seeing the Xiutu cavalry retreat one after another, the Chu army burst into cheers like a tsunami.

Especially those Wei soldiers, although they participated in the battle of Hulao Pass, many of them also participated in the extremely cruel battle of Hangu Pass. After entering the pass, they captured dozens of counties in the suburbs of Xianyang. Like today, it is the first time to face the continuous onslaught of tens of thousands of barbarian cavalry!
More importantly, the Chu army won this battle, and it was a big victory!
Although the final results of the battle have not yet been counted, it is conservatively estimated that at least [-] cavalry were killed by the Xiutu people, while the Chu army suffered more than a thousand casualties at most!

"Yangyang Huaxia!" Amidst the huge cheers, it is unknown who yelled first.

"Only me, Da Chu!" All the veterans of the Chu army who heard it couldn't help but echoed.

"Yangyang Huaxia!" This time, more than a dozen sharp and high-pitched voices sounded at the same time.

"Only me, Great Chu!" This time, almost all the veterans of the Chu army joined the ranks of Yinghe, and then more soldiers from Wei also joined the cheering ranks. The huge cheers were chaotic at first, but at the end, But it gradually converged into a uniform voice, like a person shouting!
"Great China, I am the only one who is big!"

"Great China, I am the only one who is big!"

"Great China, I am the only one who is big!"

The cheers of General Chu Jun were louder and louder, trying to overturn the sky and shatter the void.

A few tens of miles away, an eagle that was nesting on a high cliff was also startled by the huge sound waves. It screamed immediately, spread its huge wings and flew into the sky.

Amidst the huge cheers, the soldiers of the Qin Army had complex expressions.

On the one hand, the generals of the Qin army disdain the slogan of the Chu army, Great Chu?Just a fart, thinking back then, Xiang Yan’s hundreds of thousands of Chu troops were still beaten to pieces by General Wang Jian?But on the other hand, the generals of the Qin army had to admire the performance of the Chu army. At least in today's battle, the generals of the Chu army fought very well, which was very good!

Amidst the loud cheers, Huan Chu and Ji Bu rode their horses up to Xiang Zhuang.

Huan Chu bared his breasts, revealing the thick chest hair on his chest, like a giant ape with long hair, waving two fists as big as a bowl, and said to Xiang Zhuang: "General, the military spirit of the Xiutu people has collapsed. Let's defeat them in one go!" The style of the Chu army in Xiang Yu's era was to pursue and fight fiercely until the enemy army disappeared.

Xiang Zhuang shook his head without hesitation and rejected Huan Chu's proposal.

It's not that Xiang Zhuang deliberately wanted to eliminate the traces of "Xiang Yu" on Chu Jun's body, but that Xiang Zhuang felt that there was really no need to beat Xiutu to death. It is inevitable that there will be casualties. Secondly, it is better to save the Xiutu people to fight the Huns who are about to go south.

The nomadic tribes on the grasslands have always been aggressive and never easily submit to other tribes.

Therefore, it is better to save some strength for the Xiutu people, and let the Xiutu people fight against the Huns when the Huns go south in a large scale. If they beat the Xiutu people hard, they will be seriously injured. When people go south, they surrender directly, which is not beautiful.

Seeing Xiang Zhuang shaking his head, Huan Chu and Ji Bu stopped talking sullenly.

Although Xiang Zhuang was dissatisfied with Xiang Zhuang's worship of the First Emperor's Mausoleum and wantonly soliciting the hearts of the old Qin, this did not affect Xiang Zhuang's prestige in the eyes of Huan Chu and Ji Bu. Holding the military power, Huan Chu and Ji Bu just felt depressed, and they didn't have any dissatisfaction because of it.

Xiang Zhuang patted Huan Chu on the shoulder and said, "Old Huan, do you still remember what I told you when I was in Shouchun? I promised everyone that I would try my best to bring the brothers back to Jiangdong alive, so, really There's no need to work hard with these barbarians, I'm going back to Jiangdong soon, at this time, I don't want any unnecessary casualties."

Huan Chu was a little ashamed and said: "The general is wise, but the last general is reckless."

While speaking, the Xiutu cavalry had all retreated into Gaoque, but the Xiutu people did not give up Gaoque, but left a large number of defenders on the wall. Obviously, although the Xiutu people suffered a loss, the Xiutu people But Wang didn't give up. He held on to Gao Que, the passage into Jiuyuan, just waiting for the opportunity to counterattack again.

Xiang Zhuang smiled lightly, and immediately shouted: "Pang Yu listens to the order."

Pang Yu took two steps forward abruptly, and replied, "The end is here!"

"Lead the Chinese army, block the exit of Gaoque, and prevent a barbarian from entering Jiuyuan!"

"promise!"

"Tian Heng listened to the order."

"The end is here."

"Lead the right army, return to Jiuyuan immediately, and bring heavy equipment such as wells, ladders, and siege vehicles!"

"promise!"

"Gao Chu listened to the order."

"The end is here."

"Clean the battlefield and count the casualties."

"promise!"

Pang Yu, Tian Heng, and Gao Chu took orders one after another. Meng Keng hesitated for a while, and finally stepped forward to ask Xiang Zhuang: "May I ask General Xiang, what should we old Qin people do?"

Xiang Zhuang smiled slightly, and replied: "The generals of the Qin army have worked hard, so let's set up camp and rest." Meng Keng bowed, turned and left.

Watching Meng Keng's figure go away, Bai Lixian suddenly said: "General, King Xiutu is greedy. Even if we capture Gaoque, the people of Xiutu will probably not return to Hexi."

"That's just right." Xiang Zhuang stroked the beard that had just grown on the corner of his lips, and said calmly, "Xiu Turen refuses to leave, so it happens to be training for our Great Chu cavalry." At this point, Xiang Zhuang couldn't help but look again. Looking at Meng Keng who was drifting away, with Meng Chu and more than 2000 veterans of the Qin Army under his command as coaches, are you afraid that you will not be able to train cavalry?

(End of this chapter)