Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 2 The Battle of Gaixia

In front of the formation of the two armies, a sharp-eyed Chu soldier suddenly shouted: "Retreat, the Qi army has retreated!"

When everyone looked up anxiously during the fierce battle, they saw that the big purple banner of the Qi army had turned and was slowly retreating.

"Haha, Han Xin is overwhelmed!" Xiang Yu couldn't hide his excitement, and said to Xiang Zhuang, "Third brother, send an order to all the troops to step up their attack and defeat the Qi army in one fell swoop!"

"Promise!" Xiang Zhuang delivered the order according to his words, but secretly shook his head again.

Although the Qi army was retreating, the Qi army did not collapse because of this!
Han Xin is using his superb commanding skills to weave hundreds of thousands of Qi troops into a flexible crossbow. The retreat at this time is just for a strong rebound in the near future.

Xiang Yu thought that the Qi army would not be defeated, but he was completely wrong.

If someone else led the army, even if it was Bai Qi, a former Qin general, under the thunderous attack of Xiang Yu and the Chu army, the Qi army would probably be defeated, but Han Xin would be another matter.

General Han Xin, the more the better, this is not nonsense.

In the era of cold weapons, no matter in ancient China or in the Western world, Han Xin is probably the only one who can command and dispatch tens of millions of people to advance and retreat freely on the battlefield, and to attack and defend in an orderly manner!

This is by no means nonsense. Looking at ancient and modern China and foreign countries, there are countless examples of battles in which the few win the many, and the weak defeat the strong. In the case of losing first, but also able to turn the situation back and win in the end, apart from Han Xin, I really can't find a second one!
Amidst the sound of the majestic horns, the Chu army's offensive became even more fierce. The Qi army fought and retreated, although it was chaotic, it was not too late. Time was quietly passing in the fierce fighting between the two armies.

"Die!" Xiang Yu yelled, and raised the big iron halberd in his hand. The soldiers of the Qi army standing in front of him were instantly lifted into the air, and screamed and fell down a dozen steps away. The soldiers of the Qi army nearby All the pawns were shocked, but no one backed down half a step, and soon two more pawns stepped forward bravely, blocking the gap again.

Xiang Yu finally stopped his forward steps, and gasped violently with his halberd on the ground!
From morning to now, Xiang Yu has been fighting for nearly half a day. He can't remember how far he has advanced, let alone how many Qi troops he has killed, but there are still many Qi troops standing in front of him. There are also countless, Han Xin's big purple banner is not far in front, as if it is within reach, but it is impossible to touch it!
At this point in the battle, Xiang Yu also faintly felt that it would not be easy to defeat the Qi army.

However, Xiang Yu was born with aloofness and aloofness. He never regarded the heroes of the world in his eyes, let alone admitting his mistakes in tactics, so he was not reconciled to ordering the withdrawal of troops at this time.

But Xiang Zhuang knew that the Chu army must not attack any further!
After half a day of fierce fighting, the formation of the Chu army has been pulled apart, the left army and the rear army have been left behind, and the central and right troops have gradually been unable to keep up with the front army. The distance between them will continue to widen. As a traverser, Xiang Zhuang knows very well that Han Xin did not try his best, and he has left behind. The two armies led by Kong Xi and Chen He are watching at the side at any time. It is possible to crush the Chu army and cut it off.

If the Chu army continues to attack, the famous Battle of Gaixia in history will surely take place, and the 2 Chu army will be completely defeated. In the end, no more than [-] people will be able to follow Xiang Yu back to the camp!

"Brother Wang, we can't attack anymore!" Xiang Zhuang followed up with Xiang Yu, and urged loudly, "Qi's army is very tenacious, so it's not easy to defeat it? Moreover, our army formation is too long, once Han Xinbu has an ambush , our army is likely to be cut off at the waist, and then our army will be hard to care about, even if we want to leave, we will not be able to leave."

"Shut up!" Xiang Yu was unmoved at all, and said coldly, "Xiang Zhuang, it's not your turn to teach Gu how to fight!"

Xiang Zhuang immediately closed his mouth in despair, if he wasn't a member of Xiang's direct descendant, he really wanted to turn around and leave.

After sternly reprimanding Xiang Zhuang, Xiang Yu raised the big iron halberd high into the air, and immediately shouted: "Order, the big halberd moves forward, continue to attack, and defeat the Qi army!"

"Move forward with a big flag and defeat the Qi army!"

"Move forward with a big flag and defeat the Qi army!"

"Move forward with a big flag and defeat the Qi army!"

The sharp soldiers of the Chu army who fought to the death for the rest of their lives shouted in response, and once again cheered up and continued to move forward.

Behind the sharp soldiers of the Chu army, [-] Chu troops formed a larger attack arrow. Under the guidance of Xiang Yu's big yellow banner, they gathered into a torrent of steel, rolling forward with an unstoppable momentum. In the distance, The tens of thousands of Chu troops in the middle and rear armies gradually couldn't keep up with the attacking rhythm of the front army. As for the tens of thousands of Chu troops in the left and rear armies, they were left far behind.

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A hundred paces away, Han Xin's main formation of the Chinese army was slowly retreating backwards along with the big purple banner.

Encouraged by Xiang Yu, the Chu army broke out its final vigor, and the offensive became more and more fierce, and the Qi army's defense also felt obvious difficulties. More and more parts were broken up, defeated, and washed away. However, Relying on the overwhelming strength of the troops and Han Xin's timely and sophisticated battle command, the Qi army persisted tenaciously.

No matter how fiercely the Chu army attacked, the Qi army just retreated slowly according to their own rhythm.

On the back of the horse, Han Xin in white robe and armor is still so indifferent. From his face, there is no trace of tension at all. The battle of tens of thousands of people seems to be just an insignificant battle in his eyes. Hundreds of thousands of casualties, in his eyes, are just meaningless numbers.

Only the soldiers who are most familiar with Han Xin know that King Qi is also nervous.

Han Xin was indeed very nervous, but he did not show it to the outside. Although he tried his best to look down on Xiang Yu in front of others, deep down in his heart, he did not despise Xiang Yu at all. In the Battle of the Deer, he defeated the well-trained and well-equipped 20 elite Qin army with a desperate situation. His bravery in battle inspired the bravery of the soldiers of the three armies.
Confronting a brave general like Xiang Yu, if you are not careful, the whole army will be defeated!

However, Han Xin is Han Xin after all. Under Xiang Yu's thunderous attack, he led the Qi army to fight and retreat. Although there were partial defeats, the whole army did not become defeated. The distance between the ministries has been significantly widened, and the situation is evolving in a direction that is beneficial to the Qi army. The final victory - is already within sight!

Behind Han Xin, Guan Ying, Cao Can, Li Zuoche and other generals all looked awe-inspiring. If any one of them commanded troops, it would be impossible to manage the troops like Han Xin, even if they faced Chu The army's fierce attack can also fight and retreat at the same time.

Before you know it, noon has passed, and the sun has begun to set westward.

Suddenly, Han Xin reined in his horse and turned around, raised his right hand lightly, stretched out his index finger and pressed forward, and said lightly: "The order from the big banner is that all armies and departments should stop retreating, turn back and attack on the spot, and then raise fire in the rear. Kong Xi and Chen He led their troops to attack and cut off the central Chu army, making it difficult for them to see each other from head to toe, Xiaoyu the generals, and wipe out the Chu army today!"

"Your Majesty has an order to wipe out the Chu army today!"

"Your Majesty has an order to wipe out the Chu army today!"

"Your Majesty has an order to wipe out the Chu army today!"

Hundreds of cavalry flew away, and Han Xin's general order quickly spread throughout the army. The various departments of the Qi army that were fighting and retreating immediately changed from the rear to the front, and turned back to launch a counterattack. Under the scolding of the general, they regrouped in the rear, formed a new formation, and immediately launched the final counterattack.

At the same time, two eye-catching beacons of smoke have also risen from the Qi army's rear.

In an instant, overwhelming shouts rose from the wilderness on both sides of the north and south.

In less than a moment, hundreds of thousands of Qi army infantry emerged from the horizon, and rushed towards the waist of the Chu army formation from both north and south directions.

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Seeing the ambush of the Qi army rushing in, all the soldiers of the Chu army changed face.

Ambush, the Qi army really set up an ambush, and being ambushed at this time is really desperate.

Before the formation of the two armies, Xiang Yu still maintained the calmness that a commander should have, but in his terrifying tiger eyes, there was already a look of anxiety that could not be concealed: the cunning Han Xin really set up an ambush. At this time, the army launched an ambush to intercept and kill the Chu army's central army, which is really terrible.

The situation on the battlefield took a turn for the worse, and Xiang Yu had to return to the position of commander.

In less than a moment, Feiqi reported a lot of unfavorable news to Xiang Yu. At this moment, the connection between the front army led by Xiang Yu, the rear army, and the left army had been completely cut off, and the middle army and right army were also trapped. Under the tight siege, the generals of the two armies sent messages one after another, asking Xiang Yu to lead the elite of the former army to return and rescue.

Xiang Yu pondered for a moment, then shouted decisively: "The big banner retreats to meet the Chinese army!"

Hearing this, Xiang Zhuang almost passed out on the spot. Xiang Yu chose to attack when he should not have attacked before, but now when it was not appropriate to retreat, Xiang Yu chose to retreat again. It seems that Xiang Yu is obviously in a mess after experiencing consecutive defeats Xinzhi, Xiang Yu at this time is no longer the overlord of Western Chu when Qin was first destroyed and the world was divided.

At that moment, Xiang Zhuang didn't care about touching Xiang Yu's Ni Lin, and hurried forward to dissuade him: "Brother Wang, you can't. If you order a retreat at this time, isn't it a plot against Han Xin? At this time, you can only take advantage of the opportunity of the Qi army to turn back and fight bravely. Before, defeat the Chinese army in one go, seize the banner of the Chinese army, and behead Han Xin, this battle will be possible to turn defeat into victory!"

The mighty general Huan Chu also echoed loudly: "That's right, my lord, let's fight it!"

But Xiang Yu was unmoved at all, and he insisted on going his own way and brazenly issued an order for the entire army to retreat.

After the order was issued, the Chu army, which was already at the end of its strength, collapsed in an instant. Han Xin might not be as brave as Xiang Yu to win the three armies, but it can be said that commanding a million-strong army is like a finger, but Xiang Yu can't keep up with Han Xin, so Han Xin can lead 30. Wan Qi's army fought and left without defeat, while Xiang Yu led one hundred thousand Chu troops from advancing to retreating, but collapsed in an instant.

The Battle of Gaixia, due to Xiang Yu's insistence on going his own way, was finally staged according to the script in history!
The 2 Chu army was defeated again and again, and the army was defeated like a mountain. In the end, only less than 8 people were able to follow Xiang Yu back to the camp, and the remaining [-] people were all wiped out!

(End of this chapter)