Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 229
Could it be that Xiang Zhuang has realized the power of the Xuanxiang formation he set up, so he retreated in spite of the difficulties?
However, even Mei Yan himself could not convince himself that although his Xuanxiang Formation was powerful, Xiang Zhuang was not intimidated. It is also impossible to force back Liu Bang's hundreds of thousands of troops with thousands of remnants!Therefore, Mei Yan never believed that Xiang Zhuang would give up so easily.

However, Mei Yan's confusion did not last long, because the Chu army did not withdraw directly from the battlefield, but stopped after retreating about [-] steps, and then, a surprising scene appeared. The Chu army, who were fully armed and on high alert, took off their armor one after another, and sat down on the ground one after another.

"This is?!" Mei Yan couldn't help but a dark look appeared on his face.

Geng Sheng and Mei Cheng, who were standing behind Mei Yan, were also furious. Isn't Xiang Zhuang's child too arrogant?In front of the 10,000+ Hengshan army, how dare you take off your armor and rest?Doesn't this take the Hengshan Army too seriously?Could it be that in the eyes of Xiang Zhuang'er and the soldiers of the Chu army, 10,000+ Hengshan soldiers really can't be arranged?
Mei Cheng said angrily: "Brother, which one is tolerable or unbearable, order the attack!"

Geng Sheng also said: "General, Xiang Zhuang is too arrogant, we must give him some strength!"

Mei Yan waved his hand, but his thick eyebrows were deeply frowned, Xiang Zhuang, indeed Xiang Zhuang, broke the Xuanxiang formation he had put together with great effort without any effort!
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Five hundred steps away, the Chu army was in the main formation.

The [-] troops had already sat down in twos and threes in the wilderness, but the few thousand armored soldiers on the outermost perimeter were the ones who really took off their armor, while the rest of the Chu army veterans still maintained a high degree of vigilance. Get up quickly, and re-form a rigorous infantry formation in the shortest possible time.

The reason why Xiang Zhuang ordered the surrounding armored soldiers to remove their armor was to enrage the Hengshan army and lure them to take the initiative to attack. As long as the Hengshan army moved, the Xuanxiang formation that Mei Yan had painstakingly arranged would be destroyed by itself.

The Xuanxiang Formation is the Xuanxiang Formation. No matter how Mei Yan improves it, it is a defensive formation. The advantage of a defensive formation is its strong defense, but if it is used to attack, it will be full of flaws. What's more, most of the Hengshan Army It's a rookie who has just been recruited. He hasn't had much training in the queue. Once he moves, it will be completely messed up.

Bai Lixian has already seen Xiang Zhuang's intentions, but the expression on his face is still somewhat disapproving. Obviously, Bai Lixian is the same type of person as Zhang Liang from the bottom of his heart, and he still maintains the style of a gentleman in ancient times. If you think that war is war, you should use upright tactics to defeat the enemy uprightly, instead of resorting to unscrupulous methods.

However, the method Xiang Zhuang adopted at this time is considered by Bai Lixian to be unfashionable and ungentlemanly. As a team of iron-blooded soldiers who have experienced many battles, even if they die, they must face the enemy. , How can you turn your back on your opponent on the battlefield?This is not only an insult to the opponent, but also an insult to oneself, what is wrong with a gentleman!
However, if Chen Ping were here, he would definitely be overwhelmed by Xiang Zhuang's methods. In many respects, Xiang Zhuang and Chen Ping's behavior styles are quite similar. To achieve their goals, both of them will use any means!In history, it was not a fluke that Chen Ping was able to offer Liu Bang a trick that even Zhang Liang could not think of.

Xiang Zhuang beckoned, and Gao Chu came to him.

"Your Majesty!" Gao Chu cupped his hands and said, "What orders do you have?"

Xiang Zhuang said in a low voice: "Choose two thousand warriors and gather them to stand by!"

"Here!" Gao Chu's eyes flashed, and he responded abruptly, and immediately took the order.

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Mei Yan has fallen into a dilemma.

Let's attack, the 10,000+ strong men are obviously lack of training, and they can't walk in the team. I'm afraid there will be chaos immediately. When the time comes, the Chu army will take advantage of the situation and the Hengshan army will be defeated immediately. You can retreat, the Chu army is bound to be defeated. They will also cover up their tails and kill them, and the Hengshan Army will still disappear and collapse. The question is, is it not a problem after all to stay in the wild like this?

After just such a short period of time, many Hengshan young men have already complained, and they are tired of standing all the time.

Five hundred paces away, Xiang Zhuang dared to let the Chu army sit down to rest, and even take off their armor, but Mei Yan didn't dare!

Xiang Zhuang dared to do this, so he naturally had his confidence. The Chu army is all elite, with strong fighting power and strict training. As long as Xiang Zhuang gives an order, they can re-form in just a moment, but the Hengshan army is all Untrained farmers, woodcutters, and hunters, once Mei Yan ordered to rest in place, it would be impossible to form a complete Xuanxiang formation.

This is really worrying Mei Yan, he can't advance, he can't retreat, he can't stand still, what should we do?
At this moment, as proud as Mei Yan, he must admit that Xiang Zhuang is really extraordinary. In this battle, the Hengshan Army is clearly fighting in the local area, and its strength also occupies an overwhelming advantage. It can be said that it has taken advantage of the right time and location And Renhe, but the situation on the battlefield is completely different. On the battlefield, the Chu army has completely taken the initiative!

Mei Yan even had a feeling of being overwhelmed. Even when facing the tens of thousands of elites of the Great Qin Empire, Mei Yan never felt this kind of aggrieved feeling.

Geng Wang, the military adviser, could fully understand Mei Yan's feelings at this time, and sighed immediately: "General, don't hesitate any longer, let's change the formation decisively, take the Chinese army as the vanguard, and fight the Chu army decisively!"

Mei Yan let out a long sigh, then nodded silently.

Geng Wang then turned his head and waved, Mei Cheng drew out his long sword loudly and raised it high above his head.

The four warriors standing on top of another chariot suddenly raised Mei Yun's banner into the air.

In an instant, the incomparably chaotic din, golden drums, and horns in the Hengshan Army stopped abruptly. The sound of war drums and horns sounded again, but this time, it was not as chaotic as before.

Amidst the endless sound of horns and the very rhythmic sound of war drums, groups of Hengshan warriors in heavy armor and holding long spears surged out of the Xuanxiang formation, and quickly formed a dense formation before and after entering the formation. After several battles, the [-] soldiers are all elites of Mei Yan's Chinese army, and they are also the only veterans in the Hengshan Army!

Following the [-] veterans, the [-] strong men also began to change formation under the scolding of generals and schools at all levels.

After about half a cup of tea, the [-] strong men finally formed a messy array behind the [-] veterans. Originally, Mei Yan wanted to form a front arrow formation, but the number of the [-] strong men was too large and the formation was difficult. No matter how you look at it, it looks like an upside-down hammer. The handle of the hammer composed of veterans is sharp and thin, while the body of the hammer composed of strong men behind is large and swollen, and its shape is extremely irregular.

Seeing this scene, Mei Yan could only shake his head and sigh. Although he is well versed in formations, it has been less than a month since these strong men were recruited into the army, and it has not even been ten days since tens of thousands of strong men joined the army. , what can he do?Even if he has all-powerful abilities, it is impossible for him to transform these peasants, woodcutters, and hunters into well-trained veterans, right?
Her heart was bitter, but this battle was still to be fought, so Mei Yan drew out her sword and drew it forward lightly.

In an instant, the horns in the Hengshan Army became louder and louder, and the sound of the war drums suddenly became denser. The sound of the golden drums was like a gust of wind and rain, beating extremely violently on the hearts of Hengshan soldiers. On top of that, the [-] Hengshan veterans who lined up in the front all turned to the sky and roared, and walked forward while roaring.

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The Chu army is in this formation.

Xiang Zhuang's eyes narrowed in an instant, and the veterans of the Chu army who had been sitting in the field resting in twos and threes also got up one after another, and all of them showed eagerness in their eyes, yes, it was eagerness, and these veterans were all looking forward to it eagerly. Looking forward to a shocking battle with the Hengshan Army on the opposite side!
The thousands of veterans who followed Xiang Zhuang first and survived have all won titles of no more than one, and each of them has their own mansion, land and servants. Many veterans have even married wives and several beauties. Concubine, the power of role models is infinite. Looking at the scenery of these veterans, how can other veterans remain indifferent?
In the current Chu army, from the top general to the rookies who have just joined the army, there is a strong ethos in the whole army, that is, fight, fight, and fight again. The more you fight, the more opportunities you have to gain military exploits. , which means that they have a greater chance of winning titles and becoming nobles!

Therefore, when the 10,000+ Hengshan army pressed forward, the first reaction of the 10,000 Chu army was not fear, but excitement. The 10,000+ Hengshan army was 10,000+ heads in their eyes, and that was [-]+ heavy military exploits. With the military exploits ahead, can these veterans not be excited and eager?
Suddenly, Xiang Zhuang turned his head and nodded to Gao Chu.

Gao Chu suddenly pulled out the horizontal saber, leading the saber and howling: "Front and arrow formation... end the formation!"

"Wow..." The two thousand warriors who had been sitting quietly resting, eating, or sipping soju stood up with a whimper, and flocked to the front of the Chu army with a bang. A dense triangular array was quickly formed, and the remaining Chu army quickly formed the main body of the front arrow with two thousand sharp soldiers as arrows.

With attack against attack, the formation formed by the Chu army is also an array of frontal arrows!

However, compared with the Hengshan Army, the Chu Army's array of front arrows is much more beautiful. Whether it is the front arrows of the front arrows or the main body of the front arrows behind, although the formation is dense, and almost people are stacked on top of each other , but you can still see the ranks clearly, and you can still see the rows even if you look sideways. What is well-trained, this is well-trained!

Gao Chu grinned grimly, took the helmet from the soldiers and put it on his head, and gently pulled off the mask. In an instant, Gao Chu's handsome face was completely hidden behind the air-conditioned metal mask, only Gao Chu With cold eyes, through the long and narrow eye hole, he was staring murderously at the surging Hengshan army on the opposite side.

Turning around again, Gao Chu's strong figure retreated into the Chu army's formation. The position he was standing in was the frontmost position of the entire front arrow formation, the arrow among the arrows!

(End of this chapter)