Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 322 Peak Showdown (VIII)

Immediately, thousands of light cavalry from the Xiaoqi Battalion rushed into the formation of the Qi army following the three hundred heavy cavalry, and the thousands of light cavalry who charged ahead showed their sharp ring swords, and endlessly slashed the heavy cavalry through close combat. After breaking through the gap, more than 2000 light cavalry who followed up supported threw a wave of flying spears on the head of the Qi army's heavy armor, causing great damage to the Qi army's heavy armor.

There are also about 6000 light cavalry divided into two groups, circumnavigating the left and right wings of the Qi State ring array, and suppressing the Qi army archers and flying spearmen in the center of the ring array with cavalry and shooting, preventing them from shooting arrows or throwing flying spears to kill. The heavy cavalry of one's own side and the light cavalry who followed the heavy cavalry and rushed into the formation of the Qi army, all of a sudden, the Qi army was beaten to the point of being powerless to fight back!

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On the towering observation car, the complexions of Lou Jing and Cheng Hei's generals were already pale.

Han Xin is also dignified, elite, this cavalry is the real elite, the real elite, even without the command of the general, they can cooperate tacitly and show super attack power, compared with this cavalry, the front The tens of thousands of Chu cavalry who are fighting with the Qi army are simply a mob!
Han Xin had only seen two such elites in his half-life.

One is Xiang Yu's [-] elites. In the battle of Gaixia, if the Chu army had not run out of food, it is really hard to say whether Han Xin would win in the end. The other is the Chu cavalry in front of him. Now, the Qi army's [-] elite were beaten to the point where they had no power to fight back. If the Qi army did not change their formation, they would be crushed like a mountain in half an hour at most!

Gathering his mind, Han Xin said in a deep voice: "The big flag is facing backwards, the battalions of the Chinese army are retreating alternately, and the rest of the armies are fighting and retreating."

"Here!" Cao Yu responded with a loud bang, and turned back to the back of the watch car, raising the triangular flags one after another. In an instant, the Chinese army of Qi State, which was struggling to support, began to retreat slowly. A few hundred steps away, the more than 20 Qi army that was strangling Chu's army with all their strength also stopped their offensive and began to turn around and retreat.

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The Chu army is in the formation, looking at the chariot.

Tieniu, the pro-military school lieutenant, pointed his finger in front of him, and said excitedly: "Look, general, the army of Qi is retreating!"

Bi Shu nodded, and said coldly: "Han Xin is trying to trade space for time, trying to slowly consume the spirit of my Xiaoqi battalion with the advantage of troops, and then try to fight back. It's a good plan!"

After this pause, Bi Shu said again: "The order is that the Xiaoqi Battalion will attack with all its strength, and the rest of the armies and battalions will step up their offensive and entangle the enemy in front of them at all costs. They must not be allowed to retreat back to the Xiaoqi Battalion!"

"Here!" Tieniu responded with a bang, and turned around and shouted, "The general has an order, the Xiaoqi Battalion will attack with all its strength, and the rest of the armies and battalions will do whatever it takes to entangle the enemy in front of them! Do whatever it takes!" A dozen or so people guarding under the flagpole A messenger responded with a bang, and raised dozens of triangular command flags up as quickly as possible.

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In Pengcheng, the Huainan army has already broken through the former camp of the Qi army, but when they attacked the camp of the Chinese army, they encountered stubborn resistance from the Qi army, especially the bed crossbow of the Qi army, which caused great damage to the Huainan army!
After thousands of elite casualties, Ying Bu was furious and ordered Zhao Zhen to dispatch dozens of catapults.

At this time, more than 20 catapults were already lined up outside the Qi army's Chinese army camp. However, before Yingbu gave an order, rows of stone bombs roared out of the Qi army camp. Huainan soldiers were caught off guard, and immediately suffered heavy casualties, and several of the more than 20 catapults that had just been erected were also destroyed.

Daringly, Cao Shen has been waiting here for a long time. Even when the battle was the most intense before, even if the former army camp was breached, Cao Shen never used the catapult and bed crossbow until the Huainan army stormed the Chinese army camp. Finally, the bed crossbow was sacrificed. Now, when the Huainan army was about to use the catapult to suppress the Qi army's bed crossbow, the Qi army's catapult was launched first.

After the initial panic, the Huainan army quickly stabilized their position and started shooting at the catapults of the Qi army.

"Damn it!" Yingbo was still furious. It would be fine if he fought Han Xin like this, but he also fought Cao Shen so embarrassingly. How could Yingbo feel embarrassed?At present, Yingbu ignored the strong opposition of Zhao Zhen, Fei Zhu and other generals, and personally led three thousand elite forbidden troops to launch a fierce attack on the central camp of the Qi army.

Yingbo is not stunned, and the three thousand forbidden troops have made sufficient preparations.

Rows of giant sculls were pushed to the front. These giant sculls were all made up of giant sculls on more than three sides. The thickness exceeded five inches, which was enough to withstand the Qi army's crossbow shooting!With the cover of the huge scull, Yingbu's three thousand forbidden troops advanced to the trench outside the Qi army's camp without any effort.

Now, the Huainan Army can no longer move forward, at least until the deer village in the trench is cleared or the trench is filled up. Of course, at this time, the Huainan Army's flying spears can also attack those who are hiding behind the fence of the camp. The Qi army has become a threat, especially the bed crossbow of the Qi army, and it can no longer go wild unscrupulously.

The real fierce battle, the fierce battle directly related to the fate of the two countries, has finally begun...

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On the north bank of Surabaya, fierce fighting continues.

Under the traction of hundreds of bare-chested and backless hercules, the towering watch chariot is slowly moving forward. Above the watch chariot, Bi Shu has a dignified expression, with blood oozing from his forehead, between the wings of his nose and even in the crevices of his hair. There were fine beads of sweat, and the powerless feeling of being rejected and restrained at all times still shrouded his head like a lingering haze.

Because of the fierce attack of the Xiaoqi Battalion, Han Xin had to give an order to retreat.

But even when he was retreating, Han Xin still firmly controlled the situation on the battlefield. If another person took command, the Qi army would have been defeated long ago, but under Han Xin's command, the Qi army But it is not as chaotic at all, whether it is the alternate cover between the various armies and battalions, or the cooperation between the various arms, it is perfect!
Although the Chu army tried their best to attack, trying to disrupt and destroy the Qi army's formation, they were still unable to succeed!
There was even a light battalion of the Chu army that was encircled by the Qi army because of its aggressive advance. When the other battalions of the other armies broke through the Qi army's front and rescued the light battalion, there were less than 5000 of the more than 1000 people left!
Relying on his rich battle experience, Han Xin can always discover the loopholes of the Chu army or Qi army before Bi Shu, and can always respond before Bi Shu. Maybe the gap between the two is only a little bit, and the reaction time is different. It was only for a short while, but once it was projected onto the battlefield, the gap would be magnified infinitely!
If you miss by a tiny bit, you can lose by a thousand miles, this is the truth!
By now, Bi Shu is very clear that the Chu army has no hope of winning!

At the beginning of the war, the Chu army failed to defeat the Qi army with the advantage of weapons, and there was no news of Yingbu's Huainan army, and it was probably impossible to break through the Qi camp. The cavalry assault could not destroy the Qi army in one fell swoop, Bi Shu was really at the end of his skills.

However, even if he could not win, Bi Shu was not too busy.

How could Bi Shu hold back against a powerful opponent like Han Xin?Once the battle situation is unfavorable, the Chu army can retreat into the camp and stand firm. There are a large number of bed crossbows, well rails and catapults in the camp. The lethality is far superior to other countries!
With these sharp instruments and sufficient food and grass, the Chu army will have no problem holding on for half a year.

It's just that in this way, the result of the fall of Pengcheng and the destruction of Huainan Kingdom may be unavoidable, and it is likely to affect the king's great cause of attacking Bashu.

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Among the rebellious army, the speed of the three hundred heavy riders had slowed down.

Xi Qilie had clearly heard the heavy panting sound of the mount under his crotch. Obviously, the physical strength of the war horse was close to the limit. Although the impact force of the armored heavy cavalry was unparalleled, but the endurance was quite limited. No matter how strong the steed is, it will definitely not be able to last for too long.

So far, only a dozen of the three hundred heavy cavalry were lost.

However, the situation of the three hundred heavy cavalry is becoming more and more dangerous. As the speed of the horse slows down, the pressure on the three hundred heavy cavalry suddenly increases. The phalanx suddenly became thick and solid, and now the three hundred heavy cavalry made greater efforts every time they took a small step forward.

Xi Qilie took a deep breath of the bloody air, slightly relieved his chest and lungs that were about to explode, and then bitterly issued the military order to retreat. The heavy cavalry could no longer charge forward. This was because the Qi army did not cooperate with the heavy cavalry Experience in cavalry battles, otherwise, the Qi army only needs to replace light soldiers and dead soldiers, and his three hundred heavy cavalry should be confessed here!
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In the center of the circular array formed by the Chinese army of Qi, Han Xin's watch chariot was slowly moving backwards under the traction of hundreds of warriors.

Seeing the heavy cavalry of Chu turn around and retreat, a smug smile suddenly appeared on the corner of Han Xin's mouth. So what if the heavy cavalry of Chu's attack power is sharp?In the face of Qi's heavy armor, one after another, and almost endless defenses, it has to stop!Just like when Xiang Yu's [-] relatives were about to kill him, didn't they also lose in the end?
Immediately Han Xin raised his right hand, and said with a little excitement: "The big banner is moving forward. The Chinese army will try to trap the Chu cavalry at all costs. The rest of the army will split up and turn around. Let the widow eat this Chu cavalry!"

"Here!" Su Weilang responded with a bang to Cao Yu, turned around and waved, and dozens of triangular flags were quickly raised up.

In an instant, the Central Army of Qi State, which was slowly retreating, stopped retreating and launched a counterattack against the Xiaoqi Battalion of the Chu Army. The army entangled in the battle, and the other part rolled back, trying to cooperate with the Chinese army to encircle and wipe out the Xiaoqi Battalion of the Chu army.

Standing on the observation cart and looking down, I saw that the Qi army's flying geese formation was split into two halves in an instant. Turned into a butterfly array.

(End of this chapter)