Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 326 Hunting down Han Xin
On the gate, Yingbo was still provoking Han Xin with curses.

Regarding Han Xin, Yingbo’s feelings in his heart are undoubtedly extremely complicated. In fact, in this era, as long as the princes belonging to Liu Bang’s camp, including Liu Bang, have similar feelings towards Han Xin, that is, admiration, fear and jealousy. On the one hand, they admire Han Xin's ability, but on the other hand, they are afraid of Han Xin and jealous of Han Xin.

Yingbo was especially afraid of Han Xin, because Xiang Yu, who was regarded by Yingbo as a scourge, was destroyed by Han Xin.

To be honest, when I heard the news from the envoy of Chu that Han Xin had led the army to the south, Yingbo trembled for a while. At that time, there was only one thought in Yingbo's mind: it's over, it's over, Han Xin is really going south. , Huainan Kingdom must be over, even Xiang Yu is not Han Xin's opponent, let alone Yingbo.

After being dazed for a long time, Ying Bu finally recovered.

That's why Yingbo was so excited and lost his composure because of the meeting. Aren't you very good, Han Xin?But now your big camp is still copied by Lao Tzu?Without food, grass and supplies, how can you destroy the Huainan country of the widow?At this moment, Yingbo is like a gambler who is about to lose all his chips, but he turned around at the last moment. Can he not be excited?

"Han Xin, man, aren't you good at beating? Come on, come and beat the widow?"

"Han Xin, there are only 2 horses here, come here quickly, and let the horses come here."

"Han Xin, don't you have no eggs? You can't really escape back to Linzi with your tail between your legs, right?"

Under the silent night sky, Yingbo's words became more and more unpleasant. The generals behind Han Xin were all angry, but Han Xin's face was still calm. Han Xin didn't pay attention to Yingbo's provocation at all. Gently reined in the horse's head, then raised his right hand and pressed lightly towards the north, saying: "The whole army continues to move forward and return to Lu County."

As soon as Han Xin gave an order, dozens of cavalrymen galloped towards the two wings of the Qi army formation. While galloping, they loudly conveyed Han Xin's military orders. In wartime, we rely more on command flags or colored lanterns, and in marching, we rely more on command cavalry.

In less than a moment, Qi's army, which was heading towards the camp, turned around and drove towards the north along the spacious and flat road.

Yingbu was greatly surprised, but also a little disappointed, and immediately jumped on the gate in a hurry: "Han Xin, don't go, you come back, there is a kind of battle with the widow for [-] rounds, Han Xin, come back..." Called a few times, Yingbo Bu hurriedly asked Liji to find a five-stone strong bow, but when Liji brought the five-stone hard bow, Han Xin had long since disappeared.

Yingbo finally raised his eyebrows in front of Han Xin, how could he give up?Immediately at a certain time, [-] imperial troops were raised, intending to chase and kill the army of the Qi State. As soon as they rode out of the gate on their war horses, they met Kuai Che who was rushing towards him. Where do you want to go?"

"Han Xin wants to slip away, I will chase him for a while!" Ying Bu said loudly.

"Your Majesty, absolutely not!" Kuai Che said suddenly, "Your Majesty only led [-] imperial troops to chase and kill him. If he bites back at him, it would be unsightly."

"Take a bite back?" Ying Bu laughed loudly, "The prime minister is worried too much. Han Xin and Bi Shu couldn't win against each other, and now the camp has been taken by the widows, the food and grass have been burned, and the supplies have been destroyed. The Qi army has the most morale When the time is low, if only the [-] forbidden troops chase after them, the Qi army will surely be defeated."

"No." Kuai Che shook his head and said, "I look at the formation of the Qi army, just like a giant crane spreading its wings, and it is not at all chaotic."

Seeing Kuai Che's repeated blocking, Ying Bu gradually became impatient. Seeing this, Kuai Che became more and more anxious, and said: "My lord, if the Qi army is really demoralized, why didn't the Chu army pursue it?"

"Army of the Chu State?" Ying Bu suddenly pointed forward, and said, "Aren't they here?"

"Ah?" When Kuai Che looked back anxiously, he saw a mighty dragon of torches appearing under the night sky in front of him, heading towards them fiercely. The ones walking in the front were cavalry, with their horses' heads moving and iron hoofs Tumbling, rumbling iron hoofs suddenly moved the ground, the momentum was extremely terrifying.

"Guo Xiang, are you relieved now?" Ying Bu said loudly.

Kuai Che was speechless at the moment, the Chu army was catching up, and Yingbo's [-] forbidden troops were catching up. Even if they couldn't win, there should be no problem with self-protection, so Kuai Che silently stepped aside to the side of the gate.

Yingbu looked up to the sky and laughed twice, reined in his horse and shouted back: "Huainan soldiers, follow me... kill Han Xin!"

"Kill Han Xin! Kill Han Xin! Kill Han Xin!" The [-] Huainan Forbidden Army cheered like a tsunami, and then Yingbu raised his horizontal knife to lead the northern Qi army in the direction where the Qi army was escaping. The flood that broke the embankment bit the tail of the Qi army and killed it.

In a short while, a Chu army general with outstanding appearance in a white cloak, surrounded by hundreds of soldiers and a dozen generals, rode his horse to Kuai Che. Bi Shu who stayed in Huainan Kingdom to serve as an official in the same dynasty as him?But now, he is General Wei of Chu State.

"Brother who is learning swords?" Kuai Che cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations."

Bi Shu cupped his hands in return, sighed and said, "Brother Zitong was joking, what's your joy?"

Kuai Che said: "Brother, you don't have to be humble. You defeated Han Xin, isn't it a great joy?"

"Defeat Han Xin?" Bi Shu shook his head and said with a wry smile, "I also really hope to defeat Han Xin, but it's a pity that my dream cannot come true. My younger brother led an army of 16 to fight with the Qi army all day long, but he couldn't stand Han Xin at all. If Huainan King hadn't broken it The Qi army camp, I am afraid that the younger brother has already lost more than half of his troops, and retreated to the camp in embarrassment."

Kuai Che chuckled and said, "It's also a great joy to be able to escape from Han Xin's hands."

What Kuai Che said is not nonsense. Since Han Xin led the army in Hanzhong, there have been dozens of battles, whether it is Xia Shuo, Chen Yu, Tian Guang, Long Qi or the invincible Xiang Yu, no one has really been able to retreat from Han Xin's hands.

Bi Shu just smiled lightly, noncommittal, his ambition is more than that.

Kuai Che paused, and then asked: "Brother, do you plan to chase Han Xin's defeated army at night?"

"Hurry up at night?" Bi Shu shook his head and said solemnly, "No, my younger brother is only here to help defend the city. At the same time, he advised the king of Huainan to strengthen the defense of Pengcheng. Don't be negligent. Although the Qi army in the battle of Sishui Invincible, but Han Xinbing's soldiers are always unexpected, but don't let him attack Pengcheng because of carelessness."

Kuai Che's face suddenly changed, and he said anxiously: "Brother, you really don't intend to chase and kill Han Xin?"

Bi Shu sighed, and said helplessly: "Brother Zitong, I don't want to hide it, I don't dare to chase after him."

"The problem is that the Qi army's camp has been occupied by our Huainan army, and all the food, grass and supplies of the Qi army have been destroyed. The current Qi army is at a time when the army's morale is low and the morale is low. My brother leads the ranks to chase after him. I can return with a big victory." Kuai Che was very anxious when he heard this, but he forgot how he persuaded Yingbo just now.

"What is this?" Bi Shudao said, "In the battle of Jingxing, Han Xin lined up with 20 old, weak, sick and disabled, and defeated Zhao's [-] army in one fell swoop. Another desperate counterattack? With brother Zitong's wisdom, how could he not know the risks involved?"

After this pause, Bi Shu continued: "What's more, from the north bank of Surabaya to this point, my younger brother found that the Qi army's crane wing array has become much smaller. Judging from this situation, some Qi troops should have rushed forward quietly to set up an ambush. Now, if our army rushes to chase at night, if we are ambushed by the Qi army, and Han Xin leads the army to fight back, the consequences will be disastrous."

Bi Shu's words are actually nonsense. Since the Qi army retreated from the Surabaya battlefield, he sent thousands of scouts and rangers to closely monitor the actions of the Qi army. In the evening, Han Xin did send two infantry to go north first. However, there were not many troops, and they did not set up an ambush on the way. Most of these two infantry went to raise food and grass.

The reason why Bi Shu didn't dare to chase and kill Han Xin was because he was afraid!
In the battle of Surabaya, the Chu army was unable to defeat Han Xin with the strength of the soldiers and the heavy cavalry raid of the Xiaoqi Battalion. After the fierce battle, the Qi army is certainly exhausted, but why is the Chu army not exhausted?Even the cavalry of the Xiaoqi Battalion are exhausted and unable to fight anymore.

Bi Shuwei really has no confidence in chasing and killing Han Xin in this situation.

Besides, the army of Qi has no food, grass and supplies, so it is inevitable to retreat, and it is absolutely impossible to make a comeback in a short period of time. In other words, Huainan has been saved, and the tactical intention of the Chu army has been achieved. Why take the huge risk to hunt down and kill Han Xin?
Kuai Che paused and sighed: "But, my king has already led [-] imperial troops to catch up!"

"Ah?!" Hearing this, Bi Shu's heart moved slightly. If Yingbo failed to chase and kill Han Xin, and was hit by Han Xin instead... Then it might not be a bad thing for Chu, but Bi Shu's face Pretending to be surprised, he lost his voice and said, "Brother Zitong, did the King of Huainan really chase after him with [-] forbidden troops?"

Kuai Che said anxiously: "Isn't it? I couldn't stop it just now."

"It's broken!" Bi Shu paused, turned his head and told the accompanying general Yu Ziqi, "General Ziqi, you immediately lead fifty elite cavalry to chase Huainan King, and tell him not to chase him!" There are many veteran generals of the Chu army, but not many who can speak in front of Yingbo. After all, Yu Ziqi is the only one.

"Here!" Yu Ziqi replied suddenly, and he lit up fifty fine horses and galloped away.

Kuai Che just rolled his eyes, and asked Yu Ziqi to take fifty cavalry, what's the point?
At that moment, Kuai Che begged Bi Shu with a cheeky face again: "Brother Xuejian, my king is in danger now, you can't do nothing to save him, why don't you go to work with your country's army and bring my king back?"

(End of this chapter)