Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 360 Galloping
When Kuai Che said that Xiang Zhuang was going to attack the State of Qi, Li Ji, Zhu Jian, Fei Zhu and other ministers were taken aback for a moment, and then burst out laughing. How dare Xiang Zhuang go to attack the State of Qi with only tens of thousands of cavalry?It is really wrong to take Han Xin as Han Xin. Someone needs to believe his words. Ying Bu was furious and shouted: "Kuai Che, how dare you fool me?"

"Why did your majesty say that?" Kuai Che was stunned, "What I said is the truth."

Kuai Che also didn't think Xiang Zhuang's tens of thousands of cavalry could win the Qi State, and they might never return, but that's what Xiang Zhuang told him in the Chu army camp.

Zhu Jian smiled darkly, and said coldly: "I'm afraid it's a lie to attack Qi, but it's true to attack Huainan by false means?"

Fei Zhu also said: "Xiang Zhuang has already played the trick of pretending to destroy Guo once, is it possible that he wants to play it again? You need to know that our Huainan country is not Linjiang country, hmph!"

Ying Bu snorted and said, "The widow is not Gong Wei's son either."

Kuai Che sighed, and closed his mouth helplessly, because he knew that Ying Bu no longer trusted him, and no matter how he explained it at this time, it would be futile.

Ying Bu glanced at Kuai Che coldly, then took Fei Zhu and others to the city to watch the night in person.

However, what Yingbo was most worried about did not happen, and the Chu army did not attack Pengcheng at night.

The next day, the eastern sky was just showing a fish belly, and the Sishui River was immersed in the hustle and bustle of the sky. Tents were unloaded, tied up, and then put into large canvas bags, and the horses were put in bridles. , Then put on the saddle, and the cavalry mounted their horses one after another, and began to gather bustlingly towards the galloping road like a stream merging into a big river.

Less than half an hour before and after, the mighty torrent of cavalry heading north disappeared in the northern wilderness. Only the smoke and dust in the sky gradually rose, obscuring the rising sun in the east.

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In Handan, the army of Qi State has already approached the city.

Outside the city, the [-] Qi army has already formed a huge formation, with heavy armored infantry in front, spearmen and halberd soldiers in the middle, flying spearmen and archers hidden in the rear, and finally the baggage team, under the rising sun, Catapults have been erected high, ladders and siege vehicles are also ready, and the war...is imminent.

In the main formation of the Chinese army, the purple banner of the King of Qi was fluttering in the east wind. Under the banner, Han Xin was wearing a purple royal robe and a purple cloak, standing upright and calm on the lookout car.

All of a sudden, Lang Jiang Cao Yu came forward and reported: "Your Majesty, everything is ready!"

Han Xin nodded slightly, then raised his right hand and pressed forward lightly. Not far away, the messenger who had been staring at Han Xin turned around suddenly, picked up a bright red triangular flag and shook it vigorously.

Dozens of steps away, dozens of Qi soldiers with bare chests and bare arms looked away from the towering observation car, then raised a huge drumstick, and slammed it on the marching drum that was as tall as a person. Behind the row of marching war drums, hundreds of horn players also raised their horns one after another, puffed up their cheeks and played hard.

In an instant, the low sound of horns and the passionate drums soared into the sky.

In the rear of the Qi army, Captain Qingche pulled out his long sword and held it high above his head. Twenty or so topless soldiers of the Qi army raised their wooden hammers one after another. , The wooden hammer in the hands of the soldiers of the Qi army also fell suddenly, and with the sound of clanking, the mechanisms of more than two dozen catapults suddenly opened.

The next moment, the counterweight weighing tens of thousands of catties suddenly fell, and the other end of the swinging arm bounced up suddenly, and then the huge hanging basket was pulled by the iron cable, and flew into the air with a piercing scream. When the height passed the highest point, the boulder placed in the basket broke free immediately, and roared towards the front wall of the city...

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The sun was setting, and the afterglow of the setting sun was falling down, making it look red.

Outside Boyang City, all you can see is a ridge of rice paddies, and the rice paddies are full of millet seeds. This year, the weather in Jibei County is relatively smooth, so the millet seeds are growing well, and the ears of millet spit out are long and big. In the bumper harvest year of [-], all the farmers who were working in the fields had happy smiles on their faces.

An old farmer sat down on his field, grabbed the clay pot and was about to pour water into the bowl, when the clay bowl placed on the stone suddenly fell to the ground and broke into two pieces with a loud clang, the old farmer was stunned for a moment , Just when I was puzzled, I suddenly felt that the ground under my feet seemed to be trembling slightly, and there seemed to be some faint sound coming from the sky.

The old farmer put down the clay pot, stood up in a daze, and looked south with the awning in his hand.

Not far away, the farmers who were working hard in the fields also stopped their work, straightened up one by one, and looked back to the south.

To the south of the field is a low mountain ridge, and the situation behind the mountain ridge cannot be seen clearly, but the faint voice is clearly coming from the other side of the mountain, fear quickly permeated the field, some alert farmers He had already thrown away the farm tools in his hand, turned around quietly and ran towards the county seat.

As if it had been a long time, as if it was only an instant, a cavalry suddenly appeared from behind the mountain ridge like a ghost.

The cavalryman only lightly reined in the horse's reins, and the horse under his crotch immediately stood up, his front hooves flew into the air, his head was raised, and he neighed.

The farmers clearly saw that the cavalry on horseback was clearly wearing a bright red war robe, which was as bright red and eye-catching as blood in the afterglow of the setting sun, and the long and thin long knife in the cavalry's hand , under the setting sun, it reflects the dazzling reflection, but it is so heart-palpitating.

"It's the Han army, the damn Han army is here again!"

"Run, everyone, run, the Han army is coming again!"

I don't know which two farmers yelled. The farmers who were standing in the field in a daze suddenly exploded. They threw away the farm tools in their hands and turned around and ran away. More than ten years ago, Boyang County was hit When it came to the looting by the Han army, they still remembered that looting, but they didn't expect that these robbers would come again.

On the mountain ridge in the distance, the horse with its front hooves in the air finally landed heavily.

Almost at the same time, more cavalry emerged from behind the cavalry, first dozens, then dozens, then hundreds, then thousands, tens of thousands of cavalry... In less than a quarter of an hour, the low mountain ridge was obliterated by the endless and boundless cavalry.

The boundless cavalry Wang Yang first annihilated the mountain ridge, and then rushed down the hillside, annihilating the entire field. The ridges and ridges, the pieces of millet that were about to ripen and harvested, were trampled into pieces by endless iron hooves in a blink of an eye. In a mess, outside Boyang City in the distance, farmers were crying silently while running away.

After galloping for more than ten consecutive days, the Xiaocavalry Army finally entered the boundary of Boyang in Jibei County.

Xiang Zhuang rode a black horse galloping across the field, looking at the messy rice fields under his feet, and the chestnuts lying on the ground that had been trampled to such a shape, Xiang Zhuang couldn't help but a trace of sadness flashed across his eyes, but soon, Xiang Zhuang's expression returned to his original coldness. This is war, and war is always cruel!
In this expedition, in addition to saving Zhao, it also wanted to destroy Qi's war potential.

How can we destroy Qi's war potential?The answer is self-evident, that is to destroy Qi's agricultural production as much as possible, and force the people of Qi to flee to other countries. With no food and no soldiers, even though Han Xin had the ability to be unpredictable, he could not escape the end of defeat.

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In Handan, the onslaught of Qi's army has lasted for five full days.

After five days of fierce fighting, the Qi army suffered a lot of casualties, and a lot of equipment such as ladders and siege vehicles were lost. Handan City looked as indestructible as a rock, but Han Xin did not have the slightest anxiety on his face. In his grasp, at most half a month later, Handan City will be completely destroyed as long as the secret passage is dug.

From the very beginning, the storm was just a cover, and Han Xin's real killer was a surprise attack.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, while playing chess with Lou Jing, Han Xin taught Han He: "He'er, the way to use soldiers is ever-changing and endless, but in fact, all changes remain the same. .”

Han He said: "I understand, my son. The father ordered the army to attack Handan City by force. This is a coincidence. Secretly digging a surprise attack is a surprise victory, isn't it?"

Han Xin smiled and said, "It's okay if you understand it this way."

As soon as the words were finished, Su Weilang suddenly rushed in Cao Yu, and reported with his hands together: "Your Majesty, urgent report from Linzi!"

Han Xin picked up a white piece and dropped it on the chessboard, then turned around and said, "What's the matter?"

Cao Yu took a breath and said in a deep voice: "Chu Wang Xiangzhuang personally led [-] cavalry troops and entered Jibei County. The Prime Minister said in the flying newspaper that in three days at most, the Chu army will come to Linzi City. !"

"It's impossible!" Han Xin suddenly stood up, and the chess pieces in his hand fell to the ground.

It's no wonder that Han Xin lost his composure. Chu State is thousands of miles away from Qi State. Even if Xiang Zhuang knew that he was going to be disadvantageous to Zhao State, it would take at least two months for him to send troops to help. But now, his army has just Launch an attack on Handan, and the army of Chu State over there is about to enter Linzi city. How is this possible?

Even the cavalry couldn't be so fast. Could it be that the Chu army flew over?

In fact, it cannot be blamed for Han Xin’s miscalculation. Even though Han Xin is a great military strategist in Chinese history, he obviously lacks sufficient understanding of cavalry tactics, let alone imagine the terrifying marching speed of the Mongolian cavalry of later generations, because in this At that time, the stirrup had just appeared, but the horseshoe had not yet flowed into the Central Plains from the West.

In an era without horseshoes, cavalry would never be able to attack long distances!
Therefore, Han Xin did not expect that the cavalry of the Chu Army could come to Qi State so quickly!
Lou Jing stood up, stretched out his hand to Cao Yu and said, "Where is the flying report from the Prime Minister of the State? Get it quickly."

Cao Yu hurriedly submitted the flyer of the Prime Minister's Mausoleum, and Lou Jing's expression changed drastically after reading it hastily, and he said to Han: "Your Majesty, this is probably true. The Chu army is indeed under pressure."

(End of this chapter)