Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 41 Still in Mastery
"Aww..." Xiang Zhuang's blood seeped through his heavy armor, and he drew his sword and screamed.

Looking back, Gao Chu, Jing Qian and hundreds of soldiers swore to follow him to the death, and all of them had blood-soaked their shirts.

Farther away, thousands of Han troops had been completely defeated, and the remnants of the Chu army broke out their final combat power. The Han army barely resisted for half an hour, and then collapsed!

However, the ferocious assault of the remnants of the Chu army ended here!
After two consecutive fierce battles and a long-distance march of more than 20 miles, everyone, including Xiang Zhuang, was so exhausted that they almost fell to the ground. After the rest of the place, it is absolutely impossible for the remnants of the Chu army to recover their combat effectiveness, and they will definitely not be able to withstand another fierce battle!
In the final analysis, the remnants of the Chu army are human beings, not tireless machines!

However, will the Han army give the Chu army a chance to rest?You must know that Chu Jun is facing Zhang Liang now, it is Zhang Liang!For a ruthless person like Zhang Liang, he can definitely think of what you can think of, and he can still think of what you can't think of. How can he leave room for others?
Count on Zhang Liang to be negligent for a while?Stop dreaming!

Xiang Zhuang can fully imagine that in the front, there must be more Han troops intercepting and killing, and in the rear, a large number of elite Han troops are chasing after them!

Don't chase after the poor, it's definitely not the way Liu Bang and Zhang Liang acted!

Now that the remnants of the Chu army have been exposed, how can the Han army be merciful?
There are heavy soldiers blocking in front, and a large group of chasing soldiers behind. It seems that the Chu army is really at the end of the road!

Xiang Zhuang took a deep breath of cold air and tried his best to calm down his lungs that were about to explode due to lack of oxygen, but the thoughts in his mind began to calculate rapidly.

Continue to charge forward?That's a dead end!

With the current physical state of the Chu army, I am afraid that it will be difficult to break through the third block of the Han army. Even if it barely breaks through, there must be a fourth and fifth block ahead...or even more, the Chu army How much can the remnant soldiers kill through?
Stop and fight the Han army's pursuers?Still a dead end!
The two lines of Han army chasing troops behind them had a large number of troops. Although they did not count them carefully at the time, they only judged from the momentum. Each line was more than 1 at least, and these [-] people must be the most elite army under Liu Bang's command. With the current strength and physical condition of the remnants of the Chu army, a decisive battle with the two pursuers of the Han army would definitely be suicidal!
So, split up the mountain?I'm afraid that after this division of troops, the remnants of the Chu army will no longer be able to gather?
Can't go forward, can't stop, and can't divide up the mountain. Is there any other way to go besides these?

All of a sudden, a small patch of dry reeds appeared in Xiang Zhuang's field of vision. This piece of reeds stood by the small river not far in front. Xiang Zhuang couldn't help but feel his heart move slightly, and immediately ordered Jing Qian to take his strong bow , Another rocket was lit, and the rocket was fastened to the bowstring immediately, and it was shot straight ahead.

The rocket shot forward flatly, and flew hundreds of steps before falling into the river exhausted.

With the weak firelight of the rocket, Xiang Zhuang discovered that this is an extremely extensive reed marsh, stretching for several miles, let alone more than 3000 people, even if it hides more than 3 people, it will definitely not be a problem!The only thing that makes people worry is that once the signs are exposed, the Han army doesn't even need to spend a single soldier, just light a few fires, and the entire Chu army can be wiped out!

However, does Xiang Zhuang still have a choice now?Now it's time to take risks!

People are dead and their eggs are upside down, and they will not die for thousands of years. Whether they die or live, lose or win, it's just a bet!

At that moment, Xiang Zhuang called Huan Chu and Ji Bu to him, and gave them such and such instructions. They nodded again and again, and each lit more than a hundred pieces of music and set off with torches.

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Half an hour later, the army of Xia Houying and Li Shang finally caught up to the edge of the reed marsh.

It was the darkest time before dawn. With the light of the torches in the hands of the soldiers, although a small piece of dry reed bushes could be seen not far to the left, Xia Houying and Li Shang didn't know that there was another one not far away. A large swath of reeds!I don't even know that Xiangzhuang's more than 3000 remnant soldiers are hiding in this reed marsh at this time!
Almost without a moment's pause, the army of Xia Houying and Li Shang continued to chase.

Xia Houying and Li Shang had no intention of stopping at all, because less than five miles away, they could already see the faint light of fire, which had been divided into seven or eight strands and was slowly moving upwards , that must be the "remnants of the Chu army" in Xiangzhuang, and they finally divided up and went up the mountain.

"Haha!" Xia Houying laughed loudly, "Xiangzhuang boy, you can't escape!"

Everything is in Mr. Zhang Liang's calculations. As long as the Chu army separates into the mountain, they will stop thinking about gathering!

Li Shang also breathed a long sigh of relief, panting and said: "Xia Houying, the remnants of the Chu army have divided up and went up the mountain, and their defeat is imminent. Why don't you and I chase them separately? The remnants of the Chu army on the mountain on the left belong to you. The one on the mountain on the right belongs to me, as for where Xiang Zhuang's son is, it depends on luck."

"That's it!" Xia Houying said, then turned around and shouted at a dozen school lieutenants and Sima behind him, "Each of you will bring 500 people, and bite the remnants of the Chu army on the mountain on the left to my death. Wherever you go, you can chase them, and you must not let go of a barbarian, especially Xiang Zhuang, let me kill them all!"

"No!" More than a dozen school lieutenants and Sima suddenly agreed, and immediately took orders.

Over there, Li Shang had already assigned a part and chased after him aggressively.

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Ten miles away, Liu Bang's camp.

At dawn, the news of the defeat of the Chu army finally came back.

After hearing the report from Langzhong Xia Houzao, Liu Bang couldn't believe his ears, and lost his voice: "Huh!? The two armies of Xia Houying and Li Shang, [-] elite soldiers, and sneak attack at night, failed to destroy Xiang Chu Remnants?"

Xia Houzao said in embarrassment, "Your Majesty, the remnants of the Chu army are extremely guarded. The two armies of my father and Uncle Li Shang were discovered by their scouts before they could get close."

"Even so, before Xiang Chu's remnants defeated Xingji and Zhuyang's elite troops one after another, why did Xia Houying and Li Shang's army fail to arrive?" Liu Bang frowned and said displeasedly, "No matter what Say, it will take at least an hour for Xiang Chu's remnants to defeat Xingji and Zhuyang, right? What have Xia Houying and Li Shang been doing for such a long time?"

Xiahou Zao said in a nonchalant manner: "Father's army was blocked in the canyon by a Chu army, so they couldn't rush to help in time."

"A Chu army?" Liu Bang said coldly, "Xiang Chu's remnants totaled only 5000 people, and they were able to divide up their troops? Tell me, how many troops did Xiang Zhuang leave behind?"

"Eight hundred..." Xia Houzao originally wanted to say 800 people, but after thinking about it, he answered honestly, "There are only more than five hundred people."

"Haha, more than five hundred people!?" Liu Bang clapped his hands, looking back at Zhang Liang and Chen Ping, "Zifang, Chen Ping, did you hear that? Did you hear that? The two armies of Xia Houying and Li Shang, [-] elite soldiers , was blocked in the valley by five hundred Chu soldiers, and couldn't rush out for a whole hour, this, this, this is simply unreasonable!"

As he talked, Liu Bang became angry. He was indeed angry, and very angry!

A sneak attack carefully planned by Zhang Liang has failed like this. Can Liu Bang not be angry?Can you get angry?
What annoyed Liu Bang even more was that once this matter spread among the princes from all walks of life, it would definitely deal a great blow to his prestige.

Han Xin and Zhang Er probably wouldn't think too much about it, but Peng Yue and Ying Bu would definitely laugh at him behind his back for Liu Bang's incompetence, and the traitor Zhou Yin might even turn against him!Zhou Yin didn't want to betray Chu, but Yingbo and Liu Jia slaughtered six counties and city fathers in his name, forcing him to surrender when he had nowhere to go. Once the situation changed, Zhou Yin's attitude would be very unpredictable!

Once Zhou Yin really turns against him, the general situation of the world may change again!

It is precisely because of this that Liu Bang was so angry, and reprimanded Xia Houying in front of Xia Houzao, it can be said that he didn't care about the old brother's face at all!

Zhang Liang was afraid that Liu Bang would say even worse words when he was angry. Once these words were passed through Xia Houzao's mouth to Xia Houying's ears, it would inevitably hurt the feelings of Xia Houying and the old Pei County, so he took two steps forward. , Gently pulled Liu Bang's sleeve, and Chen Ping also gave Liu Bang winks on the other side.

Liu Bang was born as a rascal in the market, with little culture, but extremely high understanding!

Seeing Zhang Liang and Chen Ping pulling his sleeves one by one, and the other giving him winks, Liu Bang came to his senses, but the words just now had been spoken, and it was impossible to take them back. Zhuang Xiaoer has trained such a powerful elite team, is this worth it?"

Zhang Liang smiled slightly, and followed Liu Bang's tone and said, "Your Majesty, it seems we are still being careless."

"Well, I was careless!" Liu Bang nodded, and said to Xia Houzao, "Xiahouzao, you just gather two thousand soldiers who are alone, go to help, and tell your father that Xiang Zhuang's son and the remnants of the Chu army have become criminals." The big man's confidant's troubles, let him no matter what the cost, must kill them all, absolutely can't let a single one go!"

"Promise!" Xia Houzao suddenly agreed and took the order.

Watching Xia Houzao's figure leave the tent, Liu Bang's face immediately became gloomy again.

Zhang Liang shook his sleeves, knelt down on the table, and said to Liu Bang, "Your Majesty, Xia Houying and Li Dui's elite soldiers failed in their sneak attack. It really makes people sigh. It is even more disappointing to arrive before the remnants of the Chu army defeated Xingji and Zhuyang, but the situation is still under the control of the minister."

"Huh?" Liu Bang turned his anger into joy and said, "Zifang, the remnants of Xiang Chu are still under your control?"

"That's right." Zhang Liang nodded, and said calmly, "Although the remnants of the Chu army were not seriously injured, they fled into the mountains hastily after all. Although Xia Houying and Li Shang failed to make a contribution, they finally caught Chu If there are two people chasing and killing the remnants of the Chu army, the remnants of the Chu army will have no time or opportunity to gather. In three days, they will surely perish in the mountains!" ########################################### ################ PS: Add updates in the early morning, ask for recommendation tickets, ask members to click, ask for Sanjiang tickets! ! ! !This week is a crucial week for Swordsman and "Chu Han Zheng Ding", please everyone.

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