Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 441

Surrounded by Zhou Bo, Zhang Liang, and Chen Ping, Liu Bang also returned to the Chinese army, and boarded the nest cart. Then dozens of Han soldiers struggled to turn the winch, and raised the Han monarchs and dozens of messengers to the center. At a height of more than six feet, standing on the towering nest car and looking down, you can have a panoramic view of the entire battlefield.

50 Han troops plus 40 Chu troops, a battle of nearly a million people seems to be a lot of people. In fact, the entire battlefield is only a dozen miles in radius. In the era of cold weapons, the key to victory in war is to rely on formation to form a joint force , except for the special auxiliary unit of cavalry, the formation of the rest of the main units is very dense.

In the absence of Lu Tai, Liu Bang was old and weak, and Zhou Bo became the best candidate for the commander of the Han army.

Zhou Bo turned his head and looked at Liu Bang inquiringly. Liu Bang nodded slightly, indicating that it was time to start.

Zhou Bo immediately raised his right hand and pressed it forward lightly, and said in a deep voice: "Order the whole army, put forward arrows!"

With an order, corresponding order flags were raised on the central command nest car and the surrounding next-level nest cars. The soldiers and light soldiers began to take their positions one after another, and the cavalry on the two wings gradually spread out. In less than half an hour, they formed a huge array of arrows.

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Seeing this scene, Bi Shu couldn't help but a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, is it a frontal attack?
At the next moment, Bi Shu raised his right hand lightly and stretched out a finger, pointing to the sky, and then said lightly: "Send the order, a long snake array."

Under Ling Qi's dispatch, the well-trained Chu army officers and soldiers quickly began to move.

In less than half a stick of incense, the left, middle, right, rear, and cavalry troops of the Chu army slowly stepped forward, forming a huge one-word long snake formation with the front army.

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"Is this... the formation of long snakes?" Zhou Bo frowned, and said in a deep voice, "I've never heard that Xiang Zhuang's children can even know formations."

"Long Snake Formation?" Liu Bang asked, "Is it very powerful?"

Zhang Liangdao: "This is just one of the ten basic formations recorded in Sun Tzu's Art of War."

"It's actually the formation recorded in Sun Tzu's Art of War?" Liu Bang said awe-inspiringly, "How to break it?"

Chen Pingdao: "You only need to pinch its head, cut off its tail, and then chisel its waist, and it will be as easy as turning the palm of your hand."

On the other side, Zhou Bo has already begun to issue military orders continuously: "The cavalry on the left and right flanks should go out together, and they must entangle the two wings of the Chu army, making it difficult for them to return to rescue the central army. The bow and arrow battalion of the army rushes forward and throws bows and arrows, the rear army's baggage is suppressed from a long distance, and the catapult assists in the attack..."

Zhang Liang's heart trembled slightly. Although he was not good at commanding in front of battle, he had also observed Qi Wang Han Xin's commanding on the spot. As the saying goes, he had never eaten pork but had seen pigs running. Therefore, Zhang Liang could tell that Zhou Bo It is intended to make a quick decision, to use the imperial forest army to cut open the Chu army's defense line in one fell swoop, and then throw in heavy cavalry to directly attack Xiangzhuang's middle army!

Zhou Bo is worthy of being a veteran of many battles, he grasped the vital points of the whole battlefield in one go.

Obviously, as long as the Han army breaks through the middle of the Chu army and kills Xiang Zhuang, then this battle will be won. Of course, as the king of Chu, Xiang Zhuang must be surrounded by heavy soldiers, and this depends on the Han army. The combat power of the heavy cavalry and the Imperial Forest Army of the Great Han Dynasty, Zhou Bo's thinking of using troops is actually very simple, but on the battlefield, the simpler the thinking is, the more terrifying it is!
Zhou Bo's military order was quickly conveyed, and the huge array of frontal arrows began to slowly roll forward.

Time passed quietly in the suffocating wait. The distance between the Chu and Han armies changed from [-] steps to [-] steps, then [-] steps, and [-] steps... The catapults of the two sides first began to bombard each other, throwing huge The stones were thrown at each other's heads one after another. At this time, the infantry of both sides could not avoid it, and they could only obey their destiny!

Fortunately, although the stone bombs thrown by the catapult are terrifying, their damage range is really limited.

Even if it is a huge boulder weighing hundreds of catties, it can kill or injure three or five soldiers at most. For a battle involving nearly a million people, it is like a drop in the ocean, and it is really not worth mentioning.

However, when the distance between the two sides was less than two hundred steps, the catapults of the Chu and Han armies began to fire oil bombs one after another.

The so-called high-fire oil bomb is actually a burning high-fire oil tank. Due to the limited strength of the clay pot, it cannot reach far, and the maximum throwing distance is only two hundred steps. However, the killing range of this high-fire oil bomb is far from ordinary stone bombs In comparison, when the clay pot is broken, the violently burning fire oil splatters in all directions, enough to cover a radius of several feet!
Under the bombardment of fierce oil bombs, the casualties of the Chu and Han armies suddenly increased sharply!

However, no matter how many casualties there are, the armored soldiers of the two armies must bite the bullet and hold on. From the moment they set foot on this battlefield, they are no longer living beings, but just ordinary chess pieces on the chessboard. The commander ordered them to move forward. They must not retreat, and if the coach ordered them to retreat, they must never take another half step forward!

When the distance between the two armies was less than a hundred steps, the archers on both sides began to shoot at each other.

When the distance between the two armies was less than twenty steps, the flying spearmen of both sides began to throw flying spears at each other.

Finally, the heavy-armored infantry of both sides met hand-to-hand, and in an instant, there were continuous sounds of shield clashes, the sound of sharp knives cutting human bodies, and the tragic wailing of soldiers on both sides before they died. Looking down from the sky, Chu and Han The two armies were like two torrents, one red and one black, colliding head-on, and blood splashed all over the sky in an instant.

The Great Han Yulin Army, who used the Yulin Zhonglang General Shu Sunying as an arrow, was indeed unstoppable. As soon as the two sides came into contact, the Han Yulin Army easily broke through the frontal defense of the Chu Army's heavy armor. The Chu Army's heavy armor is well equipped, but No matter how they resisted, they still couldn't stop the fierce offensive of the Han Yulin Army.

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The heavy armor of the Chu army retreated in a row, but the smile on the corner of Bi Shu's mouth grew stronger. Do you want to chisel my army and behead him directly?It's a good idea, no matter what, since you have this heart, I will reluctantly cooperate with you for a while.

At that moment, Bi Shu raised his right hand again, and said indifferently: "The big banner sends an order, and all the troops retreat."

retreat? !Xiang Zhuang, Xiang Tuo, Heng Chu and others were instinctively startled when they heard the words, the two armies were already fighting together, ordering to retreat at this time is no joke!But soon, everyone recalled another unforgettable battlefield scene in their minds, the Battle of Gaixia, yes, the Battle of Gaixia!

Back then, in the Battle of Gaixia, Han Xin also ordered the Qi army to retreat when the two armies were entangled. Xiang Zhuang, Heng Chu, and Ji Bu thought it was a mistake, but the final result proved that they were the ones who were wrong. Retreating, but the Qi army did not appear chaotic in the process of retreating, let alone be defeated because of it!
However, the Chu army suffered a disastrous defeat because they pursued too deeply!
Recalling this unforgettable scene, Xiang Zhuang swallowed the question that came to his mouth forcefully. Bi Shu was able to defeat Han Xin in the Battle of Surabaya, and he must have Han Xin's ability to retreat without chaos. What is he to worry about?As a hands-off shopkeeper, just watch the battle with peace of mind.

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"How dare the Chu army retreat?!" Zhou Bo's thick eyebrows frowned instantly.

But soon, Zhou Bo's old face showed a stern murderous intent, is Xiang Zhuang kid bullying me to be old?
The generals Guan Ying and Chen Wu also looked at each other in blank dismay, and retreated before the battle. This is really a test of the commander's command skills. As far as they know, in this world, except for Qi Wang Han Xin and Chu State's newly emerged Bi Shu, it seems No one else has been able to do this. Could it be that Xiang Zhuang also wants to challenge?
"Is Xiang Zhuang's child crazy?" Liu Bang also opened his mouth in surprise.

A gloomy cloud suddenly appeared on Zhang Liang's face, and he suddenly had a very bad premonition, could it be... But Zhang Liang quickly dismissed this idea, how is this possible?Chen Ping, who was standing beside Zhang Liang, was still out of his mind, and he didn't know what was going on in his mind.

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Xiang Zhuang, Xiang Tuo, Wu She, Bailixian and other Chu kings and ministers had cold sweat on their foreheads.

Because the various situations that occurred during the retreat of the Chu army were too dangerous. Several times, the entire camp of the Chu army was overwhelmed by the Han army, but fortunately, there will always be another At a critical moment, the Chu army came to support from the side, which was able to block the front of the Han army, and then gave the defeated Chu army a chance to regroup.

This gave Xiang Zhuang and others an illusion that the Chu army was always struggling on the verge of defeat.

The monarchs and ministers of Chu State were terrified, but Bi Shu's face was still so calm.

Besides Bi Shu, Tieniu and the dozen or so soldiers responsible for conveying the military order also looked calm. They had all witnessed the duel between Bi Shu and Han Xin. The speed and frequency of his speech are far from being comparable to the battle of Surabaya. It can be seen that the general is relaxed now.

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As the Chu and Han armies retreated and advanced, the formations of both sides inevitably changed.

Unknowingly, the Chu army's long snake formation has evolved into a vague geese formation, while the Han army's front arrow formation has shrunk into a huge triangular cone formation, overlooking from a high altitude, The entire triangle of the Han army has been surrounded on both sides by the geese formation of the Chu army, and only the bottom edge is still under the protection of the Han army cavalry.

However, the monarchs and ministers of the Han Dynasty did not notice this vague change.

Whether it was Zhou Bo, Liu Bang, or Zhang Liang, they all saw that under the fierce onslaught of the Han army, the formation of the Chu army had completely collapsed. The intention was fully realized, because the cavalry on both wings of the Chu army had been completely entangled by the Han cavalry, and the Yulin army had been completely wedged into the central army of Chu.

Now, as long as the heavy cavalry is deployed to launch a fatal blow to the central army of Chu, the Chu army should be defeated!
Zhou Bo took a deep breath, then slowly drew out his sword, held it high above his head, and then drew it forward vigorously, saying in a deep voice, "The big banner sends an order, and the heavy cavalry... attack!"

(End of this chapter)