Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 442

With Zhou Bo's order, the Han army suddenly changed its attack direction and began to attack the Chu army on the left and right wings. Next, this passage is becoming wider and wider, and at the same time it is rapidly extending forward!
Half an hour later, when the Imperial Forest Army at the forefront was also divided into left and right groups, a group of heavy cavalry, including men and horses wrapped in black armor, finally came out slowly from the dense forest of banners behind the Han army. , At this time, the channel opened by the Han army's infantry has expanded to a width sufficient to accommodate a hundred cavalry in parallel.

The leading cavalry general of the Han army raised his right hand and pressed forward, and the heavy cavalry behind him urged their horses one after another, and began to walk forward slowly, then trot, and then run fast. In just a moment, more than 2000 Han soldiers The military heavy cavalry had covered hundreds of steps and started the final sprint!
Suddenly, the Chu army was close in sight.

The leading Han general raised his long sword and pressed it down heavily. The hundred heavy cavalry rushing in the front row pressed down their lances one after another, while the twenty or so rows of heavy cavalry in the back drew out their heavy double-edged heavy cavalry one after another. The sword, more than 2000 riders, is like a torrent of iron armor rushing violently towards the Central Army of Chu State, shaking the earth and shaking the mountains!
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Looking at the heavy cavalry of the Han army rushing forward, and listening to the sound of horse hooves that could make the earth tremble, Liu Bang's old face covered with age spots suddenly flushed sickly. , what army in this world can resist it?Xiangzhuang boy, I will see how you resist!

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Xiang Zhuang also looked solemn.

Xiang Zhuang has to admit that the Han State does have an incomparable advantage in the cavalry training of the Chu State. When it comes to war horses, Xiang Zhuang spent a lot of effort to introduce Arabian horses from the Middle East to improve Mongolian horses, but even if they are In this way, among the [-] mixed-breed horses bred, only a few dozen war horses can be used to form heavy cavalry!

Heavy cavalry has very strict requirements for war horses. Not only must they have speed, but they must also have a strong enough physique. They must be at least eight feet tall and weigh at least three thousand catties (Qin Jin). Only war horses could have sufficient carrying capacity, otherwise they would not be able to carry heavy cavalry at all, let alone charge.

Xiang Zhuang imported Arabian horses from the Middle East to improve the Mongolian horse breed. After more than ten years of accumulation, he barely formed a heavy cavalry with two thousand riders, but Liu Bang directly imported sweaty horses from the Western Regions. Among the Mongolian horses, excellent war horses with outstanding physique were selected, and three thousand heavy cavalry were formed within ten years!

However, if Liu Bang thought that the heavy cavalry was invincible, he was very wrong!

Suddenly, the heavy cavalry of the Han army slammed into the heavy armor of the Chu army in the front. The heavy armor of the Chu army wearing heavy armor and carrying a large shield was instantly smashed by the heavy cavalry of the Han army. The Chu army's light soldiers, flying spearmen, and archers hiding behind the Chu army's heavy armor are even less likely to resist the front of the Han army's heavy cavalry.

In less than a moment, more than 2000 heavy cavalry of the Han army rushed into the central army of Chu State with an unstoppable momentum. But the soldiers suddenly retreated to the left and right wings like the ebbing tide, and the next moment, a row of dark "chariots" suddenly lay in front of the heavy cavalry of the Han army.

That is actually not a chariot, but a baggage cart, but everyone, Gongshu, installed a thicker wall on one side of the baggage cart, and also nailed sharp spikes on the wall These spikes are as thick as a thumb and more than two feet long. The entire row of chariots connected together is like a wall with thorns, which is extremely hideous and terrifying.

"Boom boom boom..." The first row of heavy cavalry slammed into the "vehicle wall" violently with incomparable violence, and the huge impact sound resounded through the sky in an instant. I have to say that the impact force of the heavy cavalry is indeed quite terrifying. Even the heavy soldiers of the Chu army had already filled the baggage carts with stones, but they were still smashed to pieces.

However, after the first traffic wall, there is a second, and behind it, a third and a fourth!

Row after row of heavy cavalry of the Han army carried huge inertia, advancing one after another, and slammed into one wall after another with incomparable violence. However, the more than [-] heavy cavalry of the Han army who launched the decisive charge were all smashed into the sand in the impact!
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Liu Bang's face was pale, and he stared blankly at the extremely tragic scene in front of him. He couldn't believe his eyes. The expected heavy cavalry piercing the Chu army's formation like sharp knives did not appear. The cavalry fell into the sand like this?How is this possible, how is this possible? !
Zhou Bo, Zhang Liang, and Chen Ping were also dumbfounded.

As the saying goes, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. The monarchs and ministers of the Han Dynasty originally placed unprecedented hopes on this heavy cavalry built with a lot of money, but now, what this heavy cavalry brought them was such a tragic result. For a while, even a wise man like Zhang Liang found it hard to accept.

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Bi Shu sighed faintly.

Han Xin is a powerful and respectable opponent. On the battlefield of Surabaya, Bi Shu's tricks were hard to hide and could not be used. He was forced to choose a decisive battle with Han Xin, but on the battlefield of Mianshui, Liu Bang's performance was better than Han Xin is far behind, these two people are not at the same level at all, compared with Han Xin, Liu Bang is really too weak.

All of a sudden, Bi Shu raised his right hand and pressed forward lightly, and said calmly: "The big banner sends an order, all the troops fight back!"

With an order, the Chu army, which was retreating, quickly turned around and launched a fierce counterattack against the Han army.

At this time, in order to create conditions for the heavy cavalry to attack Chu's central army from the middle, the evil results of the Han army's reckless onslaught on both sides finally appeared. The heavy cavalry swept out a passage to charge, but the price they paid was...the whole army was completely messed up!
If Han Xin was in command, this would not be a problem at all. No matter how chaotic the formation of the Han army, Han Xin could still basically control each army, each battalion, each department, and each song, but Zhou Bo did not have this ability, let alone Liu Bang!
If there is no Bi Shu, this is also not a problem, because although the Han army is in a mess, the Chu army outside is also in a mess. If Xiang Zhuang is in command, he will also be unable to realize the control of each army, battalion, and department. Qu's effective command, then the most likely situation is that the Chu and Han armies will fight in a melee, and each retreat to the camp after dark.

However, it is a pity that there is no Han Xin on the side of the Han army, but there is a bishu on the side of the Chu army!
Accompanied by the issuance of a series of military orders by Bi Shu, the already chaotic Chu army quickly launched highly targeted attacks. Every attack of the Chu army hit the weak link of the Han army. Half an hour later, the chaos of the Han army gradually began to intensify, and gradually it was on the verge of a complete defeat.

Xiang Zhuang looked away from Bi Shu, and then looked at Bai Lixian with a complicated expression.

Bai Lixian also looked dignified, and he had a clear understanding of King Chu's thoughts. Obviously, the King of Chu was shocked by the sudden turn of events in front of him. Five hundred and 10,000+ Han troops under Bi Shu's hands were like chickens and dogs. , simply vulnerable!In less than half an hour, the Han army was already defeated!
But before this, Xiang Zhuang had no certainty of victory at all!
It must be admitted that there is indeed a gap between people, a great military strategist is a great military strategist, and Bi Shu's ability to defeat Han Xin is by no means a fluke!

Bai Lixian can even feel the strong anxiety in the heart of the King of Chu at this time. He has a heart of disobedience, and then leads an army to fight in all directions. Who in the world can restrain him?

But Bi Shu didn't realize it, and suddenly raised his hands at the same time and pressed forward lightly, saying: "Command, Xiao cavalry army and Sirius army will turn around and cut off the enemy's retreat!" The defeat of the Han army is imminent, now is the time to dispatch Xiao cavalry It's time for the Army and the Sirius Army to reap the fruits of the final victory.

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Liu Bang was completely dumbfounded, and the situation before him took a turn for the worse, beyond his imagination.

Zhou Bo's facial muscles also twitched, and he also couldn't believe that the situation on the entire battlefield would undergo such a terrible and complete reversal in less than half an hour. As a veteran of many battles, Zhou Bo had done his best , he tried his best to save the situation, but in the end it was all futile struggles.

Zhou Bo suddenly felt a strong sense of powerlessness, as if he was wrestling with a giant!

Zhang Liang finally guessed it, and exclaimed in surprise: "Bi Shu, it's Bi Shu! It must be Bi Shu!"

Yes, it must be Bi Shu. It must be Bi Shu who left the Huainan army and came to Nanyang alone. It is possible to win in the chaos, and it is possible to beat a veteran on the battlefield like Zhou Bo who is powerless to fight back!

"Bi Shu?!" Liu Bang shuddered and said in a trembling voice, "Then hurry back to the camp!"

Zhang Liang sighed, shook his head bitterly, and said, "I'm afraid I won't be able to retreat. Look, my lord, there are two armies approaching from behind. If I'm not mistaken, they should be Xiaoqi, one of Chu's three forbidden armies." The army still has the Sirius army." Having said this, Zhang Liang rushed to Zhou Bo again, "Taiwei, it is better to quickly withdraw the imperial forest army, and protect the king to break out of the encirclement!"

"Here!" Zhou Bo finally recovered from the shock, turned around and shouted, "The big banner sent an order, and the Imperial Forest Army quickly retreat!"

(End of this chapter)