Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 86
"Whoosh whoosh..."

Amid the piercing sound of piercing the air, more than 100 javelins had already been collected in the air.

"This is..." Mei Yin, who was controlling the galloping horse, suddenly trembled in his heart, and there was no time for hair. Mei Yin tilted his head slightly, and a javelin had already slid past his cheek, and the blood on his face burst out immediately. The sharp barb on the tip of the javelin drew a shallow line of blood on his face!
The next moment, continuous wailing suddenly sounded from behind.

When Mei Yin turned her head anxiously, she saw that the cavalry formation of the Han army who followed furiously behind them had turned their backs on their backs. At least thirty or forty cavalry had fallen to the ground, and most of them had been thrown by the Chu army. The incoming javelin pierced through, and the cavalry behind Mei Yin was pierced through even with his horse!

Seeing this scene, Mei Yin couldn't help but gasped!
Chu Jun's flying spears are so cruel? !How have you never seen it before?

Mei Yin didn't know that although these javelins weighed no more than eight catties, the points of the javelins were sharp and long, and they were extremely sharp. The cavalrymen of the Han army were only wearing thin leather armor, so how could they resist it?Coupled with the fact that the cavalry on both sides were charging against each other, the lethality of the javelins doubled even more. How could it be described as brutal? !
However, no matter how lethal the javelin is, the throwing distance is extremely limited.

Basically, after throwing a javelin, the Chu army would never have a second chance.

"Aw..." Gongsun Sui raised his sword and roared again, and more than a hundred Chu cavalry raised their long swords one after another, screaming and killing the cavalry of the Han army who was coming from the opposite side.

In an instant, the cavalry of the two armies collided head-on.

"Death!" Gongsun Sui yelled, and the horizontal knife in his hand suddenly slashed at the Han general who was rushing towards him.

How could Mei Yin, the general of the Han Dynasty, be willing to show weakness, he immediately raised his sword to block with a roar, in the flash, the swords had already intersected, there was only a loud bang, and Mei Yin's double-edged epee broke at the waist, Gongsun then Severing Mei Yin's epee with one blow, the saber continued to slash forward obliquely, actually cutting off Mei Yin's entire right arm.

"Ugh..." Mei Yin screamed suddenly, almost falling off the horse.

Gongsun then cut off Mei Yin's right arm with a sword, and then urged the horse to raise the sword, and rushed into the Han army's formation violently.

A Han cavalry clapped his horse and brandished his sword, roaring towards Gongsun Sui. In a moment of time, Gongsun thrust out his saber obliquely, and the two horses crossed each other. Yelling, he fell headfirst from the horse's back, and the moment he passed by just now, Gongsun Sui's horizontal knife had already cut his right rib completely.

In a cavalry duel, life and death are often only in the blink of an eye. In just a moment, the two cavalry passed by each other. On the battlefield of the duel between the two sides, hundreds of riders had already been lying down, and more than half of them were only seriously injured and still wailing and moaning in a pool of blood.

Gongsun looked around, and there were less than fifty cavalry left in the scout team!

However, the Han army cavalry on the opposite side did not get any bargains. Counting those who were shot and killed by javelins, the Han army cavalry suffered at least 100 cavalry casualties, which was almost twice that of the Chu army cavalry!
In particular, he also chopped off an arm of the cavalry general of the Han army on the opposite side!
Gongsun then took a deep breath of air, and then slowly raised the bloody horizontal knife.

Behind Gongsun Sui, less than fifty Chu cavalry drew their swords back to their sheaths again, and raised their javelins again.

"Aw... Ha!" Gongsun then raised his sword and howled, fifty Chu cavalry reined in and stepped forward, forming a horizontal formation again.

Gongsun Sui knew very well that this round of charge was probably the last journey of this scouting cavalry, including himself, and he was likely to die in this round of confrontation, but he never flinched in the slightest, because even his life was at stake. It was the general who rescued him!As long as the general gave the order, he wouldn't frown even if he was in the water or in the fire!
Gongsun then urged his horse to raise his sword and was about to charge again, when a desolate horn sounded suddenly behind him.

Turning around suddenly, I saw that five thousand Chu troops had already crossed the shallow river before the Han army. On the side of the river, Xiang Zhuang immediately blew the horn with his sword!This is the clarion call to withdraw troops!

Gongsun immediately reined in his horse's head, raised his head to the sky and howled, "Let's go!"

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After all, the Han army was half a step too late. When Mei Yan swung his army to kill, the Chu army had already crossed the small river and rushed to the opposite bank. In less than half a cup of tea, thousands of Chu troops had already ran several miles away. , Only the billowing smoke and dust gradually rose on the empty road, but the figures of the soldiers of the Chu army gradually became invisible.

Mei Yan ordered the generals to continue to chase, but he himself urged the horse to the battlefield where the cavalry confronted just now.

With a broken arm, Mei Yin struggled to come to Mei Yun, and said sadly: "General, the last general is ashamed."

Mei Yan just shook his head silently, then got off his horse, picked up a javelin thrown by the Chu army but failed to hit the target, and saw that the long and thin spear head was still sharp and abnormal, but the middle was bent , it can no longer be used without straightening it again. Obviously, this is to prevent the enemy from picking it up and throwing it back.

In an instant, Mei Yan's eyes narrowed, good weapon, good method!

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At noon, the Chu army finally arrived at Jipu City after driving more than a hundred miles.

There is no city wall in Jipu Xiaoyi, only a fence around the outside to resist the invasion of wild animals.

However, the most worrying thing happened. A Han army with thousands of people had taken the lead and defended the shallow water of Jipu. If the Chu army wanted to wade across the river, they had to defeat this Han army first military!But the problem is that the Chu army is hungry and tired, and they have just gone through a long-distance march of more than a hundred miles. How can they have the strength to fight again?

Now, the Chu army urgently needs to rest and eat, but will the Han army on the opposite side give them a chance to eat?
Xiang Zhuang lightly urged the black horse, and slowly came to the front of the Chu army. Although the old wound on his left shoulder hadn't healed yet, but today, now, Xiang Zhuang couldn't stop his horse. This was because he was the only one Only Xiang Zhuang can hold down the Han army on the opposite side, and only Xiang Zhuang can win a precious respite for the Chu army!

Suddenly, Xiang Zhuang slowly drew out the extended horizontal knife.

"General!" Huan Chu thought that Xiang Zhuang was going to order an attack forcefully, and suddenly said anxiously, "The soldiers are hungry and tired, and they really have no strength to fight any more!"

Xiang Zhuang nodded lightly, and then shouted: "Here's an order, all the troops rest on the spot, hurry up and eat!"

"Ah? This..." Generals Huan Chu, Ji Bu, Xiao Kai, and Yu Ziqi looked at each other when they heard the words, and the Chu army is here to rest and eat?Right under the eyes of the Han army on the opposite side?Isn't this too contemptuous of others?Although the Han army on the opposite side only has a few thousand people, judging from the armor and weapons, it is an elite army after all!

"This is a military order!" Xiang Zhuang said coldly, "All troops will execute it immediately!"

"Promise!" All the generals agreed with a loud bang, and immediately arranged for their respective parts to rest and eat.

But Xiang Zhuang lightly urged the black-tailed horse, and rode alone to the front of Jipu City. He didn't stop until he was less than an arrow away, and shouted sharply: "General Xiang Zhuang, General of the Great Chu Here, who dares to fight?!"

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The name of the person, the shadow of the tree, and the sound of Xiang Zhuang being here caused an uproar in the Han army.

The soldiers of the Han army guarding the front row became even more commotion. The chief general of the Han army, Si Kouli, yelled repeatedly, and managed to stabilize the position of the Han army. Looking straight into his eyes, it was obvious that none of these Sima and Junhou had the courage to step forward and challenge Xiang Zhuang.

To be honest, Si Kouli himself didn't have the courage.

Who is Xiang Zhuang?That was the ruthless man who beheaded Fan Kui!

The scene of Fan Kui being beheaded was seen by many people, that Xiang Zhuang is simply a killing god!

Si Kouli knew how powerful the Han general Fan Kui was. Even Fan Kui, known as the second most powerful general in the world, was no match for Xiang Zhuang, and Si Kouli was even worse!
Xiangzhuang's vicious reputation was like a huge shadow, covering the entire sky in an instant. Si Kouli and many Han soldiers even had an illusion that the originally warm breeze suddenly became cold and biting. The matter of eating and resting a few miles away was simply ignored by the Han army.

A stone's throw away, Xiang Zhuang slashed his sword and shouted again: "Xiang Zhuang is here, who would dare to step forward and suffer death?!"

Almost at the same time, the black horse under Xiang Zhuang's crotch also raised its head and let out a long and loud hiss. Immediately, they retreated one after another, and the mounts under the crotch of Si Kouli and several Sima and Junhou also stirred uncomfortably.

The black horse is the king of horses, but this long hiss is full of the king's wrath and threat!
A fake Sima finally became furious, and said to Si Kouli: "General, Xiang Zhuang's son is too arrogant. The villain is willing to lead five hundred elite soldiers from his headquarters to go forward and kill Xiang Zhuang!" The challenge is definitely not an opponent, so I want to beat Xiang Zhuang to death with a large number of people.

Sima of the other army also said: "Yes, General, and the Chu army on the opposite side are simply too arrogant. The distance between the two armies is less than two arrows away, and they dare to take off their armor, rest and eat? They still have something in their eyes. Without us? Didn’t say anything, let’s cover up the killing with troops, no matter how brave Xiang Zhuang’s son is, how can he stop our four thousand elite soldiers by himself?!”

"No!" Si Kouli categorically refused, and the military order Mei Yan gave him was to guard the shallow water of Jipu, and never allow a Chu soldier to ford across the river before the rest of the army arrived!So what about Xiang Zhuang's arrogance?So what if the Chu army is insane?As long as the Sixth Route Army arrives, Xiangzhuang and the Chu army will be reduced to powder in an instant.

What's more, who knows if the Chu army on the opposite side is cheating?

In case the Han army attacked rashly but fell into the calculations of the Chu army, who would bear the responsibility?

"Listen up!" Si Kouli looked around at the Sima and military lords behind him, and shouted, "No one is allowed to attack without my general's permission. Anyone who disobeys the order...beheaded!"

(End of this chapter)