Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 89 Get rid of (seeking a few more recommendation tickets)

In the evening, when Zhou Bo's army arrived at Jipu, the Chu army had already left without a trace.

Zhou Bo led Zhou Guanfu into the big tent of the Chinese army with big strides, and saw that Mei Yan was staring at a short spear on the short table in front of him in a daze. It should be a spear, but it was much shorter than the spear used by the Han army. , and the spearhead is longer and thinner, with a barb at the tip, which was sharpened, but it is now bent.

"General Mei, where are the remnants of the Chu army in Xiangzhuang?" Zhou Bo frowned and asked loudly.

Mei Yan sighed, and said in a bleak voice, "I'm ashamed, our army failed to stop the Chu army."

"What?!" Zhou Bo said in disbelief, "General Mei, didn't you send four thousand elite soldiers to garrison Jipu? It took only two hours and they were defeated by the Chu army?"

In normal times, Zhou Bo would never have any doubts. He had already heard about the prowess of the Chu army in the Dabie Mountains.

But now, the Chu army has not had a good rest for two consecutive days and nights. Whether it is physical strength or energy, it should be close to the limit. However, the four thousand soldiers sent by Mei Yan to garrison Jipu are elite, and they are waiting for work at leisure. How could it be possible? The Chu army was defeated before two hours?
Mei Yan shook his head, and said a little lonely: "Actually, my four thousand elite soldiers only persisted for half an hour!"

The [-] elite soldiers really only persisted for half an hour. Si Kouli, an idiot, did not have Han Xin's ability, but insisted on imitating Han Xin's back-to-back formation. It may not be able to block the Chu army, but it can always hold on for a quarter and a half longer. In this case, the result may be completely different.

"Ah?!" Zhou Bo said in disbelief, "Four thousand elites only persisted for half an hour?!"

"Yes, only half an hour." Mei Yan sighed, "In just half an hour, my general's 2000 elite soldiers almost defeated the remnants of Xiang Zhuang's son's Chu army, and the lieutenant of the Chinese military school, Si Kouli, was also killed. After that, Mei Yan pointed to the short spear on the short table in front of him and said, "Just this flying spear has killed at least [-] people in our army!"

"Huh?!" Zhou Bo was taken aback when he heard that, and then he looked down at the short spear seriously.

Mei Yan picked up the short spear and said in a very solemn tone: "According to the surviving soldiers, the remnants of the Chu army have innovated their tactics, which is completely different from the previous Xiang Yu era. It is the pawns in strong armor, followed by the halberdiers, and behind them are the light soldiers who throw flying spears."

"Flying spear?" Zhou Bo weighed the short spear and said solemnly, "Is this for throwing?"

"Yes, throwing to kill the enemy!" Mei Yan nodded solemnly, and said, "at least five hundred light soldiers threw wave after wave of flying spears at our army's head. To fight, we must maintain a dense formation, and as a result, these flying spears caused great damage to our army, at least 2000 people died under the flying spears, which also directly led to the defeat of Thornberry!"

"2000 people really died?!" Zhou Bo couldn't help but gasped, and said sternly, "This flying spear is so powerful?!"

After this pause, Zhou Bo said again: "General Mei, although the Chu army crossed the Huan River, they should not be far away. Have you sent cavalry to track down their whereabouts?"

Mei Yan nodded and said: "The cavalry has been sent out, but it may not be able to catch the whereabouts of the Chu army, because the east bank of Huanshui is sparsely populated and there are forests everywhere. As long as the Chu army drills into the forest, the cavalry They absolutely dare not rush in, the encirclement net of our army may have to be rearranged."

"Oh, that's the only way to go." Zhou Bo nodded, and said, "It's better to send an urgent delivery to Puyang."

Mei Yan nodded, pointed to the flying spear in Zhou Bo's hand, and said, "Here is the flying spear, and I will also send it to Puyang."

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On the east bank of Huan River, in the dense forest.

The night was as dark as ink, and five thousand Chu troops walked into the depths of the dense forest stepping on the defeated leaves. The wolves ran for three days and nights and drove hundreds of miles. It was only tonight that they could finally sleep soundly.

Xiang Zhuang dismounted from his horse, looked around at the generals and said, "Pass down the order, and all the troops will rest on the spot!"

Xiangzhuang's military order was conveyed quickly, and many soldiers of the Chu army fell headlong on the pile of dead leaves after hearing it. After a while, there were bursts of snoring in the old forest. The soldiers of the Chu army were really exhausted. They were not allowed to sleep day and night, and they had to force their spirits to run for hundreds of miles. Even their bodies made of iron and steel couldn't bear it.

Xiang Zhuang couldn't rest, so he settled down with Wu She and Wei Liao, and went to the female soldiers' camp again.

Although Qin Yu and more than a hundred female soldiers have mounts to travel, they are also exhausted. But now, they are busy taking care of the injured soldiers. At that time, Xiang Zhuang specifically asked Qin Yu to choose a strong woman, otherwise these female soldiers would really not be able to persist.

In the battle of Jipu, they fell into the camp and defeated the Han army with thunderous momentum, but they also paid a heavy price.

Especially the 300 heavy armored soldiers at the top suffered more than 200 casualties, of which more than 90 were killed, more than 50 were seriously injured, and more than [-] were slightly injured. He suffered severe injuries, his left cheek was bloody and bloody, and his four big teeth were knocked out. Fortunately, he was still conscious.

After this battle, the Chu army has only more than 500 people left.

In addition, the two sharp weapons of the javelin and the ring head knife may have been leaked.

Before crossing the river, although the Chu army quickly cleaned up the battlefield, it was impossible to retrieve all the javelins and ring-shoulders. Once these two sharp weapons fell into the hands of the Han army, it would undoubtedly be quite disadvantageous for the Chu army, but then again Coming back, the future of the Chu army is still unclear, and their survival is uncertain, but they can't take care of these for the time being.

Seeing Xiang Zhuang, the wounded soldiers in the battle stood up one after another, but Xiang Zhuang stopped them.

Xiang Zhuang stepped forward and patted Jing Qian on the shoulder, and asked in a low voice, "Jing Qian, are you okay?"

"Don't worry, General." Jing Qian twitched the corners of his mouth and said nonchalantly, "It's just that the left side has lost a few teeth, but the big right tooth is still there. It can still be chewed and swallowed, and it won't die."

Xiang Zhuang's gaze turned to the slightly wounded soldier next to him.

The soldier patted his chest, and said carelessly: "All the important items are here, they are all in one piece."

Xiang Zhuang smiled slightly, and when he turned to the nearly [-] seriously injured soldiers next to him, his expression suddenly became dignified.

The wounded doctor has already asserted that these more than 90 seriously injured soldiers are absolutely hopeless, and there is only one fate waiting for them, and that is to turn into ashes and return to Jiangdong!

When Xiang Zhuang was feeling dejected, there was suddenly the sound of hurried footsteps behind him.

When he looked back in a hurry, Zuo Sima Gongsun, who went to the camp first, had already strode forward, bowing his head and reporting: "General, the military division has woken up. He invited you to come over, saying that he has something urgent to discuss."

"Understood." Xiang Zhuang nodded, and immediately turned back to the Chinese army.

Wei Liao fell asleep on the stretcher for a long time, and now he looked much better. Seeing Xiang Zhuang, he struggled to sit up from the stretcher, and asked in a harsh voice, "General, have you passed the thornbush yet?"

"It's already passed." Xiang Zhuang nodded and said, "Now it's an old forest east of Huan River."

"After crossing the Huan River, it is considered to be temporarily free from the pursuit of the Han army." Wei Liao nodded, and said, "However, the situation of our army is far from improving. The Han armies from all walks of life will soon catch up again, and then weave a new net, and by then, our army will still be exhausted."

Xiang Zhuang nodded and said: "Military division, I have been thinking about this matter on the road just now. We must not react passively, but should take the initiative to attack. We must try to mobilize the Han army until the Han army is completely unable to judge our intentions." At that time, try to get rid of them, and then suddenly return to Huguan to surprise Han!"

As he said that, Xiang Zhuang thought of a certain great man in later generations.

At that time, the situation of the Red Army was not much better than that of the current Chu Army. However, under the command of the great man, the Red Army crossed Chishui four times, and the various national, Sichuan, and Dian armies who were chasing and intercepting were in a cloud of fog and couldn't find the north at all.

Although the Chu army does not have special intelligence support compared to the Red Army, the Han army and Zhao army also do not have radio stations. Only with the primitive communication method of flying beacon fire, Liu Bang and Zhang Liang want to remotely command the various Han armies in Zhaodi , to form a real joint attack, but it is extremely difficult, the Chu army... is not without a chance!
Wei Liao happily said: "The general and the old man thought of going together."

After saying this, Wei Liao said again: "I have a strategy, which is enough to get rid of the pursuers..."

As soon as the words were finished, Wei Yue came up with two bamboo jars of water. Xiang Zhuang immediately untied the dry food bag, took out a piece of bacon from inside, handed it to Wei Liao, and said, "Military Master, let's talk while eating."

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Puyang, the prefect's mansion.

It was high in the sun, and Liu Bang was getting dressed under the service of his maidservant, when suddenly there was the sound of hurried footsteps outside the door, when he turned his head to look, he saw Zhang Liang and Chen Ping had gone straight into his bedroom, Zhang Liang was holding a While sealing the letter, Chen Ping was holding a strange short spear in his hand. The tip of the short spear was thin and long, but it was already bent in the middle.

Seeing the two rushing straight into his bedroom, Liu Bang knew something had happened to Zhao Di.

Immediately, Liu Bang waved his hand to screen the two maidservants away, and asked Zhang Liang and Chen Ping, "Zifang, Chen Ping, what's the matter?"

Zhang Liang bowed his hands and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, hurry up for eight hundred miles in Zhao's land. The Chu army has broken through the encirclement of elite soldiers from the six routes. Now they have crossed the Huan River and entered the forest area in the east of Zhao's country."

"That's okay, just let Zhou Bo and the others continue to pursue and suppress them." Liu Bang said lightly.

"Your Majesty, the problem is this." Chen Ping stepped forward and said, holding a short spear, "Zhou Bo, Mei Yan said in the emergency report that the Chu army has innovated its tactics, especially the use of this kind of flying spear, which is extremely lethal. Big! In the battle of Jipu, Mei Yan’s subordinate Si Kouli led 3000 elite troops to face the Chu army, but was defeated in less than half an hour, with nearly [-] casualties!”

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