Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 397 Hope is shattered
The biggest problem for the Han army to attack the camp of the Western Chu Army is that the location is too disadvantageous, and it is impossible to quickly and effectively invest the attacking force on the front line of the battlefield. Fighting on the top of the wall, the speed of putting in troops is slower, and the number of soldiers who can really engage in close combat with the enemy is even more pitiful, and every step and every link is extremely disadvantageous.

In addition, the combat effectiveness of the Western Chu Army is also a thorny problem that the Han Army must face. The vitality of the Western Chu army, however, a lean camel is bigger than a horse, and the combat effectiveness of the Western Chu army still cannot be ignored. Even if the field battle is no longer the opponent of the two major corps of the Han army, it is absolutely more than enough to guard the camp.

In the night battle, the difficulty of these problems faced by the Han army was multiplied. The pre-war preparations were too hasty and short-lived, which led to the Han army's attack methods being more simple, and they could only rely on simple flying ladders to attack fortifications.The light is dim and the terrain is unfamiliar, and they suffer even more in front of the fortifications of the Western Chu Army, and the speed of sending troops to the front line of the battle is naturally slower.What's worse is that the Western Chu Army has seized the time to restore its establishment, and has generally accepted Xiang Guan's unified command, effectively exerting its local strength and geographical advantages.It is naturally more difficult for the soldiers of the Han army who have to rely on climbing to attack fortifications.

It is precisely because of this that the battle of the Han army has never been smooth. Even if it is inhumane to fill the trenches of the Western Chu army with the corpses of Qi soldiers and even seriously wounded soldiers, and open up several stable roads through the trenches, however The generals and soldiers of the Han army were still firmly blocked by the Western Chu army. Even if some Han warriors rushed to the camp by chance, they were all pushed off the base by the Western Chu army in a blink of an eye, or directly stabbed. His whole body was covered in blood, he was cut to pieces, and he sacrificed heroically, and it was still like this all the time. No matter what, he couldn't occupy the position on the base.

As a result, the number of casualties of the Han army continued to rise. Whether it was the soldiers of the Zheng Bu Corps of the Han Army who attacked the south gate of the Western Chu Army's camp, or the soldiers of the Zhou Shu Corps of the Han Army who attacked the east gate of the Western Chu Army from the side, all of them were in the west. In front of the solid fortifications of the Chu army, there were huge casualties and heavy losses, and the morale and fighting spirit continued to decline, and there was no hope of victory to break the deadlock.

Contrary to the Han army, the Western Chu army's morale became stronger and stronger as they fought. They wielded all kinds of weapons fiercely, stabbing and stabbing the hard-climbing Han soldiers one after another, and smashed them down the stairs. , and also killed the soldiers of the Han army who were possessed by the difficult ants.

Seeing this scene, Xiang Kang, Uncle Zhou and others inevitably frowned, and had to worry about whether they could win the Western Chu army camp tonight.Xiang Guan, who was commanding the camp, was full of grimaces, and yelled arrogantly several times, "The traitor raised by the maid, come again if you have the ability, and send troops to attack the camp! No matter how many come, we will let you die tonight." How many!"

"Kill—!"

As the saying goes, extreme joy begets sorrow, perhaps Xiang Guan shouldn't be so optimistic. Just when he was extremely proud, and when Xiang Kang, Uncle Zhou and others were worried to the extreme, in the middle of the Western Chu Army camp that had recovered calm, suddenly there was another Once there was the sound of shouting and killing that appeared during the infighting of the Western Chu Army, and at the same time, the gate of the Central Army camp of the Western Chu Army suddenly opened, and countless soldiers of the Western Chu Army with bare left arms shouted and killed, like a sharp sword, suddenly stabbing To the back of the soldiers of the Western Chu Army who were fighting fiercely with the Han army in front.

"What happened?!"

Xiang Guan and many soldiers of the Western Chu Army were startled by the sudden shouts of killing, and then, when they saw clearly that it was Zhou Yin's direct army that had rushed out of the camp of the Chinese Army, Xiang Guan's eyes turned red and he went crazy. Roaring: "Pride Zhou Yin! You really have revealed your true colors! You are indeed the internal response of the traitors!"

It was also thanks to Xiang Guan's previous preparations that he had arranged for his buddy Pang Run to lead an army to guard outside the central camp, and stepped forward in time to stop Zhou Yin's direct army from intercepting and killing them. Next to the gate is the opportunity for the Han army to enter the camp.

But there is no way, no matter how timely and resolute the Pang Run's troops are to intercept, there is no way to stop the rear of the Zhou Yin rebels from setting fire to the Central Army camp of the Western Chu Army to inform the Han army outside that they have started an uprising.As the torches were tossed around, the camp of the Central Army of the Western Chu Army, which had not been affected by the internal strife before, was soon full of flames. Numerous military tents and baggage burned into the sky, billowing thick smoke, which was still very eye-catching under the dark night sky.

Seeing this scene, the soldiers of the Western Chu Army who were fighting fiercely on the camp were of course in an uproar. The morale of the army that had stabilized was suddenly shaken again. When he reached the peak, the speed of the charge suddenly increased, and his hands and feet were used to climb the ladder like flying, and the force of the attack suddenly increased several times.But Xiang Kang, Uncle Zhou and others who were frowning in the distance were ecstatic, and shouted in unison: "The opportunity has come! Follow-up troops, go!"

At the same time, in the Western Chu military camp, Xiang Guan, who had forcibly taken over the command of the outer battalion, blushed furiously and roared like a wounded beast. He quickly ordered his most trusted troops to launch a counterattack, encircling and suppressing Zhou Yin who started the civil strife with all his strength. Rebels, "Kill! Kill! Kill all the rebels! Don't leave any!"

At the same time, a number of Zhou Yin's soldiers had left the battlefield in disorder, and with Zhou Yin's message, they went to contact several generals of the Western Chu Army who were in charge of the troops in the outer battalion, and represented Zhou Yin to those who usually walked with Zhou Yin. The general of the Western Chu Army who was closer announced: "Our Da Sima was bullied and humiliated by Xiang Guanpifu, and we have decided to turn against the Han army to attack the camp. General, if you are willing to follow our Da Sima to surrender to the King of Han, let your soldiers show their lefts. Arm, led the army to attack the gate of the camp, and helped the army of the King of Han enter the camp! If you are willing to be buried with Xiang Guan, our Da Sima will never force it!"

Among the five generals of the Western Chu Army selected by Zhou Yin, two generals of the Western Chu Army did not hesitate to kill the soldiers sent by Zhou Yin to contact them out of loyalty to Xiang Yu. He replied, but his attitude was obviously hesitant, and another general of the Western Chu Army made a decisive decision. He immediately called on his soldiers to tear off their left sleeves and show their arms in response to Zhou Yin's defection. This general of the Western Chu Army brutally beheaded him on the spot!

The rebels following the rebellion dealt a fatal blow to the Western Chu army. All Xiang Guan's cronies had been sent to encircle and suppress Zhou Yin's direct army. In a hurry, Xiang Guan had no time to mobilize reliable troops to clean up this new wave. The rebel army that appeared, and this rebel army's attack was too sudden, and before the other Western Chu army troops could react, this new rebel army rushed to the nearby east gate of the Western Chu army camp. Immediately killed the Xichu army guarding the east gate and was caught off guard.

"Kill! Respond to the King of Han's army!"

Shouting, the soldiers of this rebel army were either following orders, or they were greedy for money rewards after surrendering to the Han army. The soldiers of the Chu Army were caught off guard, and those who reacted slowly were killed countless times, and those who reacted promptly fled timidly. Strengthening the attack, frantically swung the ram of the siege engine and hit the gate of the Xichu barracks.

Finally, with the unremitting efforts of the generals of the Han army and the support of the shameless traitors of the Western Chu army, the gate of the Western Chu army camp that was flanked by them could not withstand the continuous impact, the latch suddenly broke and shattered, and the camp gate also moved backward. The soldiers of the Han army crowded at the gate of the camp also rushed into the Western Chu army camp one after another cheering like a torrent, and the turbulent flow of people knocked the soldiers of the Western Chu army behind the camp gate so that they could not stand still. , There is even no chance to temporarily block the gap with the emergency dispatch of the door knife car.

"Beat the drum! General attack!"

After a loud roar, Uncle Zhou, who seldom charged like Xiang Kang, slapped his horse and led the rest of the Han army to launch a general attack on the east gate of the Western Chu army camp amidst the violent drum beat. The soldiers of the Han army roared like thunder, rushed like a stream, and rushed towards the east gate of the Western Chu army like a tide. The huge shouts of killing instantly overwhelmed the fierce battle.

Xiang Guan was already so anxious that his eyes were spitting fire, and he sent all the reserve troops he could mobilize to the East Gate battlefield for reinforcements, trying to block the gap and regain the camp gate. Most of the Western Chu Army units who received the order were also very tenacious He rushed to the east gate immediately, but it was too late to do so. Countless Han soldiers had already rushed into the Western Chu barracks. Go up to the camp, seize a large area of ​​space on the base, and then attack another camp gate to the east of the Western Chu Army's camp to welcome the companions who were blocked there into the camp.

Then, when the main force of Uncle Zhou's army also rushed up to join the battlefield, the Western Chu army's east gate position was in chaos. The salvage soldiers of the Western Chu Army gave up their lives to fight, and went forward without hesitation, killing the stubborn Western Chu Army soldiers back again and again, constantly expanding the space of the position, and constantly spreading towards another east gate.And then, with the loud cheers sounding again, another east gate was opened, and more soldiers of the Han army cheered and rushed into the Western Chu barracks, and the speed of throwing troops into the enemy's barracks also increased all of a sudden. More than double.

"Can't hold it anymore!"

This is the hopeless voice of countless soldiers of the Western Chu Army. It is also because seeing that the defeat of the Western Chu Army has been decided, a Zhou Yin confidant who had been on the sidelines also resolutely defected and ordered the soldiers under his command to tear off their left sleeves and face the enemy. The nearby south gate of the camp launched an attack to meet the Han soldiers who were blocked outside the south gate of the camp and entered the camp.

"Shameless bastard!"

After roaring wildly, Xiang Guan, who had no reserve team in his hand, had no choice but to personally lead his troops towards the newly rebellious army, and successfully killed them all by gnashing their teeth at the shameless traitor. A brazen and hasty rebel.But before Xiang Guan finished chasing and killing the traitors, the south gate of a large camp was knocked open by the Han army, and more Han soldiers charged into the camp, madly attacking the panic-stricken Western Chu army crowd.

The victory has been decided, and the reserve team in his hand is quite sufficient. Xiang Kang did not rush to order Zheng Bu's corps to launch a general offensive, but just ordered Zhong Limei to lead the army forward to strengthen the offensive, and then whispered to himself, " Brother, run, save your life first, wait for me to win the unreasonable Xiang Yu first, and then find a way to slowly compensate you, and repay you for supporting me when I first started my army."

Xiang Kang, who is quite conscientious, hopes that Xiang Guan will run away quickly, but unfortunately Xiang Guan refuses to accept this feeling. Even though he knows that the defeat of the Western Chu Army is doomed, Xiang Guan is still organizing troops to fight against the corner and do the final dying Struggling, first he personally led his troops back to make up for the omissions, and then dispatched troops from the North Gate and West Gate, which had not yet been attacked, into the camp to counter the rebellion.

It's a pity that doing so is doomed to be useless. Xiang Guan and some of his buddies refused to surrender and flee for their lives, but most of the Western Chu soldiers didn't think so. There was no hope, and under the panic and timidity, not only soldiers of the Western Chu Army began to put down their weapons and surrender, but also many soldiers of the Western Chu Army began to escape from the battlefield in disorder, fleeing to the North Gate and West Gate, which had not yet been attacked by the enemy, to save their lives. , such cases are rapidly increasing.

On the contrary, the Han army broke through the south gate of the Western Chu army camp, and with the help of their comrades in the camp, the other south gate soon fell, and more Han soldiers rushed into the camp. Murder and arson.And then, when Zhong Limo also led his army into the Western Chu army camp, the Western Chu army was completely desperate. Countless soldiers of the Western Chu army put down their weapons and surrendered on their knees, and more soldiers of the Western Chu army shouted loudly. Running here and there, "I can't hold it anymore! Run!"

After tenaciously meeting Zhongli Mo's banner, Xiang Guan's troops only persisted for a moment, and then completely collapsed because too many soldiers fled. Near the military camp, I met up with a few of my cronies and buddies, and then Xiang Guan wanted to continue fighting to the death, but his brother-in-law Zhou Ji pulled him and cried loudly, saying: "General Xiang, there is no hope, let's go. Take advantage of the opportunity now, hurry up and break through, don't die in vain!"

"I'm going to fight that ungrateful Xiang Kang traitor! When the prime minister raised his troops, our brothers of the Xiang family went through life and death for him, and in the end he repaid us like this!"

Xiang Guan yelled out his true heart, while Zhou Ji, Pang Run and others persuaded with tears: "General Xiang, it's useless to fight. The traitor Xiang Kang is so far away, before we rush in front of him, He must have died completely. Run quickly, and leave the green hills, so that there will be firewood in the future!"

Even if there is still a glimmer of hope, Xiang Guan will definitely not give up, but there is no way, Xiang Kang hides far away, and there are soldiers of the Han army everywhere on the road going south, let alone rushing in front of Xiang Kang desperately , Just wanting to see Xiang Kang's shadow is as difficult as climbing the sky.So in desperation, Xiang Guan could only roar like crazy, and then fled to the north gate with the army that could still be restrained, and left the camp from the north gate to flee to the east.

After the most stubborn Xiang Guan also chose to flee for his life, the Western Chu Army naturally collapsed completely. The troops under his command knelt down and surrendered, and the Han soldiers took advantage of the momentum to charge and kill almost all the soldiers of the Western Chu Army who refused to surrender. The brigade launched a pursuit.

At this time, after confirming the escape direction of the defeated troops of the Western Chu Army, Xiang Kang decisively ordered Guan Ying to lead the cavalry of the Han Army to launch a pursuit. Otherwise, once they join Xiang Yu's reinforcements, they will immediately become our threat again!"

"Promise." Guan Ying clasped his fists and sang a promise, and then asked cautiously: "My lord, if he catches up with General Xiang Guan and he refuses to surrender, what will the general do?"

It was only after Guan Ying opened his mouth that Xiang Kang remembered that Guan Ying was the person Xiang Guan discovered and recommended to him, and his nose was sore, and he couldn't help but shed two lines of tears, choked up and said: "You decide for me, but the premise The condition is that your life and the lives of our soldiers cannot be given away in vain for him!"

Guan Ying had no choice but to sing promises, and then led the cavalry of the Han army to launch a pursuit, leaving Xiang Kang in tears, hating God's tricks, forcing himself to swing the butcher's knife at his flesh and blood brothers.Chen Ping, Zhang Liang and the others next to him were also very aware of Xiang Kang's painful mood, so they could only persuade them one after another: "My lord, if you want to be more open, you have already done your best to your brothers of the same clan. They are obsessed with obsession and insist on To help the tyrannical king of Western Chu."

Xiang Kang smiled bitterly with tears in his eyes, and secretly said: "Li Er in history, when he launched the Xuanwu Gate Incident, he was probably in the same mood I am now."

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On the other side, under the full pursuit of the troops of Chongda, Wangling and Tao Xi, the Han army has also completely defeated the Yuling of the Qi army who sacrificed their lives for the rear of the Qi army brigade near the sand dune platform. The soldiers were completely broken up, scrambling to flee to the only bridge on the Zhangshui River to cross the river and flee for their lives. They crowded and trampled on each other on the bridge, and fell into the water countless times. The soldiers of the Qi army who were unable to cross the river could only choose to put down their weapons and surrender on their knees.

In this pursuit battle, Tao Xi's unit belonging to the Zheng Bu Corps of the Han Army was the hardest-working one, because during the pursuit, Tao Xi had already discovered that the enemy who led the army behind the palace was the Qi army general Yu who had made him ashamed. In order to get revenge, Tao Xi not only led the army to pursue and kill him the most viciously, but he also said early on, "If you find Mr. Yu, you must catch him alive! I will cut him down with my own hands! "

It's a pity that after the Qi army completely collapsed, Yu Ling's flag disappeared among the chaotic army. At the same time, no matter how hard the Han army pursued them, until they crossed the Sand Hill Bridge, Yu Ling in conspicuous armor was no longer seen. Tao Xi was surprised, but soon came to his senses, and shouted: "Perhaps the leader of Yu changed his clothes and put on the clothes of a soldier to flee for his life. He asked the captives who knew him to identify him. See the corpse!"

Not to mention, the situation was really guessed by Tao Xi, and he arranged for the captives who knew Yu Ling to come forward to identify him. Not long after, the soldiers under Tao Xi's command found a young man among a group of captives, and shouted joyfully. Called, "General Tao, I caught it, this man is Yu Ling! This man is Yu Ling!"

"Hahahahaha!" Laughing wildly, he rushed in front of Yu Ling who had been pulled out. Without saying a word, Tao Xi punched Yu Ling's baby face hard, and roared: "Post! When Pingyuan came back, were we the soldiers of the Han army plotted against by you? That night, I almost lost my life in your hands!"

Yu Ling, who was beaten to death, smiled wryly, and said, "General, my masters, what can you do to call the general guilty at that time?"

"That sounds good!" Tao Xi grinned grinningly, first punched Yu Ling in the face again, and then shouted: "Tie up this bastard and prepare to present it to our General Zheng! Come up with a bad idea to sneak attack on our camp." , and ruined Lord Guangwu’s good deed of luring the enemy, let’s see how our General Zheng will deal with this bastard!”

Yu Ling, who was unlucky to be a prisoner, had no choice but to close his eyes and let the soldiers of the Han army tie him up. But at this moment, a middle-aged man in his thirties stood out from the group of prisoners next to him. He stepped forward and said: "General, you misunderstood. The person who came up with the idea to attack your camp was actually me, and the one who saw through your tricks to lure the enemy is actually a villain. Those things have nothing to do with General Yu. If you want to clean up, please Get rid of me, don't wrong General Yu."

"What? It's you?" Tao Xi looked at the middle-aged man in surprise.

"It's a villain." The middle-aged man nodded bravely, and said: "General, General Yu has saved the villain's life. The villain can't let him take the blame for me. Take me to your general Zheng. , The idea of ​​ruining your good things is really my idea."

"Really?" Tao Xi was skeptical, and asked again: "Who are you? What is your identity?"

"General Yu's personal soldier, Lou Jing from Lu." The middle-aged man replied simply.

(End of this chapter)