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Chapter 410 kill, not one left

The sun rises and shines on the earth.

This morning, what the rising sun brings is not hope and warmth, but coldness and despair.

This morning, outside of Pengcheng, there were messy tents, weapons, and corpses all over the ground.The neighing of war horses, the sound of rumbling iron hoofs, the sound of killing, moans of pain, and shouts intertwined.

This morning, the iron cavalry from the Western Chu Kingdom returned to Pengcheng...

This morning, the coalition forces of the princes were defeated in an instant, and they were in chaos...

Gunpowder smoke filled the air, blood was stained, and the iron cavalry of the Western Chu Kingdom rushed back and forth, killing the soldiers of the coalition forces of the princes.

The cavalry of the Chu state chased after them, and the soldiers of the coalition of princes could not find their generals, and the generals could not find the king of Han and the princes who commanded them.Therefore, they could not organize any resistance. Facing the iron hooves and long swords of the Western Chu Kingdom, they were helpless to escape.But you can't sit still at any time, the only thing you can do is to run for your life.

They are all soldiers from the Central Plains and Guanzhong in the west, run west and go home!This is the idea that naturally emerged in their minds.Perhaps only in this way can there be a glimmer of life.

The princes and kings quickly evacuated under the escort of their own soldiers, and they had long forgotten the eloquent and bold words before. As for other people, they were not in their consideration at all.At this time, their own safety is the most important thing. For them, being able to pick up a life is already a blessing in misfortune.

Liu Bang, king of Han, was not so lucky. He was the leader and commander of the coalition of princes, and became the focus of the Western Chu army's pursuit.In addition, he was the instigator who captured the capital of the Western Chu State. The soldiers of the Chu State hated him so much that they all pursued him closely, which meant that they would not give up if they did not capture Liu Bang alive.

The soldiers of the Western Chu Kingdom have already deeply understood the overlord Xiang Yu's combat intentions. Only by pursuing fiercely and completely destroying the vassal system of the vassal coalition forces can victory be possible.If it is possible to kill Liu Bang, the King of Han, or capture him alive, it will undoubtedly be a major victory, and it will be a great achievement.

The blood, hatred, and the favorable situation in the war greatly stimulated the enthusiasm and morale of the soldiers of the Western Chu State, allowing them to rush out invincibly.

Han Wang Liu Bang is sitting in a carriage, his wife Lu Zhi and a pair of children are sitting together, staggering and galloping fast!As for the bumps caused by this, they were completely ignored.

Lu Zhi was silent, the clothes on his body were still gorgeous and beautiful, which formed a huge contrast with the expression on his face.When she was enjoying the superiority in the palace of Pengcheng, his elder brother Lu Ze hurried back to pick her up and brought him an extremely shocking news.The Chu army has come, the Han army has been dispersed, and is facing defeat...

Lu Zhi didn't have time to be shocked, Lu Ze had already picked up the two children and dragged her to run outside.After hurriedly getting into the carriage at Chengmen Gate, Lu Zhi realized that today's situation was a bit serious.There were chaotic Han troops everywhere, fleeing in all directions, Zhou Bo and Fan Kui defended the Han king Liu Bang, and Cao Can personally led the army to break the heir.As for Xia Houying, who had already disappeared, Lu Ze put down the two children and went back again. He wanted to go back to Liu Bang's parents, brother-in-law, and their Lu family.

In front of him, there was nothing but chaos, and Lu Zhi felt a little dizzy for a moment.

It was only then that Lu Zhi realized that he had really lost.Unexpectedly, only a few days have passed since the beautiful days in Pengcheng. I thought that my husband could be the leader in the world, and I could also become a noble lady in the world.But in just one morning, the situation changed completely, and suddenly he fell from the sky to the ground.Back to the embarrassing situation back then, even far worse than before.

Is this life?Sitting on the carriage, Lu Zhi was completely conscious, completely lost, completely lost interest and anger, like a walking dead.Although the two children were young, they clearly felt the depression of their parents, and they all curled up in their mother's arms, not daring to breathe.

Lu Zhi is depressed, so why isn't Liu Bang depressed?Yesterday he was still in the main hall of Pengcheng, issuing orders and exerting force, which was admired by thousands of people.Today, he is like a bereaved dog, being pursued by the Chu army and fleeing at any time.

He now fully understands what it means to be a proud soldier who must be defeated.I was completely dazzled by Shengsheng, who had achieved no victories left before.He wanted to defeat Xiang Yu wholeheartedly, but in the end, he realized that he was still afraid of Xiang Yu in his bones.Originally, he wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to avenge his shame and prove himself.

But now?Once again, he was completely defeated, and the facts and blood lessons told him that he and Xiang Yu were really far behind.I have 56 troops under my command, and Xiang Yu only has 3 horses, but the current situation is completely one-sided, and the defeat is so complete that I am powerless to fight back.

Liu Bang is regretting his mistakes at the moment, Zhang Liang came all the way to tell himself, be careful, don't be arrogant or careless.Before leaving, he repeatedly entrusted himself, telling himself to stick to the city and wait for Xiang Yu to mess up.But what about myself?He completely ignored the suggestions of several important ministers, and now he realizes how important and weighty the opinions of the three important ministers are. How could he have listened to Wei Bao's words by accident, and went out of the city to face the battle by accident, and even tried to start a war? Daydream about winning.

really...

Liu Bang felt infinite remorse in his heart, and the cry of killing sounded again behind him, and Liu Bang woke up suddenly.In any case, he is the king of Han after all, and he is a generation of outstanding people.A blow is a blow, a failure is a failure, and the reality woke him up from the abyss of depression.Now is not the time to be sad, if you stay in the green hills, you are not afraid of running out of firewood, just like when you entered Bashu, as long as you leave your life and foundation, you will stand up again and make a comeback.

The most important thing now is to escape from the pursuit of the Western Chu army, save their lives, and make plans after gathering soldiers, counterattacking or retreating to the rear.

Liu Bang sat up straight and asked at the window: "Fan Kuai, where are we now? Where are we going?"

Fan Kuai galloped up to him and said, "King of Han, you are now in the southwest of Pengcheng, heading towards Xiao County!"

Xiao County?The King of Han was slightly taken aback, thinking about the geographical conditions around Pengcheng and the current actual military situation in his mind.

"Yes, the whole army is withdrawing to Xiao County, and relying on the county seat of Xiao County, organize troops to stop the Chu army!" Liu Bang seemed to have regained his confidence, and wanted to plan a long-term plan and organize a counterattack.After all, the casualties of the Han army are not heavy now, they are just being disrupted. As long as they gather together, they may not have the strength to fight the Chu army.

The desire to survive stimulated Liu Bang to organize a counterattack, and then regained a certain degree of self-confidence.Now that he thinks about organizing a counterattack, at least he hasn't suffered a crushing defeat. He wants to regain his face and dignity to a certain extent, and maybe he still has confidence!
Xiang Yu chased after him and arrived at Xiao County. Although the city is small, it can reduce the old enemy of the Western Chu cavalry to a certain extent.In this way, the remnant soldiers can be gathered, and a line of defense can be organized to confront Xiang Yu.

The battle of Pengcheng will not be a complete defeat, which can be said to be Liu Bang's last bottom line.Liu Bang didn't know yet that this was just the beginning of failure, and it was Xiao County that made him suffer a crushing defeat and completely shattered his last trace of confidence.

Xiao County, located in the southwest of Pengcheng, is a small city and the only place where the Han army retreated westward.

What Liu Bang thought of, Xiang Yu also thought of here, and half a night earlier than Liu Bang, that is, this half night, will play a role in deciding the outcome.

After Xiang Yu sent Yu Ziqi and Zhong Limei to lead [-] cavalry to defeat the enemy from the north, he personally led the cavalry to detour here.Arriving here after dawn, he was waiting, waiting for the battle report with Yu Ziqi to come.Or without Yu Ziqi's report, the allied forces of the princes would send the news to him.

Although he had high hopes for Yu Ziqi and Zhong Limo, he was still worried that what Luo Qi, the envoy of Wei State last night, said was true.That was undoubtedly a trap set up by Liu Bang and Wei Bao, waiting for him to jump.If the [-] cavalry were lost among them, the battle would be even more difficult.

Xiang Yu shook his head lightly. He felt that he had done his best and was very bold and adventurous in strategy.The current situation is very unfavorable to the West Chu State, and only by taking such risks can we win, regain the initiative on the battlefield, and win hope for the West Chu State and myself.

There wasn't much time to wait, so he could only catch him by surprise and defeat Liu Bang before he could react, and it was a crushing defeat for him.He believed that God would not treat him so badly, luck would definitely be on his side this time, and he was full of confidence in this.

Sure enough, at noon, Ji Bu hurried back.

"Overlord, good news!"

Seeing Ji Bu's smile and joyful tone, Xiang Yu's heart moved, and a gleam of joy appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he asked, "How is it? Yu Ziqi and Zhong Limei got it?"

Ji Bu nodded emphatically: "Yes, the news came from Tanma. Wei Bao really kept his promise. The northwest gate of Pengcheng was opened. General Yu Ziqi rushed in directly and joined Zhongli Meihe soldiers. Ten thousand cavalry generals Liu Bang's The camp has been rushed seventy-eight times, and now it is in a mess everywhere, and the army of the princes is completely in chaos, and they are fleeing towards the west."

A gleam of joy suddenly appeared in Xiang Yu's heart, God did not disappoint him, the war finally developed in the direction he expected, and it also developed in a direction that benefited him and the West Chu Kingdom.As expected, Yu Ziqi lived up to his high expectations, and that Wei Bao, after the war was over, he could forget about the past and give him some compensation and rewards.

The most important thing is that the Han army is in chaos, which is the most exciting thing.This is the order he issued to Zhong Limei, he doesn't care how much he wiped out the enemy, the only thing he has to do is to disrupt the army of the princes, as long as they are in chaos, then everything will be easy to handle, and the balance of victory has fallen to him.As for the unsightly generals and soldiers of the coalition army, they don't need to do it themselves, and their time of death is coming.

"Where is Liu Bang? Where is he? Have you caught him?" Xiang Yu asked in a deep voice with a hint of joy on his face.Although he asked like this, he knew in his heart that it was almost impossible to capture Han Wang Liu Bang in such a short period of time.After all, Yu Ziqi only had [-] soldiers and horses, and it was not easy to disrupt the position of the Han army.

The joy on Ji Bu's face became even stronger, and he said with a smile: "The Overlord, Liu Bang didn't catch him, but Yu Ziqi had already broken through Liu Bang's camp. If Cao Shen hadn't fought to the death, he might have become a ghost under the sword and a prisoner by now." Yes. But Yu Ziqi did not let him go, and has been pursuing him tightly, and now Liu Bang is heading towards Xiao County under the protection of Fan Kui and Zhou Bo."

Xiang Yu laughed suddenly, it's true that God has not failed me!Liu Bang, there is a way to heaven, if you don’t leave, if there is no way to hell, you break in, then you can’t blame me!He clearly remembered that before returning from the border between Qi and Chu, his father Fan Zeng repeatedly confessed that this time he must keep Liu Bang as much as possible so that he would come and go.

Up to now, Xiang Yu has believed that Fan Zeng's stargazing skills are not empty and unreasonable.Liu Bang is undoubtedly the one who threatens his hegemony the most, as can be seen from the loss of Pengcheng here.If you don't pay attention to it and don't stop it, the consequences will be unimaginable.Although this time he has been severely injured.But if we don't cut the weeds and get rid of the roots, there will be troubles in the future when we let the tiger go back to the mountain.

As a result, he went to Xiao County instead of going anywhere.Xiang Yu couldn't help being excited, he happened to be here to stop him and let him stay here completely.

Ji Bu knew very well what the Overlord was happy about right now, and couldn't help but smile along with him. All the soldiers of the Western Chu Kingdom knew how exciting this news was to them.As long as they capture or kill Han Wang Liu Bang, they will win the greatest victory in this battle.

Xiang Yu immediately ordered: "Order the army to attack, intercept the coalition forces of the princes from the west, and drive them back!"

Ji Bu nodded, and Xiang Yu continued: "Remember, there is no need to kill the enemy too much now. I have already explained to Yu Ziqi, and now it is mainly to drive away. Separately surround the two wings and drive the princes' army to the south. Our sword Although it is beneficial, Liu Bang has 50 to [-] people after all, how can we kill them? Let them find their own death!"

An idea flashed in Ji Bu's mind, and he seemed to understand the meaning of Overlord. The area to the southwest of Pengcheng is full of valley water and swimming, wide rivers, and cold river water in late autumn and winter. The situation of the Han army can be imagined without any hands And know.

"Yes, the general will make arrangements right away!" Ji Bu readily turned and left, at this moment he was full of confidence.Now that he has been completely convinced, what a genius Overlord's military talent is, no one can match it...

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The soldiers of the allied forces of the vassals fled all the way to the west. After passing Huling, even if they have left the boundary of Pengcheng, they may be safe for the time being. Many people think so.

When they ran all the way here, panting, they realized that what greeted them was not the hope of life, but the despair of death.

Only then did they realize that the Western Chu army had appeared here at some point, and the sound of the rumbling horseshoes and the shining long sword were like a reminder to make people tremble with fear.

"We are surrounded by the Chu army..."

Only then did the soldiers realize that the Chu army had already returned to the division and surrounded them.Now there is no way to go, the soldiers are terrified, thinking that they are in a desperate situation, and they are desperate.As for resistance, they have long since lost their strength and confidence.Now they can't hold weapons at all, and they don't have the courage to fight against the Chu army at all, so what if they make a move?Could it be the opponent of Chu's iron cavalry?

In desperation, someone suddenly shouted: "There is a gap in the south, and there is no Chu army..."

Hearing such a cry in despair, undoubtedly saw a glimmer of hope in the darkness, and eagerly wanted to reach out and grab it.No one thought about the truth of the news. They only knew that there was no Chu army in the south for the time being, and running in that direction would give them a chance.One by one, they threw away their weapons, armor, and all their burdens.

Now everyone is packing lightly, and there is only one belief in their minds, that is to run, and only by running can they have a chance of survival.Although they were exhausted, the iron cavalry of the state of Chu behind him made him tremble and he had to run for his life.The desire to give birth stimulated their potential. At this time, all of them resented their parents for giving birth to one less leg.

When Ji Bu saw this scene, he showed a gratified smile. The overlord's strategy was brilliant... While speaking, he led the cavalry to chase after him.From time to time, he slashed down with the long sword in his hand, and some backward coalition soldiers were instantly decapitated.

"If you don't take the initiative to escape, then you should die..." Ji Bu cursed, looked at the fleeing soldiers in front of him, and said with a smile, "On the contrary, you are actively trying to die. This world...is really..."

The killing of the Chu army further stimulated the courage of the coalition forces of the princes. Some people knelt down one after another, and they couldn't run anymore. Surrendering to the Chu army might be able to exchange for a glimmer of life.But before they raised their hands or said a word of surrender, the Chu army's long sword came to kill them. Ji Bu was faithfully carrying out the military order of the Overlord of Western Chu.

"We have too few troops, and we don't have any extra troops to take care of the soldiers. What's more, what use is it to us if we surrender? In the end, it's just a mob. It's a waste of our food to stay. One day, there may be a defection." Facing each other, they bite back. Did they think that if they followed Liu Bang, they would be able to eat and drink? Let them understand the price this time, and let the people of the world know the price of being an enemy of our Great Chu and the widows. It is to Liu Bang to annihilate these vital forces Huge consumption, his troops will drop greatly, and it will be nothing to worry about in the future. Therefore, surrender is not accepted in this battle, and there will be no mercy!"

Xiang Yu's words rang in his ears again, and Ji Bu shouted loudly: "Kill, don't leave a single one behind!"

"Kill, leave none!"

The soldiers of the allied forces of the princes were terrified when they heard the shouts of the Chu army. The Chu army was not joking with them.They knew that if they didn't run, it was definitely a dead end, and they all tried their best to suck up their breath, and they didn't have any thoughts in their minds, only running away.

Outside Pengcheng, a life-and-death race is in full swing!

(End of this chapter)