Competing

Chapter 411
The battle situation in Pengcheng, like the weather in June, changed instantly.

First, the guard Peng Yue directly surrendered the city to Liu Bang, the king of Han, and the coalition forces of the princes occupied the capital of Western Chu.But in just a few days, the situation is complete.

Something even more shocking than the previous news happened. After getting the news, Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, set up an army on the border of Qi and Chu and handed it over to Xiang Zhuang and Long to stabilize the situation.He personally led an army of [-] to fight back, and wanted to take back Pengcheng.A seemingly crazy move, with a huge disparity in military strength, seems to be taking an adventure and a gamble.

The simple thing is that Xiang Yu won the bet. After keenly observing and grasping the opponent's weaknesses, he gave full play to his own strengths.Boldly adopt a novel combat plan, and take the slant of the sword.What makes Xin even more fortunate is that Liu Bang, the king of Han, happened to be arrogant, and his soldiers were even more arrogant.

The most critical thing is that Wei Wangbao defected and surrendered, which provided great help for the Western Chu army to break through.In the sudden and powerful impact of the iron hooves of the Western Chu Kingdom, the coalition forces of the princes agreed to quickly become a mess.Even Han Wang Liu Bang's Chinese army camp was broken through, and the command system was completely paralyzed.

Liu Bang, the king of Han, was even more miserable. He completely lost the glory and majesty of the past, and now he is completely like a bereaved dog.He was bitten by Yu Ziqi, the general of the Western Chu State, and chased him with all his strength. Fortunately, Cao Shen, the general of the Ministry, was desperate to kill him, and Liu Bang, the king of Han, was able to temporarily escape from danger.Now he is going completely southwest of Pengcheng, and he wants to rush to Xiao County in front, relying on the city to block the iron cavalry of the Western Chu Kingdom, and organize a counterattack, at least to buy more escape time.

After running away for a period of time, Liu Bang has recovered, and walked out of the initial panic and bewilderment.He knew very well that now was not the time to be sad and depressed, the key was to fight for escape and regroup.

Liu Bang, who regained his confidence a little, noticed his wife and a pair of children, and the two children were quite frightened.They had been hostages in Western Chu for a long time, and they all learned to be silent and watch their words, and when they saw their parents in a bad mood, they didn't dare to speak.Even though the carriage was bumpy and uncomfortable, she didn't dare to cry out, and all curled up in her mother's arms, very pitiful.

Liu Bang reached out to hug the two children, stretched their muscles a little, and wiped away the tears from their faces.After all, he is a father, and he loves his son very much in his heart. Looking at the eyes and expressions of the two, Liu Bang feels very guilty. He has paid too little for these two children, and he feels too much guilt.Let them take the risk of decapitation as hostages for their Wangtu Baye, and now they are still bumping and running for their lives together.For a while, Liu Bang was full of guilt, and he loved his sons and daughters very much.

Seeing the scene in front of him, Lu Zhi couldn't help but shed tears. Suddenly he felt that the current predicament was not without merit or without benefits.At least arousing the husband's concern and paternal love for the two children is also considered a good thing, the only comfort in a sorrow!

Liu Bang looked up at the tearful Lu Zhi, and said in a deep voice, "Ma'am, I'm sorry, you took the risk to persuade Peng Yue to take down Pengcheng, but I lost it and made the city look like this!"

Lu Zhi's heart was even more bitter, she was sad and lost.After marrying Liu Bang, she always hoped that her husband would be promising, so that she could improve her status and enjoy a respected status.The few days when Liu Bang sent troops to occupy Pengcheng this time was probably the most noble life in her life.She thought that this period of time was the happiest.

But at this moment, Lu Zhi suddenly felt that he was in such an embarrassing environment in the small space of the carriage, even on the way of escape pursued by thousands of troops.When the family is together, the husband cares so much for himself and his children.Hearing her husband's words, she suddenly felt warm and filled with happiness.It turns out that happiness is like this, it comes inadvertently, happiness is not elegant and luxurious, the world is supreme, but so ordinary.

Lu Zhi shook his head lightly: "It's okay, as long as our family is together, as long as we return to the fief, we can regroup and make a comeback!"

A comeback, a very motivating thought, that's all.Lu Zhi really thought so in his heart, just like the days at the Hongmen Banquet in Guanzhong, it was so difficult, didn't he also come over it?Didn't it also have later glory?As long as you stick to the past today, everything will be fine as before.

It was in Bashu, such a remote place at the beginning, but now the Han State not only controls Bashu, but also Guanzhong and the original hometown of Qin.Mr. Zhang Liang is back, and there is also Marshal Han who is good at fighting. Lu Zhi feels that there is still hope for everything.So he wants to encourage the husband, as long as the husband does not lose faith, then everything can start all over again, and everything still has hope.

As long as he escaped today and regrouped when he returned, he would still have a chance.The king of Han still has a comeback day, so he can still become the most honorable woman in the world.

Liu Bang nodded emphatically. This is a promise, a promise to his wife and a promise to himself.

Liu Bang and his wife rushed to Xiao County full of confidence, but the reality was always so ruthless, a basin of cold water was poured over their heads again, instantly leaving their hearts empty and somewhat hopeless.

Fan Kui came in a hurry and leaned on the side of the carriage to report: "King of Han, it's not good. Xiang Yu took a detour from Huling to the south and occupied Xiao County."

"Ah?" There were two exclamations in the carriage. Although Liu Ying was young, she still clearly felt that the mood of her parents had undergone a major change in an instant.Xiang Yu has already occupied Xiao County?How could this be?Isn't Xiang Yu behind?how can that be?A series of disbelief and doubts filled Liu Bang's mind.

If Xiang Yu has already occupied the front road, it means that the Han army and his own retreat have been cut off, which will be very dangerous.

Fan Kui continued outside the car window: "Now that the Chu army has outflanked from the west, there is no way to retreat from east to west. We can only go south!"

Liu Bang was shocked suddenly, and the confidence that had just been restored disappeared once again.Originally thought that when he arrived in Xiao County, he could gain a firm foothold temporarily, but now it seems that Xiang Yu never gave himself this opportunity.He was shocked by the actions of the Western Chu State before, but now he is completely convinced, by Xiang Yu.

What kind of military genius is this? Only 56 troops dare to come back and [-] troops are crazy.Unexpectedly, he actually divided his troops into battle, and even adopted the tactics of detours, which cut off his own retreat.

I thought that Xiang Yu was chasing after him fiercely, but now it seems that it is not at all. Then the Chu army with only a few people has scattered the army here?Chased and killed himself to this extent?And Xiang Yu himself was still waiting for him on the way to escape... All these things happened one after another, and suddenly Liu Bang felt very failed, and he was a little overwhelmed by the failure!
Fan Kuai shouted from the car window: "The Han army, the Chu army has already chased us, let's retreat to the south first, and then think of a way!"

Liu Bang replied dully, what other way is there now?That's all.

……

At noon, the sun was high in the sky. On a clear day, the haze of the past few days was swept away, and Xiang Yu felt much more relaxed.

Now around Pengcheng, there are all soldiers of the allied forces of the princes fleeing south. The generals of the Western Chu State cooperated with each other to outflank and drive the allied forces of the princes to the south.
Before, they were required to wield swords to kill, deter and even intimidate, but now everything else is superfluous, and they only need to ride horses to drive them away.As long as they heard the sound of horseshoes, the soldiers of the princes' coalition army trembled involuntarily, trembling with fear.The sound of the horse's hooves was like a curse to urge one's life. It made people fearful and desperate. The only thing they could do was to run for their lives...

The soldiers didn't know it, they thought that the possibility of life ahead, but they didn't know that it was the despair of death, or more precisely, there was despair all around.Perhaps, at this time, sitting down and waiting for death is the best choice.But life is precious, who would give up so easily?

After Yu Ziqi completed the first task, he handed over the command of the East Route Army to Zhong Limei, and then rushed to see Xiang Yu.Report the military situation to the Overlord of Western Chu, and discuss the next action plan at the same time.

They rushed on the road for days, stayed up all night, and fought continuously for a whole morning.At this moment, his eyes were already full of blood, but the fierce battle and the great situation in front of him made him sleepless and full of emotions.

When he saw Xiang Yu, he smiled and said, "Overlord, the general will successfully complete the mission and come back to report to the Overlord!"

Although they had great confidence in Xiang Yu, at the beginning of their return to the army and before the war, they were still in a state of uncertainty and had no idea.After all, there are only 3 people, how to deal with other people's 56 troops?In order to regain Pengcheng and rescue their relatives in the city, they have nothing to fear, they all regard death as home and fight with all their strength.

Even so, they still don't know whether it will be successful, and they can only do their best. If they don't succeed, they can only die on the battlefield, shrouded in horse leather.Unexpectedly, it was successful after such a rush, how could they be unhappy?Everyone was very excited at this moment, and they were even more admiring of their Overlord.

Xiang Yu saw Yu Ziqi, and waved to welcome him with a smile: "Yu Ziqi, you did a good job. You successfully broke through Liu Bang's Chinese army camp. When this battle is over, the widow has already recorded the credit for you."

Yu Ziqi smiled and said, "If it wasn't for the overlord's ingenious calculation, how could it be successful? Besides, speaking of it, I really want to thank Wei Bao, the Wei army really withdrew as promised, and the chaos in the camp of the coalition of princes, many of them came from Yu Wei Jun's handwriting."

"Well, Wei Bao is considered a smart person, so I won't settle accounts with him in the past, and he did a good job this time!" Xiang Yu responded with a smile.

Yu Ziqi knew very well that it was enough for the Overlord to know the merits, and there was no need to strive for it so clearly.As long as this battle is won, Pengcheng will be recaptured, and those who rescue Pengcheng will be the greatest victory.As long as one person is safe, it is my younger sister Yu Ji, and everything is fine.Aren't you afraid that this uncle of the country will do you no good?Yu Ziqi is a smart man in these matters.

Xiang Yu smiled and said: "This is just the first step. Dispersing their army is only the first step. The next step is to drive them away. After all, our troops are limited. It is not easy to kill these 40 enemy troops. And there are many dreams in the night." , Once they come to their senses, gain a firm foothold and organize a resistance, it will be very detrimental to us. So... so we have to find a helper!"

"helper?"

Xiang Yu smiled and said: "Yes, we must find a helper. The soldiers of the Han army and the princes of the Central Plains are mostly northerners, and they are not good at water. Now it is the season of late autumn and winter, drive those soldiers to go to the valley water, swim, or Sui River further south, isn’t it very pleasant?”

Yu Ziqi and Ji Bu smiled at each other, the overlord is the overlord after all, the battle plan for this battle is really perfect.And the luck is quite good, it is completely developed according to the previous plan, this is the most exciting thing.

Xiang Yu smiled and said, "Send an order to Xiao Gongjiao to return to his division to take over Pengcheng and wipe out the remnants of the enemy."

Now the coalition forces of the princes have been dispersed, and Pengcheng is empty, allowing the Chu army under Xiao Gongjiao to take over the city.Then you can rest assured and have no worries.I don't know if she is okay?Xiang Yu wished he could put his wings on immediately, rush into Pengcheng, and rush into the palace to find out.But his identity and responsibility told him that it was not enough now, he had to stay and command the battle.It was the heaviest blow to the Han army and the most painful lesson to Liu Bang.

Ji Bu nodded and sent someone to deliver the message.

Xiang Yu continued: "Okay, let's work harder, lead the whole army to continue driving the Han army, and drive them all into the river for me. As for life and death, it depends on their fate..."

All the generals of the Western Chu Kingdom showed a gloomy smile on their faces. The consequences of this order are undoubtedly the most tragic, and the casualties will be immeasurable.

But this is war, either you die or I die, the only way to survive is to deal the most painful blow to the opponent and annihilate the enemy of the opponent.So there is no mercy in their eyes, this is the law of survival in troubled times.

Xiang Yu added another sentence: "Remember, the important thing is Liu Bang, no matter what, leave him to me on the land of our Chu country. As for life and death...you have to see people when you live, and you have to see corpses when you die..."

"promise!"

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Yu Ziqi and Ji Bu led their troops to battle immediately, and they had received the news that Liu Bang, the King of Han, was fleeing in the direction of Xiao County.It can be said that God helped me, and the two immediately led an army to intercept it.

However, the Han army also got the news, so they temporarily changed their minds and evacuated towards the south.The king of Han Liu Bang is so close at hand, how could they let go of such a good opportunity and extraordinary achievements?
Because of Fan Zeng's earnest warning before he left, Xiang Yu wanted to kill Liu Bang, the king of Han, and then he was quick, so he personally led the army to hunt him down.

Facing the menacing cavalry of the Western Chu Kingdom in the next life, Cao Shen couldn't help being horrified. This time, the Western Chu Army's attack was obviously more fierce than before.The only explanation is that they have already determined that the King of Han is here, and their goal is the King of Han.Cao Shen suddenly felt that the task on his shoulders was much heavier. How to stop the fierce Chu army in front of him and buy more time for the King of Han to escape?
Cao Shen felt a little troubled for a while, especially when he saw the banner of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, erected, he knew that Xiang Yu himself had come.After a battle on the outskirts of Pengcheng, all the coalition forces of the princes, including Cao Shen, were completely shocked.In their hearts, they already had a deep fear of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu.

Xiang Yu's combat strategy this time can be said to be unprecedented and shocking.With only 3 horses, they smashed their 50 million army to pieces, without any power to fight back. It is really a shame and a shame!When they were ashamed, they were more in awe of Xiang Yu in their hearts.Among the Han army, the only one who could fight Xiang Yu was Marshal Han Xin.

In general, besides Marshal Han, is there anyone else?When Cao Shen asked himself in his heart, he couldn't help but think of a person, that is Yue Wang Yinxu. I don't know how the Chu State and the Yue State will win or lose after the war?

Not having time to think about it, Cao Shen shouted: "Soldiers, let's face the battle. The King of Han is in front. We must defend the King of Han to the death. Only when the King of Han is safe, can the country of Han have hope, and our wives, children, and children will have hope!"

"Swear to defend the King of Han!"

"Defend the King of Han!"

Cao Shen held a spear in his hand and shouted: "Brothers, don't fight today, don't forget me, we still have Marshal Han. If you die in battle today, Marshal Han will definitely avenge us in Japan!"

The name of Han Xin can be described as a god-like existence in the Western Chu army, and it can indeed boost morale at critical times.Anyway, today is a death, they have seen the scene in front of them clearly, running away is a death, let alone sitting and waiting for death.It's better to fight hard. If you die here today, you can be regarded as a hero and martyr of the Han Dynasty. At least your family can get preferential treatment...

The Han army thought so, why didn't the soldiers of the Western Chu Kingdom think so.

Liu Bang, the king of the Han Dynasty, was right in front of him. In the eyes of the soldiers of the Western Chu Kingdom, Liu Bang had been exaggerated as a heinous enemy.The enemy is approaching, and there is no need to take revenge with all their strength. The blood of the bloody men in the Western Chu Kingdom has been completely ignited. Now they can't wait to go forward and catch Liu Bang to drink his blood and sleep on his skin...

Today's battle situation has reached this point, and the victory of the Western Chu Kingdom can be said to have been established, but if they want to win a complete victory, they are all threatened by that man named Liu Bang.Only by catching Liu Bang and killing him can the battle be won and there will be fewer worries and disasters in the future.

Overlord's ingenious strategy, Yu Ziqi and General Zhonglimei's hard work to kill the enemy has opened the door to victory for them.As long as you rush over and catch up with that carriage, you will win...

The soldiers of the Western Chu State were in great spirits. They urged the horses under their crotches, swung their long swords, and slashed forward with all their might.It can be said that Cao Shen led the elite of the Han army, and he was the confidant and loyal soldier who defended near the big tent of the Han king Liu Bang's army.This time, in order to protect Liu Bang, the king of Han, he also went all out.The soldiers of the two armies fought hard in the wilderness, which was extremely tragic...

Seeing this, Xiang Yu shouted: "Chong, rush to kill Liu Bang, make him a marquis, and reward him with ten thousand gold..."

Hearing the Overlord's military order, the soldiers of the Western Chu Kingdom went completely crazy...

(End of this chapter)