Chapter 583: The Battle of Pengcheng (II)
When the princes and kings heard that Xiang Yu had returned to the army, they had similar reactions to Liu Bang's initial reaction, and they all planned to flee quickly. Speaking of which, the scale of their 600,000 coalition army is indeed very large, but there is also a lot of moisture in it, most of the so-called soldiers are strong men drawn from the peasants, and they have encountered the really elite Chu army, not to mention two to one, even if it is three to one, five to one, it may have no chance of winning, which is one of the reasons why they can't beat Pengcheng. However, then they heard about Xiang Yu's return to the troops, what? There are only 30,000 people, which is simply too much deception.
"Does Xiang Yu really think he is a god? Can we win with 30,000 against 600,000? It's really a joke," Wei Wangbao said, "King Han, we won't attack Pengcheng tomorrow, let's set up a special formation to deal with Xiang Yu." Once Xiang Yu is defeated, the entire Chu State will be finished. "All the princes agreed, what they feared the most was Xiang Yu, now that they have the opportunity to defeat him in one fell swoop, how can they let it go?
"Okay then," Liu Bang said, because everyone thought it would be easy to attack Chu this time, not only did Han Xin not come, but even Zhang Liang did not arrive, Liu Bang can almost be regarded as a lonely person, "So let's talk about it, why should we deal with the enemy?" ”
To tell the truth, don't look at Liu Bang is now the leader of the coalition army, these kings don't treat him as anything, a person from a humble background sitting with them is already promoting him, Wei Wangbao said, "If Xiang Yu leads hundreds of thousands of troops, it is indeed a strong enemy, but now it is too simple, I have a while, called 'Nine Directions Great Array'." The king of Han is in the middle of the formation, dispatching all sides of the array, no matter which side Xiang Yu comes from, we can gather the strength of 600,000 people to defeat him. ”
The military advisor of the Han army looked at the formation diagram of the Jiufang Great Array, "This is really a magnificent array, but this ancient formation should be used to some flexibility now, I heard that when the Chu army broke Zhanghan, it used to form a formation against the water, increasing his determination to resist to the death, King Han, can there be such a thing?" ”
"That's of course," Liu Bang also belonged to the Chu army at the beginning, and this matter can be regarded as his glory, "It is Xiang Yu's record to fight against the tide and sink the boat, but what is the purpose of mentioning this now." ”
"Since it is Xiang Yu's tactics, we might as well return the favor with the other way, and our 600,000 troops will also form a formation against the water, so that there will be three fewer directions that the Chu army can attack, and wouldn't it be more convenient for us to gather the strength of 600,000 troops?"
When Wei Wangbao heard this, he also praised it, "The formations are all in progress, and if the Nine Directions Great Array is improved, it will be even more invincible in the future." Liu Bang didn't know why, but when he saw that everyone supported him, he immediately agreed. In his opinion, he was in the center of the formation, that was the safest place, no matter which side Xiang Yu killed from, he was the farthest away from him, the most unlucky, and it was easy to escape if he couldn't win.
Xiang Yu's army came down by boat, and then changed to a war horse, in fact, it was not much slower than Liu Bang's sentry to arrive, and he looked at the large array of the coalition army at a high place, and suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed wildly.
"Why is the king laughing? The coalition forces are not powerful enough for offense, but they are more than enough for defense. Xiang Zhuang looked at it and said with some concern.
Xiang Yu pointed to the big formation and said, "The coalition army is a rabble, the 600,000 army actually discharged the defensive formation in the face of our 30,000 soldiers, and even had to form a formation with their backs, isn't that stupid, what is it if you don't know the art of war?" Xiang Zhuang, now you and I are starting to divide our troops. ”
"Divide the troops!" Xiang Zhuang was a little stunned, there were only 30,000 people on his side, and he had to divide his troops in the face of 600,000 coalition troops! How bold is that?!
Liu Bang, who was in the middle of the formation, was not very worried that Xiang Yu would be able to rush into the formation, you know, any of these nine phalanxes had twice as many people as Xiang Yu, and Xiang Yu was going to rush in? Why? He didn't take it seriously when he heard the neighing of people outside, and was talking and laughing with Lu Pheasant.
But after a while, the voices of the soldiers gradually became louder, "What's going on?" Could it be that the Chu army really attacked here? ”
"Great, king, there are Chu troops all over the world, is there really only 30,000 Chu troops?"
"What?" Liu Bang was taken aback, could it be that the intelligence was wrong, the Chu army really had 300,000? He hurriedly climbed the high platform to watch, only to see that the black representing the Chu army had gradually become the main theme in the camp, and it was not a battlefield, but the whole battlefield.
Originally, the 30,000 Chu army should not have caused such a formation, but the coalition army was composed of multinational troops, and their outfit was not just one color, and the scale of the coalition army could not be shown by multiple colors. And for most coalition forces, 600,000 is just a number, and I don't think there are many people standing together, but the Chu army is different, 30,000 people may not be much for 600,000, but in the eyes of a single soldier, 30,000 Chu troops on horseback are simply too much.
If this is not the most deadly, the command of the Nine Directions Great Array has become an even bigger problem. The nine-party array has 9 phalanxes under its jurisdiction and 600,000 horses, and such a large-scale transfer requires too much for the commander. Where is Wei Wangbao who is the one who commands so many armies? The messages around him had already blocked him. For a while, the Chu army went from east to west, and then from west to east, and he couldn't even send orders on his side. Therefore, the 600,000 troops on the surface did not have a unified command at all, but only fought separately.
As for the Chu army, they don't love war at all, Xiang Yu and Xiang Zhuang charge from east to west, and the other is west to east, and then highlight to the south after converging. At this time, the cavalry, due to equipment problems, could not form a strong assault force, but the mobile force was in existence. Xiang Yu and Xiang Zhuang's two road soldiers broke into the protrusion, and then in the protrusion, stepping into the camp seven times. As a result, the coalition forces did not feel that they had many soldiers, but only thought that they had been deceived by the superiors, and soon began to waver, and then bombed the camp.
Liu Bang stood in the middle camp, and of course he was very happy to see this situation when he was Xiang Yu's ally, but when he was his enemy, it became terrifying. "Pheasant, pheasant, let's go quickly, Xiang Yu is coming."
At this time, Xiang Yu had no intention of attacking his middle camp at all, but how could Liu Bang take such a risk? Immediately began to flee with his own pro-army. His escape was seen by many coalition soldiers and officers, and the commander's flight became the beginning of the great collapse.
In this battle, the coalition army lost nearly 500,000 of 600,000 people, and the rest were also scattered, which was miserable. Of course, these casualties were not all caused by the Chu army, and even if 30,000 people wanted to kill 600,000 ducks, they would have to waste a lot of effort. The casualties coalition army could not defeat the Chu army, some of them killed each other when they fled, and the other part was because they were afraid of the Chu army, there were Chu troops in the east, west and north, which side did not have it? Only to the south, there is no Chu army over there, but there is a big river, and there are indeed boats on the big river, but if you get on the boat in such a chaotic manner, and the position on the boat is far from enough, can you not die? The losses of the Chu army were relatively small, and the number of coalition troops they actually killed and wounded was much smaller than that of the coalition forces themselves.
After this defeat, Liu Bang's fear of Xiang Yu strengthened again, and he fled with Lu Pheasant to the nearest city, but was chased by a small group of Chu troops on the way, and almost lost his life. Not long after settling down, he was about to contain the remnants of the army, and he got a report that the Chu army had cut off the way back, and Liu Bang's face was pale.
After filming this paragraph, King sighed softly, "This is the peak era of Xiang Yu, no matter when, Xiang Yu must be called a great soldier in the early Han Dynasty, and many tactics in later generations are also derived from him, but it is a pity that he is a handsome general, but he is not a good emperor." ”
"Yes, a person like Xiang Yu, if he doesn't want to be an emperor, he must be the most attractive man in the world." Crystal, who rushed over to film, said, "To be honest, his personality is really good, he dares to love and hate, if not so much power." ”
"He's a sexy man." Kim Yun-hee said directly, "It's a good match with Tian Ji, I like it." ”
(The Battle of Pengcheng is one of the three most detailed battles in the Chu and Han dynasties: the Battle of the Broken Cauldron, the Battle of Pengcheng, and the Battle of Qixia.) Xiang Yu, played by King, was the most successful at this time, and it is easy to imagine that his popularity will be the highest when this is broadcast. )