Qin State Chapter 293 Breaking the Cauldron and Sinking the Boat
Xiang Yu looked at the soldiers behind him and said loudly: "Cross the river." ”
The righteous army of Chu began to cross the river, and after the ships of the Yellow River Gang were collected, the soldiers and horses of the righteous army of Chu who could cross the river at one time had reached 80,000, and Xiang Yu selected 80,000 elites to cross the river, and then let Long Ji, Fan Zeng and others lead the soldiers and horses to Yingchuan and Chenjun to sweep away all the Qin forces outside the pass.
80,000 Chu troops began to cross the river, and on the other side of the river were Wang Li's 200,000 Qin troops.
Zhong Liyi stood next to Xiang Yu with an iron thistle, looking at the proud man beside him, Zhong Liyi suddenly thought of Li Qing, remembering that Li Qing said that the man in front of him would be the overlord in the future, and he would replace Qin II and become the co-lord of the world, and what Zhong Liyi had to do was to assist him and successfully get to that point.
Xiang Yu suddenly turned his head to look at Zhong Liyi and said, "Zhong Li, what are you thinking?" ”
Zhong Liyi said: "I think of my eldest brother, he said, you will definitely be able to achieve great things in the future." ”
When Xiang Yu heard this, a hint of discoloration flashed in his eyes, and he thought in his heart: Li Bai, that magical man, but unfortunately he can't be used by me.
The trapped camp left by Li Qing has now become Xiang Yu's right-hand man together with Zhong Liyi, Xiang Yu sometimes thinks that if he left Li Qing behind, perhaps, Li Qing trained soldiers and horses for him, and he only needed to lead the troops to fight, what a pleasant thing it would be.
Xiang Yu said: "Your eldest brother, where did he go, do you know?" ”
Zhong Liyi shook his head and said, "General, I don't know, but the eldest brother said that the general will definitely be able to overthrow the tyrannical Qin, but there is still one person to watch out for." ”
Xiang Yu was stunned when he heard this, and said, "Who did he ask me to watch out for?" ”
Zhong Liyi thought for a while and said, "Pei Gong, Liu Bang." ”
"Liu Bang? Hahaha, that Liu Bang in Pei County. ”
When Xiang Yu heard this, he couldn't help laughing, that Liu Bang was just the leader of the rebel army in Pei County, although he heard that the recent development was good, and more than 10,000 people had gathered under his command, but such a person could also threaten himself?
Zhong Liyi also didn't understand that Liu Bang's strength was low, and he really didn't look like he could threaten Xiang Yu.
Xiang Yu only said that Li Qing was talking nonsense, and did not take it to heart, looking at the tumbling river, Xiang Yu's heart gradually emerged with a sense of pride, a pride that swallowed mountains and rivers.
On the north bank, Wang Li looked at the river bank with a gloomy face, and at this time, he was already faintly able to grasp the sails of the Chu army.
Not only did Zhang Han's army be harassed by the plague, but Wang Li was also not spared, at this time there were less than 100,000 left in the 200,000 army, and most of them were recovering from serious illnesses, and their combat power was seriously weakened.
"General, should we inform General Zhang Han?"
Wang Li's subordinate Wang Wei asked, at this time, Wang Li's 100,000 northern army was demoralized, and it was really difficult to support them in battle.
Wang Li hesitated for a moment, nodded, and said, "Inform Zhang Han, the Chu army crosses north, if we can kill him by surprise, we may be able to defeat the Chu army in one fell swoop." ”
Wang Wei received the order and sent someone to inform Zhang Han to go, while Wang Li continued to stare at the river, hesitating in his heart, whether to attack when the Chu army was not stable after all the Chu troops went ashore or directly attack half-crossing, and launch an attack when the Chu army's soldiers and horses had just landed.
After all, Wang Li still decided to wait for all the Chu troops to land before attacking, because in this way, he could annihilate all the elite of the Chu army in one fell swoop, and if he attacked halfway, he could only destroy the Chu army that landed in front, and the Chu army behind could completely turn the bow and escape.
Xiang Yu was originally worried that the Qin army would attack when the Chu army crossed the river, but he didn't expect that when the Chu army successfully landed, the Qin army still did not attack.
Xiang Yu looked at the 80,000 soldiers and horses who had landed on the shore, and saw that they all had panicked expressions on their faces, knowing that they were worried about the hundreds of thousands of Qin troops they might face.
Xiang Yu knew that the Chu army could not be the opponent of the Qin army in such a state, so he gathered the generals to discuss countermeasures.
Xiang Yu discussed with the generals and decided to fight against the water, this is a risky move, a little carelessness will lead to the annihilation of the whole army, but Xiang Yu decided to fight, if he can win, he can break the Qin army in one fell swoop.
Xiang Yu asked the soldiers to bury the pot and cook all the meat, and for a while, the meat was fragrant.
Xiang Yu looked at the soldiers who were full of food, and said loudly: "Soldiers, after eating this meal, we will face the Qin army that is several times our size, and we have no way to retreat in this battle, you look over there." ”
Chu Jun, who was eating, looked at Xiang Yu's hand, and saw that all the boats parked on the shore were slowly sinking.
"What's going on?"
"Our ship sank?"
"Who sank our ship?"
The Chu army suddenly panicked, there was no ship, and once the war was unfavorable, the Chu army could not even escape.
Xiang Yu motioned for everyone to be quiet, and said: "I let the boat be chiseled, after eating this meal, I will allow each of you to bring cooked food that can last for three days, and then, go with me to the decisive battle with the Qin army, I, Xiang Yu, promise that I will never take a step back before I shed the last drop of blood." ”
The Chu army was silent for a while, and then burst out with shouts, now there is no way to retreat, they are willing to follow Xiang Yu and fight to the death together.
"Fight to the death, fight to the death."
The soldiers of the Chu army each took three days' food, and then picked up the weapons in their hands, smashed the cooking cauldron, and some of the food that could not be brought was also thrown directly into the Yellow River.
Wang Li originally saw the Chu army burying the pot and cooking, and wanted to attack and disturb it, but the Qin army was recovering from a serious illness, Wang Li was worried that once he went to war, if he could not defeat the enemy in one fell swoop, it would be easy for the enemy to see the flaws, so he was a little hesitant for a while, but he didn't expect that after the Chu army finished eating, he actually launched an attack directly, and this time, Wang Li was a little caught off guard.
"Fight."
On the one hand, Wang Li sent people to urge Zhang Han to support, and on the other hand, he led tens of thousands of soldiers and horses out of the village to fight with the Chu army.
Xiang Yu looked at the four generals around him, raised the iron halberd in his hand, and shouted: "Today, I, Xiang Yu, will definitely be here, and I will establish an immortal reputation with all my brothers." ”
"Kill."
Yu Ziqi, Zhong Liyi, Ji Bu, Yingbu and others shouted in unison, and Xiang Yu led the four of them, like sharp blades, into the Qin army array.
"Kill."
The soldiers on both sides rushed together, and for a while, the stumps flew wildly and the blood flowed like a river.
"Kill."
Xiang Yu shouted, the iron halberd in his hand waved, a row of Qin soldiers was knocked away, spitting blood and dying, with Xiang Yu's divine power, he was smashed by the iron halberd, and the internal organs of those Qin soldiers should have been almost broken.
"Hahahaha, Zhong Liyi is here."
Zhong Liyi rose to the occasion, and the iron thistle in his hand was like a black dragon, spinning and smashing on the Qin general, who had never seen such a fierce general, and was directly smashed off the horse.
The Chu army broke the cauldron and sunk the boat, holding the courage to die, and the Qin army, because of the initial recovery from a serious illness, many people couldn't even hold weapons, how to be the opponent of the Chu army, fighting for three hours, the Qin army was defeated, tens of thousands of dead and wounded, Wang Li retreated to the Qin army Dazhai with the remnants, and could not defend it.