265 The 100,000 troops of the Chu State were cut in half and retreated in a panic!
Li Yu, wearing tight-fitting steel armor and a bright red cloak, led 20,000 light cavalry to rush out of the woods, rushed in front, and went straight to the light cavalry of the Chu army.
The 10,000 light cavalry of the Chu army were pressing the formation, and when they heard the movement coming from the rear, they turned back one after another, gasping in shock.
When they saw 20,000 court light cavalry appear, they almost wanted to flee.
But.
They crossed the river, and on the border of the south of the Yangtze River, they had no territory of their own city, and there was nowhere to escape.
Must fight to the death!
Must win!
"Kill ——!"
"In this battle, either they die, or we die!"
"Fight to the death!"
"Follow the example of Emperor Taizu, fight against the water, and put him to death and come back to life. Our army will win! ”
The cavalry general of the Chu army yelled.
He drew his sword, slapped his horse, led 10,000 light cavalry of the Chu army, and rushed towards the cavalry led by Li Yu with a bang.
The 10,000 light cavalry of the Chu army began to speed up and roared, adding to their momentum of fighting to the death.
...
Li Yu showed a sneer, turned his head to Di Er and said, "Di Er, the soldiers are divided into two ways. Take ten thousand cavalry around the flanks and stick them in the back. ”
"Yes, County Lord!"
Diel immediately took a cavalry command flag and waved it.
The 20,000 light cavalry of the imperial court were suddenly divided into two.
Li Yu led 10,000 cavalry, drew his sword, and still rushed straight towards the Chu army.
Di Er led another 10,000 cavalry, but spared a small arc, this cavalry spared a small bend, like a dexterous blade, turned over, and went straight to the back of the Chu cavalry.
The cavalry general of the Chu army saw that the imperial cavalry was divided into two ways, and his eyes suddenly showed despair.
Finished!
His opponent is so skillful with cavalry!
Even if he wanted to fight to the death, there was no hope.
"Boom!"
"Kill ——!"
The 10,000 light cavalry of the imperial court led by Li Yu and the 10,000 light cavalry of the Chu army collided directly head-on, and the two armies fought head-on.
At the same time, Di'er had already led another 10,000 cavalry to the flank of the enemy cavalry and stabbed him in the back.
The formation of the cavalry of the Chu army was flanked in front and back, and it began to be chaotic from the rear, unable to resist the cut of Di'er's 10,000 cavalry, and it was suddenly completely chaotic.
He didn't hold on for a moment, and he began to collapse.
The light cavalry of the Chu army was in a mess, and they all pulled out their horses and fled, wanting to flee back to the riverside to sink the ship and cross the river and return to the north of the river.
The light cavalry of the imperial court held on to it and pursued it all the way.
Admiral Li Pan closed his eyes in despair.
With a stick of incense, the 10,000 cavalry of the Chu army will be finished.
...
The 15,000 miscellaneous soldiers of the Chu army lined up by the river, armed with spears and broadswords, ready to meet the 30,000 elite infantry of the imperial court.
They saw that the 10,000 light cavalry of the Chu army were defeated by the imperial army and slaughtered all the way.
The little belly and legs are trembling.
What kind of goods and how much combat effectiveness they have, they couldn't be clearer in their hearts.
They fought for a day, suffered heavy casualties, and they couldn't hold it for a long time, where was there any physical strength and morale.
Even if there are 30,000 miscellaneous soldiers coming from the opposite side, they can't resist it!
"Kill ——!"
"Run for your life~!"
"Dad, mother, I don't want to die."
One of the miscellaneous soldiers broke down and cried, dropped his sword, turned and fled.
Almost instantly, this paper-paste miscellaneous army collapsed directly as if it had been blown down by a hurricane. They desperately ran to the river, wanting to get on the boat and escape back to Jiangbei.
The 30,000 elite infantry had already destroyed their will to fight before they could fight them.
Admiral Li Pan rode a war horse and looked at the battlefield blankly.
His 10,000 elite infantry was attacking the turtle formation of the Danyang army with all their might, but knowing that there was a large army of the imperial court in the rear, they had no morale and could not attack it at all.
They are caught in a dilemma, and they are caught in the enemy's back.
The 10,000 light cavalry had already been killed, most of them were killed and wounded, and they fled along the riverside, being chased and killed by the court cavalry!
Fifteen thousand miscellaneous soldiers also collapsed in the blink of an eye.
These 10,000 elite infantry were completely exposed to the enemy.
Finally.
The 30,000 elite infantry of the imperial court rushed to the riverside, came behind the 10,000 elite infantry of the Chu army, and stabbed it fiercely.
The last elite infantry of the Chu army collapsed in an instant and was hunted down by the river.
On the south bank of the Great River, there is no longer any Chu army that maintains combat effectiveness.
All the Chu troops were crushed, desperately fleeing into the river and in the direction of the downstream ships. However, they escaped the pursuit of 20,000 court light cavalry.
This ten-mile journey is destined to be a point of no return.
"King Chu, minister, I'm sorry for you!"
Admiral Li Pan closed his eyes, drew his sword and killed himself.
...
Night.
Finally falling.
On the banks of the river, the screams faded away... Either you die, or you surrender on your knees. There was no movement.
On the river, it was pitch black, and it was impossible to see.
Dozens of building boats, lit with torches and lanterns, shining brightly. Numerous passenger ships, cargo ships ... Far from the shore, for fear that the imperial army would swim over.
Xiang Wu, the king of Chu, sat dumbfounded, and all the generals and ministers, their faces were gray and silent.
Half of the 50,000 Chu troops were buried on the shore.
They still have 50,000 soldiers and horses in their hands, and they are on thousands of ships.
Get off the boat to rescue?
It's not that I don't want to, but I can't.
The remaining 50,000 Chu troops, including 10,000 elite archers and 40,000 miscellaneous soldiers.
And the imperial court has 20,000 elite cavalry, 30,000 elite infantry, and 6,000 Danyang troops.
Let 10,000 elite archers go down, without enough strong infantry to hold on and protect, it is just to die.
Even the 10,000 elite infantry and 10,000 elite cavalry on the shore can't resist the imperial army, and don't expect these 10,000 elite archers to go down and make much of a difference.
Moreover, this is the last capital of the Chu State, and there must be no mistakes.
Once these 50,000 soldiers and horses were buried in Jiangnan.
Princes of Chu... and the kingdom was destroyed.
Those princes and kings in Jiangbei went to annex the state of Chu in the blink of an eye.
"This king... The loss of a general, the loss of 50,000 troops! ”
"Ladies and gentlemen, what is your plan?"
Xiang Wu, the king of Chu, held his forehead and said dejectedly.
His ambition to dominate the world has already been lost in this battle.
"Jiangnan is too dangerous, let's go back to Jiangbei!
Together with the King of Zhao, the King of Qi, the King of Jiaodong, the King of Jiaoxi, the King of Jinan, the King of Linzi, etc., we can take Jiangbei, the Central Plains, the Northwest, the Northeast, and even march into Hanzhong and Western Shu, and we can also divide most of the world.
This Jiangnan, let King Wu fight.
He is rich and powerful, and he is good at fighting.
King Wu's army of 250,000 is estimated to be able to fight with the army of the imperial court for a period of time.
It's better to work for a year and a half, or three or five years.
We just want to occupy more territory in Jiangbei so that we can expand our troops. Wait for the soldiers to be strong and strong, and then find Xiao Duhou to settle accounts in the future! ”
One of the ministers said cautiously.
"Your Ministers agree!"
"Seconded by the Ministers"
The generals and ministers, panicked in their hearts, nodded hurriedly.
Oh, yes!
It's so hard!
On the boundary of the south bank of the river, there are little dusks, and they can't stay at all.
"Withdraw the troops, withdraw to Jiangbei, and grab the territory!"
Xiang Wu, the king of Chu, said helplessly.
He looked at the dark Jiangnan and muttered, "King Wu! Your waist is thicker than this king, please, you must hold on.... Give the king enough time... When this king goes back to replenish enough energy, he will come back to support you! ”