Restricted by the narrow terrain of the north and south in the area of Surabaya Pavilion, and in the case of inconvenience of sending troops from the east and west, the Western Chu army, which had never only defended the habit of not fighting, in order to facilitate the counterattack, in accordance with Xiang Yu's order, built a large, two small and three camp gates in the north of the camp of the Western Chu army, which were about half a mile away from each other.

According to the tactical plan formulated by the decision-makers of the Han army before the war, during the strong attack launched on the first day, the Han army focused on attacking only the left and right small gates in front of the Chu camp, and deliberately opened the road to the middle gate of the commander's tent of the Western Chu army, and the purpose was also very simple, that is, to lure the grumpy Xiang Yu to send troops to counterattack from the middle gate and win the opportunity to fight with the Western Chu army in the camp.

Xiang Yu was almost fooled, in the afternoon, relying on repeated strong attacks at any cost, and also taking advantage of the opportunity of the failure of the camp of the Western Chu army, the soldiers of the Han army once rushed to the left gate wall of the west of the camp of the Western Chu army in large numbers, and saw the hope of directly entering the camp of the Western Chu army, and Xiang Yu, who could not hold his breath, issued an order to let Zhou Lan lead the army out of the camp and raid the critical situation of the left gate battlefield to reduce the frontal pressure of the Western Chu army here.

It was Liu Laosan who grabbed Xiang Yu to death, turned Han Xin's point of view into his own, and clearly pointed out that the Han army was deliberately luring the enemy to gradually weaken the Western Chu army, and strongly advised Xiang Yu to calm down and not be in a hurry, give priority to using the advantages of fortifications to hold on to the battalion, and never risk sending troops unless necessary, in addition, Master Xiang, the only one who can influence Xiang Yu's decision-making, is also resolutely on Liu Laosan's side, Xiang Yu retracted his order and ordered the reserve to reinforce the emergency West Gate wall section from the inside of the camp.

In the end, it was not as expected by Han Xin and Liu Laosan, relying on a certain fortification advantage and the strong combat effectiveness of the main force of the Western Chu army, the soldiers of the Western Chu army who stepped forward to reinforce from the inside finally recaptured the position, and killed the Han soldiers who were lucky enough to rush to the wall, and they were unable to parry, so they had to flee from the base in embarrassment.

After the sun set, when the sky was slightly dark, seeing that the army never saw the hope of breaking the camp, and did not expect to break through the camp on the first day, Xiang Kang, who personally commanded the battle, decisively issued the Mingjin order, and when the soldiers of the Han army finally gave up the attack and retreated actively, a shocking tragic and bloody picture was also completely revealed in front of the soldiers of the two armies.

There are dead corpses everywhere, and there is blood everywhere, the dense remnants of the broken flags and broken weapons are countless, the colorful feather arrows are inserted all over the walls and the earth, and the two side gates of the West Chu Army that were attacked by the Han army are stacked on top of each other, piled up more than half a person high, and the blood dyes a large area of the wall into a dark red, and the thick blood slowly flows along the ground, accumulating into a puddle of blood in the trenches that have not yet been filled on both sides, floating up the broken flag shield, and the strong smell of blood in the air does not even blow away from the river breeze in Surabaya.

Seeing this scene, even if he had been prepared for a long time, Xiang Kang couldn't help but secretly feel palpitations and pain, and was reluctant to ask about the casualties and losses of his own army, on the contrary, Xiang Yu, who had only one-third of Xiang Kang's troops in his hands, was still very aggressive. Laughing loudly at the Han army who took the initiative to retreat, "Fight, if you have the ability to continue to fight, I want to see if you have the determination to die with this king." ”

"Your Majesty, time is precious." Liu Laosan next to him reminded: "Taking advantage of the opportunity of the Han thieves to collect their troops and return to the camp, it is best for us to let the reserves that did not participate in the battle today immediately clean up the battlefield, dredge the trenches, and continue to build the camp in order to meet the next strong attack of the Han thieves." ”

Xiang Yu also listened to the persuasion this time, nodded and said: "Clean up the battlefield immediately, kill all the Han thieves who have not lost their breath, and let the reserves that did not participate in the battle during the day continue to rush to build camps." ”

After the order was delivered, the reserves of the Western Chu Army also immediately began to act according to the order, while picking up various tools to repair and build the fortress wall damaged in the battle, while going out of the camp to dredge the trenches, brutally killing the seriously wounded of the Han army left on the battlefield, and the various units of the Western Chu Army who participated in the battle during the day hurriedly returned to the camp to eat and rest, and Xiang Yu, who had been wounded for a day, also returned to his sleeping tent to prepare to rest, but just when Xiang Yu forced himself to eat and recover his strength as soon as possible, the direction of the front camp in the north suddenly shook the sky and issued an enemy attack alarm.

"What's going on? The thieves have just retreated, why is the front camp in a hurry again? ”

Surprised in his heart, Xiang Yu hurriedly threw down his rice bowl, covered the abdominal wound that began to hurt again, and walked out of the tent quickly, but just glanced north, Xiang Yu's face suddenly changed - at night, the torches on the north side of the Western Chu army camp were all over the mountains, and there were countless Han soldiers lined up, and at the same time, there was already a noise on the battlefield of the camp, and the torches on the base were messy, and it was obvious that the front team of the Han army had rushed to the side of the base, and there was a battle with the soldiers of the Western Chu army who had gone out of the camp to dredge the trench before.

Don't dare to have any hesitation, Xiang Yu could only rush to the big tent of the Chinese army to gather the generals to prepare for the battle, but when the generals of the Western Chu army were about to arrive, there were already guards outside the tent rushing into the report, and Xiang Yu said: "King Qiqi, our scouts have explored clearly, this time it is the Han thief general Zhou Shu who is leading the army to attack, and it is impossible to confirm how many troops he brought for the time being, but there must be eighty or ninety thousand people!" In addition, because the Han thieves sent cavalry to attack, our soldiers were not able to dredge the trenches much. ”

"Piff, actually give this king a wheel battle!" Xiang Yu roared angrily, and then roared: "Let the army that did not participate in the battle during the day go to the base to guard, select 20,000 people from the army that participated in the battle during the day to serve as a reserve, and fight with the Han thieves to the end!" ”

Xiang Yu's arrangement is also the only choice of the Western Chu Army at present, so the Western Chu Army did not dare to say anything, all of them immediately hugged their fists and sang promises, during which Liu Laosan in order to prevent accidents, but also to please Xiang Yu, but also took the initiative to ask Ying to let his army join the reserves, and worked tirelessly to help Xiang Yu guard the camp, in exchange for Xiang Yu's satisfied nod, a mouthful.

Then, when he returned to the army under his command, of course, Liu Laosan immediately told Han Xin the general situation of the Han army discovered by the scouts of the Western Chu army, Han Xin frowned when he heard it, and said: "The Han thieves do this for two purposes, the first is to use wheel warfare to consume the physical strength of our soldiers, so that our soldiers can't rest at ease, they don't have enough physical strength to defend the camp and fight, and they don't have time to build the camp calmly. The second is to come in response to the special situation of our king. ”

"Coming for the special situation of our king now?" Liu Laosan immediately understood what Han Xin meant, and said, "The thief wants our king to be unable to rest, and his injuries are aggravated?" ”

Han Xin nodded and said: "Our king has a quick temper, he likes to do it himself when he encounters a war, and if the Han thief attacks the camp outside the camp, he will definitely not rest and recuperate in the camp tent." Moreover, Xiang Kang and Uncle Zhou are both talented generals, except for our king who personally commands and supervises the battle, the other generals of the Western Chu army are not their opponents, they only need to take turns to lead the army to attack the camp, and it will not take three days to exhaust our king alive. When the king falls, so are we. ”

Liu Laosan, who had personally learned how powerful Xiang Kang and Uncle Zhou were, nodded, and then asked, "Is there a way to deal with it?" ”

"There is a way, but it certainly can't be done." Han Xin smiled bitterly and said, "Unless we can persuade the king to temporarily restrain his violent temper and follow the example of the Han thief to set up a deputy marshal to take turns to lead the army to resist the attack of the Han thief, so that he can take time out to rest and recuperate." ”

Liu Laosan smiled bitterly when he heard this, but after thinking about it carefully, Liu Laosan said with a glimmer of hope: "I'll give it a try, see if I can persuade the king to let Xiang Bo serve as the deputy marshal and take over from him to command the army to defend the camp. ”

After the night battle began, as during the day, the soldiers of the Han army under the command of Uncle Zhou still stormed the east and west side gates of the front camp of the Western Chu army, and because the trench had been filled in by Xiang Kang's army, the first attack was attached to the base, and once again forced the Western Chu army to resist the attack of the Han army only by relying on the Great Wall of flesh and blood.

Under such circumstances, Xiang Yu of course categorically rejected the kind suggestion of the Western Chu Army to let him go back to the tent to rest, and Master Xiang Boxiang, who was instigated by Liu Laosan, took the initiative to ask for help, and proposed to take over Xiang Yu to command the night battle, but he was also reprimanded by Xiang Yu with a disgraced face, "Even with you, can you also stop Uncle Zhou's army from attacking the camp?" As soon as King Beben returned to his tent and lay down, the thieves had already entered our camp! ”

Facts have proved that only Xiang Yu personally commanded and supervised the battle, and the Western Chu army was sure to stop Xiang Kang and Uncle Zhou from taking turns to lead the army to attack the camp, and when the fierce battle reached the halfway point of the second watch, on the battlefield on the side of the West Gate, behind the Han army attacking the camp, suddenly more than a dozen pottery urns the size of a bull's head flew up one after another, directly over the bloody wall battlefield, and flew into the Western Chu military camp to the ground, among which several pottery urns exploded directly in the air, making a louder noise than the explosion of the original grenade, The other pottery urns burst into flames immediately after they landed, igniting the clothes and beards of countless Western Chu soldiers who could not dodge, and also turning the scene into a sea of fire.

Even the main force of the Western Chu Army, which had already experienced a hundred battles, was caught off guard before such a change, and was immediately blown up by the gunpowder jar of the Han army, but the soldiers of the Han army who were attacking with ants were greatly boosted, seized the opportunity to strengthen the offensive, quickly rushed to the top of the fortress wall in large numbers, and successfully captured a large number of fortress positions, and saw the hope of breaking the camp in a blink of an eye.

Seeing this scene, Xiang Yu had no choice but to quickly order the reserve team to step forward for reinforcements, and despite his own injuries, he insisted on going to the front line to command and supervise the battle, which re-inspired the morale and fighting spirit of the officers and men of the Western Chu Army, recaptured the fallen position in a bloody battle, and re-stabilized the already crumbling defensive line. - If it was replaced by Master Xiang Boxiang, of course, such a situation would not have happened.

The matter is not over, the gourd on the west gate has just been pressed, and there is a thunderous sound on the east gate one after another, and the Han army's dragged trebuchet that came forward under the cover of night threw the gunpowder jar one after another, and blew up the Western Chu army on the east gate, and the Han soldiers took the opportunity to rush to the base, and formed a huge pressure on the West Chu army on the east side of the gate. Xiang Yu had no choice but to hurry to the East Gate battlefield to command and supervise the battle, and naturally he didn't find that his abdominal wound had begun to bleed quietly.

In the end, relying on the bloody battles of the officers and soldiers of the Western Chu Army, as well as Xiang Yu's decisive and resolute tactical command, the Western Chu Army still survived this night with great tenacity, and persisted until it was completely dark, and the Han Army Zhou Shu's troops, which had been unable to attack for a long time, were forced to withdraw their troops. However, this time, the Western Chu army did not even have the opportunity to send troops to clean up the battlefield outside the camp, and the Han army led by Uncle Zhou had just gone far, and the scouts of the Western Chu army rushed to report again, saying that Xiang Kang had led the Han army out of the camp again and was lining up to kill here.

It was only at this time, when he once again broke the insidious shamelessness of his scum cousin, that Xiang Yu, under the reminder of the guard, found that his blood had stained a large area of his underwear, and then hurriedly called the medical worker to re-bandage the wound, and just untied the gauze, Xiang Yu was very surprised to see that the wound on his lower abdomen had not only been reopened, but also redness and swelling around the wound, showing signs of aggravation.

"Your Majesty, your wounds are infected with the Evil Heat, and you must be resting well. If not, I'm afraid it will be ......, and I'm afraid it will be heavier. ”

The doctor's careful reminder was exchanged for a resounding slap in the face from Xiang Yu, and after scolding his military doctor for his incompetence, Xiang Yu pondered for a moment, and then suddenly shouted: "Order the whole army, immediately go out of the camp and line up, and fight to the death with the Han thieves!" ”

"The king......."

"Shut up!" Xiang Yu roared angrily and interrupted the good intentions of the Western Chu Army's civil and military persuasion, and roared with red eyes: "This king has made up his mind!" Instead of being consumed alive by the Han thieves, it is better to go out of the camp now and fight to the death with the Han thieves! and Xiang Kang's traitor to fight to the end! ”

Seeing that Xiang Yu was already in a state of madness, the Western Chu army and military forces present, including Liu Laosan, did not dare to touch his fire again. However, to everyone's surprise, Xiang Zhuang, who had always been obedient to Xiang Yu's words, suddenly stood up and said with a straight face: "Brother, even if you kill me now, I have to persuade you to make peace!" We and Brother Xiang Kang are brothers of the same race, flesh and blood, there is no need to fight to the death! If you agree to sue for peace, I will go to see Brother Xiang Kang now and beg him to let you live!" ”

"What did you say?" Xiang Yu scolded Xiang Zhuang for the first time, and despite the fact that his wounds were still bleeding, he forcibly stood up and drew his sword directly, and roared at Xiang Zhuang: "Greedy for life and afraid of death, do you want this king to ask Xiang Kang for peace and forgiveness?" ”

"Brother, how long are you going to be stubborn?" Xiang Zhuang was not afraid, stared at Xiang Yu and said, "Do you think that you are still Adi's opponent now?" At the beginning, we had hundreds of thousands of troops, and all the princes outside the border also served you as the master, and you finally got to the point where you are today, and if you continue to fight, what kind of hope do you have? Rather than send our soldiers to their deaths in vain, it is better to sue for peace now. ”

"Piff!"

"Brother——! Xiang Guan and Xiang Han screamed at the same time, stepped forward together, grabbed Xiang Yu's arm that had already swung his sword and stabbed Xiang Zhuang, and shouted with tears in his eyes: "Brother! Brother Xiang Zhuang is your brother, your cousin! ”

"Brother, I'll give you one last last advice." Xiang Zhuang said again: "Ask for peace, as long as you are willing, I will go to Xiang Kang for you now, and beg him to let you withdraw to Huainan Jiangdong with the army, and let you be the king in Huainan, this is always okay, right?" ”

Hearing this, Liu Laosan immediately understood that the situation was not good, and when he hurriedly went to see Master Xiang Boxiang's expression, he saw that Master Xiang's eyes hesitated, and it seemed that he had begun to waver, Liu Laosan did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly hurried to Xiang Yu and said, "King! Never make peace! Anyone in the world can ask Xiang Kang for peace and be a vassal, but you can't ask Xiang Kang for peace and be a vassal! ”

"Piff, shut up!" Xiang Zhuang shouted angrily.

"Greedy for life and afraid of death, shut up! Don't think we don't know, you persuaded the king to sue for peace, you coveted the glory and wealth promised to you by Xiang Kang's traitor! ”

Liu Laosan roared louder than Xiang Zhuang, and hurriedly bowed his hand to Xiang Yu and said: "King, please think about it carefully, in the past few years since you fought with the Han thieves, how many soldiers have died on the battlefield, and how many people in the world have been affected by the war, if you finally choose to bend your knees to Xiang Kang's traitor and sue for peace, and as the eldest brother, Xiang Kang's traitor will face the north and call your vassal, won't you immediately become the laughing stock of the world?" Even if Xiang Kang's traitor allows you to be the king in Huainan, what kind of face do you have to call yourself a lonely widow? ”

Xiang Yu, who wanted to save face, suddenly turned gloomy, and Liu Laosan said with a heartfelt voice: "Besides, the current situation, we haven't reached a dead end yet!" It is true that the Han thief is a large number of generals, but we still have eighty or ninety thousand soldiers to continue to fight, and now Uncle Zhou has retreated back to the camp with the tired soldiers of the Han thief, and Xiang Kang traitor came alone with the army, we took the opportunity to go out of the camp to fight with him, and there may not be no chance to behead him! As long as you kill Xiang Kang's traitor, who else can be your opponent in this world? ”

When Xiang Yu nodded slightly, Liu Laosan hurriedly knelt on the ground again, hugged his fists to Xiang Yu and said loudly: "King, whether you will become the laughing stock of the world and no longer have the shame to live between heaven and earth, or break the enemy in a battle and seize the world, it is already in your thoughts!" I also hope that the king, you must not hesitate, immediately lead the army to battle, the last general is not talented, I am willing to lead the army as the vanguard, for you to cut off the head of Xiang Kang traitor on the battlefield, and seize the world! ”

Xiang Yu was completely moved by Liu Laosan's words, and waved his hand to shake off Xiang Guan and Xiang Han who were holding his arm, and roared: "Get out!" You greedy for life and afraid of death! If you want to covet the glory and wealth that Xiang Kang's traitor gave you, get out of here for me now! Ordered the whole army to immediately go out of the camp and line up, and this king will personally cut off the head of Xiang Kang's traitor! ”

"Brother!"

Xiang Zhuang, Xiang Guan, and Xiang Han knelt down and screamed at Xiang Yu together, but Xiang Yu's face was pale, and he shouted: "Lu Matong, take down these three rats who are greedy for life and afraid of death, and put them in the prisoner car!" When the king returns triumphantly, he will personally send them down! ”

Lu Matong and other Xiang Yu guards were still a little hesitant, but after being glared at by Xiang Yu's one-eyed eyes, Lu Matong and other guards still didn't dare to disobey Xiang Yu's order, and stepped forward to take down Xiang Zhuang and others who were scolding Liu Laosan. If Xiang Yu Zhuzi really sued for peace with Xiang Kang's traitor, then this king would definitely have to be handed over to Xiang Kang's traitor by Xiang Yu's Zhuzi immediately, and he would end up with no place to be buried. ”

Xiang Yu was not without a clear-eyed person around him, and glanced at Liu Laosan, who was secretly happy, and Kui Che next to him snorted coldly in his heart and said: "Don't be too happy, you persuade Xiang Yu to insist on fighting to the death with Xiang Kang, Xiang Kang traitor will actually only thank you." ”