Chapter 38: The reason why Xiang Yu killed the prisoner

Zhang Cang didn't want to send troops, but he didn't dare to resist. Liu Bang is ruthless, and once he disobeys the military order, it means that he may lose his head. Even if Liu Bang spares himself, can Xiang Yu spare him? After all, the attack just now, on the surface, was the defeat of Liu Bang's soldiers, and it was also a loss of face for Xiang Yu.

Zhang Cang suppressed the anger in his heart and led his men and horses to attack. Zhang Cang only had 2,000 soldiers and horses left, and most of them were allocated by Liu Bang to others to control. Whoever makes himself not a descendant can only admit bad luck.

Liu Bang can't be blamed entirely, Liu Bang's soldiers and horses suffered heavy losses, and more than 80,000 losses were lost in Wuguan and Qingni Pass. Lu Ze and Cao Shen lost 30,000, and Zhou Bo lost 5,000 elite troops. Liu Bang still has soldiers and horses there, if it weren't for those who defected to bring the soldiers and horses, Liu Bang was about to become a bare pole.

Zhang Cang's 2,000 soldiers and horses entered the shooting range of the ballista, and Peng Yue gave the order to shoot again. Whoosh! Dozens of sharp arrows shot at the bodies of the judge soldiers in the blink of an eye, and dozens of corpses were scattered. Zhang Cang didn't dare to escape this time, Liu Bang told him that Xiang Yu would kill someone if he ran away again.

Ye Tong smiled slightly, took out the Xuanyuan bow, opened the bow and set up an arrow, and aimed at Zhang Cang is an arrow of lightning shot. Sou! With a soft sound, the arrow instantly pierced Zhang Cang's chest.

Zhang Cang's eyes were as wide as bull's eyes, and he didn't know what was going on until he died. At such a distance, it is difficult to reach even the range of a ballista bed, who can shoot that far?

The problem was in Ye Tong's Xuanyuan Bow, which was a famous bow with a range of up to three hundred steps. The crossbow bed of the Great Qin Empire is only two hundred steps, can it be compared?

The Great General is mighty!

The Great Qin Empire is mighty!

The soldiers of the Qin army on the pass cheered and were extremely excited. What it brought was a surge of fighting spirit and a surge of killing intent, which made some timid soldiers fearful.

Xiang Yu stood in the distance, seeing Ye Tong's performance, he nodded excitedly, Xiang Yu could also shoot such an arrow. Xiang Yu also has a famous bow in his hand, which is the Overlord Bow, and the range is not much worse than the Xuanyuan Bow. It's just that at such a distance, it's generally easy to dodge. Zhang Cang was completely unprepared, he was suddenly shot, and it was too late to react.

Liu Bang's soldiers and horses left dozens of corpses, and the soldiers fled back again. This time, Liu Bang didn't speak, and his face was gloomy. Even if it's not a descendant, it's a general!

Xiang Yu ordered Wu Rui to send troops and continued to send Liu Bang's soldiers and horses to fight along the way. The 20,000 soldiers and horses of Wu Rui's gang have been lost when Liu Bang ordered the attack on Wuguan, and the current 10,000 soldiers and horses are newly recruited, and their combat strength is extremely weak.

Wu Rui also did not dare to resist, and obediently sent soldiers and horses to attack Sanguan, knowing that his own soldiers and horses were weak, and they were all people who had just put down their hoes. Wu Rui sent 5,000 soldiers and horses at once, and he had the intention of being brave.

As soon as Wu Rui's soldiers and horses reached the shooting range of the crossbow bed, they were frightened by the ferocious killing power of the crossbow bed and screamed and fled back. Wu Rui couldn't do it, shrugged his arms, meaning to tell the princes that his soldiers and horses were cowardly, and he smiled.

The princes saw that there was no trace of shame on Wu Rui's face, and everyone knew in their hearts that Wu Rui's soldiers and horses were here to make up the numbers, and it didn't matter. Let the attack be ordered, anyway, the ability of the soldiers and horses is weak, the attack is unfavorable, normal. I don't believe it, girl, change people!

Xiang Yu saw that if he continued to attack like this, his morale would be lower, and there was no need for the Qin army to resist, and the coalition soldiers were reluctant to fight. In desperation, Xiang Yu had no choice but to order to collect his troops and return to the camp and attack again tomorrow.

Ye Tong, who was standing on the city wall of Sanguan, shook his head and muttered, don't fight! It seems that Xiang Yu didn't want his soldiers and horses to suffer big losses, so he sent all the soldiers and horses of other princes to attack. The problem is that in this way, the opinions of the princes and the alliance are greater, especially Xiang Yu.

But Liu Bang, who was extremely depressed, returned to his Chinese army tent, and the spy came in to report, saying that Xiao He, Zhou Bo defected to Ye Tong, and Zhang Liang was also in the Qin army. This information made Liu Bang angry, and he had the intention of tearing Ye Tong apart.

"Is the message exact?"

"It's been confirmed."

Liu Bang immediately found his descendants to study and prepare to assassinate Ye Tong and other matters. After hearing this, Liu Bang's subordinate generals were stunned and couldn't believe that it was true. You must know that Xiao He and Zhou Bo are Liu Bang's descendants, and they have followed Liu Bang since childhood.

Liu Bang hated Ye Tong to the core, not only did he lose his troops and generals in Wuguan, but even his subordinates Zhou Bo and Xiao He were dug up. Forget about Zhou Bo, there is no shortage of generals under him, and Xiao He Ke is the key figure in the logistics support of Liu Bang's army.

Xiao He's departure put Liu Bang's army in a difficult situation in terms of logistics support. In the end, Liu Bang had no choice but to use Cao Shen to take charge. The problem is that Cao Shen is one of Liu Bang's few descendants, and he often has to discuss matters. As for Li Shiqi and Lu Pavilion are not descendants, there are some things that are inconvenient to say!

In the end, Liu Bang decided that Cao Shen would be responsible for arranging people to infiltrate Hanzhong and assassinate Ye Tong in order to avenge the digging of the wall. Cao Shen was ordered to immediately contact the Assassin men and begin to negotiate prices, conditions, and other matters.

Xiang Yu returned to the big tent of the Chinese army and asked Fan Zeng about the strategy of attacking and dispersing the pass. Fan Zeng told Xiang Yu that there was no need to worry, Ye Tong would not defend Sanguan to the death, as long as he sent troops and horses to attack, Ye Tong would withdraw from Sanguan in a few days.

"Father, you're not joking! Will Ye Tong quit the Sanguan? The Qin army occupies Sanguan and is a bridgehead to enter the pass, how can it take the initiative to retreat? ”

"Yu'er, Ye Tong is willing to give up even Xianyang City, what is the dispersal of the pass? Ye Tong needs time, there are no soldiers and horses under his command, the new emperor has only been on the throne for more than two months, the affairs of the court, the affairs of the soldiers and horses, Ye Tong needs a lot of time to deal with, and the dispersal is temporarily useless for Ye Tong. ”

"Got it! By the way, Father, you always have to worry more about the matter of sealing the princes and kings, and come up with a plan that satisfies all parties. ”

"Okay!"

Ye Tong stood on the wall of Sanguan and watched the judgment army Mingjin withdraw his troops. I knew in my heart that Xiang Yu was unwilling to lose his soldiers and horses, and the siege battle would not be fierce. Those princes, who are human spirits, want to preserve their strength more than anyone else.

Peng Yue saw that the judgment army was simply responsible, and asked puzzledly: "Lord, do you have any thoughts about the judgment army?" ”

Hehe!

"Peng Yue, Fan Zeng is resourceful, it's impossible not to see that we won't stick to the pass. Since we know our attitude, Xiang Yujun definitely doesn't want innocent casualties, he just wants to wait for us to withdraw from Sanguan, and then we can occupy Sanguan without spending a single soldier, isn't it good? Sending the princes' men and horses to attack the city was actually to consume the princes' strength. ”

If Fan Zeng can't even see through such a simple thing, then he is not worthy of his title of top strategist. That is a strategist of the same grade as Zhang Liang, and his ability cannot be questioned.

"Understood."

"By the way, Peng Yue, General Ben has always had a question in his heart that has not been solved, can you solve the puzzle for General Ben?"

"My lord, if you have anything to ask, you will definitely answer if you know it."

"Peng Yue, when did Sima Xin take refuge in Xiang Yu?"

"Lord, I don't know exactly when I was humiliated, but after Zhang Han defeated Xiang Liang, Fan Zeng sent someone to contact Sima Xin, and it should be that time. Later, Sima Xin often sent people to Xiang Yu's army for the movements and whereabouts of the Qin army. ”

Ye Tong was speechless, the fortress was breached from the inside, Fan Zeng was amazing! There is a spy with a high position like Sima Xin, Zhang Han and pee Fan Zeng is clear. Even if Zhang Han had three heads and six arms, it didn't work, and failure was doomed when Sima Xin took refuge with Xiang Yu.

"Peng Yue, it stands to reason that with Xiang Yu's wisdom, he will not understand that it is unlucky to kill prisoners, not to mention, Xiang Yu still has Fan Zeng, who is the top resourceful by his side, why did Xiang Yu have to bury it after Zhang Han led the 200,000 army to surrender. You must know that once Xiang Yu masters the 200,000 elite divisions in Zhang Han's hands, it will not be difficult to sweep the world. Instead, 200,000 captives were buried in a pit, do you know why? ”

Ye Tong has never believed that Xiang Yu's burial of 200,000 Qin soldiers was caused by his murderous character, on the one hand, Xiang Yu's IQ is not low; On the other hand, there is a bull fork figure like Fan Zeng around him, how can he let him do whatever he wants, there should be reasons that he doesn't know.

"My lord, Xiang Yu buried the 200,000 surrendered Qin troops, it was not for Xiang Yu to bury them, not because Xiang Yu wanted to bury them. It is not clear whether Zhang Han really surrendered or faked, one thing is true. Xiang Yu couldn't control the 200,000 captives under Zhang Han, that was a fact. Once the Qin army that surrendered in the 20th century rebelled and mutinied, or the Qin army led by Zhang Han to surrender 200,000 rebelled, Xiang Yu would suffer the catastrophe of annihilation. ”

Ye Tong nodded, understanding the real reason why Xiang Yu buried 200,000 people to surrender to the Qin army. In that case, Xiang Yu's only recourse was to bury and kill the captives. Otherwise, the consequences will be serious, Xiang Yu can't afford the risk, and the Judgment Army Coalition can't afford the risk either.

Raising 200,000 unstable captives, and they are captives with strong combat effectiveness, no one is steady, and they have to sleep with their eyes open. and being frightened and frightened all day long, it is better to solve it all at once. Therefore, in this case, Xiang Yu decided to bury the prisoner, but Fan Zeng did not persuade him.

Think about it, the alliance of princes seems to be hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, but in fact, the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under Xiang Yu's command are really combative. With Sima Xin's senior spy, the judgment army led by Xiang Yu had no problem entangling Zhang Han's 200,000 Qin army, but it was not easy to defeat.

"Peng Yue, how is Zhang Han doing after he surrenders?"

Hehe!

"Lord, do you need to ask? The 200,000 army was wiped out, and there was not a single soldier under Zhang Han. What else can you do besides staying in the tent all day and drinking to relieve your sorrows? By the way, the lord, and that Dong Peng is also wronged, like Zhang Han, the two have the same illness and often stay together to drink. Only Sima Xin mixed well, and followed Xiang Yu's ass and patted his ass. ”

"By the way, Peng Yue, is General Wang Li still alive after he was captured?"

"Dead! General Wang Li would rather die than surrender, and Xiang Yu was killed in a fit of rage. ”

After thinking about it in his heart, Ye Tong returned to the big tent of the Chinese army and immediately wrote a letter, asking Jinyiwei to find a way to hand it over to Zhang Han. Zhang Han is an excellent general, and his strength should be very strong, otherwise he would not have beaten the judgment army to the point of losing his armor.

There is no shortage of excellent generals under Ye Tong, who would dislike the many generals under him? If Zhang Han can be won over, it is also a way to increase his strength. For Dong Peng, Ye Tong has an indifferent attitude. Get Zhang Han, it's best if Zhang Han can call Dong Peng, it doesn't matter if he doesn't call him.

Ye Tong thought in his heart that another important reason why Peng Yue led his soldiers and horses to win consecutive battles was that the soldiers and horses led by Zhang Han were basically prisoners. Zhang Han's promise to his soldiers was victory, forgiveness of guilt, and peace of mind to go home. When those prisoners heard this, who wasn't excited!