Chapter 18: Half-Crossing Strikes
"Prince, there is the Jingchuan River blocking the road ahead, will our army turn around or cross the river?"
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The army swept and galloped towards Shouchun, trekking all the way to the west without a moment's pause. It's just that at this moment, the faces of the soldiers of the Chu army are extremely solemn.
In front of the 30,000 Chu troops was a large river flowing eastward, blocking the front road of the 30,000 Chu troops.
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Xiao Kai's eyes flashed with solemnity, looked at Prince Xiang Tian, and said, "According to the news from our army's scouts, Li Zuoche is leading 20,000 Qi troops to pursue our army."
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There is a big river blocking the road in front, and the Qi army is pursuing, and the 30,000 Chu army at this moment is in a crisis of life and death, and the soldiers of the Chu army have looked at Xiang Tian.
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"Look at the traces of water on the banks of the river!"
Xiang Tian's eyes flashed with coldness, he knew that there was something strange about this river, and there was a chance that Han Xin, the king of Qi, had set up an ambush here.
Han Xin, the king of Qi, was born in Huaiyin, and the water town in the south of the Yangtze River had a great influence on Han Xin.
Jingchuan River is so obvious, with the old and spicy soldiers of Qi Wang Hanxin, how can he let it go.
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"At this moment, the river interface is obviously inconsistent with the traces of the river washing, prince, I am afraid that there are ambushes here."
Xiang Sheng is worthy of being a military general who follows Xiang Yu to dominate the world, and as the crown prince Xiang Tian questioned it, he immediately noticed the difference.
"It's not that I'm afraid, but it's certain, Qi King Han Xin is planning to attack here halfway."
Xiang Tianhu's eyes were extremely cold, he knew that the ambush of Han Xin, the king of Qi, was like a miracle, and he forced Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, into a desperate position and killed himself in Wujiang.
When such a character makes a move, how can he only ambush one place in two mountains. Ambushed on all sides, the army of 200,000 layers has already laid a net of heaven and earth.
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"It's too late to change lanes, Li Zuoche is a famous general in the Qi army, and besides, the jade seal of King Qin is in the lonely hands, and Liu Ji, the king of Han, will never let go."
"If Lone's guess is correct, I'm afraid that the chasing soldiers of Liu Ji, the king of Han, will follow, and they will merge with the Qi army in less than half a day."
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"Cross the river!"
Under the order, the crown prince Xiang Tian looked at Xiao Kai and Xiang Sheng, and said: "The army is divided into three routes, regardless of priority and priority, separated by ten miles, and strives to cross the Jingchuan River before the army of King Qi breaks the embankment and the water sweeps down."
"No."
There is a big river blocking the road in front, there is an ambush of the Qi army, preparing to cross the river and attack, and then there is the Qi general Li Zuoche to pursue.
Time waits for no one, Xiang Tian can't be allowed to change his course, he must break Shouchun before Liu Ji, the king of Han, and Zhou Yin react.
At this moment, the only way to survive is to cross the river!
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Han Xin laid out here, just in case, and he didn't think that the Chu army would break through from the direction of Shouchun, so that the number of ambushes was not large.
The arrival of the 30,000 Chu army was too abrupt, and when Cheng Hei, the general of the Qi army, was alert, Xiang Tian had already led the Chu army to prepare to cross the river.
"Pass the order of the orphan, and the army will cross the river on horseback."
"No."
The Jingchuan River is not deep, and with the interception of the Qi army, the river can only reach the bottom of the horse's belly.
It's just that at this time, it is in the cold winter and the moon, and the river is bitter and cold, and it is impossible for ordinary people to contend with it, especially the soldiers of the Chu army are all iron-armed, and life and death are unpredictable under the river water.
It's just that life and death are at stake at the moment, and if you want to live, you can only find life in the place of death.
"Shhh
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The war horse under his crotch entered the river, and the crown prince Xiang Tian suddenly felt the biting cold, gasped, and crossed the reins of the horse towards the river.
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"General, the Chu army is crossing the river, is it necessary to break the embankment and release water?"
Cheng Hei's eyes flashed with a fierce color, he followed Han Xin, the king of Qi, to fight in the south and the north, and he had great experience in using water. He naturally knew that the layout of Han Xin, the king of Qi, was to attack halfway.
Half-crossed!
As the name suggests, it is to wait until the Chu army crosses the river to the middle, and then destroy a part of the Chu army with the help of the great water, and at the same time the ambushed Qi army encircles and annihilates the Chu army that crosses the river.
"The order, the scouts are all dispersed, and they will be clear about the Chu army's every move, and wait until the Chu army crosses the river to the middle, and then breaks the embankment and releases the water."
"No."
Glancing at the deputy general, Cheng Hei's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and said: "At the same time, order the army, and wait for the embankment to be broken and kill the Chu army with the general."
"No."
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The essence of the half-crossing and hitting lies in the half, not the crossing, the king of Qi Han Xin can be good at fighting, and he is very good at using water since the conquest of his life, and the use of water is the peak.
As a general under Han Xin, Cheng Hei also has a lot of experience in this, so he did not choose to break the embankment from the beginning, but waited for the Chu army to cross the river.
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"Who are the generals of the Chu army and how many troops are there?"
Hearing this, the leader of the scout battalion moved slightly, looked at Cheng Hei, and said.
"General, there are about 10,000 people in the Chu army, and they are crossing the river ten miles away from our army, as for who the main general is, because there are no banners, it is impossible to know for the time being."
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"10,000 people?"
The thought flickered in his heart, Cheng Hei's heart froze, at this moment he only had five thousand Qi troops in his hands, and he was afraid that he would be vulnerable in the face of the invincible Chu army.
Because of this, Cheng Hei decided to be more prudent in his heart, and waited until the Chu army broke the embankment and released the water when it was halfway through, and then pursued and killed the Chu army.
"The herald ordered the army to prepare, and the general gave the order to immediately pursue and kill the Chu army."
"No."
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Due to the lack of communication, the situation of the Chu army's breakthrough did not reach Cheng Hei, and the Qi army scouts did not dare to approach easily in order to avoid the Chu army.
As a result, the Qi army scouts had an error in their grasp of the situation of the Chu army, and the Chu army crossed in three ways, so that the Qi army scouts only saw the first way.
Cheng Hei got the wrong situation, which led to a huge mistake in his decision-making, so that Xiang Tian, the prince of Chu, had a glimmer of life.
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On the battlefield, the situation is changing rapidly, and it is by no means something that ordinary people can perceive, although Han Xin, the king of Qi, is known as the immortal of the soldiers, it is impossible to predict everything that happens here.
Therefore, when the war occurs, the commander's on-the-spot performance is the foundation of victory, although Cheng Hei is a famous general of the Qi army, but his knowledge and experience are not as good as Xiang Sheng.
How could it be to break through the encirclement of Han Xin, the king of Qi, head-on, break through the ambush on all sides, and lead the 30,000 Chu troops to escape from the opponent of Xiang Tian, the prince of Chu.
The two are no longer on the same level at all, and Cheng Hei's wrong decision destroyed the lore prepared by Han Xin, the king of Qi.
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"The army obeys the order and crosses the river at a faster speed!"
The tiger's eyes were like knives, Xiang Tian, the prince of Chu, roared angrily, and pushed forward, he knew in his heart that now the Qi army must have discovered him.
The Jingchuan River will inevitably rise sharply after the Qi army breaks the embankment, and then the 30,000 Chu troops will be on the line of life and death, and they will not be able to cross the river, and there is only one way to die.
"The prince has an order, the army speeds up!"
Uncle Sun Jian roared, urging the Chu army to quickly rush towards the other side of the Jingchuan River.
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"General, the Chu army has reached the river, do you want to break the embankment and release the water?"
Glancing at the deputy general, Cheng Hei's eyes flashed with fierceness, and he said in a deep voice.
"Chuan Ben will order, break the embankment!"
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