Chapter 39: Raid (Collect, Recommend)
The Chu army camp.
At this moment, the Chu army is embarrassed, since Xiang Tian burned the banner of the king of Chu in the mountains of the two places, the Chu army has never had a handsome banner.
Today's Chu army has no logo, and it is a lonely ghost.
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At this moment, the military division Wu She, the general Li Zuoche, Xiang Sheng, Xiao Kai, Shusun Jian and others were all there.
In the camp of the Chu army, 80,000 Chu troops guarded, which made Xiang Tian and the others feel at ease for the first time, and they did not have the fear when they broke through.
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Xiang Tian looked at the withered civil and military forces under his command, and couldn't help but shake his head for a while, except for Li Zuoche and Xiang Sheng, the rest of the people were useless except for loyalty.
And his own enemies, Liu Ji, the king of Han, Zhang Liang, Chen Ping, Han Xin, the king of Qi, Yingbu of Huainan, and Xiao He, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, each of them are first-class talents.
At the thought of being an enemy of these people, Xiang Tian couldn't help but feel numb in his scalp, but as Xiang Yu's son, he had no way out except to resist.
Thoughts came to his heart, and for a while he was a little confused about the future. After a long time, Xiang Tian collected his emotions, looked at the generals in the big tent, smiled slightly, and said.
"In front of us is the capital of Hengshan country, as long as you break through this place, you can directly take Linjiang country, our army is panicked all day long, like a lost dog fleeing the days are over."
"The guard of the Emperor is Mei Kai, for this, I believe that everyone here is no stranger."
Speaking of this, Xiang Tian's expression changed, and he said: "At the beginning, my father divided the princes of the world, except for the kings, only Mei Kai was the marquis because of his merits and ate 100,000 households."
"This shows this person's exploits in the process of destroying Qin, Mei Kai is not comparable to Fan Hao and his ilk, do you have a good strategy for attacking Yi County?"
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"Prince, as you said, Mei Kai is a rare general, this person is brave with soldiers, and he can be broken without waiting for leisure."
Wu Shi looked at Xiang Tian, paused word by word, and said: "Although Hengshan Country only has 30,000 troops, it is based on the fortified city, and our army is mostly cavalry, and it does not carry siege equipment."
"It is extremely difficult to break the city with cavalry, and with Mei Kai's ability, nine times out of ten he can see the prince's intentions, and he will never go out of the city to fight."
Hearing this, Xiang Tian bowed slightly, he knew in his heart that what Wu Shi said was good, the gap between the enemy and us was obvious, as long as he was not a fool, he would not go out of the city to fight.
Moreover, in Xiang Tian's hands, the iron cavalry of the Chu army, which was Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, was fighting against 80,000 with 30,000 foot soldiers, which was no different from sending him to death.
Mei Hong would never be so unwise!
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The thought flickered in his heart, Xiang Tian was silent for a moment, looked at Xiao Kai, and said.
"Xiao Kai."
"Prince!"
Looking at Xiao Kai, Xiang Tianhu's eyes flashed with a fierce color, and the whole person became decisive.
"Tonight's third watch, lead the army under your command to attack the north gate of Yi County."
"No."
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"Li Zuoche, led the army under his command to attack the south gate of Yixian County."
"No."
"Xiang Sheng, lead the army under his command to attack the west gate of Yixian County, and personally attack the east gate, you must win in one battle."
"No."
Wu Shi couldn't think of a way, the generals were speechless, and Xiang Tian had no choice but to attack the four gates at the same time to attract Mei Kai's attention and disperse the defenders of Hengshan.
Only in this way can there be a chance to break through.
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Shame.
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Mei Kai frowned, he didn't know much about Xiang Tian, the prince of Chu, but he knew the methods of Han Xin, the king of Qi, and he knew more about Fan Xu's bravery and infant.
The prince of Chu first broke through the encirclement of Han Xin, the king of Qi, and killed the infant in a hurry, and even broke 100,000 Han troops in Shouchun and killed Fan Xu.
Such a record is no less than that of any famous general in the world, even if Mei Kai himself, he may not be able to defeat Fan Xu's 100,000 Han army.
In the face of Xiang Tian's letter, Mei Wei was unmoved, because he knew in his heart that the destruction of Western Chu was inevitable. In the face of the coalition of princes led by the King of Han, Western Chu held out for a short time.
"General, it has been investigated clearly, the Chu army is no less than 80,000, and they are camping."
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"The order goes down, and the whole city is subject to a curfew, and after dark, the people are not allowed to stay, and those who violate it will be killed."
"No."
The light in the tiger's eyes flickered, Mei Kai looked out of the city, and said: "A large number of scouts are scattered, and I will know every move of the Chu army."
"No."
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"It's dry, watch out for the candles."
"It's dry, watch out for the candles."
"It's dry, watch out for the candles."
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"Prince, the third watch is here, do you give the order to attack the city?"
Xiang Tianhu's eyes were like knives, looking at the brightly lit camp, there was a touch of slaughter between heaven and earth.
"Uncle Sun Jian."
"Prince."
Looking at the vast night, Xiang Tian said in a deep voice, "You will lead an army of 10,000 to attack the east gate."
"No."
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At the sound of an order, the Chu army, which had been preparing for a long time, rushed out and took advantage of the night to outflank Yi County.
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"Prince, can this break the city?"
Xiang Tian retracted his gaze from the front, shook his head, and said, "No, if he can break through, then he won't be Mei Kai, this is just a temptation."
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"Enemy attack!"
The Chu army pushed forward, although cautious, it still alarmed the Hengshan defenders, who were preoccupied, and this enemy attack completely exposed the night attack of the Chu army.
"Shoot the arrows!"
The guard general's eyes turned, and at the same time as he gave the order, he turned to the guards and said, "Immediately notify the general that the Chu army is attacking at night."
"No."
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"Boom, boom, boom......"
The arrows broke through the air, and the endless rain of arrows shrouded towards the ground, and although it was dark, due to the density of the Chu army, there were still countless people who were killed by arrows.
This scene was constantly staged in the four gates of Yixian County, and the war between the Chu army and the Hengshan army began from this moment.
Wang Ziyang looked at the endless night, his face was extremely pale, and he turned to the guards and said, "Beat the drum."
"No."
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"Knock, knock, knock......"
For a while, the sound of war drums vibrated and the whole city heard it, and Mei Kai in the Hou Mansion turned over and got up, and her face changed greatly.
He knew in his heart that the war drums would not sound easily, and once they sounded, it would mean that the enemy army had invaded, and at this moment, the only explanation was that the Chu army attacked at night.
"Come on, go to the east gate."
"No."
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In the Chu army camp, Xiang Tian was calculating the time, and suddenly he said to Wu She.
"Strategist, give the order to blow the trumpet."
"No."
Wu Shi couldn't understand what medicine was sold in Xiang Tian's gourd, out of trust in Xiang Tian, he nodded and walked towards the herald.
"Toot, toot, toot......"
The sound of the horn was desolate, coming from the camp of the Chu army, and for a while, the trumpeters arranged on the battlefield responded one after another, and Li Zuoche and other generals changed their faces when they heard the trumpet.
"Withdraw!"
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Almost at the same time, the Chu troops attacking from all sides retreated one after another, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
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"Prince Chu, what do you want to do?"
Standing on the city wall, Mei Kai's expression was solemn, and he was full of puzzlement about this move of Xiang Tian, the prince of Chu, because the night attack of the Chu army only left a corpse.
He didn't believe that Prince Chu would be so stupid as to order the army to die, standing in the cold north wind, Mei Kai was at a loss for a while.