The situation has indeed become incomprehensible, Xiang Zhu has sent someone to inform the follow-up troops who came behind to stop intercepting the 30,000 Lu Zhe troops who came to Danyang to support, but when the people sent by Xiang Zhu found the 40,000 Chu army, the two armies had already encountered.

The delay in the delivery of information is such that whether the decision can be carried out after it is made depends entirely on whether the herald can find the troops, and if the troops cannot be found, then the army that has not received new orders will inevitably act in accordance with the previous military orders.

The person who commanded the 40,000 follow-up troops of the Chu army was Xiang Ying, the second son of Xiang Zhu, and this young man who was only sixteen years old this year would become the general of the follow-up army, in fact, it had nothing to do with talent, relying on the identity of being a descendant of the Xiang family.

Xiang Zhu appointed Xiang Ying as the chief general of the follow-up troops, probably knowing his young son's ability, so he arranged two confidants as assistants. In this kind of clan, the person who can become the so-called confidant must have his own extraordinary skills? After all, these people are all people who need to be assisted by their descendants.

The 40,000 Chu army met Lü Zhe's army about ten miles northwest of Danyang. In fact, it is not appropriate to say that the northwest direction is basically a plain area, which means that I can also see you when you can see me, so the word "short distance" should be replaced by the word "short distance" to find each other.

Xiang Ying didn't know the offensive and defensive situation of Danyang City, but judging from his father's military order, the 30,000 reinforcements of Lu Zhejun's army seemed to be an obstacle to taking Danyang?

He Yi came from the northwest with his troops, and Xiang Ying came from the northeast. The two armies, the Chu army is about eight miles away from Danyang, while the Lu Zhe army is a little farther away, and the distance from Danyang reaches nine miles. Between them, due to the different directions, the distance between the two sides should be fifteen miles?

Judging from their position, there was smoke everywhere on Danyang's side, and it seemed that the entire Danyang City was in flames, and it was not clear what the battle situation was.

When Shu Dao found the Chu army coming from the northeast, his eyelids jumped. I was thinking in my heart: "There are 80,000 Chu troops besieging Danyang, and 40,000 are coming later?" There are only 30,000 people. He was cowardly, thinking that the situation in Danyang was unclear, and taking 30,000 people over was simply sending him to death.

He Yi also trembled in his heart, the number of enemy troops was too much, and the 70,000 people in Hengshan County on his side were a day's journey, and he was also doubting that only 30,000 people could make a difference. However, he is just a military marquis, and the troops who carry out Su Lie's military orders before he leaves will obey. If he made a different decision from Su Lie, then the military law of the army Cao should chop off his head.

"Do you want to break into the city directly, or ......" He Yi was confused, he saw Shu Dao leaning over, and Shu Dao's face was pale, and he preemptively said: "Patriarch Shu, the Lord can arrive in Danyang tonight." made a confident expression, "No, there is another Chu army that came to send them to death." ”

"Huh?" Shu Dao was a little surprised. He pondered in his heart, "Will the Lord come at night?" The troops that went deep into Huizhang County were all elite ......", if Lu Zhe could really reach Danyang today, it would really be a sure victory, after all, the 70,000 troops of Hengshan County would be able to arrive at noon tomorrow. At that time, it was a heavy battle against the enemy.

Shu Dao said angrily: "We are waiting for the Lord to serve, and we should fight hard to kill the enemy!" ”

"This guy is the grass on the wall!" He Yi kept an expression full of confidence on his face, "Please restrain Patriarch Shu." As he spoke, he walked towards an officer wearing the style of a captain's armor, and after saluting, he said in a tone of Jianyi: "Captain Hai, please also set up a formation with all the captains." ”

Hai was watching the Chu army in the northeast. The Chu army there was changing direction, apparently trying to block their way into the city. He asked, "Break through into the city, or engage this Chu army?" The formation arranged for different purposes is different, how to say that He Yi is also the leading officer designated by Su Lie, so he should ask.

"The enemy army is closer to Danyang, and our army is farther away from Danyang. I don't know what the situation is in the city now, and it's not appropriate to rush in. He Yi thought in his heart and saluted again: "I think I should fight with that Chu army, gradually occupy the outside of the city northwest of Danyang, and then contact the city." ”

Several lieutenants came over one after another, and they discussed it for a while, and felt that He Yi's construction was more secure, so they decided to do so.

Of the 30,000 troops, the number of soldiers is only 5,000, 13,000 are auxiliaries from Nanjun, and the remaining 12,000 are the teams that Shu himself pulled up in Jiujiang County. This kind of army composition can only be simply laid out in an oval shape, and it is basically impossible for them to form any military formation.

Lu Zhejun's tactics were basically to use the soldiers as the lead, and the weaker soldiers were placed behind, which was difficult to say whether it was good or bad, but the troops with stronger combat strength would not be at a disadvantage so quickly after the start of the war. In many cases, they also use brave fighting to boost the morale of the army, so as not to let the weaker soldiers lose too much, which will cause the morale of the army to be frustrated, and finally evolve into a complete collapse.

Xiang Yingzheng on the other side had already decided to stop the enemy no matter what, and was urging the troops to run. He was overjoyed when he found the enemy troops in the distance stopping and changing formations, followed by a burst of confusion: "Isn't the other party a reinforcement?" Why not rush into the city? ”

One of the adjutant generals arranged by Xiang Zhu for Xiang Ying heard it, and he explained: "Our army is close to Danyang, and they can't get around us." ”

This deputy general was called Wang Wu, and in the original history, he was demoted to the Han Dynasty as Zhe (zhè) County (now north of Zhecheng, Henan). In the Chu-Han War, he led his troops against Waihuang (now northwest of Minquan, Henan) and was defeated by the Han general Cao Shen.

Xiang Ying glanced at Wang Wu with a little displeasure, the children of the family, even if they really don't understand, they don't like to be explained directly in front of so many people. He looked at the other lieutenant who did not speak: "Father has a saying, Ben Youyou should give more advice when you are in war." ”

The lieutenant general has always maintained a smiling appearance, his name is Ben He, he is a native of Huainan, because he always smiles and does not talk too much, he can always give the younger Xiang Ying a feeling of being more willing to be close. When he heard Xiang Ying's words, he replied: "The young general is already holding the wisdom pearl, why should he be ugly?" ”

Wang Wu on the other side secretly snorted coldly in his heart, looked at Ben He who looked like a smiling tiger very unhappily, and pouted in his heart: "It's a good horse, and it is worthy of a mediocre person who has no fart skills and can only flatter." ”

"The general decided to stop the enemy army five miles in front of Danyang, and the two right leaders have to do more." Xiang Ying said a little old-fashioned.

Ben He and Wang Wu glanced at each other, even if they themselves looked at each other unpleasantly, one thing was the same, and Xiang Ying, who felt that he was very talented, said lightly, most of the 40,000 troops were farmers who had just been recruited from Huiji County, and the enemy army did not know how the combat strength was, and it was too early to stop the enemy army.

However, Ben He and Wang Wu would not say anything cool to Xiang Ying, who was full of confidence, and clasped their fists together: "I am willing to share my worries for the young general." ”

After a period of sprinting, the formation of the Chu army was gradually pulled apart, and He Yi, who was adjusting the troops in the distance, was puzzled for a while.

"That Chu army ......" He Yi spoke to several captains, "the chief general of the Chu army," he was difficult to phrase, "how does it look like he can't lead the army?" ”

Several captains also looked at each other for a while, the Chu army was right to want to block their way, but the approach was too strange, the whole army should march in unison, how could some run fast and some lagged behind?

"Lure the enemy?" He Yi really wondered: "Tempting the enemy shouldn't be like this!" ”

Captain Hai's eyes were sharp: "Attack? ”

The distance between the two sides was only five miles, and with a trot, and then accelerated to form a charge, it was possible to rush in front of the enemy in a quarter of an hour.

Several lieutenants responded: "Attack!" ”

A desolate trumpet sounded, and the officers of Lu Zhe's army decided to attack, and the whole army began to trot at the sound of the horn, and the five thousand soldiers who ran at the front, followed by the auxiliaries, and finally Shu's group.

Shu Dao is the leader of a force, and since he is attached to Lu Zhe, he should be treated accordingly, and he can be regarded as a man with horses. He rode on his war horse to control the speed of his horse, and his eyes were staring at the Chu army in front of him, as if he saw that the Chu army was in chaos when he blew the horn on his side?

That's right, the Chu army is really in chaos, those Chu soldiers who ran fast were originally lined up under the shouts of the officers, and when they heard the enemy blowing the horn of attack, they saw the enemy trotting closer, and subconsciously paid attention to the number of people around. Looking at this, these Chu soldiers who arrived at the position first found that the people around this damn were so sparse, and there were still so many people on that side who had not gathered.

"This, this ......" The officers of the Chu army were also stunned for a moment, and then shouted one after another: "Get closer, get closer!" ”

Close? That is, there are few people to rely on the place with more people, and the result is that the Chu soldiers who arrived first ran to the place where there are more people behind, and those Chu soldiers who were panting and running saw their own people in front of them turn around and run towards them, and saw that the enemy army had already launched a charge, and in an instant they thought that their own people in front were defeated and were fleeing for their lives, so they shouted and ran without thinking about it.

“……？” Wang Wu regretted it, he should have reminded him even if he offended Xiang Ying.

Ben He shouted over there: "Major General, it's too late to straighten out the formation, please order the troops to move towards our army in Danyang!" ”

Xiang Ying was scolding, his order was to let the soldiers run over, but he didn't say let the soldiers escape, if the soldiers in front of them defended in place, they could withstand it for a while, and then the troops in the rear could catch up and block it, but the soldiers in front of them broke and fled before they could make contact with the enemy?

Lu Zhejun, who was speeding up, actually didn't understand what the Chu army wanted to do, but they could see that the enemy army was in chaos, and it must have been an easy chase to rush up at this time, and they suddenly let out cheers one by one to speed up the speed of their feet.

"Hah!" He Yicai didn't care what happened to the Chu army, he only knew that not only was there no obstacle to entering the city, but he also understood that he could chase and kill the Chu army just after he came, and he couldn't help shouting: "Accelerate, accelerate, catch up!" ”

Excited, Lu Zhejun's soldiers erupted into louder shouts of killing...... (To be continued......)