Liu Bang and his entourage were chased and beaten like lost dogs in the mountains and forests, and the Qin army chased them until the second half of the night, when Liu Bang's more than 5,000 people dropped to more than 2,000 people, and they either got separated as deserters in the dark night, or were killed by the Qin army.

Liu Bang's face was pale, and he intuitively felt that it was impossible to escape the fate of being slaughtered tonight, and he looked confused, so he ran away in a panic.

"Lord, there is a gorge in front, I will lead people to break off, you go quickly." At this time, Ren Ao saw that there was a narrow mountain road in front of him, and suddenly shouted in a hurry.

Liu Bang was stunned for a moment, and sure enough, there was a mountain road in front of him, and he immediately pulled his legs and drilled in, and Fan Xu, Zhang Liang and others immediately followed.

Immediately afterwards, more than 2,000 soldiers behind him also rushed into the mountain road, but 500 of them concentrated their shields and long swords to stay with Ren Ao.

Liu Bang didn't stop him at all, and hurriedly left a sentence: "Ao Zi be careful, you will run away when I go away." Then Liu Bang himself ran away first, and Fan Xu, Zhang Liang and other soldiers also fled.

Hu Hai on the mountain peak saw Liu Bang fleeing through the gap in the mountain, and immediately said urgently: "Quick, bypass the high slope ahead, Liu Bang is going to escape." ”

When Yingbu and the others heard this, they were immediately anxious and rushed to catch up with the soldiers.

However, by the time he caught up, Ren Ao had already blocked the mountain pass with soldiers, and the shield was on the periphery like a turtle shell.

"Attack!" Yingbu snorted coldly and immediately pounced.

More than 10,000 Qin soldiers behind him suddenly swarmed up, and the figures in the sky suddenly submerged the turtle shell.

Ren Ao opened his eyes angrily and shouted: "Support me, even if you die, let the lord escape." ”

"Puff Bang"

Three quarters of an hour later, the Qin army suddenly dispersed, revealing a corpse and a broken shield at the mouth of the mountain pass, Ren Ao stood upright on the ground, with a spear inserted in his chest and a spear on the ground, there were more than a dozen wounds on his body, and his head hung down, and he was already out of breath.

However, it can be seen from Ren Ao's hideous face that he died extremely bravely and tragically, and the sword in his hand was also broken, and finally fell to the ground.

Guan Ying and the others were indifferent, although they were different camps from the enemy, but they were broken by Ren Ao's integrity, so they asked people to move his body aside and bury him after the incident.

At this time, everyone crossed the mountain pass to chase Liu Bang, but Liu Bang and his party had disappeared without a trace, and they had already run away, and Hu Hai also ran down and said that he didn't see it, thinking that Liu Bang had run into a higher place in the mountain, and it was difficult to search under the dark, so he could only return to the city to resume his life.

"The subordinates are incompetent and failed to catch up with Liu Bang, please punish the Hou Ye." As soon as everyone returned, they went to the original palace of King Chen and pleaded guilty to Zhao Jun.

Zhao Jun had already heard what the scout who came back to report the news said, so he naturally knew that it was not their responsibility, and immediately said: "This is their fate, killing Fu Kuan and Ren Ao is a great achievement, you quickly go to repair the army, treat the casualties, raise your spirit, and prepare to return to Linzi." ”

"No!" Everyone said in unison, and then withdrew.

After fighting for most of the night, Zhao Jun was also a little tired, and after making some arrangements, he took Wei Yu and the people of the logistics battalion into the city, and then chose a bed in the palace to sleep.

There was nothing to say all night, and after a rough morning meal, I listened to Guan Ying and others to report the results of the battle.

Chen Sheng's side was naturally defeated, in addition to Liu Bang's two dead and wounded generals, nearly 2,500 soldiers were directly killed by the Qin army, and 2,000 people were defeated, Liu Bang could really bring back Pei County, and there would never be more than 3,000 people.

As for the casualties of the Qin army, from the beginning of the battle in Chen County to the present, there have been 600 casualties in the dead battalion, nearly 1,000 in the bow and crossbow battalion, and more than 3,000 casualties in the main infantry, with a total casualties of only 5,000, which can be said to be a rich success.

Of course, the most important thing is the meaning of killing Chen Sheng, this is the head of the world's righteous army, once this battle spreads, the Zhao army will inevitably shock the world, and the government and the opposition will also be admired, so as to push the status of the Zhao army in the Qin Dynasty to a new height.

Although Zhao Jun is a pity that he can't kill Liu Bang, he doesn't take it too seriously, after this battle, he will be able to expand his strength justifiably, and then the gap between Liu Bang and himself will only get bigger and bigger, and it's not too late to play him slowly.

At this time, Yu Ziqi, who came to transport grain, hurriedly said: "Master Hou, it is better to rush back to Linzi at present, now the war in Linzi is urgent, and it is difficult to transport grain, and Tang Li and they can't support it for long." ”

Zhao Jun nodded, turned to Wei Yu and asked, "Military Division, I'm afraid it's too late for the whole army to come back to help, what can you do?" ”

Wei Yu said: "The speed of the army's movement is slow, it is indeed too late, my suggestion is that Hou Ye lead the army and the baggage to return to Linzi from the normal road, and send another general with 3,000 men and horses to hide his body, ride quickly, and attack the Han Guang military camp with lightning speed." ”

When everyone heard this, they all nodded, this method is good, and it is the only way to quickly support Linzi.

"Okay, it works." Zhao Jun no longer hesitated, and directly ordered: "Yingbu, Huhai, Bolang, order the three of you to lead three thousand elites, repair for half a day, set off in the afternoon, take the trail and march quickly, be sure to arrive at Linzi within three days, and the others will repair for a day and set off tomorrow morning." ”

The normal marching speed of tens of thousands of soldiers is 50 to 70 miles a day, depending on the road conditions, and a small number of soldiers and horses are at most about 100 miles a day.

It is nearly 800 miles from Chen County to Linzi, and even if it takes six or seven days to take a shortcut, only the Linzi Qin army, which is good at training and good at rushing to fight, can rush to Linzi in three days.

"No!"

Everyone agreed in unison, and then went their separate ways.

As for Chen County, Zhao Jun is not nostalgic, and the wealth that can be taken away in the county has been scraped by Yu Ziqi, and all the baggage battalions have been taken away.

Linzi City, the war is in full swing, blood has been poured all over the ancient Linzi city wall, the earth-shattering shouts and drums penetrate the Linzi City, tens of thousands of soldiers are fighting hand-to-hand on the city wall, a miserable cry and wail.

When the sunset came, the Qin defenders who were fighting bloody battles breathed a sigh of relief, according to the usual practice, it was time for the Zhao army to retreat.

"Dangdang"

Sure enough, the rear army outside the city, Han Guang ordered a retreat, and the Zhao army spread down from the city like a tide, and finally quickly retreated, leaving only stumps and broken arms all over the city, and even half of the heads, and chopped intestines everywhere, which made people disgusting to watch.

However, this also proves the cruelty of the Linzi defense battle.

Dong Peng leaned against the wall, his whole body was covered in blood, and he said weakly to Tang Li, who was also halfway to the side: "Old Tang, how is the Hou Ye, it is estimated that we will not have long to live." ”

Tang Li shook his head, his face was bitter for a while, and finally decisively said, "It's just one death." ”

After hearing this, Dong Fei nodded with a firm face and said, "Even if I die, I will also die in the city." ”

At this time, there were bursts of painful groans in my ears, and when I looked up, there were wounded Qin soldiers all around, and there were too many wounded soldiers, and many people died before they could be treated.

There was a suffocating depression in the city, but everyone was crying, because even crying could not express their grief, and the relatives around them died one after another, until now they were numb, and they only knew the instinctive battle Oh, try to live as long as possible. (To be continued.) )