Chapter 230: The Battle of the Central Plains (2)

lost his voice during the Yuzi period; "What?"

But seeing that Xiang Yu's expression was not like a joke, he said suspiciously; "Isn't Han Xin in Xingyang?"

"That Han Xin was pretended to be someone by him, and he had already secretly gone to Hebei." Xiang Yu showed a bitter smile on his face; "Han Xin is really bold, he didn't even pay attention to my Xiang Yu, and in the middle of the battle, he actually dropped the main force and gave us a trick to get out of the shell."

Yu Ziqi still hasn't recovered from the shock, "Then who is our opponent in the past month?" ”

Xiang Yu said in a deep voice; "It should be Wang Jing, the deputy marshal of the Qin army, I heard that Zhang Liang is also in the Qin army, and I think the two of them are working together. I said why is it so strange, Han Xin and I didn't even play in person, but only showed their faces frequently in Xingyang City, but they didn't go out of the city. ”

laughed lightly, "I didn't expect this Wang Jing to be a talent, and he could support him for so long in front of my Xiang Yu, but I underestimated him." ”

"It seems that the dog father may not be without a tiger son, and the descendants of Wang Jian and Wang Ben have not insulted the family style."

Yuzi period urgency; "Brother Yu, when are you still in the mood to praise Wang Jing, now we have to make a decision, otherwise once Han Xin captures Hebei, then we will go to a big deal."

Xiang Yu glanced at him and said calmly; "Han Xin wants to eat the whole of Hebei, I'm afraid it's not so easy. Liu Bang, this old guy, will never sit idly by and watch Qin State swallow Hebei, with him making a move, I think there will be a headache for Han Xin. ”

Yu Ziqi showed a thoughtful look, "So Liu Bang will drag Han Xin in Hebei?" That's a good thing, Han Xin's wishful thinking is about to come to naught, not only did he not swallow Hebei, but he had to fight on both sides. ”

Xiang Yu shook his head, "It's not like this, Hebei will be Qin sooner or later, even if we have the heart to interfere, we will have more than enough heart and not enough strength." ”

"What do you mean by that?"

Xiang Yu snorted in his nose and said proudly; "The person that I Xiang Yu can fancy up, if even one Liu Bang can't defeat him, then what qualifications do you have to marry me."

Yu Ziqi didn't know what to say for a while, and secretly thought in his heart; "If you really had the foresight, why did the woman let Han Xin go in the first place, and I don't believe you don't regret it at this point."

Of course, these were just thinking about it in my heart, and I didn't dare to say it in front of Xiang Yu. You must know that Xiang Yu has the best face, and he is extremely self-righteous and stubborn, and he will never allow others to disagree with what he believes. When Fan Zeng was there, he was better, but now that Fan Zeng is gone, Yu Ziqi doesn't want to be bored.

Yu Ziqi looked away and asked again; "So what are we going to do now?"

"Counteroffensive, decisive counteroffensive." Xiang Yu clenched his fists and suddenly slammed into the table, making a loud noise.

"Before, I was worried about Han Xin, and I thought that he must know my tactics well, so I didn't take the risk for a long time. But now it's different, since Han Xin is not in the Central Plains, I want to ask who in the world can stop me Xiang Yu. ”

"Brother Yu, you already have an idea?" Yu Ziqi said worriedly.

Xiang Yu nodded, and his expression gradually calmed down, "Ji Bu brought good news, the rebellion in Chudi has been controlled, he knows that the Central Plains is tight, so he tried his best to squeeze out 30,000 new troops for us, plus the 20,000 horses sent by Pengcheng, we can get 50,000 supplements in three days, and we will greatly surpass the Qin army in terms of troops." ”

Xiang Yu clenched his fists tightly, "This is an opportunity, what we are doing now is how to turn this opportunity into a decisive victory, just like we did in Julu back then, to completely defeat the main force of the Qin army." ”

"And you, my brother, are you willing to follow me to create this new glory?" Xiang Yu's gaze fell on Yu Ziqi and stretched out his hand, his eyes full of expectation.

Yu Ziqi's brain suddenly surged with enthusiasm, and he suddenly felt that the high-spirited Xiang Yu back then. Excited for a moment, he strode forward and knelt down to beat his chest with his hands, and said loudly; "It's an honor!"

…….

As soon as the heavy snow stopped, and the snow on the ground had not yet melted, Xiang Yu couldn't wait to launch a huge counterattack in the Central Plains.

Xiang Yu put on armor and went into battle, braving the rolling stones and trees to attack the city in person, and the high-morale Chu army broke through several cities in a row, directly between Xingyang and Luoyang.

Xingyang and Luoyang were the two most important strongholds of the Qin army in the Central Plains, and if they were cut off by the Chu army, the consequences would be unimaginable. Wang Jing didn't dare to despise it, and hurriedly went out of Xingyang with the main force, relying on the strength of Yanshi City to reject Xiang Yu. Xiang Yu's main army immediately arrived and confronted it on the field. Wang Jing, who had a sensitive sense of smell, quickly sensed Xiang Yu's intention to fight a decisive battle, and it was no longer meaningful to attack the rear again, Xiang Yu was notoriously ruined, so he hurriedly ordered Zhao Wuji and Yingbu to quickly come and make peace with the main force.

In the snow, a team of Qin troops was speeding forward. Yingbu looked anxiously on the horse, looked up at the gray sky, and turned to the guards beside him; "Pass the order, the whole army will speed up, and be sure to enter Lecheng before dark."

"No." The herald carrying the red flag received the order loudly, and then turned his horse's head and galloped to give the order.

This 40,000-strong Qin army was the Southern Route Army arranged according to Zhang Liang's strategy, and it had been operating in Nanyang before, threatening Chen County and Jiujiang County in the hinterland of Chu State from the flank, so that Xiang Yu did not dare to move forward with all his strength, which greatly restrained the offensive of the main force of the Chu army.

But now Xiang Yu has completely ignored the rear, and has made it clear that he wants to break the main force of the Qin army, so Zhang Liang's previous plan has lost its meaning, and the only way to withdraw his and Zhao Wuji's two partial divisions and concentrate his forces to confront the Chu army, even if he can't win, he can't be defeated, at least until Han Xin recovers Hebei.

After Yingbu's order was issued, the speed of the Qin army was indeed much faster, and Yingbu couldn't help but nod with satisfaction when he saw this.

If he was most satisfied with the return to Qin, it was the well-trained subordinates. When he was under Xiang Yu before, although he was also the brave elite of the Chu army at that time, it was far from the strict order of the Qin army.

This is the difference between the Qin people and the Chu people, the Chu people do not lack brave soldiers, but most of them are brave soldiers, lack a spirit of condensation, lack of a belief in victory, and Xiang Yu happens to be this spirit. The Qin people are different, the taciturn and disciplined Qin people are undoubtedly naturally qualified warriors, and the harsh laws of the Shang Dynasty over the past hundred years have long erased the unruliness in the blood of the Qin people, and turned into a kind of strict military order, with a little training is a tiger and wolf army.

The army marched silently along the post road, few people exchanged ears, and all they could hear was the sound of the armor scraping against each other. Yingbu looked at his subordinates with satisfaction, and felt a little proud in his heart, this is the real army, relying on strict military discipline and drills, not just relying on the courage of the horseman. Now even if Xiang Yu personally leads the army to come, he has the courage to fight with it.

Thinking of Xiang Yu, Yingbu's heart couldn't help but tremble, and his face became a little unnatural.

Facing this old master, Yingbu really didn't feel good in his heart. The image of Xiang Yu's invincibility was too deep in his mind. At the beginning, "the long halberd and neck, Xiang Yu asked proudly; Yingbu, will you surrender to me? The scene was so shocking that it became a lingering nightmare in Yingbu's heart. In his subconscious, Xiang Yu is simply invincible, his appearance can only bring the fanaticism of the soldiers, can only bring victory, and there has never been a defeat.

But now that he is facing such a respectful and fearful opponent, how can he not be afraid.

He believed that Han Xin's methods were superb and exhaustive, and his attainments in war were not weaker than Xiang Yu's. But when it comes to charging into battle and slamming vertically and horizontally, it is much worse than Xiang Yu. Playing against Xiang Yu head-to-head would be a nightmare for anyone, and he Yingbu was no exception.

Although he Yingbu is also known for his bravery, Xiang Yu ranked first for his courage among the five major generals who sat down that year, but he himself knew that he was more than a little worse than Xiang Yu, and it was a fluke to be able to survive dozens of moves under Xiang Yu, not to mention the delusional idea that he could defeat him.

"My lord, it's Yanshi City when you go to it." While Yingbu was pondering, the soldiers came back from Pegasus.

Yingbu hurriedly cheered up and ordered the queue to be adjusted to prepare for the city. At this moment, there was a sudden sound of a horn in the distance, and Yingbu listened carefully, and his face suddenly changed.

This trumpet sound is the horn sound used in the Qin army to warn, and it is sent by scouts from afar. The sound of the trumpet stopped abruptly after a moment's thought, thinking that the loyal scout had been killed.

Yingbu drew his sword and shouted; "Array, meet the enemy."

The Qin army was worthy of being a well-trained soldier, and although it was in a hurry, it quickly formed a simple formation. The crossbowmen quickly stepped out of the ranks, half-kneeling and raising their crossbows and aiming ahead. The halberd hand is like a forest, shouting and steady, and then densely packed layer after layer of defense lines.

A touch of black soon appeared on the horizon, and the field of vision slowly grew, slowly converging into a dragon, and it was actually a galloping trend of thousands of horses.

Yingbu's pupils dilated instantly, and his face was full of horror. Although it was still far away, he could already recognize Xiang Yu at a glance. The fiery red cloak, quickly get off the mount, the whole body is jet-black, holding a halberd, this kind of outfit, who else can there be except Xiang Yu.

The sound of horses' hooves roaring like thunder, and the horsemen's horses were as fast as lightning, and the land of arrows was only a few moments.

"Hold on to the halberd and hold your ground." The officers of the Qin army roared as hard as they could.

The Chu army arrived in an instant, and those who were close could clearly see the white gas spraying between the mouth and nose of the war horse, and those who were close could clearly see the dark red blood groove on the spear in the knight's hand.

"Ready!" There was a faint tremor and uneasiness in the officer's roar, and the soldiers also mechanically held the halberd tightly according to the previous inertia, and pressed against the body of the robe in front of them.

"Kill!" The Qin army roared in unison,

"Kill!" The Chu army had already slammed into it fiercely.

The dozens of horsemen at the forefront jumped high and slammed into the phalanx, the mournful scream before the huge horse body was pierced, and the roar of the knight before he died. The knights behind were unmoved, and still crashed into the phalanx without hesitation.

The Chu army chose the most direct but also the most effective way, using horsepower to break through the Qin army's phalanx.