Chapter 233: The Battle of the Central Plains (5)

There was dust in the distance, and a black cavalry of hundreds of people slowly marched forward, waving the black water flag of the Qin State.

Zhao Wuji still had a calm face, raised his hand and ordered to stop advancing, and the Qin soldiers gradually stopped, and hastily lined up in an array under the leadership of their respective officers, with the sword and shield hands in front, the halberd hand followed, and the crossbowmen also filled the bowstring.

Although the Qin army was not a cumbersome formation used to defend against the enemy, it was a simple and effective defensive formation, and once the comer dared to suddenly collide with the Qin army's formation, it could quickly change the formation to defend against the enemy. Although Zhao Wuji seems to be rough, he is as careful as a hair, he will definitely pretend to be confused when he should be confused, and he will never be ambiguous when he needs to be cautious, which is also the main reason why Han Xin is important to him.

The cavalry approached, but they were still pacing their horses and walking slowly. When they got closer, the Qin soldiers saw that they were wearing the same standard armor as themselves, and the bows and arrows and sabers were also hanging from the saddle. The dozens of people in the front were all laughing at each other with relaxed faces, without the slightest intention of facing the enemy.

Seeing this situation, most of the Qin troops breathed a sigh of relief, and the halberd and bow and crossbow in their hands were also quietly put down, but due to the strict military orders, they still did not dare to withdraw the phalanx without authorization.

Zhao Wuji was staring at the gradually approaching cavalry, but he heard the soldiers next to him say in surprise; "General, that's a little black man."

This little black is the herald sent by Zhao Wuji to get in touch with Taicang Pass before, Zhao Wuji looked at it intently, and saw that he was urging the horse forward on horseback as usual, and he was only five hundred people, so he put his mind at ease, and then ordered the alert to be lifted.

As soon as the order to lift the alert was issued, the Qin soldiers, who had been exhausted after walking all day, put away their weapons one after another, each found a place to sit down, took out dry food from his arms and swallowed a few mouthfuls of water.

The sword and shield men in the front row withdrew one after another, making way for an open road, and Zhao Wuji urged his horse forward, leading a group of generals to meet him.

"The last general, Cui Yuan, see the right general." A young officer who came to the lead bowed to Zhao Wuji, looking at his attire, he should be the rank of a lieutenant general in the Qin army.

Zhao Wuji didn't reply, just looked behind him expressionlessly, and said vigilantly; "What about Vice General Zhang? Why didn't he come. ”

Taicang Shou General is the deputy general Zhang Yi, Zhao Wuji has met several times before, but he is also a little familiar, so he has this question.

Cui Yuan's face did not change at all, he just smiled and arched his hand; "Back to the right general, my general saw that a large army was coming, and he was a little worried, so he sent the last general to greet him, and asked the right general to forgive me."

Zhao Wuji nodded, not suspicious of this excuse. According to the "Wei Xuanzi" used by the Qin State to govern the army, if the Guancheng guards encounter a large force of troops, the main general should stick to his post and not go out of the city to greet him privately. This Zhang Yi's temperament Zhao Wuji also has a general understanding, and he is a decent and cautious person, so it is reasonable for Cui Yuan to say this.

His eyes swept over Cui Yuan's face, but he froze for a moment, only thinking that this person looked extraordinary, and couldn't help but take a few more looks.

This Cui Yuan looks about thirty or forty years old, tall and bearded, with a very imposing look between his eyes, and looks heroic. Even Zhao Wuji, who had read countless people, couldn't help but secretly applaud in his heart, and couldn't help but wonder how such a character could only deign to the position of general. He asked; "Your name is Cui Yuan, where are you? When did you enlist in the army? ”

That Cui Yuan's face was as pale as water, and he replied seriously; "General Huiyou, the last general from Tan County, Beidi, was conscripted into the army in Tan County in May of the 36th year of the first emperor, and was a subordinate of General Li Xin at that time, and is now the deputy guard of Taicang Pass."

Zhao Wuji turned around and gave a look to a personal soldier, who understood, so he took out a roll of bamboo slips from the saddle, opened it and looked for it for a while, and then read it aloud; "Cui Yuan, deputy guard of Taicang, a native of Tan County in Beidi, was born in June of the second year of the first emperor, enlisted in the army in the thirty-sixth year, and accumulated meritorious service as a general."

Zhao Wuji nodded, urged the horse to take a few steps forward, a rare smile appeared on his face, reached out and patted Cui Yuan's broad shoulder, and said with a smile; "It's a man, would you like to follow me?"

Zhao Wuji's political prospects are now in full swing in the Qin State, and he is a cronie of Han Xin's cronies, and his promotion is rare in the Qin army. If he takes a fancy to him, he will naturally have a worry-free career, and I don't know how many people envy and envy him.

Sure enough, several generals behind Zhao Wuji had envious looks in their eyes. And Cui Yuan's face did not change, but he thanked him with a little gratitude on his face: "General Xie You appreciates, and the last general is grateful, but I have to go back first to ask my general to give you an answer, and I hope General Right will forgive me." ”

Zhao Wuji was not only not angry, but had a little more appreciation in his eyes.

Don't be shocked by the humiliation, and you can not forget the old boss, such characters are indeed not ordinary people, it seems that they have picked up a treasure today. Haha smiled, and suddenly said in a good mood; "It's okay, just go back and talk to Zhang Yi, I will say hello too, he will still sell some of my face."

That Cui Yuan lowered his head and thanked for a few words, but a trace of mockery flashed in his eyes, his left hand was quietly placed behind him, and he made a gesture, and then rode forward slowly.

"General Right, here is a letter written to you by the general himself, my general did not dare to slack off, so he ordered me to bring it out and hand it over to you."

Zhao Wuji frowned, and he couldn't help but be a little worried when he saw that it was so important, "Take it." ”

"No."

Cui Yuan responded, stretched out his hand and waved his hand, and a cavalryman stepped forward, holding a sealed bamboo slip with his head down.

Zhao Wuji stretched out his hand to grab it, and was about to take it, when suddenly there was an unexplained vigilance in his heart, as if there was a momentum that made him very depressed. Only then did he notice that this cavalryman was surprisingly tall, even taller than Cui Yuan, with thick arms and round arms, and his body was full of fierce aura, and his movements were like a cheetah with tight muscles.

"Stop." Zhao Wuji shouted. The cavalryman did not stop, and suddenly his body broke away from his horse and jumped high, and the saber in his hand slashed into the air like a rainbow. Zhao Wuji looked at each other suddenly, only to realize that the person turned out to be an extremely rare pair of eyes.

"Hahaha." Xiang Yu opened his mouth and laughed wildly, his face showed a hideous smile, and a knife was as fast as lightning. Zhao Wuji's face was full of shock, but he didn't have time to dodge, and could only see the blade approaching.

"Protect the general." At this critical moment of life and death, a soldier with strong martial arts who had reacted earlier suddenly pushed Zhao Wuji off his horse and stood in front of him. With a "flutter" sound of flesh and blood separation, Xiang Yuzhi was determined to get a knife that actually cut the pro-soldier and Zhao Wuji's mount into two pieces.

The war horse fell down with a scream, and was about to suppress Zhao Wuji who fell to the ground, but at this time, Zhao Wuji had already reacted, drew his sword out of the sheath and kicked the ground violently, but Xiang Yu's blade had already been killed. Zhao Wuji rolled on the ground a few times in embarrassment, and was snatched back by the soldiers who rushed up, but his back was already covered with blood and he was unconscious.

This Cui Yuan is played by Zhong Liwei, he first hijacked Zhao Wuji's heralds, and then lured him to rebel against the Qin army with heavy profits, which is why this happened.

"Do it." Zhong Liwei roared when he saw the situation, and more than 500 dead soldiers of the Chu army immediately drew their swords and killed them in all directions, cutting down when they saw people. The soldiers of the Qin army had just relaxed their vigilance and rested on the spot, but unexpectedly, the Chu army suddenly attacked, and they were stunned and were hacked to death by the big knife on their necks.

These five hundred brave men of the Chu army were like a sharp knife, fiercely inserted into the heart of the defenseless Qin army. Xiang Yu was even more domineering, the big knife in his hand was like a signal to urge his life, and everywhere he went, the Qin people were in different places. Xiang Yu is closest to the generals under Zhao Wuji, most of these people are the best in the army, and their bravery is far stronger than that of ordinary soldiers.

Unexpectedly, this was exactly what Xiang Yu wanted, he looked up to the sky and laughed when he saw this, and then swung his big knife and pounced forward. The screams kept ringing out, this was when the Qin generals realized how much mistake they had made, the person in front of them seemed to be a god descending from the heavens, and the big sword in his hand was not at all something that could be resisted by manpower, whether it was a gun or a sword, there was no enemy under his sword.

In less than a moment, more than twenty generals were slaughtered by Xiang Yu, and more than a hundred Qin soldiers also died under his sword. The most direct consequence of the death and injury of the generals was that the Qin army fell into chaos, and the soldiers who had formed a hastily formation were at a loss for what to do, and those who were not affected in the distance desperately wanted to squeeze into the middle, wanting to rush up and strangle this small group of enemy troops. The frightened soldiers who had been killed in the middle were desperately squeezing backwards, not daring to fight Xiang Yu again.

Under the leadership of Xiang Yu Zhong Liwei, these 500 brave men of the Chu army rushed left and right, invincible, like a hurricane, blowing a bloody wind in the Qin army, completely disrupting the ranks of the Qin army. The surviving generals fled in a hurry, trying their best to stabilize the situation, and under their orders, the Qin army finally recovered some rules, instead of rushing up in a chaotic manner.

It's a pity that Xiang Yu naturally still has a back hand, even if he is arrogant and arrogant, he will never think that he can defeat the 40,000 Qin army with only 500 people. All he did was to disrupt and completely disrupt the Qin army and paralyze their command system.

When the horn sounded in the distance, a sea of fiery red gushed out at the end of the earth, and the knights in front proudly held high the huge banner of "Xiang".

The earth trembled violently under the horse's hooves, and every Qin person couldn't help but stop breathing, looking at the sky in horror, and in their ears was the desperate roar of the officers:

"Formation, formation, and prepare for battle!"