Chapter 271: Seeing the Dragon Unloading the Armor (6)

When the morning sun has not yet illuminated the sky, and the red sun has not yet risen in the sky, the army of Chu has already begun to move.

The ground trembled slightly, and a thunderous vibration was heard on the distant horizon. Extending north along the field of vision, a swarthy forest appeared at the junction of heaven and earth, and its dark black outline continued to expand, and it actually obliterated the horizon. The sharp-eyed soldiers of the Qin State had already seen that above the black tide was the dark red military flag of the Chu State, fluttering in the wind under the morning sun, like flowing blood.

The army of the State of Chu crossed the layers of barriers, silently stepping on neat steps, holding high spears and slowly moving forward, like an indestructible steel forest.

In order to save horsepower, all the cavalry of the Chu army dismounted and led the horses to the forefront of the ranks. Xiang Yu, who is eight feet tall, stands out in the team, holding a halberd in his left hand and a black horse in his right hand, looking straight ahead, with a firm step. Behind him, there was a black steel forest pressed by the black press, and the infantry of the Chu State advanced in a tight and orderly manner, thousands of boots neatly pressed against the soft earth, and trampled the ground to the ground.

There were no drums, no sounds, no sound but the sound of neat footsteps. This is an army that is walking towards the battlefield in silence, Xiang Yu's silence seems to have infected the entire Chu army, and everyone understands that the fate of their Chu State is in this battle, and almost all the elites of the Chu State are gathered under the command of King Xiang, and the battle is decided!

If you win, the world will change. If it is defeated, the country will not exist.

Facing the huge phalanx of the Chu army that came silently, the Qin army was also silent. It was as if only the rhythmic rustling of footsteps remained between heaven and earth, the sun had not yet risen, and the darkness before dawn was chilling.

Three thousand steps!

Two thousand steps!

Fifteen hundred steps!

Finally, Xiang Yu raised his arms high, and the army at the front stopped his pace, and the army behind continued to surge.

Turning over his horse and facing the morning wind, Xiang Yu's cold eyes stared at the Qin army formation that looked equally invincible opposite, and looked at the Blackwater battle flag flying high in the army.

At this moment, he seemed to have an illusion, as if he had returned to the scene before Julu, opposite was also an invincible army of the Qin army, which looked as powerful, as indestructible, and invincible.

But he Xiang Yu did it! He made the whole world look at him, and he made himself a lingering nightmare for five million Qin people. He can tell the life and death of 200,000 Qin troops, he can tear the earth and divide the princes of the world, he can sit on the nine counties and command the world, so that the princes all knees forward and dare not look up!

Three years later, a similar scene was staged again before the fall, Xiang Yu was still Xiang Yu, but the Qin army was no longer the Qin army of three years ago. Zhang Han and Wang Li have become a touch of loess, and the 400,000 noisy elites of the hundred battles have turned into dust under the iron hooves of the Chu army, and the momentum of the Qin army today is far less than that of the northern army of the year, and many of them are even on the battlefield for the first time.

Compared with the poorly equipped 100,000-strong Chu army three years ago, today's Chu army is already an elite who has experienced a hundred battles and followed Xiang Yu to fight bloodily for several years. Maybe their equipment is not as good as the elite of the Qin army, or maybe their numbers are slightly inferior to the Qin army, but their courage and experience are enough to make up for the gap.

What's more, they have an invincible commander Xiang Yu, as long as Xiang Yu's banner does not fall, the Chu army will never fail!

Although the situation of the Chu army is much better now than when Julu was defeated three years ago, Xiang Yu does not have the self-confidence that he was full of ambition back then. On the contrary, there was already some anxiety and worry in his heart.

Or even scared!

He can't afford to lose, he's saddled with too much fame and glory, and if he loses, it will all turn to dust. He was not afraid of Zhang Han, who had made a lot of achievements, and regarded Wang Li, who had a false name, like a mustard, and the mighty Northern Army that frightened the armies of the six Kwantung countries that year was just a chicken and a dog in his eyes, and it was vulnerable

But he couldn't despise Han Shin, and he couldn't even find an excuse to despise Han Shin.

The reason why Xiang Yu is the overlord of Western Chu is nothing more than that he despises the heroes of the world, and he is full of domineering, and he has already made the enemy afraid for three points without a fight. But once this kind of contempt for the world is gone, it will inevitably be exchanged for uneasiness and anxiety.

As if sensing the anxiety in his master's heart, the black horse gently stepped on the horse's hooves and neighed in a low voice, as if comforting the master. Xiang Yu held the cold halberd in his hand hard, the chill from the palm of his hand calmed his mind, and he turned his head to look behind him, the black pressure between them was crowded, the armor was distinct, and it was so wide that he couldn't see his head forward, he couldn't see his head to the left, he couldn't see his head to the right, and he couldn't see his head to the right, and the Chu pawns all looked at him in unison.

At this moment, Xiang Yu couldn't help but be arrogant. He still holds the invincible lion in his hand, he still has his father and brother who are sworn to pursue him to the death, he still has never failed, he is still the invincible overlord of Western Chu in the world!

Now, the only thing he has to do is to defeat, completely crush the Qin army in front of him that is blocking his way, crush them into dust, and create a glory in his life again.

"Zhongli taste!" Xiang Yu roared loudly, his voice echoing in front of the military formation for a long time.

"Yes." Zhong Liwei replied loudly and stepped forward.

"Beat the drums, go to war!"

"No!"

As the red sun rose on the horizon in the east, the sound of war drums shattered the tranquility of both sides. The cavalry all mounted their horses, lowered their bodies and urged their horses forward, breaking away from the phalanx and slowly accelerating.

Yu Zi followed closely with the infantry, stepping into a neat pace and slowly moving forward. In this radius of less than ten miles, nearly 600,000 troops were close together, and they could not help but devote themselves to this magnificent battle.

The cavalry slowly accelerated, and the knights leaned down, clinging to their horses, their spears clenched in their hands.

Accelerating, accelerating, getting faster and faster, the soldier's heart beating violently, the war horse panting in a low voice, and there was fear in his voice.

The distance of more than 1,000 steps was approaching in an instant, and the crossbowmen at the forefront of the Qin army's array could already hear the wheezing sound of the war horses, and they held the crossbow machine tightly, tensing every inch of nerves, and pricking up their ears for fear of missing every word of the herald.

"Put!" Chuan Linggao's roar spread to every corner with all his might, and almost at the same time, a dark cloud flew in front of the Qin army, and the impermeable metal storm smashed like the Chu army.

There was no suspense, the Chu army at the forefront and their war horses were instantly shot into plugs, and the huge inertia took their bodies that fell off their horses and still rushed forward, until they fell to the ground and were trampled into flesh. The Chu army did not flinch, but on the contrary, rushed forward more fanatically. It was not the first day that they faced the sharp crossbow arrows of the Qin army, and when they faced this weapon of death, they only had to rely on desperately rushing forward regardless of casualties to get out of the dead ground, and the speed of the cavalry became the most important weapon to restrain the crossbow arrows.

Sure enough, the elite Jiangdong cavalry under Xiang Yu was unmatched, and after paying two thousand corpses, the cavalry's spears had already rushed to the crossbowmen who had no time to withdraw.

The Qin army quickly withdrew the crossbowmen, the shield array was encircled, and the spears were like a forest.

The two torrents smashed together fiercely, and they didn't back down. The soldiers on both sides roared desperately, trying to tear the enemy in front of them to shreds. Whether it was the Qin army or the Chu army, looking at the other party's formation, facing the enemy like a sea, they all felt the strength of the other party from the bottom of their hearts, and they couldn't help but feel weak.

"Who dares to stop me!"

The black-covered war horse crossed the shield array high, and the Qin army underground raised its halberd high, wanting to disembowel the black horse. Xiang Yu's halberd was like a star, and he quickly stabbed at several Qin soldiers under him, the halberd broke, and the screams kept ringing, Xiang Yu opened a gap in the Qin army's array with bravery. The Chu army that followed frantically poured in, and the Qin army kept retreating.

On a high slope not far from the battlefield, Han Xin sat on it, and the heralds rushed to it like a stream, bringing news of all the armies.

"Report to Your Majesty, the fifth battalion has lost, the Chu army has already attacked it, and the defense line is no longer defendable."

"Got it, let Yangqu retreat and hand it over to the second battalion to fight."

"Report to Your Majesty, more than half of the four battalions were killed or wounded, and Qu Junhou asked to retreat."

"Exactly."

"Report to Your Majesty, General Wu is killed, and his troops are defeated."

"Ordered Pang Qiang to step forward."

The Qin army kept retreating, retreating again and again, while the Chu army kept advancing and aggressive. Xiang Yu had already let go, and ordered the whole army to press, breaking through the frontal defense line of the Qin army in one fell swoop. After discovering Han Xin's royal banner again, Xiang Yu immediately led 40,000 iron cavalry to launch a central breakthrough operation, and the spearhead directly controlled Han Xin's army headquarters. Xiang Yu personally led the army to attack, charging in front, and the Chu army followed it with cavalry in front and infantry in the rear.

In the face of successive defeats in battles, Han Xin's face remained as usual, and he calmly continued to replenish the new force corps to the front army that had been defeated by the Chu army. The Qin army kept retreating, and it was true that it did not collapse, and although the Chu army attacked fiercely, it was always a little bit short of breaking through the Qin army.

Han Xin's Wang Qi also calmly retreated and did not confront Xiang Yu's headquarters. The Qin army fought and retreated, while the Chu army continued to attack frantically, and the Qin army was like a dark cloud along the way, covering the mountains and fields at a glance. On the other hand, when the Qin army continued to retreat, the left and right armies led by Zhao Wuji and Li Zuoche also carried out roundabout maneuvers from the left and right sides of the Chu army, threatening the flanks of the Chu army.

After half a day of tearing and killing, Xiang Yu failed to break through the Qin army's front, and Han Xin kept retreating and never appeared in front of Xiang Yu. And Xiang Yu's overly violent charge obviously widened the distance between the front and back of the army. The formation of the Chu army has become more and more scattered and elongated, and it has gradually lost its close formation and cooperation with each other.

Xiang Yu also quickly realized the crisis, he decisively stopped the pace of the onslaught, and counterattacked backwards, wanting to make peace with the rear army. Zhao Wuji and Li Zuoche's second division took advantage of the situation to launch a fierce attack, entering from the weak wings of the Chu army, and melee with the main force of Xiang Yu's reinforcements. Han Xin personally commanded the Chinese army and took the lead in launching a counteroffensive.

And that's just the beginning!