Liu Bang's intentions were already obvious, and he asked Fan to launch a desperate assault in order to attract all the attention of the Qin army. The reason why half an hour before dawn was chosen was because once dawn, all the soldiers and horses mobilized out of the camp would be in full view.

At night, Chen Ping had personally led people to the Zhanghe River to build more than ten pontoon bridges. Near dawn, the Han army, which had rested all night, quietly retreated along the way they came, giving up all the heavy grain and grass, just to speed up and flee for their lives.

Han Xin suddenly came to his senses, and hurriedly led 20,000 horsemen to chase along the road, but chased to the bank of the Zhangshui River, but only caught up with a Han army that had not had time to cross the river, and immediately launched an attack. Liu Bang on the other side saw that the situation was not good, and decisively ordered the pontoon bridge to be demolished, leaving the Han army on the opposite bank that had not yet crossed the river, and turned around and ran.

The Qin army only made one charge, and these abandoned Han troops were completely crushed, kneeling on the ground and throwing their hands high in surrender.

Seeing that there was no hope of crossing the river for the time being, Han Xin had no choice but to retreat back hatefully.

At this time, Fan Xu's stubborn resistance was nearing the end, and the 30,000 Han troops were almost wiped out, most of them were killed in battle, one was captured, and only a few hundred people were left to resist stubbornly under the leadership of Fan Xu.

What Fan Hao did was not in vain, and within two hours, he attracted all the attention of the Qin army here, entangled the main force of the Qin army, and created an excellent opportunity for Liu Bang to escape.

Fan Xu was already covered in blood, and he couldn't tell which ones were his and those who were others, he had countless wounds all over his body, especially when he was slashed heavily on the back, if he hadn't dodged so quickly, he was almost cut in half by the powerful Qin soldier.

The blood on his forehead had blurred his vision, but he couldn't wipe it with his hands free, so he could only squint his eyes and mechanically wave the big vertebrae, constantly smashing the flesh and blood of the approaching Qin soldiers one by one. But under the temptation of rich military exploits, there are still Qin troops who are not afraid of death.

After more than two hours of selfless fighting, Fan Xu was already exhausted, and now he is just mechanically waving the big vertebrae, killing and killing, not daring to stop, for fear that once he stops, he will no longer have any strength.

Suddenly, Fan Xu felt a light in front of him, and saw that the Qin army that was surrounding him retreated like a tide, leaving him with a large open space. Fan Xu wiped the blood from his face, and tried to open his eyes wide to see what was going on, but saw a person slowly walking out of the Qin military formation and walking towards him.

Fan Xu couldn't help but squint his eyes, although he hadn't seen him for many years, he still recognized Han Xin at a glance.

Han Xin stopped and looked at Fan Xu a few feet away.

"Fan Xu, Liu Bang has already run away." Han Xin said calmly,

originally thought that Fan Xu would be angry and desperate when he found out, but he didn't expect him to smile. Han Xin was stunned for a moment, and immediately guessed that Fan Xu should be willing to break off the queen for Liu Bang.

I couldn't help but sigh in my heart, it seems that Liu Bang is indeed a rare monarch, and he can make his subordinates so fond of him, no matter what, he refuses to betray, and even willingly dies for him.

Such a means can indeed be called a hero in troubled times.

Han Xin looked at Fan Xu, couldn't help showing a trace of appreciation in his heart, and said in a slow voice; "Fan Xu, are you willing to submit to me."

Fan Hao looked up to the sky and laughed, "Han Xin, you and I finally got acquainted, and we have eaten meat and drank wine together, so why bother me, there is only Fan Hao who is standing and dying in the world, and there is no Fan Hao who is kneeling and living." ”

Fan Xuping raised the big vertebrae and pointed at Han Xin and shouted; "If you really remember the old feelings, come and fight me to the death, Han Xin, do you dare?"

Although Fan Xu's voice was like a bell, and his whole body was full of murderous aura, it was not difficult to find that his body was already trembling slightly, and it seemed that he was close to running out of oil.

Han Xin just glanced at it, and then said lightly; "You are not my opponent, if you were in your prime, you would have had a chance to be my opponent, but now you can't."

The implication is that Fan Xu is not worthy of making his own move, but Fan Xu still does not forget to be moved, and said loudly; "Han Xin, I respect you as a hero, if you can afford me, you will fight me to the death. can die in the hands of heroes, and it doesn't insult me. ”

Han Xin knew that Fan Xu's intention could not be violated, so he pondered for a while, nodded and agreed; "Okay, then I'll fulfill you."

Fan Hao laughed, and waved his double cone towards Han Xin, "Be careful, I'm here." ”

Han Xin took a few steps forward, the fish intestines were already out of the sheath, and he swung his sword to meet it.

Fan Hao is a rare strong man in the world, and he holds a large iron cone weighing hundreds of catties, but the fish intestine is a light and flexible weapon, and it is undoubtedly the next choice to fight this kind of person.

Fan Xu's hard blow was still terrifying, so that Han Xin didn't dare to underestimate it, so he avoided it with a flash, and stabbed Fan Xu in the chest with a backhand sword, trying to force him to back down.

Who would have expected that Fan Xu would not avoid it at all, but instead stepped forward to meet him, and the fish intestines smoothly penetrated into his chest, but his huge body took advantage of the situation to approach Han Xin, and the big vertebrae in his right hand smashed down fiercely, and he actually wanted to fight with Han Xin to the end.

The sharp spine of his eyes was about to hit Han Xin's head, and Fan Hao couldn't help but smile on his face, and even the sharp pain in his chest was suddenly unaware.

Han Xin, Han Xin, you are so young and vigorous that you are fighting to the death with me, a dying man.

If you are not afraid of death, what is there to be afraid of? Even if my blood is splashed on the spot, I will remove a big trouble for Pei Gong!

Fan Xu suddenly felt a lightness in his hand, and he knew that something was wrong, but he lost the trace of Han Xin in front of him. A sharp pain came from his intuitive chest, and the sword in his chest had been drawn, and blood shot out instantly.

The body that lost its support leaned forward, and Fan Xu staggered forward a few steps, kneeling down, staring at the blood gushing out of his chest with wide eyes. opened his mouth, but after all, he didn't say a word, and his huge body collapsed.

Han Xin took back the bleeding fish intestines, slowly turned around, and looked at Fan Xu, who was still lying down in the sky, and sighed slightly in his heart. It is indeed a great pity that such a strong man cannot be used for himself.

"Someone came, buried him."

"No!"

…….

The smell of herbs in the air was choking, and the lack of air in the tent made it even more pungent and unpleasant.

Meng Shi couldn't help but wrinkle his nose, and fanned his hand hard, trying to drive away the smell in front of his nose. Han Xin was unmoved, just took a few steps forward and looked at the person lying on the bed.

The man was covered in a cloth belt that had been used to wrap wounds, and there was hardly a single intact skin on his body, and even the cloth belt on his body was constantly oozing with blood, and a gray-haired old healer was carefully changing his dressing.

Seeing Han Xin and Meng Shi coming, the medicine craftsman hurriedly put down the medicine box in his hand, and was about to bow down when he stepped forward, Han Xin waved his hand, beckoned him to him, and asked in a low voice; "How is General Zhao's injuries?"

The healer sighed slightly, and replied softly; "General Zhao had a total of seventy-six knife wounds and arrow wounds all over his body, and his back was almost bloody and blurry. If he were an ordinary person, he would have died long ago after so many studies, and only he could survive until now. Now the injury has stabilized, but the body is still extremely weak, and if you take care of it, you can still heal completely. ”

Han Xin nodded, and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Meng Shi on the side couldn't help but raise his eyebrows after hearing this, gave a thumbs up to Zhao Yi on the bed, and said; "Great, I subdued you kid."

seemed to sense that someone was coming, Zhao Yi opened his eyes on the bed, saw that it was Han Xin, and quickly closed his eyes.

Han Xin laughed dumbly; "If they're all awake, why avoid them?"

Zhao Yi was really excited when he heard this, so he opened his eyes, although his body was still weak, his eyes were still full of rebelliousness.

Han Xin took a step forward, leaned over and smiled; "Well, you're in good health."

Zhao Yi opened his mouth and said in a hoarse voice; "Don't worry, you can't die." Turning his head sideways, he was silent for a long time before asking; "What about my brothers, are they all dead?"

"There are still nine still alive, but all of them are seriously injured, and even if they can survive, they will be disabled."

Zhao Yi nodded lightly, "It's good to have someone alive, it seems that our luck is quite good." ”

"Han Xin, can I ask you for something."

"Say."

Zhao Yi turned his head and looked at Han Xin with sincere eyes and said; "I want to beg you to settle these brothers for me, bury the dead well, and let the few who are alive let them have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of their lives."

"Yes." Han Xin nodded, looked at Zhao Yi and hesitated for a moment before speaking; "What about yourself, what are your plans?"

"Me?" Zhao Yi leaned his head back on the warm bag, changed to a slightly more comfortable posture and said; "If the general is willing to let me go, I would like to let the horse go to Nanshan and be a farmer in the mountains, and live by hunting and plowing the fields but survive, so it's not bad to think about it."

Han Xin was silent for a long time before he spoke; "Isn't it a pity that all your talent is wasted in the mountains?"

"The Zhao country is dead, and my Zhao clan is already a dead country, so what else can I do?"

"Why don't you submit to me?" Han Xin finally said what he had wanted to say in his heart.

Zhao Yi laughed out loud, the laughter touched the wound, and he grinned for a while, and then stopped.

"What's so funny." Meng Shi raised his eyebrows and asked angrily.

"I laugh at your general, who underestimates me Zhao Yi too much! Yes, Xin Opera can be surrendered, Zhang Er can also surrender, and even Li Mu's grandson can surrender, but I can't surrender. You have forgotten who I am, I am the Zhao royal family, and I have the blood of the Martial Spirit King a hundred years ago in my body, do you think I will bend my knees and surrender to you? Will you be your eagle dog? ”

Han Nobunaga exhaled, but did not speak, just turned around and looked leisurely at the sky outside the door, and said leisurely for a long time; "Zhao Yi, have you ever been to the grassland?"

Zhao Yi was stunned, "What do you mean?" ”

"The grassland, the endless grassland, what a fascinating place it is. There the horses can gallop at will, there are countless cattle and sheep, clouds and lakes, and it is the real place that belongs to men, and it is a paradise for cavalry. The north of Daqin is the Xiongnu, and the north of the Xiongnu is Lingding, but do you know what the north of Lingding is, and the north of the more north? ”

"What is it?" Zhao Yi was obviously intrigued by Han Xin's words, and asked involuntarily.

"There's no one who doesn't know." Han Xin shook his head, a strange look flashed in his eyes. "But I want to know."

"The ancients often said, 'Under the Putian, it is not the king's land; On the shore of the land, it is not the king's minister', but who can really do it? Even if he is as domineering as the first emperor, he can only do 'more than 300 miles of the Huns' in the end, but I want to go further. Now the Xiongnu are unprecedentedly weak, and there is no strong force in the north that can stop the footsteps of the Central Plains cavalry, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, only 50,000 tiger iron horsemen, Qin can completely conquer Monan, Mobei, and even beyond. ”

Saying this, Han Xin suddenly paused, looked at Zhao Yi, and said slowly; "And you, Zhao Yi, are you willing to accomplish a feat that has never been done before? I don't need you to fight for me in the Central Plains, I just need you to lay the entire grassland for me, to the north, all the way north, to bring the slash and fire of the Central Plains farther away, to the edge of the sky! ”

Zhao Yi's chest rose and fell violently, and the sound of heavy breathing kept ringing. Apparently he was already intrigued.

Han Xin quietly threw out a huge bait, "And I promise you again, as long as the land you conquer is vast enough, and the deeds you have built are enough to make my heart move." Then north of the desert, I allow you to rebuild a Zhao state and let the Zhao clan relocate there, provided that this Zhao state must be subjugated to the Qin state. ”

This sentence completely broke the concerns in Zhao Yi's heart, he sat up suddenly, and said in a rough voice: "Okay, deal!" ”