CHAPTER XXXVII
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After encamping his troops, Zhang Jiashi asked Yingbu and Han Xin, along with their senior officers, to participate in a military meeting.
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After a period of understanding the situation, Zhang Jiashi learned that the number of troops under Zhang Han was not less than 100,000.
But both Han Xin and Yingbu were very puzzled about one thing, that is, Zhang Han did not rely on the advantage of numbers to launch an offensive against them.
After Zhang Jiashi heard this, he also didn't understand the significance of Zhang Han's approach. After all, Zhang Han is not a person who does not understand military affairs, on the contrary, even if Han Xin and Yingbu join forces to fight against the army under Zhang Han, they cannot take it lightly.
"What does Zhang Han want to do?" Zhang Jiashi asked Bai Qi in his heart.
And the latter said after a while: "What Zhang Han wants to do now, this is not too important. What matters is whether Zhang Han has the ability to turn the tide of the current battle. β
Bai Qi's words made Zhang Jiashi involuntarily fall into contemplation.
Because in Zhang Jiashi's heart, does Zhang Han have this ability? Of course he has, otherwise he would not have let Yingbu, who commanded the prisoner army, go south to reinforce Han Xin.
Yingbu's ability can be said to be much stronger than a few years ago, and after the Battle of Jiaxian, Yingbu, who once again became the commander of the prisoner army, grew up and even Han Shin had to be impressed.
In such a situation, Zhang Jiashi arranged for Yingbu and Han Xin to join forces to resist Zhang Han, as long as there was no accident, it would be difficult for Zhang Han to take advantage of the hands of the two.
However, for more than a month, Zhang Han mobilized a large number of troops to confront Han Xin and Yingbu's subordinates, and did not break out into large-scale conflicts or even formal engagements, thus losing the dilemma of Zhang Jiashi's troop mobilization.
In this case, it is undoubtedly more difficult for Zhang Han to win against him.
But Bai Qi has a point. That is, since Zhang Han lost the opportunity to make progress and sat back and watched the loss of fighters in vain, then don't blame him.
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After resting for two days, Zhang Jiashi officially ordered his 80,000 troops to attack Zhang Han's army.
The two sides confronted each other in three formations in an area of dozens of miles south of Sanchuan County.
One thing that Zhang Jiashi didn't understand was that Zhang Han actually weakened the forces of the two wings too much, and only sent about 10,000 troops under his command. Han Xin on the left flank of Zhang Jiashi and Nguyen Ong Thieu on the right flank respectively responded to the department.
Of course. In the predetermined combat area in the middle, the army under Zhang Jiashi was only half of Zhang Han's army, but Zhang Jiashi knew very well that Zhang Han wanted to eat the 40,000 army under his command, and the difficulty was not ordinary. If the officers and soldiers of the two wings under Zhang Jiashi defeated the two wings of Zhang Han's department, then it would be a very huge nightmare for Zhang Han's army.
Although it is still a relatively long distance of more than ten miles, this distance can still be reached with only two or three hours of rapid marching.
Thus. Zhang Han made a mistake. Or Zhang Han is very confident in the military strength under his command.
But such a thing, Zhang Jiashi just thinks about it, after all, things on the battlefield, if you haven't fought it, you really can't know what the result is.
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Zhang Jiashi's Chinese army unit, the commanders were Li Xin, Yingbu and Su Teng as deputy generals.
He, who is the prince, has long been under his command. "Deprived" of the qualifications to command on the battlefield.
For such a thing, Zhang Jiashi was very helpless in his heart, because since the battle of Hanzhong failed to lead the army to rescue Mengwu, and after the death of Mengwu, Zhang Jiashi was looked at by Ying Yuexi's worried eyes......
Well, Zhang Jiashi softened. He promised his two beloved wives that he would never go to the battlefield again unless he had to.
And Chen Ping, Sun Po and the others looked at Zhang Jiashi's helpless expression, and they wanted to laugh in their hearts, but they also knew that Zhang Jiashi was able to make such a concession.
Before the battle, Li Xin had a short meeting with Han Xin, Su Teng and other middle and senior officers of the Qin army.
In this meeting. Li Xin personally led 10,000 troops as a reserve force, while Han Xin and Su Teng each commanded 10,000 troops to resist the offensive of Zhang Han's army.
The difference in numbers between the forces of the two sides was too large, and Li Xin was not arrogant enough to use 30,000 horses to find trouble with Zhang Han.
You must know that Zhang Han's troop deployment is at least more than 80,000 people.
If the attack is unfavorable, their army will be in trouble.
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At noon on November 29, 205 B.C., a great battle broke out in the area bordering Sanchuan County and Yingchuan County, which gathered nearly 200,000 troops, and the victory or defeat was enough to affect many things.
If Zhang Jiashi's troops were defeated in this battle, then Sanchuan County, which Zhang Jiashi had acquired, might have to give it up.
Zhang Jiashi naturally didn't want to see this thing. However, things on the battlefield, especially in the face of an old bird like Zhang Han, Zhang Jiashi really didn't have enough confidence to easily defeat the other party.
In fact, there is one thing that Zhang Jiashi himself doesn't know, that is, Zhang Han has a very complicated mood after looking at the slowly advancing Qin army troops from a distance.
But he is also well aware of the fact that things have reached such a point that there is no turning back.
Everything was already a foregone conclusion after he surrendered to Xiang Yu.
He naturally knew very well that the forces on his two flanks were too weak, but he wanted to take a gamble, that is, to use the numerical advantage of the troops under his command to directly defeat the main force of the Chinese army under the command of the Qin army, forcing Zhang Jiashi to retreat on all fronts.
And he also has a "killer feature", that is, in a valley about ten miles south of his camp, Shen Yang has led a Nanyang army of 30,000 under his command to support.
Even if the two flanks under his command were broken by the Qin army on the opposite side, he didn't have to worry about his flanks being seriously threatened.
In his mind, he had only one plan now, and that was to do as much as he could.
If Zhang Jiashi can be captured alive or captured, it will be the best thing to do.
But such a situation, he himself knew was unlikely.
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In a sense, Zhang Han may need to understand the fact that there are many times when ideals can indeed become very full. But in reality, it can be very skinny.
Before the Chinese troops under the command of Li Xin, Han Xin and Su Teng engaged the main force of Zhang Han's army, the Qin troops on both flanks were led by Ruan Weng Shao and Yingbu respectively, and the two wings of the troops under Zhang Han broke out into a melee one after another.
Corresponding to Yingbu's military formation was a Qin army commander under Zhang Han who originally belonged to his own soldiers, in the Thorn Plain. He escaped by Zhang Han's side.
If he hadn't known that he would never be able to return to Guanzhong himself, I am afraid that he would have surrendered directly to the prisoner army on the opposite side.
And in the current situation. This general under the command of Zhang Han could only do his best to resist the onslaught of the prisoner army under the command of Yingbu, and buy time for Zhang Han to break through the Chinese army under Zhang Jiashi.
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However, the prisoner army faced by the generals of this Zhang Han army was no longer the remnants of the prisoner army that was severely damaged after the Battle of Jiaxian, but the main force of the Qin army that was built by Zhang Jiashi's vigorous investment, and Yingbu and the original prisoner officers and soldiers did their best.
In terms of equipment and training, this convict army is no different from other regular armies under Zhang Jiashi's command.
The Qin army, which still had a great advantage in equipment, was under the command of Yingbu. Outside the range of most of the crossbowmen of the Zhanghan army, it gave great damage to this Zhanghan army.
Many officers and soldiers of the Zhang Han Army, in the face of the Qin army's new strong crossbow troops, basically had no ability to fight back, and they were shot to the ground by the rain of arrows that kept falling from the sky.
Zhang Hanjun's formation was quickly torn apart by small gaps.
When Yingbu saw this situation, he didn't have any expression, and he couldn't talk about what he should be happy about.
But in Yingbu's heart. Now is not the best time for him to go on the offensive.
Because he still has to wait for the moment when Zhang Hanjun's formation is more chaotic.
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The Qin army's strong crossbowmen on hundreds of crossbow chariots constantly shot out the strong crossbows in their hands and then reloaded.
Compared with the strong crossbow equipped by the crossbowmen of the Zhang Han army, the new strong crossbow has great advantages in terms of range and accuracy.
The effective range of the Qin army's new strong crossbow has reached 500 meters, while the effective range of the strong crossbow of the Zhang Han army's strong crossbowmen. Only less than three hundred meters.
Of course, in terms of maximum range, there is no difference between the two sides. However, the crossbow shot at the maximum range will greatly reduce the lethality and accuracy.
Many of the strong crossbowmen on the crossbow chariots were shot by the crossbows, but the casualties paid were far less than those of the officers and soldiers of Zhang Han's army.
Because these powerful crossbows shot from more than 400 meters away have a big gap in accuracy and power.
Many crossbows shot by strong crossbowmen under the command of Zhang Hanjun. Even the armor of some heavy crossbowmen cannot be pierced, let alone effectively damage the strong crossbowmen on the crossbow chariot.
The crossbow chariot also has the advantage of being able to carry a larger number of arrows in addition to a little more range.
Of course, Zhang Jiashi also did not intend to use crossbow chariot units as the main means of fighting cavalry.
After all, the cost of the crossbow chariot is relatively high, and the speed is also slower than the traditional horse chariot, in such a situation, Zhang Jiashi used the crossbow chariot to fight, the most important thing is to bully the Kwantung princes who lack cavalry troops and some lone light knights.
Under the disproportionate efficiency of the two sides' strong crossbow shooting, the formation of Zhang Han's army quickly became fragmented, if it weren't for the fact that the commander of Zhang Han's army also had some ability to stabilize the morale of the army, I am afraid that these newly formed troops under Zhang Han's command would have collapsed long ago.
And Yingbu didn't want his opponent to be a rabble that would be defeated with one blow, and in the face of these Zhang Han officers and soldiers who had paid at least two or three thousand casualties, they were still quite strong, and Yingbu also showed a smile.
"It's really worthy of the officers and soldiers trained by Zhang Han, if it weren't for the gap between us, I'm afraid that our army's casualties would not have gone anywhere. β
Yingbu whispered this, and Zhuang Guang, who was beside Yingbu, nodded slightly: "Lord Du, if after this battle, the adult's exploits make the king happy, then the adult should also be replaced by a general." β
"Accept your auspicious words, but it's a pity that my brother ......" Yingbu heard Zhuang Guang's words, and couldn't help but think of his good brother, in the battle of Jiaxian. It is Li Xu, the former commander of the prisoner army who was defeated and killed by the enemy.
Zhuang Guang was also silent, because Li Xu's matter had become an unwritten prohibition among the prisoners.
After all, if Zhang Jiashi hadn't pursued Li Xu's guilt too much, I'm afraid that the current convict army would be able to see the dismal fate of Li Xu's widow and his widow.
Not to mention, Zhang Jiashi also gave Li Xu a high-standard funeral.
Therefore, among the various troops under Zhang Jiashi. The loyalty of the officers and men of the prisoners has always been the highest under Zhang Jiashi.
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There are many times when a person wants to accomplish their goals. What is needed is not only his own persistence, but also whether he has the capital to achieve this goal.
It was obvious that the goal set by the commander of the Zhanghan army opposite Yingbu was something he could not accomplish at all.
More than an hour later, after paying more than 4,000 casualties, Zhang Han's army directly collapsed on all fronts.
Seeing that things were out of control, the commander of the Zhanghan army couldn't help but angrily pull out his accessories and slash and kill more than a dozen officers and soldiers under his command who retreated from his side.
"Don't run!!!
With a blood-dripping iron sword in his hand, he roared out these words.
But one thing he didn't think of was. The officers and soldiers under his command who heard this sentence nearby raised their weapons and aimed them at him.
"Guys, kill this bastard, if he hadn't captured us with Zhang Han, and even burned our homes, would we have been killed by the enemy?"
I don't know who shouted such a sentence, and more and more Zhanghan army routed and flocked to this commander of Zhanghan's army.
After the other party saw such a situation. Directly brandishing his long sword, he and a dozen of his own soldiers resisted the siege of these routs.
Although the strength and equipment of these people are considered to be the best level in the Zhang Han army, they are facing more and more troops who are joining the siege......
After waiting for ten minutes, Yingbu arrived at the original location of these people, and what he saw was a dozen piles of meat that had become unrecognizable to even their own mothers......
And around here. It was the corpse of Zhang Hanjun, who lay down nearly 200 people, or the seriously wounded......
After knowing this situation, Yingbu couldn't help but shake his head: "If this matter appears in the army under the command of the king, I am afraid that these people will die even worse." β
At this point, Yingbu paid the price of hundreds of casualties and fired a large number of crossbows of hundreds of thousands, and defeated the left flank of Zhang Han's army.
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In contrast to the situation of the Anglo-Bu Army, Nguyen Ong Thieu, who was on the left flank under Zhang Jiashi, was very crying and laughing when faced with one thing.
Because he had not yet ordered his troops to launch an offensive against the opposing Zhang Han army. The other party actually sent someone to say that he planned to surrender, and said a situation that he himself did not expect.
That is, there was a group of about 30,000 ambushes commanded by Shen Yang to the south of Zhang Han's army.
After knowing this situation, Ruan Weng Thiao asked Lu Gao, who joined the army under his command and was also a guest of his mansion.
"Mr. Lu, is such a situation credible?"
Lu Gao pondered for a while, and then after asking the messenger a few words, he whispered beside Ruan Weng Shao: "Family master, the credibility of this matter should be quite high, if the family master has doubts, he might as well send a team of elite scouts to investigate the situation after letting the other party lay down his weapon." β
"Well, Mr. Lu is really reasonable, if it weren't for the selfishness of General Ben, who hoped that there would be wise people around him to help, General Ben would definitely recommend Mr. Lu to the king. With Mr. Lu's talent, he will inevitably be appointed to an important position by the king. β
Ruan Weng Shao couldn't help but say this, because during this period of time, he had been helped a lot by this Lu Gao.
Lu Gao shook his head lightly and whispered to Ruan Weng Shao: "Contemptible people don't like restraint, but as a doorman in the general's mansion, they are happy to be at ease. β
After listening to Lu Gao's words, Ruan Weng Shao couldn't help but shake his head slightly and smiled: "Mr. really makes General Ben admire." β
"The general has an overreputation. Although the contemptible people have a little talent, but compared to Prime Minister Chen, Mr. Sun and others, there are many contemptible people, and the strategists under the command of the king are like rain, and there are not many contemptible people, and there are many contemptible people. Moreover, the contemptible life was saved by the father of the lady, and the contemptible person has long regarded the lady as his own relatives and used his life to protect the other party. If the head of the family can go further, he will be happy to see it. β
After hearing Lu Gao's words, Ruan Weng Shao smiled and nodded.
After all, Zhang Jiashi himself warned them, that is, everyone has their own ambitions, and they should not be forced.
Since Lu Gao is willing to be invisible and behind the scenes, he can't ask for anything too much.
By the way, Lu Gao was originally a disciple of the clan woman Ying An Jiang newly married by Ruan Weng Shao.
After the two parties passed Ying Yueshu's matchmaking and successfully got married, Lu Gao became his guest, and called his original owner Ying Anjiang his wife.
Ruan Weng Shao naturally didn't expect that this disciple called Lu Gao was actually a talented person, in this case, after seeing this Lu Gao's talent, Ruan Weng Shao naturally would not let go of the other party, but when he went out on this expedition, he also let the other party become a staff member in his army.
In this regard, Zhang Jiashi did not care too much, after all, Zhang Jiashi knew one thing very well, that is, the officers and soldiers on the front line were the ones who knew the battle situation best, and all predetermined tactics could not be applied to the battlefield where the battle situation was unpredictable.
Therefore, Zhang Jiashi rarely directly intervenes in front-line military affairs, and generally judges the civil and military officers under his command.
Under this premise, the stronger the ability or team of the generals under his command, he is happy to see this situation. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )