Chapter Fifty-Nine: The Decisive Battle of Huangxian County

readx;?? [Ran^Text^Library] [].. Before Zhang Jiashi's arrival in Hexian, the main force of the Qin army, under the command of Li Xin, formally fought a decisive battle with Liu Bang's army in the Huangxian area. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info(шщш.щ Fiction Network Debut)

This battle, to a large extent, will determine the decisive victory or defeat of the Second Eastern Crusade launched by Zhang Jiashi.

Because the goal of this battle is to eliminate the main force under Liu Bang's command.

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The comparison of the number of troops between the two sides is still to a large extent Liu Bangjun's relative advantage, and Liu Bangjun, who occupied Hexian, will occupy the initiative in this battle, which will to a large extent affect the scope of decision on the battlefield.

However, under the command of the Qin army, whether it is Han Xin, Tu Sui, or Li Shang Li Zhen and others, or even an ordinary Qin officer and soldier, the mood they say is quite relaxed in this battle.

Because of this war, the combat effectiveness of the armies of the two sides is too far apart, and, to a large extent, the equipment equipped by the army under Liu Bang is not as good as the main force of the Qin army under Zhang Jiashi, and even the Qin army troops of the Southern Expedition that have not yet completed the redressing are inferior.

Moreover, even Sun Po and others did not expect that a situation had already happened to Liu Bangjun, that is, Liu Bangjun had actually suffered a lot from the lack of food and grass for many days, and the physical fitness of the overall combatants had decreased a lot.

This situation has become an important factor that directly affects the course of the battle and thus leads to the outcome of the battle.

After all, Zhang Jiashi knew such a sentence in the original world, that is:

"The emperor is not short of hungry soldiers. ”

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More than an hour after Zhang Jiashi led the army to Hexian, this fierce battle near Huangxian officially kicked off with a fierce battle between Tu Sui's department on the left flank and Lu Xuan's department under Liu Bangjun's command.

Lu Qian didn't expect that the remnants of the defeated army under his command who had only been replenished by some recruits would need to confront the main force of the Southern Expeditionary Qin Army, one of the most powerful troops under Zhang Jiashi's command.

In this field battle that broke out in this small grassland about three miles northwest of Huang County, the 400 horse chariot troops charged under Lu Juan's command were directly shot into a hornet's nest by the dense arrows.

In the face of this situation, Lu Juan wanted to cry without tears, because he himself had suffered from such a situation, because the chariot troops under his command that were used to impact the Qin army's battle array could not bring any substantial damage to the infantry battle array of the Qin army under Tu Sui's command.

Although in terms of these battle formations, the Southern Expeditionary Qin Army had many tactical arrangements that were relatively backward to the latter for the New Qin Army under Zhang Jiashi, but in the use of infantry battle formations, even if the New Qin Army under Zhang Jiashi wanted to use the mixed phalanx troops to defeat Tu Sui's infantry battle formation, it would have to pay a lot of price and casualties to be able to do this.

This is also the reason why Zhang Jiashi did not force Tu Sui to quickly complete the equipment replacement.

As for Zhang Jiashi, the troops of the Southern Expedition to the Qin Army under Tu Sui will inevitably complete the construction policy of basically synchronizing with other troops at the right time to readjust.

But now is not the right time for Zhang Jiashi.

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After the chariot troops under Lu Juan's command became a wreckage that overturned on the battlefield, Lu Juan wanted to lead the army back like this, but he knew very well that if he retreated like this, even if he was close to Liu Bang, he would probably not be able to escape Liu Bang's treatment of him.

This is also the reason why Lu Juan finally had to grit his teeth and use half of the nearly 40,000 troops under his command to launch an offensive against the Qin army.

But what Lu Juan didn't expect was that in addition to the defensive ability of these Southern Expeditionary Qin troops to use arrow arrays, they were even more capable of cooperating with each other's troops, which could be regarded as the best under Zhang Jiashi.

The two sides soon collided together on this grassland, after Liu Bangjun rushed past the dense arrows fired by the Qin army's arrow array.

However, Lu Qian underestimated the combat capability bonus brought by the tacit cooperation between these Southern Expeditionary Qin troops.

Many times, when many Liu Bang officers and soldiers planned to fight to the death with these officers and soldiers of the Southern Expedition to Qin, they needed to face dense long beryllium or spears, the role of these spears was not mainly used to resist Liu Bang's offensive, but as one of the main means of counterattack.

The heavy infantry in front held iron shields to block many of Liu Bangjun's attacks, while the Qin officers and soldiers in the back were holding spears that were more than three meters long or even almost four meters long, and they poked out their own weapons from the gaps in the shields of the heavy infantry in front.

Many of Liu Bang's officers and soldiers died at the hands of these stabbed spears, while many were directly killed by the swords slashed down by these Qin heavy infantry after being stabbed by spears.

Soon, Liu Bangjun, who could not effectively break through the heavy infantry defense in front, and a large number of officers and soldiers in front of the front became a large number of corpses left in front of the heavy infantry line of the Qin army.

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The melee in this place continued, and the troops under the command of Han Xin on the left flank and Sun Po, who temporarily commanded the main force of the Chinese army on behalf of Zhang Jiashi, also broke out fierce battles with Liu Bangjun.

The army under Sun Po can be called the most elite unit under Zhang Jiashi, and the person who commanded this army on the surface should have been Tu Sui, but when arranging the battlefield, because this area is a more vast plain area, Tu Sui knows very well that this place is not too suitable for the Qin army of the Southern Expedition, which is almost entirely infantry, to exert its combat capabilities, but to let Su Teng be responsible for commanding the front-line combat arrangement of these officers and soldiers.

Sun Po was not dissatisfied with Tu Sui's suggestion, so he suggested that Tu Sui and Su Teng, who was supposed to command the left flank to fight, swap out.

And Tu Sui and Su Teng didn't feel anything inappropriate about Sun Po's arrangement.

This has also created such a war situation.

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From the northwest area of Huangxian County, calculated from west to east, the troops under the command of Tu Sui, Su Teng, and Han Xin resisted the onslaught launched by Liu Bangjun's army on them.

In the western battlefield where the earliest battles were fought, Tu Sui knew very well that he was now gradually controlling the direction of the battlefield, but in many places, he knew very well that there were more than 20,000 people under his command, and there was no way to forcibly attack Lu Xuan's troops, who still had almost half of the army, in this situation.

This kind of thing of killing a thousand enemies and losing eight hundred is not what Tu Sui wants to see now.

He also found a very interesting situation from Liu Bangjun's offensive, that is, many Liu Bangjun did not show the endurance to fight for a long time.

Tu Sui, who found out about this, showed a sneer. Because as a battle-hardened commander, Tu Sui knows very well what this situation means, that is, this Liu Bangjun, in fact, can also be said to be quite weak.

If the food and clothing of a unit cannot be solved, then Tu Sui himself can't imagine how much combat effectiveness this army can play.

And at such a time, a lieutenant under Tu Sui's command clasped his fists at Tu Sui and said, "Lord Guowei, Liu Ji's rebellious army seems to be weak, should we launch a counterattack against the other party now?"

When Tu Sui heard this, he shook his head slightly: "Don't worry for the time being, since the other party is really so poor, the longer the time drags on, the more exposed the foundation of their weakness will be for them, why should we take advantage of the fact that the other party still has a certain combat effectiveness, and we are bored?"

Tu Sui's words made the officers around him, including the captain, deeply convinced.

The captain hugged his fist at Tu Sui at this time and complimented Tu Sui: "The captain is really a model for inferior people, and his ability to use soldiers is also among the best in Daqin." ”

"If the reputation is excessive, the king's ability to employ people, the official will bow down. Tu Sui heard the words of this subordinate, and his heart was also very useful.

He also knew one thing very well, that is, in this case, he could not have any unexpected changes in the relationship with Zhang Jiashi and his robes. So he was still very polite and humble.

And there was nothing wrong with Tu Sui's plan, because Tu Sui's approach certainly made Lu Sui's subordinates, who took the initiative to attack, weaker and weaker, but also continued to be able to keep the officers and soldiers under his command in many senses to continue to maintain a certain combat capability.

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In fact, whether it was Tu Sui or the commanders of the other two troops, Su Teng and Han Xin, they all saw this situation very clearly.

They did not find this unexpected surprise and immediately made major changes to the orders of the officers and soldiers under their command, but after pondering for a period of time, they decided to let the officers and soldiers under their command continue to resist Liu Bangjun's onslaught, so that the opponent's physical consumption became more and more great.

The choice of this tactic is quite correct, after all, whether it is Tu Sui, Han Xin or Su Teng, they are all worried about one thing, that is, if they order a counterattack at this time, they may encounter Liu Bangjun's trapped beasts and fight, and let the officers and soldiers under their command pay a very heavy price in casualties, which is a situation that the three of them and Sun Po and others are not willing to see.

Moreover, keeping the battle line in this place is even more of a tactic for Liu Bangjun, who has launched attacks almost one after another, to make the opponent consume more.

This kind of consumption is even greater, because Liu Bangjun, who took the initiative to attack, had to attack far away from his starting area, which was naturally a more physically demanding behavior for Liu Bangjun.

As for when they will attack, this point depends more on when Liu Bangjun can't hold on.

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In fact, Zhang Liang, who was beside Liu Bang, did not approve of Liu Bang's initiative to launch an offensive against the Qin army at this time.

After all, Zhang Liang knows the situation of the army under Liu Bang.

But Zhang Liang did not refute Liu Bang at this time, in fact, he also knew that Liu Bang planned to use this method to fight at the moment, which was more of a choice out of helplessness.

After all, if Liu Bang continues to wait, within a few days, most of the officers and soldiers under Liu Bang's command will be defeated by the complete cut off of the grain supply.

In that case, they might as well take a gamble on the war of peace.

Zhang Liang knew very well that in the later stage of the Battle of Changping, even if Zhao Kuo did not take the initiative to attack, he would probably end up running out of ammunition and food.

That is to say, in this case, if Liu Bangjun does not gamble, then waiting for their results will only be a dead end.

He couldn't help but glance at Liu Bang, who was quite haggard beside him, and sighed slightly in his heart.

He didn't know if Liu Bang had thought in his heart that since Liu Bang led the army to leave Jiujiang County, the outcome of this war had in fact already been decided.

He wouldn't have known that Liu Bang had never thought that he would lose so completely one day.

Maybe God doesn't want Liu Bang to have the idea of being lucky, and another news that is completely a bolt from the blue for Liu Bang was conveyed to the ears of Liu Bang, Zhang Liang and others at this time.

"Wang, Jiujiang County reported urgently, Wang Li led an army of 50,000 and stormed Jiujiang County. ”

Liu Bang, who heard the news, couldn't help but spurt out a mouthful of blood again.

Because under the onslaught launched by Wang Li with this kind of force, Jiujiang could not be held at all.

Stuck in Jiujiang County, there are less than 3,000 old, weak, sick and disabled, and Liu Bang concentrated the main force of the army under his command and the civil and military forces that can be used under his command around him.

And expecting Zhou Ke and Liu Fei to be able to hold Jiujiang County is undoubtedly a very easy illusion to shatter.

After Liu Bang heard the news of this messenger, he directly spurted out a mouthful of blood, and couldn't help but roar with grief and indignation: "Qin Dog, I, Liu Ji, swear in the sky that I will be inseparable from you!!"

Many people who heard Liu Bang's words were quite speechless in their hearts:

"What kind of are you talking about? Haven't you been at odds with the Qin people for a long time?"

And Zhang Liang sighed slightly in his heart, that is, in this case, Jiujiang County may have already been captured by Wang Li.

As for the lives of Liu Fei and Liu Bang's other young children left in Jiujiang County......

He is not an immortal, so naturally he can't guess anything.

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Just as Zhang Liang and many other Liu Bang's subordinates who thought of the consequences after receiving the news thought, Jiujiang County was simply unable to resist the onslaught of Wang Li's 50,000-strong army with only about 3,000 old, weak, sick and disabled people.

After being repelled twice by Liu Bangjun, the remnants of Liu Bang's army stationed in Jiujiang, under the leadership of a hundred generals, killed Zhou Ke, who was commanding the battle at the city wall, and surrendered directly.

Although Liu Fei was the crown prince at this time, for Liu Fei, he did not have the ability to fight to the death for his father. In other words, Liu Fei himself resented this father.

After Wang Li sent a large army to attack the palace of the king of Jiujiang, he saw Liu Fei wearing a white robe and kneeling tremblingly on the main hall.

After Wang Li received the news, he was very funny, but he didn't attack Liu Fei, because Zhang Jiashi once had an order, that is, Liu Fei didn't have to be killed.

Of course, for the sake of his own garrison in Wuguan back then, Wang Li hated Liu Bangjun who attacked Wuguan from time to time, and he naturally would not let Liu Fei go so easily.

He had a funny thing in mind, and of course, he wasn't going to do it himself.

Moreover, since Zhang Jiashi had an order, it was impossible for Wang Li to ignore such an order.

He sent someone to threaten Liu Fei: "If you, a traitor, want to live, then please kill your younger brothers yourself." ”

Liu Fei did not hesitate for too long in this matter, but quickly accepted the envoy's suggestion.

That night, several of his younger brothers, who were less than two years old, were strangled to death by Liu Fei himself.

Wang Li's cronies, who saw this scene, reported this matter to Wang Li.

Wang Li pointed to a square brocade box in front of him with his finger and said a word to this cronie: "General Ben doesn't want this news to be known by others, especially Wang, understand?"

"Yes, I don't know about this, and I haven't seen Liu Fei. The cronie simply picked up the brocade box and said this.

And Wang Li smiled slightly: "Well, you're tired too, go down and rest." ”

"Yes, General!"

After leaving, this cronie did keep this secret intact.

But after Liu Fei did this, he thought he could live, and he didn't say anything about it at first.

And more than 20 years later, while his son Liu Xiang was sorting out Liu Fei's belongings, he found a piece of paper mixed with a book.

The above content made Liu Xiang have to feel that this matter was a wild talk.

He never imagined that his father would be the one who would personally strangle his younger brother in order to survive.

He didn't know what he should do with this letter, but after thinking about it for a long time, Liu Xiang did not destroy this letter, but directly found a secret place and kept it properly.

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Time has passed, and thousands of years later, the ancient mansion of the Liu family was bought by a wealthy businessman at that time.

While repairing the ancient mansion of the Liu family, this wealthy businessman discovered this letter. He quickly asked someone to verify the authenticity of the letter.

As a result, the news really spread at this time.

At this time, Liu Tingshu, the head of the Liu family, who had become the head of the country, tried his best to defend this matter.

However, this matter became more and more widespread, and the blow to the Liu family's business was getting bigger and bigger, and even it was reported that Liu Tingshu's daughter, that is, Liu Yan'er, the empress of the then emperor Ying Yu, had to be impeached by the outer court and fell into the turmoil after the abolition.

In the end, because Yingyu said a very fair word, the matter gradually calmed down:

"I can't get enough of my family when I hear about it, although the ancestors of the Liu family are despicable, but what does it have to do with the current Liu family?"

This sentence shows Yingyu's attitude.

And after this huge weather vane was erected, the blow encountered by the Liu family and Liu Yan'er's situation suddenly dissipated.

But after this incident, the Liu family suffered a very big blow.

That's for later.

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