The vanguard led by Xiang Yu arrived at Dong'e first, and when he heard that Zhang Han was setting up a formation not far ahead, he reported to his uncle. There was not much time, and the armies of Liu Bang and Xiang Liang also arrived one after another. Xiang Liang heard that the Qin army had already set up a formation, so he drove to the forward position with Fan Zeng, Shenmu, Song Yi, and Zhaoping to observe, because it was a sudden arrival of people and horses, and the dust that trampled on filled half of the sky. Xiang Liang observed for a while, and saw that the Qin army's formation was also very huge, so he ordered Zhaoping to serve as the flag guard, Song Yi to serve as the herald, and Fan Zeng and Shenmu to help him set up the formation.

He first divided the five hundred chariots into two horizontal teams, forming a rectangular battle formation, each with two hundred and fifty chariots, and three warriors on each chariot. In the middle is the driver, holding four reins, with one left hand, the car goes to the left, the right hand beats, the car goes to the right, both hands are together, and the car stops. To the left of the rider stood an archer, both with bows and arrows, ready to shoot. Next to his right hand was a large bag filled with a bronze arrow that had just been made. On the right is a strong armorer, all of whom carry swords at their waists and hold long weapons, either ge, spear, or halberd. There were also a number of short spears stacked around him, and during the battle, if the armor saw the target, he would throw it into the distance, and if he could hit the target, he could pierce the body or head of the opponent's enemy. When you get close to an enemy, stab with a long weapon. This is the first echelon of the battle formation, with a total strength of 1,500 people.

The second echelon was the cavalry phalanx. They drew out the cavalry of all sorts of men and horses, and there were fifteen thousand men in four formations. The main generals are Xiang Yu, Liu Bang and Lu Chen. The entire echelon was divided into three parts: Lu Chen was in the center, leading the troops of the former Chen Wang to occupy the middle position, just behind the car of the commander Xiang Liang. Xiang Yu is on the far left, and Liu Bang is on the right. In Xiang Yu's queue, Xiang Yu and Zhu Jian were in the center, Yingbu and Pu were on the left and right sides of the main general, and the other ten staff generals were arranged on the left and right of Ying and Pu respectively. In Liu Bang's queue, Liu Bang and Xiao He were in the center, Zhou Qian and Ren Ao served as guards, Cao Shen and Xiahou Ying were on the left, Fan Hao and Zhou Bo were on the right, and the rest of the generals such as Zhuang Buzhi, Kongtong, and Pei Jia were arranged horizontally on both sides of the generals in order.

The third echelon was the largest number of infantry and the main force, about 100,000 people. Each soldier carried a shield in his left hand and a long weapon in his right, and they were all watching intently at the banner of the Chinese commander, carefully judging whether to charge or change the ranks. In addition, on the left and right sides of the position, 6,000 crossbowmen were lined up, and they used strong crossbows and hard bows to protect the battle formation from the enemy's impact, or they were directly transferred to the front to participate in the battle and shoot at the enemy. In the end, there were 1,500 men left, and they served as engineers, who could also rescue the wounded if nothing happened, and when they rested, they were sent to safety in the rear.

The fourth echelon was farther away, about two miles away, and it was the baggage troops led by Xiang Bo. In addition to protecting food, the soldiers also had to ensure that the rear of the forward troops was not disturbed by the enemy, so this unit was also an elite composition, consisting of about 15,000 infantry and 5,000 cavalry. The infantry mainly walked on carts, and when they rested, they set up tents, set up camps, and acted as cooks. The cavalry specialized in protecting food and baggage, and in the event of an unexpected enemy, they were a mobile force that went straight into battle.

In short, the battle formation composed of 150,000 Chu troops is like an impregnable city, standing on the vast plain south of Dong'e City, this formation is following the custom of fighting the large army in the Warring States Period, so Xiang Liang's military talent was really influenced by his father Xiang Yan. This way of arranging the formation can indeed play a role in deterring the enemy, and the costumes of the soldiers are newly purchased, so it looks like everyone is well-dressed and the weapons are shiny. In addition, each of the cavalry's horses also had a different outfit, and the horseback was wrapped in a thick layer of soft armor made of cooked cowhide, which looked indestructible and extraordinary.

After the formation was arranged, Xiang Liang and Fan Zeng stood on the elevated car and watched the Qin army's position a few hundred steps away, and the soldiers who had set up the formation were also enthusiastic and excited at this time. Everyone knows very well in their hearts: this battle is very important, if the Qin army is defeated, it will definitely be able to reverse the situation of repeated defeats of the Shandong Righteous Army; But if it is defeated, Shandong's anti-Qin cause is likely to die from then on, and the Qin state will reunify the world. Therefore, Xiang Liang, the coach who is determined to recover Chu, and Fan Zeng, a veteran who has the ambition of Lu Wangzhi, put all their energy and effort into this battle, and they think about everything very carefully and clearly, even including every link and detail after the battle starts. At this time, the soldiers who were eager to try saw that the formation had been arranged, so they all made a burst of shouts that shook the sky, the sound was like a low thunder, and everyone also beat their weapons, using this primitive method to deter and intimidate the other party, and everyone showed a fearless spirit and an invincible strong will.

Xiang Liang looked around and found that the position of the Qin State was also black, and it turned out that the layout of the Qin army was roughly the same as that of the Chu army, but their chariots were much more than those of the Chu army, and they were divided into four horizontal teams. Zhang Han stood under the banner of the door and commanded the whole army, looking old and serious, calm and calm. His outfit is also very distinctive, wearing a black brocade robe, holding a sword in his left hand and a fight in his right hand, looking full of energy and confidence. This is obviously inseparable from his performance of repeated victories after coming out. Although Xiang Liang saw that the forces of the two sides were evenly matched, he could obviously see that the Qin army was a little contemptuous and disdainful of the Chu army, because the soldiers of the Qin State looked a little bit like a ruffian, and it was also possible that they had fought too many battles, and there was a precedent for the 30,000 Qin army to defeat the 100,000 Qi army a few days ago. Because of this, the winning mentality of the Qin army prompted them to regard the Chu army in front of them as unbearable as the Qi army, thinking that it was useless to have many Chu troops, and it would be easy to defeat them. On Zhang Han's left side stood an archer, with a large eagle bow on his broad back, which looked majestic and majestic; On the right stood a warrior, holding a long pole in both hands, wearing a bronze helmet that covered his face, and the delicate armor also wrapped his tall body, looking heroic. Both of them must be Zhang Han's tiger guards.

Because the Qin State admired black, the main color of the various battle flags was black, and only some other colors were decorated on the edge of the flag, which were arranged behind each general. Behind Zhang Han, there are two large flags that are particularly conspicuous in the wind, with the words 'Qin' and 'Zhang' written on them, which are the military flags and handsome flags of the Qin State. Looking at the chariots and horses of the Qin State, they are all dressed more solemnly and luxuriously than the Chu army, which is extremely consistent with the rich and powerful Qin State. The horses were also wrapped in swarthy armor, and the armor glowed in the sunlight with a mysterious glow that was as chilling as the devil's clothes. The second echelon was composed of a cavalry corps led by Sima Xin and Dong Fei, with Sima on the left and Dong Fei on the right, each of whom led 50 generals side by side. The third echelon consisted of infantry, with Adjutant General Zhang Ping as the commander-in-chief. The entire echelon was divided into three corps: the first corps was commanded by Hou Jian, the second corps was commanded by Zhou Shuping, and the third corps was commanded by Zhang Qingchen. The attire of the infantry is also very regular, they carry a large shield in their left hand, and hold a long weapon in their right hand. The soldiers were also like the Chu army, colliding their weapons with each other from time to time, making a thunderous sound, which was clearly a demonstration to the Chu army. The sergeants on both sides tried to overwhelm each other in momentum with this method of preemptive voice, so the voices of both sides echoed each other from afar. And the hateful gaze of the warriors is like sharp arrows, shooting at each other.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew, and the clouds rolled and the dust flew up, as if it were fueling the people on the ground. Everything will indicate that this is an unimaginable Armageddon that will shake the heavens and the earth, but it is strange that the Qin army did not attack first. It turns out that the scheming Zhang Han is not a rash person, he saw that the Chu army was so clean, as stable as a hill and mountain, and the rich combat experience told him: This army should not be underestimated, first of all, there are no women in it, there is no gorgeous Luangai flag, it is indeed here to fight hard, they are completely different from the Qi army! Seeing this, Zhang Han gasped in his heart, and his intuition told him that he would never be able to launch an attack without being seventy percent sure, because this army was different. As General Li You said, their general is Xiang Liang, and Xiang Liang is the son of Xiang Yan, so I must be cautious. In this way, the brief confrontation between the two armies is like two angry lions, both imagining how to bite each other and defeat each other.

At this moment, Fan Zeng, a genius of the Chu army who observed the position of the Qin army very carefully, spoke first, and it was his words with unique insights that won the victory in this battle. He said to the commander Xiang Liang in a strong and powerful voice: "The two sides of today's battle are evenly matched, but their chariots are stronger than our army. I observed that the Qin army was both proud and frightened, so it was better to send a warrior to challenge and test the situation. If the Qin army loses the challenge, Zhang Han will definitely attack our army in order to save morale, and I want to do something about the infantry position. When the Qin army attacked, they would be in a state of chaos! Xiang Liang asked in surprise: "What are you doing?" Fan Zeng said confidently: "It can make the engineers quickly dig a trap in the infantry formation, and then cover the sinking machine." When our army challenges and wins, Zhang Han will definitely not be able to hold his breath, and he will launch an attack on our army, so that the ditch can play a huge role! Xiang Liang was puzzled: "What if Zhang Han doesn't attack?" Fan Zeng said: "No, because it is the first time they have fought with our army, they must win back face, and besides, they took advantage of the prestige of defeating the Wei army and the Qi army, how can they not give us a little color?" If the Qin army loses the challenge in front of the two armies, it will definitely find a way to save morale and comfort the Qin army. Please rest assured, right? You immediately send someone to make an agreement with Zhang Han about the challenge, so that we have plenty of time to dig the ditch. Xiang Liang immediately ordered Song Yi to go and make an agreement with Zhang Han about the warrior duel.

According to the rules of the battlefield, one side of the battle agreed on the other side to engage in war, which was a common rule in the Cold Weapon Era, and it was also a routine used before the war in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, so the generals of the Qin army did not think of more things. After a while, I saw the herald Song Yi running back from the distant battlefield, he came to Xiang Liang's car and reported loudly: "General, Zhang Han agrees to send warriors to duel. Xiang Liang was very happy, so he glanced at Fan Zeng, and Fan Zeng immediately got out of the car and left. At the same time, Xiang Liang immediately sent Song Yi to summon Xiang Yu.

Xiang Yu received the order, he immediately galloped out of the queue, he carried a bow and a sword, patted his horse to Xiang Liang's car and said loudly: "General, Xiang Yu came to listen to the order!" Xiang Liang told him: "You immediately go and challenge the enemy now, but don't get close to the position." General Fan wants to do tricks and feet in the formation, and you will have to deal with the enemy generals for a while. Xiang Yu said: "How long does it take?" Xiang Liang said: "I will tell you with the sound of a dense drum, once you hear the urgency of the voice, you will kill the enemy!" Xiang Yu happily agreed, then turned the horse's head, and held the golden chisel Jin An Bang Dingguo's mighty dragon swallowing moon halberd, riding the pitch-black and shiny divine steed, the black and shiny black horse, flashing the radiant armor and feather ornaments, and galloped heroically towards the open battlefield.