It is said that at this time, Liu Bang is taking Fan Xu, Xia Houying, Zhang Liang, Xiao He and two strategists

Leading more than 50,000 men and horses, it took nearly an hour of rapid marching to hurry to the western defense line of the Guanguan

Behind the defense line in the west of the Guanxi is actually a flat river, but the Qin State knows that this is the most important point of the last line of defense in Guanzhong, the defense line is weak, and there is no cover around the mountains to block it, which is useless

Therefore, one hundred and fifty years ago, the king of Qin ordered the construction of fortifications on the west line of the Guanguan, and dug a long trench road with a length of seventy or eighty miles and a width of nearly three meters at the place where it met the mountain

The trench was about two and a half meters deep, and the bottom was filled with countless wooden spikes and discarded bronze and iron swords, and if you want to break through the line, you must first allow the army to cross this trench

It was not a difficult task to pass through the long trench, and as long as a few vanguard troops were lost, large planks were placed on the trench as a bridge, and the army could quickly rush through

But the difficulty is that the main Qin army troops stationed on this defense line are heavy crossbow soldiers, at a distance of more than 100 meters outside the trench, there is a long row of heavy crossbow machines, several people operate one, can fire multiple arrows at a time, ten thousand arrows are fired together, the momentum is heavy, as long as it is hit by the arrows, even the heavy armor will be penetrated by it... The probability of survival is extremely low

Therefore, when Liu Bangjun attacked its western defense line in the first two times, the losses were not small, and it was precisely because of the strength and number of Qin crossbows that under the blind attack, the rapid consumption of troops must have been extremely heavy...

As long as the west defense line of the pass is attacked, the pass can immediately send troops and horses to the defense line to reinforce, which is very flexible and weird.

So I saw that there was a flat river ahead, but it was difficult to break through the past

At this time, Liu Bang had led an army of 50,000 to the western line of the Guanguan, and the army stopped more than a mile away from the long trench. If you go any further, the Qin army's strong crossbow will be launched and enter the opponent's shooting range

Liu Bang's car was behind the front row of the army, and after getting out of the car, he looked at the trench that could not be seen at a glance, and his brows furrowed

Zhang Liang came to Liu Bang, and Liu Bang asked: "Zifang, how many Qin troops are there on the opposite side now, can we attack them?" ”

Zhang Liang said: "My lord, now He Yutai has led 10,000 horses to the defense line in the west of the Guanguan, with a total of 15,000 people defending. If our troops want to break through the trenches and break through their crossbow formations, I am afraid that they will suffer heavy losses and be rare..."

Liu Bang's face was slightly unhappy and said, "Is there no other way?" Did Hu Qing, the guard general of the pass, surrender our army? ”

Zhang Liang shook his head and said: "There is no news yet, but if the Qin army's defender Hu Qing opens the door and surrenders, then the two generals Zhou Bo and Cao Shen will definitely penetrate the hinterland of the Qin army's western defense line from Yaoguan, and then our army will be an auxiliary attack, and Zhou Bo's army will be the main attack." ”

Liu Bang nodded: "I don't want to see the soldiers make fearless sacrifices, according to the opinion of the ovary, how long do we have to wait to launch an offensive?" ”

Zhang Liang glanced up at the sun in the sky, pinched his fingers and counted for a while, and said: "Lord, no matter whether Hu Qing descends or not, Zhou Bo and the others will break through the barrier, and it is enough for me to wait here for half an hour." If Zhou Bo has already taken the pass, he will definitely come in half an hour to sweep away the Qin army on the opposite side..."

Liu Bang put his hands behind his back and said, "Very good, then wait for another half an hour." Regardless of whether Zhou Bo and the others arrive half an hour later, our army will attack the Qin army and take the western defense line! ”

Zhang Liang was stunned and arched his hand: "Yes, lord!" ”

......

At this time, the position hundreds of meters away from the trench was full of a long row of heavy crossbow machines of the Qin army, and there were also black arrows like a hill on the ground

And the main general of the leader is He Yutai, who has just arrived, at this time, He Yutai squinted at the mighty Liu Bangjun not far away, and when he saw it, there were several times more people than his side

He Yutai waited for almost ten minutes, but he didn't see Liu Bangjun attacking, wondering if the other party was waiting for news from the other side of the pass

He Yutai suddenly shouted: "The generals listen to the order!" ”

I saw twenty generals come up and kneel down on one knee and say, "The last general!" ”

He Yutai: "Order someone to pull the carriage carrying the goods, and immediately put the arrows on the cart, leaving only a small number of arrows, and pull them to the place near Lantian where there is a Qin army!" ”

The generals were puzzled, and one of them said, "General He, it's not appropriate." Liu Bang's army is about to storm the defense line, and if there are not enough crossbow arrows, then Liu Bang's army will quickly break through the defense line. ”

"Once the army crosses the trench, we will not be able to prevent it... Please think twice, general. ”

The crowd was also puzzled by the fact that the most important weapon was to be transported back to the battle, didn't you cut off your arms and let others cut them down? Is there such a stupid commander?

He Yutai said angrily: "What do you know? This is General Li Xin's strategy, and you will know later, if it is delayed, it will not be forgiven! ”

When the generals heard that it was General Li Xin's strategy, no one dared to question it, since it was abnormal, there must be a corresponding strategy...

This is not something that a general of their level can know

"Whoa!"

The generals did not dare to hesitate any longer, and immediately went down to arrange the carriage and carried bundles of black feather arrows onto the carriage. Sent to the direction of Lantian ...

Due to the distance, which was still blocked by the dense heavy crossbow machines and the Qin army in front, Liu Bangjun did not see the situation in the rear of the Qin army

After another quarter of an hour, when the last wagons were equipped with arrows, they were ready to set off

He Yutai looked at the crossbow arrows that were less than one percent left on the ground, and nodded with satisfaction

He smiled smugly and muttered to himself: "Hehe, just leave these heavy crossbows to him Liu Bang, without a suitable crossbow arrow made by the Qin State, no matter how good things fall into his hands, it will be useless." ”

While thinking about it, all the Qin troops suddenly felt that the ground was shaking slightly, as if thousands of troops were attacking this side

But when he glanced at Liu Bangjun ahead, the other party didn't move. A moment later, the Qin troops guarding the defense line reacted, and it turned out that this voice was coming from the left

Isn't that the direction of Yaoguan? Could it be... The defenders of Yaoguan have come to reinforce again?

The sound is getting closer and closer, and listening to the rumbling sound of the galloping horses, it seems that there are not so many war horses in the garrison of Yaoguan...

This kind of momentum from far to near was also perceived by Liu Bangjun not far away at this moment, and Liu Bang and the main generals were ecstatic when they noticed it!

Hurriedly got off the carriage and got together with the main generals Fan Xu, Xia Houying, strategists Zhang Liang and Xiao He, Liu Bang said: "Is there any news from Yaoguan?" Is it the arrival of our army on the other side? ”

Zhang Liang frowned and said, "There is no news yet, but this is not normal." The only explanation is that Zhou Bo and Cao Shen rushed to the Qin army's western defense line from Yaoguan at a speed far faster than the scouts, and they are afraid that they are almost here at this moment..."

Liu Bang's eyes became fierce after hearing this: "Fan Xu, Xia Houying, the second general will listen to the order!" ”

"The last general!"

"Immediately lead the army and break through the defense line of the Qin army on the opposite side!"

Fan Hao and the others were ecstatic, and after a loud shout, they arched their hands and said, "Oh! Lord!"