Twenty miles north of Xiaxiang, there is a wide field, the terrain is flat, which can be ridden by people, and is called Xiaoyuan by the locals.

Now the black flag is unfurled here, and in addition to the sentinels in charge of guarding the periphery, thousands of Qin soldiers are sitting on the ground to rest.

"Prince, the traitor has left the city."

Zhao Guang was draped all over, walked up to the coach, and loudly reported the latest news.

Zhao Tuozheng looked down at the map in his hand, and nodded when he heard this: "This Liang's eyesight is good, I will send someone back to Pengcheng to send cavalry to rush to help, calculate the time, either tonight or tomorrow morning can arrive." If Xiang Liang is delayed by one day, our army will be supported by hundreds of cavalry, and he seems to have calculated this and can't wait to attack."

"That's what the prince said." Zhao Guang echoed.

Then he hesitated: "According to the observation of our scouts, the number of rebels is large, and it should be more than two thousand. And our cavalry will arrive tomorrow, so it is better to retreat for the time being, so as to avoid its edge, and wait until our reinforcements arrive, and then launch an attack to break the rebels in one fell swoop."

Zhao Tuo shook his head with a smile and said, "What you said is safe, but there is no need to do this."

"Although the number of rebels is large, most of them are young and strong people who have been coerced by the Xiang clan, these people have no training and have no fighting spirit, it is the time of panic, and they urgently need to win a battle to stabilize the morale of the army, if our army retreats, Xiang Liang will definitely take this opportunity to preach, but it can improve the morale of those young and strong."

"It's better to break it with one blow, but don't forget, I have two hundred Lang Guard cavalry with me, and one hundred county cavalry under you. With 300 horsemen in hand, you can defeat the rebels without waiting for reinforcements."

"General, the Qin army has been lined up five miles away, and it looks like they are waiting for our army to come forward to fight."

As the leader of the scouts, Hou Wuzong galloped to Xiang Liang's side and reported the military situation to him.

"Hmm."

Xiang Liang nodded, and then said to a young Xiang disciple beside him, "Xiang Sheng, pass on my general order to order the army to pause and rush to recover their strength."

Seeing Xiang Sheng's puzzled face, Xiang Liang explained: "The art of war is cloudy, fifty miles and fighting for profit, then the general will be on the top, and his method is half there; Thirty miles and for profit, two-thirds to. Our army rushed for more than ten miles, and the soldiers were tired, and if we went to attack the Qin army in this state, we would definitely be defeated by Zhao Guangyiyi, so we should rest for a while first, and wait until our army's energy recovers before attacking."

"Uncle is proficient in the art of war, and he speaks very well."

Xiang Sheng suddenly realized, and after praising him, he went down to convey the military order to rest.

The 3,000 Chu troops holding the banner of "Chu", except for hundreds of people in front of the protection, everyone else sat in the back to rest and relieve the fatigue of the trek all the way.

Xiang Liang, as the commander of the whole army, looked at the direction of the Qin army in front of him with a solemn face.

The Chu army is the main attack, and it is a long drive of twenty miles to fight the Qin army, no matter how well the soldiers rest, they will be physically and mentally exhausted, and it is not as good as the Qin army that waits for work, which is a disadvantage.

But Xiang Liang had no choice.

He estimated the time, if Zhao Guang sent someone to Pengcheng to ask for help when he knew that he was raising the flag, then the cavalry of the Qin army would definitely arrive tonight at the latest.

In a few days, a large number of Qin army foot soldiers will also rush over, and then his military superiority will be greatly reduced.

The speed at which the Qin army increased its troops was definitely faster than the Chu people who supported him Xiang Liang.

Therefore, Xiang Liang must rush before the Qin army's reinforcements arrive, first break through Zhao Guangbu, and then carry the power of a great victory, coerce the Chu people all the way, strengthen the momentum, and take Pengcheng directly, which is their only way to survive.

This battle had to be fought, and he had to take the initiative.

"Fortunately, Zhao Guang did not retreat to avoid our army and waited for the support of the Qin army. He was so arrogant that he wanted to fight our army, but he gave me a chance."

Thinking of this, Xiang Liang was a little happy in his heart.

It's just that this rejoicing didn't take long to be wiped out by the arrows of the Qin army.

"Enemy attack! The cavalry of the Qin army is here!"

The poignant and harsh sound sounded in the forest, startling the young man who was resting in the rear, and some people even ran back on the spot to take a look

It's just being prepared.

Fortunately, Xiang Liang arranged a team of Xiang's disciples and servants in the rear, and cut off the heads of several people on the spot, and the red blood splashed up, which suppressed the thoughts of those young men to escape.

"Defector, behead!"

Xiang Sheng galloped on the side of the road and shouted at these young feats and swords: "What are you afraid of, it's just a small group of cavalry of the Qin army, intending to harass our army, and now they have been expelled by our cavalry and crossbowmen! This is because the Qin people are afraid of our army, so they came to harass and attack!"

With Xiang Sheng's shout, the team quieted down.

In front of the entire Chu army, Xiang Liang's face was already dark.

Xiang Xiang came back from horseback, and said with some fear: "The cavalry of the Qin army is about 100 horses, all of them are using crossbows, and before the cavalry of our army can get close, more than a dozen people were shot down, but fortunately, Xiang Xiang and crossbowmen followed, so they were driven away."

Xiang Liang nodded expressionlessly, and said, "This Zhao Guang is going to use cavalry to consume the fighting spirit of our army, this thief is worthy of being a general under Zhao Tuo, it is really powerful."

Xiang Liang felt a little pain in his head.

Most of his 3,000 men were foot soldiers, and the cavalry was almost 100 horsemen.

This was only after collecting the horses of the Xiang clan and the clans of the lower ministers.

Although the number of people is comparable to that of the county cavalry under Zhao Guang, it is far inferior in equipment and skill in archery and horses, and it is not an opponent at all, and once the cavalry is released, it is the result of being killed by the other party.

"I can only make up for it by the number of foot soldiers." Xiang Liang could only sigh secretly.

But after a while, the sound of rumbling horses' hooves was heard on the ground again, and the Qin cavalry that had just been driven away returned.

These cavalry rode horses to attack, the speed was extremely fast, and suddenly rushed to the front of the Chu army's formation, crackling is a burst of shots, shooting over more than ten Chu soldiers who had not yet reacted, and then in a burst of screams, before the cavalry and crossbowmen of the Chu army came up, these cavalry of the Qin army immediately turned their horses and ran.

This second wave of raids did little damage to the Chu army, only more than a dozen casualties, but it made the army's already unstable subordinate prime minister Qingzhuang become like a frightened bird, and his face was frightened.

Even the Xiang clan's children and servants looked uneasy.

"Abominable Zhao Guang!"

Xiang Tang rushed to Xiang Liang in a hurry and offered a plan: "General, these Qin people are deliberately here to harass us, it is better to let the crossbowmen ambush on both sides of the road ahead, and when the Qin cavalry comes again, we will fire ten thousand arrows at once, so that they will not return!" If you can shoot a wave, it will definitely boost the morale of the army."

Xiang Liang nodded and said, "This plan is feasible, arrange it immediately."

"When the cavalry of the Qin people came, Naigong shot them all with arrows."

Xiang Tang was annoyed, and regardless of his former aristocratic status, he scolded and went down to arrange an ambush.

It's just that the Chu army waited for a long time, and the cavalry of the Qin army did not appear again.

"Zhao Guang should have calculated that we would definitely take precautions, so he stopped fighting and stopped coming to harass him, this thief should not be underestimated."

Xiang Liang sighed, then summoned Xiang Sheng and ordered, "The cavalry of the Qin army has been intimidated by us and does not dare to come again. Our sergeants and soldiers have also finished resting, and they should be full of strength and go straight to the Qin army! Command the whole army to attack!" "Obey the general's orders!"

Xiang Sheng promised to go down and give orders.

Soon this Chu army of 3,000 people set foot on the road, and Xiang Liang was worried that Zhao Guang would be ambushed, so he was careful all the way.

It's a pity that his worries are unnecessary, and there was no accident until the Chu army finished the five-mile journey and saw the Qin army arrayed in Xiaoyuan.

Just a few hundred steps away, a heavily armed black-armored Qin army had already stood in a long array, and its soldiers were all arranged according to Shiwu, and the queue was orderly and neat.

And none of these Qin soldiers made a sound, just stood there straight, holding spears, halberds, bows and crossbows, staring at Xiang Liang's troops with a pair of indifferent or hungry eyes, like a black beast lying on the ground and choosing someone to devour at any time, which brought a great sense of oppression to the Chu army.

Boom!

Many Chu people swallowed their saliva involuntarily, for fear

When the Qin army was setting up their formation, they suddenly attacked.

Xiang Liang was also afraid of this move, so he arranged a team of righteous men who dared to die to be prepared, and once the Qin army launched an attack, they would rush up to meet the enemy and buy time for the Chu army to line up.

Fortunately, the Qin general on the opposite side seemed to understand the way of a gentleman on the battlefield, and he waited until the Chu army finished the formation before making the next move.

Xiang Liang rode his horse and stood in front of the army, and saw ten people holding strange objects coming out of the Qin army's military formation hundreds of steps away.

"Trumpet?" Xiang Liang frowned.

He recognized the things in the hands of those people, which were the utensils that the Qin army began to be popular after the Battle of Wei, called the horn, and when people put the horn to their mouths to speak, this thing can amplify the sound, which is very easy to use.

It is said that every 100 members of the Qin army were equipped with a set of horns, which were used by military officials to speak and give orders.

"Before the war, this Zhao Guang wanted to use the horn to intimidate?"

The corners of Xiang Liang's mouth hooked slightly, and the more threats and intimidation the Qin army issued, the more determined the three thousand people under his command would become more and more determined to oppose Qin.

However, the next moment, the words that made Xiang Liang stunned appeared.

"Rebel thieves, listen, what is standing in front of you now is the Great Qin Gonggong Marquis who once destroyed the Chu State, captured and killed the traitor Xiong Qi, destroyed the Northern Dynasty and overthrew the Eastern Qi, conquered the barbarians outside the Saiwai, and won a hundred battles!"

Great Qin Martial Arts Marquis!

When the sound drifted into the Chu army's military formation with the wind, everyone was shocked.

The shadow of the name tree of man.

The reputation of the Great Qin Wugong Marquis in Chu can be said to be known to everyone, and no one knows it, especially in some places in Surabaya County, which can even be used to stop children's night crying.

Just shout "Zhao Tuo is here", and even the naughty child will immediately stop crying.

In this case, it can be seen how much psychological shadow Zhao Tuo's name has left on these Chu people.

As soon as those Qin soldiers shouted through the loudspeaker, the faces of the young men in the rear of the Chu army changed instantly.

Xiang Liang was also shocked.

"Zhao Tuo······ Isn't it Zhao Guang who came?"