Chapter 39: The Battle of Dingtao (3)



Not only is it rainy in the Waihuang area, but even under the city of Dingtao, the sun has not been seen for several days, sometimes the heavy rain is pouring, and sometimes the light rain is dripping, so that the battle of the Chu army besieging Dingtao is stranded, Xiang Liang also ordered the army to surround on all sides, wait for the sky to clear, and attack the city in one fell swoop.

Since ancient times, the arrogant soldiers are unbearable, the Chu army has gone north, more victories and fewer defeats, at this time several fierce attacks, although Dingtao has not been taken, but the city has been killed and wounded, the grain and grass are cut off, take Dingtao, it is just a matter of time, the soldiers of the Chu army have also been lax since then, feasting and drinking every day, gambling, and being at ease,

Moreover, Xiang Liang during this period of time, his temperament changed greatly, he would gather people to drink every day, and rarely observed military discipline, perhaps, he thought that Xiang Yu killed Li You, and the Qin people lost their courage, Dingtao City was just around the corner, and the Chu army destroyed Qin only in the evening.

The camp was also drunk, and some soldiers who were ordered to patrol set up a tent in an inconspicuous corner, lit a fire in the tent, burned a few chickens, heated a few jugs of wine, and chatted all over the world.

Few soldiers can go out for a walk, look, they seem to forget, not far from the Dingtao City, there is the main force of nearly 30,000 Qin troops, and just northeast of Dingtao, a Qin army has quietly approached, they set up camp seventy miles outside Dingtao City, as the leader, that is, Zhang Han,

At this time, Zhang Han, has stabilized from the panic of the defeat of the Dong'a army, gathered the rout, although the battle of Puyang, Zhang Han suffered heavy losses, but the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, Zhang Han at this time available soldiers, there are still more than 70,000 people,

At this time, he was stationed near Dingtao, waiting for an opportunity, waiting for the opportunity to sneak out of the camp, several defeats, the shame of being trapped in the city and unable to fight back, Zhang Han vowed to return it several times,

At this time, the camp was brightly lit, it was rainy for days, the sun was not visible, and it was dark and dreary everywhere, not long after Zhang Han arrived at the camp, Sima Xin and others hurried over, and everyone walked into the big tent together.

Several relatives sent the carbon pot, the carbon pot is booming, the heat wave is scattered, and the warmth in the big tent is abnormal.

At this time, Dong Yi took the map and said on the map: "General, I have already investigated, from this road to the south, it is difficult for the Chu army to find us, you can take advantage of its unpreparedness and take it by surprise,"

Zhang Han looked at the map intently by the faint light, the location Dong Yi said was a mountain forest, and it was indeed difficult to be discovered by the Chu army when he went south from here, but Zhang Han didn't want to attack at the moment, he was waiting, waiting for the reinforcements from Mobei to arrive, and he could attack the Chu camp with all his strength.

Since the First World War in Dong'a, Zhao Gao has issued a decree from the imperial court to the whole country, ordering the defenders everywhere to obey Zhang Han's orders, and from Shangjun, mobilize Meng Tian's 100,000 troops to aid Zhang Han.

At this time, what Zhang Han was waiting for was this army of soldiers and horses.

Soon, a personal report sounded outside the camp: "General, there is an urgent report that General Wang Li's army has begun to cross the river,"

About ten days later, a mighty Qin army came to the north of the camp of Zhanghan, led by a group of cavalry, is the main general of this army Wang Li, they hurried to the camp of Zhanghan, not long ago, when they were about to arrive at the camp, but not far away, Zhang Han led the generals, has been waiting for a long time,

Wang Li was very moved, Zhang Han can attach so much importance to himself, especially on such a rainy day, which can highlight Zhang Han's sincerity.

Wang Li galloped on his horse and came to Zhang Han, Wang Li turned over and dismounted, and arched his hand to Zhang Han: "By the will of the imperial court, I have come to help the general,"

"Hahaha, they are all their own brothers, General Wang, please come in and talk in detail," Zhang Han patted Wang Li's shoulder with his right hand, and everyone walked towards the tent together.

Half an hour later, Wang Li's army of 100,000 began to camp in the clearing.

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The Chu army camp, Song Yi under the escort of several personal guards, hurried to the camp of the handsome, at this time Xiang Liang garrison Dingtao, it has been almost a month, rainy and continuous, I don't know when the rain will pass, if Xiang Liang continues like this, the Chu army will be defeated under the city of Dingtao,

What worries Song Yi even more is that the Qin army has set up camp in the northeast, and what they are doing there must be for the Chu army under Dingtao City, but Xiang Liang at this time did not notice the arrival of the crisis.

After about a cup of tea, Song Yi came to the Shuai account, and after the report, Song Yi strode towards the Shuai account.

A pungent smell of wine came to his face, Xiang Liang's cheeks were red at this time, obviously, he drank a lot of wine, Song Yi was slightly displeased, he walked to the table, arched his hand and said: "Wu Xinjun, I heard that the Qin army has increased its troops by nearly 200,000 troops, and it is in the north of Dingtao, if we continue to spend here, I am afraid that we will be surrounded and annihilated by the Qin army, I suggest that we evacuate Dingtao immediately and return to the army.

Xiang Liang had just drunk with the generals, and at this time everyone had just left, and Song Yi came to the door, which made Xiang Liang extremely dissatisfied, he looked up at Song Yi, and said unhappily: "The general knows in his heart, there is nothing for you here, you go down,"

"Wu Xinjun, the situation is urgent, don't be lazy, you ......" Song Yi was in a hurry, but Xiang Liang got up suddenly and said coldly: "Enough, this general has been marching for several years, and I don't know how many battles have been fought, don't you know how many battles have been fought, don't you know the art of war?"

Stopped, Xiang Liang stabilized his shaky body, and said, "Ben doesn't need you to point fingers here, you can step back,"

"However, Wu Xinjun should not ignore the Qin army in the north, they are increasing their troops day by day, and their behavior is very suspicious, it is better to be cautious than careless, otherwise the Chu army is in danger," Song Yi also wanted to persuade Xiang Liang again, Xiang Liang had already raised his head at this time and laughed: "Could it be that their Qin army will increase its troops, tomorrow I will send an envoy to Qi State, let Tian Rong come to help immediately, if he dares to refuse again, I will march eastward in the future, first destroy Qi, and then destroy Qin,"

Xiang Liang's words were arrogant, this was a manifestation of drunkenness, Song Yi couldn't persuade Xiang Liang, so he had to sigh lightly, Xiang Liang was so delicate, I am afraid that the Chu army will lose this battle,

Song Yi didn't want to die under Dingtao City, he frowned, thought for a moment, suddenly thought about it, and arched his hand: "Since Wu Xinjun intends to send an envoy to Qi State, I am willing to go and persuade Tian Rong for Wu Xinjun to let him bring troops to the meeting,"

Seeing that Song Yi took the initiative to ask, Xiang Liang was happy to agree, saving him from chattering in his ear, but nodded and said, "You should leave as soon as possible,"

In the afternoon of the same day, Song Yi selected more than 100 elite soldiers and hurriedly left the Chu camp.

The avenue was blocked by the Qin army, Song Yi did not dare to take the avenue, had to go east from the mountain road, on the way, Song Yi and Qi envoy Tian Xian met, after the two greeted each other, chatted in a broken temple, Tian Xian explained the intention, it was to go to Chu Ying, to express Tian Rong's sincerity that he was about to go west to join the division,

Seeing that Xiang Liang was underestimating the enemy, and the Chu army would be defeated in this battle, Song Yinai persuaded Tian Xian not to go blindly, Tian Xian was half convinced, Song Yi was afraid that the battle of Tao would affect here, so he had to hurriedly leave and embark on a journey to Qi State.

Tian Xian hesitated, he didn't know how credible Song Yi's words were, but at this time, the Qin army was strong, and the victory or defeat was unpredictable, Tian Xian had to order his entourage, but he could stay in the broken temple for a while, wait for a few days, and visit the Chu camp not too late,

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Dark clouds permeate the sky over Dingtao City, the heavy rain is endless, although it is much less rain than a few days ago, but the clouds are dense, Dingtao City is hundreds of miles in radius, always immersed in the darkness,

At the head of Dingtao City, Yang Xiong held the wall with both hands, looking into the distance with a little melancholy, with mixed feelings in his heart.

I wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of the battle between Zhang Han and the Chu army, stationed troops in Dingtao, waited for the situation, waited for the opportunity, and profited, but who would have thought that Xiang Liang, who had suffered a thousand knives, actually abandoned Zhang Han and besieged Dingtao, so that Yang Xiong lost nearly forty percent of his soldiers and horses in the battle of Dingtao, and at this time he could mobilize only more than 30,000 troops.

This kind of deal that outweighs the losses makes Yang Xiong cry and laugh, how to repel Xiang Liang, has become the biggest problem in Yang Xiong's heart, just when Yang Xiong stared into the distance and thought about countermeasures in his heart, at the head of the city, a captain rushed over, handed over a bamboo slip, and arched his hand: "General, Zhang Han sent an urgent mail, and asked you to attack the Chu camp together tonight,"

Yang Xiong was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately took the bamboo slip, three lines at a glance, and quickly finished reading it, at this time, he looked at Chu Ying in the distance again, and his eyes couldn't help but show a sly smile,

It was rainy, and this night was exceptionally dark,

Suddenly, the wind was raging, and the soldiers of the Chu army rushed into the big tent one after another, avoiding the strong wind, and roasting fires, drinking, eating meat, and talking nonsense in the tent.

But to the northeast of the Chu camp, a Qin army crossed the stream, passed through the woods, and quietly approached the Chu army camp.

Wang Li, Dong Yi, Sima Xin and others followed behind Zhang Han, at this time, the Qin army had come all over the mountains, the cavalry was in front, the infantry was behind, they took advantage of the dark night, quietly staring at the Chu camp in the distance, each holding a torch in his hand, two torches tied to his waist, ready to burn the Chu army's big tent,

I don't know how long it has passed, more and more Qin troops have gathered, at this time, from the Dingtao City not far away, a lantern suddenly lit up, the lantern is particularly conspicuous in the dim night, this is the signal that Yang Xiong is about to go out of the city to fight,

Zhang Han looked at the lantern that appeared in the distance, his eyes gradually narrowed, no one knew what he was thinking, at this time, Zhang Han had drawn a long sword from his waist, pointed forward, and said angrily: "Soldiers, on the day of breaking Chu, only in today's dynasty, kill with me,"

Zhang Han's roar attracted countless roars from the Qin army, and everyone brandished their weapons, rushed down, and killed the Chu army camp.

At the same time, the gate of Dingtao City was opened, and Yang Xiong personally led the team and led 20,000 Qin troops to rush towards the Chu camp.

The Chu army was still immersed in drunkenness, they ate meat, drank wine, and they had never fortified at all, especially the continuous drizzle and muddy roads, and they could not have imagined that it was such a weather that the Qin army actually killed,

A few fast horses crossed the antlers, rushed into the Chu camp, cut down when they met people, and when they met a tent, they would use torches to fight, and for a while, the fire splashed out of the camp, and the shouting and killing sound was continuous,

The cavalry was followed by the Qin infantry, who removed their antlers, pushed open the gate of the Chu army, and poured into the Chu army camp like a flood, and the war was ...... It's started,

Xiang Liang, who had been immersed in drunkenness, was awakened by the shouting of killing, he hesitated, picked up an iron sword from the tent, and walked out of the big tent quickly...... Walking"

As soon as the word 'go' came out, a feather arrow had pierced his chest, and with a scream, he fell in a pool of blood.

Xiang Liang was frightened, turned around and ran, several relatives also saw Xiang Liang at this time, and struggled to kill here, wanting to escort Xiang Liang away, but in the crowd, a Qin general brandished a halberd, fought out of the encirclement, and went straight to Xiang Liang, just when Xiang Liang untied the reins and turned over on the horse, the halberd pierced his chest, the halberd head leaked out of Xiang Liang's back, and the blood flowed down the halberd head.

Xiang Liang stared at the Qin general in front of him unwillingly, he was the Qin general Zhang Han,

The chief general of the Chu army, who has defeated himself several times, finally died in his own hands today, Zhang Han couldn't help but look up to the sky and laugh, laughing uninhibited, after a long time, Zhang Han shouted: "Those who do not surrender will be killed."

The soldiers of the Chu army resisted hard, but they rushed to the battle, unable to resist the rapid offensive of the Qin army, and gradually retreated, and soon, the news of Xiang Liang's killing spread throughout the army, and the Chu army was completely defeated and fled in all directions.

The mountains were full of Qin troops, and the fleeing Chu army was intercepted and chased by the Qin army, and many people knelt on the ground and begged to surrender, but they were still ruthlessly killed by the Qin army.

But there are still many Chu troops who fled the battlefield, and many Chu generals learned that Xiang Liang was dead, and they had no intention of fighting, and fought hard to get out of the encirclement, no matter what direction it was, where it was, they only desperately ran forward.

The war lasted for two days and one night, the Chu army suffered heavy casualties, the Qin army won a complete victory, Zhang Han enjoyed the joy of victory, in the city of Dingtao, the three armies, the Chu army materials were distributed to the soldiers, and recruited troops from all directions, collected and surrendered troops, Zhang Han's strength swelled again, with as many as 400,000 troops,

At this time, it was almost the end of autumn, the soldiers were full of food, the Chu army was newly defeated, and there was no threat, Zhang Hannai ordered the whole army to go north and march to Zhao again, preparing to meet Li Liang and completely stabilize the situation in Hebei.

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