Chapter 18: The Great Break
The day after Liu Bang left, Xiang Zhuang's 30,000 troops began to assemble and went out of the city one after another, but they took the south gate and marched to Hengshan County.
The Qin army out of Nanyang is just a cover for Xiang Zhuang, in fact, Nanyang County is only more than 30,000 soldiers at this time, and there is no threat to Chu State, but Xiang Zhuang took this opportunity to invite troops to return to Hengshan County, to some extent, Xiang Zhuang has gradually separated from Chu State and established himself on his own.
But leaving Pengcheng at this time, it was not Xiang Zhuang's original intention, if Xiang Yu was willing to listen to persuasion, wait for the opportunity, let Liu Bang and Song Yi go out to make trouble for a while, and when they were hindered or defeated, when the Chu State was in danger, Xiang Yu was ordered to unify the military power, and the Xiang family at that time would establish a deep-rooted prestige in the Chu State, and no one could shake it, including Mi Xin,
But Xiang Yu's uncomposure and lack of calmness broke Xiang Zhuang's plan, among them, not only Xiang Zhuang was disappointed in Xiang Yu's northward journey, but even Fan Zeng had to sigh that the opportunity was hard to find, and Xiang Yu was too reckless.
But it is useless to sigh, Xiang Zhuang can only leave Pengcheng in advance, strengthen himself as soon as possible, and wait and see the current situation in the world.
The army slowly went out of the city, as yesterday, Mi Xin came to the south gate surrounded by the ministers, he wanted to see off Xiang Zhuang, although Mi Xin was extremely dissatisfied with Xiang Zhuang in his heart, but after all, he was the monarch of a country, and he would not easily show his dissatisfaction,
The war drums are higher than the waves, the horns are whimpering at the city, the farewell military music is ringing in front of the city gate, and the wine glass is in his hand, staring at Xiang Zhuang, as if there are countless words in the silence,
Until the drum beat stopped abruptly, Mi Xin pushed the wine glass forward, and said angrily: "Nanyang battle, please general,"
"The king can rest assured, the last general must be strictly guarded to protect the city of Peng," although these official words are illusory, but Xiang Zhuang still has to show his loyalty to the king of Chu, everyone drinks the wine in the forbidden cup, Xiang Zhuang turned around and shouted: "Go,"
The low sound of the horn whimpered in Xiang Zhuang's army, and the Chu army began to speed up its march, and soon, Xiang Zhuang hurried away in the distance under the escort of three thousand cavalry,
In the crowd, Xiang Bo looked at the back of Xiang Zhuang leaving, he knew that the Xiang family was no longer as united as before, and he should also seek a better future for Xiang You......
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Since the other army left Pengcheng, slowly marched towards Dangjun, the first general, wearing a red coat, majestic, he was ordered to go west Pei Gong Liu Bang, at this time Liu Bang's army has reached more than 70,000 people, along the way to collect Xiang Liang rout, there are countless young and strong people all over the place, at this time, there is a distance, you can reach Dangjun,
Fan Hao and Xiao He were by Liu Bang's side, Xiao He was in a good mood today, leaving Pengcheng, Liu Bang had completely escaped the control of the King of Chu, like a fish into the sea, the dragon was in the sky, and no one could restrict Liu Bang's movement.
Thinking of the happy place, Xiao He couldn't help but look up and laughed: "It feels so good to go on the expedition,"
Liu Bang was interrupted by Xiao He's laughter, he couldn't help but look at it, and said in surprise: "Why is Lord Xiao so happy, let me be happy when I say it,"
Asked by Liu Bang, Xiao He arched his hand and said: "Lord, when we leave Pengcheng, we will no longer be under the control of others, isn't this a happy event?"
Xiao He laughed a few times again, and said: "Besides, if you can enter the customs first, the lord can ascend to the altar and become king, and there is nothing more happy in life than this,"
Seeing that Xiao He was happy about this, Liu Bang couldn't help laughing, but he didn't have Xiao He's class in his heart, he didn't have much confidence in entering the army, and even if he entered the pass, he was alone, once he was cut off, the consequences would be unimaginable, this was also Liu Bang's most worrying place, thinking of this, Liu Bang suppressed his smile again, and sighed: "The one who entered Xianyang first can be the king of Qin, this matter sounds good, but think about it carefully, how can it be easy to enter Xianyang,"
After speaking, Liu Bangle stopped his horse and looked back at the soldiers who were moving forward, he was extremely conflicted in his heart, could he take them all away,
Liu Bang didn't want to follow Zhou Wen's old path, he was already secretly calculating in his heart, if he could enter, he would advance, and if he couldn't, he would also choose a high-sounding reason, garrisoning the army,
Xiao He saw that Liu Bang was a little hesitant, he seemed to be full of worries about this westward advance, so he comforted: "Lord, when Zhou Wen entered the customs, the Qin State was still strong, and now, the world has been turbulent for a long time, the Qin State is treacherous, the national strength is declining, Sanfu is wronged, the Qin people are cold, the national strength is declining, the strength is weak, the only hundred battles of the hero, but the army is a giant deer, there is no time to look west, this opportunity is a good time for the king to make contributions, you must not grow the ambition of others to destroy your own prestige, when the oath to go west, go forward bravely, appease the people along the way, buy people's hearts, conscription and expansion, the reception of heroes, Guanzhong can be determined, and the Lord thinks about it,"
Xiao He's words can be described as bitter, Liu Bang finally strengthened his determination to go west, so he turned around and ordered: "Order the three armies, accelerate the advance,"
Liu Bang's biggest advantage is that he can accept a hundred words and listen to advice, Xiao He knows that his heartfelt words are not in vain, so he nodded with satisfaction, at this time, galloping from a distance to count the cavalry and horses, the first person is Zhou Cao, soon, he rushed to Liu Bang's approach, arched his hand and said: "Lord, Zhou Cao is here to greet you,"
Zhou Ke is Liu Bang's old subordinate, and Cao Shen, Cao Wuxian and others are stationed in Dangjun, and they have always been trusted by Liu Bang, at this time Liu Bang looked at Zhou Kelang and smiled: "General Zhou has worked hard,"
"Thank you, lord," Zhou Ke bowed to Liu Bang, and said: "General Cao Shen has commanded troops to wait for the lord ten miles away, and he specially ordered me to come to report,"
Liu Bang nodded, turned around and ordered: "The army is speeding up, and it is resting after the division,"
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Chengwu County, where 90,000 Qin soldiers are stationed, dense military camps can be seen everywhere outside the city, and teams of Qin soldiers gallop back and forth, inspecting the city defense,
In the county ya, the general Wang Li anxiously wandered in front of the map, since Wei Bao's handsome soldiers went north, they rampaged in Wei, the subordinate general Li Yan was unusually brave, Sanchuan County and Hanoi County gradually tightened, so that Zhang Han had to worry about the battle situation in the west, once the Hangu Pass was lost, the pass was in danger,
After discussing with everyone, and finally at Sima Xin's suggestion, Wang Li divided his troops to meet the Wei army, but after Wang Li crossed the river, Wei Bao entered Hanoi and withdrew from the first line of Sanchuan County, making Wang Li pounce, and Liu Bang also happened to be at this time, the handsome soldiers marched westward, it is not difficult to imagine that Liu Bang marched westward when Zhang Han fought Julu, his purpose must be Guanzhong, so Wang Li's handsome soldiers hurriedly turned to Chengwu County, ready to meet Liu Bang,
After two days of intense preparations, Chengwu County has basically been deployed, and the Qin army has established a solid defense here, but Liu Bang has nearly 100,000 troops at this time, and his strength cannot be underestimated.
All this can be described as perfect, Wang Li stared at the map again, and couldn't help but show a smug smile, on the side, Su Jiao, who had always been silent, saw Wang Li laughing, and couldn't help but be surprised: "Why is the general like this?"
Interrupted by Su Jiao's contemplation, Wang Li looked away from the map, looked at Su Jiao, and said proudly: "I have a plan to break the enemy,"
Seeing Wang Li's confidence, Su Jiao couldn't help but smile and said, "What is the general's plan, you might as well talk about it,"
Wang Li was just about to speak, but outside the door, a personal attendant arched his hand and said: "General, three miles away, I found the Chu army, there are about more than 100,000 people, and they are coming to Chengwu."
Hearing that Liu Bang was about to arrive in Chengwu, Wang Li couldn't help laughing and said, "It's just in time, I'm about to meet him,"
Su Jiao comforted on the side: "General, the Chu army is going north for the first time, and its morale is booming, so you can avoid its edge,"
Seeing Su Jiao say this, Wang Li said angrily: "Don't mess with our army's heart, otherwise military law will be engaged,"
After speaking, Wang Li looked at the generals and ordered: "Gather 70,000 soldiers and horses, and go out with me to fight,"
The rumbling drums of war sounded in the wilderness, north of Anyang and west of Chengwu, where the two armies lined up in their respective formations, with both sides in front of the chariots, shields in the rear, and cavalry on both sides and in formation.
Not long after, the door flag opened, Liu Bang rode out of the horse surrounded by the generals, came to the front of the formation, behind him, the high flag fluttered in the wind, at this time Liu Bang had seen Wang Li in the Qin array, he was also staring at himself in the formation, Liu Bang smiled coldly, pointed to the flag behind him and shouted: "Liu Bang is here, Wang Li, do you dare to fight,"
Liu Bang's contempt made Wang Li furious, he was just about to ride his horse out, but Su Jiao on the side had already raised his spear horizontally, and roared angrily: "Just a thief, why use the general to go out and watch me behead Liu Bang and dedicate it to the general,"
Su Jiao finished speaking, has ridden out of the horse, if just in Chengwu County, Su Jiao also advocated the solid city to defend the city, at this time, Su Jiao came to the front of the battle, Liu Bang's contemptuous words have angered Su Jiao's competitive heart, he stood up with a spear, desperately rushed to Liu Bang, opposite, Liu Bang saw Su Jiao rushing over, unhurriedly reined in the horse and returned, in an instant, the place where Liu Bang was standing was filled with a giant shield at this time, tightly sealed, and Liu Bang could not see half of Liu Bang's figure,
But Su Jiao did not stop advancing, he still reined in the horse and rushed forward, straight to Liu Bang, at this time, from the giant shield cracks rushed out of the two generals, on the left is Fan Xu, on the right is Zhou Bo, the two of them were armed, straight to Su Jiao to kill, soon, the three generals were mixed together, after all, Su Jiao was a fierce general under Meng Tian, extremely brave, fighting two generals alone, not panicked,
Thinking of this, Wang Li rode out of his horse and was about to step forward to help in the battle, but at this moment, there was a sudden chaos in the Qin array, and a captain rushed over and shouted: "General, the Chu army is coming from behind,"
"What," Wang Li was shocked, and immediately ordered: "The rear team becomes the front team, kill out,"
If you don't rush out again, you are very likely to be besieged here by the Chu army, the Qin array suddenly boiled, and they all turned around and rushed back to kill, at this time, the rumbling drum disappeared, and turned to the rapid sound of gold, Su Jiao and the two generals were in full swing, suddenly heard the sound of gold, looked back, the Qin army had retreated, he couldn't help but be frightened, dangled a spear, killed a way, and hurriedly ran back......
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