Chapter 34: The Battle for the King



The Chu army suddenly went north, and it was killed without warning, although Yang Xiong was widely scouted, but he also suffered a big loss, and before he could see the appearance of the general, he was disrupted by the Chu army and fled north in a hurry.

The Qin army absconded all over the mountains, the team traveled for dozens of miles, some Qin troops ran slowly, were chased by the Chu army, and were killed with a knife, and some Qin troops simply threw down their baggage and banners, and hurried to the trail to escape, but the Chu cavalry had blocked the intersection by thunderous means, and finally had no choice but to surrender,

At this time, the Qin army retreated to the east of Quyu County, where the terrain is flat and belongs to the plain terrain, the Qin army has changed to the front army, the bow and crossbow are in front, the cavalry is in the back, and the position is re-established, the Chu army chased here, most of them were shot back by crossbow arrows, and had to re-line themselves to confront the Qin army.

The two sides beat their own drums, the main general came to the front of the battle, the Chu army, the giant shield in front, the soldiers and horses in the back, a shield door opened, Fan Hao rode the horse out, he raised his eyes with his right hand, looked at the Qin army in front, and couldn't help but mock: "The dog that lost its family, do you dare to fight?"

After Yang Xiong heard this, he couldn't help but be furious, he waved the halberd in his hand, rode out of the horse, and pointed to Fan Xu: "Do you dare to fight with me?"

"Fight is fighting, it's just that you don't want to run away this time," Fan Hao finished speaking, Lang Ran laughed, after laughing, Fan Hao took the iron shield from his back, took off the plate axe from his waist, and rode his horse straight to Yang Xiong to kill,

Two horses, two weapons clashed in the wilderness, Fan Xu's physique was thick // strong, full of strength, a board of axes was chopped, Yang Xiong held a halberd in both hands to block, but he still felt that Fan Xu's strength was strong, Yang Xiong was shocked to the point of numbness, with the gallop of the two horses, the two quickly separated,

Each ran more than 100 steps, Yang Xiongle turned the horse's head and looked at Fan Xu, only to see that Fan Xu was also standing on his horse at this time, and was also staring at himself, Yang Xiong spat out phlegm, and secretly hated: 'This horseman is really difficult,'

But this could not stop Yang Xiong's determination to fight with Fan Xu, he had already brandished the halberd at this time, and killed Fan Xu again, when he was near, Yang Xiong had a heart, he knew that Fan Xu's strength was very strong, and he could not easily shake it, but he was lying on the horseback mountain, holding the halberd with both hands, and went straight to Fan Xu's throat to stab,

Fan Hao also rode a horse to meet Yang Xiong, he swung the plate axe in his right hand, looked at Yang Xiong, and prepared to end the battle with an axe, but Yang Xiong suddenly lay on the horse, so that Fan Xu had to change his tactics, but when he was about to approach Yang Xiong, Fan Hao found that Yang Xiong's halberd had been aimed at his throat, he was shocked, the shield in his left hand had been instinctively blocked in front of his chest, the shield and the halberd encountered, after a loud noise, Fan Xu's war horse ran past Yang Xiong's horse, and Yang Xiong had taken off the halberd, and the horse rushed back to the formation,

The hardness of the iron shield was shown at this moment, Yang Xiong's halberd not only did not pierce the iron shield, but was shot by a strong impact, at this time Yang Xiong had no heart to fight, he had just rushed back to the main formation, ready to order a retreat, but found that in the opposite Chu formation, Liu Bang's banner had stood in the Chinese army, which was Liu Bang's main force arrived,

He didn't dare to fight, so he immediately turned his horse's head, drew his long sword, and shouted: "Withdraw, withdraw to Xingyang,"

The victory or defeat of the main general is directly related to the morale of the whole army, at this time Yang Xiong retreated in a hurry, which made the morale of the Qin army fall greatly, and everyone had no intention of fighting, hurriedly threw down the flag, and fled the battlefield in a hurry.

On the other side, Liu Bang has been in a hurry for a long time, he saw Fan Hao drove Yang Xiong away, his heart was overjoyed, and Yang Xiong rushed back to the formation, then hurriedly retreated, Liu Bang knew that this was the best opportunity to defeat Yang Xiong, he did not hesitate to draw his long sword, waved forward, and shouted: "Whoever kills Yang Xiong, the bounty is 100 yi, and the official is promoted to one level,"

The Chu army was like a landslide and tsunami, swarming towards the Qin army, the galloping war horse was like a sharp sword, straight // into the hinterland of the Qin army, and on both sides, spearmen, Ge soldiers and halberd soldiers were also struggling to rush straight, forming an encirclement of the Qin army, and in an instant, the battlefield was boiling,

The Qin army rushed forward desperately, but suddenly, from the oblique spur out of a group of military horses, they were wearing brown uniforms, holding Korean flags, nearly seventy percent of the soldiers and horses were equipped with iron swords and iron ge, these weapons were all ordered from Luoyang, and the leader of this army was Zhang Liangjun wandering in the area of Yingchuan County, their sudden killing, made the Qin army even more frightened, strung around,

The Han army first arranged a powerful bow array, after a few rounds of bow and arrow shooting, the cavalry and chariots suddenly killed, and then, the infantry followed closely, the formation was neat and orderly, blocking the main road for the Qin army to escape to Yingchuan County, and behind, the Chu army had also entered the battle array, the Qin army had to desperately want to run north, but there were still many people who could not escape, and were caught up by the Chu army, and they were killed on the spot.

Blood flowed into a river, the sound of weapons colliding became less and less, begging for mercy, angry scolding and crying were gradually disappearing, the Qin troops who could escape had almost fled, only some of the slow escapers were left, either killed in battle, or kneeling on the ground begging for mercy, a team of Chu troops rode horses, surrounded these poor Qin troops, disarmed their weapons, and then took them away,

Liu Bang rode his horse to the front of the battle at this time, he had received an urgent report, there was a Han ** team from the direction of Yingchuan County, blocking part of the Qin army's westward retreat, Liu Bang guessed after a short thought, the person who came must be Zhang Liang,

This old friend who reunited after a long absence, Liu Bang was excited, he walked for a while, only to see not far away, more than 100 horsemen galloping over, the leader was Zhang Liang,

Soon, Zhang Liang came to the front and smiled on the horse: "General Liu, we haven't seen each other for a long time,"

On the side, Zhang Budo also bowed his hand to Liu Bang, and Liu Bang replied with a smile: "Brother Zifang, you make me think about it so much,"

On the battlefield, the laughter of everyone sounded,

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The battlefield has gradually quieted down, except for Fan Haojun, who led the troops to pursue Yang Xiong, Liu Bang's main force and Zhang Liang's subordinates are busy camping, tonight, they will spend time here,

There are also many soldiers who went to the battlefield, burned the corpses, and sorted out the materials left by the Qin army.

Not far away, a tall tent stood in the open space one step ahead, in the tent, a wooden table, two soft seats, Liu Bang and Zhang Liang sat opposite each other,

There was no place to boil hot water for the time being, so Liu Bang and Zhang Liang each poured a bowl of wine, and a plate of dried meat was placed on the table.

After a short silence, Liu Bang picked up the wine bowl and sniffed in front of his nose, in this era of war and hunger, the lack of food made wine scarce, especially fine wine, this is a good thing, Liu Bang sniffed a few times, raised his glass and took a sip, and exhaled happily, Zhang Liang also laughed,

At this time, Liu Bang felt intoxicated by the aroma of fine wine, he smacked his lips and tasted the wine, then looked at Zhang Liang opposite, and said with a smile: "Why is Mr. here?"

"Alas...... It's a shame to say," Zhang Liang sighed lightly, also picked up the wine glass and took a sip, shook his head with a wry smile: "Since I assisted King Han to go north, I have also captured more than ten cities, I wanted to take Sanchuan County in order to further advance westward, but I didn't want to, Yang Xiong led the army to Sanchuan County, he took over the defense, I fought with him several times, all because of the lack of soldiers and horses, suffered a big defeat, in the end, I had to lead the army to wander around Yingchuan County,"

Speaking of this, Zhang Liang smiled self-deprecatingly: "A few days ago, I got the news of the scout, saying that you have captured Chen Liu, and you are reorganizing your army to the north, so I guessed that there will be a big battle between you and Yang Xiong, so I invited troops from my king to help General Liu,"

Hearing Zhang Liang say this, Liu Bang was moved in his heart, he got up and held Zhang Liang's hand, and patted it gently: "There is a word about the ovary, I, Liu Bang, am willing to help you take Yingchuan County first, and it is not too late to advance west,"

Liu Bang's promise surprised Zhang Liang, he hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Westward expansion is a big policy, related to the rise and fall of the Qin State, if the Qin State is not destroyed, how can the countries last for a long time, how can I consume General Liu here, this matter must not be,"

Zhang Liang resolutely refused to accept Liu Bang's help, but Liu Bang laughed heartily, he looked back at the strategist Li Shiqi, and asked loudly: "I am going to enter Yingchuan County, just for Zhang Liang to fight, are you willing to support me?"

"The lord and the lord stand side by side, not to lose faith in friends, not to lose faith in the world, this is the great righteousness, how dare we oppose it," Li Shiqi's answer was smooth, and on the side, Xiao He also nodded and praised, "Helping South Korea recover Yingchuan County is not only for the sake of righteousness, but also to open up a westward road from Yingchuan County, which may not be a good thing,"

The affirmation of everyone strengthened Liu Bang's determination, he picked up the wine glass on the table, and said angrily: "Fight for you,"

Zhang Liang was not good at rejecting Liu Bang's kindness, he also got up, raised his glass and smiled: "Then I will thank General Liu for my king,"

At night, the camp has been basically completed, Fan Xu's army in the pursuit of dozens of miles, also withdrawn one after another, at this time, in the Chu army's Chinese army tent, Liu Bang ordered the soldiers to slaughter wild things, banquet Zhang Liang,

Laughter filled the big tent, after three rounds of wine, everyone danced and danced, each discussing something, it can be said that although Liu Bang governed the army well, but he indulged the generals, this is an indisputable fact, otherwise, after the Han State defeated the Chu State, Liu Bang would not let his uncle and grandson customize the etiquette, and at this time, the tent is like this, each chatting about its own, there is no majesty to talk about at all,

But Liu Bang at this time, after all, is only a general, Dangjun Magistrate, Wu'an Hou, has no substantive status, but everyone has already acquiesced to Liu Bang as the master, but on the surface, they don't pay much attention to these, and Liu Bang doesn't care about everyone's performance, he is more concerned about what situation the world will go towards in the future, which is one of the reasons why Liu Bang is in a hurry to enter the customs.

Kill into Xianyang and be the king of Qin, this is Liu Bang's dream, and Zhang Liang in front of him, Liu Bang knows that he is by no means an ordinary strategist, since the last time they met, Liu Bang talked to him, he knew that Zhang Liang is not simple,

Liu Bang put down the wine bowl in his hand, and when he saw that Zhang Liang was also looking at him, he smiled and said, "Mr. thinks, if you are the strongest today,"

"The strongest one, I'm afraid it's already in the general's heart," Zhang Liang didn't say anything, only stared at Liu Bang, Liu Bang coughed dryly, and pretended to be confused: "You mean Xiang Yu,"

"Xiang Yu is brave and brave, and it is okay to dominate one side, if you want to compete with the general, I am afraid it is not someone else," Zhang Liang said with a smile.

"Who is that, please teach me," Liu Bang still refused to tell the truth, Zhang Liang saw Liu Bang like this, and couldn't help but smile and said: "You have a close relationship with him, and I have also had a relationship with him, he has great ambitions since he was a child, and he can look forward to the heroes, and his momentum cannot be underestimated,"

This time, Liu Bang no longer pretended to be confused, he and Zhang Liang sympathized with each other, and couldn't help laughing: "Xiang Zhuang,"

The two smiled at each other's understanding, and at this time, Liu Bang said again: "What can he do if he is arrogant, I will enter the pass first, dominate one side, and there is the danger of Wuguan, why be afraid of Xiang Zhuang,"

"The general's words are bad, after entering the customs, whether he can be the king as he wishes depends on the wishes of the king of Chu, besides, the two brothers Xiang Yu and Xiang Zhuang are in full swing, I am very worried that the king of Chu will be forced to change his hexagram,"

Zhang Liang's words, like a heavy punch, sounded the alarm bell for Liu Bang, he couldn't help but get up and wander, he had no intention of drinking, at this time, Zhang Liang got up and said with a smile: "This time I entered the customs, I am willing to go with the general, help the general, and wait for the pacification of the pass, we will move when we see the opportunity, okay?"

"Haha, with the help of my brother, I don't have to worry about it......" Liu Bang laughed,

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