Chapter 17: Zhang Han's first defeat
The news of the death of Qi Wang Tian Dan in the battle of Linji came. Tian Rong, who was staying in Linzi, was taken aback.
In order to prevent the collapse of the entire Qi State, he handed over the responsibility of staying behind to the middle doctor Tian Jiao, the general Tian Jian brothers. And he himself led 10,000 soldiers to Dong'a to collect the remnants of the army. Although his cousin Tian Dan died in battle, Tian Rong's younger brother Tian Heng still escaped. This is undoubtedly a huge comfort for Tian Rong.
During the war years, family affection was especially precious.
It is precisely because of the unity of Tian Dan, Tian Rong, and Tian Heng brothers that they can suppress the heroes and nobles of the land of Qilu. Although they are the descendants of the prince of Qi, it is also a matter of how many generations of ancestors, and they are not very close blood relatives to Tian Jian, the last king of Qi in the pre-Qin period.
Therefore, some people in Qi are dissatisfied with the fact that the Tian Dan brothers are in power.
The consequence of disobedience was that when Tian Dan died in battle and Tian Rong was defending Dong'e, Linzi City rebelled. Tian Jiao of the Qi Dynasty, Tian Jian took the opportunity to set up Tian Jiao, the younger brother of the late Qi Wang Jian, as the King of Qi, Tian Jiao as Xiangguo, and Tian Jian as the general.
So many people surnamed Tian, dizzy, right? In fact, it is very simple, Tian Dan, Tian Rong, and Tian Heng are in a group, the ancestors are the King of Qi, Tian Jiao, Tian Jiao, and Tian Jian are in a group, and they are three generations of blood relatives with the Qi royal family.
Tian Rong didn't expect a fire in the backyard and was very angry. But at this time, he was helpless, and Zhang Han's pursuers were about to arrive in Dong'e. At the critical moment, he sent people to Xiang Liang, who was stationed in Pengcheng (Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province), for help.
When Zhang Han attacked Wei, Xiang Liang sent Xiang Tuo to help in the war, but because of the long distance, Xiang Tuo's army had not yet arrived in Linji, and Zhang Han had already broken the Wei and Qi armies. And Xiang Tuo could only escort Wei Bao, Fu Kuan, Huang Xin and others, the younger brothers of King Wei who escaped from Linji, back to Pengcheng.
Now that the Qi State has sent someone to ask for help, Xiang Liang naturally can't act rashly anymore.
No matter how hasty it is, the Six Kingdoms will be broken one by one, and finally make Zhang Han's dream come true and concentrate superior forces to deal with the Chu State, when the Qin State will score two goals and once again stage the immortal legend of unifying the Six Kingdoms.
No, Zhang Han must not be allowed to succeed. This is Xiang Liang's firm idea.
Therefore, Xiang Liang personally led an army of 100,000 to the battle of Dong'e, and at this time, Liu Bang also led the army to help in the battle.
In July, heavy rain fell, and Xiang Liang led his troops to occupy Kangfu (in present-day Jining), and the troops were already directed at Dong'a, where Zhang Han was stationed. At this time, Dong'e City had already been surrounded by Zhang Han's army. However, under the correct command of the Tian Rong brothers, the people of Dong'a shared the same hatred of the enemy (if they don't have the same hatred, they will be slaughtered), they fought to defend the city, and even repelled the repeated charges of the Qin army. Xiang Liang led the army to the vicinity of Dong'e, estimated that this chapter Han was good at using troops, rashly attacked, and had little chance of winning, so he was stationed on the spot and waited for Yingbu and General Pu to come to rendezvous. It should be said that Xiang Liang's consideration is not unreasonable, Zhang Han's 300,000 Qin army has won a hundred battles so far, and the morale is high, plus Zhang Han is proficient in the art of war, if he is not careful, it is easy to be eaten.
In order to avoid being eaten, more troops can only be gathered.
In the face of an enemy several times their size, they must have a good chance of victory, and at least in some parts, they must form a superiority in troops. New China's War of Liberation was based on this strategy, and in four years, with 1 million earth and 8 roads of millet and rifles, it defeated the Kuomintang's 4 million regular troops equipped with American equipment.
Concentrating superior forces to strike at a divided and powerful enemy and forming a strategic advantage in a local area is a criterion for winning in both the era of cold weapons and the era of hot weapons.
Of course, there are exceptions, such as Xiang Yu, such as Han Xin.
Xiang Yu can't wait, he is a person whose eyes light up when he sees the enemy, this first fierce man in the late Qin Dynasty is often very impulsive. As the saying goes, impulse is the devil, and he really is the devil when he is impulsive.
Seeing that his uncle Xiang Liang had not issued the order to attack for a long time, he took the initiative to ask Ying as the front army to rescue Dong'e City first, Xiang Liang originally did not allow it, but under Xiang Yu's insistence on asking for battle, he still agreed.
At this time, Liu Bang also took the initiative to ask to fight with Xiang Yu.
Not to mention that Liu Bang's vision is very poisonous, he knows in his heart that this young man must have a future, and it is Liu Bang's ability to see people and recognize people.
Xiang Yu was both happy and moved when he saw that someone was willing to fight with him, and at this time, two words immediately flashed in his heart: Brother. This person named Liu Bang is definitely a brother.
And Xiang Yu, treating his brothers, it is absolutely good and has nothing to say.
Xiang Liang was also very happy, he was actually not worried about any danger to Xiang Yu at all, looking at the world, the person who could kill his nephew had not yet been born. He was worried that Xiang Yu would rise up and not be able to contain his hand, which would disrupt his entire strategic deployment. Now that there is such a gentle elder who accompanies his nephew in battle, there is no need to worry. Xiang Yu and Liu Bang came together like this, I really hope they can go on like this, Xiang Yu is the general, Liu Bang is the handsome, but history is history, there is no assumption.
At this time, in Dong'e City, the Qin army launched a charge to attack the city, and Dong'e City was full of killing sounds. As soon as Xiang Yu and Liu Bang arrived in Dong'e, Xiang Yu waved his army and rushed over.
Xiang Yu is really suffocated these days, he led eight thousand soldiers to rush into the Qin army first, and no one in the Qin army camp could resist it, and they retreated one after another. Zhang Han looked at it and was furious, thinking where did this wild boy come from, so arrogant, he slapped Xiang Yu directly, thinking that he could send him to the west within a few moves, but he didn't expect that the two of them had fought for dozens of rounds, and they hadn't won or lost. Zhang Han gradually lost his support. The hero doesn't eat the loss in front of him, Zhang Han saw that he couldn't resist it, so he let Sima Yu block it for a while, he took advantage of the time when Xiang Yu was fighting with the withdrawn general Sima Qu (remember this two stunned people), turned the horse and left, Sima Yu didn't last a few rounds, and he couldn't do it, so he quickly threw away his armor and fled back.
The Qin army besieging the city saw that the commander had run away, so he was naturally not willing to lag behind, and also ran wildly. Xiang Yu took 8,000 Jiangdong soldiers and chased after him desperately to slash and kill, Liu Bang also picked up a bargain and followed the pursuit, and those Qin troops who ran slowly were unlucky and became live rakes.
Seeing this, I can't help but sigh, as a soldier and fighting, even if you don't have any skills, in order to make a living, you must at least learn to run wildly, and the faster you run, the better. In case of defeat, there are still two legs that can save your life.
Under the rush of Xiang Yu and Liu Bang, Zhang Han's army retreated thirty miles.
Since Zhang Han came out of the customs, he has been chasing behind other people's butts, and now he is being chased by others behind his buttocks, so he is not depressed, this taste is really uncomfortable.
This time, that time.
In this battle, the Qin army lost more than 10,000 people.
Although it was a sneak attack, Zhang Han understood that his real opponent was coming, of course, the opponent in his eyes was not Xiang Yu, who was full of brute strength, but Xiang Liang, a famous general.
Zhang Han became more cautious.
Xiang Liang's chance to prove himself has come.