Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Battle of Puyang 2
After being attacked by Bai Fu's army, the Chu army strengthened its vigilance on both flanks, and the marching speed slowed down again.
Ever since he saw Xiang Tong appear on the battlefield, Xiang Ye's heart has not calmed down. He kept his head down all the way, and the expression on his face sometimes showed a hint of relief, sometimes a little worried.
"What's wrong with you?" Meng Su, who rode beside Xiang Ye, quickly noticed his abnormality and leaned closer and asked in a low voice.
Xiang Ye raised his eyes to look at her, squeezed out a smile and said, "Didn't you see Xiang Tong just now?" ”
"Xiang Tong?" Meng Su was stunned, and said in disbelief: "Didn't he be thrown into the Yellow River with Xiang Qing?" Isn't it dead yet? ”
Xiang Ye nodded, sighed and said, "I also thought he was dead, but it was clearly him who fought with General Qin on the battlefield just now, but I don't know how Miss Xiang Qing is now, if she is not dead, it would be great." ”
Meng Su smiled slightly, took Xiang Ye's hand and said, "Don't worry, they were both tied up and thrown into the Yellow River, if Xiang Tong didn't die, someone must have saved him." Presumably, Miss Xiang Qing should also be safe and sound, you and I can finally stop feeling guilty about their deaths. ”
Xiang Ye's hand was held by Meng Su, and from those white and soft hands, he felt Meng Su's deep affection for him.
He didn't know when Monsu's affection began, but he could feel that it was heating up day by day.
"Monsu." Xiang Ye squeezed Meng Su's hand slightly and said to her, "We are about to go to Puyang, where we will directly confront Zhang Han." Although this battle is not too fierce, as long as there is a battle, it will eventually kill people. You promised me that when the time comes, you will hide in the Chinese army, and no matter what happens on the battlefield, you will not risk your life. ”
Meng Su smiled at Xiang Ye and whispered: "You are too worried, and I am not from the Chu State, so naturally I will not fight hard for them and the Qin people." Rest assured, as long as you are not in danger, I will not put myself in danger. ”
Meng Su agreed to Xiang Ye, but Xiang Ye still squeezed his hand with a solemn face and said to her: "No, what I want you to promise me is that even if I am in danger, you must protect yourself." I'd rather be encircled myself than have half of your hair hurt. ”
"Ugh!" Xiang Ye's words Meng Su was stunned, these words made her heart flood with a different taste, there was the sweetness of being cared for by Xiang Ye, and the bitterness of Xiang Ye's reluctance to go to danger with her, she couldn't speak for a while, just nodded heavily.
"General Xiang, Duke Pei is invited." While Xiang Ye and Meng Su were talking, an officer rode over and bowed to Xiang Ye and said, "Duke Pei invited General Xiang to discuss military affairs. ”
Xiang Ye shook his head and smiled bitterly. When Liu Bangfeng made him a hussar general, he knew that one day he would be placed on the cusp, but he didn't expect this day to come so quickly. The Chu army was attacked by the Qin army just now, and Liu Bang ordered someone to come to call him, even if he didn't want him to lead the army to attack the fortification, there must be a difficult task for him to do.
Although he understood it in his heart, as Liu Bang's subordinate, Xiang Ye couldn't say anything. I had to nod to the officer and said, "You go back and report to Pei Gong, I'll be there soon." ”
The officer answered, turned his horse's head and ran towards Liu Bang's position.
"You have to be careful, if he gives you a mission to die, even if you refuse, it's a big deal for us to get out of here." After the officer left, Meng Su looked at Xiang Ye with some concern and whispered: "I don't like him, although the whole world says that he is a generous elder, but I always feel that his eyes are very gloomy when he looks at people." ”
"You feel the same way I do." Xiang Ye rode on horseback, leaned over and whispered this to Meng Su's ear, winked at her, and led Shi Lei and Li Xinpeng to ride their horses towards Liu Bang.
When Xiang Ye and the others passed by a carriage in the team, a woman in the carriage lifted the curtain and looked out, when she saw Shi Lei, a trace of obsession appeared in her eyes, and two red tides climbed up her face, like a woman who was thinking of spring saw a powerful penis.
But when she saw Li Xinpeng, who was riding with Shi Lei, the obsession in her eyes suddenly disappeared, and was replaced by an inexplicable anger, which burned violently, as if it would erupt from her eyes in the next second, burning Li Xinpeng into ashes.
"Humph!" The woman snorted heavily, lowered the curtain, and when she leaned back against the wall of the carriage, her face was already full of murderous intent.
"Pei Gong!" Xiang Ye led Shi Lei and Li Xinpeng to Liu Bang, and the servants bowed to Liu Bang, Xiang Ye opened his mouth and asked, "Pei Gong summoned the last general, I don't know what happened?" ”
When Liu Bang saw Xiang Ye and the others coming, his originally solemn face suddenly filled with a smile, and he took Xiang Ye's hand and said to him: "General Xiang, I will be relieved this time." ”
"Oh?" Xiang Ye pretended to be puzzled and looked at Liu Bang, from the change in Liu Bang's expression, he had already seen that there must be an extremely difficult task waiting for them to do this time, what he didn't know was what kind of task Liu Bang would arrange for him.
Liu Bang saw that Xiang Ye's face was full of puzzlement, and said with a smile: "Just now, the Qin army sneaked up on our army, but fortunately, General Yingbu led the army to stop it in time, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable." Just now I was wondering, since the Qin army was able to launch a surprise attack on our army, why couldn't our army return the color, so I thought that General Xiang would lead a thousand people to launch a surprise attack on the main force of the Qin army, if the main force of the Qin army did not move, our army could only plan to fight them for a long time; If the Qin army mobilizes the main force to attack you, the main force of our army can smash the Chinese army from behind, destroy them here and capture Zhang Han alive! ”
Listening to Liu Bang's strategy, Xiang Ye's face changed, and he said with a deep sigh: "Although Pei Gong's plan is a good plan, but the risk is really too great, the Qin army has forty or fifty thousand people stationed here, but our army only went to raid with a thousand people, if it is surrounded by the Qin army, I am afraid that these more than a thousand people will no longer have a reason to survive." ”
"That's why I thought of General Xiang." Xiang Ye's consideration of success or failure Liu Bang had already thought of it, and when Xiang Ye raised this question, he said to Xiang Ye: "If other people go, I am afraid that they will be defeated, but if General Xiang goes, he can suppress the Qin army with only that peerless sword technique that opens mountains and splits the earth." And I just want you to harass the Qin army, and you don't need to fight them to the death, once they attack you, the main force of our army will quickly attack, cooperate with you and the outside, and annihilate the Qin army in one fell swoop! ”
Well, seeing what Liu Bang said sincerely, Xiang Ye couldn't refuse, so he had to nod and ask: "I don't know when Pei Gong wants me to leave, and where is Zhang Han's main force?" ”
Seeing Xiang Ye agree, Liu Bang was immediately overjoyed, and hurriedly said to him: "It's better to choose the right time than to collide, General Xiang will immediately select a thousand cavalry to launch a surprise attack on the Qin army, and be sure to make a gap in the Qin army, so that their morale will be affected, and if the main force of our army is covered again, the Qin army will be defeated." Previously, General Xiang Yu sent a horse to report that Zhang Han stationed the main force in the south of Puyang City, and they were ready for defense, and they only waited for our army to arrive, and then launched a decisive battle with our army. ”
Knowing that Zhang Han stationed the army in the south of Puyang City, Xiang Ye had some confidence in his heart, what he was most afraid of was not an encounter with the Qin army, what he was afraid of was that Zhang Han stationed the army under Puyang City, if that was the case, after he led the army to rush over, as long as the Qin army inside and outside the city cooperated closely, they would definitely be able to surround them and completely annihilate them. However, if Zhang Han stationed his army far away from the city, his 40,000 or 50,000 people would lose contact with the Qin army in the city, and it would not be easy to organize an effective counterattack.
"Pei Gong rest assured!" Weighing the pros and cons, Xiang Ye arched his hand towards Liu Bang and said: "Xiang Ye was promoted by Duke Pei, how dare Duke Pei not obey if he is sent?" Just wait for our good news! ”
After that, he pulled the reins and shouted at Shi Lei and Li Xinpeng: "Go!" Come with me to the vanguard for the whole army! ”
When Xiang Yu learned that Liu Bang ordered Xiang Ye to lead a thousand soldiers and horses to attack the Qin army, he frowned. In his opinion, although Liu Bang's arrangement is quite suitable, it is a great challenge to Xiang Ye, with a thousand people to raid the Qin army camp, if he fails, he will inevitably be surrounded by the Qin army and annihilated.
But Xiang Yu did not stop this crazy plan, he also knew that if the thousand people led by Xiang Ye could contain the Qin army, the Chu army would be able to get more time to prepare, and launch an attack on the Qin army at the best time, greatly shortening the confrontation time outside Puyang City.
Xiang Ye, who was ordered to launch a surprise attack, knew very well that he was receiving a messenger who had died for a lifetime this time, and the Qin army had already made defensive preparations, and the surveillance of the Chu army must be very strict. The Chu army suddenly killed a cavalry and quickly rushed towards the Qin army's camp, how could it escape the vision of the Qin army, this thousand people will not face a surprise attack, but is likely to be a tough battle.
Xiang Yu did not block this plan, and another reason was that he wanted to see Xiang Ye's military talent, and Xiang Yu himself gave others the impression that he was a reckless general who only knew how to fight hard and would not turn around in battle. But he knew very well that every time he fought the enemy, he was actually fully prepared in advance, and the victory or defeat was already within a certain number.
Xiang Ye led a thousand soldiers and horses to the south of Puyang City, and after they set off, the main force of the Chu army marched a little faster. There are very few people led by Xiang Ye, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu know very well that the fighter created by Xiang Ye is likely to only have a moment's work, if they don't seize this instant fighter, even if they can defeat Zhang Han in the future, I am afraid that the two sides will have to hold each other in Puyang for a long time.
Xiang Ye led a thousand soldiers and horses towards Puyang, and they were not stopped by the Qin army along the way, until they saw Puyang City from afar, and a black pressure on the Qin army that was ready for battle appeared in their field of vision.