Chapter 9: The Decisive Battle

There is no impermeable wall in the world, the two armies are facing each other, close at hand, Xiang Yu in the city, and soon received a secret report of the change of the commander of the Han army.

Xiang Yu's heart sank, and he was slightly surprised.

Unexpectedly, Liu Jizhen was forced to a dead end, and he made a bloody effort, not only enduring the pain of cutting his flesh, promising to share the world with the heroes, but also overcoming his demons at a critical moment, and taking the initiative to hand over the command of 600,000 coalition troops to Han Xin.

In order to defeat him, Liu Ji did not hesitate to bury huge political hidden dangers and conflicts of interest for himself, this person really wants to win by any means.

But it doesn't matter, even if the opponent becomes the god of war Han Xin, Xiang Yu is still full of confidence.

His confidence stems from his proud record of conquering everything.

The huge gap between the 600,000 Han army and the 100,000 Chu army outside the city is enough to scare off all the generals, but it is a small scene that Xiang Yu is used to:

In the Battle of Julu, he led 30,000 people, broke the cauldron and sunk the boat, destroyed the withering and decaying, and completely annihilated 400,000 Qin troops, which determined the demise of the Qin Dynasty;

In the battle of Pengcheng, he led another 30,000 people to break Liu Ji's 500,000 princes' coalition army in half a day.

Xiang Yu firmly believes that the result this time will be the same.

The location of the decisive battle is his own choice, and the mode of the decisive battle is the field battle he is best at, which is the home field he chooses.

The protracted war between Chu and Han has been fought like a tug of war for four years, and both sides can't afford to spend it, so let's fight to the death.

***

The war was imminent, Liu Ji and the generals persuaded LΓΌ Pheasant to return to the safe rear, but LΓΌ Pheasant insisted on staying, saying that he was concerned about the safety of the king and did not want to live in the rear.

Hearing her say this, everyone gave up, after all, she had been a hostage in Chuying, had sufficient experience in pre-military life, and wanted to be able to take care of herself.

However, it doesn't matter if those beautiful words deceive outsiders, when Zhang Liang asked in private, she thought about it for a while, simply expressed her heart, and told the truth,

"I've only heard of Han Shin's miraculous feats before, but I've never seen him lead a battle with my own eyes.

I would like to take this opportunity to take a closer look and learn. ”

In the previous life, Lu Pheasant commanded the Great War, and she knew that the war was a contest of the comprehensive forces of the two warring sides;

This kind of comprehensive strength is composed of various factors, such as troop strength, weaponry and equipment, strategy and tactics, and support and grain and grass.

The reason why Han Xin was able to "win the battle and win the attack" was because he never fought an unprepared battle, and he could always use his own wisdom to make the most rational analysis of the gains and losses on the battlefield situation, and then surprise the army, outwit it, and hit it with one blow.

With such an excellent teacher in front of him, how could Lu Pheasant be willing to give up the opportunity to observe?

Unexpectedly, before she could carefully explain her motive for staying, Zhang Liang casually answered a sentence that had no beginning or end,

"It's okay, know yourself and know your opponent, and you won't be defeated in a hundred battles."

Lu Pheasant opened his mouth to correct him, these eight words in Sun Tzu's Art of War are used to describe the offense and defense between opponents, and they do not apply to her relationship with Han Xin in any way.

However, there seemed to be a thunderstorm in her mind, and she couldn't say half a word, so she just watched Zhang Liang walk away slowly with her hands behind her back.

Zhang Liang really knew what was going on, and nothing could escape his old man's eyes.

***

Han Xin, the new commander-in-chief of the Han army, is in full swing at the moment to dispatch troops.

He arranged his troops and arranged the army into a three-fold deep formation.

The first army formation was divided into three armies, the front, the left, and the right, the front army was prominent, led by Han Xin himself, and the left and right flanks were responsible for support, and were led by his cronies Kong Xi and Chen He respectively, with 100,000 men in each formation;

The second army formation was hidden behind the first, which was the Chinese army, also 100,000 people, led by Liu Ji;

The third army array was divided into two armies, the left and right, deployed on the rear flanks of the Chinese army, also with 100,000 men each, led by Liu Ji's generals Zhou Bo and Chai Wu respectively.

The 600,000 soldiers belonged to three different military groups, each with its own minds, its own combat habits, and its own advantages and weaknesses.

If these people fell into Liu Ji's hands, they would most likely turn into a huge and disorderly mess, but in Han Xin's hands, they were like 600,000 orderly and cold blades, waiting to be unsheathed.

General Han Xin, the more the merrier.

***

The best tactics of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, is to attack quickly and win more with less.

And this time, Han Xin is sure that the proud Xiang Yu will still not change the style that he is most proud of in his life, he will concentrate the elite and use the cavalry raid to select a breakthrough, so as to break the Han army;

And the target of his lightning attack must be the Chinese army led by Liu Ji.

Liu Ji's Chinese army was in the second army formation, and between Liu Ji and the Chu army was Han Xin's army.

Therefore, at the last pre-war military meeting, Han Xin pointed to the topographical sand table and boldly suggested,

"According to my inference, when the two troops meet, the Chu army will directly attack the front army led by us, and at the same time will send cavalry to outflank it on both sides, trying to break up and defeat our front army, so as to directly attack the king's Chinese army.

Therefore, at that time, I will take advantage of the situation to feint, lure the enemy deeper, and lead the main force of the Chu army directly to the king's Chinese army. ”

The generals at the meeting were silent, and everyone looked at Liu Ji together.

Liu Ji gritted his teeth and said,

"I'm afraid that the Chu army is too strong, and I won't be able to carry it for too long."

Han Xin then said,

"The king only needs to stick to the kung fu of two sticks of incense.

As long as Xiang Yu himself personally led the Chinese army into the battlefield, the cavalry of Kong Xi and Chen He on our side will cut off the Chu army.

In this way, the front army and the middle army of the Chu army were completely separated from the rear army. ”

"Then, we can encircle and destroy the Chu army that is hedging in front."

Liu Ji understood Han Xin's dumpling-making tactics of catching turtles in the urn.

This is a risky move, and it is also a big gamble, and the stake is Liu Ji's life.

In case Han Xin's feint defeat turned into a real defeat, in case Kong Xi and Chen He failed to cut off the Chu army, it would be the King of Han himself who would bear the brunt of the disaster.

The crowd around the sand table was silent, everyone was waiting for Liu Ji's statement;

No one has the right to make decisions except him.

After a while, Liu Ji spat heavily on the ground,

"Okay, let's all do what Han Xin said.

Isn't it just the kung fu of two sticks of incense?

Damn, Lao Tzu will definitely resist you. ”

***

The final decisive battle is finally here.

As Han Xin expected, Xiang Yu sent his general Zhong Liwei to lead the elite front army and rushed straight towards Han Xin's army;

At the same time, the two cavalry he sent also outflanked Han Xin's army from both sides, intending to completely disrupt his rhythm.

In an instant, Han Xin's army was attacked on three sides, and his formation was in chaos, constantly shrinking inward, like a group of lambs at a loss in a storm.

Seeing that the Han army's position began to waver, Xiang Yu led the main central army, followed Zhong Lixuan's front army, and cautiously moved forward.

The Chu army became more and more courageous, although Han Xin tried his best to stabilize the situation, it was still difficult to reverse the decline, a member of Chu Guoxiao will be killed into the chaotic Han Xin army, snatched the huge banner with the word "Han" written on it, and with a strong force with both hands, the flagpole was broken and thrown to the ground.

Seeing that the Shuai Qi was captured, Han Xinjun completely lost his spiritual support, collapsed into an army, and fled in all directions.

It seems that the Han army has collapsed, and it is time to launch a general offensive.

Xiang Yu gave an order, led the Chinese army, and Zhong Liwei's front army marched hand in hand, and rushed towards the rear of the defeated Han Xin army.