Chapter 02 The Battle of Gaixia (Part 2)
In front of the two armies, a sharp-eyed Chu army soldier suddenly shouted: "Retreat, Qi army retreated!"
When everyone looked up in the fierce battle, they saw that Qi Jun's purple cage had turned and was slowly retreating.
"Haha, Han Xin's son can no longer resist it!" Xiang Yu could not hide his excitement and said to Xiang Zhuang, "Third brother, Daqiu, the army will step up its attack and defeat the Qi army in one fell swoop!"
"No!" Xiang Zhuang followed the instructions, but secretly shook his head again.
Although the Qi army retreated, the Qi army did not collapse because of this!
Han Xin was using his superb command skills to weave hundreds of thousands of Qi troops into an elastic crossbow. The retreat at this time was just for a strong rebound soon.
Xiang Yu thought that the Qi army was defeated but was very wrong.
If someone else led the troops, even Bai Qi, a famous general of the Former Qin Dynasty, under the fierce attack of Xiang Yu and the Chu army, the Qi army would probably not be able to escape defeat. If it was Han Xin, it would be a different matter.
Han Xin generals the army, the more the more the better. This is not nonsense.
In the era of cold weapons, whether in ancient China or the Western world, Han Xin is probably the only one who can command and dispatch dozens or millions of people to advance and retreat freely on the battlefield and to attack and defend in an orderly manner!
This is by no means nonsense. Looking at the past and present, there are countless battles where there are fewer defeats and weak defeats the strong. There are many battles where there are many examples of luring the enemy to waste the enemy. However, the command of hundreds of thousands of troops to attack the few with the majority, and in the case of losing first, the situation can be restored and finally won, except Han Xin, there is really no second one!
Amid the majestic horns, the Chu army's offensive became even more fierce. The Qi army fought and retreated, but although it was in chaos, it was not as good as the collapse. Time quietly passed by the fierce fighting between the two armies.
"Die!" Xiang Yu roared, and the large iron halberd in his hand was pushed up. The Qi army soldiers who were blocking the front were immediately provoked in the air. They screamed and fell more than ten steps away. All the Qi army soldiers nearby were shocked, but none of them retreated half a step. Soon, two more martial soldiers bravely moved forward and blocked the gap again.
Xiang Yu finally stopped moving forward and gasped violently with his halberd!
From morning to now, Xiang Yu has been fighting for nearly half a day. He can't remember how long he has advanced, and how many Qi troops he has killed. However, there are still so many Qi troops in front of him that there are countless. Han Xin's purple crow is not far ahead, as if it is within reach, but it cannot be reached at all!
When the war reached this point, Xiang Yu also felt that it was not easy to defeat the Qi army.
However, Xiang Yu is arrogant by nature and never takes the heroes of the world seriously, nor will he admit his tactical mistakes. Therefore, he is unwilling to order the withdrawal of troops at this time.
Xiang Zhuang knew that the Chu army could never attack forward!
After half a day of fierce fighting, the formation of the Chu army had been opened, the left army and the rear army were left behind, and the central army and the right army gradually could not keep up with the front army. If they attacked forward, the distance between the various divisions of the Chu army would continue to widen. As a time traveler, Xiang Zhuang knew very well that Han Xin did not do his best, and he also kept a backhand. The two armies led by Kong Xi and Chen He were spying on the side, and could crush them at any time to cut off the Chu army in half.
If the Chu army continues to attack, the famous Battle of Gaixia in history will surely be staged, and 100,000 Chu troops will be completely defeated, and there will be no more than 20,000 people who can withdraw from the camp with Xiang Yu!
"Brother Wang, you can't attack anymore!" Xiang Zhuang followed Xiang Yu and exhorted loudly, "The Qi army is strong and strong. How easy is it to defeat it? Moreover, our army's formation is too long. Once Han Xinbu has ambush, our army will likely be cut off in half. At that time, our army will be difficult to deal with, and we can't even leave even if we want to."
"Shut up!" Xiang Yu was unmoved at all and said coldly, "Xiang Zhuang, it's not your turn to teach the orphans how to fight!"
Xiang Zhuang suddenly closed his mouth in despair. If he were not a member of the direct descendant of Xiang's family, he would really want to turn around and leave.
After yelling at Xiang Zhuang, Xiang Yu raised the iron halberd high in the air and shouted excitedly: "Call the order, move forward, continue to attack and defeat the Qi army!"
"The big flag is moving forward and defeat the Qi army!"
"The big flag is moving forward and defeat the Qi army!"
"The big flag is moving forward and defeat the Qi army!"
The Chu army soldiers who fought for the rest of their lives shouted a response, and once again cheered up and continued to attack forward.
Behind the Chu army's sharp soldiers, 20,000 Chu troops formed a larger attack arrow. Under the guidance of Xiang Yu's yellow flag, they gathered into a torrent of steel, rolling forward with an unstoppable momentum. In the distance, in the middle, tens of thousands of Chu troops in the rear army gradually could not keep up with the rhythm of the attack of the front army. As for the left, the tens of thousands of Chu troops in the rear army had long been left behind.
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A hundred steps away, Han Xin's central army was slowly retreating backwards with the purple flag.
Inspired by Xiang Yu, the Chu army burst out with its last aura. The more fierce the offensive became, the more it felt, the defense of the Qi army felt obvious difficulties. More and more troops were dispersed, defeated, and washed away. However, with the absolute advantage of troops and Han Xin's timely and experienced battle formation command, the Qi army persisted tenaciously.
No matter how fierce the Chu army attacked, the Qi army simply retreated slowly at its own pace.
On the horse's back, Han Xin, who was white-robed and white-armored, was still so cold. There was no sign of nervousness on his face. The battle of hundreds of thousands of people seemed to be just an insignificant game in his eyes. The hundreds of thousands of casualties were just a meaningless number in his eyes.
Only the personal soldiers who were most familiar with Han Xin knew that the King of Qi was actually equally nervous.
Han Xin was indeed very nervous, but he didn't show it outside. Although he acted as despised Xiang Yu as much as possible in front of others, deep down he had no contempt for Xiang Yu. Xiang Yu could lead 50,000 rabies to defeat the well-trained and well-equipped Qin army in the Battle of Julu with a destruction and a strongly equipped 200,000 elite Qin army. The courage of the battle formation inspired the bravery of the soldiers of the three armies, which was at its peak and unmatched forever!
If you are not careful when confronting a brave general like Xiang Yu, the entire army will be defeated!
However, Han Xin was Han Xin after all. Under Xiang Yu's fierce attack like thunder, he led the Qi army to fight and retreat. Although there were local defeats, there was no sign of defeat in the entire army. Moreover, as time passed, the distance between the various divisions of the Chu army had been significantly widened, and the situation was evolving in a direction that was beneficial to the Qi army. The final victory was already in front of him!
Behind Han Xin, Guan Ying, Cao Shen, Li Zuoche and other generals all looked solemn. If any of them commanded the troops, it would be impossible to dispatch each army like Han Xin. Even if he faced the fierce attack of the Chu army, he could fight and retreat and calmly not defeat. Han Xin's ability to lead troops was not as good as Sun Wu's rebirth!
Before I knew it, noon had passed and the sun had already begun to set westward.
Suddenly, Han Xin pulled his horse back, gently raised his right hand, stretched out his index finger and pressed forward, and said lightly: "The big flag sent a command, and all the troops and units stopped retreating, turned back to attack on the spot, and then raised fire in the back formation, and ordered Kong Xi and Chen He to lead their troops to attack, intercept the Chu Central Army, making it difficult for them to look at each other. It is known that all the generals will wipe out the Chu army, and today!"
"The king has an order to wipe out the Chu army, and it should be today!"
"The king has an order to wipe out the Chu army, and it should be today!"
"The king has an order to wipe out the Chu army, and it should be today!"
Hundreds of cavalry flew away, and Han Xin's general order quickly spread throughout the entire army. The troops of the Qi army, which were fighting and retreating, immediately changed their front teams and launched a counterattack. The troops that had been defeated by the Chu army were also reunited by the generals and the army gathered again in the rear formation and formed again, and then they entered the final counterattack.
At the same time, two eye-catching wolf smokes had risen from the Qi army's rear formation.
In an instant, there were bursts of shouts rising from the wastelands on both sides of the north and south.
In less than a moment, hundreds of thousands of Qi infantry had emerged from the horizon and rushed towards the waist of the Chu army formation from both north and south.
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Seeing the Qi army ambushing, the Chu army soldiers were all in a state of fear.
Ambush, the Qi army indeed had ambush. It was really hopeless to be ambushed at this time.
In front of the two armies, Xiang Yu still maintained the calm that the commander should have, but his terrifying eyes had already revealed an unconcealed look of anxiety: the cunning Han Xin's son indeed set up an ambush. At this time, the Qi army launched an ambush and intercepted the Chu army's central army, which was really deadly.
The situation on the battlefield took a sharp turn and Xiang Yu had to return to the position of commander.
In less than a moment, the flying cavalry reported many unfavorable news to Xiang Yu. At this moment, the connection between the front army led by Xiang Yu, the left army, the central army and the right army were completely cut off, and the central army and the right army were also trapped in a heavy encirclement. The commanders of the two armies all informed each other and asked Xiang Yu to lead the elite troops of the front army to return to rescue.
Xiang Yu pondered for a moment and shouted decisively: "Retreat and respond to the central army!"
Xiang Zhuang almost fainted when he heard this. When Xiang Yu shouldn't have attacked before, Xiang Yu chose to attack, but when it was not appropriate to retreat, Xiang Yu chose to retreat again. It seems that after experiencing consecutive defeats, Xiang Yu had obviously lost his mind. At this time, Xiang Yu was no longer the overlord of Western Chu when the Qin State was first destroyed and the world was enfeoffed.
At this moment, Xiang Zhuang did not care about touching Xiang Yu's rebellious scale and hurriedly stepped forward and persuaded him: "Brother Wang, no, Isn't it correct for Han Xin to order the retreat at this time? At this time, only by taking advantage of the opportunity of Qi's return to fight and bravely move forward, defeat the army in one go, seize the army's flag, and kill Han Xin, can you turn defeat into victory in this battle!"
The powerful general Huan Chu also echoed loudly: "Yes, your lord, let's fight!"
Xiang Yu was unmoved at all and insisted on his own and issued an order to retreat the entire army.
After the order was given, the Chu army, which was already at the end of its strength, collapsed in an instant. Han Xin might not be as brave as Xiang Yu, but when commanding a million troops, Xiang Yu could not catch up with Han Xin even if he beat him up, Han Xin could lead 300,000 Qi troops to fight and leave, but he was defeated without defeat. Xiang Yu led 100,000 Chu troops to advance and retreat, but collapsed in an instant.
In the Battle of Gaixia, due to Xiang Yu's will, it was finally staged according to the historical script!
Chapter completed!