Chapter 372: Rapid

When Kuai Che said that Xiang Zhuang was going to attack Qi, Li Ji, Zhu Jian, Fei Zhu and other ministers were stunned at first, and then they burst into laughter. Xiang Zhuang only brought these tens of thousands of cavalry to attack Qi. If you really don’t treat Han Xin as Han Xin, someone should trust you. Ying Bu was furious and shouted: “Kuai Che, do you dare to fool me?”

"Why did the king say this?" Kuai Che was stunned, "What I said is the truth."

Kuai Che also did not think that the tens of thousands of cavalry in Xiangzhuang could do anything to Qi, and it was very likely that there would be no return. However, in the Chu army camp, Xiangzhuang said to him.

Zhu Jian smiled sinisterly and said coldly: "I'm afraid that attacking Qi State is fake, but the false attack on me is real, right?"

Fei Zhu also said: "Xiang Zhuang has already played the trick of destroying Guo by falsely, may he want to play it again? We need to know that our Huainan Kingdom is not Linjiang Kingdom, hum!"

Ying Bu groaned and said, "I am not the boss of the Communist Wei."

Kuai Che sighed and closed his mouth helplessly because he knew that Ying Bu no longer trusted him, and no matter how he explained it, it would be futile.

Yingbu glanced at Kuai Che coldly, then took Fei Zhu and others to the city to patrol the night.

However, the thing that Ying Bu was most worried about did not happen, and the Chu army did not attack Pengcheng at night.

The next day, the eastern sky had just revealed its white belly, and the banks of the Sishui River were in a boiling noise. A tent was unloaded, tied, and then put into a canvas bag. A war horse was quilted on the bridle and then put on the saddle. The cavalrymen started to gather in a bustling manner like a stream flowing into the river.

In less than half an hour, the torrent of cavalry moving north disappeared into the wilderness in the north, and only the smoke and dust in the sky gradually rose, covering the rising sun.

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In Handan, the Qi army was already at the city.

Outside the city, the 100,000 Qi troops had already formed a huge formation, with heavy armored infantry in front, spearmen and halberds in the middle, and the flying spearmen and archers were hidden in the back formation, but in the end, there was a baggage team. Under the rising sun, castle carts were already erected high, and ladders and siege cars were ready. The battle... was about to begin.

In the main formation of the central army, the purple Qi King's Celestial was floating in the east wind. Under the flag, Han Xin was wearing a purple king's robe and a purple cloak. He stood in the car with a calm spirit.

Suddenly, the Lang General Cao Qi stepped forward to report: "King, everything is ready!"

Han Xin nodded slightly, raised his right hand and pressed forward gently. Not far away, the messenger who had been staring at Han Xin turned around suddenly, picked up a bright red triangle flag and shook it hard.

At dozens of steps, dozens of strong men with chests and arms exposed took their eyes from the towering car, then raised huge drumsticks and hit the marching drums that were more than one person high. Behind the row of marching drums, hundreds of horned hands also raised their horns in their hands, puffed up their cheeks and played hard.

In an instant, the low sound of horns and the intense war drums soared into the sky.

In the back formation of Qi army, the captain of the Qingche clan drew out his long sword and raised it over the top. More than 20 Qi army strongmen with chest and back exposed raised the wooden hammers in their hands. As the sword in the Qingche clan fell, the wooden hammers in the Qi army strongmen also fell. With the sound of a clanging impact, the 20 catapults of the brigade suddenly opened.

The next moment, the counterweight weighing tens of thousands of pounds suddenly fell down, and the other end of the swing arm suddenly bounced up, and then pulled the huge hanging basket with an iron cable, flying into the air with a sharp roar. When the hanging basket crossed the highest point, the huge rock placed in the basket immediately broke free from its constraints and roared towards the city block ahead...

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The sunset is setting, and the afterglow of the setting sun is falling, and it is red.

Outside Boyang City, all you can see are ridges of fields, and the fields are full of millet. This year, Jibei County is still in good weather, so the millet grows well. The ears of millet spit are long and big. It is a rare harvest year. The farmers working in the fields all showed happy smiles on their faces.

An old farmer sat down on his own field, grabbed the pot and was about to pour water into the bowl, but the pottery bowl placed on the stone suddenly fell to the ground, and the light fell into two petals. The old farmer was stunned for a moment, and when he was puzzled, he suddenly felt that the ground under his feet seemed to be trembling slightly, and vaguely, it seemed that some sound came from the horizon.

The old farmer put down the clay pot, stood up in a daze, and looked south with a tent in his hand.

Not far away, the farmers who were working hard in the fields also stopped their work, straightened their backs one by one, turned around and looked south.

There is a low ridge to the south of the field. You can't see the situation behind the ridge. However, the faint sound was clearly coming from the other side of the mountain. A fear quickly spread across the field. Some alert farmers had thrown away the farm tools in their hands and quietly turned around and ran towards the county town.

It seemed as if a long time had passed, as if in just a moment, a cavalry suddenly appeared like a ghostly appearance behind the ridge.

The cavalry only gently slammed the reins of the horse, and the war horse under his crotch stood up, his front hooves soared into the air, and his head raised his head and neighed.

The farmers clearly saw that the cavalry on the horse was clearly wearing bright red robes. Under the afterglow of the setting sun, they were as bright as blood and as eye-catching. The long and thin sword in the cavalry's hand reflected dazzling reflections under the setting sun, but it was so heart-wrenching.

"It's the Han army, the damn Han army is here again!"

"Run, everyone, the Han army is here again!"

I don't know which two farmers yelled. The farmers who were standing in the fields were stunned and were in a panic. They threw away the farm tools in their hands and turned around and ran away. More than ten years ago, Boyang County was looted by the Han army. They still remembered the looting freshly, but they did not expect that these robbers would come again.

On the ridge in the distance, the war horses with front hooves finally landed heavily on the ground.

Almost at the same time, more cavalry had emerged from behind the cavalry, first dozens of cavalry, then hundreds of cavalry, then thousands of cavalry, tens of thousands of cavalry... In less than half a quarter of an hour, the low ridge had been obscured by endless and boundless cavalry.

The endless cavalry ocean first obscured the ridges, then rushed down the hillside, obscuring the entire field. The ridges of millet that were about to mature and harvest were trampled into a mess by endless iron hooves. In the distance, the farmers fled while crying silently.

After more than ten consecutive days of galloping, the cavalry finally entered the Boyang territory of Jibei County.

Xiang Zhuang rode a black horse and galloped past the field. Looking at the messy fields under his feet and the Suzi who was trampled to the ground, a trace of gloom flashed through Xiang Zhuang's eyes, but soon, Xiang Zhuang's expression returned to its original coldness. This is war, war has always been cruel!

In addition to saving Zhao State, this expedition also destroys the war potential of Qi State.

How can we destroy the war potential of Qi? The answer is self-evident, that is, to destroy the agricultural production of Qi as much as possible, and force the people of Qi to flee to other countries. In this way, Qi will have no food to be constrained, no soldiers to be recruited, and no food or soldiers to be recruited. Even if Han Xin has the ability of unpredictable ghosts and gods, he will not be able to escape the end of his defeat.

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In Handan, the fierce attack of the Qi army has lasted for a full five days.

After five days of fierce battle, Qi army suffered heavy casualties, and many other equipment were also lost. Handan City looked as if it was indestructible as a rock. However, Han Xin's face did not show any anxiety. Everything was under his control. At most, in half a month, just wait for the secret passage to be dug through, Handan City would be completely destroyed.

From the beginning, a strong attack was just a cover, and Han Xin's real killer was still a surprise attack.

In the tent of the central army, Han Xin played chess with Lou Jing while teaching Han He: "He'er, the way of using troops is ever-changing, endless, but in fact, all changes are inseparable from the sect. In the final analysis, it is to win with the right combination and the strange."

Han He said: "The boy understands that the father ordered the army to set up a formation to attack Handan City. This is a perfect match. If the secretly excavated the earth-shaking attack is a surprising victory, isn't it?"

Han Xin smiled and said, "It's okay if you understand this way."

As soon as he finished speaking, Cao Qi, the general of Suwei, suddenly hurried in and reported: "King, Linzi urgently report!"

Han Xin picked up a white piece and landed it on the chessboard, then turned around and said, "What's the matter?"

Cao Qi took a breath and said in a deep voice: "King Xiang Zhuang of Chu personally led 100,000 cavalry and had already entered Jibei County. The Prime Minister said in the flying newspaper that in three days at most, the Chu army would be coming to Linzi City!"

"This is impossible!" Han Xin stood up suddenly, and the chess pieces in his hand also fell to the ground.

No wonder Han Xin lost his composure. Chu State is thousands of miles away from Qi State's football team. Even though Xiang Zhuang knew that he was going to be unfavorable to Zhao State, it would take at least two months to send troops to aid. But now, his army has just launched an attack on Handan, and the Chu State's army is going to face Linzi City. How is this possible?

Even the cavalry cannot be so fast. Could it be that the Chu army flew over?

In fact, this cannot be blamed for Han Xin for miscalculation. Even though Han Xin was a military immortal in Chinese history, he obviously lacked enough understanding of cavalry tactics, and he could not imagine the terrifying marching speed of Mongolian cavalry in later generations, because at this time, stirrups had just appeared, but horseshoes had not flowed into the Central Plains from the West.

In an era without horseshoes, cavalry would never be able to attack for a long distance!

Therefore, Han Xin did not expect that the Chu cavalry could reach Qi so quickly!

Lou Jing then stood up and reached out to Cao Qi, "Where is the Prime Minister's Flying Report? Come on."

Cao Qi quickly submitted the flying report of the Prime Minister Wang Ling. Lou Jing's face changed drastically after reading it hurriedly, and said to Han Xin: "King, this is probably true. The Chu army is indeed in the forefront of the enemy."

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Chapter completed!