Chapter 404: Offensive and Defensive Trends
On the banks of the Sishui River, the battlefield situation is gradually reversing.
Han Xin is worthy of being a military immortal. He has been galloping for decades and his reputation for being invincible is by no means a blow. He has just appeared on the nest cart and has not even issued any military orders. His morale was depressed and he was already on the verge of collapse. He immediately burst into cheers like tsunamis, and his morale recovered.
When Han Xin took over the command power, he immediately commanded the coalition forces to launch a fierce attack on the Chu army.
Because of Han Xin's appearance, the morale of the coalition forces rose to the extreme. Faced with the coalition's fierce attack, Bi Shu, who had already taken command from Yu Ziqi, had to order the entire army to shrink and take full advantage of defense, because the coalition forces were above the momentum and it was not a wise move to attack him.
On the towering nest cart, Bi Shuzheng issued military orders one by one.
Again facing Han Xin, Bi Shu has become much more calm than three years ago. Han Xin's command attainments are still so profound, and the Qi army's offensive is still so fierce and tricky, but Bi Shu has also grown up. No matter how Han Xin commands and dispatches, no matter how tricky the Qi army organizes, it will be calmly resolved by Bi Shu.
Although the Chu army's formation was shrinking, it was not at all chaotic.
Xi Qilie took a deep breath and said to Bi Shu: "It is Han Xin who has actually reversed the trend of the entire battlefield with his own strength. This appeal and command accomplishment are really amazing!"
Ziche Shi frowned deeply and said in a deep voice: "But no matter how strong Han Xin's appeal is, how deep is the command attainment? Han Xin should be very clear in his heart. In terms of command attainment alone, the general is no less than him. Although the coalition forces now have the upper hand, it is a delusion to really defeat our army!"
Yu Ziqi said: "It is obvious that Han Xin still has a backup plan!"
Bi Shu smiled and said, "Han Xin is waiting, and the other surprise soldiers waiting for him to surprise him."
"Other surprise soldiers?" Yu Ziqi, Ziche Shi, Xiqilie's face suddenly changed slightly, "In addition to the ambush attacks on the ambush in the camp, Han Xin actually arranged another ambush?"
Few people in the army knew about Bi Shu's arrangements, even if they were important generals like Yu Ziqi, they only knew where the Hu Ben Army in Jinxiang was gone. They thought that the Hu Ben Army was ambushing nearby and would be the decisive force in the decisive battle in front of them at a critical moment, but they did not know that Bi Shu had other arrangements.
"Yes, Han Xin has arranged another ambush." Bi Shu nodded slightly and said, "However, what this ambush is about to bring him is not surprise, but bad news!" Speaking of this, Bi Shu suddenly turned his head slightly, and his far and deep eyes seemed to have crossed dozens of miles of void and landed on the low Fuli City.
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Fu Li, the battle has come to an end.
Although the 30,000 Qi army is the most elite imperial guard in Qi, no matter how elite the army is, it is impossible to compare with the Hu Ben Army. Whether it is equipment, training, or individual soldier quality, the Hu Ben Army is a big margin beyond the Qi imperial guards. The key is that the Qi imperial guards have fought at Fuli City for a full half day, consuming a lot of physical strength and energy.
Jin Xiang cut the Qi army captain in front of him into two halves with a knife, and when he looked around, he saw that the Qi army had completely collapsed and was fleeing all over the mountains and fields, while his Tiger Ben Army was chasing him everywhere! He wiped the Qi army captain with a horizontal knife and wiped away the blood stains on the knife. Jin Xiang turned around and walked down the low city tower.
Faced with such a result, Jin Xiang had to admire Bi Shu's magical tricks.
It makes sense that Bishu ordered the Hu Ben Army to attack until noon, because Bishu considered it very well, with a city wall less than two meters (four meters) low. Under the fierce attack of the Qi army, the three thousand defenders of Tiedan could almost hold on until noon, which means that when the Hu Ben Army attacked, the Qi army was in sight of victory.
The Qi army turned from victory to adversity. The feeling of falling straight from a high altitude and falling from a deep ravine was absolutely unpleasant. Even the veteran with the strongest will, it was inevitable that the fighting spirit would be depressed. In addition, the Qi army had been fighting for half a day and had consumed a lot of physical strength, but the Hu Ben Army had been raising energy for a long time. The final result was self-evident.
In the end, the Hu Ben Army defeated the Qi imperial guards with almost no blood!
If the Hu Ben Army had attacked an hour earlier, it would certainly save Tiedan and most of the defenders, but at that time the imperial guards of Qi had not seen the dawn of victory, and the psychological gap would not be too big when they were attacked by the Hu Ben Army. At that time, there would definitely be a fierce battle between the imperial guards of Qi and the Hu Ben Army, and the price the Hu Ben Army would have to pay would not be only 3,000 people.
In other words, Bi Shu exchanged Tiedan and three thousand palace soldiers for the elite Hu Ben who had originally been sacrificed, which was definitely worth it! However, Jin Xiang still couldn't accept Bi Shu's cold blood. If he was the leader of Jin Xiang, he would rather sacrifice more Tiedan and Fu Licheng than save Tiedan and Fu Licheng's defenders.
In Jin Xiang's opinion, this is not a question of whether it is worth it or not, but the trust and support between brothers and robes!
Today you will not save Tiedan when he is dead, so tomorrow, will others not save you when he is dead? If everyone only considers interests without any brotherhood or charisma, that would be too cruel. Jin Xiang does not want his Hu Ben Army to become a ruthless army, and he does not want it at all.
Looking at the bodies of the Chu army lying all over the ground above the city, under the horse road, inside and outside the city gate, Jin Xiang couldn't help but clench a pair of iron fists. General, although you have saved the troops for the Hu Ben Army and accumulated strength for the Great Chu, I, Jin Xiang, will never be grateful to you for this, and will not regard you as... the robes!
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Half an hour later, Bi Shu received a good news from Jin Xiang.
When he heard that the Hu Ben Army defeated the imperial guards of Qi in Fuli, Yu Ziqi, Ziche Shi, and Xiqilie were immediately excited.
"Han Xin is so sinister and actually wants to attack our grain storage base." Xiqilie said, "Fortunately, the general was prepared and ambushed the Hu Ben Army outside Fuli City early, otherwise, it would be a big trouble this time."
Zicheshi thought clearly further than Xiqilie and said, "General, the imperial guards of Qi State were defeated. After the news spread, the coalition forces will inevitably have a fluctuation in their morale. Don't give orders to fight back, defeat Han Xin, when this is the time!"
"No." Bi Shu waved his hand and said calmly, "Han Xin will not let this news spread, and we will not believe it if we send people to shout. Therefore, we will only defend this battle today, not attack!"
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The coalition's offensive became more and more fierce, but the Chu army remained as still as rocks.
Ying Bu wiped sweat from his forehead and turned his head to Han Xin and said, "King of Qi, the tenacity of the Chu army is beyond imagination. The coalition forces have been attacking fiercely for almost two hours, but they have not yet shown a trace of defeat!"
"It's okay." Han Xin waved his hand and said, "No matter how tenacious the Chu army is, there will be a time when there will be a flaw."
"Is that right?" Ying Bu's heart moved slightly, "Dare you ask the King of Qi, I wonder when the Chu army will reveal its flaws?"
Han Xin smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, King Huainan, when it is time to reveal the flaws, the Chu army will naturally reveal the flaws."
Seeing that Han Xin was so confident, Ying Bu stopped saying anything, but he was very curious about what kind of backup plan did Han Xin leave?
Seeing that Yingbu was so uncomfortable, Zhao Yan couldn't help saying, "King of Huainan, my king had already sent General Cao Qi to lead 30,000 elite imperial guards to attack Fu Li, a heavy grain storage area in the Chu army. He just waited for General Cao Qi to attack Fu Li and burn the Chu army's food and supplies, and the Chu army would naturally have a fluctuation in the morale. At that time, how could the Chu army not reveal its flaws?"
"Oh?" Ying Bu said sternly, "The King of Qi is a divine calculation, I admire him."
As Ying Bu finished speaking, a sudden sound of horse hooves came from under the nest cart. When everyone rushed out of the guardrail and looked down, they saw a fast horse flying like a flying horse. On the back was a Qi general with blood-thin war roar. The Qi general ran away while shouting loudly. He had already reached the front of the nest cart and had no intention of slowing down.
Everyone's hearts suddenly sank, and Han Xin also had a vague premonition of badness.
Soon, the Qi army general was sent to the nest car by Qi army strongmen with hanging baskets. Seeing Han Xin, Qi kneeled down on his servant, clasped his fists and said miserably: "King, it's over, it's all..."
Han Xin's face turned pale and his thin body shook slightly.
The prince Han He, who was standing next to him, quickly stepped forward and tried to help Han Xin, but Han Xin blocked him. Han Xin asked the general of Qi and said, "Let me tell me slowly, as long as I am here, the sky in Da Qi will not fall."
"Here!" General Qi replied tragically and told Fu Li Battle it was originally.
After listening to the narrative of Qi generals, Ying Bu, Kuai Che, Zhao Yan, Han He and Xue Ou all changed their faces.
"What? The Chu army actually left ambushers in Fuli, or was it the most elite Tiger Ben Army?!"
"How is this possible?! Did Bi Shu have long expected that my king would send a surprise attack on Fu Li?!"
"This is a problem. General Cao Qi and 30,000 imperial guards have lost all their losses. Our great Qi has already shrunk his spirit. The battle in Huainan is unpredictable..."
Han Xin was unmoved at all and said coldly: "Why are you panicking?"
Zhao Yan, Han He, and Xue Ou were whispering, and Ying Bu also looked a little embarrassed.
Han Xin looked around everyone lightly and said, "The surprise attack on Fu Li is just among my many methods. Even if I fail, it has nothing to do with the overall situation. It is indeed a pity that Cao Qi and 30,000 imperial guards were defeated. However, our Great Qi still has more than 100,000 troops, and with more than 100,000 Huainan troops, the coalition forces still have an advantage in military strength."
Ying Bu frowned and said, "But King Qi, there seems to be no need to continue this battle today, right?"
Ying Bu is not stupid either. Cao Qi's ambush has been defeated, and today the coalition forces are hopeless to win this battle.
Han Xin nodded and ordered: "Send the order to strictly block the news of Cao Qi's defeat, but you can't retreat yet. You have to continue attacking the Chu army and stop the troops after dark." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian() to vote for recommendations, monthly votes, and your support is my greatest motivation.)
Chapter completed!