Chapter 41
"Ao..." Xiang Zhuang's blood was bleed through heavy armor, causing a long roar to the knife.
Looking back, Gao Chu, Jing Qian and hundreds of personal soldiers swore to death, and all of them were already in the battle robe.
Along the distance, thousands of Han troops were completely defeated, and the remaining soldiers and beasts of the Chu army were still fighting, and the final combat power burst out. The Han army barely resisted for half an hour and then collapsed!
However, the fierce assault of the remaining Chu soldiers ended here!
After two consecutive fierce battles, plus a long and urgent marches of more than 20 miles, everyone, including Xiangzhuang, was almost exhausted. The physical strength of the entire army's soldiers had been seriously overdrawn. If they didn't find a place to rest, it would be impossible for the remaining soldiers of the Chu army to recover their combat effectiveness and would definitely not be able to withstand another fierce battle!
After all, the remnants of the Chu army are humans, not tireless and tired machines!
But will the Han army give the Chu army a chance to rest? You should know that the Chu army is facing Zhang Liang now, Zhang Liang! A ruthless person like Zhang Liang can definitely think of him, and he can still think of him as much as you can't imagine, how could he leave room for others?
I hope Zhang Liang is negligent for a moment? Stop dreaming!
Xiangzhuang can be imagined that in the front, there must be more Han troops intercepting them layer by layer, and in the rear, there are even a large number of elite Han troops chasing them relentlessly!
Don’t pursue the defeated enemy, it is definitely not the style of Liu Bang and Zhang Liang!
Since the remnants of the Chu army have been exposed, how could the Han army be ruthless?
There were heavy troops blocking the front and large groups of pursuers behind. The Chu army seemed to be at a dead end!
Xiang Zhuang took a deep breath of air conditioning and tried his best to calm down his lungs that were about to explode due to lack of oxygen. However, the thinking in his mind began to quickly calculate.
Keep rushing forward? That's a dead end!
With the physical condition of the Chu army at this time, it is probably difficult to break through the third level of the Han army. Even if it barely breaks through, there must be a fourth level, a fifth level... or even more. How many levels can the remaining soldiers of the Chu army kill?
Stop and fight to the Han army's pursuit? Or is it a dead end!
The two Han army pursuers behind him had a large number of troops. Although they didn't count them carefully at the time, they only judged from the momentum that each route was at least 5,000. Moreover, these 10,000 people must be the most elite army under Liu Bang. With the current military strength and physical fitness of the remaining Chu army, fighting against these two Han army pursuers would definitely be a destruction!
So, if you divide your troops up the mountain? I am afraid that after the division of troops this time, the remaining troops in the Chu army will no longer be able to gather?
You can't walk forward, stop, or divide your troops up the mountain. Is there any other way to go besides these?
Suddenly, a small piece of dry reeds appeared in Xiang Zhuang's vision. The reeds stood by the river not far ahead. Xiang Zhuang couldn't help but feel a little moved. He immediately ordered Jing Qian to take his strong bow, lit another rocket, and then latched the rocket on the bowstring and shot an arrow ahead.
The rocket shot forward flat and flew hundreds of steps before falling into the river.
With the faint firelight of the rocket, Xiang Zhuang discovered that this was a very wide reed marsh, stretching for several miles. Not to mention more than 3,000 people, it would be absolutely no problem to hide more than 30,000 people! The only thing that makes people worry is that once the traces are exposed, the Han army does not even need to spend one soldier or one soldier. Just a few fires can make the entire Chu army wipe out!
But does Xiangzhuang still have any choice now? Now, I can only take risks!
If a person dies, he will be in the sky and never dies for thousands of years. Whether he dies or lives, whether he loses or wins, he will bet on this!
Xiang Zhuang called Huan Chu and Ji Bu to the front of him and gave him this order. The two nodded repeatedly, and then lit more than a hundred slogans and went torches on their own.
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Half an hour later, Xiahou Ying and Li Shang's army finally chased to the edge of the reed marsh.
This was the darkest time before dawn. With the light of the torches in the soldiers' hands, although you could see a small dry reed bush not far away, Xiahou Ying and Li Shang did not know that there was a large reed marsh not far behind! And I didn't know that more than 3,000 remaining soldiers in Xiangzhuang were hiding in this reed marsh at this time!
There was almost no pause, and Xiahou Ying and Li Shang's army continued to chase.
Xiahou Ying and Li Shang had no intention of stopping, because they could see a faint firelight less than five miles away in front. The firelights had been divided into seven or eight swaths and were slowly moving upwards. That must be the "remnants of the Chu army" of Xiangzhuang. They finally divided their troops to the mountain.
"Haha!" Xiahou Ying laughed, "Children Xiangzhuang, you can't escape!"
Everything is under Mr. Zhang Liang's plan. As long as the Chu army enters the mountain separately, they will stop thinking about gathering!
Li Shang also breathed a long sigh and said breathlessly: "Xiahou Ying, the remaining soldiers of the Chu army have already divided up their troops to the mountain, and the defeat is just a moment. Why don't you and I chase each other? The remaining soldiers of the Chu army on the left mountain will return to you, and the one on the right mountain will return to me. As for where the children of Xiangzhuang are, how can they all rely on their luck?"
"That's all!" Xiahou Ying said, then turned around and turned around and rushed to the dozen lieutenants behind him. Sima shouted, "You each bring 500 people, and bite the remnants of the Chu army on the left mountain. You will chase you wherever they run. You must not let a southern barbarian go, especially Xiangzhuang, kill them all for me!"
"No!" Sima, more than a dozen lieutenants, agreed to the promise and immediately took the order.
Over there, Li Shang had already assigned troops and chased after them with great momentum.
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More than ten miles away, Liu Bang's camp.
When dawn was approaching, the news of the failure to encircle the Chu army finally came back.
After hearing the report of the doctor Xiahou Zao, Liu Bang couldn't believe his ears and said in a lost voice: "Well!? Xiahou Ying, Li Shang's two armies, ten thousand elite soldiers, and even a sneak attack at night, they were unable to destroy the remnants of Xiang Chu?"
Xiahou Zao said a little embarrassedly: "King, the remnants of the Chu army are extremely strict in their defense. Before his father and uncle Li Shang could get close, they were discovered by their scouts."
"Even if that's the case, before Xiang Chu's reign defeated Xingji and Zhuyang's two elite troops, why did Xiahou Ying and Li Shang's two army not arrive for a long time?" Liu Bang frowned and said unhappy, "No matter what, if Xiang Chu's reign wants to defeat Xingji, Zhuyang's two elite troops, it will take at least a while, right? For such a long time, what did Xiahou Ying, Li Shang do?"
Xiahou Zao said quietly: "My father's army was blocked in the canyon by a Chu army, so he failed to rush to help in time."
"A Chu army?" Liu Bang said coldly, "The remnants of Xiang Chu are only three or five thousand people in total, and they can still divide the troops to cut off the rear? Tell me, how many troops did Xiang Zhuang keep to cut off the rear?"
"Eight hundred..." Xiahou Zao originally wanted to say eight hundred people, but after thinking about it, he answered honestly, "There are only more than five hundred people."
"Haha, more than 500 people!" Liu Bang clapped his hands and looked back at Zhang Liang and Chen Ping, "Zifang, Chen Ping, did you hear it? Did you hear it? Xiahou Ying, Li Shang's two armies, 10,000 elite soldiers, were actually blocked by five hundred Chu soldiers in the valley, and the whole time could not be rushed out. This, this, this, this is simply outrageous!"
As he was talking, Liu Bang's fire rose up. He was indeed angry, and he was very angry!
A sneak attack planned by Zhang Liang was so successful that he failed. How could Liu Bang not get angry? How could he not get angry?
What made Liu Bang even more annoyed was that once this matter spread among all the princes, it would inevitably cause a huge blow to his prestige.
Han Xin and Zhang Er probably wouldn't think too much, but Peng Yue and Ying Bu would definitely laugh at him behind his back, Liu Bang was incompetent, and the rebel general Zhou Yin might even turn against him! Zhou Yin was unwilling to rebel against Chu, but Ying Bu, Liu Jia, in his name, slaughtered six counties and his father, and forced him to be desperate and surrender. Once the situation changed, Zhou Yin's attitude was unpredictable!
Once Zhou Yin really turns against him, the general trend of the world may cause another change!
It is precisely because of this that Liu Bang was so angry that he scolded Xiahou Ying in front of Xiahou Zhao, which did not care about the face of the old brother at all!
Zhang Liang was afraid that Liu Bang would say even more unpleasant words when he was angry. Once these words were transmitted into Xiahou Ying's ears through Xiahou Zao's mouth, it would inevitably hurt the feelings of Xiahou Ying and other old subordinates of Pei County. He then took two steps forward and gently pulled Liu Bang's sleeves. Chen Ping also winked Liu Bang on the other side.
Liu Bang is a rogue man from a market, has no education, but has a very high understanding!
Seeing Zhang Liang, Chen Ping pulled his sleeve and shrilled him, Liu Bang woke up suddenly, but he had already said something just now, and it was impossible to take it back. Liu Bang was so anxious that he continued, "It's really outrageous. Xiang Zhuang's son has actually trained such a powerful elite. What's wrong?"
Zhang Liang smiled slightly and said in Liu Bang's tone: "King, it seems we are still careless."
"Well, I'm careless!" Liu Bang nodded and said to Xiahou Zhao, "Xiahou Zhao, then you will ignite two thousand lonely personal soldiers and go to help, tell your father that the son of Xiang Zhuang and the remnants of the Chu army have become the confidants of the Han Dynasty. Let him be sure to kill all the people at all costs, and you must not let anyone go!"
"No!" Xiahou Zao agreed with a loud promise and took the order.
Watching Xiahou Zao's figure leave the tent, Liu Bang's face immediately became gloomy again.
Zhang Liang shook his sleeves, knelt down on the mat, and said to Liu Bang: "King, Xiahou Ying, and the two elite soldiers of Li team failed to attack, which is indeed a pity. Besides, the two failed to defeat Xingji in succession before the remnants of the Chu army. It is even more disappointing to arrive before Zhuyang's two elite soldiers, but the situation is still under the control of me."
"Huh?" Liu Bang turned angry and said, "Zifang, the remnants of Xiang Chu are still in your control?"
Chapter completed!