Chapter 413 Heavy losses

The western suburbs of Deng County, Han Army Camp. The latest chapter of the Holy Hall

Although it was already late at night, Liu Bang's tent was still brightly lit. King Liu Bang of Han was the chief, Zhang Liang and Chen Ping, two generals, Zhou Bo and Lu Tai, sat on the left and right, and the powerful general Liu Bian stood behind Liu Bang with his sword. Hou Zhou Guanfu, the champion of the Han cavalry general, was kneeling straight on the ground at this moment.

"Your Masahi, what happened to the defeat of the left-wing cavalry?" Zhou Bo was so angry that his face turned red. Before Liu Bang asked, he couldn't help but roar at Zhou Guanfu. Zhou Bo's life was full of battles, and he had almost never lost much except for his defeat under Xiang Yu. However, today, Zhou Guanfu threw away the Zhou family's face.

Zhou Guanfu said in annoyance: "Father, the Chu army has a terrible crossbow that can be launched continuously!"

After a pause, Zhou Guanfu said to Liu Bang with lingering fear: "King, my cavalry had already tightly grasped the Chu cavalry at that time. Seeing that the Chu cavalry was about to collapse, but at this moment, the Chu army sacrificed that kind of terrible crossbow, and huge arrows as thick as arms were shot over, and we could not resist it at all."

"You have the nerve to say it!" Zhou Bo said angrily, "Do you know how many cavalry soldiers have been damaged?"

Zhou Guanfu dared not look at Zhou Bo's angry eyes and said dejectedly: "You have to ride a few thousand more."

"Thousands of riders?" Zhou Bo said in anger more and more, "Tell you, boy, there are more than 20,000 riders. This is not counting the casualties of the Yuezhi people, Xiu Turen and Hun Xie people. If all of them are added together, there will be at least 50,000 riders!"

In today's battle, the Han army did suffer heavy losses, and the infantry and cavalry had exceeded 70,000 cavalry!

The right-wing infantry army was suppressed by the Chu army from the beginning. After a fierce battle in half a day, 20,000 infantry were killed or killed. This was actually expected by the Han monarchs and ministers. The Chu army infantry was stronger than the Han army in terms of equipment and training. It was not surprising that such a result occurred. Liu Bang never expected his infantry to overwhelm the Chu army. (")

However, the defeat of the left-wing cavalry made Liu Bang and his ministers unacceptable.

Liu Bang had high hopes for the left-wing cavalry. He thought that with his absolute advantage, he would definitely be able to crush the Chu cavalry in one fell swoop with the autumn wind to sweep the fallen leaves, and then deviate and intercept the rear route of the right-wing infantry of the Chu army, thereby helping the Han army win today's battle, but the final result was completely different.

The result of the left-wing cavalry fighting was completely beyond anyone’s imagination!

One hundred thousand Han cavalry and one hundred thousand Hu cavalry, two hundred thousand cavalry attacked 50 thousand Chu cavalry, but in the end, they were not able to win, but were defeated by the Chu army. If it weren't for three thousand heavy cavalry coming out of the slanting stave and intercepting the pursuit of Chu cavalry, the 200,000 cavalry would probably have been finished, and the infantry on the right wing would also collapse...

When Liu Bang thought of this, he felt a little trembling. It was so dangerous that he almost fell into trouble today!

"What? Fifty thousand cavalry were killed or killed?!" Zhou Guanfu looked up suddenly, his face full of disbelief.

Liu Bang suddenly felt a little irritable in his heart for no reason, and he waved to Zhou Guanfu.

Seeing that Zhou Guanfu was still kneeling there in a daze, Zhou Bo roared angrily, "Why don't you get out of here?" Zhou Guanfu shivered excitedly, then got up and walked out of the tent in shame.

After Zhou Guanfu left, Chen Ping sighed and said, "Master, it seems that the situation is true."

Before Zhou Guanfu, Liu Bang had interrogated several defeated Han army and the Hu Xiao Wang in succession. Their statements were basically the same as those of Zhou Guanfu. They all said that the Chu army used a terrible continuous-shooting crossbow. The Han army and Hu cavalry suffered severe damage after being caught off guard. Six or seven out of ten of the casualties of the left-wing cavalry fell under such continuous-shooting crossbows.

When Liu Bang thought of this kind of crossbow that could shoot continuously, he felt uncomfortable.

Liu Bang was rising up, and paced back and forth in the tent with his hands on his back. After a while, he said with a depressed expression: "Is it true that the child of Xiangzhuang really helps? He first tinkered with heavy cavalry, and now he is a crossbow that can be fired continuously. Why are these good things falling on his head? Why don't I have such luck?"

Zhang Liang and Chen Ping quickly stepped forward and pulled Liu Bang's sleeve, signaling him to be cautious.

Zhou Bo and Lu Tai also looked at each other. If these words were spread, they would greatly damage the morale of the Han army. Even the Han King admitted that Xiangzhuang was the destiny of heaven and the fortune was bound by. Is there any need to continue the battle between Chu and Han?

Only then did Liu Bang realize his incompetence and said a little embarrassedly: "Well, that's what I said."

Chen Ping quickly followed Liu Bang's tone and said, "King, a mere bed crossbow is just an armory, but it has nothing to do with destiny and luck. If I was not wrong, this kind of bed crossbow that can be fired continuously was mostly made by the contemporary Mohist master bus for Xiang Zhuang. We can only try to get one and it can be copied."

"Imitation?" Liu Bang frowned and said, "Can you tie that giant to Guanzhong?"

"I have already sent a letter to the Feige of Ziling and asked the Shadow Guard to find a way." After saying this, Chen Ping said again, "However, even if the Shadow Guard can tie the bus to Guanzhong, there is probably no time to build the weapon yard in a short time, so we have to find another way to crack the Chu army's continuous shooting crossbow."

"That's true." Liu Bang nodded, looked around and said, "Do you guys have any good ideas?"

Lu Tai had obviously considered this issue for a long time, and he answered without hesitation: "King, although the Chu army's continuous shooting crossbow has a sharp edge, it has a fatal disadvantage, that is, it is huge and bulky, and it is extremely inconvenient to move. Therefore, as long as the Chu army is not given the opportunity to set up a calm formation, this continuous shooting crossbow will not play any role."

"Don't give the Chu army a chance to set up a calm formation?" Zhou Bo shook his head and said disapprovingly, "It's not easy!"

After saying this, Zhou Bo said again: "The old minister thought it would be better to cut down huge trees and ordered the soldiers to step up the construction of heavy oars and shields. Although the Chu army's continuous shooting crossbow was extremely sharp, it was absolutely impossible to shoot through heavy oars and shields more than half a foot thick. In this way, our army placed the heavy oars and shields in front of the army, thinking that it was a barrier, but we were not afraid of the Chu army's continuous crossbows."

Liu Bang's eyes finally fell on Zhang Liang and asked, "Zifang, what do you think?"

Zhang Liang said: "King, I think what the General and the Taiwei said make sense. What the General said is offensive tactics, while what the General said is defensive tactics, which are both feasible and good strategies. However, I have another solution here, that is, to defend the camp and not avoid fighting. In this way, the Chu army's crossbows will be useless."

Liu Bang said: "Zifang means sticking to the camp and watching the changes?"

Zhang Liang nodded and said, "Yes, my king does not have to rush to attack. Just wait for changes in Huainan or western Shu, the Xiangzhuang army will naturally retreat. Once its troops retreat, the crossbows will become a burden. At this time, it is not difficult to kill them with cavalry. "Zhang Liang's implication is that you should not fight positions with the Chu army anymore. If the position war is fought, the Han army will undoubtedly be defeated.

Liu Bang nodded slightly, then frowned again and said, "But, Han Xin has been unable to succeed in the Huainan battlefield for a long time, and the Qiang and Di in western Shu have never been moved. If things fail, what will happen?"

Zhang Liang was silent for a moment and sighed: "If things fail, you should retreat to Guanzhong."

Liu Bang's face changed slightly when he heard this. After a while, he said a little lonely: "Do you retreat to Guanzhong?"

Seeing Liu Bang's disheartened look, Zhang Liang couldn't bear it and advised: "King, the King of Qi is out of reach, Bi Shu is definitely not an opponent, the Qiang and Di in the west of Shu are brave and good at fighting, and most of the Pang Yu's soldiers are unable to resist. Our army only needs to wait for another half a month, and we will have an opportunity to fight back. The general trend of the world depends on this battle, and my king should rise up."

Liu Bang woke up in a panic and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, I will never give up until the last moment! Even if the matter in Huainan and the great things in western Shu were not gone, I could retreat into Guanzhong and defend it. If the child of Xiangzhuang wanted to enter Guanzhong, it was a delusion." After saying this, Liu Bang said, "What's more, I firmly believe that Huainan and western Shu will have good news."

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The Seizure sent by Pang Yu to the Jinchuan Valley has returned to Mengshan and brought back extremely important information.

"Three days later, will it be the Divine Arbor Day that burns to the tribe?" Pang Yu looked at the lights that were flashing on the many lamps and said, "What is Divine Arbor Day?"

He replied in detail: "Report to the general, God's Tree Day is the most grand program of the Qiang and Di tribes. Once a year, it is very grand. Just like when we celebrate the Spring Festival, bonfires will be lit in the divine forest used by various tribes to sacrifice. All tribesmen will sing and dance around the bonfire while enjoying wine and meat. The unmarried little ladies and boys will come out to choose their spouses at this time."

"So that's how it is." Pang Yu pondered without saying a word. This was a good opportunity to catch all the fire as a tribe.

After thinking about it, Pang Yu said again: "Where are the other three large tribes in the Jinchuan Valley? Why are their sacred Arbor Day not on the same day as the sacred Arbor Day in the Shaodang Tribe?"

Xizuo hurriedly said, "The general doesn't know that these barbarians are different from our Central Plains. The divine tree festivals of each tribe of Qiang and Di are randomly designated by the elders of their clans, and are not fixed." Xizuo suddenly remembered something again and continued, "By the way, this time, Yueyingsha, the youngest daughter of the king, is going to choose a spouse in martial arts."

"Please choose a partner in martial arts competition?" Pang Yu frowned, "What does it mean?"

He smiled and replied: "General, the Qiang Di tribe is still martial. Many young ladies not only look at each other when choosing a spouse, but also have to take the young man's riding and shooting skills. However, this time, the situation of choosing a spouse in Yueyingsha is a bit different. It is said that the king wants to recruit a son-in-law with outstanding riding and shooting skills to take over his throne."

Pang Yu said: "Will this burning king have no son?"

He said carefully: "Yes, there are more than ten, but they are all waste."

Pang Yu said: "Such a good opportunity, the other three tribes should not let it go, right?"

He nodded carefully and replied, "There is no exact news, but he heard a lot of rumors. It is said that King Wu Ge, King Yuan Jian and King Wuliu will send their most powerful sons to participate in this competition."

"Okay!" Pang Yu tapped the chord lightly and said in a deep voice, "This is an opportunity!"

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