Chapter 453: Defeat the Han Army (Part 1)

Liu Bang also returned to the central army surrounded by Zhou Bo, Zhang Liang, Chen Ping and other important civil and military officials, and boarded the nest chariot again. Then dozens of Han military strongmen turned the winch hard, lifting the Han monarch and ministers and dozens of command soldiers to an altitude of more than six meters. Standing on the towering nest chariot and looking down, you can see the entire battlefield.

A war of 500,000 Han troops and 400,000 Chu troops, nearly one million people seemed to be a large number, but in fact the entire battlefield was only a dozen miles in radius. In the era of cold weapons, the key to winning the war was to rely on formations to form a joint force. Except for the special auxiliary troops of cavalry, the other main troops were very dense.

When Lu Tai was gone, Liu Bang was old and weak, Zhou Bo became the best candidate for the commander of the Han army.

Zhou Bo turned his head and threw his eyes at Liu Bang for consultation. Liu Bang nodded slightly, indicating that he could start.

Zhou Bo immediately raised his right hand and pressed forward gently, and said in a deep voice: "Order the entire army and set the arrow formation!"

With a command, the central command of the nest chariot and the surrounding second-level nest chariots raised corresponding order flags one after another. Under the dispatch and command of the order flag, teams of Han soldiers, heavy armor, spear soldiers, archers and light soldiers began to move one after another, and the cavalry on both wings gradually spread out. In less than half a quarter of an hour, they formed a huge vanguard formation.

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Seeing this scene, a faint smile appeared on the corner of Bi Shu's mouth. Is the Fengya Formation?

In the next moment, Bi Shu gently raised his right hand and stretched out another finger, pointing to the sky, and then said lightly: "Send the order down, one word long snake formation."

Under the dispatch of the Lingqi, the well-trained Chu soldiers quickly began to move.

In less than half a stick of incense, the left, middle, right, and back of the Chu army, the cavalry slowly stepped forward and spread out with the front army, forming a huge one-character long snake formation.

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"Is this... a long snake formation in one character?" Zhou Bo frowned and said in a deep voice, "I have never heard of Xiang Zhuang's son who knows the formation."

"One-character long snake formation?" Liu Bang asked, "Is it very powerful?"

Zhang Liang said: "This is just one of the ten basic formations recorded in Sun Tzu's Art of War."

"It is actually the formation recorded in Sun Tzu's Art of War?" Liu Bang said sternly, "How to crack it?"

Chen Ping said: "Just pinch his head, break his tail, and then chisel his waist. It's easy to break it."

On the other side, Zhou Bo has begun to issue military orders continuously: "The cavalry on both left and right wings are coming out together, and be sure to entangle the two wings of the Chu army, making it difficult for them to rescue the central army. The Imperial Army attacks the middle road, and the heavy cavalry follows up. The front army, the left army, and the right army's bow and arrow battalion suddenly bursts forward and the rear army's baggage suppresses long-range, and the catapult cart assists the attack..."

Zhang Liang was slightly worried. Although he was not good at commanding the battle, he had also observed the command of King Han Xin of Qi on the spot. As the saying goes, he had never eaten pork but had seen pigs running. Therefore, Zhang Liang could see that Zhou Bo was planning to fight quickly and decided to use the Imperial Guard to open the Chu army's defense line in one fell swoop, and then throw in heavy cavalry to directly attack the Xiangzhuang Central Army!

Zhou Bo is worthy of being a veteran on the battlefield who has experienced many battles and has immediately grasped the key points of the entire battlefield.

Obviously, as long as the Han army breaks through the middle of the Chu army and kills Xiang Zhuang, the battle will be won. Of course, as the king of Chu, Xiang Zhuang will inevitably have heavy troops to guard him. This depends on the combat power of the Han army's heavy cavalry and the Han imperial guards. Zhou Bo's idea of ​​using troops is actually very simple, but on the battlefield, the simpler the idea, the more terrifying it is!

Zhou Bo's military order was quickly conveyed, and the huge vanguard formation began to slowly crush forward.

Time passed quietly in a suffocating waiting. The distance between the Chu and Han armies ranged from 500 to 400 steps, then 300 steps, and 200 steps... The catapults of both sides first began to bombard and threw huge stones on the other side's heads. At this time, the infantrymen on both sides had no choice but to follow their destiny!

Fortunately, although the stone bullets thrown by the catapult cart are terrifying, the range of killing is really limited.

Even if it is a huge rock of hundreds of kilograms, it can only kill three or five soldiers at most. This is like a drop in the ocean for a war of nearly one million people, and it is really not worth mentioning.

However, when the distance between the two sides was less than two hundred steps, the catapults of the Chu and Han armies began to fire sullient bombs one after another.

The so-called fierce ignition oil bomb is actually a burning fierce ignition oil tank. Due to the limited strength of the clay pot, it cannot be far away. The maximum shooting distance is only 200 steps. However, the kill range of this fierce ignition oil bomb is far beyond that of ordinary stone bombs. Once the clay pot is broken, the violently burning fierce ignition oil splashes everywhere, covering a few feet of radius!

Under the bombardment of fierce turbulent bombs, the casualties of the Chu and Han armies suddenly increased sharply!

However, no matter how many casualties or how miserable the two armies must hold on. Since they set foot on this battlefield, they will no longer be a life, but just an ordinary chess piece on the chessboard. If the coach asks them to move forward, they will never retreat. If the coach asks them to move back, they will never take a step forward!

When the two armies were less than 100 steps away, the archers from both sides began to shoot at each other.

When the two armies were less than twenty steps away, the flying spearmen on both sides began to throw flying spears at each other.

Finally, the heavy armored infantry of both sides met in close contact, and in an instant, the continuous sound of shields colliding on the battlefield, the sound of sharp blades slashing the human body and the tragic wailing of the soldiers on both sides before their deaths. Looking down from the sky, the Chu and Han armies were like two torrents colliding head-on, one red and one black, and blood flowers were splashed in the sky.

The Han Imperial Guard, with Shu Sun Ying, the Imperial Guard as the arrow, was indeed unstoppable. As soon as the two sides contacted, the Han Imperial Guard easily broke through the front defense of the Chu army's heavy armor. The Chu army's heavy armor was well-equipped, but no matter how they resisted, they still could not stop the fierce offensive of the Han Imperial Guard.

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The Chu army retreated repeatedly, but the smile on Bi Shu's lips became stronger. Do you want to chisel my central army and behead me directly? It's a good idea. Well, since you have this intention, I will reluctantly cooperate.

At that moment, Bi Shu raised his right hand again and said lightly: "The big flag sends orders, and the troops retreat."

Retreat?! Xiang Zhuang, Xiang Tuo, Heng Chu and others were instinctively shocked when they heard this. The two armies were already fighting together. At this time, the order to withdraw the troops was not a joke! But soon, everyone recalled another battlefield scene that made them unforgettable. The Battle of Gaixia, yes, it was the Battle of Gaixia!

Back then, in the Battle of Gaixia, Han Xin ordered the Qi army to retreat when the two armies were fighting. Xiangzhuang, Hengchu, Ji Bu and others thought this was a mistake, but the final result proved that they were wrong. Although Han Xin ordered the retreat, the Qi army did not suffer chaos during the retreat, and they were not defeated because of this!

However, the Chu army suffered the bitter fruit of the defeat due to too deep pursuit!

Thinking back to this unforgettable scene, Xiang Zhuang swallowed the questions he had spitted back into his stomach. Bi Shu could defeat Han Xin in the Battle of Sishui, and probably Han Xin would have the ability to retreat without being confused. What else should he worry about? Be a hand-off manager and watch the battle with peace of mind.

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"How dare the Chu army retreat?!" Zhou Bo's thick eyebrows were twisted into a ball in an instant.

But soon, a hint of cold murderous intent appeared on Old Zhou Bo's face. Is Xiang Zhuang's child bullying me old?

Guan Ying, Chen Wu and other generals also looked at each other and retreated in the war. This is really a test of the commanding skills of the head coach. As far as they know, it seems that no one else can do this in this world except King Han Xin of Qi and Bi Shu, who just emerged from Chu. Could it be that Xiang Zhuang also wants to challenge him?

"Is Xiang Zhuang crazy?" Liu Bang also opened his mouth wide in surprise.

A trace of gloom suddenly appeared on Zhang Liang's face, and he suddenly had a very bad premonition. Could it be... But Zhang Liang quickly gave up this idea again, how could this be possible? Chen Ping, who was standing next to Zhang Liang, still looked unconscious and didn't know what he was thinking in his mind.

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Cold sweat broke out on the foreheads of the Chu kings and ministers such as Xiang Zhuang, Xiang Tuo, Wu She, Baili Xian.

Because the various situations that the Chu army had retreated and passed were too dangerous, several times, the entire camp of the Chu army had been disrupted by the Han army. Fortunately, there would always be another Chu army to support him from the side at a critical moment, barely blocking the Han army's troops, and then giving the defeated Chu army the chance to reorganize the team.

This gave Xiang Zhuang and others an illusion that the Chu army was always struggling on the verge of defeat.

The king and minister of Chu were frightened when they saw it, but Bi Shu's face was still as calm as it was.

In addition to Bi Shu, Tie Niu and the dozen soldiers responsible for conveying military orders also looked calm. They had all witnessed the duel between Bi Shu and Han Xin with their own eyes. Compared with the Battle of Si Shui, Bi Shu was much calmer now. The speed and frequency of issuing military orders were far less than comparable to the Battle of Si Shui. It can be seen that the general is now relaxed.

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As the Chu and Han armies retreated and advanced, the formations of both sides inevitably changed.

Before we knew it, the Chu army's long snake formation evolved into a vague and unobstructed geese formation, while the Han army's vanguard formation contracted into a huge triangular cone formation. Looking down from a high altitude, the entire triangle of the Han army was surrounded by the Chu army's geese formation, and only the bottom side was still under the protection of the Han army's cavalry.

However, the Han monarchs and ministers did not notice such a vague change.

Whether it was Zhou Bo, Liu Bang, or Zhang Liang, they only saw that under the fierce attack of the Han army, the formation of the Chu army had completely collapsed. According to the secret of cracking the one-character snake formation in military art, the Han army had fully realized its intentions, because the cavalry on both wings of the Chu army had been completely entangled by the Han cavalry, and the Imperial Guard had completely wedged into the Chu central army.

Now, as long as heavy cavalry is put into operation and launching a fatal blow to the Chu Central Army, the Chu army should be defeated!

Zhou Bo took a deep breath, then slowly pulled out his sword and raised it over the top and then pulled forward with force, saying in a deep voice: "The big flag sends the order, heavy cavalry...attack!"
Chapter completed!