One-on-one challenge.

The requirements for the general's personal will are extremely high.

Facing life and death.

The quality of human will determines everything.

Faced with the decision of a moment of life and death, whether to move forward to death or retreat to escape, the first intuition of a person at this moment influences his actions to the greatest extent.

Su Jiao experienced fierce battles between the Julu and Xiang Yu and the Chu army in Zhangshui. That time, Su Jiao was defeated in front of Xiang Yu who was burning to death because the generals of the border army were worried and did not dare to fight with their lives.

And this time, the Qin cavalrymen who were determined to take revenge did not hesitate at all. The Qin army braved the arrows and rains of the Hedong army and rushed fiercely. Five thousand cavalrymen were covered with the sound of thunder, which made people frightened.

From Hukou to Huguan.

Literally speaking, there is only one word different, but the actual distance is 300 miles away. The Hedong Army rushed all the way and suddenly encountered a strong enemy in exhaustion, which made the battle situation almost break when the central troops of both sides contacted.

Sima Mao exclaimed in surprise.

Among the soldiers on both sides, there was no one who dared to fight to face the enemy. This robber unit supported by the Loufan warriors was very strong when facing the unarmed people, and when facing the Qin border cavalry that was stronger than them, the so-called warriors and athletes all turned into soft-footed shrimps.

"Your Majesty, I can't stop it anymore, run away!" A somewhat loyal personal driver pulled his horse back and pulled over Sima Mao's mount reins tightly.

escape.

This thought was rooted in Sima Mao's heart at a rapid speed.

In just one hour, the victory and defeat were decided in the battle of Huguan. Under the cover of the cavalry, Sima Mao, who was half-suppressed and half-hearted, fled with the defeated soldiers. In the face of the powerful deterrence of the Qin army, both the generals of the Hedong Army and ordinary soldiers completely lost the courage to fight head-on. Although their number was nearly three times higher than that of the opponent.

Under the fierce pursuit of the border cavalry, the defeated soldiers of the Hedong Army fled to the Pucheng area, but happened to encounter the Qin army reinforcements coming from Sanchuan.

When the enemy meets, they are extremely jealous.

The generals and school leaders leading the reinforcements were nothing but other witnesses of the Battle of Jiyuan: Zhang Ping. After the Battle of Hulao Pass, Zhang Ping was promoted from general to school lieutenant, responsible for assisting Jiang Yu in the western part of Sanchuan County. As soon as Su Jiao's urgent report arrived, Zhang Ping immediately mobilized the two thousand infantry under his command to cross the river.

Zhang Ping had few troops. If he had arrived at the battlefield at the beginning of the decisive battle, the Hedong Army would be surprised at most when they saw it. But now when they were all over, the emergence of this Qin army suddenly made the defeated soldiers of the Hedong Army extremely desperate.

Sima Mao had no choice but to escape, and was desperate. His Highness, the King of Yin, who had benefited from Xiang Yu's feud, tried to swim across the Fen River with his horse and flee, but he drowned in the Fen River with his horse.

After this battle, more than 9,000 soldiers of Hedong were beheaded by the Qin army and more than 5,000 were dispersed. The remaining six and seven thousand became prisoners of the Qin army.

In the third year of the Xinli period of Qin Dynasty, nine and October.

The Qin army, which continued to dispatch troops, occupied Chaoge, Loufan, Dingling and other small tribes before the harsh winter came, saw that the situation was not good, and sent envoys to Xianyang to express their surrender. Under the good situation, the Qin army successfully wiped out the remnants of the Hedong army on the land of the Three Jins, and thus merged Henan and the Sanjin area west of the Taihang Mountains into the territory of the Qin State.

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The Three Jin thunders.

Another seventeen princes and kings enfeoffed by Xiang Yu lost another one. The destruction of King Sima Mao of Yin shocked the Guandong princes, and their strength was the standard for measuring everything in troubled times.

Sima Mao's death vividly taught all the princes. The result of independent confrontation with the powerful Qin was a dead end. Believing in the instigation of King Liu Bang of Han was even more stupid.

Compared with Liu Bang, who seemed loyal, actually cunning, although Xiang Yu was too strong, at least, once the princes were in trouble, the overlord would not stand by and watch.

The new rise of Qin State has led to the historical situation of the struggle between Chu and Han, which has evolved into the situation where the Qin, Chu and Han families compete for power, and other small princes survive in the cracks.

Among several forces, after four years of hard fighting, Qin occupied most of Guanzhong, Shangjun, Jiuyuan, Hanzhong, Ba, Shu, Hedong County, and Sanchuan County. The population in the territory was about 2.2 million households, including about 1.3 million males, and 5.7 million females, children and children. This statistics are the figures reported by counties and counties to Xianyang. The real data remains to be verified and further investigated.

Judging from the numbers alone, the Qin State's strength is still good. After continuous annexation and expansion, the number of male gentry reached more than one million. However, if you carefully check, only one-tenth of male gentry who went to the right age, or about 130,000. Faced with the vast territory, the scale of more than 100,000 troops was like pearls scattered in the sea, and they could not be found in the blink of an eye.

On the Western Chu State, after encountering the fierce battle in Hulao and betrayal of Ying Bu, and Zhonglimei became independent, Xiang Yu decided to use half a year to carry out a major raid on the resistance forces in Dongjun, Chenjun, Dangjun, Qilu and Jiangnan.

The counties under the Western Chu rule were mostly densely populated areas, with a total population of 340 households and about 2 million males of appropriate age. The Chu army's strength has recovered in the process of eliminating many internal hidden dangers. At present, the Chu army's standing army has maintained a scale of 250,000, of which the elite soldiers directly commanded by Xiang Yu were about 50,000.

In the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang unexpectedly moved south and annexed the territory of the two princes, Han Xin and Linjiang King Gongao, which made the Han army resurrect and restored its position as the second among the princes. At present, the number of Han army is 200,000, and once again surpasses the Qin army that defeated him in terms of military strength.

If the quality is not good, please make up for the quantity.

From the perspective of combat power, the Qin and Chu armies are equal. If a war occurs, it depends on the time, terrain, people, and the performance of the main general, and even the lucky conditions that occur accidentally; the Han army is much weaker, and some newly formed Han army troops are no different from the teams of the small princes.

Liu Bang's ideas on establishing the army were completely different from those of Li Yuan and Xiang Yu, which was also due to his ability to provide food, fodder and supplies like Xiao He, who was skilled in internal affairs, which gave the basic supply of the Han army a preliminary guarantee.

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In the third year of the Xinli period of Qin and the fourth year of the Li period of Chu.

Late October, early winter.

The Overlord's wedding.

Pengcheng.

The entire city was immersed in joy. After experiencing the danger of being attacked by the thieves at the beginning of the year, the walls of Pengcheng were renovated and looked particularly tall in the vast twilight.

Teams of princes and envoys came from all directions, from King Wu Rui of Changsha to the south to Zang Tu of Yan to the north, they sent envoys to Pengcheng to congratulate them. In the past year, these princes and kings had gone from awe to alienate Xiang Yu, and now they hoped to hide under the protection of this overlord of the Western Chu Kingdom who defeated the powerful Qin like a myth.

It was against this background that when the news of Xiang Yu getting married to the beauty in Yu land came out, there were endless cars on the road leading to Pengcheng.

After seeing the strong momentum of Qin's recovery, Xiang Yu learned from his mistakes and made a major adjustment to the candidates for internal affairs and military personnel. Among them, the most eye-catching thing was that Xiang Bo was dismissed. This Xiang family traitor who performed well at the Hongmen Banquet has finally stopped being favored by Xiang Yu due to his exposure of his relationship with Zhang Liang in recent times.

This time, Xiang Tuo, the uncle of Xiang Yu, was responsible for receiving these princes. Compared with Xiang Bo, who was outgoing and struggling, Xiang Tuo was much more loyal to Xiang Yu. In addition, in terms of ability to govern internal affairs, although Xiang Tuo was not as outstanding as Xiao He, he was also conscientious.

During the harvest season in October, the granaries of the Chu counties went from empty to full, which fully reflected Xiang Tuo's ability. At the same time, Xiang Yu, who had gradually matured, no longer only had Fan Zeng alone. In terms of assisting counselors, Xiang Yu recruited Shusun Tong from Lu, Liu Jing from Qi and others.

The resurgence of Qin made Xiang Yu, who was gradually complacent, once again full of fighting spirit. In the matter of personal marriage, the relationship between Xiang Yu and Yu Ji became more and more tacit.

Hard and soft.

Extensive and delicate.

Putting Xiang Yu and Yu Ji is an excellent combination of heroes and beauties.

After expelling Xiong Xin, the ignorant King Huai of Chu, Xiang Yu lived in the Chu Palace in Pengcheng in a dignified manner. This time, Xiang Yu wanted to give Yu Ji a name in front of the princes of the world.

Chu Palace.

Yu Ji, who was dressing up, looked shy. In the six months since Xiang Yu returned from the Huzhu, Yu Ji felt that life was like a god in the sky. The overlord no longer always fought and fought in the east and west, and was so busy that she could not see anyone. Every day, she could guard the door of the palace, waiting for the unique sound of horse hooves of the black melon mana to come.

"Madam, do you think this bun is well-plated?" The maid behind him asked with joy. From concubine to wife, this step of leap is as difficult as crossing the Milky Way in the sky. Of course, Xiang Yu would not be just Yu Ji, but from today, Yu Ji's status will be unshakable.

Yu Ji looked at the bronze mirror for a while, and a pair of willow eyebrows frowned slightly. After lowering their heads and thinking for a while, she took off the copper ornaments on her head, picked up a white jade hairpin from the dressing table, and inserted it into her temples obliquely.

This white jade hairpin is crystal clear and reflects her black hair and delicate face. In simple comparison, Yu Ji is like a cluster of autumn chrysanthemums that bloom naturally and fragrantly, making people feel pity.

Outside the palace gate.

Xiang Zhuang spanned the heavy sword and led a team of soldiers to patrol the palace walls with a bad face. After a period of silence, Xiang Zhuang returned to Pengcheng again with three months of achievements in pacifying the rebellion of the Barbarian and Yue tribes in Jiangdong.

This time, no one laughed at his failure in Luoyang, because there were many princes who were even worse than Xiangzhuang's defeat, among which Sima Mao was the latest victim.

After losing Ying Bu and Zhonglimei's two generals, although the Chu army had Xiang Yu in charge and assisted by Ji Bu, Zhou Yin, Yu Ziqi and other generals, they were much weaker in terms of reserve generals. Xiang Zhuang's return also gave young generals the lead.

PS: It is stuck in a bottleneck and is working hard to make breakthroughs.
Chapter completed!