The whole army is pressing.

After understanding that there was no way out, Liu Bang was like a gambler who lost only a pair of shorts, desperately took out the last fig leaf and pressed it into a bet.

"I have lived for more than fifty years, I have sat on the dragon couch in Xianyang, I have been a prince, and I have slept with beautiful women. What else can I be dissatisfied with? Now, I, Liu Ji, want to fight for my brothers well. Zhou Bo, wait, I, Liu Ji, is not dead yet, and I will not disappoint you."

With despair and tragic mood, Liu Bang embarked on the journey of the northern expedition with the remaining 100,000 Han troops in Yingdu. This time, he did not escape anymore, nor could he escape anymore.

I have to admit it.

A willing Liu Bang is also a very courageous man.

At the beginning, he was able to kill the white snake and let a group of gangsters in Pei County follow him to death, which was enough to prove his personal charm. If it weren't for the fact that he was a little proud after becoming the king, he would have unfortunately met Li Yuan, the killing star, Liu Bang, now the leader of the princes, fooled a group of princes to counterattack Xiang Yu.

Fame is an excellent weapon for attracting talents. In the past, Liu Bang recruited one knowledgeable person after another with the reputation of benevolence and righteousness of the elders, but now he has to pay the price for this.

The vanguard of the Han army took Ruyin Hou Xiahou Ying as the chief general and Guan Ying as the deputy general. He led more than 20,000 Han soldiers to head north, and opened a road along the road and built a bridge across the water. Liu Bang led the main force to follow up one day. This time, the Han army obviously learned the lesson of being constantly harassed by the Qin army, and drove away a small group of Qin army harassing troops along the road. He would never chase them deeply.

After losing many old brothers one after another, Liu Bang trusted fewer and fewer people. Even Guan Ying, a sleek and rude cloth vendor, is now difficult to get Liu Bang's recognition.

Xiahou Ying had always appeared as the driver and bodyguard of Liu Bang's chariot in his early years. When Cao Shen, Zhou Bo and other old brothers were killing the generals and grabbing the flag one by one, Xiahou Ying could not hold it in at most and rushed forward in a chariot to fight. Of course, there were generally not many such opportunities.

Now, Liu Bang, who was unavailable, finally pushed Xiahou Ying to the battlefield.

Faced with the fierce attacking situation of the Qin army, Xiahou Ying was like a heavy burden on her shoulders. 20,000 Han army elite soldiers were the vanguards. This number sounds like a lot, but if she encounters the Qin army can exert a lot of combat power, Xiahou Ying is really not sure.

May 7th.

The west of the Han River.

On the road from Nanjun to Nanyangjun, when the Han army reinforcements advanced along the water and land, they collided head-on with the Qin army blocking troops led by Li Yuan when they advanced to the south of Ye County.

And when the familiar and unfamiliar Qin army flag with gold-edged black "Li" characters, each Han army general took a breath.

"It's really Li Yuan-!" A red tide appeared on Guan Ying's black and red face. He, who always thought he was extremely brave, was beaten by Li Yuan in the battle of Guanzhong last year and fled in a panic. It was that battle that made Guan Ying fall from the star of hope in the Han army to a second-rate general.

"It is the lord of Qin who is here. Now that we are done, we will peel off even if we don't die." This is the voice of the old Han army soldier who was finally redeemed from the construction site of Chang'an City.

"Send the entire army: set up camp and wait until the Han King catches up before making a decision." Xiahou Ying stared coldly at the black Qin cavalry formation in front of him, and ordered angrily.

Infantry vs. Cavalry.

The best way is to form a formation to defend yourself. First stabilize the morale of the soldiers, and then the main force behind the flying cavalry will follow. In this way, the Qin cavalry's advantage of fast maneuvering will not be able to exert it.

It has to be admitted that although Xiahou Ying has always been a job as an executioner and a bodyguard and has few opportunities to lead troops to fight, the arrangements are still in line with the rules, which makes Li Yuan, who is looking at the vanguard of the Han army on the other side, couldn't help but admire him.

"Xiahou--!"

This surname is rare. Among the famous people in history, Xiahou Ying is famous. This is not only because of his founding Yuanxun in the Han Dynasty, but also because among his descendants, there were two well-known generals of the Three Kingdoms, Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun. These two followed Cao Mengde, a generation of great men, who made great contributions in the Three Kingdoms era of the Later Han Dynasty, which was even better than his ancestor Xiahou Ying.

The Han army was rigorously deploying the formation, and the Qin cavalry could not find any favorable fighter opportunities. Li Yuan and Su Jiao led 4,000 cavalry to follow the Han army far away.

In the camp, the Han infantry has camps as cover, and it is difficult for the cavalry to break through, but if they take action, it is time for the cavalry to have an advantage.

——.

From May 10th to fifteenth.

The Han army set out from Ye County and marched a total of 70 miles northward. Although this marching speed cannot be called a turtle speed, it is also unbearably slow.

However, if you want to get faster, you will be used by the Qin army. In just five days, the Han army suffered a lot. The Qin cavalry under Li Yuan's command did not confront the Han army head-on. Compared with the heavy cavalry close-killing, these border cavalry from Jiuyuan were better at using machine crossbows to kill opponents.

Waves of crossbow arrows shot like rain.

At mid-range distance, the power of the Qin crossbow was fully revealed, and the Han soldiers wanted to use the same method to give a reply, but the opponent was riding on the horse. When they aimed, the opponent they had just aimed had long disappeared.

Use movement to control static.

This made the Han army generals miserable.

Occasionally, several young generals rushed out of the Han army and wanted to break through the encirclement set up by the Qin cavalry, but soon, the sparse Han soldiers were surrounded by the Qin cavalry rushing upwards.

The shouts of killing suddenly sounded, and then suddenly silently.

When teams of warriors left and went back, the morale of the Han army gradually declined. Xiahou Ying had no choice but to step up his restraining of generals and schools at all levels to not fight on their own.

The speed of the Han army can be imagined by marching like this in the crossbow rain of Qin cavalry.

"General Xiahou, when will we get Wancheng if we continue like this?" Guan Ying spat angrily and said helplessly.

The Qin army was very anxious to siege the city, and Wancheng reported three times a day. When there was no reinforcements, the Han army in Wancheng might turn against each other at any time. Guan Ying also realized that the purpose of the Qin cavalry was to block the reinforcements of the Han army, but did not mean to eat their main force of the Han army.

Xiahou Ying rode on a big dark horse, his eyes covered with blood. The speed of the Han army over the past five days made him feel very unwilling to accept it. Liu Bang had already urged him repeatedly, but what should we do to break the Qin army's blockade? Xiahou Ying had too few trump cards in his hand.

It would be great if the Han army had a cavalry. If it really doesn't work, it would be fine to give a crossbow soldier of 3,000 people. When breaking the siege of Qin crossbow cavalry, the Han army must have its own special weapons.

"Guan Ying, do you want to break the siege of Qin Gou, do you want to take Li Yuan's life, do you want to become famous all over the world?" Xiahou Ying said in a deep voice.

"Of course I think that if I could take Li Zhe's head, I would laugh out loud in my dreams." Guan Ying said gritting her teeth.

"Okay, now I order you to select three thousand elite soldiers and hide in the formation. When my flag is cut off by the Qin people, you will kill you in one go and take the life of the Li thief." Xiahou Ying said.

"What? General Xiahou, you want to lure the enemy with your own body. How can this cause? If you can't lure the enemy, the losses will not be heavy?" Guan Ying said in a panic.

"You don't have to worry about how to lure the enemy. You just need to keep a close eye on the Qin army's big flag. Wherever it goes, you can kill me. Remember, if I can't kill Li thief, I, Xiahou Ying, will not let you go as a ghost." Xiahou Ying stared at Guan Ying tightly, without any anger in her voice.

In early summer weather, Guan Ying couldn't help but tremble when she heard this. He mustered up the courage to look at Xiahou Ying, but saw that the latter's face was as calm as if he had never said anything.

"The last general, the last general order." Guan Ying stumbled.

"Go down, wear a few more layers of armor and sharpen the battle sword faster. From now on, the King of Han will depend on you." Xiahou Ying smiled and ordered.

Guan Ying lowered her head and did not dare to look at Xiahou Ying's face again. At this moment, even if there is no brainer, she understood what Xiahou Ying was planning.

But, can Guan Ying really kill Li Yuan? Can he really bear such a heavy trust?

Guan Ying has no confidence.

——.

On the high hill.

The Qin army's flag moved slowly with the Han army's march.

Compared with the helpless Han army, the Qin army's border cavalry, which was responsible for the blocking, had high morale at this time. Su Jiao and Meng Hu, the two Qin army tiger generals, protected Li Yuan in the center and were carefully watching the actions of the Han army.

"Wuhou, what seems to be something wrong with the Han army?" Meng Hu looked at it for a while and said in confusion.

"Let me tell you carefully, what's the difference?" Li Yuan asked. Meng Hu's understanding is the highest among the generals of the border army. In Li Yuan's heart, he also hoped that Meng Hu could replace Wang Li in the future and become the new chief general of the border army, which requires the accumulation of experience and the hard work of time.

"Wuhou, look, Guan Ying's flag has moved backwards. This is not normal. With Guan Ying's bravery, the Han army has always used it as the first among the pioneers. How could he let him go backwards?" Meng Hu pointed at the Han army formation not far away and commented.

"Maybe it's because Guan Ying is timid and wants to escape?" Su Jiao laughed and said.

"If Guan Ying does that, Xiahou Ying doesn't need to kill him, even Liu Bang will never let him go. Meng Hu, you will stare at Guan Ying later and don't let him out of sight." Li Yuan ordered in a deep voice.

Although Guan Ying did not show too outstandingly in the previous war, this Han general who was born in a cloth vendor was very delicate and repeatedly escaped from the Qin army's pursuit. This itself shows that this person is not simple. Otherwise, in the battle of Guanzhong, how could it be Zhou Ji, Zhou Ke, and not him who died.

Not underestimating any opponent, using all the resources you can use, and giving the opponent the greatest respect is the lesson Li Yuan has summarized in the past four years, and it is also the secret to his success among many historical masters.

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