Chapter 251 Declaration of Victory
The decisive battle between Qin and Han dynasties.
It ended with the great victory of Qin and the defeat of Han.
The 200,000 Han troops were destroyed, and King Liu Bang of Han was saved only. Several generals and subordinates of the Han State were either captured or killed. With the collapse of Liu Bang's power, the capital of the Han State, Yingdu, was like a woman with an open arms, facing the Qin army that was rushing towards him without any defense.
This battle lasted a month and twenty-three days, with nearly 300,000 soldiers fighting in the northern part of the Jianghan Plain. Such a large-scale battle was also the biggest since the Battle of Julu.
The victory is attributed to all the soldiers.
After learning that the three armies of the left, center and right were all making progress, Li Yuan could not hide his excitement and issued a declaration of the winner to the generals of the various armies.
"Kill Liu Bang, destroy Yingdu, and destroy Han." The generals of the Qin army, stimulated by this slogan, also raced against time to lead their soldiers to march again.
Yingdu.
This Han capital on the Han River was already in panic and disorderly state when the Qin army was overwhelmed by the Qin army. The water gate leading to the wharf of a large number of fleeing Han Dynasty nobles were blocked tightly. Even the small boats that were usually fishing were offered high prices by the families of those nobles who were high above. Fleeing has become the most popular word for the people of Yingdu this summer.
The Qin army has moved south.
There were only more than 3,000 guards in Yingdu, so it would be strange if this city could be defended. Among the fugitives, those who had official positions and status in the Han regime undoubtedly accounted for the majority.
Yingdu ordered Lü Ze to stand coldly at the head of Yingdu city. He knew very well that these fleeing Han nobles carried all the property they had plundered over the years, just like fat sheep, allowing Lü Ze's soldiers to do whatever they wanted.
If Lu Ze had to stop the soldiers' actions in the past, but now he did not want to do so. In such a chaotic situation, the loud noise in the soldiers' hearts was the most dangerous.
If you are not careful in handling it, you may cause a mutiny.
More than 100,000 Han troops were defeated, and countless generals and school were killed or injured in each army. Even if someone escaped, he would no longer have any status. Therefore, if he robbed him, he would rob him. Lu Ze also had the only force in Yingdu, so he didn't have to be afraid of anything at all.
More importantly, the life and death of King Liu Bang of Han was unclear. Lv Ze had an intuition that it was unlikely that this elder brother-in-law would die in the chaos, but it would not be too likely to return to Yingdu.
A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall.
With Liu Bang's eyes, he could naturally see the danger of Yingdu falling. How could he escape back to Yingdu and be chased again? "General, Madam is invited." A personal soldier rushed up from the city and approached Lv Ze to report the report.
Lv Ze frowned and signaled to lead the way. The wife he said was no one else, but his real sister, Lu Zhi. The original wife of the King of Han, fought with the mistress Qi Ji in the past year, and now Liu Bang ran away. Lv Zhi finally gained the upper hand in this nominal marriage battle.
Han Wang Mansion.
The door was empty and there were few people, which was completely different from the lively scenes of ordinary cars coming and going. The officials who curled with the wife of Han Wang and Meiji had long run to where they were now.
When Lu Ze got off his horse and entered the mansion, a maid was waiting at the door to take him in. In the side hall of the east wing, Lu Zhi was wearing a very casual long light yellow satin dress and black hair, and was dressing up.
"Brother, you are here." Lu Zhi didn't look back and asked as she listened to the footsteps.
Lv Ze looked at Lu Zhi's delicate and smooth face in the bronze mirror and said, "A Ji, call me, but for the sake of leaving, don't worry, the three Misty Cyclone warships have already stopped at the dock south of the Han River. The guards are all from our Lu family, and no one else will know about it."
Lu Zhi slowly turned around in front of the mirror and asked, "Is there any news about the King of Han? Is it life or death--." When asked this, Lu Zhi's eyes raised slightly, adding a bit of strange evil spirit.
A generation of Empress Lü.
This strange woman who had held the power of the Han Kingdom for more than 20 years in history was only inferior to Emperor Zetian. As for the empress dowager of the Qing Dynasty, it was not even the turn of the third place.
Lv Ze was actually a little scared of this big girl. He lowered his head and said honestly: "I don't know where the King of Han is going, but I didn't hear the news that the Qin people captured the King of Han."
"This old guy must have run away." Lu Zhi sneered and said, "No one knows his husband as much as his wife." No one knows what Liu Bang has more than Lu Zhi."
In fact, Lu Zhi had enough of a marriage that was in name only. If she hadn't thought about her son Liu Ying, she wouldn't have been able to withstand the breath of Qi Ji's power.
"Brother, we will leave the city from the waterway tomorrow night. In addition, you can transfer one hundred reliable people to me, I have an urgent need." Lu Zhi's eyes flashed with a sharp look and she said anxiously.
"Big sister, if you have something to do, just tell me, why bother to work hard in person?" Lü Ze said in confusion.
"Hmph, Liu Ji ran away. The little bitch he raised was still in the city, and there was that little bastard. I can't afford them." Lu Zhi said viciously.
When he heard what Lu Zhi said from her teeth, even her elder brother Lu Ze couldn't help but fight a cold war. Qi Yi, also known as the little bitch Lu Zhi, Liu Ruyi, the youngest son of Liu Bang, naturally became a little bastard.
As a member of the Lu family, Lu Ze naturally responded to Lu Zhi's request. After dispatching a hundred personal soldiers to Lu Zhi, Lu Ze left from the Han Palace. He also had to contact the Han army's boats and agreed on a specific time so that he could evacuate from the fire pit of Yingdu earlier.
June 20th, night.
Lv Ze and Lv Zhi took their confidants to leave Yingdu from the waterway during the twilight. At the same time, a fire broke out in Yingdu City, turning the city that had recovered a little early and turned into ruins again.
Qi Yi and Liu Ruyi were buried in the fire in this fire. However, they still have to feel lucky, because compared to the fact that they were made into human pigs in history, it is still a very humane way of death to be directly burned to death by fire.
Lv Ze and Lv Zhi fled.
According to the plan, they planned to go south from the Han River. Then they turned into the Yangtze River waterway and headed east. They arrived at the downstream Dongjun and Kuaiji County area, and then went back to the Pei County area after a big circle.
However, this road is not peaceful.
In the Jiujiang County area, Ying Bu, the former general of the Chu army, started his old business again after being defeated by Xiang Yu. The thieves blocked the waterway tightly, and every passing ship could be robbed. It is still hard to say whether Lu Ze's three small ships can pass through safely.
If the luck is not good enough, Lu Ze and Lu Zhi are likely to be drowned in the Yangtze River, which is no different from Ji Qi's fate.
Yingdu also completely became a deserted city without the management of Han officials. When Meng Hu's side cavalry was the first to enter the city, the Qin army soldiers faced two rows of Nanjun elders kneeling outside the city gate. They all had ritual instruments symbolizing land and status on their heads, expressing their surrender to the Qin army.
"The Marquis of Wu of the Great Qin is above, and our untouchables are deceived by Liu thieves and have no choice but to do it--!" In a confession, these fence-breasted elders pushed all the blame to Liu Bang. Now, they are extremely resentful to the King of Han who once welcomed him.
The reason was not only because Liu Bang was defeated, but also because many prisoners in the Han army were their clans. At this time, they expressed their support in hope that Li Yuan would be open and let these children come back, but it was obvious that their plan would never be possible.
Li Yuan has never been ruthless to those who are against him. These prisoners from Chu are voluntary or forced. As long as they are Han soldiers, they must pay the price for their actions.
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July in the fourth year of the Xinli period of Qin.
The world is shaking.
The result of the Qin and Han War quickly spread throughout the land of Guandong. When all the princes heard about it, they all looked like earth and were frightened. In less than two months, the Qin army defeated Liu Bang, who was known as the second prince. This was too amazing.
The past.
Qin general Bai Qi was known as the ever-winning general. It took him two years to confront the Zhao army in the Battle of Changping. The victory and defeat were decided. In the Battle of Julu, the two sides fought for more than half a year. Now, it only took the Qin army 53 days.
Could it be that Li Yuan is even better than Bai Qi?
When we arrived here together, the anti-Qin princes were cheering up in their hearts. They began to send envoys to Chang'an and Pengcheng to lobby and inquire about information.
The same news came to Pengcheng. Xiang Yu, the overlord who had just returned from Qi to encircle the remnants of the Tian clan, faced the west and was speechless for a long time. Just two months ago, Zhang Liang, an important adviser of Liu Bang, came to Pengcheng twice, trying to lobby Xiang Yu to send troops to attack the Qin army, but they were rejected by Xiang Yu.
This time, the refusal was very difficult for Xiang Yu, because he was still the reputation of a prince, but Xiang Yu would never be fooled when he rescued Liu Bang.
The previous time, the Chu army suffered losses in front of Hulao Pass. Not only Xiangzhuang, but Ji Bu was defeated, but even the general Zhong Limei left the Chu army. However, Liu Bang took advantage of the gap in the Qin-Chu battle and sent troops to Nanyang County in one fell swoop, strengthening the Han army's strength again.
One mistake can lead to wisdom.
Xiang Yu is not a mentally retarded person. In history, he was more influenced by false reputations, especially when there were no competitors, Xiang Yu gradually stopped listening to some honest advice.
Now, everything has changed.
People need competitors.
On the Hulao Pass, the young man who was approaching but still fighting to the death was like a strong opponent who was constantly surpassing and approaching, which made Xiang Yu, who had always been leading, feel a lot of pressure.
Under Xiang Yu's order, the Chu army also acted frequently during this period. First, they pacified the Chu territory and stabilized the rear. Many small forces active in Dongjun, Dang County, Chen County, Kuaiji County and other places were almost completely killed by the Chu army during this period. Only thieves like Peng Yue who used Qin as the backstage could barely escape the pursuit.
After that, the Chu army sent troops to Qilu again with a rapid force, and defeated Tian Heng again in the Chengyang area. Tian Guang's troops were defeated. This time, Xiang Yu personally took the battle and chased Tian Heng to the outside sea outside Jimo. Tian Heng, who had originally wanted to escape to the island to make a comeback, was defeated by the Chu army's boat army, and the Tian family no longer existed since then.
PS: Transitional chapter. If you don’t have a good code, please forgive me. I’m in the process of thinking.
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