Kaban Ferry in March.

The flood season on the river has just passed. The melted ice cubes collided with each other, making an unpleasant squeaking sound. Occasionally, the solid ice quickly hit the wooden bridge connecting Guanzhong and Hedong, destroying this strong wooden bridge.

The bridge shook for a while. On the bridge, rows of Qin troops marched from west to east, with their flags pointing straight to the east.

"Jiujiao Lao Qin, restore our rivers and mountains, until the blood bleeds dry, there will be a truce to the death." The war song of the Qin army roared along with the turbulent river water, giving people a feeling of intense tension and suffocation.

"Marquis Wu has orders to advance at a rapid march. The target is Chaoge City." On the Puban Bridge, a young captain of about 20 years old was holding a saber in his hand and loudly boosting morale.

"Colonel Gan Yong, I heard that there are more than 200,000 Zhao troops fighting with us. Are they really that many?" Next to the captain, several equally young generals asked with doubts.

"It's just two hundred thousand pigs and dogs. This ring-headed sword in the hands of a certain family has never seen blood, so it's just a good time for him to have a good drink." Gan Yong sneered and said proudly.

Among the Qin troops mobilized this time, Gan Yong's troops are just one of them. This Qin army of more than 2,300 people is very different from other troops. Their fathers were all in the Qin army.

They are generals who have served, so in terms of loyalty to Qin, this army is also the highest.

Leading this newly formed young force was Gan Yong, a young colonel under Han Xin's command. His father was also the first general promoted by Li Yuan - Gan Houbo.

After two battles in Hedong and Nanyang County, Gan Yong's childishness gradually disappeared. He was already able to stand alone and was discovered by Li Yuan, who quickly snatched him away from Han Xin. For Li Yuan's

This shameless act made Han Xin express his dissatisfaction.

However, after Li Yuan said that he would command 10,000 generals and send troops to attack Zhao from Jingjing, one of the Eight Paths of Taihang, Han Xin immediately stopped complaining.

Lead alone.

This is a general's lifelong wish.

After seeing Li Yuan's command of Ruoding in the Qin-Han War, Han Xin secretly vowed in his heart that he would lead the battle alone and face the conspiracies, tests, and difficulties alone.

Gan Yong was initially resistant to being transferred to a newly formed army as a captain. However, when he heard that this new army was organized by Li Yuan himself and might become a model army, he

Gan Yong said goodbye to Han Xin immediately and rushed back to Chang'an without saying a word.

The Qin army divided into two groups.

The main force on the southern front was led by Li Yuan personally, with 40,000 generals under his command. The generals included Su Jiao, Cao Xin, Chen Xi, as well as Gan Yong, Man Qiuchen, Wang Huang and other first-level officers. Overall, this was a force

What is very special about the combination of old and new troops is that Li Yuan specifically ordered Chen Xi to be transferred back from the Yingchuan line to participate in the war against Zhao. This made Chen Xi very proud. It also made Chen Xi very proud. It also made those who were still stationed in Yingchuan

Zhang Ping was very disappointed.

Chen Xi is quite outstanding in terms of his talents, and more importantly, his appeal is completely unmatched by Zhang Ping. Li Yuan transferred Chen Xi to the southern front army just to take advantage of Chen Xi's efforts.

His status as a surrendered general of the Han army further weakened and undermined the fighting spirit of Liu Bang's troops.

The 10,000 cavalry troops on the northern front were commanded by General Han Xin. They exited the pass along the Jinjing Trail, one of the eight Taihang Trails. This partial division of the Qin Army, with Li Zuojun as the front army general, rushed along the Jinjing Trail to the rear hinterland of Zhao State.

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Giant deer.

An important town in the southern part of Zhao State.

Eighty thousand Zhao troops built a temporary defense line here. Knowing that Li Yuan, the Shenwu Marquis of Qin State, had personally led his troops to kill, Chen Yu, who had been chanting the slogan of forming an alliance to conquer Qin, was panicked. In a hurry, 80,000 people just gathered together

The Zhao army deployed its defenses along the Zhuozhang River. Their two-to-one advantage in strength did not give Zhao soldiers any sense of security at all.

Such a result makes people feel very funny and ridiculous. Chen Yu's real idea is that he just wants to use the slogan of conquering Qin to win more points for himself, thereby attracting more people to defect to him. As for conquering Qin, in the end,

Of course it will happen, but not until Zhao Jun is truly ready.

However, Li Yuan's sudden dispatch of troops was like a sap, beating Chen Yu, the imaginary new king of Zhao, until stars appeared in his eyes, and Liu Bang, who had finally breathed his last breath, was nervous and sweating again.

"Brothers Zifang, Aze, Ajia, and Han, it's up to you this time. The thief Li is fierce, so be careful. If anything goes wrong, let Chen Yu's troops get ahead first."

Before setting off for the expedition, Liu Bang gave instructions to his generals with lingering fear.

Be timid before fighting.

This is a true portrayal of Liu Bang's army. This is true for the generals and the soldiers, especially the old soldiers who finally escaped from the north of Yingchuan. When they heard that the Qin army was coming to attack, they couldn't help but tremble.

Compared with Liu Bangjun's soldiers, Chen Yu's Zhao Jun was much stronger. Zhao Jun and Qin Jun had not had any large-scale wars since the earth-shattering battle in Julu. Therefore, Zhao Jun

The army's impression of the Qin army still remained a few years ago when they followed the Chu army to take advantage.

"Qin Gou, I heard they are all underage children, descendants of the captives we defeated back then. Haha, this time it is our Zhao people's turn to go on a killing spree."

"I'm afraid it won't be that easy. I heard from one of Liu Jun's scouts that the Qin army was quite fierce. They killed their 100,000 troops in Nanyang County until their blood flowed into rivers, and countless people died in battle."

In Chen Yu's army, from time to time there would be private discussions among the generals and commanders who had different opinions. This kind of discussion made Zhao's soldiers feel more conflicted. Whether they were sure or not, even the generals didn't know how they could win this battle.

March 17th.

The leading troops of the Qin Army arrived at Qingzhang River. The 2,000 new troops led by Colonel Gan Yong encountered the Zhao army and Li Qi's troops while searching along the Zhang River. The two sides suddenly encountered a melee. As a result, the Zhao army abandoned more than a thousand corpses.

He fled in panic.

Initially unfavorable.

The Zhao army suddenly turned from enthusiastic to timid. Li Qi was considered a capable general among Chen Yu's army, but he didn't want to encounter a Qin general like Gan Yong, who was not very famous, and was defeated.

In the face of the facts, Chen Yu's enthusiastic mood cooled down. However, feeling the strength of the Qin army, he went from one extreme to another.

Stand firm without fighting.

Then, he sent many envoys to the princes in Guandong, asking them to quickly send troops for reinforcements, seeing that they were all fighting against Qin.

This is Chen Yu's beautiful idea to replicate the process of the last Julu battle. Unfortunately, things are different now. Li Yuan is not Zhang Han, and Chen Yu is not the original Zhao Xie and Zhang Er. More importantly,

Xiang Yu, the overlord, is no longer the hot-blooded and impulsive Jiangdong hero who wanted to defeat the Qin Dynasty in three households.

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Jingxing

It is the fifth of the eight passes of Taihang and the sixth of the nine fortresses in the world. On this road, chariots cannot merge and riders cannot be in the same row. For an army of more than 10,000 people, the difficulty of marching can be imagined.

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Han Xin's army set out from Pingyang. After the change of equipment, the Qin army was mainly infantry, mixed with about 300 light cavalry. Compared with the main force of the Qin army on the southern front, this partial division under Han Xin was more effective in frontal combat.

It may be a little worse, but in terms of running operations, perhaps due to Han Xin's personal preference, this unit's long-distance combat strength is a bit stronger.

At the front of the team, General Han Xin of the Qin Army, wearing a black jersey and cape, was walking with his horse, his eyebrows were covered with frost-like ice edges.

March in the north does not enter warm spring earlier than in the south. The cold current in the Taihang Mountains is still there. In places with no sunshine, the snow still exists. The hard places have become slippery due to repeated melting and freezing. This is

This also makes the Jingxing trail extremely difficult to navigate in winter.

"Zuoche, if you hadn't been leading the way, we would have had no confidence in crossing the Taihang Mountains." Han Xin climbed up the mountain road step by step and said to Li Zuoche, who was leading the way a few steps ahead.

"General, I don't dare take this seriously. If it weren't for the strength of the generals, what would I, Li Zuoche, be capable of? Chen Yu has put King Zhao under house arrest, and I can only watch." Li Zuoche said with a sad expression.

"Zuo Che doesn't have to blame himself. Wu Hou's army has already arrived at Zhangshui. I'm afraid that he and Chen Yu's army are already fighting each other. We can't delay our trip." Han Xin consoled him.

There is often a matter of fate between people.

Take Han Xin and Li Zuoche for example. Han Xin is a bit cold and unkind on the outside, but he is extremely proud in his heart. If Li Yuan hadn't convinced him with his ability and facts, Han Xin would not be willing to be inferior to others. Li Zuoche

In fact, they are the same type of people as Han Xin. They are proud of their superior intelligence. After a conversation, the two people's understanding of strategy and tactics gave them more common ground.

March 28th.

After Han Xin and Li Zuoche's 10,000 Qin troops trekked in the Taihang Mountains for half a month, they finally walked out of the mountains and appeared in the area of ​​Jingxingkou and Xianyu River.

Upon receiving the news that the Qin army had appeared in the Jingxing area, Xia Shui, the Prime Minister in charge of the defense of the northern part of Zhao State, was shocked. He quickly led more than 40,000 Zhao troops who had not yet had time to send to fight in the south to intercept it.

The battle on the northern battlefield between Qin and Zhao began.

Faced with Xia Shuo's attempts to intercept and fight the exhausted Qin army as soon as possible, Li Zuoche proposed a plan to Han Xin. Yan Xia said that this man was reckless and unintelligent. The Qin army could send a separate army to bypass the enemy's rear and plagiarize it.

Han Xin was overjoyed when he heard that Zhao's army had weak food routes and ordered Li Zuoche to lead three thousand troops across the Mianman River to attack the Xiangxian area.

From the end of March to the beginning of April, Li Zuoche, under the pretext of rescuing Zhao Xie, relied on his familiarity with the northern area of ​​Zhao State, and three thousand Qin troops occupied five counties in Zhao area with lightning speed.
Chapter completed!