Xiang Yu was furious in the commander's tent, shouting and scolding that Yingbu and others were useless and could not even take down the small Hangu Pass. Yingbu and others kept standing like three good students in front of the teacher.

, nodded and listened to the instructions with a frown on his face. But he was thinking in his heart, Hangu Pass is not a small one, it is the most powerful pass in the Qin Dynasty? Besides, weren't you yourself beaten to a black and blue face by the Second Emperor of Qin? You don't have the nerve to tell others.

! However, they did not dare to bring any of their thoughts to their faces. With Xiang Yu's violent temper, as long as he felt a little bit dissatisfied, he might be beaten violently at that time.

Xiang Yu said angrily: "We have lost our troops and generals, and our morale has been greatly reduced. What do you think we should do?"

"My lord, it seems to me that the second emperor of Qin is leading a personal expedition. The morale of the Qin army is like a rainbow, and Hangu Pass cannot be taken for a while. It is better to return to Pengcheng and rest for a period of time, and then join forces with Qi, Zhao, Wei and others.

The best strategy is to attack Qin together." Wu Tianran, the counselor, said bravely.

"You want me to run away without a fight!" Xiang Yu picked up Wu Tianran's skinny body and shouted through gritted teeth, "Are you having second thoughts?"

Wu Tianran was immediately frightened and fainted.

"Lord, what's going on? What's going on, Mr. Wu?" Ya's father Fan Zeng stepped into the tent and witnessed Wu Tianran's tragic situation.

Xiang Yu threw Wu Tianran to the ground and clapped his hands: "You idiot, you want to persuade me to withdraw my troops and disturb the morale of the army. Yafu, do you think you should kill him to strengthen the army?"

Fan Zeng watched the gray-bearded Wu Tianran being thrown to Xiang Yu's feet like a sheaf of wheat, and he couldn't help but feel a little pity in his heart: "Farewell, Mr. Wu is loyal to my lord, and he definitely didn't mean to offend me this time. My lord, you

Calm down your anger for now, I still have a hundred thousand pressing matters to report."

Fan Zeng waved to two soldiers: "Send Mr. Wu back to his tent first."

Xiang Yu ignored this and asked Fan Zeng directly: "Yafu, do you have anything else important to do with me? Have you thought of any good strategy to break the city?"

Fan Zeng was so anxious that his forehead was sweating: "My lord, do you still remember Han Xin whom I mentioned to you many times a few days ago?" Xiang Yu smiled and said: "Of course I remember, isn't he the wimp who gets into other people's crotches? He is

My halberd holder." Fan Zeng sighed: "He ran away!" Xiang Yu said impatiently, "I thought Yafu, you had something important to do. I already knew about this matter. What does it matter if a soldier runs away?

No way. Next time I catch him, I'll skin him."

Fan Zeng felt desolate in his heart. Xiang Yu didn't know what a serious mistake he had made!

"I didn't come here to tell your lord about this. I just wanted to tell your lord that Wei Bao sent General Huang Xin to come with 20,000 troops to help. We are already fifty miles away." Fan Zeng thought to himself, he must have heard it this time.

Xiang Yu was not a fool, so he jumped up and said, "Isn't Wei Bao rebelling? How could he send people to help me? Is there some fraud involved? Zhong Limei obeyed the order -"

He wanted to send Zhong Limei to give Huang Xin a head-on blow. Fan Zeng hurriedly stopped him: "I have already sent someone to ask Huang Xin. Regarding Wei Wang Wei Bao's rebellion, Huang Xin denied it and swore that it was absolutely impossible.

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Xiang Yu calmed down and thought, Logically speaking, Huang Xin couldn't lie, otherwise he would never dare to bring 20,000 troops to Hangu Pass to die.

Wei's men and horses, not to mention 20,000, even 200,000, could not withstand the attack of Chu's 30,000 armored cavalry. What was he doing? Fan Zeng didn't need to remind Xiang Yu that he had been fooled.

However, he will never admit his mistake!

Who am I, Xiang Yu, a great hero of Chu State? I cannot do anything wrong!

In order to cover up his mistake, Xiang Yu said with a smile: "Huang Xin must have heard that Wei Bao was plotting a rebellion and was unwilling to join him, so the commander came to abandon the secret and join the light. Send the order and welcome him."

There is no better son than a father, and Fan Zeng knew what his intentions were as soon as he saw his virtue.

Fan Zeng would not save face for him, he would flatter him, but he would not let him down: "Don't dream, my lord, we were fooled. Lu Pheasant escaped with Liu Ji's tribe, and the real rebel was King Han Cheng."

Like Lu Pheasant, Wei Bao is innocent."

Xiang Yu was angry, why did he speak so directly?

"Impossible, Lu Fei is a womanizer. How dare she betray me? It's absolutely impossible -" Xiang Yu refused to admit his mistake.

Fan Zeng looked serious.

"My lord, Lu Pheasant is here with great ambitions. I predict that he must be attacking Wei and Zhao. At present, our army and the Qin army are facing each other and cannot move. Lu Pheasant wants to take this opportunity to capture Henan and Hebei.

, Isolate our country of Chu, please my lord immediately send troops and horses to chase them back, no need to talk nonsense, kill them all to avoid future troubles." Fan Zeng's heart is harder than Xiang Yu's when it comes to big issues of right and wrong.

Xiang Yu didn't believe that Lu Zhi had the guts to go against him, so he laughed and said, "Yafu, you think too much. That woman Lu Zhi is just a bit slutty and has no other abilities. Even if she really wants to dominate the world,

Even Liu Ji's remaining defeated generals can't get past Wei Bao, so do I need to send troops?"

"But, Han Xin also ran away with Lu Pheasant——" Fan Zeng felt as if grass had grown in his heart, and his voice became much louder.

"Then there's no need to worry. A weak woman with long hair and short knowledge, plus a wimp who gets into other people's pants all day long, together, they can just do some sneaky things, and they won't become a big deal. Needless to say, this matter

Now, let’s discuss how to conquer Hangu Pass tomorrow.”

Xiang Yu just looked down on Han Xin. No matter how Fan Zeng tried to persuade him, it was of no use. Xiang Yu decided that a person who got under someone else's crotch could not be useful.

Fan Zeng said: "My lord, please send troops to intercept Lu Pheasant immediately, otherwise there will be endless trouble!"

Xiang Yuxin said, Godfather, that is you, if it had been anyone else, I would have strangled him to death. He is blabbering endlessly. Are you bothered?

"Xiong Tian, ​​I'll give you five thousand cavalry. Go and chase Lu Pheasant back to me. If you don't want to come back, kill him without mercy!" For Liu Bang's remaining defeated soldiers, five thousand fine cavalry was more than enough to deal with 20,000. In the Battle of Pengcheng,

Xiang Yu once defeated the Han army of 300,000 with 30,000 horses. One was definitely worth ten.

Fan Zeng shook his head: "I will go with General Xiong."

Although Xiang Yu disliked Fan Zeng's wordiness, he really couldn't do without him and refused to agree to anything: "No, we can't do without Yafu at Hangu Pass now. Besides, your health is not good for a long-distance pursuit, so let Shang Jing follow."

Let’s take a walk.”

Advisor Shang Jing also stood up and said, "You don't have to worry, Yafu. General Xiong and I will definitely act with caution."

Fan Zeng felt a little relieved now, but he was still very nervous, always feeling that something bad was going to happen.

The next day, the Chu army continued to launch a fierce attack.

Yu Ziqi, Long Qie, Tu Gangqiu, Lu Matong, and Bayuzan replaced Yingbu, and Zhongli Mei attacked the city in five directions.

Although he suffered a defeat yesterday, his vitality was not damaged. Xiang Yu still had more than 200,000 fresh troops in hand. Today, he put all his troops into it and vowed not to withdraw his troops until Hangu Pass was breached.

There were about 50,000 people in each of the five groups, totaling 250,000. They were like five angry dragons rushing towards Hangu Pass.

The defenses at the top of Hangu Pass were adjusted again. There were still three crossbowmen shooting arrows alternately at each crenel. However, dozens of new stone-shooting machines were added to the horse path. Hundreds of jars and jars were piled under the crenellations, all of which were made overnight.

The thunder from the sky is ready to bombard the Chu army at any time.

In view of the fact that the trenches have been filled in, the archery towers have been destroyed, the Qin army's outer defense line has been completely broken through, leaving only a moat as a barrier. Most places were still covered with thick ice at night, and the soldiers were almost as if they were walking on flat ground. As soon as Xiang Yu came up

Then the order for a general attack was issued. "In today's battle, we will capture Hangu Pass at all costs, go straight to Xianyang, and wipe out the violent Qin Dynasty. Kill."

The word "kill" spewed out from the bottom of Xiang Yu's tongue, and hundreds of thousands of lives spread out their arms, tore their throats apart, took long strides, and poured into the city at all costs.

Wang Zhu held a small red flag in his right hand and a monocular telescope in his right hand. He watched the torrent of Chu troops approaching the city head quickly and calculated silently. The sound waves were getting closer and closer, becoming clearer and shocking.

His eardrums hurt, so Wang Zhu shouted: "Get ready!"

"Ka! Ka! Ka! Ka!" There were countless machine explosions, and hundreds of stone machines were lowered together with their spoon handles, entering a state of combat readiness. A jar or jar was placed on each round spoon handle. Every time

There was a soldier next to a stone machine. He took out a fire seal and stared at Wang Zhu's right hand holding the flag.

Huan Yan ran up from the city: "Your Majesty, we are ready. The cavalry and infantry can leave the city at any time."

The Chu army had already reached the moat.

Wang Zhu ignored Huan Yan and put down his right hand as neatly as a guillotine: "Put it down!"

"Chichichichichi" the fuse lit by the fire seal made a series of noises, and the jars and jars flashed with dazzling sparks, rumbling on the ground and making hundreds of loud noises. The Chu army's attack formation was suddenly exploded into a sea of ​​flames, covering nothing.

On the unblocked ancient battlefield, along the more than ten kilometers long moat, flying dust and yellow smoke rolled up the earth, and the shattered shrapnel came overwhelmingly. Raindrops covered all the Chu soldiers. The Hangu Pass seemed to have turned into a vast expanse of wind and sand.

In the vast Gobi desert, no one could be seen, only boundless wails and screams could be heard. There was another roar in the sky, and roars and roars were immediately heard from the ground. The earth seemed to collapse in an instant, and the overly dense Chu army was really overwhelmed.

The pot exploded, and the people and horses jumped and ran around like boiling water, trampling on each other and killing each other, causing countless casualties.

The billowing smoke enveloped Hangu Pass in an instant!

Xiang Yu was very happy to see the army approaching the city smoothly from behind, but unexpectedly, he suddenly encountered such a scene. Countless thunder seemed to rain down from the sky, hitting the heads of the Chu soldiers. Countless soldiers were killed.

It was blown into limbs and arms, and more than half of the Chu army had no way to escape and fell into the blazing sea of ​​fire.

What's going on? Even if Xiang Yu is so powerful, he still can't guess what happened. Why did it suddenly thunder?

Don't blow up the Qin army.

At that moment, the ground was shaking, and the battle-hardened Wu Zima almost lost his balance and fell to the ground. A shock wave carrying the smell of gunpowder smoke rushed towards Xiang Yu who was behind him, and his whole body was immediately surrounded by a cloud of earthy yellow smoke.

The altars and jars on the top of the city were still being smashed down one after another, causing the loess on the ground to rise hundreds of feet into the air, sharp shrapnel flying everywhere, and blood spurting from the Chu army's body one after another.

come out.

In this ground-shaking explosion, the Chu army's 250,000 forward soldiers suffered numerous casualties. A few were directly hit by shrapnel and shock waves and died. The billowing yellow dust completely obscured the sight of the soldiers.

There was another rumbling sound, and at any moment someone would make an inexplicable groan and fall down. The atmosphere of panic spread faster than the plague. Everyone ran away desperately. If anyone blocked the way, there was no need to roll up their sleeves.

They pulled out their swords and spears and went up to fight with all their might. The defeated soldiers were trampled on them, their horses were frightened and they ran into chaos. Flames shot into the sky. In the blink of an eye, tens of thousands of people were killed or injured.

Ying Bu and Zhong Limei, who had been escorting Xiang Yu, were both thankful that they had saved their lives. They saw dozens of fire men and horses wailing miserably and jumping out of the steaming flames and rushing towards the rear army. Smoke and dust rose behind them.

The horse's hooves flew, and the fire surged up. The two of them did not hesitate, pulling the black horse and running backwards: "Lord, hurry up, it will be too late if you wait any longer."

"Crack, click, click" was another machine sound. The three tank ballistas captured yesterday were put to use today. The range of this thing is more than ten times farther than that of the stone machine.

Wang Zhu ordered people to tie all the fire thunderbolts that had been worked on last night to the ballista cart, and asked hundreds of soldiers to hold the fire bolts and light the fuses at the same time. With an order, the machine was launched, and the fire thunderbolts immediately rose into the sky, and the fire bombs sparkled.

It splashed across the air, creating a spectacle, and was thrown directly into the Chu army's chariot array at the rear.

"Bang bang bang bang" hundreds of sounds like firecrackers, countless fire thunderbolts exploded above the chariot formation, and balls of flames rained down on the chariots and Chu army soldiers, covering a wide area

Reaching a radius of thirty to forty feet, nearly five hundred wooden chariots were quickly caught in the flames. The Chu troops who were burned by the flames wailed and fell to the ground, rolling and screaming.
To be continued...