Chapter 15: Hand Against the Water(1/2)
Zhang Han witnessed all this and thought, Xiang Yu is not as wise as Qin II. I can't follow him, so I should abandon the secret and join the light! In the evening, under the pretext of visiting a doctor, he came to Dong Yi's tent. Sima Xin happened to be there, and both of them pulled
He had a long face and said nothing. There was a small oil lamp flickering in the tent, trying to go out.
Zhang Han took advantage of the fact that there was no one in the tent and told them about Qin II's visit, which made them so scared that their eyes almost popped out: "Is it true or false?"
"It's absolutely true. How can I joke about this kind of thing at this time? Just tell me, just wait for a word from you?"
Dong Yi grinned and said, "Rebellion, rebellion!"
Sima Xin hissed, "Don't argue. It's easy to rebel. But we have killed hundreds of thousands of Qin soldiers. How can we go to see our elders in our hometown? We must make a great contribution before we can go back."
If his leg hadn't been broken, Dong Yi would have rushed up and said, "Take Xiang Yu's head back."
"No -" Zhang Han was so anxious that he broke out in sweat. Dong Yi's mood was understandable. He hated Xiang Yu, but it was impossible to assassinate Xiang Yu. The title of the No. 1 Warrior in Chu State was not a waste of money.
False name.
"Xiang Yu is about to withdraw his troops tomorrow. You can inform your Majesty to lay an ambush in the valley overnight. Xiang Yu asked me to command 10,000 Qin soldiers to carry cooking stoves and do handymen in the middle. We can take advantage of it." Sima Xin said calmly.
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"How to use it?" Dong Yi thought it would be better to kill Xiang Yu.
Sima Xin said, "I have a plan that can wipe out Xiang Yu's entire army."
Zhang Han almost cried; "Brother, if we can really do that, we will have the honor to go home."
Sima Xin stood up, walked around the tent twice, and said in a deep voice, "It's just that this news is not easy to send out. Xiang Yu has already doubted us about the burning of grain."
Zhang Han said: "Let's risk death and live again. I hope it will succeed."
Sima Xin said: "I will let Zhang Yi go for a visit."
Zhang Yi is Zhang Han's younger brother and the most reliable.
Zhang Han nodded; "Without further delay, write quickly." Sima Xin said, "If you can't write a letter, it's better to dictate it. Even if you are caught, you will only be a deserter and will not harm others."
Zhang Han thought to himself, then my brother is not doomed. But he still nodded: "Tell me your plan, and I will go find Zhang Yi."
Zhang Yi is known as a chivalrous person in Qinchuan, with superb swordsmanship and extraordinary skills. But he looks a little miserable, tall, with a fleshy face, red and purple, and a black and hard beard like an iron brush. He looks rude like a butcher.
, he is actually a very thoughtful person.
After receiving the mission, he immediately disguised himself as a soldier, slipped out of the camp during the midnight shift of soldiers, and headed straight for Hangu Pass, fifty miles away.
Before reaching the pass, he was caught by Li Xin, who was ordered to patrol outside the pass.
Zhang Yi kept saying that he wanted to see the emperor.
Li Xin has not been in court for many years and does not recognize Zhang Yi. Seeing this honor, meeting the emperor? Isn't it too dangerous? Put aside whether he is an assassin or not, and don't scare the emperor anymore.
Zhang Yi did not dare to expose his identity casually and did not tell the truth to Li Xin. Li Xin thought that this man must have been killed by a spy. Zhang Yi had no choice but to ask to see Wang Bi. This time Li Xin agreed.
Li Xin personally pressed Zhang Yi to see Wang Bi. Wang Bi recognized Zhang Yi as soon as he entered the door. He guessed that it must be Zhang Han's order and quickly moved away the left and right screens, leaving only Li Xin.
"Old General Wang, urgent military information, Xiang Yu will withdraw his troops and return home tomorrow."
Li Xin wondered; "Is it so easy to withdraw troops?"
Zhang Yi was too lazy to talk to him. Li Xin didn't recognize Zhang Yi, and Zhang Yi was also wondering, who is this old guy?
Zhang Yi said to Wang Ben, "Tian Rong attacked Pengcheng secretly. King Huai of Chu was worried, so Xiang Yu had to leave." Wang Ben said, "I see, but I don't know which way the Chu army should evacuate."
Zhang Yi said: "That's exactly why I came here. Xiang Yu's army will return to Chu from Xiangcheng through South Korea. They have already sent out a message asking the King of Han and Wei Bao to provide food and grass." Wang Ben is so old and cunning, he understands Zhang Yi.
He asked, "What are you going to do?" Zhang Yida said, "Brother has made a clever plan, which is enough to cause the Chu army to lose seven or eight."
Li Xin said anxiously, "What's the plan? Let me tell you."
Zhang Yi said cautiously, "I have never seen this old general before."
Wang Ben smiled and said, "This is old General Li Xin."
Zhang Yi suddenly realized: "The method is very simple. There is a narrow winding road at the Briishan Mountain Pass. Ask the old general to immediately send troops to block the road with huge rocks to prevent the Chu army from passing. As long as the Chu army's forward retreats, Sima Xin will lead the people's congress in the Chinese army.
He shouted: "They have been ambushed, and the Chu army has been defeated.' Xiang Yu's troops have been thrown into chaos. At this time, the ambush troops are deployed in all directions, and they are followed to cover up the enemy. They will definitely win."
Wang Ben and Li Xin looked at each other and thought, this plan is extremely dangerous. If Zhang Han didn't sincerely surrender and trick the Qin army out of the pass, Hangu Pass would be over.
Wang Ben muttered: "It's a very important matter, I'll go ask the emperor for instructions."
Wang Zhu did not hesitate; "There is no need to doubt, Zhang Han is sincere." Wang Ben said; "How can this be seen? What if it is a trick?" Wang Zhu thought to himself, Xiang Yu is a master of offending people, and no one can work under him.
After going down, even people like Yingbu and Jibu rebelled in the end, let alone Zhang Han, a surrendered general.
"If he didn't sincerely surrender, how could he dare to keep his brother as a hostage?"
Wang Ben was still a little worried; "The old minister personally led the troops to ambush. Your Majesty can ambush the troops ten miles away and send more detailed troops. When you see that the Chu army is in chaos, you must not move lightly."
Wang Zhu nodded.
Wang Ben led his troops out of the city, and Zhang Yi took the initiative to ask to stay in the city, saying that he did not want to go back. In fact, Wang Zhu understood what he meant, and it was to reassure the soldiers in the city.
Wang Zhu immediately divided his troops and sent generals. He ordered Wang Ling, Jin Qiang, Li Shiqi, and Huanjie to each command 8,000 cavalry to go out of the city and ambush them ten miles away. He also sent out a hundred soldiers, one every five miles, to pass the news layer by layer. Li Xin, Meng Meng
Duo and Xin Sheng led the remaining infantry to defend the pass to prevent changes.
All the surrendered generals were sent out, leaving only the trusted generals of the Qin State. Wang Zhu was still worried, so he dressed neatly and went out of the city to ambush with Li Shiqi and others. Li Xin and others had been more or less active in the past two days.
After seeing some signs, the willful emperor in front of him was very interested in fighting on the battlefield, and he was highly skilled in martial arts and invulnerable, so no one stopped him.
At the fourth watch, the Chu camp troops mobilized. The Huotou army composed of 10,000 Qin soldiers led by Sima Xin, carrying pots and pans on their backs, was mixed with the central army. The forward army was composed of two soldiers of the great Sima Cao Jiu.
Ten thousand cavalrymen and Zhang Han followed Xiang Yu as hostages to hold down the formation in the rear to prevent the Qin soldiers from pursuing him.
Cao Jiu arrived at the winding mountain road of Briishan Mountain less than half an hour after setting off.
I saw that there are mountains and walls on both sides here, with a stream running through it, strange peaks and rocks everywhere, and lush vegetation on the valley slopes. The mountain roads on both sides are surrounded by dead trees, vines, and rocks, where you can ambush. The mountain road follows the mountain, and the low and gentle places are lying and circling.
Like a giant dragon jumping up and down with the mountains, the heights are close to the knife-shaped peaks, as if they are a road to the sky. A gust of north wind blows down several large pieces of gravel at the foot of the mountain, making a few clattering sounds, and then falls to the cliff.
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Cao Jiu couldn't help but gasped. If an ambush broke out here, the Chu army would definitely suffer a heavy loss.
The trembling Cao Jiu soldiers had gone less than ten miles when the spies in front came back and reported that the road ahead was impassable. Cao Jiu went to see it himself and was shocked by the sight in front of him. The road, which was almost fifteen feet wide, was covered with
There were piles of huge rocks, completely blocking the road.
Cao Jiu thought to himself that the hundreds of thousands of troops behind him were coming here. If he turned back at this time, he would definitely be punished by Xiang Yu. It was nothing to encounter such difficulties during the march. He ordered the soldiers to come and move the stones. Who knows?
This was an incredible move. There was just a bang from behind the boulder. Countless Qin soldiers emerged from behind the boulder, picked up their eagle-feathered arrows, and fired straight at them. Suddenly, hundreds of Chu soldiers were killed by the arrows.
They shouted loudly, as if there were tens of thousands of people. The soldiers of the Chu army were walking in the high mountains that were difficult for birds to cross. They were a little timid. When they saw this situation, they immediately turned around and ran away. Many soldiers were killed on the way to escape.
They tripped over several pieces of gravel and rolled down the cliff in the crowd. They screamed repeatedly and suffered countless casualties. The Qin soldiers behind them jumped out from behind the piles of rocks and fired arrows. Every moment, Chu soldiers fell down, walking step by step along the winding mountain road.
It was blood, and the dead bodies were connected. The defeated Chu soldiers rushed into the cavalry camp. The cavalry stood on the winding mountain road and looked down at the abyss being swayed by the strong and unobstructed north wind. Everyone felt top-heavy, and they were moved
As soon as Shitou's soldiers squeezed in, the horses went crazy with fright, turned around and ran back. A team of tens of thousands of people walked in two rows on the narrow mountain road. The team stretched for five or six miles. From behind, I looked at the front and saw a crowd of people flipping on their backs and a crazy horse.
The horses rushed over, and in panic, they pushed back like dominoes and charged back.
Wang Ben took advantage of the situation and sent his troops behind to cover up the enemy.
When retreating, Xiang Yu divided his generals into ten teams, separated by two miles from each other, and moved forward in steps, so even if Cao Jiu's army was defeated, it would not affect the entire army. The problem was Sima Xin.
Sima Xin's infantry was right behind Cao Jun. From a distance, he heard people shouting and shouting, and the loess was filling the sky. He knew that someone in front of them was already taking action.
Before General Zhechong Yongchi, who was leading the team, could send someone out to inspect, Sima Xin led someone to shout: "It's not good, we were ambushed, the Chu army was defeated, run, run."
"The whole army has been wiped out—run—"
"Run, run quickly——"
One by one, they threw away the spatula, spread their arms, kicked up the loess with the soles of their feet, and ran backwards. While running, they continued to create panic: "We've been ambushed - they're all dead - run, brothers."
Yongchi's 50,000 infantrymen knew that Sima Xin was causing trouble. When they saw the chaos of the people and horses in front and heard the screams, they believed it to be true. They all followed the Qin soldiers and ran back as fast as they could. They all resented their parents for not giving them enough life.
Got two legs.
Sima Xin assigned his cronies to ten squads in advance. These people ran in different directions, shouting at the top of their lungs: "Failed, defeated, the Chu army was defeated." Long Qie and others came one after another behind him.
Ding Gong and Zhong Limei's cavalry all fled back desperately. Along the way, they trampled on each other and killed thousands of Chu soldiers.
The momentum of the retreat was like a toppled loess wall, which collapsed to the ground and could not be recovered. In an instant, it affected Xiang Yu's rear army. Xiang Yu was accompanying Yu Ji in a car when he heard the noise of people. When he came out, he saw the loess in front of him.
More than ten feet above the ground, cavalry and infantry mingled together, trampling on each other, attacking and killing each other. It was a chaotic mess. You could tell at a glance that they were under attack.
Xiang Yu couldn't see clearly who was coming, so he decisively ordered Jiangdong's soldiers to attack. The most elite group of Chu soldiers immediately lined up and entered a state of combat readiness.
Wang Zhu found out the situation and immediately ordered the cavalry to attack.
Jin Qiang, Li Shiqi, Huanjie, Wang Ling, and Wang Zhu were divided into five groups, like five angry dragons, rolling away dozens of miles away like strong winds. When Xiang Yu moved his army forward to prepare for a fight, Wang Zhu had already arrived at his
behind.
Wang Ben's army did not come into contact with Xiang Yu's rear army at all. The rebels Xiang Yu saw were all his own people. After the team rushed forward, the formation was suddenly broken up by the defeated troops.
Xiang Yu grabbed a soldier who was running away frantically, grabbed his neck and shouted loudly: "Tell me, what's going on?" The soldier was frightened and could only say: "We were defeated, we were defeated, we were ambushed -" Xiang Yu
I almost exploded my lungs. I flashed the sword, threw my head far away, and shouted loudly: "Don't run--"
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To be continued...