Banqiaogou, Bianling looked steep, he was already considering giving up here. The Han army had already captured the commanding heights on both sides of Banqiaogou. Where, they set up a crossbow and a simple catapult to use local materials and parts, and placed the entire Banqiaogou fortress under the attack. It was not the end of the world. Behind them, there were Ma Xieyan and Xiping. The steepness of those places was not at all under Banqiaogou. Although the Han army could take Banqiaogou, they also paid a huge price. This attack would definitely not last long. If the Han army continued to attack at this rate of casualties, even if the Han army finally defeated itself, they would not have left many people. Such casualties would not be tolerated by any general who led the army because it would be a war without a winner.

Looking at the flying flags of the Han army in the distance, Bian Rang made up his mind that he had no need to fight with his opponent here. After retreating to Ma Xieyan, the Han army would repeat the process of attacking Banqiaogou again. He did not believe that the Han army was willing to exchange huge casualties for victory, because this was never the style of the Han army.

"Retreat!" He turned and walked down the fortress's city

When Bianling made up his mind, Huang Zhan also had his eyes red due to huge casualties in the Han army camp not far from Banqiaogou. A division of 5,000 people suffered more than 2,000 casualties here, of which more than 1,000 people died on the spot, and there were thousands more than 1,000 people who died in a short period of time.

He was bleeding from his heart, and Huang Zhan hated the Chu army opposite him to the core. "I want to kill them all!" He looked at his generals and said fiercely: "I will organize the next attack immediately. If I don't take down Banqiaogou today, I will not stop the troops."

"Abide by the order!" All the generals in the tent shouted loudly with red eyes. The two broken regiments were reorganized on the spot and joined other combat troops. Huang Zhan and all the personnel of the division headquarters stood on the front line of the team to prepare for attack. Even the chefs abandoned their cauldrons and shoulder poles, put on armor, picked up weapons, and joined the attacking team.

However, Huang Zhan's heavy punch hit the empty space. The Chu army in Banqiaogou had already left Guan Kong, leaving only an empty fortress.

"Chasing, chasing!" Huang Zhan was furious, but before his troops set off, the commander Zheng Xiaoyang's order had arrived in Banqiaogou. Huang Zhan's division stayed on the spot for rest. In the next round of attack, the Gu Chao Division was in charge of the order. Huang Zhan, who was in charge of receiving the order, was very puzzled. When Peng Chao Division arrived here to take over, the daylily was cold, but I was afraid that Bianran had already run to Maxiyan.

No matter how confused he is, the military order cannot be disobeyed. Huang Zhan, who was angry, could only stop moving forward.

On the winding mountain road, the Chu army retreated from Banqiaoyan staggered on it. The Han army suffered heavy casualties, but the Chu army paid a lot of money. There will never be fewer people who have lost their combat effectiveness than the Han army. The gap between the two sides in weapons and equipment is too large, and the combat effectiveness of the Han army is also greater than that of the Chu army. Bian Ling has to admit that if the two sides are in equal conditions to fight, their troops will not be able to withstand the attack of the Han army. Fortunately, they have natural dangers and places that they can rely on, and they are very good at this kind of mountain combat.

This understanding made Bian Rang very worried about a large-scale showdown with the Han army in the future. According to General Qu Wan, the Chu army will gather large troops in Linyi to seek a decisive battle with the Han army. Now Meng Chong, who is opposite him, has about 50,000 soldiers. If these 50,000 soldiers have this combat power, I am afraid that the tens of thousands of Chu soldiers gathered together will not be the opponent of the Han army in the face of the battle head-on by then.

I must consume more of the opponent's troops in this mountainous land. Even if my troops are completely lost, I will not hesitate to sit on a bluestone slab by the stream. Looking at the winding troops, I thought in my heart that when I entered the Zhangjiadian area, I had 25,000 soldiers. After several months of fighting with the Han army, I lost thousands of people. Now there are nearly 20,000 people. There is no shortage of food and grass, no shortage of weapons, and under such a steep terrain, there is still a lot of potential for war.

He reached out and scooped a handful of cool stream water on his face. Bailing stood up, tightened the silk ribbons that were tightly tied, and thought to himself that he was really a miserable guy. He was constantly taking the blame in his hometown, but now he has become a general, but he still can't get rid of this fate. However, this time he took the blame, he was willing to take it.

"General Bian!" A loud shout came from the front, and Bian Rang's heart thumped, and a very bad feeling suddenly rose from his heart, because he saw that the person running wildly was actually a general of Ma Xieyan. Something must have happened to something big.

The person who came was sweating all over his face. When he ran to Bianling, his feet became weak and his butt sat in the stream, splashing the boss's water, watering Bianling. Before he could get up, he had already spit out the news that shocked Bianling.

"The Gaotang soldiers of Qi pretended to be grain transport convoys and raided the Bingdongwan camp. Now the Bingdongwan camp has been occupied by the Gaotang soldiers. The remaining general Tang Wan died in battle. After the Gaotang soldiers took down Bingdongwan, the Gaotang soldiers did not stop at all. The troops attacked in two groups. In the absence of the Chu army, Xiping and Songziping had lost their own places, which are still in the hands of the Chu army, only Niukou and Ma Xieyan, are left."

Bian Rin's face was twisted and his hands were trembling. Bingdong Bay was his central army camp, with a total of 5,000 guard troops there. In this way, Xiping and Songziping were lost, which meant that the Chu army had only two isolated fortresses left, how could they resist the opponent's attack.

The question is, why did Qi choose to turn against each other at this time. Although the overall situation in the world is very unfavorable to the Han army, the Han army still has a huge advantage on the battlefield of Qi. Even if it is to unload the donkey and destroy the bridge across the river, it is too early.

"General Bian, you, you..." The general who finally got up from the stream looked at Bianling and shouted, "What's wrong with you?"

Seeing the other party pointing at him, Bian Ring wiped his face with his hand, and he saw blood from one hand. It was not until this time that he realized the smell of sweetness in his mouth. A dizziness suddenly came. He leaned back and pushed the golden mountain to the jade pillar. Bian Ring fell into the stream with a bang.

One day later, Hutou and Hengdao smiled and walked forward strode forward. In front of them, Zheng Xiaoyang, Huang Zhan, Ding Wei, and Peng Chao also greeted him with joy.

"Brother, long time no see!" Several people hugged each other tightly, beating each other's back hard, and their joy was beyond words. The Chu army was already surrounded by them in Xiping, and Songziping did not block the fierce attack of Hutou. The fall of Bingdong Bay had a huge blow to the Chu army. The sudden illness of Bingling made the Chu army without a leader. The remaining more than 10,000 Chu troops retreated to Xiping fortress.

Xiping Fortress is not big, and it is already a full plan for three thousand people to enter, but now it is crowded with 10,000 people, and it can be said that it is crowded with people. Sometimes, it is not a good thing to have a large population. More importantly, from now on, they have no logistics supply, and relying solely on the food and grass reserved in Xiping Fortress, even if the Han army does not attack, they will not last long.

Bianren was carried by his subordinates to the city wall of Xiping Fortress. Looking at the Han army and the Gaotang soldiers of Qi State gathered together, watching their generals hugging each other enthusiastically. In this moment, he figured out a lot of things. He also knew about this Gaotang soldier. Now he understood that he was afraid that this army that started as a pirate would have problems in itself. If the Gaotang soldiers were really a unit controlled by the Han army, then it goes without saying that Linzi was already finished.

Bian Rang sighed a long sigh. Han State was far-sighted and had already begun to plan how to occupy Qi many years ago. In comparison, Chu State was too behind, and both sides were not on the same level at all.

He raised his hand and wanted to say something, but his hands kept trembling. Halfway through, he hung down weakly. The doctor who followed the army told him with despair that he had a stroke because he was too excited for a moment and could no longer recover from his previous health. Maybe he could only spend the rest of his life on the sickbed in the future.

This result made Bian Rang feel deeply desperate. At this moment, he looked at the generals gathered around him and said to them word by word: "There is no need to struggle to death. Although the sons of Chu are brave, they do not make unnecessary sacrifices. We surrender and surrender to the Han army. The only condition is to ensure the safety of all of us here."

The Chu army in Xiping Fortress put down their weapons and surrendered to the Han army. This result was beyond Zheng Xiaoyang's expectations. He originally thought that Bianling would definitely resist to the end. Only when he saw the current situation of Bianling, he realized that this general of Chu did not withstand the huge blow and fell down.

Tens of thousands of Chu troops were taken into confiscation of weapons and became prisoners of the Han army. They were escorted all the way to Linzi. On the way, Bian Rang, who had a stroke, passed away and left the world with deep regret.

Linzi, Bai Yucheng looked at Tian Yuancheng opposite and said with a smile: "Now it's Tian Jingwen's turn. Master Tian, ​​please write a letter of order. Zhangjiadian has fallen. The Han army has crossed Zhangjiadian and is advancing towards Linzi. He asked Tian Jingwen to lead a Qi army immediately to Linzi to assist in defense, and be responsible for commanding the defense of Linzi. All matters in Pinglu are left to Zou Zhang to be fully responsible."

"You, you want to..." Tian Yuancheng said in a trembling voice.

"As you think!" Bai Yucheng smiled and said, "We will ambush Tian Jingwen halfway. Wei Zhiwen, who I stayed in Gaotang, has arrived at the ambush area. Of course, it is not only him, because a unit of the newly formed First Army of the Great Han Kingdom has already entered Gaotang and joined forces with Wei Zhiwen" (To be continued...)
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