The news that Dongjun, Chenjun and Dangjun were all captured by Zhang Han soon spread to Jiujiang County. Xiang Yu was also shocked: "I didn't expect that our Chu country was so vulnerable. The three counties were captured by Zhang Han in just a few days."

After taking it off, I saw that he led the army and shouted a few times under the city, and the soldiers guarding the city opened the city gate and surrendered."

"That's not true. According to the report from the spies, Dongjun was caught by surprise. Dangjun was defeated by him because there were too few soldiers guarding the city. He attacked from the east to the west. Only Chenjun was a general who abandoned the city and fled.

The county gave it to him." Xiang Ta said.

Xiang Yu was furious when he heard that Chen Jun actually surrendered without a fight: "Who is the general guarding the city? He should be captured and chopped into pieces!"

"Brother Yu, we already know that the one who leads the army to fight against Qin is not the general, but Qu Dou's lackey Song Yi. In this case, why are you angry? The more incompetent they are, the more powerful the Xiang family will be shown.

"Xiang Zhuang didn't understand why Xiang Yu was so angry, so he woke him up and said.

Xiang Yu thought the same thing. He had nothing to do with the Chu State now. Whether their soldiers and horses were strong or weak was none of his business. So he changed the subject and said, "Since the one who leads the troops is not my uncle, then we should

According to the original plan, we will lead troops to attack Donghai County now, but Jiujiang County cannot be lost before we take Donghai County, otherwise we will have no foothold. I wonder who is willing to stay here?"

Although he asked who was willing to stay behind, Xiang Yu looked at Xiang him. Because besides himself, he was the most capable of leading troops. Only if he stayed here could he feel at ease.

As soon as Xiang Ta saw Xiang Yu's look, he knew that he couldn't run away, and he really wanted to contribute to the Chu State. If the Qin army came to attack, he could also show off his skills, so he said, "Let Xiang Ta defend it."

I will definitely help General Yu defend the city until you capture the East China Sea." His voice was very firm.

"Okay, then I will give you five thousand troops to defend Jiujiang City. I will take the other troops to Donghai County tomorrow." Xiang Yu saw that Xiang Tao had accepted this task, so he felt relieved and decided on the next plan.

The beacon smoke from the Chu region soon reached Shangjun City through the carrier pigeons. Fusu and others were also always paying attention to the progress of the war between Qin and Chu. Now that they learned about the battle, Fusu couldn't help but sigh:

"If Zhang Han relied on luck to conquer Handan, then we can't say it was all luck when he conquered three cities in a row now."

Han Xin was dissatisfied and said: "The prince should also see the reason why these three cities were destroyed. In fact, it is not Zhang Han's military use, but because these three counties are not really important towns in Chu State. The guards inside

The army is both small and incompetent. I have also served as a soldier in the Chu army camp, and I know their fighting strength very well. I should not let Zhang Han capture three cities in a few days."

"That's true." Meng Tian walked in with the latest battle report at this time, "Now Chu State General Song Yi has brought 200,000 troops to Sishui County, and has decided to fight the Qin army there. And Qin

I don’t know if the army was afraid of the other side’s incoming attack, but they stopped moving forward and stationed themselves in Chen County. The two sides have fallen into a confrontation.”

After Fusu took the secret letter and read it, he wondered: "Why did the Chu people not let Xiang Liang, who defeated the Qin army last time, lead the army this time, but let Song Yi lead the army?"

"Perhaps it's because of Xiang Yu's relationship. The King of Chu is afraid that once the military power is in Xiang Liang's hands, his throne will be unstable. Or maybe Qu Dou, who has been fighting with Xiang Liang, is behind the scenes." Chen Ping guessed.

road.

"Song Yi alone cannot resist the Qin army. Only Xiang Liang is the famous general in Chu today who can compete with Zhang Han." Meng Tian and Han Xin said unconsciously, and they found that what they said was exactly the same as the other's.

They couldn't help but smile at each other.

At this time, Zhou Xing, who never spoke when everyone talked about these things, suddenly interrupted: "Should we take advantage of the fact that Zhang Han's army is trapped in Chu to send troops to attack Xianyang?"

"No!" Zhang Liang, Han Xin, Chen Ping, and Meng Tian said in unison. Seeing Zhou Xing's puzzled face, Fusu smiled and said: "Now Zhang Han's army is in Chu State, but it's just with the Chu people.

In a confrontation, it is easy to move troops back to support, so if we want to attack Xianyang without any worries, we have to wait until they really start fighting. By then, even if Zhang Han wants to retreat, the Chu people will not let him go."

"In fact, now we can observe Zhang Han's military tactics in preparation for a battle with him in the future, and at the same time train our soldiers well. The more training our soldiers have, the more powerful they will be on the battlefield. We will succeed.

There will be more hope." Chen Ping also said at the same time.

"Mr. Chen is right. In fact, we have not actually fought a siege. It is better to take advantage of the good weather in the past few days and try to practice offensive and defensive methods." Fusu hurriedly agreed. Fusu said this

, everyone naturally obeyed, although they never thought about actual combat exercises. From ancient times to the present

In the Central Plains, the training of soldiers throughout the Central Plains mainly focused on practicing formations, physical fitness and enemy-killing techniques. No one had ever thought of actual combat drills. Now that Fusu brought it up, everyone thought it was very novel, but people like Meng Tian, ​​Han Xin, etc.

But people felt the beauty of this actual combat drill, so they went to order people to prepare it.

After several days of preparation and discussion, Fusu and others have decided that Meng Tian will lead the 5,000 troops to attack the city, while Han Xin, Zhang Wu and others will guard the city, while Fusu and others watch from the side.

In this way, the world's first actual combat exercise began.

Both sides are people who know the basics, so all conspiracies and tricks cannot be used. Now it depends on the ability of the generals of both sides to mobilize their troops. Since it is a drill, the arrows shot from the crossbows have all the arrowheads removed.

First, Meng Tian led his men and horses to launch an attack on the city. He built a ladder on a city wall with a thousand men and horses, but Han Xin ordered

The man used a scratching hook to move it away, but this was Meng Tian's trick to lure the enemy. When the opponent's attention was focused on the ladder on the city wall, he had already ordered his men to rush towards the city gate with a wooden bumper. This move was indeed

It was beyond the expectations of the city defenders, so when they found out, Meng Tian's men and horses had already arrived in front of the city gate. All the soldiers raised the wood and knocked it down with a shout.

Only a few "boom boom" sounds were heard, and the city gate had been hit and was about to fall down, but at this time the feather arrows on the top of the city had also been shot, and several soldiers who were holding on to the wood fell to the ground after being struck by arrows.

When Han Xin and others breathed a sigh of relief, they suddenly discovered

Someone from the enemy climbed up the wall. It turned out that the door crash just now was also a strategy used by Meng Tian to divert the attention of Han Xin and others. However, his real troops had been concentrated on the city wall with hooks and ropes, and were led by elite soldiers.

The long rope climbed up.

The two sides immediately started fighting fiercely on the top of the city. At this time, Meng Tian's army under the city once again sent a team of men and horses to rush to the city gate carrying the wooden logs. After several collisions, the city gate finally fell, and the soldiers shouted.

He rushed into the city. On one hand, Meng Tian directed his men and horses to enter the city to join the soldiers who had gone to the city earlier. On the other hand, he followed the soldiers and rushed into the city.

"It seems that General Mongolia has won this time." Chen Ping and Fusu both said when they saw his troops attacking the city.

But Zhang Liang shook his head and said: "This is not necessarily true. I have had many exchanges with General Han on the art of war. I don't think he understands the truth between fiction and reality. Although it was him who let General Meng lead his men to the city for the first time.

It was careless, but there is no reason to be fooled twice. I'm afraid General Meng led his troops in and fell into General Han's trap."

Meng Tian led his troops into the city gate, only to find that only dozens of Han Xin's soldiers at the top of the city were fighting fiercely with his own people climbing up the ropes, but the other enemies were nowhere to be seen. He immediately woke up and shouted

He said: "No, we have fallen into a trap. Let's get out of the city quickly!" He turned his horse's head and was about to leave the city. But it was already too late. With a bang in the city, the rooftops on both sides were

Thousands of archers with bows and crossbows in hand appeared, and at the same time thousands of men and horses ran out of the city, immediately surrounding Meng Tian's army. Because they had just entered the city gate, they were not in any formation.

Open, everyone huddled together, and immediately lost the ability to fight again. Meng Tian sighed and said loudly: "General Han is really good at it. I, Meng Tian, ​​am completely convinced by the defeat."

After the soldiers were dismissed, all the generals discussed the drill together. Zhang Wu said repeatedly: "General Han is really powerful in using troops, and he expected the enemy to be ahead of him. He judged it after General Meng hit the city gate for the first time.

General Meng’s goal is to break down the city gate and then invade the city.”

"Furthermore, he also knew that there would be chaos for a while after General Meng's troops entered the city, so he placed archers and crossbowmen on both sides of the road entering the city to first seize their troops' morale, and then order the sergeants ambush inside to kill you.

Completely surrounded, am I right?" Fusu had already figured everything out at this time, and continued after Zhou Xing's words.

"In fact, it was too risky for him to do this. If General Meng had not used the city gate as the main attack point, or gathered his troops before entering the city, then his strategy would have completely failed. At that time, the loser would be General Han

Already." Zhang Liang said suddenly.

When everyone thought that what he said made sense, they all agreed. "So there are too many variables on the battlefield, and there are many ways to attack the city. Let's try something new tomorrow." Fusu suggested.

So for a period of time thereafter, Fusu's army, led by various generals, practiced many battles such as siege, defense, encounters, and battles when being attacked, allowing them to prepare for the war in a very short period of time.

Once we understand the variables, perhaps everyone will know how to deal with these situations in the future.

At the same time, Fusu's team of chain horses has begun to take shape, and they will play a key role in future battles.
Chapter completed!