Chapter 140 Captured
"Report to the general, General Xiang led 30,000 elite troops and killed many Qin soldiers who had fallen behind. He is still chasing all the way. I think he will catch up with the Qin army's rear group soon, and then he can make military achievements again.
"General Xiang specially ordered his subordinates to come to the city to invite troops and then send a large army to attack. The invading Qin army will be wiped out in our Chu territory." The scout had returned to Sishui City at this time and conveyed Xiang Liang's intention to Liu Bang.
Liu Bang pondered for a moment, then exchanged glances with Xiao He beside him, and then said: "Okay, I will prepare the troops to leave the city now. You have worked hard all the way, so go down and rest first." After sending the scout away,
Liu Bangcai frowned and said: "Is this true? Could it be that the Qin people were really attacked and were eager to return to the army, but instead allowed Xiang Liang, an old man, to get such a big benefit?"
Xiao He thought for a moment and said: "But except for the scouts we sent to detect the news, there was no news that the Qin army would retreat. If this is a trap set by the Qin soldiers, then when we leave the city, we will inevitably
will be attacked by them, and our army cannot compete with the Qin army without the city as a support. So in my opinion, it is better to stand still. This only loses a good opportunity to destroy the enemy.
, but it doesn’t hurt me.”
Liu Bang stood up and walked a few steps in the hall, and suddenly said: "Actually, our thinking has been wrong all along." Seeing Xiao He looking at him in confusion, Liu Bang continued, "With the fight with the Chu State,
Others are complicit, I have gradually regarded myself as one of them, so everything is considered from their perspective. In fact, this
What does it have to do with us whether Sishui County is lost or not? What we want to see most is that the Chu State is destroyed by Qin, so that we can avenge Fan Kuai. So I decided to lead all the defenders to attack. If the Qin people
If this trap is really set, I will jump down with all the soldiers and horses of the Chu State. Moreover, I can also take the opportunity to get rid of Xiang Liang in the rebel army."
"But Pei Gong, my wife is still a hostage in Kuaiji City. If this happens, the lives of my wife and the young master may not be saved." Xiao He reminded.
"How can a person who does great things care about one person's life? Moreover, the blame for this defeat does not lie with me, but with Xiang Liang, so I don't think the King of Chu will make things difficult for her." Liu Bang said as he walked out of the hall, holding in his hand
Taking the order to mobilize troops, he was ready to lead his troops out of the city to pursue the Qin people.
Half an hour later, with a "creaking" sound, the city gate was completely opened, and more than 100,000 Chu troops rushed out. This time, only a few thousand people were left in the Sishui city.
In the valley, the Qin army had surrounded Xiang Liang and thousands of remaining soldiers on all sides. Originally, Zhang Han planned to annihilate these thousands of people together with the tens of thousands of troops just now, but just when he was about to give the order
When random arrows killed them all, suddenly a spy who had seen Xiang Liang recognized that the leader was Xiang Liang, so he told the news
When Zhang Han heard this, he immediately changed his strategy and changed his strategy from killing to capturing. He wanted to capture Xiang Liang alive in order to prepare for attacking Sishui City later. Therefore, Xiang Liang's thousands of remnant soldiers were able to last until now, but then
As the Qin army continued to approach, the area within which the Chu army could move was getting smaller and smaller, and it wouldn't be long before they would be completely eaten up by the Qin army that was surrounded on all sides.
Looking at the soldiers around him who were scarred but still had firm eyes, Xiang Liang felt desperate for the first time in his life. At the same time, he also hated himself for taking too many risks and causing tens of thousands of Chu troops to die here. Although he was full of
It was regret, but Xiang Liang's mind was still very clear, so he did not let the soldiers fight on their own, but slowly retreated until there was a tall mountain wall behind them, so that they only had to face
Enemies coming from the front and sides no longer need to look at the rear. Because Xiang Liang's mind is still clear, he will think of the dying struggle, because he remembers that he sent a scout to Surabaya City with the original intention of letting
Liu Bang came with a large army to completely defeat the Qin army, but now they can come to rescue these thousands of remaining soldiers.
Because Zhang Han said that Xiang Liang should be captured alive, the Qin army rarely fired arrows. They would only raise their crossbows when they spotted the enemy, and more often used long spears and spears to attack the Chu army.
While sprinting, hundreds of Chu soldiers were killed by the Qin army after several trips, but this number was nothing compared to the Chu soldiers who died today.
Another hour passed, and the Chu army had less than a thousand men left, but there was no sign of Liu Bang's reinforcements that Xiang Liang wanted to wait for.
"Chi!" A feather arrow hit the head of a soldier beside Xiang Liang. He fell down without even grunting. Xiang Liang roared and threw away the sword in his hand.
When he went out, he happened to hit the chest of the Qin army crossbowman who shot the feather arrow. Xiang Liang no longer had any hope of living. Now he just wanted to kill a few more Qin soldiers to save the lives of the soldiers who died here.
Revenge. So after throwing the sword, Xiang Liang didn't stop and immediately picked up a knife from the ground. While dodging the spear that stabbed him, the knife in his hand had already scratched along the spear body.
He cut off the fingers of the Qin soldier holding the spear, and before the opponent could scream, his knife had already cut into his chest. Xiang Liang couldn't remember how long he had been fighting the enemy to the death like this.
It happened in the past, maybe he no longer valued personal martial arts since he learned the art of war, but at this time, the movements that he had forgotten came back to him again.
"Thirty-six...thirty-seven..." Xiang Liang's knife hit the enemy's neck again, but this time he could not cut off the opponent's head cleanly because the knife
The blade has been curled. This is the fifth weapon he has changed. Thirty-seven Qin soldiers have died under his hands, but he is facing tens of thousands of troops, and there is only one left behind him.
There are less than a hundred people left.
Zhang Han watched the army constantly devouring the lives of the Chu army. At first, he just looked at the overall situation, but by then he had also discovered Xiang Liang's bravery. "This Liang is not young anymore. I didn't expect that he would still be able to fight on the battlefield."
He is so powerful, it would be an unexpected bonus if he could be used by me." Zhang Han turned around and said to Wang Li beside him.
Wang Li was obviously shocked by Xiang Liang's desperate battle, but he did not agree with Zhang Han's words: "Xiang Liang is a descendant of the Xiang family of Chu State. At that time, Xiang Yan was surrounded by hundreds of thousands of troops from our Qin Dynasty.
He was still able to lead troops to resist, but he committed suicide in the end, which shows the loyalty of the Xiang family to the Chu State, so this beam cannot be used by us."
Zhang Han actually understood this truth, but seeing how powerful Xiang Liang was, he couldn't help but respect him a little. Now after listening to Wang Li's words, he could only sigh and said: "Why do these talents refuse to be used by our Qin Dynasty and insist on rebellion?
"No one could answer him, and no one dared to answer him.
Seeing that there were only about a hundred Chu soldiers left on the field, Zhang Han ordered: "The army comes forward and capture them alive!" The Qin army immediately used the weapons in their hands to neutralize all the Chu army's attacks, and then moved behind
Then the men came to kill them and put their weapons on their bodies. These hundreds of Chu soldiers were exhausted physically and mentally. They fell limply to the ground when the swords were placed on their bodies.
"General Xiang, I never thought that the first time you and I met would be under such circumstances." Looking at Xiang Liang who was brought to him, Zhang Han said politely, "I respect you as a famous general, no.
I hope you die here, and I hope you can surrender to our country, Great Qin."
Xiang Liang glanced at him and said contemptuously: "Only one of my Chu men has died in battle, and none has surrendered. If you want to kill him, just kill him without saying anything."
"You really won't surrender?" Zhang Han's eyes flashed, he pulled out the long sword on his body, and asked coldly. But what he answered was a disdainful snort from Xiang Liang. "In that case, then
Don't blame me for being rude. Come here, tie Xiang Liang up, and I will use him to open the Sishui city gate." Zhang Han then turned to the soldiers beside him and said, "Take those Chu soldiers who were captured alive.
Kill them all and leave no one alive. I will let everyone in the world know the consequences of rebellion!"
After hearing this, Xiang Liang's eyes filled with anger: "Zhang Han, you are still a famous general in the world, but you actually kill prisoners. We have hundreds of thousands of people in Chu, and they will definitely seek revenge on you!"
"The two countries are not at war now, but the Qin Dynasty is putting down the rebellion. Of course I don't need to talk about benevolence, justice and morality to you rebellious officials and traitors." As soon as Zhang Han finished speaking, hundreds of Chu soldiers were tied up over there.
The heads have also fallen to the ground.
"The three armies should be reorganized. We will take the general of Surabaya City back to Surabaya City. Perhaps when the soldiers guarding the city see him, they will give up and we can easily take Surabaya City." Zhang
As Han said that, he escorted Xiang Liang towards the mouth of the valley.
But when he arrived at the mouth of the valley, he saw a fast horse running towards him. It was the scout he sent outside to see the situation. The man quickly came to Zhang Han, jumped off the horse and said: "General, countless people suddenly appeared in front of you."
It is clear that the Chu soldiers are coming towards us, there may be at least 100,000 of them."
Zhang Han was shocked. He didn't expect that the Chu people would actually divide into two groups and come out of the city to pursue them. Fortunately, he put down his scouts around here. Otherwise, it would be very difficult for his 100,000 troops to encounter the opponent without any precautions.
Who won and who lost? He didn't dare to delay, and immediately ordered the entire army to form a formation, with the cavalry on both sides, the crossbowmen in front, and the infantry hiding behind, quietly waiting for the arrival of the Chu army. After a while, in the distance,
Chapter completed!