When the two armies fought, the Qin army was supposed to have the upper hand. After all, the Qin army was not only much better trained and equipped than the Chu army, but also had a much higher morale than the Chu army due to the arrival of reinforcements.

But at this time, although the Qin army had the upper hand and continued to exert pressure on the Chu army, causing them to retreat, it was difficult to completely eliminate the Chu army. This was because the reinforcements of the Qin army also traveled a long distance.

Come, no matter in spirit

Physically and physically, they were far from optimal. Zhang Han also knew this, so he was not in a hurry to completely eat up the Qi-Chu coalition forces in one go. Instead, he weakened the Chu army's combat effectiveness through repeated attacks and forced them to continue fighting.

Retreating, wearing down their morale bit by bit. According to Zhang Han, maybe in a few days, the Qi-Chu coalition army will collapse, and then he can use it at a very small cost.

Annihilate them all.

This was the third attack today, but the sun was still high in the sky. While Liu Bang directed his troops to resist, he looked at the surrounding soldiers with worry. Liu Bang saw fear on their faces.

With hatred, if they had not known that they would inevitably die if they ran away, these soldiers would have fled long ago. The army was being suppressed by the Qin people and was retreating steadily. At the same time, the morale of the entire army was also declining. As long as there was one

The soldiers suddenly fled and the army collapsed completely.

Jiang Huan's brows were frowned even more tightly than Liu Bang's, because at this time there were only about 10,000 of the 50,000 troops he brought with him. Strangely enough, it seemed that the Qin army knew the position of the Qi army, so every time

Each of their attacks was launched from the direction of the Qi army. After several days of fighting, the Qi army suffered numerous casualties and would have been completely wiped out if it continued.

"General Liu, if this continues, not only our Qi army, but also your army of Chu will be wiped out by the Qin army." Jiang Huan came to Liu Bang after this battle and said.

Liu Bang ordered people to quickly treat the injured sergeant. He glanced at Jiang Huan and said, "Then what else can we do now? The initiative is completely in the hands of the Qin people. We can only retreat quickly and reach the city of Chu.

Save."

Jiang Huan pointed to the rear and said: "Since General Liu is from Chu, he naturally knows that this place is still hundreds of miles away from Surabaya City. Now if we lead the army to escape at all costs, we may still have a chance to catch up with the Qin army."

Escaped to Surabaya before joining us

, but if we want to fight with them and then retreat at the same time, our army will be completely wiped out in these hundreds of miles. So in my opinion, it is better to take a gamble now and escape with the army with all its strength. Don't do it again.

It’s better to quarrel more with the Qin army.”

Liu Bang shook his head like a rattle: "No, if the Qin army catches up with us, our army will definitely lose the courage to fight again, and then the whole army will be annihilated. This is really too risky, it is better to fight with

It’s the same now, if you keep fighting and moving, you might have a chance to escape back with the remaining troops.”

In fact, Liu Bang still had another concern in his mind, but he couldn't express it. That was, even if they escaped to Surabaya City, Xiang Yu, who occupied Surabaya City, might not be willing to let them enter the city. By then, the Chu army, which had lost hope, would be really doomed. Only

Because this was an internal matter of the Chu State, Liu Bang did not discuss it in detail with Jiang Huan.

Seeing that Liu Bang refused to agree to his plan, Jiang Huan became very anxious. It was possible that some of these Chu troops could escape and escape, but his own Qi troops might not be able to withstand such a torment, but he was not good either.

Ming said that the atmosphere was very awkward for the moment, and both of them had some words that they couldn't say out loud. They could only watch the soldiers walking in front of them in silence.

At this time, Xiao He slowly walked over and said to Liu Bang: "General Jiang's words are not unreasonable. Now is the time to retreat decisively." These days, Xiao He's illness has not recovered, and he heard it today.

The conversation between Liu Bang and Jiang Huan forced him to come to see Liu Bang.

"Old Xiao, it's not that I don't want to do this, it's that I don't dare to do it. If our army has the intention to escape and is overtaken by the Qin people, it will not be able to fight anymore." Liu Bang said one of the reasons.

once.

Xiao He smiled and said: "Actually, I have been worrying about this reason, but looking at the terrain here, I remembered that there is a mountain pass three hundred miles south of here. If there is an army guarding there, even if it is several times larger

Even the enemies cannot defeat them in one fell swoop

"Come on, why don't we let a group of troops rush to the mountain pass to ambush, and when our army reaches that place, we can flee with all our strength, and let them stop the Qin army, so that we can avoid the situation of the entire army being annihilated."

There were a few more coughs.

When Liu Bang heard this, he also thought of that place and was a little moved, but then he thought of his second concern. The two cities to the south are now in Xiang Yu's hands. If he refuses to let him lead troops

Entering the city, it would be useless for the army to run there. Thinking of this, he motioned to Xiao He with his eyes and asked him to send Jiang Huan away first.

Xiao He understood and said: "General Jiang, I'll have a chat with my general to convince him." Jiang Huan knew that there were some things that the two of them didn't want to know. Since Liu Bang had already made a move, he didn't want to.

There was a lot to say, so he went to the ranks of the Qi army and said: "You two should discuss it carefully. This is about the lives of hundreds of thousands of horses."

After he left, Liu Bang expressed his concerns and asked Xiao He: "Old Xiao, you said that if this happens, our army will be dead even if it reaches Jiujiang City. So I think it is better to try to take advantage of the geographical advantage.

If we win a few battles with the Qin army, we can still keep these troops."

"Pei Gong, you are thinking too much. Although Xiang Yu hated us for causing Xiang Liang's death, in fact it was the people of Qin who really caused Xiang Liang's death. Xiang Yu cannot deny this. And he is also the one who caused Xiang Liang's death.

The Chu people would not just watch hundreds of thousands of Chu troops die before their eyes.

Under the skin, once we are all dead, the next target of the Qin army is his city, and he will not know this. So after arriving at Surabaya City, I can persuade Xiang Yu with a straight tongue to open the city and let us in.

, this army will be saved by then." Xiao He said confidently.

After Liu Bang looked at Xiao He for a while, he made up his mind and said: "Since you are so sure, Old Xiao, I can only believe you. Okay, I will immediately select the most elite soldiers and rush to the mountain pass to prepare an ambush."

, and then when we get there, we will retreat back with the army."

In Shangjun City, all the people in the city knew that Fusu was about to lead an army to Xianyang. Everyone rushed to the school field outside the city to watch Fusu's swearing-in ceremony before the army went out. At this time, the entire school field had been

The soldiers under Su's command fully occupied the place, so the common people could only watch the excitement from outside.

I saw a group of archers wearing leather armor and holding crossbows on the east side. Apart from the crossbows in their hands, the most eye-catching thing is the frying bags on their backs. Each of them carries a

There are hundreds of crossbow arrows, enough for a big battle. To the south is a row of infantry wearing thicker chainmail. Not only do they wear chainmails that are thicker than those crossbows,

The protection of the soldiers is better, and everyone wears silk next to their bodies. This is a method that Fusu came up with after learning from the Mongolians of later generations. Because silk is extremely flexible, even if an arrow penetrates the chain armor, it will still be blocked by it.

Half of the strength, this can improve the survivability of the soldiers to a higher level. These infantry have the largest number, and each of them has different weapons.

There are differences, some use ordinary daggers and spears, and some use weapons such as maces newly made by Ouyangke for Fusu, which are the backbone of Fusu's army. But those in the west are Fusu's biggest capital - cavalry.

They are also like those crossbowmen, wearing leather armor, but the stirrups they ride on show the difference between them and other people's cavalry. They will be faster and more capable.

Flexible. There are thousands of cavalry wearing only civilian clothes mixed among them. This is Fusu's last secret weapon - the chain horse, but it cannot be shown now. Their armor and copper chains are still in the military camp.

They were hidden, and they would not be allowed to wear them unless necessary. A high platform was built to the north, which was exactly the platform where Fusu stood when he took the oath.

As the three-way drum beat, Fusu, surrounded by several generals, slowly rode out from the south. Today he was wearing close-fitting chain-link gold armor and a black war robe.

, making his whole person look even more majestic.

Seeing the general appearing, all the soldiers present shouted in unison: "Drink!" The weapons in their hands fell to the ground and made an ear-splitting sound. Fusu smiled and waved to the soldiers before boarding the high platform.

On both sides were Zhang Liang, Han Xin and others.

Fusu glanced down, and then said loudly with all his strength: "The traitor Zhao Gao, together with Ziying, conspired to usurp the throne, kill the emperor, and steal the throne. As the prince of the Qin Dynasty, I, Fusu, cannot sit idly by and watch.

, so I decided to bring

The men and horses in the county and city are guilty of the crusade. Restore the power of the First Emperor and revive our Great Qin! The three armies obeyed the order and followed me to capture Xianyang and take off the heads of the two thieves Ziying and Zhao!" As he said this, he pulled out the gun from his waist.

The long sword points to the southwest.

The sergeant below followed Fusu's words and said loudly: "Capture Xianyang and take the heads of the two thieves! Capture Xianyang and take the heads of the two thieves!" The voice resounded throughout the world, and even the birds flying through the air were counted.

He was stunned and fell down.

After the swearing-in meeting, Fusu led his troops out of Shangjun City and headed south. The people in the city rushed to the city gate with food to send their relatives on their way. Fusu looked at the touching scene and felt deeply in his heart.

, then he saw a person in the crowd with a big belly.

Zi was looking at him, it was his wife Xiao Tao. Fu Su hurriedly stepped forward, took Xiao Tao's hand and said: "Don't worry, when the child is born, I will send someone to take you to Xianyang." In Xiao Tao's eyes
Chapter completed!