The city of Surabaya seems to have become a key place in the battle between Qin and Chu. No matter who the generals on both sides are, they seem to put their largest forces here. This was the case in the war between Zhang Han and Xiang Liang.

The war between Han and Xiang Yu was like this, and the war between Fusu and Xiang Yu is like this now.

Outside the city were hundreds of thousands of Chu troops brought by Fusu, with high morale and great military strength; while inside the city were hundreds of thousands of Chu troops brought by Xiang Yu in time, although their morale was not enough to compete with the Qin army.

However, everyone is determined to die, because if the city is lost again, the gate of Chu will be completely open to the Qin army, and then their relatives will be killed by the Qin people, so even if they are dead

Even if you die, you will not give up Surabaya City.

Fusu had been here for a few days, but he was not in a hurry to attack, because firstly he saw that the Chu army in the city was in a desperate situation, and although it was smaller in number than him, it was not easy to deal with; secondly, he saw that the Chu army in the city was outnumbered.

He was also waiting for the arrival of Han Xin and others, waiting for everyone to join forces before launching an attack on Surabaya City.

The Chu people in the city did not rush to attack when they saw that the Qin army was stronger than them, and they did not dare to go out of the city to attack the Qin army camp without permission. Therefore, although there were more than 200,000 troops on both sides in the past few days, they did not

Not a single battle occurred.

Xiang Yu stood at the top of the city and looked down at the Qin army's camp. After a while, he said: "The Qin army seems to be planning to spend a long time with our army here. The structure of this camp is to facilitate defense but not attack.

What's going on?" At this point

, he naturally looked back behind him, hoping that Xiang He and Fan Zeng could give him some advice. But behind him, there was only the resolute face of Xiang Zhuang, and his eyes were full of confusion. Only then did Xiang Yu remember that in order not to let

Those two people are on their own

The people around him made it difficult for him to use his hands and feet, and he did not bring them here. So Xiang Yu stopped talking and just silently memorized the layout of the Qin camp under the city so that he could find a direct route to the enemy when fighting the Qin people.

Military shortcut.

After several years of fighting, Xiang Yu is no longer the young man who only knew how to show off his bravery for a moment. Now he has the entire Chu State on his shoulders, so he will not easily fight to the death with the Qin army. Although before coming here,

He had already prepared a decisive battle with the Qin people in Surabaya City, so he left Fan Zeng and his two men in Kuaiji. However, he was not in a hurry to send troops to attack as soon as the Qin soldiers arrived. He also wanted to understand the Qin army's intentions.

Make further plans.

"It seems that the Chu army has gathered all the troops in the city of Surabaya. Unexpectedly, our plan was seen through by the Chu people. If we cannot defeat the Chu army in each city, we will have to attack the city of Surabaya." Zhang

Han said while pointing on the map.

Fusu also understood that what he said was reasonable, but he did not have much confidence in the siege. After all, the Qin soldiers in his hands were not much more than the Chu soldiers in the city, but the tall city walls could

To offset the gap in strength between the Qin and Chu armies. So Fusu shook his head and said: "

No, our army does not have an absolute advantage. If we attack without authorization, we may suffer too much loss. Even if we take this city, the Chu people can retreat to Jiujiang or even Kuaiji. By then, we will lose our troops and generals, and we will eventually fail.

It’s just that it’s not worth it to get such a useless city.”

Zhang Liang agreed: "What the emperor said is true. It would be better for us to wait for General Han and others to come and join us as soon as possible. Moreover, if the people of Chu know that Xue County has been captured by us, the morale of the army will definitely be shaken."

, and Xiang Yu in the city may also come out of the city out of anger, and then our advantage in military strength will be revealed."

As soon as he finished speaking, a soldier came into the tent and reported: "Your Majesty, gentlemen, General Han and General Meng have led their troops outside the camp." Upon hearing this, Fusu hurriedly stood up, and everyone else followed.

Get up. God willing, as soon as they said they would wait for Han Xin and others to arrive, these two people arrived in time.

After the two of them paid Fusu the courtesy of a monarch and a minister, they recounted their unstoppable battle in Xue County. Finally, Han Xin said: "I only thought that the people of Chu had no courage to resist, but I didn't expect them to be."

All the troops were concentrated in one place. This city of Surabaya is considered the most difficult to attack among the counties in the south, so they chose a good place."

Fusu smiled and said to the two of them: "Two generals, thank you for your hard work. We agreed that when you attack Xue County, I will also attack the city of Surabaya. Unexpectedly, when you arrived, we still didn't send a single soldier. I'm really ashamed."

"

The two of them didn't dare to talk, and then Meng Tian said: "Your Majesty, let's spread the news that Xue County has been taken into our hands to the whole army to encourage the whole army, and at the same time let the Chu army in the city know this news.

.”

Fusu nodded and said: "I have this intention. Come, please spread the news of this victory to the three armies as soon as possible, and write a letter to persuade people to surrender and shoot it into the city. It must be written in the book that Xue County is in my hands."

Something happened." Someone immediately took the order and went out. Fusu glanced at everyone and said: "I think if this book enters the city, Xiang Yu will no longer be able to bear it and will fight me as soon as possible."

Although Xiang Yu and the others had arranged a plan to abandon Xue Commandery and defend Surabaya, only the more senior generals could know about it, and the others had no idea about it at all. So when the news came that Xue Commandery had fallen into the hands of the Qin people,

Word spread in the city that the Chu army in Sishui City

At that time, people were panicking, and some Chu soldiers who turned out to be Xuejun wanted to escape from the city overnight to find their relatives who were far away in Xuejun. Fortunately, Xiang Yu and others learned about this in time and calmed it down with thunderous means.

The panic of the soldiers prevented greater turmoil in the city.

Xiang Yu looked at the Chu soldiers who wanted to steal out of the city being escorted together, and his face turned livid: "I didn't expect that although the Qin people are superior to us in terms of military strength, they still use these despicable methods. It seems that the Qin people still use these despicable methods."

The Overlord can't wait any longer, it's time for a big victory to restore our military morale."

Xiang Zhuang, like Xiang Yu, had long been waiting to leave the city to fight the Qin army, so he said: "What the Overlord said is true. We have not fought with the Qin army in this city, and the soldiers will be without them."

I have the courage to fight the Qin people again. In the eyes of the general, the Qin people's troops are nothing more than this, otherwise they would have attacked us long ago and would not use these methods to mess up the morale of our army."

Long Qie opened his mouth to persuade Xiang Yu not to be too arrogant, but in his heart he also wanted to fight the Qin army in an upright manner, so when he finally spoke, he said: "The overlord does not have to go out personally, and the last general will lead the troops out of the city.

Fight with the Qin people."

"No, if I don't personally take action, how can our Chu soldiers raise their morale?" Xiang Yu refused.

Long Qie hurriedly said: "In this case, the general proposed that the overlord leave the city tonight to attack the Qin camp. It is said that the Qin people like to use this strategy the most. They also used this strategy when we attacked the three counties of Hanoi and other counties in the Qin State that day.

Now it’s time for them to taste what it’s like to be attacked at night.”

Although Xiang Yu was very disdainful of this kind of conspiracy, but now he was eager to win, and he was also very worried about the trick the Qin people used against him that day, so in the end he nodded and said: "Okay,

Then tonight, I, the overlord, will lead 30,000 elite troops out of the city to kill the Qin army by surprise, and let them know how powerful our Chu army is."

Seeing that Xiang Yu was willing to accept his proposal, Long Qie relaxed a little. The gap in military strength between Qin and Chu was still quite large. He did not want Xiang Yu to risk a life-and-death fight with the Qin army that was several times his own.

The moonlight of the autumn night hung high in the cloudless sky and looked particularly bright. Under this moonlight, the Surabaya city gate that had been closed for a long time slowly opened, and then rushed out from there.

Countless Chu soldiers had wooden sticks in their mouths, for fear that someone would suddenly speak and alert the Qin army on the opposite side. The 30,000 Chu soldiers quietly and slowly moved toward the Qin army's camp, seemingly

Since Sishui City has not left the city to attack these days, the Qin army camp was very quiet at night. Even the soldiers on patrol were only three or five people. From a distance, they saw a large number of Chu troops approaching and they did not have time to warn them.

, a few sharp arrows had already penetrated their throats.

Seeing that he was only a few dozen feet away from the Qin camp, Xiang Yu spit out the wooden stick in his mouth, raised the long knife in his hand and shouted: "Soldiers, kill!" With a wave of the long knife in his hand,

Next, 30,000 Chu troops rushed towards the Qin army's camp at full speed, shouting "Kill!" They held their weapons tightly in their hands, vowing to kill the Qin army's central camp in one go.

Their leader was also captured alive.

The Chu army charged all the way up, but did not see half of the Qin soldiers coming out of the camp to stop them. They were even more determined, assuming that the Qin army was sleeping soundly and had not yet had time to put on their clothes and come out with weapons. But

After all, Xiang Yu is a battle-hardened man, so he couldn't help but be shocked when he saw this abnormal behavior.

Before Xiang Yu could tell the soldiers to be careful, the Chu soldiers who were at the front all let out a cry of surprise, and then they suddenly sank down and disappeared. The Chu soldiers who were following behind did not have time to stop their advance.

Trend, they all screamed and fell down, and for a while the screams of the Chu soldiers were heard below. On the other side, the few cavalrymen of the Chu army suddenly fell on their backs. Many Chu soldiers were still completely intact at this time.

Not sure what happened.

Xiang Yu, who was in the middle, relied on his extraordinary eyesight to discover the reason. There were pits dug where his infantry rushed, but where the cavalry charged, there were triangle-shaped things with ties tied to them.

He was holding a short spear with the tip pointing upward, so as soon as the horse rushed forward, it was stabbed in the stomach by the short spear and fell to the ground.

Xiang Yu already knew that the raid had failed, so he hurriedly shouted: "The whole army retreats!"
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