Meng Tian was not very far away from the army led by Zhang Han, but after seeing the open space where the Chu army had been stationed and resting, he discovered that Zhang Han led his men and horses to pursue them at an extremely fast speed.

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As a person who has experienced the battlefield and political circles for a long time, Meng Tian understood Zhang Han's thoughts very well, so he did not let the sergeants advance at full speed, but followed them from a distance. When Meng Tian thought about it, the Chu army

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They have no fighting spirit. Even if they can muster up the courage to fight again, their military strength cannot compete with the 50,000 troops led by Zhang Han, let alone following behind, of course there will be no problem. But people are not as good as heaven.

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, Meng Tian never expected that Xiang Yu would actually mobilize the greatest strength of the Chu army, and actually defeat the Qin army's 50,000 with only 20,000 remaining soldiers. Coupled with the sudden appearance of a Chu reinforcements, Zhang Han's entire army was completely wiped out.

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When Meng Tian received the news from the scouts ahead, he immediately ordered the entire army to rush as quickly as possible to rescue Zhang Han's troops, but he only had time to rescue Zhang Han and two or three thousand troops. The other Qin soldiers had already

He died on the spot. The Chu army also retreated after seeing Meng Tian coming with a large army.

Seeing that Zhang Han was defeated so miserably, Meng Tian lost the confidence to pursue the Chu people, because he didn't know if the Chu army had other troops ambushing here, and the morale and fighting spirit of the Chu army were greatly affected by this victory.

It was very high, so Meng Tian could only stabilize the morale of the army first and look for injured people who were not dead.

The soldiers of the Qin army were arranged to treat the injured. This gave the Chu army an opportunity to retreat calmly. After seeing that the Chu army had withdrawn, Meng Tian sent dozens of cavalry to follow the Chu army, and he led

He led a large army to follow him and sent scouts to Surabaya to report the defeat to Fusu.

After Zhang Han suffered this defeat and was rescued by Meng Tian, ​​he kept himself alone and refused to see anyone. He didn't talk to him until Meng Tian arranged everything and went to see him. He looked at the wounds on his body.

Zhang Han, who was not wrapped up, just sat on the ground blankly. Meng Tian couldn't help but sigh: "General Zhang

, Victory or defeat is a matter of military strategist, you don’t have to regret too much, just bandage the wound first.” But Zhang Han still sat there and did not reply to his words. Meng Tian walked up and patted his shoulder:

"General Zhang, General Zhang!" He shouted several times before he woke up.

Seeing Meng Tian standing in front of him, Zhang Han knelt down and said: "General Meng, Zhang Han is ashamed of you, and even more ashamed of the Emperor and the people of Da Qin, for allowing 50,000 troops to suffer casualties at my hands.

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"Now that the matter has come to this, General Zhang, please don't be too sad. Even if I catch up with the Chu army in this battle, I'm afraid I won't be a match for these Chu people who are madly counterattacking. The only mistake you made was that you lost contact with me.

, thus making you go deep alone. But I don’t think the emperor will blame you for this, and you don’t have to worry too much. What we should do now is how to do a good job as a forward for the emperor’s army, and prepare for the capture of Jiujiang City

Be prepared." Meng Tian comforted.

"General Meng...are you still willing to trust the last general?" Zhang Han asked.

"General Zhang's ability to lead troops is not lost after losing a battle. Now we still have the advantage. As long as we use our troops properly, it will not be difficult to take back the Chu land. But General Zhang must have confidence in himself." Meng Tian.

As he spoke, he patted Zhang Han's shoulder again to encourage him.

"Thank you General Meng for your trust. I will not let you and the emperor down. I will use Xiang Yu's head to wash away my shame!" Zhang Han said decisively with a look of determination in his eyes.

In this way, the two men led more than 50,000 troops and followed the Chu army towards Jiujiang County. They wanted to be the vanguard in attacking Jiujiang and not give the Chu army any chance to breathe.

Xiang Yu sat with Xiang Ta. After Xiang Yu muttered for a while, he said: "Why did you bring the troops here? Do you have the ability to predict the future and know where I will lose to the Qin army and retreat?"

When Xiang Yu saw Xiang Yu's expression change when he said that Xiang Yu could arouse the fighting spirit of the whole army and defeat the Qin army, he knew that something was wrong, so he knew that he couldn't say the wrong thing at this time, otherwise Xiang Yu would

An arrogant character will definitely not accept his own kindness, so he thought about it before saying: "It's not that I know you will lose, Overlord, but Mr. Fan is a little worried about you taking the initiative to go out of the city to fight the Qin people, so I ordered you to

I brought most of the men and horses from Kuaiji City and came here. Originally, Mr. Fan wanted me to lead troops to the south of Surabaya City. Once I found out there was something going on over there, I would send troops to help. This would have the effect of a surprise attack.

Killing the Qin people was caught off guard. Unexpectedly, the Qin people launched the strongest attack before we arrived, so I showed up here with my troops."

Only then did Xiang Yu understand why a group of troops appeared here, but he was still very puzzled in his heart. He wanted to fight the Qin army outside the city only after guarding it for several days before letting the sergeants know about it, and after that

He quickly got into trouble with the Qin people. How did Fan Zeng of Kuaiji know about it? And judging from the time he gave the order, even if Fan Zeng asked Xiang to lead his troops immediately after getting the news, it would not be possible for him to do so.

We were almost here, so Xiang Yu asked with confusion.

Xiang Tao said: "Mr. Fan can see this from the fact that the overlord has transferred most of the horses in our Chu Kingdom. He said that if the overlord only leads troops to guard Surabaya City, there is no need to use cavalry. He can only go out of the city and fight with them.

Our cavalry can only be used by the Qin army in a battle. But Mr. Fan also said that if the Overlord really goes out of the city to fight the Qin people, we will have no chance of winning, because our Chu cavalry is inferior in both quantity and combat strength.

It cannot be compared with the people of Qin, so he asked me to bring men and horses to prevent the city of Surabaya from being lost."

Only then did Xiang Yu understand everything. He smiled bitterly and said, "I really regret not bringing Mr. Fan here. If he had been there to advise me, I would not have rashly fought a decisive battle with the Qin people. Maybe the result would not have been like this."

Now that we have lost the great city of Surabaya, our country of Chu has been opened wide, and I really have no shame in going to see Mr. Fan."

"But the overlord does not need to be discouraged. The Qin people must have lost a lot of men and horses in order to fight this battle. In addition, we already killed a group of Qin soldiers who chased us yesterday, so their casualties will not be much smaller than ours.

As long as the Overlord learns the lesson from this time and sticks to Jiujiang City, the Qin people will naturally be unable to do anything to us. And when the Huns in the north see the emptiness inside the Qin State and send troops, they will inevitably be stretched thin in terms of military strength and retreat.

Go back. At that time, we can send our troops northward and avenge this time." Xiang Ta said.

After Xiang Yu heard what he said, he felt that it was not the time to be discouraged. He still had enough strength to fight the Qin people, so he put aside the defeat for the time being and told Xiang him how to fight in Jiujiang City.

Hold on to the city.

Early the next morning, Xiang Yu and Xiang Ta continued to lead their troops to Jiujiang. Because they were afraid that the Qin army would take advantage of the situation and pursue them, they ordered the entire army to move forward as quickly as possible and had a good night's rest.

, the speed of the Chu soldiers increased a lot, and they arrived at Jiujiang City a few days later. Tens of thousands of Chu soldiers hurriedly entered the city and began to deploy defensive measures, waiting for the Qin army to arrive.

Two days later, Meng Tian and his men led 50,000 troops to the foot of Sishui City. Seeing the Chu army in the city that was well prepared, Meng Tian finally had to order the entire army to station more than ten miles outside the city, waiting for Fusu's attack.

After the arrival of the army, they made plans to attack the city. The Chu army in the city also stopped rushing out to attack because of the failure of the last battle outside the city. Therefore, although there were nearly 100,000 troops inside and outside Jiujiang City, there was no one.

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At this time, Fusu, who was related to the fate of Jiujiang City, was gathering his troops and preparing to go to Jiujiang. The reason why he spent a lot of time here was to win over the people here. In front of him were places such as Chen County and Dong County.

Because the Chu people didn't pay enough attention to it, the people there didn't resist much when the Qin army arrived. But this was different in Surabaya, because this place had always been the place where the Chu people lived, so it was difficult for Fusu to get them to recognize him.

It would take a lot of work to do so. And since the scouts sent by Meng Tian brought news of the failure to pursue the Chu army, Fusu knew that his idea of ​​occupying the Chu land in one go was impossible to realize.

, so he simply used the method he had used to attack Xianyang from Shangjun before, attacking steadily and taking care of the captured city before advancing to the next target.

Now Surabaya City is completely under the control of the Qin people. Although many people are still hostile to the Qin army, Fusu really does not have more time to think of a solution, so after seeing that the situation has improved, Fusu

Two thousand people were left to guard here, while he took the rest of the troops and continued southward.

Halfway through the road, the men sent by Meng Tian met Fusu and the others. It turned out that Meng Tian had been waiting at the foot of Jiujiang City for several days but did not see Fusu leading his troops. He was afraid that the Chu people would come out of the city to attack him.

The men and horses may not be enough, so he sent someone to ask for help. After listening to the man's words, Fusu frowned tightly. He didn't expect that Xiang Yu would be unable to defend after that failure. If that was the case

It would be very difficult for his troops to capture Jiujiang City, and he still had a big enemy waiting in the north. Fusu sighed and walked outside the tent and looked to the north.
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