Chapter 262: Enemy Road is Narrow
Chasing Xiang Yu this time, Fusu decided to capture him in one go, so he brought out the chain horses that had been saved from the previous battle. Although the weakness of these chain horses that could not fight for a long time on the battlefield was already known to both the enemy and us.
, but Fusu believed that chasing the Chu army this time was a sure thing, and it would be safer with the chain of horses, so he let them act as the forward.
More than a thousand war horses lined up in several rows and rushed towards the Chu army on the opposite side as quickly as possible. This time Fusu also learned the lesson from the last battle and did not let these men and horses rely on the thickness of their armor to slow down.
The slow battle eventually led to the war horses being overwhelmed, but they launched the strongest attack from the beginning, overwhelming the Chu army's formation in one fell swoop.
Xiang Yu turned around and saw these serial horses rushing up, and felt a chill in his heart. Now that he had not enough men and horses, and he was unprepared, if the soldiers saw the power of these cavalry, the Chu army would inevitably
If they lose the will to fight, they will have no choice but to die.
Thinking of this, Xiang Yu tightened his grip on the long sword a little more, and then looked around, trying to find a place where he could deal with the galloping horses. The soldiers of the Chu army beside him had already recognized some of them.
What was coming? They had heard about the battle a few days ago even if they had not seen it with their own eyes. Now they thought of the horror of the serial horse.
, the expressions of the sergeants suddenly changed, and some of them even had the idea of escape. Just when Xiang Yu was at his wits' end and was about to be killed by the chain of horses, one person suddenly said: "Overlord, I will see that the enemy is chained with ropes."
Together, as long as our army retreats into the dense forest, these cavalry will definitely not be able to pursue us." He pointed to a dense forest to the east.
At this time, Xiang Yu was already ill and sought medical treatment. After hearing this, he ordered his army to go east without thinking. All the Chu soldiers knew that once they left the army, they would definitely become the victims of the Qin army, so although they were frightened
Although they were afraid, they still followed Xiang Yu to the east. Because their sudden change of direction prevented the chasing horses from turning around for a while, this also gave them enough time to retreat into the woods.
The woods were not very dense, but they blocked the direction of the chain horse, so they had to stop outside the woods and wait for Fusu to catch up with his army. When Fusu caught up, he saw that there was no one like him.
As I thought, I had already fought with the Chu army, but I was also shocked.
He was surprised, but when he heard that Xiang Yu had taken men and horses to hide in the woods, he relaxed. Now what he was afraid of was that Xiang Yu had taken men and horses to escape, and he would have to fight in this Chu land for several months, but now
Now that he and his men are here, they can be caught in one fell swoop.
Fusu immediately ordered: "The whole army listens to the order, surround this forest of books on all sides, and do not allow the Chu army to escape." Then he paused, as if making up his mind, and then said: "The crossbowmen listen to the order,
You will wrap the crossbow arrows in cloth, light them, and follow my orders to shoot into the forest together.
No matter how powerful Xiang Yu is, he can't escape this disaster." It turned out that when Fusu heard that Xiang Yu had entered the woods, he thought that it was late autumn and everything was dry, so it was the best time to attack with fire. As long as he
The forest was on fire, and the Chu army inside was afraid that they would not be able to escape.
When Han Xin heard Fusu's order, he was greatly admired, but at the same time he also felt scared. What he admired was that Fusu could think of a way to defeat the enemy in a short period of time, but what he was afraid of was him.
The murderous intention. When the fire started, he was afraid that the tens of thousands of guards in the woods would be annihilated, but Fusu gave this order without even blinking. "I have always thought that the best is a person."
A man who will do whatever it takes to win, I didn't expect the emperor to be even more so." Han Xin thought in his heart as he watched Qin's soldiers start to take action, their arrows already lit with fire.
In fact, he had wronged Fusu. At this time, Fusu did not think about what would happen if the fire went down. He only thought about how to calm down the affairs in Chudi as quickly as possible and unify the world.
Fusu slowly raised his hand. As soon as he lowered his hand, all the Chu troops in the woods would be burned to charcoal.
At this moment, a Qin soldier suddenly ran over and shouted: "Your Majesty, the Chu army suddenly rushed out from the north and headed west!"
"What?" Fusu raised his hand and forgot to put it down for a moment, and asked in surprise, "What is going on?"
It turned out that when Xiang Yu led the men and horses into the woods, and when the horses' hooves stepped on the ground covered with fallen leaves, he suddenly thought that if the Qin people used fire to attack, he was afraid that his own people would suffer. So he immediately issued the order to leave the forest.
However, it was very difficult for these many troops to turn back and leave the forest, so in the end Xiang Yu had to order the entire army to continue moving forward, and at the same time sent scouts to investigate the situation outside. Soon the scouts surrounded the Qin people in the forest.
The news was brought, along with the news of the crossbows that were ready to be ignited. Xiang Yu became anxious and ordered the entire army to be ready to rush out of the forest at any time, and he also sent scouts to investigate the Qin army's intention to surround the forest.
After checking the situation, he knew that the Qin army had deployed heavy troops on both sides of the southeast to prevent the Chu army from breaking out, and the west was the direction from which they entered the forest. At this time, the Qin army must be guarding there, so there was only one way to go north.
, so Xiang Yu decisively ordered the entire army to march north and break out of the encirclement as soon as they reached the edge.
Indeed, everything was as Xiang Yu thought. The Qin army did not expect that Xiang Yu would come out here, so there were not many men and horses posted here. This gave the Chu army a good opportunity to fight out. After thousands of casualties,
After the people were killed, the remaining Chu army rushed out of the woods and headed west.
"His original purpose was to go to Kuaiji to resolve the crisis there, but now he is heading west in the opposite direction. I predict that he will definitely come back." Fusu judged, and then ordered the entire army to go to Kuaiji based on his own judgment.
Men and horses are posted on each road. Be sure to find Xiang Yu and his men.
However, Xiang Yu had already guessed what the Qin army would do, so when he rushed out of the tree and headed west, he did not let the army stop, and then turned back to the south. Instead, he led the army all the way to the northwest.
This made everyone in the Chu army following him confused. Finally, after two days of marching, someone expressed his confusion.
Xiang Yu said: "Now our purpose has been completely grasped by the Qin people. If we think about returning to Kuaiji, it is impossible, so I plan to do something that the Qin people can't think of, that is, take back the original city of Chu."
This is Chen County. The Qin people thought they had us under control. The first few cities such as Chen County would definitely not have many people left to guard them. As soon as our army arrived, those cities would fall.
We have it in our hands." Seeing that everyone still didn't understand what he meant, Xiang Yu had no choice but to continue: "If Chen County can be captured by us, then Dang and Dong two counties will definitely not be exceptions, and once these three counties return to our
With my hands, I can cut off the Qin people's food routes. How will the more than 100,000 Qin troops who are short of food fight us?"
Only then did the generals realize that this was Xiang Yu's risky move to win in defeat. Of course, it was forced by various circumstances. But some people still asked worriedly: "Overlord, although this strategy is a good way to turn defeat into victory."
There is a way, but if our Kuaiji is rebelled or occupied by the Qin army, then my great Chu will..."
Xiang Yu said: "Now we can only hope that Mr. Fan can eliminate those rebels and defend Kuaiji, but now we can't rush there." The sergeants also knew that this was a fact, and coupled with their belief in Xiang Yu, they
Then they all agreed to Xiang Yu's plan and marched towards Chen County.
After Fusu asked other troops to deploy everywhere, he also led his army to station at a critical intersection. Now he regretted letting the chain horse chase the Chu army together. If it weren't for the heavy losses he suffered on the chain horse,
Xiang Yu would not have fled as soon as he saw the Qin army. Perhaps Xiang Yu would have already lost his life.
He might be one of his own. After waiting for a few days, the Chu army did not come back, and the troops deployed everywhere did not send any news about the Chu people. This made Fusu doubt his own judgment again.
He looked at Han Xin and said: "Han Qing, where do you think these Chu troops will go? Have they already abandoned Kuaiji?"
In the past few days, Han Xin has been thinking about this issue. Obviously, the Chu people will not come here again, so where will they go? Han Xin pondered for a while and then said: "Your Majesty, that day Chu people
After the army broke out, the soldiers came to report that they broke out from the west and went north. Isn't Chen County to the northwest of us? Do you think Xiang Yu brought his troops there?"
"Chen Jun... Chen Jun..." Fusu murmured twice, then his expression changed, "No, we don't have many men left in Chen Jun. If Xiang Yu really attacks it, then Chen Jun
It is bound to be impossible to defend. And once he captures Chen County, he will definitely take advantage of the situation to take down Dang and Dong two counties. By then, our food, grass and baggage will not be able to enter."
Han Xin's face also tightened: "The emperor is right, but Xiang Yu has been gone for several days now, I'm afraid..."
Fusu walked back and forth in the tent and said: "Now that it is impossible for us to save those three counties, we will simply send troops to capture Kuaiji, so that Xiang Yu's Chu army will become a lone army!"
Han Xin couldn't think of a better way, so he agreed to Fusu's proposal, and the army began to prepare to go to Kuaiji.
Everything was exactly as Xiang Yu and Fusu thought. When the Chu army arrived, the Qin soldiers in Chen County only resisted for a while and then abandoned the city. Then Xiang Yu continued to lead his troops to the other two cities.
When Xiang Yu brought his men and horses to the city of Dangjun, he saw a team of only two thousand people also attacking Dangjun. Xiang Yu was greatly surprised: "Does our country of Chu still have such a troop of men and horses?"
?Why I don’t know.”
Chapter completed!