The Han army's reinforcements moved slowly.

Under such unfavorable circumstances, Xia Houying, as the pioneer, will inevitably be under considerable pressure. Under such circumstances, Xia Houying is very likely to take drastic actions.

Now, for the generals of the Qin Army, it is most critical to judge when and how the Han Army will exert its force. Li Yuan will hand over the important task of keeping an eye on the Han Army's fierce general Guan Ying to Meng Hu. This is undoubtedly an important task.

A heavy trust.

Surround the place to call for help.

This classic tactic was adopted by Li Yuan in the Battle of Wancheng. The slight change was that in the direction of Wancheng, the Qin army did not adopt a strategy of siege on all sides, but only surrounded the west gate and north gate.

With the troops deployed, in other words, if Zhou Bo wanted to run away, it was entirely possible.

However, if Zhou Bo really abandons the city and flees, it will play into Li Yuan's heart. For the Han army, which is mainly infantry and has low morale, it will be more dangerous to abandon the high city and run into the wilderness. It has mobility.

It is entirely possible for the powerful Qin army to catch up with the fleeing Han army within a hundred miles and then annihilate them all.

Therefore, the Qin army did not have to worry about the Wancheng enemies escaping, except for one possibility, which was the arrival of a large number of reinforcements from the Han army.

In the face of absolute numerical superiority, the Qin army's advantage in arms will be offset. Therefore, it is the task of the Qin army's blocking troops to slow down the reinforcements of the main force of the Han army and find favorable terrain to block it.

This time, the Qin army's blocking force was unified under the personal command of Li Yuan. It consisted of three parts. One was Xia Houying, the sharp cavalry of the border army that Guan Ying could see. These more than 4,000 cavalry were mainly responsible for harassing and chasing down lone soldiers along the way.

Judging from the current results of the mission of the Han soldiers, Bianqiu has done a good job in this regard.

The strength of the second part of the blocking force was not impressive. There were about 6,000 Qin troops in Sanchuan County under Zhang Ping. Many of the soldiers in this Qin army had fought against the most powerful Chu army in Guandong at Hulao Pass. For the blocking force,

This task is no stranger to them.

The third part is also the most important part. It is the Ba army from Feng Xuan's tribe. The Ba people are good at fighting in the mountains and forests, and they play little role in bloody battles such as siege battles. When Li Yuan set off from Wancheng, he was about to

Feng Xuan mobilized his troops under his command.

Feng Xuan was very excited to be able to return to Li Yuan's tent. Before leaving, he even went to Cao Xin, the leader of the Yuezhi people, as if to demonstrate, and drilled Cao Xin hard on Yue.

The family members are all connected.

Cultivate water.

This stream originating from the depths of the Qinling Mountains gradually lost its original power after reaching Nanyang County. The river flowed slowly across the thousands of miles of plains, and finally disappeared into the vast wetlands and swamps.

Chidao passes through the lower reaches of Yushui. After seven days of trekking, Xia Houying's troops finally arrived at the place southwest of Wancheng known as Wollongong. The terrain here is low-lying and the trees are lush, making it very suitable for hiding and ambushes.

, this is also the last dangerous place leading to Wancheng.

As soon as Xia Houying saw the topography here, his heart skipped a beat. Was the moment of life and death about to come? He didn't expect it to be so fast.

"Hurry and inform General Guan Ying. Get ready to fight." Xia Houying's gloomy expression perked up, and he waved the halberd in his hand vigorously. He tightened the reins of the war horse under his crotch, and kept neighing.

Wollongong.

This place, more than four hundred years later, will become famous because of one person.

But now, it is just a swamp that is said to be occupied by an evil dragon. For tens of thousands of Han soldiers, an evil dragon is certainly not a threat.

There are swamps on both sides of the Chi Road, which is not suitable for the Qin cavalry. The Han army can effectively avoid the Qin cavalry. As for the possible ambush in the jungle swamp, Xia Houying does not care too much, and uses infantry against infantry.

, without the restraint advantage of troops, Xia Houying was not afraid of a face-to-face hand-to-hand battle with the Qin army.

——.

Zhang Ping gently pressed the branches covering his eyes. Through the mottled shadows of the trees, he could clearly see every move of the Han army in front.

"It's finally here." Zhang Ping spat and rubbed his sore knees vigorously with both hands. More than ten years of military career have allowed Zhang Ping to develop a silent personality. Just like this time during the expedition, if

If it weren't for General Li Yuan, he wouldn't have moved forward.

Unlike Su Jiao and Meng Hu, Zhang Ping has long experience in the army, but he has always lacked his own hard-core troops. His eldest brother Zhang Han once led an elite army composed of prisoners, but unfortunately, this army

In the subsequent battle of Jiyuan, he was defeated by Xiang Yu. The soldiers were either buried alive or taken to Pengcheng to work as coolies.

Subsequently, the Zhang brothers recruited troops in their hometown of Guanzhong in an attempt to make a comeback. However, after losing the trust of the people in Guanzhong, Zhang Han no longer had the domineering power he once had to turn the tide.

It wasn't until Zhang Han returned to the Qin State in Shaohua Mountain that Zhang Ping had the opportunity to lead the army again, and his ability was fully demonstrated in the battle to reinforce Su Jiao, leaving King Sima Mao of Yin with no way to escape and had to drown.

In the Fen River.

The reward from that battle allowed Zhang Ping to be directly promoted from an ordinary infantry captain to a partial general. His main responsibility was to assist Jiang Yu in maintaining the stability of Sanchuan County.

After tasting the sweetness of military exploits, Zhang Ping was even more eager to try. This time during the southern expedition, he carefully followed Li Yuan's every instruction, fearing that he would lose the opportunity because of a careless word. Now, it is this caution that makes him

Won the chance to become famous.

Zhang Ping was still confident that he could hold off the attack of more than 20,000 Han troops with six thousand generals. The gap in morale and training between the Qin and Han armies was enough to make up for the gap in the personal abilities of the generals.

Zhang Ping is eager to try.

But Feng Xuan, who was dormant in the swamp, was on pins and needles at this time, only looking forward to the Han army launching an attack quickly. In the swamp in May, the stench caused by the sun's rays made the dormant Ba people miserable.

Word.

"Hey, for the sake of this iron knife, even if a snake pierces my crotch, I still have to hold it in." Feng Xuan glared at the looming Han army in the distance with his big, vicious eyes and gritted his teeth.

Only by taking surprise can you defeat the enemy.

Feng Xuan's Pakistani army is good at this kind of jungle and mountain warfare. It is unwise to ask them to form a formation and fight the enemy head-on. Li Yuan transferred all the 500 iron knives from Jinyang Army to

Attached to Feng Xuan, the purpose is to make the sharp knife of this Qin army even sharper.

——.

The decisive battle is coming.

Xia Houying took a long breath and tried hard to calm down his excitement. It was finally time to vent the grievances he had felt along the way.

"Strong wind, strong wind——!" Xia Houying shouted hoarsely, trying his best to boost the morale of the Han army generals.

This gale song was composed by Liu Bang, King of Han Dynasty. Its main lyrics are only two lines: The strong wind is blowing and the clouds are flying, and the strong warriors are guarding the four directions.

The former sentence is powerful and powerful, while the latter sentence is tragic and desolate.

When the Han army launched a charge, what the soldiers liked to shout most were the first two words in the first line of the lyrics, and the Great Wind Song was named after this.

In person.

The Qin army's formation was so neat and rigorous that Xia Houying could not find any flaws. Behind the infantry formation, there were also Qin's crossbow cavalry who were responsible for cleaning the battlefield. Faced with such a powerful combination, Xia Houying's two

It is too difficult for thousands of generals and soldiers to break out of a bloody path.

what to do?

If they retreat, will the more than 30,000 Han troops in Wancheng give up? Zhou Bo will basically have no way of survival?

Can the King of Han bear such a result?

Xia Houying didn't have time to think about whether Liu Bang could bear it. At least he was certain that if he didn't make an effort and watched Zhou Bo being trapped and die, he wouldn't be able to do it in the first place.

Red as fire.

Black as the River Styx.

A heat wave swept through, and with the shouts of the Han army generals, they crashed into the Qin army formation, which symbolized silence and tenacity. The Han soldiers, who were fighting with only passion and impulse, ran, fell, and got up again.

At this moment, they were not afraid of life or death, they were not afraid of the cold shields of the Qin army, and they were not afraid of the spears sticking out of the shield wall.

Field battle.

It is the killing that most tests the will of the generals.

Xia Houying's eyes were red, and he asked his soldiers to carry his banner to the front of the battlefield again and again. In this way, he wanted to motivate his generals. As long as the banner did not fall, the Han army would win.

The offensive will never stop.

——.

"This is really crazy!" Zhang Ping was panting. The non-stop fighting for an entire hour made all his armor soaked through. The Han army attacked desperately like crazy, which made him, who had always despised Liu Bang's troops,

Suddenly changed my view.

With constant attacks and killings, the corpses at the front of the battlefield have become a wall of corpses, but the Han army still refuses to retreat. The 6,000 soldiers in Zhang Ping's hands and the reserve force still in his hands are no longer enough.

Thousands of people, and looking at the time now, it was just after noon, and there was still an afternoon left. Zhang Ping suddenly had doubts about whether he could hold the pass?

How about explaining the battle situation to Marquis Wu and asking for reinforcements?

Thinking of this, Zhang Ping shook his head again and denied his idea. If he really did that, Zhang Ping would no longer be able to raise his head among his colleagues in the Qin army without Li Yuan's order. Therefore, even if he fights to the end,

Even if the soldiers are defeated, he will never let the Han army pass.

This is a military honor.

It cannot be questioned or trampled upon.

With such a tragic and resolute attitude, Zhang Ping showed more rationality and tenacity in the afternoon battle. Xia Houying repeatedly tempted him, trying to use his flamboyant actions to attract the Qin army generals to challenge him.

, However, this time, the opponent he encountered was not the equally brave Cao Xin, but Zhang Ping, who was well-behaved and famous for his rigor.

Zhang Ping may not be the most powerful among the Qin army.

However, in this specific battle situation, Zhang Ping's tenacity and rigor just restrained the violent and impulsive Xia Houying. When the stalemate battle between the two armies slowly came to an end in the dusk, the morale of the Han army also suffered a setback.

(To be continued...)
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