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Chen Yu's stubbornness exhausted Zhang Liang's little patience. Frustrated, Zhang Liang left Chen Yu's forces and left, which also made Chen Yu, the cheap Zhao king, even less likely to make a comeback.

The uneducated Gongcheng Zilong and his ilk are somewhat capable of fighting among themselves, but as for making plans, they are completely blind.

The balance of the battlefield was changing bit by bit, evolving in favor of the Qin Army. Under the ubiquitous attack of the Qin Army's trebuchets, Chen Yudong hid in Tibet, but still could not completely escape the possibility of being hit. In the end,

He could only order his soldiers to set up wooden shields and resist the bombings from the air again and again.

Of course, if Chen Yu could be more flexible and follow Li Qi's example and drop the big banner, the trebuchet would have no target and would have to blindly attack Zhao Jun's brigade.

Only being passively beaten, but unable to attack the opponents hiding in the Qin army's formation, Chen Yu, who had a stubborn personality, fell into a state of madness. He attacked and attacked again until he defeated the opponent in front of him. This was Chen Yu's attitude throughout the entire battle.

The only clear instruction given.

Taking the death of Liu Bang as the dividing line, the main force of the Qin and Zhao armies fought for another five days around Julu. Perhaps they inherited the blood of the tragic Zhao army back then.

It seems that the soldiers in other places were much braver. In the afternoon of the third day, Li Qi, who had been struggling to hold on, was killed by Su Jiao's formation, and Zhao's right wing also lost its combat effectiveness.

Without the protection of its left and right wings, Chen Yu's 40,000-strong army was besieged by the Qin army on multiple fronts. Su Jiao's heavy cavalry attacked the Zhao army's weak points from the flanks regardless of fatigue. This made the Zhao army finally lose sight of one thing.

, could no longer support it. Under the unfavorable circumstances, Chen Yu ordered to retreat to the city, trying to defend the city with his own strength.

"Pursue!" Li Yuan let out a long breath and shouted the order.

"kill!"

The veterans of the Qin army who had been blocked by Julu City for several months saw Zhao Jun's retreat. The generals at all levels were furious and chased Zhao Jun towards the city gate without waiting for Li Yuan's order.

The two Qin troops, Gan Yong and Cao Xin, pursued them too quickly. When their front troops reached the city, there was actually a Zhao army of nearly ten thousand people behind them that had not entered the city.

The Qin army and the Zhao army fought all the way into Julu City. This kind of melee with no distinction between the enemy and ourselves caused Chen Yu to completely lose the ability to command operations. Even if his order was issued, the messengers did not know where to find someone to accept the order.

Without the command of their generals, the Zhao army in the city became even more chaotic. They didn't know whether to step forward to block the Qin army or simply abandon the city and escape.

Compared with Zhao Jun who was at a loss, the Qin Army's strictly enforced military hierarchy played an important role in the melee. Small groups of scattered troops, under the command of their respective captains, military lords, and generals, attacked Zhao Jun's

The deep and powerful penetration in the hinterland and the many days of battles made these Qin army generals red-eyed. There was no fear in their hearts, only the desire to win more honors.

"It is time for a man and a husband to make contributions and make a career." Chang'an city has all the facilities and a comfortable new life that makes middle- and lower-level officers and ordinary soldiers envious. They long for one day that their wives and children can live in such a residence and live a happy life.

A happy life where you can take a shower every day.

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April 4th.

At noon, the fierce battle in the city came to an end, and the soldiers of the Zhao army who had lost their fighting spirit began to lay down their weapons and surrender in large numbers. This made the Qin army's various departments suddenly busy.

At the same time, Zhao Wang Chen Yu saw that the situation was over, and quickly escaped from the north gate with Gongcheng Zilong and other cronies, and fled towards the direction of Xiangguo and Daiguo. Chen Yu's original intention was to run to the north to talk to Xia

The troops gathered together, thus relying on the Yan State and gaining a chance to breathe.

Unfortunately, his plan came to naught when Su Jiao’s cavalry chased him. On April 7, Su Jiao personally led a cavalry to pursue Chen all the way, and finally escaped in the plain area with only a few dozen people left.

I was captured and killed.

Chen Yu died in battle.

Zhao's 80,000-strong army on the southern battlefield was wiped out in a snap. Among them, more than 30,000 soldiers were killed or injured, and nearly 50,000 Zhao soldiers became prisoners of the Qin army.

Mid April.

The Qin army broke through Zhu and marched north, and with Han Xin's army, they attacked the remnants of the Zhao army and Xia Shuo, and finally completely annihilated the remnants of the Zhao army at Daidi. After the resistance was hopeless, Xia Shuo chose to lead the remaining troops to surrender.

At this point, the offensive and defensive battle around Zhao lasted for nearly half a year and ended with the Qin army's great victory and the Zhao army's disastrous defeat. Of the 60,000 Qin troops who went to Zhao, more than 8,000 people died directly on the battlefield, and another one was injured.

With 5,000 men, this battle loss ratio was much smaller than that of the Zhao army, but it also showed that it was not easy for the Qin army to win.

However, very few people knew about the Qin Army's battle losses. In this regard, Li Yuan kept the information tightly sealed. During this period, Yan Le's Military Intelligence Department not only accelerated the penetration of enemy forces, but also targeted the Qin Army.

Internal speech control is also quite strict. This information asymmetry makes the myth of the Qin army's invincibility widely spread among the princes.

When Wei Bao, the king of the Western Wei Dynasty, heard that Chen Yu was defeated, he quickly ordered the reinforcements not far from Julu to return quickly. This decision forced Chen Yu, who was defeated and left the city to join the Wei army, to go north alone until he was finally destroyed.

In the north, the retreat speed of the Yan army was not much slower than that of the Wei army. The Yan army already had few troops. The five thousand reinforcements this time were the limit of the Yan army. After withdrawing from Zhao, the Yan army

Defenses were deployed along Yishui, and a simple defense line was built nervously.

Among the various forces north of the river, the only one who is relatively calm is the army of Changshan Hou Zhong Limei. Zhong Limei, who separated from Xiang Yu after the battle at Hulao Pass and became independent, has been disturbed by envoys from the Chu Kingdom in recent days.

Guo's intention is very clear, that is, he hopes Zhong Limei will return.

Unfortunately, the ideas of Xiang Yu, Xiang Tuo and others are just wishful thinking at best. After Zhong Limei swept away Zhang Er's remaining forces in Changshan, he basically established a firm foothold and independently developed into a small force, although it was smaller than the big princes like Chen Yu.

Much weaker, but he would rather be the head of a chicken than the queen of an ox. After Zhong Limei took the first step, he could no longer look back.

The Qin army won a great victory.

Guandong was in shock, and even the government and opposition parties of the Western Chu State, who were determined to fight for the long term, were also shaken. The internal strife between the two factions in the Chu State ended with the complete victory of the Xiang family.

Pengcheng.

The civil unrest gradually subsided and everything returned to normal.

After purging Kuai Che's forces and successfully suppressing his relatives, the Yu family, the Xiang family has completely taken control of the political affairs of the Western Chu State. Che was thrown into prison, Shusun Tong was demoted, and An Qisheng was killed, giving the Chu State political power.

The new forces with a different flavor were completely defeated.

In terms of the influence of relatives, because of the existence of the five beauties from the south of the Yangtze River, the relationship between Yu Ji and Xiang Yu, who was in pain, gradually became less close. This result also indirectly affected the army. Yu Ziqi, the only remaining five tiger general of the past,

Gradually, he lost his voice in the military.

At the same time, another once-prominent figure in the Chu Dynasty officially passed away. His father, Fan Zeng, died of old age in Pengcheng. Compared with the gloomy death in history, Fan Zeng's ending was better, but in the end

In the past two years, Fan Zeng was actually abandoned by Xiang Yu.

An old and rigid think tank is obviously not what Chu State needs.

After searching for many paths, the Chu regime under the leadership of Xiang Yu gradually turned into a power group relying on clan power.

Among this group, the core figure is undoubtedly Xiang Yu, but behind Xiang Yu, Xiang Tuo, Xiang Sheng and others gradually support the Chu State, and the young Xiang Zhuang has the most development potential among this support.

of one.

"Overlord, the outcome of Qin and Zhao has been divided. Although Chen Yu was defeated, the losses of the Qin army will certainly not be small. Our army has been recuperating for a long time, so it is better to take advantage of the Qin army's exhaustion and when Zhao's foothold is not stable.

Send out a large army to drive away the Qin thieves and restore the reputation of our great Chu." At the court meeting, Xiang Zhuang, who represented the young force, loudly remonstrated. His proposal was so enterprising that people couldn't help but look at Xiang Zhuang with admiration.

"Overlord, General Xiang Zhuang's proposal is not advisable. My subordinates believe that the strength of the Qin army did not suffer much in this battle. Chen Yu is so happy that he abandoned the fortified city and fought with the Qin army in the field. This is obviously stupid.

With this move, the Qin army had a large number of cavalry support, and it was easy to defeat the Zhao army, which was mainly infantry." Zhou Yin, ranked third among the new five tiger generals, frowned and put forward a rebuttal.

Zhou Yin and Grand Sima Cao Jiu were both Xiang Liang's old subordinates, and they were very senior in the Chu State. At the same time, they were not keen on forming gangs. It was precisely because of this political attitude that the Chu State

There was also an intermediate force led by Zhou and Cao inside. Of course, under the pressure of the Xiang family, the ability of Zhou Yin, Cao Jiu and others to influence the government was very weak.

"General Zhou is afraid. No matter how strong the Qin people are, they are not made of iron. I, Xiangzhuang, can guarantee that the current Qin army is at the end of its strength, and its strength cannot even penetrate the silk cloth of Lu."

Zhuang insisted.

At the Chu State's court meeting, different voices emerged again in the discussion about whether to quickly start a war with Qin. After listening in silence for a while, Overlord Xiang Yu stood up, rolled his eyes, and said loudly: "There is no need to fight.

Xiang Tuo, please go make arrangements and find an eloquent envoy before going to Qin. Tell him that I, Xiang Yu, want to invite Marquis Li Wu to stay in Chenggao for a while. If you have the guts, come. If you don't, just refuse.

"

"Promise, I will go and make arrangements immediately." Xiang Tuo responded in a low voice, the surprise on his face not fading for a long time.

Xiang Yu wanted to invite Li Yuan for an interview. This proposal made Xiang Tuo, Zhou Yin, Xiang Zhuang and others all silent. Xiang Yu's thoughts were completely beyond their expectations. At this time, what was there to talk about with Li Yuan?

Xiang Tuo and others didn't understand, but they didn't dare to ask or question Xiang Yu's decision. (To be continued...)
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