Chapter 27 Yiqiu Bloody Battle

Outside Daliang City, flags were rolling in a mess and black armor covered the sun. Although it was spring, it could not hide the murderous aura that soared into the sky. Nearly 300,000 Qin troops besieged Daliang so that it was impossible to cross the birds.

Liu Bang stood at the top of the city and looked at the numerous camps outside the city and the ten thousand tents. Cao Wushang, behind him, suddenly said: "Lord, the Qin army has set up three layers of camps outside the city, each layer is connected by trenches, resisting horses, deer antlers, and caltrops to protect each other. This is clearly intended to trap our army in Daliang City!"

Chen Ping nodded and said, "Not only this, there may be a strict formation hidden in it, similar to the ancient formation gossip, probably from the hands of Zhang Liang, a Qin army advisor! Our army wants to break through now, and it may be difficult. We can only hope that the reinforcements from Qi can arrive as soon as possible!"

Liu Bang said with a worried look on his face: "The Qin army attacked too fast, and Qi State is far away. I am afraid that the Qi army will not reach Daliang in less than a month. Alas, I originally hoped that Peng Yue could defend the abandoned city and gain a month of breathing time for our army, but he didn't expect that he would fall after only seven days! The current situation is difficult now. It will be difficult to persevere until the reinforcements arrive!" He couldn't help but feel annoyed in his heart!

Xiahou Ying said: "Once the Qin army finds that the reinforcements of Qi are coming, they will definitely attack Daliang with all their might, striving to solve our army before the arrival of Qi army, so there will probably be a tough battle soon. However, there is no need to worry about the lord. Daliang is a famous city in the world. Didn't our army take two or three months to capture it in the past? It is not easy for the Qin army to get Daliang within one month. As long as our soldiers are dedicated, they can definitely persevere until the reinforcements arrive!"

Liu Bang nodded and said to himself, "I hope so!" He smiled on his face, "I was a little worried at first, but when I saw the generals assisting him, Liu was confident that he would definitely survive this difficulty!" Everyone was very moved and bowed and said, "I hope to die for the lord!"

Fan Kuai said, "Lord, Daliang was damaged a lot when our army attacked the city in the previous period. Although it was repaired in recent times, there were still many places where the foundation was unstable and the city wall was not solid. Therefore, before the Qin army launched a large-scale attack, it was necessary to recruit civilians in the city and then make emergency repairs. Otherwise, it would be really not easy to survive for a month!"

Liu Bang nodded frequently and said, "General Fan is very much! Military advisor, this coordination matter will be left to you. We must collect all the civilians of Daliang, repair them day and night, and make up for all the missing points before the Qin army attacks!" "Here, lord!" Chen Ping nodded.

The Qin army camp was in the imperial tent.

Fusu was discussing matters with the generals around a huge Wei land sand table.

Fusu smiled and said, "Dear generals, Daliang has been besieged by our army. What should we do next? Do you have any plans?"

Zhao Tuo said: "Your Majesty, why not attack Daliang with all his might! As long as Daliang is defeated and Liu Bang dies, dozens of cities in Wei are at your fingertips!"

Ying Bu shook his head and said, "Well, it's not appropriate, it's not appropriate! Although the military strategy says: 'The city is in the Everglades, and there are no mountains and valleys, but it is a city that can be attacked', Daliang is a famous city in the world. Not only is the city high and vast, it is extremely strong, but there are also 100,000 Chu troops defending it. If we attack it now, it will probably suffer a lot! The last general's suggestion is: temporarily encircle Daliang and do not attack, but first take other cities in Wei. When all the cities in Wei are in my hands, Daliang will be a heroic city, but it has become a dead place. At that time, morale will be low and there is no desire to fight. Then our army will attack Daliang again, and will achieve twice the result with half the effort!"

Zhao Tuo disagreed and said, "General Ying, I think this plan is inappropriate! Although there are many Chu troops, most of them are mobs that have been pieced together recently. The combat power is not strong, but our army is all elite in a hundred battles, and the combat power is far better than it. Moreover, although the city of Daliang is strong, it has been damaged in the recent chaos. Although it has been repaired, it is difficult to ensure complete in the short term. Therefore, if we attack now, our army may not have major damage. Moreover, once Daliang is grammed and Liu Bang dies, all cities in Wei are at their fingertips! If we don't attack now, when the city walls are solid and the troops are stable, it will be even more difficult to capture Daliang again, and maybe the damage will be greater!"

Fusu thought for a while and said, "What do you mean by dear generals?" The generals looked at each other. Some supported Ying Bu and some supported Zhao Tuo. The two sides were quarreling in the tent, and there was no consensus!

Fusu saw that neither side could convince anyone, so he couldn't help laughing, waved his hand, and the generals immediately calmed down. "Military advisor, why did you not say anything just now? Could it be that you have made a decision?" Fusu turned to look at Zhang Liang, who seemed confident.

Zhang Liang laughed when he heard this: "Your Majesty must have made a decision, why bother ask me!" Fusu was happy: "Oh, what does the military advisor think I think? But it's okay!" The generals also clamored: "Yes, military advisor, don't keep it a secret. What do you think, just say it!"

Zhang Liang smiled and said, "I insist on General Ying Bu's suggestions?" Zhao Tuo said, a little unhappy: "Why, is there something wrong with someone's suggestions?" Zhang Liang shook his head and said, "General Ying and General Zhao have their own advantages, and either method can work! But if you consider it, General Ying's suggestions are more appropriate, that is, reinforcements from Qi!"

Zhao Tuo said in surprise: "Qi State reinforcements!?Qi State is now busy dealing with General Meng Tian's Black Shirt Army. Will he send reinforcements to rescue Chu State!?"

Zhang Liang smiled and said, "The State of Chu is not alone, and they will not be unable to see the current situation: Now Chu is facing two attacks from our army, and with their existing strength, they are no longer able to deal with it. Especially Liu Bang is in danger. If Chu wants to survive, he can only ask for help from Qi. Qi has the least losses in the melee of the princes, and can completely mobilize an army of more than 600,000 people in a short period of time. Therefore, based on the strength alone, Qi has more measures to deal with General Meng Tian's Black-shirted Army, and can send reinforcements to the State of Chu. Don't underestimate the King of Qi Tian Rong and Prime Minister Tian Heng. These two are also heroes for a while. You should be able to see this situation of losing your lips and cold teeth, so it is very likely that Qi's reinforcements are ready to set off to aid Liu Bang!"

Ying Bu Daxiong said, "That is why the military advisor supports my opinion. First remove the wings of Daliang, separate them from Daliang before the arrival of Qi's reinforcements. After the Qi's reinforcements were wiped out, then return to the army to attack Daliang!" Zhang Liang smiled and said, "That's true! Sometimes, we must not only consider the interests of the battlefield in front of us, but also have the ability to control the overall situation. Therefore, General Ying's suggestions are now more suitable for the battle situation in Wei! I wonder what Your Majesty thinks?"

Fusu smiled and said, "What the military advisor said is exactly what I want! When I and General Wang Ben took Wei, I knew that Daliang was not an easy place, and it was difficult to take this strong city in a short period of time without a strange plan. After a long time, there would be danger of being exhausted by the veterans. If the reinforcements of Qi came again and attacked each other from front to back, our army would be in danger!"

At this moment, outside the tent, the doctor Yang Fan reported: "Your Majesty, there is a special envoy of Qi's 'Qin Feng' to be delivered in a hurry!" "Oh, come here quickly and see!" Fusu had already guessed what the news was.

Yang Fan entered the tent and presented a box of lacquer brocade. When Fusu opened it, he couldn't help but smile and said, "Qi State has sent Prime Minister Tian Heng to command 150,000 troops to aid the Chu army. It is estimated that it has now arrived at Zhangqiu County near Mount Tai! I once said, 'Zifang has the ability to plan and make decisions for thousands of miles.' This time you will be convinced!" The generals looked at each other with respect when they heard this.

Qiang Wei said: "Your Majesty, since this is the case, how should our army be assigned at present?" Fusu thought about it: "In addition to Daliang, Liu Bang has concentrated his troops to five places in Chen County, Dang County, Dong County, Dong'a, and Henoi. The other small cities will plunder the food and supplies and all of them will be given up after plundering all of them. Our army will also distribute troops according to this deployment. Henoi doesn't care about it. With Meng Yi there, the Chu army dare not act rashly. It only needs to concentrate its troops against Chen County, Dang County, Dong'a, and Dong'a. Qiang Wei obeys the order!"

"The last general is here!" "Chen County has been demoralized since Long Qi's death, and it is not difficult to take it. I ordered you to lead 20,000 troops to take Chen County south, so there must be no mistakes! Remember: make a move and look fierce! The Chu general Yong Chi who guards the city is a timid person, and may be likely to surrender without fighting!" "Here!"

"Zhao Tuo obeys the order!" "The last general is here!" "I ordered you to command 30,000 troops to Dang County! Dang County was originally the old land of Peng Yue, and most of the old nobles of Wei State were not convinced. Now it was occupied by the Chu army. The old nobles of Wei State must not be convinced. These people are all vain people and do not have much national consciousness and can be used. When you attack Dang County, you need to be good at leveraging the power of Wei State, and you can make a decision at the moment and allow them to take advantage of the high position. After the Dang County is recovered, you will make a decision!" "Here!"

"Yingbu, where is Guan Ying?" "The last general is here!" "You and the other two led 100,000 troops to follow me to personally conquer Dongjun, Dong'a, and to face the reinforcements of Qi!" "Now!"

Seeing that the assignment was finished, Fusu said to Zhang Liang: "Military advisor, we are all leaving. You are the only one who will take charge of the overall situation under Daliang. Do you dare to respond?" Zhang Liang smiled and said: "There are still 150,000 powerful soldiers under Daliang City. If you are going to assist the deep valley and the ancient Bagua formation, I can guarantee that Liu Bang cannot get any advantage!"

"Okay, then I will hand over the Daliang to you!" Fusu nodded and said, "Since the dispatch has been dispatched, all the generals will return to the camp and prepare to set off tomorrow!" "Here!" Everyone responded.

The next day, Fusu personally led 100,000 Qin army infantry and cavalry to the East County at night. He wanted to capture this important food and grassland before the Qi army arrived.

In a blink of an eye, it was already April. There was a green patch of green everywhere in the world, and the spring was filled with the sky and earth.

On the official road leading to Dongjun, suddenly, smoke and dust rolled, and the sound of hooves was like thunder. Tens of thousands of iron cavalry turned out from behind a small hill, like a rapid gust of wind swept towards Dongjun. This was the 50,000 main cavalry of the Qin army led by Fusu, who were rushing to Dongjun day and night.

Fusu wiped the sweat beads on his forehead on the galloping horse and sang: "Where is the Captain of the Crown?" Immediately, a person behind him came forward and responded to the order: "Your Majesty, what are you asking?"

"How far is it from Dongjun?" Fusu looked into the distance and asked quickly.

"It's about fifty miles back to your Majesty!" The scammer replied hurriedly.

"Where is the Qi reinforcements now?"

"When you go back to your Majesty, as the normal speed of the Qi army traveling a hundred miles a day, you have probably passed Mount Tai City and on the way to Licheng County. However, this area is mountainous, and the Qi army's advancement speed may not be very fast in the next few days!"

"Oh, I know! Yang Fan, I'm passing on my order: the cavalry team will speed up and camp ten miles west of Dongjun tonight!" "Yes!" Yang Fan left.

In a short while, the huge cavalry team accelerated again, stirring up the smoke and dust, and heading towards the east.

In the evening, 50,000 Qin cavalry led Longpo camp ten miles west of Dongjun.

As soon as the camp was completed, Fusu immediately summoned Yingbu, Guanying and others to discuss matters.

"Dear generals, at present, our army has the advantage of cavalry, and we will first arrive in Dongjun. The Qi army is still a thousand miles away. Without more than ten days, they will not be able to arrive in Dongjun. This means that our army will have at least ten days to capture Dongjun! It should be said that there are plenty of measures!"

"Yes, Your Majesty! However, our infantry is still near Jiyin County, and it will take three days to reach Dongjun. In fact, we only have seven days to attack the city! However, the cavalry we arrived first can temporarily build siege equipment and start tentatively attacking Dongjun, so that once the infantry arrives, we can immediately attack the city in full swing!" Ying Bu said.

"It's a pity that Dongjun is blocking us, so our army cannot directly take Dong'a. If we can take the lead in attacking Dong'a, our army will block the Ji River and defend the Wen River, and attack Qi reinforcements in the depression from a high place, which will give full play to the advantages of our cavalry to the extreme and increase the victory!" Guan Ying was a little regretful.

But Fusu suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind, looked at the nearby sand table terrain, and suddenly said: "Dear generals, if our army sends a light cavalry to smuggle over the Jishui River, walks the mountain path, avoiding Fanxian and Jibei County, which are currently without troops, and then crossing the Jishui River and sneak attacks Dong'a, what chance of winning are there?"

Ying Bu calculated: "It is about 700 miles from Dongjun to Dong'a, plus some roads and the time to cross the Ji River, the normal time is four days. If you lie down on the day and walk at night, it will take at least five to six days! The Qi army is only about 500 miles away from Dong'a, but because Mount Tai is very dangerous, it may take at least six days! With this calculation, our army still has a chance, but it must succeed with one blow, otherwise you can only retreat if you fail!"

Fusu thought for a while and said, "Ying Bu is right. If he fails, he may be caught by Qi soldiers. So this is a dangerous move, especially since the number of people in the sneak attack team cannot be too large. Once he falls into a heavy siege, the consequences are even more dangerous. However, the so-called military operation is dangerous, and the pros and cons are half the pros and cons. Considering the benefits of attacking Dong'e, this risk is still worth taking!"

At this time, Guan Ying suddenly said, "Your Majesty, if you want to take risks, just be bolder! I have a plan, I don't know whether to talk about it or not!" "Oh, General Guan, please tell me, was it still very successful when you offered your plans to take Phoenix Mountain last time?" Fusu said with a smile.

Guan Ying was flattered and said, "Your Majesty, since our army can steal Dong'a, why can't our army sneak attack the Qi army's food and supplies? The Qi army must have heard that our army is approaching Dong'a, but we would never have thought that our army would leave Dong'a and come to attack Dong'a for 700 miles. We would never have thought that our army would sneak attack the food and supplies of more than 100,000 troops with light cavalry, and we would definitely catch them off guard!"

Fusu smiled: "It seems that General Guan is more bold than my idea. But have you ever thought about how dangerous it would be to pull the teeth from a tiger's mouth among more than 100,000 troops?"

Guan Ying smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I just thought that by then, the position of the Qi army must be between Jinan and Dong'a. This area is not only located in the north by Jishui River, but also between the two highlands of Dong'a and Taishan. The terrain is flat and low-lying, which is conducive to attack but not for defense, especially for light cavalry erratic attacks. Therefore, as long as we plan properly and leave with one blow, our army can successfully attack its logistics forces with a cavalry of thousands of people, and then quickly cross the Jishui River to withdraw to Dong'a! Once the Qi army has no food, if it does not retreat, it will inevitably stop in the depression east of Dong'a, so that it will squeeze out time for our main force to quickly advance eastward after capturing Dongjun!"

Fusu thought about it and nodded, "At present, Qi and Chu all lack cavalry, and they lack the ability and experience of using cavalry. We must have thought that our army could rush forward for seven or eight hundred miles in a row, and the plan to attack Dong'a and Qi's food and supplies was completely feasible. If it really succeeds, it must be another miracle in the history of my Chinese war! Ying Bu, the task of sneak attacking Dong'a is completed by you leading 10,000 "Pojun" cavalry. The "Pojun" is one man and two horses, and has undergone rigorous training and has experienced many battles. You can definitely take on this important task! However, if you are the commander in the battle, whether you can attack Dong'a depends on your ability. Do you dare to respond?"

Yingbu shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, if Yingbu cannot complete the order, he is willing to come and see you!" "Okay! I will wait for your good news! Guan Ying, you and the five tigers under your command lead the 5,000 cavalry to attack the Qi army's food, grass and supplies. I will also give you one man and two horses. Do you dare to respond?" Fusu looked at Guan Ying.

Guan Ying said excitedly: "Please rest assured, your Majesty, I will definitely live up to my mission!"

"Okay, you two will go back to the village immediately and tell the soldiers that they had enough drinks. At the third update, they set out to cross the Ji River and enter!" "Here!"

Dong'a County, Qi and Chu border areas are very small, but the city is very solid, all made of bluestone, nearly three meters high. When Liu Bang attacked Wei in the previous period, the defender Wei He was a royal family member of the Wei State, but he was afraid of death. Seeing that the Wei State was in a desperate situation, he surrendered to Liu Bang. Therefore, Dong'a City was basically not damaged by war, and the city was still very complete. If he really wanted to attack, there would be a 100,000 army, and it would be difficult to capture such a strong city within ten or eight days. Of course, it might be a different matter if the army was in danger!

At this time, it was midnight, and the sky was gloomy and there were not many stars. Moreover, because there had just been a small spring rain near Dong'a during the day, it was quite a bit like "late spring cold". A cold wind blew, and the Chu soldiers at the top of Dong'a City couldn't help but shrank their necks.

At the East City Gate, a few angrily wind lights were swaying in the dark wind, and the candlelight flashed on the top of the city, with a bit of a weird smell. More than a dozen Chu soldiers on the city gate were huddling behind the battlements, dozing off. Since the battlefield was still far from Dong'a, the Chu soldiers were pitifully wary! Moreover, half of the Chu soldiers in Dong'a City were the Wei army that surrendered, and half were recruited recently. The military discipline and morale were not very good. Of course, it is not surprising that such a situation!

Gradually, the third day of the year, suddenly a rumbling sound of hoofs outside the city woke up the Chu soldiers on duty in the city. They looked out in surprise: In the dark night, a cavalry was rushing towards Dong'acheng. Because there were no lights, I couldn't see how many people were. But from the rumbling sound of hoofs, I could tell that there were quite a few cavalry!

"Stop, who is the one-?" The Chu soldiers were not vague, and they all set their bows and arrows, aiming at the city.

"Don't shoot arrows, we are the Qi army, and we are here to reinforce Dong'a by Prime Minister Tian!" In the dark night, someone responded loudly!

"Qi Jun!? Didn't it mean that you could only arrive in the afternoon? Why did you run over in the middle of the night??" The Chu soldiers on the city were hesitant for a moment, and the warning signals that were originally intended to be issued stopped: Just kidding, if they were really friendly troops, if they were random warnings, they would be the crime of beheading!

And just as the Chu army was stunned, the cavalry came to the cavalry without any intention of stopping, and continued to rush towards the city at an extremely fast speed. Finally, the Chu army discovered an abnormality, and the Chu army's whistleman on the city shouted: "Stop, don't move forward again! Ah, no, black military flag, my god, it's the Qin army, please warn!" The Chu army's lord shouted in horror.

As soon as he finished speaking, hundreds of arrows suddenly burst out from the dark night, which immediately submerged the city in the bloody rain. The poor Chu army soldiers' sober consciousness also ended here. In the face of the accurate riding and shooting skills of the "Pojun" and others, anyone will die for the rest of their lives, let alone the overwhelming arrow curtain!?

Ying Bu also took the bow and arrow, and shot a Chu army who was trying to ring the alarm bell with one arrow, then shouted: "Hurry up, the front army threw away the Sok to the city and open the city gate!" "Yes!" In the night sky, hundreds of "Flying Cloud Screws" were shot out in an instant, accurately covering the battlements, and then hundreds of "Pojun" cavalry dismounted quickly and climbed towards the city like light apes.

"Dangdangdang..." Just as the first group of Qin troops climbed the city, the belated alarm bell finally rang over Dong'a. Unfortunately, everything was too late. When the Chu army in the city was as chaotic as a group of headless flies, the fierce "Pojun" cavalry had already swept into Dong'a City from the open East City gate like black waves.

In an instant, green light flashed and war halberds flew. The Chu army blocking the road was almost powerless and was taken into the bloody hell by the black war cavalry. For a moment, there were wailing begging for mercy and terrifying crying everywhere in Dong'a City...

Everything later became natural. The killing cavalry of the "Pojun" swept the whole city in just one hour. Any resistance slaughtered all the soldiers and civilians, killing Dong'a City with blood and corpses piled up like a mountain! If Fusu had not always ordered that civilians be slaughtered for no reason, I am afraid that these madmen who "rejoice in killing" would be able to kill Dong'a City into a hell on earth within two hours! Even so, when the bloodthirsty Jiang Huai led a team of "Pojun" to break into the house of the defending general Wei He, he still killed the Wei Mansion without leaving any money!

Before dawn, the war ends and Dong'a City falls!

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Almost at the same time, Dong'a Town Xiaoye, more than 60 miles from Dong'a City, also began another classic attack battle...

The sky was still gloomy, and it seemed to be darker than before. The last dark curtain before dawn seemed a bit terrible!

A gust of cold wind blew from the Ji River with wet water, causing the torches on the Qi army's rear camp to shake. Whenever it seemed to be about to be extinguished, it would always come back to light.

Behind the camp, the Qi army's whistlemen who were exhausted and exhausted from traveling for several days were dozing off. They are still far from the battlefield now, and the Qi army, who have no combat experience, naturally did not have much vigilance!

On the Jishui River, which is about two thousand steps away, a low hill was a light cavalry unit of thousands of people, wearing wet single clothes, holding his ponytail, forcing him to snatch the Jishui River, which was slightly turbulent in the water!

"Yaoke--" Although it was spring, the river still felt a little cold. From time to time, Qin soldiers still couldn't stand the cold and shivered quietly.

Guan Ying whispered: "Send the order, whisper, change into dry clothes and armor, and prepare for the assault!" "Yes!" The commander went down.

The Qin soldiers began to take off their wet single clothes, put on oil paper, and put on dry clothes and armor tied to the horse's back. For a moment, on the white side of the Jishui shore, there were "very serene" clothes changing everywhere, but there was no noise. The war horses had already tied up their jewels and couldn't scream!

Soon, the well-trained Qin soldiers finished their armor and all got on their horses. Guan Ying shouted lightly and said, "Go!" The group disappeared into the dark night.

The horse's hooves wrapped in a wet cloth and walked in the darkness very quietly. In this way, five thousand Qin cavalry quietly approached the Qi army's rear camp under the leadership of Guan Ying.

About five hundred steps away from Qiying, Guan Ying waved his hand, and all the five thousand Qin cavalry dismounted, lying in the weeds deep deep at the knees, quietly watching the movements of Qiying.

After looking at it for a while, Guan Ying found that Qi Ying was not at all prepared, and couldn't help but feel secretly happy: "Angel, I have achieved great success!" He stood up and shouted in a low voice: "Everyone is on the horse and prepare for the assault!"

"Crash" amid the slight friction of armor, five thousand light cavalry each held heavy halberds and was ready for battle.

Guan Ying took a long breath and thought to herself: "This is the first battle I command independently, I must do it beautifully. Glory and wealth are here!" Thinking of this, Guan Ying shouted like a thunderbolt: "Brothers, rush for me! Burn all the Qi camp, kill all the Qi soldiers! Kill--"

In an instant, the silence was so silent that a burst of thunder suddenly burst into the wilderness: the sound of shouts of killing like a mountain collapse and cracked into the sky, rolling up rapidly like a violent hurricane, and the slightly dull sound of hooves was shaking wildly in the night sky like a rapid drumbeat.

"Not good, Qin soldiers are here!" The Qi army squadron, who was awakened, was so shocked that he ran away. While shouting wildly, he fled backwards.
To be continued...