When Zhao Lang arrived at the river with his men, he saw that the Chu troops were having a big fight over the boats.
Knowing that it was Liu Bang who had broken the other side’s back, he could not help but feel a slight chill in his heart when he saw this arrangement of the other side.
This move was even more ruthless than not leaving a single boat behind.
Of course, he had never taken the other side lightly either.
It would really be a joke to think that the other side was just thick-skinned and had no other talents.
But at the moment, he had to take Xiang Yu down first.
Zhao Lang quickly ordered that
“Have the ministries form a formation, and between the ministries, leave some gaps and slowly close in.”
The siege could not be completely blocked.
Pressing, however, cannot be too fast either.
And with those small boats as a back road, the Chu soldiers’ could have no desire to fight.
After all, the elite were only a minority.
When the time came, more might be drowned than were killed.
Sure enough, as the Qin army formed a military formation and slowly approached step by step, the Chu troops, already cowed, scrambled towards the river and then began to scramble for the boats.
Just then, Zhao Long saw Xiang Yu, with his own elite, also running towards the river.
“Brother Long, this Xiang Yu was so brave before, I thought he was a hero, but I didn’t expect that he was still a fear of death too.”
Hu Hai, who was at the side, said at this time.
He had just been scared enough by Xiang Yu, and his eyes were certainly all over the other side.
But Zhao Lang frowned slightly at this time.
To say that Xiang Yu was afraid of death, he did not believe it.
One could only say that Xiang Yu had finally changed from a hero’s mentality to a lord’s mentality at this time.
After all, victory and defeat are commonplace, and as long as there is a chance of a second chance, then it is not a loss.
The fact that Xiang Yu fled was a good thing.
But for him, it was not good.
Thinking of this, Zhao Lang was about to order an all-out press when he heard Hu Hai suddenly exclaim that
“Brother Long! What’s that Xiang Yu doing! Has he gone mad?!”
Zhao Lang looked up and saw, by force, Xiang Yu who had pushed the others away and grabbed the boat.
Instead of just getting on the boat and fleeing, he had someone destroy the boat.
Then holding up his halberd, he hissed something loudly.
It was just too far away to be heard.
But Zhao Lang could also clearly feel the change in the morale of the Chu army.
Soon, there was an earth-shattering sound from the Chu army that
“Fight to the death! Fight to the death! Fight to the death!!!”
Seeing this scene, Zhao Lang could not help but be stunned, and with a few moments of disbelief, he said
“Breaking the kettle?!”
The allusion to breaking the cauldron and sinking the boat was still known to Zhao Lang.
But what the heck was this situation?
And the object of his opponent’s broken kettle, this feels even worse.
“Brother Wave! That madman is killing us!”
Hu Hai looked on with his halberd raised, leading the Jiangdong sons in front and the rest of the Chu army behind.
Xiang Yu who was coming towards them to kill them, his whole body was dumbfounded!
After two consecutive defeats, the other side had actually directly broken their own back road, and then came towards the middle army, which was in the thickest formation, to kill them!
What the hell is this?
Zhao Long’s face didn’t look too good either.
Wang Li forced himself to calm down at this time and ordered that
“Hold the formation steady!”
Huzzah!
There was a muffled sound.
The Qin troops in front of them placed their great shields on the ground and the halberdiers came forward and quickly set up a defensive line!
The set of movements was flowing smoothly.
Only a true elite could do it.
But in the next instant, Xiang Yu had roared and led his men to crash into him!
Bang!
A muffled sound rang out from the battlefield, the sound of countless Jiangdong sons, crashing against the wooden shield.
The front row of Qin soldiers and Jiangdong sons, all almost exchanged lives!
The Jiangdong sons were brave and courageous, but how could the Qin army ever be less formidable!
The result of the battle between the two lions was that each was scarred and bruised!
But the Qin army could stop the sons of Jiangdong, but not Xiang Yu.
In formation, Xiang Yu, protected by his own personal guards, kills his way into the army line!
This is also a common battle style used by Xiang Yu!
Cut down the general!
In the midst of ten thousand armies, take the head of the enemy general!
Demoralize the opponent and then take the victory in one fell swoop!
“Brother Long, let’s retreat!”
Hu Hai looked at Xiang Yu, who was as if he had walked through a sea of blood for a while, and said with a few shivers.
He really didn’t think that people could be so humongous and brave as this!
There were great generals in the Great Qin, Wang Jian, Wang Ben, Meng Tian and Meng Yi, but none of them had the personal force to reach this level.
I’m afraid that only Bai Qi, the God of Killers of the Great Qin, could resist him head-on!
Wang Li also looked pale at this time and advised that
“Your Highness the Crown Prince, let us retreat!”
Zhao Lang looked at Xiang Yu in the army formation with a serious expression, but knew that if he retreated, Xiang Yu would take advantage of the situation to pursue him.
He really took the county town.
The rebels would have a stronghold here and collect the routed soldiers from other places, then the battle of Julu would be a stalemate.
“Wang Li, let the Qin troops on both sides, release the passage.”
Xiang Yu and those elites have the determination to fight to the death, those ordinary Chu troops do not necessarily have.
“Tianyi! Follow me!”
After saying that, without giving Wang Li a chance to stop him, he picked up the Killing Wolf and led Tianyi towards Xiang Yu to kill him!
Wang Li, looking dumbfounded, came back to his senses and hurriedly roared that
“What are you still standing there for!”
“Hurry up and pass on the order to go and ask for help again from the Shangqing Meng!”
The messenger led the order and went away.
Wang Li cast his eyes nervously towards the battlefield, something must not happen to Zhao Lang!
If not, his whole family will be in trouble!
At this moment, in the army formation.
Xiang Yu is heavily besieged, yet he doesn’t have an ounce of fear, but is extremely wild!
The stronger the enemy is, the more excited he is!
The guards around him protect his rear and just fight forward!
Looking at the Qin soldiers in front of him who were shielding themselves with their shields, Xiang Yu saw the right moment and the halberd in his hand went towards his opponent!
If it fell on him, he would be torn apart.
But just as it was about to fall, a lance shaped like a wolf’s head blocked him!
Cang!
There was a crunching sound of metal clashing!
The Wolf Head Gun is still outmatched, but it blocks the attack of the Overlord Halberd!
Xiang Yu felt a blur before his eyes, and a familiar figure appeared right in front of him!
“Yu, back off.”
Zhao Lang looked at Xiang Yu with a complicated expression.
When Xiang Yu saw Zhao Lang, his eyes lit up, but he also understood all in his heart, and instead of being angry, he laughed out loud and said
“Ah Long, when have I ever retreated!?”
Hearing the reply, Zhao Lang knew that the other party’s mind was not so easily changed.
With a faint sigh, he led Tianyi and attacked together!
At this time, he would not talk about the rules of the jianghu, this was a battlefield!
The King’s Spear Technique, in full force!
Zhao Lang didn’t have the slightest intention to hold back either, each shot, was directed towards Xiang Yu’s vitals.
As long as one shot was hit, the opponent would be taken down!
For to stay back at this time would be irresponsible to one’s own sergeants!
Even if a Qin soldier took the opportunity to kill Xiang Yu, he would only reward and then bury his opponent thickly!
War is not a child’s play.
Xiang Yu’s life is a life, and the lives of ordinary Qin troops, too!
Unfortunately, even with the help of Tianyi, Zhao Long was no match for Xiang Yu.
Another buzzing sound followed.
Zhao Lang failed to block his opponent this time and was directly swept out by the Overlord Halberd.
It crashed directly into the surrounding wooden shields of the Qin army.
The wooden shield cracked straight away.
Zhao Lang could only feel a sweetness in his throat and a stream of blood appeared at the corner of his mouth.
“Ah Long! Your martial arts skills have regressed!”
Zhao Lang regained his feet at this time, wiped off the blood and returned
“It’s you who’s improved!”
Gam!
Xiang Yu is so f*cking inhuman!
“Hahahaha,”
Xiang Yu said with a loud laugh, and
“Ah Long, you’re no match for me! You can’t win against me!”
This matter was certainly known to Zhao Lang, but his aim had never been to win against Xiang Yu.
Zhao Lang exclaimed at this time that
“Ah Yu, look behind you!”
Xiang Yu faintly stared and glanced back, and realised that most of the people behind him were his own Jiangdong sons and daughters.
Ordinary Chu troops, all scattered along the passages released by the Qin troops on either side!
As Xiang Yu looked on, anger rose in his heart and his overlord halberd pointed towards Zhao Lang, angrily saying that
“Ah Long! In the next turn, I will take you down!”
Looking at Xiang Yu who was full of anger, Zhao Lang shouted extremely dryly that
“Tianyi, withdraw!”
Then he turned around and entered the escort of the Qin army!
His purpose had been achieved, did he really wait for Xiang Yu to capture him as a hostage?
This scene left Xiang Yu dumbfounded!
Zhao Lang made his way back to the commanding position where Wang Li was.
“Your Highness the Crown Prince, are you alright!”
Wang Li said, extremely nervous.
“Shangqing Meng is already on his way here!”
Zhao Lang, however, shook his head at this time and said
“It’s already too late.”
Xiang Yu is not a fool, now that the momentum of Chu’s army has gone, Xiang Yu will not die fighting anymore.
As expected, seeing Zhao Lang leave, Xiang Yu also led his men to break out towards the outside at this time.
The Qin army could not stop them at all.
Zhao Lang wasn’t surprised.
Even in a previous life, no one could stop Xiang Yu.
Soon, the Chu army was fleeing quickly through the passage that the Qin army had deliberately left open.
Looking at Xiang Yu, who was far away, Zhao Lang let out a faint sigh and said
“Wang Li, have the army chase after him, but don’t follow too closely.”
“Take back the land of Qi, Wei and Han.”
At this time, he didn’t need to pretend any more, he just told the men to reclaim it.
Wang Li was about to receive his orders and leave, when Meng Yi walked over at this time.
“Shangqing Meng!”
The crowd saluted.
“Where is the Crown Prince!”
Meng Yi found Zhao Lang as soon as he came over, and was relieved when he saw that he was safe and sound.
He had all panicked for a moment when he had just received the news that Wang Li had asked for help.
If anything happened to Zhao Lang at this time, His Majesty would go mad!
In the main, he didn’t expect that Zhao Lang had actually left the city on his own to pursue him.
It would have been better to let the king leave!
Wang Li gave a brief account of what happened at this time, and Meng Yi steadied his mind and quickly said that
“Just as the Crown Prince said, before informing the other ministries and advancing in turn!”
Meng Yi followed Zhao Lang’s plan and added some auxiliary measures.
By now it was dawn and all the Qin troops were advancing just in time!
Of course, some generalship changes were made, Wang Li was left without his vice-generalship and Zhang Han, who was not here, took his place.
This was also a way of making a statement about what he meant.
Wang Li could only nod bitterly, although the order had been given by Zhao Lang, he, as deputy general, had failed in his duty by not persuading the other side!
One by one, the messengers brought the orders out, while countless others sent the news back.
“Your Highness the Crown Prince, in this battle, we have heavily defeated the rebels, next after regaining Han, Qi, Wei and other places, we need to recuperate.”
“Why don’t you go back to Xianyang first.”
Meng Yi suggested at this time.
Zhao Lang he understood what Meng Yi meant.
In this great battle, although many Chu troops were wiped out and many nobles were killed and wounded, Xiang Yu had escaped.
The Xiang clan could not collapse for a while.
Although the Qin army won the battle, it was not easy to use up all the crossbows and arrows.
It was not that easy to recover them, and they needed to be repaired before they could be used.
Most importantly, the Qin army was still too few in number.
The Great Qin also needed time.
And Meng Yi wanted him to return to Xianyang for fear of an accident.
But Zhao Long didn’t want to stop there. He remembered the famous saying, “It is better to chase a poor enemy than to learn from the king!
This saying came from the King, and it was just right to give it back to him now.
Otherwise, the land of Chu was vast, and when the Great Qin was ready.
I am afraid that Chu’s army will have another hundred thousand or so troops.
By then, it would be another great battle, and the Great Qin would definitely win in the end, but it would be the people who would suffer!
Thinking of this, Zhao Lang said that
“Shangqing Meng, now that our army still has the advantage, it is better to take advantage of the victory and pursue the attack.”
“You don’t need to worry about the soldiers, I only need 30,000 of the Great Qin Border Army, and that will be enough.”
Zhao Lang all intends to use the Great Qin Border Army in Liaodong as the main force, supplemented by Han Xin’s and Liu Bang’s peasant armies, to form a large army to completely reclaim Chu!
Hearing this, Meng Yi showed a hint of difficulty, he really didn’t want Zhao Lang to be at the front line.
At this time, Zhao Lang said with a smile.
“Shangqing Meng, I will give Father a letter and talk to him about this, you don’t have to worry.”
Being read by Zhao Lang at a glance, Meng Yi did not feel any displeasure, instead, he smiled and said
“Many thanks to His Highness the Crown Prince.”
As a courtier, there were some things that could not, or could not be said explicitly.
It is best to be seen to be so.
If you really want to do that, which emperor can’t see through his subject’s mind, then that subject’s days will not be long.
What’s more, he could see from the way Zhao Lang addressed His Majesty that the relationship between this father and son was not ordinary.
Zhao Long did not dilly-dally and went to write to his old man that day.
The chase, which lasted for three days and three nights.
The Qin army also recaptured Dingtao.
As Zhao Lang led his men towards Dingtao, a messenger carried a letter that entered the palace of Xianyang and then made its way to Qin Shi Huang.
Qin Shi Huang looked at Zhao Lang’s letter and said, with a touch of pride
“This boy, wants to reclaim all of Chu before autumn.”
“It seems that he wants to grab another wave of seeds.”
Zhao Gao, who was on the side, said in a hurry.
“His Highness the Crown Prince is truly divine!”
Qin Shi Huang, however, shook his head slightly and said that
“Now that his identity has all been revealed, Xiang will certainly be on guard, and if he wants to win by surprise again, he will have to rely on hard power.”
“The land of Chu has always defied the Great Qin, I’m afraid I’ll have to let Long’er down this time.”
“I reckon that it may not be until next spring that we can completely reclaim the land of Chu.”
“But it doesn’t matter, just write back and tell him to let go.”
“The emperor’s throne is only secure when it is fought!”
Zhao Gao hastily said yes, he was now keeping a low profile.
The traitorous official Zhao Gao, the order of the Central Chariot Prefecture, was dead, and he was now no more than a close attendant to the First Emperor.
Just as Zhao Gao was about to leave, another messenger came in after being informed, saying.
“Your Majesty, there is a letter from General Meng that there have been recent movements by the Xiongnu, as well as the imperial son, Fusu, requesting to return to Xianyang.”
Hearing this news, Qin Shi Huang’s face, which originally had a smile on it, slightly coldened.