The Conqueror Isn’t Alone

Let us say that Xiang Yu was angered by Tian Rong's act of inciting the princes to rebel against Chu. He personally led an army of 50,000 into Qi, attacked the city and destroyed the strongholds all the way, and was invincible. In less than half a month, he had entered Chengyang.

Although Tian Rong rose up early to fight against Qin and was well-known in Qi, his own martial prowess, ability to mobilize troops, and arrange troops were vastly different from Xiang Yu.

But because he never went to the Battle of Julu, which made Xiang Yu famous all over the world, he wholeheartedly did not believe the rumors and believed that they were all exaggerated.

Therefore, facing the menacing Chu army, he defended Chengyang, confident and determined to give the Chu army a head-on blow.

He sent three lieutenants and 80,000 troops to attack the Chu army stationed outside the city first.

He originally thought that the morale of the Chu army fighting in a foreign country was low and they were unfamiliar with the terrain. After being caught off guard, they would probably mess up their positions.

Unexpectedly, the Chu army, which was attacked by the enemy first, showed no panic at all.

Long Qie, the general of Chu who had been with Xiang Yu for many years, happened to be the first general to be attacked by the Qi army.

Long Qimu Na Yingbu had been granted the title of King of Jiujiang for a long time based on his military exploits. He was thinking of accumulating military exploits and seeking a princely position in the future.

Seeing that the Qi army took the initiative to surrender, he was not surprised but happy. He didn't care that the Qi army's front army far exceeded the 20,000 Chu soldiers he led. He immediately rushed into the formation, commanding the soldiers loudly, while bravely fighting.

He also did not forget to change the battle flag and use the flag to signal the commander of the flanking army, Zhong Lizei.

Zhongli Mei quickly understood.

He sent scouts to investigate and learned that the Qi army from Chengyang City was still coming to help, but he remained calm.

He glanced at Long Qie, who had been killed happily, and knew that there was no need to rush for help, so he ordered his soldiers to change their military formations, from evacuating the four wings to a deep pocket formation in the middle, and began to wait patiently.

When the pocket was filled with 20,000 troops, Zhong Lizhen decisively shrank his formation and at the same time concentrated all his elite troops at the only opening of the pocket formation.

It's pity that the Qi soldiers in the formation stepped into the Chu formation without realizing it. Suddenly, they heard the shouts of killing rising to the sky, deafening, as if there were ferocious Chu soldiers in all directions. They instinctively wanted to retreat, but the retreat was blocked by Chu's elite soldiers. Completely cut off.

However, in the blink of an eye, the 20,000 Qi soldiers trapped by the 20,000 Chu soldiers were either dead or injured, or surrendered and were completely wiped out.

Tian Rong, who was monitoring the battle at the head of Chengyang City, was horrified. How dare he continue to send his soldiers to die? At that moment, he called General Qi, who was going to lead troops to reinforce, to come back.

For the two Qi generals who were deeply trapped in the Chu army's garrison, commanding the soldiers and fighting bravely with Long Qie, they saw that twenty thousand robes were swallowed up alive by the tightly surrounded Chu army, and they became a lone army trapped in front and behind. One of them had already suffered a sharp decline in morale; but he continued to fight with full of suffering, but could not wait for reinforcements for a long time. He saw that Pao Ze was still wailing and falling under the sword of the Chu army. He did not know whether he was alive or dead. One can imagine the depth of despair in his heart. .

The one who completely destroyed the last glimmer of hope was Xiang Yu, who arrived belatedly and finally entered the battle.

When the flag with the word xiang suddenly appeared and flew fiercely in the wind, the Qi soldiers who were fighting numbly had no time to react. The Chu army that had captured the flag earlier than them was already excited, rejoicing at the arrival of the brave king who followed them wholeheartedly. Encourage, the roar is overwhelming, and morale rises sharply again!

In sharp contrast, all the Qi soldiers looked confused and did not know the terrifying power of Xiang Yu.

When the Qi soldiers closest to Xiang Yu's appearance turned their heads subconsciously, they caught the tallest, most majestic and eye-catching figure of King Chu with their eyes.

The rumored King of Chu who was so famous was actually so young and handsome!

Xu Qi's eyes have double pupils, and his eyes are piercingly cold. Even if he doesn't say a word, he is majestic and powerful, making people feel chilled all over.

He wears a bright silver helmet on his head, a suit of cold silver armor that shines in the cold light, a gold hooked belt around his waist, a pair of dark cloud leopard and tiger-head boots.

The most eye-catching thing is the Tiger-headed Golden Grip Chisel Dragon Overlord Spear that he carries with ease and weight, which weighs one hundred and twenty kilograms and usually requires two soldiers to move it.

The weapon was so heavy that it was nothing more than a burden to ordinary people, but in the hands of his innate divine power, it became a divine weapon that no one dared to block.

They were stunned for a moment, and before they even had time to say extraordinary weapon, they saw a ray of silver light passing by from the corner of their eyes.

——The Overlord's Spear came out, and the enemy's body fell to the ground.

There is no need for superb marksmanship and moves. Just relying on the divine power of carrying the cauldron, this gun is destined to be invincible in the world.

Those who were stabbed by the sharp spear tip with a powerful force would lose their lives on the spot; even if they were only affected by the residual power, the tiger's mouth would be shattered, making it difficult to fight again in the short term.

Before they could bear to pick up their weapons and fight to the death, the tip of the spear was already coming again. How could they survive under the sudden thrust of the heavy soldiers?

The sounds of broken muscles and bones were mixed with pitiful howls. Xiang Yu, who killed five people in the blink of an eye, didn't like nonsense. He jumped on his horse and flew over the corpses of the enemy soldiers, roughly crashing into the enemy group, and charging east and west forcefully.

Faced with such a weak force, why did he need to use military strategies?

Even if he abandons all formations, as long as he moves forward bravely, the Chu army will follow him loyally.

The fact is indeed the case - every time Wu Zima jumps to a place, the cold light of the Overlord Spear will definitely explode into a bloody storm.

After Xiang Yu entered the battle, the situation that was beneficial to the Chu army was completely locked, and it became a foregone conclusion in the blink of an eye.

Witnessing with my own eyes the majesty and domineering power of the King of Chu, he was like a huge flame that burned the sky and swept across all directions. Everywhere at the tip of the Overlord's spear became an uninhabited land. Not only the souls of the soldiers in the field were

He was so stunned that he ran away in all directions. Even the guards watching in the city were deeply shocked. In their panic, they really couldn't imagine that there was anyone in the world who could be the enemy of this unparalleled God of War.

When the Chu soldiers saw that their king was so brave, their blood boiled and their murderous intent was majestic. The dense army pressed forward, and each one of them soared to the sky with murderous intent like one against ten or ten against a hundred, slaughtering the Qi soldiers who had lost their fighting spirit.

Tian Rong also felt horrified and secretly felt deep regret.

——If he had known that Xiang Yu was such an evil god with unmatched courage and unrivaled power, and that all he brought with him were majestic troops who could swallow up mountains and rivers, how could he have dared to launch a rebellion so easily, or even want to join him in a whimsical way? Show it off!

Unfortunately it's too late to regret.

He misjudged the abilities of Xiang Yu and the two Chu generals, and as a result, he actually lost 50% of his troops even before the main forces of the two armies met each other. Not only did the other side appear to be unscathed, but it even severely damaged the morale of his army!

Tian Rong looked pale, but he could only watch helplessly as the Qi army, which was deeply surrounded by the Chu army, quickly collapsed in the encirclement and suppression: they either died tragically or became prisoners.

He gritted his teeth and said nothing about sending troops to rescue him again.

——Looking at the fate of the reinforcements just now, you know that even if Xiang Yu is not around, there is absolutely no way they can be rescued.

Tian Rong, who was feeling tormented in the city at the moment, didn't know that Xiang Yu, who had won a great victory in the first battle and had achieved many results, returned to the main tent, still looking cold and in a bad mood.

There are two reasons.

One reason is that he had previously wanted to order his former general Jiujiang Wang Yingbu to lead an army to help Changshan Zhanger resist Chen Yu. However, the king's order was sent, but he had to come up with a poor excuse for sending his deputy general to help because he was ill and unable to go. .

Secondly, when he was about to go into battle, he learned from the soldiers who had arrived after a long journey that Xiao Gongjiao had lost to Peng Yue. It only took less than a day for the opponent to fight, and he was completely defeated. After breaking through the army, he was defeated and his own whereabouts were unknown.

The latter was also the reason why he couldn't help but get angry on the spot, his face was covered with frost, and he waited for a while before going to fight.

After roughly cleaning the battlefield, the soldiers followed orders and took turns to make repairs so that they could have enough energy to attack Chengyang tomorrow.

Xiang Yu took off his shirt with a cold face, washed away the blood and stains, put on his regular clothes, and sat down on the main seat with a golden sword, then summoned Fan Zeng, Long Qie, and Zhong Lizhen, the important ministers accompanying the army, to discuss the matter.

While they were discussing, another military official came to report.

Different from the panic-stricken and disgraced military officer who told the bad news of Xiao Gongjiao's defeat before, the one who entered this time was not only full of energy, but also neither humble nor overbearing when he saluted the senior officials and generals of the Chu State in the tent. Full of confidence.

Xiang Yu took a closer look and couldn't help but frown.

Wasn't that the Duke Zhong who had been transferred to the Guanzhong Army along with Li Zuoche in a hurry that day and had followed him to fight for several years?

Suddenly appearing here, could it be that the war situation in Yandi is also not going well and something has gone wrong?

Xiang Yu had heard bad news many times today, and as soon as this thought came to his mind, he couldn't help but feel irritable.

However, as soon as Zhong Gong opened his mouth, his anxiety was completely shattered.

Duke Zhong couldn't hide his joy and said: Report to your Majesty! As early as ten days ago, the Yan capital was defeated and Zang Tu was executed -

good!

Xiang Yu's brows suddenly relaxed, and he let out a loud bang on the spot, as loud as thunder!

Before Master Zhong finished speaking, the depression that had been held in his mouth for a whole day, and that could not be dissipated even by the wanton killing just now, had completely dissipated with this good news.

This sudden attack not only shocked Duke Zhong, but also the important officials in the tent who were used to the overlord's unpredictable moods and majestic cold face were secretly shocked and couldn't help but look at each other.

Although Yan general Zang Tu was capable of fighting, his strength was mediocre. The Yan army's mediocre performance at Julu showed that the military style was weak and he was no match for Chu's majestic army.

Although the army led by Lu Bu was the former Qin capital army that was incorporated into the Chu camp halfway, it was an elite force that should not be underestimated among the former Qin forces, and it would not be defeated by the Yan army.

Even though the speed with which he conquered the capital of Yan, Ji, really exceeded everyone's expectations, it was just a mere Yan. He was neither a formidable opponent nor one of the three forces that would stir up rebellion against Chu and make the king angry. .

What is the strange thing that they have not discovered that actually made the king, who could hardly please even the hearty victory just now, praise it so much?

Xiang Yu naturally didn't know the doubts in the minds of the ministers.

After listening to General Zhong's brief account of Yan's military situation, the look on his cold face, although far from being friendly, was still somewhat gentler than before.

After the good news of the quick victory was announced, he had to be anxious and informed one by one about the division of troops into three forces by the general Lu Bu who was good at making decisions.

One force was led by Han Xin to help Xiao Gongjiao suppress Peng Yue, the former bandit leader; the other force was led by Li Zuoche and stayed in Jicheng for Chu officials to take over. At the same time, he did not kill the people in accordance with Lu Bu's military order, and even opened fire. The granary helped the people of Yan; and Lu Bu himself set out with Han Xin on the day of the victory, but in a different direction - heading straight to the inevitable victory of the Sanqi battlefield, which seemed to be the icing on the cake.

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Xiang Yu not only didn't get angry, but his thin lips that were tightly pressed together slowly loosened his frown.

At this moment, no one in the tent except Xiang Yu knew the news that Xiao Gongjiao attacked Peng Yue's army and was defeated.

This led to the fact that when Xiang Yu was surprised and happy, Fan Zeng was confused by Lu Bu's strange arrangement.

But as the mastermind, he needs to see the overall situation most of the time, and he has the deepest understanding of Lu Bu.

This is different from Long Qie, who simply listened to Lu Bu's independent opinions and showed a look of gloating, believing that he would be in bad luck; it was also different from Zhongli Mei, who had no expression on his face, but also thought that Lu Bu was going to suffer. Be very different.

Lu Bu's behavior seems to be rough and reckless, and he is quite like the king, but it is nothing more than appearances.

Looking at his past actions, all of them revealed his foresight and ingenious schemes. What made him most incredible was that the other party had quietly figured out the most unpredictable king's mind.

Fan Zeng frowned and couldn't help but think deeper.

It's the same this time.

At first glance, it looks messy, as if it was done on a whim.

——But if you think about it carefully, it is clear that there is some kind of deep conspiracy that cannot be explained.