Chapter 42
Secretly assassinating Chen Cang
Author: Magic Prince
Secretly assassinating Chen Cang
One day later, Xiang Yu and Sun Jian each brought and selected 2,000 elite cavalry. When Xiang Yu came, he brought a total of 1,000 troops, of which there were only 200 elite cavalry. He used these 200 people as the core, and then selected
There were 1,800 light cavalry. When Dong Zhuo saw the cavalry chosen by Xiang Yu, he said to Xiang Yu: "General Xiang has a very sharp eye. He has chosen all good horses!"
"War horses are important, but if they are to exert their combat effectiveness, they cannot do without a good driver." Xiang Yu replied.
Dong Zhuo walked slowly to Xiang Yu and patted the horse he was riding. "Although your horse is not bad, it seems a bit old. I have a good horse that is as black as ink and can be given to the general.
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After Xiang Yu heard this, he came to Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo ordered someone to bring out the horse. Xiang Yu saw that the horse was very handsome, so he jumped on the horse's back. The horse had a fierce temperament, and for a while it seemed that he was not willing to let Xiang Yu ride it.
Xiang Yu didn't panic when riding. No matter how the black horse rolled, he could sit firmly on its back. Then Xiang Yu waved his whip, and the black horse ran away in pain. Xiang Yu held the reins tightly and rode the horse flying.
He ran out, and an hour later he saw Xiang Yu returning on his horse. The black horse had been tamed by Xiang Yu and was docile.
"It is indeed a good horse! Then I, Xiang Ji, would like to thank General Dong for his kindness."
"Why don't you thank me? You're so foreign. What's the relationship between us? I just hope that General Xiang can succeed and ride this black horse to be invincible on the battlefield."
Xiang Yu took the black horse given by Dong Zhuo and led two thousand elite light cavalry out. He thought that since the gun he used was called the Thunder Spear, then this black horse might as well be called the Thunder Spear.
Xiang Yu rode a thunderbolt, carrying a thunder gun, and walked in front of the army. Xiang Yu's army was traveling from the south along the small road on the north side of Zhongnan Mountain, Shouyang Mountain, and Taibai Mountain. Because the road ahead was mountainous, the marching speed was slow.
Not happy.
Sun Jian, on the other hand, led the two thousand elite light cavalry he selected, crossing Chunhua, Jinghe, and Qishan from the north. The road he took on this side was more steep and difficult than Xiang Yu's, but the two armies could
The Chen Cang before disbanding can be combined into one army, or they can act separately.
It is said that Dong Zhuo also led an army stationed in Huaili in Fufeng County. Han Sui led his army to plunder Yi County, Fufeng, Wugong, Qian County, Zhouzhi and other places. At this time, the morale of the army was strong, and Dong Zhuo's army was surrounded.
After arriving at Huaili, Xianyang, the capital of the Qin Dynasty, is directly behind Huaili, and not far to the right is Chang'an.
However, Han Sui's troops were mainly composed of light cavalry and the number of infantry was very limited. Even with siege equipment, it would be very difficult to attack Dong Zhuo's army that was completely retreating in Huaili City, unless Dong Zhuo himself led his troops out of the city to send them off.
Originally, Han Sui had been besieging the city for a period of time but had not gained much. He was ready to lead his army to temporarily retreat and wait for Dong Zhuo's large army to leave the city before looking for an opportunity to annihilate it. However, at this time, he found that Dong Zhuo seemed to be unable to sit still in the city.
Perhaps because of the shortage of food in the city, or perhaps because he couldn't bear it anymore, Dong Zhuo actually opened the city gate and led the main force out of the city to fight.
Han Sui was also very cunning. When Dong Zhuo led his army out of the city, he was not in a hurry to launch an attack, because it was relatively easy for Dong Zhuo's troops to return to the city at this time. It was not until Dong Zhuo led a large army out of the city that Han Sui
So he ordered to send out one unit to fight Dong Zhuo head-on, then divide the troops on both sides to look for opportunities to cut off Dong Zhuo's army's retreat, and then launch an attack from both sides.
As expected, Dong Zhuo left the city for quite a long distance as Han Sui expected. Then Han Sui ordered his troops to march out from both sides, first cutting off the connection between Dong Zhuo's army and Huaili City, and then launching an attack from both sides to attack Dong Zhuo's army.
The main force carried out a double-team attack.
Dong Zhuo led his army to fight hard. The soldiers could only hold their positions and it was almost impossible to effectively fight back. Han Sui's troops were mainly light cavalry. It was easier for him to pursue Dong Zhuo's army, but Dong Zhuo's army could not catch up with Han Sui's troops. However,
After Dong Zhuo's troops lined up and waited for Han Sui to charge, Han Sui would not be able to take any big advantage.
This stalemate battle lasted for a whole day, with both sides suffering losses. The next day, Han Sui ordered to continue the siege of Dong Zhuo's position. This time, Dong Zhuo's troops seemed to be unable to resist, and began to attack one after another.
He retreated backwards, but because Han Sui led his troops to block the connection between Dong Zhuo's army and the city, Dong Zhuo could only retreat south towards Eyi.
Originally, Han Sui wanted to take advantage of the situation and continue to pursue Dong Zhuo, but although Dong Zhuo's army was retreating, it still maintained a pretty good formation, leaving Han Sui with not many opportunities. When it got dark,
Afterwards, Han Sui also withdrew his troops.
Dong Zhuo's troops continued to retreat for dozens of miles east. At this time, Han Sui once again led his troops to surround Huaili City, and began to order people to build siege weapons, preparing to break through the city gate before Dong Zhuo's main force returned.
Carry out a plunder in the city.
Of course, all of Dong Zhuo's actions were within the original plan. He and his soldiers also implemented the strategy very well, deliberately selling flaws first so that Han Sui could continue to focus his attention and main force on Huaili.
, thereby winning enough space and time for Xiang Yu and Sun Jian's surprise attack force.
It is said that Xiang Yu led his army through Yi County at this time, and the spies seemed to have discovered the baggage troops of Han Sui's army. However, Xiang Yu was not prepared to launch an attack at this time, but continued to carefully hide the whereabouts of his troops, walking towards Chencang at starry night.
go.
When Xiang Yu and Liu Bang were fighting for the world, Liu Bang really listened to Han Xin's words and used a strategy of building a plank road openly to seduce Chen Cang. On the one hand, he burned the plank road leading to Hanzhong, and then sent people to rebuild the plank road to confuse Xiang Yu.
In fact, he secretly led his army to attack Chencang in a detour and occupied the important place in Guanzhong.
Now Xiang Yu is also preparing to sneak into Chencang. Chencang is a very critical position. As long as it is occupied, it can successfully cut off the long logistics supply line of Han Sui's army from Liangzhou to Guanzhong. At that time, Han Sui's troops can be imprisoned in Guanzhong.
, come out and close the door to beat the dog.
Xiang Yu didn't know what the situation was like with Sun Jian, but in his opinion, although Sun Jian was not very good at martial arts and had an average character, he should have relatively rich combat experience. He believed that Sun Jian would not lose his composure and advance in advance.
Expose one's whereabouts.
By the way, something almost went wrong on Sun Jian's side. When crossing Qishan Mountain, his troops were not well hidden and were discovered by Han Sui's spies. Fortunately, Sun Jian discovered it in time and rode his horse to kill Han Sui himself.
The spies were killed so that the troops were not exposed in advance.
At this time, Xiang Yu and Sun Jian's march progress is actually similar, and it is very likely that they will lead their armies to Chencang at the same time.
Chapter completed!