Between Advance and Retreat

Author: Magic Prince

Between Advance and Retreat

Although Han Sui's rebels still had a great numerical advantage, in terms of actual battlefield momentum, they were overwhelmed by Xiang Yu's troops and could only passively defend. The entire army was not defeated immediately.

This is already quite difficult.

As the reinforcements sent by Sun Jian from Chencang City arrived, the situation on the entire battlefield began to tilt more and more towards Xiang Yu. Finally, Han Sui's rebels began to turn from a partial defeat to a comprehensive defeat. As the saying goes, the defeat was like a mountain.

Unfortunately, although some of the supervisory teams in the rear took out long knives and kept slashing the soldiers in the front who were trying to escape, the situation soon became completely out of control. Some of the supervisory teams were killed by the rebel soldiers, and other supervisory teams also joined in the rout.

among the ranks.

Xiang Yu led his troops and the reinforcements sent by Sun Jian, and rushed forward, chasing them for dozens of miles. He didn't know how many people were killed. He only saw corpses everywhere on the battlefield, killing them directly.

When dusk was approaching, Xiang Yu led his army back.

This battle can be said to be the biggest blow to Han Sui's rebels on the frontal battlefield. Of course, not all the main forces led by Han Sui personally arrived, but this victory was enough to bring some important and far-reaching impacts.

First, it consolidated the position of Chencang City and successfully continued to block the supply of grain and grass between Han Sui's main army and Liangzhou in the rear.

Secondly, the beating has damaged the morale of Han Sui's army, which will make them think more about whether their strength is enough the next time they prepare to attack Chencang City. All this has actually announced that Han Sui will attack eastward.

The strategic intention to threaten the Sanfu area has completely failed. They can only retreat with their entire army now. Although it may be difficult for Xiang Yu and Sun Jian to fight against the main force of Han Sui's army after its arrival, they have actually overfulfilled their initial strategic deployment.

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It is obviously not that simple to truly and completely defeat Han Sui's army. After losing the supply of food and grass, Han Sui's main army will definitely be very anxious at the beginning. This is also the time when they are most likely to make strategic deployment errors, but once this happens

When a group of troops are forced into a desperate situation, they are likely to burst out with unimaginable energy, and Xiang Yu also knows very well what potential soldiers can unleash after being forced into a desperate situation.

So Xiang Yu will discuss future strategic deployment with Sun Jian later, but for now they still have to enjoy this hard-won victory and have a good time with many soldiers.

In the central government office of Chencang City, Xiang Yu and Sun Jian were sitting on the floor at their respective dining tables, and behind them were some deputy generals and junior officers. There was wine and meat on the table, and there were still bloodstains on everyone's faces and bodies.

At the beginning, the whole atmosphere was a little depressing, but as Xiang Yu started to speak some encouraging words at the top of his voice, and everyone drank several glasses of warm wine, the whole atmosphere suddenly relaxed and became lively.

Xiang Yu also took the initiative to toast Sun Jian and thanked him for sending troops out of the city to assist in time. Sun Jian was really embarrassed when Xiang Yu said this. After all, he was older and should actually behave better when facing the younger generation.

He must be more generous and magnanimous, so he also spoke highly of Xiang Yu's bravery and superb military commanding ability.

At least at this celebration banquet, the relationship between Xiang Yu and Sun Jian had eased to a certain extent. Sun Jian finally began to face up to the young hero in front of him, and began to truly admit that the other party might really be better than him, and he might even be

Much stronger. Although there is still a trace of unwillingness deep in his heart, he has also begun to do ideological work for himself. He should stop being angry with Xiang Yu and focus on the overall situation and cooperate with both parties.

Only then can you show greater combat effectiveness.

At the celebration banquet, Xiang Yu did not express his views on the future situation. After all, all the soldiers were drunk at this time, and it was rare for them to forget everything on the battlefield.

At noon the next day, Xiang Yu gathered everyone together again, and this time he began to express his views on the subsequent strategic deployment at the banquet.

A considerable number of generals on both sides believed that if they could defend the city once from Han Sui's army, they would be able to defend it more times. They seemed full of confidence and felt that the rebels under Han Sui were no more than that, so future actions should be

Focus on defending Chencang City with all your strength.

There are also other generals who have put forward different opinions. They believe that the Han Sui troops who came to attack the city this time are only a small part of the entire Han Sui main force. Although they have achieved a hearty victory, they are still far away from the victory.

It is impossible to cause a major blow to the entire enemy force, and the opponent is probably underestimating the enemy this time, and will definitely be more fully prepared if it attacks again next time.

More than half of the people originally brought by their two armies have been lost after several battles. Although some rebel prisoners have joined the army, whether these rebel prisoners can really be trusted is a very big problem. If the enemy forces again

In the event of a large-scale invasion, when faced with an enemy force many times their own, these captives would most likely rebel again. If such a thing really happened on the battlefield, it would be very difficult to deal with it, so they thought they should just give up.

Chencang City, after all, their strategic intention has been achieved.

The respective supporters of these two opinions kept arguing, and no one could convince the other. Xiang Yu just listened on the sidelines without any expression on his face. Sun Jian sat opposite Xiang Yu and saw that Xiang Yu did not express his views clearly.

views, so he did not express his own thoughts until finally Xiang Yu summarized the opinions of both parties and put forward his own views on this.

First of all, Xiang Yu believes that both sides' ideas are reasonable. This victory has indeed bought them a certain amount of time and space. Han Sui's rebels will not dare to invade easily in a short period of time, but once they attack again

It will inevitably bring a force several times the size of this battle, so Xiang Yu believes that Chencang City cannot be defended.

But where should they go after abandoning Chencang City? Xiang Yu pointed out that Dasanguan in the southwest could be an option, and then Longxian in the northwest could be an option, or they could go back the same way, just like the first secret attack on Chencang.

At the same time, they could once again lead their troops to march from the Qinling Mountains and Qishan Mountains on both sides of the north and south, avoiding Han Sui's main force.

Xiang Yu just put forward his own opinion, but did not make an immediate decision. Sun Jian did not say anything else after listening to Xiang Yu's words. The generals left with their own ideas. In the evening, Xiang Yu met Sun Jian alone to prepare.

Listen to what Sun Jian, who has never spoken, thinks.
Chapter completed!