Chapter 62
Making a prompt decision
Author: Magic Prince
Making a prompt decision
On the outer city wall of Dashanguan, Xiang Yu and Sun Jian stood on the left and right. Xiang Yu looked at the undulating hillsides and ravines outside the city wall without saying a word.
"What is Brother Xiang thinking?" Sun Jian also followed Xiang Yu and looked outside, but he still couldn't guess what Xiang Yu was really thinking at this time. "This Dashan Pass is built on the mountain, and it is well used.
Due to the characteristics of the terrain, even if Han Sui's army invades, we can sustain it for a long time with sufficient food and grass."
"But we lack enough crossbowmen and corresponding crossbows and arrows, and although this large pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is difficult for our troops to exert strong combat effectiveness on this terrain."
Xiang Yu shook his head slightly. "What I'm worried about is not that Han Sui will lead an army to attack fiercely, but that he will find a way to block us here. When the time comes, they will build various fortifications on the spot outside the pass, and we want to fight out.
It will also be extremely difficult.”
Sun Jian couldn't help but frowned after hearing this. It seemed that he finally understood the stakes involved, but obviously he couldn't think of any good solution at the moment. "According to my spies, Han Sui has done all he can."
He led his troops to retreat. It seems that he was not able to gain much advantage after this battle, and finally planned to retreat to Xiliang."
"I'm afraid it's not that simple!" Xiang Yu said lightly. "We cannot leave the decision-making power to our opponents. Our destiny must be firmly in our own hands. I will personally lead the five hundred cavalry out early tomorrow morning.
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"Brother Xiang, don't be so impulsive! What can you do with only 500 cavalry? Most of Han Sui's main forces outside are Xiliang cavalry. Han Sui was not present before, so you were lucky enough to take advantage, and now you are rashly leaving the border.
Go, isn't it like striking an egg against a stone?" Although Sun Jian now believed in Xiang Yu's bravery, he still couldn't believe that Xiang Yu would make another impulsive and stupid decision.
"Hmph!" Xiang Yu snorted coldly. "Five hundred cavalry are enough for me. General Sun has prepared a banquet in Guanzhong, just waiting for my good news."
At the end, Xiang Yu added: "It is difficult for the cavalry to exert its combat effectiveness in this area. Once Han Sui's army comes to blockade it, this large pass will become a huge prison, trapping you and me in it. If there is someone,
The only one who can support me from outside is me, Xiang Yu!"
"Xiang Yu?" Sun Jian looked at Xiang Yu with some doubts, as if he heard wrongly, but seeing Xiang Yu continue to look into the distance with an expressionless face, he did not continue to ask. "If so, take a thousand cavalry out.
Wouldn’t it be better?”
But Xiang Yu shook his head again. "Five hundred cavalry is enough, but any more will not be good. Moreover, if you want to hold on to this big Sanguan, you need people. Even if the five hundred cavalry I lead cannot fight with Han Sui,
The main force is facing head-on, but it can also act as a containment, not to mention that according to my estimation, the troops of General Zhang and General Dong should also be on their way."
Sun Jian nodded heavily. Although he still could not completely guess Xiang Yu's thoughts, there was still an intuition in his heart telling him that Xiang Yu's decision was probably correct, but someone had to stick to this big Sanguan.
Because as long as the Great Sanguan is not broken, it will always be embedded here like a nail.
Once Han Sui has the idea of continuing the eastward expedition to invade Sanfu, this place will be able to contain a lot of Han Sui's troops and attention. And once Han Sui regains control of Dashan Pass, for these troops who are fighting against the rebellion,
It will also be a very big threat. Because of this, Dasanguan has become an extremely important battleground for military strategists, and its strategic position may even be greater than that of Chencang City.
Early the next morning, before it was fully light, Xiang Yu had already led five hundred cavalry out of Dashan Pass. At the same time, Han Sui was also dispatching his troops and generals, preparing to attack Dashan Pass.
A force of 5,000 people, mainly infantry, was mobilized. Their main combat goal was to blockade and attack Dashan Pass.
Whether or not Dashan Pass can be defeated is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that Xiang Yu and Sun Jian's troops must be completely sealed in Dashan Pass to prevent them from having any chance to come out to cause trouble.
As a result, Xiang Yu and this army passed by each other in such a magical way. Sometimes the arrangement of fate is always wonderful. If Xiang Yu stayed so late for half a day, he might not have a chance to come out of Dashan Pass. Five thousand
The troops, which mainly consisted of spears, shields and crossbows, blocked the entire Dashan Pass with three layers inside and three layers outside. With the undulating and winding terrain outside Dashan Pass, the cavalry could not charge forward at all. In addition, the number was too high.
The disadvantage is that even if Xiang Yu personally leads the army into battle, he may not be able to take advantage of it.
But now it's good. Xiang Yu has led the five hundred cavalry to slip out of the Dashan Pass. It can be said that Han Sui's blockade plan is no longer possible to be implemented perfectly.
Soon the troops sent by Han Sui discovered Xiang Yu's troops, and Xiang Yu also noticed the intentions of this troops. There were some collisions between the two armies, but Xiang Yu was not too fond of fighting, but was killing them.
After killing an enemy general, he stopped as soon as possible and led his troops to advance along the hillside south of the Wei River. On the one hand, he avoided a head-on battle with Han Sui's large army, and on the other hand, he headed towards
Head to the location south of Chencang City.
Later, outside the Weihe River Bridge south of Chencang City, Xiang Yu was blocked by a force of Han Sui. This force seemed to have estimated Xiang Yu's marching route in advance. It may also be because there were actually Han Sui's troops everywhere.
But we just happened to meet here.
This Han Sui army was commanded by a Qiang general, and was mainly composed of Qiang cavalry. It can be said that the combat effectiveness is quite good. It is also very difficult for Xiang Yu to directly lead his army to escape. It seems that this battle is also completely
There is no way to avoid it.
In front of the battle, Xiang Yu saw the very tall Qiang general from a distance. He was holding a long-handled ax in his hand, and his horse was quite impressive. Xiang Yu waved his whip, rode his horse forward and prepared to fight with his gun.
One battle.
"Are you the Han Dynasty general with the power of ghosts and gods that some cowards say? It seems like nothing more than that! I don't know if you are too lucky, or if those guys are really too weak, but you are so lucky today
Just go to the end, watch me kill you."
This guy talks a lot. Even though Xiang Yu had no intention of listening to his big words, even though he saw Xiang Yu rushing over, he was still talking nonsense. Little did he know that Xiang Yu didn't even give him a chance to finish what he said, and just fired his gun.
When it stabbed towards his chest, he could not have imagined that the thunder under Xiang Yu's crotch would be so fast, and that the thunder gun in his hand would be stabbed so fast and with such force.
He also thought about using a long-handled ax to block it, but the thunder gun pierced directly through the gap of the battle ax before he had time to block it. It pierced his chest with just one blow, and he screamed directly from there.
The horse fell down.
The other soldiers behind him were so shocked that they were speechless, but they did not immediately fall into chaos because the general was killed, but instead attacked Xiang Yu in an orderly manner.
After all, they still have a certain advantage in numbers, not to mention that in their opinion, the combat power of Xiang Yu's cavalry is definitely not as good as their Qiang cavalry.
Chapter completed!