78. Chapter 78 Perfect Miss

Author: Magic Prince

Chapter 78 Perfect Miss

"General Xiang, we seem to be ambushed."

The sky was full of crossbow arrows suddenly shot from all directions. These crossbow arrows were basically not aimed, but were shot randomly into the sky, forming a fire coverage like a rain of arrows.

Xiang Yu had never seen anything in his previous life as a soldier. Facing the powerful crossbows and rain of arrows from the Qin army, he had never panicked. At this time, Xiang Yu did not panic either, but calmly commanded his troops to attack.

Then retreat.

It was Han Sui's Qiang cavalry who shot these crossbows. They had suffered a big loss at Xiang Yu's hands before, and now they were holding their breath and wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to fight back. The arrows and crossbows seemed to be free of charge.

, constantly shooting from the sky.

Some of Xiang Yu's cavalry troops were equipped with small shields specifically designed to resist crossbows, but they were of little use in the face of such a dense arrow attack. Soon the troops around Xiang Yu appeared.

The losses were not small. When Xiang Yu gave the order to retreat, they also retreated at a very fast speed. However, it was inevitable that there would still be a lot of self-trampling casualties among the rebels.

Not far after entering the valley, Xiang Yu was attacked by the enemy. It seemed that Han Suijun had been prepared for Xiang Yu's arrival, but in fact, the current situation was not bad. They could not calm down and attacked immediately.

They launched an attack on Xiang Yu's troops. Although Xiang Yu was caught off guard, on the other hand, they also exposed themselves prematurely. If they choose to let Xiang Yu's troops pass safely first, and then look for opportunities to surround Xiang Yu, that will inevitably happen.

Able to obtain greater military exploits.

Xiang Yu took a look and saw that the number of cavalry deployed by the opponent in the mountains should be quite large, and relying on the advantage of the terrain, it can be said that he has the absolute upper hand. If he had replaced any other general, he might have retreated.

, choose to avoid its edge.

However, the reason why Xiang Yu is Xiang Yu is that he dares to think things that others dare not think, and he also dares to do things that others dare not do. Although he temporarily withdrew his troops from the valley, he did not stop.

Most of the several groups of spies sent by Xiang Yu did not come back alive. Even if one or two managed to come back alive, they were not able to bring back any particularly useful information. This time Han Suijun attacked Xiang Yu's reconnaissance force.

He was quite vigilant and did not want Xiang Yu to get the slightest information.

In this way, Xiang Yu had no way to accurately assess the opponent's true military strength. In this case, Xiang Yu could only temporarily choose to station and build a camp.

The situation on Sun Jian's side was relatively smooth. The ships were being built very quickly. They didn't need to build particularly large ships. This was already in the upper reaches of the Wei River. The river was not very turbulent. With the help of wind and manpower, they could move against the current.

Able to sail.

A few days passed, and the defenders in Tianshui City did not seem to notice that Sun Jian's main force had left. They just thought that Sun Jian had temporarily given up the siege. During this period, the defenders in Tianshui City also launched several outward raids.

However, the combat effectiveness of the troops left by Sun Jian was not weak. After a fierce battle, the defenders in Tianshui City were repulsed. This also made the defenders believe that all Sun Jian's troops were outside the city.

And they have surrounded most of Tianshui City. They have not launched an attack for the time being, probably because they are holding back some big move.

For this reason, the defenders in Tianshui City have strengthened their defense and reconnaissance. After all, they have learned from previous mistakes, and they will always worry about when the Macaque Army will find a weakly defended place somewhere, which will then become a good place for Sun Jian's army to launch an attack.

place.

Han Sui's troops stationed in Ji County did not go down the Wei River by boat, but marched along the mountains from the north and west toward Tianshui City. Among them, the fastest advance troops had already arrived very quickly.

After arriving outside Tianshui City, under such circumstances, the troops Sun Jian left behind to pretend to attack the city were not enough.

The supporting cavalry and the defenders in Tianshui City launched an attack on Sun Jian's army outside the city. After all, the strength of these Sun Jian's army was limited. It was really difficult to face the opponent's large number of highly mobile cavalry.

Unable to form a powerful counterattack, they could only spread out their formations as much as possible and work hard to defend their positions.

However, after all, the gap in numbers was too big. These Sun Jian's troops soon suffered several defeats one after another. The defenders and reinforcements in Tianshui City found that the number of Sun Jian's troops was too small, even if they dispersed their troops.

They came, but the number was too small, so they finally realized that Sun Jian's main force was no longer here.

Knowing that they had been deceived, the Tianshui City defenders immediately opened the city gates, and all the troops in the city came out to meet Sun Jian's troops. In the absence of Sun Jian and the main troops, these remaining troops were beaten to a pulp.

After being defeated and coupled with a killing spree by the Qiang cavalry, Sun Jian's remaining troops suffered heavy losses.

At this time, Sun Jian had already sailed up the Wei River in a boat and came directly to the edge of Ji County near the Wei River. At this time, most of Han Sui's troops in Ji County had already gone to Tianshui City, so there were not many defenders.

Sun Jian also followed the principle of quick battle and quick victory, that is, to capture the enemy's city as quickly as possible. This time Sun Jian found a defensive weakness in Ji County, because the defenders did not expect anyone to go up the Wei River.

We came directly by boat, so there is a hidden port on the east side of Ji County.

Sun Jian led his army to occupy the port very decisively and quickly, and then used this port as a breakthrough to lead his army directly into the city of Ji County. The defenders in Ji County were unable to face the sudden appearance of Sun Jian's main force.

Make a timely enough response.

An extremely fierce battle took place between the two sides in Ji County. The urban structure in Ji County itself is very simple. The roads here are very wide, there are not many houses, and there are too many places in the city that extend in all directions. Once a battle breaks out, other

The scale is destined not to be too small.

In fact, the combat effectiveness of Han Sui's defenders was not bad, but because there was a certain gap in numbers, Sun Jian's army finally captured Ji County after two full days of fierce fighting, and the remaining defenders fled.

And out.

Sun Jian was not surprised by the victory in this attack on Ji County. He did not know that a large part of the defenders in Ji County had already rescued Tianshui City. What decision would Sun Jian make in this case?

, will they continue to lead their troops up the Weihe River towards the Longxi area?
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