"General Liu, do you have a good strategy to attack Chengyang?" The young general riding a black horse looked at the vague outline of Chengyang and asked the man in his fifties wearing armor beside him.

The man in his fifties stroked the gray beard on his chin, smiled slightly, nodded to the young general and said: "General Xiang asked about a good strategy to break the city. Bang really doesn't have one. I guess the general should have a plan. As long as the general drives him, Bang will

Just move forward with all your strength!"

This man in his fifties was none other than Liu Bang, who had killed the White Snake in Peixian County during the uprising. He originally led the army and was stationed in Fengxiang. A few days ago, Xiang Liang ordered his people to convey to him the order to join forces with Xiang Yu and march westward.

, he left Fengxiang and embarked on the road to the west.

The man riding the black horse was naturally Xiang Yu. Seeing that Liu Bang didn't tell him what he was planning, he raised his head and laughed, raised his finger and pointed at Liu Bang and said: "General Liu, you! You are so cunning! Well, since you don't tell me

strategy, then I will tell you my plan."

As he spoke, Xiang Yu pointed toward Chengyang and said: "Chengyang has a low wall and a small number of defenders. If our army besieges it, it only takes a few days to force the defenders to surrender. However, our army is large in number.

The food and grass consumption is quite large, and if the defenders in the city can't use it, we can't use it either. What I mean is that I will lead ten thousand people to launch a strong attack on the city, and the entire army will be stationed in Chengyang before dark!"

"Ten thousand people?" Liu Bang frowned and said with some worry: "General Xiang, since ancient times, in any siege battle, the attacking side must be at least five times the strength of the defending side to be sure of success. You only bring one

Ten thousand soldiers and horses may not be enough, so if we lead 20,000 people to launch a strong attack on Chengyang, we may have a better chance of winning."

Xiang Yu shook his head with a smile and said: "I think back when my uncle and I raised an army from Kuaiji, I single-handedly killed more than a hundred guards in the governor's mansion and killed Yin Tong. How heroic and heroic I was. Now if it's just for a small

Chengyang, and if I, Xiang Ji, lead 20,000 men to attack the 5,000 Qin army, I am afraid I will be laughed at by the world. I have made up my mind. I ask General Liu to sit in the rear for me. I will lead 10,000 troops to attack Chengyang.

, today the moon rises in the willow trees, and the army is stationed in the city!"

After saying that, Xiang Yu shook the horse's reins, gently clamped his legs on the horse's belly, and then the horse rushed down the hillside.

Liu Bang looked at Xiang Yu's back, took a long breath, and couldn't help but praise: "Xiang Yu is a true hero!"

"Xiang Tong, quickly gather 10,000 troops and horses, go and attack the city with me!" After descending the hillside, Xiang Yu rushed into the formation, reined in his horse and shouted to a general who was squatting on the ground doing something unknown.

When he turned around, who could it be if it wasn't Xiang Tong who was thrown into the Yellow River by Zhao Tong's order that day?

Zhao Tong threw him and Xiang Qing into the Yellow River. The two woke up soon after being rescued by Mo Feng. Later, they found a ferry and crossed the Yellow River to look for the Chu army. Unexpectedly, they met Zheng Xiangcheng Yang on the way.

Xiang Yu and Liu Bang set off, so they stayed behind and set out with Xiang Yu.

Hearing Xiang Yu's call, Xiang Tong stood up quickly, responded, and summoned his troops.

Xiang Yu was about to rein in his horse and follow Xiang Tong to prepare his troops, when a horse rushed towards him like lightning. He was startled, and quickly looked towards the charging horse, only to see a young general with fine features.

Astride the horse, he kept raising his riding whip to urge the horse to charge towards him.

"Hey!" When he was about to rush to Xiang Yu, the young general stopped the galloping horse with a rein, and stared at Xiang Yu with his eyebrows raised: "Brother, why didn't you take me with you when attacking Chengyang?"

"Take you?" Xiang Yu looked at the young general from head to toe, curled his lips and said, "Stay in the camp and take good care of your sister-in-law for me. Don't worry about the rest!"

After hearing Xiang Yu's words, the young general's pretty face suddenly wrinkled. The angry look on his face that was originally bristled suddenly turned into a miserable look. He had some talent as an actor, pouting at Xiang Yu.

Said: "No, brother, you are my dearest and dearest brother, just let me go to Chengyang with you!"

"Don't do this to me!" Xiang Yu waved his hand and shouted to the young general: "My uncle only has your daughter. If you have any shortcomings, how can I see my uncle in the future? Xiang Qing, please listen to me.

You have to listen to me here, if you don't obey me, I'll ask the sergeant to hit you!"

"How dare you!" Xiang Qing became angry when she heard that Xiang Yu was going to hit her. She glared with her big eyes and shouted at Xiang Yu: "Father has never hit me before. If you dare to hit me, I won't follow."

Father files a complaint!"

"Do you want to complain or not?" Xiang Yu shrugged his nose and shouted to several officers who gathered around to watch the excitement: "Keep an eye on Xiang Qing. If she dares to leave the camp without permission, I will ask you why."

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The officers responded with a no-nonsense response and glanced at each other. Everyone had a grim look on their faces as if they had just drank two kilograms of yellow lotus water. They originally wanted to come over to watch the fun, but they didn't expect that they were infuriated. Chu

Who in the army doesn't know that Xiang Qing is used to being domineering. Apart from Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu, I'm afraid no one else can control her. Letting them look at Xiang Qing is really embarrassing for them.

"General Xiang Qing, we are helpless. You still have pity on us. Please feel sorry for us. Listen to General Xiang and go back to the camp!" Several officers who had received Xiang Yu's orders grimaced and ordered Xiang Qing to join them.

The horses surrounded him, and although they were pleading, everyone knew that no matter whether Xiang Qing was willing or not, there would never be another chance to leave their sight.

Seeing Xiang Qing being entangled by several officers, Xiang Yu smiled proudly and said to a soldier: "Go and call Long Qie. I want him to be my vanguard in this attack on the city!"

"Yes!" the soldier responded, turned around and ran away.

Not long after, Xiang Tong had prepared 10,000 troops and lined up to wait for Xiang Yu's order. Long Qie had also arrived beside Xiang Yu, following behind him to inspect the troops preparing to attack the city. As for Xiang Qing, he had already been beaten by those few

The officer used hard and soft tactics to get back to the tent, and lost his temper by throwing things and smashing tables in the tent.

Xiang Yu led Long Qie on horseback and circled twice in front of the 10,000 Chu troops who had just gathered. All the Chu troops turned their attention to Xiang Yu and Long Qie, who were riding horses and walking slowly in front of them.

Many officers and soldiers who were not selected by Xiang Tong were also surrounding. Those who were not selected looked at the 10,000 troops lined up neatly in the open space of the military camp with admiration, waiting for Xiang Yu to issue the order to attack the city.

"Soldiers!" After two rounds, Xiang Yu reined in his horse and shouted to these ten thousand people: "In front of you, one city after another blocks our way to the west. There are only five thousand defenders in the city, but this is it.

The five thousand defenders are telling lies and intending to trap our Chu army to death outside Chengyang City. Do you think this is a great shame and humiliation?"

"Yes! Yes!" When the 10,000 Chu troops heard that the defenders of Chengyang wanted to trap them to death outside Chengyang City, they were all filled with indignation. The Chu troops armed with spears and long swords kept pointing their weapons toward the ground.

As they struck with their weapons, the ground trembled like a tidal wave; while the Chu army holding bows and arrows raised their fists high and shouted loudly; the infantrymen holding shields and daggers drew out their daggers

, constantly hitting the shield with the blade of his sword, shouting loudly: "Get Qin Dog out of the city!"

After the ten thousand people roared for a while, Xiang Yu raised his hand and gave them a few soft presses. The noisy team suddenly became silent, and everyone's eyes turned to Xiang Yu, who stood in front of them like a statue of God with a cold face.

Xiang Yu saw that the ten thousand people had calmed down again, and then said to them: "You have been in the army for some time. During this period, we also attacked the city and fought bloody battles with the Qin army. To me, each of you is our greatest hero."

The pride of Chu! They are all strong men who hold up the sky for Chu!"

Having said this, he paused and glanced around the 10,000-person team. Every Chu officer and soldier in the team felt that Xiang Yu's gaze lingered on his face for a moment, and everyone was stunned.

He held his breath and listened quietly to Xiang Yu's speech.

"You should know that if you are attacking a city, the attacking force must be five times greater than the defending force to be able to break the city." Xiang Yu took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled, and then said: "

But I am going to break this myth today. I am going to attack Chengyang with only twice the force. I must capture Chengyang before the moon rises above the willow trees! Are you confident?"

"Yes! Yes!" The ten thousand Chu troops suddenly became noisy again, with bloodthirsty excitement written on each of their faces.

"To say that Chengyang is a city actually exalts them!" When the ten thousand people calmed down again, Xiang Yu pointed to the city wall of Chengyang in the distance and said: "Look at their low city walls, and then think about the city.

Get up to those old and weak remnants who have no fighting power! They are just a bunch of lambs waiting to be slaughtered! What are we? We are a pack of wolves! We are tigers! We want to swallow them into our stomachs, and then turn them into dung plunder.

Eater!”

When Xiang Yu said this, the 10,000 Chu troops who were ready to go and the Chu troops who were watching burst out laughing.

"Laughing? Why are you laughing?" Xiang Yu glanced at the Chu army who was laughing with a serious expression. The whole army suddenly became silent again. He raised the halberd in his hand and pointed towards Chengyang, shouting: "This is how it is.

Is the city worth our five times the strength to attack?"

"It's not worth it!" The Chu army roared like a tsunami again, and their morale was raised to the extreme.

"Kill! Follow me into Chengyang!" Xiang Yu roared and rode towards Chengyang.

Long Qie followed closely behind, and Xiang Tong also got on his horse and followed Xiang Yu towards Chengyang. Ten thousand Chu troops followed them in neat steps, and the ground made a sound under the trampling of these ten thousand people.

The sound shook the sky.
Chapter completed!