Han Xin's strategy astounded everyone. He dusted the soil at night and attacked the city during the day. The small city of Fengyi could indeed be captured in half a day.
In order to cooperate with Han Xin's plan, Xiang Zhuang turned around and ordered: "Li Ji, you can lead a thousand soldiers and horses to feint attack. You can only lose, not win."
Li Ji took the order and headed towards the formation. At this time, Xiang Zhuang looked at Liu Bang and laughed and said: "Brother Bang, dusting the soil at night..."
Liu Bang cursed in his heart that Xiang Zhuang had delegated such an arduous task to him, but he just complained and replied with a smile: "Don't worry, general, I will send people to dust the soil tonight, but... if the enemy
The army found that dust removal would encounter obstacles,"
As soon as Liu Bang finished speaking, Xiang Zhuanglang said with a smile: "I will send troops as suspects to distract Yong Chi's attention."
As soon as the two of them finished speaking, the rumble of war drums sounded not far away. A thousand Chu troops carrying ladders, with shield soldiers in front and spearmen behind, launched an attack on Fengyi. At this time, Xiangzhuang
He also put away his thoughts and stopped chatting with Liu Bang. He looked deeply into the distance. On top of the city, Yongchi's defenders also started shooting arrows to resist the Chu army's approach.
In fact, Xiangzhuang could have withdrawn his troops directly and pretended to attack Fengyi, just to test Fengyi's defense capabilities. At this time, a series of ladders were set up on the city tower, and the Chu army climbed up the city regardless of their safety. On the city tower, rolling wood and thunder stones
They kept throwing them downwards and shooting arrows downwards from time to time. The defenders were extremely defensive.
Seeing that Chu Jun's death and injury gradually increased, the pressure of siege was getting greater and greater. Xiang Zhuang raised his right hand to do a movement of withdrawal.
Quietly retreated,
The Chu army retreated ten miles to the stronghold. Iron caltrops were scattered all around the stronghold. Teams of scouts scattered and rushed towards the vicinity of Fengyi.
The sky was getting darker and darker, and I couldn't see my fingers. The 7,000 Pei troops stopped and quietly marched towards Fengyi.
At the same time, another team of two thousand people hurriedly circled to the north of Fengyi, cut off the Ziwu River, and cut off the water source in the city. Then, this team detoured to the west gate of Fengyi, and each person lit ten torches and stuck them on the ground.
Beat the war drums and pretend to attack the city,
In this era, it was difficult to see what was going on in the distance due to the illumination of torches, and the defenders on Fengyi City could only see faint torches in the distance, more than ten thousand of them. This was the rhythm of the Chu army's upcoming attack on the city.
As for the east gate of Fengyi, when the defenders focused their attention on the west gate, Liu Bang ordered his subordinates to fill the ground below Fengyi City with ten bags each. Although the Pei army was silent, trying to avoid being discovered by the defenders.
, but when the earth bag was more than half filled, the defenders on the city still discovered the Pei army. The sound of drums and gongs was chaotic, and groups of crossbowmen rushed to the top of the city and began to shoot arrows at the bottom of the city.
The Pei army was well prepared. In this case, nearly two thousand shield soldiers gave up dusting, built a shield wall near Pei County, and escorted the remaining soldiers to transport earth bags. However, many soldiers still fell to the ground after being hit by arrows, and were killed or injured.
has happened,
The sky was slightly bright, the soil bag was almost approaching the city head, and Pei's army was sitting on the ground to rest in the distance. The war was about to begin.
The Chu army at Ximen gradually withdrew, and they marched north. Near the Ziwu River, they encountered the Yongchi Army who came to rob the Ziwu River. The leader, a school captain, drew out the iron sword from his waist, pointed forward, and roared.
Said: "Kill them all,"
At the east gate of Fengyi, nearly 30,000 Chu troops came in force. At this time, the sun had quietly appeared. The defenders on the city could clearly see that under their feet, a mountain of earth suddenly appeared.
Straight to the city wall, they were stunned,
The war drums were beating loudly, and the Chu army was ready for battle.
Different from the past, this time the Chu army had cavalry in front, archers in the middle, spearmen and soldiers on both sides, and shield soldiers as the vanguard, forming a figure-eight formation. At this time, on the city tower, Yong Chi came to the city Looking up, he saw the earthen hills set up by the Chu army, and also saw the Chu army waiting in formation not far away. A bad thought arose in his heart. It seemed that Ximen's attack last night was just a suspicion of the Chu army. plan,
Xiang Zhuang drew his long sword on his horse, swung it forward, and said loudly: "Follow me and kill you."
This time, Xiang Zhuang personally led the troops to kill Fengyi. The Chu army surged forward like a big wave. Wave after wave, the Pei army not far away who had just rested for an hour also picked up their weapons and followed the Chu army. , and went to Fengyi City to kill,
The mighty shield soldiers changed from a figure-eight shape to a straight shape, and ran forward in an orderly manner. Behind them, the archers and cavalry followed. When they were nearly a hundred steps away from Fengyi, the archers half knelt down// He raised his bow and arrow and aimed at the city head, but the cavalry and shield soldiers did not stop. They still rushed towards the mountain.
When the defenders on the city saw that the Chu army was a hundred paces away, they wanted to shoot arrows. They couldn't help laughing. An ordinary hard bow could shoot fifty paces, which was already very powerful, but they were a hundred paces away. Suddenly, there was a burst of laughter at the top of the city. With the sound, the tension of war was swept away,
But they didn't know that the Chu army used the most primitive compound bow. With the improvement of Xiang Zhuang, the stability and range of the bow and arrow were very good. At this time, under the order of a school captain, the Chu army's feathers Arrows whizzed out, a hundred steps away, and they were already shooting at the city head. Arrows were raining down. The defenders were not at all fortified. Round after round of screams sounded, shocking the other defenders at the city head.
Suddenly, there was chaos at the top of the city. At this time, the Chu army's cavalry and shield soldiers were approaching the top of the city. Yong Chi saw this scene from the sentry tower not far away, and his eyes almost popped out of his head in worry. He couldn't help shouting from a distance: "Quick, shoot arrows, don't let the Chu army get close to the city,"
But it was too late. Under the cover of shields, the powerful Chu army approached the city step by step. Although there were occasional casualties, the Chu army still ran forward persistently. Soon, the first batch of Chu troops were already far away. The city wall was less than five steps away. They half knelt down and built a human wall. The Chu army behind them swarmed up, stepped on the human wall, and attacked into the city wall.
Behind, each of the cavalrymen carried a bag filled with soil. As they approached, the soil bags were thrown down, and soon they were raised one level higher. As the cavalrymen turned around and left, the mounds of soil were completely flush with the city wall. The second team The cavalry also arrived, jumped up on the city wall, and slashed with their swords. The defenders could not resist and retreated one after another.
Spearmen and soldiers jumped up the city wall one after another and fought in all directions. At this time, Xiang Zhuang also rushed up the city wall surrounded by the generals. Everyone formed their own formations and fought against the defenders. At this time, Xiang Zhuang saw not far away, Yong Chi was also fighting hard. He immediately turned his horse's head and ran straight towards Yong Chi.
Yong Chi's force was also very impressive. Several Chu troops who besieged him were killed one after another. Just when Yong Chi led a hundred personal followers and prepared to lead the army to move forward, the sound of rapid horse hooves sounded, and Xiang Zhuang led a group of Chu soldiers. The army came at a gallop, and Yong Chi instinctively swung his sword to resist. Xiang Zhuang's iron sword also struck at this moment, and flames flew everywhere. Yong Chi's bronze sword was split into two, and his right hand was shocked and blood flowed.
Looking at the bronze sword in his hand, Yong Chi was stunned. At this time, Xiang Zhuang had already turned his horse's head and rushed towards Yong Chi again. The Chu army also surrounded him and started to kill Yong Chi. On the side, several people swore to die. The personal guards of Yong Chi died in the battle one after another. Seeing that the situation was over, Yong Chi picked up a sword from the ground and fought hard. Finally, Yong Chi fought his way to the west gate and fled towards the west gate.
Fire filled the city and blood flowed into channels. The Chu troops fought hard. Soon, the city gate was slowly opened and more Chu troops poured into Fengyi.
After Liu Bang entered the city, he immediately rushed home.
Thick smoke of gunpowder hovered over Fengyi, and the shouts of killing, crying, and begging for mercy kept ringing. The war lasted for a whole day before it subsided. Yongchi fled from the west gate and headed towards Wei.
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At the gate of the county government office, scattered people began to gather. On Step Mountain, Liu Bang stood with his hands behind his hands. Today, he was in a good mood. At least, his family was not tortured or massacred when Fengyi fell. , This made him hate Yong Chi less,
The people's hearts are unstable. Even if they are strong, they will collapse one day. Liu Bang lost Fengyi this time and completely understood this truth. At this time, the people had almost gathered. Liu Bang stepped forward and coughed, slightly displeased. He scolded: "You and I are both fellow villagers. I, Liu Bang, have never treated you badly since the uprising. I also stationed troops in Fengyi to protect everyone's property and safety. However, you have helped Yongchi to defend the city and resisted me. , Today, I summoned everyone to inform you that in the future, anyone who joins the enemy and resists me will be killed without mercy on the day the city is destroyed."
Everyone was speechless and did not dare to say anything. At this time, Liu Bang said again: "I understand that this is your first offender. Besides, Yongchi forced you to defend the city. I won't argue with you this time."
Liu Bang's tolerance won a lot of praise. At this time, Liu Bang said again: "I have surrendered to the Chu army. From today on, Fengxiang will be renamed Fengyi and will be under the jurisdiction of Chu State. We will also return to our Chu home..."
Liu Bang's lecture lasted for three full hours. During this period, he made a three-part agreement with the people, hoping that everyone would leave the camp but have their hearts turned towards him. In the afternoon, Liu Bang sent a letter to report the victory to Xiangzhuang, and recruited civilian men to repair the city.
A few days later, Liu Bang received Xiang Liang's order to join forces north, and asked Liu Bang to completely unify the military uniforms and marshal the Chu army. This day was also the day when Xiang Zhuang was preparing to leave. At this time, on the Chi Road south of Fengyi, Liu Bang was holding Raise your glass and practice for Xiangzhuang: "I hope we can get together in Xianyang in the future."
This was Liu Bang's long-cherished wish, hoping that the Chu army could overthrow the Qin State. Xiang Zhuang also drank a full cup at this time and laughed and said: "You and I will meet again."
Immediately, Xiang Zhuang took the reins from his attendant, turned the horse's head, and galloped southward.
A few days later, the Chu army marched all the way back to Hengshan County and went south along the Chi Road. Xiangzhuang kept marching. Ten days later, they finally arrived at Zhu County. From a distance, they could see thousands of civilians carrying stones and earth. After building a city defense, Xiangzhuang felt like going home at this time. He turned around and took Cao Feng's reins and walked forward. Soon, Ding Gu's commanders rushed to meet him.
