To be honest, Xiang Kuan and the Zhaoguan Army under his command would not have been surrounded by the Wei Army. After all, the coalition forces had General Xiang Mo commanding the overall situation.
The bad thing is that after Wei general Hou Dan led his army close to the Wei army, he suddenly changed direction and attacked Xiang Mo's army by surprise. The Qiwei and Lu armies also turned against each other at this moment, causing Xiang Mo's army to be defeated by Wei.
The three armies of Wei and Lu were attacking. Under such circumstances, Xiang Mo could not care about his brother Xiang Kuan.
After all, if Xiang Kuan is defeated, it will not be enough to shake the foundation of the coalition. But if Xiang Mo's army is defeated, the armies of Wei, Wei, and Lu can take advantage of the victory to advance and disrupt the coalition's formation in one fell swoop. This is the most terrible thing.
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Therefore, at that time, Xiang Mo was preoccupied with how to defeat the Wei and Lu armies and how to repel the Wei general Hou Dan's army. He had no time to take care of his younger brother Xiang Kuan, so he naturally did not notice that Xiang Kuan went deep into the army alone and gradually fell into the trap.
The siege of the Wei army.
Back in time a quarter of an hour ago, Wei general Hou Dan saw with his own eyes the defection of the Wei and Lu armies, and was overjoyed.
The judgment of Zhao Run, the monarch of the Wei State, was correct. The Wei and Lu armies turned against his Wei army. Under such circumstances, could his Wei army still be invincible?
Therefore, he immediately ordered: "My sons in the Wei Dynasty, please listen to your orders. The Wei and Lu armies are our friendly forces and must not be accidentally injured!"
The Wei soldiers and generals under his command were baffled by this.
Forget about the army of the State of Lu, the army of the State of Wei was one of the "accomplices" in attacking Daliang. Many soldiers and civilians of Daliang died in the hands of the army of the State of Wei. However, at this moment, the army of the State of Wei actually said
Is it a friendly force?
But since the general Hou Dan gave the order, and the Wei army had indeed launched an attack on Xiang Mo's army, the Wei soldiers under Hou Dan tentatively accepted the Wei army as their ally, and joined forces with them to attack together.
Xiang Mojun.
Before that, Hou Dan also immediately sent people to report the news of "the defection of the Wei and Lu armies" to his own army, and reported it to the former army commander Zhou Ji, the central army commander Wei Jiao, and his monarch Zhao Run.
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At that time, Wei King Zhao Runshang stayed in front of the Wei army's formation. After learning the news from Hou Dan, he was overjoyed and immediately urged Zhou Ji: "Zhou Ji, the Wei and Lu armies have turned against each other. Now Xiang Mo has no time to take care of himself. It is the time to surround him."
This is a great opportunity to kill Xiang Juan, lead your army to attack immediately!"
"Follow the order!"
Zhou Ji accepted the order and immediately led the remaining half of the front army, namely 10,000 Luoyang Imperial Guards and 30,000 volunteers, into battle.
At this time, in the midfield of the battlefield, the other half of the front army under Zhou Ji was still fighting against Chu General Lian. The army under the second general Niyu was in a stalemate. It was originally a 50-50 situation, but as Zhou Ji led the remaining
Half of the front army arrived in the midfield, and the battle suddenly turned against the Wei army, causing Dou Lian and the troops under the second general Niyu to retreat steadily.
At that time, Dou Lian and Ni Yu were also a little surprised.
It was clear that the front troops of the Wei army had moved in full force. Logically speaking, General Xiang Mo should have sent troops to support them, but in fact, Xiang Mo did not.
When they looked back, Dou Lian and Ni Yu immediately understood, because at this time, the army under General Xiang Mo was being attacked by Wei General Hou Dan and had no time to look around.
But at this moment, Dou Lian and Ni Yu were not in a hurry, because they felt that Wei General Hou Dan attacked Xiang Mo's army under the eyes of the Weiguo army. Although this caught Xiang Mo's army off guard, if they think about it carefully, this
But it was a very stupid decision - as long as the guards rose up and launched an attack, Hou Dan's army would be in a difficult situation.
Therefore, even though they were defeated by Wei general Zhou Ji in the midfield, Doulian and Niyu were not in a hurry. They firmly believed that General Xiang Mo and the Patriot army would defeat Wei General Hou.
After Dan, he will definitely immediately support the middle road.
But after waiting and waiting for a long time, Xiang Mo sent no reinforcements. Even when they turned back to look at their own army, they were surprised to find that Wei General Hou Dan's army was still attacking Xiang Mo's army.
This greatly surprised Dou Lian and Ni Yu.
Could it be that Hou Dan's army was so strong and able to sustain itself in the face of the attacks from Fuli's army and the guards?
Although it was not clear what the situation was, because the reinforcements had not arrived for a long time, Niyu had no choice but to fight and retreat, retaining the regular troops under his command as much as possible, and calling in grain recruits to consume the physical strength of Wei soldiers.
However, after retreating for a certain distance, Dou Lian felt that something was wrong, because he discovered that the army under the command of Wei general Zhou Ji directly in front of him, after defeating them steadily, did not take advantage of the victory to pursue them, but actually separated.
He sent out half of his troops to flank the army of Chu General Xiang Kuan on the left.
Seeing this, Dou Lian reined in his horse and watched Xiang Kuan's troops carefully.
At this time, he was shocked to find that not only Zhou Ji's army in the midfield was attacking Xiang Kuan's Zhaoguan army, but in fact Xiang Kuan's army was currently being attacked by four Wei armies, namely Wei generals Li Lin, Zhou Ji, He Miao, and Shangliang Hou Zhao Anding.
Siege - The three armies on the right flank of the Wei army, combined with Zhou Ji's army in the front army in the middle, formed an encirclement on Xiang Kuan's army at some point.
"Could it be that Wei Jun's purpose is..."
"not good!"
Dou Lian was horrified and immediately ordered his soldiers not to retreat any further. He also quickly sent people to the front army to report his suspicion to General Xiang Mo.
But unfortunately, when Doulian discovered this, it was too late. At this time, the Zhaoguan army under Xiang Kuan was deeply surrounded by four Wei armies.
It is undeniable that the Zhaoguan Army is one of the most elite in the Chu State, and Xiang Kuan is one of the best generals in the Chu State. But the problem is that the total strength of the four Wei armies exceeds 200,000, which is nearly four times that of the Zhaoguan Army.
Moreover, the Zhaoguan Army was outflanked from four directions. Even though the soldiers of the Zhaoguan Army were elite, they were now in a situation where they were unable to defeat the four-handed force with two fists.
"I see!...So the target is actually me, Xiang Juan?"
Xiang Kuan was not a mediocre person. He looked at the surrounding situation and roughly guessed the purpose of the Wei army. When the Wei army defeated Dou Lian in the midfield, the Wei army did not take advantage of the victory to pursue him, but instead double-teamed him.
Come on, this is obviously going to kill him.
"General! Our army is being attacked from all sides!"
"General, "Yu She" General can't hold on any longer, so he specially ordered this villain to come for help."
"General..."
In just half a stick of incense, Xiang Kuan received unfavorable news one after another.
In fact, this is not surprising. After all, the Wei army dispatched 200,000 troops to outflank him this time. You must know that the total strength of the Wei army is only about 350,000 to 400,000. If in this case, it can
If the Zhaoguan army had the upper hand, the coalition would have defeated Wei long ago.
"General, withdraw your troops."
A guard beside Xiang Juan reminded him in a tight voice.
Upon hearing this, Xiang Kuan glared at the other party and remained silent with a sullen face.
At present, his troops are surrounded by Wei troops on all sides. How can they easily withdraw their troops? Is Xiang Kuan expected to abandon his soldiers and flee for his own life?
What a joke!
He is Xiang Juan!
"Brother, I guess they were delayed by some incident and had no time to take care of my side... Tsk, what an unfavorable situation. However, if the Wei army thinks that these rabble alone can stop our Zhaoguan army, then
Too self-righteous."
With a cold snort, Xiang Kuan shouted in a deep voice: "Get Xiang's long knife!"
After hearing this, the knight who was carrying Xiang Kuan's sword handed Xiang Kuan a long-handled sword.
I saw Xiang Kuan grabbing the long sword with one hand and shouting sternly: "I, the soldiers of the Zhaoguan Army, will listen to your orders. Don't pay attention to these rabble. Follow me, Xiang Kuan, and follow me to behead the king of Wei, Zhao Run!"
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After that, he turned his horse forward and came to the front line in person.
If the Shangshui Army with the presence of "Wei Gongzi Run" and the absence of "Wei Gongzi Run" are completely two-level armies, then the Zhaoguan Army, whether Xiang Juan personally fights or not, is definitely two different-level armies. No, Xiang
When Juan himself appeared at the front line, the morale of the Chu army at Zhaoguan was immediately boosted.
"kill--!"
Under the horrified gazes of several Wei soldiers at the front, Xiang Kuan rode his horse forward and suddenly waved the long sword in his hand, as if a hurricane had struck, making the Wei soldiers subconsciously raise their shields.
But in the next breath, there was a loud bang, and the few Wei soldiers holding shields were knocked away by Xiang Kuan's men, hitting a large group of Wei soldiers behind them.
This brute force is simply terrifying!
"Whoa!"
Xiang Kuan pointed the long sword in his hand at the Wei army's main formation and shouted in a deep voice: "Target, the Wei army's main formation, the head of Wei King Zhao Run, the whole army attacks!"
With an order, the morale of the Chu army at Zhaoguan was greatly boosted, and they actually showed an overwhelming advantage, killing the Wei soldiers in front of them and retreating steadily.
"how so?"
Wei general He Miao couldn't believe it.
You must know that before Xiang Kuan appeared, the Zhaoguan Chu army in front could not break through the defense line of his Wei army. However, the moment Xiang Kuan appeared, the Zhaoguan Chu army showed an overwhelming advantage.
"I can't stop it... I can't stop it..."
"Block them! Block them!"
Wei general He Miao shouted at the top of his lungs, but he still could not avoid the Wei army under his command being penetrated by the Zhaoguan army led by Xiang Kuan himself.
When Xiang Juan committed suicide and was not far away from him, He Miao gritted his teeth, picked up his spear and rode up to meet him, shouting loudly: "Xiang Juan, accept your fate!"
"snort!"
Xiang Kuan snorted softly and took the initiative to meet He Miao. With a flick of the tip of the knife, he deflected He Miao's spear and then took advantage of the situation to poke He Miao in the face.
He Miao was shocked and turned his head subconsciously to avoid the blow.
"The response was very quick, but unfortunately..."
Xiang Kuan praised him and quickly withdrew the long knife. When he withdrew the long knife, it cut the leather armor on He Miao's neck and cut the flesh. Suddenly, blood burst out.
He Miao fell down, rolled on the ground and then stood up. While covering his bleeding neck, he looked at Xiang Juan in horror.
He, who had always prided himself on his martial arts, was almost cut off by Xiang Kuan's move. If he hadn't fallen down on the horse just now, he might have been beheaded by Xiang Kuan at this moment.
"Huh?"
Seemingly seeing that He Miao did not die under his sword, Xiang Kuan showed a little surprise in his eyes, and said with a chuckle: "It seems that I am not an ordinary Wei general, but... I am still not Xiang's opponent.
"After that, he pointed the long knife in his hand at He Miao and said coldly: "You were lucky enough to escape this time, but it may not be the case next time. Get out of here!"
He Miao was angry and angry, and wanted to pounce on him, but was caught by the guards who came and dragged him away.
After all, He Miao was the royal guard of King Zhao Run of Wei. How could the guards let this general die under Xiang Kuan's sword?
He Miao, the general of the right-wing center army, was defeated by Xiang Kuan in one move. This inevitably caused the morale of the surrounding Wei soldiers to decline. However, fortunately, with the encouragement of Wei King Zhao Run before the war, the morale of the Wei soldiers did not drop that low.
Going, at best, I was a little disappointed to see that my own side had no generals who could resist Xiang Kuan.
However, He Miao's defeat aroused the victorious spirit of the knights in the Wei army.
No, several rangers immediately came to Xiang Kuan in the chaos. They shouted "I am so-and-so from a certain county", raised their weapons and attacked Xiang Kuan.
Xiang Kuan killed all these guys who came to his door seeking death with a single blow, cleanly and neatly.
"madness!"
Shaking away the blood on the long knife, Xiang Kuan said contemptuously: "A reckless man actually wants to kill a general of a country? It's really ridiculous!"
After that, he continued to move the horse forward, holding the reins with one hand and slashing with the knife, but no one could stop him.
Suddenly, Xiang Kuan suddenly tightened the reins and leaned back.
At this moment, there were just a few whizzing sounds, and several sharp arrows flew past him. If he hadn't leaned back in time, he might have been hit.
The next breath, Xiang Kuan sat upright and looked coldly towards the direction of the arrows and crossbows. A few feet away, there was a general of the Wei Army holding a crossbow, looking towards him in stunned silence.
"snort!"
Xiang Kuan snorted coldly, let go of the reins with his left hand, took out a short sword from a cloth hanging on the left side of the horse's neck, and suddenly threw it at the Wei general. However, he heard a scream and the Wei general
The officer was immediately thrown off his horse, and he did not know whether he was alive or dead.
"How can a mere flying arrow hurt me?"
He sneered with contempt.
It has to be said that Xiang Kuan has been out of Zhaoguan all year round, fighting with the soldiers and civilians of Yue in the dense forests of Wuyue. If he had not developed the vigilance of flying arrow weapons, he would have died in the hands of Yue soldiers.
, the Yue people's blow darts dipped in poison are much more powerful than the crossbows of the Central Plains, and they can literally seal their throats at the sight of blood.
He was no match for him in close combat, and sneak attacks with bows and crossbows from a distance could not hurt the opponent. The Wei soldiers had absolutely nothing to do against this monster like Xiang Juan.
Seeing the frightened expressions of the Wei soldiers blocking him, Xiang Kuan snorted contemptuously.
"A rabble is a rabble... so what if there are many people?"
He snorted conceitedly, not bothering to tangle with the Wei soldiers around him who had already lost their fighting spirit. He clamped his legs on the horse's belly and shouted as he advanced: "Zhaoguan Army, follow Xiang to break through!"
"Whoa whoa--"
The morale of the Chu army at Zhaoguan thus improved again.
At this time, Wei Wang Zhao Run had retreated to the central army and stood with Wei Jiao, the commander of the central army.
The two of them had just received news from someone sent by He Miao. They learned that the Zhaoguan Army was still fighting despite being flanked by all sides. Zhao Run couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "The Zhaoguan Army under Xiang Kuan's command is indeed worthy of their honor."
They are among the top three elite divisions in the Chu State, and they are still full of fighting spirit even though they are under heavy siege."
After hearing this, Wei Jiao, the commander-in-chief of the Chinese army, chuckled and said: "But even so, Xiang Juan is destined to die here today! ... Unless he leaves his troops behind and escapes on his own."
Wei Wang Zhao Run smiled slightly when he heard this.
For a arrogant and arrogant general like Xiang Kuan, would he abandon his soldiers and flee for his own life?
If Xiang Juan could do this, then he would not be Xiang Juan.
While the two were talking, suddenly a messenger came hurriedly on horseback, came to Wei Wang Zhao Run and the Chinese army general Wei Jiao, got off his horse, clasped his fists and reported: "Your Majesty, General, Chu General Xiang Kuan has appeared in person.
He led his army to break through, but General He Miao stepped forward to resist, but was seriously injured by Xiang Huan."
"What?"
Wei Jiao was stunned when he heard this, and looked at each other with Wei Wang Zhao Run.
Isn't this too fast?
You must know that He Miao is the commander of the right wing of the central army, that is, the commander of the right wing of the central army. Even he was forced to step forward to fight with Xiang Huo himself. This shows that the right wing of the central army under He Miao is almost
Xiang Juan was about to be defeated.
But how long has it been?
Is there time for a stick of incense?
Just when Zhao Run and Wei Jiao were secretly frightened, a burst of cheers suddenly erupted from the right front. They took a closer look, and then realized with ugly faces that it turned out that the Zhaoguan Chu army had actually penetrated He Miao's army, and forcefully
Break out of the siege from all sides.
Immediately, Zhao Run and Wei Jiao noticed that the Zhaoguan army did not retreat but advanced, and actually came towards their center to kill them.
It is obvious that he does not take Wei Jun here seriously.
"It's really arrogant!"
Wei Jiao snorted coldly, raised his hands and said to Zhao Run: "General Tian, please go back to the rear, and General Mo will go to resist that Xiang Mo!"
"Be careful." Zhao Run warned.
Wei Jiao nodded, waved his hand and shouted: "The Chinese army listens to the order, the target is to go to the Zhaoguan Chu army, kill them, and leave no one behind!"
"Whoa whoa!"
Thirty thousand Luoyang Imperial Guards and 40,000 to 50,000 volunteer soldiers shouted, and under Wei Jiao's order, they rushed towards the oncoming Zhaoguan Chu army.
Seeing his own army approaching the Zhaoguan Army, Zhao Run stood on the four-horse chariot and couldn't help but glance at the coalition forces in the distance.
He knew in his heart that fortunately the coalition forces were currently restrained by Hou Dan, Huan Hu, Wei Shao and others and had no time to assist Xiang Juan. Otherwise, as long as Xiang Mo sent another army to attack the Wei army, the Wei army's central army would not dare to move rashly.
, How can the Wei army use all their troops to intercept Xiang Kuan like they are doing now?
Nearly 200,000 Wei troops encircled Xiang Juan's tens of thousands of Zhaoguan troops, but the latter was able to break out of the encirclement, forcing the Wei army to send another 670,000 to 70,000 Chinese troops under Wei Jiao to intercept Xiang Juan and his Zhaoguan troops.
, enough to be proud of this - after all, the Chu army along this route contained almost 70% of the Wei army's strength, preventing the Wei army from taking advantage of the chaos in the coalition's position to advance.
"However, this should be the end of it."
Zhao Run thought secretly in his heart.
It has to be said that since there were 30,000 Luoyang Imperial Guards among the troops under the command of Wei General Wei Jiao, the momentum of the Chu army at Zhaoguan was inevitably contained.
After all, the Luoyang Imperial Guard was an elite division that ranked high in the Wei State, and was not comparable to those volunteers.
"The volunteers listened to the order, attacked the flanks of the Chu army in a roundabout way, and faced the battle head on. Leave it to me, the Luoyang Imperial Guard!"
On the battlefield, Wei Jiao reined in his command.
Under his command, the 30,000 Luoyang Imperial Guards were within a stone's throw of the Chu army at Zhaoguan. They stopped advancing one after another, raised their shields, and formed a tight formation.
Seeing this scene, Chu general Xiang Kuan tightened the reins with his left hand and stood still to watch.
At this moment, he ignored the Wei soldiers who rushed towards his army while shouting for kill, because in his eyes, these were all a mob. Only the two to thirty thousand Wei soldiers in front of him, who were waiting in formation, forced him to be on guard.
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"That should be the only regular army left in the Wei army."
Xiang Kuan thought secretly in his heart.
He glanced back at the rear, and soon found with some regret that his coalition forces had not sent reinforcements to support him for unknown reasons.
Instead, the Wei troops that he had thrown away caught up again.
"There is no way to retreat..."
Exhaling slowly, Xiang Kuan grasped the long-handled sword in his hand and looked around.
In this current situation, he also clearly understood that only by killing Wei King Zhao Run could there be a chance of survival. Otherwise, his Zhaoguan army would sooner or later be dragged to death by the Wei army here that was several times his size.
"Found it!"
Narrowing his eyes, Xiang Juan saw Wei King Zhao Run who was slowly returning to the Wei army's main formation - to be precise, he saw the royal flag held high by the Tiger Guards behind Zhao Run's chariot.
"Kill him and behead the king of Wei, Zhao Run, and then this battle will be over!"
Taking a deep breath, Xiang Kuan calmed down.
From ancient times to the present, how many people have been able to reverse the victory or defeat by beheading the enemy commander when the situation of their own army is unfavorable? What's more, the opponent is the monarch of Wei State, the famous "Wei Gongzi Run" in the Central Plains
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"Pass my order to Generals Zhang Huai and Su Xun to contain the main army of Wei in front!"
"yes!"
A moment later, Zhang Huai and Su Xun, two generals under Xiang Kuan, received the order and without hesitation led their Zhaoguan army to kill the Wei soldiers directly in front.
Although the volunteers in the Wei army were not afraid of death, they were still unable to avoid being gradually advanced by the Zhaoguan army. Soon, they were defeated by the Zhaoguan army and killed Wei Jiao's 30,000 Luoyang forbidden soldiers.
The guards came forward.
It was not until this moment that the momentum of the Chu army at Zhaoguan was completely contained. It was no wonder that those who blocked them were the real regular army of the Wei state. Although they could not be said to be the strongest elite among the Wei army, they were definitely the most well-equipped.
army.
When the momentum of the Chu army at Zhaoguan was curbed, Wei General Wei Jiao breathed a sigh of relief.
Although he did not think that the Luoyang Imperial Guards would be defeated by the Zhaoguan Army, only when they really blocked the opponent did he relax a little and relax. After all, this Chu Army was under Xiang Kuan's command.
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"Uh? Where's Xiang Juan?"
Suddenly, Wei Jiao's expression changed, because he discovered that Xiang Juan, the Chu general who had been on the front line personally just now, had disappeared.
At this moment, a cavalry force was seen on the left side of the Chu army at Zhaoguan. The number was about three hundred, trying to bypass the Luoyang Imperial Guard. The general who led it was not Xiang Juan.
Who?
Wei Jiao glanced at the direction in which Xiang Kuan's three hundred cavalry were advancing, and his expression suddenly changed.
"not good!"
Wei Jiao cried out.
Because he discovered that Xiang Kuan was actually heading in the direction of Zhao Run, the monarch of Wei State!
This guy actually used tens of thousands of Zhaoguan troops as bait, but he led 300 cavalry to attack the Wei monarch, trying to reverse the victory or defeat of this battle.
However, it was too late to send troops back for reinforcements at this time, because Xiang Juan's three hundred cavalry had already bypassed the defense line of his Luoyang Imperial Guard and rushed towards Zhao Run's position.
At this moment, even Wei Jiao was extremely panicked.
At the same time, King Zhao Run of Wei had returned to the battle formation and was about to stop in his carriage to watch the battle, but unexpectedly saw Xiang Kuan leading 300 cavalry towards this place.
"This Xiang Juan is really brave..."
Zhao Run was slightly surprised.
He was not panicked because there were still 500 Tiger Guards on this side of the formation.
"Protect Your Majesty!"
Five hundred Huben guards immediately entered a state of challenge.
"Cen Chang, come and drive!" Chu Heng, the general of the Imperial Guard, suddenly said.
"Uh...yes!" Cen Chang was stunned, then took over the chariot and drove the royal chariot for the monarch Zhao Run.
At this time, Chu Heng had already received a sword that was more than ten feet long from the hand of a tiger guard next to him, and looked expressionlessly at the Chu cavalry who were getting closer and closer.
When these cavalrymen were only a dozen feet away from him, Chu Heng's huge and heavy body began to run.
"General, be careful..."
The Huben guards at the rear shouted loudly.
At this time, Chu Heng was already several feet away from the Chu cavalry closest to him.
I saw him leaping up 'lightly', turning his whole body 360 degrees, and swung the sword in his hand amidst the roar of the wind. Flesh and blood were flying everywhere, and the three cavalrymen closest to him were killed by him.
Take the horse and cut it into two pieces.
Both men and horses were shattered!
"Bang!"
Chu Heng's heavy body fell back to the ground.
Also falling to the ground at the same time were the corpses of the three cavalrymen and the three war horses. The former were all cut off from the chest and abdomen, while the latter had their heads decapitated.
The power of a sword can even kill you!
Under the shocked gaze of Xiang Juan and even the cavalry under his command, Chu Heng banged the sword that was more than ten feet long on the ground, stretched out his left hand, spread his five fingers to make a blocking gesture, and said in a low voice: "Sorry, the way forward is
It doesn’t make sense!”
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Even a fierce general like Xiang Juan was shocked by the terrifying power Chu Heng had just displayed.