Zhang Qi led his bodyguards to charge at the front.
Zhang Qi's personal guards were all elites selected from the capital's guards. They could also be said to be the personal soldiers of the King of Chu. They were usually fed on good food and wine, so their morale and combat effectiveness were naturally not comparable to those of ordinary troops.
It was easy for them to deal with the Daliang Army's wolves. They just sent a few soldiers to charge in with shields...
In fact, it can't be regarded as a forced invasion. After entering the formation, these shield soldiers did not move forward, but used their shields to force away the main body of the wolf.
This trick is somewhat new.
The wolf bamboo is just a long bamboo. It is not difficult to find the main trunk. Two shieldmen rush forward and force the wolf to the left and right... and a path is separated in the middle.
Although there are still spears blocking this path, there are no wolves blocking the line of sight, so the threat is immediately much smaller, and the formation is easier to break.
If the Chu army had thought of this tactic earlier or if everyone was as brave as Zhang Qi's personal guard, there is really no certainty who will win in the battle between Qin and Chu.
On both sides of Zhang Qi were the cavalry of the capital guard.
The most elite of the capital guard was actually the chariot soldiers, but during this period the chariot soldiers were more of a showman, and the chariot soldiers could not dismount and fight on foot.
On the contrary, it is the cavalry... Logically speaking, the cavalry is better at fighting on horseback, and they should not use the cavalry to rush into battle.
However, as mentioned before, the cavalry in the Central Plains during this period were mostly infantry on horseback.
They don't have many skills in riding and shooting. They mostly use their horses to maneuver to their destination and then dismount and fight on foot.
Therefore, the cavalry army consists of selected infantrymen who practice riding horses, and many nobles are among them.
This is due to cost and profit considerations... If infantry with experience and combat effectiveness is not selected for training, the cavalry will have a greater probability of being defeated or injured or killed due to other reasons on the battlefield.
Every casualty of the cavalry will bring time costs, training costs and the loss of horses.
Therefore, all countries select soldiers with meritorious service as cavalry and chariot soldiers, and the Qin army is no exception.
This is why Zhang Qi chose to break out of the encirclement with cavalry and infantry.
Even Xiang Yan and Zhang Qi planned this:
After these elite soldiers opened the gap and brought out the Queen of Chu, Xiang Yan would prepare horses and carriages outside. Then they only needed to load the King of Chu, his concubines and luggage onto the carriage, and each of the cavalrymen was assigned a war horse, and then they could
They fled all the way to Dongting... This is another reason why the cavalry is needed to break out.
Zhang Qi led his men and a group of elites to fight and charge forward, and soon they captured the walled city.
Then when I looked outside the stronghold, I couldn't help but be overjoyed. There was a group of Chu troops coming from the other side to kill them.
Zhang Qi didn't think much and shouted out from afar:
"But General Xiang's subordinate? I am General Zhang Qi of the Zhu Kingdom!"
The Chu army outside the city responded immediately:
"I am Xiang Rui, the commander-in-chief of General Xiang. General Xiang ordered us to come and take care of you. How is your Majesty?"
Zhang Qi hurriedly stepped forward and replied:
"Well, your Majesty, please cover us and wait for our breakout!"
Xiang Rui responded and asked the soldiers to move out of the way.
Zhang Qi did not doubt that he had it, so he led his troops forward, while constantly urging the rear to move quickly.
However, the more Zhang Qi thought about it, the more wrong he became.
All this came too easily, and why didn't the Qin army counterattack at this time?
If the Qin army was so easy to deal with, how could it return in Ruyin with heavy losses and no success despite dozens of times its military strength?
In addition, the way Xiang Rui and his group looked at them was like a wolf staring at a lamb that had fallen into a trap...
Thinking about it, Zhang Qi secretly said something bad, and then shouted:
"It's a trick, they are the Qin army!"
"Retreat to the city, retreat to the city..."
Zhang Qi is quite capable and can see through Shen Bing's strategy.
In fact, Shen Bing didn't want to deceive Zhang Qi for long.
The reason why he went to so much trouble to have someone pretend to be Xiang Jun to lure Zhang Qi into being deceived was because he was worried that the King of Chu would realize something was wrong when he was not far out of the city.
But if there were "Chu troops" in front to stabilize Zhang Qi, they would be able to move forward more smoothly and with confidence. It would be difficult for the King of Chu to return to the city after carrying the cud.
At this time, even if Zhang Qi saw through this ruse and immediately ordered to return to the city, it was already too late.
Shen Bing gave an order, "Xiang Rui" and others suddenly attacked Zhang Qi's tribe.
Because both sides were wearing Chu army armor, there was chaos and killing each other, even the elite capital guards were no exception.
At the same time, the Daliang Army rushed over from the other side, and the capital guards immediately fell into chaos.
Zhang Qi and his personal guards were about to retreat, but they discovered that a deep pit several steps wide had appeared on the inside of the walled city behind him, abruptly cutting off the capital guard's way back to the city.
In fact, it didn't just cut off the capital guard's way back to the city.
The appearance of this deep pit actually severed the connection between Zhang Qi's tribe and Chu King Fu Chu... Chu King Fu Chu and his ministers and concubines followed Zhang Qi closely.
Originally, Zhang Qi's army could protect the King of Chu as soon as he turned around, but now... Zhang Qi could only watch helplessly as the Liang Army approached the King of Chu step by step.
Although the soldiers in the Chu King's team were all wearing armor, most of them were concubines and slaves disguised as slaves. There were only some soldiers on the two wings, but facing the powerful Liang Army was like a mantis. Block the car.
When the King of Chu saw that something was not going well, he quickly shouted:
"Go back to the city, go back to the city..."
But at this moment, it was too late to retreat. The Daliang Army who was ambushing on the river bank suddenly launched an attack. After a barrage of stone bullets and arrows, the trail on the Huaihe River was blocked by the Daliang Army.
The concubines burst into panic and cried. The King of Chu hurriedly drew his sword to defend himself, and at the same time shouted in the direction of Zhang Qi:
"General Zhuguo, save me!"
Zhang Qi could only sigh secretly:
"At this time, even the gods may be powerless."
In fact, there was another way for the King of Chu to escape, and that was to escape into the Huaihe River behind him.
At this time, the Huaihe River was completely dry because the roads in the upper reaches were filled with "grass wrapped in mud". If King Chu was not afraid of getting dirty, he jumped in and rode up the river at night. The Chu army on the bank blocked it again. Maybe he could even be allowed to escape back to the city.
However, the King of Chu was the king of a country, and because of his status, he was accustomed to pampering himself, so he did not even consider such a shameful way of escape.
Then, before the Liang army came forward, the King of Chu threw down his sword and shouted:
"We have surrendered, please don't harm our lives..."
After Shen Bing confirmed that he had captured the King of Chu, he immediately spread the news.
At the same time, the king of Chu was brought to a high place in the city wall with his cud, and a torch was lit to illuminate it.
Then the soldiers of the Qin army shouted in unison:
"The King of Chu surrenders and the Kingdom of Chu is destroyed!"
"The King of Chu surrenders and the Kingdom of Chu is destroyed!"
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The cry soon reached Xiang Yan's ears.
Xiang Yan didn't believe it at first, but when he saw the king of Chu carrying the cud under the firelight high up in the walled city, he had no choice but to give the order: