Chapter 152 Secretly Crossing Xiayang

When the first battle was setback, the Chu army was full of lamentation.

"General, the defense of the Qin army on the other side is quite complete. If our army is blindly attacking, it is better to send another army to cross the river from Xiayang in the upper reaches. If the Qin army attacks on both sides, the Qin army will be defeated!"

Xiayang was Shaoliang, and was named after the location of Liang during the Shang and Zhou dynasties. King Wu of Zhou once appointed his half-brother Guo Zhong here. In the 19th year of Duke Mu of Qin, Qin destroyed Liang, and was captured by Jin in the fourth year of Duke Kang of Qin. In the 8th year of Duke Xiao of Qin, Qin took it again and forced Wei to sever the part of Hexi to Qin and Qin. In the 19th year of King Hui of Qin, he "renamed Shaoliang to Xiayang."

Xia Yang was always a place for military strategists to compete for, and was also the most fiercely contested place between the Qin and Jin Dynasties (later Wei). It has been changed over the past hundred years. It is located on the south side of the Great Wall of Wei. The Yellow River is located here with a gentle water level and a wide river channel, forming a large flat beach, more than 200 miles long from north to south and more than ten miles wide from east to west. Therefore, Xia Yang has been an important ferry on the Yellow River leading to the east since ancient times.

However, Xiayang went north to Dai County, the northern border of Qin, where more than 30,000 border troops of the Qin Northern Legion were stationed. Therefore, crossing the river from Xiayang must be quick and hidden. If you are not careful, you may be attacked by the Qin army. At that time, the isolated and helpless side troops could only be destroyed.

The one who made this bold suggestion was Han Xin. The young halberd-holder once again mustered up the courage to state his opinion to Xiang Yu. Unfortunately, the reply he received this time was still disagreement.

Everyone has no confidence in forcing the ferry, which does not mean that Xiang Yu also thinks that. Xiang Yu still remains confident in the first battle. The strong desire to confront Fu Ge again makes him unable to wait. For this reason, he stepped up the formation of an assault corps, while actively gathering the ships and raising the next large-scale crossing plan.

If you attacked the Qin army, you would squeeze it into meat pie even if you squeeze it!

It is not surprising that Xiang Yu's stubborn idea is that he, who believes that the strong are king, has become accustomed to others' praise of his courage. Only by confronting the strong head-on can he feel the achievement of victory.

Therefore, although Han Xin's proposal was quite attractive, it was still rejected by Xiang Yu.

"Han Xin, you need not say much. The intention of our army to attack Hangu in the previous period to attack Linjin Pass was able to be seen through. The plan to cross the river by Xiayang is exactly the same as the previous plan. How could Qin Gou be unprepared?" Xiang Yu's answer was straightforward, and he could not say that his ideas were completely unreasonable. In fact, the military was in danger, and there have been two aspects of advantage and disadvantage since ancient times. As a commander, what he had to do was to measure the two.

September 13th.

The Chu army tried again to cross the Yellow River at Linjin Pass. The tragic battle was not inferior to the Battle of Julu. Under Xiang Yu's personal supervision, batches of Chu soldiers were like souls sucked into the bottomless pit, leaving no return.

On the banks of the Yellow River, the Chu army rushing to cross the crossing and the Qin army that desperately blocked it started a hand-to-hand strangle battle. At the beach of Linjin Pass, dead bodies were piled up like mountains, and even floating corpses floated in the rushing river water. After the yellow river water flowed here, it was gradually dyed red.

After a fierce battle in one day, the Chu army lost an astonishing more than 15,000 soldiers.

Huan Chu, Zhong Limei and other generals in the Chu army were even more frustrated and looked depressed. In this battle, the powerful brigades in the Chu army seemed to have encountered iron walls, and their combat power was greatly damaged. At dusk, even Xiang Yu, who tried his best to fight with Fu Ge, could not bear such huge losses. In a furious manner, he stepped on the ship to prepare to lead his personal soldiers to cross the river to fight. In the end, if it weren't for Fan Zeng's efforts to stop him, maybe Xiang Yu would really have a "close contact" with Fu Ge.

"Major General, if we continue to fight, our army's strength will be greatly damaged. Even if we win, it will be a tragic victory. If it is defeated, it will inevitably be used by other people with ulterior motives. Therefore, in order to minimize losses, perhaps Han Xin's strategy can be used?" After repeated efforts, Fan Zeng proposed a new plan to Xiang Yu.

"Father Ya, let Han Xin and Zhong Limei go!" Xiang Yu punched the pillar of the tent with a fierce punch, and suddenly felt the huge force of the military tent collapsed down.

Fan Zeng's concerns were not redundant. Although Han Xin's plan was risky, it was much stronger than fighting hard with Fu Ge at Linjin Pass. You should know that once Xiang Yu's Chu army's strength was greatly reduced, it would be possible to give other princes the opportunity to spy on leadership. In this situation where strength determines everything, if there is no absolute force and strength to suppress Xiang Yu's order, which one would be willing to obey.

Xiang Yu's life is not easy, and Fu Ge, the old opponent on the other side, may not be much better than him.

With 27,000 infantry and cavalry, they resisted nearly 90,000 Chu troops' crazy attacks all day. If it weren't for Fu Ge's death order, if the Qin army had not been for the successor, the Linjin Pass Ferry would have been lost long ago. Even so, the Qin army's losses were quite large. Six thousand infantrymen and more than nine hundred cavalry elite soldiers would have been killed in one day.

This loss is of course much smaller than that of the Chu army, but the Chu army is winning because it has a large number of people and power. In terms of total number, it is still much more than the Qin army. If the same loss continues to compete, the result will be a loss-win situation.

"This Xiang madman, a barbarian, is really generous. He throws away 15,000 soldiers." Fu Ge couldn't help but feel heartbroken with the loss that Sima Liang had just counted. Every time he confronted Xiang Yu, there was a fierce fierce battle. This may be the fate. Fortunately, the soldiers brought by Sima Liang were soldiers of the Northern Legion who escaped from Jiyuan, or replaced by new county soldiers brought from Xianyang. Fu Ge was really shameless to see the elders of Guanzhong.

After avoiding the pit and dying on the battlefield in a blink of an eye, the ending of these soldiers may be destined to be like this. Even if Fu Ge temporarily changed their destiny, they could not change their ending.

"Ship Fu, the Chu army suffered heavy losses in this battle. I think no matter how crazy Xiang Yu was, he would not go to Linjin Pass to fill in the people. In this way, our army would have hope of defending Guanzhong." Sima Liang said with a happy face, but he comforted him. For the Qin army who wanted to defend Guanzhong, the best result was of course a long-term stalemate, and then the Chu army's food, fodder, winter clothes and other supplies were not provided for voluntarily retreating.

In Guanzhong in September, it is time for the autumn to become colder. The strong northwest wind will occasionally blow from the northern grasslands. This is quite unfavorable for the Chu army, which has poor logistics supply.

But would Xiang Yu be willing to retreat like this?

When this question lingers in Fu Ge's mind, he suddenly becomes a little unconfident.

Based on his intuition, he felt that Xiang Yu would not be willing to retreat. With Xiang Yu's nature, if he suffered a big loss and did not make a fortune, it would not be Xiang Yu; but what would he do if Xiang Yu did not retreat? Continue to attack Linjin Pass Ferry. Even if Xiang Yu was determined to make such a decision, Fan Zeng beside him would never agree.

Fu Ge still has a clear understanding of Fan Zeng's ability. It is precisely because Xiang Yu has such an outstanding elder and wise man that he can grow into a leader of various princes.

That night, Fu Ge spent his sleepless night. The choking and choking of the wounded soldiers outside the tent and the roar of the rushing Yellow River, forming a vibrant and desolate sound.

On the verge of day, the extremely tired Qin and Chu army chose to temporarily quit. However, the Chu army continued to renovate ships in Hedong, as if preparing for the next attack.

"Looking at this sign, does the Chu army still have to attack?" Sima Liang looked panicked, unable to help but be surprised. After suffering such huge losses, no one could recover his sluggish morale.

On the other side, there were indeed a group of Chu soldiers busy. They dragged the damaged ships across the shallows and reinforced and nailed them with new wooden boards. This action fell in the eyes of the Qin army. What was it for if they were to cross the river to attack.

"Xiang Yu is crazy-!" When this thought swept across Fu Ge's mind again, he heard the "gossip" of two old Qin army soldiers next to him.

"This Chu thief is really stupid. He insists on crossing the river in Linjin Pass here, and he doesn't think about the heavy troops here. What is this not an egg hitting a stone?"

"Brother, what do you mean is that there is another place to cross the river?"

"That's natural. The Yellow River is the nine-curved and eighteen-five bays. The place where the river crosses is not only Jin Pass. There is no need to talk about the lower reaches. In the upper reaches, there is a ferry crossing in Xiayang that can pass through the army just from Jiuyuan County to this place."

Xia Yang, when he heard the old man say this place name, Fu Ge was shocked. He vaguely remembered historical records that Han Xin had crossed the river in Xia Yang to attack Anyi, the territory of King Bao of Wei. Now, Han Xin is still in Xiang Yu's army and refuses to say it, but the possibility of the Chu army taking the strategy of attacking the east and west is extremely high.

Ming Xiu's warship was just a cover, and his real intention was to cross the river from Xiayang to blitz the Qin army behind. When this terrible idea appeared in his mind, Fu Ge almost believed his judgment in an instant.

This must be the case. Maybe the Chu army had already appeared in Xiayang at this time.

"Hurry up, call Li Lie, no, I'll go in person, Sima, I'll leave it to you!" Fu Ge said in a stack of words, his words incoherent, and Sima Liang was inexplicably heard.

The loess splashed a series of dust under the horse's hooves, and the sound of hooves was thundering. A team of Qin cavalry was running rapidly on the direct connection from Xianyang to Daijun. Fortunately, there was this ancient expressway built by the First Emperor. Fu Ge could still meet with the one night behind the Chu army in Xiayang.

If his actions were a little later, the more than 5,000 Chu troops led by Zhonglimei and Han Xin would soon disappear in the hinterland of Guanzhong. At that time, the gods would be elusive, harassing the supply lines and destroying them everywhere. Based on the principle that the enemy's land is our army's supply, this Chu army's partial division would bring endless trouble to Fu Ge.
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