My father, King Chu, was besieged at Gaixia

Chapter 18 All-in Moment
As the pursuit got closer, with the help of the hazy morning light, the elite cavalry of the Chu army galloping ahead could be vaguely seen, and they were only about a hundred meters away.

At the same time, in the distance, the outline of Gaixia City appeared in sight.

Guan Ying knew that he must catch up with the Chu army before it rushed to the city wall, otherwise arrows would be shot down from the city wall, and the Chu army inside the city would rush out to support, and all the efforts would be in vain. So he stared at the Chu army, squeezed his horse's belly, whipped the horse wildly, and the speed of his mount suddenly accelerated. He rushed out of the queue in one breath and rushed to the front!
Being able to defeat first-rate generals of the Chu army such as Xiang Guan, Xiang Sheng, Xiang Ta, Long Qie, etc., Guan Ying was certainly not a general who only displayed courage. In fact, in the battle against the Chu army, he was extremely wise and his use of tactics was exquisite!
However, at the same time, when necessary, he dares to give it his all, put everything on the line, and take a gamble!
Years of fighting have undoubtedly made him deeply understand that if he is not brave enough to fight at the critical moment, he will only become cannon fodder on the battlefield and a stepping stone for other generals to gain brilliant achievements!
Now, for Guan Ying, it is undoubtedly time to go all in again!
In this way, he naturally would no longer hold back or hold back at all!
As he suddenly sped up and rushed to the front, the Han army generals and elite cavalry who had followed him for a long time and were very familiar with his fighting style suddenly became energized, as if they had received an order to sprint, and they all rode their horses with all their strength and charged at full speed!
Eighty meters!
Seventy meters!
Sixty meters!
……

Seeing the fleeing Chu army getting closer and closer, the armor of the last Chu cavalry was clearly visible. A cruel smile appeared on Guan Ying's extremely cold face, as if he was looking at a beast in a cage.

At this moment, he felt extremely confident!
Four ambitious words then emerged in my mind:
"The overall situation has been decided!"

He raised his right hand and was about to command the elite cavalry behind him to split into two teams, left and right, to encircle and pursue the enemy, to catch the Chu army before it could reach the city, and to surround it completely!
——Before the city of Gaixia, the most elite cavalry of the remaining Chu army were surrounded and killed in one fell swoop, including the King of Chu, who was revered as a god by the Chu army. That was definitely a fatal blow to the morale of the remaining Chu soldiers in Gaixia city. There was no need to attack again. The morale of the army collapsed and they surrendered obediently!

"I never thought that the final battle to destroy Chu would end in my hands! Even the mighty Overlord of Chu would be killed by me!"

Just as Guan Ying was thinking excitedly with full of confidence, and at that moment he even thought about what title he would be awarded in the future, "Dangdangdang..." Suddenly, a series of rapid and loud knocking sounds of diaozhao were heard from the fleeing Chu army in front!

Guan Ying's heart shuddered, and the war instinct he had developed from years of fighting made him suddenly feel uneasy!
Just as he was about to order his soldiers to be on alert, as if to prove his premonition correct and not let his worries go unfulfilled, he suddenly heard deafening shouts of killing all around him, and saw countless shadowy figures of Chu troops emerging from all directions, firing thousands of arrows at the same time, like a sudden rainstorm, overturning the long Han cavalry that was inevitably dragging its troops in an all-out attack!

At the same time, a number of tripwires appeared on the ground!
The Han cavalry, charging at full speed, saw victory in sight and were about to catch up with the hastily fleeing, exhausted Chu army, and launch a unilateral massacre for their own pleasure. How could they be prepared at all?

The crisscrossing tripwires tripped countless charging war horses to the ground. The horses let out long and mournful cries, and the cavalrymen they were carrying fell heavily to the ground, rolling into a ball. For a moment, dust flew everywhere, and the scene was in chaos.

The Han cavalry in front were tripped by the lasso, and the cavalry behind could not stop their momentum, and trampled on them like huge waves hitting the shore, trampling the Han soldiers on the ground into minced meat!

The cavalry behind them charged forward continuously, and collided heavily with the cavalry who were trampling on the ground. Countless cavalrymen fell off their horses one after another, and the sky was full of flying people, which was quite spectacular.

The cavalrymen who were lagging behind saw that they were ambushed in front of them, with men and horses falling and howling miserably. They hurriedly tried their best to rein in their mounts and barely managed to stop their forward momentum at the edge of the chaos on the battlefield.

However, before they could celebrate, a dense rain of arrows had already burst down on their heads...

In order to maintain mobility, the cavalry wore light leather armor. Now, facing the sharp and violent rain of arrows, the dense and dull sound of arrows piercing the flesh was heard. They screamed continuously and fell off their horses one after another like dumplings...

After finally avoiding the vicious tripwires and enduring the rain of arrows, the remaining Han cavalry had no time to calm down before the Chu army, shouting and killing, came rushing in from all directions, wielding spears, halberds, lances and other long weapons, stabbing the cavalry from above and hitting the horses' legs from below, launching a cold and bloody harvest on them...

Faced with the Chu army's 360-degree destruction and devastation from above, middle and below, the 5,000 cavalry were unlucky and more than half of them were killed in a short time.

After this heavy blow, the 5,000 cavalry were completely terrified and out of control, unable to organize an effective defense or counterattack. Some of the quick-reacting ones whipped their horses and rushed in one direction, trying to escape.

However, not long after they rushed out, they saw a row of barricades in front of them that were more than three people tall and as big as houses, made of huge logs as thick as thighs. The sharpened wooden spikes were pointed straight at them, emitting a ruthless and cold aura that warned people not to approach and anyone who dared to attack would be killed!

The cavalry who luckily survived were filled with complete despair: the Chu army was determined to annihilate their 5,000 elite cavalry here!

Some Han cavalrymen were so confused from fleeing that they could not stop and crashed into the barricades. They were pierced through by the barricades along with their horses. They hung on the barricades, twisting and struggling violently, wailing incessantly... The entire battlefield was completely turned into a slaughterhouse for the Chu army, like a bloody hell, extremely tragic.

Guan Ying looked back hastily, seeing the entire scene. For a moment, his heart went from floating in the high clouds to plummeting sharply into the bottomless abyss!
——It’s over!
These two words clearly appeared in his mind again!
Guan Ying was still unaware of this. It was clear that the Chu army in Gaixia City had taken advantage of Xiang Yu's distraction of the entire Han army camp, opened the city gates and rushed out in droves, ambushing here without anyone noticing, and thus viciously tricked them...

My crotch is cold! My hands and feet are cold! My head is cold! My body is cold!
This battle-hardened warrior felt himself utterly chilled. He continued to charge forward on his horse by instinct, and for a short while he had no idea what to do.

But the moment he turned around, he saw confusion and dullness on the faces of the two generals Li Bi and Luo Jia who were following closely beside him!

If he had not seen it with his own eyes, Guan Ying would not have believed that these two capable and brave generals of his would have such helpless expressions on their faces!

Obviously, the two generals were no different from him, falling from the peak of victory to the abyss of being trapped and on the verge of defeat. This huge and immeasurable reversal directly broke their state of mind and made them completely confused!

Li Bi and Luo Jia were cavalry generals of the Qin cavalry corps that swept across the world. After surrendering to Liu Bang, they helped Liu Bang form the Han cavalry to counter the elite cavalry of the Chu state.

When selecting the chief general of the Han camp cavalry, Liu Bang intended to appoint the two of them. However, the two knew that they had little experience and were surrendered generals, and could not convince the people. Therefore, they tactfully suggested to Liu Bang to choose other famous generals and let them assist. In this way, the chief general fell on Guan Ying.

These two generals played a vital role in Guan Ying's successive victories over the elite cavalry of Chu.

However, tonight, when they were most confident and most unexpected, they encountered the most tragic defeat in their lives...

The God of Destiny is so cold and cruel that when they feel they are about to reach the pinnacle of their life's achievements, he gives them a slight push and easily pushes them into the bottomless abyss.

The Chu army ambushed here had suffered successive defeats at the hands of the Han army for many days and was filled with anger. Seeing the godlike king being hunted down in such a miserable state, they were even more furious. Now they killed the Han cavalry without regard for their own safety, with cruel and vicious hands.

Guan Ying hit his calf hard with the spear and used the severe pain to force himself out of his shock and panic. He was about to turn his horse around and lead the generals and cavalry around him to return to the rescue. But when he raised his head, he accidentally found that his pupils contracted rapidly and his face was horrified.

He saw the Chu cavalry who were fleeing in a hurry and about to be bitten by him, continued to rush forward like a tide, but left behind a burly general with strange double pupils and murderous aura, who was on his cavalry and waiting for him quietly!
"The King of Chu!"

At the moment, Guan Ying no longer had the slightest determination to kill Xiang Yu. Instead, he was terrified and without thinking, he reined in his mount, turned abruptly, and fled to the right!
However, he abandoned the Han cavalry who were being slaughtered and fled for his life.

So, this time it was Xiang Yu who stared at Guan Ying's figure and chased after him on horseback!

His general Long Ju was defeated and killed by Guan Ying, so how could he let him go now?
The two generals Li Bi and Luo Jia who followed closely behind Guan Ying were surrounded by dozens of Han cavalry. When they saw that their commander was in danger, they immediately rode their horses to charge towards the Overlord.

The King of Chu's hair and beard stood up, his eyes opened wide, and he let out a loud roar, which frightened the two generals and a group of Han cavalry so much that they almost fell off their horses and retreated in panic.

The hastily retreating Chu cavalry circled around and began to charge back, their faces ferocious, and they kept roaring, overwhelming Li Bi, Luo Jia and dozens of Han cavalry in one fell swoop...

(End of this chapter)