My father, King Chu, was besieged at Gaixia

Chapter 19 Golden Partner
Overlord rode his horse in pursuit. Although the black horse he was riding was extremely majestic, after all, it had been galloping for half the night. Guan Ying's mount was a tall horse with red mane, four hooves like cymbals, long legs and round buttocks. It was also a rare good horse, but it seemed that the horse was getting farther and farther away!

Xiang Yu was furious. He weighed the halberd in his hand, then turned it upside down and held it horizontally. He turned sideways, swung his arm, and suddenly threw it out!

The halberd drew an arc, like a sharp blade piercing into ointment, and sank deeply into the hindquarters of the red horse!

The red horse let out a sharp neigh and fell to the ground with a bang!

Guan Ying was then thrown heavily to the ground!

Xiang Yu rushed forward, jumped off his horse, drew out the Overlord Sword which was five feet long and as wide as a palm, raised it above his head, and chopped it down fiercely at Guan Ying's head!

Guan Ying got up hastily. At this critical moment of life and death, a ruthless look appeared on his face. He raised the spear with both hands and fought hard!
With a loud bang, Guan Ying's spear was actually chopped off by Overlord, breaking into two pieces. At the same time, his body trembled violently as if it had been hit hard, and his right knee fell heavily to the ground!

Xiang Yu's broad and sharp Overlord Sword was actually broken by the huge recoil force!
Xiang Yu was also knocked back two steps by the recoil. On the way back, he kicked Guan Ying in the shoulder and kicked him hard.

Guan Ying rolled twice on the ground, pushed himself up with his arms, jumped up, his eyes bloodshot, kicked his legs, and flew into the air with his huge body, rushing towards Xiang Yu head on, and the tip of the broken half of the spear stabbed Xiang Yu's face fiercely.

The whole person is like an eagle swooping down on a hare, revealing an indomitable determination!
Guan Ying was indeed one of the most powerful generals under Liu Bang. He knew that he could not escape, so he gave up the idea of ​​​​living and instead decided to fight to the death, trying to drag Xiang Yu with him.

Unfortunately, he forgot that Xiang Yu was known as the "Overlord" and was unparalleled in bravery. When he conquered Huan Chu, he easily lifted the huge tripod above his head, which four strong men could not lift!
When it comes to head-on combat and duel, looking at the world at that time, Xiang Yu did not take anyone seriously.

Xiang Yu easily dodged it by turning his head, twisting his body, and sweeping out with his right leg with a strong wind, hitting Guan Ying in the waist and ribs.

The kick was extremely fierce. Guan Ying was kicked six or seven meters away and fell heavily to the ground. Blood was oozing from his mouth and nose. He struggled for a long time but couldn't get up.

Xiang Yu walked forward slowly, his eyes cold and his face grim. He grabbed Guan Ying's neck with his left hand and lifted him up like a strong man playing with a baby. Then he flipped his right arm and used the remaining half of the giant sword in his hand to pierce his armor and deeply into his chest!

"This sword is given to you on behalf of Long Jue!"

Looking down at Guan Ying, who was completely covered by his huge body, Xiang Yu's voice was cold, domineering, and superior, like a demon who took people's lives at will!

With his eyes fixed on Xiang Yu, Guan Ying did not utter a word until his death. With his last breath, he remained in a half-kneeling position and died on the spot!
However, Xiang Yu had no intention of respecting the enemy general. He drew the long sword from Guan Ying's waist and cut off his head with it. Then he turned to face the elite cavalry who followed him to raid the Han camp and the soldiers who ambushed and annihilated the Han cavalry, and held his sword high in the air, looking around disdainfully.

At this time, the battle was nearing its end. Of the 5,000 most elite cavalrymen of the Han army led by Guan Ying, only a few hundred escaped. Including the main commander Guan Ying, two lieutenant generals Li Bi and Luo Jia, all were killed here. It can be said that the entire army was wiped out!

After the night raid on the Han camp, he had returned unscathed, and now he had won another hearty victory in front of Gaixia City. Seeing the king holding high the head of the Han cavalry commander, the Chu army from top to bottom was greatly inspired, and they also raised their weapons high and gave Xiang Yu a thunderous cheer:

"Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty!"

……

After the soldiers shouted that the battle was over and their excitement subsided a little, Grand Marshal Xiang Sheng and General Zhongli Mei immediately ordered them to start cleaning up the battlefield.

Although they had achieved this local victory, the Han army was still eyeing them covetously. They were still at an absolute disadvantage and could not be taken lightly.

At this time, some soldiers also took off Madam Yu's already broken head hanging from the neck of the black horse, and sent it back to Gaixia City, and buried it properly together with the body.

Xiang Yu casually threw Guan Ying's head to Xiang Guan who came to protect him, and waved to the general of the Chu army who led this beautiful ambush, saying:

"What's your name? What's your current military position?"

This general was very young, looking no more than 20 years old, with a strong and sturdy body and capable manners. Since the ambush, he had been looking at his king with admiration, and now seeing the king who admired him like a god of war calling him, he hurried over, bowed, and said in a loud voice: "My king, my name is Heishi, and I was originally a commander of a thousand soldiers under the command of the Grand Marshal. Last night, the eldest son promoted me to the rank of Cavalry Marshal!"

Xiang Yu was stunned and kept silent for a while. After a while, he stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, saying in a deep voice:

"Chang'er told me about you and said that if you fought well in this battle, you would be promoted to Lieutenant General! In this battle, you wiped out 5,000 elite cavalrymen of the Han army in one fell swoop. You fought very well. From now on, you will be a Lieutenant General and be under the command of the eldest son Xiang Chang."

"Thank you, your Majesty!" Heishi was overjoyed.

Under the command of Xiang Sheng and Zhongli Mei, nearly a thousand surrendered Han soldiers were gathered together and closely guarded. As for the remaining Han cavalry who died in the battle, all of their armor, weapons and other equipment, as well as the dry food, clean water and first aid kits they carried with them, which were urgently needed by the Chu army, were stripped and looted one by one.

As for the body, it was just thrown there in a mess.

What surprised the Chu army the most was that they got more than 2,000 intact war horses out of nowhere!

The Chu State was founded on cavalry, and with horses, its combat power would increase dramatically. Unfortunately, due to years of uninterrupted hard fighting, the cavalry was rapidly depleted and lacked necessary reinforcements. For example, of the 50,000 soldiers remaining in Gaixia City, there are only more than 20,000 cavalry.

Therefore, the most urgent and urgent need of the Chu cavalry at present is war horses.

With the addition of these two thousand war horses, Da Chu suddenly had two thousand more cavalrymen, and its combat power undoubtedly increased dramatically.

At this time, the west gate of Gaixia was wide open, and the defenders in the city rushed out one after another, happily transporting war horses, armor, medicine bags, rations, water and other spoils into the city.

At this time, the battlefield was initially cleared, and generals such as Xiang Sheng and Zhongli Mei gathered around and bowed to Xiang Yu with great respect:
"Your Majesty planned carefully, and broke into the Han camp at night. He also devised a plan to destroy the Han cavalry and beheaded the commander Guan Ying. You are truly a god!"

Originally, they were being chased by Guan Ying's 5,000 elite cavalrymen, and they all thought they would be buried here tonight! Who knew that the situation would be reversed to this point, and the 5,000 elite cavalrymen chasing Guan Ying would be wiped out!
At this moment, they once again felt a sense of worship for their king as if he were a god!

Facing the generals' admiration and heartfelt praise, Xiang Yu's cold face showed a trace of embarrassment:
"Get up! All of this was planned by Chang'er! Like you, I also rushed out of the Han army camp and learned from Xiang Zhuang that there were ambushes set up by Chang'er outside the west gate of Gaixia."

At the end, thinking that all this was done by his son, a look of deep relief appeared on Xiang Yu's face.

"Master Chang?"

When the generals heard this, they were stunned and couldn't believe it for a moment.

Xiang Zhuang chuckled and said, "Although Master Chang had laid this ambush long ago and expected the Han army to pursue, he did not expect that it would be Guan Ying who would pursue. There was a lot of luck involved!"

Xiang Zhuang's words were very humble, but they also indirectly confirmed Xiang Yu's words!
Naturally, the generals had no reason to doubt it anymore!
Thinking back carefully, the night raid on the Han camp was driven by Master Chang. They originally planned to break out and escape. During this period, the assault equipment such as flying hooks and rockets were also fully prepared. Everything showed that he had planned it in advance, and it was logical for him to set up an ambush here in advance.

The generals looked at each other, and saw the surprise in each other's eyes. A name suddenly popped up in their minds: "Fan Zeng!"

In this battle, the generals vaguely recalled the glorious past when Fan Zeng and the king worked closely together as a golden pair. At that time, one of them was full of strategies, and the other was invincible in courage and strength. They dominated the world and were invincible!
It was when the king fell into Liu Bang's counter-espionage plan and forced Fan Zeng's father-in-law to resign in anger and return home, where he died of anger on the way, that their once-mighty Great Chu began to go downhill!

But now...

The generals' hearts began to beat fast, and their eyes, which were originally filled with death and despair, inevitably showed hope again!

"Where is Master Chang? Where is Master Chang?..."

The generals looked around and realized that Xiang Chang was nowhere to be seen, so they shouted urgently.

Xiang Zhuang shook his head, smiled bitterly, and looked worriedly towards the Han army camp in the southeast!
(End of this chapter)