My father, King Chu, was besieged at Gaixia

Chapter 62 Discouraged
Kong Xi ordered the generals to discipline the soldiers and keep the camp safe. As for repairing the camp, burying the soldiers and counting the losses, all would be done tomorrow.

Ding Li also breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that if the two of them had not planned to surprise the Chu army in advance, and the soldiers had not prepared their weapons and armor in advance and were ready to fight, the number of casualties in tonight's night attack would have been extremely ugly.

After giving the order, Kong Xi drew his spear, urged his horse back to the tent, and went to sleep.

Ding Li also returned to his tent in a depressed mood and asked the guards. It was about two hours before dawn. He stood there for a while, then suddenly kicked over the table in the tent, cursed fiercely, and then, with a gloomy face, he took off his armor and weapons with the help of the guards, put on a single piece of clothing, fell headfirst on the wooden couch, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

During the day, he was on guard against Peng Yue and paying attention to the Han-Chu war. His mind was highly concentrated for the whole day. After such a commotion at night, Ding Li was tired and soon fell into a deep and sound sleep.

After an unknown amount of time, just when he was in the deepest sleep, someone shook him vigorously, saying anxiously, "General, wake up, wake up, the Chu army is coming!"

Listening to these extremely familiar words and actions, Ding Li instinctively thought he was dreaming. He turned over impatiently and muttered: "Bullshit! The Chu army is coming again? The Chu army is iron-clad."

"Crack" "Crack"...

Next, Ding Li felt a stinging pain on his cheeks, as if he had been slapped twice.

It must be said that this thing really works. Ding Li suddenly woke up and said angrily: "Who is it——"

Seven or eight guards gathered around him, each holding a piece of armor. When they saw him wake up, they came forward and tied him up without saying a word. One guard said anxiously, "General, the Chu army has entered the camp again!"

"Bullshit! They--" Before Ding Li could finish his words, he was stunned. Outside the tent, there was a burst of shouting and fighting, sweeping in like a wave, almost shaking his tent down.

Ding Li's face turned pale, and he even stuttered in a hurry: "How many Chu troops are there?"

The guards shook their heads in confusion.

Ding Li felt that this scene was extremely familiar, but he had no time to think about it carefully. He stood there and waited patiently for the armor to be put on.

However, unlike before, the Chu army attacked very quickly this time. Ding Li had only tied up his upper body, with his legs bare and without armor, when he heard the deafening shouts of the sudden attack, which were so close that it seemed that the Chu army had already rushed to a nearby location.

"Run, run!"

"Help,—ugh!"

"Oh my god, I don't want to die, wuwu..."

……

Outside the tent, there were the sharp and piercing sounds of flying arrows, as well as the Han soldiers' screams of crying for their parents, fleeing in panic, and dying.

"Puchi" "Puchi", arrows continuously hit the cowhide tent, penetrated fiercely, and penetrated half a foot. The sharp arrowheads flashed with cold light.

The guards were shocked and threw away the armor pieces that had not yet been sewn on Ding Li. They surrounded him, rushed out of the tent and jumped onto their war horses.

Ding Li turned his head and looked around, his heart suddenly sank, as if he was enveloped by a cold current in the coldest days of winter, and his body was completely frozen!
Unlike the previous attack, when the battle with the Chu army was indisputable, this time the entire camp was in chaos. Countless Han soldiers were beaten to pieces by the countless Chu troops, and then drove away in a panic to the north like a large group of chaotic cattle and sheep. The entire camp was completely out of control.

Ding Liqing knew that his soldiers had suffered a night attack. He never expected that the Chu army would insidiously come back and launch a second night attack. He relaxed his mind, took off his armor, lay down in the camp and slept soundly.

This sudden attack by the Chu army was obviously not the same as the previous one, and its fighting power was stronger. The Han army, who were sleeping soundly, lost their lives in their sleep without knowing it. They were awakened and crawled out of the tents. Without armor to protect themselves, some were shot to death by arrows, some were trampled to death by horses, and some were hacked to death by various weapons. Of course, the most deaths were caused by the panic of fleeing and trampling on each other.

Ding Li's eyes bulged out, his eye corners were cracked and bloodshot, he raised his spear high, and wanted to call on the soldiers to organize a resistance, but the guards knew that the situation was completely irreversible, so they whipped his horse's butt hard and escorted him as he fled to the north.

Ding Li was still unwilling to give up, and kept cursing, while struggling to turn around and fight with the Chu army.

At this moment, an arrow flew from somewhere and hit his thigh, which was not covered with armor. He bared his teeth and screamed in pain, but this time he was quiet, not shouting or making a fuss, and leaned over the horse's back to urge it to gallop.

After running for more than ten miles in one breath, Ding Li saw the Han army camp in the distance and heard the shouts of pursuers no longer behind him. Only then did he stop his horse and feel a little relieved.

By this time, the sky was gradually brightening, and the mountains and plains were filled with scattered Han troops.

Looking at this tragic scene, Ding Li wanted to cry but had no tears, wanted to hate but had no strength. He sat upright on the horse, his face dull and his eyes wooden, as if he had lost all life.

The guards raised their spears high, displayed the name of Ding Li, and began to gather their soldiers.

The generals and soldiers who were fleeing in panic around them stopped fleeing immediately when they saw the deputy general Ding Li was here, and quickly gathered around. Before long, there were thousands of people gathered.

At this time, the commander Kong Xi, who only had two pieces of iron armor tied on his chest and back, had a bare head and bare feet. He looked even more embarrassed than Ding Li. He also led thousands of soldiers and generals to join them.

The two looked at each other and saw the frustration in each other's eyes. There was no trace of the high spirits from last night.

The two men set up camp and sent soldiers to gather around.

"When did Xiang Yu become so cruel and treacherous in using his troops?" Ding Li threw the half-broken horsewhip in his hand to the ground and said angrily.

Kong Xi shook his head slowly, his triangular eyes gleaming fiercely: "This style of deploying troops doesn't seem like that of Overlord. If my guess is correct, it should be his eldest son Xiang Chang. As for this army, it's not the Chu army! The Chu army is exhausted after a long battle and doesn't have such a strong fighting force. And Ying Bu's army will not obey this kid's command, so it should be Zhou Yin's army."

"Today, Zhou Yin's army of 50,000 fought against Jin Xu's 20,000 cavalry, but they were unable to break through Jin Xu's defense line, and the battle became a weak and stalemate. There was no such fierce and fierce offensive force."

Kong Xi smiled bitterly: "The same army, in the hands of different generals, can exert completely different, even worlds of difference in combat effectiveness."

Ding Li took a deep breath and said, "You mean Xiang Chang is not only good at talking, but also so domineering and cruel in using troops?"

Kong Xi was too lazy to say anything more. He looked at the Han army camp in the distance, which had been alarmed and began to send out a group of elite cavalry to support them. Thinking of the consequences of this defeat, he was afraid that he would lose his position as the commander of the army, and he couldn't help but feel discouraged.

(End of this chapter)