My father, King Chu, was besieged at Gaixia

Chapter 96 How is it possible?
Faced with the 20,000 Han infantrymen rushing closer and closer accompanied by the sound of heavy drums, the Chu army soldiers were not afraid at all. Instead, they rubbed their hands, flexed their muscles, their eyes bulged, and were eager to fight, with aggression written all over their bodies.

Xiang Chang rode his horse out of the crowd, galloping back and forth at the front of the queue, holding his spear high, his face as fierce as a raging tiger, and shouted:
"Kill the Han army!"

All the Chu army soldiers were startled, looking at the eldest son of the Great Chu, their commander, the surging fighting spirit in their hearts suddenly rose to a new height, the veins on their foreheads throbbing, holding their weapons high, from the bottom of their hearts, from their lungs, from their souls, they burst out in response:
"Divide the land and grain!"

The sound was like a dull thunder rolling across the sky, or like a mighty hurricane sweeping across the mountains, instantly drowning out the sound of the huge drums of the Han army on the opposite side.

Xiang Chang was completely in a frenzy at this moment, his blood was rushing rapidly, his throat was wide open, and he roared again:
"Kill the Han army!"

"Marry a wife!"

"Kill the Han army!"

"I have an official post!"

"Kill the Han army!"

"Become a general!"

……

When all the soldiers shouted "Become generals and ministers", Xiang Chang swung his spear forward and was the first to rush out.

The entire right army of the Chu Army, from the generals to the officers and soldiers, all went crazy at this moment!
"When the lord is in worry, the minister is humiliated; when the lord is humiliated, the minister dies! It is my shame to let the eldest son charge in the front!" Tian Jian shouted loudly, whipped his mount wildly, and chased after him madly.

"The commander is not afraid of death, so how dare we cherish our lives?" Hei Shi's voice was like thunder and he roared continuously, unwilling to be left behind.

"I will go through fire and water without frowning, and I will follow Master Chang to the death even when faced with an axe and a sword!" Han Hu rode his horse at full speed, his eyes bloodshot, and roared to the sky.

The entire Chu Youjun army was like a tiger out of its cage, a dragon entering the sea, or a hungry wolves discovering its prey. They were impatient and eager to rush forward, with ferocious murderous intent exuding from their entire bodies, as they pounced forward with a bang.

——Pounce towards the Han army!

Unexpectedly, Xiang Chang, the commander of the army, would risk his life to rush to the front to boost the morale of the troops. Xiang Ju let out a cry that was not sure whether it was fear or dread, but without hesitation, he urged his horse to chase after him. "Whoosh," "whoosh," "whoosh"... As strong winds swept past, he saw countless generals, officers, and even soldiers, wielding various weapons, constantly passing by him at a high speed.

"There are ferocious Han troops ahead. The chickens, dogs, cattle and sheep are not ownerless and you can loot them at will. Are you crazy?" Xiang Ju was stunned. Only then did he realize that the soldiers of the entire Chu Army's right army were like crazy, fierce and ruthless, and not afraid of death.

Xiang Ju was completely confused and ran forward instinctively. During this period of time, he was concentrating on how to keep his position and how to regain the trust of the Overlord and even Master Xiang Chang. He was unaware of the changes in the military camp and the new systems that were being implemented. So at this moment, he felt that the army he had been with day and night seemed to have suddenly been reborn. Everything made him feel unfamiliar, surprised, and even - pleasantly surprised!
When marching and fighting, morale is the most important thing. Once the whole army is in a frenzy, united as one, and fearless of death, it can really move mountains and seas, be invincible, and be invincible.

After all, madmen are the most fierce in fighting, and an army composed of tens of thousands of madmen is simply invincible.

"It seems that this time we have to be steady. It seems that we don't need the Overlord to save us..."

Xiang Ju was secretly thinking, and in this fanatical atmosphere, his blood began to burn. He became manic as if he was bitten by a mad dog. He found that the Han soldiers rushing towards him were weak, delicate and timid, full of temptation that made people want to chop them in half with a knife?
Seeing that the Han infantry had entered a range where they could shoot, Xiang Chang, who was in the front, kicked his legs and stood up from the back of the sturdy black horse. He held three arrows in his mouth, three arrows in his hands, and three arrows on the bowstring. He turned slightly sideways, with a resolute face, and pulled the bow like a full moon. "Bang", "Bang", "Bang"... the bowstrings exploded one after another, and nine arrows were shot out in succession. The nine officers of the opposite Han infantry who were leading the charge on horseback were shot and fell off their horses one after another.

The Han infantry that was rushing forward was startled, and their momentum slowed down slightly.

When the Chu army soldiers who were following closely and madly chasing their commander saw this scene, they cheered loudly and their morale was boosted even more.

Then, the black horse under his crotch neighed loudly, and Xiang Chang rushed into the Han infantry camp. The halberd in his hand flew around, and the sharp halberd blade was like falling pear blossoms and drifting winter snow. The blood of the Han infantrymen he met in front of him splattered, screaming incessantly, and they were killed and chopped away one after another. The black horse also became ferocious, charging and trampling, knocking and trampling the Han infantrymen it met to death.

Xiang Xi, who served as Xiang Chang's bodyguard, also followed happily on horseback, but he did not guard Xiang Chang. Instead, he waved his spear and stabbed and killed people indiscriminately, enjoying himself.

Qu Fu led the escort cavalry and rushed forward. They surrounded Xiang Chang and helped him to fight off the Han army surging from all directions, while cursing Xiang Xi as a "bastard".

The Han army also realized that Xiang Chang's identity was extraordinary. Under the command of the generals who supervised the battle later, teams and groups of soldiers rushed forward one after another, trying to use human wave tactics to kill Xiang Chang.

At this time, the generals of the Great Chu led the howling Great Chu infantry and also rushed up with a bang...

"What are the Chu army shouting?" Kong Xi frowned as his ears were buzzing from the shouting of tens of thousands of Chu soldiers.

"Kill the Han army, share the land and grain, share the women, and become a high-ranking official. This is the Qin Dynasty's system of rewarding military merit!" Ding Li shook his head and reported.

Kong Xi sneered, "He's been driven crazy. He's at the end of his rope and is desperate. He's desperate and is trying anything he can think of! Unfortunately, under absolute power, all the little tricks and schemes will be in vain in the end!"

As Kong Xi commented in a relaxed and disdainful tone, the 20,000 Han infantry led by Zhang Yue and the Chu infantry had already come into close combat, entangled in a group, and launched a crazy fight with each other. The battlefield entered a brutal and fierce battle in a very short time.

Seeing Zhang Yue's army attacking fiercely and forcing the Chu infantry to retreat continuously, Kong Xi relaxed more and more. Thinking of the Chu army's howling just now, he found it even more funny. He said in an unquestionable tone: "General Dong Xu, General Wang Jing, be prepared. If the Han army's front line becomes scattered, immediately bring another 20,000 infantry to press forward and make sure to defeat it in one fell swoop! General Ding Li, you lead 10,000 cavalry and prepare to raid the Han cavalry!"

The three generals responded in unison!

Kong Xi glanced at Dong Xu and said calmly, "This battle should really be handed over to you. It's not challenging at all and there's no suspense about winning. It's not fair to defeat this young man who has little battle experience in a head-on confrontation!"

Dong Xu and Wang Jing had expressionless faces and did not say anything, cursing in their hearts: This idiot is just showing off!
However, at this moment, the situation on the battlefield suddenly changed.

The offensive momentum of the 20,000 infantry troops commanded by Zhang Yue was like a spear stabbing into an iron plate. At first, the iron plate was shaken backwards, and then the iron plate's abundant and violent force rebounded, and the spears could not bear the force, and they kept shaking and retreating!
Dong Xiu and Wang Jing were greatly surprised, and for a moment they could hardly believe their eyes.

"What the hell is Zhang Yue doing? With 20,000 infantrymen, even if he can't defeat the infantry of Da Chu in one fell swoop, he shouldn't be so weak. How long has it taken for him to collapse?" Ding Li couldn't help but curse.

Kong Xi, who had just pretended to be cool, also had a slightly gloomy look in his eyes, but he pretended to be calm.

Zhang Yue, who was supervising the battle on the front line, was also furious. He kept shouting orders and urging the attack in an attempt to suppress the Chu army again.

However, even though he shouted until his throat was hoarse, the effect was minimal. Not only did he not push the Chu army back, but the Han army's formation began to lose its footing and was pushed back continuously by the Chu army's line of battle which contained unparalleled power.

Knowing that if they could not stand and continued to retreat like this, it would not be long before the 20,000 infantry would be completely defeated and collapsed in one fell swoop. Zhang Yue was horrified and had no choice but to shout loudly and lead the hundreds of guards and cavalry beside him to rush to the front to supervise the battle. He also ordered all the generals and officers to rush to the front line and lead the charge in an attempt to stabilize the situation.

But it was of no use, it obviously didn't have any significant effect.

The Han army's line seemed to be facing a huge mountain that was moving horizontally with unparalleled power. Even though all the generals and officers rushed to the front line and led the charge at the risk of their lives, they were still unable to resist and had to retreat step by step.

Zhang Yue was really anxious, and he waved his hand decisively, and rushed to the front line with his cavalry, brandishing his spear and fighting. Xiang Chang, who was wearing black iron armor and wielding a sharp halberd, saw this and laughed loudly, turned his horse's head, and rushed towards him with a large group of elite Chu cavalry behind him, like a huge wave hitting Zhang Yue head-on.

Zhang Yue naturally knew Xiang Chang. When he saw him, he was happy at first. However, when he saw that Xiang Chang and the Chu cavalry behind him were as powerful as a dragon and invincible, he could not help but be shocked again. He ordered the guards to charge forward, but he himself made a feint and turned around to retreat.

Xiang Chang snorted coldly, reined in his big black horse, ordered the surrounding cavalry guards to rush forward to protect him, then he pulled the bow like a full moon, and with a loud bang, an arrow shot out.

Zhang Yue was also smart. When he heard the bowstring sound, he suddenly turned around and barely avoided the arrow in the vest, but was hit in the shoulder blade. He fled with the arrow in his hand.

There was a huge blood-red centipede stuck diagonally from Xiang Xi's forehead to his cheek, which made people feel cold to the bottom of their hearts. He screamed "Wow Wow Wow" in a strange way, waving the big iron spear, hitting and sweeping, killing Zhang Yue's guards in pieces and scattering them.

Zhang Yue was shot away by an arrow. Xiang Chang was in a killing mood and continued to charge with his cavalry guards. However, Hei Shi, Tian Jian, Han Hu and other generals held him down and took the lead in charging, refusing to let him continue charging.

Xiang Chang had no choice but to lead the cavalry guards back to the formation to watch the battle. He saw that the Great Chu army was advancing at an incredibly fast speed not far to the left front. Leading the way was a soldier with a burly body like a giant, with only two pieces of thick cowhide tied on his chest and back. He wielded a terrifying large gate knife and slashed wildly. He rushed forward and was invincible. He actually surpassed Hei Shi, Tian Jian, Han Hu and other generals. He killed countless Han soldiers by himself. He couldn't help but exclaimed: "What an invincible warrior!"

Under the fierce charge of the Great Chu Army, the Han Army's lines were unable to resist in several places and began to show signs of disintegration and retreat.

Kong Xi, standing on the high platform, had a lingering graceful look on his face, but it was replaced by a layer of annoyance and annoyance, presenting a strange scene where pride and anger, joy and indignation coexisted.

Dong Xu and Wang Jing didn't have the extra energy to look at Kong Xi's extremely ugly old face. They were so frightened that they kept shouting inwardly: "How is this possible? How is this possible!"

Zhang Yue's 20,000 infantry were defeated by the Chu army, which was not unexpected. After all, the Chu army had 25,000 infantry, which was much more powerful than Zhang Yue's 20,000 troops. What they didn't expect was how they were defeated so quickly? They couldn't hold on in a short time. Were they all castrated last night and lost their masculine nature of attacking and charging?

"Boy, are you going to continue to struggle desperately? Then I'll satisfy you!" Kong Xi cursed and shouted at Dong Xie and Wang Jing, "Bring 20,000 infantrymen, press forward and defeat them!"

Dong Xu and Wang Jing looked at each other, took the order excitedly, and left in a hurry.

As the Han army's powerful and dull war drums sounded again, Dong Xu and Wang Jing led 20,000 infantry troops into the battlefield again, and in an extremely timely manner they stabilized the front line of the 20,000 Han infantry troops that was being pushed back and was about to collapse.

Forty thousand versus twenty-five thousand, this is a sure win no matter how you look at it! But in this case, this battle cannot be considered a hearty, straightforward and satisfying victory!
"Forget it, it's good that we can win. Later I'll capture that guy alive and cook him to make myself feel better!" Kong Xi thought secretly with hatred as he and Ding Li got down from the platform and climbed onto their war horses.

The two knew that the final decisive battle was about to come, so they led the last 10,000 infantry and 10,000 cavalry respectively and prepared for the decisive battle. Once the Chu army's line became disorganized, they would immediately launch an all-out attack and achieve success in one fell swoop.

However, a scene beyond Kong Xi's expectations appeared again. The Chu army's line was extremely solid. Even though Dong Xu and Wang Jing brought another 20,000 troops to attack, a full 40,000 Han infantrymen attacked fiercely in succession, and they could not find a gap or break through.

Not only that, the offensive momentum of the Chu army's front line continued to rise, like one wave after another that kept rolling back and hitting the Han army's front line, one wave after another, one wave higher than the other, one wave stronger than the other, continuous and surging, smashing towards the Han army's front line.

Even though the distance was far, Kong Xi could still feel the Chu army's fearless and fearless momentum of attacking like crazy! Gradually, every time a wave rolled over, his heart would tighten, and he would barely relax when the Han army survived safely.

Kong Xi felt cold all over, his hands tightly grasped the reins, his legs tightly clamped the mount, and he used all his strength to barely keep himself calm!

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed that this was happening in real life!

"It seems that 40,000 infantry troops will not be able to hold out for long. The remaining 10,000 infantry troops also need to be deployed to the battlefield! The Chu cavalry that has been sitting idle is now handed over to you!" Kong Xi said hoarsely, his throat sounding as if he had swallowed a piece of burning charcoal.

Ding Li also had cold sweat on his forehead and his face looked extremely ugly. He knew that Kong Xi was going to lead 10,000 infantrymen to charge into the battle, so he nodded vigorously.

Originally, the 40,000 Han troops were supposed to break up the Chu army's front line, and Kong Xi could lead another 10,000 infantry troops to attack, which would surely lead to a complete victory. However, the Han army's formation was not in disarray, and its attack momentum was unparalleled, and its stamina was extremely strong. Even if the 10,000 infantry troops attacked, they would only be able to deliver food and would not play a decisive role.

But what else can we do?

Thinking of the complacency at the beginning of the war, Ding Li's mouth showed a trace of bitterness. Until now, he still couldn't believe it. How could this battle turn out like this? How could the 40,000 Han troops not even be able to break through the 25,000 Chu troops? Instead, they were about to be defeated and their front line was about to collapse?

If I tell this to others, who the hell will believe it?
"After I lead the army to charge, you will immediately lead the cavalry to attack. You must defeat the 5,000 cavalry of Chu in the shortest possible time, and then rescue Zhang Yue and other troops." Kong Xi grabbed the sword of the commander-in-chief, like a beast that was forced into a desperate situation, his eyes were bloodshot, and he growled at Ding Li.

At this point in the battle, Kong Xi was no longer confident that the infantry could win, so he used Ding Li's cavalry as an insurance policy.

Of course, if the Chu infantry is so difficult to deal with, the Chu cavalry might be difficult to deal with as well. But now Kong Xi can only hope that the double advantage of the Han cavalry can create a miracle!

That’s right, now the Han cavalry was able to defeat the Chu cavalry with a double advantage. In Kong Xi’s heart, he had already believed that he was creating a miracle!
As his deputy general for many years, Ding Li knew that it was the most critical moment. Kong Xi was determined to fight to the death. There was no room for hesitation at this time. He could only fight with all his strength and nodded heavily!

"Or else..." After shouting these two words, Ding Li stopped talking again, shook his head, smiled bitterly, and closed his mouth.

He was planning to assign 5,000 cavalry to Kong Xi in order to break through the Han army's line. However, the terrifying combat power displayed by the Chu infantry made him really have no confidence that 5,000 cavalry could resist 5,000 Chu cavalry, so he had to give up.

Kong Xi mounted his warhorse, with a large flag with the word "Kong" flying high behind him. He personally led 10,000 infantrymen and rushed towards the Chu army to the sound of dull war drums.

Holding the big iron spear in his hand, Kong Xi controlled the speed of his horse to keep in coordination with the infantry behind him. The originally extremely exciting war drums now suddenly became a bit harsh, making people feel restless.

He looked back, but the distance was too far. If the soldier beating the drum was around, he would have stabbed him to death with his spear.

It has to be said that Kong Xi, the famous general of the Han camp who had fought many battles, was somewhat broken at this moment.

He had experienced the Overlord's desperate struggle and nine victories in defeating the Qin army, as well as the 30,000 cavalrymen's long-distance raid that defeated the 560,000-strong Han army. But that was the Overlord, and he relied on the invincible and fierce offensive of the Great Chu cavalry.

When did the Chu infantry become so strong and formidable? When did Xiang Yu's son, that unknown kid, become so capable? Did that bullshit "Great Chu Military Merit Reward System" really have such an immediate effect?
Cursing angrily in his heart, Kong Xi knew very well that if he lost this battle, not only would his military career as a famous Han general come to an end, with no chance of recovery, but the entire Han army's established military strategy to destroy the Chu would also become a bubble.

Before the war, he was still thinking about a quick victory, defeating Xiang Chang's right army in the shortest possible time, freeing up his hands to go... Now it seems that it is not a daydream? It's just that Kong Xi has tried his best, whether it is military strategy planning or battle formation arrangement, he has done his best within his ability, and there is not a single mistake, but why can't he win? The combat effectiveness of the Han army and the Chu army is so different that it is so shocking that they can't win even when they are two against one, and they are beaten to death instead?

Could it be that today is really the day when I will be defeated?

"Never! Little Xiang Chang, I will teach you a lesson today, so that you can see the true level of the 'Han Leopard General'!"

Kong Xi led the remaining 10,000 Han infantrymen and did not join the 40,000 Han troops who were fighting hard with the Chu army. Instead, he made a circle and rushed towards the side and rear of the Chu army camp.

As a famous general who had fought many battles, Kong Xi had a sharp eye and saw that the 40,000 Han troops could not withstand the attack of the Chu army. Even if he threw in another 10,000, it would be useless. Since the Chu army's front line was stable and there was no decline, he would take the initiative to find its weakness. Facing the attack of the 40,000-strong army, the Chu army would definitely go all out, so the side and rear of the army would definitely be empty!
Therefore, Kong Xi chose the rear side of the Chu army's front as the main attack point for his 10,000 infantry troops.

(End of this chapter)