Eighty-seven thousand surrendered soldiers of the Han army lined up and received dry food one by one.
Under the escort of the soldiers of the Chu army, they drove towards the south.
When all the surrendered troops of the Han army were sent away, the secretaries of each division of Huben had already compiled the battle status and results and presented them to Xiang Yu for review.
A total of more than 70,000 enemies were beheaded on both sides of the Huaihe River and 87,000 were captured.
The remaining 40,000 enemies collapsed.
The five Huben divisions of the Chu army lost more than 8,000 people due to casualties and injuries, and the settlement army suffered more than 20,000 casualties.
"Your Majesty, do we want to continue the pursuit?"
Xiang Han asked suspiciously when he saw that the Chu army itself suffered heavy casualties.
Xiang Yu laughed and said: "Chasing, of course we have to chase.
It is better to chase the poor bandits with the remaining courage, not to use your reputation."
He felt something was wrong and stopped talking.
Then he went on to say: "But instead of pursuing the whole army, I will lead Huben to Kuaiji, so the three Zhanglujiang Divisions will pursue Han Xin, and you will lead 20,000 reclamation troops to recover the counties in Huaibei.
The rest of the army will stay in Huainan, and will defeat Huben's army."
The Zeshui Division was mobilized into the Huaihe River Basin, and another 30,000 land reclamation troops from Jiangdong were mobilized northward.
Yu Ziqi and Hengchu took charge of the overall situation in Huainan and turned it into our rear area.
We must work step by step to regain the northern land. " "No" Xiang Han responded.
"Also, you go west to recapture the counties in Huaibei, and after joining forces with the Jibu tribe who came out from Nanxiang to the east, if possible, take Aocang for Gu."
"promise" In Pengcheng, Han Xin received a report from the scouts.
He was suspicious of the Chu army who was following him.
After reaching the bank of the Huaihe River, Han Xin suddenly stopped the pursuit.
At first, I thought that the Chu army was afraid of their own reputation and was afraid of being ambushed, so they advanced cautiously.
But until he arrived at Pengcheng, the scouts at the rear reported that the Chu army still had not crossed the river.
While he was reasoning why the Chu army did this, a scout came to report.
Only then did Han Xin realize that Liu Bang's 300,000 troops were completely surrounded by Xiang Yu, who did not have the advantage in strength.
Among them, 100,000 who had reached the north bank of the Huaihe River had been completely defeated.
In fact, when Han Xin heard the news, the Chu army's battle to encircle and annihilate the 200,000 Han army on the south bank of the Huaihe River was nearing its end.
Han Xin had mixed feelings.
First he was angry and disdainful of Liu Bang, and then he was surprised.
He suddenly thought that the generals Liu Bang had arranged for him in his early years were all killed by the Chu army one after another.
Including Guan Ying in the early years, and Cao Shen who was destroyed in the early stage.
And Liu Bang's strength was greatly damaged, and there was almost no possibility of a comeback.
At this time, there is no problem in becoming truly independent.
"Report to the king, a Han envoy came outside the gate of Pengcheng, carrying the emperor's scepter and asking to enter the city to meet the king."
A soldier came into the tent to report.
The Han envoy Han Xin was shocked, and the memories of Liu Bang's seizure of his military power at night came to his mind again.
"The king of Qi is at the top of the city.
I am the envoy on the left side of your majesty.
Please ask the king of Qi to open the city gate and let me in to talk."
The Han envoy had sharp eyes and saw Han Xin at the top of the city at a glance.
"Nowadays, the puppet Chu army invades the north, and there are many spies disguised as deceiving the city.
I have to be on guard.
If you have anything to say, please say it here."
Han Xin replied coldly to this man in rags.
The imperial envoy frowned, but had no choice but to shout at the top of his voice: "Your Majesty was attacked by Xiang thieves when crossing the Huaihe River, and his headquarters was scattered.
Two hundred thousand troops were trapped on the south bank of the Huaihe River, and now your Majesty is personally collecting the troops on the north bank."
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Army, the King of Qi has ordered his troops and horses to join forces with His Majesty to rescue the army on the south bank.
Please come out of the city to receive the order."
Han Xin sneered and said: "Who knows whether you are a real envoy or a fake one?
If you are a spy of the Chu army, if I open the city gate, I will fall into your trap.
As for whether your majesty has experienced what you said, Guzi will send scouts Find out."
After hearing this, the imperial envoy in the city quickly shook the staff in his hand and shouted to Han Xin: "Han Xin, look what this is, how can it be false?"
Han Xin ignored him and went down the tower.
At this time, he The decision has been made.
"Summon Chen Xi and Kuai Tong to see Gu and discuss matters in the big tent."
Han Xin whispered to a confidant.
"What, how dare he not let you enter the city and rebel against him."
Liu Bang yelled angrily after hearing what the imperial envoy said.
At this time, he gathered 20,000 defeated troops.
It is difficult to protect ourselves with such a small force, let alone fight back against Xiang Yu.
After calming down, Liu Bang said to Xia Houying beside him: "Sign up all your troops and come with me to Pengcheng."
Han Xin knew that Liu Bang was coming in person, so he opened the city gate and personally welcomed Liu Bang into the city, respectfully performing the courtesy of a king and a minister.
Xia Houying accompanied him with an army of 20,000 people to escort him.
Liu Bang sneered in his heart that I know you Han Xin too well.
I don't believe you can jump out of my hand, but you said: "I have nothing else to do here this time.
It's because I encountered a sneak attack by Xiang thieves.
There are 200,000 troops trapped on the south bank of the Huaihe River.
I came here to inform everyone."
The king took his troops and horses to accompany me to attack Xiang Yu."
Han Xin quickly replied: "I obey the order, but the imperial envoy came to visit just now.
I was afraid that he was a bandit army in disguise, so I didn't open the city gate to welcome him, and I didn't listen to his words.
I hope your majesty will forgive me."
Liu Bang raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said: "It doesn't matter, emergency times require extraordinary responses, and King Qi should be cautious."
While the two were talking, they had already arrived at Han Xin's Chinese army tent.
Liu Bang glanced around and saw the large seals and military symbols on the table.
He smiled and said to Han Xin: "For the convenience of command, let the King of Qi's troops and my Han army be united for the time being, and dispatch them in a unified manner."
As he spoke, he swaggeringly put the big seals and military talismans on the case table into his arms. middle.
Han Xin showed an unhappy look on his face and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, the current minister has been named the King of Qi, and is not a direct minister of your Majesty.
It is not in line with the rules for you to deprive me of the soldiers of the feudal country for no reason."
Liu Bang never expected that Han Xin would dare to speak like this.
He glanced at him contemptuously from the corner of his eyes and walked out of the tent quickly.
He ordered Xia Houying beside him: "Beat the drum and summon the generals."
With the sound of drums, officers above the captain's rank gathered in the open space in front of the camp.
Just like he had seized Han Xin's military power several times before, Liu Bang took the roster and re-appointed the generals one by one, and then said, "Everyone, please take your troops and horses with me to defeat Xiang Yu."
However, this time, no one among the generals came out to support Liu Bang.
Liu Bang saw that something was wrong, and said loudly: "Everyone, please take your troops and horses with me to defeat Xiang Yu."
There was still no response, but he smelled a strong smell of blood.
Looking towards the source of the smell, it turned out to be several baskets of human heads.
Looking towards these generals, I didn't see anyone with a familiar face.
He already knew something was wrong.
Just when he was about to say that Xia Houying would protect him, a big awl came from behind his head.
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With a "pop" sound, the back of his head was smashed into pieces, and his two eyeballs were so shocked that they bulged out of their sockets. outside.
Chen Xi, who was wielding Dazhui, was afraid that he was not dead, so he hit the corpse that was leaning forward again in the face, completely crushing his head.
Xia Houying on the side was shocked and said: "How dare you to kill the king."
At this time, killings broke out in the streets and alleys of Pengcheng outside
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