In the spring of April 208 BC, Xiang Liang, the Wuxinjun of Chu State, led the Chu team with 150,000 consecutive battles to besiege Dingtao City. The Qin general Zhang Han gave up Dingtao City only after Dingtao resisted. Xiang Liang left some military garrison in Dingtao City, but led 50% of the troops to continue chasing Zhang Han's Qin army headquarters.

"Brother, Dingtao is a key place, and the city walls are still strong. Why do we even throw Dingtao to Xiang Liang? Even if it is a strategy of arrogance, there is no need to do this? Now that we have lost the danger of the city defense, how can we defeat Xiang Liang's troops who are chasing behind us?" Zhang Ping threw the wet cloth that had wiped his face to the ground, and raised his own questions about Zhang Han, the brother who decided to give up Dingtao City today.

Zhang Han was holding a bowl of hot broth in his hand and looking at the map. When he heard his brother's inquiry, he raised his head and said with a funny look: "Who do you think Xiang Liang is? I was fortunate to fight against Chu State with General Li Xin and Lu, En, that person. After we defeated Xiang Yan in one fell swoop, we had already gained an absolute advantage, but it was this Xiang Liang that connected the Changping Jun Mi Qi that year that cut off our retreat, and almost let the hundreds of thousands of Qin troops at that time be ruined to the land of Chu State! Do you think this kind of person is the kind of fool who can be deceived?

Although I had been defeated several times before, they were all field battles, and for our army it was just a loss of some mobs. Xiang Liang was not a fool, and he would naturally not be blinded by this result. But Dingtao is different. This is a rare city in the Central Plains, and it is an extremely important military place. Taking Dingtao can ensure that we can't do anything to the food route of the Chu army east of Dingtao. This means that Xiang Liang can use Dingtao as a transit station to stalemate us. Only by sending this place to Xiang Liang can he continue to lengthen the front line and pursue us."

Although Zhang Han said this, Zhang Ping still asked with some concern: "Dingtao was thrown to Xiang Liang, but how should we block Xiang Liang's army next? You must know that in addition to Dingtao, a city that has just been built recently, if you want to find a better place to block the enemy, you must retreat to Hangu Pass. If we really retreat to Hangu Pass and alarm those people in Xianyang, our brothers will be held accountable."

Zhang Han drank the broth in his hand in one sip. After savoring the deliciousness of the broth, he smiled and said, "Where will we have to wait until we retreat to Hangu Pass to alarm Xianyang. As far as I know, Xianyang had received news that my Zhang Han had blocked the enemy a few days ago."

"What! Brother, do you say that the news has been received in Xianyang? It's so bad now. Xianyang doesn't know that we are luring the enemy deeper. They will definitely send someone to hold the brother accountable!" Zhang Ping was immediately panicked when he heard the news of his successive defeats leaked to Xianyang.

Zhang Han laughed: "You are so old but still so unstable. There is no need to panic. I have received the letter of accountability, but this is just mentioned by the way. How can Xianyang not know that without me, Zhang Han, who used hundreds of thousands of Lishan men to fight for them before, their Xianyang has long become Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's territory? Now, Zhang Han, meets Xiang Liang, who is stronger than Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, how can they sit and see me Zhang Han defeated?

Listen. Xianyang has sent people to draw General Wang Li of the Northern Legion to support me. The one who came with him was the 200,000 elite soldiers from the 30th Northern Fighting Stroke! Xiang Liang behind him didn’t know that I, Daqin, had created a trap for him. The more he was anxious to chase me and walked westward, the more he would speed up his duel with General Wang Li. At that time, Xiang Liang still hoped that the army under him would be able to compete with the 200,000 most elite northern legion of the Qin Dynasty under General Wang Li?”

"Hiss the 200,000 elite troops of the Northern Legion!" A sudden flashed in Zhang Ping's eyes. No wonder his brother was so relaxed and contented. It turned out that he had known that there were 200,000 elite reinforcements about to come.

"It's not easy to pull it off, the Chu army can't kill you again!" Just as Zhang Ping was still immersed in the shock caused by the news revealed by Zhang Han, a shout of killing suddenly came from behind him, but Xiang Liang's pursuers arrived again.

The smile that Zhang Han had originally had disappeared instantly. He grabbed the helmet and sword beside him and hurriedly jumped onto the war horse: "It's really hateful. Could it be that these Chu soldiers don't need to rest? They chased them so closely and couldn't even have a meal. Let's retreat for the time being. In the future, there will always be times when they chase Xiang Liang in reverse!"

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"General, let the damn Qin people run away again, but we got a lot of food in their camp. Obviously, they were just about to have dinner but we caught them." Long Qi came to report to Xiang Liang after checking the battlefield.

Xiang Liang turned over from the horse and looked at the messy Qin army camp. He couldn't help but feel extremely happy. He thought that he followed his father Xiang Yan to fight against Qin, but he was defeated repeatedly. The Qin army was chasing the Chu army in the back and running in front. Now Qin Shihuang has passed away. Qin Ershi is in a stupid state. There is even news that Zhao Tuo in the south relies on his 500,000 elite Qin troops under his command, so he was respectful in Baiyue and refused to return to help Qin. The Xiongnu in the north were prepared to capture the Hetao Plain again under the leadership of the new Shanyu Maodun. It seems that the heavens are trying to destroy Qin!

"Don't all the food left by the Qin people. The Qin people have always been treacherous and cunning. If we make trouble in these foods, we will be worried about the destruction of the entire army." Xiang Liang now wants people to ask for food and food, and he looks down on the little food left by the Qin army at all. He even decided to let Long Qi discard the food left by the Qin people for safety reasons.

"Avoid the order!" Long Qiying said, turned around and went to convey Xiang Liang's military order.

"Uncle, the Qin army has just escaped not long ago. Why would I ask me to lead the Xiang family cavalry to continue chasing the Qin people?" Because the Qin people fled to avoid the war, they had not yet killed Xiang Yu, and came to Xiang Liang with the black dragon breaking halberd.

Xiang Liang laughed: "The reason why I was able to win in the past few rounds was because Ji'er was extremely brave, but you followed me all the way to chase the Qin people all the way these days and never had a good rest. Today, the Qin people happened to set up a camp here, so you can take my Xiang family's Red Armored Cavalry and 10,000 archers to rest here. As for whether the Qin army was chasing the Qin people, please let your uncle go. When you have rested with these soldiers tomorrow, you may have to rely on you to give the Qin people the last blow." (..)


Chapter completed!