Since defeating Wang Li, the morale of Liu Bang's army has been greatly boosted, and they marched towards Changyi singing triumphal songs all the way.

On the wide galloping road, the Chu army was huge. At this time, the Chu army had nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses. The 20,000 captured Qin army were disrupted and followed the Chu army. Although the Qin army surrendered, Their loyalty is not high, but within the Chu army, they cannot cause trouble. Moreover, Liu Bang treats his subordinates very fairly, which makes many Qin generals gradually become loyal to Liu Bang.

At this time, Liu Bang was slowly marching in the team under the protection of the Chinese army. The battle with Wang Li made Liu Bang find his confidence and made him willing to let his fear of the Qin army gradually disappear and be replaced by pride. and excitement,

After defeating Wang Li, Liu Bang chose to march to Changyi. From Changyi, he transferred to Sanchuan County and marched to Hangu Pass. In this way, Liu Bang could enter Guanzhong half a year earlier than expected.

As the saying goes, only by using unique tactics can victory be won. The same goes for Liu Bang. He hoped to enter Xianyang as quickly as possible when Zhang Han was tied up in Zhao. In this way, even if Zhang Han wanted to return to the army, he would not be able to make it in time. , by the time he reacted and wanted to return his troops, Guanzhong had already been lost.

Of course, everything is just Liu Bang's idea. Liu Bang himself doesn't know whether he can achieve his goal.

Suddenly, a horse came galloping from a distance. He had a clear purpose and headed straight for Liu Bang. Soon, he came to Liu Bang, cupped his hands and said: "My lord, General Fan Kuai has arrived at Changyi City and is making preparations. Half an hour later, To launch the first round of attack, I have been specially asked to report it to the lord,"

Hearing that Fan Kuai had begun to attack the city, Liu Bang couldn't help but be overjoyed. He waved to the cavalry and the cavalry retreated. At this time, Liu Bang looked at Xiao He aside and couldn't help but smile: "It seems that we have to speed up."

About half an hour later, the main force of the Chu army arrived at the city of Changyi. At this time, Fan Kuai had already launched two rounds of attacks, but could not capture Changyi. Fan Kuai came to Liu Bang's horse in shame and said, "No." If you can capture Changyi, please punish me, my lord."

Seeing Fan Kuai like this, Liu Bang couldn't help but raise his head and laugh, and asked: "How many defenders are there in the city?"

"About thirty thousand people,"

"How many troops do you have?"

"Seven thousand,"

"Haha, it is indeed difficult to attack Changyi with seven thousand soldiers and horses. I don't blame you." After saying that, Liu Bang turned to look at Cao Shen and ordered: "I will give you 20,000 soldiers and horses, and prepare for the third round of attack immediately."

Cao Shen made a promise and left. At this time, Fan Kuai raised his hand slightly unwillingly: "My lord, give me another chance. I am willing to attack this city and dedicate it to your lord."

"It's not that I don't trust your ability, it's just that your troops are very fast. Your men are tired and can't be used any more. You'd better go down and have a rest." After Liu Bang finished speaking, he ignored Fan Kuai and dismounted towards the sentry tower not far away. Walking away, at this time, Fan Kuai looked at Xiao He beside him and cast a pleading look, hoping that Xiao He could help him talk, but Xiao He smiled helplessly and shook his head slightly, indicating that Fan Kuai didn't need to beg. Xiao He also did the same. , Fan Kuai lowered his head and sighed, walking in the direction of Liu Bang,

About half an hour has passed. In the distance, the Chu army is preparing cloud platforms, ladders, rams and trebuchets. These are all necessary items for siege. Liu Bang went west this time and brought nearly 500 transports with him. Cars were used to carry these siege equipment. Liu Bang would rather carry less food than carry less siege equipment.

The rumbling drums sounded slowly after the Chu army formed their formation, and the low whistle of the horns whimpered in the air. At this time, a Chu general rushed to the front of the formation. He was Cao Shen, the chief general of the siege.

At this time, the Chu army had made final preparations. Cao Shen was staring at the city tower in front of the formation. A general wearing black armor was also staring at him on the city tower. Cao Shen knew that this was the guard general of Changyi.

The two looked at each other for a moment, and Cao Shen turned around and ordered: "First, fifth column, attack the city."

The drums in the Chu army's formation were beating louder and louder. Nearly seven thousand Chu troops, frightened by the drums, picked up the ladders and rushed towards Changyi. A series of cloud platforms and rush chariots also began to move forward slowly, towards Changyi.

The city wall was approaching. Not far away, the trebuchet waved its arm and threw stones the size of wine jars onto the city. From time to time, Qin soldiers screamed and fell from the city wall.

But this was only the beginning of the war. Many cloud platforms approached the Changyi city wall one after another. The crossbow soldiers on the cloud platforms began to shoot arrows and fired at the Qin army on the city wall. The Qin army was holding large crossbows and was also shooting back. The two sides exchanged arrows.

There were casualties. At this time, aerial ladders began to be erected on the city head, and the barbs were hooked on the wall stacks. The Qin army soldiers began the first round of fierce attack.

On the city tower, General Qin was anxious and anxious. He shouted anxiously: "Push down the ladder and don't give the Chu army a chance to climb the city."

Groups of civilians were driven into the city and threw rolling wood and thunder stones at the city. Some crossbowmen, spearmen and soldiers came to the wall and began to fight back the Chu soldiers who tried to use ladders to climb the city. The cloud platform was also gradually approaching.

The city wall, the Chu army's offensive became more and more fierce,

Liu Bang, who was always watching the battle on the sentry tower, saw that the Chu army's first round of attack failed to attack the city. Although the Chu army was approaching step by step, the defense of the Qin army soldiers could not be shaken overnight. Thinking of this, Liu Bang turned around and looked at

Guan Ying ordered: "Add more troops to attack the city."

Guan Ying sang the promise and left in a hurry,

Soon, the horn of the second round of attack sounded on the battlefield. The pace of the first round of attack did not stop, and the second round of attack was launched. Cao Shen pressed two more columns, with about 7,000 troops to attack Changyi City.

Guan Ying also led nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses to participate in the siege. He directly sent 17,000 soldiers and horses to press against Changyi. The shield soldiers were in front, the gun soldiers were behind, and the crossbow soldiers followed closely.

Slowly move forward, approaching Changyi City step by step.

Seeing that the situation was extremely critical, the Qin army adopted their only trump card. The Qin soldiers holding round shields approached the city head step by step, resisting the crossbow arrows of the Chu army on the cloud platform. Soon, they came to the city head and lined up the battlements.

He untied the rope and pulled it down hard. Some of the giant cauldrons that had been prepared suddenly tilted, and the boiling golden juice flowed out of the cauldron. Heart-rending screams suddenly rang out from the city. Many Chu soldiers

He fell from the ladder and rolled on the ground. Even the Chu army under the city was affected. They covered their faces and wandered around.

This was just the first step of the Qin army's counterattack. After solving the Chu army climbing the cloud ladder, nearly a thousand Qin soldiers held torches, approached the city, and threw them with all their strength. The torch fell on the cloud platform, and the Chu army's crossbowmen quickly

After retreating, the fire soon engulfed the cloud platform. Some Chu troops tried to extinguish the fire, but to no avail. Chu troops kept falling from the cloud platform, and the screams were extremely miserable.

The first wave of Chu army's attack was contained. At this time, many Qin soldiers began to add dung soup to the giant cauldron in preparation for resisting the second wave of Chu army's attack. However, due to the severe setback of the first wave, the Chu army's second wave of attack

The soldiers refused to climb the city, and the siege reached a stalemate.

Cao Shen, who was not far away, was furious. He took the spear from his attendant, jumped off his horse, and prepared to lead his troops to attack the city. Suddenly, the sound of gold for withdrawing troops was heard in the Chu camp. Cao Shen looked at the battlefield in the distance, struggling and roaring. The Chu army was wounded, and he wanted to bring these soldiers back, but there was nothing he could do. After hesitating for a long time, Cao Shen sighed and ordered: "Withdraw, all evacuate the battlefield."

At this time, Guan Ying's army also slowly retreated,

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Inside the tent, Liu Bang was extremely angry. The first time he attacked the city, he encountered such a severe resistance. This was a fatal blow to the morale of the Chu army. At this time, everyone was silent. They did not expect that the Changyi defenders would Such a desperate defense of the city is different from the Qin army encountered in the past.

Soon, Cao Shen walked into the tent angrily, came to Liu Bang, cupped his hands and said: "Lord, why don't you let me launch a second round of attack?"

"Second round of attack," Liu Bang was extremely angry and asked back. When Cao Shen nodded in agreement, Liu Bang roared: "The casualties in the recent round of attack have been so heavy, how can you make me believe that you will be able to capture Changyi in the second round?" ,"

After being scolded by Liu Bang, Cao Shen did not dare to speak. At this time, Guan Ying quickly walked into the tent and sighed: "My lord, I just checked the troops and horses. In just one battle, we lost nearly 7,000 people."

"Bang..." Liu Bang slammed the table angrily. At this time, Fan Kuai said anxiously: "My lord, people will always die in war. If you give me another 10,000 troops, I will definitely capture Changyi. If I can't, I will definitely win." I’ll raise my head to see you,”

Fan Kuai's request once again aroused the determination of the generals to attack the city. Everyone knelt on one knee, cupped their hands and said, "We are willing to fight hard and capture Changyi."

All the generals asked for orders one after another, and Liu Bang's determination to slow down the war was shaken. Just as he was about to give the order, a personal attendant walked in and said with cupped hands: "My lord, there is a man outside the camp who calls himself Peng Yue and leads thousands of troops to join him."

"Peng Yue," Liu Bang looked slightly surprised. On the side, Xiao Helang smiled and said, "My lord, I have heard of this person."

Liu Bang just wanted to ask Xiao He, but saw that all the generals were still kneeling on the ground, so he had to order: "Everyone, get up."

Everyone stood up one after another. At this time, Liu Bang looked at Xiao He and asked, "Who is Peng Yue?"

"I once heard that there was a hero in Julu Daze, named Peng Yue. He had recruited more than a thousand powerful men, killed county magistrates, stood proudly, and won the hearts of the people. Now that he is willing to agree, why don't you accept him, my lord?"

Seeing Xiao He's praise of this person, Liu Bang hesitated a little, but in the end, he nodded in response: "Since Mr. Xiao recommends this person so much, I will meet him."

After Liu Bang finished speaking, he looked at his entourage and ordered: "Bring him in."

Just as the personal entourage was about to leave, Xiao He called out to him, and then said to Liu Bang: "My lord, please don't lose your etiquette like this. You might as well go out to greet him in person."

"If you didn't tell me, I almost forgot." After saying that, Liu Bang laughed and walked out of the tent.

Soon, Liu Bang and his generals arrived in front of the camp gate. Not far away, they saw a team of more than 2,000 people sitting on the ground to rest. In front of the team, a middle-aged man wearing light armor wandered anxiously. Liu Bang It is not difficult to guess that he should be Peng Yue,

Liu Bang walked quickly towards Pengyue. At this time, Peng Yue also saw Liu Bang approaching in a hurry. He immediately took a step forward, cupped his hands and said, "I don't know, you are Pei Gong, General Liu Bang."

"I am none other than Liu Bang." Liu Bang replied with a smile. At this time, Peng Yue immediately knelt down on one knee, cupped his hands and said, "I have heard about the name of General Liu Bang for a long time, and it was like thunder. When I saw it today, it is indeed well-deserved. I am Peng Yue, handsome brothers. Come to join us and hope that General Liu Bang will not give up."

Seeing Peng Yue's burly physique, he looked like a warrior at first sight. Liu Bang was secretly happy. Xiao He's recommendation for this man was indeed well-deserved. Thinking of this, Liu Bang helped Peng Yue up and said sincerely: "General Peng, there is no need to be polite. Come on, follow me in my tent."

Continued,"

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The battle to attack Changyi lasted for three days. The Changyi defender could not hold out. Liu Bang was a little worried. Peng Yue took the account and offered Liu Bang a plan. It was better to change the route and go westward via Gaoyang to avoid wasting troops here. Liu Bang followed Peng Yue's plan and withdrew his troops to the west.

, leaving Peng Yue here to wait for the opportunity. Peng Yue accepted the order and said goodbye to Liu Bang.

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Chapter completed!