Chapter 27 6. Liu Bang and Xiang Yu shook hands for the second time

After the double slaughter of Chengyang, the cooperation between Liu Bang and Xiang Yu gradually improved, and the battle became smoother and smoother. The wonderful performance of the two made Xiang Liang confident again, and ordered Liu Bang and Xiang Yu to pursue Zhang Han's army. Zhang Han retreated to Chengyang.However, due to Liu Bang Xiang Yu's foresight, he killed all the men, women, old and young in Chengyang City in advance. The Qin army could not gain a foothold in the empty city and had to retreat to Puyang.Liu Bang, Xiang Yu, Cao Can, Zhou Bo, and Fan Kui chased after him. Among them, Fan Kui was the most ruthless. He even chased him to the city, beheaded him, and was awarded the rank of doctor.

After sealing Fan Kuai, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu came out, stood under the city of Puyang, took a closer look, and suddenly took a breath of air. Only Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, the only two people who knew the goods at the time, knew how extraordinary Zhang Han's military talents were.Seeing that Liu Bang and Xiang Yu were chasing after him, Zhang Han held on to the city. He did a lot of civil engineering around Puyang City, and dug deep ditches everywhere, making it impossible for Liu Xiang's soldiers and horses to walk.Then Zhang Han didn't know what method to use, and actually led the water of the Yellow River into the trench, as if turning Puyang into a water park and Liangshan, which made it impossible for Liu Bang and Xiang Yu's infantry to pass through.

At this time, Puyang City has concentrated Zhang Han's main force, and has received sufficient rest, and its combat effectiveness is unprecedentedly strong.But Zhang Han was deep in the trenches and refused to fight.After the rebel army outside the city was exhausted, his sinister intentions to beat them again were clearly revealed.Both Liu Bang and Xiang Yu were well-versed in soldiers, and they immediately sensed the danger.So the two big slickers pulled out their troops and left, pretending that they had never beaten Puyang, and headed westward to attack the city that was not defended by Qin soldiers.

To the west is Dingtao City, but Cao Shen was the only one who participated in the siege battle, and he only tried it out, and found that the city was difficult to conquer, so he turned around and left. From this point of view, Liu Bangzhi's so-called attack on Dingtao City was just a cover-up, the purpose was to prevent the surprise soldiers in the city from protruding from the rear and attacking them from behind.The purpose of attacking the city is firstly to test the defensive forces in the city, so that you can know what you want; secondly, to deter the defenders in the city and intimidate them from chasing after them.

Sure enough, no pursuers came out from Dingtao city.So Liu Bang and Xiang Yu showed their skills again and launched the crooked Yongqiu Battle. At this time, the members of Liu Bang's combat team had all become veterans on the battlefield, and the three who performed best were Cao Shen, Zhou Bo and Fan Kuai.Cao Shen was already a master of chariot warfare. He drove his chariots to chase the small group of Qin soldiers, went straight into Chen County, and recovered the holy land of the uprising.And Zhou Bo captured Zhencheng, and attacked Duguan and Dingtao.He learned that there were no Qin soldiers in Wanqu City, so he drove forward and broke the city in one fell swoop, and miraculously captured the magistrate of Shanfu County in Wanqu City.

The biggest achievement in Wanqu City is not the inexplicable Shanfu county magistrate, but the joining of the famous general Jin She.According to Jin She's resume, he started in Wanqu and followed Liu Bang as an attendant official, and his position was similar to that of a combat staff officer.But soon he will show his extraordinary genius in actual combat, and surpass Fan Kuai, the dog-killer, to become the most capable member of Liu Bang's team. In addition to Jin She, there was also Guan Ying, a small merchant who sold silk. He left his stall and followed Liu Bang to fight everywhere. Liu Bang noticed his extraordinary military talent, so Guan Ying began to emerge.But judging from his resume, he does not belong to the kind of fierce general who is used to fighting, at most he is an excellent senior staff officer.

After that, Liu Bang went north and attacked Yongqiu with Xiang Yu.Cao Shen and Zhou Bo joined forces to capture Linji.The two split up, Cao Shen took a detour to the north, Zhou Bo attacked Shouzhang, went to Juan County, went around to the back of Yongqiu, and blocked Li You from the rear. And Liu Bang personally led Fan Kuai, Xia Houying, and Jin She, who had just joined, to attack Jiyang, with the goal of Hulu City. After taking Huchuang, Yongqiu and Li You were exposed to Liu Bang and Xiang Yu's knife, so the battle of Huchuang was more intense.The way of cooperation in this battle is that the newly joined Jin She is responsible for sweeping the periphery and rejecting the Qin soldiers who came to help.Xia Houying drove his military chariot to and fro under the city, looking everywhere for the entrance to the city.And Liu Bang commanded Fan Kui to directly attack the city.With these people, together with Xiang Yu's troops, Hulu City was easily captured.

So Liu Xiang and his troops rushed to Yongqiu, Cao Shen went around in a circle, and came around from the north, but Zhou Bo got lost. Later, someone found him under the city of Kaifeng. Such a criss-cross arrangement made Yongqiu guard Li You dizzy.In addition, his father Li Si and his younger brother had both been cut in half in Xianyang City.Li You was Li Si's eldest son, and the envoy who would take his head off would arrive in no time. It stands to reason that the most important thing he should do was to surrender to the rebel army as soon as possible.However, too many brothers on Liu Bang's side were eager to make contributions, so Li You lost the chance to surrender.

Fan Kuai chased and killed Li You, beheaded him at the 16th level, and was awarded the title of Jianjue. Xia Houying drove his military chariot into Li You, and Liu Bang bestowed him with the title of holding silk. Cao Canbu killed Li You and captured Qin Bingjunhou. There was also Zhou Bo, who lost his way and ran to the city of Kaifeng. Liu Bang was overjoyed and credited Zhou Bo with his military exploits. Li You was killed, and the whole family of Li Si, the big mouse, died, so he paid the bill for his life choices. The joint attack on Yongqiu and the killing of Li You, the prefect of Sanchuan, was the second time that Liu Bang and Xiang Yu cooperated closely.

The battle of Yongqiu sounds magnificent and imposing, but in fact it is still Liu Bang's old customary strategy: avoiding the truth and making a fuss, just creating momentum.You know, at this time Zhang Han's main force is all assembled in Puyang City.However, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu kept sweeping around Puyang, giving people a wrong impression, as if Liu Xiang's army was invincible in the world, and no one dared to lock his body. Liu Bang and Xiang Yu played tricks and finally killed Xiang Liang.Seeing that Liu Bang and Xiang Yu were as powerful as broken bamboos, invincible in all battles, he miscalculated the combat effectiveness of Qin Bing, thinking that Qin Bing was vulnerable.But they didn't know that both Liu Bang and Xiang Yu were masters in the art of war, and they only picked soft persimmons, so they were invincible.Xiang Liang didn't notice, so he led his army to attack Dingtao.

Xiang Liang was right to do so.Dingtao is a satellite city of Puyang, echoing the main force of Zhang Han in Puyang City.The two younger brothers, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, were unable to defeat them, but Xiang Liang himself was the boss and commanded the main force, so he should go down at once to show off his demeanor as a big brother.