If you look down from a high altitude now, you will find two huge armies on the ground, one west and one northward.

The one who went north was Xiang Yu's army, and the one who went west was Liu Bang's army.

Xiang Yu's goal was very obvious, that was to rescue the remnants of Chu Xiang in Julu City, and Liu Bang's goal was also very obvious, that was the capital of Xianyang within Hangu Pass.

Although Xiang Yu was very dissatisfied with King Huai's arrangement, he could only swallow his anger because he did not have the great contributions of his uncle Xiang Bo.

From Anyang to Julu, it is not far away, and it is not close either.

After setting off, Xiang Yu ordered to advance at full speed. Facing the 200,000 Qin army, Xiang Yu led a 50,000 army to rescue him, saying that it was impossible not to be afraid.

Although Xiang Yu led the army, the soldiers still did not repay much confidence in the upcoming war.

So much so that some deserters appeared during the march.

Faced with this situation, Xiang Yu's method of handling it is very simple, that is, to catch them all, chop off their heads, and hang them on the flagpole to shock people.

A few days later, Xiang Yu, who was marching in a hurry, crossed the Yellow River in a mighty manner and then headed north again.

A day later, the 50,000 army led by Xiang Yu came to the last obstacle outside Julu City, Zhangshui.

Just cross the Zhang River and you can reach Julu City.

At this time, the 200,000 Qin troops led by Zhang Han were stationed outside Julu City, and the rebels in Julu City were surrounded by these 200,000 Qin troops.

Xiang Yu, who had just arrived on the south bank of Zhangshui, was riding on a horse and looking at Julu City. His black armor reflected the metallic luster. The bright red cloak behind him was clamoring in the river breeze.

After about half a quarter of an hour, all the 50,000 troops behind him had gathered at the southern bank to cross the river. Xiang Yu did not say a word and shouted directly to the commander Sima beside him: "Cross the river!"

Soon, the commander Sima conveyed Xiang Yu's order to the generals under Xiang Yu, and then an army of 50,000 crossed the river one after another.

Xiang Yu's 50,000 troops were five thousand people led by Long Qi, Ying Bu, Ji Bu, Zhongli Mei, and Yu Ziqi, and 25,000 troops led by Xiang Yu himself.

Although the 50,000 army rushed to Julu City to support Julu City, the Qin army outside Julu City did not know that Xiang Yu was there.

If Zhang Han knew that Xiang Yu was the one who led the army, he would definitely send troops to block Xiang Yu from crossing the river.

However, this time, the crossing of the river was extremely smooth and there was no obstacle. Xiang Yu led an army of 50,000 to successfully cross the Zhang River.

According to Xiang Yu's previous urgent marching order, he should have marched towards Julu City as soon as possible, but after Xiang Yu crossed the river, he did not do so.

At this moment, on the banks of the Zhangshui River, the turbulent river water was rolling waves and hitting the stones on both sides of the shore.

The ships used to cross the river docked on the north shore and rose and fell with the waves.

Xiang Yu, who was riding on a horse, glanced at the boat in the river, frowned, and then called out the names of the five people: "Long Qi, Yu Ziqi Yingbu, Ji Bu, and Zhongli Mei!"

"arrive!"

The five of them rode forward and spoke in unison.

Xiang Yu did not say much and ordered directly: "I will order you now to smash the boats used to cross the river and the iron pots used to cook!"

"ah?"

When everyone heard Xiang Yu's order, they were stunned.

Not only the five generals under Xiang Yu's command, but also the soldiers around him were confused.

Why smash the ship? Shouldn’t you leave a way out for yourself?

If you lose the battle, with these ships, you may be able to save your life and make a comeback!

As if seeing everyone's thoughts, Xiang Yu glanced at everyone coldly and said coldly: "I know what you think. If you are defeated, you can still escape on a boat!"

"But I, Xiang Yu, have never said that I will escape. I don't care where you come from or how you survived before. As long as I, Xiang Yu, are there, you can only win, not lose!"

"I can tell you clearly that the reason why the ships and iron pots were smashed is because they would die if they were not defeated! In this battle, either defeat the Qin army and survive, or were killed by the Qin army!"

"But don't worry, if you lose the battle, I, Xiang Yu, will never live alone. As long as I am still there, I will be the first person to charge. Of course, death is also the first person to die!"

"Okay! If you don't say much, you are not afraid of death, come with me!"

After saying that, Xiang Yu turned his horse's head, held the Overlord's Sphur in his hand, and rushed straight towards Julu City.

The generals under Xiang Yu looked at each other, their eyes shining brightly, and their blood was boiling.

If you burn your boat, you will die if you cannot win.

If a real man should be born like this, there are no need for so many ways to retreat.

The enemy was right in front, and only by fighting to the death could he save his life. The five-man's personal army immediately destroyed all the ships parked on the north bank of the Wei River and the iron pots cooking on the ships.

"I wish to follow General Xiang's footsteps, and if I don't win, I will die!"

"I wish to follow General Xiang's footsteps, and if I don't win, I will die!"

Long Qiwu shouted while chasing Xiang Yu.

Even though tens of thousands of troops knew that there was a dead end in front of them, they could only rush forward with a tough bullet, because they could still fight for a glimmer of hope, but there was no glimmer of hope behind them.

After all, the Zhang River is dangerous and you can't cross the river without a ship.

So at this moment, the combat power in Xiang Yu's army was instantly improved to its peak.

...........

In Julu City, 30,000 Chu Xiang remnants joined forces with 20,000 Zhao troops, and were surrounded by 200,000 Qin troops and almost cut off food and grass.

Zhang Han led 80,000 Qin troops to be stationed on the south side of Julu, while Sima Xin and Dong Yi led 50,000 Qin troops to be stationed on the north side.

Zhang Han's younger brother Zhang Ping led 20,000 Qin troops to guard the west side to prevent the rebels in Julu City from fleeing west.

At the same time, all reinforcements from the rebels were cut off.

The terrain of Julu was complex. The army under Zhang Han pursued from south of the Yellow River to north of the Yellow River. He did not rest all the way, so after arriving at Julu, Zhang Han did not order an attack, but instead surrounded him without attacking.

One reason is to prepare food and grass, and the other reason is to rest and recuperate the army.

When Zhang Han received the reply from Li Xin, he began to prepare for the attack. Now that everything is ready, he ordered the entire army to attack and prepare to take down Julu City before Li Xin arrives.

"Woo woo woo woo--"

As soon as the horn of the battle sounded, the 80,000 army led by Zhang Han took the lead in launching an attack.

At this time, Zhang Han rode on a horse, looking at the Qin army like a wolf and a tiger, and rushed towards Julu City. However, not long after, he felt something was wrong, so he said to the commander Sima beside him: "Go and see what's going on, why haven't Sima Xin and the others sent troops yet?"

The originally agreed plan was to attack three times, but his side went out, but the other two sides did not move, which made Zhang Han feel very confused and thought of a possibility.

This may be the reinforcements of King Huai of Chu.

As we all know, the State of Chu was the leader of the six countries. Most of the troops led by Xiang Bo were coalition forces of the five countries, and the army of Chu was in the hands of Xiang Yu and King Huai of Chu. Therefore, Zhang Han destroyed the coalition forces and consumed the military strength of the six countries, not the military strength of the Chu State.

In this way, the army that can rush to Julu must be the army of Chu.

Among the generals of Chu, Xiang Yu must not ignore it.

"Is Xiang Yu here?"

Zhang Han frowned, thinking.

However, before he could figure it out, the commander Sima sent out hurriedly returned and reported to him: "Report to the general, there are rebels attacking our flanks!"

Are there really reinforcements?

Why did it come so suddenly?

Zhang Han, who was riding on the horse, was obviously stunned when he heard the report from the commander Sima.

After reacting for a moment, he frowned and asked, "Do you see clearly the other party's flag?"

"I see clearly that it is an army holding the flag of the Chu army!" The commander Sima quickly replied.

It's really the Chu army!

It seems that King Huai of Chu has sent someone to rescue him!

Although it was a bit unexpected, it was also expected. However, the enemy is definitely bad news now that it appears behind him.

Because in order to attack Julu City, the army under Zhang Han's command had been scattered.

Two hundred thousand people divided their troops around and the defense line was very long. This made it difficult to take care of each other from beginning to end.

"Immediately send an order to gather the flanks of the two armies, move closer to the central army, and send someone to Zhang Ping to lead the cavalry to rescue!"

As soon as Zhang Han's order was delivered, he ordered Sima to rush west again.

However, before the chasing Sima could go away, several more chasing Sima arrived in a hurry.

The news brought by these commandments Sima was without exception, and the Chu army suddenly appeared behind him.

For a moment, Zhang Han felt that the Chu army attacked his rear army from all directions.

Even though Zhang Han had been through the battle formation for a long time, he was a little panicked at this moment.

Because the rear army was the main force, the main force was now being attacked by the enemy from all directions, so he had to panic.

And the most fatal thing is that the army was too scattered and could only fight on their own, and Zhang Han could not command it himself. This made it easy for the soldiers under his command to mistakenly think that they were surrounded.

Once morale collapses, a big defeat is inevitable.

Thinking of this, Zhang Han immediately changed his order just now and told Sima, "Tell me to order me to attack Julu City. While attacking, the Central Army will approach!"

"The whole army attacks Julu City? General, will we attack Julu City be attacked by enemies from both sides?" The messenger Sima looked at Zhang Han in confusion.
To be continued...