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Chapter 122 Chu and Han struggle for hegemony

Chapter 122 Chu-Han Struggle for Hegemony

Author: An Jing l

Chapter 122 Chu-Han Struggle for Hegemony

If we talk about the ranking of the top ten warriors, there is still some controversy in history. For example, many warriors who believe in their bravery are not convinced by those warriors on the list.

But when the name of Xiang Yu, the Overlord of Western Chu, appeared on the light screen, the discussions in various parallel time and spaces showed unanimous words of approval.

"The Overlord ranks first, and he is indeed worthy of it."

"The general is no match for Li, the king is no match for Xiang. If someone can be ranked ahead of Xiang Yu, I will be the first to refuse to accept it!"

"It's a pity that the overlord of Jesse Chu was finally defeated by Liu Bang. Shouldn't we say that this is the sorrow of the warriors?"

"After all, tyranny is no match for kingliness. I hope your majesty can learn from history."

At this moment, Xiang Yu himself was in an unusually calm mood.

The soldiers are gone; the territory is gone; the beloved Yu Ji is gone; even my life is gone.

The polished commander was all alone, what else could pull Xiang Yu's heartstrings?

Staring steadily at the light screen, Xiang Yu's eyes revealed a deathly silence!

[Xiang Yu’s grandfather was Xiang Yan, a famous general of Chu State. He inherited Xiang Yan’s heroic spirit since he was a child. 】

[Xiang Yu, who had no father or mother since childhood, was raised by his uncle Xiang Liang, who taught him knowledge and martial arts.

At first, Xiang Liang taught him reading, which he found boring. Then he taught him swordsmanship, but Xiang Yu thought that swordsmanship could only defeat one person. He wanted to master a method that could defeat thousands of people.

So Xiang Liang taught Xiang Yu the art of war, but after Xiang Yu learned a little bit about the art of war, he refused to learn it seriously.

Perhaps if he could calm down and learn more knowledge and broaden his horizons and thinking, he might be able to avoid many mistakes in the future.】

[When Xiang Yu was still young, Qin Shihuang happened to be passing through Kuaiji on a visit.

When Qin Shihuang was ferrying to Zhejiang, Xiang Yu was watching on the shore.

Seeing the huge formation of Qin Shihuang's southern tour, Xiang Yu couldn't help but sigh: "He can take his place."

From then on, Xiang Liang took a new look at Xiang Yu and intended to train him to become a famous historical general.]

【The second generation of Qin Dynasty, Hu Hai, came to the throne and forced Su Mengtian to death. He also massacred the clan members and conducted a large-scale corvee campaign, which caused great chaos in the world.

In July of the first year of Qin II, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, who missed the deadline due to heavy rains and road closures, thought that they would die anyway, so they might as well just do the opposite, so they led the laborers to revolt in Daze Township.]

[In September of the same year, Yin Tong wanted to lead Xiang Liang and Huan Chu to raise the flag of righteousness, but Xiang Liang wanted to go it alone and did not want to obey Yin Tong's arrangements, so he ordered Xiang Yu to kill him.

Yin Tong's men were shocked and refused to obey Xiang Liang, but Xiang Yu held his sword as if he was slaughtering an ox or a sheep. In a moment, the whole mansion was stained with blood. All the soldiers fell to the ground in fright, and no one dared to resist.]

[After killing Yin Tong, Xiang Liang summoned his old friends and explained to them the inevitability of eliminating Qin. With the support of powerful men, he established a Chu uprising army with "eight thousand soldiers" as the backbone.

Afterwards, in order to be more legitimate and have a good reputation, counselor Fan Zeng also suggested that they establish a new King Huai of Chu - Xiong Xin, and use the banner of King Chu to have more appeal.]

When he saw "Counselor Fan Zeng", Xiang Yu, who had always been in a dull mood, finally had a slight fluctuation in his eyes, "My father, I regret that I didn't listen to you."

However, there is no regret medicine in the world. Even if the system can reward Xiang Yu with rebirth runestones, he can only start over, but cannot go back to the past of his own timeline.

[Because the situation developed too smoothly, the proud and careless commander Xiang Liang gave the Qin army a chance to counterattack, which ultimately led to his defeat and death.

In 208 BC, Xiang Liang led his army to fight Qin general Zhang Han in Dong'a. Zhang Han was unable to win the first battle, so he launched a night attack and killed Xiang Liang. Xiang Yu led his army back to Pengcheng.

But after this practical training, Xiang Yu became more and more mature, and a genius military strategist stepped onto the stage of history.】

[In 207 BC, Qin II, with Zhang Han as the chief general and Wang Li as the deputy general, led the Great Wall Army to besiege King Zhao and rest in Julu City.

At that time, more than a dozen princes went to rescue Julu City, but they were frightened by the power of the Qin army and did not dare to move forward.】

[Song Yi, who was appointed as the commander-in-chief by King Chu Huai, did not go to rescue Zhao but indulged in pleasure. Xiang Yu decisively killed him and charged him with crimes in the name of King Chu. This was extremely correct and very popular.

Later, facing the Qin army, which was much stronger than himself, Xiang Yu was not timid.

He personally led 50,000 Chu troops across the Zhang River, using the stratagem of breaking the cauldron and sinking the boats to unite the Chu army's military morale.

He burned the houses, smashed the pots and stoves, and sank the ships. He took only three days of rations and rushed towards the Qin army's camp like a tiger. The Chu army had the ambition to fight to the death and vowed to fight the Qin army at Julu.]

[South of Julu, the Chu army led by Xiang Yu achieved nine victories in nine battles.

The officers and soldiers of the Chu army who were not afraid of death each bravely took the lead, with one against ten, their momentum was like a rainbow, and the sound of killing shook the heaven and the earth.

The Chu army defeated the Qin army, destroying the Qin army's main force of more than 400,000, and achieved a final victory.

Later, the Chu army, which was greatly boosted in military morale, won again and again, and Qin army commander Zhang Han and others had to negotiate for peace. Xiang Yu accepted their surrender and made him king.]

[The Battle of Julu broke the myth of the Qin army's invincibility, and Xiang Yu's reputation once frightened the Qin army.

It can be said without politeness that wherever Xiang Yu goes, his enemies are frightened and invincible. He has gradually become the god of that era, the god of war!]

[After the forced landing of Zhang Han and others, Xiang Yu became famous in the Central Plains. Rebels from all over the country defected to him one after another, including Liu Bang, the king of Han who later competed with him for hegemony.]

[With the support of various people, Xiang Yu was already dissatisfied with the incompetent leader of King Huai of Chu.

Later, he simply kicked the puppet emperor off his throne and established himself as the "Overlord of Western Chu", becoming the "Overlord" with supreme power above all the princes and kings!]

"The Overlord is really awesome. But he still can't beat the 'people's heart'!"

"The failure of the overlord is that he is stubborn, not good at accepting advice, loves vanity, and loves face."

"I can only say that it is fortunate that Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, unified the world. Otherwise, with Xiang Yu's increasingly cruel temper in his later years, China might have another Qin II."

"What you say makes sense, but the Overlord still has an irreplaceable position in the hearts of the Chinese people."

"Yes. How great would it be if he could have a 'benevolent heart' like our great ancestor Liu Bang?"

[As Liu Bang's power grew stronger, the "Chu-Han War" finally broke out between Xiang Yu and Liu Bang. ]

[After the Qin Dynasty was destroyed, all the princes returned to their own territories.

In 206 BC, the princes of Qi and Zhao rebelled, and Xiang Yu led his army to put down the rebellion. Just when Xiang Yu set his sights on the land of Qi and Zhao, Liu Bang had already taken Guanzhong as his own.

Just when the Qi State could not be attacked for a long time, Liu Bang ordered the five princes to attack the Chu State in the east with a total of 560,000 troops. After hearing this, Xiang Yu felt resentful and did not want to let the Qi State go, so he divided his troops with his subordinates and personally led 30,000 elite troops.

Rescue Pengcheng.]

[Before Liu Bang could sit down in Pengcheng, Xiang Yu personally led 30,000 Chu troops. When Liu Bang was intoxicated with victory and his guard was relaxed, he circled to the west of Pengcheng and launched a surprise attack in the early morning, beating Liu Bang.

Caught off guard.

The Chu army was already overwhelming and defeated Liu Bang's army, leaving more than 100,000 Han soldiers dead in the wilderness.

Liu Bang led the remaining troops to flee to Nanshan, while Xiang Yu led his army to pursue the defeated army. More than 100,000 Han soldiers fell into the Sui River, which stopped flowing.

Xiang Yu surrounded the Han army, but God was not in his favor and a strong wind disrupted the Chu army's camp. Liu Bang took the opportunity to lead dozens of cavalry to escape.】

Seeing this, Liu Bang touched his nose in embarrassment and said as if to comfort himself: "It's not shameful to lose to the overlord."

"If Gaozu can get away from this situation, it means God is blessing me as a big man!" Liu Che praised.

Seeing this, Guan Yu thought thoughtfully and said: "My eldest brother has also survived several times. Is it God who is helping us?!"

(End of chapter)


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