Generals Xia Houying and Fan Kuai led thousands of cavalry on both sides of the military camp gate, seeming to be waiting for the arrival of the Qin army...
The nearly a thousand cavalry lost in the Qin cavalry raid just now were quickly replenished from the infantry. The troops had been waiting on their horses for more than an hour, yawning again and again, exhausted and tired.
All the cavalry thought that the Qin army would not come again tonight, suddenly!
"Rumble..."
A burst of rapid horse hoofbeats sounded, spreading into the army camp through the night, waking up the drowsy cavalry.
Fan Kuai: "Here we come, all the troops listen to the order! When the Qin army enters the camp, immediately seal the camp gate! Annihilate the Qin army!"
The sound of horse hooves outside the camp was getting closer and closer, but this time the Qin army did not rush directly into the camp.
Countless arrows shot towards Liu Bang's army camp with flames. The rockets in the sky set the simple wooden fence on fire. Many unlucky knights were also hit by the rockets.
After a while, the fire in the military camp was soaring into the sky, and the fire had a faint tendency to burn towards the infantry camp!
There were constant screams among the cavalry, and the soldiers who were hit by arrows fell off their horses one by one, rolling on the ground like a man on fire, and soon lost their life.
It happened so fast that Generals Xia Houying and Fan Kuai were shocked. They didn't expect that the Qin army would come again like this?
Fan Kuai was furious! He shouted: "Six thousand cavalry will follow me out! This time we must not let the Qin army escape again! Xia Houying, lead the rest of the people to guard the camp and put out the open fire!"
Xia Houying hurriedly stepped forward: "Fan Kuai! You are not allowed to pursue the Qin army without my order!"
As soon as these words came out, not only Fan Kuai, but also the lieutenants and knights around him found it incredible.
This is not just a matter of shitting on the head, it is a naked look down on our army... If this continues, the morale of the army will drop to freezing point. No matter how many cavalry there are, it will be difficult for the Qin army to match it.
Fan Kuai's expression changed and he snorted coldly: "Huh! I won't get into trouble with a coward like you."
"Sirs, the Qin army invaded our camp for the second time at night. Can you swallow this breath? Today, I, Fan Kuai, will destroy this Qin cavalry even if I am single-handed!"
"If you still have blood in your body, follow me out of the camp to pursue the Qin army! I, Fan Kuai, will not force you."
After saying that, Fan Kuai turned his head and glanced at Xia Houying with murderous intent, snorted, whipped his riding whip and walked out of the camp alone.
Xia Houying was in a hurry: "General Fan, come back quickly!"
"well!..."
At this time, the lieutenants who had a good relationship with Fan Kuai were all anxious. When they saw that Fan Kuai was about to leave the camp, they seemed to have made some determination in their hearts.
One of the generals cupped his hands and said: "General Xiahou, what General Fan said is true, General Fan will follow General Fan!"
As soon as these words came out, there was a chain reaction, and several more lieutenants explained their intention to follow Xia Houying.
The strange thing is that although Xia Houying's face was not very good-looking, he did not refuse: "Okay, you are all good. Lead six thousand cavalry out of the camp and follow General Fan to pursue the Qin army!"
"However, you must remember not to pursue the enemy too deeply, in case you fall into the opponent's trap. Do you know?"
All the generals were overjoyed, and they all cupped their hands and said, "Yes, general!"
"Well, go quickly and protect Fan Kuai thoroughly!"
The generals no longer delayed, ordered six thousand troops and rumbled out of the camp.
Xia Houying shook his head helplessly. Now that the situation on the battlefield was getting more and more out of his control, he felt a strong and uneasy feeling in his heart.
He shouted to the remaining nearly 4,000 cavalry: "All troops, obey the order! Follow me to put out the open fire!"
"Here!"
...
At this time, Fan Kuai stood alone in front of the Qin army, holding a two-meter-long green-faced sword.
After Fan Kuai appeared, the three thousand Qin cavalry stopped their crossbows and illuminated their torches. They vaguely saw a tall, muscular man with beards all over his face riding on a tall horse approaching the Qin army.
At this time, Ying Jingyu, who was in front, roughly saw the other party's appearance and said in surprise: "What a courage!"
Li Niandao, the deputy general next to him, said: "Sir, according to detailed reports, this person is Liu Bang's general Fan Kuai. He is brave in battle but lacks resourcefulness. I didn't expect that he would have the courage to go to the meeting alone today..."
Ying Jingyu nodded: "Fan Kuai...yes, if there were more generals like this in our army, how could we be defeated by Xiang Yu?"
While they were talking, all the Qin troops heard the sound of the hooves of thousands of galloping horses in the enemy camp.
Jingyu narrowed his eyes: "He's still here."
Li Nian and Zheng Chan were on both sides of Jingyu, and they were overjoyed at the same time: "Congratulations, young master, the enemy has fallen into the trap!"
Jingyu shouted and turned his horse's head: "All troops, listen to the order. After the enemy troops leave the camp, follow me to the Bashui River!"
"Here!"
Fan Kuai turned around and glanced at the dense crowd of red-armored knights running toward him. He felt warm in his heart and murmured: "Humph, you want to beat this kid Xia Houying too. He always belongs to your mother-in-law."
"General Fan!"
"Meet General Fan!"
"General Fan!"
...
After the leading cavalry generals arrived, they all breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Fan Kuai was fine.
Fan Kuai didn't waste any time, and pointed his long sword at the Qin army on the opposite side: "Well done, follow me to eat this Qin army tonight and strengthen our army! Do you have confidence?"
"have!"
"have!"
"have!...."
"good!"
Fan Kuai took the lead, holding up a long knife in his right hand, and rushed towards Ying Jingyu's direction at high speed.
All the Qin cavalry were stunned when they saw that the enemy army was still somewhat brave under such circumstances.
Ying Jingyu shouted: "Back off!"
All the Qin troops did not dare to delay, and turned their horses one after another towards Dongfang Bahe...
...
When the two cavalry armies had completely disappeared outside the army camp, Xia Houying's army finally breathed a sigh of relief.
They were harassed three times in a row day and night. Although the losses were not big, it was the most debilitating thing to do. The troops were afraid that they might collapse before dawn.
Xia Houying looked up at the extinguished open fire and sighed inwardly. The enemy troops came and left without a trace. Is it really that simple?
While I was thinking, suddenly bursts of shouts came from the distance
"Report...general, the main infantry of the Qin Army has arrived outside our military camp and is rapidly advancing here!"
Xia Houying was shocked: "What? Why are you reporting now? How many people are here?"
The scout knelt down on one knee and said: "Probably around 30,000, the exact number is unknown, and there are few cavalry. Because many of the scouts sent were killed by the Qin army's scouts, the news of the Qin army's arrival was delayed."
After all, Xia Houying is also someone who has seen strong winds and waves, but he calmed down: "Quickly go down and inform the cavalry and infantry to prepare their equipment for battle!"
"Yes, General!"
Xia Houying silently calculated the Qin army's purpose based on what the scouts had just reported: "Even if the main force of the Qin army's infantry moves in full force, there will only be more than 30,000 soldiers."
"And there are 4,000 cavalry and nearly 20,000 infantry in my camp. The general of the Qin army should know it. Is it possible that he still wants to eat the main force of our army?"
Xia Houying was puzzled, but the soldiers were coming to stop him, so now he could only fight the Qin army head-on.