Chapter 17 Fierce Battle Outside the City
17 Fierce fighting outside the city
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"Kill them all, leaving no one behind."
Wang Yong roared loudly and led more than 10,000 Qin soldiers to crush Liu Bang's rebel soldiers without mercy.
At this time, the two sides of the Ba River were only separated by a river, and the two scenes were indeed very different.
The west bank of Ba River was the Shura Field at this time. Nearly 20,000 rebels were massacred. Corpses were everywhere, and the blood dyed Ba River red.
On the east bank of Ba River, Liu Bang gritted his teeth and stared at the other side of the river, wishing he could lead his troops to kill them immediately and save the forward soldiers.
But unfortunately, the cold Bashui was like a natural chasm, blocking their way and preventing them from moving forward.
The Ba River in October was already very cold, and soon scattered rebel soldiers swam across the Ba River and fled back to the east bank.
The rebel soldiers who fled back to the east bank looked at the tragic scenes in the west and cried loudly. Their mood was desolate, which even infected the rebels on the east bank of Bashui.
The battle on the west bank of Ba River ended in less than half an hour.
Nearly 20,000 rebel soldiers lay dead on the river beach, with no one left alive.
"Ouch!"
The Qin soldiers who had won a great victory shouted excitedly on the west bank of Ba River, provoking Liu Bang on the Ba River.
"Old man Wang Yong, if I catch you, I will definitely skin you."
At this moment, Liu Bang could no longer maintain his calm demeanor. He was agitated, his face was ferocious, and he roared.
"Liu Bang is a thief who still dares to rebel. Now I give you a chance to dismount and surrender immediately. Your Majesty may even spare your life!"
Wang Yong stood in Xi'an, Ba River, and shouted to Liu Bang with a loud smile.
Wang Yong did not expect Liu Bang to surrender on his own initiative. He made such a statement mainly to anger Liu Bang.
Wang Yong could even imagine that Liu Bang on the other side of the river probably turned pale with anger after hearing his shouting.
Wang Yong's guess was correct. At this time, Liu Bang was extremely angry. When he heard Wang Yong's words again, he was so angry that his body shook for a while and he almost fell off his horse.
"Pei Gong, are you okay?" Xiao He and others asked hurriedly with concern.
"I'm fine. Send me your order to immediately send soldiers to the surrounding woods to cut down trees. I want to cross the river as soon as possible. I want to kill this old man Wang Yong with my own hands."
"Yes, Pei Gong!"
The Loess Plateau in the Qin Dynasty was not like the situation in later generations, with serious water and soil erosion.
At this time, the Loess Plateau had lush vegetation and primitive jungles everywhere. It was very convenient for Liu Bang and the others to build rafts for crossing the river.
"Pei Gong, the Qin army across the river has withdrawn."
Soon, Liu Bang and others discovered that Wang Yong's more than 10,000 Qin troops on the west bank of Ba River had disappeared again, and they were suspected of withdrawing.
"Send people across the river to investigate the situation on the other side."
Liu Bang learned the lesson at this time and sent people across the river first to explore the situation on the other side. After confirming that there was no ambush, he let his army cross the river.
"Pei Gong, Wang Yong must have led his troops back to Xianyang this time. I wonder if Zhou Bo successfully raided Xianyang at this time."
Guan Ying and others said worriedly.
"According to our previous intelligence, there are only 30,000 Qin garrison troops in Xianyang City. Wang Yong brought out 20,000, and there are at most 10,000 Qin troops left in Xianyang City.
If Zhou Bo's raid goes well, he should have broken into Xianyang City by now."
"I hope so."
"In any case, we should cross the Ba River as soon as possible and reach Xianyang.
It would be best if Zhou Bo had already broken into Xianyang City.
If Zhou Bo fails, we can merge together and attack Xianyang by force, and we can still win."
You talk about the generals under Liu Bang's command.
Just when Liu Bang was tricked by Wang Yong in Bashui and lost 20,000 troops, on the other side, 20,000 elite rebels led by Zhou Bo also rushed to the gates of Xianyang City overnight.
Zhao Yun took the initiative to lead 10,000 guards out of the city to confront Zhou Bo.
Zhou Bo originally thought that the Qin army in Xianyang City would still act like a coward like Wang Yong, unable to defend the city.
But he didn't expect that the young general in front of him would dare to lead ten thousand Qin troops out of the city to fight them, which made Zhou Bo extremely happy.
Zhou Bo is absolutely confident in the 20,000 elites he has brought.
"Defeat the last Qin army in front of you, and Xianyang City is in your hands!"
Zhou Bo thought excitedly, and immediately commanded his 20,000 rebels to fight with Zhao Yun's 10,000 Qin troops outside Xianyang City.
"Kill! Kill all the Qin people, invade Xianyang, and overthrow the Qin Dynasty."
The rebel soldiers on Zhou Bo's side were fighting outside Xianyang City at this time. Their morale was high. They roared and rushed towards the Qin army on the opposite side.
"Kill me!"
On the Qin army's side, Zhao Yun took the lead and led 10,000 Qin troops against Zhou Bo's 20,000 elite rebels.
Puff! Puff!
A fierce hand-to-hand battle began, with infantrymen from both sides fighting together with long swords and spears.
Since the ten thousand guardsmen under Zhao Yun were selected to defend the palace, they were all elite veterans selected from among the millions of Qin troops, and were only stronger than the rebels on Zhou Bo's side.
Therefore, the battle between the two sides was very fierce from the beginning.
"kill!"
Zhao Yun rode Xiao Zhuifeng and killed three in and three out of the rebel group. No one could stop him.
"What a strong general. When did Bao Qin have such a strong general?"
When Zhou Bo saw Zhao Yun charging wantonly among the army, he also felt a burst of admiration.
However, no matter how powerful Zhao Yun is, he is only one person. The Qin army is at a numerical disadvantage, and the battlefield situation is gradually tilting towards Zhou Bo.
"Haha, the Qin army is about to die. I will personally beat the drum to cheer up and let the soldiers defeat the Qin army in one go and march into Xianyang."
Zhou Bo looked at the situation on the battlefield and gradually moved in their favor. He walked up to the war drum with a big smile and beat the drum himself to encourage them.
"Counting the time, it's time for Lu Bu to attack. Why hasn't he shown up yet? This guy is trying to take revenge on me!"
On the battlefield, Zhao Yun found a large number of rebel infantry and besieged him. The long swords posed a great threat to him, making him afraid to attack the enemy group alone.
According to the previous plan, Lu Bu should lead the cavalry on the scene at this time, but now he is nowhere to be seen, which makes Zhao Yun unhappy.
"General Lu, Your Majesty has an order, it's your turn to take the field."
In Xianyang City, on several wide streets, groups of Qin army cavalry in black clothes and black armor had long been waiting in formation.
A Qin army cavalry came to Lu Bu and shouted:
"Well, I know this, general. Please wait a little longer. Don't worry, it's not yet time."
Lu Bu was riding on the horse, squinting his eyes and said.
At this time, Zhou Bo, who was outside the city, had no idea that they had been targeted by a group of evil wolves.
Chapter completed!