Chapter 581: The Battle of Julu (Part 2)
Zhang Han and Wang Li both came from aristocratic families.
However, Wang Li's family background is obviously far superior to Zhang Han.
The family background of grandfather Wang Jian and father Wang Ben is the peak of the Qin generals.
In the original Battle of Julu in history, Zhang Han was able to command Wang Li on the surface. That was because of his outstanding military achievements, and the Qin Dynasty was the most important thing in terms of military achievements.
He defeated Zhou Wen, captured Song Liu, killed Chen Sheng, killed Tian Dan, destroyed Xiang Liang, etc. He almost wiped out the rebel army against Qin with his own strength.
At that time, Xiang Yu was just a subordinate of Xiang Liang and was far from making a breakthrough.
But now, Wang Li is not convinced at all.
Didn’t you just defeat a Zhou Wen, and then you were beaten by Wang Xiao and lost your temper and hid in Guanzhong and didn’t dare to go out.
Similarly, Zhang Han also looked down on Wang Li, who had no military achievements and relied entirely on his father's family.
The disagreement between the generals on both sides directly resulted in the disagreement between the two strategic legions.
When the Julu was besieging, the two legions were deployed separately, fighting each other.
Moreover, the Great Wall Legion has difficulty replenishing supplies, so he has to rely on Zhang Han to deliver food to them.
Julu City has a tall and strong defense. To the north is the vast mainland lake, and to the south and east is the Zhang River surrounding it.
Only the place leading to Handan City in the east is open and a large army can be stationed.
Zhang Han led his troops to station in the southeast, maintaining the grain road with the city of Handan that he had captured before. At the same time, he built a corridor to deliver food to the Wang Li's army surrounding Julu.
Wang Li attacked Julu City day and night, but the tens of thousands of Zhao troops in the city were already desperate. Moreover, most of them were garrison soldiers guarding the border of the Great Wall before, and they knew that once the city was broken, they would definitely not have a good end, so they all fought to the death.
Zhao State General Chen Yu led his troops to the northeast of the Zhang River across the river.
Afterwards, reinforcements from various countries arrived one after another, but because the Qin army on the other side was too strong, no one dared to cross the river to reinforce.
The two sides were in a stalemate until Wang Xiao brought the army over.
Wang Xiao, who came to the south bank of Zhanghe River, sent an envoy as soon as he set up a camp, asking the bosses of various countries to come and see him.
Because everyone thinks that this battle is a decisive battle against Qin, basically the monarchs and generals come together.
However, not many people gave Wang Xiao a face, and most of them chose to send envoys to persuade Wang Xiao.
There is no way, Wang Xiao is equally strong, and he vaguely reveals his desire to unify the world.
The monarchs were afraid that Wang Xiao would be beaten up in one fell swoop.
"Since we are discussing the plan to fight against Qin, why don't the kings come?"
In Wang Xiao's central army tent, facing many envoys, Wang Xiao directly expressed his dissatisfaction.
"King Xiang, my king is in a state of discomfort."
"King Xiang, my king has drunk too much last night and has not woken up."
"King Xiang, my general broke his leg while riding a horse and shooting a rabbit."
"King Xiang..."
“…”
Faced with all kinds of weird explanations, Wang Xiao was not angry.
These timid little chickens have never seen Lao Wang's strength yet.
After a while, when Lao Wang came to defeat the Qin army, they would cry and shout, crawl and kneel to ask for a meeting. They were afraid that Wang Xiao would be unhappy and would destroy them all.
"Since that's the case, then go back. Tell your kings and generals, open your eyes and watch how I defeated the Qin army."
Zhang Liang and others stayed behind, busy with government affairs and autumn harvest. Han Xin divided his troops to cut off the Qin army's food route.
It’s Ying Bu’s turn to speak around Wang Xiao.
"King Xiang, why didn't the princes join forces and fight together to defeat the Qin army?"
Faced with the doubts under his command, Wang Xiao slowly explained, "When Su Qin initiated the coalition and the six countries jointly sent troops, did they work together in a real sense? They were all pulling each other's back, and finally they broke up unhappily."
"These countries join forces, because Qin is strong. Now, we are only stronger than Qin. You expect them to be able to help with their strength. This is because they have drunk too much fake wine."
"If they really agreed to join forces and cross the river to fight together, I would have to worry about whether there was any trick and waiting to cheat me. Now, let them stay on the other side with peace of mind and watch how I defeated the main force of the Qin army and calmed down the sky with one battle.
Below."
In history, Liu Bang defeated almost all the countries again, and most of the kings and princes under his command chose to rebel and fight again.
As for the reason, it was because Liu Bang had been stealing chickens. His prestige was too poor and he was looked down upon.
If it were Xiang Yu, who would have dared to make a head-on bird without Liu Bang's big head in front?
At the end of the Battle of Julu, the princes, who were frightened by the terrifying combat power of the Chu army, were kneeling and crawling into Xiang Yu's camp.
Now, Wang Xiao really doesn't care. Everything will be clear after the war.
"Go to collect ships and cut down wood to serve as a tool for crossing the river." Wang Xiao stood up and instructed the generals to prepare before the war to "retain energy and wait for news from Huaiyin Marquis."
His plan was very simple. When good news came from Han Xin, the Qin army on the other side was turbulent because of the lack of food, the army crossed the river and defeated the opponent in one go.
Compared with Xiang Yu's 50,000 army in history, Wang Xiao's strength is twice as strong.
Not just the military strength, the best soldiers, the combat power and will have stronger will. They also concentrate most of the iron armor and crossbows on hand.
Armor and strong crossbow are things strictly prohibited in all dynasties.
As the saying goes, three crossbows are worse than one armor. Iron armor is a real strategic equipment. Wang Xiao has tens of thousands of sets of iron armor on hand.
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The tens of thousands of Jiashi crossed the river to fight, and the Qin army, which had internal turmoil and unstable morale, had a high chance of victory.
The arrival of more and more reinforcements not only boosted the morale of the Zhao army in Julu City, but also made the Qin army on the other side nervous.
Especially when Wang Xiao personally led the army to fight, the Qin army was already ready to fight.
However, in the following days, Wang Xiao did not do anything else except collecting ships, building rafts, etc.
The Qin army, who had been nervous for a while, quickly determined that Wang Xiao wanted to see them and the countries suffer losses, and then the fisherman gained benefits.
Wang Li, who was born in a general family, has not been beaten by Wang Xiao yet. He does not believe the rumors that Wang Xiao is invincible in the world. Moreover, he also has plans in his heart to rely on defeating Wang Xiao and recreate their Wang family's great martial arts to sweep the world.
The Great Wall Legion, which gradually relaxed, began to focus on besieging Julu City.
On Zhang Han's side, he was very nervous and constantly mobilized troops to strengthen the food connection between himself and Wang Li.
After more than ten days of confrontation, a shocking news came.
Han Xin's side troops suddenly appeared at the city of Handan, and captured Handan City in one battle, and at the same time cut off the 500,000 Qin troops from the rear.
The shocked Zhang Han hurriedly dispatched troops to regain Handan City and open up the food route. At the same time, he let go of the discord between them and sent someone to inform Wang Li to evacuate for the time being and get rid of the predicament first.
Wang Li, who was about to capture Julu, did not want to give up his military achievements at his fingertips. However, his troops under his command fell into chaos because of the news that the food route was cut off.
Some people want to leave, while others want to continue besieging Julu City as Wang Li’s order.
At the critical moment, the hidden danger of Wang Li's lack of prestige in the army was exposed, and the Great Wall Legion fell into a state of chaos in a short period of time.
On Zhang Han's side, the main force had already started to move towards Handan City. He thought the Great Wall Legion would follow soon, so the maintenance of the food supply between him and the Great Wall Legion inevitably relaxed.
At this critical point, Wang Xiao crossed the river.
That night, the cold moon hangs high and the earth is bright.
Countless soldiers and horses were driving a large number of ships and rafts, and quickly crossing the water flow was not turbulent, and the river surface was not very wide.
When building rafts before, Wang Xiao had already designed according to standardized standards.
When the rafts and boats gathered in the river, nailed the wooden stakes and fixed them with ropes, the pontoon bridge was built.
In one night, dozens of floating bridges were built on the not-so-spacious river surface.
By the afternoon of the next day, all 100,000 troops had crossed the Zhang River and arrived on the other side.
"Everyone."
Wang Xiao, who was riding on the back of a black horse, yelled at the military generals behind him, "Destiny is in me! In this battle, the main force of the Qin army will be defeated, and the world will be ours. Your good fields, beautiful houses, slaves, maids, carriages and wine are all in front of you! Destiny is in me!"
For these people, you have no use for any ideals or great things when you talk about.
People tied their heads to the belt to make the promises Wang Xiao had made before.
They are to be able to stand out, to enjoy life, and to benefit future generations.
Is it useless to pull other things? Only these real benefits can inspire the courage and desire in their hearts.
Ying Bu and others heard the blood rushing, holding their weapons and shouting angrily, "Kill~Kill~Kill~Kill~'
The shouts were getting farther and farther away. In the short time, the 100,000 troops crossing the river shouted together, shaking the sky.
Not only were the Qin army several miles away terrified, but even the coalition forces of the princes who had received the news on the other side of the river were shocked by this monstrous momentum and dared not speak.
Speaking of the difference, it is actually easy to understand.
For the current princes, they are basically all settled down.
The orthodox nobles of the six kingdoms had long been moved to Xianyang City by the First Emperor, and they lived a good life all day long.
The current princes either herd sheep for others, farmed or worked.
Being able to restore the country and become the lord of one country is already beyond their expectations. Then maintaining achievements has become their only pursuit.
But Wang Xiao is determined to be enterprising and is determined to capture the world.
The difference in goals affects the qualitative change inside.
Seeing that the momentum was raised, Wang Xiao immediately ordered "burn all the floating bridges for me!"
Ying Bu couldn't help but shook for a moment, and hurriedly said, "King Xiang, without the floating bridge, why should we go back?"
Wang Xiao's eyes looked over and said, "What are you going back? In this battle, you will follow me to reap your military merits and rewards. Keep the floating bridge, is it to let the princes and horses on the other side come over to compete with you for the merits?"
"I smashed all the cauldrons for eating and burned the tents for me. The entire army only brought dry food to me. I defeated the Qin army and had everything I wanted."
After giving the order, Wang Xiao no longer paid attention to the generals looking at each other.
Chapter completed!