In March, Han Xin commanded the army to contain Xiang Yu. Although he lost a lot in every battle, Liu Bang was able to return to Guanzhong smoothly, and led water to break through the abandoned hills, eliminating Zhang Han's side, and Guanzhong has been in his hands since then.

Later, under the advice of Ling Xiao, Zhang Liang and others, Liu Bang took measures such as establishing a prince, pardoning sinners, making legislative decrees, setting up counties, and strengthening frontier defenses to establish a stable rear base.

One month later, under the leadership of Xiang Yu, the Chu army launched an extremely tyrannical offensive against the Han army's frontal defense line, cut off the Han army's grain transportation corridor several times, and captured Xingyang and Chenggao. Liu Bang was defeated and fled again under Xiang Yu's attack. Guanzhong.

In order to mobilize Xiang Yu, disperse his forces, and get rid of the situation of being passive and beaten by sticking to the city, Han Xin led an army of one million out of Wuguan in April, and sent his troops to the two cities of Wan and Ye.

Xiang Yu was eager to find the main force of the Han army to fight, and he led his army from Xingyang and Chenggao to the south of Wan and Ye.

However, under the command of Han Xin, the Han army stood firm and did not fight.

At the same time, Peng Yue also received an order from Han Xin to lead an army of 30 to capture Xiapi, an important town in the rear of Chu, and force Xiang Yu to return to the army for rescue.

And Han Xin took the opportunity to quickly go north and regain Chenggao.

In May, Xiang Yu returned to the army and launched a second offensive against the Han army, occupying Xingyang and Chenggao again, and sent his army westward to directly capture Liu Bang's Hanzhong land.

Facing the Chu army commanded by some Xiang Yu, the Han army was defeated and fled to Gong County, where deep ditches and high fortifications were used to stop the Chu army.

In order to reduce the pressure on the frontal battlefield, Liu Bang sent Liu Jia and Lu Wan to reinforce Peng Yue with 20 troops to attack the city behind Chu and cut off the food roads of Chu, forcing Xiang Yu to return to the east for the second time to attack Peng Yue, and the Han army regained Chenggao again.

In June, Wei Wangbao suddenly turned against the Han while entrenched in Hedong, threatening the flank of the Han army, but Ling Xiao had expected this, and ordered Han Xin to lead an army to raid Anyi in advance, and captured Wei Bao alive.

Then Han Xin proposed to Liu Bang that "Join Yanzhao in the north, attack Qi in the east, cut off the Chu grain road in the south, and meet the king in Xingyang in the west".

Liu Bang readily agreed, and added 30 troops to Han Xin, opening up the northern battlefield.

In July of the same year, Han Xin first broke through the Dai Kingdom, then crossed the Taihang Mountains, and fought Zhao Jun at Jingxingkou. Han Xin went against the norm and set up an army against the water, defeating Zhao Jun. This is also the first appearance of the army formation!

However, this can only be regarded as the prototype of the army formation. It is not bad to suppress the ordinary first-class generals, but it is still far from suppressing the gods like Xiang Yu!

However, Han Xin only wanted to verify whether the military formation he and Zhang Liang had spent a year creating had actual combat effects.

Facts have proved that the effect is very good. As long as it is improved a little more, it can be suppressed to the extent that Xiang Yu can be suppressed. At that time, it will be the time to formally start a decisive battle with Xiang Yu!

After Han Xin destroyed Zhao, he took advantage of the momentum to attack Yan, and Yan surrendered without a fight.

In August, the Qi and Chu coalition forces were defeated again on the shore of the Wei River, and Qi was completely pacified.

So far, Han Xin has moved eastward for more than 30 miles, forming a strategic encirclement situation against the Chu army from the east and north, directly threatening the Chu army's rear.

In September, while Han Xin was fighting against Chu on the frontal battlefield, he also sent counselor Chen Ping to persuade Jiujiang Wang Yingbu to rebel against Chu and Han.

Yingbu occupies Jiujiang and Lujiang two counties, not only has great influence, but also has quite strong strength, and has firmly entered the ranks of first-class military generals!

After Yingbu returned to Han, Xiang Yu's flanks were in a hurry, and he hurriedly dispatched Long Qie, the number one general under his command, to attack the Jiujiang Army.

In this way, Han Xin achieved the goal of containing and dispersing the Chu army in the south.

When Xiang Yu led his army eastward to attack Pengyue for the second time, and when his troops reached Suiyang, he heard that the Han army had regained Chenggao again, and hurriedly led his troops back to help.

The Han army stood firm according to the danger, and the two sides formed a confrontation in Guangwu.

At that time, the Chu army had Han Xin in the north threatening the capital of the Chu army, and Peng Yue in the hinterland for guerrilla warfare.

Liu Bang himself, based on the two cities of Xingyang and Chenggao, insisted on not fighting.

In November, the Chu army ran out of food, and was forced to sign a peace treaty with Liu Bang, "dividing the world in the middle", drawing a divide as the boundary, with Chu in the east and Han in the west.

So far, after one year and five months of stalemate on the front lines of Xingyang and Chenggao, the Chu and Han armies ceased fighting.

Since then, the Han army has been recuperating, frantically accumulating strength, but this kind of days will not be too long, and the time Ling Xiao can stay in this era is less than 300 days.

In order to leave enough time for the third ring task, Ling Xiao must make Liu Bang defeat Xiang Yu within the next six months and become the strongest overlord!

And in January of the following year, Xiang Yu withdrew to the east as agreed, and Liu Bang also wanted to return to the west.

However, Zhang Liang and Chen Ping believed that "Han has more than half of the world, and all the princes are attached to it. The soldiers of Chu will be exhausted, and this will be the time when Chu will perish." They suggest that "it is better to take it because of the opportunity."

Ling Xiao also came out from the base camp at the back of Hanzhong, suggesting that Liu Bang pursue the victory, because he knew that after nearly two years of fighting, the final moment of the decisive battle is coming, and he naturally needs to witness it with his own eyes!

Liu Bang is not a gentleman. Seeing that all the think tanks under his command had such a proposal, he immediately chose to break the contract and suddenly launched a strategic pursuit of the Chu army, and gathered Han Xin and Peng Yuenan to encircle the Chu army.

In February, Liu Bang pursued the Chu army to Guling, mobilized more than 60 million troops from Han Xin, Peng Yue, Yingbu, and Liu Jia, and surrounded [-] Chu troops in Gaixia.

Even though Xiang Yu was still brave and invincible, the Chu army was exhausted, but this time the 300 million troops were all led by Han Xin. Under the suppression of the army, even Xiang Yu, who was already very close to his peak state, could hardly open up the situation again!

"Cough! Cough! Cough!"

In a certain mansion in Gaixia City, coughing sounds were coming from a bedroom!

"Yafu, why bother!"

At this time, Yafu Fan Zeng was lying on the bed, his temple hair was all white, and his breath was like gossamer, as if his life was not long!

"Cough...cough, great...king, today...result yesterday...cause, but the matter has come to this point, no matter how regretful it is, cough...cough!"

"However, the old minister exhausted his lifespan, and finally won a chance for the king. As for where the life is, forgive...cough...the old minister can't tell the king..."

"What I, Fan Zeng, have been seeking all my life is only for the king to rule the world. Unfortunately, on that day, the old minister may not be able to see it..."

After saying this, Fan Zeng was completely dead!

Xiang Yu calmly put Fan Zeng's hand on Fan Zeng's chest, got up and walked out of the bedroom, his back looked a little lonely.

As the setting sun slanted, all the troops arrived in front of the mansion, as if they felt the loneliness of the king, each of them held their heads high, as if they wanted to tell Xiang Yu that as long as the king didn't give up, they would follow the king forever!

Is this... the vitality?

Suddenly, Xiang Yu's eyes narrowed slightly, and a woman in a red skirt and blue shirt with a purple ribbon around her waist walked out of the army. Her long hair fluttered in the air as she walked, like a fairy descending from the mortal world. All the beauty in the world!

The faintly visible stunning face makes people's heart skip a beat.

"Yu... Ji, you're here."

At this moment, his eyes seemed to be glued together. Xiang Yu, who had always been domineering, showed a little warmth at this moment. Even the resolute lines on his face became softer, and that somewhat lonely majestic figure became high-spirited stand up.

"Yafu, he... is gone."

Xiang Yu's tone was sad and helpless.

No matter how brave and invincible he is, he is still a person with emotions and desires. He has always regarded Fan Zeng as his father, and it is difficult for him to accept Fan Zeng's death.

Concubine Yu didn't speak, but stepped forward and hugged Xiang Yu, resting her head on Xiang Yu's chest.

"Fortunately, there are you!"

Xiang Yu hugged Yu Ji tightly into his arms, muttering to himself.

However, he didn't realize that the eyes of Yu Ji in his arms were streaming with tears.

Sorry, my king!

At this time, what Yu Ji recalled in her heart was the conversation between Fan Zeng and herself.

"Cough...cough! Queen, I invite you to come today. It is the old minister who wants to ask for something!"

"Ya Fu, what's wrong with you, why did you become like this?"

Concubine Yu looked at Fan Zeng who seemed to have aged dozens of years overnight, and was shocked!

"Cough...cough! It's okay, it's just overdrawn life, for the king's hegemony, it doesn't matter if I give up my old bones!"

"Yafu, you..."

Before Yu Ji could finish speaking, Fan Zeng interrupted her.

"Queen, the old minister doesn't have much time, but there is one thing that must be told to the queen. As for the queen's decision after she finds out, the old minister has no right to influence her!"

"Your Majesty is a man of deep affection and nature. This old minister has watched His Majesty grow up since he was a child. This old minister can see that His Majesty has sincere love for you, His Majesty. For you, His Majesty will do anything!"

"You are the king's only weakness, but you are also the king's only vitality!"

"Even though Your Majesty is already invincible in the world, this is not enough. If you can't go further, Your Majesty will definitely die this time!"

"Queen, do you understand what the old minister means?"

Yu Ji didn't answer, turned around and left.

However, Fan Zeng, who was lying on the bed, smiled and murmured.

"Thank you...I'm sorry, you are the most suitable candidate in my heart..."

"Will you blame me, my lord? I think, I will definitely..."

Chapter 166 The Trapped Beast Still Fighting Is Not What I Want

Gaicheng school grounds were full of soldiers at this time. They were dressed in black armor and held weapons tightly in their hands. Although their faces were a bit embarrassed, they all showed a sense of determination, as if they would never tire, as long as Xiang Yu gave an order , they will fight to the death!

"Soldiers!"

Xiang Yu suddenly made a sound, and the sound resounded throughout the school grounds!

Just standing there, he seemed to be the protagonist in the world, surrounded by darkness and silence!

The cold wind is bleak, and there is a chill in the world. February is the season when everything withers.

Bang!

A ferocious and domineering long spear was stuck on the ground by Xiang Yu, and he held it empty with one hand. No one on the school field made a sound, and they all stared at Xiang Yu's stalwart figure with resolute expressions!

The firmness in their eyes seemed to be a stubborn rock, no matter how cruel the adversity was, they couldn't shake them at all!

"Everyone..."

Xiang Yu's voice was a little low, looking at this group of soldiers who had followed him from the beginning to the east, south and north, and never took off their armor, his eyes were full of guilt.

"The outside of the city has been surrounded by 300 million Han troops. Gaixia has no food and grass now. If we can't break through the net of the Han army in a few days, we may starve to death in Gaicheng..."

All the soldiers remained silent, because they knew very well in their hearts that the remaining food and grass might only be enough for them to eat one last meal, or maybe even this little food and grass were gone!

They have fought all over the world, and no one can resist them, even though Xiang Yu's bravery and invincibility concealed their brilliance to a certain extent!

But it is undeniable that they are the strongest army in the world!

Even if it was the Great Qin Iron Cavalry who conquered the Six Kingdoms in the past, they dare to fight with it!

However, more than half of their combat strength comes from mounts. The dominance of heavy cavalry on the battlefield is accumulated by countless resources. The demand for food and grass for their heavy cavalry is too huge!

In a sense, every day that passes now, their combat power will drop by one point. Perhaps after half a month, they will no longer have the slightest combat power. At that time, they are no longer the invincible overlord cavalry. Just a bunch of lambs waiting to be slaughtered!

But the pride of being soldiers does not allow them to be slaughtered by the enemy without any resistance. While they are still at their peak, the only way to die vigorously on the battlefield is their final destination!

At this time, a general stepped out of the army!

"The dragon will follow the king to the death!"

As Xiang Yu's number one general knelt on one knee and cupped his fists and shouted, those overlord cavalry in black armor all knelt on one knee and shouted loudly at the same time!

"Follow the king to the death!"

At this moment, their wills condensed into one body, shaking the sky, and thunder burst out from the void, as if the heaven and earth were responding to their wills.

If Ling Xiao saw this scene, he would be shocked!

Because this kind of will to influence reality, in a sense, has surpassed the limit of the special army. They have condensed their own battle spirits. When the battle spirits are condensed together, they become military spirits!

If the special army represents the ceiling of the combat power of the mortal army, then the army that condenses the military spirit has half a foot beyond the mortal army, and it can be called the god army!

"stand up!"

Xiang Yu yelled sharply, a pair of domineering eyes with double pupils swept across the audience!

Wherever they passed by, all the soldiers stood up abruptly, and everyone looked at Xiang Yu's domineering eyes with firm eyes, and did not escape in the slightest!

"Every one of you was brought out from Jiangdong by me. I remember every one of you clearly!"

"Back when I asked you to abandon your families and children and follow me to fight in the world, I only wanted to be emperor one day, so that you could return to your hometown in full glory and glory!"

"However, this time, I want to say that I have harmed you! I, Xiang Yu, have fought all my life, and I have never said I am defeated, but...this time, I am defeated. I, Xiang Yu, have lost!"

For the last three words, Xiang Yu's voice was a little hoarse.

Long Qie suddenly knelt down on one knee again, tears flowing wantonly on his face!

"The king... is undefeated!"

"King, undefeated!!!"

The three armies moved together, and all the soldiers knelt on one knee again, roaring over and over again.

Because in their hearts, as long as there is a king, no matter how big the dilemma is, they can break through. Their king will never be defeated. It has been like this in the past, it is like this now, and it will be like this in the future...

Looking at these soldiers, Xiang Yu was moved in his heart, but he couldn't express it, his face suddenly became serious, and he shouted in a cold voice!

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