Chapter 539: Xiliang Iron Cavalry

Chapter 539 Xiliang Iron Cavalry

Chapter 538: Xiliang Iron Cavalry

 “report…”

 A spy quickly broke into Xiang Yu's tent and reported anxiously: "Reporting to the general, Dagong Pass has been breached by the Han army."

"What?"

Xiang Yu stood up suddenly in the main seat and said with a shocked look on his face: "How could it be so fast?"

Xiang Yu originally thought that with 20,000 dead soldiers and the terrain of Dagong Pass, he should be able to hold on for more than three days. However, Dagong Pass was breached in just two days, which completely disrupted Xiang Yu's plan.

The spy quickly explained, and Xiang Yu's brows immediately wrinkled after hearing this.

The spies said that Li Yuanba destroyed Dagong Pass with a sledgehammer, but Xiang Yu didn't believe it at all.

 Xiang Yu is only one step away from the realm of a great master. He knows where human beings can go.

The power required to destroy a city wall may not even be achieved by ten great masters together, let alone just one Li Yuanba.

Xiang Yu is not stupid either. He quickly thought that there should be a problem with Dagu Pass itself, but Li Yuanba must have played a catalytic role, otherwise how could it have collapsed by such a coincidence?

"Based on this, Li Yuanba's strength may not be inferior to mine, but I don't know what his martial arts level is."

Xiang Yu muttered to himself with a solemn expression. He probably didn't expect that he would be surpassed by Li Yuanba in terms of strength, and the person who surpassed him was actually a fool.

“That Li Cunxiao, who can break the defense line by himself, should be a difficult opponent.”

Xiang Yu murmured to himself again and analyzed, and finally came to the conclusion that if he relied on his own strength in this battle, he might not be able to escape being beaten by a group, defeated or even killed in the battle.

 After all, this is not the first time that a big man has done this.

“It seems we can only hold tight and wait for reinforcements.”

Xiang Yu's eyes flashed with trouble, and he asked Yang Dingtian solemnly: "How long will it take for the reinforcements to arrive?"

Yang Dingtian replied: "General Di Gong has personally led the army, and it will probably take five days at the earliest."

“Five days? With the dilapidated Hulao Pass and 30,000 prisoners of war, it is impossible to hold it for five days under the fierce attack of the Han army.

With 10,000 personally trained soldiers, Xiang Yu could still hold on for seven days even with this dilapidated Hulao Pass, but these prisoners of war were different.

　　Although they had a fighting strength that was not inferior to that of the Han army before, by that time they had just escaped from the prisoner of war camp, and their equipment and condition were much worse.

The most important thing is that the military morale of the prisoners of war army has not been restored. They lack the courage to face the Han army directly. How can they survive for five days under the fierce attack of 100,000 Han army pursuers?

Yang Dingtian pondered for a moment after hearing the words, and said: "Even if the Han army breaks through Dagu Pass, they still have to capture and manage prisoners, transport supplies and food, and many other trivial matters. Moreover, Dagu Pass is not close to Hulao Pass. Waiting for the Han army It will probably be two days before we reach Hulao Pass, so our army only needs to hold on for three days. "

 “Two days later?”

A trace of ridicule suddenly flashed across the corner of Xiang Yu's lips, and he said calmly: "I can guarantee that in three hours, the Han cavalry will arrive at the base of the camp."

"how come?"

A flash of panic suddenly flashed across Yang Dingtian's face, and he quickly retorted: "If we march in such a hurry, the Han army itself will also cause trouble."

Xiang Yu looked in the direction of Dagu Pass and said calmly: "This time, the Li and Yang families are here, and Qin Hao is also among the Han army. They will never give me two days."

Yang Dingtian was immediately speechless. The hatred between the Li Yang family and Xiang Yu was as deep as the sea. The enemy was right in front of him. How could he be given a chance to prepare?

As for Qin Hao, Yang Dingtian kidnapped Qin Hao's mother not long ago. Although he finally released her on his own initiative, Qin Hao would not be grateful to him if he didn't come to take revenge so soon. After thinking hard to no avail, Yang Dingtian finally asked: "General, what should we do now?"

Xiang Yu looked up to the sky and sighed, then said calmly: "Contact General Di Gong immediately and tell him to arrive within three days."

“But it’s impossible to arrive in three days?”

"If it takes more than three days, he may come to collect my body."

Yang Dingtian was stunned. He didn't expect Xiang Yu to be so pessimistic. Is the situation really so dangerous?

“Another order is given to immediately abandon the reinforcement of the No. 3 Camp. All troops in the No. 3 Camp will not be withdrawn to the No. 2 Camp to reinforce the defense line. They will be ready to fight in three hours.”

Xiang Yu took advantage of the terrain to set up three camps on the line from Dago Pass to Hulao Pass to block the enemy and delay the attack.

Since Dagong Pass fell in advance, there was definitely not enough time left to reinforce the three lines of defense, so it was better to concentrate on defending the last two lines, and the last line was naturally Hulao Pass.

"Nuo." Yang Dingtian bowed respectfully and left quickly.

Looking at the direction of Dagu Pass, Xiang Yu couldn't help but said to himself: "Qin Hao, I didn't expect to meet these two people again so soon."

Following Xiang Yu's order, the army in front of Hulao Pass quickly turned around, and everyone still worked hard.

The prisoners of war who escaped knew that a big war would soon come again, and it was currently difficult for them to compete with the Han army, so it would be good to be defeated even if they were challenged too much.

 Three hours later, as a rumble sounded, the ground gradually began to shake.

As soon as the veterans heard the noise, they knew it was caused by a large number of cavalry galloping, so they all shouted a warning.

 “Hurry, retreat to the camp quickly.”

 “Don’t worry about the outside of the camp, the Han army’s cavalry is already here.”

 …

Various shouts continued to sound, and an atmosphere of anxiety and fear gradually spread within the camp.

Outside the camp, Li Shimin looked at the camp standing in front of him, immediately raised his hand and shouted: "Stop."

After receiving the order, the five thousand Liangzhou cavalry stopped neatly and quickly like Li Shimin's arms.

After observing for a while, Li Xiuning quickly added: "Second brother, although this camp is built in a dangerous place, it was obviously built too hastily. The cavalry can completely defeat it before the enemy can react."

Li Shimin nodded and said, "Well, let's wait for a while. We can attack after the cavalry from behind arrives, which can minimize casualties."

As soon as Dagu Pass was breached, Li Shimin immediately led his cavalry and brought three days of dry food to pursue him. He even ignored the prisoners of war along the way, in order not to give Xiang Yu time to react.

When he arrived at the large camp used to block the attack, Li Shimin finally calmed down. Such a simple camp showed that Xiang Yu was really prepared in a hurry.

Li Shimin has absolute confidence in the Xiliang Iron Cavalry. How can such a large village stop the Xiliang Iron Cavalry?

An hour later, Qin Hao and Yang Jian led their cavalry to arrive one after another. At this time, 30,000 Xiliang cavalry and 3,000 Nanyang fine cavalry had arrived.

 The war is about to break out.

 (End of this chapter)