Chapter 165 I don't attack, you hit me!
I witnessed with my own eyes that he led an army of 40,000 and easily defeated Wang Ben and Wang Li as if he was dealing with a child!
If it weren't for these 800 mighty Snow Dragon Riders who held their positions, the two armies of Wang Ben and Wang Li would have been wiped out long ago!
How can we play around at this moment?

How can you easily hand over the command of the entire army to someone else?

What's more, the rain was pouring down and the ground was no longer suitable for heavy cavalry charges.

If the tragedy of Wang Ben and Wang Li being defeated by Xiang Yu were to happen again, the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry would be powerless to turn the tide.

Even the God seemed to be on the side of the rebels. Under such circumstances, why did Xiao Shisan change the commander-in-chief so hastily?
What was he thinking?

Even though Han Xin was extremely talented, did he understand the uniqueness of these armies?
Does he understand the personality and abilities of each general?
Do you know the range of archers, the defensive power of shield warriors, and the speed limit of cavalry?

Is he familiar with the terrain?
Do you know how to deploy troops in the mountains, plains, and swamps in the rain?

He only knows some basic tactics!
Could he understand the shock to the morale of both armies once Xiang Yu became unstoppable?
At this moment, Ying Zheng actually regretted recommending Han Xin to Xiao Shisan.

He never expected that Xiao Shisan would entrust such a huge battlefield to Han Xin when they met for the first time!

How can those who only talk about war on paper know the cruel truth of actual combat?
The battlefield changes rapidly, and generals need to go through many bloody battles in order to be able to cope with every change every minute and every second.

Xiao Shisan, isn't it too rash to entrust such an important task to Han Xin, who has never set foot on the battlefield?
Xiao Shisan himself has never been to the battlefield, right?

Two people who had never been baptized by war took over the military power and command.

At this moment, Ying Zheng felt a chill in his heart, and the fate of the Qin army was probably worrying.

He immediately thought of Wang Jian. Should he ask this old military god to come out again?
However, on second thought, he is over 70 years old, and it is windy and rainy now, so it is unknown whether he can arrive in time.

Ying Zheng frowned. Perhaps he had to stand up at the critical moment, restore his status as emperor, stop Xiao Shisan and Han Xin, and end this farce.

It is okay to play around, but it is absolutely not allowed to joke about the lives of Qin soldiers.

At this moment, Ying Zheng realized that the burden of suppressing the rebellion still fell on his shoulders!

This emperor of all ages is destined to step up and clean up this mess!

……

The next day, it was cloudy and rainy, and the Qin army did not move.

Inside Hangu Pass,

Han Xin trained all the soldiers one by one and roughly grasped the ability limits of each branch of the military.

At night, he summoned the generals and ordered the Jinyiwei to work day and night to prepare a map of the surrounding area of ​​dozens of miles. Everyone gathered around the map to discuss the terrain features and weather impacts.

A day passed and Han Xin did not order an attack, but only ordered to continue training the next day.

On that day, the Thirteenth Young Master and his three maids disappeared. It was rumored that they went to play in the nearby mountains.

At night, the Thirteenth Young Master enjoyed a feast of fish.

On the third day, Han Xin ordered people to make new colored command flags and teach his subordinates the new command system.

No matter whether they were new recruits putting on armor for the first time or veterans who had been on the battlefield for a long time, they all obeyed Han Xin's command.

On the same day, Han Xin summoned Wang Ben to his tent and secretly gave him instructions.

As night fell, Wang Ben led 20,000 elite soldiers and quietly disappeared into the depths of the jungle.

That night, the Thirteenth Young Master and his three maids bathed in the gurgling river and enjoyed themselves to the fullest. After returning, they immersed themselves in a full massage service.

At this time, Ying Zheng was quite anxious.

Seeing that two days had passed and the Qin army remained indifferent, if they did not attack again, wouldn't they be handing over the magnificent rivers and mountains outside Hangu Pass?

Wouldn't this make people mistakenly believe that the Qin Dynasty was afraid of Xiang Yu?
Didn't this move shake the morale of the Qin army? On the fourth day, Han Xin still did not move his troops. Instead, he ordered the entire army to retreat to Hangu Pass, openly lit a fire to cook, and pretended to rest and recuperate.

We also sent people to fill in the potholes and mud under Hangu Pass. All the signs showed that we had no intention of attacking. You can attack us, and we will defend Hangu Pass here.

At this moment, even Wang Li and Meng Yi began to doubt whether the Thirteenth Prince granted the military power to Han Xin just to wait and see what would happen?

Just guard like this?

Give up the Qin Empire outside?
How could hundreds of thousands of Qin troops be stopped in Hangu Pass by Xiang Yu's army of only 10,000 people?

What exactly does he want to do?
At the same time, 1,300 Great Snow Dragon Riders received orders to put on light armor and light weapons in order to maximize mobility and be ready to attack at any time.

Ying Zheng naturally also received this order.

He began to speculate that Han Xin might be plotting a brilliant plan, but he still didn't know the details.

Even with the newly added 500 riders, the Great Snow Dragon Riders only had 1,300 people.

If they were used as heavy cavalry, they would indeed be a powerful force, but if they were changed to light equipment, their power would be greatly reduced.

Asking these people to deal with Xiang Yu's 40,000 troops is nothing but a pipe dream.

Even if they were to fight against Xiang Yu's 3,000 personal cavalry guards, they could only barely end up in a draw in the face of Xiang Yu's invincible combat power. The more likely result would be casualties on both sides.

Even if more than a thousand Great Snow Dragon Riders could match the other side's three thousand cavalry, both sides would perish together.

But, this is the Great Snow Dragon Rider!
Every knight and every warhorse is a precious super strategic force. How can they be easily wasted?
At this time, Ying Zheng, who was changing his horse into light armor, was full of doubts.

However, being in the Snow Dragon Riders, he could not perceive the overall changes, let alone know.

Today, more than 20,000 men under Wang Li's command quietly came out of the mountains and sneaked into an ambush at a secret location.

During these days, the Qin army's actions were all seen by the Chu army.

Xiang Yu provoked the Qin army several times outside Hangu Pass, but the Qin army remained indifferent, as if they were determined to defend Hangu Pass to the death.

Xiang Yu was very confused about this, so he asked Fan Zeng for advice.

Fan Zeng pondered for a long time and replied: "My lord, the other party must have two intentions in this move."

"First, the Chu army may think that the enemy is too strong to fight against the main force of the Chu army. After the defeat, they are no longer willing to face the lord outside the pass. It is wise to defend Hangu Pass at this moment."

"In addition, they may be stalling for time, perhaps waiting for new food supplies, or waiting for the border troops to come and form a siege. In either case, it is not good for us."

"There is also the possibility that they are trying to conceal their true intentions."

"The defense seems to be impregnable, but in fact, they have set numerous traps behind us in an attempt to destroy us in one fell swoop!"

When Xiang Yu heard the first hypothesis, his brows furrowed.

If the Chu army was determined to defend Hangu Pass to the death, disregarding the reputation of the Qin Dynasty and abandoning the vast territory outside the pass, he would indeed find it difficult to deal with it.

Even if he occupied the entire rear at this moment, he would not be able to gather a large number of troops and food in the short term.

Now the whole country is looking forward to the second harvest season of Daqin's new grain, which will take about two to three months.

Once the Qin army held on to Hangu Pass and mobilized hundreds of thousands of border troops, it would be entirely possible to encircle the Chu army during this period of time.

If this is true, Xiang Yu has no choice but to attack Hangu Pass by force!

(End of this chapter)