Chapter 511: Dragon Gate Pass - Han Xin
When the victory news of the Chu army reached Xiang Yu, he was standing on the ruins of the King Que's Palace, looking at the luxury that he had destroyed with his own hands.
"Master Fan and his men have already started to act. With such a wise man assisting us, why should we worry about not achieving our goal?"
Xiang Yu pondered over it secretly in his heart, and then ordered the entire army to reorganize and prepare to join forces with the Chu army led by Fan Zeng to jointly start the magnificent chapter of conquering the world.
At this time, Jiangdong, Quezhou, and even many forces in the entire Dayong Dynasty seemed to have sensed the upcoming changes.
An unprecedented war in the land of the Dayong Dynasty is slowly unfolding.
At this time, the King of Que, who was chased by Xiang Yu and had to cut off his beard and abandon his robe, also managed to escape from the King of Que City through the secret tunnel in the King of Que's Palace.
And he did not sink into despair. Instead, he raised his arms and called out on the road to escape, issuing a gathering order to the counties of Quezhou.
For a time, war clouds gathered all over Quezhou, and soldiers from various counties and cities responded one after another, quickly gathering and preparing to gather in Quewang City.
They surrounded Xiang Yu and the Overlord's Cavalry and completely trapped them in Quezhou.
However, after Xiang Yu occupied Quewang City for several days, his good times did not last long. He soon learned that Quewang's army in Quezhou was rapidly gathering with the intention of counterattacking Quewang City.
Faced with this unexpected change which had been expected, Xiang Yu also knew that he should leave. Otherwise, if he was surrounded by hundreds of thousands of troops in Quezhou, the consequences would be disastrous.
So he made a prompt decision and decided to evacuate Quewang City.
But before that, he ordered the Overlord Cavalry in the city to conduct a thorough search of Quewang City.
The Overlord Riders swept through Quewang City like a tornado. Wherever they passed, gold, silver, jewelry, rare treasures all fell into Xiang Yu's hands.
In addition to the countless gold, silver and jewelry that can be used as military expenses for the Chu army, it can also provide food and wages for the Chu army to expand its tens of thousands of elite troops.
What is even more precious is that they also discovered numerous war machines made by Mohist craftsmen in Quezhou. These machines were extremely sophisticated and included crossbows that could fire continuous arrows, giant ramming machines that could break into cities, and various drawings of fortifications, all of which demonstrated the magic of Mohist mechanical engineering.
In addition to these numerous war machines, the Overlord Cavalry also seized countless swords, weapons and armor that had not yet been used in Quewang City.
These armors are well-made and invulnerable to swords and spears, and are carved with intricate totems, as if each piece of armor contains ancient power.
Swords are even more amazing, they are extremely sharp and can cut through gold and jade.
These weapons will undoubtedly greatly enhance the combat effectiveness of the newly formed Chu army.
What is even more surprising is that Xiang Yu also found a scroll of Taoist military secrets and a matching military formation in the secret room of Quewang City.
Moreover, this scroll of Taoist military secrets also records many secrets of ancient military strategists. If one can comprehend it, it will be enough to make the Chu army more powerful and invincible.
In addition, Xiang Yu also acquired many external and internal strength training techniques. These martial arts secrets are undoubtedly of immeasurable value in improving the martial arts of the Chu army's soldiers.
There are also some strange items, such as elixirs that can enhance human potential, compasses that can predict good and bad luck, and so on, each of which is breathtaking.
When thousands of Overlord Cavalry returned with loads of spoils and marched south to join Fan Zeng's Chu army.
Ji Bu made a rough estimate on the way and found that what Xiang Yu had gained in Quewang City this time was more than enough for the Chu army to expand its army to 100,000 elite troops!
This was just the result of Xiang Yu and Overlord Cavalry's rough glance at the harvest in Quewang City due to time constraints. They had already made such an astonishing estimate after a quick glance at the treasures in Quewang City.
It is conceivable that as one of the original three vassal kings of the Dayong Dynasty, King Que inherited extremely rich Dayong heritage.
The wealth obtained from just a corner of Quewang City is enough to support an army of 100,000 strong!
Such richness is rare.
Unfortunately, although the King of Sparrows cannot be considered a complete fool strictly speaking, he is not a wise ruler either.
Even though he is greedy for pleasure and doesn't understand military and national affairs, he is obedient!
For the leader of a force, not holding back is already better than most lords.
Even the King of Sparrow has a remarkable political and economic vision!
He has unique views on politics and economics, and is no ordinary person. After many years of management by the King of Quezhou, the other two vassal kings have long been forgotten.
When it comes to economics, he is far ahead of the other two kings.
It was because of this that Xiang Yu was able to plunder such a huge amount of wealth so easily this time.
Although for the King of Birds, this loss may not be serious enough to cause serious damage
But it was enough to make Xiang Yu, who was born a rebel, and even the Chu army very happy.
At this time, the Wenzhou area located in the northwest of Quezhou had been developed by the Jiuxiao Army into a strategic rear city for attacking Wenzhou - Longmen Pass.
Han Xin, the talented man sent by Su Ye to represent him in the Jiuxiao Army, was holding a piece of intelligence about Quezhou sent by Luowang, a subordinate of Su Ye, and was studying it carefully.
The intelligence described in detail the news of Xiang Yu's surprise attack on Quewang City, and his words revealed the critical situation of Quewang City.
After reading it, Han Xin frowned slightly.
For some reason, he had an inexplicable sense of familiarity with Xiang Yu, who appeared before him for the first time in this information.
Han Xin even had an inexplicable opinion about the tactics used by Xiang Yu.
Every commander will use the tactic of taking risky moves several times.
However, most commanders do not want to use this tactic.
Therefore, at this time, it often means that the army has been forced into a situation where it has no choice but to fight for its life.
Only in this situation would a commander use this tactic in order to make a comeback.
But this tactic, to put it bluntly, is just a last-ditch effort.
The Jedi comebacks that the world has seen are only a handful of battles.
Most of those who used this tactic have been completely wiped out and buried on the battlefield.
Therefore, according to Han Xin's philosophy, the best tactic is to directly use an upright army.
Make plans and use the momentum to crush your opponents!
This is what a proper commander should do.
Who is a good person like him? As a commander, he always thinks about risky tactics!
This is like risking the lives of the entire army.
If we weren't careful, we would be wiped out.
In this kind of thing, you can succeed countless times, and the rewards after success are indeed considerable, even several times or even dozens of times.
But just one failure is enough!
There is no chance of turning things around, which is why most famous coaches don’t like this tactic.
A good warrior may not have great achievements. Many famous generals may never fight a war that is so brilliant and eye-catching that it amazes the world in their entire lives.
That kind of war may seem exciting, but if you are not careful, you will suffer an irreparable disaster!
A qualified commander would never let his army fall into such a predicament easily unless he really had no other choice.
(End of this chapter)