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Xiang Yu couldn't let Fan Zeng die with regret.
"Yu'er, agree to be your father, okay!"
As the time for returning to the light came, Fan Zeng was about to die, grabbed Xiang Yu's collar, and finally said.
"Okay, Yafu, I promise you to unite Qi to fight against Qin."
Finally, Xiang Yu gritted his teeth and said this sentence.
"Okay, hehe, okay, you can rest assured as a father in this way."
After speaking, Fan Zeng lay back on the bed with a smile on his face, and slowly lost his breath.
Fan Zeng, die!
"Yafu!" Xiang Yu wailed sadly.
Chapter 201 Full-scale war
201 All-out war
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Turning his gaze back to Handan, it was when Xun Yu went to Pengcheng to persuade Fan Zeng.
On the Handan side, the [-] Qin army led by Xu Feng has arrived in Handan.
At the same time, after the city of Julu in the north was captured by Xu Da, the connection between Handan and Linzi was cut off.
Xu Da even sent troops on April 23, going south from Julu to Handan, preparing to join forces with Xu Feng and deal with Han Xin and the main force of the Qi army under his command in Handan.
As long as Han Xin is killed or captured, and the main force of the Qi army is destroyed by the Qin army, Han Xin's power will disappear.
Before the Qin army arrived in Handan, Han Xin asked Zhang Han to lead an army of [-] to garrison Handan.
Han Xin himself led more than [-] elite Qi troops and left Handan.
Han Xin will not defend Handan to the death, even if he is at a disadvantage, he must defend and attack.
Otherwise, there is no city that cannot be broken by blindly defending.
After Xu Feng led the army to arrive in Handan, it was soon convenient for Xu Da and Ma Chao to join forces. At this time, the strength of the Qin Army reached more than 15.
However, even Xu Feng held 15 elite Qin troops, but facing the majestic Handan City, he still hesitated to attack by force.
In fact, Xu Feng knew very well that the Qin army would suffer a lot of casualties if they stormed such a fortified city.
However, Handan is the city that Xu Feng must conquer.
Otherwise, the Qin army would not be able to continue northward to attack Qi.
Otherwise, if Handan is not captured, the Qin army will bypass Handan and go north to Qidi, which is tantamount to planting a nail in the back.
The Qi army in Handan City can cut off the Qin army's supply line and retreat at any time.
Therefore, Handan must fight.
Similarly, for Han Xin's side, Handan was basically the last strong city that the Qin army was facing when it went north to Qidi, so it couldn't give up.
One must attack and the other must defend, so the conditions for a decisive battle between the two sides are formed.
"Your Majesty, the city walls of Handan are high and deep, and cannot be attacked by force."
Xu Da said to Xu Feng.
"If we don't attack by force, how can we go north?"
"Just besiege." Xu Da said.
"Siege?"
Xu Feng was not very satisfied with Xu Da's answer.
"Haha, what General Xu said makes sense."
On the other hand, Guo Jia, who was next to him, laughed and said, agreeing with Xu Da's proposal in his tone.
Perhaps feeling Xu Feng's confusion, Guo Jia immediately said to Xu Feng: "Your Majesty, what General Xu Da means is that the gains outweigh the losses by storming Handan.
We only need to besiege Handan and let the Qi army in Handan be trapped in the city. For us, it is enough.
It doesn't matter whether Handan is defeated or not.
Now, the spring plowing has just ended, and the people in Handan City may have almost consumed all their food in one winter.
We besieged Handan City, within two months, the city will be in chaos. "
In particular, Han Xin did not expect that the Qin army would attack him, and the war broke out too suddenly.
As a result, Han Xin did not make much preparation in advance, and 10,000+ Qi troops gathered in Handan without carrying too much food and grass.
This is a huge hidden danger for the Qi army.
The [-] Qi troops eat horse chews every day, and consume a huge amount of food and grass.
"Two months? Will it be too long?"
After hearing Guo Jia's words, Xu Feng frowned.
"Your Majesty, this is impossible.
Wars are sometimes like this, and incompetence is just a test of each other's resilience and time. "
Guo Jia said.
"Okay then, I can listen to you."
Xu Feng saw that even Guo Jia agreed, so he agreed.
Subsequently, the Qin army besieged Handan City, but did not storm Handan City.
On the other side, after Fan Zeng's death, Xiang Yu decided to fulfill his promise to Fan Zeng, and ordered the court to swallow troops from Xue County and Lu County, preparing to attack Linzi's army.
Xiang Yu was in Pengcheng, and after a simple funeral for Fan Zeng, he set off to join the Chu army led by Yingbu and diverted to Handan.
Xiang Yu knew at this time that the main force of the Qin army was in Handan.
Xiang Yu led the army to Handan this time to unite with Han Xin and destroy Tyranny.
After all, it has always been Xiang Yu's wish to destroy Tyranny and avenge his ancestors, and it has never changed.
At the beginning of May, Xiang Yu led the army through the mountains, crossed the Zhang River, and entered the boundary of Handan.
Xu Feng, who was leading the army to besiege Handan, soon received news from the Qin army's scouts that Xiang Yu was leading the army.
"What's going on? What is Xiang Yu leading the army here for?"
Xu Feng was also a little puzzled when he heard that it was Xiang Yu who led [-] to [-] Chu troops.
Xu Feng never came, this time Xiang Yu came to help Han Xin deal with him.
In Xu Feng's understanding, with Xiang Yu's personality, it is impossible for him to reconcile with Han Xin in this life, and they are destined to be sworn enemies.
But Xu Feng never imagined that before Fan Zeng died, Xiang Yu changed his mind.
On the other side, Han Xin, who had led the army and disappeared for more than a week, finally showed up with more than [-] elite Qi troops.
Han Xin disappeared for more than a week, waiting for the right time, until the arrival of Xiang Yu's leader.
"Your Majesty, Xiang Yu led the army here this time, I am afraid that the comers are not good, we have to be careful."
Guo Jia also felt Xiang Yu's abnormality this time, and suggested to Xu Feng.
"Well, I have sent all the scouts out to monitor every move of the Chu army.
If this time, Xiang Yu really came to fight against us, then he will be eliminated this time as well. "
Xu Feng said indifferently.
In May of the seventh year of Qin II, Xiang Yu led the army across the Zhang River and continued to march towards Handan City.
After Xu Feng got the news, he immediately asked Huang Zhong to lead [-] Qin troops to block Xiang Yu's Chu troops from approaching.
Xu Feng couldn't figure out whether Xiang Yu really came to him at this time.
Before I figured it out, I had no choice but to treat Xiang Yu as an enemy, and be careful.
Two days later, Huang Zhong sent news from the south that he had fought with the Chu army.
"Is Xiang Yu really here for me? Didn't he come to beat Han Xin?
No, when did Xiang Yu become so sensible.
He actually let go of such a big hatred with Han Xin, and now helps Han Xin beat us, it's really evil. "
After Xu Feng received Huang Zhong's letter, he was also extremely surprised.
"Also, Huang Zhongxin said that Xiang Yu is wearing plain clothes, and the Chu army is even more plain. Who died in the Chu army? Is there such a grand treatment?"
This surprised Xu Feng even more.
You know, when Xiang Yu's number one general, Long Qie, died in battle, the Chu army didn't have an entire army.
"It's very simple, Your Majesty, there are only two people in the entire Chu army who can make Xiang Yu wear black, either Xiang Liang or Fan Zeng.
Xiang Liang didn't die in battle at this time, so there was only one person left, Yafu Fan Zeng. "
Guo Jia stood up and said to Xu Feng.
"Fan Zeng is dead?"
When Guo Jia said this, Xu Feng suddenly realized that there was only one possibility.
"Haha, Fan Zeng is dead, this is equivalent to cutting off one of Xiang Yu's arms, a good thing!"
Afterwards, Xu Feng became happy. Without Fan Zeng, Xiang Yu was like a flying tiger with its wings broken.
"Your Majesty, aren't you surprised why, with Xiang Yu's character, he was able to let go of such a big hatred with Han Xin this time and join hands with Han Xin to deal with us?
If Weichen's guess is correct, Fan Zeng must have forced Xiang Yu to agree to him before he died.
Otherwise, it is absolutely impossible for Xiang Yu to let Han Xin go.
Wei Chen said long ago that Xiang Yu can be the overlord, but he can't walk the way of kingship.
But this time, Fan Zeng used his own death to force Xiang Yu to become the king once again.
Xiang Yu led the Chu army to attack, and joined forces with Han Xin's Qi army. We want to win this battle, but it is not that simple. "
As he said that, Guo Jia lost his previous relaxed look, and his expression became dignified.
"Yeah, this is really troublesome."
Xu Feng also felt that the matter was tricky, but he was not so arrogant that he ignored the [-] to [-] Chu troops brought by Xiang Yu.
With the addition of Xiang Yu's new force, the Qin army, which originally had the upper hand on Handan's side, had no advantage at all.
"Huang Zhong only took away 3 horses, so I'm afraid he won't be able to stop Xiang Yu."
"Your Majesty, I invite you to fight, let me deal with Xiang Yu."
At this time, Lu Bu below stood up and said.
"you want to go?"
"Yes."
Xu Feng saw a strong fighting spirit in Lu Bu's eyes. He had been waiting for a long time for the day when he would confront Xiang Yu again.
In order to wash away the only one-on-one defeat in his life, Lu Bu has been practicing hard for the past few years, and has been completely promoted to a legendary warrior.
This made Lu Bu even more eager to fight Xiang Yu again. When this opportunity came, Lu Bu would naturally not let it go.
"Okay, Fengxian, you take three thousand armored infantry to support Huang Zhong, block Xiang Yu's men, and prevent the Chu army from entering Handan."
Xu Feng agreed to Lu Bu's challenge.
At this time, Xu Feng really needed a legendary general like Lu Bu to stand up and block Xiang Yu.
Otherwise, Huang Zhong alone would be unstoppable from meeting Xiang Yu on the battlefield.
On the same day, Lu Bu led [-] armored infantry to leave the Qin Army camp outside Handan City, and went south to join Huang Zhong.
"Bong Xiao, I always feel that something is not right.
I suspect that Han Xin is not in Handan City at all. "
"Not sure, Han Xin wasn't in Handan city at all.
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