Chapter 539 Xiliang Iron Cavalry


    Chapter 538: The Iron Cavalry of Xiliang


    "Report..."


    A spy quickly broke into Xiang Yu''s tent and reported anxiously: "Report to the general, Dagu Pass was captured by the Han army."


    "What?"


    Xiang Yu in the main seat suddenly stood up and said in shock: "How could it be so fast?"


    Xiang Yu thought that with 20,000 dead soldiers and the terrain of Dagu Pass, he should be able to last for more than three days, but Dagu Pass was broken in just two days, which completely disrupted Xiang Yu''s plan.


    The spy quickly explained, and after hearing this, Xiang Yu''s brows suddenly frowned.


    What the spy said was that Li Yuanba used a sledgehammer to collapse Dagu Pass, and Xiang Yu did not believe it at all.


    Xiang Yu is only one step away from the realm of a great master. He knows where humans can do.


    The power required to destroy a city wall is not necessarily possible even if the ten grand masters combined, let alone Li Yuanba alone.


    Xiang Yu was not stupid either. He soon realized that there must be something wrong with Oguchi Pass himself, but Li Yuanba must have played a catalytic role, otherwise how could it collapse so by chance?


    "From this perspective, Li Yuanba''s power may not be below me, but I don''t know what his martial arts realm is."


    Xiang Yu said to himself with a serious face. He probably wouldn''t have expected that in terms of strength, he would be surpassed by Li Yuanba, and this person who surpassed him was still a fool.


    "That Li Cunxiao, who can break the defense line by his own strength should be a tricky opponent."


    Xiang Yu murmured and analyzed it again, and finally concluded that if he had to rely on his own strength in this battle, he would probably not be able to escape being beaten up and even die in battle.


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


    "It seems that I can only defend myself and wait for reinforcements."


    Xiang Yu''s eyes flashed with a tricky look, and he asked Yang Dingtian with a serious face: "How long will it take to arrive at the reinforcements?"


    Yang Dingtian replied: "General Earthly Duke has led his troops in person, and it may take five days at the fastest."


    "Five days? With this broken Hulao Pass and 30,000 prisoners of war, it is impossible to defend for five days under the fierce attack of the Han army.


    If there were ten thousand soldiers trained by themselves, even if they were relying on this broken Hulao Pass, Xiang Yu would be sure to hold on for seven days, but these prisoners of war would be different.


    Although they had the combat power that was not inferior to the Han army before, 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 morale of the prisoners of war has not yet recovered. If they lack the courage to face the Han army, how could they last for five days under the fierce attack of 100,000 Han army pursuers?


    After Yang Dingtian thought a little after hearing this, he said, "Even if the Han army breaks through Dagu Pass, it still has to arrest and manage prisoners, transport materials, and other trivial matters. Moreover, Dagu Pass is not close to Hulao Pass. It may be two days after the Han army arrives at Hulao Pass, so our army only needs to defend for three days."


    “Two days later?”


    A hint of mockery flashed across Xiang Yu''s mouth and said lightly: "I can make sure that in three hours, the Han cavalry will kill the camp."


    "How could it be?"


    A hint of panic flashed across Yang Dingtian''s face and he quickly retorted: "If you march so urgently, the Han army will have trouble."


    Xiang Yu looked at the direction of Dagu Pass from afar and said lightly: "This time, both 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 speechless. The Li and Yang families and Xiang Yu had a deep hatred, and their enemies were right in front of him. How could they give him the chance to prepare?


    As for Qin Hao, Yang Dingtian kidnapped Qin Hao''s mother not long ago. Although he finally took the initiative to release him, Qin Hao could not be grateful to him. He would not have come to take revenge so soon. After Yang Dingtian thought hard but failed, he finally asked, "General, what should I do now?"


    Xiang Yu sighed to the sky, then said lightly: "Contact General Digong immediately and let him arrive within three days."


    "But it''s impossible to arrive in three days?"


    "If it''s more than three days, he may be coming to collect my body."


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


    "In addition, I will give up the reinforcement of the No. 3 Camp immediately. All troops in the No. 3 Camp will not withdraw to the No. 2 Camp to strengthen the defense line. I will prepare for the battle in three hours."


    Xiang Yu set up three camps from Dagu Pass to Hulao Pass using the terrain to prevent the enemy from delaying time.


    Since the Oguchi Pass fell early, the remaining time was definitely not enough to strengthen the three defense lines, so it would be better to concentrate on defending the latter two, and the last one was naturally Hulao Pass.


    "No." Yang Dingtian saluted respectfully and then left quickly.


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


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


    The prisoners of war who escaped all knew that the war was coming soon, and it was difficult for him to compete with the Han army at present, so even if he picked more land, it would be good.


    Three hours later, with a rumbling sound, the ground gradually vibrated.


    The veterans knew as soon as they heard the movement, they were the movement caused by a large number of cavalrymen, so they all shouted that they had already given warnings.


    "Quick, withdraw back to the camp."


    "Don''t worry about the outside of the camp, the Han army''s cavalry has arrived."


    …


    Various shouts kept ringing, and an atmosphere of anxiety and fear gradually spread out inside 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 his orders, the five thousand Liangzhou cavalry stopped neatly and quickly like Li Shimin''s arms.


    After observing, Li Xiuning quickly spoke: "Second brother, although this camp is built in a dangerous place, it is obviously too hasty. It can be defeated by the speed of the cavalry before the enemy can react."


    Li Shimin nodded and said, "Well, but wait a little longer. When the cavalry in the rear arrives, they will attack, which will minimize casualties."


    As soon as Ogu Pass was captured, Li Shimin immediately led the cavalry to pursue him with three days of dry food. 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 camp used to block the enemy, Li Shimin''s heart finally settled down. Such a simple camp showed that Xiang Yu was indeed very hasty in preparation.


    Li Shimin had absolute confidence in the Western Liang Iron Cavalry. How could such a big village stop the Western Liang Iron Cavalry?


    An hour later, Qin Hao and Yang Jian led the cavalry to arrive one after another, and at this time 30,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry and 3,000 Nanyang Jing Cavalry had arrived.


    The war is about to break out.


    (This chapter ends)