"If the overlord is in Dingtao, he will be the vanguard in the front." Suddenly one of the generals came out of the line and bowed.

Before the war started, some generals took the initiative to ask for the battle. It seemed that everyone was more enthusiastic. When Xiang Yu saw that it was Peng Kai.

"The last general returns to the overlord, but has not made any achievements, and he always feels guilty. Now he wants to fight with the Han army in Dingtao. The last general is familiar with the terrain of this place, so he asks for the overlord to be the vanguard. The last general takes Dingtao to repay the overlord." Peng Kai looked sincere.

"Absolutely, let you lead 30,000 troops to the front, and go straight to Dingtao City overnight, camping in the west of the city, and be sure to set up more flags to think that they are suspicious of the troops. Then the army will arrive and swear to surround Liu Ji's king and ministers in Dingtao. If you can fight to determine the universe, it will be a blessing for our Western Chu, and it will be a blessing for the people of the world." Xiang Yu nodded and said.

Peng Kai was overjoyed when he heard the military order. He immediately bowed his promise and retreated and returned to his original place.

"Ji Bu, Xiang Ying obeyed the order." Xiang Yu looked around and called out the two generals.

"The last one will be there." Ji Bu, Xiang Ying and the other two immediately stood up and bowed.

"You two lead 30,000 troops to the south of Dingtao and camp in the north. Remember to contact General Peng Kai, the three armies will help each other and support each other." Xiang Yu ordered.

"No!" Ji Bu, Xiang Ying bowed his command.

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At dawn, the city of Dingtao was still in chaos, and Han Xin, who was in charge of military affairs in the city, was red. When Liu Bang arrived in Dingtao, he always felt uneasy. After Han Xin arrived, he left Han Xin with 30,000 defeated troops, and he led tens of thousands of people to continue westward to Xingyang. Perhaps Liu Bang would feel safer when he arrived there.

The defeated soldiers fled from Shouchun to Dingtao. Han Xin did not close his eyes all night and collected the defeated soldiers and re-formed the army. After the defeat, the first task was to collect the remaining soldiers, preserve the vitality, and retain the "spark of revolution" for a future comeback. In addition, it was to restore the confidence of the soldiers and reassemble the scattered troops, which was conducive to the smooth command of the next step. Therefore, Han Xin worked hard all night but still couldn't finish it.

It cannot be said that Han Xin is not capable. Almost all the generals with some ability were led west by Liu Bang, and the defeated scattered soldiers arrived one after another, more or less, sometimes one or two hundred, sometimes as many as two or three thousand, fragments, which makes people annoyed.

The scouts kept giving back, saying that a large number of Chu troops were moving towards Dingtao, hoping that the general would prepare early.

In the past two days, Han Xin's brows had not been relaxed. When he heard the news from the scouts, he was even more anxious and hurriedly sent orders to ask the defenders to close the city gate. If there were any defeated troops to surrender, they would continue to flee westward and go to Xingyang to find the King of Han. If a few spies came in and opened the city gate for the Chu army in the middle of the night, they would be burned. At this critical moment, it would be better to miss three thousand people than to miss a Chu person entering the city.

"Report, General, something is not good." Another scout ran in panic and said with a kneeling bow.

"What's the matter?" Han Xin knew that there must be nothing good, so he asked quickly.

"The Chu army actually crossed Dingtao and continued to pursue westwards." The scout reported.

Han Xin was shocked and his brows became even more tight. It was really strange that the Chu army did not attack Dingtao, but went straight west. Could it be that he would not have been able to penetrate Xingyang? This move was too dangerous. If he sent troops from Dingtao and cut off his retreat, then the Chu army went deeper and fell into the attack on Dingtao and Xingyang. Is there any other way besides waiting for death or choosing to surrender?

"Talk again and report again." Han Xin waved his hand and said in a desperate attempt.

You have to find out the situation clearly and not act rashly. When the enemy is not determined, you cannot lose your position first.

Soon, another scout ran in in panic. When he saw Han Xin, he bowed: "General, when the Chu army who went west arrived twenty miles west of Dingtao, he suddenly stopped and began to set up camps on a large scale."

"How many troops are there in the Chu army going west?" Han Xin asked hurriedly.

"It's not clear in detail, but the villain risked his life to visit nearby. The Chu army's camp was so large that it seemed to have 50,000 troops." The scout replied.

"Fifty thousand?" Han Xin murmured, "Does Xiang Yu want to block my way west?"

When Han Xin thought of this, he burst into a cold sweat and said to the scout: "Send more people to investigate the situation in Dingtao South and North. If you find that a Chu army is camping, you can quickly repay this general."

There are already 50,000 Chu troops in the west of the city. If there are Chu troops stationed in the south and north of the city, then Xiang Yu's intention will be very obvious - to siege Dingtao and trap the defenders to death. If that is true, then Dingtao and himself who guards here will be extremely dangerous. With just 30,000 defeated soldiers, how could he be the opponent of the Chu army who came with a victory of more than 100,000? Han Xin thought that behind his thoughts was sweating, and his clothes were already wet.

No matter what, he had to be prepared to go west to Xingyang. Han Xin called two deputy generals to immediately call out the collected scattered soldiers and was always ready to abandon Dingtao and run westward. Han Xin didn't care about the loss of one city and one pool, because the lost city can be recaptured. If he was defeated and died, no matter how many cities he occupied, he would only make wedding clothes for others.

Before the Han army gathered in the city, the scouts sent to two places rushed over in panic. Before they could dismount, they shouted: "General, a large number of Chu troops are camping in the south of the city."

"General, a large number of Chu troops are camping in the north of the city."

"What? We are surrounded?" When the Han army gathered, it seemed as if a drop of water fell into a boiling oil pan, and suddenly exploded. "It's over, it's over, surrounded by the Chu army, and now there is only one dead end..."

Han Xin quickly climbed to a high place, waved his arms, and said loudly: "The army is quiet, listen to me."

The Han soldiers spoke as soon as they saw the general, and the commotion immediately subsided. They looked at Han Xin, who was a little down like a baby looking at his mother, and this general who was once the victory of the Han army, was quiet and waiting for his words.

"Now the Chu army surrounded me Dingtao. After Xiang Yu's cruelty, it must be burned with both jade and stone after breaking the city. If the army listened to my dispatch, there would be a chance to survive. Are you willing to listen to my dispatch?" Han Xin's eyes shone and he said loudly.

"I wish to listen to the general's order." The soldiers said in unison.

Han Xin was once a god-like figure in the Han army. In the hearts of many Han soldiers, Xiang Yu was as fierce as a god of war, but Han Xin was an invincible incarnation of wisdom. In the current situation where the enemy is strong and we are weak, is there a better way out besides obeying General Han's order?

"Okay, although the Chu army is numerous, how can we go down easily, but Dingtao City is deep and deep? Besides, if the King of Han knew that our army was defending here, we would definitely send troops to rescue us. We only need to defend for half a month. If the Chu army cannot attack for a long time, we will be restless. If the King of Han soldiers arrive, we will fight out of the city again. If the two attacks attack, the Chu army will be defeated." Han Xin shouted.

"The only generals follow everything." The Han army shouted.

"Since you obey my order, you should return to the camp immediately and stand by. No mistakes must be made. If anyone disobeys the military order, he will be killed immediately." Han Xin changed his tone and said sternly.

General Han was very strict in the military, which was well known to everyone in the Han army. Therefore, Han Xin ordered the troops to be strict, and all the Han soldiers bowed their heads and walked towards their camp one by one.

"The generals came to the meeting hall to receive the general order." Han Xin scanned everyone and said coldly.

All the remaining generals in the Han army were the generals, and their ranks were much lower than Han Xin. They usually had no chance to listen to the general's military orders. This time they were able to go to the conference hall. Many of them were big girls in the sedan chair - the first time, so they also valued them very much.

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"There are not many troops left in the city, and the Chu army is afraid that ten times more than me. This general expects that the Chu people will attack from all sides. Therefore, after you go back, according to the order given by the general, each guards the gate, prepares wooden and rocks, and takes out all the bows and arrows left in the treasury in the city for the purpose of defending the enemy's attack." Han Xin reminded.

"No!" All the generals took the order and left.

Looking at the empty chamber of meetings, Han Xin couldn't help feeling a sense of desolate helplessness in his heart. He thought that he was also commanding thousands of troops and powerful generals back then, but he had never thought that today he would have been in a position to bring 30,000 remaining soldiers to defend the city. Just like the sun that has gradually set in the west, has he also passed the highest point of his life?

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After an unusually quiet night, the sun rose from the east as usual, just as before, spreading warm sunshine on the earth. The soldiers guarding the east city of Dingtao did not have this leisure to enjoy the beautiful sunrise because they had discovered that a dark area was spreading from the vast land to the east towards Dingtao City.

"Chu army is the Chu army." A sentry couldn't help but scream. The sound of warning gongs continued to spread from the east gate to all parts of the city.

Han Xin just closed his eyes and was awakened by the urgent sound of gongs. When he heard that it was a sound from the east gate, he hurriedly put on his horse and took his trusted guard to the east gate.

Less than eight hundred steps in front of the east gate, the Chu army was densely packed like an ants gathering, with thousands of soap flags flying in the wind, and the long spears shining under the sunlight reflected light and threw light onto the opposite city tower, making the Han soldiers and Han Xin waiting on the city tower unable to open their eyes.

"Cunning Chu people." A deputy general complained.

The shining light and sunlight came directly, Han Xin set up a shed with his hands, squinted his eyes, and observed it forward. However, it was quite difficult to see and uncomfortable. Soon, salty tears oozed out of his eyes.

If the Chu army launched an attack at this time, Yu Shoujun would be very unfavorable. Han Xin thought about it and suddenly became shocked. Could it be that the Chu army used the direct sunlight to attack the city? Just as he was shocked, he heard a long horn sound in the opposite Chu army.

As soon as the horn stopped, the dense Chu soldiers shouted together, holding up the siege equipment to launch the first charge towards Dingtao City. (To be continued)
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