When the time comes, completely eliminate them and solve the problem once and for all.

 Unfortunately, Zhang Liang was soon disappointed.

 Zhang Liang led the army and marched northward in the dark for less than ten miles, when they encountered Xia Houying who had fled from the north, leading a few hundred remnants of the defeated general, looking very embarrassed.

 When the embarrassed Xia Houying was brought to Zhang Liang by Cao Shen, Zhang Liang felt a thump in his heart, knowing that something was wrong, and Xia Houying's surprise attack on Xianyang must have failed.

 "I failed to meet the expectations of Peigong and Zifang, and the surprise attack on Xianyang failed."

 Before Zhang Liang could ask, Xia Houying knelt down in front of Zhang Liang and said with a sad face.

 "What's going on? Xia Houying, tell me carefully."

 Zhang Liang asked in a deep voice with a straight face.

 "After we crossed the upper reaches of the Wei River, we took a detour to attack Xianyang, but we were ambushed by the Qin army to the west of Xianyang.

 Qin Jun seemed to have known that we would come a long time ago, and set up an ambush somewhere early on.

 We were caught off guard and suffered heavy losses. The last general had no choice but to lead the army to retreat, giving up these opportunities to surprise Xianyang.

 Unexpectedly, on the way of our retreat, we encountered a large force of the main force of the Qin army coming from the Wei River in the south, and almost surrounded us.

 The last general led people to fight hard before rushing out, and the soldiers were also scattered. I don't know how many people escaped.

 Zifang, this failure is my fault, I will ask Peigong to plead guilty and admit punishment. "

 Xia Houying said, with grief on his face, grieving for the thousands of soldiers of the Liu Army who followed him to attack Xianyang, and wondered how many could survive from the hands of the Qin Army.

 After Zhang Liang listened to Xia Houying's narration, his complexion was as gloomy as water, and he didn't speak for a long time.

 Zhang Liang didn't speak, Cao Shen and others didn't dare to speak, the atmosphere was extremely depressed.

 After a while, Zhang Liang came back to support Xia Houying, sighed and said, "General Xiahou, don't blame yourself, the main responsibility for this failure is not you, but me.

 I underestimated Zhuge Liang, the new prime minister of the Qin people. He really left behind in Xianyang. He probably guessed that I would send people to attack Xianyang.

 Perhaps, since you crossed the upper reaches of the Wei River, the Qin army has already discovered you.

 I will report this matter to Peigong, and I will bear the responsibility for the failure. "

 "Thank you Zifang."

 Hearing what Zhang Liang said, Xia Houying also breathed a sigh of relief.

 "Zifang, what should we do now? Are we still on our way to Xianyang?"

 Lu Wan came over and asked Zhang Liang.

 "What's the point of rushing to Xianyang overnight now, let the army stop, and send some soldiers to search for the soldiers who have fled back.

 General Xiahou's troops were dispersed by the Qin army, and there should be many generals who rushed out like General Xiahou. "

 Zhang Liang immediately issued such an order.

 "No." Lu Wan responded.

 "Well, Zhuge Liang, I let you escape again.

 You won the battle in Xianyang before; now I won the battle in Weishui.

 Let's play one to one, and it's a tie.

 Next, let us face off again in Xianyang, this time we must decide who is superior. "

 Because Xia Houying's surprise attack on Xianyang failed, Zhang Liang felt very uncomfortable at this moment, thinking to himself.

 After these two fights, Zhang Liang also had a deeper understanding of Zhuge Liang, knowing that he is a master of strategy. Next, if he wants to help Liu Bang invade Xianyang, it will definitely not be that simple.

 He needs to come up with a more careful plan in his heart at this time.

 On the 27th, Liu Bang's army joined together and then marched towards Xianyang.

 In the Battle of Weishui, Liu Bang had a total of more than 1 casualties under Liu Bang's command, which reduced the number of combatable soldiers under Liu Bang's command from more than 4 to [-].

 It's just that the casualties of the same Qin army were not small, initially around 9000.

 Moreover, based on the combination of Zhang Liang and the total troops invested by the Qin army in the Battle of Weishui, it is speculated that the number of Qin army defenders in Xianyang at this time will not be too large.

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 Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

 On November 26, when Zhang Liang and Zhuge Liang faced off in Weishui, the two armies engaged in a brutal bloody battle.

 On the east side of Hangu Pass, a larger and more intense battle was also going on.

 On the Hangu Pass, on the 23rd, Xu Feng acted and agreed to Xiang Yu's request of "three days later, a decisive battle".

 Immediately, the two armies began to prepare for the big battle three days later.

 The news spread quickly, not only the Qin army on the Hangu pass, but also the more than [-] Xiang army officers and soldiers in the Xiang army camp outside the pass, all knew the news.

 For a while, the atmosphere at Hangu Pass became extremely depressing.

 From the day of the 23rd, Xiang Yu never sent anyone to challenge the Qin army, nor launched a battle to tackle key points, so that the soldiers could recharge their batteries and wait for the decisive battle.

 The soldiers on Xiang Yu's side were also overjoyed at the news that the Qin army was going to leave the pass and fight them decisively.

 After all, for the past two months, the Qin army has been huddled in the tortoise shell of Hangu Pass. They have attacked countless times and lost countless soldiers, but they have not been able to break through Hangu Pass.

 Compared with breaking through the Hangu Pass with difficulty, Xiang Jun's officers and soldiers hoped to have a field battle with the Qin army, defeat the Qin army, and then enter Hangu Pass.

 Now, after Fan Zeng used the tactics of "showing weakness" and "aggressive generals" against Xu Feng, Xu Feng, who was "inflated in self-confidence", finally agreed to fight Xiang Yu outside the pass.

 This is great news for them.

 You must know that at this time, the Qin army at Hangu Pass had only 10 people at full strength, while Xiang Yu experienced a series of defeats at Hangu Pass, and his strength was reduced from more than [-] to about [-]. Qin Jun.

 In field battles outside the pass, they have a great advantage.

 The generals of the Qin Army in Hangu Pass also opposed the decision to leave the pass and Xiang Yu for a decisive battle.

 On the side of the Qin army, they are also actively preparing for the battle, waiting for the decisive day on the 26th.

 At Haishi (25pm) on the evening of the [-]th, the generals of the Qin army in Hangu Pass suddenly received an order from Xu Feng's relatives to assemble the whole army without making too much noise.

 After receiving Xu Feng's order, these generals of the Qin Army immediately became excited one by one, and quietly began to gather their troops.

 At midnight, the [-] Qin army had assembled.

 Immediately, Xu Feng brought Guo Jia, Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, Li You and other generals of the Qin army to the front of the army. One hundred thousand Qin soldiers stood by and waited for Xu Feng's order.

Chapter 64 Night Attack on Xiang Yu's Camp

 64 Night Raid on Xiang Yu's Camp

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 "Your Majesty, the entire army has assembled."

 A Qin general wearing simple leather armor, with an iron long knife hanging on his waist, and holding a bronze crossbow in his hand, came to Xu Feng and shouted loudly.

 "Very well, step back." Xu Feng nodded.

 Because it was night, in order not to attract the attention of Xiang Jun outside the pass, there were not many torches in the pass at this time, and the surrounding area was dark.

 Xu Feng could only see the first few rows of Qin Army generals clearly, and the Qin Army soldiers behind them were covered by darkness.

 But with the help of the faint moonlight, Xu Feng could vaguely see flashes of eyes not far away, like wolves hiding in the dark.

 Xu Feng knew that those were the eyes of soldiers of the Qin army.

 In the dark night, there was a mass of soldiers of the Qin army, all over the Hangu Pass, a total of one hundred thousand Qin soldiers, all of them were full of energy and fighting spirit.

 At this time, Xu Feng looked at Guo Jia, saw Guo Jia nodded, and said: "Your Majesty, wait a little longer, wait until the ugly time is over, and then act."

 "Okay!" Xu Feng responded.

 "Li You, Zhao Yun, Lu Bu, now you all go back to your respective ministries, let the soldiers eat a meal of dry food, build up their strength, leave the pass in an hour, and attack Xiang Yu's camp."

 Xu Feng turned his head and said to Lu Bu, Zhao Yun and Li You.

 "No, Your Majesty!"

 Immediately, the three people following Xu Feng quickly dispersed, looking for their own subordinates.

 Among them, there were 7000 cavalrymen under Lu Bu's command, more than [-] guards under Zhao Yun's army, and the remaining [-] generals under Li You's command who had not been reorganized.

 Xu Feng had already prepared flour cakes as dry food. At this time, the soldiers of the Qin army didn't need to light a fire, they just ate the flour cakes, so as to build up their physical strength for the upcoming battle.

 From Xu Feng following Guo Jia's plan, step by step to the present, agreeing to Xiang Yu's request for a decisive battle, completely paralyzing Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng.

 On the eve of the decisive battle, launching a night attack and attacking Xiang Yu's camp was Guo Jia's last attempt to close the net.

 At this moment, Xiang Yu and his more than [-] soldiers were waiting for the decisive battle with the Qin army outside Hangu Pass after dawn. They never thought that the Qin army would attack the camp tonight.

 Fan Zeng thought he had tricked Xu Feng into being fooled, but he didn't know that he was in Guo Jia's scheme from the very beginning, and he was the one who was really fooled.

 At this time, outside the pass, inside the camp of the Xiang army, it was quiet. Xiang Yu and his soldiers were all asleep, waiting to recharge their spirits and fight the Qin army after dawn.

 Soon, an hour passed, and Xu Feng issued an order: "All the troops leave the customs."

 creak!

 Immediately, the solid city gate of Hangu Pass was slowly pushed open, and groups of soldiers of the Qin army came out from the gate in neat rows.

 Lu Bu's war horses and horseshoes were all wrapped in coarse cloth, and even the Qin army's iron long swords and other weapons were wrapped in cloth strands by the Qin soldiers, so as to avoid reflecting the moonlight, and were discovered by Xiang Jun.

 The [-] Qin army divided into three groups after Hangu Pass, and moved towards Xiang Yu's camp a few miles away.

 Among them, Lu Bu took [-] cavalry and headed southeast, because the terrain in that direction was relatively flat and suitable for cavalry deployment.

 And Li You's [-] Duwei Army went due east; Zhao Yun led more than [-] guards and detoured northeast, preparing to attack Xiang Jun's camp from the northeast.

 Marching in this dark night places very high demands on the organization and discipline of the soldiers of the Qin Army.

 Fortunately, the [-] Qin troops gathered at Hangu Pass at this time are basically the last remaining elite of the Great Qin, except for the dozens of Qin troops commanded by Ren Xiao and Zhao Tuo in Baiyue in the south.

 Most of the Qin soldiers here are veterans of several years, and even most of these generals of the Qin army are veterans who survived many battles since Qin Shihuang unified the six kingdoms.

 They have done night raids before, and they know what to do.

 With these veterans of the Qin army as grassroots generals, they can basically organize the night raids of the Qin army very well without too much chaos.

 Half an hour later, the Qin army of the three routes was already in place in the dark.

 This time, Xu Feng took Guo Jia and even participated in the night attack in person. Li You and other generals of the Qin Army persuaded Xu Feng in every possible way, but they didn't change his mind.

 "Your Majesty, the time is almost up, let General Li You start the attack."

 Guo Jia and Xu Feng took Jinda's silver guards to protect their safety, and hid on a hill northwest of Xiang Jun's camp, preparing to watch the battle.

 Soon, Guo Jia said to Xu Feng.

 At this time, counting the time, it should be Yin time, and in one and a half hours, it will be dawn.

 Guo Jia reckoned that if he didn't do anything again, Xiang Yu would have to gather troops.

 After all, after dawn is the decisive battle, Xiang Yu has to prepare in advance anyway, it is impossible to wait for dawn to assemble the army, it must be an hour in advance.

 It can be said that everyone in Xiang Yu's camp, including Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng, was at their lowest vigilance at this time.

 Because, in another hour and a half, it will be dawn, and it is impossible for the Qin army to attack them at this time.

 What Guo Jia wants is Xiang Yu's mentality, to give them a fatal blow when their vigilance is the most relaxed.

 At this moment, Xu Feng's heart was also excited, and he replied: "Okay."

 Then, Xu Feng looked at Jin Da at the side, and ordered: "Jin Da, send the signal."

 "No, Your Majesty."

 Jin Da responded, then turned and left, took a few Qin soldiers, lit a few torches, stood on a high place and waved towards the northeast and southeast, so that Lu Bu and Zhao Yun in these two directions could see them.

 "Soldiers, kill me!"

 Here, Li You saw the flame signal on the northwest hill, and he had already touched him less than a mile away from Xiang Jun's camp. He immediately commanded his Qin Army to rush into Xiang Jun's camp.

 Whoosh whoosh!

 The Qin soldiers no longer hid their figures, and when they rushed towards Xiang Jun's camp, their arm crossbows had already shot at the soldiers standing guard in Xiang Jun's camp.

 Puff puff!

 There was a muffled sound, and dense arrows shot over, immediately killing the two teams of patrolling Xiang sergeants.

 Before they died, these Xiang soldiers all stared wide-eyed, showing frightened expressions. Obviously, they were also frightened by the Qin army who came to kill them.

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