A series of tactics completely stunned Cao Shen, and the rear army was almost unable to do anything and was directly defeated.
"withdraw."
The situation was hopeless and Cao Shen realized that the situation was not good, so he ordered a breakout.
When Cao Shen retreated, the rest of the Han army instantly lost their power to resist. When the Chu army crossed the river, they either surrendered or fled, abandoning their weapons and armor.
After getting off the boat, Lin Han was deeply impressed by Xiang Yu's use of troops.
The battle of crossing the river can be said to be Xiang Yu's strong point.
In the Battle of Julu, Xiang Yu used the strategy of burning his boats and breaking his cauldrons to put his soldiers in a desperate situation and then survive. He defeated the enemy with a smaller force and wiped out 300,000 main forces of the Qin army.
Now facing Cao Shen, he used the tactics of false and real to successfully cross the river, causing chaos in the rear of the Han army.
The battle lasted for an hour.
When the dust settled, it was already dawn.
In the battle of crossing the river, the Han army suffered 5,000 casualties and 7,000 prisoners. There were countless deserters who did not have time to retreat. Xiang Yu won the victory of crossing the river without any effort.
In the Han army camp, there were still a lot of supplies that had not been taken away yet.
"Ji Bu, lead 5,000 cavalry to pursue the Han army. There is no need to attack, just tie down their march and wait for my main force to arrive." Xiang Yu ordered Ji Bu.
The latter took the order and left with 5,000 cavalrymen in the direction where Cao Shen led his troops to escape.
On the banks of the Wujiang River, soldiers connected a pontoon bridge and transported supplies from the other side.
The clarion call for counterattack has been sounded.
After the victory in the first battle, the morale of the Chu army soared and its combat effectiveness increased dramatically.
After resting, Xiang Yu led a vanguard of 30,000 heavily armored soldiers to pursue the Han army in the direction they left.
This is the best time to destroy Liu Bang.
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