Fierce Battle with Han Xin (Part One)

The Huan King personally led the Forbidden Guard and the four Special Legions into battle. Deng Zong and Cai Sheng dared not delay in the slightest, swiftly regrouping their battered troops and pursuing with all their might.

In this respect, Deng Zong truly deserved his place among the named generals of history. Though less famous than Han Xin, Long Ju, Meng Tian, and the like, he was still exceptional.

Within a few quarter-hours, he had brought defeated troops who had lost over half their number under control, soothed their fears, and swiftly gathered them into a complete formation to join the pursuit. This was truly beyond an ordinary general. Judged purely on battlefield responsiveness, organization, and the ability to rally men, even world-renowned "famous generals" such as Jian Shang and Xiang Yu might not have done better than Deng Zong. After all, these were the battered remnants of the Zhangchu Army—ordinary regular troops, not elite units.

Jian Shang personally led five special cavalry units in pursuit. In less than half an hour, they had covered dozens of li and could faintly see the vast, dark mass of Great Qin's main army on the horizon. Along the way, they had killed several thousand stragglers from the Great Qin Tiger Army. Their pursuit speed left people speechless.

This was mainly because Jian Shang had held some strength in reserve. Otherwise, had the special troops fully transformed into a "giant roc," their speed could have risen several notches further.

As they drew ever closer to Great Qin's main army, more and more soldiers of the Great Qin Tiger Army were crushed and slain by the five Special Legions.

Boom, boom, boom...

The swiftly retreating main army of Great Qin suddenly halted. Deep, resonant war drums sounded, and the soldiers at the rear