Dahan first prince

Chapter 232

"temple!"

"Your Highness moved the tent to Qi county?!"

Chu capital Pengcheng, Chu Palace.

Hearing the news from the messenger, Chu Wang Liu Jiao jumped up from the king's couch full of shock!
"No!"

"No way!!!"

Throwing down the phrase 'absolutely not' without any thought, Liu Jiao frowned and walked down the long steps to the Kanyu at the side of the hall, gesticulating anxiously.

Seeing Liu Jiao's reaction, several Chu generals who had been standing in the hall had no choice but to step back and swallow the words that came to their lips.

"Qixian is only [-] miles away from the Chu-Huainan junction in the north, and only [-] miles away from Shouchun in the longitudinal direction!"

"His Royal Highness moved the tent to Qi County, in case the bandits break through south of Chu and go to Qi County..."

As he said that, the expression of panic on Liu Jiao's face reached its peak in an instant.

But what frightened Liu Jiao even more was the words that came from the messenger...
"The transfer of accounts to Qi County was ordered by the Prince's army, and the right minister and the chariot generals have all followed the order."

"His Royal Highness's Central Army has also all set out from Fengyi to the south, and it will arrive soon."

"His Royal Highness sent officials here, one is to inform the king of Chu about this matter."

"Both, His Highness wants to ask the King of Chu: The great enemy is now, and the Huainan bandits are about to attack Chu from the north. Does the King of Chu have a detailed plan to retreat from the enemy?"

Hearing the courier's previous sentence, "You Xiangguo and General Cheqi have all obeyed the order", Liu Jiao still had a little persistence in his heart.

But when he heard the following sentence, "The Chinese army has already set off and will arrive in Qi County in a few days", Liu Jiao's heart fell to the bottom of the valley.

"Ugh!"

"At home, why don't you know how important you are?!"

"Don't you hear: the son of a thousand gold can't sit in the hall, and the gentleman can't stand under the dangerous wall???"

Full of resentment, he stomped his feet and slandered in his heart for a while. In the end, Liu Jiao could only shake his head helplessly, and then let out a long sigh.

As for Liu Ying's move of his Chinese military tent from Fengyi, which is more than [-] miles away from the Chu-Huai border, to Qixian, which is less than [-] miles away from the border, Liu Jiao's opinion is based on the previous sentence "Wan Wan Can't' exclamation is enough to see.

Two hundred miles, at first glance, does not seem to be very close.

But for the army, especially the rebels who are eager to attack, this distance is definitely not 'safe'!
The reason is simple: Although Qixian County is nearly [-] miles away from the Chu-Huainan border, this does not mean that Qixian County is also nearly [-] miles away from the battlefield and the enemy's front.

——The borders of Chu State, Huainan State, and Jing State are all Huai River!

But now, when the Yingbu army is gathered in Jingdi, ready to go north to attack Chu, Chu's targeted defense will never be along the border between Chu, Huainan, and Jing, that is, the word Huai Shui. spread out.

The most reasonable approach is to deploy three to five armies in several important towns on the southern border of Chu State, which are closer to the Huai River, to deal with the Huainan rebels who may cross the Huai River at any time and attack Chu.

In this way, the battlefield where Chu soldiers and Huainan rebels confront each other will inevitably be north of the Huai River.

If the Chu army reacts quickly enough, it may be within [-] miles north of the Huai River; but once the situation occurs that the Huainan army crosses the Huai River, and the Chu army does not respond within a day and a night, the flames of war will be reduced. It will inevitably spread to an area of ​​one hundred, two hundred, or even three hundred miles north of Huai River!
As a vassal state that is narrow from north to south and long from east to west, the border between Chu State and Huainan State and Jing State, which are located in the south of Chu State, is more than 700 miles long from Yangquan in the west to East China Sea in the east... ··
At this time alone, the tens of thousands of Qi and Chu soldiers gathered in the southern part of Chu State had already faced a huge difficulty in defending the [-]-mile-long national border.

Not to mention 'tens of thousands of people guard the [-]-mile border and ensure that the enemy responds within [-] hours of passing the border'.

Therefore, Liu Jiao was absolutely unwilling to Liu Ying's move to Qi County.

——In case Yingbo crossed the Huai River by accident, and the Chu army did not respond in time, the rebels would very likely appear outside Qi County!
And when that time comes, what decision will Yingbu make when he learns that Prince Liu Ying is in Qi County?
The answer to this question is almost without a doubt.

--beat!

——Smashing pots and selling iron, breaking the pot and sinking the boat, trying to defeat all the soldiers and horses, and must also bring down Qi County!

As a city that wasn't too strong, Qi County wouldn't be able to defend it for long given that Liu Ying's troops were no more than tens of thousands of armored men!
And once Qi County falls, no matter whether Liu Ying, the prince, made a mistake in the war, or was captured alive by the rebellious Yingbu, the Chang'an court, which originally occupied the righteousness, will be severely punished, and it must not be tolerated. A painful blow to accept...

"temple······"

Thinking of this, Liu Jiao couldn't help but with the last trace of luck, raised his head and blurted out a word.

But after seeing the messenger's stone-like gaze, Liu Jiao finally could only sigh and lower his head, forcing himself to accept this established fact.

——The crown prince's nephew, I'm afraid he has made up his mind to stay in Qi County.

As an uncle, Liu Jiao was not only unable to stop Liu Ying's dangerous behavior, but even had to give Liu Ying a satisfactory answer to another question brought by the messenger.

"Ugh······"

"There is already a strategy to deal with the enemy."

There was another sigh in his heart, and then he said something with a serious expression, and Liu Jiao cast his worried eyes on the Chu generals in the hall.

"However, today, all the generals entered the palace and each went to speak to the widow, just like the strategy used to deal with the enemy in the past, all the generals thought it was good or not."

"There are those who say 'This strategy is very good, and the enemy will surely be defeated';"

"It is also said that 'this disorderly policy will surely ruin the land of Chu'."

Saying this with a heavy heart, Liu Jiao finally walked up the long steps with an uncertain expression, and sat down on the king's couch again.

"The envoy is coming, why not just follow me and hear about the generals of Chu."

With a low voice, several Chu generals in the hall rushed to the center of the hall as if they had been beaten with chicken blood.

Seeing this, the envoy had no choice but to turn sideways, backed up two steps later, and gave up the position in the center of the hall, listening attentively to the speeches of the Chu generals.

"Your Majesty!"

"This is the best and unique plan today!"

A short, stocky general with a beard came out, bowed to Liu Jiao, and then looked at the colleagues behind him full of resentment.

"It's only been half a month since Yingbu turned back, and the Jing land has been lost; the king of Jing Jing was also murdered in Fuling for a thief!"

"At this time when the morale of the rebel army is high and the people of Chu are in panic, our soldiers of Chu must not divide our troops too much!"

"The original minister's intention: the army is divided into three groups; the first group of Qi soldiers and the second group of Chu soldiers are stationed at the junction of Jing and Chu, and the bandits in the south cross the Huai River by force!"

"But when a bandit crosses the water, he must encounter one of the three groups of soldiers and horses; at that time, the other two will rush to help, and the bandit will surely return without success."

"Besides, the autumn harvest has not yet arrived, and the Yingbu bandits have hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, and their food and grass will surely be in danger of being powerless."

"Thus deploying troops in Jing-Chu in this way will surely enable Yingbu to return to Jing, get the food from the autumn harvest and rebuild the morale of the army."

"However, at that time, the prince can also send a large army to assist Chu to solve the current predicament of Chu; once the reinforcements arrive in Chu, Yingbo's defeat will be just around the corner!!!"

After saying this with a firm expression, General Chu turned his head again, snorted coldly at the others without concealing his hatred, and then retreated to his original position under the warning of Liu Jiao's eyes.

Almost at the same time, several other Chu generals also stepped forward in unison and bowed their hands to Liu Jiao. Soon after, a gray-haired veteran turned his head, glared and pointed his finger at the Chu general who had spoken earlier.

"Your Majesty!"

"This person should be between Yingbu!"

"Old thief with a gray beard, stop spitting blood!!!"

He was full of old age, and he yelled with extreme anger, which immediately aroused the previous general Chu to get excited, and made a gesture to stand up, as if wishing to swallow the old general alive.

But the veteran stared again without fear, turned around, and bowed his hands solemnly to Liu Jiao.

"Your Majesty!"

"Today, the Yingbu bandit army has dispatched from Wuyi, went northward and crossed the Huai River, it will take only two or three days!"

"Your Majesty doesn't know where the bandits come from. It seems that you should divide your troops into three groups to prepare for the enemy. When one army is attacked by bandits, the remaining two armies will rush to help. The three armies will join forces to attack the bandits. This is indeed a good strategy."

"However, there is one thing that the king may not know!"

As he said that, he saw the old general turn his head to the side again, and spat at the former Chu general before looking at Liu Jiao again with a serious expression.

"Your Majesty knows: The soldiers of my Chu Kingdom are all Chu people!"

"However, Your Majesty doesn't know: the people of my state of Chu regard their family more than the state!!!"

After saying a word with certainty, the veteran took a step forward with a heavy expression, and there was a hint of urgency between his brows.

"The strategy of dividing the army into three armies seems to be feasible, but your majesty may not know that if you divide the army into three armies, one of the armies will be attacked by bandits, and the soldiers of the other two armies will fear that their own families will be destroyed by bandits, and they will disperse and return home! "

"In this way, Your Majesty divides his troops into three groups, one of which is attacked by bandits, and will be defeated without reinforcements; the other two routes collapse in a hurry, and the army of the three routes will be wiped out in an instant."

"With such a plan, An Neng said: Excellent?"

Asking hoarsely, the old general looked straight at Liu Jiao, but pointed to the general Chu who was diagonally ahead.

"How can anyone who offers such a plan not be able to say: between Huainan thieves?!"

Hearing that the old general said that he was a spy sent by Yingbo, that General Chu was furious again.

But in the end, under Liu Jiao's gloomy and cold gaze, General Chu finally restrained his impulse and forced his body on the seat.

And in the upper position, after using his eyes to stop the previous Chu general's impulse to "slay the old thief", Liu Jiao's expression suddenly became a little tangled.

Among the Liu clan, although Liu Jiao is more known as a "cultural person", as the second clan prince of the Han Dynasty and the younger brother of the current emperor Liu Bang, Liu Jiao has the most basic military knowledge. There are still pay.

Liu Jiao clearly understood in his heart: In theory, dividing the Qi and Chu armies into three groups and deploying defenses along the Jing-Chu junction is indeed the best way at the moment, and there is no one.

But Liu Jiao is equally clear: what the veteran said just now is indeed true.

In today's world, most of the low-level soldiers in the army are composed of self-cultivating farmers, the so-called "good family sons".

For these farmers' children, the cognition of "a country makes a family" hardly gets even the slightest bit of recognition.

For the vast majority of common people and low-level soldiers, "family first, country first" is almost the same truth as "eat when you are hungry, sleep when you are sleepy".

Among them, especially the Chu people, they value the individual and family the most, and despise the collective and even the country the most.

To put it simply: Liu Jiao is very sure that if he really ordered that the troops of Qi and Chu be divided into three groups and stationed in the north of the Huai River, then the scene that the old general just described will definitely happen!

Hearing that the friendly army was attacked by the Huainan bandit army, the first reaction of the bottom soldiers of the other two groups of soldiers and horses would definitely not be "hurry up to support", but: the bandit army is coming, I have to go home quickly... ·

"Ugh······"

"I am a widow among the thieves, and I have the order of the emperor and the crown prince to divide the army into three groups. I am a widow, so what?"

Shaking his head with a lonely expression, Liu Jiao finally got up from the king's couch, and looked at the side of the hall with deep meaning, the messenger sent by Liu Ying.

Seeing that the messenger was still expressionless, Liu Jiao had no choice but to turn around, and immediately took a deep breath.

"There is no need to discuss this matter any further, the widow has made up her mind!"

Said the words in an extremely forceful tone, and nodded slightly to the old general with a slight consolation, Liu Jiao's eyes finally stayed on the Chu general who advocated 'the army should be divided into three groups' at the very beginning. .

"Send the widow's military order!"

"My Chu army is divided into two divisions, each with [-] soldiers, divided into Zhang Gu and Li Yi!"

When Liu Jiao gave the order, Chu general Zhang Gu stood up excitedly, bowed his hands to Liu Jiao to accept the order, and still proudly raised his head to the veteran Li Yiyi.

Unlike Zhang Gu, who is a villain, although Li Yi, a veteran, has gained the trust of Liu Jiao, who is in charge of half of the soldiers and horses in the Chu Kingdom, there is no trace of gratitude in his brows.

Li Yi's reaction did not seem to be beyond Liu Jiao's expectations. Seeing Li Yi lowered his head worriedly, Liu Jiao did not show any displeasure, and continued: "Zhang Gu's department is stationed in Ling County; Li Yi The Ministry is stationed in Xu County."

"In addition, send someone to tell the Marquis of Pingyang: The soldiers of Qi are stationed in Hong County, and the Huainan thieves must not let the prince's stationing in Qi County be known!"

After making arrangements for the Qi and Chu soldiers who were divided into three groups, Liu Jiao finally felt a little relieved.

Ling County is located on the Jing-Chu East border; Xu County is located in the middle of the border.

And Hong County, where Liu Jiao asked Pingyang Marquis Cao Shen to be stationed, is located on the Jing-Chu western border line, and is less than [-] miles away from Qi County where Liu Ying's army is located.

With Cao Shen's army, Liu Ying was more or less guaranteed in Qi County.

(End of this chapter)