Destiny Only Han

Chapter 167 The flag was erected and lowered on the king's city, and the concubine learned about it in the deep palace

In spring and March, the sun is shining brightly, everything is flourishing, and there are vibrant scenes everywhere.

Hedong County, the Yellow River ferry south of Puban County.

Here in later generations, there is a well-known name, Fenglingdu.

It's where Miss Guo missed her life when she saw Yang Guo.

It's just that it's not so famous now, it's just a small ferry. When the world was in chaos in the last years of the Qin Dynasty, the traveling merchants were cut off, and the ferry was even more deserted.

But today is destined to be an unusual day.

From early in the morning, a group of soldiers in black military uniforms came from nowhere and controlled the ferry and all the boatmen, and dispatched a small group of people to start guarding further away.

But the boatmen didn't panic. Since the other party killed them before they came up, it meant that the other party had no intention of killing themselves.

The reason why they control themselves is nothing more than their own punting skills.

The only reason why the boatmen didn't panic was because one of the soldiers, who seemed to be the leader, opened a small cloth bag on the table in front of the boat boss.

Inside the cloth bag was a piece of gold, full of scattered gold ingots!
"Second and third sons, get up and work!"

The boss of the ship raised his arms and shouted, and the morale of the boatmen was also high.

This is gold!
The merchants transported by the boatmen in the plains mostly collect some grain or cloth, and at most it costs a handful and a half taels of money. Now these guys are really spending a lot of money!
As a result, the other party's previous rough actions and fierce expressions became cute in the eyes of these boatmen...

Standing at the ferry, Fan Kui looked at the boatman who was struggling to row the boat to the other side, feeling unreal in his heart.

Wei Jun did not guard such an important place.

What are they doing?
From here to Anyi City, if the army puts aside its baggage and marches lightly, it will take less than three to five days to arrive!
These days, under Han Xin's training, Fan Kui has a bit of experience in attacking cities.

When the war came, unless it was a fortress like Hangu Pass, other cities had to start stockpiling food half a month in advance, strengthen the city defenses, register the people in the city, and use it to assist the army in defending the city.

Otherwise, when the time comes to fight, it will be a mess.

Even without the enemy attacking, civil strife will occur on its own!
So, what exactly is Wei Bao doing?
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On the west bank of the great river, flags were flying, and the black army could not be seen at a glance.

Liu Bang stood on the chariot, holding a Han army battle flag with black background and white characters in his hand, watching the movement on the east bank of the river with piercing eyes.

If Fan Kui sneaked across the river and did not capture the ferry, he was ready to launch a strong attack.

In this battle, he personally led an army of [-], and even transferred many ferryboats and boatmen from other places. The reason why he sent Fan Kui to smuggle out was because he wanted to get a group of boatmen who were familiar with the water conditions.

After all, water and fire are ruthless.

Although the river looks calm on the surface, how fast the water flows, and where there is an undercurrent under the water, it is easy to sweep people away. Without the guidance of local boatmen who are familiar with hydrology, they need to risk their lives to wade out a way!
Behind Liu Bang, countless battle flags of the Han army fluttered.

Like the battle flag on his chariot, all the flags in the Han army have now been replaced with white letters on a black background.

Not only the color of the flag, but also the written characters have been changed from the original Chu bird seal to other fonts.

Well, it's not the Xiaozhuan of Qin State either.

At this time, Zhanqi was written in the official script, which was very popular among the people and had almost completely replaced Xiaozhuan.

According to legend, the origin of this kind of writing originated from a man named Cheng Miao.

This person was originally a minor official in the period of the first emperor, because he offended the abbot...well, he offended the first emperor.

So he was imprisoned in the prison, and he thought about it for ten years, gaining and losing big and small seals with square and round brushwork, so he wrote three thousand characters in new characters.

Then he won the favor of the first emperor, and after he was acquitted, he was appointed as the official censor. The script he created was also called official script.

But in fact, official script has appeared long ago. The original meaning of official script is "attachment" or "belonging to".

After all, Xiaozhuan and Lishu belong to two writing systems, marking two major stages in the development of Chinese characters.

Xiaozhuan is a pictographic script, while Lishu is a new writing system and the prototype of regular script.

For example, the writing of the battle flag of the Han army at this moment is actually a "half seal and half official" writing method, and this method has appeared as early as the period of King Qin Zhaoxiang.

In the Han army camp, when the soldiers at the forefront saw hundreds of ferries appearing in the center of the river, they immediately cheered.

Listening to the joy in the army, Liu Bang frowned slightly.

Wei Bao, what are you doing?
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Hedong County, Anyi County.

In the evening, as usual, the farmers went home and the city people went on strike.

However, there seemed to be the sound of horseshoes in the distance.

Da-da-da, da-da-da!
The hoofbeats were messy, but dense and heavy.

The soldiers at the city gate who were in charge of collecting the city gate tax vaguely saw the small stones at their feet starting to stir slightly.

On the top of the city, the sentinel standing in the archery tower watched the place where the setting sun set in the distance, where the smoke and dust were everywhere, and the war horses were galloping.

But he was a little puzzled. The army in the distance was holding a banner he had never seen before.

Black.

The black clouds overwhelm the city and the city is about to be destroyed!

Friend or foe?

The sentinel hesitated for a moment, then made up his mind.

No matter, let's make a warning sound first, and then judge whether the incoming person is an enemy or a friend!

If you make a mistake, you will be punished at worst.

But at least his life was saved.

If it's right...

He lowered his head and looked at the messy city gate, feeling somewhat ominous in his heart.

Since the king of his family has been crowned king, it seems that he has never left the palace for half a step. He is indulging in female sex and singing songs every day...

"With such a king, why worry about the country not being destroyed..."

In silence, the sentinel took out a horn and blew it vigorously.

"Woooooooo..."

The desolate sound of horns spread throughout the streets and alleys of Anyi City in the blink of an eye.

All the people in the city were stunned, as if they couldn't believe their ears.

"A warning horn?"

"It shouldn't be. I heard that Guanzhong and the Zhao land to the east are in chaos. Where will the enemy come from?"

"Maybe it's Henan Wang Shenyang in the south? After all, it's a big county with a population of millions, so it's naturally abundant..."

"The old man thinks it should be Sima Ang, King of Yin from the east. This man is General Zhao. He is brave and ambitious..."

"It's already this time, do you still have the mind to talk about this? Why don't you run away!"

"Heh, you're still too young!"

"Yes, yes!"

"I have so many years of experience, I can't run away from a big battle, and I don't need to run away from a small battle..."

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When the city was in chaos, Guan Ying quickly approached Anyi County with [-] vanguard cavalry.

But when they arrived under the city wall, the city gate was completely closed, and only many people who fled to the city in a hurry were blocked at the city gate, watching the trembling cavalry behind Guan Ying, saying that they would spare their lives.

After Guan Ying looked around, he rode off into the distance.

He led the light cavalry, and even if he dismounted to fight, he would not be able to take down Anyi County, which was defended by a large army.

The intention of the vanguard cavalry was to take advantage of the chaos to attack the city. If they were unsuccessful, they were already prepared to sweep away possible treasuries, granaries and enemy troops outside the city.

If there is neither, the army with better discipline will choose to stay in place and wait for the arrival of the follow-up large troops.

As for those with poor discipline, the people at the gate of the city are the tools they use to vent their anger. The men are killed, and the women stay in the army. If they get tired of playing, they will be sold or executed.

Anyway, if you are idle, you are idle, and you always have to find something for the soldiers to do.

But Guan Ying rode his horse away, which showed that he had no intention of plundering. Behind him, the cavalry armed with halberds and crossbows turned their horses without looking back, preparing to build a camp.

On the top of the city, Wei Bao, who was rumored to be indulging in wine, was wearing a thick armor and watched the Han cavalry leave.

It was he who gave the order to close the city gates and prohibit the entry of people outside the city.

His purpose of doing this was to use the blood of the people outside the city to arouse the soldiers at the top of the city to fight against each other and defend Anyi City to the death.

But the decisive departure of the Han army made all his plans come to nothing.

At this moment, he looked at the eyes of the soldiers at the top of the city, and he understood in his heart.

The general situation is gone, and Wei Guo is in danger!
At this time, he couldn't help but think of what Lu Jia, the envoy of the Han army who had crossed the river from the south, had said to him a month ago.

"The number of days has changed, and the artifacts are easier to obtain. It is a natural principle to return to a virtuous person... If you surrender to our king as soon as possible, you can follow the example of King Zhai, King Sai of Henan, and retain the throne without losing glory and wealth..."

Of course, at that time he was still thinking about being the emperor's father, so he had someone beat him out with sticks.

but……

Perhaps surrender is not necessarily an impossible thing.

A gentleman hides his weapon in his body, ready to move!

After he has the son of the emperor, he will compete with Liu Bang again!
Thinking of this, he hurried down from the top of the city, ordered people to open the city gate, led hundreds of guards, and chased the Han cavalry outside the city.

A man can bend and stretch.

If the opponent pulls away the siege posture and then surrenders, I'm afraid both sides will look bad!
Therefore, since you have to surrender anyway, it is better to take the initiative and try to paralyze the other party, making the other party think that you have no ambitions.

In this way, it will be easier to rebel!
"Son, my father misses you so much!"

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Linzi County, Panyang (now Linqu County, Weifang, Shandong).

In the setting sun, the sky and the earth are golden.

Standing on the city wall riddled with holes, Tian Heng tried his best to cut off the head of an injured Chu army who did not retreat.

Beside him, the soldiers of the Qi army with white cloths wrapped around their waists began to cheer, and they repelled the attack of the opposite Chu army again.

Tian Heng leaned on the wall and panted heavily, his eyes showed relief.

The people of Qi are united as one, what is the point of the Chu army!

(End of this chapter)