Destiny Only Han

Chapter 211: My Wife I Raise
Sanchuan County, Xingyang.

When the morning light was twilight, Liu Bang was sitting in the palace, together with Zhang Liang, Lu Wan and others, deliberating the battle report sent by Han Xin and the next action plan.

The Wei land is divided into three parts, and it has been settled.

Han Xin focused his attention on Yanzhao, Qi and Dai in the east.

In the plan he sent, he clearly asked Liu Bang to send him another [-] troops from Xingyang, so that he could raise Yan and Zhao in the north, attack Qi in the east, and cut off the food road of Chu in the south.

But the crux of the problem is that the garrison near Xingyang originally had 3 to [-] troops.

Before the Northern Expedition to the Kingdom of Wei, Han Xin had already taken away 8 strong men to defend Xingyang, leaving only [-] to [-] men.

Now, Han Xin has asked for an additional 5 troops, which means that there are at most [-] people left near Xingyang.

As for Xiang Yu on the opposite side, the army is gathering at this moment, with a total strength of at least 15!

Although the number of people defending the city does not need to be too many, if the power balance between the two sides is too great, even if there is a fortified city, it will not be able to defend it!
However, what Han Xin said was not unreasonable.

After taking Yanzhao in the north, the entire north of the river became the flank of the Han Dynasty. Not only did it have abundant manpower and material resources to deploy, but it also had great strategic depth.

The Han army can not only attack Xichu from Sanchuan County, but also cross the Yellow River and attack Xichu from Qi.

Under the difficult situation, Xiang Yu's failure is doomed.

Although Han Xin's idea is a bit bold, it is a very clever move from the perspective of the current situation.

Liu Bang looked at Zhang Liang and asked, "Will it be better if Wei Bao is released and he is still in command of the Wei army?"

His meaning was very clear. Although the Wei army surrendered, it has not stood the test of time, and it is not worth handing over their backs to them.

After Yi explained Wei Bao, Liu Bang's prestige among the soldiers of the Wei army should have been greatly improved.

Moreover, the Wei Army was built by Wei Bao after all, and he was very handy in dispatching the soldiers of the Wei Army and using the middle and lower-level officers.

After listening to Liu Bang's words, Zhang Liang fell into deep thought. Before Lu Wan opened her mouth to speak, Zhou Ke, the imperial historian, expressed strong opposition:

"Although Wei Bao has some abilities, he is capricious and absolutely untrustworthy!"

Well, Zhou Ke is a military official in Sishui County, which is a position similar to field work.

When Liu Bang conquered Xiang County, the seat of Sishui County, Zhou Ke and his younger brother Zhou Chang joined Liu Bang's camp.

Now, Zhou Ke is second only to Xiao He in the rank of civil servants, firmly sitting in the second place.

Doctor Yushi, one of the three lords, with a silver seal and green ribbon, belongs to the prime minister's successor, but he is also in charge of the censor and is in charge of supervising all officials.

The current state of Han implements the system of prime ministers in charge. Xiao He is responsible for the logistics and all political affairs in Guanzhong, Hanzhong, Bashu and other places, while Han Xin holds the title of prime minister of the left and is fully responsible for the war in the north.

As for Liu Bang, there were Yan Zechi, the false right prime minister who returned to Luoyang and was in charge of mediation, and Zhou Ke who followed him.

After Zhou Ke made a clear statement, this matter has basically been settled.

But Liu Bang has his own understanding.

He himself actually admired such a young and promising young man as Wei Bao.

It's just that when he wanted to say something more, Wei Wuzhi, the housekeeper outside the door, ran over and said in a somewhat strange tone: "Wei Bao is dead..."

"what?"

Not only Liu Bang, but also Zhou Ke Luwan who was beside him were also taken aback and sat up straight suddenly.

They just talked about Wei Bao, but the bad news came in an instant!

Zhang Liang's eyes flickered slightly, and he looked sideways at Liu Bang, but then looked away.

Wei Bao's death should have nothing to do with Liu Bang.

As a counselor who was with Liu Bang all the time, he had heard too many voices of Liu Bang praising Wei Bao, but...it was a bit strange that this matter was true!

After worshiping in groups, Wei Wuzhi said seriously: "Yesterday evening, Wei Bao and his party crossed the river from Pingyin. When the boat entered the water, it happened to encounter a vortex. Wei Bao sank with him and the boat..."

"Well, he was imprisoned in a prison car and taken to Xingyang. When the ship sank, the soldiers rowing the boat were panicked, and they didn't come to release him in time..."

Liu Bang sighed very sadly, but in the end he didn't say anything.

Not to mention this period, even in the Tang and Song Dynasties, large ships capsized on the Yellow River from time to time.

It's just that in his heart, he still has some doubts at this time.

With so many boats, only Wei Bao's sank?

Moreover, according to Wei Wuzhi, it was not the boatman at the ferry that drove the boat, but the soldiers of the Han army.

This is also a doubtful point.

However, Liu Bang remained calm. He was going to find the official responsible for escorting Wei Bao when the time was right, and ask him clearly.

If it's a natural disaster, it's fine.

If it is a man-made disaster...

In fact, it is better to die!

Liu Bang quickly transformed himself from a ranger to a King of Han to think about problems.

Wei Bao's death was actually a very good thing for him and Han.

This means that the state of Wei will cease to exist completely, and it will be integrated with the state of Han.

The tens of thousands of Wei troops who surrendered can also be used boldly without worrying that there will be people among them who will die to restore the Wei state.

Thinking of this, Liu Bang raised two fingers: "Two things. First, agree to Han Xin's request, dispatch 3 horses from Xingyang, and put them under his command. city."

"Secondly, let people build a tomb for Wei Bao at Pingyin Ferry, which is the place where Wei Bao died. At the same time, arrange five families to guard his grave and sacrifice on time. I will pay for this money. As for Wei Bao's family Xiao, um, send it to Luoyang first..."

The two brothers Wei Bao and Wei Jiu had no heirs, with Wei Bao's death, their bloodline of King Wei was cut off.

After Liu Bang finished speaking, Wei Wuzhi clasped his fists and left as promised.

There was silence in the room for a while, Lu Wan let out a long sigh and said: "Fortune and misfortune are impermanent, let's live one day at a time..."

Seeing Lu Wan's inexplicable emotion, Liu Bang said with a smile: "Yes, so this morning, I plan to drink an extra bowl of soy milk, two fried dough sticks...well, add a marinated egg!"

Lu Wan glared at him and ignored him.

The spies sent to the Chu army a few days ago accidentally spied on one thing, that is, all of Xiang Yu's wives and concubines followed him to the military camp east of Xingyang.

This also means that that person also came together.

Yingying is in the water, and the pulse is speechless...

Lu Wan recalled a poem that Liu Ying recited unintentionally, and felt inexplicable at the time.

When you first hear it, you don't know what the song is about, but after listening to it again, you are already in the song.

So, he has been so sentimental these days, annoying Liu Bang so much...

At this moment, Xia Houying from the outside ran in, with a panicked face: "There is a change in the Chu army outside the city, and it may be about to attack the city!"

After a moment of silence, Liu Bang sat up, breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "It's finally here, all the flowers that Nai Gong waited for are all thanked..."

Over the past few days, the Chu army has sent small groups of troops to faraway places to cut down trees and recruit civilians by force to build various siege equipment.

Before the boots hit the ground, Liu Bang, Zhang Liang and others were actually full of apprehension.

And these days, the Han army has not been idle either, and it is constantly strengthening the city defense.

However, it is still unknown whether new things such as the Wengcheng and the War Shed will work or not, as Liu Ying said, will have a miraculous effect.

Only after the actual battle can we see who is stronger and who is weaker between the spear and the shield!
Liu Bang, Zhang Liang and others put on their armor and helmets, and rushed to the top of the city together to command the defense of the city.

This was the first battle that the best of the best fought after the Chu and Han stopped fighting. It was a matter of the morale of the whole army, and it could not be sloppy at all!
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In the east of Xingyang, Xiang Yu was wearing a golden helmet and armor, and a red cloak, holding on to the railing, standing on a towering cloud cart.

Now this is a siege, and cavalry is of no use.

So Xiang Yu tied Wuzhen under the cloud chariot, and personally commanded the battle.

Well, Long Qie's injuries are not healed yet, and Zhongli Mo was defeated by Han Xin before, and has lost his position as a general in Xiang Yu's heart.

He and Ji Bu were in the two armies on the left and right respectively, fighting at the head of the soldiers.

Boom boom boom!
The battle drums were rumbling among the Chu army, and more than a dozen strange-looking trebuchets were slowly pushed out from the army formation.

On the top of the city, Liu Bang slammed his fist on the battlements: "Shameless, steal Naigong's son's idea!"

The trebuchet launched by the Chu army looks exactly like a gravity trebuchet.

It's just that if Liu Ying was there, it would be obvious that the trebuchet imitated by the Chu army was actually a mere shape, and there were no convenient things such as a winch for operation.

And most importantly, to calculate the approximate impact point of the stone bullet, the calculation formula needed is absolutely impossible for the Chu army to copy away.

That is to say, the Chu army's imitation trebuchet not only launched slowly, but also almost relied on guessing where it landed.

But, even so, a trebuchet with such a range has an overwhelming advantage over any fortified city in the world at this time.

Therefore, this is why Liu Ying has always held back and is unwilling to promote the three treasures of cavalry in the Han army, that is, saddles, stirrups, and horseshoes.

Although these three things have developed for thousands of years, they took shape, and then it took hundreds of years to develop and grow.

But in fact, there is no technical content.

An excellent commander like Xiang Yu who is proficient in cavalry combat can understand the specific functions of these things just by looking at them.

Then, vigorously promote it in the Chu army.

As the strong get stronger, the cavalry of the Chu army beat the Han army all over the place...

So these things should be used when fighting the Huns!
Although the Huns had the path of the sword, it was after they completely controlled the Western Regions.

Before that, the metallurgical technology of the Huns was not well developed, and only sporadic blacksmiths looted from the Central Plains worked for them.

(End of this chapter)