Destiny Only Han

Chapter 284 Liu Ying: Fighting?fight!

Li Xiayi of Qi State (now Jinan, Shandong).

On the edge of the great lake far away from the north of the county seat, hundreds of craftsmen recruited nearby are busy repairing the courtyard wall.

Here is a big lake that is called Daming Lake by later generations, but has no official name at the moment.

Therefore, Liu Ying took advantage of the sparsely populated land at this time, and when the fields near the county town had not yet been reclaimed, she scrambled to enclose several thousand acres of unowned wasteland, and planned to build a courtyard here.

To be precise, there are three other courtyards.

Out of bad taste, Daming Lake is naturally called Daming Lake, while the names of other courtyards are 'Xia', 'Yu', 'Lotus'...

At this moment, in the other courtyard named Xia, Liu Ying diverted the water from the lake to build a simple cool room to avoid the heat.

The specific method is to lift the cool flowing water to a high place with a water wheel, and flow down from the roof along the laid pipes to form a waterfall.

The north is relatively dry, and this method can only moisten the air, but it does not bring much moisture.

Therefore, Cao Shen, who had seen how comfortable the cold room was, decided to wait until he returned to Guanzhong to build a similar one in his Marquis Mansion.

Even if this cold room is a brick-concrete structure used by Liu Ying to save costs...

Well, anyway, it is only used to escape the summer heat, and it is not a permanent residence all year round, so bricks are bricks!

The ancients actually knew how to be flexible.

Today in this cold room, not only Liu Ying who wanted to go to catch the sea again but returned halfway, but also Han Xin, Cao Can, Li Shiqi, Lu Wan, Liu Jia, etc. were all present.

The reason is very simple. Liu Bang was going to negotiate a peace first, and then sent the battle plan of raiding Xiang Yu through Feige.

In his imperial edict, he specified that the North Route Army and the West Route Army should speed up their advance, and the entire army should converge on the front line of Guling.

Guling, probably in Taikang, Henan, in later generations.

Liu Bang chose to gather his army here mainly because it is the east bank of the artificial river Honggou, and it is also close to Qin Guoxiu's road connecting Guanzhong and Qidi.

In this way, not only the assembly speed of the army is guaranteed, but also the supply of food and grass is convenient.

Well, to the north of Guling is Wu Guang's hometown, Yangxia.

But Liu Bang's suggestion was not only opposed by Han Xin, but even Cao Can, who was standing beside him with his arms folded, nodded in agreement.

Now, approaching July, it happened to be the time when the autumn grain in Qidi was ripe.

Qi State was completely conquered, and Tian Heng, the last of Tian's resisters, defected to Peng Yue. Coupled with Liu Yingyi's bread and circus policy under the coin-throwing policy, the Qi people had already recognized Han's rule.

Well, even if Han Xin was named the king of Qi, everyone knows that he, the king of Qi, is just a subject of Liu Bang.

Afterwards, the Yanzhao soldiers who followed Han Xin to attack Qin State returned home one after another. Now there are nearly 1 troops in Qi State’s account, except for more than [-] Han troops who came from Guanzhong, and the rest are all registered households. natives of the people.

And most of these people are returning to their hometown at this moment, preparing for the autumn harvest.

Now that Liu Bang ordered the whole army to attack, these garrison soldiers need to be re-conscripted into the army immediately, practice formations, and reaffirm military discipline.

Without these strong laborers, it is inevitable that the autumn grain cannot be harvested and put into storage on time.

Well, the harvesting period of grain is very short, at most a week, otherwise it will mature naturally and then fall to the ground.

It is precisely because of this that many farmers do not like to grow soybeans and rapeseed, because the timing of harvesting needs to be precisely grasped, otherwise the pods will explode and the production will be reduced by [-]%.

So at this time, the people of Qi who had just surrendered for less than a year were recruited into the army...

Well, everyone doesn't care about the matter of negotiating a peace first, and then sneaking behind the alliance.

Although Confucianism is pedantic, Old Master Meng said: My husband, you don’t need to believe your words, and you don’t need to act accordingly, only righteousness lies in it!
Faith is something that is used to treat friends and relatives. As for enemies, he is not worthy!

Especially after the baptism of the world of great controversy, everyone pays attention to the "soldier's tricks", otherwise they will be reduced to Song Xianggong's benevolence and morality like a great man pointing his nose and scolding a stupid pig...

Although Han had the upper hand at this time, it did not have the strength to capture and kill Xiang Yu on the frontal battlefield.

Therefore, it is still necessary to make a calculation.

The conspiracy at this time is to end the war and restore peace to the people of the world.

The battle at this time is for those who cannot fight, and it is also for future generations who do not have to fight!

Mere faith, it really doesn't matter!

So Liu Ying, who had been silent for a long time, sat upright and said, "Consulting the people of Qi into the army, the resulting loss will be made up with the income from the Yeyi Gold Mine..."

Just when Han Xin was about to say something, Lu Wan said leisurely, "Have you ever thought about the consequences of not obeying the edict at this moment?"

Han Xin frowned and said, "Do you want to follow the fate?"

Brother Han is so brave... Liu Ying smiled and said, "How can you say it's random life?"

Han Xin took a deep breath, stopped his impatience and said:

"Could it be that Xiang Yu didn't think of something like a sneak attack from the alliance? Could it be that with Xiang Yu's ability, when he withdraws, he won't leave behind an elite army?"

"I remember the prince said, fight first!"

"It's easy to talk about encircling a large army, but is it possible to encircle and wipe out a battle-hardened Chu army on such a large battlefield?"

When he was talking about getting up, he slammed the table and said loudly: "It can't be done! Even if Sun Wubai gets up, he can't do it!"

Liu Ying said leisurely: "Yes, Sun Wubaiqi can't do it, but it doesn't mean no one can do it."

"Huh?" Han Xin turned to look at Liu Ying: "Who? Yingbu? King of Han? Or..."

His eyes swept over Cao Shen and Lu Wan. Although the two wanted to stand up and raise their heads, they were still a bit confused about their own abilities, so they silently lowered their heads and pretended that they hadn't heard anything.

Liu Ying shook her head, with a smile on her lips: "Neither. This person is far away in the sky, but right in front of you. It is you, King Qi!"

Han Xin was stunned, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he forcibly suppressed the act of laughing out loud.

Although Liu Ying flattered him inadvertently, and he... well, he liked it very much.

But it is still impossible for him to command hundreds of thousands of troops to take risks!

Liu Ying turned her head to look at Lu Wan, and murmured in a voice that could just be heard by Han Xin: "It seems that I am afraid, and it is true that the name of King Xiang is indeed the best in the world. His name is understandable as far as the two are fighting!"

Lu Wan forcibly held back her smile, nodded in agreement frequently, and looked at Han Xin with a little disdain from time to time.

"The aggressive method is useless!"

Han Xin crossed his arms, raised his face at a 45-degree angle upward with a proud face.

Liu Ying went to Lu Wan's side and continued to whisper: "Uncle Lu, do you think there is any way to make Xiang Yu retreat from Xingyang in a hurry, and then create a chance for us to explode his chrysanthemum..."

Now under Liu Ying's pollution, neither Lu Wan nor Liu Bang can look directly at the chrysanthemum.

Well, especially when Liu Ying went back this time, she saw Qi Ji tearfully shovel up the chrysanthemum bushes that had just been planted outside the bedroom...

Although Lu Wan had some mature suggestions, under Liu Ying's smart eyes, she quietly looked at Han Xin who pricked up her ears, so she decided to hide her clumsiness.

Uncle and nephew join forces, can't he cure the halberd man?
So Lu Wan deliberately said a few plans that were full of loopholes, and Liu Ying echoed them repeatedly, not stingy with praise, as if even if Sun Wu, Wu Qi and others were alive, they were not even qualified to carry shoes with Lu Wan.

Han Xin in the cold room couldn't bear it any longer. He slammed the table and said with a pale face, "Do you know that the general is incompetent and exhausted to death from the three armies?"

"Are you worthy of those soldiers who trust you by doing this?"

Opposite him, Liu Ying picked out her ears: "Who is talking? The voice sounds so familiar!"

Lu Wan also nodded and said: "Maybe it's an auditory hallucination. The weather is hot recently, and I'm a little bit angry. Let's continue... I think it's better to gather the army and attack Kaifeng directly... More people beat fewer people, the advantage at me!"

I said Taiwei Gaojian... Liu Ying picked up a thumbnail version of the map and sketched a few times on it with a charcoal pencil.

Really talk on paper!
At the moment when Han Xin was about to go berserk, Liu Ying pretended to say something casually: "If we follow the example of encircling Wei and saving Zhao and sending an army to attack Pengcheng, I think Xiang Yu will not divide his troops to rescue..."

Hearing this, Han Xin nodded heavily, and immediately came over.

So, in the cold room, Cao Can and the others couldn't stop laughing...

Han Xin didn't care about much, Liu Ying's seemingly casual sentence was actually very inspiring to him.

At this moment, Han Xin's brain is running at a high speed, and he has entered a state called 'flow'.

"The strategy of besieging Wei and saving Zhao is a good one. Since the elite of the Chu army is on the front line of Xingyang at the moment, and the focus of defense is only Liang, it means that the defense of Sishui County and other places in Donghai County is empty."

"If we send an elite army to attack southward from Qi, destroy the city and pull out the stronghold, and defeat the remaining Chu army head-on..."

"Here, it's up to Xiang Yu not to return to the rescue immediately!"

"Furthermore, the king of Han can also switch from a strong attack to a bluff, trying to hold back the main force of the Chu army as much as possible."

"In this way, when the news of counties and counties in the rear being captured by the Han army continues to spread to the front of the Chu army, and at this time they can't escape, the army's morale will definitely be shaken!"

Liu Ying nodded: "That's right, after capturing counties and counties of Chu State, you can also ask the soldiers' families to write letters to persuade them to surrender!"

Cao Shen came over and said: "That's the reason. Aren't many soldiers from the Chu army we captured before were placed in the shipyard? I went there to see before I came. Shipyard idea."

"This time we will go deep into the Chu region, we might as well choose some reliable soldiers to go there, one as a guide, and the other is just to take their family back!"

Liu Ying tilted her head and asked, "Then? Who will be the general who will attack Chu?"

Lu Wan smiled: "Among the Han army, Langzhong cavalry is the most elite. This time, let Guan Ying go!"

(End of this chapter)