Xiang Yu fights the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 71 Continue to Pursue
Xiang Yu led the army to join Zhang Wen and Dong Zhuo's army who rushed over later, and then joined Sun Jian's army. As Han Sui's army completely retreated, Xiang Yu's initial strategic deployment was basically successful, delaying and destroying Han Sui's army. However, Han Sui's threat has not been completely lifted, and their mission has not yet been completed.

The emperor's order was for Zhang Wen to lead them to completely defeat the Qiang people led by Han Sui and the Xiliang rebels, and it was obviously not an easy task to do this. In the past ten years, there have been no rebellions and wars in the Xiliang border area, and the defensive side has always been very passive.

Just like when the Han Dynasty faced the threat of the Huns in the north in the early years of the Han Dynasty, they had to directly subdue the Huns like Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty, or they had to endure their continuous troubles in the border areas. The Southern Huns were also used by the Han Dynasty to check and balance The puppet regime supported by the threat of the Northern Huns.

However, when the overall strength of the Han Dynasty was strong, it still had enough military and political influence to maintain control and deterrence over the border areas. In the last few decades of the Eastern Han Dynasty, with the continuous corruption and degeneration of the entire Eastern Han Dynasty, , the entire dynasty has been suffering from internal and external troubles for a long time. Who has the ability to really contain the rebellion and war that have occurred and will occur?

Zhang Wen also knew that the task entrusted to him by the emperor was very difficult, so his strategic deployment was actually just taking one step at a time, and he didn't really plan to take back the entire Xiliang rebellion area in one go. Sui's rebel army has reached more than [-] people, and this number seems to be increasing continuously. It is undoubtedly very difficult to fight Han Sui's rebel army with a large number of cavalry. If sex completely defeats the opponent, then any temporary victory may be the beginning of a greater failure.

In fact, the key point is that if he wants to completely defeat the rebels, he must go deep into the Xiliang area alone. At that time, the logistics supply line will become very long. passive.

Xiang Yu and Sun Jian were able to cut off Han Sui's supply line with a small number of troops. Conversely, if Han Sui also used cavalry to cut off Zhang Wen's supply line, it would be very difficult to protect the long supply line from being looted and attacked by cavalry.

On the other hand, winter is coming soon, and whether to choose to continue fighting at this time has become a big problem. Fighting in winter must be very inconvenient in all aspects, but this inconvenience will affect both warring parties at the same time, so winter Combat is not completely impossible, the key lies in how to make the opponent suffer greater losses than oneself when fighting in winter.

In any case, Zhang Wen decided to temporarily stop the march, and the whole army was stationed near Chencang City, and began to repair Chencang City. Xiang Yu's previous fire burned down a large part of the buildings in Chencang City. It also caused a large number of city residents to become homeless. Some of them fled here as refugees, and some temporarily lived in some places in or outside the city.

Judging from the degree of damage to Chencang City, it is definitely impossible to repair it in a short period of time. There is also a lack of sufficient building materials near Chencang City, especially large trees with good wood, which need to be transported from a considerable distance. The reconstruction of Chencang City will inevitably be a distant event.

Therefore, Zhang Wen could only station the army outside the city, and only some extremely important things such as military rations were placed in the remaining buildings in the city. Then Zhang Wen called all the soldiers together to discuss the next battle plan.

First of all, Zhang Wen affirmed and commended Xiang Yu and Sun Jian for their contributions to the entire army in the previous battle, and then set his sights on Xiang Yu, wanting to know Xiang Yu's thoughts.

Xiang Yu stepped forward and said to Zhang Wen: "Although Han Sui is withdrawing his troops now, he behaved in an orderly manner during the withdrawal process. It can be said that he did not panic at all. Under such circumstances, it is definitely unwise to pursue rashly. "

When Xiang Yu said this, there was a faint smile on Zhang Wen's face, and he seemed to agree with Xiang Yu's statement, but Xiang Yu's words were obviously not finished, and he quickly continued: "Yes The so-called knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, we prefer to go to the mountains, I think we still have to continue to pursue Han Sui’s rebels, otherwise it will be very difficult to fight them after they return to the Xiliang area.”

After Zhang Wen heard what Xiang Yu said, he couldn't help frowning deeply. Obviously, he didn't expect Xiang Yu to say that in the end. He looked at Dong Zhuo and Sun Jian noncommittally.

And Dong Zhuo was obviously surprised by Xiang Yu's words, and seemed to have no idea what to say for the time being, so Zhang Wen finally cast his eyes on Sun Jian.

Sun Jian hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and said: "I agree with General Xiang, Han Sui cannot be easily returned to Xiliang, at least he must be beaten hard on the buttocks, so that he can learn a lesson. Naturally, I won’t dare to commit another crime easily in the future.”

Zhang Wen said: "But winter is coming soon, do we really want to continue fighting?"

Sun Jian replied: "The morale of our entire army is high now. If we take this opportunity to kill the generals, we will surely win a complete victory. There is no need to chase the enemy deeply. Just accept it when it is good."

After hearing this, Zhang Wen asked and nodded, then turned his gaze to Dong Zhuo. "General Dong grew up in the Xiliang area. If he continues to pursue Han Sui, the general must be the main force."

Seeing that Dong Zhuo couldn't help laughing out loud. "Han Sui, little boy, is worthless. Now he is fleeing like a bereaved dog. We don't have to be afraid. I am willing to be the vanguard!"

"Good!" Zhang Wen shouted. "This is a good time to serve the country!"

Although it has been decided to pursue Han Sui, because Han Sui's army has retreated in an orderly manner earlier, it is still very difficult to actually catch up with Han Sui's troops.

And Xiang Yu actually knew that his proposal was extremely risky, but his desire for war had been ignited like a flame, and there was absolutely no way to subside it in a short time, not to mention that he still had doubts about his own judgment and strength. With a certain degree of self-confidence, hundreds of people dared to fight with the Qiang cavalry before, but now that there are so many friendly troops, there is no need to be timid.

It is said that Bian Zhang cried to death in front of Zhang Wen, saying that he was forced by the Qiang people, but he still had a firm patriotic heart, and he was willing to personally persuade Han Sui to surrender before the battle.

Zhang Wenxin said that your kid's acting skills are really not good, and it is too easy to be seen through by others, so he readily agreed to Bian Zhang's request, asking him to go to persuade Han Sui in person next time he fights Han Sui. Then surrender.

(End of this chapter)