Qiang Qin

Updated: 2010-09-14

In the city of Shangjun, a group of people from Fusu are watching the secret reports sent by pigeons from Chudi. Although these secret reports arrived in Shangjun some time after the incident, the news transmission at that time was already very fast. up.After reading the secret report, Fusu said: "Unexpectedly, in the face of such a critical battle, the Chu State would be able to unite as one, gathered 20 people, and wisely let Xiang Liang replace Song Yi at the last moment. Zhang Han has really met his opponent."

Zhang Wu on one side said excitedly: "Since Zhang Han's army has been held back by the Chu people, and the imperial court thinks that we have been completely persuaded by him and has no defense against us, this is a good time for us to send troops to capture Xianyang."

Zhang Liang thought for a while and said, "Is General Zhang thinking too simply? In fact, Qin's domestic army should be more than 10 horses. If we attack now, I am afraid that we will lose both sides to the Qin people. At that time, we will still be defeated." It’s cheaper for others. So for me, we should wait a little longer, and I believe that this battle in Chu will inevitably make Qin send another army to support Zhang Han, and then is the time for us to send troops .”

Han Xin also echoed: "What Mr. Zhang said is true. In fact, I have been thinking about how Qi State will react when it sees Qin and Chu fighting. This time, both Qin and Chu sent envoys to Qi State to lobby. Pull it to my side, and judging from the experience of the year, the rulers of Qi should no longer believe the words of the Qin people. Their best plan is to let both sides fight like us, and then they can reap the benefits. But this is too risky. If Qin and Chu find that Qi is not helping each other, they will definitely guess what they are thinking. As long as one family wins, they will definitely point the finger at Qi. So now they must find a Allies, Chu State is obviously a good choice, I think reinforcements from Qi State should already be on the way.”

"Chu's own 20 horses plus Qi's tens of thousands of horses, Zhang Han's military strength is already far inferior to Chu's. At that time, he will definitely ask Hu Hai for help, and once Qin's soldiers Our opportunity will come when all the horses are transferred to the state of Chu." Meng Tian said with a chuckle, "Now we can only hope that the soldiers and horses of Qi and Chu will not be so much inferior to the Qin army in terms of combat effectiveness, so that Zhang Han will be able to fight without sending reinforcements. defeated them all."

"Han Xin and I spent some time in the Chu army. Liang's command is very good. Although the Chu army is not as good as the Qin army in terms of equipment, there is also a certain gap with the Qin army in terms of training. But thinking about it, it is not too far behind the Qin army, and this time it is twice as many as the Qin army, so I think the Chu army will definitely be able to defeat the Qin army, and even if it is not good enough, they will be able to share the same score." Fusu said with certainty. .

Han Xin continued: "It's a pity that Xiang Yu took tens of thousands of elites to Jiujiang, otherwise Zhang Han would have lost even faster given how powerful he and those tens of thousands of elites are."

While they were talking about this, Peng Hong walked in suddenly, holding a scroll of silk in his hand: "Prince, this is a secret letter just sent from Chudi. When news is delivered, it cannot be delayed, so..."

Fu Su smiled and said: "It's okay, I didn't want to hide what we discussed from you." While talking, Fu Su took the secret letter and read it.After a while, his face changed a little: "I'm afraid the battle in Chudi will change, we still missed him after all our calculations."

Meng Tian hurriedly stepped forward to take the silk book in his hand and read it. After a while, he said: "It turns out that Xiang Yu also wanted to take advantage of the fire to loot, and actually sent troops to take Donghai County at the time of Chu's crisis. Now the situation in Chu is even worse. Complicated."

"No, the prince doesn't mean this, but once Xiang Yu captures Donghai County, I am afraid that in the eyes of the King of Chu, he will completely become a traitor, and once this is the case, the King of Chu will also have feelings for Xiang Liang. Doubt, and thus take back his military power, after all, the soldiers of the whole country are in the hands of a person who cannot be completely assured, and the King of Chu cannot be at ease." Zhang Liang said.

"This is indeed the King of Chu's first reaction, and once Xiang Liang no longer leads troops, there will be no general in Chu State who can compete with Zhang Han." Han Xin loved everything about Chu land more than everyone present. Familiar with him, so everyone can be convinced of his conclusions.

"If people can compete with Zhang Han, then no matter how many troops there are in Chu, they will not be a match for the Qin army. In this way, Zhang Han can destroy Chu with only 10 troops without asking the court for help. Then we His calculations will all be in vain, and once again he will miss a great opportunity to capture Xianyang. Hey!" Fusu sighed heavily, but as the saying goes, it is up to man to make things happen, and at this time, Fusu will also be exhausted up.

"Now I just hope that the King of Chu did not do what we thought, but this is one in a hundred." Zhang Liang also sighed.

For a while, the group of people who were originally full of confidence fell silent, and the lobby fell into silence.

Qi's actions were completely guessed by Fusu and the others. On the second day after King Chu ordered Qudou Liu Bang to bring Xiang Liang back with an edict, 5 people from Qi came to Kuaiji County.The leader of the army is Jiang Huan, the general of Qi State, who is also one of the brothers of the current King Qi.Since the re-establishment of the Qi State, people with the Jiang surname have held all the power in their own hands in order to prevent the Tian family from replacing Jiang, especially the military power related to the rise and fall of the country. Only the position of prime minister is held by a person surnamed Tian, ​​but his real power is not great.

After Jiang Huan came to Kuaiji, he left his men and horses outside the city, and went into the city alone to meet the king of Chu.The king of Chu was also very happy to see that the state of Qi sent troops to help. He not only warmly entertained Jiang Huan, but also prepared a lot of food and supplies for the Qi people, thinking that they would be used by the army.Jiang Huan was very grateful when he saw that the king of Chu treated him so graciously and gave him a lot of luggage, but he still looked ashamed and said: "My lord, there are not many people in our country of Qi, and in addition to the war a few days ago, so Only these 5 horses can be dispatched, and I hope the king will not be disgusted with it."

"I know, I know that it is an unexpected joy to see that your country can send a large army to help our Chu country. How can I despise you? When is the general going to Sishui County?" asked the King of Chu.

"It's not too late, soldiers are very fast. The general thinks that our army will rest here for a day and go to Sishui County early tomorrow morning. I don't know who is the general who is commanding the battle at the front?" Jiang Huan casually asked a question. In the heart of King Chu.

It took a while for the king of Chu to say: "It is the former general Liu Bang who led the troops to resist the tyranny of Qin. I hope that General Jiang can sincerely cooperate with him to drive the Qin people out of our land of Chu."

"When the last general was in Qi State, he heard that General Xiang Liang was the most powerful general in Chu State, and General Xiang Yu who attacked Qi State that day was also a good soldier. Why didn't your majesty let these two generals lead the army?" Jiang Huan was an honest person, and he didn't realize that King Chu's complexion was ugly because of his topic, but he just asked on his own.

"This..." The King of Chu was a little embarrassed, but then he said, "It's just because General Xiang Liang has a sudden illness, so he can't lead the army out. As for Xiang Yu, don't mention it."

No matter how nervous Jiang Huan was, he could already see that the King of Chu didn't want to talk about this topic, and he was a little nervous, not knowing what he said wrong, so he quickly stood up and said: "Then, the general will go back to the barracks, tomorrow morning Then we sent troops to Sishui County."

Seeing that Jiang Huan finally left, the King of Chu finally breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't know how he would face this general from Qi if he went on like this. He couldn't tell the truth and said that he had doubts about Xiang Liang. Well, otherwise, I'm afraid the general Qi will make his mouth crooked with a smile.Once he returned to Qi State and told the story, Chu State's face would be put on the spot.

Early the next morning, 5 horses from Qi State also left Kuaiji for Surabaya.Because most of the soldiers and horses are infantry, the speed of the Qi army is not fast, and Jiang Huan also got the order of King Qi to let Chu and Qin fight for a few games first before making a move by themselves, so as to ensure Qi country's best interests.

When the Qi army was still halfway away from Surabaya, Liu Bang and Qu Dou had already rushed to the city of Surabaya with their people, and handed over the decree of King Chu to Xiang Liang.After reading the edict, Xiang Liang said: "Why did your lord change generals before the battle? Doesn't he know that we have fought several battles with the Qin army now? If the army's morale is shaken because of the change of generals, the Qin people will take advantage of it. Then I, Da Chu, will be in danger. I hope the two of you can give me a satisfactory answer." As he spoke, he stared at Qu Dou.

Qu Dou was a little scared by him, but he still said firmly: "This is the king's decree. If you have anything you can't figure out, you can ask the king face to face after returning to Kuaiji. You didn't change generals just in time to replace Song Yi. Well, what's wrong with replacing you now? As for the morale and defeat you mentioned, I think our army is in the city and has enough food and grass, so the morale of the army will not be shaken by the change of a general. General Xiang doesn't have to worry about it either. If you're worried about these things, pack up your things and go back to Kuaiji." As he spoke, a smug smile appeared on his face.

Xiang Liang didn't know why the king of Chu called him back suddenly, but the king's order was hard to disobey, so he had to obey the order: "Okay, I hope General Liu can do better than me, and bring Qin to Qin as soon as possible. Army defeated, I will wait for the good news in Kuaiji City.” Xiang Liang handed the command talisman and command sword representing the general to Liu Bang, and then walked out of the lobby without looking back.

Liu Bang and Liu Bang saw that Xiang Liang handed over the general power so easily, and a big stone in their hearts finally fell to the ground. The next step is to see Liu Bang's ability and whether he can defeat the Qin army.