Qiang Qin

Updated: 2010-09-19

"Should we fight or retreat, stay or go?" This question has been circling in Liu Bang's mind for a long time.He never thought that Xiang Yu would suddenly send troops to attack Sishui County. He thought that although Xiang Yu established himself as a county and no longer obeyed the orders of the King of Chu, he was a Chu person after all, so he would not really do anything that would endanger the Chu State.But a few days ago, Xiao He came to him overnight and told himself that Sishui County was really taken by Xiang Yu, which means that he had no way out. At this time, the 20 army was panicked, and many generals had come to him. In other words, please lead your troops back to take Surabaya back.But Liu Bang knew that although it was easy to say that it was easy to retreat and fight against Surabaya, it was actually extremely difficult.Zhang Han must hate himself to the bone for defeating the Qin soldiers. Once he sees him lead the army back, Zhang Han will definitely take the opportunity to send troops to attack his back as he did a few days ago, and his loss will be great at that time.And the difficulty of attacking Sishui City is also clear to me. Even such an elite army of the Qin Army can't take Sishui City for several months. Can my unstable Chu army take it?What worries Liu Bang even more is the problem of food and grass. Now the food in the army is only enough for three days.

The current Liu Bang can be said to be unable to advance or retreat. Now he only hopes to take down this Chen County immediately. As long as he has a foothold, he will ask Kuaiji for food at that time, and then slowly deal with Xiang Yu.But now it seems that Chen Jun's posture will not be taken down for a while, so Liu Bang is very contradictory now. In fact, what he wants to do most now is to lead his troops back to Kuaiji, but he thinks that the Qin army will come after him. Passing by Sishui County, where Xiang Yu is now guarding, his heart is at a loss.

Xiao He appeared outside his camp at this time. Since Sishui County came here, Xiao He fell ill due to fright and running all the way. Only now did he get better and was able to stay and walk.He walked into the big tent and said to Liu Bang: "Pei Gong, it was my precautions that made Xiang Yu succeed in raiding Surabaya, otherwise Pei Gong would not be in such a dilemma." He coughed softly twice.

Seeing Xiao He coming in, Liu Bang asked him to sit down and said, "Old Xiao, you are still in good health, so don't move around. You are not alone in the crime of taking Surabaya City by Xiang Yu. Fan Zeng and other members of the Xiang family will still be able to capture Surabaya City by Xiang Yu. And even though there is no Surabaya City, I will not make a mistake. After all, I still have 20 people in my hand, and the King of Chu will soon know this. If we think about it, he will definitely send someone to contact us, and then we will have our own food and grass.”

Xiao He knew that these were Liu Bang's words of consolation because he was afraid of worrying himself. He showed a moved expression and said, "I came this time because I thought of a way to solve the current situation, and I will tell you to listen to Peigong." Xiao He said here Coughed a few more times.

"Is there any way to solve the current crisis?" Liu Bang was overjoyed when he heard this, and asked hurriedly.

"Now Zhang Han can't advance or retreat. It's the same as our army's situation. Why don't we send people into the city to negotiate a peace with them? As long as Zhang Han is willing to negotiate a peace, our army can safely return to Kuaiji. When everything is ready, Pei Gong can also lead troops to take Sishui back, and get rid of Xiang Yu by the way." Xiao He said softly.

Liu Bang frowned and said, "But Zhang Han hates us to the bone, how can he negotiate peace with us?"

"There is no need to worry about this. You need to know that the Qin army in Chen Jun is actually food and grass. If this continues, both sides will suffer. If that Zhang Han is really a generation of famous generals, he will know how to preserve his strength. And we can give Chen Jun to him first, and wait for the future. Then raise troops to fetch it."

Liu Bang pondered for a while, before saying: "Then I will send someone into the city to talk with Zhang Han, I just hope it is true as you said, old Xiao."

At this time, Zhang Han in Chen Junzhong was already in dire straits. Most of the soldiers in the city were injured, but there was a lack of medical care and medicine in the city. In addition, more than half of the food and grass had been lost in that great defeat. gradually decreased.If it weren't for his prestige, these Qin soldiers would have fled from the city.And Zhang Han also stood at the top of the city and looked west every day, hoping that Xianyang's rescue soldiers would arrive soon, but his neck was so long that the reinforcements still disappeared.

As soon as he climbed to the top of the city that day, he heard Bai Ban asking Wang Li: "Brother Wang, do you think the emperor will send another army to help us? The people sent by General Zhang have been sent out for quite a while, why haven't we seen anyone?" Come on, could it be that the man was killed by Chu people on the way?"

In fact, Wang Lixin was completely clueless, but seeing the soldiers around him looking at the two of them, he knew that his words would have a great impact on the morale of the army, so he said: "General Bai, you are too worried, we are here in Daqin The elite soldiers, the imperial court will definitely not leave us alone. If you want to come to the imperial court, you have to mobilize people from all over the place. It should be."

Zhang Han walked up to the two of them and said: "General Wang is right. In my opinion, the reinforcements should be on the way. Maybe they will come with the food and supplies we need in a short time. When the time comes, we will Then we can annihilate these Chu troops outside the city in one fell swoop." Although his words were full of confidence, they were actually anxious.

The three of them went down after inspecting the top of the city. Seeing that there were no soldiers around, Wang Li lowered his voice and said, "General, will the imperial court really send reinforcements? What should we do if they don't come?"

Zhang Han smiled bitterly and said: "You must not say that in front of this sergeant. In fact, I am not sure. I am not even sure whether the messenger will reach Xianyang safely, and I am also very concerned about the emperor's behavior." It is clear that he will abandon generals who are unable to accomplish anything. So I can't say whether the reinforcements will arrive."

The two of them had no confidence at all when they heard Zhang Han, and they were even more apprehensive, and unconsciously sighed.

"General, there is an envoy from Chu outside the city asking to see you." They had just walked down the tower when a soldier came up and said.

After the three of them glanced at each other, Zhang Han said: "Call him in and meet me in the lobby." Then he went to the lobby of Chen Jun Taishou Mansion.

This Chenjun is a small place, so even the prefect's mansion is also small. Although it is called the lobby, it is actually a not very big house.Zhang Han sat on a seat in the middle, and Wang and Bai sat on the left and right, waiting quietly for the envoy to come to see him.

"Chu envoy Ye Shi met three generals." The envoy entered the hall and said after cupping his hands, "Today I am here to negotiate peace with your Qin army on the order of my family General Liu."

"Talk about peace? Now we are not at war between the two countries, but crusade against rebellion, how do you let our army negotiate peace with you?" Bai Ban sneered.

Ye Shi smiled and said: "It can be seen that the current situation is that my Da Chu's army has surrounded the general's army. This is not like what the general said, it is you who are attacking us."

"I don't know why your General Liu wants to make peace with us under such a good situation?" Zhang Han said calmly. In fact, when he heard that the Chu people came to make peace, he was very happy. To be honest, he really didn't The confidence to keep going.

"I don't tell lies in front of the real person. It's just because there are some problems in my Chu country and my general needs to go back and deal with them, but now I can't get away because of fighting with your army. Only after the peace talks with the Qin army, the two sides stop fighting, my family will It takes a few years to bring the troops back to Kuaiji. And my general is willing to hand over the Chen County to the general, as long as the general is willing to stop fighting and let our army return to Kuaiji smoothly." Ye Shi said.

Zhang Han didn't expect such a cheap thing, so he pondered for a while and said, "Let me think about it first, and I'll give you an answer tomorrow morning."

After Ye Shi agreed to leave, Wang Li said, "I don't think what this man said is true. There must be other reasons why the Chu army wants to withdraw to Kuaiji. General, do you think we should take advantage of this opportunity?"

Zhang Han picked up the water bowl in front of him and said: "I think the Chu army is also the follower force. If our conditions are too high, the Chu people would rather die, and we really don't have the ability to fight anymore. Why don't we go along with the flow?" Zhou agreed with their opinion, and the peace talks between the two sides are over. And since Chen County is still in our hands, it will not be difficult for us to think about defeating Chu in the future."

Bai and Wang thought about it for a while and felt that what Zhang Han said was reasonable, so they agreed.

In this way, a battle that cost a lot of manpower and material resources and sacrificed many soldiers is coming to an end.Liu Bang took one last look at Chen Jun and said, "I will definitely come back and take you back." As soon as he finished speaking, he saw people suddenly appearing indistinctly from the west, and it seemed that there were quite a few people coming. "No, the reinforcements from the Qin people have arrived!" Liu Bang suddenly came to his senses, and then said to the soldiers, "Let's set off quickly, once we let Zhang Han know that their reinforcements have arrived, we won't be able to leave." Ting hurriedly retreated southward, the speed of which could amaze the Qin army guarding the city.

At this time, the three Zhanhan people at the top of the city were watching the Chu army retreat, and they were relieved. After all, they are still at a disadvantage. It is also a good thing for them that the Chu army is willing to retreat so easily. . "Hey, why did the Chu army suddenly retreat so quickly? Our army didn't go out of the city to pursue it." Bai Ban said strangely.

"What do you think is that?" Zhang Han had also seen a group of troops coming towards Chen Jun from the west at this time, "Could it be a trick for the Chu army to retreat?"

"No, it's my Great Qin's reinforcements that have arrived!" Wang Li saw from a distance the word "Qin" embroidered on the banner of the team.

"The reinforcements have arrived! The reinforcements have arrived!" The soldiers on the city shouted excitedly.

Zhang Han's face darkened. He knew that the reinforcements would arrive, so why should he sign a peace agreement with the Chu people? He looked at Wang Li and Wang Li, and the two of them quickly reacted, and said in unison: "Hurry up!" City gate, chase the Chu army together with the reinforcements!"