Qiang Qin

Updated: 2010-09-27

Zhang Han marched steadily with the army, and finally arrived here three days after Liu Bang arrived in Sishui City.As a vanguard, Baiban wanted to lead his troops to attack as soon as he saw Sishui City, but was stopped by Zhang Han: "The situation of the Chu army is not yet clear, and the spies we sent to Sishui City will come back soon. It’s not too late for us to make plans after some circumstances.”

Wang Li also said on the side: "What General Zhang said is that the Chu army has now joined hands with Xiang Yu's army, and according to the surviving soldier, the soldiers under this Yu's command are not inferior to our Qin army. If we rashly Offensive will be passive instead."

"Well, Wang Li is right. Let's wait here for a while and see how they are. If Liu Bang and Xiang Yu don't agree, we can take the opportunity to catch them all," Zhang Han said.At this moment, a person came to the three generals and said: "General, I have found out the situation in Surabaya City." But one of the scouts came back.

Zhang Han hurriedly said: "Get up and answer. How is the situation in the city now? How is the relationship between Liu Bang and Xiang Yu?"

"On the day the villain arrived in the city, he heard that Liu Bang was murdered by Xiang Yu's plan. Xiang Yu sent people out of the city to recruit those Chu soldiers for his own use."

"There is such a thing!" The three of them were shocked at the same time, and Zhang Han hurriedly asked, "What about the more than [-] people under Liu Bang's command now?" Liu Bang took revenge and led troops to attack Surabaya, but the current situation is not so optimistic, but Zhang Han still does not hope that the more than [-] Chu troops will really join forces with Xiang Yu, and it will be difficult for him to capture Surabaya by then , so he hoped that those Chu soldiers had already made a detour back to Kuaiji, and seeing the empty scene outside the city, it really looked alike.

Unexpectedly, what Zhang Han said from the mouth of the scout was the last thing Zhang Han wanted to hear: "Those Chu troops under Liu Bang's command lost their generals and didn't know what to do for a while. All of them surrendered to Xiang Yu under coercion, and only a few Chu soldiers fled to the south. Now these people have joined forces with Xiang Yu and stayed in Sishui City. It took a lot of effort for the villain to sneak out of the city Come, now Surabaya City has been completely blocked."

Zhang Han glanced at Sishui City in the distance, sighed and said: "After many twists and turns, we are still besieging Sishui City as in the past few days. It's just that the enemy's generals have been replaced by Xiang Yu from Xiang Liang and Liu Bang. Although He is still very young, but judging from the few battles he has fought, he is not an easy person to deal with, and the city of Surabaya has a high wall and a thick wall, so this battle is not easy."

Lu Jie also looked at the city of Surabaya, and said after a long time: "General, you don't have to be so pessimistic. Although Xiang Yu is more difficult to deal with than Liu Bang on the surface, his layout on the city is also very good, and he is very good immediately. Sufficient, but there is one thing that he cannot compare with when Liu Bang defended the city."

"Which point?" Hearing this, Zhang Han knew that Lu Jie had seen the flaws in the Sishui City, so he could take down the Sishui City, so he asked excitedly.

"That's the support from the state of Chu." Lu Jie stroked his beard and said, "When Liu Bang defended the city, because he was sent by the king of Chu, the state of Chu would use all the strength of the whole country except in terms of military strength. In terms of food, grass and supplies, he will give whatever he wants. But it is different now. Although Xiang Yu has the whole country of Chu in his hands, he has no logistical support. Although he was reliable in Jiujiang County that day It is because he has tens of thousands of people under him to support these soldiers, but it is impossible now. So as long as we besiege the city without attacking, there will be a shortage of food and grass in the city of Surabaya after one month, and the morale of the army will be in chaos. , plus the fact that the more than [-] Chu troops may not have sincerely surrendered to Xiang Yu, in this way, the city of Surabaya will be destroyed by itself.”

"Good way! It's really a good way." Zhang Han clapped his hands and said, "As long as we spend some time and don't attack, we can take down this city of Surabaya with very few casualties."

Wang Li suddenly said: "Although Mr. Lu's method is good, Xiang Yu is not someone who can only defend but not attack. I remember that last year he led troops to capture several counties in Qi State, and even the city of Linzi was given to him by him." It has been breached. Once he discovers our intentions, he will definitely lead his troops out of the city to fight us."

Lu Jie said with a smile: "That would be even better. We only need to set up a camp outside the city, and then build fortifications with wood and stones. Then the offensive and defensive momentum will change. Our army has these fortifications to rely on, plus our combat power Far above the general Chu army, they will only send sheep to the tiger's mouth when they come to attack. It only takes some time, and the city of Surabaya can be easily taken down. General Zhang, do you think it is worthwhile to do so?"

"It's really worth it to do this." Zhang Han said loudly, "Come here, order the soldiers to cut down trees and move boulders nearby. This general will build a camp outside the city of Sishui, and completely trap the Chu army here. In the city of Surabaya."

In Sishui City, Xiang Yu was listening to the news brought by the soldiers at the head of the city. He heard that the Qin army was not in a hurry to attack, but brought wood and stone to build a camp. He asked for advice.

Since Fan Zeng went out of the city to recruit more than [-] people, he has gained Xiang Yu's great trust. He has replaced Xiang He as the number one military division in Xiang Yu's army.After closing his eyes and listening to Xiang Yu's words, Xiang he thought for a long time before saying: "Obviously the Qin army has found out that we killed Liu Bang and surrendered the Chu army, so it is assumed that our army is short of food. We want our army to break out of civil strife when food is available. After all, the more than [-] people have just descended, and it is impossible to work together with you."

"Then how should I respond? Should I go out of the city to fight to the death with the Qin army? But sir, haven't you been persuading me not to leave the city easily?" Xiang Yu asked with some reluctance. According to his temperament, he had already led troops to fight the Qin army. After the first battle, it is precisely because he admires Fan Zeng very much now that he listened to his advice.

"Now it seems that there is indeed only one way. And it's not too late to generalize the military. We have to go out of the city to attack the Qin people in a day or two. Otherwise, after they repair the fortifications, it will be very difficult for us to attack them." Fan Zeng said .

"In that case, then I will lead troops out of the city to attack the Qin people." Xiang Yu stood up and said.

"It's getting late now, why don't the general go out of the city to kill the enemy tomorrow morning." Fan Zeng said.

"No, going out of the city at night will catch the Qin army by surprise." At this point, Xiang Yu didn't want to wait for a moment, so he went outside immediately and ordered tens of thousands of horses to follow him out of the city to kill the enemy.

Qin Jun really didn't expect Xiang Yu to attack so fast, which is why Zhang Han and others didn't understand the enemy's character.After a surprise attack, the Chu army won a big victory, but they only broke through the two newly built camps of the Qin army. The Qin army assembled at a speed that surprised the Chu army and withstood the surprise attack of the Chu army. Many, if the entanglement continued, these Chu troops would be surrounded, so Xiang Yu returned to the city with his troops.This battle cost the Qin army all the efforts of the day, so it can be said that the Qin army suffered a moderate defeat.

In the next few days, the Chu army always went out of the city to destroy the Qin army's fortifications, but at this time the Qin army was already prepared, and the Chu army did not get much advantage.Seeing this situation, the Qin army simply erected another barrier in front of the stronghold, and asked the Bai squad to lead 3 horses to guard there to resist the Chu army.And Xiang Yu didn't dare to take all the soldiers and horses in the city out, because in this way, the Chu people or the Qin army would take advantage of the false attack on Surabaya.The two sides became stalemate again for a while, but this was of great benefit to the Qin army.

Xiang Yu wanted to fight Qin with all his strength several times, but was dissuaded by Xiang He and Fan Zeng.Fan Zeng said: "The Qin army is also giving everything this time. I expect that it will not be long before there will be turmoil within the Qin State."

"What do you mean by that?" Xiang Yu wondered, "Could it be that there are still people who want to be the King of Qin?"

"It's not the king of Qin, but the emperor. These days, Fusu has been standing still. I don't believe that he will be able to endure such a good opportunity. Once he sends troops to attack the city of Qin, then Zhang Han will definitely retreat. Now is our chance." Fan Zeng said firmly.

"Then what if Fusu really doesn't send troops, or does he not send troops in this month? We must know that the food in the city is only enough for one month, so we still have to save it." Xiang Yu said.

"So on the one hand, we have to wait for the news from Qin, and on the other hand, we have to adjust the morale of the soldiers. If there is still no news after half a month, we will fight with all our strength." Fan Zeng said.Hearing what he said was reasonable, Xiang Yu agreed to his solution.

The war between the two sides ceased, and a few days later, seeing that the camp was about to be erected, Zhang Han looked at Sishui City and felt that he was about to succeed.At this time, a group of people came rushing from a distance, and it turned out that the clothes were guards and eunuchs in the palace.Zhang Han's heart tightened, knowing that the people from Xianyang would definitely not bring any good news.He went up to meet him and asked, "But did the emperor send any imperial decrees?"

The eunuch hurriedly got off his horse and said: "According to the emperor's order, quickly recruit General Zhang to lead the army back to Xianyang." He took out the imperial edict and began to read it.After listening to the imperial decree, Zhang Han's complexion became even more ugly. He didn't expect that Fusu would send troops to attack Xianyang. Now it is difficult for him to decide what to do. If he brings troops back, Sishui City will be destroyed. He got it, and once he got Surabaya, Chu land would fall into his control, so he was really unwilling.But if you don't go back, Xianyang is in danger, and if you let the soldiers know, the morale of the army will definitely drop. It is really a difficult decision.

Seeing his embarrassment, the eunuch hurriedly said: "General, if Xianyang is lost, the army under your command will have a family and return home. Please, General, follow the order."