Qiang Qin

Updated: 2010-11-16

Xiang Yu said to Fan Zeng with an ugly face: "Mr. Fan said a few days ago that we would send troops to attack the Central Plains after the Xiongnu and Qin started a war. Now that Qin has transferred all its troops to the north, can't it be explained? Have they already decided to fight the Huns? Why wait any longer? As the saying goes, if you don’t take the opportunity to attack the Central Plains at this time, we won’t have to send troops after they see the outcome.”

Fan Zeng hurriedly explained patiently: "Overlord, don't underestimate the generals of Qin now. They can take the Central Plains as their own and they will win. I expect that they will transfer all the troops to the north with great fanfare this time. their meaning."

"Mr. Fan thinks too highly of them. I think it's because they either have the confidence to take down the Huns in World War I, or because the Huns invaded too much, so they had to mobilize troops. If it is for the general Those who are always as timid as you are, how can you still command the soldiers to fight?" Xiang Yu said, slapping the long case in front of him and raising his voice: "I have made up my mind, we will send a large army to attack Hanoi County, even if they really If there is any conspiracy, the defenders there will inevitably decrease, which will only be of great benefit to us." Then he began to arrange the generals and the troops they brought.Xiang Yu ordered Long Qie to lead an army from Chen County to attack Yingchuan, Xiang He and Xiang Zhuang led an army from Dong County to attack Handan County, and he himself led the main force to attack Hanoi County, which went straight to the Central Plains.This time he decided to march in three directions at the same time, killing those Qin people without the power to parry.

Fan Zeng sighed helplessly, he knew that Xiang Yu couldn't listen to what he was talking about now.Some time ago, the reason why Xiang Yu was willing to listen to him and not blindly use troops against the Central Plains was because he also thought that the chances of winning were not great, but this time, in Xiang Yu's view, it was an excellent opportunity, even if he was not [-]% sure that it would definitely It was a conspiracy by the Qin people to lure the Chu army to attack, let alone Xiang Yu.Now seeing that Xiang Yu's arrangement is completely based on the posture of strong attacking the weak, he began to feel uneasy again, and said: "If the overlord comes like this, there will not be many soldiers in our country of Chu. In my opinion, we should only choose one of them." The offense is better, and we can still fight Qin with a strong force."

Xiang Yu sneered and said: "Mr. Fan is old after all, and you are too cautious. The news we got this time is that 3000% of the Qin army has left their respective defenses. At this time, the defenders in those counties are no more There are only two to [-] people, and our army has tens of thousands of horses on each side. It is completely attacking them with the momentum of Mount Tai. How can there be a chance for the Qin people to resist? Besides, this time I sent troops from Dachu to make a quick decision. If those Qin people have not reacted, we have already captured several cities, so that they will have fear in their hearts. In this way, once the two sides confront each other on the battlefield, the morale of our army will be greatly improved. And if one If we fight city by city, we will lose the advantage of surprise when the Qin army arrives after receiving the news, so we must advance in three ways."

Fan Zeng knew that although he was the Lingyin of the Chu State, it was just Xiang Yu's respect for him. Now that the military and political power of the Chu State was completely in the hands of Xiang Yu, he could not influence his thoughts at all, so he could only sigh again and stop saying anything. .

Two days later, more than [-] Chu troops were divided into three groups and went to the Central Plains. The soldiers were full of hope, because before sending troops, Xiang Yu assured everyone that this time he would be able to take down several cities, and even capture Xianyang. , Achieve immortal achievements.

But when their men and horses were dispatched, those homing pigeons had already gone northwest one step ahead of them.

Han Xin has not been idle since he came to Hanoi County. He ordered all the remaining soldiers to cut down the woods outside the city, and transported the trees and larger stones into the city as the next time to defend the city. used weapons.Then they sent dozens of scouts scattered dozens of miles outside the city to keep track of whether there was an enemy attack.After finishing all the pre-war preparations, he reported the situation here to Fusu in Xianyang.

That day, when he was patrolling the city again, a fast horse ran up. The man on the horse was wearing a black armor. He was one of the scouts he had sent out to see how he galloped. , Han Xin has vaguely felt that something is coming.Sure enough, after he entered the city, he said to Han: "General Han, several soldiers with Xiang and Chu banners suddenly appeared from the east. It seems that they want to attack our Hanoi County."

"So they are here." Han Xin pulled out his sword a few inches, put it back into the sheath, and said with a sound, showing both nervousness and excitement on his face, "Order all the soldiers in the city to get ready, wait for the Chu army When we get to the city, we will go out of the city to 'greet' them." He was excited because he finally had a chance to make his own contribution. Although he had made a lot of military achievements since he returned to Fusu, these achievements were always Standing together with others, today is the first time that I truly stand alone.But he was nervous because he knew that there were only 1 people in Hanoi County, and the number from the other party should be no less than [-], so he didn't know if he could stop it.But Han Xin didn't want to be passively beaten from the very beginning, so he decided to give the enemy a hard time when they had just arrived and their foothold was not stable.

When Xiang Yu brought 5 horses to a place thirty miles away from Hanoi County, Fan Zeng rode up to him and said, "The Overlord still orders the soldiers to rest here for one night, and then go to the city to attack tomorrow, otherwise I'm afraid The Qin army guarding the city will take advantage of our fatigue and attack."

Xiang Yu frowned and said, "You don't have to be so cautious. Now the Qin army defending the city is far inferior to our army. How dare you come out? When I came here, I said that the battle should be done quickly. How can I be so procrastinated?" In fact, if it weren't for the fact that Fan Zeng had always been loyal to him, Xiang Yu would not have taken him with him this time, so of course he would not follow Fan Zeng's suggestion now.

After arriving at the city, Xiang Yu ordered his soldiers to start building camps and bury pots for cooking.And he ordered one person to go to the city to persuade him to surrender. He still hoped that the Qin people who guarded the city would understand the current affairs and open the city to surrender, so that he would not have to go to war.

Han Xin watched Chu Jun busy outside the city from the top of the city, with a sneer on the corner of his mouth.At this time, he saw Yiqi rushing out of the Chu army towards the city, and he knew that Xiang Yu wanted to learn from the ancient wars and persuaded himself to surrender first.So I had a plan in my heart and ordered: "Let that Chu man enter the city, and all the soldiers guarding the city will take off their armor." Then he secretly ordered a few soldiers to do this after the Chu man entered the city. like this.

After a while, the man walked into the city. What he saw was that the guards of the Qin army were all in disheveled clothes, and there were some people who were discussing something in a low voice with frowning faces. He finished his mouth, but he still vaguely heard the words "surrender, offer the city".So he was a little more sure of persuading the city defender to surrender.

After seeing the man, Han Xin asked anxiously, "My Majesty has never had any enmity with the state of Chu, why did you suddenly send troops to attack my city today?"

The man smiled contemptuously and said: "The world is not your Qin people's world, but anyone who is capable can take it. Now Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, is the hero of today, and the people of the world are his opponents. Naturally, we should take the Central Plains to become an eternal hegemony." I advise you to see the situation clearly and surrender to my overlord, otherwise, when my army comes, the city will be destroyed."

Han Xin showed a fearful expression and said: "I know that Hanoi County can't stop your Chu army from attacking, but my family members are all in Xianyang. If you surrender without a fight, they will be implicated. So if you want to take this city, you have to wait Let's attack the city tomorrow."

The man understood the meaning of Han Xin's words, that is, he did not dare to fight the Chu people, but he dared not surrender without a fight because of his scruples. Not surrendering without a fight.So he nodded, pretended to persuade a few more words, and left the city.

As soon as he left the child, Han Xin immediately ordered the soldiers to bury the pot and cook food immediately, and let them go down to rest after eating the child.He knew that when Chu people learned that he intended to surrender, they would never come to attack Hanoi County today, and their defense would not be very careful, so he prepared for himself to rob the camp at night.

The man returned to the Chu camp and told Xiang Yu the conversation he had with Han Xin. After hearing this, Xiang Yu said, "Are you really sure that the guard has the intention to surrender?"

"Yes, it looks like he doesn't want to fight our army at all. And even if he has the determination to fight to the death, his soldiers have no morale. As soon as the subordinates entered the city, they found that the Qin army guarding the city were all in low spirits. Sitting there without even putting on armor. And I also heard some people talking about sacrificing the city and surrendering. Obviously these Qin soldiers only wanted to save their own lives, only because their generals refused to surrender Open the city as soon as you see our army coming."

Xiang Yu laughed loudly and said, "Unexpectedly, the Qin army is so weak today. If I knew this, I should have brought troops to take the Central Plains a year ago. Pass on the order, let the soldiers take a good rest tonight, and we will do our best tomorrow morning." Attack, I think within three days, the defenders in the city will automatically sacrifice the city."

Seeing his complacent look, Fan Zeng opened his mouth to persuade him, but finally gave up.Because he knew that Xiang Yu would definitely not listen to what he said now, and it would make him unhappy instead. Fan Zeng seemed unwilling to do such a thankless thing.

When the night was dark, the city gate of Hanoi County was suddenly opened, and thousands of people quietly rushed to the camp of the Chu army, which was only three miles away from the city. met.