Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 232
Xiang Zhuang never imagined that Pang Yu had already approached the city of Dongou!
The matter had to start more than 20 days ago. More than 20 days ago, at the same time that Xiang Zhuang led an army of [-] into Lujiang, Pang Yu also rushed to Wushang County (now Yiwu City) with [-] elite soldiers.

After Pang Yu led the army to Wushang, it rained continuously for three days!

In the early morning of the fourth day, when Pang Yu led a dozen of his own soldiers out of the city to observe the terrain, he saw a group of people rushing along the road with their children and old people. A village was flooded by flash floods. There were more than 100 people in more than 500 households in the village, and only more than 50 people escaped.

Pang Yu hurriedly ordered Wushang county magistrate and county lieutenant to resettle the refugees.

After settling the victims, Pang Yu ordered five hundred sharp men to dig the village flooded by the flash flood, hoping to rescue a few survivors. He never thought that he would actually rescue a person who was buried under a collapsed house. The old man, during the chat, a sentence the old man inadvertently said touched Pang Yu's nerves.

The old man told Pang Yu that flash floods break out here every summer, and roads or bridges are washed away every year, but this is the first time that the entire village has been flooded like this year. Finally, the old man told Pang Yu that according to his "experience", There will be continuous rainstorms in the next few days. It is best for the Chu army not to go out of the city to avoid mountain torrents.

The old man originally wanted to warn Pang Yu, but Pang Yu was shocked when he heard it. He immediately sent someone to send the old man back to the county seat, and then inspected the mountains on both sides of the road in the rain, and finally found it fifty miles south of Wushang City. I found a steep valley, where two big mountains hug each other, and the road passes through the middle, which is the only way for the Dongou army to go north!
Moreover, under the heavy rain for several days, the mountains on both sides of the valley have become extremely soft. If there is any external force involved, large-scale mudstone torrents are likely to erupt!
Pang Yu didn't hesitate anymore, and immediately sent troops up the mountain to dig dikes to divert the water, guide the flow of two small streams in the mountain, wash the mountains on both sides of the road with all their strength, and artificially create mountain torrents. Large-scale mudstone torrents completely destroyed the only passage from Dongou to Wushang!

As long as this passage is destroyed, the Dongou army will inevitably have to open a new passage from the mountains and valleys. In this case, it is absolutely impossible within a few months, but a few months later, Xiangzhuang's army will soon They will return to Jiangdong. At that time, Si Luoyao will have to retreat back to Dongou in despair.

However, it is not easy to artificially create a flash flood.

Although there were two days of torrential rain, Pang Yu tried his best to drain and wash away the mountain, but the mud, rocks and torrents he expected did not arrive. The mountain pass was less than fifty miles away, so Pang Yu had no choice but to give up trying to retreat back to Wushang.

However, just when Pang Yu had given up, an unexpected surprise came unexpectedly.

Si Luoyao's Dongou army didn't realize the danger, and went straight through the valley where the water and soil were already extremely soft. The front army, the middle army, and Si Luoyao's imperial army all passed safely, but when it was the turn of the rear army to load their luggage, The mud, rocks and torrents that Pang Yu had been waiting for for a long time finally roared down, and five thousand soldiers and a large amount of food and fodder were all buried alive in one fell swoop!
Five thousand soldiers died without a fight, and tens of thousands of rations and a large amount of luggage were all destroyed. Si Luoyao's [-] Dongou army was in a desperate situation at once. What's more terrible, the mud, rocks and torrents had completely destroyed Chidao It is impossible for the Eastern Ou army to return to the Eastern Ou country, at least until the sky clears.

The Eastern Ou Army suddenly suffered a natural disaster, rumors spread all over the army, and the morale of the army fluctuated.

The ancients of this era deeply believed in the theory of ghosts and gods, and the soldiers of Dongou easily connected mountain torrents with the will of heaven.

Although Pang Yu was young, he was talented and well-read military books. Of course he would not let go of such an excellent opportunity, and immediately drove his troops to cover up the killing. When the Chu army rushed to kill, the Eastern Ou army was defeated, and Si Luoyao was also shot and killed by Pang Yu in the chaos.

In the battle of Wushang, Pang Yu defeated Dongou [-] with [-], beheaded more than [-] people, captured thousands of people alive, and the rest died in the mountains.

After the war, there was continuous sunny weather, and the mudslides that blocked the Chi Road turned into a dry and smooth road. Pang Yu made a decisive decision, and with more than 4000 elite soldiers from the headquarters plus [-] strong civilians, they rushed eastward along the Chi Road. The capital of the Ou Kingdom came, and after five days of hurried marching, Pang Yu's army had already defeated the Dongou City!
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Guangling, Huainan army camp.

When Kuai Che walked into the hall, Ying Bu was sighing in the hall.

Seeing Li, Kuai Che asked directly, "Why is your majesty sighing?"

Ying Bu didn't answer, but just passed a few wooden slips in his hand to Kuai Che, Kuai Che stretched out his hand to take them, and then arranged them on the case, his expression changed after only one glance, and he said sternly, "Xiang Zhuang broke the plum tree? "

"And this." Ying Bu handed Kuai Che another silk scroll.

After reading the silk script, Kuai Che's expression changed even more: "Zuyi was also captured by the Linjiang Army?!"

"Guo Xiang, we have been tricked." Ying Bo sighed, "Xiang Zhuang is not in Qu'a at all."

"This Xiang Zhuang is really cunning." Kuai Che's expression was a little embarrassed. He had already guessed that Xiang Zhuang was not in Qu'a, but he didn't tell Ying Bo.

Yingbo's expression suddenly became ferocious, and he said again: "Minister Guo, since Xiangzhuang is not in Qu'a, now is a good opportunity to march. Why don't you use all your troops to cross the Wujiang River and smash the garrison with lightning speed? The main force of the Chu army in Qu'a? So, even if Xiang Zhuang returns to Jiangdong, he still has no soldiers in his hands, so what can I do?"

Kuai Che said: "But Your Majesty, there are already more than 7 Chu troops stationed in Tunqu'a. Although Xiang Zhuang is not there, there must be a general to lead the army. If you are eager to defeat it, how easy is it?"

Ying Bu said: "Xiang Zhuang was able to defeat Mei Yan with 2 people and 10,000+ people, which shows that he brought all elite soldiers, so the people stationed in Tunqu'a can only be temporarily recruited from various counties. This is a group of rabble, that is, there are [-] people So what? There are [-] elite troops in the widow's account, and they can be defeated without any effort!"

Kuai Che said: "If the two armies are at a stalemate, Xiang Zhuang suddenly returns to the army..."

"I'm afraid I won't be able to come!" Ying Bu waved his hand and said loudly, "If nothing else happens, Si Luoyao's fifty thousand Dongou troops have already entered the hinterland of Kuaiji County. They will only rush to defend against the Eastern Ou army, and will definitely not care about Qu'a, Liyang, Zhou Yin, Jin She, Li Zuoche and the others should also take action."

Kuai Che was silent. He always felt that he should not turn against Xiang Zhuang now. In Kuai Che's view, Yingbo's biggest enemy should be King Han Xin of Qi, not Xiang Zhuang, King of Chu. Therefore, Kuai Che always believed that Huainan Kingdom should try its best to We should form a bond with Chu State to fight against Qi State in the north. Otherwise, once the army of Qi State goes south, Huainan State will be in danger!
You know, Liu Bang had assigned the East China Sea, Surabaya, and Xue County to Qi State long ago, and Yingbo seized the three counties. Although Han Xin didn't say anything, who knew what he was thinking in his heart?Don't look at the fact that the Qi army is quiet now, Han Xin even reduced his troops, but that was just to accumulate national power.

Once the Qi State regains its national power, it will definitely raise its troops abroad. If the Qi State raises its troops, it will probably not gnaw at Liang Wang Pengyue, and once the Liang State is destroyed, the Qi Army will directly face the Han Army. Han Xin Obviously he won't do this, so his biggest possibility is to go north to Zhao State or south to Huainan.

From Kuai Che's point of view, it is obviously impossible for Yingbo to fight against Han Xin alone, but if he can join hands with Xiang Zhuang, the situation will be different. It is for this reason that Kuai Che strongly opposes fighting against Chu.

However, Kuai Che also has to admit that now is indeed a good opportunity to destroy Chu!

Xiang Zhuang was not there, and the Chu army was at its best. The tens of thousands of strong Chu soldiers stationed in Tunqu'a alone could not stop Yingbo's elite troops. Jin She and Li Zuoche watched from the sidelines, Chu State was really in danger, even if Xiang Zhuang could rush back to Jiangdong quickly, it would be too late.

Seeing Kuaiche's silence for a long time, Yingbo said again: "How about it, Prime Minister?"

Kuai Che sighed, and when he was about to speak, Ma Ye, the deterrent in front of the Yingbu tent, suddenly came in hurriedly, before he could greet him, he panicked and said, "Your Majesty, Jiang Zuo urgently reports!"

Ying Bu said in a deep voice, "Speak!"

Ma Ye bowed and said, "Jiangzuo Xizuo just sent back the news that Pang Yu, the general of Chu, defeated the Eastern Ou army in Wushang with five thousand soldiers and beheaded more than [-] people. Si Luoyao, the king of Eastern Ou, was also killed by Pang Yu." Shoot and kill, now, this Pang Yu has already invaded Dongou with all his troops, maybe Dongou will be destroyed!"

"Huh?" Kuai Che couldn't help but change slightly when he heard that.

"Pang Yu?" Ying Bu's expression changed drastically, "Why haven't you heard of it?"

At this moment, Yingbo was really a little terrified, Xiang Zhuang's tent really has a lot of talents, just an unknown soldier can defeat 5000 Dongou army with [-] troops?No wonder Zhou Yin, Jin She, and Li Zuoche struggled in Jiujiang for several months, but they couldn't take down a small Liyang County. I'm afraid the defenders are also extraordinary.

At that moment Kuai Che said: "Your Majesty, Si Luoyao's Dongou army has been destroyed. Zhou Yin, Jin She, and Li Zuoche have been unable to attack Liyang for a long time. If our Huainan army crosses the river, we will have to face the Chu army alone. Now, Xiang Zhuang has already defeated Mei Yan, and we should return to Jiangdong in half a month at the most, once our army cannot win quickly, it will be difficult to retreat completely."

Yingbu also fell into hesitation for a moment. He never expected that Si Luoyao's Dongou army was defeated so easily by the Chu army, and was also defeated by a little-known Chu general. The rapid defeat of the army disrupted Yingbo's plan at once. At this time, if the Huainan army wants to cross the river again, the risk will increase greatly.

(End of this chapter)