Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 298 Sword Pavilion
Xianyang, Jianzhang Palace.

Since the completion of Jianzhang Palace, Liu Bang moved to his new residence, and Changle Palace was changed into the East Palace of Prince Liu Ying.

In the side hall of Jianzhang Palace, Liu Bang, Xiao He, and a group of civil servants and military generals are gathering in front of a screen to discuss the situation of the Jiuyuan War. The map of Jiuyuan is naturally hung on the screen.

According to Zhou Bo's military report, the decisive battle with the Huns is just a few days away.

Liu Bang can't help worrying. This battle with the Huns is about the fate of the Han Dynasty. If it wins, it will be peaceful from here on. The Han Dynasty can concentrate all its national strength and troops to attack the Kwantung countries. If it loses, it will be troublesome. , If the Huns cannot be dealt with, it will be difficult for the Han army to compete in the Central Plains from then on.

Seeing Liu Bang's worried look, Xiao He persuaded: "My lord, our army's strength and equipment are far superior to those of the Xiongnu. General Zhou Bo's troops are sophisticated, while General Lu Tai's troops are swift and swift. The two complement each other well. Although people are difficult to deal with, it is difficult to get a little advantage from the two generals. In the battle of Jiuyuan, I thought our army would win."

Liu Bang nodded, and said again: "Although I said so, I still don't know the truth in my heart."

As soon as Liu Bang's words fell, Sui He, the detainee in front of the hall, suddenly ran in panting with a scroll of silk books. Before entering the hall, he shouted loudly: "Great King, great victory, Jiuyuan great victory!"

"Oh?" Liu Bang was overjoyed when he heard the words, "Jiuyuan Great Victory?"

Xiao He smiled and said, "Your Majesty, what I said is correct?"

Liu Bang took the silk book from Sui He, read it hastily, and then looked up to the sky and laughed.

Xiao He stood aside and watched, and saw that the battle report clearly stated that the Huns were defeated and defeated, and Jiuyuan County had already been returned to the Han. Zhou Bo also asked the King of Han to conscript 50 people to fill Jiuyuan.

Liu Bang laughed out loud, and when he was about to order a banquet to invite the county ministers, Xia Houying suddenly walked in in a hurry.

When he got closer, Xia Houying bowed to Liu Bang, and said angrily: "Your Majesty, something has happened. I just received an urgent report from Jin She, the governor of Bajun County. Xiangzhuang's son has personally led an army into Bashu, and now he is driving the army to attack." Jiameng Pass, Jin She also said, Jiameng Pass may fall at any time, please send troops to help as soon as possible!"

"What did you say? Xiang Zhuang personally led an army into Bashu?!"

Liu Bang's shock was really serious. Didn't it mean that the Chu army would join forces with the Linjiang and Huainan armies to attack Liang?Why did Xiang Zhuang's son lead an army into Bashu without paying attention?And suddenly hit the Jiameng level?If there is a mistake in Jiameng Pass, then Hanzhong will be in danger, if Hanzhong is lost, Guanzhong will also be in danger!
For Guanzhong, Hanzhong can be said to be the gateway. Once the Chu army occupies Hanzhong, it will be a big trouble. You can fight, because the pass is dangerous and the road is blocked. As it was approaching, the Chu army came to make a surprise attack. Maybe Liu Bang would become a prisoner of the Chu army!
"Impossible?" Xiao He was also full of disbelief, and asked Xia Houying, "General Xia Houying, did you make a mistake, isn't the Chu army fighting with the Liang army? Why did they invade Bashu all of a sudden? And , reached Jiameng Pass so quickly? How is this possible? You need to know that the road to Shu is difficult and dangerous, and the Chu army will not fly into Bashu, right?"

Xia Houying paused and said: "Your Majesty, I don't believe it either, but the envoy sent by Jin She said so."

"Where's the envoy? Where's the envoy sent by Jin She?" Liu Bang asked anxiously, "I want to ask him personally."

Xia Houying sighed, and said with a gloomy expression: "My lord, in order to send the news to Xianyang as soon as possible, the messenger ran to the death of two fast horses in a row, and finally rushed hundreds of miles to Xianyang. After the minister relayed Jin She's urgent report, he died, he was exhausted to death."

"Ah?!" Liu Bang was shocked again when he heard the words. What kind of emergency military situation must be in order to exhaust the messenger to death? !
Xiao He's countenance also changed suddenly. According to this, it should be true that Xiang Zhuang personally led the Chu army into Guanzhong, and Jin She also played against Xiang Zhuang many times, so he should not admit the wrong person.

"Your Majesty!" Xiao He said at the moment, "Jiameng Pass must not be lost, and Hanzhong must not be lost. It is not too late, it is better to quickly send an army to help Jiameng Pass!"

"Yes, yes, send troops, send troops!" Liu Bang responded repeatedly, and then asked Xia Houying, "Xia Houying, you lead five thousand elite troops and set off immediately, no matter what the cost, you must arrive at Jiameng Pass in the shortest time , and then nailed to Jiameng Pass by the widow, and the widow will lead the army to arrive later!"

"Here!" Xia Houying responded abruptly and took the order.

Watching Xia Houying's figure go away, Liu Bang took another deep breath, and then ordered Sui He: "Sui He, prepare the car immediately, and I will go to the camp in the north of the city."

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On Jinniu Road, Xiang Zhuang is leading more than a thousand Sirius warriors to travel day and night, rushing towards Hanzhong.

As the saying goes, time is life, and now that the battle has been fought, there is no secret at all for the Chu army's surprise attack on Bashu. Even Liu Bang, who is far away in Xianyang, may have already got the news.

Now, the only thing the Chu army can do is to race against time. Before the Han army reacts, take Hanzhong with lightning speed, and then send troops to block Chencang Road and Ziwu Valley Road. As for Baoxie Road, since 18 After Liu Bang was burned when he entered Hanzhong years ago, it has not been restored until now.

As long as the Chu army takes Hanzhong, they will take the initiative strategically!
At this time, there were only less than 500 Sirius Guards left in Xiangzhuang. It was indeed a bit risky to attack Hanzhong with 500 people, but Xiangzhuang thought it was worth taking the risk, because the Han army did not know Chu The army has only such a small force, and under the premise that the Han army does not know the reality of the Chu army, it is not impossible to take Nanzheng in one fell swoop!
The number of troops has never been a problem for Xiang Zhuang.

Since Ye Mayuan was ordered in a critical situation, has director Xiang Zhuang not had many battles where he wins more with less?
As he was walking, the sky suddenly darkened without warning, and Xiang Zhuang was startled. Isn't it the middle of the morning? Why is it dark?When I looked up hurriedly, I saw that the army had already entered a steep canyon at some point. Both sides of the canyon were tens of feet high cliffs, which even blocked the sun in the sky.

Xiang Zhuang stopped instinctively and raised his right hand at the same time.

Huyan, who was accompanying behind him, turned his head and shouted: "Your Majesty has ordered that the whole army stop advancing!"

With an order, more than a thousand Sirius sharp warriors who followed aggressively behind stopped their progress one after another.

Taking another look at the cliffs on both sides of the canyon, Xiang Zhuang asked Qu Bucai, "Old Qu, what is this place?"

Qu Bucai turned his head and looked at Tang Tong with a questioning look. Tang Tong took two steps forward and said to Xiang Zhuang: "My lord, this is the most dangerous part of the Jinniu Road, Jiange!"

"Jiange?" Xiang Zhuang heard the words in awe, "This is the Jiange that one man guards the gate and ten thousand men cannot open it?!"

Jiange, this is a famous pass in the world, but before Shu Han, Jiange was not related to the city. It was not until Zhuge Liang became the prime minister of Shu that he sent troops to build Jianmen Pass in Jiange. In the late Three Kingdoms period, Zhang He, the only remaining famous general among the five good generals of Wei State, was here Jiange was shot and killed by the random arrows of the Shu army.

Thinking of this, Xiang Zhuang was startled suddenly.

At this moment, if there is an ambush on the cliffs on both sides of the canyon, Xiangzhuang will die without a place to bury him!At that moment Xiang Zhuang turned his head and shouted: "It is not suitable to stay here for a long time, order the whole army to pass quickly!"

Hu Yan responded with a bang, and when he was about to turn around to give the order, there was a sudden burst of laughter from the cliffs on both sides.

"Huh?!" Xiang Zhuang's heart sank when he heard the words, and when he looked up anxiously, he saw a tall and tall gentleman in white clothes standing on the cliff on the right at some time.

"Is there really an ambush?!" Xiang Zhuang's pupils shrank sharply!

"Ambush, there is an ambush!" Hu Yan was also shocked, and cried out.

Even though the thousands of Sirius guards accompanying them were equally astonished, they did not panic at all. Veterans are veterans, even in the face of irreversible desperation, even at the last moment of their lives, they can still maintain enough calmness, Because they know very well that the more critical the situation is, the more important it is to keep calm.

Suddenly, the scholar in white raised his right hand and waved lightly.

Hundreds of Han soldiers suddenly appeared on the cliffs on both sides of the entrance of the Jiange.

The next moment, bundles of dry firewood were thrown down from the cliff. In just a moment, hundreds of bundles of dry firewood blocked the entrance of the canyon. Immediately afterwards, dozens of torches were thrown from the cliff. As soon as the flame touched the dry firewood splashed with kerosene, it burst into flames.

In a short time, a raging fire was already ignited at the entrance of the canyon.

"Come on, go forward!" At the critical moment, Xiang Zhuang calmed down instead.

Before the words fell, Xiang Zhuang had already pulled out the horizontal knife, and rushed to the exit of the canyon. At this moment, the entrance of the Jiange Pavilion was blocked by the fire. If the Chu army wanted to escape, they had to rush forward !
On the cliff on the right, the scholar in white once again raised his right hand and waved forward lightly.

In an instant, thousands of Han army archers appeared on the cliffs on both sides.

The next moment, dense arrows like locusts shot down from the cliffs on both sides. Immediately afterwards, a large number of rolling wooden stones and flying spears also rained down. At this moment, the entire canyon was almost covered by the arrows of the Han army. The Chu army in the canyon couldn't find a blind spot to hide.

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In the middle of the valley, Xiang Zhuang rushed forward with his head buried, while brandishing a horizontal knife, he desperately blocked the flying arrows, rocks, and flying spears falling from the sky. It was too big, and in just a short while, Xiang Zhuang was already covered in many wounds, and he was almost shot through by a flying spear several times!

Behind Xiang Zhuang, there were constant shrill screams. You don't need to turn your head to Xiang Zhuang to know that Sirius Ruishi is suffering a lot of casualties from the thunder of the Han army's ambushes. These are veterans who have experienced many battles, but now, But because of his carelessness, because of his eagerness for quick success, he was buried here. Thinking of this, Xiang Zhuang's heart hurts so much that he is about to bleed!

But Xiang Zhuang didn't know that this time, even he himself might not be able to get out of the Jiange!

(End of this chapter)