Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 3
Guling, the camp of the Han army.

General Fan Kui walked into the tent of the Chinese army excitedly, and reported to Liu Bang, the king of Han, who was drinking in the tent: "My lord, hurry up and report. Han Xin defeated the Chu army and beheaded more than [-] people. Xiang Yu only led [-] remnants to retreat to the army. Liang Wang Pengyue, Jiujiang Wang Yingbu, Liu Jia, and Zhou Yin have also led their troops to the battlefield, and the Chu army is finished!"

"Oh?" Liu Bang paused the wine cup brought to his mouth, and said in amazement, "The Chu army was defeated so quickly?"

"Well, I lost!" Fan Kui nodded heavily, "This kid Han Xin can fight, he's so fucking good at it!"

"Understood, you go down first." Liu Bang waved his hand, screened Fan Kuai away, and then fell into a long silence.

The counselors Zhang Liang and Chen Ping who accompanied the wine also closed their mouths tacitly. They are both good people, so it is natural to guess that Liu Bang is probably in a very depressed mood at the moment. The Han army pursued the 20 Chu army, but was defeated by Xiang Yu in turn, and almost wiped out the entire army.

But what about Han Xin?The 40 Qi army had just arrived at the battlefield, and before they had time to catch their breath, they defeated the Chu army in the first battle and beheaded more than [-]. Compared with the two, he Liu Bang and Han Xin are really superior. Nowadays, although the Chu army is The general trend is over, but the credit for breaking Chu is all Han Xin's, and it doesn't seem to have much to do with Liu Bang.

Moreover, as Han Xin defeated the Chu army, a more difficult problem emerged, how should Liu Bang reward Han Xin?Han Xin is now the king of Qi, and now he has defeated the Chu army and made great achievements, how should Liu Bang reward him?Could it be that he was made emperor?Han Xin became the emperor, didn't Liu Bang become Han Xin's courtier in turn?
Subconsciously touching the two beautiful mustaches on his lips, Liu Bang's heart was already filled with murderous intent.

Regarding Liu Bang's gloomy psychology at the moment, Zhang Liang can be said to have a clear understanding of the fire, but he believes that the time to eradicate Qi Wang Han Xin is not yet ripe, so he immediately persuaded: "My lord, although the Chu army has been defeated, there are still [-] remnants, and they have not been completely lost. Combat strength, and Jiangdong Second County has not yet been pacified, Xiang Yu still has a chance to make a comeback!"

Liu Bang was silent, and after a long while he said: "Zifang, what do you think should be done now?"

Zhang Liangdao: "The top priority is to destroy Xiang Yu's remnants as soon as possible, and then send generals to pacify Chu!"

Chen Pingdao: "The Chu army's trapped beasts are still fighting, and the soldiers are desperate. It may not be easy to kill them in a hurry."

Zhang Liang smiled slightly, and said to Liu Bang, "Liang has a strategy, which can easily destroy the fighting spirit of the Chu army."

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Chu army camp.

In the dead of night, Xiang Zhuang was silently patrolling the camp with his hand on the hilt of his sword.

Looking around, you can see wounded soldiers sitting or lying everywhere. Most of them are numb and their eyes are dull. Many wounded soldiers are even moaning. From time to time, some soldiers die silently and are quickly carried away. , No one chatted, let alone laughed loudly. The air was filled with oppression and sadness, which was almost suffocating.

In the distance, Xiang Yu's central army tent was still brightly lit, and the mournful melody of Xun Qi could still be heard faintly.

Xiang Zhuang can easily imagine the situation in the big tent, a graceful figure is dancing in the desolate Xun sound, that is Concubine Yu, a famous beauty in history, and Xiang Yu's most beloved concubine, both Even when marching and fighting, Xiang Yu always took her by his side and never let her leave him for a moment.

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Xiang Yu's central army tent.

Two singing girls hold xun instruments and are playing them sadly. The unique deep, mournful, sad, and lingering tones of xun instruments are echoing repeatedly in the big tent, which is heartbreaking to hear.

On the carpet in the middle of the big tent, Concubine Yu was dancing to the sad tune of Xun Qi.

On the north side of the large tent, Xiang Yu sat on his knees according to the case, holding a wine glass, with a sad expression, as if he was infected by the mournful tone of the xun, and seemed to be remembering the [-] soldiers of the Chu army who died in the daytime.

Suddenly, Xiang Yu raised his neck and drank the water and wine in the cup, and then drew his sword.

Seeing this, Yu Ji quickly stopped her dancing steps, bowed her head and stepped back to the side, Xiang Yu strode to the center of the big tent, and stretched out her finger to flick the sword heavily, the big sword made of fine iron immediately made a "ding" sound There was a soft sound, and before the lingering sound of the sword's cry had dissipated, Xiang Yu murmured sadly: "Strengthening the mountain, the energy is overwhelming, the time is not good, the time is not dying, and the time is not dying, so there is nothing to do."

After singing here, Xiang Yu suddenly stopped, and then turned his head to look at Yu Ji who was standing beside the tent.

Seeing that Yu Ji's beautiful face was as beautiful as ever, and her delicate body was also as light and soft as ever, Xiang Yu suddenly felt an indescribable sadness and melancholy in his heart. While shaking his head, he continued to sing in an inexplicable tone: "When the dying is not dying, there is nothing to do, what to do if you are in trouble! What to do if you are in trouble..."

Before he knew it, Xiang Yu's eyes were already filled with crystal clear tears. Seeing this, Yu Ji couldn't help but her heart felt like a knife was being twisted, and then she burst into tears like rain, and she couldn't help crying: "My lord, Yu Ji was born to you, and died to you." My ghost, if you live, Concubine Yu will live with you, if you die, Concubine Yu will accompany you under the Nine Springs, forever and ever, never forsaking each other."

"Concubine Yu!" Xiang Yu suddenly opened his arms, and Concubine Yu threw herself into Xiang Yu's arms with a cry of mourning.

Seeing the two embracing each other and crying, the two singers who were playing the xun instrument next to them couldn't help it anymore, and started crying. For a moment, the whole big tent was full of gloomy clouds and mist.

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Outside the camp of the Chu army, a faint singing sound suddenly floated under the distant night sky, but it was the well-known Jiangdong folk song "Song of Yue People":
What night is this evening, the boat is in the middle of the stream
What day is it today, you have to be in the same boat with the prince
Be ashamed and be favored, don't be ashamed

I was so upset that I learned that the prince

There are trees in the mountains, and the trees have branches, and the heart is pleasing to the king, and the king does not know

Listening to the familiar Jiangdong accent and the sad hometown folk songs, all the soldiers of the Chu army felt sad.

In the darkness, I don't know who started to sing along, and soon, more Chu soldiers joined in the singing. In less than a moment, the entire camp of the Chu army was completely overwhelmed by the sad and mournful Chu singing. It's too much, and the soldiers of the Chu army couldn't help crying when they thought that they might not be able to return to their hometown alive in this life.

Xiang Zhuang, who was inspecting the barracks, turned pale with shock and was besieged on all sides. Presumably this is the legendary besieged on all sides!
If measures are not taken decisively and this situation is allowed to continue, the fighting spirit of the [-] remnants of the Chu army will soon disintegrate. With the army's morale slackened, the Chu army will definitely desert on a large scale. There is no need to attack, just sit still, and the Chu army will disintegrate on its own.

No wonder the history books record that at the last moment of the Battle of Gaixia, Xiang Yu led only [-] riders to break out!

It seems that it was not Xiang Yu who abandoned his "one hundred thousand army" at all, but the "one hundred thousand army" who abandoned Xiang Yu. Amid the weeping and complaining songs of Chu, the remnants of the Chu army who retreated to the camp had completely lost their fighting spirit , took advantage of the night as a deserter, and when Xiang Yu found out, there were only 800 of the most loyal people left around him!
No, we must prevent such a tragedy from happening again!

However, how easy is it to stop Chu Ge from spreading?
Xiang Zhuang can stop the chorus of the soldiers of the Chu army, but he cannot stop the coalition forces of various countries outside!

To break out of the siege, before the remnants of the Chu army lose their morale and their fighting spirit has not completely collapsed, they must break out overnight, break out immediately, and tear down the barriers. They cannot stay for a moment longer!
With a decision in his heart, Xiang Zhuang immediately turned around and strode towards Xiang Yu's Chinese army tent.

On the left side of the large tent of the Chinese army, there was a big bronze drum erected. It was Xiang Yu's Jujiang drum. Without any hesitation, Xiang Zhuang strode forward and picked up the heavy solid wooden drumsticks.

The guards guarding Jujianggu were shocked when they saw this, and rushed forward to stop them: "Third General, don't do it!"

"Go away!" Xiang Zhuang couldn't help kicking the guard away, then swung the drumstick and knocked it down hard.

In an instant, the deep and powerful drum sounded like raindrops gathered in a hurry. In the Chu army camp, no matter whether it was Xiang Yu who was crying with Yu Ji, or Yu Ziqi and Zhong Li who were drowning their worries with wine, Generals of the Chu army, such as Mo Mo and Xiao Gongjiao, or the remnants of the Chu army who were immersed in homesickness, were all alarmed immediately.

"Who, who is beating the drums?" Xiang Yu's majestic body strode out from where the curtain was raised.

Seeing that it was Xiang Zhuang who was beating the drum, Xiang Yu couldn't help being stunned, and said in amazement: "Third Brother, what are you doing here?"

"Brother Wang, there is nothing to be done, prepare to break out!" Xiang Zhuang dropped the drumstick and said sharply, "Break out immediately!"

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Qi army camp.

Han Xin was drinking with Zhang Liang, the special envoy of the King of Han, in the big tent of the Chinese army.

Listening to the weeping and tear-jerking songs of Chu outside the tent, Han Xin couldn't help giving Zhang Liang a thumbs-up, and praised: "Mr. .”

"Your Majesty's reputation is too high." Zhang Liang smiled and said modestly, "It's a trivial skill, nothing to worry about."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Liang said again: "Your Majesty, you must have already made arrangements for how to defeat the Chu army?"

Han Xin smiled, and clapped his hands again. Two guards had already lifted a screen to the center of the big tent, and hung a picture of mountains, rivers and Luo on the screen.

Han Xin stood up calmly, walked slowly to the screen, and pointed to the screen and said, "Gu has set up an ambush on all sides between Gaixia and Wujiang River. If the Chu army goes south, the whole army will surely be defeated!"

"Oh, Flying Daggers?" Zhang Liang said slightly moved, "I would like to hear the details."

Han Xin smiled and said: "On the first side, General Kong Xi led [-] elite soldiers to the upper reaches of the Tuo River overnight to build a dam to intercept the water; On the tenth day, General Guan Ying led [-] cavalry in the middle, ready to support the various ministries at any time."

"Wonderful, wonderful!" After listening to Han Xin's explanation, Zhang Liang was amazed, "There are only three routes to go back to Jiangdong from Gaixia, and the king has set up an ambush on three sides on each route, plus Guanying five thousand The cavalry is the final countermeasure, and with this ambush on all sides, it will be fine if the Chu army does not return to Jiangdong, but if they return, they will surely die. Your Majesty's use of troops is amazing."

Han Xin waved his hand and said sincerely: "If it weren't for Mr.'s strategy of 'besieged on all sides', the Chu army would definitely stick to the Gaixia barrier and fight trapped beasts. Even if they set up an ambush on [-] sides, it would be in vain." After a pause, Han Xin said again, "So, the first achievement in breaking Chu is none other than Mr."

(End of this chapter)