Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 30 Strategic Decisions

"Then what?" Xiang Zhuang said again, "I'm afraid it's not enough just to win Ao Cang?"

"Of course it's not enough! It's not enough!" Wei Liao stroked his long beard under his chin, and said, "The general's capture of Ao Cang will certainly make all the coalition forces unwilling to fight, but Liu Bang can also cut off all the troops first. The military power of the princes, and then send the confidant general to lead the army to chase and kill the general, if this is the case, the big thing will be over."

Xiang Zhuang rubbed his chin, and said in a deep voice, "After taking down the Ao Cang, will you attack the beam east?"

"Yes, attack Daliang from the east!" Wei Liao nodded happily, "It would be best if we can capture Daliang in one fell swoop, then Liang's army will surely be shocked, and Liang Wang Peng Yue will definitely lead his troops back to rescue Daliang. At this time, Liu Bang can only Watch Peng Yue lead his troops back to the country helplessly, because if he seizes Peng Yue's military power at this time, not only will Peng Yue feel resentment in his heart, but the other princes will also renounce their virtues!"

"Wonderful!" Xiang Zhuang praised, "After Peng Yue returns to Daliang, our army will turn eastward and force Linzi!"

At this moment, Xiang Zhuang could only sigh, Wei Liao is worthy of being a military strategist with the same reputation as Sun Wu and Wu Qi, and his strategic vision is deep and sophisticated. Seeing the tricks, I dealt with them passively, because this is the so-called Yangmou, it is upright and there is no trick!

"Yes, let's force Linzi again!" Wei Liao nodded, and said again, "Although King Han Xin of Qi is loyal to Liu Bang, his loyalty to Liu Bang is the brotherhood, not the righteousness of the monarch and ministers. Once Linzi is in an emergency, Han Xin will also return to the army to save himself, Liu Bang didn't dare to seize Peng Yue's military power before, and now he dare not seize Han Xin's military power!"

"Okay!" Xiang Zhuang slammed Jie again, and then said, "Is this the next step? After Han Xin returns to Qi State, the Chu army will cross the Yellow River westward to attack Zhao; The Taihang Mountains attacked Han; when the Han army returned to the division, the Chu army crossed the Yellow River west again, attacked Sanqin, and finally forced Liu Bang back to Guanzhong?"

"Yes, that's basically the big strategy." Wei Liao nodded, and said, "As long as the general can force the soldiers and horses of the various princes back to their respective lairs, Liu Bang will find it difficult to call them out again." It has reached the sky, and the battle between Chu and Han in the future will be a contest between the general and Liu Bang again!"

Wei Liao's words were not nonsense. The decisive battle between Liu Bang and Xiang Yu in Gaixia was a one-on-one fight between Chu and Han at the beginning. It was not until after the defeat that Liu Bang listened to Zhang Liang and Chen Ping's advice and divided the land of Huaisi After entrusting them to Han Xin and Peng Yue, they finally mobilized their 40 troops, and finally defeated Xiang Yu.

Now that Xiang Yu is dead and Chu State is dead in name only, it will not be so easy for Liu Bang to mobilize the army of Han Xin and Peng Yue. After all, Liu Bang is king, Han Xin, Peng Yue, and Yingbu are also kings. Brother, admit that he is another overlord at most, and never feel that Liu Bang is an emperor who is a step above them!

More importantly, Liu Bang did not have another land of Huaisi to entrust Han Xin and Peng Yue!

But soon, Wei Liao sighed again, and said sadly, "However, have you ever thought about it, General, to complete such an expedition that has never been seen in ancient times, and finally return to Jiangdong, with thousands of miles of mountains in the middle, and bloody journey?" Ran, please forgive me for saying it bluntly, with the general's current 5000 people, I'm afraid it will be difficult to do it!"

Xiang Zhuang is silent, even though all the soldiers and horses from all over the world are gathered in Huaisi, and the Central Plains, Qi, Hebei, and Guanzhong are all empty, it is indeed difficult for Xiang Zhuang to realize such an unprecedented expedition with [-] remnants. You know, Chu The army is fighting alone, and it is difficult to get personnel to replenish on the way!
After a long while, Xiang Zhuang said: "How many troops do you think you need?"

Wei Liao said: "Nowadays soldiers and horses from all over the world are gathered in Huaisi, and all places are guarding emptiness, but to complete such an unprecedented expedition, I think at least [-] elite soldiers are needed!"

Thirty thousand elite soldiers?Xiang Zhuang could only shake his head.

Not to mention [-], even [-] elite soldiers can't even get together!
Wei Liao sighed again, and continued: "Also, even if the general really has [-] elite soldiers, this matter is extremely difficult, because before the general captures Aocang, there must be a general leading a partial army." Stay here and firmly attract the army of Liu Bang and other princes, and this is basically impossible."

Xiang Zhuang smiled wryly, this is indeed an impossible task!
If all the [-] remnants were left behind, with the high mountains of the Dabie Mountains and the complex and changeable terrain, it might be possible to temporarily contain Liu Bang and the army of the princes from all walks of life. , How could it be possible to hold back hundreds of thousands of coalition forces?And who to send to stay behind?

Huan Chu?Xiao Gong corner?More brave than resourceful!

Jibu?Zhongli ignorant?Both wisdom and courage, lack of courage!

Yu Ziqi?I have the ability, but I have never had the experience of standing alone!

After a long time, Xiang Zhuang asked again: "Then sir, is there any other strategy to choose from?"

"It's gone." Wei Liao sighed, "It's still the same sentence, Liu Bang, the king of the Han Dynasty, has swept the world. If the Chu army can disintegrate the coalition army before Liu Bang divides the world and force the princes from all walks of life to return to the army to save themselves, there is still a chance of survival. , otherwise, we can only wait for Liu Bang to make a mistake, but in my humble opinion, Liu Bang is very far-sighted, and he will definitely not make mistakes!"

Xiang Zhuang is silent, Liu Bang does not make mistakes, so he can only find a way to transfer the princes back to his country.

But the problem is that Xiang Zhuang doesn't have enough troops at all, and he also lacks generals who can stand in his way. This matter is really difficult for Xiang Zhuang.

Gao Chu next to him suddenly suggested: "General, why don't you just attack Ao Cang directly!"

"No." Xiang Zhuang smiled wryly and shook his head. If he attacked Aocang now, he would have to walk in the mountains for at least half a month.

In the past half a month, the coalition forces have been unable to find the remnants of the Chu army. They will definitely think that the remnants of the Chu army have collapsed in the mountains. Then, Liu Bang must seize the opportunity to divide the world. After the division, the military power will be deprived. Once Liu Bang seized the military power of the princes and kings from all walks of life, it would be meaningless for the Chu army to take down Aocang.

Jing Qian suddenly clenched his fists and roared, "General, you are dead anyway, so don't run so far away from Aocang, and fight the Han army here in Dabie Mountain!"

"It's up to you?" Xiang Zhuang's heart skipped a beat when he heard this.

How can you achieve great things if you are afraid of the head and the tail, and worry about gains and losses?

Extending the head is a knife, shrinking the head is also a knife, both left and right are dead, it is better to fight!If you risk your life with your life, you may be able to survive the dead and fight your way out!
At that moment Xiang Zhuang said to Wei Liao: "Sir, what if our army can beat the coalition army so that they dare not enter the mountain?"

"The coalition forces dare not enter the mountain!?" Wei Liao heard the words awe-inspiringly, thinking that the general's tone is really great!

However, if the Chu army can really fight the coalition army so that they dare not enter the mountain, then the Chu army will really have a chance to fish in troubled waters.

The reason is very simple, as long as the coalition forces dare not go into the mountains to suppress them, they only need to leave a small army, and they can deal with the coalition forces of various countries in a grand manner. Run to attack Ao Cang, and when the surprise attack on Ao Cang succeeds, it doesn't matter if the coalition forces see through the truth.

However, is it possible to fight so that the coalition forces dare not enter the mountain?
"I know it's not easy, but no matter how difficult it is, we must do it!" Xiang Zhuang stood up, looked at the dark sky in the east, and said in an inexplicable tone, "Because, Da Chu has no way out. , we can only charge forward to fight a bloody path!"

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On the mountain road leading to Quyang from Gaixia, Liu Bangzheng personally led the army to march westward.

At this time, the flood in Quyang County had not receded, all the roads and roads were flooded, and the army could only take the small roads in the mountains, which was miserable.

However, Liu Bang did not give up the idea of ​​​​conquering himself because of this.

Because Liu Bang knew very well that Xiang Zhuang had replaced Xiang Yu as his number one enemy. Xiang Zhuang was not only a direct descendant of the Xiang family, but also showed enough bravery, defeating Fan Kui first and then Li Zuoche is a clear proof!Liu Bang is not Xiang Yu, he will never feed tigers, let alone give the remnants of Chu any chance to revive.

Of course, Liu Bang didn't have to conquer personally, Han Xin, Yingbu, and Peng Yue could also clean up Xiangzhuang.

Liu Bang insisted on personally leading the army, mainly because he did not want to give the princes from all walks of life the opportunity to lead the army alone. Seeing that the world is about to be unified, and the princes from all walks of life are about to hand over their military power, Liu Bang is not willing to make troubles at this time. As a prince and king, Liu Bang has a hundred worries in his heart.

Liu Bang also thought about seizing the military power of the princes from all walks of life now, and then sending his trusted generals to conquer Xiangzhuang, but this will inevitably make Han Xin, Peng Yue, Yingbo and others feel dissatisfied. Are you so anxious, Liu Bang?So you can't trust us old brothers?Xiang Chu's remnants have not been killed yet, so you can't wait to take over our military power?

Once the princes and kings from all walks of life are dissatisfied, the situation will be complicated. These princes and kings are not fuel-efficient lamps. It's done in one pot, otherwise it's better not to deprive the military power.

After weighing again and again, Liu Bang finally gave up the idea of ​​​​taking power immediately.

Unable to seize power, and did not want to give the princes from all walks of life the opportunity to lead the army alone, Liu Bang had no choice but to lead the army himself. Fortunately, there were only a few thousand remnants in Xiangzhuang, and the territory was only Shouchun slapped a large area. If the water is flooded, just such a lone army with no foreign aid and no foundation, wouldn't it be wiped out after a flip?

Although Xiang Zhuang defeated Fan Kui and Li Zuoche in a row, Liu Bang really didn't take him seriously.

No matter how powerful Xiang Zhuang is, can he be as powerful as Xiang Yu?Xiang Yu's 70 troops were all wiped out by his Liu Bang, and your Xiangzhuang has only a few thousand remnants, so it's impossible to beat Liu Bang's [-] troops! ?

Therefore, no matter how hard it is, it will take ten days and half a month, just be patient.

He defeated Qin in three years, Chu in five years, and eight years of arduous journey. He, Liu Bang, has survived, and still cares about ten days and a half months?

(End of this chapter)