Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 31 Tactics (please recommend tickets)
In the dark night, Xiang Zhuang, Wei Liao and Wu She climbed a peak under the guard of dozens of soldiers.

The cold wind was blowing on the top of the mountain, even though Xiang Zhuang, Wei Liao and Wu She were wearing bearskin cloaks, they still felt the chill. Jing Qian, Gao Chu and the dozens of accompanying soldiers only wore cloth clothes and iron armor, and they felt the cold even more To the bones, but still straightening his body, a manly man, not afraid of death, but also afraid of the cold?

Facing the hunting mountain wind, Xiang Zhuang suddenly asked: "Gao Chu, is everything settled?"

"It's done." Gao Chu bowed and said respectfully, "The villain has erected wooden stakes at every crossing into the mountain, and words have been engraved on the wooden stakes according to the military master's order."

As early as a few days ago, Wei Liao had been officially appointed as a military advisor by Xiang Zhuang.

Xiang Zhuang did not disclose Wei Liao's identity to the public. Although the generals of the Chu army wondered why there was an extra military division suddenly, since it was the general's order, they naturally had no objection.

Xiang Zhuang said to Wei Liao again: "Master, the letter of war has been issued, and our army has no way out!"

Wei Liao nodded silently, but Wu She said worriedly: "General, this battle is not easy. There are more than 70 coalition troops gathered in Huaisi. The troops under the command are definitely more than 50, which is almost a hundred times that of our army, and the difference in strength is too great."

But Wei Liao said: "There are many coalition troops, this is an advantage, but also a disadvantage!"

"How did the military master say that?" Wu She asked puzzled, "Why does having too many soldiers become a disadvantage?"

Wei Liao said: "There are more soldiers, so there will be more luggage. If there are more luggage, the action will be slow. If the action is slow, the coalition forces will only be passively beaten. Isn't this a disadvantage?"

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After five consecutive days of hard marching, Liu Bang's army finally arrived outside the Dabie Mountains.

Li Zuoche and Jin She also rushed to meet up with the thousands of remnants who had just gathered, and both of them asked their subordinates to tie themselves up. It would be impossible if they didn't tie them up. A [-] army, a total of [-] elite soldiers!Either drowned or beheaded, there are only a few thousand people left now, can you not feel guilty?Can you not feel anxious?

Liu Bang didn't blame them, and even persuaded them kindly, and then allocated tens of thousands of troops to each of them. Li Zuoche and Jin She were naturally very grateful.

I have to say that Liu Bang is really good at winning people's hearts.

As soon as the army set up camp, Xia Houying rushed into Liu Bang's big tent carrying a section of wooden stakes, and immediately smashed the wooden stake on the ground heavily on his shoulders, and said angrily: "Your Majesty, you are so angry, Xiang Zhuang The kid is too arrogant!"

Liu Bang was soaking his feet at this moment, so he waved his hand to screen the beautiful servant girl away, and said calmly: "Xia Houying, what's the matter?"

"My lord, the last general saw this thing at the mountain pass just now, and there are words engraved on it, look!" Xia Houying pointed to the wooden stake in front of him, and said, "Xiang Zhuang's boy actually said..."

Seeing that Xia Houying suddenly stopped talking, Liu Bang couldn't help frowning, and said a little unhappy, "What did Xiang Zhuang say?"

"Your Majesty, you should see for yourself." Xia Houying put the wooden stake in front of Liu Bang, and said, "I heard that every pass into the mountain is full of such wooden stakes."

Although Liu Bang was born as a commoner, he could read a few words after following Xiao, Zhang, and Chen these years.

Dingqing looked, and saw that one side of the stake had been flattened, with the words "Liu Bang's child must die here" engraved on it. To Xia Houying's surprise, Liu Bang laughed out loud instead of being furious after seeing it. After getting up, he stopped laughing after a long while, and said calmly: "Xiang Zhuang'er, what a sigh of relief."

"Your Majesty, the final general only needs five thousand elite soldiers!" Xia Houying said in a stern voice, "He went into the mountain and captured Xiang Zhuang'er!"

"No hurry." Liu Bang waved his hand and said again, "Xia Houying, go and invite Mr. Zhang Liang and Chen Ping over."

"Promise." Xia Houying bowed and took the order to go. Soon, Zhang Liang and Chen Ping came together. As soon as they entered the tent, they saw the wooden stake in the middle of the tent. Chen Ping said in amazement: "My lord, what is the meaning of this?"

"This is the gauntlet written by Xiang Zhuang's son." Liu Bang said indifferently, "Every mountain pass is full."

At this moment, Zhang Liang and Chen Ping had already seen the words on the stake, and then Chen Ping said: "It seems that Xiang Zhuang is really planning to fight the king in the Dabie Mountains!" After saying this, Chen Ping said again "However, it is not easy for Xiang Zhuang to choose the Dabie Mountain as the battlefield. The Dabie Mountain is steep and the terrain is complicated, which is not conducive to the movement of the army."

Zhang Liang said indifferently: "The weather and people's harmony are not in Chu, so Xiangzhuang only has a favorable location!"

Liu Bang nodded, and said again: "The Chu army has the advantage of terrain, so how should we fight this battle?"

Zhang Liang smiled slightly, and said calmly: "It depends on what the king wants, does the king want to attack slowly or rush?"

Liu Bang touched his chin, and suddenly said: "How about a slow attack, and what about a quick attack?"

Zhang Liangdao: "If your majesty wants to slow down the attack, you should send troops to guard the intersections and trap the remnants of the Chu army firmly in the deep mountains. Wait until winter goes to summer and the weather turns hot. There will be snakes and insects running rampant in the mountains, and mosquitoes and flies biting them. The remnants of the Chu army will be defeated without a fight! If the king wants to attack urgently, then he must find a way to break the advantage of the terrain that the Chu army relies on."

"Wait until summer? No, it's too long. I have to rush!" After saying this, Liu Bang said again, "But Zifang, do you really have a way to decipher the advantage of the Chu army's terrain? You need to know that the Dabie Mountains are all inaccessible mountains. However, if a large army enters the mountains, not only will it be difficult to move, but it will be even more difficult to provide food and grass.”

With that said, Liu Bang solemnly invited Zhang Liang and Chen Ping to sit down.

Zhang Liang shook his sleeves, knelt down on the mat, and said: "My lord, although the Chu army has the advantages of terrain, it is not invincible. My 60 army is slow to move, but once the troops are divided , order the generals from all walks of life to lead thousands of elite soldiers into the mountain, and the advantage of the Chu army's terrain can be resolved with a single hand."

"Divide the troops?" Liu Bang pondered, "Will they be defeated by the Chu army?"

Liu Bang's worries are not unreasonable. Today's Xiangzhuang is not the previous Xiangzhuang.

When fighting with a large army, Han Xin, Peng Yue, Yingbo and other princes can be picked out at random, and they can wipe out the [-] remnants of Xiangzhuang. Zhuang's opponent, Han Xin's strength lies in his generals, Peng Yue and Ying Bu are brave, but can they be braver than Fan Kui?

Zhang Liangdao: "You can keep the elite soldiers from all walks of life at a distance from each other. If the Chu army flees, they will chase after them. If the Chu army turns back to attack, they will stand firm and wait for reinforcements!"

"Wonderful!" Chen Ping sighed, "In this way, no matter how brave Xiangzhuang is, no matter how elite the Chu army is, it is absolutely impossible to defeat one of the elite soldiers in a short time, and then escape calmly, and it will not take too long. Elite soldiers from all walks of life will flock to them, intercepting and killing them layer by layer, even if Xiang Zhuang has the courage to defy the sky, he will surely die."

"Okay!" Liu Bang repeated the case and said loudly, "That's it!"

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After all, Wu She is just a debater, tactics and strategy are really not his forte, so he was speechless by Wei Liao's words.

What people didn't expect was that Gao Chu, who was guarding the side, suddenly said: "But the military division, the coalition forces may also divide their troops."

Wei Liao couldn't help casting admiring glances at Gao Chu, and immediately said: "It's not possible, but inevitable. The coalition forces will definitely divide their troops into the mountains, otherwise they will always be in a passive position where they cannot catch up and cannot be defeated."

Gao Chu nodded, and said again: "If the coalition forces really send small troops into the mountain, then our army's terrain advantage will no longer exist. At that time, what should our army do?"

Wei Liao remained silent, but turned his eyes to Xiang Zhuang.

"What should I do? It's easy!" Xiang Zhuang said indifferently, "Depending on how many ways you come, I'll just go all the way!"

"Depending on how many ways you have come, I will only go all the way?" Wei Liao's eyes lit up immediately when he heard this, and said, "That's a wonderful statement!"

Xiang Zhuang didn't feel ashamed. He didn't say this, but Nurhachi, the leader of the slaves of the later generation. Although Xiang Zhuang in the previous life didn't like the slave dynasty, he had to admit that Nurhachi was a military genius. It is iron proof that the [-]-strong army in China was defeated by less than [-] bannermen.

Now, Xiang Zhuang is just learning from the tactics of the Battle of Saarhu!

Of course, the battle of the Dabie Mountains was far more dangerous than the battle of Sarhu.

In the Battle of Saarhu, the 50 soldiers of the Eight Banners who built slaves only had to face the [-] Ming army, but in the Battle of Dabie Mountains, the [-] Chu army had to face [-] coalition troops!With such a disparity in military strength, how can the word "dangerous" be enough to describe it! ?However, still the same sentence, the Chu army has no way to retreat, and if they retreat, they will die. If they rush forward, they may still be able to kill a way out!
In the darkness, Wei Liao sighed again and said, "General, have you ever thought about how you can get rid of the other elite soldiers after you concentrate your forces to defeat one of them?" Wei Liao continued, "If the old man is not mistaken, the distance between the elite soldiers of the coalition army will not be too far apart. If you move one route, the rest of the forces will swarm in, blocking the front and chasing after each other, layer upon layer. Kill."

"That's nothing." Xiang Zhuang said indifferently, "It's just to divide the troops up the mountain!"

"Divide the troops up the mountain?" Wei Liao's expression moved slightly, and he said, "After dividing the troops, how do we gather again?"

Xiang Zhuang suddenly fell silent. This is indeed a problem. It must be known that in ancient times, there was no convenient and effective means of communication. Once the troops were divided, it would be difficult to complete the assembly, especially in the primeval forest like Dabie Mountain. If you want to regroup after dividing the troops, it will be even more difficult.

How can we achieve rapid and effective build-up?
Looking into the distance, the vast mountains and the vast starry sky are almost integrated.

Looking down at the foot of the mountain, you can faintly see dots of flames, which are the campfires of the Chu army.

The Chu army had built a large village at the foot of the mountain, where they stationed both troops and people. When they evacuated from Shouchun, Xiangzhuang also took away the children and women of childbearing age who had been rescued inside and outside the city. There are more than 5000 people. Although these women and children will increase the burden on the Chu army, it is totally worth it.

Because, in a few years, these children will grow up and become a source of soldiers.

As for those thousands of women of childbearing age, they can give the Chu army more children and provide more soldiers! #################################################### ####PS: Thank you, Knife Killing, Xiutianzi, Cold Sword Heart, Youlongxifeng abc, Jiangnan Flying Squirrel, Pure Love Piglet, Hot Coca-Cola, All Smoke, ╆Nalan Buyi╅, Jade Blood Sword 1, The Fragrance of Rice Grains, Never Look For, and other book friends' generous rewards, thank you very much.

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