Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 325 Destroy Linjiang Country

When Bi Shu faced Han Xin on the north bank of Surabaya, Xiang Zhuang had just walked out of Yiling Road with his army, and the 2 army that went to Sichuan earlier had less than [-] left.

Of the remaining 5000 people, 1 of them stayed in Bashu with Gao Chu, and the rest died in battle. What made Xiang Zhuang feel distressed was that the Sirius camp was also lost by nearly half, and more than 6000 people were killed. The elite army now has less than [-] people left, and many of them are still injured, so Xiang Zhuang simply left the Sirius camp under Gao Chu's command.

Although Gao Chu has been through battles for a long time, he is already very good at using troops, managing the army, and controlling people. Even compared with Liu Bang's famous generals such as Zhou Bo and Lu Ze, he may not be inferior. If there is not a hard-core army with excellent combat effectiveness, it is almost impossible to defend Bashu with only [-] government soldiers.

Yiling Road is steep and difficult to navigate, and most of the plank roads are built on the cliffs facing the river, so the army can only line up in a single file and move forward one by one, slowly. Can only dismount and walk.

Taking advantage of the break in the middle, Xiang Zhuang called Qu Bucai to him and asked, "Old Qu, is there any news from Huainan?"

Xiang Zhuang has always been thinking about the battle situation in Huainan, and it is impossible not to think about it. Han Xin, a murderous man, is not very good at using soldiers. After all, he has never led a soldier to fight a battle. Facing Han Xin, it is really unpredictable.

Qu Bucai shook his head and said, "Report to Your Majesty, not yet."

Although the carrier pigeon system in Wumuya has been established, it is not yet perfect. Between the capitals of the various vassal states and Ziling, two-way transmission of letters by pigeons has been realized, but in other places, the transmission of letters by flying pigeons is still one-way For example, at the Wumuya branch in Chengdu, they were able to send letters to Ziling Feige, but they couldn't receive the letter from Feige from the headquarters.

Therefore, if Xiang Zhuang wants to know the battle situation in Huainan, he must send the news back to Ziling by the ebony warriors who accompanied the army, and then send the news to Jiangling by the Ziling Wumuya headquarters, and then send the news to Jiangling by the ebony warriors. In Xiangzhuang's army, several days have passed in time, and it is impossible to transmit the news in real time.

The last time I received news from Huainan was three days ago. At that time, Bi Shu had already brought an army of 10,000+ to the north bank of Surabaya and set up a large camp. Considering the time lag of information transmission, when Xiangzhuang received the news At that time, Bi Shu had probably already handed over Han Xin. Now that three days have passed, this battle should almost come to an end.

At this moment, Xiang Zhuang wished he could fly back to Jiangdong and Huainan by rocket.

Whether the battle of Huainan is won or lost, it will undoubtedly have a great impact on the national destiny of Chu State. Once Bi Shu is defeated, the 10,000+ army that accompanied him on the expedition will also be wiped out. It will definitely be a serious blow to Chu State, although it will not Shake the foundation of the country, but within ten or eight years, I am afraid that it will be impossible to have the spare power to make the northern expedition to the Central Plains.

Moreover, if Bi Shu is defeated, the Huainan Kingdom may also be destroyed. In this way, the northern part of the Chu Kingdom will lose a barrier, and it will directly face the front of the Qi army from now on, which is not a good thing.

If Bi Shu and Yingbu team up to draw with Han Xin, it will undoubtedly be the best result.

If Han Xin is not victorious, this time the Southern Expedition will have to retreat, and at most it will take away Xue County of Huainan State. In this way, the barrier in the north of Chu State is still there, and 10,000+ soldiers under Bi Shu's command are passing through this After a big battle, there will be many veterans again. These are no longer selected and trained strong men, but iron-blooded veterans killed from the dead. The Sirius Battalion, which urgently needs to be replenished, will have sufficient soldiers.

In this way, the Chu army only needs to rest for a year, a half, or even a few months before they can move northward and compete in the Central Plains again!
As for Bi Shu being able to defeat Han Xin on the battlefield, Xiang Zhuang never even thought about it. No matter what, Bi Shu is still young, and this time he decided to lead the expedition by Bi Shu, Xiang Zhuang had already prepared to pay the tuition Mentally prepared, there are not many opportunities to compete with a master like Han Xin. After this battle, Xiang Zhuang has reason to believe that Bi Shu will definitely benefit a lot.

Bai Lixian seemed to see Xiang Zhuang's worry, and persuaded: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I think that even if General Wei can't win, he won't be defeated, let alone the entire army." He added, "Taking a step back, even if General Wei lost 10,000+ troops, as long as he can learn from it and find a way to win, that's enough."

Bai Lixian is naturally aware of Xiang Zhuang's painstaking efforts in cultivating Bishu.

In Bai Lixian's view, Xiangzhuang is more like a combination of Liu Bang, the king of the Han Dynasty, and Xiang Yu, the former king. Xiangzhuang not only has Xiang Yu's bravery, arrogance and strong personal charm, but also Liu Bang's skills of knowing, controlling and employing people. However, whether it is Xiang Yu or Liu Bang, both of them have a fatal flaw. In the military, they are not handsome!

It may be wrong to say that Xiang Yu is not a handsome talent, but at least Xiang Yu is not a handsome talent in the traditional sense.

Xiang Yu's bravery is unparalleled in the world, and it is unmatched in motivating morale and inspiring the morale of the army. He fights more by relying on his indomitable momentum. He takes the lead and drives straight to crush the enemy's central army. This is not a mature strategy, let alone a conventional one. Tactics are difficult for others to copy and learn from.

Not to mention Liu Bang, there are hundreds of battles in his life, and he has lost far more than he won. This is still under the premise that Zhang Liang and Chen Ping, two great advisers, are helping him with military advice. An army of millions also defeated Liu Bang, and he himself did not know how many times he died.

Xiang Zhuang is more like Liu Bang in politics, but somewhat similar to Xiang Yu in military.

From Yemayuan when he was ordered in danger to the bloody battle at Meishan, from moving to the Central Plains to going north to Hetao, Xiang Zhuang never directly commanded more than 5000 soldiers and horses. Xiang Zhuang seems to have more experience in commanding small troops to fight, and it is easier to exert lethality , and Xiang Zhuang, like Xiang Yu, prefers to directly attack the enemy's central army with elites.

Obviously, purely from military considerations, Xiang Zhuang is just a general, not a handsome talent.

Xiang Zhuang's political vision is not inferior to Liu Bang's. He undoubtedly saw his own shortcomings, so he spared no effort to cultivate Bi Shu, because Bi Shu is probably the only handsome talent in the world who can stand shoulder to shoulder with Han Xin. In the world, Han Xin is an obstacle that cannot be circumvented, so it is necessary to cultivate a fateful opponent who is evenly matched for Han Xin.

Xiang Zhuang was relieved when he heard the words, yes, since he is already mentally prepared to pay the tuition fee, why bother worrying about gains and losses?And what's the use of worrying anymore?From the perspective of time, the battle between Qi and Chu armies is probably over, and the result of this battle will not change because of his worries, will it?
Thinking about it worse, even if Bi Shubing was defeated and died, Han Xin would not be able to destroy Chu State at once. Huainan and Jiangdong are separated by the vast Yangtze River.

At that moment, Xiang Zhuang said to Baili Xian: "That's right, let's discuss the matter of Linjiang Kingdom."

Du Hong, Prime Minister of the Linjiang Kingdom, was not worried. After occupying Bashu and Hanzhong, on the way back to Jiangdong, it was agreed to destroy the Linjiang Kingdom before the expedition. The reason is obvious. If the Linjiang Kingdom is not destroyed , Occupying the four counties of Linjiang, even if the Chu army occupied Bashu, it was also an enclave.

In the future, if something happens in Bashu, when Jiangdong needs to send troops to support, he has to ask his grandpa to tell his grandma to ask Linjiang Kingdom to let him go. If Linjiang Kingdom is willing to let him go, what will happen if he refuses to let him go?Therefore, it is necessary to destroy the Linjiang Kingdom. Only by destroying the Linjiang Kingdom can Bashu be integrated with Jiangdong and truly become a part of the Chu Kingdom.

Bai Lixian shook his feather fan and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, destroying the Linjiang Kingdom is a piece of cake. You only need to occupy Jiangling, and then control Linjiang King and Gongsun Wu, and the four counties of Linjiang will be defeated without a fight."

Xiang Zhuang nodded, turned his head and told Jin Xiang, "Zi Cheng, go and call Zi Ang."

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When Xiang Zhuang calculated his demise and annexed Linjiang Kingdom, the Huainan War had already been settled.

When Han Xin arrived with the army, the barriers of the Chinese army camp had been breached by the Huainan army. Together with more than 2 remnants of soldiers, all were burned to death in the barrier, and none of them survived!

When Cao Yu heard the news, he vomited blood and fainted on the spot. Han Xin hurriedly ordered someone to rescue him. He had already lost one king, but he could not lose Cao Yu again.

Yingbu did not withdraw his troops back to the city after burning the fortress, but magpie nest and Jiuzhan entered the camp of Qi State.

At this moment, Wang Yingbu of Huainan was standing on the gate with a horizontal knife in his waist, looking up to the sky and laughing loudly. While laughing, he pointed at Han Xin and cursed: "Han Xin, man, you still have today?! Hahaha, without food, grass and supplies, What the hell are you using to attack the city, what are you using to fight against the widows, hahaha..."

The faces of Cheng Hei and Xu Qing behind Han Xin were livid with anger, but Han Xin looked calm.

Today's loss made Han Xin wake up all of a sudden. It turns out that there are capable people among the heroes of the world. Yingbo is just a man's bravery and is not worth mentioning. , will definitely become the trouble of his confidantes Han Xin and Da Qi.

Thinking of this, Han Xin suddenly turned his head to look south.

All the generals were stunned, and they all turned their heads to look south, only to suddenly realize that under the pitch-black night sky, there were dots of flames. Although these flames were very faint, they spread over a wide area. They were veterans who had experienced many battles. General, how can you not know that there are tens of thousands of troops marching forward with torches?

The faces of the generals changed drastically in an instant. The Chu army caught up so quickly? !

The corner of Han Xin's mouth broke into a smile again, this Bi Shu really did not disappoint the widow, he ate up the widow's three abandoned sons so quickly, and he really dared to chase after him?

(End of this chapter)