Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 333
"What else is there?" Liu Bang said suspiciously, "Let's hear it."

Zhang Liang smiled slightly, and pointed to the map and said, "Your Majesty, look, the Chu Kingdom originally only had Wujun, Kuaiji, Danyang, Jiujiang, and Lujiang. Without Hengshan, Nanjun, Qianzhong, Changsha, Bajun and Shujun, government orders will not be as accessible as before, this is one of them."

"Secondly, with the expansion of Chu's land area, it is more vulnerable to military attacks, especially the four counties of Linjiang and the two counties of Bashu. It is so easy to surrender, I think that within at least three years, these six counties will become a heavy burden for Chu!"

"That is to say, within at least three years, the state of Chu will devote itself to assimilating these six counties, its main force will be used to defend the six counties of Xinde, and its main energy will be used to govern these six counties. Before the six counties have fully digested and assimilated it, it is impossible for the Chu State to make any major moves, isn’t this just giving up the strategic initiative?”

"Well, there is some truth to it." Liu Bang's heart was also moved when he heard that, it was really like this.

After pondering for a while, Liu Bang said again: "If the state of Chu is compared to a poisonous snake, then this poisonous snake has swallowed a piece of fat now, and it is impossible to make any big moves before it digests the fat. I am a big man, but I can take this opportunity to make a few big moves, such as destroying South Korea, Yan Guo, Zhao Guo and even Liang Guo?"

With the demise of the Linjiang Kingdom, there are only nine countries left in the world today: Han, Chu, Qi, Liang, Zhao, Yan, Han, Huainan, and Nanyue. Among them, only Qi, Chu, and Liang are really regarded as threats by Liu Bang. Liu Bang didn't pay attention to the Three Kingdoms, the other five countries including Yan, Zhao, Han, Huainan, and Nanyue.

Originally, according to Zhang Liang and Chen Ping's plan, the first thing that the Great Han Kingdom had to consider was to solve the threat from the Huns in the north, and then send a general to lead a partial division to wipe out the Han, Zhao, and Yan countries, and finally poured out all the troops to send a letter to the east. Gu, joined forces with Qi to attack the State of Liang, and after destroying the State of Liang, led the army to the south, first destroyed the State of Huainan, then fought a decisive battle with the State of Chu, and finally turned back to deal with the State of Qi.

It's a pity that an accident happened just after taking the first step. Jiuyuan County was taken back, and the Huns were also driven away, but the big granary of Bashu was also occupied by Chu State.

Chen Ping pondered and said: "Chu has no time to go north now, and our great Han Kingdom can certainly take the opportunity to attack Han, Zhao, and Yan, but this will also allow Chu to calmly digest and absorb the four counties of Jingxiang and Bashu. The time and opportunity of the counties, once the Chu State has completely absorbed these six counties, it will be very difficult to take them back."

Bai Mo also said: "I also think that Chu State cannot be given the time and opportunity to digest it calmly."

Zhou Bo also said: "Bashu is blocked by natural dangers and it is difficult to capture. Why not send troops to Jingxiang? As long as the four counties of Jingxiang are captured, the connection between Ba and Shu counties and Jiangdong will be broken."

"Okay." Liu Bang said decisively, "Then send troops to Jingxiang!"

Zhang Liang waved his hand and said with a smile: "It is a good choice to send troops directly to Jingxiang, but we still have better choices."

"Is there a better choice?" Liu Bang cheered up when he heard the words, and said anxiously, "Tell me quickly."

Zhang Liang smiled slightly and said, "Why can't we drive away tigers and devour wolves?"

"Drive the tiger and devour the wolf?" Liu Bang asked blankly, "Who is the tiger? Who is the wolf?"

When Chen Ping heard the words, his eyelids twitched slightly, and he said, "Brother Zifang, you mean to move Liang Jun to attack Jingxiang?!"

"Yes." Meeting Liu Bang's questioning eyes, Zhang Liang nodded heavily and said, "Peng Yue, king of Liang, is a fierce tiger, and Pang Yu, the Chu general who stayed behind in Jingxiang, is also a vicious wolf. When tigers and wolves fight, there will inevitably be a fierce battle. "

Liu Bang said again: "But...Pang Yu is Xiang Zhuang's favorite general, Xiang Zhuang will sit idly by?"

Zhang Liang said with a smile: "Gao Chu and Pang Yu are both Xiang Zhuang's confidantes. Whether Gao Chu is attacked or Pang Yu is in danger, Xiang Zhuang will definitely send troops to rescue him. How much food can there be in the village? Without money and food, how many reinforcements can Xiangzhuang send?"

Liu Bang nodded, and said again: "What about Peng Yue, will he send troops?"

Zhang Liang smiled slightly and said: "Liang Wang Pengyue is a tyrannical man and has a good face. This time, Xiang Zhuang used him as an excuse to play Liang Jun in a circle. Liang Wang didn't know why he was angry. The king only needs to be able to speak well. The debaters went to Dingtao, and all of them talked about this, and the king of Liang must have become furious, and then sent all the soldiers of the country to attack Jingxiang."

"Good." Liu Bang said, "Just do what Zifang says."

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Ziling, the study room of the Prince of Chu.

Bai Lixian waved his feather fan and said worriedly: "Your Majesty, compared with the two counties of Bashu guarded by General Gaochu, I am more worried about the four counties of Jingxiang guarded by General Pang Yu. If Liu Bang can persuade Peng Yue, then Jingxiang The four counties are likely to be flanked by Hanzhong and Nanyang, and General Pang Yu's 3 men alone may not be able to resist."

Wu She nodded, and said: "The four counties of Jingxiang are no better than the two counties of Bashu, and there is no natural danger to defend."

Xiang Zhuang's heart sank, yes, among the four counties of Jingxiang, Nanjun and Hengshan counties have no natural dangers to defend, in case the Han army and Liang army attack from both sides of Hanzhong and Nanyang, Pang Yu's 3 troops alone will definitely not be able to resist It seems that it is necessary to transfer Gao Chu from Bashu to Jingxiang. In addition, it is necessary to send more troops to Jingxiang.

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Half a month later, an envoy from the King of Han entered Dingtao City.

Liang Wang Peng Yue did not neglect, immediately summoned a group of ministers, and grandly received the Han envoy in the main hall of Liang Wang Palace. To Peng Yue's surprise, the Han envoy turned out to be a new face.

"I'm writing white ink, see King Liang." The envoy of the Han Dynasty was dressed in white and looked elegant.

"Bai Mo? You are Bai Mo?!" Peng Yue was slightly moved, and the civil and military ministers from the left and right classes also looked at each other. The story that Bai Mo ambushed the Chu army in Jiange and almost killed Xiang Zhuang has already spread throughout the world. The shadow of a famous tree can make Xiangzhuang, the king of Chu, make a disgraced person, how can he be easy to deal with?

Bai Mo bowed lightly, and said calmly, "I'm right."

"It's really scary for young people." Peng Yue nodded, and said again, "But I don't know what the gentleman is here for?"

Bai Mo bowed again, and said: "Earlier, when the Chu State took advantage of the war between me and the Xiongnu, they attacked the two counties of Bashu. My king wanted to avenge Bashu, so he decided to send 30 troops. If you can get the Liang army to help you, you will surely win this battle, and when it is done, you will be rewarded by Nanjun and Hengshan counties."

Peng Yue was stunned when he heard the words, Liu Bangduan's good plan, his Han army went to attack the city, but let Liang Guo's army go to fight with Chu's army who came to rescue?Do you really think I, Peng Yue, are a fool?At that moment, Peng Yue said in a bad mood: "I'm really sorry, I, Daliang, have had many disasters and disasters this year, and the national strength is so bad, I'm afraid there is nothing I can do to help."

Bai Mo smiled when he heard the words, and said very bluntly: "On the way to Dingtao, I often heard people mention Liang Wang, saying that Liang Wang is old and has lost the ambition of the past. I don't really believe it, but now, I believe it, you are indeed old, King Liang, and your ambitions from back then are gone..."

"Presumptuous!" General Liu Kou, standing at the head of the Zuo squad, was furious, immediately drew his sword and put it on Bai Mo's neck, and shouted sharply, "Bai Mo, don't blame this general for being ruthless! "

Bai Mo glanced contemptuously at the sharp sword on his neck, and said calmly: "The general can kill the next person, but can he kill the whole world?"

After saying this, Bai Mo said to Peng Yue again: "Will the king of Liang be able to block the mouth of the next person, or the mouths of the world? King Liang, you are indeed old. If it were you back then, the Chu army would be so provocative. You, I'm afraid you have already poured out the whole country's soldiers and invaded the hinterland of Jiangdong, how can you be as timid as you are now and avoid the battle?"

"Looking for death!" Liu Kou snorted, about to kill him.

"Wait!" But Peng Yue stopped Liu Kou, and said to Bai Mo, "Boy, I know best in my heart whether I am old or not, and you don't need to use such a crappy aggressive method. Go back and tell the King of Han, I am Liang Guo You can go to war with Chu, but after that, the four counties of Jingxiang and Xiang must all be merged under the rule of Liang!"

Zhang Liang was not wrong, Peng Yue was indeed a little bit annoyed.

Peng Yue is tyrannical by nature and has the best face. Earlier, Xiang Zhuang clamored to gather the Huainan Army and Linjiang Army to attack Liang Guo, which made him very unhappy. Later events proved that this was just Xiang Zhuang's blindfold. Xiang Zhuang It was just using Liang Guo as a cover, which made Peng Yue even more annoyed. When did Peng Yue become a pawn in someone else's hands?
If it weren't for Zhongli Mo's army stuck between Meishan and Huainan, Liang Jun would have invaded Jiujiang long ago.

Now, Bai Mo poured a pot of oil on Peng Yue's head again, and the nameless fire in Peng Yue's heart suddenly became more intense. He said that he would not care about the King of Han's aggressive methods, but in fact he agreed without hesitation. According to King Han's conditions, he has completely lost his composure and turned into a raging lion.

Seeing Peng Yue enter the hub, Bai Mo smiled and said: "As long as the Liang army can attack the four counties of Jingxiang, my king has no objection."

"Then it's settled." Peng Yue waved his hand and said loudly, "After half a month, no matter whether the King of Han sends troops or not, I will personally lead the army to march south to Jingxiang." Peng Yue still didn't say a word , This half sentence is, when the time comes, the widow will tell the whole world with facts that the real old one is not Liang Wang Peng Yue, but Han Wang Liu Bang.

"So, I will take my leave." Bai Mo bowed lightly, turned around and left gracefully.

As soon as Bai Mo left, the whole hall became noisy. The Prime Minister Zhang Shuo, the senior doctor Ding Guan, and the Chinese doctor Xi Yi stepped forward to persuade Peng Yue to take back his order, but the general Liu Kou, the second general Hu Zhe and other military generals They were gearing up, and they were all very excited. They had long been looking forward to a big battle with Chu.

(End of this chapter)