Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 335 Take the initiative
In Jiangling, Gao Chu was patrolling the city defense surrounded by Xu Jiang and Po Jun.

Jiangling is actually the former capital city of Chu, Yingdu. From King Wen of Chu to Gongwei, Jiangling has been the capital of the country for more than 500 years. Needless to say, its city defense is strong. The moat surrounding the city is also wide and deep. In terms of sturdiness, even Ziling might pale in comparison.

However, in terms of various supporting facilities, Jiangling cannot compare with Ziling.

Also, the population of Jiangling is less than 5, far less than Ziling's 30.

But in the court of Chu State, there is now such a voice that Ziling is located on the east of the Yangtze River and is too far away from Bashu, so it is difficult to effectively control Bashu. Therefore, the capital should be moved to Jiangling. Needless to say, it is very suitable to be the capital of the country, with Bashu in the west, Jianghuai in the east, Wuling in the south, and the Central Plains in the north!
However, compared with the voices supporting the relocation of the capital, the voices opposing the relocation of the capital are louder. The reason is obvious. It is impossible for a large number of vested interests to give up the benefits. If they moved the capital to Jiangling, all their previous investments would be in vain. Of course they were not reconciled.

There are also Jiangdong gentry, once the capital is moved to Jiangling, they will lose many benefits.

There was a lot of discussion between the ruling and opposition parties, but King Xiangzhuang of Chu never expressed his position on this matter. However, ministers like Bailixian and Bi Shu could vaguely guess that Xiangzhuang actually agreed to move the capital, but the timing and conditions for moving the capital were not the same. Immature, that's why Xiang Zhuang held back. Once the time is right in the future, Xiang Zhuang will definitely move the capital.

Po Jun walked and said to Gao Chu: "General, Jiangling City has deep ditches and sufficient food and grass. The city's rolling logs, stones, fire oil and other supplies for defending the city are piled up like a mountain. If the army comes to attack, we can deal with it calmly, at least holding on for half a year will definitely not be a problem."

Gao Chu shook his head silently, there is no unbreakable city in this world!
Your Majesty has already said that it is impossible for Ziling to send more reinforcements, everything can only be done by himself!
It's not that Chu has no soldiers, but that Chu has no food. It is said that the army has not moved, and the food and grass go first. The food in Taicang is gone. How can we mobilize the army to help?Unless the king is determined to raise food in Jingxiang, but doing so is taking food from the Jingxiang gentry and common people. Even if Jingxiang is finally guarded, the people's hearts will probably be lost, and the gains outweigh the losses.

However, with only 5 people sticking to Jiangling for six months?It's easier said than done, who knows what kind of tactics the Hanliang army will use after they suppress the border?Flooded?fire attack?Or dig the city directly?It is too passive to guard Jiangling and wait for the enemy to attack the door. This is not in line with his high school code of conduct. He should take the initiative to attack and keep the enemy out of the country.

Retreating to Jiangling should be the last choice when there is no way out.

Although the staff member Xu Jiang didn't follow him for a long time, he clearly guessed Gao Chu's inner thoughts, and immediately asked: "Could it be that the general wants to take the initiative to attack and keep the enemy out of the country?"

Gao Chu stopped, leaned on the battlements and said, "Your Majesty said that offense is the best defense!"

Having said this, Gao Chu drew out a horizontal knife and drew two circles on the top of the city, saying: "According to the information provided by Wumuya, the Han army with 30 troops and the Liang army with [-] soldiers are coming from Shangyong, Wuguan, Wan County is approaching Jiangling from three directions, and the Liang army is advancing at a particularly fast speed, half a month fast, and more than a month slow, and they must reach Jiangling. I want to eat the Liang army in the direction of Wancheng first!"

Po Jun gasped when he heard the words, and said solemnly: "General, Liang Jun has a hundred thousand!"

Po Jun couldn't help but be surprised. Although Jingxiang had increased its troops not long ago, even after the increase, Jingxiang's Chu army only had 5 soldiers, and only the 5 veterans of the Hu Ben You Battalion could be called elite. With these [-] people, you want to eat Peng Yue's [-] Liang Jun. What are you kidding?Peng Yue is not a good stubble, and Shiwan Liangjun is not a chicken or a dog.

"So what about a hundred thousand?" Gao Chu said coldly, "Didn't the 20 elite Qin army let the 5 former kings be wiped out in the Battle of Julu?" In this world, there is nothing that cannot be done, the key depends on whether you have the courage? Do you have the determination? Do you have the perseverance?!"

Xu Jiang pondered for a moment, then suddenly said: "General, maybe there is a chance!"

"Huh?" Gao Chu looked at Xu Jiang and said, "Tell me your opinion."

Xu Jiang raised his right hand and stretched out three fingers, and said loudly: "I believe that our army has three favorable factors: First, neither the Han army nor the Liang army would have imagined that our army would dare to take the initiative to attack with a weak force. , which is what Sun Tzu said in the Art of War: "Surprise by surprise, attack by surprise."

"Well, it makes sense." Gao Chu nodded, and said again, "What else?"

Xu Jiang paused, and then said: "Secondly, Liang Wang Peng Yue is still the original Peng Yue, but the [-] Liang army under his command may not be the unstoppable tiger and wolf army of ten years ago."

"Huh?" Gao Chu frowned, "What do you mean by that?"

Xu Jiangdao: "The Liang army ten years ago can be said to have been killed from the mountain of corpses and the sea of ​​blood. It is no exaggeration to say that the 10 people are [-] tigers fed with human blood, so they are unstoppable! After saying this, Xu Jiang said again, "However, the Liang army has hardly fought any major battles in the next ten years. An army that relies on killing to maintain its combat effectiveness has not fought a battle for ten years. Haven't killed anyone, how much blood can they retain?"

Gao Chu's eyes suddenly brightened, what Xu Jiang said seemed quite reasonable.

The Chu army has a complete military merit reward mechanism and strict military discipline. Even the veterans of the three major battalions of the Forbidden Army must maintain strict training at ordinary times. Therefore, even if they have not fought for ten years, the Chu army is still a brave and good fighter. He is an elite division, but Liang Jun is not like this. Liang Jun does not have a complete military merit reward system, and his military discipline is also poor!

Ten years of pampered life is enough to eat away a man's blood!

Is Liang Jun now really the same tiger-wolf division that howled back then?
Po Jun suddenly murmured softly: "The current Liang Army seems to be not as good as it used to be. I have a clan brother who is under the command of General Zhongli as Qu Zhang. He led a scout team to fight against a Liang Army scout in Meishan. , 20 people against Liang Jun 30 people, and they died eight, but Liang Jun died sixteen, I don't know if it was the Liang Army ten years ago?"

Gao Chu said again: "Regardless of Liang Jun's combat effectiveness, there is a third favorable factor?"

Xu Jiang said: "The third favorable factor is the water army. In a few days, General Zhongli's [-] water army will be able to reach Jiangling. , Cut off the food!"

Gao Chu fell into a long silence for a moment, only the occasional gleam in his eyes showed that he was making rapid calculations in his heart, should he take the initiative to attack, or should he stick to Jiangling?

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Nanyang County, Wan County.

One hundred thousand troops of the Liang Kingdom are raging like locusts in the countryside outside the city of Wan County. Although Wan County is the territory of the Liang Kingdom, the people here still cannot escape the looting of the Liang Army. Wherever the army passes by, cattle and sheep Livestock such as chickens, ducks, etc. were all looted, and every household's food storage was also looted, except that there were not many people killed.

Peng Yue just strictly forbids killing casually. After all, this place is still under the rule of Liang Guo.

As for the phenomenon of rape and looting, Peng Yue didn't pay attention to it. He didn't bother to care about it at all. In his opinion, if an army didn't take captive or plunder, was it still an army?The army should look like an army, and the soldiers should have unrestrained wildness. Otherwise, where would the bloodiness come from, and where would the combat effectiveness come from?
What's more, Liang Guo's treasury doesn't have much food in store. If they don't grab it, what will the [-] troops eat?
This is still in Wan County, and it is still under the rule of Liang State. If it enters Jingxiang, if it enters the rule of Chu State, then the Liang army will not only capture and plunder, but also burn and kill. Liang Jun is a tiger and wolf famous all over the world. The division of tigers and wolves should be like the division of tigers and wolves. They will kill the Chu army with fear, and kill Jingxiang's children from crying at night when they hear Liang Jun's order.

As the army was marching, Peng Ming, the lieutenant of the Chinese Army, suddenly rode forward, "Your Majesty, the magistrate of Wancheng County seeks an audience."

"Wancheng county magistrate?" Peng Yue frowned, and said in displeasure, "What's the matter at this time?"

As soon as the words fell, the excited voice of the county magistrate of Wancheng sounded over there: "My lord, it is the time when the crops are in short supply. You can't send troops to grab food, otherwise, the people of Wan County will have no way out. Your lord, this But they are all the people of Liang State, but they are all your people, you can't ignore it..."

When Zhao Yan, the military advisor accompanying him, was about to say a few words, Peng Yue impatiently told Peng Ming, "Fork it down!"

"Here!" Peng Ming responded loudly, and then waved his hands back. Two soldiers had already stepped forward and involuntarily set up the Wancheng County Magistrate, and then threw them to the side of the road. The Wancheng County Magistrate was in a panic. When he got up and was about to shout a few more words, Peng Yue's carriage had already gone far away, only rolling loess poured into his mouth one after another.

Zhao Yan shook his head as he watched, how could King Liang treat a county magistrate who pleaded for the people like this?

Shen Tujia, the lieutenant of the guard, also shook his head, and sighed in a low voice: "I'm afraid the people of Wan County will be in trouble."

"What is this?" General Liu Kou stepped forward on his horse, nonchalantly said, "Although Wan County is a large county, its population is only [-] to [-]. Even if they all starve to death, so what?"

Zhao Yan was dumbfounded, and suddenly felt very strange to Liu Kou.

Zhao Yan and Liu Kou have been officials in the same dynasty for ten years, but I never realized before that Liu Kou is so cold-blooded!A big county is so insignificant in Liu Kou's eyes?Thirty to forty thousand people, in Liu Kou's eyes, they are as worthless as pigs and dogs?He actually said, even if all the people in a county starve to death, so what?

There is also Liang Wang Pengyue, whose cold-blooded tyranny is even worse than that of Liu Kou!

Zhao Yan suddenly felt a little dazed, should he really stay in Liang Guo?Should he really advise a tyrant like Peng Yue who regards human life as nothing?
(End of this chapter)