Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 35 Liu Bang enters the mountain
Yin Fu unfortunately died in battle. Although Liu Bang hated Xiang Zhuang so much that he gritted his teeth, he still didn't take it seriously, but soon, Liu Bang learned how cruel Xiang Zhuang was!

Two days later, the third Han army was defeated by the Chu army, and the main general was killed!
Four days later, the fourth Han army was defeated by the Chu army, and the main general was killed!
Seven days later, the fifth Han army was defeated by the Chu army again, and the main general was killed again!

In less than ten days, the Chu army defeated the five Han armies in a row, and killed more than 1 Han soldiers. At the same time, the armies of Qi, Liang, Zhao, Han and other princes But it was unscathed, and even Zhou Yin's army who rebelled against Chu and surrendered to Han was not attacked in any way!
All of a sudden, the Han soldiers in the mountains were in danger, but there were rumors among the coalition forces.

Some people say that Xiang Zhuang and the five thousand Chu troops had starved to death in the mountains long ago, and now it is only the ghosts they turned into to kill and take revenge. Otherwise, why would they never come out to attack the Han army during the daytime?

It is also said that Xiangzhuang has become a mandrill, and now it can run faster than leopards, but it can tear tigers and lions with bare hands. He alone killed more than 1 people in the Five Route Han Army. He had killed them all a month ago, and now there is no Chu army left, only Xiang Zhuang's mandrill is avenging Xiang Yu.

Others said that Qi Wang Hanxin, Liang Wang Pengyue, and Huainan Wang Yingbu had secretly concluded an alliance with the Chu army, and planned to kill Han Wang's army in the Dabie Mountains. It's also very sufficient, what do you think, if there is no secret assistance from the Qi army, Liang army, and Huainan army, how could it be possible for a few thousand Chu troops to defeat the five Han armies in a row?

Rumors spread everywhere in the army, and the most direct consequence is that the morale of the army is fluctuating and the thinking is confused.

In addition, the leaders and generals of the coalition forces of various countries do not know the true thoughts of their own kings. As the saying goes, if there is no ground, maybe the rumors are true?Therefore, all of them became indecisive, and in the end, there was even a strange situation where the Han army was brutally slaughtered by the Chu army more than ten miles away, while the armies of other countries were helpless!
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Outside the mountain, the Han army camp.

Another stretcher was placed in front of Liu Bang's big tent. Counting Fan Kuai, this is already the sixth one!

Looking at the five stretchers lined up in front of him, and the five familiar faces on the stretchers, Liu Bang's face was so gloomy that he could almost shave off the frost!

Not far away, stood Han Xin, Peng Yue, Ying Bu and other princes from all walks of life.

Except for Han Xin, every prince seemed a little nervous and a little apprehensive. They already knew what happened in the mountains. It was really unexpected that things would become like this. It's too insidious, too vicious, and even resorted to killing only the Han army and leaving the princes' army untouched, it's so fucking evil!
After a long while, Liu Bang's face finally calmed down, and he said to the princes from all walks of life: "I know, I don't blame you for this, it's all Xiangzhuang's trick!" Let’s withdraw all the elite soldiers from all walks of life who have entered the mountain, and then send another batch of elite soldiers to enter the mountain to clear them up.”

"Promise!" The princes from all walks of life agreed one after another and took their orders.

Liu Bang knew very well that rumors would never arise for no reason, and someone must have spread them!
And this person must be one of the princes from all walks of life, at least they are also their staff or followers, but now is not the time to pursue this matter!
There are already rumors about the elite soldiers from all walks of life in the mountains, and the army food is almost eaten, and it is almost time to be transferred back. Anyway, there are many troops under the command of Liu Bang and the princes from all walks of life.However, the strategy of encircling and suppressing the Chu army has to be changed. They can't always be passively beaten like this, right?

At the moment Liu Bang entered the account, Zhang Liang and Chen Ping also followed in silently.

Liu Bang knelt down silently, and Zhang Liang and Chen Ping followed suit.

After a long while, Zhang Liang made a bow and said to Liu Bang, "Your Majesty, I want to go to the mountain."

"You want to go into the mountains?" Liu Bang said in amazement, "The mountains are harsh and dangerous, so you don't have to go, do you?"

Zhang Liang shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, if you don't go into the mountain, if you don't inspect it, you won't know what happened in the mountain. If you don't know what happened in the mountain, you won't be able to think of a countermeasure."

"That's right." Liu Bang slapped his thigh and said decisively, "Gu also goes into the mountain with you!"

When Liu Bang enters the mountain, he must be guarded by a large group of soldiers. Although the situation in the mountain is complicated, it is very difficult for the Chu army to threaten Liu Bang's safety. At that moment, Zhang Liang nodded and said, "It's okay for the king to enter the mountain, and he can even Boost the morale of our army, but we still need to bring more soldiers, just in case!"

"Of course." Liu Bang said, "Let Xia Houying lead [-] elite soldiers to accompany him alone."

"It's not too late, otherwise things will change." Zhang Liang said again, "Your Majesty, how about going into the mountain today?"

Liu Bangdang leaned over and sat up, shouting loudly: "Xia Houying, bring [-] elite soldiers, and go into the mountain alone!"

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Deep in the mountains, more than 4000 Chu troops have returned to Dazhai deep in the mountains to rest.

In the past seven days, the Chu army defeated five Han armies in a row, beheading more than ten thousand, and their reputation was greatly boosted. The hearts of all the Han armies in the mountains were shaken. Although the Chu army has been victorious in successive battles, there have been a lot of casualties. Up to now, there are only more than [-] people left!

Moreover, these 4000 people are almost at their limit in terms of energy and physical strength.

Is it a joke to carry out high-intensity marches and high-intensity battles in deep mountains and old forests?In the final analysis, the soldiers of the Chu army are also human beings, not machines. They will get tired and slack off.

Therefore, Xiang Zhuang must take them back to Dazhai for necessary rest.

Back in Dazhai, first take a comfortable hot bath, then forget about the cold and astringent dry food, and eat a hot meal. Next, there is a woman's hot body waiting for them, waiting for them The tense nerves are soothed in the warm embrace, and they will immediately become energetic and murderous again!
In at most two days, the Chu army will start a new round of killing!
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Two days later, Liu Bang personally led [-] elite soldiers into the mountains.

After entering the mountains, Liu Bang realized that marching in the mountains is really difficult. Although most of the army marched along the canyons, streams and other gentle places, because there were no roads in the mountains, the journey was still extremely difficult, and bridges and roads had to be built in many places to With mules, horses and luggage passing by, I really don't know how the Chu army marched in the old forest?How did they carry their baggage?
Naturally, Liu Bang would not have thought that apart from weapons, armor and dry food for ten days, the current Chu army has no other luggage. A large number of mule carts transporting rations, such a large force, can only march along the canyon stream, and cannot cross mountains and mountains at all.

When the army reached a certain river bend in the mountains, it was almost evening, and most of the soldiers were exhausted, so Liu Bang ordered to camp on the spot, and the [-] Han troops were busy now.

In less than half a quarter of an hour, Liu Bang's big tent was set up first.

Some soldiers had already laid out the felt mats they carried with the army in the big tent, set up tables, and even hot water and wine, as well as freshly heated cooked beef. Liu Bang immediately invited Zhang Liang and Chen Ping to the table and said: "Zifang, Chen Ping, come here, drink a few cups of wine to warm up your body, the mountain wind is really strong, after walking for half a day, I'm almost frozen to death."

Zhang Liang and Chen Ping bowed to Liu Bang, then raised their wine cups and covered their faces with their sleeves and dried up.

After a few cups of wine, people gradually became warmer, Zhang Liangcai said: "Your Majesty, I have discovered something."

"Oh, the ovary has already been discovered?" Liu Bang immediately regained his energy when he heard this, and Chen Ping was also looking forward to it.

Zhang Liangdao: "On the way into the mountain, I kept thinking that if the Chu army dared to enter the old forest and could climb mountains and ridges, it would be impossible to carry luggage, but without luggage, they would not be able to light a fire and cook. How would they live without food? ? Along the way, I couldn’t figure it out until I accidentally picked this up on the road.”

After finishing speaking, Zhang Liang took out a broken sack that was several feet long but only a few inches wide from his sleeve.

"Zifang, isn't this just a broken sack?" Liu Bang was puzzled, "What can it explain?"

"Your Majesty, this is not an ordinary sack!" Zhang Liang raised the broken sack in his hand and said, "This is a ration bag used by the Chu army to store military rations. When I picked it up, there was still some military rations in the bag, which had been fried You can eat it when you grab it! The Chu army can drill into old forests, and climb mountains and mountains, thanks to this little sack!"

"Stir-fried military rations!?" Chen Ping suddenly realized, "It turns out that the Chu army actually fried the military rations, and then each soldier only carried his own rations. In this way, the vehicles used to transport the military rations were no longer needed. , the army's action capability will also be greatly improved, and it will be nothing to go over mountains and mountains!"

Liu Bang soon figured it out, and immediately nodded involuntarily and exclaimed, "Amazing!"

Having said this, Liu Bang said again: "The Chu army is not burdened by heavy supplies. No wonder they dared to drill into the old forest and they were able to climb mountains and mountains. But how did they complete the assembly after dividing the troops?"

Zhang Liangdao: "This minister doesn't know yet, but we will know when the Chu army strikes again."

"Then wait." Liu Bang said, "I'll have to see how long Xiang Zhuang's child can be arrogant?"

Zhang Liang pondered for a moment, then suddenly said: "Your Majesty, I have a hunch that Xiang Zhuang probably got the help of an expert."

"I also feel the same way." Chen Ping immediately echoed, "Think about it, my lord, Xiang Zhuang used to be just a reckless man, but since Xiang Yu was defeated in Gaixia, he seemed to have changed. Li Zuoche defeated my five elite soldiers in succession in the mountains, if he had no expert guidance behind him, it would be unbelievable."

Zhang Liang said again: "The most frightening thing is that all the elite troops of the five routes that were defeated were all the troops of the king, while the armies of the princes from all walks of life were unscathed. The Chu army is clearly weakening the military power of the king on purpose, trying to make the king The military power imbalance between the princes and princes from all walks of life, their intentions cannot be said to be sinister, and their strategies cannot be said to be clever!"

Liu Bang was shocked and said, "I'm afraid there are not many such masters in the world, right?"

"Not many." Zhang Liang waved his hand and said solemnly, "Except for Fan Zeng, there is only that one!"

"Fan Zeng is indeed powerful. At the Hongmen Banquet, Gu almost lost his life, but this old man has been dead for a long time!" Liu Bang said this, and then said, "Who is the rest?"

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