Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 36
"So Qin Taiwei?" Liu Bang lost his voice, "Wei Liao!?"

"Yes, Wei Liao!" Zhang Liang nodded emphatically, "Qin State was already extremely powerful when it won the government and took power. At that time, with Qin State's national strength and military strength, it would not be difficult to destroy any of the six Kanto countries. But if the six Kanto countries unite, then Qin has no chance of winning, and what Qin needs most at this time is a practical and feasible strategy to destroy the country."

"The reality is that the Qin State has a large number of peerless generals and millions of elite soldiers, but it lacks a commander with a strategic vision. Winning politics is better than the emperor's mind, good at political strategy, but extremely amateurish in military affairs. At this moment , Wei Liao entered Qin in light clothes, and offered to Ying Zheng a strategy of destroying the country!"

"Wei Liao!" Liu Bang frowned, "Is it really Wei Liao?"

"Your Majesty, there is a high probability that this is the person." Chen Ping also said.

"But you don't have to worry too much, Your Majesty." Zhang Liang smiled slightly, and said, "If Xiang Yu had [-] soldiers in his hands and Wei Liao assisted him before the decisive battle at Gaixia, then the outcome would be hard to say. As for now, Xiang Zhuang's soldiers No more than a few thousand, no more than a few people, even if Wei Liao knows astronomy at the top and geography at the bottom, so what?"

While talking, Xia Houying suddenly came in to report: "Your Majesty, the Chu army is here again!"

Liu Bang immediately stood up and asked, "What direction?"

"Northeast." Xia Houying replied, "It's less than twenty miles from here!"

"Then what are you still doing?" Liu Bang shouted, "Hurry up and lead the soldiers to the rescue!"

"Promise!" Xia Houying agreed with a bang, bowed to Liu Bang again, and immediately took the order.

Watching Xia Houying's figure go away, Zhang Liang suddenly said: "Your Majesty, please climb the mountain quickly!"

"Mountain climbing?" Liu Bang asked in amazement, "It's late at night and it's cold, why go up the mountain?"

Zhang Liangdao: "The ancients said that if you stand tall, you can see far. If you want to see through the reality of the Chu army, and crack the secret of how the Chu army regrouped after the division, you must climb high and look far away!"

Liu Bang touched his beautiful mustache, and immediately shouted: "Let's go!"

At that moment, Liu Bang mobilized hundreds of soldiers and led Zhang Liang and Chen Ping to climb the mountain.

Hundreds of soldiers were lighting torches, and it took two hours to cut a passage through the thorn bushes, protecting Liu Bang and his ministers to the top of the mountain near the camp.

It was almost midnight by this time.

Standing on the top of the mountain and looking down, I saw that the torches were brightly lit in the valley to the northeast, and there were long torch dragons swarming in all directions with the valley as the center. With the sound of Yue's killing, it was obvious that the Chu army had succeeded in another sneak attack and escaped calmly.

"It seems that Xiangzhuang's son has succeeded again!" Liu Bang said bitterly, "This is the sixth way!"

Zhang Liang said: "The Chu army is in the dark, and our army is in the open. Such a result is also reasonable."

Chen Ping also said: "Yes, the Chu army's whereabouts are uncertain. They can attack our elite soldiers from all walks of life at any time and any place, but our army can only wait passively. It's easier said than done? But once you relax, it will inevitably give the Chu army an opportunity to take advantage of it, so it's really hard."

Liu Bang tightened the white tiger skin cloak on his body, and said sullenly: "What did you find in the ovary?"

"I haven't found anything yet." Zhang Liang shook his head and said, "Please wait patiently, Your Majesty."

"Yes, let's just wait." Liu Bang shook his head angrily, found a shelter from the wind and sat down on the back of the mountain, and ordered his soldiers to light a fire to drive out the cold.

This waited for almost a whole day and night!

After dark the next day, Zhang Liang finally made a discovery!
Liu Bang had just eaten a half-wooden bowl of brown rice with pickled vegetables, and was taking a nap in a white tiger skin cloak, when Zhang Liang over there suddenly yelled: "Your Majesty! I know it, I know it!"

Liu Bang woke up suddenly, and immediately came to Zhang Liang wrapped in a cloak.

Zhang Liang pointed forward and said excitedly: "Look, my lord, what is that?"

At this time, the sky was just getting dark, and the outlines of the surrounding mountains could still be vaguely seen. Liu Bang looked in the direction of Zhang Liang's finger, and the first thing he saw was a towering mountain, and then he saw a ball of fire on the top of the mountain. At the moment Liu Bang was a little stunned and said: "Isn't that just a bunch of bonfires? Why did the remnants of the Chu army go to the top of the mountain?"

"Bonfire?" Zhang Liang shook his head and said, "No, that's a beacon fire!"

Having said this, Zhang Liang pointed around again, and then continued: "Look, my lord, there are beacon fires not only on that mountain, but also on many nearby hills. Obviously, the Chu army used these beacon fires to transmit information. The beacon fire warned, but Xiang Zhuang used the beacon fire to gather troops, what a beacon fire to gather troops!"

"Battlefire gathering troops?" Liu Bang paused, and then said, "But there are nearly ten beaconfires ahead, and the radius is dozens of miles. How do you know which direction is the gathering place for the Chu army?"

Zhang Liang smiled slightly, pointed forward and said, "Look, my lord, there is only one beacon fire on other hills, but there are three beacon fires on that hill. If I guessed correctly, that location should be the gathering place of the Chu army." land!"

"Huh?" Liu Bang looked in the direction of Zhang Liang's finger, and sure enough, he saw three piles of beacon fires on the opposite hill.

At that moment, Zhang Liang offered another plan to Liu Bang. Liu Bang couldn't help being overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately ordered Chen Ping: "Chen Ping, immediately collect all the cloth in the army, sew this kind of dry food bag overnight, and then order the leader of the army to fry it overnight. Dry food, this time, I have to use my own way to return it to others, hehe, hahahaha..."

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When it was almost dawn, the various Chu troops who had turned in separately rushed to meet up.

The sneak attack last night went smoothly. The Han army who was attacked may have just entered the mountain, and their vigilance was obviously not high. In the end, they were killed by the Chu army and caught off guard. In the end, the Chu army defeated the Han army and beheaded more than 100 people. level, while the Chu army's own casualties were less than 50, of which less than [-] died in battle.

Such results may seem exaggerated, but they are not.

Although the Han army that entered the mountains to encircle and suppress was also elite, how could it be compared with the Chu army?
You must know that the vast majority of the current four thousand Chu troops were killed on the Gaixia battlefield, and then went through a long and rapid march from Dongcheng to Shouchun. It is impossible to live now, even the young and strong who joined the army later, after experiencing continuous fierce battles, they are now fully mature.

What's more, Xiang Zhuang has now completely replaced Xiang Yu's position in the hearts of Chu soldiers.

Now, Xiang Zhuang is the God of War in the hearts of the soldiers of the Chu army. As long as there is Xiang Zhuang, the morale of the Chu army will be as strong as a rock, and as long as there is Xiang Zhuang, the fighting spirit of the Chu army will be stronger than gold and iron!Wouldn't it be easy for such a Chu army to defeat a Han army that was not as numerous as itself, and to sneak attack at night?

The Chu army defeated the Han army six times in a row, and all the soldiers rejoiced.

At this moment, generals such as Huan Chu, Ji Bu, Xiao Gongjiao, Zhong Limei, and Yu Ziqi were gathering together to chat and laugh in low voices. The volume of their speech was not high, but the atmosphere was unusually warm. Obviously, the Chu army fought and won victoriously. It made them feel better than ever. Looking back on the Battle of Gaixia now, it seems to have been a long time ago.

"Happy, so happy!" Huan Chu said, "In just half a month, Liu Bang has killed nearly 2 people!"

Xiao Gongjiao also said excitedly: "If this continues, at most half a year, Liu Bang's 20 troops will be finished!"

"I don't think it will take half a year!" Ji Bu said, "When Liu Bang's army has less than 10 people left, who else will obey his orders? At that time, the coalition forces of all countries will collapse."

"Hahaha, then we can go back to Jiangdong and go home!"

"Damn it, let me tell you that I really want to go home. I have not been at home these few years, and I don't know how many wild seeds the women at home have given birth to me. However, no matter whose seed , as long as he is in Lao Tzu's circle, he is Lao Tzu's cub, and he has to take Lao Tzu's last name, hahaha..."

Several generals looked enthusiastic, but Xiang Zhuang did not dare to be so optimistic.

The Chu army did win several battles and wiped out many Han armies, but it was not enough to change anything!
The Han army suffered several defeats and lost 2 people, but Liu Bang still had an army of nearly 20. Compared with Xiangzhuang's more than 4000 remnants, it still occupies a disproportionately overwhelming advantage. With Liang and Chen Ping as their assistants, will they watch the Han army suffer losses all the time?Obviously not!

Once Zhang Liang and Chen Ping decipher the secret of the gathering of soldiers in the beacon fire, what will happen?

Although there has never been a beacon fire gathering troops since ancient times, with Zhang Liang and Chen Ping's abilities, as long as they see the beacon fire with their own eyes, it should not be difficult to discover the secrets in it, right?
Looking back, looking at the soldiers of the Chu army lying or sitting in the dense forest, who were resting, Xiang Zhuang suddenly felt a strong sense of crisis. It seemed that it was necessary to strengthen his vigilance. The Chu army had already attacked the Han army six times. But don't be attacked by the Han army in turn. If the surprise attack by the Han army succeeds, the Chu army may be worried about being destroyed immediately!
That's because the Han army is strong, and six consecutive defeats are just scratching the surface, but the Chu army can't afford even one defeat. Now, if the Chu army wants to survive, if they want to survive, they can only win battles. Winning a battle, and then winning another battle, the Chu army must not be defeated, even if it is only lost once, it will be lost immediately!

Chu Jun is walking a tightrope now, once he stumbles, it will be all over!

At that moment, Xiang Zhuang called Jing Qian to him and asked, "Jing Qian, has the scout team been sent out yet?"

"Don't worry, General, we have already been dispatched." Jing Qian bowed his head and said, "Scout teams have been sent to the mountain passes on both sides, and they have traveled at least ten miles forward. The Han army should not try to attack us."

Xiang Zhuang looked up at the dense forests on both sides of the canyon, and suddenly asked, "What about the mountains?"

"On the mountain?" Jing Qian was stunned when he heard the words. The Han army is not the Chu army. Could it be that they can also climb mountains and drill into forests?

Xiang Zhuang frowned, and ordered: "Starting today, scout teams will be sent to the mountain passes around the campsite, and scout teams will be sent to the nearby mountains, and two teams will be sent! When one team encounters an accident, the other team will blow the horn immediately. Warning!" In the dense forest, the line of sight is not wide enough, and it is easy to be attacked by enemy scouts, so double posts must be set up.

"Promise!" Jing Qian agreed with a loud bang, and immediately took the order.

(End of this chapter)