Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 376 The Last Chance to Destroy Chu

"Attack Jingxiang?" Liu Bang frowned, "What if Xiangzhuang continues to attack Huainan?"

There is still one thing Liu Bang didn't say, that is, Gao Chu, the defender of Jingxiang, is not easy to deal with. Last time Peng Yue led an army of [-] tigers and wolves to attack Jingxiang, but in the end Gao Chu defeated the entire army. Peng Yue himself He is also dead. If the Han army fights the idea of ​​encircling Chu and saving Huai, it is likely that both ends will fail in the end.

Chen Pingdao: "If this is the case, then throw the whole country's soldiers and fight against Chu!"

Zhang Liang nodded, and said meaningfully: "Your Majesty, I also thought it was time for a decisive battle."

Liu Bang frowned and hesitated a little: "The problems of South Korea, Zhao and Yan haven't been resolved yet, isn't it a bit hasty to fight Chu now?"

"Don't be in a hurry." Zhang Liang waved his hand and slowly stood up. At this time, Zhang Liang was already in his 60s, and he was also in his dying years. He walked to the north of the main hall with some difficulty, and stood at the place where a huge map was hung. In front of the screen, he pointed to the screen and continued, "My lord, this is probably the last chance to destroy Chu."

Liu Bang fixed his gaze upon hearing this, and then sighed softly. Of course he knew that what Zhang Liang said was the truth.

It's not that Liu Bang is old, so there is only this one opportunity left. Zhang Liang said that the national power of Chu has suddenly exploded in the past few years, and it has already made the Han Kingdom far away. Left behind, if Chu is still unable to be destroyed this time, then Dahan will never have another chance.

Since the establishment of the intelligence agency, the high-ranking officials of the Han State had an intuitive understanding of the strength of the Chu State. Liu Bang and Zhang Liang never thought that encouraging business could make the Chu State glow with such a powerful vitality. Although the Han State It is also reforming, but the effect is far from being comparable to that of Chu State.

Liu Bang also intends to follow the example of Chu State in releasing restrictions on industry and commerce, but he always has scruples.

The reason is very simple. Once the restraint on industry and commerce is released, the Han State will become extremely weak in the first few years, and there may even be a large-scale famine. At that time, how can the Chu State stand by?Therefore, the Great Han Kingdom has missed the opportunity to develop industry and commerce, and has missed it forever.

Now, it is impossible for Han to catch up with Chu.

Now, the only chance for the Great Han Kingdom is to kill the Chu Kingdom in the cradle ahead of time before the Chu Kingdom has fully grown and the Han army is still capable of fighting.

Therefore, Zhang Liangcai said that this is probably the last chance to destroy Chu.

Why didn't Liu Bang want to destroy Chu?Immediately asked Zhang Liangdao: "Zifang, do you want to fight or not?"

Liu Bang could not be careless. It would take a lot of risk to pour all the soldiers of the country into a decisive battle with Chu. Sticking to the pass, it is not so easy for the Chu army to break in with the current national strength of the Han state.

Zhang Liang shook his head and said calmly: "My lord, there has never been a war that is guaranteed to win in this world. Even Sun Bin, it is also impossible to win every battle. The only thing you can do is to get as much help as possible. , Raise as much food and supplies as possible, conscript as many pawns as possible, as for whether to fight or not, that is up to you, the king.”

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When Liu Bang was entangled in whether to fight Chu, Han Xin was also entangled in whether to conquer himself.

In March of Yangchun, the weather has gradually turned warmer, but Han Xin’s bedroom is still blazing with fire. Although Lou Jing, Zhao Yan, Xue Ou, Shen Tujia and other civil and military ministers only wore dark clothes, they were all very hot. His forehead was sweating, but Han Xin, who was wrapped in a tiger skin cloak and was next to the brazier, still felt chills.

Three years ago in Huanglongdang, Chu general Youyuan fired three arrows in a row, causing irreparable damage to Han Xin's body. After the full rescue of Gongyang imperial physician, although his life was saved, he became a sick child from then on. I am afraid of the wind, the cold, and the sun. When it is cloudy and rainy, I feel pain all over my body. I need to use a wheelchair when I go out, and I have to wear a cotton jacket in summer.

Seemingly feeling the chill from Han Xin's body, Han He, who was kneeling next to him, hurried forward, tightened the tiger skin cloak around Han Xin's body, and stirred up the charcoal fire in the brazier. Half a year ago, Han Xin finally The eldest son Han Kan was abolished, and the second son Han He was established as the prince. This incident did not cause much repercussions.

After all, in this era, it has not become a tradition to set up a direct lineage and set up a head. Generally, it is a virtuous person. What's more, Han Kan is cowardly and honest, and he is indeed not suitable to be the king of Qi. When Han Kan was deposed, he even breathed a sigh of relief and expressed his sincerity Han He expressed his congratulations, which also greatly improved the relationship between the two brothers.

Han Xin nodded to Han He, and then said: "My dear friends, I want to personally lead an army to rescue Huainan, how about it?"

Han He's face changed drastically when he heard the words, and he said anxiously: "Father must not do it. It is enough for the sons and ministers to lead the troops to rescue Huainan. Why bother to work on the body of my father, Wanjin?"

Lou Jing, Xue Ou, Zhao Yan, Shen Tujia and other ministers also echoed, the king's body is so weak, how can he withstand the exhaustion of horses and horses?In case something goes wrong along the way, how can it be good? !
Seeing that the crown prince and all the ministers objected together, Han Xin sighed softly. Why did he want to conquest himself?It's just that Huainan State is a barrier between Qi State and Chu State. Once Chu State destroys Huainan State, Qi State will face the Chu army directly!Right now, the vitality of the Qi State has not recovered, and it is absolutely impossible to resist the attack of the Chu army alone.

Han He begged again: "Father, please allow the child to lead the army."

Looking at the handsome and handsome Han He, Han Xin couldn't help feeling a little moved. Although the crown prince was only a child, he followed him since he was a child. He not only read a lot of military books and war strategies, but also watched the battle of Huainan, Handan and Linzi with the army. He is also quite assertive in the battle, but he can indeed let him try it.

"Okay, my widow will give you one hundred thousand soldiers and horses, and we will set off to help Huainan immediately." Han Xin finally nodded, and said, "But you need to remember, you must listen to the advice of the military adviser more!"

"Here!" Han He was ecstatic in his heart, but he didn't show it at all on his face. He gave a deep bow and accepted the order happily.

Han Xin turned back and told Zhao Yan: "Zijin, I will hand over the prince to you. You must assist the prince with all your strength and help him repel the Chu army as soon as possible."

"Here!" Zhao Yan bowed to the ground and took orders.

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Weiyang Palace, White Tiger Palace.

Liu Bang was pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back, and the pace was getting faster and faster. A dozen pairs of eyes including Xiao He, Zhang Liang, Chen Ping, Zhou Bo, etc. were turning back and forth following Liu Bang's figure. At a certain moment, Liu Bang stopped suddenly. Then he turned his head and said viciously: "I have made up my mind, let's fight Chu!"

Zhou Bo, Lu Tai, Liu Bi and other generals suddenly became excited.

Zhang Liang nodded, and said again: "Okay, since Your Majesty is determined to have a decisive battle with Chu, it's time to plan this battle carefully. I think that it is absolutely impossible to defeat Chu with the power of Han alone. Even if we join forces with the Qi State, the outcome may be only five or five, because the Chu State also has allies."

Chen Pingdao: "Brother Zifang is saying, looking for more allies?"

"Yes, looking for more allies." Zhang Liang stretched out his withered palm, brushed lightly across the west of Shu County, and then said to Liu Bang, "My lord, there are Qiang, Di, Ranlong and other barbarians in the west of Shu County. Born in a place of bitter cold, he is extremely brave and good at fighting, if he can be used by me, it will be a force that cannot be ignored."

Having said this, Zhang Liang slid his palm across Jingxiang and Jiangdongnan again, and continued: "There are also Wuxi Man and Shanyue, these barbarians have sharp conflicts with Chu State, if you can persuade these barbarians to rise up Things, together with the Nanyue Army, can form a siege to Chu State, although Chu State is strong, it is difficult to parry!"

"Okay!" Liu Bang slammed the festival hard, and said in a deep voice, "That's it!"

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Ziling, arena.

In the circular arena that can accommodate tens of thousands of people, there are huge crowds of people.

The grandstand on the north side of the arena was full of nobles, and in the largest luxurious box in the middle, Xiang Zhuang and a dozen concubines, princesses, and princes were also seated suddenly, and the surrounding stands were even full of common people, entering the arena. The cost of watching a gladiatorial performance is not high, the civilian seats only need ten dollars, and the best noble seats in the north stand only need hardware.

On the circular sand field in the center of the arena, two groups of barbarians are fighting to the death. The barbarian with colorful faces on the left is the Wuxi barbarian, and the one with feathers on his head on the right is the Shanyue people. Those who were defeated and captured by the Chu army in the battle were then escorted to the Ziling arena to participate in the gladiatorial performance.

After all, the gladiatorial performances in Chu State have just started, and they are far from forming a complete industrial chain.

However, even the most primitive and rudimentary gladiatorial performances are enough to drive the people of Ziling into madness. For the vast majority of ordinary people, watching such bloody and brutal gladiatorial performances is an unprecedented vision Shocking, after the initial adaptation period, the gladiatorial performance soon became the favorite entertainment of Ziling people.

Two teams of barbarians were fighting to the death. One of the Wuxi barbarians slashed out with a single axe, and the head of the Shanyue man on the opposite side was thrown high up. The bright red blood suddenly splashed from the broken neck, spurting out several times. Zhang away, the decapitated corpse shook twice before Shicai slumped to the ground, and the Ziling people in the surrounding stands cheered like a tsunami.

Another Shanyue man cut open the abdomen of the Wuxi barbarian who was wielding an ax with a backhand sword. In an instant, a section of intestines and bloody internal organs burst from the Wuxi barbarian's mouth-like abdominal cavity The Wuxi barbarians were still breathing, and howled incomparably horribly, while the Ziling people in the surrounding stands fell into complete madness.

"Fuck them!"

"Chop off their heads!"

"Damn it, cut his stomach open!"

Looking at the bubbling and noisy stands, Xiang Zhuang couldn't help but smile. The reason why he introduced the ancient Roman arena was to achieve this effect. At this time, Bailimao suddenly walked out of the passage Walking up to the stands, he whispered a few words into Xiang Zhuang's ear, Xiang Zhuang's expression changed slightly, and he got up and walked into the aisle.

(End of this chapter)