Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 393

Han Xin stared at the imperial physician Gongyang for a moment, and said in a deep voice, "Old Yangyang, is there really nothing you can do?"

The imperial doctor Gongyang looked embarrassed, hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Your Majesty, I still have half a thousand-year-old ginseng treasured here, and with a set of acupuncture, you can quickly restore your life, but... It is the law of tigers and wolves, once the medicinal effect of the thousand-year-old ginseng is exhausted, the life of the king will suddenly..."

The last word "severance" was not mentioned by the Imperial Physician Gongyang, but Han Xin naturally understood it.

Han Xin's eyes showed sadness, and he sighed in a low voice: "Old sheep, how long can you last?"

The imperial doctor Gongyang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said, "If Your Majesty can go back to the country to raise him, he can last for at least six months. However, if Your Majesty still stays in the army and works hard, then...it's hard to say."

"The widow knows." Han Xin waved his hand feebly, and said again, "Do the needle."

The imperial physician Gongyang gritted his teeth, turned around and took out a brocade box from the medicine box, and took out the needle cover.

After half an hour, the tightly closed tent was finally lifted, and the weary imperial doctor Gongyang came out of the tent, and confronted Ying Bu, Han He, Zhao Yan, Kuai Che, and Xue Ou who were guarding outside the tent. The others said: "Your Majesty is already awake."

At that moment, everyone filed into the account, and when they passed by the Gongyang imperial physician, Yingbo suddenly paused, as if he wanted to ask something, but in the end he didn’t ask anything, but there was already a haze in Yingbo’s heart. I heard that King Qi was seriously injured, and it seems that he was shot by Youyuan, the archer of Chu State.

Yingbo didn't believe it at first, but now it seems that nine out of ten it is true, otherwise, how could King Qi faint so well when he retreated in the evening?Yingbu couldn't help but be worried. If the army of Qi State withdraws because of Han Xin's fainting, then Huainan Kingdom will definitely be over. With less than 20 Huainan troops, how can they resist Bi Shu's more than [-] elite soldiers?

In the big tent, Han Xin had already sat up, looking full of energy, without any trace of sickness.

Seeing such a strange situation, Han He and Zhao Yan's heart trembled immediately, and they hurriedly turned their heads to look at Gongyang Imperial Physician, but Gongyang Imperial Physician avoided looking at them, not daring to meet their eyes.

Ying Bu bowed and said with concern: "King Qi, are you... all right?"

"It's okay." Han Xin waved his hands, and said solemnly to everyone, "Sit down, everyone."

At present, Yingbu and others are sitting on the ground in the tent.

Xue Ou bowed to Han Xin, and first said: "My lord, our army surprised the camp of the Chu army and lost consecutively in Fuli County. It seems that the Chu army has been prepared for a long time, and I am afraid that there will be a fierce battle." Without saying a word, judging from the results of these two battles, Bi Shu seems to have a good understanding of Han Xin's military tactics.

However, Han Xin waved his hand and said calmly: "The surprise attack on Chu Ying and Fuli is a strange plan. It is not uncommon for the strange plan to be seen through. During the Battle of Jingxing, Li Zuoche also saw through the widow's strange plan and told Chen Yu offered a poisonous plan that almost killed the widow, Li Zuoche can see through the widow's trick, let alone Bi Shu?"

Yingbo and Kuaiche nodded slightly when they heard the words, since it is a strange plan, it will inevitably be seen through.

After a pause, Han Xin said again: "It's just that I didn't expect that Bi Shu could watch the three thousand Fuli defenders being wiped out by our army. It wasn't until the moment before the city was about to break that the Chu army suddenly mobilized. The ambush, such a cold-blooded behavior, the widow also sighs to himself, and it is reasonable for the imperial army to suffer such a disastrous defeat."

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Jin Xiang led the Huben army back to the Pengcheng camp overnight.

At this moment, Jin Xiang was staring at Bi Shu with his eyes wide open angrily, and said in a stiff tone: "The last general must admit that the general has no plans to spare. In the battle of Fuli County, the defenders, Qi The strength and combat power of the army and the Huben army were all taken into account, and there was absolutely no mistake, and the result was exactly as the general expected, but..."

"Zicheng, don't be rude to the general." Yu Ziqi hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop him.

Jin Xiang still spoke out what was in his heart without hesitation, and said coldly: "But, the general doesn't think it's too cold-blooded to do so? Tie Dan and the three thousand soldiers guarding Fuli are not livestock, but living creatures. People, they are our brothers, they are the people we can rely on for life and death, and for our lives!"

After saying this, Jin Xiang said in a bad tone: "The last general's duty is to obey the general's military orders to the death, and he will never frown even if the general decides to sacrifice the entire Huben army. The general and the last general have no complaints, but I, Jin Xiang, will never regard you as a robe, hum!"

After finishing speaking, Jin Xiang swung his cloak and turned around and walked away.

Zi Che Shi and Xi Qilie looked at each other and chased after him.

Yu Ziqi looked embarrassed, and persuaded Bi Shu: "General, General Jin Xiang and General Tiedan have a very close personal relationship. He still can't accept the fact that Tie Dan died in battle, and some emotions are inevitable. I hope the general will not take it personally. go."

"The general will not be angry because of this." Bi Shu waved his hand and said again, "However, there is a saying that Jin Xiang is not wrong. When necessary, the general will sacrifice the Huben army without hesitation. If war can be won, there is nothing that cannot be sacrificed, and war has always been about success or failure.”

"Uh, this..." Yu Ziqi was at a loss for words, and he didn't know what to say.

The corner of Bi Shu's mouth twitched, and he asked lightly, "General Ziqi, do you also think this general is cold-blooded?"

"This..." Yu Ziqi suffocated slightly when he heard the words, and then changed the topic, "General, the final general is worried that Jin Xiang will do something stupid in a moment of anger. If he takes the Huben army to attack the Qi army The big camp is in trouble, and the general will have to go and have a look." After saying that, Yu Ziqi also turned around and left, leaving only Bi Shusheng in the big tent.

Watching Yu Ziqi leave in a hurry, a trace of helplessness appeared on the corner of Bi Shu's mouth.

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Han Xin looked around at the people in the tent, and then said: "Bi Shu is so cold-blooded, he must not be liked by the generals under his command. Most generals of the Chu army will not disobey Bi Shu's military order, but they will certainly not regard Bi Shu as a robe. It gave our army a chance to take advantage of it, and we will fight again tomorrow, and I will definitely find a way to break it!"

After this pause, Han Xin said again: "This time, I am determined not to use surprise troops, but to use an upright and upright division to defeat the Chu army from the front! I will tell Bi Shu with hard facts that soldiers have impermanence and water has an impermanence. It would be a big mistake to think that by studying a few battle examples, you can know the way of using troops like the back of your hand."

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The next day, just as the eastern sky showed a hint of paleness, a low-pitched trumpet sounded in the camp of the coalition army.

Amidst the endless sound of horns, groups of sleepy-eyed coalition soldiers came out of the tent cursing, while putting on their battle robes and weapons, they rushed to the kitchen at the fastest speed. According to the usual practice, before each battle, There will always be a sumptuous meal, and sometimes there will even be wine to drink, maybe this is the meal of decapitation, how can we lag behind?

In front of the tents temporarily used as kitchens by various battalions and ministries, there are already piles of steamed buns, wheat cakes, and hot rice balls, and there is a pot full of beef stewed in the big iron kettle on the stove. , I could smell the tempting smell of meat from a long distance, and the big soldiers swarming from all directions suddenly became commotion.

"Don't crowd, don't crowd, everyone has a share." The gang leader waved a huge ladle and shouted sharply, "The king said, three pieces of meat per person, as well as soup, steamed buns, and wheat cakes." There are rice balls and so on, enough!"

When the leader of the army shouted, the expression on his face was slightly unnatural. In fact, there was not much food in the army. According to the way of eating today, it would take half a month at most. The big-headed soldiers who were desperate to squeeze forward really quieted down. Anyway, everyone has a share, so what's the hurry?
In less than a moment, there was the sound of eating in the camps of all the battalions and ministries of the coalition army. By the time it finally dawned, more than 20 soldiers of the coalition army had finished a very hearty breakfast, and each of them puffed out their stomachs. , Under the scolding of generals and schools at all levels, the team began to form, and then they drove out of the camp continuously.

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When Yu Ziqi, Zi Cheshi, Xi Qilie, Jin Xiang and other generals walked into Bi Shu's big tent, they saw Bi Shu leaning on the soft couch and reading military books, all the generals were a little confused, so the coalition forces had already pushed to the big tent. There is an appointment outside the camp, and the general is still looking through the military books in his spare time?At this time, he still has this interest?

Yu Ziqi bowed his head and said, "General, let's go to battle."

Zi Cheshi also said: "Yes, let's fight. If he wants to fight, I will fight!"

Xi Qilie and Jin Xiang also echoed repeatedly. Although Jin Xiang was very dissatisfied with Bi Shu in his heart, he still had a clear understanding of the priorities. The enemy is in front of him, and it is definitely not the time to be disgusted.

"Go to war?" Bi Shu didn't even raise his eyelids, and said calmly, "What kind of fight? No fight."

"No fight?" The generals looked at each other in blank dismay, and the Qi army and the Huainan barracks invited to fight. If the Chu army didn't fight, wouldn't it weaken their prestige?Generally speaking, only when the strength is obviously inferior to the opponent will they choose to close the camp and stick to it and avoid the battle, but now the strength of the Chu army is obviously not weaker than the coalition army, why not fight?

Yu Ziqi said: "General, avoiding the battle will fuel the arrogance of the coalition forces."

Zi Che said: "Not only that, avoiding the battle will also hurt the morale of our army. At that time, the coalition forces will definitely try their best to insult us. I'm afraid the soldiers will not be able to accept it."

Bi Shu still shook his head, and said calmly: "Today is not an auspicious day, no war!"

"Not an auspicious day?" Yu Ziqi and Zi Cheshi could only smile wryly upon hearing this, while Xi Qilie and Jin Xiang were a little annoyed.

Jin Xiang, in particular, tried his best to avenge Tiedan by beheading several coalition generals on the battlefield, but the general said lightly and cleverly not to fight, which made his wish come to naught.

"By the way, there is this." Bi Shuhu pointed to a big wooden sign in the corner of the tent and said to Jin Xiang, "General Jin Xiang, don't forget to hang this on the gate, right now."

Jin Xiang immediately stepped forward to pick up the five-foot-square wooden sign, and then turned it over to look, only to see that the word "Free War" was written squarely on it, and it turned out to be a free sign.

(End of this chapter)