Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 433 Zhang Liang offers advice
Liu Bang was furious at Luo Jia in the big tent: "The Chu army even quietly moved the crossbow to the navy warship. Why don't your scout cavalry know about it? Why?! Are your thousands of scout cavalry just for display?" ???! They say that you, Luo Jia, are good at leading troops, but in the eyes of the few, you are just an idiot, an idiot!"

It was already night, and the day's battle had already ended.

The result is of course not unexpected. The Han army suffered heavy losses from the Chu army's crossbow boats. Even the Han army's catapults could not effectively suppress the Chu army's crossbow boats, because the Chu army's crossbow boats moved freely and gathered on the Mianshui River. It is obviously unrealistic to completely block the nearby Mianshui River with only two hundred catapults in the Han military area.

It is impossible for Liu Bang not to be angry. On the first day alone, the Han army lost more than 2 infantry, all the wells plus more than 3 Hu cavalry. What's worse, the remaining 5 Hu cavalry have completely lost their fighting spirit. , whether it is the Yuezhi people, the Xiutu people or the Hunxie people, it is impossible to lead the Han army again.

In Liu Bang's view, the reason for such a heavy loss today is entirely due to the negligence of Luo Jia's scout team. All the Liannu were moved to the water army warships, which killed the Han army by surprise.

"Idiot, you are an idiot!" Liu Bang scolded and spit.

Luo Jia closed his eyes and let Liu Bang's saliva spray on his face without daring to reach out to wipe it.

In fact, Luo Jia cannot be blamed for this at all, because no matter how arrogant the scout cavalry of the Han army are, they will never be able to bully the Chu army camp. As for the movement on the Mian River, his scout cavalry can never run into it Shall we go to the river?Therefore, it is impossible for him to know what Chu Jun was doing near the camp in the dark.

But Luo Jia also knew that because of the disastrous defeat during the day, the King of Han was already full of anger, and it was impossible for him to vent his anger on General Lu Tai, Hussar General Zhou Guanfu, Zhang Liang, Chen Ping, Zhou Bo and other civil and military officials. On his head, so he, Luo Jia, unfortunately became the only punching bag for the King of Han.

"Get lost!" Tired of cursing, Liu Bang kicked Luo Jia to the ground. The status in the Han army has always been very low. If it weren't for the fact that no one in the Han army trained cavalry, they would have been kicked into nowhere.

The whole big tent fell into dead silence, and no one would touch Liu Bang's bad luck at this time.

Lu Tai's complexion was particularly ugly. When Liu Bang trained Luo Jia just now, he felt a burning pain on his face. He knew that Liu Bang was not so much training Luo Jia as he was training him, but Lu Tai didn't want to make excuses. He is indeed mainly responsible for the disastrous defeat of the Han army today. If he hadn't rashly invested in Hu Qi to launch a strong attack, the loss would never have been so heavy.

Tired of training, Liu Bangxun sat down on the table, looked around at the civil and military ministers sitting next to him, and sighed: "The war is so unfavorable, I am very worried, but I don't know if you have a good plan to turn the situation around?"

Zhou Bo, Lu Tai, Zhou Guanfu, Xia Houying and other generals were all silent, and Chen Ping was silent for a while, only Zhang Liang sat up on his knees, bowed his hands to Liu Bang, and said, "Your Majesty, there is a plan to stop the Chu army's crossbow. !"

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Compared with the dullness and depression in Liu Bang's big tent, Xiangzhuang's big tent was full of laughter.

"General Jiang Ji, please drink this glass to the brim." Xiang Zhuang Chonglou Ship Captain Jiang Ji raised his glass from a distance, and Jiang Ji who was seated at the end of the table quickly followed suit, and then covered his face with his hands and poured the wine into the glass. After drinking all the liquor, the generals sitting on the ground on the left and right laughed heartily, praising Jiang Ji for his good drinking capacity.

Xiang Zhuang put down his glass of wine and said: "After suffering such a big loss during the day, old Liu Bang must be scolding his mother now."

Huan Chu said carelessly: "It's Liu Bang's old man who replaces the minister, and he also has to scold his mother. One day, just one day, the Han army lost a full 10,000 to [-] horses! Liu Bang now has a total of [-]+ horses. If according to such a loss method, he can last up to ten days or eight days, he will be truly lonely, hehe."

"Hey, don't be careless." Xiang Zhuang waved his hand and said again, "Although Liu Bang is just an ignorant street rogue, Zhang Liang and Chen Ping under his tent are all wise men born in the world. The reason why the army suffered a great loss was that they did not know the benefits of the crossbow boats, and now that they know it, they will definitely try to counter it."

As soon as the words fell, Hu Yan suddenly stepped into the tent, bowed his hands to Xiang Zhuang and said, "Your Majesty, the scouts report that a large group of Han cavalry left the camp overnight and headed southeast!"

"Is there such a thing?" Xiang Zhuang frowned and asked, "What about the scouts?"

Hu Yan said: "It's outside the tent."

Xiang Zhuang said: "Let him in."

"Here!" Hu Yan led the order to go out of the tent, and soon led a strong and handsome Chu army junior into the big tent. As soon as the junior entered the tent, he knelt down on one knee and bowed to Xiang Zhuang. Said: "Little man Baiqiang, see the king!"

"Excuse me." Xiang Zhuang said with a sullen hand, "Bai Spear, how many Han cavalry are heading southeast?"

Bai Mao stood up again, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I estimate that there are more than [-] riders at least!"

"Fifty thousand riders?!" Xiang Zhuang was taken aback suddenly, and immediately got up and walked to the screen on the north side of the big tent. Bai Lixian, Xiang Tuo and others also got up and stood behind Xiang Zhuang. Map pondered for a moment, looked back at Bailixian, and said in a deep voice, "Ziliang, does old Liu Bang want to intercept my food?"

There are more than 40 Chu troops stationed at the Mianshui River Bend. They consume a lot of food and grass every day, and it is impossible for the army to carry too much food and grass. It became inevitable that almost every few days, the Chu army would release food from the Ruoxian camp. Once Ruoxian fell, the consequences would be disastrous.

And Ruo County is just located in the southeast of Mianshui Battlefield, less than a hundred miles away.

"The way to cut my food?" Xiang Tuo said coldly, "Old Liu Bang is wishful thinking."

The so-called food and grass go first before the army moves. The significance of food and grass to an army is self-evident. Therefore, both Liu Bang and Xiang Zhuang pay great attention to protecting their own food roads. Because the Han army has an absolute advantage in cavalry, so Stockpile food and grass in Rang County, where the cavalry can arrive quickly, but the navy cannot.

However, because the Chu army has an absolutely superior navy, they chose Ruoxian, which is surrounded by water on three sides, as the storage base. Ruoxian is not only surrounded by water on three sides, but also dug a moat more than four feet wide on the west side, which is the only connection with land. , It can be said that it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Moreover, once Ruo County is attacked by the Han army, the Chu State Navy can quickly rush to help.

Bai Lixian pondered and said: "Your Majesty, this matter is a bit strange, why did Liu Bang suddenly think of intercepting my food supply?"

Xiang Zhuang frowned and pondered for a moment, and said decisively: "No matter what is wrong, if the county is an important place to store grain and where the foundation is, there must be no mistakes!" After saying this, Xiang Zhuang said to Jiang Ji, "General Jiang Ji, Now you are going south with your navy, rushing to help Ruoxian overnight, if there is any mistake in Ruoxian, come and see me!"

"Here!" Jiang Ji bowed and took his orders.

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Not long after Chu's navy left the Hewan camp, Meteor Tanma sent the flying report to Liu Bang's tent.

Liu Bang, who was having a drink with Zhang Liang and Chen Ping, couldn't help laughing and said, "Haha, Xiang Zhuang'er is still in the trap!"

Zhang Liang stroked his willow beard, and said calmly: "Your Majesty, this is what must be saved when attacking the enemy. It is a conspiracy, so strictly speaking, Xiang Zhuang did not fall into the trap, but he didn't know that we still had It's just a backhand."

Chen Ping also echoed: "Brother Zifang's words are very true. Xiang Zhuang chose Ruo County as the place to stockpile, obviously for the purpose of taking advantage of the power of the navy. This is exactly the same as the king's location of grain stockpile in Rang County. It's the same, if the county is in danger this time, it is inevitable that Xiang Zhuang will send out the navy to rescue, if he doesn't save the county, if the county is lost, the Chu army will be finished!"

Liu Bang nodded, and said again: "Zifang, there won't be any scouts from the Chu army discovering Shengzhi's whereabouts?"

Zhang Liang smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, your lord, the three thousand fine cavalry of General Hussars are not vegetarians. It is almost impossible for the scouts of the Chu army to escape their hunting. Taking a step back, even if there is a Even those who slip through the net may not be able to see through the reality of our plan, ha ha."

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Under the dark night sky, Lu Tai and Zhou Guanfu are leading [-] Han riders to the south.

Lu Taihu stopped his horse and raised his right hand, and the cavalry who followed fiercely behind him stopped slowly.

Amid the rapid sound of horseshoes, a young general rode up to Lu Tai, clasped his hands on the horse's back and said, "General, all the scouts of the Chu army within ten miles around have been wiped out."

This young general is none other than Lu Ze, Lu Tai's cousin.

Lu Tai hummed, then turned back to Zhou Guanfu and said, "Shengzhi, let's break up here."

Zhou Guanfu nodded, clasped his fists at Lu Tai and said, "Alright, then let's say goodbye."

At that moment, Zhou Guanfu turned his head and shouted at the three thousand fine riders who were accompanying him: "Extinguish the torches, let's go!"

The next moment, Zhou Guanfu turned his horse's head and galloped towards the east. The three thousand fine riders also threw away their torches one after another, and followed Zhou Guanfu into the endless darkness.

It wasn't until the figures of Zhou Guanfu and the three thousand fine riders disappeared under the night sky that Lu Tai lightly rode his horse forward, and then ordered his cousin Lu Ze: "Head the whole army to continue going south, to Ruo County!"

"Here!" Lu Ze responded abruptly, then turned his head and shouted, "The general has an order, the whole army will continue to go south to Ruo County."

In an instant, the frenzy of cavalry that had just stopped began to move again. Under the dark night sky, it was like a meandering fire dragon, slowly swimming towards the southeast...

(End of this chapter)