Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 438 Bishu is Here
The sky was bright, and the entire Han army camp was already in full swing.

When the gate opened, groups of heavily armored soldiers, light soldiers, archers, and cavalry surged out, and then, under the leadership and reprimand of their respective generals, they began to organize in a chaotic manner.

Immediately behind the black armored soldiers came out a series of towering catapults.

Thousands of warriors of the Han army, bare chested and exposed, tried their best to pull the cables amidst the sound of uniform chant, and the heavy catapult slowly drove out of the gate amidst the rattle of the axle turning.

Surrounded by Zhang Liang, Chen Ping and others, Liu Bang hurried out of the tent, and when he was about to get on his horse, Liu Bi came in a hurry, bowed to Liu Bang and said, "Your Majesty, the scouts report that a huge Chu navy is coming from Baishui. Upriver and downstream!" Such a big movement by Chu's navy finally alarmed the Han army's scout rangers.

"Another Chu State navy?" Liu Bang was shocked and said, "Downstream from the upper reaches of Baishui?!"

The generals Zhou Bo, Lu Tai, and Xiahou nearby also looked at each other in blank dismay. Zhou Guanfu blocked Jiang Ji's navy at the carp beach. Could it be that the main force of Zhonglimei's Chu navy was coming down from the upper reaches of the Baishui River?
However, didn't Zhong Limei's main naval force fight against the Qi-Huai coalition forces on the Huainan battlefield?

Could it be that the main force of Zhongli Mo's navy has arrived in Nanyang?Then this speed is too fast, and besides, Baishui is not connected to Huai River, how did this Chu State navy come here?It will take several months to detour from Wujiang River, right?Could it be that so many warships flew from the sky, or did they come from land?
Zhang Liang's expression was also full of surprise, but Chen Ping was clearly out of his mind.

Liu Bang was stunned for a moment, then turned around and asked Zhang Liang, "Zifang, do you want to fight again?"

The scene of the ferocity of the crossbow boats of Chu State the day before yesterday is still lingering in Liu Bang's mind. He is really afraid of the crossbow boats of Chu State's navy. When this thing shows its power, people will die one by one!Now another Chu State navy is going down the Baishui, and it will take at most two hours to reach the Mianshui battlefield. In this case, isn't the Han army going to battle again just looking for abuse?

Zhang Liang was silent, with Chu's navy guarding his side, the chances of the Han army's victory were indeed slim, and it seemed that it was not suitable for them to fight.

Seeing that Zhang Liang was silent, Liu Bang immediately said to Lu Tai: "General, we will not fight today, and order the whole army to disperse and return to the camp."

"Here!" Lu Tai bowed, turned around and conveyed Liu Bang's edict, and soon, the armored soldiers of the Han army who were forming a team outside the camp became agitated, cursing and complaining, while returning to the camp.

Surrounded by generals Zhang Liang, Chen Ping, Zhou Bo, and Xia Houying, Liu Bang returned to the tent.

As soon as he entered the tent, Zhang Liang's eyes fell on the map hanging on the screen in the north corner, and then a flash of light flashed through his mind, and he said, "Your Majesty, I understand that the map that flows down the upper reaches of Baishui It's not the main force of Zhong Limo's Chu State navy, but Jiang Ji's navy that was blocked by General Hussars at Liyutan and unable to go north!"

"Jiang Ji navy?" Liu Bang frowned, "How is this possible?"

"Nothing is impossible." Zhang Liang strode up to the map, pointed to the two rivers on the map, and said, "Look, my lord, this is Baishui and this is Zaoshui, and the nearest distance between the two rivers is only twenty miles , and the lower reaches of the Zao River merge into the Mian River near Ruo County, so Jiang Ji's water army can go up the Zao River first, and then sail twenty miles on land to enter Baishui!"

"Boat on land?" Liu Bang opened his mouth wide and said in astonishment, "Zifang, you mean that all the warships of the Chu State Navy are towed from land? How much effort does it take?"

"Naturally, sailing a boat on land is strenuous, but the Chu State's navy might be wasting effort."

Liu Bang suddenly understood what Zhang Liang was saying, and said, "You mean... to attack Ruo County again?"

"Yes, condemn the cavalry to attack Ruoxian again!" Zhang Liang smiled slightly, stretched out his hand and patted the icon of Ruoxian on the map, and said, "If you attack the enemy, you must save them. Let them drag you back no matter how you dragged it, hehe, after a few times of tossing around like this, the Chu State navy army should be exhausted to death just by being tired."

"A good idea!" Zhou Bo said, "In this way, the Chu State navy will be dragged down just by procrastination."

"Shan, let's do this!" Liu Bang slapped his thigh suddenly, and ordered Lu Tai, who had just entered the tent, to say, "General, you lead the main force of the cavalry to go south immediately, and together with Shengzhi's [-] Yueshi cavalry, attack Ruo County together!"

"Here!" Lu Tai responded abruptly, turned around and walked out of the tent.

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Xiang Zhuang took Xiang Tuo, Bai Lixian and other civil and military officials to board the command nest car early.

However, what is confusing is that the Han army on the opposite side did not attack for a long time. Half an hour later, the Han army assembled on the distant river beach unexpectedly disbanded. where?Why did the stragglers go back to the camp without attacking?
It was Bai Lixian who reacted quickly and said: "My lord, it is likely that the scouts of the Han army discovered General Jiang Ji's navy."

Xiang Zhuang's eyes lit up in an instant, and he said, "Ziliang, do you think old Liu Bang will send cavalry troops to attack Ruo County again?"

Bai Lixian shook his feather fan and said with a smile: "The Han army rushed to Ruo County to attack what I must save. This is a conspiracy. If there is no accident, Liu Bang will definitely do this."

Before the words were finished, there was a faint sound of horseshoes in front of him.

When the monarchs and ministers of the state of Chu hurriedly put up the awning and looked forward, they saw that the black cavalry had surged out of the camp of the Han army and rushed to the southeast in mighty strength.

"Haha!" Xiang Zhuang slapped Jie fiercely, turned his head and said to Bai Lixian, "Zi Liang, Rao Zhang Liang and Chen Ping are very clever, but this time they also fell into your scheme!"

The land sailing plan presented by Bailixian is not just as simple as taking over Jiang Ji's navy. In fact, it is a series of tricks. It's calculated.

Bai Lixian shook his hand and said: "I'm definitely not as wise as Zhang Liang, but no matter how wise Zhang Liang is, it doesn't mean that the general will be on the Mianshui battlefield soon, if not, If the cavalry of the Han army attacked Ruo County again, General Jiang Ji's navy would be exhausted between Baishui and Zaoshui."

"Hey." Xiang Zhuang waved his hand and said solemnly, "From ancient times to the present, only heroes are judged by success or failure. Now that Zhang Liang and Chen Ping have fallen into your schemes, then they are not as good as you, hehe!" After saying this, Xiang Zhuang looked back at the Han army camp in the distance, and said viciously, "Just wait for Xuejian to arrive, and it's our turn to take the initiative to attack."

As soon as the words fell, Hu Yan suddenly climbed onto the nest cart and said: "My lord, the general has arrived!"

"Oh, Bi Shu is here?!" Xiang Zhuang's expression brightened immediately, and he said to Xiang Ta, Bai Lixian and other civil and military officials, "Let's go with the widow to meet the general of our Great Chu Kingdom!"

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On the wasteland on the east bank of Mianshui, Bi Shu was rushing westward under the escort of [-] elite cavalry.

All of a sudden, a fast horse galloped back from the front, and before he could get close, he shouted excitedly on the horseback: "General, the king has come to greet you in person..."

Bi Shu was stunned, and when he raised his head quickly, he saw the black cavalry army of Chu State appearing on the horizon ahead. The golden banner that fluttered in the wind was the king's banner of Chu.At this moment, Bi Shu couldn't help but sigh with emotion, it was not in vain for Bi Shu's talent to be such a king.

After a while, the cavalry in front rushed forward.

Bi Shu hurriedly got off his horse, straightened his clothes again, and walked up to meet him quickly.

There were dozens of steps away from Bi Shu, Xiang Zhuang quickly got off his horse, and Xiang Tuo, Bai Lixian and other civil and military officials who accompanied him also got off their horses and strode towards Bi Shu.

"Your Majesty!"

"Learn sword!"

"General!"

The two met, and when Bi Shu was about to bow his hands, Xiang Zhuang grabbed both hands.

Behind Xiang Zhuang, Xiang Tuo, Bai Lixian, Wu She and other civil and military officials also rushed forward to complete the ceremony.

Xiang Zhuang held Bi Shu and shook his hands vigorously, and said with emotion: "Learning swords, just after the battle of Surabaya, you were asked to rush to Mianshui non-stop. It's really hard work for you."

"It's not hard work." Bi Shu smiled, "This is my duty."

Xiang Zhuang nodded lightly, then turned around and shouted: "Come, bring the widow's black horse here."

Hu Yan responded with a bang, and immediately brought Xiangzhuang's Wuzhi horse over. The Wuzhi horse is now very old, and it can no longer charge Xiangzhuang on its back like before, but it is no problem to ride.

Under the eyes of everyone, Xiang Zhuang took the reins from Hu Yan, and said to Bi Shu: "Learn the sword and get on the horse."

"Your Majesty, you can't do this." Seeing that Xiang Zhuang invited him to ride the Wu-Zi horse, he quickly shook his hands after learning the sword. You must know that the Wu-Zi horse is not an ordinary war horse. The Wu-Zi horse served Xiang Yu and Xiang Zhuang successively King, this kind of glory is unique, it has become a symbol, how can others ride it?
Xiang Tuo and other civil and military officials were shocked and envious, but the king wanted to lead the horse and hold the whip for Bi Shu? !
Xiang Zhuang patted the saddle of the black horse again, and said without a doubt: "Learn the sword, get on the horse!"

Seeing Xiang Zhuang's resolute expression, Bi Shu knew that he couldn't shirk this time, so he had no choice but to step on the stirrups and climb onto the back of the horse's horse tremblingly. Wu Zhima seemed a little uncomfortable with the "stranger" Bi Shu. , but Xiang Zhuang just rubbed its horse's head lightly, and the Wuzima quickly calmed down.

Under the scorching gaze of a group of civil and military officials and thousands of cavalry officers and soldiers, Xiang Zhuang actually led the horse and the whip, and became a groom for Bi Shu, and then led Bi Shu all the way to the ferry, and boarded the big boat to cross the Mian River After returning to the Hewan camp, Xiang Zhuang handed over all the seal letters of the soldiers of the four 10,000+ troops to Bi Shu.

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PS: I woke up after being lethargic all day, and felt a little refreshed, so I wrote a chapter, haha.

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