Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 449 The Huns Attack
When Bai Lixian walked into Xiangzhuang's big tent, he found that Xiangzhuang's face was rather gloomy, so he sighed softly in his heart, thinking that the king should be in a bad mood. Immediately quarantined, but still failed to stop the spread of the plague, now, the number of sick soldiers has exceeded 10!

What's worse is that the number of people who die from the plague every day is also rising sharply, from more than a hundred people a day at the beginning to thousands of people. Nanyang Daying urgently delivered medicines, but faced with [-] patients, so few doctors and medicines were simply a drop in the bucket.

The only good thing is that the [-] cavalry of Mengji, the [-] elite cavalry of Mengyuan and Mengliao, and the [-] wolf cavalry of Huyan were not affected by the plague, otherwise the deployment of troops would be stretched and the Han army would be hunted down. There is no way to talk about it, and the blockade of Mianshui, Baishui, and Jiangshui will also exist in name only.

"Your Majesty." Baili Xian bowed to Xiang Zhuang.

"Oh, Ziliang, you're here." Xiang Zhuang waved his hand, and said again, "Hu Yan just ordered the flying cavalry to report back, and the wolf cavalry chased him all the way to Hulao Pass to meet Jin Xiang, and there was no trace of old Liu Bang."

"How could it be?" Bai Lixian asked in amazement, "Could it be that Liu Bang hid halfway?"

"It's unlikely." Xiang Zhuang shook his head, and said again, "Huyan also reported that a small army of the Han army rushed into Yaoshan near Yangdi. The golden cicada's plan to escape the shell of the Han army, although more than a hundred of the Han army were intercepted and killed, the remaining twenty or so people ran away, and the widow suspected that Liu Bang was inside."

"Has Liu Bang fled into Mount Yao?" Bailixian was taken aback when he heard the words, and then he comforted Xiang Zhuang and said, "Your Majesty, Mount Yao is a famous deep mountain and great river in the Central Plains. Insects are rampant, old Liu Bang took only twenty people to flee into the mountains, fearing that he will never be able to get out, after all, Liu Bang is already very old."

"That's right." Xiang Zhuang nodded lightly when he heard the words, thinking back to the pain of crossing Meishan, even a boy in his twenties couldn't bear it. Although Yaoshan is not as wide as Meishan, it is more steep and sinister. Liu Bang fled into the mountains at an early age, and it was indeed very difficult to get out alive.

Xiang Zhuang was slightly relieved, and said again: "Zi Liang, the news of Zhang Liang's death has been confirmed."

Bai Lixian sighed softly and said: "A scholar dies for his confidant, Zhang Liangzhen is a national scholar."

Xiang Zhuang also sighed and said: "The three heroes of the early Han Dynasty, Han Xin and Zhang Liang are all dead, and now only Xiao He is left."

"Three Heroes of the Early Han Dynasty?" Bailixian was stunned when he heard this. As an ancient person of this era, he said that he had never heard of it.

"Uh..." Xiang Zhuang was about to miss the point, and quickly explained, "The widow means that when old Liu Bang was first named King of Han, he had three capable ministers under his tent, and now Han Xin and Zhang Liang are both dead. Leaving Xiao He alone is too difficult to support, which shows that Liu Han's vitality is exhausted, and he will die forever."

Bai Lixian happily replied: "Now I, Da Chu, is among the most talented people."

Today's Chu State is indeed among the most talented people, Wen Youling Yin Xiangta, senior doctor Wu She, uh, Bai Lixian can barely be regarded as half a civil servant, military generals are even more talented, and the generals who have written books are not born in the world Shuaicai, the two generals Gao Chu and Pang Yu are also talented generals, Hu Yan and Jin Xiang are brave champions of the three armies, and there is also a great general Meng who is extremely riding and fighting!
This is the older generation, and the younger generation also has rising stars such as Xiang Zhi, Pang Zheng, Gao Lang, Meng Yuan, Meng Liao, etc. At least in the next few decades, Great Chu will never worry about lack of generals!
"One more thing." Xiang Zhuang said again, "Lv Tai's army has rushed into Yingchuan County."

Lu Tai and Zhou Guanfu led [-] Han cavalry and [-] Hu cavalry across Mianshui all the way to the east. They originally planned to threaten Jiangdong and force Xiangzhuang to return to his teacher to save himself, but they were intercepted by Yu Ziqi in Hengshan County. The army was short of soldiers and food, and within a few days of the confrontation, Lu Tai led his army to turn northward, and fled into Yingchuan County a few days ago.

Bailixian said: "I'm afraid Lu Tai wants to go back to Guanzhong through Hulao?"

Xiang Zhuang nodded, and said: "There are now three thousand tiger riders from Jinxiang, three thousand wolf riders from Huyan, plus [-] elite riders from Mengyuan and Mengliao at Hulao Pass. Don't think about passing by Lu Tai."

Bailixian said: "If Hulao Pass is to be guarded for a long time, the supply of food and grass is a problem."

Within ten days and half a month, the supply of military rations at Hulao Pass would not be a problem, but no matter how long it takes.

Hulaoguan is not like Wuguan. The Gaochu army in Wuguan can get supplies from nearby Nanyang. Although the plague is rampant in Nanyang, the dried food is not polluted and can be eaten with confidence. However, Hulaoguan is far from Nanyang. It is seven or eight hundred miles away, and there is Yingchuan County controlled by the Qi army in the middle, so it is not so easy to transport food.

In fact, even many counties in Nanyang County are still controlled by the Han army, because soon after the Chu army won the Battle of Mianshui, a large-scale plague broke out in the army. In order to prevent the spread of the plague, the Chu army captured the county government After several large counties such as Wan County, Deng County, and Rang County, they no longer used troops against surrounding counties.

Xiang Zhuang said: "So I'm considering sending troops from Pengcheng to attack Dang County. As long as Dang County is captured, the gap will be cleared, and the navy's grain fleet will be able to reach Xingyang directly." After saying this, Xiang Zhuang said again Han said helplessly, "As for Chen County, Yingchuan County, and the remaining counties of Nanyang County, let's wait until winter comes."

When the weather turns cold after winter, the plague will subside in all likelihood, and then soldiers will be able to be used.

However, the Chu army had enough power to use troops against Dangjun, Chenjun, Yingchuan and Nanyang counties. If they wanted to mobilize a large army to attack Guanzhong or Qi, they were unable to do so. The Chu army defeated Qi and Han in a row. In the end, the armies of the two countries only captured the four devastated and dilapidated counties of Dang, Chen, Yingchuan, and Nanyang, which made Xiang Zhuang really aggrieved.

Bai Lixian also felt a little regretful, but he still persuaded Wei Xiangzhuang: "My lord, time is on Da Chu's side."

Indeed, after the Battle of Huainan and the Battle of Mianshui, the national power of Qi State and Han State was greatly damaged, and Chu State's dominance has become a dominant trend, and as time goes by, this advantage will only become greater and greater. The plague will inevitably hit the Chu army hard, but at most ten years, the Chu country will be able to recover. At that time, a million troops will be sent to the north, who can resist it?
"Time?" Xiang Zhuang shook his head and sighed, "Time is also on the side of the Huns."

"Xiongnu?" Bailixian was taken aback when he heard the words, and said, "Where did your Majesty start talking?"

Xiang Zhuang picked up a few small paper rolls from the case and handed them over, saying, "Look at this first."

Bai Lixian took the small scrolls and unfolded them one by one. After reading them in a hurry, his face changed slightly, and he said in a deep voice, "The Huns actually divided their troops into three groups to attack Yan, Zhao, and South Korea at the same time?!"

"Besides, the Xiongnu is not an ordinary raider this time." Xiang Zhuang said in a deep voice, "This time the Xiongnu is uncharacteristically, no longer looting property for the purpose, but wantonly plundering women, children and craftsmen, their ambition is not small! "

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"Woo..." Mao Dun reined in his horse lightly, then raised his right hand slightly, and the hundreds of plow-riding warriors who followed him stopped their horses one after another, and the group stopped outside the gates of Shanggu Junzhi and Juyang City.

At this time, Juyang City had already been captured by the Huns.

Mao Dun adopted the strategy suggested by the military adviser Gongsun, and sent [-] warriors Qiao Zhuang Bei Diao and Hu Shang to sneak into Juyang City in advance, and then opened the city gate at night, and the Huns cavalry swarmed in again. At this time, the Yan army was aggressively attacking Zhao Guo, and there were only [-] old, weak, sick and disabled stationed in Juyang City.

When the city gate opened, teams of women, children and craftsmen from the country of Yan came out under the escort of the Huns cavalry.

Among the crowd, a burly, dark-skinned man was very eye-catching. Mo Dun couldn't help pointing at the man with a whip in his hand and asked, "Hey, are you a blacksmith?"

The strong man just gave Mao a cold sideways glance and ignored it.

Not to mention that Mao Dun spoke the language of the Huns, the strong man couldn't understand it, and even if he understood it, he wouldn't pay attention to it. It can be seen from the collective name of the surrounding barbarians that the Huaxia people have had a sense of superiority since ancient times.

In this era, there are still very few people from the Central Plains who are as shameless as Gongsun said.

Of course, it is rare to see people who can truly sacrifice their lives. Youdao is an ant that is greedy for life, let alone a human being?

The pear-supporting warriors behind Modu were furious, and they drew their swords to kill the strong man, but Modu stopped him. Modu had been persuaded by his uncle a long time ago. In his eyes, he was as strong as the strong man in front of him. The craftsmen of the Huns are simply the treasures of the Huns. These people are skilled craftsmen who can change the entire Huns, how can they kill without authorization?

The strong man glanced at Maodun disdainfully and indifferently, and walked away, but Maodun didn't care.

Looking at the women, children and craftsmen of the State of Yan passing by in an endless stream, Mao Dun suddenly became in a good mood. He seemed to see that the 40 Hun cavalry were equipped with sharp iron weapons and excellent riding bows. Xiang, the Donghu and the Yuezhi were defeated and perished one after another, and finally sent their troops southward, and the Splendid Central Plains were also included in the Xiongnu's pocket.

Thinking of what he was proud of, Maodun couldn't help laughing up to the sky, the situation is very good!

The uncle who was stationed behind Maodun frowned, and couldn't help persuading him: "Juyang is just a small town, Yuyang, Wuzhong, Lingzhi and Jixian are the great towns of Yandi. And don't be complacent because of small achievements, it is more serious to divide the troops to attack the Yuyang towns as soon as possible, otherwise, once the army of Yan State returns to the division, things will be difficult."

"Hmm." Mouton didn't get angry because of his uncle's extremely unkind remonstrance, but said a little embarrassingly, "Bendan is a little smug, thank you for reminding me." At that moment, Mouton condemned the flying cavalry generals and four Huns Xiao Wang summoned them to the front and ordered the four of them to lead [-] cavalry each to capture the four cities of Yuyang, Wuzhong, Lingzhi and Jixian.

(End of this chapter)