Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 5 Flying Daggers: Falling Rocks
Gaixia, Qi army camp.

Just after noon, a middle-aged scholar in a blue narrow-sleeved, straight-skirted and deep coat quietly walked into Han Xin's Chinese army tent without being reported by the guards outside the tent. Han Xin, who was reading military books in the tent, raised his head and said, After seeing the person coming, he felt a little surprised and said: "Why are you here, sir?"

The person who came was none other than Han Xin's number one think tank, Fan Yang debater Kuai Che!
This Kuai Che is not simple. Chen Shengyu Daze Township launched a military riot, and once sent generals and military officials to quell the Zhao land. It was because of Kuai Che's three-inch tongue that the military officials were able to spread the word for thousands of miles, and dozens of counties in the Zhao area could be settled without a fight!Later, when Han Xin destroyed Qi, it was because of Kuai Che's suggestion that he finally made up his mind.

Even Han Xin's petition to Liu Bang to establish himself as a false king of Qi was Kuai Che's idea.

However, the final result of this matter was far beyond Kuai Che's expectations. Not only did Liu Bang not reprimand Han Xin, he even made Han Xin the real king of Qi. This made Han Xin feel suspicious of Kuai Che, and since then he has not listened to Kuai Che's advice very much.

Because of this, Kuai Che was not brought along with Han Xin this time.

However, Kuai Che came uninvited and chased him to the front line of Gaixia alone.

Seeing Han Xin, Kuai Che didn't salute, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, do you know that your death is imminent?"

Although Han Xin had developed suspicions towards Kuai Che, he still admired Kuai Che's insight, so he frowned slightly after hearing this, and did not explode on the spot. He said patiently, "Mr. You are joking."

"Are you joking?" Kuai Che shook his head, and said solemnly, "I didn't joke with Your Majesty. If Your Majesty doesn't remove the siege on all sides immediately and let Xiang Yu and the remnants of the Chu army survive, I'm afraid they will be killed sooner or later!" After this pause, Kuai Che said again, "Liu Bang is not a kind person, as long as he destroys Chu and kills Xiang Yu, he will go back and deal with you, my lord!"

"Sir!" Han Xin frowned displeasedly, "To this day, why do you still have prejudice against the King of Han?"

"Prejudice?" Kuai Che said, "This is not prejudice. Liu Bang can push his own flesh and blood off the carriage in order to save his life. How can such a cruel and merciless person share wealth with others, and how can he be willing to share it with you, the king?" The world? Your Majesty, please wake up, Liu Bang is just a man of the market, there is nothing in the world that he cannot do!"

"Enough." Han Xin reprimanded with a wave of his hand, "Rumors, these are all rumors, do you believe such absurd rumors?"

After this pause, Han Xin said solemnly: "The king of Han is benevolent and righteous, and the people in Guanzhong have built shrines for the king of Han, and there are countless people. The king of Han treats Gu with deep affection. How can Gu Gu turn his back on him? "

"Renyi? Hehe, Hanwang Renyi?" Kuai Che said tragically, "My lord, is this what you mean?"

Han Xin remained silent, and after a long while, he said in a deep voice: "Sir, don't mention the words of persuading Gu to abandon the King of Han from now on, otherwise, don't blame Gu for being ruthless."

Kuai Che shook his head and didn't say anything more, but he was extremely disappointed in Han Xin in his heart.

In Kuai Che's view, Han Xin's military talent is unparalleled in the world, even unmatched in ancient times, but his political vision is really unflattering. He can't even see what kind of person Liu Bang is. Dare to dream of sharing wealth with him and sharing the world, this is simply not knowing how to write the word dead.

When the monarch and his subjects were relatively speechless, General Li Zuoche suddenly strode in.

Seeing Kuai Che, Li Zuoche hurriedly clasped his fists, greeted him respectfully, and immediately reported to Han Xin: "Your Majesty, General Kong Xi sent a report on a flying horse. The plan of flooding has worked. More than 4000 Chu troops have been killed, and Xiang Yu led only less than [-] remnants, and threw them into the direction of Shixia."

"Got it." Han Xin waved his hand and said calmly, "Go down."

"No." Li Zuoche bowed respectfully, turned around and backed out.

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Twenty miles south of Tuoshui, Xiang Yu was leading [-] remnants of his troops hastily heading south along Chidao.

When mentioning this path, one cannot fail to mention Qin Shihuang's victory in politics. He ruled for 11 years from the eradication of the six kingdoms, unification of the world to the death of the sand dunes. However, he did three major events in history. It created the cornerstone of the civilization of the Huaxia nationality, that is, the Han nationality. The second was to send troops to attack the Huns in the north and conquer Baiyue in the south, which established the traditional sphere of influence of the Huaxia nationality. It is Chidao.

In the 11 years of his reign, three major events have been accomplished. There is no second emperor as efficient as Ying Zheng!
Sima Qian insulted Yingzheng as a tyrant in Shiji, and mentioned that Daqin was also replaced by Tyranny, which is extremely unfair.

Judging only by the historical heritage left to future generations, Yingzheng is the eternal emperor who has done his part. Whether it is Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty, or Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Di and his son, they are all unattainable. , Do two Manchu emperors, and they are not even worthy to carry the shoes of Qin Shihuang.

Of course, the above credits cannot all be attributed to Ying Zheng alone, because behind Ying Zheng, there is a huge political system in operation, supporting every measure, every edict, and every decision of his. The system is the legal system established by Shang Yang, or the farming war system.

Don't gossip, let's talk about Xiang Yu. From a distance, he saw two big mountains blocking the way. There was a canyon between the two mountains. A road from north to south passed through it. The terrain was extremely dangerous. Xiang Zhuang said: "Third brother, what kind of mountain is that mountain in front? It's so dangerous!"

Naturally, Xiang Zhuang couldn't answer, so he hurriedly sent someone to inquire.

In less than a moment, a soldier familiar with the surrounding terrain came to Xiang Yu's horse and knelt down to report: "Your Majesty, in front of you is Shuanglong Mountain, and in the middle is Luoshi Gorge. It stretches for more than ten miles from north to south. .”

"Brother Wang, this place is too dangerous!" Xiang Zhuang said in a deep voice, "If the coalition forces set up an ambush here, they will block the valley entrances at both ends of the north and south ends after our army enters the valley, and we will be trapped. .”

"The turtle in the urn? It's a good metaphor." Naturally, Xiang Yu had never heard of this idiom that only appeared in the Ming Dynasty, but it was not difficult to understand the meaning of the idiom. He immediately asked the soldier, "Is there any other way to go there?"

"No, this is the only way to pass Shuanglong Mountain." The soldier said, "If you make a detour, you will have to walk at least a hundred miles."

"Walk more than a hundred li?" Uncle Xiang frowned, "Excuse me, this is not acceptable. By the time we bypass Shuanglong Mountain, Han Xin's coalition forces may have passed through Luoshi Gorge and rushed ahead of us." After a pause, Uncle Xiang continued, "According to me, Han Xin never imagined that we would go this way. There can be no ambush here."

"What if there is an ambush?" General Zhong Limo retorted, "Isn't our army dangerous?"

"Third brother, what do you think should be done?" Xiang Yu pondered for a moment, then suddenly turned his gaze to Xiang Zhuang.

The eyes of Zhong Limei, Xiao Gongjiao, Huan Chu and other generals of the Chu army could not help but focus on Xiang Zhuang. At this moment, everyone felt a strange feeling in their hearts. It's like a different person, the former three generals only knew how to kill recklessly, but now Xiang Zhuang seems to be extremely wise.

"Burn!" Xiang Zhuang didn't feel anything wrong, and said fiercely, "Set fire to the mountain!"

Although the current Xiangzhuang came from later generations, there is no clear record in the history books of the ten directions of Han Xin's ambush from ten sides. Therefore, he cannot say whether there is an ambush in front of Shuanglong Mountain, but now, Whether there is an ambush in the mountains is no longer important, if there is no ambush, it will be fine, if there is, then let him be wiped out.

"Great idea!" Zhong Limo praised, "It's mid-winter right now, and the grass and trees in the mountains are growing, and there are really coalition ambushes hidden on the mountains, as long as the fire burns up, they can only be reduced to ashes along with the grass and trees. "

Xiang Yu's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately ordered: "Xiang Sheng, I order you to lead your troops into the valley and burn the mountains!"

"Promise!" Xiang Sheng promised loudly, and immediately led hundreds of remnants of the headquarters, collected fire igniters, and entered Luoshi Gorge.

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Shuanglong Mountain, the mountainside.

Chen He, a general of the Qi army, was standing on a cliff, holding a canopy in his hand, looking towards the north valley entrance.

Seeing that the Chu army still refused to enter the valley, Chen He was very puzzled, and said to himself: "It's strange, why didn't the Chu army enter the valley? Could it be that our army's whereabouts have been discovered? This is impossible. , Our army was already very careful when entering the mountain, even the woodcutters and mountain people we met on the road were killed, there is absolutely no way that the news will be leaked."

When Chen He was in a state of confusion, the captain behind him suddenly shouted: "General, it seems that Chu soldiers have entered the valley!"

"Huh?" When Chen He looked anxiously, he saw that a small group of Chu troops had meandered into the canyon, about three to four hundred people. However, the large group of Chu troops still stayed outside the valley and never entered the valley. Chen He was even more confused and said, "It's strange, only sending so few people into the valley, what is Xiang Yu going to do?"

"Yeah, what does Xiang Yu want to do?"

But soon, Chen He and his pro-military lieutenant discovered Xiang Yu's intentions, because after the three or four hundred Chu troops entered the canyon, they did not rush on their way, but lit torches and started setting fires indiscriminately.

"The general is not good!" The captain of the military academy said in shock, "The Chu army is going to set fire to the mountain!"

"Damn it, these cunning Jiangdong barbarians!" Chen He's face also turned pale in an instant, and he immediately shouted, "Hurry up, order all the ministries to escape from this mountain immediately!"

However, it was too late for Chen He to evacuate at this time.

The vegetation in the valley was dry, and there was a bitter north wind passing through the valley. Under the help of the wind, the fire quickly spread over the cliff and spread towards the mountainside. The three thousand ambush soldiers were engulfed by the monstrous fire before they could go down the mountain. Chen He ordered Well, I found a cave at the last moment, and I quickly hid in the cave to save my old life.

(End of this chapter)