Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 50 Fight Bravely and Plan a Battle (Congratulations to the head of Jade Blood Sword 1)
After a night of silence, the remnants of the Chu army were finally able to sleep soundly.

In the early morning of the next day, the scouts sent out followed the road signs left by the Chu army and came together one after another. They also brought back news about the coalition forces of various countries. Yesterday afternoon, the Han army and the coalition forces of various countries had indeed withdrawn their troops. Before leaving Before, there was a lot of burning of mountains, but now almost all the surrounding hills have been burned into bare barren hills.

Before setting off, the last scout team rushed back and brought a person with them.

This is a young man with unkempt hair and ragged clothes, and it is likely that he has not had a full meal for a long time. He looks yellow and thin, and his eyes are dim. He knelt down on the ground, and immediately burst into tears: "Third General, I found you, woo woo woo..."

"You are...Xiao Kai!?" Xiang Zhuang finally recognized this young man!
Xiao Kai is the nephew of the late general Xiao Gongjiao. Before the Chu and Han divisions divided, Xiang Yu felt that the Chu army was short of troops, and the army food was seriously lacking. Xiao Kai and Xiang Han went back to Jiangdong to raise troops and food, and Xiao Kai also returned to Jiangdong with Chen Ying at this time.

"Yeah!" Xiao Kai nodded, then said with red eyes, "Third General, Jiangdong..."

"Shh!" Xiang Zhuang hurriedly signaled Xiao Kai to keep quiet, and then shunned everyone, including Jing Qian and Gao Chu, who were also driven dozens of steps away. It's safe, but they can think of knowing the truth with them, which is completely different. It's better not to let them know the truth now.

Xiang Zhuang untied his dry food bag and water jug ​​and handed them to Xiao Kai, saying, "Xiao Kai, talk while you eat."

Xiao Kai seemed to be really hungry. When he saw the dry food bag, his eyes glowed green, and he snatched it away. Then he grabbed a handful of fried beans from the bag and started chewing and swallowing until he finished eating enough. With half a bag of dry food, Xiao Kai drank half a can of water from the bamboo can, and finally stroked his chest and said: "Three generals, Jiangdong is over."

Xiang Zhuang's heart sank, and he said in a low voice: "Xiao Kai, don't panic, just speak slowly."

Xiao Kai nodded, and said again: "Half a year ago, the villain returned to Jiangdong with the three generals Chen Ying, Xiang Guan, and Xiang Han to help recruit troops and raise food and grass. In just a few months, the three generals had already recruited With [-] elite soldiers and a large amount of rations, just as we were preparing to cross the river to the north to meet the king, news came from the north of the river that the king was defeated by Gaixia."

"Then, Guan Ying's [-] cavalrymen crossed the Wujiang River, and General Xiang Han was defeated by Guan Ying at Moling."

"A few days later, Zhou Bo also crossed the Wujiang River with an army of [-]. The two generals Chen Ying and Xiang Guan fought against him with the best soldiers from Jiangdong, but even Dantu and Qu'e were defeated again and again. The [-] army almost More than half of it was lost, and now, Zhou Bo's army has almost swept across the entire Jiangdong, and most of the more than [-] counties north of Zhejiang (the ancient name of Qiantang River) have fallen!"

"Then, what about the two generals Chen Ying and Xiang Guan? Did they die in battle, or did they lead their troops in?"

"The villain heard that the two generals Chen Ying and Xiang Guan were not killed in battle, they just went to Qiantang with [-] remnants."

Xiang Zhuang nodded, saying that at least half of Kuaiji County was not lost, and then asked: "What about Xiang Han? And why did you come here?"

Xiao Kaidao: "The villain followed General Xiang Han and retreated to Danyang County after he was defeated by Guan Ying in Moling. Guan Ying led [-] cavalry in hot pursuit and surrounded Danyang County with water. After more than half a month, the city When the food was gone and we were at our wit's end, the Guanying cavalry outside the city suddenly withdrew!"

After talking about this, Xiao Kai said again: "Later, after we inquired from many sources, we finally found out that it was the three generals who defeated the two armies of Fan Kui and Li Zuoche successively in Shouchun, which caused panic among the coalition forces, so Guan Ying was taken away. The cavalry of the army was recalled to Jiangbei, so General Xiang Han decided to lead his army across the river to join the three generals."

"Oh?" Xiang Zhuang asked anxiously, "How many troops does Xiang Han have, and where are they now?"

Xiao Kai's expression darkened, and he said sadly: "When we crossed the river and went north, we still had more than 4000 people, but because we had no food, we ran and died along the way, and now there are only more than 2000 people left. After passing through Anfeng, we heard that the three generals fought against the coalition forces in the mountains northwest of Shouchun, so the villain brought more than a dozen scouts to explore the way first."

"Have you passed Anfeng County?" Xiang Zhuang said happily, "So, it's less than two hundred miles away!"

At that moment, Xiang Zhuang said again: "In a few days, the Han army and the coalition forces of various countries will divide their forces and lock up Dabie Mountain. It will be difficult for you to enter the mountain to join us, so you go back now and tell Xiang Han , Let him immediately lead the army into the mountain, and come as soon as possible to join our army, and I will arrange a scout team to meet him along the way."

"No!" Xiao Kai bowed, turned around and was about to leave.

"Wait." But Xiang Zhuang stopped Xiao Kai, beckoned to Jing Qian and Gao Chu, untied the dry food bags from the two of them and handed them to Xiao Kai, saying, "Take these dry food, remember Stay, be careful on the road!"

"Thanks to the three generals!" Xiao Kai was not polite, reached out to take the two bags of dry food, and bowed to express his thanks.

Xiang Zhuang waved his hand, but Gao Chu couldn't help reminding: "It's not the third general, it's the top general now!"

"Uh, yes." Xiao Kai scratched his head and said with a little shame, "The villain has heard about it on the way here. Before the king died, he had appointed three generals as the generals of the Chu country. The villain made a slip of the tongue, please go up. Forgive me, General."

"It's okay, let's go quickly." Xiang Zhuang waved his hand, and Xiao Kai took the order to go.

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Two days later, Liu Bang's army came out of the mountain smoothly.

Riding on horseback and looking back, the vast mountain has burst into flames, pushing the billowing smoke soaring up, almost covering half of the sky, but Xia Houying led more than a hundred teams of scouts and is still setting fire everywhere. Liu Bang believes that this If a big fire burns down, even if the entire Dabie Mountains cannot be burned, the surrounding hills will definitely be burnt bare.

Since Shouchun had been flooded, he could not garrison the army, so Liu Bang did not go out of the mountain along the original road, but went all the way north out of the mountain and came straight to Ruyin. The grain transported from Ao Cang can go directly to Ruyin by water, unlike before, it took a lot of manpower and material resources to transport it into the mountains.

At the same time, Liu Bang also ordered Li Zuoche, Li Shang, and Jin She to lead [-] elite soldiers to guard Quyang to the east of the mountain, six counties to the south, and Anfeng to the southwest. Temporary beacon towers have been set up on the hills near the main roads and narrow passes. Once the Chu army is found, the beacon fire will be sent to warn immediately!

Liu Bang believed that Li Zuoche, Jin She, Li Shang and others would be more vigilant in the future after underestimating the enemy and suffering a big loss from Xiangzhuang. up.

In this way, if the remnants of the Chu army wanted to escape, they could only go westward through the deep mountains and old forests.

Of course, Liu Bang was never worried that the remnants of the Chu army would really climb over the mountains and flee into Hengshan Country. If the Chu army really wanted to do this, Liu Bang really wanted it.

As for the armies of Han Xin, Peng Yue, Ying Bu, Zhang Er, Han Wang Han Xin and other princes from all walks of life, they were all left in Ruyin by Liu Bang. After the previous battle of Dabie Mountain, Liu Bang became more and more worried about these princes. Especially Peng Yue, who listened to Fan Yang Kuaiche's greedy words and only sent a mere [-] reinforcements, it is really hateful!
But hate turns to hate, but now Liu Bang has to endure it, and he can't act too hastily.

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In the evening of the same day, the exhausted remnants of the Chu army also returned to the old camp deep in the mountains.

Wei Liao, who had already received the news, had already led his people to wait outside the gate of the old camp. Huan Chu, Ji Bu and their respective hundreds of soldiers also went out to welcome them. After completing the task of luring the enemy, they returned to This is also Xiang Zhuang's arrangement.

Qin Yu's more than 5000 female soldiers and more than [-] women and children have already cooked hot meals, cooked hot dishes, and boiled hot bath water, waiting for the men to return in triumph. The final result is naturally Some people are happy and some are worried. Women and children who are waiting for their men will naturally be happy, but women and children who have lost their men will inevitably feel sad.

However, Wei Liao bowed to Xiang Zhuang and said solemnly: "General, please accept this old man's bow!"

Xiang Zhuang hurriedly stepped forward to help Wei Liao up, and said, "Military Master, what are you doing?"

"It's nothing, this old man is just feeling agitated in his chest and expressing his feelings." Wei Liao waved his hand and said again, "Since ancient times, there have been two factions of military strategists. Among the war factions, Sun Wu, Wu Qi, Sun Bin, and Bai Qi in ancient times, and Zhang Liang and Han Xin today are the leaders, and so far, no one has been able to combine the essence of the two factions."

Xiang Zhuang couldn't help nodding his head when he heard the words. Wei Liao's words were quite good. Not to mention before the Han Dynasty, even after the Ming and Qing Dynasties, military strategists in Chinese history who were able to combine the essence of bravery and strategic warfare were rare. There were Xiang Yu, Ran Min, etc. Among the peerless heroes, there are Chen Qingzhi, Huo Qubing, etc., but the only one who can truly claim to have the essence of both factions is the soldier saint Yue Fei!
"But, now..." Wei Liao paused, and then said, "The general seems to have both the essence of both factions!"

Xiang Zhuang smiled lightly, he was naturally proud to receive such a high evaluation from Wei Liao, and since Ye Mayuan took charge of the army, his performance in this series of tough and vicious battles was indeed impeccable!Although Fan Kui was beheaded in the middle, with the help of the stirrup, there was suspicion of opportunism, but in any case, these achievements are real!

Just ask, how many people can escape with 50 defeated soldiers who have no morale and no fighting spirit, but run 1 miles in one day and night?The news of Xiang Yu's defeat spreads, and when the Chu army is facing collapse, how many people can turn the tide, and then take the opportunity to incite the Chu army to take revenge, and rebuild the morale of the army in World War I?How many people were able to lead five thousand elite soldiers and win consecutive battles, so that Liu Bang's [-] troops dared not stay in the mountains?These are not blown out records, but played out! #################################################### #######PS: Thank you for the generous gift of Jade Blood Sword [-] coins, and congratulations to Xiongtai for becoming the first leader of "Chu and Han Struggle"!
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