Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 58
This morning, Ye Zhongri, the county magistrate of Biyang (Qin system, county magistrates for large counties with more than [-] people, and county magistrates for small counties with less than [-] people), returned to the county government office after three poles. He walked in hurriedly, bowed and reported: "My lord, you have just returned quickly, and a Han army has arrived from the south, with tens of thousands of people!"

"Han Army?" Ye Zhong asked in amazement, "Didn't the King of Han fight in Huainan?"

"The villain doesn't know." Ye Shen smiled wryly, "My lord, should I hurry up and ask someone to arrange food and drink? Then call the storekeeper and ask him to count the money and food in the treasury? The Han army fought this before, we didn't A little bit of expression, I’m afraid it won’t work, right?” Qin and Han military systems, when the army crossed the border, all counties and counties had to provide money and food.

"That's not right." Ye Zhong rolled his eyes and said in a deep thought, "I didn't hear that there will be Han troops crossing the border recently? And this county has not received any official documents from the county guard, no, this is a bit strange! After saying this, Ye Zhong said again, "In this way, you will immediately have the gates of the city closed tightly, and no one is allowed to enter or leave, and then call the people to climb the city!"

"Ah?" Ye Shen lost his voice, "My lord, this, this, this, this is not a joke! What if the leader of the Han army is annoyed, what if he leads an army to attack the city? Just rely The earthen city that is two feet high, plus a few hundred people, will not be able to defend the city at all, when the time comes, all the people in the city will be killed by them!"

"Shut up, go if you are told!" Ye Zhonghuo said, "The county will be there soon!"

"No." The county lieutenant Ye Shen didn't dare to disobey the order, shook his head, and had to go in a panic.

Half a quarter of an hour later, when Ye Zhong climbed onto the top of the city in full body armor, the county magistrates, meritorious officials, order officials, warehouse officials, stables and other officials had already arrived, and more than 100 people who had been summoned temporarily had also boarded the city. When they reached the top of the city, they all looked panic-stricken and fearful. There was nothing they could do. I heard that there were tens of thousands of troops crossing the border. Can you not be afraid?

Less than a moment later, a black line appeared on the road to the south without warning. As time passed, this black line gradually began to stretch slowly, and then gradually became thicker. At a certain moment, countless figures Then he jumped out from the black line, all of them were armored and sharp soldiers, and they were all wearing crimson battle robes, couldn't they be the Han army?
"Han army, it's really a Han army, my lord, quickly open the city gate and let people prepare wine and food!"

"That's right, these armored soldiers are all warriors of tigers and wolves, it's terrible to annoy them!"

"My lord, they're coming here, don't hesitate any longer, open the city gate quickly!"

The county magistrate, county lieutenant, Gongcao, warehouse officials and other subordinate officials were scared out of their asses and begged repeatedly, but the county magistrate Ye Zhong was unmoved at all, and said coldly: "No, the county always feels that something is wrong. Listen carefully, no one is allowed to open the city gate without the order of the county, and anyone who disobeys the order - beheaded!"

When the dispute here was inconclusive, the aggressively advancing Han army had already reached the east gate of Biyang County. Just when several officials were so nervous that they were about to suffocate, a long and long sound of horns suddenly sounded outside the city. The menacing armored soldiers of the Han army turned on the road to the north and passed by outside Biyang County.

This Han army came suddenly and left quickly. In less than half an hour, it had disappeared on the northern horizon.

Only when there was no more soldier of the Han army in sight, several officials in Biyang County let out a long sigh of relief. The least courageous warehouse official even sat down on the ground, but Ye Zhong, the county magistrate, touched The mustache on his lips ordered Ye Shen, the county lieutenant, to say: "Master Ye, immediately send flying cavalry to Wan County and report this matter to the county guard!"

"No!" Ye Shen wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and went as ordered.

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In the evening of the second day, Wuyang County.

Wuyang County Magistrate Zhao Le has already waited outside the east gate. Behind him, the county magistrate, county lieutenant, Gongcao and other officials have also been laid out along the road. Wuyang County Magistrate also organized many people to carry food Along the north-bound road, hundreds of food loaders, dozens of wine jars, and hundreds of water tanks have been laid out.

The Han soldiers who drove past were not polite. They ate the rice balls and drank the water tanks.

Two officers of the Han army who looked like school lieutenants strode forward, honestly and unceremoniously holding a large jar of water and wine from the Wuyang county magistrate, and then raised their necks and drank heavily.

"General, where are you coming from?" Wuyang County Magistrate asked cautiously, "Where are you going?"

"Just drink your two jars of water and wine, what nonsense?" The captain on the left threw the wine jars on the ground with an unhappy expression.

"Uh, this... I'm just asking casually." The magistrate of Wuyang rolled his eyes and asked inadvertently, "From the accents of the two generals, it seems to be from Chudi?"

The face of the captain on the left changed drastically, and he stretched out his hand to draw his knife.

The school lieutenant on the right hurriedly stopped him, and yelled at Wuyang County Magistrate aggressively: "I am from Pei County, do you think Pei County is considered Chu?"

"Forget it." The magistrate of Wuyang County responded again and again, "Of course it does."

"Huh!?" The captain on the right was furious, and immediately drew out his knife, only to see a flash of cold light, and the sharp edge of the knife had already reached the neck of Wuyang County Magistrate, and immediately asked, "What did you say? Pei County is Chu land?"

"Ah, no, no, no." The magistrate of Wuyang was so frightened that his face paled, and he waved his hands again and again, "Pei County is not Chu, but Han. Now the whole world belongs to the King of Han, so Pei County is naturally Han, Han!"

"That's more or less the same, hmph!" The captain then withdrew his knife, turned around and left.

It wasn't until all the Han troops had passed and walked away that Wuyang county magistrate let out a long sigh of relief and sat down on the ground again. Several subordinate officials hurried forward to help him up, and the county lieutenant asked again: "My lord, this Han army didn't come to deliver customs defenses, nor asked the county to provide money and food. The situation is not right. Should I ask someone to ask the county sheriff?"

"What are you asking?" Wuyang County Magistrate said angrily, "Didn't you hear that just now? He is from Pei County! Do you know what this means? He is a trusted general next to King Han! He also sent someone to the county guard to ask , if these arrogant soldiers find out about this matter, you will be dead, and you will even implicate the county, hmph!"

The county lieutenant didn't dare to say anything, and several subordinate officials nodded again and again, deeply approving.

This is in chaos, no one knows whether tomorrow will be life or death, and if you take off your shoes tonight, you may not be able to put them on again tomorrow, so one thing more is better than one thing less.

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When the Han army passed through Yangdi (Yingchuan County), the governor of Yingchuan happened to go out for inspection. When he returned to Yangdi, the Han army had already passed through the border for several hours. At this time, the messengers sent by several counties in the south They also rushed over one after another, almost all of them brought the same question, why didn't they receive the official document beforehand when this Han army was passing through the border?

The governor of Yingchuan summoned the lieutenants, magistrates and other officials to inquire. He heard that this Han army has more than ten thousand elite soldiers, and all of them are wearing crimson battle robes. Even if you feel relieved, the one hundred thousand Chu army has already died. Gaixia was wiped out, and only a few thousand remnants were trapped in the Dabie Mountains in Huainan by the King of Han and other feudal lords. If this army was not the King of Han's army, then whose army could it be?
As for the suspicious situation along the road, it is likely that they are carrying out some secret military affairs under the secret orders of the King of Han.

The governor of Yingchuan County is a smart man, and smart people like to think about people. He knows that after the fall of Chu, the King of Han will definitely attack the princes from all walks of life. The Han army followed the secret orders of the King of Han to intercept the lairs of King Liang, King Qi, King Zhao or King Han.

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The sheriff of Yingchuan thought too much, but the sheriff of Nanyang didn't take it to heart at all.

Do you think it's not common for a large army to cross the border in this turmoil?What's all the fuss about.

Although the county magistrate of Biyang had sent flying cavalry to report that a large village in the south of the county had been looted by the Han army, the Nanyang prefect didn't care. The army is still the army of the princes from all walks of life, and the military discipline is not very good. It is common to loot villages and even massacre cities.

What's more, Nanyang County has not been returned to Chu for a long time, so it is normal for it to be looted by the Han army!

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In the middle of the night, the Chu army of Qiao Zhuang's Han army had successfully entered Beimang Mountain, fifty miles west of Aocang!
After the army passed Taishi Mountain, they did not continue to approach Xingyang along the Chi Road. After all, Xingyang was close to Ao Cang, and Ao Cang was an important military base. Xiang Yu was defeated and went to Gaixia because of losing Ao Cang. How could Liu Bang do the same thing? mistake?Now even if Ao Cang is not heavily guarded, it is inevitable to leave a capable general in charge!

Therefore, it is wishful thinking to try to deceive Xingyang Order and Ao Cang Order by cheating the sky and crossing the sea!
Therefore, after passing Taishi Mountain, the Chu army left Chidao, bypassed Chenggao along the Sishui River, and entered Beiman Mountain, fifty miles away from Aocang, to hide. At the same time, they sent a large number of scouts to pretend to be hungry people Nong, hunt and kill the messengers and officials from Yangdi in the south and Chenggao in the west, so as to block the news as much as possible!
It had just rained in the mountains, and although it was late April, it was still very cold.

In order to hide his presence as much as possible, Xiang Zhuang strictly ordered not to light a fire to keep warm, but he still found a cave on the back of the cliff, and made an exception to light a fire for Wei Liao. There was no way, this old man was old, and he spent so many days on a long march, eating and sleeping in the open. I was exhausted, and if I caught a cold or something, I might pass it. Xiang Zhuang didn't dare to take the risk!
While warming the fire, Wei Liao said guiltily, "General, this old man has burdened you."

"Military division, please don't say that." Xiang Zhuang hurriedly said, "You are our backbone now. Without you, I don't know how to go on."

"The general was joking." Wei Liao said with some relief, "You are the most determined person I have ever seen, just like what you said, although there are three households in Chu, the Qin must be destroyed, and even though there is one item, the big Chu Bixing, this old man believes that even if you are really the only general left, you will never give up the great cause of restoring Chu easily."

"Hehe, those who know me are also military advisors." Xiang Zhuang couldn't help but reached out and shook Wei Liao's hand.

Wei Liao smiled slightly and said: "This old man has a little knowledge of medicine and knows a lot about his own body, so the general can rest assured that at least he will never die until the great cause of restoring Chu is not successful. This old man is still waiting." After the revival of Great Chu, I will witness the day when the Qin Law and the Farming and Warfare System will be re-implemented in the world!"

"Military teacher, trust me." Xiang Zhuang said indifferently, but unquestionably, "There will be a day!"########################## ##################################### PS: I just woke up and found that I was at the bottom of the weekly recommendation list, It will fall down at any time, it is very dangerous, urgently ask for a few chapters recommendation tickets, and stabilize the position.Thanks to: The Story of the Starry Sky, Pure Love Piglet, Wuyue Characters, Enrique Hot, Flying Blood Flowers, The Ancestor of Sword Dao, Wushan is also a Mountain, Sorry King, Jade Blood Sword 1, Red Fox, Tc Ren Gongzi, Palm of the Hand Nirvana in the novel, ★Happy Romance★, Toilet ﹫POSE, Hibernating Panda, Missile Is Me, and other book friends for their generous rewards, thank you very much.

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