Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 6 Flying Daggers: Fire Attack
Gaixia, Qi army camp.

Holding a bamboo slip in his hand, Han Xin was discussing the art of war with Kuai Che. As long as Kuai Che did not criticize the King of Han, Han Xin would still be willing to exchange his experience in learning the art of war with Kuai Che, because Kuai Che was indeed a well-learned man, and he certainly could not use it in the actual application of the art of war. On a par with Han Xin, but his theoretical level is not below Han Xin.

What the two of them were discussing was "Wei Liao Zi", which was written only a few decades ago.

"Wei Liao Zi" was created by Wei Liao from Daliang in the former Wei Dynasty. Of course, the elaboration of strategies and tactics is not as brilliant as Sun and Wu's art of war, but there are also unique features. For the people, the city is to protect the land, and the war is to protect the city, so farming is fundamental!
When the two were expressing their opinions on the importance of farming to the war, general Li Zuoche suddenly broke in and reported to Han Xin with a surprised face: "My lord, the Chu army set fire to Shuanglong mountain, and the three thousand ambushes in ambush in the mountain Almost all were burned to death, and General Chen He hid in the cave by chance, only to escape himself!"

Kuai Che, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help but have a strange look on his face. Xiang Yu has also learned how to use tricks?

"I just forgot, it's the dry winter and I made a mistake." Han Xin was a little surprised when he heard this, and immediately asked Li Zuodao, "Where is the Chu army now?"

Li Zuo said: "The Chu army should be approaching Yemayuan now."

Han Xin nodded lightly, and said: "The flying cavalry sends an order, and the cavalry will attack immediately!"

"Promise." Li Zuoche agreed abruptly, then flung his cloak, turned around and walked away.

Watching Li Zuoche's vigorous figure go out of the tent, Kuaiche turned his head and said to Han Xin: "Your Majesty, whether you like it or not, there is something I must say, Xiang Yu, let him live."

Han Xin frowned slightly and said, "Sir, let's stop today, I'm a little tired."

Kuai Che was dumb, and after a long while, he sighed in a low voice, and left Han Xin's big tent a little lonely.

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Fifty miles south of Shuanglong Mountain, Yemayuan.

After the Chu army passed Shuanglong Mountain, the terrain suddenly became flat, especially in the area of ​​Yemayuan, where there were hundreds of miles of undulating wilderness, with withered grass growing all over the plain, and gusts of cold north wind. It forms a series of undulating grass waves, giving people a strong illusion of being in a desert grassland.

The densely populated land of Huaisi in later generations was mostly unexplored wasteland at this time.

Amid the sound of hoofbeats, Xiang Bo caught up with Xiang Yu and Xiang Zhuang, panting and said: "Excuse me, according to the soldiers who are familiar with the surrounding terrain, we will reach Wujiang River after walking two hundred miles. Hehe, wait a minute." Once we leave Jiang, we will go home, and we will no longer have to live the ghostly days of eating and sleeping in the open, and we will no longer have to worry about the pursuit of the coalition forces!"

However, there was no trace of joy on Xiang Yu's face, and he looked extremely lonely.

Xiang Zhuang who was next to him suddenly reined in his horse and stopped, and said in a deep voice, "Brother Wang, you can't go any further!"

"Huh?" Xiang Yu turned around when he heard the sound, and cast a suspicious look at Ying Jun, but Xiang Bo frowned and said in displeasure, "Ji'er, you crow's mouth, the last time you said there was an ambush in the upper reaches of the Tuoshui River, and it turned out that an ambush was indeed drawn." , causing our army to lose more than 4000 soldiers, what nonsense are you talking about now?"

Xiang Zhuang didn't bother to pay attention to Uncle Xiang, and said to Xiang Yu: "Brother Wang, let's change the road."

"Changing lanes?" Xiang Yu said in surprise, "Third brother, did you find something?"

"My little brother didn't find anything, but my intuition told me that the road ahead is full of dangers." Xiang Zhuang smiled wryly and shook his head. As a traveler, he certainly knew that the road ahead was full of dangers. If he continued to move forward, he would only fall into Han Xin's calculations But how should I explain it to Xiang Yu?Straightforward?Only a madman would believe it!

"Intuition?" Uncle Xiang said disapprovingly, "It's ridiculous."

Xiang Yu hesitated for a moment, and finally said to Xiang Sheng: "Xiang Sheng, send a few more teams of scouts to search the surrounding fields carefully." After speaking, he said to the rest of the generals, "The rest of the troops, continue to move forward."

"Promise!" Xiang Sheng took the order and went, and the five thousand remnants began to move forward again.

Although Xiang Zhuang knew the story of the ambush from ten sides, he didn't know the specific ten directions, so he couldn't be sure whether there was Han Xin's ambush on the Yema Plain, so he could only follow silently.

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Yemayuan has a radius of more than 200 miles.

There is a low hill beside the Wujiang River in Songling in the south. On the top of the desolate mountain, there suddenly appeared a "chai tower" made of dry firewood. The gap in the middle of the chai tower was filled with The top of the dry white grass was also covered with a thick layer of white grass, and a lot of animal feces were sprinkled on the white grass, which seemed to be wolf dung.

With the sound of heavy footsteps, Cao Shen pressed his sword hilt and walked to the side of the high tower.

When Cao Shen put on the awning and was about to look to the north, a flying horse galloped from the northern field. Amid the rapid sound of horseshoes, the flying horse rushed to the top of the mountain. Reported: "General, general, Chu, the remnants of the Chu army have entered the heartland of Yemayuan!"

"Okay!" Cao Shen clapped his fists and said in a deep voice, "Light up the smoke, let all directions know, and raise the fire at the same time!"

"Promise!" The captain of the guards guarding behind Cao Can made the promise loudly, and immediately turned his head to make a move. Several soldiers ran forward holding the torches, and lit the "Chai Tower" twice. In less than a moment, A thick smoke that can be counted as a hug has already risen from the top of the hill, and it can be clearly seen from tens of miles away.

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Mustang Original, Heartland.

Five thousand remnants of the Chu army were rushing forward from north to south.

All of a sudden, a pawn yelled in horror, "Look, everyone, what is that?"

When Xiang Zhuang, who was riding beside him, looked intently, he saw a striking thick smoke rising from the southeast. Suddenly, Xiang Zhuang's heart skipped a beat. Shouted: "Brother Wang is not good, Wolf Smoke, I found a message from the coalition forces in the southeast!"

As soon as Xiang Zhuang's words fell, several riders flew up.

"Your Majesty, the Majesty is not well, and we found wolf smoke in the north!"

"My lord, wolf smoke has also been found in the west, there is an ambush!"

"Look, my lord, there are also wolf smoke in the northeast, east, and southeast directions!"

Xiang Yu quickly reined in the black horse, and when he looked around anxiously, he saw wolf smoke appearing in eight different directions: east, south, west, north, northeast, northwest, southeast, and southwest. At this moment, Xiang Yu felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave , he finally realized how powerful Han Xin's soldiers are, Han Xin's son, this is not going to give the Chu army a moment to breathe.

The five thousand remnants were also in an uproar. If it weren't for Xiang Yu's accumulated prestige, they would have collapsed in an instant.

Xiang Yu gritted his teeth, and was about to give the order to move on, and when he was about to fight the enemy, Xiang Zhuang suddenly came to his senses, grabbed Xiang Yu's saddle, and shouted sharply, "Brother Wang, give the order to set fire to the wilderness!"

"Ji'er, you bastard!" Xiang Bo was shocked when he heard the words, "This wild horse used to stretch for more than two hundred miles, and it was overgrown with wormwood. Wanting to extinguish it is simply wishful thinking, and you actually want to use your son to order to set fire to the plain, don't you mean to let my five thousand troops be buried in the sea of ​​flames?"

"Fart!" Xiang Zhuang no longer cared about the etiquette among his uncles and nephews, he gave Xiang Bo a remark, and then said to Xiang Yu, "Brother Wang, if you don't give the order to set fire, our army will really be wiped out!" After saying this, Xiang Zhuang Then he looked around at the generals, and said in a deep voice, "If I'm not wrong, the coalition forces have set fire to the surrounding area, and the fire is spreading to encircle here!"

The generals looked around anxiously, only to see billowing black smoke billowing all around, but this was not wolf smoke, but a smoke screen!
In an instant, there was a sound of breathing all around, Huan Chu, Xiao Gongjiao, Yu Ziqi, Zhong Limei and other generals of the Chu army all showed signs of panic. After all, there is no one in this world who is not afraid of death. Even the bravest warrior, when he really faces death, it is difficult to maintain his usual calmness and composure.

Even if the generals were like this, the ordinary Chu army soldiers became riots in an instant.

At this moment, even Xiang Yu couldn't restrain these remnant soldiers and defeated generals. Before Xiang Yu gave an order, hundreds of remnant soldiers fled in all directions, and even elite soldiers who were close soldiers also became deserters. Wu Zhima killed more than a dozen fleeing soldiers in a row, and finally curbed the scattered morale of the army.

"Brother Wang, hurry up and give the order!" Xiang Zhuang chased Xiang Yu again, and said word for word, "Set fire, burn!" Rein, said deeply, "Brother Wang, believe me, I will never watch five thousand soldiers turn into ashes!"

There was an inexplicable sternness in Xiang Yu's eyes, and he immediately raised his head and shouted: "Command, set fire!"

"Promise!" Hundreds of soldiers and warriors all around agreed loudly, and immediately lit up torches and started setting fires everywhere on the grassland. The smoke and dust pushed into the air, forming an endless black curtain of smoke and clouds, as if the end of the world.

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Fifty miles north of Yemayuan, a large cavalry force was heading southward.

The rider Guan Ying is holding the saddle with his left hand and waving the whip with his right, urging the horse under his crotch to gallop forward.

Billowing black smoke has already risen from the Wild Horse Field in front of it. It seems that Cao Shen has already launched a fire attack. Judging by the intensity of the fire, it is absolutely impossible for the infantry of the Chu Army to escape from the Wild Horse Field before the four wild fires are closed. As for the Chu Army The cavalry, hehe, even if they escaped from the encirclement of the fire by chance, how could they escape the pursuit of the cavalry they led?

This time, I, Guan Ying, will behead Xiang Yu with my own hands!Xiang Yu, you are dead!

Thinking of what he was proud of, Guan Ying couldn't help laughing three times, swiped his horsewhip and lashed the horse's butt, causing the horse's crotch to hurt, and immediately hissed sadly, and accelerated his running speed again.

(End of this chapter)