Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 79 The Ten-faced Net
The Chu army is resting in a large village in the outskirts of Linzi.

Xiang Zhuang knew that time was precious, every second wasted in Linzi, the Chu army would be in more danger, but there was no way, the soldiers of the Chu army were human beings, not machines after all, after ten days of long-distance rapid march, and they were in Linzi again. After a fierce battle, the soldiers were extremely exhausted, and they urgently needed a rest.

The people in the village have been driven away. This time, the Chu army did not kill anyone.

It's not that Xiang Zhuang is kind, but that he needs these people to help him spread the brutal image of the "Han Army" everywhere.

Xiang Zhuang knew very well that if Da Chu wanted to revive, he had to stir up disputes between Han Xin and Liu Bang, but Han Xin was an idiot in politics, and all the civil and military ministers he trusted were Liu Bang's confidantes, so if even Qidi's The powerful, the aristocratic family, and the common people all have their hearts on Liu Bang, so why does Han Xin fight Liu Bang?
Historically, Liu Bang was on the way to inspect Qi, and through a series of political actions, he won the support of the people of Qi, and then won the support of the powerful family of Qi, and then Liu Bang seized Han Xin's military power. Now, how could Han Xin accept Liu Bang's arrangement obediently, and become king of Chu after leaving Qi?

But in this life, it will be difficult for Liu Bang to win the hearts of the people in Qidi again!

The fire in Linzi has seriously damaged the image of the Han army in the hearts of the people in Qi!

The fire in Linzi City has been burning for two days and two nights. Looking from a distance, I can see that the city is still full of flames. The raging fire pushes billows of smoke and dust soaring upwards, almost covering half of the sky!Xiang Zhuang believes that when the fire is over, Linzi, a thousand-year-old city, may no longer exist, and even a small southwest city may be abandoned.

Wei Liao did not know when he came behind Xiang Zhuang, and said quietly, "General, it's time to turn in."

Even though it was Xiang Zhuang's decision to burn Linzi, Wei Liao still felt guilty in his heart. Burning down a city would make hundreds of thousands of Li people homeless.However, this was done for survival, so Wei Liao couldn't talk about pity, for Da Chu's revival, he had to be killed and burned.

"I'll go see the wounded soldiers again." Xiang Zhuang nodded and turned into the yard behind him.

This courtyard is specially used to accommodate seriously wounded soldiers, as for soldiers who were only slightly injured, there is another place to house them.

In the courtyard, more than 50 Chu soldiers who were seriously injured but still alive were lined up. These were all soldiers who were injured when they attacked Linzi that night. The wounded doctor asserted that none of them could be saved. The coma didn't know anything, and the remaining dozen or so still maintained a clear consciousness.

Seeing Xiang Zhuang, the dozen or so wounded soldiers who were still awake understood everything in an instant.

"General, I don't want to die, I don't want to die, take me back to Jiangdong, please, please."

"General, take me with you, don't abandon me, I'm not seriously injured, I'll recover soon..."

"General, I have a 70-year-old mother and a three-year-old child in my family. I am the pillar of the family. They can't live without me, they really can't live without me..."

Faced with death, most wounded soldiers are afraid.

On the battlefield, they may not be afraid of death, because they have no time to think about the issue of life and death in the fierce fighting. When the war is over, they will either live or die, so there is not so much entanglement, but now However, it is really difficult for them to accept death calmly.

A young soldier who was only seventeen or eighteen years old looked at Xiang Zhuang mournfully. Although he did not speak, Xiang Zhuang could read endless pleadings from his eyes. He was only seventeen or eighteen years old, and his Life has just begun, and he doesn't even know what it's like to be a woman, but now he's leaving this mortal world, can he not regret it?

Xiang Zhuang dragged his heavy steps and walked slowly past the feet of more than 50 seriously wounded soldiers.

Xiang Zhuang's cold eyes swept across the faces of a dozen wounded soldiers who were still awake. Although these wounded soldiers pleaded bitterly, they couldn't get Xiang Zhuang to stay for a while or show pity. Having become harder than steel in the endless killing, Xiang Zhuang suddenly raised his right hand and pressed it down lightly.

A group of personal soldiers rushed forward, turned fifty or so seriously wounded soldiers over, and then drew out their sharp swords and stabbed them at the back of the seriously wounded soldiers' heads.

When Xiang Zhuang walked out of the yard, there was already thick smoke billowing in the yard. Gongsun Sui was leading his own soldiers to cremate the corpses of more than 50 seriously wounded soldiers, and then he would randomly take out a small handful of ashes from the ashes and put them in the marked The names and names of these seriously wounded soldiers were stored in small sacks, and the ashes were returned to their relatives when they returned to Jiangdong in the future.

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The 15 coalition forces of Liu Bang, Yingbo, Wu Rui, and Zangtu are slowly advancing along the Chidao.

Along with the army, there were [-] civilians recruited from Liangdi and [-] shi of military rations from Sanchuan County.

As early as three days ago, Han Xin had returned to Qi State with an army of 30. When Han Xin returned to his division, Zhang Er and Han Wang Han Xin also returned home with their respective armies.

Liu Bang was tired of riding a horse, so he asked Xia Houying to find him a carriage.

At this moment, Liu Bang, Zhang Liang, and Chen Ping are hiding in the carriage and discussing secretly.

After a lot of thought, Zhang Liang finally arranged the five bamboo slips that Wang Ling sent someone to rush over eight hundred miles away. He hurriedly read the content and said to Liu Bang, "Your Majesty, Wang Ling said in the secret letter that, except for Lu County, Outside the remnants of the Chu army, the rest of Langye County, Jibei County, Linzi County, Jiaodong County, and Xue County are basically his people!"

Liu Bang nodded when he heard the words, and asked Zhang Liang and Chen Ping, "Zifang, Chen Ping, do you think Wang Ling is reliable?"

Zhang Liang said without hesitation: "Wang Ling is a man of righteousness and integrity, if even he is not reliable, then I really can't think of anyone else in the world who is trustworthy."

"That's good." Liu Bang said happily, "It's good to be reliable."

Chen Ping said again: "But my lord, if you want to cut off the foundation of King Qi in Qi, it is not enough to have the support of the county guards and county magistrates, you must also get the support of the rich people of Qi, especially Tian, ​​Jiang, etc. The four powerful families of Qi, Lu, and Wei, the king must have their support, otherwise, it will be difficult to uproot the power of the king of Qi."

"Yes, yes, this matter is very important." Liu Bang nodded again and again, and then said to Zhang Liang, "Zifang, quickly send another secret letter to Cao Shen and Wang Ling, asking them to contact the powerful families in Qidi as soon as possible, even if they don't I am willing to support Yu Gu, and try to persuade them to remain neutral, and when necessary, promise them some benefits."

Zhang Liang smiled and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry, I have already told Cao Can."

"Oh, then I'm relieved." Liu Bang said this, and immediately shifted his attention to the remnants of the Chu army in Xiangzhuang, and then asked Zhang Liangdao, "Zifang, there is no news of the remnants of Xiangzhuang in the past few days. , do you think Xiang Zhuang's son is in Qidi now, or has he crossed the river and rushed into Zhaodi?"

Speaking of the remnants of Xiangzhuang, Zhang Liang's expression immediately became serious, he shook his head and said, "I dare not say anything about this."

Liu Bang frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Zifang, although Han Xin's threat is great, the current worry is still the remnants of the Chu army of Xiang Zhuang's son. If the Chu army continues to wander around like this, Xiang Zhuang may be killed one day." The child will rush into the pass, and at that time, the situation will be difficult to deal with!"

Zhang Liang solemnly said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I already have a countermeasure."

"Is there really a countermeasure?" Liu Bang said suspiciously, "When you were in Xingyang, didn't you still say that Wei Liao's scheme was a Yang scheme, and even if we knew the Chu army's intentions, we couldn't stop it at all?"

Chen Ping also pricked up his ears instantly, and he was also looking forward to Zhang Liang's countermeasure.

"My lord, if it's really a chessboard game, and the minister and Wei Liao have the same piece strength and equal conditions, then the minister must lose in this game." After saying this, Zhang Liang said again, "However, this is the end game. It's not a chessboard game, but an actual battle! With the strength of pieces far surpassing Wei Liao, coupled with timely and accurate intelligence support, it is not difficult to crack Wei Liao's follow-up moves."

"Okay!" Liu Bang said frantically, "Quickly tell me, Zifang, how can we solve the conspiracy of this old fellow Wei Liao?"

Zhang Liang smiled slightly, and said in an inscrutable way: "Your Majesty, I have four virtues and six oddities, and a net of ten sides can defeat the Chu army!"

"Four uprights and six oddities, a net with ten sides?" Liu Bang was puzzled after hearing this, and said again, "To be more specific, which net with ten sides?"

Zhang Liang nodded, and explained patiently: "The so-called four righteousness, the king of Qi, Han Xin, guards the Qi land; Taiwan, gathered heavy troops to fortify, thus forming four blockade lines, trapped the remnants of the Chu army in Xiangzhuang between Qi, Zhao, Liang and Han, and prevented them from easily leaving!"

"Well, it's not a big problem. Han Xin, Peng Yue, Zhang Er, Han Wang and Han Xin have all returned home with their armies, and we just need to tell them to build more beacon towers." Having said this, Liu Bang asked eagerly, "The fourth is the army of Han Xin, Peng Yue, Zhang Er and Han Wang Han Xin, so what about the six wonders?"

"The so-called Six Wonders, with Zhou Bo, Wang Chi, Mei Yan, Fu Kuan, Li Shang, and Xia Houying as the generals, each led [-] elite soldiers, prepared half a month's worth of dry food, and marched in six routes. When they found a beacon fire, they went to it. Where to attack, once the Chu army is found, immediately split up and intercept, one army blocks the front, the other blocks the rear, the two armies copy the flanks, and the remaining two armies are cruising and waiting for orders."

Having said this, Zhang Liang said again: "Although the Chu army is elite, they lack intelligence support, and they don't know which direction to break through the encirclement to be safe, so as not to be intercepted, and they can only mess around in the net of ten sides. In short, as long as the Chu army shows signs, they will no longer be able to get a moment of respite, and how can they not be defeated?!"

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