Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 80 The Ten-faced Net

At the foot of Mount Ao, Peng Yue was looking fiercely at Aocang City under the night sky.

The siege of Aocang by Liang Guo's army has lasted for ten days, and the casualties have exceeded 5000, but they have never been able to attack the city of Aocang. Peng Yue was a little annoyed by this result, but there was nothing he could do about it. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and relying on the abundance of food, Chen Xi actually gathered hundreds of thousands of people in Aocang City!
Several times, the generals of the Liang army had killed the Aocang city, but soon, these heroic dead soldiers were overwhelmed by endless mobs. These damned mobs, in order to guard Ao Cang and keep their rations, It was beyond Peng Yue's expectation that each one of them became so brave and fearless.

One person is desperate, ten people are hard to beat, these damn mobs.

A burst of small footsteps suddenly came from behind, and when he looked back, it was Kuai Che.

Seeing Kuai Che coming alone, the corners of Peng Yue's mouth twitched slightly, and he asked in a cold voice, "Chen Xi still refuses to agree?" Unable to attack by force, Peng Yue wanted to surrender Chen Xi, of course Peng Yue didn't He really wanted to recruit Chen Xi, he just wanted to get the remaining food in Aocang City.

Kuai Che silently nodded, but sighed inwardly.

"Child Chen Xi!" Peng Yue was furious, "I don't know what to do!"

Kuai Che pondered for a moment, then suddenly said: "Your Majesty, just now the King of Han came to envoy..."

"It's nothing serious." Peng Yue waved his hand and said, "The king of Han came to say that the remnants of Xiangzhuang may rush into Liang to fight again, and let the king fight in Suanzao, Linji, Wanqu, Dingtao, Changyi, and Huling. Build beacon towers along the route, and then send generals to lead troops to garrison Dingtao and Suanzao, and if you find the remnants of Xiangzhuang, immediately intercept and kill them!"

Kuai Che's face changed slightly, and he asked anxiously, "How did your majesty reply?"

"Xiang Zhuang's child is so difficult to deal with. This king has already experienced it in the Dabie Mountains, so he has to be on guard." Peng Yue said, "The King of Han is also thinking about Liang Guo's safety. This king has sent Liu Kou and Hu Zhe to lead him Thirty thousand elite soldiers will go to Dingtao and Huling to set up defenses, and beacon towers along the Jishui River will be built as soon as possible."

"Wrong!" Kuai Che said anxiously, "Your Majesty, you are wrong!"

Peng Yue frowned and said displeasedly: "Wrong? What do you mean, sir?"

Kuai Che said anxiously: "Your Majesty sent two generals, Liu Kou and Hu Zhe, to lead troops to garrison Dingtao and Huling. It is also possible to build more beacon towers along the Jishui River, but it is impossible to really put the remnants of the Chu army in Xiangzhuang to death. Block north of Jishui, instead, Your Majesty should secretly let go of a gap, allowing the remnants of the Chu army in Xiangzhuang to enter Liang again!"

"Sir, are you crazy?" Peng Yue said angrily, "Isn't this leading wolves into the house?"

Kuai Che shook his head and said with a wry smile: "I just want to ask the king, the remnants of Xiangzhuang moved thousands of miles away, and continuously attacked Liangdi and Qidi, but why?"

Peng Yue shook his head and said, "Who knows what Xiang Zhuang'er wants to do?"

"Your Majesty." Kuai Che sighed, "Xiang Zhuang wants to force the princes from all walks of life to return to their home country by successively fighting in Liang, Qi, Zhao, and Han, so as to break the trend of Liu Bang sweeping the world! My lord! If we can open a hole in Liangdi, the remnants of Xiangzhuang may lead their troops to the west and directly attack Guanzhong!"

"Then it's even worse." Peng Yue said angrily, "Xiang Zhuang's remnants really want to pass through Liang again and enter Guanzhong. Can the King of Han spare me?"

"Will the King of Han forgive the King?" Kuai Che said, "At that time, it will not be whether the King of Han will forgive the King, but whether the King will forgive the King!"

Peng Yue's expression changed drastically, and he said in a deep voice, "Sir, what do you mean by that?"

Kuai Che looked around and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Liu Bang's army is out, and the defenses in Guanzhong are empty. If the remnants of Xiangzhuang can get Liang Jun's secret support, they will take Sanchuan County and break Hangu Pass. Xiangzhuang has few soldiers, even if they take down the pass, they will not be able to defend it. At most, they will have to leave after a plunder, and the king took the opportunity to lead a large army into the pass, in the name of clearing up the Chu army to clean up the hearts of the people, and then sent generals to suppress Hangu, If Liu Bang's army can't get in, then Qin Chuan for eight hundred miles will belong to you, my lord, this is the foundation of a king's hegemony!"

"Kuaiche!" Peng Yue said angrily, "Are you going to put Gu in a situation of injustice? How noble is it to reward Yu Gu? You have repeatedly provoked Yu Gu, do you want to ruin Gu Gu's reputation and be reviled by the world? What is your intention?"

"Your Majesty!" Kuai Che said urgently, "Qinchuan is eight hundred miles away from the fertile land in Guanzhong. If you seize it, you can become a hegemony. This is a gift from the heavens. If you don't take it, you will be violating God's will and breaking the law." God's will, Your Majesty, if you act against the heavens, you will definitely suffer from heaven's punishment in the future, Your Majesty, think twice, think twice!"

"Enough!" Peng Yue roared, "The King of Han is the head of all kings, how can Gu turn his back on him?"

After this pause, Peng Yue said again: "Furthermore, the king of Han is benevolent and righteous. The whole world knows that all the princes of all walks of life only follow him. If you instigate Gu to abandon him, do you hope that the princes of the world will join forces to attack Yu Gu?" To tell the truth from Peng Yue, it's not that he didn't want to get Guanzhong, nor that he didn't want to be emperor, but that he didn't have the guts to challenge Liu Bang.

Kuai Che wanted to persuade him again, but Peng Yue ignored him, turned around and left.

Kuai Che felt disappointed, looking at Aocang City in the distance under the night sky, he felt a little depressed.

I thought that Han Xin could achieve great things, but it turned out that Han Xin was in a mess except for fighting, and he was a scumbag at all. Later, I felt that Peng Yue was a hero, but after a few months of contact, I found that Peng Yue was actually the same. A coward who is strong on the outside, he has no courage to challenge Liu Bang at all.

Kuai Che was feeling lost when suddenly there was a sound of footsteps behind him.

When I looked back, it was Tian Heng, a guest minister under Peng Yue's account. Tian Heng was a descendant of King Qi. The old department defected to Peng Yue, but Peng Yue was purely a martial artist with no vision and didn't realize what Tian Heng could bring him, so he never reused it.

"Sir, I'm very interested." Tian Heng walked slowly behind Kuai Che, and said, "You are still here to enjoy the scenery at this late hour?"

"Looking at the scenery?" Kuai Che smiled wryly and shook his head, "Now that I am ready to die, how can I have the mood to look at the scenery?"

"Is it because King Liang refused to accept your advice?" Tian Heng smiled lightly, and said, "To tell you the truth, I joined King Liang's tent a few months earlier than you, so I treat King Liang a little bit more. I understand, King Liang is just a martial artist, he can't achieve great things, if you really want to assist the hero to achieve great things, you should go to the King of Han."

"King of Han?" Kuai Che shook his head with a wry smile. He also knew that Liu Bang was a hero who could achieve great things, and he wanted to join Liu Bang. Unfortunately, Liu Bang already had Zhang Liang and Chen Ping as his assistants. Even if Kuai Che left, he would not be able to be reused. At most, he would follow behind Zhang Liang and Chen Ping as a small official. Kuai Che was so proud, how could he be willing to follow others?
Seeing that there was no one around, Tian Heng lowered his voice and said, "If Mister doesn't want to join the King of Han, then go and join Xiangzhuang!"

"Xiang Zhuang?" Kuai Che shook his head and said, "Xiang Yu is dead, and Xiang Zhuang has only a few thousand remnants, so what can he do? Put him under Xiang Zhuang's tent, and sooner or later he will be captured and killed by Liu Bang. What are you talking about making meritorious deeds?" After this pause, Kuai Che asked again, "Could it be that Mr. Xiang Zhuang thinks that Xiang Zhuang can do something, so he plans to go and join him?"

Tian Heng quickly waved his hands and said: "Sir, you are joking, I have no such plan."

Kuai Che sighed again, looked at Aocang City in the distance and stopped talking, but felt a little sad in his heart. Zhang Liang and Chen Ping had Liu Bang to help them. Although Fan Zeng was unfortunate, he also assisted Xiang Yu in destroying the Tyrant Qin. But why couldn't Kuaiche find a hero worthy of his assistance?When a man is born in troubled times, he should make some achievements, how can he waste his time?
However, where is the hero who belongs to him?
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In Jibei County, a large town between Gaotang Township and Yuan Township, five thousand Chu troops are resting.

According to the old rules, all the residents in Zhendianli have been driven away, and all the private houses have been turned into barracks.

Not far ahead is the river (Yellow River), crossing the river is Zhaodi, further west is Julu, Handan, and north is Nanpi, Jixian, but it is Yandi.

From Liangdi to Qidi, because they wanted to stay hidden, they had to go out at night and day, and their marching speed was very slow. It was less than a thousand miles from Liangdi to Linzi, but it took ten days!But after leaving Linzi, there was no need to hide anymore, so the speed of the march was greatly accelerated, and they drove three hundred miles to the east bank of the river in two days.

However, as Zhang Liang said, the intelligence support between the Chu army and the Han army is extremely unequal.

Liu Bang and Zhang Liang can use the [-] miles of the four princes of Qi, Han, Zhao and Liang to rush to grasp the situation on the battlefield in time, but Xiangzhuang and Wei Liao can only rely on scout cavalry, and can only grasp the enemy's situation within a radius of tens of miles at most, so until now However, Xiang Zhuang and Wei Liao didn't know that Qi, Zhao, and Han Jun had actually returned to their home countries.

If it is known that Zhao Jun and Han Jun have returned to the division, Chu Jun will not need to go to Zhao and Han at all.

According to Wei Liao's entire plan, the Chu army should now carry out the most important step, directly attacking the pass!
It's a pity that Xiang Zhuang and Wei Liao didn't have clairvoyant eyes, and they didn't have ears to follow the wind. They didn't know that Zhao Jun and Han Jun had returned to the army, and they didn't know that Zhang Liang had already opened a net of four positives, six strange ones, and ten sides, and they were just waiting for the Chu army to enter. drilled.

The largest private house in the town has now become Xiang Zhuang's Xingyuan. Above the lobby, Yu Ziqi is reporting to Xiang Zhuang the situation of collecting ships: "General, the last general led troops to loot dozens of nearby villages. More than 200 large and small fishing boats have been seized, and now all of them have gathered at the port outside the town, and the army can cross the river at any time."

Wei Liao immediately said to Xiang Zhuang: "General, don't delay, let's cross the river."

"Yeah." Xiang Zhuang nodded, turned his head and said to Gongsun Sui, "Here's the order, all the troops must gather and cross the river one by one!"

(End of this chapter)