Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 95 Crazy Decision

Wei Liao sighed, "General, there is really no need to go to Huguan again."

Gao Chu suggested: "General, military advisor, why don't you go directly over the Taihang Mountains."

"Cross Taihang Mountain directly?" Xiang Zhuang and Wei Liao smiled wryly and shook their heads at the same time. Taihang Mountain is far more steep and treacherous than Dabie Mountain. The Chu army was able to walk out of Dabie Mountain last time. Taking risks, not to mention that it is already the end of May, and the mountains are already infested with snakes and insects. Isn't it courting death to enter the mountains now?
"General, how about..." Wu She said softly, "Should we make a detour through Yandi?"

"It's too far to detour from Yandi, and the risk is even greater." Xiang Zhuang shook his head, and suddenly said in shock, "Military Master, let's not go to Huguan, let's go to Hangu Pass!"

"Huh? Go to Hangu Pass?!" Wei Liao's expression changed slightly.

Wu She and Gao Chu's expressions changed drastically, Hangu Pass is the most powerful pass in the world!

"Yes, Hangu Pass!" Xiang Zhuang nodded his head solemnly, and said viciously, "Attack Hangu Pass!"

From Xiang Zhuang's suppressed tone, Wei Liao could hear a hint of resoluteness. Obviously, Xiang Zhuang's plan to attack Hangu Pass was not just a casual talk, but a real decision, but after Wei Liao thought about it, Although this idea is crazy, but in terms of military tactics, it also has the favorable factors of being unexpected and attacking unprepared.

Of course, this is the only favorable factor, but there are many disadvantages.

First of all, Hangu Pass is close to Xianyang, and the Han army will definitely garrison it heavily; secondly, Hangu Pass has Sanchuan County as a barrier, and Sanchuan County has Hulao Pass as its gateway. If the Chu army wants to attack Hangu Pass, they must First of all, take down the Hulao Pass; thirdly, Lu Ze, the governor of Sanchuan County, is not a mediocre person, and he is not so easy to deal with.

Finally, and most importantly, Hangu Pass is too steep!
How did the name Hangu Pass come from?It is because it is locked in the valley, and the danger is as deep as a letter!

One man is in charge of the pass, and ten thousand husbands cannot open it. This famous allusion was born because of Hangu Pass.

Under normal circumstances, if the Chu army wants to capture Hangu Pass, unless they have more than ten times the superior force and enough time, they don't even think about it.

Because of the above disadvantages, Xiang Zhuang never thought of attacking Hangu Pass.

Even when the Chu army swept through Weidi, Xiang Zhuang never thought of attacking Hangu Pass, because Xiang Zhuang knew that the possibility of the Chu army's attacking Hangu Pass was very small!Leaving aside whether Hulao Pass and Sanchuan County can be passed, even if the Chu army really managed to reach Hangu Pass, the final result would probably be crushed.

Wei Liao frowned, and said in a deep voice, "General, have you thought it through?"

"Think clearly." Xiang Zhuang said in a deep voice, "We have no choice but to take a chance!"

After all, Xiang Zhuang took out a map from his rag bag and spread it out in front of him, then pointed to Huguan and said, "Mr. Wu She, military advisor, please see that Huguan is built on the westernmost side of Huguan Grand Canyon. The degree is not inferior to Hangu Pass, and the Han army will definitely send heavy troops! The Han army may not really stick to it, and it will never let us pass easily."

"Originally, we could still hope for a sneak attack. Now that the Han army is guarding the east of the canyon, a sneak attack is absolutely impossible. But if we attack by force, even if we take Huguan, how many people will be left in our army?"

Wei Liao nodded silently, Huguan was dangerous, if the Chu army attacked by force, the chances of winning were indeed not high.

Xiang Zhuang said again: "Also, even if our army has captured Huguan, we will have to cross the river west again. By then, the Han army in Guanzhong must have got the news, and they will definitely fortify Hexi. The army will fight another fierce battle. After these two fierce battles, how many people are left in our army? Can they still pose a threat to Guanzhong?"

Wei Liao was silent, this was exactly what he had been worried about all along, the Chu army was still too small.

"So, it's better to attack Hangu Pass directly!" Xiang Zhuang said sternly, "Now, the risk of entering the pass through Huguan and Handi is not much different from that of entering directly from Hangu Pass. If this is the case, why not Attack Hangu Pass directly?"

Speaking of this, Xiang Zhuang slammed his fist on the map again, and then said, "As long as Hangu Pass is captured, our army can rush to Xianyang in two days. It is too late to mobilize troops to defend Xianyang, if Hangu Pass is captured, Xianyang will have no danger to defend!"

Wu She said: "However, Hangu Pass is the gate of Guanzhong, so there must be heavy guards!"

Xiang Zhuang said: "Of course Hangu Pass will be heavily guarded, but it is also close to Xianyang!"

Wu She thought for a while, and then said: "General, if our army wants to attack Hangu Pass, we must first pass through Sanchuan County, and Sanchuan County also has Hulao Pass as its gateway. If our army wants to attack Hangu Pass, how can we Isn’t it the first to break the Hulao pass?”

Wei Liao suddenly said: "That's not necessarily the case, our army can bypass Hulao Pass and enter Sanchuan County directly."

Wei Liao knew very well that the water course of the river from Nanpi to Pingyin and Heyong near Luoyang was very flat, and the boats could pass through it, but further upstream, the river became steep and turbulent, and the boats could not pass through it. Yes, so it is still possible to bypass Hulao Pass by water, but it is absolutely impossible to bypass Hangu Pass.

Just when Xiang Zhuang thought that Wei Liao had agreed to his decision, Wei Liao suddenly said: "However, Sanchuan County is guarded by Liu Bang's brother-in-law, Lu Ze. General, Lu Ze is not easy to deal with!"

Wei Liao had commented on Lu Ze as early as when the Wei land was swept.

Wei Liao believed that although Lu Ze did not have Xiao He's political talent, nor did Zhang Liang's strategy, and was not as good at using troops as Han Xin, but in terms of comprehensive ability in all aspects, none of the three heroes of the early Han Dynasty could match Lu Ze!

In history, because Empress Lv actually usurped the Han Dynasty, Sima Qian, in order to maintain the orthodoxy of Liu Han, largely wiped out Lu Ze's contribution and ability when he was writing history. In fact, it was Lu Ze, but Liu Bang was worried that the Queen's party would endanger the imperial power, so he only made Lu Ze a Marquis.

"The military advisor is right, Lu Ze is indeed difficult to deal with, but..." Xiang Zhuang gritted his teeth, and said solemnly, "We have no choice, and now we can only risk our lives!"

Wei Liao sighed, shook his head and said: "General, forgive me for saying it bluntly, the chances of going to Hangu Pass are really slim."

Xiang Zhuang nodded, and said resolutely: "I know this, but it's still the same sentence. Even if I know that I will die, I still have to go. I, Xiang Zhuang, will never sit still and wait until the end. I will never take it lightly. Give up!"

"Okay." Wei Liao said solemnly, "Since the general has made up his mind, I won't say anything more. I will do my best to help the general break through Hangu Pass and capture Xianyang!"

Wu She also said: "General, for the sake of Great Chu, why would She regret his death!"

"Thank you military advisor, thank you sir!" Xiang Zhuang stretched out his hand and shook hands with Wei Liao and Wu She.

After the decision was made, Wei Liao quickly began to plan a surprise attack on Hangu Pass, and immediately said: "General, from the perspective of military tactics, attacking Hangu Pass is also in line with the purpose of 'surprise and surprise', but if you want to truly realize it For this plan, the army must be smuggled into Pingyin County in the hinterland of Sanchuan County by water!"

As he said that, Wei Liao pointed to Jipuyi in Zhaodi, and said: "The ships are ready-made, we can send a partial division back to the dense forest to the east of Jipuyi, and drag the boats hidden there to Hanoi County along the north bank of the river. Heyong County, and by the way, take back the weapons and armor hidden in Jipuyi, and then cross the army from Heyong County to Pingyin County on the other side."

Xiang Zhuang nodded. The river (Yellow River) in this era is not like the river above the ground in later generations, and the banks of the river are densely covered with forests. Therefore, as long as the Chu army stays at night and goes out day and night, it is still possible to move the boats quietly. Towed to Heyong County in Hanoi County, it will take a little longer in terms of time, it may take five or six days or even longer.

Wei Liao said again: "The army crossed the river south and entered Pingyin County. Next, we need to wait for the right time."

Xiang Zhuang believed that it was necessary to wait for an opportunity to attack Hangu Pass, and a strong attack was only a last resort. However, this opportunity may not be so easy to wait, because Yu Ziqi's five hundred suspects may have been seen through, and Wei Liao's Although the golden cicada's plan to escape the shell is clever, it is impossible to deceive Zhang Liang for too long.

While talking, Gongsun came in again to report: "General, General Jingqian is asking to see you."

"Jing Qian? Let him in." Xiang Zhuang frowned unconsciously. Did something happen again?Xiang Zhuang couldn't help being depressed, Gao Chu just brought a bad news, and Jing Qianbie brought another bad news?

Jing Qian walked in quickly, bowed to Xiang Zhuang, Wei Liao, and Wu She respectively, and said: "General, the general has brought you a man."

"A person?" Xiang Zhuang frowned, "Who?"

Jingqian said: "Pang Yu, the general of the Great Wei Dynasty and the governor of Dang County."

"Pang Yu?" Xiang Zhuang exchanged glances with Wei Liao and asked, "Why did he come here?"

Jing Qian said: "Pang Yu said that he came to join you, General, but when we arrived in Zhaodi, we found out that we had already returned to Qidi. When we were about to cross the river to pursue, we were detained by Zhao Jun in Anyang County."

Xiang Zhuang said: "Then how did you meet Pang Yu?"

Jing Qian said: "More than 400 people led by the last general were detained by Zhao Jun in Anyang. At night, when the last general was about to sneak away with the soldiers, he didn't want to be found out. Fortunately, this person was Pang Yu. If Zhao Jun has eyeliner, it will be troublesome." After a pause, Jing Qian said again, "General, Pang Yu is outside, did you meet him?"

Xiang Zhuang and Wei Liao looked at each other with wry smiles, Jing Qian was brave because he was brave, but his mind was a bit simple.

But Wu She couldn't help complaining about Jing Qian: "General Jing Qian, you are so confused, how can you trust Pang Yu so easily?"

After this pause, Wu She said again: "If Pang Yu has secretly defected to Liu Bang and became a spy of the Han army, if you rashly bring him to find the general, wouldn't you be leaking the whereabouts of the general and my army to the general?" Liu Bang?"

"Ah? I haven't thought about it." Jing Qian said with a sudden change of expression, "I'm going to kill him now!"

"Okay." Xiang Zhuang said unhappily, "Pang Yu should not be a spy, bring him in quickly."########################## #######################################PS: Thanks: Thirteen Little Demons, Longyue Lingxiao, Walking on a Lonely Rainy Night, Fighting Spikes, If 2008, Restoration, Clumsy Hands, Green Mantle, Love Without Limits, Story of the Starry Sky, Jiangnan Flying Mouse, Fan Xuanzi, atyjbtdl, Rhythm of the Wind, Xuanyuan Yueyue, Zhong Cheng Guan, Shihu Xiaoyu, Facing Huangtu, lion22, Xiaozi who loves to cry, Ying Gong, book friend 091018194413675, and other book friends for their generous rewards, thank you very much.

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