Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 131
In the urgent letter to Xiang Kang, Xiang Liang not only told Xiang Kang the time and place where he led his army to cross the river, but also told Xiang Kang his route of attacking the army, saying that he was going to cross the river north by road. Guangling, Tangyi, Dongcheng, Yinling and Quyang rushed to Shouchun in Jiujiang County within a limited time, and then went directly north to Pengcheng for reinforcements along the Qinchi Road, and asked Xiang Kang to guard Pengcheng and wait for reinforcements without risking the Qin army. After a decisive battle, wait for his reinforcements to arrive before finding Zhang Ping to settle the score.

Zhang Ping’s troops had been completely wiped out by the Young Marshal’s Army, and such a letter was sent to Xiang Kang. Of course, Xiang Liang’s entrustment was purely an afterthought and empty favors, but judging from the urgent tone of the letter and Xiang Liangjun’s extremely tight marching schedule In terms of arrangements, Xiang Kang could tell that his second uncle, the hero, really cared about the safety of the Young Marshal, and had no intention of just hiding behind to pick up the cheap, so Xiang Kang smiled gratifiedly and said: "Going from Guangling to Shouchun within nine days, you must have to march in a hurry all the way. Second uncle has had a hard time this time."

"It's okay, Xiang Zhu Kingdom probably already knows the news about our northern line." Zhou Zeng comforted: "Knowing that we have defeated the partial division of the Tyrant Qin army by ourselves, Xiang Zhu Kingdom will definitely not be in a hurry. The army will not work too hard."

Xiang Kang nodded, but Zhou Zeng suddenly remembered an important matter, and hurriedly said, "Young Marshal, shouldn't you send an envoy with enough weight to welcome Xiang Zhu Kingdom on your behalf? The civil and military generals in the county and the army go to order together, let them immediately obey Xiang Zhu's orders after they see Xiang Zhu, and show that we sincerely support Xiang Zhu's attitude?"

"It is necessary to send an envoy of sufficient weight to meet him." Xiang Kang nodded again, and said, "Especially my third uncle who is invincible is in Shouchun now, if we don't send someone to meet him quickly, please second uncle Taking over our army and city on the spot, my third uncle must have something to say."

"Young commander, let me go." Zhou Zeng volunteered: "I am familiar with all kinds of situations in our army, so I can easily report our various government and military affairs to Xiang Zhu, and I have long wanted to see Xiang Zhu. country, this happens to be an opportunity.”

Zhou Zeng is of course the right person to represent Xiang Kang to meet Xiang Liang, but because he and Old Man Fan have never been in the same pot, Zhou Zeng has always been Xiang Kang's chief assistant in military affairs and government affairs, and now he is the young commander in chief. Taking advantage of the great opportunity to win Dang County, Xiang Kang is of course reluctant to let his right-hand man Zhou Zeng leave.As a result, when Xiang Kang was hesitating, the old man Fan beside him also spoke, saying: "Young Marshal Xiang, Zhou Jijiu has too many official duties in his hands, and he can't leave the army for a long time. Let the old man do it."

"Fan Gong wants to meet my uncle?" Xiang Kang asked.

"That's right." Old man Fan nodded frankly, and said more bluntly: "Other than the old man also wants to meet Xiang Zhuguo as soon as possible, he also has some important strategies about how our Great Chu army will develop in the future. Admonishment, so please allow the young marshal to let the old man represent you to welcome Xiang Zhu Kingdom."

History is not so messed up that he is completely ignorant of the major events at the end of the Qin Dynasty. Of course, Xiang Kang knows what kind of important strategy the old man Fan intends to present to Xiang Liang—it is nothing more than supporting the authentic Chu queen as king and playing the orthodox banner of the old Chu royal family Gather the hearts of Chu people.Regarding this point, Xiang Kang has always been very hesitant. He didn't know whether to support Xiang Liang to adopt the old man Fan's suggestion as in history, or to persuade Xiang Liang to become king on his own, so as to avoid the hidden dangers left behind after conquering the world in the future.

Fortunately, Xiang Kang is a very decisive person, and he quickly thought of a problem, secretly said: "There is no need to stop this matter, first of all, even if I can stop Old Man Fan from coming up with such a bad idea, After meeting with Second Uncle in the future, old man Fan will definitely give him this bad idea. Then, if Xiang Liang listens to old man Fan's bad idea and supports an orthodox descendant of the King of Chu like in history, to me it is really It is also a good thing, not only can avoid too many changes in history and make me lose the prophetic advantage, but also can put a magic spell on the second uncle and my overbearing cousin, and use the Chu king supported by them to suppress them when necessary."

After making up his mind, Xiang Kang nodded and said, "Well, Uncle Ya can't leave the army casually now, so I'll take a hard trip to Mr. Fan. But Mr. Fan, I also have something to ask, maybe Mr. Fan Lord, you have also heard that my third uncle and I often have conflicts over some trivial matters. If my third uncle said something hearsay in front of second uncle, I hope Fan Gong will argue for me in front of second uncle. I was forced to help."

"Young commander-in-chief, please rest assured." Old man Fan said confidently: "I have indeed heard about what Master Xiang did before in the army. If he dares to tell the truth and slander the young commander-in-chief, I will If you don't want to fight this white head, you will definitely prove your innocence in front of Xiangzhu Kingdom."

Knowing Old Man Fan's violent temper, Xiang Kang certainly believed in his promise, so Xiang Kang immediately asked Zhou Zeng to write an order on his behalf, and asked the civil and military officials of the Young Marshal Army on the southern front to obey Xiang Liang's order unconditionally after meeting Xiang Liang Command, and then arranged a team of reliable guards to protect Old Man Fan and go south to meet Xiang Liang for himself.Old Man Fan was overjoyed, and he also left immediately, and hurried back to his residence to pack his bags.

It was only after old man Fan left that Zhou Zeng said to Xiang Kang cautiously: "Young commander, don't blame me for slandering you in the back. Once Fan Gong is gone, it may be difficult for me to return to your side in the future. I can see that , Fan Gong has always disliked some of your strategies and strategies, if there is a chance, he may take the opportunity to leave."

Xiang Kang sighed, and said: "Let's go, I really don't have the right temper with him. My second uncle is generous and heroic. Fan Gong can really show his strengths when he is under his command. Instead of forcing him to stay, It's better to push the boat along with the current and stay on the front line so that we can meet each other in the future."

The matter was not over yet. After the preparations for departure were complete, when Xiang Kang personally went to the gate of Daying to see old man Fan off, thinking that Xiang Kang had always been good to him, he was determined to leave Old Man Fan who was under Xiang Kang's tent. Xiang Kang came up with another idea and said, "Young commander, this is a great opportunity for you to march westward and take over the entire territory of Dang County. Please don't miss it, even though the farther you go west now, the closer you are to the Tyrant Qin army." The main force is getting closer, but even if you don't go west, after Zhang Han defeats Wei Jiu, he will definitely go east to avenge his partial division."

"So, instead of being beaten passively, you might as well seize the opportunity to go west with all your strength, seize the population, money, food and city land of Dang County, and quickly increase your strength. In this way, even if Zhang Han's ordinary people launch a counterattack, you will have sufficient troops and a larger army. Strategic space can be exploited."

Not to mention, this may be the last strategy that Old Man Fan planned for Xiang Kang, and he really gave Xiang Kang some advice, so that Xiang Kang, who was still a little hesitant about going westward, no longer had the slightest confusion, and also let Xiang Kang When watching old man Fan's carriage leave, he couldn't help but let out another long sigh, and secretly said: "Talents are indeed talents, but it's a pity that they have a bad temper with me, and I can't use them even if I want to reuse them."

After seeing off Old Man Fan somewhat sullenly, he adopted Old Man Fan's suggestion, Xiang Kang decisively went to Lingli County, and asked Feng Zhong, who had already joined forces with Xiang You, to separate an army to take Yumeng County, and the main force marched into Suiyang. Then, with the newly recruited prisoners from Lishan as the vanguard, they led the main force and marched westward, preparing to seize the densely populated areas in the hinterland of Dang County while Zhang Han was still dealing with Wei Jiu.

Feng Zhong still kept surprising Xiang Kang in terms of fighting. The main force of the Young Marshal had just passed Li County. The county's young marshal Chen Ying's unit also successfully made an emergency landing in Yu County.At the same time, the Allied Forces of Yingbo and Lu Chen who had just marched north from Chenjun had just captured the small town of Hengyang in the southwest of Suiyang, and there was no sign of Suiyang City.

The front army advanced smoothly, Xiang Kang was of course even more impolite. Apart from letting Feng Zhong go west to attack Xiangyi, he hurriedly urged the main force to move forward, and rushed to Suiyang to join the Yingbu and Lu Chen coalition forces.The result was not too bad. When the main force of the Young Marshal arrived in Suiyang, although Yingbo and Lu Chen's coalition forces arrived in Suiyang earlier, they were stationed outside the city in a very orderly manner, and did not defend the city with Feng Zhong. In case of any conflict in the army, after Xiang Kang arrived in Suiyang, Yingbo and Lu Chen visited Xiang Kang in the camp as soon as possible, so that Xiang Kang finally saw the famous general Yingbo in the late Qin Dynasty with his own eyes.

As in the legend, Yingbo's face was marked with tattoos, but this did not affect Yingbo's cheerful personality. When talking to Xiang Kang, he was always talking and laughing, and his etiquette was neither humble nor overbearing. Made a pretty good impression.And Zhang Chu's loyal minister, Lu Chen, also kept saying that he was loyal. When he mentioned Chen Sheng who was assassinated by a traitor, Lu Chen shed tears several times. His loyalty to Chen Sheng was definitely not fake.

But it is still a pity. Although Xiang Kang also directly expressed his attitude of wanting to recruit the two armies of Yingbo and Luchen, Yingbo and Luchen all politely declined, and made it clear that they only wanted to revive the state of Chu and serve as allies. Standing side by side with the Young Marshal Army to fight against the Qin Dynasty, he was unwilling to accept Xiang Kang's recruitment and recruitment. Ying Bu and Lu Chen discussed how to jointly take Dang County and deal with the main force of Zhang Han who was getting closer.

Not to mention, although Yingbo and Lu Chen were unwilling to submit to Xiang Kang, they were unambiguous in the anti-Qin major event, and immediately offered to serve as Xiang Kang's vanguard, and went to attack the city and seize land for Xiang Kang. Xiang Kang took a fancy to the land of the city, and after the matter was completed, he handed over the city to Xiang Kang, and the British and Lu allied forces only needed half of the money and food in the city. ——Of course, this is also because the British and Lv coalition forces have neither strong enough troops nor stable supplies of money and food, and have to rely on the main force of the young marshals as backup for the Western Expedition. It won't be so easy to talk.

It is very clear that Yingbo and Luchen actually want to take advantage of themselves, but in order to unite the other anti-Qin rebels, Xiang Kang still agreed to Yingbo and Luchen's request, but how to enter the army, should attack those Dangjun cities On the issue, Xiang Kang, who was not very clear about the enemy's situation in the west, hadn't made up his mind for a while, and at the same time it was getting late, so Xiang Kang could only make an appointment with Yingbu and Lu Chen to discuss how to enter the army at another day, and he was already drunk Ying Bo and Lu Chen, who were full of food, did not refuse, and after a few polite words, they left and returned to the camp.

After personally sending Yingbo and Luchen out of the camp, Xiang Kang returned to the Chinese army's messy tent. Xiang Kang, who was already a little tired, was not in a hurry to go back to rest, but rubbed his temples and figured out how to use Yingbo and Luchen's situation Two cannon fodder armies.Zhou Zeng, who was next to him, saw Xiang Kang's thoughts, and said, "Young commander, are you worried about how to use the two armies of Yingbo and Luchen? We won't let them take advantage of it for nothing, and we won't force them away and harm us. The reputation of the Young Marshal Army?"

"Yes." Xiang Kang nodded, and said helplessly, "Although Yingbo and Lu Chen volunteered to be the vanguard, if we let them fight Zhang Han, it will buy us time to take down other cities in Dang County. And creating opportunities, they will definitely not do it. If they are only allowed to attack the empty Dangjun city of the Tyrant Qin army, with our main force acting as backup, the city can definitely be taken down, but we will suffer too much."

"It's annoying." Zhou Zeng nodded, and regretted, "It's a pity that Yingbo and Lu Chen are too ambitious. They only want to fish in troubled times, and they don't want to submit to us. When their army is recruited, we can fight as we like, without having so many taboos."

Xiang Kang sighed even more than Zhou Zeng. He regretted that he was too young and his prestige was too low. Once the banner is changed, even with a weak force, you have to sit on an equal footing with yourself.

When he was worried that he couldn't recruit friendly troops, Xiang Yang entered the tent suddenly, and said to Xiang Kang: "Brother, just now when you were discussing with General Yingbruchen and the others, an envoy sent by Wei Wang Wei Jiu came to our Visiting in front of Daying Gate, he said that there is a Wei Guo Guoshu written by Wei Jiu himself, and he wants to present it to you in person, and he has been waiting at our guest tent for a while."

"Then why didn't you say it just now?" Xiang Kang asked casually.

"It was he who offered to wait." Xiang Yang explained: "He heard that brother, you were discussing matters with General Yingbruchen and the others, so he took the initiative to say that he could not disturb your important affairs, and wanted to see you after you finished your work. I Just let him wait in the guest account."

"The letter of the state of Wei written by Wei Jiu himself? What does he want to do?" Zhou Zeng asked puzzled.

"You still have to ask?" Xiang Kang said with a sneer, "It's definitely asking for help. With Zhou Fu's mob, how could it be possible to stop Zhang Han's main force of tyrannizing Qin? It must be because we heard that we counterattacked and entered Dang County. So hurry up and ask us to help."

"It's a good idea." Zhou Zeng smiled and said, "It's too late for us to hide from Zhang Han, so how could we still provoke him?"

After saying that, Zhou Zeng said again: "Young Marshal, it's getting late, and you are very tired, why don't you see the envoy of Wei Guo again tomorrow."

Xiang Kang, who was indeed a little tired, wanted to agree, but after thinking about it, Xiang Kang changed his mind and said: "Let's see you now, the envoy of Wei Guo was kind of winking, and he asked to wait for me knowing that I was busy. For the sake of his consideration for me, see you now."

Xiang Yang agreed, and hurried out of the tent to send someone to invite the envoy of Wei State to meet Xiang Kang. After a while, the envoy was led to the tent of the Chinese army. Xiang Kang looked around and saw the envoy of Wei State dressed as a scholar. About [-] years old, with fair skin, three long beards, red lips and white teeth, and a very handsome appearance, with a pair of long eyes and a very lively look, he is a typical ancient handsome man, and he knows etiquette very well. He salutes Xiang Kang respectfully when he meets him , said in a clear voice: "Wei Guo's envoy, I have seen the young commander of Great Chu Xiang."

"Emissary Wei." Xiang Kang ordered casually, and then said: "Listen to my younger brother, sir, you have come a long time ago, because you appreciate my busy work, you offered to postpone the meeting, which really bothered you. Sir, please sit down, have you eaten yet?"

"Thank you, Young Marshal, for your concern. It is true that the envoy hasn't eaten yet." The Wei envoy replied calmly, and then said, "But there is no rush. The envoy has brought me the Wei Guoguo letter written by him in his own hand. So handsome."

After saying that, the Wei envoy immediately presented a beautifully decorated letter of credence with both hands. Out of courtesy, Zhou Zeng, who was wearing an official uniform, also stepped forward to take it and handed it to Xiang Kang. Xiang Kang opened his hands for a closer look. Seeing that Wei Jiu really had the cheek to ask him for help, he kept saying that although Wei's army and the young commander's army had conflicts, they were all anti-Qin rebels, and they should help each other as a matter of course. Zhang Han is gone, and the Young Marshal Army, who has already had a deep feud with Zhang Han, is sure to be doomed, so I implore Xiang Kang to focus on the great cause of anti-Qin, and quickly send troops to pull Wei Guo.

The content of the letter was already expected by Xiang Kang, so he just read it quickly, and Xiang Kang immediately handed it to Zhou Zeng to watch, and the envoy Wei who was sitting in the guest's seat also hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "Young commander, my king will let you In addition to sending a letter to ask for help, the little envoy also asked the young commander to report to the young commander. If the young commander does not hesitate to lend a helping hand to help the Wei army defeat the Qin army, after the matter is completed, my king will definitely thank the young commander, whether it is the city, land, or As for gold and jewellery, the young commander can just open his mouth, and my king will definitely repay it with all his strength."

"I appreciate King Wei's kindness." Xiang Kang said very directly, "But sir, you have come all the way, and you must have seen it with your own eyes. The total strength of our army is only more than 4. , and repeated battles, the soldiers are exhausted, and it is really powerless to rescue your army."

"The young commander is too modest." The Wei envoy said with a smile: "Although your army is not large, the young commander, the soldiers in the army are all grown men, which are by no means comparable to ordinary mobs, and the weapons and equipment of the elite soldiers are not violent Under Qin's main force, even if the Tyrant Qin army confronts them head-on, they will definitely not be at a disadvantage."

"And the little envoy didn't dare to lie to the young marshal." The envoy of Wei said again: "Not long ago, my king sent an envoy to contact the Qi State. Qi Wang Tian Dan thought about his lips and teeth, and not only immediately agreed to send troops to help, but also personally led the Qi State. If the main force of the army went south to rescue, it would be better to arrive at Linji, the capital of our state of Wei. At that time, the main forces of Wei and Qi would confront the main force of Tyrant Qin. , keep Linji."

Xiang Kang smiled contemptuously, and said, "Sir, since you came from Linji, you must have witnessed the strength of the main force of the Tyrant Qin Dynasty. Please ask yourself, even if my main force is the same as that of Wei and Qi. Is it possible to defeat the Tyrant Qin army by joining forces with the main forces?"

When Xiang Kang spoke so directly, envoy Wei's expression immediately felt a little disappointed, and he asked directly: "Young commander, so you are planning to die?"

"For the sake of being an anti-Qin army, of course I won't leave your army alone." Xiang Kang replied more directly, "But if I want to directly dispatch the main force to fight against the main force of the Tyrant Qin army." , I dare not take this risk, I can only find a way in other aspects, and try to share some pressure for your army."

After directly expressing his attitude, Xiang Kang said: "But sir, don't worry, I am not the kind of person who breaks promises. If I promise to help you, I will do my best. Also, by the way, I will tell you a good thing. The news is that my uncle, Marshal Wu Xinjun Xiang Liang of the Chu State, is already on his way north to join my army, after my uncle and I join forces, the troops will be strengthened, and we will try to send troops directly to rescue you.”

"I'm afraid we won't last until then." The envoy Wei murmured in his heart, but he didn't say it directly.

At this time, Xiang Kang yawned again, and said with a tired face: "Sir, I'm really sorry, it's not that I treated you slowly on purpose, but I'm really tired. How about this, you go back to the guest tent to have a rest and eat, I will give you an accurate answer after I discuss it carefully with Zhang Wenwu."

Xiang Kang issued the order to chase away the guests, but the envoy Wei did not continue his knowledge and interest, and left immediately. On the contrary, he took a peek at Xiang Kang and said suddenly: "Young envoy, dare to ask the young commander. So tired, but because the Yingbo and Luchen armies outside Suiyang City are unwilling to surrender and obey the orders of the young commander?"

"What?" Xiang Kang, who was yawning, was stunned, subconsciously fixed his eyes on the envoy Wei, and couldn't help but blurted out, "How do you know?"

"It's very simple." The envoy Wei said with a smile: "If the two generals Ying Bu and Lu Chen accepted the young marshal's recruitment just now and agreed to accept the young marshal's recruitment, then people will be refreshed on happy occasions. No matter how tired the young marshal is now, he will be energetic It's not so bad. However, after you had a long talk with Generals Yingbo and Luchen just now, you are obviously not in a good mood. This does not directly mean that the two generals Yingbo and Luchen refused to surrender Young commander, I only want to join forces with you, young commander, maybe I am still greedy, and want to take advantage of your military power to take advantage of the fire and refuse to make great efforts."

Xiang Kang was even more stunned. He couldn't believe that the envoy of Wei would be so capable. He could guess Yingbo and Lu Chen's attitude towards him with a little clue, and even guessed that he didn't want Yingbo and Lu Chen to treat him at all. Lu Chen wanted to take advantage.

(End of this chapter)