Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 302 Strategic Plan
The Battle of Aocang in Xingyang set a record for the biggest loss of the Han army since Xiang Kang started his army. After one battle, more than 6000 of the 4 soldiers of the Han army in Sichuan closed their eyes forever. The Wu Daying Camp was breached, the Aocang Camp was severely damaged, and almost all the three counties of Xingyang, Juanxian and Yangwu were slaughtered by the Western Chu Army. The loss of people directly exceeded [-] people, and the economic losses in terms of money and food cannot be counted!It can be said that the blood flow was too heavy to flow, and the loss was too heavy to be more serious!
And this is all based on the fact that the chief general of the Sanchuan Han Army, Uncle Zhou, commanded well, had superb tactics, and the soldiers of the Sanchuan Han Army fought bloody battles and executed tactics effectively.

In addition, the Zhongli Mei Army of the Han Army in Dongjun also suffered heavy losses. The four thousand defenders in Yan County were wiped out by the Western Chu Army, and more than half of the main force of Zhongli Mei in Suanzao was also lost, and they were forced to abandon the Suanzao camp. And countless military supplies, the vitality was greatly injured.And if the losses of the Daliang and Chenliu Han troops are added, the total loss of the Han army in this battle is infinitely close to 3. It can be said that the total strength of a middle-ranking prince was wiped out in the first battle!
Thanks to Xiang Kang's trick of deceiving the world and using the cannon fodder troops of Daliang and Chen Liu to cover the main force and return to the Sanchuan battlefield, the Han army finally regained some face, and completely wiped out Sima Yang's mob of more than [-] people. , and took away [-] of the [-] elite cavalry of the Western Chu Army, barely winning a disastrous victory, roughly equaling the gains and losses—at least Xiang Kang himself thought so.

Don't be greedy, complain that Xiang Kang is incompetent, and fail to block the front and chase the enemy in an all-round way, and completely wipe out the Western Chu Army and the Henan Army. The Western Chu Army is all cavalry. On the difficult terrain of the Central Henan Plain, infantry is the main force. The Han army wanted to wipe out the Western Chu cavalry. It was a daydream. It was the best outcome created by the Han army cavalry's super performance and the close cooperation of the Sanchuan Han army to kill [-] elite Western Chu cavalry at the last moment. up.

At the same time, the changes in the battle situation once again exceeded the expectations of the decision-makers of the Han army. On the same afternoon when the main force of the Han army returned to the city of Xingyang, they had not waited for the soldiers of the Han army to clean up the messy battlefield, or even waited for the Han army to return. The soldiers set up a rest camp, and the Han army in Hanoi sent an urgent report, saying that Zhao generals Zhang Wei and Chen Ze led [-] Zhao troops westward from Anyang in the name of rescuing the Han army in Sanchuan. Forcibly entered the area controlled by the Han army, and quickly approached Chaoge, and the attack was quite bad.

Hearing this news, Xiang Kang's face immediately became gloomy. Chen Ping and Zhang Liang sneered again and again, while Uncle Zhou gasped, but Tang Bing, the old man from Shangshan who had been hiding in Guangwu City before, spoke. Directly, he said with a sneer: "Reinforce us? I'm afraid it's not because you want to take advantage of the fire and take advantage of our Sanchuan's emergency to eat up our Hanoi County?"

Wu Shi, another Shangshan old man, was calmer, and immediately said to Xiang Kang: "Your Majesty, the overall situation is the most important thing. It is not appropriate to turn against Zhao Guo at the moment. The best way is to immediately send envoys to contact Zhao Guo's army and take the initiative to let them know. Our main force has already returned to Xingyang, and it is the best policy to let Zhao's army retreat in spite of difficulties."

Suppressing the anger in his heart, Xiang Kang, who didn't want to turn against Zhao's army now, nodded, and immediately asked someone to write a letter, and took the initiative to tell Zhao Jun that he had returned to Sanchuan and beat off the Western Chu army, thank you against his will Zhao Jun's active rescue also casually asked Zhao Guo's army to withdraw to Handan County immediately to avoid misunderstanding with the Han army.After sending the envoys out, Xiang Kang gritted his teeth and scolded: "Mr. Zhao Xiepie, Zhang Er dog thief, you wait for me, wait until I free my hands, and then see how I deal with you!"

"Your Majesty, seeing Xiang Yu dispatching troops to Sanchuan, even Zhao's army, which had an alliance with them, wanted to take advantage of the fire and rob them. Zhang Han, Dong Yi and Sima Xin will definitely not miss such an opportunity." Wu Shi said again: "Shangjun and Yunzhong County, please make arrangements early, just in case."

"I'm afraid they don't have the guts!" Xiang Kang snorted coldly: "Uncle Ya and Chao Zhi have been refining their soldiers in Guanzhong, and they can form an army of more than [-] at any time. They really dare to send troops to Yunzhong Shangjun without going from the front line. Send the troops back, relying on our reserve team in Guanzhong alone, we are sure to deal with them."

On the same night, Guan Ying and Yang Xi, who crossed the chasm and pursued them, also led the Han cavalry back to Aocang to join the main force. They were quite helpless and reported that the Western Chu cavalry fled too quickly, and the Han cavalry did not account for their numbers. What an advantage, so I just chased until the evening and didn't dare to continue to chase, and failed to further expand the results of the battle.Xiang Kang didn't push too much, he waved his hand and said: "It's okay, if we can't catch up, we can't catch up. We just suffer from the lack of cavalry this time, and the Xichu bandits will not have such good luck next time." .”

He didn't worry about the threat from Zhang Han, Dong Yi and others, nor did he care about the current number of cavalry being weak. Xiang Kang was so confident, of course, because the Han army had great potential for war, and it controlled the two horse producing areas of Longxi and Jiuyuan. The reserve cavalry has been strictly trained in the Guanzhong area. If necessary, Xiang Kang will be aggressive and can organize more than [-] new troops to the front to fight at the maximum, especially since the Han army has already won Ao Cang. Worried about the supply of food and grass on the front line, that's why Xiang Kang dared to be so calm and calm.

However, Xiang Kang soon realized that he seemed a little too optimistic, because it was only the next day that the Chaoge garrison sent another urgent report, saying that the Zhao army led by Zhang Wei and Chen Ze forcibly entered the area controlled by the Han army. Later, they asked the Chaoge Han army to provide them with food and supplies under the pretext of reinforcing the Sanchuan Han army. After being flatly rejected by the Chaoge defenders, Zhang Fu and Chen Ze urged the army to attack Chaoge County, and the Chaoge defenders were arrested. He was forced to fight, and was also forced to ask Uncle Zhou for help.

"Oops, it's too late."

Calculating the time, he found that the envoy he sent yesterday could not stop the conflict between the Han army and the Zhao army in time. Xiang Kang had no choice but to discuss countermeasures with the Han army in a hurry, but the mature and prudent Tang Bing urged Xiang Kang acted calmly, not to further expand the conflict with Zhao Guo, and push Zhao Guo to Xiang Yu's side.Long Qi, Ding Ji, Zhu Jishi and other generals of the Han army were all furious, saying: "Your Majesty, is it tolerable or unbearable? Bully us to death! Only by resolutely fighting back, let Zhao Guo's bandit army know how powerful we are, so that they will not dare to take advantage of us in the future!"

Xiang Kang still hesitated a little, never thinking that Uncle Zhou also said: "Your Majesty, General Long and General Ding are right, they can't bear it anymore. Seeing that we Sanchuan are in a hurry, Zhao Guo couldn't wait to take advantage of the situation to rob us, which shows that they didn't take advantage of it at all. We take the covenant with them seriously, so even if we continue to swallow our anger, as long as there is a chance in the future, Zhao Guo's bandit army will definitely go one step further!"

Uncle Zhou's words reminded Xiang Kang, and after a little calculation, Xiang Kang also made up his mind and said, "Yes, I can't bear it any longer, and it will definitely be of no use if I endure it any longer! Even if we hold back this breath, Zhao Guo's bandit army will definitely understand that as long as we have the opportunity in the future, we will definitely send troops to retaliate. As long as my brother throws them a few more bones, they will definitely fall on the wall again. Falling against the Xichu bandit army again! Only by resolutely fighting back and forcing them to stand in line will we not have to worry about being stabbed in the back by the Zhao Guo bandit army again!"

After saying that, Xiang Kang first ordered Longqie and Zhujishi to lead [-] Han troops to the north to meet the enemy and drive out the Zhao army who took advantage of the fire. Contacted and negotiated, and told Chen Hui clearly: "After meeting Zhao Xie and Zhang Er, tell them clearly that if you want me to stop pursuing Chaoge, take Licheng in Jibei County to me. Show me the sincerity of the alliance! Otherwise, they will be responsible for all consequences!"

Chen Hui hurriedly sang promises, while Mr. Uncle Sun breathed a long sigh of relief. He was glad that Xiang Kang finally didn't hand over the task of offending people to him, and then hurriedly praised Xiang Kang for being wise and decisive, not bowing his head to the shameless villain of Zhao Guo Most of the civil and military soldiers of the Han army present also echoed, and they all believed that the self-army should be tougher on Zhao Guo.Only Zhang Liang said: "King of Han, if you are determined to take a tough attitude towards Zhao, then the foreign ministers will not object. However, the foreign ministers think that you should also decide on your future strategic plans as soon as possible, my lord."

"Mr. Zifang's words are very true." Chen Ping echoed: "In the future, how we will fight with the Western Chu bandits, and what attitude we should have towards the princes outside the pass, we must solve these problems as soon as possible, and we can't be like before. Such blindly adapting to the situation, it is very likely that due to sudden changes in the situation, we will be in a hurry."

"The veteran agrees." Wu Shi also hurriedly said: "Facts have proved that any alliance treaty like the one with Zhao Guo is unreliable at all, and our so-called allies may take advantage of the wind at any time and suddenly stab us in the back. Instead of being so vain and submissive, it is better to use the way Mr. Uncle Sun treated Shen Yang, let him submit his troops to us, and force the princes outside the pass to submit to us openly. The sudden defection of our allies can also really use the power of the princes outside the pass to help us fight against the Western Chu bandit army."

"Mr. Yili Ji, please don't give false praise. If you continue to talk like this, the king will force the subordinate officials to go to the princes again."

Mr. Shusun's hasty obstruction made the Han army civil and military laugh together, Xiang Kang also laughed for a while, and then said: "Mr. I am adapting to the situation. Everyone, please speak freely, how should we deal with the Western Chu bandit army?"

"My lord, the best way is to defend first and then attack. First lure the main force of the Western Chu bandit army to the front line of the chasm for a decisive battle. When the time is fully ripe, it will not be too late to launch a counterattack. Don't think there is a chance like this time. Just take risks and advance lightly, and repeat the same mistakes.”

Uncle Zhou replied first, and then said: "Because we took the initiative to attack, not only the distance is far away, the rear is easy to be attacked by the enemy, and the transportation of grain and grass is also very difficult. Once the too long grain road is cut off by the enemy, our main force will be in danger of being destroyed. On the contrary, if we lure the Western Chu bandits to fight us on the front line of the gap, we can get the food and grass supplies from Ao Cang on the spot, and we will be invincible. Let the Western Chu thief army be difficult to care about, and completely fall into the passive."

Xiang Kangda nodded, and said frankly: "To tell you the truth, in fact, that's what I imagined at the beginning, but my attitude was not firm enough, and I decided to send troops to attack Pengcheng temporarily, which gave the Xichu bandits a chance to attack Sanchuan. It made our Sanchuan garrison fight so dangerously and difficultly this time."

Including Zhang Liang and Chen Ping, all the civil and military soldiers of the Han army who urged Xiang Kang to take the opportunity to attack Pengcheng at the beginning all looked ashamed and honestly bowed their heads to apologize to Xiang Kang. It's also out of good intentions, and it's human nature to want to rush to save our family members. No wonder you guys. In terms of responsibility, I have the biggest responsibility this time. I am also anxious to think about our family members. This is how to take risks and advance lightly, which almost caused a catastrophe."

After blaming himself, Xiang Kang made a final decision and said: "That's the strategy for the frontal battlefield. We will no longer take risks and advance lightly. The deep trenches and high fortresses will lead the Xichu bandit army to attack us first, and when we take the Xichu bandit army away, we will fight against us." The army is dragged until the veterans are exhausted, and the national power is exhausted, and then decide how to launch a counterattack."

Everyone sang promises, and Xiang Kang asked again: "Stay on the frontal battlefield, and what strategy should we adopt for the princes outside the customs on the flanks? Do you have any suggestions?"

"Since the king of Han has decided to stick to the front, he must of course develop an offensive on the two wings."

Zhang Liang's words were somewhat selfish, and he said: "The three men Zhang Han, Dong Yi, and Sima Xin in the north of us, and Liu Ji in the south of us, are either the best friends of the King of Western Chu, or they have a life-and-death relationship with us. The mortal enemy of the enemy, it is best for us to send troops from two routes at the same time, attacking the land in the north of Shanxi along the way, destroying the three thieves Zhang Han, Dong Yi and Sima Xin, and taking Nanyang to attack Liu Ji along the way to completely eliminate the hidden dangers in our rear. "

After a short pause, Zhang Liang added: "At the same time, we will use both kindness and power to force Zhao Guo and Yingbu to surrender to us, and send troops to help us crusade against the Western Chu bandit army. Those who obey will be used, and those who are against will be destroyed. Finally, appease Han. Guang, Zang Tu, Wu Rui and other less powerful princes outside the pass contacted Qi to destroy Western Chu together."

Xiang Kang, who had always admired Zhang Liang's strategic vision, was rarely silent, and did not immediately accept Zhang Liang's strategic proposal. Uncle Zhou also objected, saying: "Mr. I don't know which side to save, but doing so puts too much pressure on our rear, and it is prone to the danger of insufficient support. Therefore, the best way is for us to go north first and then go south. , forcing them to send troops to help deal with Western Chu, and then deal with the southern princes outside the pass.”

Xiang Kang then nodded, and said to Zhang Liang: "Mr. Zifang, I know you are anxious to rescue King Han, but there is no way, our strength is not yet able to attack both the north and south lines at the same time, our northern line The situation is far more complicated and severe than the southern route, so we can only give priority to sending troops to the northern route, first solve the problems of Zhang Han, Dong Yi and Sima Xin in northern Shanxi, and the Zhao country behind them, and then consider the southern route."

After all, Xiang Kang also added a sentence, saying: "Don't think that Liu Ji is easy to deal with because of his relatively weak strength. You can solve his problem with a partial teacher. Now, under Liu Ji's tent, there is a lurking An enemy that is very terrifying to us, apart from me, in our army, there is probably only General Zhou Shu who can be his opponent."

I have never seen Xiang Kang be so vigilant against an enemy. Zhang Liang and all the civil and military soldiers in the Han army were curious, of course they all asked who was that terrible enemy?Xiang Kang replied with a sad face: "Don't ask, you will know in the future. In short, after we carefully inquired about the origin of that man, I have already regretted it."

Shaking his head and refusing to say the name that he regretted so much, Xiang Kang quickly made up his mind and said to Uncle Zhou: "General Zhou, I will entrust you with the task of mopping up the princes in northern Shanxi. Let Uncle Ya and Chao Zhi urgently call up 3 troops in Guanzhong, and give you [-] infantry and [-] cavalry. In addition, the [-] troops I sent to Wangling in Yunzhong County will also be assigned to you to dispatch and command. A total of [-] troops will kill Zhang Han, Dong Yi and Sima Xin for me, are you sure?"

Uncle Zhou hurriedly bowed down to Xiang Kang, cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, my lord. If the general leads an army of [-] and still can't wipe out the three thieves in northern Shanxi, then he will have no face to come back to see you. If you can't succeed, you don't need to order the king. It will be over by itself!"

"Then please." Xiang Kang nodded in satisfaction, and said: "Also, if Zhao Guo doesn't listen to my order, or falls to my elder brother again, Zhao Guo will also hand it over to you to destroy it for me." Zhao Xie, Zhang Er!"

Uncle Zhou hurriedly agreed again, and Xiang Kang patiently told Uncle Zhou not to use force blindly, but to know how to make the best use of the situation, so that he could use what he could win to shake the enemy, and gave Uncle Zhou a lot of autonomy to act according to his own circumstances, and even kept him behind closed doors. Two old foxes, Cui Guang and Zhou Shu, were also assigned to Uncle Zhou, asking them to help Uncle Zhou deal with some political issues.Uncle Zhou was very grateful, and agreed one by one, and Xiang Kang also ordered: "Hand over the army, and go back to Guanzhong tomorrow to prepare for the expedition. Chongda, Lu Kuang and Ling Jing are people you can use easily. Let them I will also go with you, and Yang Xi will also go with you to help you command the cavalry."

Uncle Zhou took the order again, Xiang Kang made some calculations, and quickly said: "I almost forgot how to lure my elder brother to dispatch the main force to attack the front line of the gap, but this matter is easy to handle, a letter is enough."

After saying that, Xiang Kang turned to Mr. Uncle Sun again, and said with a smile: "Mr. Uncle Sun, I need an envoy to bring my own letter to contact the Western Chu bandit army..."

Before Xiang Kang finished speaking, Mr. Uncle Sun almost peed his crotch. Fortunately, Xiang Kang continued: "Do you think you are willing to be the envoy of the Western Chu bandit army? Or are you willing to follow General Zhou Shu to conquer Northern princes?"

"Your Majesty is willing to follow General Uncle Zhou to conquer the northern princes!"

Mr. Shusun didn't even blink his eyelids, and immediately jumped up and agreed loudly, and volunteered to follow Uncle Zhou to the expedition to wipe out the princes who refused to surrender on the northern front.But after Xiang Kang agreed, seeing the sinister smile on the corner of Xiang Kang's mouth, Mr. Shusun's heart was shocked again, and he secretly cried out: "It's bad, I've been fooled by this little Zhuzi! There are so many princes on the northern line, There will definitely be more dangerous missions to the enemy camp!"

(End of this chapter)