Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 325 Come to an end
Although it is very regrettable to miss an opportunity to severely injure and even annihilate Liu Laosan's main force, after Liu Laosan shamelessly dropped the Western Chu Army and ran away, the Han army completely reversed the passive situation on the southern battlefield. The partial division of the Western Chu Army, which held back the Han Army on the southern front, was suddenly in an extremely passive state, and at the same time it was very difficult to retreat. Once it lost the protection of the camp, it would definitely be blocked by the Han Army on the southern front and chased after, and there was a risk of destruction. risk.

Under such background conditions, Gong Ao, who led the Western Chu Army's partial division, could only make a wise choice. While organizing the army to defend the camp, he sent people back to the main battlefield of Xingyang to ask for help, and asked the main force of the Western Chu Army to divide troops to reinforce him, or to support himself. The army retreated.

Of course, the situation on the side of the Han army is completely opposite. Just after confirming that the Nanyang army has fled far away, the two generals Long Qie and Zheng Bu immediately advised Xiang Kang, suggesting that they seize the time to launch an attack and break through the Western Chu side division before the arrival of enemy reinforcements. camp, and completely annihilate the remaining enemies on the southern front. —Of course, the confidence is not great.

To Long Qie and Zheng Bu's surprise, after careful consideration, Xiang Kang not only did not adopt their suggestion, but also asked them: "General Long, General Zheng, if we attack the partial camp of the Xichu bandit army with all our strength, are we sure that we will succeed?" Break down the camp before their reinforcements arrive, and annihilate them?"

"This...." Neither Long Qie nor Zheng Bu dared to guarantee this, but could only answer honestly: "It's not very sure, I can only say that I try my best to fight for it."

Xiang Kang nodded, and asked Long Qie and Zheng Bu: "If you were in the position of my elder brother, King Xichu, and you saw that the Gong Ao Bingdan was in danger of being wiped out by our southern army, what would you do?" What should we do? Should we increase the troops on the southern front and continue to confront our Songshan area? Or should we send reinforcements to rescue Gong Ao?"

After discussing a few words in a low voice, Zheng Bu answered: "My lord, if we were in the position of the king of Xichu now, we would definitely choose to rescue Gong Ao. The reason is also very simple, there is no With Nanyang Army helping to transport food and grass, if the Western Chu bandits want to continue to confront us in the Songshan area, they can only transport food and grass from the north of Yingchuan to the Songshan battlefield to replenish the army. Not only is the journey long, but it is also full of ordinary roads without any waterways Ke Yi, transshipment is very difficult, and it is very unfavorable for long-term confrontation."

"Then there is no need for us to try to annihilate the side divisions of the Xichu bandit army. We are not too sure and the distance is too close. Once the Xichu bandit army comes to help us in large numbers, we may turn the victory into defeat, giving the Xichu bandit army an opportunity to fight Our chance to fight!"

After resolutely rejecting the proposal to storm the Western Chu army's side division camp, Xiang Kang said: "It's best to find a way to use the side division of the West Chu bandit army as bait to lure my elder brother to come with the main force of the West Chu bandit army. Continuing to confront us in the Songshan area will not only increase the food and grass consumption of the Western Chu bandit army, but also allow our main force in the Xingyang battlefield to breathe a sigh of relief, so that we will not continue to fight hard and increase the casualties of our main force."

"His Majesty, but how can we lure the main force of the Western Chu bandit army to confront Songshan?" Zheng Bu asked worriedly.

"It's enough to show my banner and let the Xichu bandit army know that I have arrived at the Songshan battlefield." Xiang Kang said very relaxedly: "My elder brother is most eager to fight me now. I heard that I went to Songshan to command our partial division. In combat, I will definitely bring the main force to fight with me, so that we can achieve our tactical goals."

Zheng Bu and Long were skeptical, and some couldn't believe that Xiang Yu could be so impulsive. In order to get a chance for a decisive battle, they would pull the main force of the Western Chu Army to the main battlefield where it was very unfavorable for them to transport food.But now that Xiang Kang has made up his mind, Zheng Bu and Long, who are very convinced by Xiang Kang, dare not object. They just follow Xiang Kang's order and formally show Xiang Kang's banner while dividing troops to the back of the Western Chu army camp. Set up a camp to cut off the retreat path of the Western Chu Army's partial divisions, forcing the main force of the Western Chu Army to take action to reinforce or meet their partial divisions.

Needless to say, seeing Xiang Kang's banner of the King of Han suddenly appearing in the Cheyuanting camp of the Han army, and hearing the slogan of "Long live the king" constantly shouted by the soldiers of the Han army, of course everyone in the Western Chu army was shocked, and none of them knew about Xiang Kang. When exactly did he arrive at the Songshan battlefield.At the same time, Xiang Kang also sent envoys to openly contact the partial division of the Western Chu Army, demanding that Gong Ao immediately lead the partial division of the Western Chu Army to lay down their weapons and surrender, and threatened that if Gong Ao refused to listen, the Han army would completely wipe out the partial division of the Western Chu Army. !
The situation has not yet reached the point of no return, of course Gong Ao flatly rejected the envoys of the Han army to persuade him to surrender, and at the same time sent a fast horse back to the main battlefield in Xingyang, and reported to Xiang Yu that Xiang Kang had personally arrived at the Songshan battlefield, and asked Xiang Yu to hurry up Send yourself reinforcements.

As Xiang Kang expected, after Gong Ao's urgent report was delivered to Xiang Yu, Xiang Yu, who originally planned to send troops to support Gong Ao's retreat, changed his mind and decided to lead [-] elites to go south via Jing County to the Songshan battlefield A duel with his scumbag cousin.Old Man Fan, Kuai Che and the others heard their complaints, and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, don't be impulsive. Xiang Kang's traitor purposely displayed his banner on the Songshan battlefield, making it clear that he wanted to lure you to fight him on the Songshan battlefield. At that time, as long as he comes to stand firm and not fight, and drag us into a stalemate, our food and grass supply will soon have problems, and we will be forced to withdraw our troops in the end."

"If that traitor sticks around and doesn't fight, this king will storm his camp!" Xiang Yu's answer was heroic, and said: "This king can't do it anymore. His temporary camp at Cheyuanting is stronger than Aocang and Guangwu Daying." Strong!"

After saying that, Xiang Yu resolutely refused to listen to the dissuasion of Old Man Fan and Kuai Che, and immediately arranged for his most trusted Cao Jiu to lead the main force to stay at the Honggou Camp, and insisted on taking [-] elites to the south via Jing County, and came in aggressively along the mountain trails Find your scumbag cousin desperately!
Of course, Xiang Yu seriously underestimated the scouting ability of the Han army. The [-] elite he led had just crossed the forest in the south of Jing County, and Xiang Kang had already received the scouting report from the Han army. He withdrew the Han army that surrounded the western Chu army's partial division, and concentrated their forces on Cheyuanting, which was in a dangerous position, to hold their camp. They would rather give the Western Chu army's partial division a chance to retreat than give Xiang Yu a chance to fight himself.

At this point in the matter, originally Xiang Yu would not have to confront the Han army for a long time in the Songshan area as long as he took the opportunity to withdraw Gong Ao's partial division, but Xiang Yu refused to miss the opportunity to fight for a decisive battle with his scumbag cousin, and insisted on taking [-] troops with him The elite came to the Songshan battlefield, joined forces with their partial divisions, and then launched a frontal attack on the relatively weak Cheyuanting camp of the Han army without hesitation.

There were countless bloodbaths again. Under Xiang Yu's personal command, more than 8 Western Chu troops on the southern line took turns to attack the Han army's Cheyuanting camp. Xiang Kang commanded the Han army soldiers to defend with all their strength. His overbearing cousin fought hard, even though the camp was in emergency several times, Xiang Kang refused to take a step back, and even went to the front line many times to command and supervise the battle in person, so as to boost morale and the morale of the army.

In the end, relying on firm determination and the bloody battle of the Han soldiers, the Han army on the southern front still withstood the fierce attack of the Western Chu army, and persisted until there was a problem with the Western Chu army's food and grass supplies, forcing Xiang Yu to reconsider whether to continue. Continue to fight with the Han army in Songshan, or withdraw to the chasm battlefield and continue to attack the Han army from the front?

Everyone knows that Xiang Yu likes to be reckless. During the discussion period, Xiang Yu was of course more inclined to storm the Cheyuanting camp of the Han army. However, at this moment, the sad news suddenly came. Zhao Xiangzhang, who had already firmly stood on the side of the Western Chu army Er suddenly sent someone to send an urgent report, saying that the Han army's partial division, Zhou Shu's department, had already defeated the allied forces of Jin and Zhai in Jinyang, and also killed Zhang Han, Dong Yi and Sima Xin, three loyal followers of Xiang Yu. It is possible to enter Jingxing, an ally of the Western Chu Army, into the territory of Zhao State!
Upon receiving this news, even Xiang Yu, who is as strong as Xiang Yu, inevitably changed his face, and said in surprise: "How is it possible? Uncle Zhou, a common man who even despises Wei Bao in Zhou Shi, can attack Dai Jin and Zhai San at the same time so quickly. king?!"

"Xiang Kang's traitor knows people." Old man Fan sighed: "Back then in Pengcheng, Wei Bao drove Zhou Shupifu away, Xiang Kang's traitor left the army and chased him alone. All of us, including Wu Xinjun, They all felt that the traitor was making a fuss out of a molehill. Only now do I know that this traitor is sure that Uncle Zhou has the talent of a general, so he digs Wei Bao's corner at all costs. Uncle Zhou is finally playing a huge role for him now. gone."

Xiang Yu snorted heavily, and said: "That is to say, there are no tigers in the mountains, and monkeys are kings. If that common man, Uncle Zhou, dares to confront this king head-on, this king can crush him to death with one hand!"

"It's a pity that they just don't give you this opportunity." Kuai Che muttered in his heart first, and then said: "My lord, Xiang Kang's current strategy is very clear, which is to stick to the front and develop attacks on the flanks. If we If we continue to blindly attack, I am afraid that we will only fall into the trap of Xiang Kang's traitor, and give him the opportunity to cut off our wings and weaken our support. Our best way is to quickly adjust our strategic policy. In terms of strategy, it is completely passive."

"It makes sense, and this old man also means the same thing." The old man Fan rarely echoed Kuai Che, and said, "Your Majesty, we must not take Zhao Guo's problems lightly. If we ignore Zhao Guo's problems, it won't be long. , as long as Uncle Zhou enters Zhao State from Jingxing, and the rear of Zhao State is in a hurry, Zhang Er and Zhao Xie can only withdraw their troops to save the mainland. At that time, the pressure of the Han bandits in Hanoi County will be greatly reduced, and they can concentrate on nothing else. It will be more difficult for us to make a breakthrough on the Sanchuan battlefield."

Xiang Yu just likes to be reckless, but it's not that he doesn't even have the slightest strategic vision. After snorting heavily, Xiang Yu still asked: "Then what should we do?"

Kuai Che hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Your Majesty, let me tell you something that you definitely don't like to hear. We'd better not waste time on the Songshan battlefield. The Songshan area is too far away from our food road, and the supply of food and grass is too difficult. , It is difficult to win with confidence if it is hard consumed.”

"The best way is for us to quickly retreat to the frontier, while confronting the main forces of the Han thieves, patiently waiting for the opportunity to appear, and at the same time making preparations to deploy troops to reinforce Zhao, so that Zhao Xie and Zhang Er can rest assured to help us The Hanoi division will continue to attack the Han bandits in Hanoi. When Zhou Shupifu sends troops to Zhao, we will immediately send troops to reinforce Zhao. At that time, as long as we successfully kill the Han bandit's Jin division, we can take the initiative in the Central Plains battlefield and attack the Han bandits. , it can also be as easy as flipping the palm of your hand!"

Xiang Yu had a gloomy face and didn't speak, just went to see Fan Zeng. The old man understood, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, what Dr. Kuai said is very true. The Han thieves are very powerful, and they can't be broken in the short term. The best way is for us to fight head-on." Confront their main force, and use the partial division and the partial division of the Han bandits to decide the victory. As long as our partial division succeeds, there will be a smooth road to the rear of the Han bandits, and it will be much easier to attack the Han bandits at that time."

Xiang Yu thought about it, and said after a long time: "Why do we have to wait for Uncle Zhou to attack Zhao Guo? Why can't we take the initiative to attack and directly kill the partial division of the Han thieves?"

"Your Majesty, the road to Jingxing is too dangerous. If you take the initiative to attack, unless you go out in person, no one you send will be sure to defeat Uncle Zhou." Old man Fan replied with a wry smile, and quickly said, "But don't worry, my lord. In order to share the pressure for the main forces of the Han thieves, Uncle will definitely take the initiative to attack Zhao Guo, and will never stand still for a long time, so we just need to wait patiently, and we will definitely wait until Uncle Zhou takes the initiative to come and die!"

After thinking about it for a long time, Xiang Yu nodded reluctantly, considering that it was really inconvenient to transport food on the Songshan battlefield, and said, "Forget it, let's retreat to the chasm first, and then discuss how to deploy troops to reinforce Zhao."

Kuai Che and old man Fan breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly complimented Xiang Yu for his wise decision-making and foresight.But the matter was not over yet. After hesitating for a while, Kuai Che said to old man Fan again: "Yafu, do you have any good ideas about King Nanyang?"

Old man Fan gave Kuai Che a blank look, and said in his heart that you clearly have an idea, so why do you have to ask this old man to help you?However, out of duty, old man Fan cautiously said to Xiang Yu after brewing for a while: "Your Majesty, we'd better treat the matter of Nanyang King with caution. The old man thinks that we might as well consider sending him more reinforcements to help him." ...."

"Send additional reinforcements to that bastard Liu Ji?" Xiang Yu interrupted angrily, and roared: "That bastard deliberately knocked back with one touch and almost killed our [-] partial divisions. It's fine if I don't ask him to settle the score, but I still have to pay for it." This king will send him reinforcements?"

"But Liu Jipifu is also very important now." Old man Fan said helplessly: "It is hateful for him to push back with one touch on purpose. But there is no way, he is also very important to us now. If Bu was defeated, Yingbo must have gone directly north to Yingchuan from Nanyang, and joined forces with the main force of Xiang Kang's rebels, completely reversing the situation in the Central Plains battlefield. Only part of the troops were allocated to help Liu Jipifu clean up Yingbo. It’s in our best interest to let him free up his hands to help us.”

"As long as Liu Jipifu can defeat Yingbo." Kuai Che quickly added: "We don't even need him to directly send troops to the north for reinforcements. We only need him to nail Xiang Kang's rebels on the back, and Xiang Kang's rebels will never dare to continue to fight against him." Deploy troops from the rear to reinforce the Central Plains battlefield, weakening countless resistance for us."

Again, it's not that Xiang Yu has no strategic vision at all. After thinking about it for a long time with a livid face, Xiang Yu nodded reluctantly, and gave an ambiguous answer, saying: "Let's withdraw to the chasm battlefield first."

In this way, after more than 20 days of tossing in the Songshan battlefield, many elite soldiers were killed and injured in vain, but in the end he still failed to get the opportunity to fight with his scumbag cousin. He took the initiative to withdraw from the Songshan battlefield, and led the army back to the border to join the main force.

Fortunately, Xiang Yu didn't make the trip in vain, at least he successfully rescued the 20 partial divisions led by Gong Ao. Xiang Yu's face is not too ugly.However, correspondingly, after more than [-] days of respite, the main force of the Han army on the Xingyang battlefield quickly repaired the battered fortifications, revived with full blood, and reappeared in Western Chu in the best condition in front of the army.

Xiang Kang also took advantage of the situation to make adjustments. As soon as it was confirmed that Xiang Yu was going far away, Xiang Kang immediately adjusted his deployment and arranged for Zheng Bu's general Dong Yu to lead [-] troops to garrison Gou's to prevent the Western Chu Army from sending partial divisions to outflank and attack the hinterland of Sanchuan. , personally led the Longqie army back to the Xingyang battlefield to join the main force, while the main force of Zheng Bu's army was sent by Xiang Kang to the Hanoi battlefield to reinforce Zhujishi, which was attacked by the Zhao-Chu coalition forces. At the same time, Zhou Shujie had already received the news Under the circumstances, Xiang Kang also clearly explained to Zheng Bu, asking Zheng Bu to entangle Zhao's army, so that Zhao's army could not return to the mainland smoothly, and created opportunities for Zhou Shu to capture Zhao.

So far, the Chu-Han War has basically come to an end. In an extremely passive situation, the Han army survived the huge crisis after the sudden defeat of its ally Shenyang, did not give the enemy a chance to enter the hinterland of Sanchuan, and worked hard to maintain the Sanchuan battlefield draw.During this period, the main forces of the Han army and the Western Chu army were exhausted and suffered heavy casualties, and they were always helpless, and fell into a stalemate.

But fortunately, although the frontal battlefield is still in a state of being passively beaten, the balance of victory in terms of strategy has begun to tilt quietly towards the Han army. The main force has completely eliminated the hidden dangers on the northern line, and at the same time has gained the strategic initiative. It is possible to cross the Taihang Mountains at any time and attack the loyal ally of the Western Chu Army, Zhao Guo's army.

On the southern front, after the Han army successfully won the help of the Yingbu army, not only did they not have to worry about the threat from Liu Laosan for the time being, but also forced Liu Laosan to withdraw from the Sanchuan battlefield, which increased the tension between Liu Laosan and Xiang Yu. Due to the existing contradictions and rifts, even if Liu Laosan joins the Central Plains battlefield again in the future, it is doomed that he will not be able to truly work together with the Western Chu Army, which will be extremely beneficial to the Han Army to defeat the enemy one by one.

At the same time, other advantages of the Han army were also gradually manifested. The rear was stable and the Ao warehouse was in hand. There was no need to transport grain from the rear of Guanzhong to supply the front line. The Han army can have sufficient military supplies and weapons in front.On the contrary, as food, grass and military supplies are consumed more and more, the surrounding areas gradually have no food to adjust, and the supply roads of the Western Chu Army are getting longer and longer. In order to supply the frontline troops for combat, more and more manpower and material resources are consumed. The bigger it is, the ups and downs, and if things go on like this, it is self-evident that the situation will be more beneficial to which side.

In addition, there is a huge hidden danger in the rear of the Western Chu Army, and that is Peng Yue, who is born at odds with Xiang Yu!It can be said that with him in one day, there will be no peace in the increasingly long supply line of the Western Chu Army!And this point is only because the Western Chu Army can barely adjust and transport food from nearby, and it has not been reflected immediately.

Because of this, relying on the advantage of fighting on the inside line, he retreated to the main battlefield of Xingyang first, and faced the civil and military soldiers of the Han army who came up to congratulate him one after another. Still extremely calm and confident, he said with a smile: "The frontal battlefield has basically stabilized. Next, we will see Uncle Zhou, Yingbo and Peng Yue. I believe they will not let us down."

(End of this chapter)