Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 406 Doing the opposite

Just because of Mr. Uncle Sun's unintentional words, Xiang Kang suddenly realized that the opportunity was coming, and he made up his mind on the spot without hesitation, and decided to personally lead the main force of the Han army in the middle to launch the southern expedition, against those who took the initiative to come to die and deliberately showed their flaws Nanyang Army, but among Xiang Kang's accomplices and lackeys, not everyone agrees with Xiang Kang's decision.

At least Zhang Liang, who had a far-reaching strategic vision, was one of them. On the way to accompany Xiang Kang and lead his army to withdraw to the south, Zhang Liang rode to the side of Xiang Kang's carriage. From your personal point of view, the foreign minister certainly hopes that you will launch the Southern Expedition as soon as possible to recover the foreign minister's home country, South Korea. However, from the perspective of your interests, the king, the foreign minister still hopes that you can reconsider the decision of the Southern Expedition. Because at this time The Southern Expedition is not urgently necessary for you, Your Majesty, and it may delay your time to rule the world because of a small loss."

"Mr. Zifang is worried that if we launch the southern expedition now, it will give our enemies on the northern front a chance to breathe?" Xiang Kang's strategic vision is not very bad, and he immediately understood Zhang Liang's meaning.

"That's right." Zhang Liang nodded calmly, and said, "After you launched the Southern Expedition, your Majesty, it's really not a big problem to block the Western Chu bandits for you with the ability of General Uncle Zhou and the strength of his army. , we have no spare energy to continue our offensive on the northern front, and take advantage of the victory to attack the Jinbei bandit army and the Qi State bandit army, which have been greatly weakened. The bandit army must have recovered a certain amount of vitality, and if we want to launch an offensive on the northern front and seize all the land, it will definitely be more difficult."

After directly pointing out the disadvantages of launching the Southern Expedition now, Zhang Liang remonstrated again: "So the foreign ministers think that it is best for Your Majesty to reconsider the Southern Expedition plan, and it is best to follow our original plan and let our middle route The main force will continue to contain the Western Chu bandit army, so that the main force on the northern front can free up its hands to take advantage of the momentum to attack the Qiji bandit army that has been severely weakened, and then it will not be too late to free up hands to deal with the enemy on the southern front.”

Zhang Liang's words just made Xiang Kang nod repeatedly, but Xiang Kang didn't accept it humbly. After Zhang Liang finished speaking, Xiang Kang sighed lightly and said, "Mr. Ovary, I know what you said. It is for my own benefit, and I know that we are too anxious to launch the southern expedition now, and it will definitely give our enemies on the northern front a chance to breathe. But Mr. Zifang, I have to do this."

"Your Majesty is so wary of Liu Ji, you would rather waste time on the northern line than give Liu Ji a big chance?" Zhang Liang also understood Xiang Kang's meaning.

"That's right." Xiang Kang nodded calmly, and said, "Tianjia in Qi State and Tiandu in Jibei (not dead yet), are just two loaches. Liu Ji is different. This traitor is a dragon. If we give him enough time to grow up, it is tantamount to letting him enter the sea and fly into the sky. Then we will only find it harder to deal with him than it is now. Ten times and a hundred times, it may even be more difficult than us destroying the Xichu thief army!"

"Especially now, he has a tendency to get too big." Xiang Kang added: "Yingbo's main force has been wiped out by him, and most of Linjiang's land has been owned by him. If we don't hurry up and seize the current Opportunity, seize the time to kill him, give him time to digest the Linjiang territory, wait for him to gather the manpower and material resources of Linjiang and Nanyang, not only will it be difficult to get rid of him, but he will immediately become our confidant This is a serious problem, making it even more difficult for us to sweep Qi Ji's bandit army and wipe out Xi Chu."

Zhang Liang was silent, and still didn't understand why Xiang Kang was so hostile and wary of Liu Laosan, but seeing Xiang Kang's firm attitude, Zhang Liang didn't continue to persuade him, and could only change his words and said: "Since the king is so worried about Liu Ji's success, If you are determined to annihilate the Nanyang bandit army first, then the foreign ministers can only give full support."

"Does Mr. Zifang have any good strategies for my king's southern expedition?" Xiang Kang asked with a smile.

Zhang Liang didn't even blink his eyelids, and immediately answered with his arms folded: "Your Majesty, my foreign ministers suggest that you'd better send someone to contact Hengshan Wang Wu Rui as soon as possible, and ask him to send troops to attack the Nanyang bandit army. He may not have the guts to send troops to attack the Nanyang bandit army, but seeing you, the king, expressed his attitude to attack Liu Jipifu, he will definitely be threatened by Liu Jipifu again, surrender to Liu Jifu, at least he will remain neutral, and he will never send troops Help Liu Jipifu."

"A clever plan!" Xiang Kang applauded and praised: "Wu Rui is nothing to be afraid of, but if Liu Ji threatens to send troops, he will be a problem for us. The best way is to keep him neutral as much as possible, and then wait for us to eliminate him." After the Nanyang bandit army, it will definitely be much easier to force him to submit to him."

"Also." Zhang Liang hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Your Majesty, the foreign minister has another suggestion, which is not only for you, but also for the mother country of the foreign minister. Yingchuan is originally from Korea, and there are many Korean survivors who still miss their mother country. Not a few, foreign ministers suggested that the king might as well canonize Han Xin, who returned with General Feng Zhong, as a Korean general, let him lead an army, display the Korean banner, and seize the Yingchuan Han land for you, the king. In this way, the survivors of Han land will definitely respond , can reduce countless resistances for the king to go south, and at the same time add countless assists."

Xiang Kang, who was unwilling to implement the enfeoffment system from the bottom of his heart, smiled wryly after hearing this, but considering that he would continue to exist even with Zhao Guorong, let alone South Korea, which is notoriously weak and easy to bully, so after thinking about it, Xiang Kang quickly smiled Said: "Mr. Zifang, this king can designate Han Xin as a South Korean captain and let him lead the army to re-display the Korean flag, but this king has one condition, Mr. Zifang, you must first agree."

"My lord, do you want the ministers to agree to your conditions?" Zhang Liang was rarely dumbfounded, and asked in surprise, "My lord, what conditions do you want the ministers to agree to you?"

"Mr. Zifang, please stop calling yourself a foreign minister and officially join our Han army." Xiang Kang replied with a smile: "This king enshrines you as a servant of the Han Dynasty, and you are among the nine ministers."

Zhang Liang suddenly realized, and immediately smiled awkwardly, and said: "I have followed the king for so long, and I have been participating in the military affairs of the king all the time. If the king hadn't reminded me, the foreign ministers would have almost forgotten. I still don't have your canonization. , officially become your servant, Your Majesty."

"Is it possible?" Xiang Kang stared at Zhang Liang and asked, and said very sincerely: "Mr. Zifang, Xiao Wang sincerely hopes that you can formally join our Han army."

Xiang Kang has already spoken to this point. In fact, what else can Zhang Liang, who has completely integrated into the Han army, have to say?So Zhang Liang didn't hesitate, and immediately reined in his horse, got off his horse and bowed to Xiang Kang, saying that he was a subject, and officially joined the ranks of the Han army. Hao Hao said comforting words, then pulled Zhang Liang into his carriage, let Zhang Liang drive with him, and tried his best to win over.

In fact, it was just a different name. In front of Xiang Kang, Zhang Liang still spoke very directly, and quickly reminded Xiang Kang: "My lord, although the Nanyang bandit army is currently actively going north to die, they are still seeking their own death and dividing their troops to fight. , to give us a chance to defeat them one by one. But the ministers are worried that if the Nanyang bandit army knows our current situation on the northern front and hears that you have personally led the troops to the south, they may become alert and immediately make strategic adjustments. At that time, as long as they seize the time to gather the main forces in one place and retreat to the dangerous deep ditch and high fortress, it may not be so easy for us to wipe them out smoothly."

Xiang Kang nodded and admitted that this possibility was not impossible, and then asked: "What does Mr. Zifang think we should do to temporarily stabilize the Nanyang bandit army and stop them from rushing to make strategic adjustments?"

"I suggest that Your Majesty might as well hide your sword behind a smile." Zhang Liang suggested, "Your Majesty might as well send an envoy with your letter to contact the Nanyang bandit army, pretending to persuade Liu Ji to abandon Chu and return to Han, and to help us fight against the Western Chu bandit army. , promise that as long as Liu Ji agrees, we will not only immediately return his family with both hands, but also recognize Linjiang as Liu Ji's territory, and will not help Yingbo take it back."

"In this way, the Nanyang Bandit Army must believe that we will attack Western Chu first, and will not be able to free up our hands to launch the Southern Expedition for the time being. Naturally, they will not rush to make strategic adjustments. When our army suddenly goes south, we can kill the Nanyang Bandits. The army was caught off guard and created an opportunity for us to defeat the Nanyang bandit army one by one!"

If it wasn't for Liu Laosan and Han Xinxin, then needless to say, Xiang Kang would immediately applaud and adopt Zhang Liang's plan, but there is no way. As a time traveler, Xiang Kang knows Liu Laosan and Han Xin too well Just how difficult it is.So after thinking about it for a long time, Xiang Kang slowly shook his head and said: "You must not do this, it will only be counterproductive. Liu Ji and Han Xin are too cunning, and they know very well that we like to use tricks and tricks. We If we hide the knife with a smile, I'm afraid they will immediately understand that we are going to attack them, and our next target is actually them!"

Still don’t understand why Xiang Kang thinks so highly of Liu Laosan and Han Xin, Zhang Liang can only ask strangely: “Your Majesty, why do you think so highly of Liu Ji and Han Xin? Do you think we can’t even fool them with a hidden knife in our smile?”

"You can't be fooled." Xiang Kang shook his head and said, "Don't forget what happened in Wancheng back then. Not only was Liu Ji able to see through our estrangement plan easily, but he also used it to kill our Nanyang main force. We can't do this again. In the face of Liu Ji and Han Xin, the two traitors, we try not to fight for any opportunistic tricks, we can only win with strength and use our overall strength to crush them, this is the safest way."

Zhang Liang had no choice but to continue to change his words, saying: "Since this is the case, then we can only make two-handed preparations in advance. It is best to take advantage of the opportunity of the Nanyang bandit army to divide their forces and defeat them individually. If not, we will take it first. Han, and then join forces with our Hanzhong army to enter the hinterland of Nanyang and attack the Nanyang bandit army together."

Xiang Kang is also very fickle sometimes. After rejecting Zhang Liang's suggestion of hiding a knife in a smile, Xiang Kang suddenly had an idea, and secretly said: "Since I can't fool Liu Laosan and Han Xin, why don't I come and do the opposite?" ? Falsely intimidating Liu Laosan and Han Xin, making them think I was bluffing, and then suddenly attacking, killing them by surprise?"

After having this idea, Xiang Kang, who is good at stratagems, only thought about it for a while, and soon came up with an idea, and immediately sent someone to pass on his good brother Feng Zhong to meet him, and after a short time, Feng Zhong was brought In front of Xiang Kang, he bowed to Xiang Kang and said: "I have seen the king."

"Brother Feng, you don't need to be too polite, please start writing now and replace me..."

Xiang Kang, who had been deducing the details of the strategy in his heart, suddenly changed his mind and said, "Brother Feng, if I forgot, after we cross the big river, you must remember to remind me, just say I have something very important to tell you."

"Your servant obeys." Feng Zhong sang promises in confusion, and muttered in his stomach: "With your memory, do you still need me to remind you? When we were in Shiling Pavilion, the blacksmith shop we jointly opened was a merchant in the city. I gave you two less money, and you still chased after it to get it back, let alone something important?"

All the way from Julu to Puyang is a fast road, the marching speed of the Han army is naturally extremely fast, and the Han army is in a hurry to launch the southern expedition, so only six days have passed, and the Zheng Bu Corps of the Han army is in Xiangkang He arrived at Baimajin under his leadership, and the Han army who stayed here had already prepared boats for the Zheng Bu Corps to cross the river. It took only one day for the Han army to cross the Yellow River and officially returned to the battlefield in the middle.

Then, as Feng Zhong expected, after crossing the river, without his reminding, Xiang Kang took the initiative to call him in front of him, and couldn't wait to ask the guards to prepare silk pens for Feng Zhong, and then told Feng Zhong: "Brother Feng, Work hard, write a letter to your original soldier Han Xin, the content is not only reminiscing about the past, but also telling him in your tone, saying that I have made up my mind and decided to temporarily slow down our offensive on the northern front, so that Our northern front army took on the task of containing the Western Chu bandits, and personally led the army to launch the Southern Expedition to attack Liu Jipifu, who shamelessly framed me at Hangu Pass, and persuade him to be smart and quickly bring the Nanyang bandits under his command. Jun laid down his weapons and surrendered to us. In addition, tell him that I have already agreed, as long as he surrenders, I will make him the Marquis of Zhuyang, with two thousand households in the city."

Before Xiang Kang finished speaking, Feng Zhong, Chen Ping, Zhang Liang and others beside him had already widened their eyes, and said in unison: "Your Majesty, did you hear me right? Write such a letter to Han Xin?"

"Only such a letter will be able to temporarily stabilize the Nanyang bandit army." Xiang Kang replied very directly, and urged Feng Zhong: "Brother, don't be dazed, write quickly, in the letter, by the way, put our current I also clearly told Han Xin about the strategic situation, and if there is anything I don’t understand, just ask me.”

Seeing Xiang Kang's insistence, Feng Zhong had no choice but to quickly write a book and write a letter to Han Xin, his former confidant and soldier, according to Xiang Kang's request. Feng Zhong told Han Xin unreservedly about the current strategic situation of his own army through letters, and for the first time, he did not play any falsehoods, deliberately letting Han Xin know the current strategic situation of the Han army clearly.After the letter was written, Xiang Kang asked Xu Ji to arrange a capable courier to return to Sanchuan with the letter first, and go south on Jialiang Road to deliver the letter to Han Xin. He also repeatedly told the messenger to deliver the letter to Han Xin as soon as possible.

Chen Ping, who is also good at scheming, was the first to see through Xiang Kang's intentions, and he had to remind Xiang Kang worriedly: "Your Majesty, are you being too rash? Although bluffing can indeed cover us from attacking others, it is actually killing a Nanyang bandit army." I was caught off guard, but through this letter, Han Xin and Liu Jipifu may see our strategic choice to launch the Southern Expedition now?"

"Of course they can see through it, even without this letter, they can see it, but they will never believe that I will make such a strategic choice." Xiang Kang replied: "Because in terms of our current strategic situation, the priority is to Using troops on the northern front is the right choice for us. If we launch the southern expedition now, we will only miss the good situation on the northern front. In addition, we have always liked to use tricks, so after reading this letter, Han Xin and Liu Ji will definitely think that we It’s just bluffing, and we won’t deliberately waste the good situation on the northern front, so we launch the southern expedition now! Then as long as they are fooled, our good opportunity will come.”

(End of this chapter)