Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 407 Strategic Mistake
Not wanting to give up the fat of Linjiang that was already on his lips, but also wanting to focus on the overall situation, although Han Xin's strategy of dividing troops was adopted by Liu Laosan, strictly speaking, this strategy is actually quite risky, because the Nanyang Army was originally It's just that the small profit is small and the strength is insufficient. Dividing troops from the north and the south for hundreds of miles to fight on two fronts is not only a severe test for the Nanyang Army's money and food logistics, but also very likely to give the enemy a chance to defeat the Nanyang Army one by one.

But fortunately, the strategic situation of the Nanyang Army is really good-at least it was the case when Liu Laosan decided to divide his troops. Bao, there is no strength to launch a large-scale counterattack, and the Nanyang Army has seized a lot of money and food in Nanjun to support the war, so there is no need to rely on the rear of Nanyang to supply money and food, plus the autumn harvest is coming, Xiao He who stays in Nanyang can rest assured and bold The warehouse was emptied to supply the northern front, so the Nanyang Army still boldly implemented this strategic plan.

The strategic timing is right, and the tactical aspect is of course no problem-even Xiang Kang, the arch-rival of the Nanyang Army, admits this, so during the period when Han Xin led the Nanyang Army and accompanied the Southern Front Corps of the Western Chu Army to the north, Danshui County near Wuguan In the middle of the year, a small accident happened—the Danshui county magistrate of the Nanyang Army made a mistake because of his ineffectiveness. He was scolded by the Danshui magistrate in public and threatened to report the situation to Wan The city reported that Xiao He, who stayed behind in Wancheng, ordered the dismissal of the county magistrate.

Then, because the matter happened in public, of course, this situation was quickly reported to Wuguan by the Han army, and although it didn't make the Wuguan Han army pay too much attention, it was also very successful in keeping it in the hearts of the Wuguan Han army. Impressed...

Let's look at the situation on Han Xin's side. According to the established plan, after going north to Xiangcheng, Liu Xiang's coalition forces quickly went upstream along the Ru River, first arriving at Jia County, and then continuing to Liang County, which is currently controlled by the Han army. He set off, showing the appearance of preparing to bypass the Gou's line of defense guarded by the Han army, and directly enter the hinterland of Sanchuan via Liang County.

During this period, the mobile units of the Nanyang Army in Yingchuan, according to Han Xin's order, assembled in the Yangcheng area. Xiang Lianjun wanted to attack Goushi again, and went north to cut off the main force of the Han army from the rear of Guanzhong, so as to confuse the judgment of the Han army, and also forced the Sanchuan Han army to deploy troops to reinforce Goushi, weakening the small mobile force of the Sanchuan Han army.

At the same time, because of the heavy responsibilities of Yingchuan Nanyang Army, the Nanyang Army in Nanyang naturally took on the heavy responsibility of escorting food and grass and protecting food roads. Naturally, it was weakened even more, which led to the emptiness of the Nanyang hinterland, the largest rear of the Nanyang Army, and gradually turned the Hanzhong Han Army into a sharp knife that could stab into the hinterland of the Nanyang Army at any time.

"Everything that needs to be arranged has been arranged, and the next thing is to see when Li Shangfu will be fooled."

After making these arrangements, the Liu Xiang coalition army has successfully arrived at the city of Liang County, the southernmost point of Sanchuan County. Then, according to the principles of military strategists, the Liu Xiang coalition army actively prepared various siege weapons while sending envoys into the city to persuade troops The weak defenders of Liang County took the initiative to surrender in Kaesong.However, at this time, Zhou Chang, the governor of Yingchuan County of the Nanyang Army, sent someone to Han Xin with an urgent military report...

"What? Julu City has already been breached by the Han thieves? The main forces of the Qidi Allied Army and the Western Chu Army on the battlefield of Zhaodi have also been defeated by the Han thieves? How is it possible? So fast?!"

Even Han Xin, after receiving the news of the rapid defeat of the anti-Han coalition forces in Julu, was inevitably taken aback. Brows, because the important news that Zhou Chang informed him was the information obtained by the Nanyang Army in the Xingyang area, and it only proved that there was such a thing. The Nanyang Army did not know anything about the follow-up development of the Julu War. Even the Han Army won this decisive victory on that day, and the Nanyang Army was not able to figure it out.

Don't blame the Nanyang Army's incompetence, the main reason is that the distance is too far, and in this era, there are no newspapers, telephones or mobile phones to quickly transmit a large amount of information. Naturally, the Nanyang Army's secret operations cannot get accurate information on the Julu Battlefield just relying on hearsay.

Not only Han Xin frowned, but also Lu Jia, Zhou Bo and other civil and military personnel from the Nanyang Army who came with them also frowned. After a moment of nervous calculation, Lu Jia also said to Han Xin: "General, do you want to reconsider our strategic plan?" The Han bandits won a big victory in Julu, and they have spared their strength to come back to aid Sanchuan. If we continue to go north to the hinterland of Sanchuan, I am afraid that there will be no small danger."

In addition to politics, Han Xin, whose strategic and tactical values ​​​​are displayed together, did not say a word. After a long time, Han Xin said: "We can't give up, and there is no need to rush to give up our established strategic plan. First, the situation on the battlefield in Zhaodi We still don’t know, if there is still hope for the Western Chu army, we will give up here, and the king of Western Chu will definitely not agree. Second, the distance is far away, and even if the main force of the Han bandits returns to Sanchuan, it will not be possible in ten days and a half months. , we have plenty of response time.”

After saying these words, Han Xin quickly made up his mind and said: "Continue to fight, first take down Liang County, and then play it by ear! If the Western Chu Army still has a chance in Zhaodi, we continue to go north, just to give the Western Chu Army Help share the pressure. If the Western Chu army is in a decisive battle in Zhaodi, and the Han bandits return to rescue Sanchuan, we will retreat immediately!"

We all know that Han Xin has made up his mind that Liu Laosan can't change it, and Lu Jia, Zhou Bo and others did not dare to object. After nodding and accepting the order, Lu Jia said to Han Xin again: "General, do you want to go to King Wen, please?" Your Majesty, lead the army northward and return to Nanyang as soon as possible, just in case."

"Of course you can go to the text. If you want, you can write to the king now." Han Xin said with a wry smile: "But in the current situation, it may be better than us to let the king let go of Linjiang's fat meat that has already been eaten. It will be difficult to take down Sanchuan County and Luoyang City."

Lu Jia thought about it, so he didn't waste his energy and sent people all the way to deliver the letter to Liu Laosan.On the other hand, when Li Ji, a general of the Western Chu Army who was fighting with the Nanyang Army, knew about this situation, he also agreed with Han Xin's decision, thinking that there is no need to give up in a hurry when the specific situation of the Zhaodi battlefield has not yet been clarified. Going north, we should continue to put pressure on the hinterland of Sanchuan of the Han army, and share the pressure with the Western Chu army on the northern line by encircling Wei and saving Zhao.

At this time, the envoys of the Nanyang Army who went to the city to persuade them to surrender also returned to Han Xin and others, reporting that the magistrate of Liang County of the Han Army was obsessed with ghosts and was severely brainwashed by Xiang Kang. Hearing the cold snort, he immediately decided to attack the city by force and forcibly took down the small town of Liang County, which was isolated and helpless.

The small town of Liang County, which was guarded by nearly a thousand county soldiers, of course failed to stop the nearly [-] Liu Xiang coalition forces. It only lasted a day before the Liu Xiang coalition forces' strong attack, and the city was declared to fall. The magistrate of Liang County, who refused to surrender, committed suicide Dedicated to Xiang Kang, the defenders of Liang County were also wiped out by Liu Xiang's coalition forces. The food, grass and military supplies in the city, including civilian food, were all robbed by Liu Xiang's coalition forces. Unfortunately, it became the first Han army city to be captured by the Nanyang army.However, the loyal magistrate of Liang County and the Han army of Liang County did not sacrifice in vain, because Liu Xiang's coalition forces needed time to prepare siege weapons, and the defenders of Liang County also bought five days of contingency time for the main rear.

During this period, Han Xin and others were of course paying close attention to the changes in the situation on the northern front, but they couldn't, the distance was too far, and the scope of the Nanyang Army's meticulous operations was small, so it could only be in places such as Xingyang and Daliang. Collecting intelligence naturally cannot provide reliable intelligence support for Han Xin and others, so Han Xin and others can only confirm that the anti-Han coalition forces suffered a big defeat in Julu. Much accurate information.

On the contrary, the hinterland of Nanyang sent good news during this period, saying that Li Shang was really impatient and had already made preparations for an attack in Hanzhong. The magistrate of Danshui County also secretly got in touch with the Han army in Wuguan, and sent a letter of false surrender to the Han army in Wuguan, using the Han army to seize Danshui as a bait, luring the Han army to send troops to the hinterland of Nanyang as soon as possible.

After confirming these situations, in order to continue to put pressure on the hinterland of the Han army and to lure Li Shang to send troops, Liu Xiang's coalition army quickly continued northward, first easily capturing the two small towns of Yangren and Sihu along the way, and then Going north and arriving at the foot of Xincheng City, it posed a fatal threat to Henan County, the traffic throat of the Han army.

Probably deceived by Xiang Kang's hypocrisy and benevolence, the Xincheng county magistrate of the Han army was also obsessed, and flatly rejected the envoy sent by the Nanyang army to surrender, and insisted on defending the city to be loyal to Xiang Kang. Stopping, while preparing various siege weapons, at the same time dispatching scouts to scout everywhere, inquiring about the actions and reactions of the Sanchuan Han army.

The scouts under Han Xin's command were quite effective. They quickly inquired about the changes in the enemy's situation in the north and reported them to Han Xin, and then did not send Han Xin to collect the information. The [-] troops returned to the hinterland of Sanchuan, and they really paid more attention to the fortified city of Luoyang, which was more important to the Han army, and brought the main force into Luoyang city to garrison. Directly stationed in the city, he put on a defensive posture early on that only defends and does not fight.

"If the food problem can be solved, now is a really good opportunity. As long as the Henan county is captured, the Han bandits will have to divide their troops back from the northern front. But it's difficult, our money and food foundation is too poor, even if we get it smoothly After leaving Henan, we won’t be able to hold on for long, and we are doomed to work hard for Xiang Yu, and the gain outweighs the loss.”

Quietly regretting not being able to fight in the hinterland of Sanchuan for a long time, Zhou Chang sent an urgent report to Han Xin again, and finally reported some important information to Han Xin—the anti-Han coalition forces were defeated on the Julu battlefield The defeat, the defeat of the remnants drove the entire Han army out of Zhao's land. Although Xiang Yu personally led the army to join the northern battlefield, but because there was no support from the former army, he could only choose to face off against the main force of the two main corps of the Han army in the plain.

This time even Han Xin couldn't help beating his heart, because just as Xiang Kang guessed, just relying on these overly general information to roughly analyze the current strategic situation of the Han army, Han Xin, a military genius, immediately saw that the Han army At present, there is a new strategic choice - to separate the two main armies, one main force is responsible for containing and blocking Xiang Yu, and the other main force turns around and goes south to find the Nanyang Army, which is at odds with the Han army, to settle the old scores!

It is precisely because of this that Han Xin finally came up with the idea of ​​changing the established strategic plan, "Should we accept it as soon as it is good, and retreat to the south as soon as possible? Otherwise, if the main force of the Han thieves comes suddenly, we may just want to retreat. It's all difficult!"

From God's point of view, this is of course Han Xin's best choice at present, but it is impossible. Han Xin's current intelligence on the Han army is still seriously insufficient, and it is difficult to accurately analyze the next move of the main force of the Han army. Naturally, there is no way to do it in time. make the right decision.At the same time, what disturbed Han Xin was that at this time, Liu Xiang's coalition forces were ready to attack the city, and they could send troops to take Xincheng County at any time. The generals of Liu Xiang's coalition forces who rushed into the city to grab money, food, and women were all urging Han Xin to hurry up. Initiating a siege, Liji, who was above Han Xin in strength and status, shouted more fiercely than anyone else.

Considering that it is not too short of a day or two, it would be a pity to give up the new city that is already at your fingertips. Han Xin finally ordered to launch a siege, and as expected, he spent most of the day to prepare Sufficient Liu Xiang coalition forces easily took down the remote Xincheng town, forcing the county magistrate of Xincheng of the Han army to abandon the city and flee to the north. **, recklessly and recklessly poisoning living beings.

"Haha! We got in! Congratulations, General, we have won another city of traitors, and finally we have avenged some of our previous revenge!"

Seeing that the city was successfully breached, the generals of the Nanyang Army next to them were of course all smiling, eager to enjoy the money and beauties that the soldiers were about to send as soon as possible, but Han Xin, who was currently in a state of conflict, was not very happy. He took a casual look and was cheering. After entering the defenders in the city, Han Xin murmured in his heart, "What's the use of beating them down? If the Han thieves launch a counterattack with their main force, we dare not even defend this remote city. Could it be that we can only take the initiative?" give up."

At this time, the scouts of the Nanyang Army who were patrolling and guarding around suddenly brought a man dressed as a commoner and a horse, and entered the flag formation to report to Han Xin: "General, I am waiting on the road leading to Henan County in the north." On the way, I got this suspicious man who came on horseback, he claimed to be the messenger of the old man of the general, and he brought the letter of the old man to the general, and he wanted to present it to you, the general."

"A letter from an old friend?" Han Xin, who had few friends, was puzzled and asked, "Did he say it was the old friend of this general?"

"Reporting to the General, I told you, he said that your old friend, General, was Feng Zhong, the former general of the Western Chu Army."

The name that the scout answered shocked Han Xin, and immediately reminded Han Xin of countless past events. Lu Jia, Zhou Bo and others next to him all changed their faces, and they all said angrily: "Feng Zhong? Could it be the one who betrayed the king of Western Chu?" , helped the traitor break Feng Zhongpifu of Pengcheng?!"

"Besides him, who else can there be?" Han Xin smiled bitterly, and asked casually, "Where is Feng Zhong's letter?"

The scouts immediately presented the letters they found on Feng Zhong's envoy. Han Xin stretched out his hand to take it, and when he opened it for a casual look, Feng Zhong's familiar handwriting immediately caught Han Xin's eyes, which made Han Xin's heart tremble again. Feeling, and then, after carefully reading the contents of Feng Zhong's letter, Han Xin's eyes gradually widened, and a very rare expression of shock appeared...

"General, what's the matter?"

Liu Laosan's buddies Lu Jia and Zhou Bo had already walked to Han Xin's side seemingly unintentionally. While asking, they unceremoniously came together to read the letter together. When they saw the content of the letter clearly, Feng Zhong took the initiative to write After the news that Xiang Kang was going to personally lead the army back to aid Sanchuan was directly told to Han Xin, Lu Jia and Zhou Bo were not only taken aback, but also had a thought in their hearts, "Is it true? That traitor Xiang Kang really wants to personally Lead the main force of the Han thieves to launch the Southern Expedition and send troops to attack us?"

After carefully reading Feng Zhong's letter, Han Xin first put down the letter and closed his eyes to think about it, then suddenly opened his eyes, unfolded Feng Zhong's letter to read carefully again, and paid special attention to studying the strategic situation of the Han army that Feng Zhong took the initiative to introduce to himself. Looking at it, Han Xin couldn't help showing a mysterious smile on his face. The haze and worry that had been shrouding Han Xinxin's head before gradually disappeared...

"Bring the visitor back to our camp for hospitality. General Ben will speak to him in person in the evening."

Casually gave instructions on how to treat Feng Zhong's envoy, and it was only after the soldiers escorted the old boss's envoy away that Han Xin turned to Lu Jia and Zhou Bo next to him, smiled and said: "It's okay, we can rest assured, Han thief The main force will definitely not come back directly, we can rest assured that Li Shang will send troops out of his tricks."

"Why?" Lu Jia asked in amazement, "Didn't that idiot Feng Zhong say in his letter that the traitor Xiang Kang would personally lead the main force of the traitors to launch the Southern Expedition?"

"It's just a bluff, trying to intimidate us from making big moves. It's a small trick used by the Han thieves." Han Xin said with a confident smile: "The Western Chu Army's partial division has been wiped out, Zhao Guo has also been forced to surrender to the Han thieves, Qi Ji The coalition forces were severely injured on the battlefield of Zhao State, and Yan State remained neutral. As long as there is a slight strategic vision among the Han thieves, they must understand that they can only continue to hoard heavy troops on the northern line, and wait for the King of Western Chu to be forced to go south. It is in the best strategic interest of the Han thieves to return to aid the battlefield in the middle, and then take advantage of the momentum to advance eastward and seize the whole land."

"In the account of the traitor Xiang Kang, there are definitely more than one or two people who can see this. The traitor Xiang Kang himself is also a master of strategy. He can see this without being reminded by others. He will not make such a stupid strategic mistake. So he personally led the army back to Puyang, the purpose was just to feint attack the hinterland of Western Chu, force the King of Western Chu to return to the battlefield in the middle of the division, and create opportunities for his northern division to advance eastward. The best time to get on the ground!"

"General, are you sure?" Lu Jia asked doubtfully.

"Of course you can!" Han Xin replied firmly, and said, "Unless Xiang Kang's traitor is stupid and stupid, and would rather miss the best strategic opportunity to quickly win the whole land, and give priority to attacking us, otherwise he will never make a mistake. Such a strategic mistake! So I'm sure that even if the Han bandit army really returns to Sanchuan, it will only be a partial division, used to reinforce the guards in the hinterland of Sanchuan, and their main force will never really come back !"

Confidently speaking, Han Xin smiled and said in his heart: "Next, I just need to make false claims with the traitors for the time being, and don't provoke the traitors too much. When that idiot Xiang Yu is tricked back to the middle battlefield by the traitors Xiang Kang, he will be entangled for me. That traitor Xiang Kang, no matter how I fight here, I don’t have to worry that the traitor Xiang Kang will come back with the main force of the traitors.”

I want to emphasize that Han Xin really didn't fall for it, it was just that Xiang Kang made a mistake, he didn't eat the fat of Qi Di that was already on his lips, but he decided to make a strategic mistake and decided to launch the Southern Expedition, even Zhang Liang didn't understand why Xiang Kang Will make such a big strategic mistake, of course Han Xin does not understand why Xiang Kang made such a big wrong strategic choice.

(End of this chapter)