Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 409 Why don't the Han thieves dare?

As I said before, I lost contact with the Nanyang Army Secret Work lurking in the Xingyang area, and then discovered that the Han army had sealed off the Sanchuan border. For the sake of caution, the intuitive Nanyang Army Yingchuan County Governor Zhou Chang felt uneasy. In addition to arranging detailed work from the Xinzheng area to bypass the Songshan Mountains and go north to investigate the enemy's situation, he wrote this situation into a letter and sent a fast horse to Xincheng to inform Han Xin of the matter, so that Han Xin, who has the right to control himself, also knew this situation.

It was a coincidence that Zhou Chang's messenger finally arrived at the gate of Han Xin's camp on the afternoon of the second day, and it took some time for the soldiers guarding the gate to verify their identities before they were able to enter Han Xin's camp. When the battalion came to the gate of the Chinese army camp, before the soldiers from the outer battalion who led Zhou Chang came forward to explain the situation, a Nanyang soldier rushed from behind, holding a small red flag in his hand. , Running out of breath and still yelling anxiously, "Urgent military situation! Urgent military situation! Get out of the way! Everyone get out of the way!"

Seeing this situation, the soldiers from the outer battalion who led Zhou Chang's messenger here had no choice but to pull Zhou Chang's messenger back a few steps and said apologetically, "Sir, forgive me, this is our general's rule. , if our scout returns to the camp holding the red flag, everyone must let him report first."

Messenger Zhou Chang was not in a hurry, of course he smiled and expressed his understanding, allowing the scout to negotiate with the guards of the Chinese army camp ahead of him, and was led into the Chinese army camp before him, while curious in his heart, "What's the matter? How can you be in such a hurry?"

It was a coincidence that at the same time, in the big tent of the Chinese army, Han Xin, who had a rare leisure time, was playing Liubo with Zhou Bo. Even though Lu Jia, Xi Juan and other Nanyang Army civil and military personnel all stood by Zhou Bo's side, it was not a gentleman to watch chess desperately. Zhou Bo made a move, Zhou Bo also couldn't stand Han Xin's fierce offensive on the chessboard, and finally had to push the game to admit defeat, and shouted helplessly: "Give up! General, you still refuse to show mercy at all, I have known you for so many years , I have never won a single game with you!"

"Playing chess is like fighting a war, so of course you can't show mercy." Han Xin said still with pride in his tone, "How can it be possible to show mercy to the enemy on the battlefield where the two armies are confronting each other?"

Zhou Bo refused to be convinced, and immediately proposed to play another game with Han Xin, but Han Xin was too lazy to waste time with an opponent of Zhou Bo's level, and immediately made excuses, but Zhou Bo said that he wanted to play another game, and the result was Han Xin and Zhou Bo entangled While going on and on, the soldiers outside the tent finally sent an urgent report, saying that the scouts who went to Henan to investigate the enemy's situation had an urgent and important military report. Han Xin took the opportunity to escape and hurriedly ordered: "Come in quickly."

Before the words were finished, the Nanyang army scouts who had been guarding the front of the big tent had already rushed in, saluted in a hurry, and played loudly: "General, our army is lurking in the vicinity of Henan County for an urgent report. Last night, the Han bandits in Henan suddenly mobilized a large number of people to rush to build a pontoon bridge on the Luoshui River, and as of dawn, the Han bandits in Henan had already built six pontoon bridges on the Luoshui River!"

"Scramble to build a pontoon bridge?" Han Xin raised his eyebrows, and asked in doubt: "Why did the Henan Han thieves scramble to build a pontoon bridge overnight? Besides scrambling to build a pontoon bridge, did our careful work find any other abnormalities?"

"Report to the general, no." The scout replied.

Han Xin's face became a little gloomy, and he hurriedly asked again: "Then did you know when the Han bandits in Henan started rushing to build the pontoon bridge last night?"

"This..." The scout was in a dilemma, and hurriedly replied: "Forgive me, the general, the villain came in a hurry, and forgot to ask our secret agent this question, but our secret agent should not know, because our secret agent is here. In the middle of the night, he accidentally discovered that there were torches everywhere at the Henan Ferry, and then he discovered that the Han thieves were scrambling to build the pontoon bridge, so he probably didn’t know when the Han thieves started building the pontoon bridge.”

Fortunately, Han Xin is a very reasonable person. After a little calculation, he said: "It was discovered that the Han bandits were robbing the pontoon bridge in the middle of last night. If you find any unusual movements by the traitors, report them immediately."

The scouts sang promises, and then they left. Zhou Bo, Lu Jia and others also said in surprise: "General, what the hell are the Chinese thieves doing? Why did they rush to build the pontoon overnight?"

"Of course it's not a pontoon bridge built for us." Han Xin said without thinking, "There is only one possibility, that is, the Han thieves are about to send troops south and launch a counterattack against us."

"Counterattack?" Zhou Bo and Lu Jia were shocked together, and they both said, "Could it be that the reinforcements from the Han bandits are coming soon?"

"Only this explanation, counting the time, the reinforcements of the traitors should indeed arrive." Han Xin replied calmly: "But don't worry, the reinforcements of the traitors will not be many, otherwise, the traitors will not only be here Only six pontoon bridges were built on the Luoshui River. Judging from the number of pontoon bridges, the reinforcements of the Han bandits should only be between [-] and [-]. They are only capable of fighting in front of us, but we are not sure that we will be able to win."

When Lu Jia, Zhou Bo and the others breathed a sigh of relief, Zhou Chang’s envoy begged to see him again, and after learning that the Han army had sealed off the Sanchuan border, Han Xin, who had a sharper intuition, vaguely realized that something was wrong. , Secretly said: "Why did the Han thieves do this? To cover the main force of the Han thieves and return to aid Sanchuan? But that's not right, there are only six pontoon bridges on the Luoshui River. It is impossible for a large-scale army of Han thieves to cross the river quickly?"

Bingxian Han Xin is also worthy of being Xiang Kang's most vigilant opponent. Just relying on his sixth sense to find that the situation is wrong, Han Xin made a decisive decision and ordered: "Send the order, and the whole army will immediately pull out the camp and move to the south bank of Yishui to set up camp. , the sooner the better!"

"Why?" Zhou Bo hurriedly asked: "General, the specific situation of the enemy is still unclear, why did we move the camp to the south bank of Yishui so quickly?"

"Don't ask too much." Han Xin didn't bother to explain to Zhou Bo, and said, "To be prudent, we'd better move to the south bank of Yishui immediately, so that no matter what happens, we have plenty of contingency options."

Zhou Bo, who was asked to be obedient by Liu Laosan, had no choice but to clasped his fists and agreed, and immediately set out to organize the army to move the camp. Lu Jia who was next to him hurriedly reminded: "General, what about the Western Chu army? Those who are stationed on the north bank of Yishui, should they also move to the south bank of Yishui?"

"Go to the camp of the Western Chu Army yourself." Han Xin replied calmly, "Tell Liji what happened in Henan County last night, and tell me that according to my analysis, the Han bandits are likely to have a big move. For the sake of safety, please, like us, immediately move the camp to the south bank of Yishui, so that no matter what happens, we can calmly deal with it."

Lu Jia agreed to go out of the tent and cross the camp to meet Liji, and persuaded the Western Chu army to pass through the Yishui Li camp as soon as possible, leaving Han Xin in the tent of the Chinese army thinking hard, "What do the Han thieves want to do? Judging from the number of pontoon bridges, even if they have reinforcements, they will not be many. Why do they have to put on an aggressive posture? Is it because the Han bandit generals who led the troops back to help Henan were greedy for meritorious service and underestimated the enemy, and were ready to fight us to the death? Or did they have other plans? ?”

Without the perspective of God, the intelligence support he obtained was even more limited. Of course, Han Xin could not see through the real intention of the Han army, so he could only make up his mind to withdraw from Yishui as soon as possible, and make preparations to sneak away. However, after a while After a while, when the soldiers of the Nanyang army were still pulling out the tents, the news of Liji's visit suddenly came from outside the tents. Han Xinxin complained, knowing that it must be Lu Jia's persuasion of Liji that was not going well, and Liji not only refused to listen , and even came to Xingshi to inquire about the crime, but there was nothing he could do, so he could only bite the bullet and order an interview.

Sure enough, after rushing into Han Xin's large tent of the Chinese army, Liji's monstrous anger almost burned Han Xin's large tent of the Chinese army to ashes. Han Xin roared and questioned, asking why Han Xin was so fearful of the enemy, and moved the camp in fright before the enemy appeared, and yelled insightfully: "Even if the Han bandits in Henan suddenly built six pontoon bridges on the Luoshui River last night, so what?" How many thieves can cross the river immediately with just six pontoon bridges? No need for our scouts to investigate again, just based on the number of pontoon bridges, the general can be sure that even if there are reinforcements, the number of thieves will definitely not be too many! That being the case, what else do we have to fear?!"

"General Li, I am also for the sake of safety." Han Xin explained in a deep voice: "We will quickly transfer to the south bank of Yishui to set up camp. No matter what happens, we can deal with it calmly. We can defend if we can. If we can't, we can rely on Let Yishui stop them temporarily, and quickly move southward, so that it is not easy for the Han thieves to catch up and bite."

"Then how do we fight back?" Liji growled and asked a key question, "The Han bandits rushed to build the pontoon bridge, and it was clear that they were planning to take the initiative to go south. Calculated from the number of pontoon bridges the Han bandits have, even if the Han bandits have reinforcements, their strength will not be much at most. More than 3 people, we have a full [-] troops (some were added after capturing Xincheng and Liang County), not only are we not at a disadvantage, but we also have the upper hand in strength, and we are absolutely sure to use this opportunity to deal with the Han thieves! Why bother? Being so conservative, taking the initiative to withdraw from Yishui, and taking the initiative to give up the position on the west bank, how can we quickly enter the army and fight the Han thieves to the death?"

Of course, Han Xin knew that his choice was too conservative, but he had no choice but to tell Han Xin that this matter would never be so simple, so after thinking about it for a while, Han Xin could only swallow his anger and say: "General Li has taught you well, but I have given the order to transfer the camp, and the soldiers of our Nanyang Army are already pulling out camps. How about this, let us go through the Yishui Li Camp first. If the reinforcements from the Han bandits arrive, there will really be Opportunity for a decisive battle, I will lead the troops across the river immediately, and help you fight the traitors to the death!"

"No way!" Li Ji flatly refused, then stared into Han Xin's eyes, and said viciously, "Because this general doesn't trust you! Do you remember? When you were in Cheyuan Pavilion, you cheated and left us in Xichu General Gong Ao of the Chinese army fought hard alone, and almost wiped out the entire army of General Gong Ao, this general does not want to repeat the same mistakes!"

Never thought that the Xiang that Liu Laosan pulled out at the beginning would fall on his head at this moment. Han Xin was completely speechless, and it was still a coincidence that at this moment, another scout entered the account, and Xiang Han Xin played loudly: "General, an urgent report from Henan Ferry. During the time of this morning, a group of Han bandits returned from Chidao to the city of Henan, and immediately crossed the river to the south!"

"Who is the traitor general in charge of the army?" Han Xin asked quickly.

"How many troops do the traitors have?" Liji was more concerned about this question.

"Reporting to the general, the leader of the Han bandits who came to command the troops is Long Qi." The scout answered Han Xin's question first, and then cupped his hands to Li Ji and said, "To General Xi Chu, the strength of the Han bandits is about [-] to [-]." Between [-], judging from the number of flags, it will definitely not exceed [-]."

"Did you hear that?" Liji was overjoyed when he heard that, and immediately said to Han Xin: "Have you heard that, the strength of the Han bandits will not exceed 2, and there are only more than [-] Han bandits. Are we still afraid of birds? As long as we fight We will make great contributions to the King of Western Chu by destroying this group of Han thieves. Even if the Han thieves come back to help us and we are forced to retreat south, the King of Western Chu will only praise us for what we have done. Give it to us!"

"I wish it was so easy." Han Xin smiled wryly, and said, "Although Long Qie has always been brave and foolhardy, it is not difficult to deal with it, but if the Han thief has other moves..."

"Then play it by ear!" Liji interrupted Han Xin roughly, and waved: "Long Qie has come from a long way, the soldiers are exhausted, and the opportunity is rare, we must not miss it! Immediately tell your soldiers to stop moving camps, and prepare to fight with Long Qie Fight to the death! Otherwise, you will be responsible for all the consequences!"

Han Xin was still extremely hesitant, but Li Ji acted on his behalf, yelling at Han Xin's soldiers, forcing Han Xin's soldiers to immediately order to stop moving the camp, and the soldiers looked at Han Xin in embarrassment. , nodded slowly, agreed to take back the order to move the camp, and said in his heart: "The dragon is nothing to be afraid of, as long as you give me a little time, it will not be difficult to defeat him. Come on, let’s find a way to make a quick decision as soon as possible.”

By the way, Han Xin is really not afraid of being behind Longqi, and there will be reinforcements from the Han army, because at that time, no matter how stupid Liji is, he will agree to retreat immediately, and return to the hinterland of Yingchuan from Xincheng. It is complex, with many mountains, forests and rivers, and there are good places for ambushes everywhere. It is also the ideal battlefield where Han Xin can give full play to his tactical advantages. Even if Xiang Kang personally leads the army to pursue him, Han Xin is sure that he can beat Xiang Kang all over the place. !Blossoming all over the face!
In this way, because of the strong opposition from Liji, the Southern Front Corps of the Western Chu Army, Han Xin, whose status and strength were both lower than Liji, could only swallow his anger and withdraw the order to move the camp. It was to re-install the army tents and set up camp defenses. Fortunately, both civil and military personnel of the Nanyang Army knew that their own army would not dare to offend the Western Chu Army, and could understand Han Xin's difficulties, so the people did not complain much.

During this period, Han Xin and Liji naturally had to send a large number of scouts to the north to investigate the situation of the Han army, and soon confirmed that the sudden arrival of the Han army, Long Qie, would never have more than 5000 troops, and at the same time came lightly. Food, grass and supplies are supplied by the two cities of Luoyang and Henan. Obviously, even if there is a Han army brigade behind Longqie, the distance must be quite far, and it is absolutely impossible to rush to the Xincheng battlefield for reinforcements in a short time.Liji was more relieved when he knew the situation, and Han Xin felt a little more at ease, and quickly began to think about how to take advantage of the opportunity that Longqie came from afar, and quickly kill Longqie who was sure he could deal with it.

Needless to say, the idea of ​​robbing the camp at night quickly appeared in Han Xin's mind. However, it is a pity that Long Qi, who was notoriously lacking in tactics under Xiang Kang's account, was very cautious this time. , just hurried south for forty miles, and immediately stopped twenty miles north of Xincheng, and when the Nanyang Army scouts confirmed the situation, it was already dark, and the Nanyang Army had no time to prepare for the night. Attack, Han Xin had no choice but to give up the idea.

"Why don't we take the initiative to go north tomorrow for a decisive battle? Longqi's idiot has an irritable personality and is not as brazen as Xiang Kang's traitor. Even if he refuses to fight, as long as we use some insults and provocations, there is still hope to provoke him to a decisive battle. If we succeed in doing this, how can we ensure victory?"

While racking his brains, another soldier from outside the account reported that Zhou Chang had sent an envoy to contact Han Xin. Han Xin did not hesitate to hear this, and immediately ordered to summon him, and within a day, he arrived The second messenger from Zhou Chang was led to Han Xin.Han Xin was a little worried at first, afraid that there would be some urgent bad news, but after seeing Zhou Chang's messenger's expression as usual, Han Xin put his heart back into his stomach and asked, "What's the situation?"

"Report to the General." Zhou Chang's second messenger handed over the letter with both hands, and replied respectfully: "Zhou Junzun asked the villain to report that a Han bandit army suddenly invaded Xinzheng. For the sake of caution, Zhou Junzun has decided to lead Ying The troops from Chuanjun have withdrawn to Yangdi, so I sent a villain to inform you."

Although Zhou Chang's messenger replied politely, Han Xin jumped up in surprise after hearing this, rushed to Zhou Chang's messenger himself, grabbed Zhou Chang's letter and opened it for a closer look. When he saw Zhou Chang’s report that it was the general of the Han army Zhong Limei who led [-] troops to attack Xinzheng, Han Xin’s face turned pale for the first time, and he stomped his feet in anger, and roared to the sky: “Li Qifu! This general was killed by you——!"

"Quick, go and tell Zhou Bo and Lu Jia to come see me right away! Also, send someone to contact Liji, tell him that there is an urgent military situation, and tell him to come see me immediately no matter what!"

According to Han Xin's order, Zhou Bo, Lu Jia and others were quickly sent to the Chinese army tent to meet Han Xin, and then Han Xin was not polite, and immediately shouted: "Immediately send the order to load the food, grass and weapons overnight, and abandon the camp." Go south and return to aid Yingchuan!"

"Abandon the camp overnight and go south?"

Zhou Bo and the others almost didn't think they had heard it wrong, so they hurriedly asked Han Xin for the reason, but Han Xin didn't answer, but just handed Zhou Bo, Lu Jia and others the Zhou Changjun Newsletter they had just received, but it was a pity that Zhou Bo, Lu Jia, etc. People are far behind Han Xin in this aspect. After reading Zhou Chang's letter, it was even more inexplicable. Then Lu Jia asked very strangely: "General, what's the matter even if the Han thieves attack Xinzheng? Xinzheng is far away from Xincheng. It's nearly three hundred miles away, even if the Han bandits take Xinzheng, they won't pose any threat to us, do we need to give up our tents and luggage and retreat urgently?"

"It's too tiring to talk to you dog-killing people!" Han Xin was furious for the first time, and shouted: "You still can't see the obvious intentions of the Han thieves? The purpose of stalking us on the Xincheng battlefield is of course to take advantage of the emptiness to enter the hinterland of our Yingchuan, and go straight to Xiangcheng, where our food and grass are hoarded and transferred to the camp! Then as long as the Han thieves take Xiangcheng, they can not only snatch us from the stockpile in Xiangcheng. The precious food and grass in the city can also cut off our escape route back to Nanyang! At that time, it will be even more difficult for us not to fail miserably!"

"Rush to Xiangcheng? The Han bandits dare to take such a risk?" Zhou Bo, Lu Jia and the others said in disbelief, "Zhongli's [-] lone army dare to penetrate so far into the hinterland of Yingchuan and directly attack Xiangcheng?"

"Why don't the Han thieves dare?" Han Xin roared and asked back: "Our main force on the northern front is far away in Xincheng, and it is bitten by Long Qiefu, so we can't retreat quickly! The main force of Zhou Chang's county troops is in Yangcheng, and the withdrawal is certain. They will also be bitten by the Cheyuanting garrison of the Han thieves! Our Yingchuan hinterland is now extremely empty, and there is an open plain from Xinzheng to Xiangcheng. Attacking Xiangcheng?!"

"More than that!" Han Xin slammed the case in front of him in pain and said: "Behind Mr. Zhongli Mo, there must be a main brigade of traitors led by that traitor Xiang Kang himself. This kind of traitorous general is driven to the front and rushes forward for him! Only the traitor Xiang Kang can hold down the traitorous generals like Long Qie and Zhong Limei who are not subordinate to each other after the traitors join forces!"

Reminiscent of the terrible consequences after the fall of Xiangcheng, the faces of Zhou Bo, Lu Jia and others also began to turn pale, but after thinking about it, Lu Jia asked very strangely: "General, why did you say that before?" Chisel, firmly insist that the Han bandits will not give up the fat and meat of Qidi that is already at your fingertips, and launch a large-scale southern expedition now?"

Lu Jia's words stunned Han Xin, and finally reminded Han Xin of his negligence when he was too nervous just now. Why did Xiang Kang leave Qidi, who was already dying, and did not fight? Settle accounts?Did he accidentally dig Xiang Kang's ancestral grave?Stepped on Xiang Kang's tail?
(End of this chapter)