Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 460
"Brother..., oh no, the traitor Xiang Kang sent another 12 Han reinforcements to the battlefield of Qidi? Will he arrive in Licheng soon? Is the news reliable?"

Uncle Zhou, who had just been promoted to the general of the Han army, cast his winking eyes on the blind man. When the secret agents of the Chuji coalition found out the news of the reinforcements of the Han army deliberately spread by the soldiers of the Han army, they quickly reported the situation to Xiang Zhuang, Liu Laosan and Tian Da. After waiting in front of the top leaders of the Chuji coalition forces, the first reaction of Xiang Zhuang, Tian Da and others was not only shock and fear, but also suspicion. They all said suspiciously: "Really? Is it such a coincidence? We The reinforcements will arrive soon, and the Han bandits will be so lucky that reinforcements will arrive soon? Do you want so many reinforcements in one go?"

"Isn't this the traitor Xiang Kang's usual habit of using troops?" The treacherous Liu Laosan was also a little suspicious, thinking and said: "Let's not talk about whether the traitor Xiang Kang dared to hand over so many troops to Uncle Zhou at the same time. The question is, even if this traitor has the guts to do this, he doesn't need to send so many reinforcements to Uncle Zhou in one go? Before that, Uncle Zhou didn't have any need to ask the traitor Xiang Kang to send so many reinforcements? "

Xiang Zhuang, Tian Da, Liu Laosan and others were also puzzled, because before that, strictly speaking, the progress of the Northern Front Corps of the Han Army was quite smooth. The advantage has always been obvious, and at the same time, it has successfully lured the army of Qi to surrender, so there is no need to ask for help from the rear, let alone ask Xiang Kang to send so many reinforcements in one go.Even if Tian Heng disturbed the situation in Qi State and added countless possible variables to the battlefield in Qi, Uncle Zhou might ask Xiang Kang to send additional troops to prevent any contingencies, and the timing would definitely not be so fast.

More importantly, the number of reinforcements announced by the Han army is also too exaggerated. If the follow-up reinforcements of the Han army are really 12, then with the addition of the Yan army, the total force Xiang Kang handed over to Uncle Zhou will reach The terrifying 26 or more, not only greatly broke the record of the Han army's assembled troops on a single battlefield, but also definitely accounted for more than half of the total Han army's national strength. I have always used soldiers to like the habit of expensive and not expensive.

Because of this, Xiang Zhuang, Liu Laosan and others not only did not dare to believe the news spread by the Han army, but they also suspected that there was a fraud in it, and they all suspected: "Could it be that uncle Zhou is bluffing?" ? Want to bluff us and take the opportunity to get something out of it?"

At this time, Xiang Zhuang and Liu Laosan naturally had to invite Han Xin to listen to his opinions. As a result, even Han Xin, the soldier fairy, couldn't help but be a little suspicious. But regardless of whether it is true or not, Uncle Zhou has only one purpose, which is to lure or force us to attack first, so as to give him a chance to strike later."

"Why do you say that it doesn't matter whether it's true or not? The purpose is to let us do it first?" Xiang Zhuang asked puzzled.

"The reason is very simple. If the secret agents we send to the back of the Han bandits confirm that the Han bandits really have so many reinforcements, then we have no choice but to seek a decisive battle as soon as possible and try to defeat Zhou Shupifu before the Han bandits' reinforcements arrive. Han Xin replied: "In this way, Uncle Zhou only needs to choose the defensive position, use up a relatively easy defensive battle to consume part of our combat strength, persist until his reinforcements arrive, and then he will be much easier to annihilate us."

"It's the same if it's fake." Han Xin added: "As long as the rumors spread by Uncle Zhou can deceive us and make us unclear about the truth, we can only seek a decisive battle as soon as possible for the sake of safety. Then no matter whether we are fighting head-on or trying to win by surprise, he, Uncle Zhou, can strike later and use our opportunity to take the initiative to set up traps for us to take advantage of. So in one sentence, no matter whether the news is true or not, Uncle Zhou’s The purpose is to get us to do it first."

"That's difficult." Xiang Zhuang frowned and said, "If it's fake, it's okay to say, as long as there is another accident in Qi State, it must be Uncle Zhou who can't calm down first. If it's true, then Trouble, if so many traitor reinforcements are about to arrive, then even if we join forces with General Ji Bu and the others, we will only continue to be at a disadvantage?"

Hearing this, Liu Laosan, who was thinking about it, suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly asked Tian Da: "King Jibei, do you still have a carrier pigeon station behind the Han thieves?"

"So there is one in Pingyuan City." Tian Da replied, "But the post station was set up in the Pingyuan Temple, and when Pingyuan City was broken, all the pigeons there were released, so now there is no more. "

"Then we can only rely on careful investigation to find out the news." Liu Laosan said disappointedly.

"Don't worry about Pei Gong, Zuo Sima doesn't have to worry." Han Xin comforted: "Even if the Han bandits block Chidao, our secret work can still pass the news through Lu County. In any case, we can get the news of the Han bandits' reinforcement first." If we are sent to Licheng, we will never be caught off guard by the reinforcements from the Han thieves. The most important thing now is that we are still ready to receive the arrival of the reinforcements. As long as we successfully join forces with the reinforcements, no matter whether the Han thieves really have so many reinforcements , we all have the hope of winning head-on. If there is any accident with our reinforcements, then we will be in serious trouble."

Xiang Zhuang, Tian Da and the others thought it was the same, so they could only nod their heads, put the matter aside for the time being, and give priority to preparing for the reinforcements to join forces, and then send more spies to the north to inquire about the damn Han reinforcements.Han Xin said something to himself again, and muttered in a low voice: "I don't believe it, my luck will be so bad, I finally caught a chance to confront the traitors head-on, Xiang Kang's traitors will It just happened to send so many reinforcements to Zhou Shupifu."

To the surprise of the Chu-Ji coalition forces, although the Han army must be able to find out their reinforcements through scouts, it is hoped that they will divide their troops in advance to block and even defeat the Chu-Ji coalition forces. However, during this period, the Han army did not take any measures to deal with this situation. In view of the situation, and at the same time when the weather turned better the next day, Han Xin was unavoidably guilty of not rushing to send troops to attack Licheng City, which is at the corner of Jinjiling.

It is precisely because the Han army did not take any action that at noon on the third day, the 14 western Chu troops led by Ji Bu, Xiang Sheng, Xiang Han and other generals arrived at Jinji Ridge smoothly. The joint forces of the Ji coalition army joined forces in one place, expanding the strength of the Chu-Ji coalition army, including the defenders of Licheng, to more than [-]. It also allowed Han Xin, the actual military adviser of the Chu-Ji coalition army, to have for the first time a force that was basically the same as that of the Han army at war. Troops—rare.

It's a pity that after the meeting, the Chu-Ji Allied Forces were not all cheering and joyful. Xiang Sheng, Xiang Han, and Xiang Ta, who led the reinforcements to the north this time, are all descendants of the Xiang family and cousins ​​of Xiang Zhuang. The cousin, of course, can willingly accept Xiang Zhuang's orders, but Ji Bu, who is still above Xiang Zhuang's seniority, is not so easy to talk to. The unconvinced attitude is almost palpable.

Fortunately, Xiang Zhuang's stable personality is only second to Xiang Kang among the Xiang family's children. Even though he saw Ji Bu's dissatisfaction, he deliberately pretended not to see it for the sake of the overall situation. Hurry up and set up a banquet to celebrate the successful reunion with everyone, and also discuss how to win the decisive battle with the Han Army's Northern Front Corps.

Ji Bu was still unwilling to give Xiang Zhuang face, and at the very beginning of the discussion, Ji Bu rushed to say: "Zuo Sima, although our reunion went smoothly, our army has come from a long way, and our soldiers are tired. Fortress, so in a short time, we'd better not be in a hurry to start a decisive battle with the Han bandits."

"Don't worry, General Ji, of course I understand this truth." Xiang Zhuang still forced a smile, and said: "But there is no absolute, if the news that the traitor deliberately spread the day before yesterday is true, we may not dare to be patient with the traitor. It's spent."

After all, Xiang Zhuang told Ji Bu, Xiang Sheng and others about the reinforcement situation of the Han army that Xi Zuo had found out about. As a result, the faces of Xiang Sheng, Xiang Han and others changed drastically when they heard it, and they never thought of them My scumbag cousin would have the courage to hand over so many troops to Uncle Zhou, a general with a foreign surname, at the same time.After hearing this, Ji Bu hurriedly asked, "Has the news been confirmed? Is it true, or is the traitor deliberately bluffing?"

"Not yet confirmed." Xiang Zhuang said with a smile: "But don't worry, General Ji, he has sent additional agents to the north. If reinforcements arrive from the Han bandits, we will definitely receive accurate information first."

Ji Bu sneered when he heard this, and he still had an expression like you on his face. When Xiang Zhuang was holding back his anger, suddenly a guard from outside the tent flew in to report, playing: "Report to Zuo Sima, King Jibei, the Han bandits are here!" Send a team of soldiers to escort a man with a white flag to our defense area. After getting in touch with our scouts, he handed over the man to our scouts, saying that the man was the spy who had been placed in Zhaodi by King Jibei. , and returned it to us kindly after being captured by them.”

"There is such a thing?" Xiang Zhuang was stunned when he heard it, and then quickly asked: "Did someone bring it? Hurry up and bring it in!"

Of course, the Xizuo of the Jibei Army, which the Han army voluntarily handed over to the Chuji Allied Army, had already been taken out of the account, and was soon brought before Xiang Zhuang and others. Tian Da first came forward in person and verified that the man was indeed his army Xiaozuo, who was placed in Zhaodi, then hurriedly asked: "How did you get arrested? Why did the Han thief give you back to us so kindly?"

"Reporting to the king, I don't know why the traitors let me go." Jibei Army Xizuo replied with a sad face: "The villain found out important enemy information in Dongwu City in Zhaodi, and hurried back to the country to report to you. I never thought about it." On the road, the patrol soldiers of the traitors found out their identity and were arrested by them, and then for some reason, the traitors sent the villain to Licheng overnight in a light vehicle, and then escorted the villain here to release him.”

"What important enemy situation did you find out?" Tian Da hurriedly asked again.

"Reporting to the king, the reinforcements of the Han bandits are here!"

The first sentence of the Jinbei Army's detailed answer caused Xiang Zhuang, Tian Da and others to change their faces, and then continued: "More than four days ago, without any warning, a large-scale Han bandit army I rushed to Tobu City suddenly, and after a short rest, I came back to our Jibei, and I was ordered to monitor the movements of the Han thieves in Tobu City, and knew that the matter was serious, so I hurried back to report to you."

"Approximately how many troops are there in that army of traitors?" Tian Da hurriedly asked again.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, there should be [-] to [-]. The time is short, and the villain has no time to count carefully, but it must be about this number." The Jibei Army's detailed work quickly replied: "Also, preliminary confirmation, the belt of this Han bandit The generals of the team include Zhujishi and Li Shang, and Feng Zhong, who fought with us in Pingyuan before, is also here."

The Central Army tent of the Chu Army Allied Forces was completely silent, so quiet that one could clearly hear a needle drop on the ground. Han Xin, who was sitting at the bottom, slowly turned his gaze to the direction of the Han Army camp in the north, and seemed to see Unconvinced, Uncle Zhou was twitching his fingers contemptuously, as if he heard Uncle Zhou's heartfelt voice, "Zhuzi, come on, don't you like decisive battles? This general will accompany you to the end."

The ashen-faced Xiang Zhuang refused to give up. After being in a daze for a while, he hurriedly asked whether the information provided by the Jibei Army Xizuo was true. The army even used his head to guarantee that the news was true.In the end, it was Liu Laosan who said helplessly: "Zuo Sima, don't ask, the news is definitely true. Uncle Zhou deliberately put back our detailed work to let us know the news and force us to communicate with him as soon as possible." decisive battle."

With a bang, Xiang Zhuang slammed his fist on the table in front of him, causing the bowls and chopsticks to jump together, and then said with a livid face: "It's hard to see a little hope, I didn't expect the traitors to come here all at once. With so many reinforcements, our battle will be extremely difficult now."

"Then why are you still standing there?" Ji Bu, who was still opposed to the decisive battle just now, yelled loudly, and said, "Because the reinforcements from the traitors have not yet arrived, our strength is basically the same as that of the traitors on the battlefield in Licheng. Hurry up!" Send a letter of challenge to the Han bandits, ask the Han bandits to fight to the death with us, and try to defeat Zhou Shupifu before the Han bandits' reinforcements arrive!"

"General Ji, do you think Uncle Zhou is an idiot?" Xiang Zhuang finally couldn't take it anymore, and said angrily: "Now he just needs to wait patiently until his reinforcements arrive, and he will immediately have a sure chance of winning. Why should he agree to a decisive battle with us? Attack The camp of the traitors is a tough battle, are we sure we can take it down?"

"Then we can't just sit and wait for death, can we?" Ji Bu replied angrily, "When the reinforcements from the Han bandits arrive, it will be easy for you to hide on the mountain to defend. How can our army stationed at the foot of the mountain defend?"

Seeing that Ji Bu and Xiang Zhuang were turning against each other, Liu Laosan, Tian Da and others beside him hurriedly tried to persuade them to make peace. Fortunately, Xiang Zhuang didn't care too much about Ji Bu for the sake of the overall situation. He just turned to Han Xin angrily and asked: " General Han Xin, what do you think about this?"

"There is only one way. Take the initiative to attack and force the Han thieves to fight a decisive battle." Han Xinqiang replied with a smile: "Then try our best to defeat the Han thieves in the field, even if the reinforcements of the Han thieves arrive, it will not be effective."

"But Uncle Zhou will definitely not risk a decisive battle with us? How can we force him to a decisive battle?" Xiang Zhuang said with a frown.

"The Han thieves currently have a weakness, and it's their only weakness." Han Xin replied, "To avoid accidents, Uncle Zhou let the Yan State thieves camp independently. Hope to force the Han bandits to send troops to rescue the camp of Yan Guo bandit army, so we have to fight this decisive battle with us."

"It's a way." Xiang Zhuang nodded and said, "Yan's bandit army has been severely injured by us before, and even the coach Zang Yan was seriously injured. We should have great hope of taking their camp by force. As long as their camp is in a hurry, the Han bandits It’s just that if you don’t think about it, you can’t do it.”

"The bandit army of the Yan State has set up camp for several days, and has already built a strong fortress. It is difficult for us to take it if we only attack from the front, and the bandit army of the Yan State may consume a lot of our troops." Han Xin said: " To achieve our goal, we must use some strategies and tactics..."

As if there was a tacit understanding, at the same time in the Han army camp, when the guards reported to Uncle Zhou that the Jibei Army’s detailed work had been successfully returned to the Chuji Allied Forces, Uncle Zhou immediately smiled and said: “If there is no accident, Chu Ji The bandit army must be losing their composure, and our friends from the Yan State must also be in trouble."

"The general thinks that the Chu Ji bandit army will storm the camp of the Yan army, force us to send troops to reinforce, and take the opportunity to launch a decisive battle with us?" Li Shiqi, who is quite knowledgeable in military affairs, immediately understood Uncle Zhou's implication.

"This is also their only way." Uncle Zhou said with a smile: "But I bet that Han Xin will never be so stupid as to blindly attack head-on. And my late attack, who will be able to control whom.”

(End of this chapter)