Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 491

A few flowers bloomed, each with one branch. When the generals of the Han army Feng Zhong and Lu Kuang jointly pursued and bit the main force of the Western Chu army, the main force of the Han army led by Xiang Kang himself finally met with the main force of the Han army led by Uncle Zhou at the foot of Huling City. The main force of the northern line of the Han army joined forces at one place, completely ending the long history of the two main forces of the Han army fighting on their own.

This is also the largest reunion of the civil and military officials of the Han army after a few years, and the scene is naturally very touching. As soon as Xiang Kang met, he embraced Uncle Zhou, who really did not betray him, and said goodbye to each other with tears in his eyes. , and then accepted the choked greetings from the young commanders such as Chong Da, Ling Jing and Yang Xi. Long Qi, who had never met since Uncle Zhou was in charge of the northern front battlefield alone, also hugged Uncle Zhou tightly for a long time Not letting go, Mr. Shusun prostrated himself in front of Xiang Kang and wailed loudly, exaggerating and showing off his love for the Lord. The four Shangshan old men who finally got together also held hands with each other and sighed, glad that they could meet again in their lifetime . ——As far as age is concerned, this is indeed no small miracle.

These circumstances also led to Li Teng, the county magistrate of Huling who came to surrender on his own initiative, to be left out in the cold. He saw the main force of the Western Chu army abandoning Huling and retreated on its own, and saw more than 20 Han troops joining forces outside Huling city. Li Teng and Uncle Zhou were too lazy to send people to the city to yell out to persuade him to surrender. Li Teng, who was already frightened to death, hurriedly took the few hundred county soldiers in the city out of the city to surrender, and then because the top Han army had no time to talk to him, Even if he voluntarily offered the city to surrender, he was temporarily held in a distant place by the generals of the Han army, and he was not summoned by Xiang Kang for a long time.

Fortunately, in order not to chill people from Western Chu, Chen Ping hurriedly reminded Xiang Kang not to completely forget the magistrate of Huling who asked to surrender, and then came to Li with Xiang Kang's password. In front of Teng, he said: "Li Xianzun, Your Majesty is too busy at this meeting, and I don't have time to see you for the time being, but our Majesty is still very pleased that you can take the initiative to abandon the darkness and turn to the light. Therefore, the Majesty has granted you the title of Prime Minister of Sishui County, and rewards you." Five thousand gold, let you serve with the army, and I will call you when you are free."

Li Teng was overjoyed when he heard that, and quickly thanked Chen Ping. Chen Ping, who was busy with official duties, didn't have time to continue talking with him, so he ordered Li Teng to report to the Han army officials and receive rewards before leaving. However, Li Teng, who was anxious to show his loyalty Teng quickly said again: "Lieutenant Chen, please wait a moment, I have a very important matter to ask you to play the king."

"What's the matter?" Chen Ping asked casually.

"Reporting to Lieutenant Chen, Xiang Yu, the puppet king of Western Chu, has been injured, and the injury doesn't seem to be serious." Li Teng quickly replied.

"What? There is such a thing?" Chen Ping's heart trembled, and he hurriedly asked, "How do you know?"

"The lower official heard what Master Xiang Bo, the master of Western Chu, said with his own ears." Li Teng quickly replied, "At the second watch last night, when the Western Chu army started to retreat, the lower official didn't know what to do because he didn't receive the order, so he just Hurry out of the city to ask for orders, and when he saw Uncle Xiang, Uncle Xiang casually said that Xiang Yu, the puppet king of Western Chu, had been injured, and asked the subordinate officials to guard Hu Ling to buy time for them to retreat, and he had to stand firm for three days Let’s break out and go to Pengcheng to join them.”

Chen Ping blinked his eyes, then quickly nodded and said: "Very good, the news you provided is very important, I will report it to the king right away, if the news is true, there will definitely be rewards in the future."

After saying that, Chen Ping quickly returned to Xiang Kang, and told Xiang Kang, Uncle Zhou and others the news. As a result, after hearing the news, Xiang Kang and Uncle Zhou immediately looked at each other and saw each other. There was a look of surprise in the other party's eyes, and then Xiang Kang suddenly understood something, and blurted out: "Could it be that my uncle Ji who had never led the army led the army last night, and let Feng Zhong pick a huge bargain, because This reason?"

"It's possible." Uncle Zhou also said immediately: "Although the king of Xichu is violent and cruel, he has never been greedy for life or fear of death. Basically, every time he retreats, he personally leads the army behind the palace. Although he just fought a big battle last night After that, he immediately retreated, and he should have personally led the army that did not participate in the battle to the rear, but Xiang Bo was forced to lead the army to the rear, probably because he was injured."

After saying that, Uncle Zhou frowned again and said, "I just don't know the extent of the injury of King Xichu. If it's only a minor injury, we probably don't have much chance."

"Whether my elder brother is slightly injured or seriously injured, this opportunity cannot be missed!" Xiang Kang made a decisive decision, and immediately said: "Ignore other things for the time being, and don't adjust the army's establishment for the time being. Lead our main force on the northern front and go ahead with all our strength to pursue the remaining troops of the Western Chu bandit army, first catch up with the Western Chu bandit army, and then I will personally lead the army to escort the food, supplies and supplies for you.”

Knowing that the opportunity to fight is rare, Uncle Zhou did not hesitate, and immediately led the main force of the northern line of the Han army, which should have been handed over to Xiang Kang's command, to set off, followed Feng Zhong and Lu Kuang to chase the rest of the Western Chu army, and Xiang Kang temporarily took over the troops left by Uncle Zhou. Food and grass military supplies, leading the main force in the middle to protect the food and grass.Not long after that, the [-] Sichuan Han army led by Qi Ji and Bao Kua also got in touch with Xiang Kang, saying that they had crossed Surabaya at Yutai Pavilion, and then quickly led the army to follow behind Uncle Zhou and Xiang Kang launched an all-out pursuit to the Western Chu Army.

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When the Han army resolutely launched an all-out pursuit, because Feng Zhong and Lu Kuang bit their tails, the main brigade of the Western Chu army only retreated to the vicinity of the Surabaya Pavilion, which Liu Laosan was very familiar with. The result made Liu Laosan sigh The amazing thing is that not only is the head of the pavilion at the Surabaya Pavilion still Qiu Yue, a fellow from Pei County that he knew, but when he just arrived at the Surabaya Pavilion, Qiu Yue took the initiative to run up to him to say hello, and couldn't wait to say that he had passed away. If you ask your wife to kill her own dog, you must invite Liu Laosan, Fan Kuai and other fellow villagers from Pei County to have a few drinks.

"Brother Qiu, I appreciate your kindness, but I can't help it. I'm on military duty, so I'm afraid I won't have the chance to taste your dog meat. I can only drink it when I have a chance in the future."

After thanking Qiu Yue with a wry smile, Liu Laosan, who has always been generous, personally took out a few gold to thank the fellow villagers for their kindness, but maybe God must let Liu Laosan stay in the Surabaya Pavilion, just as Qiu Yue was full of disappointment At this time, Xiang Yu's guards rushed over to deliver an order, ordering the Western Chu army in front to stop advancing, and ordered the soldiers of the Western Chu army to immediately set up camp at the Sishui Pavilion and prepare to rest for the night.Liu Laosan was startled when he heard that, and said, "What happened? Why did you set up camp at the Surabaya pavilion? Don't your majesty know that the Han thieves may catch up with us soon?"

"I'm afraid it has something to do with the king's injury." Han Xin guessed, and then suggested: "Pei Gong, you'd better check the situation right away and find out what the king is going to do next."

Liu Laosan nodded, hurriedly thanked the fellow who invited him to drink and eat meat, and temporarily handed over the army under his command to Cao Shen, Zhou Bo and others to command, and hurried to Xiang Yu's commander-in-chief to check the situation, and the situation was indeed predicted by Han Xin In the movie, when Liu Laosan saw Xiang Yu again, Xiang Yu's complexion was not only obviously paler than before, but he was also surrounded by several military medical workers to re-bandage the wound.Liu Laosan didn't dare to be negligent, and hurriedly asked Master Xiang Bo, who was next to him, in a low voice: "Master, has the King's injury worsened?"

Xiang Bo nodded with a gloomy face, and said in a low voice, "The wound has opened again. The medical staff said that we must rest immediately, otherwise the injury will only get worse."

"But the traitors are going to catch up soon?" Liu Laosan said hurriedly, "Can you ask the king to persevere and continue driving southward without stopping to waste time?"

"Do you think the old man hasn't persuaded you?" Master Xiang replied in a low voice angrily, and then said: "Your Majesty has already made up his mind to set up a camp here at the Sishui Pavilion for a few days, and when his injury improves a little, we will fight with you." The traitors will fight to the death, and no one will listen to their persuasion."

Of course, Liu Laosan secretly groaned when he heard this. He never thought that Xiang Yu had noticed him at this time, and shouted angrily: "Liu Ji, what are you doing here if you don't take the army to rush to build a camp? The king's guards, don't you?" Give you the order?"

Liu Laosan was completely helpless, so he could only bite the bullet and say: "My lord, this subject is here for this matter, and the traitors are about to come after us. Don't we better not waste time and stick to it?" Continuing to retreat south is the top priority?"

"No more retreat!" Xiang Yu roared angrily: "This king has already considered it carefully. Even if we retreat to Pengcheng, the Han thieves will definitely catch up to Pengcheng. Instead of being chased and weakened by the Han thieves on the way to retreat, it is better to take the initiative to stop." Come down and rest, and wait for the king's injury to improve a little, and fight the traitors here to the death!"

"But Your Majesty, the strength of the Han bandits is more than twice that of ours." Liu Laosan said cautiously, "Our chances of winning a decisive battle here are not great."

"Fart!" Xiang Yu roared again, roaring: "This king is invincible in all directions, who is he afraid of in a frontal decisive battle? No matter how many Han bandits have troops, can they have as many as Zhang Han and Wang Li's tyrannical Qin army? That traitor Xiang Kang As long as you dare to fight this king, his strength will be doubled, and this king doesn't need to be afraid of him! Go away! Go back and build a camp immediately!"

Seeing that Xiang Yu had lost his temper again, he was afraid that his injuries would worsen, and he was even more afraid that he would kill him with a sword in his anger. Liu Laosan had no choice but to surrender obediently and go back honestly to lead the soldiers to build the camp. He yelled and ordered Xiang Bo, Xiang Zhuang and others to urge the various departments of the Western Chu Army to step up their camps. They must build a strong enough camp in the shortest possible time so that they can heal their wounds and regroup the army with peace of mind.

Let's look at the situation on Liu Laosan's side. After returning to his army, Liu Laosan of course told Han Xin and other cronies about Xiang Yu's decision at the first time. After careful calculation, Han Xin actually said this: "Although the king's decision was impulsive, it can be regarded as the right choice. Our army has been bitten by the traitors, and he was injured and unable to lead the army in person. If you retreat in the same direction, you will not be able to escape the gradual weakening of the Han thieves, and you will still be in danger of being overtaken by the main forces of the Han thieves. Instead of this, it is better to regroup the army here at the Sishui Pavilion and wait for his injury. After a little recovery, we will be more confident in breaking through and transferring."

"But the problem is, Your Majesty doesn't intend to break through and transfer at all." Liu Laosan said distressedly: "Hearing his tone, he has already made up his mind. As long as his injury improves a little, he will fight the Han bandits here to the death. .”

"If Your Majesty can adopt my strategy, even if it is a decisive battle, we may not lose." Han Xin replied very confidently: "The terrain of the Surabaya Pavilion is long and narrow from north to south. The terrain is complex, which is not conducive to the marching and fighting of a large army. It is difficult for the army of the Han bandits to deploy, and it is difficult to give full play to the superiority of our troops. Victory and defeat the Han bandits."

Of course, Liu Laosan did not dare to believe such a conclusion, but there was no other way. Xiang Yu had already made the decision to set up camp at the Surabaya Pavilion, and Liu Laosan did not dare to disobey him. , Liu Laosan also discovered that Xiang Yu's decision was actually very correct, because the time just reached the evening of the day, Uncle Zhou had already led the main force of the Han army on the northern line to rush lightly, and chased to the vicinity of the Sishui Pavilion, completely smashing the Western Chu army. Not to mention the dream of chasing soldiers from the Han army brigade, it was all because Xiang Yu had already let the Western Chu army build a simple camp defense line, and the exhausted Han army did not dare to attack immediately. ——Of course, this also has a lot to do with the Han army's inability to confirm Xiang Yu's injury.

Seeing this situation, Liu Laosan had no choice but to completely give up the idea of ​​persuading Xiang Yu to continue to retreat, and instead asked Han Xin what strategy Xiang Yu should adopt to deal with the Han army's attack. The soldiers are exhausted, and the king is injured. We can only try our best to buy time and stabilize the traitors temporarily. After we have recovered from this breath, we can hope to counterattack and destroy the enemy. But if the traitors know our situation, We will definitely be in danger if we attack with all our strength while our fortress has not had time to build up."

"Then do you have a way to temporarily stabilize the traitors?" Liu Laosan asked quickly.

"Of course there is, but it depends on whether you can persuade the king to act according to plan, Mr. Pei." Han Xin immediately said: "First of all, the first point is that you must ask the king to take the wounded to patrol the camp, and pretend that the wound is not hindering the soldiers' morale. To prevent our soldiers from leaking the news and being heard by the Han thieves. Second, we must ask our king to be patient for a while, use the love of the same clan to make a fuss, pretend to send envoys to seek peace, use negotiations to gain time, and then as long as our Once the fort is built, it is sure to block the attack of the Han bandits."

After thinking about it for a while, he realized that the self-army had only these two options at present, so Liu Laosan no longer hesitated, and immediately rushed to the camp of the Central Army of the Western Chu Army, which was only in its infancy, to meet Uncle Xiang, and first persuaded himself Xiang Bo, Master Xiang, who fell in love with each other, met Xiang Yu under the guidance of Master Xiang, and persuaded Xiang Yu to adopt Han Xin's strategy.

In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Xiang Yu of course accepted the suggestion of allowing himself to patrol the camp without hesitation, but on the second question, Xiang Yu, who desperately wanted to save face, inevitably hesitated, but for Liu Laosan and Master Xiang Well, considering that the soldiers were exhausted and it was difficult for him to fight the enemy, despite ten thousand reluctances in his heart, Xiang Yu finally nodded his head reluctantly and said: "Well, tell me, how do you show weakness to the traitor Xiang Kang to buy time? "

"Your Majesty, there is only one way. Invite your second and third aunts out to force Xiang Kang's traitors to temporarily stop attacking." Uncle Xiang, who had already discussed the idea with Liu Laosan, immediately said: "Let Xiang Zhuang's nephew take the lead tomorrow." The envoy went to see the traitor Xiang Kang, and said that your two aunts were already on their way north from Pengcheng, and they wanted to personally mediate the war between you and the traitor Xiang Kang, so that nephew Xiang Zhuang begged him to stop the war temporarily, and wait for your two aunts. Let's talk about it after my aunt meets him."

"The traitor Xiang Kang was brought up by your two uncles, and the nephew Xiang Zhuang once saved his life when he wiped out the bandits. The traitor Xiang Kang will never give up the face of them and the nephew Xiang Zhuang. "Master Xiang continued: "Then don't need more, as long as the traitors give us three days, we can build a strong fortress, so that our soldiers can rest and recuperate, and you can rest and recuperate, waiting for you Once the injury improves, we don’t have to worry about anything.”

Using women elders as a shield to buy time for himself, Xiang Yu, who is proud and arrogant, is of course unwilling to do such a shameful thing from the bottom of his heart, but he was forced by the situation, and in history, he finally left the rest of the Western Chu Army with only [-] cavalry After hesitating for a long time, Xiang Yu who fled for his life said in a weak voice, "Then let's do this."

(End of this chapter)