Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 92

Xiang Kang did not personally lead the army to attack Ling County, but arranged for his most powerful general, Xiang Zhuang, to lead five teams of 500 people to undertake this task, supplemented by Xiang You and one who had been promoted to two to five hundred soldiers after his achievements in actual combat. At the same time, Xiang Kang gave Xiang Zhuang a lot of autonomy. He did not force Xiang Zhuang to arrange any tactics for attacking the city or besieging the city. He also told Xiang Zhuang clearly: "Brother, this battle You can fight with confidence, even if you can't take Ling County for a while, it doesn't matter, you can take your time, Ling County is not far from the prime minister, food, grass and military supplies are easy, and we have plenty of time."

Knowing that Xiang Kang was an opportunity to exercise his ability to be independent, Xiang Zhuang, who was the most reasonable among the Xiang family's children, didn't say much. He just bowed his hands to Xiang Kang, said that brother, don't worry, and then led three hundred cavalry The elite troops of the Young Marshal Army, including fifty chariots, set off in the direction of Ling County.As a result, as soon as the Young Marshal's team disappeared in the distance of the road, Uncle Xiang immediately brought Zhang Liang to Xiang Kang angrily, and roared as soon as they met: "Young Marshal Xiang, when did you decide to send troops? Are you going to send troops there? Why don’t I, Master Chu, know anything about it?”

Knowing that Uncle Xiang was annoyed that he had acted arbitrarily without his knowledge, Xiang Kang was not panicked, but just bowed his hands to Uncle Xiang with a smile on his face and said, "Don't blame uncle, the military situation is like a fire, and opportunities for war are too rare. My nephew really doesn't have time to consult with you. I can only send the army out first, and I was about to go back to the city to report to you, but I didn't expect you to come first."

After the ghost gave up the excuse that he didn't tell Uncle Xiang in advance, Xiang Kang told Uncle Xiang the reason for sending troops as briefly as possible, saying that he had received the news that the Qin army had sent troops to pursue Qin Jiajun's Lingxian Kongkong. It was temporarily decided to send troops to attack Ling County, so there was no time to inform Xiang Bo in advance.At the same time, Xiang Kang smiled and said to Uncle Xiang: "Uncle, I have some good news for you. In order to give brother Xiang You a chance to be rewarded for his meritorious service, my nephew also asked brother Xiang You to go out with him. This time, brother can establish miraculous achievements again."

"No matter how hasty you are, you have to tell me." Uncle Xiang didn't blame Xiang Kang, but roared with an angry face: "You keep everything from me, and you still take my uncle seriously? You If you feel that this old man is not qualified to participate in your military aircraft, then this old man is no longer a master of the Chu Kingdom, and I will return it to you now!"

"Why doesn't this old guy know what advance and retreat are?" Xiang Kang was annoyed in his heart, and he also hated Xiang Bo, the scum of the Xiang family, who scrambled all the time, but in front of everyone, Xiang Kang didn't want to openly commit a crime The elders turned against each other, they could only politely apologize to Xiang Bo repeatedly, and swallowed Xiang Bo's monstrous anger.

Fortunately, Zhang Liang next to him probably felt that it was too embarrassing for him to have such an unreasonable friend, so he stood up and tried to persuade him, and it took a lot of talking to finally appease Xiang Bo temporarily. Then Zhang Liang said to Xiang Kang: "Young commander, you divide your troops to attack Ling County. Although Ling County is far away from Xiapi, it is impossible for Gongsun Qing to send troops to rescue in time, but after finding out that you divide your troops, you must not rule out that Gongsun Qing will go directly You'd better take precautions against the possibility of entering the army to deceive yourself about this."

"Don't worry, Uncle Han, my nephew has already arranged to go north to Shangpi to find out the news, and has arranged scouts to closely monitor the Maling Mountain Road, and will not give Gongsun Qingpifu any chance." Xiang Kang replied confidently, and then said with a smile: "Also, my nephew is only worried about Gongsun Qingpi not coming."

"Young Marshal wants to attack the Maling Mountain Road?" What kind of person is Zhang Liang? Of course, he immediately understood that Xiang Kang had set his sights on the narrow mountain road in the Maling Mountains, and immediately warned Xiang Kang: "Young Marshal, forgive me To put it bluntly, if you want to imitate Sun Bin and set up an ambush in the mountain roads of Maling Mountain, it may be very difficult to succeed. After all, the battle of Maling is so famous that it is impossible for Gongsun Qing not to know about it, and it is impossible not to guard against it. You use this trick to ambush him."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Liang quickly added another sentence, saying: "And one more thing, if I'm not wrong, Gongsun Qingpifu will take the small road on the east bank of the Yishui River to enter the army in all likelihood, just to be cautious. Although it is relatively narrow, it is not conducive to the deployment of troops, but the west is Yishui, the east is a swampy depression (now submerged by Luoma Lake), and there are not many forests, so it is difficult to arrange ambushes. It is farther to take this road It is safer to take the Maling Mountain Road, so Gongsun Qingpifu is most likely to take this road."

"It's rare, this guy is exactly the same as what I analyzed." Xiang Kang was a little surprised, and once again looked at Zhang Liang, whose alias was Han Liang, with admiration, and then Xiang Kang smiled and said: "It's okay, Gongsun Qingbo walks the same way, As long as he sends out troops, no matter if he takes the official path of Mount Maling or the small path on the east bank of Yishui, he will definitely lose."

"Yellow-mouthed boy, you're not ashamed to speak out." Uncle Xiang said angrily, "Then tell me, how do you plan to fight?"

"Uncle, forgive me, because it's not clear which path Gongsun Qing will take, and I'm not sure whether Gongsun Qing will take the opportunity to send troops to show off, so my nephew hasn't figured it out yet." Xiang Kang smiled and replied: "Wait a minute If my nephew has an idea, I must report it to my uncle immediately. Then I will apologize to my uncle. After Brother Xiang Zhuang and the others led the army away, the camp was already a little empty, and my nephew wanted to go back to adjust the defense of the camp, so I left first."

After finishing speaking, Xiang Kang bowed his hands to Uncle Xiang and Zhang Liang, turned around and left in a cool manner. Among the young commanders, civil and military, including Xiang Guan, Xiang Yang, Xiang Ta and other members of the Xiang family, there was not a single one who did not dislike all of them Uncle Xiang, who lost his temper and put on airs, quickly followed Xiang Kang into the camp.Leaving Uncle Xiang standing there with a livid face, gritted his teeth, but Zhang Liang snorted coldly in his heart, and said to himself, "Little guy, since you are so confident, then I want to see how you can deal with Gongsun Qingpifu. "

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Not far away, the news of the young commander's army sending troops to attack Ling County, of course, was reported to Gongsun Qing by the Qin Army the next morning. Gongsun Qing was shocked when he heard the report, and subconsciously wanted to send troops to rescue Ling County immediately, but When the words came to his lips, Gongsun Qing changed his mind again, because the border line in the southwestern part of Donghai County is quite special, it is a half-moon that arcs to the northeast. In the middle of half a month, the journey from Xiapi to Ling County is relatively long. Even if you march quickly, it will take more than two days to reach Ling County. The plan to send troops to rescue Ling County.

And then, the plan of sending troops directly to encircle Wei to save Zhao and even directly kill the main force of the Young Marshal naturally came to Gongsun Qing's mind, and there are two reasons that prompted Gongsun Qing to come up with this plan. The main force of the army has been divided to attack Ling County, and the remaining young commanders have lost the upper hand. In the case of having to stay to defend the city, the forces on the local battlefield are still at a disadvantage. The second reason is that Gongsun Qing has already fought with Zhao Zhuang, governor of Sishui County, had exchanged information about the Young Marshal's Army. He knew that the Young Marshal's Army was not good at battle. If they faced each other head-on, the well-equipped Donghai County soldiers would definitely have a great chance of winning.

It is precisely because of these two reasons that Gongsun Qing quickly made up his mind to send troops directly to Pi, but when choosing the route to send troops, Gongsun Qing was once again in a dilemma. Let's take the Maling Mountain Road. The road is narrow and the mountains on both sides are high. Lin Mi is very easy to repeat Pang Juan's mistakes and be ambushed by the young commander. It is safer to take the Yishui path, but the road is rugged and difficult to navigate, which will have a great impact on the physical strength of the soldiers, which will definitely affect the combat effectiveness of the army to a certain extent. , neither is ideal.

The lesser of two evils, for the sake of the safety of the army, and at the same time quite confident in the combat effectiveness of his own army, Gongsun Qing still chose to take the Yishui trail to go south. At the same time, in order to replenish the strength of the soldiers, Gongsun Qing decided early on to bring more meat Go on the road, so that the soldiers can eat meat to replenish their physical strength.After hastily making preparations for departure, it was only in the afternoon that day that Gongsun Qing couldn't wait to lead the main force of the Qin army of more than [-] Donghai County to set off, aggressively looking for Xiang Kang who had divided his forces to settle accounts.

The young marshal's work was equally effective. At noon the next day, Xiang Kang received the report and immediately arranged for Xiang Sui, who had already made some preparations, to lead more than a thousand soldiers to set off and rush to the Yishui trail to act according to plan. Call the soldiers and horses, lead the troops westward to set up a camp at the exit of the small road, and prepare to meet the challenge of the main force of the Qin army in the East China Sea. ——But very disappointing, Xiang Bo pulled Zhang Liang to join the team of the Young Marshal Army, and for the first time, he came to the front line to observe the battle of the Young Marshal Army.

The Yishui path is desolate and difficult to navigate. Fortunately, neither side is suitable for ambushes. The Qin army in the East China Sea, who had a good meal and good food, marched very quickly. On the day of departure, they traveled about ten miles in the Yishui path. When continuing to set off, the Qin army in the East China Sea only took half a day to advance nearly [-] miles, and it was less than [-] miles away from the exit of the path. It was very hopeful that they would finish this rugged path and step into the open plain in the south on the same day. place.But at this moment, the scouts of the Qin army in front of the sentry suddenly flew a report, saying that they found that a young commander had also entered the path and was rushing towards the Qin army.

Although he found out that the incoming enemy had no more than a thousand soldiers, Gongsun Qing carefully ordered the army to slow down and keep moving forward slowly considering the difficulty of the march, and at the same time sent more scouts to closely monitor every move of the incoming enemy.However, what made Gongsun Qing a little puzzled was that after a while, the scouts sent accurate news, saying that the young commander had only walked six or seven miles after entering the small road and stopped moving forward, and set up a camp as soon as possible. , as if to be stationed for a long time.

"Why did the Xiangkang rebels send a lone army to set up camp in the small road? Want to choke off the danger and block our army's advance with a small number of troops? But although the swampy depression in the east is difficult to walk, it is not impossible to walk at all. Are you afraid that I will send an army to bypass his camp and attack his lone army back and forth?"

Full of puzzlement, Gongsun Qing continued to lead his troops southward carefully, and finally arrived at a position less than five miles away from the camp of the young marshal before dark.Then take a closer look at the location of the Young Marshal's camp, combined with the scouts' news that the main force of the Young Marshal's army has set up camp at the exit of the path, Gongsun Qing immediately understood Xiang Kang's real plan, and immediately yelled: "The treacherous traitor wants to kill our army!"

"Jun Zun, how does Xiang Kang's traitor plan to consume us to death?" A general asked in puzzlement.

"Idiot, you can't even see this!" Gongsun Qing scolded angrily, and then explained: "The rebel's camp is surrounded by Yi River to the west and swamps to the east. Unfavorable, we have to be dragged into a war of attrition by them immediately. If we divide our troops and attack the bandits' camp around the swamp, the rebel Xiang Kang will definitely send troops immediately to stab our troops in the back, and our troops will suffer from the enemy , Of course we don’t have much confidence in winning!”

The general quickly nodded, and quickly complimented Gongsun Qing's subtle knowledge, and saw the despicable plan of the young commander at a glance.After Gongsun Qing calculated with a sullen face, he quickly made up his mind and shouted: "Immediately start a fire to rebel, cut down wood and prepare torches, and attack the camp of the rebels overnight after dark, don't give them more An opportunity to further strengthen the fortifications of the camp! I don’t believe it, a group of mobs can stop my elite Qin elite!”

According to Gongsun Qing's instructions, the Qin army immediately lit a fire to cook food on the spot, and at the same time cut down trees on the side of the road to make torches. Just after eating and taking a rest, the Qin army immediately strode forward under the leadership of Gongsun Qing, attacking the young Before Shuai Jun had time to further strengthen the fortifications, a shocking offensive and defensive bloody battle also unfolded in the Yishui alley under the night.

After all, Xiang Sui, the son of Uncle Xiang who is more inclined to Xiang Kang, did not infer from the fact that the Qin army did not set up a camp that the Qin army was about to launch an overnight attack, and was more or less caught off guard by the Qin army.But fortunately, after seeing the Qin army suddenly lighting up a large number of torches, Xiang You still immediately understood that the battle was imminent, and somewhat bought a little warning time for the young commander. When the horn blew, the soldiers of the young commander who were deepening the trench quickly returned In the battalion, the soldiers were in their positions, the crossbows were stringed and the swords were unsheathed, and they were ready for battle before the Qin army launched an attack.

A moment later, the battle officially started. Between the rain of arrows from both sides, the three hundred Qin soldiers each carried their weapons, howling and roaring, and charged the Young Marshal's camp head-on. Under the command, he calmly faced the battle. First, he used crossbows and arrows to hit the Qin army's clan head-on, and then relied on thin fences and trenches to resist the attack of the Qin army. Splashing forward, the fight was extremely brutal.

After all, there are some fortifications to rely on. The young commanders and soldiers firmly guarded the camp defense line. After a fierce battle for a long time, the Qin army failed to get what it wanted. Gongsun Qing was furious when he saw it, and roared and invested another [-] troops forward. As a result, the battle became more and more brutal and bloody. The roar of the fierce battle from both sides resounded through the sky, and even the main camp of the young commander's army outside the exit of the path could clearly hear it.

Also, some did not expect that the Qin army would decisively launch an overnight attack. For the sake of caution, Xiang Kang has of course raised his account at this moment to gather generals and arrange a reserve team just in case.As a result, in the middle army tent of the Young Marshal Army, Xiang Bo, whose son was in a bloody battle ahead, was of course furious and forced Xiang Kang to send troops to rescue Xiang Sui. The thousand-man team stationed next to the exit of the small road to guard against Xiang Sui's defeat and retreated from the Qin army's pursuit, and then did not take any action.

"Xiang Kang, what do you mean?" Uncle Xiang was furious, and roared, "The Tyrant Qin army is attacking my son's camp, why are you standing still? What if Xiang Sui's camp is captured by the Tyrant Qin army?"

"Uncle, don't be angry. Fighting has to be risky. You have to be calm." Xiang Kang comforted lightly, and then said: "Besides, don't look at Brother Xiang Sui who is only less than one year older than me, but his character In fact, he is more stable than brother Xiang You, the camp I selected for him in advance is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and he can defend it."

"What if we can't keep it?" Uncle Xiang asked angrily.

"Of course they retreated." Xiang Kang replied easily, and then said: "With Chao Zhi helping him to intercept Bao Qin's pursuers, Brother Xiang Sui will not be in any danger."

Zhang Liang held down Uncle Xiang who was still about to lose his temper in time, and asked Xiang Kang, "Young commander, so you are determined to drive back the Tyrant Qin army?"

"Otherwise, how do we fight?" Xiang Kang asked rhetorically, "This is not the Maling mountain area, where we can deploy ambushes to win by surprise. The terrain of the Yishui trail is placed here. What else can we do besides fighting hard? A decisive battle, we There is no guarantee that we can win."

It's just that Zhang Liang, who is good at strategy, was at a loss for words, and Xiang Kang said again: "Uncle Han, I know you very much hope that we will kill the main force of the Qin army in the East China Sea in the first battle, but food needs to be eaten bite by bite, and battles must be fought one battle after another. , the opportunity to defeat the enemy in one battle is not available in every battle. If there is no opportunity to win by surprise, you can only fight head-on honestly. Don't worry, as long as Brother Xiang Sui survives the violent attack of the Qin army, when the morale of the Qin army drops and retreats a little, I will immediately arrange an army to change defenses, and I won't keep Brother Xiang Sui at the front."

At the same time, on the small road battlefield, the battle had of course become more brutal and bloody. The offensive of the Qin army was like a tide, and the fence of the camp of the Young Marshal Army was knocked down several times. The number of casualties of soldiers on both sides was quite large.But fortunately, the narrow enemy front is doomed for the young commander to hold on for a long time. Under Xiang Sui's calm command, the young commander's soldiers organized into two teams, seizing the opportunity when the enemy's offensive slowed down slightly, they took turns to step forward and gritted their teeth. At the top, they repelled the crazy attacks of the Qin army one after another, and firmly held the last fence line of defense.At the same time, Xiang Sui kept yelling, "I'll stand up to you if you grow balls! Let the Qin army take a look. Our young commander will not only use ingenious tricks to defeat the enemy, but also fight tough battles! Fight bloody battles!"

While shouting, Liu Ya shot Xiang Sui on the shoulder, and the blood splashed onto Xiang Sui's face, the pain pierced his bones, but Xiang Sui remained silent, pulled out the arrow with a cold expression, and held the arrow that was covered with himself. The bloody arrows just shouted, "Hold on! We must hold our camp no matter what! Soldiers of Great Chu, think about the bloody enmity of our Chu State, think about the bullying and abuse of us by Tyranny! I don't want to go to Mount Li If you are a prisoner, if you don’t want to be an ox or a horse for Tyranny, you can guard the camp for me! Defeat Typhoon!”

Captured by Xiang Sui's aura of bloody arrows, the young generals were all excited, all of them were brave, roaring and roaring, but swung their weapons head-on to hit the soldiers of the Qin army who were trying to smash down the fence, and insisted on refusing to retreat even if they were injured. Killing the Qin army until the ghosts were crying and howling, and the trenches were full of corpses, and once again blocked a wave of fierce attacks from the Qin army, forcing the Qin army to retreat, reorganize the team, and rotate the army to attack again.

(End of this chapter)