God of War through the ages: Han Xin

Chapter 28
The heavens have eyes, Li Zuoche's poisonous trick has not been approved by Chen Yu, Han Xin still has a chance to survive to prove himself, but this is what Han Xin is most worried about: in case Chen Yu's elm head suddenly opens up, send Li Han Xin couldn't stop laughing when Zuojian Road struck.

Han Xin immediately ordered the scout who came to report the military situation to bring dozens of fine scouts, and turned to the mountain near Jingxingkou at night to carefully observe whether there were any other Zhao troops from east to west except the central passage of Jingxingkou. Advance over the mountain.

Han Xin soon got the good news that made him feel relieved. After a day or two, the scouts all came back and reported their reconnaissance results: Except for the countless Zhao troops stationed in the east of Jingxing, all other dangerous passes in the mountains were well-known. No sign of Zhao Jun's westward movement was found, at least not for now.

After listening to the report of the last scout, Han Xin almost lost his temper with excitement, and history said that Han Xin was "overjoyed" when he heard about it.If Chen Yu used Li Zuoche's strategy, the threat to the Han army could be seen from Han Xin's expression. When he heard that there was no Zhao army attacking the Han, all the generals of the Han army in the tent looked happy and shouted loudly. Laughing at Chen Yu's pedantry, only Zhang Er smiled and remained silent.

Han Xin also smiled, a smile of relief.Thank goodness to Chen Yu, Chen Yu used the banner of benevolence and righteousness to cocoon himself, so don't blame Han Xin for not talking about "benevolence and righteousness".There is never benevolence, righteousness and morality to talk about on the battlefield, and victory is the greatest benevolence and morality for an army.

The frontline headquarters of the Han army was finally convinced that all the main forces of the Zhao army were gathered east of Jingxingkou to prevent the Han army from entering Hebei. Except for Jingxing, no Zhao army was dispatched at any pass in Taihang Mountain.

Chen Yu rejected Li Zuo's plan to attack Han, and Han Xin also sent scouts to observe that Zhao Jun did not plan to attack Han, but Han Xin still couldn't guarantee when Chen Yu's elm head would open.Therefore, time will be the most critical factor for Han Xin to become a legend or a laughingstock, it must be fast, and there must be no delay.

From Han Xin's point of view, although the Zhao army is heavily guarding Jingxing, the Han army with a smaller number will have to pay a higher price if they want to enter the hinterland of Hebei, but it is still more beneficial than Li Zuoche leading the army to harass the Han army's rear. At least Han Xin is now There is also the possibility of seeing victory.

It's time to meet the next round of arduous and exciting challenges, and Han Xin will continue to prove his greatness.

In the winter and October of the third year of the Han Dynasty (204 BC), a new year begins.

Before setting off, Han Xin had already given several ideological lessons to the soldiers of the Han army, asking the brothers to be fully prepared for a big battle, even a deadly battle.The current situation is very unfavorable to the Han army. The Zhao army occupies a favorable terrain, and its strength is several times that of mine.If we want to win, we must have unified orders, follow my command, advance and retreat calmly, and those who violate it will be killed!
The soldiers looked at Han Xin excitedly. In their hearts, Han Xin almost became a god!Although this Han army was transferred from the front line of Xingyang to fight in Hedong, most of them were Han Xin's old troops when he was in Guanzhong. The brothers admired Han Xin's military genius.Following the general means seeing great victories one after another. Why do soldiers live?victory!And following the King of Han, it is inevitable to be surrounded and wiped out by Xiang Yu.

Liu Bang is the supreme leader of Han, but this is only political.In the military, Han Xin can beat Liu Bang by a few blocks, and everyone knows this very well.Han Xin's prestige in the Han army gradually surpassed that of Liu Bang. No one dared to question Han Xin's prestige. What the general said was what he said.

The general put on his horse, held the whip in his right hand, and ordered eastward: all the troops maintained their formation and moved quickly towards Jingxingkou in the northeast direction.In an instant, everyone cheered.The soldiers held up their spears and halberds, sang loud and clear military songs, and under the leadership of the generals, they marched in a uniform manner to the northeast.

The hoofs and feet raised dust, and the flags filled the sky, leaving only a few old farmers on the side of the road talking softly: This is Han Xin's army.

From Yan to Jingxing, the straight-line distance is more than 200 miles, but there is no ready-made road between the two places.If you want to take the shortest route, you should start from Yanyu and cross the east source of Zhangshui. The terrain here is slightly lower, which is convenient for marching.Then walk tens of miles to the source of Yehe River (now the Songxi River in Shanxi flows into Hebei, and the Hebei section is called Gantao River), and go northeast along the valley of the source of Yehe River.When you arrive in Xiyang, go eastward along the river valley for dozens of miles, then turn to the northeast, and walk about a hundred miles more, and you will arrive at Jingxingkou.

Judging from the choice of Han Xin's position for the last stand, the Han army should have taken this route, and then stopped at the confluence of the source of Yehe River and Mianmanshui (now south of Jingxing County, Hebei).Han Xin dismounted, all the generals dismounted, and the soldiers stood ready with spears.

Han Xin took out the military map, spread it on the ground, and knelt down to watch it carefully.Han Xin took a simple measurement on the map with his hands and found that the current position of the Han army was less than [-] miles away from the legendary Jingxingkou.Han Xin nodded.

Han Xin ordered that all ministries rest on the spot. According to the plot of the novel, it is here to "set up camp and bury the pot for cooking".

This will become the temporary frontline headquarters of the Han army.

The generals were puzzled, and asked Han Xin why he didn't rush into Jingxing and fight Zhao Jun to the death.Although our army is few, our fighting spirit is strong. Although Zhao's army is numerous, it is almost like a mob, so why be afraid of a sheep like a tiger?Han Xin shook his head with a smile, you are not right, our army has traveled hundreds of miles to attack, and the physical exertion is too great, so we must have time to catch our breath.Although the Zhao army was mob-like, they defended against danger and were condescending. Our army is brave, but in the face of unfavorable terrain, if we choose to attack by force, we will attack from the bottom.

The Han army came to Jingxing to fight the Zhao army, but the reason why Han Xin chose to camp [-] miles away from Jingxing was to give the Han army a strategic space to advance.For example, in the long jump, the standing long jump is obviously not as far as the running long jump.If the Han army camped at Jingxingkou, it would be impossible to resist the momentum of Zhao Jun's killing from the mountain.Camping here is equivalent to installing a firewall for the Han army. Even if the Zhao army rushes down from the mountain, they will lose their momentum if they run another [-] miles.

Before Yan Yu set off, Han Xin had already racked his brains, thinking about breaking Zhao's strategy. According to the characteristics of the Han and Zhao armies and their strengths and weaknesses, Han Xin put forward many plans, and then rejected them one by one.Han Xin's last thought had vaguely taken shape to break Zhao's strategy, but was roughly interrupted by the scouts.

Where did you think of last time?Han Xin recalled it carefully, but he still couldn't remember it. Han Xin was so angry that he even had to call in the scout to yell at him to relieve his anger.In fact, the scout did nothing wrong. His income was to report the latest military situation to the general, and it was extremely important to Han Xin. Of course, Han Xin would not lose his temper with his subordinates.

Han Xin frowned, looking at the military sand table in silence, how to break Zhao?Han Xin suddenly thought of such a passage in "Guanzi Situation Solution": "Tigers and leopards are fierce beasts. People who live in the deep forest and Guangze are afraid of their power. The ruler of the people is the powerful man in the world. If you live in the deep, people will be afraid of its power. Therefore, if tigers and leopards go out of their seclusion and get closer to people, people will gain their prestige." Han Xin's eyes suddenly lit up, and this sentence in "Guanzi" was Han Xin's hard thinking Instead of breaking Zhao Liangce.

If the Han army directly attacked the Zhao army's camp, even if there was no Li Zuoxiang to attack the Han, the Zhao army in Jingxing could still compete with the Han army for time and patience with high bases and deep trenches.Although the Han army could persist in fighting with the grain from the east of the river, but from east to Jingxing, there were many roads and mountains, and it was not easy to transport grain. This also determined that the Han army must fight quickly and decisively.

Once the Han army's attack is unfavorable and the morale of the army is scattered, without Li Zuoche's plan, Zhao Jun can still take advantage of the psychological and terrain advantages, and easily go down the mountain to destroy the Han army. Moreover, even if the Zhao army only defends but does not attack, Han Xin can afford it The price of this war of attrition?

Regardless of whether there is food in the rear, the disadvantage of the Han army's lack of food on the front line is doomed that Han Xin can only fight a decisive battle against the Zhao army in Jingxing, and he has no capital to waste time.Therefore, considering comprehensively, Han Xin must find a way to dilute the terrain advantage and physical strength advantage of the Zhao army, and call out the main force of the Zhao army.The Han army led Zhao Jun's nose and ran all over the mountain, consuming Zhao Jun's physical strength advantage, and then looking for opportunities to defeat Zhao. This is the most likely way Han Xin can think of to defeat the enemy now.

After the general direction of Po Zhao's tactics was settled, Han Xin suddenly felt relieved, and the specific tactical arrangements would be relatively easier.

(End of this chapter)