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Chapter 142 Chu State Demolition Team

In October of the second year of Qin II, Zhang Han and Wang Li were besieging the giant deer of Zhao State, and King Zhao asked the princes for help.King Huai of Chu sent Song Yi, the champion of Qingzi, to lead the army to rescue. Song Yi stagnated in Anyang for 46 days, heavy rain and cold weather, hunger and cold, which caused dissatisfaction among the soldiers.The second time, Xiang Yu was angry and beheaded him. King Huai had no choice but to order Xiang Yu to be a general and lead the Chu army to rescue Zhao.

In December, Xiang Yu's army crossed Jishui and Dahe and entered Hebei.So he ordered Yinxu, Marquis of Shaoxing, and General Lu Chen to be the vanguard, to cross the Zhangshui River first, and attack the tunnel for the Qin army to transport grain and grass.

This was Fan Zeng's suggestion. The reason was that Yin Xu and Puyang had attacked the granary, and Lu Chen had fought in Hebei, so they were quite familiar with the situation.The seemingly appropriate reason, but Yin Xu felt a little far-fetched and a little weird.

After careful consideration, he vaguely grasped Fan Zeng's motives.The strike tunnel is bound to be interspersed in the pincer-shaped encirclement of Zhang Han and Wang Li, which is not a small difficulty.The reason why he sent himself here was because he thought he had the ability to do it, and others might not be able to do it, so Yin Xu was a little narcissistic about it.However, Fan Ya's father was so scheming, how could his motive be so simple?Just seeing that he sent Lu Chen to go with him, he somehow had the intention of "borrowing a knife to kill someone", hoping to use Zhang Han's hand to wear down his and Lu Chen's strength.

In this way, except for Yingbo, the rest are his Xiang family's cronies.The heart of defense is indispensable, Yin Xu has already been cautious, although the task is difficult, he still agrees.As soon as Fan Zeng had said it, it was almost equivalent to a military order. If he didn't go, he would be suspected of avoiding the war and fearing the enemy, and it would also arouse the suspicion of Xiang Yu and Fan Yafu.Secondly, the difficulty of the battle is linked to the benefits. Yin Xu has the confidence to challenge himself, and maybe the great military exploits belong to him.

Afterwards, Yin Xu recalled this incident, thinking that his decision was too wise, and he had gained too much in this battle, not only military exploits, but also honor...

The corridor has passages covered by walls on both sides, which is convenient for vehicles to pass, reduces external interference, and can also prevent external interference to a certain extent.After Zhang Han ended the battle between Wei and Qi, he specially sent people to build corridors and keep them unobstructed for the purpose of transporting food and grass for the army. With 40 troops fighting in Zhao State, the consumption of food and grass was huge.

Zhang Han also planned for a rainy day. When he was stationed in Puyang, he built a granary, and transported grain and grass from Guanzhong through the tunnel to save it for future use.It's a pity that there was not a single grain left after being burned by Yin Xu, so the transportation and storage of grain were delayed for a long time.Coupled with the arrival of Wang Li's army, the pressure on the supply of food and grass was even greater, so they had to rely on the corridors to move food and grass uninterruptedly to ensure the normal supply of the army.

What Yin Xu and Lu Chen have to do now is to attack the tunnel, cut off the food road, and make Wang Li's army short of food.But how to fight this tunnel?After crossing the Zhang River, Yin Xu and Lu Chen discussed the matter together.

"General Yin, shall we directly attack the tunnel?" Yin Xu's status and ability are obviously higher. After the Battle of Dingtao, Lu Chen respected him quite a lot.

Yin Xu stared into the distance and said: "The corridor is the lifeblood of the Qin army. We must fight, but the fight is too obvious. The Qin people will be prepared and it will be difficult to make meritorious deeds."

Lu Chen thought deeply, "What does General Yin mean?"

Yin Xu said: "There is a saying in the art of war. What is false is true, and what is true is false. It is difficult to distinguish the true from the false. When we cross the Zhang River, Zhang Han will know sooner or later. What he wants to do most is to cut off the back road and drive us away. To encircle and annihilate them, the most concerned thing before this is our purpose. I mean, since we are here, we will do a big job and turn Zhang Han's deployment upside down."

Lu Chen nodded and asked, "How to proceed?"

Yin Xu whispered: "You and I are divided into two groups, you go... I will lead people..."

Apart from Pu Jun and Su An who followed Yin Xu this time, Xiang Yu specially sent Huan Chu to help him.Huan Chu used to be a bandit in exile in the Daze of Chu State, and he was quite famous. When Xiang Liang raised troops in Jiangdong, Yin Tong, the prefect of Kuaiji at that time, said that he wanted Xiang Liang and Huan Chu to lead the army to fight.Xiang Liang said that Huan Chu fled, and only Xiang Yu knew his whereabouts. Xiang Yu had the opportunity to approach Yin Tong, behead him, and seize the military power in Kuaiji.

After that, Huan Chu returned to the Chu army and stationed in Jiangdong. He had few opportunities to participate in the war, and his fame and military exploits were not outstanding.He was far away from Zhonglimei, Jibu and others, and was not promoted to the five generals of the Western Chu Kingdom until Yingbu sentenced Chu.In this decisive battle with the Qin army, Huan Chu went north to fight with the army.After killing Song Yi this time, Xiang Yu planned to send Huan Chu back to Pengcheng to report the news to King Huai of Chu.But Chen Ping privately suggested that this matter was of great importance, and it was best to send more prestigious cronies who could shock King Huai, so Xiang Yu reassigned Xiang Zhuang.After crossing the river, Huan Chu accompanied Yin Xu to participate in the battle of the tunnel.

When Huan Chu heard about this arrangement, he was slightly worried: "Is this okay? Will it be too risky?"

Yin Xu said with a smile: "Since we crossed the Zhang River, we have been in danger. This battle is a matter of drawing chestnuts from the fire, so let's take the risk and fight hard!"

This time, the two of them attacked and led [-] troops, of which [-] were Lu Chen's old cronies, and Yin Xu's subordinates were the Chu army assigned by Xiang Yu.The two of them split up on the bank of Zhangshui, and since then the horn of the Battle of Julu has officially sounded.

In the corridor, a Qin army grain transport convoy was passing by, and suddenly saw smoke and dust rising in the distance.At first they didn't care, thinking that it was the patrolling army of Qin, but it didn't seem to be the case.

Although the walls of the corridor were thick, they couldn't stop man-made vandalism. The iron picks, steel drills, and sledgehammers all went into battle, and it didn't take long for the walls of the corridor to crack.These tools were drawn by Yin Xu in advance and ordered craftsmen to make them.This time, they played the role of demolition team, so the tools for destruction must be prepared properly.

"The Chu army is here!" The sergeant transporting food saw the fluttering Chu flag, and realized that it was the Chu army who came to attack.resistance?The Chu army numbered in the tens of thousands, and the food transport team was only a few hundred. How could they resist?

Therefore, Qin Jun chose to escape at the first time. First, he wanted to escape to save his life, and second, he had to report this important news to the general.Although they ran desperately, some even untied the ropes of the horses pulling the cart, turned on their horses and tried to escape.

It's a pity that the Chu army didn't give them any chance, and a fight with great disparity in strength and no suspense started quickly.Thousands of Chu troops surrounded the road, like wolves entering a flock of sheep, swords and swords flashed, blood splattered, and stumps and broken legs fell all over the ground.The Qin soldiers who ran the farthest only ran more than a hundred feet, but unfortunately they were still overtaken by the Chu army. The Qin army's food transport team of hundreds of people was killed and no one survived.

Lu Chen looked at the bloody corpses all over the ground without blinking his eyes, but was more interested in the ruins.He said with a smile: "The things designed by General Yin are really impatient to use, tear them down for me, tear down the fence, dig the road, hurry up!"

On this day, Chu Jun did his duty and fulfilled his duties as a good demolition team.The same thing happened one after another, and the corridors stretching for hundreds of miles became demolition construction sites in full swing, and the big Chu character flags that came and went like the wind always fluttered high.

"What? The tunnel was damaged? The grain transportation team was robbed and killed?" Zhang Han was furious in the big tent of the Central Plains in Jiyuan.

The quartermaster who came to report the news trembled and said: "Yes, General, the Chu army suddenly appeared, our army was negligent, six corridors were damaged, three grain transport teams were robbed and killed, and thousands of soldiers and civilians who transported grain were killed. kill."

Zhang Han sneered: "Who did it?"

The quartermaster replied tremblingly: "I only know that it is the Chu army. The number of people is at least over [-]. The generals of the army are still unknown."

Zhang Han was silent for a moment, and said, "Hurry up and send people to repair the tunnel, hurry up to deliver food and grass, and at the same time send troops to patrol and escort along the way." Wang Li's food and grass supply is the most important thing at the moment. As a general, he knows the priority.

If the quartermaster received amnesty, he immediately withdrew from the big tent and went to make arrangements.

Zhang Han got up and looked at the hanging map, and asked: "The Chu army is moving very quickly!"

Dong Yi said: "Yes! Before Song Yi stayed in Anyang for more than 40 days, he didn't see any movement, so he was negligent. A few days ago, he just received the news that Xiang Yu killed Song Yi and led the army to the north. I didn't expect them to come so soon. gone."

Zhang Han pondered for a moment, then smiled: "Xiang Yu's army should not have arrived yet. This should be the vanguard, harassing the tunnel for testing. Go, quickly grasp the strength, generals, movements and specific intentions of this Chu army."

The behavior of the demolition team of Chu State has already made him quite angry.

(End of this chapter)