Competing

Chapter 535
Snowflakes are falling on the ground, and it is a quiet period in the north in previous years.The cold wind is mixed with heavy snow, the climate is cold, and the roads are muddy, which is not suitable for marching and fighting.Therefore, at this time in the past, if it was not necessary, the princes would usually put their flags to rest, and each other would stop fighting temporarily, and wait until the next spring to start the war again.

But this year, the winter of the third year of King Yue was an exception!Beginning in the spring, Han Xin, Generalissimo of the Han State, opened the northern front, successively wiped out the Western Wei State and Zhao State, and then pacified the Yan State, and is now fighting with Qi State in full swing.The most brilliant record this year is Han Xin, and the only one who can match it is the southern front of Yue Kingdom.However, compared to the tranquility in the south, the winter in the north is still full of wars.

All because of Qi, the war is in full swing.Under the city of Linzi, Kuai Che hurried to find Han Xin.

"Marshal, the Western Chu Kingdom has dispatched troops!" Kuai Che has always spoken so concisely, directly expressing the urgent situation.

"Oh!" Han Xin responded without the slightest surprise, which was expected.Xiang Yu couldn't tolerate Qi's fall to Han, and it was even more impossible to accept the fact that Qi was occupied by the Han army.In any case, now I belong to the Han Kingdom in nominal Shanghai, and outsiders don't know the inside story.However, it is impossible to keep this kind of thing from other people for a long time, and it will be a matter of time before the truth is known.No matter who the master of Qi is, it is impossible for Xiang Yu to hope that there is an overly powerful enemy behind him.

"How many people are here? Who is the main general?" Although Han Xin is confident, he will not be too pretentious, and he still needs to ask these basic information clearly.Whether you know it well, or it varies from person to person, so be prepared to deal with it.

Kuai Che replied: "Long Qi is the main general, with a total of 5 horses, and has now entered the territory of Qi."

"Longqi?" Han Xin sneered, with a trace of deep hatred on the corner of his mouth.I still remember that when I was in Pengcheng, I was just a soldier, and I always dreamed of seeing Xiang Yu being reused by him.Later, he finally waited for an opportunity, but Xiang Yu rejected himself without hesitation.What annoyed him even more was that Long Qi, the brave general at the time, had always been deeply engraved in his heart with his sarcastic words and appearance.

The reason why Han Xin hated the Western Chu State so much may not be because of the return of it.Even after so many years, Long Qie has always had a dream, that one day he will be able to avenge his shame.Now I finally have a chance to take revenge. At the same time, this is also the first time that Han Xin led his army to fight against the Western Chu army. It seems to be commemorative in many ways.Han Xin was looking forward to this very much. Maybe Long Qie didn't remember such a thing. How did that arrogant guy care about other people's feelings?This time, let him have a good taste of the taste of failure, and get rid of the shame...

As for Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, he looked down upon himself as a small soldier at the beginning, but now he needs to know what a big mistake he made.At this moment, Han Xin seemed to have a strong desire to prove something.

Kuai Che said: "It is inevitable for the Western Chu Kingdom to intervene, but now we must intensify our offensive. We must rush to take Linzi City before Long Qi arrives. We are at a great disadvantage to us."

Mr. Kuai Che had no idea that Marshal Han would have such a wealth of ideas in his mind, he just made the most appropriate suggestion based on the actual situation.In fact, he is also eager to stabilize and win Qi as soon as possible.Han Xin wanted to use this as the foundation to achieve great things, and the dream that Kuai Che has been pursuing is based on this foundation.

Han Xin nodded slightly, he naturally understood this truth, he was determined to win Linzi.He had never been a reckless person. He was fully prepared before going to war with Qi country, not to mention that Li Shiqi had done him a favor, and now it could only be smoother.

"Where's Li Zuoche? Have all the areas outside Linzi been cut off?" Han Xin asked in a deep voice.If you want to conquer Linzi, you must first cut off the surrounding cities and leave Linzi alone and helpless, at least in a short period of time.It is winter now, and there will be some time before the reinforcements from the Western Chu Kingdom arrive here. The nearby Qi State cannot organize an effective military rescue for the time being. This has caused extremely serious psychological pressure on the defenders of the Qi State. Siege is of great benefit.

Kuai Che replied: "Yes, now Linzi has become an isolated city, Tian Heng is not in the city, Tian Guang personally guards the city!"

"Yeah!" Han Xin responded, and then asked, "How's the tunnel going?"

"It's almost done, I think it will be finished tonight!" Kuai Che knew that this was the possibility of defeating the enemy in Linzi, and it was undoubtedly a dream to expect a frontal battle to conquer such a tall city as Linzi.

Han Xin smiled and said: "That's good, the city will be broken tonight!"

"Pass down the order to let Guan Ying attack the city with all his strength, and at the same time Li Zuoche will also come back, and all of them will be thrown into the siege battle!" Han Xin ordered sharply.Strong self-confidence and power, people dare not resist.

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On the top of the city, Qi Wang Tian Guang's face was a little pale, and his eyes were full of solemnity and worry.The Han army had launched many attacks on Linzi, and during the days of the siege, he did not have a peaceful night's sleep, and spent every day in fear.

In the past few days, the Han army has acted recklessly in Qi State, and has occupied many cities. Now Linzi is an isolated city, struggling to support it.

Despite being besieged, Tian Guang got the news that Xichu Guolong had already led his army to rescue.Uncle Tian Heng also went to Waihuang, asking for reinforcements from Peng Yue, and organizing troops from other parts of Qi to come to serve the king.

But far water can't quench the near thirst, but there is hope anyway, the basis of everything is to guard Linzi City, otherwise everything will be over.

Han Xin outside the city must have also received news of the arrival of reinforcements, and the offensive of the Han army is strengthening.Especially today, the entire Han army is attacking the city day and night, and the tense atmosphere can't help but make people feel a little palpitating.Tian Guang walked past the city, kept encouraging the soldiers to stick to it, and told everyone that the reinforcements were coming, giving hope and encouragement to the Qi people whose morale was low.

But just after the attack, the Han army rushed up again. It can be seen that Han Xin is determined to win and wants to take Linzi City by force.Tian Guang was under more and more pressure, and his mind became more and more restless. From early morning until the sky was full of stars, the battle continued.

It was the twelfth lunar month of winter at this time, and the weather was cold. The soldiers fought all night, which was really annoyed.But for the sake of his wife, children, and children, he had no choice but to persevere in order to survive.

Tian Guang prayed silently, must stick to it, otherwise everything will be over!
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Han Xin stood under the city of Linzi, looking at the tall city still standing, feeling a little heavy.

Guan Ying came back in a hurry to report: "Marshal, it's been a whole day of storming, and the soldiers are already very tired. Should we withdraw the troops for a while and launch the attack later, so that the soldiers can have a rest?"

Han Xin shook his head: "Our army is exhausted, and Qi's army is even more exhausted. Now it is longer than anyone else. If we retreat now, it will undoubtedly be a waste of all previous efforts. If you continue to attack the city, victory is already in sight."

Han Xin's livid face told him that it would be useless to talk more.Han Xin's orders have always been like this, and they are usually never changed after they are issued.

Although Guan Ying has been fighting with Han Xin, he is still Liu Bang's courtier and loyal to the King of Han.There will inevitably be some gaps between him and Han Xin, but there are still some differences in the end just by following orders.

This time Han Xin made such a sudden move, Guan Ying naturally understood it, so he was somewhat dissatisfied.But people have to bow their heads under the eaves.Up to now, Han Xin is still the Marshal of the Han Army in name, and as a general, he naturally has to obey Han Xin.It was really helpless, and there was some resistance in my heart.

Especially compared with Li Zuoche, even though he has followed Han Xin for a long time, he is not as completely trusted as Li Zuoche.He was stalking Linzi city like this with all his life, and the loss was not small, but Li Zuoche didn't know where he was at ease.Guan Ying's heart was naturally a little unbalanced, but he didn't dare to show it because of Han Xin's power!

"General Guan Ying, attack with all your strength, the city will be broken tonight!" Kuai Che who was beside him seemed to see what Guan Ying was thinking.

Now that Han Xin has dared to directly attack Qi State, it can be said that he has a showdown with Liu Bang directly, so there is no need to hide Kuai Che's identity.Now he is directly named as a military division, and has a high status in the army.

"Breaking the city?" Guan Ying couldn't help being taken aback, a little surprised, he really didn't see the possibility of breaking the city.

Kuai Che wanted to smile slightly: "General Guan Ying just needs to attack the city with all his strength, Marshal Han has his own tricks!"

Han Xin did have a clever plan, that is to dig a tunnel.

Because of the importance of the land of Qi to Han Xin, it is necessary to find a way to destroy the city as much as possible, and the conventional method is naturally impossible.

At the beginning, Han Xin planned to flood the city with water.The city of Linzi got its name precisely because it was close to the Zishui River, but because it was the middle of winter, the water level of the river was very low, and there were factors of freezing.More importantly, Han Xin intends to use Linzi as a base in the future. If he is submerged by a flood, he will suffer in the future, and it will also affect the people's support of the people of Daoqi.

Flooding is not enough, so we can only find another way, that is to dig tunnels.

Han Xin deliberately attacked with all his strength on the frontal battlefield, and put on a posture of a strong attack, and secretly sent people to dig tunnels outside Linzi City.

Tian Guang's military accomplishments were not as good as his uncle Tian Heng's. In addition, Qi's retreat was too fast and morale was low. Many things were too late to prepare, and some were defensive.

It is precisely because of this that Han Xin's strategy has the possibility of success.

(End of this chapter)