Competing

Chapter 584
In the north, the situation of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, and tens of thousands of soldiers under his command is not very good.

After the alliance between Chu and Han, it was thought that there was a complete truce in the north. When returning triumphantly, the Chu army was suddenly attacked by the Han army, resulting in heavy casualties.

It's just casualties, the key is the impact of such a move on the morale and mental state of the Chu army generals.In the first few days, the generals and soldiers of the Chu army lived in complete panic, let alone fighting effectively.

Therefore, the Chu army retreated in a way close to fleeing, and was constantly chased and harassed by the Han army along the way, which can be said to be miserable.

However, the soldiers of the Chu army have fought for many years, have rich combat experience, and their combat effectiveness is also very strong.Once the vitality is restored, the Han army can't take much advantage at all.

Just yesterday, a beautiful counterattack by the Chu army caused a lot of casualties to the Han army.The most important thing is to boost the morale of the Chu army, thus effectively combating the arrogance of Liu Bang and the Han army.

It was this beautiful counterattack that made Liu Bang more sober.Let him clearly realize that without Han Xin and Peng Yue, relying on himself alone is not Xiang Yu's opponent at all.

So he sent people to urge Han Xin and Peng Yue again, and now he is also very worried, if King Qi and King Liang stand still, then his situation will be in danger...

While closely monitoring Xiang Yu's situation, they kept urging Peng Yue and Han Xin to dispatch troops as soon as possible...

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"Your Majesty, Liu Bang sent another letter to urge you!" In Daliang City, Chen Qingshan reported the news to Peng Yue, who had just been promoted to King of Liang.

"In this case, let's send troops too, let them see how powerful our army of Liang Guo is!" Peng Yue thought that the time had almost come, and it seemed pointless to wait any longer, and it was time to send troops.After all, Liu Bang gave the title of King Liang, and he was a little embarrassed to continue to stand still.At the same time, it is also to send troops to ensure the benefits of the promised fiefdom.If Liu Bang loses, everything will be gone...

"Okay, I will inform Tian Heng to send troops together..."

Liang Guo now has nearly 10 troops, and the mobile force that can be mobilized has reached more than 7. Although the number of people is not large, the role and influence are still very huge.It is precisely because of this that he was allowed to live in an extremely detached and special position among the northern princes surrounded by powerful enemies, and he has come to today step by step.At the same time, Peng Yue was able to do things well, so in the years from Waihuang to Daliang, the number of troops has continued to increase, and the strength has continued to increase.

Now he wants to send troops for his own further interests and development. The armies of the two countries are like a wild wolf with its fangs rushing out of the cage...

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"King Qi, it seems that it's time for us to make a move." When Kuai Che saw King Han in the palace of King Qi, he put forward his own opinion.

"Sir, do you think the time has come?" Han Xin asked indifferently, wanting to hear Kuai Che's suggestion.The so-called timing is really difficult to grasp, whether it is earlier or later, it will be troublesome...

Kuai Che nodded and said: "Yes, the Han army seems to be coming in menacingly, but as soon as Xiang Yu stabilized his position, a counterattack of the Han army was a bit overwhelming. If this continues, Xiang Yu will turn around, and everything will be in vain. gone."

"Hmph!" Han Xin sneered, "After so many years, Liu Bang is still the same, without any improvement..."

"Isn't that..." Kuai Che laughed and said, "But isn't this a good thing for King Qi?"

"Good thing?" Han Xin sneered, then nodded: "That's what you said..."

"The thing about sending troops...?" Kuai Che asked softly.

After pondering for a while, Han Xin said: "In this way, mobilize 30 troops to go out with the widow, and follow Liu Bang first, and send troops immediately when necessary!"

"Yes, I will arrange it now!" Kuai Che knew that Qi Wang Han Xin wanted to play bigger this time...

This battle will be the first and perhaps the last head-to-head confrontation between Han Xin and Xiang Yu. What kind of heroic confrontation will they have with the two most accomplished military figures at that time?Really looking forward to...

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Although they played a beautiful little counterattack and blocked the pace of the Han army's pursuit, the pressure on the Chu army was still not small, and they could not relax at all.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Xiang Yu didn't have the slightest smile on his face, but instead had a dignified expression, and he even felt somewhat disappointed.

All the important ministers of the Western Chu Kingdom gathered here to discuss countermeasures and solve the immediate predicament.

"Now is the most dangerous moment that our Chu country is facing. Everyone, think of a way and see what we should do now?" Xiang Yu said a few heavy opening words in a deep voice.At this moment, let's see if we can discuss a solution. If this continues, the consequences will be very serious.

"Overlord, Liu Bang's despicable villain betrayed his promise and attacked us. They are no match for us in a frontal battle. If you ask me, why don't we counterattack back to Xingyang and completely defeat the Han army..."

I don't know which simple-minded passionate young man was among them, and when he said such a sentence, what he said was generous, but everyone's faces became more serious.Now the Western Chu Kingdom has been forced to be like a bereaved dog, it is really uncomfortable...

"Counterattack? In Xingyang and Chenggao before, it was not bad to play such a situation. Now counterattacking the Han army, I am afraid it will be difficult to achieve greater results..." So much effort has been made before, but Xingyang still cannot be shaken. Now I'm afraid it will be more difficult, so I don't like it...

"Now it is impossible to fully counterattack. Liu Bang dares to do so. Peng Yue and Han Xin may also send troops. The pressure we are facing is not small. We should find a way to defend... If the three armies encircle together, we have to think about it. The way out is..."

"How to defend?"

"How about we retreat to Pengcheng and use Pengcheng's high walls and deep pools to defend?"

"No, what if the Han army besieges the city? Isn't Pengcheng going to become a dead city?"

"Then what should we do? Shall we evacuate to Donghai County, Sishui County, or Huainan?"

"Let's evacuate to Huainan, there are still tens of thousands of Huanchu's troops there, we can rely on the Huai River to deal with the Han army..."

"No way, Huainan is next to Yue State. What if the Yue army crosses the river to attack? Do we have to face the enemy?"

"There is no other way now, but let Huan Chu fully defend the defense line along the river, and then deal with Liu Bang and Yin Xu..."

"This……"

Listening to the generals arguing with each other, Xiang Yu remained silent, but his livid face made people feel a little worried.

What you said is not bad at all, the West Chu Kingdom is really unable to retreat now, and there is no way to advance.

If you want to face the joint attack of Liu Bang, Peng Yue and Han Xin's three-way army, with this little force in your hands, you are not an opponent at all.The final result of retreating to Pengcheng is nothing more than defending an isolated city. Sooner or later, there is still one way of thinking.

If it is said to retreat to Huainan, if Jiangdong still belongs to the Western Chu Kingdom, it would be a good strategy.But now Jiangdong is owned by the Yue State. If the Western Chu State is concentrated in the small Huainan, facing the attack from the north and the south of the four countries, it will be the most painful thing.

Now there is still a big worry, that is, has Yue Yue participated in this matter?If Yin Xu also sent troops to deal with him, then the Western Chu Kingdom would really be hopeless.As for his fate and future, Xiang Yu didn't dare to think too much...

Thoughts come and go, the direction of movement of the main force of the Chu army is now greatly restricted.It's not like they can go where they want to go?Faced with the continuous pursuit of the Han army, Xiang Yu had no choice but to move south... For many soldiers of the Chu army, homesickness is very important. Maybe now only by being closer to the enemy in Jiangdong can their fighting spirit be aroused... Find a way The key is to deal with the embarrassing situation in the past as much as possible...

If Yin Xu did not participate in this matter, can you consider trying to persuade him to deal with Liu Bang together?Xiang Yu made a hypothesis in his heart, perhaps it is a kind of extravagant hope!The wish was beautiful, but it was shattered from the moment Wu She left Jiangdong without saying goodbye.

well!There is too much helplessness and depression in Xiang Yu's heart...

"Canonize Huanchu, don't rush to attack the Yue Kingdom, just defend the defense line along the river steadily." Now Huanchu is almost the last line of defense of the Western Chu Kingdom.

"Yes!" Someone had passed the news to Feige for the first time...

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Xiang Yu's edict was issued in a timely manner, but there is a long distance from the north to Huainan, and there is inevitably a time lag in the process of transmitting the order.And this time is still going on, enough to affect many things...

When the imperial edict arrived, Huan Chu had already led the Chu army to attack, and the chance to save Huan Chu and possibly maintain the Western Chu Kingdom was missed...

At this moment, Huan Chu was sailing towards Jinling City by boat.In the beginning, he wanted to target Hongdu.But after all, he gave up. After all, Hong is the capital of the Yue Kingdom, so the defense must be tight, and there must be a lot of troops stationed there.Attacking rashly is really not worth the candle.

What's more, it is already on the edge of Jiangdong. Huan Chu believes that the Chu people there are not densely populated, the sense of belonging is not strong, and there is no so-called popular support.

So Huan Chu chose Jinling City as his target. He heard that it was an outpost of the Vietnamese army. If it could be pulled out, it would undoubtedly deal a heavy blow to the Yue State.It also provided the possibility for the Chu army to cross the river.So Huan Chu led the fleet of the Chu State and sailed to Jinling in a mighty way...

(End of this chapter)