Humane Yongchang

Chapter 460

Bingzhou, thirty miles west of Jingxing Pass, is the camp of the Yellow Turban Army.

Han Xin has been standing in front of the map of Bingzhou, which is more than one person tall, for half an hour. The gloomy cloud between his brows still shows no signs of dissipating, and there is still a faint trace of fatigue that cannot be concealed...

This time Bingzhou broke through, and he felt a sense of powerlessness that he had never felt before.

In the past, no matter how strong the enemy army was or how unfavorable the situation was, he would always quickly find a way to defeat the enemy when commanding troops in battle!

The smoothness of commanding the army like a commanding arm and swaying it freely is almost impossible to comprehend, just like he has a talent for military art that others do not have, so that he can always see the key to the battle situation and the enemy's flaws at a glance.

But this time, his talent seemed to be cast with a deep shadow. Everything seemed to be seen in a fog, and everything seemed to be covered with thorns...

He can no longer make decisions as crisply and quickly as before, one step at a time, one step at a time, the situation that is already unfavorable to him, continues to worsen amidst his hesitation, and feeds back even heavier pressure on him.

Now he feels more and more like an insect and ant caught in a spider's web, obviously struggling will only make the bondage tighter and closer, and the time of defeat will only get closer, but he is still struggling desperately.

'Could it be that the King of Han's fortune has overwhelmed me? '

Han Xin lowered his eyelids tiredly, and asked himself unwillingly: "Or is it true that the King of Han is the Emperor of Heaven, and to compete with the great Han is to be an enemy of luck in Kyushu?" '

These two questions were not the first time they appeared in his mind.

But obviously, he couldn't get the answer before.

This time, too, there is no answer.

He picked up the water jug ​​and gulped down a few mouthfuls, then got stronger and continued to smash the map.

At this moment, suddenly a messenger quickly stepped into the tent, nodded on one knee and said: "I want to report to the commander-in-chief, a letter of urgency from Yongzhou!"

Han Xin frowned, thoughtfully strode to the messenger, took the pheasant letter from him, and opened the quick review of ten lines at a glance.

"pity!"

He had only read half of the silk letter filled with densely packed small characters, and he couldn't help sighing: "For the sake of the mountain, I have fallen short!"

The Pheasant Feather letter was written by Wei Liao, which briefly described the general process of Baiqi flooding the Han red army, and strongly invited Han Xin to lead the army to transfer to Yongzhou to discuss the great cause of fighting the Han Dynasty together.

Although the description of Bai Qi flooding the Han red army in the letter focused on "using soldiers like gods" and "success", it did not mention that Bai Qi fell short of his success.

But who is Han Xin?

He glanced at him and saw that Wei Liao never mentioned important situations such as the number of beheadings, how many miles the Han army retreated, etc., so he knew that Bai Qi's strategy might indeed be successful, but it definitely didn't work!

'This veteran called Bai Qi has something! '

Han Xin casually threw the silk cloth on the Shuai case, and he didn't despise Bai Qi because he failed to do his best in his strategy. On the contrary, he was very sure of Bai Qi's level!
That's the king of Han personally leading the army!
What is Hanwang?
Hanwang is not the touchstone of Kyushu warriors, but the ceiling of Kyushu warriors!

A general who can be defeated by the King of Han without a lot of chaos is enough to be listed as a famous general in the world. A general who can make the King of Han suffer such a big loss, even if you count the generals of the Youzhou Army and the Bolang Army. I can't count the number of palms!
Even he himself was defeated in the brief confrontation between Julu and the Han army?
It is precisely because he is very sure of Bai Qi's level that he feels extremely sorry for Bai Qi's failure this time!
If Bai Qi hadn't failed and succeeded in flooding the 15 soldiers and horses of the Han Red Army, Kyushu would surely be reversed!

And the predicament he faced can be easily solved...

"what?"

Han Xin suddenly stood up and walked quickly to the map of Bingzhou: "Why is the King of Han outside Hangu Pass? Where is Xiang Ji?"

He always thought that the King of Han was still fighting Xiang Yu in Youzhou.

Because after the king of Han commanded [-] cavalry to go north to Youzhou, there was no news of Xiang Yu's defeat or surrender to the Han, and the [-] cavalry never appeared on the Jizhou battlefield again.

Moreover, he and Xiang Yu had always been at odds, and even the envoys he sent to form an alliance were beheaded by Xiang Yu three times. Of course, he didn't think that Xiang Yu would take the initiative to communicate with him about the situation in the Youzhou battlefield.

This is important!

His insistence on advancing eastward was based on the judgment that the Han army could not win or lose with Xiang Yu's army in a short period of time.

If Xiang Yu's army is defeated, or even surrendered, then even if his army successfully breaks into the East China Plain, the strategic significance will be greatly reduced!
Just imagine.

In the situation where Xiang Yu's army and the Han army were in a difficult situation, he rushed to Jizhou with the Bingzhou Tianjun, which was tantamount to cutting off the Han army's logistical supply line.

In this way, not only the Han army in Youzhou must return to Jizhou to regroup, but the Bingzhou Heavenly Army is also expected to open up the three states of Bing, Ji, and Qingzhou again, and reproduce the heyday of the Heavenly Army.

But if Xiang Yu's army was defeated or surrendered, it would be equivalent to the Han army completely breaking through the East China Plain and North China Plain of Kyushu!
Then what are they trying to drill into the East China Plain with their soldiers and horses sharpened their heads?
Was it a rogue in the past?

Or be a street rat?

More importantly, what if Xiang Yu's army was not defeated, but surrendered?

So where will Xiang Yujun be now?

Han Xin made random gestures on the map, the more he gestured, the more doubts he felt, and the more he gestured, the colder his heart became.

There is a high probability that Xiang Yu will be demoted!

Otherwise, with the bravery of the man who swept across Youzhou with [-] soldiers and horses, he would never be punished by the king of Han without even a little bit of news!
But that's also why he's the one who's mystified.

How could a man like Xiang Yu, whose muscles grew into his brain, be so easily defeated by a big man?

Even if you have been looking forward to becoming a big man for a long time, you should go through the necessary procedures, right?

If you surrender without firing a knife or an arrow, who will think highly of you Xiang Yu in the future?

Han Xin couldn't understand this.

But he finally figured it out, why did that guy Li Xin change his mind to eat shit, and lead his soldiers and horses to fight the autumn wind outside, no matter how he designed to lure him, he would not come to his own formation.

He also said earlier that the guy was taught to be afraid of beating him, and he was afraid of well ropes for ten years after being bitten by a snake.

Now it seems that the guy is clearly waiting for Xiang Yu to lead the army to come and encircle him on three sides!
"You think so highly of XX, should XX family thank King Ron?"

After Han Xin made a rough gesture on the map, he knew that it would be too late even if he withdrew from Jingxing immediately, so he said to himself miserably.

The three-sided encirclement is about to be completed, and now they are withdrawing from Jingxing, which is tantamount to telling Li Xin, Xiang Yu, and Chen Dao in Jingxing Pass that he, Han Xin, has seen through their plot, and I am afraid that they will force the encirclement at all costs!

At that time, his best ending would be to break out of the encirclement with a few hundred remnants of defeated generals and escape with his life by luck.

But without the army by his side, what if he escaped with his life by chance?

A man lives between the heaven and the earth, if he does not have the five cauldrons to eat in life, he will also have the five cauldrons to cook in death!
'The universe is uncertain, and it is still unknown who will win the battle, so why belittle yourself! '

Han Xin shook his heart, calmed down forcibly, and refocused his attention on the map, trying to find a way out of it.

However, the map was right in front of him, even if he stared at a flower from the map, it wouldn't change the fact that all the traffic arteries around him and the state army had been blocked by the Han army!

But Han Xin is Han Xin after all, such a hopeless situation with no way to go to heaven and no way to go to earth, it just taught him to find a glimmer of life from it.

'When the sky doesn't give it, the earth loses its benefit...'

He stared at the map and said thoughtfully: "Only Renhe can make use of one or two things." '

The Han army blocked the news that Xiang Yu's army had surrendered to the Han in order to allow Xiang Yu's army to participate in the battle to surround him and the Bingzhou Tianjun without telling him.

Now, he has gained insight into the plans of the Han army.

But the Han army didn't know that he had gained insight into their plan.

Can we use this information gap to try to lead the Han army in Jingxing Pass out of Chengguan?
Han Xin pointed his rough fingers on the map and walked along the ink line representing Jingxing, thinking in his heart: "The Han army in Jingxing Pass is not many, and [-] soldiers have survived. It happened that the Jingxing road was steep and narrow, and the Han army couldn't get out of the formation, so they couldn't exert their superiority in strength...'

Dongjin has lost its original strategic significance.

But to retreat, you have to face Li Xin and Xiang Yu's more than 20 Han troops!

If you continue to move forward, you only need to break through a city gate garrisoned by [-] to [-] Han troops, and you can let the birds fly in the sky and the seas leap with fish.

Such a simple multiple-choice question, children can do it, right?
As for how to survive after rushing into the East China Plain...

That's not something he should be thinking about now.

Even in the future, this kind of "small problem" can be completely handed over to Ying Zheng and the others to solve.

Presumably, they also don't want to see Han Xin get unlucky, and then face a million Han troops alone, right?

'Well, now there is only one last problem left! '

Han Xin let out a long breath, and his eyes once again lit up with the divine light of planning, "How can we lure the Chen Dao Department out of Jingxing Pass, and defeat the Chen Dao Department before Li Xin and Xiang Yu support from the rear?" Woolen cloth? '

……

"Tuk Tuk Tuk..."

Chen Dao tapped the sandalwood table lightly with one finger, staring at the Wang Ling that had just been transferred from Li Xin's hand to his on the table, speculating in his heart the intention of Chen Sheng's Wang Ling.

"It is important to contain the Han Xin Ministry's eastward advance, and Jingxing Pass must not be lost. If the Han Xin Ministry can be wiped out, it will naturally be icing on the cake. If it cannot be wiped out, it will not affect the overall situation?"

He recited the Wang Ling in a low voice again, wondering if something changed in the situation that he didn't know about?

Otherwise, with Chen Sheng's temperament of catching the enemy and beating them to death, how could he say something close to compromise like "the icing on the cake, if not all annihilation is not harmful to the overall situation"?
It can't be because he thinks that their 30 army, encircled on three sides, can't do anything to Han Xin's army of bereaved dogs?

'Forget it, don't think about it if you can't figure it out, just execute the king's order well. '

Chen Dao put away the Wang Ling, and shouted loudly: "Come here, beat the drums and gather the generals, call all the officers of division and regiment level and above, and come to the commander's tent to discuss matters."

"Here!"

The short soldiers outside the door responded loudly, and after a short while, the deep and powerful sound of gathering drums spread throughout the entire Jingxing Pass.

……

Yizhou, Chengdu, in a secret private house.

Liu Bang, who was dressed in Chinese clothes and a foot-high leather hat, was secretly discussing with his generals about raising troops against the Han.

Looking around, the kneeling people in the dimly lit hall were all generals from Pei County.

None of the generals of the Lu clan could be seen.

Just as the generals in the hall were discussing in full swing, suddenly a doorman in black entered, walked quickly to the side of Li Shiqi, who was serving as the mastermind of Liu Bang, and whispered in his ear.

When all the generals in the hall saw this, Qiqi, who had a tacit understanding, stopped talking, and looked at Li Shiqi with difficulty concealing his search... They all knew that if Li Shiqi dared to enter the hall at this time, what he had to say was bound to happen. It has something to do with Anti-Han!
Li Shiqi was originally a famous scholar in Chenliu. In the past, Chen Shengchu was the governor of Chen County. When he was playing games with Ying Zheng, who was still called Lu Zheng, as the governor of Zhengchen County, a group of yellow scarf rebels entered Chenliu to cause chaos and harmed Li Shi. His whole family is small, and he survived the disaster only because of the protection of his younger brother Li Shang.

It stands to reason that the Yellow Turban rebellion soldiers and cholera left behind, and Chen Sheng had nothing to do with it.

But in the end, it was Chen Sheng who sent troops to wipe out the Yellow Turban rebels in Chenliu County, and Chen Liu fell into Chen Sheng's hands. Moreover, Chen Sheng used the son of a merchant to kill Xiong Wan, the governor of Chen County, to seize the throne.

In short, Li Shiqi hated Chen Sheng so much, and took Li Shang to defect to Liu Bang, who was still the lieutenant of Meng County at that time.

Liu Bang abandoned Meng County and went south to Yangzhou, but he strongly advocated it.

Liu Bang's abandonment of Yangzhou and transfer to Yizhou was also his insistence.

Liu Bang's repeated attitude was also caused by his behind-the-scenes instigation... Li Shiqi was responsible for the welcoming and sending of Liu Bang's subordinates, including the envoys of Ying Zheng and the Baiyue people, who were all received by him.

After Li Shiqi listened to the diner's report, all his gray eyebrows couldn't help but twitch.

He calmly waved his hand to screen away the door-goers, his gaze slowly swept across the pair of searching gazes in the hall, and finally met Liu Bang's pretendingly indifferent gaze above him, stood up and clasped his palms to the bottom, and said loudly: "Qi Your Majesty, the fast horse will be rewarded, General Bai Qi of Yongzhou, flooded outside the Hangu Pass, the king of Han personally commanded 15 red-clothed troops, a success!"

In a simple sentence, there are a hundred intentions hidden.

Liu Bang raised his eyebrows in shock, and looked at Li Shiqi in disbelief, as if he wanted to see something on Li Shiqi's face.

As a runaway who was frightened by the prestige of the King of Han and the Red Army, who traveled thousands of miles,
The name of King Han is like a nightmare to him.

The name of the Red Army was also like a nightmare to him.

Today, the two major nightmares were overthrown together?
What kind of omen is this?
The generals of Pei County in the hall were also shocked by Li Shiqi's return, and they were speechless for a long time.

They refused to believe that what Li Shiqi said was true!
They had great hope that what Li Shiqi said was true!
To be in the same era as the King of Han is the sorrow of all generals!

In the end, it was Fan Kui who was overjoyed and got up and shouted loudly: "Congratulations, Congratulations, Your Majesty, this is an auspicious omen for your great achievements from God!"

(End of this chapter)