Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 143
Xianyang, the hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Huan Chu, Ji Bu, you look at me, I look at you, don't know whether to be angry or happy?

Just now, Xiang Zhuang announced his appointment, appointing Huan Chu as the second general of the Great Chu Kingdom, and Ji Bu as the last general. In this way, Huan Chu became the second in the Chu army after Xiang Zhuang. No. [-] character, and Ji Bu became No. [-], but they are not fools, knowing that Xiang Zhuang did this only to deprive them of their military power.

Huan Chu hesitated for a moment, lowered his head and said, "General, the last general still wants to return to the former army to lead the troops."

"Of course." Xiang Zhuang said without hesitation, "When the great Chu is revived, the two generals will have the opportunity to lead troops independently, but for now, you should stay in the Chinese army to assist me in handling military affairs and train veterans. To be honest, for these people Veteran, I've had enough, the combat effectiveness is not enough, and the military discipline has been corrupted to the limit, it is time to rectify and rectify."

This reason is quite high-sounding. Apart from Xiang Zhuang, these veterans are only able to hold Huan Ji.

Huan Chu sighed, and at the same time he and Ji Bu bowed their hands together and said, "That's it, the last general will take orders."

"Okay." Xiang Zhuang took two steps forward, patted Huan Chu's shoulder affectionately, and said, "You two generals, let's go to rest. We have to get up early tomorrow morning to rectify these veterans."

"The last general will take his leave." Huan Chu and Ji Bu bowed again, turned and left.

As soon as the two of them left the hall, they met the sullen Wu She head-on.

On the way to Xianyang, Huan Chu and Ji Bu had already heard about Xiang Zhuang's worship at the Mausoleum of the First Emperor, and of course they knew why Wu She was unhappy, so Huan Chu stepped forward to persuade him, "Mr. Well, death is the most important thing, Qin Wangzheng is already dead, it's no big deal for the general to pay homage to him, just worship the ancients."

"Alas..." Wu She sighed, and said depressedly, "I have already paid my respects, so what else can I do?"

Wu She really has opinions on Xiang Zhuang's behavior, but he is absolutely unambiguous about major issues. No matter what, Xiang Zhuang is the general of the Great Chu Kingdom and the only hope for the revival of the Great Chu State. Therefore, no matter what How unhappy Wu She was, he still had to endure his temper and continue to assist the general in his great cause of restoring Chu.

"Haha, that's right." Huan Chu said heartily, "Why do you think so much?"

Ji Bu also said, "Come on, sir, we haven't met for a while, let's go have a couple of cups of wine."

Just when Wu She was about to say goodbye, there was a sound of hurried footsteps from outside the gate. When the three of them turned their heads hurriedly to look, they saw a small school full of travel and dust rushing in. The school was running like flying, He howled loudly: "General, urgent report to Nufeng camp, urgent report to Nufeng camp..."

"The general is inside!" Wu She stepped forward and said, "Follow me quickly."

At that moment Huan Chu and Ji Bu were not in the mood to drink any more, so Wu She and Wu She led the school into the hall again.

Xiang Zhuang in the hall has also heard the long howl just now, and now he has reached the entrance of the hall. Seeing the little principal, he couldn't help frowning and said, "Aren't you the captain of Gao Chu's personal army, Po Jun?"

"The villain is right." Po Jun bowed and gasped, "General, hurry up..."

Xiang Zhuang's heart sank suddenly, but his face was calm, and he said calmly, "Speak slowly."

Po Jun nodded, took a deep breath first, and then continued: "General, the villain is under the command of General Gao, and there is an urgent military report." At fifty miles away, a large number of Han troops were found, at least ten thousand troops, and General Gao estimated that there might be more Han troops in Wuguan!"

"Ok?"

"what?!"

"A Han army was discovered in the direction of Wuguan?!"

Huan Chu, Ji Bu, and Wu She's expressions changed drastically.

Wei Liao's face darkened in an instant, and this time he killed Chu Jun by surprise.

Originally, according to Wei Liao's plan, when Liu Bang's army conquered Hangu Pass, it was time for the Chu army to destroy Liu Bang's foundation in Guanzhong, and then it was time to leave Wuguan and cross Linjiang Kingdom to fight back to Jiangdong!But now, a large number of Han troops suddenly appeared in the direction of Wuguan, and the situation suddenly took a turn for the worse!
The problem now is that Chu Jun can't get out!
Xiang Zhuang regained his composure, and said again, "Where's Gao Chu?"

Po Kong bowed his hands and replied: "The general is on standby to the south of Yiguan. The general said that as long as the general gives the order, Nufengying will immediately attack Wuguan. Even if it is the last person, it will not hesitate! "

"Nonsense!" Xiang Zhuang snorted, and said coldly, "Go, let Gao Chu bring Nu Fengying back immediately!"

For Gao Chu, Xiang Zhuang still trusts him a lot. Gao Chu is courageous and resourceful, and has strong observation skills. Since he said that there are likely to be more Han troops stationed in Wuguan, there must be!Since the Han army had been prepared for a long time, since Liu Bang had already sent a large army to block Wuguan, and then sent 1000 people from Nufengying to fight Wuguan, it would be death.

"No!" Po Kong suddenly agreed and took the order.

At that moment, Xiang Zhuang hurried into the hall, and hurried to the screen where the map was hung.

Wei Liao, Wu She, Huan Chu, and Ji Bu also followed Xiang Zhuang and stood in front of the screen without saying a word. Although Wu She was arguing with Xiang Zhuang, but now that the Chu army was facing the threat of life and death, where could Wu She be? Have this thought?
"Awesome, amazing!" Wei Liao sighed, and said in a deep voice, "General, the Han army obviously expected that our army would leave Linjiang from Wuguan and then return to Jiangdong, so they sent troops to block Wuguan in advance. Already!"

"I'm afraid he's a bird!" Huan Chu rubbed his fists, "Let's fight him out again!"

"Exactly!" Ji Bu also said, "Even Hangu Pass has been captured by us, so what about Wuguan?"

"It can't be compared, it can't be compared." Wei Liao shook his head again and again, "To attack Hangu Pass, we have ladders, well rails, and siege vehicles, but the road to Wuguan is rough and difficult. There is no way to go, and the terrain of Wuguan is narrow, and the army cannot spread out. Once the rush attack becomes a stalemate, and Liu Bang's army intercepts the retreat, we will..."

"We must not go to Wuguan!" Xiang Zhuang said decisively, "Since Liu Bang sent troops to Wuguan, he must send elite soldiers and generals. We will definitely not be able to attack Wuguan for a while, and when Liu Bang's army intercepts our retreat, we will be the turkey in the urn."

"Then what should we do?" Wu She asked anxiously, "If Wuguan can't get out, Hangu Pass will be even more difficult. Is it possible that we really want to go to Chencang Pass or take the Ziwu Valley path?"

"Chencang Road and Ziwu Valley are also dead ends." Wei Liao shook his head and sighed, "Even if our army captured Chencang Pass, or walked through the Ziwu Valley Trail, once we enter Hanzhong, we will not be able to get out of it. It is difficult, Hanzhong is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but it is really not easy for the people inside to get out, this is the place where the dragon is locked."

Hanzhong is indeed the place to lock the dragon. At the beginning, Xiang Yu wanted to use Hanzhong to lock Liu Bang, the red dragon.

Unfortunately, Xiao He sang out to chase Han Xin under the moon, and Liu Bang came out to worship the general again. As a result, Han Xin put wings on Liu Bang's dragon and flew out of Hanzhong in one fell swoop.

"Then what should we do?" Wu She clapped his hands, and said more and more anxiously, "If you can't get out of Wuguan and Hangu Pass, and you can't go to Hanzhong, then you really have to join Rongdi."

"Bird." Huan Chu said, "Then why not just go to Hangu Pass and fight old Liu Bang!"

"Huh?!" Xiang Zhuang's eyes lit up when he heard this, and an idea popped up uncontrollably.

Wei Liao was also touched, and the eyes of the two fell on Gao Pass and Hangu Pass at the same time. If you send an elite to guard Gao Pass, and then build up an army to block Hangu Pass, can Liu Bang's army be stopped?If Liu Bang's army can be blocked at Hangu Pass for a month or two, then Liu Bang's army will definitely run out of food and grass, and the morale of the army will be weakened.

"Go to Hangu Pass!" Gritting his teeth, Xiang Zhuang said decisively, "Fight with old Liu Bang!"

"Ah? Are you really going to Hangu Pass?" Wu She and Ji Bu looked at each other in disbelief.

"Yeah, damn it, let's fight with old Liu Bang!" Huan Chu said excitedly, "Our old Huan has had enough of the days of running and running, General, we should have done this a long time ago .”

"Military division." Xiang Zhuang asked Wei Liao again, "What do you think?"

Wei Liao nodded, and said solemnly: "To survive from death, this is also a way!"

Xiang Zhuang suddenly raised his head, and was about to summon Jin Xiang to dispatch flying cavalry to gather the armies, suddenly there was another rush of footsteps outside the hall, and then Pang Yu, who was disheveled and blood-soaked, rushed in quickly. After entering the hall, Pang Yu knelt down on the mat again, and said sadly: "General, Hangu Pass... has been lost!"

Xiang Zhuang and Wei Liao turned pale when they heard the words, what the hell is this?

Huan Chu was furious, stepped forward and grabbed Pang Yu, and shouted, "What are you talking about? Hangu Pass has fallen?!"

Pang Yu sighed: "The last general cut the mountain vines to form long ropes, and then went down the cliff to attack the Han army's main camp, burning all the heavy equipment and rations of the Han army in one fell swoop. I don't think the Han army would use mountain vines to form long ropes." , attacked Hangu Pass at night, although the last general set up a beacon tower on the cliff to warn, he still failed to stop the Han army from sneaking up, alas..."

In a few words, Pang Yu explained clearly the reason for the fall of Hangu Pass. Xiang Zhuang and Wei Liao's eyes lit up at first, and then they felt sorry for each other.

Xiang Zhuang even sighed in his heart, thinking that Pang Yu is still young, and the time to follow him is still too short. If it were Gaochu or Jingqian guarding the pass, he would definitely set up light and dark double posts on the cliff, and the Han army would Even if the clear sentry is destroyed, the dark sentry will still light a beacon to warn the Han army.

But then again, if Gaochu and Jingqian guard Hangu Pass instead, they may not be able to think of knotting vines as ropes, and then going down the cliff to counterattack the Han army's heavy camp.

Huan Chu roared again: "The general and Lao Ji's [-] troops? Hmm?!"

Pang Yu sighed, and said tragically, "Half of the 800 army was killed or injured, and most of the rest were scattered. Only less than [-] people fled back to Xianyang with the last general."

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Note: Gao Chu's attack on Wuguan and Pang Yu's defense of Hangu happened at the same time. When the captain of the army rushed back to Xianyang, Pang Yu also fled back to Xianyang with the defeated soldiers day and night, that is to say, there was at least a two-day gap between this chapter and the previous one.

(End of this chapter)