Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 158
The next day, news of the Aries being ambushed in the Wild Wolf Valley reached Jiuyuan.

King Loufan didn't believe it at first, but in the evening, more and more Aries soldiers fled into Loufan's camp. These Aries soldiers all brought back the same news. More than 1 horsemen of the sheep tribe were ambushed by the old Qin people in the wild wolf valley, and almost the whole army was wiped out. Only then did King Lou Fan believe it.

King Lou Fan hurriedly summoned Uncle Shuo to the big account to discuss countermeasures.

"Military Master, what do you think about this matter?" Lou Fanwang asked.

Uncle Gong said after pondering for a while and said: "My lord, the news that the Aries king was shot and the Aries tribe was almost exterminated should be true, but I think that the people who ambushed the Aries king's army must not be the old Qin people from Jiuyuan." The matter is obvious, Jiuyuan Old Qin people have only 5000 people in total, and only [-] strong men, and they have to garrison Jiuyuan City, and divide their troops to ambush, how can they be busy?

"Isn't it the old Qin people from Jiuyuan? Could it be the old Qin people from Guanzhong?"

King Loufan's face suddenly changed. Guanzhong was originally the territory of the Great Qin Empire, and there were at least millions of old Qin people there. Once the Central Plains Empire sent troops to rescue Jiuyuan, their Loufan tribe would be in danger. King Loufan But those who have experienced the power of the Great Qin Empire are definitely not something the Loufan tribe can compete with.

The uncle said and nodded, then shook his head and said, "Maybe it's the Huns."

"Huns?!" King Loufan couldn't help but gasped. King Loufan was no stranger to the northern neighbors of the Huns. Some Xiongnu cavalry went south to Hetao to snatch cattle and sheep. Last autumn, 20 Xiongnu cavalry rushed in!

The reason why King Loufan was eager to annex the old Qin people in Jiuyuan was to deal with the threat of the Huns.

Because the Huns are becoming more and more aggressive, given time, they will definitely return to Hetao.

If it is really the Huns, then the situation is very dangerous. This shows that the Huns have already solved the Donghu people and are ready to go south to the Hetao. As a result of the conquest, all men, women, old people, and children in the entire Hetao, including his Loufan king, will become slaves of the Huns.

The uncle said again: "Whether it is from the Central Plains or the Huns, they can't be friends of our building, but can only be enemies of our building. Therefore, your majesty should make arrangements early."

King Lou Fan was upset and said: "Tell me, what is the arrangement?"

The uncle said in a deep voice: "Don't divide your troops to besiege the city anymore, quickly gather all the clansmen to the camp in the north of the city, and the [-] cavalry from the Linhu tribe will also gather with us! Send people to cut down enough There are a lot of Populus euphratica trees, and a strong fence is erected around the camp, and a deer village is erected to strictly prevent the Central Plains or the Huns from attacking."

King Lou Fan was stunned and said, "Just set up camp outside Jiuyuan City, and won't go back to the old camp?"

Uncle Gong shook his head and said: "If the king returns to the old camp in Beijia, King Lin Hu must also return to the old camp in Yunzhong. In this way, our Loufan tribe will have to face the Central Plains or the Huns alone. Wonderful, therefore, it is better to set up camp outside Jiuyuan City and gather the Linhu people to defend against the enemy."

Lou Fan Wang suddenly realized, and immediately shouted: "Come here."

A guard had already entered the tent, and said loudly, "What orders does your majesty have?"

King Lou Fan waved his hand and shouted sharply: "Head the commander Wanqi to lead his troops back to the camp in the north of the city quickly, and then send someone to inform King Lin Hu to bring the army to camp in the north of the city!"

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Jiuyuan, the general Xingyuan.

Meng Yu had just taken a nap when suddenly his own soldiers came in to report: "General, the barbarians seem to be withdrawing from the siege!"

"Well, the barbarians want to retreat?" Meng Chu frowned, immediately got up with his clothes on, and hurried to the enemy building at the east gate with dozens of soldiers. Standing on the enemy building, he looked out. He was blocked outside the city Sure enough, the barbarian has disappeared.

Soon, news of the Hu people withdrawing from the siege also came from the south gate and west gate, but there was no news from the north gate.

When Meng Yu led his soldiers to the enemy building at the north gate, he quickly realized what was going on. The Hu people did not withdraw from the siege, but concentrated all their troops in the north camp. This move made Meng Ji feel extremely confused. Could there be some conspiracy in the middle?
The Hu people want to lure the old Qin people out of the city to attack, or is it because of some other reason?
Just when Meng Xun couldn't figure it out, another soldier came to report in a hurry: "General, an unidentified army was found outside the south gate, at least tens of thousands of people!"

"Huh? An army of tens of thousands?!" Meng Chu took a deep breath, no longer caring about the barbarians in the north of the city, and immediately led a dozen generals and more than a hundred soldiers to the south gate enemy tower, standing in the enemy's Looking out from upstairs, I saw dust flying on the straight road, and a huge army was slowly approaching Jiuyuan.

"Look, they are all covered with scales!

"There are also long halberds and chariots, they are from the old Qin!"

"No, they are not old Qin people, they are Kanto rebels!"

"Fart, how do you know they are the Kanto rebels?"

"The battle robes of the old Qin people are black, but their battle robes are red!"

"I heard that the battle robes of the Han army are red. Could it be that Liu Bang has already defeated Xiang Yu?"

Suddenly, more than a dozen generals under Meng Ji's command began to whisper, some were excited, some were nervous, and most of them were in complicated moods. In the past five or six years, the princes from all walks of life have been fighting endlessly in the Central Plains. The original has almost become a forgotten corner, coupled with the collapse of the Great Qin Empire, the old Qin people have become a group of lost survivors.

Now, the Central Plains army finally appeared in Jiuyuan again, but I don't know if it is a blessing or a curse?
The Central Plains Empire was able to send such a huge army to Jiuyuan County. Obviously, the melee between the various princes had come to an end, but I wondered how this overlord who had just decided the Central Plains would treat the old Qin people in Jiuyuan County?Should they all be murdered like Xiang Yu, or should they all be murdered like Liu Bangfu when he captured Guanzhong?

The generals under his command talked a lot, but Meng Ji seemed to understand a little bit.

This army is probably the Chu army mentioned by Bai Lixian.

At that moment, Meng Ji ordered the four generals to guard the four gates respectively, and then hurried back to the general's camp, and then went to the Sao Pavilion with the captain of the personal army to invite Bai Lixian. Bailixian's whereabouts, so I know that Bailixian has not left Jiuyuan, but has been staying in the post house.

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In the south of Jiuyuan City, [-] Chu troops were rolling forward along the straight road.

When it was five miles away from Jiuyuan City, Xiang Zhuang, who was straddling the Wuzhi horse, leisurely raised his right hand.

In an instant, the low and desolate sound of the horn had already soared into the sky, and amidst the continuous sound of the horn, the army of the Chu State that was rolling forward stopped in succession.

Soon, meteor scouts sent back news that no Hu people were found in the east and west of Jiuyuan City, but a large camp of Hu people was found in the north of the city. Unexpectedly, it seems that there is no lack of powerful characters among the Hu people in Jiuyuan, and it is not only the Huns who have such characters as Maodun.

With Xiang Zhuang's order, [-] Chu troops set up a camp in the south of Jiuyuan City.

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There is a low mountain seven or eight miles west of Jiuyuan City. It is said to be a low mountain, but it is actually the tallest mountain in the vicinity.

In the sparse Populus euphratica forest on the top of the mountain, King Loufan and Uncle Gong said that surrounded by dozens of Huqi, they were watching the movements of the Chu army from a distance. Full of fear and fantasy, on the one hand, he was very afraid of this Central Plains army, but on the other hand, he fantasized about being able to destroy this army.

After watching for half a stick of incense, King Lou Fan couldn't help asking his uncle, "Military Master, have you seen the way?"

The uncle said that he put his hands on the awning and looked at it for a long time before finally saying firmly: "Your Majesty, look at the color of the battle robes. This should be the army of the Han King Liu Bang." After saying this, the uncle said again, "The Han army suddenly Appearing in Jiuyuan, it seems that the melee between Chu and Han in the Central Plains has come to an end, and now the Central Plains should be ruled by Han King Liu Bang."

"Liu Bang?" Lou Fan said kingly, "Does the military adviser say that Liu Bang will recover Jiuyuan soon?"

The uncle said with a sigh, and said helplessly: "If the Central Plains is unified, it will be a matter of time before Hetao is recovered."

"Then what should we do with Lou Fan?" King Lou Fan frowned, and said in displeasure, "Are we going to submit to the Central Plains Empire again like we surrendered to the Great Qin Empire before?"

The uncle said he shook his head and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty can also choose the Huns."

King Loufan remained silent, and the meaning of what the uncle said was very clear. Since the army of the Central Plains Empire had entered the Hetao, King Loufan wanted to unify the Hetao again, and then use the Hetao as a foundation to resist the Xiongnu in the north and defend the Central Plains Empire in the south. The dream has already been shattered, now, there are only two roads before Lou Fanren, either surrender to the Xiongnu, or surrender to the Central Plains Empire!

All of a sudden, there was a tidal sound of horseshoes from the southeast. When King Loufan looked anxiously, he saw a dozen or so Central Plains cavalry approaching rapidly. When the distance was still a hundred steps away, suddenly two The cavalry separated from the queue and turned back in the direction they came from. Obviously, the group of scouts had spotted the Hu cavalry on the top of the mountain and went back to rescue the soldiers.

"My lord, let's go, the scout cavalry of the Han army has spotted us." The uncle said at the moment and stepped forward to persuade.

"Let's go back to the camp!" Lou Fanwang snorted, got on his horse immediately, and galloped down the mountain with a sudden swing of his whip.

When the dozens of "Han army scouts" chased to the foot of the hill, King Loufan had already taken dozens of Huqi and flew towards the Loufan camp in the north...

(End of this chapter)