Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 475
When Bailixian walked into the study, Xiang Zhuang was carefully looking at the map of Mobei on the screen. According to the information provided by Wumuya, Maodun’s Shanyuting is at the foot of Yanran Mountain. Yanran Mountain is also Hangai Mountain, which belongs to the boundary of Outer Mongolia. , It is almost 4000 miles away from Jiangdong. Even if the cavalry marches in a hurry, it will take almost a month to walk.

"See Your Majesty." Baili Xian bowed respectfully to Xiang Zhuang.

Xiang Zhuang didn't look back, just waved his hands and said, "Ziliang, first read the secret letter on the case."

Bai Lixian immediately picked up the secret letter from the case, and after hastily reading it, his expression changed slightly, and he said: "This Maodun has a good eye, and it is the right time to use troops against the various ministries in Hexi."

Hearing the sound, Xiang Zhuang turned his head and asked Baili Xiandao, "Zi Liang, what do you think of the Xiongnu?"

Baili Xianlue pondered for a while and then said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, after the Xiongnu captured tens of thousands of craftsmen and hundreds of thousands of women and children from Yan, Zhao, and Han last year, they will surely welcome a new era in farming and iron smelting. The qualitative leap is not to listen to the alarming words of the ministers, at most ten years later, the Xiongnu will become a confidant of the Central Plains countries."

Xiang Zhuang nodded slightly, and Bai Lixian wanted to go with him again.

In the history of China, the Huns were not the opponents of the countries in the Central Plains at the beginning. Even the weakest Yan State among the seven heroes of the Warring States Period had enough power to drive the Huns thousands of miles north. However, at the end of Qin Dynasty and the beginning of Han Dynasty, the Huns suddenly It has become stronger and poses an unprecedented threat to the Central Plains Dynasty!

The reason is that in the troubled times at the end of Qin Dynasty, the Xiongnu abducted a large number of craftsmen, women and children from the Central Plains. These craftsmen, women and children brought advanced farming technology and iron smelting technology to the Huns, so that the Xiongnu cavalry used sharp iron Weapons enabled the Huns to own cities and stable agricultural harvests.

With these, the Xiongnu became even more powerful, posing a great threat to the Central Plains.

Looking back at the map of Mobei, Xiang Zhuang suddenly said: "Ziliang, Han is weak, it is indeed a good time for the Xiongnu to use troops against Hexi; Say, isn’t it also an opportunity? An opportunity to completely defeat the Huns!”

"Destroy the Xiongnu completely?" Bai Lixian asked in astonishment, "Your Majesty is saying that all countries unite to deal with the Xiongnu?"

Bai Lixian was still thinking just now that the Xiongnu used a large-scale military force against Hexi, and it is impossible for Han to sit idly by. Once the Han army rushes to help Hexi, it will inevitably create emptiness in Tongguan, Xunguan, and Hanzhong. At that time, Chu can take action Even if it is impossible to mobilize the army to start a decisive battle, at least you can take a peek at Guanzhong or Sanchuan County.

However, Bai Lixian did not expect that the king intends to form an alliance with other countries to deal with the Xiongnu. For such a situation, the Han State is absolutely happy to see it succeed, and the Han State will also be the biggest beneficiary. On the contrary, it is the Chu State. In the end, the Huns were defeated, and apart from gaining the false name of a "leader", I am afraid that they would not get anything.

"Why not?" Xiang Zhuang said, "The dispute between the countries in the Central Plains is a dispute of orthodoxy, but the Xiongnu is a foreign race, and the difference between the foreign race and the Huaxia tribe is a blood dispute. It is of Chinese blood, not to mention that the threat of the Xiongnu has increased greatly, and it will be difficult to defeat the Xiongnu if it is not defeated at this time."

Baili Xiandao: "That's right. In the future, our great Chu will definitely unify the whole world, and then we will inevitably face the threat of the Huns. It’s really better to pay some affordable price now and completely defeat the Huns before they become stronger.”

"What Ziliang said is quite in line with what I want." Xiang Zhuang nodded and said, "Then it's settled."

Baili Xiandao: "The Xiutu and Hunxie tribes in Hexi are just small tribes, but the Yuezhi tribe is a big tribe, with 20 people who control strings. If the Huns want to pacify Hexi, at least they have to dispatch 30 cavalry. It's almost like moving in full force, so Shan Yuting at the foot of Yanran Mountain will inevitably defend the emptiness."

Xiang Zhuang nodded and echoed, "Therefore, there is no need for too many troops to conquer Mobei this time, but they must be cavalry, because Jiangdong is more than [-] miles away from Mobei, and they have to arrive at the battlefield within a month. They are not cavalry. It is impossible to do it, and each cavalry has to be equipped with three fast horses and one mule!"

This expedition to Mobei is completely conceivable by Xiang Zhuang, and the price will inevitably be extremely heavy!
When marching in the Central Plains, you may be able to get some necessary supplements from the countries along the way, but once you leave the Great Wall, it is impossible for the Chu army to get any supplies in the desert wind and sand, and the nomads on the grassland have no fixed place to live. , sometimes walking for half a month may not be able to meet a herdsman, and after the army rations are exhausted, they can only kill horses to satisfy their hunger.

Moreover, a long-distance and rapid march of up to four thousand miles will inevitably cause a lot of losses on war horses.

But Xiang Zhuang insisted that as long as the Xiongnu can be defeated, as long as the threat of the Huns can be wiped out in the bud, it is worthwhile for Chu to lose all its war horses.

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The chess game between Bai Mo and Bi Shu has entered the final stage. Both of them played the first one hundred moves with extreme caution. Each move had to take a long test. It took nearly three hours for one hundred moves, but only one hundred After the hand, the rhythm of the two people suddenly accelerated, and they often fell short, as if the two of them already had the chance to win.

Standing behind them, Zhou Guanfu and Hu Yanzhi were dazzled.

Both Bai Mo and Bi Shu were dropping pieces like flying, and the number of pieces on the chessboard increased rapidly, but the situation between the two sides was not clear, but became more and more complicated. Zhou Guanfu and Hu Yan also dabbled in the way of chess, but they couldn't see clearly what was on the chessboard. In the current situation, it is even more impossible to distinguish who has the upper hand and who has fallen into the disadvantage.

Looking at the expressions of the two of them, Bai Mo looked confident, as if everything was under control, and Bi Shu also looked calm, as if he had already won.

However, there can only be one winner in any chess game!
Moreover, as the number of pieces on the chessboard increases and the vacancies become less and less, Zhou Guanfu and Hu Yan both know that the distance to the result is getting closer and closer. Thinking of this, the two of them can't help but lift up their hearts, because When the winner is decided on the chessboard, it is also the time when the four players present live and die.

The ancients despised life and death and valued promises, Zhou Guanfu and Hu Yan never thought of breaking promises.

Zhou Guanfu and Hu Yan's hearts hung up uncontrollably. A hundred steps away, the three hundred Sirius guards and the three hundred hussars were even more tense, and a confrontation like a needlepoint began. Although the gambling in the pavilion did not spread, the sky The wolf guards and hussars are veterans who have experienced many battles, so how can they not smell the killing smell coming out of the pavilion?
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As soon as Lou Jing and Lou Yi led two thousand troops out of Yuanmen, they met another Biao Qi army head-on.

Looking at the Qi army blocking the way, Lou Jing's face darkened instantly, and Lou Yi felt even more bitter.

At the opening of the formation flag, dozens of riders came out from the opposite army formation, and the first general was the general Zhao Xi. Past?"

Lou Jing calmed down and said: "I heard that Bi Shu, the envoy of Chu, was meeting with Bai Mo, the envoy of Han, at the Sanliting Pavilion in the east of the city. I was worried that the envoys of the two countries would harm the peace and kill people. I, Daqi, would like to get rid of the relationship, so I didn't get the king. Tiger Talisman, so he took the initiative to transfer troops from the rear army camp, and prepared to go to mediate."

"It's enough for the Minister of State to send someone to inform me about this kind of trivial matter, so why bother with you, Minister of State?" Zhao Xi smiled slightly, and said, "What's more, as far as the general knows, Bai Mo and Bi Shu are in Sanliting The game of chess did not harm the harmony, so there is no need for the Prime Minister to do anything extra, so please go back."

Lou Jing sighed inwardly, so he reined in his horse and walked back.

When Lou Yi was about to withdraw his troops and return to the camp, he was stopped by Zhao Xi: "Lou Yi!"

Lou Yi had no choice but to rein in his horse and turn around, and cast a look at Lou Jing for help, but Lou Jing rode away without looking back. Seeing this scene, Lou Yi's heart sank infinitely.

Zhao Xi chuckled, and said in a ferocious voice: "Lou Yi, you sent troops on your own without seeing the King's Tiger Talisman. You are accomplices in rebellion, and you have not taken it down with me!" The dozen or so soldiers behind Zhao Xi responded loudly, and called out Laladi rushed forward and threw Lou Yi off the horse, and tied him up with all his might.

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Inside the Ziling Palace, Xiang Zhuang and Bai Lixian had already begun to determine a specific battle plan.

Xiang Zhuang said in a deep voice: "This expedition to Mobei, the battle situation is changing rapidly, and the situation in Mobei is also complicated and unpredictable, so the soldiers are expensive and not expensive. I decided to conscript the entire Xiaocai army, supplemented by [-] horses and [-] mules. Ma, prepare enough rations for another two months, and let the general lead him personally, what does Ziliang think?"

Bai Lixian said without hesitation: "The general has read the art of war and is familiar with strategic strategies. Although Han Xin is not as good as him, it can be said that he is the main general who will go on an expedition to the Xiongnu. It can be said that everyone expects it, and I fully agree with it."

Xiang Zhuang thought for a while, and then said: "However, dealing with the Xiongnu is everyone's business, and we can't rely solely on our Chu family to contribute, so the Han Kingdom has to move and ride the army to contain the Xiongnu army as much as possible in Hexi. South Korea, Yan Guo And Zhao Guo also has to mobilize all the cavalry to cooperate with my big Chu Xiao cavalry to conquer Mobei."

Bai Lixian said: "If this battle can really defeat the Xiongnu, Han will benefit the most, so the Han army should fully cooperate. Under the pressure of the king, Yan will probably send cavalry to join the battle, but Zhao and South Korea have already turned their backs. I, Great Chu, turned to form an alliance with Han, but these two countries may not buy my big Chu's account."

Xiang Zhuang said without doubt: "Then let the king of Han put pressure on Zhao and South Korea. I will not believe that Han and Zhao dare to offend Han after they betrayed Chu!"

"The king of Han should not refuse this matter." Bai Lixian thought for a while, and then said, "But the matter of Linzi..."

"The plan for the Linzi matter remains unchanged." Xiang Zhuang waved his hand and said unquestionably, "Although the Xiongnu threat is great, Bai Mo is even more serious. As long as there is a chance, we must eradicate Bai Mo without hesitation!" Xiang Zhuang turned his head and told Qu Bucai again, "Old Qu, immediately send a message to Linzi Feige to tell the general to step up his actions."

"Here!" Qu Bucai bowed, and hurriedly took orders.

(End of this chapter)