Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 134 Fulfilling Duties Is Also a Weakness

"If Li You doesn't fight, let's try to get him to fight, isn't that all right?"

Chen Ping answered very easily, and Xiang Kang, who knew how bad Chen Ping was, was immediately relieved, and when he asked Chen Pingdang how to act, Chen Ping replied with a smile: "Why is the young commander so anxious? Now we only speculate that Li You will come to temporarily restrain our main force in Zhang Han's place, this point is not yet certain, why should we be so anxious to plan to lure or force Li You to fight?"

"What Mr. said is very true. I am in a hurry." Xiang Kang thought about it carefully, and said with a smile: "Well, we are not in a hurry. We will talk about it after confirming Li You's movements."

"Forgive me, young commander. I think we can't just sit and wait." Chen Ping cupped his hands and said, "In my opinion, we should immediately send an army west across the chasm to set up camps and guard the bridges and ferries. In this way, It can not only cover the defeated troops of the two generals Yingbu and Luchen to withdraw to Chenliu as much as possible, but also seize the position on the west bank in advance so that the main force of our army can quickly cross the gap when necessary."

"Mr. Chen Ping, isn't it too urgent to do this?" Zhou Zeng next to him questioned, saying, "Just like what you said just now, we still can't confirm whether Li You really wants to restrain Zhang Han. We, at this time, divide our forces and set up camp across the gap, if our judgment is wrong, wouldn't our soldiers have to work hard for nothing?"

"Besides, even if our judgment is not bad, Li You is really going to temporarily contain the main force of our army for Zhang Han. Seeing that our army has set up camp on the west bank of the chasm ahead of time, how can Li You dare to approach the chasm?" Zhou Zeng added: "At that time, Li You will set up camp far away from the chasm, and the main force of our army must cross the chasm in advance if we want to get a chance to fight decisively. The troops participated in the battle. Wouldn't this be in the hands of the Tyrant Qin army? When Li You fights and retreats, and gradually lures us away from Chenliu, wouldn't Zhang Han be able to attack Linji and deal with Tian Dan with more confidence? ?”

"What Zhou Jijiu said is very true. Our army will set up camp on the west bank of the chasm in advance, and there will indeed be these disadvantages." Chen Ping nodded, frankly admitting that Zhou Zeng's analysis was very reasonable, and then said: "But if we don't cross the border first If we cross the gap and set up camp to protect the bridges and ferries crossing the gap to the west, then Li You's army will bully the gap and go down to the stronghold, so wouldn't Chen Liu's initiative on the battlefield fall into his hands? Time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the danger of being attacked by Li You halfway, how could it be as convenient as having an army set up camp on the west bank in advance? With such great benefits, if we make a wrong judgment, it will just be a waste of hard work for the soldiers, but If our judgment is correct, then in the following battles, we will benefit endlessly."

After pointing out in detail the advantages of setting up camp on the west bank of the chasm in advance, Chen Ping said: "As for the issue of Li You setting up camp far away from the chasm, we don't have to worry too much. The distance between us is too far. If it is necessary or possible, our army can still catch Li You by surprise by rushing forward. Moreover, our army crossing the west to set up camp in advance is not necessarily to cover the main force to attack across the river. , if necessary, may also play a more important role."

Chen Ping's answer to this question was a bit vague, but considering that the strength of the young commander had a slight advantage this time, it would undoubtedly be more beneficial to his own side to get the initiative first, and it would be better than crossing the gap before launching a decisive battle, which was time-consuming and labor-intensive. , Xiang Kang quickly made up his mind and ordered Zhujishi to lead five thousand young marshals including two thousand Lishan prisoners to cross the gap ahead of time, set up camp at the ferry, protect the bridge across the river, and rush to build Two temporary bridges, so that the main force of the young marshal can cross the river faster for a decisive battle when necessary.

The Young Marshal's army had a good grasp of the rhythm this time. Zhujishi's camp had just been set up, and the two temporary bridges had just been erected. The young commander's army was well prepared and responded in a timely manner. The British and Lu allied forces, which had lost most of their lives, were lucky not to be beaten by the Qin army when they fled west across the river, and were able to retreat across the gap smoothly.At the same time, Li You's pursuers did not dare to forcibly attack the camp of the Young Marshal's Army. They chose to stop ten miles northwest of the ferry, waiting for Li You's main force to come for reinforcements, and temporarily kept peace with the Young Marshal's army on the west bank.

Just as Chen Ping had expected, after fleeing back to the city of Chenliu in embarrassment, Lu Chen and Yingbo really didn't dare to dream of being equal to Xiang Kang, and rushed to the central tent of the Young Marshal Army to see Xiang Kang , asked Xiang Kang to help them with food, fodder and military accounts, and expressed his willingness to follow Xiang Kang's orders to fight and follow the Young Marshal's army as a servant.Xiang Kang, on the other hand, because the young commander had to obey Xiang Liang's orders immediately, so he didn't take advantage of the fire too much, pulled his face down and forcibly recruited the remnants of Lu Chen and Yingbo, and accepted their request with a nod.

That afternoon, Li You's main force also approached the chasm battlefield. He chose to set up camp where he joined the former army, and used most of his troops to dig trenches and build camps. His posture also indirectly verified Xiang Kang's deduction, proving that he was here to temporarily restrain the main force of the Young Marshal's army on behalf of Zhang Han.After confirming this situation, Xiang Kang and Chen Ping also seemed to have taken some wrong medicine, they sighed together, and said in unison: "Unfortunately, there is too little time."

Still after they finished saying this by coincidence, Xiang Kang and Chen Ping found out that the situation was wrong, and hurriedly asked each other: "Young Marshal (Mr. Chen Ping), why do you say that it's a pity that time is too late?"

Unexpectedly, the other party would say the same thing again, Xiang Kang and Chen Ping couldn't help but hesitated again. After recovering, Xiang Kang seemed to understand something, and hurriedly said: "Mr. Chen Ping, it seems that we should want to be together." , how about, let's write our thoughts on our hands and see if that's the case?"

Chen Ping readily agreed, and then Xiang Kang and Chen Ping picked up pens together, and each wrote two words on the palms of their left hands. When they showed it to each other, they saw that two words were clearly written on the palms of their left hands——Hu Hai !Immediately, they couldn't help laughing together, and they all bowed their hands to each other to express their admiration.

Unable to bear the riddles of Xiang Kang and Chen Ping, Zhou Zeng curiously asked Xiang Kang why he wrote the word Hu Hai on his hand. Xiang Kang smiled wryly and sighed: "If the distance is short and the time is enough, Li You is really not difficult to deal with." Well, we only need to spread a little rumor casually, saying that Li You only defends and does not fight in front of us, and that he is secretly colluding with us, preparing to help us drag down Zhang Han's main force, and then try to get Hu Hai to hear this rumor, and Hu Hai will It will definitely force Li You to attack us immediately. It's a pity that the distance is too far, and there must be too little time. Even if we are sure, we will have no chance to use our alienation plan."

Zhou Zeng rolled his eyes, and finally understood why Xiang Kang and Chen Ping hit it off so quickly.But Xiang Kang refused to give up, and asked Chen Ping: "Mr. Chen Ping, there is no chance to attack Hu Hai, can you do something about Zhang Han and let Zhang Han force Li You to enter the army as soon as possible?"

"I'm afraid it will be difficult." Chen Ping shook his head and said, "As the governor of Sanchuan County, Li You left the ruling area to confront us on the battlefield of Chenliu in Dang County. This must have been arranged by Zhang Han. Li You I never dared to make such a decision. Since this was ordered by Zhang Han, if we use any kind of divorce plan, not only will it be difficult to achieve any effect, but it may backfire on the contrary, making Zhang Han even more determined to let Li You only Keep the determination not to fight."

Xiang Kang, who is also a master of divorce, of course knows this truth very well, so Xiang Kang didn't continue to count on his and Chen Ping's common skills, but asked Chen Ping again: "Chen Ping Mr. Ping, it’s up to you now. You once said before that if Li Yu doesn’t fight, we just need to try to get him to fight. Now that Li Yu is here, how to make him fight us, please help me plan more. "

This is also Chen Ping's first performance opportunity since he agreed to be Xiang Kang's accomplice. Of course, Chen Ping can't do without working hard. After careful consideration for a long time, Chen Ping said: "Young commander, I don't know much about Li You." , but since he was able to hold Xingyang for several months without losing it, and at the same time resolutely obeyed Zhang Han's order, and took the heavy responsibility of containing the main force of our army with a county soldier, this person must be a very stable and conscientious person. It is definitely difficult to get any effect on him by provoking a night attack, feigning defeat and surrender. If we want to let him show his flaws and be swayed by us, we have only one way, and that is Li You's stable character and conscientiousness. Make a fuss."

"Make a fuss about Li You's steady character and conscientiousness?" Xiang Kang was stunned, and said in doubt: "What we are most afraid of now is that Li You will stand firm and not fight, and resolutely pester us for Zhang Han. Why do we still do it instead? Make a fuss about these aspects?"

"Young Marshal, it seems that you are a wise man who cares a lot and occasionally makes a mistake." Chen Ping smiled and said, "Young Marshal, you also said just now that Li You will firmly entangle us for Zhang Han. Since he wants to entangle us Us, if we make some moves, wouldn't he have to make corresponding moves in order to do this for Zhang Han? As long as we grasp the fact that he has to entangle us, then the chance of us fighting with him will not be the same. Out?"

Xiang Kang patted his forehead, admitting that he was really on the edge of a horn, forgetting that Li You's more important task than holding the camp should be to entangle the main force of his own army and prevent the main force of his own army from going north to reinforce Linji.After repenting, Xiang Kang hurriedly asked again: "Mr. Chen Ping, what should we do?"

"Young commander-in-chief must trouble you to write two letters first, one to Li You, and the other to the current king Wei Jiu." Chen Ping replied, "As for the content of the letter, please write the following respectively..."

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Let's take a look at the situation on Li You's side. In fact, as early as he knew that the Young Marshal had deployed troops on the west bank of the chasm, Li You, who was familiar with military books since childhood, already understood that it was difficult for him to rely on the chasm to stop him. Safely confronted the main force of the young commander's army.However, due to his duty, Li You still faced the difficulties and insisted on setting up a camp ten miles northwest of Honggou Ferry, continuing to perform the tasks entrusted to him by Zhang Han.

The strength of the army is at a disadvantage, and the combat effectiveness of the troops is not as good as that of the main force of the Qin army led by Zhang Han. At the same time, there is no way to stop the main force of the young commander's army from advancing to the west bank of the chasm. Of course, it is a bit risky for Li You to do so, but Li You, who has a heavy responsibility, does not There is no choice. In addition to letting the army seize the time to rush to repair and strengthen the camp, Li You also made up his mind early on that no matter what tricks Xiang Kang plays, he will stick to the camp. Any opportunity that Kang can take advantage of.

However, Li You still had to abide by some rules. At noon the next day, Xiang Kang's messenger came to the gate of the Qin army's camp to deliver the letter. It is better to let the generals of the Qin army treat Xiang Kang's messenger with courtesy, and read the letter signed by Xiang Kang as soon as possible.As a result, after carefully reading Xiang Kang's letter, Li You, who has always been calm, rarely looked gloomy, and his heart was even a little beating. What did you say?"

"The traitor Xiang Kang told me that he already knew the purpose of our coming here." Li You replied, "He directly pointed out that our purpose of coming here to confront his bandits was not to fight them. I just want to entangle his bandit army so that the main force of General Zhang Han can deal with Tian Dan and Wei Jiu in Linji with peace of mind."

"This traitor is so powerful? He can see through our purpose?" The general asked in surprise, "What else did he say?"

"The rest is all nonsense." Li You said with a cold snort: "In addition to boasting about the strength of his rebel army, saying that we have no chance of winning, and spreading rumors that General Zhang Han sent us to Chenliu to kill people with a knife. Get rid of this officer, create an opportunity for the general’s cronies to replace me as the prefect of Sanchuan, and persuade this officer to retreat as soon as possible to protect himself, otherwise, as long as he brings the main force across the gap, he can immediately kill us all.”

"It's a bluff." The general snorted coldly, "If this traitor was really sure, he would have come here long ago, so why should he say such nonsense?"

Li You ignored his subordinates' disdain for Xiang Kang. After careful consideration for a long time, Li You ordered: "Send more scouts to work carefully, and closely monitor every move of Xiang Kang's bandit army. If there is any situation, report to me immediately. Xiang Kang The traitor has already seen through our tactical intentions, and we must prevent him from suddenly sending troops to the north to get rid of our entanglement and make trouble for the general's main force."

Li You also had to do this, because the task Zhang Han gave him was to entangle the main force of the Young Marshal and prevent Xiang Kang from going north to Linji to make trouble. Now Li You's tactical purpose has been directly seen through by Xiang Kang. Of course, you have to prevent Xiang Kang from suddenly sending troops to the north to get rid of his restraint and entanglement, which will cause his mission to fail. ——Otherwise, how could Li You live up to Chen Ping's remark that he was responsible for his duties?

Fortunately, for the next two days, Xiang Kang did not make any moves. He neither transferred Feng Zhong's army stationed on the north bank of Gushui nor brought the main force across Suishui to join Feng Zhong in the north. , always stand still.And Li You also kept in mind the instructions of Zhang Han, Dong Yi and others. Apart from closely monitoring the movement of the main force of the young marshal, Li You also did not take any action, and confronted Xiang Kang across the river very patiently.

On the night of the third day, an accident happened. A fast horse from the Qin Army from Daliang rushed into Li You's camp and brought Li You an urgent letter from Zhang Han. Li You also summoned the messenger immediately. , read the letter.In the end, the content of the letter surprised Li You again. It turned out that when Zhang Han’s generals of the Qin Army were on patrol in the south of Linji City, they caught a messenger sent by Xiang Kang to contact Wei Jiu, and found out what Xiang Kang wrote to Wei Jiu. In the letter, Xiang Kang comforted Wei Jiu and said that although the main force of the Young Marshal was temporarily entangled by Li You, Li You's character was too cautious and conservative, and he was sure that he could get rid of Li You's entanglement at any time and calmly go north to rescue him. Linji, tell Wei Jiu to stand by and wait for help, his reinforcements will go north to rescue Linji in a few days.

At the same time, Zhang Han's army and Qi's all-out soldiers have also entered the critical stage of the decisive battle. He does not want sudden changes on the southern front to disrupt his tactical deployment. It was also told that Li You must keep an eye on Xiang Kang, and don't let Xiang Kang slip away suddenly and go to the northern line to make trouble.At the same time, Zhang Han also told Li You that even if Xiang Kang's main force could not be entangled, he must bite Xiang Kang's tail tightly, and absolutely not give Xiang Kang the opportunity to easily go to the southern line of the Qin army's main force to disrupt the situation.

I was worried that Xiang Kang would suddenly send troops to the north, but after receiving this warning from Zhang Han, Li You of course kept a closer eye on the main force of the Young Marshal's army, but his hard work paid off. In the middle of the fourth night, Li You was suddenly arrested. The soldiers woke up from the couch and reported that they found that the Zhujishi corps of the Young Marshal Army stationed on the west bank of the chasm was secretly withdrawing troops across the river. Li You cheered up when he heard the news, and hurriedly asked: "Where is the west bank of the chasm? Xiang Kang's traitor Main force, is there any action?"

"Report to the sheriff, but I haven't received the report yet." The soldier replied truthfully.

"Hurry up, send more people to the west bank of the chasm to investigate the movement of the main force of Xiang Kang's rebels!" Li You got up quickly, and he couldn't wait to order: "Blow the trumpet, let the soldiers get up and prepare for the battle, call the generals to the Central Army Stand by."

Although they are just ordinary county soldiers, after several months of actual combat experience in the defense of Xingyang, the soldiers of the Qin Army under Li You's command have made great progress. It didn't take long for the preparations for the battle to complete the assembly task. At the same time, the generals of the Qin army in Li You's army also rushed to the Chinese army tent to wait for orders.Then, not long after, the military intelligence report on the west bank of the chasm that Li You had been looking forward to finally arrived—as Li You expected, the main force of the Young Marshal's army had already pulled out the camp overnight and was quickly crossing the Suishui River Bridge.

"Xiang Kang, you really went north overnight!" Gritting his teeth, Li You said loudly without hesitation, "Generals, the rebel army is moving camp overnight. If there is no accident, Xiang Kang's rebels will stay The next army will confront us across the river and lead the main force to the north to reinforce Wei Jiu's traitor! If he succeeds, General Zhang Han's southern front will inevitably be in chaos! Our army must not hesitate, we must immediately launch a pursuit. Who dares to be the vanguard? To chase Xiang Kang's bandits who are crossing the river?"

"The end will be willing to go!"

Several Qin army generals stood up and volunteered to be ordered to take on the pursuit mission, but there was also a Qin army general with a more cautious personality who stood up and cupped his hands and said, "Junshou, although it is an opportunity to fight now, it would be too much to fight late at night." Taking risks, in the opinion of the last general, it is better to suspend the action until the sky is clear, and it will not be too late for our army to send troops to pursue."

If it was changed to normal, Li You, who is more cautious, would definitely adopt this general's suggestion without even thinking about it, but the current situation is different. It must be as difficult as ever for the subordinates to cross the gap to catch up and entangle the main force of the Young Marshal's army.So after weighing the pros and cons a little bit, Li You, who was extremely conscientious, shook his head and said, "There can be no delay. If the rebellion is allowed to complete the camp, then the rebellion only needs a few thousand soldiers and horses, and they can rely on the danger of the gap to grow." Time blocks our army, this fighter must not be missed, only seized!"

After saying that, Li You ordered without further delay: "Shi Xi, Guan Kong, you immediately lead an army of [-] to attack, and serve as the vanguard of our army to attack the bandits on the west bank of the chasm who are moving their camp. You must seize the bridge and open the bridge. Our army is marching westward. Wu Qingxiang, Luo Fen, you two will lead an army of [-] to stay in the camp. You are ready to break out of the camp at any time and follow the main force of our army to pursue the bandit army. The rest of the generals will lead the main force of the Chinese army with me to serve The two generals Xi and Guan Kong will serve as backup!"

(End of this chapter)