Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 147 Splitting the Young Marshal Army

Although the Battle of Suiyang did not last very long, from the time when the main force of the Young Marshal Army was forced to retreat to the Suiyang defense line until the main force of the Qin Army took the initiative to retreat to the Chenliu area for rest, it took less than a month. It was so short that even the Young Marshal didn't even have the chance to implement the original tactical plan, and used despicable means of harassing and cutting off the food roads to force the Qin army to retreat. No one thought of it beforehand, and no one had made military and spiritual preparations, so it had to end in a draw.

The main force of the Qin army was miserable and exhausted this time. Dong Yi, Zhang Han's right-hand man, was defeated three times under the shameless tricks of the young commander, each time he suffered heavy losses, and each time he lost in embarrassment; Zhang Han was not much better either. He personally led the army to fight three times, was tied twice by the young commander's army relying on fortification advantages, and was defeated once. Another disastrous defeat, even if there is no danger of annihilation of the entire army, it will definitely break arms and legs, and the casualties will be even heavier.

However, even so, the main force of the Qin army was exhausted and exhausted. The veterans were too tired to launch a large-scale decisive battle again. In addition, the weaknesses of insufficient food and grass and the long road to transport food gradually began to be exposed, so Zhang Han had no choice but to withdraw to the Chenliu area to rest and eat food, and then seek revenge against the anti-Qin coalition forces in the future.

The same is true for the anti-Qin allied forces. Xiang Liang’s Chu army, Lu Chen, Ying Bu, and Wei Bao’s servants all suffered heavy losses in Xiangyi. Almost all their weapons, food and supplies were lost, and they had to find another supply. .Although the Young Marshal Army relied on the outstanding operations and command of Xiang Kang, Uncle Zhou, and 'Feng Zhong', it never suffered a big loss and was still taking advantage of it. Almost completely worn out.Therefore, the anti-Qin allied forces had no choice. Even if they knew that the Qin army might make a comeback, they could only leave Suiyang quickly and retreat to Pengcheng, the current main city of the Young Marshal Army, to rest.

On the way to withdraw troops, the Young Marshal Army, which maintained the most complete organization, still took on the important task of being the rear guard. Although there was no difficulty in the rear guard this time, the young marshal's always thinking about the overall situation still won the support of the friendly army against Xiang Kang and the Young Marshal Army. The gratitude and respect of the officers and men is extremely respectful to the Young Marshal, but many people are also very clear that this is probably the last time that the Young Marshal maintains an independent organization to carry out military operations. As long as they withdraw to Pengcheng, the Young Marshal will immediately return to Chu The army is incorporated, and it may even be completely disrupted and reorganized.

The decision-makers of the Young Marshal Army are also well aware of this situation, but no matter whether it is the civil officials such as Zhou Zeng, Chen Ping, and Li Shiqi, or the generals such as Feng Zhong, Chao Zhi, Zheng Bu, and Ding Ji, none of them have any concerns. Even if Xiang Kang had a hundred guts, he would never dare Throwing Xiang Liang away and working alone, continue to be independent and self-contained, so everyone in the Young Marshal can only show that they are talking and laughing, but actually lead the army eastward with anxiety, marching under the banner of the Young Marshal for the last time.

Xiang Kang himself did not dare to say anything more. Firstly, filial piety determined that Xiang Kang could only be recruited by the Chu army; No matter how much Xiang Kang does, it will be difficult for the other anti-Qin allies to accept their recruitment. At the same time, most of the old Chu nobles scattered among the people are also on the sidelines of Xiang Kang. Attitude, there are definitely not a few who refuse to bow down to Xiang Kang's use.

However, Xiang Liang was completely different. They were only on the way to retreat. The Yingbo and Luchen armies had already accepted the persuasion of Xiang Liang's subordinates and agreed to accept Xiang Liang's recruitment after withdrawing from Pengcheng, abandoning the Zhang Chu banner that had been held high before, and changing to a new one. Fighting under the banner of the state of Chu, Zhang Chu's remnant army Zhaoping, who had fled to the south of Chenjun, also took the initiative to get in touch with Xiang Liang and asked to go to Pengcheng to accept Xiang Liang's incorporation.As for those old Chu nobles scattered among the people, they rushed to Xiang Liang to ask for employment. Even Jing Ju, a descendant of the Chu royal family, jumped out of the control of the young commander and ran to Xiang Liang. Xiang Liang restored his identity in front of him, and asked to revive Chu with Xiang Liang.

"After all, I am the real descendant of Lord Wu Xin! I, a descendant of the Xiang family who has been separated by a generation and a layer of blood, cannot catch up with my uncle's prestige and influence." After muttering sullenly, I felt somewhat jealous in my heart. Xiang Kang could only put this regret behind him, and honestly followed his uncle back to Pengcheng to meet his changing fate.

At the beginning of April, the anti-Qin coalition forces successfully retreated to the city of Pengcheng. Under the leadership of Xiang Sheng, the young marshal Wen Wu went out of the city to greet Xiang Liang, and greeted Xiang Liang with the most solemn etiquette. Jun Wenwu was very encouraging, and the young general Jun Wenwu who knew that the sky was about to change was also very respectful to Xiang Liang. Wang Yong, who was not a good character, flattered Xiang Liang even more. Xiang Kang, the old master, has been completely thrown aside, making Chao Zhi, Zhu Jishi and other young marshals very dissatisfied, and Xiang Kang is also very upset.

Fortunately, Xiang Liang is also very aware of Xiang Kang's situation. In order to appease Xiang Kang's nephew, after returning to Pengcheng, Xiang Liang kept Xiang Kang at the top of his left column, and his overlord brother Xiang Yu was still in the position. On top of that, Xiang Yu, who values ​​family affection, has no complaints.Then when he followed Xiang Kang to see Yu Miaoge, Xiang Yu, who didn't know that he had been wearing a certain hat, was amazed at Yu Miaoge's beauty, and also behaved well towards Yu Miaoge, without any greed. Let Xiang Kang feel more relieved.

Of course, the next thing is the real highlight. After officially taking control of Pengcheng, Xiang Liang ordered a banquet to be held in the Chu army camp, and everyone was called to have a banquet. Before leaving, Xiang Kang looked back at his handsome tent with some reluctance, with a very melancholy expression.Chen Ping, who had already resigned from the official position of the Wei State, saw Xiang Kang's thoughts, and hurriedly asked in a low voice: "Young Marshal, you plan to take this opportunity to present the seal to Xiang Zhu State in public."

Xiang Kang nodded silently, Chen Ping didn't stop him, but said in a low voice: "Young commander, before you officially hand over the military power, can you give me one last order to take [-] gold from the army and hand it over to me, and I have one thing It is very important that this money must be used.”

Without asking Chen Ping what he wanted the ten thousand gold for, Xiang Kang just ordered Chen Ping to go to the quartermaster to withdraw ten thousand gold. Cup your hands to express your unquestionable gratitude to Xiang Kang for his employment.

As expected by Chen Ping, after arriving at the camp of the Chu army, in front of countless civil and military officers and soldiers, Xiang Kang offered his seal to Xiang Liang very proactively, handed over his military power and asked to accept Xiang Liang's inclusion, Xiang Liang refused again and again. However, Xiang Kang still refused to take it back, so Xiang Liang also took over the seal and officially took over Xiang Kang's military power in the Young Marshal's Army.Then amidst the cheers and praises of the crowd, Xiang Liang patted Xiang Kang on the back again, and said in a low voice, "Kang'er, don't worry, uncle can't treat you badly."

Regardless of whether it is due to emotion, reason, faith or righteousness, the second uncle of the hero will never treat him badly. Of course Xiang Kang knows this very well, so even if he temporarily handed over his military power, after the banquet, Xiang Kang is still very relieved. Then go back to the young marshal's camp, return to the city with peace of mind, and enjoy the tenderness and sweetness of the sisters of the Yu family.However, what Xiang Kang didn't expect was that when he held the Yu family sisters into his arms at the same time, he hated his third uncle Xiang Bo furiously, and secretly found his second heroic uncle, regardless of his second heroic uncle. My uncle scolded me again and again, and insisted on saying something that was very unfavorable to me...

In the morning of the next day, Xiang Liang, who had formally recruited the Young Marshal Army and the two armies of Yingbo and Lu Chen, held a meeting again in the Chu army camp to comprehensively adjust the personnel structure of the Chu army and rearrange the commanders of each army.Then, as Xiang Kang expected, Xiang Liang really let Ying Bu and Lu Chen each command the original army and accept his own direct orders.As for the young commander's army, because the size of the young commander's army is too large, Xiang Liang really opened up and quickly split up the young commander's army whose total strength was twice that of the Chu army - this point I really can't blame Xiang Liang, no matter who it is, it is absolutely impossible to allow the strength of the army directly under his subordinates to far exceed that of his own.

The Young Marshal Army of Donghai County was divided into two by Xiang Liang and handed over to Xiang Sui and Chen Ying respectively. The Young Marshal Army of Surabaya was also divided into two armies and handed over to Xiang Sheng and Xiang Han. Xiang Liang handed Shuai Jun under the command of Chu General Cao Jiu.As for the main force of the Young Marshal's army stationed in Pengcheng, Xiang Liang's actions were even greater. He even allocated the two armies of Xiang Zhuang and Feng Zhong separately, and both formed the army alone, and both directly obeyed Xiang Liang's orders.In addition, Xiang Yang and Xiang Ta, the two sons of the Xiang family, were also transferred out of the Young Marshal Army by Xiang Liang. Among them, Xiang Yang was assigned to serve in Feng Zhong's army, and Xiang Ta served as the commander in Chen Ying's army. general.

The Young Marshal's Army fell apart immediately, and Xiang Kang, who formed the Young Marshal's Army, felt very uncomfortable, but fortunately, Feng Zhong was still showing some loyalty, and immediately stood up and cupped his hands and said, "Xiang Zhuguo, the last general A mediocre talent is really useless, and if he assumes an important position rashly, he is afraid that he will miss the important affairs of the Chu State. I also ask Xiang Zhu to withdraw his order and let the last general continue to be under General Xiang Kang and assist him in serving the Chu State. "

I was very moved and looked at Feng Zhong. Xiang Kang didn't dare to say anything, but Xiang Liang smiled slightly and said, "General Feng doesn't have to be so modest. When you were under Kang'er's tent, you already took charge of the job. Chief Sikang Have you ever fought on the southern front? Besides, you have not only never lost a single battle, but you have also fought more beautifully than the last battle. It has long been proved that you can stand alone in the army, why should you be so humble?"

"General Feng, my elder brother is flattering you." Uncle Xiang also said with a smile on his face: "Elder brother appreciates you so much and gives you such a good opportunity to make contributions, why should you be humble? Why don't you thank my elder brother for his promotion ?”

Feng Zhong looked at Xiang Kang hesitantly, Xiang Kang was crying in his heart, but he still had to force a smile on his face, and said: "Brother, congratulations, you deserve it, don't be dumbfounded, thank my uncle quickly Bar."

Seeing that Xiang Kang also said this, Feng Zhong, who was really loyal to Xiang Kang, had no choice but to thank Xiang Liang for his promotion honestly, leave Xiang Kang from then on, and directly obey Xiang Liang's orders together with Xiang Kang. Commanding and commanding, Xiang Kang's great help in the army was cut off with a single knife.

Feeling very guilty, after adopting his brother's bad idea and cutting off his nephew's powerful arm, Xiang Liang finally showed mercy. Apart from making Xiang Kang the right general, he also handed over the rest of the Young Marshals to Commander Xiang Kang. Regardless of the pleadings of another beloved nephew Xiang Yu, he insisted that Xiang Guan lead the cavalry of the Marshal Army to continue to be subordinate to Xiang Kang, and did not continue to weaken the strength of Xiang Kang's troops.At the same time, Xiang Liang also said: "I am able to revive the great Chu, and Kang'er definitely deserves the greatest credit. The military exploits must be rewarded. How about this, Kang'er, uncle will also give you a title, and will make you the Lord of Lanling. When the big things succeed in the future After that, Lanling will be your fief."

"My uncle loves me wrongly, and my nephew is ashamed." Xiang Kang hurriedly said modestly, "Among our army, you are the only uncle who has a title. How can my nephew, He De, dare to share the title with my uncle? Uncle, please take it back." As a fate, my nephew is already satisfied to be named General You."

"You have made great contributions to the country, and you deserve it." Xiang Liang shook his head and said, "You don't have to be modest, it's settled like this. From now on, you will be Lord Lanling of our Chu Kingdom."

Xiang Kang backed down again, but Xiang Liang insisted not to allow it. Xiang Kang had no choice but to accept his first title after coming to this era-Lanling Lord.It's okay, the title is not bad, at least it's pleasing to the ear.

After receiving the title of Lord Lanling, everyone of course congratulated Xiang Kang one after another, and Xiang Kang thanked them all with a smile.However, at this moment, old man Fan stood up suddenly, cupped his hands to Xiang Liang and said, "Shangzhu Kingdom, there are some things I wanted to say a long time ago. Hou is a matter of course, but this title was not given by the king of Chu, and it will inevitably make people feel that the name is not correct. In my humble opinion, we should follow the example of Wei Qi and other countries, choose talents from the descendants of the king of Chu, and rebuild The court of Chu State is gone. Only in this way can our army and the righteous army of Chu land be closely united under the banner of the King of Chu to resist the tyranny of Qin and rejuvenate Chu State. In addition, being rewarded for meritorious service can also be justified, and it can motivate our soldiers to fight the enemy bravely. Break the tyranny of Qin."

"It really came."

Xiang Kang glanced at old man Fan, but he didn't say anything. Instead, Uncle Xiang spit out an ivory from his dog's mouth, and said, "The king of Chu still needs to find someone else to support him? My elder brother is the son of Xiang Yan, a famous general of the old Chu. With the merit of rebuilding, the king of Chu will be restored, my brother is not the king of Chu, who will be the king of Chu?"

Xiang Bo started this, and of course some Chu soldiers who really supported Xiang Liang and those who wanted to speculate politically agreed with him one after another, saying that Xiang Liang should become king on his own.Old Man Fan raised his white eyebrows, and said angrily, "Master Xiang, and everyone, do you want Xiang Zhuguo to repeat the mistakes of King Zhang Chu and Chen Sheng?"

After shouting angrily, old man Fan said plausibly again: "Have you not heard of it? After the king of Zhang Chu and Chen Sheng broke through Chen County, Zhang Er and Chen Yu, famous scholars from the Central Plains, advised him not to become king, but to find descendants of the six royal families to support him. Build party members, make allies, make weak enemies strong! But Chen Sheng refused to listen, and insisted on establishing himself as the king of Chu, which caused the hearts of the people in Chu to be scattered, and his subordinates followed suit. King Yan, and then Wei Guo and Qi Guo turned against him one after another, and the people rebelled against their relatives. This is why they were vulnerable to the tyrannical Qin army! Although Xiang Zhu Kingdom is the direct son of Xiang Yangong, the famous general of the old Chu, he is not a descendant of the Chu royal family. Isn't the king the same as Chen Sheng who usurped the title of king?"

Uncle Xiang and the others were speechless, so old man Fan turned to Xiang Liang, cupped his hands and said: "Xiang Zhu Kingdom, the throne is attractive, but if you are not qualified enough and arrogate to yourself, it will not only make people laugh at you, but also cause you to become a king." The hearts of the people are scattered, and you bring your own disaster. Your family in Zhu State is just a general in Chu State for generations, and you will become king. Everyone is happy, and the survivors of the old Chu must also yearn for it. With the support of the people and the support of the people of Chu, why do you worry about the Zhu State and the Qin Dynasty will not be destroyed, and the Chu State will not prosper?"

Even at the end of the Han Dynasty, old man Fan would definitely be regarded as a pedantic scholar's opinion if he said such a thing, but there is no way, now it is the end of the Qin Dynasty, and it will only take more than ten years for the six kingdoms that all adopt the aristocratic elite system to be destroyed. The idea that noble blood is more noble is still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the Xiang family, which has been swindling and deceiving under the banner of Xiang Yan's descendants all day long, attaches great importance to this issue.So just like in history, after hesitating for a long time, Xiang Liang, who felt that his blood was not noble enough, still made up his mind, nodded and said, "Fan Gong's intention is exactly what I want. Yes, if you want to win the hearts of the people of Chu, you must have It is the best policy to establish the descendants of the King of Chu to rebuild orthodoxy."

"Brother." Uncle Xiang became anxious when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Our Xiang family has already laid down such a vast land, how can we allow others to occupy our land?"

"Shut up! Don't talk nonsense!" Xiang Liang scolded, and then said: "What is our Xiang family? They are soldiers of the Chu State! Don't you forget that our Xiang family has been loyal to the Chu State for generations, and we have been ministers of the Chu State for generations. Our Xiang family are all soldiers of the Chu State, and the land we conquered is of course the land of the Chu State!"

After drinking off Uncle Xiang, who was actually thinking of himself, Xiang Liang gritted his teeth and said, "That's it, find the descendants of King Chu as soon as possible, support him as king, and rebuild our country of Chu!"

Seeing that Xiang Liang had made up his mind, General Song Yi of Chu, who used to be the Minister of Chu, hurriedly stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Since the general is determined to support the king of Chu, then there is no need to bother looking for it. Did the general forget that Chu The queen, Jing Ju, is currently in our army?"

"Jingju?"

Song Yi reminded Xiang Liang that he suddenly remembered that there was indeed a Jingju in his army who had the blood of the Chu royal family, and he could legally support him as the king of Chu.Seeing that the situation was not good, Xiang Kang hurriedly came out and said: "Shangzhu Kingdom, the matter of supporting the king of Chu is extremely important and cannot be decided lightly. In the opinion of the general, it is best to discuss this matter carefully before making a decision." Not too late."

After all, Xiang Kang coughed on purpose. Xiang Liang understood, knowing that his nephew must have something to say, so he nodded and agreed with Xiang Kang's proposition. After discussing some other matters related to the army, Xiang Liang then announced the disbandment of the tents and asked everyone to go down to rest.

According to Xiang Liang's instructions, everyone left one after another. Xiang Kang deliberately delayed leaving until the end, and after no outsiders were present, Xiang Kang asked Xiang Liang's permission, stepped forward to Xiang Liang's ear and said: " Uncle, if you are determined to embrace the Queen of Chu, my nephew will not object. But in my nephew's opinion, you must not embrace Jingju."

"Why?" Xiang Liang asked in a low voice.

"Jingju is old and has his own opinions." Xiang Kang replied very simply, and said in a low voice: "He was proclaimed the queen of Chu, if he disagrees with you, uncle, and refuses to listen to your good advice, Don't you want to embarrass your uncle?"

Xiang Liang suddenly realized, and then, Xiang Liang, who was already very guilty of Xiang Kang, felt even more guilty, took Xiang Kang's hand and said, "Kang'er, I have wronged you, I can't think of uncle treating you like this, and you still doing this for me!" Think about it."

"Uncle, there's no need to talk about it." Xiang Kang said very sincerely: "If I were in your position, I would definitely do the same."

Xiang Liang was even more moved when he heard this, and shook Xiang Kang's hand again and again, but Xiang Kang secretly sighed in his heart: "It can be regarded as my filial piety, but it's best to find that cow-herding boy Xiong Xin, otherwise history The more I change, the less advantage I have."

(End of this chapter)