Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 152 Han Xin Was Finally Discovered
Xiong Xin, the great-great-grandson of King Huai of Chu with a cowardly and cowardly face, successfully deceived the old Jianghu Xiang Liang, making Xiang Liang feel that he was easy to fool and bully when he saw him, and he was completely determined immediately It was the idea of ​​supporting Xiong Xin as the king of Chu.However, out of the righteousness of the monarch and ministers, Xiang Liang still hypocritically summoned the Chu army civil and military forces to solicit everyone's opinions on this matter.

Because Xiang Liang expressed his attitude that he was optimistic about Xiong Xin when he came up, so the so-called solicitation of everyone's opinions was purely a formality, including Song Yi and Jing Ju, who didn't dare to take a breath, and all smiled and raised their hands high to express their willingness to support Xiong Xin. The heart is king, so Xiang Liang made a decision on the spot and said loudly: "Since everyone has no opinion and thinks that Mr. Xiong Xin should be king, then it is so decided. Immediately prepare the high altar and ask Mr. Xiong Xin to fast and take a bath. In the future, an enthronement ceremony will be held for Mr. Xiong Xin in the suburbs of Pengcheng."

Xiong Xin was really hard to pretend, even though Xiang Liang had made a decision to support him as the King of Chu, after hearing the news, Xiong Xin shook his head repeatedly and refused, carefully begging Xiang Liang to find another more prestigious descendant of the King of Chu to support him. In the end, it was Xiang Liang who led the Chu army civil and military pleading again and again, and Xiong Xin pretended to be very reluctant and agreed to become king.

Five days later, Xiong Xin's enthronement ceremony was held on the outskirts of Pengcheng as scheduled. The enthronement ceremony of King Chu, which had not been forgotten by Xiang Liang, Song Yi and others, was extremely cumbersome. Xin worshiped the gods and ancestors in order, officially sat on the throne, and received congratulations from the ministers and envoys from all over the world. Most of the day had passed.Fortunately, Xiang Kang did not wait in vain. In addition to being officially named the Right General and Lanling Lord by the orthodox Chu royal family, Lanling was also given to Xiang Kang by Xiong Xin as a fief.The other Chu soldiers, both civil and military, also received promotions, and they were conferred official positions in the Chu state one after another, and everyone was happy.

After going through the scene of being king and re-establishing the state of Chu, the first thing Xiang Liang did was to beg Xiong Xin to make Xutai his capital, and to move to Xutai. Although Xiong Xin knew that Xiang Liang was crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, After using his own blood, he sent himself to a remote place so as not to be an eyesore, but he still didn't dare to object, and immediately agreed with a smile, and two days later led a group of civil and military officials arranged by Xiang Liang to Xutai to build the capital.

After Xiong Xin left, Xiang Liang fulfilled his promise and borrowed the place to let Han Cheng and Wei Bao hold the king ceremony respectively in Pengcheng, and establish themselves as King Han and King Wei respectively, and then Xiang Liang also allocated [-] troops Let Han Cheng serve as the South Korean army, and let Han Cheng and Zhang Liang take this army west to Han to seize the old land.Although Han Cheng thought it was too little, he didn't dare to be wordy, so he could only obediently thank Xiang Liang for his great kindness.

Although it is very clear that Xiang Liang doesn't take Han Cheng seriously at all, and it is definitely difficult for an army in his early thousand to start a decent situation under the noses of Zhang Han and Li You, but in order to win over Zhang Liang in the future, Xiang Kang, who was unwilling to give up on Zhang Liang, still took time out to stroll around the newly established Han army camp, and ran to contact Han Cheng and Zhang Liang under the sign of congratulating Han Cheng on becoming king, so as to facilitate the future Try to recruit Zhang Liang when you have the opportunity.

Knowing Xiang Kang's status in the Chu army, Han Cheng went out of the camp to welcome Xiang Kang in person, and invited him into the camp to host a banquet. He casually asked how Han Cheng and Zhang Liang planned to open up the situation after they returned to Han.As a result, Han Cheng replied honestly: "To tell you the truth, General You, this king and Zhang Situ intend to return to Han by way of Chen County. Let’s see if there are any weakly defended cities of the Tyrant Qin army that can be captured, first establish a little foundation, and then try to regain the lost land.”

"Your Majesty is indeed pragmatic." Xiang Kang praised casually, and said, "Yes, in your current situation, Your Majesty, you can't rush for success. The only way to restore the country is to build up the army first and establish a foundation. Moreover, in the territory of Chen County, there are also It is true that there are still many old Zhang Chu soldiers living among the people, and you, my lord, go to recruit them with the banner of the King of Han. In order to avenge King Chen and settle accounts with Qin, they will surely join in, and you can quickly expand your army, my lord."

After all, Xiang Kang, who was actually coming for Zhang Liang, turned to Zhang Liang on purpose, and asked with a smile, "Uncle Zhang, this must be your clever plan, right?"

"The right general misunderstood, this is a decision made by our king himself."

Zhang Liang smiled politely, and gave an answer that surprised Xiang Kang.Han Cheng next to him refused to be greedy for merit, and took the initiative to say: "This matter is indeed decided by this king, but this method is not thought of by this king, it is my cousin Han Xin who gave me the idea."

"Han Xin?!" Xiang Kang's shock was no small matter, and he asked in surprise, "My lord, Mr. Han Xin is your cousin?"

"General You, do you know my cousin Han Xin?" Han Cheng was taken aback by Xiang Kang.

"I've heard of his name." Xiang Kang asked very eagerly: "My lord, where is your cousin, Mr. Han Xin? Could you please come out and let me meet him?"

"Unfortunately, Brother Xin is still in Yingchuan." Han Cheng replied truthfully: "When Wu Xinjun's envoy found me, even though Brother Xin was by my side, he also offered me to borrow troops from Lord Wu Xin to retaliate. China’s idea, but he didn’t come to Pengcheng with me, he stayed in Yingchuan to contact other Korean old people for me, and planned to respond when I returned to Yingchuan. So I can’t, now I can’t invite him to fight with him Meet you, General Right."

Xiang Kang was dumbfounded, the history is too messy, Xiang Kang only knew that Han Xin, known as the Bingxian, was a descendant of a nobleman, he was first named the Queen of Qi and then the King of Chu, and later he was demoted to Marquis of Huaiyin, but he didn't know where Han Xin was from, was he He is a descendant of the aristocrats of that country, so after coming to this era, although Xiang Kang wanted to find Han Xin to be his accomplice and running dog, but because he had completely forgotten Han Xin's origin, he couldn't do it at all.But Xiang Kang didn't expect that the famous Han Xin was Han Cheng's cousin whom he looked down on at all, and he still lived in Yingchuan County, which was not far from him.

Knowing the truth, it is too late to regret it. Pengcheng is too far away from Yingchuan, and Han Xin, who is a descendant of the Korean royal family, will definitely give priority to helping Han Cheng, so Xiang Kang has no choice but to hold back the saliva that is about to flow from the corner of his mouth. He expressed his admiration and love for Han Xin to Han Cheng, and asked Han Cheng to tell Han Xin what he was thinking. Han Cheng used one hundred high-quality steel knives to help Han Cheng strengthen his army.

He was baffled by Xiang Kang's suddenly very affectionate attitude, and at the same time, Han Cheng couldn't figure out how his concubine cousin Han Cheng could have such a great reputation, so that the notorious Xiang Kang valued him so much But this is a good thing after all, so Han Cheng nodded again and again, thanked Xiang Kang repeatedly for offering the knife, and put down his identity, raised his glass to toast Xiang Kang again and again, and then bid farewell when Xiang Kang was full of wine and food At that time, Han Cheng personally sent Xiang Kang out of the gate of Han Junying.

On the way back to the self-army camp, Xiang Kang, who finally found Han Xin's whereabouts, was of course quite excited, and couldn't wait to figure out how to win over Han Cheng's cousin Han Xin.However, what made Xiang Kang even more happy was still behind. Zhang Liang, who had been quite indifferent to him before, chased him himself and invited Xiang Kang to stop and talk.

For the convenience of wooing and buying Zhang Liang in the future, Xiang Kang of course happily accepted Zhang Liang's request, but unfortunately, after stopping Xiang Kang, Zhang Liang did not express any intention of following Xiang Kang, but just clasped his fists and said : "General You, I have something to ask, and I ask the general to do us a favor for the South Korean army."

"Uncle, please tell me." Xiang Kang replied: "As long as my nephew can do it, I will do my best."

"Then thank you General You." Zhang Liang thanked him first, and then said: "General You, if it is convenient, please speak in front of Lord Wu Xin, so that the Chu army can move as soon as possible, and don't blindly gather troops in Pengcheng , stand still."

"Let our Chu army move as soon as possible? Uncle, what do you mean?" Xiang Kang asked suspiciously.

"To be honest, I want to take advantage of your country's military power and try to share some of the pressure on our South Korean army." Zhang Liang spoke very directly and sincerely, and said: "The current situation of the South Korean army, General You We should also know that even if we return to Handi via Chen County, and recruit and collect the remnants left by Zhang Chu's army along the way, it will be difficult to grow the army to a certain extent in a short while, and Handi is close to Chenliu, where the main force of Tyrant Qin is currently stationed In the area, if Zhang Han continues to garrison Chenliu, even if he only sends out a partial division, he can kill our South Korean army in the bud at any time."

"So for our king and our army, the only chance is to count on Zhang Han to go west with all his strength, and leave us a little chance to recover Han." Zhang Liang continued: "Your army is strong and strong, Dang County successfully drew Zhang Han, Zhang Han must regard your army as an enemy of life and death, if your army makes any moves, Zhang Han will definitely move at will, so Zhang Liang has the cheek to ask your army to temporarily contain Zhang Han for our army main force."

Speaking of this, Zhang Liang said more directly: "Although Zhang Liang's move is to use your army, it is also for the sake of your army. Although Pengcheng is good, if your army is conservative and does not want to expand its territory, take the initiative If you attack, it will not be long before it will inevitably lead to a lack of military discipline, scattered people, and a decline in combat effectiveness, which will be extremely detrimental to your army's recovery of all the old lands of Chu. The best strategy for your army is to keep forging ahead and growing its strength. Therefore, Zhang Liang I implore General You to do us a small favor for the sake of your army."

Xiang Kang made some calculations, and then smiled after a while and said: "Uncle Zhang, my nephew thinks you are a bit unreasonable. If my uncle is a person who seeks pleasure, how can he support Mr. Xiongxin, a descendant of the king of Chu, as king? Wouldn't it be better to enjoy peace and happiness if you set up your capital in Pengcheng? So my nephew thinks that you don't have to worry, my uncle will definitely do something soon."

"General You, I am definitely not worrying about nothing." Zhang Liang smiled wryly, and said, "To tell you the truth, your third uncle has been urging your second uncle to stay put and watch the other five countries fight against Tyrant Qin. The Five Kingdoms and the Tyrant Qin army lost both sides, and then took action to reap the benefits of the fisherman. I use the heart of a villain to measure the belly of a gentleman. I am afraid that many people in your army have this idea. Once they talk to Wu Xinjun If you act like this, the consequences will be unimaginable. Therefore, Zhang Liang has no choice but to ask General You to speak in front of Lord Wu Xin, please don't hesitate to move forward, and give the Tyrant Qin army a chance to calmly defeat the armies of the other five countries."

Xiang Kang made some calculations, then smiled wryly after a while and said: "It seems that this time I will offend Third Uncle again, okay, Uncle Zhang, I promise you, as long as there is a chance, I will definitely persuade Second Uncle to move as soon as possible."

Knowing that Xiang Kang's words were quite trustworthy, Zhang Liang hurriedly bowed his hands to thank Xiang Kang, Xiang Kang returned the gift, and said quite sincerely: "Uncle, my nephew doesn't know your honorable status, so I have disrespected you so much, uncle, please don't be afraid of me." Don't mind. My nephew can swear to God. In fact, I have always been full of respect for you. I just regret not having the chance to have a deep talk with you and accept your teachings. If there is a chance in the future, I ask my uncle to give my nephew some advice. My nephew must obey."

"You General, please don't be polite." Zhang Liang cupped his hands again, and said more sincerely: "Actually, Zhang Liang knew very well in his heart that the reason you refused to talk to me before, General You, was not because you were arrogant and disrespectful, General You. But because of other special reasons, Zhang Liang will definitely not mind. The past, let them pass forever."

After all, Zhang Liang bowed deeply to Xiang Kang, and Xiang Kang quickly returned the salute, and together with Zhang Liang, who is known for his broad-mindedness, erased the unhappy things in the past—but unfortunately, Xiang Kang still did not recruit Zhang Liang gave himself a chance to be an accomplice.

After finishing this matter, two days later, Han Cheng and Zhang Liang took more than 1000 troops sent by Xiang Liang to the west, and marched towards Chen County via Xiangxian County and Chengfu.At the same time, after resting for nearly a month, the Chu army also successfully completed the reorganization and merger, replenished its weapons and supplies, and basically recovered its combat effectiveness. Therefore, within the Chu army, voices gradually appeared to continue to expand.

The militants Xiang Yu, Fan Laotou, and Huan Chu advocated the rapid expansion of troops. They all believed that we should take advantage of the opportunity that Zhang Han's main force was far away in the Chenliu area, and quickly take down as much of the surrounding cities and lands that were still controlled by the Qin army. Further expand the territory and strengthen the strength, so as to meet the decisive battle with the main force of the Qin army in the future.

The selfish Xiang Bo, Song Yi and others insisted on continuing to stick to it. They felt that they should strike later and try to let the armies of the other five countries consume Zhang Han's strength first, and then reach out to pick Zhang Han after the other five countries and the Qin army are both defeated. peach.The two factions each said that they had their own reasons. They argued endlessly in front of Xiang Liang and had several disputes.

Xiang Liang was obviously hesitant about this matter, and he didn't make up his mind for a long time. Xiang Kang was observing the situation until Xiang Liang's attitude was slightly inclined to continue to expand. Xiang Kang stood up and fanned the flames, and said to Xiang Liang: " Lord Wu Xin, the last general thinks that General Xiang Yu and Yafu's words are quite reasonable. Since ancient times, sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat. It is a good idea to sit back and watch the five kingdoms fight against the Tyrant Qin. But blindly conservative After a long time, our soldiers will inevitably lose their morale and lose their spirit, and at the same time, they will miss the rare opportunity to continue to grow and expand the army, which is a pity for our army."

"So, Kang'er, you also advocate expanding as much as possible?" Xiang Liang asked.

"No, my nephew is just advocating limited expansion." Xiang Kang said: "The last general suggested that the main force of our army might as well continue to garrison Pengcheng and prepare for war, and only send partial divisions to attack and seize the surrounding cities that are still controlled by the Tyrant Qin army. In this way, we don't have to miss the opportunity to expand, and we can monitor every move of the Tyrant Qin's main force, Zhang Han's troops, and wait for the Tyrant Qin's main force to make a move, and then see the opportunity or move to create a chance to destroy the enemy."

"It makes sense." Xiang Liang finally nodded, and said, "The Tyrant Qin troops around us are nothing more than county soldiers. If we send out the main force to deal with them, it will be a waste of countless troops. Food, grass and military supplies. Instead of this, it is better to send partial divisions to attack and sweep and seize the land of these cities."

"Brother, absolutely not!" Xiang Bo stood up and yelled loudly, "Chen Liu, the main force of the Tyrant Qin army, is obviously ready to move eastward at any time and attack our army. If our army sends partial divisions to attack, the Tyrant Qin army will It is inevitable to follow the trend and go east to fight our army, or take Pengcheng directly, or attack our army's partial division. In this way, won't it be that our Chu army is alone against the tyrant Qin, and the other five armies are in vain?"

"Why is Master Xiang so short-sighted?" Old man Fan shouted unceremoniously: "Master, you only want to use the forces of the Five Kingdoms to consume the Tyrant Qin, why did you forget that if the Tyrant Qin army wiped out the other five nations, it would be the most powerful army of the country?" How can we fight against Chu?"

Shouting to Uncle Xiang, Old Man Fan cupped his hands to Xiang Liang again and said, "Mr. Wu Xin, in my humble opinion, attacking the surrounding cities with partial divisions may attract the main force of the Tyrant Qin to move eastward, but what we can attract is only It's just that the main force of Zhang Han's army is stronger than the one who will fight against the Qin Dynasty's all-powerful soldiers alone in the future. Besides, after our army has conquered cities and plundered land and opened up connections with the other five countries, we can also use the soldiers of the five countries to fight together Zhang Han, as long as Zhang Han is broken, why should we worry that Chu will not prosper and Qin will not be destroyed?!"

Xiang Liang nodded, made up his mind completely, and said: "Fan Gong's words are justified. If we stay on the sidelines and sit back and watch the Tyranny of Qin destroy the other five countries, then not only will we not get any chance to benefit, but we may be alone and helpless." , the all-powerful soldiers who resisted the Tyrant Qin alone. That's it. Let the partial division attack to seize the surrounding cities and lands that are still controlled by the Tyrant Qin. Even if the main force of the Tyrant Qin is attracted, we will fight them again and deal with Zhang No matter what, Han Yi's army is stronger than the soldiers who dealt with the tyranny of Qin!"

What Xiang Kang was waiting for was Xiang Liang who made up his mind, stood up and cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Wu Xin, the general is willing to lead his troops to expand the territory of Chu State and seize the neighboring Chu State that was still being tortured by the Tyrant Qin army." Old land!"

Encouraging Xiang Liang to send troops, in fact, Xiang Kang did not want to help Zhang Liang, but wanted to lead Xiang Liang to go it alone again, and use the opportunity of siege to strengthen his army again.But it's a pity that although Xiang Kang's wishful thinking was well planned, Xiang Yu, Huan Chu, Ying Bu, Xiang Zhuang and others all stood up immediately, scrambling to be the first to lead the troops to make meritorious deeds. Xiang Kang was so good that he was wearing a pair of trousers, and Liu Laosan couldn't wait to jump out and said: "Wu Xinjun, please let the last general go, most of the cities and land around us that are still controlled by the Tyrant Qin army are in Xue County and Dang County." Northeast, these places are familiar to the general, and the general is willing to fight for you."

"Pei Gong, you have too few soldiers and horses, I'm afraid you can't afford such a heavy burden." Xiang Kang was a little anxious, and hurriedly said: "Why don't we go together, let's join hands to conquer."

As soon as Liu Laosan heard the applause, he immediately begged Xiang Liang to allow himself and Xiang Kang to join forces to attack the semi-empty surrounding land, but Xiang Liang just smiled and said: "Don't worry, send someone to conquer the Tyrant Qin army in the surrounding area. Think carefully before making a decision.”

(End of this chapter)