Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 155 One Defeat Zhang Han

Because it was only at noon that the camp was set off, even if they marched along the tens of meters wide road, the Qin army stationed in Zou County did not dare to send troops to pursue and obstruct it. Arrived at the foot of Pingyang City, 40 miles north of Zouxian County, there are still more than [-] miles away from Lu County or Xiaqiu.

Facing the main force of the Chu army with more than [-] troops, the county soldiers of the Qin army stationed in Pingyang certainly did not dare to fight, and closed the city gate early to protect themselves. However, Xiang Liang refused to let them go, and decisively ordered Ying Bu led the army to launch a siege. As a result, relying on the light siege weapons brought with the army, Yingbu's troops, which had been reorganized and received strict training, easily captured the small city of Pingyang with only a few hundred defenders, forcing The Qin army county soldiers in the city abandoned the city and fled.But it is a pity that after repeated tug-of-war, the city of Pingyang is already in ruins, the population is scarce, and the food is even more pitiful. Even if it is taken down, it is useless.

The scheming Xiang Liang insisted on taking down the useless small town of Pingyang, of course it was not aimless. After easily defeating the Pingyang defenders who could inform Zhang Han at any time, Xiang Liang deliberately dispatched Feng Zhong's troops to go through the next morning. Head north on the county road in Xiaqiu, pretending to let Feng Zhongjun be the vanguard, and prepare to take the county road north to Xiaqiu to rescue the trapped army. The wrong news that the main force of the Chu army took the county road north to Xiaqiu was sent back to Zhang Han's army, which once again misled Zhang Han's judgment on the movement of the Chu army.

It was only after Feng Zhongjun walked a certain distance that the main force of the Chu army, who had already loaded all the food, grass, and supplies, suddenly set off and went northward along the spacious and flat road, rushing directly to Lu County at a fast marching speed. Because of the successful expulsion of the surrounding Qin army's scouts, the movement of the main force of the Chu army was naturally not discovered by the Qin army's scouts at the first time, and they immediately reported it to Zhang Han.

In the end, it was the news that Feng Zhong's troops of the Chu army, who had been rushing northward for twenty miles, suddenly turned around, retreated lightly to Pingyang, and chased the main force of the Chu army along the galloping road at full speed. Finally, the scouts of the Qin Army, who were rescued after a dead sheep, were sent to Zhang Han.When he heard the news, Zhang Han, who was well versed in military affairs, was of course shocked, and exclaimed, "No way! It's been tricked! I didn't expect that old man Xiang Liang would be so treacherous that he wanted to cut off our food and grass supply!"

"General, don't worry." Sima Xin persuaded: "Lu County is high and deep, and we have heavy guards. There is absolutely no possibility for Xiang Liang to take Lu County quickly."

"He doesn't need to take down Lu County!" Zhang Han said angrily, "He just needs to surround Lu County, cut off our food transportation roads, and prevent the grain stored in Lu County from being delivered to our main force. The army is in danger of running out of food!"

Sima Xin didn't dare to speak anymore, Zhang Han made some calculations and immediately asked, "How much food is left in our army?"

"There are still [-] days of food left." Sima Xin, who was in charge of logistics, quickly replied.

"It's bad." Zhang Han complained even more when he heard it, and immediately said after quick calculation: "Hurry up, ask Shicheng to load the grain into the truck immediately, and send us a month's worth of grain, and then ask Zhou Lei to lead an army of [-] to go east immediately." Come in, go get the food back."

"General, I'm afraid it's too late." Sima Xin reminded: "The rebels are going north along the Chi Road, marching quickly. Once the old thief Xiangliang divides his troops and rushes forward, his army may be gone before we can transport the food out of the city. Killed under the city of Lu County."

"If you don't try, how will you know it's too late?" Zhang Han became very angry and roared, "If the food is not delivered quickly, when the old thief Xiang Liang kills the city of Lu County, he will have the initiative on the battlefield!"

Seeing that Zhang Han was already angry, Sima Xin didn't dare to say anything, but quickly drew up a pen and drafted an order to send a fast horse to General Shi Cheng of the Qin Army who was guarding the granary in Lu County, telling him to prepare to transport the grain immediately, and at the same time let him Another general of the Qin Army, Zhou Lei, quickly gathered [-] troops to advance eastward, and rushed to Lu County at full speed to guard the grain and grass westward.However, it is a pity that within half an hour after Zhou Lei's army set off, Lu County sent a fast horse to send news that the Chu Army's Xiangzhuang Division had rushed to the city of Lu County in light clothes and blocked the Qin Army. The way out of the city for grain and grass.

"Old thief Xiang Liang, you are really thoughtful." Sighing helplessly, Zhang Han then ordered: "Go and call Zhou Lei back, the food cannot be brought here, don't let the Chu thief take the opportunity to take it away again." He beat them all."

After preparing in vain, the Qin army finally failed to transport enough grain to the army in time, and watched as the Chu army approached the city of Lu County, building various fortifications to block the Qin army's grain transportation roads, cutting off Lu County. The granary supplies the main force of the Qin army with food and grass, and at the same time, the tactical initiative of the Xuejun battlefield is completely controlled by the Chu army.

As the news spread, the generals of the Qin Army were inevitably flustered, and they ran to Zhang Han to inquire about the situation.Although this method is feasible, Zhang Han has been hesitant to make up his mind, and said: "We can't easily withdraw from the siege. The main force of the rebels went north this time to rescue their trapped partial divisions. If they directly clear the siege, their partial divisions can escape smoothly. Going to join forces with the main force of the bandit army, the bandit army's morale will definitely be greatly boosted, and our army's morale will definitely be affected. Even if we move our troops to Lu County and get food, the next battle will definitely not be easy."

"But General, if we don't move to the city of Lu County quickly to get food, when the food in the army runs out, we won't have the problem of fighting hard." Dong Yi reminded.

Zhang Han didn't answer, and after careful consideration for a long time, Zhang Han finally made up his mind and said, "We can still last more than ten days with our food, so we might as well take another risk and see if we can turn the tide of the war around."

"General, how do you take risks?" Qin Jun's generals asked one after another.

"Immediately go and send an order to Sima Jin, telling him to leave only [-] troops and two months' grain to guard Zou County, and take the main force and the rest of the grain to go north and join us in Xiaqiu." Zhang Han ordered, and then said : "Tell Zhou Lei to send troops tomorrow, still take [-] troops to Pingyang, and return Sima Jin's troops and food to Xiaqiu."

"General, there is no need for this, right?" Zhao Ben, the beloved general, said suspiciously: "Sima Jin has more than 2 troops, and there is not much food in Zou County, so why divide the troops to support his army?"

"It is necessary." Zhang Han answered very directly...

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Contrary to the tense generals of the Qin army, after successfully rushing to the city of Lu County, even though they knew that the city of Xuejun County with high walls and deep moats would never be easier to fight than Zou County, the generals of the Chu Army still remained the same. There was joy, because all the generals of the Chu army knew very well that the only option left for the Qin army was to move to the city of Lu County to get food. Rescue the self-armed divisions who were surrounded in Xiaqiu City.

Fortunately, having learned the lesson of being overthrown by the Qin army in Xiangyi last time, although the situation is obviously favorable to the Chu army, Xiang Liang still did not dare to relax and underestimate the enemy, except for sending a large number of scouts to closely monitor the main force of the Qin army. In a short time, the soldiers of the Chu army were ordered to build a strong fortification under the city of Lu County, so that they could be stationed for a long time. If there is an opportunity, take advantage of the night to send troops to attack.

Xiang Liang somewhat overestimated the guts of the Lu County guards of the Qin Army. The disparity in strength between the main force of the Chu Army was too great, and they guarded the main force of the Qin Army. Take risks at will, so the main force of the Chu army spent the first night after arriving in Lu County safely.But at noon the next day, the scouts who first went to detect the movement of the main force of the Qin army reported that the Qin army had divided [-] troops and went south to Pingyang.Then the garrison staying in Pingyang sent fast horses to send news that the main force of the Qin army in Zou County had gone northward with food and grass, and there was a possibility of returning to join the main force of the Qin army.

Coincidentally, when the movement of the Qin army in Zou County was reported to Xiang Liang, Xiang Liang happened to be meeting Kong Teng, a famous scholar from Lu County who had come to see him, and Kong Teng, the ninth grandson of Confucius. Analyzing the intention of Qin Jun's two actions, but Xiang Liang did not completely ignore these two situations, and after thinking about it, he ordered: "Send someone to tell Kang'er about the movement of the Tyrant Qin army, and let him know about this matter." thing."

Zheng Chang, the chief of Xiang Liang's side, agreed to immediately arrange manpower to carry out the order, and Xiang Liang gave another casual order, saying: "By the way, send another person to General Feng Zhong to inform General Feng Zhong of the situation, and say that if he has any You can come and see me anytime.”

The two envoys were dispatched quickly, and within a short while, Xiang Kang came to the camp of the Chinese army to ask for an audience. Kong Teng was also very knowledgeable, and immediately asked to resign, so that Xiang Liang could discuss the military situation with the generals. Xiang Liang agreed with a smile. First, they sent people to invite Kong Teng to the guest tent to treat him well, and then ordered to summon Xiang Kang, but Xiang Kang hadn't entered the tent yet, and the soldiers outside the tent reported that Feng Zhong also came to see him.Xiang Liang smiled and said, "Could it be that you want to get together again? See, let him come in with Kang'er."

The soldiers in the tent agreed, ran to the front of the big tent and shouted orders, and then, Xiang Kang and Feng Zhong, who stood behind each with a tall man, both entered the tent, and said in unison: "General, the mobilization of the Tyrant Qin army!" If there is a problem, Mr. Zhang Han is probably going to play tricks again."

"Why? We discussed it? Why do you say the same thing?" Xiang Liang laughed, first ordered Xiang Kang and Feng Zhong to be seated, and then said: "Kang'er, tell me first, what's wrong with the mobilization of the Tyrant Qin army?"

"Reporting to the general, the general suspects that Mr. Zhang Han's move may be deliberately paralyzing us." Xiang Kang cupped his hands and replied, "While Mr. Zhang Han divided his troops and went south, he asked his Zou County defenders to carry food and grass north. On the surface, it looks like preparing to protect Zou County’s food reserves and go northward, supply food and grass, and concentrate troops to launch a decisive battle with us. But if we affirm this conclusion, don’t doubt that the Tyrant Qin army will take other actions, and even split up and go south. Intercepting the food and grass of the Tyrant Qin army, I am afraid that I will fall into Zhang Han's trap, giving him a chance to win by surprise."

Xiang Liang nodded, then turned to Feng Zhong and asked, "General Feng, do you think so too?"

"Reporting to the general, the last general also thinks so." Feng Zhong nodded vigorously, and then said: "And the last general suspects that Zhang Han may repeat the old trick, pretending to gather troops to deliberately paralyze us and make us take it lightly, and then he takes the opportunity Send troops to sneak attack, just like in Xiangyi, and kill us again by surprise!"

"How did he sneak attack?" Xiang Liang was a little confused, and said: "His main force is far away in Xiaqiu, and the Tyrant Qin army in Lu County is closely watched by us. Even if he suddenly goes out of the city to sneak attack, it is almost impossible to have a chance to succeed ?”

"Uncle, Mr. Zhang Han probably wants us to have such an illusion." Xiang Kang said hurriedly: "His main force is far away in Xiaqiu, but Xiaqiu is only 35 miles away from Lu County. If he sent troops overnight, It is entirely possible that they would suddenly rush to the city of Lu County before dawn and catch us by surprise."

Considering the open terrain between Lu County and Xiaqiu, which is not too far, strictly speaking, and the road that the Qin Army had repaired before for the convenience of transporting grain, Xiang Liang did not dare to ignore this possibility. Asked: "If Zhang Han sent troops to attack overnight, when would he do it?"

"It's likely to be tonight!" Feng Zhong took the lead and pointed out firmly the time when Qin Jun was most likely to attack, and then pointed to the clear sky outside the tent, and said: "Two reasons, one is that it is half a month now." , the weather is fine today, and the moonlight is sure to be bright tonight, which is suitable for the army to attack overnight. Second, we just arrived at the city of Lu County yesterday. Considering these two points, Zhang Han will not fail to seize this opportunity."

"It's not very likely, but it's only tonight." Xiang Kang quickly said, "Bao Qin divides his troops to go south to meet the grain and grass north. If there is no accident, the grain from Zou County will be transported to Xiaqiu within tomorrow. By then The strength of the Tyrant Qin army has been strengthened, so we will definitely increase our vigilance, and our camp has also been strengthened, making it more difficult for the Tyrant Qin army to sneak attack, so my nephew thinks that the Tyrant Qin army will only attack tonight."

Xiang Liang nodded slowly after deliberation, and then asked: "Then how should we deal with it?"

"Prepare for the battle in advance, set up an ambush, and attack the stealing soldiers of the Qin army head-on!" Xiang Kang and Feng Zhong replied in unison again.

"Hahahahaha!" Xiang Liang laughed loudly, and said with great satisfaction: "Kang'er, General Feng, with the help of the two of you, this old man is really like a tiger with wings! Alright, let's do as you said, and raise the account immediately." , Call all the generals to prepare for the battle, and wait until night to surprise the Tyrant Qin army!"

In this way, without finding any clues, Xiang Liang made up his mind based on the analysis of Xiang Kang and Feng Zhong, the best partners with a red mouth and white teeth, and immediately summoned the generals of the Chu army to assign tasks, and arranged A tactical plan to attack the Qin army's stealing soldiers from three sides.As a result, because the main force of the Qin army was far away from the camp of the Chu army, all the generals of the Chu army were of course skeptical of Xiang Kang and Feng Zhong's judgment, but since Xiang Liang chose to believe in Xiang Kang and Feng Zhong, he issued a military order. The generals still didn't dare to say anything, but accepted the task honestly, and hurried back to their respective camps to organize the troops to prepare for the battle.

As Feng Zhong expected, the night was indeed full of stars and bright moonlight, which was very suitable for the army to rush overnight. However, the soldiers of the Chu army who were deployed in and out of the camp waited until the middle of the third watch, but they did not see half of the Qin army. The shadow of soldiers.As a result, Xiang Liang, who was sitting high in the big tent of the Chinese army, could still hold his breath, but Xiang Bo, who was accompanying him, couldn't help complaining, and yawned and said, "Brother, is it our unfilial nephew this time?" Guessed wrong with Feng Zhong? Why is it halfway through the third watch, and the Qin army hasn't arrived yet?"

Xiang Liang didn't say a word, just read the military documents in Chinese to pass the time, patiently waiting for the arrival of the Qin army, but unfortunately there was already the sound of clappers from the fourth watch outside the tent, but the legendary Qin army's soldiers who stole the camp still did not appear.Xiang Bo couldn't hold his breath any longer, so he said: "Brother, it's the fourth watch, and the Tyrant Qin army will definitely not come, why don't you rest, you are not young, you should take care of your health."

"If you want to rest, go and rest. I won't sleep tonight." Xiang Liang replied smoothly, "Kang Er and Feng Zhong's analysis makes sense, I believe them."

"But they guessed wrong this time..."

"Clang clang clang clang!"

Uncle Xiang hadn't finished his complaint when suddenly the sound of a gong for alarm came from the west direction. Hearing this sound, Xiang Liang, whose legs were numb from sitting, jumped up immediately and rushed to the main tent of the Chinese Army Go check it out.Then Xiang Liang was overjoyed that outside the west gate of the camp, there was indeed a loud noise of killing, and countless enemies were charging towards the Chu army camp. Xiang Liang also laughed out loud immediately, "I have Kang Er and Feng Zhong , it really is like a tiger with wings added!"

When Xiang Liang laughed, the soldiers of the Chu army who had been preparing for a long time had already been dispatched. They rushed to the fence of the guard camp and shot arrows quickly, shooting the soldiers of the Qin army who were attacking the camp. Xiang Zhuang, Ying Bu and Lu Chen also quickly assembled their troops with torches. Just waiting for the battalion guards to shoot back the enemy with random arrows, they immediately opened the three gates of the West Camp and led the troops to kill without hesitation. out.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Han, who personally led the troops to attack the Chu army's camp, was of course pale. He immediately understood that the Chu army had already prepared for it, and had been waiting for him to come and die after a long-distance attack.What's worse is that as the Chu army in the camp came out head-on, and the drums of the Chu camp were beating, Xiang Kang and Feng Zhong, who had been ambushing on the two wings of the Qin army for a long time, also immediately led their troops to attack the Qin army from left to right. wings.

There was no suspense in the battle. The Qin army sneaked into the ambush, and the morale of the army was already very flustered. After the overnight attack, their physical strength dropped a lot, and their combat effectiveness was greatly affected. He fled back to Xiaqiu in embarrassment, and the soldiers of the Chu army took advantage of the victory to pursue and kill them, beheading countless people.Seeing that the situation was not good, Qin Shicheng's troops in the city of Lu county risked sending troops to attack the camp of the Chu army in order to cover the retreat of the main force. But it has never been able to help the main force.

In this battle, the Chu army chased and killed them until the sky was bright before they retreated. As a result, relying on the open terrain in this area, Zhang Han personally led the [-] Qin army to attack the Chu army's camp. After seeing the Qin army brigade running back to the camp on Qiucheng, the Chu army's divisions who were besieged in Xiaqiu City still cheered like thunder and their morale was boosted. Even though they still couldn't get in touch with the main force, they understood Rescue soldiers are close at hand, and the morale of the army is greatly stabilized.

"Don't expect surprises to win anymore. Xiang Liang, an old man, can no longer be fooled." This was the first sentence Zhang Han said after returning to the Qin army's camp. He also ordered: "Gather our defeated soldiers as much as possible, and send people to send orders to Zhou Lei and Sima Jin, telling them to speed up and go northward, and must arrive at Xiaqiu within today. When they arrive, the army will immediately cross Surabaya and move to the north. Battalion arrives outside the north gate of Lu County to get food."

(End of this chapter)