Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 174
In the autumn of the second year of Qin II, the autumn rain in the evil gates of the Central Plains fell intermittently, from the beginning of July to the end of August, and there was no rest. No one knows how long the weather will last.

The continuous autumn rain helped the remnants of the Chu army a lot, and bought the remnants of the main force of the Chu army that had almost completely collapsed to breathe. The opportunity of defeating the soldiers marched into Pengcheng, and completely wiped out the remaining Chu army, but never expected that there would be endless autumn rains, the roads were muddy and difficult to transport food, and Pengcheng was too far away from the Yellow River waterway, so it was only by land transportation There is absolutely no way to ensure that there is no shortage of food and grass on the front line for a long time, so Zhang Han can only look at the autumn rain with dumbfounded eyes and worry every day, praying for the blessing of the gods to end this long, almost exaggerated, continuous autumn rain as soon as possible.

There is also something that worries Zhang Han. After beheading Xiang Liang, Zhang Han should have given Qin Ershi Hu Hai an explanation, and the soldiers of the Qin army should also be rewarded, but Xiang Kang, who killed a thousand swords, took advantage of the fire. He just snatched Xiang Liang's body from the siege of the Qin army, and rescued more than 1 prisoners of war from the Chu army who were forced to lay down their weapons. They escaped from the siege and escaped. When the news spread to Xianyang, Hu Hai, the second emperor of Qin, was furious. , not only did not give any rewards to the soldiers of the Qin army who participated in the war, but also issued an edict to scold Zhang Han, forcing Zhang Han to attack the bandits outside the pass as soon as possible to make atonement, otherwise Zhang Han would never be spared lightly!

On the one hand, there was the annoying Qiu Yu, and on the other hand, Qin Er Shi uttered cruel words, and he was in a dilemma. After waiting for a while, Qiu Yu showed no signs of retiring. With no choice, Zhang Han had no choice but to send his confidant Sima Xin back to Xianyang with a watch and seal, to present to Hu Hai the difficulties the Qin army is currently facing, and to ask Hu Hai to give him a little more time, so that he can destroy the remnants of the Chu army first. Then go north to clean up other anti-Qin rebels.

On the afternoon of August 29, Sima Xin, who went to Xianyang to submit the form in person, hurried back to Puyang Daying. Zhang Han was overjoyed when he heard the news, and immediately summoned Sima Xin to ask him about the details of his visit to Xianyang to meet Hu Hai. .However, what caught Zhang Han off guard was that after entering the tent of the Chinese army, Sima Xin didn't even have time to take off his coir raincoat, and immediately burst into tears: "General, something is wrong, Prime Minister Zuo (Li Si) The emperor was cut in half in Xianyang!"

"What?!" Zhang Han's shock was no small matter, and he blurted out, "Why did the emperor kill Prime Minister Zuo? What crime?"

"rebellion!"

Sima Xin's crying answer made Zhang Han furious, jumped up and shouted loudly: "Fart! Prime Minister Zuo has a high position and power in the Great Qin Dynasty, almost under one person, above ten thousand, how could he plot rebellion? If he rebelled, his eldest son Li Youli Junzun died for the country, how can this be explained?"

"I don't know." Sima Xin wailed, "But Ting Wei's people said that Prime Minister Zuo really did put a charge on his confession of treason, that's why the emperor killed him. Also, Prime Minister You, Feng Quji, General Feng Jie was also forced to commit suicide by taking poison because he and Prime Minister Zuo opposed the emperor's continued construction of the Afang Palace!"

Zhang Han was completely stunned, and after a long while he sat back to his original position weakly, and lamented: "Internal troubles and foreign troubles, the bandits outside the pass are so fierce, and Xianyang has undergone such big changes. It's going to be stormy."

Zhang Han also had to lament, because Li Si was not only Zhang Han's boss, but also Zhang Han's backer and staunch supporter in the Xianyang court. It was all handed over to Zhang Han's command, relying on Li Si's strong persuasion and excuses in front of Hu Hai. Now the war outside the pass has only improved slightly, but Li Si suddenly died without knowing why. Zhang Han's future road will be so difficult. , is naturally conceivable.

Then, under Sima Xin's careful introduction, Zhang Han finally knew about the current situation in Xianyang. He knew that Hu Hai lived in seclusion and spent almost every day in the palace. All civil and military officials also flattered Zhao Gao and dared not disobey him in the slightest.After learning about the situation, Zhang Han hurriedly asked again: "Then what is Zhao Gao's attitude towards us? Have you handed over the seal to the emperor?"

"On the surface, Zhao Gao's attitude towards us is not bad. I greet you, General, and express my understanding of your difficulties." Sima Xin replied truthfully: "However, Zhao Gao stopped the officer. Tell the lower officials not to hand over the seal to the emperor, saying that the emperor is worried about the military affairs outside the pass. If he sees this seal from you, the general, he will be furious, and it will be extremely detrimental to you, the general. I think his words are still It makes sense, and knowing about the two prime ministers and Feng Jie, I didn’t dare to take the risk of handing in the form.”

"That's right." Zhang Han nodded approvingly, and said, "The two prime ministers died together with General Feng Jie. The situation in the court must be extremely complicated. Submitting this form at this time will definitely make the emperor unhappy. , we will definitely be in danger, Zhao Gao advises you not to submit the form, which can be regarded as his kindness."

"I'm afraid he wants to use us to quell the rebellion outside the pass, otherwise he would not be so easy to talk about." Sima Xin muttered in his heart, and then said: "However, Zhao Gao asked the subordinate to bring a message to the general, asking to General, don’t stand still for a long time, it’s best to move quickly and win a few battles to please the emperor, otherwise, once the emperor intervenes in this matter, even he Zhao Gao will not be able to protect us in front of the emperor.”

Zhang Han was silent, and after thinking for a long time, he said: "Go back and rest first, I will think about it carefully, and then we will discuss it in detail."

The dusty Sima Xin agreed, said goodbye and went to rest, but Zhang Han sat alone, racking his brains whether he should listen to Zhao Gao's advice, and then naturally, for self-protection and to please the new Zhao Gao who was in power After finding a new backer, Zhang Han still made up his mind and decided to meet Zhao Gao's request as much as possible. After making this decision, Zhang Han sat in front of the map sand table and marked the location of the anti-Qin rebel army. The sand table of the map is thinking hard, thinking about how to find a suitable unlucky ghost to act in the difficult situation of food transportation, and win some battles as soon as possible to consolidate your position...

The next morning, Zhang Han, who had initially made up his mind, summoned Sima Xin, Dong Yi and several trusted generals, and announced his decision to them. , and joined hands with the Great Wall Corps led by Wang Li to destroy the main force of the Zhao army as soon as possible to give the Great Qin court an explanation.

Because they didn't know Zhang Han's difficulties, several trusted generals were very puzzled by Zhang Han's decision, and asked Zhang Han: "General, the main force of the Chu thieves has been severely damaged, and now it is time to go straight to Pengcheng and completely eradicate Chu. The heaven-sent opportunity of the remnants of the thieves, why should we take the easy and take the difficult, first to attack the unscathed Zhao Xie rebels? Give the Chu thieves a chance to make a comeback?"

"General, why did you suddenly change your mind?" Dong Yi asked more bluntly, and said, "We have been stationed in Puyang for more than a month, just to wait for the heavy rain to stop, and immediately go south to attack the Chu thieves. The Great Qin soldiers have waited for such a long time to take revenge, why can’t they wait a little longer? Maybe in a day or two, the weather will clear up?”

They are all his confidantes, Zhang Han was not polite, first asked Sima Xin to briefly introduce the great changes in Xianyang City, and then said: "I don't want to miss this opportunity to completely eradicate the remnants of the Chu thieves. Here, if we continue to stand still and the weather never clears up, if we delay any longer, we will definitely not be able to explain to the imperial court, so we have no choice but to give priority to the crusade against the nearest Zhao Xie rebels, and win some victories to the imperial court. Explain, and then you can free up your hands to deal with the Chu thief."

Understanding Zhang Han's difficulties, of course Zhang Han's confidantes who were present did not speak anymore, but Dong Yi, who was bullied by Xiang Kang many times to the point of tears, couldn't get rid of his hatred. I want to take revenge on Xiang Kang, I really don't know how long I'll have to wait!"

"Don't worry, Xiang Kang is hateful, but judging from our detailed work, he should have had a rift with his cousin Xiang Yu, that's why he has been stationed in Dang County and has not returned to Pengcheng to join forces with the remnants of the Chu thieves." Zhang Han He comforted him: "As long as this situation continues, sooner or later, the conflict between the two rebels Xiang Kang and Xiang Yu will expand. If we want to defeat them individually, it will be much easier."

The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was interested. Hearing Zhang Han's words, Sima Xin, who had just returned from Xianyang, was startled immediately, and hurriedly asked: "General, Xiang Kang's bandit army is still in Dang County?"

Zhang Han nodded, and said casually: "A while ago, he moved a little bit. He withdrew from Suiyang to the Lidang area, but he didn't move again when he arrived in Dang County. Our detailed work has not yet figured out his real purpose."

"Then what if our main force crosses the Yellow River in a big way, and Xiang Kang takes the opportunity to send troops to the west?" Sima Xin said worriedly: "From Dang County to Xingyang is a flat river, there is no danger to defend, and our main force in Sanchuan County has also been destroyed. If Xiang Kang seizes the opportunity to go west and attack Ao Cang, where our food and grass are stored, then we go north to fight against Zhao Xie's rebels, wouldn't we be in danger in terms of food and grass?"

"Don't worry, I've thought about this a long time ago." Zhang Han replied confidently: "After Li Junshou died in the country, his subordinates collected the remnants and regrouped tens of thousands of troops. Now they have retreated to Xingyang. Lead an army of [-] to reinforce Aocang. Aocang is surrounded by mountains on three sides, easy to defend and difficult to attack. With Sima Jin and the remnants of Li Junshou guarding, it is enough to confront Xiang Kang for a long time. If we just defend and don't fight, Xiang Kang will have no hope of attacking Ao Cang and cutting off our food road."

Seeing Zhang Han's careful arrangements, Sima Xin breathed a sigh of relief, and then, Sima Xin suddenly had an idea, and hurriedly said: "General, do you still remember the battle of Linji? At that time, we were sure to break through quickly Linji, capture and kill the rebel Wei Jiu, but in order to wipe out the main force of the Wei rebels led by the rebels in Zhoushi, General, you deliberately did not attack Linji. Not only did you successfully lure the main force of the Wei rebels, you also lured Tian Dan Leading the main force of the Qi thieves, they will be defeated in one fell swoop. If this is the case, why don't we repeat the old tricks and try to lure the main force of the Chu thieves to the battlefield in Zhao, and annihilate them as well?"

"Is that so easy?" Zhang Han said with a wry smile: "The main force of the Chu rebels has been seriously injured, and they are still not enough to protect themselves. How could they have the courage to travel long distances to go north to Zhao to reinforce Zhao Xie's rebels?"

"I'm afraid not." Sima Xin sneered coldly and said, "Based on the information we have, it is his eldest nephew Xiang Yu who succeeded Xiang Liang and led the main force of the Chu thieves. Although this man is extremely brave, his temper is very violent. Not as treacherous and insidious as Xiang Kang's son, going north to reinforce Zhao thief and fighting with Zhao thief is a rare opportunity for him to avenge Xiang Liang. If we can use tricks to anger him, maybe this guy will really be obedient Bring the remnants of the Chu thieves north to die."

Hearing that what Sima Xin said was reasonable, Zhang Han, who was anxious to win more battles as soon as possible, was unavoidably a little moved, and hurriedly asked: "Then how can I anger him?"

Sima Xin thought about it, and said after a while: "How about this? Let's write a letter and send it to Pengcheng to deliver to Mr. Xiang Yu, pretending to persuade Mr. Xiang Yu to lead his army to surrender. The letter is deliberately arrogant and mentions the death of Xiang Liang. He also laughed at Xiang Yu's incompetence. His uncle Xiang Liang, who was so kind to him, was beheaded by our army. Brother Xiang Kang's [-]%."

Speaking of this, Sima Xin paused for a moment, and then said: "I can be sure that after seeing this letter, Mr. Xiang Yu will definitely be furious and swear revenge. In addition, our army will go north to conquer the Zhao bandits, and the Zhao bandits will definitely send If the envoys ask for help from all the bandits, Xiang Yu will most likely raise his troops to the north immediately and rush to Zhao to die."

After careful calculation, he found that Sima Xin's aggressive strategy should have some hope. Even if it fails, the loss is only a messenger, which is not a big deal at all. Zhang Han quickly nodded and said, "It's worth a try, let's do it this way."

"General, why don't you write a letter like this to Xiang Kang'er." Dong Yi impatiently suggested, "In the letter, scold Xiang Kang'er like a bloody dog, and lead him to go north to die!"

Zhang Han and Sima Xin laughed together, the smiles were quite bitter, and then Zhang Han said: "General Dong, this kind of aggressive strategy may be useful to Xiang Yu, but should it be used on that traitor Xiang Kang'er? As a result, don’t even think about it. This traitor’s face is probably thicker than our Great Qin Xiu’s Great Wall.”

"It's still the wall at the corner of the Great Wall." Sima Xin added.

After making up his mind, the main force of the Qin army started to go north to conquer Zhao's army headed by Zhao Xie and Zhang Er on the same day, and crossed the north of the Yellow River the next day to attack Anyang, which was controlled by the Zhao army. After receiving the news, Zhao Jun's Great Wall Corps of the Qin Army, which was standing in Fukouxing, also stepped up its attack under the leadership of Wang Li, preparing to join forces with Zhang Han's main force in Handan County.At the same time, Sima Jin, the general of Zhang Han, who had previously made the main force of the Chu army dare not act rashly, also led [-] Qin troops to march quickly from Puyang to Aocang for reinforcements, guarding against the enemy who was more slippery than loaches and worse than poisonous snakes. The insidious Xiang Kang made a surprise attack on the Ao Cang where countless grains and grass had been hoarded.

As Sima Xin predicted, the main force of the Qin army had just crossed the Yellow River, and Zhao Xie and Zhang Er, who were under a sudden increase in pressure, immediately sent a large number of envoys to contact various anti-Qin volunteers in order to keep their territory and survive. The Rebellious Army of the Rebellion against Qin reinforced Zhao State, and in spite of the new defeat of the Chu Army, they also asked for help from the Chu Army...

Because of the earlier start of the Qin army and the shorter distance, Zhang Han’s so-called envoy to persuade him to surrender of course rushed to Pengcheng one step earlier, and delivered a letter to Xiang Yu, who controlled the main force of the Chu army. Afterwards, Xiang Yu was of course furious, his chest almost exploded with anger. If old man Fan, Cao Jiu and others hadn't stopped him stubbornly, he would have smashed the envoy of the Qin army to death on the spot.

"Former general, this is just Zhang Han's aggressive strategy. He deliberately provoked us to take the initiative to go north and win a decisive battle for him. We must not be fooled. We will repeat the mistakes of Tian Dan, Zhou Shi and others. .”

Old man Fan, Cao Jiu and others' persuasive persuasion only had temporary results. After a period of time, when Zhao Guo's envoy for help arrived in Pengcheng to submit the letter of credence, Xiang Yu, who was anxious to avenge his shame and seize the throne, couldn't wait, and decided on the spot to personally He led the main force of the Chu army to the north and rushed to Zhao to reinforce Zhao Xie.Old man Fan, Cao Jiu and the others had no choice but to change their words and persuade: "Ex-general, how about asking the right general for his opinion? After we have made up our minds with him, it will not be too late for us to go north to reinforce Zhao."

Considering that the army in Xiang Kang's hands is also very important, Xiang Yu rarely restrained his temper, and sent someone to Dang County to contact Xiang Kang and ask Xiang Kang for his opinion.However, the reply sent by Xiang Kang surprised Old Man Fan and the others. Xiang Kang pointed out directly: "If Zhao Xie dies, Zhang Han's next target is likely to be us. If we are not in Zhao Xie When we are in danger, who will come to rescue us when we are in danger?"

Fortunately, Xiang Kang added another sentence in the letter, "But we can't go directly to Zhao's rescue, so as not to be weak and fall into a bitter battle. We must first find out the situation in Zhao's battlefield and confirm that Qi Yan and others The country sends troops to aid Zhao, and then we can send troops with confidence and join forces with the princes to destroy Qin. At that time, my brother will go straight to Zhao, and I will break the road to tyranny Qin's grain, and great things will be of great help."

Xiang Kang's persuasion also only made Xiang Yu temporarily calm down for a while, and after a few days, after confirming that Qi Yan and other countries had decided to send troops to reinforce Zhao Xie, Xiang Yu still resisted all opinions and finalized the decision to personally lead the army to reinforce Zhao Xie. He planned to write to Xiang Kang at the same time, asking Xiang Kang to march westward to Sanchuan, and take advantage of the false attack to attack Aocang, the largest granary of the Qin army outside the pass.

"Who said I'm going to attack Aocang?" Xiang Kang threw Xiang Yu's letter on the desk, picked his nostrils and said, "Master Zhang Han sent Sima Jin to lead an army of 3 troops back to Aocang for the purpose of attacking Aocang. In order to prevent my sudden attack on Aocang, the granaries from Dang County to Chenliu were almost empty, and the girders were soaked by the Yellow River, and there was not much food in the city. I took more than [-] troops to attack the heavy Qin army Guard Ao Cang, what is it if you don’t die?”

"But General You, you have already promised to break the tyranny of the Qin army in the past. If you don't keep your word, you will not only have no way to explain to the former general, but you will also have no way to explain to the anti-Qin rebels all over the world?" Chen Ping reminded worriedly. road.

"I just said that I wouldn't take the risk of attacking Aocang, but I didn't say that I wouldn't cut off Baoqin's food path." Xiang Kang grinned, and said, "It doesn't necessarily mean taking down Aocang to cut off the foodway of Typhoon's army." Row."

　The note that I have always forgotten, the word "Jin" used by Qin General Sima Jin should actually be "corpse" plus "two", but the pure wolf can't type this word no matter what input method it uses, so there is no way but to It is replaced by the similar word 'to do'.

　　
　
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