Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 185
The main force of the Zhang Han Army, which is mainly composed of Lishan prisoners, is actually not good at fighting, but wielding Leisi to dig land, move earth and rocks, build walls and build fortifications. It has only been three days since they withdrew to the flood battlefield, and they are often harassed by the anti-Qin coalition forces. Under the circumstances of obstruction, the soldiers of the Qin Army under Zhang Han's command rushed to work day and night, and still built a large camp with complete fortifications. dream.

At the moment when the Honghe River flowed into the trenches of the Qin Army's guard camp, earth-shattering cheers erupted from the crowd of Qin Army soldiers who were working hard. He breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that the main force of the Qin army has truly turned the corner, and has survived the crisis of annihilation after the grain road was cut off by that despicable person Xiang Kang. He already has the capital to confront the anti-Qin coalition forces for a long time. Create a miracle like the battle of Dingtao again, turn defeat into victory again, and completely reverse the entire situation of the battle.

Unlike Zhang Han who was relieved, Wang Li, whose army suffered heavy losses, was in a complicated mood. He secretly admired Zhang Han's calmness and stability, but he insisted on bringing back the main force of the Qin army under the tide of anti-Qin coalition forces. The relatively safe flood battlefield, and ashamed of his reckless underestimation of the enemy, lost more than [-]% of the Great Wall Corps troops on the way to retreat, and was even more worried that Hu Hai and Zhao Gao would pursue their own faults and hurt the fame of his grandfather and father. , has always been worried.

Wang Li is a person who knows how to make up for a dead sheep. In order to reduce his guilt, Wang Li has been looking for other opportunities to atone for his crimes besides leading the soldiers of the Qin Army from the Great Wall Corps to cover Zhang Han's troops to repair the fortifications. Coincidentally, on the second day after the Qin Army camp was basically completed, the Great Wall Corps had just completed its cover mission, and the Qin Army scouts under Wang Li's command suddenly discovered that the anti-Qin coalition forces had quietly sent people to the upper reaches of the flood to survey the hydrological terrain, as if they were looking for a way to launch a raid. crossing the ferry.

Wang Li thought over and over after hearing the news, and finally he took the initiative to come to Zhang Han. In addition to reporting the situation to Zhang Han himself, he also suggested: "General, the bandit army sent people to secretly survey the hydrology, and it is obvious that they want to bypass me. Scrambling to cross the flood in the military camp, rushing behind our army and cutting off our food road again, for the sake of safety, the criminal general thinks that it is best for our army to cross the river in advance and strengthen the flood defense with all our strength, so as to ensure the safety of our main force."

"General Wang, I was just about to discuss this matter with you." Zhang Han replied: "Actually, I have been worried that the bandit army will detour behind us and cut off our food road again. Strengthening the protection of flooded rivers, but there are some concerns, so I haven't made up my mind."

"What worries does the general have?" Wang Li asked curiously.

"Concerned about the distribution of our troops." Zhang Han answered directly, and said in a roundabout way: "In order to protect the rear, I have already dispatched [-] troops from General Wang to cross the river ahead of time. Now if I ask you to lead the army Crossing the river and temporarily leaving the front line will definitely make you lose the opportunity to kill the enemy and make meritorious service. But if you draw troops from the army directly under me to cross the river, there is no one on the west bank of the flood who can convince the crowd and take charge of the overall situation for me, so I I've never been able to make up my mind."

Before Zhang Han finished speaking, Wang Li already understood Zhang Han's meaning. He knew that Zhang Han had long wanted to send himself to guard the flood bank, but he was only concerned about his face and the feelings of the soldiers of the Great Wall Corps. There was no rush to open this mouth.After understanding Zhang Han's painstaking efforts, Wang Li did not hesitate. He immediately left the table and bowed his hands to Zhang Han and said, "General, there is no need to say more, General Sin understands what you mean. Please rest assured, General Sin, he is willing to lead the army. Guarding the flood channel for you, there will never be any complaints, if any of the soldiers under the general's command can't figure it out, the general will try his best to appease them, and he will never miss your important matter, general."

Zhang Han was overjoyed when he heard that, he hurriedly left the table to help Wang Li himself, comforted Wang Li with kind words, and said: "General Wang, after you cross the river with your army, you must build camps everywhere along the flood waters. Build strong fortifications, build a beacon tower at a certain distance, so that you can send a message to the police at any time, and you must not take risks carelessly, and give the bandits an opportunity."

Wang Li agreed without hesitation, and in turn told Zhang Han: "General, you have to be careful. After General Sin crosses the river with his troops, the camp on the east bank of the flood is only guarded by your army. The bandit army is likely to attack you." Taking the opportunity to launch a strong attack, you will be under great pressure, so you must be extremely careful. Also, if you are worried about the lack of troops, the general can leave some soldiers and horses to help you defend the camp, and hand over the full power to you to command and command."

Speaking of this, the gap between Zhang Han and Wang Li has of course been greatly reduced, and the relationship has become much closer. It was quickly discussed and decided that Wang Li would lead the remaining troops of the Great Wall Corps to retreat to the west bank of the flood and be responsible for defending the flood channel. The commander-in-chief commanded the defensive battle on the west bank of the flood, and did not give the anti-Qin coalition forces a chance to break through the Qin army's flood defense line. At the same time, Wang Li also left [-] troops to hand over to Zhang Han for command, so as not to weaken the Qin army's army on the east bank of the flood. strength.

After making up his mind, Wang Li just returned to his camp, and immediately summoned his generals to announce the matter, asking them to make preparations for moving the camp immediately, and the next day he led the army to move to the west bank of the flood to garrison.In the end, just as Zhang Han was worried about, the generals of the Qin army, such as Shejian under Wang Li's command, were really dissatisfied, and said one after another: "If we want us to guard the river, is the general afraid that we will drag him down at the front line? Let's make it clear." Look down on us?"

"Don't talk nonsense." Wang Li hurriedly scolded, and then said: "To tell you the truth, it was actually my idea to move the camp to guard the river. Take the general's kindness as the liver and lungs of a donkey."

The prestige left by Wang Jian and Wang Ben is still there. Seeing that Wang Li said the same thing, the generals of the Qin army who felt insulted still swallowed their anger and accepted Wang Li's order with fists cupped. However, just as Wang Li was about to announce the disbandment At that time, a soldier from outside the tent suddenly reported that a suspicious man had come to the camp and asked to see Wang Li, and that there was a very important confidential matter to report to Wang Li face to face.Wang Li felt strange when he heard this, and asked, "Where is he?"

"Reporting to the general, it has already been escorted, and it is waiting outside the tent." The soldier who entered the report replied truthfully.

"Bring it in."

Wang Li ordered casually, and soon after, a strange man with the appearance of an ordinary person was escorted in front of Wang Li. When Wang Li asked about his background and identity, the man first asked carefully to confirm Wang Li's identity, and then Telling the truth, he said: "General Wang, this villain is a messenger sent by Xiang Kang, the right general of Chu State, and I want to deliver a confidential letter to you in person."

"A messenger sent by Xiang Kang's son?" Wang Li, who had never had any contact with Xiang Kang, was puzzled, but still asked, "Where is the letter?"

"It's in the arms of the villain." The man puffed up his chest. After Wang Li nodded, his soldiers immediately stepped forward and took out a letter written in bamboo slips from the man's arms. Wang Li accepted it. After a closer look, I saw that the letter was sealed with sage grass and sealing mud, and the words "Please open it yourself" were clearly written on it. Then I used a knife to pry off the sealing mud, and took out the letter surrounded by two blank wooden boards to read.

It is conceivable that Wang Li was puzzled and shocked after reading the text of the letter, and exclaimed in his heart: "What's going on? This letter was clearly written by Xiang Kang's son to Zhang Han. How could it be sealed in the letter written to me?" Also, what is the meaning of Xiang Kang’s letter? Could it be that Zhang Han has a secret relationship with him, and has already developed a dissatisfaction with our Great Qin court?”

"General Wang, what did the letter say?"

The confidant General She Jian asked curiously, but Wang Li didn't answer. After thinking for a while, Wang Li asked the young commander's messenger: "Apart from this letter, does Xiang Kang have anything else to say?"

"Reporting to General Wang, our right general also said that as long as you can listen to his good advice and bring your soldiers to surrender as soon as possible, he guarantees that you will only be more important in Chu State, and you will enjoy glory and wealth forever." Do it." The young commander's messenger replied truthfully.

"It turns out that they came to persuade them to surrender."

The generals of the Qin army next to them suddenly realized that they also laughed at Xiang Kang's daydream, and even sent someone to persuade Wang Liyizhi, who has been a loyal minister of the Great Qin Dynasty for generations, to surrender. , the villain is just a small official who delivers the letter. The two countries are fighting each other. If you don’t kill the envoy, it doesn’t matter if you don’t listen to our general right’s advice. To make things difficult for the villain, the villain also served General You for the sake of having something to eat."

Wang Li didn't say a word, and after thinking for a long time, he said: "Leave this messenger temporarily, don't make things difficult for him, and deal with it after I report to the general."

The soldiers in the tent agreed to immediately escort the messenger out of the tent and temporarily imprison him. Then Wang Li ordered the Qin army generals to go down and prepare to move the camp. However, after the Qin army generals left, Wang Li did not hurry. Then he went to see Zhang Han to report the matter, and read the letter carefully again, undecided in his heart, and said to himself: "What's going on? The envoy sent by Xiang Kang's son clearly came to persuade Xiang Kang's son. I surrender, but why is the letter addressed to Zhang Han? The content of this letter is..., do you want to hand this letter to Zhang Han?"

What surprised Wang Li was still behind. When it was getting dark, Zhang Han suddenly sent someone to invite Wang Li to discuss matters. Go to the big tent of the Chinese army to meet Zhang Han.As a result, Zhang Hancai smiled at Wang Li as soon as they met: "General Wang, do you believe that there is such a ridiculous thing in this world? Xiang Kang sent someone to deliver a letter to me, but he sent the letter to you by mistake. I."

"Xiang Kang sent the letter to the criminal general to you by mistake?" Wang Li was stunned for a while, then his heart suddenly moved, and he suddenly understood something, and hurriedly asked Zhang Han: "General, what is the letter?" Where? What content?"

Ever since, the letter that was supposed to be sent directly to Wang Li was finally handed over to the rightful owner after a different hand. As a result, after reading Xiang Kang's letter urging him to surrender as soon as possible, Wang Li also came to his senses. , Secretly said: "Understood, it must be like this, it must be Xiang Kang who wrote letters to me and Zhang Han at the same time, but was careless for a while, accidentally sealed the text of the letter in the wrong envelope, and sent the letter for me to Zhang Han. The letter addressed to Zhang Han was sent to me by mistake."

After reaching this conclusion, Wang Li couldn't help feeling a little creepy, and said in his heart: "If the truth of the matter is like this, then doesn't it mean that Zhang Han has really been shaken? He also secretly contacted Xiang Kang Xiaoer to test Can the bandit army accept his surrender?"

With this doubt in his heart, Wang Li's expression was unavoidably cloudy, and he subconsciously secretly looked at Zhang Han's expression and reaction. Zhang Han couldn't help but ask, "General Wang, what happened to you?"

"No..., nothing." Wang Li shook his head hastily, and said, "The guilty general is just wondering why Xiang Kang sent the letter to me by mistake and sent it to you, General?"

"If there is no accident, it should be that child's carelessness, and accidentally sealed the letter for you as a letter for me." Zhang Han came to the same conclusion as Wang Li, and said casually: "Look. Go ahead, maybe Xiang Kang's messenger will contact you soon and send the letter to me to you."

"The general is wise, there is a possibility." Wang Li replied very respectfully.

Next, in order to appease Wang Li who had committed a mistake before, Zhang Han tried his best to persuade Wang Li for a long time, saying that although he had truthfully reported Wang Li's previous defeat to the Great Qin court, he also pleaded for Wang Li. It explained Wang Li's difficulty in not being able to risk a decisive battle at the time, and also said that with Wang Li's ancestral meritorious service, the Daqin court should not pursue Wang Li's crimes too much, and let Wang Li guard the flood river to make atonement, and join hands with himself in the future Breaking through the anti-Qin coalition forces is a shame.

Although Zhang Han's persuasion came from good intentions, it had the opposite effect. After returning to his camp full of doubts, Wang Li didn't sleep for almost a night, and got up several times to read Xiang Kang's letter to Zhang Han. Han's letter, although he suspected that it was just Xiang Kang's shameless divorce, but he did not dare to guarantee that Zhang Han really had no secret contact with Xiang Kang, let alone how to deal with this letter.

Then, when it was getting dark, Wang Li had a rather vicious thought in his heart, and said to himself: "Why don't you hand over this letter to the imperial court? Firstly, I will fulfill my duty and report to the imperial court. The truth is, secondly, I can also take the opportunity to protect myself. After reading this letter, the emperor and the imperial court will definitely not dare to rest assured about Zhang Han. Just in case, they will definitely not touch me easily, and will only ask me to closely monitor Zhang Han for them. Han, I will definitely not pursue my previous crimes too much."

Having this thought, knowing how harsh Qin Fa is, and being loyal to the Great Qin Court, after Wang Li hesitated again and again, he finally gritted his teeth and wrote a letter, explaining to the Great Qin Court what happened and what happened. The original story, together with the original text of Xiang Kang's letter, sent a fast horse to Xianyang. At the same time, Wang Li secretly detained the messenger sent by Xiang Kang as a witness, and at the same time let himself stay in the Qin army's camp to secretly monitor Zhang Han to prevent Zhang Han. Han Zhen secretly colluded with the anti-Qin coalition forces, and the seller begged for glory.

Let’s take a look at the situation of Wang Li’s Biao Zhang. He has been an important minister of the Qin court for generations, and he succeeded Meng Tian after Hu Hai ascended the throne. He gave Hu Hai and Zhao Gao a good look at the Great Wall Corps, and gained the trust of Hu Hai and Zhao Gao. Wang Li sent him to Xianyang on a fast horse. Of course, it was submitted to Zhao Gao who is actually in power at the first time.As a result, Zhao Gao was of course shocked when he saw him. Although he reasonably suspected that this was Xiang Kang's deliberate attempt to alienate the relationship between Zhang Han and Qin Ting, he still became suspicious of Zhang Han—after all, Zhang Han was Li Si. The best friend supported by one hand, and Li Si was a political enemy who was beaten to death by Zhao Gao. Of course, Zhao Gao had to guard against Zhang Han's idea of ​​revenge for Li Si.

Then, as Xiang Kang expected, because Zhang Han was in control of the army, Zhao Gao, who was considered reasonable, did not dare to act rashly. In addition to ordering Wang Li to keep an eye on Zhang Han for him, he also issued an edict for Hu Hai to send The newly-built troops of Sanchuan County and Hanoi County were all assigned to Wang Li's command to reinforce Wang Li's troops in case of emergency.On the other hand, while secretly looking for candidates who could replace Zhang Han's army, he sent envoys to the front to urge Zhang Han to enter the battle as soon as possible, and wipe out the anti-Qin coalition forces that had seriously threatened the security of Guanzhong.

In this way, of course, it will be hard. In fact, Zhang Han, who is still loyal to the Great Qin court, was originally unable to defeat the anti-Qin coalition forces and was forced to fight. Not directly supplemented.What's worse is that Xiang Yu is not a fierce man who only knows how to be reckless. After a stalemate for a while, seeing that he couldn't find a chance to forcefully cross the flood and trap Zhang Han to death, Xiang Yu adopted Old Man Fan's suggestion and decisively adjusted his tactics, while retreating temporarily. On the front line of Huanshui, he confronted the main force of the Qin army far away. On the one hand, he dispatched troops to attack Shangdang and cut off the connection between Hanoi and Hedong, Jinbei, and Xiangkang. The city plundered the land to expand the territory, and Hu Hai and Zhao Gao blamed all of these on Zhang Han's head, forcing Zhang Han to be devastated, wanting to cry without tears.

What made Zhang Han even more angry was still to come. With the rapid tension between the north and the south, Zhao Gao even used the excuse of sharing the pressure for Zhang Han, and took back Zhang Han's command of Wangli's corps, and let Wangli be in charge of Hanoi and Hanoi. At the same time, the battlefields on the north and south wings of Sanchuan once again urged Zhang Han to advance to a decisive battle with the anti-Qin coalition forces.As a result, after receiving this edict, Zhang Han was so angry that he drew his sword to kill the case, and roared crazily: "Force! Force! You want the horse to run, and you don't let the horse eat grass! Who wants to fight this kind of battle? , anyway, I can't fight anymore!"

After the rant, Zhang Han couldn't help but added in his heart, "If I'm really in a hurry, I might as well just become a bandit!"

(End of this chapter)