Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 214 Zhang Liang Offers a Suggestion
Since Xiang Kang, the little traitor in troubled times, and Chen Sheng, the great anti-Qin hero, fought successively, the Qin army suffered countless defeats, and there were not a few who lost more thoroughly and miserably than Wuguan. Losing the battle is so useless, aggrieved and unwilling!
Where is Wuguan?The throat of Qin Chu, the key to Guanzhong!Although it was breached twice before, didn't those two battles result in mountains of corpses and rivers of blood, and the siege just took down Wuguanguan City with a mountain of corpses higher than the city wall?In another historical plane, Liu Laosan ordered the massacre of the city to take revenge after the city was broken because his army suffered heavy casualties in the siege battle!It is conceivable how hard it was to attack Wuguan.

In this historical plane, the resistance faced by the Young Commander in attacking Wuguan is actually greater than that of Liu Laosan. Because of the influence of Xiang Kang's demon moth wings, the pressure on the frontal battlefield of Hangu Pass is not very huge. Ting also sent Li Cai, the son of Li Xin, a famous general of the Qin army, to lead the elite of six thousand Guanzhong to reinforce Wuguan in advance, which made up for the relatively weak strength of Wuguan. The quality of individual soldiers and battlefield experience are not as good as the Young Marshal's Army. In any case, the Young Marshal's Army should pay a heavier price to win Wuguan.

But the final ending made everyone's glasses broken. Because of a forged letter of surrender, a wooden seal, an envoy who couldn't stand the torture, and all kinds of mistakes, the Qin army in Guanzhong... The battle with Wuguan and the Qin army was in full swing, and when the young commander took advantage of the fire to loot and launch a strong attack, the traitors and scum in the Qin army jumped out to make trouble again, so they opened the east gate of Wuguan to welcome the young commander into the city, completely destroying the natural danger of Wuguan. He handed it over to the despicable villain Xiang Kangxiang who sowed dissension.

After the city was broken, the extremely aggrieved Wuguan Qin army fought hard to resist in the street fighting. Li Cai, who had suffered all the grievances, ignored the previous suspicions and immediately led the Guanzhong Qin army to launch a counterattack in an attempt to recapture Wuguanguan City. The young marshals continued to rush into the city, crushing and killing almost all the Wuguan Qin army resisting in street fighting, and successfully repelled the counterattack of the Guanzhong Qin army, forcibly taking the Wuguan Qin army at a price far lower than expected. In Guanguan City, the guard of Wuguan, Wang Bang, was defeated and committed suicide. He went to the Nine Springs to apologize to Qin Shihuang. Seeing that the situation was not good, Li Cai had no choice but to quickly lead the Qin army in Guanzhong to the west and retreat to the far west. At the same time, he dispatched fast horses to rush back to Xianyang to report the bad news that Wuguan had fallen.

The fierce street fighting lasted until midnight and was basically declared over. The next morning, when Xiang Kang led the young general Wenwu into the east gate of Wuguan, the small Wuguan city was full of blood and corpses. The fire also burned most of the houses and streets in Wuguan City, and the people in the city were displaced. They could only cry in pain in the ruins, looking extremely pitiful.

"You didn't kill innocent people indiscriminately, did you?"

According to the usual practice, Xiang Kang was the same as every time he broke the city before. When he entered the city, his first sentence was to hypocritically ask about the situation of the people in the city. The soldiers of the Qin army put down their weapons and surrendered. Xiang Kang nodded in satisfaction, and then ordered: "Send down the order, post a list to calm the people, and open warehouses to release relief. These poor civilians cannot be left hungry."

I have long been accustomed to Xiang Kang's hypocrisy, and Zhou Shen, who is in charge of logistics affairs, immediately agreed, and immediately organized manpower to appease the people in the city. Xiang Kang then issued orders one after another to let the young commanders and soldiers clean up the battlefield as soon as possible to prevent the dead bodies from causing a plague. , and Wang Bang, the general guard of Wuguan of the Qin Army who demanded a generous burial to commit suicide and martyrdom. At the same time, he couldn't wait to arrange scouts to conduct a reconnaissance from Guan to the west to grasp the situation of the Qin Army west of Wuguan. After working for a long time, he sat down to rest.

The headquarters of the Qin army had been severely damaged in the street fighting, and there were corpses and blood everywhere. There was no way to move in for the time being, so Xiang Kang had to lead the young commander Wen Wu to the tower of the west gate of Wuguan and sat down to rest, looking at the west gate. Xiang Kang was filled with emotion in front of the mountains and mountains, and suddenly asked everyone: "Everyone, you said that we have won Wuguan, do you think we have entered Guanzhong?"

"Of course." The young generals, all civil and military, said one after another: "Wuguan has been the border between Qin and Chu for hundreds of years. If we break through Wuguan, of course we have entered Guanzhong."

After answering Xiang Kang's question, the veteran accomplice Zheng Bu couldn't wait to say: "General You, we entered Guanzhong first. According to the decree of our King Chu, whoever enters Guanzhong first will be the king, and you can seal it directly." Wang. The last general suggested, General You, why not call yourself the King of Qin from now on, and when we enter Xianyang and overthrow the Tyrant Qin, we will immediately hold a grand enthronement ceremony and formally establish a new Qin State."

All the civil and military officers of the young commander agreed, but Xiang Kang shook his head with a smile and said: "Don't worry, we just entered Guanzhong and haven't taken Xianyang yet. If I call myself the King of Qin now, it would be too injustice. Shun. And you also know my temper, when I raised troops in my subordinates, I just wanted to overthrow the Tyrant Qin and rebuild the Chu Kingdom, and I never had any unreasonable thoughts about the throne."

After a few words of disgusting hypocrisy, Xiang Kang suddenly changed his tone and said loudly: "But now, I also want to understand, I am not greedy for the throne, but if I don't become king, I can't thank you for your kindness to me." Loyal civilian and military generals, soldiers of the three armies! So you can rest assured, for your sake, and for the sake of your soldiers, I will never give up the throne, because only in this way, I will be worthy of the title of king (jun) to thank you For your bloody battles, you have land and food to reward you for your life and death, and land and houses to thank our soldiers! So I can also guarantee that you, generals, have followed my wars in the north and south in the past few years. Asking for it will definitely not be in vain, and you will get nothing in the end."

They all followed Xiang Kang to take the initiative to hand over the Huaisi territory. Seeing that Xiang Kang finally showed his fangs, he made it clear that he would call the king Jianguo and reward the heroes. Worship, clasped hands over each other and said: "Your Majesty is so kind, I am so grateful! Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely follow His Majesty to the death, assist His Majesty in achieving his great cause, and thank His Majesty for his kindness like heaven."

Xiang Kang laughed loudly, and hurriedly greeted him: "Everyone please get up, please get up, and, again, don't be in a hurry to call me the king now, we will talk about it after we take Xianyang."

According to Xiang Kang's order, the young commanders, soldiers and military officers stood up one after another, and because Xiang Kang finally said that he would become king, they all smiled and were extremely excited.However, when the young generals were all excited, figures flickered on the other side of the steps, and Han Cheng, the naked king of Han, suddenly led Han Xin and Zhang Liang up, and clasped his hands to Xiang Kang from a distance, and said with a smile: "Congratulations, King Qin!" , Congratulations to King Qin, King Qin’s army broke through Wuguan, completed the decree of King Chu, the leader of the anti-Qin alliance, and can finally soar into the sky and establish a foundation that will last forever."

"This guy must have heard what I said just now." Xiang Kang muttered in his heart, smiling modestly on his face, and said politely: "King Han, please don't hand me over like this. I just won Wuguan now and set foot in Guanzhong. It’s still too early to win Xianyang.”

"King Qin is too modest. With King Qin's army being strong and powerful, taking Xianyang like a god, isn't it easy?" Han Cheng laughed loudly, and said, "Little Wang is bold, and I ask King Qin to lend a helping hand after he formally ascends the throne." , to help Xiao Wang rebuild South Korea, and Xiao Wang will definitely thank King Qin for his great kindness of restoring the country, and become a brotherly state with King Qin forever, and have a good alliance from generation to generation."

"It sounds good. If there is such a day, you and I will not fight over the city and land within three years." Xiang Kang continued to mutter in his heart, but still smiled kindly on his face, and readily agreed: "If there is such a One day, please rest assured King Han, I will do my best to help King Han restore the country."

Knowing that Xiang Kang's reputation is very good, and he has never done anything that broke his promise, Han Cheng was overjoyed when he heard that, he hurriedly thanked Xiang Kang, and put down his airs to compliment the important civil and military officers of the Young Commander present. Talking and laughing happily with everyone, Han Xin also tried his best to help, complimenting Xiang Kang extremely.

On the contrary, Zhang Liang, who had less and less estrangement from Xiang Kang, was not in a hurry to flatter, but just smiled and sat next to Han Cheng to listen to the crowd's jokes. Winking, pouted to the side, Xiang Kang understood what Zhang Liang meant, so he got up and walked casually on the wall on the pretext of admiring the scenery in Guanzhong, and after a short while, Zhang Liang followed up alone, leaving the crowd alone with Xiang Kang say.

"What does uncle want to teach my nephew?" Xiang Kang asked casually, looking at the mountains and forests in the distance.

"For the right general, what the foreign minister said should be superfluous." Zhang Liang replied in a relaxed tone: "But the foreign minister still wants to remind the right general that although your situation is gratifying, the right general, you still can't underestimate the enemy. After all To the west of Wuguan, there is another equally formidable Gaoguan. In addition, the Tyrant Qin Dynasty also has a well-equipped lieutenant army in Xianyang, whose strength should not be underestimated. The whole Guanzhong."

"Thank you uncle for pointing me out, but uncle can rest assured that what my nephew said just now is definitely not to underestimate the enemy." Xiang Kang nodded slightly, and said quite sincerely: "I said those words, I have to give them an explanation Well, they have been following me loyally ever since they raised their troops from Huaisi, and they never betrayed me even when I was down and out of power. If I don't give them a clear explanation now, even if they don't complain, they will certainly Think about whether it is worth it to continue following me."

"What General You said is very true, now you should give them a clear explanation." Zhang Liang nodded and understood Xiang Kang's good intentions, then Zhang Liang asked again: "General You, what are you going to do next? "

"Of course it is to enter Bingjiao Pass as soon as possible, get out of the mountain road, and enter the Guanzhong Plain." Xiang Kang replied lightly.

Hearing Xiang Kang's words, Zhang Liang's expression was obviously a little surprised, and he was hesitant to speak. Xiang Kang noticed his reaction and said, "Uncle, please speak directly if you have something to say. You know my temper If my decision is wrong, it’s okay to say so.”

"It's not that the minister thinks that your decision, General You, is wrong." Zhang Liang shook his head, and then said, "The minister just thinks that you, General You, can adopt a better strategy for advancing troops."

"A better strategy for advancing troops? What is it?" Xiang Kang asked quickly.

"The ministers believe that the first thing you should do, General Right, is to send a partial division from Wuguan to Xunguan, and enter Hanzhong to capture Hanzhong and Bashu." Zhang Liang replied: "Hanzhong and Bashu are far away, and the strength of the Qin garrison has been overthrown." Emptiness, General Right, you only need to send thousands of partial divisions to support the war. It is definitely not a big problem to win Hanzhong and Bashu. Win both."

"The two benefits?" Xiang Kang asked hurriedly.

"One is to weaken the Tyrant Qin, so that the Tyrant Qin court can't mobilize manpower and material resources from Hanzhong, Bashu to go northward, prevent the right general from taking Guanzhong, and reduce the resistance of the right general to take Guanzhong." Zhang Liang replied very directly: "The second is General Right, if it is unfavorable for you to enter Xianyang, you can also have another choice when you retreat. After all, the foreign minister suggested that the temporary rear of Nanyang you established, General Right, is the place of the Fourth World War, and it is difficult to defend. If General You needs a stable rear for a long-term foothold, Hanzhong Bashu is definitely a better choice than Nanyang.”

Secretly praising Zhang Liang's strategic vision, Xiang Kang nodded, and said, "Uncle just said that the first is to send partial divisions to attack Bashu Hanzhong, what about the second?"

"General You, the foreign minister has a bold idea. Don't blame the foreign minister for his whimsy." Zhang Liang first gave Xiang Kang a shot, and then said: "The foreign minister thinks, General You, you might as well march in the army at the same time." Gaoguan, while sending secret envoys to Xianyang, to contact Zhao Gao, the powerful minister of the tyrannical Qin court, to persuade Zhao Gao to surrender to you secretly, to act as an internal agent for you, to help you break through Gaoguan, and take Xianyang."

"Persuade Zhao Gao to be my internal response?" Xiang Kang almost wanted to pinch his thigh, and asked in amazement: "Uncle, how is this possible? How could Zhao Gao be my internal response?"

"General You, why is this impossible?" Zhang Liang asked back, and then said, "General You, why don't you put yourself in Zhao Gao's shoes and think about his situation now? You only have the power to parry, you have no power to fight back, and you can't see any hope of winning. Now you, General You, have broken through Wuguan again, entered Guanzhong Qin, and it is only a matter of time before you reach Lantian Pass, the gateway of Xianyang. If the emperor Hu Hai pursues the responsibility of his subjects, Zhao Gao, as the prime minister, will bear the brunt, and he is not afraid that Hu Hai will kill him to vent his anger like he killed Li Si, and give his head to the tyrant Qin army and people?"

Still had to Zhang Liang's advice, Xiang Kang suddenly came to his senses, and suddenly realized that Zhao Gao's current situation is indeed very bad. If one can't escape, Zhao Gao may indeed choose to surrender himself secretly when he is desperate. No matter how messy the history is, Xiang Kangke still remembers that Hu Hai was killed by Zhao Gao himself.

Looking at his words, seeing that Xiang Kang had already understood the mystery, Zhang Liang also continued to say: "The foreign minister suggested that you should choose an eloquent envoy, General You, to go to Xianyang to contact Zhao Gao secretly, and tell him what to do. If this is not successful, you will only lose one envoy, General You, but if this is successful, General You will have a smooth road to enter Xianyang, and you don't have to worry about violence. In desperation, the Qin court completely abandoned the land outside the pass, and all retreated into the pass to guard the dangerous mountains and rivers, such a lucrative business, why can't you give it a try, General You."

Xiang Kang thought about it, and then said directly after a long while: "It's worth a try, I'll arrange this personally in a while."

After thanking Zhang Liang for his advice, Xiang Kang asked Zhang Liang again: "Uncle, is there anything else I can give my nephew about the strategy of entering the Yao Pass?"

"No more, the foreign minister is dull. At present, I can only think of these two strategies that can be dedicated to the right general." Zhang Liang shook his head, and then his heart moved, and he hurriedly asked: "You general, there is one more thing, do you know what is going on now? Is it the guard of the Qin Dynasty, or is it Chen Qiu's fellow?"

"It's too far away, and the roads are seriously blocked. I don't know." Xiang Kang shook his head, and asked hurriedly, "What? Uncle, do you know Chen Qiu, the guard general of the Qin army?"

"I don't know, I just know a little bit about this person." Zhang Liang also shook his head, and then said: "How about this, General You, when you get to Gaoguan, if you find out that the guard of Baoqin is still Chen Qiu, please be sure. Tell the foreign minister, the foreign minister may be able to help you a little."

Xiang Kang readily agreed, and then hurriedly asked Zhang Liang what he could do to help him, but Zhang Liang shook his head and said with a smile: "Let's talk about it when the time comes. Another change of people, the foreign minister will make the right general happy."

Seeing that Zhang Liang insisted on showing off, Xiang Kang didn't insist either. He chatted a few gossips with Zhang Liang and was about to go back. Zhang Liang remembered another thing, and hurriedly said, "General You, there is one more small matter. Just now I Seeing that your soldiers are opening granaries in Wuguan City to provide food to the people in Guizhou, I feel that this alone is not the solution. Wuguan is located in a canyon, and the fields are scarce. It is absolutely impossible to support so many residents of Wuguan. Left and right Nanyang The land is vast and sparsely populated, so General You might as well organize his men and move them all to live in Nanyang. In this way, they will not have to worry about food and clothing in the future, and the hidden dangers in Wuguan City will also be eliminated.”

Xiang Kang's heart trembled, and he hurriedly thanked Zhang Liang: "Thank you uncle for your guidance, Wuguan is an important place, there must be no hidden dangers, and it must be firmly in the hands of my nephew."

Seeing that Xiang Kang obeyed his words, Zhang Liang, who had never had a chance to show his strength, was of course very relieved, and he couldn't help complaining about his good friend Xiang Bo again in his heart, thinking: "Brother, if I didn't ask you Thanks to you, I really don't know how many detours I have to avoid."

Xiang Kang has always been a follower of kindness, and felt that Zhang Liang's suggestions were very reasonable. After returning to the camp of the Young Marshal, he immediately summoned a few confidants and told them Zhang Liang's suggestions. As a result, Zhou Zeng, Chen Ping , Uncle Zhou, Li Shiqi and others all applauded upon hearing it, and they all thought that Zhang Liang's three suggestions were far-sighted and the safest, but Xiang Kang immediately made a final decision and decided to fully adopt Zhang Liang's three suggestions.

The next step is of course to implement it. It is easy to organize the people of Wuguan to relocate to the hinterland of Nanyang. It is easy to send an auxiliary army to do it. It is a big problem to choose a reliable general from Wuguan directly to Hanzhong. Jun Wenwu was very surprised that after careful consideration, Xiang Kang decided to send Li Shiqi's younger brother Li Shang to lead an army of [-] troops into Hanzhong.

Seeing that Xiang Kang valued his brother so much, Li Shiqi was of course overjoyed, and hurriedly thanked Xiang Kang on his brother's behalf. Xiang Kang smiled and waved his hand to say no, and said that this was the first time for Li Shang to lead an army into the important place of Wuguan But he said in his heart: "Only your younger brother is the most suitable. He has low qualifications and low prestige. He can't take away the army I assigned to him, and you stay by my side as a hostage. Even if he takes down Hanzhong Bashu, he doesn't need it I'm worried that he will become king and become my opponent."

After the commander-in-chief who marched into Hanzhong made the decision, of course Xiang Kang called Mr. Shusuntong and Mr. Shusun immediately. When he heard that Xiang Kang decided to send people to Xianyang to persuade Zhao Gao to surrender, Mr. Shusun was of course paralyzed. On the ground, sweating profusely, he begged: "General You, it's not that the lower officials don't want to serve, it's that the lower officials have too many acquaintances in Xianyang, and they definitely haven't seen the old thief Zhao Gao, and they've already been recognized. If you come out, it will delay your military affairs!"

"Mr. Uncle Sun, don't worry, I didn't ask you to go." Xiang Kang said with a smile: "I want you to be among your disciples, recommend me a disciple who is eloquent and familiar with the situation in Xianyang, and let him replace you I will go to Xianyang to contact Zhao Gao."

"You said it earlier, I scared the old man to death." Mr. Shusun breathed a sigh of relief, wiped off his cold sweat again, then jumped up immediately, and said incessantly: "Don't worry, General You, I'm here now!" Go back and gather my disciples, know the truth about them, understand the righteousness, let them volunteer, volunteer to go to Xianyang to persuade the old thief Zhao Gao to surrender secretly for General You! You can also guarantee that the disciples of the subordinate will definitely Volunteer to volunteer, not afraid of hardships and dangers, generously go to the post, to repay General You for your long-term support and support to them, thank you..."

"Okay, okay, let's do it quickly, and bring him to see me as soon as the person is selected." Xiang Kang waved his hand impatiently and interrupted, and then muttered in his heart: "I don't have the guts to go to Xianyang to see Zhao Gao, so I ask my disciples to go." It is generous to take risks, if Old Kong knows that Confucianism has produced a scum like you, he will definitely be able to recover from anger."

(Kong Laoer: No, he still learned from me.)
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