Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 277
Without God's perspective, I don't know if the disaster can be successfully directed to Qidi, but while deliberately sending envoys to contact Tian Shi and Tian Rong, the Han army began full-scale combat preparations under Xiang Kang's order.The reason is also very simple. If the diversion of disasters to the east fails, the Han army must be forced to face Xiang Yu's strong revenge. They were defeated prematurely, and the Han army was completely isolated and helpless.

During this period, in order to seize the opportunity as much as possible, Xiang Kang had not yet planned, and calculated in advance if the Han army took the initiative to go out and launch an attack, which unlucky guy should be chosen to start?And how to be as unexpected as possible and give this unlucky guy a big surprise?

Picking the persimmons softly, of course Xiang Kang first set his sights on Sima Xin, who is weaker and still has an unstable foothold in Taiyuan, but after careful calculation, Xiang Kang found that if he attacked Sima Xin first, he could not harm his own The overlord's cousin poses a threat, and it will not have the effect of forcing him to fight on two fronts to encircle Wei and save Zhao.The reason is that Sima Xin is far away from Chu, and has a close relationship with Zhang Han and Dong Yi. The Han army attacked Sima Xin first, and Xiang Yu would definitely give priority to mobilizing Zhang Han and Dong Yi's troops to rescue Sima Xin, not for Sima. Xin slowed down the attack on the ground.

Zhao Guo, who has been seriously injured, is as easy to bully as Sima Xin, but Shangdang County of Zhao State, which borders the Han army, is far away from Julu. Attacking Shangdang by force cannot pose a fatal threat to Zhao State. Zhao Guoda can use space For a change of time, wait patiently for Xiang Yu to pacify Qidi and then try his best to regain Shangdang. Xiang Yu will not be so confused that he will give up the opportunity to pacify Qidi for an insignificant Shangdang County.

In addition, it is true that the Han army bullied Zhao Guo from some unidentified teachers. Xiang Kang deliberately sat on and watched the coalition forces of the three kings in Guanzhong to capture Zhao Guo's Taiyuan, Yanmen and Daijun for his own benefit. Zhao Guo gnashed his teeth and hated it. It would be the first to send troops to bully Zhao Guo. Not only was it morally unjustifiable, but it would definitely provoke desperate resistance from Zhao Guo, so Zhao Guo could only be excluded.

Liu Laosan and Yingbo on the southern line are not ideal choices either. Liu Laosan is cunning and difficult to deal with, while Yingbo is brave and good at fighting. It is quite difficult to send troops to attack them, and the roads are narrow and long. Bu took the opportunity to drag the Han army into a war of attrition. Not only would the Han army go south not to receive the effect of besieging Wei and saving Zhao, but it might also be deeply trapped and fall into strategic passiveness.

After the princes on the north and south fronts were all excluded by Xiang Kang, the innocent Henan king Sima Ang appeared in Xiang Kang's sight logically, and after careful analysis, Xiang Kang also found that if he took the initiative to send troops eastward, he would eventually The one who should be bullied must be Sima Yang.

The first reason is that Sima Ang was sandwiched between the Han army and the Chu army, and he was Xiang Yu's hardcore younger brother. If Sima Ang hurt Sima Ang, the Chu army was most likely to send troops to rescue.The second is that Sima Ang was originally a Zhao general, and he had no foundation in Sanchuan, Hanoi and other places, and had no popular support. Zhao Guo hated Sima Ang deeply.The third is that the Ao Cang controlled by Sima Ang is very important. If the Han army can take the Ao Cang before the Chu army returns to rescue, then the situation in the Central Plains battlefield will be extremely beneficial to the Han army.

Another important point is that the distance between Simayang and Xianyang is the closest, and the roads and transportation are very convenient. Xiang Kang is completely able to lead the army to the east. .

Of course, Sima Ang was not such an easy prince to bully. First of all, among the surrounding princes of the Han army, Sima Ang was the strongest. Xiang Kang and the Han army did not say that they could clean him up.Secondly, the Han army and Sima Yang shared the risk of Xiaohan. When the Han army marched into Sanchuan, they had to take down the three cities of Shanxian County, Mianchi, and Xin'an to break through the Xiaohan Road before they could pose a fatal threat to Sima Ang. If you guard these three cities with heavy troops, the Han army will lose the opportunity, and Sima Yang may also be dragged into a war of attrition.

At this point, Xiang Kang also took the time to discuss with Chen Ping, Zhang Liang and others the possibility of quickly breaking through Xiaohan Dao. As a result, after careful discussion, Chen Ping and Zhang Liang said to Xiang Kang: "My lord, if we want to If you want to quickly break through the Xiaohan Road, the best way should be to fly with both wings, pretend to attack Hanoi, and actually attack Sanchuan. With elite soldiers and strong troops, we will leave Hangu Pass quickly, so we can hope to break through Xiaohan Road with the least hope and the shortest time."

Xiang Kang nodded slowly, and all kinds of bad things kept pouring into his mind, Zhang Liang said again: "King of Han, on this matter, the minister thinks that you should ask General Zhou Shu's opinion, one is that he is currently Being in Hedong, he is more familiar with the situation in Hedong than we are, and secondly, General Zhou Shu is better at tactics than us, so there may be a better way to achieve the effect of feint attacking Hanoi and diverting the tiger away from the mountain."

As soon as Xiang Kang heard that he was in the middle of his heart, he immediately wrote a book by himself and wrote a letter to Uncle Zhou, a general of the Han army who was in Hedong, telling Uncle Zhou his plan and asking Uncle Zhou for his opinion on this matter. Xiang Kang also directly asked Uncle Zhou for advice, asking Uncle Zhou if there was any way to help him cover up the mobilization and assembly of the main force of the Han army, so as to prevent Sima Yang from becoming alert and deploying elite soldiers to the Xiaohandao battlefield first.

Hedong is not very far from Xianyang, and there is a good road. Only a few days later, Xiang Kang's envoy brought Uncle Zhou's reply back to Xianyang. Xiang Kang opened it carefully, and soon laughed. Zan said: "As expected of General Uncle Zhou, when it comes to the use of tactics, we are really no match for him."

"What good idea did Uncle Zhou give the king?" Chen Ping asked curiously.

"Uncle Zhou suggested that we make a plan to cover up the mobilization of our troops with a plan to hide from the sky and cross the sea. By the way, we will arrange the illusion that we are going to send troops to Hanoi, so that we can more effectively divert the tiger away from the mountain when we do it suddenly."

Xiang Kang first answered briefly, and then introduced carefully: "Uncle Zhou suggested that we can use the pretense of attacking Taiyuan or Shangdang as an excuse to cover up the transfer of troops, so that Sima Yang will take our troops eastwards lightly. He is in charge of taking Zhiguan Pass, marching troops to Pingyin to cut off the connection between Sima Ang and Hanoi, and lures Sima Ang to dispatch heavy troops to rescue Hanoi. Luoyang City."

"There is another advantage to doing this." Xiang Kang added: "If the adjustment of the tiger away from the mountain fails, Uncle Zhou will really win Pingyindu, and then turn Simayang's hinterland of Hanoi upside down, so that Simaying can't look at each other from head to toe, and will be punished." I was forced to ask my brother for help."

"A wonderful plan." Zhang Liang praised: "Sima Xin's close relationship with the King of Western Chu is not under Sima Ang. It is only natural for us to attack him. Sima Ang will not be suspicious easily. The same is true for Zhao Guo, who took the initiative to tear up our covenant. We Entering troops to capture Shangdang County in Zhao State can also confuse Sima Yang's judgment."

"It's best to use the excuse of entering the Shangdang." Chen Ping suggested: "Sima Xin, Zhang Han, and Dong Yi are all in the same spirit. We set up a false appearance to enter Taiyuan. If Zhang Han and Dong Yi believe it is true, maybe they will take action. Corresponding actions created invisible pressure on our flanks. Zhao Guo did not have such a hidden danger. Sima Ang is also a traitor of Zhao Guo. Seeing us as an enemy of Zhao Guo, he would only be secretly happy in his heart, and it is not easy to be suspicious .”

Xiang Kang nodded, and immediately agreed to the tactical deception plan of pretending to attack Shangdang, then looked at the letter and said: "But there are troubles, Uncle Zhou also reminded us to pay attention to Situ Guangwu Jun Li Zuoche of Simaang, saying that this Guangwu Jun has outstanding tactical vision, and he is the only person under Sima Ang who can see through our tactical plan. If he really sees through our tactical plan and Sima Ang listens to his advice, then we might have big troubles. trouble."

"This subject also wants to remind the king." Chen Ping hurriedly said: "The information collected by the subject shows that this Guangwu Lord Li Zuoche is indeed extraordinary. He was the one who designed to help the King of Western Chu on the battlefield in the Central Plains. Zhang Han was forced to surrender, and later Zhao's army marched into Hangu Pass. It was also he who suggested that Chen Yu divide his troops into Hedong and attack Puban and Xiayang, which almost caused us a lot of trouble. With his talent, our deceitful crossing of the sea and the transfer of the tiger from the mountain are indeed effective. He might see it through."

Although the history is so poor that he doesn't even know what Li Zuoche has done in history, even Chen Ping and Uncle Zhou are very wary of him. Of course Xiang Kang dare not take Li Zuoche lightly, who has never met him before. He frowned and said, "Then what should we do? How is the relationship between Li Zuoche and Sima Ang? Is there any chance to drive them apart so that Sima Ang won't listen to his bad idea?"

"I'm afraid it's hard to make a divorce plan." Chen Ping said: "One is that time is short, and it may be too late to start a divorce now. Second, Li Zuoche's reputation is very good, and he is the grandson of Li Mu, the famous general of the Zhao Kingdom. Ang has great respect for him, and it is very difficult for us to drive a wedge between them."

After rejecting Xiang Kang's best plan to divorce, Chen Ping thought for a while, and quickly said: "However, we are not completely helpless. Although Sima Ang respects Li Zuoche, he may not completely obey Li Zuoche's words. As long as we do enough to hide the knife in our smile and make Sima Yang completely take us lightly, we may not listen to Li Zuoche's advice and make arrangements that are not good for us in advance."

"Then how do we hide the knife in our smile?" Xiang Kang asked quickly.

"I have found accurate information through my work." Chen Ping replied: "Sima Ang was born in a poor family. Before he was born, his father passed away, and he was raised by his mother's begging. When he grew up, he also treated his mother very well." Filial piety. In this case, in the name of respecting the elders, we might as well send envoys to bring heavy gifts to Sima Ang's mother, indirectly to please him, and take the opportunity to tell him that we are going to march into the Shangdang, and ask him to remain restrained and neutral, Sima Xin must be even more happy to hear it, and it will not be easy to listen to Li Zuoche's harsh words."

"Let's do this." Xiang Kang made up his mind without even thinking about it, and said, "Even if we didn't direct my brother's anger to Qidi, it doesn't matter if we don't have the opportunity to take the initiative to send troops outside the customs. It is also worthy of our respect, even if we are helping Sima Yang with filial piety as juniors."

Chen Ping and Zhang Liang quickly agreed, and then quietly slandered in their hearts together: "Don't talk like you are really a filial son, if you are really filial, why don't you be filial and filial to your Uncle Xiang Bo, Master Xiang?"

After finishing the slander, Chen Ping, who is good at using the enemy's treacherous ministers, thought for a while, and suggested: "Your Majesty, just to be cautious, we might as well ask our envoy to send a generous gift to Sima Ang's confidant Cheng Lian, and ask him to help persuade Sima Ang Ang must remain neutral, Cheng Lianpifu is Sima Ang's servant, and he has quite a lot of Sima Ang's trust, with his help to persuade, Sima Ang will not be easily bewitched by Li Zuoche."

"Okay, let's do this by the way." Xiang Kang still agreed, and muttered in his heart: "Anyway, sooner or later, I will break into Luoyang. No matter how many rare treasures I send out, I can get them back in the future. It doesn't matter if you let Sima Yang's people appreciate it for a few days."

The envoys sent by Xiang Kang this time finally did not have to take the risk of beheading. After the envoys of the Han army arrived in Luoyang, they just presented Sima Ang with a generous gift for his mother. He was overjoyed, not only thanked Xiang Kang repeatedly, but also held a banquet in person to thank the Han army envoys, and the Han army envoys also presented Xiang Kang's letter to Sima Xin, claiming that the Han army was going to send troops on the pretext of tearing up the covenant. The party retaliated against the state of Zhao, and at the same time asked Sima Ang to remain neutral and not to interfere in the war between the Han army and the state of Zhao.

This time it was expected by Chen Ping. He heard that Xiang Kang was going to send troops to retaliate against Zhao Guo. Sima Ang, who had completely turned against Zhao Guo since the day he became king, was even happier. Not only did he immediately declare his strict neutrality, he also offered to strictly restrain The frontier troops were not allowed to have conflicts with the Han army. The envoy of the Han army hurriedly thanked Sima Ang repeatedly, took Sima Ang's reply and returned gifts, and left happily. Before leaving, he gave another generous gift to Sima Ang. The eunuch Cheng Lian asked Cheng Lian to agree to try his best to persuade Sima Ang to remain strictly neutral.

It was only after the envoys of the Han army left Luoyang that Li Zuoche, who was scrupled by the Han army, issued a warning to Sima Ang, saying: "Your Majesty, Xiang Kang's little Zhuzi is courteous for nothing. Don't fall for Xiang Kang's trick of hiding a knife in a smile."

"Isn't Mr. Guangwu being too caring?" Sima Xin smiled and said, "Xiang Kang sent someone to give gifts to the queen mother. The purpose is very clear. Remaining neutral during the Shangdang war, is this a kind of trick in a smile?"

Li Zuoche sneered and said nothing, but said in his heart: "Because Zhao Guo broke the covenant and sent troops to retaliate? If Xiang Kang Xiaozhuzi is such a restless person, then he is too simple, looking for an excuse to mobilize the army to go east, Xiang Kang Could it be that Kang Xiaozhuzi wanted to hide the truth and attack us all of a sudden?"

On the other hand, after confirming Sima Ang's neutral reply, Xiang Kang and Chen Ping carefully estimated the time, and when they estimated that Xiang Yu's movement report was about to be received, they arranged for Zhu Jishi and Long Qie to lead more than 3 elite troops along the route. He rushed eastward, pretending to prepare to increase troops in Hedong to launch the Shangdang Campaign, and justifiably mobilized the army to advance eastward.At the same time, they secretly made preparations for the dispatch of the rear army, and as soon as it was confirmed that Xiang Yu had sent troops to the whole area, he immediately sent troops to attack Xiaohandao.

In addition, Xiang Kang also agreed to Uncle Zhou's request to send someone to send troops, and agreed that Uncle Zhou would immediately send troops to Hanoi without asking for instructions after receiving the news that Xiang Yu had sent troops to Qidi, and blitzed Zhiguan to lure Sima Ang to increase his troops. Hanoi is planning to give Sima Ang a big surprise.

Sima Ang actually still had a chance, because of the distance and traffic problems, Sima Ang of course received the news that Xiang Yu sent troops to the land a few days earlier than Xiang Kang, and when he learned of this situation, Li Zuoche immediately understood that the situation was not good , Immediately persuaded Sima Ang: "My lord, the king of Western Chu has postponed the western expedition to send troops to Qidi. After Xiang Kangzhuzi heard the news, he would inevitably have the idea of ​​encircling Wei and saving Zhao Weitian to share the pressure on Tianrong, and he might choose to Sending troops to Sanchuan forced us to ask the king of Chu for help, so as to be prudent, we had better immediately increase our troops to Shan County, Mianchi and Xin'an, and then send reinforcements to Zhiguan, so that we can take precautions."

The rare treasures that Xiang Kang temporarily lent out also played a role at this moment. Before Sima Ang could consider Li Zuoche's decision, his eunuch Cheng Lian jumped out and objected: "Your Majesty, don't worry about it!" This cannot be the case, we have promised the King of Han to remain neutral, and the King of Han is already dispatching troops to the Shangdang. Now that we suddenly increase our troops to the border, the King of Han will definitely have a misunderstanding when he hears the news, which will affect the friendship between us and the King of Han. situation."

After a little calculation, Sima Yang nodded his head, thinking that he couldn't take the initiative to stimulate Xiang Kang at the moment, which would affect his major event of using the Han army to deal with potential enemies, and immediately rejected Li Zuoche's proposal. Persuasion is useless, so I have no choice but to shut up.

The matter was not over yet, and after persuading Sima Ang to cancel the proposal of increasing troops to the border, Cheng Lian was still whimsical, and even proposed to Sima Ang with Li Zuoche on his back: "My lord, the king of Western Chu sent troops to the whole land, and for the time being, he has no spare power to go west. After hearing the news, the King of Han will certainly be more at ease to attack Shangdang. In this case, why don't we simply send secret envoys to go quickly and take the initiative to tell the King of Han the news, so that he can immediately attack Shangdang with peace of mind, and let us sit on the mountain Watch the tigers fight, take the opportunity to reap the benefits?"

As soon as Sima Ang heard the applause, he immediately acted according to the plan, and actually sent secret envoys to ride westward on fast horses, and sent the good news that Xiang Yu had sent troops to Hangu Pass as quickly as possible, and took the initiative to leak it to the Han army.

In this way, of course, Uncle Zhou was in vain. After receiving the news provided by Sima Ang, the general guard of Hangu Hangu not only sent people to fly to report to Xiang Kang, but also sent Xiang Kang as soon as possible according to Xiang Kang's prior request. People also informed Uncle Zhou of the news.General Zhou Shu of the Han Army didn't even blink his eyelids when he heard the news, and immediately led [-] elite soldiers to the west, and went straight to Zhiguan controlled by the Henan Army via Yuanqu.Then after the Han army passed through Zhongtiao Mountain, crossed the small pavilion of Yuanqu, and set foot in Hanoi County, the guards of the Zhiguan of the Henan Army, who were caught off guard, responded.

Xiang Kang was also as decisive as Uncle Zhou. When the news of Xiang Yu's dispatch of troops arrived in Xianyang, it was already late at night, and Xiang Kang had just fallen asleep after finishing the exercise with his concubine Bo Yuanzhi, but when he heard Xu Ji outside the door After making a loud report, Xiang Kang immediately jumped up with his bare buttocks, and shouted: "Ring the bell and summon all officials to enter the court overnight to discuss matters! Give the army an order to make preparations for departure tonight, and troops will be dispatched outside the customs tomorrow morning!"

(End of this chapter)