Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 290
Sima Ang's luck in escaping was quite good, and he fled west to the Chu army's control area to unseat it. Although suddenly, the unsealed Chu army official Wen Wu didn't know Sima An, but Sima Ang took out the Henan king's seal letter issued to him by Xiang Yu to prove his identity. However, the Qifeng Chu army still gave Sima Ang the best treatment, and then, according to Sima Ang's request, sent someone to escort him north to Dongjun to join the Huanchu Division of the front team of the Western Chu Army that was marching towards Sanchuan.

While on the road, Sima Ang was extremely worried that Huan Chu would be careless and reckless. He didn't know that Sanchuan County had fallen, and he foolishly bumped his head into the sword of the Han army. Before Huan Chu's army arrived in Suanzao, they received news that Aocang, Xingyang and other places had fallen, and hurriedly withdrew their defenses in Yan County. Sima Ang was overjoyed by the news, and hurriedly led Li Zuoche and others to Yan County to fight with Huan Chu. The army will meet in one place.

As early as during the Great War in the Central Plains, Sima Ang and Huan Chu had fought side by side more than once, and they still had a good friendship with each other. When they heard of Sima Ang's arrival, Huan Chu was of course the first to go out of the camp to greet him, and had just invited Sima Ang. After entering his central army tent and taking a seat, he couldn't wait to ask: "King of Henan, what happened? How could your main army be defeated so quickly? Even the capital Luoyang, Aocang, and Xingyang are so defeated. Almost lost?"

"Don't mention it, I accidentally fell into Xiang Kang's tricks and lost consecutive battles, so I have reached this point today."

Sima Ang sighed, first he explained his successive disastrous defeats to Huan Chu, and naturally he had to exaggerate Xiang Kang's shameless methods to cover up his shame, and brag about his heroic resistance to show that he was not so incompetent. Try to shirk the responsibility on Xiang Kang's despicable tricks and Shen Yang's shameless defection as much as possible.However, even so, Huan Chu couldn't help frowning, and said: "I didn't expect Xiang Kang's rebels to be so powerful. Fortunately, I didn't dare to rush into the army when I received the news of your defeat. The army is probably in danger."

"General Huan, how is the condition of the king's remnant troops in Sanchuan County?" Sima Ang hurriedly asked, "Juan County and Yangwu City to the east of Xingyang still have my garrison. How is the situation in those places now?"

"Your Majesty, don't be disappointed." Huan Chu replied, "I have received news that your garrison at Yangwu in Juan County heard that your entire army was wiped out in Xingyang. They thought you had died in battle among the rebels. They all surrendered to the traitors, and we lost contact with your other remnants in Sanchuan County."

"Those shameless bastards, who are clearly greedy for life and afraid of death, use it as an excuse to think that the king has already died in battle." Sima Ang gritted his teeth, and hurriedly said: "But it doesn't matter, Handan County is still in the hands of the king, as long as the king crosses the Yellow River and returns home." When we arrive in Handan, we will be able to raise another army immediately. Oh, by the way, General Huan, how is the King of Western Chu doing now, when will he return to his division to launch a counterattack?"

"When our king will launch a counterattack, I don't know." Huan Chu shook his head and said, "We went north to attack the two rebels Tianshi and Tianrong, but we defeated the rebels in Changguo, took Linzi and captured them. Jiaodong Wangtian City, but Tian Rong refused to be captured without a fight, and fled east to Jiaodong County to continue to resist. Taking advantage of the emptiness behind us, his General Seal suddenly sent troops into Jibei, and now Qidi's east and west battlefields are in a mess, so I don't know when the king will be able to return to the division to launch a counterattack."

Sima Ang, who was in a hurry to take back the territory with the help of the Chu army, was disappointed when he heard that, but Li Zuoche, who was forcibly dragged to Chu by Sima Ang, was thoughtful, and suddenly said: "The king of Western Chu fell into the quagmire of melee in Qi, it may not be A bad thing, if the king of Western Chu uses his tactics properly, he may be able to turn the enemy into the main, turn passive into active, reverse the passive situation of the fall of Aocang and the fall of Sanchuan in one fell swoop, and drive Xiang Kang's rebels into a desperate situation. However, it also depends on the West Does the King of Chu have the courage to do this?"

Thanks to the great name of his great grandfather Li Mu, of course Huan Chu also knew Li Zuoche who even Xiang Yu had to respect. Hearing Li Zuoche's tone of voice, Huan Chu couldn't help being very curious, and hurriedly asked: "Mr. What do you mean? Our main force in Western Chu has fallen into the quagmire of melee in Qidi, why do we say that it may not be a bad thing?"

"Because of this situation, Xiang Kang's rebels can take the main force of the Western Chu King lightly, thinking that the Western Chu King will not be able to withdraw from the Qidi battlefield in a short time, and then give birth to the greed of taking the opportunity to expand the results of the battle." Li Zuoche replied. : "If the King of Western Chu can seize this opportunity, push the boat along the way and arrange a strategy to lure the enemy, and divert the tiger away from the mountain to lure the main force of Xiang Kang's rebels out of Sanchuan County, then let alone take back Aocang Sanchuan, or take the whole Guanzhong along the way. It’s within reach.”

"Is there such a good thing?" Huan Chu and Sima Ang were even more curious when they heard it, and hurriedly asked: "Mr. Guangwu, how should the King of Western Chu push the boat along the river and lure the main force of Xiang Kang's rebels out of Sanchuan County?"

"Is it useful to say it?" Li Zuoche asked back, and said, "The king of Xichu is here again. Besides, even if the king of Xichu is here, he may not adopt the strategy of his subordinates."

"Mr. Guangwu, what does it matter if you talk about it?" Huan Chu persuaded: "If your plan is really feasible, you can immediately go to the king of Xichu and persuade him to follow the plan. I listened."

Sima Ang, who was in a hurry to regain the fallen territory, also persuaded them in the same way. Li Zuoche couldn't help them, so he had to say: "My strategy is actually very simple, which is to follow three steps. The news that there is no way to launch a counterattack immediately spreads, making Xiang Kang's rebels feel that they have an opportunity. At the same time, General Huan Chu, you lead the army to the south and go to Chenliu to set up defenses. The traitor Xiang Kang and his subordinates have the opportunity to rescue their families as soon as possible."

"The second step is to let the generals of Western Chu who stayed in the rear secretly surrender to Xiang Kang's rebels, and take the initiative to tell Xiang Kang's rebels about the defensive deployment of the king of Western Chu in the rear, so as to serve as a bait to lure Xiang Kang's rebels to take the opportunity to attack. Pengcheng, then, General Huan, you deliberately retreated while fighting, and lured the main force of Xiang Kang's rebels into the hinterland of Huaisi, away from Sanchuan and Aocang."

"The third step is easy." Li Zuoche went on to say: "Taking advantage of the opportunity of Xiang Kang's rebel main force to go deep into the hinterland of Western Chu, the King of Western Chu selected elite soldiers and strong generals in Qi, and rushed along the Chi Road to attack Sanchuan with light clothes, and recaptured Ao. Cang cut off the connection between Xiang Kang's main force and the rear, besieged Wei and rescued Zhao and forced Xiang Kang's main force to return to the army for a decisive battle. Then as long as the king of Western Chu can defeat Xiang Kang's main force, not only will no one in the world be his opponent, but it will also be easy to seize Guanzhong Han. !"

Sima Ang and Huan Chu made plans separately, but Li Zuoche sighed regretfully, and said: "If the King of Western Chu can adopt my plan, I can guarantee that this plan will come true, even if Xiang Kang's traitor is hesitant. , his generals will also force him to do this, the reason is very simple, their parents, wives and children are all in the hinterland of Xichu, and of course they hope to bring back their families as soon as possible. But once the traitor Xiang Kang falls into the trap, he will The advantage of grain, grass and military supplies will also be lost, and the King of Western Chu can turn to the enemy, and no longer need to worry about the grain and grass supply of the main army to counterattack Sanchuan, and occupy all the initiative in the Central Plains battlefield."

After thinking about it for a long time, Sima Yang finally said: "Mr. Guangwu's plan is indeed bold, but it is too risky. The King of Western Chu may not adopt it."

Huan Chu still didn't speak, and after a long time, Huan Chu suddenly said: "Not necessarily, our king may not adopt your strategy after knowing Guangwu Lord."

Sima Ang and Li Zuoche came to see Huan Chu together in surprise, and Huan Chu smiled and said, "I dare say not necessarily, absolutely not talking about it. There are two reasons. The first is that I am too familiar with our king's temper. The more daring and risky tactics he has, the more likely he will accept them, and the more he dares to take such risks. As for the second reason..."

Speaking of this, Huan Chu bowed his hands to Sima Ang and said, "Don't blame the king of Henan, the last general has absolutely no intention of looking down on you. The last general was just out of caution. When he was ordered to lead the army to reinforce you, he once asked you The King of Western Chu once asked a question, what if the final general leads his army to Sanchuan, and the situation in Sanchuan is beyond control?"

"Then how does the King of Western Chu answer?" Sima Ang hurriedly asked.

"Our king was very clear about the general's explanation at the time." Huan Chu replied with a smile: "It means that if the situation in Sanchuan is out of control, then the general must withdraw to Chenliu and Daliang as soon as possible to deploy defenses to prevent Xiang Kang's rebels from attacking us. Pengcheng, the capital of the country!"

"Is there such a thing?" Sima Ang was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "So, General Huan, you don't need to ask the King of Western Chu, and you can decide to go south to Chenliu to deploy defenses, and remind Xiang Kang that you have a chance to take advantage of the opportunity to attack Pengcheng?"

"More than that." Huan Chu said decisively: "I dare to spread the news that our main force can't return to the division immediately to counterattack. Anyway, the traitor Xiang Kang must have been concerned about the situation on the battlefield of Qidi all the time. He will definitely know the current situation of our main force in Western Chu soon. Instead of hiding it and not being able to hide it in the end, it is better to take the initiative to spread it out to let Xiang Kang's rebels know. Heaven sent troops to attack my army, and I have long wanted to confront him head-on."

"Xiang Kang's rebels will not send troops early." Li Zuoche said hastily: "Xiang Kang's rebels are always cautious in deploying troops, and those who are cautious must be suspicious. Seeing General Huan, you take the initiative to spread the news, he will definitely suspect that this is your lure, General. He must not dare to act rashly if he does not get accurate information through his own scouts."

Huan Chu nodded, approved of Li Zuoche's analysis, and after thinking for a while, Huan Chu said: "Well, let's split things up. Henan King, you go to Handan County to gather the old troops to regroup, and I will lead the army south to Chenliu for defense. The traitor Xiang Kang sent troops to attack Pengcheng by taking advantage of the emptiness, and first carried out the task that the King of Western Chu asked me to protect the rear. As for Mr. Guangwu, you should consider your plan as carefully as possible and write it into a letter. I will send someone to send it back to Qidi on a fast horse. Leave it to the king, if the king really agrees with your plan, we will immediately follow the plan."

Unexpectedly, Huan Chu would agree with his plan so much, Li Zuoche didn't hesitate in overjoyed, and quickly agreed with Sima Ang, and then racked his brains to think thoroughly about his plan to lure the enemy, and wrote a very The long letter was handed over to Huan Chu, and Huan Chu, who had become friends with Xiang Yu when he was in Wudi, also wrote a letter to Xiang Yu, reporting to Xiang Yu the situation of the battle in Sanchuan and his own countermeasures, and urging Xiang Yu to accept Li Zuo. At Che's suggestion, send a fast horse along the Chi Road to send it back to Qidi, and hand it over to Xiang Yu for a decision.

With the ancient highway left by Qin Shihuang, the traffic is convenient, but within six or seven days, the letters from Huan Chu and Li Zuoche passed by the horse were sent to Xiang Yu who had led the army deep into the territory of Jiaodong County, and Huan Chu He also seriously underestimated Xiang Yu's ability to command troops in combat. When the letter from him and Li Zuoche was sent to Xiang Yu, the Western Chu army had already broken through Jimo City, an important town in Qi, and successfully killed Tian Rong, the prime minister of Qi who vowed to fight Xiang Yu to the death. He also buried all the prisoners of the Qi army alive, and was planning to go back to the division to deal with Peng Yue, the giant wild bandit who dared to stab the tiger's ass. He had basically gotten rid of the muddle of melee in Qi - at least Xiang Yu thought so.

Huan Chu also really understood Xiang Yu's unruly temper very well, knowing that Xiang Kang had taken down Sanchuan, Hanoi and the second counties and the crucial Aocang area with lightning speed, although Xiang Yu lost his temper and scolded Sima Ang Incompetent with the Henan army, he even swore that he would find Xiang Kang to settle the old and new enemies, but after reading the risky strategy proposed by Li Zuoche, Xiang Yu calmed down. to discuss the feasibility of Li Zuoche's plan.

Needless to say, my wife, my concubine, and Xiang Bo, who has all his net worth in Pengcheng, are of course strongly opposed to such a risky act. He is worried that if he fails to do so, it will really give his unfilial nephew a chance to break through Pengcheng and rescue his wife and children. He advocates gradual progress , First kill Peng Yue and then send troops to retake Sanchuan, and fight steadily to not give the unfilial nephew any chance to steal.

To Xiang Yu's surprise, Kuai Che, who always liked to take risks, even opposed the risky strategy proposed by Li Zuoche, and said openly: "My lord, Mr. Guangwu's strategy is indeed wonderful. If it is used on other people, it is basically It can be guaranteed to succeed. However, Xiang Kang's rebels have always been cautious, treacherous and wise, and they will not fail to see the danger of a lone army penetrating into our hinterland.

"Our best way is to fight steadily." Kuai Che added: "Ignore Xiang Kang's rebels for the time being, concentrate our superior forces, first kill our hidden hidden Pengyue rebels in the hinterland, and then actively contact the princes to discuss Xiang Kang together. Rebels, while stockpiling grass and food, preparing sufficient military supplies, marched towards Sanchuan from the front, not seeking immediate victory, but first seeking undefeated."

Master Xiang Bo, who hoped that his family property and concubine would be safe, nodded his head, but Kuai Che's proposal was not to Xiang Yu's liking at all.But Old Man Fan thought about it carefully for a long time, then talked with Cao Jiu who could influence Xiang Yu's decision in a low voice, unified his voice, and then said: "Your Majesty, the old ministers think that Lord Guangwu's suggestion may as well give it a try. "

"Yafu also thinks it's feasible?" Xiang Yu asked happily.

Old man Fan nodded, and then said: "There are two reasons. The first is that since Aocang has fallen, if we adopt a steady and steady tactic, it will be easy to be dragged into a bitter battle by Xiang Kang's rebels. When the two armies confront each other for a long time, we Once the supply of food, grass and military supplies is not smooth, the consequences will be unimaginable. Only by being bold and surprising can we have the best chance of winning."

"Secondly, Mr. Guangwu's strategy is quite feasible and quite safe." Old man Fan continued: "Although the traitor Xiang Kang is treacherous, he also knows how to seize opportunities. Seeing that Pengcheng has an opportunity, our main force is far away. In Qidi, he may not be greedy to attack Pengcheng, and none of his old Huaisi troops will be tempted. And even if he has doubts, or even sees through our plot, we only need to let Sima Yang take over We keep an eye on his main movement and report the situation to our Raiders at any time, and our Raiders can adapt to the situation and adjust their tactics in time so as not to fall into the trap of Xiang Kang's rebels."

"And we have another advantage." Cao Jiu rushed to add: "We already have more than 3 cavalry, and the number of troops is enough to carry out the heavy task of the attack. There is also a clear road from Qidi to Aocang Xingyang, so that Our cavalry can come and go like the wind, attack like lightning, whether it is to take advantage of the victory to attack, or to retreat immediately when the situation is wrong, it is all very convenient, even if the attack fails, it is not easy to suffer."

Xiang Yu nodded his head, and immediately decided to pass Li Zuoche's plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain thousands of miles away, and then rubbed his hands excitedly and asked: "Then who will be sent to pretend to surrender and reveal the defensive deployment behind us?" Give Xiang Kang the traitor, and lure him to send troops to attack Pengcheng?"

"It's not enough to rely on one traitor, we have to arrange two traitors." Old man Fan raised a finger and said, "Your Majesty, you might as well make our Dang County guard Wan Wan feel ashamed immediately and ask him to surrender to Xiang Kang's traitor and leak the truth." For our rear defense deployment, we voluntarily ask for Suiyang to lure Xiang Kang's rebels into our hinterland. Wan Nan is the former deputy of General Xiang Zhuang and the former subordinate of Xiang Kang's rebels. He is the easiest to get Xiang Kang trust."

"And we have to let General Wan Nan really dedicate Suiyang to the traitor Xiang Kang, so that he can take it lightly under the joy." Cao Jiu rushed to say again: "In the meantime, we will arrange for another general of Pengcheng to come out. Feign surrender to the traitor Xiang Kang, and continue to lure him to send troops to Pengcheng, not only in terms of time and distance, but also make it easier for the traitor Xiang Kang to be fooled."

"Brilliant plan!" Xiang Yu applauded again, and asked even more impatiently: "Then which Pengcheng defender should we arrange to surrender to Xiang Kang's traitor?"

"My lord, do you still need to ask this question?" Old man Fan asked with a smile: "We have three main generals staying in Pengcheng, namely General Xiang Sheng, General Xiang Ta and General Feng Zhong. Which general do you think we will arrange to go out?" The easiest way to gain the trust of Xiang Kang's rebels is to feign surrender to Xiang Kang's rebels?"

Xiang Yu laughed loudly, and said loudly: "That's him! Tell him, if this matter is successful, the king will immediately make him a lower minister, and give him the entire lower minister as a food court, so that that mud-legged boy can go back to his hometown to enjoy himself." Scenery!"

(End of this chapter)