Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 291 Love at First Sight?
This is the first time that Xiang Kang has come to the famous gap in history. This artificial canal, also known as the Chu River and Han Jie, was dug in the tenth year of King Wei Hui in the Warring States Period. It diverted the water of the Yellow River southward, stretching for hundreds of miles. The Huaihe River is the earliest artificial canal in China that connects the Yellow River and the Huaihe River. It has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. It has also allowed countless literati to write books, recite poems and sing poems, leaving countless magnificent artistic chapters.

Xiang Kang, who claims to be both civil and military, is no exception. As a winner, he came to Ao Cang, where countless precious grains were hoarded, and then boarded Cangcheng on the top of Ao Mountain. Xiang Kang in his first life also wanted to imitate those romantic talents, recite a few epic nouns that swallow mountains and rivers, let his name be included in the literary world, and make the world and future generations of passionate girls admire and yearn for him even more, but...

But when the book came to use, Fang hated it, racked his brains to recall it for a long time, but Xiang Kang couldn't think of a later poem related to the gap. In desperation, Xiang Kang had no choice but to turn to the north and look at the Yellow River in the distance. Direction, read aloud...

"The sun is at the end of the mountain, and the big river (Yellow River) flows into the sea. If you want to see a thousand miles, you will go to a higher level!"

Without applause, including Mr. Uncle Sun, who loves to flatter and flatter, none of the Han soldiers present looked at each other and murmured in a low voice, "Our king's eyesight is so good, and he can see the big river from such a distance ( Yellow River)? Go up to a higher level? The tower of Cangcheng is right next to it, why doesn’t Your Majesty go up?”

Hearing the murmured murmurs of the accomplices and lackeys vaguely, Xiang Kang's face, which was thicker than the city wall, blushed a little. He quickly changed the subject and asked, "Is there any new movement from my brother's army? Except Huan Chu Besides that army, is there any follow-up army coming?"

"Reporting to the King of Han, there is no new movement from the Western Chu army." Uncle Zhou, who was the first to discover the arrival of the Western Chu army, replied: "Judging from the fact that Huan Chu decisively withdrew to Yan County, he will definitely not have reinforcements arriving in the short term. , otherwise, he wouldn't even dare to defend Suanzao City."

"Very good, step up the sentry and surveillance, and report to me as soon as there is any situation." Xiang Kang nodded in satisfaction, then continued to change the subject, saying: "I don't know how my brother is doing now, Tian Shi and Tian Rong and the others fought How is it going, will my elder brother kill him quickly."

"Don't worry, my lord. I believe that even if Tian Shi and Tian Rong are definitely not the opponents of the King of Western Chu, they will not be eliminated so easily." Uncle Zhou analyzed from a purely military point of view: "Because the land of Qi is very deep. , the rear is surrounded by the sea on three sides, there is no threat from behind, if you stick to it, Tianshi Tianrong can have a long-term confrontation with the King of Western Chu with great confidence."

Xiang Kang nodded casually, and involuntarily turned his gaze to the southeast of Pengcheng, with a thoughtful expression.Chen Ping next to him was also a roundworm in Xiang Kang's stomach, and he quickly guessed what Xiang Kang was thinking, and asked, "Does the king want to take advantage of the opportunity that the main force of the Western Chu army is far away in Qidi, and enter Pengcheng with empty troops?" ?”

Xiang Kang nodded again, admitting that he had this idea. He never imagined that the young commander-in-chief Ding Ji, Zhu Jishi and others would be very excited immediately, and said impatiently: "My lord, if you really plan to take advantage of the situation to enter Pengcheng, At the end, I would like to be the pioneer!"

Glancing at Ding Ji, Zhu Jishi and others who were excited, Xiang Kang asked with a smile, "What? Missing my family?"

"Your Majesty, it's a lie to say that you don't want to." Ding Ji replied immediately: "The mother, wife and children of the last general are all in Pengcheng, and there has been no news about them. It is absolutely impossible to say in my heart that I don't want to worry about them. thing."

Zhu Jishi and other young marshals and seniors agreed one after another, admitting that they did miss their family members, and also said that the core backbone of the Han army, the young marshals, was basically in the same situation.Xiang Kang was not surprised when he heard this, and said: "It's all the same. The king really misses my wife's family from time to time. When we set off from Pengcheng to go west, my wife was already pregnant. Counting the time, she would have been pregnant long ago." It's time to give birth to the child, but the situation between her and the child, even whether she gave birth to me a son or a daughter, I don't know yet, I miss them too. "

"Your Majesty, what are we still doing?" Zhujishi said eagerly, "Since the main force of the Western Chu Army is still on the ground, and Pengcheng is empty of troops, let's quickly send troops to attack Pengcheng and take your wife and children away." , and our parents and family members were brought back.”

Xiang Kang didn't answer, but he was really shaken in his heart. Fortunately, Xiang Kang's most trusted military accomplice, Uncle Zhou, was calm and immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty, General Zhu, General Ding, and all the generals, how do you miss your parents and relatives?" , I understand very well, and I very much hope that you can bring your relatives back to your side as soon as possible, but now that the enemy situation is unknown, and there are countless hidden dangers behind us, it is best for us not to act impulsively, so as not to delay the overall situation."

This is also the reason why Xiang Kang did not dare to make up his mind to take advantage of Pengcheng. After nodding his head, Xiang Kang deliberately asked Uncle Zhou again: "General Uncle Zhou, I remember that your family is in the Linji area, and now our army is not far away from Linji. It's far away, why don't you send someone to inquire about your family's situation and bring them back as soon as possible?"

"Your Majesty, most of the families and relatives of the generals of our Han army are still in the land of Huaisi, how dare the last general care too much for his family?" Uncle Zhou replied very frankly: "If they are still alive, they will naturally die in the future. There is a chance to meet the last general, but the last general will never do something that shakes the morale of the army by using his power to welcome his family alone."

Ding Ji, Zhu Jishi and the others kept their mouths shut. They already knew that Uncle Zhou did not send anyone to find his family members. Hearing this, Xiang Kang naturally admired Uncle Zhou even more, and took the opportunity to push the boat forward, saying: "General Zhou is a virtuous and virtuous man. , I admire you, but you don’t want to worry about your family and relatives. I have to worry about your relatives. There was no way before, but now I have a way. How can I have the heart to let your relatives wander outside? Mr. Chen Ping, I will leave this matter to you, immediately arrange manpower to bring General Zhou's family back as soon as possible."

Chen Ping immediately agreed, and Uncle Zhou also quickly thanked Xiang Kang, and then made a suggestion to Xiang Kang: "My lord, Aocang's Cangcheng is too small to station a large number of troops. On Guangwu Mountain, build a large city so that our army can garrison for a long time and defend the important place of Aocang. If necessary in the future, we can also use the city of Guangwu Mountain as a foothold to confront the main force of the Western Chu army for a long time."

"Okay, I will leave this matter to you." Xiang Kang agreed without thinking, because Xiang Kang knew very well that if he could stand against Xiang Yu for a long time with Ao Cang behind his back, he would basically be invincible , You no longer have to worry too much about how to resist Xiang Yu's attack, you can focus on attacking and defeating the enemy, and take the initiative on the battlefield.

The matter was not over yet. When he left Aocangcang City and went down the mountain, Uncle Zhou who was walking beside him suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly said to Xiang Kang: "My lord, there is one more thing. I wonder if you are interested in letting me know?" Someone meet for you?"

"Meeting?" Xiang Kang was very surprised when he heard that, and asked Uncle Zhou very strangely: "General Zhou, why did you suddenly think of asking me to meet you? I remember that you don't seem to believe in ghosts and gods very much?"

"The final general does not really believe in ghosts and gods." Uncle Zhou said with a smile: "But this person who offered to meet you, the king, is really too miraculous and famous, so the final general must ask You report it, please make a decision."

"Let's hear it." Xiang Kang said casually, never believing in ghosts and gods.

"I wonder if Your Majesty has ever heard of the name of the strange daughter of Wen County, Xu Mocheng?" Uncle Zhou asked.

The history is messy, and of course Xiang Kang has never heard of Xu Moling, but before Xiang Kang shook his head, Zhang Liang, Chen Ping, Ding Ji and others beside him were already surprised, "Xu Moling? General Zhou, do you see?" Is it too late? Did she meet you?"

"What do you mean?" Xiang Kang was a little dumbfounded, and quickly asked, "What? Is this Xu Moluo famous?"

"My lord, you haven't heard of Xu Mo's name?" Chen Ping asked in surprise. Seeing Xiang Kang shaking his head, Chen Ping hurriedly said, "My lord, it seems that you haven't heard of her because of the distance." This woman named Xu Mo is very famous in the Central Plains. According to legend, when she was born, she held a piece of beautiful jade with the Eight Diagrams of King Wen in her hand. She was able to speak within a hundred days. The first reaction is to cry, and the second is to smile. At first, others didn’t care about it, but later they gradually discovered that anyone who sees and cries will soon have bad luck, or suddenly get sick. Or she encounters misfortunes repeatedly, even hurts her family, and is imprisoned, but when she sees smiling people, on the contrary, she usually encounters all kinds of happy events, which is extremely miraculous."

"I heard that the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty, Yingzheng, rewarded Xu Mo's family because of this." Zhang Liang added for Chen Ping, and said: "When foreign ministers traveled around the world, they once wanted to invite Xu Mo. It is a pity that she has already closed the door to thank guests at that time, and she easily refuses to make fortune-telling for others, so she failed to fulfill her wish. Therefore, the foreign minister I'm also sorry."

"The general also heard that Xu Molu can see a person's future." Ding Ji also rushed to say: "She can tell at a glance whether a person will be rich or not in the future!"

"Is there such a thing?" Xiang Kang finally became interested, and hurriedly asked Uncle Zhou: "General Zhou, have you met Xu Mocheng?"

"No." Uncle Zhou shook his head, and then explained: "The thing is like this. When the last general led his army to attack Huai County, Xu Mocheng's father, Xu Wang, the county magistrate of Wen County, offered to surrender and sent his eldest son Wen County County Captain Xu Xin sent the Jiang Biao and Wen County's household registration register, and in the end, because Xu Wang surrendered voluntarily, he met Xu Xin in person, and then Xu Xin took the initiative to mention his sister Xu Mocheng, saying that he My younger sister, Xu Moling, saw the extraordinary cloudiness of your Majesty when you came out of Guandong, and she was very curious about your luck, and hoped to meet you and make a face-to-face for you. , I promised Xu Xin that I would definitely report this matter to you when I had the chance."

"So that's how it is." Only then did Xiang Kang understand why Uncle Zhou suddenly brought up the matter of dating in front of him, and he thought to himself, "Can I see you? I never believe in fortune-telling and dating."

"My lord, since Miss Xu offered to meet you, I think you might as well meet." Chen Ping made a suggestion, and then whispered it into Xiang Kang's ear, "My lord, Xu Mo's divination technique She is well-known in the world. After meeting her, if we can keep her in the army and help our army predict the good or bad of going out in battle, it will definitely be a great boost to the morale of our soldiers. If it is used well, it can even be used to fight The morale of our enemies."

Considering that most people in this era are superstitious about ghosts and gods, and I have to do as the Romans do every time I go to war, finding a so-called fortune teller to spend money to calculate good divinations for me, and getting a well-known magic stick to help me pretend to be gods and ghosts can really boost morale Not without help.Xiang Kang nodded, and said casually: "Forget it, since that famous Miss Xu is so enthusiastic and volunteered to meet me for the king, then General Zhou, you should arrange a manpower as soon as possible to invite her to meet me. "

Uncle Zhou quickly agreed, and the military generals such as Ding Ji, Zhongli Mo, and Long Qie next to him were gearing up. They all hoped that Uncle Zhou could invite that Xu Moluo as soon as possible, and let her be a good friend for him, even advocating Confucianism. Mr. Sun's uncle was skeptical, and said secretly: "If it's so miraculous, I might as well ask that girl Xu to make a fortune for me, to see if our King of Han will force me to go to the enemy camp again .”

Things were still going on, and in the afternoon of the same day, Uncle Zhou sent a spy to Yan County to spy on the enemy's situation, and suddenly reported that the Huan Chu Division of the Western Chu Army had left Yan County and was going south via Linjin, planning to move to Chenliu to garrison.In addition, the Han army's secret work also reported that they had heard the internal information of the Western Chu army, saying that Xiang Yu had just led the Western Chu army into the Jiaodong Peninsula, and Peng Yue, the famous bandit from Juyeze, led his army into Jinbei. Stabbing the back of the main force of the Western Chu Army, the main force of the Western Chu Army was attacked back and forth, and had already fallen into the quagmire of melee.

Still as Li Zuoche expected, Xiang Kang really did not believe the news of Qidi that the Western Chu Army's partial division took the initiative to spread. On the contrary, he suspected that the Western Chu Army was deliberately luring the enemy. The false appearance of the army lured him into the hinterland of Western Chu, and he was unmoved in the slightest. He only concentrated on eliminating the remnants of the Henan Army in Sanchuan Hanoi, and actively preparing to send troops to Handan to uproot the remnants of Sima Ang.

What happened next surprised Xiang Kang and the decision-makers of the Han army. Four days later, the scouts of the Han army confirmed the movement of the Chu army's partial division Huan Chu's troops to Chenliu's line of defense, and then, the Han army themselves The secret agents sent to Qidi to inquire about the news also sent accurate information, confirming that the news that the main force of the Western Chu army was deeply trapped in the quagmire of Qidi was true.Xiang Kang heard Daqi, and blurted out: "Could it be that we really have the opportunity to take advantage of the opportunity to march into Pengcheng and rescue our detained family members?"

Don't say that Zhang Liang and Chen Ping are incompetent, that's how it is in history. After careful discussion for a long time, Zhang Liang and Chen Ping also voted for it, saying: "My lord, the key now is the state of Zhao. If we can get what we want, we can persuade the state of Zhao to abandon If Chu returns to Han and protects our flanks like Shen Yang, we will absolutely hope to take advantage of the emptiness and march into Pengcheng, rescue you and our important general’s family and relatives, and even attack Western Chu in one fell swoop.”

Xiang Kang pondered for a long time before slowly nodding, and then said: "If Zhao Guo can really be persuaded to abandon Chu and return to Han, we'd better ask Zhao Guo to help, and also send troops to Jibei to stab my brother in the ass, which will be more powerful." Help us contain my brother's main force, then we will break Pengcheng!"

"It's definitely not hopeless." Zhang Liang said in a deep voice, "If Your Majesty is willing, you can send envoys to Zhao Guo now, and join hands with Chen Hui to persuade Zhao Guo to send troops to the whole area and help us temporarily restrain the main force of Western Chu. If you promise to help Zhao Guo take back Taiyuan and Daijun, Zhao Guo may not agree to take this risk."

Xiang Kang quickly calculated, and found that if he could really ask Zhao Guo for help, so that he would have the opportunity to attack Pengcheng and rescue countless Han army families, even if he really paid for Zhao Guo to take back Taiyuan and Daijun, it would definitely be worth it, so he decided Nodding in agreement, he immediately arranged for an envoy to bring a letter to Julu to contact Chen Hui, and let Chen Hui follow the plan.Then, out of prudent consideration, Xiang Kang sent envoys to Yangzhai to contact Shen Yang with heavy gifts, and thanked Shen Yang for sending troops to help him take down Sanchuan. Chance for the youngest to sneak up on the back of his own ass.

Finally, after the envoys from the two routes were sent out, Xiang Kang remembered that he should discuss with Uncle Zhou the tactics of attacking Pengcheng, and hurriedly asked about Uncle Zhou's situation, but the soldiers replied that Uncle Zhou was going to Guangzhou. Wushan supervised the construction of the city. Xiang Kang firstly wanted to ask Uncle Zhou for advice, secondly, he was bored in the barracks and wanted to go out for a walk, and thirdly, he also wanted to see the construction of Guangwushan City, so he changed into casual clothes. He led a team of guards out of the camp by car and headed all the way to the Guangwu Mountain City under construction.

Arriving at the foot of Guangwu Mountain, of course Xiang Kang checked the geographical situation of the mountain city chosen by Uncle Zhou first, and then needless to say, the geographical location of the city chosen by Uncle Zhou for Xiang Kang was of course very appropriate. In terms of fetching water, transporting food, defending, gathering troops, and climbing a height to look out, there is no second location on Guangwu Mountain that can be better than the location chosen by Uncle Zhou to build the city.Xiang Kang also nodded his head when he saw it, and then urged the guards to drive forward and go to the construction site to check the situation.

Arriving at the entrance of the construction site under Deshan City, in order not to disturb the migrant workers who built the city, Xiang Kang first ordered the guards to keep the Han soldiers guarding the entrance of the construction site silent, and then got off the car and entered the construction site by himself. He quickly caught up with a young man, and asked Xiang Kang, "Dare to ask this lord, is General Zhou Uncle here?"

"Yes, what?" Xiang Kang asked casually.

"Then can you ask your lord to tell Xiaomin to take his sister in to find General Zhou?" the young man asked again.

"Take your sister in to find Uncle Zhou?"

Xiang Kang was stunned, and only then did he notice that behind the young man was a civilian girl in ordinary clothes. She was fifteen or sixteen years old, her appearance was ordinary and not outstanding, but her complexion was very fair. They don't look like folk girls who often work in the fields.It was also a coincidence that the girl also happened to look up at Xiang Kang, and then the girl was obviously taken aback, and opened her lips slightly.

"Another little girl who fell in love with me at first sight." Xiang Kang, who was very confident in his appearance, smiled triumphantly, and immediately understood that the girl must be the same as Qi Min back then. I muttered in my heart, "It's a pity that I look too ordinary, otherwise, even Uncle Ya and Chen Ping would complain from time to time, saying that my harem is too small, and I should add more candidates."

(End of this chapter)