Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 317 Xiang Kang VS Han Xin (2)

Not a time traveler, I don't know who Liu Laosan and his current senior staff officer Han Xin are. Of course, the general of the Han army, Long Qie, is extremely reluctant to adopt conservative and useless tactics in Yingchuan. The loyal ally Shenyang Army would not save them, and in the end they would voluntarily abandon Yangcheng and retreat to the Songshan area to establish a line of defense.

Fortunately, the existence of the Western Chu Army's partial division kept Long Qie calm. Xiang Kang's order was harsh and did not allow any doubts. In addition, there must be no mistakes in the Songshan defense line behind Long Qie. Long Qie finally chose to obey. Order, just received the news of the fall of Yangzhai, and immediately retreated with great strides, went north and returned to Cheyuanting, the throat of the Songshan defense line, and stationed there, resolutely blocked the Nanyang Army and the West Chu Army from going north and entering the hinterland of Sanchuan County.

When he was still retreating to Cheyuan Pavilion, Long Qi was surprised to find that he had escaped a catastrophe by chance—before the soldiers of the Han army under his command set up camp, an urgent report came from Yangcheng fifty miles away, saying that it was a The Western Chu Army's partial divisions descended from the sky, and rushed to the foot of Yangcheng City one step earlier than the remnants of the Shenyang Army led by Guo Yu, almost biting the tail of the Han Army.As for where this part of the Western Chu Army came from, and which road it marched to Yangcheng in a hurry, the scouts of the Han Army didn't know anything beforehand!
"It's dangerous! It's almost impossible to retreat! How could the Western Chu bandit army be so well-prepared and arrive at Yangcheng earlier than Guo Yu's defeated army?"

After the shock, Long Qi did not dare to be negligent in the slightest, and hurriedly organized soldiers to speed up the establishment of the camp, rush to repair and improve the fortifications of the camp. A camp was built in a dangerous position, so the Han army set up the camp very fast. Before the sudden appearance of the Western Chu army could make a new reaction, it had already established a strong camp, and did not give the enemy any more power. A chance to rush to take down Cheyuan Pavilion.However, during this period, the remnants of the Shenyang Army led by Guo Yu suffered heavy losses in the Yangcheng area. In the end, only a thousand remnants of the defeated soldiers escaped to the chariot to join the Han army, and the main force was almost completely wiped out.

Long Qi was surprised. After receiving the news that the Western Chu army's surprise soldiers failed to bite Long Qi, Liu Laosan was also surprised, and said in surprise: "What's going on? How did the Han bandit army slip away so fast? Logically speaking, At the very least, they have to wait for Guo Yupifu, whom we deliberately let go, to escape to Yangcheng, and then run away?"

"Ninety-nine percent are Xiang Kang's personal arrangement." Han Xin, who has been worshiped as a general of the Nanyang Army, said: "Xiang Kang's use of troops is only superficially like to be surprising, but in fact he acts very steadily and almost never takes risks. Once the southern barrier of Sanchuan County is lost, the hinterland of Sanchuan County will be safe to defend, and there must be no accidents. Naturally, he would rather sacrifice all the remnants of the Shenyang Army than take the serious risk of the Gou family. "

"Then what shall we do next?" Liu Laosan hurriedly asked: "I heard that the area around Gou's is high in mountains and dense forests, the roads are narrow, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the Han bandit army retreats to a dangerous point. Are we sure we can break through their defense? "

"Don't worry, my lord." Han Xin comforted: "Although the chariots guarded by the Han bandit army are easy to defend and difficult to attack, the terrain in that area is complex and there are many paths, so it is most suitable for surprise victory. After we arrive at the battlefield, we only need to adapt to local conditions and surprise victory Defeating the enemy is definitely not difficult."

Seeing that Han Xin spoke confidently, Liu Laosan, who had already tasted the sweetness, was completely relieved. The Western Chu Army's side division led by Gong Ao just went northward with confidence, and soon arrived at the city of Yangcheng, which had been taken by the Western Chu Army. Liu Laosan wanted the army to set up camp with the West Chu army to rest, but Han Xin persuaded: "Your Majesty, there is no need for this. You might as well ask General Gong Ao to set up camp here to rest, and we will continue to lead the troops north. And everyone must think that we underestimate the enemy and rush forward, and have a plan to take advantage of the opportunity to send troops, which will help us lure the Han bandit army out of the camp to fight."

Liu Laosan accepted Han Xin's suggestion without hesitation. Gong Ao also wished that the Nanyang Army would take the initiative to serve as cannon fodder for the Western Chu Army's side division, and of course he agreed. The current Nanyang Army does not rest, but rushes all the way to Cheyuan Pavilion, and In the evening of the same day, they arrived near Cheyuan Pavilion and set up camp about ten miles away from the Han army camp.

Just as Han Xin expected, seeing the Nanyang Army marching alone, ignoring the Western Chu Army's partial division and rushing to the battlefield of Cheyuanting, Long Qie really believed that the Nanyang Army was underestimating the enemy's advance, and deceived the Nanyang Army to come from afar. General Li Jia's suggestion was to send [-] troops out of the camp that night to sneak attack on the Nanyang army camp.However, Han Xin had been prepared for a long time. The Han army's attacking soldiers had just entered the Nanyang army camp, and the Nanyang army ambushing inside and outside the camp suddenly rushed out, attacking the Han army from three directions, and the Han army was defeated. Fleeing back to Cheyuan Camp, Long Qi was shocked when he heard the news, and only then did he realize that he had been tricked by the Nanyang Army to lure the enemy. While regretting it, he could only make up for it after a dead sheep, and changed to guarding the camp with all his strength, no matter what the Nanyang Army did outside the camp. Insulting in the war is to calm down and stop sending troops to take risks.

One day later, the partial division of the Western Chu Army also arrived at the battlefield of Cheyuanting. Han Xin, considering the many small roads around Cheyuanting, suggested that Liu Laosan and Gong Ao should take action together, and dispatch scouts to attack with great fanfare. On the small road of the army's defensive position, he pretended to divide his troops to attack Goushi County, forcing Long Qie to divide his troops to reinforce Goushi County.

Sure enough, Long Qie was fooled again. In order to keep the Gou's city behind him, so that he would not be cut off from the rear by the enemy, Long Qie still bit the bullet and divided three groups when the troops were far inferior to Liu Xiang's coalition forces. Thousands of troops went to reinforce the Gou family's defenders. Han Xin found out about this situation through scouts, and immediately suggested that Liu Laosan and Gong Ao send troops to attack the Han army's camp, intending to take advantage of the large number of Liu Xiang's coalition forces and take advantage of Mount Tai. , Forcibly took the Cheyuanting camp of the Han army.

It was also thanks to Xiang Kang's attention to the enemies on the southern front that he had allowed Long Qie to build the Cheyuanting camp strong enough early on, which prevented Han Xin's attempt from succeeding quickly. In the face of the heavy attacks by turns, the Han army, which was at an absolute disadvantage in terms of strength, still fought very hard. More than once, the enemy rushed to the wall, and Long Qi personally went into battle more than once, leading the reserve team to make up for leaks and put out fires. The coalition forces were only able to parry and had no power to fight back.

After two days of suffering like this, Long Qie had to consider asking for help from the main force, and asked Xiang Kang to send troops to reinforce him as soon as possible, but Long Qie also knew that the main force of the Western Chu Army had also received reinforcements, and he knew that the main force of his own army was also on the other side. The pressure is huge, and there may not be extra troops to support him, so it is very embarrassing and hesitant.However, to Long Qie's great surprise, after dark that day, a Han army team with mixed vehicles and riders suddenly came outside his camp, took out Xiang Kang's handwritten warrant, and demanded that Long Qie's army immediately open the camp gate and let them Enter camp.

The enemy was at hand, and it was late at night. Even if the reinforcements came suddenly with Xiang Kang's handwritten order, the Han soldiers guarding the camp gate did not dare to open the camp gate without authorization, and could only report to Long Qie in a hurry.Long Qi was also very surprised when he heard the news, and said strangely: "The reinforcements sent to me by the king? I didn't ask the king for help?"

Strangely, Long Qi hurriedly checked the authenticity of Xiang Kang's warrant. After confirming that it was not a forgery, Long Qi still refused to rest assured. He first asked the defenders in the camp to make sufficient preparations, and then he went to the scene and asked the soldiers to open the camp gate. Welcome the reinforcements to enter the camp. As a result, after the gate of the camp was opened, a general of the Han army surrounded by dozens of Han cavalry entered the camp first. Long Qi walked forward cautiously to check the situation, but it turned out that he had just seen clearly The appearance of the young general of the Han army, Long Qi opened his mouth wide, and almost screamed out...

"Don't talk." The person who came waved his hand and ordered: "Block the news, don't let the bandit army know that I'm here in person."

Long Qi hurriedly nodded in agreement, hurriedly let his army off guard, and let all the reinforcements enter the camp, and then carefully invited the people into his tent to sit down, and then whispered in disbelief. Said: "My lord, why did you come in person?"

"Of course I'm worried about you here." Xiang Kang's tone was very helpless, and he said, "As I expected, your place is really very tight. Fortunately, I came in time. Otherwise, you may not be able to last here for a few days."

"Forgive me, Your Majesty. The general is incompetent. The battle situation at Cheyuan Pavilion is indeed very unfavorable to us."

Long Qi hurriedly apologized, and honestly reported his passive situation in the past few days to Xiang Kang. Xiang Kang was not surprised when he heard this, and said: "It's okay, you played so passively this time, the main reason is that your opponent is too strong. It has nothing to do with your command and response. After you fell into the enemy's trick to lure the enemy, you can learn a lesson and stick to the camp and stop fighting. I am already very satisfied."

After saying that, Xiang Kang ordered again: "Take advantage of the time now, and immediately use your reputation to transfer back the [-] troops you sent to the Gou Clan to reinforce the Cheyuanting camp. Don't worry that the bandit army will leave Xiaolu took a detour to fight Gou's. After all, Gou's is a county seat, and the rebel army doesn't have enough siege weapons, so they won't be able to take down Gou's in a short time. Moreover, I have received accurate information. Wan Yuanjun will be able to rush to Gou's, and we won't be so passive by then."

Long Qi hurriedly set up his camp, and said worriedly: "Your Majesty, I heard that the rear army of the Western Chu bandit army is also here. Why do you dare to leave the main battlefield in Xingyang? The situation there should be very critical now?"

"It's not just critical." Xiang Kang said with a wry smile: "The second day after the Western Chu bandit army arrived at Honggou, the Western Chu bandit army launched an attack on our Aocang camp. They attacked continuously day and night for two days. For the first time, we broke through our Aocangshanliang defense line and entered the Aocangcang field. If it weren't for the Western Chu bandits who also needed to take down the Aocang stockpile to supplement the grain and grass, the grain in the Aocang field would have been burned by a torch."

"Then, do you still dare to leave the main battlefield?" Long Qie asked in shock.

"Because you are more critical here." Xiang Kang replied: "I am not afraid of losing Ao Cang. Our main force has already stockpiled enough grain and grass for half a year in Guangwu Daying and Xingyang City. If we lose Ao Cang, we still have time." And the opportunity to grab back, but if you collapse here, our main force will be cut off from the rear of Guanzhong, and then our main force will be in big trouble."

After briefly introducing the situation on the main battlefield in Xingyang, Xiang Kang urged: "Don't be dumbfounded, quickly send someone to send an order to transfer the Gou's army to reinforce the Cheyuanting camp, and by the way, ask the Gou's county magistrate to come forward tomorrow. Send someone secretly to surrender to Gong Ao, saying that you can no longer support here, so you can only mobilize the Gou's garrison for emergency, and plan to take the opportunity to dedicate Gou's county town to the Western Chu thief army in exchange for glory and wealth, and deceive Gong Ao away Xiaolu went to fight against the Gou clan, creating opportunities for Zheng Bu to defeat the enemy."

Long Qi agreed again, and said to Xiang Kang rather strangely: "Your Majesty, why are you planning against the Western Chu bandits? The Nanyang bandits are not as powerful as the Western Chu bandits. Our reinforcements should be more confident in dealing with them?"

"Using tricks against the Nanyang bandit army, do you think it will be a long life?" Xiang Kang asked with a smile, and then said: "It can only be used against Gong Ao. The Xichu bandit army and the Nanyang bandit army do not belong to each other, and there must be conflicts between them." We should not miss such an opportunity, we must seize it, and win a battle first to boost the morale of the army."

Long Qie nodded, and only then did he arrange the manpower, and rushed back to the Gou family overnight to follow the order, and after Long Qie sent out the messengers, Xiang Kang asked: "General Long, have you been fighting with the bandits these few days?" , did you use our gunpowder weapons?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I used it. Not only did I use it twice for emergency rescue when I was guarding the camp, but I also used it on the night when I attacked the Nanyang bandit army."

Xiang Kang was disappointed by Long Qi's answer, but fortunately Xiang Kang was also prepared, and said in his heart: "Use it, use it, anyway, Gong Ao has seen our gunpowder weapons on the battlefield of the chasm, even if the Nanyang bandits have not yet I have seen it, and Gong Ao should have told Liu Laosan and the others, don’t expect too much scaring effect from primitive grenades.”

Xiang Kang's arrangement soon had the effect of stabilizing the morale of the army. After the [-] troops tricked by Han Xin into the Gou clan returned to the main camp, the strength of the Han army was replenished, and it was no longer so difficult to defend the camp.On the contrary, seeing that Long Qie actually transferred the Gou family's defenders to the front line for reinforcements, Liu Xiang's coalition forces had different opinions. Han Xin guessed that reinforcements from the Han army must be coming, so Long Qie Dare to safely mobilize the Gou's defenders to reinforce the front line; but Gong Ao felt that this was a signal that the dragon was about to fail, and subconsciously came up with the idea of ​​detouring to attack Gou's.

Under such a premise, at the evening of the next day, when the messenger sent by the magistrate of Goushi contacted Gong Ao, Gong Ao was really overjoyed, and decided that this was an opportunity to fight for merit, and then he did not talk to Liu. The third brother discussed, and in the early morning of the next day, he asked his son Gongwei to lead an army of [-] to detour northward, and hurried to Gou's to take over the county by taking a small road.

It was only after Gongwei led the army that Liu Laosan and Han Xin found out about the situation through scout reports. In shock, Liu Laosan and Han Xin could only hurry over to meet Gong Ao and find out the reason for Gong Ao's division of troops. Gong Ao, in order to monopolize the great merit, of course refused to confess the truth to Liu Laosan and the others, but said with a smile: "I just want to tell the King of Nanyang that this is the idea that the foreign minister came up with last night. Not only can we take advantage of the situation to take down the Gou clan, cut off the connection between the Han bandits in Cheyuanting and their rear, but also force Long Qiefu to send his troops back to help Gou clan, so that we can be more confident that we can take down the camp of the Han bandits in Cheyuanting."

"Is this really the case?" Han Xin was skeptical, and hurriedly reminded: "Communist General, dividing troops to attack the Gou family is indeed a way to break through the Han bandit camp as soon as possible. On the front line, we must guard against his reinforcements coming suddenly to reinforce, and your division is going northward by a narrow path, making it difficult to retreat, if the reinforcements of the Han bandits suddenly arrive during the siege, I'm afraid it will be very detrimental to the general's division of troops."

With the inside information provided by the magistrate of Goushi, how could Gong Ao listen to Jin Hanxin's persuasion?Not only did he not order the withdrawal of troops, but he also laughed and said, "Thank you, General Han, for reminding me, but since foreign ministers dare to do this, I am sure of it, and you don't have to worry, King Nanyang, just prepare your troops to attack at any time, as long as our When the scouts discovered that the Han bandits were splitting up to rescue Gou, they immediately dispatched troops to attack their camp, making the Han bandits completely miserable."

Han Xin refused to give up, and advised Gong Ao to withdraw and divide his troops as soon as possible, and not to attack dangerously, but Gong Ao didn't listen at all. Many scouts were sent to closely monitor every move of the Han army's camp, and were ready to dispatch troops immediately when the Western Chu army performed a miracle, and took the opportunity to attack the Han army's Cheyuanting camp.

Let's take a look at the situation on Gongwei's side, Gongao's precious son. Because he has already been familiar with all the roads and roads around Cheyuanting, relying on the guidance of scouts, just in the afternoon of the day, Gongwei took Xichu The army's partial division took the mountain path and detoured back to the back of the Han army's camp, and appeared in the southeast of Goushi County. While dividing up troops to set up an intercepting position to prevent the Han army from suddenly sending troops back to aid Goushi, he sent envoys to the city of Goushi to persuade him to surrender, demanding that the county magistrate of Goushi immediately lead the county soldiers in the city to open the city and surrender. He made a promise that after the county magistrate of Goushi dedicated the city, he would be rewarded with ten thousand gold, plus he would be promoted to the sheriff.

"General, please wait a moment, let us discuss and discuss carefully."

This is the answer given by the Goushi city. Gongwei also held his temper and led the Western Chu army to wait patiently under the Goushi city. The scouts of the Laixi Chu army reported that a Han army had suddenly come from the direction of Gong County and would soon arrive at the city of Goushi.Gong Wei was shocked when he heard the report, and hurriedly asked: "How many soldiers and horses do the Han thieves have?"

"Reporting to Major General, there are at least 4 to [-] people! There are also quite a few cavalry!"

The scout's answer made Gong Wei turn pale immediately, and screamed that he was fooled. Gong Wei didn't dare to have any hesitation, and immediately led the West Chu Army out of the battlefield, and hurriedly retreated back and forth. However, it was too late to do so. Before the Western Chu army had retreated to the entrance of the mountain road, tens of thousands of Han troops had already hurriedly chased them. Gong Wei knew that if he continued to retreat in a hurry, his army would have to be overtaken by the Han army before all of them entered the mountain area. The team must have suffered heavy losses, so they gritted their teeth and decided to let the Western Chu army form an formation on the spot, intending to fight hard to repel the Han army's pursuit, and then retreat calmly.

Lieutenant Gong’s choice was correct, but unfortunately, the enemy he encountered this time was the elite troops of the Han Army’s strategic general reserve. Numerous, rich in battlefield experience, strong in combat effectiveness, and well-equipped, they are definitely not comparable to ordinary troops. They are the heroic troops that wiped out all Chai Wu's troops in the first battle of the Han Army, and they are also the strategic-level firefighting brigade that Xiang Kang was willing to use until the last moment!so……

Therefore, even in battles, the Western Chu Army, which is good at battles, was still defeated by Zheng Bujun, and it was difficult to parry. When the [-] troops of the Han Army came to reinforce, the Western Chu Army no longer had any There is a way to parry, but in a blink of an eye, he was killed by the Han army and collapsed completely, completely disintegrated, fled all over the mountains, and then trampled each other in the narrow mountain roads. Battalion, more than [-] Western Chu troops were wiped out by the Han army almost in one day!

It was only when Gong Ao was beating his chest and cursing loudly that Han Xin and Liu Laosan learned the truth in astonishment. They understood that the reason why Gong Ao took the risk to divide his troops was because of the trick of the Han army, and Liu Laosan, who had a bad temper, quietly gloated and hid behind his back. He scolded Gong Ao for being greedy for meritorious deeds, but Han Xin was extremely surprised, and said in doubt: "We have met an opponent, and they can take advantage of the weakness that we and the Western Chu Army do not belong to each other. I guessed that Gong Ao will definitely be greedy for meritorious deeds." , and will definitely block the news from us, so that there is no way for us to stop Gong Ao from being fooled. I am familiar with Long Qie and Zheng Bu. They must not have such skills. Who gave them this idea? This man is not easy!"

(End of this chapter)