Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 333 Peng Yue Enters the Stage
The Western Chu army’s exploitation of the Chu land is not just about exhausting the lake, but it has to be described as scraping the ground. In addition to conscripting more than 30 troops to the front line to participate in the war, in order to transport military supplies to the front line, they also forcibly requisitioned A larger number of common people participated in the transportation of luggage. In many places, after young and strong men could not be recruited, women, old people and children could only be recruited to make up the number, forcing old and weak women and children to push carts and carry heavy objects. The people complained and suffered unspeakably because of this.

But what the people of Chudi never expected was that they had already been enslaved to this point, and those in power in Western Chu still hadn’t considered letting them go. Xiang Yu just gave an order, and the Western Chu army with a total of 16 went to Zhao The country and the Nanyang front line, what followed was the heavier exploitation and enslavement of the Chu people by the officials of Western Chu. Needless to say, the increase in taxes and taxes, the corvee was so heavy that it was almost terrible. On the big and small roads, Ragged civilian teams can be seen everywhere, carrying all kinds of food, grass and military supplies, and struggling to move forward. In the ditches on both sides of the road, you can often see skinny and dead bodies, which are more miserable than the ocher clothes in the Qin II period. The road does not give way.

This kind of situation is more common on the Qin Chi Road left by Qin Shihuang, especially the section from Zou County of Xue County to Puyang of East County. With the passing of time, more and more food, grass and military supplies are being transported from the rear of Chu to Xingyang, and more and more truck convoys are coming and going on this road. Almost every day, you can see truck convoys from all over Western Chu on this road. Go westward, transport food and various military supplies to Puyang, and then transfer them to the Honggou Camp of the Western Chu Army.

Even if it rains, it is no exception. In the spring, Dongjun and the surrounding areas have been raining continuously, and the road built by Qin Shihuang with countless manpower and material resources is wet and slippery, and it is muddy and difficult to walk. Among them, a supply and food team from the rear of Western Chu was still struggling forward, marching eastward against the wind and rain, and could hear the scolding and roaring of the escorting soldiers from time to time...

"A maidservant! Hurry up, hurry up, before dark, you have to go to Chengqiu to cross the river no matter what! If you delay the time, none of you maidservants will have a good life!"

While shouting and cursing, some grumpy soldiers of the Western Chu Army brandished their weapons and whipped the slow-moving peasants with spears and spears. The peasants, old or young, did not dare to speak back, let alone fight back, and could only moan Trying to speed up the pace, trying to push and pull the heavy vehicles to speed up, the rain drenched their ragged clothes and dripped on their heads and faces, but they didn't realize it, like walking dead.

"Wow wow wow wow..."

In the crowd of folk husbands, the sound of a baby crying suddenly came to mind. A young woman who was pushing a cart hurriedly stood up, untied the child on her back, and wiped the rainwater from her head and face while going up The urging Xichu soldiers begged: "General, let my family feed the baby for a while. He hasn't had a mouthful of milk since morning. He must be starving. Please."

The rough fingers covered with mud raised the young woman's chin, and after a moment of careful observation of the young woman, the owner of the finger laughed evilly and said, "Okay, but tonight, you have to feed me too." A meal, would you like to?"

The pretty face of the young woman turned red to the base of her neck, but the soldiers of Western Chu next to her all laughed lewdly and said, "That's right, it's okay to breastfeed your son, but at night, You'll have to feed each of us a few bites."

The young woman was even more ashamed, and the soldiers of the Western Chu Army had long regarded these things as commonplace under Xiang Yu's connivance. The soldiers of the Western Chu army didn't listen at all, and their superiors didn't bother to pay attention.

"General, there is a situation!"

The sudden shout helped the young woman out of the predicament. When everyone looked up and looked around, they soon saw a group of ragged soldiers suddenly appeared in the direction of Juyeze in the north, holding various All kinds of weapons are rushing towards the road at an extremely fast speed.And when he saw clearly the red flags they were flying, the five hundred commanders leading the Western Chu Army roared in disbelief...

"The traitor! The traitor here? The army of the traitor fell from the sky?!"

None of the soldiers of the Western Chu Army could know the origin of this Han army. The Han army that descended from the sky was walking like flying, and soon rushed to the vicinity of the Western Chu army's heavy train. The civilians in the vehicle could only run away yelling and yelling, so as not to be implicated in the flames of war. The [-] troops of the Western Chu Army escorting food and grass could only bite the bullet and form an formation to fight back, trying to repel the enemy and save their lives. food supplies.

The soldiers of the Western Chu Army soon discovered that they were wishful thinking. Although the Han army that suddenly appeared was rather messy in weapons and equipment, it was obvious at a glance that it was not a front-line soldier of the Han army, but its combat effectiveness was quite good. Whether it was a single-soldier battle or a single-soldier battle, they all performed fiercely and ferociously. The continuous rain made the strong bows and crossbows equipped by the soldiers of the Western Chu army useless. Therefore, this Han army not only rushed to fight nearby without any hindrance, but also It only took a mere moment to kill the Western Chu Army's formation into chaos, and then quickly interspersed and cut, using the superiority of numbers to completely submerge the Western Chu Army soldiers, slashing and stabbing them fiercely with their weapons, killing the Western Chu Army soldiers. He kept screaming and falling to the ground.

During the scuffle, a general of the Han army in armor, holding a steel knife, rushed directly in front of the leader of the Western Chu army, Wubaichang, and chopped down the Wubaichang, the leader of the Western Chu army. Frightened and frightened, the five hundred commanders of the Western Chu Army raised their spears to barely hold his saber, and asked in a panic, "Who are you?"

"Nai Weng Peng Yue!"

Peng Yue, who had been dubbed Ding Taohou by Xiang Kang, roared, and suddenly slashed his knife horizontally. The blade slid along the shaft of the spear, and cut off the four fingers of the five-hundred-year-old Western Chu army's right hand. While screaming in pain, Peng Yue had already slashed down with his knife again, and as the blood splattered, the head of the five hundred commander of the Western Chu Army also flew into the air.

Without the command of the leading generals, the leaderless soldiers of the Western Chu Army were soon completely defeated by the Han guerrillas led by Peng Yue, and then most of them were killed. Only a small number of people fled to Chengqiu in the east in embarrassment, where they were stationed. The regular army of the Western Chu Army asked for help, and Peng Yue ordered his soldiers to quickly clean up the battlefield, collect all available supplies, and then lead the convoy to leave the road and go northward to Juyeze, where he occupied before he raised his troops.

It is raining, and it is difficult for a heavy vehicle to move on a flat road. After turning into a path with soft soil, it is of course even more difficult to move.However, Peng Yue refused to let the soldiers give up their luggage, and patiently just went northward slowly. After a while, when the Western Chu army stationed in Chengqiu to protect the Jishui ferry caught up, Peng Yue smiled ferociously and immediately He ordered his soldiers to abandon their luggage and move forward lightly. The Western Chu army refused to give up after recapturing the luggage and continued to pursue it. Peng Yue did not turn back to fight. Near Nozawa.

When they came to the lake, Peng Yue's army was already in chaos, showing their defeat. However, just when the West Chu army thought they could finally block the enemy, there was a lot of killing in the woods on both sides of the road. An army carrying the banner of the Han army rushed out, and Peng Yue took the opportunity to order the soldiers to turn around and fight to the death. Under the attack from three sides, the Western Chu army was quickly defeated. Even though the equipment and weapons had an absolute advantage, they were still killed by Peng Yue's army. Dead bodies littered the field.

Taking advantage of the momentum, Peng Yue's army chased after them. In addition to recapturing the abandoned vehicles, they also went straight to Chengqiu Ferry. Taking advantage of the fact that the Western Chu defenders had lost most of the field battle, they easily entered the Western Chu army's barracks and scattered again. The enemy seized all the food, grass and military supplies that the Western Chu Army had not had time to transfer across the river, as well as a large number of weapons and ships.

Then, Peng Yue's army was very bold and rested overnight in Chengqiu. It was not until the next morning that they loaded the food, grass and military supplies that could be taken away, transported them to Juyeze by water, and set fire to all the remaining food, grass and military supplies. After destroying the pier, the troops were divided into two groups and retreated to Juyeze.When Dingtao's Western Chu Army received the news and rushed to the scene, Chengqiu, an important transfer node of the Western Chu Army on Qin Chi Road, had already been reduced to ashes, which seriously affected the supply of materials from the Western Chu rear to the frontline main force.

This battle also announced that Peng Yue's army had returned to the stage of the Central Plains War. From then on, Peng Yue's army, which was once severely injured on the battlefield of Qi State, used Juyeze as a base to continuously attack the surrounding cities of the Western Chu Army, one after another. He successfully defeated the enemy many times, captured countless military supplies, money and food, and continued to recruit people who did not want to continue to endure the tyranny of Western Chu to join the army. He expanded his army, and soon expanded the army to nearly 2 people. The supply and grain team of the Western Chu Army cut off the supply of food and grass for the main force of the Western Chu Army, and resolutely carried out Xiang Kang's order to ask Peng Yue to make trouble behind the Western Chu Army.

At this time, the weakness of the Western Chu army in allocating the local main force was completely exposed. Except for a few important military towns that barely had the strength to compete with Peng Yue's army, the other local garrison troops were completely vulnerable to the guerrilla genius Peng Yue, and were often defeated by the guerrilla genius Peng Yue. Peng Yue's army used the guerrilla tactics of attacking from the east to attack the west or encircling the point for reinforcements, and then they were defeated by Peng Yue. Soon the surrounding area of ​​Juyeze was in chaos, forcing the West Chu army to continue from Xuejun and Dongjun. The troops were mobilized to protect the Western Chu Army's supply and grain team with all their strength, and the transportation efficiency dropped greatly. At the same time, almost all the Western Chu Army in Xue County and Dong County were attracted to Chidao, and the hinterland was even more empty.

That's not to mention, seeing that the time is gradually ripening, and with the rapid growth of power, the ambitious Peng Yue also set his sights on Zou County, an important material transfer town for the Western Chu Army far away from Juye Ze, and began to discuss with the generals to take the initiative to leave Ju Ye Ze As a result of the tactical plan to attack Zou County, not only Peng Yue’s important generals were taken aback, but even Yue Yan, a passerby of the Han Army Dian sent by Xiang Kang to canonize Peng Yue, blurted out in fright: "Rush on Zou County? It's about three hundred miles away from Juyeze, can we do it?"

"Also." Yue Yan hurriedly added: "Zou County is an important place to go. Whether Pengcheng, the capital of the Western Chu Kingdom, is in contact with the main force of the Western Chu Army or with their northern division, they must pass through Zou County. The Xichu bandit army must have deployed heavy guards there, are we sure we can take it down?"

"Without this certainty, I won't say this." Peng Yue said with a confident smile: "We have three chances of winning when we attack Zou County. The first is that Zou County is far away from Juyeze. Assuming that we have the guts to attack them, our precautions will not be too tight, as long as we march in concealment, choose small paths, and suddenly rush to Zouxian City, we will surely catch the Western Chu bandits by surprise and help us defeat the enemy and win."

"Secondly, although Zou County is important, it is only a county after all. The city is far less fortified than Dingtao Puyang, and it is relatively easy to attack. Even if the Western Chu bandits retreat to the city, we are very confident that we will be able to attack the city."

"Third, we have been successful in guerrilla operations before, and almost all the troops that the Xichu bandit army can mobilize in Xue County have been lured to the south of Juyeze by us to protect their main food road. The county has completely lost its troops. If we attack Zou County, we don’t have to worry about Xuejun’s Western Chu rebels sending troops to reinforce us, and we can attack Zou County without distraction.”

"There is another important point." Peng Yue added: "Zou County is located at an important road, and the transportation is convenient. Even if we can't take it down, we can retreat calmly before the reinforcements of the Xichu bandit army arrive. The Chu bandit army is surrounded on all sides. In addition, there are many markets and cities around Zou County, which is good for us to replenish food and grass on the spot, so we don't have to worry too much about the food problem."

Peng Yue's generals such as Yue Yan and Hu Zhe were still a little worried, but Peng Yue didn't bother to talk to them anymore, and immediately started to arrange the specific affairs of the attack on Zou County. Ready to run and fight.At the same time, he secretly hoarded the previously seized food in a hidden place by the Juyeze Lake for use in the future. In addition, Peng Yue arranged for a general to lead an army to continue activities in Juyeze, using his own banner to bluff and confuse The judgment of the Western Chu Army.

Finally, on the day of departure, the messenger sent by Xiang Kang later got in touch with Peng Yue's army, and sent Xiang Kang's order to Peng Yue to make a big move in the rear of Western Chu to Peng Yue. After reading Xiang Kang's order, he never Peng Yue, who had never met Xiang Kang before, couldn't help grinning, and said to Yue Yu: "Master Yue, have you seen it? Your Majesty also thinks the same as I do. Taking this opportunity, we'd better make a big noise as soon as possible." , so that he can play more easily in Xingyang."

Yue Yan agreed with a wry smile, and quickly praised Peng Yue and Xiang Kang for their sympathy, but he said in his heart: "Go crazy, don't look at you now have [-] troops, but most of them are mobs that have been put together hastily. Training, weapons and equipment are in disarray, if you can't take it in Zou County, and the Western Chu bandits quickly return along the road to help, how do you deal with it?"

Perhaps Yue Yu shouldn't have cursed Peng Yue, who had already surrendered to the Han army, because after leaving Juyeze, it had only been more than two days since he walked eastward on a small path, and the secret agent sent to investigate the enemy's situation sent an urgent report, saying that he was in the Han army. A little more than a day ago, a Western Chu army of about [-] men suddenly rushed to Zou County and joined forces with the [-] defenders there, which greatly strengthened the strength of Zou County's defenders.

Knowing this situation, the generals of the Peng Yue Army and Yue Yu were of course greatly disappointed, and they all turned their attention to Peng Yue, but Peng Yue remained calm, but carefully asked about the origin of the Western Chu Army and the generals in command, and it turned out that Peng Yue The army's detailed work was considered to be conscientious, and he immediately replied: "Report to the general, that bandit army came from the East China Sea, and the bandit general is Gan Ji, the governor of Donghai County in Western Chu."

"That's good." Peng Yue heaved a sigh of relief, and hurriedly said to Hu Zhe, Yue Yan and the others: "Don't worry, if the Western Chu bandit army recruited the elite from their capital of Pengcheng, then we have to retreat immediately. But Since it is the Western Chu bandit army from the East China Sea, then it must be the county soldiers drawn by Gan Jipifu from several counties in the northern part of the East China Sea, and it is definitely not as difficult to deal with as the elite West Chu bandit army from Pengcheng."

"But we may not be sure." Hu Zhe reminded: "Even if this Western Chu bandit army is just a temporary county soldier, the equipment and training cannot keep up with the elite of the Western Chu bandit army, but as long as they stick to their camps and cities, we You don't have any confidence in taking Zou County?"

"Hu Zhe, do you think this Western Chu bandit army will stay in Zou County, waiting for us to go over and attack the city?" Peng Yue asked strangely, and said: "The Western Chu bandit army hastily formed Donghai County soldiers and marched westward to Zou County. It is because we have already beaten them in Juye Ze, so they repeatedly deployed troops to reinforce Juye Battlefield, and wanted to join forces with the Dongjun and Xuejun West Chu bandits there to attack us. If this is the case, how could they I will be stationed in Zou County for a long time, and I will definitely take a short rest and continue to march along the Chi Road to Juyeze."

"Is that so?" Hu Zhe was skeptical and hurriedly asked, "Then what should we do now?"

"Continue to march!" Peng Yue decided to pay attention, and said: "Our secret work is the news sent by the small road, which takes a lot of time. If there is no accident, the Western Chu bandit army led by Gan Ji must not be in Zou County at this time. Now, let's just go ahead and take down Zou County!"

(End of this chapter)