Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 360
As the grandson of Lord Xinling Wei Wuji, Zhao Xiang Zhang Er's current chief of staff, Wei Wuzhi, was born too late, so he never witnessed the grand occasion of his grandfather's three thousand disciples, let alone his grandfather's Jian Qilian. Qiu's chivalrous demeanor, but based on the fact that Zhao Xiangzhang'er was only a guest in his grandfather's house, Wei Wuzhi can be sure that his grandfather Xinling Lord's heroic, unrivaled heroism will only be far beyond his imagination .

Because even Zhang Er is the idol that Wei Wuzhi currently worships. Obviously, the battle on the northern front is stalemate, and the 27 troops of Zhao, Chu, Qi, and the Allied Forces of the Four Kingdoms are helpless. The reinforcements from the Han army had already reached the city of Handan, and it only took two days to travel lightly and quickly to directly threaten Julu City, the current capital of Zhao State. In addition to acting as an agent for state affairs, he just reads and recites poems, never letting go of the book, and there is no sign of nervousness or anxiety.

No, after returning to the prime minister's mansion after the symbolic court meeting, Mr. Zhang didn't even take a sip of water. The first thing he did was to pick up the "Su Zi" that he hadn't finished reading yesterday and continue reading. He didn't care about the military report sent by the Handan side. The doorman Meng Sui was not long-eyed. He kindly reminded Mr. Zhang to care about the military situation in Handan occasionally, but Mr. Zhang said without raising his head: "Put it aside first. Let’s wait until the truth has finished reading this article.”

Meng Sui had no choice but to put down the military report gently, and then carefully returned to his seat, for fear of disturbing Zhang Xiang's study. The other disciples present were all upset when they saw it, and whispered: "After all, it is our kindness." Xiang, diligent and tireless, is really a role model for my generation."

There was a slight smile on the corner of Zhang Xiang's mouth, and after reading an article carefully and savoring the essence repeatedly, Zhang Xiang picked up Zhang Yan's routine report and read it. Seeing that the cowardly Han reinforcements were still After not daring to launch an attack on Handan Jiancheng, Zhang Xiang smiled again and said, "Sure enough, Zhang Yan and Chen Ze did not disappoint the truth. , there is no need to worry about the truth."

"Isn't it because of being kind and knowing people and doing well, and making careful arrangements?" A doorman hurriedly said, "That's why the Han thieves dare not act rashly, let alone peek at half an eye of our fortified city of Handan."

"It is indeed because Enxiang employs people properly. The two generals Zhang Yan and Chen Ze followed our Enxiang to defend Julu, making the 40 Qin thieves helpless. With them sitting in Handan, even if the Han thieves have millions of thieves, they can't do anything. Don't even think about shaking Handan."

"Our southern line can sit back and relax. If there are no accidents, it won't be long before the traitors will retreat with all their food."

"Of course, with Zhang Chen and two fierce generals guarding Handan, and our benefactor planning strategies in Julu, we will win thousands of miles and kill the Han thieves from the south. It's just as easy as pie."

"Don't take the enemy too lightly." Zhang Xiang interrupted the chatter of the disciples with a wave of his hand, and said with a smile: "After all, the Han thieves are coming, relying on Zhang Yan and Chen Ze alone to hold on to Handan, and they want to hold on until the Han thieves have food. It’s not that easy to retreat on your own.”

After humiliating himself, Zhang Xiang smiled again and said: "Actually, the thing I hope most now is that the Han thieves from the south should attack Handan as soon as possible, so that Zhang Yan and Chen Ze can rely on the city's favorable location to head on. Beat the traitors hard, dampen the spirit of the traitors, and we will be able to fight much easier in the next battle."

"You can rest assured about this kindness." Wei Wuzhi finally caught the opportunity to speak, and hurriedly said: "The Han thieves have come from a long way, and the grain road is long, so they must seek a quick victory. Counting time, the king of Western Chu should also We have launched a counterattack, the situation of the Han bandits in the middle of the battlefield may be tense at any time, and the Han bandits going north must not dare to confront us for a long time, so if there is no accident, the Han bandits will definitely launch a frontal attack on Handan in the near future."

"This is exactly what I want to see the most." Zhang Xiang's expression became more confident, and he said with a smile: "Handan was the former capital of our Zhao State. Although the city defense is not as strong as before, the foundation is still there. The defenders have enough troops, even if the Han bandits launch a frontal attack, they may not be able to take Handan in three to five months, so the more anxious the Han bandits attack the city, the better for us."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Xiang said casually: "However, the most beneficial situation for us is that the Han bandits bypass Handan and go directly north to Julu, or divide their troops to attack our Julu City. Wei Wuzhi, you should do more for the truth. Be careful, keep in touch with the Quliang garrison at all times, and report to me immediately if you find that the Han bandits are sending troops to the north, no matter what time it is."

As the chief of staff, Wei Wuzhi quickly agreed, but it was a coincidence that at this moment, a guard outside the hall reported that he had just received an urgent military report from the Quliang garrison on a fast horse. Zhang Er.Zhang Er listened to the music, and said with a smile: "I really can't mention it, come as soon as I mention it, hurry up, submit Quliang's military report, let the truth see what good news it is, is it true that the Han bandits are not sinking?" Hold on, divide your troops and head north to Julu?"

The guard sang promises, and hurriedly presented the military report to Zhang Er. Zhang Er, Prime Minister Zhang took it with a smile, and first carefully read the seal on the military report to prevent the enemy from forging the military report, and then pried it with a knife. Go to seal the clay, take out the bamboo slips and read them carefully with a smile.

"Enxiang, what's the good news? Did we defeat the traitors in Handan? Or did the traitors lose their composure and split up and go north to Julu?"

The doorman Meng Sui inquired curiously, but before he finished the question, Meng Sui, Wei Wuzhi and the other doormen realized that something was wrong—the relaxed smile of Zhang Er Zhang Xiangye froze directly on his face, and then his expression remained unchanged. It quickly began to turn white, and then turned into a dead gray, and the hands began to tremble slightly, as if suddenly suffering from some sudden illness.

In fact, everyone was very aware of Zhang Er's temper. None of the people present, including Wei Wuzhi, dared to ask the reason. They just waited anxiously for Zhang Er's next reaction.Then, as Wei Wuzhi and others expected, with a bang, the case in front of Zhang Er Zhang Xiangye flew into the air, and then Zhang Xiangye jumped up, punching his fists with red eyes and yelling wildly, " Xiang Kang, how dare you do this?!"

"Zhang Xiang, what happened?"

It was only after Wei Wuzhi had the courage to ask again that Xiangye Zhang replied hysterically: "Handan City has been captured by the Han thieves! Our [-] army has almost been wiped out! Zhang Yan and Chen Ze Both died in battle, Fan Ao is missing, and it is very likely that he was killed by the traitors!"

Almost everyone's jaws were dislocated, and then Meng Sui groaned in disbelief: "How is it possible? Handan City is so strong, let alone [-] troops, even if [-] pigs are used to defend the city, it is impossible for the Han thieves to be so strong." Take it now?"

"Zhang Yan, Chen Ze, you two idiots! You idiots! You ruined the truth!"

It is true that he was in a state of exasperation, Prime Minister Zhang completely forgot that he had just exaggerated that Zhang Yan and Chen Ze did not disappoint him, and with bloodshot eyes, he just cursed the second general for his incompetence, and lost the impenetrable Handan City and the [-] army so quickly .All the disciples were trembling, no one dared to speak up, but Wei Wuzhi was calmer, and hurriedly said: "Enxiang, now is not the time to hold generals Zhang Yan and Chen Ze accountable, since Handan has fallen, Quliang Xiaoyi alone can't be held accountable." There is no way to stop the Han bandits from going north, but the only way we can do now is to quickly dispatch the northern army to help Julu! Otherwise, Julu will definitely be in danger!"

Zhang Erzhang quickly calculated with a dark face, and found that although he still had the option of taking the Julu garrison north to meet the main forces of the coalition forces, if the Julu was lost, not only would he have no way to collect food, grass and military supplies from all over Zhao to the north. At the same time, the Han army will cut off their ties with the allies of Qi and Chu, and the situation will only become more unfavorable.So after gritting his teeth, Zhang Er quickly shouted: "Give Duke Gan an order to lead his army back to help Julu immediately, and also ask Qi's army to go south to help us fight against the Han thieves." army!"

"Enxiang, just mobilizing our army from Zhao State and inviting Qi State's army to go south, I'm afraid there is not enough troops?" Wei Wuzhi said with some worry: "The Han thieves on the southern line wiped out our [-] army so quickly. The strength of the army has far exceeded our previous estimates. The army of General Gan Gong and the army of Qi State combined are only about [-]. At most, they can only compete with the Han thieves from the south. .”

Zhang Erfei quickly thought about not saying a word, and Wei Wuzhi suggested again: "The best way is to ask the Western Chu army to temporarily contain the Han thieves on the northern line, and invite the army of King Jibei to help in the battle, so that we can have a good fight on the southern line." Definitely win."

"We can't decide this matter." Zhang Er said with a dark face: "We must have Zhou Yin, the great Sima of Western Chu (Xiang Yu has appointed more than one great Sima) to say it. Unless he nods, otherwise no matter how much we beg, Ji The northern army did not dare to go south without authorization."

"Zhou Yin is a greedy and lustful person." Wei Wuzhi said: "If Enxiang satisfies his appetite in this respect, it should not be difficult to get his consent."

"Then let's try it." Zhang Er nodded, and said hastily: "Whether Zhou Yin agrees or not, we should call our army and Qi army back first, and draw up an order!"

According to Zhang Er's request, Wei Wuzhi and other disciples had no choice but to draw up an order quickly, so that the troops of Zhao State and Qi State, who had greeted each other before, immediately returned to the south to rescue Julu, and at the same time adopted Wei Wuzhi's suggestion, Zhang Er personally wrote a letter to Zhou Yin, the commander of the anti-Han coalition army, explaining the situation on the southern front to Zhou Yin, and asking Zhou Yin to send the Jinbei army to the south to help the battle, and help his own army give priority to killing the Han army from the south. He also prepared a rather expensive gift and sent it to Zhou Yin to try to buy Zhou Yin's consent.

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It is convenient to have a fast road. In just over three days, Zhang Er's order was sent to the Dongyuan front where the anti-Han coalition forces and the Han army's Uncle Zhou's corps were facing each other. Zhao Jun, who had already greeted Zhou Yin The main force, Duke Gan’s Department, also pulled out their camp and went south immediately, rushing back to Julu for rescue day and night, and then Qi’s army, which had received countless benefits from Zhang Er, also quickly dispatched under the leadership of the coach Tianbe, following Zhao’s army one after another He rushed to Julu to rescue him.

However, on the issue of begging Zhou Yin to send Jibei troops to also participate in the rescue of the giant deer, there were twists and turns. Ten beauties waited on Zhou Yin's food and daily life, but Zhou Yin didn't agree immediately when Qian Yankai opened his eyes. He was furious and said, "What do you Zhao's army do for food? Even fifty thousand troops can't defend the fortified city of Handan. If you want me to send all the troops from Qidi to help you, if all the friendly troops are gone, how can you let me fight the battle of Dongyuan?"

"Don't worry, Da Sima, there won't be a long delay." The envoy Zhang Er hurriedly explained: "We, Minister Zhang, ask you to agree to the Jibei army going south for reinforcements. Uncle Thief General, so you will definitely not let Da Sima fight alone on the Dongyuan battlefield for too long, and you will come back soon."

"Then if the commander-in-chief also sends the Qi army to you to help, what if you still can't defeat the Han bandits on the southern front?" Zhou Yin asked a key question, and said: "If you are not the opponents of the Han bandits, you will be defeated by the southern line." The Han bandits captured the giant deer again, wouldn't that handsome army become a lone army?"

Envoy Zhang Er was completely speechless, but it was okay, Zhou Yin's temper was not as irritable as Xiang Yu's, and he changed his words after getting angry, and waved: "You go down first, how can I help you resist the Southern Hans?" Thief, wait for this commander to discuss with the generals first."

Zhang Er's envoy quickly agreed to resign, and then Zhou Yin actually summoned the generals of the Western Chu Army to discuss whether to accept Zhang Er's request. The result was fine for Zhang Er, and Xiang Yu arranged for Zhou Yin's two deputy Xiang Suihe. Not only did Xiang Guan attach great importance to the safety of the southern front, but he also believed that the troops of Zhao and Qi were only sent south to rescue the giant deer. The strength might be insufficient, and there was a danger that the anti-Han coalition forces would be defeated by the Han army one by one.

Not only that, Xiang Sui, the unworthy son of Master Xiang Bo Xiang, who once took the northern part of Donghai County for the Young Marshal Army alone, also suggested: "Great Sima, the general still thinks that even if the Jinbei army is taken I'm afraid it's not safe enough to send back to reinforce Julu, because we all know that Zhang Erpifu's military skills are not very good, and the Jibei army and the Qi army will definitely not listen to him, and there is a danger of fighting on their own. Therefore, the general feels that, to be on the safe side, it is best for you, Da Sima, to personally lead our main force from Western Chu to the south to help Julu, and concentrate our forces to defeat the Han thieves on the southern front, and then turn around and deal with Uncle Zhou's thieves."

"Our main force from Western Chu went south to rescue the giant deer in person?" Zhou Yin was taken aback by Xiang Sui's bold proposal, and said in surprise: "Our main force went south to rescue the giant deer, what about the Dongyuan battlefield? Uncle Zhou's bandits saw Our main force and Zhao Qi's army are gone, and we will definitely take the opportunity to counterattack aggressively, how could the Jibei Army's soldiers and horses all the way be able to resist?"

"Let's go together!" Xiang Sui replied decisively, and said: "Let's go first, let the Jinbei army retreat at a certain distance from each other, and if Zhou Shu's bandit army launches a pursuit, we will take the opportunity to return to the division and fight them decisively. The army plus the Jibei Army still have the upper hand in terms of strength, so it will definitely not be difficult to defeat Uncle Zhou's bandit army."

"If Uncle Zhou's bandits don't pursue, or just follow from a distance, then the situation is also in our favor." Xiang Sui continued: "After our main force has withdrawn to the Julu battlefield, we can concentrate our forces and fight without worrying about being caught. The Han thieves were defeated one by one, and the second was that they could rely on Julu Jiancheng to obtain food and grass supplies on the spot, calmly deal with the northern and southern Han armies that had to take an offensive, and win a favorable opportunity to win the battle on an equal footing. , Morale drops, and then take the opportunity to send troops to launch a counterattack, defeating the enemy will definitely be easy!"

Zhou Yin calculated carefully and found that although doing so would definitely lead to the fall of a large area of ​​land north of Julu, these lands and cities belonged to Zhao State, so he didn't have to feel bad even if they lost all of them.And if he really lures Uncle Zhou, who has been hiding in the tortoise shell, out of the camp for a decisive battle, even without the help of Qi and Zhao's army, he is still sure of winning—at least Zhou Yin thinks so.At the same time, as long as he retreats to the Julu battlefield, he will be invincible immediately, and he doesn't even have to worry about the supply of food and grass. Even if the Han troops from the north and the south join forces at the Julu battlefield, he will still have a good chance of winning !In general, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, and the danger is almost non-existent!

After pondering this, Zhou Yin immediately made up his mind and said, "Okay, let's do it this way. Anyway, those idiots in Zhao Guo are holding us back. Even if we take the initiative to retreat and temporarily give up the city land north of Julu, Zhao Guo's gang will never dare to fart!"

In this way, after making up his mind, Zhou Yin immediately called Zhang Er's envoy and told him his decision, and asked the envoy to return to Julu immediately to tell Zhang Er his plan, and asked Zhang Er to prepare to meet the west. The main force of the Chu army and the Jinbei army joined forces to go south—of course, they also prepared the money and beauties to thank him by the way.Although the envoy Zhang Er also knew that doing so would lead to the fall of a large area of ​​Zhao's land and city to the enemy, but he wanted someone to ask for help. Of course, the envoy Zhang Er did not dare to fart. On the contrary, he had to thank Zhou Yin a thousand times, and then Then he hurried back to Julu to report to Zhang Er.

Then, Zhou Yin heard from the general of Jibei, Tian Xin, who commanded the Jibei army, and asked him to take up the important task of the queen. Zhou Yin could only swallow his anger and clasped his fists and sang promises.Fortunately, Zhou Yin also told Tian Xin clearly that once the Han army pursued aggressively, the Western Chu army would definitely return to fight, and would never let the Jibei army fight alone. In addition, the Western Chu army treated its allies in a barely respectable manner. , so Tian Xin was at ease.

After some careful preparations, two days later, under Zhou Yin's personal leadership, the Western Chu Army's Northern Front Army set up its camp according to the plan, and retreated southward leisurely. The Northern Army quickly pulled out its camp and retreated.The result was just as Xiang Sui expected, because the Western Chu Army did not go far, the Zhou Shu Corps of the Han Army camped under the Dongyuan City did not dare to take the opportunity to send troops to pursue them, and watched the Jibei Army withdraw from the Dongyuan Battlefield. Send out one soldier and one soldier to take risks and fight.

After this situation was reported to Zhou Yin, Zhou Yin, who was convinced that he could easily deal with Uncle Zhou in the field, was even more proud, and openly shouted: "Uncle Zhou, if you have the guts, come after him! As long as you dare to fight This commander will fight head-on, and this commander will guarantee that you will not be left behind!"

(End of this chapter)