Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 370 An Enemy That Shouldn't Exist

"Sister of the Yu family, elder brother is strange. You two, who is the concubine of our King of Han? Why, elder brother, it seems that you care more about our King of Han than your elder sister, not just one or two points?"

Feng Zhong pretended to be surprised and asked Xiang Kang's beautiful sister-in-law Yu Yu to blush to the base of her neck. Seeing her sister Yu Miaoge holding her nephew beside her with a half-smile, Yu Yu was even more shy and hurriedly stomped He shouted at Feng Zhong and said, "You're still a big brother! You're kidding me again, the king of Han is my brother-in-law, so what's wrong with me caring about him? Talking nonsense in front of my sister-in-law, be careful that my brother-in-law will deal with you in the future!"

"I'm really not afraid of this." Feng Zhong laughed even worse, and said, "I was thinking of helping my concubine and my siblings. Your sister knows that I have good intentions, so how could she speak ill of me in front of the King of Han? She should It is right to speak for me."

Yu Miaoge covered her mouth and let out a laugh, while Yu Xi was even more ashamed and angry, raised her fist at Feng Zhong in a demonstrative manner, then turned around angrily and left, of course Feng Zhong would not be as knowledgeable as this little girl, He just reached out and took Xiang Kang's son, and said with a big smile, "Zhi'er, come, let your uncle hug you, good boy, I haven't seen you for a few days, and I've grown up a lot, my uncle can't hold him anymore." .”

After Peng Yue and Li Shiqi managed to create another king of Chu in Pengcheng to put Xiang Yu in trouble, Feng Zhong, the sisters of the Yu family and others finally lived a good life in Pengcheng for a few days. Xiang Yu suddenly gave an order to kill Xiang Kang's only son at present, and his freedom is no longer restricted. He can meet and laugh at will, and even make jokes about the special relationship between Yuxi's little girl and Xiang Kang.

But this is only a temporary turnaround. Feng Zhong didn't say anything, but he knew very well in his heart that if he and the sisters of the Yu family wanted to really sit back and relax, the only way was to quickly withdraw to the area controlled by the Han army and join the real Han army team .So after only a few days of rest in Pengcheng, Feng Zhong hurriedly found Peng Yue to discuss, planning to lead his direct army to protect the sisters of the Yu family and the family members of the Han army to leave Peng Yue and go to Sanchuan to join the main force of the Han army as soon as possible.

"Which way is General Feng planning to go to Sanchuan?" Peng Yue asked directly.

"Of course we take the road of Suiyang." Feng Zhong replied: "This road is the shortest. As long as we reach the Chenliu area, we can hope to be supported by the King of Han's army, so we don't have to worry about anything."

"Then General Feng, are you sure that you will protect the concubine and the others to break through the blockade of the Western Chu bandits and retreat to the Chenliu area?" Peng Yue asked again.

"If Xiang Yu doesn't increase his troops in the hinterland of Dangjun in advance, but just deal with the bandit army in Dangjun, I'm sure of it." Feng Zhong replied.

"Then Xiang Yu, why didn't you increase your troops in Dang County in advance?" Peng Yue asked again: "General Feng, if you were Xiang Yu's ordinary man, in the current situation, would you increase your troops in Dang County in advance to guard against us? Withdrew directly from Dangjun to Sanchuan?"

Feng Zhong fell silent, because Feng Zhong suddenly thought that if he were Xiang Yu, he would definitely increase his troops to Dang County first and cut off the shortest road between Pengcheng and Sanchuan.Peng Yue then said: "General Feng, don't blame me for pouring cold water on you. Even if Xiang Yu didn't increase his troops in Dang County in advance, I'm afraid you won't be able to cross Dang County to protect the princess and withdraw to Sanchuan. Because of the current situation, The Western Chu bandits in Dangjun must have assembled their troops in an emergency to prevent us from retreating westward from Dangjun. With your army alone, you may not be sure that you can deal with the Western Chu bandits' pursuit. Escape safely."

Feng Zhong was silent, and then said after a long while: "General Peng, can you also lead the army to protect the concubine and the others to break through? Brother, I can assure you that as long as you can protect the concubine and the others to break through the siege safely, the King of Han will never treat you badly."

"General Feng, you underestimate me, Peng Yue." Peng Yue said very directly: "You think that if I support Jing Jia as the King of Chu and proclaim myself the Prime Minister of the Chu Kingdom, I will be reluctant to part with Pengcheng's glory and wealth. I don’t care about the lives of the concubine and the others? To be honest with you, in fact, I have long been prepared to give up Pengcheng at any time and protect the concubine and the others to withdraw to Sanchuan, but I will never take the road of Dangjun, because this road It is a dead end, and if we leave, we will definitely die."

"General Peng, even if you and I broke through together, you still haven't broken through the Dangjun defense line of the Western Chu bandit army?" Feng Zhong asked tentatively.

"No." Peng Yue replied more directly, and said: "The first reason is that Xiang Yu is not a fool, and he will definitely increase his troops in Dang County in advance to intercept our retreat. Before that, he had another powerful army deployed in the Dingtao area. Second, my army is not good at fighting tough battles. If we encounter the real elite of the Xichu bandit army head-on, it is basically certain death; third, the road in Dang County is not easy to walk. Chi Dao, we have to protect so many old and weak women and children who have to march in cars, it is difficult to throw off the Western Chu bandit army's pursuit, once we are caught up by the Western Chu bandit army, the consequences will definitely be unimaginable immediately."

Feng Zhong thought about nodding slowly, and then asked: "General Peng, in your opinion, how should we retreat?"

"The best way is to let our soldiers rest for a while." Peng Yue said: "My army has been marching continuously, and has traveled more than 2000 miles. The soldiers are extremely tired and need to rest. Only when you have enough energy can you continue the long-distance attack, protect the princess and the others and retreat to Sanchuan. At the same time, use the brakes and wait for work with leisure to lure the Xichu bandit army to rush to Pengcheng, consume part of the Xichu bandit army's physical strength, and then go to the west Chu bandit army. Only in this way can we be sure to avoid the frontal attack of the Western Chu bandit army, throw off the pursuers, and protect the princess and the others to escape safely."

"Break out in an unexpected direction for the Western Chu bandits? That direction?" Feng Zhong hurriedly asked.

"Donghai County."

Feng Zhong was taken aback by Peng Yue's answer, and then Peng Yue said again: "I dare to conclude that Xiang Yu's soldiers must have come in two ways at this time, one way going south to Dangjun, cutting off our direct retreat to Sanchuan. The other way must be Go east along the Chi Road to Zou County, and then go directly south to Pengcheng. If we go west or north, we will only be in the arms of the Western Chu bandit army. Only by shifting the direction of the East China Sea can we avoid the interception of the Western Chu bandit army and win the opportunity to throw off the Western Chu bandit army's pursuit."

Feng Zhong mentally described the route of his own army's retreat and the Western Chu army's advance, and then said: "Turning to the East China Sea can catch Xiang Yu by surprise and prevent us from retreating. But after we reach the East China Sea, how can we go west again? Walk?"

"Go to Lanling first, then go straight north to Zong County, and go west along the Chi Road to Zou County." Peng Yue replied: "Then play by ear, and if you have a chance, continue west along the Chi Road and withdraw directly to Sanchuan. If you don't have a chance to continue to In the north, the Xichu bandit army in Xue County has long been empty. We don't have to worry about encountering any decent resistance, and then retreat westward from the north of Juyeze to Sanchuan. No one is more familiar with the terrain in that area than me. As long as we get around Juyeze, the Xichu bandits will never catch up with us again."

Feng Zhong was skeptical, but considering that he was not sure of breaking through alone, and that Peng Yue's army, who had been on the offensive for a long time, really needed time to rest, Feng Zhong couldn't insist on asking Peng Yue to join forces with him to retreat immediately, so he could only reluctantly nodded. Temporarily agree with Peng Yue's decision, and then quickly find Li Shiqi, an important official of the Han army, to ask his opinion on Peng Yue's retreat plan.

To Feng Zhong's surprise, Li Shiqi actually agreed with Peng Yue's retreat plan. He felt that if he retreated directly to the west, he would definitely be blocked by the Western Chu army. Even with the help of Peng Yue's army, it would be difficult for Feng Zhongjun to escape. The tight siege protects the sisters of the Yu family and the family members of the Han army to retreat back to Sanchuan safely. Only by calming down and luring the Western Chu army back to fight back to the surrounding area of ​​Pengyue, and then break out of the encirclement in a direction that the enemy did not expect, can we hope to escape safely .

Seeing that the resourceful Li Shiqi also felt that this method was reliable, Feng Zhong also felt a little relieved, and patiently rested in Pengcheng for a while. Fortunately, Peng Yue did not intend to stay in Pengcheng to enjoy the glory and wealth. Preparations were made early to abandon the city and retreat, so that they could withdraw immediately when the Western Chu army arrived.

Fortunately, Feng Zhong did not take the shortcut of Dang County to retreat. Within a few days, the detailed work who went to Dang County to inquire about the news sent an urgent report, saying that Zeng Wen's unit of the Western Chu Army stationed in Dingtao had already been dispatched. Going south to the territory of Dangjun, at the same time, the Western Chu army in Dangjun also urgently assembled in Suiyang, completely cutting off the nearest route for the Han army to retreat westward. Accurate judgment on troop mobilization and deployment.

On the 18th day when Pengcheng was captured, the scouts of the Pengyue army who had been deployed in the Huling area reported that Xiang Yu had led an unknown number of the main force of the Western Chu army to Huling and immediately started building a pontoon bridge to cross the river.Immediately afterwards, there was also an urgent report from Xiao County, saying that Zeng Wen's troops of the Western Chu Army from Dang County were rapidly approaching Xiao County, and that they were about to completely block the westward retreat of the Han Army, and that they might soon attack the Han army. Hold the tail of the Han army.

After receiving these news, Peng Yue didn't dare to be negligent, so he immediately summoned Pengcheng Wenwu and announced the abandonment of the city. Fortunately, Jing Jia, Lu Qing, Chen Ying and others also knew that Peng Yue and Feng Zhong could not stop Xiang Yu's counterattack , I had already made the psychological preparations for abandoning the city and transferring, and there was no resistance to it. I immediately raised my hands in agreement, and completed the final preparations for abandoning the city before the afternoon of the same day.

That afternoon, Peng Yuejun and Feng Zhongjun, who did not dare to waste time, crossed the river eastward. Among them, Feng Zhong protected the family members of the Han army to cross the river first, and then Peng Yue led the main force of the Peng army and the new Chu court to cross the river. The rear of the palace became the last army to withdraw from Surabaya.During this period, the Han army also set fire to the palaces, granaries and arsenals in Pengcheng, as well as the ferry docks and all ships, making it impossible for the main force of the Western Chu army to replenish food, grass and military supplies on the spot, and also increased the difficulty of the Western Chu army crossing the river to pursue them.

Peng Yue's immediate decision saved the Han army from a catastrophe. The last Han army soldier had just set foot on the east bank of Surabaya, and the flag of the Western Chu army killed from Xiao County had already appeared in the Han army's field of vision. The generals of the Han army did not dare to be negligent, and immediately lit the pontoon bridge covered with firewood. As the flames rose, the pontoon quickly broke and sank under the eyes of the Western Chu army's pursuers. He beat his chest and stomped his feet, but there was nothing he could do. He could only quickly collect all kinds of leftovers and rebuild the pontoon bridge.

Xiang Yu's offensive is always as fast as a fire. It was only at noon the next day that Xiang Yu had already personally led the front team of the Western Chu Army back to the city of Pengcheng. The Western Chu palace, and the granary and arsenal that had been burned clean, Xiang Yu was of course furious, and immediately spread the evil fire on Zeng Wen, the general who was only one step away from biting the tail of the Han army, and slapped Zeng Wen. Flying into the air, he snarled wildly: "Trash! Useless dog, my king told you to entangle Peng Yue and Feng Zhong's rebels no matter what, why did you let them slip away? Why did you let them run away?"

"Your Majesty, forgive me." Zeng Wen prostrated on the ground and explained with a mournful face, "It's not that the last general didn't try his best, it's that the bandit army ran too fast. Yesterday the last general marched for more than 90 miles in one day, but there was no Thinking of the bandits moving so fast, they still slipped away."

"Useless idiot!"

If Xiang It and Xiang Sheng hadn't come suddenly from Fuli in the south, poor General Zeng Wen would have been kicked to death by Xiang Yu on the spot. Each of them received countless slaps, fists and kicks from Xiang Yu. Xiang Ta and Xiang Sheng also knew that their crimes were greater than the heavens. They knelt down in front of Xiang Yu and didn't even dare to hide. They just let Xiang Yu punch and kick with tears.

Fortunately, Xiang Yu has always been kind to his family. No matter how much he hated Xiang Kang, a scumbag cousin, he could still promise that Xiang Kang would not die, let alone Xiang It and Xiang Sheng who had always obeyed his words up.So after beating Xiang Ita and Xiang Sheng until their faces were full of flowers, Xiang Yu held back his hands bitterly, and roared: "Why are you crying? If you want to make amends, get up immediately and let me chase after you. Bandits, you can say anything, if you can’t catch up, even if you are my cousins, I will never let you go lightly!”

Xiang It and Xiang Sheng hurriedly agreed, and before they even had time to wipe off the blood on their faces, they rushed back to the army they had hastily recruited in the south, and led the army across the river to pursue them from the newly erected pontoon bridge. He shouted at Zeng Wen: "Why are you still standing there? Why don't you lead troops to chase after him?"

Zeng Wen hurriedly sang promises, got up and staggered to organize the army to cross the river to pursue, but Xiang Yu refused to rest assured, but he took a rest in Pengcheng City for a while, did not even enter the city, and immediately led the front team of the Western Chu Army to pursue across the river. Only a few people were left to be in charge of contacting the main force of the Western Chu Army behind them, and old man Fan was temporarily in charge of the overall situation in Pengcheng for him.

Logically speaking, the Western Chu Army, which crossed the river to pursue after more than ten hours, should only be led by the nose by the Peng Yue Army, who is good at guerrilla warfare, just like the previous Western Chu Army. It is possible to be escaped by Peng Yuejun and Feng Zhongjun.However, it is a pity that although Peng Yue in history could play Xiang Yu like a monkey, but at this different historical level, there is still a person in the Western Chu Army who should have retired and returned to his hometown a long time ago and was still angry to death...

In the middle of the night, under the leadership of Ji Bu, Xiang Zhuang and others, the main force of the Western Chu Army also pursued to Pengcheng City. After seeing the tragic scene in Pengcheng City, the Western Chu Army's civil and military roars shook the sky, and they wished they had to be killed on the spot. Tore Feng Zhong, Peng Yue and others into pieces, but old man Fan was very calm. After carefully understanding the retreat of the Han army, old man Fan sneered directly, saying: "If you want to lead us around, and if you find a loophole, you will Breaking out and going west? It's a beautiful idea!"

After the sneer, old man Fan didn't even blink his eyelids, and immediately called the two generals Ding Gu and Zhou Lan, and ordered them to lead [-] troops to the north immediately and go to Zou County to set up a camp to intercept the Han army.Ding Gu and Zhou Lan were puzzled, and they both asked, "Yafu, why did you tell us to go to Zou County in the north? Did the Han thieves run east?"

"The Chinese thieves are deliberately going around in circles. They want us to focus on chasing them and not have time to surround them." Old man Fan said with a sneer, "Then they suddenly turn on the road and head west, so they can catch us off guard. Zou County is rushing forward. No matter whether the Han bandits are going north or west, they must pass through there, so as long as you rush to Zou County first, you will be able to stop the army of the Han bandits."

Zhou Lan and Ding Gu didn't dare to question Old Man Fan's judgment, so they could only clasped their fists and agreed, but Old Man Fan refused to rest assured, and ordered: "The road from Pengcheng directly north to Zou County is all ordinary, and it is difficult to march. If you have already After arriving in Zou County, the Han bandits have already passed Zou County and headed west, so you should pursue them with all your might. If the Han bandits are heading north, you have to divide the old soldiers into two groups. Qiu prevents the Han thieves from advancing westward!"

"Remember, we must not let the Han thieves withdraw to Juyeze. The terrain there is complicated, and Peng Yue's rebels have been operating there for many years. Let them escape into Juyeze. It is difficult for us to find them!"

(End of this chapter)