Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 404 Han Xin makes a move
Xiang Kang personally led the Zheng Bu Corps of the Han Army to the south, leaving only Uncle Zhou's Corps to face off against the main force of the Western Chu Army in Zhaodi. The unexpected reason also forced Xiang Kang to do so quickly.

The cause of this incident has to be mentioned back, and even back to the time when the Zhou Yin Division of the Northern Front Corps of the Western Chu Army had not been wiped out by the two major corps of the Han Army. The Chu army was in danger of completely collapsing on the battlefield in Zhaodi, but there was still hope of a comeback, so after receiving the news of Zhou Yin, Zhang Er and others asking for help, Xiang Yu, who had chased Peng Yue's army and arrived in Xue County, even It was too late to withdraw the troops back to Pengcheng to rest and rebuild the Western Chu court, so they could only quickly organize the troops to gather north and prepare to launch a counterattack on the Julu battlefield, and they could only hand over all the affairs in the rear to his sub-father Fan Zengfan. .

Because there is still hope on the northern front battlefield, old man Fan also chose without hesitation to fully support Xiang Yu's rescue in the north. When the operation center of the Western Chu court was basically destroyed by Peng Yue's army, he quickly rebuilt a set that could barely survive. The operational command system transferred all the troops that could be transferred to the north, and sent the necessary food, grass and military supplies to Xiang Yu who gathered reinforcements on the northern line in time, and did his best to help Xiang Yu launch the subsequent counterattack on the northern line.

However, Old Man Fan was extremely worried that this would not be enough, because at the same time, Old Man Fan, who was proficient in strategy and tactics, could see that even if the Julu rescue battle launched by the self-army in a hurry could succeed and successfully rescue the trapped anti-Han coalition forces, it was very likely It is only possible to stabilize the situation on the northern front, and it is difficult to completely reverse the situation on the northern front, let alone take the opportunity to kill the main force of the Han army on the northern front.And if the rescue battle on the northern front does not go well, if something goes wrong, the consequences may be even more unimaginable.

Not only did Old Man Fan see this, but Han Sheng, a counselor of the Western Chu Army who was recently promoted by Old Man Fan to Zuo Yin of the Western Chu Court, also saw the danger, so when Old Man Fan was racking his brains to allocate food and grass for Xiang Yu , Han Sheng had already issued a warning to Old Man Fan, saying: "Yafu, although it is imperative for the king to personally lead the army to rescue the giant deer, even if we successfully rescue Da Sima and the others, we will not be able to do so on the northern battlefield." I dare not say that the odds are safe.”

"The best way is for us to launch a counterattack from behind the traitors as soon as possible, directly threaten the rear of the traitor's hinterland, and force the traitors to divide their troops to the south to rescue their rear. Only then can we hope to win on the northern front and completely reverse the northern front. The battle situation. And after doing this, even if we do not go well on the northern front, we don’t have to worry about the situation on the northern front being in a complete emergency, and the situation is irreversible.”

"Of course I know this." Old man Fan said with a distressed expression: "But the question is, where do we still have the energy to launch a counterattack against the southern line of the Han thieves? Grand Sima Cao Jiu has already died on the Puyang battlefield, and his troops Most of them were also wiped out by the Han thieves, and the remaining remnants were defeated. At present, the most they can do is to temporarily contain the Han thieves' army on the Puyang battlefield, hold our middle battlefield, and tell them to launch a counterattack. On the contrary, it is possible to die in vain, even if the old man forces Huan Chu and the others to do this, what effect will it have?"

"Yafu forgot Nanyang King Liu Ji? And the general Liji we sent to help Liu Ji?" Han Sheng reminded: "With the help of General Li, Liu Ji has basically wiped out the traitors on the southern border of Nanyang." The main force of Yingbu forced Yingbu to flee directly to Hanzhong, which is controlled by the traitors, and he can already free up his hands to help us. In this case, Yafu, why don't you ask Liu Ji to return to the north immediately and join forces with General Li If we succeed in attacking the hinterland of Sanchuan where the Han rebels are, the Han rebels will definitely have to mobilize troops from the northern front to help Sanchuan."

"I wish it was that easy." Old Man Fan said with a wry smile, "It's not that I haven't thought of this method, but would Liu Ji be so obedient?"

"When I was in Gou's back then, as soon as this poor man's rear was in a hurry, he immediately feigned defeat. He would rather anger our king and give priority to keeping his rear. Now he has wiped out the main force of Yingbu Pif and is trying his best to attack Yingbu. How could Bupifu’s remaining land and cities throw away the fat that was already on his lips and turn around to help us? He is not afraid that after his main force goes north, Yingbupifu will take the opportunity to make a comeback with the support of the traitors. To take back the land of Linjiang that he already had at his fingertips?"

"One more point." Old man Fan added: "When our king decided to launch a counterattack on the flanks, he sent 13 troops to the battlefield of Zhaodi on the northern front, but only sent [-] reinforcements to him. His support is far less than his support for Zhao Guo, and that man will not have no opinions in his stomach. Therefore, the old man estimates that even if the old man ordered him to send troops to the northern front, he would at most just pretend to be a snake, and would not really give his all. The hinterland of the traitors launched a full-scale counterattack."

"Father Ya, I think this possibility is not impossible." Han Sheng did not agree with Old Man Fan's analysis, and said, "Liu Ji is indeed selfish and treacherous, but precisely because of his extraordinary treachery, he will not fail to understand. The general trend of the world now. The current conflict between Chu and Han has reached a critical moment. Whether it is us or the Han thieves, as long as there are omissions on a battlefield, it may lead to a complete defeat. He can only help us as soon as possible. Help us defeat the traitors of the Han Dynasty and achieve an overall victory in the war between Chu and Han. Otherwise, once that traitor Xiang Kang really defeats us, he will only be the next target of the crusade, and there will be no second choice!"

"In the case of Hangu Pass, Liu Ji and the traitors had a deep hatred, and it was destined to be impossible to reconcile. Therefore, Liu Ji will never tolerate the traitors defeating us, because once we lose, the traitors will overwhelm us. Not only can he not keep the land he snatched from Yingbu, but he can't even keep the land in Nanyang and the land in South Korea that he has already acquired! So the subordinate officials think that as long as Yafu writes a book and explains the benefits to him, then promise to him If he is a little bit good, Liu Ji will definitely put the overall situation first and decisively send troops to attack the hinterland of the traitors, not only helping us, but also doing his best to protect the interests of the territory he has already obtained!"

Considering Liu Laosan's treachery and cleverness, old man Fan nodded slowly, and quickly made up his mind. He sat down and wrote a letter to Liu Laosan himself, explaining the current interests to Liu Laosan, and urged Liu Laosan to The third child put the overall situation first, and dispatched the main force to attack Xiangkang's important Sanchuan area, encircle Wei and save Zhao, and share the huge pressure on the northern battlefield for the Western Chu army.At the same time, in order to make every effort to facilitate this matter, Old Man Fan went overboard on his behalf, and before he had time to ask Xiang Yu for instructions, he made a promise, promising to entrust Hanzhong and Bashu to Liu Laosan as a reward after killing Xiang Kang.

After the letter, Old Man Fan selected an eloquent emissary from his subordinates, and asked him to carry his letter from Pengcheng on the same day, and go to Jingchu via Chenjun to contact Liu Laosan.It's a pity that the journey is too far away, and the road is not very smooth, so when the envoy sent by old man Fan rushed to Nanjun and presented his letter to Liu Laosan who had just taken down the entire Nanjun County, more than ten days had passed .

This time, Han Sheng correctly guessed Liu Laosan's character. Although most of the British army's troops staying on the mainland had been wiped out by Liu Laosan, the Nanyang Army took advantage of the opportunity to enter the hinterland of Changsha County, and the whole of Linjiang fell into Liu Laosan's hands. It is only a matter of time before the clutches of the devil, and at the same time, Hengshan King Wu Rui, who is weak but thoroughly encouraged, is in fact already a lamb waiting to be slaughtered by Liu Laosan, who can be destroyed with his hand.However, when the situation was good, after carefully reading old man Fan's letter, Liu Laosan only thought about it for a moment, and immediately summoned his subordinates to discuss the strategic plan behind the northward attack on the Han army.

As old man Fan guessed, apart from Cao Shen who had already led the troops into the hinterland of Changsha County, Zhou Bo, Fan Kuai, Zhou Ke and Xia Houying and other important civil and military personnel of the Nanyang Army were unanimously opposed to returning to the north line to fight. The reason is also very simple. Nanjun has just been settled, and the people's hearts are not stable. It will take time to completely win Changsha County. If the Nanyang Army marches northward at this time, Yingbu, who has fled to Hanzhong, will definitely take the opportunity to make a comeback. Not only will the remaining fat be eaten, but The fat that has been eaten into the mouth may also be forced to spit it out!
"Your Majesty, you need to talk to that bastard Xiang Yu!" Fan Kui, the gun barrel, yelled directly: "When that bastard couldn't beat the Han thieves head-on, and was forced to march on the two wings, he sent 13 reinforcements to Zhao Guozu. But only 13 were sent, and we were asked to pay and provide food to support our army. Now his [-] army can't bear it, and he still has the face to ask us to send troops to help? When eating dog meat, he only thought of Zhao Guo, working hard You only think of us when you are working hard, how can there be such a good thing in the world?"

Everyone agreed, and they were all dissatisfied with Xiang Yu's emphasis on the north and despise the south. Liu Laosan, who always liked to scold his mother and complain, did not agree with him for the first time, and even more rarely, he suddenly said a fair word for Xiang Yu, saying: "I can't It is said that the King of Western Chu is completely unjust. If he hadn't sent [-] troops to help us, we would not have killed the main force of Yingbupifu so easily. If he hadn't hoarded heavy troops on the northern front, forcing the Han thieves could only give priority to the army For the northern line, we won't have such an easy time on the southern line."

"But we can't just throw away Linjiang, which we're about to get, for him, right?" Zhou Bo said, "Also, Wu Rui, we've already sent envoys to surrender. If he's smart enough to surrender to us, we can If we get Hengshan County directly, if he is stupid and refuses to obey, we will kill him directly, and we can still get Hengshan County. But if we go back to the north now, how can Wu Rui surrender easily? What kind of troops do we have? Take the whole county of Hengshan?"

There is a lot of fat on the southern line, so of course Liu Laosan is reluctant to give up easily, so after thinking about it for a long time, Liu Laosan can only turn his eyes to Han Xin who has been silent all this time, and said with a smile: "General, Why don't you speak? Is it because the king didn't let you lead troops to fight Changsha County, and you are angry with the king?"

"Your Majesty has said it, how dare I get angry with you?" Han Xin smiled and said, "I just want to wait for the lords who are sitting here to complain enough before speaking, otherwise, once I speak, I will have to I have been blamed by everyone for King Xichu."

Obedient and listening, Liu Laosan immediately understood Han Xin's meaning, and hurriedly asked: "General, so, do you agree to send troops to help the King of Western Chu?"

"Isn't this your plan, my lord?" Han Xin asked back, and then said: "With your brilliance and martial arts, can you not understand? If we can't lend a helping hand in time, let that traitor Xiang Kang easily destroy the simple-minded Xiang Yu." Reckless man, when we turn our heads around again, how can we resist Xiang Kang's treacherous army? Even if we successfully captured the two pieces of fat in Linjiang and Hengshan, wouldn't we have to obediently spit it out in the end?"

"But the problem is, these people don't have such foresight." Liu Laosan pointed to Zhou Bo and Fan Kui and others with a wry smile, and said, "Also, this king is really reluctant to part with these fat people who have already eaten their mouths." Meat, spit it out now, what a pity!"

"Isn't it enough to divide the troops?" Han Xin said surprisingly, and said with a relaxed expression: "Except for the [-] troops brought to Changsha County by General Cao, we still have [-] mobile troops. The remaining half of the army is handed over to the general, and the troops of Nanyang and Han are handed over to the general to command and control. In addition, the [-] troops of the Western Chu Army are enough to put pressure on the hinterland of Xiangkang's traitor Sanchuan. , forcing the traitor Xiang Kang to deploy troops from the northern front to back his hinterland. As for the remaining half of the army, it is basically enough to prevent Yingbupifu from making a comeback and to deter Wu Rui."

Everyone was in an uproar, all worried that Han Xin's proposal was too risky, and that the Nanyang army was too divided, and they were in danger of being defeated by the Han army one by one.Liu Laosan was nervously planning, and after a long time, Liu Laosan suddenly asked: "Then tell me first, what exactly are you planning to do?"

"If your Majesty agrees." Han Xin replied: "I will immediately join forces with the Western Chu army to go northward, via the two counties of Jialiang, and force Xiangkang's rebels to deploy Goushi, Luoyang and other places heavily guarded by troops, and directly attack the county town of Henan. Cut off the connection between Xiang Kang's traitor and his rear in Guanzhong, and force Xiang Kang's traitor to return to rescue the Sanchuan battlefield."

"Through the second county of Jialiang? Go straight to Henan county?" Liu Laosan was extremely surprised, and said, "If you take that road to enter the army, you can avoid the heavy guards of the Han bandits in Luoyang, but the road is so long. How to deal with your food and grass and the food and grass of the Western Chu army?"

"That's why I asked the king to allow me to restrain the soldiers and horses of Nanyang and Yingchuan." Han Xin replied confidently, saying: "After the minister and the Western Chu army join hands to go north, the garrisons of Nanyang and Yingchuan will be responsible for transporting food to ensure that Your servants and the Western Chu Army have no shortage of food and grass on the front line in Henan."

Before Han Xin finished speaking, the civil and military personnel of the Nanyang Army were already making noise, and Liu Laosan couldn't help jumping up and screaming: "Are you crazy? We have emptied our local army in Nanyang, and the Han thieves took the opportunity What if we send troops from Wuguan into our hinterland?"

Han Xin smiled even more happily, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, with your brilliance and martial arts, don't you understand that the real intention of this subject is to let Li Shang and his husband send troops from Wuguan and take advantage of the emptiness to enter our Nanyang hinterland! "

"You want to lure the snake out of the hole?" Liu Laosan immediately understood Han Xin's real intention.

"This is also the most accurate strategy we have at the moment!" Han Xin put away his smile and said in a deep voice: "Our army's foothold in Nanjun is not stable, and people's hearts are not settled. If we rush northward, it will definitely give Yingbupifu a chance to make a comeback. And Our army is short of food and lack of succession. Even if we go northward in a desperate way, we may not be sure that we will be able to pose a fatal threat to the rear hinterland of Xiang Kang's traitor. It only helped the King of Western Chu, and our army has nothing to gain, and it is doomed to work hard and spend countless money, food, soldiers and horses, which is very detrimental to the future development of our army."

"Since Xiang Yu must help, then we can only help in a way that is beneficial to us!" Han Xin talked again: "We pretended not to give up Linjiang's interests, and then divided our troops to the north to deliberately transfer troops on an empty stomach, and then used them slightly. Subtotal, let Li Shang, the Han thief stationed in Hanzhong, feel that there is an opportunity to take advantage of the opportunity to send troops to attack our Nanyang hinterland. Then we only need to highlight the surprise soldiers and return to the army suddenly to cut off Li Shang's connection with Hanzhong and Guanzhong. Then Xiang Kang's traitors have no choice. , can only return immediately to rescue his Hanzhong bandit army, and dare not make any excuses!"

"There are three advantages to doing this." Han Xin pointed out again with his fingers: "The first is of course to help the King of Western Chu and share the huge pressure for him on the northern front. The second is that we can fight on the inner line and save countless money. The military needs money and food. The third point is more critical, that is, once we successfully annihilate the Han bandit army in Hanzhong, then we have the hope to take advantage of the opportunity to enter Hanzhong, and even take the opportunity to enter Guanzhong! It will make Xiangkang traitors even more difficult to care about, and there is still a chance Take the Hanzhong granary, the fertile land of Guanzhong!"

"Even if there is no chance to take down Hanzhong, Guanzhong, and design and annihilate the Hanzhong army of the Han thieves, the situation will only benefit us and do no harm!" Han Xin added: "The Hanzhong garrison that has severely damaged the Han thieves, even if the Han thieves If we can defend the dangerous places like Wuguan, Xunguan and Hanzhong, there will be no power to threaten our back for a long time. We can annex Linjiang and Hengshan to strengthen our strength, and we can go north without any worries. Go east, help the King of Western Chu to defeat the traitor Xiang Kang, and don’t have to worry about being suddenly threatened by the Hanzhong garrison after the main force is dispatched!"

Liu Laosan was nervously calculating, and asked after a long while: "Then are you sure to lure Li Shangfu into our hinterland?"

"At least [-]% sure!" Han Xin replied confidently: "As a traitor general of the Han Dynasty, Li Shang is stationed in Hanzhong, and he can only watch his colleagues receive rewards for their meritorious deeds on the front line. At present, there is another Yingbu next to him who is eager to retake the mainland, and he must be encouraging him to take advantage of the opportunity to send troops. We only need to set up some illusions and give Li Shang a little sweetness, and it will definitely not be difficult to lure him out. Hanzhong, directly march into our empty hinterland of Nanyang!"

Considering that I have to help Xiang Yu, and I have to do something to help Xiang Yu, and even if I go north to attack the hinterland of Sanchuan of the Han army, I may not be sure that I will succeed, and even if I succeed in forcing the Han army to return to the division for rescue Sanchuan, it was nothing more than taking advantage of Xiang Yu for nothing, and it was of no benefit to him. On the contrary, he would give Yingbu Xianyu a chance to turn around. Liu Laosan also made the right choice very quickly, and shouted at the case before him: "That's the way! Pretend to go north, and design to lure the Han thieves in Hanzhong to send troops to die!"

"My lord, isn't it too risky?" Zhou Bo, a friend from Peixian County, was still a little worried, and turned to Han Xin and asked, "Even if you can find a way to lure out the army of Han thieves in Hanzhong, what if you can't eat it? Don't Forget, Liji is under the command of King Xichu, and will not obediently follow our orders."

"Then the king will immediately send troops to the north to help Han Xin deal with the Li merchants!" Liu Laosan took the conversation, clapped the case and shouted: "If the king's army is not enough, I will transfer Cao Shen's army Come back! As long as Li Shangpifu can be eliminated, it doesn't matter if Changsha County is taken later!"

(End of this chapter)