Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 422

Captured the enemy's general and did not kill him, but instead used the loyalty of the enemy general to lay out tricks, deliberately let a very important enemy general escape, and used him to bring false news to intimidate the enemy to voluntarily abandon the strong city with sufficient food and capital , and then not only can easily take down the enemy's capital, but can even easily take down the enemy's hinterland!
This shameless trick carefully arranged by Xiang Kang and the Han army, if it is used on others, it is very likely to succeed, but there is no way, Xiang Kang and the decision-makers of the Han army are playing axes in front of Lu Ban this time, Confucius Gong Gong, the general of the Nanyang Army who sold articles in front of the temple and fled back to Wancheng with injuries, had just explained the situation. Liu Laosan and Han Xin, who were familiar with Xiang Kang's bad nature, immediately understood that Xiang Kang's actions were nothing more than counterintuitive bluffs. Xiang Yu certainly did not disregard Nanyang's priority to rescue Qidi, and even the rebellion in Qidi was definitely fake news pulled out by Xiang Kanggui!

This also made Liu Laosan and Han Xin really make up their minds. Seeing that Xiang Kang was so eager to scare the main force of the Nanyang Army to go south, now that the Han army had successfully captured Yangcheng, Liu Laosan and Han Xin not only resolutely He gave up the last chance to retreat to the Hanshui defense line, and held a military meeting on the same day, expressing to the civil and military forces of the Nanyang Army the determination to persevere in Wancheng and wait for reinforcements, and solemnly vowed to live and die with Wancheng, and to defend the city and never back down step!
The decision of Liu Laosan and Han Xin won the unanimous support of the civil and military forces of the Nanyang Army. Singing promises loudly, accepting Liu Laosan's decision without hesitation, and scrambling to make a poisonous oath, vowing to live and die with Wancheng Kingdom, the city is alive!The city is dead and the people are dead!
Of course, there are also discordant voices. At least Liji, the coach of the Southern Front Corps of the Western Chu Army, firmly opposes defending Wancheng. He just agreed to move to other battlefields and share the pressure on the flanks for the main force of the Nanyang Army. If there is less, it must be continuously supplied by the Nanyang Army.

Although Liji's request was shameless, he didn't know that it hit Liu Laosan's arms, because although Wancheng is a big county city, if Liu Xiang's coalition forces with a total of nearly 5 people (including the army brought back by Cao Shen) can all When stationed in the city, the space is still very difficult and tense, and stationed outside the city without the protection of the city wall is clearly a gift to the Han army. At the same time, Liu Laosan has seriously distrusted Liji now, so of course he has to guard against Liji after he enters the city. What a joke, the inside and the outside helped the Han army to take Wancheng easily, so Liu Laosan immediately agreed to Liji's request that there was room for him, and let Liji choose to move to one of Lixian and Jiyang.

As expected by Liu Laosan, after a little consideration, Liji quickly chose to lead his army to move to Jiyang City, which is [-] miles south of Wancheng. It is also convenient for the Western Chu Army to flee south or withdraw to the Western Chu mainland when the situation is critical. Liu Laosan only asked not to offend the Western Chu Army now, so as to avoid the key event of asking Xiang Yu for help. Take care of military affairs, and let Huyang, Xiangcheng and other places be responsible for providing food, grass and military supplies for the Western Chu army.

After agreeing on this point, Liji, whose current position was only a little shaken, led his army to the south that day, and couldn't wait to lead the Western Chu Army's southern front corps to Jiyang. In order to maintain the friendly relationship with the Western Chu Army, Mr. Liu San also personally went out of the city to see each other off, chatting and laughing and sending away the already unreliable Liji, as affectionate as if sending a close friend to play south.

However, after saying goodbye to Liji, Han Xin, who accompanied Liu Laosan out of the city to see Liji off, came up and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, sending Lijipifu to Jiyang, even though we have eliminated a hidden danger, it is not a problem. I continue to leave the hope of asking the Western Chu Army for help, but seeing the friendly army withdraw before the war, I am afraid that it will have a big impact on the morale of our soldiers and civilians. This problem must be solved as soon as possible. Otherwise, I'm afraid it will be disadvantageous to the battle."

The news of the fall of Yangcheng has gradually spread on the Wancheng battlefield. The Western Chu Army, which has been fighting side by side with the Nanyang Army for more than half a year, has withdrawn south ahead of schedule. This will inevitably affect the morale of the soldiers of the Nanyang Army and the people of Wancheng. Liu Laosan Of course he understood this truth very well, so he hurriedly asked in a low voice: "Is there a way?"

"Li Jipifu went south to protect the Yushui (Baihe) grain road for us, and the front of the Western Chu reinforcements who were preparing to meet us." Han Xin replied in a low voice, and said darkly: "Also, our The detailed investigation found accurate information. When the traitor Xiang Kang personally led the army to attack Yangcheng, he was shot in the chest by a stream arrow and was seriously injured. It's just announced."

"Brilliant plan!" Liu Laosan applauded, and said with a smirk, "We must be excited to hear this news. Even if that little traitor Xiang Kang knows about this situation, he is doomed to be unable to explain it. You can also insist that he went into battle with injuries to appease the morale of the army, but in fact he was already dying of pain. Just do it like this, do it quickly.”

Han Xin agreed, and immediately arranged manpower to act according to the plan, and soon, the reason why the Western Chu Army moved south to Jiyang was spread among the Nanyang Army and Wancheng City-the Western Chu Army did not run away because they were afraid of death. , because the vital water and food roads need to be protected by heavy troops, so as to ensure that Wancheng’s food, grass and military supplies are not lacking. In addition, there is news from Western Chu that Xiang Yu has dispatched a former army to reinforce Wancheng urgently. City, so the Western Chu Army is also preparing to meet the front team of the Western Chu Army's reinforcements, so as not to be defeated by the Han Army.

Of course, this has had a great effect on stabilizing the morale of the army. However, what made the Nanyang Army soldiers and the Wancheng soldiers and civilians even more ecstatic was that in the evening of that day, a fast horse was still galloping from the direction of Yangcheng. I can't wait to spread the good news, saying that the Nanyang Army's careful investigation has absolutely accurate news. Xiang Kang, who deserves death and is sure to die, will be rewarded for his evil. When he attacked Yangcheng, he was shot in the chest by the Nanyang Army's arrows , was seriously injured, and might be caught by the ghost servants of Emperor Dongyue at any time, skinned and cramped, and put in a frying pan. It was already a rabbit's tail, and it was destined not to grow!
Needless to say, after hearing the good news, Liu Laosan and Han Xin were of course the first to announce the good news to the public, and naturally, the soldiers of the Nanyang Army and the people of Wancheng cheered for joy, their morale and confidence greatly increased.At the same time, in the streets and alleys of Wancheng, such rumors quickly spread, saying that the cruel and cruel Xiang Kang had been seriously injured because of being shot by Liu Ya, and in his rage, he had issued an order to massacre the city after breaking through Wancheng. He vowed to kill Wancheng to the death.Many people in Wancheng who didn't know the truth believed it, and immediately became more determined to help the Nanyang army defend the city, which greatly increased the cohesion and centripetal force of the army and people in Wancheng.

Correspondingly, during this period, after hearing these rumors and rumors, of course, the secret agents of the Han army lurking inside and outside Wancheng had to send their men northward to report the situation to Chen Ping, the spy chief of the Han army. Xiang Kang, who was seriously injured by Liu Ya, knew about it.As a result, Xiang Kang was not angry when he heard it, and he just laughed out loud, and said with a smile: "You dare to play a heart-to-heart war with me? Playing a big knife in front of Master Guan, you want to die!"

After resting in Yangcheng for a few days, a man was assigned to help the people of Yangcheng harvest the autumn grain that was almost delayed. While buying people's hearts, he also got some food and grass supplies along the way. Xiang Kang finally led a force of more than 9 people The main force of the Han army set off to the south and killed Wancheng unhurriedly.At the same time, more than [-] Han troops from Hanzhong also sent troops out of Wuguan under the leadership of Li Shang and Yingbu to attack the cities in the west of Nanyang. The third is the hope of continuing to flee south after the defeat of Wancheng.

Just like when going south from Ye County, considering that the land around Wancheng has been extensively developed and suitable materials are rare, the Han army still removed the most important throwing arm of the counterweight trebuchet and brought it with the army to save money. Preparation time for the siege.As a result, after Liu Laosan and Han Xin discovered this situation through scouts' careful reconnaissance, they were immediately overjoyed, knowing that as long as their own army could withstand it for a while, they would definitely be able to force the Han army to re-cut trees and rush to build trebuchets for their own army. Gain breathing time-this is absolutely true, because the throwing arm of the trebuchet is also a consumable, and if it is used too much, it will age and wear out and cause it to break, and the throwing arm must be reinstalled to continue throwing stones.

While waiting nervously, after more than three days, the main force of the Han army successfully arrived at the Wancheng battlefield, and chose to set up camp on the bank of the Yushui River ten miles outside the north gate of Wancheng. However, both Liu Laosan and Han Xin were very surprised that At the same time, Xiang Kang personally led [-] Han soldiers to the south, and rushed to the north gate of Wancheng first.Liu Laosan and Han Xin were of course very surprised when they heard this, and they both said: "What are the traitors Xiangkang planning to do? It is enough to go to the city to explore the terrain and bring a cavalry. How could they bring so many troops? Are they going to attack the city immediately? ? It’s impossible for their siege weapons to be ready now?”

Puzzled and out of curiosity, Liu Laosan and Han Xin simply led the important civil and military personnel of the Western Chu Army to the North Gate City, condescendingly inspecting the situation of the Han Army, and not long after, they barked their teeth and claws in front of Xiang Kang. Under the command of the banner of the King of Han, [-] Han troops quickly marched to the north gate of Wancheng, and quickly formed a formation inside and outside. The sergeants were busy fiddling with some wood, but they didn't know what the hell they were doing.

The mystery was quickly revealed, and a moment later, a Han army envoy with a white flag came out suddenly, rode his horse and ran towards the north gate of Wancheng, and went directly to the stone bridge of the moat of Wancheng, shouting loudly at the city: "Please! Generals in the city, report to your Nanyang King Liu Ji to ask him to come to the north gate of Wancheng, and we Hanwang will come to the north gate of Wancheng to answer him in person!"

"Xiang Kang's traitor wants to come to the north gate of Wancheng in person? Answer this king in person? Isn't he afraid that the king will shoot random arrows and send troops to kill him suddenly?!"

Liu Laosan, who is more noble than Xiang Kang, almost thought that he had heard it wrong. When he looked at Han Xin who was next to him suspiciously, Han Xin was also puzzled, and then said: "Your Majesty, don't be in a hurry. If you show up in person, you might as well ask the traitor Xiang Kang what he wants to answer."

Liu Laosan nodded, and then pouted to Cao Shen, who was in charge of the main battlefield at the north gate. Cao Shen understood, and immediately stood beside the arrow pile and asked loudly: "You Hanwang, what do you want to say to our king? Tell me first, then I will Generals can report to our king!"

"It's like this." The envoy of the Han army spoke loudly, allowing Liu Laosan and others to hear clearly in the city, and said loudly: "Our King of Han has received news that your King of Nanyang is spreading rumors that our king is in Yangzhou. We, the King of Han, were shot by the arrows when we were in the city, and we, the King of Han, were too lazy to argue with you, so we came here to show you, Your Majesty, and for you to see with your own eyes, whether our King of Han was injured by your arrows!"

"No way? This kind of rumor can inspire Xiang Kang's little traitor to go to the king to verify the truth in person?!"

Liu Laosan was even more surprised, but Han Xin next to him frowned, and immediately guessed that it was a lie that Xiang Kang wanted to meet Liu Laosan, and it was true that he was taking the opportunity to deceive people, but how did Xiang Kang plan to deceive people? But even Han Xin couldn't guess it for a while, and couldn't figure it out.

At this time, seeing that the Nanyang army did not reply, the envoy of the Han army yelled again at the base of the city, saying loudly, "What? Our Han king dared to come to Wancheng to answer your Nanyang king in person, regardless of the danger. Could your Nanyang king even stand on the city wall?" Don’t you even have the courage to speak to our King of Han?”

Although he knew that this was just a shallow and aggressive plan by the envoys of the Han army, but out of curiosity, there was still a glimmer of hope. After a little calculation, Liu Laosan, who really didn't have to take any risks, gritted his teeth and stood up. , and said loudly: "Zhu Zixiu is so arrogant, Nai Weng is here! Nai Weng is the king of Nanyang, and he called Xiang Kang's traitor. Today, I want to see with my own eyes whether he was shot by the arrows of the king's soldiers." become seriously injured!"

"You are the King of Nanyang?" The envoy of the Han army, who had never seen Liu Laosan, was skeptical, or after the soldiers of the Nanyang army on the city wall angrily rebuked the envoy of the Han army for their unreasonable doubts, the envoy of the Han army said quickly: "Okay, please Nanyang Wang, wait a moment, the envoy will go back and report to our king."

After all, the envoy of the Han army really turned his horse's head around, assuming he was going to go back and kill Xiang Kang. The water hyacinth on his waist drank a few sips, then turned back and said loudly to Liu Laosan: "Prince Nanyang forgive me, the villain almost forgot a big thing, our king asked the villain to ask you face to face, Xichu General Liji of the army, did you try to persuade you to give up Wancheng and go south, and retreat to the Hanshui line in advance?"

Han Xin, Xiao He, Fan Kui and other insiders were stunned, and Liu Laosan was even more surprised, and asked loudly, "Why are you asking this?"

"Reporting to the King of Nanyang, General Liji took advantage of our Han King and deliberately said so for us!"

The envoy of the Han army said loudly with a smile: "As for the reason, it is because our king is worried that you will escape early and go to Hanshui to build a defense line, wasting our precious time in crusade against you, and we know that you will definitely doubt General Liji. If you are bought by us, you will definitely listen to General Liji's words, so you deliberately asked General Li to persuade you to run south quickly, and then you were fooled. Not only did you not run ahead of time, but you also concentrated all your troops in Wancheng and so on. They will be annihilated by us!"

Liu Laosan and Han Xin opened their mouths together, and Xiao He, who was firmly opposed to retreating to Hanshui, was even more dumbfounded, and blurted out: "No way? Did we really fall into the trick of Xiang Kang's traitor?"

"Also!" The Han army envoy said loudly again with a smile: "Your General Cong Gong, it is true that we let him go on purpose, and the news that the King of Western Chu entered Qidi is also what our king deliberately let Cong Gong know." False! But our majesty knows that we have lied to you, and we also know that you will definitely think that we are using countermeasures and bluffing to trick you into withdrawing from Hanshui so that we can easily take Wancheng!"

"But in fact, our king is playing hard to get, deliberately letting you see through our bluff, and tricking you into staying in Wancheng to die! King Nanyang, you were fooled by your cleverness! You have been fooled by our King of Han! Hahahahaha!"

Speaking loudly, the envoy of the Han army, who was actually the executor of Xiang Kang's strategy, couldn't hold back any longer, and even laughed wildly on the moat bridge, and cursed at the same time, "Liu Jipifu, didn't you think of it? Our king actually wants you to stay in Wancheng and wait for death. No matter how cunning and shameless you are, you have fallen into our king's trick! Wash your neck and wait to die, the hatred of Hangu Pass, and the hatred of this Wancheng, We must get it back with interest!"

It was only when Cao Shen furiously ordered to release the arrows that the envoy of the Han army quickly clipped his horse and ran northward, shouting as he ran. "Nanyang bandit army, despicable and shameless! They even shot arrows at our Han army envoys! How could we, the King of Han, answer a question like Liu Jipifu? Today's meeting and answering is cancelled! Wash your neck and wait for death Bar!"

The envoy of the Han army laughed wildly and rushed away quickly. Liu Laosan also turned pale on the north gate of Wancheng. After a long while, Liu Laosan asked without looking back: "Is it true or not?" ? The little traitor Xiang Kang is really using his shameless tricks in reverse to trick us into staying in Wancheng to die?"

Xiao He, Fan Kui and others were unable to answer this question, only Han Xin hesitated for a while, and then said: "It is possible that the Han bandits are continuing to bluff and make up such nonsense to attack and shake the morale of our army, making us think it is true. Loss of confidence. But..., it might be true."

Liu Laosan didn't show any expression, and his heart began to tremble involuntarily. He had to worry that he had really fallen into Xiang Kang's trick?At this time, the mutation happened again. Under the protection of a row of long shields, a group of Han army archers rushed forward. The guards of the Nanyang army hurried forward to protect Liu Laosan. Repeatedly in my heart: "If this king really fell into the trick of the Han bandits? What should I do?"

Once again, the Nanyang army was surprised up and down, and after trotting quickly to the north gate of Wancheng, the long shieldmen and crossbowmen of the Han army suddenly dispersed, and with two long shields protecting one crossbowman as a unit, they headed towards the north of Wancheng. The two wings of the gate extended. At the beginning, Liu Laosan, Han Xin and others were very surprised why the Han army did this. It was when the Han army archers began to shoot arrows at the top of the city wall, and shot the feather arrows directly into the city of Wancheng. Han Xin came to his senses and said angrily, "Not good! The traitors are shooting arrows, and they are going to further shake and hit our morale!"

It is useless to understand this point. The strong enemy is outside the city, and they dare not send troops to attack. The only thing the Nanyang army can do is to shoot arrows as much as possible to suppress the Han army's crossbowmen. However, relying on the protection of the long shield, the Han army bow The crossbowman still shot hundreds of arrows into Wancheng City very smoothly, and then retreated quickly under the protection of the long shield, and returned to the main formation of the Han army.

Of course, an arrow book was presented in front of Liu Laosan very quickly. After Liu Laosan snatched it with his hands, he saw that the Han army first told the soldiers and civilians of Wancheng directly about Liji and Cong Gong in the arrow book. By the way, he laughed at his cleverness but was mistaken by his cleverness, and told the soldiers and civilians of Wancheng clearly that Liu Laosan was the only enemy of the Han army attacking Wancheng this time!Other Wancheng soldiers and civilians, as long as they put down their weapons and surrender, they will be forgiven and not killed, and they can give some rewards as appropriate!
"Send people into the city immediately, collect all these arrow books and destroy them, and those who dare to pass them on will be killed immediately!" Han Xin first ordered with a livid face, and then said to Liu Laosan: "Don't worry, my lord, the Han thieves will not be punished!" It is a bluff to shake our morale, as long as we win the battle of defending the city, the morale of the army will be completely stabilized immediately!"

Liu Laosan nodded slowly, and then his pupils contracted violently, because Liu Laosan suddenly saw two counterweight trebuchets of the Han army that had appeared on the Ye County battlefield, suddenly driving out from behind the Han army, slowly Driving towards the north gate of Wancheng.Han Xin who was next to him also woke up immediately, and blurted out: "No! The Han bandits are going to throw stones at the north gate of Wancheng. They will use their trebuchets to show off their military power and further damage our army's morale!"

"Come on." Liu Laosan said with a gloomy face: "I just happened to see with my own eyes what kind of role their trebuchets can play when attacking the city!"

(End of this chapter)