Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 444
Surely no one wants to know how Liu Laosan and Han Xin bullied and abused the poor Peng Yuejun, so let's take a look at the situation on the Northern Front Corps of the Han Army led by Uncle Zhou.

The situation on Uncle Zhou's side is also very complicated. After joining forces with Zheng Bu's corps to pacify Zhaodi and basically annihilate the Northern Front Corps of the Western Chu Army, the Han army also dealt heavy damage to the Qi army and Jibei army. After all, the northern army is a centipede, dead but not stiff, plus there is the Yellow River natural danger to defend, and Xiang Yu has already rushed to Qi with the main force of the Western Chu army, so even if Xiang Kang personally sat on the northern line However, the Han army did not dare to take the risk of launching the Eastern Expedition, and missed the opportunity to beat the two Qidi warlords, Tian Jia and Tian Da, into the water.

Immediately afterwards, out of consideration for the long-term strategic interests of the Han army, Xiang Kang decided to lead his army south to crusade against Liu Laosan. Uncle Zhou, in order to flatter him, flattered him, even though he knew that Xiang Kang's strategic choice was not good for him, he resolutely chose In order to support Xiang Kang's decision, the Northern Front Corps of the Han Army had to leave spare energy to protect Xiang Kang's back, making it even more difficult to spare for a large-scale Eastern Expedition, and it also gave Tian Da and Tian a chance to recover.

Uncle Zhou's decisive obedience to Xiang Kang's decision also brought some complaints to himself, including the old man Cui Guang of Shangshan and Zhou Shu, all the civil and military soldiers of the Han army complained in front of Uncle Zhou, and they all felt that Uncle Zhou should argue with Xiang Kang more or less. , should not sacrifice the strategic timing of the northern line for the sake of the southern line. Uncle Zhou answered very directly, saying: "There is no need to fight, the king has a long-term vision and is far above us. Since he thinks that the southern line is the priority, then naturally He has his reasons. Even if His Majesty made a wrong decision on the spur of the moment, Zhang Liang and Chen Ping would naturally advise His Majesty. As generals of the Northern Front, if we argue with His Majesty for the benefit of the Northern Front, we will not only make In addition to our internal discord in the Han army, it will also make people think that we have no courtesy to the king."

After saying this, Uncle Zhou, who was far less ambitious than Han Xin, added in his heart, "I will never forget the lessons of people like Wu Zixu and Bai Qi."

Seeing that Uncle Zhou refused to make people think that he was disrespectful to Xiang Kang, Cui Guang, Zhou Shu and the others could only keep their mouths shut, but out of duty, Zhou Shu, whose name had the same pronunciation as Uncle Zhou, quickly said: "Zhou Shu General, since you have decided to support the king's choice and are not in a hurry to enter Qidi for the time being, the old man has no objection. However, the old man thinks that we can't just ignore this. It's better to take advantage of the time we have now and plan ahead. Make some preparations, and it will definitely be much easier when we free up our hands to march into the ground in the future."

"Mr. Luli thinks we should prepare for a rainy day in advance?" Uncle Zhou asked hurriedly.

"I heard that when Xiang Yu, king of Western Chu, went north to attack Tianshi Tianrong, he committed atrocities in Qi, frequently buried prisoners alive, allowed soldiers to kill innocent people, plundered people's property, and robbed women. The head of Guizhou continued to gather people to resist and refused to submit, but because his army was strong, and his canonized Qi Wang Tian pretended to help the king, all the resistance of the people of Qi was suppressed by him."

Zhou Shu went on to say: "But even if the Western Chu thief army and Tianjia can suppress the rebellion, they certainly cannot suppress the people's hearts. So, why don't we send agents to infiltrate Qidi? Secretly looking for capable and prestigious heroes of Qidi, promising them official positions and titles, encouraging them to lead the people of Qi to rise up against Qi Wang Tianjia, and also to support us in the future. If it is successful, it will definitely be much easier for us to march to the ground in the future."

"Brilliant plan!" Uncle Zhou applauded, and said again: "But this is easier said than done. We don't know much about the situation in the alignment area. I don't know who has such prestige and ability to lead the Qi people to raise troops. There is no specific plan." As for the target, it is not only time-consuming and labor-intensive to find and inquire about the target, but it may not be able to find such a suitable person?"

"Don't worry, general, leave this matter to the old man." Zhou Shu volunteered: "We captured a lot of Qi State prisoners on the Julu battlefield, and there are many middle-level generals of Qi State, who are familiar with the situation of the Qi royal family. People, the old man seized the time to carefully inquire about the situation among them, and he will definitely be able to find a suitable candidate for you, General."

Uncle Zhou was overjoyed when he heard that, and immediately entrusted the matter to Shangshan old man Zhou Shu. Not to mention, after a lot of hard work, Zhou Shu really found a very suitable candidate for Uncle Zhou—— —Tian Heng, the younger brother of the former Prime Minister of Qi, also found out that after Tian Rong was defeated and died, Tian Heng took Tian Rong's son Tian Guang and moved to the Chengyang area on the coast of the East China Sea.Uncle Zhou was also very satisfied when he heard this, and immediately arranged for secret envoys to infiltrate Qi to contact Tian Heng. In the future, it will take over the land of the Han army in the east.

It is a pity that Zhou Shu and Zhou Shu's kindness fed Tian Heng's donkey liver and lungs. It took a lot of effort. After the Han army secret envoy finally found Tian Heng on the sea, Tian Heng flatly rejected Zhou Shu's request to let him raise troops. He also made it clear that he has no intention of power and position, but only wants to work hard in Chengyang and live in troubled times. No matter how much the Han army secret envoy persuades him, he will not accept the general seal letter sent to him by Uncle Zhou. leave.

But the matter was not over yet. When he personally sent the secret envoy of the Han army out of the gate, Tian Heng said to the secret envoy of the Han army very casually: "Dare to ask the envoy of the Han army, have the King of Han and General Zhou ever said that if they take down the land of Qi in the future? , who do you plan to make king of Qidi?"

"This..." The secret envoy of the Han army was stunned by Tian Heng's question, and then replied: "Forgive me, Mr. Tian Zhuang, but the King of Han and General Zhou have never mentioned this matter, so the villain does not know."

Tian Heng nodded, and said: "Then I would like to ask the Han envoy to ask General Zhou this question for me after seeing General Zhou. If there is a chance in the future, I will ask you for advice in person."

He agreed to Tian Heng's request, and the secret envoy of the Han army also fulfilled his promise. After returning to Julu, he really talked about it to Uncle Zhou who was still stationed in Julu at that time. Cui Guang also immediately heard Tian Heng's implication, and immediately sneered and said together: "I have a lot of appetite. This tone obviously implies that we should make him King of Qi and directly let him replace Tian Jia."

"Good idea!" Uncle Zhou snorted coldly, and said, "It's fine if you don't cooperate with such an insatiable person! Pick another person and let others raise troops to support us!"

It was also a coincidence that on the second day, Xiang Kang sent someone from Ye County to send an order to ask Uncle Zhou to take the main force on the northern front to help him immediately. Uncle Zhou, who knew the way of being a minister, had to let this matter go On one side, I hurriedly started to arrange matters for going south, and within a few days, I took the main force of the northern line and marched towards Puyang. According to the order, I rushed to the Yingchuan battlefield to cooperate with the other two main forces of the Han army. More recovery time.

This delay brought more troubles to Uncle Zhou and the Northern Front Corps of the Han Army. As we all know, when Qin Shihuang wiped out the six countries outside the pass, Qi State surrendered without firing an arrow or fighting a battle. Although Tian Jian, the last king of Qi, was fed up with the world's ridicule, it also saved the people of Qi from a huge catastrophe that was doomed to failure, and the population loss was minimal. Above the vast state of Chu. ——In history, even after repeated wars, Han Xin was able to pull an army of 30 in Qidi to go south to help Liu Laosan win the battle of Gaixia, because of this reason.

Both Tian Da and Tian Jia firmly seized the opportunity that the Han army's northern line was forced to postpone the eastward advance to Qidi. When they returned to Zhao with the main force of the northern line of the Han army and prepared to launch the Eastern Expedition, the Jibei Army, which was already dying, had re-expanded the army size by more than [-]. He expanded his army to more than [-]. At the same time, the Jibei Army rushed to repair a large number of river fortifications in the plains, which made it even more difficult for the Han army to march into the whole area.

Fortunately, after gradually digesting the victories of Zhao and Jin, the size of the Northern Front Corps of the Han Army has reached more than 14. He has already surrendered to the Han army, and he also promised to help the Han army with all his strength when the Han army needs it. Uncle Zhou was not polite on this point. Tu ordered Zang Tu to dispatch at least [-] cavalry to help him.Therefore, in terms of total strength, the Han army on the northern front does not have to worry about being at a disadvantage for the time being.

Just don’t worry for the time being, Uncle Zhou, Zhou Shu and others don’t need to think about it. When the time comes for the self-army to attack Qi, the Western Chu army will definitely not sit idly by, and the situation will definitely change again.Moreover, once the Han army on the northern front cannot break through the natural danger of the Yellow River held by the Jibei army before the Qi army and the Western Chu army react, and give the Qi army and the Western Chu army time to reinforce the Yellow River defense line, then the Han army on the northern front will Not to mention that the army won all the land, even if they wanted to cross the Yellow River, it would be as difficult as climbing the sky.

It is precisely because of this that after leading the army back to Julu, Uncle Zhou, Zhou Shu and others, in addition to desperately arranging various preparations for the Eastern Expedition, also learned from the successful experience of the Zheng Bu Corps of the Han Army that broke through the Yellow River last time, and prepared Once again organized fleets in Sanchuan, Puyang and other places, rushed to the plains to join the battle, and then killed the Jibei Army by surprise.In addition, attacking the plains openly and taking Gexian or Gaotang secretly are already in Uncle Zhou's consideration.

"It's cold, and our soldiers are running back and forth south and north. We need to rest and rest. Let our army spend the winter in Julu. After the spring plowing is over and the spring flowers bloom, we will march to Qi." This was Uncle Zhou's intention. The purpose of the rumors released was of course to paralyze the enemies of Qi, so that the Qi army would not send reinforcements to the Jibei army too early, making it more difficult for the Han army to cross the river.As for whether this will work, to be honest, even Uncle Zhou is not sure - because both Xiang Kang and Uncle Zhou have such a bad reputation in this regard.

At the same time as this worry was born, Uncle Zhou certainly regretted that he had delayed the matter of mobilizing the heroes of Qi to raise troops-if at this time there can be a hero of enough weight to raise troops to counter Tian Jia's rebellion, Tian Jia will be able to see through the Han army's attack. Intention, there must be no way to fully reinforce the Jibei Army.

Someone gave me a pillow when I was dozing off. At this time, a mysterious man who claimed to be Tian Zi suddenly came to Julu and asked Uncle Zhou to see him. Tian Hengzhi ordered to visit Uncle Zhou, and said that there was a very important situation to report to Uncle Zhou face to face. ——Don’t ask about so many people surnamed Tian from Qidi. Tian Chengzi, the ancestor of Tian Qi, asked guests to help him, and gave birth to more than 70 sons surnamed Tian in one breath. If there is no one hundred thousand, there are eighty thousand.

Out of curiosity and somewhat hopeful, Uncle Zhou took time out of his busy schedule to meet Tian Heng's secret envoy Tian Zi in person. Quite important Qi State intelligence - that is, Tianjia has decided to send [-] troops to the plains to help the Jibei Army guard the Yellow River defense line. Once the news of the Han army's eastward advance is received, Tianjia will immediately send another one At least [-] reinforcements.

After carefully reading the Qi State information that Tian Heng voluntarily leaked to him, the first sentence Uncle Zhou asked was of course, "Tian Zhuangshi, is this information reliable? How do you know?"

"Don't worry, general, it's absolutely reliable." Tian Zi replied with a smile: "As for how he knew the news, there is no need to lie to the general. Although he has closed his door and lived in seclusion, there are still many people in Linzi city. Our elder brother Tian Rong Tian Xiangguo's old department, there are many people who are used by Tian Jia as his confidants, so it is definitely not difficult for my brother to get such news."

"Thank you, strong man. Please tell General Tian Heng about this kindness. This general will remember it. If there is an opportunity in the future, I will repay you twice." Uncle Zhou thanked him calmly, and asked casually: " By the way, Tian Zhuangshi, did General Tian Heng explain anything else?"

"General Zhou is quick to talk, there are indeed other things." Tian Zi nodded, and said cautiously: "General, my brother heard that when the King of Han appointed the general as the general on the northern front, he once allowed the general to respond to the situation and make his own decisions. , all of them can take the place of the King of Han. Tian Guang, the eldest son of Tian Rong Tian Xiangguo, is a man of noble character and is very prestigious in Qi. He only needs to raise his arms, and Qi people who miss their homeland will respond one after another. I don’t know how the general can Do you think about it for the King of Han and let Mr. Tian Guangtian succeed King Qi?"

After saying that, Tian Zi hurriedly added: "Of course, after Mr. Tian Guang is appointed King of Qi, he will definitely serve the King of Han as a courtier, and let the King of Han dispatch him."

"It's a good idea to make Tian Guang king of Qi. Isn't his uncle Tian Heng holding the power of Qi?" Uncle Zhou snorted coldly in his heart, but of course he didn't say anything, he just made an excuse and said, "Tian Heng Strong man, the king gave me the right to make decisions on the fly, but the matter of becoming a king is too big, and this general dare not make decisions on his own anyway. How about this, you go to the posthouse to rest first, let me think about it, and then I will give it to you What's the answer?"

Tian Zi hurriedly agreed, Uncle Zhou nodded, first asked the guards to invite Tian Zi to the posthouse to rest, ordered Haosheng to entertain him, and then ordered: "Send someone to invite Dr. Li Shiqi, and Mr. Luli and Xia Huang Lord, just say that I have something important to ask them to discuss."

It was still a coincidence that when the guards went to invite Li Shiqi and the old man Shangshan, Mr. Shusun Tong, who was forced by Xiang Kang to the northern line, happened to report something to Uncle Zhou, because Mr. Shusun was also an important minister of the Han army. Of course, Uncle Zhou also immediately agreed to meet him, but to Uncle Zhou's surprise, after entering the door, Mr. Uncle Sun asked very curiously: "General Zhou, who is that person who came out of your place just now? Why have you never seen him before?"

Still the same sentence, Mr. Shusun is also an important minister of the Han army and is qualified to participate in the Han army's military aircraft, so Uncle Zhou, who was thinking about it in his heart, replied casually: "The person sent by Tian Heng, the former general of the Qi State, took the initiative to send us a copy. Important information, so I asked someone to treat him well."

"Tian Heng? The last time we sent someone to Qi to look for that person?" Mr. Shusun asked curiously, "What? That man changed his mind? Willing to accept the official position we gave him?"

"It's just as easy as that." Uncle Zhou smiled wryly, and casually told Mr. Uncle Sun what happened just now, and then said, "It looks like Tian Heng is determined to take advantage of the fire and force us to seal him as his nephew. As the king of Qi, let him actually control the power of Qi."

Mr. Uncle Sun's brain circuits are sometimes very strange. After listening to Uncle Zhou's words, not only did he not scold Tian Heng for being shameless as usual, but after thinking for a while, Mr. Uncle Sun actually cared about important military affairs very rarely, saying : "General, can you let the lower officials take a look at the news about Qi's bandits sent by Mrs. Tian Heng?"

Immediately, the news sent by Tian Heng was about to be told to Li Shiqi, Zhou Shu and others. Of course, Uncle Zhou handed the letter written by Tian Heng to Mr. Uncle Sun. After Mr. Sun took it and read it carefully, He suddenly said: "General Zhou, do you think this Tian Heng is secretly ready to raise troops suddenly? Just wait for us to promise to make his nephew Tian Guang the king of Qi, and then start to raise troops immediately?"

"Probably." Uncle Zhou replied casually, "Otherwise, this idiot wouldn't dare open his mouth to take advantage of us."

"Since that's the case, then we still need to give that little Lizi Tian Guang the king of Qi?" Mr. Shusun said in a startling way, "Just tell Tian Jia the news of finding a way, and let Tian Jia know that Tian Heng He is suffocating and preparing to rebel against him, so he must find Tian Heng immediately and desperately, and Tian Heng is already ready to raise his troops, and he will definitely not be captured without a fight. The two of them will fight like dogs, so we can use them without being crowned king. Have you reached Tian Heng's power in Qi?"

Uncle Zhou was tongue-tied, staring at Mr. Uncle Sun for a while, then said hesitantly: "It's a good idea, but how much preparation Tian Heng has made, we don't know now, if Tian Jia takes the lead and loses It doesn't matter if Tian Hengpifu's life is lost, it would be a pity to miss the opportunity to use him."

"Oh, it's too easy." Mr. Shusun immediately said: "General, you summon the envoy sent by Tian Hengpifu tomorrow, and say that the letter written by Tian Hengpifu was stolen tonight. It was found that it was stolen by a guard bribed by Qi thieves, and he had already told the letter and the news to the secret agent of Qi State, and asked Tian Heng's messenger to go back and report the letter. Tian Heng must immediately rise up when he hears it! If you don't know the news, you will definitely be caught off guard by Tian Heng!"

"There is another way to do this. If Tian Hengpifu still refuses to revolt, we will really leak this news to Tian Jia on purpose, and let Tian Jia force him to revolt! At that time, we will see if he dares to force us Make his nephew king of Qi!"

"Also!" Mr. Shusun sometimes gets bad like Xiang Kang and Chen Ping are the top thugs in the world, and he quickly whispered in front of Uncle Zhou: "General, if you don't want to bear the infamy of leaking secrets?" To prevent other people from taking the initiative to contact us like Tian Heng, we can do the same... As long as we succeed in doing this, Tian Heng will not only have to start trouble immediately, but also thank us in turn! General Zhou, what do you say Is this a good idea, sir?"

When Mr. Uncle Sun said something, Uncle Zhou's mouth opened a little wider, and when Mr. Uncle Sun finished speaking, Uncle Zhou's jaw was almost dislocated. When he came to the hall, Uncle Zhou said with a smile: "Mr. Uncle Sun, you must be related to our king, and Mr. Chen Ping, the lieutenant of our Han army guard?"

(End of this chapter)