Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 454
After listening to Mr. Uncle Sun's heart-to-heart advice, he resolutely decided to defect from Western Chu and placed his bet on the side of the Han army who would win. Of course, Qi Wangtian, who had no deep enmity with the Han army, took the day off to receive the guests. The ceremony warmly entertained Mr. Uncle Sun, with all kinds of food and wine, singers and dancers, silk and bamboo chimes, and so on. The poor Lu Jia and Sui He were thrown into the big tripod by the Qi Palace guards according to the rules of this era. Cooking to death proves Tian Jia's determination and sincerity to abandon Chu Touhan, and also avenges Mr. Sun.

Next, when discussing with Mr. Uncle Sun about how to work together, Tian Jia of course chose the most convenient and labor-saving method, while sending envoys to contact Uncle Zhou and tell him his decision, so that Uncle Zhou can feel at ease with Li Cheng The Qi army on the frontline teamed up to defeat the enemy, while blocking the news, they dispatched secret envoys to send an order to Tianbu, the leader of the Qi army on the frontline in Licheng, to order Tianbu to obey Uncle Zhou's order to help the Han army break through the natural danger of Jishui, and suddenly went to the Chuji allied army. Stabbed in the back.

Seeing that Tian Jia is so obedient and sincere, Mr. Uncle Sun was overjoyed, and of course he immediately patted his chest and promised to get Uncle Zhou's warrant as soon as possible, forcing Tian Heng, who was under the flag of the Han army, to lead the Qi rebels to leave Qi. He went to Jinbei to accept the recruitment of the Han army, and promised that if Tian Heng dared to be disobedient, the Han army would send troops to help Tian Jia clean up Tian Heng. In fact, Tian Jia, who was a headache for Tian Heng's rebel army, was very happy to hear it Hurry up to thank Mr. Shusun again and again.

There was an accident, just as Tian Jia and Mr. Uncle Sun were exchanging cups, a guard outside the hall suddenly reported, saying that the arrest of the envoys of the Western Chu Army by the generals of the Qi Army had not been completely successful, and there were two landsmen. Jia and Sui He's entourage failed to catch them because they happened not to be in the post house, and they searched everywhere but they could not be found.Tian Jia frowned when he heard this, and said: "Too bad, if these two men are allowed to escape from Linzi and send the news to Jibei, not only will Tian Bu have no chance to make a sudden move, I'm afraid there will be danger."

"King Qi, don't worry, it won't matter much." Mr. Shusun said hurriedly: "When the foreign ministers set off, our army was already preparing to attack Luoyin, and it was less than a hundred miles away from Jishui. The main force should have already captured Luoyin and marched to the north bank of Jishui. You just need to block the border immediately and buy a few days for General Tianbe, and our army can cross Jishui under the support of General Tianbe , then you don’t have to worry about anything in case.”

Tian Jia thought about it, so he immediately dispatched a fast horse to the border to pass an order, asking the soldiers of the Qi army to temporarily block the border traffic, and try their best to buy time for the Qi army on the front line.

The suggestion made by Mr. Uncle Sun is very correct. However, after all, Mr. Uncle Sun doesn’t know much about the internal situation of the Qi State, let alone the intricate and messy relationships within the many members of the Qi King’s House, so neither Mr. Uncle Sun nor Tian Jia What I know is that, in fact, not long after Tianjia made the decision to abandon Chu Touhan, members of the Qi royal family with ulterior motives took action, contacted other warlord forces in Qi through various channels, and asked them Informed of this amazing news...

That’s not to mention, what Mr. Shusun didn’t expect is that due to the heavy rain for days, the soft ground makes it difficult to move large siege weapons, the bow string becomes soft and cannot be used when it encounters water, and the skyrocketing Jishui makes it difficult to rush across. Taking Luoyin with all their strength, there was no way to cross Jishui quickly, and I didn't know that Mr. Shusun's side would succeed so smoothly and so quickly. In fact, it was the same day that Mr. Shusun persuaded Tianjia to surrender. The frontline corps took advantage of the intermittent period of continuous spring rain to launch an attack on the small town of Luoyin...

Fortunately, the siege battle of the Han army was relatively smooth. Relying on a large number of prepared siege weapons and absolute superiority in troops, the Han army successfully captured Luoyin in less than a day. At the same time, the Lu Kuang Division of the Han Army also successfully captured the county, successfully cleared the remaining forces of the Jibei Army on the north bank of Jishui, and finally opened the way for the Han Army's Northern Front Corps to enter the Licheng battlefield.

The distance was less than a hundred miles away, and it was only in the afternoon of the second day that the Chu Qiji coalition army camped on the south bank of Jishui had already received the news of Luoyin's fall, and Xiang Zhuang, the commander of the Western Chu army, did not dare to neglect. Quickly ordered the Western Chu Chu Army, the Jibei Army, and the Qi Army, which is still unaware of the change in Linzi, to strengthen their guard, and sent more scouts to closely monitor the movement of the Han Army, and then asked his deputy Liu Laosan: "Where is the Qi State?" Is there any new news? Tianjia promised to send us reinforcements, when will they arrive?"

"There is no news yet." Liu Laosan replied: "But it's not surprising. Qi's army has to withdraw from the Jiaodong battlefield and return to Linzi to assemble before rushing to the Licheng battlefield to reinforce us. It will take some time anyway."

"Hurry up, tell Tian Jia about Luo Yin's situation, and ask him to send reinforcements as soon as possible." Xiang Zhuang ordered casually, and then said: "Send another letter to my brother, and ask him to send it as soon as possible." We're sending reinforcements."

When Liu Laosan agreed, there was a request from Jinbei Wang Tianda to see him from outside the tent. Xiang Zhuang, who was not as arrogant as his cousin, got up and went out of the tent to greet him in person, but Tian Da rushed in quickly by himself. , and said in a hurry as soon as they met: "Zuo Sima, something serious happened! It's urgent!"

"What's so urgent?" Xiang Zhuang asked suspiciously.

Tian Da didn't answer in a hurry, but looked around first, and asked in a low voice: "Zuo Sima, the matter is very important, are the people here reliable?"

"Don't worry, King Jibei, it's absolutely reliable." Xiang Zhuang replied smoothly, and a sense of foreboding suddenly appeared in his heart.

Tian Da nodded, then took out a small roll of white silk, handed it to Xiang Zhuang and said in a low voice: "I just received it, it was sent to Xiao Wang by a carrier pigeon from one of Xiao Wang's clan in Linzi. Tian Jia, that goddamn bastard, has betrayed us!"

Before Tian Da finished speaking, Xiang Zhuang and Liu Laosan's expressions changed drastically together. When they hurriedly opened the roll of small silk to take a closer look, they saw such a line clearly written on the silk in small script - Tian Jia betrayed Xichu King, the Han thief has been surrendered!
Some couldn't believe it, pinched his thigh fiercely, and carefully read the writing on the silk, Xiang Zhuang asked Tian Da with a pale face: "King Jibei, is the news reliable?"

"Absolutely reliable!" Tian Da answered firmly in a low voice, and said, "The person who sent the news to Xiao Wang is not only Xiao Wang's blood relatives, but also works in King Qi's palace, and can directly participate in Tian Jia's military affairs. "

Xiang Zhuang was completely stunned, but Liu Laosan's face turned blue and black. After a while, he gritted his teeth and said in a low voice: "What a powerful traitor, even a farmer can instigate rebellion. This time, we are in Licheng. There is no hope."

"Call all the generals in the army immediately to discuss countermeasures!" Xiang Zhuang ordered with red eyes.

"Wait a minute." Liu Laosan hurriedly stopped and said, "Zuo Sima, the matter is too involved. The less people know, the better. Otherwise, if there is a little bit of news, the consequences will be disastrous! According to the opinion of the last general, General Xiang Guan It is enough to invite and call Han Xin."

Xiang Zhuang was lacking in assertiveness in the first place, he just nodded immediately after hearing Liu Laosan's words, and hurriedly sent someone to send Xiang Guan and Han Xin to see him, and within a short while, Xiang Guan and Han Xin rushed to the central army camp almost at the same time , and immediately learned the shocking news from Xiang Zhuang that Tian Jia had betrayed Chu Touhan.Needless to say, if it wasn't for Liu Laosan's sharp eyes and hands to quickly cover Xiang Guan's mouth, Xiang Guan's roar would definitely overturn the Western Chu Army's central army.

"Tianjia horse..."

"General Xiang Guan, calm down! Don't speak loudly. Once this matter gets out, the morale of our army will be ruined immediately! Qi's bandit army may also attack immediately!"

"Brother Guan, don't speak loudly. I called you here to discuss with you how to deal with this matter. It's not for you to yell and let our soldiers know."

After finally appeasing the impulsive Xiang Guan, Xiang Zhuang turned to the silent Han Xin and asked, "General Han, you have many ideas. In your opinion, how should we deal with this matter?"

"Don't worry about Zuo Sima, we still have enough time to solve this problem." Han Xin calculated and replied: "The inside line of King Jibei uses carrier pigeons to send us news, and the speed is far faster than that of chariots and horses. If there is an accident, there must be no time for Tianbu to know the news. We only need an excuse to discuss how to deal with the attack of the Han thieves, and we can deceive all the important generals of Tianbu and the Qi State thieves, take away their seals, and take over them. military power."

"And then?" Xiang Zhuang asked quickly: "It may be easy to take down Tian Bu, but the other generals and soldiers of the Qi State's bandit army may not listen to us? If they refuse to accept, they will secretly contact Tian Jiafu and the Han bandits. , is it still our hidden danger?"

"Three ways." Han Xin replied: "First, dismiss them on the spot, distribute food and let them go home. Second, find a reliable person to temporarily serve as the commander of the Qi army, and use the excuse of going south to escort the grain and grass, so that the Qi rebels can go to the south." Xue Di went to accept the recruitment of our Western Chu Army."

"Third...." Han Xin drew a murderous gesture, and said: "Imitate Bai Qi, take advantage of the Han thieves before they have time to approach the Jishui River, and kill them all!"

If it is Xiang Yu who will lead the Western Chu Army, then needless to say, none of the nearly [-] soldiers of the Qi Army under Tian Bu's command will survive. After waiting for a while, Xiang Zhuang still said: "Although it is convenient to dismiss these soldiers on the spot, if these Qi soldiers are sent back, they will definitely be recruited by Qi's rebel army immediately and become our threat again. It is better to take a little risk and let them go. Qi's rebel army go to Xuedi to accept our recruitment."

"That matter should not be delayed, we must do it immediately." Han Xin said: "Otherwise, if Tianbu receives the news, they will never come to our camp to send them to death. Also, it is best to ask the King of Jibei from the Tian family Choose a reliable person from the clan to replace Tian Bu as the chief general of the Qi army, so that it will be easier to be accepted by the soldiers of Qi."

Xiang Zhuang and the others nodded and said yes. At the moment, everyone discussed in a hurry, and soon decided that Tian Pai, a general of the Jibei Army who was more familiar with the situation of the Qi army, would replace Tian Bu as the leader of the army. The Chu army dispatched [-] troops to monitor the Qi army going south to Xuedi at full speed, and then discussed how to deal with possible emergencies. Finally, they sent people to the Qi army camp and invited Tian Bu and him in the name of discussing the battle plan. The main aides of Xichu came to the Xichu military camp to participate in the meeting.

The plan went even more smoothly than Xiang Zhuang, Liu Laosan and others had expected. Tian Bu was generous and kind, and he attached great importance to unity. Before he had time to receive news from Linzi, he quickly led his several The main deputy came to the Western Chu army camp to meet Xiang Zhuang, and then without the knowledge of the Qi army officers and soldiers, they were all captured by the Western Chu army guards who rushed out suddenly. The seal ribbons they used to command and command the army were also They were all snatched away by the guards of the Western Chu Army.

Of course Tian Bu and others who were captured suddenly were baffled, and even if Xiang Zhuang personally told them that Tian Jia had rebelled against Chu, they couldn't believe it at all, but Liu Laosan and others who had suffered enough losses in this regard Without any explanation, he immediately ordered the soldiers of the Western Chu Army to put them all into prison cars and temporarily detained them in the Western Chu Army camp.Tian Bu saw that the matter was irretrievable, so he stopped shouting for grievances, but asked Xiang Zhuang with red eyes: "Zuo Sima, since you must take away the military power of the last general, then there is no way for the general to resist, the last general can only ask In a word, what do you plan to do to our Qi soldiers?"

"Don't worry, general, I won't do anything to them." Xiang Zhuang replied apologetically, "As long as they don't resist or make trouble, I'll let General Tian send them to Xue County to accept the orders from our Western Chu army." Incorporate, we will definitely not do anything to them."

Having dealt with Xiang Zhuang for a period of time, knowing that Xiang Zhuang is not the kind of person who breaks promises, for the sake of the innocent soldiers under his command, Tian Bu gritted his teeth and said, "Well, I believe that Zuo Sima will not Lie, let me go temporarily, I will write you a warrant, let Tian Si, who is temporarily in charge of the army for me, hand over the army to you, and let him obey Tian Pai's order. Otherwise, you will take my seal and go Taking over the army, Tian Si may not listen to you."

Xiang Zhuang hesitated for a while, but finally nodded, and then Tian Bu actually wrote such a warrant to his general Tian Si, signed it and handed it to Xiang Zhuang, saying: "Zuo Sima, please don't lie to me, Li Cheng In the army of the Qi State, there are many soldiers who have followed me in the South and North for many years, they are all innocent, if you lie to me, I will not spare you even if I am a ghost."

"General Tianbu, don't worry." Xiang Zhuang replied solemnly: "Not only will I not lie to you, I can also guarantee that as long as your Qi army doesn't play tricks and go to Xuedi to accept recruitment, I will truthfully report to my elder brother Xichu." The king reported your situation and asked him to use it for you."

The process of the Chuji coalition taking over the Qi army in Licheng was miraculously smooth, and at the same time it was destined. After seeing the warrant written by Tianbu himself, Tian Si, who stayed behind in the Qi army camp, was strange, but it was still because he had always been loyal to Tianbu. For this reason, he was forced to choose to act according to the order, obediently let the general of the Jibei army, Tian Pai, take over the Qi army, and then when Tian Pai ordered the Qi army to abandon the camp and go south overnight to escort the grain and grass, most of the Qi army soldiers, although It was also extremely strange, but he still happily obeyed the order.

After all, the soldiers of the Qi army also knew that as long as they could leave the battlefield in Licheng, they would no longer have to tie their heads to their waistbands and fight the Han army desperately. ——But it’s useless even if the generals of the Qi State are not happy, the main generals have been secretly captured by the Western Chu Army, and the command system of the Central Army is controlled by the Jibei Army. As long as there is a slight change in the Qi Army’s generals, they are already secretly ready for battle The Western Chu Army and the Jibei Army can immediately kill them to the ground, and they will fall apart.

Abandoning most of their weapons and supplies, the Qi army retreated southward with light clothing at an extremely fast speed. It traveled southward for more than forty miles that night, losing the ability to directly threaten the Qiji coalition army. The next day, they were followed by [-] Western Chu troops Under surveillance, they traveled southward along Chidao to the vicinity of Boyang, the capital of Jibei, completely away from the Jishui battlefield. Xiang Zhuang, Liu Laosan, Tian Da and others who had been worried all the time were quietly relieved .

Also on the same day, the envoy sent by Tianjia from Linzi to Tianbu arrived in Licheng, and was immediately captured by the soldiers of the Western Chu Army who were closely monitoring the road to the west. Tianjia was found from him and asked Tianbu to lead The order of Qi's army to rebel.As a result, after seeing Tian Jia's order, Xiang Zhuang, Tian Da and others couldn't help but yell at Tian Jia even though they had known about it for a long time.

After yelling, Xiang Zhuang, Liu Laosan, Tian Da and others of course hurriedly discussed the next countermeasures, and then needless to say, including Liu Laosan thought that they should voluntarily abandon the Licheng battlefield, and while the Han army was still in Luoyang Taking advantage of the opportunity to go south, he quickly withdrew the army back to Boyang to rebuild the defense line, and waited for the follow-up reinforcements of the Western Chu Army nearby.However, Han Xin resolutely opposed this move, and said loudly: "Why do you want to give up the Licheng battlefield? We still have Jishui in the flood season to defend the Licheng battlefield. How can we defend when we go south to Boyang? Go back to Wenshui and continue to defend." River, not to mention that the water volume of Wenshui is much smaller than that of Jishui, what about Boyang City on the north bank of Wenshui?"

"But we can't hold Jishui anymore?" Liu Laosan said helplessly: "Even if we rely on the Jishui River, we can temporarily block the Han and Yan bandits, but the Qi bandits have surrendered to the Han bandits. Zhou Shupifu will definitely order the bandit army of Qi State to continue to send troops to attack our flanks along the Chi Road towards Licheng, and to meet his bandit army across the river, how can we possibly hold Licheng?"

"Don't worry, Mr. Pei, the general has considered it carefully. As long as we act according to my plan, we will not only be able to defend Jishui to keep the Han thieves out, but we also don't have to be afraid of Qi's thieves marching westward to attack our flanks," Han Xin said confidently. replied.

"Then what are you going to do?" Liu Laosan asked quickly.

"Of course, send someone to contact Tian Heng, the Qi rebel." Han Xin replied, "Tian Jia has shamelessly betrayed our Western Chu army. Tian Heng led his army to the west of Qi State, and came to the front line of Licheng to participate in the battle. We only need to promise Tian Heng that after defeating Tian Jiapifu, he will be named King of Qi, and he will definitely not refuse. Then, we can let him go west On the road to the country of Qi..."

After talking about his first step plan, Han Xin went on to say: "It doesn't matter if this plan doesn't work out. Tian Heng can still suddenly stab Qi's rebel army in the back when he reaches the front line. With the help of the army, we defeated the bandit army of the Qi State and resolved the danger on the flanks, and then we can concentrate on resisting the Han bandits until our follow-up reinforcements from Western Chu arrive."

Xiang Zhuang, Liu Laosan, and Tian Da listened to their calculations, and Han Xin said again: "Zuo Sima, Pei Gong, and King Jibei, we really can't take the initiative to retreat anymore. If we voluntarily give up Licheng, we will lose everything." We lost the whole of Jibei, and lost our last hope of counterattacking Qi. Only by fighting desperately at any cost and using Jishui to keep Licheng, can we hope to keep Jibei, and also have hope to counterattack Qi and save the rest of the country. There is hope to keep the Qi State, "

After all, it is related to his own vital interests. After thinking for a while, Tian Da gritted his teeth, slapped the case in front of him and said: "What General Han said is very true. If I give up Licheng again, this king will give up the whole Jicheng." What's the point of keeping Boyang, the capital of the whole northern territory? If you don't retreat, you will fight to the end with Han and Qi thieves in Licheng. Even if you die in Licheng battlefield, this king will never again Take a step back!"

Qidi is already Liu Laosan's last hope to fish in troubled waters. Of course, Liu Laosan also stands by Tian Da's side, determined to gamble with the Chuji coalition forces for his hope of a comeback. After hesitating for a long time, Xiang Zhuang also ordered Nodding, he said, "For our last hope in Qidi, let's stick to the Licheng battlefield."

"Zuo Sima seems to lack the confidence to say this." Han Xin smiled slightly and said, "But it doesn't matter, the opportunity has come, we just need to do a little trick, and we will definitely be able to deal a head-on blow to the Han thieves and wipe out the Han thieves." The rampant momentum of the thieves also boosted the morale of our army."

(End of this chapter)