Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 468
After successfully defeating the Qi coalition forces, it was just confirmed that Tian Wang was killed in battle. Tian Heng's rebel army was completely defeated, and it was impossible to make a comeback within a certain period of time. The head was sent back to Licheng and handed over to Uncle Zhou. At the same time, he immediately prepared to retreat. He planned to retreat to Licheng in two days to reinforce the Han army's encirclement of the Jinjiling battlefield, and try not to let the Chuji allied forces take advantage of the Han army to block it. Strength temporarily weakens the chances of breaking through with all strength.

From the battle battlefield to Licheng, there is a fast road all the way, and the traffic is relatively convenient. The fast horses sent by Zhujishi rushed on the road with all their strength, and they were ordered to set off at noon, and sent the good news back to the main force of the Han army's northern line before midnight. Needless to say, Uncle Zhou, who was overjoyed, immediately summoned the main civil and military personnel of the main camp of the Han army and told them the good news. They were overjoyed, and they all said that this time, they could finally encircle and wipe out the remaining Chu-Ji coalition forces without distraction, completely establishing the victory of the Han army on the Qidi battlefield.

While rejoicing, the main civil and military officers of the Han army were still able to remain calm. After a little calculation of the situation, Li Shiqi said to Uncle Zhou: "General, in my old opinion, it is best for us to continue to calm down and don't wait for the time being." Announce this news to our entire army and wait for General Zhujishi to bring our army back. Otherwise, once the Chuji bandit army on Jinjiling hears the news, they are likely to take advantage of General Zhu For the time being, there is no chance to come back and break through with all our strength, which will increase the difficulty for us to completely wipe out the Chu Ji bandit army."

"Of course." Uncle Zhou replied smoothly: "General Zhu is also very aware of this situation, so he has clearly told me in the letter that he will withdraw at the speed of the march. Can bring the army back..., Huh?"

Speaking of this by the way, Uncle Zhou's heart suddenly moved, and he stopped himself immediately, with a calculated expression on his face. The old Shangshan old man Zhou Shu who was next to him saw something was wrong, and hurriedly asked: "General, what's wrong? What's wrong?"

It was rare for Uncle Zhou not to show face to his elders with the same surname. He waved his hand to signal Zhou Shu not to disturb his thoughts. Li Shiqi, Chong Da and the others didn't say much, they just waited patiently for Uncle Zhou to consider the issue.After a long time, Uncle Zhou said to himself: "I'm not sure, but it's worth a try. If we succeed, the initiative is in our hands. It's better than letting the Chuji bandits take the initiative. When you want to break through, you will be strong when you break through."

After muttering this passage, Uncle Zhou sat down at the desk and wrote the letter himself. When Zhou Shu, Li Shiqi and others came to watch curiously, they saw that Uncle Zhou had written a reply letter to Zhujishi , asked Zhujishi to give up his plan to withdraw directly to the Jinjiling battlefield, and gave Zhujishi two days to withdraw to the Jishui River, [-] miles northeast of Jinjiling, where he had a good rest for one night, and then at half past midnight in the morning. It was time to set off to the south and retreat to the Jinjiling battlefield at a rapid march.

In addition, Uncle Zhou also made it clear to Zhujishi that he asked Zhujishi's troops to prepare enough dry food in advance on the way back to the teacher. When camping by the Jishui River, they should not light fires and smoke, try to hide their whereabouts, and not reveal the location of the camp. , At the same time, when retreating to Jinjiling in a hurry, the flag formation can be deliberately messy, and stretchers are often used to carry wounded soldiers, and it is necessary to pretend to return to the division in a hurry.

Then, after Uncle Zhou sent a fast horse to send the letter away overnight, Li Shiqi, Zhou Shu and others next to him asked doubtfully, "General, can you tell me why you made such an arrangement?"

"I want to lure the Chuji bandit army to break out of the siege on the night when Zhujishi returns to Jinjiling." Uncle Zhou replied directly: "Chuji bandit army is stationed on the mountain, and it is difficult for our scouts to find out whether they are secretly preparing to abandon it or not." The retreat of the battalion can only be done by waiting for the Chuji bandit army to break out and respond. The time left for us to respond is too short. Instead of being so passive, we should use the fact that General Zhu returned to the army to make a fuss and try our best to lure Chuji The bandit army launched a breakthrough on the night of his return, and if it succeeds, our chances of annihilating the Chu Ji bandit army will be much greater."

"A clever plan!" Li Shiqi came to his senses, and immediately praised: "Let General Zhu's army keep their strength in secret, and pretend to return to the army in a hurry on the surface. The Chuji bandits are afraid that our partial army will slow down and completely trap them to death." , we will definitely seize the time to break through that night, and then as long as we prepare well in advance, the battle will be much easier."

"This alone is not enough." Uncle Zhou thought about it and said, "Chu Ji's thieves are extremely cunning. If we want them to break through according to the time we arranged, we have to do some other articles, so that we can be sure of success."

Of course, opportunities and risks coexist. For the next two consecutive nights, none of Zhou Shu and the main civil and military personnel of the Han army can sleep soundly. In the early morning of the day when the Han army was preparing to return to the Jinjiling battlefield, he saw the dawn of the sky outside the tent in a daze. Uncle Zhou, who had become a panda eye, was relieved quietly, knowing that he had passed the most difficult hurdle. You can't lure the enemy to succeed, and you don't need to worry so much that you can't sleep at night.

Immediately afterwards, Uncle Zhou didn't even have time to do the minimum of getting up early to wash up, and immediately ordered: "Immediately send an order to all battalions to announce to our entire army that General Zhujishi has defeated the Qi army. Every soldier knows the good news."

Soon after the order was conveyed, cheers erupted from the camps of the Han army who were having breakfast, and naturally, this important situation was reported by the scouts of the Chu-Ji alliance army who were closely monitoring the movement of the Han army camp. Arriving in front of Xiang Zhuang, Tian Da and others immediately aroused the vigilance of Xiang Zhuang and others. In addition to immediately strengthening the surveillance of the Han army camp, they also sent people to venture close to the Han army camp to find out what happened to the Han army's morale at any cost. Excited cause.

Immediately afterwards, because of the Han army's deliberate publicity, the scouts of the Chuji coalition army quickly learned the general situation from the yells of the Han army soldiers, and quickly reported the news to Xiang Zhuang and others. Shocked and suspicious by the news, a meeting was hurriedly held to discuss the truth of the matter.Then, when the decision-makers of the Chuji coalition army were skeptical about this, a guard from the Western Chu army came in from outside the account to report urgently, saying that the Han army sent envoys up the mountain, and they should take the initiative to inform the Chuji coalition army of important events related to Qi. .

Of course, the envoys of the Han army were quickly brought before Xiang Zhuang and others. To the surprise of Xiang Zhuang and others, the envoys of the Han army not only introduced them to the recent changes in Qi, but also presented them with Tian Wang's head was captured, and it was proved by iron-like facts that the Han army's partial division had defeated the Qi rebels, completely shattering the Qi rebels' hope of meeting the Chu-Ji coalition forces to break through.Another thing is to submit a letter from Uncle Zhou to Xiang Zhuang and Tian Da to persuade the Chu-Ji coalition forces to put down their weapons and break through.

At the beginning, of course Xiang Zhuang would not trust the one-sided words of the Han army envoys, and he was very suspicious that the so-called head of Tian Wang was just a deception and intimidation method of the Han army, but when he saw Tian Da carefully identified Tian Wang's head, he revealed Xiang Zhuang immediately knew that the situation was not good, and quickly sent the whimsical Han army envoy away with a few words, and immediately asked Tian Da: "King Jibei, is it really Tian Wang's head?"

Tian Da reluctantly nodded, and then said with a pale face, "It's true that Tian Wang's head can't be wrong. I haven't played five suits with him. I met more than once or twice before, so I won't admit my mistake."

After Tian Da finished speaking, there was no sound in the big tent of the Chinese army, and after a long time, Xiang Zhuang hit the table in front of him with a heavy fist, and said with a dark face: "It seems Qi State really can't count on it, unless brother can send us reinforcements, otherwise we can only find a way to break through by ourselves."

"Then why are we still in a daze?" Ji Bu hurriedly said, "What's the situation behind us now, Zuo Sima, don't you know that there may be another reinforcement for us in a short time? If we delay any longer, let us All the soldiers knew about the situation in the Qi State, and the morale of the army was shaken. This battle was even more impossible to fight! Taking advantage of the faction that the Han bandits have not yet returned, we quickly made preparations to break through. Positive."

"No risk!" Han Xin objected immediately, saying, "How treacherous is Uncle Zhou, how could he not have guessed that we would use this opportunity to break through? He sent an envoy to bring us Tian Wang's head on purpose, probably on purpose. Forcing us to launch a breakout tonight, and then as long as he makes the Han bandit army prepare in advance, not only can he take this opportunity to severely injure us, but he also hopes to completely annihilate us!"

"What if the Han bandits come back first?" Ji Bu said sharply: "At that time, the Han bandits will not only have more troops available, but they will definitely block Jinji Ridge even more tightly. Wouldn't it be even more uncertain for us to launch a breakthrough? "

"Don't worry, general, we still have time." Han Xin replied: "It is impossible for the Han thieves to be on guard every day, and our food and grass can last for more than a month. As long as we wait patiently for a while, there will definitely be a chance to break through. , nothing is better than risking a breakout tonight."

Ji Bu, who had disliked Han Xin for a long time, was furious, and immediately scolded Han Xin for being nothing more than a boastful brat, talking about war on bamboo will only kill nearly one hundred thousand soldiers of the Chu-Ji Allied Forces. Fortunately, Xiang Zhuang always kept in mind Old Man Fan's advice , and trusted Han Xin more, but in the end he did not adopt Ji Bu’s suggestion to break out of the encirclement and go south that night, and decided to wait and see the situation for a period of time before making a final decision. Of course Ji Bu was very dissatisfied with this, but there was nothing he could do.

The matter was not over yet, and when it was late in the afternoon, the soldiers of the Chuji Allied Forces, who were closely monitoring the movement of the Han army camp, sent an urgent report, saying that the Han army's partial division had returned to the Jinjiling battlefield from the direction of Qi in the east. Zhuang, Liu Laosan, Han Xin and others heard the report, and hurried to the top of the mountain again, condescending to check the situation of the Han army returning to the division.

It's okay if you don't look at it. After a look, Han Xin and Liu Laosan, who is also treacherous, immediately opened their eyes, because the situation when the Han army returned to the camp was far beyond their expectations. When they came back, the flags and queues were obviously in disarray. There were still wounded soldiers lying on stretchers being carried back by their companions everywhere in the queue. Many soldiers had just returned to the camp, and immediately they were lying all over the ground. It was obvious that their physical strength had been severely exhausted. .

Seeing this scene, don't say that Han Xin and Liu Laosan were greatly moved, even the kind-hearted Xiang Zhuang saw the opportunity, and hurriedly turned back to Liu Laosan and Han Xin and said, "Pei Gong, General Han, it depends on the situation. Although the thieves and thieves defeated our friendly army of Qi, they suffered a lot of losses, and they came back in such a hurry. If there is no accident, these Han thieves who just came back will not be able to play much role even if they barely go to battle tonight what?"

Liu Laosan immediately nodded, approving Xiang Zhuang's analysis, but Han Xin remained calm, and said after a while: "If Zuo Sima wants to, he can secretly prepare to break out of the encirclement and go south, but whether we really break out tonight and go south, we'd better Let’s wait until night to make a decision.”

After finishing speaking, Han Xin added: "The reason is also very simple. With such a long distance, we can't be sure whether these appearances of the Han thieves are pretending, whether it is Zhou Shupifu deliberately asking them to do the show, so We must hold our breath and pay attention to the clues of the traitor camp before we can make a decision."

"Then I will leave this matter to you." Xiang Zhuang really trusted Han Xin very much, and immediately said: "I will go and get our army ready to retreat first, and you stay here to observe whether we are retreating tonight. We'll decide at dinner time."

Han Xin immediately agreed, and stayed on the top of the mountain to continue to observe the various movements of the Han army camp. In addition to paying careful attention to the Han army troops who had just returned, he kept thinking about deducing various methods that Uncle Zhou might use to lure the enemy. He also refused to believe that these Han soldiers who had just returned had greatly reduced their combat effectiveness.

Not to mention, it really made Han Xin wait until the situation in the Han army camp changed. When the time was about to pass, the camps of the Han army raised a lot of cooking smoke one after another when it was still relatively early before dinner time. They started to make fire and cook food. In addition, in the main camp of the Han army directly under Uncle Zhou, an army was dispatched. In broad daylight, they rushed directly to the southwest of Jinji Ridge, where the Chuji allied forces had to pass through to break through.

Seeing this scene, Han Xinxin finally came to a conclusion, and said secretly: "It can't be wrong, Uncle Zhou must be making up for it. He was negligent for a while before, and he forgot to consider his partial teacher's physical strength. It was later discovered that the situation was not good, so I hurriedly bluffed, while making meals in advance and pretending to prepare dry food for night battles, while pretending to divide the troops to ambush in the complex terrain in the southwest, trying to scare us so that we dare not break through overnight, for him The thieves who retreated urgently rested to gain time."

Of course, after reaching this conclusion, Han Xin had to consider that these arrangements by Uncle Zhou were also deliberately luring the Chu-Ji coalition forces to break through. Uncle Zhou had to start setting this trap at least a few days in advance, so that it would be possible to solve the physical problem of the Han army when they retreated from the hurried march.

After careful consideration for a while, Han Xin hurried to the sentinel of the Chu-Ji coalition army who was standing guard on the top of the mountain last night, and asked: "Last night, when you were on the top of the mountain, did you see any abnormal movements in the distance around? Like fire or something?"

"Reporting to General Han, no." The sentinel on duty last night immediately replied truthfully: "The whole night yesterday, there were only fires from the bandit camp at the bottom of the mountain, and the fires from Licheng City. No abnormal movement was found in other places."

Han Xin nodded slowly, then gritted his teeth and said in a low voice: "Uncle Zhou, I know you are treacherous, but I don't believe that you can be so treacherous that you can set up this trap for me several days in advance , and you can even consider the details of the firelight when you are camping! Tonight is the best time to break out!"

(End of this chapter)