The sun and the moon rotated around, and soon it was early morning the next day.

Xiang Yu issued the order to attack Yunyang yesterday.

Hundreds of thousands of troops took advantage of the darkness and began to assemble in the direction of Yunyang City.

The flags of Qi, Chu, Yan, Zhao, Wei, and Han were flying in all directions.

No one expected that the Qin State that swept across the Six Kingdoms more than 20 years ago would be attacked by the Allied Forces of the Six Kingdoms more than 20 years later.

Although Yunyang is still dozens of miles away from Xianyang, there is no difference in the hearts of the Six Nations Allied Forces.

The hatred of the country and the family is in this battle, so everyone is full of energy and confidence.

but!

Some people are happy, and naturally some people are worried.

For example, Xin Sheng in Yunyang City, and his new alliance with Zhao Gao.

At this time, in the conference hall at the head of Yunyang City, Xin Sheng was holding a military meeting, and Zhao Gao was also present.

Xin Sheng looked at Zhao Gao, then at his generals, and asked with a gloomy look: "Generals, the rebels are pressing down with 600,000 troops, approaching Yunyang City. The situation is now critical, do you have any good strategies to defend against the enemy?"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone looked at each other in confusion.

As the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, Xiang Yu has already gained a great reputation. In the past two years, he has been invincible on the battlefield. Even a three-year-old child knows the name "Butcher".

At this moment, they were faced with such a formidable enemy. Not only did they feel uncertain, but they also felt uneasy and were speechless for a moment.

As Xin Sheng's most proud eldest son, Xin Haicheng had some knowledge and was outstanding among the generals. Therefore, when the generals were silent, he took the lead and said: "General, Liu Bang was the first to enter Guanzhong, but he was late.

He refused to attack the city. We thought he was afraid, but we didn't expect that he was waiting for Xiang Yu. It seems that he had already planned it!"

Xin Sheng frowned: "What do you want to say?"

Xin Haicheng said seriously: "As Sun Tzu said in the art of war, if you know yourself and the enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger. Comparing the strength of the troops: our army has 200,000 elite Qin troops, 30,000 cavalry, 100,000 infantry, and 50,000 crossbowmen, while the coalition army has as many as 600,000.

The gap is huge.”

"Comparison of combat power: Our army is well-equipped and well-trained. With the same number of men and horses, it is not inferior to anyone. But Xiang Yu's troops and horses have absorbed the armaments of Zhang Han's troops, and their combat power is also amazing. It can be called a tiger and wolf division.

Coupled with the support of the coalition forces, their combat power far exceeds ours."

"Comparing generals: Xiang Yu has five generals under his command, and together with the coalition generals, they are far more numerous than our generals. Therefore, after three comparisons, we have three strategies!"

"What three strategies?"

Before Xin Sheng asked, Zhao Gao couldn't wait to ask.

Xin Haicheng glanced at Zhao Gao, and then said with an indifferent expression: "The three strategies are divided into upper, middle and lower strategies. The best strategy is to immediately abandon Yunyang and Xianyang, go north to join Li Xin, and then unite Li Xin's 300,000 troops.

Fight to the death with Xiang Yu!"

"The middle strategy is, given the strength of our army and the general trend, surrendering to the rebels and using Xiang Yu's ambition to enfeoff various princes will not treat us badly!"

"The next strategy is to return to Xianyang through the secret passage, and then in the name of Your Majesty, recruit corvees from all over the country to form an army, and fight Xiang Yu to the death in Xianyang. Let the general decide on the above three strategies!"

Xin Sheng pondered for a moment. He was not stupid. He naturally knew that the current situation was not good, so he frowned and looked at Zhao Gao: "What do you think, Prime Minister Zhao?"

"this....."

Zhao Gao hesitated for a moment, then looked around at the generals: "What do you generals think?"

"The general, the prime minister, and the general think that... the best policy is the safest, and should... be regarded as a good policy!" General Zhou Peng replied sarcastically.

"Yes, the general thinks so too!"

When the generals heard Zhou Peng's words, they all agreed.

They didn't seem to exclude Li Xin, thinking that Li Xin was still a loyal minister of the empire, but they seemed to have forgotten that Li Xin once joined forces with Wang Li to intimidate the second emperor of Qin, Hu Hai, to make him king.

The one who knows this most clearly is Zhao Gao.

Therefore, after Zhao Gao listened to Xin Sheng's three strategies, he did not show approval. Instead, he looked at Xin Sheng with a worried look: "What do you think, general?"

"I thought..."

Xin Sheng pondered for a moment and said: "Guanzhong is a fertile land. It is a pity for us to abandon Guanzhong. As for Li Xin, although we are ministers of Qin in name, we are actually our own masters. He is loyal to the First Emperor, and we

If he is loyal to Ziying, even if he goes north, he will not necessarily conspire with us and obey Ziying's orders!"

"Then... has the general made up his mind?" Xin Haicheng asked hesitantly.

Xin Sheng replied solemnly: "I think the best policy is not advisable, nor is the middle policy. Surrender to the rebels. Let's not talk about whether the other princes can accept us. Let's talk about the 200,000 prisoners killed by Xiang Yu.

Are we going to let our soldiers die in vain?"

"this....."

When the generals heard Xin Sheng's words, they were speechless for a moment.

Xiang Yu's cruelty is indeed shocking. Once he follows in the footsteps of the prisoner army, the generals of the Qin State will become fish on the chopping board and be slaughtered by others.

But if the best and middle strategies don't work, then only the best strategy is left.

Thinking of this, Zhao Gao was surprised and asked quickly: "Is General Xin planning to fight to the death with the rebels?!"

"So what if we fight to the death?"

Xin Sheng opened his eyes angrily and said decisively: "The battle is not about numbers, but momentum and strategy. Although the coalition army has many people, except for Xiang Yu's own troops, the rest are just a mob. As long as the plan is proper, there may not be no chance of victory!"

"

As one of the generals of the Qin State that swept through the six kingdoms, he had rich battlefield experience, so naturally he would not be intimidated by the situation in front of him.

However, Zhao Gao still seemed a little worried: "General Xin, I know you have extraordinary abilities, but what if..."

Before Zhao Gao finished speaking, he was interrupted by Xin Sheng with a wave of his hand: "If you are afraid of wolves in front and tigers in the back, even if you escape elsewhere, you will still be wiped out by the enemy. Why not give it a try? Maybe this is an opportunity!"

After saying that, he comforted the generals and said: "Yunyang City is high and wide, with abundant food and grass. It can be defended for several months. If the rebels cannot attack for a long time, they will definitely run out of food and grass. At that time, in the name of Your Majesty, we will call on the diligent kings from all over the country.

, it’s not like there’s no chance of winning!”

Zhao Gao heard this and gave a wry smile, saying in his heart that you are quite confident, that Xiang Yu is so powerful that ordinary people cannot imagine it!"

Although Zhao Gao has no military or political talents, he is very good at judging people. When he first contacted Xiang, he had already seen Xiang Yu's extraordinary ability. Later, during the battle of Julu, he was even more impressed by Xiang Yu, and even some

He contacted Liu Bang fearfully and wanted to form an alliance with Liu Bang and share Guanzhong together.

However, Liu Bang was also afraid of Xiang Yu and did not dare to form an alliance with him.

Although Xin Sheng was also a famous general in the empire, compared to Wang Ben, Li Xin was still inferior.

However, the current Zhao Gao is no longer the powerful Zhao Gao. After Ziying ascended the throne, most of his power was taken away by Xin Sheng, and he was not the one who decided whether to fight, flee, or surrender.

So seeing that Xin Sheng had made up his mind, Zhao Gao could only agree: "Since General Xin has decided this way, I will immediately report to Your Majesty and mobilize the corvees and prisoners from around Xianyang and send them to Yunyang through the secret passage to serve as reserve soldiers.

!”

"good!"

Xin Sheng nodded and said with a smile, "Then there will be Prime Minister Laozhong!"

.........

Under Yunyang City, 600,000 allied troops gathered and surrounded the entire city.

At this time, looking down from the top of the city, the 600,000 allied troops were like a dense swarm of ants, boundless.

The sight of the endless spears and halberds dazzled the soldiers guarding the city, and they were a little frightened for a moment.

In the evening, in the coalition tent, Xiang Yu and the generals were discussing how to attack the city.

Zhang Liang looked at the bamboo slips in his hands, smiled and said to the generals: "Generals, there have been a lot of good things recently. Zhang Liang has been ordered by the Overlord to list them one by one to make everyone happy!"

"Say it quickly, say it quickly!"

The generals echoed excitedly, some impatiently.

Xiang Yu also smiled and waved his hands: "Zifang, please tell everyone!"

"As you command!"

Zhang Liang responded and said: "The first thing is that since the Overlord divided the world, eighteen of the thirty-six counties in the Qin Kingdom have surrendered, and they all respect the Overlord as the lord of the world!"

"Okay! Long live the Overlord!"

Although the generals knew that most of these eighteen counties were the homelands of the Six Kingdoms, they still couldn't help but cheer.

"The second thing is the news coming from Yongcheng. Yongcheng, the ancestral land of the Qin State, has announced its surrender. At the same time, it has opened the Yongcheng granary and supplied 200,000 stones of grain and grass!"

"Great! Now you don't have to worry about food and grass problems!"

The generals immediately breathed a sigh of relief and looked happy.

"The third thing is that Tushan, the governor of Bajun, announced that he would change his banner and regard the overlord as the lord of the world. He would no longer obey Xianyang's orders. He appointed the county lieutenant Tengda as his general, raised an army, and prepared to march eastward to attack Xin Sheng's army together!"

The generals were overjoyed again, and Liu Bang said with a smile: "The overlord is so brave that everyone in the world will surrender. In this way, the two armies will attack from the front and back, and Na Xin will have no way to escape!"

Hearing Liu Bang's words, Xiang Zhuang was quite displeased and immediately mocked: "There is no need to attack from both front and rear. The overlord can conquer Yunyang with one man and his army. Although Pei Gong fought many small battles, he rarely fought big battles. If you don't understand, just don't do it."

Talk carelessly and make others laugh!"

"this......"
To be continued...