"What then?" Xiang Zhuang said again, "I'm afraid it's not enough to just take down Ao Cang?"

"Of course not enough! It's far from enough!" Wei Liao stroked the long beard under his chin and said, "The General's capture of Ao Cang can certainly make all coalition forces unwilling to fight, but Liu Bang can also first remove the military power of the princes, and then send a condemned general to lead the army to hunt down the general. In this way, the great things will be over."

Xiang Zhuang touched his chin and said in a deep voice: "After taking down Ao Cang, then hit Daliang eastward?"

"Yes, attack Daliang in the east!" Wei Liao nodded happily, "It would be best if he could capture Daliang in one fell swoop, the Liang army would be shocked, and Liang King Peng Yue would also lead troops back to rescue Daliang. At this time, Liu Bang could only watch Peng Yue lead troops back to the country, because if he seized Peng Yue's military power at this time, not only would Peng Yue feel resentful, but the other princes would also be disloyal!"

"My wonderful!" Xiang Zhuang praised, "When Peng Yue returns to Daliang, our army will turn eastward and force Linzi!"

At this moment, Xiang Zhuang could only sigh that Wei Liao is worthy of being a military strategist as famous as Sun Wu and Wu Qi, and his strategic vision is Shenshu. If he really faces such a situation, even Zhang Liang, Chen Ping would probably have to deal with it passively, because this is the so-called open plot, dignified and flawless tricks!

"Yes, let's force Linzi!" Wei Liao nodded and said, "Although King Han Xin of Qi was loyal to Liu Bang, his loyalty to Liu Bang was the right of brothers, not the right of the ruler and the subject. Once Linzi was in a hurry, Han Xin would also return to his army to save himself. Liu Bang did not dare to seize Peng Yue's military power before, and at this time he would not dare to seize Han Xin's military power!"

"Okay!" Xiang Zhuang beat the clan again and continued, "Is this the next thing? When Han Xin returns to Qi, the Chu army crosses the Yellow River to attack Zhao again; when Zhao army returns to the army, the Chu army crosses the Taihang Mountains to attack Han again; when Han army returns to the army, the Chu army crosses the Yellow River to attack Sanqin again, and finally forces Liu Bang back to Guanzhong?"

"Yes, this is basically the big strategy." Wei Liao nodded and said, "As long as the general can force the soldiers of various princes back to their respective lairs, Liu Bang wants to transfer them out, it will be difficult for him to ascend to the sky. In the future, the dispute between Chu and Han will be another battle between the general and Liu Bang!"

Wei Liao's words were not nonsense. Liu Bang and Xiang Yu fought decisively at Gaixia. At the beginning, it was a one-on-one battle between Chu and Han. It was not until after the defeat that Liu Bang listened to Zhang Liang and Chen Ping's suggestion and enfeoffed the land of Huai and Si to Han Xin and Peng Yue. Only then did they finally transfer the two of them to the 400,000 army, which finally defeated Xiang Yu.

Now that Xiang Yu is dead, the Chu State has been destroyed in name only. It would not be so easy for Liu Bang to mobilize Han Xin and Peng Yue's army. After all, Liu Bang is the king, Han Xin, Peng Yue, Ying Bu are also kings. They only think that Liu Bang is a brother, and at most they admit that he is another overlord, but never think that Liu Bang is an emperor who is one level higher than them!

More importantly, Liu Bang did not have another Huai and Si land to Han Xin and Peng Yue!

But soon, Wei Liao sighed again and said sadly, "But have the General ever thought about completing such an unprecedented expedition, and finally he will fight back to Jiangdong. There are thousands of miles of mountains and rivers in the middle, and the journey is stained with blood. Please forgive me for saying that it is very difficult to do just with the General's current five thousand people!"

Xiang Zhuang was silent. Although the world's troops gathered in Huai Si, Central Plains, Qi, Hebei, and Guanzhong were all empty in the garrison, but Xiang Zhuang was indeed very difficult to achieve such an unprecedented expedition with the 5,000 remaining troops. You must know that the Chu army was fighting alone and it was difficult to get supplementary personnel on the way!

After a while, Xiang Zhuang said, "Sir, how many people are needed?"

Wei Liao said: "If today's troops gathered in Huai and Si, and the various places were guarding the empty space, but to complete such an unprecedented expedition, I think at least 30,000 elite soldiers are needed!"

Thirty thousand elite soldiers? Xiang Zhuang could only shake his head.

Not to mention 30,000, even 3,000 elite soldiers are not intact now!

Wei Liao sighed again and continued, "Although the General really has 30,000 elite troops, this matter is difficult, because before the General captures Ao Cang, a general must lead a partial army to stay here, firmly attracting the army of Liu Bang and various princes, and this is basically impossible."

Xiang Zhuang smiled bitterly. This is indeed an impossible task!

If all the five thousand remaining troops are left, with the high mountains and ridges of the Dabie Mountains and the complex and changing terrain, or the army of Liu Bang and various princes can be temporarily restrained, once Xiang Zhuang leads the main force of the Chu army, how can he hold hundreds of thousands of coalition forces with just the small number of remaining troops? And who can I stay behind?

Huan Chu? Xiao Gongjiao? He is more brave and less intelligent!

Ji Bu? Zhongli Mei? He is both wise and brave, but lacks courage!

Yu Ziqi? He has the ability, but he has never had the experience of being alone!

After a long time, Xiang Zhuangcai asked again: "So, sir, are there any other strategies to choose from?"

"It's gone." Wei Liao sighed, "The same thing, King Liu Bang of Han has become a force to sweep the world. If the Chu army can dismantle the coalition forces before Liu Bang enfeoffed the world and force all princes to return to their troops to save themselves, there will be a glimmer of life. Otherwise, they will have to wait for Liu Bang to make a mistake himself. However, in my foolish opinion, Liu Bang is a very visionary person and will definitely not make a mistake!"

Xiang Zhuang was silent and Liu Bang did not make any mistakes, so he could only find a way to transfer all the princes back to his country.

But the problem is that Xiangzhuang does not have enough troops at all and lacks generals who can stand up to one side. This matter is really hard to defeat Xiangzhuang.

Gao Chu next to him suddenly suggested: "General, why not attack Ao Cang directly!"

"No." Xiang Zhuang smiled bitterly and shook his head. If he was rushing to Ao Cang now, he would have to walk in the mountains for at least half a month.

Within this half month, the coalition forces were unable to find the remnants of the Chu army for a long time, and they would definitely think that the remnants of the Chu army had collapsed in the mountains. Then, Liu Bang would definitely seize the opportunity to enfeoff the world. After the enfeoffment, the military power would be deprived. Once Liu Bang seized the military power of various princes, the Chu army would not be meaningless even if it captured Ao Cang.

Jing Qian suddenly clenched his fists and roared: "General, he is dead anyway, so don't run so far from Ao Cang. Just fight with the Han army in this Dabie Mountain!"

"I'm going to do it?" Xiang Zhuang's heart moved when he heard this.

How can you achieve great things if you are afraid of your head and tail, worrying about gains and losses?

If you stretch your head, you will also cut your head. If you are both dead, you might as well fight to the death! If you use your life to win your life, you may be able to survive in death and fight to a bloody path!

Xiang Zhuang said to Wei Liao: "Sir, what if our army can fight so that the coalition forces dare not enter the mountain?"

"The coalition forces dare not enter the mountain!" Wei Liao was so arrogant when he heard this, thinking that the general was really a big tone!

However, if the Chu army really can fight so that the coalition forces dare not enter the mountains, then the Chu army will really have a chance to take advantage of the situation.

The reason is very simple. As long as the coalition forces dare not enter the mountains to clear the mountain, they only need to leave a small army to deal with the coalition forces of various countries to the end. Taking this opportunity, Xiang Zhuang personally led the main force of the Chu army north to the Dabie Mountains and attacked Ao Cang. When the sneak attack Ao Cang succeeds, it doesn't matter that the coalition forces will see through the truth.

But is it possible to fight the coalition forces to prevent them from entering the mountains?

"I know this is not easy, but no matter how difficult it is, it must be done!" Xiang Zhuang stood up, looked at the dark sky in the east, and said in an inexplicable tone, "Because, Da Chu has no way out, we can only rush forward to break out of a bloody path!"

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On the mountain road leading from Gaixia to Quyang, Liu Bang was leading a large army to advance westward.

At this time, the flood in Quyang County had not yet receded, all the roads and roads were flooded, and the army's supplies could only walk on small and small roads in the mountains, which was simply miserable.

However, Liu Bang did not give up on the idea of ​​personally expeditioning.

Because Liu Bang knew very well that Xiang Zhuang had replaced Xiang Yu as his number one enemy. Xiang Zhuang was not only a direct descendant of the Xiang family, but also showed enough courage. The first defeat of Fan Kuai and then Li Zuoche was proof of this! Liu Bang was not Xiang Yu, he would never raise a tiger to cause trouble, and would not give the remnants of the Chu State any chance to rekindle.

Of course, Liu Bang didn't have to fight in person, and Han Xin, Ying Bu, Peng Yue and others could also deal with Xiang Zhuang.

Liu Bang insisted on leading his troops to the war, mainly because he did not want to give all the princes the opportunity to lead the troops alone. Seeing that the world was about to be unified and the princes were about to hand over the military power, Liu Bang was not willing to make trouble at this time. Liu Bang was worried about these princes and kings.

Liu Bang also thought about seizing the military power of all the princes now, and then sending trusted generals to conquer Xiangzhuang, but doing so will inevitably make Han Xin, Peng Yue, Ying Bu and others dissatisfied. You, Liu Bang, are so anxious? You, you, can't trust us old brothers? Before Xiang Chu's remnants have finished killing, you can't wait to take our military power?

Once the princes and kings are dissatisfied, the situation will be complicated. These princes and kings are not easy-to-have. Once they join forces to rebel, it is not a joke. Therefore, unless Liu Bang can make up his mind to cook them in one pot now, it is better not to deprive the military power.

After weighing the pros and cons, Liu Bang finally gave up the idea of ​​seizing power immediately.

Unable to seize power and do not want to give all the princes the opportunity to lead the army alone, Liu Bang had to lead his troops to fight himself. Fortunately, Xiangzhuang only had a few thousand remaining troops, and his territory was only a large area of ​​Shouchun's slap in his palm. Now he was flooded by himself. Just such an isolated army without foreign aid and without foundation, wouldn't it be destroyed just by turning around?

Although Xiang Zhuang defeated Fan Kuai and Li Zuoche in a row, Liu Bang really didn't take him seriously.

No matter how powerful Xiang Zhuang is, can he be as powerful as Xiang Yu? Xiang Yu's 100,000 troops were all destroyed by him and Liu Bang. There are only a few thousand remaining soldiers in Xiang Zhuang. Could it be that he can defeat my Liu Bang's 700,000 troops!?

Therefore, no matter how hard you work, it will only take ten days and half a month, just endure it.

After three years of attacking Qin, five years of attacking Chu, and eight years of arduous journey, Liu Bang has survived it, and will he care about this just ten days and half a month?
Chapter completed!