Chapter 36
"Therefore, the Taiwei of Qin?" Liu Bang said in a lost voice, "Wei Liao!"
"Yes, Wei Liao!" Zhang Liang said with a key point, "When Qin was in power, his national power was already extremely strong. At that time, with the national strength and military strength of Qin, it would not be difficult to destroy any of the six Kanto countries. However, if the six Kanto countries united, Qin would have no chance of winning. At this time, what Qin needs most was a practical strategy to destroy the country."
"The reality is that Qin has a large number of peerless generals and millions of elite armored soldiers, but it lacks a commander with strategic vision. Ying Zheng is good at the emperor's minds and is good at political strategy, but is extremely amateur in military affairs. At this moment, Wei Liao entered Qin lightly and presented Ying Zheng with a strategy of destroying the country to wipe out the world!"
"Yu Liao!" Liu Bang frowned, "It's really Wei Liao?"
"King, most of them are this person." Chen Ping also said.
"But the king doesn't have to worry too much." Zhang Liang smiled slightly and said, "If Xiang Yu had 100,000 soldiers and Wei Liao assisted him before the decisive battle at Gaixia, the result would be hard to say. As for now, Xiang Zhuang's soldiers are only a few thousand and only a few generals. What can Wei Liao know about astronomy and geography?"
While he was talking, Xiahou Ying suddenly hurried in to report: "King, the Chu army is here again!"
Liu Bang immediately stood up and shouted, "What direction?"
"Northeast direction." Xiahou Ying replied, "Not twenty miles away from here!"
"Then what are you still standing there?" Liu Bang shouted, "Take the troops to rescue!"
"No!" Xiahou Ying responded to the promise, bowed to Liu Bang again, and then took the order.
Watching Xiahou Ying's figure go away, Zhang Liang suddenly said, "Master, please climb the mountain quickly!"
"Climbing the mountain?" Liu Bang said in surprise, "It's cold this night, why are you going up the mountain?"
Zhang Liang said: "The ancients said that if you stand high, you can see far. If you want to see through the reality of the Chu army and solve the secret of how the Chu army gathered again after the division of troops, you must climb high and look into the distance!"
Liu Bang mocked his beautiful mustache and immediately shouted: "Let's go!"
At that moment, Liu Bang ordered hundreds of personal soldiers and took Zhang Liang and Chen Ping to climb the mountain.
Hundreds of personal soldiers were on torches, and it took them two hours to split a passage among the thorns, protecting Liu Bang and the emperor and his ministers to the top of the mountain near the camp.
It was almost midnight at this time.
Standing on the top of the mountain, looking down, I saw the torches in the valley in the northeast direction, and there were also long torches swarming in all directions with the valley as the center. In the direction where the torches were moving, you could also hear a faint sound of killing. Obviously, the Chu army had succeeded again and escaped calmly.
"It seems that Xiang Zhuang's son has succeeded again!" Liu Bang said angrily, "This is the sixth way!"
Zhang Liang said: "The Chu army is in darkness, our army is in light, and this result is reasonable."
Chen Ping also said: "Yes, the Chu army is uncertain. They can launch attacks on all kinds of elite soldiers at any time and anywhere, but our army can only wait passively. However, it is not easy for our army to always be highly vigilant? But once it relaxes, it is inevitable that the Chu army can take advantage of the opportunity. It is indeed difficult."
Liu Bang tightened the white tiger skin cloak on his body and said softly: "What have you found in the ovary?"
"I haven't found anything yet." Zhang Liang shook his head and said, "Please wait patiently."
"Okay, then wait like that." Liu Bang shook his head angrily, found a shelter on the back of the mountain and sat down, and ordered his personal soldiers to start a fire to drive away the cold.
This waited for almost a day and a night!
It was not until dark the next day that Zhang Liang finally discovered it!
Liu Bang had just eaten half a wooden bowl of brown rice with pickles and was squishing in the white tiger skin cloak. Zhang Liang on the other side suddenly screamed: "Master! I know, I know!"
Liu Bang suddenly woke up and came to Zhang Liang in a cloak.
Zhang Liang pointed to the front of his finger and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, what is that?"
At this time, it was just dark, and you could still see the outlines of the surrounding mountains. Liu Bang looked in the direction of Zhang Liang's finger. The first thing he saw was a towering mountain. Then, he saw a fire on the top of the mountain. At that moment, Liu Bang said in amazement: "Isn't that just a bunch of bonfires? Why did the remnants of the Chu army run to the top of the mountain?"
"Bonfire?" Zhang Liang shook his head and said, "No, that's a beacon!"
After saying this, Zhang Liang pointed around again, and then continued: "King, you see, not only there are on the mountain, but there are also beacons on many nearby hills. Obviously, the Chu army used these beacons to convey information. The ancients used beacons to warn, but Xiang Zhuang used beacons to gather troops. What a beacon to gather troops!"
"A gathering troops in the beacon fire?" Liu Bang paused and said, "But there are nearly ten beacon fires ahead, and the radius is dozens of miles. How can you know which direction is the gathering place of the Chu army?"
Zhang Liang smiled slightly and said in front of him: "Your Majesty, there are only a bunch of beacons on other hills, but there are three bunch of beacons on that hill. If I am not mistaken, that direction should be the gathering place of the Chu army!"
"Hmm?" Liu Bang looked in the direction of Zhang Liang's finger and saw three piles of beacons on the opposite hill.
Zhang Liang offered another plan to Liu Bang. Liu Bang was overjoyed after hearing this, and immediately ordered Chen Ping to say, "Chen Ping, immediately collect all the cloth in the army, sew such dry food bags overnight, and then order the leader of the army to fry dry food overnight. This time, I will use his own way to give it to him, hum, hahahaha..."
When it was almost dawn, all the Chu troops who had turned their heads arrived and met.
The sneak attack last night was very smooth. The Han army that was attacked may have just entered the mountain. The alertness was obviously not high, but was caught off guard by the Chu army. In the end, the Chu army defeated the Han army and beheaded more than 2,000 levels. However, the Chu army suffered less than 100 casualties, of which less than 50 were killed in battle.
Such a result seems to be exaggerated, but it is not.
Although the Han army that entered the mountains to encircle and suppress was also elite, how could it be compared with the Chu army?
You should know that most of the four thousand Chu troops are fighting from the battlefield in Gaixia, and then they experienced a long-distance marching from Dongcheng to Shouchun. They were not only very strong in combat and had excellent physical fitness, but they could not survive now. Even the young and strong who later joined the army, after experiencing continuous fierce battles, are now fully mature.
What's more, Xiang Zhuang has now completely replaced Xiang Yu's position in the minds of the Chu army soldiers.
Now, Xiangzhuang is the god of war in the hearts of the Chu army soldiers. As long as Xiangzhuang is there, the morale of the Chu army will be as solid as a rock. As long as Xiangzhuang is there, the fighting spirit of the Chu army will be stronger than gold and iron! Such a Chu army will defeat a Han army that is less than its own and will attack at night. Isn’t that easy?
The Chu army defeated the Han army six times in a row, and all the soldiers were happy and encouraged.
At this moment, Huan Chu, Ji Bu, Xiao Gongjiao, Zhonglimei, Yu Ziqi and other generals were gathering together to whisper. The volume of their voices was not high, but the atmosphere was extremely warm. Obviously, the Chu army won consecutive battles, which made their mood become better than ever before. Looking back on the Battle of Gaixia, it seemed that it had happened a long time ago.
"It's so satisfying!" Huan Chu said, "In just half a month, nearly 20,000 Liu Bang's people have been killed!"
Xiao Gongjiao also said excitedly: "If this continues, at most, Liu Bang's 200,000 troops will be completely finished in half a year!"
"I don't think it takes half a year!" Ji Bu said, "When Liu Bang's army was less than 100,000, who would have followed his orders? By then, the coalition forces of various countries would collapse."
"Hahaha, then we will be able to go back to Jiangdong and go home!"
"Damn it, I really want to go home when you say that. I haven't been at home in the past few years, and I don't know how many wild breeds the wives in the family have given birth to me. However, no matter whose species it is, as long as it is in my circle, it is my cub. He has to follow my surname, hahaha..."
Several generals looked enthusiastic, but Xiang Zhuang did not dare to be so optimistic.
The Chu army did win several great victories and annihilated many Han troops, but it was not enough to change anything!
The Han army suffered several defeats and lost 20,000 people, but Liu Bang still had nearly 200,000 troops. Compared with the more than 4,000 remnants of Xiangzhuang, he still had a disproportionate overwhelming advantage. Moreover, Liu Bang had two great men, Zhang Liang and Chen Ping, and they would watch the Han army suffer all the losses? Obviously not!
Once Zhang Liang and Chen Ping crack the secret of gathering troops in the beacon, what will happen?
Although there has never been any warship since ancient times, with Zhang Liang and Chen Ping's ability, as long as they see the warship with their own eyes, it should not be difficult to discover the secrets in it?
Looking back, looking at the Chu army soldiers who were lying or sitting in the dense forest, Xiang Zhuang suddenly felt a strong sense of crisis. It seemed that it was necessary to strengthen the alertness. The Chu army had already attacked the Han army six times, but don't be attacked by the Han army in turn. If the Han army successfully attacked the Han army, the Chu army would be afraid that it would be destroyed immediately!
That's because the Han army has strong military strength and six consecutive defeats are just a serious injury, but the Chu army can't afford to even bear one failure. Now, if the Chu army wants to survive and survive, they can only win the battle and win the battle. Then they will win the battle again. The Chu army must not be defeated. Even if it is defeated once, it will be doomed immediately!
The Chu army is walking on the tightrope now, and once they make a mistake, they will all be finished!
Xiang Zhuang called Jing Qian to the front and asked, "Jing Qian, has the scout sent out?"
"Don't worry, General, you have already sent it." Jing Qian bowed and said, "There are scouts teams sent on both sides of the mountain passes, and you can go forward at least ten miles. The Han army will not attack us."
Xiangzhuang looked up at the dense forests on both sides of the canyon, and suddenly asked again: "Where is the mountain?"
"On the mountain?" Jing Qian was shocked when he heard this. The Han army was not the Chu army. Can they also cross mountains and rivers and drill into the forest?
Xiang Zhuang frowned and ordered: "From today on the mountain pass around the camp, the scouts will be sent, and the nearby mountains will also be sent, and two teams will be sent! One team will encounter an accident, and the other team will immediately yell the trumpet to warn!" The sight in the dense forest is not open enough, and it is easy to be attacked by the enemy scouts, so it is necessary to set up a double post.
"No!" Jing Qian agreed with the promise and immediately took the order.
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Chapter completed!