After listening to Xiang Yu's narration, Zhang Liang's expression became extremely solemn.
In order to save these prisoners of war, Zhang Liang only brought two guards, and three horses were killed in two days. Only then did he arrive before Xiang Yu's night attack, and while preventing Xiang Yu from stepping into Li Shimin's trap, the little
A plot against Li Shimin.
Zhang Liang originally thought that after the successful night attack, the more than 10,000 defenders with greatly improved morale would be enough to hold on until reinforcements arrived, but the situation of the Han army was beyond his expectation.
A fierce general of Xiang Yu's level can completely control a war with his own strength, and there are actually three of these peerless warriors in the army.
"Li Cunxiao, Li Yuanba, Yuwen Cheng-du?"
Zhang Liang couldn't help but talk about it, but no matter how he recalled it, he didn't have the slightest impression. It could be seen that they were all newcomers, so he couldn't help but feel bitter in his heart.
There was a time when, in terms of fierce generals, having Xiang Yu’s Yellow Turban could defeat a big man.
Nowadays, the Han Dynasty has more and more powerful generals, but the Ming Dynasty still only has one Xiang Yu, and the gap has been completely widened.
It is very rare for one peerless general to appear in a lifetime, but there are so many of them in this era, and most of them are in the Han Dynasty...
"God, you are so unfair." Zhang Liang whispered to himself. He who never believed in God began to complain. This shows how urgent the current situation is.
"Xiang Yu, are you sure the opponent has three generals who are not too weak to you?"
Zhang Liang asked with a serious face. He didn't dare to believe that this was true. He even thought that it might be Xiang Yu's humble words. Seeing Xiang Yu's affirmative nod, he dispelled all the luck in his heart. p>
It is true that Zhang Liang is good at planning, but he must also do so under the premise that there is a possibility of success.
But now the strength gap between the enemy and ourselves is too big. If the three of them and Xiang Yu's same level of warriors join together, even Xiang Yu may fall.
The current situation is that you can't fight against generals, but you still can't fight against soldiers.
In terms of resourcefulness, the Han army commander's strategy is also not weak, and Baiqi will definitely be on guard against Zhang Liang after hijacking the camp, so ordinary strategies are impossible to work.
Therefore, no matter how smart Zhang Liang is, he will not be able to think of any good solution when faced with such a completely disadvantageous situation.
Zhang Liang pondered for a while and then asked Xiang Yu: "Xiang Yu, are you sure you can stop two of these three generals?"
After Xiang Yu thought for a while, he shook his head and said: "I have never fought against Li Yuanba, but judging from the intelligence, his strength is still higher than Yuwen Chengdu.
If any one of the two Lis is added to Yuwen Chengdu, I am sure that I can block it in a short time, but I will definitely lose in the end. And Li Cunxiao's strength is only slightly inferior to mine. If he and Li Yuanba join forces, I
There is no guarantee of stopping it."
Zhang Liangning focused his head. After thinking for a while, he finally shook his head and said: "No, the overall strength gap is too big, it is difficult to hold on."
Now Xiang Yu is completely convinced by Zhang Liang's resourcefulness, and since Zhang Liang said it was difficult, wouldn't all his previous efforts be in vain?
"Is there really no other way?" Xiang Yu said with a look of reluctance.
Zhang Liang frowned and let out a long breath. When he saw the gloomy weather, a light flashed in his eyes.
"It's not impossible. Has it rained recently in Hulao Pass?"
"That's right, that was before our army captured Dagu Pass."
A hint of joy flashed across Zhang Liangyan's face and he said: "Go and spread the news quickly, saying that because of the rain and the road blockage, the reinforcements will not arrive until seven days later."
"Seven days?"
A trace of hesitation flashed across Xiang Yu's face, and then he asked: "The morale of the army has finally recovered. Once this news gets out, the morale will probably fall again."
In order to appease morale, Xiang Yu told the outside world that he only needed to hold on for five days, and at the same time sent people to urge the reinforcements to arrive within three days, but he didn't know whether they would arrive.
Now that one day has passed, the defenders thought they would have to hold on for four more days, but at this time they were told that reinforcements would arrive in six days. Even if Hulao Pass could be defended in the end, there would definitely be very few survivors.
So morale will definitely plummet.
Zhang Liang did not seem to care about morale at all, and explained calmly: "Based on the current strength comparison between the enemy and ourselves, if the Han army tries its best to launch a fierce attack, it will be difficult for our army to last even one day, so what we have to do is not to let the Han army
The army tried its best to attack the city."
Xiang Yu's eyes suddenly lit up and he said: "So, if the Han army knew that the reinforcements would arrive in seven days, and there was enough time, they would definitely worry about casualties and attack the city steadily."
"That's right, as long as there is enough time, Li Shimin will definitely worry about casualties, and he may even rely on fighting generals to suppress the morale of our army again. Xiang Yu, please remember that you can only fight with one general from the opponent, and the Han army has two.
Just be ready to retreat, and run away as soon as the three of you come out."
"Understood."
After saying that, the two discussed the matter of defending the city, and then Xiang Yu went out to arrange it.
Looking at Xiang Yu's leaving figure, Zhang Liang couldn't help but sigh: "Both the Li and Yang families have a grudge against you. If you don't go to war, the situation of the three generals working together to attack the city will be even worse. If you go to fight, it will delay time."
...Whether you can hold Hulao Pass depends on you."
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Early the next morning, Li Shimin received news that Ming reinforcements would arrive in seven days.
Li Shimin had doubts that this might be false news, but if this was deliberately spread by the enemy, it would only make the defenders more panicked. This would totally outweigh the gains, so it was more likely to be true.
Although Li Shimin wanted to kill Xiang Yu immediately, he suffered six thousand Xiliang elite casualties along the way. Li Shimin was also extremely heartbroken, so he decided to be more cautious and called everyone together to discuss the siege.
After hearing this, Yang Jian nodded and said: "Since we have so much time, let's send someone to challenge first."
Li Shimin nodded, and then took Li Yuanba, Qin Hao and other generals to Hulao Pass to challenge.
Looking at the majestic pass in front of him, Li Shimin thought of the bad past again. After shaking his head to dispel the distracting thoughts, he said to Li Yuanba: "Yuanba, go ahead, you will challenge this time."
Li Yuanba was overjoyed and rushed out immediately, while Li Shimin said to Qin Hao and Yang Jian: "Generals Li Cunxiao and Yu Wencheng must also be prepared."
Yang Jian nodded, but Qin Hao asked: "What if Xiang Yu refuses to fight?"
After all, Xiang Yu already knows that there are several people in the Han army who are weaker than him, and it is normal for them to hold on to the ground.