"Is Beichu going to war with Yan?" Han Xin stroked his beard with a bright expression on his face.
He is always paying attention to the situation in Beichuan. Winter has just passed and everything is still waiting to be done. Beichuan is already poor and has little money, soldiers, horses, food and grass. Although he firmly believes that Xiang An is a capable person, but
In this case...
"Yes, General, now Beichu has devoted almost all its troops to the war against Yan!" The spy knelt on the ground and reported to Han Xin seriously.
Han Xin did not respond, just waved his hand and thought to himself.
"It seems that the King of Northern Chu is confident of winning the battle?" Han Xin turned sideways and a young man asked Han Xin.
This man is the son of Kuai Tong, a close confidant of Han Xin. His name is Kuai Ge. He is resourceful and capable. He can help Han Xin when he makes plans.
As for Kuai Tong, he is currently on the front line of attacking Wei.
"...Who knows. Let's focus on the matter at hand first. We have to clean up the middle area to fight against him." Han Xin thought for a while, but couldn't think of a clue, so he simply smiled and stood up.
Get up and walk outside the camp.
The State of Wei is not easy to fight.
Wei Bao alone is definitely not difficult to defeat, but Wei Bao has reinforcements. The original acting king Zhao Xie changed his country's name and called him back to Zhao State. His relationship with Han Xin is not very good.
This is directly related to Liu Ji and Xiang Yu. Zhao Xie was originally the King of Zhao, but after Xiang Yu took over Xianyang and divided the world, the country's title was changed to Dai Bu Sai, and the good land was cut off, becoming
Zhang Er, who had been his minister, took over the land of his minister Zhang Er. After Zhang Er was drunk by Liu Ji, he didn't know what to think, so he followed Liu Jiqian.
The title of the country is gone, the land is gone, and the ministers who were once close and reliable are gone.
At this time, Han Xin played a trick and attacked Wei directly in the name of unsuccessfully persuading Wei Bao to surrender. King Xie of Zhao in the rear of Wei knew the truth of the cold and the cold, and immediately sent troops to aid Wei, helping Wei Bao withstand Han Xin's offensive in the southwest. Now
It has been a stalemate for half a year.
Han Xin also wanted to conquer Wei as soon as possible, but the situation he faced could not be said to be exactly the same as Xiang An's, it could only be said to be inseparable.
With no troops and no food and fodder, Wei Bao and Wei Bao went back and forth to attack and defend, while the Huns who had nothing to eat in the winter went south to the Great Wall to grab a wave like last year. They went back and forth with both sides for several months. Even with Han Xin's ability,
Resources are almost exhausted.
Han Xin is still pulling and pulling, waiting for Liu Ji's follow-up supplies of troops, horses, and food to be replenished, otherwise the battle cannot be fought.
Let’s take a step at a time...
...
"Xiao Si, food is our most important goal." Xiang An rode on the back of Turbulent Chi, taking the lead as usual, and said to the slightly immature general behind him.
"Every time you go to a city, open a granary, take away half and leave the other half." Xiang An looked back at the people behind him, and said seriously and sternly, "This will be our land in the future, we can't take it all away, and,
Xiaoye, please send a message to everyone, don't kill people at will, otherwise you will be punished by yourself!"
"yes!"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The generals handed over their orders, and Xiaoye went to inform the other generals.
Han Xin and Jiang Ge thought that Xiang An was determined to win the battle, so they decided to attack Yan in an all-out manner.
But what about actually?
There is no other way.
If Xiang An doesn't start a war, Beichu may be gone.
Using war to revitalize Northern Chu was Xiang An's last resort.
"Gu Fa realized that Gu has been gambling since he left Xi Chu." Xiang An gently touched Tuan Chi's neck and sighed.
Zijuan looked at the back of Xiang An's head, pursed her lips, said nothing, and just sighed inwardly.
Yes, I have been gambling.
The battle at Linzi was a gamble, the river was diverted, the winter was warm and cold, and the attack on Yan State is still a gamble.
"But you won the bet, didn't you?" Zijuan tried her best to sound cheerful and comforted her.
"...Hmm." Xiang An lowered his head and nodded lightly.
That's right, all bets were won.
Linzi was severely damaged by Zijuan. Xiang An tried his best to stabilize the land and victims affected by the diversion of the river, and the winter was not too difficult.
"This time, I will still win." Xiang An exhaled a breath with a dangerous look in his eyes, "Xiao Si, we're not far away."
"Soon, Beichu will no longer have to walk on thin ice to participate in this competition, and we will no longer have to gamble anymore."
Xiang An reined in the reins and looked at the 100,000 Northern Chu troops behind him. His voice was rich and penetrating, reaching the ears of every Northern Chu soldier.
"Thirty miles ahead is Geng County. Chuan Gu ordered everyone to prepare to attack!"
"The last general will obey the order!!!" Headed by Zijuan, the generals of Northern Chu responded loudly to Xiang An's order.
...
War, especially the so-called "below" siege warfare, has actually been something that the Northern Chu Army has long been accustomed to.
The war situation was familiar, and the will to fight was high. In addition, Zang Tu had never thought about defending the rear, and was only focused on fighting Han Guang, the king of Liaodong. When Xiang An suddenly declared war, he had no time to defend.
Therefore, at least in the early stage of the war with Yan State, Beichu was able to take advantage.
Xiang An's reputation was completely ruined by Peng Yue before, but after last summer and winter, Xiang An's reputation has been praised by the people of Qi.
No one would hate or rebuke a king who really helped the people. Previously, when Peng Yue publicized Xiang An's bad reputation, most of the people were at a loss.
And because Xiang An's attitude in disaster relief won him a lot of popularity, and because of this, Beichu's soldiers were somewhat replenished.
One hundred thousand troops from Northern Chu pressed crazily to the border between Northern Chu and Yan State. Last year, the land of Changshan was actually blocked in the middle, but it was captured by the Zijuan Fish's death net, and now they can directly attack Yan State.
The border city.
The war progressed rapidly. In early April, Zang Tu was forced by Xiang An to turn back and fight against Xiang An.
But in this way, Han Guang, the king of Liaodong, could steal his hometown crazily. As a last resort, Zang Tu had to ask for help from Zhao and Wei in the west.
However......
Zhao and Wei are facing the offensive of Han Xin, whose troops and food have been replenished. You, Yan State, wish you good luck.
In a sense, Han Xin was helping Xiang An in disguise.
The battle situation in the south was still extremely chaotic. Xiang Yu, who had recovered his breath, seemed to be going crazy and bit off a large piece of land from Liu Ji's hand, forcing Liu Ji to retreat to the west of Linji. Jiujiang and Hengshan in the south were also
Xiang Yu was so intimidated that he didn't dare to move.