Southeast of Lantian, several miles away under the Pass, flags are fluttering and camps are densely covered...
At this time, a middle-aged man in a blue plain robe, with an upright bun on his head, and an authentic Chinese men's beard was standing on a mound with his hands behind his back, looking at the Yishan Mountains several miles away.
And behind the middle-aged man stood a young man with a soft face, resembling that of a woman. This man's eyes were like heavy clouds, his nose was like a turtle or a dragon, his mouth was like a square vessel, his ears were like looking at each other, and he was as clean as a crown jade.
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This young man is in sharp contrast to the rough and greasy appearance of the middle-aged man standing with his hands behind his back.
I saw the handsome young man speaking: "My lord, why do you seem to be sad when you are facing Yaoshan?"
A call broke the silence, and the middle-aged man called the lord returned to reality. He turned around and looked at the face of that handsome woman and said: "Zifang, do you think we can win Guanzhong?"
The person named Zifang was named Zhang Liang. He was one of the three famous heroes of the early Han Dynasty in history, and was also the most important counselor of Liu Bang.
Zhang Liang chuckled, glanced at the large Aoguan Pass and the Aoshan Mountain behind him, his eyes were shining brightly, and he said confidently:
"Why did my lord say this? My lord started in Dang County in October last year. At that time, he had only two thousand anti-Qin righteous soldiers. He crossed the border all the way, won many battles and defeated countless Qin troops. Wherever my lord's army passed,
The people are rejoicing, transporting provisions, and the soldiers are gathering under the lord's command."
"Now I, Liu Jun, have several generals who are good at conquering and fighting, 30,000 excellent cavalry, and 70,000 well-equipped infantry. In the rear, there are countless common people who support the lord to transport food and grass."
"My lord, in just one year, we are already close to Xianyang City, the arrogant Qin court. The one who will destroy Qin must be Liu Bang! Why are you worried, my lord?"
Liu Bang burst out laughing after hearing this. Zhang Liang's words really touched his heart.
However, Liu Bang knew very well how much he weighed. Although he broke into Guanzhong from Dang County in one year, almost most of his strategies and tactics came from Zhang Liang.
If it weren't for Zhang Liang's infinite wisdom, I'm afraid Liu Bang would have died several times on the way...
After Liu Bang stopped laughing, his face suddenly said solemnly: "Zifang, this place is different from the Guandong area. This is a place where the Qin State has been operating for hundreds of years. Although the main force of the Qin army's elite army has almost been lost in Guandong, Guanzhong can still fight at this time.
The number of Qin soldiers must not be less than 100,000..."
Zhang Liang said with some disdain: "Does the Lord mean to retreat?"
Liu Bang was embarrassed, lowered his head to think, and then raised his head to look at Zhang Liang: "Zifang, you also know that Xiang Yu defeated all the main forces of the Qin army more than two months ago, and Zhang Han led 200,000 Qin troops to surrender to Chu.
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"Xiang Yu has now become the leader of the world, and he may be leading all the princes in the world to rush to Hangu Pass..."
"Our army is incomparable with Xiang Yu. If I, Liu Bang, are severely weakened in this Guanzhong battle, even if I win Xianyang, won't I have to give it to Xiang Yu in the end?"
Zhang Liang shook his head and said with a smile: "My lord, this is not what you mean."
"Oh? What does the ovary mean?"
"If the lord really wanted to retreat, he would not have gone under the Pass today, and I, Zhang Liang, would have been abandoned by the lord a long time ago."
Liu Bang laughed again: "Those who know me, Zifang is the one. However, our army has been under the Pass for nearly 20 days and has suffered heavy losses. We have exhausted all our strategies. Does Zifang have a good plan to break the pass?"
Zhang Liang raised his head and glanced at the sun in the sky, then looked at Liu Bang, smiled and said confidently: "Master, I am waiting for an opportunity. If the opportunity does not come, I am afraid that my plan will not be successful."
"Come here quickly, Zifang. Why are you hiding it if you have a plan? Come on, let's sit down and talk."
Liu Bang found a low-lying area and sat down on the ridge regardless of his status. Then he wiped the area next to him with his sleeve and motioned for Zhang Liang to sit over.
Zhang Liang frowned and glanced at the dirty soil. He felt uncomfortable in his heart. After some inner struggle, he forced himself to sit next to Liu Bang.
Liu Bang turned to look at Zhang Liang with excitement on his face, waiting for the other party's next words... Along the way, whenever Liu Bang encountered a problem that he wanted to escape, Zhang Liang took action to resolve it one by one...
After Zhang Liang coughed twice, he said seriously: "My lord, do you know how many Qin troops are stationed at Yaoguan?"
Liu Bang thought for a moment and then said: "When our army first arrived, there were probably more than 30,000 troops. There were 5,000 defenders stationed on the western front of the Pass. Later, the Qin court sent more than 20,000 Qin soldiers to reinforce it. There must be more than 50,000 Qin troops guarding the pass.
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Zhang Liang said: "After Yaoguan is Yaoshan, and there are mountain obstacles behind it. How do you think the lord can get the army to Xianyang City?"
Liu Bang said without hesitation: "Even if the Pass is broken, the remaining Qin army can hide behind the Pass, and it will be difficult for our army to break in. The easiest way is to go around and go straight to Lantian!"
"But I have sent Xia Houying and Zhou Bo to bypass the Aoguan pass twice in an attempt to break through the Qin army's western defense line and enter Lantian. However, they were beaten back by the Qin army on their defense line. How to break the situation?"
Zhang Liang raised the corner of his mouth slightly and explained: "That's because the Qin army does still have some fighting strength, and my lord, didn't you realize that in order to guard the Aoguan Pass and the nearby defense lines, Xianyang has deployed almost all the elites in the Guanzhong at the Aoguan Pass.
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"In other words, this Pass is the last line of defense for the Qin State. As long as it can be broken through, there will be no more Qin soldiers in the pass, and Xianyang City will definitely collapse without attack."
"With such a great achievement for a long time, my lord is not moved?"
Of course Liu Bang was moved. During this period of time, in order to break the barrier, he couldn't sleep well every night and meditated hard. Sadly, what he learned and calculated was very limited...
Liu Bang said: "Zifang, please stop showing off. You know I am impatient."
Zhang Liang laughed: "It's almost done. I can implement my plan in about two days."
"First, Xia Houying and Zhou Bo were unable to break through the Qin army's western defense line twice in a row. This was because the western defense line was connected with the Aoguan Pass. The Qin army at the Aoguan Pass could mobilize troops to the western front at any time to reinforce the defense, and deployed numerous heavy crossbows.
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"And if our army mainly attacks Yaoguan, the Qin army will deploy troops from the border defense line to strengthen the defense of Yaoguan. In contrast, it is because our army's strength is limited and it cannot effectively attack both places at the same time..."
After hearing this, Liu Bang nodded in agreement. This was indeed the case. But he didn't understand it so clearly.
"Second, my strategy is to consume the Qin army's defensive strength. My lord, how much is left to defend the Qin army at Aoguan now?"
Liu Bang recalled what the scouts had reported yesterday and said, "There must be about 40,000 people on both fronts."
Zhang Liang shook his head: "No, I'm afraid there are less than 40,000 defenders. In other words, our army has not gained nothing in the 20 days of confrontation with the Qin army at the foot of the pass."
Liu Bang became more energetic after hearing this, smiled and nodded, as if he was addicted to it.
Zhang Liang continued: "The Qin army at Yaoguan has lost more than 20,000 people, while our army as the attacker has only lost more than 10,000 people. It can be seen that the Qin army is no longer like the previous Qin army, and its combat power has declined extremely seriously.
This cannot be separated from the corruption within the Qin army..."
Liu Bang nodded in agreement: "What Zifang said is true. When we first arrived at the foot of Aoguan Mountain, we received letters from Zhao Gao and Dong Lege one after another. They wanted to sell Guanzhong to me and then let me grant them a title. Haha
, these thieves are even more rogue than me, how could I agree?"
"Hiss... But, in the past half a month, there has been no letter from Dong Lege, and I have not received any news from Xianyang Xizuo. I wonder if there has been a major change in Xianyang..."
Zhang Liang didn't care. He stood up and looked through the mountain to the north. That was Xianyang City. He put his hands behind his back and said, "My lord, even if the First Emperor is in power and Bai Qi and Wang Jian are reincarnated, I'm afraid it will be difficult to stop the danger of destroying the country."
"The roots of the Qin State are broken, the people in the pass are all lost, and the army is rotting like rotten wood. It cannot be saved overnight. So no matter how much Xianyang becomes solidified, how can it be like us?"
Liu Bang also stood up and walked to Zhang Liang: "Zifang's words really reassure me."
Zhang Liang said: "Third, a good strategy is to take advantage of the corruption of the Qin army and send people to send gold and silver, or bribe their officers and generals with promises or beautiful women to relax their will to fight."
"Then we arranged manpower in the nearby hidden mountains and forests at night and planted them with Liu Jun's flags to use bluff to shake the morale of the Qin army."
"The key point of this plan is to quickly consume the Qin army's strength at Yaoguan in advance. If the time comes, we can implement this strategy..."
After hearing this, Liu Bang suddenly realized, stepped forward, grabbed Zhang Liang's shoulders and said: "Zifang is still powerful, this plan is very clever! In this case, our army can easily bypass Yaoguan and go straight to Xianyang City!"
Zhang Liang was shaken and dizzy by the excitement of Liu Bang, and angrily knocked away Liu Bang's right hand that was grabbing his shoulder...
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