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Chapter VIII Two Suspects

Xiang Yu looked up and saw that it was Zhongli Mei. Old Zhongli's rough face was flushed red like a monkey's butt.

What's going on? Didn't he just let him go and ambush? As for being so excited? Xiang Yu Monster said: "General Zhongli, why bother to be angry? If you have something to say."

"Did the Overlord think that Mo Jiang has a good relationship with Han Xin, and he suspects that Mo Jiang has two intentions?" Zhong Limei gasped even harder.

Oh, Xiang Yu remembered that Zhonglimei was in history who defected to Han Xin after the Battle of Gaixia. He had always had a good relationship with Han Xin, but in the end he was killed by Han Xin to show his loyalty to Liu Bang, but he still failed to get Liu Bang's understanding and trust and was arrested in the capital.

"General Zhongli, don't misunderstand that you won't send you to ambush because you have another important task. Your task is to lead a large army to guard the camp. Because Han Xin is cunning in his army, he might have another false and real thing, wanting to lure our army into a trap, so as to take advantage of the situation to seize our camp. With you in the camp, you can be at ease." Xiang Yu said with a smile.

Zhong Limei thought carefully and said something reasonable. What if he fell into Han Xin's plan? He had just arrived in Pengcheng from Jiangdong and was going to return to Jinling. If he was defeated, he would probably have to surrender to Liu Bang again. Therefore, the battle with Han Xin could only succeed but not fail. Isn't it a great achievement to defend the camp? Zhong Limei was a veteran, so he naturally knew the benefits and disadvantages, so he didn't say much.

"Report, overlord, Xiang Sheng is back." The guards came and said.

"Xiang Sheng?" Xiang Yu said happily, "Hurry, please come in."

Soon after, Xiang Sheng rushed into the big tent, and bowed to the head and said, "My minister Xiang Sheng failed to help the overlord take down Pengcheng."

Xiang Yu smiled and said, "Haha, I haven't taken Pengcheng, because the royal tomb is too cautious, what should you do?"

"Then Wang Ling is a loyal and righteous man. It would be better to not kill him if he broke into Pengcheng." Xiang Sheng decided to repay his favor. Since he had let his life go, it would be reasonable to ask for his feelings on the basis of not opposing the principle.

"I will arrange this at that time. I won't say much about you. In this battle, I will definitely capture Han Xin alive and take down Pengcheng." Xiang Yu said loudly by pressing his sword.

The generals under the tent shouted in unison: "Capture Han Xin alive and take down Pengcheng; capture Han Xin alive and take down Pengcheng."

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The ambush from Xia Pi came to report that the Han army there had been camping and standby, which obviously did not look like Han Xin's personal situation, but rather like a temporary command center. Xiang Yu was relieved and pressed his heavy troops near Pei County. This should be the place where the Han army focused on guard. However, after waiting for a day, the Han army still did not come to rescue Pengcheng. The Han army in Pei County also built a large camp, and there was no sign of supporting Pengcheng.

If these two Han troops were not here to rescue Pengcheng, then what was their purpose of traveling thousands of miles to come here?

Xiang Yu had been thinking for a long time. After all, it was the thinking of modern people and he couldn't understand the ideas of the ancients. If neither team came to save Pengcheng, then there was no need for them to come, and there was no need to hold Han Xin's flag. Unless they were all suspicious soldiers and wanted to delay the time when Xiang Yu's army attacked the city. This is the most likely.

I really couldn't figure out what medicine Han Xin was hiding here, so Xiang Yu simply ordered Zhong Limei to start attacking the city. When Pengcheng moved, the Han army in those two places might have been moved. Otherwise, Han Xin would have ordered them to come here to see the scenery?

Zhonglimei suppressed for a long time, and finally had the opportunity to take action, so he commanded the army to start attacking the city. Pengcheng was so familiar to him. For several years, the capital construction here was mostly planned by him, old Zhongli.

But Xiang Yu was not concerned about whether Zhonglimei could break the city, but was worried about when Han Xin would come to attack.

Since there is no news on both sides of the Han army, it is better to take the initiative than to wait for it to move. When will the King of Western Chu wait for others to take action first? Xiang Yu immediately called Ji Bu and ordered: "Start the army immediately to advance to the Han army camp in Pei County. Be sure to take down the Han camp within one day, otherwise you will come and see you."

Ji Bu only regretted that he had no chance to fight Han Xin. At this moment, he saw a great opportunity in front of him. His excitement was beyond words, and immediately bowed: "Bu is willing to issue a military order. If he cannot take down the Han camp within one day, he will be treated by military law."

Ying Bu led his army to attack the camp and found that there were less than 3,000 troops in the so-called Han army camp, so the battle ended soon, and Pei County was owned by Xiang Yu. Xiang Yu was surprised at first, thinking that he had fallen into Han Xin's plan to escape from the mountain, and Xia Pi was the place where Han Xin was. However, according to the Xia Pi army, it was reported that the Han army there was still no movement. He asked the Han army captured by Pei County, and they didn't know where Han Xin was, and they only knew to come here to station.

"What's going on? Did Han Xin not come to help himself?" Xiang Yu couldn't help but wonder.

"Overlord, perhaps this is Han Xin's plan to lure the enemy. According to the detailed work of Yan, the King of Yan followed the overlord's warfare, deep ditches and high bases, and vowed not to fight with Han Xin. Han Xin tried every means to lure the enemy, but he would never succeed. Therefore, the old ministers thought that these two Han troops were just Han Xin's use to shock the overlord, so it was better to destroy them quickly to attack Han Xin's morale." Lao Fan studied for a long time and finally advised Xiang Yu.

"How is the movement of the Han army in Xia Pi?" Xiang Yu asked.

"No movement yet." Someone reported.

"Gou went there in person to see what tricks Han Xin played." Xiang Yu ordered.

After all, Han Xin's military flag was hung in Xia Pi. Xiang Yu felt that if he didn't go there in person, how could he take it seriously? If Han Xin was really there, he could be captured in one battle, saving so much nonsense.

"Then I will guard the camp for the overlord." Zhong Limei will not rob it this time.

Xiang Yu didn't say much, and led Ji Bu and others to pull up tens of thousands of troops and rushed to Xia Pi. The Han camp here in Xia Pi was much more generous than those in Pei County, and Xiang Yu did not take action easily. After asking for the situation, it was estimated that the Han army here would be just like this, so he ordered the army to surround the Han camp.

The soldiers in the Han camp were frightened when they saw that they were surrounded by a group of people. They tried to break out several times, but were all killed by Ji Bu. When Xiang Yu saw that Han Xin was definitely not among them, he ordered Ji Bu to step onto the camp.

"Overlord, Han Xin is indeed not in the camp. The general in the Han camp has been captured by Ji Bu. Do you want to ask?" Ji Bu quickly gave him a reply.

Xiang Yu admired Ji Bu's efficiency very much, nodded and smiled, "That's right."

As soon as the Han general was taken into the Chu camp, he kowtowed like pounding garlic and shouted repeatedly: "Go for your life, don't worry, don't worry."

"It's not impossible to spare your life, but you want to bring what you know from reality." Xiang Yu shouted.

For those low-ranking Chinese generals, they heard the intimidation from the overlord Xiang Yu and almost urinated. They hurriedly responded: "A must-have a move, a certain move, how dare the villain say a lie?"

"Who sent you here?" Xiang Yu asked.

"The King of Qi sent villains here to camp, saying that as long as the King of Qi is in the banner, they will be safe for a few days. Three days later, the King of Qi will personally lead the army to rescue Pengcheng." The Han general said in a hurry.

"How is the battle in Yan land?" Xiang Yu continued to ask.

Although Zang Tu is not a good bird, he is his helper at this time. He must not be destroyed by Han Xin in one fell swoop, otherwise Han Xin would be able to fight with him with confidence and boldness. If Zang Tu's power is still there and he can join forces with him, it would be a big blow to Han Xin.

"No matter how the King of Qi dispatched it, Zang Tu just kept his troops. Although the King of Qi captured 12 cities in Yan, Zang Tu still refused to send troops and allowed the King of Qi to seize the city one by one. Even so, there were still more than 70 cities in Yan's land that had not yet been brought down." The Han general hurriedly called out everything he knew.

In this way, Han Xin's mission in Yan land had not been completed, so he would draw troops back to Pengcheng. If King Zang Tu of Yan sent troops at this time and attacked him on both sides, Han Xin would be defeated. Xiang Yu had a plan in his heart and summoned a captain, asking him to immediately send orders to King Zang Tu of Yan, and ordered him to go out of Zhuo County to copy Han Xin's retreat. (To be continued)
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