Chapter 30: Going in the opposite direction
"Baowang, Peixian is lost, our army will be cut off by Han Xin. In another ten days and a half months, the food and grass will be exhausted. I am afraid that the morale of the army will be in chaos. I hope the boss will make a decision quickly to avoid the situation of annihilation of the entire army." Zhong Limei was extremely anxious, stepped forward a few steps and hurriedly said to Xiang Yu.
Food and grass are a major event in the military. Once the soldiers know that the food is gone, they may not wait for the enemy to attack, and they will be in chaos. There are many examples of self-disturbance due to the food being exhausted in history, and Xiang Yu naturally knows this.
"Yes, the king of lords, Pei County has fallen into Han Xin's hands now. Our army should quickly rush to Pei County to defeat Han Xin to reverse the decline and turn danger into safety." Ji Bu also stepped forward and responded.
Xiang Yu had already expected Han Xin to do this, but unfortunately he felt it was a little late. When the Chu army cleverly crossed the Wei River, Han Xin had already deceived the world and walked around Pei County. He went down in one go. The defenders in Pei County were originally very rare. In addition, Han Xin surrendered from the sky, and the defenders were caught off guard and had to abandon the city and leave and return to Pengcheng.
Han Xin thus successfully cut off Xiang Yu's Chu army in Weishui and Pengcheng Base Camp in one fell swoop. Han Xin knew that Xiang Yu, who was alone and deeply in the army, could not bring too much food and grass. At best, he could support him for twenty days. Within twenty days, he could stand firm in Pei County and resist the rescue army in Pengcheng, Xiang Yu could only surrender.
Han Xin was prepared to resist the enemy attacked on both sides. He first set up an ambush in Pengcheng and Pei County. Once the Chu army in Pengcheng comes to rescue him, he will never return. The most troublesome thing is Xiang Yu's army. It is a question to learn that Xiang Yu, who was on the back, would order the army to attack Pei County regardless of everything. With the small city of Pei County, whether the Chu army's elite counterattack can withstand the crazy counterattack of the Chu army.
The only way is to let Cao Shen send troops to harass Xiang Yu so that he cannot take into account both the head and tail. As long as he cannot send all his troops, then with the walls of Pei County and his well-trained tens of thousands of soldiers, Xiang Yu will definitely be able to consume until the day when the ammunition and food are exhausted. At that time, Xiang Yu may not even have the power to resist.
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In the Chu camp, Xiang Yu was walking back and forth, and his back road was cut off by Han Xin. If he had full force to attack Pei County, he would have some chance of winning. The problem was that he killed 1,000 enemies and suffered 800 damage to himself. He finally saved the 100,000 troops. If he suffered too much loss after this fierce battle, why should he fight with Liu Ji and take Guanzhong in the future? How can he mention Zhao Tuo, who was unwilling to surrender to Nanyue? What about the fierce battle in the desert grasslands of the northern border?
Fighting hard is the worst strategy, and it is impossible to do so unless it is absolutely necessary. This is Xiang Yu's bottom line. If he really reaches the point where he has to fight, he may be farther and farther away from his dream of dominating the Central Plains. By then, even if he can save his life, how long can he last?
We must win by cleverness, so how should we deal with this sudden change?
Several people were thinking hard, but someone outside the tent said loudly: "You are the king of priests who will capture a Han soldier twenty miles outside the camp and search for a letter."
When Xiang Yu heard this, he felt that the turn was coming, so he hurriedly said, "Bring people in, and have a look at the letter and the orphans."
The deputy general opened the curtain and entered, behind him were two soldiers tied up a Han soldiers. The deputy general respectfully presented the letter to Jian.
Xiang Yu opened it and saw a heroic smile gradually blooming on his grim face.
"Bully, what is the news?" Ji Bu couldn't help but wonder when he saw that the Bully's expression changed so much.
"Haha, it's God's help to the orphans," Xiang Yu laughed and handed the letter Jian to Ji Bu and Zhonglimei, saying, "Han Xin sent a command to Cao Shen to order Cao Shen to harass our army, so that the orphans could not attack Pei County with all their strength. Unexpectedly, our army had already attacked the Han camp first, and this letter fell into the lonely hand again. Han Xin's wise man would have a mistake."
"Han's messenger Cao Shen led his army to harass our army behind. Why didn't the overlord laugh? " Ji Bu handed Xin Jian to Zhong Limei and asked in confusion.
Xiang Yu laughed and was about to answer, but Zhongli said loudly: "The overlord can make people imitate Han Xin's handwriting and make Cao Shen stop moving. Then our army can work hard to win Pei. Although Han Xin is wise, it will be difficult for me to resist the city of Pei County."
"No," Xiang Yu shook his head and said, "I think I can take advantage of the situation to completely wipe out Cao Shen's army, completely eliminate all worries, and then gather the army to fight Han Xin, and you will definitely be able to defeat him."
"Don't save Pei County for now?" Ji Bu said in confusion.
"Yes," Xiang Yu nodded and pointed to the map and said, "Linzi is the old capital of Qi, and naturally has abundant food and grass. The reason why Han Xin deceived his orphans was that his army in Western Chu could not provide food and grass. If he went against the will of his way, he would not save Pei County, but set up an ambush in the middle of the way, and then wiped out Cao Shen, he could take advantage of the situation to seize Linzi. If he had obtained Linzi, he would have no worries about food and grass. Han Xin's plan would be defeated without attacking."
Zhong Limei thought about it twice and suddenly realized: "The overlord is the meaning of the overlord. Our army will not retreat but advance. We only need to solve the problem of food and grass in our army and defeat Han Xin, without having to save Pei County. The overlord is really a talented person, which is beyond the reach of people."
"Haha, whether Cao Shen can be killed depends on the generals." Xiang Yu waved his hand.
"I wish to listen to the orders of the overlord." Zhonglimei and Ji Bu hurriedly bowed their hands and said.
Xiang Yu drew out the first order arrow and said, "Ji Bu obeys the order."
Ji Bu stood up and said, "The last one will be here."
Xiang Yu glanced at Ji Bu and ordered: "I ordered you to lead 10,000 troops to put on the armor of the Han army, and lie down in the south of Linzi City. If you see Cao Shen's troops coming out, you will go to open the Linzi City Gate. If you succeed, it will be a great achievement."
"No!" Ji Bu felt unforgettable excitement. Many times, the overlord was always calm and calm in critical moments, and he was assured as he was the overlord of the world.
"Where is Zhonglimei?" Xiang Yu pulled out the second command arrow.
Zhongli Mei had expected it and left the list and said loudly: "The last one will be there."
"I will lead 30,000 elite troops to ambush the lower dense jungle. If you encounter Cao Shen's army, you can surround and attack it. Be sure to wipe out Cao Shen's army. If you escape, you can only retreat to Linzi. Don't let him go further. After the victory, you can take all the Han army's clothes, armor, flags and flags back to the camp. I will have a wonderful use." Xiang Yu said in his life.
"No." Zhong Limei also took the command arrow with a serious look on his face.
"You two immediately order the troops and horses, bring your own food for three days, and wait for the order of the orphan after you capture Cao Shen in Linzi." Xiang Yu waved his hand and signaled that the two of them to go and do it immediately.
"Over King, Zhongli Mei (Ji Bu) said goodbye." Zhongli Mei and Ji Buqi said farewell.
"I hope the two generals will return triumphantly as soon as possible. At that time, I will hold a banquet to welcome the two generals to celebrate the merits."
"Thank you, King Ba." The second general said with a sigh.
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Recommend a friend's book: "A Snake and Rat in a Nest of the Great Song County Officials" Book Number: 95996 (To be continued)
Chapter completed!