Chapter 426: Decisive Battle Xiangyang Qin Hao Escapes from Prison

Xiang Yu already had 200,000 elites in his hands, and he had collected 100,000 prisoners, and now the total number of soldiers directly under his control reached 300,000.

If Xiang Yu is a person who keeps to himself, it doesn't matter, the key is that his ambitions are not concealed at all, if he continues to expand the army, it will definitely get out of control, so how can Zhang Liang agree.

Zhang Liang now spends most of his mind on containing Xiang Yu, Xiang Yu's ambition is too great, if it is not checked and balanced, I am afraid he will have to expand his army by 500,000.

At this time, Xiang Yu, who was inflated in ambition, was the most headache for Zhang Liang, and it was precisely because of this that he was not aware of Qin Hao's small movements that were still in prison.

In prison, Qin Hao carefully took the note in the hand of the food delivery jailer, and swallowed it directly into his stomach after reading it.

Late at night, Qin Hao looked at the night sky, a smile flashed at the corner of his mouth, and he whispered to himself: "Soon, it's almost successful." ”

Xue Rengui glanced at Qin Hao suspiciously, and was also thinking about how to help the lord escape from prison.

On November 10, the Han army abandoned Wancheng and retreated to Fancheng after breaking through the siege.

After Xiang Yu washed most of Nanyang in blood, he led 400,000 troops straight to Fancheng.

Lu Zhi also knew that Fancheng alone could not stop Xiang Yu at all, so he arranged a defensive line in Fancheng while reinforcing other cities in the rear, preparing to drag it out until the cold winter by blocking the attack.

Xiang Yu obviously didn't plan to drag it out any longer, and with an army of 400,000 in his hand, he adopted the most simple and crude way to push all the way directly.

On November 15, Fan Cheng was broken, and Xiang Yu led the army to cross the Han River and attack Xinye.

On the 17th, Xinye broke, and since then Nanyang has been in the hands of Xiang Yu.

And for most of the month, Xiang Yu fought directly from Sizhou Henan Yin to Jingzhou Nanjun, and fought for nearly a thousand miles, and won a hundred battles, which restored Xiang Yu's declining prestige to the peak, and the name of the god of war was well deserved.

After settling in Xinye, Xiang Yu became more and more arrogant, not only did he no longer listen to the admonitions of others, but also forcibly deprived Zhang Liang of his military power.

Xiang Yu had already been carried away by the victory, and according to Nanyang, he was still not satisfied, thinking that he had an army of 400,000 and could take Nanjun before winter.

In order to prevent Zhang Liang from continuing to hinder himself, Xiang Yu forced the defense of Xinye to Zhang Liang, and then continued to lead the army to attack Xiangyang, the gateway to Nanjun.

At this time, Xiangyang was only a small county town, but it was not a fortified city that resisted the Yuan and Mongolia for more than ten years at the end of the Song Dynasty.

The seat of Nanjun is still Jiangling, and Xiangyang became the seat of Jingzhou after Liu Biao entered Jingzhou.

Liu Biao divided Nanjun into two counties, Gangneung and Xiangyang, and made Xiangyang the political center, and the status of Xiangyang was raised.

Although Xiangyang is only a small city today, it has an excellent defensive foundation, and Ding Yuan also values this, so after entering Jingzhou, he mobilized all the resources of Jingzhou and finally built Xiangyang into a defensive fortress.

The high-spirited Xiang Yu thought that Xiangyang was still vulnerable, but after a fierce attack, he found that this small city was far stronger than he imagined, and the Han army in the city seemed to have changed a group of people.

Xiang Yu didn't care about this, he was already fearless of everything with an army of 400,000, so he still ordered a fierce attack.

Xinye is one of several county towns in Nanyang south of Hanshui, and it is located on the road to Nanjun, so it is now a stockpiling place for Yellow Turbans.

Grain, grass, ordnance, medicines...... Countless supplies were brought from various counties in Nanyang to Xinye as preparations for the attack on Jingzhou in the coming year.

However, due to the large amount of materials plundered from the Nanyang family, coupled with the limited transportation conditions, there are not many materials in Xinye now, and the grain and grass are only enough for the 400,000 army for a month.

Xinye, county office.

Zhang Liang stood at the door of the room, looking up at the unpredictable starry sky, his face becoming more and more solemn.

"Is it going to change? Looking at this celestial phenomenon, there should be a rainstorm coming soon, and it seems that there will be more than Xiangyang before winter! ”

Zhang Liang muttered, and then shook his head self-deprecatingly, what is the use of thinking about these now.

After walking back to the room, Zhang Liang couldn't help but look at the map hanging on the wall, and couldn't help but fall into deep thought again.

After a long while, Zhang Haoxiang saw something, stared at the map, a terrifying thought appeared in his mind, and his face became more and more pale.

"Coincidence? Still is? No, it can't be a coincidence, if there are too many coincidences, it's a conspiracy! ”

Zhang Liang turned his gaze to Nanyang to Nanjun again, and there was a feeling of sudden enlightenment in his heart.

"No wonder the resistance is so weak all the way, damn it, I didn't even find out until now."

Zhang Liang hurriedly returned to the table, quickly wrote a letter, and then shouted to the outside: "Someone is coming." ”

A defender ran over, and Zhang Liang immediately said with a stern expression: "Quickly hand over this letter to General Xiang!" ”

The defenders suddenly looked embarrassed, and writhed: "General Rengong, aren't you embarrassed." ”

"Go." Zhang Liang roared.

Seeing that the always gentle and elegant general actually showed such a panicked expression, the defenders seemed to understand the seriousness of the problem, and ran directly out with the letter.

"It should be too late, but will Xiang Yu listen to me?"

Looking at the back of the mobile phone, Zhang Yang muttered: "Xiang Yu, if you don't listen to my advice, you will become a sinner for the ages." ”

Zhang Liang thought of Qin Hao, who was still in Xinye Prison, and his expression became solemn again.

"If it is all a conspiracy since Guangchengguan, then what about Qin Hao who was captured?"

Zhang Liang shook his head and frowned: "No, it is precisely because it is too perfect, so there must be a problem in this, but where is the problem?" ”

If Qin Hao was deliberately arrested just to calculate Xiang Yu, it would be completely worth the loss, so Zhang Liang was puzzled by this.

"Qin Hao must have something to say, no, he must pry his mouth open."

As soon as he thought of this, Zhang Liang hurriedly went to Xinye Prison.

In Xinye Prison, Qin Hao, who was dressed in prison clothes, was not embarrassed, obviously Zhang Liang did not abuse him.

After watching the celestial phenomena outside through the skylight, Qin Hao even showed excitement on his face, and then turned his head and whispered to Xue Rengui:

"Brother Xue, if nothing happens, we should be able to get out of trouble tonight."

Xue Rengui, who was already sleepy, suddenly shook his head when he heard it, and said in disbelief: "Lord, what did you say?" ”

Qin Hao smiled mysteriously and just wanted to explain, but Zhang Liang strode in.

"Mr. Zifang, long time no see."

Qin Hao greeted with a smile, but Zhang Liang still had a cold face and said indifferently: "Qin Hao, Jingzhou is a bureau, right?" ”

Qin Hao chuckled in his heart, but he still maintained a bright smile on his face.