Coincidentally, under the instigation of Master Xiang Boxiang, Xiang Yugang decided to poison Xiang Kang and the wives and children of important generals of the Han army.

Then, needless to say, Xiang Yu, who was notoriously short-tempered, of course, roared again......

"What does Gan Ji, the county guard of the East China Sea, eat? This king allocated all the troops of Xue County to his command, and he has not yet exterminated Peng Yue's rabble, so why did he let Peng Yue's thief army defeat the important town of Zou County again? Give Gan Ji an order, and limit him to exterminate Peng Yue's thief army within 20 days after seeing the order! If you can't do it, you will be dismissed from your official position on the spot and sent to prison for questioning! ”

Seeing that Xiang Yu was really angry again, Xiang Yu's number one assistant in military affairs, Cao Ji, did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly agreed, and immediately arranged for someone to write Xiang Yu's orders by hand, and the old man Fan on the other side said a fair word for Gan Ji, and said: "King, you can't blame Gan Jun Shou for being incompetent, judging from the battle report, Gan Jun Shou has been unable to exterminate Peng Yue's thief army, mainly because Peng Yue's thief army is too cunning, and has been trying their best to avoid real attacks, Gan Junshou can't catch up with them, and can't get the opportunity for a decisive battle, Of course, there is no way to quickly exterminate Peng Yue's bandits. ”

"Isn't it to blame him for being useless?" Xiang Yu snorted coldly and said: "There is no way to command the army, and he can't outrun Peng Yue's thief army, does this king still want to reward him?" ”

"The king is angry." Old man Fan persuaded again, and then proposed: "King, the galloping road near Juyeze is the lifeblood of our army, and the stakes are very important, the left and right generals have returned to Baima, and with 40,000 troops stationed in Baimadu to prevent the Han thieves from going south, it is too wasteful, it is better to let General Zhonggong divide half of his forces to continue to march eastward, and go to the south of Juyeze to help Ganjun defend and destroy the Peng Yue thief army, so that we can not only protect our grain route, but also increase the certainty of quickly exterminating the Peng Yue thief army, kill two birds with one stone, please ask the king to go." ”

After thinking about it, I found that under the current situation, it is not realistic to expect the first army of Zhonggong to counterattack the battlefield in Hanoi, there is a moat of the Yellow River to defend, and it is too much of a waste of troops to let Zhonggong's 40,000 troops be stationed in Baimadu for a long time, and it is indeed more beneficial to the self-army to transfer Zhonggong's army back to the hinterland to quell the rebellion, Xiang Yu nodded and said: "Okay, then ask Zeng Wen, the deputy of Zhonggong, to lead 20,000 troops to the east to help Gan Ji exterminate Peng Yue's thief army." ”

After that, Xiang Yu added another sentence and instructed: "Let Zeng Wen and Gan Ji be unrestrained with each other, and clearly tell them that whoever can take down the head of Peng Yue's traitor will be the first merit!" Whoever dares to delay the military aircraft and delay the war will definitely not be spared! ”

Xiang Yu arranged this way of course to inspire his subordinates to fight bravely, but what Xiang Yu never dreamed of was that on the same day that his order was sent to Baima, he entrusted the Western Chu Army Donghai County Shouganji with the important task of chasing down Peng Yue's army, and unfortunately died in the Fengyi battlefield of Surabaya County, and died tragically in the hands of the traitor Yongya of the Western Chu Army.

But it was also crooked, Xiang Yu, Old Man Fan and others never dreamed that it was at this time that there was already a call within Peng Yuejun to withdraw to the battlefield of Juyeze, and if Peng Yuejun really did this, then needless to say, the Western Chu army that was transferred from Baima to the east might just run into Peng Yuejun, who had retreated north and returned to the Juyeze base......

Peng Yuejun also needs to withdraw to Juyeze, in just a month or so, Peng Yuejun turned to Surabaya, Xue County and Donghai County and other battlefields, has marched more than 1,000 miles, large and small fought more than a dozen battles, the army from top to bottom is very tired, urgently need to find a relatively safe place to rest and rest, recovery, at the same time the general of the Western Chu Army Feng Zhong led 10,000 Western Chu elites to chase after the rear, continue to fight guerrilla in Surabaya County without a reliable foothold is undoubtedly very dangerous, so whether it is the soldiers of Peng Yuejun, It was also Yue Mi, the representative of the Han army sent by Xiang Kang to Peng Yue's army, after evacuating the Fengyi battlefield, all suggested that Peng Yue withdraw to Juyeze to rest and recuperate, and try to stay away from Pengcheng, the capital of Western Chu, which was too dangerous.

Only Peng Yue himself had reservations about this, and hurriedly evacuated Fengyi on the way, when everyone suggested that he withdraw to the single father and go north directly to Juyeze, Peng Yue did not immediately make a final decision, and said to Hu Yu and Yue Mo and others: "We can't rush to go north directly, we have been leaving the Juyeze battlefield for a month, has there been any changes and adjustments to the Western Chu thief army on the Juyeze battlefield, we don't know yet, if we are unlucky, there happens to be the Western Chu thief army stationed on our way north, won't we suffer a big loss?" ”

"And." Peng Yue nodded to the back again, and said, "We still don't know what kind of attitude Feng Zhongpifu has, is he just going to drive us away, so that we have no way to threaten their national capital?" Or are you going to chase us all the way and kill us? If he really intends to chase after him, then even if we retreat to Juyeze, I am afraid it will be difficult for us to relax and rest, on the contrary, we may be caught up by him and forced to fight a decisive battle with the elite of the Western Chu thief army under his command. ”

After a long period of mobile combat, of course, Hu Yu, Yue Mo and others had already admired Peng Yue's tactical decision, and after listening to Peng Yue's analysis, they did not refute it, but quickly asked: "Then what should we do?" ”

"Retreat to the single father first." Peng Yue replied: "Then go to the northeast to Fanghe, where it is far away from Chidao, and it is absolutely impossible for the Western Chu Thief Army to garrison troops there, and then we will take advantage of the many roads in that area, while going around in circles with Feng Zhongpifu to find out his pursuit attitude, and at the same time send people to Chidao to inquire about the situation, grasp the latest changes in the enemy situation, and finally decide whether to withdraw to Juyeze." ”

Hu Yu hurriedly agreed, and said: "The eldest brother's method is safe, but in this way, our soldiers will have to work hard." ”

"It's better to work hard than to die." Peng Yue replied: "Let's go, don't waste time, try to distance yourself from Feng Zhong Piff first." ”

Everyone agreed, and was ordering to urge the soldiers to speed up and advance, but they never thought that there were two scouts chasing after them, and escorted a man dressed as an ordinary person in front of Peng Yue, and reported: "General Yu Peng, this person rode a fast horse to catch up with our rear team, and after being stopped by the small ones, he claimed that he was the official doctor in Feng Zhong's army of the Western Chu thief general, or the chauffeur of Feng Zhong's horseman, because he violated military law and was about to be killed, so he escaped from the ranks of Feng Zhong's thief army to join us. The people have been escorted, please send them down. ”

"Feng Zhongpifu's coachman came to join us?"

Peng Yue was greatly surprised, and when he hurriedly looked at the man who was escorted in front of him, he saw that he was born with a roe deer head and rat eyes, and his face was full of treachery, and he looked like he belonged to the kind of slippery and stubborn person, so he asked curiously: "Are you the coachman of Feng Zhong, the thief general of Western Chu?" What is your name? ”

"Back to General Peng, the villain is indeed the coachman of Feng Zhong, the thief general of Western Chu, named Wei Shan."

Feng Zhong's coachman Wei Shan hurriedly replied, and hurriedly took out his identity waist card to prove that his identity was the Western Chu officer doctor with the sixth-level knighthood, as well as the Chinese army team directly subordinate to Feng Zhong, and quickly explained: "General, here's the thing, when we slept on the road last night, the villain just complained a few words and said that there was no tent to rest, saying that he Feng Zhong was not considerate of the soldiers, and Feng Zhong's husband said that the villain was the main general who complained and committed the crime of constructing the army to kill the head, The villain was afraid that he would really kill him, so he stole a horse and quietly escaped from his party to join you. Please general, you must believe the villain, the villain will never dare to lie and deceive you. ”

"Really?"

Peng Yue and the others were all suspicious, all suspecting that this Wei Shan might be sent by Feng Zhong to deceive the fine work, Wei Shan quickly reached into his arms, took out a map full of mountains, rivers, cities and words written on it, held it in front of Peng Yue with both hands, and said respectfully: "General Peng, the villain also brought you a meeting gift, this is the march map that the villain stole from Feng Zhong's side, which marks the detailed garrison of the Western Chu thief army in the Huaisi area, as well as the storage of grain in the warehouse, please accept it with a smile." ”

A little surprised, he hurriedly took the map presented by Wei Shan's hands and opened it, and saw that the map did mark the geographical distance, distance and narrowness, dangerous checkpoints, the number of garrisons, and the money and grain of the treasury and other important military information of the hinterland of the Western Chu Army. ”

Joy is joy, but out of prudence, Peng Yue still carefully asked Wei Shan about the detailed process of Wei Shan's rebellion against Chu to surrender, as well as the specific situation within Feng Zhongjun, Wei Shan answered everything, first carefully explained the details of his violation of military law and escape from the Western Chu army, and then carefully reported the specific military situation of Feng Zhongjun to Peng Yue, not only did not have any reservations, but also took the initiative to introduce Feng Zhongjun's military situation that Peng Yue did not ask, and completely sold Feng Zhongjun's internal situation.

After repeated interrogation, there was no flaw, Peng Yue was inevitably even more happy in his heart, and said that he was really lucky, and when Feng Zhongjun appeared such an important traitor as Wei Shan, he hurriedly asked the most critical question, and said: "Wei Shan, then do you know that Feng Zhong sent troops to pursue us this time, and he planned to chase our army to the end, and he must catch up with our army to a decisive battle?" Or is it only planned to get out of Surabaya County and not pose a threat to Pengcheng, the capital of the Western Chu thief army? ”

"General Hui, Feng Zhongpifu plans to chase you to the end this time." Wei Shan immediately replied: "When the villain was by Feng Zhongpifu's side, I once heard him personally say that although he sent troops this time was not personally ordered by Xiang Yu, the king of thieves in Western Chu, Xiang Yu's cousin Xiang Sheng and Xiang It clearly explained that even if he chased him to the ends of the earth, he must catch up with and exterminate your army, and he must not leave any troubles that threaten the safety of the hinterland of the Western Chu thief army." ”

Peng Yue's face changed slightly, and he asked casually: "Then Feng Zhongpifu is so sure?" ”

"General Hui, there is." Wei Shan immediately replied: "Feng Zhong's puppet eats and sleeps with the soldiers, and he likes to buy people's hearts, and he is very loved by the soldiers, and his thieves and soldiers all said that in order to repay him, this time he will catch up with you no matter what, and give Feng Zhong the opportunity to make meritorious contributions and be promoted." ”

Peng Yue was silent, and only said to Wei Shan for a while: "Okay, since you are sincere in your vote and have brought such a generous gift to General Ben, then you can stay, first be a tun commander in my Chinese army, and be ready to report to me at any time the military situation of Feng Zhong's thief army, and when you make meritorious contributions in the future, General Ben will give you a reward and promotion." ”

When Wei Shan heard the joy, he hurriedly thanked Peng Yue again and again, and followed Peng Yue's personal soldiers to join the team and return to the team.

After such a small turmoil, Peng Yue continued to lead the troops forward, and arrived at Liu Laosan's father-in-law's hometown, after his father-in-law, because Feng Zhongjun was chasing after him, Peng Yuejun did not dare to waste time attacking the city, and walked directly around the city, rerouting to the northeast according to the original plan, and went straight to Fang He, where it was impossible to garrison the heavy troops of the Western Chu army, and then, as Wei Shan said, Feng Zhongjun did not hesitate to continue the pursuit, and there was no sign of retreat because Peng Yue's army had already fled out of Surabaya County.

On the way to Fanghe, when he was sleeping and resting at night, Liang Qu, the chief of the guard, suddenly reported to Peng Yue: "General, the Feng Zhong chauffeur Wei Shan, who came to us the day before yesterday, seems to have a big problem, please be careful." ”

"What did he do?" Peng Yue asked vigilantly.

"He has been walking around our army for the past few days, asking if we are the army of the King of Han." Liang Qu replied truthfully: "He seems to have noticed the Yue Moyue pedestrian sent by the King of Han, and he is sharpening his head to inquire about him. ”

"Ask if we are the army of the King of Han? Also noticed Yue Xingren? Peng Yue was a little surprised, and said secretly: "What does this puppet want to do?" If he was really a spy sent by Feng Zhongpifu to deceive us, he should be more concerned about our marching route, how could he be interested in whether we were the army of the Han King or not? ”

After pondering for a long time, he couldn't guess what medicine was sold in Weishan's gourd, so Peng Yue could only instruct: "Continue to keep an eye on him, if there is anything abnormal, you can cut it first and then play." ”

A day later, Peng Yuejun hurriedly flowed to Fanghe City, because Feng Zhongjun was still chasing after him, Peng Yue could only send a fine army north to listen to the changes in the military situation of the Western Chu Army, while continuing to walk around the city with the army, and wandered into Huling for the second time, but unfortunately, Feng Zhongjun showed the tenacity and endurance that Peng Yue was most worried about, and was still not exhausted by the continuous rapid march, and still followed Peng Yuejun from afar, and did not give Peng Yuejun any chance to get rid of the pursuers.

At this time, Peng Yuejun was of course more exhausted, and he was more anxious to find a reliable foothold to rest and recuperate, and as a last resort, Peng Yue could only hurriedly summon Yue Mo and a few of his cronies to discuss the next step with them. As a result, because the Western Chu army had troops stationed south of Juyeze to protect the grain route, although Hu Yu and Yue Mo and others did not advocate risking a return to Juyeze, they also proposed that Peng Yue continue to go north and flow into Xue County, where the strength of the Western Chu army had been completely emptied.

"Big brother, if you can't do it, you will go to Zou County for the third time, and then continue to go north." Hu persuaded and said: "The city of Zou County has been razed by us in advance, and it won't take much time to take it directly, if you are lucky, there is still hope to grab a grain transportation team of the Western Chu thief army to replenish our grain and grass military supplies." If Feng Zhongpifu still pursues us, we will continue to go north, anyway, the Western Chu thief army in Xue County is already empty, and no army can stop us, we have the hope that we can get rid of Feng Zhongpifu, and we can find an opportunity to withdraw to Juyeze to rest. ”

Although Peng Yue knew very well that this would affect the strategic plan of the self-army to block the main force of the Western Chu Army, but keeping the army was undoubtedly the most important thing at present, so after gritting his teeth, Peng Yue still nodded and said: "Then do it, rest for an hour, and continue to walk north." ”

Everyone agreed, and each went down to organize the army to prepare to continue to set off, Yue Mo also said goodbye and left Peng Yue's side, returned to his retinue to rest for a while, and prepared to continue to go north with Peng Yue's army, but when he was on the way, a low-ranking officer of Peng Yuejun stopped Yue Mo, arched his hand and asked with a smile on his face: "Yue Xingren, I heard that you are a person directly sent by His Royal Highness the King of Han?" Is it true? ”

Suspiciously glanced at the low-level officer of the Peng Yue Army who looked crooked, Yue Mo first felt that he seemed to be a little familiar, and then immediately remembered his identity, and asked rhetorically: "If this official is not mistaken, you seem to be Feng Zhong's coachman who took the initiative to defect to us a few days ago, right?" ”

"Shangguan has a good memory, the villain is indeed Wei Shan, the former coachman of Feng Zhongpifu." Wei Shan replied with a smile, and asked again: "Yue Xingren, the villain dares to ask again, are you really the person personally sent by His Royal Highness the King of Han?" ”

"Why do you ask this?" Yue Mo asked vigilantly.

"It's nothing, it's just curious." Wei Shan smiled even more flatteringly, and said, "Yue Xingren, can you tell me that you are really the person personally sent by the King of Han?" ”

"Why does this man care so much about this?" Yue Mo became more and more puzzled in his heart, but there was no need to keep it secret, so he replied casually: "Yes, what?" What questions do you have? ”

"Then Yue Xingren, you must have seen His Royal Highness the King of Han?" Wei Shan hurriedly asked, and after seeing Yue Mo nodding, Wei Shan hurriedly asked again: "Yue Xingren, what does His Royal Highness the King of Han look like?" Is it the same as the rumors, born heroic and extraordinary, with a majestic physique, a black beard on his face, and arms as thick as ordinary people's thighs? ”

"The arm is the thickness of an ordinary person's thigh?"

Yue Mo almost didn't laugh out loud, and was about to ask Wei Shan why he cared about this issue, but he didn't think that a few of Peng Yue's personal soldiers suddenly appeared next to him, and shouted: "Wei Shan, what do you want to do when you stop Yue Xingren?" ”

Drinking and asking, the few pro-soldiers also rushed to Yue Mo's side to make protective actions, looking at Wei Shan vigilantly, Wei Shan was also obviously taken aback, and hurriedly nodded and said: "Brothers, don't misunderstand, I just casually ask Yue Xingren a few questions, and I don't mean anything else." ”

Of course, Peng Yue's personal soldiers, who were secretly staring at Wei Shan, refused to believe it, and immediately asked Yue Mo if this was the case, or after Yue Mo nodded and admitted, Peng Yue's personal soldiers shouted: "Wei Shan, don't forget that you just came from the Western Chu Thief Army, pay attention to your identity, don't pester Yue Xingren." ”

Wei Shan hurriedly agreed, and hurriedly took a few steps back, not knowing that Wei Shan had long been paying attention to his Yue Mash, he didn't bother to pay attention to him, but just said to Peng Yue's personal soldiers: "It's okay, he didn't inquire about our military situation, let him go back and rest, and we will continue to set off north in a while." ”

"Continue heading north?" Wei Shan was startled, quickly raised his head, and blurted out, "Yue Xingren, are we going north?" ”

"What the hell do you want to do?" At this moment, even Yue Mo was suspicious.

Wei Shan's eyes rolled, and he suddenly said: "Dare to ask Yue Xingren, is there a mole on his upper lip, Xu Ji, the chief of the guard of His Royal Highness the King of Han?" ”

Yue Mo was stunned and asked rhetorically, "Do you know the chief of the guard of His Royal Highness the King of Han?" ”

"May I ask Yue Xingren, Xu Ji's mole is on the left side of the upper lip? Or on the right? Wei Shan asked again.

Yue Mo knew something was wrong, and recalled for a moment before saying, "Left." ”

Wei Shan showed a look of relief, and said: "Yue Xingren, now you can tell the villain, what does His Royal Highness the King of Han look like, right?" This is very important, and I ask you to answer truthfully. ”

Looking Wei Shan up and down in surprise for a moment, Yue Mo replied truthfully: "Medium height, thin physique, handsome facial features, skin is whiter than ordinary women, and it still can't be tanned." In addition, there is a not very obvious scar on the right cheek of our Royal Highness King Han, which I heard was left by him when he killed thieves and bandits in the past. ”

Wei Shan smiled, and smiled very easily, as if he had put down a thousand catties of boulder, Yue Mo saw the strangeness, and asked again, "What?" Do you know our King of Han, and our King of Han's guard Xu Ji? ”

"Is it just acquaintance?" Wei Shan's voice suddenly brought pride to him, and said: "When I first met His Royal Highness the King of Han, Xu Ji was just a peasant boy who farmed in the Shiling Pavilion, and when I tied my head to the ribbon and was born and died for His Royal Highness the King of Han, Xu Ji was just a junior apprentice in the blacksmith shop of the Shiling Pavilion!" Even now, when Xu Ji sees me, he has to call me Brother Wei! ”

Yue Mi opened his mouth wide, while Wei Shan smiled lightly, and said, "Yue Xingren, please take me to see General Peng Yue immediately, I have something very important that I must report to him in person immediately." ”