This is the first time Xiang Kang came to the famous gap in history, this is also known as the Chu River Han boundary artificial canal dug in the Warring States Wei Hui King ten years, leading the water of the Yellow River to the south, stretching for hundreds of miles straight into the Huai River, is the earliest artificial canal connecting the Yellow River and the Huai River in China, since ancient times it is a place where soldiers must fight, but also let countless literati and ink writers write books, chant poems and sing Fu, leaving countless gorgeous artistic chapters.

Xiang Kang, who pretends to be both civil and military, is no exception, as a victor to Ao Cang, which is hoarding countless precious grains, and climbed to the Cangcheng located at the top of Ao Mountain, condescending to look at the majestic chasm canal, Xiang Kang, who is proud of himself, also wants to emulate those romantic talents, chanting so many ancient words that swallow mountains and rivers, so that his name will be recorded in the literary world, and also let the amorous girls of the world and future generations worship and longing for themselves more, but ......

However, when the book was used, he hated less, racked his brains and recalled for a long time, Xiang Kang couldn't even think of a later poem related to the chasm, and in desperation, Xiang Kang had no choice but to turn to the north, look at the direction of the Yellow River in the distance, and read it aloud......

"The day is at the end of the mountain, the big river (Yellow River) flows into the sea, and you want to be poor for thousands of miles, and go to the next level!"

There was no applause, including Mr. Uncle Sun, who loved to flatter and pat on the back, none of the Han army civil and military forces present did not look at each other and discussed in a low voice, "Our king's eyesight is so good, and he can see the big river (Yellow River) from such a distance?" Better? The castle tower of Cangcheng is next to it, why doesn't the king go up? ”

Vaguely hearing the whispered discussions of the accomplices and lackeys, Xiang Kang's face was a little redder than the city wall, and he quickly changed the topic and asked, "Is there any new movement on my brother's army?" In addition to Huan Chu's army, are there any follow-up troops coming? ”

"Back to the King of Han, there is no new movement in the Western Chu army." Uncle Zhou, who was the first to discover the arrival of the Western Chu army, replied: "Judging from the fact that Huan Chu decisively withdrew to Yan County, he will definitely not have reinforcements to arrive in the short term, otherwise, he will not even dare to defend Sujube City." ”

"Very good, strengthen the surveillance of the sentinels, and report to me immediately if there is a situation." Xiang Kang nodded with satisfaction, and then continued to change the topic, saying: "I don't know what my brother's situation is now, how Tian Shi and Tian Rong are fighting, and whether they will be quickly killed by my brother." ”

"The king can rest assured, his subordinates think that even if Tian Shi and Tian Rong are definitely not the opponents of the King of Western Chu, they will not be so easily eliminated quickly." Uncle Zhou analyzed from a purely military point of view: "Because the depth of Qi is very wide, and the rear is surrounded by the sea on three sides, there is no threat from behind, if you blindly stick to it, Tian Shi Tian Rong can have a great deal of confidence in confronting the King of Western Chu for a long time." ”

Xiang Kang nodded casually, and involuntarily turned his gaze to the direction of Pengcheng in the southeast, with a thoughtful expression. Chen Ping, who was next to him, could be regarded as a roundworm in Xiang Kang's stomach, and quickly guessed what Xiang Kang was thinking, so he asked: "Doesn't the king want to take advantage of the opportunity that the main force of the Western Chu army is far away in Qidi and take advantage of the virtual army to enter Pengcheng?" ”

Xiang Kang nodded again, admitting that he had this idea, and never thought that the young marshal army old man Ding Ji and Zhu Jishi and others next to him were immediately excited, and couldn't wait to say: "King, if you really plan to take advantage of the situation to enter Pengcheng, the last general is willing to be the vanguard of the front!" ”

After looking at Ding Ji and Zhu Jishi and the others who were excited, Xiang Kang asked with a smile, "What?" Missing family? ”

"King, it's false to say that you don't want to." Ding Ji immediately replied: "The last general's mother, wife and children are all in Pengcheng, and there has been no news of them, and it is absolutely impossible not to worry about them in my heart." ”

Zhu Jishi and other young marshals and old men echoed one after another, admitting that they were indeed missing their families, and said that the core backbone of the Han army, the young marshals and old men, were basically in this situation. Xiang Kang was not surprised to hear it, and said: "It's all the same, this king does miss my wife's family from time to time, when we set off from Pengcheng to the west, my wife was already pregnant, counting the time, she should have given birth to the child a long time ago, but the situation between her and the child, and even whether she gave birth to a son or a daughter for me, I don't know yet, I miss them too." ”

"King, what are we doing then?" Zhu Jishi still said eagerly: "Taking advantage of the fact that the main force of the Western Chu army is still in Qidi, and the troops on Pengcheng's side are empty, we will quickly send troops to attack Pengcheng and bring back your wife and children, as well as our parents and family." ”

Xiang Kang didn't answer, but his heart was indeed a little shaken, but fortunately, Uncle Zhou, Xiang Kang's most trusted accomplice in the military, was calm, and immediately stood up and said: "King, General Zhu and General Ding, as well as generals, you miss your parents and relatives, and you are very clear about your feelings, and I hope that you can take your relatives back to your side as soon as possible, but now that the enemy situation is unknown, and there are countless hidden dangers in our rear, we had better not act impulsively, so as not to delay the overall situation." ”

This is also the reason why Xiang Kang did not dare to take advantage of Pengcheng, and after nodding, Xiang Kang deliberately asked Uncle Zhou: "General Zhou, remember that your family is in the Linji area, and now our army is not far from Linji, why don't you hurry up and send someone to inquire about your family's situation and bring them back as soon as possible?" ”

"King, the families of most of the generals of our Han army are still in the land of Huaisi, how dare the last general care too much about his family?" Uncle Zhou replied very calmly: "If they are still alive, they will naturally have the opportunity to meet with the last general in the future, but the last general will never do this kind of thing that shakes the morale of the army by using the power in their hands to welcome their families alone." ”

Ding Ji and Zhu Jishi and the others closed their mouths, they had long known that Uncle Zhou did not send someone to find his family, Xiang Kang naturally appreciated Uncle Zhou more when he heard this, and took the opportunity to push the boat down the river, and said: "General Zhou is high-spirited and bright, this king admires, but you don't want to worry about your family members, this king can't help but worry about your relatives, there was no way before, but now there is a way, how can this king bear to let your relatives wander outside." Mr. Chen Ping, this matter will be handed over to you, and immediately arrange manpower to bring General Zhou's family back as soon as possible. ”

Chen Ping immediately agreed, and Uncle Zhou also hurriedly thanked Xiang Kang, and made a suggestion to Xiang Kang: "King, the Cangcheng of Aocang is too small to garrison a large number of troops, and the last general thinks that we should seize the time and build a large city on the Guangwu Mountain in the chasm as soon as possible, so that our army can be stationed for a long time to defend the important land of Aocang." In the future, if necessary, we can also use the city of Guangwu Mountain as a foothold to confront the main force of the Western Chu army for a long time. ”

"Okay, I'll leave this to you." Xiang Kang agreed without thinking about it, because Xiang Kang knew very well that if he could confront Xiang Yu for a long time with his back to Ao Cang, he would basically be invincible, and he would no longer have to worry too much about how to resist Xiang Yu's attack, and he could devote his main energy to attacking and breaking the enemy and taking the initiative on the battlefield.

The matter was not over yet, and when he left Ao Cangcang City and went down the mountain, Uncle Zhou, who was walking next to him, suddenly remembered another thing, and hurriedly said to Xiang Kang: "King, there is one more thing, I don't know if you are interested in having people meet you?" ”

"Face-to-face?" Xiang Kang was very surprised when he heard this, and asked Uncle Zhou very strangely, "General Zhou, why did you suddenly remember to let me meet?" I remember you don't seem to believe in ghosts and gods. ”

"The last general really doesn't believe in ghosts and gods." Uncle Zhou smiled and said: "But this person who took the initiative to meet you for the king is really too miraculous, and his reputation is quite large, so the general must report to you and ask you to decide." ”

"Tell me about it." Xiang Kang, who never believed in ghosts and gods, said casually.

"I wonder if the king has ever heard of the name of Xu Mosheng, a strange girl in Wenxian County?" Uncle Zhou asked.

The history is sparse, of course Xiang Kang has never heard of Xu Moyin, but before Xiang Kang shook his head, Zhang Liang, Chen Ping, Ding Ji and others next to him were already surprised, "Xu Moyin? General Zhou, have you seen Xu Mowei? Did she meet you? ”

"What do you mean?" Xiang Kang was a little dumbfounded, and hurriedly asked, "What?" Is this Xu Mozhi famous? ”

"King, haven't you heard of Xu Moyin's name?" Chen Ping was a little surprised and asked, seeing Xiang Kang shaking his head, Chen Ping hurriedly said: "Wang, it seems that it is because of the distance, so you have never heard of her name." This woman named Xu Mozhi is very famous in the Central Plains, according to legend, when she was born, she held a piece of beautiful jade with King Wen's gossip diagram, she could speak in a hundred days, when she was a child, she usually had only two reactions to outsiders, one was crying, the other was smiling, and others didn't care at first, but then she gradually found out that whoever Xu Mocheng saw and cried, and soon bad luck would follow, or sudden illness, or repeated disasters, and even even affected her family, and was convicted and imprisonedIt's magical. ”

"I heard that the first emperor of the tyrannical Qin was in power, and he gave her family a heavy reward specifically because of this Xu Mocheng." Zhang Liang added for Chen Ping, and said: "When the foreign minister traveled the world, he also wanted to ask Xu Mozhi to meet the foreign minister to see if the foreign minister could fulfill his long-cherished wish and restore the old country. It's a pity that at that time, she had closed her door and thanked her guests, and she easily refused to tell the fortunes for others, so she couldn't do it, and the minister regretted it. ”

"The last general also heard that Xu Mo can see a person's future." Ding Ji also hurriedly said: "Whether a person is rich or not in the future, she can see at a glance!" ”

"Is there such a thing?" Xiang Kang finally became interested, and hurriedly asked Uncle Zhou, "General Zhou, have you already seen that Xu Moying?" ”

"Nope." Uncle Zhou shook his head, and then explained: "Here's the thing, when the last general led the army to attack Huai County, Xu Mo's father, Wen County, ordered Xu Wang to take the initiative to surrender, and sent his eldest son Xu Xin, the county lieutenant of Wen County, to send the table of surrender and the household registration register of Wen County. Because he had heard of Xu Mo's name, the last general agreed to Xu Xin, saying that he would definitely report this matter to you if he had the opportunity. ”

"I see." Only then did Xiang Kang understand why Uncle Zhou suddenly mentioned the matter of meeting in front of him, and thought in his heart: "Can you see it?" I've never believed in fortune telling. ”

"King, since Miss Xu offered to meet you, Your Majesty thinks it might as well meet you." Chen Ping made a suggestion, and then attached it to Xiang Kang's ear, and said in a low voice: "King, Xu Mo's divination skills are well-known in the world, after meeting her, if we can keep her in the army and help our army to calculate the good fortune and evil of the battle, it will definitely be a great boost to the morale and fighting spirit of our army's officers and soldiers, and if it is used well, it can even be used to hit the morale and fighting spirit of our enemy." ”

Considering that most people in this era are superstitious about ghosts and gods, and they have to follow the customs of the locals every time they go on an expedition, finding a so-called diviner to spend money to calculate a good hexagram for themselves, and getting a god stick named in the world to help them pretend to be gods and ghosts, which can indeed help boost morale. Xiang Kang nodded and casually ordered: "Well, since the famous Miss Xu is so enthusiastic and takes the initiative to ask to meet for this king, then General Zhou, you can arrange people as soon as possible and invite her to meet with me." ”

Uncle Zhou hurriedly agreed, and the generals next to him, such as Ding Ji, Zhong Liwu and Long Er, were gearing up, hoping that Uncle Zhou could invite that Xu Moying as soon as possible, so that she could also meet for himself, and even Mr. Uncle Sun, who advocated Confucianism, was skeptical, and said secretly: "If it is really so magical, the old man might as well ask that Miss Xu to calculate a hexagram for the old man, and see if our Han King will force the old man to go to the enemy camp again." ”

The matter was still not over, and in the afternoon of the same day, Uncle Zhou's previous dispatch to Yan County to inquire about the enemy's situation suddenly reported, saying that the Huan Chu Department of the Western Chu Army had left Yan County and was going to Linjiang to go down, preparing to move to Chenliu to garrison. In addition, the Han army also reported that they heard the inside information of the Western Chu army, saying that Xiang Yu had just led the Western Chu army into the Jiaodong Peninsula, and Peng Yue, the famous robber of Juyeze, led the army into Jibei and stabbed the main force of the Western Chu army in the back.

Still as Li Zuoche expected, Xiang Kang really did not believe the news of Qidi that the Western Chu Army took the initiative to spread, on the contrary, he also suspected that the Western Chu Army was deliberately luring the enemy, and wanted to arrange the illusion that the main force of the Western Chu Army was difficult to quickly get out of the Qidi battlefield, and lured himself to take advantage of the situation to enter the hinterland of Western Chu.

Four days later, first the Han army scouts confirmed the movement of the Chu army's partial division Huan Chu to move to the front line of Chenliu to deploy defenses, and then, the Han army itself sent to Qi to listen to the news of the details also sent accurate information, confirming that the news that the main force of the Western Chu army was deep in the quagmire of Qi was true, and Peng Yuejun, who was unwilling to surrender to any force, really stabbed Xiang Yu in the back. Xiang Kang listened to Daqi and blurted out: "Do we really have a chance to take advantage of the situation to enter Pengcheng and rescue our detained family members?" ”

Don't say that Zhang Liang and Chen Ping are incompetent, this is the case in history, after careful discussion for a long time, Zhang Liang and Chen Ping also voted in favor and said: "King, the key now is Zhao State, if we can get our wish, persuade Zhao State to abandon Chu and return to Han, and protect the flanks for us like Shenyang, we definitely have hope to take advantage of the situation to enter Pengcheng, save you and the families of our important generals, and even destroy Western Chu in one fell swoop." ”

Xiang Kang pondered for a long time before nodding slowly, and then said: "If we can really persuade Zhao Guo to abandon Chu and return to Han, we had better ask Zhao Guo to help again, and also send troops to Jibei, stab my brother in the ass, and help us contain my brother's main force more powerfully, then we will break Pengcheng!" ”

"It's definitely not without hope." Zhang Liang said in a deep voice: "If the king is willing, he can send an envoy to Zhao State now, and join forces with Chen Hui to persuade Zhao State to send troops to help us temporarily contain the main force of Western Chu, as long as the king agrees to help Zhao State recapture Taiyuan and Daijun and other places, Zhao State may not agree to take this risk." ”

Xiang Kang quickly calculated and found that if he could really ask Zhao Guo for help, he would get the opportunity to attack Pengcheng and rescue countless Han soldiers' families, even if he really paid money and food to help Zhao Guo regain Taiyuan and Daijun, it was definitely worth it, so he nodded decisively and agreed, and immediately arranged for the messenger to rush to Julu with a letter to contact Chen Hui, so that Chen Hui could follow the plan. Then out of prudence, Xiang Kang sent a messenger to Yang Zhai with heavy gifts to contact Shen Yang, thanking Shen Yang for sending troops to help him take Sanchuan, and asking Shen Yang to keep an eye on Liu Laosan for himself, and not to give Liu Laosan a chance to sneak attack behind his buttocks.

In the end, after the two envoys were sent out, Xiang Kang remembered that he should discuss with Uncle Zhou about the tactics of taking advantage of the situation to attack Pengcheng, so he quickly asked about Uncle Zhou's situation, but the soldiers replied that Uncle Zhou went to Guangwu Mountain to supervise the construction of the city, Xiang Kang wanted to ask Uncle Zhou's opinion, second, he was bored in the barracks and wanted to go out for a walk, and third, he also wanted to see the construction of Guangwu Mountain City, so he changed into civilian clothes, led a team of guards out of the camp by car, and went straight to Guangwu Mountain City under construction.

At the foot of Guangwu Mountain, Xiang Kang of course first checked the geography of the mountain city chosen by Uncle Zhou, and then needless to say, the geographical location of the city chosen by Uncle Zhou for Xiang Kang is of course extremely proper, almost perfect considering all aspects such as camping, taking water, transporting grain, defense, gathering troops and climbing to look, etc., there is no second location on Guangwu Mountain that can be better than the location chosen by Uncle Zhou to build the city. Xiang Kang nodded when he saw it, and then urged the guards to drive forward and go to the construction site to check the situation.

When he arrived at the entrance of the construction site under Deshan City, in order not to alarm the migrant workers who built the city, Xiang Kang first instructed the guards to keep the Han soldiers guarding the entrance of the construction site silent, and then got out of the car and entered the construction site by himself. ”

"In, what?" Xiang Kang asked casually.

"Then can you ask the adults to give instructions and let Xiaomin take his sister to go in to find General Zhou?" The young man asked again.

"Take your sister in to find Uncle Zhou?"

Xiang Kang was stunned, and only then did he notice that behind the young man, there was also a folk girl in ordinary clothes, fifteen or sixteen years old, her appearance was ordinary and not outstanding, but her complexion was very fair, no matter how she looked at it, she didn't look like a folk girl who often worked in the fields. Then it was also a coincidence that the girl also happened to look up at Xiang Kang, and then the girl was obviously taken aback, and suddenly opened her lips slightly.

"Another little girl who fell in love with me at first sight." Xiang Kang, who was very confident in his appearance, smiled proudly, and immediately understood that the girl must be the same as Qi Min at the beginning, and when she saw her appearance, she was immediately fascinated, and couldn't help muttering in her heart, "It's a pity that she looks too ordinary, otherwise, even Uncle Ya and Chen Ping often complain, saying that my harem is too small, and I should add more candidates." ”