"Brother ......, oh no, Xiang Kang traitor, and sent 120,000 Han thief reinforcements to the Qidi battlefield? Arriving in Licheng soon? Is the message reliable? ”

When the detailed work of the Chuji coalition army heard the news of the reinforcements of the Han army that he had let the Han army soldiers deliberately spread, and quickly reported the situation to Xiang Zhuang, Liu Laosan and Tian Da and other high-level officials of the Chuji coalition army, Xiang Zhuang and Tian Da and the others' first reaction was not only not shock and fear, but on the contrary, they were suspicious together, and they were extremely suspicious and said: "Really fake? Just that coincidentally? Our reinforcements are about to arrive, and the thieves will be so coincidental that reinforcements will arrive soon? And so many reinforcements in one go? ”

"Isn't this Xiang Kang's traitor's consistent habit of using soldiers?" Liu Laosan, who was as treacherous as a fox, was also a little suspicious, and said with a calculation: "Let's not talk about whether Xiang Kang's traitor dares to hand over so many troops to Uncle Zhou's husband at the same time, even if this traitor has the courage to dare to do this, he doesn't need to send so many reinforcements to Uncle Zhou in one go?" Before that, there was no need for Uncle Zhou to ask Xiang Kang's traitors to send so many reinforcements? ”

It is also impossible to be puzzled by Xiang Zhuang, Tian Da, Liu Laosan and others, because before this, the progress of the Han army's northern front corps was actually quite smooth strictly speaking, not only broke through the Yellow River defense line heavily garrisoned by the Qi Ji army in one fell swoop, but also had a clear advantage in terms of troops, and at the same time successfully lured the Qi army to defect, so it was reasonable that there was no need to ask for help from the rear, let alone ask Xiang Kang to send so many reinforcements in one go. Even if Tian Hengzuo disturbed the situation in Qi and added countless possible variables to the Qi battlefield, Uncle Zhou might ask Xiang Kang to send additional troops to prevent it, and it would definitely not be so fast in terms of time.

There is a more important point, the number of reinforcements claimed by the Han army is also too exaggerated, if the follow-up reinforcements of the Han army are really 120,000, then plus the Yan army, the total strength of Xiang Kang handed over to Zhou Shu to command will reach a terrifying more than 260,000, not only greatly breaking the record of the Han army's strength gathered on a battlefield, but also accounting for more than half of the total strength of the Han army, which is unbelievably exaggerated, and it is extremely inconsistent with Xiang Kang's habit of using soldiers to like expensive and inexpensive.

It is precisely because of this that Xiang Zhuang, Liu Laosan and others not only did not dare to believe the news spread by the Han army, but on the contrary, they also suspected that there was fraud in it, and they were all so suspicious: "Could it be that Uncle Zhou's puppet is bluffing?" Want to bluff us and take advantage of the opportunity to get something out of it? ”

At this time, Xiang Zhuang and Liu Laosan naturally had to invite Han Xin to listen to his opinions, but even the soldier immortal Han Xin couldn't help but be a little suspicious when he heard it, and he thought for a long time before saying: "I can't judge whether it's true or false for the time being, but whether it's true or not, Uncle Zhou's purpose is only one, that is, to lure or force us to make the first move, and give him the opportunity to win the first strike." ”

"Why do you say whether it's true or not? Is it all about getting us the first to do it? Xiang Zhuang asked puzzled.

"The reason is very simple, if we confirm that the Han thieves really have so many reinforcements, then we have no choice but to seek a decisive battle as soon as possible, and strive to defeat Uncle Zhou before the Han thieves' reinforcements arrive." Han Xin replied: "In this way, as long as Uncle Zhou chooses to be on the defensive, consumes part of our combat strength with a relatively easy defensive battle, and holds on until his reinforcements arrive, and then it will be much easier for him to annihilate us." ”

"It's the same if it's fake." Han Xin added: "As long as the rumors spread by his uncle Zhou can deceive us, so that we can't figure out the truth or falsehood, we can only seek a decisive battle as soon as possible for the sake of safety." Then whether we are fighting head-on or trying to win by surprise, he can take advantage of the opportunity of our initiative to set traps for us to drill. So in a word, whether this news is true or not, Uncle Zhou's purpose is to let us do it first. ”

"That's not going to be easy." Xiang Zhuang frowned and said: "If it's fake, it's okay to say, as long as something happens to the Qi country, the first one who can't hold his breath will definitely be his Uncle Zhou." If it's really troublesome, if there are really so many Han thief reinforcements about to arrive, then even if we successfully meet with General Ji Bu and them, we will only continue to be at a disadvantage? ”

Hearing this, Liu Laosan, who was thinking about it, suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly asked Tian Da: "King Jibei, can you still have a carrier pigeon post station behind the Han thief?" ”

"It turns out that there is one in the Plains City." Tian Da replied: "But that post station is set up in the Plains Temple, and when the Plains City was broken, all the carrier pigeons there were released, so there are no more now." ”

"Then we'll have to listen to the news in detail." Liu Laosan said disappointedly.

"Don't worry about Pei Gong, don't worry about Zuo Sima." Han Xin comforted: "Even if the Han thieves block the Chi Road, our fine work can also take the road of Lu County to deliver the news, no matter what, we can send the news of the Han thief reinforcements to Licheng first, and we will definitely not let the Han thief reinforcements kill us by surprise." The most important thing now is that we are still ready to receive the arrival of reinforcements, as long as we successfully meet with the reinforcements, whether or not the Han thieves really have so many reinforcements, we have the hope of winning head-on. If there is any accident with our reinforcements, then we will be in big trouble. ”

Xiang Zhuang, Tian Da and the others thought about it, so they could only nod their heads, put this matter aside for the time being, and give priority to preparing to receive reinforcements, and then send more detailed troops to the north to inquire about the damned Han army reinforcements. Han Xin said to himself again, and muttered in a low voice: "I don't believe it, my luck will be so bad, I finally caught an opportunity to compete head-on with the Han thief, and the traitor Xiang Kang will just send so many reinforcements to Uncle Zhou's husband." ”

To the surprise of the Chuji coalition army, although the Han army must be able to hear the situation of their reinforcements through scouts, there is hope to divide troops in advance to block or even break the Chuji coalition army, but during this period, the Han army did not take any measures to deal with this situation, and at the same time, when the weather improved the next day, there was no rush to send troops to attack the Licheng city that was at the corner of Jinjiling.

It was precisely because the Han army did not take any action that at noon on the third day, the 80,000 Western Chu army led by Ji Bu and Xiang Sheng, Xiang Han and other generals successfully arrived at Jinjiling, and joined the Chuji coalition army that retreated here, expanding the strength of the Chuji coalition army, including the defenders of Licheng, to more than 140,000, and also allowing Han Xin, the actual military division of the Chuji coalition army, to have the same strength as the warring Han army for the first time - rare.

It's a pity that the Chuji coalition army after the division is not all cheering and joyful voices, this time Xiang Sheng, Xiang Han and Xiang It, who led the reinforcements to the north, are all children of the Xiang family and Xiang Zhuang's cousins and nephews, so they can naturally accept Xiang Zhuang's command willingly, but Ji Bu, who is still above Xiang Zhuang, is not so good at talking, not only is his expression arrogant and perfunctory, but also his tone is not good when talking to Xiang Zhuang, and his unconvinced attitude towards Xiang Zhuang is almost overflowing.

Fortunately, Xiang Zhuang's stable personality is only second to Xiang Kang among the children of the Xiang family, even if he saw Ji Bu's dissatisfaction, he deliberately pretended not to see it for the sake of the overall situation, and just asked the guards to quickly set up a banquet to celebrate the smooth meeting with everyone, and by the way, they also discussed how to win the decisive battle with the Han Army's Northern Front Corps.

Ji Bu still didn't want to give Xiang Zhuang face, and just as he just started to discuss, Ji Bu hurriedly said: "Zuo Sima, although our division will be successful, but our army has come from afar, the soldiers are tired, and it takes time to build a camp under the Jinji Ridge, so in a short time, we had better not rush to launch a decisive battle with the Han thieves." ”

"General Ji, don't worry, of course I understand this truth." Xiang Zhuang still forced a smile, and said: "But there are no absolutes, if the news deliberately spread by the Han thief the day before yesterday is true, I am afraid we will not dare to be patient with the Han thief." ”

After that, Xiang Zhuang told Ji Bu, Xiang Sheng and others about the reinforcements of the Han army that they heard in detail, but Xiang Sheng, Xiang Han and others of course changed their faces when they heard it, and they never thought that their scum cousin would have such courage to dare to hand over so many troops to Uncle Zhou, a general with a foreign surname, at the same time. Ji Bu heard this, but quickly asked, "Is the news confirmed?" Is it really true, or is it a deliberate bluff on the side of the thief? ”

"Not confirmed yet." Xiang Zhuang smiled and said: "But General Ji can rest assured, he has already sent more fine work to the north, if there are really reinforcements arriving on the Han thief's side, we will definitely be able to receive accurate news first." ”

Ji Bu sneered when he heard this, and his face was full of expressions that you are nothing more than this, when Xiang Zhuang was holding back his anger, there was a guard outside the tent who suddenly entered the house and flew in, and said: "Qiqi Zuo Sima, the king of Jibei, the Han thief sent a team of soldiers to escort a man to our defense area under a white flag, and after getting in touch with our scouts, handed over the man to our scouts, saying that the man was the fine work that the king of Jibei had placed in Zhao Di before, and they kindly returned it to us after they took it. ”

"How can such a thing happen?" Xiang Zhuang listened for a moment, and then hurriedly asked, "Did anyone bring it?" Come in! ”

Of course, the Jibei Army of the Han Army, which was voluntarily handed over to the Chuji Coalition Army, had been taken out of the tent, and was soon escorted to Xiang Zhuang and others, Tian Da first came forward in person and verified that the person was indeed the one placed by his army in Zhao Di, and then hurriedly asked: "How were you arrested?" Why would the thief be so kind to return you to us? ”

"Back to the king, the little one doesn't know why the thief let me go." Jibei Jun replied with a sad face: "The villain heard the important enemy situation in Dongwu City in Zhao Di, and hurried back to China to report to you, I never thought that the patrol soldiers of the Han thieves would find out their identities on the road, and they were arrested, and then I don't know why, the Han thieves sent the villain to Licheng overnight in a light car, and escorted the villain here to be released." ”

"What important enemy information have you heard?" Tian Da hurriedly asked again.

"Back to the king, the reinforcements of the Han thieves are here!"

The first sentence of Jibei Jun's detailed answer made Xiang Zhuang, Tian Da and others change color together, and then continued: "More than four days ago, without any warning, a large army of Han thieves suddenly rushed to Dongwu City, and after a short rest, they immediately came to our Jibei again, and the small one was ordered to monitor the movements of the Han thieves in Dongwu City, and knew that the matter was important, so I hurried back to report to you." ”

"How many troops does that army of thieves have?" Tian Da hurriedly asked again.

"Back to the king, there should be 1120,000, the time is in a hurry, and the villain doesn't have time to count carefully, but it must be about this number." The Jibei army replied carefully: "Also, it is preliminarily confirmed that the leading generals of this Han thief are Zhu Jishi and Li Shang, and Feng Zhong, who has fought with us in the plain before, is also here. ”

The big tent of the Chinese army of the Chu army alliance was completely silent, so quiet that even a needle could be heard clearly on the ground, and Han Xin, who was sitting at the bottom, slowly turned his eyes to the direction of the Han army camp in the north, and seemed to see that Uncle Zhou, who was extremely unconvinced, was hooking his fingers with great contempt, and also seemed to hear Uncle Zhou's heart, "Shaft, come on, don't you like decisive battles?" General Ben will accompany you to the end this time. ”

Xiang Zhuang, who was pale, refused to give up, and after being in a daze for a while, he hurriedly asked whether the information provided by the Jibei Army was true or false, and the Jibei Army was of course swearing by the curse, saying that he had seen the Han army's support army in Dongwu City with his own eyes, and he also used his head to guarantee that the news was true. In the end, Liu Laosan said helplessly: "Zuo Sima, don't ask, the news is definitely true, Uncle Zhou deliberately put our details back, the purpose is to let us know the news and force us to fight him as soon as possible." ”

With a bang, Xiang Zhuang slammed his fist on the table in front of him, shaking the bowls and chopsticks together, and then said with a blushing face: "I finally saw a little hope, I didn't expect that the thieves would transfer so many reinforcements in one go, and now our battle is extremely difficult to fight." ”

"What are you doing then?" Ji Bu, who was still opposing the decisive battle as soon as possible just now, shouted loudly and said: "Taking advantage of the fact that the reinforcements of the Han thieves have not yet arrived, our strength is basically the same as the strength of the Han thieves on the battlefield of Licheng, hurry up and give the Han thieves a war letter, and ask the Han thieves to fight to the death with us, and strive to defeat Uncle Zhou before the Han thieves reinforcements arrive!" ”

"General Ji, are you an idiot when you are Uncle Zhou's husband?" Xiang Zhuang finally couldn't bear it anymore and said angrily: "Now as long as he waits patiently for his reinforcements to arrive, he will be able to win immediately, why should he agree to fight with us?" Storming the camp of the Han thieves and fighting a fortified position, are we sure that we will take it? ”

"Then we can't sit still, can we?" Ji Bu roared and replied: "When the reinforcements of the Han thieves arrive, it will be easy for you to hide in the mountains, but how can our troops stationed under the mountains defend them?" ”

Seeing that Ji Bu and Xiang Zhuang showed signs of turning their faces, Liu Laosan, Tian Da and others next to him hurriedly opened their mouths to persuade peace, but fortunately, Xiang Zhuang didn't worry too much about Ji Bu for the sake of the overall situation, but just turned to Han Xin angrily and asked, "General Han Xin, what do you think about this?" ”

"There is only one way, take the initiative to attack and force the thieves to fight a decisive battle." Han Xin replied with a forced smile: "Then go all out to defeat the Han thieves in the field battle, so that even if the reinforcements of the Han thieves arrive, they will not work." ”

"But Uncle Zhou won't risk a decisive battle with us, right? How can we force him to fight? Xiang Zhuang frowned and said.

"The thieves currently have one weakness, and the only weakness they have." Han Xin replied: "In order to avoid accidents, Uncle Zhou made the Yan State Thief Army a separate camp, as long as we attack the camp of the Yan State Thief Army, there is hope that the Han thieves will be forced to send troops to rescue the camp of the Yan State Thief Army, and we have to fight this decisive battle." ”

"It's a way." Xiang Zhuang nodded and said: "The Yan State thief army has been severely damaged by us before, and even the commander Zang Yan has been seriously injured, we should have great hope of storming and taking their camp, as long as their camp is in an emergency, the thieves can't think of troops." ”

"The Yan State Thief Army has been camping for a few days, and the camp has been built quite strongly, just a frontal attack, I am afraid it will be difficult for us to take it, and it is possible that the Yan State Thief Army will consume a lot of our troops." Han Xin said: "If we want to achieve our goal, we must use some strategic and tactical ....... ”

As if he had a heart, in the Han army camp at the same time, when the guards reported to Uncle Zhou that the Jibei Army had been successfully returned to the Chuji Coalition Army, Uncle Zhou immediately smiled and said: "If nothing else, the Chuji Thief Army will definitely be unable to hold its breath, and our Yan State friendly army should also be unlucky." ”

"The general thinks that the Chuji thief army will storm the camp of the Yan army, force us to send reinforcements, and take the opportunity to launch a decisive battle with us?" Li Shiqi, who is quite familiar with military affairs, immediately understood Uncle Zhou's extraneous voice.

"That's the only way they can do it." Uncle Zhou smiled and said, "But I bet that Han Xin's puppet will definitely not be stupid enough to blindly attack head-on, and will definitely play some tricks." This time, it depends on Han Xin's preemptive strike, as well as my preemptive strike, who can control whom. ”