Xiang Kang personally led the Zheng Bu Corps of the Han Army to the south, leaving only the Zhou Shu Corps to confront the main force of the Western Chu Army in Zhaodi, in addition to luring the main force of the Western Chu Army back to the main battlefield in the middle according to the established plan, there was also a very important sudden reason, which also forced Xiang Kang to do so quickly.

The cause of this incident has to go back to the time, and even go back to the time when Zhou Yin's division of the Northern Line Corps of the Western Chu Army had not been annihilated by the two major corps of the Han Army, when the anti-Han coalition army was in an emergency on the Julu battlefield, and the Western Chu Army was in danger of complete collapse on the battlefield of Zhaodi, but there was still hope of turning the tables, so after receiving the news of Zhou Yin and Zhang Er and others asking for help, Xiang Yu, who was pursuing Peng Yue's army at that time, arrived in Xue County, and it was too late to withdraw troops and return to Pengcheng to rest and rebuild the Western Chu court, so he could only quickly organize the army to gather north, Preparing to launch a counterattack on the Julu battlefield, he can only hand over all the affairs in the rear to his father, Old Man Fan Zengfan.

Because there was still hope on the battlefield on the northern front, Old Man Fan did not hesitate to choose to fully support Xiang Yu to go north to rescue, and when the operation center of the Western Chu court was basically destroyed by Peng Yuejun, he quickly rebuilt a set of command system that could barely function, and all the troops that could be drawn were transferred to the north, and Xiang Yu, who had gathered reinforcements on the northern front, sent the necessary food and grass in time to the military supplies, and did his best to help Xiang Yu launch the later counterattack on the northern front.

However, Old Man Fan was extremely worried that this was far from enough, because Old Man Fan, who was also proficient in strategy and tactics, could see that even if the Julu rescue battle launched by the self-army in a hurry could succeed and successfully rescue the trapped anti-Han coalition army, it was very likely that he could only stabilize the situation on the northern front, and it would be difficult to completely reverse the situation on the northern front, let alone take the opportunity to kill the main force of the Han army on the northern front. And once the rescue battle on the northern front does not go well, if something goes wrong, the consequences are likely to be even more unimaginable.

Not only did Old Man Fan see this, but Han Sheng, a strategist of the Western Chu Army who had recently been promoted by Old Man Fan to be the Zuo Yin of the Western Chu Imperial Court, also saw this danger, so when Old Man Fan was racking his brains to transport military grain and grass for Xiang Yu, Han Sheng had already issued a warning to Old Man Fan and said: "Father, although it is imperative for the king to personally lead the army to rescue the giant deer, even if we successfully rescue the Great Sima and them, we dare not say that we have a chance of winning on the battlefield on the northern front. ”

"The best way is for us to launch a counterattack behind the Han thieves as soon as possible, directly threaten the rear of the Han thieves' hinterland, and force the Han thieves to divide their troops to the south to rescue their rear, and then we can hope to win on the northern front and completely turn the tide of the war on the northern front. And after doing so, even if we don't go well on the northern front, we don't have to worry about a comprehensive emergency on the northern front and the situation is irreparable. ”

"Of course the old man knows this." Old man Fan said with a distressed expression: "But the question is, we still have the strength to launch a counterattack on the southern front of the Han thieves?" Cao Qi Da Sima has been sacrificed on the Puyang battlefield, and most of his army has been annihilated by the Han thieves, and the remaining remnants of the army are defeated, at present, at most, they can only temporarily contain the Han thief army on the Puyang battlefield, hold our middle battlefield, and ask them to launch a counterattack, not only can not threaten the rear of the hinterland of the Han thieves, on the contrary, it may be sent to death in vain, even if the old man forces Huan Chu to do this, what role can it play? ”

"Yafu forgot Liu Ji, the king of Nanyang? And the general Liji we sent to help Liu Ji? Han Sheng reminded: "With the help of General Li, Liu Ji has basically annihilated the main force of the traitor Yingbu on the southern border of Nanyang, forcing Yingbu Pifu to flee directly to Hanzhong, which is controlled by Han thieves, and can already free up his hands to help us." In this case, why don't you ask Liu Ji to immediately return to the north and join forces with General Li to attack the hinterland of Sanchuan of the Han thieves, if this matter is successful, the Han thieves must draw troops from the northern front to help Sanchuan. ”

"It would be so easy." Old man Fan smiled bitterly and said, "It's not that the old man hasn't thought of this way, but will Liu Ji's puppet be so obedient?" ”

"When he was in the Woo Clan, the rear of this puppet was just in a hurry, and he was immediately defeated, and he would rather provoke our king than give priority to protecting his rear, and now he has annihilated the main force of the Imppif, and is making every effort to capture the remaining land and city of the Impip, how can he throw away the fat that has been put in his mouth and turn around to help us? Isn't he afraid that after his main force goes north, Yingbu Pifu will take the opportunity to make a comeback with the support of the Han thieves and recapture the Linjiang land that he has already at his fingertips? ”

"One more point." Old man Fan added: "When our king decided to launch a counterattack on the flank, he threw 130,000 troops into the battlefield of Zhao Di on the northern front, but only sent 30,000 reinforcements to Liu Jipifu, and the support for him was far less than the support for Zhao, and that puppet would not have no opinions in his stomach." Therefore, the old man estimated that even if the old man ordered him to send troops to the northern front, he would only be false at most, and would not really launch an all-out counterattack to the rear of the hinterland of the Han thieves. ”

"Father, the lower officials think it's not impossible." Han Sheng did not agree with Old Man Fan's analysis, and said: "Liu Ji is indeed selfish and treacherous, but it is precisely because of his treacherous superiority that he will not fail to understand the current general trend of the world. Now the dispute between Chu and Han has reached a critical moment, whether it is us or the Han thief, as long as there is a mistake on a battlefield, it may lead to a complete rout, and he can only help us as soon as possible to help us defeat the Han thief and achieve a comprehensive victory in the Chu and Han dispute. Otherwise, once Xiang Kang's traitor really defeats us, the next target of the crusade will only be him, and there will be no second choice! ”

"In the incident at Hangu Pass, Liu Ji and the Han thieves have formed a deep hatred, and it is destined to be impossible to reconcile, so Liu Ji's puppet will definitely not tolerate the Han thieves to defeat us, because once we lose, the Han thieves will overwhelm the border, and he will not only be unable to keep the territory and land he grabbed from Yingbu, but also his Nanyang native and the Korean land that he has already obtained! Besides, the lower officials think that as long as Yafu you repair the book to explain the benefits and disadvantages to him, and give him a little benefit, Liu Ji's puppet will definitely focus on the overall situation and decisively send troops to attack the hinterland of the Han thieves, not only to help us, but also to protect the interests of the territory he has already obtained! ”

Considering Liu Laosan's treachery and cleverness, Old Man Fan nodded slowly, and quickly made up his mind, sat down and personally repaired a letter to Liu Laosan, explaining the current stakes to Liu Laosan, and strongly persuading Liu Laosan to focus on the overall situation, and dispatch the main force north to attack Xiang Kang's Sanchuan important place, encircle Wei and rescue Zhao to share the huge pressure on the battlefield of the Western Chu army on the northern front. At the same time, in order to make every effort to promote this matter, Old Man Fan also crossed his behalf, and made a promise before he had time to ask Xiang Yu, promising to give Hanzhong and Bashu to Liu Laosan as a reward after killing Xiang Kang.

After the letter, Old Man Fan selected a eloquent messenger from his command, and asked him to carry his letter from Pengcheng on the same day, and rushed to the land of Jingchu via Chen County to contact Liu Laosan. It's a pity that the road is too far away, and the road is not very smooth, so when the messenger sent by Old Man Fan rushed to Nanjun and presented his letter to Liu Laosan, who had just taken down the whole county of Nanjun, more than ten days had passed.

Han Sheng guessed Liu Laosan's personality this time, although most of the troops left behind by the British army have been wiped out by Liu Laosan, and the Nanyang Army has entered the hinterland of Changsha County, and it is only a matter of time before the entire territory of Linjiang falls into the clutches of Liu Laosan, and at the same time, Wu Rui, the king of Hengshan, who is weak and thoroughly encouraged, is in fact a lamb to be slaughtered under Liu Laosan's knife, and he can be destroyed with a raised hand. However, in the case of a good situation, after carefully reading Old Man Fan's letter, Liu Laosan only thought about it for a moment, and immediately gathered his subordinate Wenwu to discuss the strategic plan behind the northward attack on the Han army.

It's almost the same as what Old Man Fan guessed, in addition to Cao Shen, who has already led the troops into the hinterland of Changsha County, Zhou Bo, Fan Xu, Zhou Ke and Xiahou Ying and other important civil and military forces of the Nanyang Army really unanimously opposed returning to the northern front to fight, the reason is also very simple, Nanjun has just been decided, the people's hearts are not stable, and it will take time to completely take Changsha County, if the Nanyang Army goes north at this time, Yingbu, who has fled to Hanzhong, will definitely take the opportunity to make a comeback, and when the time comes, not only the remaining fat meat will not be eaten, but the fat that has been eaten in the mouth may also be forced to spit out!

"King, use Xiang Yu's puppet!" Fan Xu, the cannon barrel, also shouted directly: "That puppet can't beat the Han thief head-on, and when he was forced to march to the two wings, he sent 130,000 reinforcements to Zhao Guozuzu, but only sent 30,000 to us, and asked us to pay for food to support our army, and now his 130,000 army can't bear it, and he still has the face to ask us to send troops to help?" When you eat dog meat, you only think of Zhao Guo, and when you work hard, you only think of us, is there such a good thing in the world? ”

Everyone echoed one after another, all of them were dissatisfied with Xiang Yu's original emphasis on the north and light on the south, Liu Laosan, who had always liked to scold his mother and complain, did not echo for the first time, and it was even more rare to suddenly say a fair word for Xiang Yu, saying: "It can't be said that the king of Western Chu is completely unrighteous, if it weren't for the fact that he sent 30,000 troops to help us, we wouldn't have been so easy to kill the main force of Yingbupifu." If it weren't for the fact that he had hoarded heavy troops on the northern front, forcing the Han thieves to give priority to using the army on the northern front, we wouldn't have had such an easy time on the southern front. ”

"But we can't lose the Linjiang that we're about to get for him, right?" Zhou Bo said: "Also, Wu Rui's side, we have sent a surrender envoy over, if he is smart, surrender to us, we can directly get Hengshan County, if he is stupid and disobedient, we will directly destroy him, and we can still get Hengshan County." But if we go back to the north now, how can Wu Rui's puppet surrender easily? And where did we come to take the whole county of Hengshan? ”

The fat on the southern front is big and abundant, of course Liu Laosan is reluctant to give up easily, so after thinking about it for a long time, Liu Laosan can only turn his gaze to Han Xin, who has not spoken, and said with a smile: "General, why don't you speak?" Is it that this king didn't let you lead troops to fight Changsha County, and you are angry with this king? ”

"The king has said it, how dare your subordinates be angry with you?" Han Xin smiled and said: "Your Majesty just wants to wait for the princes sitting here to complain enough before speaking, otherwise, once Your Majesty speaks, you will have to accept everyone's complaints for the King of Western Chu." ”

Obedient and listening, Liu Laosan immediately understood what Han Xin meant, and hurriedly asked: "General, so you agree to send troops to help the King of Western Chu?" ”

"Isn't that your plan, my lord?" Han Xin asked rhetorically, and said, "With your wisdom and martial arts, can you not understand?" If we can't help in time, so that Xiang Kang's traitor can easily destroy the simple-minded Xiang Yu's reckless man, and then turn around, how can we possibly resist Xiang Kang's traitor's nesting army? At that time, even if we successfully won the two pieces of fat meat in Linjiang and Hengshan, wouldn't we have to spit it out obediently in the end? ”

"But the problem is, these horsemen don't have that kind of vision." Liu Laosan smiled bitterly and pointed to Zhou Bo, Fan Hao and the others present, and said: "Also, this king is indeed reluctant to eat these fat meat that has been eaten to his mouth, and it is a pity to spit it out now!" ”

"Isn't it enough to divide the troops?" Han Xin's words were surprising, and he said with a relaxed expression: "In addition to the 20,000 troops brought to Changsha County by General Cao, we currently have 378,000 mobile troops, if the king can trust his subordinates, please hand over the remaining half of the army to the commander of the last general, and then hand over the troops of Nanyang and Han to the last general to command and control, plus the 30,000 troops of the Western Chu army, it is enough to put pressure on Xiang Kang's traitor's Sanchuan hinterland, forcing Xiang Kang's traitor to transfer troops from the northern front to reinforce his hinterland rear." As for the remaining half of the army, it is basically enough to prevent the comeback of Yingbupifu and to deter Wu Rui. ”

Everyone was in an uproar, all worried that Han Xin's suggestion was too risky, and the Nanyang army was too divided, and there was a danger that the Han army would take the opportunity to break through each other. Liu Laosan was nervous, but after a long time, Liu Laosan suddenly asked: "Then you tell this king first, what do you plan to do?" ”

"If the king allows." Han Xin replied: "Your Majesty immediately joined forces with the Western Chu army to go north, pass through Jialiang County, force away Xiang Kang's rebel thieves to deploy heavy guards of the Gui clan, Luoyang and other places, directly attack Henan County, cut off Xiang Kang's rebel thief and his Guanzhong rear, and force Xiang Kang's traitors to return to the rescue of the Sanchuan battlefield. ”

"Take Jialiang County? Straight to Henan County? Liu Laosan was very surprised, and said: "Taking that road to enter the army, you can avoid the heavy guards of the Han thieves in Luoyang, but that road is so long, how to solve your grain and grass and the grain and grass of the Western Chu army?" ”

"That's why Your Majesty asked the king to allow me to control the soldiers and horses of Nanyang and Yingchuan." Han Xin replied confidently and said: "After His Majesty and the Western Chu Army join forces to go north, they will let the garrisons of Nanyang and Yingchuan take on the heavy responsibility of transporting grain, so as to ensure that His Majesty and the Western Chu Army will not be short of grain and grass on the Henan front. ”

Before Han Xin's words were finished, the civil and military forces of the Nanyang Army present were already in an uproar, and Liu Laosan couldn't help but jump up and exclaimed, "Are you crazy? What should we do if our native army in Nanyang is emptied, and the Han thieves take the opportunity to send troops from Wuguan to attack our hinterland? ”

Han Xin smiled even more happily, and said with a smile: "Great King, with your wisdom and martial arts, don't you still understand that the real intention of your subordinates to do this is to let the Li Shang Pifu send troops from Wuguan and take advantage of the situation to enter our Nanyang hinterland!" ”

"You're trying to lure the snake out of the hole?" Liu Laosan immediately understood Han Xin's true intentions.

"This is also our most accurate strategy at the moment!" Han Xin put away his smile and said in a deep voice: "Our army has a new southern county, its foothold is not stable, and the people's hearts are undecided, and it will definitely give Yingbu Pifu a chance to make a comeback." Moreover, our army has a shortage of soldiers and food, and the follow-up is weak, even if it is a desperate move north, it may not be sure that it can form a fatal threat to the rear hinterland of Xiang Kang's traitors, even if it is barely successful, forcing Xiang Kang's traitors to shrink the front and return to the Sanchuan important land, it is only to help the king of Western Chu, and there is no gain for our army, and it is destined to work and move the people, spending countless money, food, soldiers and horses, which is very unfavorable to the future development of our army. ”

"Since Xiang Yu must help, then we can only use the methods that are beneficial to us!" Han Xin said eloquently: "We pretended not to give up the interests of Linjiang, and then divided our troops to the north to deliberately transfer the troops and horses in the hinterland, and then used a little trick, so that the Han thieves and merchants stationed in Hanzhong felt that there was an opportunity to take advantage of it, and took the opportunity to send troops to attack our Nanyang hinterland, then as long as we highlight the strange soldiers and suddenly return to the division to cut off the connection between Li Shang and Hanzhong and Guanzhong, then Xiang Kang traitor has no choice but to immediately return to the army to rescue his Hanzhong thief army, and dare not have any support!" ”

"There are three benefits to doing this." Han Xin pointed out with his fingers again: "The first is of course to help the King of Western Chu and share the huge pressure on him on the northern front. The second is that we can fight on the inside front, and we can save countless military money and food. The third point is more critical, that is, once we successfully annihilate the Han thief army in Hanzhong, then we have the hope of taking advantage of the situation to enter Hanzhong, and even take the opportunity to enter the Guanzhong! Not only does it make Xiang Kang's traitors even more difficult to take care of, but also has the opportunity to take the granary of Hanzhong and the fertile soil of Guanzhong! ”

"Even if we don't have a chance to take Guanzhong Hanzhong and design the Hanzhong army that annihilated the Han thieves, the situation will only benefit us and not harm us!" Han Xin added: "The Hanzhong garrison that has hit the Han thieves hard, even if the Han thieves can hold the dangerous places of Wuguan, Xunguan and Hanzhong, there is no longer the strength to threaten our back for a long time, we can not only calmly annex Linjiang Hengshan to strengthen our strength, but also go north and east without worrying about the future, and help the King of Western Chu crusade against the Xiangkang traitors, and no longer have to worry about the sudden threat of the Han thief Hanzhong garrison behind the back after the main force is dispatched!" ”

Liu Laosan was nervous and thoughtful, and only after a while did he ask: "Then are you sure that you can lure the Li Shang Puppet into our hinterland?" ”

"At least eighty percent sure!" Han Xin replied confidently: "He is also a general of the Han thief, and the Li Shang Pifu has been stationed in Hanzhong for a long time, and he can only watch his colleagues receive awards for their meritorious service on the front line, and he must have been itching for a long time. At present, there is another Yingbu by his side who is eager to recapture the homeland, and he must have instigated him to take advantage of the situation to send troops at the first opportunity. We only need to arrange some more illusions and throw a little sweetness to Li Shang, and it will definitely not be difficult to lure him out of Hanzhong and directly enter the already empty hinterland of Nanyang! ”

Considering that he had to help Xiang Yu, and he had to take action to help Xiang Yu, and even if he went north to attack the hinterland of Sanchuan of the Han army, he might not be sure that he would be able to succeed, and even if he succeeded in forcing the Han army to return to the division to rescue Sanchuan, it was just a cheap Xiang Yu for nothing, and he had no interest in himself, on the contrary, he would give Yingbu salted fish a chance to turn over, Liu Laosan quickly made the right choice, and shouted at the case in front of him: "Just do it!" Pretending to go north, he designed to lure the Han thieves in Hanzhong to send troops to death! ”

"Isn't it too risky, King?" Zhou Bo, a little friend of Peixian, was still a little worried, and turned to Han Xin and asked, "Even if you can find a way to lure out the Han thief army in Hanzhong, what if you can't eat it?" Don't forget, that puppet of Liji is under the orders of the king of Western Chu, and will not obediently obey our orders. ”

"Then the king will immediately raise troops to the north and help Han Xin clean up the merchants!" Liu Laosan took over the conversation, patted the case and shouted: "If this king's army is not enough, this king will transfer Cao Shen's army back!" As long as you can destroy the Lishang Piff, it doesn't matter much if Changsha County takes it later! ”