Chapter 50: Jiangdong is a hard nut to crack
At this moment, Zhang Liang was a little silent, he knew in his heart that Liu Ji, the king of Han, was jealous of the overlord of Western Chu, but in his opinion, the best opportunity to destroy Western Chu had been missed.
From the time King Xiang crossed the river, the destruction of Western Chu was a protracted matter.
In particular, the prince of Chu escaped and became stronger and stronger, and now he is entrenched in Nanyang County, pointing at Wuguan and threatening the hinterland of the Han Kingdom.
This made it even more difficult to defeat Western Chu, because Xiang Tian, the crown prince of Chu, had already become a decisive force, and his every move was affecting the situation in the world.
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"King Huainan, King Hengshan is gone, the coalition army is in turmoil, if it weren't for the prestige of the king, Han Xin, the king of Qi, is invincible, I'm afraid the coalition army would have dispersed long ago."
"Besides, Xiang Tian, the prince of Chu, seized Nanyang, forced Wuguan, and pointed his sword at the hinterland of Guanzhong, so that the coalition army would destroy Western Chu, and the scruples would be greater."
At this moment, Zhang Liang was also a little embarrassed, he found that he gathered all the armies of the world to destroy Western Chu, but instead trapped Liu Ji, the king of Han, in Wujiang.
He knew better that this situation had to be changed, otherwise as time went by, Xiang Tian, the prince of Chu, would inevitably have the ability to stir up the world.
With the prestige of King Xiang in Chu, if the time drags on for a long time, Western Chu will surely grow rapidly.
The thought flickered in his heart, Zhang Liang looked at Liu Ji, the king of Han, and said: "King, it's not a way to drag it like this, and now Chen Bingnanjun, the prince of Chu, can cut off our army's food at any time."
"The minister thinks that the major princes should be gathered together to discuss the way to destroy Western Chu."
Although Zhang Liang's words were unclear, Liu Ji, the king of Han, instantly understood what he meant, and the disaster led to the east, which was a good way to break the situation.
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"Hmm."
With a slight bow, Liu Ji, the king of Han, looked at Zhang Liang and said: "Among the major princes, the one who can fight with King Xiang is none other than Han Xin, Chen Ping went over to invite King Qi to come over to the big tent."
"No."
After thinking about it, Liu Ji, the king of Han, decided to only discuss with Han Xin, the king of Qi, because he knew in his heart that the one who could really be relied on was Han Xin, the king of Qi.
Even if someone else went, it would have no effect except to send them to death and let Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, train his troops.
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"I believe that I have seen the King of Han."
After a while, Han Xin, the king of Qi, followed Chen Ping to the big tent of the king of Han, and as soon as he entered the big tent, Han Xin immediately saluted Liu Ji and said.
Although both of them were princes and kings, Liu Ji, the king of Han, was recognized as the prince of the world, standing side by side with Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, and Han Xin, the king of Qi, was sealed by Liu Ji.
Therefore, on big occasions, Han Xin, the king of Qi, always respected Liu Ji, the king of Han.
"King Qi, you're here, sit."
Compared with Han Xin, the king of Qi, Liu Ji, the king of Han, was undoubtedly much more casual, because his status determined his casualness.
"No."
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After a mutual salute, Han Xin, the king of Qi, knelt down and sat down, although he didn't know what the Han king Liu Ji summoned him for, but as a soldier's sense of smell, he realized that it was definitely related to Western Chu.
For Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, Han Xin admired him very much, this person's ability to use soldiers is unparalleled in the world.
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"King Qi, in your opinion, how to solve the matter of Xichu?"
Liu Ji, the king of Han, was a smart man, he couldn't think of a solution, so he had to hand over the initiative to Han Xin, so he took the lead.
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Hearing this, Han Xin, the king of Qi, frowned slightly, this question of Liu Ji, the king of Han, he had thought about it more than once, it was not difficult to defeat Xichu, as long as he crossed the river.
But he knew in his heart that the alliance of princes did not work together, and there were many contradictions, which had long been filthy and secret.
In the face of the great power of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, no one dared to cross the river easily, and now it is impossible for the warships to cross the river for all the troops.
Therefore, the only way to destroy Western Chu is to divide the troops.
"King Han, now that King Xiang has crossed the river for more than a month, it is easy to recruit 100,000 troops with King Xiang's prestige in Chu, although most of these 100,000 are ordinary people."
"But even if it is a rabble, in the hands of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, it may not be able to burst out with earth-shattering bravery."
Han Xin's eyes flashed with a sharp edge, and he looked at Liu Ji, the king of Han, and said.
"Attacking the strong with the weak, and overcoming the crowd with the outnumbered, this is the specialty of the overlord of Western Chu, and the 100,000 rabble may not be able to turn decay into magic in his hands."
"If you want to destroy Western Chu, you must cross the river, but there are not enough boats to cross the river, there are only a few hundred boats, and the soldiers will be killed by the Chu army before the army crosses the river."
"Therefore, if you want to destroy Western Chu, you can only go south to Qu'a from Guangling, Donghai County, cross Jiangxi from Wujiang to Danyang, and enter Yixian from Lujiang."
The confidence in Han Xin's eyes moved Liu Ji, the king of Han, and he pointed to the map and said, "Only from these three directions, a three-pronged approach, can Western Chu be defeated."
Zhang Liang's eyes flashed with wisdom, and from the depiction of Han Xin, the king of Qi, he saw a glimmer of possibility.
Only by taking a three-pronged approach can it be possible to turn the passive into the active and turn the disadvantage of too many coalition forces into an advantage. Moreover, the army marched in three directions, which was enough to make the army of the overlord of Western Chu take care of one and lose the other.
The thought flickered in his heart, Zhang Liang took a deep look at Han Xin, the king of Qi, and he knew that Han Xin must have thought about this problem more than once.
"King Qi, as you said, how likely is it that the three-pronged south will go south to destroy Chu?"
Glancing at Zhang Liang, Han Xin shook his head and said, "Mr. Zifang is a contemporary wise man, and he must know that a war has not yet begun, and no one dares to say that he will win."
"In the battle of Qixia, the coalition army is 700,000, and the 100,000 Chu army is out of food, and then the situation is so favorable that the time and place are favorable, King Xiang is still allowed to cross the river, and the prince of Chu leads the army to break through."
"Now that the overlord of Western Chu has an army of 100,000 and sits in Jiangdong, with the great river and natural danger, I am afraid that no one in this world dares to say that he will win."
Speaking of this, Han Xin, the king of Qi, sighed and said, "Even if it is to cross the river, Gu may not be the opponent of King Xiang."
"Boom!"
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The words of Han Xin, the king of Qi, made Zhang Liang, Liu Ji, and Chen Ping, the king of Han, sink in their hearts, they didn't expect that Han Xin, the king of Qi, would not have the heart to win.
In their opinion, in the entire coalition army, only Han Xin, the king of Qi, was qualified to fight with King Xiang, and the rest were not qualified at all.
Now Han Xin, the king of Qi, is not sure of victory, which makes Zhang Liang's expressions change slightly.
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Looking at the changing expressions of the three people, Han Xin, the king of Qi, was silent for a while, and said: "As we all know, Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, is like a god with his soldiers, and he is even more at the peak of his superiority in attacking the strong with the weak and overcoming the crowd with the outnumbered."
"Whether it is the battle of Julu or the battle of Pengcheng, all of them show that King Xiang is accomplished in winning more with less, which is not comparable to Lone at all."
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As the words of Han Xin, the king of Qi, came out, there was a sigh in the big tent, because Han Xin soldiers, the more the merrier, and Xiang Yu was just the opposite.
If he didn't cross the river on a large scale, even if Han Xin came in person, he might not be Xiang Yu's opponent.
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Thinking of this, Han King Liu Ji was extremely irritable, he knew in his heart that Xichu was like a bone, he couldn't gnaw it, but he couldn't let it go.