Chapter 139: The minister visits the prince
"If our army leads Surabaya to flood Pi, what does the county order think?"
This sentence was like a peerless blade, which pierced Zhang Qiu's heart at once, making his heart tremble, Zhang Qiu, as the commander of Xiapi County, knew the situation of Xiapi well.
There was a gleam in his eyes, and he naturally knew the meaning of Master Li's words.
The size of Surabaya can be said to be the first-class river in the world, and in the battle of Pengcheng that year, the corpses of the Han army killed by Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, were like mountains, and even Surabaya was cut off.
That was an army of 560,000, and in the end only 200,000 troops remained, which was equivalent to the loss of 360,000 troops in World War I.
……
It can be seen that the water flow of Surabaya is huge, and as the order of Xiapi County, Zhangqiu naturally knows that once Surabaya gets out of control, it will be a disaster.
Not to mention just a Xiapi, even half of Donghai County will become a Qianli Ze country.
"Envoy Chu, the main general outside the city is not the general Xiang Tuo, but the crown prince?"
At this moment, from the words of the teacher, he naturally heard the truth of the Chu army, but as a county order, Zhang Qiu would definitely not believe it easily.
Because he knew in his heart that as the envoy of the Chu State, how could he believe his words, and even these words were deliberately said to him by the Lishi.
"Yes, the prince is outside the city!"
Master Lili knew in his heart that Xiang Tian, the prince of Chu, was a signboard, which was enough to make Zhang Qiu and the others shocked.
With the blessing of the supreme prestige of Prince Xiang Tian of Chu, it will inevitably shake the hearts of Zhang Qiu and the others even more, making them bow their heads for it.
As the military advisor of the Chu army, the division knew better than anyone how terrifying the supreme prestige that Xiang Tian, the prince of Chu, had gathered across most of the Central Plains.
Because of this, Master Lili will spread the news of Prince Xiang Tian outside the city at the first time.
This time, it was in order to subdue Zhang Qiu that he would take a risk.
"Hoo ......"
Exhaling deeply, Zhang Qiu's mood sank suddenly, he knew in his heart that in the whole world, no one dared to underestimate Xiang Tian, the prince of Chu.
This is the glory and prestige of Xiang Tian since he broke through from the siege under the wall, and he fought one battle after another from the land of the Central Plains with a spear and a big sword.
Zhang Qiu knew even more that since Xiang Tian, the prince of Chu, was outside the city, this meant that the Chu army broke the city, which was a foregone conclusion.
"Chu envoy, if our army surrenders, I don't know what will happen?"
Zhang Qiu knew in his heart that surrender was inevitable, and this time he opened his mouth, he just wanted to determine the arrangements that Xiang Tian, the prince of Chu, would make for them after surrendering.
Hearing this, Zhu Lishi's face changed slightly, and he knew in his heart that this was the most fundamental reason for Zhangqiu's surrender, and only if the conditions of the Chu army met Zhangqiu's standards could this surrender be promoted.
The thought flickered in his heart, and a gleam flashed under the eyes of the master of the tree, and then he walked towards Zhang Qiu, and said.
"On the occasion of the arrival of this envoy, the prince said that if Zhang County ordered to surrender, Xiapi would still be under Zhang County, and Wang Liang, the county lieutenant, would listen to it under the prince."
"I don't know if Zhang County Ling and Wang County Lieutenant are satisfied with such conditions!"
Zhu Lishi's words shocked Wang Liang and Zhang Qiu's hearts, originally they thought that if they surrendered to the Chu army, they were afraid that they would lose everything in their hands and only survive.
They never thought that the conditions of the Chu army would be like this.
Zhang Qiu and Wang Liang glanced at each other, turned their heads to look at Master Li, and said, "Envoy Chu, since this is the case, we are willing to surrender." ”
These words were loud and clear, and the attitude of Zhang Qiu and Wang Liang made Master Li's heart very happy, and for a while, he couldn't even control his expression.
……
"I'll see the prince later!"
When Zhang Qiu and the others bowed to Xiang Tian, the prince of Chu, with the etiquette of a courtier, they saw Xiang Tian, the prince of Chu.
"Hmm."
Nodding, Xiang Tianhu's eyes were like knives, he looked at the people present, and said: "Just as the military advisor said, Zhang Qiu still serves as the commander of Xiapi County, and Wang Liang goes south to Huaiyin with Gu. ”
"No."
Nodding in response, everyone's expressions changed slightly, and Xiang Tian, the prince of Chu, did not hesitate much, and directly finalized the belonging of Zhang Qiu and Wang Liang.
……
"Prince, there is news from the north that General Li Zuoche is leading the army to confront Sun Yue, the county guard, in Tan County, and it will take some time to divide the victory and defeat."
Li Wentong's eyes flashed with a touch of solemnity, and through the penetration of the vulture, he got the situation in Tan County.
"With Li Zuoche's ability, it is no longer a problem to break through Tan County and defeat Wu Yidang, now the north is not something that our army can take into account, our army only needs to break through Huaiyin and take the southern part of Donghai County."
Xiang Tianhu, the prince of Chu, was as clear as a knife, and he saw the entire situation through almost instantly, because he knew in his heart that with Li Zuoche's ability, it would be easy to break through Tan County.
"No."
Everyone nodded, they are all the mainstays of the Chu army, they just need the opportunity to mature, Li Zuoche is the most powerful general in the Chu army, except for Xiang Tian, the prince of Chu.
With Li Zuoche in the north, he can make the Prince of Chu, Xiang Tian and others feel at ease.
……
The surrender of Zhang Qiu and others made the troops under the command of Xiang Tian, the prince of Chu, grow in an instant, almost reaching nearly half, and the Chu army reached 25,000.
This made Xiang Tian hold 25,000 at once, and he had a great understanding of the current situation, and he also gave himself a great place to turn around.
"Prince, according to the news from the vulture, there are five thousand troops in Huaiyin City, the county order is Wu Xiao, and the county lieutenant Chuxiong is actively preparing for war."
A gleam flashed in the eyes of the vulture commander Li Wentong, turned his head towards Xiang Tian, and said, "Prince, this time our army is going south, I'm afraid it is not as easy as Xiapi." ”
The thought flickered in his heart, and the Prince of Chu Xiang Tianhu's eyes were like knives, and he pondered for a moment and said.
"This point is clear to the lonely, and the land of Huaiyin will definitely not be easily broken by our army."
"It can be said that Huaiyin will be the last obstacle for our army to take Donghai County, because of this, this time the army goes south, and it is necessary to raise the whole army to attack and break Huaiyin in one fell swoop."
"No."
Glancing at the civil and military forces of the Chu State who nodded in agreement, Xiang Tian's expression changed slightly, and he said towards everyone.
"Ladies and gentlemen, Xiapi has fallen into the hands of our army, and now the power of our army has increased greatly, I don't know what countermeasures are there to break through Huaiyin?"
Hearing this, Master Li, Shang Luo and the others glanced at each other, and saw a trace of each other's thoughts from each other's eyes, and after being silent for a while, Master Lili raised his head and said.
"Prince Yu, if you want to break through Huaiyin, there are actually only two ways to go, the first is to raise a large army to attack Huaiyin, and then besiege Huaiyin."
"The other is to break the water of Huaiyin, destroy Huaiyin County in one fell swoop, and abandon the five thousand troops in the city."
……
The strategy of the division was very simple, either to besiege Huaiyin and break the city, or to break the water of Huaiyin, abandon the 5,000 troops in the city, and break the city in one fell swoop.