The next day, before leaving Wancheng, Fang Li summoned Zhou Yu alone and used the advantage of his God's perspective to teach him face-to-face.

Before the start of the banquet yesterday, Zhou Yu had already reported the transfer of the Chu army to Fang Li, and after the 100,000 Chu troops led by Dou Bobi and Dou Lian father and son arrived in Wancheng, Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu's uncle and nephew had led 100,000 Chu troops north to Luoyang.

Xiang Liang was able to follow his advice and use troops, which made Fang Li very pleased.

The terrain of Yique determined that the Chu army's strength advantage could not be brought into play, and marching by separate routes was undoubtedly the best strategy, which would distract Bai Qi, who was guarding the Yique Valley, and worried that the Chu army would go to Luoyang and Benhuayin to break through the Qin army's defense line and attack Xianyang.

After receiving the news that the Chu army had increased its troops to Wancheng, Qin Gongying Renhao had already sent the clan generals Ying Ji (樗利液) and Meng Hu to gather 70,000 soldiers and horses to defend the area from Huayin to Linjin, and sent his second son Ying Zheng, who was extremely capable, to sit in the town.

Although the Qin army had already responded, in the face of the 100,000 Chu army, there was no superiority in strength, and Bai Qi would definitely be distracted by the battle on the northern front, so that the Chu army on the southern front might find an opportunity.

It's not that Qin's troops are not abundant enough, but just three months ago, just after the New Year, when the weather had not warmed, Ying Renhao sent Wang Jian and Meng Tian to lead 80,000 soldiers and horses from Hanzhong to attack Shu.

At that time, the war in the Central Plains had not yet broken out, and the monarchs and ministers of Qin formulated a strategy to first pacify Bashu, stabilize the rear, and then march into the Central Plains.

It's just that people are not as good as heaven, after entering February, the war in the Central Plains was in full swing, Tang was undefeated against the attack of Wei and Jin, Han Zhao took the opportunity to attack Wei, and even Chu sent 100,000 troops north to reinforce Tang.

If the Wei State is destroyed, the tentacles of the Chu State will extend into the Central Plains region, surpassing the Qin State in strength and influence, which the Qin State monarchs and ministers will never tolerate.

Fortunately, Bai Qi, who was sitting in the Qin State, took precautions and wiped out the 100,000 Chu troops in the north without much effort, which made the Qin State rejoice and raise morale.

Unexpectedly, Xiong Lu, who was in a hurry to lose, completely gave up the plan to destroy the Song Dynasty, and directly ordered the 200,000 Chu troops led by Xiang Liang and Dou Bobi to divert to the west, taking revenge on the Qin State when the Qin army was on an expedition to Bashu.

This is not the end, Xiong Lu married his sister Xiong Yue to Fang Li, formed an iron-blooded alliance with Tang State, and ordered Xiang Yan to gather 150,000 soldiers and horses from China to go north to Wancheng to continue to put pressure on Qin State.

Under the continuous actions of the Chu State, the monarchs and ministers of the Qin State finally felt the pressure, so Ying Renhao sent his second son Ying Zheng to Huayin to take charge of the town.

Even so, the defense line led by Ying Zheng, Ying Ji, and Meng Hu still has the possibility of being broken through by the Chu army, which will definitely distract Bai Qi, who is the number one general of the Qin State, and thus give the Chu army on the southern front an opportunity.

"The northern line of the Chu army is led by Xiang Liang's uncle and nephew, and he is assisted by Ji Bu, Zhong Liwu and others, and he is not inferior to the Qin army in terms of strength, so Gong Jin can rest assured."

Fang Li pointed to Huayin, Linjin and other places on the sand table, "With the ability of Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu's uncle and nephew, even if they can't win against Zhao Zheng, Yingji, Menghu and others, there will never be a big mistake!" ”

Zhou Yu was convinced of this: "Yu completely believes this, I have observed the Chu army led by Xiang Yu, with neat armor, strict military discipline, strict formation, and high morale, and it is definitely a heroic division with combat effectiveness." What's more, Xiang Yu is known as the number one fierce general in the world, and even if he faces the main force of the Qin army led by Bai Qi head-on, he will not easily fall behind! ”

Fang Li changed his words and pointed to the 150,000 Chu troops stationed in the Luyang area: "But for the Chu army on the southern front, Gong Jin must provide more help." Dou Bobby's father and son and Zhaoyang are completely unable to compete with Bai Qi in terms of ability, and if they are a little careless, they are afraid that they will repeat Tang Yu's mistakes. ”

As a traverser, Fang Li deeply knew how terrifying Bai Qi's ability to command troops was, and in the case of equal strength, the little-known Dou Bobby, Dou Lian, and Zhaoyang were definitely not Bai Qi's opponents.

"Oh...... Dou Bobby's father and son are as famous as Xiang Yan's father and son in Chu State, will it be so unbearable? Zhou Yu was a little puzzled.

Fang Li patted Zhou Yu on the shoulder: "Gong Jin, listen to the widow, Dou Bo is definitely useless than his father and son, so you must always pay attention to the movements of the Chu army, and remind the Dou family father and son a lot to prevent them from repeating the mistakes of Tang Yu." ”

Although he couldn't figure it out, Zhou Yu still chose to believe Fang Li: "The lord's orders, Yu will definitely keep it in mind and always pay attention to the movements of the Chu army." ”

After a pause, Zhou Yu asked again: "I heard that the 100,000 Chu troops assembled by General Xiang Yan in Yingdu have set off for the north to Benwan City, and they are expected to arrive in five or six days. With General Xiang Yan in charge, the Chu army shouldn't have too many mistakes, right? ”

Fang Li shook his head and said categorically: "Gong Jin, it's not that the generals of the Chu State are underestimated, they are really useless except for Xiang Yu. Even if Xiang Yan came in person, he was definitely not Bai Qi's opponent! ”

Zhou Yu smiled bitterly: "I can't imagine that the lord you actually look down on the generals of the Chu State so much?" ”

Fang Li shrugged helplessly: "Wait for Gong Jin, you will know that the widow will not be able to see people accurately, but the most important thing for you now is to keep an eye on the movements of the Chu army on the southern front to avoid a catastrophic defeat." As long as the Chu army can resist the Qin army for two years, our Tang Dynasty controls Luoyang, and builds a Hangu Pass in Hongnong County, there is no longer any need to worry about the Qin army attacking the east! ”

After Fang Li finished telling Zhou Yu, he led the team to leave Wancheng and continue to return to Xingyang in the north.

During this period, Chen Deng and Guan Ying recruited 7,000 new troops in Nanyang County, bringing the defenders of Wancheng to 40,000.

Zhou Yu remembered Fang Li's warning, and after Fang Li left the city, he left Chen Deng, Guan Ying, and Jiang Cuiping to lead 20,000 horses to guard Wancheng, and he took Zhao Yun and Cao Zhen north to Luyang, lived next to 150,000 Chu troops, set up a large camp, and paid close attention to the movements of the Chu army.

Dou Bobby, Zhaoyang and other Chu generals welcomed the arrival of the Tang army, but did not take the 20,000 Tang army led by Zhou Yu in their eyes, and ordered Zhou Yu to guard Luyang, and the 150,000 Chu army pulled out the camp and marched westward, entering Taigu County to confront the Qin army.

Zhou Yu advised: "The Qin army in Yique has 200,000 people, and Bai Qi is good at annihilation, Yi Yu thinks it is better to wait for the reinforcements led by General Xiang Yan to arrive before using troops in a unified manner." ”

Dou Bobi, who is over forty years old, stroked his beard and smiled: "Governor Zhou can rest assured, how can this general be a mediocre person like Tang Yu, the terrain of Yique is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack." The general would never attack rashly, I just controlled Taigu first, echoing General Xiang Liang from afar. ”

Zhou Yu saw that this Dou Bobi acted steadily, and he was not the kind of person who was greedy for merit, so he had no choice but to march north from the 150,000 Chu army to enter Taigu County and station, and at the same time sent a large number of scouts to keep an eye on the Chu army and report Dou Bobby's movements to himself at any time.