Xiao He was not surprised when he saw Han Xin put down the seal ribbon, and hurriedly picked it up with both hands and handed it to Han Xin, "The talent of the general, where is it in Nanzheng, you will know that if you send troops today, the king of Han will win, and he is convinced." ”

Han Xin thought that Xiao He had a change of heart, and was naturally overjoyed, so he immediately bowed down and took the seal, saluted Xiao He and said goodbye, went to the barracks to sort out the army, and prepared to send troops to Xingyang to defend against the enemy in Chu.

As soon as Han Xin left, Zhang Liang walked out of the inner room, "Xiangguo is really powerful, he can hide from Han Xin, so Xingyang can be saved." ”

"It's all up to the military advisor's orders, not enough words, but the king hasn't known about this matter yet, didn't the military advisor go back and tell the king first, and see how Han Xin acted?" Xiao He said worriedly.

"This is natural, the ovary will be one step ahead, Xiangguo will rectify the rear here, and complement each other with the general, Xingyang will be preserved, and the Chu army will be put to death." After saying that, he said goodbye to Xiao He and rushed towards Xingyang.

At this time, Liu Bang was even more panicked in his heart, waiting for Zhang Liang's news every day, it turned out that Xiahou Ying was guarding Chen County, but he was violently attacked by Xiang Yu, and he was afraid that he would not be able to support it for much time.

Moreover, the grain road in the middle was also cut off by Zhong Liwu and others, Xiahou Ying's current situation is to defend to the death, and when Chen County is broken, Xiang Yubing can rush to the outside of Xingyang City in one day, forming a confrontational situation.

Zhang Liang also did not dare to slack off, rushed back from Pingyang overnight, Liu Bang heard that Zhang Liang was back, and left his job to greet him, fortunately Zhang Liang did not disappoint Liu Bang, and told Liu Bang his strategy in detail.

When Liu Bang heard this, he was overjoyed, and immediately ordered someone to reward Zhang Liang, Han Xin had already sorted out the soldiers and horses at this time, and the large army was behind, so he led two thousand men and horses back to Xingyang, hoping that the king of Han would not open the city so early to accept the surrender.

Han Xin did not mention the troops, and said that Xiahou Ying's army, the soldiers in the city had fought many times, but Xiang Yu's soldiers were brave and brave, and they were almost defeated every time, which also made the morale of the Han army in Chen County sluggish.

Some time ago, Liu Bang had arranged for 10,000 soldiers to come, but now there are less than 3,000 left, thousands of people died in battle, and most of them fled directly when they saw that the situation was critical.

At that time, the soldiers were still very casual, saying that the rebellion would be immediately rebellious, and the princes from all over the country would not refuse, but Xiang Yu and Han Xin's army would not have this situation.

First of all, Xiang Yu's army is not recruited at random like the King of Han, and its core troops are all Jiangdong children, so they basically will not defect, as for Han Xin, the army is strictly organized, and there is no need to defect.

Xiahou Ying was surrounded in Chen County, in a dilemma, and none of the soldiers who went to Xingyang to deliver the letter returned, which also made Xiahou Ying disheartened, if there was no news, he would storm out of Chen County, and the food would not last for a few days anyway.

Xiang Yu was outside Huang, and when he saw that Chen County could not attack for a long time, he was very depressed in his heart, so he ordered Zhong Liwu and Long to attack, when Xiahou Ying was waiting for news from Xingyang.

Suddenly, when he heard that Xiang Yu's army was coming, he was terrified, and hurriedly ordered people to defend on top of the city tower, but Zhong Liwu and the others were really cunning, so they first put dust into a jar, and then threw it into the city tower.

Just as the autumn wind was blowing, the dust was blown into the city, so that the Han army could not open its eyes, and the Chu army took this opportunity to quickly climb the city tower and soon take Chen County.

Seeing this, Xiahou Ying immediately led more than 1,000 people to flee from the north gate, but Zhong Liwu did not send people to pursue, but just sorted out the military supplies in the city and waited for the overlord to enter the city to decide.

Thinking that Xiahou Ying only led a thousand soldiers, why not chase the reason, it turned out that before this, Ji Bu had long been ambushed in the north of Chen County, and its purpose was two, one was to cut off the Han army's grain route, and the other was to prevent Xiahou Ying from abandoning the city and escaping, so that Xiahou Ying could be captured and killed here.

Ji Bu led an army of 2,000 and camped in the hills north of Chen County, and sent people to patrol the surrounding areas every day.

As soon as the Chu army finished the ambush, the Xiahou Ying rode his horse forward, Ji Bu was overjoyed, and when the Han army approached, he immediately signaled the soldiers to release arrows, and then rushed out.

Xiahou Ying was shocked when he saw this, and he didn't care about the soldiers in the rear, and rushed forward with all his strength, Ji Bu also understood that the thief captured the king first, and when he saw Xiahou Ying escape, he immediately led the army to pursue.

However, the mount under Xiahou Ying's crotch is a good horse, how can Ji Bu catch up, just put a few empty arrows in the back, and then ordered people to retreat and no longer pursue.

After half a month, Xiahou Ying brought out 10,000 soldiers and horses, and when he returned to Xingyang from Chen County, there were only dozens of horses left.

If it weren't for Xiahou Ying's desperate defense of Chen County this time, I was afraid that Xingyang would have broken early, Xiang Yu heard that Chen County was broken, and immediately deployed troops around Chen County, and Han Xin led more than 1,000 horsemen to rush over from Pingyang.

Liu Bang personally went out of the city to greet him, Han Xin was also flattered when he saw the King of Han like this, and immediately dismounted and bowed, "The king is really polite, and when he is in danger, he should act cautiously, why come ten miles to meet the last general." ”

"The general is my savior, naturally come to greet me, if the general does not come in two days, I will abandon the city and surrender, I am afraid it will be difficult to meet the general." Liu Bang said heartbrokenly.

Seeing this, Han Xin immediately bowed and saluted: "Don't worry, the king can rest assured, as long as the tautology is here, that Xiang Yu Pifu will definitely retreat to Pengcheng and dare not come to capture Xingyang again." ”

"Tautology is resourceful, he has experienced dozens of battles, and he has not tasted defeat, and the same is true of Xiang Ji, the two armies are fighting, which is really interesting." Lu Yan said jokingly on the side.

"Master Hou rest assured, that nationality is just self-reliance, and leading troops to fight is slightly inferior to a certain one." Han Xin said unequivocally.

After a few chats, they led the troops back to Xingyang, while Han Xin stationed the soldiers in Chenggao and Xingyang respectively, and then sent people to inquire about Xiang Yu's movements.

Han Xin learned that Xiang Yu had defeated Xiahou Ying in Chen County, and he still had thoughts in his heart, so he immediately increased his troops to defend Xingyang, and did not fight with him. ”

The Chu army rested for a while in Chen County, and was led by Xiang Yu to attack Xingyang, but when he saw that the Xingyang city tower was full of Han troops, neat and majestic, he couldn't help but be a little surprised.

However, when the soldiers came to the city, how could there be a reason to retreat without attacking, so Xiang Yu asked Zhong Liwu to go to make an appointment to fight, but Zhong Liwu shouted a few times under the city, but no one answered.

Seeing this, Xiang Yu was furious in his heart, and immediately ordered the archers to step forward and release arrows, the Han army had already prepared, immediately raised the shield to defend, and shot many times in a row, but the Chu army did not gain an advantage, so he ordered people to set up a ladder and attack the city directly.

Han Xin was in the middle of the city tower, saw the Chu army erecting ladders to attack the city, and immediately sent Han army archers to step forward, and in an instant, on the city of Xingyang, arrows flew down like rain.

Many Chu troops could not dodge, they fell from the ladder one after another, half an hour, the Han army was not injured at all, but the Chu soldiers were injured a thousand people, Xiang Yu knew that the situation was not good, so he had to order a retreat, and fight again in the future.