Prior to this, the periphery of Xingyang had been arranged by Han Xin as a strategic defensive line, so Liu Bang did not take Xiang Yu in his eyes, but all defensive lines had a shortcoming, that is, he needed to transport food to continue to defend.

When Xiang Yu's soldiers arrived at Waihuang, Liu Bang got the news and immediately convened the ministers to discuss the matter, Zhang Liang did not panic much when he heard the news, thinking that Xiang Yu did not dare to attack Waihuang.

In Xingyang City, Liu Bang was in the first place, and looked at everyone helplessly, "This time I led the troops back to bless, what should we do?" Can Fan Hao and others stick to external troubles? ”

"Don't worry, don't worry, I want to arrange tens of thousands of elite soldiers when the general is leaving, and the soldiers are outside the city, it will be difficult to break through the city, and Waihuang is far away from Xingyang, even if you hold it to the death, you can hold on for a few days." Zhang Liang said disappreciatively.

Lu Yan was a little worried, "Brother, according to Ziyu, if you directly abandon Waihuang and Chen County, and the troops are stationed in Chenggao and Xingyang, it will only be a few dozen miles away, and the Chu army will definitely not dare to attack." ”

"When did Master Hou become so cowardly, how could so many cities be abandoned and abandoned, besides, how dare Xiang Yu rush into the army when he was a soldier, Chen Huainan, how dare Xiang Yu rush into the army." Wei Bao said slightly mockingly.

Now Wei Bao and other kings have also been placed in Xingyang City, Wei Bao has a little talent and is kept for appointment, and the others are basically killed one after another, Wei Bao can survive, and there is another reason that Liu Bang wants to give Peng Yue face.

"Since the King of Western Wei is so sure, if Wai Huang is lost, he dares to raise his head from the main hall to see him!" Lu Yan also said impatiently.

Wei Bao retorted like this, and he didn't dare to speak, "When the time comes, now that Xiang Yu has just sent troops, what hidden dangers can there be." ”

Lu Yan didn't speak, but looked at Liu Bang in the palace, "Actually, I think what the military advisor said is reasonable, maybe Waihuang and other places can hold on for some time." ”

"In this case, I also ask my brother to allow Ziyu to go back to Liyang to rest for a few days, since the death of my mother, I have not accompanied my wife, I am really ashamed." Lu Yan said instead.

Liu Bang bowed slightly, "But Hou Ye don't want to stay in Liyang more, Han Xin is not here, and the only thing I rely on in my heart is Hou Ye'er, and I want to go back as soon as possible." ”

In the early morning of the next day, seeing Lu Yan, he packed his bags, left Xingyang, and rushed towards Liyang, after all, Mrs. Lu's ancestral hall was still in Liyang, because of the war, she failed to fulfill her filial piety, which was also a regret in Lu Yan's heart.

Xingyang did not mention all the things, and said that the Chu army was camped outside Huangdong, Fan Zeng and everyone were among them, Xiang Yu was wearing armor, high-spirited, and constantly pacing back and forth in the tent.

"Today's soldier Chen Waihuang is also troublesome, I don't know what kind of plan Ya Father has?" Xiang Yu asked very calmly.

"Don't worry, the king can send his soldiers to bypass Chen County and cut off the Han army's grain and grass from it, so that the Han army's defense line will completely collapse, take this opportunity to besiege Xingyang, and capture Liu Bang is not a matter of time." Fan Zeng pointed to the map and said.

"What Yafu said is true, this time besieging two cities in a row, the Han army will definitely be self-defeating, after all, the grain and grass can't run, what do the soldiers do to fight as hard as they can." Xiang Yu said happily.

On the same day, he ordered Zhong Liwu to lead the army to the west of Chen County, where there is a Yong Road, stretching for dozens of miles, which is the most important grain road of the Han army.

Zhong Liwu led 2,000 soldiers, and did not set up camp, which is also a coincidence, and after less than half a day of ambush, he encountered a Han army escorting grain, and immediately intercepted and killed it, and all the 10,000 catties of grain and grass were burned.

When Fan Xu heard this, he was shocked in his heart, and immediately ordered the deputy general to attack, but Zhong Liwu only had 2,000 soldiers, and there was no way to attack the Chu army for dozens of miles before and after the Yongdao.

Moreover, Fan Xu has not sent troops for a long time, and the Yongdao in Chen County has also been intercepted, and Chen County is guarded by Guan Ying, and when he heard that the grain and grass were intercepted and burned, he immediately sent someone to discuss with Fan Xu.

Fan Hao is usually good at attacking cities, but at this time he is guarding in a city without food, and he is terrified, but he does not dare to withdraw his troops easily, after all, his brother-in-law is not easy to explain.

Xiang Yu learned that Zhong Liwu had succeeded in intercepting and burning grain, and immediately shouted under the city, which roughly means that your grain has been intercepted by our army, and if you surrender as soon as possible, you will never surrender.

Fan Xu originally wanted to keep it secret, but he didn't expect that the Chu army would be so insidious, and in less than a day, almost everyone in the city knew about it, and the soldiers were all in chaos, wanting Fan Xu to withdraw his army.

After Zhong Liwu intercepted the grain, he immediately returned, Xiang Yu did not attack Waihuang for two days, but he had already heard that there were soldiers in the city who abandoned the city and fled, and it was difficult for Fan Yu to stop it.

On the evening of the third day, Xiang Yu ordered Ji Bu and Zhou Lan to attack from the north and south, and the overlord personally led the army to attack from the main gate.

Fan Hao was in the county capital, preparing for a counterattack, who knew that Xiang Yu had already attacked the city, immediately sorted out the army, and was in the city, and at this time the Ximen Han army was less than a thousand people, and Xiang Yu broke through the city gate in a moment.

There were a total of 10,000 Han troops in Waihuang City, plus more than 1,000 people fled after running out of ammunition and food, and there were only a few thousand left to defend the city, so Fan Hao only gathered about 4,000 people.

Seeing Xiang Yu break through the city gate, Fan Xu was unequivocal, and led 4,000 men and horses to directly engage Xiang Yu and others head-on, but the Han army had been difficult to eat for many days, and the soldiers were tired, and they were not the opponent of the Chu army at all.

Fan Hao was in the middle of a fierce battle, and heard that the north and south gates had been broken, but after all, he panicked, and immediately led the remaining thousand people to flee towards the east gate.

At this time, Fan Xu had no place to go, so he had to flee to Chen County, and the baby was the abbot of Chen County, but he was still short of food.

After Xiang Yu occupied Waihuang, he saw that the morale was great, so he listened to Fan Zeng's advice and sent troops to Chen County overnight, and Guan Ying felt in his heart that Xiang Yu had already captured Waihuang, and at least he had to rest for a few days before he could attack Chen County, so he was not prepared.

After Guan Ying settled Fan Xu's soldiers, he ordered everyone to rest and fight to the death with the Chu army tomorrow, anyway, there are still tens of thousands of Han troops in the city.

Xiang Yu asked Fan Zeng to stay in Waihuang, and assigned Long He to lead 10,000 elite soldiers to go to Chen County first, and after Xiang Yu arranged the wounded soldiers, he selected another 10,000 soldiers, with Zhou Lan and Ji Bu as the vanguard.

The front team led the soldiers, marched quickly, and the distance was only thirty miles, and when they reached the outskirts of Chen County, the city gate tower was only guarded by a few people.

Long and his heart was overjoyed when he saw this, and immediately ordered the Chu army to set up a cloud ladder, and then immediately attacked the city, and the Han army saw that the Chu army was coming, and they were all shocked, and before they organized a defense, the west gate had been breached.

The baby in the city was still sleepy, and suddenly heard that the soldiers came to report, saying that it was the city of Chenxian broken, and he was stunned that he did not react, thinking that the scout said the wrong place name, but after a while, the baby heard the shouting of killing outside, and then he understood that the Chu army attacked the city at night, and was now in the city to point troops and prepare to resist the enemy.