Liu Bang's army walked for two days in a row. Finally, in the evening of the second day, he met Xiang Yu's army.

"Pei Gong, I have some holidays with Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng, I think I still disguise myself as a sergeant. lest they be recognized and cause unnecessary trouble. Zhang Liang said to Liu Bang.

When Liu Bang heard this, he hurriedly replied: "Okay! Go change your clothes. That Fan Zeng wanted to harm you a few times, so he should be cautious. ”

After Zhang Liang finished disguise, Liu Bang led the army to make peace with Xiang Yu.

As soon as he entered Xiang Yu's camp, Liu Bang led Xiao He, Fan Xu, and Cao Shen to the big tent to meet Xiang Yu. Zhang Liang chose to stay in Peigong's tent and wait for news.

As soon as Liu Bang entered the account, he saw Xiang Yu sitting in the tent, and Fan Zeng was sitting on Xiang Yu's left hand.

"Meet the Major General." Liu Bang bowed and said.

When Xiang Yu saw it, he hurriedly replied: "General Liu, please get up." You and I are both righteous soldiers under the righteous emperor, why do you need so much courtesy. Besides, my uncle asked the two of us to join forces, but he didn't say who would be the commander. ”

"The young general is too humble, today you and I join forces, we should die and fight together. As for the post of commander-in-chief, it is naturally held by the major general. This time, the sergeant of the major general is the main force of our army, and the major general is familiar with the art of war, so he is naturally the best candidate. Liu Banglian boasted that he took the horse and sent Xiang Yu directly to the sky. This is also what Zhang Liang taught Liu Bang in advance, the purpose is to make Xiang Yu self-aggrandize, and at the same time, he will not be embarrassed by Liu Bang.

Xiang Yu heard that Fang Guo had given up his military power as his uncle's words, and at the same time, he also felt that Liu Bang was extremely friendly. Casual and unshirkable, gladly accepted.

"General Liu has worked hard along the way, please go back to the camp tent to rest first. Later, I will ask you to discuss the march into the army. ”

Liu Bang heard that Xiang Yu let him go back to rest, and hurriedly thanked him and prepared to retire! But before the account was released, he suddenly heard Fan Zeng speak: "General Liu is slow, the old man has something to ask for!" ”

Liu Bang hurriedly stopped his figure, hugged his fists and replied: "What do you want from Master Fan?" ”

"After the general returns. Think about our strategy, after all, we are outnumbered! If you want to win, you need to brainstorm ideas! Please General Liu do not refuse. Fan Zeng smiled and said extremely sincerely.

Originally, Liu Bang wanted to be the shopkeeper, what do you say, I can fight. But Fan Zeng suddenly left him "homework". And the attitude is extremely sincere, helpless. Liu Bang had no choice but to stubbornly reply: "Since the military advisor can afford to be below, then I will discuss it with my brothers, and then report it to you for decision." ”

Fan Zeng smiled and nodded, looking very kind.

After Liu Bang finished speaking, he took his brother back. After they walked away, Xiang Yu asked suspiciously, "Old Fan, why do you want to ask him for strategic advice?" Haven't we already agreed? ”

There was a grim smile on Fan Zeng's face. Then he replied: "I want to see if Zhang Liang has come with Liu Bang." ”

Xiang Yu immediately understood when he heard this, and then asked, "If Zhang Liang comes, what are you going to do?" ”

I saw Fan Zeng groaning for a while. Gritted his teeth and replied: "Borrow a knife to kill!" ”

Liu Bang returned to the account and recounted the previous conversation. After Zhang Liang listened, he bowed slightly, and then said, "Could these two have changed sex?" I would humbly ask others for advice. ”

"Could it be that you want to use this to understand Pei Gong's reality? Thus get rid of us. Xiao He was the first to guess.

When Zhang Liang heard this, he immediately replied: "If you want to understand Pei Gong's truth, it's a good thing, let's show our hands, don't let them look at no one every time!" As for getting rid of Pei Gong, I guess they don't have the guts, after all, now is the time to share the same enemy, and the enemy is outnumbered. I believe that they will not do anything to cut themselves off. ”

When everyone heard this, they nodded yes!

"Ovary. What do you think of this battle? Liu Bang asked.

"Soldiers are impermanent, water is impermanent. Only by knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can we win all battles! Pei Gong, in addition to understanding the other party's intelligence, we also need to personally investigate before we can formulate a strategy. The priority now is to understand our enemies and get our own information. ”

For Zhang Liang's opinion. He agreed. Then Xiao He and Cao Shen were put in charge of intelligence collection.

Two days later, Xiao He and Cao Shen had obtained the required information, and at the same time began to tell Liu Bang and others.

"Pei Gong, according to our report, the Yongqiu Yuan garrison is less than two thousand. However, Li You, the guard of Sanjiang County, had already led the troops and horses to gallop to the aid of Zhang Han, and the current strength was about 40,000! ”

After listening to Xiao He's report, Zhang Liang and Liu Bang were very puzzled, Liu Bang finally couldn't bear it, and asked: "Didn't Xiang Yu say that Li You has 50,000 horses?" How is it less? ”

Without waiting for Xiao He to answer, Cao Shen opened his mouth and replied: "Pei Gong, it's not 50,000, it's 70,000 now!" Li You brought 30,000 with him, and transferred 10,000 sergeants from the county. Later, he ordered the release of 10,000 people who were to be sent to labor, as well as 10,000 prisoners who committed crimes, plus the 10,000 Qin troops that had been scattered in various places had been regathered by him, and the total number of horses was 70,000 at the moment. It's just that the 30,000 are rushing towards Yongqiu City. ”

Liu Bang was already in a cold sweat when he heard it. He brought 8,000 soldiers and horses, and Xiang Yu brought more than 20,000 people. It doesn't even add up to 30,000. It was even more difficult to fight 50,000 people, but now he had to fight against more than twice as many people. How can this make Liu Bang not worry.

After listening carefully to all the information, Zhang Liang asked, "I don't know who Li You is?" Brother Xiao and Brother Cao, who knows his origin and deeds? ”

Hearing that Zhang Liang wanted to understand Li You, Cao Shen replied: "Let me tell you, then Li You is the son of Li Si, the prime minister of the Qin Dynasty." This person has some talents, and Wu Guangjiu failed to attack Xingyang that day, because he led the sergeants to defend to the death. Although he is a good hand at defending cities, siege and field warfare are not what he is good at. Fortunately, he is self-aware, so he never takes risks or falls into traps. Wu Guang tried to lure him into taking the bait many times, but unfortunately he was unsuccessful! ”

Zhang Liang frowned after hearing this, and then asked: "The implication is that even if his current strength is superior to ours, he will not attack easily, right?" ”

Xiao He then replied: "It should be so, and I just learned that Xiang Yu had already broken through Chengyang alone before making peace with us. Now Yongqiu is basically isolated. With his cautious style, he shouldn't go out of the city to fight easily. ”

Zhang Liang shook his head slightly and sighed: "I'm afraid it won't be so simple, since this person is good at defense, he will definitely have a good strategy for defense." If it's not good, we'll be wrapped like zongzi! ”

Everyone was stunned when they heard this! Liu Bang hurriedly asked, "You mean that he will surround us with the 30,000 horses who will arrive later?" ”

"I'm not worried about the 30,000 horses, but that he will move rescue troops to Zhang Han."

As soon as Liu Bang heard Zhang Liang's speculation, he immediately replied: "No! His strength is already superior to ours, so why should he ask for help from Zhang Han? ”

Zhang Liang pondered for a while, and then began to explain his guess to everyone.

"Li You is good at defending the city, these 40,000 horses are enough for him to resist us, and if you add the next 30,000, it will be foolproof. But this is a war of attrition after all. Not good for both parties! But if he asks for help from Zhang Han, then we will become zongzi between the two sides! In a word, these 70,000 people we beat him, and he is the bait to contain us! If we ignore him, we will become a steel knife to our back. ”

"How is this good?!" Liu Bang was completely panicked.

But Zhang Liang was still calm. After a while, he said to Liu Bang: "Pei Gong." Good, there is a plan! But before Zhang Han came, eat Li You! (To be continued.) )