Chapter 69: Chu and Han's Struggle for Hegemony VI
It is said that Han Xin led his new army all the way to the east
to attack the Kingdom of Qi
Just on the march
Han Xin received a message
The king of Han sent the lobbyist Li Shiqi to recruit the king of Qi
The king of Qi also agreed to submit to the king of Han
Han Xin was happy when he heard it
It's still the boss who has a level
No wonder I transferred my Han Jiajun away
Turned out to be waiting here to compensate me
I have these recruits under my command
If it's a hard fight
Not necessarily yet
Han Shin was ready to stop the march
Returned to Zhaodi
At this time
There was a strategist named Kuaitong who gave him an analysis
checkmate
You have attacked the kingdom of Qi by the will of the Lord
Although the lord used lobbyists to persuade the Qi State to surrender
But the lord didn't let you stop attacking
Moreover
Na Lisheng is nothing more than a lobbyist
With a three-inch tongue, he persuaded the Qi State to surrender
General, you commanded tens of thousands of horses before
It took more than a year to completely subdue Zhao Guo
How can you be compared to him?
After Han Xin listened
The heart is mixed
Oh, yes
Although his subordinates are all recruits
But now the state of Qi has decided to submit
It certainly won't be taken seriously
My odds are pretty good
Good
The whole army picks up
Cross the river and attack the state of Qi
Han Xin was right
The king of Naqi had already agreed to submit to the king of Han
So to the new owner
It is that it is not guarded against at all
Han Xin's army easily routed the Qi army
Fight until Linzi, the capital of Qi State
At this time, King Qi was frightened
He never expected that the Han army would come to this hand
Let it be explained by Li Shiqi
None of them could calm his frightened heart
King Qi was ruthless
So he cooked it
After boiling a person
King Qi calmed down a little
But at this time, he was powerless to save the defeat
The king of Qi led his subordinates to flee to Gaomi
Then he asked for help from the state of Chu
It stands to reason
This King of Qi originally surrendered to Liu Bang
The current embarrassment is self-inflicted
Xiang Yu didn't want to care about him
Think about it
Now King Qi is already Liu Bang's enemy
The enemy of the enemy
It should be saved, but it should be saved
Xiang Yu sent the general Long And
Long He led the men and horses to unite with the soldiers of the King of Qi
There were about 200,000 horses
Work together against the Han army
Before the two sides start fighting
There are people who understand and offer advice to the dragon
checkmate
The Han army came with a great victory this time
You can't fight hard
Their weakness is that it is difficult for grain and grass to follow
Our Qichu soldiers are fighting on their own soil
But the Qi army had been repeatedly defeated before
We lose to them in terms of momentum
We might as well dig a ditch and build a city
Stabilize the situation first
Let the people of Qidi who have fallen know
King Qi is still alive
And the Chu army also came to the rescue
So that the people of the land are of one heart with us
It will be difficult for the Han army to get food
Naturally, they will be defeated without a fight
To talk about this strategy
It's a good idea
It's a pity that the dragon is not a good master
He didn't take Han Xin seriously at all
In addition, before leaving, he and Xiang Yu had already boasted about Haikou
said that Han Xin would be solved in a few days
This is a strategy for fighting a protracted war
It definitely can't be used
That's it
The Qi-Chu coalition army led by Long Ji and the army of Han Xin
Set up camp on the east and west sides of Weishui
Get out of the way
Ready to pinch open
The dragon is a little naïve
He wanted to fight Han Xin with a real sword
But Han Xin never liked to play that set
One night
Han Shin summoned the soldiers
Tell everyone
I'll give you guys an easy task
Well done job
You can shed less blood on the battlefield
And you can win battles
Work that can win battles with less bloodshed
This is not a small temptation for soldiers
Everyone obeyed the boss
More than 10,000 bags were made overnight
The bag is filled with sand
Then the upper reaches of the Wei River were blocked
After doing a good job of small actions
Han Xin led a part of his men and horses across the river to attack Longji's department
Long Ji was worried that Han Xin would not dare to fight him face to face
Now the other party has taken the initiative
So what are you waiting for
Immediately lead troops to attack Han Shin
Things were pretty much the same as Long had predicted
Han Shin's army was no match for himself at all
Not much effort
I was beaten by myself
Seeing that Han Xin couldn't support it
He turned around and fled across the river
Long and Na were willing to let go of this opportunity
Personally lead the army and chase it down
He wanted to annihilate Han Xin's troops in one fell swoop
Just when the dragon army crossed the river
Han Shin's army, which had just fled to the other side, stopped
Not only stopped
There are also people waving flags to the upper reaches of the Wei River
The dragon and the army are wondering
The water will come down upstream
It turned out that Han Xin's river blocking team saw the flag
He opened the sandbags that blocked the river
The river upstream was like thousands of dragons rushing towards the dragon's army
But it can be bitter for the subordinates of Long He
Most of them remained in the water and did not come ashore
Almost all of them were carried away by the floods
Those who are about to go ashore with their legs and feet
I didn't pick up much of a bargain
He was rushed and killed by Han Shin's army
There is not much left
Long Ji also lost his head in the chaos
The reserve of the Qichu coalition army on the opposite bank
Seeing the main force die so tragically
I also lost my fighting spirit
They fled for their lives
But Han Xin didn't let them go
Wait for the river to calm down a bit
He ordered the Han army to cross the river in pursuit
The Qi-Chu coalition army is a dead surrender
The King of Qi fled again
But not long after
He was also killed
Following Zhao Di
Qi land was also owned by the Han army
Han Shin has once again made meritorious contributions
It's really a meritorious service again and again
Not to mention that the plank road was darkened with Ji Ming back then
Captured Guanzhong
Let's just say that after Liu Bang's princes' coalition army was disabled by Xiang Yu
He first destroyed the Wei State
and then subdued Zhao Guo
and forced Yan to surrender
Now the state of Qi has been pacified
Anyway
Han Xin felt that he had a merit to the King of Han
In light of this
Han Xin sent someone to send a letter to Liu Bang
The gist is as follows
Lord
The State of Qi is a sinister, cunning, and capricious country
The geographical location is very special
and your rival Chu State is adjacent to the north and south
Now I finally got the Qi country in my hands
We must consolidate this base area
I want the country of Qi to truly become the base of the lord
Someone should be sent to rule here
I think so
With all these years of experience in the war in the North
It is most suitable to be an acting Qi King
Please ask for your approval
The letter was quickly put in front of Liu Bang's eyes
Liu Bang couldn't help but be furious
Not only that, but because Han Xin wants to be the king of Qi
More so because of his own embarrassing situation
So why is Liu Bang in a predicament?
Let's also start with the army he took away with Han Shin before
Liu Bang took Han Xin's army from Zhao
Suddenly, I felt that my waist stiffened
The two arms also gained strength
He led the army to Xiuwu
The order was given to the whole army to have a full meal
I want to fight Xiang Yu in a decisive battle
Fortunately, there are people who understand
Lord
With our current strength, we are not Xiang Yu's opponent
It is still necessary to build a high city to stabilize the position
Then send people to the Chu State to stir and stir
After taking the Qi State
Combined with the strength of all the Han army
It's good to fight with Xiang Yu
Liu Bang has this advantage
Although easily impulsive
But it's easy to calm down, too
He accepted this rationalization
Liu Bang stabilized his position
and Xiang Yu stalemate
Then he sent soldiers and horses into Chu
Assist Peng Yue in attacking Xiang Yu's rear
For a time, it also occupied a lot of cities
This Peng Yue is also very good at fighting
He does not have a head-on conflict with Xiang Yu
Always harassing Chu Jun from time to time
also saw the opportunity to rob Xiang Yu's grain and grass once
It made Xiang Yu very uncomfortable
In order to take down Liu Bang
Xiang Yu endured Peng Yue's harassment again and again
Can last
Still didn't hold back
He instructed the general Cao
You keep Cheng Gao for me
I'll go and clean up Peng Yue first
Remember
It only takes fifteen days
I will come back victorious
Cheng Gao must not throw it away for me
Even if the Han army provokes
Leave them alone
outcome
Xiang Yu just walked on his front foot
Liu Bang arrived on the back foot
The Han army challenged the Chu army, which had no Xiang Yu
This Cao is also very obedient to the words of the leader
Let your Han army provoke as much as you want
I just can't stick to it
See how you can do it
Unexpectedly, Liu Bang played rogue tricks again
He sent people to the front of the battle every day to scold the Chu army angrily
The families of the generals of the Chu army who he can know
All the swear words that could be used were brought out
I scolded like this for five or six days
Cao is unbearable
Although the leader's explanation is important
But the dignity of my Great Chu Army is equally important
And he led his army out of the city
I want to fight Liu Bang to the death
Cao's Chu army was to cross the river and fight a decisive battle with the Han army
At this time, the Han army calmed down
Calmly watched the Chu army cross the river
Wait for half of the soldiers of the Chu army to cross the river
When half of the soldiers were still in the river
Liu Bang ordered
Give me an attack
Now it's a problem
The shape of the Chu army has not yet been set
was killed by the Han army
Soon suffered defeat
Chenggao was taken by the Han army
Cao Ji was also ashamed and angry
Killed himself
At this time
Xiang Yu bargained a lot in the battle with Peng Yue
defeated Peng Yue again and again
But Peng Yue is very cunning
A slight loss
Turn around and run
Xiang Yu couldn't make it out
Xiang Yu soon learned the news of Cao's defeat
He hurriedly led his troops back to settle accounts with Liu Bang
Liu Bang is also honest
I heard that Xiang Yu was back
Hurry up and collect the troops
Withdraw the troops to a dangerous point
Find a way to deal with Xiang Yu
That's when it happened
Liu Bang received a letter from Han asking for the king of Qi
Liu Bang is so angry
Good you ungrateful, bastard
You've only been eating hard food for a few days
Began to negotiate terms with me
Lao Tzu is now being bullied by Xiang Yu blocking the door
You don't say to help
also took the opportunity to ask for a reward for himself
The more Liu Bang thought about it, the more angry he became
I was about to open my mouth to scold
I felt that the left and right feet were stepped on separately
Liu Bang looked up
It turned out that Zhang Liang and Chen Ping were stepping on themselves at the same time