For the attack of the Han State, Ye Gong did not think about preemptively, but the situation was unfortunate. Although the land bordering the Han and Chu states was very large, in fact there were only two routes of attack, one was the Huaishui and the other was the Yangtze River. Huaishui Ye Gong led an army of 50,000 to attack, that is, the battle that was ready to destroy Bai Gongsheng. But when Ye Gong faced the high city wall of Shenyi, in the end, Ye Gong had to leave with hatred after leaving more than a thousand corpses.

And the Yangtze River is because of the existence of the Yue country, which is a unique existence. The reason why he is unique is that he has enmity with Chu and Han, and he is also a mortal enemy. However, the Han State and the Chu State both coincidentally chose not to make friends with each other in their attitudes towards the Yue Kingdom. So that the country of Yue can remain in a delicate peace, it is like stepping on a steel wire, stepping on, it is a smooth road, and if you can't step on it, you will fall into the abyss.

In fact, the reason why there is such a delicate balance is because both Ye Gong and Yang Zilu understand that Gou Jian has reached a desperate situation now. If you go to war with him, he will be desperate and bite like a mad dog. On the battlefield of Vietnam, 40,000 or 50,000 people will be put into the least.

Putting 40,000 or 50,000 people, whether it is Han or Chu, is not incapable. But the question is, if the state of Chu puts forty or fifty thousand people in the country of Yue, what if the state of Han takes the opportunity to invade at this time? With 40,000 or 50,000 people missing, will they be able to withstand it? No one dares to guarantee it, and no one dares to take risks.

Because of this, this led to the Yue State, a small force that was usually not worth mentioning in the eyes of the Han and Chu States, to gain time to develop and stabilize the newly occupied land. And Gou Jian's careful thinking is to let Chu Han be restrained twice, so that he can digest all the land he swallowed. But Yue Guo is sad because he is not in control of his own destiny.

When others came to fight him, they had to put a lot of troops, but that was because they were afraid that Gou Jian would come and bring all the young and strong soldiers to the battlefield. But if Gou Jian went to attack either Han or Chu, he would only need three or four thousand people to guard against the troubles of Yue. And once the winner is separated between Chu and Han, then it will be the time when Yue Guo is unlucky.

Let's talk about Yang Zilu, who led the army to the west along the Huaishui road. Ye Gong actually gave up Huaishui a long time ago, all because Huaishui was too far away from Chu State. The Han State could launch an attack at any time, but the Chu State could not be stationed in the Huaishui area anytime and anywhere. However, Chu Guo's reaction was also very fast, and they responded immediately.

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"Lord, the information has been sent back!" Hou Yuanzhi respectfully handed over a roll of paper.

Yang Zilu spread out the paper scroll and immediately briefly recorded the movements of the Chu army, and Ye Gong was now gathering a large army in Baiju, the land of Chu that would always be painful. There were about 150,000 people, but many of them were temporary recruits. Although the people of Chu are fierce, they also have a characteristic, that is, the lack of sustainability, that is, although the morale of the battlefield will soon increase, this morale will come and go quickly. Because of this, although Ye Gong had more troops than Yang Zilu, he did not immediately send troops.

But Ye Gong is not only a soldier, but also a road in Yedi. The commander was served by Needle Yin Gu, and the upper and lower armies were served as generals by Ye Gong's sons Shen Ziqi and Zuo Sima Zikuan.

Compared with the soldiers and horses led by Ye Gong now, this army seems to be the main force of the Chu State. 30,000 Yeyi county soldiers, although they are county soldiers, but Yeyi is located on the border, and these county soldiers are the elite of the Chu State. The soldiers who are mixed with 10,000 palace armor and the Zaiying local army can be stationed in the national capital, and these soldiers are absolutely first-class in the Chu country, not to mention anything else.

In addition, there are county soldiers who converge along the way, and now the soldiers and horses led by Zheng Yingu are estimated to have about 60,000 people. And it is not comparable to the soldiers and horses under the command of Ye Gong now, and the soldiers and horses under the command of Yin Gu are of higher quality. The soldiers and horses under the command of Zhen Yin Gu have undergone at least one or two years of training, and they are not comparable to those soldiers composed of temporarily conscripted countrymen.

The soldiers composed of these countrymen may be only a little worse than ordinary soldiers in terms of martial arts, but war is not determined by martial arts. War also requires discipline, so these countrymen who have not been trained for a long time can only fight with the wind. Once it is below, the first troops to collapse, I am afraid that the tenth ** is the army composed of these countrymen.

After a long time, Yang Zilu put down the information in his hand, shook his head and said: "Ye Gong still can't become the commander of one party, this time it is the times that create heroes, which allows him to grasp the power of Chu State!" ”

The generals in the tent who were all full of pondering Chu couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, how could their own master say this? It seems that he looks down on Ye Gong?

Yang Zilu saw that the generals were puzzled, and explained with a smile: "Do you still remember the description that came when Ye Gong entered Zaiying during the Baigong Rebellion? One moment without a helmet, one moment at a helmet, another without a helmet. This shows that Ye Gong can only be a general, and those who are handsome need to be decisive, not hesitant. And this time, although Ye Gong was not hesitant, he used his Lao Tzu's method! ”

Yang Zilu waved his hand and didn't explain. Motioning for everyone to stand up, Yang Zilu led them to the sand table and slowly checked the red flag representing the Chu State. He asked the generals, "Do you see anything?" ”

Zigong was the first to laugh and said, "I see! ”

The generals couldn't help but look at Zigong curiously, many of Yang Zilu's subordinates were illiterate, so they naturally didn't know the details of the Battle of Baiju.

Zigong explained: "At the beginning, the state of Wu invaded the state of Chu and fought all the way to the Han River. Ye Gong's father, Shen Yinrong, offered advice to Yin Zi Chang of the Chu State at that time, because he should rely on Hanshui and the Wu army to maneuver, and he went to Yeyi to mobilize troops and horses, and made a detour to the back of the back to attack the Wu army. ”

Zigong said as he gestured on the sand table. The generals immediately understood. Yeyi is on the edge of a tributary of Rushui, from where you can follow Rushui, and Rushui flows into Huaishui, and Rushui is not far from Yingshui, and Yingshui flows into Huaishui, so it forms a natural danger that wants to 'concave'.

The Chu army could rely on this piece of land to defend, and at the same time, it could also reach the north bank of the Huaishui River, cutting off this section of the Han army's grain route. If the Han army switched to transporting grain by land, the cost would immediately skyrocket.

Suppose a small boat can carry ten stone of grain, but it only needs two boatmen, and it can travel all night, and it is farther than by land, and one person only eats one bucket of grain a day. But if it is the use of manpower, it is different, a person can pick up a stone of grain with a single hand, that is, a day to walk about eighty miles, and can not travel day and night, if you use a carriage is also a little faster, and the carrying capacity is a little more.

But horses need more food than people, which means that more food is consumed along the way, and it is definitely much less to get to the front than to bring it up by ship. It is also because of this that the canal was so important in ancient times. In particular, long-distance operations are like digging ditches, just to reduce the pressure on logistics.

And not only that, the Chu army can also further weaken the Han army, such as sending troops to go deeper, digging boats to intercept Huaishui, and cutting off the Han army's water grain transportation route. Sending troops to harass the rear of the Han army, etc., are all extremely headache methods.

Hou Xiong immediately suggested: "So the lord is fooled into sending a general to the north to occupy the homeland of Cai Guo first!" Otherwise, I'm afraid that our army will fall into the upper hand in this battle! ”

(Note: Cai's was between Rushui and Yingshui in the era of Cai Zhaohou, so Caidi here refers to the land of the city between Yingshui and Rushui.) ）

Yang Zilu smiled and pointed to the original city father of the Chu State and said, "Isn't this a widow's soldier?" ”

The city father is the homeland of Chen Guo, more than 150 miles to the west is Yingshui, if it is an infantry march in a hurry, it can be reached. If it is a cavalry, it is enough to whip the horse quickly. And there is the place where the coalition forces of the six countries (Han, Lu, Song, Tan, Xue, and Di) led by Yu Yong were stationed. Moreover, the strength of the six-nation alliance is even a little more than Yang Zilu's soldiers.

Of the 10,000 people in the Han State, the Lu State sent 120 military vehicles and 10,000 people, and the Song State only sent 80 military vehicles and 6,000 people because of the containment of the Cao State. However, the State of Yi has no worries, and the current Xiangguo is still the Great Doctor of the Han State, and the soldiers and horses sent are the most. There were 300 military chariots and more than 24,000 people. Tan and Xue are both small countries, so the troops sent are not much, they are all 100 military vehicles and 8,000 soldiers. There were 700 chariots and 66,000 soldiers.

Seeing this, the generals immediately breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.

Yang Zilu immediately sent a fast horse to convey the military order to Yu Yong, and after Yu Yong got the order, he left 2,000 people to garrison the city father, and Xue and Tan swept away the cities that Chen Di had not yet surrendered.

And Tongue Yong led about 50,000 people to cross Yingshui, and Tongue Yong did not seize the city, but led the army to cross the cities along the way, and defended on the north bank of Rushui. Tongue Yong's move is really fast enough, when he led the army to the east bank of Rushui, needle Yin Gu has already led the army of Chu to the west bank of Rushui, if Tongue Yong is a little slower, or hesitates, I am afraid that who Cai Di belongs to, then it will have to be fought in Cai Di. But now, with the natural danger of Rushui, it is a sense of joy and excitement for Yin Guda.

Needle Yin Gu is not a person who gives up easily, and he is also an important surname for his own mission here. Therefore, although he knew that the Han army occupied a favorable position, he still decided to attack, even if the Chu army paid casualties, he would enter Caidi. Needle Yin Gu immediately ordered the army to divide into three routes and launch a forced crossing from three river sections.

(To be continued)