Chapter 14: The Fierce General

Xiang Zhuang slowly climbed to the head of Shouchun City under the support of Huan Chu, Ji Bu, Zhong Liwu, Xiao Gongjiao, and Yu Ziqi, standing on the city tower and looking down, only to see that the entire city has been annihilated by the crowd of the Chu army, and the remnants of the Chu army, who have eaten and drunk and slept soundly for most of the night, have recovered their strength, which will be indiscriminately cutting and killing, indulging in carnival!

Including the more than 200 pro-soldiers led by Jing Qian and Gao Chu, all of them joined the ranks of the carnival!

There were sounds of killing everywhere, wails everywhere, and wild laughter of the remnants of the Chu army everywhere.

Xiang Zhuang did not stop the slaughter of the village last night, and this morning the slaughter of the city, Xiang Zhuang also had no intention of stopping it.

It's still the same sentence, this is a troubled time, and a troubled world has its own laws of troubled times, Xiang Zhuang is a man, not a god, and it is impossible for him to change the laws of survival in this world! If he insists on stopping the carnival of the remnants of the Chu army, the result can only cause a mutiny, this rabble has become a lost dog, if you don't let them ****, how can you live?

Of course, Xiang Zhuang also guarded his bottom line, and before entering the city, he had already ordered the whole army: food should not be burned, children should not be killed, and women should not be killed!

Food is the foundation of survival and must not be wasted!

Children are the source of the future, and they must be protected!

As for women, they are the mother of national reproduction, how can they kill indiscriminately?

As a soul that has crossed over from later generations, Xiang Zhuang knows a truth, every time there is troubled times, there will always be a large reduction in the number of stomas, but as long as the base number of women of childbearing age is still there, no matter how many men died in battle, no matter how many people are lost, the whole nation will still rise again in a short period of time, and all dynasties and dynasties are no exception.

Compared with Xiang Zhuang, Huan Chu, Ji Bu, Zhong Liwu, Xiao Gongjiao, and Yu Ziqi are in a different state of mind.

The five people of Huan Chu never thought that the Chu army, which was already at the end of its rope, could really capture Shouchun, and it was really as Xiang Zhuang said, it didn't take much trouble at all, and even a few people died! They thought that Xiang Zhuang was just talking about grandiose words, but they never thought that all this would become true!

Shouchun City, which is high and deep, finally let this rabble take down.

"General!" Huan Chu took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Huan Chu is convinced!" ”

Xiao Gongjiao also echoed loudly: "The general has soldiers, even if Sun Wu is reborn, he can't do it!" ”

Ji Bu and Zhong Liwu didn't say much, but the two of them were also comparing Xiang Zhuang and Xiang Yu in their hearts, although Xiang Zhuang was not as brave as Xiang Yu, but it was not too much, but in terms of resourcefulness, Xiang Zhuang was far better than Xiang Yu, and the battle of Shouchun was enough to illustrate the problem, if Xiang Yu led the troops, how could he come up with such a strange plan?

Xiang Zhuang said: "This sneak attack on Shouchun was successful, but it was just a fluke. ”

After that, Xiang Zhuang said to Yu Ziqi again: "General Ziqi, I want to trouble you to collect the grain in the city as soon as possible and transport it into the deep mountains and old forests in the northwest of Shouchun to hide it!" Remember, this is to be done in secret, especially not to let people know where the grain is hidden, and the soldiers involved in transporting the grain must be carefully selected without any mistakes. ”

"No!" Yu Ziqi bowed respectfully to Xiang Zhuang and turned around.

Although Xiang Zhuang's edict was a bit clueless, Yu Ziqi did not show the slightest hesitation.

Seeing this scene, the corners of Xiang Zhuang's mouth couldn't help but bloom with a faint smile, the battle of Shouchun not only solved the problem of providing for the remnants of the three thousand in the near future, but also helped him initially establish his prestige, at least, Huan Chu, Ji Bu, Zhong Liwu, Xiao Gongjiao and other generals of the Chu army no longer openly questioned his decision as before.

However, the predicament faced by the Chu army has not fundamentally changed.

Although the Chu army drove 300 miles in one day, it did not escape from the land of Huaisi, and the 700,000 troops of Liu Bang and Han Xin were still shrouded in the heads of the 3,000 Chu troops like dark clouds, and they could be surrounded at any time, not to mention, Xiang Zhuang only preliminarily solved the problem of the leadership of the Chu army, and the more important problems of military morale and morale were still not solved!

It is impossible for the Chu army to regain its combat effectiveness until the problems of military morale and morale are resolved.

Thinking of this, Xiang Zhuang's mood became heavy again, if you want to restore the combat effectiveness of the remnants of the Chu army, it is really not easy, it is easy for an army to collapse, it only needs one fiasco, but to restore the fighting spirit of an army, it is likely to take dozens or even hundreds of victories!

The long journey, this is just the beginning, at this moment, Xiang Zhuang, who has never believed in ghosts and gods, can only pray to the sky, I hope Liu Bang will not send too difficult generals, let alone send tens of thousands of troops, if this is the case, he Xiang Zhuang has the soul of the traverser, I am afraid that he can only run into the mountains as a savage.

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Fan Xu's eyes narrowed slightly, and he was sitting in the chariot and pretending to sleep.

Fan Xu is just in his early forties, it is the most young and powerful time in his life, and he looks extremely heroic, a pair of tiger eyes are blazing, his chin is erected, and he is full of heroic courage from head to toe, and this is indeed the case, Fan Xu is not only the number one general under Liu Bang, but also the second fierce general second only to Xiang Yu in the Chu and Han dynasties!

Behind Fan Xu, the dense banners almost covered the entire gallop road, and three thousand iron armor held high the spear and iron halberd, and were rushing towards the west.

The ironclad soldiers carried dozens of pounds, and only the elite could march in a hurry.

The scouts who were scattered out had news coming back from time to time, although the distance between them and the Chu army's rout was getting farther and farther away, but Fan Xu didn't pay attention to it at all, a group of remnants were just defeated, with neither baggage nor food and grass, how far could they escape? Where can they flee to? It is only a matter of time before they are caught up and eliminated.

In Fan Xu's view, this expedition is simply to pick up credit.

In fact, Liu Bang arranged for Fan Xu to go on the expedition, and he did have the intention of giving credit to Fan Xu, and there were many old troops who followed Liu Bang since Peixian started the army, but if you want to say who has the most trust of Liu Bang, it is definitely Fan Xu, fundamentally speaking, Fan Xu is Liu Bang's number one henchman, so, this kind of hand-to-hand exploits, who else can Liu Bang send if he doesn't send Fan Xu?

Of course, there is another secret reason why Liu Bang sent Fan Hao to lead the troops!

Suddenly, there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves in front, Fan Hao opened his eyes slightly, only to see a flying horse galloping from the front, and it was only when Fan Xu's chariot came to stop his horse, and the cavalry on horseback first waved to Fan Xu, and then reported loudly: "General, the scout team found more than ten lone Chu army routs on the mountain road." ”

Fan Hao nodded and asked, "What is the result of the torture?" In what direction did the Chu army go? ”

The scout cavalry replied respectfully: "General Hui, the brigade of the Chu army has gone west. ”

"Still going west?" Fan Xu said again, "What is the boundary further west?" ”

The scout cavalry said: "General, twenty miles further west, it is the county seat of Quyang." ”

"Quyang County?" Fan Hao knocked on the chariot wheel, and immediately turned around and ordered, "Order, speed up the march, and be sure to rush to Quyang County before noon today." ”

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In Shouchun Prison, Xiang Zhuang met Wu She.

Wu Shi was an important strategist under Xiang Yu, but later Xiang Yu fell into Chen Ping's anti-intrigue and was suspicious of the generals under his command, Wu Shi was demoted to Shouchun by Xiang Yu at that time to be the county commander, and the current Xiang Zhuang was only crossed over later, so the two met for the first time.

However, as a traverser, Xiang Zhuang had certainly heard of Wu Shi's name.

After Han Xin defeated the general Long Ji of Chu in Weishui, Xiang Yu sent Wu Shi to persuade Han Xin to stand on his own feet and divide the world with Han and Chu, but in the end he was rejected by Han Xin, but Wu Shi was able to be sent by Xiang Yu to lobby Han Xin, which shows that his eloquence is very good, as for his strategy, there is no clear record in the history books.

The two saluted, and Wu Shi asked in a quiet voice: "Third general, is he okay with the king?" ”

Xiang Zhuang was silent, and only sighed after a long time: "Sir, the king, he is only afraid that he will be more auspicious!" ”

Zhou Yin rebelled against Chu, and Wu Shi was actually imprisoned, which shows that his heart is still towards the Chu State, so there are some things that don't have to be hidden from him, and he can't hide them, as long as there is not too much deviation in history, then the Chu army will be defeated, and the news of Xiang Yu's self-slaughter of Wujiang will soon spread throughout the world.

"Huh!?" Wu She's face suddenly changed when he heard this.

Xiang Zhuang told the defeat of the Chu army and the subsequent situation from beginning to end, Wu Shi was speechless for a long time, obviously, it was difficult for him to accept such a change for a while! Xiang Yu's life and death are uncertain, hundreds of thousands of Chu State troops are now only 3,000 defeated soldiers, doesn't this mean that the Chu State is exhausted, and the world will soon be surnamed Liu?

Seeing Wu She's so lost and depressed, Xiang Zhuang couldn't help but be disappointed.

It seems that Wu Shi is just a debater, not a qualified strategist.

As a strategist, the most basic quality is calm, although Mount Tai is pressed and does not change color, only by doing this, can we find the true nature of things through the intricate appearance, such as Fan Zeng, Zhang Liang, Chen Ping, is an extremely good strategist, but unfortunately Fan Zeng is dead, Zhang Liang, Chen Ping is Liu Bang's left arm and right arm.

Wu Shi quickly noticed his gaffe, and immediately complained to Xiang Zhuang: "Forgive me, General, I have already messed up my mind when I heard such bad news. After saying this, Wu Shi said, "And in Xia Zhi's mediocre quality, except for a little eloquence, it is really useless, but I know that there is a hermit in the north of the city, who can give advice to the general." ”

"Hermit?" Xiang Zhuang said disapprovingly, "Sir, do you know the name of this hermit?" ”

"The person's name is unknown." Wu Shi shook his head and said, "However, I have talked about the art of war with him several times, and this person has quite a unique opinion on the art of war, and he is ashamed of himself." After saying this, Wu Shi said, "Also, I saw the 32nd chapter of "Wei Yuzi" on his desk, which has never been handed down, so I suspect that he is likely to be the late Qin Taiwei, Wei Yi!" ”

"What did you say, so Captain Qin, Captain, Captain!?" Xiang Zhuang stood up when he heard this, his face full of shock.

Wei Yi is a soldier on the same level as Sun Wu and Wu Qi! In the history of the Qin State, Wei Yi is a great talent on the same level as Wei Ying, Wei Yan entered Qin, bringing the Qin State a system of cultivation and warfare against the sky, and Wei Yi entered the Qin State, which brought the Qin State a grand strategy of sweeping away the Six Kingdoms! These two people are both masters of strategy that will go down in history!

"Jing Qian, Gao Chu!" Xiang Zhuang Huo Ran turned around and shouted, "Hurry up and prepare the car, hurry!" ”

Wei Mi's age is roughly the same as Qin Shi Huang, if he is really alive, he is now in his sixties, maybe the person Wu Shi said is really Wei Mi, at this moment, Xiang Zhuang is not only eager?

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