Chapter 03: Embattled
Guling, the camp of the Han army.
The general Pan Xi walked into the big tent of the Chinese army in a hurry, and reported to Liu Bangyu, the king of Han, who was drinking in the tent: "King, hurry up and report that Han Xin broke the Chu army and beheaded more than 80,000 people, Xiang Yu only led 20,000 remnants to retreat to the camp, and Peng Yue, the king of Liang, Yingbu, the king of Jiujiang, Liu Jia and Zhou Yin have also led their troops to the battlefield, and the Chu army is finished!" ”
"Oh?" Liu Bang paused the wine cup that was sent to his mouth, and said in amazement, "The Chu army was defeated so quickly? ”
"Well, defeated!" Pan Xu nodded heavily and said, "Han Xin, this kid, can fight, it's so good!" ”
"Got it, you go down first." Liu Bang waved his hand, retreated, and then fell into a long silence.
Zhang Liang and Chen Ping, the strategists who accompanied the wine next to him, also closed their mouths tacitly, both of them were human spirits, so they could naturally guess that Liu Bang's mood at the moment was probably very depressed, and he thought about it, he Liu Bang personally led 200,000 Han troops to pursue 100,000 Chu troops, but was defeated by Xiang Yu in turn, and almost wiped out the whole army.
But what about Han Shin? The 400,000 Qi army had just arrived at the battlefield, and before he had time to catch his breath, he broke the Chu army in a battle, and beheaded more than 80,000 people.
Moreover, as Han Xin broke the Chu army, a more difficult question arose, how should Liu Bang reward Han Xin? Han Xin is now the king of Qi, and now he has broken the Chu army and made great achievements, how should Liu Bang reward him? Could it be that he was named emperor? Han Xin became the emperor, didn't he Liu Bang become Han Xin's courtier?
Subconsciously touched the two beautiful mustaches on his lips, and Liu Bang already had a murderous intention in his heart.
Regarding Liu Bang's dark psychology at the moment, Zhang Liang can be said to be insightful, but he thinks that the time is not ripe to eradicate Han Xin, the king of Qi, at the moment, and immediately persuaded: "King, although the Chu army has been defeated, there are still 20,000 remnants, and it has not completely lost its combat effectiveness, and the two counties of Jiangdong have not yet been pacified, Xiang Yu still has a chance to make a comeback!" ”
Liu Bang was silent, and only said after a long time: "Ovary, then what do you say should be done now?" ”
Zhang Liang said: "The top priority is to destroy the remnants of Xiang Yu as soon as possible, and then send a general to pacify Chudi!" ”
Chen Ping said: "The Chu army is still fighting, and the soldiers are desperate, and it may not be easy to destroy it in a hurry." ”
Zhang Liang smiled slightly and said to Liu Bang: "Liang has a strategy, but it can break the fighting spirit of the Chu army without much effort. ”
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The Chu army camp.
In the dead of night, Xiang Zhuang pressed the hilt of his sword and was silently patrolling the camp.
As far as the eye can see, you can see the wounded soldiers sitting or lying everywhere, most of them are numb, their eyes are dull, there are many wounded soldiers who are even mourning**, from time to time there are soldiers who die quietly, and then they are quickly carried away, no one chats, no one laughs loudly, and the air is filled with a depressing, sad atmosphere, almost suffocating.
In the distance, Xiang Yu's Chinese army tent was still brightly lit, and the mournful tune of Xun Qi could be faintly heard.
Xiang Zhuang can easily imagine the situation in the big tent, a graceful figure is dancing in the desolate Xun sound, that is Yu Ji, the famous beauty in history, and Xiang Yu's most beloved concubine, even if it is marching and fighting, Xiang Yu always takes her with him, and never lets her leave him for a moment.
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Xiang Yu's big tent in the army.
The two singers are holding Xun instruments and are playing sadly, and the unique deep, mournful, sad and lingering tones of Xun instruments are echoing repeatedly in the big tent, which makes people smell the liver and intestines.
On the carpet in the middle of the tent, Yu Ji was dancing to the mournful tune of the xun.
Directly north of the big tent, Xiang Yu knelt and sat according to the case, holding a wine stick, with a sad expression, as if he was infected by the sad tone of the Xun device, and seemed to be remembering the 80,000 Chu soldiers who died in the daytime.
Suddenly, Xiang Yu raised his neck and drank the water and wine in the water, and then drew his sword and stood up.
Seeing this, Yu Ji hurriedly stopped the dance steps, lowered his head and retreated to the side, Xiang Yu strode to the middle of the big tent, and stretched out his finger to flick the sword body, and the big sword made of fine iron suddenly made a soft sound of "ding", and the sound of the sword was not dispersed, Xiang Yu had already whispered with a sad expression: "Pull out the mountain and cover the world, the time is not good, and the steam will not pass away, but there is nothing to do." ”
At this point, Xiang Yu suddenly paused, and then turned his head to look at Yu Ji who was standing on the side of the tent.
Seeing that Yu Ji's flower and moon appearance were as beautiful as ever, as well as her delicate body, which was as light and soft as ever, Xiang Yu's heart suddenly overflowed with an indescribable sadness and melancholy, and while shaking his head, he continued to chant in an inexplicable tone: "What can I do if I don't die, what can I do, what can I do if I don't die!" Yu Xi Yu Xi Na Ruo ......"
Unconsciously, Xiang Yu's eyes were already full of crystal tears, Yu Ji couldn't help but feel like a knife when she saw it, followed by tears like rain, and cried silently: "King, Yu Ji is your person in life, death is your ghost, if you are born, Yu Ji will be with you, if you die, Yu Ji will accompany you under the nine springs, life and life, and never give up." ”
"Yu Ji!" Xiang Yu suddenly opened his arms, and Yu Ji suddenly threw herself into Xiang Yu's arms with a sad cry.
Seeing the two hugging each other and crying, the two singers who played the Xun instrument next to them couldn't help it anymore, and cried with it, and for a while, the whole big tent was full of gloom and misery.
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Outside the Chu army camp, a faint singing voice suddenly floated under the distant night sky, but it was the popular Jiangdong folk song "Yue Ren Song":
Tonight, the boat is in the middle of the stream
Today, I have to be in the same boat with the prince
Shame is good, not shameful
The heart was annoyed and unstoppable, and learned that the prince
The mountains have trees and branches, and the heart is pleasing to the king
Listening to the familiar Jiangdong folk music and listening to the sad hometown folk songs, the soldiers of the Chu army were all sad.
In the dark, I don't know who followed the chanting, and soon, more Chu soldiers also joined the ranks of chanting, and in less than a moment, the entire Chu army camp was completely filled with sad and sad Chu songs.
Xiang Zhuang, who was inspecting the barracks, was shocked and embattled, thinking that this was the legendary embattled!
If measures are taken continuously and this situation is allowed to continue to spread, the fighting spirit of the remnants of the 20,000 Chu army will soon collapse, and the morale of the army will definitely appear large-scale desertion.
No wonder the history books record that at the last moment of the battle of Qixia, Xiang Yu only led 800 horsemen to break out!
It seems that it was not Xiang Yu who abandoned his "100,000 army" at all, but the "100,000 army" abandoned Xiang Yu, in the crying Chu song, the remnants of the Chu army who retreated to the camp had completely lost their fighting spirit, and took advantage of the night to become a deserter, and when Xiang Yu found out, there were only 800 of the most loyal people left!
No, such a tragedy must be prevented from happening again!
However, how easy is it to stop Chu Ge's prolongation?
Xiang Zhuang can stop the soldiers of the Chu army from singing, but he can't stop the coalition forces of various countries outside!
Break through, while the remnants of the Chu army have not yet been disheartened, and the fighting spirit has not completely collapsed, it is necessary to break through overnight, break through immediately, and break down the barrier, so that you can't stay for a moment!
With a decision in his heart, Xiang Zhuang immediately turned around and strode towards Xiang Yu's Chinese army tent.
On the left side of the Chinese army's tent, there is a big copper drum, which is Xiang Yu's general drum, without any hesitation, Xiang Zhuang strode forward and played a heavy solid wood drumstick.
The guards guarding next to the general drum were shocked when they saw this, and hurriedly stepped forward to stop them: "Three generals, don't!" ”
"Get out of here!" Xiang Zhuang couldn't help but kick the guard away, and then waved the drumstick and knocked it down heavily.
In the Chu army camp, whether it was Xiang Yu who hugged Yu Ji and cried, or Yu Ziqi, Zhong Lifu, Xiao Gongjiao and other Chu army generals who were borrowing wine to drown their sorrows, or the remnants of the Chu army who were immersed in homesickness, they were all shocked at once.
"Who, who's drumming?" When the curtain was lifted, Xiang Yushan's majestic body had already strode out.
Seeing that it was Xiang Zhuang beating the drum, Xiang Yu couldn't help but be stunned, and said in amazement: "Third brother, what are you doing here?" ”
"Brother Wang, you can't do anything, prepare to break through!" Xiang Zhuang abandoned the drumstick and said sharply, "Break through immediately!" ”
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Qi army battalion.
Han Xin was drinking with Zhang Liang, the envoy of the King of Han, in the big tent of the Chinese army.
Listening to the crying and tear-jerking Chu Ge outside the tent, Han Xin couldn't help but give Zhang Liang a thumbs up and praised: "Mr. is really a man of God, and the embattled strategy he offers is almost as powerful as an army of 100,000. ”
"The king is overrated." Zhang Liang smiled and said humbly, "It's just a small skill of carving insects, why worry about it." ”
After that, Zhang Liang said again: "It's the king, there must have been some arrangements for how to destroy the Chu army, right?" ”
Han Xin smiled slightly, clapped his hands again, and two guards had already lifted one side of the screen to the center of the big tent, and hung one side of the mountains, rivers and rivers on the screen.
Han Xin got up casually, walked slowly to the screen, and then pointed to the screen and said: "Gu has set up an ambush on ten sides between the lower and the Wujiang River, if the Chu army goes south, the whole division will inevitably be defeated!" ”
"Oh, ambush on all sides?" Zhang Liang was slightly moved and said, "I would like to hear the details." ”
Han Xin smiled and said: "On the first side, General Kong Xi has led 3,000 elite soldiers to the upper reaches of Tuoshui overnight to build a dam to intercept the water; On the second side, General Chen He had led 3,000 elite soldiers to Luoshi Gorge to set up an ambush; On the third side, General Cao Shen had led 500 elite soldiers to the Mustang to set up an ambush...... On the tenth side, General Guan Ying led 5,000 cavalry in the center, ready to respond to the various divisions at any time. ”
"Wonderful, wonderful!" After listening to Han Xin's explanation, Zhang Liang was greatly impressed and said, "There are only three routes to go back to Jiangdong from the wall, and the king has set up an ambush on three sides on each route, plus the five thousand cavalry for the final response, there are ten ambushes, if the Chu army does not return to Jiangdong, it will be enough, if it returns, it is really certain to die, the king uses soldiers, which is breathtaking." ”
Han Xin waved his hand and said sincerely: "If it weren't for Mr.'s 'embattled' plan, the Chu army would inevitably defend the barrier and fight the trapped beasts. Saying this, Han Xin said again, "Therefore, this is the first merit to break Chu, and it is none other than Mr." ”