Chapter 36: Gathering Troops
"So Captain Qin?" Liu Bang lost his voice and said, "Wei Yu!? ”
"Yes, Wei Yi!" Zhang Liang nodded heavily and said, "When the Qin State won the government and took power, the country was already extremely strong, and at that time, with the national strength and military strength of the Qin State, it was not difficult to destroy any of the six countries in the Kwantung region, but if the six countries of the Kwantung region united, the Qin State would have no chance of winning, and at this time, what the Qin State needed most was a practical strategy to destroy the country." ”
"And the reality is that the Qin State has a large number of peerless generals, and has millions of elite armor soldiers, but it only lacks a commander with strategic vision, and Win Zheng is good at imperial skills, good at political strategy, but extremely amateur in military affairs, at this moment, Wei Yi entered Qin lightly, and presented the strategy of destroying the country to win the world!"
"Wei Yu!" Liu Bang frowned and said, "Could it really be Wei Yu?" ”
"King, there is a good chance that ** is this person." Chen Ping also said.
"But the king doesn't have to worry too much." Zhang Liang smiled slightly, and said, "If before the decisive battle, Xiang Yu has 100,000 male soldiers and is assisted by Wei Yu, then the result is difficult to say, as for now, Xiang Zhuang has only a few thousand soldiers, and there will be no more than a few people. ”
While he was talking, Xiahou Ying suddenly hurried in to report: "King, the Chu army is here again!" ”
Liu Bang immediately stood up and asked, "What direction?" ”
"Northeast." Xiahou Ying replied, "It's less than twenty miles from here!" ”
"Then what are you still doing in a daze?" Liu Bang shouted, "Hurry up and lead the troops to the rescue!" ”
"No!" Xiahou Ying suddenly agreed, waved to Liu Bang again, and immediately took the order.
Seeing Xiahou Ying's figure go away, Zhang Liang suddenly said: "King, please climb the mountain quickly!" ”
"Mountaineering?" Liu Bang was stunned and said, "It's a big night, it's cold, why are you going to the mountains?" ”
Zhang Liang said: "The ancients said that if you stand high, you can see far, if you want to peek through the reality of the Chu army and crack the secret of how to assemble again after the Chu army divides the army, you must climb high and look far away!" ”
Liu Bang moused his beautiful mustache and immediately shouted: "Go!" ”
At that moment, Liu Bang ordered hundreds of personal soldiers and took Zhang Liang and Chen Ping to start climbing the mountain.
Hundreds of soldiers lit torches, and it took two hours to carve out a passage in the thorn bushes, and escorted Liu Bangjun and the three of them to the top of the mountain near the left side of the camp.
It was almost midnight.
Standing on the top of the mountain and looking down condescendingly, I saw that the northeast valley was bright with torches, and there were torch dragons with the valley as the center, swarming in all directions, in the direction of the torch dragons, you can also hear the faint sound of killing, obviously, the Chu army has succeeded in the sneak attack again and calmly escaped.
"It seems that Xiang Zhuang Xiao'er has succeeded again!" Liu Bang said hatefully, "This is the sixth way!" ”
Zhang Liang said: "The Chu army is in the dark, and our army is in the light, so this result is also reasonable." ”
Chen Ping also said: "Yes, the whereabouts of the Chu army are uncertain, they can launch an attack on our elite soldiers at any time and place, but our army can only wait passively, but if our army wants to always maintain a high degree of vigilance, how easy is it to talk about?" But once it relaxes, it will inevitably give the Chu army an opportunity to take advantage of, which is indeed difficult. ”
Liu Bang tightened the white tiger skin on his body, and said sullenly: "What did you find in the ovary?" ”
"Nothing has been discovered yet." Zhang Liang shook his head and said, "Please be patient, the king." ”
"Well, let's just wait." Liu Bang shook his head angrily, found a shelter on the back of the mountain and sat down, and ordered his soldiers to make a fire to ward off the cold.
But I waited almost a day and a night!
It wasn't until after dark the next day that Zhang Liang finally made a discovery!
Liu Bang had just eaten half a wooden bowl of brown rice with pickles, and was dozing in the white tiger skin, when Zhang Liang over there suddenly shouted: "King! The minister knows, the minister knows! ”
Liu Bang woke up suddenly, and immediately came to Zhang Liang wrapped in a big coat.
Zhang Liang pointed his finger in front and said excitedly: "Look, what is that, my lord?" ”
At this time, the sky was just dark, and the outline of the surrounding mountains could be faintly seen, Liu Bang looked in the direction of Zhang Liang's finger, and the first thing he saw was a majestic mountain, and then, he saw a fire on the top of the mountain, and Liu Bang was a little stunned at the moment and said: "Isn't that a bonfire?" How did the remnants of the Chu army run to the top of the mountain? ”
"Campfire?" Zhang Liang shook his head and said, "No, that's a beacon fire!" ”
After saying this, Zhang Liang pointed around again, and then continued: "Look, king, not only on that mountain, but also on many nearby hills, there are also beacon fires, obviously, the Chu army is through these beacon fires to transmit information, the ancients used beacon fires to warn, but Xiang Zhuang used beacon fires to gather troops, what a beacon to gather troops!" ”
"Gathering troops?" Liu Bang paused, and then said, "But there are nearly ten beacons ahead, and the radius is dozens of miles, how do you know which direction is the assembly place of the Chu army?" ”
Zhang Liang smiled slightly, pointed to the front and said: "Look, the king, there is only one pile of beacon fire on other mountains, but there are three piles of beacon fire on that mountain, if the minister is not mistaken, that direction should be the assembly place of the Chu army!" ”
"Huh?" Liu Bang looked in the direction of Zhang Liang's finger, and sure enough, he saw three piles of beacon fires on the opposite mountain.
At that moment, Zhang Liang offered Liu Bang another plan, Liu Bang couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard it, and immediately instructed Chen Ping: "Chen Ping, immediately collect all the cloth in the army, sew this dry food bag overnight, and then order the gang leader to fry dry food overnight, this time, Lone must use his own way to give back to him, hum, hahahaha......"
When it was almost dawn, the Chu armies that had turned into separate groups rushed to converge one after another.
Last night's sneak attack was very smooth, the Han army that was sneak attacked may have just entered the mountain, and the vigilance was obviously not high, but it was caught off guard by the Chu army, and finally the Chu army broke the Han army and beheaded more than 2,000 people, while the Chu army's own casualties were less than 100 people, of which less than 50 people were killed.
Such a result may seem exaggerated, but it is not.
Although the Han army that entered the mountains to encircle and suppress was also elite, how could it be compared with the Chu army?
You must know that the vast majority of the current 4,000 Chu troops were killed from the battlefield in Xiaxia, and then experienced a long-distance rapid march from Dongcheng to Shouchun.
What's more, Xiang Zhuang has now completely replaced Xiang Yu's position in the minds of the soldiers of the Chu army.
Now, Xiang Zhuang is the god of war in the hearts of the soldiers of the Chu army, as long as Xiang Zhuang is there, the military heart of the Chu army will be as solid as a rock, as long as Xiang Zhuang is there, the fighting spirit of the Chu army will be stronger than gold and iron! Isn't it easy for such a Chu army to defeat a Han army that is inferior to itself, and it is still a sneak attack at night?
The Chu army broke the Han army six times in a row, and all the soldiers rejoiced.
At this time, Huan Chu, Ji Bu, Xiao Gongjiao, Zhong Liwu, Yu Ziqi and other generals are gathering together to talk and laugh in a low voice, the volume of their speech is not high, but the atmosphere is unusually warm, obviously, the Chu army has won successive battles, which has made their mood unprecedentedly good, and now thinking back to the battle of Qixia, it seems that it was a long time ago.
"It's so exciting, it's so exciting!" Huan Chu said, "It's only been half a month, and nearly 20,000 people have been killed by Liu Bang!" ”
Xiao Gongjiao also said excitedly: "If this continues, in half a year at most, Liu Bang's 200,000 army will be over!" ”
"I don't think it will take half a year at all!" Ji Bu said, "When Liu Bang's army is less than 100,000 people left, who else will obey his orders?" When the time comes, the coalition forces of various countries will also collapse. ”
"Hahaha, then we can go back to Jiangdong, we can go home!"
"Damn, let you say that Lao Tzu really wants to go home, Lao Tzu has not been at home in the past few years, and I don't know how many wild seeds the mothers-in-law have given birth to Lao Tzu, but, no matter whose seed it is, as long as it is in Lao Tzu's circle, that is Lao Tzu's cub, he has to follow Lao Tzu's surname, hahaha......"
Several generals looked enthusiastic, but Xiang Zhuang did not dare to be so optimistic.
The Chu army did win several big battles and annihilated many Han troops, but it was not enough to change anything at all!
The Han army suffered several defeats and lost 20,000 people, but Liu Bang still had an army of nearly 200,000, compared to Xiangzhuang's more than 4,000 remnants, he still occupied a disproportionate overwhelming advantage, and Liu Bang was assisted by Zhang Liang and Chen Ping, who would watch the Han army suffer all the time? Apparently not!
Once Zhang Liang and Chen Ping crack the secret of gathering troops in the beacon fire, what will happen to the situation?
Although the gathering of troops in the beacon fire has not been seen since ancient times, with the ability of Zhang Liang and Chen Ping, as long as they see the beacon with their own eyes, it should not be difficult to discover the secrets in it, right?
Looking back again, looking at the soldiers of the Chu army who were lying or sitting in the dense forest, and were resting, Xiang Zhuang suddenly felt a strong sense of crisis, it seems that it is necessary to strengthen vigilance, the Chu army has attacked the Han army six times, but don't be attacked by the Han army in turn, if the Han army is successful, the Chu army is afraid that it will be destroyed immediately!
That's because the Han army has a strong army, and six consecutive defeats are just a scratch on the surface, but the Chu army can't afford even one defeat, and now, if the Chu army wants to survive and survive, it can only win the battle, win the battle, and then win the battle again, the Chu army must not be defeated, even if it is only defeated once, it will be doomed immediately!
Chu Jun is now walking a tightrope, and once he stumbles, he will finish all the games!
When Xiang Zhuang called Jing Qian to him, he asked, "Jing Qian, have you sent out the scout team?" ”
"Don't worry, the general has already been sent." Jing Qian shook his head and said, "Scouts have been sent to the mountain passes on both sides, and they are at least ten miles ahead, so the Han army doesn't want to sneak attack us." ”
Xiang Zhuang looked up at the dense forests on both sides of the canyon, and suddenly asked, "What about the mountain?" ”
"On the mountain?" Jing Qian was stunned when he heard this, the Han army was not the Chu army, could they also go over the mountains and mountains and drill the forests?
Xiang Zhuang frowned and ordered: "From today onwards, scouts will be sent to the mountain passes around the camp, and scouts will also be sent to the nearby mountains, and two more teams will be sent!" When one team encounters an accident, the other team immediately blows a trumpet to warn! "The line of sight in the dense forest is not wide enough, and it is easy to be attacked by enemy scouts, so it is necessary to set up double posts.
"No!" Jing Qian suddenly agreed, and immediately received the order.
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