Chapter 338: Destroy the Linjiang Kingdom

When Bi Shu confronted Han Xin on the north bank of Surabaya, Xiang Zhuang had just walked out of Yiling Road with his army, and the 50,000 army that had advanced to Sichuan first, there were less than 20,000 people left. (《》)

The remaining more than 30,000 people, of which 25,000 followed Gao Chu to stay in Bashu, and the rest were all killed, especially what made Xiang Zhuang distressed was that the Sky Wolf Battalion was also lost by nearly half, and the elite army of more than 10,000 people was now less than 6,000 people, and many people were still injured, so Xiang Zhuang simply left the Sky Wolf Camp under Gao Chu's command.

Although Gao Chu has been in battle for a long time, whether it is the use of soldiers, the management of the army or the control of people, he is already quite good, even compared with famous generals such as Zhou Bo and Lu Ze under Liu Bang, I am afraid that it will not be inferior, but if he does not have a hard-headed army with excellent combat effectiveness under his command, it is almost impossible to hold Bashu with only 20,000 government soldiers.

Yiling Road is steep and difficult to walk, most of the plank roads are erected on the cliff wall of the river, so the army can only line up in a column to move forward in turn, slowly marching, even Xiang Zhuang, Baili Xian, can only dismount and walk.

Taking advantage of the break halfway, Xiang Zhuang summoned Qu Bucai to the front and asked, "Old Qu, is there any news in Huainan?" ”

Xiang Zhuang always thought about the battle situation in Huainan in his heart, not worrying about it, Han Xin, this murderer, is not an ordinary power, although Bi Shu is a native of Guigumen, he also shows a very high military quality and potential, but he has never led troops to fight after all, and in the face of Han Xin, it is really unpredictable.

Qu Bucai shook his head and said, "Back to the king, not yet." ”

Although the carrier pigeon system of Ebony Cliff has been built, but it has not yet been perfected, between the capital of the vassal states and Ziling, the two-way transmission of carrier pigeons has been realized, but in other places, the flying pigeon transmission is still one-way, for example, the Ebony Cliff branch in Chengdu City, they can pass the book to the Ziling flying pigeon, but they can not receive the flying pigeon transmission from the headquarters.

Therefore, if Xiang Zhuang wants to know the Huainan battle situation, he must send the news back to Ziling by the ebony dead soldiers who went out with the army, and then the news will be sent to Jiangling by the Ziling Ebony Cliff headquarters, and then the ebony dead soldiers in Jiangling will send the news to Xiang Zhuang's army. (《》)

The last time I received news from Huainan was three days ago, at that time Bi Shu had already driven to the north bank of Surabaya with an army of more than 100,000 and set up a large camp, considering the time difference in the transmission of information, when Xiang Zhuang received this news, Bi Shu was likely to have already handed over Han Xin, and now three days have passed, and this battle should almost have a result.

At this moment, Xiang Zhuang couldn't wait to fly back to Jiangdong on a rocket and fly to Huainan.

The battle of Huainan is a victory or defeat, the impact on the national fortunes of the Chu State is undoubtedly great, once Bishu is defeated, the hundreds of thousands of troops accompanying the expedition are also wiped out, which is definitely a serious blow to the Chu State, although it will not shake the national capital, but within ten or eight years, I am afraid that it is impossible to have the spare strength to go north to the Central Plains.

Moreover, if Bi Shu is defeated, the Huainan Kingdom will be destroyed, and in this way, there will be less barriers in the northern part of the Chu State, and from then on, it will have to directly face the troops of the Qi army, which is not a good thing.

If Bi Shu and Yingbu join forces to tie with Han Xin, it will undoubtedly be the best result.

If Han Xin is not victorious, then this southern expedition can only be returned, and at most it will take away Xue County of Huainan State, so that the barrier in the north of Chu State is still there, and the hundreds of thousands of soldiers under Bi Shu will appear after this war, and many veterans will appear, these are no longer selected and trained strong men, but iron-blooded veterans killed from the pile of dead, and the Heavenly Wolf Battalion that urgently needs to be replenished will have a sufficient source of soldiers.

In this way, the Chu army only needs to rest for a year and a half or even a few months, and then it will be able to move north again and chase the Central Plains! …,

As for saying that Bi Shu can defeat Han Xin on the battlefield, Xiang Zhuang never thought about it, no matter what, Bi Shu is still young, this time it was decided that Bi Shu would lead the army, Xiang Zhuang was already mentally prepared to pay tuition, and there were not too many opportunities to fight with a master like Han Xin, after this battle, Xiang Zhuang had reason to believe that Bi Shu would definitely benefit a lot. 《》www

Bai Lixian seemed to see Xiang Zhuang's worries, and persuaded him: "The king doesn't have to worry, the minister thinks that even if General Wei can't win, he won't be defeated, and it is impossible for the whole division to be defeated." After saying this, Baili Xian said, "Take a step back, even if General Benwei has lost more than 100,000 troops, as long as he can learn a lesson from it and find a way to win, it will be enough." ”

Xiang Zhuang vigorously cultivated Bishu's painstaking efforts, and Baili Xian was naturally clear.

In Bailixian's view, Xiang Zhuang is more like a combination of Liu Bang, the king of the Han Dynasty and Xiang Yu, Xiang Zhuang has both Xiang Yu's bravery, domineering and strong personal charm, and Liu Bang's ability to recognize people, control people and use people, however, whether it is Xiang Yu or Liu Bang, both of them have a fatal shortcoming, in the military, the two are not handsome!

It may be a bit inappropriate to say that Xiang Yu is not handsome, but at least, Xiang Yu is not handsome in the traditional sense.

Xiang Yu's martial arts are unparalleled in the world, and there is no one to beat it in inspiring morale and inspiring the morale of the army, he fights more by relying on the indomitable momentum, taking the lead in the soldiers, driving straight into one fell swoop to crush the enemy's Chinese army, this is not a mature tactic, let alone a conventional tactic, it is difficult for others to copy, and it is difficult to learn from it.

Liu Bang will not say it, there are hundreds of battles in his life, and he has lost far more than he has won, this is still under the premise that Zhang Liang and Chen Ping are the two great strategists who help him in the military, if there are not these two think tanks, even if there are millions of troops, Liu Bang has been defeated, and he himself does not know how many times he has died.

Xiang Zhuang is more like Liu Bang politically, but somewhat similar to Xiang Yu militarily.

From the Wild Horse Yuan to the bloody battle of Meishan, from the Central Plains to the north of the Hetao, Xiang Zhuang's direct command of soldiers and horses has never exceeded 5,000 people, Xiang Zhuang seems to have more experience when commanding small troops to fight, and it is easier to exert lethality, and Xiang Zhuang is also like Xiang Yu, preferring to take the elite to directly impact the enemy's Chinese army.

Obviously, purely from a military point of view, Xiang Zhuang is only a general, not a handsome talent.

Xiang Zhuang's political vision is not under Liu Bang, he undoubtedly sees his own shortcomings, so he will spare no effort to cultivate Bi Shu, because Bi Shu is likely to be the only handsome talent in the world who can compete with Han Xin, Xiang Zhuang wants to win the world, Han Xin is an obstacle that cannot be bypassed, so he has to cultivate a fateful opponent for Han Xin who is evenly matched.

Xiang Zhuang was relieved when he heard this, yes, since he is mentally prepared to pay tuition, why bother with gains and losses? And what's the use of him worrying? From the point of view of time, the battle between the two armies of Qi and Chu is probably over, and the outcome of this big battle will not change because of his worries, will it?

Thinking about it in the worst, even if Bi Shu's soldiers were defeated and died, Han Xin would not be able to destroy the Chu State, Huainan and Jiangdong can be separated by the vast Yangtze River, and with the Jiangdong Naval Division, it is not easy for the Qi army to cross the river.

At that moment, Xiang Zhuang said to Baili Xian: "Yes, then let's discuss the affairs of Linjiang Kingdom." ”

The worries of Du Hong, the minister of Linjiang State, are not superfluous, after occupying Bashu and Hanzhong, and then on the way back to Shijiangdong, it was agreed long ago before the expedition to destroy Linjiang State, and the reason is obvious, if Linjiang State is not destroyed and the four counties of Linjiang are occupied, the Chu army will occupy Bashu, which is also an enclave.

What happens to Bashu in the future, when Jiangdong needs to send troops to support, he has to beg his grandfather to tell his grandmother to ask Linjiang to let him go, and Linjiang Guo is willing to let him go. Therefore, it is necessary to destroy the Linjiang State, and only by destroying the Linjiang State can Bashu be connected with Jiangdong and truly become a part of the Chu State. …,

Bai Lixian shook his feather fan and said with a smile: "King, destroying the Linjiang Kingdom is just a piece of cake, as long as you enter and occupy Jiangling, and then control the King of Linjiang and Gongsun Wu, the four counties of Linjiang can go down without a fight." ”

Xiang Zhuang nodded, turned his head and instructed Jin Xiang: "Zicheng, you go and call Ziang." ”

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When Xiang Zhuang was planning to destroy and annex the Linjiang Kingdom, the Huainan War had already settled.

When Han Xin arrived with the army, the barrier of the Chinese army camp had been broken by the Huainan army, and the hundreds of thousands of stone military rations and a large number of equipment and baggage hoarded in the camp were all burned, and the general of Qi State, Cao Shen, did not retreat from the battle, and more than 20,000 remnants of the soldiers were all burned to death in the barrier, and no life was left!

Cao Ji vomited blood and fainted on the spot when he heard the news, Han Xin hurriedly ordered someone to rescue him, the two great guards and generals, he had already lost a Wang Ji, but he couldn't lose Cao Ji anymore.

Yingbu did not collect his troops and return to the city after burning the barrier, but the magpie's nest dove occupied the camp of Qi State.

At this moment, Huainan Wang Yingbu was carrying a horizontal knife at his waist and was full of spirit, standing on the gate and looking up to the sky and laughing, pointing at Han Xin and scolding while laughing: "Han Xin, Pifu, you also have today?!" Hahaha, there is no food and grass baggage, what the hell are you going to take to siege the city, what are you going to do to fight with the widows, hahaha......"

Cheng Hei and Xu Qing behind Han Xin were so angry that their faces turned blue, but Han Xin looked calm.

Today's loss made Han Xin sober up all of a sudden, it turned out that there are capable people among the heroes in the world, Yingbu is just the courage of a horseman, not worth a beating, but the boy of Chu who fought during the day is indeed a character, and over time, it will definitely become a problem for him Han Xin and his henchmen.

Thinking of this, Han Xin suddenly turned his head and looked south.

The generals were stunned, and they all looked back to the south, only to suddenly realize that there were already dots of fire under the dark night sky, although these fires were very weak, but they could spread a wide area, they were all experienced generals, how could they not know that it was thousands of troops marching forward with torches?

The generals' faces changed dramatically in an instant, and the Chu army caught up so quickly?!

The corners of Han Xin's mouth bloomed with a smile again, this Bishu really didn't disappoint the widow, he ate the widow's three abandoned sons so quickly, and he really dared to chase after him? ……，