In the dark of night, Xiang Zhuang, Wei Yu and Wu Shi climbed a peak under the escort of dozens of personal soldiers.

The cold wind on the top of the mountain, although Xiang Zhuang, Wei Yu and Wu Shi were wearing bear skins, they still felt the chill attacking, Jing Qian, Gao Chu and dozens of accompanying soldiers were only wearing cloth and iron armor, and they felt cold to the bone, but they still straightened their bodies, manly husbands, they were not afraid of death, and they would be afraid of the cold?

Facing the mountain wind, Xiang Zhuang suddenly asked, "Gao Chu, is the matter done?" ”

"That's it." Gao Chu waved it and said respectfully, "The villain has already erected wooden stakes at every crossing into the mountain, and the wooden stakes have also been engraved according to the instructions of the military advisor. ”

As early as a few days ago, Wei Yi had been officially appointed as a military advisor by Xiang Zhuang.

Xiang Zhuang did not have the identity of the lieutenant to be made public, although the officers and soldiers of the Chu army wondered why there was suddenly an additional military division, but since it was the general's order, they naturally had no opinion.

Xiang Zhuang said to Wei Yu again: "Military division, the war book has been issued, and our army has no way to retreat!" ”

Wei Yu nodded silently, but Wu Shi said worriedly: "General, this battle is not easy to fight, there are more than 700,000 coalition troops gathered in Huaisi, even if they are dividing their troops to attack Donghai, Surabaya, Jiangdong and other places, the remaining troops are definitely more than 500,000, which is almost a hundred times that of our army, and the difference in strength is too great." ”

Wei Yu said: "There are many coalition troops, this is an advantage and a disadvantage!" ”

"What do you mean by the military advisor?" Wu Shi was puzzled, "How can a large number of soldiers become a disadvantage?" ”

Wei Yu said: "If there are more soldiers, there will be more baggage, and if there is more baggage, the action will be slow, and if the action is slow, the coalition army will only be left to be passively beaten, isn't this a disadvantage?" ”

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After five days of arduous marching, Liu Bang's army finally drove outside Dabie Mountain.

Li Zuoche and Jin She also rushed to converge with the thousands of remnants they had just gathered, and both of them asked their subordinates to tie themselves up, if they don't tie up, they can't do it, 50,000 troops, a full 50,000 elite soldiers! Either drowned or killed, and now there are only a few thousand people left, can you not feel guilty? Can you not feel apprehensive?

Liu Bang didn't blame them, and even exhorted them with kind words, and then allocated tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to each of them, Li Zuoche and Jin She were naturally grateful.

I have to say that Liu Bang, a gangster in the market, is really good at winning people's hearts.

As soon as the army set up camp, Xiahou Ying carried a piece of wooden stake and hurriedly broke into Liu Bang's big tent, and immediately slammed the wooden stake on his shoulder to the ground, and said angrily: "King, it's too annoying, Xiangzhuang Xiaoer is too arrogant!" ”

Liu Bang was soaking his feet, and waved his hand back at the moment, and said indifferently: "Xiahou Ying, what's wrong?" ”

"King, the last general just saw this thing in the mountain pass, and there are words engraved on it, look!" Xiahou Ying pointed to the wooden stake that was erected in front of him, and said, "Xiangzhuang Xiao'er actually said ......"

Seeing that Xiahou Ying suddenly stopped speechless, Liu Bang couldn't help frowning, and said a little unhappily: "What did Xiang Zhuang say?" ”

"King, you'd better see for yourself." Xiahou Ying put the wooden stake in front of Liu Bang, and said, "I heard that all the mountain passes into the mountain are full of such wooden stakes. ”

Although Liu Bang was born in cloth, he has followed Xiao, Zhang, and Chen over the years, and he has also learned a few words.

Dingqing looked at it, only to see that one side of the stake had been flattened, and the words "Liu Bang's child will die here" were engraved on it, to Xiahouying's surprise, Liu Bang was not angry after seeing it, but laughed loudly, and only stopped laughing after a long time, and said lightly: "Xiangzhuang Xiao'er, it's really a big breath." ”

"The king, the last general only needs 5,000 elite soldiers!" Xiahou Ying said, "Then I went into the mountain and took Xiangzhuang Xiaoer!" ”

"There's no hurry." Liu Bang waved his hand and said, "Xiahou Ying, you go and invite Mr. Zhang Liang and Mr. Chen Ping to come over." ”

"No." Xiahou Ying waved and took the order, and soon, Zhang Liang and Chen Ping came together, and as soon as the two entered the tent, they saw the wooden stake in the middle of the big tent, and Chen Ping wondered: "King, what does this mean?" ”

"This is Xiang Zhuang's war book." Liu Bang said lightly, "All mountain passes are full. ”

At this time, Zhang Liang and Chen Ping had already seen the words on the stake, and Chen Ping said at the moment: "It seems that Xiang Zhuang is really planning to fight the king in Dabie Mountain!" After saying this, Chen Ping said again, "However, it is really not simple for Xiang Zhuang to choose Dabie Mountain as the battlefield, Dabie Mountain is steep and the terrain is complex, which is not conducive to the action of the army." ”

Zhang Liang said indifferently: "The time, the people are not in Chu, and Xiangzhuang will have a good location!" ”

Liu Bang nodded, and said: "The Chu army has the advantage of terrain, how should this battle be fought?" ”

Zhang Liang smiled slightly, and said casually: "It depends on the meaning of the king, does the king want to slow down the attack or attack urgently?" ”

Liu Bang touched his chin, and suddenly said: "How about the slow attack, what about the quick attack?" ”

Zhang Liang said: "If the king wants to slow down the attack, when the army is assigned to guard the intersections everywhere, the remnants of the Chu army are firmly trapped in the mountains, just wait for winter to go to summer, the weather will become hot, and there will be snakes and insects rampant in the mountains, mosquitoes and flies bites, then the remnants of the Chu army can collapse without a fight!" If the king wants to attack urgently, he must find a way to solve the advantage of the terrain on which the Chu army depends. ”

"Wait until summer? No, it's been too long, and I'm going to attack in a hurry! After saying this, Liu Bang said again, "But the ovary, do you really have a way to crack the benefits of the terrain of the Chu army?" It is necessary to know that this Dabie Mountain is full of lofty mountains and mountains that are inaccessible to people, and if the army enters the mountain, it will not only be difficult to move, but it will also be even more difficult to receive grain and grass. ”

As he spoke, Liu Bang solemnly invited Zhang Liang and Chen Ping to sit down.

Zhang Liang shook his sleeves, knelt down and sat on the seat, and then said: "King, although the Chu army has the advantage of terrain, it is not irresolvable, my 600,000 army of hedgehogs gathered together, although it is slow to act, but once the troops are divided, and the generals of all walks of life are ordered to lead thousands of elite soldiers into the mountain, then the benefits of the terrain of the Chu army can be resolved in a flash." ”

"Division?" Liu Bang muttered, "Will it be broken by the Chu army?" ”

Liu Bang's worries are not unreasonable, today's Xiangzhuang is not the same as before.

In the battle of a large army, Han Xin, Peng Yue, Yingbu and other princes from all walks of life can pick out one at random, and they can wipe out the remnants of Xiang Zhuang's five thousand, but if a small army of several thousand people fights, I am afraid that even Han Xin is not Xiang Zhuang's opponent, Han Xin's strength lies in the generals, Peng Yue and Yingbu are brave, but they can be more brave than Fan Xu?

Zhang Liang said: "It can make all the elite soldiers keep a distance from each other, if the Chu army escapes, then the tail chases, if the Chu army returns to attack, then stick to the help!" ”

"Wonderful!" Chen Ping sighed, "In this way, no matter how brave Xiang Zhuang is, no matter how elite the Chu army is, it is impossible to defeat one of the elite soldiers in a short period of time, and then escape calmly, and it won't take too long, the rest of the elite soldiers will flock to the place, intercepting and killing layer by layer, even if Xiang Zhuang has the courage to defy the sky, he will definitely die." ”

"Good!" Liu Bang slapped the case heavily and said loudly, "That's it!" ”

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Wu Shi is just a debater after all, and tactical strategy is really not his forte, and he was speechless by Wei Yu at the moment.

What people didn't expect was that Gao Chu, who was guarding next to him, suddenly said: "But the military division, the coalition army may also divide the troops." ”

Wei Yi couldn't help but cast an appreciative look at Gao Chu, and then said: "It's not possible, but inevitable, the coalition army will inevitably divide its troops into the mountains, otherwise it will always be in a passive situation where it can't catch up and can't be beaten." ”

Gao Chu nodded, and said: "If the coalition forces really send small troops into the mountains, then the advantages of our army's terrain will no longer exist, and at that time, what should our army do?" ”

Wei Yi was silent, but his eyes turned to Xiang Zhuang.

"What to do? Easy to do! Xiang Zhuang said lightly, "Depending on how many ways you come, I will only go all the way!" ”

"Depending on how many ways you come, I'll only go all the way?" Wei Yu's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said, "That's a wonderful thing to say!" ”

Xiang Zhuang didn't feel a little embarrassed, this was not what he said, but the later generation of Jiannu leader Nurhachi said, although Xiang Zhuang in the previous life did not have a good impression of the Jiannu Dynasty, but must also admit that Nurhachi is a military genius, the Ming Empire's 100,000 troops were broken by its less than 20,000 banners, which is ironclad proof.

Now, Xiang Zhuang is just borrowing the tactics of the Battle of Salhu!

Of course, the Battle of Dabie Mountain was far more dangerous than the Battle of Sarhu.

In the Battle of Salhu, the 20,000 Eight Banner soldiers of Jiannu only had to face 100,000 Ming troops, while in the Battle of Dabie Mountain, the 5,000 Chu troops had to face 500,000 coalition troops! With such a huge disparity in strength, how can the word danger be said!? However, it is still the same sentence, the Chu army has no way to retreat, and if it retreats, it will die, rush forward or still be able to fight a way out!

In the darkness, Wei Yi suddenly sighed again and said, "General, have you ever thought that after you concentrate your forces to break through one of the elite soldiers, how can you get rid of the encirclement and interception of the rest of the elite soldiers?" After saying this, Wei Yu said, "If the old man is not wrong, the distance between the elite soldiers of the coalition army will not be too far apart. ”

"That's nothing." Xiang Zhuang said lightly, "Divide the troops and go up the mountain!" ”

"Divide the troops up the mountain?" Wei Yi's expression moved slightly, and he said, "After the division of troops, how can they be assembled again?" ”

Xiang Zhuang was silent for a moment, this is indeed a problem, you need to know that this is in ancient times, there is no convenient and effective means of communication at all, once the troops are divided, it will be difficult to complete the assembly, especially in the primeval forest like Dabie Mountain, after the division of troops and then want to reassemble, it will be even more difficult.

What does it take to assemble quickly and effectively?

In the distance, the mountains and the starry sky almost merge into one.

Overlooking the bottom of the mountain, you can faintly see the light of the fire, which is the campfire of the Chu army.

When the Chu army had built a large village under the mountain, both the soldiers and the people, when evacuated from Shouchun, Xiang Zhuang also took away the children and women of childbearing age rescued in and outside the city, all adding up to about 5,000 people, although these women and children will increase the burden of the Chu army, but it is completely worth it.

Because, in a few years, these children will grow up and become soldiers.

As for those thousands of women of childbearing age, they can give Chu Jun more children and provide more soldiers! #####ps#