Let's not say that Zhou Bo's army is crossing the river, and then talk about Liu Bang.

It was only more than 200 miles from Xinyi to Puyang, so only more than two hours later, the urgent report that the Chu army was flowing south through Xinyi was submitted to Liu Bang's desk.

And not long after the first urgent report arrived, the second urgent report also arrived one after another, and the Chu army was just passing by.

After reading the two urgent reports, Liu Bang asked Zhang Liang and Chen Ping: "Ovary, Chen Ping, what do you think about this?" ”

Zhang Liang pondered for a moment, and said thoughtfully: "Judging from the urgent report submitted by the defenders of Xinyi, there is no doubt that the Chu army should be crossing from there, but it is difficult to say whether it is the main force of the Chu army in Xiangzhuang. After saying this, Zhang Liang said, "After all, it is night, and the Chu army only needs 500 people, and if you light more torches and widen the distance between the marches, you can form a momentum of 5,000 people." ”

Chen Ping also chimed in: "Brother Zifang is right, this may just be a suspicious plan of the Chu army. ”

After saying this, Chen Ping said again: "However, as soon as General Zhou Bo's urgent delivery arrives, the king will be able to know whether it is the main force of the Chu army that is crossing from Xinyi, or just a suspicious army." ”

The voice fell, and casually he slowly walked into the hall with a scroll of books.

"King, General Zhou Bo is in a hurry!" Sui He bowed to Liu Bang and said respectfully.

Liu Bang stretched out his hand to take the book, and after reading it slowly, he quietly changed his color and said: "Ovary, Chen Ping, Zhou Bo's war report said that the remnants of the Chu army ran in the direction of Xinyi, it seems that the main force of the Chu army in Xiangzhuang should be crossing from Xinyi, Zhou Bo also said that the Chu army even threw down the boats used to cross the river, and it seems that Xiangzhuang Xiao'er is in a hurry!" ”

"Really?" Zhang Liang frowned and said, "Could it be that Chu Jun really doesn't plan to return to Zhaodi?" ”

"Don't go back to Zhaodi?" Liu Bang said in a deep voice, "Isn't Xiang Zhuang Xiao'er going to Guanzhong?" ”

"When the Chu army knows that it is hopeless to attack Guanzhong, it may also withdraw to Chu." Zhang Liang nodded, and said, "However, this matter is still a little strange, from a tactical point of view, although it is a wise move for the Chu army to return to Chudi, but from a strategic point of view, once the Chu army returns to Chudi, then all the previous efforts will be in vain." ”

Chen Ping bowed his head quietly, he also had the same confusion, this didn't seem to be in line with Xiang Zhuang's style of acting, right?

Since Shouchun, Xiang Zhuang has given people the impression that he is resolute to indifferent and even cruel, and he will give up?

Previously, whether it was a surprise attack on Liangdi or an attack on Qidi, the strategy of the Chu army had been undoubtedly demonstrated, and the Chu army was to break the general trend of the Han King sweeping the world through a series of battles, but this time, the Chu army was abnormal, and it seemed that it was really ready to kill back to Chu.

Liu Bang frowned, and said in a deep voice: "I don't want to do so much, I just need to be the main force of the Chu army from Xinyi!" ”

After saying this, Liu Bang gritted his teeth and said: "In this way, let Han Xin send more detailed work, strengthen the investigation, and then let Zhou Bo and Wang Sue them quickly cross the river to pursue, I don't care if Xiang Zhuang Xiaoer wants to do it, this time I must destroy his remnants in Qidi, especially Xiang Zhuang, I have to crush him and scatter his ashes!" ”

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After dawn, the Chu army did not stop marching, but continued to move south.

At noon, the Chu army entered the boundary of Dong'e County, and after entering Dong'e County, the scout cavalry of the Qi army began to appear at the key passes, all the way south, and the Qi army dressed as hungry people or woodcutter hunters along the way also began to appear, obviously, Liu Bang and Han Xin already knew that the Chu army had returned to Qi.

In the middle of the night, the Chu army had penetrated nearly 100 miles into Dong'e County.

Wei Yu, who was originally lying on the stretcher, suddenly struggled to sit up, and said to Xiang Zhuang, who was urging the horse in front: "General, let's stop here, you don't have to go any further!" ”

Xiang Zhuang immediately raised his right hand and said loudly: "Stop advancing!" ”

"The general has an order, the whole army stops advancing!"

"The general has an order, the whole army stops advancing!"

"The general has an order, the whole army stops advancing!"

Xiang Zhuang's order was quickly conveyed, and the Chu army, which was originally marching aggressively, stopped.

In less than an instant, Huan Chu, Ji Bu, Xiao Kai, Yu Zi Period, Jing Qian, Gao Junior and other generals gathered around Xiang Zhuang, except for Yu Zi Period and Gao Chu thoughtfully, the rest of the generals were confused, according to the Chu army's consistent way of marching day and night, now is a good time to march, why stop?

Xiang Zhuang's gaze swept over the faces of generals Huan Chu, Ji Bu, and Xiao Kai, and finally fell on Yu Ziqi.

Yu Ziqi seemed to realize something, and immediately urged him to step forward, waved his hand at Xiang Zhuang, and said solemnly: "General, if there is anything to order, whether it is on the knife mountain or under the oil pot, the last general will never say anything!" "Yu Ziqi's trust in Xiang Zhuang is unreserved, if it weren't for Xiang Zhuang, how could Chu Jun persist until now?

Xiang Zhuang was silent, and only after a long time did he say, "General Ziji, you have to think about it carefully." ”

"I don't have to think about it." Yu Ziqi's tone was very light, and he did not express his determination in a hurry.

However, Xiang Zhuang clearly felt from Yu Ziqi that there was no return, and there was no death......

"Okay." Xiang Zhuang nodded heavily and said solemnly, "Yu Zi will listen to the order!" ”

"Smack." Hearing only a clear sound, Yu Ziqi was already clasping his fists on horseback, listening to the military order.

"Lead the headquarters of five hundred elite soldiers, light more torches, widen the distance between the marches, and continue to disguise the army to the south, remember, from now on, you can only march at night, and hide during the day, especially to strengthen vigilance, and must not let the Qi army scouts see the truth too early! In short, the longer you delay, the better it will be for my main force, go for it! ”

"No!" Yu Ziqi suddenly agreed, and immediately ordered 500 elite soldiers to leave.

Xiang Zhuang looked around at the generals again and shouted: "All the armies immediately extinguish the fire torches and take the path back to Xinyi!" ”

Xiang Zhuang's order was quickly issued, and after the division of troops, the remaining 4,000 troops extinguished their torches one after another, and then turned around and went north, and returned to Xinyi.

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To the east of Xinyi City, Zhou Bo's army was marching south along the road.

A moment ago, Zhou Bo had just received a flying report from Dong'e County's order, and learned that the Chu army had entered Dong'e County, and now it was likely that it was almost to Jishui.

Calculating the distance, Zhou Bo's army has been pulled down by the Chu army for nearly two hundred miles.

Zhou Guanfu said hatefully: "Father, these Chu barbarians can really run!" ”

Zhou Bo sighed and said helplessly: "No, the Chu army is all elite!" ”

After saying this, Zhou Bo looked at the marching columns in front and behind, and saw that the marching columns of the Han army had already become miserable because of the long-distance and rapid march, and said a little depressed at the moment: "Unlike our army, it is said to be elite, in fact, there are still many old, weak, sick and disabled people in the army, if it weren't for this, it would not have been pulled down so far by the Chu army, hey." ”

Zhou Bo and Zhou Guanfu, father and son, did not know that the main force of the Chu army, which should have run two hundred miles away in their expectations, was actually hidden in an old forest less than ten miles away from them.

This way to the north, because of the small road and the forced march in a hurry, as a result, many Chu soldiers fell with blue noses and swollen faces, several even broke their arms and legs, but, fortunately, there were no other mistakes on this way north, and the four thousand Chu troops returned to the vicinity of Xinyi almost unconsciously.

Such a situation was actually expected by Xiang Zhuang and Wei Yi.

Due to the war in Wei for many years, most of the people in Dongjun have fled, and those who have not fled have also moved into the city or dock fort to live, and the peddlers and pawns are completely extinct, and now the villages in the wild are almost completely empty, and there are even fewer people living in the barren mountains and mountains, so the Chu army went north overnight and did not encounter a pedestrian at all.

As for the scouts of the Qi army, as well as the fine work of the Han army, they have already followed the "big army" of the Yuzi period to Dong'e, after all, the "main force of the Chu army" in the Yuzi period is now in Dong'e County.

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Puyang, the county guard.

Early in the morning, Liu Bang couldn't wait to walk into the hall of the county guard's mansion.

Seeing that the Chu army was stepping into the Jedi step by step, and Xiang Zhuang Xiao'er was also about to be conferred the head, Liu Bang was unconsciously excited, so that he didn't have the heart to make out with Mrs. Qi and Mrs. Bo anymore, and wanted to stay in the hall all day and all night, following the latest developments of the Chu army that Zhang Liang and Chen Pingchen were concerned about, as well as the latest progress of the Qi army and Zhou Bo's army.

At this time, Zhang Liang was pointing to the map hanging on the screen and analyzing the latest situation with Liu Bang.

"King, at present, it seems that it should be the main force of the Chu army in Xiangzhuang that has entered Dong'e County."

"Yesterday evening, the main force of the Chu army had already entered the border of Dong'e County, but in the middle of the night, it suddenly turned around and changed the direction of the march, and then at dawn, all the scouts and meticulous work got the news of the Chu army, and it is estimated that the remnants of the Chu army are hiding in a hidden valley."

"The Chu army changed its marching route, but it was just to cover up, and the minister judged that the Chu army was likely to go to Lu County in Xue County, after all, thousands of remnants of Xiang Guan were still entrenched in Lu County."

Liu Bang immediately said: "That's just right, even the crown is also cleaned up." ”

Zhang Liang nodded, and said: "Zhou Bo and Mei Kai's elite soldiers have now passed Xinyi, and the elite soldiers of Li Shang, Fu Kuan, and Xiahou Ying have also crossed the river, and they have been deployed in the east and west directions. ”

Zhao Di six road elite soldiers, Wang Su's 20,000 elite soldiers were left in Huguan and Jingcheng Pass.

Liu Bang touched the mustache on his lips and said in a deep voice: "We must find the traces of the Chu army as soon as possible!" ”

"The king is at ease." Zhang Liang smiled quietly, and said, "The minister has sent a powerful guest, that is, the heroic man who found the traces of the Chu army in Dabie Mountain last time, calculate the time, he should be almost to Dong'e County now, the minister estimates that it won't be long before Dong'e County will have a flying report back." ”

"Good!" Liu Bang immediately slapped his thigh and said excitedly, "This time, I want to see if Xiang Zhuang Xiao'er can still run away?" Where can you go? Hum! "ps: I recommend a book "Genius Physiognomy", written by the eye, and I ordered the whole process of his other "Golden Pupil" that he just ended.