Chapter 137: The Road to Promotion
"The wind is blowing, the clouds are flyingββ!"
In the empty mountains, the horns of the Han army gathered sounded, and a column of fiery red figures approached the location of the infant Chinese army from the rear of the galloping road.
Compared with the peasant army under Xingyang City, which only relied on enthusiasm and pride to fight, the 5,000 Han soldiers under the command of Guan Ying have long since faded from the youthfulness when they carried hoes, their eyes are firm, their expressions are cold and resolute, and their eyes are full of ruthless indifference in the face of life.
"Send a letter to the left-wing Zhou Hou and ask him to come and join him quickly." Guan Ying stopped at the junction of Fufeng and Wugong, and looked at the sky to the west with a somewhat complicated expression.
"No!"
The scout received the order according to the words, jumped on the war horse and galloped towards the vast gallop road, on the left flank of Guan Ying, it was the troops commanded by Zhou Wei, a close attendant under Liu Bang, and Guan Ying was different from the generals who fought for status and glory on the battlefield, Zhou Wei used another method to gain status.
After Liu Bang was crowned king, he promoted several close servants who served beside him, Zhou Wei was one of them, he did not go through the struggle between life and death, and he did not see the cruelty of bloody people dying together, so easily obtained the power that others could not get after several years of hard work, Zhou Yan's experience not only made the ordinary soldiers of the Han army who had no career feel angry, but also made Guan Ying feel a burst of injustice.
"King Han, it's changed! The approachable Pei Gong, who was willing to fold his knots in order to find a famous man and a warrior, was gone, and was replaced by the King of Han, who was surrounded by countless flattering words. Suddenly, I felt lonely in my heart, not only Liu Bang alone, but many people in the Han army, including old people like Lu Juan and Li Shiqi, also began to tear each other down in order to compete for power and profit.
Only occupied the two remote counties of Bashu and Hanzhong, some people were satisfied, and these people surrounded Liu Bang all day long, they blocked the vision of the Han King, blocked the eyes of the Han King, and also suppressed the talents of knowledge, and there was no way to show that their talents could be reused.
"Fortunately, there are also Zhang Xiang and Xiao Xiang, which made the King of Han cheer up again, this time the Han army's northern expedition must not be the same as last time." The baby is secretly determined. ββγ
Guan Ying can't get used to Zhou Wei, and similarly, Zhou Wei, who was born as Liu Bang's former close attendant, can't look down on a reckless man like Guan Ying who only knows how to tear and kill.
In this expedition to Qin, Guan Ying and Zhou Wei each led an army, nominally Guan Ying was the vanguard, and Zhou Wei was the auxiliary deputy general, but in fact, in the Han army, the two of them represented the liliang of the two major factions.
Behind the baby, there are a large number of generals such as Li Shang and Wang Ling who joined after Liu Bang's expedition to the west, and Zhou Wei represents the old man Pei Gong who has followed Liu Bang from the beginning, of course, in addition to these two major factions, Liu Bang's old ones such as Cao Shen, Zhou Bo, and Xiahou Ying are a more level of competition.
Weishui, Southwest.
The garrison of Zhou's army.
Piles of grain were stacked in the center of the station, as if they were stacked in the warehouse, neatly and stacked in one place, which was the standard required by Zhou Wei, and this standard once made Zhou Wei, who was still the guard of Lantian at that time, praised by Liu Bang, the king of Han, Zhang Liang, Xiao He and others.
At all times, even in the field, strict standards must be adhered to. This is Zhou Wei's creed, only if it is done according to the standard, then no matter when the boss comes to check, Zhou Wei can also be calm.
In the military tent.
Zhou Wei, who is nearly forty years old, is lying on the case, writing word by word the record of events since the march and battle, this is his habit for many years, and it is precisely because of this diligence that he has won the trust of Liu Bang, the king of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang has more than 20 close attendants in front of him, and if he wants to stand out, he must have something that makes people shine.
Zhou Wei's diligence and loyalty, and his greatest help to win Liu Bang's trust, in the past few months when Liu Bang retreated to Hanzhong, in the face of Long Ji, Zhang Han and other Chu army generals, Zhou Wei, as the Lantian Pass guard, performed quite well in the execution of Zhang Liang's time to hide from the sky and cross the sea.
While Guan Ying was still thinking about how to defeat the Qin army on the opposite side, Zhou Wei was reporting to Liu Bang on the current situation of the army. As for the order to get closer as soon as possible sent by the scout of the baby's life, it was abandoned by Zhou Sui, who was just a captain of the same level, if he was replaced by a more powerful general like Cao Shen and Zhou Bo, Zhou Wei might sell a face.
Compared with the two, Guan Ying's understanding is much worse than Zhou Wei, which is also the reason why Guan Ying can only be a pioneer of traps and not a general who stands alone although he has taken the lead and killed the enemy generals many times.
At this time, Guan Ying and Zhou Wei didn't know that in the vicinity of Wugong Mountain, where he was stationed, Han Xin was leading a decisive light army to the junction of Guan Ying Army and Zhou Yan's army.
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Wugong Mountain.
This mountain located in the territory of Wugong County, the name is quite domineering, the mountain is undulating, and the barren grass is continuous, which is suitable for a small number of light troops to hide.
In addition, this place is not too far from Chidao and Weishui, and it is the best ambush location for light troops determined to cut off the blood of the Han army.
Of course, there are pros and cons.
Wugong Mountain is only more than 40 miles away from Xiaohua Mountain, where Yongwang Zhanghan is stationed, and if you follow the gallop road, it only takes two hours for Zhanghan's army to rush to the battlefield, and once it is flanked, the light army of more than 1,000 people in Hanxin District is in danger of being wiped out.
"Captain, 3,000 people from the Zhou Department of the Han Army are camped in the southwest of Weishui with grain and baggage, and the Infant Irrigation Department is close to the Fufeng Border, and the two armies are more than 20 miles apart. Zheng Da, who was appointed to serve as the general of the scouts, had a serious face, in his opinion, Han Xin was a madman, and they were being led to death by a madman.
"An hour and a half? Time is enough, Zheng Da, you want to be free, right, if you can kill the Han general Zhou Wei, I will report to the general and let the three of you go back to Kanto. Han Xin glanced at Zheng Da, who had an unusually serious expression, smiled faintly, and said.
"The surname Han, you don't have to provoke my Lao Zheng so much, if you want Lao Tzu to work hard, just say it directly, as for the lives of my two brothers, if you want to kill or chop me dead, you will dispose of it." Zheng Da snorted coldly, and broke Han Xin's intentions in one word.
"Haha, since General Zheng Tun understands, then, at three o'clock in the evening, your department is the vanguard, entering the Han camp, burning grain, and beheading the enemy generals, how about it?" Han Xin shouted in a deep voice.
"No! If my Lao Zheng can't die, I'll come back to settle accounts with your surname Han. Zheng Da knelt on one knee, took the general's order, and turned to leave.
Han Xin looked at Zheng Da's somewhat lonely back, and he also felt a feeling in his heart, if Zheng Da was not a man, this radical plan would be abandoned, in terms of marching and fighting, Han Xin is a first-class good player, in this era, there are very few people who can compare with him, but in terms of grinding people's hearts, Han Xin can only be regarded as a reluctant pass at best.