Chapter 342: The Great War is Imminent
"That's right, I finally decided to use Zhang Liang's uncertain strategy, and there are two reasons for this." Xiang Yu paused for a moment, and then continued, "First, this is not a normal war in itself, Ying Zheng subverted the entire Qin and Chu's life for his own selfish desires, and now he uses Qin Chu's people as an army to fight against us, he doesn't care about the life or death of those more than 200,000 people, he only thinks that they are cannon fodder to cut us down, and let us kill each other in one country - this kind of war cannot be tolerated at all!" So I agree with Zhang Liang's point of view, this war can not be fought, and as much as possible to avoid meaningless frontal wars...... Of course, I know that no matter how heavy the sentiment and morality are, there is no chance to hesitate on the battlefield where blood is raining...... But before that, if I have the opportunity, I am still willing to try Zhang Liang's strategy to avoid this fratricidal war. ”
"And the second ......" Xiang Yu said here, turning his head and staring at Liu Bang, "It is based on some personal judgments, because you believe in Zhang Liang very much, and I believe in you very much!" ”
"Well, I do believe in Zhang Liang......" Liu Bang looked at Xiang Yu, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "I believe that his plan will definitely work wonders!" Liu Bang said this, and his eyes couldn't help but think of the surprising plan that Zhang Liang put forward in the tent of the coalition commander that day.
"-I propose, abandon the mausoleum!" Twenty days back, Xiang Yu and Liu Bang had not yet withdrawn from the mausoleum, and Zhang Liang Hua Mulan had not yet gone to the Black Land Afang Palace, in the tent of the coalition army, Zhang Liang said this sentence with a serious face, which immediately caused the unbelievable shock of everyone present. Zhang Liang, on the other hand, calmly faced the suspicions of everyone, and said the reason for his proposal and the strategy he came up with to meet the enemy.
Zhang Liang's reason for making this proposal is, of course, to avoid a meaningless frontal war with the enemy army - "We have no need or any point to fight with these more than 200,000 troops, they are just more than 200,000 chess pieces controlled by Ying Zheng with his power and strategy" - judging from the information collected by the Han King's intelligence network, the soldiers that Ying Zheng once recruited himself had all died in the final battle with Xu Fu three years ago, and they were sacrificed by him as cannon fodder to attract firepower. Therefore, the more than 200,000 troops he can have now in his hands are probably the recruits he recruited from the interior when he ascended the throne three years ago, these soldiers are the military strength he prepared to deal with you three years ago, if we really fight, even if we can win, we will definitely suffer heavy losses, but more importantly, Ying Zheng doesn't care about the life or death of these armies, and has the right to be cannon fodder to block our way of life. Even, after he finished recruiting these soldiers, he launched a plan to forcibly conquer the cities and the people of the city, destroying the livelihood of more than 100 cities in Qin and Chu, and using so many people as slaves to build Afang Palace. So to be honest, these 250,000 troops are actually the enemies of Yingzheng! It's just that they have been trapped in Qianjiangling for three years of training, and they don't know what is happening in the outside world, and they are used by Yingzheng - these 250,000 troops would never have thought that their city and their families have been destroyed by Yingzheng - and we have to let them know the truth! ”
And Zhang Liang's so-called plan was to let Xiang Yu and Liu Bang lead all the troops and all the old and weak people in the city to leave the mausoleum together, leaving an empty city for the 250,000 enemy troops who came to the subsequent expedition. Then they entered the mountains and forests outside the mausoleum to defend them, so as to avoid head-on battles first, and they could also use the terrain advantages of the mountains and forests to maximize the strength of the Hundred Beast Legions, forming a solid defense line to defend against the enemy's army of more than 200,000.
At the same time, before the enemy army arrived, Xiang Yu had to send people to various parts of Qin and Chu to collect the city cards of each city that was broken by Yingzheng! The more the merrier, collect them all as much as possible, and keep them for reuse. Then, when the enemy army entered Lingcheng, and Xiang Yu and them guarded the mountains and forests, and the two sides calmed each other, they went to find hundreds of people who knew how to play the famous cloud song of Qin Chu in the mountains and forests facing Lingcheng, and played it for ten days without interruption, until Zhang Liang Hua Mulan They went from Afang Palace This is the specific part of Zhang Liang's strategy implemented by Xiang Yu and Liu Bang.
Since he can't fight these 250,000 people head-on, he must solve this war by attacking the heart - Xiang Yu and Liu Bang can also know the core of Zhang Liang's strategy - he intends to awaken the true feelings of these 250,000 people for their relatives, hometown, and country, and then find a way to let them know the truth about the country and the true face of Yingzheng in the past three years! He wants to use stratagem to dismantle this murderous ironclad hero, and even turn them into his own strength against Yingzheng! He proposed to give up the mausoleum city in order to use this city to trap the 250,000 people who didn't know the truth! At this time, the forces of the Xiangliu coalition army and Yingzheng were seizing the time and gathering towards Lingcheng, the core of the war.
Roaming served as the deputy marshal, and led the 250,000 troops under Ying Zheng to enter the Lingcheng first, establish city defenses, and wait for the arrival of Bai Qi. Xiang Yu and Liu Bang led the army to guard the mountains and forests outside the Lingcheng, and scattered the mountains and forests with the Hundred Beast Legion to form a strong defense line, and ordered hundreds of musicians to use loudspeakers to play the song of the clouds in the Lingcheng day and night. They are waiting for Zhang Lianghua Mulan's return.
Bai Qixie Arthur and Zhong Wuyan led the 100,000 Praetorian Guards of Xianyang Palace to rush to Lingcheng day and night to help, intending to make peace with the roaming two armies, and break the coalition army of Xiang Yu and Liu Bang with the absolute superiority of 350,000 troops in one fell swoop. As for Zhang Liang, he and Hua Mulan were rushing out of the black ground on two ashes, rushing to Xiang Yu and Liu Bang day and night. He has to seize the few time to tell Xiang Yu and Liu Bang about Yingzheng's real conspiracy! Now, they don't have much time left, they are racing against time every moment, and each of them has their own plans and thoughts in their hearts, and in the end, they can't help but feel a little anxious about this scene in the mausoleum.
"You're all ready for the backup plan, right?" Xiang Yu thought and asked. "Well, the front gate and the back gate, I'm ready...... As long as Zhang Liang arrives, we can implement the battle plan. Liu Bang replied, "I also think that tonight is the best time...... Unfortunately, he hasn't made it back yet. ”
Xiang Yu calmed down and didn't speak again, he was really unwilling to give up the opportunity tonight, Bai Qi had not yet arrived in Lingcheng, this was a godsend for their plan. There are many dreams at night, who can say when they will arrive when they are innocent? Therefore, we must seize the time and opportunity.
However, if there was no Zhang Liang here, the reserve plan would not be implemented, and if there was any accident during the period, Xiang Yu and Liu Bang would have made all the preparations they had made in the past month, and in the end, they would have to face a head-on battle with the enemy's 250,000 troops. So, it's really hard to choose. At the same time, Zhang Lianghua Mulan was riding the second gray on the last section of the road to Lingcheng, step by step, inch by inch, grasping every minute and every second.
The red glow of the setting sun on the top of the mountain gradually darkened and dimmed, the clouds disappeared in the sky, and the stars began to flicker and flicker. At night, Xiang Yu and Liu Bang were still standing on the top of the mountains, waiting for Zhang Lianghua Mulan's return. To be precise, they have even prepared all the operational deployments, and it is really only Zhang Liang who owes it.
Under the starry night dome, the mountain breeze was unnaturally cool, the black man opened his pupils as black as his body, roared silently, and the song of the clouds that had lasted for ten days fluttered in his ears, while Xiang Yu and Liu Bang's eyes were always fixed on the secret exit of the hidden passage hidden by grass and trees under the mountain forest.
(End of chapter)