Chapter Eighty-Six: Xiang Liu Joins Forces (I)
Seeing this, the scattered warriors hurried back to the brocade-clothed man's side, and joined the group of people who were still in place, all of them showing a look of vigilance. Looking closely at the three women, I saw that they were supporting each other, almost the same snow-white complexion and shocking appearance, which made people understand at a glance that this was a pair of twin sisters.
"Is it the Righteous Emperor?" One of the women spoke slowly, her voice low and hoarse, apparently deliberately changing her voice.
"Exactly down there." The man in brocade came out in line and saluted. He is officially the nominal co-lord of the world - Chu Huai Wang Xiongxin.
"I beg the mercy of the immortals and guide me to protect the country!" King Chu Huai was worried that the rabbit would die and the dog would cook, so he didn't know whose opinion he had listened to at this time, and he was asking for help from the three legendary goddesses of the art of war.
"Now although the two heroes of Xiang and Liu have joined forces to resist Qin, the two of them have full wings, and they are salivating for the fame of destroying Qin and the gold and silver treasures of Xianyang. I want to offer a plan of 'two tigers competing for food', and ask the king to issue a royal decree: enter Xianyang first and extinguish the incense of Great Qin, that is, canonize the king of Qin! The two of them will fight for profit, and the king may be able to take advantage of this fisherman! One of the older goddesses of the art of war said.
"Thank you for the guidance of the goddess, and the high heavens, I don't know ...... goddess" King Chu Huai was overjoyed, and was about to say his next worry. But when he looked up, the three goddesses of the art of war had disappeared for some time.
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The wind is swaying, the branches are swaying, the apes are crying and the birds are singing, and the eyes are full of sorrow. At this time, Chengyang Pass, thousands of miles away, was at a critical juncture when the banner was hunting for the wind and the war was about to break out.
Chengyang Pass is the gateway to the Western Regions, and it was a military stronghold at the end of the Qin Dynasty. The 80,000 elite troops of the Qin army are waiting for a strict battle, and they are closely deployed under the city tower, and the top five former generals of the army, one of them is holding the white wolf banner of the general.
The rebel army is assembling and has just arrived, although its position is not stable, but it is also marching in an orderly manner, and the army is neat. Everyone wears a blue scarf on their heads, waving the Chu flag, and one of the generals headed by is the later Western Chu overlord Xiang Yu, and not far behind him is the famous Xiang family's eight thousand soldiers on the battlefield.
A few fast horses rushed out of the forest path, Xiang Yu took a few henchmen to the top of Jiaoshan Mountain, looking at the enemy formation, beside him were the famous generals Xiang Bo, Long And, and Xiang Zhuang. Looking south from Jiaoshan, the first thirty miles is an endless sand dune, where the sand dunes are vertical and horizontal, there are sand beams, and between the sand beams is gravel flat.
Xiang Zhuang sat on horseback, pointed hard towards the center of the enemy camp, and shouted: "Deputy General Qin, the white wolf......" Long He pointed to the front with a horse whip, "The golden tiger is not there in person, so he looks down on us?" ”
"I wonder what else he's planning in the city?" Xiang Bo stared at the flags in the city, looking up and staring.
Xiang Yu didn't pay attention to the conversation between the three of them, turned his head to ask behind him, "Has Liu Bang arrived?" ”
When the soldier behind him heard this, he immediately jumped off his horse, walked in front of the black horse, and knelt down with his fists in return: "General Liu has arrived!" ”
Xiang Yu raised his eyes and happened to see Liu Bang's team of men, also waving the Chu flag, but all red turbans were galloping from a distance. Followed by him was Liu Jiajun's core team - Xiao He, Fan Xu, Xiahou Ying and others.
The sound of hooves gradually improved, and Liu Bangfei dismounted and came to meet Xiang Yu. He glanced sideways at the head of the Qin army with a slightly arrogant face, and said to Xiang Yu with a relaxed expression: "King Xiang, I have found out that the Golden Tiger invited the Qin general Zhang Han to send 100,000 troops to outflank us, and now that they have set off, if nothing happens, they can arrive within three hours."
Xiang Bo listened to Liu Bang's words, looked at Xiang Yu beside him with puzzled and anxious eyes, and said, "If they outflank them before and after, then we will definitely lose?" ”
Xiang Yu ignored Xiang Bo's worries, but looked at Liu Bang, who had a dusty face, chuckled at the corner of his mouth, did not say anything about the situation on the battlefield, but turned the topic and said: "I said a long time ago that the only way to deal with violent Qin is to use violence to counter violence!" You can throw out the rhetoric you've prepared, right? ”
Liu Bang didn't speak, his thick black sword eyebrows tightened, and he lowered his head and sighed softly. In the face of this inevitable killing that was about to begin, he knew what Xiang Yu was talking about, and his heart was deeply helpless.
Xiao He saw that the two coaches diverted the topic and didn't talk about the current situation, so he was really worried in his heart, so he had to whisper back the topic again, "Unless we can attack Chengyang Pass before Zhang Han's army arrives." ”
Xiang Bo also added worriedly: "The enemy is outnumbered, these three hours ......"
Only Xiang Yu seemed to be confident, looking up to the sky and sighing: "If there is a plan to break the enemy, why do you need three hours?" ”
Liu Bang turned his head happily and said, "King Xiang has a plan to break the enemy?" ”
Xiang Yu smiled silently, raised his hand and patted Liu Bang's shoulder hard, and then said leisurely: "If you want to defeat the Qin army, you have to frustrate its sharp brother first, I just want you to help"
Half a mile ahead, there was a black Qin army, and the horses were impatiently kicking the ground in place, raising a long dust, and even the thin sun seemed to be a little eclipsed.
Liu Bang received Xiang Yu's military order, and took Xiao He to return to the Liu family's military base camp in a hurry, preparing to send troops. Fan Xu, who was following behind, was furious at this time, shouting as he walked: "What kind of ploy is this, you want us to be a shield?" ”
Liu Bang jumped off the horse, chuckled and arranged the saddle of the military horse, his fingers gently combed the horse's mane for his war horse, and finally patted the horse's back gently, then turned back to the impetuous Fan Hao and said: "Our two families cooperate, how can we divide you and me?" ”
Xiahou Ying said quietly on the side: "After three drums, I will come to support, I don't know if we can survive the ...... at that time."
Liu Bang's expression was solemn, and he pressed his palm heavily on Xiahou Ying's shoulder.
"He is the leader of the Righteous Alliance, and if we want to rush into battle, we must have a plan."
"Lord......" Xiahou Ying took a step forward and stopped talking.
Liu Bang stopped him from continuing, and said with a sense of arrogance but teasing: "Don't go if you're afraid of death!" ”
"Lord, we have been born and died together for many years, and we are not afraid of death!" Although Fan Xu's face was still full of indignation, there was no fear or retreat in his eyes.
At this time, Xiao He came out to play a round, he made a joke and said loudly to Fan Xu: "Fan Xu, haven't you died many times?" As soon as these words came out, Liu Bang and everyone around him laughed heartily. Suddenly, the current tension and anxiety of the great enemy were swept away.
After everyone stopped laughing, Xiahou Ying took a step forward, knelt in front of Liu Bang with a plop, and said with tears and grief: "Please let me be the vanguard, the lord army will meet the enemy head-on, Fan Hao and Xiao He will be the two wings, and the main princess will be in the middle wing, and I hope to wait for Xiang Yu to come to help." ”