Qin Ge came to Pengcheng two days ago.

"You want this king to retire?"

Liu Bang, the Han military camp, heard Zhang Liang's suggestion, and he didn't understand why Zhang Liang made a special trip to urge Liu Bang to evacuate from Pengcheng in the case of a complete victory.

The overlord of Chu was caught in the rebellion of Qi and Zhao, and lost his base camp and cut off supplies.

No matter how strong this army is, in this case, it should be useless, as long as the Han army destroys all the granaries and supply lines in Chu, and occupies the city for another three or two months, the Chu army will naturally fall into the land of grain shortage.

Good situation, why retreat?

"I always had a sense of foreboding, so I counted Peng Cheng as a hexagram: the big murderer!"

Hexagram is not 100% reliable, generally the bigger the matter, the more people involved, the longer the time, the lower the accuracy, although Zhang Liang knows through the hexagram that Pengcheng is a big murderous place, where the murder is, how to crack it, there is no way to know.

A hexagram is not convincing enough.

Now that the Han army has won a complete victory, it is the time when the morale is in full swing and ready to expand the results of the battle.

At this time, if you want Liu Bang to withdraw from the army, you must have a good reason and analyze the stakes in detail.

Zhang Liang said calmly: "The Han king's occupation of Pengcheng is indeed a phased victory, but the Chu army now has three major anti-victory trends, and the Han army has three major defeating trends. ”

Liu Bang frowned: "Please also ask the ovary to explain in detail." ”

"Most of the Chu army is Chu people, and the Chu State takes Pengcheng as its capital. Now that Pengcheng has been broken, not only the back road of the Chu army has been cut off, but Xiang Yu has no choice but to fight to the death. The first victory of the Chu army is the victory of the morale of the three armies!"

"The overlord of Chu is still the invincible overlord of Chu in the world, and he can make the state of Chu the leader of the alliance in the world, although the death of the righteous emperor has made Xiang Yu's prestige fall, but compared with the foreign princes, the Chu people obviously support the overlord of Chu more! The second victory of the Chu army is the victory of the people of the country!"

"Although the capital of Chu is broken, the main force of the soldiers is still there, they have rich experience in the southern and northern wars, and Xiang Yu's Xiang family's army is a loyal elite army, looking at the world, no one can stop it, and the strength of the Chu and Han armies is very different! The third victory of the Chu army is the victory of the soldiers and horses!"

Liu Bang, the king of Han, fell into deep thought after hearing this.

Zhang Liang did not pause, he continued to talk about the Han army.

"The alliance of ten countries seems to be huge, but in fact, each has its own thoughts, and it cannot eliminate the estrangement and unite the combat power. Before Pengcheng was breached, it was still bent forward, but now Pengcheng was breached, and after the phased victory, the coalition army was blinded by the victory in front of them, and was busy competing for treasures and beauties, and had no intention of fighting to the death. The first defeat of the Han army is the defeat of the morale of the three armies!"

"After the Han coalition army broke through Pengcheng, the princes' coalition army had no restraint, burning, killing and looting, causing indignation, and countless Chu people were plundered and killed in vain, which made the Chu state resentful of the Han army, so once it confronted the Chu army, it would inevitably cause the Chu people to rebound. The second defeat of the Han army is the defeat of the hearts of the Chu people!"

"Although the scale of the Han coalition army is huge, the structure is loose, the combat power is uneven, and the generals of various countries hinder each other, and the combat effectiveness of the army cannot be fully released. The third defeat of the Han army is the defeat of the soldiers and horses!"

The people's morale, morale, and military strength are not as good as the Chu army.

Even if you enter Pengcheng and take defense as an attack, how long can you support it?

The direct combat strength of the Han army coalition army has more than 700,000 and nearly 800,000, if you add the increasing number of servants and baggage troops along the way, in fact, the total scale can be close to one million, such a huge number is enough to cover people's cognition, giving people a feeling of invincibility, so from the subconscious will think that the Han army is impossible to defeat.

At this time, it would be bad if you were really fooled by such powerful appearances!

Even if Liu Bang commanded nearly 800,000 troops, but these 800,000 is a castle built with building blocks, which looks very mighty, but in fact, it is not vulnerable at all, and it will collapse with a casual push, but the Chu army is different!

Liu Bang had a hot head and suddenly sobered up!

Zhang Liang's words were like an empowerment, making Liu Bang, who was intoxicated with the fruits of brilliant victory, suddenly find that his situation did not seem to be as safe as he imagined.

But......

How can you be willing to retreat like this?

Liu Bang was still unwilling: "Is there no other way than to withdraw troops?"

"The battle between Chu and Han cannot be rushed, the current chance of victory is slim, when the troops are withdrawn to avoid its edge, and then unite with Qi and Zhao in the north, so that each other will form a north-south constraint, so that the Chu army is exhausted, and it will eventually be defeated!" Zhang Liang persuaded bitterly: "The ambition of the king of Han lies in the world, and if you want to achieve a great cause, you must slowly plan it, and you can't be so eager for quick success!"

Zhang Liang doesn't like conspiracy, and his strategy is based on yang conspiracy.

He hoped that Liu Bang would withdraw his troops and be stationed in Luoyang to start a longer confrontation with the Chu State.

Luoyang is in the Central Plains, the world's princes reinforcements, can be gathered from all directions, coupled with the local advantage, and in the name of revenge for the righteous emperor, it is enough to gather more powerful military force, and form an alliance with Zhao and Qi, thus forming an encirclement of Chu.

If Xiang Yu attacks the Central Plains, Qi Zhao will go south to attack Chu!

Xiang Yu went north to quell the rebellion against Qi Zhao, and the Han army went east again!

The commander of the Han army is the cavalry general Peng Yue, who is best at guerrilla tactics, and the essence of guerrilla tactics is that the enemy advances and retreats, the enemy is stationed and disturbs, the enemy is tired and I fight, and the enemy retreats and I pursue.

Qi and Zhao are very vast.

The Central Plains has more great depth.

No matter where Xiang Yu hits, he can't take into account the overall situation.

In this case, it is not impossible for the Han King to win, as long as he dodges the edge of the Chu Overlord and maximizes his advantages. Xiang Yu is by no means able to be defeated in one battle, and the Han army may suffer a lot of defeats in the future, but as long as the main force is stabilized, patience does not care about temporary gains and losses.

The state of Chu will definitely be weakened more and more.

In the end, it was impossible to resist the Han offensive.

What Zhang Liang said was very reasonable, but Liu Bang was cautious by nature and did not make a decision immediately.

When Zhang Liang retreated, Chen Ping was approached, and Liu Bang told Chen Ping what Zhang Liang said in its original form, and then asked Chen Ping's opinion.

"The pattern of the ovary is far above the minister, and the minister completely agrees with the policy of the ovary!"

Chen Ping simply expressed his approval?

Liu Bang was a little undecided.

He didn't show it, laughed a few times, patted Chen Ping and said, "Why should Chen Zhenren be arrogant, Zhang Zifang is good at Yangmou, Chen Zhenren is good at conspiracy, Zhang Zifang is good at strategy, Chen Zhenren is good at tactics, each has its own merits." Speaking of which, you and I are like-minded, and I trust Chen Zhenren the most, so don't you have anything to add?"

"Well...... There is no problem with the general strategy, but in terms of specific implementation, the minister may have some humble opinions. ”

Zhang Liang and Chen Ping are both the most outstanding strategists in the world, and they have both made contributions to Liu Bang, so they are highly valued, so what Chen Ping said must also have considerable weight.

"But it doesn't hurt to say that. ”

"Why did the King of Han think that the King of Western Wei, the King of Linjiang, and the King of Yong should respond to the army? Because the overlord of Chu is too strong and invincible, they also hope to defeat the overlord of Chu, and the most important thing is to get some benefits from it. ”

King Han nodded: "You go on." ”

Chen Ping continued: "The Han Dynasty's coalition army broke through the Chu capital Pengcheng in one fell swoop, which can be said to be an exciting victory, the treasure house and harem of the Chu overlord have been opened, and they returned empty-handed, without any gain, how can the princes be willing?"

"What do you mean......"

"Han and Chu are resisting, and the biggest confidence is that Sanqin is supported by several powerful princes!"

Liu Bang already knew what Chen Ping wanted to express, although it was okay to withdraw from the army, but it should not hurt people's hearts. In fact, Liu Bang had thought about this problem for a long time, and it was precisely because of this that he turned a blind eye and allowed the princes to burn, kill and loot in Chu.

"As soon as Pengcheng was broken, the army was withdrawn immediately, and I am afraid that some princes will disagree. Although Pengcheng was seriously damaged, but the city is still strong, Xiang Yu only needs to adjust and repair, and can be put back into use, after this lesson, if you want to break through Pengcheng for the second time, it is not so easy to do. ”

Zhang Liang and Chen Ping's words are very reasonable!

Zhang Liang was motivated by grand strategic considerations, while Chen Ping put forward opinions on the hearts of the people.

After Liu Bang synthesized the opinions of these two people, he believed that it was necessary to withdraw from the army, but there must be a suitable excuse for retreating.

In addition, Xiang Yu can't be cheaper.

Liu Bang secretly encouraged the princes to plunder and destroy, and the more people the princes killed in Pengcheng, the more jewels they robbed, and the more women they took away, the deeper the contradiction with Xiang Yu would be, so that they could force them to stand more firmly on their side in the future.

Liu Bang also ordered the destruction of Pengcheng's city gates, city walls, grain depots, ordnance, towers, palaces, and so on!

Let Xiang Yu get this Peng City, and he will only get a ruined city!

This is a huge loss for Xiang Yu!

After Zhang Liang returned to his camp, he learned that Liu Bang announced to the princes that the whole army would withdraw from Pengcheng after seven days of stationing, this news surprised Zhang Liang, seven days does not seem to be a long time, and from common sense, the main force of the Chu army will not return, but the army will be more dangerous if it stays here for one more day.

"King Han has seen Chen Ping?"

Zhang Liang heard the news through the channel.

There seemed to be a ripple in his deep eyes.

Chen Ping is now a lieutenant of the coalition forces, mainly responsible for the day-to-day management of the army.

Zhang Liang floated over, and when he saw Chen Ping, Chen Ping was busy deploying troops, looking like he was going to strengthen his defense and prepare to resist the attack, and after he saw Zhang Liang, he immediately said to Zhang Liang: "Why is the ovary here?"

"Find Brother Chen for a cup of tea. Zhang Liang looked at the troops and said, "What is Brother Chen doing?"

Chen Ping stared ahead and said: "Although it is unlikely that the Chu army will come back immediately, Xiang Yu abandoned the army and relied on the elite advance of the whole cavalry, and it is still possible to arrive in time, so in order to prevent trouble, I asked several generals to make arrangements to resist the cavalry as soon as possible, and to retreat for the Han army to plan for everything." ”

Zhang Liang nodded: "Brother Chen really has a heart. ”

Chen Pinglang smiled heartily: "Since you are appreciated, you should fulfill your duties." ”

Zhang Liang didn't say anything, he was already 100% sure that there was something wrong with this Chen Ping.