Chapter 56: The Second Crusade 10
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After Shangshan Sihao left, Zhang Jiashi did not hold a military meeting, but let Sun Po and the others return to their camp tents to rest or they continued to do their own things. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info[燃^文^书库][].. []【精-彩-East-Fang-文-学m手打】Dagger Qi · Zhong Wen · 蛧 · Shou Fa
For Zhang Jiashi, he doesn't know why this happens, but he knows one thing very well, that is, there are so many strange people in the world, and if he really underestimates a person, he may really regret it.
So in such a situation, Zhang Jiashi didn't know why Shangshan Sihao would give him a suggestion to ambush and kill Liu Bang on the edge of the Wujiang River.
But he knew very well that Shang Shan Sihao was not harming him, but giving him a guidance that should be quite correct.
Of course, that place was indeed relatively close to the territory of the Chu State, but Zhang Jiashi himself knew that if he led a brigade of light cavalry to this place, even if Xiang Yu had the ability to dispatch a large number of troops to intercept and kill him, he still knew what to do when he saw the opportunity.
However, Zhang Jiashi didn't know why things had changed this way, and more importantly, he was not sure that he would be able to defeat Liu Bang absolutely.
However, one situation that Zhang Jiashi himself ignored was that Liu Bang carried out wanton expropriation and expropriation of his own territory, although he could reap the credit for a while, but in the long run, Liu Bang's move was undoubtedly digging his own grave.
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At the same time, in the southern area of Huang County, Liu Bang drank a bowl of soup and medicine from the medical worker and was about to rest.
He now understands his situation. Perhaps, unless he can defeat Zhang Jiashi, or even kill the other party, or even if his injury is healed, I am afraid that things will not take any turn.
To tell the truth, Liu Bang was eager to cut Zhang Jiashi with a thousand knives in order to vent the anger in his heart. But he had to admit that if that thing had happened, he would not have made the choice he made back then.
At that time, his so-called travel was actually just a trip to a county located in Hengshan County with Lu Juan, Zhou Bo and others to rob passers-by.
Back then, after he came back, he knew that Cao Shen and Xiao He and other Pei County officials who had always looked down on him actually left at this time, and he was very happy in his heart, because with his foundation in Pei County and the loss of Cao Shen and Xiao He's clamp, he would sooner or later take this place in Pei County into his pocket.
Things are indeed as he conceived at the beginning, that is, without the restraint of Cao Shen and Xiao He and others, Liu Bang was almost able to successfully overthrow the county order of Peixian.
But what Liu Bang himself didn't expect was that he lost Cao Shen, Xiao He, and Xiahou Ying, even if he got a Sichuan County, none of these three people brought him more value in Zhang Jiashi's world.
When the chaotic era came at the end of the Qin Dynasty, Liu Bang did not escort the prisoners to Xianyang as usual, but became the county lieutenant of Peixian, directly killed the county commander of Peixian, and then raised the flag to revolt.
In such a situation, Liu Bang is very clear about one thing, that is, he may have a chance to complete his ambitions.
This ambition originated from the allusion of the eldest husband as he was:
When traveling with friends, he encountered Qin Shi Huang's team of people on patrol, and from a distance, Qin Shi Huang sat on a beautifully decorated and gorgeous car, and he blurted out with envy: "The husband should be like this!"
This incident shows that Liu Bang's ambition was very big from the beginning.
But what he didn't expect was that Zhang Jiashi, who had received a large number of arms and helped to set off on a westward expedition in Liaodong, would become the biggest enemy and nemesis in his life to replace Xiang Yu.
In fact, he also vaguely felt that Liu Changman should not be his son, but due to many considerations, especially the support of the Lu family, Liu Bang would not turn his face with Lu Pheasant because of this conjecture.
It's a pity that he miscalculated. That is the current Lu family, as well as Lu Pheasant and Zhang Ying, in fact, they are all in the hands of Zhang Jiashi now.
For such a thing, it is impossible for Liu Bang not to hate it in his heart. But more, he simply had no way to continue attacking Guanzhong after the Battle of Jiaxian.
If it weren't for Xiang Yu's also fiasco outside Hangu Pass, in order to save his prestige and keep his position as the leader of the alliance, he would not even be able to get the title of King of Jiujiang.
And now Liu Bang is more worried about one thing in many ways, that is, his son Liu Fei is not a good choice.
But he can't choose those toddlers, even infant sons, to inherit the position of King of Jiujiang now.
After he vomited blood and fainted, and after he woke up, he finally made up his mind, that is, he ordered Liu Fei, the eldest son of the concubine who stayed in Jiujiang County, to serve as the crown prince.
Of course, even Zhang Liang himself didn't expect that Liu Bang led the last main force under his command to the north to fight against Zhang Jiashi this time, in fact, he did not intend to sacrifice his life.
He hoped that once he really couldn't resist Zhang Jiashi's attack on him, then he would go north to join Xiang Yu, the sworn brother.
Of course, in Liu Bang's heart, if he can win, he naturally hopes to win the other party. But Liu Bang himself didn't expect that while Zhang Jiashi had a headache and he didn't know how to find a breakthrough, he was also facing the problems that Zhang Jiashi experienced.
It's a pity that the level of national strength of the two sides is not at the same level at all, not to mention, if it really fights, the army under his command is not the opponent of the tiger and wolf division under Zhang Jiashi.
And Liu Bang is even more helpless, that is, the officers and soldiers under his command have been reduced again and again in the supply of grain and straw.
This is also a matter of no choice, after all, a troop does not even have enough food, so he can only take this method to deal with emergencies.
What he didn't expect was that Zhang Jiashi also wanted to be eager to fight with him, but the people who really needed to be anxious were not Zhang Jiashi's turn at the moment, but Liu Bang himself needed to be more anxious.
After all, Zhang Jiashi's military food supply was quite sufficient, and the army under Zhang Jiashi's command and a large number of knights ensured the safety of the transportation of the grain route, which Liu Bang could not do. On the other hand, Zhang Jiashi was able to easily use a large number of knights to cut off his grain route.
If Liu Bangjun still has this thing now......
Therefore, in such a situation, Liu Bang could only find an opportunity to defeat Zhang Jiashi before he was completely exhausted.
It's a pity that when he was forced to send troops to fight Zhang Jiashi, Liu Bang himself did not find this opportunity......
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On April 12, 204 B.C., the morning was unlike anything else.
A large number of Qin army scouts who were on duty at this time kept discovering traces of Liu Bangjun, who were advancing throughout the army.
Almost all the scout knights under Liu Bang's command were sent by Liu Bang to intercept and kill these Qin army scouts.
However, after many skirmishes, Liu Bangjun's scouts, who were defeated more than they won, ended up annihilated.
And Liu Bang almost poured out of the nest this time, in fact, it was also a helpless move, because his grain and grass had actually been completely exhausted.
Many of the officers and soldiers under his command could not even drink gruel last night.
Under these circumstances, Liu Bang ordered the slaughter of most of the horses that pulled chariots or carriages, and after the officers and soldiers under his command had a final feast, the whole army set out to attack the large army camp under Zhang Jiashi's command located north of Huang County.
But Liu Bang couldn't think of one thing, that is, the army under Zhang Jiashi was no longer the original army that was far inferior to him in terms of strength, but an army of about 60,000 troops under Tu Sui's southern expedition to the Qin army and about 20,000 troops under Han Xin, totaling nearly 170,000 horses.
In the face of Liu Bang's offensive, Zhang Jiashi was very stunned, because he didn't expect that Liu Bang would be so bold to come over directly to the decisive battle.
Naturally, he will not let go of this good opportunity to solve Liu Bang.
In Zhang Jiashi's camp, Zhang Jiashi looked contemplatively at the outside of his tent and silently thought about a question, that is, Liu Bang should not be unaware of the huge gap in combat effectiveness between the two sides, Liu Bang's combat method, as long as he does not make a big mistake, it is impossible to be defeated by a group of rabble under Liu Bang's command.
Zhang Jiashi himself was very aware of this matter, but he didn't know what forced Liu Bang to make this choice.
But no matter what, since Liu Bang, the old turtle, actually left his turtle shell, and even rushed over to fight him, he was naturally willing to send Liu Bang and Liu Bang's army to hell.
He gently listened to the second convening bell ringing outside, and continued to wait for the arrival of the civil and military people under his command.
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After a period of time, Tu Sui, who was the farthest away from Zhang Jiashi's camp, and some of the main officers of the Qin army in the southern expedition came to Zhang Jiashi's camp.
At this time, many people had already gathered in Zhang Jiashi's tent, next to a sand table that had just been placed that could depict the terrain near Huang County.
Zhang Jiashi listened to Li Xin and others' analysis of the offensive areas that Liu Bang might choose and the places where the two sides were engaged.
After several major generals had expressed their opinions, Zhang Jiashi decided to adopt a risky tactic in this operation that he had not adopted before.
That is, the two brothers Li Shang and Li Xuan, each led 10,000 knights and 500 crossbow chariots, from the east and west of Huangxian County, to the rear of Liu Bangjun.
Zhang Jiashi knew very well that the place where this tactical adventure was that Liu Bang might see through Zhang Jiashi's tactics and strengthen the combat capabilities of the two wings.
After thinking twice about this matter, Zhang Jiashi decided to let Li Shang and Li Scab fight according to this tactic.
On the frontal battlefield where fierce battles would take place between the two armies, Zhang Jiashi ordered Li Xin to lead 30,000 troops, and Han Xin and Tu Sui each led 20,000 troops as the left and right flanks to deal with the offensive of Liu Bang's army.
Of course, the military strength under Zhang Jiashi's command is naturally more than such a small number of people. For Zhang Jiashi, Liu Bang can certainly come out of the nest with the whole army, but he can't make this choice, because this kind of thing can be said to be a taboo for soldiers.
Why Liu Bang made such a mistake, Zhang Jiashi is not interested in understanding too much now, but Liu Bang's combat method of becoming a benevolent if he does not succeed, Zhang Jiashi is naturally secretly happy in his heart.
After all, he didn't believe that he would be afraid of Liu Bang's army, which might in fact have lost his morale, when he had a back hand.
It's like 10,000 veterans with rich combat experience, would they be afraid of 30,000 or 40,000 recruits who are not strong in combat and have a low will to fight?
The answer, of course, is no.
And Zhang Jiashi didn't plan to watch this battle in person at this time, he still had something to do.
It is true that both Sun Po and Li Xin and others opposed Zhang Jiashi at this time leading a light cavalry force, supplemented by a hundred crossbow chariots, to enter the Hexian area close to the border area of Chu.
And what's worse is that Hexian is not controlled by Zhang Jiashi. In such a situation, whether it is Sun Po, Li Xin and others, it is very reasonable to oppose Zhang Jiashi's approach.
Tu Sui clasped his fists at Zhang Jiashi and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that at this time, he only needs to send a general to lead a brigade of light divisions to do what he can do, so why let the king personally take risks?
Tu Sui's tactful opposition was recognized by many of Zhang Jiashi's subordinate martial arts.
But Zhang Jiashi shook his head with a smile, and made his own assurance:
Gu didn't plan to take risks, but Gu thought that Gu still wanted to see Liu Bang die in front of Gu in the end, so that Gu would be at ease. ”
Zhang Jiashi's words made Sun Po and the others slightly stunned, because they didn't expect Zhang Jiashi to say such a reason.
And Zhang Jiashi didn't say anything more, but asked Tu Sui and the others to return to the army under his command to arrange and command the battlefield.
And what Zhang Jiashi didn't say is:
"Now that he has come to this world, Lone still has to see Liu Bang with his own eyes. ”
Zhang Jiashi naturally couldn't say this thing, and in his heart, if Liu Bang died in front of him, then Zhang Jiashi would indeed breathe a sigh of relief......
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Zhang Jiashi led 3,000 guards and knights, 200 crossbow chariots and 100 carriages transporting supplies, and set off directly for Hexian.
On this road, the thing that Zhang Jiashi thought about the most was not the decisive battle with Liu Bangjun that was about to break out or had already broken out, but the matter of Wujiang.
He couldn't help but think of some of the records recorded in the Qingyu Spirit Book and the allusion of Xiang Yu killing himself in Wujiang:
Wujiang River, located in the northeast of Hexian County, upstream from the Yangtze River, is the first town of the 800-mile Wanjiang River. Two thousand years ago, Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, "refused to cross the Jiangdong" here, thus ending the dispute between Chu and Han, and Wujiang became famous all over the world. Wujiang is a thousand-year-old town with profound cultural heritage, and is the hometown of the Tang Dynasty Yuefu poet Zhang Ji, the Southern Song Dynasty patriotic lyricist Zhang Xiaoxiang, the calligrapher Zhang Jizhi, the contemporary calligrapher Fan Peikai, and the grass saint Lin Sanzhi.
Xiang Yu, who came to the edge of the Wujiang River alone, met the Wujiang Pavilion Chief, after knowing what happened to Xiang Yu, the Wujiang Pavilion Chief advised Xiang Yu to cross the river quickly, in order to make a comeback and take revenge, but Xiang Yu smiled and said: "Heaven is the death of me, how can I cross the river! And with 8,000 people from Jiangdong crossing the river to the west, no one is still alive today, and the father and brother of Jiangdong pity me, how can I see it! Even if he does not say anything, he is worthy of his heart!" So he drew his sword and killed himself.
Zhang Jiashi didn't know what Xiang Yu's self-slaughtering Wujiang had to do with Liu Bang, but the transfer of troops at this point did not change much in the battle situation in Huangxian at all.
In this case, Zhang Jiashi might as well take advantage of this last opportunity, which can be said to be the last opportunity, to see what kind of person Liu Bang, who was supposed to become the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, was.
Of course, Zhang Jiashi directly and selectively ignored the white vomit:
"Just meet and you want to know what kind of person the other person is, isn't your idea too good?"
Ahem, I have to say that Bai Qi's spit made Zhang Jiashi really speechless, but Zhang Jiashi decided not to entangle with Bai Qi in this kind of thing.
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A day later, on April 13, 204 B.C., Zhang Jiashi arrived in Hexian.
In this place, Zhang Jiashi did not see too many villages, and many originally inhabited places have gradually become deserted.
And Zhang Jiashi, who was slowly moving on a trail, found a problem, that is, he ......
I don't know where the Wujiang River is.
Because the Wujiang River at this time can only be marked on some relatively small maps.
And Zhang Jiashi's map, he naturally carried it with him, but you can't expect a map from more than ten years ago to be as accurate as possible.
Well, in the face of this matter, Zhang Jiashi had to be silent.
Again, he made the same mistake he had made many years ago, which was that the current map, which was probably more point-in, wanted to know exactly where a place was......
Forget it.
Zhang Jiashi couldn't help crying without tears: "I ......"
In the end, in desperation, Zhang Jiashi had to ask Yu Yong to send some knight squads to serve as scouts to investigate the surrounding situation.
And he hid his troops in a mountain forest on the east side of this path.
But what Zhang Jiashi didn't expect was that in this mountain forest, there would be an ancient tomb that exuded a faint corpse aura......
Well, Zhang Jiashi is facing this situation, and his professional quality is ...... Of course, it does not refer to Zhang Jiashi's position as regent, but Zhang Jiashi's own position is a Taoist priest.
After following the feeling that made him unhappy, he came to an ancient tomb that had been cut open, and what Zhang Jiashi saw was that this ancient tomb had actually been excavated, and a blood stain that had become a little faint was spreading from the stones outside the ancient tomb to the gap......
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