"Temple!"

"Your Highness moved the tent to Qi County?!"

Pengcheng, the capital of Chu, the palace of the king of Chu.

Hearing the news from the messenger, Liu Jiao, the king of Chu, was full of horror and bounced off the king's couch!

"No!"

"Don't !!"

Almost without thinking about it, he dropped the sentence 'absolutely not', Liu Jiao frowned and walked down the long steps, came to the front of Kanyu on the side of the hall, and gestured anxiously.

Seeing Liu Jiao's reaction, several Chu generals who had been standing in the hall for a long time had no choice but to retreat to their positions and swallow the words that were rushed to their mouths back into their stomachs.

"Qi County, the north is only 200 miles away from the intersection of Chu and Huainan, and the longitudinal distance from Shouchun is only 300 miles!"

"His Royal Highness moved the tent to Qi County, in case the thief broke through Chu Nan and ran to Qi County······"

As he spoke, the look of panic on Liu Jiao's face reached the extreme in an instant.

But what frightened Liu Jiao even more was the words that came out of the messenger's mouth next······

"The transfer of the tent to Qi County is the prince's military order, and the right Xiangguo and the general of the Che Cavalry have all obeyed the order."

"The Chinese army under His Royal Highness has also been drawn south from Fengyi, and it will be there in a few days."

"His Royal Highness sent officials here, one is to inform the King of Chu about this matter."

"The two are what His Royal Highness wants to ask the King of Chu: At present, the Huainan thieves are about to attack Chu in the north, can the King of Chu have a detailed plan to retreat from the enemy?"

Hearing the messenger's previous sentence 'The right Xiangguo and the general of the chariot cavalry have all obeyed the order', Liu Jiao still had a little insistence in his heart.

But when he heard the latter sentence 'The Chinese army has been drawn and will arrive in Qi County in a few days', Liu Jiao's heart completely fell to the bottom.

"Alas!"

"At home, why don't you know the weight of your own bow?!"

"Don't you hear: the son of a daughter can't sit down, and the gentleman doesn't stand under the dangerous wall???"

He stomped his feet full of indignation, and slandered in his heart for a while, and in the end, Liu Jiao could only shake his head helplessly, and then let out a long sigh.

Regarding Liu Ying's move of his Chinese army's big tent from Fengyi, which is more than 500 miles away from the Chu-Huai border, to Qi County, which is less than 200 miles away from the border, Liu Jiao's opinion is enough from the previous exclamation of 'absolutely unacceptable'.

Two hundred miles, at first glance, does not seem very close.

But for the army, especially the rebels who are eager to attack, this distance is definitely not 'safe'!

The reason is very simple: although Qi County is nearly 200 miles away from the border between Chu and Huainan, this does not mean that Qi County is also nearly 200 miles away from the battlefield and the enemy's front.

——The borders of Chu and Huainan and Jing are all Huaishui!

And now, when the Yingbu army is gathered in Jingdi and wants to attack Chu in the north, the targeted defense of Chu State is absolutely impossible to spread along the border line between Chu State and Huainan and Jing State, that is, Huaishui.

The most reasonable way to do this is to deploy three to five routes of troops and horses in several important towns on the southern border of Chu and close to Huaishui, so as to deal with the Huainan rebels who may cross the Huaishui and attack Chu at any time.

In this way, the battlefield where the Chu soldiers and the Huainan rebels clashed will inevitably be north of Huaishui.

If the Chu army reacts quickly enough, it may be in an area within fifty miles north of Huaishui; But once the situation of 'the Huainan army crosses the Huaishui, and the Chu army does not respond within a day and night', the flames of war will inevitably spread to the area of 100 li, 200 li, or even 300 li north of Huaishui!

As a vassal state with a narrow north and south and an east and west length, the border between Chu and Huainan and Jing in the south of Chu is more than 700 miles long, starting from Yangquan in the west and reaching the East China Sea in the east······

At this time alone, tens of thousands of Qi and Chu soldiers gathered in the southern part of Chu State wanted to hold this national border of more than 700 miles, which was already a huge problem.

Not to mention 'tens of thousands of men guarding the 700-mile border and ensuring that the enemy responds within 12 hours of crossing the border'.

Therefore, for Liu Ying's move to go to Qi County, Liu Jiao can be said to be 100,000 unwilling.

- In case Yingbu happened to cross the Huaishui and the Chu army did not respond in time, the rebels would most likely appear outside Qi County!

And at that time, what decision will Yingbu, who learned that the crown prince Liu Ying is in Qi County, make?

The answer to this question is almost unquestionable.

- Hit!

——Smashing pots and selling iron, breaking the kettle and sinking the boat, fighting to defeat all the soldiers and horses, and we must also defeat Qi County!

As a city that is not too strong, with Liu Ying's subordinates only tens of thousands of soldiers, Qi County will not be able to defend it for long at all!

And once Qi County is lost, whether Liu Ying, who is the crown prince, makes a mistake in the war, or is captured by Yingbusheng, who rebelled, it will make the Chang'an court, which originally occupied the righteousness, suffer an extremely serious and absolutely unacceptable painful blow······

"Temple ······"

Thinking of this, Liu Jiao couldn't help but take the last trace of luck, raised his head and blurted out a word.

But after seeing the messenger's cold gaze like a stone, Liu Jiaozhong could only sigh and bow his head, forcing himself to accept this established fact.

- The prince's nephew, I'm afraid I have made up my mind to stay in Qi County.

As an uncle, Liu Jiao not only couldn't stop Liu Ying's dangerous move, but even gave a satisfactory answer to another question brought by the messenger.

"Alas······"

"The strategy to deal with the enemy is already there."

There was another sigh in his heart, and then he said a word with a serious expression, and Liu Jiao scattered his eyes that were still a little worried to the Chu generals in the hall.

"However, today, all the generals enter the palace and each speaks to the widow, like the strategy of the previous time to deal with the enemy, and all the generals think it is good or not."

"There is a saying, 'This is a very good strategy, and you will definitely be able to retreat from the enemy';"

"I also have to say, 'This chaotic strategy will ruin the land of Chu'."

Saying this with a heavy heart, Liu Jiao finally walked up the long steps with a gloomy face and sat down on the king's couch again.

"The messenger is coming, you might as well follow the widow and hear the opinions of the generals again."

A low command suddenly provoked several Chu generals in the hall to rush to the center of the hall as if they had been beaten with chicken blood.

Seeing this, the envoy had no choice but to turn sideways, take two steps back, give up the position in the center of the hall, and listen to the speeches of the generals of the Chu State.

"King!"

"This is the best and only plan for today!"

I saw a general with a low and stout figure and a bearded face walk out, bowed his hand to Liu Jiao slightly, and immediately looked at several colleagues behind him with disgrief.

"Yingbu is not more than half a month, and the land of Jingdi has been lost; The king of Jing is also a thief killed in Fuling! ”

"At a time when the morale of the thief army is high and the people of Chu are panicking, the soldiers of our Chu country must not divide too many troops!"

"Therefore, the minister's will: the army is divided into three ways; Qi pawn 1st and Chu pawn 2nd road, stationed at the junction of Jing and Chu, to the south of the thieves to force the crossing of Huaishui! ”

"But if a thief crosses the water, he will encounter one of these three soldiers; At that time, the remaining two galloped to help, and the thief would surely return in vain. ”

"And this autumn's harvest has not yet arrived, and the British thief army has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, and its grain and grass will be unable to succeed."

"Therefore, if the army is deployed in Jing-Chu in this way, it will definitely enable Yingbu to return to Jingdi again, get the grain of the autumn harvest and reorganize the army."

However, at that time, the prince could also mobilize a large army to rush to the aid of Chu to solve the predicament of Chu today; As soon as the reinforcements arrived in Chu, the defeat of Yingbu was just around the corner!! ”

With a firm expression, he said this, and saw that the Chu general turned his head sideways again, and snorted coldly at the rest of the people without concealing his hatred, and then retreated back to his original position under Liu Jiao's gaze warning.

Almost at the same time, the rest of the Chu generals also stepped forward in unison, bowed their hands to Liu Jiao, and turned a gray-haired veteran to the side, glaring angrily and pointing his finger at the Chu general who had spoken before.

"King!"

"This person should be between Yingbu and Yingbu!"

"The old thief with the beard, Hugh is spewing blood!!"

was full of old men, and he shouted with great anger, which suddenly provoked the previous Chu general to become excited, and he made a gesture to stand up, as if he hated to eat the veteran alive.

But the veteran glared at him fearlessly, and then turned around and solemnly bowed his hand to Liu Jiao.

"King!"

"Today, the Yingbu thief army has started from Wuyi and crossed the Huaishui River in the north, but it is not a matter of two or three days!"

"And the king, who did not know where the thief came from, seemed to divide his army into three ways, so that each one might prepare for the enemy; When the first army is attacked by thieves, the remaining two armies will rush to help, and the three armies will attack the thieves, which is indeed a wonderful strategy. ”

"But there is one thing, the king may not know!"

As he spoke, he saw the veteran turn his head sideways again, spat at the previous Chu general, and then looked at Liu Jiao again with a stern expression.

"The king knows: the pawns of my Chu country are all Chu people!"

"However, the king does not know: the people of my Chu country regard their families more than the !! of the country."

With a firm word, the veteran stepped forward with a heavy face, and there was a faint urgency between his eyebrows.

"The strategy of dividing the army into three ways seems to be feasible; However, the king may not know: if the army is divided into three ways, one of the armies is attacked by thieves, and the pawns of the remaining two armies are afraid that their homes will be broken by thieves, and they will scatter and return home! ”

"In this way, the king divided his army into three ways, and all the way was attacked by thieves, and he would be defeated without help; The remaining two roads were all scattered in a hurry, and the army of the third road was reduced to nothing in an instant. ”

"In this way, An Neng said: Excellent?"

asked hoarsely, and saw the veteran looking directly at Liu Jiao, but his hand pointed to Chu Jiang diagonally in front of him.

"Those who offer such a plan, how can they not say: Huainan thieves ?!! among them"

Hearing the veteran say that he was a spy sent by Yingbu again, the previous general Chu was immediately furious.

But in the end, under Liu Jiao's cold gaze, General Chu finally suppressed his impulse and reluctantly pressed his body on the seat.

And in the top position, after using his eyes to stop the impulse of the previous Chu general's 'old thief', Liu Jiao's expression on his face was only a little tangled.

Among the Liu clan, although Liu Jiao is more known as a 'cultural person', as the second prince of the Han family and the younger brother of Liu Bang, the current son, Liu Jiao still has the most basic military cognition.

Liu Jiao clearly understood in his heart: theoretically, dividing the Qi and Chu armies into three roads and defending along the Jing-Chu intersection is indeed the best way at the moment, and there is no one.

But Liu Jiao is also clear: what the veteran said is indeed the truth.

Today, the vast majority of the army's low-level soldiers are made up of yeoman farmers, the so-called 'good family sons'.

For these peasant children, the perception of 'having a country is a home' is almost not recognized in the slightest.

For the vast majority of the people and low-level soldiers, 'family before country' is almost the same truth as 'eat when you are hungry and sleep when you are sleepy'.

Among them, especially the Chu people, they attach the most importance to the individual and the family, and despise the collective and even the country the most.

To put it simply: Liu Jiao is very sure that if he really ordered 'the Qi Chu army to be divided into three routes and garrisoned separately north of Huaishui', then the scene depicted by the veteran will inevitably happen!

Hearing that the friendly army was attacked by the Huainan thief army, the first reaction of the low-level soldiers of the other two lines of soldiers and horses would definitely not be 'hurry up to support', but: The thief army is coming, I have to hurry home······

"Alas······"

"I am outnumbered by thieves, and I have the orders of the emperor's brother and the prince, and the soldiers are divided into three ways, and there are few people, what can I do?"

Shaking his head with a lonely expression, Liu Jiao finally got up from the king's couch again, and looked at the side of the hall with deep meaning, the messenger sent by Liu Ying.

Seeing that the messenger was still expressionless, Liu Jiao had no choice but to turn around and take a deep breath.

"There is no need to discuss this matter, the decision has been made!"

The tone was extremely strong, and he nodded slightly to the veteran with a slight sense of reassurance, Liu Jiao's gaze finally stayed on the Chu general who advocated 'the soldiers should be divided into three ways' at the beginning.

"Pass the widow's military order!"

"The Wuchu army is divided into two divisions, each with 20,000 soldiers, and they are in charge of Zhang Gu and Li Yi!"

Liu Jiao gave an order, and Chu General Zhang Gu only stood up excitedly, bowed his hand to Liu Jiao to receive the order, and did not forget to proudly raise his head to the veteran Li Yiyi.

And unlike the villain's Zhang Gu, although the veteran Li Yi has won the trust of Liu Jiao's 'half of the soldiers and horses of the Chu State', he can't see the slightest gratitude between his eyebrows.

Li Yi's reaction didn't seem to surprise Liu Jiao's expectations, seeing Li Yi bowing his head worriedly, Liu Jiao didn't show displeasure, and continued: "Zhang's old department is stationed in Ling County; Li Yi's department is stationed in Xu County. ”

"In addition, send someone to tell the Marquis of Pingyang: Qi Zhi's pawn, stationed in Hong County, and the fact that the prince must not be stationed in Qi County is known to Huainan thieves!"

After making arrangements for the soldiers and horses of Qi and Chu who were divided into three roads, Liu Jiao's eyebrows finally came up with some peace of mind.

Ling County, located on the Jing-Chu eastern border; Xu County is located in the middle of the border.

The Hongxian County where Liu Jiao had Pingyang Hou Cao Shen garrisoned was located on the Jing-Chuxi border, and was less than fifty miles away from Qi County, where Liu Yingzhong's army was located.

With Cao Shen's army, Liu Ying is in Qi County, which is more or less a guarantee.

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