Chapter 184: The ovary offers advice and sends troops
When the ovary heard that Pei Gong was invited, he walked towards Pei Gong's residence, only to see that Pei Gong had already led Xiao He and others to wait in front of the door. When everyone saw the ceremony, they went into the building and sat down. Pei Gong said impatiently: "Mr. Situ, there is a great happy event, do you know what it is?" The ovary was pleasantly surprised and asked, "Great happy event, come and listen?" Pei Gong rejoiced: "Yang Xiong is dead!" When the ovary heard that Yang Xiong had died, he felt incredulous, so he asked, "Is this true?" Pei Gong said: "This matter is true! He told the ovary the details that Cao Shentan heard, and then said: "Now that Qin Guo has killed Yang Xiong, and my opponent is gone, I want to take this opportunity to fight out of Luoyang Pass and attack Luoyang City with all my might, what does Mr. think?" Seeing that Pei Gong really knew the general situation and would seize the opportunity, he smiled happily: "Pei Gong wants to take advantage of the fact that Qin Guo killed Yang Xiong and the army's heart was shaken to enter Luoyang, this is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity." But has the general thought about it? If you want to follow Zhou Wen's old path again, I don't think it will work! The tone of the ovary was very affirmative, Pei Gong was originally full of ambition, but when he heard this, he was very puzzled and asked why. Zhang Liang said with a smile: "Although Yang Xiong is dead, Luoyang is heavily guarded, and the Qin people are constantly transferring troops to Sanchuan, plus the Qin people have learned from the past, they will definitely deploy heavy troops in Hangu Pass, so if you want to capture Hangu Pass again, I don't think it will be an easy thing!" Pei Gong listened to Mr. Zifang's words, his open mouth was so shocked that he couldn't close it for a long time, he pondered for a long time, and then sincerely asked: "Mr. said so, what should I do?" ”
The ovary gently put the white rhinoceros on his shoulder, and slowly walked in front of Pei Gong and said: "Yingqin is the country of tigers and wolves, and the second is the target of all people. When I first met the general, I said that everything should be improvised. Now looking at the general trend of the world, Xiang Yu and Zhang Han have not yet decided the winner in Hebei, so General Xiang and they will continue to hold each other. And the general marched into Sanchuan alone and forcibly captured the city, which would definitely attract great attention from the Qin people, and the general wanted to break through the Hangu Pass again, which would be a military adventure. I think that the first emperor relied on the danger of Kunshan and Hangu Pass to resist the enemy in the east, and only then did he control the million-strong army of the six countries. When Pei Gong heard this, he felt completely disappointed, so he asked eagerly, "What can I do about this?" ”
Mr. Zifang said unhurriedly: "However, there is a military pass in the south of the Qin State, which has always been ignored by no one, and most of the Qin people have ignored it. If Pei Gong's troops can avoid the powerful Qin army, it is better to lead the army south and surprise attack Wuguan. If you can take Wuguan, your army can still drive straight forward, and the whole of Xianyang is also under control? As he spoke, he took out a map from his sleeve that had been carefully drawn on silk. Mr. Zifang hung the map on the back hall, and then pointed and said: "This is the topographic map of the Qin Kingdom, which I drew by hand when I roamed the Qin Pass before, and I really used it today." General, please see: This is Wuguan. If you want to complete the great cause of destroying Qin, you can avoid the dangers of Kun and Han in the east, and not start an army with Qiang Qin, and you can capture this weak point in the south, can't you still enter Guanzhong and achieve meritorious deeds? If this is the case, the general will be able to realize King Huai's agreement that 'the one who enters the customs first will be the king of the passes'! ”
Pei Gong listened to Zhang Liang's grand remarks, and suddenly felt enlightened, so he bowed deeply to the ovary, and said: "Mr.'s analysis is really strange, the theory of gold and jade!" I now understand why you want Chu Jun to help King Han pacify Yingchuan's true intentions, it turns out that Mr. has already made a bamboo in his chest! I don't know when I will go south to attack Nanyang County? Seeing that Pei Gong completely understood his intentions, Zifang also said excitedly: "Although Wuguan is lax, the Qin army will not be too small. Please don't rush south first, so that the people of Qin will know your intentions too soon. Pei Gong asked what the mystery was. Mr. Zifang smiled and pointed to Yuyuan Pass and said, "The general should take the initiative to go north and attack Luoyang first, so that the Qin people know that the general is going to enter Xianyang from the east." In this way, the Qin people will continue to send troops and horses from the pass to reinforce Hangu Pass and Sanchuan County, you must wait until the Qin people have transferred all the soldiers and horses stationed in Wuguan to Hangu Pass, and then you can attack Wuguan, and then you will be victorious. I had carefully observed the dry elephant last night, and saw the five stars of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth gathered in the sky above the East Well, which indicated that the power of the princes would definitely be able to defeat the Qin state; And in the Beichen Ziwei ring, there is one of the largest stars that is dim, which also indicates that the second emperor will die soon, so the demise of the Qin State is only a matter of time. If the general can enter the Wuguan, then it is you who overthrow the tyrannical Qin and establish the merit of destroying the country! Pei Gong listened to Mr. Zifang's remarks, and was so impressed that he thanked Mr. Zifang again and again. Zhang Liang's words drew a grand blueprint for Pei Gong to enter the Guanzhong and destroy the Qin State, and also pointed out the direction for the Chu army.
Pei Gong was amazed, so he immediately adopted Mr. Zifang's suggestion, and also told Mr. Zifang what Qi Yi said. The ovary was pleasantly surprised: "Qi Yan is a famous general of the Qin State, he and the general Wang Ling are one guarding the county and the other is guarding Danshui, and these two places are the gateways to enter Wuguan. Now there is Qi Chou's Ling Ai here to help, this is really God helping the general succeed! When Pei Gong heard this, he was extremely happy, and immediately ordered the sergeant to treat Qi Yi hospitablely, so that he could not be neglected. Later, Zhang Liang thought: Pei Gong, as a hero who fought against Qin all the way, showed a very positive attitude towards making meritorious contributions, and he could understand all the grand plans, which shows that this person is really a genius and very comparable, and since then he has the idea of following him for life.
In the next period of time, under Zhang Liang's careful planning, country X has recovered some new atmosphere after some rectification. He also took the initiative to cooperate with Pei Gong to actively prepare for war, so the Chu army re-equipped some chariots, purchased armor equipment, and repaired some damaged weapons. Pei Gong also asked the generals to pay close attention to the practice of formations, and to train the three armies of horses, infantry, and vehicles, and everyone was very busy. But King Han feasted his ministers all day long, and he was out of the limelight. At this time, he was already intoxicated with the king's dream and couldn't extricate himself, and he no longer thought about how powerful the Qin State was and whether the Qin army would attack, but entrusted all affairs to Mr. Zifang. King Han thought to himself: they didn't have the strength to fight against the great army of Qin before, and they were very passive everywhere. It wasn't until after Pei Gong arrived that they beat the Qin army dizzy with the autumn wind sweeping the leaves, and later the county guard was also killed, so that his royal industry could be consolidated, Liu Bang is a savior! According to his own judgment, King Han affirmed the role of Pei Gong. But he didn't know why Pei Gong wanted to help Country X? He didn't know how important the guerrilla tactics used by Mr. Zifang were when he was dealing with a powerful enemy in the past. It is precisely because of this guerrilla tactics that the ROK army has been able to preserve its strength under very unfavorable circumstances.
At this time, Liu Bang was cool-headed and keen-eyed, although he was blocked from entering the customs, he did not underestimate Zhang Liang's role. In the past few days, he has witnessed some of King Han's attitudes towards state affairs, and has seen that King Han is a king who has little potential, because Pei Gong heard that King Han is most concerned about the matter of choosing concubines these days, and he doesn't seem to care much about the war, so he feels very ridiculous in his heart, so he thinks about how to take Zhang Zifang away and let Mr. Zifang be his teacher forever. After they met in Liudi in the past, Pei Gong regarded the ovary as a talent like Yi Yin and Lu Wang. It is precisely because Liu Bang values Mr. Zifang so much that he is very active in attacking Yingchuan, and he wants to satisfy his old friend by giving to King Han. Now that the country of X has finally been established, and Mr. Zifang's wish to return to Korea has been realized, he can discuss with Zifang about attacking Luoyang.
And the ovary has long been brewing a great plan to enter the pass and completely destroy the Qin State, and he once told the king of Han about this plan, but the king of Han was not much interested in his plan at all, and only praised it verbally, and then there was no follow-up, which made the ambitious Mr. Zifang feel disheartened for the first time. He used to just think that King Han was very virtuous, but now he found out that he was a king with mediocre qualifications and a lack of lofty ambitions, he was too ordinary compared to those extraordinary previous kings, he had neither the idea of entering the customs to destroy Qin, nor the belief of saving the people in the world, not to mention any rebellion against the X government, recasting the grand ideal of Tang and Wudao, he was just an ordinary king who was content with the status quo and was an ordinary king of a small country and a widow. Han Wang's performance was very different from the lofty ideals of the ovary, and Zhang Liang felt unprecedented disappointment. He thought to himself that King Han and Pei Gong were both leaders of the uprising and heroes against Qin, but the intelligence of the two was so different, and God also gave them a chance to achieve great things, but their attitudes towards opportunities were so different. One of them is content with the status quo, and the other is aggressive. When Zhang Liang thought of this, he had to praise Pei Gong from the bottom of his heart, and at the same time felt deep regret for his master.
A month later, Zhang Liang asked King Han to sit in Yingchuan, let the general Hua Wuwu guard Yangzhai City, and asked to go out with Pei Gong. King Han knew that fighting a war was very hard, and he had really suffered for more than a year, and now that someone was fighting for him, how could he not be happy? King Han handed over all the affairs of the war to Zhang Situ and General Liu. Seeing that the time was ripe, King Han set up a banquet to send off the soldiers of Chu and Han to the expedition. Although Pei Gong is over half a hundred years old, he is full of energy and pride when he encounters a conquest, so he dispatches troops and gives orders with high spirits. As long as Mr. Zifang was by his side, he was relieved of everything, so he led the Chu-Han coalition army to march towards Yuyuan Pass. When the army came to the pass, General Cao heard that Pei Gong was going to return to Yuyuan Pass, so he beat the war drums and blew the horn to welcome Pei Gong's arrival. After Pei Gong saw Cao Shen, he told him about Mr. Zifang's plot to attack the west. General Cao listened to Lian and said that it was good. Everyone stayed at the pass for a long time, and the ovary left Han generals Ding Li and Yuan Qing to guard the pass, and the rest of the men and horses directly attacked the Wu clan.
The Wu clan was about twenty miles away from the Yuyuan Pass, and the Qin general Jin Choufu's father heard that the Chu army had come out of the pass again, so he hurriedly reported to the county guard, and then organized the Qin army to resist. The combined forces of Han and Chu came to the city and quickly launched an attack. The two sides fought fiercely for less than an hour, and when Jin Chou's father saw that the Chu army was strong, he had to abandon the city and flee. After Pei Gong occupied the Wu clan, he left Xiao He, Jin Qiang, Jin She, Wang Su, Fu Kuan, Zhao Ou, Xue Ou, Chen Bi, Lu Ze, Lu Shizhi, Zhou Chang, Wu Ru and others to guard the city, and then divided the army into six routes.
The first route was Cao Shen as the main general, and Kong Ju, Dong Wei, Chen He, Chen Ji, Zhou Zao and others served as deputy generals; the second road Fan Xu served as the main general, Guo Meng, Chen Wu, Zhu Zhen, Zhuang Buzhi, and Gu Feng served as deputy generals; The third road Zhou Bo is the main general, and Chen Juan, Yan Zechi, Rong Ci, Zhou Ding, Pei Jia and others serve as deputy generals; The fourth road Li Shang is the main general, and Yi Hui, Guo Ting, Tanning, Bingqian, and Liu Zhao serve as deputy generals; The fifth road is the main general, Tang Feng, Dai Ye, Zhou Wei, Wen Houcang, Chen Fuqi and others serve as deputy generals; The sixth road Pei Gong personally served as the main general, Chai Wu as the deputy general, Zhang Liang, Li Shiqi, Lu Jia, Zhang Cang as the strategist, Ji Xin as the protector, Xiahou Ying as the general of the Tiger Ben Zhonglang, Chen Xu, Qi Ai, Hua Ji, Du Dechen, Xu Wen, Chen Su, Wei Xuan, Liu Zhong, Ji Cheng, Zhou Cao, Peng Zu, Shan Father Sheng, Zhou Ju, Leng Er, Chen Cang, Zhu Bi, Zhu Tong, Wei Wuxue, Xu Li and other hundreds of generals as the leader, and marched to Gongxian. At that time, it was claimed to be an army of 100,000 to alarm the Qin State.