Chapter 20: Attacking Chu

Lu Pheasant completely saw Liu Bang's current power, the first prince and king under King Xiang did not have half a point of falsehood, and the 400,000 troops gathered here, Liu Bang alone had 200,000.

Seeing this, Luo Yi said: "King, most of the princes you invited have already arrived, and there are only some princes who are far away, and you can directly join forces at that time."

Since ancient times, it has been difficult to speak properly if you have a bad name, and now it is imperative to establish your reputation among the princes. ”

Liu Bang nodded yes, so he summoned the princes to meet the alliance, and Luo also turned out the etiquette of the Qi Huan Guild Alliance in the past from the pile of old papers.

As the curling green smoke drifted towards the high sky, the kings wiped the ox blood on their lips one after another, and made an alliance with each other, Liu Bang said loudly: "Kings, the widow convened the alliance today because he was too disappointed in Xiang Yu.

When he divided the seal, he treated all the heroes who destroyed Qin harshly, and those who had merit could not be rewarded, but they were given land without merit, what an injustice it was.

The king of Jiaodong died in battle, and the king of Qi risked his life as bait, but Xiang Yu thought that the battle of Handan was his own credit, which was unacceptable to the widow.

What the widow didn't expect was that Xiang Yu was not satisfied with occupying a large piece of land that should have belonged to the King of Qi, and he actually crusaded against an innocent prince and king for no reason.

As the old saying goes, the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, and now that the King of Qi is not at fault but has fallen to this end, will Xiang Yu let us go in the future?

I believe that you all think this, otherwise you would not be standing here with the widow now.

Although the widow has a meager talent, he was born with a bit of courage, from Peixian Yijie cloth, holding a three-foot sword in his hand, and has the current noble status.

Until now, the widow still dared to wave his sword at Xiang Yu, telling him that there was still justice and righteousness in this world, and he couldn't cover the sky with one hand.

Before entering the customs in the old year, the widow sent a message to the Qin court, 'Oh Er Qin Dynasty, the number of qi has been exhausted', and today the widow can still send a message to Xiang Yu, 'The world is alive, please go to King Xiang'! ”

Really just!

This was everyone's first thought, especially the princes who were allied with Liu Bang, and they followed Liu Bang to oppose Xiang Yu because they were dissatisfied with Xiang Yu.

But if Liu Bang is defeated, they will rebel back as soon as possible, but Liu Bang is different, as soon as he says this, he really wants to fight Xiang Yu to the end.

This kind of performance of not leaving a way back for himself at all was a bit shocking to the kings, but Luo Yi was full of smiles, worthy of being the king of Han, he dared to do it if he dared to say it, and his courage and arrogance were indeed enough.

The monarch should have less intrigue and more pride, otherwise there will be the kind of atmosphere that can create a prosperous world.

Although the princes were secretly speechless in their hearts, in the face of people like Liu Bang, a feeling faintly rose in their hearts that such a person could fight against Xiang Yu.

If they face Xiang Yu, I am afraid that they will be directly frightened by Xiang Yu's courage, where can they be like Liu Bang now, and impassionedly say that Xiang Yu will abdicate.

Liu Bang's eyes looked at the princes under the high platform, and not only a trace of emotion rose in his eyes, these nobles were conceited of their blood, but they were so cowardly, no wonder Xiang Yu looked down on them.

The princes who rose from the bottom became aristocratic and fearful of life in a short time, and the sudden life of wealth blinded them and corroded their minds.

Many of the heroes who dared to swing their swords at the violent Qin have fallen, maybe these people are still fierce generals on the battlefield, but they are different after all.

Liu Bang led an army of 400,000 towards Chu, and the armies of other princes who failed to reach the alliance also marched towards Chu, totaling 600,000.

Although not all of them are soldiers, but the number of people is real, and for a while, the road from Xingyang to Chudi is full of banners, covering the sky and the sun, and it is extremely magnificent.

The reason why Liu Bang commanded the army was mainly for two reasons, Han Xin's fame can already be said to be quite big, after all, not every general under the command of the princes and kings can be known to the princes, but his prestige is really not good.

Speaking of the battle record, it is quite brilliant, but among these princes, only King Han has seen it with his own eyes, and no one else has seen it with his own eyes, so they will naturally have some doubts about Han Xin's past achievements.

The second reason, and the main reason, Han Xin's status in Liu Bang's group is indeed very high, a general who holds great power, but no matter how high he is, he is also a prince and general, how can he lead so many princes and kings?

Only Liu Bang, the king of Han, was qualified to lead the coalition army, and Liu Bang himself wanted to show his commanding ability.

At the beginning, Luo Yi said that Han Xin was a national soldier, which was really not wrong at all.

Since Han Xin joined his command, most of the battles have been fought by Han Xin, including the most critical battle to destroy Qin and Pingding Pass, all of which are quick knives to cut through the chaos, just like chopping melons and vegetables, which has ushered in a rapid expansion of Liu Bang's power.

Han Xin's merits are already too great, and a great general is not enough to repay his merits.

Liu Bang was already thinking about letting Han Xin Pei Xiangyin increase the general's seal, and even began to look for food for Han Xin, so as not to be distracted by Han Xin.

Now that he has a chance to win in the face of Xiang Yu, of course Liu Bang will not let it go, and when he defeats Xiang Yu, he will be able to deter the ministers with this feat, and he does not need to worry about Han Xin's high achievement.

Thinking of this, Liu Bang was slightly happy in his heart, and said to Luo Yi with a smile: "Ziyu, Xiang Yu only has 50,000 troops under his command, and 600,000 troops against 50,000 troops, the advantage is mine, no, it should be said that the victory is mine."

After breaking through Xiang Ying, the capital of Chu State, a grand banquet was held in it, inviting all the princes to come and celebrate together. ”

Luo Yi was a little uneasy in his heart, Xiang Yu was a soldier master certified by his eldest brother, and the battles also proved his ability.

Either beat him to death or be killed by him, so far, no matter who it is, it has been blown up by Xiang Yu.

But after thinking about it, although Xiang Yu's army of 50,000 is relatively elite, ants can still bite elephants to death, let alone people?

Moreover, the elite of the Han army is also no less than the Chu army, Liu Bang's level of command is very high, before Han Xin came, he was the commander of his own troops, and most people were not his opponents.

Even with the 200,000 troops of the Han army, they can resist Xiang Yu, unless Xiang Yu directly rushes over and cuts Liu Bang with a knife.

But after the Battle of Handan, now basically no commander dares to stand so high.

Luo is also a small hexagonal warrior, and he understands military strategy and command, and said in a deep voice: "King."

When you fight Xiang Yu later, you must put the elite of the Han army directly to the front, only these elites in armor can barely carry Xiang Yu.

As long as Xiang Yu can't break out of the formation, the Chu army will lose the sharpest arrow, and we will be able to strangle the Chu army.

No matter how brave Xiang Yu is, he is still a person, and when he does not have the personal protection of the Chu army by his side, whether it is a bow and arrow or a net, he can defeat him. ”

Liu Bang nodded yes, leading the princes' coalition army all the way to the Chu State, without Xiang Yu's leadership, the combat effectiveness of the Chu army was not much stronger than the Han army, but the will to fight was slightly higher.

In the face of the huge difference in strength between the two sides, this will to fight made the resistance of the Chu people like a mantis arm as a car, and they were easily defeated by Liu Bang, and Xiang Ying soon appeared in front of the coalition army.

Xiang Ying is the capital city selected by Xiang Yu when he re-established the Chu State, Yingdu, the new Yingcheng, until the current Xiang Ying, the word Ying can never be missing in the capital of the Chu State, which represents a long-standing culture.

Liu Bang himself didn't expect to hit Xiang Yu's lair so smoothly, but there were too many people joining along the way.

Most of them saw that Liu Bang had attacked Chu so easily, and he was still like a bamboo, and there was no obstacle at all, thinking that he would quickly show his face in front of Liu Bang, so as not to be attacked by Xiang Yu's comrades later.

Liu Bang did not refuse.

This made Luo Yi feel very worried, so he asked Han Xin: "Zimu, these days the king has collected more and more soldiers and horses, I am really worried, so many soldiers and horses with different decrees, I am afraid that something will happen, you use soldiers like a god, what do you think?" ”

Han Xin thought for a moment and then said: "The king seems to have a lot of soldiers and horses on the surface, but the king obviously knows that he can't command so many soldiers and horses, so he still lets the princes of each department command, and he gives orders to the princes.

If only the Han army is fine, it is enough to command an army of 100,000 with the ability of the king, and the remaining 100,000 will be led by Xin, even if it is in the face of King Xiang, he can retreat safely.

The only worry now is what if the princes' army fails to withstand King Xiang's attack and directly collapses and collapses the Han army? ”

With Han Xin's ability, he can make the army suffer more casualties without collapsing, but once it collapses, it is still unstoppable, and even Han Xin can only wait for the aftermath to collect the army.

Luo Yi frowned deeply, even if he told Liu Bang these words, it would be in vain.

Because Liu Bang's binding force on the princes is so loose, now that he can cooperate with Liu Bang and obey orders, it is already the limit, and this situation will not change in a short period of time.

As for not wanting the princes' army, it's even more of a joke, without the princes' army, the Han army will take the lead to fight with Xiang Yu, the soldier who commands the most elite army in the world?

People like Han Shin are not so confident.

Luo Yi frowned slightly and said: "It will not be effective to persuade the king now, fortunately, Xiang Yingcheng is in front of him, and there is still a chance after Xiang Ying is defeated, and the king will definitely listen at that time." ”

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Huaiyin established Guanzhong, Gaozu generals 200,000 troops attacked Chu, Yinghou said: "King Xiang is strong, and the princes can be broken." ”

Gao Zu said: "Good." ”

He sent an envoy to say that the princes, the princes complained about their origins, and they all belonged to the ancestors.

In March, when Xiang Ying was broken, Gao Zu sighed: "The widow broke Xiang Ying, if the big river flows straight down, the Chu people will fall for thousands of miles."

Why? ”

Yinghou said: "Xiang Yu lost the hearts of the people, the world is on the side, the king is popular, and the princes are attached to him, so there is today." - "Historical Records: Gaozu Benji"

(End of chapter)