Chapter 45: The Strange Soldier Returns
The attack and pull battle for several days in a row can not shake Wancheng in the slightest, Liu Bang has become anxious these days, as Deng Qi thought, Wancheng's casualties are heavy, far less than the Chu army's siege losses in these days, besides, the Chu army went all the way south, leaving behind on the road, in addition to the soldiers who died of illness, there were more than 100,000 available soldiers, and in these days, the strong attack on Wancheng, the Chu army suffered as many as 5,000 casualties every day.
"If such casualties continue, the Chu army will be in danger!" Liu Bang thought that Xiang Yu had entered the pass, but he was in a dilemma here, and he was even more worried in his heart.
After a short silence, Liu Bang seemed to have made up his mind, he slammed the table case, and said with great hatred: "If I can't capture Wancheng again, I will abandon Wancheng and directly enter Wuguan, no matter how big the loss is, I will also break through Qinguan and seize Xianyang!" ”
As soon as Liu Bang's voice fell, Li Shiqi arched his hand and said: "The lord can't!" ”
Li Shiqi glanced at everyone, and said: "Wancheng is Nanyang County to rush, extending in all directions, and there are tens of thousands of defenders, if our army abandons Wancheng and goes straight to Wuguan, it is to cover up the ears and steal the bell, once Wuguan is prepared, our army can not conquer in a short time, and Nanyang sent troops to attack the rear of our army, cut off my retreat, try to ask the lord, at that time our army should enter?" Or retreat? ”
Li Shiqi's words are very reasonable, everyone looked at Liu Bang in amazement, this battle has reached this point, it is really a dilemma, if you can't take Wancheng within half a month, I'm afraid another problem will appear, that is, the problem of grain and grass, the Chu army went south this time, the light army rushed forward, did not carry too many materials, many things were captured along the road, but once the army was consumed in Wancheng, winter is coming, the Chu army must consider where to go, otherwise the grain and grass will run out, the army's mind will change, and the problem will be big!
Liu Bang also thought of this from Li Shiqi's words, he wandered quietly in the tent, worried about the situation in front of him, so that Liu Bang could not consider the problem calmly, he became more and more irritable in his heart, the pace of coming and going began to speed up, suddenly, when his eyes touched Zhang Liang, his heart suddenly calmed down.
Liu Bang came to Zhang Liang, stroked his hand and said with a smile: "Does the ovary have a clever plan to help me?" ”
"What Mr. Li said is extremely true, if we don't solve the Qin army in Wancheng, once our army advances westward, it will be cut off from the back road, and the consequences will be unimaginable, I suggest that General Liu might as well pretend to go west, return to the army at night, attack the city before dawn, kill the Qin army by surprise, and Wancheng can be broken!"
"Strange soldiers?" Liu Bang read a sentence silently, looked at Zhang Liang randomly, and Lang Ran smiled: "I have a ovary, why worry about the immortality of the Qin State?" ”
Early in the morning, the Chu army made a big fanfare and marched westward, and the soldiers along the way were discussing, Liu Bang gave up Wancheng and took Wuguan directly, which was an unwise move, once the Qin army killed, the Chu army would be extremely passive, many people sighed and shook their heads, the ruler's order, everyone did not dare to disobey.
In an inconspicuous haystack, several Qin scouts could hear clearly, and they waited for the Chu army to pass by, then hurriedly escaped into the woods and disappeared into the mountains and forests.
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At the head of Wancheng City, Deng Qi held a sword in his right hand, standing at the head of the city, in the distance, accompanied by rolling dust, the Chu army was pulling out the village and advancing westward, is this luring the enemy? After Deng Qilang laughed, he looked at Chen Hui and laughed: "It seems that the Chu army can't stand it, they are too eager to succeed, Wancheng is not down and is eager to enter the military pass, don't you know, the praying mantis catches cicadas, and the yellow finch is behind?" ”
"But I'm worried, this is the Chu army's plan to lure the enemy, don't chase after it, so as not to fall for the trick by mistake!" Chen Hui was a little worried, but Deng Qi was determined and ready to wait for the opportunity to go west, he saw that he and Chen Hui were not speculative, but walked away, walked a few steps, Deng Qi snorted coldly: "The Chu army avoids the heavy and light, and is eager to enter the customs, it will definitely be defeated, I will wait for Liu Bang to attack Wuguan, and after the surprise attack, the big battle can be determined." ”
In the afternoon, when Deng Qi was still worried that Liu Bang was deliberately going west to deceive him, a relative walked in, came to Deng Qi's side, and arched his hand: "My lord, the scout is back." ”
Hearing that the scout had returned, Deng Qi was excited, and he immediately ordered, "Bring it quickly!" ”
After a while, a scout walked in, knelt down on one knee in front of Deng Qi, and arched his hand: "Say hello to the county guard." ”
Deng Qi raised his hand, and Bai Chang sang the promise to get up, at this time, Deng Qi asked anxiously: "Is the Chu army really marching towards Wuguan?" ”
"Lord Hui, we followed the Chu army along the way, and they were complaining that Liu Bang had abandoned Wancheng and rushed westward, and we had followed them all the way, and they had indeed left Wancheng and marched west along the banks of the Dan River."
Hearing Liu Bang's westward advance, Deng Qi couldn't help laughing a few times, this is a great credit given to him by God, just like when Zhang Han defeated Song Liu, when they were tired of attacking Wuguan, they made a surprise and cut off their back road, and the Chu army could be broken!
Thinking of this, Deng Qi felt that the fatigue of fighting the Chu army in these days was swept away, he slowed down and walked to the map, stared at it for a moment, and then turned around and ordered: "You take people out of the city again, follow the Chu army, and if there is any news, report it immediately." ”
Bai Chang sang the promise and left, Deng Qi stared at the map for a long time, secretly happy in his heart, tonight, you can sleep peacefully, thinking of this, Deng Qi turned around and looked out the door, and ordered loudly: "Order, leave a thousand soldiers to guard the city, the rest of the people go back to the barracks to garrison, rest for a few days, in the evening, I will set up a banquet to celebrate the soldiers!" ”
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After the Chu army left Wancheng, they deliberately let go of the Qin army scouts to think that the Chu army had completely abandoned Wancheng, and they would march towards Wuguan with all their might, in order to enter the pass as soon as possible, and at that time, the Deng Qi army in Wancheng would lose its threat to the Chu army.
Originally, Wu Rui's Poyang army went to Nanyang and entered the customs, but in the end, it evolved into Liu Bang's transfer to Yuyuan and entered the customs.
Just when the Chu army had just left the spacious gallop road and was about to turn to the path, a group of Qin army scouts appeared in the dark, led by the person who was the Baichang just now, he probably looked ahead, thought for a moment, and thought that the Chu army had been dispatched on all fronts, and after turning to Wuguan, Nanyang could rest easy, he turned around and ordered: "Go back to Wancheng!" ”
Dozens of scouts turned their horses' heads and prepared to return along the road, but found that not far away, hundreds of torches suddenly lit up, and Li Shang took the lead and came to the front of the formation, he looked at the Qin army with cold eyes for a long time, and suddenly ordered: "Kill them all, not one will be left!" ”
Half an hour later, Li Shang rode a horse to Liu Bang's side, whispered a few words in Liu Bang's ear, Liu Bang laughed loudly, and then ordered, the whole army turned around and marched to Wancheng.
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In the early morning, the sky was bright, and the Chenglou was still immersed in the joy of celebrating the achievements after the Chu army evacuated, many people were already drunk, they were half clinging to the city wall, and they were sleeping quietly.
If someone could listen carefully, they would find that at this time, under the city tower, there was a faint sound of horses neighing and the footsteps of Chu soldiers, but at this time, the Qin army did not find the danger that was approaching and the Chu army that was preparing to attack the city.
About another hour passed, and suddenly, the dull sound of drums broke the silence of the early morning, and the drums became more and more urgent, from the original single point to double point, which was the drum sound of the imminent attack.
On the city tower, the Qin army began to be busy, only a thousand defenders returned to their positions in a daze, at this time it was already dawn, when they looked down, everyone's face was written with astonishment and dazedness.
Soon, Deng Qi who got the news hurriedly walked through the crowd, he looked down blankly, nearly 70,000 Chu troops lined up, the drums became more and more urgent, beating the hearts of every defender, at this time, the Chu army had surrounded Wancheng on all sides, the army was ready to go, and his own Qin army had withdrawn to the barracks and stationed, even if it was temporarily mobilized, it would take three hours at the earliest, and, in a hurry, the Qin army could not organize the people to garrison in the city, this battle, Deng Qi knew that he was defeated, and he was defeated by the light enemy.
Look around. One by one, the soldiers of the Qin army were dazed, Deng Qi sighed, he drew the long sword at his waist, and sighed: "That's it, you take my head and surrender to the Chu army!" ”
Deng Qi turned around and looked at the city again, the urgent and tight drumming, like a life service, urged Deng Qi to commit suicide as soon as possible, with unwillingness, Deng Qi gritted his teeth and closed his eyes, ready to kill himself, but from not far away sounded the voice of Changshi Chen Hui, Deng Qi looked at Chen Hui intently, at this time he walked quickly, arched his hand in front of Deng Qi and said: "My lord, why is this?" ”
"My arrogance has harmed the whole city, and now. I only have to die in exchange for the lives of the people and soldiers in the city, Lord Chen, after I die, you can take my head and surrender to the Chu army! ”
After Deng Qi finished speaking, a line of tears slipped from his eyes, Chen Hui saw Deng Qi like this, and had to sigh: "Now that the general trend of the Qin State has gone, why don't I surrender?" ”
"I'm afraid that the Chu army won't be able to tolerate me!" Deng Qi expressed his worries, and Chen Hui continued to persuade: "I heard that since Liu Bang commanded the army, he has not committed any crimes with Minqiu, and has never killed in vain, since the adults have already made up their minds to die, why not surrender to the Chu army first, if they are unwilling, it is not too late to die!" ”
Seeing Chen Hui say this, Deng Qi thought for a while, nodded in agreement, Chen Hui bowed his hand to Deng Qi, and left in a hurry.
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The drums of the Chu army's siege became more and more urgent, and the shield soldiers had begun to move forward, and the infantry and crossbow men carrying cloud ladders followed the shield soldiers, preparing to make the final charge, at this time, a rope was down from the far city wall, and Chen Hui, dressed in a wide robe, sat on a bamboo basket and slipped off the rope.
As soon as he arrived at the city, he raised his hands and shouted into the distance: "I am Shi Chenhui, the magistrate of Nanyang County, and I have something important to ask to see General Liu!" ”
Chen Hui walked slowly towards the Chu army's formation, and suddenly, more than 100 bows and arrows in the Chu army's formation were aimed at Chen Hui, Chen Hui was shocked, and almost sat on the ground, at this time, a captain rushed out, looked at Chen Hui in front of the formation, and shouted: "Take him down!" ”
Several Chu soldiers galloped up, leading Chen Hui to Fan Xu's horse, Fan Hao was in the formation at this time, he was ready to order the siege of the city, but at this time, Chen Hui came, he could also vaguely guess Chen Hui's intentions, but pretended not to know, and asked: "The two countries are about to go to war, as a long history, do you want to escape?" ”
"No, no, I'm here to reduce casualties for the Chu army, please take me to see General Liu."
Chen Hui was neither humble nor arrogant, so much so that Fan Xu looked at him differently, he couldn't help but smile and asked, "Are you here to be a lobbyist for Deng Qi?" ”
"Whether it's a lobbyist or a general, in short, I want to see General Liu before I am willing to tell the truth, and please help convey it." Chen Hui threw his hand to Fan Xu again, and Fan Xu laughed loudly on the horse: "Okay, I'll give you a chance." ”
Fan Xu looked at the lieutenant general on the side on his horse, and ordered: "Suspend the siege and take him to see the lord." ”
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