The rapid sound of horses came straight to Xiang Yu's Chinese army tent, it turned out that the Chu army scouts had an urgent military report, and the guards hurriedly reported that Xiang Yu had fled to Yongqiu and asked Xiang Yu to decide.

In the early morning when the night was about to end and the sun had not risen, Xiang Yu beat the drum and gathered in the big tent of the Chinese army.

Xiang Yu said excitedly: "Yongqiu is a fortress town adjacent to Changjun and Sanchuan County, and it is an important place for us to go west. ”

Xiang Yu's gaze swept around among the generals and stayed on Liu Bang.

Liu Bang thought for a moment and said: "Advancing westward is the first priority of my Chu army, Yongqiu has a special geographical location, it is an important barrier on the periphery of Xianyang, it is necessary to take this place, the young general is a genius in war, how the young general says, we will fight." ”

Xiang Zhuang said with a gloomy expression: "This place is an important place for the Qin army, there are 30,000 heavy soldiers to defend, and there are 50,000 people in the city, at least 20,000 elite troops can be organized into an army, adding up to 50,000 people, if we go to attack, I expect that Li You, the guard of Sanchuan County, will bring 50,000 elite soldiers to help, Li Younai is the son of the great prime minister Li Si, proficient in the art of war, superb Taoism, and repeatedly killed and retreated the anti-Qin rebels. ”

After hearing this, Xiang Yu smiled faintly and said, "It's just in time, I just happened to lead the troops to meet him, so that he will not come back." ”

Liu Bang, Ji Bu, Zhou Bo, Fan Xu, Xia Houying, Guan Ying and other generals looked at each other, and the Chu army that attacked the city for several days lost more than half, leaving only more than 20,000 people, the defenders of the Qin army were twice as many as theirs, and Li You's 50,000 reinforcements, there was a huge disparity between the strength of the enemy and us, and they didn't know Xiang Yu's confidence? Ling'er also shook his head secretly, only Xiang Zhuang frowned lightly, as if he was thinking about something.

Xiang Yu looked at Xiang Zhuang with a pair of sharp eyes, not knowing if Xiang Zhuang was consistent with the strategy he thought, and asked, "Brother Zhuang, how should this battle be fought?"

Xiang Zhuang stretched his brows and said leisurely: "Fire attack!"

"Fire attack?" Xiang Yu was slightly surprised, this cousin is becoming more and more similar to his father, and he is becoming more and more strategic in fighting, he originally planned to intercept and kill Li You directly, but he didn't expect Xiang Zhuang to propose a fire attack.

"That's right, it's a fire attack, first intercept and kill Li You, cut off Yongqiu's foreign aid, let Yongqiu become a lonely city, and then attack the city, it will be much easier.

When Liu Bang heard this, he couldn't help nodding and said: "This plan is very good, everything is willing to be dispatched by General Zhuang." ”

Xiang Yu was also quite satisfied in his heart, and exclaimed: "Brother Zhuang's plan is really good, this battle will be fully planned by Brother Zhuang, and those who violate the order will be killed." At the same time, he handed the order flag in his hand to Xiang Zhuang.

"But the eldest brother can only lose this battle, not win?" Xiang Zhuang took the order and said.

When Xiang Yu heard this, he thought to himself that I was a victorious general, and I had never suffered defeat, so I would have killed Li You directly, and Li You was not my opponent, so he said: "Li You is not my opponent, why should I pretend to be defeated?"

Xiang Zhuang said: "Big brother, when marching and fighting, grain and grass are the most important, as long as he burns his grain and grass, Li You can be self-defeating." I have carefully examined the terrain, Sanchuan County to Yongqiu has to pass through a place called Qinglongling, where there is a forest, the eldest brother can lead 3,000 men and horses to lie in ambush inside, and when Li Youjun arrives, let them pass; their grain and grass must be behind, as long as they see a fire in the south, they can lead their troops to attack and burn their grain and grass. Big brother, remember, you can only lose, not win. ”

Although Xiang Yu was a little unhappy, he also agreed with Xiang Zhuang's fire attack and knew the importance of grain and grass, so he had to nod his head and accept the order.

Xiang Zhuang said again: "Ji Bu, General Chen Qi listens to the order. ”

"The last general!"

"Each led 2,000 troops to ambush in the valley behind Qinglongling, and when they saw the fire in the south, they could attack and set fire to Li You's grain and grass. ”

"No!"

"Xia Houying, General Zhou Bo!"

"The last general!"

"Each led 3,000 people, ambushed on the road ahead of Qinglongling, when Li You's army came, don't pay attention to it, just let them go, and when they are defeated and flee, they will be intercepted and killed along the way!"

"No!"

"Fan Xu, General Infantile!"

"The last general!"

"Each rate of 3,000 men and horses in Qinglongling to prepare more dry firewood, dead leaves, sulfur, fire and other fire-causing things, remember, to disguise more, not too easy to be recognized, wait for Li You to enter the forest, and then set fire. ”

"No!"

"General Hu Ling!"

"The last general!"

"Lead 3,000 soldiers, wait for tomorrow, and lure the enemy outside my mountain. ”

"No!" Ling'er responded excitedly.

Princess Longji, who had been beside her, blushed, looked at Xiang Zhuang and said, "All the generals have received tasks, what does the general arrange for me to do?"

Liu Bang also asked, "I don't know what task the general gave me?"

Xiang Zhuang didn't look at the princess either, but said to Liu Bang: "Duke Pei and the princess will lead the rest of the men and horses as backup, where do you need reinforcements." ”

Xiang Zhuang waved his hand again and motioned to the generals to return to the camp to prepare, and said to Liu Bang and Princess Longji: "Today Pei Gong and Princess Longji can go to Qinglongling to camp, tomorrow evening, Li You must arrive, Pei Gong can abandon the camp and leave; It's just that Li Youjing's channel technique, setting fire to him may not be able to burn him, and he still needs the help of Princess Longji. ”

Princess Longji said with a smile: "General Zhuang, don't worry, I have my own treasure to cure that Li You, no matter how high his Dao skills are." ”

Xiang Zhuang nodded, and said: "Han Xin, Gao Jian, the two of you are going to arrange a celebration banquet and arrange a "thin merit" to count the merits. ”

Liu Bang was puzzled: "General Zhuang, this wedding banquet will not be used for the time being, I don't know how many soldiers have come back?" I thought that in addition to Xiang Yu's arrogance, how could Xiang Zhuang also start to be arrogant, he is not an arrogant person.

Xiang Zhuang said calmly: "Pei Gong just act according to the plan, hurry up and prepare!" After speaking, he turned around and left, and all the soldiers also left one after another, leaving only Liu Bang and Princess Longji.

After a long while, Liu Bang couldn't help but ask Princess Longji: "Princess, do you say that General Zhuang can really intercept and kill Li You's army by arranging it like this?"

"Nature can intercept and kill. Princess Longji replied affirmatively.

............

On the second day, sure enough, Li You was dressed in golden armor and red robes, and sat on a jade unicorn, so that the two golden hammers came majestically with the Qin army's iron cavalry, and half of the elite soldiers were divided into the front team, and the rest of the men and horses protected the grain and grass.

Walking to Qinglongling, Li You saw that the mountains in front of him were steep and the woods were lush, and he had some doubts in his heart, so he asked Vice Admiral Qiu: "Where is this?" Yu Qiu replied: "The front is Qinglongling." ”

At this time, it was the end of autumn and the beginning of winter, a strong wind blew, the trees in the mountains moved, and suddenly dust flew up in front, and a cannon rang out, and a group of men and horses galloped in.

Li Youling, deputy general Qiu and Chen Dian, led the army to wait for the order, and he personally went out to watch the battle. Yaoyao saw that the leader in front of him was a female general, and suddenly laughed.

The deputy general Qiu asked: "Why is the general laughing?" Li Youdao: "I laughed at the thief Xiang Yu, and praised his courage and invincibility, now I see him using soldiers, and he actually uses such female generals to fight against me, just like driving dogs and sheep and fighting tigers, leopards and wolves, today see how I capture this female general!"