"What did you say?" Huan Chu said furiously. There are less than 800 people left in six thousand?!"

In a rage, Huan Chu pulled Pang Yu into his chest, then raised the iron fist of the bowl and smashed it into Pang Yu's face. However, before he could succeed, the other big hand had already pinched Huan Chu's wrist like an iron pliers. Huan Chu struggled but it was not moving at all. When he looked back, Xiang Zhuang looked gloomy.

"Old Huan!" Xiang Zhuang said coldly, "What do you want to do?"

Huan Chu flattened his mouth and let go of Pang Yu awkwardly.

Pang Yu sighed again, bowed to Xiang Zhuang and said, "General, the general is too careless to the enemy, and he lost Hangu Pass. He is unlucky and is willing to die."

Xiang Zhuang waved his hand and said lightly: "Victory and defeat are commonplace for military strategists."

After saying this, Xiang Zhuang looked around everyone and said, "It is true that the crime of losing Hangu Pass is unavoidable. However, General Pang Yu was able to come up with a strange plan to attack the Han army's baggage camp through the cliff, and really burned the Han army's heavy food and grass, and still made great contributions. Therefore, if the merits and demerits are offset, they will not be rewarded or punished."

The generals looked at each other, feeling that Xiang Zhuang was too tolerant of Pang Yu.

Pang Yu said in greater shame: "General, the last general is ashamed."

"Okay, go down and rest." Xiang Zhuang patted Pang Yu's shoulder and said, "There are also your eight hundred remaining members. Go to the city tonight. Take a good bath first and then have a hot meal!"

"No!" Pang Yu burst into tears and turned around and strode away.

When Pang Yu walked away, Huan Chu said, "General, this is too cheap, this guy Pang Yu."

Xiang Zhuang shook his head and Weiran said, "Pang Yu faced Liu Bang, Zhang Liang, and Chen Ping. It would be difficult for him to use a strange plan to burn the heavy grains and grass of the Han army. If someone else guarded the pass, I was afraid that Hangu Pass would not be able to defend it, and the Han army's supplies and grass would not be able to burn it, which would be worse!"

Wei Liao also nodded and said, "As the saying goes, before the army moves, food and grass will come first. All the heavy food and grass of Liu Bang's army are destroyed. If Hangu Pass is captured, at most tens of thousands of elite troops can be sent to Xianyang within ten days. In this way, our army will have much greater room for a turnover. Otherwise, if Liu Bang's army is crushed by more than 100,000 troops, the situation will be really lingering."

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Hangu Pass, Zhang Liang's headquarters.

Zhou Bo hurried into the hall and said to Zhang Liang: "Mr. Zhang Liang, the army has cut off food."

Zhang Liang sighed and said helplessly: "General Zhou Bo will kill hundreds of mules and horses first, and then let the soldiers go to the wild to dig some wild vegetables and cook them together to satisfy their hunger."

Speaking of this meal, Zhang Liang said again: "Also, the entire army is only allowed to eat one meal a day."

Zhou Bo was silent and had nothing to do now, as long as everyone was not allowed to starve to death.

After hesitating for a moment, Zhou Bo said again: "Sir, do you think you should send an elite soldier to march towards Xianyang first?"

Zhang Liang thought about it and shook his head, "Forget Xiang Zhuang's bravery and Ran Liao's old age, they are not Yi. Moreover, the Chu army has been raising energy for a long time, and the soldiers are full of food and grass. However, our army is trapped in people and horses, and the food and grass are not supported. If we advance rashly, we will inevitably lose our troops and generals. Let's wait for the king to borrow food and grass before talking about it."

"Oh, I have to do this." Zhou Bo couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

Seeing that Hangu Pass had already been captured, the remnants of the Chu army, who were young in Xiangzhuang, were near, but they could not drive the army to attack. Do you think it was uncomfortable? Thinking of this, Zhou Bo couldn't help but hate Pang Yu to the core. From the mouths of the Chu army prisoners of war, Zhou Bo already knew that the Hangu Pass was a guy named Pang Yu, and it was said that he was still very young.

Pang Yu? Pang Yu?! Damn, where did this guy come out?

When Zhou Bo hated Pang Yu to the core, Zhang Liang was also thinking about Pang Yu who forced more than 100,000 Han troops into a desperate situation.

Moreover, Zhang Liang saw it deeper and farther than Zhou Bo. It is said that Pang Yu is not a Chu person at all, but a Wei person. Xiang Zhuang really has a keen eye to recognize people, and he dares to use people? This alone, Xiang Zhuang is far better than Xiang Yu. If Xiang Zhuang cannot be forced into the wilderness this time, the general trend between Chu and Han might really be reversed.

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Xianyang, the Prime Minister's Mansion.

The question has returned to the origin, where should the Chu army go?

Hanzhong is a place where dragon locks, so you must not go. Wuguan roads are rugged and guarded by elite soldiers and generals, which is also a dead end. I won’t talk about Hangu Pass. More than 100,000 Han troops gather in one place and guard them according to the pass, but Xiangzhuang has less than 20,000 people. Even if Xiang Yu was replaced, I am afraid that it would be impossible to lead 20,000 people to capture Hangu Pass, which is guarded by more than 100,000 Han troops?

What's more, the 20,000 people in Xiangzhuang have just formed an army, which is still far from the elite.

At least half of Liu Bang's army of more than 100,000 were elite veterans who had experienced many battles!

Wu She thought about it and suggested: "Or, I'd better force the river to go to Hedong, then pass Huguan or Jingyi, Feihu Yourself enters Zhao's land, and then cross the river from Zhao's land and kill back to Wei's land!"

Wei Liao sighed and said, "The Han army has even blocked Wu Pass. How could the Hu Pass, Jing, and Feihu Pass be unprepared?"

After saying this, Wei Liao said again: "And it is too dangerous to force the river to cross the river. If Liu Bang sends a cavalry to the east and attack our army while the halfway crossing, it will be a big trouble!"

Everyone was silent, and there was really an elite cavalry under Liu Bang's command.

This cavalry was led by Qin general Li Bi, Luo Jia helped Liu Bang to train and was commanded by Guan Ying. However, since Han Xin's northern expedition, this cavalry has been following Han Xin in the battle. In the Battle of Gaixia, Guan Ying participated in the battle as a general of Han Xin. It was Guan Ying's elite cavalry that forced Xiang Yu to carve himself in Wujiang.

With Han Xin's trust in Liu Bang, he might not necessarily hold Guan Ying's cavalry back. If this cavalry really has arrived in Hedong and wait for the Chu army to cross the river to attack, the consequences will be unbearable."

Wu She said sadly: "So, we can only go west or north to join Rongdi."

Xiang Zhuang shook his head silently. Going west was the territory of the Qiang people and Yuezhi people, that is, Tibet, Qinghai, Gansu and other places in later generations. When the Chu army really wanted to enter here, it was not necessary to mention the natural conditions of bitterness and coldness. I am afraid that I will never think of returning to the Central Plains in this life. As for going north, wouldn’t it be sent to the tiger's mouth of the Huns?

While discussing, Jin Xiang suddenly came in and reported: "General, Bailixian is asking for a meeting."

After breathing a sigh of relief, Xiang Zhuang waved at Jin Xiang: "Please come in with Mr. Bailixian."

Jin Xiangnuo retreated and soon, Baili Xian, dressed in white, shook his head and fur fan and walked in.

After entering the hall, Bailixian rushed to Xiangzhuang, Wei Liao, Wu She, Huan Chu, Ji Bu and others to see each other. Xiangzhuang replied to the ceremony and said calmly: "Ziliang, please come to the seat."

Baili Xian swayed his sleeves and entered the table with a scattered look.

He also said: "General, I just saw a defeated soldier on the streets of Xianyang. It is said that he retreated from Hangu Pass. I wonder if the general is lost to Hangu Pass?"

Xiang Zhuang nodded and said, "Yes, Hangu Pass has been lost."

Baili Xian smiled slightly and said, "Then was Wuguan blocked by the Han army?"

Xiang Zhuang couldn't help but shout in his heart and said, "Ziliang, how did you know?"

"I guess it's the following." Baili Xian said, "I'm afraid this poisonous plan was planned by Chen Ping for Liu Bang. Chen Ping offered his plan and never left any room for his opponent. If he was not wrong, not only Wuguan had been blocked, but Huguan, Jingbao, Feihu, Chen Cangdao, Ziwugu, and Baoxiedao have also been blocked by the Han army."

From Bailixian's tone, Xiang Zhuang faintly heard a hint of ease and asked: "Ziliang, do you have any solution?"

Bailixian shook the feather fan in his hand and said, "Chen Ping has never left any room for advice, and he can't crack it either. However, Chen Ping has never been to the North of the Seibei area and does not know the situation in the North of the Seibei area. Therefore, his strategy of closing the door still leaves a flaw. The General actually has a way to go!"

Xiang Zhuang immediately stood up and bowed deeply to Bailixian, saying, "I'd like to ask Ziliang to teach me."

Bailixian hurriedly stood up and bowed to Xiang Zhuang, saying, "I dare not be such a great gift from the general. Since I have joined the general's tent as a staff member, it is my duty to offer suggestions for the general." After saying this, Bailixian said, "The general can actually follow the straight road and go north to Jiuyuan, then detour through Yunzhong, Yanxiaodae County, and then go to Zhaodi again."

"What, go north to Jiuyuan?!" Xiang Zhuang changed his expression slightly, "Ziliang, hasn't Jiuyuan County been occupied by the Huns since Wang Li's army was transferred south? The Hun cavalry traveled like the wind, cruel and bloodthirsty, and there were no less than 400,000 soldiers who controlled the strings, and our army had less than 20,000. Isn't it a sheep entering the tiger when we headed north to Jiuyuan? "

As a time traveler, Xiang Zhuang certainly knew about the siege of Bai Deng.

The siege of Baideng in history should have happened in these few years.

After Liu Bang unified the world, he led his army to attack the Huns in the north. As a result, because he was careless about the enemy, he led thousands of cavalry to advance alone without waiting for the arrival of more than 300,000 infantry. As a result, he was trapped in Baideng Mountain by the Huns cavalry that flocked to him. Liu Bang broke through several times and was blocked by the Huns. The Huns attacked the mountain many times and suffered miserable failures. The two armies fought for seven days in Baideng Mountain. It was not until Chen Ping made a strange plan that the Huns could rescue the siege. This was the famous Baideng siege in history!

The historical books also say that there were 400,000 Xiongnu cavalry participating in the Baideng Mountain siege. To be honest, the horses of the 100,000 Xiongnu cavalry in each direction east, south, west and north are divided into four colors: white, blue, black and red. However, the Han Empire, which had just established the country, could not even gather four horses of the same color from the emperor's chariot.

Such a huge contrast caused a great psychological shock to Liu Bang and the Han army soldiers.
Chapter completed!