: The Battle Book

April is the season of ecstasy rain.

Although the Chu cavalry stationed outside the south gate of Pengcheng were the cavalry of Chu, the defenders on the top of the city did not dare to slack off at all. Teams of fully armed Huainan soldiers holding long spears and were on guard. The rain wet the armor and battle robe, which was cold and wet. However, the Huainan soldiers on the top of the city still stood up straight.

Looking upstairs, a Huainan Primary School with a knife on her waist and a necklace was paced back and forth.

Since forming an alliance with Chu, King Yingbu of Huainan has purchased a lot of ring-headed swords from Chu. In addition to the 30,000 imperial guards, he also equipped all the primary schools of Quchang and above in the Huainan army with ring-headed swords.

Ying Bu also thought of creating a ring-headed sword himself, or even a horizontal sword, but in the end he gave up.

It’s not that the craftsmen in Huainan Kingdom cannot create ring-headed swords or horizontal swords, but that the craftsmanship of the sequential swords is too complicated and time-consuming. Yingbu mobilized thousands of craftsmen to build them day and night, but in a year, they only created thousands of pieces. The price is too high, so it’s better to buy them directly from Chu.

The Chu State's knife-making process was obviously better than that of Huainan State. It not only had a larger output, but also had better quality. Ying Bu also thought about stealing the Chu State's knife-making process, but he failed in the end.

At some point, Huainan Primary School, which was walking back and forth, suddenly stopped.

Huainan Primary School listened for a moment, asked the armies beside her and said, "Did you hear it?"

More than ten nearby soldiers turned their ears, and vaguely they seemed to hear the sound of horse hooves. They looked up suddenly and saw a black team of Chu cavalry that had already emerged from the vast rain curtain in front of them. A Chu knight who had even covered his armor and rode his horse to the suspension bridge and shouted in a row: "General Bi Shu, please see the King of Huainan!"

"You wait first." Huainan Primary School shouted, "When the villain reports to the general, then make a decision!"

"Go and go back quickly!" The iron-armored knight outside the city said coldly, "Don't miss the military situation!"

Huainan Primary School groaned and hurried downstairs. "

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Huainan Royal Palace.

Ying Bu picked up the pasta on the table and sniffed it, but finally put it down. Since I learned last evening that the leader of the Chu army was an unknown scholar, Ying Bu had no appetite and didn't even close his eyes all night.

Kuai Che said: "King, you can eat some at least, but you don't have the energy to eat if you don't have enough food."

Ying preached: "Prime Minister, who is this Bishu? What did Xiang Zhuang think?!"

Ying Bu couldn't figure out why Xiangzhuang wanted a scholar who had never been to the battlefield or had never led troops to lead the troops, and handed over more than 100,000 troops to such a person. Isn't that a joke?

Kuai Che said: "King, this Bi Shu is indeed a scholar. He has never led a soldier or fought a war, but..."

Over the years, Kuai Che has almost forgotten Bi Shu. However, after returning to the prime minister's mansion yesterday, Kuai Che finally recalled the scene ten years ago. Ten years ago, Bi Shu almost stayed in Huainan Kingdom, but in the end, this guy went to Chu Kingdom. Kuai Che is still very regretful when he thinks about it.

"But what?" Ying Bu said, "Who is this person's origin?"

Kuai Che said: "The king may not remember it anymore. I once introduced this person to the king. Unfortunately, by chance, this person eventually went to Chu State. As far as I know, this person is a disciple of Guiguzi. Although he has never led troops or went to the battlefield, he is well versed in military tactics and is very wise. In time, this person should be the talent of a general."

Ying preached: "If time is the talent of a general, at least not yet, right?"

Ying Bu was a little dissatisfied with the so-called Guigu Sect. No matter what, Xiang Zhuang was a veteran of many battles. Didn’t he understand that the real commander was always fought from the battlefield, not from reading. If you have an amazing teacher, you can become a general? It’s a joke.

Kuai Che said: "Xiang Zhuang's move may have other plans."

"What are you trying to do?" Ying Bu said disapprovingly, "What are you trying to do?"

Kuai Che said: "King, don't you think the King of Qi is underestimating the enemy?"

Ying Bu hushed and said nothing. This time he faced the Qi army, he did feel that Han Xin was a little different from before. If it were Han Xin from the past, how could he have not moved yet? I am afraid that before the Chu reinforcements arrived, the Qi army would have launched a thunderous attack on Pengcheng.

In the past, Han Xin rarely gave people a chance to breathe.

But now, Han Xin doesn't know whether it is because he has been in a high position for a long time, has become accustomed to being generous, or has won too many battles and has become a little numb, so he doesn't take the heroes of the world seriously.

Thinking of this, Ying Bu suddenly felt a little moved and said, "Master, you mean..."

Kuai Che nodded and said, "That's right, if Bi Shu is not a man of war on paper, but a talented person with real skills, and Han Xin underestimates the enemy, the outcome of this battle is really unpredictable."

The king and his minister were just talking, and Ma Ye suddenly came into his mouth and said, "The King, General of the State of Chu, Bi Shu, asked for a visit."

"Bi Shu's army has arrived?!" Ying Bu couldn't help but look at Kuai Che, and was talking about him, the man came. Ying Bu immediately ordered Ma Ye, "Hurry up and invite him."

Ma Ye bowed and withdrew, and within a moment, he led a white-clothed man in his thirties into the hall.

Seeing the beautiful scholar in white, Kuai Che immediately recognized Bi Shu, and Bi Shu also recognized Kuai Che. At that moment, he rushed towards Yingbu, Kuai Che bowed one after another and said, "I'm going to see the King of Huainan and see Brother Zitong."

Ying Bu waved his hand as a gift, but Kuai Che bowed a long time to return the gift. Ying Bu asked Bi Shu to go to the table again. Bi Shu swayed his sleeves and entered the table with a scattered look.

Kuai Che said with emotion: "Brother learning swordsmanship, I haven't seen you for ten years. I didn't expect you to become the general of Chu."

Bi Shu smiled slightly and said, "Brother Zitong, what you and I have to say about the past is time. Now, let's discuss how to force Han Xin's 400,000 army."

Kuai Che nodded gently, and Bi Shu used the word "forced retreat" instead of defeating, which shows that his mind is still quite clear.

Ying Bu was unhappy and his expression on his face was not very good. He said coldly: "I thanked the general and the Chu army for helping each other first. However, Han Xin's military service is unattainable in the world. It is not easy to force the Qi army to retreat. I wonder what kind of high opinions General Bi has to teach me?"

"I dare not." Bi Shu knelt down and stood up and bowed to Yingbu, saying, "I just have an immature idea below. I would like to ask the King of Huainan and Brother Zitong for advice."

Yingbu and Kuai Che exchanged their eyes and said calmly: "I wish to hear it."

Bi Shu smiled slightly, and did not feel any anger because of Ying Bu's unhesitation. He immediately revealed his ideas with Ying Bu, Kuai Che, and Ying Bu's face changed drastically after hearing this, and Kuai Che was even more terrified and moved. The two of them didn't expect that Bi Shu had such courage. He was planning to face Han Xin head-on!

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At the same time, dozens of Chu cavalry were rushing towards the Qi army camp in the northern suburbs like electric horses. Among these dozens of Chu cavalry, the first rider held the envoy talismans. Therefore, the Qi scouts along the way did not intercept them, and they allowed them to approach the camp. They were less than a hundred steps away from the gate before someone finally shouted to stop them.

"Come on the horse and stop, go forward, kill without any hesitation!"

The cavalry raised the talisman in his hand high and said proudly: "According to the order of the General of the Great Chu Guard, come and issue a letter of war to the King of Qi!"

The Qi army in the gate suddenly had a small commotion, and then the closed gate opened with a bang. Hundreds of cavalry of Qi rushed out of the inside like a flood that broke the dike, and surrounded more than ten Chu cavalry outside the gate. The more than ten Chu cavalry's war horses were frightened and neighed, but the knights on the horse's back were no fear.

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Han Xin finally woke up in the tent of King Qi.

After listening to Cao Shen and Lou Jing's report, Han Xin said lightly: "This Bishu is just a single person, so why should we worry about it? Xiang Zhuang regards this person as a general, but it is a joke. Even if Xiang Zhuang does not care about the life and death of the Chu soldiers, how could I be polite? This time I will destroy the 300,000 Chu troops and the Huainan army, and then take advantage of the situation to take straight to Jiangdong."

Cao Shen and Lou Jing's heart suddenly sank when they heard this. The thing they were most worried about was still happening.

Han Xin seemed to guess what the two of them were thinking and said lightly: "Cao Shen, Lou Jing, you don't have to think too much. This is not underestimating the enemy, nor is it careless. The reason why I have to wait for the Chu reinforcements to take action these days is because the military strategy is full of complexity and simplification. In other words, a situation that can be solved by simple methods must not be complicated. The opponents that can be solved in one go must not be solved in two times."

While speaking, Cao Qi, the general of Suwei, came to the tent and reported: "The King, the Chu army envoy asked for a visit."

"Chu Army Envoy?" Han Xin frowned and said, "It's interesting, please come in."

Cao Qi took the order and left. Within a moment, he led a handsome Chu general who had grown up and heavy armor into the tent.

After the Chu army entered the tent, he just slapped there like an iron tower, and did not greet Han Xin. Then he bowed to Xuxu in the south and said proudly: "According to the order of General Guard of the Great Chu, I will issue a letter of war!"

After saying that, the Chu general took out another letter from his soft armor on his chest.

Cao Qi groaned, reached out to take the letter from the Chu Junxiao General, and took the letter two steps forward and handed it to Han Xin.

After reading the letter, a trace of contempt and sneer suddenly appeared on the corner of Han Xin's lips. The letter said that it was Bi Shu, the chief general of the Chu army, invited him to go to the southern suburbs tomorrow to break the formation. Han Xin said coldly: "It's extremely arrogant. After reading a few military books and learning a little bit of formation, he dared to show off his awesomeness? He dared to call me in the formation. He was simply ignorant of his life."

After pausing, Han Xin said to the Chu army's general: "Go back and tell Bi Shu, just say that I have taken over this Zhan Shu. Tomorrow, I will lead the army to break the formation!"
Chapter completed!