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Chapter 406 Fighting the War of Attrition

When he returned to the camp in the afternoon, Han Xin's face looked ugly.

For a whole morning, the Qi army and the Huainan army provoked and scolded each other in front of the Chu army camp, and even sent a large number of soldiers to remove armor in front of the Chu army camp and rest openly. It was really an insult to do, but the Chu army could not hide, and except for hanging a wooden sign on the gate, there was no more statement.

The battle-free card? Bi Shu and Chu Jun actually hung the battle-free card?!

Did Bi Shu already know that he had only six months left for at most? However, Han Xin quickly denied his inference. Even if Bi Shu was a god, he would never know about this. The only explanation was that the Chu army had discovered the fact that the Qi army and the Huainan army were short of food, so he was preparing to fight a war of attrition with the coalition forces.

The war of attrition, the coalition forces must be the one who can't hold on in the end.

Thinking of this, Han Xin couldn't help but sigh. How great would it be if the result of Fu Li's Battle could be reversed? In this way, not only would the problem of lack of food in the Qi army be solved, but the Chu army would also fall into a passive position because of insufficient food and grass. At that time, the Chu army was eager to fight, not the Qi army and the Huainan army.

After thinking about it, Han Xin had already strode into the tent of King Qi.

Ying Bu, Han He, Zhao Yan, Kuai Che, Xue Ou and others entered one after another, and left and right to take the seats. Although Ying Bu was also ranked among the princes and kings, he really did not dare to be on an equal footing with Han Xin. Just like Han Xin had never had the qualification to be on an equal footing in front of Liu Bang, there was also a distinction between princes and kings.

Ying Bu entered the seat and bowed to Han Xin again. He said with concern: "King of Qi, Bi Shu, it seems that he is planning to fight attrition with us. This is not very good."

Han He, Zhao Yan, Kuai Che and others were also solemn.

The coalition forces really couldn't afford it. Since they were looted by Xiangzhuang cavalry three years ago, Qi State has been damaged. Before the army went to war, Han He used all his means and only collected military rations for more than a month. The situation in Huainan State was not much better. In recent years, Ying Bu was reluctant to believe in treacherous slander such as Feizhu, Ma Ye, Zhang Mai, and other treacherous people had already been in vain and bandits were rampant.

If you don’t think of a solution as soon as possible, at most, the coalition forces will be out of food in more than half a month!

Xue Ou suddenly knelt down and volunteered to Han Xin: "King, I am willing to lead an elite army across the river and go deep into Jiangdong, while ramming Chu and raising military rations to solve the urgent needs of the coalition forces." Xue Ou wanted to follow Peng Yue. When Xue Ou came to Chu again, he was of course in his heart. Xue Ou also wanted to use this to get rid of Han Xin and become king.

Yingbu's heart suddenly moved slightly, which was a good idea.

When the battle between Chu and Han and Xingyang, Liu Bang lost Ao Cang's grain and was about to lose his grain, it was Peng Yue who led his army deep into Chu, burning, killing, looting and looting. While greatly restraining the strength of the Chu army and weakening the national strength of the Chu State, he also sent Liu Bang a large amount of urgently needed military rations. With these grains, the Han army was able to turn defeat into victory in Xingyang.

Han Xin shook his head coldly. Peng Yue and Chu were able to take effect because Peng Yue had the ability, and he had a large number of tiger and wolf generals such as Liu Kou. Can Xue Ou compare with Peng Yue? Not to mention anything else, just Yu Ziqi, Ziche Shi and Xi Qilie under Bi Shu's account, the ability to lead the troops is not inferior to Xue Ou.

At present, the scouts of the two armies have spread throughout Huainan, and every move of the coalition forces is under the surveillance of the Chu army. Once Xue Ou divides his troops to intercept Jiangdong, Bi Shu will definitely send generals to intercept them. How likely will Xue Ou win against the interception of Xiqilie, Ziche Shi, Yu Ziqi and even the Jinxiang Hu Ben Army?

The most important thing is that the Wujiang River has Zhonglimei's navy lies there. Even if Han Xin personally led the army to go, he was not sure that he could cross the Wujiang River, let alone a partial division in Xue Ou? Therefore, if Xue Ou divided his troops to attack Jiangdong, there would be no other effect except further weakening the Qi army's strength.

Xue Ou looked a little embarrassed, thinking that Han Xin had guessed his selfishness.

Zhao Yan also said: "The current coalition's military strength advantage over the Chu army is not obvious, and its equipment and training are not as good as that. If the troops are divided again, the consequences will be unpredictable." After saying this, Zhao Yan said again, "At this time, we must be prepared for both hands. On the one hand, we must ask the Prime Minister to collect grain from the country in order to prepare for emergencies, and on the other hand, we build armies and prepare to attack the Chu camp!"

Han Xin nodded happily and said, "Zi Jin's words are very reasonable, and you are fully responsible for these two things."

"Here!" Zhao Yan knelt up quickly and said respectfully, but he sighed again in his heart. He turned his head to look, and sure enough, he saw a hint of resentment on Han He's face.

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The Huainan battlefield has temporarily fallen silent, while the Jingxiang battlefield is still calm.

Since the first day of the Chu and Han armies, fierce fighting in front of the generals broke out, the two armies have chosen to remain silent. The Han army stationed troops in the west of Deng County, while the Chu army set up camp on the north bank of Mianshui. The two armies are less than ten miles apart, and even the sound of training every morning is clearly heard.

The Chu and Han armies remained unmoved, but it did not mean that the entire battlefield was calm.

In fact, it is just the opposite. Since the two armies formed a confrontation in Deng County, the scouts of both sides have launched a desperate battle within a radius of hundreds of miles. Whether it is day or night, as long as the scouts of both sides encounter it, it will be a situation that will never stop. Until one side dies, the battle will never be stopped.

Liu Bang and Xiang Zhuang were not aware of the desperate strangle between the scout cavalry, because whether it was the Chu army or the Han army, the troops on both sides were more than 400,000, and the cavalry were more than 50,000. The casualties of the scout cavalry of just a few hundred cavalry, the scout generals on both sides would not alarm Xiang Zhuang or Liu Bang at all.

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Bai Mao was from Shanyin County, Kuaiji County and has been selected as a military officer for a full five years.

Three years ago, Bai Qiao was selected into the cavalry. In the military system of Chu, the status of the imperial guards was significantly higher than that of the palace soldiers. Within the government soldiers, the cavalry was the highest. Bai Qiao still clearly remembers the scene when he was selected into the cavalry. After three years of hard training, Bai Qiao has become an excellent cavalry.

Because of his outstanding riding skills, the white spear was promoted before going to war. Why did it last longer?

At this moment, Bai Mao was wandering in the wilderness with his nine cavalrymen.

The crescent moon is like a hook, and the cold moonlight falls on the rolling hills, making the nearby scenery vaguely visible. Baimao is looking around with his eyes, and a pair of wind-catching ears listen carefully to the slight sounds coming from the night wind. Baimao is very clear. There is endless murderous intent hidden in the darkness around him. If there is any negligence, his scout team will be destroyed.

In a flash, Baima heard a faint strange sound. This strange sound was very light. If you didn't make careful judgments, it would easily be regarded as a night noise. However, Baimao could distinguish it with his keen hearing. This was clearly the sound of horse hooves trampling on the grass. Although it was light, it would never be wrong. It must be the sound of horse hooves!

There are only their Chu army scouts nearby, so the one who came must be the Han army scouts.

Bai Ji raised his right hand and made a gesture. The nine cavalry behind him dispersed silently, forming a fan shape in the direction of the white Ji Ji's finger. In an instant, ten wolf-toothed arrows were already buckled on the bowstring, and the cold cluster of arrows had also aimed at the low gentle hill ahead. The faint sound was approaching from behind the gentle hill.

After a while, a team of cavalry slowly emerged from behind the slow hill. Without any hesitation, the white spear suddenly released the bowstring. With a "swoosh", the cavalry in front screamed and fell from the horse's back. Almost at the same time, the nine cavalry dispersed in a fan shape also released the bowstring. On the slow hill, two more cavalry screamed and fell down.

"Damn Chu, fight with them!" The scout of the Han army was suddenly ambushed and lost three cavalry at once. However, the remaining six and seven cavalry did not retreat at all. Instead, they held up the double-edged sword and rushed towards Bai Ji and the others. The cold moonlight shone on the double-edged swords, and a cold cold light reflected in an instant.

The white spear did not move, and shot two arrows again, and two more cavalry scouts of the Han army turned over and fell off the horse.

Then Bai Ji pulled out the ring-headed sword and urged the horse to rush towards the remaining five cavalry Han army scouts on the opposite side. Almost at the same time, the nine cavalry Chu army scouts that scattered in a fan shape also quickly surrounded them.

The fierce battle lasted less than half a quarter of an hour. Among the five remaining Han army scouts, two were killed by white spears, and two other riders were surrounded by nine Chu army scouts and killed by random swords. The remaining one tried to escape, but was shot and killed by white spears. At this point, all the scouts teams of Han army were destroyed, and only two of the white spear teams were slightly injured.

The white spear cut off six heads and hung them on the horse's neck, which immediately attracted the angry and envious gaze of the nine horses under his command.

"Don't look at me with such a look. Who made you too slow? I didn't intend to seize the military achievements." As we met the envious gaze of the nine cavalry under our command, Bai Ji groaned and said unhappy, "If you have the time to envy others, you might as well hurry around and patrol. If you have the luck, you might even meet another group of Han army scouts."

After saying that, the white spear gently pulled the horse's head and rode the horse up to the gentle hill.

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When Zhou Guanfu strode into Lutai's tent, Lutai was having breakfast.

Seeing Zhou Guanfu's angry look, Lu Tai said in surprise: "Shengzhi, what's wrong with you?"

Zhou Guanfu sat down on the table opposite Lutai, then picked up the pot of white wine on his desk and gulped two big mouthfuls, then wiped his mouth and said angrily: "Nine of the fifty scout teams sent out last night did not come back. It seems that most of them were hunted by the Chu army's scout team."

Lu Tai frowned and asked, "Where are we hunting several Chu army squads?"

"There are only two." Zhou Guanfu said angrily, "It's really his grandmother who is so angry."

"Nine to two? The difference between the losses in the battle is so great?" Lu Tai frowned and said, "Surviving, starting today, each scout team will be strengthened to twenty cavalry, and then transferred thirty cavalry Hu people to form a scout team of fifty cavalry. Isn't it just a war of attrition? Our cavalry has more than the Chu army, so I want to see who can consume more than whom." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian () to vote for recommendation votes, monthly votes, and your support is my greatest motivation.)
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