Chapter 272: Liu Bang's Abacus (4000 words)
"What Yafu said is very true. I have sent a trustworthy person back to Jiangdong to inform the generals guarding Kuaiji County that if they meet Liu Bang or Pei County, they will kill them!"
Xiang Yu's reaction was not unpleasant. What he feared most was that Liu Bang returned to Kuaiji after running away and tricked the city gate and seized the land of Kuaiji County. Although he did not find anything missing after counting the warships, he still needed to have it just in case.
Zhang Liang and Fan Zeng sang together, which made Xiang Yu realize what kind of person Liu Bang was. But for them now, the key point is not to quickly find Liu Bang, who didn't know where he went, and then kill him, but how to deal with the subsequent actions of Xianyang.
Although Zhang Liang and Fan Zeng's plan was very mysterious, it gave Jiangdong's army a stable territory after crossing the river again, they could only take one step at a time to see the situation.
When they arrived in Shouchun, did they organize defense lines on the spot and wait for the Qin army, or continued to move forward and attract Qin soldiers to other places, so that even after the defeat, they could still ensure that there was no problem with Kuaiji County in the rear.
They knew how long it took to send this news to Xianyang, and how long it took to send troops from Xianyang to Chen County. Therefore, during these times, Fan Zeng and Zhang Liang had to figure out a temporary solution for Xiang Yu, at least they could deal with the coming Qin army for a certain period of time.
Otherwise, he would be fucked back to Jiangdong all of a sudden, and it would not be so easy to come back. Moreover, they all know what kind of virtue Ying Gao is. If he can give you another chance to recuperate in Jiangdong, then he might not be called Ying Gao.
Ying Gao was angry and thought about killing Xiang Yu, and Xiang Yu also swore to defeat Ying Gao. This result was exactly what Liu Bang, who had quickly left the Shouchun territory, wanted to see.
Indeed, as Fan Zeng and Zhang Liang analyzed, Liu Bang did endure it until he found that he would die in the battle against the Qin soldiers if he didn't leave. To put it bluntly, Xiang Yu kept himself not to let himself enjoy life there, but to make himself a cannon fodder whenever he had the chance.
After seeing this level clearly, Liu Bang naturally could not follow Xiang Yu in Jiangdong anymore. In that case, maybe he would become a commander without the end of the battle. This has to be better. If it is worse, it is different whether his life can be saved.
So, after Xiang Yu won a great victory in the battle against Shouchun, Liu Bang and his hard-core brothers began to plan to leave Xiang Yu's army.
The other abilities of these brothers under Liu Bang have not been seen yet. The most awesome thing is that they can eat, drink, and build relationships.
Almost immediately, Fan Kuai discovered that almost all of the soldiers who were used by Xiang Yu as a pioneer camp were very dissatisfied with this arrangement. It is not difficult to understand. If you want to die and be cannon fodder, no one can be happy if it is put on anyone.
But if this were in the past, it was just some of the complaints from these soldiers, because they had rebelled against Qin and had no better choice. Who else could they follow if Xiang Yu?
However, after the foolings of these guys under Liu Bang, many people had a small plan in their minds. For Xiang Yu, he just let himself die in front of the large army. But they knew that they were eating meat, drinking wine, and making fun of beautiful girls in big moves. Who doesn’t like such a master?
So, just last night, a night without the moon or wind, but with a very large mist, in the front but very simple camp in the Pioneer Camp, Liu Bang, the half-grown old man who was almost fifty years old, officially decided to leave Xiang Yu. As for where he was going in the future, he had to decide.
That night, he dispersed all his brothers who had survived from Pei County, and gave them only half an hour to win over. Then half an hour later, he gathered at a designated location next to the camp and set off.
But what was really beyond Liu Bang's expectations was that half an hour passed, and his command had gathered 8,000 people.
This was something Liu Bang had never expected before, so he took these 8,000 people all the way south along Jiujiang County, gradually moving away from Xiang Yu's camp.
As the fog around him became increasingly intense, and after walking for several hours, Liu Bang finally realized that the time for his performance was finally here.
Although he failed to successfully steal Xiang Yu's foundation in Kuaiji County, the fierce battle between Ying Gao and Xiang Yu is obviously not something that can be done in one or two days. Taking advantage of this opportunity, if he can win a piece of land for himself to spend his life safely, then this half of his life will be considered a regret.
Driven by such an idea, Liu Bang did not return to his hometown Sishui County. He had analyzed it before. Once a fierce battle occurred between Ying Gao and Xiang Yu near Shouchun, Sishui County would definitely be affected.
By that time, I would never have the chance to move south again. If I go north, it would be almost an ironclad place for the Qin Dynasty. By then, my few thousand people would not be enough for the Qin soldiers to spread their teeth.
The most awesome thing about Liu Bang is this kind of courage that is ignorant. I don’t know which mountain tree is hidden in the mountain center near Pei County. However, Liu Bang doesn’t want to care about those things now, and just takes people to a place farther and farther away from Sishui County.
In his opinion, no matter what you want to dare in the future, you must first live, and going south can make him live for a long time.
Of course, Ying Gao could not control what Liu Bang did here. As early as the moment he came to this era, he knew that he would kill Liu Bang no matter what he had the chance. But obviously, this opportunity did not really fall on Ying Gao's head until this time.
Now, he has not posted to consider what Liu Bang is doing for the time being, because Xiang Yu is the gap that must be crossed in front of the Qin Dynasty.
The day after Ying Gao returned to Xianyang, he personally announced the contents of Wang Li's letter in the court of the Qin Dynasty, especially the 50,000 troops were wiped out. He also emphasized it for a moment.
If this were replaced by other emperors, such embarrassing things would hardly be said in front of all the officials in the court, but this is Ying Gao. He had already decided that if there was any problem with the Qin Dynasty, I would have taken it to the table to explain it to you in detail. But if you have any questions and don’t explain them to me clearly, then I can’t blame me for being cruel...
Except for Xiao He and some other officials who Ying Gao called to Xianyang Palace last night to discuss, the others were really scared by Wang Li's letter, especially those who had never led troops to fight.
I thought that the 50,000 army was almost destroyed by Jiangdong's troops all at once. How many troops can the entire Qin Dynasty have now? If it is defeated again, wouldn't this Qin Dynasty, which was a little stable, be dangerous again?
Before these people could react, Ying Gao immediately threw out his second bombshell. This bomb was actually just two words, that is, personally expedition.
Once these two words were said, almost everyone who didn't know about this before muttered in the bottom of the room, saying that this would never be done. What if there was any danger?
But no one dared to stand up and refute this matter directly, because after several months of observation, Ying Gao's temper and character have already figured out that even if you think you have a reasonable point, you will have only one result, that is, you will be slapped in the face by Ying Gao.
"Okay! Since all the kings agree with me in this personal expedition, then this matter will be done. I am the emperor. In the Qin Dynasty, if I don't guard this country, can I just live happily in this peaceful nest of Xianyang Palace? "
As soon as these words came out, there was no more discussion. Everyone looked at each other and muttered in their hearts, as if the Lord said this was really the case. Why didn’t I think so before?
This time, Ying Gao announced that all the evidence in the Qin Dynasty was handed over to Feng Quji and Xiao He after he left, and that he also announced that a group of generals led by the Taiwei Meng Yi followed him to fight. After that, he left the court under the gaze of confused officials.
This time, Ying Gao actually let Xiao He, whom he trusted the most, stay in Xianyang, but let him follow him on the battle. Meng Yi was also very confused when he learned about it. He didn't understand what Ying Gao broke the original pattern before for, and he vaguely guessed in his heart whether Ying Gao was afraid that he would do something with Meng Tian and the others to leave him in Xianyang Palace.
However, Ying Gao only explained Meng Yi in this matter, that is, for the victory of the Qin Dynasty.
Meng Yi thought about it in his mansion for almost a night last night, and finally realized it. He knew that if Ying Gao really had any fear of his qualifications and status, it would be safest to kill him, but Ying Gao obviously did not, so what should he worry about?
This time, Ying Gao brought the troops to Chen County not as strong as the last time, but only had 110,000 or 20,000 troops. This number was not intended by Ying Gao, but Xianyang City could only take out these troops except for the soldiers who must be left for city defense.
According to Wang Li's description, after the Battle of Shouchun, Xiang Yu's command had only 70,000 or 80,000 people. According to the current national strength of the Qin Dynasty, Ying Gao was also a little clever and could not cook without rice.
He also wanted to bring 400,000 to 500,000 troops to kill Xiang Yu in one go, but the Qin Dynasty did not have so many troops now, and if there were, they were all tightly restrained by the Huns and Nanyue. The distance water could not relieve the near thirst. There was no way. If you wanted to kill Xiang Yu now, you could only fight head-on.
There are 70,000 or 80,000 people, and you have tens of thousands of people, and you are famous for your orthodox destiny. With your shorts in your command, Ying Gao thought that if he could not beat Xiang Yu, he would be really meaningless in front of him, the emperor of the Qin Dynasty. So, regardless of the doubts of some generals, Ying Gao led less than 120,000 people to Hangu Pass.
"Major General, the scout from the west sent back the war report. Emperor Ying Gao of the Qin Dynasty actually led the army to fight. At this time, most of the time had already taken place. Judging from the situation, it is very likely that the army would be gathered in Chen County, confronting our Shouchun army, and then fighting to a decisive battle. But for some reason, this time, the number of troops led by this guy was not as large as before, with only more than 100,000, which did not occupy a tenth advantage over our army."
After Zhang Liang learned the news, he informed Xiang Yu immediately. Xiang Yu's eyes rolled as he listened. Obviously, the amount of information here was quite large, and Xiang Yu seemed to have smelled a slight smell of opportunity here.
But Zhang Liang didn't think so in his heart. Ying Gao, the emperor of the Qin Dynasty, was a handsome man as soon as he was the crown prince. Although he did not lead troops to fight, he was very reliable in hiring people.
At that time, he killed Xiang Liang with a huge disadvantage in terms of military strength. Although he dispatched only a little more than 100,000 troops, the forces in Chen County were still nearly twice as many enemy troops as Xiang Yu, who had just lost more than 8,000 suicide squads kidnapped by Liu Bang. This battle is still very difficult to fight.
With this idea, when discussing countermeasures with Fan Zeng, Xiang Yu and several generals under Xiang Yu, Zhang Liang put forward a statement that was different from everyone else.
According to Xiang Yu, the Jiangdong children under their command were not inferior to those of the Qin soldiers. Moreover, they were waiting for their work in Shouchun. In addition, if they were defeated, they could go directly to Kuaiji County. Ying Gao still did not have a large-scale warship that could cross the river, so they didn't have to go anywhere. Just wait for Ying Gao's army in Shouchun and it would be over. As long as they win twice, the Qin soldiers would naturally not be able to do it.
As soon as Xiang Yu's meaning was revealed, he was almost immediately refuted by Zhang Liang.
Chapter completed!