Chapter 313: Chu and Han War [6]

When the Qin army invaded and wiped out 20,000 Chu troops, King Hui of Chu was also panicked. Although King Hui of Chu was a revival, he was ambitious and determined to restore the glory of Chu. But he had one weakness, that is, he had no opinion. This also had a lot to do with King Hui of Chu who did not have real control. First, Zixi and Ziqi, and Gongzi Qi and the other two controlled the government. During that period, although King Hui of Chu was the king, no matter what the matter was, King Hui of Chu discussed with them before he decided.

Later, it was Duke Ye, even more so than the first three. He combined the imperial court and the Grand Sima, which was unprecedented since the founding of the State of Chu. He directly controlled the government affairs with one hand, and did not nod, so he could not decide on almost everything. King Hui of Chu who had never really controlled power, but he was instinctively ordered the cities and counties along the Han River to be detained.

King Hui of Chu did not know how great the impact of his seemingly correct order was. Apart from the old capital Yan Ying, along the Han River, there were a few more troops, and the fewer were hundreds of people in other cities. Moreover, they were all old and weak and remnants. The strong ones had long been drawn by Yin Gu to the north. From the fact that there were only four thousand people in Hanzhong, the important area of ​​the border, we can see the weakness of the Chu army in the Han River Basin.

Although local Chinese people can be temporarily recruited in various places, there is no problem in each city arming thousands or even tens of thousands of troops.

But these people have not been trained, and their combat effectiveness can be imagined. Moreover, it is not so easy to form an army. Not to mention, forming an army requires officers to be appointed, and whether these soldiers will form military formations. These all take time. Will the Qin army give you time?

Now the Chu army is not able to protect the land of the upper reaches of the Han River, or even the middle and upper reaches. What Chu should do most is to cut off the arm of the heroes, give up part of the land, and let local officials lead the local citizens and soldiers retreat. Finding a strong and vital city to defend the current situation, and then slowly plan it is the best way.

Unfortunately, King Hui of Chu was not capable, or that he had already been killed or injured in the civil strife of the Baigong Rebellion. The doctors left behind in the court did not know the consequences of this order. After Lord Ye learned about the order conveyed by King Hui of Chu, it was too late to object at this time, and the order had been passed for more than ten days.

Mr. Ye looked at the sky and lamented: "Is it really the heaven that will destroy my great Chu?"

Shen Baoxu also said angrily: "How can the king issue such an order? When the Qin army settling down to Wancheng (now Nanyang City), wouldn't it be that the tens of thousands of Chu troops on the east bank of Rushui have been cut off the retreat of the tens of thousands of Chu troops on the east bank of Rushui?"

Mr. Ye sighed and said, "Oh no matter what happens now, the most important thing is to save the current situation."

Shen Baoxu gritted his teeth and said, "Now it seems that only by asking for help from Jin State is the situation in front of him. It is really difficult for Chu State to defeat the Qin army and the Han army in the two sides of the war."

Mr. Ye shook his head and said, "Donald Shen, you have not been in the court for many years. I don't know that the current situation of the princes is no longer as good as before. Since Zhao Yang's death, the newly appointed governor of Jin State, Zhiyao, has good achievements but is stingy in rewarding him, and is wise but cherishes himself, and is committed to developing the territory of the Zhi family. However, his relationship with the other three nobles was just controlled by power. It seems to be stable, but he does not know the truth that it is very tough and easy to break. For this reason, the eldest wife of Jin State has become cautious in his actions, for fear that his opponents will find an excuse and weaken his own strength."

Speaking of this, Mr. Ye paused and smiled bitterly: "Even if Zhiyao agrees, he will not send troops. Instead, he will take the opportunity to let the Zhao family, Han family, Wei family and others send troops to support our Chu State so that after the three main forces go out, he will take the opportunity to seize the interests of the other three families in China. How could the other three families not know what Zhiyao is thinking? How can he be willing to send troops in this way? Under the constraints of internal and external forces, even if Zhiyao really forces the three families to send troops, the three families will just send some defeated soldiers to die."

Although Mr. Ye had many military shortcomings, he still saw it clearly in politics, knowing that the current Jin State cannot rely on and cannot rely on it.

Shen Baoxu thought of another country and said, "Where is Qi State? Although Qi State cannot directly support our Chu State, it only needs heavy troops to be stationed on the southern border, which is enough for Yang Zilu to not move. Let us free up our hands to deal with Qin State."

Mr. Ye smiled bitterly and said, "Qi is not much better than Jin. Qi is now fighting against two tigers. The left prime minister Tian and the Kan family, who were helped by Duke Qi, compete for power and profit. Qi is now unable to harass the northern part of the Han country. And I suspect that one of the powerful ministers Kan or Tian family in Qi secretly formed an alliance with the Han country. Otherwise, how could Yang Zilu send troops so smoothly? Qi has no way to do anything. It should be noted that although the doctors in Qi are fighting for power and profit, they cannot not know the consequences of the Han country's strength. How could they have no way to do anything?"

When Shen Baoxu heard this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. Although he had news in the mountains, he came to be indifferent to fame and fortune. With the rewards from his ancestors, he naturally did not pay attention to major events in the court, otherwise wouldn't he betray his own face? So Shen Baoxu was just like a commoner, knowing some outdated or distorted news through ordinary channels. However, over twenty years, Shen Baoxu's thoughts have stopped adapting to the current political environment.

Ziguo, who had not spoken, suddenly suggested: "Marson, old general, I think the most important thing now is to let an experienced and polite person go back to Zaiying to take charge, and don't let the king use his tricks in panic. At the same time, send a general to defend Yanying. As long as Yanying is defended, you can protect Zaiying (the capital) from harm. Other things can be done slowly. Although the army such as Yin Gu were trapped on the west bank of the Rushui River, it was supported by military rations. As long as the morale of the army is not in chaos, there will be no problem with the previous year or two. The current situation is not as bad as we imagined."

After Ziguo said that, he looked at Shen Baoxu. The person he said was naturally Shen Baoxu. Although Ye Gong could do it, Ye Gong was the commander of the army, so how could he leave easily? Ziguo did not have this prestige, and secondly, he did not think that he had the ability to be able to stabilize King Hui of Chu, so Shen Baoxu became the best candidate.

Shen Baoxu also knew the meaning of Ziguo and said unswervingly: "In this way, let me go to save Ying and stabilize the king's heart."

Mr. Ye knew that it was not the time to be polite, so he nodded vigorously, looked at Shen Baoxu, and said sincerely: "I would like to trouble Mr. Shen. If Mr. Shen's body allows him, Mr. Zigao (Ye Gong's character) wants Mr. Shen to set off now and take a carriage with Zigao, so he can speed up."

Shen Baoxu nodded and said, "Okay, there is no problem. I can set off now, but the carriage needs to be ready."

But Shen Baoxu was still unable to set out quickly because just as he was preparing the carriage, soldiers came to report, and hundreds of Han army cavalry shouted outside the camp: "Jing Manzi, you can dare to fight in three days."

Shen Baoxu had to delay time and discuss with Ye Gong and the others.

Shen Baoxu said with a panic expression: "Yang Zilu probably knew about the Qin army. The reason why she is scheduled to fight in three days is to spread the news of the Qin army's invasion, so that our army's morale will be in turmoil. If a war starts, this battle will probably lead to more defeats and fewer victory. But if you don't go to the battle, you will lose morale and will face the Han army even more in the future. Our army may be timid in three points before the battle will be very calculating."

Ye Gong gritted his teeth and said, "Yang Zilu really bullies our Great Chu State, no one sent anyone to inform the army. Be prepared for everything and fight the Han army in three days."

Shen Baoxu frowned and persuaded, "Zigao, you don't have to do this. It's too risky to start a war with the Han army. Victory is good, but if you put it, there will be no large army in Chu that can deal with the Han army."

Ziguo also echoed: "Marson, the current situation is indeed unfavorable to our army. I think I can bear it for a moment."

Mr. Ye smiled bitterly and said, "I don't know what Mr. Shen and Ziguo said, but now our enemies are Han and Qin. But over time, will the Yue Kingdom take the opportunity to stab us in the back? There are also Ba Kingdom in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, Baipu, the southern barbarians (now Hubei Province, barbarians south of the Yangtze River, etc.), etc. Although they have no action now, do you think they will continue to be peaceful? Wouldn't they take this opportunity to cut a piece of meat from Chu? Especially Baipu, they want to break away from the rule of Chu at all times. Now our troops are all constrained. If they raise an army to deal with our Chu Kingdom in the future, it will be even more difficult at that time. So the only thing I can do now is to fight. Otherwise, there will be no capital to fight at that time."

When Shen Baoxu heard this, he was silent for a while, and sighed and said, "Zigao, you can see farther than me. I am old and the only thing I can do is to help you watch the rear. If you are in a direction, it is really impossible. Let's ask for peace from the Han State."

…Han Army Camp…

"The Lord, the Chu army outside the camp sent someone to send a roll of bamboo slips, saying that it was a letter written by the Chu army marshal Ye Gong to the Lord." A soldier walked into the tent respectfully, knelt on one knee, and raised the bamboo slips with both hands.

Yang Zilu murmured curiously when she heard this, "I wonder what the letter Ye Gong wrote to me means? Should I refuse politely or promise me to invite a fight?"

While Yang Zilu was talking to herself, Zigong walked up, picked up the bamboo slips from the soldier's hand, and ordered: "Go down."

The soldier responded and slowly retreated.

Zigong placed the bamboo slips on the wooden table in front of Yang Zilu.

Yang Zilu slowly opened the bamboo slips. After reading the contents of the bamboo slips, Yang Zilu smiled. "I didn't expect that Mr. Ye still had some courage and actually agreed to my agreement to fight in front of the open space of the two camps in three days."

Hou Xiong touched the beard on his chin and said, "In this way, I'm afraid Ye Gong has some support, otherwise he would not agree. Moreover, I believe that what he relied on was not the soldiers and horses he had in his hands, although there were 150,000 Chu troops, more than half were composed of the newly recruited Chinese people. Needless to say, the army was not as firm as the veterans."

Zigong nodded thoughtfully and said, "Master, Hou Xiong said so much. Just as the Lord said before, Mr. Ye was not decisive enough in dealing with people and things. This time, he had such courage, but Mr. Ye probably had something to rely on to dare to do so. Otherwise, how could he become decisive all of a sudden?"

Yang Zilu nodded and said, "You are right, but now it is time to have to fight. No matter what tricks Ye Gong has, only I am cautious. Even if he comes up with a hundred strategies, he will not use conspiracy. With absolute strength, everything is a scumbag."

Speaking of this, Yang Zilu paused and said, "Tomorrow, except for armored cavalry, other cavalry will stay in the wild and are not allowed to enter the mountains and forests. Armored cavalry will be replaced with light gear. The mounts of armored cavalry are all ponies in the mountains, and running in the mountains is no worse than running on the flat ground. Two thousand cavalry is enough for me to use."

Hou Xiong nodded, wanted to speak but stopped, but in the end he still didn't say what he said.

When Zigong heard this, he thoughtfully said: "Does the Lord suspect that Mr. Ye were planning to set up an ambush in the mountains and forests?"

"Yeah," Yang Zilu nodded and said, "Baiju is located between Dabie Mountain and Tongbai Mountain. It only goes east and west. Choose one side and run one by one. It is a dense forest of mountains and forests, and it is easy to ambush soldiers. If we chase, it is very likely to be ambushed. So what I want this time is only after Baiju takes Baiju. If I do not retreat, I will be faster than how Ye Gong retreats. More than 100,000 cavalry troops are trapped in the mountains. I want to see when the Chu army can support it."

When Zigong heard this, his worries remained unabated. After thinking for a while, he suggested to Yang Zilu: "Master, be careful in everything. It's better to let Bai Gongsheng and the soldiers sent by Wu take the lead. Even if Ye Gong has any conspiracy, they can take over our Han army. Any losses will be better than our Han army."

Yang Zilu waved her hand unconsciously and said, "How can this be done? Although I am nominally supporting the orthodox Chu State in this battle, have you noticed that although Bai Gongsheng was allowed to appoint officials in the cities I captured along the way, in the garrison, they all let the Han army garrison on the grounds that Bai Gongsheng's troops were not large and should not be wasted. Do you still understand what it is? If I let Bai Gongsheng's troops be the vanguard, if I win, then let Bai Gongsheng have the opportunity to be surrendered and captured. Maybe even if Bai Gongsheng takes the lead and seizes Bai Ju's supplies. I am afraid that I will not be able to control Bai Gongsheng at that time."

Speaking of this, Yang Zilu paused and continued: "In addition, you all know the quality of Bai Gongsheng's men and Wu Jun. What if Ye Gong really wants to fight me upright. Then wouldn't we be the vanguard be frustrated? In this way, the Chu army will win a game back. In this way, our Han army will reduce the hope of victory. So tomorrow's main force must be our Han army, and I must ensure that we can defeat the Chu army."

When Zigong heard this, he looked at the ambitious Yang Zilu and could only remain silent. He sighed secretly. He just hoped that Ye Gong would really get angry for a moment, rather than having any confidence in defeating the Han army.

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