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Chapter 169 Flooded Seventh Army

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Hangu Pass.

Battle clouds are dense.

The new Qin in the revival and the overlord of the world, the State of Chu, inevitably collided. The victory or defeat of this war directly influenced the future power map.

After receiving Chen Ping's urgent report, Li Yuan quickly issued an emergency mobilization order. Except for the Luojia cavalry stationed in Longxi who could not be mobilized due to the tight war between the Huns and the Dayuezhi, all the generals of the other divisions were summoned, and even the border army sent young general Meng Hu as representatives to participate.

Council Room.

Chen Ping was introducing the latest developments east of Hangu Pass. Xiangzhuang's men arrived in Luoyang on June 11. With him, there were nearly 10,000 reinforcements from various princes from Wei, Henoi and other places. The troops of these small princes came to transport food, fodder and supplies at the order of Xiang Yu.

After the world was divided into feudals, Xiang Yu became a well-deserved leader of the princes. He would launch a large army to attack anyone who did not listen. Faced with Xiang Yu's strong personal force and the impressive achievements of the Chu army, the young princes such as Wei Bao and Sima Qiong naturally did not dare to neglect at all. As for what they were thinking, it was unknown.

The vanguard of the Chu army came in full force.

The word "Xiang" passed by. Along the way, no matter which team was, they retreated and refused to let go of the army, and did not dare to intimidate the Chu army. Even Zhang Er and Chen Yu, who were fighting hard, led their troops to defend their territory to act as a wait-and-see attitude. They arrived in Henan smoothly. Xiang Zhuang, who was leading the army for the first time, was so arrogant that the Chu cavalry scouts began to appear in the plain outside Hangu Pass.

"Dear generals, the situation we are facing is probably like this. According to the latest news, Xiang Yu's main force has just set off from Pengcheng. It is estimated that it will take twenty days to arrive in Henan. We don't have much time left." After Chen Ping said that, he moved his eyes away from a pile of bamboo slips and silk brocade, and then cast a questioning look at Li Yuan.

Li Yuan has been listening. During Chen Ping's narration, he was also thinking about how to deal with it. Chen Ping's analysis of the information was quite clear. This is his expertise. Judging from the current situation, Xiang Yu was determined to attack Qin again. The 70,000 elite Chu troops accounted for nearly half of the current military force of the Western Chu State. Xiang Yu really invested a lot of money.

"General Han, what do you think?" Li Yuan tapped the next table and asked Han Xin who was sitting in the lower head. As Chen Ping spoke just now, Han Xin's brows stretched and frowned. I don't know if he had any good ideas or if he thought of a difficult plan to implement it.

After Li Yuan was promoted to the 19th-level military title system of the 20th-level military title system, his generals and leaders were also promoted accordingly. In addition to Zhang Han and Wang Li's position was relatively high, with the retirement of the older generation of generals such as Xin Sheng and Yang Xiong, Han Xin, Luo Jia, Jiang Yu, and Wang Shang were promoted to partial generals respectively.

Han Xin is a talented general. He is a captain who commands two or three thousand people. He is indeed a talented person and cannot show his abilities. Li Yuan has been looking for a suitable reason and opportunity.

The Qin army used the size of military achievements as the standard for promotion. At this point, Li Yuan did not want to break it. He would not break it. The formation of a system requires a long time of persistence. Once it was broken, it would cause internal intense turmoil. In this regard, Hu Hai and Zhao Gao were examples. If they only do whatever they wanted based on their personal preferences, the final result would be abandoned by the Qin people.

This time, Han Xin was promoted mainly in the just-concluded flood fighting. The young army led by Han Xin performed well and after making enough achievements, it was natural to be promoted.

"Mr. Li, although the Chu army is coming in a fierce manner, it is not completely flawed. According to Xin's opinion, if it can be coordinated in time and tactical terms, it can completely eat the Chu army of Xiang Zhuang." Han Xin bowed and reported to the report.

"Let's say it carefully!" Li Yuan asked.

The talented people under his command feels different from having a general. While other generals were still thinking, Han Xin had an idea, which was good news for Li Yuan.

I will do everything myself and be ahead of every battle.

Perhaps a fierce person like Xiang Yu will feel very satisfied. Li Yuan, who feels the pain of no one available, would not think so. One person makes a decision and the other makes a decision. With a plan, one person will improve it. This kind of loneliness is something that others cannot understand.

"Mr. Li, generals, in Han's opinion, the Chu army suffered three defeats. First: Xiang Zhuang, the general of Chu, was frivolous and proud, and was reckless, and was not a suitable general; second: the Chu army came from afar, the soldiers were exhausted, and the combat power was reduced by half. Other princely troops were just farmers holding weapons, which was not worth worrying; third: the vanguard of the Chu army was too fast, causing disconnection from the main force. If we could fight quickly, we could completely annihilate Xiang Zhuang's troops in one fell swoop."

"Xiangzhuang is now stationed in Luoyang. If the Chu army does not come out, so what?" Li Yuan asked.

After hearing Li Yuan’s question, young generals such as Wang Shang, Jiang Yu also looked at Han Xin with questioning. Over the past year, these confidant generals of Li Yuan’s Qin army have also experienced one fierce battle after another, and their combat experience has accumulated a lot. The gap between them and Han Xin has nothing to do with diligence, and only talent is lacking.

"If Xiang Zhuang doesn't come out, we will lead him out. Han will take this task without permission, so he will take it." Han Xin said confidently.

Han Xin took the lead in asking for orders, which made the generals such as Wang Shang, Jiang Yu, Meng Hu, etc. all blushed. In terms of qualifications, Han Xin was the shortest among them. In terms of military achievements, Wang Shang and others asked themselves how much worse than Han Xin. Now Han Xin stole the first one, so that they could explain to their soldiers after they went back.

After a battle, military achievements are both big and small. Wang Shang and Jiang Yu's personal military achievements are second to the point. The key is to give the soldiers under their command a chance. Attracting the enemy is naturally much more important than supporting tasks such as covering and guarding the camp.

"Mr. Li, Guanzhong has suffered heavy rain recently. The water in Hongnongjian River in Hangu Road has risen. Our army can wait for an opportunity to cut off the stream and station it in the valley and lake. When the Chu army chased after him, they ordered the soldiers to dig up the flow. At that time, the water was rushing down. No matter how strong the Chu army in Xiangzhuang was, it could not stop the water from surging." Han Xin continued to talk about his own ideas. He frowned just now and thought about how to make the Chu army fall into the trap and wipe out the entire army after seducing the enemy.

mudslide.

When Li Yuan talked about intercepting water and flooding the enemy, his eyes lit up. Later generations caused great disasters and disasters in the mountainous areas due to the destruction of vegetation. Among them, mudslides caused by heavy rains were the most destructive disaster.

The turbid current rolls.

The water is overwhelming.

No matter how powerful the army you are, you can't stop this huge force of nature.

As soon as Han Xin came up with this idea, Wang Shang and Jiang Yu were also very happy. The merit of seducing the enemy was not worthy of, and the merit of blocking the enemy could not be eliminated.

"Okay, General Han is indeed a magical calculation. In this way, the interception will be handed over to this marquis. However, Xiang Zhuang's troops are the sharp cavalry of the Chu army. They are fast and have outstanding combat power. The best way to deal with this enemy is to use cavalry against cavalry. Unfortunately, Luo Jia's cavalry is still in the Longxi area-!" Li Yuan said, and turned his gaze to Meng Hu.

"Marquis Li, a thousand elite cavalry of the border army are willing to fight side by side with General Han. Please give orders!" Meng Hu stepped out with a strong sense of fighting in his eyes. Finally, he was about to confront his old opponent Chu army again. Julu was defeated, and the elite army of the border army had full of the hatred. Meng Hu always remembered it in his heart. Revenge of the Chu people was not only his own idea, but also the wish of Wang Li, Su Jiao and other soldiers.

The border army is known as the elite Qin cavalry. Although it was severely damaged by the Chu army in Julu, after more than a year of rest, the border army's vitality is recovering.

This time, more than a thousand cavalry were sent. They were all men who fought with the Huns. The horse riding skills were not as frustrated as the nomads on the grassland. What’s more important is that the horses of this cavalry were all Hetao horses. The abundant grass in spring made these horses fat and strong. Compared with the Chu cavalry in Xiangzhuang, they had many advantages.

"Thank you, Marquis Li. If you can kill the enemy with Major General Meng, you will win this battle!" Han Xin laughed loudly. The border army's participation in the battle this time is still the nature of the alliance. Unless Li Yuan ordered or Meng Hu himself asked for an order, generals of the same level like Han Xin could not command the border army how to do it.

The Qin army was in high spirits.

Time is tight, and the generals who have led the general order to return to their headquarters. Units like Wang Shang are still stationed in other places and need to rush back to the camp as soon as possible and gather along the road to Hangu Pass.

Inside the meeting hall.

Only Li Yuan was left, Chen Ping and a group of young doctors and servants. Li Yuan stood in front of the sand table piled up with Hangu Pass and Henan, his eyes gradually stretched out and looked towards Pengcheng further east.

"Marquis Li, are you worried about Xiang Yu's 70,000 Chu troops?" Chen Ping approached and asked. After working with Li Yuan for a long time, the tacit understanding between the two sides was also accumulating day by day. Sometimes, with one move or one look, you can guess what the other party is thinking and what he is worried about.

"Chief, did you say Xiang Yu feel exhausted? The Chu army almost came out this time. Aren't you afraid that someone would take his way out?" Li Yuan said, pointing his right hand to the Jiujiang County area.

Jiujiang County.

The lake and swamp land located between the middle reaches and the lower reaches of the Yangtze River has always been rampant with thieves and strong bandits. During the anti-Qin wave, several forces such as Tyrant, Zhujishi, Jingju appeared here, and their combat effectiveness was very strong. After Xiang Yu was appointed as the king, Tyrant, who was unexpectedly not named the prince, returned to the former land of Jiujiang and quickly became the new boss of the Tyrant Alliance.

"Marquis Li wants to lobby Ying Bu to counterattack Xiang Yu. Is this not easy? Ying Bu is a prisoner who escaped privately in Lishan. He has a deep hatred for Qin. How could he help him?" Chen Ping was stunned and asked.

After thinking about it carefully, Chen Ping immediately understood Li Yuan’s intention, but Li Yuan’s idea was too outrageous in Chen Ping’s opinion.

Li Yuan shook his head and said, "Yingbu is ambitious and not a person who has been living under the ranks for a long time. Once Xiang Yu sent troops, Pengcheng was empty. For Yipeng, it was a great opportunity. Once he missed this opportunity, he Yipeng would have to be a water bandit for the rest of his life."

Sima Qian's historical books may have some deviations in the description of Yingbu's character, but the general direction will not change. Li Yuan believes that Yingbu, who has not been crowned as king, must have accumulated a lot of resentment towards Xiang Yu at this time. Now, it is time to make this resentment explode.

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