"Should we fight or retreat? Should we stay or go?" This question has been swirling in Liu Bang's mind for a long time. He never expected that Xiang Yu would suddenly send troops to attack Sishui County. When he thought about it, although Xiang Yu established his own county, he would no longer obey the King of Chu.

Although he was a Chu man after all, he would not really do anything to harm the Chu country. But a few days ago, Xiao He came to him overnight and told him that Sishui County was really captured by Xiang Yu, which meant that his descendants

There is no road left. At this time, the 200,000 troops are already panicking. Many generals have come to advise him, asking him to lead his troops back to take back Surabaya. But Liu Bang knew that although it was easy to retreat and attack Surabaya, in fact

But it is extremely difficult. He has defeated the Qin army, and Zhang Han will definitely hate himself to the core. Once he sees him leading his troops to retreat, Zhang Han will definitely take the opportunity to send troops to attack his retreat, just like he did a few days ago. By then, his

The losses were huge. And he knew how difficult it was to attack Surabaya City. Even the elite Qin army could not take Surabaya City for several months. Can the Chu army with its unstable military spirit be able to take it? What's more, it was even more difficult.

Liu Bang was still worried about the problem of food and grass. The army's food supply was only enough for three days. If he didn't get more food and grass, the more than 200,000 soldiers might mutiny.

Now Liu Bang can neither advance nor retreat. Now he only hopes to take down Chen County immediately. As long as he has a foothold, he will ask Kuaiji for food and then slowly deal with Xiang Yu. But now it seems

Chen Jun's posture cannot be removed for a while, so Liu Bang is very conflicted now. In fact, what he wants to do most now is to lead his troops back to Kuaiji, but he thinks that the Qin army will chase after him and Xiang Yu will have to pass by.

He felt unsure about the Sishui County he was guarding.

Xiao He appeared outside his camp at this time. Since arriving from Sishui County, Xiao He fell ill due to being frightened and traveling all the way. It was only now that he got better and was able to stay and walk around. He walked in

The general said to Liu Bang: "Pei Gong, it was my unpreparedness that led to Xiang Yu's successful raid on Surabaya. Otherwise, Pei Gong would not be in such a dilemma." He coughed twice.

When Liu Bang saw Xiao He coming in, he hurriedly asked him to sit down and said, "Old Xiao, don't move around until your body recovers. You are not the only one to blame for the capture of Surabaya City by Xiang Yu. Even if you were prepared for it, you would have relied on that."

Fan Zeng and other Xiang family members will still capture the city of Surabaya by Xiang Yu. And even though the city of Surabaya is gone, I won’t make a mistake in advancing or retreating. After all, I still have 200,000 troops in my hands, and the King of Chu will soon know

Regarding this matter, I think he will definitely send someone to contact us, and then the food and grass will be shipped."

Xiao He knew that these were Liu Bang's words of comfort because he was worried about himself. He looked touched and said: "I came here this time just to think of a way to solve the current situation and tell Pei Gong about it." Xiao He said this.

He coughed a few more times.

"Is there any way to solve the current crisis?" Liu Bang was delighted when he heard this and asked hurriedly.

"Now Zhang Han is unable to advance or retreat. The situation is the same as our army. Why don't we send people into the city to negotiate peace with them? As long as Zhang Han is willing to negotiate peace, then our army can safely retreat to Kuaiji. When everything is ready,

Pei Gong can also lead troops to recapture Surabaya and eliminate Xiang Yu." Xiao He said softly.

Liu Bang frowned and said, "But Zhang Han hates me to the core, so how can he be willing to negotiate peace with us?"

"There is no need to worry. You need to know that the Qin army in Chen County is actually without food and grass. If this continues, both sides will suffer. If Zhang Hanzhen is a famous general, he knows how to preserve his strength. And we can hand over Chen County to him first.

, just wait until later to raise troops to take it."

Liu Bang pondered for a long time and then said: "Then I will send someone to the city to talk to Zhang Han. I just hope it is what you said, Lao Xiao."

At this time, Zhang Han of Chen Commandery was already in dire straits. Most of the soldiers in the city were injured, but there was a lack of medical treatment and medicine. In addition, more than half of the food and grass were lost in the defeat, and the soldiers' rations were already at the end of the battle.

gradually decreased.

If he hadn't relied on his reputation to suppress them, I'm afraid these Qin soldiers would have fled through the city. And Zhang Han stood at the top of the city every day and looked west, hoping that Xianyang's reinforcements would arrive soon, but his neck was already too long.

The reinforcements were still missing.

As soon as he climbed to the top of the city that day, he heard the day shift asking Wang Li: "Brother Wang, do you think the emperor will send another army to help us? The people sent by General Zhang have been there for several days, why are there still no people there?"

Come on, could it be that that man was killed by Chu people on the way?"

Wang Li actually had no idea at all, but when he saw that the soldiers around him were looking at the two of them, he knew that his words would have a great impact on the morale of the army, so he said: "General Bai, you are too worried. We are in the Qin Dynasty here."

We have elite soldiers, and the imperial court will definitely not leave us alone. I think the imperial court will have to mobilize people and horses from all over the place, which will take a lot of time. Plus the food, grass and baggage, it will take some time, so I think it will take some time.

It is as it should be.”

Zhang Han walked up to the two of them and said: "General Wang is right. In my opinion, the reinforcements should already be on the way. Maybe it won't be long before they arrive with the food, grass and baggage we need. By then we will

Then we can annihilate these Chu troops outside the city in one fell swoop." Although his words were full of confidence, he was actually also uneasy.

The three of them inspected the top of the city and then walked down. Seeing that there were no soldiers around, Wang Li lowered his voice and said, "General, will the imperial court really send reinforcements? What should we do if they don't come?"

Zhang Han smiled bitterly and said: "You must not say that in front of this sergeant. In fact, I am not sure. I am not even sure whether the person who sent the message can reach Xianyang safely, and I am also very concerned about the emperor's character.

It is clear that he will abandon generals who cannot succeed. So I can't say whether the reinforcements will arrive."

The two of them heard that Zhang Han had no confidence at all, and they felt even more uneasy. They sighed unconsciously.

"General, there is an envoy from the Chu Kingdom outside the city asking for an audience." As soon as they stepped off the tower, a soldier came up and said.

After the three of them glanced at each other, Zhang Han said: "Call him in and meet me in the lobby." After saying that, he walked towards the lobby of Chen County Taishou Mansion.

Chen County is a small place, so even the prefect's mansion is small. Although it is called the lobby, it is actually a small house. Zhang Han sat on a seat in the middle, with Wang and Bai sitting on the left and right, quietly

Waiting for the messenger to come to see you.

"The envoy of Chu, Ye Shi, has met three generals." The envoy entered the hall and said after he handed over his hands, "Today I came to negotiate peace with your Qin army on the orders of my General Liu."

"Talking to peace? Now our two countries are not at war, but are fighting against rebellion. How do you get our army to negotiate peace with you?" Bai Ban sneered.

Ye Shi smiled and said: "But looking at the current situation, our Da Chu army surrounded the general's army. This is not like what the general said. It's you attacking us."

"I wonder why your General Liu wanted to negotiate peace with us under such a good situation?" Zhang Han said calmly. In fact, when he heard that the Chu people had come to negotiate peace, he was overjoyed. To be honest, he really didn't.

Keep the faith.

"I don't tell lies in front of the real person. It's just because there are some internal problems in Chu State that require my general to go back and deal with it, but now he is unable to escape because of fighting with your army. Only after the peace talks with the Qin army, both sides stop fighting, and my family will

It will take a few seconds to return to Kuaiji with the troops. Moreover, my general is willing to give up Chen County to the general, as long as the general is willing to stop fighting and let our army return to Kuaiji smoothly." Ye Shi said.

Zhang Han didn't expect such a cheap thing to happen, so he pondered for a moment and said, "Please let me think about it first, and I will give you an answer at dawn tomorrow."

After Ye Shi agreed to leave, Wang Li said: "I think what this man said is not entirely true. There must be other reasons why the Chu army wants to withdraw from Kuaiji. General, do you think we should take advantage of this opportunity to get more benefits?"

Zhang Han picked up the water bowl in front of him and said: "It seems that the Chu army is also unable to succeed. If our conditions are too high, we are afraid that the Chu people would rather die. Moreover, we do not have the ability to fight anymore, so we might as well just go with the flow."

We agreed to their opinions and let the two sides negotiate peace. Moreover, Chen County is still in our hands, so it will not be difficult for us to attack Chu in the future."

After thinking about it for a while, Bai and Wang felt that what Zhang Han said was reasonable, so they agreed.

Just like this, a battle that consumed a lot of manpower and material resources and sacrificed many soldiers was about to end. Liu Bang glanced at Chen Jun for the last time and said: "I will definitely come back to take you back." As soon as he finished speaking,

Seeing a vague group of troops suddenly appeared in the west, it seemed that there were quite a few people there. "No, the reinforcements from the Qin people have arrived!" Liu Bang suddenly woke up, and then said to the troops, "Everyone, set off quickly.

Once we let Zhang Han know that their reinforcements have arrived, we won't be able to leave." Upon hearing this, the sergeants retreated southward in a hurry, their speed was so fast that the Qin army guarding the city was amazed.

At this time, the three people from Zhanhan at the top of the city were watching the Chu army retreat. They were relieved. After all, they were still at a disadvantage now. It was a good thing for them that the Chu army was willing to retreat so easily.

"Hey, why did the Chu army suddenly retreat so fast? Our army didn't leave the city to pursue it," the white squad said strangely.

"What do you think that is?" Zhang Han had already seen a group of troops heading towards Chen County from the west at this time. "Is it possible that the retreat of the Chu army was deceptive?"

"No, it's our reinforcements from Great Qin that have arrived!" Wang Li saw from a distance that the team's flag had the word "Qin" embroidered on it.

"The reinforcements have arrived! The reinforcements have arrived!" The soldiers on the city shouted excitedly.

Zhang Han's face darkened. He had known that the reinforcements would arrive, so why would he have signed a peace treaty with the Chu people? He looked at Wang Li and the two men, who quickly reacted and said in unison: "Quickly leave."
Chapter completed!