Zhang Han led the army to advance steadily, and finally arrived here three days after Liu Bang arrived at Surabaya City. As the vanguard, Bai Ban wanted to lead his troops to attack Surabaya City as soon as he saw it, but Zhang Han stopped him: "Now Chu

The situation of the army is not yet clear, and the spies we sent to Surabaya City will be back soon. It will not be too late for us to make plans after learning more about the situation."

Wang Li also said on the side: "What General Zhang said is that now the Chu army has joined forces with Xiang Yu's army, and according to the surviving soldiers, Xiang Yu's soldiers are not as powerful as our Qin army. If we rashly

Attacking will instead lead to passiveness.”

"Well, what Wang Li said is reasonable. Let's wait here for a while and see their situation. If Liu Bang and Xiang Yu are not of the same mind, we can take the opportunity to catch them all." Zhang Han said. Right here

At that time, a man came to the three generals and said: "General, I have found out the situation in Surabaya City." But one of the scouts came back.

Zhang Han said hurriedly: "Get up and answer. What is the situation in the city now? How is the relationship between Liu Bang and Xiang Yu?"

"On the day I arrived in the city, I heard that Liu Bang was killed by Xiang Yu. Xiang Yu was sending people out of the city to recruit those Chu soldiers for his own use."

"This is happening!" The three of them were shocked at the same time, and Zhang Han hurriedly asked, "What about the more than 100,000 troops under Liu Bang's command now?" What Zhang Han wanted to see the most was that Liu Bang's generals wanted to provide food for them.

Liu Bang took revenge and led troops to attack Surabaya, but the current situation is not so optimistic, but Zhang Han still doesn't want the more than 100,000 Chu troops to really join forces with Xiang Yu. By then, it will be difficult for him to capture Surabaya.

, so he hoped that those Chu troops had taken a detour back to Kuaiji. Looking at the empty scene outside the city now, it seemed somewhat similar.

Unexpectedly, what came out of the mouth of the scout was exactly what Zhang Han didn't want to hear: "The Chu army under Liu Bang lost their general and didn't know what to do. In addition, there were no confidants of Liu Bang in the army, so Xiang Yu sent

Under coercion and inducement, all of them surrendered to Xiang Yu, and only a few Chu soldiers fled to the south. Now these people have joined forces with Xiang Yu and stayed in Sishui City. It took a lot of effort for the villain to sneak out of the city.

Come on, Surabaya City has been completely sealed off now."

Zhang Han glanced at the city of Surabaya in the distance, sighed and said: "After many twists and turns, we are still besieging the city of Surabaya as we did a few days ago. It's just that the enemy's leader has been replaced by Xiang Yu from Xiang Liang and Liu Bang. Although

He is still very young, but judging from the few battles he has fought, he is not an easy person to deal with, and the city of Surabaya has high walls and thick walls, so this battle will not be easy."

Lu Jie also looked at the Surabaya City, and after a long time he said: "General, there is no need to be so pessimistic. Although Xiang Yu is more difficult to deal with than Liu Bang on the surface, his layout on the city is also very appropriate, and the people and horses are very good."

It is sufficient, but there is one thing that cannot compare with Liu Bang when he was defending the city."

"Which point?" When Zhang Han heard this, he knew that Lu Jie had seen the flaw in the Surabaya City, and that he could take down the Surabaya City, so he asked excitedly.

"That is the support of the Chu State." Lu Jie stroked his beard and said, "When Liu Bang was defending the city, because he was sent by the King of Chu, the Chu State would not only use all the troops in the country to

In terms of food, grass and baggage, he would give him whatever he wanted. But it was different now. Although Xiang Yu had the entire army of the Chu State in his hands, he had no logistical support. Although he was reliable in Jiujiang County back then.

The people of a county can feed these soldiers because he only has tens of thousands of people, but that can't be done now. So as long as we besiege the city without attacking, there will be a shortage of food and grass in Surabaya City in one month, and the morale of the army will be in chaos by then.

, coupled with the fact that the more than 100,000 Chu troops may not really surrender to Xiang Yu, then the city of Surabaya will be destroyed by itself."

"What a good idea! What a good idea." Zhang Han said, stroking his hands: "As long as we spend some time and surround without attacking, we can take down the city of Surabaya with very few casualties."

Wang Li suddenly said: "Although Mr. Lu's method is good, Xiang Yu is not someone who can only defend but not attack. I remember that last year he led troops to capture several counties in Qi State, and even Linzi City was defeated by him.

It has been breached. Once he discovers our intentions, he will definitely lead his troops out of the city to fight us."

Lu Jie said with a smile: "That would be even better. We only need to set up camp outside the city and build fortifications with wood and stone. Then the offensive and defensive momentum will change. Our army will have these fortifications as a basis to rely on and add combat power.

Far superior to the general Chu army, their attack will only send the sheep into the tiger's mouth. As long as it takes some time, the city of Surabaya can be easily taken. General Zhang, do you think it is worth it?"

"It's really worth it." Zhang Han said loudly, "Come here, please quickly order the sergeants to cut down trees and carry boulders nearby. I want to build a camp outside Sishui City and completely trap the Chu army here.

In the city of Surabaya.”

In Surabaya City, Xiang Yu was listening to the news brought by the soldiers at the head of the city. He heard that the Qin army was not in a hurry to attack, but instead brought wood and stones to build a camp. This puzzled him and he hurriedly went to Fan Zeng to report to him.

He asked for advice.

Fan Zeng has gained great trust from Xiang Yu since he left the city to recruit more than 100,000 people. He has replaced Xiang Ta as the first military advisor in Xiang Yu's army. After closing his eyes and listening to Xiang Yu's words, Xiang Ta thought.

After a long time, he said: "Obviously the Qin army has heard that we killed Liu Bang and surrendered the Chu army, so they guessed that our army was short of food. Their purpose of doing this this time was to trap us and force our army to survive without food."

Civil strife breaks out. After all, the more than 100,000 troops have just surrendered, and they cannot yet work together with you."

"Then how should I respond? Should I go out of the city to fight to the death with the Qin army? But sir, haven't you been persuading me not to leave the city easily?" Xiang Yu asked helplessly. According to his temperament, he had already led his troops to fight with the Qin army.

After the first battle, it was precisely because he admired Fan Zeng so much that he listened to his advice.

"Now it seems that this is the only way. And it is not too late to move the army. We must go out of the city to attack the Qin people in a day or two. Otherwise, we will have a hard time attacking them after they have built their fortifications." Fan Zeng said.

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"In that case, I will lead my troops out of the city to attack the Qin people." Xiang Yu stood up and said.

"It's getting late now. Why don't we wait until tomorrow morning for the general to go out of the city to kill the enemy?" Fan Zeng said.

"No, go out of the city at night and catch the Qin army by surprise." After saying this, Xiang Yu didn't want to wait. He immediately walked outside and ordered tens of thousands of horses to follow him out of the city to kill the enemy.

The Qin army really didn't expect that Xiang Yu would attack so quickly. This is also because Zhang Han and others did not understand the enemy's character. After a surprise attack, the Chu army won a great victory, but it only defeated the Qin army.

In the two newly built camps of the Qin army, the Qin army gathered at a speed that surprised the Chu army and withstood the Chu army's surprise attack. In the end, because the Qin army was outnumbered, if they continued to struggle, the Chu army would be surrounded. Xiang Yu

Then he led his men and horses back to the city. This battle cost the Qin army all their efforts in one day. It can be said that the Qin army suffered a moderate defeat.

In the next few days, the Chu army always went out of the city to destroy the Qin army's fortifications, but by this time the Qin army was already prepared, and the Chu army did not gain much advantage. Seeing this, the Qin army simply set up another defense in front of the stronghold.

A barrier allowed Baiban to guard there with 30,000 horses to resist the Chu army. Xiang Yu did not dare to completely take out all the soldiers and horses in the city, because in this case, the Chu people or the Qin army would take advantage of the opportunity to attack Surabaya.

.The two sides became stalemate again for a while, but this was greatly beneficial to the Qin army.

Several times Xiang Yu wanted to use all his troops to fight Qin, but Xiang Ta and Fan Zeng dissuaded him. Fan Zeng said: "The Qin army will use all their strength this time. I predict that it won't be long before there will be turmoil within the Qin State."

"What do you mean by this?" Xiang Yu asked curiously, "Is there anyone who wants to be the King of Qin?"

"It's not the King of Qin, but the Emperor. These days, Fusu has been holding back his troops. I don't believe he can endure it when he sees such a good opportunity. Once he sends troops to attack Qin's city, Zhang Han will definitely retreat.

Then our chance will come." Fan Zeng said with certainty.

"Then what if Fusu really doesn't send troops, or what if he doesn't send troops during this month? You must know that the food stock in the city is only enough for one month, so you still have to save this amount."

Xiang Yu said.

"So on the one hand, we have to wait for news from the Qin State, and on the other hand, we have to adjust the morale of the soldiers. If there is still no news after half a month, we will fight with all our strength." Fan Zeng said. Xiang Yu

Hearing what he said was reasonable, I agreed to his method.

The fighting between the two sides ceased. After a few days, the camp was about to be set up. Zhang Han looked at Surabaya City and felt that he was about to succeed. At this time, a group of people came from a distance.

Those clothes were actually those of the guards and eunuchs in the palace. Zhang Han felt nervous, knowing that the people coming from Xianyang would definitely not bring any good news. He went up to meet them and asked: "But has the emperor sent any imperial edict?

"

The eunuch hurriedly dismounted and said: "According to the emperor's decree, we must quickly recruit General Zhang and lead the army back to Xianyang." He took out the imperial edict and began to read it. After listening to the imperial edict, Zhang Han's face became even more ugly. He did not expect that Fusu actually

He will send troops to attack Xianyang, but now it is difficult for him to decide what to do. If he leads his troops back, he will soon capture the city of Surabaya, and as soon as Surabaya is obtained, all the land of Chu will fall into his control. He is really unwilling to do so.

.But if we don't go back, Xianyang is in danger. If the soldiers know about it, the morale of the army will plummet. It's really a difficult decision.
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