"The wind is blowing and the clouds are flying——!"

In the empty mountains and fields, the horns of the Han army massing wailed, and rows of flaming figures approached Guan Ying's central army from the rear of the road.

Compared with the peasant armed forces under Xingyang City who fought with only passion and heroism, the five thousand Han soldiers under Guan Ying have long lost their youthfulness when carrying hoes. Their eyes are firm and their expressions are cold and resolute.

, facing life, his eyes are full of emotional indifference.

"Send a message to the left wing Zhouhou, asking him to come and join us as soon as possible." Guan Ying stopped at the junction of Fufeng and Wugong, and looked at the western skyline with a somewhat complicated expression.

"promise!"

The scout obeyed the order, jumped on his horse and galloped down the vast galloping road. On Guan Ying's left wing were the troops commanded by Liu Bang's valet Zhou Gui. They were competing with generals like Guan Ying who fought for status and glory through life and death on the battlefield.

Differently, Zhou Zhi adopted another method to gain status.

After Liu Bang was granted the title of king, he promoted several servants who served him. Zhou Yu was one of them. He had not experienced the battle of life and death, and had not seen the cruelty of bloody crowds of people dying together. It was so easy.

Yi gained the power that others could not obtain after years of hard work. Zhou Ji's experience not only made the ordinary soldiers of the Han army who had not prospered feel angry, but also made Guan Ying feel a sense of injustice.

"The King of Han has changed! The easy-going Pei Gong who was willing to go to any lengths to find a famous person or a warrior is gone. In his place is the King of Han who is surrounded by compliments." Guan Ying suddenly said,

Feeling lonely, not only Liu Bang, but also many people in the Han army, including old men like Lu Wan and Li Shiqi, also began to undermine each other in the fight for power and gain.

Some people were satisfied with just occupying the two remote counties of Bashu and Hanzhong, and these people surrounded Liu Bang all day long. They blocked the vision of the King of Han, blocked the King of Han's eyes, and also allowed the knowledgeable people to

Talents are suppressed and there is no way to show their talents and be reused.

"Fortunately, the presence of Prime Minister Zhang and Prime Minister Xiao made the King of Han cheer up again. This time the Han army's Northern Expedition must not be like the last time." Guan Ying secretly made up his mind.——

Guan Ying couldn't stand Zhou Jie. Similarly, Zhou Jie, who was a close servant of Liu Bang, also looked down upon a reckless man like Guan Ying who only knew how to kill.

Guan Ying and Zhou Hui each led an army in this expedition against Qin. In name, Guan Ying was the vanguard and Zhou Hui was the auxiliary deputy general. In fact, they represented the two major factions in the Han army.

strength.

Behind Guan Ying are Li Shang, Wang Ling and a large number of generals who joined after Liu Bang's Western Expedition, while Zhou Ji represents the old men of Pei Gong who have followed Liu Bang from the beginning. Of course, outside of these two major factions,

, such as Cao Shen, Zhou Bo, Xia Houying and other Liu Bang's old friends, it is another level of competition.

Weishui River, southwest.

The station of Zhou Yujun.

Piles of grain and fodder were piled in the center of the station, just like being piled in a warehouse. They were neatly stacked in one place. This was the standard required by Zhou Jie. This standard once made the then Lantian Pass guard general

Zhou Jie was praised by Liu Bang, King of Han Dynasty, Zhang Liang, Xiao He and others.

No matter when, even in field operations, strict standards must be adhered to. This is Zhou Ji's creed. As long as he follows the standards, Zhou Ji will be able to take it easy no matter when his superiors come to inspect.

In the Chinese military tent.

Zhou Ji, who was nearly forty years old, was lying on the case, writing word by word the records of events since the march. This had been his habit for many years. It was precisely because of this diligence that he gained the trust of Liu Bang, the King of Han Dynasty.

, Liu Bang had more than twenty attendants in front of him. If he wanted to stand out, he had to have something that stood out.

Zhou Jie's diligence and loyalty were his greatest help in winning Liu Bang's trust. During the months when Liu Bang retreated to Hanzhong, he faced Long Qie, Zhang Han and other Chu army generals. Zhou Jie, who was the guard of Lantian Pass, was there.

Zhang Liang performed quite well in executing the plan of concealing the truth from the enemy.

While Guan Ying was still thinking about how to defeat the Qin army on the opposite side, Zhou Jie was reporting to Liu Bang on the current situation of the army. As for Guan Ying's order from his scouts to move closer quickly, Zhou Jie ignored it.

Ying was just an average school captain. If he had been replaced by a more powerful general like Cao Shen or Zhou Bo, Zhou Jie might have lost face.

Comparing the two, Guan Ying's understanding is much worse than Zhou Ji's. This is why Guan Ying can only be a pioneer of traps, rather than a stand-alone general, despite being the first to attack enemy generals many times.

The reason is.

At this time, Guan Ying and Zhou Hui did not know that in the Wugong Mountain area not far from where he was stationed, Han Xin was leading a desperate light force to slantly insert into the junction of Guan Ying's army and Zhou Hui's army.

——.

Wugong Mountain.

This mountain range located in Wugong County has a rather domineering name. It has undulating hills and endless rows of grass, which is perfect for a small light force to hide in.

In addition, this place is not far from Chidao and Weishui River. For the light troops determined to cut off the blood of the Han army, this is the best ambush location.

Of course, there are advantages and disadvantages.

Wugong Mountain is only more than forty miles away from Xiaohua Mountain, where King Yong Zhang Han is stationed. If you follow the Chi Road, it will only take two hours for Zhang Han's army to arrive on the battlefield. Once attacked, Han Xin's light troops of more than a thousand people will rush to the battlefield.

There is a danger of the whole army being destroyed.

"Reporting to the captain, the Han army's Zhou Gui tribe, with 3,000 men carrying food and baggage, is camped in the southwest of the Wei River. Guan Ying's tribe is already close to the Fufeng border. The two armies are more than twenty miles apart. If Guan Ying gets news to come to the rescue, the emergency march will only take an hour and a half.

." Zheng Da, who was assigned to serve as the scout and garrison general, had a serious look on his face. In his opinion, Han Xin was a madman, and they were being led to the danger of death by a madman.

"One and a half hours? That's enough time. Zheng Da, you want to be free, right? If you can kill the Han general Zhou Jie, I will report to the general and let your three brothers go back to Guandong." Han Xin.

He glanced at Zheng Da, who had an unusually serious expression, smiled lightly, and said.

"Han, you don't need to provoke me like this, Old Zheng. If you want me to fight hard, just say so. As for the lives of my two brothers, you can take care of them if you want to kill me or chop them into pieces until I die." Zheng

Da snorted coldly and revealed Han Xin's intentions.

"Haha, since General Zheng Tun understands, then at three o'clock in the evening, how about your troops being the vanguard, entering the Han camp, burning grain and fodder, and killing the enemy generals?" Han Xin ordered in a deep voice.

"No! If I, Old Zheng, can't die, I will come back to settle the accounts with you named Han." Zheng Da knelt down on one knee, took the general's order, and turned around to leave.

Han Xin looked at Zheng Da's lonely figure and felt something in his heart. If Zheng Da hadn't been a man, this strategy of inspiring the general would have been useless. In terms of marching and fighting, Han Xin was a first-class expert. In this era, he could
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