Prepare for a rainy day.

After Li Yuan occupied Luoyang and defeated the Chu army, he began to turn his attention to the hometown of Zhao State, which was separated by a large river (Yellow River).

Occupying the western area of ​​Sanchuan County and owning the plains around Luoyang can give the Qin army a buffer area for breathing and resting in Guandong. This first step of the strategy has basically been successful.

The Qin army entered Zhao.

This is the second step Li Yuan envisioned to reach deep into the hinterland of Guandong.

Among the Six Kingdoms of Guandong, those who can truly compete with the Qin Army in terms of soldier quality and tactical literacy have no other choice except Zhao.

The current strength of the Chu army is more based on several famous historical figures such as Xiang Yu, Liu Bang, Chen Sheng, etc. Once there is no support from these famous figures, the real combat effectiveness of the Chu army will be greatly reduced.

After the establishment of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang's performance in the siege of Baideng can be seen.

Fan Kuai, Cao Shen, Guan Fu and other generals claimed to have the courage to fight against ten thousand people. When the Han army faced the enemy in the civil war, they were defeated in consecutive battles when facing the Huns cavalry. In the end, they had to flee to the mountains to beg for reinforcements.

, this really loses the face of a dignified man from the Central Plains.

Expanding Qin's existing territory from the west to the east of the river, occupying the homeland of Zhao, which was once the same ancestor, and continuing the practice of King Wuling of Zhao's "riding and shooting in Hufu", making the Qin army more powerful than in history

This is Li Yuan's real purpose.

Zhongmu.

It is located in the area connected by three rivers between the Dahe River and the Zhang River. It is not a big place, but its location is important. It is in the core area of ​​Guandong. Once it is occupied here, it will strangle the throats of other countries.

Judging from the time when the Seven Heroes occupied it in the late Warring States Period, it should belong to the southern homeland of Zhao State. However, this place is located at the junction of Wei, Zhao and Han. There has always been no definite number of ownership. Whoever is stronger will occupy it. In Korea

, after the successive declines of Wei, Zhao State became the mainstay of resisting the powerful Qin, and Zhongmu naturally fell under the name of Zhao State.

In the midst of chaos.

Li Yuan's forces entered Zhao territory with Han Xin's Northern Expedition. After Han Xin's army went north from Pubandu, it passed through Pingyang and other places along the way, and finally confronted the Chu army in Zhongmou.

Late August.

The usual cold wave in the north hit for the first time, and the Qin army camp in the dusk was completely silent. Only the torch at the camp gate was still burning with light, illuminating and guiding the direction.

The weather in Hebei was getting colder. The young generals of the Qin Army who were still wearing short summer shirts and armor couldn't help but hugged their bodies tightly and stamped their feet vigorously several times to relieve the coldness of the night that penetrated their bodies.

Ganrokuro leaned tightly on his horse, and the wounds on his back caused by the sharp arrows became more and more painful, making his consciousness gradually blur.

Under Han Xin's promotion, Gan Liulang's position has been promoted from Tun Jiang to Military Marquis, and he is also the most important scout military Marquis. Han Xin also admires this smart and courageous young man. In him, Han Xin saw

It's my own boyhood.

The news of Zhang Er entering the Chu camp was discovered by Qin army scouts a day later. This is a kind of torture that must be endured when fighting in a foreign land. Without the guidance of familiar people, no matter how powerful the Qin army is, it is impossible to fight with eyes closed.

.

"Quickly, take me to see the general." Gan Liulang opened his eyes forcefully, saw the word "Qin" flashing on the gate getting bigger and bigger, and finally fell down.

The patrolling soldiers were in a hurry. They took the torch and looked carefully. A familiar soldier immediately recognized Gan Liulang's identity and hurried to report to Han Xin.

"Zhang Er was defeated and surrendered to Chu, and Chen Yu's army went south!" Han Xin murmured to himself, his expression gradually becoming serious. Now the beard under his chin has grown, making him look much older than his actual age.

The urgent military intelligence report sent back by Gan Liulang gave Han Xin a helpless feeling that he was in a fog and could not find a way out for a while. Could it be that he could only return with success and cross Henan with regrets? Han Xin's return and forth

I walked around in the tent, thinking all morning without saying a word.

Most of the generals under his command are young.

Gan Liulang is already the most outstanding one, and almost no one else can provide Han Xin with feasible suggestions on grand strategy. This is not a problem with Han Xin's army, but the entire Qin army that is being rebuilt.

problems faced.

Chaos arose during the Warring States Period.

The hometown of Zhao State in Hebei was also in chaos, and heroes rose up together. In the storm at the end of Qin, although Zhao's resistance was not as fierce as Chu's, it was so powerful that the Qin army did not dare to underestimate it. In the past

At that time, after Zhang Han won the battle with Xiang Liang, he moved to fight in Zhao because he judged that Zhao's anti-Qin forces were strong.

Qin and Zhao came from the same ancestor and had been at war with each other for many years. The Zhao people were indeed fierce and brave, which made the Qin people afraid. From a general point of view, Zhang Han's judgment was not problematic, but he ignored one point and led the Zhao people to rebel.

The Qin people were actually not from Zhao, but from two Wei people: Zhang Er and Chen Yu.

Heroes of the world.

Zhang Er and Chen Yu are the two most famous people who can share adversity but not wealth.

The former acquaintance ended up fighting each other with swords and killing each other. Zhang Er died a good death. He defected to Liu Bang in history, and finally sent his old friend Chen Yu to the guillotine with the help of the Han army.

It is a pity that among the heroes who competed for hegemony in the late Qin Dynasty, there were very few famous heroes of Zhao State.

Zhang Er and Chen Yu are both from Daliang. Actually, they are not from Zhao. The only one with a name left is Zhao Wang Zhao Xie. However, Zhao Xie's ability is really insufficient and he is treated like puppets by Zhang and Chen.

Stand up and go, and the final result is to die in the war.

Apart from Zhao Xie, one of the descendants of Zhao's famous generals showed extraordinary military talents. Unfortunately, his background was not very good.

Li Zuoche was the descendant of Li Mu, the last famous general of Zhao State. This famous scholar of Zhao State who finally defected to Han Xin had problems with the club he worked for, so throughout his life, he did not get any opportunities to display his talents.

——.

When the butterfly flaps its powerful wings again and again, and when the Qin army wins again and again on the battlefield, people's fate and decisions are also quietly changing.

Since the Henan area was occupied by the Qin army, Zhang Er, who was driven out of Changshan by Chen Yu, could not lead his defeated troops across Li Yuan to join Liu Bang. If that happened, Li Yuan would naturally not be polite. Zhang Er has always been Liu Bang

The die-hard allies who were able to destroy him also cut off the wings of Lao Liu, who was once again arrogant.

Zhang Er, who was outnumbered by the Qin army, finally chose to defect to the Chu army. After the Chu general Zhong Limei led his army north from Xingyang, he garrisoned in Zhongmou.

Chu camp.

Zhong Limei, the general of the Chu army, did not fall asleep either.

The arrival of Changshan King Zhang Er surprised Zhong Limei and began to hesitate about the next military action. A few days ago, Overlord Xiang Yu had urgently sent Xiang Tuo as a messenger, ordering Zhong Limei to escape from Zhao quickly.

He led his troops back to Pengcheng and assisted the main force of the Chu army in completely wiping out Yingbu.

The internal strife in the Chu army made Zhongli Mo feel tired. Although Yingbu had not been a general who had always followed Xiang Yu, he had fought side by side for many years and had always had a friendship. Now, they were about to meet each other in battle.

Internal strife.

For an army, it is a turning point from prosperity to decline.

After defeating nearly 400,000 Qin troops, Xiang Yu's prestige reached the pinnacle of his life. At the same time, the shortcomings of his character began to be slowly exposed.

In fact, Xiang Yu was not the only one whose shortcomings were exposed. Fan Zeng, a nester who was respectfully called Yafu, also began to step down from the altar. Too small a structure and limited vision were Fan Zeng's biggest problems as a counselor.

The enfeoffment system planned by him caused chaos in various parts of Guandong, and the princes complained about Xiang Yu. The root cause was Fan Zeng's short-sighted strategy.

Zhongli was undecided.

Originally, according to Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng's idea, Zhonglimei was required to fight all the way west to Puban Ferry to threaten the Qin army's retreat. After Han Xin's army moved north, Zhonglimei changed his strategy and changed from attack to confrontation.

This contingency strategy formed two different views within the Chu army.

One is the counselor headed by Fan Zeng. The doctor believes that Zhong Limei stands still and hesitates when he has the upper hand. This is an extremely wrong approach. Moreover, he cannot give up on himself just because he has an old relationship with Han Xin.

The loyalty and belief of a Chu general.

Secondly, Ji Bu, Zhou Lan and a large number of junior and middle-level generals of the Chu army were on one side. These generals, who had deep feelings for Xiang Yu and Zhongli, were disgusted with Fan Zeng, who had always been boastful.

The situation was changing rapidly, and Zhongli's decision to assess the situation was much better than Fan Zeng, an old guy's imagination.

This dispute intensified the division within the Chu army. Under Xiang Yu's suppression, both sides maintained considerable restraint when Guan Jian was surrounded by Yingbu's army in Pengcheng. This time Xiang Tuo came to comfort the army, but secretly

But he came with Xiang Yu's ultimatum, which also gave Zhong Limei a step up.

Xiang Yu's meaning in the letter was very clear. If he agreed to return the troops, everything would be fine. If he didn't agree, then Zhong Limei would be separated from the Chu army just like Ying Bu.

This made Zhong Limei feel very uncomfortable.

The Overlord is no longer the heroic general of the Chu Army who drank a glass of wine and ate a piece of meat with his soldiers by the Zhang River. When did he become so intolerable?

Maybe it happened when he became the leader of the princes! Zhong Limei couldn't tell the specific time.

If there had not been the arrival of Zhang Er and the confrontation with Han Xin's army, Zhong Limei's final decision might have been to follow Xiang Yu's order, return to Pengcheng, and still become a member of Xiang Yu's generals.

But now, Zhong Limei doesn't want to do this.

Zhao Di Qianli is the battlefield where heroes compete. The joy of reading and leading the battle makes Zhong Limei feel the freedom and restraint after being released from bondage. This is what he wants in his heart.
Chapter completed!