Chapter 176: Attack of Hanzhong

On May 8, the second year of Xinyuan, Daqin, at dusk.

The original way is Jushui Pass.

After traveling south from North All Road to Hechi, Chencang Road intersects with the old road, and then winds down the mountain stream along the Jushui River, and you can directly lead to Nanzheng, the capital of Hanzhong County.

After Jin Xu led five thousand elite Han troops to attack Guanzhong, most of the two thousand soldiers who stayed here were old, weak and tired soldiers. Seeing their companions returning home again and again, they were all very jealous.

"General, there is a pass ahead, what should we do?"

"Call us to the pass and ask them to open the pass quickly, and then General Jin Xi asked us to escort food and fodder first, and the army will arrive later." Chen Wu ordered in a deep voice.

"No!" The soldiers who called out were the soldiers of the Chu army who were also captured and surrendered like Chen Wu, but now they have officially become part of the Qin army.

The number of this surprise attack army led by Chen Wu was not large, with only more than 1,000 people, but they were all wearing Han army clothes and holding the flag of the Han army. Chen Wu was very careful about the first battle after he surrendered to Qin and made every plan. He was able to seize the credit for the first attack on Hanzhong as he wished, thanks to General Han Xin's strong opposition. Chen Wu even knew that after a series of carefully planned seduction strategies, it was natural to win the first battle in Hanzhong. If he was unfortunately defeated, then Chen Wu would really have no face to see anyone.

The Han army guarding the pass had no doubts at all. They opened the pass gate without any warning. However, they did not expect that the army opposite was not the one that went out. The reason why the Han army was careless was that they had seen companions who had been used to plundering these days, like today, the second was that the soldiers shouting spoke a Chu accent, and the third was that the orders and banners issued by the other party were completely used in the Han army.

It is indeed not a big deal for Liu Bang to lead his troops. Nearly a year has passed since the battle at Lantian Pass, and the flags and commands used in the army used for dispatch are the same as before. However, this is no wonder Liu Bang. In fact, the soldiers in the princes' army are all from poor people. It is quite good to be able to advance when they hear the drums and sing gold to withdraw the troops.

"Brothers, you must rush to control the pass!" As soon as you stepped into the pass, Chen Wu turned his sword and was anxious to come up and see the good things that were robbed.

"No, it's Qin Dog that came!" The pass was panicked. The Han soldiers did not expect the Qin army to appear in front of them suddenly. Therefore, when the Qin army led by Chen Wu came to the front, many soldiers didn't even have time to put on and pick up armor and weapons.

This is a fierce battle without any suspense!

The two thousand guards of the Han army had just resisted for more than an hour and retreated simply! Losing an important pass like Chen Cang Road was fatal to Liu Bang. Compared to the plank road of Baoxi Road, Chen Cang Road was more convenient for the passage of the army. As long as the Qin army could defend this valley road that crossed the Qinling Mountains, it would be like stabbing a hole in Liu Bang's airtight gourd, which made him feel uncomfortable.

Nanzheng.

Prime Minister Xiao He's Mansion.

Xiao He, who was buried in the table, had a fair face in the middle of the various information, information and documents, had a fair face, but this kind of whiteness was obviously an unhealthy pale caused by lack of sunlight. Hanzhong was sandwiched by two high mountains of Qinling Mountain and Daba Mountain. The weather with sunshine throughout the year was really pitiful. People like Xiao He who came from Chu land could not adapt to the climate here in Hanzhong for a while.

"Prime Minister Xiao, this is a secret report sent from Xianyang!"

In Xianyang, the information sent from the capital of Qin must be of great value, especially after Liu Bang led the elite Han army to attack Bashu in the south, Xiao He did not relax in collecting information about Qin for a moment.

Is Fu Ge, an opponent who is always surprising, really immersed in the gentle country, and is he really allowed to stay in the dilemma? Isn't he aware that if he continues to waste this way, the Qin State, which only occupys Guanzhong, will be dead? No. With Fu Ge's outstanding political foresight and military command ability shown before, he would never allow the Xiang Yu forces in Guandong to gradually gain a foothold, nor would he be willing to let Liu Bang take away the natural granary of the Qin State, Bashu.

The secret report was sealed with red paint and was intact. This at least shows that this communication channel in Xianyang was not destroyed. Xiao He was really proud of his darkness that Mu Sanqing was lying down in the morning.

"Fu Ge has had a banquet in the mansion for several days, which is really outrageous. Fu Ge was definitely not like this in the past. Could it be that he changed after marrying a beautiful wife? Or maybe the truth of the matter is as Mu Sanqing inferred, this is a cover for Fu Ge to confuse his opponent?" Xiao He fell into deep thought.

"No, how could Fu Ge let Bashu be occupied by the Han army? If he really doesn't care, then how would Peng Yue explain before? This Qin army is obviously an important piece that Fu Ge was lying in Bashu." Xiao He's thoughts turned around.

According to the military information from the front line of Bashu, Liu Bang led the Han army to attack Bashu very well. Peng Yue, a cunning opponent on the Micang Road, was step by step, and set up soldiers to defend each critical pass. Once the Han army attacked violently without any losses, he quickly retreated. This guerrilla attack style really made the Han army suffer.

No, Fu Ge must be confusing us!

He must be planning some conspiracy. There are only a few passes from Guanzhong to Hanzhong. Where is the direction of the Qin army's attack? Is it impossible for the Qin army to choose such a conventional route to attack. Is it impossible for the Qin army to choose the Baoxi Road? This is unlikely. 20,000 elite troops of the Han army were stationed at Baogukou. If the Qin army had not been damaged, they would not have fought against this unbreakable stone. Then where was Fu Ge's real intention?

From this piece of information from Mu Sanqing, Xiao He hoped to get an answer, but he didn't get an answer. All he got was a series of questions.

"Xiao Prime Minister, is Jiancheng Hou coming?" Outside, the cry of the confidant soldiers came. Jiancheng Hou was Cao Shen's title. The prison rafter, who followed as Zhongjuan when Liu Bang was in charge of the rebellion, was one of the ministers valued by Liu Bang, and his relationship with Xiao He was also very close.

"Xiao Xiang, are you worried about the food and fodder ahead?" Cao Shen said, and stepped into Xiao He's study. Compared with Xiao He, although Cao Shen was only a few years younger than Xiao He, his spirit and appearance seemed to be about ten years younger. This is mainly because Cao Shen participated more in military operations, while Xiao He was responsible for the complicated affairs of the logistics chief.

"It's Jiancheng Hou here. Come and see the seat. There are a few urgent military affairs here. Please help me deal with it!" Xiao He unceremoniously stuffed a few insignificant documents into Cao Shen's hand, and then buried his head in thinking about his concerns just now.

Cao Shen's talents are among the many subordinates around Liu Bang, but Cao Shen is not like Xiao He. He likes to take care of everything in detail. What Cao Shen wants more is a way of management that goes with the flow of everything. This is one of the reasons why Xiao He worked hard while Cao Shen was free and easy.

"Xiao Xiang, the food and fodder of the Han Dynasty are in a hurry, and the food and fodder are all in a hurry. Only the documents that Jin Xu, the Marquis of Xinwu who was stationed in Chen Cang Road, did not ask for trouble came. Is there any problem?" Cao Shen said while looking at the documents handed over by Xiao He.

His casual statement seemed inconspicuous, but it hit the question that Xiao He couldn't think about. Xiao He suddenly looked stern and asked: "Have Jin Xu repeatedly led his troops out of Chen Cangdao to rob the grain during this period?"

Cao Shen obviously realized the seriousness of the problem from Xiao He's solemn expression. He hurriedly said: "Jin Xu just sent soldiers to report that he had led 5,000 elite troops out of Chen Cang Road to attack the Qin army's food and fodder. Is this the Qin army's trap?"

"Hurry, Jiancheng Hou, you can quickly transfer 10,000 elite troops from Baogukou to Jushui. Remember not to let the Qin army enter the hinterland of Hanzhong from Jushui." Xiao He ordered urgently.

The conversation between the two seemed to be completely speculation, but the development of the facts was really as they expected. As the two most capable and loyal subordinates under Liu Bang's account, Xiao He and Cao Shen can indeed deserve the name of heroes.

When the Han general Xiahouying, who received the order, led 10,000 elite troops to Jushui, he soon discovered that he had arrived late and the pass had long been lost. The Qin army's flag was fluttering in the wind at the critical point of the pass. What made Xiahouying even more angry was that the enemy general who led the Qin army to occupy the pass was actually Chen Wu, an old colleague.

"Chen Wu, you bastard, actually surrendered to Qin Dog?" Xiahou Ying cursed loudly in front of the pass in front of the army. The dangerous pass had been occupied by the Qin army. Although Xiahou Ying led a lot of Han soldiers than Chen Wu, in a special place like Hanzhong that relies on passes to defend, the more people, the more beneficial it is.
Chapter completed!