Chapter 240 Zhang Liang offers a plan

On November 17, the fourth year of the Xinyuan period of the Great Qin Dynasty, at dusk.

The main force of the Qin army arrived at the Sishui on the Chenggao line, facing the Han army across the river. A fierce battle that determines life and death was about to begin. On the flank battlefield, part of the Qin army had also opened to Hulao Pass to prepare for the second attack on this majestic pass. At the same time, on the Xingyang line slightly south, the Qinnan Road Army swept across the Nanyang area like wind sweeping away the remaining clouds, with the joy of winning the battle, and had surrounded Zhou Bo's 20,000 Han troops in the city.

As a result, the battlefield situation was quite clear. Liu Bang, who lacked strong support, retreated step by step, and the strategic plan of the two Qin troops to jointly attack the Han army was initially realized.

Compared with the Qin army with more than 80,000 troops after the combined army, Liu Bang, who had all the funds together, seemed to have a good deal of strength, but in fact he was already in danger.

Eighty thousand to eighty thousand, it would be great if the combat power is as simple as this number. Unfortunately, the 80,000 of the Qin army and the 80,000 of the Han army are simply incomparable.

On the west bank of the Sishui River, the Qin army camp.

Fu Ge and Zhang Liang, Li Zuoche, Li Lie and other civil and military personnel were inspecting the military camp. The morale of the Qin soldiers was quite high, and their faces were full of infinite desire for victory and a hundred times more confidence in making achievements.

"Well, the enemy is in front of you, everyone will tell you, we should attack Xingyang first, Chenggao or Hulao in this battle?" Fu Ge stepped up a high hill by the Sishui River, and pointed at the Han camp with sparkling sparks on the other side, asking.

Li Lie smiled coldly at the direction of the Han camp, stomped his feet and said, "Ship Fu, there are 20,000 Han troops in Xingyang, 50,000 Han troops in Chenggao, and only 10,000 Hulao Pass. If you want to fight, you will naturally fight the weak enemy first. Therefore, we should attack Hulao Pass first in this battle. As long as we take this place, the Han army will be like a turtle in a jar and there is no way to retreat!"

Hulao Pass, this place was deeply impressed by the Qin army who followed Han Xin to fight last time. It was this dangerous pass that ruined the great situation of the Qin army pacifying the Hanoi County in one fell swoop. As a result, it also led to a fierce battle between Jinshui and the Qin army suffered heavy losses. In that battle, the Qin army lost more than eight elite troops, and many outstanding generals including the general Shejian were killed.

Although Li Lie's cavalry killed the Chu army's general Long Jue, it was far from eliminating Li Lie's hatred for Hulao Pass. In his heart, only by stepping onto the city pass of Hulao Pass could he truly comfort his companions who died in the battlefield.

Hearing Li Lie say this, Li Zuoche, who was following the end, shook his head and said, "Taking Hulao Pass can cut off the connection between the Han army and the Hebei princes. This is true. However, Hulao Pass is steep and easy to defend and difficult to attack. Although the Han army only has 10,000 garrisons, it is not easy to attack. Therefore, Zuoche thinks that it is not appropriate to attack Hulao first!"

"Where is our army's first plan in the opinion of that sir?" Li Lie immediately pulled down his face and asked unhappily.

Li Zuoche smiled tolerantly for the strong dissatisfaction shown by Li Lie, then stepped forward and bowed to Fu Ge: "Supervisor Fu, the Han army was deployed in Hulao, Chenggao and Xingyang. Among these three points, Hulao is the least, Chenggao is the most distributed, and Xingyang is the most. Xingyang is in the middle. The reason is that Hulao Pass is the most dangerous, and 10,000 soldiers are enough. Although Xingyang has been through war, it is still a strong city, so 20,000 generals are basically enough. Only Chenggao on the other side of the Sishui River is just a shallow river. In addition, in this late autumn and early winter, the shrinking of the Sishui Riverbed cannot play a role in blocking it. Therefore, Liu Bang gathered 50,000 heavy troops here. His purpose was to strengthen the weakest defense-!"

Li Zuoche talked with emotion and analyzed it well. Even Li Lie, who had a look of resentment, nodded frequently when he heard it.

"Zuoche means that our army's breakthrough is in front of us, right here in Chenggao!" Fu Ge replied with a smile. At this moment, what he felt was not only the joy of touching the victory, but also the excitement brought by the wealth of talents.

Looking back at the time when Yongqiu raised his army, he had few soldiers and few capable strategists. At that time, he never thought that there would be today. He would fight with Zhang Liang and Li Zuoche, a famous military master who were famous in this era, discuss the situation of the world and fight together.

"That's what Zuoche means. According to the scout's investigation, Liu Bang's 50,000 troops were just a mob gathered temporarily, and a considerable number of them belonged to the subordinates of King Sima Ang of Yin. These soldiers were not only weak in combat, but also had low loyalty. If our army increases the pressure, it would not be impossible to destroy the enemy!"

With Fu Ge's inspiration, Li Zuoche's talent has been completely mobilized. Compared to the regret that he could not show his strengths under Chen Yu, Li Zuoche is now proud.

"Zifang, in your opinion, what is Zuoche's advice?" Fu Ge smiled lightly and asked Zhang Liang, who had been silent, without commenting. Evaluating whether a commander is outstanding is not how many tricks he has come up with, but whether he can mobilize every piece in his hand. In this regard, Fu Ge hopes that he can do the best.

"Sir Fu, you are at least 70% sure to defeat the Han army in front of us with our current combat power. However, if you want to completely wipe out the Han army in this battle, it would not be enough to fight like this. I know that King Liu Bang of Han is the only one. Although his war command ability is average, his sense of escape is first-class. Once Liu Bang finds that the war is unfavorable, he is afraid that he will immediately lead the remaining troops away. Hulao Pass is still in the hands of the Han army. Liu Bang can completely pass Hulao North and advance to Yanzhao to meet with Zhang Er and others. It will not be easy to annihilate Liu Bang at that time! Therefore, my opinion is that if we have achieved our full contribution to the battle, our army must first take Hulao Pass!"

Zhang Liang was still a little nervous when he started talking. He had to overcome a psychological difficulty when fighting with his former leader Liu Bang. However, as the analysis deepened, his face gradually became a lively spirit.

Go to Hulao Pass first. Could it be that Zhang Liang's proposal is the same as Li Lie? This is too unconvincing! Fu Ge turned his puzzled eyes to Zhang Liang, and soon he found a different message from Zhang Liang's eyes.

"Is there any trick for the ovary? Even if we are all anxious?" I realized that Fu Ge was not the only one who was different in Zhang Liang's words, but Li Zuoche also keenly discovered the key point.

Zhang Liang looked solemn and said, "Okay, I say. The relationship between Xiahou Ying and Liu Bang was extraordinary. When Liu Bang was the head of the pavilion in Pei County in his early years, he was sentenced to prison for hurting people. As a result, Xiahou Ying was sentenced to prison for more than a year for him. With this relationship, Liu Bang trusted Xiahou Ying quite a lot. Therefore, he handed over the important task of guarding Hulao Pass to Xiahou Ying instead of Zhou Bo——!"

"Military advisor, what does this good relationship between Xiahou Ying and Liu Bang have to do with us fighting?" Li Lie, who was confused for a long time, couldn't help but ask.

"Of course it's related, so you can listen to Zifang!" Unlike Li Lie, Fu Ge, who is quite familiar with a passage from the original chapter of Emperor Gaozu, has already felt something from Zhang Liang's words.

"Ship Fu, since Liu Bang and Xiahou Ying have a deep friendship, we will now put on a fierce attack on Liu Bang, so that the Han army can feel that our army's purpose is to defeat the Han army in front of Chenggao in one fell swoop. At the same time, we must cut off the connection between Liu Bang and Xiahou Ying so that they will not get news from each other. In this way, when our army spreads on the banks of the Si River to defeat Liu Bang's main force and besiege Liu Bang, Xiahou Ying will be panicked and left the pass to rescue. In this way, our army will be buried with an elite army behind Hulao Pass and take advantage of the enemy's emptiness to attack and occupy it. By then, when Xiahou Ying finds that he is deceived, it will be too late! In this way, Liu Bang will be like a turtle in a jar and has nowhere to escape."

Only by knowing one's own and his opponent can you win a hundred battles.

Zhang Liang's familiarity with Liu Bang and his generals in the army can be imagined. His plan can be said to be the key point of Liu Bang every word.

"Okay, that's great. If Zifang is completed, Liu Bang will have nowhere to escape!" Li Zuoche clapped and cheered.

As resourceful people, Li Zuoche is still slightly inferior to Zhang Liang, especially when he was against Liu Bang, Zhang Liang, who was very familiar with the Han army, naturally had more experience than Li Zuoche.

"Ship Fu, military advisor, let me leave the task of attacking Hulao Pass. I, Li Lie, promised not to let the Han army escape from the front of the pass!" Li Lie, who was so itchy that he was so irritated by Zhang Liang's plan, asked for a fight hurriedly.

Seeing Li Lie so anxious, Fu Ge and Zhang Liang looked at each other and smiled, and then said, "Li Lie, don't worry, the cavalry is the main force of my Qin Dynasty. Putting it on the flank attack on the Huzhu is useless. This time I will put you in the front. How about it, do you have the confidence to defeat the Han army on the other side!"

The reputation of the Qin cavalry was too high. If this battle was still hidden in this powerful force like before, Liu Bang and Xiahou Ying would definitely be suspicious and beware of the Qin army's possibility of breaking out from somewhere at any time. Therefore, if the Han army wants to have the illusion that the Qin army intends to attack the front, they must first use this powerful army under Li Lie's command.

"That's great, Shuai Fu, military advisor, I'll go back and tell you, we are the vanguard troops in this battle!" Li Lie was so excited that he danced. It was really beyond Li Lie's expectations that the cavalry could become the first battle unit.
Chapter completed!