Chapter 338 Destroy Linjiang Kingdom

When Bi Shu fought against Han Xin on the north bank of Sishui, Xiang Zhuang had just walked out of Yiling Road with his army. The 50,000 troops that had advanced to Sichuan were now less than 20,000 people left. (　　)

The remaining more than 30,000 people, of which 25,000 were left in Bashu with Gao Chu, but the rest were all killed in battle. What made Xiang Zhuang feel particularly distressed was that nearly half of the Tianlang Camp was lost. The elite legion of more than 10,000 people was now less than 6,000, and many of them were injured, so Xiang Zhuang simply left the Tianlang Camp under Gao Chu's command.

Although Gao Chu has been through a long battle, he is already very good at using troops, managing troops and controlling people. Even compared with famous generals such as Zhou Bo and Lu Ze under Liu Bang, he is probably not inferior. However, if he does not have a strong force under his command, it is almost impossible to defend Bashu with just 20,000 troops.

Yiling Road is steep and difficult to walk, and most of the plank roads are built on the cliff walls near the river. Therefore, the army can only line up in a row and move forward slowly. Even Xiangzhuang and Bailixian can only dismount and walk.

Taking advantage of the break during the rest, Xiang Zhuang summoned Qu Bucai to approach and asked, "Old Qu, is there any news in Huainan?"

Xiang Zhuang was always thinking about the battle situation in Huainan. It would be impossible not to worry about it. Han Xin, a villain, was not ordinary in military use. Although Bi Shu was a member of Guigu Sect, he also showed extremely high military qualities and potential, but he had never led troops to fight a war. Facing Han Xin, it was really unpredictable.

Qu Bucai shook his head and said, "Report to the king, there is not yet."

Although the pigeon system of Ebony Cliff has been completed, it has not yet been perfected. Two-way transmission of pigeons has been realized between the capitals and the Ling of various vassal states. However, in other places, the pigeons are still one-way transmission. For example, the ebony Cliff branch in Chengdu City can pass letters to the Feige of Ebony Cliff, but they cannot receive the Feige of the headquarters.

Therefore, if Xiangzhuang wants to know the situation in Huainan, it is necessary to send the news back to Ziling by the ebony dead soldiers who went to the army, and then send the news back to Jiangling by the ebony dead soldiers from Jiangling. Then, the ebony dead soldiers from Jiangling will send the news back to Xiangzhuang's army. This time, several days have passed, and the news cannot be transmitted in real time. (")

The last time I received the news from Huainan was three days ago. At that time, Bi Shu had already led an army of more than 100,000 to the north bank of Sishui and set up a camp. Considering the time difference in intelligence transmission, when Xiangzhuang received the news, Bi Shu probably had already fought with Han Xin. Now three days have passed, and this battle should have almost had a result.

At this moment, Xiang Zhuang wanted to fly back to Jiangdong by rocket and to Huainan.

The victory or defeat in the Battle of Huainan will undoubtedly have a great impact on the fate of Chu. Once Bi Shu is defeated, the more than 100,000 troops that accompany the battle will be destroyed. This will definitely be a serious blow to Chu. Although it will not shake the foundation of the country, it is unlikely that it will have the strength to fight the Central Plains in ten or eight years.

Moreover, if Bi Shu is defeated, Huainan Kingdom will probably be destroyed. In this way, there will be no barrier in the northern part of Chu, and from then on, you will have to face the Qi army's troops directly, which is not a good thing.

If Bi Shu and Ying Bu join forces to tie Han Xin, it will undoubtedly be the best result.

If Han Xin was not victorious, he could only return to the southern expedition, and at most he would take away Xue County from Huainan. In this way, the barrier to the north of Chu was still there, and after the tens of thousands of soldiers under Bi Shu's command, there would be many veterans. These were no longer the strong men selected and trained, but iron-blooded veterans who came out of the pile of dead people. The Tianlang Camp, which urgently needed to be replenished, had sufficient military sources.

In this way, the Chu army only needs to rest for a year and a half or even a few months before they can again head north to compete for the Central Plains!

As for Bishu's ability to defeat Han Xin on the battlefield, Xiang Zhuang never thought about it. No matter what, Bishu is still young. This time he decided to lead the army to fight, Xiang Zhuang was mentally prepared to pay tuition fees. There are not many opportunities to compete with masters like Han Xin. After this battle, Xiang Zhuang has reason to believe that Bishu will definitely benefit a lot.

Bailixian seemed to see Xiang Zhuang's concern and persuaded: "Your Majesty, don't worry. I think that even if General Wei cannot win, he will not be defeated, and it is even more impossible for the entire army to be defeated." After saying this, Bailixian said again, "A step back will lead to the loss of more than 100,000 troops, as long as he can learn from it and find a way to win, it will be enough."

Baili Xian naturally knew the painstaking efforts of Xiang Zhuang to cultivate Bi Shu vigorously.

In Bailixian's view, Xiang Zhuang is more like a combination of King Liu Bang of Han and King Xiang Yu of the previous king. Xiang Zhuang has both the courage, domineeringness and strong personal charm of Xiang Yu, as well as Liu Bang's ability to identify people, control people and employ people. However, whether it is Xiang Yu or Liu Bang, both have a fatal flaw. In terms of military, the two are not handsome!

It may be inappropriate to say that Xiang Yu is not a handsome man, but at least, Xiang Yu is not a handsome man in the traditional sense.

Xiang Yu's bravery is unparalleled in the world, and it is unmatched in inspiring morale and enhancing the morale of the army. When he fights, he relies more on his indomitable momentum, leading by example, and driving straight into the enemy's central army. This is not a mature tactic, nor is it a conventional tactic. It is difficult for others to copy and learn from.

I won’t talk about Liu Bang. He lost more than he won in his life. This is because Zhang Liang and Chen Ping, two great strategists, helped him to help him in military affairs. If there were no these two think tanks, even if there were millions of troops, Liu Bang would be defeated. He himself would not have known how many times he had died.

Xiang Zhuang is more like Liu Bang in politics, but somewhat similar to Xiang Yu in military affairs.

From the wild horses in the north to the death to be ordered to fight Meishan, from the transition to the Central Plains to the north, Xiang Zhuang has never commanded more than 5,000 troops directly. Xiang Zhuang seems to have more experience in commanding small troops to fight and is easier to exert lethality. Moreover, Xiang Zhuang is like Xiang Yu, who prefers to directly attack the enemy's central army's formation with elite troops.

Obviously, from a military perspective, Xiang Zhuang is just a general, not a handsome man.

Xiang Zhuang's political vision is not inferior to Liu Bang. He undoubtedly saw his shortcomings, so he spared no effort to cultivate Bishu, because Bishu is likely to be the only handsome talent in the world who can compete with Han Xin. If Xiang Zhuang wants to win the world, Han Xin is an obstacle that cannot be avoided, so he has to cultivate a destined opponent for Han Xin.

Xiang Zhuang was relieved when he heard this. Yes, since he was mentally prepared to pay the tuition, why bother to worry about gains and losses? And what's the use of worrying about him? From a time point of view, the war between the Qi and Chu army is probably over. The result of this war will not change because of his worries, right?

Thinking about it further, even if Bi Shu was defeated and died, Han Xin could not destroy the State of Chu at once. There was a vast Yangtze River between Huainan and Jiangdong. With the Jiangdong Navy, it would be difficult for the Qi army to cross the river.

Xiang Zhuang said to Baili Xian: "Yes, then it's better to discuss the matter of Linjiang Kingdom."

The Prime Minister of Linjiang State Du Hong was not superfluous. After occupying Bashu and Hanzhong, he returned to Jiangdong and then to destroy Linjiang State was agreed to before going to war. The reason was obvious. If Linjiang State was not destroyed and the four counties of Linjiang, the Chu army would occupy Bashu, which would be an enclave.

What happens in Bashu in the future? When Jiangdong needs to send troops to support, he has to ask his grandfather to sue Linjiang to ask Linjiang to release it. It would be fine if Linjiang is willing to release it. What if he refuses to release it? Therefore, it is necessary to destroy Linjiang. Only by destroying Linjiang can Bashu be connected with Jiangdong and truly become a part of Chu.

Baili Xian shook his feather fan and smiled and said, "King, destroying Linjiang Kingdom is just a piece of cake. Just occupy Jiangling and then control Linjiang King and Gongsun Wu, and the four counties of Linjiang can go down without fighting."

Xiang Zhuang nodded, turned his head and ordered Jin Xiang, "Zicheng, go and call Zi'ang."

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When Xiang Zhuang planned to perish and annex Linjiang Kingdom, the battle in Huainan was settled.

When Han Xin arrived with his army, the barriers of the Central Army's camp had been broken by the Huainan Army. The hundreds of thousands of stones of military rations and a large amount of equipment and supplies stored in the camp were burned down. General Cao Shen, the Qi State, fought to the death and refused to retreat. He and more than 20,000 remaining soldiers were all burned to death in the barriers, and none of them survived!

When Cao Qi heard the news, he vomited blood and fainted. Han Xin quickly ordered someone to rescue him. The two guards and generals had already lost one of Wang Ji, so he could not lose Cao Qi anymore.

After burning the barriers, Ying Bu did not withdraw his troops and return to the city, but instead occupied the camp of Qi.

At this moment, King Yingbu of Huainan was carrying a knife on his waist, full of energy, standing at the gate and laughing to the sky, pointing at Han Xin while laughing, cursing: "Han Xin, you have today too? Hahaha, without food and supplies, what are you going to attack the city and fight with me, hahaha..."

Cheng Hei behind Han Xin, Xu Qing and other generals were so angry that their faces turned pale, but Han Xin looked calm.

Today's mistake made Han Xin wake up suddenly. It turned out that there were also capable heroes in the world. Ying Bu was just a brave man and was not worth laughing at. However, the boy from Chu who was against during the day was indeed a character. In time, he would definitely become his Han Xin, his confidant to Da Qi.

Thinking of this, Han Xin suddenly turned around and looked south.

The generals were stunned and turned around and suddenly realized that there were already stars of fire under the dark night sky. Although these fires were very weak, they were spreading very wide. They were all long-standing generals who had been through many battles. How could they not know that it was thousands of troops moving forward on torches?

The generals' faces changed drastically. The Chu army caught up with him so quickly?!

But Han Xin smiled again. Bi Shu didn't disappoint me. He ate my three abandoned sons so quickly, and he really dared to chase after me?


Chapter completed!