Chapter 370 Ask for help from Chu State

In the camp of the imperial guards in Ziling, teams of cavalry were surging out of the gate.

Xiang Zhuang wore a light fur. He was surrounded by Bailixian, Huyan, Jinxiang, and Bailimao, and was surrounded by the generals of Yuan. He rode the hill on the right side of the imperial guard camp. He stood on the mountain and looked down from a high place. His armor was tight and his swords and guns were like a torrent of steel, surging along the road toward the north.

"Hululu..." The black horse under his crotch sniffed heavily to show its existence.

The black horse has been with Xiang Zhuang for more than ten years. In addition, the years he had followed Xiang Yu before, he was considered an old horse that had been through many battles. The war horses rarely lasted for more than fifteen years. Even though the black horse was extremely divine and did not look old at all, Xiang Zhuang knew that this was probably the last battle of the black horse.

Not only the black horse, this time it is likely to be his last personal expedition for Xiangzhuang.

In Xiangzhuang's view, it is very stupid to lead the king and take risks with his own life. If he could choose, Xiangzhuang would never be willing to lead the cavalry to expedition to Qi, but there was no way, because this time it was a long-distance raid, and the infantry was slow to be easily made by the Qi army, so he could only send cavalry, so Xiangzhuang could only expedition himself.

The State of Chu was not without generals, but there were not many pure cavalry commanders.

Meng Feng was undoubtedly an excellent cavalry commander. As the stubborn son of the famous general Meng Tian, ​​Meng Feng Feng witnessed the glory and decline of the Qin Iron Cavalry in Jiuyuan. He also fought with the Hu people in the grassland for many years and had extremely rich cavalry experience. He could have led his troops to fight, but unfortunately, Meng Feng was training cavalry in Jiangling and was unable to be a clone.

In addition to Meng Wu, the Tianlang General Hu Yan is undoubtedly an excellent cavalry commander. However, Hu Yan is a Hun after all, and Xiang Zhuang cannot hand over the most elite cavalry of Chu to a Hun alone. As the saying goes, people's hearts are separated from their belly. Don't look at Hu Yan's loyalty to him now, but once he leads his troops alone, how can he know that he will not have any strange intentions?

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Meng Yan couldn't separate himself, and Hu Yan was worried, so Xiang Zhuang could only command the army in person. What's more, when it comes to the long-distance raid tactics of elite infantry or cavalry, Xiang Zhuang really doesn't think of the second person today. Although Han Xin's military is powerful, he may not be able to be stronger than Xiang Zhuang in terms of long-distance raid tactics of cavalry.

The only thing that made Xiang Zhuang a little worried was that although the cavalry army had doubled its strength compared to the original cavalry camp, its overall combat effectiveness seemed to have declined. This is because the cavalry army drew a lot of cavalry from the mansion soldiers. Although these cavalry participated in the Battle of Huainan, there was still a big gap compared with the original veterans of the cavalry camp.

However, it is precisely because of this that it is even more necessary to expedition to Qi State. This expedition is used for practical training. The soldiers who grew up in the Blood and Fire War are real veterans and real elites. Relying on training alone, a real elite army will never be trained.

In the dust all over the sky, Xiang Zhuang retracted his gaze from the rolling iron stream of the Chu army and asked Baili Xian: "Ziliang, are all the ships crossing the river ready?"

Bailixian put down the feather fan on his forehead and replied, "Report to the king, the navy fleet has arrived at Dantu, and the cavalry can cross the river at any time."

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Zhao State, Handan.

At this moment, the palace was already in chaos.

When he heard that the Qi army was gathering in Pingyuan County, King Zhang Ao of Zhao was frightened and quickly summoned the country's common people, Zhang Jing, General Zhao Wu, and the second general Bai Xuan to discuss countermeasures. Several important civil and military officials started arguing at that time.

"Old Guangao, you all blame you, it's all the trouble you caused!" Zhang Jing pointed at Guangao's nose and said, "If the king had listened to my advice and lent 500,000 stones of grain to Qi, how could Han Xin use troops to me, Da Zhao? Now, it's all over now, so Han Xin has an excuse to send troops."

"It's simply outrageous!" Guan Gao was so angry that his hair and hair were all open, and he glared at Zhang Jing angrily and retorted, "I have said a long time ago that Han Xin's wolfish ambition will be detrimental to Zhao State sooner or later, you must give Qi State 300,000 stones of grain. Now, the food he just gave, he turned around and used the grain as military rations to summon a large army to attack our country. What's this called?"

"Old Guangao, don't talk nonsense. This 300,000 stone of grain was not given by me, Zhang Jing. The temple."

"If you hadn't made greedy words in front of the king, how could the king have made such a bad decision? How could he give Qi food?"

"Old Guan Gao, an old man, as a minister, he is the duty to make suggestions for the king. Why did I become greedy again?"

"Okay, okay, don't argue, two dear friends." Zhang Ao was so anxious that he jumped straight into his feet and shook his hands repeatedly, "Master Guo, you are already very old, but don't be angry. Don't say anything else. Don't talk about it anymore. The food left and right is given. Now I'm still thinking about how to withdraw the troops. "

Guan Gao, Zhang Jing sighed at the same time and stopped talking.

Zhang Ao asked the general Zhao Wu again, "Does the general have good plans?"

Zhao Wu said: "King, the Qi army is powerful, and our Zhao State is hard to compete. It is better to ask the queen to write a letter and then quickly condemn the envoy to ask the King of Han for help. If the Han army comes to help, the Qi army will retreat without fighting."

Zhang Ao nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, yes, I will go find the queen."

Zhang Ao's queen is Liu Yuan, the sister of the former crown prince Liu Ying, and Liu Bang's eldest daughter Princess Lu Yuan.

Bai Xuan sighed and said, "King, Han is now in trouble, so I'm afraid I won't care about us."

"Uh, yes, why did I forget this?" Zhang Ao suddenly remembered that a palace assassination had just happened in the Han Dynasty. Queen Lu Zhi had committed suicide and Crown Prince Liu Ying had died of illness. The Han Dynasty is in trouble now. At such a critical moment, Liu Bang, his father-in-law, was probably not caring about Zhao State.

"What should I do?" After a pause, Zhang Ao said again, "What should I do?"

Bai Xuan said: "King, the Qi army failed to conquer Huainan and consumed countless money and grain. Not long ago, it launched a large-scale army to Liangdi, and even the army was short of food and had to borrow grain from our country. This shows that the Qi State has not stored much grain. For the current plan, we should summon all counties and soldiers from each county gathered together to defend Handan. When the food was exhausted, the Qi army naturally retreated."

Zhang Jing said: "King, Han Xin is a god-like soldier. If you want to defend Handan, you have to seek foreign aid."

Zhang Ao said: "Foreign aid? Who else can I do? Who dares to save Zhao? King Han and King Yan are determined, how dare they become enemies with King Qi?"

Zhang Jing said: "King Han, King Yan naturally dare not be enemies with King Qi, but the King of Chu dares not!"

Zhang Ao said: "King of Chu? Chu is the enemy of our Zhao State, so how could Xiangzhuang send troops?"

Zhang Jing said: "The so-called time is the same as this time. In the past, our State of Zhao and Chu were enemy countries, but now we have a common enemy, Qi, so we have the opportunity to turn the enemy into friends." After saying this, Zhang Jing said again, "And, Xiang Zhuang is willing to send troops to rescue him. Only by trying it can you know."

Guan Gao said: "I am afraid that the Chu army will be led to rescue you, but I am afraid that the front door will drive away the wolf and the back door will get into the tiger!"

Zhang Jinghuo said: "What do you mean by Lao Guangao? Are you deliberately going against me?"

Guan Gaoran said coldly: "Isn't what I said? If Han Xin is a wolf, then Xiang Zhuang is a tiger. If the Chu army really attracts the Chu army to repel the Qi army, it will only escape from the wolf's claws but enter the tiger's mouth."

Zhang Jing was furious and said, "Old Guangao, how do you know that Han Xin and Xiang Zhuang will not suffer both losses?"

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, Zhang Ao quickly stopped him and asked Zhao Wu again, "General, what do you think?"

Zhao Wu said: "It is also a way to ask for help from Chu State. The problem is that Handan is thousands of miles away from Ziling. When our envoy arrives at Ziling, then the King of Chu summons the army, mobilizes food and grass, and then sends troops to Handan. It will take at least several months. By that time, the battle of Handan will probably be decided long ago."

Bai Xuan said: "That may not be true. Handan's city walls are high and deep, the city defense is strong, and the food and grass are sufficient in the granaries. I think it is more than enough to hold on for half a year. Although Han Xin's military service is powerful, it is a delusion to capture Handan within half a year."

"Okay." Zhang Ao said quickly, "Then condemn the envoy, and immediately go to Ziling to ask for help from Chu State."

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Qinghe County, Han Xin Headquarters.

Han Xin was standing in front of the screen and quietly looking at the mountains, rivers and Luotu in Zhao State. Behind Han Xin, Lou Jing, Han He, Cheng Hei, Zhao Xi, Lu Qing, Xu Zhang and other generals were standing. The situation in Liang was gradually calming down. Zhao Yan and Shen Tu Jia were quite capable, and Han Xin could finally free up his hands to use troops against Zhao State.

After a while, Han Xin asked, "Have the envoy sent to South Korea, Yan State set off?"

Han Xin was determined to win this time when he used troops against Zhao State. Looking at the world, Chu State was beyond the reach, and Han State was not far away. Since the defeat of the last time, King Yingbu of Huainan has been addicted to alcohol and sex and no longer had any ambitions. In other words, Korea and Yan State can still pose a certain threat to the battle to pacify Zhao State.

Neither Han Xin nor Yan Wang Zangtu were good at it, and they would not know the truth that the lips and teeth were cold. If Qi destroyed Zhao, then the next targets to deal with would be South Korea and Yan Guo. Without considering other factors, Han Han Xin and Yan Wang Zangtu would definitely send troops in this situation.

However, King Han Xin and King Yan Zangtu have always been afraid of Han Xin, so they may not dare to send troops.

Lou Jing bowed and replied respectfully: "King, the envoys of Yan State have set out. With the reminder of the king, Han Xin and Yan King Zangtu are afraid to send troops."

Han Xin smiled slightly, and a hint of confidence appeared on his face.

Lou Jing thought for a while and suddenly said, "But I always feel that it is unlikely that the State of Chu will stand by and watch."
Chapter completed!