Chapter 371 I have admired you for a long time

Five days later, the cavalry army marched nearly a thousand miles to approach Pengcheng, the capital of Huainan. (　　)

Although the marching speed of the cavalry was not as fast as that of the Mongolian cavalry in later generations, it was quite fast. When the wild horses fled, the remaining Chu soldiers set a record of driving for more than 300 miles a day and night. However, it was under the premise of escaping, and at the cost of abandoning the fallen soldiers. More importantly, this speed could not last long at all.

Looking at the majestic and majestic city not far away, the eyes of a few cavalry officers suddenly turned red. These cavalry officers were all veterans of the hundred battles who followed Xiangzhuang from the wild horses. Pengcheng, as the capital of the Western Chu State, once brought them good memories, and even their tribe members there, but now, Pengcheng is the capital of Huainan State.

Seeing that the sky was about to dusk, Xiang Zhuang gently pinned the black horse and slowly raised his right hand.

In an instant, dozens of cavalry commanded the cavalry to gallop in all directions of the marching line: "The king has an order, the entire army will stop advancing and camp on the spot!"

The cavalry of Chu who were moving forward rushed to stop the war horses, then turned over and dismounted the horses, and removed huge canvas bags from their respective mules, horses and horses. The canvas bags of the cavalry were much larger than those of the infantry, and there were more equipment inside. In addition to each person, a long bow, a horn bow, and four hundred arrows, there were four sheepskin liquor and a tent.

These equipment alone are almost 200 kilograms (Qinjin), so special mules, horses, camels are needed.

In fact, this expedition, Xiangzhuang provided three horses for each cavalry of the cavalry, two war horses were used to take turns to ride, and the remaining one mule and horse were used to carry baggage. Although Xiangzhuang had decided to go to Qi to burn, kill and loot, this did not mean that the cavalry would have no baggage. It should be noted that some combat supplies were difficult to obtain supplies from Qi, so it must be brought with them.

About four or five hundred cavalrymen quickly divided into more than a dozen teams and scattered them in all directions. This was the scout cavalry, who shouldered the heavy responsibility of vigilance.

The sky finally darkened, and piles of bonfires quickly lit under the night sky. The unscrupulous laughter of the Chu soldiers sounded in the fire. The soldiers set up tents, unloaded the saddles of the war horses, and then let the war horses eat grass on the river beach. They sat down on the fire, and the entire river beach suddenly fell into hustle and bustle. (")

Xiang Zhuang also sat down on the grass, took the wheat cake handed over by Jin Xiang and tore it off, and then chewed it in cold water. Ying Zhen was setting up a tent not far away, and from time to time she even let out a sigh of relief. Xiang Zhuang turned a deaf ear to this and did not allow the female soldiers who accompanied him to help.

The Chu army had extremely strict military discipline. When there was no war, the higher the title, the higher the status, and the richer the life they could enjoy. However, when they went out, the Chu army was equal, from commanders to small soldiers. Didn’t Xiangzhuang just now unload the saddle and the tent? Now they are chewing wheat cakes? Are they also drinking cold water?

There are four sheepskin white wine in the canvas bag, but it is prepared for the war horses, but not for the soldiers to drink.

The war horses of the Chu cavalry were improved Mongolian horses, which were adaptable and could eat grass on the spot. However, after a long-distance marches or before a high-intensity charge, the war horses must be fed with refined grains, otherwise the war horses will lose weight. The refined grains of the war horses are actually coarse grains for humans. If they can be mixed with white wine, the effect will be better.

The reason why Xiangzhuang ate dry food and drank cold water with ordinary soldiers is not just to win people's hearts, but has a deeper reason. Xiangzhuang wants to timely grasp the physical and psychological conditions of the soldiers' soldiers by sharing the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, so as to formulate a more correct and targeted combat plan.

After gnawing half of the wheat cake, Baili Xiancai came to Xiangzhuang panting.

Bailixian may be the only one of the 20,000 Chu soldiers with privileges. This was also the one who issued an edict by Xiang Zhuang. Because Bailixian was over 40 years old and his health was far inferior to Bailimao. Xiang Zhuang was afraid that he would be exhausted during the long-distance marching, so he gave him an exception.

However, even though personal soldiers took care of each other, Bailixian could not bear it anymore.

"Ziliang, sit here. (")" Xiang Zhuangsu signaled Bai Lixian to sit next to him with his hand, and said, "Are you okay?"

"It's okay, I can hold on." Bailixian sat beside Xiangzhuang, stretched his legs comfortably, and then rubbed the inner side of his thighs and smiled bitterly, "Oh, I haven't ridden a horse for several years, and I almost can't ride it."

"I am almost the same." Xiang Zhuang smiled bitterly and shook his head. This is the case with this person. It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. In the past, when he fled around with thousands of soldiers, he didn't feel any hard or tired. However, after more than ten years of life of being pampered, riding horses and marching became a chore.

While the king and his minister were chatting, Hu Yan suddenly stepped forward to report: "The king, Huainan Prime Minister Kuai Che is here to visit."

"Oh, Kuai Che? Hurry up, please invite me!" After saying this, Xiang Zhuang suddenly stood up again, summoned Hu Yan Zhengde who was turning around and about to leave, and said, "Wait, I will go to greet you in person. Ziliang, you will go with me."

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In the faint firelight, Kuai Che was looking at the clamoring Chu soldiers on the river beach with a complicated expression.

Twenty thousand cavalrymen rushed into Huainan like locusts. Although they did not burn, kill and loot, it was impossible for such a large formation to disturb the monarchs and ministers of Huainan, and the monarchs and ministers of Huainan were not worried. Seeing the Chu cavalry coming towards Pengcheng, but they were reluctant to see the Chu envoys coming to inform the Chu army of their intentions, Ying Bu finally couldn't sit still.

What did the Chu cavalry want to do? What did Xiangzhuang want to do?

In the face of crisis, Ying Bu finally left the Chunyuan of the Hou harem and was far away from the unscathed and mellow wine beauty. While strictly ordering the imperial guards to strengthen the garrison of Pengcheng, Feizhu summoned the county's troops to join the army, Kuai Che came to the cavalry urgently to explore Xiangzhuang's mouth first.

From the group of Chu soldiers in front of him, Kuai Che truly felt a powerful oppression. Yes, it was the oppression. They either sat or stood, laughed loudly, burped their heads and fucked their eyebrows and thoughts, but they all showed a heart-wrenching momentum. There was no doubt that this was a group of bloodthirsty warriors longing for war!

Kuai Che could not imagine what kind of momentum it would be when these guys put on armor, stepped on the war horse, and then took out their ring-headed swords and charged forward with a scream. But Kuai Che knew that it was this cavalry army that almost defeated Han Xin's central army during the last Huainan War. If Xiang Zhuang had personally led the army at that time, Han Xin might have been captured by him.

Naturally, a question arose in Kuai Che's mind, if one day Chu and Huainan are in conflict, can the Huainan army block such a fierce cavalry? Under the dark night sky, Kuai Che shook his head silently. The answer is obviously no. Even the most elite Huainan Imperial Army, it is vulnerable to this cavalry!

Thinking of the description of Chu territory after his subordinates returned from his envoy to Chu State, Kuai Che couldn't help feeling lost.

The ancients said that if a king wants to make a difference, he must not only get the right time, but also get the fortune. Who knows that it is even more difficult for a counselor to make a difference. In addition to getting the right time and get the fortune, he must also get the heroic master! How can he be lucky? Kuai Che served Han Xin before, Peng Yue later, and Ying Bu again, but he did not get the heroic master again.

A chaotic and rapid footsteps suddenly came from behind. When Kuai Che looked back, he saw a young man in an ordinary cloth robe strode towards him surrounded by a large group of people. Although Kuai Che did not recognize this young man, he knew that it was Xiang Zhuang, the King of Chu just by looking at this scene.

At that moment, Kuai Che stepped forward and bowed deeply, saying, "Fan Yang Kuai Che, see the king."

Bailixian, who was following Xiang Zhuang, smiled slightly. Seeing the small knowledge is a necessary quality for every strategist. From the sentence "Fan Yang Kuai Che" that Kuai Che reported to his family, Bailixian learned a slight meaning. It seems that Kuai Che was not satisfied with Huainan Kingdom, which is good news, haha.

Xiang Zhuang stepped forward and supported Kuai Che, smiling and said, "Mr. Kuai Che, I have admired you for a long time, haha!"

"Shame." Kuai Che stood up with the flow, bowed far away to Pengcheng, and then said, "King, I am here to follow my king's order. I would like to ask where your army is going? Do we need our country to provide food and grass for your army?"

Xiang Zhuang turned around and sternly said with a smile: "Sir, this is not a place for conversation, so how about going to me?"

Kuai Che said calmly: "Since the king has his own destiny, how dare he not obey?"

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Pengcheng, royal palace.

King Yingbu of Huainan, Zhu Jian, Feizhu and other civil and military ministers waited until midnight, but never saw Kuai Che return.

Ying Bu couldn't help but feel anxious, and looked around everyone and asked, "My dear friends, do you think the Prime Minister has been imprisoned by Xiang Zhuang's son?"

The ministers looked at each other, and there was really a possibility.

The Chu army's deep into Huainan this time was originally suspicious. If Xiang Zhuang was really coming for Huainan Kingdom, then Kuai Che's trip would be like falling into a trap. How could Xiang Zhuang let him come back?

When Ying Bu and a group of ministers were suspicious, Li Ji, the personal military captain, suddenly stepped in and reported: "King, the prime minister is back."

"Oh, the Prime Minister is back?" Yingbu said anxiously, "Hurry, please come to the study."

When Kuai Che entered the study, Ying Bu, Zhu Jian, Fei Zhu and others clearly smelled the strong smell of wine from him. Ying Bu frowned and said in a deep voice: "Major, are you drinking?" At this moment, Ying Bu felt quite unhappy. He was worried at home, but Kuai Che was drinking and having fun with Xiangzhuang in the Chu army camp?

Kuai Che said without hesitation: "Yes, the King of Chu invites you, but I dare not refuse."

"I dare not refuse?" Zhu Jian said sinisterly, "I'm afraid I don't want to refuse?" Kuai Che, did you see that the national strength of Huainan Kingdom is exhausted and the military is weak, so you want to hold the King of Chu's thigh?"

"Zhu Jian!" Kuai Che said angrily, "Don't slander me!"

When Zhu Jian was about to famine, he was stopped by Ying Bu. Ying Bu asked Kuai Che again: "Major, since you have drunk wine with Xiang Zhuang, you must have had a lot of conversation. What is the intention of the Chu army coming to Pengcheng here?"
Chapter completed!