Chapter 425 Prelude to the decisive battle
Bi Shu has officially issued a letter of war to Han Xin. Tomorrow is the day of the final decisive battle. Whether for the generals of the Chu army, or for the generals of the Qi army and the Huainan army, tonight will be destined to be a sleepless night!
It was already late at night, but Han Xin's tent was still bright. []
The war is imminent, and ordinary soldiers and low-level officers went to bed early after having a sumptuous dinner. However, as the commander of the Qi army, Han Xin, Ying Bu, Zhao Yan, Han He, Kuai Che and others, still have many things to be confirmed. Tomorrow's decisive battle will directly determine the national destiny of Qi and Huainan. Do you dare to take it lightly?
Han Xin's eyes first fell on Ying Bu and asked, "King of Huainan?"
Ying Bu bowed his hand and said solemnly: "Don't worry, King Qi, the 100,000 Huainan troops are the only ones who will follow your leader!"
Han Xin nodded, turned his eyes to Han He again, and said, "Crown Prince, what are you telling me?"
Han He knelt down and stood up, bowed to Han Xin, and said, "Father, the child has selected 20,000 strong men from the 150,000 army and formed a single Dao Fighting Army!"
"Dare to fight the army?" Han Xin nodded happily and said, "You can only be fearless if you dare to fight, okay!"
After a pause, Han Xin said to Yingbu again, and Han He said, "King of Huainan, Prince, when the decisive battle tomorrow, you will lead the Huainan imperial guards and the daring army to hide in the camp. You must not fight without authorization without obeying my orders."
Yingbu was shocked when he heard this. Han Heze was anxious and asked, "Father, why is this?"
Han Xin looked around everyone and said in a serious tone: "I want to hide it from you, Bi Shu is really my strong rival in my life. I can still beat him a little bit when the first battle in Huainan three years ago. I will fight Huainan three years later, and I will no longer have the confidence to win. Moreover, the Chu army has the advantage of equipment, especially the terrible crossbow. It is even more threatening!"
Xue Ou deeply agreed. If it weren't for the terrifying crossbow, the Chu army camp would have been captured by Han Xin's surprise troops.
Ying Bu's expression was a little unnatural. Three years ago, wasn't it because of his Huainan army that Han Xin failed and lost the opportunity to completely defeat Bi Shu? Unexpectedly, three years later, the times changed, Ying Bu became Han Xin's ally, while Bi Shu became the biggest enemy.
Kuai Che suddenly said, "King of Qi, the Chu army's crossbows are huge and very bulky. Therefore, Bi Shu would not take them to fight, but would leave these sharp weapons to defend the camp."
Han Xin said: "Tomorrow's decisive battle is related to Qi State, and the rise and fall of Huainan State must be careful. []"
"So, we must be prepared for both. If the Chu army brings a crossbow to fight with our army, then the Huainan Imperial Army will dare to attack the Chu camp and cut off its retreat. If the Chu army does not bring a crossbow, then the Huainan Imperial Army will suddenly fight out at a critical moment, cut off the retreat route of the Chu army's main force to return to the camp, and encircle and annihilate it in the wilderness!"
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At this moment, Bi Shu's tent was also brightly lit.
Bi Shu's eyes first fell on Yu Ziqi and said, "General Ziqi, tomorrow's decisive battle will be the most difficult task, because I can only leave you 20,000 troops, but two hundred crossbows will be left for you. I won't say much about anything else. I will only remind you that the camp must not be lost!"
Yu Ziqi knelt down from the table and said solemnly: "Don't worry, General, I will never be humiliated."
Bi Shu nodded, turned his eyes to Xiqilie again, and asked, "General Xiqi, have you ever chosen a dead soldier?"
Xiqilie also knelt down from the table, bowed and said, "According to the general's order, the last general has selected 200,000 strong dead soldiers from the 200,000 government soldiers, and is ready to wait!"
"Okay." Bi Shu nodded happily, turned his eyes to Jin Xiang, and said, "General Zicheng, your Hu Ben Army immediately exchanges banners, armor, and weapons with General Xiqi's 20,000 dead soldiers. From now on, your Hu Ben Army is just an ordinary palace soldier, while General Xiqi's 20,000 dead soldiers are the Hu Ben Army!"
Xiqilie, Yu Ziqi, and Ziche Master were shocked when he heard this.
Jin Xiang was shocked and said, "General, what did you say?"
Of course, Jin Xiang heard it clearly. He just couldn't believe it. The equipment, flags and golden drums of the Hu Ben Army were given by the king and represented the supreme honor of the Hu Ben Army. Unless the entire army was fought all, how could it be handed over? Isn't it a big deal for the general to do this? Revenge private revenge, this must be revenge private revenge!
Bi Shu said expressionlessly: "Don't hear it clearly? Then I will say it again. The Hu Ben Army immediately exchanged equipment with General Xiqi's 20,000 dead soldiers. The Hu Ben Army general handed over heavy armor, horizontal swords, flags, and golden drums, and you also have to take off your outfit and exchange it for General Xiqi. Have you heard it clearly now?"
Jin Xiang was so anxious that he scratched his ears and shouted, "But why is this?"
"No," Bi Shu said calmly, "This is a military order, please implement it."
"I don't accept it!" Jin Xiang stumbled his neck and shouted, "General, you are taking personal revenge."
"Don't accept it?" Bi Shu smiled faintly and said, "Okay, tomorrow's decisive battle, you don't have to participate in the Hu Ben Army."
"Ah? General, don't leave quickly." Jin Xiang's face changed drastically when he heard this. If the Hu Ben Army was really deprived of the qualification to participate in the decisive battle, then wouldn't he be blamed by his generals after returning to the camp? There were still 20,000 Hu Ben Army, I'm afraid he would scold him for his eighteen generations of Jin Xiang's ancestors behind his back.
Bi Shu said: "Then do you insist on enforcing military orders?"
Jin Xiang was like a deflated sheepskin raft, which suddenly faded and bowed to Bi Shu: "Here!"
Bi Shu smiled slightly before saying to everyone: "Come here today, all the generals will go back and prepare for their own preparations."
The generals bowed to Bi Shu and stood up and left the tent. After a long time, Jin Xiang's vague muttering could be heard outside the tent. It was obvious that he was complaining to Xi Qilie, but there was a faint coldness on the corner of Bi Shu's mouth. The key to whether he can win the decisive battle tomorrow lies in Jin Xiang's Hu Ben Army!
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After the fourth update, Han Xin's tent was still brightly lit.
Ying Bu, Han He, Zhao Yan, Kuai Che, Xue Ou and others had already returned to the account to rest, but Han Xin was completely sleepy, or he was unwilling to sleep at all. At this moment, he was lying on the table and writing quickly.
Tomorrow, no, today we will have a final decisive battle with the Chu army. Even Han Xin has no confidence in his victory, so he wants to take advantage of this last moment to finish the last article of "Han Xin's Bing Layout". This decisive victory embodies the essence of Han Xin's thoughts of more than a hundred battles in his life, and every word is beaded.
After writing the decisive victory on the battlefield, Han Xin was about to summarize the entire military book when a strong wind suddenly swayed the curtain and poured into the tent. The oil lamp placed on the desk was blown over and fell on the spread paper. The overflowing lamp oil also wet the manuscript just written. When Han Xin reached out to rescue the manuscript, he knocked on the lamp on the back of his hand, and a hole was cut in an instant, and two drops of red blood fell on the manuscript.
Looking at the two drops of lustful and dazzling blood stains, Han Xin couldn't help but be stunned.
By chance, these two drops of blood just dyed the two words on the manuscript red - defeat! In an instant, an extremely bad premonition caught Han Xin's heart.
The curtain was lifted up again, and the sad doctor Gongyang came in and advised, "Master, you should rest."
The haze in Han Xin's heart suddenly dissipated. He immediately helped the lamp up and said calmly: "Only a hundred words are left. I will rest after writing it. Husband Yang, please rest quickly."
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As soon as the eastern sky showed a trace of whiteness, a low and distant horn sounded in the Chu army camp.
The originally dead camp suddenly regained its vitality. The Chu soldiers who had been sleeping soundly all night got up, put on their clothes and armor, put on tie-ups, and then greeted each other. Groups of big tents poured out to gather towards the scheduled assembly points of each department. Looking around, countless Chu soldiers were gathering like the sand of the Ganges River, gathering towards the various assembly points.
Bi Shu and Xu Fu were lingering all night, and they naturally felt refreshed when they woke up early in the morning. Xu Fu Zheng helped him with his hair affectionately. He helped Bi Shu wear clothes. Before leaving the tent, Xu Fu gently wrapped Bi Shu's ape waist from behind and whispered: "Husband, you must come back."
Bi Shu gently held Xu Fu's tender horn and said softly: "My wife, I haven't accompanied you to boat in Yunmengze yet."
Xu Fuyanran smiled and let go of his hand. Bi Shu was now stepping on the big tent. Outside the tent, the personal military lieutenant Tie Niu had already been wearing all outfits, and Qiao Bi Shu's mount had been waiting for a long time.
Bi Shu turned over the horse and turned around to smile at Xu Fu, who was standing next to the tent. Then he suddenly turned his head and rushed towards the gate with his horse's belly. Tie Niu Teng's horse roared again, and eight hundred personal cavalry followed him like shadows, following Bi Shu and rushing forward.
Almost at the same time, the endless sound of cow horns sounded in the Qi army opposite and the Huainan army camp.
In Han Xin's tent, the Gongyang Imperial Doctor gave Han Xin a golden needle again. Han Xin, who had originally looked deserted because of staying up all night, suddenly became energetic again.
Han Xin turned over and sat up, sighed, "This time, my life expectancy is at least half a month shorter."
The imperial physician Gongyang turned over and knelt on the ground, and said tragically: "King, the old minister has done his best."
Looking at the sweaty doctor Gongyang, Han Xin sighed: "Honey Yang, you don't have to blame yourself too much. Life and death are fate. Wealth is in heaven. How much life span is my number of days, and it is not reversible by human power. You... have done your best."
After saying that, Han Xin reached out and patted the Yang Doctor on the shoulder, then put on his clothes and stood up, leaving the tent straight out.
Outside the tent, Prince Han He, Military Advisor Zhao Yan, General Xue Ou and Cheng Hei had been waiting for a long time. Seeing that everyone's expressions were a little solemn, Han Xin smiled slightly and said calmly: "Everyone, I will win the battle today!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations, monthly votes, and your support is my greatest motivation.
Chapter completed!