It was late at night, but Xiang Zhuang was completely sleepy and was walking back and forth in the big tent.

At this moment, Xiang Zhuang deeply felt the troubles caused by the inconvenience of communication. Bi Shu's 200,000 army was fighting with Han Xin and Ying Bu's 250,000 coalition forces in Huainan, but he could not get any news. Even if it was Ebony, it could not convey the news from Huainan in time.

Sometimes, Xiang Zhuang couldn't help but wonder, how good would it be if there was a telegram?

However, Xiang Zhuang just thought about it. With the technological level of this era, it would be a fantasy to create a telegram. It might be possible to make gunpowder. However, Xiang Zhuang's chemistry was really not good at reading it. He had long forgotten what the specific ingredients of gunpowder were. As for the formula, it was even more unclear.

You could faintly hear the sound of tinging swords and swords hitting outside the tent, and Xiang Zhuang became a little annoyed.

Without having to go out of the account to see, Xiang Zhuang knew that it must be Xiang Zhi, the bastard, who was pestering Hu Yan, and Xiang Zhi was almost a martial arts crazi. He had no other thoughts in his mind except for pursuing stronger martial arts. This is good, at least it would not pose a threat to the throne, and would not have slaughtered Xiang Zheng.

After walking for a long time, Xiangzhuang stood in front of the screen next to the north, staring at the map in a daze.

The situation on the Huainan battlefield is still unclear, but in the Nanyang battlefield, the Chu army was actually at a disadvantage.

Since the loss in the last battle, Liu Bang sent a large number of scouts and cavalry to strengthen control of the area within a radius of hundreds of miles near the battlefield. Since then, the Chu army and the Han army have strangled hundreds of times, and the Chu army has not taken any advantage. It was not until the arrival of the Mengbiao cavalry that the situation has improved slightly.

After all, Jiangdong is still not suitable for developing cavalry.

This has nothing to do with national strength, the determination and courage of the monarch, and is completely determined by the environment.

First of all, there is no large grassland in Jiangdong. It is difficult to raise horses. One hundred thousand military horses are the limit! Although Guanzhong also does not have large grasslands, Longxi, Hexi and Jiuyuan adjacent to Guanzhong have large grasslands. Moreover, the nomadic Hu people around have good relations with the Han Kingdom, and the Han army has almost endless military horses.

Secondly, the barbarians around the Chu State did not have cavalry. It was difficult for the Chu State cavalry to find opportunities to train troops, but the Han State was adjacent to the powerful Huns. The Han State cavalry almost grew up in bloody battles with the Huns. In terms of combat experience, the Chu State cavalry was far from comparable to the Han State cavalry.

At the beginning, the Chu cavalry could still rely on the improved Mongolian horse and sharp ring-headed sword to suppress the Han cavalry, so they gained the upper hand in the strangling of the rangers. However, as time went by, the Han army gradually adapted to the advantages of the Chu army, and soon explored effective countermeasures, and the Chu cavalry gradually fell into a disadvantage.

The more than 60,000 cavalry of Chu State were only able to steadily overwhelm the Han cavalry.

The Cavalry Army has the old foundation of the Qin Iron Cavalry and its combat effectiveness is still very strong. In addition, Xiangzhuang introduced Arabian horses and improved the Mongolian horse breeds, which made the Cavalry Army even more powerful, especially the two thousand heavy cavalry in the Cavalry Army. Both impact power, combat experience and training are obviously better than the heavy cavalry of the Han army.

However, no matter how powerful the cavalry is, it is only 20,000 cavalry. At a specific time, the 20,000 cavalry may be able to decide the outcome of a war. However, most of the time, the cavalry can only be exhausted when facing more than 100,000 Han cavalry and Hu cavalry.

Moreover, the disadvantage of cavalry is only one aspect.

According to the information from Ebony Cliff, the Han army is building a large number of counterweight catapults in the camp!

The counterweight catapult was first invented by Xiangzhuang's guided bus. Compared with the lever-type catapult, the structure is slightly more complex, and the range and lethality are much greater! However, everything has advantages and disadvantages. Shortly after the Chu army equipped the counterweight catapult, other countries successively imitated the same counterweight catapult.

After all, the principle and structure of the counterweight catapult cart are not complicated. Carpenters with a little experience can basically imitate it with just a glance.

The Chu and Han armies were confronting each other in the field, and the Han army did not need to attack the city. Why did Liu Bang build a large number of catapults?

It is obvious that Liu Bang has received guidance from experts. This master is either Zhang Liang, Chen Ping or Bai Mo. This batch of catapult carts must be used to deal with the Chu army's crossbows. The crossbows have an astonishing lethality, but they are extremely bulky. They need to be fixed with special iron rods before launching. It is indeed difficult to survive the large-scale attack of the catapult cart.

This brought great trouble to the Chu army. Once the deterrence of the crossbows was lost, Xiang Zhuang could not imagine how the Chu army would resist when the Han army's heavy cavalry launched a charge from the front. The trenches and deer forts were all not a good strategy! Should the two thousand heavy cavalry of the cavalry army carry out a Duizi-style charge? The effect may not be good, and Xiang Zhuang would not be willing to bear it.

Unless the Han army's catapult cart can be eliminated, this problem cannot be solved.

But the Han army must hide in the back formation. How easy is it to kill them without the cavalry?

Xiang Zhuang was thinking hard and had no time to stop. Qu Bucai's thin figure suddenly came out of the shadow in the corner of the big tent, bowed to Xiang Zhuang, and then replied: "King, Ziling urgently reported!"

Xiang Zhuang took the secret letter from Qu Bucai casually, but after reading it in a hurry, his face changed instantly.

Qu Bucai suddenly paused in his heart. He hadn't read this letter yet. Could it be that the situation in the battle in Huainan has changed? When Qu Bucai was shocked and suspicious, Xiang Zhuang suddenly turned his head and shouted: "Hu Yan!"

With the rapid footsteps, Hu Yan had already lifted the curtain and followed Xiang Zhi behind him.

As soon as he entered the tent, Hu Yan bowed to Xiang Zhuang and said proudly: "What are the instructions of the king?"

Xiang Zhuang shook his sleeve and held the belt, and said aloud: "Hurry, go and invite the military advisor to me!"

"Yeah!" Hu Yan responded with a loud bang and took the order. Xiang Zhi came up and asked, "Father, what's wrong?"

"The Huainan Battle has a result." Xiang Zhuang patted Xiang Zhi's back of the head, then reached out to dust off the grass clippings on his shoulder, and said with depression, "Han Xin, Ying Bu was defeated, our army won a great victory, hahaha."

Xiang Zhi didn't react much. He only thought about the move he had lost to Hu Yan just now.

After a moment, Bailixian rushed into the big tent and asked as soon as he entered the tent, "King, have you won the Huainan battle?"

"Ziliang, you're right." Xiang Zhuang reached out to stop Bailixian from seeing him, and then pulled him to the screen near the north, pointed to the map and said, "Huainan is a great victory. If nothing unexpected happens, Bi Shu should be on the way to come. Your trick must have been given to Jin Xiang. Can you pass a letter to Gao Chufei Ge now?"

Baili Xian said: "Since the Huainan War has been won, it is indeed time for Bashu to send troops."

Xiang Zhuang immediately took out another secret bag from his arms, untied it, and took out a secret letter from it and handed it to Qu Bucai. He solemnly reminded: "Old Qu, immediately send this secret letter to Gao Chu, the faster the better!"

"Here!" Qu Bucai took the secret letter and turned around and hid in the shadow of the corner of the big tent.

Xiang Zhuang then pulled Bailixian and sat down, and ordered Hu Yan to say, "Hu Yan, immediately summon the generals and arrange for people to roast a few full sheep. I want to drink with the generals, hahaha..." The Huainan battle has already come to an end, and Xiang Zhuang has given up half of his worries. Now, we are waiting for Bishu to arrive.

Bailixian frowned and whispered: "Master, be careful, the Han army is anxious to jump over the wall."

"Hmm? The dog is desperate to jump over the wall?" Xiang Zhuang was shocked when he heard this. He was so excited that he had just overwhelmed. As soon as Baili Xian reminded him, he immediately realized that Han Xin and Ying Bu were defeated, Liu Bang's foreign aid would no longer exist, and the foreign aid of the Chu army might appear. After the news spread, Yan, Zhao, Han, will definitely be moved!

In this case, if Liu Bang doesn’t want to wait for death, he can only take the initiative!

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The weather is getting hotter and Liu Bang cannot sleep at night. He is patrolling the baggage camp accompanied by Zhang Liang.

Although it was already late at night, the baggage camp was still brightly lit and crowded. Thousands of craftsmen were exposed, sweating profusely, creating catapults overnight. Hundreds of catapults towers were already towering on the open space not far away, and those were already built catapults.

"Ziliang." Liu Bang asked Zhang Liang as he walked, "You think these catapults can really destroy the Chu army's crossbow?"

"It's certainly possible." Zhang Liang replied confidently, "The Chu army's crossbows are bulky and difficult to move, and they need to be fixed when firing. As long as hundreds of catapults are concentrated for continuous bombardment, the Chu army's crossbows will definitely be destroyed."

"I hope this is the case." Liu Bang shook his head and sighed softly. Obviously, Liu Bang was still a little skeptical about this.

As he walked, Liu Bang suddenly stopped and asked in a faint voice: "Ziliang, do you think Han Xin can win Bishu?"

Zhang Liang smiled and said, "Han Xin is familiar with military strategies and strategies, and has experienced many battles. Although Bi Shu is a member of Guigu Sect, he is still a little bit younger than Han Xin. Moreover, the Qi and Huai coalition forces still have an advantage in military strength. In the battle of Huainan, I think the Chu army will be defeated!" Zhang Liang and Han Xin's colleagues have been very confident in Han Xin for many years.

However, this is just Zhang Liang's good wish after all.

Soon, Zhang Liang's assertion was ruthlessly shattered by the cruel reality!

Almost as soon as Zhang Liang's words came to the ground, Chen Ping's figure appeared in Liu Bang in a hurry. Zhang Liang's vision saw a rare look of panic on Chen Ping's face. Liu Bang, Zhang Liang paused in his heart, thinking that the battle in Huainan was mostly a result, and it was probably a bad result.

Sure enough, Chen Ping walked up to Liu Bang, bowed hurriedly, and said, "King, the disaster is happening!"

After saying that, Chen Ping took a breath again, and then continued: "I just received a letter from Feige from Pengcheng. The Qi and Huai coalition forces fought against the Chu army three days ago, but were defeated by the Chu army. King Han Xin of Qi has been killed in battle. King Yingbu of Huainan was defeated and left Xiang County. The general situation of Huainan and Qi is gone..." (To be continued)


Chapter completed!