"North Watchtower?" Zhang Er said in a deep voice, "that must be the Chu army!"

After saying this, Zhang Er ordered Guan Gao to say: "The Prime Minister, immediately send flying cavalry to convey the movements of the Chu army to Zhou Bo, Wang Nu and other Han troops, including the subsequent movements of the Chu army, to the Han army in time, and then order all counties and counties to guard the city and not to fight easily, let the Han army fight with the Chu army."

"No." Guan bowed high and took the order.

Watching Guan Gao leave, Zhang Er's eyes fell on Zhang Ao again.

Zhang Ao is Zhang Er's eldest son, and he is already thirty years old this year. When Chen Sheng and Wu Guang launched a riot in Daze Township in the early years, Zhang Ao began to fight with Zhang Er in the south and north, which can be regarded as having experienced many battles. Unfortunately, Zhang Ao is cowardly and lacks courage, so Zhang Er is very worried that after his death, Zhao State will be annexed by other vassal states.

Zhang Ao stepped forward, carefully pulled Zhang Er's bedding, and said with concern: "Father, are you doing well today?"

Zhang Er sighed, stretched out his dry hand and stroked Zhang Ao's cheek, and said, "Son, after your father dies, you must be careful in governing the country and be careful in governing the country. If you have any literary affairs, you can ask the country to be consistent and military affairs. You can ask General Zhao Wu, the second general Bai Xuan, remember, remember..."

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In the northern suburbs of Ye County, Zhou Bo's army was winding northward.

Amid the rapid sound of horse hooves, Zhou Guanfu flew to Zhou Bo's horse and bowed on the horse's back to report: "Father, King Zhao condemned the flying cavalry to report that a Han army was found near Shaqiuyi, about five or six thousand people!"

"Five or six thousand people?" Zhou Bo said coldly, "that must be the Chu army."

Zhou Guanfu nodded and said, "The messenger of King Zhao also said that the Chu army did not head towards Handan, but bypassed the Daluze and headed straight for Xindu County!"

"Huh?" Zhou Bo's face changed slightly and he pondered, "The Chu army did not go to Handan, but went west to Xindu?"

Zhou Guanfu has been well-read military books since he was a child and said immediately: "Father, will the Chu army want to make a name for themselves?"

"Speak east and attack west?" Zhou Bo shook his head and said in a deep voice, "It's not like, from Xindu to the west, it's Taihang Mountain, and from south to Huguan... Well, the target of the Chu army should be Huguan!"

"Huguan?" clan brother Zhou Qi frowned, "The Chu army really wants to go to Huguan, we can't catch up."

Zhou Guanfu had never participated in the Battle of Gaixia and asked in confusion: "Uncle, nephew have seen the map. The distance between our army and Huguan is obviously much closer than that of the Chu army, why can't we catch up?"

Zhou Qi said anxiously: "Nephew, you don't know, how fast the Chu army is running!"

Zhou Bo also said: "The Chu army can run 300 miles in one day and night, but our army is definitely not as good as possible!"

After saying this, Zhou Bo ordered Zhou Qi again: "Second brother, you lead 3,000 elite soldiers to Huguan Canyon at night. Remember, when you arrive outside Huguan Canyon, you must not block the valley road, and only build a village outside the valley entrance!"

"No!" Zhou Qi responded to the promise and immediately clicked five thousand elite soldiers to take the order.

Zhou Bo thought about it and turned around and ordered his personal soldiers, "Send another flying cavalry to send a message to Wang Kuan, Fu Kuan, Li Shang, Xiahou Ying, Mei Jiao and other five generals, and said that the Chu army was likely to attack Huguan, and suggested that they join the siege in Huguan!"

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Two days later, the Chu army drove more than 400 miles into the Huguan Canyon in the rolling wolf smoke.

Xiang Zhuang felt deeply hated but could not helpless about the beacon fire wolf smoke that accompanied him. The beacon fire warning system in Zhao was obviously carefully designed. Except for the beacon fire when the Chu army was discovered, the beacon fire was transmitted to the south and used to warn Handan, the later beacon fire wolf smoke only chased the Chu army and no longer passed on.

In the past two days, wherever the Chu army ran, the beacon fire and wolf smoke would burn!

Xiangzhuang also wanted to send troops to remove the beacon towers along the way, but in the end he gave up because the hinterland of Zhao State was densely populated and the forts built by powerful aristocratic clans were as numerous as cows. Most of these beacon towers were built on the forts. Although these forts were not strong, they were time-consuming to fight one by one, and the Chu army could not afford it!

Xiang Zhuang also thought about lighting fires everywhere at night and scrambling Zhao Jun’s audio-visual videos, but it was useless.

No matter how far you run at night or how many beacons burn, the Chu army will still be exposed during the day.

Unless the Chu army can run out of Zhao overnight, or only march at night and find a place to hide during the day, it is impossible to get rid of the Zhao army's beacon smoke! The question is, how can the Chu army hide now if it is to race against time? Moreover, there is no place for the 5,000 troops to hide on this plain.

After all the attempts, Xiang Zhuang simply ignored the beacon fire and just marching!

However, when the Chu army finally arrived outside the Huguan Grand Canyon, they found that thousands of Han troops had arrived first, and they had logged wood and dug trenches to build villages, laying a camp on the outer edge of the valley entrance of the Huguan Canyon.

Although this Han army did not block the entrance to the canyon, Xiangzhuang did not dare to enter the valley rashly.

Who knows if there are any ambushers from the Han army in the valley? Once there are ambushers, they will rashly enter the valley and will destroy themselves!

After all, Liu Bang could not have sent only a few thousand troops to intercept the Chu army. Zhang Liang must have a backup plan. Maybe more than 100,000 Han troops were lying in the valley waiting for the Chu army to drill in!

"General, it's not great." Wei Liao said in a deep voice, "It seems that the Han army is prepared for a long time!"

"General, can you still fight Huguan?" Wu She said anxiously, "It is not advisable to stay here for a long time. If you don't fight, just retreat quickly!"

Xiang Zhuang was suddenly in a fierce struggle. Should Huguan fight or not? Fight, you must first destroy the thousands of Han troops at the Gukou. But the problem is that these thousands of Han troops are in charge of the mountains and are prepared for a long time. I am afraid that there will be a fierce battle. Once it cannot be resolved in time, and the Han reinforcements arrive soon, it will be dangerous.

But if you don’t fight, how can you enter South Korea? How can you enter Guanzhong if you don’t go to Guanzhong? How can you catch Liu Bang’s old man back? If you don’t fight Liu Bang’s old man back, wouldn’t you be all the previous efforts? How can Xiang Zhuang be content with how he can be?!

After gritting his teeth, Xiang Zhuang finally ordered the retreat and the entire army returned the same route!

The old saying goes, keep the green mountains there, and don’t be afraid of burning fire. As long as the Han army that came to Zhao to encircle and suppress, the Chu army will still have the opportunity to break Huguan and attack Guanzhong! Even if you are fighting desperately, you must pay attention to methods and strategies. You must never move forward in a daze. That is not called fighting desperately, it is called losing your life.

However, this time, Xiang Zhuang was really caught by Zhou Bo's suspicious plan!

In fact, there are only three thousand Han troops outside the Huguan Canyon. Although these three thousand Han troops are also elite among the Han army, they are completely different from Xiangzhuang's five thousand Chu troops. If the Chu army launches an attack, they can defeat them in a short time, and then calmly pass through the canyon and attack Huguan.

As for the six Han army, the nearest Zhou Bo army is still fifty miles away!

But there was no way. The Chu army had no intelligence support in the end, so they didn't know the overall situation at all.

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It was not until the evening that Zhou Bo's army finally arrived outside the Huguan Canyon. A red flag was slowly raised on the southern horizon. The Han army armored soldiers appeared immediately after the red flag. The cold and long halberds and golden spears pierced the sky, and the cold and solemn aura suddenly filled the wilderness endlessly!

Half a quarter of an hour later, Zhou Bo's army slowly advanced outside the Huguan Canyon. Almost at the same time, the camp on the mountain also opened the gate. Amid the rapid sound of horse hooves, Zhou Qi had already rushed down the mountain with fifty cavalry soldiers.

After seeing Li first, Zhou Bo asked Zhou Qi: "Second brother, has the Chu army gone?"

Zhou Qi shook his head and replied proudly: "Brother, don't worry, Chu Jun has retreated again!"

"Hahaha, OK!" Zhou Bo immediately laughed, "Xiang Zhuang, now he fell into the net!"

"Father, Xiang Zhuang is just like this!" Zhou Guanfu said, "Now the Chu army is only concerned about fleeing in a hurry. The morale of the army has collapsed and the fighting spirit has been lost. The child only needs five hundred light cavalry and will definitely kill Xiang Zhuang's head and come back!"

"Hmph, I'm so arrogant at such a young age?" Zhou Bo frowned and scolded Zhou Guanfu coldly, "Is Xiangzhuang as unbearable as you said? Not to mention just five hundred light cavalry, even if you give you five thousand light cavalry for your father, you may not be able to kill Xiangzhuang's head and come back!"

Zhou Guanfu frowned and said unhappily: "Why should my father be more ambitious?"

"It is for your good fortune to avoid falling apart in the future!" Zhou Bo said, and turned around and ordered his clan brother Zhou Qi, "Second brother, immediately click the five hundred light cavalry and chase me to bite the Chu army. Remember, your task is just to bite the Chu army and not to let them escape. Never fight with them. Also, don't enter the forest, remember!"

"No!" Zhou Qi agreed with a loud voice and lit up the five hundred light cavalry.

Zhou Bo then turned around and said to Zhou Guanfu earnestly: "Son, in the battle of Dabie Mountain, Xiangzhuang can force the king to retreat hundreds of thousands of troops with thousands of remaining soldiers. Isn't it easy to be with him? My father knows that you are extremely brave, but can you be more brave than Xiang Yu? As brave as Xiang Yu, he was defeated at Gaixia and committed suicide by slashing his throat in Wujiang?"

Zhou Guanfu said disdainfully: "Xiang Yu is just a common man."

Zhou Bo shook his head and sighed, "Son, Xiang Yu is not an ordinary man. This person's use of the word "Yang" technique has reached the pinnacle. The same army can only exert 20% of the combat power under others' command, but when it comes to Xiang Yu, it can exert 10% of the combat power immediately. This is Xiang Yu's extraordinary feature!"

Zhou Guanfu suddenly looked thoughtful and whispered: "Father said, can Xiang Yu incite the anger of the entire army with one person's anger? Can he inspire the aura of the three armies with one person's anger?"

"Yes." Zhou Bo nodded and said, "But now, Xiang Zhuang has to add another Xiang Zhuang. Xiang Zhuang can also use his personal courage to mobilize the spirit of the Chu army. A group of defeated soldiers and defeated soldiers became elites within a few days after they arrived under his command! Yes, you are only seventeen years old, but don't underestimate the heroes of the world, and don't be proud and complacent..." ##################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Chapter completed!