In the south corner of Kangfu City in Youge, more than 30,000 Pei troops were camped along the banks of the He River. At this time, in the Pei army camp that stretched for dozens of miles, drums were beating loudly, and groups of troops were practicing tactics in the open space. Changing formations, shouting occasionally,

On the watchtower not far away, Liu Bang held his hand on the fence and watched the army training with great interest. On the side, Cao Shenlang smiled and said: "If we train strictly, the army will be able to regain its previous combat effectiveness in less than half a month. "

Listening to Cao Shen's report, Liu Bang nodded slightly. During this period, during the wars, the sergeants suffered heavy casualties and the staffing was uneven. This was also the most distressing thing for Liu Bang. Liu Bang also recruited troops in Xue County to expand the army, but the effect was not good. Now, Only more than 30,000 troops have been recruited, and the troop reinforcement order sent to Pei County has been sent for a long time without a reply. Liu Bang felt vaguely that something was about to happen.

But Liu Bang couldn't guess what it would be.

Since ancient times, when encountering major events, it is the talent of a general to remain calm and calm. Liu Bang had such a mentality at this time. He left some trivial matters behind and focused on checking the training status of the army, hoping that the army could regain its combat effectiveness as soon as possible. ,

Not far away, the army was still practicing non-stop. Some infantrymen had already entered into assassination and fighting training. At this time, under the watchtower, a man anxiously shouted: "Lord, please come down here. There is an urgent document from Peixian County." Come,"

Liu Bang followed the sound and saw that Xiao He was calling him below. Especially when he heard "an urgent document has been sent from Peixian County", Liu Bang's heart felt as if he had fallen into the bottom of the valley, because at this time, Liu Bang had already seen from Xiao He's face. It could be seen that the matter seemed serious, and he also seemed very anxious.

Liu Bang did not dare to delay for even a moment. He hurriedly climbed down the ladder, looked at Xiao He, and said anxiously: "What urgent official document?"

Xiao He handed a bamboo slip to Liu Bang and whispered: "Yong Chi rebelled in Pei County. At this time, he has occupied Fengxiang and cut off our retreat."

As soon as Xiao He finished speaking, Liu Bang trembled as if he was electrocuted. But soon, Liu Bang controlled his excitement and remained silent for a while. He turned back to Cao Shen and gritted his teeth and said bitterly: "If Pei County is lost, we will have no home." It’s time to return. Besides, my family and I are still in Fengyi. You must quickly gather the troops and we will go south immediately.”

"But our army is still..." Cao Shen suddenly paused after saying this. He wanted to tell Liu Bang that this army has not been well trained and its combat effectiveness is low. It will be very difficult to rely on this army to recapture Fengxiang. But at this time, Liu Bang was overwhelmed by anger, and there was a hint of murderous intent in his eyes. Cao Shen did not dare to say any more, so he had to hand over his hand and sing a promise, then turned and left.

In the early morning, after two days of hurried march, Pei's army finally rushed back to Fengyi. Although Xiao He had tried to stop Liu Bang and captured Peixian county first and then Fengxiang, Liu Bang was worried about his family's small age. Moreover, Liu Bang's foundation was in Fengyi. He had to go straight to Fengyi,

At this time, 30,000 soldiers and horses were arrayed in Fengyi City. Pairs of soldiers carried ladders and came to the array to make final preparations. Since there were no heavy weapons, Pei's army cut down a big tree that three people were embracing. Tied with ropes, dozens of people carried the ropes and prepared to knock down the door.

At this time, the gate flags opened, Liu Bang rode out on his horse, came to the front of the battle, and raised his eyes. Liu Bang, a hero who had experienced hundreds of battles, looked at the dense crowd of heads on the city. These were all once. His subordinates are now following Yong Chi and resisting him.

Liu Bang felt sour in his heart. He rode his horse and took a few steps forward until he could clearly see Yong Chi on the city. Only then did Liu Bang stop, raised his head and shouted: "Yong Chi, I will treat you well. Why did you betray me? If you can wake up now, I will ignore the past grudges."

As soon as Liu Bang finished speaking, Yong Chi sneered on the other side and retorted: "You have reused your cronies but not me. Now, I have surrendered to Wei Prime Minister Zhou Shi. You can leave quickly and I will spare your life." ,"

Yong Chi's words made Liu Bang completely angry. He couldn't help but roar. He rode his horse back to the formation, drew the sword from his waist, and shouted angrily: "Whoever can take Yong Chi's head will be rewarded with a hundred yi, kill him."

The war drums rumbled again, the low horns whined in the air, and the angry Pei army surged like a big wave // ​​towards Fengyi, a ladder was set up on the top of the city, the Pei army marched forward bravely, climbed up,

Below, the archers and crossbowmen squatted on the ground, raising their heads and shooting arrows to suppress the Fengyi defenders. At this time, arrows continued to be shot from the sentry towers on both sides of Fengyi, and the Pei army under the city let out a shrill and tragic roar. Call,

On the top of the city, seeing such a powerful offensive by the Pei army, Yong Chi was very anxious and ordered the soldiers to shoot arrows at the bottom of the city. The civilians were forced to approach the top of the city, throwing rolling wood and rocks, and pouring boiling hot water down. , the screams came one after another,

However, many soldiers still climbed to the top of the city and fought with the defenders. Seeing the critical situation, Yong Chi drew his sword and roared: "Kill them back,"

Yong Chi was the first to rush into the crowd and kill Pei Jun. Under the city, the three people were carrying a big tree in their arms and were carried to the city gate by Pei Jun. They shouted slogans and banged against the city gate. The whole city trembled, and the city gate Inside, hundreds of soldiers hurriedly carried logs to hold up the city gate. Every time they hit it, the city gate made a muffled sound. However, the defenders still used logs to hold up the gate. Outside, Pei's army could not stop the gate. Stopping, persistent collision,

The war lasted for a whole day, from early morning to sunset. Both sides suffered heavy casualties. There were bloody and broken limbs everywhere, blood flowed into rivers, gunpowder smoke filled the air, and there were blazing fires everywhere.

After several rounds of attacks, the Pei army finally died down. If the attack continues, the Pei army will not know how many people will be killed or injured. At this time, Liu Bang was even more upset. On the side, Xiao He sighed softly and sighed: "A man walks in the world. , can bend and stretch, we might as well retreat temporarily and then patrol the way out,"

Looking at the messy battlefield in the distance, the Pei army had more than 20,000 casualties. Liu Bang no longer had the courage to continue attacking the city. With a long sigh, Liu Bangle turned his horse's head and said bitterly: "I will come back again."

Soon, the Pei army retreated quietly, not even caring about the injuries and illnesses under Fengyi City. In this way, the battle ended quietly. Not long after, the cheers of the defenders rang out from the top of the city.

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On the top of the city, Xiang Liang, surrounded by generals, advanced slowly. Although the Chu army suffered extremely heavy losses in this attack on Pengcheng, the collapse of Mi Jingju's Eastern Chu regime was beneficial to the Chu army. ,

Xiang Liang would never be willing to live under Mi Jingju's command. At this time, the Chu army temporarily recruited civilian men near Pengcheng. In addition, with the surrender of the Eastern Chu Army, except for some who were burly and of the required age, the rest acted as civilian men and repaired the city defense. , and, at Xiang Zhuang's suggestion, Xiang Liang promised that all surrendered soldiers would serve for three years, be exempted from slavery, be given land, and allow them to live a normal life.

Xiang Liang's promise won the strong support of the Chu people. In just a few days, the area near Pengcheng was defeated in one fell swoop. Heroes from all walks of life came to join him. Among them, there was a slightly down-and-out middle-aged man who joined his army. His name was Called Han Xin,

Xiang Liang didn't see anything extraordinary about Han Xin, but Xiang Zhuang strongly recommended him. In many conversations with Han Xin, Xiang Liang also recognized Han Xin's talent and stayed as his assistant.

At this time, Xiang Liang had been inspecting the city defense for half a day. He was extremely satisfied with the construction work of Pengcheng's defense and was ready to reorganize his army and continue his march north. At this time, Xiang Liang had already stated his intention to go north. Although everyone did not express their opinions openly, they Everyone still supports Xiang Liang's plan to go north.

Especially after Zhang Han defeated Song Liu, he did not march eastward, but directly marched to Hebei under Li Liang's confusion. This shows that Zhang Han's purpose was to conquer Hebei first and then attack Shandong. This also made, Xiang Liang had to go north as soon as possible to expand his power and stabilize the Chu army's popular support in Shandong.

At this time, when everyone was silent, Han Xin stepped forward, cupped his hands and said: "The general's determination to go north is commendable, but just defeating Zhang Han is not enough to shake the powerful Qin State. Since ancient times, capturing the thief first captures the king. , I suggest that the general chooses to march westward, march troops towards Xiangcheng, and open up the road to the west. In the future, he can directly attack Hangu Pass and break through the eastern gate of Qin State. Qin State can be destroyed and the world can be settled."

As he said that, Han Xin glanced at Xiang Liang and saw that he was still listening carefully. Han Xin continued: "This is a plan to draw fuel from the bottom of the cauldron. I hope the general will adopt it."

After saying that, Han Xin handed over his hand. At this time, Xiang Lianglang laughed several times and said, "Although this plan is clever, my troops and horses are strong this time when I go north. I have a huge momentum, high morale, and I am invincible. When the Qin army saw it, they were all frightened. Zhang Han was just a mere , I have never thought about it. If I can defeat Zhang Han in the battle in Hebei, and then march westward, I am afraid that no one in the mighty Guanzhong can stop me."

As he said this, Xiang Liang couldn't help but raise his head and laugh, but Han Xin heard from Xiang Liang's words that this was the tone of a arrogant soldier. Since ancient times, arrogant soldiers will be defeated. After thinking about it for a while, Han Xin sighed: "Although what the general said makes sense, , but advancing alone is a taboo for military strategists after all. A two-pronged approach is the way to win. I hope the general will think about it,"

After hearing this, Xiang Liang laughed again. What he just said was just to test Han Xin. At this time, he was very satisfied with Han Xin. He was worthy of being recommended by Xiang Zhuang. After thinking for a moment, Xiang Liang turned back to Xiang Yu and ordered: "With You have 20,000 troops and horses, go straight to Xiangcheng, don't make any mistakes,"

Xiang Yu hesitated for a moment, but he still stepped forward and sang the promise. At this time, Xiang Liang's eyes fell on Xiang Zhuang again, and he said loudly: "This time we go north, the location of Hu Ling is also very important. I will give you 10,000 yuan." With five thousand troops and horses, you can march towards Hu Ling,"

Xiang Zhuang strode out and sang a promise. At this time, Xiang Liang reached out and patted Xiang Zhuang's shoulder twice and told him: "This city is no better than Xiang City, so be careful."

Xiang Zhuang nodded again, and Xiang Liang said nothing more. He walked to the city wall, held his hands on the wall stacks, and looked into the distance. No one knew what he was thinking about.

Looking at Xiang Liang who was staring blankly into the distance, Xiang Zhuang couldn't help but turn to Han Xin. This Han Xin, who was known as a war genius in later generations, was his general who defeated the dominating Xiang Yu. He thought about it in his mind Xiang Zhuang couldn't help sighing at the memory that had been torn apart.

I don’t know if I can turn the capstan of history and prevent all tragedies from happening again.

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