A group of big birds panicked and flew into the sky. Under Yangzhai City, drums were beating slowly and horns were wailing in the air. 120,000 Chu troops and 30,000 Korean troops were shouting and roaring. They lined up neatly towards Yangzhai.

Advancing under the city, when they were about a thousand steps away, soldiers and horses from all walks of life

They all stopped moving forward. A general wearing a red cloak rode his horse to the front of the formation. He raised the iron sword in his hand and seemed to be telling the soldiers something. After a while, accompanied by the general's shouts, the Chu army and the Han army were like

The boiling water roared and rushed towards Yangzhai City.

The war started at this moment. The first infantry team carried ladders and brandished spears, and went straight to the city. The leader was a general with a rugged physique. He was the Chu general Fan Kuai.

The person who had just sworn an oath was Liu Bang. Ever since they met Zhang Liang in Quyu County, the two had cherished each other and talked until late at night. Therefore, Liu Bang generously agreed to help South Korea regain its land, and then march westward towards Guanzhong.

The contact with Han Wangcheng established Liu Bang's determination to march into Korea, because Han Wangcheng had promised that he would allow Zhang Liang to follow Liu Bang to the west, but the premise was that after Liu Bang regained Han, he would also give South Korea some visible benefits. Liu Bang

Therefore, he agreed to Han Wangcheng.

For Liu Bang, who has the heroic sunshine, Zhang Liang is far more valuable than gold, silver and jewelry. As long as he has civil servants and military generals, Liu Bang will win more land, have more wealth, and develop further, and Han Wang Cheng

Only focusing on immediate interests, in Liu Bang's eyes, Han Wangcheng was just a businessman.

The drums rumbled and the bugles sounded for the third round. The Chu army deployed as many as 70,000 troops, and the Korean army also sent nearly 20,000 troops. For Yangzhai City, which only had 20,000 defenders, it was basically impossible.

Unable to stick to it.

Misty smoke filled the sky, and fire engulfed the city. Chu troops continued to climb up the ladders, brandishing weapons, and fought bloody battles on the Yangzhai city. Flags of the Qin army were thrown down, and Lu Wan waved the first flag with his bare hands.

With the banner of the Chu army, the city of Yangdi finally fell.

About three hours later, the shouts of killing on the city tower gradually became less and less, and the "creeping" sound of the city gate opening sounded. The Chu army and the cavalry who kept banging on the door swarmed into Yangdi County. Liu Bang was not far away.

In the central army formation, Han Cheng and Han Cheng looked at each other, each rode his horse and walked slowly towards the city.

In the early morning, the Korean army made announcements to calm the people and quell the panic caused by the Chu army's siege. In the afternoon, Liu Bang's troops began to withdraw from Yangdi County one after another and set up camp on the bank of the Ying River in the north of the city. Since then, Yangdi has been officially included in the territory of South Korea.

, became the capital of Korea.

After arranging the city, Zhang Liang hurried to Liu Bang's Dazhai. As soon as he reached the gate of Dazhai, a captain guarding the camp came up to him and said, "General Zhang, my lord has been waiting for you for a long time. Please come quickly."

Come in with me."

The captain led Zhang Liang through several camps and came to the Chinese army's tent. Two soldiers responsible for guarding the tent opened the curtain and shouted: "General Zhang is here."

Zhang Liang lowered his head slightly and walked into the tent. Liu Bang and others were gathered around the map, seemingly discussing something. Liu Bang was surprised to see Zhang Liang at this time. He put down the baton in his hand and faced Zhang Liang.

Lang smiled and said: "Zifang, I have been waiting for you for a long time. Come quickly, I am about to discuss with you the strategy of marching westward."

"Why is General Liu so anxious?" Zhang Liang was slightly surprised, and he and Liu Bang came to the map. Liu Bang pointed at Xingyang on the map and smiled: "I got accurate information. Yang Xiong was beheaded by the imperial court for his inability to supervise the battle. At this time, Sanchuan

There is no general to guard the county, so it is a good opportunity for troops to enter Guanzhong."

After a pause, Liu Bang put away his excitement and sighed: "Another news, I heard that Xiang Yu has sent Sima Yan as the vanguard to march to Hedong. It can be seen that Xiang Yu has begun to consider entering the pass.

If I am too late to enter the Pass after Xiang Yu, I am afraid that the position of King of Qin will belong to me!"

After saying that, Liu Bang sighed again. He had promised King Han to help him recover Han. Seeing that Han had been half recovered, Xiang Yu entered Guanzhong, which caught Liu Bang off guard. He had to temporarily consider giving up recovering Han and moving to Guanzhong.

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On the side, Zhang Liang could understand Liu Bang's urgency. Moreover, Liu Bang helped Han Wangcheng recover half of the Korean land, which was not easy. If the Qin State cannot be destroyed, even if South Korea regains the entire territory, how to garrison the Korean land will be a big problem. Thinking of this

, Zhang Liang smiled and said: "General Liu, don't worry. If your army advances westward, I will definitely help you."

It seemed that he could see the worries in Liu Bang's heart. He was worried that the Chu army would move to Guanzhong and it would be difficult to deal with the King of Han. Zhang Liang added, "I will go and persuade the King of Han. General Liu doesn't have to worry."

Hearing what Zhang Liang said, Liu Bang felt a little relieved. He looked at the map again, pointed at Xingyang and said, "I'm going to march into Xingyang. What do you think of Zifang?"

Zhang Liang stared at the map for a while and said in a deep voice: "I'm afraid it's inappropriate to march into Xingyang."

"Why?" Liu Bang was surprised and asked back. On the side, Li Shiqi also walked forward and asked: "Xingyang is the strategic point of the world, and there are Ao Cang's chestnuts for the Chu army to eat. They can attack when they advance and defend when they retreat. Why not?

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Xiao He also nodded in agreement, which made Liu Bang even more surprised. Seeing that everyone only valued the present and not the long-term, Zhang Liang could only laugh twice, pointed at the map and said: "General Liu, don't be surprised, please listen to me carefully."

Come on."

Zhang Liang looked at the map again, pointed at Xingyang and said: "Although Yang Xiong has been killed, there is still a deputy general commanding the army, with no less than tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and the Xingyang city serves as a barrier to defend the city. I dare to ask the general,

How long will it take to capture Xingyang?"

After a pause, Zhang Liang looked at everyone again and continued: "Even if Xingyang is captured, the general wants to eat Aocang. Let me ask, our army is marching westward. There are many dangers in Guanzhong, the mountain roads are difficult to navigate, and the transportation of grain and grass is the biggest problem.

The general has been transporting grain and grass from Xingyang to the front line for at least half a month and as long as a month. The advantage has long been exhausted. May I ask the general, how much help can Aocang Shuli bring to our army?"

At this point, Zhang Liang stopped talking, and everyone gradually understood the deep meaning of Zhang Liang's words. The key to entering the pass is to move quickly. We should use light troops and reduce our movement. We have already entered the pass as quickly as possible. Thinking like this

, everyone nodded in agreement.

Liu Bang also tacitly agreed to Zhang Liang's plan at this time. He lingered in front of the map for a moment, looked at Zhang Liang again, and asked: "Zifang means, should we abandon Xingyang and go straight to Hangu Pass?"

"No..." Zhang Liang shook his head, pointed his finger above Luoyang on the map, and said with a smile: "This is our first battle."

Ten days later, the Chu army left Yangzhai and marched toward Luoyang. Along the way, Liu Bang received news that Xiang Yu had defeated Zhang Han. It can be imagined that Xiang Yu was already powerful at this time. This was exactly what Liu Bang was worried about. Xiang Yu was already a powerful man.

, no matter how brave a man is, he will be his biggest enemy in the battle for Guanzhong in the future. Moreover, Xiang Yu has more than 200,000 troops at this time, which is far better than himself.

In the past few days, Liu Bang couldn't sleep or eat well. He talked about this matter with Li Shiqi, Xiao He and others many times. Everyone was pregnant with the king and would not tolerate Xiang Yu, so they comforted Liu Bang and made him feel at ease for the time being.

Today, Liu Bang specially called Zhang Liang and informed him of this matter. Zhang Liang did not answer Liu Bang immediately after hearing this. After the two of them walked for a while, Zhang Liang sighed: "Xiang Yu's bad temper is indeed General Liu's biggest hidden danger. However,

General Liu doesn't have to worry so much, we can use Xiang Zhuang to contain Xiang Yu, and I believe that if there is a day when our troops will meet, we can still make plans."

It was Xu Tu again, and Liu Bang was slightly unhappy. Everyone had already answered Xu Tu. If Xu Tu could really be used, why would Xiang Yu rush into Guanzhong in such a hurry? Moreover, if Liu Bang did not go as he expected, Liu Bang could

It was concluded that Xiang Yu would most likely abandon Zhang Han and head west directly. In that case, Zhang Han would most likely go south, abandon Xiang Yu, and directly block his entry into the Pass.

Thinking of this, Liu Bang let out a long sigh again. At this moment, several cavalrymen galloped from the front. They had a clear goal and went straight to the Chinese army. Soon, they found Liu Bang and Zhang who were slowly moving forward.

Liang, a hundred commanders came up, hurriedly dismounted, cupped their hands and said: "My lord, Pingyin is well-defended. Our vanguard army has been defeated in three battles and cannot be captured. General Guan Ying asks my lord to mobilize the army immediately to help."

When he heard that Guan Ying failed to attack the city, Liu Bang was furious. When he was about to give the order to send troops to help, Zhang Liang grabbed Liu Bang and said softly: "My lord, your troops are valuable and quick. Don't waste time on peace."

, we might as well take a detour to Luoyang."

Hearing what Zhang Liang said, Liu Bang nodded on his horse and ordered, "Change the route and march to Luoyang!"

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Seven days later, the Chu army arrived at the gate of Luoyang City in a mighty force. At this time, the Chu army was divided into six square formations and surrounded Luoyang from six directions. The rumbling war drums were slowly beating.

When the Zhongjun gate flag opened, Liu Bang, Zhang Liang, Li Shiqi, Xiao He and others rode out on their horses. The generals who had been waiting in front of the formation for a long time also gathered around Liu Bang. Soon, Guan Ying cupped his hands on the horse and said

: "The scattered scouts reported back that there were nearly 70,000 defenders in Luoyang. The defense was tight and difficult to conquer."

Liu Bang nodded on his horse. He looked at Fan Kuai and Zhou Bo aside and ordered: "Beat the drums and attack the city!"

"Woo...Woo...Woo..." The low-pitched horn sounded, and Fan Kuai and Zhou Bo ran back to their own formations. Soon, batches of messengers rushed to Luoyang City in all directions, and the siege battle began.

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Groups of Chu troops carried improvised ladders and rushed toward Luoyang City with siege rams shouting. Several captains were the first to rush to the city. They ordered the shield soldiers to set up shield walls. The rest of the infantry began to shout slogans and move the ladders to Luoyang City.

Pull up, "crunchy"

After the sound of friction, the Chu army's ladder set up on the Luoyang city wall, and soldiers began to climb up. But when more than ten people had just climbed up, the first wave of golden juice poured down from the top of Luoyang city, accompanied by screams,

Chu troops kept falling off the ladders.

However, the Chu army did not give up the attack on the city. The second and third waves of the Chu army climbed up the ladders and stormed towards the city tower.

Under the city, cavalry, shield soldiers and archers guarded the siege ram and arrived in front of the Luoyang City Gate. After the slogans, a thumping sound was heard, but the Luoyang City Gate was extremely strong and there was only a dull thunderous sound.

The city gate was not loosened at all.

The Chu army suffered extremely heavy casualties. Chu troops retreated one after another, and then charged forward again under the intimidation of Fan Kuai's soldiers.

The city was filled with smoke and fire spread, but the Chu army was still unable to cross the city. Zhang Liang, who was already anxious on the horse, sighed softly. He looked at Liu Bang and said helplessly: "Luoyang is well-defended. I think we can

You might as well give up Luoyang, take the road to Fuyuan, and march towards Nanyang!"

"Go to Fuyuan?" Libang muttered silently, thinking quickly in his mind. On the side, Cao Wushang said displeasedly: "The road on Fuyuan Mountain is difficult to travel, and I'm afraid it will not be easy to march. Once we encounter an ambush, our army will be in a dilemma, and the consequences will be disastrous."

"Although the mountain road is difficult to travel, the Qin army may not necessarily set up defenses at Fuyuan. Moreover, if our surprise troops go south, the Qin army may not guess that we are marching from the south. In this way, our chances of entering Guanzhong will be higher." Zhang Liang retorted.

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After thinking for a moment, Liu Bang also felt that Zhang Liang's strategy was feasible. It was much better than spending a lot of money in Luoyang and then marching into Hangu Pass. Moreover, Liu Bang was always worried that Xiang Yu would give up continuing to attack Zhang Han and rush to enter.

Guan, if that happens, Zhang Han will become his biggest threat, so staying away from this place is the best choice.

After making up his mind, Liu Bang looked back at the generals and said loudly: "Send the order to withdraw the troops and abandon Luoyang! The troops advance to Shenyuan Pass!"

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