The sun was shining high, and it was a good time. The autumn wind in mid-August was very cool, especially in the Guanzhong area, where the temperature changes were particularly obvious. At this time, nearly 10,000 Han troops were sitting on soft mats in the Yongjun camp.

Five hundred steps away, some were lying on their backs, drinking wine from their water bladders, some were chewing beans in their hands, and some were holding a long sword and wiping it silently with a rag.

At the front of the Han army, Fan Kuai and Niu Er were sitting on a big stone, each holding a wine glass and a leg of lamb, eating and drinking, feeling very uncomfortable.

In front of them, there were about 300 people, holding slaughtered chickens and ducks in their hands. They used chickens and ducks to describe Yong's army, and yelled: "Are the headless rats of Yong State coming out to fight with me?

?”

These angry curses did not anger the Yong army. Instead, they closed the gate of the village tightly and refused to slack off. As soon as the Han army approached the camp, strong bows and crossbows were fired at them, making them miserable and they had to intensify their efforts.

, insulted Yong Jun with the most unpleasant and vicious words in his heart, but what he got in exchange was still silence, incomparable silence.

The Han army was at their wits end, and the more than 300 people were thirsty for the curses. They were dejected and returned to Fan Kuai's team, picked up their water bags and drank heavily. At this time, a group of soldiers were ready to step forward and continue to insult Fan Kuai.

Putting down the wine bag in his hand, he sighed softly, looked at the Han army commander who was about to appear, and said, "Damn it, stop scolding us. They don't want to fight us at all. You all go down and rest."

Niu Er also looked at Fan Kuai helplessly and sighed: "In this case, what should we do?"

"There is no other way. Let's do this. Let's withdraw our troops and wait for the king's next instructions." Fan Kuai sighed lightly, stood up and threw the leg of lamb at a soldier, and said angrily: "I'll reward you."

Then, Fan Kuai got on his horse, wiped his greasy hands on the horse's saddle bag, and ordered the soldiers: "Retreat!"

…

The strong walls of the Yong army effectively blocked the Han army's attack and provided time for the reinforcements. At this time, people came to the palace of King Sai in a hurry, walked to the center of the hall, and hurriedly saluted King Sai King Sima Xin: "

The Yong Kingdom has been established, and I pay my respects to the king."

"Why are you so anxious? Could it be that something happened to the Yong State?" Sima Xin pretended to be surprised, but Shi Cheng had no time to complain to him. He just held up his hands and said: "The King of Sai doesn't know something. The Han army has marched north from Chencang to the north.

I, the Yong Kingdom, marched into the army,

There are more than 300,000 troops at the front and rear, and the momentum is huge. Now my king has led his army to Yi County to confront the Han army. I have been specially ordered to ask for reinforcements. I hope that the King of Sai can send troops to reinforce. If our Yong Kingdom is defeated, I am afraid that the King of Sai will also be defeated.

It’s hard to protect yourself.”

Sima Xin actually heard about the Han army's Northern Expedition last night, but in the past few days, he has been hesitating whether to reinforce Zhang Han, especially when the Han army has 300,000 people. If Zhang Han is defeated, he will reinforce Zhang Han.

, I really have no chance.

But if you think about it carefully, if Zhang Han is defeated, can Liu Bang still tolerate himself becoming king in Guanzhong?

Among the dilemmas, it was the most difficult to make a decision. Sima Xin did not answer Shicheng immediately, but fell into deep thought. Shicheng also saw Sima Xin's hesitation, and he hurriedly added: "If King Sai refuses to send troops, the Yong Kingdom is in danger.

, Moreover, one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers, and Liu Bang, a common man, will not tolerate King Sai becoming king in Guanzhong. Where will King Sai go then?"

This sentence "Where to go" woke Sima Xin from his thoughts. He was suddenly shaken and cold sweat broke out involuntarily. It was only then that he woke up as if from a dream. What was he struggling with this night? He was desperate to save himself.

, the Yong Kingdom was defeated, and the Se Kingdom wanted to monopolize the Guanzhong Horse? Moreover, Zhang Han was so brave but still defeated, what ability did he have to resist the Han army?

Just when Sima Xin thought about this and wanted to agree to Shicheng, a chamberlain hurriedly walked into the hall, handed a token to Sima Xin with both hands, and said softly: "Dong Chu sent an envoy to ask for an audience, just outside the hall.

Will your Majesty see you?"

"Why did the Chu envoy appear here?" Sima Xin couldn't believe it. The Eastern Chu Kingdom was probably more than ten thousand miles away from here. How did he come? If it was for the Han army to go north, this was completely impossible. The Han army only entered Guanzhong.

How many days will it take? Sima Xin was full of doubts, and the chamberlain on the side reminded him again: "Your Majesty, why don't we meet him?"

At this time, Deng Cong, the Prime Minister in the main hall, also said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, don't hesitate. Life and death are all in one body. If the Yong Kingdom is destroyed, the southern barrier will be gone. The Han army will advance north along Xianyang. Sooner or later, Liyang will be destroyed."

It's a thing in the pond. Besides, we only have 30,000 available soldiers.

The total is less than 30% of the Yong State, and the Yong State is not strong enough to fight. How can we confront the Han army? Or we should use the strength of the Yong State to defeat the Han army. Moreover, Dongchu's visit at this time will inevitably lead to war.

Regarding this, Your Majesty, I would like to meet you and find out the purpose of his visit."

After saying that, Deng Cong looked at the chamberlain again and shouted: "What are you still doing? Go and bring the envoy from Dong Chu in."

The servant was scolded by the prime minister and hurriedly made a promise and hurriedly retreated. At this time, Deng Cong no longer remained silent. He looked at the restless Shicheng and comforted him: "Don't worry, my king will not ignore death. Besides,

Your country and ours are only separated by Xianyang, which is only a hundred miles away. It can be reached in one day, and we will try our best to help you."

Shicheng saw Prime Minister Deng Cong talking and felt a little relieved. At this time, Deng Cong looked at the Great Sima Wenlong of the country and asked with a smile: "What do you think, General?"

"Haha, I don't have any opinion. It mainly depends on what the king decides." Wen Long glanced sideways at Sima Xin. Sima Xin had secretly decided to reinforce Yong State at this time, and Deng Cong's strong statement and Wen Long's casual attitude

Sima Xin's decision became even more complicated

Perseverance, at this time, there were rapid footsteps outside the hall. A sturdy middle-aged man followed the chamberlain into the hall. The middle-aged man came to Shicheng's side, stood side by side with him, and saluted Sima Xin.

: "My Majesty, Sima Jurong, pays homage to King Sai."

"Haha, are you the special envoy of Dongchu Kingdom?"

"To be honest, I am just the scout commander of the Eastern Chu Kingdom in Guanzhong. I came to see His Highness the King of Sai on the order of my king. Because of my special status, I pretended to be a special envoy. Please forgive me for my sins." Sima Jurong said.

Although he was rude, he was polite when he spoke. This made Sima Xin have a good first impression of him. At this time, he smiled happily and said: "Okay, I don't blame you, just say it, come to me."

What's the matter?"

"Haha, it's nothing serious. I'm just following the order of my king to send you a message. The Yong Kingdom is dead, Guanzhong is lost, heroes are rising, and the King of Sai is in danger. I ask the King of Sai to decide for himself whether to rescue the Yong Kingdom. I still want to

Rush to the Kingdom of Zhai to see King Zhai and don’t bother King Sai." Sima Jurong took his token back from the chamberlain and was about to leave, but Shicheng hurriedly called out to him: "General Sima, go slowly.

"

Sima Jurong looked back, Shicheng caught up a few steps, and said with a smile: "I also want to go to Zhai country. I will finish my work in a while. Can you go with me?"

Sima Jurong thought for a moment and replied: "Okay, I'll wait for you."

Sima Jurong left, and Sima Xin also came to the center of the hall. The words Xiang Zhuang sent were very important. The Yong Kingdom was destroyed, and the heroes rose up. Indeed, the Yong Kingdom was destroyed, and the Sai Kingdom was no longer safe. The Sai Kingdom was gone, and I

So what

How could he be claiming the throne? The king of Sai was in danger. It was very thought-provoking. Thinking of this, Sima Xin looked at the great Sima Wenlong and ordered: "Assemble 30,000 soldiers and horses. I will personally lead the troops. Let's rush to the aid of Yong State and march towards Yi County."

.”

"Here."

…

Thirty miles east of Guoxian County, this is the broadest plain land. A road leads directly to Xi County in the east. At this time, Liu Bang used this place as an important military camp. Nearly 300,000 troops were stationed here, with a company camp of fifty miles.

, the momentum was extremely huge.

But Liu Bang did not stay in the camp. The Guoxian area was once the best place for pornography, gambling and drugs. There were so many beauties here, and lustful people like Liu Bang thought it was paradise. He ordered people to buy it quietly.

He hid several beautiful women in the government office, and then,

He also moved into the county government office of Guo County and arranged all the military generals to live in the military camp. Today Han Xin came to pay a special visit to Liu Bang. He happened to catch up with Fan Kuai and insulted him in every possible way but failed to open Yong's army camp. Han Xin could not be found.

Bian hurriedly came to find Liu Bang, and they met at the Guo County government office.

Han Prime Minister Xiao He, counselor Li Shiqi, generals Li Shang, Guan Ying, Lu Wan, general Han Xin and others were sitting on both sides of the hall. Although everyone knew why Liu Bang had stayed in Guoxian these days, but one day

Two days of entertainment was not innocuous, and no one deliberately tried to persuade Liu Bang.

Fan Kuai complained angrily: "The Yong army closed the gate of the village tightly and didn't even give me a chance to wait. They didn't even go out to fight. If this continues, morale will definitely be hindered. I hope the king will think of other ways. Otherwise, this pioneer will

I won’t do it anymore.”

Fan Kuai acted aggressively and wanted to kick his son, which made everyone laugh. At this time, Liu Bang also looked at Han Xin with a little worry and sighed: "If this continues, the supply of food and grass will also be a problem. We must find a way to solve the problem."

.”

Han Xin seemed to have expected this day to come. He looked at Liu Bang, clasped his hands and saluted slightly, and then smiled and said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I have a plan to defeat the enemy."

"Oh? Come on, tell me."

"I wonder if your Majesty, your Majesty, has ever heard of a plan called siege and reinforcements?" Han Xin pretended to be mysterious, smiled slightly, and then said: "The so-called siege and reinforcements means that we pretended to attack Zhang Han, but sent out surprise troops to harass Zhai Guo's reinforcements.

Zhai's army was frustrated and they were bound to retreat. At this time, Yong's siege lasted for a long time and its morale was low. News of King Zhai's retreat came and the situation was in chaos. At that time, we attacked the city with all our strength and besieged Yong's army. This battle could be

Certainly."

"Besieging the city for reinforcements? But will Sima Xin send troops at this time?" Liu Bang was puzzled. On the side, Li Shiqi smiled and said: "Why bother? Why don't I send an envoy to King Zhai to persuade him to defect to the king? If King Zhai

If you are willing to surrender, wouldn't it be better if we take over Zhai without spending a single soldier?"

"Haha, Mr. Li is overthinking. If it goes as expected, the news of Zhai Guo going south will come out in the next two days." Han Xin laughed confidently.

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