The Qi army's night attack was indeed beautiful. It unexpectedly attacked the Han army camp and took advantage of the opportunity that the Han army camp was not yet built to directly enter the front camp of the Han army, burned dozens of Han army camp tents and many armies, and killed many caught Han army soldiers. If it weren't for lack of confidence, there would be not many troops dispatched to rob the Han army camp, and there was even a hope that the Han army's front camp would kick it!

Immediately afterwards, the Qi army deceived defeat and lured the enemy, luring the Han army into the ambush circle and attacked three sides. They defeated the Han army again and suffered a lot of gains. They also ended the unbeaten record of the Han army's Zheng Bu corps since they headed north with a strong slap in the face of the Han army Zheng Bu corps, who had repeatedly defeated the enemy. The whole process was completed in one go, like a flowing cloud and water, and it was so beautiful that it successfully exerted the majesty of the Qi army and finally defeated the arrogance of the Zheng Bu corps of the Han army.

Inspired by this victory, the Qi army, which had been implicated by friendly forces, had certainly had a strong morale rise, and its morale was greatly boosted. From top to small, it was no longer so afraid of the enemy. It no longer believed that the Han army, which had defeated the Chu Ji and Zhao army one after another, was invincible. It insisted on the arrival of reinforcements. Therefore, after the generals who went to the expedition returned to the camp, the Qi army commander Tianbu even walked out of the central army to greet them, praised their outstanding performance, and regretted that they were too conservative and cautious, and had too few troops to dispatch, and missed an opportunity that could have severely damaged the Han army.

The Zhao Chu army also benefited from it, and was stunned to see the relatively weak Qi army winning a great victory. In addition to being shocked, the soldiers of the Zhao Chu army also increased their confidence, and the morale of the army was greatly stabilized. The haze accumulated in their hearts after losing a lot of battles was almost wiped out, and they rekindled their fighting spirit and confidence. Zhang Er, Gan Gong, Zhou Yin and other senior officials of the Zhao Chu army beat their chests and stamped their feet, regretting that they were too afraid of the Han army and lacked confidence in the Qi army, and did not seize the opportunity to dispatch the army to help the Qi army fight, and missed a good opportunity to seek revenge on the Han army and to inspire the morale more.

In addition to regret, in order to express his gratitude and admiration for the Qi army, Zhang Er and Gan Gong naturally had to send people to bring pigs, sheep, wine out of the city to reward the Qi army that created a miracle. Zhou Yin, the Grand Marshal of the Western Chu Army, personally went to the camp to congratulate the Qi army, and complained to Tian’s troops as soon as they met: "Brother Tian, ​​you are so indifferent. Since you have such a good trick to defeat the enemy, why don’t you tell me? If you tell me, I will definitely send troops to help you and help you kill more thieves!"

"Sir, the Grand Sima, to be honest, I didn't have any confidence yesterday, my brother, just wanted to send troops to try my luck, so I didn't bother you to send troops to help you, but I didn't expect that I really encountered it."

Tianmen was quite honest and admitted frankly that he did not have any confidence yesterday. He just listened to his subordinates' suggestions and sent troops to try his luck. When Zhou Yin asked curiously who gave Tianmen a wonderful plan, Tianmen also pointed to the general Yu Ling, who was standing beside him very readily, and said, "It's him, General Yu Ling, General Yu. Although he was not old, in fact, before the last Julu Battle, he had already joined the army of our King (Tianjue) at that time, and he was also considered a veteran of our Qi State."

Seeing that Yu Ling, who had a baby face, was indeed not old, Zhou Yin was even more happy. He patted Yu Ling, who bowed heavily and praised: "Yes, it turns out that he is a young man. He has such courage to see and see at such a young age. It's amazing!"

After the praise, Zhou Yin not only learned about the jade pendant on his waist to reward Yu Ling, but also asked Yu Ling impatiently: "Little Master, tell me quickly. Is there any way for us to win a few more battles and give the thief a little more wink?"

"Forgive me, Grand Sima, the opportunity for war last night is hard to come by, so it's gone for the time being."

Yu Ling also spoke honestly and directly like his boss Tianbu, and said: "And the generals of the U-Tai are also convinced that if they suffer a loss, they will never be fooled again. If we are greedy and are in danger of going to fight again, they will probably backfire and affect the morale of the military that has finally been boosted. Therefore, the generals of the U-Tai generals suggest that in the future, we should be better off with deep grooves and high bases, stick to our full strength, and never fight easily, and wait patiently for reinforcements to arrive so that we can completely reverse the situation in Zhao."

"Don't be arrogant and not discouraged in defeat, it is true that there is a general." Zhou Yin laughed loudly, and once again praised Yu Ling, the rising star in the Qi army, but he felt a little unhappy and said to himself: "You still need to teach you this? After luck, he won a small victory, and dared to point fingers in front of me, the dignified Western Chu Army's Grand Marsman?"

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In contrast to the energetic general Yu Ling of Qi, his opponent, the Han army general Tao Xi, was extremely dirty last night. Not only was he scolded and scolded, but when Yu Ling was in the limelight, he had to run to Uncle Zhou to apologize and confess. He honestly admitted that he was too disrespectful to Uncle Zhou last night. Although Uncle Zhou was a humble person and did not care about Tao Xi's momentary misunderstanding, he still let Tao Xi lose all his face and hold his anger.

That's not all. After returning from Zhou Shuying, Tao Xi took the initiative to ask Zheng Bu for the battle, asking to lead an army to fight in front of Qi's camp, and strive to lure the Qi army out to avenge him. As a result, Zheng Bu did not agree, but instead scolded: "I still think we are not disappointed enough, right? The Qi traitor army stationed on the military mountain, which clearly means to stand by waiting for assistance. If you go to the battle, how could the Qi traitor army take risks? Run outside the Qi traitor army camp like a clown curse, let others laugh at it?" (The word clown appeared in "Zhuangzi" in the pre-Qin era.)

Tao Xi had no choice but to shut his mouth obediently. However, Li Zuoche next to him suddenly said, "General Zheng, the official believes that since General Tao is determined to take revenge, he should give him a chance. It is better to let him go. If you can't lure the Qi traitor army in one day, you can't lure out for two days, and if you can't lure out for two days, you can't lure out for three or four days. Anyway, we have sufficient troops, and we will build camps and build attack weapons, and we will not lack the number of people under General Tao."

Zheng Bu turned his head to look at Li Zuoche. Li Zuoche knew it, and then he attached himself to Zheng Bu's ear and said, "The Qi traitor army has the courage to take the initiative than we expected. Since that is the case, we might as well pretend to be angry and let General Tao continue to fight outside their camp, so that the Qi traitor army feels that there is an opportunity. As long as they have the courage to take the initiative, our chance to defeat the enemy in the field will come."

Zheng Bu suddenly realized and immediately changed his words to agree that Tao Xi would lead the army to fight outside the Qi army camp. Tao Xi was overjoyed when he heard this. Regardless of the time being, it was almost noon, and immediately led his troops to the Qi army camp with great momentum to curse the battle. He greeted Tian’s mother-in-law and greeted Tian’s sister-in-law. He used all kinds of vicious words to stimulate the Qi army and tried every means to lure the Qi army to fight.

Regarding this situation, Tianbu, Zhou Yin, Gan Gong and others were of course secretly happy. Sure enough, they believed that the Zheng Bu corps of the Han army had become furious and lost their calmness and rationality. Uncle Zhou, who was not in charge of Zheng Bu, smiled but said in his heart: "It must be Li Zuoche's idea, but it's a pity that it may not work."

After two days like this, the camp of the Zheng Bu corps of the Han army was basically completed, and the safety of overnight stays was greatly guaranteed. At the same time, with the efforts of Zheng Bu's craftsmen left to Uncle Zhou, the construction of the Han army's counterweight trenchers was basically coming to an end. The thirty counterweight trenchers planned to be built soon could be completed. Zheng Bu and Uncle Zhou and other senior leaders of the Han army sat down and formally discussed the tactics of defeating the enemy in Uncle Zhou's camp.

At this time, the disadvantages of the Han army's lack of unified leadership were completely exposed. In terms of specific tactics of how to fight, there were huge differences between Uncle Zhou and Zheng Bu and his group, and no one could convince anyone. The focus of the differences was not anything else, just the question of whether to fight outside the city or the enemy inside the city first.

Zheng Bu and Li Zuoche both firmly advocated fighting Julu City first, because the Zhao army had suffered heavy damage and the elite combat troops were completely lost. They were relatively easy to bully and were most confident to take it down quickly. At the same time, they could attack Zhao army in Julu City, and force and lure the Qi and Chu army to send troops to rescue and create opportunities for the Han army to break the enemy in a field. Moreover, after taking down Julu City, they could also solve the hidden dangers of the two Han army's corps relying on the southern line to replenish food and grass. Then they could clean up the Qi and Chu army stationed on the mountain and feel much more at ease.

Uncle Zhou, Zhou Shu and Cui Guang firmly advocated dealing with the enemies outside the city first, and then freeing up their hands to deal with the defenders in Julu City. The reason is very simple. Julu City is too strong. Zhang Han and Wang Li's 400,000 troops had not been captured for several months. Even if the Han army was equipped with a counterweight siege machine, they might not be sure to quickly take down Julu City. In comparison, it is undoubtedly more certain to attack the Qi Chu army camp without the protection of the city wall. Then, as long as they kill the enemies outside the city, they would be much easier to deal with the enemies in the city.

In addition, the psychological analysis of the Zhao army is also an important reason why Zhou Shu and others firmly advocate fighting the enemy outside the city first. Zhou Shu and others unanimously agreed that the Zhao army currently has only barely enough to protect themselves and go out of the city to fight without any effort. Therefore, during the Han army's strong attack on the Qi and Chu camp, there is no need to worry too much about the Zhao army leaving the city to fight to the death. The Han army only needs to leave some forces to prevent the Zhao army from leaving the city, and can use the main force to deal with the Qi and Chu army.

Fortunately, the differences are different. Uncle Zhou and Zheng Bu are very clear about the dangerous consequences of conflicts. They all maintain restraint together. They never said anything unpleasant to anger the other party. They patiently only pointed out the shortcomings of each other's tactics, emphasized the advantages of the tactics they chose, and tried to convince the other party to accept their tactics. But unfortunately, after a long dispute, Uncle Zhou and Zheng Bu and his group still could not convince anyone, and they could not agree to the same opinion.

Here we have to explain a few words to Uncle Zhou and others. Uncle Zhou and others have never accepted the opinions of Zheng Bu, Li Zuoche and others. The reason is not that Uncle Zhou is stubborn and insists on competing with Zheng Bu. It is because Uncle Zhou has never seen the power of a counterweight trencher with his own eyes. His understanding of the counterweight trencher is only a verbal introduction from others, and he does not know enough about the counterweight trencher. In addition, the Han army used counterweight trencher twice before, and followed the orthodox tactics to first kill the enemy outside the city to clear obstacles, and then concentrate on dealing with the enemy's city wall defense line. He was constrained by traditional tactics, so Uncle Zhou and others were unwilling to choose to attack the city first.

It was because of this that the two Han army corps had huge differences, and the tactical opinions could not be unified. But it was still fine. At this time, the news that the Han army's largest boss Xiang Kang decided to go to the Julu battlefield to command the decisive battle was finally sent to the front of Uncle Zhou, Zheng Bu and others. Uncle Zhou and Zheng Bu, who were trying to maintain restraint, finally breathed a sigh of relief. Zheng Bu waved generously and said: "General Zhou, don't fight anymore. Everything will be decided when the king comes. He said that we will fight as much as we fight, and we will not waste any more fighting."

"General Zheng said very well." Uncle Zhou smiled and nodded, and said frankly: "It is the king who thought carefully. Only when he came to the Julu battlefield in person can you and our army unified the command and enforce the orders and prohibit them. Then even if Xiang Yu really came to the Julu battlefield with reinforcements from the Western Chu thieves, the king can act according to the opportunity and adapt to the situation. You and I can finally put down the heavy burden of a thousand pounds now."

When Zheng Bu nodded and agreed, Zhou Shu, who was carefully reading Xiang Kang's letter, suddenly looked up and said, "General Zhou, General Zheng, the king's words seem to have a mystery in the letter. We must let the thief army know that he is going to visit the Julu battlefield in person. What does this mean? Why should the king remind him of this?"

After quickly taking the letter and reading it again, seeing that Xiang Kang had indeed written more nonsense in the letter, Uncle Zhou's eyes lit up and immediately understood what Xiang Kang meant. After Zheng Bu took the letter and Li Zuoche's eyes lit up, Li Zuoche's eyes lit up, and saw the smile on Uncle Zhou's face. Li Zuoche immediately knew it and smiled and said, "General Zhou, if you don't mind, how can we continue to do our own things before the king arrives at Julu? See who can present a gift for the king, and who can present a gift for the king to a bigger one?"

"Mr. Guangwu's words are exactly what I think." Uncle Zhou clapped and smiled, "I'm just going to do my own thing for the time being, and see who gave the king a bigger gift."

After leaving Zhou Shujun's camp and returning to Zheng Bujun's camp, Li Zuoche explained to Zheng Bu, who was confused: "The king deliberately told us that the thieves must let the thieves know that he was going to come to Julu to command this battle in person, which was hinting that we could use this matter to lure the thieves out of the camp and die."

"As for the reason, it is very simple. When the king comes to Julu in person, we must prepare etiquette and welcome his arrival. We will no longer focus on fighting against the enemy. Then we just need to deliberately reveal a little flaw and make the thief army feel that there is an opportunity to take advantage of it. The thief army will definitely take the opportunity to attack the camp, which will not only give us the king a warning, but also further blow our morale. At that time, as long as we set up a trap in advance, we will not have to worry about not getting a victory to the king as a gift."

Zheng Bu suddenly realized and slapped his legs and said, "So that's what the king meant. That's right, it's this reason. If I were the leader of the thief army, I heard that our king was coming, and I would definitely want to seize the time to win another battle and give us the king a warning. Then, as long as I see the opportunity appear, I will definitely dare to take this risk!"

After saying that, Zheng Bu quickly said, "Jun Guangwu, hurry up, help me figure out a way to take advantage of this opportunity to do a good job, and give a bigger gift to the king than Uncle Zhou!"

"First of all, of course, according to the king's request, we will make the news that he will be in person in Julu battlefield public, so that the bandit army will know the situation." Li Zuoche replied: "Then we will ask General Tao Xi to stop the daily battle, so that the bandit army thinks we just want to wait for the king to come to Julu and no longer rush to fight. Then..."

After a while, when Li Zuoche and Zheng Bu were still discussing how to lure the enemy, Uncle Zhou had already taken practical actions. First, he announced the news of Xiang Kang's upcoming news, and ordered the soldiers to spread the news outside the camp, so that the scouts of the anti-Han coalition forces could find out the situation as soon as possible. Then, someone found a set of spare clothes and armor for the commander of the Western Chu army, Zhou Yin, from the spoils seized on the Fengshui battlefield, as well as some Western Chu army uniforms, and arranged for people to wear and practice...

With the joint efforts of the Zhou Shu Corps and the Zheng Bu Corps, the news that Xiang Kang was about to go to the Julu battlefield to command the decisive battle. On the second day, he was discovered by the scouts of the three Qi, Chu and Zhao troops, and quickly reported to Zhang Er, Gan Gong, Zhou Yin, Tianbu and others. In response to this news, Zhang Er's first reaction was, "Oh, if this news is true, our next battle will definitely be even more difficult."

Zhou Yin's reaction was a gloomy face. After a while, he said to himself: "The hidden dangers of the two Han thieves being incompatible with each other will no longer exist. After the orders of the Han thieves are unified, I hope that not to attack our Western Chu army camp first, but also hope that our king can come to save Julu quickly."

The commander of the Qi army, Tianbu, was also worried, and was extremely worried that Xiang Kang would bring more troops to Julu, making the already critical situation even more dangerous. During this period, Yu Ling, the general who was making a big fuss, did not say anything at all. When we were having dinner together, Yu Ling pointed out to Tianbu: "General, don't worry, even if Xiang Kang's traitor really came to Julu, he would never bring too many troops, because he had to guard against the King of Western Chu who did not rescue Julu, and suddenly sent troops to attack his lifeline, Sanchuan Aocang. In addition, Xiang Kang's traitor was also under the hidden dangers of Nanyang King Liu Ji and General Li of the Western Chu army. He had to leave enough troops to prevent it. So the last general could conclude that even if Xiang Kang's traitor really came to Julu in person, he would never bring many reinforcements. As long as the King of Western Chu arrived, we would still have hope of turning defeat into victory in the battlefield in Zhao."

After hearing Yu Ling's analysis was reasonable, Tian Bu felt relieved and praised Yu Ling's great progress. Yu Ling told him again: "General, the last general also believed that if Xiang Kang's rebels really wanted to visit Julu in person, then the Han thieves would definitely try their best to fight a few victories to present gifts to Xiang Kang's rebels in order to flatter and flatter. Our camp and Julu City are all extremely strong. The possibility of the Han thieves launching a strong attack is not high. The biggest possibility should be to lure us to take the initiative. Therefore, for safety reasons, before Xiang Kang's rebels arrive, no matter what happens, we must not attack, giving the Han thieves an opportunity to take advantage of it."
Chapter completed!