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Chapter 218: Liu Bang's personal expedition(1/2)

At the camp outside Nanzheng City, Zhou Yafu is still training Xiliu Camp.

As long as the training of Xiliu Camp was completed before the King of Han came out of the mountain, Zhou Yafu's goal would be achieved.

A pigeon fell into Chen Ping's mansion. Chen Ping untied the small bamboo tube tied to the pigeon's claws and took out the notes.

"Zhang Hua suddenly attacked Hedong. He was fighting against the east and west. He wanted to take the lead in defeating the Jin soldiers before our Han army and Jin soldiers attacked Guanzhong..."

With Chen Ping's wisdom, it is not difficult to guess Zhang Hua's intentions.

However, even if Chen Ping guessed Zhang Hua's intention, he had to take countermeasures to resolve Zhang Hua's offensive.

When Liu Bang learned that the Xia army in Guanzhong suddenly attacked Hedong, Feng Yi's Yuntai Army and Li Ji's Sixteen Guards Army besieged Chen Cang, restrained the Han army in Hanzhong and the Qin army in Xiliang, he was frightened and immediately dispatched troops.

The Great Jin Kingdom asked Liu Bang's Han army to leave Chencang as soon as possible, enter Guanzhong to fight, restrain the Xia army, and share the pressure in Hedong.

"Zhang Hua obviously didn't want to see Zhou Yafu's training in Xiliu Camp, and he also chose a time that was not suitable for the Han army to go to war... This person is really cunning..."

Chen Ping saw Zhang Hua's other intentions.

Zhang Hua did not defend negatively, and waited for the Han army and Jin soldiers to attack Guanzhong together, but took the initiative to attack and chose an unexpected attack direction.

The timing of Zhang Hua's choice is also very subtle.

Zhou Yafu's Xiliu Camp has not yet been trained, and it is also the time of autumn and winter.

If the Han army came out of the mountain and the war was delayed until the cold winter, and the Han army needed to spend the winter in Chencang area, then the Han army would have to carry cotton coats and bedding for the winter before daring to enter Guanzhong.

Zhang Hua raised a problem for Liu Bang and Chen Ping.

With Chen Ping's wisdom, he was actually in a passive state and completely entered Zhang Hua's rhythm.

If the Han army did not enter Guanzhong, the Jurchens in Hedong would have to bear the Xia army's troops alone.

Zhang Hua's camp also had many powerful think tanks, including Chen Gong of the Three Kingdoms, Li Ji of the Tang Dynasty, and Xie An of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. These think tanks were all calculating the countermeasures of the Han army, blocking the rear of the Han army, forcing the Han army to send troops in unfavorable circumstances.

"The King of Han can lead the generals to enter Guanzhong early, and wait for the last general to train the Xiliu Camp to serve as a follow-up reinforcement."

Zhou Yafu found Han King Liu Bang and changed his strategy.

Zhang Hua obviously targeted Zhou Yafu, and won Hedong as soon as possible before Zhou Yafu's Xiliu Camp training was completed.

If you don’t know how to adapt, you will fall into Zhang Hua’s trap.

"I will send troops to Guanzhong, and I will personally supervise the army."

Liu Bang sent 100,000 Han troops as the first batch of troops entering Guanzhong. Zhou Yafu continued to train troops in Hanzhong. After recruiting Xiliu Camp, he led 50,000 Han troops as support.

"Before Gu entered Guanzhong, Zhang Hua gave Gu a warning and disrupted our deployment. This person is even more difficult to deal with than Xiang Yu."

Liu Bang had a serious expression, and Zhang Hua was very different from his former opponent Xiang Yu.

Xiang Yu was indifferent to life and death, and did everything if he didn't accept it. Liu Bang did not dare to fight Xiang Yu in a field.

Zhang Hua did not play cards according to common sense and used strange weapons, but was more difficult than Xiang Yu.

Liu Bang had a set of experience in dealing with Xiang Yu, that is, to cut off his wings, to separate his subordinates, and to waste with Xiang Yu, Xiang Yu would be defeated.

However, Liu Bang's methods of dealing with Xiang Yu were useless to Zhang Hua.

Zhang Hua is much harder to guess than Xiang Yu.

Xiao He said: "I will provide the food, supplies, even if the lord enters Guanzhong."

"With you managing Hanzhong, I naturally have no worries. The only thing I need to worry about is whether I can win ahead."

"If the lord doesn't try, how can he know that he will lose? He is trapped in Hanzhong and can only sit and wait for death. If he marchs into Guanzhong, there is still a glimmer of hope."

"Xiao He, what you said is, if you don't try, how can you know the outcome?"

Liu Bang made up his mind and sent 100,000 troops to Chen Cangdao.

Guan Ying, Fan Kuai, Xiahou Ying and other military generals followed Liu Bang to the expedition. As for Zhou Bo, Zhou Yafu and his son, they trained troops in Hanzhong, and waited until Xiliu Camp was recruited and then marched into Guanzhong.

"Leave the cavalry troops to the last general!"

Guan Ying was in charge of the Han cavalry unit.

Guan Ying, a doctor-in-law cavalry, is one of the few elite cavalry that can compete with Xiang Yu's Chu cavalry.

"Li Bi, Luo Jia, you two serve as deputy generals of Guan Ying."

Liu Bang temporarily appointed two Qin people to serve as left and right lieutenants, assisted Liu Bang and led the cavalry troops.

Xie Xuan, Chen Qingzhi and other legions had deputy generals, and the cavalry corps of the Han army naturally also had deputy generals.

"Lord, it's time to get on the carriage."

Xiahou Ying personally drove the carriage for Liu Bang.

Liu Bang boarded the carriage and entered Chencang Road with 100,000 Han troops.

Building a plank road openly and secretly traveling to Chen Cang was also the starting point for the Chu-Han battle for hegemony. Liu Bang continued to recognize this road and reproduced the miracle of the Three Qins.

The Han army's flags were waving and the team continued.

Whenever the Han army was in trouble, Zhang Hua's detailed works deployed in Hanzhong were immediately reported to Chang'an.

Zhou Bo, Zhou Yafu and his son watched the 100,000 Han troops come out, and were full of confusion about the future.

"At the end of Qin Dynasty, only the Han King and Xiang Yu could accomplish anything, and the rest of the princes were all foils. But today, there were at least ten princes who threatened no less than Xiang Yu."

Zhou Bo is not sure whether he can win.

At the end of the Qin Dynasty, the princes either stood in front of Liu Bang or Xiang Yu. No matter which side they surrendered, they had a 50% chance of becoming a minister of followers. Now that there are many princes, Zhou Bo is not sure whether Liu Bang's power can win the world.

Xiang Yu was defeated by Liu Bang for several years, and he also wanted Han Xin, Peng Yue, Ying Bu and other princes to help him, which was why Xiang Yu was destroyed.

But now Liu Bang does not have Han Xin or Zhang Liang. The probability of unifying the world is too low.

Some princes have less force than Xiang Yu, but their comprehensive abilities are far superior to Xiang Yu, which is much more difficult to deal with.

"Let's just give it a try."

Zhou Yafu was not sure of winning either.

He did not think he could completely replace Han Xin's position.

Han Xin is a natural military genius, and Zhou Yafu is also a genius, but there are differences in genius.

"One hundred thousand Han troops came out of Chen Cang!"

"Immediately inform the Yuntai Army, the Sixteen Guards Army, and inform Chang'an City, Xianyang City, and Shangzhou Town!"

The Jinyiwei, who was responsible for detecting the news, conveyed the information about the Han army coming out to the rear through two independent intelligence systems.

Zhang Hua established two sets of intelligence systems to ensure that intelligence is foolproof.

In addition, the Jinyiwei is mainly responsible for the intelligence of the territory, but the night does not collect information mainly responsible for the frontier and enemy territory.

Sometimes, the Jinyiwei would infiltrate the hostile princes.

When the 100,000 Han troops marched on Chencang Road, Feng Yi, who besieged Chencang, had already received news.

Feng Yi and Li Ji deployed heavy troops at the exit of Chen Cang Road and prepared to fight against Liu Bang's Han army in Chen Cang.

When fighting with the legendary Emperor Gaozu of Han, Feng Yi and Li Ji were also a little uneasy.

Their uneasiness did not come from Liu Bang's military capabilities, but from Liu Bang's reputation.

"Xiang Yu defeated Liu Bang many times, and the Xiongnu Maodun Shanyu also besieged Liu Bang in Baidengshan. From this point of view, Emperor Gaozu was not unable to defeat. It was really uneasy and... excited to challenge Emperor Gaozu."

Zhao Ponu was in Feng Yi's Yuntai Legion. He was a military general during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han. He was ordered to fight against Liu Bang in Chencang, which was equivalent to the following.

Zhao Ponu was inexplicably excited.

"If the opponent is General Huo and General Wei, then I will definitely surrender."

Zhao Ponu believed that Huo Qubing and Wei Qing's threat in the battle was much greater than that in Liu Bang.

When meeting Liu Bang on the battlefield, you can still fight, but if you meet Huo Qubing, Wei Qing, and Zhao Ponu will stop fighting because Zhao Ponu does not have the courage to defeat his former superiors, the two peerless geniuses who use cavalry.

One hundred thousand Xia army divided into 30,000 to siege the city and seventy thousand to meet the enemy.

"The lord has ordered Yuntai and the Sixteen Guards to build camps with their backs against the Wei River. After Liu Bang left Chencang Road, he would confront him and not fight easily!"

When Feng Yi and Li Ji were ready to fight, Zhang Hua's order arrived, requiring Feng Yi and Li Ji to change their tactics.

Feng Yi and Li Ji immediately guessed Zhang Hua's intentions.

"The Han army had to transport grain from Nanzheng to Chencang from Qinling Mountains, which consumed a lot of money, and our food and grass could be transported along the Wei River for easy supply. The lord is waiting for work and wasting Liu Bang to die."

"You have thought less about it. The lord is waiting for the cold winter to come. It will be more difficult for the Han army to replenish supplies. The exhaustion of the troops is the opportunity for our attack."

"With the food and grass in Hanzhong, it will not be able to consume Guanzhong no matter what."

Feng Yi and Li Ji were qualified to become the commander of two 50,000-man legions, both of which were commanders and had the highest intelligence. They quickly guessed the reason why Zhang Hua asked them to take the defensive position.

Feng Yi and Li Ji, who were about to fight against Liu Bang, immediately adjusted their deployment, leaned against the Wei River, and built a five-mile camp to wait for labor.

In Chang'an City, Zhang Hua personally took charge and led 120,000 imperial guards to the east.

Fifty thousand Northern Prefecture troops attacked Hedong and were besieging Puzhou. Seeing that the Northern Prefecture troops were advancing smoothly, Zhang Hua strengthened his determination to defeat the Great Jin Kingdom first.

The 120,000 imperial guards vowed outside Chang'an City, of which 40,000 were women's troops.
To be continued...
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