"Zhang Hua has already decided half of the eastern part of the river. In the next step, he will definitely take Chen Cang."

At the Han army camp, military advisor Chen Ping discussed the situation with Liu Bang, and Chen Ping showed a solemn expression that Liu Bang had never seen before.

Chen Ping's wisdom was second only to the sage Zhang Liang during the Chu-Han battle for hegemony.

Chen Ping inferred the situation, even Liu Bang must be convinced.

"I have never been so frustrated with Xiang Yu. Xiang Yu can only keep attacking, and the Chu soldiers are dissatisfied. They seem to be powerful, but in fact they are like paper stuffed with windows, and they can be broken with one stab."

Liu Bang believed that Zhang Hua was even more difficult to deal with than Xiang Yu.

He can also adopt a divisive plan against Xiang Yu, but Chen Ping's divisive plan is not easy to use for everyone in Zhang Hua's power.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Zhang Hua's territory and population are far better than Liu Bang, and Zhang Hua is also good at his subordinates. How could the civil and military officials under Zhang Hua easily abandon the open and the dark?

Liu Bang was worried: "If Zhang Hua attacked Chen Cang, what if he did?"

"Maybe it is only possible to abandon Chen Cang, or to try a battle with Chen's ability."

Chen Ping is still a little confident in his abilities.

"If they go out to fight to the camp, it will be my wish."

Liu Bang repeatedly asked Feng Yi and Li Ji for a fight, but Feng Yi and Li Ji couldn't stand it, leaving Liu Bang helpless.

If Feng Yi and Li Ji go to the battle, they may not be unable to win with the abilities of Liu Bang, Chen Ping, Zhou Yafu and others.

When the cavalry general Guan Ying arrived, his face was unnatural: "Lord, the detailed report from Chang'an City, Zhang Hua mentioned the 50,000 tiger and wolf army, and was marching towards Wuzhangyuan, trying to attack Chen Cang with Feng Yi and Li Ji."

"The military advisors really expected it. Feng Yi, Li Ji had 100,000 people, Zhang Hua had 50,000 people, a total of 150,000 people. This king led the Han army to Hanzhong, Zhou Yafu had 30,000 people, and Chen Cangcheng had 30,000 people, a total of 160,000 people. As long as the Xia army dared to go out of the city to fight us, we might not be defeated."

Liu Bang led the main force in Hanzhong to Chencang, and in some places, the number of people actually had the upper hand.

Zhang Hua also had to leave troops to defend Li Zicheng, Li Keyong, and Nurhaci, so he only had 150,000 troops to attack Chen Cang.

Chen Ping's expression was still worried: "Since Zhang Hua is sure to use 150,000 troops to capture Chen Cang, he must be prepared."

"The soldiers come and the generals stop them, and the water comes and the soil is covered. My Liu Bang's ambition is in the world, how can I be blocked by Chen Cang!"

Liu Bang stood up, his tone gradually became sharp and he had the appearance of an emperor.

"Since the king wants to make a desperate bet, I will definitely accompany you."

Chen Ping and Liu Bang deployed in Chen Cang to prepare for the fight against the Xia army.

The 50,000 imperial guards marched west along the Wei River, entered Wuzhangyuan, and threatened Liu Bang's army from the east.

Feng Yi and Li Ji led 100,000 troops out of the camp and threatened Liu Bang from the north.

The two Xia troops formed a pincer attack on Chen Cang.

There are 160,000 Han troops in the Chencang area.

Even if Liu Bang left 10,000 people to defend Chen Cang, there were still 150,000 Han troops to use.

Fifty thousand Han troops and fifty thousand Xia troops confronted each other outside Chencang.

Zhang Hua personally fought, wearing white clothes and white armor, and the flags of the Xia army were waving.

This time, Zhang Hua personally led 50,000 imperial guards to attack Liu Bang and confront Emperor Gaozu of Han.

Wang Shouren, Xie Ai, Chen Gong and Yan Xiang serve as military advisors, and the lineup is unprecedented.

Zhang Hua made up his mind to conquer Chen Cangcheng and unify Guanzhong.

Zhang Hua's 50,000 imperial guards were all elite soldiers, and could at least compete with the 100,000 Han troops.

"The Han army's phalanx is neat and orderly, and it is not so easy to attack. Above the Han army's phalanx, there is a vague atmosphere of the true dragon emperor. If a war really starts, it may be a fierce battle."

Wang Shouren watched Liu Bang's Han military formation and saw the air above the Han military formation.

Since Liu Bang was Emperor Gaozu of Han, he must have unique talents.

"It's not just Liu Bang who is difficult to deal with, but also Zhou Yafu, Chen Ping, and even Xiao He from Hanzhong. These are all great figures, as well as the mainstays of Cao Shen, Zhou Bo, Fan Kuai, Guan Ying, etc.."

Zhang Hua believed that Liu Bang's power could be divided into first-class powers, and was stronger than Wanyan Zongwang's Great Jin Kingdom.

The most difficult person is Xiao He, who is good at farming.

Xiao He was the Minister of Interior and had his best farming ability. He used a mere Hanzhong area to send 160,000 troops to attack Guanzhong. Liu Bang was still spending the winter in Chencang area, and there was no shortage of food, which was enough to show that Xiao He's farming ability was amazing.

Not only farming, Xiao He also had to provide weapons, armor and war horses for these Han troops.

Therefore, Xiao He is the number one person in Liu Bang's power.

Then there is the unfathomable counselor Chen Ping.

Chen Ping's wisdom was at least at the level of the five counselors of Cao Wei.

Liu Bang himself is not bad either, but because the opponent he was fighting was Xiang Yu, he gave people the impression of running away in panic.

In fact, in addition to Han Xin, Xiang Yu, and Maodun Shanyu, Liu Bang was not afraid of other military generals in the same era.

Zhou Yafu, Cao Shen, Zhou Bo, Guan Ying and others were all famous generals.

If there were Han Xin, Zhang Liang, Peng Yue and others, Liu Bang's forces would be truly top-notch forces.

"The Qiyun of the True Dragon Emperor? Is this kind of thing really there?"

Zhang Hua did feel a sense of oppression when he watched Liu Bang's military formation.

Liu Bang could defeat other princes in Hanzhong and become the king of Hanzhong again, and he did have a terrible talent.

But Zhang Hua was not very worried.

Wang Shouren's talent for expressing Dharma Sui is even more capable of moving against the will of heaven.

Liu Bang asked Zhou Yafu to lead 100,000 troops to resist Feng Yi and Li Ji, and personally led 50,000 elite troops to resist Zhang Hua.

King vs. King vs. General vs. General vs.

"Build a camp, only defend but not attack."

To Liu Bang's surprise, Zhang Hua had no intention of competing with Liu Bang, so he came to Chen Cang to set up a camp and continued to stick to it.

Feng Yi and Li Ji's 100,000 Xia troops retreated to their camp after covering Zhang Hua's camp, and the two Xia army camps formed a horn.

"What do they mean?"

Liu Bang and Zhou Yafu had already formed a formation and were preparing to fight the fierce Xia army to the death in Chen Cang, but Zhang Hua stopped fighting?

Moreover, judging by Zhang Hua's attitude, I'm afraid that it's not about confronting the Han army for the whole cold winter, it depends on who can't hold on first.

“Things aren’t that simple.”

Chen Ping discovered the problem.

Zhang Hua could send Feng Yi and Li Ji in Chang'an to consume Liu Bang's Han army, without having to work hard to go to the battle in person.

"I'm afraid Hanzhong is in danger."

Chen Ping quickly figured out the source of the problem.

Liu Bang's forces, 160,000 Han troops were stranded in Chencang for a long time, and Hanzhong had weak troops.

"Zhang Hua must have calculated this point, and he must have sent the Zongheng family to lobby the princes in Shu and send troops to attack Hanzhong. Zhang Hua personally expeditioned, which shows that the Zongheng family has succeeded and the king should retreat to Hanzhong as soon as possible."

Chen Ping quickly made a calculation, but there was no difference.

Three days later, the military generals who stayed in Hanzhong did rescue Liu Bang.

"Leave 30,000 troops to guard Chencang, and the rest of the troops will return to Hanzhong."

When Liu Bang heard that there was danger in the rear, and Zhang Hua never had the intention of a decisive battle, he had to order the withdrawal of troops unwillingly.

“Let’s wait.”

"What else do military advisors have?"

"Zhang Hua personally led the imperial guards to Chen Cang, not just to force the king to retreat, but to capture Chen Cang. Once the king retreated, the 150,000 Xia army would attack this city. When the Chen Cang defenders saw that the king retreated, the soldiers had no fighting spirit, and Chen Cang would definitely lose. It would be better to withdraw Chen Cang's defenders and food and grass, and preserve their strength."

"Give up Chen Cang, but it means that it will be difficult to re-enter Guanzhong in the future."

Liu Bang was upset by Zhang Hua's plan, and Chen Ping proposed to give up Chen Cang and retreat to Hanzhong, which made Liu Bang feel deeply unwilling.

If Chen Cang loses, the Han army will be blocked from Chen Cang Pass in the future.

Chen Ping said without rushing and slowing down: "There are four reasons why I suggest this."

"First, Chen Cang is far away from Hanzhong, and the farmland was attacked by the Xia army, so he could only transport grain from Hanzhong. The grain team passed through Chen Cang Road, which was very expensive and the salary was not continued."

"Second, divide troops to defend Chen Cang. Once the Xia army besieges the city, they will send troops to rescue next year. They are exhausted and will easily be taken by others in Hanzhong."

"Third, even if you give up Chen Cang Road, if there is any change in Guanzhong in the future, you can still go out of Baoxia Road and enter Guanzhong."

"Fourth, if you cannot get Guanzhong, you may be able to take Bashu."

"I see……"

After listening to Chen Ping's analysis, Liu Bang believed that it was not without reason.

Wanyan Zongwang was killed and Liu Bang's opportunity to march into Guanzhong was lost. Therefore, Chen Ping advocated giving up Chen Cang and focusing on managing Bashu.

"All the defenders of Chen Cangcheng will be withdrawn to Hanzhong in batches."
To be continued...