Qin and Chu confront the gap.

On the Chu army, Xiang Yu had more than 30,000 infantry and cavalry, while on the Qin army, Wuhou Li Yuan, the main force of the Eastern Route Army, plus a part of the Hexi cavalry, and a part of the Hebei new soldiers had about 36,000 people. In terms of the total strength of the two sides, Qin State had a slight advantage, and in terms of the combat capabilities and combat will of a single soldier, the desire of the generals of the Qin army to fight was stronger.

The Chu army has two main advantages. One is the strong power of Xiang Yu, the commander. Although one hand was destroyed, Xiang Yu's courage did not weaken at all. He vented his personal emotional unhappiness on the battlefield. In the battle of Jiangdong, Ying Bu, the former general, was defeated and fled after only ten rounds under Xiang Yu's hands. Faced with Xiang Yu's bloody state, no one in the Qin army could resist.

The second is the advantage of internal combat. Compared with the Qin army, which was on a long outer defense line, the logistics supply line was relatively shortened after the Chu army retreated to the Ganggu, which gave great convenience to the Chu army, which had no advantage in military strength, allowing them to calmly support the front-line battlefield from the rear of Pengcheng.

To the west of the Gang, the black flags of the Qin army were like clusters of dark clouds covering the sun, giving people a strong sense of oppression. The Qin army scouts paraded on the outside of the camp, rode a tall and strong horse from Hetao, and the farthest distance for patrol reached more than 20 miles upstream and downstream.

In the Qin camp, a group of soldiers were neatly organized in the formation of battles in different square formations, led by their respective captains. The soldiers with high hair and red chests were holding iron swords or holding long halberds, with serious and solemn expressions. If these Qin soldiers from Sanchuan County and Hedong County were distinguished by their past countries and regions, they should be called Han people and Wei people, and now they are called Qin people.

After experiencing the difficult process of division, unification, division and unification, ordinary people have gradually stopped blindly following the deceptive statements of the remnants of the six countries. They value real interests more. On an unknown night, the people closed the door and carefully calculated the benefits given by the Qin State and the empty promises of the anti-Qin princes, they finally understood who was the object to rely on.

To the east of the Gang, there is a red flag. It symbolizes the invincible momentum of the Chu army as violent as fire, destroying everything. Unlike the New Qin Dynasty's focus on reconstruction from a ruin, the Chu State under Xiang Yu was better at destroying and plundering. The former anti-Qin coalition forces broke into Guanzhong and almost destroyed the foundation of Qin State for more than a hundred years. In the years of governing the Chu State, the Chu army fought almost every year. During the repeated battles, wealth would be consumed, and the plundered resources would be filled into the bottomless pit of the war again.

The two armies confront each other.

In the war in the era of cold weapons, the bravery of the generals had a great impact on morale and faced with difficult situations. Xiang Yu rode a horse to fight for several days, hoping to fight with Li Yuan to decide the outcome.

Looking back, Xiang Yu and Li Yuan were almost at risk of fighting in front of the battlefield. In the battle of Yongqiu, the Chu army broke through the city. Li Yuan led a team of Qin soldiers to defend a section of the city wall. Long Qi, the number one general in the Chu army, had actually competed with Li Yuan once. However, at that time, Li Yuan had not yet woken up from the identity of a time traveler, and the failure of the Qin army could not be blamed on him.

One-on-one single challenge.

Looking back at the Qin generals, there is definitely no one who can compete with Xiang Yu for martial arts. Even Li Yuan, who has knowledge in later generations, could not get a draw with the powerful Xiang Yu when he used the help of inventions and creations such as horse stirrups and saddles. In this case, the morale of the Qin army was inevitably set.

Inside the Qin Central Army's tent.

A small military controversy over changes in the war is underway.

The lit torch reflected the situation in the camp particularly clearly. Wuhou Li Yuan was lying on the desk, holding a charcoal strip in his hand, writing and painting on the picture. In addition to the decisive battle with Xiang Yu, Li Yuan felt more relieved than a little nervous.

This kind of thought is like a long-distance traveler. After so long and so many changes, he was about to reach the end, he suddenly felt a little uneasy and expectant.

In another corner of the tent, several Qin generals, Li Zhongxiang, Yan Le and Li Zuoche who came from Hebei were arguing about something against the sand table in the war zone. This time, Li Yuan did not mobilize all the Qin forces as before, especially the generals guarding the northwest and northern borders, but were not recruited.

Luo Jia, Wang Li and other generals have been stationed in the northwest and north for a long time. Their existence is a shock to the Huns in the north of the desert.

Compared to Li Zhongxiang, Yan Le and Li Zuoche who had been with Li Yuan for a long time, Li Yuan specially recruited him from Dai County. Perhaps because of Li Yuan's influence, there were many generals of the Qin army who were good at rushing and few were good at striking. Except for Han Xin, Li Zuoche was one of the few who were good at striking.

After surrendering to Qin, Li Zuoche was appointed as the commander to govern Handan County and Dai County. This area of ​​Zhao was in Zhanger and Chen Yu's forces withdrew, and there was no such change in Hanzhong. Li Zuoche made an indelible contribution.

Especially during the Qin army's northern expedition to Yan State, Li Zuoche was in the rear and supported the huge logistics support system of the entire Qin army. It was through this contact that Li Yuan had a deeper understanding of Li Zuoche's personal abilities, character and character.

Therefore, this time, the Qin army gathered again, and Li Zuoche was also ordered in the face of danger and was promoted by Li Yuan to Sima, the rear commander in charge of the logistics affairs. The position of Sima was mainly to counsel military plans, revise combat plans, and put forward his own feasibility suggestions.

Li Yuan, Li Zuoche and Li Zhongxiang, three important figures in the Qin army gathered together. In addition to Yan Le, who was responsible for military intelligence, the Qin army's lineup may be insufficient in terms of courage, but in terms of wisdom, it is better than the Chu army. In addition to Xiang Bo, the strategists around Xiang Yu were also at a certain level, but Lou Jing, who had not returned to Chang'an, Qin State, was a bit good.

At this time, Li Zuoche was pointing at the terrain on the sand table. This tactical explanation of the thread-like decorating tactics was his strength.

Li Zuoche Lane: "Zhongxiang, come and see, if our army bypasses Yingshui and attacks the Chen County area of ​​Chu State, the Chu army will not be able to obtain food and fodder supplies from Chen County, and if it wants to be transferred from Pengcheng, it will inevitably pass through Juyeze, where Peng Yue's thief intercepts halfway. In this way, the Chu army has no food and grass. No matter how fierce Xiang Yu is, he cannot last long."

"What the sir said is just a talk on paper. Not to mention that the Yingshui area is surrounded by Chu army general Ji Bu, division of troops in front of the battle is also a taboo for military strategists. If they are defeated by the enemy, our army will be weak." Li Zhongxiang said slowly with concern.

After independently leading the Western Regions coalition forces to fight against Hexi, Li Zhongxiang's personal ability suddenly leapped. After he was worried that after the division of troops, the Qin army on the main battlefield on Honggou was insufficient, and he fought with Xiang Yu's cavalry for nearly twenty days in a row, which also made Li Zhongxiang, who had always regarded himself, gain a clearer understanding of Xiang Yu's courage.

"People who are Ji Bu, don't worry too much. Our army has already contacted him secretly. With Ji Xin's line in front of him, it will not be difficult to convince Ji Bu to join Qin." Yan Le listened to the argument, and finally heard his good side, and hurriedly stepped forward and said.

"Yan Ling is really sure to surrender Ji Bu?" Li Zuoche's eyes lit up and he asked urged.

"Military and national affairs are not a joke. Xiang Yu had long been suspicious of Ji Bu. According to secret retribution, Ji Bu was deprived of his power to lead the army a few days ago. At present, together with his uncle Ding Gong, he is only responsible for protecting the food and fodder passage of the Chu army in Chen County. Ji Bu is still hesitating now. If our army is sent to Chen County, he is quite sure to force Ji Bu to return to Qin, even if the surrender is not successful, I believe Ji Bu will not swear to work for Xiang's life." Yan Le answered confidently.

"In this way, our army can send a group of troops out of the area of ​​Yingchuan County and break into the hinterland of Chen County, Chu State, and then try to instigate Ji Bu and Duke Ding surrender, and wait for Chen County to come. The generals and soldiers of the army can either attack Pengcheng northeast, or lead their troops to the southeast to capture Jiangdong of Chu. When Xiang Chu's army heard that the rear was attacked, the morale of the army would collapse and he would not be interested in fighting. The stalemate of the gap could be broken." Li Zuoche's expression was stirred and he said loudly.

"I wonder if Mr. Li has considered that our army's strength is comparable to that of the Chu army. If we divide our troops south again, once the Chu army concentrates its strength and attacks our camp with a huge boat, if we lead Julu and lose nine battles, all our plans will be useless." Yan Le pondered for a while and said.

The shadow of the Qin and Chu battles and the Julu battle is like an unavoidable shadow, always exists. Xiang Yu, who goes crazy and ignores it, is a target of high alert and strict precautions for any opponent. Yan Le's concerns are not without reason.

"The partial army of Yingchuan can be recruited from the Nanyang County area. When Liu Bang was defeated and retreated to Cai County in Yingchuan, he took the road of Funiu Mountain. The two generals Chen Xi and Zhang Ping in our army were familiar with the terrain of this area, so it would be better to send one of them to lead their troops to attack." Yan Le advised.

"Wuhou, if this strategy is done, who can take this burden?" After hearing this, Li Zhongxiang and Yan Le also showed excitement. This time, Li Yuan was rarely just a listener and listened to the arguments of the generals.

The military plan is determined in the form of collective military discussion. Before the discussion, there is no clear plan. Anyone can tell his own point of view divergence and prove that he is the correct claim through various theoretical basis. This kind of staff system in the prototype is not available in this era. It is also rarely adopted by other countries except the current Qin State.

Even when the Chu army east of the Ganggu, when making the next military move, Xiang Yu often puts out a general strategy and then supplemented it by generals and counselors. Under such a system, once problems occur at the decision-making level, it may lead to a series of subsequent mistakes.

"In the case of surprise attacks by partial troops, people with quick minds should be the best. Chen Xi is a more sleeker than Zhang Ping. His subordinates such as Wang Huang and Manqiuchen are also smart and can be the Southern Army and attack Chen County. In addition, Ji Bu must also contact Ji Bu. Xiang Yu is more suspicious and trust less. When necessary, he can reveal some truth to Xiang Yu. As long as Xiang Yu is suspicious, Ji Bu and Ding Gong have to rebel." Li Yuan nodded, and while agreeing with the opinions of Li Zuoche and other generals, he also made requirements for the appointment of generals.

Planning and employing people.

This is the two complementary unity.

As an excellent commander, you can delegate power to your subordinates to execute in the process of handling specific matters. When it comes to whom you use, you need to be more arbitrary. If the collective negotiation method is still adopted, the selected generals may not be suitable.

Li Yuan was actively planning a strategy to break Chu. Although Xiang Yu was unexpected about the danger in the direction of Chen County, he did not pay much attention to it. He focused more on the main battlefield on the front line of the Great Valley. In the Chu army camp, the generals were making urgent pre-war mobilizations.
Chapter completed!