At the end of March, with the launch of the Central Plains Offensive, Heifu had marched to Chenggao.

Chenggao is the Tiger Prison Pass of later generations, this place is the eastern gateway of Luoyang, Heifu will place the command post and the wing battalion here, can command the battle of Xingyang nearby - in the past few months, the Chu army Xiang Liang Department of Liangdi has also invaded Chenggao with the "Eighteen Road" county officials, but the Qin army is more numerous, and Chenggao has the advantage of defending the east to the west, the Chu army is not evenly matched, and has not made any gains, and now it has taken a defensive position, and the battle line is slowly advancing to the east.

Li Bi, Luo Jia and others led the Qin army forward 30,000 people have crossed the water, surrounded Xingyang, Xingyang east has Hong communication Huaisi, north of the Yellow River in the mountains, south of the Jingsuo in the distance, west through Chenggao to Luoyang, the terrain is dangerous, for the north and south of the hub, the east and west of the hole, no matter how you look at it is the place where the soldiers must fight.

And the Qin army also set up a full posture in Xingyang in accordance with Heifu's requirements, set up siege equipment, and cleaned up the surrounding Chu army strongholds, and cut off the connection between Xingyang and Daliang, which looked menacing, but in fact, it only used three percent of the force.

This can be seen by anyone with a discerning eye on the black side:

"The generals used by the regent, such as Li Bi, Luo Jia, Yang Xi, etc., are not only the generals in the past, but also the people who were defeated by Xiang Ji in the Battle of Xihe......"

Chen Hui of the Feather Wing Battalion's explanation for this is: "In the Spring and Autumn Period, Meng Mingshi, Xi Qishu, and Bai Yibing were killed and humiliated in the Battle of Kun and were captured. However, Qin Mugong felt that the blame lay with himself, but instead of killing the three people, he restored the official rank of the three people as before, and became more and more generous, hoping that the other generation could be careful about the shame, and finally defeated the Jin division in the battle of Wang Guan, and the shame of Xuekun. ”

"If you don't kill the defeated generals, make them guilty and make meritorious contributions, this ancient system of Qin, the first emperor did not kill Li Xin and Meng Tian, so that he could assist the regent Xia Gong in the north and chase the Huns in the north, if it is like the Chu people, the loser will either die from the axe, or kill himself in fear of crime, how can he summarize the success or failure, so as not to repeat it?"

The purpose of the existence of their wing battalion is to sum up the experience of previous battles, why they won and why they lost, and the experience of these "defeated generals" is good material.

"Li Bi and Luo Jia have been ashamed of their lives since they left Xihe, avenging the people of Xihe, often living in the barracks, resting and not returning, sharing food and clothing with the soldiers, practicing day and night, so that today's army has a new appearance."

However, after so much rambling, Chen Hui also understood that the regent used the Battle of Xihe half a year ago, and several of his subordinates who were defeated by Xiang Ji, in addition to making them ashamed and brave, was to make Xingyang look like there was a glimmer of life, so as to attract reinforcements from the Chu army to save Xingyang.

Heifu even demanded that anyone who found Xingyang going out for help should kill nine and let one go.

However, the news reported by the striker Li Bibu shocked Heifu: the Xingyang garrison had 20,000 people, but they withdrew 15,000 people before the arrival of the Qin army, and so many days have passed, and not even a single distress letter has been sent out in the city......

Heifu sensed something strange and summoned Chen Hui and asked, "How many days has Xingyang been besieged?" ”

"It's been seven days."

"In the past seven days, what has been the movement of the Chu army in Liang and Chen?"

"Since Xiang Shengbu crossed east from the chasm, Xiang Liang's scouts often went to the vicinity of Xingyang to spy on them, but they all stopped at a shallow level, and Xiang Liang's main force was still in Daliang, and there was no intention of coming to the west."

Xiang Liang is very cautious in the use of soldiers, and he is very cautious in the face of Heifu's encirclement and reinforcements, so what about his nephew, who has always been known for his recklessness?

Chen Huiyu reported: "Yingchuan Lishi sent an envoy to report, saying that the main force of Xiang Ji had already pulled out the camp, but in the end it stopped between Xu and Ye and no longer went north. ”

"Is it seen through?"

Heifu regretted that their plan was to attract more than 50,000 people from Xiang Liang from Daliang to rescue to the west, and Xiang Ji from Chen County would recruit more than 40,000 people from the local people after the expansion of the army to come to the aid through Korea, which was still an "ally" of Chu.

When the main force of the Chu army of 100,000 was gathered in this area, it would fight a war of annihilation with a total strength of 230,000 troops from Henan, Hanoi, Nanyang, and Yingchuan.

It's a pity that the enemy is not a fool, probably seeing the strangeness, he is stunned to leave this place that must be saved.

Since the Chu people were not fooled, Heifu's plan to complete the battle seemed to have failed.

"Why bother, for this world, long pain is better than short pain."

Heifu shrugged his shoulders: "Even if the Chu army avoids the war and doesn't save Xingyang, it's just a slow death......"

The current Qin army, like a giant python, slowly wraps around the little monkey of the Chu State, and the squirming body full of muscles tightens from Jiaodong, Jiangdong, Hengshan, Nanyang, Yingchuan, Sanchuan, and Hanoi, just waiting to break the monkey's bones, and then swallow it in one bite!

"No matter how much you struggle, the end is doomed."

Since the other party refused to cooperate, Heifu ordered:

"Tell the striker, there is no need to put it away, since the equipment has been completed and the morale of the soldiers is booming, then launch a strong attack on Xingyang, and the main force will also cross the water, and make a good response in the surrounding area, in case the Chu army really comes to the rescue."

Like a black snake letter, he issued a verdict on Xingyang:

"Within five days, this city must be pulled out, it must be clean and neat, and let this battle be the first bell to ring as a proclamation of the destruction of the Chu State!"

……

"The middle father thinks that Xingyang is irretrievable."

At the same time, in Zhaoling County, Chen County, Xiang Ji, who was prevented from sending troops, put down the letter sent from Daliang, and looked at Fan Zeng, who had rushed here from Huainan.

"My father also wants to stop me?"

Fan Zeng said: "Xingyang really can't be saved, Zhong Liyi can also see it, Heifu's move is to lure my main force to the west, and then rely on the divisions of Nanyang and Hanoi to cut off my back road, and surround and annihilate the Chu army with several times the force. ”

Xiang Ji said: "But Zhong Liyi is staying in Xingyang, how can I sit idly by?" ”

Fan Zeng said: "The reason why Zhong Liyi stayed behind was to plan the plan, delay time with thousands of people and a lonely city, so that our army could be prepared, if Shangzhu Guo didn't want to live up to him, he shouldn't go to the rescue, but should retreat with the main force." ”

Xiang Ji sneered: "Blindly avoiding the war, can you make Heifu collapse without a fight?" ”

In the past six months, although he has not lost a battle, he feels aggrieved in all the battles he has fought - in the Battle of Xihe, everyone in the six countries saw that Heifu had entered the customs first and occupied Xianyang, and they were all cowardly and unwilling to fight with him in advance.

Only Xiang Ji told the truth: the Battle of Xihe was probably the last war, and neither side could afford to lose......

"I said at that time that once we retreat, with the army of the Black Husband and the pawn of the Pass, within a year its armoured soldiers will be several times larger than the six nations, and the six nations will also be scattered, as in the past, and will be broken by each of them."

Everything was really as Xiang Ji expected, just when he returned thousands of miles to aid Huainan, Heifu had sent Han Xin to seize Hedong and hit Wei hard.

In order to break the situation, Xiang Ji chose to attack the black man's base camp Huainan and Hengshan, trying to find the seven inches of this python, but he encountered a smooth scale, and at the same time, the Qin army opened up a battlefield in the Central Plains and Shangdang at the same time, and Zhao also suffered a great loss in strength.

In this regard, Xiang Ji, who was far away in the south, was powerless to save him, and although he won a battle in Runan and killed the lieutenant, it was difficult to achieve greater results in Nanyang.

"Why have I won every battle, but the state of Chu is losing more and more?"

Xiang Ji could feel that the black python was clutching Chu Guo little by little, and he struggled to wave his limbs, but to no avail, he only felt extremely aggrieved.

Fan Zeng said: "There is a huge disparity in strength, the people of Han and Liang are not attached, and what the Chu army can do now is not to attack, nor to defend, but to retreat!" Protect every Chu pawn, don't let them die in vain in Han and Liang, each of them is the reliance of the Chu State to turn the tables. ”

"When will you retreat?"

"Return to Chu, return to the place where the people can do their best to assist our army and fight Qin desperately."

Xiang Ji frowned: "If you follow the policy of the father, not only will you give up Xingyang, but even Han and Liang will have to abandon them?" ”

"Shangzhu Country."

Fan Zeng sighed:

"Lao Yu lived for more than seventy years, so he understands a truth."

"It's better to believe in others than to believe in yourself, to defeat this point, this situation, except for the Chu people themselves, there is no ally anymore, it is reliable! Whether it is Korea, or the county officials of Liangdi who are subservient to Chu, at this moment, we must not make it in our rear, but should retreat to Chu and make it in the rear of Heifu! ”

"Heifu will divide his troops to guard, so the further east, the less troops he can use to fight, back then, Wang Jianfei's 600,000 army did not dare to attack Chu, and now, how many are there under Heifu? The total of the three armies of Nanyang, Henan, and Huainan can be 300,000? ”

Fan Zeng said: "Therefore, when our army retreats to the Qin army to stay in the newly occupied cities, when the other generation is proud and light, when we are dedicated to the enemy, and when Heifu thinks that the Chu people are cowardly and rapidly advance eastward, and a decisive battle with me can determine the situation in the world!" ”

"At that time, the Qin army will fight hundreds of miles across the land, and the Shangzhu State only needs to rely on the Chu people, and a beautiful battle will be able to reverse the decline in one fell swoop!"

After Xiang Ji was silent for a long time, he smiled dumbly: "My father often criticizes me for gambling with soldiers, when did you also learn to gamble?" ”

Fan Zeng shook his head: "When I was in Xihe, I was old and wrong, and I blindly hoped to be safe, but in this situation, sometimes I can only rely on gambling in order to break the situation." ”

Moreover, gamblers are only derogatory when they lose......

Back then, didn't General Xiang Yan rely on space to pull the supply line of the Qin army, and finally exchange for fighters? The only question is, is this tactic useful for Heifu, who has always been as steady as Wang Qian?

But after Xiang Ji was silent for a long time, he rose up.

"Although my father's strategy is good, Zhong Liyi has never failed me, and neither can I!"

Fan Zeng only felt desperate, he just said it in a dry mouth, could it be that he said it in vain?

"Xiang Yu, you ......"

He relied on emotion rather than rationality to make decisions, which was Fan Zeng's biggest helplessness.

Xiang Ji stopped Fan Zeng: "Scheming and planning, the father is also long, and then the battlefield fights, and the family is the longest." Husband war, courage also, when in the West River, our army retreated, and since then retreated again and again, from Kansai to Kanto. If you sit back and watch Xingyang fall today, abandon it and not save it, I am afraid that the morale will be even lower, and even the Chu people will fall apart, what qualifications do you have to let the other generation follow me and fight to the death? ”

"Therefore, Xingyang can give up."

"But Zhong Liyi, he will be saved!"

His words were unequivocal:

"I'm going to give it a try!"

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