Time passes day by day and it does not end just because one party is not ready.

In the blink of an eye, it was October of the first year of Han Dynasty.

After this month, it will be a new year.

However, during this period, there is not such a lively Spring Festival.

People are not allowed to have surplus food in their homes, and it doesn't seem to mean that much to them.

It’s nothing more than yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

It’s just one day anyway, so why bother?

The conflict between Han and Chu has now entered a new stage.

Pengcheng!

At this moment, no one can be happy.

More than 300,000 and nearly 400,000 troops have gathered here.

The number of troops has long exceeded the number of people in Pengcheng itself.

And so many soldiers and civilians are a huge drain every day.

What makes them even more desperate is that since the war began, the Chu army seems to have not received a piece of good news.

The first thing that was received was that more than half of Jibei County had been lost, and the county chief surrendered to the Han Dynasty.

Then the Han army divided its forces and brought a large number of Jibei County surrenders. The Chu army sent troops to Linzi County and Jiaodong County.

In mid-September, these two counties were also lost.

Then, under the premise that the troops were transferred, Han Xin actually recruited hundreds of thousands of troops in place. Although the speed was slightly slower, the process of occupying Surabaya County was extremely uncomfortable.

There was almost no decent resistance in various places. The Han army had not even reached the city wall. The Chu soldiers and civilians in the city were waiting for the Han army to come and take over.

The biggest contributors here are undoubtedly Wu Yi and others.

These surrendered ministers from Chu State acted as the forerunners of the Han army, constantly contacting officials in various counties, using coercion, inducement, or other methods.

Anyway, it was these officials who were deceived and lost their will to resist.

It's completely impossible to handle, and I can't handle it at all.

The most important thing is that there are no soldiers in the city.

Most of the soldiers were sent to Pengcheng, and the rest were transferred to the west. What remained was only a small number of the old, weak, sick and disabled. The fastest updated mobile version::

"Wu Xinjun, Peixian County has been lost..."

"Zhuyi was also lost..."

"There are also Xiang County and Dang County..."

"Report from the rear, a large number of signs of Han army scout activities were found near Xiapi..."

"Uncle, we can't wait any longer..." Xiang Yu said anxiously.

"Ji'er, don't mess up your position!" Fan Zeng looked at Xiang Yu and hurriedly comforted him, then looked at Xiang Liang and said: "The urgent need now is to ensure that Xiapi is not lost, and at the same time order Donghai County to recruit troops to resist the Han

Army, forcing them not to attack with all their strength, but at least to keep Donghai County. Once Donghai County is also lost, we will completely lose the opportunity to continue fighting." : :

"Yafu, we are watching helplessly as the Han army captures our cities one after another, but there are few desperate resistances in various places. The reason is that we have assembled all the main forces in Pengcheng, but the main forces have never been able to fight with us.

The main force of the Han army collided, and the Han army took advantage of our emptiness to attack various places. If we don't fight, our food and grass will be exhausted!" Xiang Yu said with anger.

This battle was very painful, not ordinary.

Chu State lost a large number of counties in the blink of an eye, but the Han army did not pay a price for it. How could this make him not feel aggrieved?

The Han army's offensive also had a huge impact on the Chu army gathered in Pengcheng.

Since the army was assembled first, the food and grass were shipped later.

Those who were faster and closer were able to transport food and grass, but those who were further away were not so lucky.

Most of them only shipped the first batch and then disappeared, and the subsequent grain and grass were naturally gone.

Surabaya County did transport more because of Han Xin's strategy, but how much more could it be?

There are nearly 400,000 troops here and more than 200,000 civilians.

There are 600,000 mouths waiting for food. The bottom of the granary that was once piled high can now be seen.

"Can we solve the current problem by going out to fight? Do you know that the Han army is waiting for us to go out now? Otherwise, why does the main force of the Han army in the middle have more than 300,000 people, but there are two

We only advanced less than 200 miles in a month?"

"The Han army is playing dirty tricks with us. He is not afraid that we will see through their strategic intentions, but he is afraid that we will be too secure!" Fan Zeng hated that iron cannot make steel.

"Afraid that we are sitting too firmly? What do you mean?" Xiang Yu was a little confused.

He is not a fool, although he is indeed unsatisfactory in some aspects.

But the problem is that Xiang Yu knows very well that according to the current situation, if the Chu army does not fight, the scope of control will be further reduced.

This also means that the food and grass they can obtain will become less and less.

Now we rely on inventory and supply from surrounding areas in Pengcheng.

If there is no external supplement, how long can these people carry it?

They might not be defeated if they don't fight, but when the food and grass are exhausted, they won't even be able to fight.

And if we fight, there is still a glimmer of hope. What if we can break through the siege of the Han army?

What if we can defeat the main force of the Han army?

What if defeat can be turned into victory?

For Xiang Yu, if he doesn't fight, he will die. If he fights, everything is possible.

"What you think is correct, but have you considered how many of the nearly 400,000 troops in Pengcheng are locals in Pengcheng? It seems not an exaggeration to say that the hometown of 300,000 troops has become Han territory.

?The morale of these people is low now. They are relying on city defense. I am worried that they have no intention to fight. If they are pulled out to fight the Han army who are good at field combat, what do you think they have a chance of winning?" Fan Zeng asked directly.

Fan Zeng's words stunned many people. Even those who were confused and didn't understand it before suddenly remembered this issue.

The Chu army has nearly 400,000 soldiers. No matter how much mobilization is done, including Donghai County, the number of soldiers that can be recruited is less than 600,000.

And this is a fight that has already cost everyone money. It is also the most ideal situation. In reality, it will never be so smooth.

The Han army rarely engaged in siege operations. Most of the time, they preferred to capture cities through surprise attacks, cutting off food routes, and encirclement.

They prefer the tactic of encircling points and calling for reinforcements to weaken the enemy's strength, and increase the defensive pressure in the city through public opinion, which ultimately leads to the psychological collapse of the defenders.

And how many people are there in the Han army?

The King of Han personally was in charge of the Central Army, and Guan Ying was in command. It commanded nearly 350,000 troops. Moreover, these 350,000 troops gathered all the elites of the Han army, and the most capable ones of the Han army were here.

The Northern Route Army was a Han army that was changed from the 150,000 troops from the Middle Route led by Wang Li who transferred 50,000 troops after the Qin army surrendered. Wang Li recruited another 100,000 surrender troops, so there are now 250,000 troops.

The South Route Army is not well-known. After the main force was transferred, it surprisingly peacefully captured the entire Surabaya County. Han Xin now recruited and recruited surrendered troops by himself, and his strength has reached 200,000.

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Even if there are only 100,000 men who can go north, how many men does the Han army have?

Seven hundred thousand people!

Just a lot more!

There are more people than you, the soldiers are better than you, the food and grass are more abundant than you, the territory is larger than you, and the strategy is superior to you.

beat!

It is the field battle that the Han army is best at.

Do not hit!

The Han army surrounds you, leaving you without food and grass, and unable to fight anymore.

The most important thing is that as the Han army occupied more and more land, the policy gradually began to be implemented. Although the Chu army strictly controlled the news, it still spread in private, which directly led to the morale of the Chu army.

An irreversible downturn has occurred.

As a result, Xiang Yu couldn't stand it anymore.

"It doesn't matter if we fight or not, then what are we gathering here for? Are we waiting to be starved to death by Wang Bu?"
Chapter completed!