Xiang Yu defeated Chen Qingzhi, and his hard-working morale was crushed. What was even more troublesome was that under Chen Qingzhi's design, Xiang Yu was forced to retreat and lost three counties in a row.
As for Jiaozhi, Hepu and other three counties, under the pressure of the situation, Xiang Yu could only give up, trade space for time, and try his best to regain Cangwu County, which was previously captured by Chen Qingzhi.
After all, if there is no way to take this place back, it will be equivalent to being cut off from Jiaozhou and Jingnan.
Regarding this, Chen Qingzhi was powerless to stop him. He had no choice but to do so. There were only so many people under his command, and he couldn't stop him even if he wanted to. He could only let go of Cang Wu and cooperate with Xu Shiji's main force to take over other territories first.
No matter how big a piece of fat there is, the most important thing is to first focus on the piece that can be eaten. Only after doing this well can you plan for more.
At this time, Xiang Yu's weakness that his military strength was far less than that of Xu Shiji was magnified. He was forced to demolish the east wall to make up for the west wall, squeezing the troops from other places.
Among them was Long Qie's tribe located in Jingnan.
In particular, Zhu Yuanzhang from Yangzhou has a tendency to further increase investment in Yuan Shu as his troops move north. After all, the war against Yuan Shu has achieved great results. It is not strange to increase investment at this time to achieve greater benefits!
Although the Central Plains has a flat terrain and is located in the land of the Four Wars, it has always been synonymous with prosperity and dense population. The more parts it can capture, the greater its help in improving its strength.
Of course, Li Xiang had no intention of stopping Zhu Yuanzhang from seizing Yuan Shu's territory. If he had been hiding in the Jianghuai area, he would be in trouble. If he dared to come out, it meant he had a weakness! Li Xiang was not afraid of Zhu Yuanzhang walking north, so he I was afraid that he would not dare to come out at all.
For Li Xiang, if there is an opportunity to place his and Zhu Yuanzhang's battlefields in Yuzhou, it would be better than having their entire battlefields in Yangzhou.
Just like with Liu Che, Li Xiang is not afraid of Liu Che taking the initiative to attack him, but he is afraid that this guy will be determined to retreat to the end. If there is a chance to attack the turtle outside of the shell, it is better than cracking its turtle shell first!
After developing his strength to the level of Li Xiang, what he focuses on is no longer the gains and losses of one city or one pool, but the overall direction and the development of the overall situation. Only by controlling the overall situation can he grasp the future.
And it was precisely because of this, and because Zhu Yuanzhang appeared to increase his efforts against Yuan Shu, that Xiang Yu made up his mind to mobilize more troops from Long Qie.
However, as Xiang Yu's power in Jingnan became increasingly empty, the princes who should have shown their fangs finally showed their fangs.
Liu Xiu was the fastest one. After all, the two sides' territories were close to each other. He took all three counties in a row with all his strength.
Zhu Yuanzhang's movements are a little slower. This does not mean that Zhu Yuanzhang's reaction is slow. In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang moved his troops north in order to tempt Xiang Yu to mobilize troops from Jingnan. This time, the distance is longer. That's why he took action slower than Liu Xiu.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang was more ruthless. Instead of taking Lingling and Guiyang, he first attacked Xiang Yu's last few counties in Wuling County. In this way, Zhu Yuanzhang completely isolated the power of Liu Xiu and Xiang Yu.
Unless Liu Xiu attacks Zhu Yuanzhang at this time, he will lose any direction of expansion in the south. However, Liu Xiu obviously does not have the ability and strength to attack Zhu Yuanzhang at this time.
After all, compared with the current strength of Liu Xiu and Zhu Yuanzhang, there is indeed a world of difference. Liu Xiu attacked Zhu Yuanzhang when he was not strong enough, was he afraid that Zhu Yuanzhang would not destroy him? Therefore, if it is based on strength,
When it's not enough, you have to endure it when you should, and you have to follow your heart when you should do it!
Regarding Zhu Yuanzhang's actions, Liu Xiu could only smile helplessly. Should he be angry that Zhu Yuanzhang had been blocking his way, or should he thank the other party for taking him seriously?
Of course, being able to capture three counties may not be digestible given Liu Xiu's current situation. After all, he originally only had four counties, and those four counties were just captured.
Zhu Yuanzhang was willing to keep Liu Xiu because in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, Liu Xiu was still valuable. However, Zhu Yuanzhang also would not let Liu Xiu develop and grow further. He was a wolf, and if he grew stronger, it would most likely bite him back.
Therefore, if you are willing to keep him, you must keep him, but you must also control him within a certain range.
After Wuling, there are Lingling and Guiyang. In fact, a small part of the territory here was already in the hands of Zhu Yuanzhang. If the remaining large part is also taken, then in the entire Jingnan, except for Liu Xiu, there will be no one left.
Everything is in Zhu Yuanzhang's hands.
Zhu Yuanzhang's offensive was thunderous, but Long Qie was no match for Zhu Yuanzhang. At the critical moment, Yu Ji went to the front line in person to beat drums for the entire army, which greatly increased the morale of Xiang's army and actually blocked the Yangzhou army's offensive for a while.
But after all, this method can only be used for a while, not for a lifetime. It can block Zhu Yuanzhang once, but it is impossible to block Zhu Yuanzhang three or four times.
After all, compared to Zhu Yuanzhang's military talent, no general of the Xiang clan in Jingnan could compare with him. And in this battle, the most powerful general in this battle was undoubtedly Lu Ya.
Seven generals, including Ji Anbang, Wei Bao, Yao Gang, Chen Fei, and He Tingyu, were killed by flying knives. Three generals, including Xing Daorong and Han Cunbao, were beheaded by the knife in their hands. Beimen Qian,
Two generals, Bai Xiaode and Bai Xiaode, were captured alive.
Many of them did not engage in direct combat with Lu Ya at all, but were killed by a flying knife that came from nowhere during the process of defending the city.
I don't know who did it.
It was not until Bai Xiaode went to battle that he was captured alive. It was not until this time that he even found out his name. And when she learned that the name of the man who went to battle was actually Lu Ya, Yu Ji immediately decided not to allow anyone to go to battle, and everything was done in the same way.
Defense is the main focus.
Lu Ya, maybe after hearing this name, other people would only think that this is a new person who has emerged. However, when the same name is heard by Yu Ji, it is different. In Fengshen
Among them, there are really only a very few who are qualified to be stronger than this person.
However, the house leaked and it rained all night. The Xiang family's current situation was unlucky enough, but it seemed that the sky really refused to let them go. In the case of successive defeats in the battle, another shocking bad news hit their heads.
