The army led by Guan Ying was not far from Zitong County.
The army was on its way, but Guan Ying felt increasingly uneasy because the road from Sanshui County to Zitong County was too peaceful and there was no news about Yingbu at all.
He has never encountered an enemy along the way.
Originally, according to Guan Ying's idea, he was going to use his plan and lure the snake out of the hole. But in the current situation, his plan was not implemented at all.
This made Guan Ying feel very uneasy inside.
When the army stopped to rest, Guan Ying called Lin Ping to his side again.
When Lin Ping saw Guan Ying, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly, with a look of helplessness on his face. Now during the fight with Yingbu, Guan Ying had to consult him for his opinion, no matter how big or small it was.
Such things made him very helpless.
He didn't want to talk about it anymore.
Really, I don’t know what to do now.
Lin Ping still bowed and saluted, saying: "General!"
"sit!"
Guan Ying nodded.
Lin Ping said: "General summoned me, what's the matter?"
Guan Ying looked solemn and said: "The current situation is to discuss the next action. We have never met Yingbu along the way. This situation is very wrong. Sir, please analyze it."
Lin Ping complained in his heart.
This is too confusing.
What does he mean by analysis?
Lin Ping was also a little helpless about the current situation. He didn't understand the other party's intentions at all. He thought for a while and said: "Under the current situation, I think we can only continue to Zitong County. When we arrive in Zitong County
, then consider other things.”
Guan Ying widened his eyes and said, "Is this your analysis?"
Lin Ping said helplessly: "General, in this situation, our analysis is useless. If Yingbu is not fooled, there is nothing we can do against him. All we can do now is wait. If Yingbu leads his army to fight out, then
This is the best result. If Yingbu does not show up, it will not affect our withdrawal to Zitong County."
Lin Ping didn't want to discuss these things anymore. He was really irritated. It was boring to talk about these things every time.
"Report!"
Suddenly, soldiers shouted.
"Coming, there must be news." The moment Guan Ying heard the voice, he stood up immediately, and his expression became excited. When he thought about Yingbu's army coming ahead, he became extremely excited.
I was very happy in my heart.
He has been waiting for this news for too long!
Now, it's finally here.
Guan Ying's face was full of anticipation, and he couldn't help but rub his hands and looked in the direction the sentinel was running from.
"General, something serious has happened!"
Immediately afterwards, the sentry suddenly heard this sentence.
Ding!
Lin Ping's heart sank.
He suddenly felt that maybe things had changed again. But his eyes fell on Guan Ying's face, and when he saw that Guan Ying still had expectations on his face, he shook his head. I'm afraid that Guan Ying now thinks that this bad news is...
Yingbu's army is attacking from behind.
This bad news, from Guan Ying's point of view, is actually good news.
Guan Ying hoped that Yingbu would send troops.
In fact, Guan Ying has been fighting with Yingbu so far, and Guan Ying has been mentally ill. He only won a victory at the foot of Wuzhi Peak and seriously injured Yingbu.
Since then, his attempt to coerce Yingbu at the foot of the mountain failed.
He retreated to Sanshui County and was attacked again.
He was stationed in Sanshui County, but the grain road was captured, and he was mobilized again, and had to go south to Zitong County. He went south to Zitong County, intending to ambush Yingbu, but failed again in the end.
All his strategies against Yingbo failed.
This is what Guan Ying is most angry about.
In Guan Ying's eyes, he looked down upon Yingbu extremely, thinking that Yingbu was just a warrior and not something to be feared. But under the current circumstances, Guan Ying was unable to defeat Yingbu.
"Da da!!"
The rapid sound of horse hooves came from far to near.
After the sentry arrived, he dismounted and said again: "General, something serious has happened."
There was a faint smile on Guan Ying's face, and he waved his hand and said, "What's going on? Isn't it just that Yingbu is coming with his army? How can Yingbu's army be of any concern?"
"No, it's not Yingbu who is here to kill us."
The sentry quickly shook his head and answered.
"ah!"
When Guan Ying heard this, he exclaimed.
At this moment, Guan Ying also had a bad premonition in his heart.
This answer was different from what he expected.
It's really hard to accept.
Guan Ying couldn't help but spat before he said, "Tell me, what exactly happened?"
The sentinel reported: "General, the post sent back the news that Sanshui County has fallen. Yingbu's army suddenly appeared outside Sanshui County, then falsely opened the city gate and captured Sanshui County."
"thump!"
After Guan Ying heard this, his feet became unsteady and he fell to the ground.
"How can it be?"
Guan Ying murmured to himself: "Yingbu's army is clearly between Sanshui County and Zitong County. He just took the grain and still went to Zitong County. Why did he suddenly go to Sanshui County again? Impossible.
Absolutely impossible!"
The sentry said: "General, the news is absolutely true and cannot be false."
Guan Ying clenched his fists, stood up, drew his sword and looked hard at the big tree aside, slashing continuously to vent his inner anger. After venting his anger, he looked at the sentry and said, "Is the news true?
"
"true!"
The sentry replied again.
Guan Ying looked helpless, put his hand on his forehead, and said: "Mr. Lin, Yingbu has gone too far to bully others. Before, Yingbu had been working in secret and didn't know how to deal with him. Now that Yingbu has captured Sanshui County,
We can lead a large army to the north and defeat Yingbo in one go. After all, Yingbo does not have many troops."
Lin Ping said: "General, I think Yingbu's tactics are like an antelope hanging its horns, and there is no movement at all. Under such circumstances, it would be very dangerous for us to go to Sanshui County. Especially the opponent's tactics are incomparable.
Flexible, I seem to have heard of this method of using troops."
Guan Ying clenched his fists and said solemnly: "I don't care, I only know that now Yingbu has taken the initiative, this is our opportunity. We will go north immediately to attack Yingbu."
Now, all Guan Ying's anger has burst out.
Guan Ying's depressed energy must burst out.
Lin Ping did not answer Guan Ying's words, but suddenly said: "General, I remember your humble position. Yingbu's military tactics in recent times seem to have the shadow of Huaiyin Marquis Han Xin."
"Han wants to recruit troops, the more the better."
"But even if Han Xin has a small number of troops, he can still make some tricks."
"If the person who appears is really Han Xin, then the few people we face will be terrifying. Think about the hundreds of cavalry we encountered on the way. That cavalry team was as fast as the wind and invaded like fire.
I even want to die with Han Xin."
Lin Ping said sternly: "If it is really Han Xin, then the enemy we are facing is extremely formidable. General, I suggest that we should not go north, but return to Zitong County immediately, and then report the news."
"no way!"
Guan Ying replied forcefully.
At this moment, a look of greed flashed across Guan Ying's eyes.
If Han Xin really showed up, that would be great. Now there are people from Liu Bang all over the Han Dynasty and throughout Yizhou, looking for Han Xin everywhere with the intention of killing Han Xin.
Discovering and capturing Han Xin is a great achievement.
For such a thing, even if it is a matter of guanying, I still want one person to take all the credit.
Furthermore, Guan Ying did not want the news of his consecutive defeats to spread. He was the commander-in-chief of the Han army after all. If the news of his consecutive defeats spread back to Chengdu, where would he lose his face?
The most important thing is that although Guan Ying lost more than a thousand soldiers, he still had enough fighting power.
This is why he persisted.
He still has more than 8,000 elite men under his command who are still capable of fighting.
Seeing Guan Ying's resolute attitude, Lin Ping said: "General, you are unwilling to withdraw the troops, but all the food that was escorted to Sanshui County was taken by Yingbo. What should we do if we are short of food?"
Guan Ying flicked his sleeves and said: "It's very simple. Immediately send an order to the magistrate of Zitong County and ask him to allocate grain in Zitong County for the general to use when heading north. In order to capture Yingbu and to exterminate Hanxin, all of this is necessary
It’s worth it. I’m sitting in Guanghan County, don’t I even have the right to order food collection?”
Lin Ping said: "General, think twice!"
Guessing that Han Xin might be behind Yingbu, Lin Ping didn't want Guan Ying to go north again. Han Xin was the military god, and he used troops like a god and had almost no opponents. Facing such a person, Guan Ying was far from enough.
However, Guan Ying didn't think so. In Guan Ying's view, Han Xin still had two eyes and one nose, and he was a living person. He said in a deep voice: "Lin Ping, there is no need to persuade him anymore, I have already decided to go to war.
This battle must be fought.”
"well……"
Lin Ping sighed.
He was not optimistic about Guan Ying's battle going north.
Guan Ying kept saying that he would fight, but Lin Ping kept saying that he would not fight, which angered Guan Ying. He scolded Guan Ying with a cold face: "Lin Ping, if you continue to talk nonsense and disturb the morale of the army, beware of military law."
you."
When Lin Ping heard this, he couldn't help but shuddered, and said: "General, I know I am wrong because of my humble position."
At this moment, Lin Ping suddenly realized that Guan Ying was the commander-in-chief.
After all, he is just a subordinate.
Lin Ping and Guan Ying have been partners for many years, and they have a very close relationship. They can be regarded as close friends. But under the current situation, Lin Ping suddenly understood that he was a subordinate after all.
Don't say anything you shouldn't say casually.
Guan Ying didn't know Lin Ping's inner thoughts, so he just ordered: "Go ahead, draw up a letter and send it to Zitong County immediately, so that the magistrate of Zitong County can collect food. And we will go north immediately."
"Here!"
Lin Ping immediately went to prepare.
Guan Ying looked at Lin Ping's leaving figure with a determined look in his eyes. Although Lin Ping was not optimistic about him and his acquaintances repeatedly persuaded him, Guan Ying still stubbornly believed that he had a chance to capture Han Xin.
Han Xin is awesome, and Guan Ying also recognizes it.
However, Han Xin is not a god, especially Han Xin's current military strength must be small. Otherwise, Han Xin and Yingbo would not have been hiding in Tibet without fighting him decisively.
With Han Xin's arrogant nature, if there was a chance to defeat him, he would never miss it, let alone go in circles.
That's why Guan Ying had to fight.
Guan Ying's idea was to strangle Han Xin in the cradle and completely eliminate Han Xin's threat while Han Xin and Ying Bu had just reunited and neither side was strong enough. (To be continued)
