Xia Houying got up early, and after eating dry food, he led his troops and set off.
The army set off south and walked along the official road towards Chengdu.
Xia Houying went south this time, at a neither fast nor slow pace, and without setting up any sentinels, he just went south. Moreover, the army retreated in a swaggering manner, without taking any precautions.
Not long after the news of the army's on its way was noticed by Han Xin's sentinels.
The sentry quickly captured it and arrived at the place where Han Xin was ambushing him first.
The location where Han Xin ambush was on a narrow mountain road with mountain peaks on both sides, and the official road was at the bottom of the mountain. If Liu Bang was on his way with the army, he would definitely pass through this place.
In the mountains, the military camp is stationed.
Han Xin, Guo Jia and Shan Xiongxin are together.
The sentinel reported the information he had found. Guo Jia frowned deeply, with a thoughtful look on his face. After a moment, he looked at Han Xin and said in a deep voice: "General Han, according to the situation reported by the soldiers, the Han army has not deployed any sentinels.
, and directly flew south under Xia Hou Ying’s banner, even going south in a swaggering way, I’m afraid Liu Bang will no longer be in Xia Hou Ying’s army.”
Han Xin said solemnly: "What Military Advisor Guo said is reasonable, and I agree with him. Liu Bang is extremely cunning, and he is not an easy person to deal with. I also agree with the possibility that he is not in the army."
Guo Jiadao: "So, what are you going to do with Xia Houying? Are you going to ambush him?"
Guo Jia was also aware of the relationship between Xia Houying and Han Xin.
Under such circumstances, Guo Jia was not sure what decision Han Xin would make.
A flash of light flashed in Han Xin's eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "I will not ambush Xia Houying, I will let him go. Kindness is kindness, ugliness is ugliness. The hatred between Liu Bang and I will be repaid by Liu Bang personally. I owe Xia Houying
The favor was repaid here."
Guo Jia fell silent, thought for a while, and then said: "I will not block General Han's decision, nor will I support it."
Guo Jia did not stand in the way of Han Xin's decision.
After all, it involves Han Xin's personal matters.
It was precisely because he understood Han Xin and knew that Han Xin had surrendered to Wang Can that he agreed.
Han Xin said: "Thank you very much, military advisor."
Guo Jia shook his head and said: "General Han, you are too polite. Although I will not stop or support it, I will report this matter to His Majesty."
Han Xin said: "This is as it should be."
After a pause, Han Xin said: "It's a pity that Liu Bang couldn't be captured. It would be great if Liu Bang was also in Xia Houying's army."
Guo Jia chuckled and said: "Could it be that when Liu Bang is in Xia Houying's army, General Han ignores Xia Houying's kindness? In fact, it doesn't make any difference whether Liu Bang is there or not."
"ha……"
Han Xin chuckled and said, "The military advisor knows me!"
For Han Xin, he valued his own reputation more. He would repay kindness and revenge. Xia Houying's kindness came first, and he would repay Xia Houying's kindness.
The kindness has been repaid, and if we meet Xia Houying again in the future, we will each be his own master.
Han Xin waited quietly as time passed by.
By around afternoon application time.
By this time, the sun was already heading west and the temperature had dropped significantly.
On hot days, the sun is still blazing in the afternoon at Shenshi, and it is very hot. But now it is cold winter, it gets dark early, the sun turns to the west early, and the sky becomes dark.
"Rustling!"
The footsteps of soldiers could be heard in the forest.
A sentry quickly ran to Han Xin's side and said, "General, Xia Houying's army is less than three miles away from us."
"Explore again!"
Han Xin gave a decisive order.
"Here!"
The sentry turned around and left.
Guo Jia became more interested at this moment and said: "General Han, how do you plan to let Xia Houying go? If you don't express your kindness and Xia Houying doesn't know about it, it means nothing."
Han Xin chuckled and said, "This is simple. When Xia Houying's army arrives at the foot of the mountain, I will send an order to all the soldiers on both sides of the mountain to stand up and wave flags and shout. They will only wave flags and shout, but not attack."
Guo Jia gave a thumbs up and said: "Wonderful, this is a very clever plan!"
Han Xin smiled slightly and waited quietly.
When the soldiers came to report, Xia Houying's army had entered the valley. Han Xin gave an order, and all the soldiers under his command stood out from the mountain, stood on both sides of the mountain road, and then waved flags and shouted loudly.
More than ten thousand elite soldiers shouted, and their voices went straight into the sky.
Xia Houying was leading his troops on the way. When he heard the sound from both sides, he looked to both sides and saw swaying flags. He knew that this was Han Xin's ambush.
Only shouting, no attack.
Xia Houying understood immediately, and ordered his soldiers to stop advancing and stay where they were.
The shouting on the mountain stopped after a while.
When Han Xin came to a hillside, he stood up, his eyes fell on the front of the Han army, and he said loudly: "Where is Xia Houying?"
"I will be here!"
Xia Houying answered directly.
He knew that Han Xin would not attack, and he knew that his bet was right.
Xia Houying still had a glimmer of hope in his heart, and said: "Han Xin, your Majesty once killed you and caused you to die tragically at the hands of villains. But in the situation at that time, Your Majesty was already on a string and had no choice but to act. Your Majesty
Your Majesty has no choice but to do this because of your status and background. Your Majesty also has no choice but to do this. Please forgive your Majesty."
"Hahaha……"
Han Xin laughed loudly and said: "General Xiahou, what you said to excuse Liu Bang is a bit unique. It is interesting to kill a hero by one person in such a fresh and refined way."
Xia Houying said: "In the last life, Your Majesty had no choice but to do it. In this life, as long as you submit to Your Majesty, you will definitely be reused."
Han Xin said disdainfully: "Do I care about Liu Bang's important position? Huh, Xia Houying, don't quibble for Liu Bang. The friendship between you and me is between you and me. I won't kill you today and let you pass. That's right.
Because you were kind to me in the past. Let’s not talk about matters involving Liu Bang!"
When Xia Houying heard this, he was silent.
Sure enough!
There really is no room for maneuver.
Xia Houying admired Han Xin's talent very much. If Liu Bang had Han Xin to assist him, even if he was temporarily trapped in Yizhou, he would still be able to leave Hanzhong one day. But now Liu Bang has only a few civil servants and generals who can really lead the army.
It has become less and less.
This is a lack of talent.
The lack of talents determined that Liu Bang was inherently deficient.
On the other hand, Yizhou is surrounded by mountains and is even more closed. Under such circumstances, it is already good for Liu Bang to protect Yizhou's family business. It is extremely difficult to dominate the world.
Xia Houying took a deep breath and said seriously: "Han Xin, Xia Houying has recorded your kindness today."
Han Xin said: "It doesn't have to be like this. From now on, there will be no relationship between you and me. When you and I meet on the battlefield in the future, we will each have our own positions, regardless of life or death."
Xia Houying laughed loudly and said: "Okay, I don't care about life or death. The next time I meet you, it won't be like today, and I won't spare you."
Han Xin said: "It's up to you!"
"Farewell!"
Xia Houying cupped his fists and cupped his hands, and ordered: "Let's go!"
With an order, the army set off.
The soldiers set off in a mighty manner and quickly left this narrow road.
It was a surprise for the soldiers under Xia Houying's command. When they were in Luoxian County, they were frightened by Wang Can and were already frightened. Now they were frightened first and then escaped safely. They were all
There is a feeling of escaping from death.
At least we got away safely.
Some of the soldiers under Han Xin were puzzled.
But, no one brought it up.
Soldiers in the army obey military orders.
Han Xin and his soldiers were still stationed here, quietly waiting for the arrival of Wang Can's army.
The next day, when it was almost noon in the morning, the army led by Wang Can arrived at the place where Han Xin was stationed. Han Xin led his soldiers out of the mountains and met Wang Can directly.
Han Xin came directly in front of Wang Can. He knelt down with a plop and said, "Your Majesty, I am guilty!"
Wang Can said: "What is your crime?"
Wang Can already knew about Han Xin's release of Xia Houying, but he didn't bring it up.
To report it, it was Han Xin who took the initiative to report it.
Han Xin said directly: "When Xia Houying led the army to arrive here, Liu Bang had already taken a small road back to Chengdu. In the past, I owed Xia Houying a favor, so I released Xia Houying and asked your Majesty to convict him."
Wang Can asked: "I ask you, what will you do if you meet Xia Houying again next time?"
Han Xin held his head high and said confidently: "Your Majesty, if I meet Xia Houying again next time, I will compete with you and I will never let Xia Houying go without permission."
When Wang Can heard this, a smile suddenly appeared on his face, and he said with a smile: "That's right! Han Qing is a true gentleman who knows how to repay his kindness. How can I not support him? Let Xia Houying escape this time, and wait for the next time
It won't be too late to kill Xia Houying on the battlefield."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Han Xin was extremely excited when he heard Wang Can's words.
He had also imagined in his mind how Wang Can would treat him, whether he would expose the matter after a beating or directly punish him, but he never expected that Wang Can would praise him as a true gentleman and support him in repaying his kindness.
For a moment, Han Xin was agitated and said: "Your Majesty is wise!"
Wang Can stretched out his hand, held up Han Xin, and said: "What is sage and unsage is nothing more than pushing oneself to others. If I were in your position, I could only be like you and let Xia Houying leave. My teacher is kind, ugly is ugly,
Grudges should be made clear."
After listening to Wang Can's words, Han Xin was even more convinced by Wang Can.
He had previously submitted to Wang Can and was loyal to Wang Can.
But at this time, he was already a die-hard loyalist.
I am willing to die for Wang Can!
Wang Can was very satisfied with Han Xin's attitude. It was worth it to exchange Xia Houying for Han Xin's life-long loyalty.
He turned his eyes and looked at Guo Jia, saying seriously: "Feng Xiao, we failed to capture Liu Bang this time and allowed Liu Bang to escape back to Chengdu. Are there any hidden traps set by you in Chengdu?"
"have!"
Guo Jia looked confident and said: "In Chengdu, I not only convinced Peng Yue, but also some officials under Liu Bang. After all, Liu Bang can no longer hold on, and it is extremely normal for his officials to turn their backs on him."