Li Cang always felt that Han Xin, um, Huaiyin commoner Han Xin, was a strange person.
Han Xin came from a humble background and had a somewhat eccentric personality. Not only was he straightforward in his work, but he also had a bad temper. He was afraid of being looked down upon by others, but at the same time he was extremely ambitious. Relying on the appreciation of Marquis Wu Zhong, and his military exploits and tactics that were unmatched by anyone in the army.
, Relying on talent and arrogance! In the Northern Expeditionary Army, Han Xin looked down on all the civil and military officials except Hei Fu and Xiao He, and did not respect them at all.
Some time ago, Han Xin had a bad relationship with Heifu, an old acquaintance of Heifu. This time when he went north to Runan, Li Cang teamed up with Han Xin. He was so angry that he wanted to start a fight several times.
He often spoke with a condescending tone, and smiled scornfully at Li Cang's suggestions, as if they were the wisdom of a three-year-old child, and kept saying:
"Captain Li only needs to take care of the logistics and leave the military matters to Han Xin."
The implication is: Do you also know how to fight? Talking about the use of troops in front of me is really just a trick, so forget it.
He is always a difficult person to get along with. Normally, Li Cang would never want to be friends with such a person.
But once he stood in front of the map and gave instructions on how to use troops, Han Xin seemed to be a different person.
"Although our army has won two consecutive battles in Shangcai and Kunyang, the losses are not small. The wounded soldiers should be sent back to Runan immediately. The remaining ones who can fight are only 5,000."
"However, the strength of the Nanyang garrison has not been damaged. The scouts came to report that the Nanyang garrison (yi) has marched northward. The troops are approaching the water. The number of soldiers plus temporary Latin civilians is no less than 40,000..."
More than 10,000 people are fighting against 40,000 people. Even though Han Xin is confident, he will not fight such a tough battle with an obvious disadvantage.
Therefore, the army cannot directly go south to engage the enemy, but must use the trick that both he and Heifu like:
"Those who are good at moving the enemy will follow his lead! The army should be prepared to attack Yingchuan and lure the enemy to come for reinforcements!"
To put it bluntly, it is mobile warfare, avoiding the enemy's main force, luring the enemy deep, and concentrating superior forces to defeat them one by one.
It is not enough to rely on them alone. The Koreans must be mobilized in the name of restoring Korea to make the situation in Yingchuan even more chaotic. This is why Li Cang deceived Gongsun Xin.
But Han Xin and Li Cang had no intention of attacking Yangdi together with Gongsun Xin!
Their target is not in the north, but in the west!
Han Xin pointed to the roads and cities on the map and said: "To the west of Kunyang are Fucheng County (Baofeng, Henan), Yingyi, and further west is Luyang County (Lushan, Henan)..."
Luyang County is located at the eastern foot of Funiu Mountain, with winding mountains and rivers, two peaks standing on the wall, and flowing water in the middle. The terrain is dangerous. The northern section of the Great Wall of Chu was built here, and Luyang Pass was set up as a barrier between Nanyang and Yiluo.
want.
Han Xin had aimed at this early. He said: "In the Spring and Autumn Period, Jin and Chu fought for Zheng, and they were constantly competing between Ying and Zhan. The divisions of Han, Wei, and Chu often fought under Lu Yang. This is a must-win place for military strategists.
also."
It is said that more than two hundred years ago, Wenjun of Luyang was granted a title in Luyang to fight against the allied forces of the Three Jin Dynasties. When the battle was in full swing, the sun was about to set, and Wenjun of Luyang actually waved his hand at the sun, which caused the sun to turn back into the sky, so he was able to
The battle continued and the three Jin Dynasties were defeated. The princes of the north and south launched countless battles around this.
It can be seen that Luyang is the north gate of Nanyang, and the route from Jing to Yu is very dangerous. Every month, Wang Ben's army needs to transport 100,000 shi of grain southward from Sanchuan County, that is, Luoyang, and Luyang is one of them.
The only way to go!
Li Cang nodded. Although he didn't like Han Xin, he no longer had any doubts about Han Xin's vision of soldiers: "If we can capture Luyang, we will cut off the road from Luoyang to Nanyang. In addition, the situation in Yingchuan is corrupt, and Aocang's grain will be destroyed."
Without the ability to transport food southward, 80% of Wang Ben's army's monthly food supply will be lost. They cannot survive for long relying on the food stored in Nanyang County!"
"not only that."
Han Xindao said: "Going out of Luyang in the south, we should look at Kaowan and Deng's back; heading towards Yique in the north, we should be in Gong and Luo's chest; in the west, we can point to Songgao, and the momentum of Shaanxi and Guo is moving; in the east, we can look at Fen, Xing, and Xu.
, Yingzhi is about to lift it up."
"If the Nanyang army is fooled and goes north to attack the Koreans who are causing trouble, I can lead the army quickly south from Luyang and attack the empty Wancheng!"
"And if the Nanyang army notices our intention and ignores Yingchuan and only returns to defend Wancheng, then that's okay. No matter where I go to the east, west or north of Luyang, I can disturb the enemy's rear.
Chaos!"
"Once Sanchuan and Yingchuan are corrupted, and even Hangu Pass is threatened, I don't believe that Wang Ben can still confront Wu Zhonghou and Jianghan safely, and ignore the rear!"
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On the second day of September, Han Xin and Li Cang left Kunyang with more than 15,000 Northern Expeditionary troops. The city was officially returned to the Koreans.
Gongsun Xin stood at the top of the city and watched the Northern Expeditionary Army retreat. He turned back and said to his subordinates: "Second and Third Sons, let's go too!"
Gongsun Xin was not stupid. He didn't believe Han Xin at all. Li Cang would really join forces with Yang Zhai and help him regain Korea.
"Tens of thousands of Nanyang Qin troops have moved north. They must want me to attract the Qin troops!"
He doesn't want to be taken advantage of.
So before Han Xin left, Gongsun Xin tore up the alliance and ordered the Koreans to abandon Kunyang and march eastward. He planned to use Wuyang as a base to attack several counties in the east of Yingchuan County, seize Dongbugen, and seize Zhao.
Mausoleum (Luohe, Henan), in order to open up contact with the Chu army in Chen County, first seek refuge with Xiang Yu, and then delay the restoration of the country.
"Didn't Chong'er of the Jin Dynasty first seek refuge with Qi, Chu, Qin and other great powers when he regained his kingdom, and used their strength to return to the country?"
Gongsun Xin regarded himself as Chong'er. He now had three to four thousand men in his hands, well-equipped soldiers, and sufficient food and fodder. He also occupied several counties as territory, and he developed ambitions that he had never had before.
The only difficulty was that he had no contact with the Chu people and no one recommended him.
The next day, when Gongsun Xin and his party arrived in Wuyang, they happened to meet an envoy from the Chu State coming to the west. He asked by name and wanted to see "Han Xin"!
Gongsun Xin was overjoyed and went to greet him personally, only to see the man coming with a wide robe and long sleeves and a long crown on his head, dressed in a typical Chu style.
The envoy called himself Wu She, because the Koreans had accepted a large number of armors that had been eliminated by the Northern Expeditionary Army. At first glance, they were no different from the Northern Expeditionary Army. The commander-in-chief was also called Han Xin, and even the envoy was confused.
Wu She had a secret mission and thought that talking too much would lead to mistakes, so he didn't ask many questions. He only waited for Gongsun Xin to come and bowed to him respectfully.
"On the orders of General Xiang of Shangzhu of Great Chu, Foreign Minister Wu She has come to pay homage to General Han Xin!"
Gongsun Xin was immediately overjoyed: "I am Han Xin, General Xiang. He actually knows me?"
…
When another beautiful misunderstanding occurred in Yingchuan, the atmosphere in Chengdu, in the middle of Sichuan, thousands of miles away, was extremely tense!
The climate here is comfortable. In late autumn, the weeping willows are still green, and there are dense pines and cypresses inside and outside Jinguan City.
In the county mansion in the city, the fat and somewhat obese governor of Shu County, Chang Yan (è), sat high on a soft couch on the steps of the county mansion and said to the tied man below the steps:
"Although Shu County is the hometown of Di and Qiang, and the food is rough, the governor of this county is quite particular about food."
"When an honored guest comes from afar, the five flavors, the combination of sweetness, peony soup, Jiangdong fish and abalone, Longxi beef and sheep, five meats and seven dishes, are all indispensable for the feast."
"On weekdays, I enjoy the sweetness of honey in spring, the taste of sweetness in summer, and the spicy aroma. After autumn, I like the simplest cooking method. No matter how old the meat is, it can be cooked for several hours, and the bones and flesh will be separated...
…”
As he spoke, Chang Yi clapped his hands, and the soldiers from Shu County carried out a huge cauldron. Dozens of people panted, placed it under the steps, filled it with clean water from the Minjiang River, and the servants immediately piled firewood under it and lit a fire.
, not long after, the water in the big cauldron was boiling hot!
Seeing that the fire was almost done, Chang Yan pointed to the prisoner who was pushed to the ground beside the cauldron and was sweating profusely. He raised his palms and laughed and said: