Hegemony of all Dynasties: Get the Zhao Yun template at the beginning

Chapter 464 Fan Zeng of Western Chu (120)

The Western Chu army can only use effective food and grass on the soldiers in the army. As long as the army is stable, the territory of Western Chu will be as stable as Mount Tai.

The common people can only suffer temporarily.

On the street, a small number of pedestrians were running around for their livelihood, when they suddenly heard the sound of horseshoes in the distance, the expressions of these pedestrians changed, and they immediately retreated to both sides of the street.

The action is very skillful.

As expected, a moment later, a cavalry messenger galloped past.

"It's a messenger in the army, are you going to send troops again?"

Pedestrians on both sides of the street saw this scene and thought to themselves.

The people in Lingbi City are used to this kind of scene. Ever since the Western Chu Army built the city, the number of people in the city has gradually increased. They lived in the city and never suffered from war disasters.

Basically, the Western Chu army sent troops to attack others, and no one has attacked Lingbi yet.

Every time troops are dispatched, the messengers in the army keep running.

In the eyes of the pedestrians, apart from curiosity, there was also a trace of worry.

They live in Lingbi City. Although they don't have to suffer from military disasters, every time the Western Chu Army sends troops, small-scale battles are fine. Once the time for sending troops increases, they will have to donate part of the money and food to the government.

It is used to support the army's expedition.

but.

These people's guesses were wrong, this time it wasn't the Western Chu army attacking others, but other forces came to attack the Western Chu army!

In the city, the General's Mansion.

The atmosphere in the hall was a bit stagnant. An old man with gray beard and hair, but straight back and exuberant spirit was sitting on the upper left. Behind the two rows of wooden desks in the hall, each sat a general of Western Chu.

The general on the right looks young, with a vigorous body, eyes like lightning, and a heroic spirit.

"Xiang Guan has received news that King Huai, Wang Jing, has prepared to conscript 60 soldiers and intends to attack our army... the situation is critical!"

The young man headed on the right is Xiang Zhuang who was in charge of military power before Fan Zeng came.

He looked a little bad at this moment, and said in a deep voice.

"Little Wang Jing, dare to attack our army. Doesn't he know that the Overlord will come soon? Dare to provoke the Overlord, this is courting death!"

Xiang Han, a general in the Western Chu Army, said angrily.

His words immediately aroused the response of other generals of the Xiang clan.

Only Long Qi, Ji Bu and others who were sitting beside Xiang Zhuang didn't make a sound, but watched everyone's indignation.

"Hmph! Attack our army and challenge the Overlord...You guys haven't figured it out yet, it's Wang Jing who fears Yu'er, so he sent an army of 60, and took advantage of Yu'er's chance to attack and destroy us first!"

The old man headed on the left snorted and said coldly.

When he was speaking, many members of the Xiang family clan and generals in the hall quickly calmed down and listened to his unceremonious words.

talking old man.

Naturally, it is Fan Zeng, who is known as the old man who lives in the nest, and is called the sub-father by Xiang Yu.

Fan Zeng's prestige in the Western Chu Army was vaguely equal to that of Xiang Yu, and even many members of the Xiang family respected him.

Among them, Xiang Zhuang, who is in charge of the military power of Western Chu, was also a chess piece used by Fan Zeng to assassinate Liu Bang when he was at the Hongmen Banquet.

When Fan Zeng came, he hadn't fallen out with Xiang Yu yet.

Before he was completely disappointed with Xiang Yu, Fan Zeng really regarded Xiang Yu as his own son and grandson.

There was no resentment towards Xiang Yu.

After all, even though Xiang Yu was caught in a scheming scheme and had conflicts with him, he only took back his right to transfer troops and still regarded him as his sub-father.

It was because of his stubborn temper that he voluntarily left the camp of the Chu army, but died of illness because of sores on his back caused by his anger.

"A 60 army, without Yu'er, you just can't stop it!"

Fan Zeng said coldly.

Although he has a grumpy temper, he is not arrogant. The Huai Army is the neighbor of the Western Chu Army and the largest vassal force around. Fan Zeng began to study the situation of the Huai Army as soon as he came.

For example, Fan Zeng has been paying attention to the Huai army's Northern Expedition to attack Nanyan not long ago.

I thought that the Huai army's goal was the land in the south of the Yangtze River, but I didn't expect that after the Huai army withdrew their troops, they would send large troops to attack Lingbi so soon.

Although Fan Zeng was a little surprised, he quickly realized it.

Start thinking about countermeasures.

"What Yafu said is very true. The Huai army has been conquering east and west in the past few years, and they have hardly lost. Wang Jing also has generals such as Fu Youde and Yang Kan. They have sharp soldiers. I am limited in intelligence, and I am afraid I will not be able to deal with it!"

"Fortunately, Yafu has come. For the current plan, please ask Yafu to tell me how to deal with the Huai army's advance?"

Xiang Zhuang said respectfully.

He and Xiang Yu are cousins, he doesn't have Xiang Yu's unparalleled bravery to dominate the world, his force value is probably close to ninety, if there is a chance, there is hope to break through the limit and step into the ninth level.

He doesn't have the peerless strength of his cousin, and therefore doesn't have Xiang Yu's arrogance and violence.

He has a big heart and can listen to advice.

Even if Fan Zeng's attitude and tone are not good, he can respectfully accept it and actively ask the other party for advice.

Fan Zeng also glanced at him when he heard this.

"It would be great if Yu'er's personality could be the same as Xiang Zhuang's... If so, how could he lose his dominance?"

He sighed inwardly.

Then he cheered up, glanced at everyone, and said: "There is a gap in strength between our army and the Huai army. For the current plan, we can only gather troops and horses, gather the main force and confront the Huai army!"

"Send another envoy to the Northern Wei camp to persuade Yuan Ying to go north and join forces with our army!"

"If you can delay the time, try to delay it as long as possible. It is best to wait until Yu'er arrives. If you can't wait, then you can only raise your army and use the eight thousand Jiangdong cavalry as the blade to fight to the death with the Huai army!"

Facing the Huai army's attack.

Fan Zeng didn't have a good solution either.

In fact, when the messenger sent the news that the Huai army had dispatched 60 troops, he guessed the opponent's marching strategy.

With an army of 60, there will certainly not be any surprise soldiers in such a large army.

Just like when Qin State destroyed Chu.

Li Xin went on a rampage with an army of 20, but was outflanked by Xiang Yan and returned in a big defeat. Wang Jian led an army of 60, marching forward step by step, never taking risks.

As a result, Xiang Yan was defeated and Chu State perished.

"60 troops!"

A stern look flashed across Fan Zeng's seemingly cloudy eyes.He will definitely not let the Western Chu Army follow in the footsteps of the Chu State in history.

What gave him confidence was not the many generals in the palace.

It was the eight thousand soldiers of the Overlord Xiang Yu.

These [-] soldiers are called Overlord's Cavalry, they are Xiang Yu's invincible pro-army elite, and they are also a top-notch special unit in history.

In the Battle of Julu, it was this army that broke through nine major formations and defeated hundreds of thousands of Qin troops.

With this elite team in hand.

The Western Chu Army retained the hope of defeating the strong with the weak and winning a decisive battle.

(End of this chapter)