Long Qie spoke.

 "Han Xin knew that he was not our opponent and refused to fight us head-on, so he had to evacuate Handan City."

 "Well, that's the only explanation.

 But now, the problem becomes more troublesome, Han Xin keeps wandering around like this, we can't catch him at all.

 He won't lead the army to attack Pengcheng again. "

 Zhong Li frowned and said.

 "Humph!"

 Xiang Yu, who was beside him, snorted coldly: "Let him go, this king has left [-] defenders in Pengcheng.

 Even if Han Xin attacked Pengcheng again, he would not be able to threaten Pengcheng. "

 Xiang Yu also learned the previous lesson, and this time he left enough troops in Pengcheng, so that Han Xin's previous method of besieging Wei and saving Zhao would not succeed again.

 "All the scouts in the general are sent out, looking for traces of the Qi army."

 Xiang Yu gave the order.

 "promise."

 Xiang Yu temporarily led the army to stay in Handan. On the one hand, he sent scouts to look for Han Xin's traces, and on the other hand, he rested the army in Handan City.

 For the past half month, Xiang Yu's army has been running back and forth, not fighting many battles, but traveling a lot.

 The soldiers of the Chu army were also very tired and needed to rest and recuperate.

 Furthermore, at this time, as Han Xin gave up Handan City, Julu City was defeated by Xiang Yu again.

 The Handan and Julu counties that originally belonged to Zhang Er were taken back by him.

 The Hengshan County in the north was promised by Xiang Yu to Zang Tu, King of Yan. When Zang Tu's army went south, Hengshan County would basically belong to Zang Tu.

 In this way, Han Xin spent more than half a year just to seize the three counties of Julu, Handan and Hengshan from Zhang Er, which was tantamount to being destroyed by Xiang Yu.

 With this result, Xiang Yu's first goal has been completed.

 This time, Xiang Yu sent troops again, in addition to preventing Han Xin from seizing the territory of these three counties, more importantly, he joined forces with Zang Tu's Yan County to completely destroy Han Xin once and for all.

 "Report, report to the Overlord, the news came from the scouts.

 They suspected that they had discovered Han Xin's men, and they seemed to have withdrawn to Linzi City. "

 Two days later, Xiang Yu received the news in Handan.

 "Going back to Linzi? It's exactly what I want.

 The order was passed on, and the army set off two days later, aiming at Linzi City.

 This time, the king will never let Han Xin escape again. "

 Xiang Yu said coldly.

 "Report, report to Overlord that King Yan has led an army of [-] to the south, and has conquered Donghuan City and occupied the entire Hengshan County."

 Another day later, Xiang Yu received another message in Handan City.

 "Has Zang Tu occupied Hengshan County? The moves are very fast."

 "Since he has already taken the benefits, let him lead the army south as soon as possible.

 Go and tell Zang Tu that it is enough to lead the army directly to Linzi City, and the king will join him there. "

 Xiang Yu sneered, Zang Tu was quite positive about land occupation.

 Zang Tu originally said that Ban Yue would lead the army to go south, but now that half a month has passed, Hengshan County has already been eaten by him.

 "promise."

 On December 25, Xiang Yu led an army of [-] and rushed to Linzi City again.

 At this time, Han Xin did lead the army back to Linzi City.

 However, Han Xin's [-] Qi army's elite main force did not come back with him at this time.

 Before, Han Xin deliberately confused the scouts of the Chu army, and let other leaders return to Linzi.

 "Brother Zhang, I will leave Linzi City to you, and you must hold on.

 This time, not only Xiang Yu's 10,000+ soldiers and horses came to fight, but Zang Tu, King Yan from the north, also came to intervene.

 At that time, what you may have to face is Xiang Yu and Zang Tu's coalition of more than 20 troops.

 Facing such a powerful enemy, if we stick to Linzi City, we will lose this battle.

 Only by defending and attacking can we win a slight chance of winning.

 So, here in Linzi City, I will leave it to you, and I will lead the army to look for opportunities in the periphery. "

 At this time in the city of Linzi, Han Xin entrusted Zhang Han.

 "King Qi, don't worry, I will try my best to guard Linzi City."

 Zhang Han said confidently.

 "That's good, this king will ask someone to leave you ten thousand iron weapons and five thousand sets of armor.

 The iron weapons and armor made by these Qin people are really powerful.

 It's a pity that we still don't know how the Qin people made these iron weapons and armor.

 This time, thanks to Zhang Er's blessing, this king was able to obtain such a large number of iron weapons and armor, which greatly enhanced the strength of our soldiers. "

 At this time, Han Xin drew out an iron sword from his waist. The iron sword was glowing with cold light. He tapped the blade with his right hand, and he could not put it down, and said to Zhang Han on the opposite side.

 This iron sword was seized by Han Xin from Zhang Er. It was a good sword specially given to Zhang Er by Xu Feng, and it turned out to be cheaper for Han Xin.

 Looking at the iron sword in Han Xin's hand, Zhang Han looked indifferently, and said in a deep voice, "Yes, these iron weapons and armor made by the Qin people are really easy to use.

 Iron weapons are much easier to use than bronze weapons, and those iron armors are even more amazing in defense, not inferior to copper armor, which greatly increases the survival rate of soldiers on the battlefield.

 Since the Qin people were able to build such armor on such a large scale, it must mean that their cost is not as expensive as copper armor, and they can be built on a large scale.

 But this is probably not good news for us.

 Once we fight Qin Jun in the future, I'm afraid we have to be careful. "

 "Haha, Brother Zhang, you are thinking far ahead, let us survive this disaster first."

 Han Xin said with a smile.

 "That's right, this king is thinking too much." Zhang Han smiled.

 "By the way, King Qi, let's talk about the people of Qin.

 Earlier, a minister suggested that we send envoys to unite with the Qin people to deal with Xiang Yu and Zang Tu's Chu-Yan coalition forces.

 This king thinks that this idea is good. "

 "Are you joining forces with the Qin people?"

 After hearing this, Han Xin fell into deep thought.

 For Han Xin, he was not with Xiang Yu and others, and he was not a member of the dozen or so uprising princes back then.

 Otherwise, he and Xiang Yu wouldn't be in such a fight at this time.

 Feel free, after a moment of contemplation, Han Xin felt that the idea was good, and he didn't have any grievances in his heart to join hands with Xu Feng's Qin army.

 Han Xin is a pragmatic person, and he also understands the truth of 'the enemy of an enemy is a friend'.

 Facing this time, whether the menacing Chu Yan 20 coalition army can win, Han Xin has no idea.

 As for Zhang Han, he was originally a general of Qin, and he still has some feelings for Qin.

 Therefore, he agrees with joining forces with Qin Jun.

 But he is the second in command after all, and whether he wants to do this or not must be approved by Han Xin.

 "Okay, it's not impossible to join forces with the Qin people.

 Brother Zhang, send an envoy to contact the people of Qin.

 As long as the Qin people don't make too harsh demands, try to form an alliance with the Qin people to deal with Xiang Yu and Zang Tu together. "

 Han Xin nodded in agreement.

 "Okay, then I'll send someone to do it."

 Soon, before Xiang Yu led the army to kill Linzi City, Han Xin quietly left Linzi City with his guards.

 At the beginning of January in the sixth year of Qin II, the [-] troops led by Xiang Yu finally reached the outside of Linzi City and surrounded Linzi City.

 Three days later, Zang Tu's [-] Yan army also arrived and joined Xiang Yu.

 Zhang Han stood on the head of Linzi City, looking at the two armies and horses outside the city who couldn't see each other at a glance, with a dignified expression.

 "Xiang Yu and Zang Tu joined forces, this battle is not easy."

 Zhang Han whispered to himself.

 "However, if Xiang Yu and Zang Tu want to capture Linzi City, they have to ask the king if he agrees."

 But immediately, a strong fighting spirit flashed in Zhang Han's eyes.

 Xu Feng also counted on Zhang Er to persist in Handan for a while, so that Xu Feng could digest the land of the five counties taken back from Wei Bao and Zhao Xie as soon as possible.

 Avoid the Qin army and Han Xin's Qi army, and fight prematurely.

 Soon, the people sent by Xu Feng arrived in Handan to send a message to Zhang Er, telling him not to relax, Han Xin would not let it go.

 "Heh, people from Qin are really getting more and more kind."

 It's a pity that Zhang Er didn't take it seriously after receiving the reminder sent by Xu Feng.

 "The King and the Overlord are allies. If Han Xin dares to attack the King, the Overlord will never let him go."

 Zhang Er said confidently, thinking that after this battle, Han Xin should take advantage of Xiang Yu's strength and dare not attack him again.

 As for the lost Julu County, Zhang Er knew that he would not be able to get it back in a short time, so he had to figure out a way later.

 "Han Xin, you wait for this king, after this king rebuilds the army.

 This king not only wants to take back Julu County, but also kills Linzi City. "

 Zhang Er said vowedly in Handan City.

 It's a pity that Zhang Er had no idea that Han Xin had no intention of stopping the war at all.

 On November [-]th, shortly after Han Xin returned to Linzi City, he led [-] elite Qi troops to leave Linzi City at night and rush to Julu City.

 This time, Han Xin managed to destroy the main force of Changshan Army under Zhang Er's command, so how could he give Zhang Er time to recuperate.

 If Zhang Er is given a period of time, I am afraid he can rebuild an army of hundreds of thousands.

 Han Xin would not allow such a thing to happen.

 On November [-]th, Han Xin led the army and arrived in Julu City quietly without anyone knowing.

 But Julu City, Julu Handan City, is only a distance of forty or fifty miles away, and the infantry can reach it by marching for half a day.

 On November [-]th, Han Xin led an army of [-] troops. After a half-day raid, he unexpectedly killed Handan City and launched a strong attack on Handan City.

 "Report, Your Majesty, it's not good, the Qi army has broken through the city."

 On the afternoon of the [-]th, a blood-stained general of the Chang Shan Army stumbled into Zhang Er's palace and shouted loudly.

 "How could you break the city so quickly, hold it, you must hold it for this king."

 After Zhang Er heard the news, he slumped on the seat and roared hysterically.

 The arrival of the Qi army was so sudden that the defenders of the Changshan Army in Handan City didn't react at all, and were caught off guard.

 The Qi army led by Han Xin easily broke into the city.

 Once the Qi army is allowed to enter the city, with the low morale of the Changshan army at this time, it is basically impossible to drive the Qi army out of the city.

 Even so, Zhang Er bought a large number of iron weapons and armor from the Qin army, and equipped them to the soldiers of the Changshan Army in the city.

 But facing the morale of the rainbow, the elite Qi army under Han Xin's command, the Changshan army, which had the advantage in equipment, was still no match.

Chapter 167

 167 Han Xin Shows His Power

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