Chapter 283: The mantis stalks the cicada

In the second year of Qin II, that is, 208 AD.

History has quietly changed a lot in this place. And all the changes originated from Loucang Town, which should not have existed. So, after a butterfly shaking its wings gently, the situation in Shandong became complicated.

First of all, Chen Sheng should have been killed by coachman Zhuang Jia after his failure in Chen County, and then his general Jing Ju led the remnants to become king.

But now, Chen Sheng died at Xiang Liang's hands. In Xiang Liang's eyes, Chen Sheng was originally an insignificant little person who had arisen due to the current situation, and he would be killed if he killed him. But he forgot one thing. Chen Sheng was the first person to stand up to resist Lao Qin after all. Regardless of whether Xiang Liang was willing to admit it or not, people from all walks of life, including Tian Dan, Zhang Er and Wei Ju, always respected Chen Sheng.

If it weren't for Chen Sheng, how could the descendants of the six countries have the opportunity to rise up and resist?

Although Xiang Liang claimed that Chen Sheng followed the foreign king Wu Rui to Zhu County, he immediately annexed Chen Sheng's men, and Zhang Chu Shangzhu Kingdom Zhang He was missing. All signs have shown that Chen Sheng was killed by Xiang Liang. In history, all parties should have sent envoys to allied with Xiang Liang, now all the princes who have taken a wait-and-see attitude. God knows, will Xiang Liang annex this together?

Sima Yi should have supported Dang County after conquering Chen County.

Now it was replaced by Zhang Han's army... Sima Yi was eager to avenge his revenge and couldn't wait to kill Sishui County. Especially after he received the supply guarantee from Lou Cang, he no longer had any concerns. He slaughtered along the way, killing only blood flowing into a river.

Xiang County was slaughtered; Xiao County was slaughtered!

After Sima Yi, who had already killed his eyes, captured Xiaoxian County, he sent someone to the Lou Cang to urge the second batch of supplies.

At the same time, Sima Yi could not help but take revenge. Before Lou Cang's supplies arrived, he actually took the vanguard troops to attack in advance, throwing the main force of the army to the deputy general to manage, and advancing towards Pengcheng, trying to seize Pengcheng first and fight against Liu Bang.

Similarly, Wei Ju, the Ningling Jun, who should have been easily defeated by Zhang Han in history, changed his earlier attack attitude because of Liu Kan's intelligence, shrank his troops and acted as a perseverance. The "Records of the Grand Historian" records that Wei Ju's troops were dispersed due to rash advances. As a result, he was defeated by Zhang Han and eventually died in Linji. But now, the form has undergone a fundamental change.

Zhang Han’s supply line is indeed in big trouble.

Luoyang has been overwhelmed after a year of war in three places.

According to Zhang Han's intention, it doesn't matter if he was to lead the Wei army to attack, even if he gave up the two cities, it doesn't matter. Disperse the Wei army's forces and drag its main force to Suiyang. Then concentrate all his strength and quickly defeat the main force of the Wei army, then rush the army north to completely eliminate the Wei army.

Then, the Wei army gave up the temptation to conquer the city and relied on the strong city of Xiangyi, as if they wanted to have a protracted battle with the Qin army.

This time, Zhang Han really had a headache... Fighting a protracted war and a war of attrition is definitely a nightmare for Zhang Han.

On the 28th day of the first lunar month, a tragic battle occurred on the banks of the Gushui River.

In spring, flowers bloomed and the ice and snow melted. Sima Yi led his troops to advance, and as he crossed the valley water, he could reach Pengcheng. His anxious mood also relaxed a little. He pulled his horse on the banks of the valley water, carefully observed the rush of the river water, and ordered the whole army to cross the river.

Gushui is a tributary of Luoshui.

The river water is not turbulent at this time, so there should be no big problems when crossing the river.

So Sima Yi did not investigate carefully and commanded the troops to quickly cross the valley water. But unexpectedly, just as the army reached the center of the river, a roar sound like the sky and the earth cracked. Immediately afterwards, the earth trembled, as if thousands of horses galloped.

Before Sima Yi could react, a torrent roared from the valley water and arrived in an instant.

Nearly half of the soldiers were swept away by the flood. The river water was filled with unmelted ice and thick and strong logs. Even though many soldiers could swim, they died one by one in the river water due to the impact of the ice logs.

This sudden flood lasted for a quarter of an hour.

Sima Yi, who was still in shock, stood on the hill beside the river bank with his remaining troops. As the flood gradually subsided, he felt a chill coming.

Is it a natural disaster or a man-made disaster?

Sima Yi was still a little hesitant at this time.

However, his question was answered soon, and a melodious sound of ox horns echoed in the sky. Two troops broke out from behind.

"General, there is an ambush!"

Nonsense, if you can’t see the clue at this time, Sima Yi will have really lived to be a dog in the past few decades!

But Sima Yi was a little surprised that building a dam and storing water into a flood would not be successful in one day. In other words, the other party had already prepared here, and might have even calculated that he would lead his troops to attack... There seemed to be a master in this rebel.

However, at this time, Sima Yi could not have been allowed to think for too long.

He gritted his teeth and shouted sternly: "The enemy is approaching, and only by fighting to kill a bloody road can we have the chance. Men, be brave enough to kill the enemy, and only then can we save the fate of the old Qin in the old way... and attack with me!"

There are more than 3,000 people under Sima Yi's command.

Among them, there were a thousand lieutenant army. This was also Zhang Han took care of Sima Yi and divided the lieutenant army, which was not many. These lieutenant army acted as Sima Yi's guards. After the army crossed the river, the lieutenant army did not cross the river. After hearing Sima Yi's order, the lieutenant army showed no panic at all, and quickly formed a battle formation and killed it against the enemy.

Sima Yi took the lead, and the bronze axe in his hand flew up and down, killing the opponent's horse.

"Qin General Don't Be Absolute, Fan Kuai Comes to Meet You!"

In the chaos army, a general rushed over with a pegasus, with a long snare in one hand and an iron sword in the other hand, and a bloody road was slashed like a wave and slashed the waves. He came to Sima Yi. The long snare in his hand shook, and the monster python turned over and stabbed him when he was distracted. Sima Yi raised his axe to block it and set off his opponent's long snare. When the two horses were wrong, he raised his hand and swept across it. The sword suddenly hit Sima Yi and almost hit Sima Yi.

What a Sima Yi, he is not confused at all.

Suddenly, he was on the iron bridge and Da Yue collapsed the iron sword, and he sat firmly on his body and had a backhand attack.

The other party dodged very quickly, and this round was completed in a flash. Sima Yi then noticed the appearance of the other party's general, and saw a burly and majestic dressed in black armor. Sima Yi couldn't help but shout, "Well, the thief general, you dare to report your surname."

The other party laughed loudly, "General Qin, may you be deaf? Grandpa Fan Kuai... Now he is ordered by Pei Gong and has been waiting for him again for a long time."

As he spoke, Fan Kuai danced and went on again.

Sima Yi was not panicked, and the two of them were fighting in one place.

After seven or eight rounds, there was no winner. Sima Yi couldn't help but feel anxious. If he stayed here, he would be more dangerous.

He sold a loophole and was about to leave.

However, unexpectedly, another general in the crowd came out, with a spear in his palm, dark, heavy, and a cold and cold look.

"Qin Gou, don't leave!"

The person who came was nine feet tall, and his shoulders were wide and round.

He didn't say much, and he was stabbing a spear when he came up. Sima Yi hurriedly dodged sideways, posed Dayue to stand with the other party, and cursed: "How dare you attack a sneak attack? Do you dare to report your name?"

"A certain family, Zhu Jujian, Qin Gou is not dead."

At this time, Fan Kuai, who was standing beside him, did not take action and directly killed the lieutenant army. However, Sima Yi did not feel relaxed at all, because Zhu Jujian's ability seemed to be even better than Fan Kuai. After a few rounds, Sima Yi could no longer resist it.

Across the battlefield, above a hill.

Liu Ji stood in the car and quietly watched the battle situation at the foot of the mountain.

"I didn't expect that this Qin general was so brave? Zhu Jujian is one of the few powerful generals among the people I have seen in my life. But it's not easy for this guy to fight him for so long... It seems that Lao Qin's strength is indeed strong, so one needs to be cautious."

Liu Fei, who was thin beside him, was furious when he heard this.

"Father, don't be motivated by the Qin dog. Wait for the child to attack and take the Qin dog down."

The reason why Liu Fei dared to say this is not that his martial arts are more skilled than Zhu Jujian or Fan Kuai. There is a short story here. After Liu Fei fell into trouble in Xue County, he wandered around. By chance, he met Zhu Jujian in a small mountain village. At that time, Zhu Jujian was seriously injured. He was supported by this foundation and was poor and destitute.

Liu Fei tied a doctor from the county town overnight and saved Zhu Jujian.

After asking, I realized that Zhu Jujian was the grandson of the hero Zhu Hai of that year. He had studied under Gai Nie. Not long ago, he was ordered to assassinate Liu Kan, but he failed to assassinate him, but he almost lost his life. When he heard that he was Liu Kan's enemy, Liu Fei immediately developed the same hatred for the enemy.

Zhu Jujian is a proud and arrogant person.

Never bother to join forces with others to kill the enemy...

Therefore, when Fan Kuai saw that he took action, he did not join forces to siege Sima Yi. But Liu Fei is different. He is Zhu Jujian's benefactor, and Zhu Jujian respects him quite respects him. Even if he takes action to siege Sima Yi, Zhu Jujian will complain at most and will never blame him.

Liu Bang nodded immediately, "Since that's the case, then attack and fight quickly!"

Liu Fei was immediately overjoyed when he heard this and led his troops to rush down from the hills. Looking at Liu Fei's back, Liu Bang suddenly felt a sense of emotion: He seemed to be old... He had been fighting all his life and wanted to compete with Liu Kan. In the past, Liu Kan was better than him.

But now, time is coming, and Liu Kan is about to become a fallen dog!

It’s just a pity that Ah Zhi. If she was still there, maybe there would be a possibility of conquering Liu Kan. But now, it’s probably difficult!

"Old Zhou is really imagining things, why didn't he see it before?"

Lu Wan, who was standing beside him, looked at the Qin army, who had gradually revealed a defeated prime minister, couldn't help but sigh: "If he hadn't come to tell us and wanted us to set up an ambush here, I'm afraid that Jiangyou would have a fierce battle with the Qin army. Why not leave Lao Zhou behind by Pei Gong?"

"I want to do this, but it's a pity... Old Zhou is now from Ning Lingjun, so he may not be able to like us."

Lu Wan said: "It's not necessarily true that everyone has drunk water from the same place and has been born and died together. If Old Zhou is not reminiscent of his old love, how could he come to remind us? Although he is under Ninglingjun's disciple, how could he compare to his friendship with us who is living a life-long relationship?"

The reason why Liu Bang set up an ambush here was because an old friend of the past came to visit.

Ning Lingjun's confidant is now the prime minister of Wei State, Zhou Shi. Liu Bang naturally recognized Zhou Shi. After all, he lived together in Pei County.

Zhou Shi came to join forces, on the one hand, to form an alliance with Ning Lingjun and Liu Bang.

On the other hand, he told him that Lao Qin sent Sima Yi to lead his troops to encircle and suppress them.

Zhou City told Liu Bang: Although the Qin army is powerful now, Zhang Han won consecutive battles. However, wars are everywhere, and the Qin army's supplies are difficult to keep up. Therefore, every battle, the Qin army must do its best to use a thunder strike to achieve the goal of a quick battle. Sima Yi is now in Sishui County and must also face such a problem. He is likely to take advantage of the victory and quickly occupy Pengcheng in order to win quickly.

If Liu Bang could set up an ambush in Gushui and defeat Sima Yi, he would definitely stabilize the Sishui situation and even threaten Dang County.

This Dang County has always been the place that Liu Bang wanted, because according to Zhang Liang's design, after obtaining Dang County, it will be able to connect Yingchuan County.

Zhou Shi said that if he defeated Zhang Han, Ninglingjun could hand over all the seven counties south of Meng County to Liu Bang.

In this way, Liu Bang could have a territory of one and a half counties. With such a huge amount of profit, how could Liu Bang resist the temptation?

Almost all out of his mind, pulling out all the soldiers and horses in Pei County.

The responsibility of guarding Pei County was to accompany Liu Fei to the strategist named Wu Chen.

This person is proficient in the law and is said to have served as an official in Ge County. Since the rebellion, Liu Bang lacked the most talent who is proficient in internal affairs. In history, he had the assistance of Xiao He, Cao Shen, Zhou Chang and others. But now, Cao Shen, Zhou Chang has defected to Liu Kan, and there is only one Xiao He left, but Liu Bang can't help but feel a little suspicious. After all, Xiao He was forced by Liu Bang to rebel together.

Liu Bang wanted to use it, but he didn't dare to reuse it.

This is also one of the reasons why he never expanded outward after occupying Pei County.

Of course, the fear of angering Liu Kan is also a reason. Therefore, after Liu Bang occupied Pengcheng, he did not take any action.
To be continued...