Chapter 358: A game of chess in the country (seven)

The setting sun shone over the pond in blood.

Liu Kan climbed up to the city tower, raised her eyes to look into the distance, her eyes unconsciously narrowed into a line, and then exhaled a breath of turbid air.

The battle of hundreds of thousands of people is definitely not comparable to the battle where his light cavalry raided and took the general's head among the chaos.

In fact, Liu Kan is better at leading the way and charging into battle. However, his experience is relatively insufficient in commanding hundreds of thousands of people to fight. This is also related to his experience. Since his birth, whether it is the bloody battle in the Great Lakes of Zhaoyang or later leading more than 10,000 cavalry to gallop for thousands of miles and defeat Liu Bang, he relied on the word "power". He started with the situation and followed the flow of the boat.

But if you want to command a large-scale battle, Liu Kan is a little worse.

Therefore, before the Mianchi War began, he handed over the seal of the general to Zhang Liang. Later generations often said that Zhang Liang had plans to plan, but he ignored Zhang Liang's command ability. In fact, before Han Xin surrendered to Liu Bang, Zhang Liang also personally commanded the troops. However, later, due to Zhang Liang's physical reasons, he retreated behind the scenes, and even achieved the idiom "Han Xin ordered troops, the more he would be better."

As for Zhang Liang's body, when did he get a problem?

Liu Kan is not very clear. However, judging from Zhang Liang's current situation, there is no problem with his health.

Moreover, Zhang Lianggang surrendered to Liu Kan and needed to make merits. Therefore, when Liu Kan was given power, Zhang Liang did not refuse.

The number of troops transferred from Hangu Pass is increasing.

Especially when the Bashu army in Lantian camp quickly entered the battle after a brief rest, Liu Kan had sufficient troops in his hands. The Guanzhong form became flat. After a bumper autumn, Xianyang had sufficient food and grass.

Xiao He took over government affairs and carried out all matters in an orderly manner.

Baman continued to take charge of the Prime Minister's Mansion, closely monitoring the little princess stranded in Hanzhong, and paying attention to the changes in the situation in Guanzhong.

It can be said that at this time, Liu Kan had no worries.

Most of the time, he mainly watched the battle at the head of Mianchi City, watching Zhang Liang command the troops and stalemate with Chu Xiang.

In just ten days, the two sides had more than ten confrontations.

Judging from the scene, Zhang Liang insisted on it and seemed to be at a slight disadvantage...

Although Chu Xiang had the upper hand, he did not get much advantage. In short, in the past ten days, both sides made a surprise plan, which made Liu Kan enjoy.

"I never thought that ovary has this ability."

Liu Kan suddenly turned his head and smiled at the general standing behind him.

The general was one head lower than Liu Kan, with a burly and strong figure, a beard under the jaw and a leopard head and a round eyes. It was Fan Kuai.

How could Fan Kuai appear in Mianchi?

This starts with Liu Kan and Fan Kuai's conversation. After Liu Kan talked to Fan Kuai in the Heavenly Prison of Zulong Temple that day, he no longer paid attention to him. Although Fan Kuai was also moved, he always felt that he had obtained military merits with Liu Kan first, then defected to Liu Bang, and forced to rebel against Xiao He... Now that Liu Bang is destroyed, he should have followed Liu Bang. If he defected to Liu Kan, wouldn't he be a person who is flirting with Qin and Chu?

But unexpectedly, he did not surrender, but Zhang Liang surrendered to Liu Kan.

After that, when Xiao He arrived in Xianyang, he had another persuasion that made Fan Kuai think.

As Liu Kan seized Mianchi in Shan County, Fan Kuai finally made up his mind. He knew very well that if he did not follow Liu Kan at this time, he would never have the chance to follow him again... He had already done his best to Liu Bang. Now, he must plan for himself.

After understanding it, Fan Kuai immediately expressed his intention to surrender to Liu Kan through Xiao He.

Liu Kan was very happy and ordered Fan Kuai to be the General of Guard to take charge of the imperial guards. Although the positions under Liu Bang were basically the same as those under Liu Bang's command, the meaning was completely different. This is Liu Kan's trust in him! The imperial guards are responsible for protecting Liu Kan's safety, which is the same as the personal guards. For a newly surrendered person, what kind of trust does Liu Kan deliver his safety to Fan Kuai?

Listening to Liu Kan's words, Fan Kuai couldn't help but laugh.

"If you talk about formation strategy, I have never seen a few people who can surpass Mr. Zifang.

I heard that when Mr. Zifang was taking refuge in Xia Pi, he had received six volumes of military books taught by immortals, and he had the ability of unpredictable gods and ghosts. But... If it weren't for the king's destiny, I'm afraid that at this moment... it's so good. If it weren't for the king, Mr. Zhang would not be able to do his best."

Halfway through the conversation, Fan Kuai immediately realized the grammatical problem.

If it weren't for Liu Kan's disruption, the person who ruled Guanzhong now would probably be Liu Bang...

Liu Kan doesn’t care!

He was an anomaly. If it weren't for his appearance, perhaps Liu Bang had already made three rules in Guanzhong, and maybe he was playing the Hongmen Banquet with Xiang Yu. But now, the Hongmen Banquet would not have been staged, but what would happen next?

It's no longer possible for Liu Kan to grasp it.

The correction power of history can no longer have any effect.

Even Han Xin became Xiang Yu's subordinate. What would he look like in the future? Liu Kan really doesn't know.

"Master, your mouth is getting sweeter and sweeter... Haha, when you were in Pei County, you were not as good at speaking now."

Liu Kan's words made Fan Kuai relieved, and at the same time, there was a hint of bitterness.

After following Liu Bang for several years, he did not make achievements, but learned to flatter. But if not, how could he make Liu Bang believe in himself?

Sometimes, this person has to change, but the price is too high.

The rumbling drums of war have stopped.

After a noon battle formation, the Chu army and the Tang army retreated again.

From the Tang army camp outside the city, a group of people galloped in. In the center was a chariot, and it was Zhang Liang standing on it.

Liu Kan hurriedly led his men down from the city and welcomed Zhang Liang into the city.

"Sir, thank you for these hard times!"

Zhang Liang looked a little tired, but in his spirit, he looked pretty good.

He bowed slightly and said in a deep voice: "King, judging from the strength of the Chu army's attack today, Luoyang may not be able to hold on for long.

If Liang was not wrong, the Chu army would be afraid that it would withdraw its troops in more than ten days!

Liang returned to the city today to ask the king. If the Chu army retreated, what are the king’s plans? Should he pursue the victory and conquer Luoyang? Or should he defend Mianchi, use Xiwushan as the boundary, divide and govern it?"

Liu Kan pondered for a moment, "What should I do if my husband sees?"

"If the king wants to take Luoyang, it will not be difficult.

Now the Chu army is probably also worried about the food and supplies of the million people in Sanchuan. The king only needs to hold back the Chu army. When the three Qi Qi is in chaos, Xiang Yu is eager to withdraw his troops, and he can easily seize Luoyang. After taking Luoyang, the king can draw in the north of Hanoi and look at Yingchuan in the south... But in this case, the king will have to bear the burden of millions of people. If one is not dealt with properly, it will inevitably cause chaos.

But if Luoyang is not obtained, it is probably not easy to seize it after the Chu army pacified the Three Qi next year."

Zhang Liang did not answer Liu Kan’s question, but just analyzed the pros and cons.

Liu Kan closed her eyes!

With Guanzhong's current not strong strength, it is not a trivial matter to accommodate a million people at once and solve the food rations of these people.

If it is not done properly, famine may occur throughout Guanzhong.

But if you don’t take over Luoyang, it would be like abandoning this million population at once, and Liu Kan couldn’t bear it either.

This is not just a matter of kindness or unkindness. In ancient times, wars fought a single population. The temptation of more than one million people was equally huge for Liu Kan.

"Master, please send someone to Guanzhong immediately. Please tell Mr. Xiao and ask him to solve the problem of one million and a half stones of grain and grass. Be sure to send it to Luoyang within one month."

This sentence is equivalent to expressing Liu Kan's attitude.

For a million people, one and a half million stones of food and grass are not too much, but they can solve the urgent problem.

But for Xiao He, it was also a test for Liu Kan for him. In just one month, it was not easy to get enough food and grass. In fact, this one million and a half stones of food and grass was just the beginning, and more would be needed in the future.

"Will a month be too short?"

Zhang Liang couldn't help frowning and whispered: "The Guanzhong Sutra is in chaos, and it's probably not easy to get so much food and grass at once."

"Don't worry, Mr. Zhang, Mr. Xiao can definitely do it."

"Since that's the case, Liang will take his leave first and prepare to arrange the next thing."

After Zhang Liang said that, he stood up and left.

Liu Kan was guarding himself in the government office, looking through the official documents sent from Guanzhong. What he paid the most attention to was the little princess Yingguo's movements.

It can be seen that Ying Guo has been in Hanzhong for more than ten days, but has not been moving for a long time.

This means that Yingguo already knew that the situation was hopeless. But the reason why he did not take further action is that he was still waiting and watching...

Liu Kan didn't know what she was watching, but she felt a hint of uneasiness in her heart. He wrote a letter that night and sent someone to Xianyang overnight. The content of the letter was also very clear, and he told Baman not to relax his surveillance of Yingguo.

In the next two days, the frequency of the Chu army's attack became less.

Zhang Liang simply stopped responding to the battle, closed the camp gate, and sent only a small number of cavalry to continue to harass, maintaining the pressure on the Chu army. There was less shouting, and after more than ten days of hard fighting, Mianchi entered a relatively calm stalemate.

On this day, Liu Kan, accompanied by Zhang Liang, was patrolling the military camp. Suddenly, the soldiers reported that the Chu army sent an envoy to see Liu Kan.

"What does Xiang Yu send someone here at this time mean?"

Liu Kan couldn't help but be a little surprised.

Zhang Liang was also stunned, and then he showed a clear expression and smiled and said, "King, Liang has a general understanding of Xiang Yu's thoughts. However, the King cannot come forward to meet him at this time. It is better to send the visitor by Liang. If the King is interested, you might as well take a look."

Liu Kan thought for a while and nodded in agreement.

So he hid behind the screen of the central army's tent and listened to the movements in the tent.

"I came to the name of the general and sent a letter of war to the King of Tang!"

After the Chu army envoy entered the tent, he expressed his purpose.

Zhang Liang took the letter of war and glanced at him, "Does your general mean to decide the outcome by fighting the general?"

"Yes, the General was a hero and brave man in the world.

I heard that the King of Tang was also a brave man, so I ordered him to come and write a letter of war to decide the outcome with the King of Tang.
To be continued...