Pei County, Surabaya County.
When my edict arrived at Sishui County, Liu Bang had already captured Huling on the basis of capturing Peixian County. Some people in the surrounding counties and counties heard that Liu Bang had raised troops. Anyone who wanted to rebel against Qin came to join Liu Bang, and his troops increased to 12,000.
Liu Bangzheng and Xiao He discussed the next step in the Pei County government office.
Xiao He looked at Liu Bang and said: "Pei Gong, although we have captured Peixian and Huling, and more and more people have come to seek refuge, the grain reserves in the two counties are not enough to support the army for more than a month, so why worry about changes in the long run."
Liu Bang also frowned and said: "I asked Fan Kuai to take people to investigate. Now the surrounding counties have closed their doors. No matter how provocative we are, the Qin army can't hold on."
"The original plan was to capture Huling and then seize the lower areas. Even if the Qin army cannot hold out by then, we can use the land of the three counties to form a vertical and horizontal force and plan for the next big plan."
"Based on my understanding of the Qin Army, the Qin Army will arrogantly attack us without us provoking them. But now they are uncharacteristically shying away. It's really strange."
Xiao He nodded: "Since we started the army, we have not encountered the real main force of the Qin Army. They are all county soldiers and county soldiers. If the Qin Army still holds on, it is probably waiting for the main force of the Qin Army. Why do you think it can't last long? We must delay, even if we attack by force, we must capture Fang Yu as soon as possible. Once the main force of the Qin army arrives, our chances of winning may not be good."
Fan Kuai sighed heavily: "The difficulty is that we don't have siege equipment, otherwise why would we be afraid of these county soldiers!"
Then several people began to discuss countermeasures.
Half a month later, when Qi Liang led his army to join Zhang Han in Sishui, Liu Bang had already captured Fang Yu.
After Zhang Han learned about the situation of the rebels, he immediately decided to rest for two days and then go to annihilate Liu Bang after two days.
Then he went to find Ji Zhuang to find out the situation.
Jizhuang said to Zhang Han: "General, the rebels have now captured the three counties of Peixian, Huling, and Fangyu. However, Zhuang obeyed your majesty's order and did not hold out. The rebels failed to capture Fangyu when they did. The first two counties used the same trick and adopted the strategy of attacking by force. However, the rebels did not have siege equipment, and they only entered Fangyu County with more than a thousand casualties."
"The casualties sustained by the attackers made the thieves wary, so they did not attack other counties and then rested."
Zhang Han nodded and asked, "Does the Sheriff know the situation inside the rebels?"
Ji Zhuang said: "Zhuang has spies among the rebels. According to reports from spies, there is no harmony among the rebels, especially Yong Chi. Although Yong Chi began to follow Liu Bang when he raised his army, he often looked down upon Liu Bang. In my heart, I thought he was a ruffian, and it was only because Lu Gong married his daughter to him that he had the opportunity to cause trouble, so he criticized Liu Bang a lot."
Zhang Han responded: "In addition, there were many casualties between the attackers and the thieves this time, so the conflict between the two will probably get further."
Ji Zhuang agreed: "What the general said is exactly what Zhuang Zhi thought. When the army attacks, there will definitely be a rift between the two, and then there will be a chance to break it up!"
Zhang Han cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Lord Sheriff, for your advice."
Jizhuang also returned the greeting and said: "General, there is no need to be polite. I just hope that the traitors will be wiped out as soon as possible and that we will live up to your majesty's trust."
Two days later, Zhang Han led an army to Fangyu and surrounded the entire Fangyu County.
After Fangyu was captured, Liu Bang led his army back to Pei County and ordered Yong Chi to defend Fangyu County. All the wounded soldiers stayed in Fangyu County.
When he learned that Zhang Han's army was approaching Fang Yu, Yong Chi immediately sent someone to request Liu Bang to send troops for assistance. However, he did not expect that Zhang Han arrived so quickly. More than 20,000 people directly surrounded Fang Yu County like an iron barrel. .
At this time, Liu Bang was discussing with Xiao He in Peixian County.
Liu Bang said: "I thought the Qin army would attack Peixian directly, but I didn't expect that they would attack Fangyu directly. As a result, Fangyu may not be able to hold on for long with the strength and food supplies of Fangyu."
Fan Kuai suggested: "Pei Gong, Kuai is willing to lead the troops to relieve the siege."
Xiao He immediately stopped him and said: "No! The Qin army has more than 20,000 people, and we are only more than 10,000. Not to mention whether we can defeat the Qin army in a head-on confrontation. Since the Qin army went straight to Fang Yu, it did not divide its troops to attack. Peixian and Huling will definitely set up an ambush to ambush the reinforcements."
Fan Kuai sneered: "Master Xiao is too cautious. I heard that the man who led the Qin army was named Zhang Han. He was the Zuo Xiaoling who built the mausoleum for Ying Zheng. What does he know about how to lead an army? I think the Qin army has no power. People are available, let such a idiot lead the army. Kuai can easily take off his head!"
Zhang Han is indeed unknown. Almost no one has paid attention to his whereabouts since the Lishan Mausoleum was capped. These people do not know Zhang Han's experience in the clouds.
Just when Xiao He was about to refute Fan Kuai, Liu Bang shouted softly: "Fan Kuai! Don't be so rude to Mr. Xiao. We used to be brothers and it was okay to joke around casually. Now when we act together, we must have rules!"
Among the rebels, only Liu Bang and Xiao He served as minor officials, and Liu Bang relied on Xiao He for advice.
Fan Kuai said seriously: "I will obey Pei Gong's order. Mr. Xiao, I can't help myself."
Xiao He smiled calmly: "It doesn't matter. What you said makes sense. Zhang Han has indeed never heard of him leading troops to fight. Maybe the second emperor has messed up the situation and sent someone here randomly."
Liu Bang sighed helplessly: "Well, no matter what, we need reinforcements. If we sit back and do nothing, we will be defeated one by one. Yong Chi and I have some differences. If I don't care about his life or death, I'm afraid it won't be easy to get along with him in the future. .”
Xiao He thought for a while and said: "What's the plan? The Qin army only surrounded Fang Yu and did not attack by force. Fang Yu was closest to Xiangxian County where the governor was located, and the Qin army came from the direction of Xiangxian County. Pei Gong can order The army of Peixian County is attacking Yutai County in the north with all its strength. It is expected that Yutai County will not be able to withstand the fierce attack of our army. After capturing Yutai County, Pei Gong can spread the news that our army will approach Dangxian County."
"Fang and Huling-Pei County-Yutai County form a north-south line. If the Qin army hears that Yutai is being attacked, they will definitely divide their troops to break the siege of Yutai. When they reach Huling, our army will return to occupy the enemy. If Fang Yu attacks his rear army, the Qin army will be defeated!"
Liu Bang frowned and said, "What if the Qin army insists on attacking Fang Yu first?"
Xiao He smiled confidently and said: "The Qin Army can ignore Yutai, but it cannot ignore Dang County. Although Dang County is small, it is a major grain-producing county. If we really conquer Dang County, we will definitely develop and grow. The Qin Army cannot just sit back and watch. ignore!"
"But Pei Gong must remember that after capturing Yutai, he must not really attack Dang County. Dang County is the seat of Dang County, and the city defense is strong. Our army cannot capture it in a short time. If we are pinned there, we will not be able to look at each other. We are.”
Liu Bang was overjoyed when he heard this and immediately ordered the plan to be followed.
At this time, Zhang Han was waiting for Liu Bang's reinforcements to arrive under Fang Yu City, and he would be able to catch them all in one fell swoop.
After noon, the scouts suddenly came to report that Liu Bang's army was marching in the opposite direction, had arrived at Yutai, and was about to begin a fierce attack.
Zhang Han frowned and said to Qi Liang: "If the army hadn't been lightly armed and carried no siege equipment, Fang Yu would have been captured long ago."
Hearing this, Qi Liang said: "The rebels are in a desperate situation. In order to reach Surabaya as soon as possible, this is a helpless strategy."
When Zhang Han was thinking about how to deal with it, there was a sudden report from outside the tent: Someone asked to see him!
