"Is Beichu going to war with Yan?" Han Xin stroked his beard with a bright expression on his face.
He is always paying attention to the situation in Beichu. Winter has just passed and everything is still waiting to be done. Beichu is already poor and has little money, soldiers, horses, food and grass. Although he firmly believes that Xiang An is a capable person, but In this case...
"Yes, General, now Beichu has devoted almost all its troops to the war against Yan!" The spy knelt on the ground and reported to Han Xin seriously.
Han Xin didn't respond, just waved his hand and thought to himself.
"It seems that the King of Northern Chu is confident of winning the battle?" A young man asked Han Xin, looking sideways.
This man is the son of Kuai Tong, a close confidant of Han Xin. His name is Kuai Ge. He is resourceful and capable. He can help Han Xin when he makes plans.
As for Kuai Tong, he is now on the front line of attacking Wei.
"...Who knows. Let's focus on the matter at hand first. We have to clean up the middle area before we fight against him." Han Xin thought for a while, but couldn't figure it out. He simply smiled and stood up. Get up and walk outside the camp.
Wei State is not easy to fight.
Wei Bao alone is definitely not difficult to defeat, but Wei Bao has reinforcements. The original acting king Zhao Xie changed his country's name and called him back to Zhao State. His relationship with Han Xin is not very good.
This is directly related to Liu Ji and Xiang Yu. Zhao Xie was originally the King of Zhao, but after Xiang Yu took over Xianyang and divided the world, the country's title was changed to Dai Bu Sai, and the good land was cut off and became He took over the land of his minister Zhang Er, but Zhang Er didn't know what he thought after being fed a stomach full of ecstasy soup by Liu Ji, so he followed Liu Jiqian.
The title of the country is gone, the land is gone, and the ministers who were once close and reliable are gone.
At this time, Han Xin played a trick and directly attacked Wei in the name of unsuccessfully persuading Wei Bao to surrender. King Xie of Zhao in the rear of Wei knew the truth of the cold and the cold, and immediately sent troops to aid Wei, helping Wei Bao withstand Han Xin's offensive in the southwest. Now It has been a stalemate for half a year.
Han Xin also wanted to conquer Wei as soon as possible, but the situation he faced could not be said to be exactly the same as Xiang An's, it could only be said to be inseparable.
With no troops and no food and fodder, Wei Bao and Wei Bao went back and forth to attack and defend, while the Huns who had nothing to eat in the winter went south to the Great Wall and robbed them like last year. They went back and forth with both sides for several months. Even with Han Xin's ability, Resources are almost exhausted.
Han Xin is still pulling and pulling, waiting for Liu Ji's follow-up troops and horses to be replenished, otherwise the battle will not be fought.
Let’s take a step at a time...
...
"Xiaosi, food is our most important goal." Xiang An rode on the back of Tuanchi, taking the lead as usual, and said to the slightly immature general behind him.
"Every time you visit a city, open a granary, take away half and leave the other half." Xiang An looked back at the master behind him and said seriously and sternly, "This will be our land in the future, we can't take it all away, and, little Ye, please send a message to everyone, don’t kill people at will, otherwise you will be punished by yourself!”
"yes!"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The generals handed over their orders, and Xiaoye went to inform other generals.
Han Xin and Jiang Ge thought that Xiang An was determined to win the battle, so they decided to attack Yan in an all-out manner.
But actually?
There is no other way.
If Xiang An doesn't start a war, Beichu may be gone.
Using war to revitalize Northern Chu was Xiang An's last resort.
"Gu Fa realized that Gu has been gambling since he left Xi Chu." Xiang An gently touched Tuan Chi's neck and sighed.
Zijuan looked at the back of Xiang An's head, pursed her lips, said nothing, and just sighed inwardly.
Yes, I have been betting.
The battle in Linzi was a gamble, the river was diverted, the winter was warm and cold, and the attack on Yan State is still a gamble.
"But you won the bet, didn't you?" Zi Juan tried her best to sound cheerful and comforted her.
"...Hmm." Xiang An lowered his head and nodded lightly.
That's right, they all won the bet.
Linzi was defeated by Zijuan, and Xiang An tried his best to stabilize the land and victims affected by the diversion of the river, and the winter was not too difficult.
"This time, I will still win." Xiang An exhaled, with a dangerous look in his eyes, "Xiaosi, we're not far away."
"Soon, Beichu will no longer have to walk on thin ice to participate in this competition, and we will no longer have to gamble anymore."
Xiang An reined in the reins and looked at the 100,000 Northern Chu troops behind him. His voice was rich and penetrating, reaching the ears of every Northern Chu soldier.
"Thirty miles ahead is Geng County. Chuan Gu ordered everyone to prepare to attack!"
"The general will obey the order!
! "Led by Zijuan, the generals of Beichu responded loudly to Xiang An's order.
...
War, especially the so-called "below" siege warfare, has actually been commonplace for the Northern Chu army.
The war situation was familiar, and the will to fight was high. In addition, Zang Tu had never thought about defending the rear, and was only focused on fighting Han Guang, the king of Liaodong. When Xiang An suddenly declared war, he had no time to defend.
Therefore, at least in the early stage of the war with Yan State, Beichu was able to take advantage.
Xiang An's reputation was completely ruined by Peng Yue before, but after last summer and winter, Xiang An's reputation was already praised by the people of Qi.
No one would hate or rebuke a king who really helped the people. Previously, when Peng Yue publicized Xiang An's bad reputation, most of the people were at a loss.
And because Xiang An's attitude in disaster relief won him a lot of popularity, and because of this, Beichu's soldiers were somewhat replenished.
One hundred thousand Northern Chu troops pressed madly on the border between Northern Chu and Yan. Last year, the land of Changshan was actually blocked in the middle. However, they were taken back by Zijuan in a deadlock. Now they can directly attack Yan. A border city.
The war progressed rapidly. In early April, Zang Tu was forced by Xiang An to turn back and fight against Xiang An.
But in this way, Han Guang, the king of Liaodong, could steal his hometown crazily. As a last resort, Zang Tu had to ask for help from Zhao and Wei in the west.
However......
Zhao and Wei are facing Han Xin's offensive, whose troops and food have been replenished. You, Yan State, wish you good luck.
In a sense, Han Xin was helping Xiang An in disguise.
The battle situation in the south was still extremely chaotic. Xiang Yu, who had recovered his breath, seemed to have gone crazy and bit off a large piece of land from Liu Ji's hand, forcing Liu Ji to retreat to the west of Linji. Jiujiang and Hengshan in the south also Xiang Yu was so intimidated that he didn't dare to move.
