My father, King Chu, was besieged at Gaixia

Chapter 31 The key point

As smoke billowed into the sky from the Zhou Yin army's camp southeast of Gaixia City, Liu Bang and his brave generals and loyal ministers, who were watching the excitement in front of Gaixia City, were already shocked by the Chu army's desperate determination and their bodies tensed up. Now they looked even more pale when they saw it.

Zhou Yin and Ying Bu's army, are they rebelling again?!

As the smoke of war rose, the Overlord, who had been encouraging his soldiers and waiting patiently in front of Gaixia City with an anxious look in his eyes, suddenly became excited, raised his halberd, and waved it in the air:
"Blow the horn and attack!"

After receiving his military order, "Woo woo woo--" the majestic and desolate horn on the top of Gaixia City was immediately blown.

The 20,000 elite cavalry of the Chu army who were standing quietly in formation outside the city, like a group of awakened tigers and wolves, led by their respective commanders, rushed out like a torrent and rushed towards the direction of the rising wolf smoke in the southeast.

Xiang Zhuang's face was filled with incredible excitement. He rushed to Xiang Yu and shouted:
"Your Majesty, the eldest son really succeeded! This, this is too unbelievable."

Xiang Yu nodded heavily, his eyes showing satisfaction and pride in his son's talent, but also worry about his son's safety. He urged his black horse, raised his halberd high, and rushed to the front.

Both Xiang Zhuang and Xiang Guan immediately rushed forward on horseback, rushed in front of him to act as vanguards and clear the way for him.

From afar, we can see Overlord rushing in the front, holding his halberd high and leading the charge. From the generals to the soldiers, all of them were filled with passion and excitement, and for a moment, life and death were all thrown into the air. With ferocious faces, they were roaring and growling, and followed closely behind, charging desperately.

Han Xin, who moved the commander's tent to the front of Gaixia City, was wearing full armor and standing on a high lookout tower, quietly observing the situation of the Chu army.

Seeing the smoke rising from Zhou Yin and Ying Bu's armies, and the boiling turmoil of the Chu cavalry rushing madly towards the southeast, he could not help but feel surprised. His pupils contracted sharply, and he slammed his fist heavily on the wooden fence. Then, with a cold tone, he issued a series of orders one after another:

"Order Peng Yue's troops in the northeastern periphery to hold their camp firmly and not to move rashly."

"Order the left army to hold the camp and closely monitor the movements of Peng Yue's army. If there is any rash movement, attack immediately."

"Order the rear troops to hold the camp firmly and not to move rashly."

"Order Cao Shen to take charge of the central army, organize the soldiers, and be ready to provide support."

"Send a message to Chen He, commander of the right army, to stop Xiang Yu's cavalry at all costs. If Xiang Yu's cavalry breaks through, I will kill him."

"Send a message to Jin Xu to lead his cavalry to guard closely against Zhou Yin and Ying Bu's troops."

"Order Fu Kuan, Xue Ou, Wang Xi, and Ding Fu to lead their cavalry to assist Chen He and snipe Xiang Yu's cavalry."

"Order Generals Fan Kuai, Chai Wu and others to lead their troops and follow me into battle."

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After the military order was issued, Han Xin went down from the lookout tower, mounted his horse, and headed towards the right army.

On the way, Generals Fan Kuai, Jin Xu, and Chai Wu led their troops to gather together, forming a mighty torrent and moving towards the right army. General Fu Kuan and the other four led their cavalry, relying on their high-speed mobility, and rushed towards the Chu army first.

Just as Han Xin rushed to the right army to supervise the battle on the front line, Liu Bang hurriedly jumped on the warhorse led by his attendant and was about to return to the rear army camp under the escort of Xiahou Ying's three thousand elite cavalry.

As the commander of the rear army, he had to go back and take charge according to Han Xin's military orders.

But at the moment, he really didn't have the courage to continue accompanying Han Xin to witness Xiang Yu's domineering power.

Even a fool could see that the Chu army had gone mad and was fighting a desperate battle, attempting to cooperate with the rebellious armies of Zhou Yin and Ying Bu to launch a final blow!

However, when Liu Bang turned around, he found that Xiahou Ying, Chen Ping and others were all around, but Zhang Liang was nowhere to be seen. Looking around, he found that Zhang Liang had climbed up to the lookout tower in front of the commander-in-chief's tent at some point and was watching the wolf smoke carefully.

Liu Bang waved to Zhang Liang and shouted, "Zifang, hurry up and follow me back to the rear army."

This was what Han Xin asked him to do when he handed over the military power to Han Xin and appointed him as commander-in-chief. He wanted him to be in charge of the most stable rear army, on the one hand, to ensure his safety, and on the other hand, to avoid being constrained by him.

After a careful look, Zhang Liang climbed down from the observation tower, walked quickly to Liu Bang's horse, and said solemnly: "King of Han, judging from the direction of the signal smoke, there should be changes in Zhou Yin's army!"

Liu Bang nodded heavily and cursed: "This bastard, I knew it would be difficult for him to surrender! Where is Liu Jia? He sent a message back last night saying that everything was stable and normal, and Zhou Yin was under his watch. After one night, he actually rebelled? Didn't he notice anything? Is he a pig?"

Zhang Liang knew that Liu Jia was in great danger, so he said decisively:
"Zhou Yin was easily persuaded by Liu Jia to surrender with his entire army, which was originally quite suspicious. After all, as Xiang Yu's Grand Marshal, he was trusted and relied upon by Xiang Yu. Although Xiang Yu was defeated at that time, as long as Zhou Yin could keep the Chu territory and with Jiangdong as his backing, Xiang Yu would definitely be able to regroup."

"Now it seems that his surrender is most likely for this moment, so that he can cooperate with Xiang Yu from inside and outside. Xiang Yu is currently leading 20,000 elite cavalry to charge southeast, and it is obvious that he has this idea! And once the two of them join forces, the ambush set up by the King of Qi will fail!"

Liu Bang had been in battle for a long time and was clearly aware of the current situation. He nodded and said angrily:
"We had already made up our minds whether he was pretending to surrender. I also followed your and Chen Ping's plan and asked Liu Jia to keep a close eye on him, let Ying Bu's army stand by to intimidate his army, and sent a large number of generals to control his army. But what we miscalculated was that we only guarded against him, but did not expect Ying Bu, a criminal and a thief, to rebel with him."

Zhang Liang shook his head, his handsome face full of solemnity, and continued quickly:
"According to my guess, the change should only have occurred in Zhou Yin's army."

Zhang Liang repeated what he had just said, as if he was talking nonsense. Liu Bang undoubtedly reacted very quickly and immediately understood what Zhang Liang meant. He was startled and said, "Zifang, you mean..."

"Xiang Yu and Ying Bu had a hatred for killing his wife and children and exterminating his entire family, so he would not easily surrender to Xiang Yu again. But Xiang Yu, no, it should be, no, it must be that Master Xiang Chang, who should have contacted Ying Bu and would try his best to coerce and lure him in an attempt to recruit him to surrender again."

"The King of Qi just dispatched troops to suppress Xiang Yu's struggle and quell Zhou Yin's rebellion. We should lend a helping hand to the King of Qi instead of returning to the rear. The key to the situation in the southeast now lies in Ying Bu. Once he is persuaded and surrenders to Xiang Yu again, it will be difficult to destroy Chu. Once he can be stabilized and maintain the position of the Han army, only the Zhou Yin army will rebel, although there will be some twists and turns, the overall situation will at least be intact."

"Therefore, I ask the King of Han to immediately go to Ying Bu's army and appease the King of Huainan so that he will not waver. At the same time, urge him to march forward and destroy Zhou Yin's army."

When Liu Bang heard this, he became a little hesitant.

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