Chapter 32 9. Attacking the east and attacking the west, soldiers go out of Wuguan to take the lead

Liu Bang established his own solid rear base in Guanzhong, Xiao He has been in Guanzhong, one is to recruit troops, the other is to encourage farming and weaving, and hoard supplies.The battle between Chu and Han has been formed, and Liu Bang's side has realized the possibility of a protracted war. Although it seems that the Chu army has always been in the upper hand, Liu Bang kept fleeing, but Liu Bang's solid rear - Guanzhong, will be a success or failure. key. When Liu Bang arrived in Guanzhong, he was very pleased to see that Xiao He worked very hard and achieved great results. He had already recruited nearly 100,000 horses.I thought to myself, I really can't do it on my own, these people around me are all talents!

One day, Liu Bang and Zhang Liang were discussing how to get Chenggao again so that the Han army could push forward. Suddenly someone came to report: "There is a scholar named Yuan in Guanzhong asking to see the King of Han." Liu Bang's attitude towards Confucian scholars has always been bad, but the facts have gradually changed Liu Bang's view.Like Li Shiqi, he has helped Liu Bang a lot.Liu Bang had already realized that even though Confucian scholars talked incessantly and bored people, they should not be underestimated, so he immediately said: "Quickly pass it on!"

Yuan Sheng came in, saluted very respectfully, and then said slowly: "I am just a scholar with no strength to restrain a chicken, and my knowledge is very shallow, but I can see some clues from observing the dispute between Chu and Han. The king of Han is benevolent and magnanimous. , treat the common people well, and do not kill captives; King Xiang is cruel and cruel, and regards human life as worthless. Heaven has the virtue of loving life, and will definitely not hand over the world to King Xiang..." Liu Bang listened to his ramblings, and what he said was all the truth , sounds useless, a little impatient, and even yawned a few times.Seeing Liu Bang's behavior, Zhang Liang interrupted Yuan Sheng's words, and asked bluntly, "I don't know what you have learned about the current war, sir?"

Yuan Sheng stopped talking nonsense, and said directly: "In these years, Chu and Han fought each other, Xiang Yu chased you, and you were almost caught several times, but let you escape every time..." These few words said Liu Bang's face became a little hot, so he coughed a few times to cover up. "Now the Chu army is pressing down on the border, and they are stalemate with the Han army on the front lines of Xingyang and Chenggao. However, the Han army has been defeated repeatedly, and you have lost troops and lost generals. Now that you are recruiting troops in Guanzhong, you must want to return to the front line to fight the Chu army. The situation is very dangerous!" "Oh? How do you say that?" Liu Bang was only a little interested in Yuan Sheng's words at this time.

Yuan Sheng said: "The Han army has been restrained by the Chu army, and sooner or later it will run out of food, grass and troops." Zhang Liang nodded and said, "Mr. is right. Can we get rid of the restraint of the Chu army now?" Sheng said: "The Chu army is approaching Guanzhong, but they are not attached to the land in Guanzhong, but just want to capture the King of Han. If the King of Han leaves Guanzhong, they have no interest in Guanzhong. Why don't they use the King of Han to mobilize the Chu army?" Liu Bang and Zhang Liang, you look at me, I look at you, I believe Yuan Sheng can really contribute a good plan.

It was already noon at this time, and Liu Bang didn't care about eating, so he made a strategy with Yuan Sheng, Zhang Liang and others: troops will go out of Wuguan, attack Xiang Yu from the side and rear, and publicize that Liu Bang is in Wuguan with great fanfare, so as to attract the main force of the Chu army. , There must be a big battle, and a small battle is indispensable, so as to hold back the Chu army. Although this Yuan Sheng has never been on the battlefield, the strategies he came up with are very meaningful.At that time, the Han army entangled with the Chu army in the Xingyang and Chenggao areas was constantly fighting, and did not dare to slack off. They were exhausted day by day, exhausted, complaining, and demoralized. If this continued, they would really be eaten by the Chu army. .Zhang Liang and others have also been looking for a turning point, and Yuan Sheng's strategy is indeed feasible.

In May, Liu Bang ordered Xiao He to stay in Guanzhong to prepare food, grass and soldiers. He ordered Han Xin to lead the army to attack Yan and Qi, and he himself led an army of 100,000 to station in Wuguan.Such a troop dispatch did not look like it was going to fight at all, it was clearly for showing off, lest people in the world would not know that Liu Bang was going to Wuguan, Xiang Yu was naturally the first to get the news. At this time, Xiang Yu hated Liu Bang's name so much that his teeth were itchy, and he always regretted that he had fallen into his tricks and killed his sub-father Fan Zeng.In fact, Xiang Yu is very disdainful of these small tricks. When a man gallops on the battlefield, he must have a great strategy, but Liu Bang used all despicable methods, and he was fooled... Thinking of these, Xiang Yu wished to kill Liu Bang Then fast.

Over there, Liu Bang sent troops to Wuguan with great fanfare; here, Xiang Yu got the news immediately.After Xiang Yu heard the military report, he said to himself: "This time, what kind of trick is this kid Liu Bang playing?" , let’s eat whatever we want, this time we can’t let him escape again...” Xiang Yu’s military strategy is to “capture the thief first and capture the king first”. Now the battle between Chu and Han is obviously that Chu is strong and Han is weak, but It gradually became a protracted battle, which surprised Xiang Yu. After thinking about it, he still didn't catch Liu Bang, the leader.So he thought for a while and said, "Since Liu Bang has shown up in Wuguan, let's annihilate his main force in one fell swoop." Zhong Limei said, "Okay!" Go to Wuguan in a mighty way.

In fact, Liu Bang had been worried that Xiang Yu would not be fooled by this, but he didn't expect Xiang Yu to come, so he couldn't help but be overjoyed.Wuguan is indeed a good place!Stretching for hundreds of miles, it is either a big mountain or a high slope of loess, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Even if dozens of people are guarded at the exit, it is difficult for the Chu army to attack.Liu Bang was so happy that he took a walk in the most conspicuous part of the city tower every day, just to let the Chu army know that Liu Bang was indeed in Wuguan, but to make the Chu army itchy but unable to eat.

Xiang Yu had no choice but to choose eloquent people in the barracks, and yelled at the pass every day, trying to scold the Han army.He began to swear before dawn, and continued to swear until it was high in the sun, and then took shifts, and continued to swear until the sun went down.But no matter how the Chu army scolded, Liu Bang just ordered, and he was only allowed to listen and not move.Some bloody generals couldn't take it anymore, and they begged for orders to fight the Chu army again and again.Liu Bang smiled and said: "Can a few words of scolding save a few catties of meat? Can a few words of scolding save a few taels of gold? They can scold them as they like. We just don't fight, and they will be pissed off, haha..." Generals, you Look at me, I look at you, I don't know what kind of medicine is sold in Liu Bang's gourd, but I also know that Liu Bang is weird, so I won't say much.Sure enough, within a few days of scolding, all the scolders lost their voices, Chu Jun stopped himself, and Xiang Yu became more restless.

At this time, the Peng Yue who made Xiang Yu unable to sleep started to act again.When Xiang Yu heard this, his head grew bigger.Peng Yue's original "guerrilla warfare" did not cause much trouble to Xiang Yu. This time, Peng Yue simply took advantage of Xiang Yu's absence to cross Sui River in one fell swoop and hit Xiapi, an important town behind Chu. Peng Yue defeated the Chu army and threatened to attack Pengcheng .Of course, Xiang Yu was reluctant to part with Liu Bang's fat, but after thinking about it, Xiapi was right next to Pengcheng, which directly threatened Pengcheng, which was no small matter.As Xiang Yu's rear area, Pengcheng not only stored food and grass for Xiang Yu, but also accommodated Xiang Yu's concubines. The most important thing was that his beloved concubine Yu Ji remained in Pengcheng.First, the Chu army cannot become an army in exile without a rear base, and second, Yu Ji cannot fall into the hands of that old man Peng Yue.Thinking of this, Xiang Yu was so anxious that he immediately ordered to withdraw from Wuguan and attack Peng Yue. Xiang Yu was almost exhausted during this period of time, and Liu Bang had almost rested, and the Han army on the front lines of Chenggao and Xingyang got a chance to breathe.As soon as Xiang Yu withdrew, Liu Bang and Zhang Liang discussed with each other, took advantage of this gap, marched northward, garrisoned Cheng Gao, and once again got rid of the situation of being passively beaten. With the help of counselors from all over the world, Liu Bang gradually gained the advantage in the dispute between Chu and Han. After the Battle of Xingyang, Liu Bang fell into a vicious circle: fighting all the way and fleeing all the way.If this continues, the Han army is bound to be exhausted indefinitely, and the situation in the world will be difficult to understand. At this time, a strategy is needed to get out of this vicious circle.Yuan Sheng's suggestion is to think in reverse, break the routine, think what others have never thought, do what others have never done, and successfully get rid of the restraint of the Chu army.Of course, the implementation of this strategy is based on a deep understanding of Xiang Yu's temperament, which seized the enemy's weaknesses and quickly seized the opportunity.