Chapter 427: The decisive battle against Qin Hao of Xiangyang to escape prison
Chapter 426: Decisive battle against Qin Hao of Xiangyang to escape prison
Xiang Yu already had 200,000 elite soldiers in his hands and had also incorporated 100,000 prisoners. Now the total number of soldiers directly under his control reaches 300,000.
If Xiang Yu is a person who is obedient and obedient, it would be fine. The key is that his ambitions are not concealed at all. If he continues to expand the army, he will definitely lose control, so how could Zhang Liang agree?
Zhang Liang is now spending most of his thoughts on curbing Xiang Yu. Xiang Yu''s ambition is too great. If he does not check or balance, he may have expanded his army by 500,000.
Xiang Yu, whose ambitions were expanding at this time, gave Zhang Liang the most headache. It was precisely because of this that he did not notice the little movements of Qin Hao, who was still in prison.
In prison, Qin Hao carefully took the note from the jailer who delivered the food, and swallowed it directly into his stomach after reading it.
Late at night, Qin Hao looked at the night sky, a smile flashed across the corner of his mouth, and he whispered to himself: "It''s almost done, it''s almost done."
Xue Rengui looked at Qin Hao suspiciously, and was also thinking about how to help the master escape from prison.
On November 10, the Han army abandoned Wancheng and retreated to Fancheng to defend it after breaking out.
After Xiang Yu washed most of Nanyang, he led an army of 400,000 to Fancheng.
Lu Zhi also knew that Fancheng alone could not stop Xiang Yu at all, so he arranged defense lines in Fancheng while strengthening other cities behind him, preparing to drag them to the cold winter by blocking one after another.
Xiang Yu was obviously not ready to continue dragging on. With the 400,000 army in his hand, he adopted the simplest and most brutal method and pushed him straight.
On November 15, Fancheng was broken, Xiang Yu led his troops across the Han River and attacked Xinye.
On the 17th, Xinye was broken, and since then, Nanyang has been fully in the hands of Xiang Yu.
In most of the month, Xiang Yu directly fought from Henan Yin of Sizhou to Nanjun of Jingzhou, and fought for nearly a thousand miles, and won every battle. This restored Xiang Yu''s decline reputation to the pinnacle, and the name of the God of War was well deserved.
After entering Xinye, Xiang Yu became more arrogant. Not only did he no longer listen to others'' advice, he also forcibly deprived Zhang Liang of his military power.
Xiang Yu was already blinded by victory, and was still not satisfied with Nanyang. He thought that he had an army of 400,000 and could capture Nanjun before the beginning of winter.
In order not to let Zhang Liang continue to hinder him, Xiang Yu forced Xinye''s defense to Zhang Liang, and then continued to lead the army to attack the gateway of Nanjun, Xiangyang.
At this time, Xiangyang was just a small county town, not the everlasting city that resisted the Yuan and Mongolia for more than ten years in the late Song Dynasty.
The capital of Nanjun is still Jiangling, and Xiangyang became the capital of Jingzhou after Liu Biao entered Jingzhou.
Liu Biao divided Nanjun into Jiangling and Xiangyang, and regarded Xiangyang as the political center, and Xiangyang''s status was improved.
Although Xiangyang is just a small city today, it has an excellent defensive foundation, and Ding Yuan also values ??this point, so after entering Jingzhou, he mobilized all the resources of Jingzhou and finally built Xiangyang into a defensive fortress.
Xiang Yu, who was full of energy, thought Xiangyang was still vulnerable, but after a fierce attack, he realized that this small city was much stronger than he thought, and the Han army in the city seemed to have changed a group of people.
Xiang Yu didn''t care about these things. He was not afraid of everything, so he still ordered a fierce attack.
Xinye is one of the several counties in Nanyang south of the Han River. It is located on the only way to Nanjun, so it has now become a place for the Yellow Turban material storage.
Food, weapons, medicines… Countless materials were transported from Nanyang counties to Xinye as preparations for attacking Jingzhou next year.
However, due to the large amount of materials plundered from the Nanyang family and the limited transportation conditions, Xinye has not yet hoarded many materials, and the food and grass are only enough for a 400,000 army to use for a month.
Xinye, county government.
Zhang Liang stood at the door of the room, looking up at the unpredictable starry sky, his face becoming more and more serious.
"Is the sky going to change? Looking at this celestial phenomenon, there should be heavy rain coming soon. It seems that there will be too much land in Xiangyang before winter!"
Zhang Liang murmured, then shook his head mockingly, thinking about what the use is there now. After walking back to the room, Zhang Liang couldn''t help but look at the map hanging on the wall, and couldn''t help but fall into deep thought again.
After a while, Zhang Liang seemed to have seen something and stared at the map. A terrifying thought appeared in his mind, and his face became paler and his face became paler.
"Coincidence? Or? No, it cannot be a coincidence. If there are too many coincidences, it will be a conspiracy!"
Zhang Liang turned his gaze to Nanyang and Nanjun again, and he felt a sudden enlightenment in his heart.
"No wonder the resistance has been so weak all the way. Damn it, I only discovered it now."
Zhang Liang hurried back to the table, quickly wrote a letter, and then shouted to the outside world: "Come."
A defender ran over, and Zhang Liang immediately said with a serious expression: "Thank you to General Xiang!"
The defender suddenly looked embarrassed and said shyly: "General, you are not making things difficult for a little bit."
"Go quickly." Zhang Liang roared.
Seeing that the general who had always been gentle and elegant actually showed such a panic expression, the defenders seemed to understand the seriousness of the problem and ran out with the letter.
"It should be too late, but will Xiang Yu listen to me?"
Looking at the soldiers'' departure, Zhang Liang murmured, "Xiang Yu, if you don''t listen to my advice, you will become a sinner for the ages."
Randomly, thinking of Qin Hao who was still in Xinye Prison, Zhang Liang''s expression became solemn again.
"If it were all conspiracies since Guangcheng Pass, then what if Qin Hao was captured before?"
Zhang Liang shook his head and frowned, "No, it''s because it''s too perfect that there must be a problem, but what is the problem?"
If Qin Hao was arrested on purpose just to plot against Xiang Yu, it would be totally not worth the loss, so Zhang Liang was puzzled.
"Qin Hao must have something to say. No, he must pry his mouth open."
As soon as he thought of this, Zhang Liang hurried to Xinye prison.
In Xinye Prison, Qin Hao, who was wearing prison uniform, was not in a vague state. It was obvious that Zhang Liang did not abuse him.
After seeing the celestial phenomena outside through the skylight, Qin Hao even showed excitement on his face, then turned his head and whispered to Xue Rengui:
"Brother Xue, if nothing unexpected happens, we should be able to get out of trouble tonight."
Xue Rengui, who was already sleepy, was shocked when he heard this and said in disbelief: "Lord, what did you say?"
Qin Hao smiled mysteriously and was about to explain, but Zhang Liang strode in.
"Mr. Zifang, long time no see."
Qin Hao smiled and said hello, but Zhang Liang still had a cold face and said indifferently: "Qin Hao, is Jingzhou a matter, right?"
Qin Hao''s heart skipped a beat, but his face still maintained a bright smile.
?It’s not that Liuxiang broke his promise, but that the electricity has not arrived yet. Liuxiang has been powered for two days, and this chapter is still called on the phone with a power bank. There will definitely be no attendance this month, so I feel a little sad!
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(This chapter ends)