I’m The King Chapter 1436: : Han Banner World (126) Protracted War

It is another year when chrysanthemums compete for splendor. If it were in previous years, Yingcheng at this time must be a sea of ​​chrysanthemums, because King Huai of Chu loved chrysanthemums to the point of obsession, and he would spend all his money on a good-looking chrysanthemum. , but this year, it seems extraordinarily deserted. The chrysanthemums in Yingcheng are still in full bloom, but they are not as beautiful as in previous years.

In the back garden of the palace, the chrysanthemums of rare varieties appear dilapidated due to negligence. Those chrysanthemums that needed to be taken care of in the past have become extremely deteriorating due to the situation in Chu State this year, but also because of their The owner, King Huai of Chu, fell suddenly and no one paid attention anymore.

King Huai of Chu fell after hearing that Qu Wan's 200,000 troops were trapped in Wuguan. From the hesitant words of the imperial physician, Huang Xie and Qu Zhong understood that King Huai of Chu had suffered a stroke. The current King Huai of Chu is lying in the palace, unable to move his hands and legs, even if he speaks + pig + pig + island + novel + www + z +, it is still vague, it is difficult for people to hear what he is saying.

When Huang Xie walked into this bedroom, Huang Xie felt a cool, swishing yin, which went straight into his bones. This made him shiver uncontrollably.

Kneeling on a cushion in front of King Huai of Chu's hospital bed, Huang Xie saluted meticulously.

"Your Majesty, there is news today that Jiangdong County is running out of food, and King Gao Yuan of Han came to Jiangdong County in person, Wenzhuang Kaicheng surrendered, and Jiangdong County is gone now." Huang Xie said softly.

On the hospital bed, King Huai of Chu's body trembled and his lips squirmed, but he couldn't hear what he was saying clearly. Huang Xie could only see a drop of cloudy tears slipping from the corner of King Huai of Chu's eyes.

"Wen Zhuang has tried his best, and there is no way to surrender." Huang Xie sighed, "He has persisted in Jiangdong County for so long, and he has done his best. Now, the entire Chu Kingdom has reached its final moment Well, Taiwei Qu only rests for an hour or two every day. Every day, he is trying his best to mobilize the army and set up a defense line. The minister can't sleep at night, trying his best to raise food, grass, ordnance, and go up and down the capital. It will be for eight hundred years The Chu Dynasty made a last-ditch effort."

"We will use Yingdu as the core and the entire Jingzhou as the battlefield to fight the Han Kingdom. Qu Taiwei has already mobilized 500,000 troops from all walks of life to gather in Jingzhou. Now, most of the defense lines It has almost been repaired. All the people in Yingdu have been mobilized, making ordnance non-stop, making dry food and sending it to the front line."

"Your Majesty, it's already October. If we can survive until the winter, when the heavy snow comes, we will still have a chance in Chu." Huang Xie stretched out his hand and pressed the veined hand of King Huai of Chu. .

"As long as we can last until winter, we will have a chance. When winter comes, it will be freezing cold. The logistics of the Han people will also be greatly affected. Fighting in winter will add countless difficulties, and we are fighting in the local area. Geographical advantage, people harmony, we all occupy. As long as we can sustain the first wave of Han army's attack, we will be sure to defend Jingzhou and drag the Han people to Jingzhou. And by this time, I believe that the Qin people will definitely not be here While sitting idly by. Because if we lose, their end will not be far away. As long as Lu Chao sees a little bit of 3617/'>hope of victory, he will definitely bet on it."

"If we hold back Gao Yuan's main force at that time, after Lu Chao surrenders to the Qin State, we will go out of Hangu Pass and attack the hinterland of the Han State, then our Great Chu will be saved. The country will definitely recover the lost land and fight to Jicheng, we have thousands of people and unlimited human and financial resources, as long as we can survive this hurdle, everything will be fine."

"I have another matter to report to the king when I enter the palace today. The king has been ill for a long time and cannot govern, and the defense of Yingdu is about to begin. The soldiers need their king to encourage them Morale needs their king to wave the flag and beat the drums for them. Therefore, after many discussions with the Taiwei and important ministers, the humble minister told the queen to agree, and decided to enshrine the prince as king, and respectfully ask the king to rest in peace of mind in the harem to recuperate. Please forgive me for the crime of disrespect, and when the Han bandits are gone and the world is at peace, I will hand over the position of chief assistant and plead guilty before Wushang sickbed."

King Chuhuai couldn't speak. After Huang Xie said all this, he looked at King Chuhuai's expression, saw that King Chuhuai's expression was calm, and saw that there was no anger and complaint in his eyes, and a big stone in his heart finally come down.

"Your Majesty is sage, please rest assured that your majesty will recuperate in the palace, and I will go now." Huang Xie kowtowed three times, stood up, took a few steps back, turned around and strode out of the palace.

On the ninth day of October, King Huai of Chu, who was seriously ill, announced his withdrawal from the throne, and Prince Mi Hua ascended the throne. Huang Xie was still the head and assistant, and Qu Zhong was the Taiwei. At that time, the five thousand miles of rivers and mountains in the Chu Kingdom were ten to six or seven. occupied. And Huang Xie and Qu Zhong didn't pay attention to these places at all. They concentrated their efforts on one thing, mobilized all the troops that could be mobilized, concentrated all the food and grass that could be concentrated, collected all the weapons that could be used to kill the enemy, and used all the resources All of them are concentrated in the Jingzhou area, and Chu State will use the final battle to determine the fate of their entire country.

Han armies from all directions are also concentrating towards the Jingzhou area. Chu State wants to gamble its own national fortune in this battle, and the Han State also wants to complete its merits in one battle and completely destroy the last Chu State in the Jingzhou area. strength.

By mid-October, all the troops of the Second Military Region had gathered in Jingzhou, Chu State, and among the four armies of the Young Guards Corps, apart from Yang Dasha's first army guarding Wuguan, the other three armies had also arrived , Except for Ding Wei's Fifth Army, Yan Haibo's Sixth Army and Li Mingjun's Twentieth Army, all other troops of the First Military Region also arrived successively. This allowed Han to gather sixteen armies with more than 300,000 troops in the Jingzhou area. This is also the first time that Han has fought a war with all its might.

"Huang Xie and Qu Zhong are both smart people!" Staring at the sand table in front of him, Gao Yuan sighed with admiration: "If they still want to compete with us land by land, there will be no doubt what awaits them. failure, and it will not cause us much trouble, but now they have assembled all their forces in this small area, and they have fought with us. Look at their defense line, it is clearly layered, this is clearly You plan to spend it with us!"

"Consumption? Do they have any other plans? We are not afraid of consumption. In a place as big as Jingzhou, the Chu army has gathered hundreds of thousands of people. Even if they eat, they will also pay attention to them. You know, They don't have any place to replenish food and grass." Guan Bo, the commander of the third army, said disdainfully, "And with the combat power of our army, if they want to consume it, how long will it last?"

Gao Yuan laughed loudly, took a few steps back and sat on the chair, looked at the crowd of senior generals in the room, "What do you think?"

Everyone here, apart from Gao Yuan, are respected by Shangguan Hong, Commander-in-Chief of the Youth Guard Corps, Meng Chong, Commander of the Second Military Region, and Bai Yucheng, Deputy Commander.

Bai Yucheng stood up and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is trying to test us, so I'll come here to attract you. The reason why the people of Chu put on this posture is naturally that they know that they are fighting us in the field. There is no chance of winning, so put on a tortoise fighting style and do everything possible to delay us. If my prediction is correct, there should be at least hundreds of thousands of troops prepared for no less than a year in Yingdu now In the past few months, Huang Xie and Qu Zhong have allowed our army to attack the city and plunder the city without paying any attention to it. They have devoted themselves to preparing for the construction of the Jingzhou theater, and naturally thought of all possibilities. I think they may be looking forward to winter. "

"That's right." Shangguan Hong nodded and said, "We must be fighting as a guest army. All the food and supplies we need need to be transported from thousands of miles away, especially the replenishment of weapons for our army. There is no way to raise them locally. If part of the grain and grass can be solved locally, our artillery, shells, crossbows and other materials can only be transported from the local area. Once winter arrives, heavy snow will fall and the sky will be freezing, our logistics will definitely encounter problems. It is extremely difficult. However, it is because the people of Chu do not understand the logistics system of our Han country. There must be difficulties, but I think they will not affect our operations."

"It's not just the weather, or they are still waiting for something else, such as the people of Qin." Meng Chong scratched his head, and continued: "Lu Chao is a smart man. Since he occupied Xianyang, The situation in the country was quickly stabilized by means of thunder. If it is said that this person's layout in the Qin country, it would not take three or two years, otherwise the civil strife in the Qin country would not be quelled so quickly. Earlier he vacated If we don’t make a move, we can only focus on the country. If we really have a stalemate with the Chu people and it becomes a protracted war, if he doesn’t care, then he is not Lu Chao.”

Looking around at the generals~IndoMTL.com~ Meng Chong said: "Everyone, almost all of our Han troops have gathered in Jingzhou. The only ones who are wary of the Qin people are Yang Dasha's first army and Ding Wei's fifth army." Army, Yan Haibo's Sixth Army, Li Mingjun's Twentieth Army, and Yang Dasha's army can be ignored if they want to defend Wuguan. If the Qin people really come to attack, we can only use three armies. An army of 80,000 people. I think this is what the Chu people hope for."

"We are desperately fighting with us, and we have reached a stalemate, holding back our hundreds of thousands of troops. Once the Qin people are dispatched to attack my homeland, we will have to withdraw."

"The abacus is very good." Cao Tianci, who came with the army, snorted coldly: "Our troops are more than what Commander Meng just said. Don't forget that Niu Teng of the National Security Bureau is still in control of Shu County. As for an army, this army has now grown to tens of thousands of people. Even though its combat effectiveness is not as good as our regular army, in the past two years, we have continuously replenished them with weapons and supplies through waterways. It will never be bad.”

"There is also the third military region. I heard that Commander He Lan is not idle anywhere. I think it will be no problem for the third military region to mobilize at least 20,000 to 30,000 people at that time, right? In this way, even if the Qin people attack , we can always use more than ten people, the Qin people want to attack our homeland, haha, Li Xin also tried it back then, how was the result?" Gu Li said coldly on the side, the scar on her face was illuminated by the light, It looked extremely hideous. (To be continued.)