"Liu Bang, the most important thing now is not to continue attacking Wu Pass, but to figure out the general's situation.”
As the Prince of the Han Country, Zhang Liang, he was extremely resourceful. He was familiar with the art of war and knew that only by knowing yourself and your enemy could you win every battle.
Liu Bang nodded and asked,""Lord Xiao, what do you think?"
"Perhaps you don't know, but I saw it clearly. In the ranks of the Qin army, a huge flag with the word 'Ying' was raised. Then, the Qin army fought a bloody battle for thousands of miles and once crushed the soldiers of our Revolutionary Army.”
What? Everyone's expressions changed drastically when they heard that.
Not just anyone could use the flag with the word 'Ying'. Other than Huhai, the second emperor of Qin, who was sitting in the palace of Xianyang, only a few descendants of Duke Ying could use it.
"Don't forget, during the time of Duke Xiao of Qin, Gong Ziqian was the supreme general. He was incomparably powerful and never lost a single battle.”
Xiao He continued," During the reign of King Huiwen of Qin, Gongzi Ji was eloquent and resourceful. He was good at diplomacy and military affairs. He assisted King Huiwen of Qin and was appointed as the right guard. He conquered Quwo of Wei, Linyi of Zhao, and Hanzhong of Chu.”
"Huhai, the second king of Qin, only killed the first emperor's son, but that doesn't mean that the Ying Qin family has declined. As the leader of the old Qin people, the Ying Qin family has always been filled with experts.”
Ever since the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, it was common for all countries to use the children of the imperial clan as generals to lead the army in battle.
Amongst them, the most ferocious was none other than Ying Qin's Duke. Every time the country was in danger, the Duke's descendants had to come out of the mountains to fight against the chaos internally and slaughter enemies externally.
Ever since the First Emperor ascended the throne, he had deliberately weakened the presence of the Ying Qin family, causing no one from the family to exist in the court, except for Zong Zheng and Zi Ying.
Therefore, the people of the world gradually ignored the Ying Qin family.
Now that Xiao He mentioned it, they all thought of King Wu of Qin's boundless might and monstrous battle prowess. If he hadn't ascended to the position of the capital of Zhou, he wouldn't have died.
With such a precedent, it was only natural for the Qin Duke to send a strong person.
"I see!"
Liu Bang said meaningfully. He finally understood why the general of Wu Pass dared to kill Li Shiqi. It was because the general was a member of the Ying family.
Any of the old Qin people could surrender, but the Ying Qin family could not. Otherwise, they would not have fought their way back to Guanzhong from the era of Duke Mu, and finally killed their way out of the east of the country to unify the six countries.
"Liu Bang, in my opinion, we only have two options. One is to attack Wu Pass without caring about anything. Once we break through, Xianyang will be in front of us.”
"The second option is to withdraw from Guanzhong and defend Nanyang. With South County as our back, even if Xiang Yu leads a large army into Guanzhong, we can still reap the benefits.”
Xiao He cupped his hands and said," I won't hide this from you. Some time ago, our scouts reported that there was no conflict between the Qin and Chu armies by the Zhangshui River. Instead, Zhang Han and Xiang Yu were in frequent contact. If nothing goes wrong, Zhang Han will surrender in an eighty percent time."”
"When the time comes, Xiang Yu will have 400,000 troops and his prestige will shake the world. Even if Liu Bang breaks through Wu Pass and occupies the pass, he will have no choice but to give it up!”
"I made an agreement with Xiang Yu and the others in front of King Huai that whoever enters Guanzhong first will be king. Now, there is only one pass left. If our army breaks through, Xianyang will fall under the horse in an instant.”
Although Xiao He's words were reasonable, Liu Bang was unwilling to accept it. His eyes had long been bewitched by the word 'king', and he could not hear anything else.
"Pei Gong, can't you tell? Prince Huai was just a puppet. After his son, Champion Song Yi, was killed, he did not even have the ability to resist. He could only be manipulated by the Xiang clan!”
Xiao He said in a deep voice," During the Battle of Julu, Xiang Yu slaughtered the 100,000 Northern soldiers who were known as the main force of the Qin army. Even the Marquis of Qinwu City, Wang Li, was captured by him. Now, as long as Zhang Han surrenders or loses, the world will be shocked by Xiang Yu in an instant. How can the Pact of King Huai compare to that?!"”
At this moment, Zhou Bo walked into the main tent with a gloomy expression and immediately reported.
"Pei Gong, our casualties have been calculated. Thirty thousand soldiers were seriously injured and died, and there are still fifty thousand who are lightly injured!”
"How are the casualties of the Qin army?"
Liu Bang asked impatiently after pondering for a while.
"Reporting to Lord Pei, our army has wiped out over 8,000 Qin soldiers.”
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's expression changed drastically. Liu Bang's heart turned ashen. 80,000 people had only killed 8,000 of the enemy's men. It was unbelievable that the ratio of casualties was 10 to 1!
Ever since the uprising, they had never suffered so many casualties, but now, they had lost more than half of their forces in front of Wu Pass.
"Zhou Bo, send out scouts and our informant Zhao Gao. Find out who the general of Wu Pass is and why he didn't make peace!”
"Yes."
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In Wuguan City.
"Your Majesty, the thirty thousand strong youths in the city have formed a rear army. Currently, our army has sixty thousand people. The rebels have suffered heavy casualties after this battle, with at most thirteen to forty thousand left.”
Gao Shun respectfully said," In my opinion, we should send out roaming cavalry to harass the rebel army day and night, making it difficult for them to sit still. The battle tomorrow will definitely bring us a lot of gains."”
The difference in strength between the two sides wasn't big. Even if the rebel army had twice the strength of the Qin army, it was enough to be offset by their combat strength and weapons.
If they could continue to weaken the rebel army, it would be beneficial to the Qin army's victory. Why not?
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