Chapter 1396: The Han Banner World (Eighty-Six) ​​War Begins

Cui Chengxiu took the lead and rushed to the front of the team.

Pengcheng, I'm back! He silently chanted in his heart. A few years ago, the Great Han Kingdom suffered an unprecedented defeat in Pengcheng. Tens of thousands of soldiers of the New First Army were surrounded. In the end, the Great Han Kingdom spit out thousands of miles of territory of the Chu State that it had conquered before in exchange for the surrounded New First Army soldiers. This battle became the biggest stain on the undefeated Han Army. The commander of the New First Army and the senior general of the Great Han Kingdom, Zhang Hongyu, was so ashamed that he cut himself off after arranging all the retreat matters.

In the subsequent major military reorganization, the New First Army was cancelled and reorganized into the 18th and 19th armies. Although the 18th Army retained most of the original New First Army, it was a great shame for Cui Chengxiu and other former New First Army generals.

&n＝ Pig＝ Pig＝ Island＝Novel＝www＝zhuua＝; Knowing shame and then being brave, the 18th Army, from top to bottom, was holding their breath. In the past few years, they have been thinking about counterattacking the whole city ​​all the time. Wherever they fell, they would get up there. This time, the Han Dynasty attacked the Chu State. The commander of the Second Front Army, Meng Chong, originally considered that the 18th Army had suffered a major defeat in Pengcheng and was worried that they would have psychological trauma. He was ready to hand over this task to the 16th Army led by Hengdao. After Cui Chengxiu learned the news, he led the generals above the regiment to the outside of Meng Chong's headquarters. Without saying a word, a group of men knelt naked outside the headquarters for a whole day. In the end, it was the deputy commander Bai Yucheng who couldn't stand it anymore. The leaders of other troops gathered to plead for mercy, and Hengdao was embarrassed to compete with Cui Chengxiu for the vanguard position. Meng Chong said that if they failed again, they didn't have to come back, and they tied themselves up with a rope and reported to the military court.

In order to seize the military stronghold of Pengcheng at the lowest cost, the Han State took advantage of the opportunity of the general infantry marrying the Chu State's Princess Shuyu, and the infantry led a wedding party disguised by the special brigade to enter Pengcheng, and added the National Security Bureau spies who had sneaked into Pengcheng through various channels earlier. The military intelligence department spies, inside Pengcheng, the infantry could gather nearly a thousand troops at the time of the incident. These people were experts in creating riots, assassinations, and special operations. Their task was to create chaos in the city and assassinate senior officials of Pengcheng when the battle was launched. Generals, etc., causing chaos in the city, the army lost command, and attacked from both inside and outside to break the city in one fell swoop.

For such a plan, time coordination is extremely important. Cui Chengxiu's 18th Army was on time, marching for a day and a night, resting for only less than two hours, and a large number of scouts rushed forward. The scouts deployed in Pengcheng within a radius of dozens of miles were swept away. When Pengcheng was still preparing for the wedding, the 18th Army led by Cui Chengxiu had already appeared outside Pengcheng.

"Wash away the shame. Today, we will march forward without hesitation, and there will be no enemy but me!" Cui Chengxiu's voice was hoarse on the warhorse. He had not rested at all for a day and a night, and his eyes were red at this moment. He looked like a bloodthirsty wolf.

"Suicide squad, break the city gate!"

Inside the city, Princess Shuyu watched the tall figure of the infantry disappear at the gate of the posthouse. Her legs softened and she sat on the ground powerlessly.

Tears fell, "Why? Why?"

The maid who rushed over after hearing the news helped Shuyu up in panic, "Princess, what should we do?"

More than a dozen Han soldiers appeared in front of Shuyu, and the leader bowed and said, "Your Highness, we are ordered by General Bu to protect your safety. Please stay, Your Highness. Inside the house, the battle will soon be over. "

The infantry strode out of the post house. A soldier beside him handed him his usual strong bow and a bag of feather arrows. He held the strong bow in his hand and hung the quiver around his waist. The infantry looked at the gathered 500 special forces and the black-clad men who were trotting in from outside the door. These black-clad men did not say a word and joined the teams of soldiers. These people were spies from the National Security Bureau and the Military Intelligence Department who had sneaked into Pengcheng in advance. They would lead the way to carry out the raid in the city.

With a series of orders from the infantry, teams of special forces soldiers disappeared in the streets in an instant, leaving only the last team of soldiers. The infantry looked back at the post house, where a silhouette of a person was reflected on the window paper. At this moment, she was staggering, and two figures beside her were supporting her.

Feeling an inexplicable pain in his heart, the infantryman let out a long breath, "Let's go and meet Liu An."

When the alarm bell on the city wall rang, a banquet was being held in Liu An's Pengcheng garrison general's mansion. All the prominent generals and civil officials in Pengcheng attended the banquet to welcome the senior doctor Fan Zhuo.

Fan Zhuo was a popular and powerful figure in the State of Chu. On one hand, he controlled the silk weaving of the State of Chu, and on the other hand, he had the support of Huang Xie, the Prime Minister of the State of Chu. He was a powerful figure who could shake the State of Chu three times with just one stomp of his foot. Normally, it was not easy to see such a person, a mere general of the garrison of Pengcheng. Naturally, such a good opportunity could not be missed. Liu An held a grand banquet in order to make friends with Doctor Fan. Seeing that the State of Chu was getting stronger day by day, and now an army of 200,000 was sweeping across the southern part of the State of Qin, the situation of competing with the State of Han for hegemony in the future was already clear. Liu An certainly wanted to go to a higher level. Only by standing higher could he see farther and better display his talents. As the son of a local powerful landlord, Liu An knew very well that only with power could he live a comfortable life and only with power could he benefit his descendants.

As for power, in addition to necessary talents, good personal connections are naturally indispensable. Liu An has absolute confidence in his talents, but without the support of noble people, how can he climb up step by step? In the past, under Bi Xuan, Bi Xuan valued talents, so he showed that side to him. But at that time, there were many people who were no worse than him under Bi Xuan. However, after the war, there was no one who became the guard general of Pengcheng. It's me, and it's a leapfrog promotion. In addition to talent, there are other things.

Now that Fan Zhuo appears in front of you, this is an opportunity to hug him, how can you miss it?

The gold and silver jewelry that had been delivered to Fan Zhuo's room, the delicate and charming beauties, the delicacies on the table, and the flattering words from everyone all made the senior doctor Fan Zhuo smile with joy. The Pengcheng guard general He is a pleasant person. I originally thought that the people Bi Xuan promoted were all like Bi Xuan, the kind of old-fashioned generals. I didn't expect this one to be considerate and could really be promoted. For such a talented person, being a Pengcheng defender would really be a humiliation. Or you can get him to join the Yingdu Imperial Guards. Since Bi Xuan became the commander of the Yingdu Imperial Guards and carried out a large-scale rectification, almost all the people he had forced into him were driven out. This Liu An wanted to He is talented and thoughtful, and he is Bi Xuan's old subordinate. I will think of a way to get him in. I think Bi Xuan will not object, so that I will have someone who can be used in the Imperial Guard. .

Thinking about this, Fan Zhuo became even happier and raised his glass frequently. After three rounds of drinking, Fan Zhuo felt quite drunk. And Liu An also heard the meaning from Fan Zhuo's words, and he was almost overjoyed. Going to work in a prosperous place like Yingdu is not comparable to working in a poor place like Pengcheng, and when As a general in the Imperial Guard, he hangs around the king, chief assistant, and lieutenant every day, and his chances of advancing to the next level are greatly increased. At that moment, Fan Zhuo was almost drowned in flattery by toasts one after another.

Just when the whole place was filled with excitement and excitement, several violent explosions suddenly sounded, and the whole hall seemed to shake a few times.

Fan Zhuo, who was already drunk and confused, didn't understand what was going on. He smiled and said with a big tongue: "It's still far from the Chinese New Year. Why are we setting off fireworks?"

Fan Zhuo didn't understand, but the generals in the lobby could tell that these were fireworks. They were clearly the sound of grenades exploding. From the sound, it was not the grenades owned by their own army. All the generals cheered and stood up. At this moment, warning bells rang continuously on the city wall.

With a crash, the flush on Liu An's face faded completely, replaced by paleness, "Enemy attack." He shouted sternly: "Come here, protect Dr. Fan's safety. The rest of you, follow me."

Liu An is indeed a general promoted by Bi Xuan. Although he has a strong ambition to climb up and has a deep experience in the city, his talent is undeniable. Within a short distance from the hall to the entrance of the general's mansion, he is already assigned After completing all the tasks, the generals quickly responded to the orders, left the mansion, got on their horses, and flew towards where they should be. When they walked out of the mansion, Liu An's guards had already gathered together.

"Go to the city wall!" Liu An ordered loudly, got on his horse, led more than a hundred soldiers, and galloped towards the city wall quickly.

Just as he walked onto the street, a group of people in black appeared in front of Liu An. Without saying a word, the people in black opposite him raised their hands, and black things flew out one by one. Looking at Liu An was shocked by the little bits of fire burning behind the tails of those black things. They were the fuses of grenades burning.

"Grenade!" he shouted, and he jumped up from his horse and rushed towards the house on the side of the street. With a crash, he smashed the window and fell into the house. He rolled several times before he could get up. , outside the street, there were continuous sounds of explosions.

The screams were endless, followed by the shouts of killing. Liu An climbed up and kicked open the door. On the street, his own soldiers were littered with dead and wounded, and the remaining ones were wielding knives and fighting with the people who were rushing over. The men in black fight together.

Liu An looked up and saw through the blazing firelight that behind the group of men in black, a tall general was standing on horseback. Isn't this the person he personally welcomed into the city yesterday? Princess Shuyu's future husband-in-law. ?

"The Han people are shameless!" Liu An shouted, charging towards the infantry with his sword. At the same time, the strong bow in the infantry's hand was pulled open, and on the bowstring, the arrowheads of three feather arrows shone with a cold light. (To be continued.)