"Zuo Sima Wuyou, General Ji Bu was caught in a trap, but it was just a small setback and could not affect the overall situation. Next, our army only needs to continue to deepen the ditches and high bases and stick to the Jinjiling camp. When the Han thieves cannot capture it for a long time, they will definitely be able to wait until the turn of opportunity appears."

This is what Han Xin said to comfort Xiang Zhuang after Ji Bujiao Camp defeated. Unfortunately, Han Xin was full of confidence when he said this. Xiang Zhuang's left ear went in and out of his right ear, and was still frowning. After a while, he nodded reluctantly and said, "I have to do this. I hope I can defend our Jinjiling for a long time."

"Don't worry, with the terrain of Jinjiling, even if the Han thieves attacked day and night, they would not be able to take it down." Han Xin answered more confidently, and said with a smile: "And what I hope most now is Uncle Zhou's man who hopes to fight quickly and decisively, and dispatch troops to attack our Jinjiling camp as soon as possible. The larger the scale and the more times the better."

Of course, Han Xin, the soldier immortal, was not so arrogant. He dared to guarantee that the Han army with high morale would not be able to take over the Jinjiling camp of the Chuji Alliance in any case. Of course, it was because he did have this confidence. There were two most critical reasons. One was that although the Chuji Alliance was defeated in the decisive battle and was ambushed at night, the main force of the Chuji Alliance on Jinjiling still had more than 90,000 people, which was definitely more than enough to guard the camp. The second was that the terrain of the Jinjiling was too suitable for persistence.

The terrain of Jinjiling is roughly like this. Only the northwest direction is relatively flat and suitable for advancement. The other directions are steep cliffs dozens of feet high, which are extremely difficult to climb. Although there are several small paths to reach the top of the mountain, they are all narrow and rugged, and only a small amount of troops can be easily defended. At the same time, the gentle slope in the northwest also has murderous intentions. In addition to the large drop, it is suitable for the power of the rolling stone wood and convenient for downhill attacks, it is also long enough that the counterweight trenchers of the Han army could not hit the stones at the foot of the mountain on the camp of the Chuji coalition forces.

Finally, the Chuji coalition forces built the camps very strongly early, established countless guarding fortifications, and dug up to three camp protection trenches. Even if the Han army had an absolute advantage in military strength, its strength was almost three times that of the Chuji coalition forces, it was hard to say that they were sure to attack and capture the camps of the Chuji coalition forces.

Knowing oneself and enemy can only win every battle. Through the continuous exploration of scouts, the commander of the Han army, Zhou Shu, of course, had already known the enemy's camp situation and the terrain of Jinjiling. Therefore, after successfully taking Licheng, Zhou Shu did not rush to dispatch troops to attack the camps of the Chuji Alliance. He chose to convene the main civil and military officials of the Han army and arrange the tactics he had been planning for a long time to defeat the enemy.

The Han army was shocked. After the meeting began, Uncle Zhou did not arrange how the Han army units launched an attack. Instead, he dispatched troops to dig trenches around Jinjiling, build walls and fences, surrounded Jinjiling on all sides and arranged multiple defense lines to prevent the enemy on Jinjiling from breaking out, and used a tactic to trap the Chuji Alliance alive.

It was after Uncle Zhou assigned the work tasks of the fortifications in the mountains that Zhu Jishi, the oldest among the people present, asked: "General, depending on your arrangements, do you want to trap the Chuji bandit army on Jinjiling to death and wait until their food is exhausted and they will be destroyed without fighting?"

"Of course the purpose is." Uncle Zhou replied calmly: "But I guess, the Chuji thief army on the mountain will definitely not sit still and wait for death. They will definitely try to fight back, or find ways to break through and escape, so our tactics will definitely change during the process of surrounding the mountain."

"Why don't you consider a strong attack on the front?" Zhu Jishi asked: "The camp of the Chuji bandit army is very strong, and the terrain of Jinjiling is indeed easy to defend and difficult to attack. However, if we firmly attack, we will not have the chance to take it directly?"

"I have carefully weighed the pros and cons." Uncle Zhou replied: "We are indeed not hoping for a strong attack on the front, but even if we can succeed, our losses will not be small. Moreover, once the attack is not smooth, our army will be exhausted and morale will decline, and it may give the Chuji bandit army a chance to counterattack. So instead of attacking at all costs, it is better to firmly surround the mountain and waste the bandit army on the mountain to death."

"General, two problems." Li Shang took the conversation and said, "First, how to solve our food and grass problem? Our army and Yan ** team combined, with a total of more than 250,000 troops, and the food and grass consumed every day was very large. There was another civil strife in Qi State, and there was no way to provide us with food and grass. It is definitely difficult to ensure the supply of food and grass on the front line based on Zhao land and the new land occupied by Jibei that we have taken?"

"I wrote a letter to the king to explain the situation a few days ago." Uncle Zhou replied: "I ask the king to send us the grain from Guanzhong and Ao Cang through the Yellow River waterway, and send it directly to the plains, and then to the front line through the Chidao Road. Our rear area has a bumper harvest of grain last year, and Ao Cang has a very sufficient grain storage, so we are not short of food and grass on the front line, so there is definitely not much problem."

"Don't worry that the Western Chu thief Army will intercept our grain ships on the water." Uncle Zhou smiled and said, "First, before this, almost all the ships in the East County were controlled by us. Even if the Western Chu thief Army wanted to temporarily form a navy to intercept our grain ships, they would not find so many ships. Second, I will ask Shen Ke to lead our navy to protect the grain transport fleet and try not to give the Western Chu thief Army the opportunity to intercept our grain transport fleet. Third, we have a strong foundation and a lot of capital. Even if the grain ships are lost, the rear of Sanchuan and Guanzhong will still send us ships and grain in a steady stream, and there is no need to be afraid of consumption."

When Li Shang heard this, he smiled bitterly and said, "General, do you believe it or not? Zhou Prime Minister will definitely want to chew you alive!"

The Han army and civil and military officials burst into laughter, and Uncle Zhou smiled and said, "It's okay, I've prepared for this. Zhou Prime Minister is famous for his greed. I just need to give him more delicious foods from Qidi and Zhaodi, and after I go back, he will invite him to a two-day banquet. He shouldn't want to chew me alive."

The Han army's civil and military officials laughed again, and Li Shang said with a smile: "Okay, how do you solve the problem of enemy reinforcements? Don't blame the unlucky general for speaking. The battlefield of Qi is so important. Xiang Yu, the King of Western Chu, may not be impossible to lead the army to rescue Qi."

"The battlefield in Qi is of great importance. The King of Western Chu understands this principle, and our king understands it even better." Uncle Zhou replied: "So I can be sure that with our king's wisdom and wisdom, no matter what solution he thinks, he will definitely entangle Xiang Yu and will not give Xiang Yu the chance to lead his army to rescue Qi."

"As for the other reinforcements of the Western Chu thieves." Uncle Zhou dragged his voice a little longer and said, "At this point, we can only bet. The bet is that before the Chuji thieves' army was exhausted, the rear of the Western Chu thieves' army could no longer send reinforcements to Licheng that could pose a threat to us. Fortunately, the Western Chu thieves' army has been fighting for years, and the national strength is already very empty, and we have a great chance of winning this bet."

"General, then I will say another unlucky thing. What if we lose the bet?" Li Shang asked afterwards.

"Then let's start over, gather troops, and then fight a decisive battle with the Chuji thief army in a dignified manner." Uncle Zhou's tone became as confident as Han Xin, and he said: "Don't worry, we will only win at that time. The national strength of the Western Chu thief army is empty. Even if the army is urgently recruited from Huainan and Jiangdong to head north, the combat effectiveness of the newly formed troops is not very strong, and we are still sure to win."

Of course, Li Shang was still a little worried, but seeing that Uncle Zhou's intention had been decided, his elder brother Li Shiqi did not say anything, obviously supporting Uncle Zhou's decision, so he closed his mouth. Uncle Zhou looked around and said, "If there is no other problem, then start to act, build the fortifications around the mountain as soon as possible, and then act again to see if he can force the Chuji thief army on the mountain to take the initiative to go down the mountain and die."

After the Han army generals held their fists and sang promises together, soon all the Han army units began to take action, digging deep trenches in the defense zone they were responsible for, building walls and fences, completely blocking the downhill roads of the Chuji coalition. Based on the terrain, they built camps at several critical intersections in the rear to prevent the Chuji coalition from breaking through, and soon turned the surrounding areas of Jinjiling into a huge construction site.

Of course, these situations were quickly reported to Xiang Zhuang and others. As a result, not only Xiang Zhuang, Liu Laosan, Tian Da and others, and even Han Xin couldn't help but change his face. He quickly climbed to the top of Jinjiling Mountain and checked the construction of the Han army's fortifications from a high place. Then after basically seeing the arrangements of the Han army, Xiang Zhuang was so angry that he drew his sword and roared: "Shameless thief! This is another set! He dared not attack our camp head-on, but actually wanted to surround us to death!"

"I've been convinced by Uncle Zhou," Liu Laosan said helplessly: "I've never seen a man who can be as strong as ours before, but he has built fortifications to surround the mountains without fighting. I've never seen a man who can use troops to stabilize his level before."

"Zuo Sima, you have to find a way to solve this problem as soon as possible." Ji Bu said with a gloomy face: "Otherwise, if the thief really trapped us to death on the mountain with a trench and wall, our food and grass would not last long."

Of course, there is no way to solve this problem. Just send troops down the mountain to destroy the fortifications under construction by the Han army. However, doing so will definitely be in the minds of the Han army, which is more soldiers and more generals. So Xiang Zhuang had no choice but to turn his eyes to Han Xin next to him. Han Xin frowned and thought for a while, and said: "There is another way, but I don't know if it will work, so I can only try my luck."

"What's the solution?" Xiang Zhuang asked quickly.

"Tonight, send a messenger to Boyang to contact Xiangtian Liu, Jibei who is guarding Boyang." Han Xin replied: "Let him arrange an uninformed death room and bring a letter written by Tian Liu to the north to the King of Jibei. In the letter, he said that our Western Chu rear sent us a support army, asking King Jibei to stay in Jinjiling to wait for assistance. Then when our death room went north, the fortifications of the Han thieves' siege must have been almost completed, and they will almost be caught by the Han thieves on the road. The letter fell into the hands of the Han thieves, and the ordinary man Zhou may change his strategy and urgently send troops to attack our camp."

"Good idea!" Tian Da said as soon as he heard this, "If the Han thieves believe that we will really have reinforcements coming soon, they will definitely be in a hurry to send troops to attack the mountain. As long as they give up the encirclement of the mountain, our affairs will be much easier."

Considering that this is extremely costly and once it succeeds, Xiang Zhuang immediately nodded and agreed to Han Xin's plan. Han Xin was not very happy, but turned his attention to Qi State in the northeast and said secretly: "It is easy to hide this plan from others, but if you want to hide it from Uncle Zhou, you may not be sure of this. I hope that Qi State will be smooth. Our greatest hope is actually Tian Heng and Tian Wang of Qi State."

The messenger sent to contact Boyang left that night. Next, Xiang Zhuang, Liu Laosan and others who had no choice but to wait for the strategy to take effect, and let Uncle Zhou give up the mountain-encircling tactics that left them helpless. However, what surprised Xiang Zhuang and Tian Da and others was that after a few days, when the Han army's mountain-encircling fortifications had been basically completed, the Han army actually sent people to slap white flags and sent them a man who claimed to be the messenger of Ai Tian Liu in Jibei, as well as the so-called reinforcements written by Tian Liu to Tian Da.

After quickly taking the man up the mountain to ask in detail, it proved that he was indeed a messenger sent by Tian Liu. Xiangzhuang and Tian Da quickly asked about the details. Tian Liu's messenger answered truthfully, saying that he was ordered to send a letter north, but unfortunately was caught by the Han army scout on the way. He searched Tian Liu's letters from him, and then was taken to the Han army camp. He also saw the Han army commander Zhou Shu. Tian Da was extremely impatient and shouted: "Don't say these useless things, talk quickly, what did the Zhou Shupeng react after seeing Tian Xiangguo's letters?"

"Laughter." Tian Da was stunned by the answer from Tian Liu's messenger, and said, "Reporting to the king, after reading Tian Xiangguo's letter, Zhou Shupin immediately burst into laughter, as if she was laughing out loud. Then, in addition to returning the letter to the villain, Zhou Shupin sent someone to send the villain to him, he also asked the villain to bring a word to you and Zuo Sima of the Western Chu Army."

"What do you mean?" Tian Da and Xiang Zhuang asked in unison.

"Zhou Shupinfu said that even if this letter is true, he will accompany him to the end. No matter how many reinforcements we come, he will not be afraid." Tian Liu Courier said again: "Also, Zhou Shupinfu also said that if you and Zuo Sima want to send someone to Xichu, Boyang to ask for help, there is no need to send people to go down the mountain overnight. As long as your messenger is taking the white flag down the mountain, it means that he is going to ask for reinforcements. His Han thieves will not only give way to the road immediately, but will also give our messenger dry food on the road."

With a bang, Xiang Zhuang hit the table in front of him with a heavy punch and said gritting his teeth: "This man seems to be sure that reinforcements will not arrive in a short time, so he is so confident."

"Zuo Sima, it seems that there is really nothing I can do." Tian Da also said desperately: "If you make up your mind to break through, Xiao Wang will not object this time, so you can escape first."

"No hurry!" Han Xin quickly dissuaded and said to Xiang Zhuang: "Zuo Sima, we must not break through in a hurry. The reason is that the mountain has been surrounded and the Han thieves are still very cautious. We have little confidence in breaking through, and the second is that we still have hope."

"What else can we have?" Xiang Zhuang moaned in pain.

"Qi State." Han Xin replied: "Don't forget that Tian Heng has taken over Linzi, and the remaining troops of Tian Fei's fake man have no leader, and some of them may turn to us. As long as we persist for a while, as long as there is another change in Qi State, Tian Heng and his allies, who have no way out, will definitely rescue us with all their might."

"Is it that easy?" Xiang Zhuang smiled bitterly.

"It's better to have hope than not." Han Xin said: "Especially, we are not the time to break through now, so we can only wait for this hope."

In fact, Han Xin had already waited for this hope, because at the same time, an envoy of Qi who rushed from Linzi had already arrived at the Han army camp to ask for a meeting with Uncle Zhou. Not only did he bring Zhou Shu the news that the Prime Minister of Qi, Guo Tian Min, who was enthroned by the Han army, had been defeated and died, but also brought Tian Guang, who was self-proclaimed King of Qi, and Tian Wang, who was self-proclaimed King of Jiaodong, to a joint letter to Uncle Zhou.

Of course, Uncle Zhou met the envoy of Qi at the first time and asked him about the sudden defeat of Tian Min, the envoy of Qi did not hide it. He honestly admitted that the general of Qi, Tian Wang, took advantage of the opportunity of Hotan Min's joint attack on Linzi, and suddenly stabbed Tian Min from the back. Tian Heng and Tian Guang's uncle and nephew also took the opportunity to send troops to help, defeat Tian Min and defeated Tian Min and killed Tian Min himself directly.

Seeing the Qi envoy spoke frantically, Uncle Zhou couldn't help but sneer and said, "You did a pretty job. Such a shameless thing can be said so easily and at ease. The noble envoy's face makes me admire you."

"Great General, forgive me." The envoy of Qi State hurriedly apologized and said with a forced smile: "But the envoy was also on order. Our King of Qi and King Jiaodong gave orders to the villain to speak in front of the general, and he must not hide anything. Therefore, the envoy explained so truthfully."

After saying that, the envoy of Qi took out another joint letter written by Tian Guang and Tian Wang to Uncle Zhou, holding and smiling in both hands, saying, "General, this is a joint letter written by our King of Qi and King Jiaodong to you. Please read it."

Uncle Zhou’s guard was about to come forward to receive the letter, but Uncle Zhou stopped and said, “No need to read it. If I was not wrong, Tian Guang and Tian Wang must have the two generals who wanted to recognize them as King Qi and King Jiaodong, right? If the general does not agree, they will join forces to rescue the Chuji bandit army surrounded on Jinjiling, right?”

The envoy of Qi laughed dryly and said, "The General is very clear and the content is indeed like this. But please rest assured. If you can recognize our King of Qi and King Jiaodong, we will not only not save the Chuji bandit army, but will also send troops to help you attack the Chuji bandit army."

"Dream!" Uncle Zhou flatly refused and said angrily: "Tian Hengtian and Tian Guangmu betrayed our Han Kingdom and killed the King of Qi Tianfu and proclaimed himself king. Tian Wangmu turned against him and killed the general's enthronement of Qi Tianmin. If this general does not cut their car and kill the traitors severely, he will also admit that they are kings. The princes of the world follow the example. How can we Hanwang order the world and enforce the orders? People come and push this man out and behead him!"

The guard in the tent sang a promise and immediately rushed up to take down the envoy of Qi. The envoy of Qi quickly kowtowed and begged for mercy. Uncle Zhou, who was extremely angry, did not listen at all. He insisted that the guard push him out and behead him. Then his head was presented to Uncle Zhou. Uncle Zhou ordered the guard again: "Take down his entourage, block his mouth, and take it to the distance to the road leading to Qi. Let his entourage take the head back and hand it over to Tian Heng and the others! In addition, I will issue a ban order and strictly block this news. I will definitely not let the thieves on the mountain know."

The guard sang a promise and left, and Li Shiqi next to him said carefully: "General, are you a little too impulsive? In fact, we can be with Tian Yokota Wang and other ordinary men, temporarily stabilize them. It is not too late to deal with them when we kill the Chuji thief army on Jinjiling, and then deal with them?"

"Doctor Li, you must not set this precedent." Uncle Zhou replied: "Once you set this precedent, there will be endless troubles. Not only will Zhao Xie, the king behind us, have a strange intention, but Ying Bu, Han Xin, Peng Yue and Wu Rui, may also follow the example. We king will never want to see such a situation."

Li Shiqi nodded silently and said, "But what should we do next? We have killed Tian Heng and Tian Wang's envoy. These two men have no way out. They will definitely come to save the Chu Ji thief army with all their might?"

"I wish they were like this." Uncle Zhou sneered: "When the time comes, let Zhu Jishi deal with them. Zhu Jishi is best at fighting tough battles. He used the power of a single army to resist the Zhao and Chu coalition forces in Hanoi without any disadvantage, let alone deal with these two shameless men who are dissatisfied with the hearts of the people? I just need to send that army to Zhu Jishi, and it is easy to deal with them! Moreover, from Linzi to Licheng, there is a vast space, and we are completely sure to intercept their thief army in the middle of the road, so that they do not have the opportunity to get close to the Jinjiling battlefield."

"But if we suddenly divide our troops to Qi State, the bandits on the mountain will definitely know that something happened in Qi State." Li Shiqi said again.
Chapter completed!