The two sides faced each other across the river.
Now we need patience from both sides.
Three days.
Eighth day.
Half moon!
As time went by, Liu Bang became more anxious.
According to the time, Han Xin and Peng Yue are now fighting, and the result will come out soon.
Xiang Yu did not cross the river because he was waiting for the end of the war in the north.
Liu Bang himself was also waiting for news on the battle between Han Xin and Peng Yue. Now that he was fully focused on dealing with Xiang Yu, he could only rely on Peng Yue to contain Han Xin.
Finally, after more than half a month of tense confrontation across the river, news finally came about the war situation in the north.
"Report, Your Majesty, Peng Yue and Han Xin engaged in battle in Pengcheng. Peng Yue was defeated and surrendered to Han Xin. Pengcheng fell."
As soon as the spy finished reporting, Liu Bang staggered and his eyes darkened.
Peng Yue could not stop Han Xin for ten days.
This news was like a bolt from the blue for Liu Bang.
In the past, Xiang Yu was besieged at Gaixia, and now he has to suffer the consequences of being besieged in return.
"What should I do?"
After recovering from his shock, Liu Bang looked at Chen Ping, Cao Shen and others.
"Han Xin is coming with great force and I'm afraid it will be difficult to resist. It's better to retreat early, otherwise we will fall into the siege of Gaixia." Cao Shen said solemnly.
"Okay." Liu Bang nodded. "Should we order the troops to retreat now?"
"No hurry. We can't retreat in broad daylight. Otherwise, Xiang Yu will cross the river and pursue us, and our army will be defeated." Cao Shen stopped Liu Bang and ordered: "Retreat tonight. Light a bonfire in the camp and extinguish it before retreating. By the time Xiang Yu finds us at dawn, we will have already gone far away."
"Okay." Liu Bang's face looked unhappy.
He wanted to seize Han Xin's military power but failed, and now he is suffering from it.
But who could have imagined that he stripped Han Xin of his military power and only gave Han Xin two thousand soldiers and horses, asking Han Xin to attack the State of Qi.
Unexpectedly, Han Xin relied on the two thousand soldiers to expand and actually conquered Qi State, developed an army of 300,000, and became king for his merits.
Now he regretted not using Han Xin as a core subordinate. After the Battle of Gaixia, he even wanted to strip him of his military power.
But it's too late to regret.
The other side.
Xiang Yu's camp also knew about the battle between Han Xin and Peng Yue. The generals in the entire camp laughed out loud.
Liu Bang finally experienced the situation they were forced into by Han Xin.
At that time, Han Xin defeated Long Ju and destroyed 200,000 elite troops of the Chu army, forcing them to retreat in Guling.
Now Liu Bang is facing the same situation as they were back then.
The situation is changing so fast that it is hard to keep up.
The offensive and defensive situations are easy!
"Liu Bang must retreat in the next few days and prepare to cross the river." Xiang Yu ordered.
After these words were spoken, the generals were greatly encouraged.
The morale of the entire Chu camp soared.
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