Chapter 115

Although on the war map, Han Xin won!

But there is ultimately a gap between actual combat and a sand-table duel.

For instance, Zhao Kuo; he was a master of the sand table, unrivaled by anyone in all of Zhao Guo.

Lian Po and Li Mu were both no match for him.

But he still lost!

He lost because his heart was too eager, wanting to defeat Bai Qi quickly to become famous in a single battle!

As a result, forty thousand soldiers of the Zhao army were buried!

Recalling all this, Wang Jian sighed again and again!

But at this moment, he was even more eager to play another round against Han Xin!

Alas!

Wang Jian sighed once more!

But at this very moment, he was not idle either; he began to deduce the upcoming Neishi Society battle!

And it was not only Wang Jian who was deducing!

In the military camp, Han Xin was also deducing!

But what Han Xin was deducing was not Xiang Yu's four hundred thousand troops fighting Meng Wu's three hundred thousand troops!

It was... Li Yuanba alone dueling Xiang Yu's four hundred thousand troops!

"Hiss... how can this be fought!"

Han Xin's scalp went numb.

He truly could not think of any chance of victory!

Not that Li Yuanba had any chance of victory!

But that Xiang Yu had any chance of victory!

That's a joke!

That was Li Yuanba; Facing Ying Su had clearly told him that Li Yuanba possessed the strength to fight one million soldiers alone!

If what Facing Ying Su said was true!

Then Xiang Yu would surely lose this battle!

Because... no matter what formation Han Xin used, he felt he could not deal with Li Yuanba!

Unless... the arrowheads were coated with deadly poison, or a huge pit was dug to bury this person alive!

But... these methods would not work well!

Li Yuanba is not a fool; could he be buried alive in your big pit?

Coating arrowheads with deadly poison wouldn't work either!

Because... Facing Ying Su said Li Yuanba has another ultimate skill: not even water can penetrate!

Those two hammers, when swung, not even water can break through!

Can an arrow fly in?

Han Xin didn't believe it!

But he still looked forward to this battle.

He wanted to see if Li Yuanba could truly, as Facing Ying Su said, fight four hundred thousand alone!

If he wins, then Facing Ying Su didn't lie; Li Yuanba is truly powerful, and when I fight the Xiongnu, I must make good use of Li Yuanba!

Even... he has already started deducing how to use Li Yuanba to wipe out the Xiongnu within two months!

Han Xin was very excited!

But what if Li Yuanba loses...

Sorry, Hanxinzhi Society would only be excited!

Because... in this battle, he, Han Xin, could go up!

A joke, actual combat!

I have long been looking forward to the arrival of actual combat!

Now, with the war approaching, Han Xin has long been a bit 257 and unable to hold back!

Neishi Society!

This place is the ancient salt pool of old!

Even before Dayu controlled the waters, the salt production here was still extremely high!

It almost nourished all the people of Hedong!

Even, the salt from this place was transported to all parts of the country!

But... accompanied by an earthquake, the salt pool collapsed!

Much salt was buried underground and could not be excavated!

And accompanied by years of erosion.

Nowadays, this place yields nothing at all!

In the past, capable people said that if it could be irrigated with blood and buried with rotting flesh, this place might turn into fertile fields!

Thus, the battles of the various states around the salt pool area would default to choosing this place!

For instance, the Qin-Jin battle during the era of Duke Xiao!

For instance, the Qin-Wei battle during the era of Duke Xiao!

For instance, the Qin-Han battle during the era of Duke Xiao!

Many, many battles would be fought here!

The sole purpose is this thousand-li of fertile fields!

Indeed!

Who does not desire a thousand li of fertile fields?

And war means people must die!

After people die, their fresh blood and rotting flesh purify the saline-alkali soil; this is the best method!

Ying Su's choice to have Li Yuanba fight here serves this very purpose!

As for whether it will work...

To speak honestly, Ying Su does not know either!

But... blood irrigation and flesh burial can promote crop growth; this is indeed a fact!

For instance, the mass grave from the Battle of Changping in years past!

And also the mass grave where Xiang Yu buried two hundred thousand Qin Army soldiers, excavated in later generations.

Before these places were excavated, they were all fertile fields!

The crops here grow far better than crops anywhere else!

Heaven and Earth nourish all things; all things return to Heaven and Earth after death.

Endless life!

This is the essence of the Daoist school!

And not far from the Salt Lake region.

At this very moment, a great army is marching!

The army winds on; the formation alone stretches for twenty li.

Truly, its tail cannot be seen!

Correct, this is Xiang Yu's great army!

Having traveled from Julu to reach this place, it is far over a thousand li!

After more than a month of long-distance trekking, finally, this place has been reached!

And according to Xiang Yu and Xiang Liang's speculation, if Wang Ben is not a fool, and if Ying Zheng is not an idiot, they will surely turn this war to attack Xianyang into a pitched battle!

After all, a pitched battle does not harm the common people!

And if the fighting truly occurs within Xianyang City, regardless of victory or defeat, Xianyang City will suffer massive destruction!

Therefore, a pitched battle is the best option!

Indeed, not long after they began marching, they heard reports from spies!

Meng Wu, Meng Tian, and Wang Ben, the three of them leading a three-hundred-thousand-strong army, are heading toward the Salt Lake!

"Hahaha... Uncle, if this battle annihilates this three-hundred-thousand-strong army, the army in Xianyang City will be left with only one hundred and fifty thousand!"