Xiang Yu fights the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 111 Mysterious Forces
Xiang Yu led a dozen people to stand and look at the bridge on the river from a distance. He went to see the bridge on the north in the morning, and the bridge on the south in the afternoon. Those businessmen also followed Xiang Yu. The actual situation does seem to be about the same as what they say.

Xiang Yu didn't take anyone directly up to the bridge to observe, because the risk would be huge. Although it seemed that the surroundings of the two bridges were relatively peaceful, several spies that Xiang Yu had sent before disappeared inexplicably. These spies were experienced spies who had followed Xiang Yu for a period of time, and their disappearance made Xiang Yu feel a little uncomfortable.

Xiang Yu came here mainly to observe the terrain around the two bridges from a distance, so that he could arrange his troops. As for whether his main force should go to the upper bridge or the lower bridge, it is really not clear. Certainly, he did not make a decision so quickly, even if he made a decision, he would not let his subordinates know so easily, especially these few businessmen.

Xiang Yu in this life has learned smarter in many aspects of dealing with people. He knows that human nature is often the most unreliable. Unfortunately, he was too simple in his previous life, and he didn't understand many obvious things, so he suffered a lot. Of course, it is impossible for Xiang Yu in this life to become a human spirit like Liu Bang. He just learned a little bit smarter and knows how to protect himself better.

The so-called false is real, and real is false, whether it is on the battlefield or off the battlefield, you cannot let others see through you too easily, otherwise you will be in a very unfavorable position.

"Has General Xiang made a decision?" one of the businessmen asked.

Xiang Yu nodded. "I already have a calculation in my mind."

"Has the general already decided to attack from the old bridge above?" the businessman continued to ask.

"You don't need to know too much, understand?" Xiang Yu looked at him with a slight change in his eyes, but with a little bit of murderous intent. Apologize to Xiang Yu.

Early the next morning, Xiang Yu personally led the army towards Wuwei City. He indeed divided the army into two groups. There are 2000 troops, and the remaining several thousand people are used as reserve troops.

Xiang Yu did indeed choose the bridge in the north that was built in the pre-Qin period as the main attack line. The reason for this choice was not that the bridge in the north was stronger as those merchants said. Xiang Yu felt that the merchants said this It is obviously nonsense, saying that the bridge to the north was built in the pre-Qin period. It has been used for hundreds of years, so the quality will be better, and it is more suitable for large-scale military use. Xiang Yu wanted to laugh when he heard this statement. Yes, but he held back in the end, in his previous life he would definitely have burst out laughing on the spot.

Whether the words of these businessmen are reliable is of course a question that Xiang Yu needs to think about carefully. Judging from most of the previous situations, these businessmen are relatively honest, and the situation they introduced to themselves is basically true. , Of course, there are some differences between each other, but it seems that most of them are due to the information difference caused by the different experiences of individual businessmen.

But Xiang Yu also noticed one thing, that is, the relationship between these businessmen is extraordinary. When Xiang Yu was looking for a guide, he deliberately looked for someone who had little relationship with each other as a guide, just like meeting someone After arriving at several caravans, one or two merchants were recruited from each caravan. This was done to prevent them from being too familiar and colluding together.

Xiang Yu had already arranged this in advance, but it turned out that these merchants had a relationship beyond the surface, but Xiang Yu couldn't find out more. These merchants were very cautious, and Xiang Yu sent them to investigate them. All the people are clearly arranged by them, and the information they report is the information they want Xiang Yu to know.

Perhaps it was because they seemed to behave too well, which aroused Xiang Yu's suspicion, so in several conversations between Xiang Yu and them, he discovered some little secrets between them, but Xiang Yu did not appear angry Or to show it, I have to say that a Xiang Yu who has a city mansion has really become more terrifying.

Although Xiang Yu didn't come to a conclusion, he already thought that there might be some kind of secret line behind these businessmen that he didn't know about. Considering that they were all businessmen in the Western Regions, Xiang Yu boldly guessed that there might be a common cause behind them. Power, and this power comes from the Western Regions.

When Xiang Yu talked with these businessmen before, he talked about a lot of things related to the Western Regions. The economics, military affairs, life, humanities, etc. of the Western Regions were as if they were eloquent and precious from a few of their populations. The regional linkages are indeed strong.

But the Western Regions is a very broad concept, consisting of dozens of small countries in the Western Regions, and even the definition of the Western Regions itself can be large or small, and a broader definition can extend to the very far western regions, where Xiang Yu is concerned. It's even more of an unknown place.

Xiang Yu doesn't know why he has such a strong interest in the land of the Western Regions, even more interested in the land of the Eastern Han Dynasty. It may also be because Xiang Yu is not so interested in the world of the Han family. He is also a person who prefers to act according to his own interests and ideas.

But if Xiang Yu really wants to go all the way west to conquer the Western Regions after capturing Wuwei, he will inevitably be involved in a storm that may have existed long ago. Xiang Yu's political sensitivity in this life is obvious He has risen a lot, and his intuition tells him that the power behind these businessmen is definitely not small, but it is not easy to say whether this power is from his own side or from the enemy's side.

After all, there are no permanent enemies, nor permanent allies. Of course, Xiang Yu's choice and attitude towards the Western Regions will certainly affect the attitude of the forces behind this towards Xiang Yu.

Xiang Yu guessed that that force might be another form of huge non-governmental organization that existed independently of the countries in the Western Regions. Together with them, they held some actual power in the Western Regions, and these merchants and the caravans they traveled were also controlled by them. Therefore, these businessmen may not know each other themselves, but they all have close ties with this mysterious force, and what connects them together is something within this mysterious organization.

Therefore, Xiang Yu's precautions against them are also a matter of course. No matter whether Xiang Yu's guess is correct or not, these businessmen are definitely not simple, and at this time, Xiang Yu can't find anyone around him who can really trust him completely. Bury all kinds of thoughts in your heart.

As for the main reason why Xiang Yu chose the north bridge as the main attack point, it was because the terrain around the north bridge was more suitable for attacking. Opposite the south bridge, there was a continuous slope downhill, and there were many rocky cliffs that could be used for ambush. After crossing the river in the north, the terrain will be much wider, so there is no problem in choosing the north as the main attack.

(End of this chapter)