Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 429

The mind of a genius is usually difficult for ordinary people to understand. After Liu Laosan told a group of civil and military confidants about his decision to dedicate Nanjun to the Western Chu Army, he was naturally opposed by his friends in Peixian County except Xiao He. , Fan Kui, the injured gun barrel, roared directly, asking if Liu Laosan was crazy?
There is no way, Liu Laosan can only sit down with his friends in Pei County, patiently explain to them the reasons for his decision, and also understand that if the self-army insists on returning to Nanjun, there will be three huge dangers, It is possible to kill the remnants of the Nanyang Army at any time.

The first great danger is, of course, Li Ji, the commander of the Southern Front Corps of the Western Chu Army who has already betrayed the Nanyang Army twice. Now the strength of the Nanyang Army is not even enough to give Li Ji a gap between his teeth, but he still controls a large area. Land and city, how can Riji not be greedy?In addition, Xiang Kang is notoriously good at instigating dissension, and crossing the river with Liji, who is far more powerful than his own army, is tantamount to putting his head under Liji's axe, and he may die at any time!

The second danger is that the people in Nanjun are not attached. In many places, the Nanyang army was forced to surrender after Yingbu fled to Hanzhong. The loyalty is very low. Now the family members of the local officials in various places in Nanjun have fallen into Xiang Kang’s control. Devil's claws, if the remnants of the Nanyang Army insist on withdrawing to Nanjun, even if Liji will not have a different heart, it is absolutely impossible to stop the Han army from continuing to attack. With the help of the old troops in Nanjun, it is possible to easily kill the remnants of the Nanyang Army.

The third danger is even more frightening. After the Nanyang Army suffered heavy losses, it was on the verge of being wiped out. With the greed and brutality of the top leaders of the Western Chu Army, how could it be possible to tolerate this situation for a long time?So as long as someone stirs up the flames a little, Xiang Yu may order himself to be killed at any time, and directly annex the land and city of Nanjun!

"I have told you all the truth, and I think you all understand that we will not be able to keep Nanjun no matter what, and we may turn against each other because of Nanjun and the West Chu Army. Sending Nanjun to the West Chu Army? As long as Xiang Yu is happy, can he still treat us badly? With his power to start from scratch, wouldn't we be able to make a comeback soon?"

After exhausting his words, Liu Laosan finally persuaded his friends in Pei County who lived and died with him to stop opposing his helpless decision. Only Han Xin remained silent, and his expression was very disapproving. The third child saw his disdain, and took the initiative to ask: "General, do you think this king is wrong? If you are sure that you can defend Nanjun, you can directly say that this king can also reconsider the decision just now."

"If you can control and command the Western Chu army, relying on the natural danger of the Han River, I will have the confidence to fight the Han bandits." Han Xin replied.

"General, if this can be achieved, how could this king decide to take the initiative to dedicate the rest of the land and city to the Western Chu Army?" Liu Laosan smiled wryly, and then said: "Don't be tricky, just tell me, do you want to give up?" agree to do so?"

"I don't have to object." Han Xin replied: "But I must remind you two points, the king. First, you and the king of Western Chu had some disputes before, so you don't want him to ask you to settle the old account? Second, Xiang Yu's I think you, the king, know what kind of temper you have, and if you want to make a comeback under his tent, I'm afraid it won't be that easy."

"The king is not afraid of settling the old accounts. This king gave him so much city land and population. If he still asks the king to settle the old accounts, who will dare to follow him in the future? No matter how confused Xiang Yu is, this is the truth I won't understand either."

Liu Laosan replied frankly, and said: "Of course I know what kind of temper Xiang Yu is, but I am really not afraid of dealing with him. This bastard is much easier to deal with than Xiang Kang's little traitor. I just need to think a little bit." It is definitely not difficult to make him obey the king's words."

Having dealt with Liu Laosan for so long, Han Xin certainly knew that Liu Laosan's words were not bragging, so he nodded and said, "Well, since you have such confidence and confidence, Your Majesty, then the subject will not object. "

It was also a coincidence that just after this difficult decision was unified, Liji sent someone to urge Liu Laosan to leave the city and go south as soon as possible, and retreat to Hanshui as soon as possible. Liu Laosan sneered and said in a low voice: "Did you hear that? I can't wait." Hu Yang has a way to retreat directly to the land of Western Chu, but this poor man doesn't even think about returning to the land of his master, and he takes the initiative to go south with us to Nanjun, and his throat is so anxious that his claws are sticking out."

After sneering, Liu Laosan still stood up, walked out, and said casually: "From now on, you can't call me Dawang for the time being, just like before, let's call me Peigong."

Immediately afterwards, an earth-shattering event happened in Hu Yang. Liu Laosan, the king of Nanyang, who was once majestic and claimed to be the only one who had never suffered in front of Xiang Kang, used the excuse that his virtue was poor and his talents were sparse, and he had no confidence or confidence. The force continued to resist the invasion of the Han army, and decided to give all the remaining city land to Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, in exchange for Xiang Yu's employment. He also asked Li Ji, the commander of the Southern Front Corps of the Western Chu Army, to represent the Western Chu Army. On the spot, he received his Nanyang king's seal letter and the country offering document.

Seeing that Liu Laosan is so well-behaved, Liji, who was indeed making Nanjun's idea, was of course ecstatic, and hurriedly gave in hypocritically and modestly. Finally, under Liu Laosan's repeated pleas, Liji seemed extremely reluctant Received the Nanyang King's seal letter, and Liu Laosan ordered all the local army officials of the Nanyang Army to change to the name of the West Chu State, and to accept the letter of credence under the command of the West Chu Army.Then Liu Laosan made another decision, intending to lead his remnant army directly from Huyang to the east, go to the mainland of Western Chu to join Xiang Yu, let Lu Jia and other civil officials accompany Liji to go south, and help Liji take over the remaining land of the Nanyang army , cities and local armies.

Because Liu Laosan only has more than 1000 remnants and defeated generals, it doesn't matter whether he follows the Western Chu Army and continues to go south. At Liu Laosan's plea, he personally wrote a letter to Xiang Yu, introducing Liu Laosan's act of benevolence and righteousness in offering the city and land, and earnestly begged Xiang Yu to take this into consideration. Don't treat Liu Laosan who is knowledgeable and interesting.

Near noon, the remnants of the Nanyang Army and the Southern Front Corps of the Western Chu Army officially parted ways. At the time of parting, Liu Laosan hugged and wept with General Liji, who had fought side by side for a long time. : "You're a smart guy, so I won't be able to save the general. Next, just use the Han River to block the traitors, and hold on until our king's reinforcements stab the traitors in the back. Nanjun will be my king from now on!"

"My husband, don't be too happy." Liu Laosan also sneered in his heart, and said: "If the king leads the army to withdraw from Hanshui and organizes the manpower and material resources of Nanjun to help you resist the Han thieves, Xiang Kang, that little traitor, will have a chance." Maybe I won’t be in a hurry to go south. But I heard that the king left and gave you all the remaining city land, that traitor Xiang Kang will definitely go south immediately and drive you out!”

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The distance was too far, and there was no time to put eyeliner on Hu Yang'an in advance. After more than four days, Xiang Kang and others were stunned to know the situation. Unbelievable, Xiang Kang also had to sigh: "My king I have convinced Liu Jipifu, knowing that even if I cross the Han River, I will definitely die, either by our hands or by the hands of Li Jipifu, but I can think of such a way to escape the golden cicada's shell, save my life and keep the hope of a comeback , it’s really hard for me not to admire him.”

"Don't worry, my lord. Liu Jipifu did this only to save his life. He still wants to make a comeback. I'm afraid there will never be such a hope." Guguan is well aware of the matter, even if he doesn't want to pursue it, he will definitely not reuse Liu Jipifu, if it is a big deal, let Liu Jipifu go to retirement, and we don't have to worry about this guy's threat anymore."

"Mr. Qiliji, I'm afraid you have taken it for granted this time, and you have underestimated Liu Jipifu and the gang of traitors around my brother." Xiang Kang sneered, and said without thinking: "If there is no accident , Master Xiang Bo Xiang, my uncle, will definitely make a fortune."

"It's settled." Zhang Liang took over the conversation and said, "Of the three most trusted confidants of the King of Western Chu, Cao Jiu is already dead. With Yafu's intelligence, he can't fail to see that Liu Ji can be of great use. Then, as long as Liu Jipifu bribes Master Xiang to speak well for him, it will be difficult for him not to make a living under the tent of King Xichu."

Wu Shi, who didn't know Master Xiang's character, couldn't believe it, but seeing that Xiang Kang and Zhang Liang didn't seem to be joking, Wu Shi could only change his words and ask, "My lord, if this is the case, then what should we do?"

"It's too far away, and there's nothing we can do if we want to cause damage. We can only think of a way later when the two armies confront each other." Xiang Kang replied helplessly, and then said: "Since Liu Jipifu slipped away early, then we can't do anything about it." The only thing to do is to go south quickly, let Ding Ji lead [-] troops to go south, first capture Deng County and Shandu on the north bank of the Han River, gather ships to prepare for the crossing, and then wait for the troops of Li Shang and Ying Bu to arrive in Deng County, Immediately launch a rush to cross, don't give the Xichu bandits a chance to gain a foothold in Nanjun."

After finishing speaking, Xiang Kang turned to Wu Shi and said: "Mr. Qiliji, the chief officials from all over Nanjun are in Wancheng, and Yingbo still has many old ministries in Nanjun. To seize Nanjun, we must focus on our hearts. This is Ding Ji. He and Li Shang are not good enough, so you work hard and follow Ding Ji to lead the army south to help them deal with these problems."

Wu Shi immediately clasped his fists and agreed, and Xiang Kang said: "Our main force will continue to rest in Wancheng and get ready to face my elder brother. Although there is no money and food from Liu Jipifu, it is possible for my elder brother to continue to attack Yingchuan and Nanyang." It’s not that big anymore, but we also have to prevent him from getting angry and running to us desperately.”

The progress of the Han army's southern expedition this time was too rapid, and the main force of the Western Chu army led by Xiang Yu was too far away from Nanyang. It took another ten days before Xiang Kang received the accurate news that Xiang Yu personally led the army. The army crossed Chen County and was heading towards Ye County at the junction of Yingchuan and Nanyang. Xiang Kang did not dare to neglect when he heard this, and hurriedly led the main force of the Han army northward to Ye County, preparing to face Xiang Yu. Zheng Bu and Li Zuoche, who stayed on the Puyang battlefield, let them take the opportunity to attack Dingtao, and let their overlord cousin suffer from the enemy again.

Three days later, the main force of the Han army returned to the foot of Yangcheng City. When the army set up camp to rest, Chen Ping suddenly came to Xiang Kang with an official document with a smile on his face. As soon as they met, he couldn't wait to say to Xiang Kang: " Congratulations to Your Majesty, Congratulations to Your Majesty, Zhou Xiangguo sent someone from Guanzhong to send an urgent report that Guanzhong is ripe this year, and all counties in Neishi have a bumper harvest, so we don't have to worry about food and grass next year."

"Good thing." Xiang Kang nodded in satisfaction, and said with a smile: "Food is the foundation of a country, and Guanzhong has a good harvest of grain, so we will have more confidence to fight against the Western Chu bandits."

"More than that." Chen Ping shook his head, and said with a happy smile, "Your Majesty, take a guess. After using the Quyuan plow, human plow and pedal plow you created yourself, the average grain output in Guanzhong this year is [-]%. What is the yield per mu?"

"How much more?" Xiang Kang asked curiously, and then said: "I remember, it seems that since the Zhengguo Canal was dug, the grain yield per mu in Guanzhong is about one bell (two hundred catties). How much is it this year? "

"One and a half minutes! One mu of land has been harvested for half an hour and one hundred catties more than usual!" Chen Ping replied excitedly, and then hurriedly said: "Also, Zhou Xiangguo also reported that the current Guizhou in Guanzhong The capital was so happy that they said that you are the god of agriculture in the sky, so that they no longer have to worry about starvation. After the autumn harvest, many places took the initiative to build a shrine for you and burn incense to worship."

Xiang Kang laughed loudly, and said: "I don't like the Shengci thing very much. Send a letter to Zhou Xiangguo and ask him to arrange for officials to come forward to persuade and stop him, so that Guanzhong and Qianshou can save money and food to improve their lives. Also, remember Next year, we must use the method of substituting fields to reclaim this year's grain-growing land, and in the autumn of next year, the head of Guizhou in Guanzhong will definitely be happier."

Chen Ping quickly agreed, and then he presented the Guanzhong Autumn Grain Harvest Report sent by Zhou Zeng to Xiang Kang for review, and when Xiang Kang nodded repeatedly, Chen Ping lowered his voice and said, "My lord, there is still one more I'm afraid you won't be happy to hear about this matter. The subordinates in Guanzhong secretly reported that there are some ex-remnants of the Tyrant Qin Dynasty, and some are ready to move. In addition, the ministers also received accurate information that the abandoned Qin Prince Ying had secretly communicated with the outside world. Moreover, Zhou Xiangguo, Lieutenant Chao and Ling Xianyang seem to have not noticed this point."

Xiang Kang thought about it, and asked after a while: "Who is the eyeliner you planted next to Ziying? What identity?"

The spy chief Chen Ping answered in a low voice the identity and name of the eyeliner he placed next to Ziying. Xiang Kang nodded after hearing this, and then raised his voice and said: "Prince Qin Ying is also pitiful. He was forced to surrender to us. After he surrendered, he was so obedient. He was imprisoned in his house all day long, and he couldn’t even leave the door. How about this, send a document to Zhou Xiangguo, saying that this year’s Guanzhong Dafeng is blessed by heaven, and we must I have to thank God for the generous gift to us, and asked him to hold a sacrifice ceremony in Xianyang on behalf of the king, and then let Ziying also attend, and also asked Ziying what requirements he had in terms of daily life. satisfy."

"My lord, what do you mean?" Chen Ping asked in surprise.

"What do you think?" Xiang Kang asked with a smile.

After all, he is the roundworm in Xiang Kang's stomach, and he is also a master of conspiracies and tricks in the world. After a little calculation, Chen Ping understood Xiang Kang's meaning, nodded quickly and said: "I understand, my king, please rest assured. I won't miss your big event."

Xiang Kang nodded, and said casually: "Also, after Wang Ling took Dai Commandery, didn't Zhang Han's family move back to Xianyang? Tell your people to come forward and contact Zhang Zhi, Zhang Han's nephew. Let's see if he is interested in getting in touch with those old people of Qin Ting and take care of the situation of those old people of Qin Ting for us, if he agrees, secretly make him a doctor and let him do things for you."

"Your Majesty, isn't it a little risky to do this?" Chen Ping said with some concern: "Although Zhang Han's family is your relatives, they were very hostile to you before. Would it be self-defeating for Zhang Zhi to do such a thing?" ?”

"What are you afraid of? How big a storm can the little loach make?" Xiang Kang asked with a smile, and then said: "This is also the opportunity I gave this brother-in-law. If he is not willing to seize such an opportunity, he will never do anything again in the future." opportunity to advance."

Chen Ping bowed his hands and sang promises, while Xiang Kang said to himself: "If my elder brother is still smart, knowing the situation of Nanyang and Yingchuan and choosing to retreat, this king should go back to Guanzhong, there are some hidden dangers. , the sooner it is eradicated, the better."

(End of this chapter)