Fu Qin starts with a plan

Chapter 417 Frequent Sun and Clouds, Liu Bang's Dead End

As soon as Zhao Kun left Xianyang, there was a continuous light rain in Xianyang, which lasted for several days, and finally it cleared up.

But the situation on the ground seems not so optimistic. The water on the flat ground is as deep as one or two feet, and the road is even more muddy and difficult to walk.

Even though Da Qinxiu had a straight path, he was still walking with difficulty.In particular, the Weishui River around Xianyang is even more turbulent, and there is a sound from each wave.

"Fusu, is there water around Xianyang?"

Standing on the balcony, Yingzheng looked at the blue sky in the distance and asked Fusu behind him.

"Reporting to Father, although the water situation in the Wei River is a bit severe, fortunately, the chaos did not last for too long, and the water conservancy did not suffer too much damage, so there was no serious flood."

Fusu replied respectfully.

Ying Zheng said "Yes", pondered for a while, and frowned and asked, "Is the food for the people enough for winter?"

"The wheat in some granaries and the crops were severely soaked by the rain, and the seedlings in the field were washed away by the muddy water and died in large numbers. I am afraid that it will be difficult to survive the winter this year..."

"Hey--!"

Hearing the words, Ying Zheng couldn't help but heaved a long sigh, and said quietly: "I really followed the words of that kid Zhao Kun, the prosperity of the people is suffering, and the death of the people is suffering."

Fusu: "..."

Ying Zheng: "..."

The two were silent, neither speaking.

After a while, Ying Zheng suddenly changed the subject and said, "How is Xiao He recommended by Zhao Kun?"

"There is no abnormality in modifying Qin Law in Tingwei's Mansion."

"There is nothing abnormal, let him do it!"

"it is good."

Fusu nodded.

Ying Zheng waved his hand: "Go back, I'm a little tired."

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the other side.

The Qin army frequently camped in Yangyang.

The continuous barracks fortress completely surrounded all the entrances and exits of Pinyang, making the Han army in Pinyang city like ants on a hot pot.

On the other hand, the Qin army's camp was indeed tight on the outside and loose on the inside. Some bold soldiers even got together and made a small bet.

Regarding this situation, the officers also turned a blind eye, because there is the invincible General Han Xinhan in the barracks, and any problem is not a problem in the eyes of General Han.

Of course, there was another reason, and that was the continuous light rain, which made the training ground extremely muddy. Even if the soldiers wanted to train, they couldn't set foot.

On this day, Han Xin was studying the art of war in the tent of the Chinese army, when he suddenly heard the messenger Sima come to report: "Sign up to the general, the crown prince is coming down, the sun is coming, please go and greet the general!"

"it is good!"

Han Xin responded, and hurriedly said: "Come here, change clothes quickly, beat the drums and gather the generals, and go to meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

After finishing speaking, he threw away the bamboo slips in his hand, and rushed out of the central army tent without daring to neglect.

Not long after, with the sound of drums, the generals, who had nothing to do, finally found something to do, put on their armors, dressed neatly, and came outside the camp.

"I have seen His Royal Highness——!"

All the generals saluted Zhao Kun in unison.

Zhao Kun rode on the horse, smiled and waved his hands and said: "The generals are exempt, let's go in and talk!"

"promise."

All the generals made a promise, surrounded Zhao Kun and entered the main tent of the Chinese army.

Soon, Zhao Kun took the main seat, glanced at the generals, and said with a smile: "I don't see you for more than a month, everyone is fat!"

"Hahaha--"

All the generals burst into laughter, but they were not embarrassed.

But Zhao Kun went on to say: "I have only one purpose in coming to Pinyang this time, and that is to eliminate the rebellion and restore the stability of Daqin!"

As soon as this statement came out, all the generals looked at each other, and couldn't help but look overjoyed.

During this time, they stayed in the big camp outside Pinyang City, and they were almost free. They wished to wipe out Liu Bang's Han army as soon as possible, and go home to reunite with their wives and children.

But the military order was like a mountain, Zhao Kun refused to move, and even Han Xin did not dare to disobey the military order.

Now that Zhao Kun came here in person and threatened to eliminate the rebellion, how could they not be happy.

At this moment, Han Xin, who was sitting on the right, cupped his hands towards Zhao Kun: "What orders does His Royal Highness have, we will follow them!"

"I would like to listen to His Royal Highness' orders—!"

All the generals bowed their hands to Zhao Kun.

Zhao Kun raised his hand to press the pressure, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, the so-called know yourself and the enemy, you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles, even if we are sure of victory, we must minimize casualties."

After finishing speaking, he looked around at everyone: "Who will tell me the latest situation of Pinyang?"

"Back to His Royal Highness, General Mo will be in charge of the investigation, and let Mo Future answer for you."

The person who spoke was Wang Yue, formerly the captain of the reconnaissance team of the Ghost Face Rider, who later became the sole commander and participated in many battles.

He is an old man in the army.

"Okay, then Wang Yue will return the favor for me!"

Zhao Kun smiled and nodded towards Wang Yue.

Wang Yue immediately reported the situation in Pinyang City to Zhao Kun like a treasure.

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At the same time, in Pinyang City.

"Hey--!"

Liu Bang looked at the hall full of Han generals, heaved a long sigh, and sighed: "Zhao Kun's return means that he has made up his mind to destroy us!"

"Brothers, is my Liu Bang really gone?"

Hearing this, the generals looked at each other in blank dismay.

In fact, as early as when they fled Xianyang, the Han army had already gone.

Now trapped in this city of Pinyang by the Qin army, he is just lingering on his last breath.

Seeing that everyone didn't respond to him, Liu Bang was slightly annoyed, but he didn't explode immediately. Instead, he looked at Cao Shen and asked, "Cao Shen, do you have anything to say?"

"I……"

Cao Shen hesitated for a moment, and said helplessly: "Our army suffered heavy losses in the battle of Xianyang, and now it is extremely difficult to be trapped in Pinyang..."

At this point, Liu Bang frowned into Sichuan characters, and immediately interrupted: "Say the key point!"

"Uh……"

Cao Shen didn't expect Liu Bang to change his face when he said that he would change his face, so he quickly said: "Although our army's situation is critical, it is not at the point of desperation!"

"What do you mean?" Liu Bang narrowed his eyes.

Cao Shen bit the bullet and said: "Pinyang New City has a unique shape and is extremely strong, and there are [-] soldiers in the city. It will not be a problem to stick to it for a month or two."

"If there is no problem with the news from Jiuyuan, then the Xiongnu will go south, maybe we have a chance!"

After finishing speaking, Cao Shen smiled unconsciously, as if mocking himself for his expectation of a foreign race.

When the generals heard the words, they had different thoughts.

Some are not ashamed of Cao Shen's remarks, and feel that it is very shameful to entrust their life and death in the hands of a foreign race.

Some also felt that what Cao Shen said was reasonable, and even wanted to suggest that Liu Bang unite with the Huns to counterattack Daqin.

In short, the generals of the Han army at this time are not as united as before.

Especially Xiao He stayed in Xianyang, which put a big question mark on the loyalty of the generals.

Who is Xiao He?

That was Liu Bang's right-hand man, and now that Xiao He was stranded in Xianyang, there was neither news of his death nor letters, so it was hard not to make people suspect that Xiao He had surrendered to Great Qin.

Seemingly seeing what everyone was thinking, Xia Houying, one of Liu Bang's most powerful generals, suddenly sighed: "Ying Zheng deserves to be a mighty monarch in the world, I thought that joining Xin Sheng would be able to compete with him;
Who would have thought that with just a few words from Ying Zheng, more than 20 Qin troops under Xin Sheng's command would turn against him, which is really amazing! "

As he said that, he thought of Zhao Kun again, and sighed again: "There is also Zhao Kun, who is also very powerful. With his own strength, he can carry Xiang Yu's coalition forces alone. I am afraid that even if Lord Wu An is reborn, he will be in vain..."

At this point, he turned his head and looked at Liu Bang: "Pei Gong, in the whole Great Qin world, only our army of rebels is left. We should make a decision early on!"

"You've said so much, it's not that I don't understand..."

Liu Bang glanced at Xia Houying, and said sadly, "You want me to surrender to Zhao Kun?"

"Pei Gong, if Yingzheng hadn't returned, we might still have a chance, but when Yingzheng came back, the people all over the world wanted to live and work in peace and contentment, and no one wanted to make trouble with us. Even this Pinyang, we might not be able to keep it for long!"

Xia Houying said indifferently: "So, we not only have external troubles, but also internal troubles. In other words, Pinyang has actually become a dead city."

"But……"

Liu Bang hesitated.

However, Zhou Bo, who was on the side, suddenly said: "Faced with such a predicament, we don't regret dying, but we have to consider your safety, Mr. Pei."

"Did Peigong ever think, why did Zhao Kun not attack Peigong? Was he waiting for Peigong's decision? If Peigong surrendered to Qin, maybe he could win the title of Marquis!"

"However." As he spoke, he changed the subject and said again: "If Pei Gong and Zhao Kun fight to the death, I'm afraid they will all die together."

"Zhou Bo, Xia Houying, you bastards, dare to encourage Pei Gong to surrender, I'll fuck you up!"

Guan Ying, the general beside Liu Bang, was furious after hearing Zhou Bo and Xia Houying's words, and was about to draw his sword to face each other.

At this moment, Xia Houying said seriously: "Pei Gong and I grew up together, and we have already been close friends of life and death. What kind of person I am, Pei Gong knows better than you!"

"Fart's life-and-death friend, isn't Xiao He also Peigong's best friend? Now hiding in Xianyang and surrendering to Qin Gou, I think you are just like him, you are all cowards who sell you for glory!"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was in an uproar.

Although everyone doubted Xiao He, no one doubted Xiao He's loyalty in public. Now that Guan Ying said it, everyone was extremely embarrassed.

Xin said that before the news of Xiao He surrendering to Qin came, there were people who doubted him. After that, if he fell into the hands of the Qin army, wouldn't he be suspected of the same thing? At that time, would he be loyal or surrender to Qin?

When everyone looked embarrassed, Liu Bang waved his hand and stopped Guan Ying: "General Guan, don't talk nonsense. The two generals Xia Houying and Zhou Bo are not like that. As for Mr. Xiao, I believe in his loyalty."

After finishing speaking, he looked around at the generals and added: "I understand that you all want to think about me, but can you listen to me?"

As soon as these words came out, the generals looked at each other and listened seriously.

Liu Bang was silent for a while, then frowned and said, "Actually, when I learned that Xiang Yu was defeated, I considered whether to surrender or not. You should know that I was a deserter from the Qin Dynasty!"

"Even if Zhao Kun doesn't kill me, the First Emperor, who obeys the laws of Qin, won't spare me."

Speaking of this, Liu Bang's expression suddenly became dignified, and he said: "Instead of being controlled by others, it is better to fight to the death. Even if you die, you must die vigorously."

"As for the generals, I, Liu Bang, do not force you to live and die with me. If anyone wants to leave the city and surrender, I, Liu Bang, will never stop me, and I will even write to Zhao Kun to treat you generously."

"If you violate this statement, pigs and dogs are worse."

After finishing speaking, he stood up, and the generals bowed their hands and bowed: "Whether you are going or staying, I, Liu Bang, am sincerely grateful for your assistance all the time. It is Liu Bang who is incompetent, and I am ashamed of your expectations!"

"Pei Gong—!"

When the generals heard the words, their hearts were shocked, they couldn't help crying, and they got up one after another.

"Pei Gong please, how can we, as your subjects, bear such a great gift!"

Zhou Chang, who had been taciturn all this time, hurriedly prayed.

Guan Ying also kowtowed and shouted: "Guan Ying swears to follow Pei Gong to the death. If Pei Gong does not surrender to Qin, Guan Ying will not surrender to Qin."

"I was originally a bamboo basket maker. Thanks to Pei Gong's reuse, I have achieved what I am today. I would like to follow Pei Gong to the death!" Zhou Bo said with emotion.

"Xia Houying's life was saved by Pei Gong when he was a child. Today he should advance and retreat with Pei Gong. Even if he dies, he will die in a pit!"

"........."

All the generals expressed their loyalty one by one, and Cao Shen saw it all.

He and Xiao He were both county magistrates, so they were naturally more thoughtful than these reckless ones.

Cao Shen heard the intention of Liu Bangcai's words clearly and clearly.

Although Liu Bang is usually greedy for power and lustful, no one can match his control over people's hearts.

In particular, his ability to know people well and assign rewards and punishments is even more unique.

In the original history, why Xiang Yu was defeated by Liu Bang was because Liu Bang had qualities that he did not have.

That is Liu Bang's unyielding tenacity after repeated defeats.

What Liu Bang said just now sounds very tragic, but in fact, it is very effective in the current situation.

Because the hearts of the people are not in harmony, it is difficult to achieve great things, even if there is a shocking plan, it will not help.

The purpose of Liu Bang's doing this is naturally to buy people's hearts.

Although he himself does not have hope for the future, he still does not want to give up.

Cao Shen made it very clear that the only hope now is where the Xiongnu went south. As long as Mao Dun went south, he would have a chance to escape and even make a comeback.

However, even so, there is still little hope.

"Cao Shen Xiao He has been following Pei Gong since the incident in Peixian County. Now that Pei Gong is facing difficulties, Cao Shen has no reason to let it go. No matter what Xiao He does, Cao Shen vows to live and die with Pei Gong!"

As Cao Shen said, he bowed to Liu Bang.

Seeing this, Liu Bang was greatly moved.

Seeing that Cao Shen was silent just now, he thought that Cao Shen had a second heart, but now that Cao Shen has joined him, he has a bottom line in his heart.

"The generals treat Liu Bang like this, Liu Bang is so grateful, he is really ashamed!"

After saying this, Liu Bang burst into tears unconsciously.

"Willing to die for Pei Gong, I will have no regrets in this life!"

Seeing Liu Bang's appearance, all the generals were moved, and wept again.

If Zhao Kun were here, he would definitely laugh and scold, "Liu Bei, Liu Da Er, don't dance like that, learn from your ancestors."Look at how well the tears flow, come and talk.

Not even a drill.

I saw Liu Bang wiped his tears, stretched out his hand to help the generals one by one, and Lao Huai shouted in comfort: "We brothers, we will live and die together, and we will never abandon each other!"

After speaking, he held everyone's hands tightly.

"Live and die together, never give up!"

The generals echoed, high-pitched and decisive.

In the early morning sun, misty, a round of red sun pierced the haze, rising from the east, dyeing the world red.

Perhaps it is to commemorate the friendship of these monarchs and ministers with a pure heart.

however.

If the sky has love, the sky will grow old, if people have love, they will die early.

Just when Liu Bang and others were in friendship with each other, the Qin Army camp outside Pinyang City began to move.

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