Destiny Only Han

Chapter 235 Clean and hygienic!
Summer and April, Xingyang City.

Liu Bang looked at the soldiers of the Han army squatting on the ground panting in front of him, thinking about a question in his mind.

Negotiation.

Now is the critical moment to take care of the farmland, but because Xiang Yu launched an attack like crazy, these soldiers from Guanzhong could only be nailed to the city wall and leave the fields to the old and weak at home to take care of.

However, this year's summer harvest will inevitably reduce production.

Because the people who are busy in the farmland at this time must be the elderly and children. As for those healthy peasant women, there is another thing to do.

Sericulture and silk reeling.

Men work in exchange for food rations for the whole family, while women work in exchange for the family's annual expenses.

Therefore, Liu Bang was concerned about negotiating peace with Xiang Yu.

Wait until the busy period is over, and then start a war with the opponent...

It's just that his wishful thinking was very good, but because Xiong Xin was dead, Fan Zeng, who was about to reconcile the old relationship with Xiang Yu, completely saw through his original intention.

As a result, the Chu army's offensive became more and more fierce.

Either you die, or die together!

Well, the soldiers of the Chu army are also the strong laborers of the family.

And they are also different from the Han army.

In Guanzhong, under Xiao He's order, winter wheat and winter rapeseed were sown on a large scale, so there is basically no area for spring sowing.

Therefore, the grain fields at home will at most reduce production due to lack of intensive cultivation such as irrigation, but they will not fail.

But in Chu, spring sowing and autumn harvest are still in progress, so if you miss the spring plowing, you can only wait to starve.

This is also the reason why the soldiers of the Chu army fought desperately.

As long as Xingyang can be broken and Guanzhong can be captured, the Han army's granary can be taken to support the family.

Moreover, most of them have experienced the looting of Xianyang City, so they naturally know the richness of Guanzhong.

Last time, due to the rush of time, only a small amount of money was actually plundered. This time, they plan to go through the entire Guanzhong without letting go of any copper coins!
But in the Chu army camp, Xiang Yu, who seemed determined to fight to the end, actually retreated in his heart.

Xingyang City is a fortified city. He has used all kinds of methods, but he has never conquered it.

The tenacity and bravery of the Han army and Liu Bang's calmness really shocked Xiang Yu.

Therefore, it is not unacceptable to negotiate a peace temporarily, return to Pengcheng to recuperate, and deal with jumping clowns like Peng Yue.

After all, the fact that the soldiers of the Chu army missed the spring sowing, so that this year will not be easy, is actually not the same thing as the crisis facing the Chu State.

The land of Chu is vast and rich, so as long as the food roads are safe, the whole army will have no shortage of food.

But what made Xiang Yu want to negotiate peace with Liu Bang was a rumor that had spread in the army since sometime.

That is Zhongli Meijibu and other generals of the Chu army, who led the troops to fight, personally shot arrows and stones, and made great contributions to the establishment of Western Chu, but they never received the rewards they deserved.

Therefore, they prepared to collude with Liu Bang, cooperate internally and externally, kill Xiang Yu, and carve up the territory of Chu State!
At the beginning, Xiang Yu naturally didn't believe it.

He has fought side by side with Zhong Limei and others for a long time, and he belongs to the paoze who can completely give his back to the other party.

But when the three became tigers and the money was destroyed, it was completely impossible for Xiang Yu to say that he didn't have any doubts in his heart.

After all, something like human nature cannot be tested.

Moreover, people have self-knowledge, how Xiang Yu treats others on weekdays, in fact, he is completely clear.

It's just that when he thinks of dividing his land and people to others, his heart feels like being stabbed randomly with an awl.

Every time my heart hurts and I can't sleep at night, the vow I made at the beginning becomes the next time...

But whether Zhongli Mo and the others rebelled actually didn't worry him much.

After all, Xiang Yu is self-sufficient, and he alone is better than all of them.

What worries him the most is the other person mentioned in the rumors.

Sub-father Fan Zeng.

Fan Zeng, as a hero who once raised the army with Xiang Liang, not only has great prestige in the army, but also has many supporters in the officialdom of Chu State.

And most importantly, Fan Zeng knew himself very well.

If he and Liu Bang are in cahoots, I'm afraid he will really die!

Under the city of Xingyang, Xiang Yu felt more and more that there was something wrong with Fan Zeng when he saw the corpses lying all over the ground and the Chu army had to withdraw in the counterattack of the Han army.

After Liu Bang proposed a peace negotiation, Fan Zeng strongly opposed it, saying that this was just Liu Bang's plan to slow down the army. Since the other party proposed the peace talks first, it must be the other party who cannot hold on.

Fan Zeng also pointed out that with the burning of Ao Cang, the food shortage in the Han army must be worse than that of the Chu army in the previous period.

Therefore, don't act like a Hongmen banquet!
So after the siege of the city in the past few days, Xiang Yu didn't know how many casualties the Han army had, but the Chu army killed more than 4000 and injured nearly [-] soldiers!

These are all the elites who followed him to defeat Wang Li in Julu, and then entered Guanzhong together!

Therefore, it is better to send people to the Han army to find out the truth.

If the Han army is about to be unable to hold on as Fan Zeng said, then he will try his best to wipe out all his family fortunes, and he will also destroy Liu Bang in one battle!
But if the Han army has nothing to lack...

In this way, one's own precious strength must not be consumed by such meaningless siege battles!

Thinking of this, Xiang Yu ordered his troops to return to the camp, and had someone call Xiang Sheng over.

This is his most trusted brother.

Therefore, it is the best candidate for a messenger.

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Three days later, Xiang Sheng was wearing a crimson straight train, sitting in a hanging basket, and slowly ascended to the top of Xingyang city.

This section of the city wall was obviously tampered with by the Han army.

Those densely packed defensive weapons have disappeared, and the battle sheds in the Han army, which will recover almost overnight, are also covered with a thick layer of oilcloth in many key positions.

Xiang Sheng glanced at the deputy envoy beside him, and shook his head slightly.

This man is exactly the master craftsman in the Chu army, Gong Shucheng.

This time he dressed up as Xiang Sheng's deputy envoy just to get a close look at the various equipment of the Han army.

In particular, those trebuchets that shot nearly twice as far as the Chu army and seemed to have eyes.

When the Chu army conquered Jiujiang, this kind of siege equipment imitated from the Han army can definitely be called a sharp weapon!

During this period of time, he was deeply impressed by other defensive weapons used by the Han army.

Oddly shaped, but surprisingly lethal!

The Han army was able to stick to Xingyang City and compete against the powerful Chu army in the world. These weapons should be the first skill!

But it is a pity that his thoughts were completely seen through by the Han army.

Therefore, under the leadership of Wei Wuzhi, a Han Wangsheren, Xiang Sheng and Gong Shucheng walked on clean streets.

Except for the high morale and orderly Han soldiers, nothing else they wanted to see appeared.

The sun was high, because Liu Bang blocked many roads in the city, so they almost walked around half of the city before finally arriving at Liu Bang's palace in the city.

What made Xiang Sheng a little helpless was that Liu Bang seemed to have encountered some urgent matter and did not appear in front of them immediately.

However, the anger of being left out disappeared after seeing the feast prepared by the Han army for them.

Among the bowls and dishes as white as jade, there are many foods exuding tempting smells.

What made Xiang Sheng salivate the most was the red plate of big meat slices stacked on top of each other!

Nearly one bundle wide, a big meat slice with five flowers and three layers!

It was greasy and greasy, which made Xiang Sheng, who was usually short of oil and water, swallow several mouthfuls of saliva.

At this moment, he completely forgot about his mission, and just stared straight at the fat on the table.

If he hadn't been shameless, he would have been like Liu Bang, always feasting before the owner arrived.

On the opposite side, the great craftsman Shu Cheng is relatively promising. He is getting older and his stomach is not very good, so his daily diet is mainly light. Although the meat in front of him is tempting, it is nothing more than that.

Therefore, he was always thinking about the task that Xiang Yu had given him.

Inquire about the reality of the Han army.

However, the food placed in front of him does not mean that the Han army has sufficient supplies.

After all, things like slapping a swollen face to pretend to be a fat man have been seen a lot in Liu Bang...

After a while, Liu Bang returned from the outside in a hurry.

He walked into the hall with a few steps, and was about to make amends with a smile on his face, but suddenly looked at Xiang Sheng, slightly dazed.

"How did you come?"

His words completely confused Xiang Sheng.

No, the Han army offered to negotiate a peace?
Do it yourself, shouldn't you?

With question marks all over Xiang Sheng's face, Liu Bang asked again: "Are you sent by Xiang Ji?"

Xiang Sheng nodded angrily.

It's just that the other party is also a king. Although it is disrespectful to call his eldest brother by his first name, it is barely equal.

Well, on weekdays, Xiang Yu is also Liu Ji Liu Ji's name Liu Bang...

Liu Bang looked back at Wei Wuzhi, frowned and asked in a low voice, "Didn't you say it was Liyang..."

For a moment, he felt that he had made a slip of the tongue, so he shut up quickly.

Li Yang?You just wanted to say Marquis of Liyang, right... Xiang Sheng stared at Liu Bang with piercing eyes.

Marquis of Liyang is the title of Fan Zeng.

Liu Bang glanced at Xiang Sheng with disdain: "Come here, take all the food away!"

Wei Wuzhi stepped forward and asked, "Withdraw? Where?"

Liu Bang rolled his eyes and looked at the door strolling past. It was obvious that he had just had a full sleep and started exercising.

"Of course it's taken down and fed to the dogs! They've smelled it, but people can still eat it..."

Whoa!

Before Liu Bang could finish speaking, Xiang Sheng directly turned the table over.

It is tolerable, what is unbearable!
After glaring at Liu Bang, he strode out the door.

Xiang Sheng, who is full of blood and has a high self-esteem, must not be insulted like this even if he is dead!
Anyway, the two countries will not be beheaded if they fight each other!
This is the rule!
On the side, Gong Shucheng had no choice but to follow along step by step.

Liu Bang stood in the room, looking at the messy cups and plates on the ground, and muttered in his mouth.

"It is said that you can still eat it within three seconds..."

"However, what is three seconds?"

"Forget it, forget it!"

(End of this chapter)