I have lived forever since the end of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 334 Han Xin burns books
Huaiyin.

It has this name because the city was built south of the Huai River.

For thousands of years, it has been a peaceful and lively town.

The small river branched off from the Huaihe River fertilizes both sides of the river. Farmers draw water from it to irrigate their fields, while fishermen drive small boats and cast nets. They are often filled with mandarin fish, carp and herring. They rarely return empty-handed. If they pick up a few If you have a tailed bass, you can go to the city and sell it to a nobleman in exchange for several days of food.

Relying on water, the people here have always lived in comfort.

More than 50 years ago, a great man came out of Huaiyin, and this land became the fiefdom of the other party.

However, after Huaiyin changed its county into a marquis state, there were no earth-shaking changes.

Han Xin basically stayed in Chang'an for the first ten years. Except for appointing officials to collect taxes, the people of Huaiyin did not feel his presence.

When Han Xin resigned and returned to the country, he was still in a state of long-term invisibility.

In terms of managing the fiefdom, his plan was in line with the national policy of the Han Dynasty, focusing on "governing by doing nothing". He would rather do nothing than make mistakes.

The people of Huaiyin really talk about it.

The environment they live in is already quite good. As long as the rulers are not like the Qin Dynasty, where excessive corvee taxes affect production, even if the Huaiyin area encounters a disaster, every household can barely survive.

Therefore, Huaiyin Hou's "inaction" is a kind of action.

At this moment.

Han Xin, who was widely loved by the people of Huaiyin, was sitting in a quiet room with an extremely calm expression.

A ray of clear sunlight slowly jumped from his chest to his cheeks, but he remained motionless.

"Tuk Tuk Tuk."

The sound of knuckles tapping against the wood came from behind.

Han Xin raised his eyelids slightly and responded hoarsely: "Leave the food at the door."

"Father-in-law, it's me." With a soft creaking sound, Chen Lu walked into the house.

Han Xin didn't speak, only sighed slowly.

"Father-in-law, I heard from the servants outside that you have been sitting here all day..." Chen Lu hesitated and said cautiously, "You still have to take care of yourself. My father must not want to see you like this. "

Since I was a child, I have always been stupid, and most of the time I would say "Father is right" or "Brother is right" in agreement.

Therefore, the younger generations of the Han family came to him to persuade Han Xin. Chen Lu thought for a long time before he came up with these words.

Han Xin did not turn around, but raised his head slightly and said, "I really can't understand."

"What don't you understand?" Chen Lu was confused by this meaningless sentence.

After thinking for a while, Han Xin turned around.

He had been sitting there for the past day without closing his eyes, and there was a hint of tiredness in the corners of his eyes.

"Well... get some tea first, I'll talk slowly."

"Okay, okay." Chen Lu replied quickly, got up and ran outside to call his servants.

The father-in-law finally offered to eat something.

The first few meals were placed at the door of the room, and Han Xin basically left them untouched. Only a small bowl of porridge was brought in and he drank half of it.

After a while, Chen Lu walked quickly back into the house with a cup of tea in his left hand and snacks in his right hand.

He placed it on the slip next to Han Xin and said respectfully: "Father-in-law, please use it."

After chewing slowly for half a quarter of an hour, Han Xin took another sip of tea, and his mental state instantly recovered a lot.

He wiped his mouth with a handkerchief and spoke slowly: "Your father and I have known each other for more than 50 years, and we know each other very well.

Your father is smart and cautious. If he is not more than [-]% or [-]% sure about something, he will never choose to take risks.

But this time when the Jing Kingdom rebelled, he led more than [-] people deep behind enemy lines, which was actually not quite like your father's previous style. "

When he said these words, Han Xin had a little doubt in his eyes.

He didn't understand the political significance behind Chen Luo's lonely battle. He analyzed it solely from the perspective of military strategy and felt that this was contrary to Chen Luo's previous tactical style.

"There is no point in saying these words now." Shaking his head, Han Xin gave up the hindsight and no longer struggled with this aspect.

He changed the subject and said: "On this day, the reason why I stayed alone in the house was to meditate."

"You are...preparing to lead the army personally." Chen Lu looked surprised and prepared to dissuade him.

His father had just died on the battlefield, which was already something that made him extremely sad. If his father-in-law had an accident, he and his wife would not be able to bear the pain of leaving both families.

Han Xin waved his hand and said: "It is too late to recruit troops from Huaiyin now, and the number of troops Huaiyin can prepare is only seven thousand at most. Facing the traitors of Jing Kingdom, it is only a drop in the bucket and will not help at all."

After a pause, he picked up the tea beside him and took a sip, as if muttering to himself: "The reason why I meditate is mainly because I think about two things.

In the first stage, I regretted it.

I have been thinking, if I go with my father, will the situation change?

From the information I have learned so far, I studied Jiang Ning's general marching route.

After he burned the Jing Army's grain transport team, the main force of the Jing Army in Shucheng was completely unresponsive.

During that period of time, your father led his army to the southeast, out of the enemy's control, and went to Wanling City, where he could escape completely.

If your father wants to be more radical, he can lead his army south, cross the river, enter Yuzhang County, which was newly occupied by the Jing army, and attack the weakly defended county town to obtain food and recruit soldiers.

This will probably give those traitors quite a headache.

I am following Jiang Ning, and I should be able to persuade him to do this. "

If Chen Luo heard what Han Xin said, he would probably only smile bitterly.

Is such a plan feasible?

Theoretically possible.

But if the executor's name is not Han Xin, then this plan may only be said to be theoretically feasible.

Chen Luo led his army to defeat several Jing troops who came to encircle and suppress them, and escaped from the encirclement many times. If Tian Lubo hadn't used cavalry and chariot soldiers to pursue him, he could have continued to fight.

Such an achievement can already be called very dazzling.

And what Han Xin wants to do can only be done by at least opening a "full map hanger".

Chen Lu rubbed his chin on the side and said nothing.

The simple things said by his father-in-law are probably the upper limit that [-]% of the generals will not be able to touch in their lifetime.

What's more, when the father-in-law said what he just said, he didn't say that they would be simple to implement.

Thinking of this, he first briefly drew the marching route map of Han Xin's plan in his mind.

Because he had a lot of contact with the Mohist caravans, he was one of the people in this era who had a deep understanding of the territory of the Han Dynasty.

After a moment, Chen Lu fell silent.

He coughed dryly and said, "There is no way to avoid these regrets. Father-in-law, haven't you thought about the second question? Let's continue talking about this." "Okay." Han Xin nodded sadly.

Immediately afterwards, his eyes gradually calmed down, becoming cold, ruthless, and harsh.

Chen Lu was the first to notice this change and subconsciously clenched his hands into fists.

In his impression, although his father-in-law didn't talk much, he was always kind to others.

However, my father said privately that his father-in-law's behavior in daily life was completely different from his behavior when leading troops in war.

He once regretted this, not being able to see his father-in-law's majesty as a general, commanding thousands of troops.

Chen Lu now felt that his father-in-law still looked as normal and more friendly.

Han Xin said solemnly: "The second thing I am thinking about is how to kill Liu Bi and the others as soon as possible.

I heard that Liu Bi recruited nearly 20 soldiers, and together with Changsha's army and horses, there should be 23 to 24 soldiers.

Oh, when I led the army north to resist the Huns, I never brought out so many soldiers and horses. In order to rebel, he would abuse the people's power.

This Liu Bi was once under my account, but it seems that he has not learned much about walking.

At least he doesn't understand that fighting doesn't require a large number of people.

Among the more than 20 soldiers of the Jing Army and Changsha Army, no more than [-]% have been specially trained, and the rest are just a mob.

If you want to defeat these people, King Chu is the best at it.

Alu, do you know how many soldiers King Chu has recruited this time to conquer Liu Bi? "

When he heard the question, Chen Lu responded quickly and immediately replied: "Brother wrote me a letter some time ago. Uncle Xiang had recruited [-] troops and horses in Chu. There were some problems with the preparation of food and grass, so the march was slow. "

"5 people..." Han Xin rubbed his temples, "If he still has [-]% of his ability when he was young, that would be enough."

Chen Lu forced a smile, but did not dare to agree.

The old soldier immortal commented on the overlord in his twilight years, but that didn't mean that he, a "little craftsman", could interrupt.

After thinking about it, Han Xin said: "I will write a detailed battle plan to the King of Chu later. When the time comes, Alu, you can send it to me."

"The only thing...is that you want to rest for a while?" After Chen Lu agreed, he couldn't help but ask with some worry.

Han Xin smiled and said: "This is not something that takes a lot of effort. You can pick it up in an hour and a half."

I'm afraid you are the only one who dares to say this.

Chen Lu complained silently in his heart, then put away the tea and plates on the papers and exited the room.

An hour and a half passed.

According to the time agreed with Han Xin, he came to the house again and saw that the papers were piled with silk books.

Seeing Chen Lu come in, Han Xin rubbed his eyebrows and said, "These are the ones on the document. I have marked them with serial numbers in order so there will be no confusion. You can bring them to King Chu."

"Okay..." Chen Lu clicked his tongue.

He picked up the silk book on the slip and briefly glanced at it.

This thick silk book is mainly composed of maps.

But these maps are not just topographic maps or administrative planning maps. They have extremely detailed travel routes drawn on them, and they are even equipped with text descriptions on the side.

This is a direct guide to quelling chaos!

The text description on the map can be called a nanny-level tutorial, pointing out where to be careful about ambushes, which places are suitable for the army to camp, and how long the daily march is most suitable...

After Chen Lu read it, he even thought that he could lead the troops by himself.

Therefore, he naturally understood the weight of these maps.

After packing the maps carefully, Chen Lu bid farewell to Han Xin.

When he left the Huaiyin Hou Mansion, he did not dare to delay for a moment. He took his guards and rushed to the Chu army's garrison under the stars.

……

After Chen Lu left, the room became quiet again.

The sunlight slowly crawled on the window sill, and the color gradually deepened.

Han Xin just kept the same posture, sitting quietly without moving.

After a long time, he finally raised his head, opened the box next to the document, and took out a manuscript.

"Jiang Ning, I am most satisfied with this version of the book of war. It's a pity that only half of the volume is finished." Han Xin shook his head, and it seemed that he could smell the faint fragrance of ink hidden among the papers.

After all, he has only been in the general position for about ten years, but how many years have he been writing military books?
43 years?

45 years?

Or is it 47 years?
To be honest, he couldn't remember much.

But since Chen Luo made a request and said he wanted a military book, he has tirelessly written more than 100 million words over the years. Before paper was invented, two warehouses were filled with scrap bamboo slips. .

Therefore, writing military books can be said to have spanned most of his life.

Perhaps he has been doing this for the next few decades, no longer for the promise he made to Chen Luo, but as a habit. But now Han Xin feels that he has no motivation to continue writing down the war.

He took the manuscript and walked outside the house, then called his attendants and ordered them to light a pot of fire and then bring it over.

"Tear off." Looking at the dancing orange flames, Han Xin gently tore off a page from the manuscript in his hand and threw it into the fire.

Jiang Ning, you have no chance to see the last volume of "Huaiyin Art of War" before your death, so I have no choice but to burn it in the hope that you can read it in another world.

Hmm... But once we get there, will the military books I wrote still have value?

After all, the soul returns to heaven and earth and goes to a new residence. It should be a pure land where there is no need to fight and kill.

Han Xin half-closed his eyes and sighed.

I only have some ability in marching and fighting, but I know nothing about other things such as worldly relations, business and scholarship.

If you hadn't met Jiang Ning, what would your life have been like?
After showing corresponding abilities, he will probably still be appointed as a general by Liu Bang. After fighting in the north and south, he will receive a decent reward for his merits.

But it is difficult to obtain rewards, and it is even more difficult to turn them into an inheritance that can be passed on to future generations.

Half of the princes and kings who were first granted rewards by the Han Dynasty had been eliminated, and only five or six out of ten Chehous with less than [-] households remained.

Han Xin felt that if he didn't have Chen Luo's guidance, he would have been reckless and unrestrained in court.

At that time, Wu Zixu and Wen Zhong were learning from their mistakes, and their fate would not be much better than theirs.

The birds are exhausted, the good bows are hidden, the cunning rabbits die, and the lackeys cook.

This is the eternal truth.

With so many thoughts on his mind, Han Xin did not stop tearing up the book and burning it in the fire.

The snow-white paper fluttered and curled, and finally turned into an ink-colored butterfly rising into the air and dancing gracefully.

(End of this chapter)