Ni Chu

Xiang Ye's proposal was not approved by Xiang Yu. He still had some illusions about Song Yi and hoped that Song Yi would change his mind and lead his army to Julu to rescue Zhao Guo and fight to the death with the Qin army.

But Xiang Yu's wish obviously came to nothing, and more than a month passed in the blink of an eye, and it was already mid-November.

On this day, the weather changed abruptly, the original cloudless blue sky suddenly turned gray, and the drizzle fell down, and the temperature also dropped suddenly with the drizzle.

Earlier, Xiang Ye ordered someone to ask Fan Zeng, who was in charge of logistics, for a lot of warm clothes. When he asked for those clothes, Fan Zeng was very puzzled. Because the army carried those clothes that seemed to be too much, it was difficult to keep them logistically. Fan Zeng was also happy to let Xiang Ye relieve some of his burden.

After the rain fell, Xiang Ye's soldiers and horses were all wearing thick clothes to keep out the cold, and when the other Chu troops were shivering because of the lack of cold clothes, Fan Zeng looked at Xiang Ye with admiration.

No one can have such a far-sighted vision, and when the temperature is suitable, they can think that the weather will suddenly become cold, so prepare warm clothes for the soldiers in advance.

It has been raining for several days in a row. After the day cleared, the temperature not only did not rise but dropped a bit compared to when it rained.

The Chu troops were all from the south, and they lacked warm clothes. Naturally, it was miserable. Coupled with the continuous rain, it was difficult to transport food and grass. Tens of thousands of Chu troops were about to face the crisis of food shortage.

Faced with this situation, the officers and soldiers of the Chu army complained one after another, hoping to immediately raise troops to the north to start a decisive battle with the Qin army. Many people even said that they would rather die in battle than freeze to death or starve to death here.

Dissatisfaction spread among the Chu army like a plague, and soon tens of thousands of Chu troops clamored to send their troops north to fight the Qin army.

Faced with the dissatisfaction of the officers and soldiers, Song Yi didn't seem to realize it. He still held a meeting with the generals of the Chu army every day. His practice made all the generals of the Chu army feel very annoyed.

"General, when will we go north to aid Zhao?" On this day, after Song Yi performed another impromptu performance in front of the generals of the Chu army, Xiang Yu stood up and stared at him with round eyes. Deer, the country of Zhao is in danger. Our army came to rescue Zhao from afar. We should immediately go north and cross the Yellow River, attack the Qin army from the periphery of Julu, and then let the Zhao army attack from the inside. Attacking from both sides, we will definitely be able to smash Zhanghan, but now But we are stationed in Anyang and have not moved for several months, what is the reason for this?"

Surrounded by a group of guards, Song Yi was about to return to the barracks. When he saw Xiang Yu questioning him, he turned his head and smiled and said to him: "Mr. Lu, some things are easier said than done. I admit that you are a fierce general, but But you don't understand the art of war at all. The fundamental purpose of our going north to aid Zhao is to destroy the Qin army, not to rescue the Zhao country. My idea is to wait and see from the other side, let the Qin and Zhao armies fight to the death, and we will take advantage of the fishermen and fight on the battlefield I am indeed not as good as Duke Lu when it comes to charging into battle, but you are still far behind when it comes to making plans and winning thousands of miles."

These words turned Xiang Yu's face red and white. He remembered that Xiang Ye had told him a month ago that if he wanted to lead the army northward smoothly, he must adopt the method of mutiny. He drew his sword and rushed towards Song Yi.

The people sitting in the barracks saw that Xiang Yu's face was not right, and they winked at him again and again, trying to calm him down, don't be impulsive.

Among these people, Fan Zeng and Xiang Ye were the most nervous. Xiang Ye knew that this was not the best opportunity to kill Song Yi, so he shook his head repeatedly at Xiang Yu; Fan Zeng was concerned that if Song Yi was killed at this time, The morale of the army is not stable, it is inevitable that there will be infighting in the army, and secretly waved to Xiang Yu.

Although Xiang Yu was furious, he was still rational. Seeing that everyone was blocking him, he snorted angrily, turned around and was about to walk out of the barracks.

As soon as he walked to the door, Song Yi sneered behind him and said: "Soldiers should fight like tigers and wolves on the battlefield, but if anyone doesn't obey orders or obey military orders, no matter how capable you are They must be dragged out and beheaded."

Hearing this sentence, Xiang Ye trembled with anger, clenched his hands tightly, rushed out of the barracks, and ran out of the barracks without looking back.

After Xiang Yu rushed out of the barracks, Song Yi threatened the generals who were still sitting in the barracks: "I am stationed in Anyang, and I have my own reasons. If there are still people who dare to question, they will be dealt with by military law."

After Song Yi left, Xiang Ye followed him out of the barracks.

When he saw people in the barracks, he asked if he had seen Xiang Yu. Under the guidance of some officers and soldiers who had just seen Xiang Yu, he found the future Western Chu Overlord in an open space outside the barracks.

"Why did the general come here alone?" Seeing Xiang Yu, Xiang Ye stepped forward and asked as if he hadn't seen what happened in the barracks at all.

Xiang Yu didn't look at him, but gritted his teeth tightly, and burst out a few words from between his teeth: "Song Yi, you are too deceitful."

"You don't need to be angry, general." Seeing that Xiang Yu's anger was still there, Xiang Ye said with a smile: "A month ago and at the end of the month, the general advised the general to kill Song Yi and seize military power, but the general was loyal and unwilling to do such infidelity. As for the matter of filial piety, in the camp today, everything Song Yi said implies that the general should be wiped out first and then quickly, if the general hesitates again, I am afraid that disaster will happen to him in the near future."

Xiang Yu frowned tightly and didn't speak for a long time. After a long time, he said hesitantly: "Brother-in-law Ruoyi, what should I do this time?"

Xiang Ye looked up at the snow-white clouds in the sky, sighed and said: "In the camp today, the last general also thinks it would be unwise for the general to kill Song Yi. If he kills Song Yi today, it will be difficult to rectify his name. If you are blamed by King Huai, it would be better if you wait a little longer, catch him, and then punish him, then King Huai will have no reason to ask the blame if you want to blame him."

After listening to Xiang Ye's words, Xiang Yu frowned in thought, and didn't say a word after a long time.

There were only a few days of fine weather, and God seemed to be deliberately playing tricks on Chu Jun. When Chu Jun was about to take advantage of the sunny weather to hoard some grain and buy some winter clothes, it rained heavily again.

This rain was heavier than the one a few days ago, and the granaries in Anyang were almost empty. The Chu army’s daily food ration was only a small bowl of corn and rice and two pickles, except for the Chu army under Xiang Ye’s command. , the other Chu soldiers were all wearing single clothes, shivering from the cold in the heavy rain and cold wind.

Since Song Yi reprimanded Xiang Yu last time, Xiang Yu never dared to attack him again, which made Song Yi feel very good. In order to suppress Qi State military strongman Tian Rong and support Tian Du, he bribed the Qi State elders through diplomatic means , Let his son Song Xiang be the prime minister of Qi.

Qi State originally did not intend to agree to this request, but under Song Yi's multi-party mediation and the temptation of gold, silver, and silk, those Qi State elders finally nodded in agreement to his request.

Many people in the Chu army are paying attention to Song Yi's actions, not only Xiang Yu and Xiang Ye who have already negotiated to seize military power by way of mutiny, but also Xiang Yu who once wholeheartedly assisted Xiang Liang, and now they are single-minded towards Xiang Yu Fan Zeng.

Fan Zeng did not participate in the plan to use mutiny to seize military power and lead the army north to rescue Zhao, but he has been secretly observing Xiang Yu.

Xiang Yu was too young, and he still couldn't hold his anger in many cases. Fan Zeng always felt a little uneasy about Xiang Yu's hot temper. Said to give Fan Zeng great honor.

He is almost an octogenarian, yet he is still respected so much. For Fan Zeng, this is a kindness that he needs to repay with all his sincerity.

From Xiang Yu's words and deeds, he felt that this time Xiang Yu would definitely not be able to bear Song Yi's strategy of staying still, and he would definitely adopt radical methods to resolve this dispute. In this case, Fan Zeng had no choice but to Choose to help Xiang Yu, even if Xiang Yu is wrong, he must help him to the end.

Since Song Yi started to contact Qi State and wanted Song Xiang to be the prime minister of Qi State, Fan Zeng secretly ordered his subordinates to pay attention to Song Yi's whereabouts at all times.

Seeing that Xiang Yu didn't ask why he didn't send troops to the north for a few days, Song Yi, who was a little overjoyed, relaxed his vigilance towards Xiang Yu. After receiving the reply from the Qi State elders agreeing that Song Xiang should be the prime minister of Qi State, Song Yi decided to personally escort Song Xiang Go to Wuyan City on the border of Qi State.

As soon as he made this decision, Fan Zeng's eyeliner by his side reported the news to Fan Zeng. After receiving the news, Fan Zeng immediately felt that this was an opportunity for Xiang Yu to take control of the military and re-emerge the Xiang clan. Chance.

When Song Yi, surrounded by a large number of guards, took Song Xiang away from the barracks and rushed to Wuyan City, Fan Zeng immediately rushed to Xiang Yu's camp and asked to meet Xiang Yu.

Coincidentally, Xiang Ye happened to be in Xiang Yu's camp on this day. These days, Xiang Ye, like Fan Zeng, has been paying close attention to Song Yi's whereabouts. When Fan Zeng got the news that Song Yi sent his son to Qi, Xiang Ye also Also got the news.

He didn't tell Xiang Yu because he knew how important Fan Zeng's position was by Xiang Yu's side, and he couldn't forcefully take away the credit that originally belonged to Fan Zeng. Possibly be more active, let Xiang Yu understand that he is on the same front as Xiang Yu.

"General, Song Yi just personally escorted his son Song Xiang to Wuyan City in Qi State. The old man got the news and came here to inform the general," Fan Zeng said straight to the point after meeting Xiang Yu just after entering the camp: "Song Yi is now stationed in Anyang. , there is no sign of crossing the river at all, if he follows his strategy, I am afraid that by the time our army crosses the river, Julu City will have been broken, and Zhao Guojun and his ministers will have already become prisoners of Zhang Han. Counterattack, the chances of winning are not great, why don't you take this opportunity to launch a mutiny, kill Song Yi, and immediately lead the army across the river to fight the Qin army, maybe you can win in one battle."