Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 29 Strategic Decision-Making (seeking a few recommendation tickets)

At that moment, Xiang Zhuang ordered Jing Qian to release Wei Liao, and drove everyone a hundred paces away.

Wei Liao rubbed his wrists, and said with a wry smile: "Since the general understands everything, there is no need to embarrass the old man anymore, right? Besides, the old man is nearly seventy years old and is dying, so there is really nothing he can do for the general."

Xiang Zhuang waved his hand and said, "Mr. Wei Liao, there is only you and me here, and there is no one else here. If you have anything to say, you can say it clearly. I can tell you clearly that I am very yearning for the glory of the Great Qin Empire. The survivors don't hate, and I never think that the First Emperor is a tyrant, let alone that the Great Qin Law is a tyranny!"

Wei Liao couldn't help being stunned when he heard the words, Xiang Zhuang's words really exceeded his expectations.

For a long time, the banner of the Kwantung Rebel Army has been to punish tyrants and eliminate tyranny, and the Chu and Han armies are the two most influential armies in the rebel army, and they are also the two major forces competing in the world now. Now Xiang Zhuang actually said that the first emperor was not a tyrant , and never thought that Daqin was a tyrant, this is denying the entire rebel army!
"I know what you're thinking, Mister." Xiang Zhuang smiled lightly, and continued, "To tell you the truth, I never thought that the Kwantung Rebel Army was a benevolent and righteous army that responded to the will of heaven and the hearts of the people. In fact, the so-called The rebel army is a group of mobs, and the reason why Daqin perished is all because of the second generation Hu Hai and the treacherous minister Zhao Gao!"

"Oh." Wei Liao couldn't help but sighed, but Xiang Zhuang's words touched his heart.

After Qin Shihuang swallowed the six countries, he not only unified the writing and weights and measures, but also extended Qin's strict laws to the whole world. As a result, he was strongly resisted by the survivors of the six countries. If it is destroyed, the resistance of the mere bereaved family will naturally not make a difference.

Just as Wei Yang's old family could not prevent the implementation of the new law when Wei Yang changed the law, the bereaved families of the six Kanto kingdoms also could not prevent the implementation of the Great Qin law throughout the country.

However, just as the people in the Guandong gradually adapted to the Qin law, and when the survivors of the Six Kingdoms slowly lost their influence, Qin Shihuang suddenly passed away. Moreover, because Qin Shihuang did not register as a prince, Zhao Gao, a treacherous minister, was given the right Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhao Gao quickly grasped the power of the Great Qin Empire by virtue of the opportunity of supporting the second Hu Hai.

Then, under Zhao Gao and the second generation Hu Hai's perverse actions, the people in the Kanto region suffered unbearably, and the Daze Township riot finally broke out inevitably. The riot at the mention of it became a prairie fire, and soon spread to all areas of the original six Kanto countries.

But even so, the Kwantung Rebel Army could not shake the foundation of the Great Qin Empire at all.

As long as the emperor of the empire has a little ability, or the powerful officials who hold the power of the empire have a little bit of political talent, the Great Qin Empire can still wipe out the Kwantung Rebellion in a flash, but unfortunately, the second Hu Hai is a stupid pig, and the powerful minister Zhao Gao He is even an eunuch without an offspring. He has never thought about what will happen after his death. The only thing he cares about is the luxury and honor of this life!

As a result, the Second Hu Hai and the treacherous minister Zhao Gao joined forces to dismantle the pillars of the Great Qin Empire, Meng Tian, ​​Meng Yi, and Li Si one by one, and finally overthrew the last cornerstone of the Great Qin Empire-Zhang Han!
Unwilling to be slaughtered, Zhang Han led 20 Qin troops to rebel into the rebel camp.

At this time, even the rebirth of the First Emperor would not be able to save the fate of the empire, and the supremely magnificent edifice of the Great Qin Empire collapsed immediately!

Therefore, Wei Liao sympathized with Xiang Zhuang's words!
Wei Liao just didn't expect that Xiang Zhuang would say such a thing!

If these words were heard by Huan Chu, Ji Bu and other generals of the Chu army, there would be a storm immediately, not to mention Xiang Zhuang's loss of prestige from now on, which would cause the Chu army's morale to fluctuate, but it was inevitable!
When Wei Liao said in a deep voice: "Isn't the general afraid that the old man will tell others these words?"

"Mister is a national scholar, how could he do such a villainous thing?" Xiang Zhuang waved his hand and said calmly, "Besides, I am not afraid to tell Mr. that if we can win the dispute between Chu and Han in the future and rule the world, I will In addition to not being able to continue to use the name of the Great Qin, Great Chu will copy the laws of Qin as much as possible in other aspects, especially the system of farming and warfare!"

"The General's words are serious?" Wei Liao couldn't help being slightly moved when he heard the words.

If Xiang Zhuang is really willing to implement the Great Qin Law after the world is established, then the enmity between Qin and Chu will be worthless, because the Great Qin Empire ruled the country by law and strictly prohibited private fighting and killing. The grievance between Qin and Chu was originally a national enmity. But after Great Chu replaced Qin, it became a personal enmity again.

Xiang Zhuang said indifferently: "I, Xiang Zhuang, say this all. Believe it or not, it's all up to you!"

At this point, Xiang Zhuang has already shown all his trump cards, and now it depends on Wei Liao's choice.

However, Wei Liao fell into deep thought for a long time. There is no doubt that Xiang Zhuang's remarks just now had a great impact on him. Wei Liao did not think that Xiang Zhuang was trying to deceive him with rhetoric, because Xiang Zhuang could say What he said just now shows that he has a deep understanding of the laws and farming and warfare systems of the Great Qin Empire.

Wei Liao is quite superstitious about Qin's laws and the system of farming and warfare.

No matter who it is, as long as he has a deep understanding of the laws of Qin and the farming and warfare system, he will be deeply attracted by the huge energy contained in it and the huge power that can be unleashed. Born, but he has obviously been overwhelmed by the laws of Qin and the charm of the farming and war system!
Wei Liao suddenly discovered that his long-lost desire for contention seemed to have revived again!
In fact, Wei Liao's desire for contention has never really died out. He lived in seclusion in a secluded valley before. It was forced by the situation. The glory of the Great Qin Empire has become a thing of the past, and no matter who wins the battle between Chu and Han, it is impossible. He will inherit the legacy of the Great Qin Empire, so even if Wei Liao is competitive, it will be difficult for him to have a chance to show his ambition.

But now, Xiang Zhuang told him clearly that once Xiang Chu wins the battle between Chu and Han, he, Xiang Zhuang, will try his best to follow the laws of the Qin State and restore the legacy of the Great Qin!Undoubtedly, this is an opportunity, not only for Wei Liao, but also for Qin's law and farming system, and even for "32 Chapters of Wei Liaozi"!

Wei Liao's face changed again and again, and after a long while he finally said: "General, I trust you!"

"Okay!" Xiang Zhuang couldn't help being overjoyed when he heard the words, and he clenched his fists and said, "I have my husband's help, which is better than getting a million troops. The revival of Great Chu is just around the corner!"

Wei Liao shook his head, and said with a wry smile: "This old man can't afford the ridiculous praise of being a general."

"It's right, sir, it's absolutely right!" Xiang Zhuang said after a pause, and said sincerely, "Sir, I don't know if the three-step strategy I mentioned earlier is feasible?"

Wei Liao nodded, and said: "Looking at the overall situation, the three-step strategy proposed by the general is undoubtedly extremely wise, but I think that before the general returns to Jiangdong, the coalition forces gathered in Huaisi must be disintegrated first. Only in this way can Chu State have the opportunity to stir up disputes between various princes and Liu Bang, and there is hope for the great cause of revival!"

"Disintegrate the coalition forces gathered in Huaisi first?" Xiang Zhuang frowned and asked, "Is this possible?"

Apparently, Wei Liao actually completely negated Xiang Zhuang's strategy, even though the phrase "wise" was added in front of it.

Wei Liao explained: "General, Liu Bang, the king of Han, has already swept the world. If the old man is him, once the battle against the general is over, no matter what the result is, he will immediately cut off the military power of the princes and kings from all walks of life. Han Xin, Peng Yue, and Ying Bu were entrusted to the nine prefectures of Chu, so what if the general returns to Jiangdong?"

Xiang Zhuang broke out in a cold sweat when he heard this, no wonder he always felt something was wrong, how dare he forget about it?

Historically, didn't Liu Bang enfeoff Han Xin, Yingbu, and Peng Yue near Jiangdong?Han Xin is the king of Chu, and Jiangdong is directly his border. Huainan Wang Yingbu is only separated from Jiangdong by the Wujiang River, and Liang Wang Pengyue is only a few hundred miles away.
Even if the old troops of Han Xin, Qi Bu, and Peng Yue were all incorporated by Liu Bang, and even if they had only tens of thousands of soldiers from the counties, Xiang Zhuang could not play against them. How could Xiang Zhuang's more than 5000 remnants be their opponents due to their great reputation on the battlefield?
"So..." Wei Liao paused, and then said solemnly, "The general must disintegrate the coalition forces gathered in Huaisi before Liu Bang cuts off the military power of the princes from all walks of life!"

Xiang Zhuang was shocked when he heard the words, and asked humbly, "Then, how can we disintegrate the coalition forces?" Immediately, Xiang Zhuang turned back to Jing Qian and Gao Chu and waved, "Bring the map quickly."

Jing Qian and Gao Chu immediately ran forward and spread out the map on the grass.

Wei Liao found the location of Ao Cang on the map, then pointed to Ao Cang and said: "If you want to disintegrate the coalition forces, you can only venture north out of the Dabie Mountains and attack Ao Cang for a long distance, cutting off the grain supply of the coalition forces in one fell swoop. The coalition forces will inevitably be short of rations, and once the rations are in short supply, the coalition forces of all countries will surely lose their minds!"

"Yeah!" Xiang Zhuang nodded his head solemnly, and said deeply, "Cut it off!"

Ao Cang was built by Qin Shihuang, and it was specially used to hoard public grains turned over to the treasury by the six countries in the Kanto region.

Since the Qin Law treated the Kanto clans and the common people equally, and the empire rewarded farming and war, in addition to gaining military exploits, paying more public grains can also be awarded titles. As a result, the enthusiasm of the Kanto people was unprecedentedly high. Too much public grain was paid, so Qin Shihuang ordered the construction of Ao Cang to store Guandong public grain!
There is no clear record in the history books about how much grain was stored in Ao Cang, but there is such an astonishing fact!
The Qin Army fought against the Kwantung Rebels for three years, and after the fall of the Great Qin Empire, Chu and Han fought for another five years. After eight years of melee, Ao Cang continued to export military supplies, and many cellars still had surplus food!
In the decisive battle at Gaixia, the reason why Xiang Yu was defeated was largely because he lost Ao Cang!
Until now, the food hoarded in Ao Cang has not been eaten up, and the 70 coalition troops gathered in Huaisi, most of the daily rations are delivered from Ao Cang. #################################################### PS: Congratulations to "Jade Blood Sword 1" for becoming the helmsman of "Chu-Han Contest".Thanks to Zilong Ranger, ♂Time Walk♀, Youlong Xifeng abc, Jiangnan Flying Mouse, Xiutianzi, Standing on the Top of a High Mountain, No Limit 1, 1314 for being cordial, Fate April, Smiling and handsome ※The world, all the smoke is gone , maomaomao365, Pure Love Little Pig, ┃ㄨing, Ye Luo Ruqing, Jade Blood Sword 1, Ye Chengtian, Thirteen Little Demons, ╆Nalan Buyi╅, Dao Chu, Hai Zhiyuan, bothers- and other book friends' generous rewards, Thank you so much.

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