Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 408 Qi Jun's Weakness

The confrontation on the Huainan battlefield has lasted for more than half a month.

For more than half a month, the Qi army and the Huainan army yelled and provoked every day, but the Chu army just stood still and hung a no-war sign high on the gate.

After more than half a month of confrontation, the Qi army and Huainan army were certainly restless, and the Chu army camp was not calm.

The army is a very special group. Even the soldiers with the most rigorous training and the most determined will are still human. As long as they are human, they must have their own thoughts, and they are completely independent. As the commander of the Chu army, after all, Books can restrain the behavior of soldiers under the command through military orders, but they can't restrain their thoughts.

The Qi army and the Huainan army shouted and fought outside every day. The soldiers of the Chu army wanted to fight, but they were strictly restrained in the camp by Bi Shu's military order. It was absolutely impossible not to fluctuate in their thinking. After months of accumulation, the atmosphere in the barracks began to become dull, and some gossip began to appear.

Both Lao Dao and Da Xiong are veterans of the Huben Army. On the battlefield, they would not hesitate to use their bodies to block each other's arrows. There was a fierce quarrel over the matter, and in the end the quarrel was so red that both sides couldn't get off the stage.

"Old Dao, I know you are unhappy, but if you are unhappy, don't fucking take it out on me. I am your brother, not your punching bag!" Nobita knows why Lao Dao is unhappy, because Lao Dao only needs to chop again A dozen or so heads can be promoted to the title of official official. Although the difference between official official and doctor is only one level, the status is very different.

Because officials and officials are middle-level nobles, Lao Dao dreams of becoming one of the middle-level nobles. For this battle in Huainan, Lao Dao has placed all his hopes, but now, the Chu army is hiding in the camp all day long. Seeing a lot of good heads outside the camp but not being able to capture them, Lao Dao is only a ghost if he can feel happy.

"I'm using you as a punching bag?" Old Daohuan's eyes widened, furious, "Did you just say something human? Isn't your fucking rank one level higher than Lao Tzu's? What's the big deal? Don't Put on the face of a deputy officer to scold people, and tell you Daxiong, from today onwards, we brothers have nothing to do!"

"If you don't do it, you don't do it. I kindly persuade you, but did you make a mistake?"

"Good intentions, you are a fucking disgusting person! Good intentions? Pooh!"

"Old Dao, don't be so fucking ignorant of flattery, believe it or not, I'm not polite to you."

"Yo ho? Are you impatient? You are an official, and you still say that you are terrible? If you have the ability, cut off my head. My head is here. If you have the ability, you can chop it off."

"Old knife, don't force me!"

Nobita roared angrily, his right hand was already on the handle of the knife.

Lao Dao was not a good stubble either, and he quietly held the handle of the knife with his right hand.

The military discipline of the Chu army is extremely strict, but the army is an army, and fights and fights are absolutely indispensable. However, the Huben army is different after all. In normal times, veterans who are familiar with both sides have long stepped forward to persuade them to fight, but today no one stood up. When they came out to persuade the fight, the veterans around were just sitting there in twos and threes, in groups here and there, watching with cold eyes, and the atmosphere seemed a little weird.

Just as Lao Dao and Daxiong were about to lose their composure and drew their swords to meet each other, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps. When the two looked back anxiously, they saw General Huben Jin Xiang striding over with a horizontal sword in his arms. Walking up to the two of them, Jin Xiang couldn't help but slap the two of them across the face with his hands, and the slap was so hard that there was a crackling sound.

Lao Dao and Daxiong groaned and covered their faces being beaten, but there were bloodshots from the corners of their mouths.

"You've grown up, oh?!" Jin Xiang's wolf-like gaze swept across the faces of Lao Dao and Daxiong, and said viciously, "If I hadn't happened to pass by, would you still want to draw swords and fight? Om?! "Speaking, Jin Xiang's anger surged up again, and he pulled out his horsewhip and whipped them several times viciously.

Lao Dao and Da Xiong grinned in pain, but they didn't dare to hide.

"The swords given to you are for you to kill the enemy, not for your own brothers!" Jin Xiang couldn't help but whipped the old knife and Daxiong's helmets twice, and shouted, "Go to the latrine by yourself You are not allowed to come out for three days!" This squatting latrine is not a real latrine, but to let the two people soak in the cesspit, and from time to time they have to suffer from brothers shitting and urinating on their heads. Unique punitive measures!
Lao Dao and Da Xiong glared at each other viciously, and went away with dark faces.

"And you." But Jin Xiang pointed at the veterans watching the excitement with his horsewhip, and said viciously, "Isn't it fun to watch others quarrel? Isn't it fun to watch others hold knives and fire? One counts as one, three God forbids eating! Damn it, let you watch the fun, I will starve you bastards to death."

It wasn't until Jin Xiang walked away that the soldiers of Huben, who were stupid in place, let out a groan in unison.

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Having nothing to do, Bi Shu was leaning on the cushion to read military books, when the curtain of the big tent was suddenly thrown open.

When I looked up, I saw General Huben Jin Xiang striding in with a dark face. Bi Shu smiled slightly, put down his military book and sat up on his knees, saying: "General Jin, what's wrong with you?"

Jin Xiang rushed to Bi Shu with a sharp bow, and said with a dark face: "General, when will the free card be hung up?"

"Free battle cards?" Bi Shu was stunned for a long time, and finally remembered that it seemed to be the case, and then stroked his forehead and smiled, "Oh, look at my memory, I almost forgot about it." Saying this After a pause, Bi Shu said again, "All right, since General Jin finds this sign so unpleasant, then take it down, eh."

Jin Xiang's eyes lit up immediately, and he said excitedly: "The general agreed to go to war?"

"Go to war?" Bi Shu said in astonishment, "Taking a sign is taking a sign, what kind of battle?"

"General, you..." Jin Xiang spread his hands, full of annoyance, aren't you playing with me?

The expression on Bi Shu's face suddenly became serious, and he said: "General Jin, I know that you are eager to fight, and the soldiers are already exhausted. They all look forward to an early decisive battle with the Qi army and Huainan army, and even Some people said in private that this general is afraid of Han Xin, so he dare not fight, but General Jin, do you think you are sure of victory now?"

Jin Xiang was silent, now that he was fighting against the Qi army and the Huainan army, the Chu army was indeed not sure of victory.

"No, we have no certainty of winning at all." Bi Shu shook his head and said solemnly, "We don't even have a half chance of winning. If we fight a decisive battle with the Qi army now, we are likely to be defeated. If we lose in the Huainan battlefield, It will definitely affect the outcome of the Nanyang War, if Nanyang loses again, Great Chu will be in danger!"

Jin Xiang obviously wouldn't be persuaded by this, and retorted: "But..."

"Are you trying to say that even if we wait like this, our chances of winning will not increase?" Bi Shu shook his hand and said seriously, "No, General Jin, you are wrong, if we wait, our chances of winning will increase." It will definitely increase, this is because the Qi army has a fatal weakness, that is... lack of food!"

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Since the birth of Kong Zhongni, the Kong family has become a famous family in Lu County.

The Confucian family cultivated and studied family heirlooms, taught and educated people, and generally did not care much about the disputes among the princes, so they were not affected too much in this troubled world. He was not affected when he changed kings repeatedly. When Xiangzhuang plundered Qi, because Lu County was once Xiang Yu's fief, he didn't dare to do anything wrong.

Therefore, Lu County is one of the few counties in the eight counties of Qidi that have not been devastated by the war.

But today, the mansion of Kong Gong, the head of the Kong family, ushered in a distinguished guest. This guest is none other than Lou Jing, the Prime Minister of the State of Qi.

Lou Jing came here for one thing only, to collect food!

The 10,000+ army of the Qi State is out on the expedition, and the food consumed every day is an astronomical figure, but the Taicang in Linzi is already empty. There is no food in Taicang, so we can only ask for food. However, since being looted by Xiangzhuang, Qi has withered , the folks had no food to collect, and were helpless, so Lou Jing could only reach out to the aristocratic families in Qidi.

Lou Jing knew very well that collecting food from aristocratic and powerful families was to quench his thirst with doves, but he had no choice.

The conversation with Kong Gong, the head of the Confucius family, was very unpleasant. Although Kong Gong is a descendant of Confucius, he is neither benevolent nor righteous. He is notoriously stingy, and the family has thousands of stones of millet, but there are often starving beggars outside the gate of the Kong family!
Lou Jing had no choice but to mobilize troops to force conscripts. When he opened the granary of the Confucius family, there were more than [-] stones of millet accumulated!
In the end, most of the more than 5000 shi of corn from the Kong family were forcibly expropriated, and Lou Jing only left [-] shi for the Kong family. Watching the cartloads of corn being transported away from his own granary, Kong Gong cried out in distress. After crying, he started cursing Lou Jing again, and after cursing Lou Jing, he started cursing Han Xin again. Hearing Duke Kong's hoarse cursing, Lou Jing's face became more solemn than ever.

Lou Jing knew that from this moment on, the foundation of Han Xin's rule in Qi State had begun to shake.

This time it was really shaken. Including the Kong family, almost all the powerful families in the entire Qi area were raided by Lou Jing. Whether they cooperated or not, they all hated the King of Qi from the bottom of their hearts. Once there is trouble, they will not hesitate to raise the banner of rebellion.

However, these are not what Lou Jing is most worried about.

What Lou Jing is most worried about is that the Huainan War will continue endlessly.

You must know that the food collected this time is already the last batch of food that Lou Jing can collect, and it will also be the last batch of military food that Lou Jing can send to the Huainan battlefield. There will be no more food to change. At that time, even the king of Qi, Han Xin, will have no choice but to retreat...

(End of this chapter)