Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 410 This is an opportunity
Rumors about Bi Shu were not only spread in Ziling City, but rumors about General Bi Shu were also spread in the camp of the Chu Army far away in Huainan at this time. , although these letters were quickly confiscated, the contents of them were inevitably circulated.

The reason why these rumors can spread is because it has a market.

The reason why these rumors have a market is because the soldiers of the Chu army complained about Bi Shu.

The reward and punishment system of the Chu army followed that of the Qin army. If the soldiers want to be granted titles, they can only rely on military exploits. The more military exploits, the faster the title will be promoted and the richer the rewards. Warlike, when the Qin army conquered the six kingdoms, the belligerent factor had already been integrated into their bones, and the current Chu army is no different.

Therefore, Bi Shu's avoiding the battle for a long time is tantamount to cutting off the promotion path of the soldiers. Under such circumstances, if the soldiers have no complaints in their hearts, then they are ghosts.

With complaints in his heart, the rumors spread by Qi Jun naturally have a market.

Tie Niu strode into Bi Shu's big tent with two rumored letters sent in by the Qi army, first bowed to Bi Shu, and then said solemnly: "General, two more secret letters have been confiscated. "

Bi Shu's gaze did not move away from Sun Tzu's Art of War in his hand, and said indifferently: "Tie Niu, throw it away."

Tieniu frowned, and said worriedly: "General, aren't you worried at all?"

"Worried?" Bi Shu said without raising his head, "This is just a rumor, no one will believe it."

Tie Niu said: "But now the rumors have spread throughout the camp, and all the soldiers are spreading them."

Bi Shudao: "That's because the soldiers have grievances in their hearts. They are using this to put pressure on the general. Han Xin and Yingbo also hope that the general will take the initiative to fight, but they can't do what they want."

"Then..." Tieniu hesitated, "Will it trigger a mutiny?"

"No." Bi Shu turned over a page of the military book, shook his head slightly and said, "If it can be disintegrated by a few rumors, the Chu army will not be the Chu army. Don't worry, don't look at the soldiers who are full of resentment towards me now. When the war begins, they will immediately forget all these unhappiness, and they will carry out my military orders as firmly as they did at the beginning."

"Here." Tieniu Weiwei backed away in awe, but his brows never relaxed.

As the general's pro-military lieutenant, Tieniu is really worried about Bi Shu. The popularity of the general is not very good. Because of the battle of Fuli, the relationship between General Huben and the general is a bit stiff. Yu Ziqi The important generals in the army, such as Zi Che Shi and Xi Qilie, are also a little distant from the general, which is not a good thing.

But Bi Shu didn't take these things to heart at all, and still focused on reading Sun Tzu's Art of War.

When reading Sun Tzu's Art of War recently, Bi Shu vaguely realized a truth. Whether Han Xin can be finally defeated in the Battle of Huainan depends on whether he can put his understanding into practice. As for avoiding the battle, it is just It was just a means to disintegrate the enemy's morale. Bi Shu never expected to consume his opponent to death just by avoiding battle.

At that time, Zhao Kuo tried to put him to death and reborn, and finally buried 40 Zhao troops, but Han Xin was not Zhao Kuo. If Han Xin's 15 Qi army plus Yingbo's [-] Huainan army were also forced into a desperate situation without food, Han Xin If it doesn't work out, there will really be a counterattack against adversity of "putting him to death and rebirth". Bi Shu will not give him such an opportunity.

"Soldiers are impermanent, water is impermanent..." Bi Shu murmured, falling into long-term contemplation.

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"Your Majesty, this is Yangmou." Zhao Yan flicked his sleeves, raised two fingers at Han Xin, and continued, "The rumors in Huainan are just to strengthen the resentment in the hearts of the soldiers of the Chu army, thus forming a kind of The psychological pressure on Bi Shu forced him to change his decision to avoid the war and instead fight the coalition forces for a quick decision."

Kuai Che, who was sitting at the bottom, said, "I'm afraid it will be difficult to fulfill my wish."

Zhao Yan nodded and said: "Brother Zitong has eyes like a torch, Bi Shu, as a general of the Great Chu, has absolute control over the 20 Chu army in Huainan, and he wants to disintegrate the Chu army with just a few rumors It is indeed difficult to force Bi Shu to change his decision, but it will be different if external forces intervene."

"External force?" Han Xin asked thoughtfully, "What external force?"

Zhao Yan smiled slightly and said, "For example, the suspicion of the King of Chu."

"Xiang Zhuang will be suspicious of Bi Shu?" Ying Bu didn't believe it, "No, definitely not."

Kuai Che also said: "The so-called rumors only stop with the wise. King Xiangzhuang of Chu's wisdom is by no means inferior to that of the King of Han. He has always employed people without doubting them and doubting them. How can he be deceived by mere divisive schemes?"

"No." Zhao Yan shook his head with a smile and said, "The King of Han has great wisdom, and he has great trust in Taiwei Zhou Bo. The army recalled Wancheng?"

Kuai Che said: "As far as I know, Zhou Bo's army was not recalled by the King of Han, but withdrawn on his own initiative."

Zhao Yan said: "The result is the same. The reason why Zhou Bo took the initiative to withdraw is because he knew that the King of Han would be suspicious. In the same way, as long as there are rumors in Ziling City, Xiang Zhuang will not be suspicious. How can the generals who are out there really be completely trusted?"

Having said that, Zhao Yan couldn't help but glance at Han Xin.

Han Xin was a little unnatural, but Ying Bu, Kuai Che, Xue Ou and others suddenly realized that, indeed, with a living example like Han Xin in front of them, as a monarch, who would dare to trust the ruler under the account without reservation? Bing general?It is true that Xiang Zhuang knows people well and Bi Shu is loyal to him, but what does this mean?

Finally, Zhao Yan said firmly: "As long as Xiang Zhuang grows jealous, Bi Shu can only show his heart by taking the initiative to fight!"

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Through flying pigeons, the news of Wumuya quickly spread to Xiangzhuang's army.

After reading the secret letter hastily, Xiang Zhuang handed it to the next Bai Lixian, but Bai Lixian read it carefully, then shook his head with a smile and said, "This is just Han Xin's plan to alienate."

Xiang Zhuang said: "But I have to admit, this divorce plan is very lethal."

"That's right." Bailixian said, "If Xuejian hadn't established the government military system, and since then the military power in the world has been concentrated in the king, it would be really difficult for the king to truly trust Xuejian without reservation." Said this After a pause, Bai Lixian said again, "Now, this divorce plan has no lethal effect."

Indeed, in the state of Chu where the mansion system is implemented, the army is divided into two parts, one is the imperial army, and the other is the imperial army. Needless to say, the imperial army is an elite that is absolutely loyal to the monarch. , Only when it is time for war, can the soldiers of the monarch be mobilized and assembled. After the battle is over, the government soldiers will immediately disperse and return to each government.

Under such circumstances, the commanding general does not have his own direct army, so why rebel?

At that moment Xiang Zhuang sneered and said: "I am not Liu Bang, and the government military system is even more incomparable to the pawn system. Han Xin wants to use the same tricks that I used to deal with Liu Bang to deal with me. It is wishful thinking, hehe."

After saying this, Xiang Zhuang turned back to Qu Bucai and said, "Old Qu, immediately pass a letter to Bi Shu Feige, telling him not to have any scruples, and just spend time with Han Xin in Huainan. I don't believe you anymore. His strong national power can't consume Qi, which is so poor that it is almost impossible to get rid of it? Hmph."

"Here!" Qu Bucai bowed, and went to accept the order.

However, not long after he left, Qu Bucai entered the big tent again, and handed over his hands to report: "Your Majesty, good news from the west of Shu!"

"Oh? Submit it quickly!" Xiang Zhuang hurriedly took the secret letter from Qu Bucai. After reading it hastily, he couldn't help being overjoyed. He turned around and said to Bai Lixian, "Ziliang, Ziang's broken Qiangdi has been completely eliminated. Once the hidden dangers in the west of Shu are cleared, the size of Jinchuan will be determined, and Ran Long’s passage to Bashu will be blocked, hehe.”

Bai Lixian smiled and said, "Your Majesty, now we don't have any worries."

Xiang Zhuang nodded and said: "That's right, now we can go all out to deal with old Liu Bang."

The feather fan in Bai Lixian's hand was shaking and stopped suddenly, then he turned his head to look at the map hanging on the screen not far away and said, "Your Majesty, I suddenly have an idea."

"What do you think?" Xiang Zhuang asked casually.

Bai Lixian got up immediately, walked to the map and talked to Xiang Zhuang.

Xiang Zhuang's eyes lit up instantly, and he said in an inexplicable tone: "Ziliang, this is a big game of chess! If this big game of chess is played well, old Liu Bang will be completely finished!"

Bai Lixian smiled slightly and said: "The premise is that the general must break the situation first!"

"This is not a problem." Xiang Zhuang waved his hand and said firmly: "I have enough confidence in learning swords. In this Huainan battle, he will definitely be able to defeat Han Xin!"

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Two days later, a fast horse rushed into the camp of the Chu army on the north bank of Surabaya like the wind.

Soon, Tie Niu hurried into Bi Shu's Chinese army tent with a secret letter, and said: "General, the king from Ziling urgently ordered."

Bi Shu hurriedly put down the Art of War in his hands, knelt up, and took the secret letter from Tie Niu with both hands, waved to Tie Niu again, and said, "Tie Niu, you go out first."

"Here!" Tieniu bowed, bowed and took two steps back, then turned around and left the big tent.

Bi Shu carefully cut the beeswax with a dagger, took out a small paper roll from the small bamboo tube, and then put it on the case and spread it out gently. After reading the secret letter carefully, a faint smile appeared on the corner of Bi Shu's mouth, Han Xin It was a waste of time trying to force him to take the initiative to fight, but... this is an opportunity worth taking advantage of.

At that moment, Bi Shu stood up, stood in front of the map and meditated for a long time.

(End of this chapter)