Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 345 Han Army Credit
According to the agreement, in the afternoon, under the strict supervision of the soldiers of the Han army, the military doctor of Xichu first disarmed himself in the palace, and then lined up out of the gate of the palace to assemble. Then Xiang Ta also led the officials of Xichu to put down their weapons and sit in a crowd He left the palace with the carriage of the second aunt, sisters of the Yu family and others, and then slowly left the city through the south gate under the surveillance of the Han army officers and soldiers. ——Of course, the West Chu Ting Li Wang Yong, who was named by the Han army, was also handed over to the Han army by the West Chu army immediately.

To the relief of Xiang It and many officials of Western Chu, after they left the palace, the Han army not only did not force them to hand over Xiang Kang's wife and children immediately, but also took the initiative to send the general of Western Chu who had been captured before. Xiang Sheng, as well as Xiang Kang's third aunt, asked Xiang Sheng, third aunt, Xiang It and others to leave the city together, proving with practical actions that the Han army kept its word and kept its promise, which also made many Western Chu officials and The soldiers were very grateful, and their favor for the Han army increased greatly.

Prior to this, the generals of the Han army had also dispatched men to notify the family members of Western Chu officials who were about to leave Pengcheng door by door, and asked their families to go out of the city on their own, meet them outside the south gate of Pengcheng, and leave Pengcheng with them.However, to the surprise of the generals and soldiers of the Han army, many of the family members of the Western Chu officials were not very willing to leave Pengcheng because of the kindness of the Han army. Surrender to the Han army in exchange for them staying in Pengcheng to preserve their family property and land.

In this regard, Peng Yue, Feng Zhong and other generals of the Han army, after discussion, gave the answer that the family members of these Western Chu officials should go out of the city to meet with the Western Chu officials first, and then let them decide on their own whether to stay or not, and promised that those who are willing to stay can Preserving their land and houses managed to coax most of the families of Western Chu officials out of the city.

In the eyes of everyone, when Shen Shi was about to mark the first time, the Xichu Langzhong Guards and the officials of Xichu finally walked out of the south gate, and under the supervision of the generals of the Han army, they temporarily assembled outside the city. It was at this time that Feng Zhongcai came out in person Leading a team of soldiers to welcome Xiang Kang's wife and children back to the team, Xiang Ta and the others were helpless on the one hand, and on the other hand, they were grateful to the Han army for their promises, and did not dare to play tricks. When they got to the car where the Yu family sisters and Xiang Kang's son were sitting, they asked Feng Zhong and Xiang Kang's wife and children to meet.

This is also the first time that the sisters of the Yu family met Feng Zhong after more than a year of house arrest. Seeing the familiar Feng Zhong salute to her in front of the car, the sisters of the Yu family inevitably cried bitterly, and Feng Zhong also burst into tears. I couldn't wait to reach out to hug my nephew, who I met for the first time, crying and said: "Good boy, come and give uncle a hug, what's your name? Uncle, I'm sorry, you are so old, and uncle has never I never hugged you."

Xiang Kang's son was afraid of life, so he hid in his mother's arms and dared not let Feng Zhong hold him. He just peeked at Feng Zhong timidly. Yu Miaoge felt even more sad when he saw him, and hurriedly said to his son: "Zhier, give it to your uncle quickly." Give him a hug, he is your Uncle Feng, your best friend, Aunt, give him a hug."

After taking the child that Yu Miaoge insisted on handing over, and holding his good friend's son in his arms, Feng Zhong burst into tears and kissed his nephew's face non-stop. He still suspected that he was in a dream, and the soldiers of the Han army beside him were also crying, and even Xiang Tie couldn't help his nose sore, and felt more and more guilty.

After crying for a while, Feng Zhongcai wiped his tears and said to the sisters of the Yu family: "Princess, sisters of the Yu family, get out of the car quickly, I will take you back to the army of the King of Han, and you will not have to suffer any grievances in the future."

Crying and getting out of the carriage, the sisters of the Yu family suddenly remembered something, rushed to the carriage behind, knelt down to the second aunt and third aunt who were sitting in the carriage, wept again and again, but they were so sad that they said I can't even speak.Of course, the two aunts sitting in the car were already crying bitterly. After a long time, the second aunt waved to the sisters of the Yu family and said, "Go back, don't worry about our two old bones, they will take care of us."

"Second Aunt, come with us." Yu Miaoge begged, "My husband is also your nephew, if you go back with us, he will definitely not treat you badly."

The second aunt cried more and more sadly, but she shook her head resolutely and said, "No need, my aunt can't go with you. One is that the tombs of your uncle and your elder father are in Chudi, so they can't be left alone. If I leave with you, someone will say behind my back that I, an old woman, is an idiot, who will fall with the wind, and see that nephew is powerful, so I will go with that nephew, your aunt can't bear the infamy."

"Old lady, come with us." Feng Zhong said hastily: "We Han Wang are your nephews, or people you brought up with your own hands. We Han Wang courtiers picked you up, who would dare to gossip?"

I believe there is no need to repeat Xiang Liang's wife's staunchness. Even though she misses her nephew Xiang Kang who was brought up by herself very much, but in order not to be a laughing stock and embarrass the Xiang family, the second aunt still firmly shakes her head and refuses, regardless of the sisters of the Yu family. No matter how much she pleaded with Feng Zhong, she was unwilling to leave the Western Chu army and join the Han army. Of course, Feng Zhong and the sisters of the Yu family did not dare to force her. They could only leave in tears at the urging of their second aunt. Before leaving, Feng Zhong He also obediently bowed down and bid farewell to the two aunts.

Then, when Feng Zhong led the sisters of the Yu family and Xiang Kang's son back to the ranks of the Han army, the soldiers of the Han army were of course cheering like thunder, and countless soldiers of the Han army shouted the slogan "Long Live the King of Han". It, Xiang Sheng and the others looked gloomy, and they didn't want to see such a scene anymore, so they quickly ordered the disarmed Western Chu army to move westward, preparing to retreat to Zhuyi, which is still under the control of the Western Chu army. Then try to join up with the main force of the Western Chu Army led by Xiang Yu.

"Wait!"

Unexpectedly, Peng Yue, who was in charge of the overall situation, just opened his mouth to stop, and immediately a Han army team stopped in front of the Western Chu army. Kang's wife and children were about to turn their backs on their promises and renege on their promises, Xiang it hurriedly shouted at the Han army flag formation: "What are you doing? Are you going to break your promise?"

"Who said we broke our promise?"

Peng Yue sneered and asked loudly, then pouted at Hu Zhe next to him, Hu Zhe understood, and immediately led a group of Han soldiers strode forward, walked up to the crowd of Western Chu Army officials in official uniforms, and said loudly: " If you want to go, you can leave your seals first!"

Let me emphasize again the importance of seals and ribbons in this era. In this era, the seals and ribbons of every official and even every king are undoubtedly their lifeblood. Without seals and ribbons, there is no way to issue orders, command the army, and issue official documents. Waste paper, in history, Liu Laosan stole Han Xin’s seal twice in Xiuwu and Dingtao, and immediately took away Han Xin’s military power. Chen Yu and Zhang Er, who were once close brothers, turned against each other because of Zhang Er He took away Chen Yu's seal and ribbon, and took away Chen Yu's military power.So at this time, the Han army suddenly asked all the officials of Western Chu to hand over their seals.

"General, general." Seeing that the situation is not good, Lu Qing, an old minister of Western Chu who had come forward to negotiate with the Han army, hurriedly stood up, bowed to Hu Zhe and said: "General, when I was negotiating with you last night, I didn't Did you say that we would hand over the official seals of Western Chu to you?"

"It's true that you didn't say that." Hu Zhe replied confidently: "But you didn't say that, you want us to promise to allow you to leave with your seal and ribbon? Now we ask you to hand over your seal and ribbon, is it a breach of promise? No words letter?"

Lu Qing was completely dumbfounded, and it was only then that he remembered that when he came out to negotiate with the Han army last night, he had indeed not talked about the issue of the handling of seals and ribbons by the officials of Western Chu. When the negotiation was proposed, it was indeed forgotten how to deal with the important issue of seals and ribbons of Western Chu officials.And then, Chen Ying, Lu Qing, Lu Chen and the others immediately thought of another important issue-the Han army headed by Xiang Kang really attaches great importance to authenticity, but while paying attention to credit, even if it is If there is a slight loophole to exploit, Xiang Kang and the Han army will surely be able to drill a huge hole!

"Is there nothing to say?" Hu Zhe continued to ask, and said: "If you have nothing to say, immediately hand over your seals, and then leave. We will never break our word."

"Wait a minute, general." Lu Qing hurriedly made a request and said, "Please let me see General Peng and General Feng again, and talk to them face to face."

"Okay." Hu Zhe was very talkative, and he agreed to Lu Qing's request immediately, and said, "But hurry up, it's getting late. Also, I don't think you need to make a trip in vain, old man, we Generals Peng and Feng are not fools, and they will never let you leave with your seals, so that you can continue to issue orders with your seals, and then bring troops to attack us."

Of course, Lu Qing refused to give up easily, and discussed in a low voice with Xiang Tayi, Chen Ying and the others, and then immediately ran to the Han army's flag formation, nodded and bowed to Peng Yue and Feng Zhong, and strongly begged them to show mercy. Chu officials left Pengcheng with their seals and ribbons.But it is a pity that after a while, Lu Qing returned to Xiang It and Chen Ying and others dejectedly, shook his head helplessly, and said: "Langzhong orders forgiveness, asks Lord Yin to forgive sins, I have tried my best , but no matter what conditions the old man puts forward, General Peng and the others just won’t let go, insisting that we keep the seal.”

Xiang Ta and others were greatly disappointed, but Hu Zhe refused to waste any more time, and immediately shouted to the Han soldiers next to him: "Do it, and ask these courtiers from Western Chu to hand over their seals and ribbons."

The soldiers of the Han army sang promises, and immediately rushed forward, forcing the courtiers of Western Chu to hand over their seals in groups of two. As a result, because their lives were hanging by their opponents, many officials of Western Chu accepted their fate and took the initiative to remove the seals around their waists. They were handed over to the soldiers of the Han army, but there were also some who refused to let them go. Unfortunately, no matter how stubborn they were, it was useless. As long as the soldiers of the Han army held them down, they easily forcibly tore off their waist seals.

Among them, it resisted the most fiercely, firmly holding down the seal ribbon of his Lang Zhongling, refusing to let go of whatever he said, and yelling that if he must take away his seal ribbon, he would commit suicide immediately to apologize to Xiang Yu, hu Zhe Knowing that he was Xiang Kang's nephew, he didn't dare to make a claim, so he could only send someone to ask Peng Yue and Feng Zhong for orders. As a result, the soldiers he sent quickly reported: "General Hu, General Peng said , thinking that he is our nephew of the King of Han, let him go this time and allow him to take away Yinshou."

Hu Zhe nodded, and the Han soldiers who were holding Xiang Ta let go, and Xiang Ta, whose hair was disheveled in the struggle, glared at Hu Zhe angrily, and then shouted: "Go, go to Zhuyi immediately! "

"Wait!"

There was a new sound of shouting, and then, surrounded by several Han soldiers, a skinny old man came up to Xiang Ta and the others in a shoulder sedan chair, and shouted again: "Wait a minute! , the old man still has something to say."

"Who are you?" Xiang it asked angrily, "What else can I say?"

"Old man Li Shiqi." Li Shiqi, who was rescued from the prison by the Han army yesterday, replied calmly, and then said: "General Xiang, don't worry, the old man just said a few words and left. There is no despicable person who detains the envoy without his promise."

Li Shiqi answered Xiang Ta with something in his words. Li Shiqi raised his head and said to the officials of Western Chu who had all taken away their seals and ribbons: "All ministers of Western Chu, I want to ask you a question now. Things have come to this point. Do you want to go back and die in vain? Why don’t you quickly abandon the darkness and turn to the light, and surrender to our Highness the King of Han?”

The eyes of all the officials of Western Chu were focused on Li Shiqi, and Li Shiqi said unhurriedly: "My lords, others don't know, don't you also know what kind of temper Western Chu King Xiang Yu is? Now Pengcheng, the capital of your Western Chu state, has been occupied by our Hanwang army, and your official seals have also been suppressed by us. Even if we let you go back, how can Xiang Yu spare you? Even if you don’t think about yourself, don’t you? Don't you think about your parents, wives and children?"

"Old man, you!"

Xiang It and Xiang Sheng were furious together, subconsciously clenched their fists together, Li Shiqilan didn't even bother to look at them, and the soldiers of the Han army next to him immediately stepped forward, pointing their weapons at them, so that they would not dare to make any mistakes. one step action.

"Our seal and ribbon were forcibly confiscated by you." The tougher Lu Chen said with a gloomy face, "Our king knows the situation, how could he care about us?"

"Oh, it's easy for this lord to say it." Li Shiqi laughed directly and said, "It's true that your seals were forcibly confiscated by us, but someone will definitely say in front of King Xichu, why your seals are not fake?" Lang Zhongling can fight to the death for his own seal, why can't you follow his example? Obediently hand over your seal to save your life, isn't this proof that you are greedy for life and afraid of death? My lord, and all the ministers of Western Chu, ask yourself, what will you do in the future? Beside King Xichu, are there any shameless bastards who don't feel pain in their backs when they stand and talk like this?"

Now even Lu Chen shut his mouth, and the officials of Western Chu also had different expressions, each of them had their own calculations, but Xiang Ta suddenly realized, and finally understood why the Han army kindly agreed to let him leave the seal, For a moment, he was so angry that he had the urge to tear off his seal and throw it off.

"My lords, in fact, we wanted to say these things to you yesterday, to persuade you to turn your back on your mistakes and turn to the light as soon as possible." Li Shiqi continued, "It's just that you were in the palace yesterday, and we couldn't confide in you. There are all Western Chu soldiers around, and their lives are in danger at any time, so we pushed the boat along the way and set up this situation, first invite you out, and then tell you these heartfelt words."

"My lords, I think you don't need any hesitation. You know the current situation better than anyone else. Pengcheng was recovered by our army of the King of Han, and your seal and ribbon were confiscated by us. The rear of Western Chu is doomed to chaos. You have returned Beside King Xichu, in order to vent his anger, King Xichu will definitely use you as a punching bag and pour his anger on your heads. How will he treat you then? He can even kill Emperor Chuyi, the leader of the world, without blinking. What's more about you?"

"Take a ten thousand step back, even if the king of West Chu is merciful and spares you from dying, and those flattering villains around him are also merciful and don't step in to frame you, what hope is there for the West Chu Kingdom? There is no way to provide food, grass, and military supplies for the main force of Western Chu. The Western Chu army is about to collapse, and Xiang Yu, the king of Western Chu, is already doomed. If you go back, will you surrender to our Han King again in the future? If so, anyway Sooner or later, they will surrender to our King of Han, why don't you make a decisive decision and surrender to our King of Han's army now, starting from Long Cheng?"

After talking eloquently for a while, Li Shiqi said again: "A good bird chooses a tree to live in, and a virtuous minister chooses a master to do things. My lords, now is your chance. Those who are willing to stay, we will never treat you badly. Our King of Han ruled the world, and high-ranking officials and generous salaries are absolutely indispensable to you, and we can even consider retaining you in your original positions. If you don’t want to stay, and want to go back to serve as a punching bag for Xiang Yu, you can leave now, and we will definitely not stop you.”

After saying that, Li Shiqi waved his hand and nodded to Hu Zhe next to him. Hu Zhe understood, and immediately waved his hand to the soldiers of the Han Army who blocked the way of the Western Chu Army, and ordered them to make way, and the soldiers of the Han Army immediately dispersed according to the order. After giving way, Hu Zheye said loudly to the Western Chu Army: "Those who are willing to leave can leave now, and those who are willing to stay and surrender are welcome. Whoever dares to force you to leave, we will naturally help you out. "

"go!"

Xiang Ta roared and took the lead to go out. Xiang Sheng angrily followed closely, but only a few of the Western Chu officials followed, including Chen Ying, Lu Qing, Jing Jia and other important officials of Western Chu who stood motionless. Among them, Lu Chen wanted to leave, but his father Lu Qing grabbed him and gave him a fierce look. Lu Chen hesitated for a moment, but stopped, and honestly stood still with his head down.

After walking a certain distance, Xiang It and Xiang Sheng realized that only a few officials of Western Chu were following them. Xiang Sheng turned his head angrily and asked all the officials of Western Chu to follow them. Pretending not to hear, Hu Zhe also said lazily: "Xiang Sima, others don't want to leave, what do you force them to do? We have never promised that if those who are willing to surrender to our Hanwang army will force them to follow You go together."

Xiang Sheng's chest was almost bursting with anger, but seeing that most of the Western Chu officials were still standing there keeping their eyes on their noses and noses on their hearts, Xiang Sheng had no choice but to rush forward angrily and ignore them. These shamelessly betrayed Western Chu officials.

In the end, more than [-]% of the Western Chu officials chose to stay and surrender to the Han army. Among the Langzhong guards led by Xiang it, there were also hundreds of soldiers from Pengcheng who were either unable to leave their homeland, or did not want to live a life of displacement. In order to stay and surrender to the Han army, Xiang Ta and Xiang Sheng were furious about this, but they had no choice but to leave angrily with the rest of the army to protect the two aunts.

Seeing this scene, Li Shiqi, who actually directed the situation himself, was of course overjoyed. As soon as Xiang Ta, Xiang Sheng and others led the doctor's guards away, Li Shiqi immediately bowed his hands to the officials of Western Chu and said, "Thank you, everyone!" My lord love, please rest assured, our army of the King of Han promises a thousand gold, we will never break our promise, and we will never treat you righteous men of Chu who have turned their backs on the dark side."

"Thank you, Mr. Li, I will pledge my allegiance to His Royal Highness the King of Han."

All the officials of Western Chu saluted Li Shiqi one after another to thank him, and swore to change their allegiance to Xiang Kang in the future. One of them couldn't wait to rush forward, saluted Li Shiqi and said, "Mr. I swear that from now on I will swear to follow His Highness the King of Han to the death, and if there is a second heart, please ask the heavens to strike the guilty minister with lightning and burn his corpse with fire!"

"You are the clan of the state of Chu, Jing Jia, Jing Situ?" Li Shiqi was overjoyed when he heard that, he hurriedly stood up with the support of the soldiers of the Han army, helped Jing Jia with his own hands, and said with a low laugh, "Jing Situ , to tell you the truth, the person I most want to keep today is none other than you."

After saying that, Li Shiqi patted the back of Jing Jia's hand with his skinny old hand, and smiled happily. Jing Jia vaguely understood Li Shiqi's meaning, and couldn't help but jump in his heart immediately, and secretly said in surprise: "No Is it possible that my dream will come true one day?"*
(End of this chapter)