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Chapter 404 Chapter [-] Mental Changes

Pengcheng urgent report!

A loud shout sounded, and everyone's eyes fell on the door involuntarily.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, a messenger who reported the news almost crawled into the large tent of the Chinese army.

Seeing the envoy's appearance, everyone's hearts sank. It seemed that something serious happened!
"Overlord..." The envoy knelt on the ground, anxious and stammered, unable to speak for a long time, which made everyone even more anxious.

Xiang Yu frowned and asked, "How is Pengcheng?"

The envoy knelt on the ground, stabilized his mind, and then hurriedly said: "General Xiao Gongjiao urgently reports, Peng Yue offers Pengcheng and surrenders to Liu Bang!"

"What?" In a word, there was an uproar in the Chinese army tent!
Just now he was talking about how to go back to rescue Pengcheng, but he was already lost in a blink of an eye.And it was sent out by the defender of Pengcheng, which was too annoying and humiliating.

In contrast to the uproar of many counselors and generals, Yafu Fan Zeng was surprisingly calm and asked: "Be clear, what is the specific situation?"

The envoy calmed down completely, and reported: "General Xiao Gongjiao was ordered to support Pengcheng, but he received the news of Peng Yue's surrender a hundred miles away. Now the army of princes led by Liu Bang should have entered the city."

An indisputable fact is before us, the capital of the Western Chu Kingdom has fallen!The capital of the most powerful prince and the overlord of the world, the Western Chu State, fell like this, which is a bit dramatic and a bit ironic.The mood of the generals suddenly fell silent a lot, the joy of victory in the battle of Qi country suddenly disappeared, and now their hearts are nothing but depressed.

The Jiangdong Second County in the south was occupied by Yin Xu, Huainan Yingbu was eyeing it, and the Qi State in the northeast was still fighting, and the capital was lost at this time.Everyone has a feeling in their hearts that the Western Chu Kingdom is surrounded by powerful enemies, giving people a feeling of falling apart.At the same time, the center is invariably worried about one thing, that is, what to do next, how to deal with such a difficult and serious problem?
Xiang Yu was naturally furious when Pengcheng fell.Especially Peng Yue's betrayal made him feel like he was being fooled.Such a docile and loyal person, how submissive and humble he was in front of himself, ended up betraying himself without hesitation.It can be imagined that Liu Bang must have given him full benefits to induce him to betray.

Xiang Yu is no longer willing to delve into such a matter. Although he is very annoyed with Peng Yue, it is still the result of his ignorance and mistrust of others.Then there was another thing that made him extremely worried, and that was Yu Ji!The beloved woman is still in Pengcheng, what will Liu Bang do to him?Is she okay?Xiang Yu wished he could fly back to Pengcheng immediately and rescue his beloved from the enemy, but reason told him that he must calm down now.

The most serious consequence is not the loss of a city like Pengcheng, but the bad impact of this battle.In this way, the status of the Western Chu State in the eyes of the world's princes and subjects will undoubtedly plummet, and Liu Bang's prosperity will increase unprecedentedly. This situation must be reversed as soon as possible, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous.

Or Liu Bang took Pengcheng without bloodshed, and this battle had a profound impact on morale.But everything has pros and cons, and some things can be put to good use...

Xiang Yu calmly said: "Okay, Pengcheng fell, I know everyone is sad. But now is not the time to be sad, we should find a way to get Pengcheng back as soon as possible, and defeat those despicable people like Liu Bang."

Fan Zeng looked up at Xiang Yu in a heavy heart, quite surprised, and then a gleam of joy appeared on the corner of his mouth.Xiang Yu didn't have the expected rage and panic, so calm and organized.Fan Zeng felt that Xiang Yu had grown a lot, and he really had the demeanor of a general and the qualities of a king.Fan Zeng was very pleased, Xiang Yu can have such growth and progress, so what's the problem if Pengcheng and Jiangdong are lost?
After the generals heard Xiang Yu's words, they recovered from the shock and went north. They all looked at Xiang Yu in astonishment. Maybe they also felt that the Overlord was unusual.Indeed, the most important thing is to recover the city as soon as possible, and everything else is empty talk.

Pengcheng is of great significance to the Western Chu Kingdom, almost all their relatives are there, and they must be rescued as soon as possible.It doesn't make any sense to be depressed now...

Yu Ziqi and others were the first to react, and said in unison: "Please give orders to the Overlord!"

At this time, Xiang Yu's extraordinary commanding ability was revealed, and Yu Ziqi believed that Xiang Yu could figure out a way to properly solve this matter.In terms of military affairs alone, Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, is invincible in the world. As long as he has confidence and methods, then everything will be easy to handle.Yu Ziqi knew Xiang Yu's affection for his sister, no matter what he would not joke about Yu Ji's safety.

Xiang Yu got up and looked around, as if to boost the morale of the generals, all the generals sat up straight with solemn expressions.Xiang Yu then said: "Okay, returning to Pengcheng to help Pengcheng is our established strategy. Originally, I wanted to lead [-] soldiers back to rescue, but now the situation is urgent, only [-] cavalry is enough, and the rest are all left here. Deal with Qi."

"3 people?"

Hearing Xiang Yu's words, all the generals were shocked. Compared with Liu Bang's figure of 3 men and 56 men, the disparity was too great, it was a world of difference. Can 3 people go back and use it?It always gives people a feeling of being in the mouth of a tiger. Can they defeat Liu Bang and regain Pengcheng?Will there be no return?Everyone was really confused and lacked confidence.

"Bawang, are the three too few?" Even Long Qie expressed concern about this, and all the generals seemed to think that Xiang Yu was too anxious and took too many risks.Everyone had a thought that they didn't say out loud, and they all wondered if Ba Wang was only concerned about Mrs. Yu Ji, and no one would be so impulsive if they wanted a hero.Although Xiang Yu is a genius in military affairs, his talent is invincible, but this matter is indeed too incredible, and it feels that the odds of winning are too small.

Xiang Yu seemed to understand what the generals were thinking, and said: "Everyone, don't think that I am impulsive? No, what I said is the truth. Now I am very sober, very rational, and know what I am doing. Do you think that the disparity in military strength is inevitable? Will it lose? Throughout the ages, there have been many things where less wins more.

Do you think Liu Bang's strength is an advantage?wrong!His soldiers and horses included the armies of the princes of various countries, disorganized, without complete command and mobilization, it can be said that they fought independently.Because of this, we have opportunities and breakthroughs.As long as he finds the right entry point, his army will become a mess and be defeated! "

Seeing this, Fan Zeng nodded secretly, quite relieved.It seems that Xiang Yu has done his homework before, analyzed the situation of Liu Bang's army, and accurately found the weaknesses, and gave corresponding countermeasures.Originally, Fan Zeng wanted to make some specific analysis and pointers, but now he feels that all these are superfluous, and Xiang Yu will definitely be able to handle them well.Fan Zeng has a feeling that Xiang Yu will create a legend and achieve extraordinary achievements in this battle.

Xiang Yu continued: "Perhaps before that, Liu Bang was cautious and prepared, but now? He captured Pengcheng, thinking that he had won a major victory, and it was the time when he was full of ambition. The reason why a proud soldier must lose We all know, what the widow wants is to catch him by surprise, wake him up, and let him know that after all, he is just a pavilion chief in Surabaya, a rogue who can't get on the stage!"

Speaking of this, Xiang Yu can be said to be gnashing his teeth, he already deeply understands that he underestimated Xiang Yu before.Liu Bang's actions have touched him deeply, and now he is going to retaliate and fight back.

Xiang Yu paused for a moment and sighed softly: "These are the foundations of victory in this battle. If Liu Bang is to defend Pengcheng, what will happen no matter how many people he sends? It will still be useless. Therefore, he can only lead a small number of troops to rush back. Carelessly, he thought he had found an opportunity to kill the widow, and led him out of the city for a decisive battle. As long as he lost the city and high walls of Pengcheng, his command of so many soldiers would be a burden, and the attention of the widow's [-] elite cavalry would make him feel like a failure. What's more, now The matter is urgent, and only the cavalry can make it in time."

Fan Zeng nodded and said: "Okay, just do what Bawang said. Only in this way can we win this battle. You must have confidence. You must know that Bawang is the most powerful military commander in the world. You must believe that Bawang will definitely create miracles and lead everyone out of the predicament." , wait and see!"

When everyone saw Fan Zeng's words of support, they knew that Bawang's words were not casual, at least they were completely feasible.At the most critical time, Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng undoubtedly gave everyone a lot of confidence, and now they can only do their best.

Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng knew very well in their hearts that the Western Chu Kingdom had reached a critical moment, and the confidence of the generals was only temporarily restored.If you want to regain your confidence and regain your former glory, you must win this battle.

The battle of Pengcheng can be said to be a matter of life and death!
Xiang Yu immediately ordered: "Okay, Xiang Zhuang and Long, you two stay here, guard against Tian Rong, and ensure that the widow has no worries at all!"

Although Xiang Yu and Long Qie really wanted to go back to participate in the battle of Pengcheng, they knew that the matter was of great importance here, so they got up and agreed: "Don't worry, Bawang will fight Liu Bang in Pengcheng, there will be no mistakes here!"

Xiang Yu nodded lightly: "Yu Ziqi, Zhong Limei, Ji Bu, you all will follow me back to Pengcheng to fight, but Xiao Gongjiao preserves his strength, don't fight Liu Bang for the time being, and we will talk about it when I go back."

Speaking of which, Xiang Yu's eyes fell on Fan Zeng, and he said, "Yafu, let someone escort you and return to Pengcheng. You are too old to live and sleep on the front line. Moreover, the lesson of this battle is profound, and Pengcheng must have absolutely trustworthy soldiers." People guard! Please go back and sit in Pengcheng, I will go all out to beat Liu Bang back to Bashu!"

Fan Zeng nodded happily, and all the generals of the Western Chu Kingdom nodded their heads in response, this is the first time that they are united like this...

There was a cruel smile on the corner of Xiang Yu's mouth, Liu Bang, you wait, there will be time for you to cry.Immediately there was a silent prayer, hoping she was well.He said silently in his heart: Yu Ji, wait for me!
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In Pengcheng, Liu Bang, the King of Han, rode his horse under the city. When he saw the tall city, his heart was full of admiration, and the excitement on his face was beyond words.

He has been to Pengcheng many times. The first time he was here under Jing Ju and Qin Jia's subordinates, and the second time he was a courtier of Chuhuai King Xiong Xin. He was suppressed by Xiang Yu for a long time.But at this moment, when he entered Pengcheng again, Liu Bang was so proud that he could finally return here as the master.

At the beginning, I was a low-level person, and later I was only a second-rate courtier. I was suppressed by others, and others looked down on me at all.Now he has proved his strength with actions, and let everyone know that Liu Bang is the real winner, the real king!
Pei is near Pengcheng, let’s go back and have a look sometime!Liu Bang had such an idea in his heart!
In Liu Bang's heart, there was a kind of joy of returning to his hometown with all his clothes and glory!At this time, a kind of pride and pride rose in his heart, thinking of the miserable situation when he was forced to go to Bashu by Xiang Yu that day, what a humiliation it was.After bearing the humiliation for so long, I can finally feel proud now.

The overlord of Western Chu is nothing more than that, even your capital has been taken by me, what else can you say?At this time, Liu Bang felt that he was much better than Xiang Yu, and a sense of pride arose spontaneously.

Not only that, but there is an indisputable fact in front of him, that he already controls a large piece of land from Xiqin to Pengcheng.Half of the world is in my hands, and many other princes are also under his control.Thinking about how I was just a small pavilion chief of Pei at the beginning, and now that I have reached such a point, maybe this is my fate!
At this moment, Liu Bangbi felt that he was a veritable son of the Red Emperor at any time.

At the gate of the city, Peng Yue was waiting here and greeted him respectfully.

"Welcome the king of Han to enter the city!"

No need to introduce, Liu Bang met Peng Yue during the Western Expedition before, and they knew each other.

Although Liu Bang felt good about himself and aloof at this time, he didn't have much airs towards Peng Yue.Looking at Pengcheng's tall city walls and wide and deep moat, if Peng Yue hadn't voluntarily surrendered, even if he had an army of 40, it would not be easy to attack by force.The time spent and the price paid are immeasurable.If this is not the case, there will be many more variables for no reason. Naturally, it is best to achieve the goal without bloodshed.

Liu Bang immediately jumped off his horse and said with a smile, "It's thanks to General Peng Yue for abandoning the dark and turning to the bright!"

Peng Yue cursed secretly in his heart, the words of abandoning the dark and turning to the light are nice, and somewhat demeaning to the past self.If it weren't for King Liang's promise, how could he be so helpful?With a smile on his face, he said: "Xiang Yu is not benevolent and unrighteous. The king of Han leads his army to attack, so he should support him!"

Peng Yue really thought in his heart, when will he be able to fulfill his promise to King Liang?What is Liu Bang's next plan?Whether Daliang can get it smoothly.In the final analysis, they are considered heroes, and they consider their own interests and future in everything they do.

Liu Bang then introduced Peng Yue to the many princes behind him, but the mood of the princes was not so good. These days they can be said to be humble in front of Liu Bang.I don't see Liu Bang giving himself a good face. How can this Peng Yue, who is just a general under Xiang Yu's command, receive such courteous treatment.Moreover, Peng Yue was even arrogant, he was a prince no matter what, but he was not respectful.

I feel that there is a sense of being equal, which makes the princes even more angry, but the king of Han is in front of him, and he can't get angry, so he has to pretend to be smiling, but he doesn't know what kind of mood he is in his heart.

Wang Bao of the Western Wei Dynasty paid more attention, he felt that this matter was not that simple.At the celebration banquet for the capture of Daliang that day, Liu Bang, king of Han, left for a long time, only to find out later that it was Zhang Liang who had arrived.Zhang Liang arrived overnight and secretly met Han Wang Liu Bang alone, so he could deduce what must have happened.

Originally, Liu Bang and all the princes vowed to capture Pengcheng directly. Unexpectedly, Liu Bang, the king of Han, changed his mind immediately, and if he wanted to recruit friends.

Then Peng Yue surrendered. If it was said that Peng Yue surrendered because of conscience or fear, Wei Bao would not believe it.He guessed that some kind of agreement must have been reached between Peng Yue and Liu Bang, promising some kind of benefit, but they didn't know it yet!Judging from the current situation of meeting, the situation should be so undoubtedly.

Peng Yue said with a smile: "Okay, please invite the King of Han to enter the city. The Grand Duke and Young Master are looking forward to meeting the King!"

Liu Bang's parents, brother-in-law, and children are all hostages in Pengcheng. They met Lu Zhi when he came to lobby before, but they still stayed in Pengcheng.Peng Yue knew that no matter when the King of Liang's affairs would be fulfilled, it was necessary to have a good relationship with Liu Bang now.So send Liu Bang's family early, lest Hanwang think he has other thoughts, and it would be bad if there is a misunderstanding.

Liu Bang nodded happily, Lu Zhi couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart, rushed into the palace of Pengcheng, and went to embrace a pair of sons and daughters in his arms.

"Father, mother... brother, sister-in-law..." Liu Bang entered the room, and when the family reunited again, it seemed like a lifetime away.

Taigong Liu and Mrs. Liu were so excited that they shed tears. They thought they would never see their son again.I didn't expect that there would be such a day. To meet again and reunite the family is a very gratifying thing for the elderly of their age.

Liu Bang's brother and sister-in-law were imprisoned and served so many prisoners. It can be said that they suffered a lot of grievances. They originally complained about Liu Bang.But now knowing that Liu Bang, the King of Han, is getting bigger and bigger, almost owning the whole world, his mood and attitude have completely changed.The smile on his face was pleasant and friendly, for fear of offending the Hanwang brother.I have no choice but to build a good relationship, and Liu Bang will definitely compensate himself.

A pair of sons and daughters threw themselves into Liu Bang's arms, very happy.Lu Zhi stood aside and watched, very excited.I have paid so much, and finally my hard work pays off.Now that her husband has made great achievements, and her son has been rescued, from now on... I will have something to look forward to.

After meeting, Liu Bang said: "Okay, you stay here first, I will go to the front hall to meet the princes and ministers first."

After Liu Bang left, Lu Zhi also left, and now she was going to meet someone, Mrs. Yu Ji, whom the Overlord of Western Chu loved!

(End of this chapter)