Xiang Sheng, Xiang Bo, Zhang Liang and others entered the city, Xiang Sheng and Chao Zhi and other young marshal army left-behind generals had already prepared a banquet in the county temple, but because Xiang Zhuang and Xiang You and others were still settling the army outside the city, at the request of Xiang Kang and Zhang Liang, the banquet did not start immediately, everyone found a place to sit down temporarily, ready to wait for Xiang Zhuang and others to arrive and then drink together.

With a bad stomach, of course Uncle Xiang sat next to Xiang Kang, but before Xiang Bo could open his mouth to talk to Xiang Kang, his friend Zhang Liang had already sat on the other side of Xiang Kang, and he was the first to speak, and said to Xiang Kang with a smile: "Young marshal, people can't look good." After coming to your army, I carefully listened to your use of soldiers during this time, and I really admired it so much, I really couldn't imagine that at your age, you can come up with so many clever schemes, so that your army has repeatedly won more with less, and defeated strong with weak, so that it is difficult for me, an uncle, not to admire. ”

"Uncle Han has won the award, and the little nephew is ashamed." Because of Uncle Xiang, Xiang Kang has always been vigilant against Zhang Liang, and his words and answers are full of hypocritical and polite manners, and he also took the initiative to say what Uncle Xiang has always wanted to say, saying: "The little nephew's tricks are not even some tricks, they are all opportunistic tricks such as chickens and dog thieves. ”

"Why should a virtuous nephew be so humble?" Zhang Liang smiled and said quite sincerely: "If your plans are not a clever plan, then there will be no tricks in the world." In order to collect and surrender General Chao Zhi, who was good at military training, he did not hesitate to use the false title of death to welcome General Chao's family. When the capture of Xu San County, it was even more wonderful and clever plans emerged one after another, sending books in public in a dignified manner, forcing the county lieutenant General Bowen to do not want to rebel and have to rebel, it seems that the old trick is re-applied in fact, the plan will be calculated, the enemy will be rescued and forced to fight, the yang plan is above board, the heart of the attack on the city is complemented by yin and yang, and the four words of the soldier are not tired of deception are brought into full play. Among the famous generals from ancient times to the present, I have never seen a person who uses his strategy so superbly as you as virtuous and nephew. ”

"I'm afraid I'm not worried about any kindness if you wear a high hat for me, right?" Xiang Kang was vigilant in his heart, but he continued to be modest, and said with a smile: "Uncle Han, if you continue to boast, the little nephew will really be embarrassed." The little nephew is self-aware, how can I dare to compare with those ancient famous generals who use soldiers like gods? ”

"Kang'er, you're right." Xiang Bo finally found an opportunity to interject, and couldn't wait to say: "The way to use soldiers lies in being upright, being the master and the odd assistant, one force can reduce ten meetings, and blindly only yin and evil, it will be difficult to last long, even if you get a small profit for a while, after a long time, you will suffer from it sooner or later." ”

glanced at Uncle Xiang with great admiration - of course it was Uncle Xiang's face that he admired, and then Xiang Kang arched his hand and said: "Uncle is right, when the little nephew uses the army today, he will definitely pay attention to the use of crooked ways, and ask the uncle to continue to give guidance to the little nephew in the future, and help the little nephew overthrow the tyrannical Qin and restore the Great Chu as soon as possible." ”

"Help you overthrow the tyrannical Qin and recover the Great Chu?" Xiang Bo heard that something was wrong, and hurriedly said: "Virtuous nephew, slow down, what did you just say that you want me to help you?" Could it be that you want me, who is an uncle, to be your subordinate, and assist you in leading the army against Qin? ”

"Of course not." Xiang Kang denied it, and said with a smile: "The little nephew just ate the leopard gall, and I don't dare to let you, uncle, the elder, be my subordinate to assist the little nephew and me to lead the troops against Qin?" The little nephew hopes that under the guidance of your uncle, he can lead the troops to resist the violent Qin army, and when the second uncle returns, the little nephew and I will serve the second uncle together with you, and under the leadership of the second uncle, destroy the violent Qin, capture and kill Hu Hai, avenge my great Chu sages, and restore my great Chu homeland. ”

After that, Xiang Kang hurriedly asked for guilt again, and said: "Uncle, about this, the little nephew still has to ask you for guilt, the last time the little nephew asked Han Lihan's eldest brother to bring you a letter, I want to ask my uncle to inherit the title of the eldest father, Wu Xinjun, and take up the post of the Zhu State of Chu, uncle, you didn't reply, and the little nephew immediately understood, knowing that uncle, you are blaming the little nephew, blaming the little nephew for forgetting above you, and there is a second uncle who forgot the order of the eldest and youngest. ”

After emphasizing that there was a more prestigious and more prestigious Xiang Liang on Xiang Bo's head, Xiang Kang said with a heartfelt voice: "But please rest assured, the little nephew has now paid attention to your good intentions, and the little nephew will definitely work hard to lead his army, and go all out to deal with the tyrannical Qin army to the end, and wait until the second uncle returns, and the little nephew will give the military power to both hands, and ask the second uncle to inherit the title of Wu Xinjun of the eldest father and the official position of the Shangzhu State of Chu, and then under the command of the second uncle, the troops will be sent to Guanzhong, and the Xianyang will be smashed into Xianyang, and the shame of my Chu State will be snowed." ”

Xiang Bo's face turned the color of pig liver, and he wanted to roar loudly, but he couldn't find the reason for the attack - no matter how thick-skinned Xiang Bo was, he was embarrassed to yell that the military power of the young marshal army should be handed over to him, and he would be the boss as soon as he came, right? Therefore, Xiang Bo could only look at Xiang Kang fiercely, his chest constantly rising and falling, as if he had become a toad squatting on the ground.

Seeing that the situation was not right, and fearing that Xiang Bo would lose his temper and make a fuss on the spot, Zhang Liang hurriedly changed the topic and hurriedly said to Xiang Kang: "Young marshal, I still have a very important question I want to ask you for, and I hope you can give me advice." ”

Xiang Kang didn't want to entangle with Uncle Xiang, so he immediately took over the topic and said to Zhang Liang: "Uncle Han has said it, don't dare to ask for advice, it should be the little nephew who asks his uncle for advice." ”

He had long seen Xiang Kang's vigilance and precautions against himself, and Zhang Liang didn't bother to be polite with Xiang Kang, so he just said directly: "Young marshal, although you have now won the four county seats, and the troops in your hands can be regarded as quite a lot, but the four counties of Xu are located on the plain, and there is no danger to defend everywhere. If the Tyrannical Qin army just attacked all the way, the young marshal's army could deal with it calmly, but if the Tyrannical Qin army launched a multi-pronged attack and attacked back and forth, how should you deal with it? ”

"I can't see that this guy still has some material, and he can actually see this key issue." Xiang Kang's tone in his stomach was arrogant, but his face was humble, and he asked rhetorically: "Dare to ask Uncle Han, what do you think the little nephew should do?" ”

"I ask you, why do you ask me in turn?" Zhang Liang smiled.

"The little nephew wants to hear Uncle Han's opinion, brainstorm ideas, and then answer his uncle's questions." Xiang Kang replied very directly, and said in his heart: "Of course, I have to see how much material you have in your stomach, if you are just a Zhao Kuo Ma Tan who talks on paper, why am I talking so much nonsense to you?" Wasting my time? ”

Forced to be helpless, and also for the sake of his status in the young marshal's army, Zhang Liang could only say what he thought in his heart, and said: "Virtuous nephew, I think that with your current situation, if you just think about defending and sticking to the four counties that have been reached, it is tantamount to holding on to the remnants and waiting to die, and sooner or later you will be besieged by the violent Qin army from all sides, and it will be difficult to take care of the end." Therefore, in my humble opinion, you must not be satisfied with what you have gained so far, and you must continue to forge ahead. ”

"Oh, then Uncle Han, how should the little nephew continue to forge ahead?" Xiang Kang asked quietly.

"The young marshal should know that when you raised an army against Qin, there was also a person named Chen Sheng who led the soldiers to fight against Qin in Daze Township, Qi County, Surabaya County, right?"

Zhang Liang asked rhetorically, seeing Xiang Kang nodding, Zhang Liang continued: "I heard that after Chen Sheng raised troops, he first personally led the troops to capture Qi County, seized the county's money, grain, vehicles, horses and weapons, and recruited troops to rapidly expand his power, and then while leading the army into Chen County, he sent his troops to the north to attack Xuan County, and then took Yu County, Ku County and Xinyang and other places, and even Xiang County, the fiefdom of your ancestors of the Young Marshal Army, was also defeated by Chen Sheng. At the same time, Chen Sheng's volunteer army took every place, it was all the money and grain in the county, recruiting strong men in the county, and constantly expanding the team, I heard that now the army has tens of thousands, not only no longer have to be afraid of the tyrannical Qin soldiers, but also have a long and short strength with the main force of tyrannical Qin. Zhuyu is in front, why doesn't the young marshal consider following suit? ”

Xiang Kang was disappointed, and immediately looked down on Zhang Liang, who was known as Han Liang, but considering that the other party was just a native of the late Qin Dynasty, he did not have the advantage of being a prophet as a traverser, and he also knew that people like Chen Sheng and Wu Guang in history did not end well, so Xiang Kang was still patient and said: "Uncle Han's point is that in terms of the current situation in the world, Chen Sheng is indeed not wrong to do this. But it's a pity that there are too many hidden dangers in what he does, and his destruction is only a matter of time, and it will never last long. ”

"Loud words!" Xiang Bo next to him finally found an excuse for the seizure, and immediately roared: "I just won only four counties, so I dare not take others in my eyes!" Chen Sheng's current territory is not as big as yours? Or are there not as many soldiers and horses as you? You dare not take such heroes and heroes in your eyes? ”

"The uncle was angry, and listened to the nephew finish speaking." Zhang Liang hurriedly persuaded and asked Xiang Kang again: "Young Marshal, you said that Chen Sheng has too many hidden dangers in doing this, what are his hidden dangers?" You also said that Chen Sheng will never last long, so what is the reason? Please also advise. ”

"Chen Sheng's hidden dangers are too many to count." Xiang Kang didn't bother to be polite with Zhang Liang anymore, and said directly lazily: "He recruited the strong men of the whole county every time he went, and he tried his best to expand the army crazily, and the soldiers sought quantity but not quality, although the army expanded rapidly, but the army was uneven, lacking cohesion, and when fighting a tailwind battle, it could be indomitable and unstoppable, but if it encountered a setback, it would be a situation of defeat immediately, and there would be no backhand." Moreover, as long as the enemy is smart enough and uses a little discord, Chen Sheng's army is likely to be torn apart immediately, and it is even possible to turn against him and attack him Chen Sheng. ”

"Secondly, if Chen Sheng does this, he will lose the support of the people, and he will have no way out in the future." Xiang Kang sneered and said: "At the critical moment of the autumn harvest, Chen Sheng has to forcibly take away the strong men of the county every time he goes, without considering the livelihood of the villagers in Qianshou in the coming year. The people have no food, he has no food, how can his army still fight? The villagers of Qianshou have no food to eat in the coming year, how can they not resent him? Without the support of the people, his army is facing the danger of running out of food, how can he defeat the main force of the tyrannical Qin like a wolf and a tiger? ”

"As for the other hidden dangers, there are even more." Xiang Kang continued to hum and said: "The soldiers have not undergone strict training, they do not have enough weapons and armor, and the soldiers of the Tyrant Qin County who were hastily formed by bullying the many people are very handy, but when they encounter the real Tyrant Qin's main force, they will only be destined to be vulnerable." The generals used have no experience and lack of restraint and control, so they are either unreliable at critical moments, or sooner or later they will rebel and turn against him. The seizure of the city does not pay attention to control, and does not know that it is easy to promote and appoint effective officials to govern the people, and it is easy to get it, but it will only be easier to lose it. How can such an army last long? ”

Although he did not tell Zhang Liang one by one to analyze the various reasons why Chen Sheng and Wu Guang would inevitably perish quickly, Xiang Kang's lazy and rough words still shook Zhang Liang's yearning for Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's rebel army to a certain extent, and after carefully thinking about it for a long time, Zhang Liang nodded and said: "The young marshal is reasonable, these are indeed Chen Sheng's hidden dangers, I just hope he can wake up in time and make up for it." ”

After finishing speaking, Zhang Liang said again: "But young marshal, what Chen Sheng, a righteous teacher, has done is certainly full of hidden dangers, but if you just blindly protect the four cities, the future will not be optimistic?" What are your plans for the future? ”

"Uncle Han rest assured, of course the little nephew will not blindly guard the four cities." Xiang Kang replied: "But I have just won four cities, and the soldiers and soldiers have not yet undergone strict training, the weapons and equipment are not perfect enough, and the crops in the fields have not yet had time to be harvested. So I can only wait now, when I am ready, and when the world is completely chaotic, and more rebels will swarm against Qin, and then try to forge ahead. ”

"Waiting for the world to be completely chaotic?" Zhang Liang, who was not a traverser, was a little dumbfounded, and asked in surprise: "Young marshal, do you think that the world will be completely chaotic, and there will be more rebels who will rise up against Qin?" Are you sure that the general trend of the world will develop like this in the future? ”

"Of course." Xiang Kang replied even more lazily: "The world has been suffering for a long time, with me holding high the banner of righteousness in the four cities of Surabaya, and Chen Sheng and Wu Guang commanding the troops in front, blocking the road outside the border of the violent Qin army, how can the remnants of the old people of the Six Kingdoms miss the opportunity?" So I'm sure that it won't be long before the people in the world will rise up, and the remnants of the Six Kingdoms will definitely raise the banner of opposing Qin and recovering the country. ”

is not a traverser, I don't know the great changes in the world that will happen soon, Zhang Liang of course feels that Xiang Kang's words are a little unreliable and too taken for granted, and he can't help but suspect that Xiang Kang is a rhetorical person. At the same time, in Xiang Kang's words, he inadvertently mentioned the topic that Zhang Liang was extremely concerned about the remnants of the Six Kingdoms, so Zhang Liang also changed his words and asked tentatively: "Young Marshal, do you plan to support and cooperate with the restoration of the old clans of the Six Kingdoms?" Or do you just want the Da Chu family to dominate, or even let Da Chu replace the tyrannical Qin and dominate the world? ”

If Zhang Liang's true identity and name were known, then needless to say, Xiang Kang would certainly answer this question cautiously and try his best to curry favor with Zhang Liang, who had been a fanatical supporter of the restoration of the Six Kingdoms in history. But there is no way, I don't know Zhang Liang's true identity, Xiang Kang was of course a little careless when answering this question, and replied: "Look at it then, if it is really unstoppable, of course I will not oppose the restoration of the Six Nations." ”

Xiang Kang didn't finish his words, and he was careful not to expose his firm stance of supporting great unification, but the excuse and opportunity to incite the old people of the Six Nations to incite the third uncle to oppose him, but this was enough, just seeing Xiang Kang's casual attitude on this topic, Zhang Liang was already completely disappointed in Xiang Kang, disappointed not only in Xiang Kang's lack of progress, but also disappointed in Xiang Kang's over-assumption of the future development of the situation in the world, and even more disappointed in Xiang Kang's indifferent attitude towards the restoration of the Six Nations. So without speculation, Zhang Liang, who originally had many questions and wanted to ask Xiang Kang for advice, simply closed his mouth and sighed secretly: "It's hard to make a big thing." If you don't want to forge ahead and cling to your shortcomings, you can even be so contemptuous of the other five countries, completely forgetting that you have received much help from the righteous and little help from the unjust, how can such a person succeed? ”

At this time, Xiang Zhuang and Xiang You and others still hadn't come to the county temple for a banquet, and Zhang Liang, who was disappointed in his heart, suddenly felt a little anxious, so he could only apologize and get up to the hall to go to the toilet, but when Zhang Liang was releasing water, Xiang Bo also quietly came to Zhang Liang's side and asked in a low voice: "Ovary, what do you think?" ”

pursed his lips, Zhang Liang gave an evaluation objectively, and said in a low voice: "Don't blame Uncle, in my opinion, if your nephew is not really a genius and has outstanding knowledge, he is untruthful and embarrassed by the heavy responsibility." Either/or, there's no other way around. ”

Of course, Xiang Bo liked Zhang Liang's low evaluation of his nephew, and said with a sneer: "Just like him, he is still a genius and has outstanding knowledge? Now you understand, if the rebel army he created is not under my command, it will definitely be a flash in the pan, and the loaches in the small ditch will not be able to stir up any wind and waves, and sooner or later it will be wiped out by the tyrannical Qin army. ”

After boasting to himself, Uncle Xiang whispered again: "Zifang, after my sons and nephews arrive in a while, I will be ready to do it, and you will have to help me speak at that time, and when I become the chief general of this anti-Qin army, I will definitely make you a general, and I will definitely help you recover Korea in the future." ”

"I'll do my best." Zhang Liang agreed, and said in a low voice: "Uncle, please do one thing, don't tell your true identity and name to your nephews for the time being, continue to call me by my pseudonym Han Liang, and don't call me my character." ”

"Why?" Xiang Bo asked in surprise.

"Of course, it's because Xiang Kang's little vertical mud can't support the wall, you are even worse than him, whether this army continues to be led by him or led by you, it is likely that it will not last long, I have to leave a way out for myself!"

Zhang Liangxin snorted coldly, but said on his lips: "Of course it's for your good, you don't know, I once assassinated the tyrant of Yingzheng in Bolangsha, and if the tyrannical Qin army is here, and I still help your Xiang family raise troops against Qin, it is likely that I will concentrate my forces to crusade against you first, and then things will be troublesome." ”

I don't know what Zhang Liang has in his heart, of course, Uncle Xiang, who has a human head and a pig's brain, nodded immediately and said: "It's better to think about it carefully, okay, I won't disclose your true identity and name for the time being." ”