Chapter 31 - Borrowing food to lure the snake out of the hole.

I saw that it was no one else who followed Liu Bang in, it was an old acquaintance of several people present - Xiao He.

Zhou Bo opened his mouth in surprise: "Xiao, Xiao He?" When did you arrive? ”

"Hahaha, General Zhou, everyone, please forgive Xiao He for not telling me early!" Xiao He smiled and apologized to everyone.

"Hmph, I thought you weren't coming!" I saw Han Xin step forward and give Xiao He a punch, and said with a smile.

"That's right! Okay, you Xiao He, it turned out that you had arrived a long time ago, but you didn't inform the brothers. Have you forgotten that the three of us are an iron triangle? Zhang Liang also smiled and blamed.

After talking and laughing for a while, they took their seats.

As soon as I sat down, I only listened to Liu Bang, who was in the main seat, saying: "It's really a pleasure for the princes to see each other!" But there's still something that needs to be resolved! ”

When Zhou Bo heard this, he took a sip of tea and said, "Pei Gong, what's the matter?" ”

"The matter of military rations!"

"Huh?" When the four people present heard this, they were all puzzled, after all, Xiao He had arrived, is this grain and grass still a problem?

"This, Pei Gong, Xiao He has arrived, is there something wrong with the grain and grass?" The first to speak was Zhou Bo.

"Alas!" Liu Bang shook his head.

Next, Xiao He told the story of the robbery of grain and grass.

Han Xin also clenched his fists and said: "It's really bold, Lord Xiao knows, the whereabouts of the pirate, I will take someone to destroy him!" ”

After all, it was his own Bole, and Han Xin was the first to stand up after hearing it, and he was upset for Xiao He.

"Alas, General Han doesn't need to be angry, I don't know where this pirate's lair is. Even if you know, the pirate is very watery.

After all, they can hijack ships from the river without us knowing. Most of the officers and men of our army came from the north and did not know the nature of water. They are in the water, and we can't do anything about them! Zhang Liang stood up and persuaded.

"What the good man said is very true! This group of water thieves is deep in water! Xiao He also nodded.

"What should we do now?" Liu Jia said.

"Yes! Since ancient times, wars have not been fought before soldiers and horses, and grain and grass go first. Now that I have an army of 200,000 and no food and grass, how can I be good! Liu Bang said with a frown.

"Alas! Now for now, I can only borrow grain first!" Zhang Liang stood up and said.

"What if you can't borrow food and grass?"

"Then we will have to withdraw!" Zhang Liang replied conclusively.

"Yes! Pei Gong, you have also seen the faces of the kings today, now there is no food in the army, and the army is unstable, if this continues, the princes will definitely disperse in a hurry. Chen Ping also stood up in time.

"But now that all the princes and kings are here, who else can we borrow grain from?" Liu Bang also made a mistake.

After all, all the princes in the world are here, and even if a very few have not arrived, they are far from being able to quench their thirst.

"Has Pei Gong forgotten the Jiujiang area?" Zhang Liang saw that Liu Bang was in trouble, and stood up and reminded.

After Zhang Liang's reminder, Liu Bang also suddenly remembered that when Yingbu came out of Jiujiang to intercept Xiang Yu, he had always used grain and grass in his army. The grain and grass in the Jiujiang area are almost not consumed, so why don't you borrow grain from Jiujiang? But thinking of this, Liu Bang made another difficulty. After all, Na Yingbu has been killed in battle, and it is still unknown whether the people in the Jiujiang area will borrow grain.

Zhang Liang immediately saw through it and hurriedly said, "Pei Gong doesn't have to worry that Jiujiang won't lend you grain. I am willing to help Pei Gong send an envoy to the six cities of Jiujiang and persuade them to borrow grain from our army. ”

When Liu Bang heard this, he immediately agreed, and ordered Zhang Liang to set off early the next morning, and also issued a military order, if anyone was the first to climb the Shouchun City Tower, he would be sealed as the marquis of ten thousand households and enjoy the rent and tax of ten thousand households.

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At this time, the six cities of Jiujiang had just passed from the bloody rain.

It turned out that three days ago, Yingbu's big Sima - Cao Cao. He took out a letter from Yingbu and a seal.

Tell the hundred officials of Jiujiang that Yingbu died in battle, left letters and seals, and made himself king.

Some officials could not believe it, and asked Cao Cao to hand over the letter so that the civil and military officials could see it.

When Cao Cao heard this, he called the hundred officials into Sima's mansion, and asked all the officials who wanted to read the letters to stand up, take out the letters, and pass them on to these officials one by one to read.

And after reading the letter, these officials were also convinced. I feel that I worship Cao Cao as the new king of Jiujiang.

But Cao Cao had just become the king of Jiujiang, but he suddenly killed the officials who asked to see the letters on various charges, and even his family members were not spared.

Cao Cao spent three days cleaning dozens of officials' homes, killing hundreds of people. For a time, everyone in the Jiujiang area was in danger and blood flowed like a river.

And Cao Cao also took this opportunity to secure the position of King of Jiujiang.

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In Shouchun City, Xiang Yu and Xu Huang were learning about each other's battle and casualties in today's city defense.

The biggest loss is Tian Feng at the south gate, and below is Li Xing and Zhang Li at the west gate, 15,000 people, not to mention half of the battle killed, and Li Xing, who has a force value of 86, also died because of blocking the baby from entering the city.

However, it is gratifying that because of Li Xing's desperate resistance, the cloud ladder was pushed down, and he was finally unable to go to the city.

The fewest casualties were none other than the East Gate, where people were long. According to Xu Huang, it was Zhou Bo who attacked the east gate, but for some reason, when Zhou Bo attacked this time, he was not as fierce as the other gates. On the contrary, they kept charging, but no one stepped on the city tower half a step, and the casualties at the east gate did not exceed 1,000.

After listening to Xu Huang's description, everyone present couldn't believe it. After all, it was Zhou Bo who attacked the east gate.

Everyone present knew that Zhou Bo was a person who followed Liu Bang in Peixian very early, and in the early days of the uprising, he followed Liu Bang to fight in the south and the north, and made a lot of achievements. When capturing Xiayi, Zhou Bo behaved extremely bravely and was the first to enter the city. The Chu army attacked Zhang Han's chariot cavalry, and Zhou Bo made another meritorious service. Then pacified Weidi, attacked Qiqi and Shuyi County, and attacked all the way to Li County, all the way to victory, Zhou Bo played an extremely important role.

That's what everyone here knows. With this bravery, even if Zhou Bo would not use troops again, it would be impossible for the Chu army to suffer no more than 1,000 casualties.

And about Zhou Bo, Xiang Yu knows even more!

Zhou Bo's life has been through a hundred battles, accumulated a lot of combat experience, Zhou Bo's combat characteristics are manifested in two forms, one is to take the initiative, such as in the attack on Xiayi, Xisang, Changshe these places, Zhou Bo will choose to go to the city first, seize Huaili, Haoqi, Xianyang and other places, he was awarded the first military merits, at this time Zhou Bo fully grew into a battle-hardened general, through five levels to kill six generals, all the way to fight, all the way to play triumphant songs; He also likes to "snipe" halfway, he likes to ambush and kill the opponent by surprise halfway, that is, to block the enemy on the road that the enemy must pass, such as in the later Yan Wang Zang Di rebellion, Han Wangxin rebellion, in the process of suppression, Zhou Bo used this tactic, and the result was repeated victories.

It can be said that Zhou Bo is brave and resourceful! But what Xu Huang said is not at all like the Zhou Bo he knows!

Could it be that the historical data of later generations are all deceitful? Xiang Yu thought in his heart.

But then he dispelled this idea, after all, he still has a son who is better than blue - Zhou Yafu.

The sons are so fierce, and Lao Tzu is not necessarily bad.

Xiang Yu then asked, "What do you think of Zhou Bo's approach?" ”

Tian Feng thought carefully and said: "King, I think that Zhou Bo is leading the snake out of the hole. ”

"Oh? How so? When Xu Huang heard this, he hurriedly asked.

"We all know Zhou Bo well, he is brave and strategic, and it is impossible not to control tens of thousands of troops. And according to your statements, none of them today is Han Xin personally leading troops to attack the city. He Liu Bang and Zhang Liang are not stupid, they don't need Han Xin to attack the city, but what kind of baby and Peng Yue's generation are used.

This seems strange, according to the current situation, there are only two possibilities!"

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