Chapter 1: The Feast of the Hung Gate

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At the beginning of 206 BC, Hongmen on the outskirts of Xianyang.

It was named Hongmen because it was washed by the rainwater flowing down from Lishan Mountain, and the exit at the north end resembled a doorway and resembled a chasm.

The Chu army, led by General Xiang Yu, was stationed here.

Two months ago, Liu Bang led an army to raid Wuguan and invaded Guanzhong, Qin Ziying surrendered, and the Qin Dynasty officially ended.

Last month, Xiang Yu led a coalition of princes into Guanzhong, and then slaughtered the Qin clan and burned the Afang Palace.

The land of Guanzhong in early spring is warm and cold at first.

In the Hongmen area, the north wind is howling, and flakes of snow are falling from the sky.

Among the continuous military camps, the largest camp tent is the tent of Xiang Yu, the commander of the Chu army.

The camp tent was heavily guarded, with three steps and one post, five steps and one sentry, and the soldiers wearing bright armor and holding halberds were not afraid of the cold wind, and all of them were in good spirits.

The soldiers who guard the palace gate or the commander's tent are called halberders, and the officers who lead halberds are called halberders.

At the door of the tent, a man standing guard was very different from the other halberders, holding a halberd and a sword hanging from his waist.

This person is the famous "soldier immortal" Han Xin in history.

The halberdier directly opposite Han Xin, his name was Deng Xing, the word Yulong, he was about twenty years old, tall, handsome, and his eyes were bright, which was very different from other halberdiers.

However, the current Deng Yulong is not the original Deng Yulong.

A few days ago, the soul of a modern young man with the same name and surname crossed over to this person, Deng Yulong, and in the past few days, it has been effectively fused with the memory of the original owner of the body.

In modern times, he is a veteran, a history enthusiast, an ancient military fan, and has studied all dynasties, including the Qin and Han dynasties, and is also familiar with the famous military books in ancient times.

Unexpectedly, he sent his soul to the Qin and Han dynasties, and the halberdier of the same name and sex as himself, and even more coincidentally, the top boss on the opposite side was the famous Han Xin in history.

Because of the fusion of the memories of the original owner, when he came to this strange ancient time, he would not be ignorant of this time and space.

Deng Yulong was very helpless about traveling to ancient times, but he had to face the reality, and in the past few days, he has fully thought about his future.

First of all, he will never be a little halberd again, not to mention that he will be buried with Xiang Yu, in modern Deng Yulong, he has a very strong sense of dedication, since he came to ancient times, he has to work hard to make a big career.

At this moment, three men approached the tent.

According to the original memory, Deng Yulong recognized it at a glance, and the three of them were Xiang Yu, Xiang Bo, and Fan Zeng.

Xiang Yu is twenty-seven or eighteen years old, tall and mighty, and nearly two meters tall. He is known as one of the people with the highest force value in Chinese history, and every movement of his limbs gives Deng Yulong a powerful feeling.

Xiang Bo is in his forties and is Xiang Yu's youngest uncle.

Fan Zeng was about seventy years old, and was called the second father by Xiang Yuzun, although his hair and beard were gray, he was in good spirits.

When he walked to the door of the tent, Xiang Yu glanced at Han Xin and said expressionlessly: "After Liu Bang comes, he will not be allowed to come out without my order." ”

"No," Han Xin replied.

Xiang Yu's gaze would not stay on Han Xin for even a second longer, he looked down on Han Xin at all, and felt that it was already good to be able to give him a halberd.

Pei Gong Liu Bang is coming.

Because Xiong Xin, the king of Chu Huai, once promised that the one who enters the customs first will be the king.

Xiang Yu was the strongest in the anti-Qin forces, and eliminated the main force of the Qin army led by Zhang Han, precisely because he attracted the main force of the Qin army, and Liu Bang took the opportunity to attack the empty Guanzhong, which itself made Xiang Yu very dissatisfied, and Liu Bang also prevented Xiang Yu from entering the Guanzhong in Hangu Pass, and the two factors added together made Xiang Yu very annoyed, so he set up a banquet in the camp tent of Hongmen to settle accounts with Liu Bang who came to the banquet.

At present, Xiang Yu's army has 400,000 troops stationed in the Hongmen area; Liu Bang's army had 100,000 troops stationed in Bashang, and once the war started, Liu Bang had no chance of winning.

A moment later, more than 100 people from Bashang arrived outside the barracks gate.

It was Liu Bang who was the leader, and the people who followed him were Zhang Liang, Lu Xuan, and Fan Xu, who lowered his posture very low and only brought more than 100 people to the banquet.

Just as Liu Bang was about to enter the camp, Yingbu, who was guarding the gate of the village, stopped him and only refused to let Liu Bang and Zhang Liang enter.

Deng Yulong witnessed all this, how similar it is to the original history.

Because of his arrival, the future history is destined not to develop according to the original trajectory.

Under the leadership of Yingbu, Liu Bang and Zhang Liang followed Xiang Shuai.

Deng Yulong stared at them, Liu Bang was about fifty years old, and the uneasiness in his heart emanated from between his eyebrows, Xiang Yu wanted to ask him to blame, he was worried about whether he could pass this hurdle.

Zhang Liang was about forty years old, dressed in Confucian clothes, elegant in appearance, well-dressed, he did not look uneasy, he proposed a way to deal with it to Liu Bang, and he was quite confident in his strategy.

After the two entered the tent, the Hongmen banquet began.

Deng Yulong, who was standing guard at the door, basically heard the movement inside clearly, if the lord had an order to take someone down, he and the other halberds should immediately rush in and capture him, this is the duty.

At the banquet, Liu Bang skillfully apologized to Xiang Yu according to the method provided by Zhang Liang, and succeeded in calming Xiang Yu's anger.

Xiang Yu, who has the kindness of a woman, no longer pursues Liu Bang, which makes Fan Zeng, who is bent on getting rid of Liu Bang, anxious and dissatisfied.

The halberds of the Chu army were divided into three shifts on duty.

When the Hongmen banquet was still going on, the time for the handover came, and another group of halberders took over and stood guard.

The halberd's residence was located in a corner of the barracks, and lunch had been prepared in the room.

Outside the dormitory tents, the halberdiers eat together.

The staple food of this period was not rice, but millet (also known as corn).

The food in the Chu army was not bad, Deng Yulong ate venison in a big gulp, and during this period he was able to eat wild meat that is difficult to eat in modern times, but unfortunately there were few condiments and the taste was too light.

The halberdists began to talk.

"You say, will the general spare Liu Ji?"

"If he dares not to put the general in his eyes, he will definitely not bypass him."

"Liu Bang is going to die this time!"

………

Everyone, every word you and I say, we all believe that Xiang Yu will kill Liu Bang, which is the judgment of ordinary people based on common sense.

Han Xin was silent, his knowledge was not comparable to that of ordinary soldiers, and he would not participate in this kind of discussion.

"I'm sure that the general will definitely let Liu Bang go."

While the soldiers were chatting, Deng Yulong suddenly interjected, and his words were amazing, and everyone looked at him, even Han Xin.

Han Xin asked, "Why do you think that Liu Bang will be fine?" ”

Deng Yulong said: "The general is soft-hearted, as long as Liu Bang admits his mistake and begs for mercy, the general will definitely not embarrass him again." Whether it's true or not, it will be revealed in an hour. ”

As Han Xin, who is one of the halberds, has thirty halberdiers under his jurisdiction, he still knows a little about each subordinate, Deng Yulong is different from before, not only has some knowledge, but his demeanor, words and deeds are very different from before.

Soon after eating, I heard that Liu Bang left unharmed. The Hongmen banquet in history is exactly like this, Liu Bang said that after asking Xiang Yu to forgive him, when he went out to relieve himself, he directly said goodbye and slipped out of the camp.

In a certain open space, Han Xin held a small stick and gestured on the ground.

In the past, when he had free time, Han Xin pondered the military and military operations by himself, and sometimes used a stick to draw various patterns on the ground, simulating the formation of troops by himself.

Han Xin has served as a halberd for more than a year, and he has also talked about military affairs in front of his subordinates many times.

Those ordinary soldiers will not be interested in things that have nothing to do with themselves, such as commanding troops and arranging troops.

"Brother Han!"

Deng Yulong walked over.

In normal times, several halberdiers who have a better relationship with Han Xin call Han Xin Brother Han, and Deng Yulong is one of them.

Han Xin glanced at Deng Yulong, and then looked at the pattern on the ground.

"Brother Han, I think you are at least qualified for the position of general, and being a halberd is too condescending!"

This sentence is said to be on the hurdle of Han confidence.

"Hey! The fate is not good, the talent is not met, and the hero is useless! Han Xintian sighed.

Deng Yulong patted him on the shoulder and said, "Brother Han, I heard you talk about some ways to use troops before, and I think you should be a general. I'm sure you won't just be a halberd in the future. ”

"I hope so!" Han Xin's expression was full of helplessness.

"Brother Han, I want to leave the army, I don't want to do it."

"Oh..."Han Xin was surprised by this, and asked again, "Why don't you do it?" As a halberdier, you don't have to go out to charge into battle, you don't have to worry about your life, and you can get military pay every day when you stand guard. ”

Deng Yulong said: "If you want to be a halberdier for the rest of your life, you will be too boring, and you don't want to do it!" ”

In the past few days, he has been thinking about how to work hard in this era in the future.

Gather people and horses to fight for turf by yourself? This is a very unrealistic thing, and the only way to do that is to defect to a certain prince and king first.

Among the various princes and kings, only Liu Bang has the ambition to compete for the world, and only under such a person can he get ahead.

Han Xin in history went to Liu Bang after resigning from the halberd Lang Zhong. It is precisely because of his outstanding military talent that he can show his talent in front of Xiao He, which prompts Xiao He to make every effort to promote Han Xin to become a general.

Deng Yulong has comprehensively analyzed his ability, if according to military theory, he feels that he may not be worse than Han Xin, he is also familiar with military books, in modern times, the same many times, in various periods of history, when he is in a certain military commander, general, how to lead the army to fight.

Especially in the Chu and Han dynasties, he once simulated putting himself in the position of Xiang Yu, Han Xin, Zhang Han, Long Ji and others, and what strategies should be adopted in the military and how to arrange troops in the face of different situations.

In addition to commanding the troops, Deng Yulong also studied in detail the daily military training, the military system, the advantages and disadvantages of various weapons and equipment, and the morale of the army.

Deng Yulong's research on the main periods of history is not only limited to military aspects, but also includes the general trend of the world, the specific situation of major figures and major forces.

Based on this judgment, Deng Yulong believes that if he defects to Liu Bang like Han Xin in the original history, he will first find an opportunity to sell himself in front of Xiao He, and there is a possibility of successfully winning to become a general.

Liu Bang's most important subordinates are Xiao He and Zhang Liang, Zhang Liang will temporarily leave Liu Bang to assist King Han when Xiang Yu divides the princes and Liu Bang goes south to Bashu, and he can also find Zhang Liang as soon as possible to promote himself, and try to win Zhang Liang and Xiao He to recommend himself to Liu Bang at the same time.

If he can really become a general, Deng Yulong will not be like the original Han Xin. Han Xin's military ability is super strong, but his political sense is not very good, and he finally ended up with a rabbit and a dog.

Deng Yulong will never let such a thing happen to him, as long as he has the opportunity, he will definitely be the master of the world.

Whether it is ancient or modern, anyone's success is the result of all-out efforts and hard work, pie will not fall from the sky, Deng Yulong has decided his own development plan, and he will put it into action as soon as possible.

To leave Xiang Yu's camp, there are two choices, either resign and leave according to the normal process, or slip away as a deserter.

Now, at least ostensibly, the war is over, and it's basically okay to resign and leave. If you dare to resign in wartime, you will be a deserter and you may be cut down.

Han Xin didn't embarrass Deng Yulong anymore, and said briskly: "I feel bored, then let's go!" I'll do it for you in a few days. ”

He himself has no talent, so he is boring enough, and he agrees very happily.

He said again: "It won't be long before I have to leave, just like you, I don't have any energy." ”

Ha ha! Deng Yulong laughed in his heart, Han Xin must have the intention of defecting to Liu Bang, he acted one step earlier, if he could win the position of general, Han Xin would be his right-hand man.

However, this is a matter for the future, and Deng Yulong has to take the first step first.

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