Chapter 19 Entry

Liu Ji, whose hair has begun to gray, seems to have found the value of his life and regained his passionate vitality. During this period of working in the Xiang Group, he followed the leader Xiang Liang to fight everywhere and slowly mastered the ability to lead the army. His consciousness was very high, and it didn't take long for him to become the only one in charge of the Xiang group.

At this time, it was a critical stage when Xiang Liang died and Xiong Xin urgently needed to cultivate his own power, and Liu Ji walked into Xiong Xin's field of vision.

【Bear Heart】

No matter who leads the Chu Group, it is impossible to ignore the forces of these parties - the Xiang family, Dongyang Chen Ying, the mad prisoner Di Bu, Pei Gong Liu Ji, etc. And the latter three have been reused to varying degrees, after all, Xiong Xin wants to suppress the power of the Xiang family.

Xiong Xin is faced with a big choice.

He wants to decide where the Chu Guo Group should go in the future, which is the most important strategic decision at present. At this time, the anti-Qin war had reached the stage of the final sprint. After defeating Xiang Liang, the central army of the Qin Dynasty misjudged the situation in Chu, thinking that the danger alarm in Chu had been lifted, so they led troops north to Zhao. Chu Di was thus given a chance to take a break from breathing.

Bear Heart needs to seize this opportunity. He needs to decide whether to go north to save Zhao or go west to destroy Qin. If Zhao Di is not rescued, the Zhao army will be defeated, and once the Zhao army is destroyed, the entire anti-Qin situation will suffer a heavy blow, and the Chu group will become the key target of the Qin army. Moreover, from a moral point of view, if he did not rescue the revolutionary comrades of Zhao Di, it would affect the question of whether he could become the leader of the alliance under heaven. At that time, even if the Qin Dynasty is overthrown, he will become the target of the world's attacks.

However, it was equally important to advance westward to destroy Qin, because at this time, the main military forces of the Qin Dynasty were concentrated in Zhao, and the capital Xianyang appeared a rare emptiness. If the Qin Dynasty is overthrown, the world is just around the corner.

Both are equally important, Xiong Xin decided to divide his troops to fight, on the one hand, he went north to save Zhao, and on the other hand, he went west to destroy Qin.

However, Xiong Xin had to face another major problem - who to send north to save Zhao, and who to send west to destroy Qin?

Neither of these is an easy task. Guanzhong is the old nest of the Qin Empire, although the army is empty but still strong, just hearing the name is afraid, and the generals are reluctant to go deep into the tiger's den. Xiong Xin even agreed with the generals that he would break Qin first and enter the king of Xianyang.

There are two generals who are willing to take this risk, one is only 24-year-old Xiang Yu, and the other is Liu Ji, who is 48 years old.

24-year-old Xiang Yu is young and strong, energetic, enthusiastic, brave and fearless, and his heart is full of anger. He harbored deep hostility towards the Qin Empire and was bent on annihilating the Qin Empire, which was rife with family feuds and hatred for the country. Destroying Qin is the ultimate goal he thinks about day and night. And he was never afraid of danger, and the more dangerous he was, the more excited he became. Xiang Yu was eager to seize this opportunity.

The 48-year-old Liu Ji has no other ideas, he purely wants to get the "King of Guanzhong" promised by Xiong Xin.

【Bear Heart】

Of course, Xiong Xin would not give this opportunity to Xiang Yu. Because once Xiang Yu marches into Xianyang and annihilates the Qin Empire, with the power of the Xiang family, I am afraid that they will no longer be able to compete with them. And Liu Ji does not have strong strength, if he is the king of Guanzhong, not only will he not be too much of a threat to himself, but he can also contain the power of the Xiang family.

So, Xiong Xin rejected Xiang Yu's request. Not only that, but also deprived him of his military power and suppressed him under the command of Song Yi. But soon after, Song Yi was killed by Xiang Yu on his way north to save Zhao.

The heavy task of advancing west to destroy Qin fell on Liu Ji's shoulders.

【Liu Ji】

In the second year of the Second Dynasty (208 BC), Liu Ji began to march to the heart of the empire.

To be honest, Liu Ji didn't have much confidence in entering Xianyang. This is the first time he has picked up such a heavy burden and independently led so many troops to march into a country. Moreover, his military experience is clearly far from enough, only a year and a few months.

But he wasn't afraid, and he never was. He just took it one step at a time, without a plan – it had always been his style.

However, to Liu Ji's surprise, it was smooth sailing along the way, and he didn't have to think much about it at all. A person is lucky, and he can't stop it.

On the way to the army, Liu Ji was not nervous and was not in a hurry to fight. Similar to Song Yi, he also seems to be slow, eating and drinking along the way, and often engaging in massage and massage to relax his mood.

At this time, he was enjoying the perks of being a general - wearing a nightgown, spreading his legs, and letting a few pretty chicks wash his feet. Since the revolution, the quality of life has been a hundred times better than before.

Suddenly, an elderly maniac dressed in Confucian clothes but full of alcohol broke in, and he didn't salute when they met, and scolded Liu Ji - "Look at your damage, do you want to help Tyrant Qin deal with us?" (Do you want to help Qin attack the princes?) And want to lead the princes to break Qin? ）

He is the famous Gaoyang drunkard - Li Shiqi.

【郦食其】

Li Shiqi, a native of Gaoyang Township, Chenliu County, Dangjun County (now Chenliu Town, Kaifeng County, Henan), is 60 years old. Like Fan Zeng, he is also an arrogant elderly scholar. He is even more arrogant than Fan Zeng, thinking that he has a noble bloodline and is full of wealth, and he doesn't care about others at all. His family was poor, and he couldn't even afford to eat or wear clothes, but he never lowered his noble head. He hugged the bamboo slips at home all day long, read poetry books, and immersed himself in the criss-crossing world of thoughts. He laughed at the fact that people in the world are confused and can't see the world clearly.

The old folks in the middle of the village saw that he was already so old, that he still had mental problems, that he could not eat enough, that he could not wear warm clothes, and they all took pity on him, so they gave him a job as a gatekeeper. Let him look at the door, and reluctantly give some food money to support his life.

He has reached the age of sixtieth, and there is still a fire in his heart. Coinciding with the anti-Qin wave, he thought the opportunity had finally come. He wants to join a team with potential, give full play to his strengths, and gain fame.

The surrounding riot teams were bustling, coming and going, going and coming, but Li Shiqi didn't take them seriously. Li Shiqi thinks that these generals are self-righteous and confused mortals who do not understand their dreams and ambitions.

It wasn't until the day Liu Ji arrived that Li Shiqi realized that the person who was waiting had finally come, and the days of waiting had finally come to an end.

Li Shiqi heard that Liu Ji was also forty or fifty years old before he started an army to make a revolution, and he has never been understood by the world. Moreover, Liu Ji also likes to drink and has a big personality. Li Shiqi felt an unprecedented sympathy, thinking that Liu Ji was his true son.

Li Shiqi looked for someone to entrust the relationship, and finally made an appointment with Liu Ji after going around and around.

However, when he was ordered to come to Liu Ji's barracks, he saw that Liu Ji was so arrogant, even more arrogant than himself. He originally thought that Liu Ji would treat each other politely, not to mention going out to greet him, but he would also have a queue to welcome him. Who knew that Liu Ji was so rude, he didn't take him seriously at all, and even split his thighs and made such obscene and insulting actions.

couldn't hold back the anger in his heart, and scolded him when he ate it.

Of course, Liu Ji is not an easy to bully. If it were normal times, when he saw the Sven scum with a Confucian crown, Liu Ji would have taken off his Confucian crown on the spot, and took off his pants in public to pee inside. Talking to you so calmly today, it is already very face-saving for you, but I didn't expect you to toast and not eat and drink.

Liu Ji bounced up, straightened his body, stared at Li Shiqi with big eyes, and scolded back: "Stinky Confucian! The world is unbearable for the harsh government of the Qin Dynasty, and the princes and countries jointly attack Qin, you dare to say that Lao Tzu helps Qin, let your fucking bullshit! (Confucian!) The world has suffered Qin for a long time, so the princes attack Qin at the same rate, what does it mean to help Qin attack the princes? -- Since the revolution, Liu Ji's ideological and political consciousness has improved a lot. ）

"Like you, treating the elders like this, and still want to gather volunteers to destroy the tyrannical Qin?" (It is not appropriate to gather disciples and righteous soldiers to punish Qin, and it is not appropriate to see the elders.) In just one sentence, Li Shiqi pointed out three inappropriate points about Liu Ji, first, as a general, his words and deeds are misappropriate; second, it is rude to see the elderly; Thirdly, and most importantly, did not want to attack the Qin Empire.

Liu Ji is a very perceptive person, and his brain turns very fast. He immediately realized that Li Shiqi's words made sense, and there was no need for him to worry about etiquette, and there was no need to treat the elders like this. He felt that perhaps Li Shiqi really had a plan and could help him. Liu Ji is a typical pragmatist, and the matter of face can be put aside for the first time, and the major interests must be compromised.

Liu Ji's attitude immediately changed 180 degrees. He got up immediately, his feet hadn't been wiped dry, and he walked down to greet the old man with a wet face, and he didn't make a big compensation.

After putting on formal clothes, Liu Jigong respectfully invited the elder Li Shiqi to the living room and invited him to take a seat, while himself, as a junior, sat quietly and obediently in the lower seat.

The younger Liu Ji humbly asked the elder Li Shiqi for advice, how should he overthrow the Qin Empire and achieve the final victory?

Liu Ji's attitude changed so quickly and so brazenly that Li Shiqi was also taken aback. Li Shiqi felt unprecedented respect, and he could only repay it with what he had learned in his life.

Although Li Shiqi likes to read Confucian books, he prefers to talk about strategy. He analyzed the current situation today, with Liu Ji's current strength, if you want to directly attack the powerful Qin Empire, it is undoubtedly extremely dangerous. (The entangled crowd under the foot, the scattered soldiers, less than 10,000 people, want to enter the strong Qin, this so-called probe of the tiger's mouth also.) ）

Of course, Liu Ji also understood that his own strength was insufficient, and he quietly listened to Li Shiqi's eloquent talk, expecting him to give a solution. It is not difficult to analyze the problem, but the difficulty lies in solving the problem.

Of course, Li Shiqi did not disappoint Liu Ji. He is going to give Liu Ji a big gift, which can be regarded as a test of his ability.

Li Shiqi said that his hometown Chenliu, that is, the place at his feet, is the world's main transportation artery, extending in all directions, and the city is rich in food reserves, and it is definitely the best military camp. If it can be captured, it will undoubtedly be an important step towards success. What's more, the current county order is his old acquaintance, and if he persuades him to surrender, it will get twice the result with half the effort. Even if the county commander refuses to surrender, if you attack again when the time comes, we will definitely be able to capture Chenliu with the cooperation of the inside and outside. (Fu Chen Liu, the world's Min, the suburbs that extend in all directions, and now the city has a lot of corn.) The ministers are good at their orders, please make them, and give them orders. That is, if you don't listen, you will raise troops to attack it, and the minister will be the internal response. ）

Liu Ji was overjoyed, he didn't expect Li Shiqi to give him such a big gift. He felt that Li Shiqi's analysis was very reasonable, and his suggestions were very pertinent.

Without further ado, Li Shiqi immediately set off to the Chenliu County Mansion to persuade his old acquaintance to order the county. And Liu Ji led the troops to follow, and the inside and outside should be combined.

It didn't take much effort for Liu Ji to conquer Chenliu County, and he also obtained abundant grain in the county.

Li Shiqi also gave Liu Ji a big gift. His younger brother Li Shang had gathered thousands of young people in Chenliu County, and under his persuasion, he also took refuge under Liu Ji's command, ready to do a good job.

Li Shiqi no longer has to worry about having no money to buy wine to drink, no money to eat, no money to buy clothes to wear, and no longer has to pay attention to the disdainful eyes of the county fathers and villagers.

【Liu Ji】

Liu Ji didn't expect that the battle could still be fought like this. If you don't attack yourself, someone will send you to the door. With a single move, you can take a city.

The victory came so easily that Liu Ji quickened the pace of the attack. He was now only thinking about entering Guanzhong as soon as possible and taking the lead in destroying Qin.

When he led the army of Hao Hao Tang Tang to Nanyang County, he was so frightened that the county guards collapsed. In desperation, the county guard drew his sword and tried to cut himself off, but was fortunately persuaded by his own men.

The county guard was forced to send lobbyists to surrender.

This time, Liu Ji was not washing his feet. He listened carefully to the lobbyist's request, hoping that the general would stop attacking Nanyang County, let the soldiers in the county go out of the city and surrender, and let the county guard continue to govern the local area. If the general attacks, both sides will suffer heavy casualties.

Liu Ji agreed to his request and stopped the attack. Since then, Nanyang County has also been transformed from a local government of the Qin Empire into an acropolis of the Chu State Group.

Liu Ji didn't expect that the city could be obtained so easily. This method of peaceful liberation provided a model for other cities to learn from in the future. As long as they laid down their arms and opened the city gates to surrender, the original Qin Dynasty government officials were allowed to continue to hold their original positions, so as to stabilize the local social order to the greatest extent.

Since then, Liu Ji has been triumphant all the way, unimpeded, and has unexpectedly advanced into the heart of the Qin Empire - the Guanzhong region.

Victory is at hand.