Chapter 27: Consolidating the Rear 1

Xiang Yu was like a bullet, rushing towards the rear of the Zheng army, and the soldiers behind were killed again on the road that Xiang Yu rushed away, and the whole formation was like a triangular arrow, advancing quickly towards the rear of the Zheng army.

After killing for more than an hour, Xiang Yu finally opened a bloody road, and went straight to King Zheng's palace, his men killed King Zheng, quickly returned to the battlefield with his head, and shouted: "General Shen, stop fighting, King Zheng has been killed by us, and if we continue to fight, it will only make more soldiers die in vain." ”

Shinyu saw that the tide was turning, so he ordered a truce, so that both sides stopped. This battle lasted more than 2 hours, Xiang Yu's men and horses died 15,000, and Shen You's died 50,000.

Xiang Yu said to Shen You: "Tell your soldiers, if you are willing to kill the enemy with me, those who have made meritorious contributions will stay, and those who are unwilling will go home." ”

Shen Yin said to the soldiers: "Now that King Zheng is dead, General Xiang is alive, everyone who is willing to continue the war with General Xiang will stay, and those who are unwilling will go home." ”

Of Shen You's 150,000 troops, 50,000 were killed, and 100,000 remained, and eventually 70,000 remained. Xiang Yu's army originally had 80,000, but 15,000 died, leaving 65,000, plus these 70,000, reaching 135,000, including nearly 60,000 cavalry.

Shen You suddenly committed suicide with a sword, and the deputy general Guan beside him hurriedly grabbed his hand and said, "General, no." ”

Xiang Yu also said: "General Shen, what's the matter, I didn't want to kill you." ”

Shen You said: "The army of the dead country, what face does it look like. ”

Hua Long also came over to persuade: "General Shen, defeat under Xiang Yu, don't be ashamed, he marches and fights with less to win more, not to mention 1 to 2 troops, even 1 to 10 He can win, and today he fights against you, his casualty rate is still relatively high." ”

Shen You said: "General Xiang's bravery, no one in the world is invincible, if General Xiang is not bent on capturing the king today, our casualties will be even greater." ”

Hua Long said: "General Shen, I want to ask you to continue to lead your soldiers and defend Yiling City, I don't know what the general wants?" ”

Shen You said: "No, I don't have the face to see the people of Zheng Guo. ”

Hua Long said: "General Shen, you have to think like this, you have a high prestige here, the people also believe in you, you are sitting here, many people who escaped will return, and they will not wander around, and your soldiers also believe in you, for the happiness of the people, you will be wronged." ”

Shen You said: "It's still General Hua who can speak, so people can't postpone it, okay, just for the sake of the people, I'll stay." ”

Hua Long said: "General Shen, you left some soldiers to manage Yiling City, do a good job of pacifying the people, and make every effort to provide support for agricultural production. The other soldiers, General Xiang, take them away, you know, if we destroy the Zheng State this time, the other vassal states will definitely be very shocked, and they will accelerate their expansion and annex small countries, and we will rest for a few days, and then we will go to capture the surrounding small countries, and we will also accelerate their development. ”

"It's rare for General Xiang and General Hua to trust me so much, and I will definitely live up to expectations. The two of you join forces, and there is no country to be your opponent! I was convinced of both defeats. At the same time, Shen You said to his adjutant general: "General Guan, you have followed me for many years, and now you can learn a lot from General Xiang and General Hua, by their side." ”

"Thank you, General Shen!" General Guan said, and at the same time said to Xiang Yu Hualong: "I am in charge of the leopard, and I will obey the dispatch of the two generals in the future." ”

Hua Long said: "General Shen, let's go into the city, everything is arranged by you, and we will set off after a few days of rest." ”

Shen You said, "Okay. Then he took everyone into the city with him.

The next day, Shen You arranged for people to post notices everywhere: Zheng Guo has been taken back by the King of Zhou, and in order to let the people live and work in peace and contentment and produce with peace of mind, the original Zheng Guo people will be exempt from tax for one year, and the tax will be halved in the second year.

In the evening, Hualong found Xiang Yu and Shen You and said: "Big brother, General Shen, I want to organize generals at all levels to learn the knowledge of agricultural production together during the period of rest in the army, a group of 200 people, train a group every day, and conduct a five-day training." Xiang Yu and Shen You both agreed.

The main content of Hualong this time is as follows:

1. Land should be distributed according to population;

2. Taxes should be set according to the fertile condition of the land;

3. Fully use cattle to plough the land;

4. Concentrate technical personnel, develop iron-smelting technology, and help people to produce;

5. Sketches of the production of large-scale agricultural tools, mainly including: sickles, hoes, plows, axes, firewood knives, etc., and explain the use;

6. Large-scale reclamation of wasteland;

7. Rational use of water sources for production, and how to guide water flow to irrigate land;

8. All localities should vigorously support agricultural production and provide all agricultural production tools for the people;

9. Unify the currency and promote the circulation of commodities.

On the last day, Hualong brought Xiang Yu, the prince, the princess, Shen You, Guan Biao, Chen Sheng, Ji Yan, Xia Xueqin, Li Tingting and everyone else to study.

After the training, Shen You said, "General Hua, how do you know this knowledge?" This is much more advanced than what we used to be, and we need to implement it well and let the following places learn from it. ”

Hua Long said: "I also figured it out slowly. ”

Xiang Yu and Chen Sheng knew that Hualong was more than 2,000 years later, so they didn't feel strange at all, they had all heard Hualong say that these were all eliminated technologies.

Shen You said: "I always thought that General Xiang and General Hua were expanding in such a big way in order to dominate the Central Plains, and they wanted to achieve their personal goals by controlling the King of Zhou, but now it seems that I am wrong again, the two of them are for peace in the world and the people live and work in peace and contentment." From now on, I will definitely work for the two generals and benefit the people of the world. ”

Hua Long said: "General Shen, you are calm, rich in experience, and have high prestige, so I asked you to sit in Yiling, and now this is equivalent to our military center and administrative center." In the past, we could only win wars, not lose them, and if we were defeated, we would lose everything, but now we have our own big rear and have confidence in our hearts. ”

Shen You said: "I must be smeared with liver and brain and defend Yiling." ”

Hua Long said to the prince again: "From now on, you can't go back to Luoyi, where the defense is weak, and it is surrounded by several great powers, and now we have become famous in a war, and all the nations are eyeing each other, maybe we will attack Luoyi, and then capture the king." As long as you don't go back, we don't have to worry, even if other countries capture your father, we will immediately make you king, and it will be useless for other countries to capture the king, I am not disrespecting your father, only in this way can your father be safe. ”

The prince said: "General Hua's arrangement is very appropriate, and I will definitely cooperate with General Xiang and General Hua." ”

Hua Long said: "Will the prince continue to fight with us, or will he stay in Yiling and manage the rear with General Shen." ”

The prince said: "I am still with General Xiang and General Hua, and I can gain a lot of knowledge, and it is enough for General Shen to be in charge here." ”

Hua Long said to the princess, "You bring back the 5,000 men and horses you brought back to your father, and then ask General Xiang for another 5,000 men, bringing a total of 10,000 men to your father." ”

The princess was unhappy and said, "I will not go back, I will join you." ”

Hua Long said: "You won't arrange for someone to take it back, and you didn't say that you have to go, pig brain." ”

"Oh, you don't make it clear yourself, you worry me, and you curse." The princess said aggrievedly.

Everyone laughed when they saw the princess, and Hua Long found that she hadn't talked back to him for the first time.