Chapter 924: True Hardship
"Alas, what a misery I have! It has been nearly 20 years since he was arrested and enlisted as a soldier, and he originally thought that he would be able to return to his hometown to find his long-lost wife and son after completing his military service a few years ago. But God is unfair to me! Why did this bully named Xiang Yu come out again, and forcibly incorporated us, the veterans who could have gone home, into his subordinate soldiers, causing me to worry and suffer here again for a few years. Fortunately, now I finally don't have to fight with them anymore, it's better for the People's Liberation Army! But where are you, my wife and little tiger! I miss you so much! Among the captured soldiers, there was an old soldier who was already old and hid in the corner with a child's tiger hat in his hand, and said to himself.
This little tiger cat was specially bought by him when he was about to retire from the army, who knew that as soon as he bought this hat, the army announced that these veterans had been incorporated into the children and needed to continue to serve. I knew that he ran away while he was out shopping, and then he never had a chance to desert again.
"Ergouzi, don't be in a daze, the big brothers of the People's Liberation Army over there are looking for us to go over there to count the number of people! When their chairman arrives, they will ask us if we are going to stay here and continue to serve as soldiers or if we want to go back. What do you say? At this time, another soldier came to the soldier who was talking to himself.
"I miss home, I miss my wife and son. I should have gone back a long time ago, but it has been delayed for so many years, and if I don't go back, I guess they won't even remember what I look like, so this time no matter what, I asked the PLA brother to let me go, I want to go home! ”
"Okay, I'll intercede for you when the time comes. The People's Liberation Army has always been very talkative, aren't they people-oriented? I will definitely agree to let you go. ”
"That's great!"
At this time, Xiang Yu learned the news that the Empress Dowager of Nanchu and her children were caught by the liberation soldiers in Henan early, and he was so angry that he almost turned red in anger. In the end, it was Wang Mang beside him who stopped him.
"Overlord, now is not the time to be impulsive, those bandits just want to use this trick to force you to save the Queen Mother and the Little Emperor, so that their Flying Tiger Army in Henan will have a chance to breathe. What we need to do now is to attack Henan with all our might, and no one needs to care about it now. Wang Mang persuaded.
Xiang Yu sank the anger in his heart, thinking about it carefully, this is indeed the case, he has already paid so much and sacrificed so much to capture Henan, if he gets carried away by this matter now and gives the Flying Tiger Army in Henan a chance to breathe, isn't it beneficial to both sides? Forget it, let's hurry up and take Henan City!
"Then what is the reason for looking at Henan City and not being captured until now? It stands to reason that no matter how strong the bandit army in this Henan city is, there are only tens of thousands of people, and we are several times more than him. And they have been surrounded in the city and cannot get out, and the food supplies in the city should have been exhausted a long time ago, but they still can't come out alive, can they all starve to death? It would be nice if that were the case, but once we attacked the city, they took people to shoot arrows on the tower, and wounded many of our soldiers, which is really annoying! Xiang Yu said angrily.
Wang Mang knew why the anger in Xiang Yu's heart arose, but to be honest, he didn't have any good ways, but since he wanted to get along with Xiang Yu, he had to come up with some ideas, even if it was some bad ideas.
He thought for a while and said, "Overlord, I have a trick, but I may have to wait for a while, I don't know if Xiang Yu is willing to wait?" ”
"I've been waiting so long to attack Henan, do I still care about this time and a half? If you have any ideas, just say them! We'll do it if we can, and it's not a matter of waiting a little longer. Xiang Yu said.
"This method is a sneak attack!"
"Sneak attack? No, no, no, I've tried to attack Henan City at night before. But the Flying Tiger Army in Henan City is very cunning, and they all take turns to stand guard without sleeping in the middle of the night. As soon as there was a stir outside, they would gather to defend themselves. We've been in vain for a few sneak attacks, and this method doesn't work, I thought you had a good idea! Xiang Yu waved his hand again and again.
"King Xiang, the sneak attack that my subordinates said was not a sneak attack on the Flying Tiger Army, but a sneak attack on the People's Liberation Army!"
"Does it make a difference? Not all bandits. ”
"There is still a difference, this Flying Tiger Army is a soldier in Henan City, they are very nervous about us now, and they will not let us easily have any thoughts about them. But the People's Liberation Army led by the Supreme Treasure outside is different, they think very highly of themselves and feel that they can compete with us. But I think they're just a bunch of clowns, and they won't be able to bounce in front of our overlord for long. I came to them this time to capture the Queen Mother and the Little Emperor, and the next step must be to reinforce their Flying Tiger Army in Henan City. When the time comes, they will inevitably negotiate with us, and we pretend to have a frontal war with them, but in fact, we are secretly attacking behind the scenes, catching them off guard, so that they are defeated by us, and the Flying Tigers in this Henan city will also be greatly demoralized, overlord, what do you think of this method? Wang Mang proposed with a smile.
"This is the method...... It's okay, it's just that I, Xiang Yu, have always been above board, how can I do such a shameful thing of sneak attack like their bandits? Isn't it just like their bandit army to take advantage of the situation in this way, and take advantage of the fact that when we are attacking Henan, we will directly attack Wu Yue and rush into the imperial city of Jingzhou, isn't it just right? It's better to put this method on hold for now, and it's never too late to use it when there is really no other way in the future. I don't know if their People's Liberation Army will come to save these Flying Tiger Army! I guess they are just thinking about how to occupy the mountain and be the king, and I don't think they will think about bringing the brothers here to get rich together. Xiang Yu guessed.
Wang Mang nodded and smiled in agreement, but in fact, he shook his head in his heart, this Xiang Yu said that he wanted to do something above board, but none of the things he did were above board. Now such a good opportunity is placed in front of him to let him play yin, but he pretends to be high, and he really doesn't know if he is with the right person or the wrong person. If the situation is not good, it is better to slip away! After all, all other places except Henan City have been occupied by the People's Liberation Army, and Xiang Yu said that although he still has some troops at hand, it is not the People's Liberation Army that is really a bandit army, but a subordinate soldier. Moreover, the People's Liberation Army is menacing, and when the time comes, it may not be possible to beat anyone! The situation of the soldiers is really very dangerous now!