The defenders of Xingyang hated the same enemy, whether it was Li Yuan's personal soldiers, or the doormen of the Li Mansion, or the officials of the county government, or the recruited young men, under the leadership of Li Yuan and Ying Yushu, they finally cohesion and handed over their trust to their companions.

The collapse of the Qin Empire was caused by problems at the decision-making level, and the continuous riots were the triggers, and the anti-Qin princes, large and small, were also destroying one populated city after another while raising the banner of justice, displacing more people and coercing more people to join the rebel forces.

The peasant uprising, from ancient times to the present, from Chen Sheng and Wu Guang to the end of the Taiping Rebellion, the cities were scorched and the wealth was destroyed wherever the rebels went.

When a new dynasty is established, the history books will write about the turmoil in the last years of the previous dynasty, the so-called heroes and heroes, such as the stars in the sky to save the people from fire and water, and when the resistance of Liliang is suppressed, then the words such as thugs and thieves will be described in thick ink by the sword and pen, and as for the truth of the facts, no one will delve into it anymore.

There is no greater sorrow in human nature than this, after all, there are too few officials like Sima Qian who have written history.

How to record in the history books, Li Yuan didn't have the time to think about it, as a modern person, he just felt that my life was up to me, my husband, my own life, my own path of course had to be controlled by myself.

Li Yuan is fighting tirelessly, and he has the same idea, and on this battlefield, there is another person - the great thief Peng Yue.

Northwest of Xingyang, flanks.

Peng Yue, who was pushed behind by Cao Shen, was also attacking the city, but his attack was almost negligible compared to Cao Shen. On the opposite side of Peng Yue's army, the strength of the defense is only a thousand people, and Xingyang Ling Fan Jia is a pen official, if Peng Yue really goes all out, this section of Chengheng may not be able to be kept.

The result of a feint attack without effort and a genuine onslaught is completely different. Although Liu Bang did a very hidden job of wooing the princes, Peng Yue would not know; Now Cao Shen has taken the limelight from the main attack, which makes Peng Yue's favorability towards Liu Bang even more declining.

Peng Yue also began to understand that if Xingyang was really defeated, what spoils and credits would not all go to the generals of the Liu family, and it would be good for him Peng Yue to get a mouthful of soup to drink.

Receiving Cao Sen's order for reinforcements, Peng Yue's face was gloomy, Cao Shen was just a general under Liu Bang, although he commanded more soldiers than Peng Yue, but in terms of identity, those who work for others and those who are their own bosses are different after all.

"But just a jailer, do you want my brothers to die? Do you really think I'm Peng Yue a three-year-old child? Since the first meeting with Li Yuan in Daliang, Peng Yue's confidence has been declining, and every time he feels that his judgment is accurate, but the result is often helpless.

This time, the same choice is in front of us.

It seems that the city is in danger, I don't know what terrible traps are hidden, as long as Li Yuan is still there, there is still the fluttering Li Zijing flag, and the passionate war drums. Peng Yue's heart was up and down, and he was uneasy.

"Forget it, I don't have the same knowledge as Li Xiaothief."

After unwillingly looking up at the fierce Chengheng, Peng Yue decided to give up, no matter how good this Xingyang City is, for him, it is just a flower in the mirror, since Xingyang has nothing to miss, then, there is no need to stay in Liu Bang's camp, Liu Bang's action of annexing dissidents Peng Yue saw it really, rather than being swallowed up by Liu Bang, it is better to take the opportunity to leave now, the war is still in a stalemate, and it is impossible for Liu Bang to send troops to pursue at this time.

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Xingyang North, Liu Bang's tent.

Liu Bang, the Marquis of Wu'an, paced back and forth impatiently, and every once in a while he sent out a herald to inquire about the battle situation ahead, if it weren't for the snow outside and no road, the weather was cold and the car could not pass, Liu Bang hated not to go to the battlefield in person, boost morale, and command the siege.

"Why hasn't Ah Shen taken the city yet, it's been two hours?" Liu Bang trusts Cao Shen's ability, since Peixian raised the army, Cao Shen has always been the first to capture the flag under Liu Bang's subordinates, and there is no doubt about his ability to command and fight.

"Don't worry, Pei Gong has the help of the baby, and the troops of Jiancheng Hou should enter the city at this time." In the tent, Liu Bang's close friend Lu Juan persuaded him.

Lu Juan had just arrived from Surabaya County with the grain and straw. The recent situation of the battle in Baima and Xingyang is not very clear, in his opinion, there are Cao Shen and Guan Ying two fierce generals rushing to kill, this Xingyang City is empty and there is civil strife, it is not easy to break the city, even if the Qin general on the opposite side is a little more powerful, it is also a mantis arm as a car, and it will eventually end up like Yongqiu Li You.

"Urgent report, Juye-kun led his troops out of the battlefield and retreated to Daze!" As soon as Lu Xuan's words fell, a soldier who reported the news stumbled in.

"What? Peng Yue ran away, what is he going to do? Liu Bang was furious. In Peng Yue, he spent more effort than any other prince, if nothing else, that is, he took a fancy to Peng Yue's influence in the Daze area, this swampy network of areas, is the most advantageous main battlefield and base of Peng Yue's thief army, no matter who wants to occupy the Wei land, you must first ask Peng Yuetong if he agrees.

Befriending Peng Yue was a military strategy that Liu Bang had determined early on, but he didn't want to turn his face this time because of the attack on Xingyang, Liu Bang felt aggrieved when he thought about it.

"It's all because of the Li thief, when he enters the city, he wants to cut off the head of the Li thief and the night pot!" More than once, Liu Bang scolded and swore an oath, which shows how strong the resentment Li Yuan planted in his heart.

"Pei Gong, Peng Yue left the battlefield without authorization, the flanks of our army were exposed, and now the army has been attacking the city for a long time, so it is better to retreat first, and then attack the city after reorganizing the army and horses." Zhongjuan Zhou Bo waited for Liu Bang to vent almost completely, and hurriedly stepped forward to admonish. He was familiar with military affairs, and he was more worried that the weakness of the flank would be taken advantage of by the Qin army, and if a new force was killed in the city and copied Cao Shen's back road, then the situation would be very bad.

"What Zhou Zhongjuan said is that our army has been fighting for a long time without results, and the soldiers are exhausted, but the morale in the city is high, and this battle is fruitless!" Li Shang also followed Zhou Boli's advice.

For this military operation of forcibly attacking the city, Li Shang disagreed, in his opinion, the time, place and people are favorable, Liu Bang only saw the emptiness of the troops in the city, but did not take into account the change of climate and the difficulty of Xingyang, and now, it is obvious that the city is dominated by a general like Li Yuan, and it is almost impossible to take the city.