Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Cracks of the Mountains

PS: I'm very angry today, the code word has been blacked out twice, and it has been stopped for a day, and it has not been saved, and the call did not come at 10 o'clock in the evening. I don't know what the Three Gorges is for, it can't store floods, it can't fight drought, it can't generate electricity now, it can't be turned on all day long, Niang Xipi, the world's largest tofu slag project!

"The last general is the general." Han Xin knelt down on one knee and bowed his head.

"Get up, don't talk so much red tape in the army."

"No."

Han Xin stood up, raised his head to look at Zhang Han, and found that Zhang Han was also looking at him with a smile.

Zhang Han doesn't look like a general. The Qin people are good at drinking, especially in the army, so most generals have a slight bulge in their lower abdomen, and their bodies will be relatively bloated. Zhang Han, on the other hand, has thin cheeks, gray hair, is tall but not burly, and is only wearing a simple cloth coat, not wearing military armor, and looks like an elder. The only thing that is quite powerful is his eyes, which are awe-inspiring when they squint at people, making people dare not face them.

Zhang Hanzheng looked at him with great interest, and saw that Han Xin's heroic eyes were like torches, although he had great achievements, he was not arrogant, and he was neither humble nor arrogant to himself, and his answers were all decent and courteous, which made Zhang Han feel good.

Of course, when Han Xin's mind was most satisfying to him, he was able to grasp the weakness of the fighter plane and immediately lead more than 10,000 tired troops to attack Xiang Liang, which showed that this person had a very good vision. He can also make his subordinates widely spread banners and bluff, which shows that he is well versed in the art of war and strategy, so no matter what point of view, Zhang Han admires Han Xin quite a lot.

"What's your name?" Zhang Han asked.

"The last general, Han Xin."

"Han Shin." Zhang Han thought about it for a while, remembered something, and said with some surprise; "But Han Xin, who led 10,000 elite cavalry to capture Manchester City?"

Han Xin bowed and replied; "Back to the general, it is down there. I didn't expect that the thin name of the last general would also enter the ears of the general, and I was really honored. However, the main commander of that war will be Wang Jing, and the last general will only be a deputy general. ”

Zhang Han laughed and said dumbly; "I don't know Wang Jing's little hairy head, I know best how many catties and taels he has. You say that he is a general, but he is a good general, but unfortunately he does not have any handsome talent, so although Wang Jing, the document sent by the Northern Army to Xianyang, is the first to take credit, and you are second, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that Wang Li's kid is just helping his son to grab credit. ”

Han Xin smiled and didn't say anything. Zhang Han paused, and asked the doubts in his heart again.

"You don't serve in the Northern Army, how can you appear in the Central Plains? Also, the group under your command doesn't look like an elite Northern Army at all, but more like stragglers. ”

Zhang Han is a smart person, and it can be seen that he seems to appreciate himself very much, and the most important thing is that he is in the limelight now, and his momentum is almost the first person in Daqin. So Han Xin didn't dare to hide it, so he told it all, but he was worried about Ying Ke's comfort, so he hid the part he saw in the secret room and didn't say it.

After listening to Han Xin, Zhang Han frowned, and he didn't suspect it, but just snorted; "Wang Li, this kid, is so narrow-minded, so jealous and jealous, he doesn't have the heart and courage of General Wang and General Wang back then, it seems that the Wang family is really going to decline in his hands."

He looked at Han Xin again and said; "You can rest assured, you have made such a great contribution now, I will truthfully report your merits to Xianyang and invite you to take credit. As for the king's departure, one letter from me is sufficient. I followed his grandfather for many years, and I had a deep relationship with his father, and he is still my son and nephew, and he will give me some of my old face. ”

Han Xin hurriedly bowed down and thanked: "It's so General Lao." ”

Zhang Han laughed again, waved his hand and smiled; "Don't thank me, you deserve it, you did me a lot this time, and you should have half of the credit for killing Xiang Liang."

"The general is serious, I think according to your arrangement, this beam is probably in your pocket sooner or later, but I am lucky, I just happened to arrive."

Han Xin's expression couldn't help but be a little embarrassed when he mentioned Xiang Liang, remembering the first time he saw Xiang Liang in Wucheng, and thinking of his sworn brother Xiang Yu, I don't know how sad and angry he would be when he knew that his uncle died. Of course, I also remembered his seconds.

Calculate that two full years have passed since the breakup, too many have happened in the past two years, he has changed from an ignorant teenager to a general of Qin who is now decisive, and the former righteous brother has also become a life and death rival, this time Xiang Liang died to some extent He also contributed to it, I don't know if Xiang Yu will regret letting go of his life. What about seconds? I don't know how she's doing now, it shouldn't be too bad. Chu Di has long been pacified, and his father is from the Chu Di Wang clan, so he should be fine.

Zhang Han saw that Han Xin lowered his head and was silent, thinking that he was modest, and he appreciated him a little more in his heart

Compared with the talented people of the Chu State, the Qin State did not have a young general who could handle it, and even Li You, who Zhang Han had always admired, was defeated by Xiang Yu. The current generals of the Qin State have reached an embarrassing era, so both public and private, Zhang Han is very happy to see a new young talent appear.

After all, he is nearly sixty years old, and the princes who oppose Qin are all over the place, and he may not be able to extinguish them one by one in his lifetime, and he really needs to consider cultivating a successor to inherit his career.

"Han Xin, let me ask you, what do you think we should do next after this big victory?"

Han Xin bowed his head and arched his hand; "The last general is soft-spoken, and such a big thing should be the general's idea."

Zhang Han smiled slightly and said; "Well, I'll just ask you what you think, and you can just say it."

Han Xin heard that there was some taste of correctness in his tone, so he stopped refusing and muttered; "General, the last general thinks that the land of the Central Plains has been decided, like Wei Bao in Wei and the Tian brothers in Qi, these separatist forces are all people with a small amount of eyes, and it is not difficult to see from them sitting and watching the fall of Xiang Liang and not coming to the rescue. So we can ignore it and leave only a few elite soldiers to guard against it. ”

Although the Zhao State of Hebei seems to be powerful, it is actually full of internal contradictions, as can be seen from the fact that Han Guang, the general of Wuchen, captured Yandi and established himself as king, as can be seen from the fact that they are not united internally. When I was in Hebei, I had fought with Wuchen's subordinate general Liying, and I learned from the captives that the main major affairs of Zhao were decided by Zhang Er and Chen Yu, and Wuchen had been hollowed out. The servant is a bully, and the omen of chaos is like an ear. ”

"I think the state of Chu is the henchman of my Great Qin, although Xiang Liang has died, but the army of Xiang Yu and Liu Bang is still intact, and the rear of the state of Chu has also been stabilized, and it has become the backbone of the anti-Qin forces in the world. The general should take advantage of the victory to pursue and destroy the foundation of the Chu State in one fell swoop. ”

Zhang Han thought for a moment and nodded slowly; "Your analysis is very reasonable, but it is a little different from my plan, my idea is to go north first and the northern army to eliminate the rebellion of Zhao and Yan, and then concentrate on eliminating the remnants of Chu."

Han Xin hesitated, but still said; "Don't hide it from the general, in fact, I had a relationship with Xiang Yu before I joined the army, and he gave me the impression that 'heroes are world-famous, don't be two'. If I don't take advantage of the situation to completely defeat him, I am afraid that once he returns to Chudi, he will enter the sea and become my greatest opponent in the future. ”

Zhang Han was slightly stunned when he saw Han Xin's unabashed blunt personal relationship with Xiang Yu, and then smiled; "Your worries are also right, he can defeat the strong with the weak and defeat Li You's army, from this point it is not difficult to see that his ability is indeed a rare general. Ben Shuai doesn't despise him, but have you ever considered that Xiang Yu has a big weakness, that is, his foundation is unstable, and all his power is based on the foundation of his uncle Xiang Liang. Almost all of the people who supported him were military generals, and Chen Ying, Song Yi and others who stayed in Pengcheng, the capital of Chu, did not like him, and his status was far above him. ”

"As soon as Xiang Liang dies, the Chu State will definitely compete for power and profit within the Chu State, and there is no time to care about being the enemy of my Great Qin. If our army goes south to attack Chudi, they will definitely put aside their prejudices for the time being and unite together to confront our Great Qin, it is better to let them go for a while, let them fight with each other, and consume their strength internally, and it will not be too late for us to calmly clean up the military minister Han Guang and then go south. ”

Han Xin saw that Zhang Han had already made up his mind, so he nodded and no longer persuaded him, but he was faintly worried in his heart: With Xiang Yu's hero, how could he be subservient to others, can this Chen Ying and Song Yi really restrain his ambition to win the world? ”

In fact, he also vaguely guessed another layer of Zhang Han's thoughts, Zhang Han may have the idea of raising self-respect.

The birds are all gone, and the good bow is hidden. The cunning rabbit dies, and the lackeys cook. Keeping the remnants of the Chu State in the south is not a bargaining chip for him to ask Xianyang.

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The bad news of Xiang Liang's death and annihilation came, and the Chu army in Huaibei wailed, and the camp was full of filial piety, white clothes and white armor. After Xiang Yu heard that his uncle had died, he looked up to the sky and cried out several times, his eyes were torn apart, and he was grief-stricken. His eyes were red, like a wounded beast, and he ordered the army to march north overnight.

He wants to find Zhang Han desperately to avenge his uncle.

The mourning soldiers will be defeated, and he firmly believes that he will be able to defeat the Qin army with courage and courage, and he will sacrifice his uncle's spirit in the sky.

On the way north, he met Zhong Liwei's more than 50,000 remnants of the army who fled south, Zhong Liwei knew the strength of Zhang Han's army, and now that Xiang Yu had passed, it was undoubtedly a death. He persuaded Xiang Yu not to be rash, and to think about it in the long run after returning to Chudi.

Xiang Yu originally hated him for leaving Xiang Liang to escape alone, but when he saw him blocking his way, he tied him up in anger and whipped him himself.

Xiang Yu was furious, how could he be merciful under his hands, and the whip was a blur of flesh and blood. Zhongli Wei gritted his teeth and didn't hum a word. He was also full of remorse in his heart, and he felt extremely guilty about Xiang Yu, so he had no complaints.

Ji Bu and Long on the side saw that Zhong Liwei's whipped skin was open and fleshy, and he was already dying. Several of them have intersected since childhood, and their feelings are extremely heavy, and they are afraid that Xiang Yu will really beat Zhong Liwei to death in anger, so they kneel down together and kowtow desperately to intercede for him.

Zhong Liwei, who was already covered with blood, reluctantly raised his head and said with a miserable smile: "You brothers don't have to intercede for me, I left Xiang Gong to live alone, it was an unforgivable sin, even if the young master beats me to death today, I will never complain." It's just for the sake of those more than 40,000 brothers, they are all good men of my Chu country, I can't bear to see them die under the knife of the Qin army, so I escaped with them secretly. Now that my mission has been completed, please give me a death, but that Zhang Han is now full of soldiers, and he is a newly victorious division, and the current strength of my Chu army is definitely not his opponent, please young master, you take the great cause of Chu as the priority, don't be rash. ”

Xiang Yu listened to his explanation, his anger had already disappeared for the most part, and he was about to let him go, but when he heard that he couldn't give up and blindly blocked himself from taking revenge, he suddenly became angry, and he was about to beat him with a whip. But I heard a loud shout behind me: "Stop." ”

I saw a thin old man walking towards him, with a white cloth tied on his head, and his face full of sadness was glaring at Xiang Yu angrily, it was Fan Zeng.

Fan Zeng walked in front of Zhong Liwei, hurriedly stretched out his hand to untie him, and asked Long He to send him to treatment, Xiang Yu just watched silently from beginning to end, and did not stop him.

After Fan Zeng finished dealing with the matter, he looked back at Xiang Yu, his eyes were complicated, some heartache, some regret, and some sadness. Suddenly stretched out his hand and slapped Xiang Yu heavily in the face, Xiang Yu was stunned and watched Fan Zeng clapping his hands, but he didn't mean to dodge, until his cheeks hurt before he covered his face and said angrily; "Why did you hit me?"

Fan Zeng said angrily; "Why can't I beat you, I have a good relationship with your uncle, and I am your grandfather's protΓ©gΓ©, your uncle is gone, am I not qualified to discipline you in his place?"

Xiang Yu has always regarded Fan Zeng as a master and father, and after being slapped down by him like this, his mind, which was suddenly carried away by sadness, gradually calmed down, and lowered his head for a long time without saying a word.

Fan Zeng snorted heavily, and said angrily: "Your uncle's bones are not cold, and my Da Chu is in danger, but you don't think about how to avenge your uncle and how to help my Da Chu survive the crisis, but instead act as a brave man here." Are you worthy of your uncle and your ancestors of the Xiang family? ”

Xiang Yu opened his mouth and argued; "How can I be sorry for my uncle, don't I want to avenge my uncle?"

Fan Zeng scoffed at his nasal passages; "You're here to take revenge, it's just to send you to death. These armies in your hands are the last elite division of my Great Chu, if your impulse is cut off in vain, then how will my Great Chu deal with himself and how will I resist the tyrannical Qin? Liwei grew up with you since he was a child, don't you know his temperament? Even he wants to endure the humiliation and burden, and bring the remaining Chu men to join you, you are good, and you are still angry with him. ”

Xiang Yu had calmed down at this time, thought carefully about Fan Zeng's words, and found that there was almost no chance of winning the decisive battle with Zhang Han at this time, and suddenly whispered a little deflated: "Uncle Fan, then what do you say we should do now." ”

Fan Zeng saw that Xiang Yu had regained his senses, so he said with relief; "Let's go back to Pengcheng first, that is where our foundation is, Chen Ying and Song Yi have always had evil intentions for your uncle, if we don't go back, I'm afraid that Chu State will become their world."

Xiang Yu said with some hesitation; "Then are we going back with a large army to seize power?"

If it comes to charging into battle and conquering cities, if Xiang Yu is called second, I am afraid no one dares to call him first. But when it comes to political skills, he is indeed a big weakness. Sure enough, Fan Zeng shook his head and said; "We didn't go back to seize power, Chen Ying and Song Yi have firmly controlled Chudi, and there are more than 100,000 new troops in their hands. If we go back, even if we can win, the state of Chu will be in chaos, and at that time we will not be able to resist the attack of the Qin army. ”

"So what do we do?"

Fan Zeng raised his head, and his eyes revealed resoluteness, "I want you to do nothing, if you go back this time, they will definitely find a way to seize your military power and elevate you." But you must know that the Xiang family's position in the hearts of the soldiers of the Chu State is irreplaceable, and even if they are in power, they will not fight, if they want to fight against the Qin State, they can only rely on you and your brothers. When the time comes, when your army is outside, it will be easy to seize power with just a shout. ”

"It must be known that it will be outside, and the monarch's order will not be affected."