Chapter 305: A dilemma

Kira's tongue seemed to freeze, and he couldn't say anything else, and that kind of domineering aura enveloped him, shocked him, and made him unable to make a sound.

The tall figure stood behind him, and he subconsciously looked back, but before he could turn his gaze, a thick arm suddenly pushed him to the ground. Xiang Yu grabbed Kira's head and slammed it on the ground! Between the impact of his face and the ground, there was a crisp cracking sound, and Kira's nose bone was broken, but the upsurge of qi and blood choked his nasal passages, making him unable to scream.

"Bastard! What are you shouting about? What are you holding onto? Xiang Yu had a gloomy face and yelled at Qila under him, "Are you waiting for reinforcements?" Do you think there are still reinforcements? "Arthur, they've fled! You don't have any reinforcements! Kira, who was choking on blood in her nose, was dizzy all over her head, but Xiang Yu's words pierced his numb consciousness like a knife. Not only him, but all the defenders of the Mausoleum City present were stimulated by this sentence.

"You've been abandoned!" "Bang-" A knife landed on the ground with a crisp and heart-wrenching sound. The wounded soldier standing in the corner could no longer hold his knife...... In fact, after holding on for so long, they had long wondered why Arthur and the others had not appeared for a long time, until Xiang Yu's words...... They could no longer hold the knife in their hands.

"Liar...... The hoarse voice of the ...... quivered on the ground. Xiang Yu's brows furrowed. "Liar......" Kira said stubbornly again with her mouth close to the ground, "General Arthur could not abandon us, he will never abandon us!" ”

"Bastard!" Xiang Yu scolded, and there was a trace of sadness in his roaring voice, "See for yourself that this is Xiang Yu grabbing Kira's head and lifting him off the ground violently." Kira was as powerless as a child being beaten by an adult, and his swollen and purple nose was covered with dirty blood, and although his eyes were closed, he could still faintly see the desolate tears and blood flowing down his face.

"Look at the city! Mausoleum, what has become of this huge city! What was once the most prosperous city is now like a dead city, but the people of a country are still fighting each other in it! ”

"What are you believing in? What are you believing in? Arthur? Or Yingzheng? "Don't you know who is responsible for all this? It's Yingzheng! Lingcheng is just the tip of the iceberg, what is the whole Qin Chu like now, don't you all know at all? ”

Kira didn't speak, he couldn't say a word, he just let the blood flow from his nostrils, and let the hot tears drain the blood away. In the distance, the dragon on the roof of the building froze with Ji Bu, silently watching their commander question an insignificant creep.

"Tell someone to prepare a few loudspeakers there—these words must be heard by all the people in Lingcheng." Liu Bang appeared behind them at some point and said silently. Long Ji and Ji Bu looked back at Liu Bang who suddenly appeared in surprise, greeted "King Han", and immediately went to do what he explained.

"There's no need for this battle to continue...... Xiang Yu whispered, putting the feeble Kira to the ground. He kept his head calm and his expression was gloomy, "We have no reason to fight here, we are all family members in the land of Qin Chu." We all want this country to be peaceful......"

"And now, Qin Chu has become unpeaceful, even dilapidated, as the protector of the king and as a member of this country, I have a responsibility - but I will never let this kind of thing continue, our country must not be destroyed in the hands of anyone like this - even if he is the supreme Xiang Yu appeared to end the fierce battle deep into the city, and the situation in Lingcheng has finally stabilized.

The Beast Legion cleared a clearing of land that had been reduced to rubble and established a temporary military camp in the city. The original defenders of Lingcheng all gave up continuing to work hard for Yingzheng and decided to join Xiang Yu's camp. The leader of the Kuiwolf Regiment, Long Qi, and the leader of the Black Rhino Regiment, Ji Bu, are staffing this huge number of troops.

Liu Bang naturally stayed in Xiang Yu's military camp, as the two highest-ranking leaders of the existing border city forces, they still had many things to discuss. As for Zhang Liang and Hua Mulan, they also stayed in Xiang Yu's military camp to rest for the time being, after all, Hua Mulan's body was still very weak, and her injuries had not yet healed. When arranging accommodation, Liu Bang specially set up two tents for them, which were located in the relatively quiet North Point of the barracks, and the accommodation and eating conditions were the same standard as Liu Bang himself.

- In the middle of the night, the city that had been fighting for a day finally fell silent. In the middle of the Chu army's barracks, Xiang Yu's military tent was still lit with bright lights. Liu Bang lifted the curtain and walked into Xiang Yu's barracks with gentle steps.

At this time, Xiang Yu had already taken off his heavy armor and sat in front of a desk full of official documents. Sensing that Liu Bang had entered the room, he subconsciously raised his eyes to take a look, and then put down the official document in his hand.

"Haven't you finished approving the copy?" Liu Bang came to Xiang Yu and sat down across the desk, "Hmm......" Xiang Yu rubbed his dignified forehead and said, "Because of the battle of change that we suddenly launched, a series of changes have been implicated. "There have been problems in the border cities, the grain and grass, the war situation, the military line, and the people's feelings—perhaps objectively speaking, our decision to declare war is still a little too hasty......"

"But we didn't make a mistake in our decision." Liu Bang said with relief to Xiang Yu. "Yes—that's right." Xiang Yu also said affirmatively, and then looked at Liu Bang, "Okay, let's talk about it - you finally went to Xianyang Palace without hesitation to face Yingzheng - it seems that your ability was also exposed in front of him, right?" ”

"Well, they already know that my ability is to cross space...... Liu Bang nodded and began to narrate in a deep voice, "But I was mentally prepared before I went - this time, I had to face him directly." ”

"After saying goodbye to you in Longshun City, I entered the inner country by myself, went to five cities successively, witnessed the desolate scene of sparse population, and then used the return order to Xianyang Palace - depose hundreds of officials, invade the people and destroy the city, everything we got is true, even Yingzheng himself admitted it." "Also, as I guessed, Miyue is now in the hands of Ying Zheng, it should be banned, in terms of time, I estimate that it has been more than two years - about three years ago, shortly after we left the inner country to the border city, he banned the equalizer Miyue - all this is planned."

"Ban the equalizer ......!" Xiang Yu frowned heavily, and his eyes overflowed with a silent anger. "But we weren't aware of his plan before, and even, I'm afraid until now, we haven't understood the whole truth of the matter......," Liu Bang said, "According to the news in the past few years, Ying Zheng forcibly recruited so many manpower in order to build a huge palace that is empty and ancient and modern - but I think it's probably not so simple, as far as I know, Ying Zheng will never pay so many resources and costs for a gorgeous palace, and even don't hesitate to confront the whole country - there may be a bigger "conspiracy" behind him...... ......" What Liu Bang said was not unreasonable, hearing this, Xiang Yu did have some doubts, "Then according to your meaning, we ......"

"I'm afraid that the troops will be divided into two ways - Afang Palace, which is eight hundred miles away from Xianyang Palace, we must send people...... Or check it out for yourself. "Hmm...... We really have to go and see - in this battle of change, in addition to facing Ying Zheng, we also have to find a way to give priority to rescuing a large number of civilians who were forcibly conscripted to work as laborers in the Afang Palace project - their safety is also very important! Xiang Yu suppressed his voice and said earnestly, he knew that they themselves might not be sure in this unprecedented battle, but he couldn't help but consider the Qin and Chu civilians who were invaded by Yingzheng and hegemony. Liu Bang didn't speak, he knew that Xiang Yu would definitely take these into account and say it, Xiang Yu was such a person.

"Okay, then, we have to discuss the two most important topics-" Xiang Yu suddenly raised his head and said with a serious gaze, "The strength of the enemy and the enemy, as well as the strategy of marching. "Hmm...... This is an important question. Liu Bang's eyes flickered and asked, "How many troops do you still have?" "Generally speaking, you also know that the Hundred Beast Legion is the most elite combat army under my command, and it should also be the strongest military in the entire Qin Chu. But there are only four regiments in the Hundred Beast Legion, and the total number of people is only about 10,000. And other than that, all my ordinary military strength is about 150,000. Xiang Yu gestured his fingers and said analytically, "The whole army has a total of 160,000." ”

"160,000...... You also know my military strength, in terms of training the army, I am not as good as you, the surface situation has been too calm over the years, and there has been no increase in the military strength under my banner, it is about 100,000...... "Sixteen, ten-add up to 260,000. Liu Bang sneered a little bitterly, "It's a shame that Yingzheng also estimates that the number of troops in our hands is more than 300,000. "Moreover, these 260,000 people are not most of the military strength we can use - the border city cannot be empty!" Xiang Yu's brows furrowed, "That's right, the situation in the border city is very important, although the ancient land has always been stable, but it can't be careless." Liu Bang also stared at his eyebrows and said, here and now, he and Xiang Yu really felt a dilemma, and the enemy was in a difficult situation. How many troops does Yingzheng have in his hands? Xiang Yu asked.

"I don't know, but if he said it, he should have prepared for war with the fact that we have 300,000 troops, and besides, he has forcibly recruited almost all the young and middle-aged people in the country, and the quality and quantity of the army are certainly not low." Liu Bang thought for a while and said, "In short, in terms of military strength, we should not have any advantage. ”

"But the embarrassment of ordinary military forces is not all the problems we face - the duel of high-level combat forces is also an unavoidable problem." Xiang Yu looked at Liu Bang and said, "In the past three years, Ying Zheng has accumulated a lot of strength - he has an extra warrior named 'Arthur' under his command, I have seen it with my own eyes, and his strength and momentum are quite good." There is also a foxtail girl, who has never been seen before, and should be a demon mage with hidden strength. "It's not just them." Liu Bang suddenly frowned, and said with a serious expression, "This time I entered Xianyang Palace, and I also saw another person-Fusang Sword Saint, Miyamoto Musashi!" ”

"Miyamoto Musashi?" Xiang Yu asked with a visibly surprised expression, "That rumored powerful swordsman who left his homeland and vowed to pursue the invincible world in the world?" Even he is under Yingzheng! "Well...... Liu Bang continued, "And we have the only high-level combat power here that really means it, only me and you, plus Han Xin after recovering from his injuries......" Liu Bang's words are self-evident, even if you and I have the power to reach the sky, it will be difficult to deal with so many high-level powerhouses." It's just us, it's definitely not enough. Xiang Yu was conclusive. Liu Bang didn't speak, just looked at Xiang Yu quietly, as if waiting for his countermeasures. "Issue a heroic assembly order, gather all the warriors who are willing to protect the country within the scope of Qin and Chu, among them, there must be many high-level powerhouses who are low-key to the people." After a while, Xiang Yu said firmly.

"The assembly order must be issued...... But for the hundred and twenty cities of Qin and Chu, which are now in ruins, the expectations cannot be held up. Liu Bang pondered and said, "And I mean, some powerful combat power is actually around us and should be grasped." Xiang Yu stared at Liu Bang's eyes, and after half a while, he said slowly. What are you talking about...... Zhang Liang and Mulan? "That's right." Liu Bang looked at Xiang Yu and replied. "You seem to have a high judgment of Zhang Liang...... Xiang Yu rubbed the documents on the desk and said, "Who is he?" "Actually, I told you before...... There is a sage who reads out all kinds of shocking prophecies on Fengqi Mountain......" Liu Bang said slowly, "He is that sage. "Is that him?" Xiang Yu was surprised, in fact, he had a deep influence on the person Liu Bang had mentioned to him before, but he felt absurd and nihilistic, predicting fate or something, like Xiang Yu, he was born to not believe. But at such a moment, of course, he could no longer argue about the truth or falsity of the prophecy, but said in confusion: "But how much does his 'prophet' do to our war, you don't expect us to fight with prophecy." ”

"Of course not, I also know that you don't believe those prophecies, and I didn't mention Zhang Liang here for this." Liu Bang explained, "Don't underestimate Zhang Liang, he is a person who can read the ancient books of Yanling, and his comprehension of the Demon Dao is comparable to few people in this era!" "Well, if you say, Zhang Liang may be a strong reinforcement, and he is Han Xin's brother-in-law...... Xiang Yu said again, "But-Mulan, she is Tang Cao's person, do you also want to pull her into the camp?"

"I just received news recently that Hua Mulan has defected from Tang Cao and fled, and then appeared in Qin Chu." Liu Bang said. "Treason?" Xiang Yu said with a little surprise, "Even so, she cares about life and death to send the inner country back to the border city of information blockade, judging from the overall situation, the significance of Han Xin's move is extremely significant, so no matter what, he has to let his body heal as before."

Besides, Han Xin is also their brother-in-arms, and of course Zhong Liwu and them are also very concerned. Therefore, in order to determine Han Xin's health condition, Zhong Liwu would come to Han Xin's room to visit after monitoring the city wall every day.

After walking for about two quarters of an hour, Zhong Liwu came to the door of Han Xin's room where the lights had been turned off. "Have you slept already......" Zhong Liwu paused, thinking to himself, "Then don't disturb him." Thinking like this, Zhong Liwu turned around and prepared to return to his room. It was at this moment that a soldier on night patrol happened to be walking through the cloister.

"Captain Zhongli." The night patrol soldier bowed to Zhong Liwu and said. "Hmm......" Zhong Li replied, and then asked intentionally or unintentionally, "Has General Han turned off the lights and rested so early tonight?" ”

(End of chapter)