Xiang Yu's appearance ended the fierce battle deep into the city, and the situation in Lingcheng 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 on the mat across the desk.

"Hmm......" Xiang Yu rubbed his solemn forehead and said, "Because we suddenly launched a battle of change, a series of changes have been implicated. ”

"There are 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 learned the full 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, ancient and modern - but I think it's probably not that simple, in my understanding, Ying Zheng will never pay so many resources and costs for a gorgeous palace, and even do not hesitate to confront the whole country - there may be a bigger conspiracy behind him." ”

"Conspiracy ......" 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 go and find out for yourself. ”

"Hmm...... Indeed, we have to go and see - in this battle of change, in addition to facing Ying Zheng, we also have to find a way to prioritize the rescue of a large number of civilians who were forced to work 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 me, 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 the military strength under my command, I am not as good as you in terms of training the army, the surface situation has been too calm over the years, and the military strength under my command has not increased much, it is about 100,000......"

"Sixteen, ten—it adds up to two hundred and sixty thousand." Liu Bang sneered a little bitterly, "Thanks to Yingzheng, he thinks so highly of us, and estimates that we have at least 300,000 troops." ”

"Moreover, these 260,000 people are not all the military power we can use - the border city cannot be empty!" Xiang Yu's brows furrowed tightly.

"That's right, the situation in the border city is very important, although the ancient land has 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 difficulty of being attacked by the enemy on their backs.

"How many troops does Ying Zheng have?" 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 strength is not our only disadvantage - the duel of high-level combat power 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! ”

"Hmm......" Liu Bang continued, "And the only people we have here who can be regarded as high-level combat power in the real sense are 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 hero-level powerhouses.

"It's just us, it's definitely not enough." Xiang Yu is conclusive.

Liu Bang didn't speak, just looked at Xiang Yu quietly, as if waiting for his countermeasures.

"Issue a hero assembly order, gather all the warriors who want to protect the country within the range of Qin and Chu, among them, there must be many strong people who are dormant in the people." After a while, Xiang Yu said firmly.

"The assembly order must be issued...... But for the 36 counties of Qin and Chu that are now in ruins, the expectations cannot be high. 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 sound, he said slowly.

"You're 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, as I mentioned to 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 didn't want to argue about the truth or falsity of the prophecy, but said suspiciously, "But how much does he, the 'prophet', do you want us to fight with the 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 is also a foreigner!" How can you expect someone who is not Qin Chu to get involved in this dispute within Qin Chu? ”

"Yu, do you think that the people who are in the storm now can stay out of it? Mulan, she's already in it! Liu Bang said with a solemn gaze, "In this huge battlefield, there are unpredictable changes, either enemies or friends!" If we don't see them as absolute friends, do we want to leave them with the choice of being enemies? ”

"Moreover, we really need a level of power like Zhang Liang and Mulan."

Xiang Yu sank his breath and didn't speak again, what Liu Bang said he understood that at this moment of crisis survival, it must change in time.

"This is also the focus of my talk today...... Liu Bang said earnestly, "We must treat these two people well and really trust them, if there is such a secret meeting tonight, it will not be just the two of us in the future...... We have to bring them in and counsel with them, and if we trust them, we should share the information with each other. ”

Xiang Yu didn't speak, which was a tacit acquiescence.

Liu Bang finally looked into Xiang Yu's eyes and said, "Believe me, these two people will bring unexpected hope to our battlefield!" ”