Elegy for the Third Night of Wujiang (4)

The Wujiang Pavilion Chief couldn't find more ships to carry the theoretically possible Jiangdong soldiers for a while, and Huang Zhi also knew that if he couldn't open Xiang Yu's heart knot, he didn't want to persuade him to take a boat back to Jiangdong.

Although Xiang Yu is very poor in recognizing and employing people, it does not mean that he has problems with others. On the contrary, in the "Historical Records of Gaozu Benji", his reputation is even better than that of Liu Bang, Wang Ling said: "Your Majesty is slow and insulting, Xiang Yuren is benevolent and lovers." In other historical biographies, the generals of the early Han Dynasty also had similar objective evaluations.

In a word, Xiang Yu treats his own people like a brother. Although he can't retain those talented people because he doesn't know how to use people, for those grassroots who don't have much ability, Xiang Yu's words and deeds are enough to make them die for it.

Such a person, every soldier who died under his hands would make him feel distressed, so Han Xin's evaluation of him was quoted in the "Historical Records of Huaiyin Marquis": "This so-called woman's benevolence is also. ”

Of course, Xiang Yu also has a brutal side in his historical evaluation, such as the massacre of prisoners, etc., but they are all aimed at the enemy.

No matter what history says about him, all the dreamers who have read history know that when Xiang Yu came to the edge of the Wujiang River, there were only more than 20 horsemen left around him. What a sad scene this was for the arrogant overlord of Western Chu, it was enough to make him disheartened and determined to die. This is why there are sentences of later generations "Wujiang is not a boatless crossing, and it is ashamed to raise troops again to Dongwu" and "I still think of Xiang Yu and refuse to cross Jiangdong".

"If Xiang Yu resolutely refuses to get on the boat, we might as well consider knocking him out." Zhang Wei proposed a more direct approach.

Huang Zhi nodded helplessly and said that it was acceptable, although this method was a bit reckless, it was the best way that could be thought of for the time being. Of course, if it weren't for Xiang Yu, who had gone through a hard battle all the way, he had already suffered more than ten minor and serious injuries when he arrived at the edge of the Wujiang River, even if all the people in the dream of the East China Sea team went up together, I am afraid it would be difficult to knock him out.

After some fruitless discussion, Huang Zhi couldn't find a better way, so he could only seize the time to rest, wait for Xiang Yu to arrive, and then improvise according to the specific situation.

As the warm winter sun gradually slanted westward, and the chill of the Wujiang River became thicker, Huang Zhi looked at the plains of dozens of miles to the northwest, and felt more and more anxious. Fortunately, history clearly records that Xiang Yu was going to arrive at Wujiang in the end, otherwise he would have been unable to hold back the irritability in his heart, and rode directly to the north to find out.

At this time, a shadow appeared on the distant horizon in the afterglow of the slanting sun, Huang Zhi couldn't see it really, and hurriedly woke up the captain of the East China Sea who was still closing his eyes and recuperating.

After Sima Fuqiang woke up, he immediately launched the "Ascending and Overlooking", and finally saw that it was indeed a group of people and horses galloping towards the Wujiang River, and the number was about twenty. When the group of people ran closer, he saw the face of the leader again, it was Xiang Yu.

Behind this team, there is no trace of the pursuers for the time being, which means that Huang Zhi and Zhang Wei still have some time to operate if they want to save Xiang Yu's life. But this may be just a glimmer of luxury left by the dream world to the dreamers, and in the end they may still find it difficult to resist the power of the dream world to implement the continuity of the "script".

Soon, Xiang Yu also saw the group of people waiting on the side of the Wujiang River, at first he thought it was the Han army waiting for the ambush on the bank of the Wujiang River, but later saw that the number was a little small, Xiang Yu didn't care much. With his martial prowess, there is still no team of less than ten people that can resist today.

When he came closer, Xiang Yu also saw clearly who was here, and couldn't help but feel relieved, and with a black horse between his legs, he rushed forward before the others. After a while, Xiang Yu, who successfully arrived at the edge of the Wujiang River, gave Huang Zhi and Zhang Wei a big bear hug, and the joy was palpable.

Huang Zhi saw that Xiang Yu was in a good state of mind, so he invited him to cross the river on a boat while the iron was hot.

Xiang Yu readily agreed, holding Zhang Wei and Huang Zhi on the shoulders with both hands, and walked towards the Wujiang Pavilion Chief and his ferry together.

This move couldn't help but make the dreamers of the East China Sea team ecstatic, and only Sima Fuqiang watched quietly with a worried face.

Sure enough, the dream world just played a little joke with Huang Zhi and them, blowing a soap bubble of hope for them, colorful, but in an instant, the bubble burst in front of the dreamers full of hope.

Xiang Yu stared at the ferry for a long time, then suddenly turned his head and asked the Wujiang Pavilion Chief, "I wonder how many people this boat can carry?" ”

"Ten people." Facing the idol in his mind, the old man answered honestly.

At this time, Huang Zhi had already heard the taste, and secretly screamed in his heart, but he couldn't stop the old man's answer.

Xiang Yu looked at the nine dream people around him, and then looked back at the more than 20 scarred Chu soldiers who followed, and suddenly looked up to the sky and sighed, "I have been eight years old since I started the army, and I have fought more than 70 battles. However, I am trapped here, and the death of this day is not a crime of war. Today, I will die if I am determined to die, because the kings will fight quickly, and they will win three times, and they will break the siege for the kings, behead the generals, and cut the flag, so that the kings will know that the heavens will kill me, and it is not the crime of war."

Even other people who don't know much about history know that things are not good when they hear Xiang Yu's resounding oath.

Huang Zhi was anxious, knowing that Xiang Yu said the monologue that would inevitably appear in "history", which meant that the dream world was advancing the ending of the battle of Qixia step by step in the right direction, and if he didn't do something, I am afraid it would be difficult to save the situation.

At this time, the Wujiang Pavilion Chief, who had always been excited to see King Xiang with his own eyes, spoke again, "Jiang Qianli, hundreds of thousands of people, and the king is also enough." The original king was in a hurry, and now the only minister has a boat, and the Han army has arrived, and there is no way to cross. ”

Xiang Yu replied with a smile, "I am the death of the sky, why did I cross the river to the west with 8,000 people from Jiangdong, and no one has returned today. ”

Huang Zhi was ruthless, and then interjected, "King Xiang's words are so bad that the children of Jiangdong will follow the king to the west, not seeking to reach the princes, but to follow the king to the Central Plains." This time, the king has tasted defeat, how can he give up easily? It was not too late for the gentleman to take revenge for ten years, and he also asked King Xiang to return to Jiangdong in order to make a comeback, but the last wish of 8,000 children was fulfilled. ”

Huang Zhi's words were a method of agitation, intending to stimulate Xiang Yu's arrogance to win.

However, Xiang Yu finally experienced the painful blow of the battle of Qixia, and was depressed, pointing to the more than 30 people surrounding him and saying, "This boat can cross ten people, and I have lost 8,000 children, how can I abandon your brothers?" ”

Huang Zhi knew that this was Xiang Yu's temper, and regarded every Chu soldier as his own brother and brother, and it was basically impossible for him to take the initiative to give up any of them. But he also knew that the Chu soldiers under Xiang Yu were all deeply affected by it, and they were all fierce and not afraid of death.

So Huang Zhi said again, "Eight thousand children must not die in vain, King Xiang must not die in vain, and the scholar wishes to cut off the queen for all brothers."

Zhang Wei immediately understood what his brother meant, hurriedly took a step forward, and followed Huang Zhi and said, "Ren Wei is willing to break off the queen for your brothers"

At this time, the other Chu soldiers woke up like a dream, knelt down on the spot one after another, and begged in their mouths, "I am willing to break off for King Xiang, and I only ask King Xiang to return to Jiangdong."

One of them even called, "Please Brother Shixin and Brother Ren Wei escort King Xiang across the river, we are willing to stop the emperor here."

Huang Zhi heard that the voice was a little familiar, and turned his head to look, only to find that the person who spoke was Fan Yong, the big man.

Everyone else also responded, "This ship was found by you, and you should escort King Xiang across the river, and we are willing to swear to stop the enemy."

Although Sima Fuqiang admired Huang Zhi's clever use of this plan in his heart, he was still not optimistic about the progress of the matter, so he still did not speak, but watched quietly.

Xiang Yu looked sadly at the pro-soldiers who were kneeling on the ground, then turned his head to look at the nine members of the East China Sea team, and finally fell on the black horse. "This boat can carry ten people, and it is no longer possible to carry horses and abandon people. I ride this horse at the age of five, and I should be invincible, and I can't bear to kill it if I travel thousands of miles in a day."

He looked up to the sky again and sighed, "Pull out the mountain and cover the world, and the times are not good." If you don't die, you can't help it, and you can't help it. I am already a lost Ji, if I lose Wu Hu again, what joy will I have? ”

He led the black horse to the Wujiang Pavilion Chief, "I know the elder, I will give this horse to the prince today, I hope to treat him well." He turned his head to look at Huang Zhi again, "You and the other nine people will also cross the river with the boat, and they will fight here today." ”

Seeing that Huang Zhi still wanted to persuade, Xiang Yu waved his hand, "Everyone wants to say more, the idea has been decided"

(The old princess Lan seems to be sick, crying all the time, and her heart is distressed.) ）