Chapter Twenty-Four: The King is a Hero
After finally escaping from the pursuit of the Chu army, Liu Bang's group faced this unprecedented defeat, and naturally had to share the blame.
But the pot is too big, and the Han Kingdom is even in danger of overturning, who dares to take responsibility?
Luo Yi took a deep breath and said: "It's also the king Erzuo, this time it's a big defeat, it's also ......."
"It's the widow's fault!"
A loud voice interrupted Luo Yi, it was Liu Bang!
Everyone moved their eyes from Luo Yi to Liu Bang, only to see Liu Bang with guilt, but he still said angrily: "It's the fault of the widow."
Ziyu had reminded the widow to retreat before, but the widow was overconfident and thought that he could defeat Xiang Yu, but he didn't expect it to be defeated to such a point. ”
"King!"
Luo Yi called, Liu Bang said in a firm tone: "Ziyu, it's the widow who is sorry for you, if you let you share the fault for the widow, what face does the widow have to call himself a big husband?"
The widow knows that you are responsible for the widow because he is worried that the widow will collapse.
But Ziyu rest assured, the widow is over half a hundred years old, and he doesn't know how many setbacks he has experienced, even if he still has great ambitions when he has achieved nothing, he will never fall here.
The vast majority of them are the rich and abundant servants of the widows, named Junchen, but they are actually brothers.
The widow believes that even now, you are still willing to follow the widow.
When the army first rose up and died in Qin, there were only a few thousand people, and we defeated a big Han state.
Now we still have to neutralize Bashu, this is the foundation of Qin's annexation of the world, is there anything to fear? ”
Liu Bang took all the responsibility on his shoulders, and everyone who said this was tearful but impassioned.
"My lord, I am willing to die for you!"
Liu Bang's hair was the first to bow deeply, and the atmosphere in the big tent changed instantly, and Luo Yi looked at this scene with a smile.
Liu Bang never dropped the chain at a critical moment, and when everyone's mentality was about to collapse, it was my responsibility for the monarch to stand up and tell everyone that we can still fight, and you are all very good.
Liu Bang achieved this perfectly, and Luo Yi secretly sighed in his heart: "This is Lord Ming, King Han, you really didn't disappoint me, you are a real hero." ”
"King!"
Suddenly, there was a voice outside the tent, and I saw Lu Ze hurriedly walking in from outside, and the faces of several people changed slightly,
Liu Bang instantly ran over and cried: "Brother, in the chaos of the army, the queen is separated, Ying'er and Le'er have fallen into the hands of Xiang Yu, and they are hated by the widows. ”
The corners of Luo Yi's mouth twitched, if he hadn't seen Luo Xin coming, Luo Yi would have to go down to pick up the child.
Lu Ze's face changed greatly when he heard this, and after losing Lu Pheasant and Liu Ying, the Lu family had no particularity in the Liu Bang Group, and completely became a hero like Fan Xu.
But the matter has come to this, Lu Ze gritted his teeth, and still accepted this cruel fact, "Great King, the minister recruited warriors in Wei and Han, poured all his wealth, and got 50,000 people, with these people, plus the generals, at least there is no problem in guarding the main road to Guanzhong."
The prime minister of the country guards Guanzhong, as long as he is given time, he will definitely be able to send the Qin people in Guanzhong to come.
King, you are a rare hero, Xiang Yu's momentary victory can't say anything, and I believe that you will be able to regroup. ”
Lu Ze's ability can be seen from these few short sentences, this is a visionary person.
Especially when Lu Pheasant may have an accident, he decisively changed his position in Liu Bang's group, and completely put himself in the position of a hero, not a relative.
Liu Bang's eyes lit up, and he held Lu Ze's hand tightly and said: "You can only see loyal ministers when you are in swing, and my brother's friendship today will be rewarded by widows." ”
Lu Ze appeared in Liu Bang's army with a large number of soldiers, which was a real send-off.
Although Liu Bang is still the king of a thousand miles of land, no matter how much potential there is in the future, it is also the future, and the current Liu Bang is extremely weak.
Lu Ze gave him a big tonic.
When everyone was jubilant, Han Xin and Luo Cai hurriedly came, Han Xin walked into the tent, and directly clenched his fists and sighed: "King, the letter is late, I am really sorry for your expectations, I only barely collected 50,000 defeated soldiers, it was really too heavy to suffer casualties, and those elites died under the trampling of the defeated soldiers before they even had a chance to go to the battlefield." ”
The casualties are all in the past, and the most important thing now is that Han Xin has gathered 50,000 routs, plus Lu Ze's 50,000 horses before.
100,000 people!
Liu Bang wanted to fight Xiang Yu directly, but this thought dissipated directly as soon as it came out.
Forget it, Xiang Yu is really a little fierce, after Xiang Ying's battle, Liu Bang completely stopped thinking about fighting with Xiang Yu.
Seeing that because of two consecutive good news, the atmosphere in the banquet has improved, Luo Yi also came out and said: "King, Xiang Yu has won a big victory, and the situation in the world will definitely change greatly, especially the kings of the Central Plains are afraid that they will be completely attached to Xiang Yu, Xiang Yu will raise the power of the world, and we will definitely not be opponents." ”
Liu Bang slowly knelt down in the banquet and asked the ministers: "The ministers speak freely, and at this critical moment, it is necessary to brainstorm." ”
Zhang Liang, who directly followed Liu Bang because King Han was beheaded, knew that it was time to show his worth, and immediately said: "King, the minister thinks that Xiang Yu is fierce in the field, and the Chu army is brave under the leadership of Xiang Yu.
In this case, don't face the enemy head-on with Xiang Yu at the peak, you should make alliances to make Xiang Yu tired, although Xiang Yu is strong, but most of his subordinates are waste like wine bags and rice bags.
As long as they continue to harass Xiang Yu's rear, slowly cut off the food and grass of the Chu army, and consume their numbers and fighting spirit, after such a trade-off, Xiang Yu's power will be less and less, and then the final word will be reached.
Therefore, the first thing to solve is that Xiang Yu will definitely be the new feudal princes and kings in the Central Plains, pacify Zhao Daiyan, contact Qi State, and at the same time form an alliance with Jiujiang and other princes, and drag Xiang Yu to fight together.
This must be a protracted war, and you must manage Guanzhong well, otherwise you will not be able to withstand such consumption at all. ”
Han Xin couldn't help but look at Zhang Liang when he heard this, he really didn't expect that there would be people who were so similar to his own ideas, the difference was that Zhang Liang proposed the plan of the entire Liu Bang Group, while Han Xin was thinking about the way to defeat Xiang Yu on the battlefield.
Seeing Liu Bang's face full of joy, Han Xin immediately said: "King, the minister has studied Xiang Yu's tactics, Xiang Yu will not be defeated tactically, so if you want to defeat Xiang Yu, the commander must be able to defeat without defeating, and at the same time, you also need a large number of brave generals as assistants to cut Xiang Yu's Chu army."
The minister is willing to lead 10,000 elite soldiers to Zhao Dynasty to sweep away those princes for you. ”
"Ten thousand?"
Liu Bang asked in surprise, "Is it enough to have only 10,000?" Zi Mu is not joking? ”
Everyone also looked at Han Xin with amazement, and dared to go to the Zhao Dynasty with 10,000 people, which was really bold.
Han Xin said confidently: "Naturally, it's not a joke, Xiang Yu's subordinates are all mediocre people, and the letter recruits tens of thousands of homeless people, and it is enough to fight while training, elite soldiers have elite tactics, and recruits have recruits' tactics." ”
Seeing that Han Xin was sure that it was really possible, Liu Bang immediately became solemn and said: "General, the widow gave you the seal, and you still wear the seal of the general, and you are above the ministers, you will be given whatever resources you want, if you can really pacify the Zhao Dynasty and other places, the widow will definitely reward you heavily."
As for Xiang Yu, the widow dragged him in Handi. ”
Hearing this, Han Xin smiled and said loudly: "King, you can just wait for the good news of the minister." ”
Liu Bang said again: "You go to the Zhao Dynasty alone and the widow is not at ease, in case of an accident, it is too late to regret it, Fan Hao and others are all brave, you will choose some from these people to take away, the widow fights with Xiang Yu, the main defense of the city, these fierce generals who charge the battle are really a waste of the widows." ”
Luo Cai stood at the bottom and frowned slightly, but he didn't say anything, but he was secretly wary in his heart, Han Xin didn't think about it so much, these well-born generals were under his command many times, and they agreed without thinking about it.
Liu Bang smiled with satisfaction when he saw this.
It was supposed to be an extremely dignified meeting after the defeat, but everyone didn't expect that it would turn into a plan for the future.
It seems that this defeat did not have a big impact on the Han state.
But when the generals left, Liu Bang sat in the camp, and Luo also knew that this defeat was still a big blow to Liu Bang.
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According to historical records, after such an extremely painful defeat as the Battle of Xiang Ying, Liu Bang's group did not appear the slightest centrifugation, but was more closely united.
However, the impact of the battle of Xiang Ying was still huge on the Han Dynasty, and Liu Bang missed the opportunity to ascend the throne for the first time, which led to a huge change in the power structure within the hero group.
The impact of the war is far more than that, the new fate of Dong Ahouluo has changed, and the prosperity of the princes and kings will be described in detail in the following chapters.
In short, the war changed the fate of countless people, or indeed the fate of countless political groups, and it must be written in thick ink for any editor who tries to tell the history of the early Han Dynasty. ——"The History of the Rise and Fall of the Han Dynasty"
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