Chapter 41: Chen Ping's level

The war continues.

Liu Bang felt the pressure from the battlefield every day, and his mood was sometimes good and bad.

"The world is full of people, when will it be decided!" Liu Bang asked, his words full of emotion.

So far, Xiang Yu's Chu army is still very strong and still invincible.

Where is the future? How far is victory left? Wake up tomorrow with your head still there? These problems plague everyone in Liu Bang Group all the time.

The rebellion against Yingbu strengthened the strength of the Han army, but the elite of the Chu army was still there.

Uniting with Peng Yue made Xiang Yu tired of coping, but the combat effectiveness of the Chu army was still there.

Reused Han Xin and let the Chu army fall into encirclement, but the advantage of the Chu army was still there.

The Han army's think tank seems to have done everything that can and should be done, what else needs to be done?

One more thing to do? Captain Chen Ping stood up and said.

Come on! Liu Bang's eyes lit up, and everyone looked at him.

When Chen Ping first came to Liu Bang, the official worshiped Duwei, and many generals were not convinced, accusing Chen Ping of 'stealing his sister-in-law and cheating money', but Liu Bang disagreed and still reused him.

Now when everyone can't help it, he has a way.

What is level?

When others can't help it, you can come up with a way, that is, level!

Chen Ping's method is very simple, and his method has proved to be a really good way.

He suggested dividing Xiang Yu's relationship with his Bone Minister.

In addition to Xiang Yu's brutality and lack of political vision, he also has a shortcoming, suspicious.

In fact, suspicion is a common problem for all those in power, the seat of power is under their buttocks, and just like that, people's hearts are separated from their stomachs, who knows what the people below will think?

Liu Bang is also suspicious, but his suspicion is still measured. But Xiang Yu was quite suspicious, he was too obsessed with power, for fear that others would snatch it.

He believed in no one but himself!

He was convinced of no one but himself!

Sun Tzu said: Stay together for several years, in order to win one day, and love Jue Lu Baijin, do not know the feelings of the enemy, are not benevolent, not human generals, not the lord's support, not the lord of victory.

The meaning of this sentence is to put it simply, isn't fighting every day just for the sake of victory, and it is foolish not to use spies because of stinginess of money.

Chen Ping is certainly not a stupid person, and Liu Bang is not either.

So when Chen Ping said that he would prepare 10,000 catties of gold to buy people in the Chu army, act against the enemy, and divide the Chu monarchs, Liu Bang generously allocated him 40,000 catties of gold!

Liu Bang knows very well that it is not this gold that is won back by winning this war, if he loses, he will even take his life, what do you want gold for?

Either way, it's a good deal.

The most famous of the 36 schemes, it can be said that women and children know it, and many people in power guard day and night, and they have a lot of research, but they still get into the scheme, what is the reason?

The reason is not how clever the strategy itself is, but how good the people are!

Cao Cao was so wise during the Three Kingdoms, he himself used counter-plots, but he still fell for Zhou Yu's tricks during the Battle of Chibi.

Therefore, whether the anti-intrigue can succeed depends not only on the opponent's personality, but also on the opponent's mood at that time.

From all aspects of analysis, Xiang Yu is a more suitable user.

Xiang Yu is brutal and suspicious, the war is not won, his mood is extremely irritable, and irritability can only make people more confused.

Chen Ping had huge financial resources to back him up, and he was active in the Chu army camp to buy people's hearts. Sure enough, with Chen Ping's unremitting efforts, many people have been recruited, such as Zhong Liyi, Fan Zeng, Zhou Yin and so on.

One of the recruiters, Zhong Liwu, one of the five generals under Xiang Yu, often forced Liu Bang to be miserable, so Liu Bang has always been afraid of him. However, although Xiang Yu doubted him and alienated him, he did not leave like other suspicious generals, but continued to follow Xiang Yu silently.

The second of the recruits is Fan Zeng, the second father.

Fan Zeng's importance to Xiang Yu is self-evident, in order to get rid of Fan Zeng, Chen Ping not only sent people to spread rumors, but also thought of more unique tricks. Liu Bang pretended to ask for peace, Xiang Yu sent an envoy into Xingyang City to meet Liu Bang, Chen Ping prepared a sumptuous meal in advance and waited, as soon as the Chu envoy came in, Chen Ping pretended to be surprised, and then said to himself: I thought it was the messenger of Yafu, but I didn't expect it to be the messenger of King Xiang.

So Chen Ping ordered to remove the original good wine and food, and replaced them with a bunch of inferior junk food to entertain them, Chu Envoy was abused, and he was angry in his heart, and naturally reported it to Xiang Yu after he went back.

Fan Zeng didn't notice the change in Xiang Yu's mood, and kept urging Xiang Yu to step up his attack on Xingyang, Xiang Yu was upset, and when the anger came, he didn't control his mouth, he was originally a straight-hearted person, so he said loudly to Fan Zeng: The widow also wants to beat Xingyang down, and the widow is afraid that if Xingyang is not defeated, you will kill the widow!

Fan Zeng was very surprised, he looked at Xiang Yu in a daze, his eyes gradually became dim, and there was a sadness in the gloom, Fan Zeng didn't expect that this person in front of him would doubt himself so much, he had always treated him as his own son, but... But... He... To be able to say such a thing.

Fan Zeng's mood instantly fell to the bottom, and a colic pain hit him in his heart, he pressed his hand on the place of his heart, thinking: I am so old, and I am still working so hard, for what? For the sake of ambition? For enjoyment? No, no, no, I may have had ambitions before, but now, the old man really wants to help you lay down this country and assist him to be a master of all eternity. But... But... He... Unexpectedly...

He looked at Xiang Yu painfully, Xiang Yu turned his back, not daring to look at him, Fan Zeng smiled bitterly: What am I still doing here? He doesn't need me anymore, I'm old and can't stand such a toss, forget it, I'd better go! The world is decided, and the king does it himself, and he wishes to ask for bones.

After speaking, he staggered away with his sleeves.

Xiang Yu turned around and looked at the back of his father, feeling a little annoyed in his heart, he himself didn't understand how he could suddenly say such unfilial words.

Forget it, maybe it's better to be separated for a while. Xiang Yu muttered to himself.

Unexpectedly, Fan Zeng, who left this time, never came back.

In April 204 BC, on the way back to Pengcheng, Fan Zeng died of a backlash due to a rapid attack.

Fan Zeng, seventy and Chu, assisted Xiang Yu to establish immortal feats in the complicated and troubled times, but she finally couldn't wait for the day when the world was peaceful, and she regretfully passed away, maybe for him, this is not a bad thing, at least he doesn't have to endure the cold of the final failure.

Fan Zeng's death left Xiang Yu with one less arm, and also caused the Chu army to suffer huge losses.

Xiang Yu still regretted the death of his father, and he counted this resentment on Liu Bang's head: it's all Liu Bang, it's all Liu Bang, and it's all paid with blood. Someone came, ordered to launch a fierce attack on Xingyang, and be sure to take Xingyang City for the widow.

In May 204 BC, the Chu army launched an unprecedented attack on Xingyang.

Seeing that Xingyang was about to break the city, the heads and brains of the Han army were as anxious as ants on a hot pot.

At this time, Ji Xin found Liu Bang and said: "King, the minister is willing to pretend to be the king to go out of the city to surrender, and the king can wait for the opportunity to escape from Xingyang City."

Liu Bang was very moved in his heart, and then shook his head and said: No, no, no, isn't this the death of the general?

The king, the minister received the king's kindness, there was no way to repay, he could die for the king, and the minister died without regrets. If I don't need to calculate, everyone will be trapped and die in Xingyang, and I will exchange the lives of the king and the soldiers with my Ji Xin, and it will be worth the death of the ministers. Ji Xin knelt in front of Liu Bang and said.

Liu Bang looked at this brother who was born and died with him, and he was very moved in his heart, although he didn't have a better way, but he was still a little reluctant to let Ji Xin die.

Seeing Liu Bang hesitating, Ji Xin drew his sword and said: If the king does not agree, the minister would rather kill himself!

Liu Bang had no choice but to say helplessly: Okay, the general is righteous, and the widow will remember it, but I just hope that everyone can be saved.

Liu Bang summoned Chen Ping and told him Ji Xin's method.

In order to confuse the Chu army, Chen Ping made careful arrangements.

On the same day, Chen Ping sent someone to ask Xiang Yu to surrender.

When the officers and soldiers of the Chu army heard the news of Liu Bang's surrender, they were all overjoyed, relaxed all of a sudden, and waited for Liu Bang to go out of the city and surrender.

That night, Chen Ping found 2,000 women, asked them to put on military uniforms, and went out of the city from the east gate.

When I got closer, it was all women!

Chu Jun exploded all at once.

What's going on? What's going on?

Isn't it that the Han army is going to surrender, why are they all women?

I don't know, but look at those girls, it's really good!

Where, where, let me see, let me see.

The attention of the officers and men of the Chu army was suddenly distracted.

Just as the soldiers of the Chu army looked at those women, the chariot of the king of Han also slowly came out of the east gate, and the official said: The city is full of food, and the king of Han descends to Chu.

Outside Xingyang City, there were sudden cheers.

Banzai!

Long live the Chu Overlord!

Banzai!

The Chu army besieging Xingyang all ran to the east gate to watch for a while, and no one wanted to miss this once-in-a-lifetime historical moment, and finally they could enjoy a peaceful life without fighting. Many Chu soldiers shed tears of excitement when they saw this scene.

Xiang Yu couldn't help but be overjoyed, thinking: The world is going to be peaceful, Yu Ji, the world is a widow and yours.

Liu Bang took advantage of the fact that the Chu army was surrendered and the defense was lax, leaving Zhou Cao, Fang Gong, and Wei Bao to guard Xingyang, and he himself took a group of ministers and soldiers to quietly go out of the city from the west gate.

Outside the east gate of Xingyang, Xiang Yu saw the car arrive and shouted: Liu Bang, don't get out of the car and surrender quickly.

Strange things happened, there was not the slightest movement in the car.

The soldiers of the Chu army also talked about it for a while.

Xiang Yu shouted again: Liu Bang, get out of the car and surrender!

But there was still no movement!

Grandma's Liu Bang, do you want to do it yourself? Xiang Yu said angrily.

Xiang Yu scolded and walked over, then lifted the curtain of the car, and saw that the person in the car was not Liu Bang, so he said angrily: Who are you, dare to pretend to be the King of Han?

Ji Xin smiled: I am the general of the Han Dynasty Ji Xin Yes, my lord has already gone out of the city!

Xiang Yu scolded: The hateful Liu Bang, you dare to deceive the widow, and the widow will definitely break your body into ten thousand pieces!

Knowing that they had been deceived, the soldiers of the Chu army who were cheering for the victory suddenly quieted down, and everyone's mood was suddenly a little lost, and they were extremely angry in addition to being disappointed.

Xiang Yu was furious and shouted: Burn him alive for the widow.

This time, even the persuasion was waived, which shows how hot Xiang Yu is.

Burn him! Burn him!

The Chu army let out an earth-shattering roar.

Chu Bing set the carriage on fire, the wind helped the fire, Ji Xin did not move in the car, but the scolding continued, and after a while, the carriage and Ji Xin were burned to ashes.

Liu Bang escaped from the encirclement and looked back at the direction of Xingyang, with a sadness in his heart: General Ji, you will not die in vain, the widow will definitely avenge you.

Liu Bang led a group of men and horses to run towards Chenggao, where Yingbu was stationed.

In Xingyang City, Zhou Cao Fang Gong beheaded Wei Bao as a precaution.

Poor Wei Bao, Wangzi did not become Jackie Chan, but he became an immortal first.

The angry Xiang Yu ordered a fierce attack on Xingyang, and Zhou Cao Fang Gong desperately resisted, and Xingyang was already in danger.