Chapter 172: The Controversy of Defection

\\ Chen Yu frowned, he was very angry in his heart, he came to Xiang Yu's camp, he wanted to sue Shi Lei fiercely, and it was good to show the evil spirit of the fierce dog being killed, but he didn't expect Xiang Yu to say anything, this Xiang Ye came but he couldn't get off the stage.

Xiang Ye ordered Chen Yu to scold him for being noisy, but seeing that Xiang Yu didn't care at all, he had to shake his head and sigh and leave

"Are your injuries getting better?" Seeing Chen Yu away, Xiang Yu looked at Xiang Ye with a smile and asked, "How is Xiang Qing?" Did she eat the dog they 'faught'? ”

Xiang Ye bowed down and hugged Xiang Yu's fist and said: "Back to the general, my injury is basically fine, Xiang Qing is a little troublesome, she is seriously injured, maybe she needs to lie on the 'bed' for a while, the fire head military boiled a cup of dog 'meat' soup, she drank some gas, and her 'complexion' has improved a lot."

Xiang Yu nodded and said to Xiang Ye: "Xiang Qing 'handed' it over to you, you have taken care of her uncle and is no longer here, I have to be a sister like her, don't let her be wronged."

"I won't let her get hurt again," Xiang Ye nodded and said to Xiang Yu: "She is my wife, and I will never let her be hurt a little bit from today onwards."

Xiang Yu smiled and nodded, and said: "This is what a man should have, and you go back to raise Zhang Han, now the garrison is in the Thorn Plain, and in a few days, we will launch a general attack on them, as long as we eliminate Zhang Han, the tyrannical Qin, there will be no more reliance, and when the time comes, we will be able to go straight to Xianyang and overthrow the tyrannical Qin."

Xiang Ye responded and turned around and left Xiang Yu's camp

He was not worried about offending Chen Yu, although Chen Yu and Xiang Yu were still in the same camp, but before Liu Bang entered the customs in the future, Chen Yu was one of the first people to raise troops against Xiang Yu

Chen Yu is also a hero, in this complicated 'chaotic' world, as a hero, he can't turn his face with Xiang Yu because of a dog, he won't even offend Xiang Ye because of this dog, it is because he saw this clearly, Xiang Ye had no fear, and he didn't save any face for Chen Yu at all

While recuperating outside Julu City, the allied forces of the princes went to Xianyang to explain to the II the reason for the defeat of the Battle of Julu, and Sima Xin returned to Thorn Plain

Zhang Han personally poured a glass of wine and brought it to Sima Xin, looking at Sima Xin, who was frowning angrily, with a worried face, and asked a little worriedly: "General Sima, what did Your Majesty say when he returned to Xianyang this time?" ”

Sima Xin took the wine, raised his neck, drank it as much as he could, sighed and said to Zhang Han: "See a fart, Zhao Gao, that closed the 'door', if I hadn't paid to buy off the people in the court, I'm afraid that this time I would have been harmed by that guy, not only did he not think about taking me to meet His Majesty, but secretly wanted to harm me, if it wasn't for the news coming in time, I would have fled from Xianyang on the road at night, I'm afraid the general and I will never see each other again."

Zhang Han returned to his place and sat down, stroking his forehead with his hand and falling into pain, since the battle of Julu, he had been confronting the coalition army led by Xiang Yu, and now the balance of power between the two sides has changed dramatically

He had to worry about Xiang Yu suddenly leading the army to attack him every day, and he was worried all day long, coupled with the army's long-term battle, it was already sleepy and lacking food, and it was destroyed by the Chu army in the battle of Julu, and the supply of grain and grass had become a big problem

Since retreating to Thorn Plain, he has sent a request for help to the court many times in a row, thinking that the reinforcements will definitely arrive in a few days, but after listening to Sima Xin's return, he is desperate, completely desperate, Zhao Gao detained all his twists and turns, and the court will not send reinforcements again, he has been in a dilemma, struggling, and was 'forced' to a dead end

"What can General Sima do?" Zhang Han thought painfully for a long time before he raised his head and looked at Sima Xin like a helper and asked

Sima Xin shook his head and sighed, and said to him: "Now that our army is stationed in Thorn Plain, Xiang Yu is eyeing our army not far away, if we force it to fight, in the end we can only end up with the annihilation of the whole army, and now the government is in charge of Zhao's master, we have won the battle, and he will not ask His Majesty for credit for us; When we lost the battle, he slandered us and said that he would punish us, and we waited for several years to fight abroad, and we have done our best for Great Qin, but what did we get in the end? I have already seen through this trip to Xianyang, no matter whether we win or lose on the battlefield, in the end it will be wrong, sooner or later, you and I will be dead, according to what the last general sees, if the general makes plans early and has another idea, maybe there is a glimmer of life."

Zhang Han was silent and didn't speak, and when he didn't know how to choose, the voice of his own soldiers came from outside the tent: "General Qiqi, General Zhao Guo, General Chen Yu, sent a letter"

"Submit it," Zhang Han and Sima Xin glanced at each other, and Sima Xin shouted outside the tent

One of Zhang Han's personal soldiers walked into the big tent with his head bowed and handed the book to Zhang Han

Zhang Han took the book, read it roughly, sighed, and handed it to Sima Xin

Sima Xin took the book from his hand with a suspicious face, opened it, browsed the content on it, the more he looked at it, the more his brows furrowed, and finally closed the book and asked Zhang Han: "What General Chen Yu said is not bad, I want to get up in vain that day." Meng 'Tian made countless military exploits for the Qin generals, and was finally killed by the king of Qin, the general is now a Qin general for three years, and after dozens of battles between the princes, the loss of Guanzhong children is 100,000, and the princes are killing more and more, and now it is unstoppable, Zhao Gao has always been flattering, such as today, the general trend has gone, in order to shirk responsibility, he tried to use the law of the country to punish you, me, can't we really be tied up? ”

Zhang Han stroked his forehead with his hand for a long time and did not speak

Seeing his expression, Sima Xin continued: "Chen Yu also said in the letter: Now the general can't speak out in the court, and the opinion of the general who is about to become the general of the country is about to die, but it coincides with Chen Yu, and the general is better to join forces with Xiang Yu to attack Qin, and in the future, it is better to cut the land for the king and sit facing the south, isn't it much better than being foolish and loyal to the imperial court, and being wiped out by the nine clans in the future?" ”

"That's enough," Sima Xin said this, Zhang Hanmeng slapped the table and yelled at him: "General Sima, you and I are both Qin Chen, how can you say such a rebellious word?" ”

"General" Zhang Han was angry, but he couldn't stop Sima Xin from continuing to speak, he stood up, frowned, looked at Zhang Han and said: "The last general went to Xianyang this time and almost lost his life there, like this court, the mediocrity and cruelty of Zhongliang, the current Great Qin is no longer the Great Qin of His Majesty the First Emperor, but the Great Qin of Zhao Gao's 'getting' power, what are you and I fighting outside for?" We fought against the princes, gambling our 'lives' on the battlefield not at all to keep the foundation of Great Qin, but to let Zhao Gao better 'get' power, and now that we are useless, he will kill us, I want to ask the general, are you loyal to Great Qin or loyal to Zhao Gao."

"Sima Xin" was questioned by Sima Xin, Zhang Han slapped the table and stood up, and shouted: "I am naturally loyal to Daqin, although the villains in the court are dictatorial, but Daqin is still Daqin after all, you and I can't change the fate of the courtiers of Daqin, what is your intention to collude with the robbers and turn against you?" ”

Sima Xin was about to refute the curtain of the big tent when someone lifted it from the outside, and Dong Peng crashed in

As soon as he entered the account, Dong Peng looked at the two of them very puzzled, frowned, and said, "General Sima, I heard the two of you arguing here from a long distance, and I don't know why I am arguing?" ”

"Take a look," Sima Xin reached out and grabbed the book that Chen Yu had written to Zhang Han and threw it to Dong Peng

Dong Peng unfolded the book, read it carefully, and after reading it, he raised his head and asked Zhang Han, "I don't know what the general thinks?" ”

"What else can you think?" Zhang Han glared at Dong Fei and said: "I, Zhang, was born as a courtier of Great Qin, naturally I want to be loyal to Great Qin, and now although our army is at a disadvantage, it is still unlikely that Xiang Yu wants to defeat us in a battle, I plan to withdraw from the Thorn Plain and confront the Chu army on the south bank of the Yellow River, as a subordinate, my Majesty will be able to understand it."

Dong Fei nodded, smiled at Zhang Han and said: "The general is loyal, if His Majesty the First Emperor is in the sky, he will definitely be able to understand it, but now that the government is in charge of Zhao's hand, I am afraid that this loyalty will be in vain."

"Do you think I should defect too?" Zhang Han glared at Dong Peng, turned his head to look at Sima Xin, and said angrily: "Since I led the army to fight the thieves, you two have been with me, when have I ever betrayed Daqin?" I didn't expect that we just lost the battle, and you two were both thinking about surrendering to the thieves."

"Didn't the general forget Li You?" Facing Zhang Han's questioning, Dong Fei was not annoyed, he still looked at him with a smile on his face and said: "Sanchuan County Guard Li Youyongqiu fought a battle of loyalty and martyrdom, and everyone in the world knows it, but what happened to him in the end?" The Li family was punished for being full of 'doors', Prime Minister Li Si just asked the second to come to the court in person, and the family was ruined, and now the Li family has not even left a descendant, what can such an emperor and general get if he is loyal to him? ”

Zhang Han was stunned by Dong Fei's words, and was about to open his mouth to refute Dong Fei, and then said to him: "Even if the general is not afraid of death, what about the nine clans of the general?" Can you bear to let Zhao Gao kill them? The general made great contributions to Daqin, and died a well-deserved death, but the general's father, mother, and wife are willing to die in Zhao's master? Once the general dies, he can still gain a reputation as a martyr, and what do they get? ”

When Dong Peng said this, Zhang Han sat down with his mouth wide open, looking at the table in front of him with dull eyes, not knowing what he was thinking

"General, it's not that we can't wait for the court now, but the court can't stand us and other good birds and choose trees to perch on, since the court has abandoned us, why should we work for them? If the future of his mother is facing the south, why not? Sima Xin saw Zhang Han's expression, and Mu Ran hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him