Sheriff, give me a smile~

——Chang’an——

"The formation eyes move." Zhang Liang pondered: "If this is the case, it will be very troublesome."

Marco Polo glanced at him: "Actually, that's not always the case. There must be some kind of law in this formation of eye movements. As long as you find the law, it shouldn't be that difficult to break the formation."

His eyes moved to the sheriff lying on the side, and he frowned slightly.

Marco Polo walked up to him and knelt down, the sheriff's sleeve seemed to be soaked in one place, he touched his chin and thought for a moment, as if he understood something.

From the place where Zhang Liang just felt the water, to the place where he himself felt the water, and then to the place where the sheriff's sleeve was wet, all the way across, it was not a straight line, but more like some kind of arc.

Marco Polo had a faint guess in his heart, turned to Zhang Liang and said, "Mr. Zhang, if I make a mark on this water, and the formation changes again later, can our mark still be seen?"

"If it's real, then it's visible."

Marco Polo nodded, drew a bloodstain on his hand with his pocket knife, the blood dripped into the water in three places and melted after a while.

"You are..."

"I have a conjecture, but I need to change the formation again to prove it. If this conjecture is true, I think I should be able to find the law of the movement of the formation's eyes."

——Chu Han——

Branches on the moon.

Lights were lit in the camp.

Han Xin took a sip of tea unhurriedly, not caring about Yingbu's vigilant and searching eyes.

With Han Xin personally leading troops to surround Yingbo, Yingbo was naturally unable to fly with his wings. Instead of struggling needlessly, it is better to follow Han Xin back to the Han camp before making plans.

Han Xin was quite satisfied with his self-knowledge, and was very polite to this senior prisoner of war.

After all, it was Yingbo who couldn't hold his breath and said: "General Han brought Yingmou back to the Han camp just to invite Yingmou to drink tea?"

Han Xin put down his teacup, and instead of answering, asked, "What does the King of Jiujiang think Xin should do?"

Isn't it persuading to surrender or collecting information from Chu?

Ying Bu opened his mouth but suppressed what he wanted to say. He clearly saw the inquiry in Han Xin's eyes.

Han Xin smiled lightly: "The current situation of the King of Jiujiang seems to be not very good."

"What good can there be in the enemy's camp?" Ying Bu sneered.

"The King of Jiujiang may have misunderstood me. I mean, your situation in the Chu army does not seem to be very good."

Yingbo froze, and Han Xin continued unhurriedly: "When King Xiang divided the princes in the past, he carefully designed a blueprint. He alone controlled almost the entire Huaibei area, while you have the Huainan area as a barrier. King Xiang used Huaibei As the foundation, with Huainan as the auxiliary wing, controlling the entire Huaihe River Basin in your hands, you seem to be a hegemon, and you are getting more and more attention. However..."

Han Xin paused at this point, and gave Yingbo a meaningful look: "The dispute between Chu and Han has intensified, but the King of Jiujiang seems to be getting more and more distant from King Xiang. When King Tianrong of Qi rebelled against Chu, King Xiang recruited troops from Your Excellency However, your Excellency only sent 4000 people to help. When my king took advantage of the emptiness of Chu to attack Pengcheng, the king of Jiujiang claimed that he was ill and did not assist Chu. I think that after these two incidents, King Xiang's attitude towards King Jiujiang will not be as good as before, right? "

As soon as this remark came out, Yingbu immediately remembered that Xiang Yu sent an envoy to blame him, and couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.But a veteran is a veteran after all, why did Han Xin suddenly tell himself these things at this moment? After calming down and thinking about it, Yingbo immediately understood.

Such tricks... Hmph, they really wanted to persuade them to surrender.

Han Xin seemed to understand what he was thinking. He smiled and did not reveal it. He just continued the topic just now: "Your Excellency Xinzhi is from Jiujiang County. During the anti-Qin struggle, he was valued by King Xiang. I am afraid that I have little interest in the war, and I am even more dissatisfied with the power struggle, so the above two incidents happened. The King of Jiujiang must hope that this war will end early, but with the current situation, the Chu-Han struggle may still be It will last for a while. I believe that although the King of Jiujiang cannot bring the war to an end immediately, he can add a boost to the war and make it end quickly."

"Oh." Yingbo raised his eyebrows: "How can you tell me how I can help bring this war to a quick end?"

Han Xin looked at him quietly for a while, and then spit out four words: "Return to my king."

Yingbo was taken aback for a moment, and then laughed loudly: "As I expected, Han Xin boy, you really want to use this trick to force me to surrender."

Ying Bo sneered: "It's just that your rhetoric and tricks are too clumsy."

Han Xinxin calmly asked: "When the two armies are fighting, is the one with the advantage more likely to win quickly, or the one with the disadvantage?"

"Naturally is the dominant side."

"The King of Jiujiang thinks, is my king at an advantage or a disadvantage?"

"Naturally, you are at a disadvantage. No matter in terms of military strength, the number of captured cities, or backup, you are all at a disadvantage."

Han Xin sipped his tea lightly: "It's superficial, and it's a big mistake."

It is rare for Yingbo to be laughed angrily: "Why, I still refuse to admit it"

Han Xin put down the teacup: "My king received the princes, and still guarded Xingyang. He went down to the millet of the Shu Han, deep ditches and barriers, divided the soldiers to guard the fortress, and the rear was very stable. But King Xiang used troops to penetrate into the Han land across the Liang land... Baili, I want to fight, but my king can't hold on. I want to attack the city, but I can't do anything. The geographical danger of Xingyang is far from comparable to the three cities that Xin lost. It is not something that can be captured casually. Otherwise, the king of Jiujiang would not have been sent here to investigate the strength of the troops. If King Xiang wants to fight, he will not be able to fight, and if he wants to retreat, he will not give up. For a long time, the supply of food and grass has been insufficient, and the army's people are unstable. Although there is no battle, half of them have already been defeated."

Ying Bu was a little dazed when he heard that, but after thinking for a while, he felt that there was a problem with the backup supply, but it was not impossible to solve it.Just as he was about to refute, Han Xin raised his hand to stop him: "Let Xin guess, does the King of Jiujiang want to say that the food, grass and soldiers can be obtained locally. Not long ago, King Xiang captured three cities from Xin. The things in these three cities may be useful.”

Seeing that Yingbu hesitated to speak, Han Xin knew that his prediction was right, so he smiled and said: "This idea is indeed good, but before Xin abandons the city and leaves, he takes away all the beneficial things that can be taken away, and what he can't take with him Those who left were either destroyed or burned, and all you got was three empty cities. There was no aid at all.”

Yingbo was taken aback, then listened to Han Xin and continued: "The three cities, the king of Jiujiang will find that their geographical location is extremely bad and they are easy to be captured. It was only at the beginning that three cities were abandoned in a row. However, King Xiang wanted to allocate part of his troops to guard them. The King of Jiujiang knows what this means."

It means...the number of troops on the main battlefield of Xingyang will be reduced.

Yingbo felt a chill on his back, but Han Xin's voice continued.

"However, it won't work if you don't divide your troops. Those three cities are the only strongholds for King Xiang in Han. If you lose them, you won't even have the guarantee to retreat. They are still a little far away from Chu. It doesn't matter if you retreat. I can retreat immediately," Han Xin pretended to be puzzled: "but tell me, if someone takes a detour and captures the three cities from behind at this time, what kind of situation will King Xiang be in?"

The barrier is lost, and the enemy is attacked!

Yingbo was startled, and then lowered his eyes: "Impossible, you don't have that many troops!"

Han Xin smiled: "That's right, we really don't have that many troops, but the King of Jiujiang seems to have forgotten what the King of Han is doing in Datang this time."

Li Jing!

Yingbu's heart jumped, and the cold sweat on his back became more and more, no, he couldn't fall into Han Xin's trick: "Li Jing's army is plagued by seasonal illnesses, and now they are all scattered outside and harassed and attacked by our cavalry from time to time. to help you?"

"Oh" Han Xin raised his eyebrows: "Li Jing's army is plagued by a disease, King of Jiujiang, why don't I know?"

This... was cheated

Could it be that Han Xin deliberately released rumors to confuse everyone's attention? He discovered the secret work hidden in the Han army early in the morning.

Yingbo suppressed the panic in his eyes, trying not to let Han Xin see any flaws.

Han Xin stood up slowly, paced around the table slowly, and said unhurriedly: "Soldiers are deceitful. Therefore, you can show that you can't, use it to show that you don't need it, use it to show it's not necessary, and show it to be far away, and show it to be far away." Proximity. Benefits to lure them, chaos to take them, reality to prepare them, strength to avoid them, anger to scratch them, humbleness to be arrogant, loss to work, relatives to separate them, attack their unpreparedness, and surprise them. This is The victory of a military strategist should not be passed on first."

Han Xin walked to Yingbu and stood still, and said leisurely: "This is the content of Chapter 4, the first chapter of "Sun Tzu's Art of War". The King of Jiujiang is familiar with the art of war, so he will not forget it?"

"King Xiang is certainly brave, but when it comes to the use of troops, compared with Xin..." Han Xin squatted down, looked directly at Ying Bu who was sitting, and his eyes were as fierce as a wolf: "There is still a big difference."

"You!" Ying Bu burst out angrily.

Han Xin stood up slowly, staring at Yingbo's eyes and said slowly: "Xiang Yu's benevolence is a woman, she repeatedly misses good opportunities, goes deep alone, is brave but not resourceful, and is at a disadvantage without knowing it. The King of Jiujiang really thinks that such a Man, you can really count on him to end the war quickly.”

There was a hint of wavering in Yingbu's eyes.

"Besides, after hearing what Xin just said, the King of Jiujiang still feels that my king is at a disadvantage"

Yingbo's eyes were even more shaken.

Seeing this, Han Xin slowed down his tone: "Xin knows that King Jiujiang still has loyalty to King Xiang in his heart, but those two things have already happened, and King Xiang really doesn't mind your Excellency at all. There will be a day when the blade will be turned on you"

"Take a step back, King Xiang still needs you now, and he won't do anything to you. Once the overall situation is settled and he no longer needs you, will he continue to tolerate your existence? Throughout history, good officials of all dynasties will inevitably The end of the rabbit dead dog cooking the bird to hide the bow, the King of Jiujiang, who seems to have betrayed him, will be spared so easily."

Ying Bu frowned, as if trying to think about something.

Han Xin patted him on the shoulder: "Xin will not force the King of Jiujiang. Today Xin will let you go back. You should think about it carefully. After two days, Xin will send someone to pick up the letter from you. I hope to get the answer that Xin wants."

Yingbo was stunned: "You let me go back"

Han Xin nodded: "If a gentleman says a word, four horses are hard to follow."

"Xin has already greeted the guards, and will definitely not stop the King of Jiujiang and his party." Han Xin stretched out his hand sideways: "King of Jiujiang, please."

Yingbo took a deep look at him, as if he wanted to see through this man's soul: "Is it also a lie that Liu Bang dismissed your position?"

"I thought the King of Jiujiang should have thought of it earlier."

Seeing that Yingbo was still staring at him, Han Xin just withdrew his hand and smiled lightly: "If the King of Jiujiang doesn't want to leave, he can stay here with Xin."

Yingbo sneered, flung his sleeves and left.

Seeing the people going away, Han Xin sat back at the table, took a sip from his teacup, but shook his head again: "Tsk, it's cold."

In a trance, I remembered the words of the young man with white hair and single mirror. He had just lost the battle with Xiang Yu, and he hadn't even wanted to ally with Chang'an. The strength is still weak, and we cannot face it head-on. The first strategy should be four things: [-]. Show weakness on the surface, and reduce Xiang Yu's attack on us, so as to gain a respite; [-]. United with external forces; Fourth, weaken its internal forces. If these four can be achieved, great things can be accomplished.”

Han Xin rubbed his teacup and sighed softly: "Zifang, Zifang, why are you so smart?"

He is obviously not even here, but he still decides the direction of the war invisibly, and what he said a long time ago, yet secretly decides the future.Even Han Xin, who has always been arrogant, has to say he admires Zhang Liang.

"Hey, didn't you all succeed in instigating Yingbu? Why is General Han still sighing?"

Someone raised the camp curtain and came over.

Han Xin was taken aback for a moment, and stood up to salute: "My lord."

Liu Bang smiled and motioned for him to sit down, while he sat opposite him.

"He didn't take a sip of the tea for Yingbu"

"Yes."

"It's just right, let Gu pick up a bargain."

Liu Bang raised his eyebrows bluntly, drank the tea in one gulp, and then commented disgustedly: "Tsk, this cold tea is bitter and astringent. I really don't know how Ovary likes this thing."

Seeing this, Han Xin raised the corners of his mouth slightly: "Xin does remember, and Zifang also said similar things."

Liu Bang was taken aback: "What?"

Han Xin added some hot tea to the two people's teacups: "Once when I was discussing business with Zifang, the attendant brought a pot of wine, and Zifang also drank some. As soon as he took a sip, he said, 'This wine is bitter and bitter. Shi, I really don’t know how Junshang likes it.’ From this point of view, Junshang and Zifang have something in common. We’ve both left Chang’an for a month, and I don’t know how Zifang is doing now?”

Han Xin raised his eyes to look at Liu Bang after filling the tea, but he saw that the other party seemed to be thinking about something, and he didn't seem to hear his last sentence at all.

Coughing lightly in silence, Han Xin pulled back the distracted monarch, but did not intend to continue the topic just now: "What is the important thing for you to come here?"

"Oh, it's nothing, just to see how you are doing against Yingbo." Liu Bang was obviously absent-minded.

"What do you think, Your Majesty?"

"Success."

Han Xin smiled: "Xin put him back, Your Majesty is not afraid that he will go back on his word and tell Xiang Yu all our plans."

Liu Bang drank the tea, it was still a little cold, but for some reason, without the bitterness and astringency just now, the nostalgia in his heart unintentionally rippled around: "It's a good way to repeat the words, and I stayed in the enemy's camp for so long but it was unscathed was sent back to his own home, Xiang Yu still dares to believe him"

Putting down the teacup in his hand and standing up: "It's getting late, I repeat that you should go to bed early, and go alone alone."

After leaving the camp, Liu Bang saw the full moon in the sky as soon as he looked up.

The gentle and clear moonlight, I don't know whose charm it resembles.

He closed his eyes, and thoughts poured out of his heart in an instant.

I always feel his breath is everywhere around me.

The books he likes to read, the tea he likes to drink, and the pen he likes to use are all with him, but he is the only one who is not with him.

One month, no news.

The news of Chang'an City seemed to be blocked, and the secret agents couldn't find any news, and he didn't give himself any letters or things.

Zifang, you... have you never thought of contacting Gu at all?

You know, Gu misses you so much, misses you so much.