Ragnarok is born

Since Xiang Yu hasn't figured out Zhang Liang's details for the time being, he retreated because of Zhang Liang's appearance.

However, as long as Xiang Yu calms down, he will understand that Zhang Liang, who has been prepared for a long time, certainly poses a certain threat to him.

However, due to the possession of the "black fire", he can feel his own strength constantly increasing.

Xiang Yu must be very unwilling in his heart, and under his annoyance, he will definitely send his soldiers and horses to hunt down Liu Bang.

Xiang Yu himself may not appear in the hunting team, but he will definitely keep an eye on the development of the situation.

At the same time, as the situation changes, different responses will be prepared. At that time, even Zhang Liang will not be able to use tricks to fool him again.

Xiang Yu, who knew the truth of the matter, would definitely take a thunderous and fierce method, and directly kill Liu Bang, killing the killer to avoid future troubles.

It was precisely because of Zhang Liang's warning that Liu Bang said that Xiao He's views were very similar to Zhang Liang's.

As the saying goes, "heroes see the same thing"!

Xiao He smiled slightly, and said in a deep voice, "The Chu army has won a great victory, as far as the peak of the soldiers is, they will soon march towards Xingyang."

"Our army must take measures as fast as possible to gather the broken soldiers, and then resume training so that they have a certain combat effectiveness."

"Only in this way can we have the strength to fight, so that we won't know to run away as soon as we see the flag of the Western Chu army, and we will be defeated if we don't fight."

Liu Bang nodded when he heard the words, showing a deeply appreciative expression.

In the Battle of Pengcheng, the reason why the 56 princes' coalition army was defeated like a mountain, and no one could stop it was because the battle situation later, no matter which side of the princes' troops, they saw the shadow of the Western Chu Army and immediately transferred them. direction to flee.

Some people didn't even see the enemy at all, just listened to the casual words of the defeated soldiers they came into contact with, and hurriedly joined the fleeing team.

Therefore, before Liu Bang left his family and fled for his life, he secretly sighed that even if there were 56 pigs, the Western Chu Army would not be able to achieve such an easy victory under the leadership of Xiang Yu.

On the contrary, it was the coalition of 56 princes who achieved such a "failure".

It's a very ironic thing.

The corner of Liu Bang's mouth twitched, remembering Zhang Liang's strategy, and asked in a casual tone, "What the Prime Minister said is very true."

"It's just that the widow is newly defeated and doesn't have enough confidence to command the army to defeat the Western Chu army. Can the prime minister choose someone to replace the widow in command?"

Xiao He was taken aback, and after pondering for a moment while pinching the beard on his chin, he slowly replied, "What does Your Majesty think of Han Xin?"

"This man's military talent, in my opinion, is far superior to other generals, even comparable to Overlord Xiang Yu."

"Moreover, Han Xin was worshiped by the king as a great general. Judging from his identity, he is enough to restrain the generals for the king."

Liu Bang took a deep look at Xiao He.

If it wasn't for Xiao He's surname Xiao, Han Xin's surname Han, and Liu Bang being very familiar with Xiao He, he might think that Han Xin is Xiao He's son?

Otherwise, why would Xiao He care so much about Han Xin?

However, although Liu Bang's temperament is a little frivolous, he also knows that Xiao He is a bit rigid, if he is joking with other courtiers, there is nothing inappropriate, but he must not face Xiao He.

Following Xiao He's intentions, he nodded and said, "What the prime minister said is very true, our army was able to return from Hanzhong to Guanzhong, all thanks to Han Xin's strategy."

Even Liu Bang was amazed by Mingxiu's plank road and Chen Cang's strategy, and it was hard to erase Han Xin's amazing talent.

Liu Bang sighed softly, "This time we also need to rely on Han Xin's strength to defeat the Western Chu Army's pursuers, so that our army can regain a little bit of confidence."

A trace of doubt flashed in Xiao He's heart.

For some reason, he always felt that Liu Bang's agreed speed was a little bit beyond his original estimate, and he felt quite uncomfortable.

As a playmate who grew up with Liu Bang, Xiao He originally thought that with Liu Bang's character, he would definitely not easily make up his mind and agree to his proposal.

At least on the surface it will be pushed back.

Then a person's name flashed through my mind.

Zhang Liang.

Xiao He knew that Liu Bang had incomprehensible admiration for Zhang Liang who was able to assassinate Qin in Bolangsha.

However, after the two met for the first time by chance, they showed that they were like ducks in water, and it was hard to find a friend.

Liu Bang's trust in Zhang Liang made even Xiao He feel a little jealous.

Xiao He remembered that Liu Bang said just now that Zhang Liang also made similar suggestions to him, requesting to gather the defeated troops as soon as possible to deal with the next battle.

Now that I think about it, Liu Bang will definitely ask Zhang Liang, who will be in charge of leading the reorganized Han army to fight against the Western Chu army?

With Zhang Liang's mentality, he must know Han Xin's ability, maybe he raised the issue of Han Xin as the main general earlier than himself.

Therefore, the speed at which Liu Bang agreed was so fast that he felt a little unacceptable.

But there is no need to waste words too much, persuading Liu Bang and agreeing to his proposal made Xiao He feel a little bit hungry.

If his guess is true, doesn't it mean that in Liu Bang's mind, Zhang Liang is far more important than himself?

Although he is not a jealous young man, he still feels quite jealous knowing that someone has more influence on Liu Bang than himself.

However, Xiao He is also a person with a clear mind, and he carefully hides his little thoughts so that Liu Bang will not find out.

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When Liu Bang, the king of Han, Xiao He, the prime minister, and Han Xin, the general, gathered together, to some extent, they could decide the next policy and strategy for the whole Han.

Right now, the three of them happened to be in Xingyang City.

When Han Xin learned that it was because of Xiao He's recommendation that he was about to serve as the commander-in-chief of the Han army and greeted the Western Chu army, he couldn't help being ecstatic.

He naturally knew that in order to ensure the stability of the rear, Xiang Yu probably would not appear on the battlefield as soon as possible.

If so, if he was able to lead the Han army and defeat the vanguard of the Western Chu army, it might cause Xiang Yu to be angry and lead the army to fight against himself.

Thinking of this, Han Xin couldn't help but feel excited.

Prime Minister Xiao is indeed my bole.

It was precisely because Xiao He came to persuade him that he decided to stay in the Han army, so he was able to be worshiped as a general by Han Wang Liu Bang.

It was also because of Xiao He's persuasion that Liu Bang, king of Han, delegated power and allowed himself to be the commander in chief who blocked the Western Chu army.

It is indeed a blessing in life to meet such a Bole.

Han Xin, who was grateful in his heart, naturally would not know that Xiao He also had a helping hand in his own death in the future.

"Winning or losing does not matter!"

But at the moment, he is only full of confidence, he feels that he is in charge of martial affairs, Xiao He is in charge of civil affairs, and the cooperation of civil and military affairs will definitely make the Han Kingdom invincible.

It was only a matter of time before Xiang Yu was defeated.

With burning eyes, he looked at Liu Bang, Zhang Liang and Xiao He in front of him, pointed at the map, and drew a line fiercely on the east and south of Xingyang, "Our army waits for work at leisure, right between Jingsuo."

"Wait for the arrival of the Chu army, and then take advantage of the advantage of the acquaintance with the geographical location to strike hard at the arrogance of the Chu army."

Liu Bang, Zhang Liang and Xiao He nodded.

In the Battle of Pengcheng, Xiang Yu defeated the coalition forces of 56 princes with only [-] cavalry. For Liu Bang and the Han army, it was an out-and-out tragedy.

But for Chu Jun, it was an extremely exciting thing.

May I ask such an astonishing record, apart from the Chu army led by Overlord Xiang Yu, which army in the world can achieve it?

After this battle, the morale of the Chu army will definitely rise like never before, and there will be an invincible spirit like no one in the world can beat me.

This can, to a certain extent, improve the combat power of the Chu army, and at the same time make the Chu army inevitably develop arrogance.

And this kind of arrogance, in the eyes of those who care about it, will definitely become a weakness for the defeat of the invincible Chu army.

Han Xin is just such a caring person.

His face was bright, and he suggested to Liu Bangangyang, "Next, the king can send someone to ask Cao Shen, Fan Kui, Zhou Bo and others to gather the defeated troops and return to Xingyang directly."

"If you encounter the Chu army on the way, don't have any conflicts with them, and lead the army to flee."

"Through this method, the arrogance of the Chu army will be further increased, making them feel that the Han army is vulnerable."

Liu Bang hummed lightly.

This is the method of "showing the enemy to be weak".

In the Battle of Pengcheng, not only the other coalition forces of the princes, but also the performance of the Han army was also very hip.

Speaking of it, Liu Bang himself didn't believe it.

It is precisely because of the incompetence of the allied forces of the princes in the battle of Pengcheng that in the eyes of the Chu army, the enemy will definitely feel that the enemy is weak and vulnerable.

And Han Xin's suggestion is to magnify the arrogance in Chu Jun's heart and make them paralyzed.

Under such circumstances, it is easier to make a wrong judgment on the situation, and thus give orders rashly.

When all the mistakes are superimposed, it will evolve into serious consequences that are out of control, giving the Han army an opportunity to take advantage of it.

Liu Bang's eyes fell on the location between Jingsuo on the map, showing a thoughtful look, and asked Han Dao, "Who do you think Xiang Yu will send as the chief general to attack our army?"

Han Xin was startled, and after pondering for a moment, he replied, "Xiang Yu has many generals under his command, led by Long Qi, Ji Bu, Zhong Limei, and Ying Bu."

"The four of them are all brave and brave generals, but it is not these four generals who came to attack our army this time."

Liu Bang let out a sigh and said curiously, "I would like to hear the details."

Han Xin clicked on the military map and explained, "I heard from your majesty that Yingbo did not directly participate in the Battle of Pengcheng."

"And he sent some old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers. From this point of view, there must be unresolvable conflicts between Yingbo and Xiang Yu."

He bowed to Liu Bang, and said, "I think the king might as well send someone to spread slander to Yingbo, maybe he can make him rise up against Xiang Yu."

Liu Bang was startled, turned his head to look at Zhang Liang, laughed and said, "Zifang, look, the widow's general, like you, asked the widow to send people to separate Yingbu."

"You two seem to have the same mind."

Xiao He and Han Xin were shocked at the same time.

Chapter 43: The Unexpected Candidate

Han Xin and Xiao He glanced at the gentle and refined Zhang Liang at the same time.

Neither Han Xiao nor Han Xiao thought that Zhang Liang had already mentioned a plan similar to their own to Liu Bang long before their own.

The two of them didn't distrust Liu Bang, they thought that Liu Bang was playing tricks and deliberately raising Zhang Liang's worth, so as to beat them both.

I just feel that the relationship between Zhang Liang and Liu Bang is a bit intriguing.

Zhang Liang is obviously offering advice to Liu Bang, and there are still two strategies that can be seen immediately, and the results can be seen immediately.

But still standing beside Liu Bang like a transparent person, with a look of indifference.

Han Xin and Xiao He actually had a complicated mentality towards Zhang Liang who was outside the Han regime.

The two of them, one is the general of the Han state, and the other is the prime minister of the Han state, they are the highest status figures under the Han king Liu Bang.

But Zhang Liang's identity is completely different.

In a sense, Zhang Liang itself is an ally of Liu Bang, one of the princes, Situ of South Korea, because Liu Bang helped Han Wangcheng to conquer the city before entering Guanzhong, so Han Wang Chengcai lent Zhang Liang to Liu Bang.

Zhang Liang is equivalent to a guest general. He is not a subordinate of Liu Bang, the king of Han. It is only because of the deep friendship between the two that he was sent by Wang Cheng of Han to Liu Bang of Han to act as a liaison representative between the two vassal states.

Because of being a Korean Situ, Zhang Liang didn't even have a clear official position in the Han Dynasty.

By Liu Bang's side, he is responsible for making suggestions for Liu Bang and checking for Liu Bang's omissions, but he is not Liu Bang's subordinate.

Even so, Liu Bang still respects Zhang Liang very much, and still maintains the attitude of a friend when they first met.

As for Han Xin and Xiao He, although they held high positions in the Han Dynasty and were in charge of military affairs and politics separately, with one person under ten thousand, they were only Liu Bang's subordinates.

The difference in status made Han Xin and Xiao He feel complicated towards Zhang Liang.

But right now, after listening to Liu Bang's words, a thought flashed across both of them, not knowing how to express their emotions.

Although Han Xin and Xiao He knew that it was Liu Bang who used Zhang Liang to make side attacks and suppress the two of them, but they had to accept this suppression.

Compared with Zhang Liang, who is calm and calm, the two people's ability to ask themselves is not inferior at all, but their identities are much worse.

Liu Bang laughed out loud, as if he had never said anything in praise of Zhang Liang, and Zhang Liang also looked flat, disapproving.

But Han Xin and Xiao He felt very different.

Han Xin's expression suddenly became solemn, his whole body was sharp, like a sharp knife drawn out of its sheath, full of unstoppable aura.

His eyes fell on the military map in front of him, and he continued the previous topic, "As I said just now, Yingbo is no longer trusted by Xiang Yu, so it is naturally impossible for King Xiang to send Yingbo to lead an army to attack our Han army. .”

"Otherwise, once Yingbu leads his troops to turn against him, King Xiang will not only gain more than he loses, but will even lose face and become the laughing stock of everyone in the world."

Everyone nodded in agreement.