Ragnarok is born

Seeing this, Han Xin slowly moved his finger to the east, landed on the position of Qi State, and said decisively, "King Xiang left the battlefield of Qi State and led his cavalry back to Pengcheng alone. Then the troops he left in Qi State must have one The most trusted subordinates are responsible."

"This person must be Long Qi."

Long Qi was originally a subordinate of the Xiang family, and had won the trust of Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu's uncle and nephew. He had served as the commander of the Chu army when they first rebelled against Qin.

Later, he followed Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu's uncle and nephew to conquer the east and west, and made many military exploits. He was hailed as the most heroic general of the Western Chu Army.

From the point of view of background and ability, if Xiang Yu wants to choose a general from his command, when he leads elite soldiers back to Pengcheng to attack the coalition of princes, the general who will continue to lead Qi's military affairs can only be Long Qi.

Although Ji Bu and Zhong Limei were rare generals in the Western Chu Army, when it came to Xiang Yu's trust, they were far behind Long Qie by more than one block.

Both Ji Bu and Zhong Limei defected to the Chu army halfway, so how could they compare to the family general Long Qi who grew up with Xiang Yu?

Han Xin rubbed his nose and said with a wry smile, "Zhong Limei and I are very close friends. When he was under King Xiang, he recommended me to King Xiang many times."

Then he shrugged his shoulders and said in a flat tone, "It's a pity that King Xiang is so arrogant that he doesn't like me, a humble little man."

Liu Bang laughed dumbfounded, shook his head and said, "If you hadn't been disappointed in the Chu army, general, how could you have come to the widow's side."

"How about changing your body and becoming the general of our Han army?"

"Presumably, if Xiang Yu knew about this, he would definitely turn pale with shock and couldn't believe his ears."

Han Xin let out a low hey.

I thought that with Xiang Yu's character, after knowing that he was worshiped as a general by Liu Bang, maybe even Liu Bang would look down on him.

Xiang Yu was born in the great nobleman of the Chu Kingdom, so how could he like them, the heads of Guizhou without any foundation?

However, Liu Bang was right in saying that it was precisely because Xiang Yu maintained his identity that he defected to Liu Bang's command.

There are so many princes in the world, apart from Xiang Yu who is brave and invincible, and his fighting skills are like a god, only the Han army with a lot of talents and concerted efforts can have so much hope that he can see the possibility of defeating Xiang Yu.

Even under Liu Bang, King of Han, other generals and courtiers were mediocre, but only Zhang Liang and Xiao He were extraordinary talents.

And Han Xin has enough confidence that with his military adviser ability, even some mediocre talents can continue to win under his command.

With this in mind, he bowed his hands to Liu Bang and said, "Your Majesty trusts the junior general so much, the latter should do his best to defeat Xiang Yu for the king."

An imperceptible look of embarrassment flashed across Liu Bang's face.

Speaking of it, he may not trust Han Xin more than Xiang Yu.

The reason why Liu Bang worshiped Han Xin as a general was because of Han Xin's outstanding talent, which was far better than his group of fellow villagers in Pei County.

At the same time, there were recommendations from Xiao He and Xia Houying, and they couldn't erase their face, so they had no choice but to follow suit and agree to their request.

But after Han Xin helped him stand out from Hanzhong, returned to Guanzhong, and defeated Zhang Han, he left Han Xin behind, led the army by himself, and personally attacked the Chu army.

At this moment, hearing Han Xin's seriousness and saying that he trusted him, even Liu Bang, who has always boasted of his thick skin, couldn't help but secretly blush.

Seeing Liu Bang's embarrassment, Xiao He hurriedly interjected and asked, "From the general's point of view, it is impossible for King Xiang to send Ying Bu, Long Qie, and Zhong Limei to attack our army, so only Ji Bu... "

Han Xin lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then finally shook his head and said, "In my opinion, the possibility of Ji Bu leading the army is also very small."

"King Xiang needs to stabilize the situation in Pengcheng. The battle between the Chu army and us will be a probing fight."

"Given Ji Bu's position in the Chu army, if the battle fails, it will deal a heavy blow to the Chu army, and King Xiang has to guard against it."

Liu Bang and Xiao He were moved in their hearts, and then looked at Zhang Liang at the same time.

Zhang Liang smiled lightly, and said, "I totally agree with the general's judgment. The commander of the Chu army may be a high-ranking, not very capable general, but he was born in the Chu country and is a veteran general in the army."

"For example, what about Cao Jiu?"

Liu Bang laughed out loud, almost burst into tears, and asked intermittently, "Could it be possible that Zifang can still interfere with Xiang Yu's employment?"

Zhang Liang was as calm as water.

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Now that the highest level of the Han army had set a policy, Xingyang City was fully activated, and preparations for the station began in an orderly manner.

While the Han army sent people to gather the defeated soldiers in the Battle of Pengcheng, they continued to train the newly recruited soldiers in Guanzhong.

It was nothing more than the rout of the front line. The newly recruited soldiers in Guanzhong, when they heard that Xiang Yu's Chu army was attacking, burst out with unprecedented fighting spirit.

This is because Xiang Yu and Liu Bang adopted different policies towards the Qin people in Guanzhong, which led to the consequences.

After Liu Bang entered the customs, he was obsessed with the luxurious enjoyment in the Qin Palace at the beginning. Because Fan Kuai, Zhang Liang and others reminded him, he realized it.

In order to win the hearts and minds of the Qin people in Guanzhong, the three elders were convened to make a three-chapter agreement, "The murderer dies, and the wounding and theft are punishable."

He replaced the complicated and harsh Qin Law with simple provisions, which immediately calmed down the uneasy emotions of the people in Guanzhong.

So the people in Guanzhong were very happy, and said that if Pei Gong could stay in Guanzhong, we would definitely raise our hands to welcome him.

Then Xiang Yu came.

He killed Prince Ying of Qin who had surrendered, killed the prisoners of the Qin army with a pit, and set fire to Afang Palace.

Moved Liu Bang to Hanzhong.

Because of Xiang Yu's brutal behavior, the hatred between the Qin people and the Chu people further deepened, and even Zhang Han, Sima Xin and Dong Yi, who had taken refuge in Xiang Yu, were spurned by the Qin people.

Liu Bang adopted Han Xin's strategy of "building plank roads in the open and hiding in Chencang" and returned to Guanzhong, where he was welcomed by the people of Qin with tears.

Hearing that Xiang Yu was going to send people to attack Guanzhong again, these new Qin soldiers who joined the army were all filled with righteous indignation and felt indignant.

Seeing how the recruits were training in full swing, Liu Bang sighed to Han Xin, Xiao He, and Zhang Liang, "The hearts of the people are available."

Zhang Liang and Xiao He looked at each other.

At this point, Liu Bang, who is good at adopting the suggestions of his subordinates, is undoubtedly countless times better than Xiang Yu, who is self-willed.

Xiang Yu is not only self-reliant on his identity, but he himself is an invincible master of military art who is invincible and invincible.

When others work under his command, they can only quietly follow Xiang Yu's arrangements. Even if they make suggestions, they have little chance of being adopted by Xiang Yu.

Because in Xiang Yu's heart, the abilities of everyone can't be compared with his own.

So even people like Han Xin left the Western Chu Kingdom, ran to Liu Bang's Han Kingdom, and became Liu Bang's subordinates.

And the next situation like this, I'm afraid it will happen more.

Many people who have certain talents but have been unable to achieve success in the Western Chu Kingdom may flock here after knowing Han Xin's deeds.

The hearts of the Qin people in Guanzhong, and the hearts of capable people in the world, all gathered on Liu Bang, no matter how brave Xiang Yu was.

How could he be Liu Bang's opponent?

Therefore, Xiao He recommended Han Xin's move, which is enough to see that his method is indeed a scheming guy.

This is the story of Guo Kui in Yan State who "buy bones with thousands of gold".

Chapter 44: The Weakness of Han Xin

During the reign of King Yan Zhao, in order to revive the country of Yan, which had just experienced civil strife and was then overrun by Qi, he visited Guo Wei and asked Guo Wei for advice.

Guo Wei thought for a while, but did not directly answer King Yan Zhao's question, but first told a story to King Yan Zhao.

"In ancient times, there was a prince who wanted to get a thousand-mile horse, and was even willing to bid a high price of 1000 taels of gold."

"But three years have passed, and the prince still hasn't bought a thousand-mile horse."

"At this time, a courtier of a prince said that he was willing to take 1000 taels of gold to search for the traces of Chollima all over the world for the king."

"As a result, after a period of time, this subject returned to the princes, and at the same time brought back the bones of the Chollima bought with 500 taels of gold."

"The princes were furious, but the ministers calmly explained that the reason why you couldn't buy a thousand-mile horse, my lord, was because everyone didn't believe that you would really bid 1000 taels of gold to buy a thousand-mile horse."

"Now I spent 500 taels of gold to buy the bones of Chollima. When people hear the news, they will naturally know your sincerity. So it won't take long for someone to bring Chollima to your door and deliver it to the king."

"Sure enough, in less than a year, the merchants sent several thousand-mile horses to this prince."

After Guo Kui finished telling the story of the Chollima, he asked King Yanzhao to use himself as an introduction to "build a platform and learn from him". Sure enough, Le Yi, Zou Yan, Ju Xin and many other talented people came to join Yan.

The strength of Yan State was greatly strengthened from this, and Le Yi was appointed as the general, and Qin, Chu, Jin and other countries jointly planned to attack Qi State, and occupied more than [-] cities of Qi State, which was the most prosperous period of Yan State.

And Xiao He asked Liu Bang to worship Han Xin as a general, and Guo Wei asked King Yan Zhao to worship himself as a teacher, which is almost the same.

The time is still short, but if the news spreads, Western Chu and other unsuccessful talents from other vassal states will probably rush to attach themselves to Han.

Under the ebb and flow, the strength of the Han State continued to increase, while the other vassal states continued to weaken. The final result can be said to be clear at a glance.

Xiao He's scheme is indeed very powerful.

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Following the news from Xingyang to the Quartet, Cao Can, Guan Ying, Lu Ze and others came to Xingyang one after another with the defeated soldiers.

During this time, Zhang Liang also kept observing Han Xin's military training methods. He only felt that Han Xin's military training methods were endless, not just sticking to the records in the military books, and there were many innovative methods, which made Zhang Liang very impressed.

He secretly warned Liu Bang, "Your Majesty needs to strengthen his control over Han Xin. This man's military skills are not inferior to King Xiang's."

After Liu Bang heard the words, he was both happy and worried.

Zhang Liang is so optimistic about Han Xin, which shows that Han Xin's ability is indeed superior to others, and even Zhang Liang is extremely optimistic about it.

Sure enough, Xiao He recruited a great talent for him.

However, Han Xin is ambitious, and at the same time he is not his fellow from Pei County, so it is difficult to control.

When Liu Bang expressed his worries to Zhang Liang, Zhang Liang said disapprovingly, "I have reconsidered these days."

"First of all, Han Xin is a great general whom you have worshiped personally. In a righteous sense, he is just a general of the Han Kingdom."

"Besides, Han Xin left King Xiang's subordinates and came to seek refuge with the King alone. He has no accomplices to rely on. This gave the King a chance."

Liu Bang showed a thoughtful look, and asked back, "From Zifang's point of view, if I send Cao Shen and the others to Han Xin, Han Xin will not be able to refuse?"

Zhang Liang nodded resolutely, and agreed, "This is the shortcoming of superficial foundation. The king has Xiao He, Cao Can and other villagers to help him, and he is able to support the big Han country."

"Han Xin is alone, no matter how powerful he is, it is impossible for him to do everyone's work well."

Liu Bang looked a little complicated.

These days, not only he, Zhang Liang, and Xiao He, but also the other generals of the Han army who rushed to Xingyang City were also very convinced.

No matter who it is, seeing Han Xin train a group of soldiers who look like loose sand in just a few days, they feel a little inconceivable.

But for Liu Bang, the stronger Han Xin's ability, the more cautious he must be. On the one hand, he must rely on Han Xin's talent to fight against Xiang Yu;

Seeing Liu Bang's blank expression, Zhang Liang explained, "Your Majesty, there is nothing to worry about. There is nothing inappropriate about what you did."

"In this way, Han Xin can only control the army through Cao Shen and others, and naturally he has no time to train his own confidantes."

"It's a good thing for him and the king."

Liu Bang let out a long breath when he heard that Zhang Liang had no objection to his opinion.

Cao Can and others are Liu Bang's Peixian Township Party, and together with Liu Bang, they rebelled against Qin. Their loyalty to Liu Bang is naturally not comparable to that of Han Xin.

In private these days, Liu Bang thought hard about Zhang Liang's proposal.

Zhang Liang said that Han Xin should be alone and lead his troops to deal with the rebellious princes, which really moved Liu Bang's heart.

And let Cao Shen and others join Han Xin's independent army because Liu Bang felt that if he led his troops to confront Xiang Yu head-on, he would definitely focus on defense, so it would be a bit wasteful for Cao Shen and others to stay with him.

If it's just defense, then naturally you can rely on the strength of the city, and it doesn't matter whether Cao Shen and others are by your side.

Anyway, Zhang Liang also said that Xiang Yu's siege ability is nothing compared to his unparalleled field combat.

It would be better to send Cao Shen and others to Han Xin, not only to infiltrate Han Xin's troops, but also to allow Cao Shen and others to get enough training under Han Xin's command.

Isn't it a good thing to kill two birds with one stone?

This is his instinct as a superior.

Seeing the complacent look on Liu Bang's eyebrows, Zhang Liang secretly sighed, and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, you must keep in mind that the soldiers led by Han Xin will have to be replaced within half a year at most."

Liu Bang's expression froze.

This is the second time Zhang Liang reminded him that Han Xin cannot be allowed to be in charge of the same group of soldiers for a long time, and that they need to be rotated regularly.

He turned his head and glanced at Zhang Liang, hesitantly said, "Is it unfair to Han Xin to change soldiers so frequently?"

Zhang Liang couldn't help but sneer.

He knew what Liu Bang meant.

As the saying goes, "Raise soldiers for a thousand days and use them for a while", it takes a long time to train a qualified soldier.

If Han Xin is given enough time, with Han Xin's ability, of course he can train an invincible and invincible elite army.

But as Zhang Liang said, within half a year, the soldiers commanded by Han Xin were rotated around.