Chapter 2 Julu's Fierce Soldiers Section 4 Balance of Interests
After surveillance of Song Xiang, the generals took a car back to the camp in groups of two. Fan Zeng did not sit in a slut. He walked to Xiang Yu's car: "Aji, I want to have a car with you, can you?"
Xiang Yu was stunned for a moment, and quickly jumped out of the car, bowed slightly, and said respectfully: "I dare to say anything if I want to be in the same car as Yafu." As he said that, he put down the stool for boarding with his own hands, blew the mud on it and placed it carefully at Fan Zeng's feet. Fan Zeng held his hands behind his back, looked at Xiang Yu motionlessly, and finally got on the car slowly and sat on the right hand of the car.
Xiang Yu got into the car in a proper manner, sitting on Fan Zeng's left hand, lowering his eyebrows and looking like a little wife. Fan Zeng was very satisfied, his tense face slowly relaxed, and asked softly: "Aji, you should be very clear about the general's wish to send his son to Qi State."
"Please give me some advice," Xiang Yu replied respectfully.
Fan Zeng turned his head and glanced at Xiang Yu, who was silent with his eyes, and a playful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He was over 70 years old and had never seen anyone. How could Xiang Yu hide his little carelessness from his eyes? He smiled faintly: "Aji, I am a last general, I am very uneasy."
Xiang Yu rolled his eyelids unnaturally and did not respond. He was indeed a bit of a knot about Fan Zeng's position as the last general. Fan Zeng represented him to negotiate with King Huai, and was his father, his think tank. The result was that Fan Zeng did not come, and Fan Zeng himself became the last general who was on par with him. Fan Zeng had a lot of prestige in the army at the time, and now he has become the last general again. Many generals respected him more and compared Xiang Yu vaguely. Even people like Xiangzhuang respected Fan Zeng very much, which made Xiang Yu feel very uncomfortable.
"Asia's father" is highly respected and deserves his reputation as the last general."
"Oh, Fan Zeng sighed a long sigh and looked at Xiang Yu: "Aji, I know you have some opinions about me doing this." Xiang Yu was so embarrassed that he was a little embarrassed. He quickly wanted to explain, but Fan Zeng stopped him with his eyes. "I was entrusted by Wu Xinjun and I am like you, but you don't even believe me at all. Is it a bit too much?"
Xiang Yu looked at Fan Zeng with an unhappy look speechless.
"Under the situation at that time, if I didn't do this, would you think the king wouldn't have arranged for others to do this?" Although Fan Zeng's volume was not high, it was very stern, which made Xiang Yu feel faint. He understood everything about Fan Zeng's words, but he was just uncomfortable and waited for Fan Zeng to come and explain it to him actively, but Fan Zeng had no intention. After waiting for a long time, the knot in his heart had become a knot in his heart. Now that Fan Zeng was pierced by Fan Zeng, it was naturally very embarrassing.
"Father Ya, I, I have never doubted you." Xiang Yu blushed and said stammeringly.
"Really?" Fan Zeng looked at him with some disbelief. Xiang Yu was so guilty of his wise look that he nodded repeatedly.
"Really, Father Ya, how dare I doubt Father Ya."
Fan Zeng laughed secretly, but did not do anything, as if he believed Xiang Yu's words: "I believe you won't doubt me. However, I have something to do. Gongwei sent someone to him, why didn't you tell me?"
Xiang Yu was shocked and his eyes were flustered. When Yu Ziqi arrived in his camp, he took special care of the people around him not to reveal them. Why did Fan Zeng know? Did he actually put in a meticulous manner by my side? With this in mind, the smile on Xiang Yu's face suddenly faded.
Fan Zeng saw his face change, knew that he had guessed it, and then asked, "Is it Yu Ziqi here?"
Xiang Yu was furious and sneered: "Father Ya is really well-informed."
Fan Zeng smiled and looked at the angry Xiang Yu quietly. After a while, he said, "Yu Ji is in a very good mood these days. She smiles when she saluted me, which is quite different from usual. The person she is closest to in the camp is you. I guess it is not because of you. I think about it. The only person who can make her so happy is Yu Ziqi, who is the personal guard general next to Gongwei."
Xiang Yu was stunned and Li Xuan was there. Fan Zeng smiled, raised his hand and patted Xiang Yu on the shoulder, and shook his head regretfully: "Aji, is Yafu so unbearable in your heart?"
"A father Xiang Yu felt guilty, his tall body arched and his head buried in his chest: "I
"Okay, no need to explain more." Fan Zeng figured out Xiang Yu's temper, making him feel sorry for you. The ending was the best. He deliberately asked Xiang Yu to misunderstand him just now, so that he could reverse Xiang Yu's mentality towards him as quickly as possible. It was just right now and he couldn't pass it anymore. He said in harmony: "What do you say about Gongwei?"
Xiang Yu said in a muffled voice: "He has pacified Yingchuan County and killed more than 100,000 troops of Li You and Zhang Ping. He is now preparing to attack Jiaocang and Luoyang line to cut off the Qin army's food route. He asked me what he meant, if I kept listening to Song Yi's orders, he would be ready to enter the pass."
When Xiang Yu said this, he raised his head and looked at Fan Zeng with a three-point smug look. Fan Zeng was a little puzzled and looked back at him in a daze. Xiang Yu smiled: "Father Ya, Awei is not what you think. He wants to help me."
"Want to help you?" Fan Zeng sneered: "Why do you come to help you? If he really wants to help you, why did he clear Li You? Zhang Ping has been almost a month old and there is no sign of arriving in the army?"
Xiang Yu shook his head: "Father Ya, haven't I said it? He came to help me, not Song Yi's mum. He said, if I still listened to Song Yi's orders, he wouldn't come. Gongchuan said, Li Xuan brought all the elites to Julu and defeated Zhi with me. Xiang Yu said, unable to suppress the excitement in his heart, and looked up at Song Yi's back in the distance: "Hmph, as long as Awei comes here, where will I be afraid of him?"
Fan Zeng was shocked and stroked his beard for a long time without saying anything. In his opinion, the news was indeed a bit shocking. The Gongwei defeated Li You and Zhang Ping unexpectedly, and cleared the Qin army of Nanyang and Ying. Logically speaking, the last main force of the Qin army was in Julu. If he wanted to enter the pass, it was the best time now. Why did he come to Julu?
Is it really to help Xiang Yu?
Fan Zengluo thought about it and understood the key points. He sneered twice: "Aji, he is afraid that we will not be able to escape the siege of Julu. It is easy to enter and difficult to get out of seclusion, right?"
Xiang Yu looked at Fan Zeng unhappily: "Father Ya, how can you think of Awei so much? If he really wants to enter the pass, the Qin army is all in Hebei now and cannot stop him at all. Once he enters the pass, even if we cannot escape the siege of Julu, he will be in charge of the pass. Can Zhang Han and Wang Li break through Hangu Pass?"
"That's true. There were so many Fan Zeng under his command that he suddenly realized that he had a little silence. He quickly swallowed the words to his mouth and glanced at Xiang Yu uneasy. Xiang Yu was speaking excitedly, but he didn't notice the strange expression of Fan Zeng. He waved his arm and said, "I have sent Huan Chu to Yingchuan. If he set off after receiving the news, he should have arrived in Daliang now."
Fan Zeng suddenly understood, no wonder Xiang Yu hadn't been entangled with Song Yi these days. It turned out that he and Gongwei had already discussed it, and just waited for Gongwei to arrive. He would kill Song Yi and seize military power. This was not a bad thing. If Xiang Yu and Gongwei joined forces, they could control the vast majority of the troops, and even if King Huai knew about it, it would be useless.
However, Xiang Yu didn't tell him any news about such a big thing. If he hadn't asked about it today, Xiang Yu might have done this without hiding it. This would have been an unbearable blow to Fan Zeng.
Fan Zeng's face suddenly became cold, and his heart slowly sank. He looked at the excited Xiang Yu and couldn't help but think of the agreement between Xiang Yu and him, and his uneasiness became even stronger. What was the idea of this Gongwei? He gave up the great opportunity to enter the pass and become king. He took such a great risk to join forces with Xiang Yu to deal with Song Yi. What exactly did he want to get? He was very uneasy, but he couldn't think of any reason to stop Xiang Yu. With Xiang Yu's current situation, Gongwei was willing to join forces with him, which was a good thing he had dreamed of, and he couldn't see any attempt at Gongwei doing this.
Could it be that Gongwei really valued his brotherhood with Xiang Yu, and would rather give up the opportunity to become a concubine, and would rather let his family fall into danger? No, it is definitely not the reason. He must be afraid that the Chu army will not be able to lift the siege of Julu, and the Qin army will shut down the door and beat the dog and lock him in Guanzhong. However, if he was just worried about this, he would not have entered the pass, and occupy Nanyang comfortably and sit in the mountains to watch the tiger fight. Wouldn't that be better?
This fact is too strange. Fan Zeng was very entangled. He could not guess the intention of Gongwei, so he could not remind Xiang Yu to beware of Gongwei. He knew that Gongwei might have bad intentions, but he just couldn't find a flaw. This sense of powerlessness made him even more alert.
"I'm just waiting for news from Awei now." Xiang Yu said excitedly. Fan Zeng was immersed in fear and did not respond to his words for a moment. Xiang Yu turned around and looked at him unexpectedly. Seeing that his face was very bad, he thought he had said something wrong again, so he quickly added: "I'm going to ask what Yafu meant, but Yafu happened to be here."
"Hehe" Fan Zeng smiled twice without comment: "If he really comes, it would be a good thing to arrive."
After meeting Huan Chu, a man from Gongwei sat in the study for a long time and repeatedly measured the gains and losses of Julu to the north. This decision was very critical and would determine his next development direction. To some extent, it might also determine his life and death. After all, there were 500,000 Qin troops in Julu, while the Chu troops were less than 100,000, and even if his troops were added, it would be only 120,000 to 130,000. The hardship of this battle was predictable. But what made him even more unscrupulous was that although he knew that Xiang Yu defeated more with less at that time.
, He went all out and won this battle, but how many people did Xiang Yu have at that time, more than now, or fewer than now? He didn't know at all. If he thought Xiang Yu could win, but history had changed, and Xiang Yu lost, wouldn't he have to follow him? But if he didn't go to Julu, what if Yi Yu won again? Then wouldn't he have to show off against Xiang Yu, who had just reached the peak of his life? Wouldn't he have done all his skills before?
Gongwei was hesitant and thought about it, but still couldn't make up his mind.
The study door sounded twice lightly. Gongwei raised his head and watched Lu Jia walk in with a tray. He put a bronze cup on the table. He then picked up the spoon and scooped a glass of wine for him. Then he sniffed his lips and chuckled: "Husband, drink a few sips of wine and relax."
Gongwei smiled faintly. His head hurts so much that he really wants to drink some wine to relax. He picked up the wine glass and took a sip, looked at Lu Yi with a smile, pondered for a moment, and suddenly asked, "Shaoxian, do you think I'm better to go north or to go west?"
Lu Yi glanced at him and smiled proudly. Seeing Gongwei alone in the room for so long, she knew that he must have encountered a major decision, so that even a confidant like Huanfu and Shijiqi could not easily reveal it. She raised her fingers and pressed Yinghong's lips, tilted her head and thought for a while: "Honey, do you have confidence in Er Er, Er Si?"
Gongwei smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I just don't know for sure, so I can't make a decision."
Lu Po smiled faintly: "The situation of this battle is so great. But my husband said he was not sure. It seems that he is still a little sure of defeating the Qin army. Otherwise, no matter who sees it, my Chu army will definitely lose in this battle. Husband, since you still have confidence in defeating the Qin army, why should you hesitate?"
Gongwei blew his mouth and said, "I have no confidence in defeating the Qin army."
Lu Yi chuckled: "Husband, you didn't have confidence when facing Li You and Zhang Ping's army, but have you won now?"
"That's different." Gongwei shook his head and disagreed with Lu Yi's statement. "If Li You were not in a hurry to make achievements and not separated from Zhang Ping, I would not have the chance to defeat them one by one. If more than 100,000 troops attacked Lushan, even if I defended Nanyang, I would probably be dying. He paused and continued: "What's more, we still have a favorable condition. Although Li You can fight, he has experienced too few actual combat and insufficient response. Zhang Han and Wang Li are not like that. They have been through the battlefield for a long time and are used to fighting, and they are mainly the Great Wall Legion. The combat power is not comparable to that of Li You and Zhang Ping. If we use this to push the other, we will suffer a great loss."
"Husband, being cautious is a good thing, but being too cautious is not a good thing." Lu Yi disagreed: "What's wrong with the Great Wall Legion? What's wrong with Wang Li? He was defeated by his elder brother? His husband's ability to use troops is far more capable than his elder brother, so why should he be so afraid of Wang Li?"
She took the empty cup from Gongwei's hand, poured him a glass of wine, then rubbed his wrists, and then said, "The current situation is not allowed to be considered by your husband. If you still cannot defeat the Qin army with your husband, what can you do? Entering the pass? Obviously not a good choice, wait? Will the Qin army let his husband go after defeating the General? What if the General defeats the Qin army? Since it is not a solution to go or not, why not drive the army north and fight to the death, hoping that if?"
"Go?" Gong Wei was still hesitant.
"Go! The so-called two evils are the least of the right to take advantage of the two evils. Lu Yi nodded vigorously and emphasized again: "Do your best and leave your destiny, that's all. A rich concubine seeks in danger. How can there be wealth and honor without risk?
"The two evils are the right to take advantage of the power of the two evils, Gongwei murmured to himself, shook his head and smiled bitterly, "You are right, instead of waiting for death, this is indeed the best way to pay attention to him." Various factors of interests have actually been determined in his mind, but this decision is too critical, so he cannot make a decision immediately. It is one thing to be resourceful, and it is another thing to be good at making decisions. It is related to personal interests. No one will hesitate. The so-called good doctors do not treat themselves, which is the reason. Now that Lu Yi encouraged him from the side, he also made up his mind. When Lu Yi saw him, he stopped talking and got up and walked out. Gongwei sat alone in the room for a long time. He thought about the subsequent thoughts. Once he made a decision, the subsequent thoughts would be smooth. In just one hour, Gongwei shouted loudly: "Ziqian, I will order the generals to discuss matters.
Tian Lun, who was standing outside the door, heard it, walked out quickly and arranged for people to summon the generals. It was not long, and the generals entered one after another and sat in their own seats. After Liu Ji, Zhang Liang, Huan Fu, Zhou Shu and others entered the seat, Gongwei turned out from the back hall and went straight into his own chairman. He glanced at the generals with different expressions, waved his hand to signal Chen Hui to tell the news of the Chu army north, and then said: "The general lacks military strength, he is suspicious and cannot stay in Anyang. Julu is in a hurry, three police officers a day, this is a critical autumn. I invite you to come. I just want to hear your opinions and see how to act safely.
When the generals heard this, they looked at each other and refused to speak. The Qin army was powerful, and Julu was dead at the moment. If they went there, they would be in danger and no one dared to speak first. When the Gongwei saw it, he laughed secretly, turned his head and said to Liu Ji, "Wu'an Hou, what do you think?"
Liu Ji was frightened and suddenly heard the advice from Gongwei asked him. He was a little panicked. He stood up and looked at the others, then said ambiguously: "The king had already made arrangements. The general was the main force. He was responsible for going north to rescue Zhao, and I and the king and the prince were the army, and were responsible for attracting the attention of the Qin army and not allowing them to work together in Hebei. According to this, it seems that our army should not go north to avoid disrupting the king's arrangements."
As soon as Liu Ji said this, everyone nodded and agreed, only Huan Fu and Zhang Liang, and Uncle Zhou remained silent.
Seeing that everyone agreed with his opinion, Liu Ji felt a little uneasy and looked at Gongwei with a little smugness. Gongwei smiled and waved his hand to signal: "What Hou Wu'an said makes sense. Please take your seat for the time being and listen to the opinions of others. General Zhang, what do you think?
Zhang Liang heard the sound. He raised his head and looked at Gongwei, bowed and said, "Before I came, my king had ordered that everything be followed by the arrangements of the Lord and the Marquis. If the Lord and the Marquis intend to travel west to enter the pass, our Korean army will naturally follow us. If the Lord and the Marquis want to go north to Julu, our Korean army will also let the Lord and the Marquis drive him, and will not leave the Lord and the Marquis.
Gongwei smiled. He heard the hesitation from Zhang Liang's words. It seemed that he had no confidence in winning the Julu Battle. The reason why he said so passionately was because the officers in the Korean army were all his subordinates. He had to keep pace with him. He glanced at Zhang Liang, and did not ask again. His eyes paused on Huanfu's face, and then looked at Uncle Zhou beside him.
"General Zhou. What do you think?"
Chapter completed!