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Chapter 28 Wei Liao's Concerns

"This is impossible!" Liu Bang quickly came to his senses and stood up suddenly and said, "It is absolutely impossible!"

Ying Bu also stood up and said in a disgusting voice: "Xiahou Ying, are you mistaken? Li Zuoche and Jin Xi have 50,000 troops, and they are all elite troops who have experienced many battles, but the Chu army is only a few thousand remaining soldiers! You actually said that the remaining troops of the Chu army destroyed Li Zuoche's 50,000 troops? This, this, how is this possible!?"

"Yes, how is this possible?" Liu Bang also agreed without saying a word.

Peng Yue, Zhang Er, Han Xin and other princes nodded repeatedly, refusing to believe it.

"Oh." Xiahou Ying sighed, and said the whole story of Li Zuoche and Jin Xu's defeat.

Liu Bang was silent when he heard this. After a while, he said in an inexplicable tone: "Water flooded? Did the Chu army actually dig Huai River?"

The princes from all walks of life were also shocked. They were not unfamiliar with the strategy of flooding, but they had never heard of the example of flooding hundreds of miles into Zeguo! Xiang Zhuang was so cruel! Hundreds of thousands of people from Chu in the entire Jiujiang County, and he said that he was flooded? This cruel butcher!

After a while, Zhang Liangcai said: "Firstly, he used fire to defeat Fan Kuai, and now he used water to defeat Li Zuoche. When did this Xiangzhuang become so cunning?"

"He has also become more brave than before!" Chen Ping said in a deep voice.

"This Xiangzhuang has really become a climate." Han Xin said that and wanted to get up to fight.

Suddenly, when he heard a loud "ping" sound, Liang Wang Peng Yue had already slapped the table and shouted sternly: "King of Han, Xiao Wang is willing to raise 100,000 elite soldiers from his headquarters, and immediately run to Shouchun and swear to kill the child of Xiangzhuang!"

Seeing Peng Yue seeking the fight first, Han Xin frowned and sat back.

Liu Bang pondered silently, but from the corner of his eyes swept towards Zhang Liang and Chen Ping in the lower right corner.

Chen Ping just shook his head. Zhang Liang made another gesture to Liu Bang while shaking his head. Liu Bang understood it and immediately pulled out his sword and slashed it on the wine case in front of him. There was only a clear sound, and the wine case had been cut off a corner. Liu Bang held the sword and shouted loudly: "I will raise the army to attack, and you can go to the battle with me!"

"No!" Han Xin, Peng Yue, Ying Bu and other princes stood up one after another and agreed.

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When Liu Bang rectified the army and prepared to fight in person, Xiang Zhuang had already led the Chu army into the mountains.

Looking back, Shouchun has become a country of zodiac hundreds of miles. From then on, the place name Shouchun will never be on China's map. It is likely that Shouyezawa or Shouhu will be replaced by Shouyezawa.

Calculate the time, now Liu Bang should have known the news that Li Zuoche's defeat was.

Next, it’s Han Xin’s turn to take action, right? Or Liu Bang leads the army to the expedition himself?

Thinking of this, Xiang Zhuang couldn't help feeling heavy. Compared with Han Xin or Liu Bang, Li Zuoche is just a small fish and shrimp, and Fan Kuai is even more unimpressive. What is particularly hopeless is that when Han Xin or Liu Bang arrives, there must be hundreds of thousands of huge army that comes with it, which is definitely not something that the Chu army can compete head-on!

But then again, isn’t this exactly what Xiang Zhuang hopes for?

As early as when Dongcheng was reorganizing the army, Xiangzhuang had already thought about the future strategy of the Chu army.

Step 1: Sneak attack and take down Shouchun, and obtain urgently needed supplies such as food and weapons!

Step 2: Relying on Shouchun and nearby mountainous areas, we will fight a few beautiful battles, to boost the morale of the Chu army and rebuild the fighting spirit, and to fight the Han army and lead out the army of Han Xin or Liu Bang!

Step 3: Relying on the vast Dabie Mountains, fight a mobile war with Han Xin and Liu Bang's army. When Han Xin and Liu Bang's army were exhausted and burdened, they were eaten up, and they were forced to withdraw their troops and then return to Jiangdong!

Now that the first two strategies have been completed, the last and most critical move is left!

However, Xiang Zhuang always felt that there were problems with the three-step strategy he formulated, but he couldn't find out where the specific problem existed at once. He just felt a vague feeling. Although Xiang Zhuang was a soul traveled through time in later generations, he had two thousand years of experience than the ancients. More knowledge does not mean that his strategic vision is clever.

Strategic vision is almost innate and cannot be replaced by knowledge.

Seeing that it was almost evening, Xiang Zhuang ordered camping, and then called Wu She and Wei Liao to the front.

Xiang Zhuang deliberately explained his three-step strategy in front of the two, and then asked Wu She: "Sir, if our army can survive the encirclement of Liu Bang and Han Xin's hundreds of thousands of troops, and force them to retreat, and then return to Jiangdong, will Da Chu have hope of revival?"

"This..." Wu She said naively, "Of course there is hope."

Wu She said with hope, but her tone was not sure. Obviously, he did not think that the Chu army could survive the encirclement of hundreds of thousands of troops of Liu Bang and Han Xin.

However, the person Xiang Zhuang really asked was not Wu She, but Wei Liao.

When asked about Wu She, Xiang Zhuang was always paying attention to Wei Liao's expression from the corner of his eyes. When Wu She finished speaking, Xiang Zhuang clearly noticed that the corner of Wei Liao's mouth was gently touching, and it was a sneer of disdain. Obviously, Wei Liao was not optimistic about Xiang Zhuang, nor was he optimistic about the more than 5,000 remaining troops of the Chu army.

Xiang Zhuang immediately asked, "What do you think Mr. Wei Liao?"

Wei Liao had no expression on his face, as if he had not heard Xiang Zhuang's question at all.

Xiang Zhuang couldn't help but scratch his head. There was no doubt that Wei Liao was definitely Sun Wu, a military squadron at Wu Qi level. He was not only a master of tactics, but also a master of strategy. Wei Liao must know the shortcomings in the three-step strategy. Unfortunately, Wei Liao was unwilling to serve him at all, nor was he willing to give advice for Chu.

No, you have to think of a way, and you have to let Wei Liao give advice for the Great Chu!

As the saying goes, as long as you are a human being, you have weaknesses. Although Wei Liao is a military strategist, he also has weaknesses. As long as he finds his weaknesses, he will definitely be able to convince him. But the question is, what is Wei Liao's weakness?

Female sex? Wei Liao is over 60 years old, and will he be tempted by beauty?

Fine fame? Wei Liao was in Qin's title and assisted in winning the political and military to swallow the six countries. How great is this?

Lilu? Wei Liao was once the Grand Marshal of the Great Qin Dynasty. At that time, his family's wealth was not only huge, but he also cared about Lilu?

Obviously, none of the above are Wei Liao's weaknesses, so what is Wei Liao's weakness?

Suddenly, Xiang Zhuang's eyes stopped on Jing Qian, who was carrying a bulging sack, which contained the "32 Chapters of Wei Liaozi" written by Wei Liao.

Xiang Zhuang's heart suddenly moved, yes, Wei Liao's weakness is "Yu Liaozi 32"!

Xiang Zhuang ordered Jing Qian to untie the sack, and then took out a volume of military books from it, and then said to Wei Liao: "Mr. Wei Liao, it has been a long time since you invited you to the army. I think you have already considered it clearly. Now, this general wants to ask you solemnly, if you want to serve the State of Chu?"

Wei Liao stroked his long beard and said lightly: "I don't want to."

"Okay." Xiang Zhuang nodded and said calmly, "Then don't blame me for being cruel!"

"Is the General going to threaten to death?" Wei Liao said sneeringly, "I am nearly 70 years old and I am abandoning the world for a while. How can I care about this, haha."

Seeing that Xiang Zhuang and Wei Liao were getting more and more irritated, Wu She couldn't help but be anxious and quickly persuaded Xiang Zhuang, "General, you must not be rude to Mr. Wei Liao." After that, Wu She advised Wei Liao again, "Mr. Wei Liao, the general said in a hurry, and it was not intended to offend him. I hope he will not be surprised..."

Xiang Zhuang pushed Wu She away and said coldly: "There are no idle people in the army!"

After saying that, Xiang Zhuang threw the military books in his hand to Jing Qian and shouted, "Jing Qian, tie this old guy under the big tree over there, let him die for himself, and burn these dozens of military books. Anyway, it is useless to keep them."

Wei Liao sneered at first, but when he heard Xiang Zhuang was going to burn military books, his face suddenly changed.

Jing Qian naturally didn't care so much. He immediately led his men to tie Wei Liao to the big tree, and then poured dozens of military books in the sack to the ground. He immediately used flints to ignite the pine and open torches and raised the fire to burn the military books. Wei Liao was immediately anxious when he saw it. He was not afraid of death, but he was afraid that "Yu Liaozi 32" would be lost, which was his lifelong effort!

"Stop it, stop!" Wei Liao was so anxious that he stamped his feet, "Stop it quickly, don't burn it!"

Xiang Zhuang raised his hand slightly, and the torch in Jing Qian's hand suddenly stopped. At this time, the fire head was only a slight difference from the military book.

Wei Liao then breathed a long sigh of relief, and then said to Xiang Zhuang in a slightly begging tone: "General, you can kill me, but you can't ruin my hard work. This "Yu Liaozi 32" was written by me in my later years. Not only did it make many modifications to the previous work, but this 32nd chapter has never been passed down from generation to generation. You can't burn it!"

"Hahaha." Xiang Zhuang laughed, "Sir, have you finally admitted that you are Wei Liao?"

Wei Liao was silent. He didn't want to admit it now. It was important to save his life's hard work. Wei Liao didn't think that Xiang Zhuang was scaring him. This guy was definitely a cruel and ruthless lord. Shouchun was full of powerful men in the city, and he would slaughter it. More than 200,000 people of Chu in Jiujiang County were flooded. If he said he would slaughter it, he would slaughter it. What is there in this world that he dare not do?

However, Xiang Zhuang changed his face again and said coldly: "It's okay not to burn military books, you have to agree to this general with one condition."

"You!" Wei Liao frowned immediately and said unhappily, "General, aren't you forced to do anything?"

"Then tell me, why are you unwilling to serve the State of Chu?" Xiang Zhuang said coldly, "It is because I, Da Chu, destroyed Da Qin? So you hold a grudge against Da Chu?"

Wei Liao was silent. Although this was not the main reason, it was also one of the reasons.

Xiang Zhuang said again: "Are you still worried that the feud between Da Chu and Da Qin has not been resolved, and the long-cherished hatred has not been eliminated. Once Da Chu is revived, the pre-Qin remnants will suffer tragic destruction?"

Wei Liao's heart suddenly became terrified, but Xiang Zhuang's words hit the nail on the head.

In Wei Liao's opinion, the hatred between the Great Qin and the Great Chu was indeed unresolved. First, the Great Qin destroyed the Chu State, and then the Xiang family of the Chu State remnants destroyed the Great Qin. Now, the pre-Qin remnants helped the King of Han severely injured Xiang Chu. In the future, once Xiang Chu is revived, how could he be willing to let the pre-Qin remnants be easily let go? As a member of the pre-Qin remnants, how could Wei Liao be willing to help the evildoer?

Seeing that Wei Liao had a different expression, Xiang Zhuang knew that he had made the decision. It turned out that this was the case!

However, it is not easy to dispel Wei Liao's concerns.
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