Chapter 40 Chapter 40 If this injury occurred after a great victory...
If this injury had been obtained after a great victory, Lu Bu would not have cared about it, as he would have gotten away with it long ago.
He clearly had the great advantage of striking first, but in the blink of an eye he was subdued by the opponent's unreasonable brute force. In the end, both sides suffered losses without taking any advantage at all.
Thinking about his name, Lu Fengxian, who didn't know him in his previous life?
The number of people who dared him to fight alone can be counted on one hand!
Those who can fight evenly with him can be said to be very rare.
There is no one who can make him feel inferior!
As a result, once he arrived hundreds of years ago, he was frustrated everywhere. The martial arts he was most proud of had to be defeated by a reckless man with no brains and his natural power...
It is understandable that Lu Bu felt depressed at this moment.
Clearly aware of Prince Han's burning gaze on the back of his head, Lu Bu didn't even bother to move.
Until he heard a subtle sound of clothes rubbing against his ears, his body felt faint, and the sound of Xiang Yu's breathing in and out was close to his ears.
Lu Bu didn't need to open his eyes, and it was not difficult to tell that this idiot with weird thoughts had sat next to him for some reason.
Xiang Yu accidentally sat down next to his beloved general who was wilting for some reason. There were still thousands of emotions lingering in his heart, but he didn't know where to start.
He pondered to himself and did not speak for a long time. Lu Bu, who was in a bad mood, could hold it back better than him. He just continued to lie down lifelessly, motionless, like a clay sculpture.
In the end, Xiang Yu thought about it first and took the initiative to break the dead silence in the room and promised: "If you want to be the king of the emperor, you must do it."
If Long Qie or Zhongli Mei heard this promise, they would probably be ecstatic already.
However, Lu Bu, who was in the Chu camp and was interested in Liu Bang, felt that his description was getting darker and darker.
He couldn't bear it any longer and opened his dead eyes. He turned his head and stared at the stern-faced Xiang Yu with an angry look on his face. He said with full of grief and anger: "Bu is following the king with all his strength, is it because of some reward based on merit? Will you be given a title by a fiefdom?"
What's the use to him if the King Na Lao Shi Zi Yan stretches the land to the ground?
He worked tirelessly, running around, all he wanted was the head of his old enemy, his ancestor!
Seeing that Xiang Yu's eyes were dazed, Lu Bu became even more aggressive. He sat up suddenly, not even caring about the stinging pain on his body. His eyes almost burst out with fire, and he said sarcastically: "In the past, when the tattooed Bu served under the king, he was the most brave. The three armies are extremely heroic, even if they have to go through fire and water, they will not hesitate. However, since he has become the king and dominates one side, can your Majesty still touch him?"
Xiang Yu was poked in a painful spot, and his face suddenly turned gloomy.
Before Fengxian, among the generals of the Chu army, the one he valued most was none other than Yingbu.
Because Qingbu followed him in the south and north, leading the army and making outstanding military achievements, he did not treat him lightly when he broke the soil and became the king.
Not only did the achievements of his wife not be omitted, but the fertile soil on the south side, which was the barrier of the Chu land, was included in his domain, and the two of them were divided into kings. The meaning of trust is obvious.
However, just a few months after the enfeoffment, Qi, Changshan and Liang rebelled one after another. He ordered Yingbu to send troops to attack Chen Yu, but he had to use the excuse of being ill and send a few generals to lead thousands of soldiers to perfunctoryly. thing.
Lu Bu had half a rogue mentality, and half was subconsciously confident.
After all, he even beat the opponent last night to a bruised nose and swollen face, which greatly damaged his majesty, but he was not punished and was even willing to make him a king.
——Not to mention anything else, this rude man is very magnanimous.
After keenly understanding Xiang Yu's extraordinary tolerance for him, Lu Bu could not understand the reason, but he let go of his arrogant nature. How could he be frightened by Xiang Yu's stinky face?
He squinted his eyes slightly, raised the corners of his lips slightly, and immediately showed a completely sarcastic expression: "Princes all over the world leave their homes and stay far away from their hometowns, just to get a reward. However, the king granted some people's wishes. , divided the kingdoms, but the affairs of the world were destined not to be limited but to be uneven, causing more people to be frustrated and leave in frustration. Besides, all the wanderers returned to their countries to serve their respective lords, who would What does the king think of you? Regardless of others, Ting Bu has been a child for many years. Once he became proud and proud, he became king in the fertile wilderness. He was no different from the princes who watched from the sidelines during the battle of Julu. He repeatedly shirked and ignored the king's orders. , How can we talk about repaying kindness? We will not be willing to return to the king's command and obey the orders and shouts at will!"
Xiang Yu pursed his thin lips tightly and frowned, without saying a word.
Lu Bu was so happy that he suddenly saw Xiang Yu's expression becoming more and more terrifying, as if he was about to draw his sword and kill someone at the next moment, and he secretly thought that something was wrong.
In order to prevent the overlord from becoming angry and venting his anger on himself, Lu Bu rolled his eyes, softened his tone instantly, and cleverly changed the tone of his words: "It's a pity that the king is so focused on enfeoffing. This is to declare to the world that Chu Yan is strong and martial arts, but he can't I am willing to use troops to fight and provide the people with fraternity to recuperate and recuperate. But I am willing to give up the title of general, because of my love and generosity, I am willing to share the fertile land with my subordinates generously, but I am ungrateful and live up to this kindness."
Lu Bu sighed heavily.
He took the opportunity to pause, quietly brewing some emotions, and then continued sadly: "Instead of awarding the seal and ribbon to a shameless, unfaithful and unjust person, Bu Geng would rather see an unparalleled hero like the king reigning over the world. It can make the people submit and obey. Before that day comes, Bu Yuan will ride on horseback and fight to the death to be loyal. How can he be greedy for a mere throne?"
Having said this, there was another actual act of refusing to accept the enfeoffment. Even though Xiang Yu's heart was as solid as stone, he could not help but be moved by this unwavering loyalty and high expectations.
The anger just ignited because Lu Bu provoked Ting Bu to talk gradually dissipated.
Lu Bu stopped talking
, just closed his eyes and rested his mind, thinking about the next step on how to continue to trick this fool into dominating the world.
Xiang Yu, on the other hand, had mixed emotions and silently stared at Lu Bu, who was working hard for him and fighting all over the world, for a while, not knowing what he was thinking.
After a long silence, he suddenly stood up and walked outside the tent without looking back.
Lu Bu peeked at his back from the corner of his eye, and when it completely disappeared, Fang sighed sadly.
If I had known this, I shouldn't have sent people to chase down the bandit leader Pengyue because of the cheap talk of Brother Han.
If Brother Han was here, he still had a trustworthy person who could discuss countermeasures. Why would he need to work so hard and exhaust his brains like he is now, hating the ignorant overlord of Western Chu all day long?
The more Lu Bu thought about it, the more he regretted his mistake.
His injuries were not serious, but he had injured a few muscles and bones and needed to be taken good care of.
Anyway, the Chu army was strong, Tian Rongye had already been killed, and with the strong generals Long Qie, Zhongli Mei and Xiang Yu who took the lead, there was no chance for him to play for a while.
Lu Bu was not a hard-working person to begin with. He enjoyed his leisure time and was able to have a good life and nourish his brain, which had been working hard these days.
Following Xiang Yu's order, Fan Zeng was finally able to take action. In order to prevent this unstable and capricious overlord from changing his tune again, he didn't even dare to sleep too much. He just wanted to call Mu Chengzhou as soon as possible.
So while the people of Pingyang were waiting in fear, the ferocious Chu army not only did not attack by force, but only sent a smiling debater into the city. After meeting the county magistrate, he was relaxed and knew that he was no match for the Chu army. The county magistrate immediately understood the current affairs and simply surrendered to the city.
The army was still stationed outside the city. Only Long Qie led 3,000 Chu soldiers to patrol inside and left a group of soldiers behind. However, they did not plunder wantonly and helped maintain the order of the law, which made him feel a little "coquettish". The moving city was now in order.
Although Xiang Yu was impatient, under Fan Zeng's earnest persuasion, he summoned the common people in the plain area and openly announced that in addition to taking some food, tens of thousands of captives would be released, and Chu soldiers would not be allowed to invade and plunder the people, just to eliminate violence and bring peace to the people.
As soon as this news came out, the people of Qi were dumbfounded rather than rejoicing.
It is as incredible as seeing a cruel tiger eating a vegetarian diet, and the villain showing kind eyes, showing kindness and giving food to them.
Xiang Yu said this with a straight face, looked around, and frowned when he saw the dull expressions on the faces of his elders.
Being swept away by that sharp and captivating gaze, everyone was horrified, and they all thanked and left as if they were sleepwalking.
Even with Xiang Yu's words in front of them, the people of Qi were still trembling and did not dare to believe them all.
Until the Chu army stationed outside the city quickly left and continued towards the Jiaodong area where Tian Heng was located; the Chu army who stayed behind really did not act recklessly and only helped to monitor order; except for the addition of an additional Chu State officer, the familiar The officials in the city also performed their duties as usual...
They gradually let down their guard and dared to believe that the rumored King of Chu, who was famous for killing people and ruthless, was actually so reasonable, tolerant and righteous.
Xiang Yu was patient and used unfamiliar methods to appease the people, but he did effectively calm the turbulent situation.
In sharp contrast to this, Tian Heng was in a dilemma where he had to recruit violently in order to prepare for the Chu army that could attack at any time, which caused dissatisfaction and complaints.
Tian Heng is the land of Tian Rong. He is always kind and kind and has quite a reputation.
But the reputation he had worked so hard to accumulate was naturally vulnerable to the powerful deterrent of the Chu army's powerful cavalry.
If Xiang Yu is violent and slaughters cities and prisoners at every turn, the people of Qi will be forced to rebel, risk death, and choose to support Tian Heng to fight against Xiang Yu.
However, Xiang Yu was uncharacteristically uncharacteristic. Not only did he not let his soldiers massacre and set an example, he also calmed the people for the first time and actively recruited surrender.
After learning that obeying the Chu army would not only save one's life, but also save much of one's property, how could the people of Qi be willing to accompany Tian Heng to strike an egg against a stone?
Under Fan Zeng's deliberate propaganda, the Chu army marched all the way east. In all likelihood, all the counties and counties took advantage of Xiang Yu's change of tolerant temper and asked them to go east. The road is clear.
Xiang Yu didn't know that the effect of Huairou was so obvious. Facing the city that was open to surrender, he could send people to take over without any effort, which made him feel complicated.
Since he started the army with his uncle, he has fought more than 30 battles, and he has always been outnumbered and defeated by the weak, and he has always suffered heavy casualties.
And he and his men felt like brothers, and the more they saw the casualties, the more furious they became.
In order to commemorate the generals and avenge their hatred, and also to frighten the enemies and force them to be frightened by the news and not dare to become enemies, they began to trap and kill their soldiers and use harsh methods to suppress dissidents.
Everywhere he went, there were bloody battles where the enemy fought tooth and nail with all their strength. How have you ever experienced the ease with which people take the initiative to obey and show respect to you when you realize what the people want?
Xiang Yu was shocked and couldn't help but think deeply.
Fan Zeng knew that part of the credit for this success must go to Tian Rong and Tian Heng.
Not to mention Xiang Yu's reputation for killing 200,000 surrendered soldiers in a trap in Xin'an. When Chengyang was still under the rule of the former Qin Dynasty, he stubbornly resisted the Chu army, which completely angered Xiang Yu and made Xiang Yu go on a killing spree in a rage. Rivers of blood flowed.
The lessons learned from Chengyang are clearly in front of our eyes. If there is another way to survive, the people of Qi will not believe it.
However, not only was Tian Rong and Tian Heng no match for the Chu army, but he never offered favors to the people, and only asked for them, which made the people of Qi miserable even earlier.
Since it is difficult to survive serving a jackal, the only option is to serve a tiger.
The people of Qi are not afraid of Xiang Yu's moodiness and changing orders at night, but compared to the Tian family brothers who can see the dead end at a glance, since Xiang Yu entered Qi, apart from the battle between the two armies, he did not kill any people and released tens of thousands of prisoners.
Is there
With a bit of hope.
The reason why he happily surrendered to the Chu army was that he was a wolf in front and a tiger in the back. Due to helplessness, he had to choose one of the two options.
But Xiang Yu, who had a bloodthirsty nature, was obviously deeply shocked and often fell into deep thought. Fan Zeng was happy to see the result, and it was too late to hide it, so how could he not expose this without the knowledge.
The Chu army sang triumphant songs all the way and soon entered Jiaodong.
But Tian Heng saw that people's hearts were scattered, and Jiaodong, which had been holding on tightly, became an isolated city. The soldiers on both sides were panic-stricken and couldn't help but feel sad.
It was late autumn, with continuous rain. Today, I was looking across the city from the top of the city, and suddenly I saw the heavy cavalry coming from far to near, with several flags flying in the middle, white characters on a black background, and a huge "xiang" character that was shocking.
It was Xiang Yu who came in person!
Tian Heng knew that the situation was over, and the pitiful thousands of soldiers under his command were no match for the Chu army.
He sighed deeply, drew his sword and killed himself.
At this point, the "chaos" in Sanqi was completely settled.
Both the three Qi kings who were entrusted by Xiang Yu and Tian Rong and Tian Heng who instigated the rebellion have all died.
Xiang Yu silently looked at the Jiaodong governor who presented Tian Heng's head and begged for surrender for a long time. After saying "proper burial", he ordered only more than a thousand Chu soldiers and one Chu soldier just like he had done before when he surrendered to the city along the way. The officials stayed.
Qi Qi was determined, and the Chu army's next sword pointed at Changshan.
No one in this Chu army, which was marching toward the northwest with high spirits, knew that shortly after they left, a saying spread throughout the country that it had noses and eyes, and there were many believers.
Rumor has it that General Xiang, who has always been bloodthirsty, uncharacteristically cared for the people with benevolence and righteousness. This was all because General Lu, a loyal and compassionate General named Lu, fought to the death to remonstrate and accepted the punishment on behalf of the people...