Daqin: Zulong's Traveling Frog

Chapter 277

"Are you going to help the Qin Dynasty attack the princes, or do you want to lead the princes to attack the Tyrant Qin?"

Liu Bang tilted his head and glanced at Li Sheng casually, and saw that this man had "a strange and ancient appearance, his forehead was like a praying mantis, and his voice was hoarse."

He said in his heart, what kind of person did I think it really was, it turned out to be such a strange birdman.

So he scolded: "Nerd! There is a popular song that is sung well: 'Tell you I have been waiting for a long time! Tell you my last request!' Have you never heard of this? People in the world are suffering from Ying Qin's tyranny. For too long, the princes have risen one after another, all wishing to destroy it as soon as possible. But you ask me if I want to help the Qin Dynasty, is it out of my head?"

Unexpectedly, Li Shiqi laughed, and said, "Is it really necessary to gather people and lead a righteous army to destroy Tyranny? Look at you, is it possible? This is not the way to welcome guests!"

What a clever man Liu Bang was.Knowing that he had met an expert, he immediately stopped washing his feet, waved away the beautiful woman, straightened his clothes, respectfully invited the guests to take a seat, and said "I'm sorry" seemingly sincerely.

Liu Bang looked at Li Sheng again, and asked doubtfully: "Aren't you a Confucian scholar?" Li Sheng replied loudly: "What Confucian scholar, I am a Gaoyang alcoholic!"

The two of them laughed, and Li Sheng suddenly became excited.He is familiar with history, is proficient in current affairs, can speak eloquently and eloquently.

Entering the state, he is even more excited and eloquent, vivid and fascinating.

Li Shiqi told Pei Gong Shen the story of the strategists of the Six Kingdoms Alliance, such as Su Qin and Zhang Yi, who he had studied and learned deeply. Liu Bang listened with fascination.

When Pei Gong saw that Li Sheng was really good and well-prepared, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. He immediately ordered his attendants to serve him exquisite wine and food, and the two drank happily, enjoying the joy of their lives.At the end, Liu Bang asked for advice: "In my opinion, what should we do next in chess?"

Li Sheng said: "Although you have gathered tens of thousands of stragglers, they are actually just a mob with limited fighting power. If you want to rely on this force to conquer the Qin Dynasty and go straight to the tiger's den, it will be like a violent tiger hitting a rock with its eggs. It is really useless." There is no chance of winning. The place of Chenliu is a traffic hub, leading in all directions, and now there is a lot of food and grass accumulated in the city. I have a good friendship with the magistrate of Chenliu, and I am willing to go for you to persuade him to surrender. If this guy refuses, you Just send troops to attack, I will try to cooperate internally and externally, and I will definitely succeed!"

Liu Bang clapped the case and said: "Good plan!" The two were discussing the relevant details while drinking and muttering furtively.

Sure enough, Chenliu, a strategically important place, went down without a fight, relieved Pei Gong of his worries about the westward expedition, and obtained a large amount of military supplies, food and supplies, greatly increasing his strength.

A small test with a sledgehammer can overcome skin skills.

After Liu Bang tasted the sweetness, he liked and trusted Li Sheng even more, and named him Lord Guangye, and Li Shiqi became an important adviser of Xinghan Group, helping Liu Bang.

When something happened, he often went out to various parties as a lobbyist, playing a role that force was sometimes ineffective, and besides spending a little bit of saliva, he was almost worthless business.

When he was free, he would accompany Liu Bang to drink and brag, and he lived a carefree life with great joy.

After Pei Gong conquered Nanyang and seized Wuguan, he opened the gate to enter Guanzhong from the southeast. Zhou Bo and Li Shang led the vanguard to Yaoguan.

Gaoguan has a dangerous terrain, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is guarded by heavy troops. It is the last important line of defense for the Qin army from Wuguan to Xianyang.Liu Bang is ready to take advantage of the victory to attack.

Zhang Liang said: "The Qin army's will to fight has not yet collapsed, and it still has quite strong combat effectiveness. The cost of a strong attack is too high. Otherwise, it will be stagnant here for a long time, allowing King Xiang or others to get the upper hand. This is not the best policy. It is better to send people. We put up multiple flags on the mountain to bluff as suspects, and at the same time sent Li Shiqi and Lu Jia to lobby the Qin generals, using threats and inducements to take advantage of the situation."

Liu Bang has always been obedient to Zhang Liang, so he naturally obeyed.The two great counselors went on a mission together, and they fulfilled their mission. General Qin was persuaded by them to join forces with the Western Expeditionary Army.Liu Bang planned to take a look.Zhang Liang added: "I'm afraid this is just the guard who is greedy for profit and rebels against Qin. His generals and soldiers may not obey. It's better to take advantage of the Qin army's paralysis and carelessness to attack suddenly, and we will definitely win a complete victory."

Li Sheng and Lu Jia both agreed with Zhang Liang's opinion.So Liu Bang led his troops quietly bypassed Gao Pass, crossed Mount Roshan, took advantage of his unpreparedness, launched a surprise attack, and won a big victory.

In fact, this can be regarded as another version of the story of Li Sheng envoy Qi, but this time it is a comedy and later a tragedy.

The Chu army under Liu Bang defeated the Qin army in Lantian and approached Xianyang, the capital of Qin.Gaoyang drinker Li eats it and makes new achievements.

The Chu army stormed Xingyang and finally succeeded. The Han army retreated to Gong and Luo. King Xiang heard that Han Xin had defeated Zhao, and Peng Yue was making smoke everywhere in Liang, so he sent troops to support him. Annihilating the main force of the Han army in the front, missed a rare opportunity to establish a victory in one fell swoop.

Liu Bang suffered repeated defeats and even fled back to Guanzhong in embarrassment. However, he was exactly the opposite of Xiang Yu in character. He was calm and tenacious. At the most critical moment, he would rather hold on by himself than relax his strategic offensive on the northern front: he would hope Place your trust in Han Xin.

In July, Han Xin was ordered to take advantage of the power of the winning streak to attack Qi, but he did not act for a long time.The king of Han had been passive for a long time, his old arms and legs were wounded several times, and his veterans were tired and could not see the dawn of victory. He was disheartened for a while, and planned to give up the territory east of Chenggao and make peace with Chu.

Li Shengjian said: "I heard that those who know the way of heaven can succeed in the empire; It is the distribution center of the world's grain and grain, I heard that the grain and grass stored there are almost inexhaustible."

"The Chu army captured Xingyang, but they didn't know how to hold on to Aocang, but led their troops eastward, leaving only some soldiers to defend Chenggao. They lost their territory. This is God helping the big man! Now, the most difficult period has passed, and the Chu army It is already at the end of its strength, it is not difficult to break through it, but the king wants to retreat on his own and give up such a golden opportunity, I really don't understand!"

"Besides, the two males do not stand side by side, one chicken coop can't hold two males, and the struggle between Chu and Han is difficult to decide the outcome. Therefore, the common people are in turmoil for a long time, and the domestic turmoil is endless. Machine-woven cloth, people all over the world are in panic, have no way to settle down, and have no belonging.”

Liu Bang said: "Don't talk nonsense with me! You should come up with a specific method!"

Li Shiqi went on to say: "I suggest that you immediately enter the army, then occupy Xingyang, firmly occupy the granary of Aocang, guard the dangerous place of Chenggao, block the road of Taihang Mountain, control the main road of Feihukou, and control the Baimajin Ferry. , to show the princes that the Han army has occupied a favorable terrain and has formed a situation of defeating the enemy, so that those who follow the wind will know how to return."

"In this way, all people in the world will abandon Chu and vote for Han, and the country will belong to the king. Now that Yan and Zhao have been pacified, the hostile forces in the east, except Chu, are left with Qi. At present, Qi Wang Tianguang owns the land of Qilu, which is fertile and thousands of miles away. , Tian Jian led another 20 troops to garrison Licheng, resolutely mobilizing troops."

"The deep-rooted forces in Zhutian are powerful, deceitful and fickle. The land is backed by the sea and the river is in a dangerous terrain. Jinan is also close to Pengcheng, the capital of Chu. Even if you send hundreds of thousands of troops to attack, it will be difficult to calculate how long it will take to defeat the Skin Gong in the years, horses and months of the monkey. I would rather Give it a try and see if you can use your sharp tongue to persuade the King of Qi to surrender, win the troops that can defeat the enemy without bloodshed, and win over the Marquis of Wanhu who missed the chance."

(End of this chapter)