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Chapter 54 The South is King

Wang Tiankai walked in from outside the tent again. When the curtain was lifted up, Wang Zhu saw that the sky was gray and Qimingxing was particularly bright.

Wang Zhu said, "Does General Peng know the current situation today?" Peng Yue looked at Wang Tiankai and frowned, "What's the situation?" Wang Zhu asked again, "Which is the strongest along the way today?" Wang Tiankai rushed to say, "Of course, it is Qin, Chu is the strongest, which is obvious to all. Qin has three rivers and nine counties, and the princes in the world are too far behind, why did he ask this question?" Peng Yue said, "After talking for a long time, I don't know the name of the warrior?"

"I'm the next name Wang's name Zhu!"

"Brother Wang, just say it straight. If you say it right, I will never treat you badly."

Wang Zhu turned around and walked to the tent door, took a deep breath and said, "If you are not wrong, the general has no ambition to the world at all." Peng Yue was shocked: "What does this mean?"

Wang Zhu turned his head, stared at Peng Yue, and said in a deep voice, "From the following point, the general has at least two opportunities to walk out of the Great Lakes, go deep into the heart of the Central Plains, make achievements, and fight for dominance of the world, but the general gave up. This means that the General and your brothers are unwilling to leave their hometown, Juye Ze!"

Peng Yue frowned secretly, Wang Zhu said something right. After he rebelled against Qin in Juyeze, he was a team composed of fishermen, and they were unwilling to leave the waters, so he kept moving around Juyeze. When Liu Bang passed by the westward expedition, Peng Yue assisted Liu Bang in attacking Changyi. Changyi did not capture him. Liu Bang continued to attack the westward expedition, but Peng Yue was unwilling to leave the vast hometown of the water. So he did not go westward expedition with Liu Bang, but he still led the team back to Juyeze. When Xiang Yu defeated the Qin army and entered Hangu Pass in Julu, he could have followed Xiang Yu to attack Henoi and Hedong and advanced into the Central Plains, but he still couldn't bear to leave the water, so he lost another opportunity.

Because of this, when Xiang Yu was enfeoffed by the princes, he could not remember that Peng Yue was still the same person in the world, and he did not even have half an inch of land to him. Peng Yue was very dissatisfied with this, so he always took a hostile attitude towards Xiang Yu. In fact, Peng Yue's early failure could not be completely blamed for Xiang Yu. His most important problem was - family love.

It is obvious that Peng Yue, the anti-Qin armed forces, was too nostalgic for the waters of his hometown, and did not have much political revenge. Wang Zhu revealed it in one sentence, which was not because Wang Zhu had any outstanding features, just because he had learned this knowledge in military theory classes.

However, Wang Zhu also knew the importance of Peng Yue. First of all, among the various anti-Qin uprising forces at that time, Peng Yue's team had relatively independent nature. Moreover, Juyeze and Changyi generation were located at the junction of Qi, Chu and Wei. Since Peng Yue had always taken root among the fishermen in his hometown, it was a team with great defeat and strong mobility and flexibility. It had a strategic force that cannot be underestimated. Tian Rong and Liu Bang both attached great importance to and fought for this force in the struggle against Xiang Yu. Only Xiang Yu did not take these fishy barbarians seriously, but he suffered a great loss. In the Battle of Gaixia, if it weren't for Peng Yue and Liu Bang, Han Xin might not have won so beautifully.

"You are right. This general only wants to be king in Liang, not leave his hometown! Just as Xiang Yu once said, wealth and honor do not return to his hometown is like walking in the dark night in gorgeous clothes. Who would know!" Peng Yue admitted frankly.

Wang Zhu rolled his eyes. Peng Yue coincided with Xiang Yu. It seemed that he was a politically short-spoken guy and Han Xin. Xiang Yu was a guy all the way. It seemed that there were no politicians in the entire Chu and Han Dynasty. Xiao He could only count one, but it was very limited.

"Please forgive me for saying frankly. If the general raises his troops to dominate the world, he may one day achieve the cause of dominating Qin. If he wants to become king in a corner of Liang, it is simply impossible!"

Peng Yue disagreed, "Brother Wang doesn't seem to fully understand the strength of this general. The general's Daze army now has hundreds of chariots, tens of thousands of war horses, and a total of no less than 50,000 elite soldiers. These 50,000 people are not mobs, they are all young soldiers, and they are powerful enough to compete with 100,000 and 200,000 people. Recently, this general has merged more than 30 cities in Liang. I am determined to be the King of Liang."

Wang Zhu said, "The loyal words are unpleasant. Here are a few loyal words. I don't know whether to say it or not, nor do I know whether to say it or not!" Peng Yue walked over with a laugh and said, "Don't just because the general said a few words that were not your wishes. I, Peng Yue, are not the incompetent Qin Ershi, nor are the violent and bloodthirsty Xiang Manzi, just say it straight."

Wang Zhu thought to himself that it seemed that Peng Yue had a bad impression of Qin Ershi and was equated with Xiang Yu!

Wang Zhu looked straight at Peng Yue and said word by word, "The general cannot be king in Liang! Don't say that Xiang Yu would not agree, even King Tian Guang of Qi would not agree! Unless--"

Peng Yue was a little unhappy and said coldly, "Unless how?" Wang Zhu said, "Unless General, you surrender to Xiang Yu, or surrender to the King of Qi!" Peng Yue's lips touched and showed a disdainful smile; "Why?" Wang Zhu said, "The truth is obvious. As the saying goes, 'Whether others can snore by lying beside the bed!' Juye Zebei faces Linzi, and goes south to take Pengcheng and attack Suiyang to the west. Not only Qi and Chu, it seems that even the tyrant Qin cannot tolerate you!" Wang Tian said, "What is this common saying? Why haven't I heard of it!" Wang Zhu was stunned and thought that this might not be released yet. He quickly explained, "This is a common saying in Qin!"

Peng Yue understood what Wang Zhu said and nodded in agreement: "But Xiang Yu scolded the princes, like scolding slaves, and asked me to kneel down to serve him. It is impossible! Tian Guang, King of Qi, is just Tian Rong's puppet. Even if Qi is not annexed by Xiang Yu, he will have civil strife sooner or later. He cannot be regarded as a backer. Even if he is enthroned, it cannot last long. I cannot agree with what you say. Is there any other way to go?"

Wang Zhu nodded, "There is still a way out." Peng Yue and Wang Tian said in unison; "Please speak!" Wang Zhu said; "The general does not want to accept Xiang Yu's enthronement and wants to be the king in the south, so he can only go north to seize the land of Yan. Yan is located in the northern border and has no interest in other countries. Xiang Yu and the strong Qin Dynasty will not worry about the general coming out to restrain him, so naturally they will not attack you. The general's ideal of being calm will be realized."

Wang Tian smiled bitterly, "Brother Wang was talking and returned to the starting point. Haven't you said it? The brothers under the general are all fishermen from Juyeze generation. They are unwilling to leave their hometown. If you ask the general to go north, you must pass through Qi Zhaofang first, and let the soldiers leave their hometown. It would be better to surrender to Xiang Yu just by surrendering." Peng Yue shook his head and sighed: "Tiankai, according to my long-term observation, Xiang Yu is a vengeful person who can only listen to good things, but cannot tolerate any objection. If he surrenders, he will die sooner or later." Wang Tian said; "Brother Wang is not right. If Xiang Yu was defeated in the battle with the tyrannical Qin, we could be king in Liang."

Wang Zhu smiled bitterly, "How could General Wang think this way? To be honest, no matter which side wins the Qin and Chu battle, the result will lead to the rapid and powerful of the other side. The degree of power is enough to swallow the six-hegemony and eight deserts within a few months, sweeping the world, and it is unparalleled. By then, even Juyeze will probably not be able to be safe." Wang Tian opened his eyes and said with his eyes open; "Then Brother Wang means that tens of thousands of soldiers of our Daze Army should commit suicide together." Peng Yue pondered for a moment, "Brother Wang seems to be confident." Wang Zhu thought to himself that the resentment of these suffering people under Peng Yue against the tyrannical Qin would not be easy to convince, but he should give it a try anyway.

Wang Zhu smiled and added charm and confidence to the language he was about to speak; "If the general wants to be king in Liang, according to the current situation, he must have a place! In other words, the general must surrender to Qin and Chu!"

Peng Yue snorted coldly and furiously, "I thought Brother Wang had any superhuman views, but I didn't expect that he was also a mediocre person. Even such words were said. Could it be that he was a lobbyist of the tyrant Qin? I, Peng Yue, led the brothers in distress to raise an army in order to rebel against Qin, so how could he surrender to the tyrant Qin?"

Peng Yue's reaction was expected by Wang Zhu. Wang Zhu smiled and said, "The general does not have to be angry, he is unwilling to surrender to the violent Qin Dynasty. He can surrender to Chu! It depends on the general himself to cut off the enemy!"

Peng Yue thought to himself, that would be even more impossible. I have no common language with Xiang Yu. Wang Zhu took the opportunity to add another sentence: "In short, it is impossible for the general to be alone in Liang land. This land is too sensitive."

Peng Yue ran back and forth in the tent like a rat looking for food. Suddenly he stopped, his head turned, his eyes shot out of his brilliance, and he said sternly, "Who are you? I think you are like a lobbyist of the tyrant Qin! Tell me, why do you have to pass the level!" Wang Tiankai also had suspicion of Wang Zhu at this time, mainly because of what Wang Zhu said just now, which made Peng Yue and his two passionate hearts instantly become cold. The irritable mood was filled with anger.

Wang Tian took a step back, pulled out his sword, and greeted at the same time; "Guard, archer, enter the tent to protect the commander!" Clang clang, a burst of rapid combat boots sounded on the ground, and a large number of armored soldiers ran in. While lifting the curtain, they had already pulled the bow and arrow in their hands, and pointed the tips at Wang Zhu and Miss Qi. Miss Qi screamed, grabbed Wang Zhu's arm, and said in a lost voice; "General Peng, why are you turning your back on your face!"

Peng Yue looked at Miss Qi a few times at this time, and he was also a little surprised. However, Peng Yue was not lustful, but he just said coldly, "It's not that I turned against you, but that your man is a wolf in sheep's clothing." Wang Zhu suddenly laughed out loud, "General Peng turned out to be a narrow-minded person. It seems that I was wrong this trip. What I said just now is even more redundant. If I say these words to Xiang Yu, maybe I can still get a job with a half-time position. In the least, I can do the title of holding a halberd like Han Xin today, and I won't be waiting to die in the face of arrows like now!"

Peng Yue stretched out his hand and said, "Take the Zhanlu sword!" Wang Zhu looked down at the Zhanlu sword and threw it to Peng Yue. "It's a pity that the general did not listen to his advice. This sword will sooner or later return to Xiang Yu's hands."

Peng Yue said angrily, "Xiang Yu and I have been fighting for a year, and hundreds of thousands of powerful Chu soldiers have no choice but to deal with my brother Daze. Don't exaggerate." Wang Zhu sighed, "Anyway, the general is going to shoot me into a hedgehog. It doesn't mean anything to say or not, so I won't speak anymore. Please do it!"

Wang Tian opened his throat and snorted, "General, is it..." Peng Yue did not comment. Wang Tiankai said to the guards, "Put down and imprisoned first!" Wang Zhu looked at his toes and just sneered, turned around and was about to leave the tent!

"Slow down, you guys go down first!" Peng Yue turned his back and waved his hand.

Peng Yue has good military discipline. Over the years, he has developed a habit. After giving orders, he will never repeat it again. His guards undoubtedly withdrew from the tent. Wang Tiankai also inserted his sword back into the scabbard and raised his eyelids: "Little brother, don't be accustomed to it, your words are really a bit suspicious!"

Wang Zhu said, "Do you want the general and General Wang to listen?" Peng Yue did not look back, but just said coldly and simply, "Tell me!"

Wang Zhu also said simply, "Happy. Xiang Yu had no choice to take the Daze Army a few days ago because the situation did not allow him to target the Daze Army. However, once the Qin army was defeated and the Chu army gained power, the Daze Army would not be optimistic. The general thought, now the Linjiang King, Henan King, Yin King, and Wei King are no longer there. After the Chu army attacked Guanzhong, two-thirds of the whole world fell into Xiang Yu's hands, and it was already a half-encircled to Liang. Zhang Er, Zhao Kingdom, who was in the northwest, hid poison with Yan King, and Han Guang, the King of Liaodong, was a vassal of Xiang Yu from beginning to end, and was the destiny of the overlord of Western Chu.

The overlord made them go east and dare not go west. Under such circumstances, the general's thirty cities, Juyeze and Changyi were all surrounded by Xiang Yu's army. Whether it was west or south or north, they were enemies. Tian Guang, who had no backbone, could not resist the three attacks from Zhao, Yan and Suiyang. He would definitely raise the flag to surrender. If the King of Qi surrenders, can the general still be independent? So in my opinion, instead of waiting until he was forced by Xiang Yu and was desperate before surrendering, it would be better to surrender while he was valuable now, which would be of great importance."
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