Chapter 23 The New King of Qi
Xiang Yu learned that Long Qi was killed by Wang Ben, and more than 100,000 Chu soldiers died and fled, and there were only a few left. He couldn't help but be surprised from his heart: "Old Wang Ben is old and weak, and Guan Ying is just taking over power. How could he have such great ability? I underestimated the enemy too much. At that time, I should have gone to rescue myself."
Xiang Yu looked at the soldiers who came to report from Gaomi, and felt a sense of sorrow. Thinking about Long Qi's heroic image on weekdays, he almost burst into tears.
Since the last time he suffered a crushing defeat in the valley, more than twenty days have passed in a flash. The Qin army still firmly guarded the Feihukou and Baimajin, and firmly grasped the entire gulf channel in his hands. The Chu grain transport fleet was impossible to pass at all. Xingyang and Chenggao were like two, without any movement. The four gates were closed and the suspension bridge was hanging high, like a dead city. Xiang Yu's body was getting better day by day. With his temper, how could he tolerate such dullness?
"Either announce that you will be in harmony, and you will be at your disposal. Or you will come out and fight happily. Even if you die in the battlefield, you will have a clear conscience and die happily. Hundreds of thousands of troops are trapped in this mountain city and cannot eat or sleep. They also implicate countless civilians. This arrow is so uncomfortable to penetrate the chest!"
The more anxious Xiang Yu was, the less anxious the King of Qin Wang Zhu was. He would be, and he would not be able to hide. The significance of Wang Zhu doing this was very far-reaching. At this moment, Qin could afford to drag it down, but Western Chu could not. Xiang Yu was facing tremendous pressure in finance and military personnel. The pressure was much heavier than the big cauldron he once raised with one hand.
Since the grain transport route of Honggou was controlled by the Qin army, Xiang Yu began to order Xiao Gongjiao to transport grain from land through Dong'a, Dingtao and Guling. However, the damn Peng Yue took the opportunity to emerge and took his group of bandits from the family to rob the family. He took advantage of the 300,000 Chu troops to burn the grain and intercept the grain team at midnight. At the same time, hundreds of thousands of Chu troops were about to be stopped. The entire Qi State had been occupied by Wang Ben and Guan Ying. General Long Qi was killed, Zhou Lan surrendered, Ying Bu surrendered, and only three of the Five Tiger Generals were left, and Yafu was also dead. If Wang Ben led hundreds of thousands of Qin troops across the Eastern Great Wall at this time, the Wei River attacked the west along Gaomi, Western Chu would be even more dangerous.
Xiang Yu wanted to give up Xingyang and Chenggao to attack Wang Ben, but he was worried that Wang Zhu would take advantage of the situation and advance. He was stationed outside Feihukou and was worried that Wang Ben would advance westward from Gaomi to sweep the counties and counties of Western Chu. Just when Xiang Yu was hesitant and very depressed, he almost suffered from depression, Mr. Wu She came to see Xiang Yu again and said that he had a brilliant plan again.
The reason why Xiang Yu did not kill Wu She was because he felt that the failure in the reward valley was purely a matter of luck, so Wu She was lucky enough to get a life. However, Xiang Yu was very annoyed by him. Wu She was a different emotion. He felt that the Overlord had given him a chance, but he did not cherish it. If the Overlord gave him another chance, he would definitely grasp it firmly. If he had to add a deadline to this opportunity, he would say 10,000 years.
So Wu She came to see Xiang Yu and sweared to you!! She was confident and smiled!
Xiang Yu did not look up, shook the bamboo slips in his hand and threw them on the table; "Speak quickly if you have something to do." Wu She also expected that Xiang Yu would not give him any good face. He didn't care. Who told him to do something wrong?
Wu She said: "The critical overlord in front of me is naturally more clear than me. I don't need to say this. I have a plan to solve this problem." Xiang Yu thought to himself, your last plan almost killed me, and this time he had another plan, and sneered, "Then let's say your plan out, I will listen to it." Xiang Yu's tone was full of sarcasm. How could Wu She not hear it, but he was mentally prepared and hurriedly said: "Overlord, my plan is not good at this plan. The key is a tongue. I am willing to go to Qi to meet Wang Ben and persuade him to surrender to Western Chu. Even if he does not surrender, I have a way to make him become king. Don't help each other and stay neutral. In this way, you will have no worries about the overlord and can deal with the Qin troops in front of you with all your might."
Xiang Yu said, "You dream, Wang Ben is all the generals of Qin in the three generations. How could he betray the King of Qin with your words?" Wu Shedao; "This may be that no one in the world is not bewildered by fame and fortune. Besides, even if Wang Ben is not bewildered by fame and fortune, he must consider his affairs after his death. Please believe me once, and I will definitely convince Wang Ben. By then, Western Chu will win."
A dead horse is a living horse. Xiang Yu had no choice but to agree.
Wang Ben was in Gaomi at this time and was preparing to use troops against Western Chu. Guan Ying led the army to stay in Linzi, and he was lingering in the magnificent palace of Linzi.
After Wu joined Qi State, he immediately changed his mind. He didn't want to lobby Wang Ben anymore and pointed his target at Guan Ying. On the one hand, Guan Ying was from Chu and was forced to surrender. On the other hand, he felt that Guan Ying had the ambition to be king and could be used. In the same way, it would be useless to Wang Ben, but it would be very useful to him.
Guan Ying had received the order from Wang Ben to restrain all the defeated generals in Qi State, and then formed a large army with Tianjiao, who was in charge of the southern expedition. Tianjiao, the two idiots in Tianjiao, were pestering Guan Ying at a price all day long to ask the King of Qin to fulfill their promises to be kings. Guan Ying was so annoyed that he just wanted to cut them down and kill them.
The reason why Wang Ben did not take advantage of the might of victory to cross the river to attack Western Chu was that the territory of Qi was too vast. Although the main corps of Qi were all eliminated, the remaining forces still existed. It would be better to let Guan Ying lead the troops to Linzi first, grasp the capital, and look at the overall situation. If there was any disturbance in that place, then go to pacify immediately.
Guan Ying stayed in Linzi for ten days and saw that the soldiers of the army were full of energy and morale were high. Small rebellions from all over the country were basically extinguished, and all counties had entered the army. The entire Qi State had already belonged to the Qin army, just like sending troops to Gaomi to meet with Wang Ben to cross the river to attack Chu. At this time, Guan Ying's surrendered general Chu State's bow head stopped him.
"General, look at the palace with steep walls of Qi State and the vast fertile soil of thousands of miles. Are you really willing to leave? Qi State is a great country. Without a capable person like the general, you cannot defend it! The King of Qin is now at the time when the King of Western Chu is in the face of Feihukou and the King of Western Chu needs the support of the general. If the general asks the King of Qin to enthrone the title on the grounds of stabilizing Qi State, the King of Qin will not agree."
When he said this, Guan Ying really got upset. He thought that as a surrendered general under Liu Ji, he had made many military achievements in Qin and led troops to conquer most of the land of Wei and Qi. Logically speaking, he should have made the king to be artificial. So Guan Ying sent an envoy to Feihukou to ask Wang Zhu to enthrone him as King of Qi.
Wang Zhu opened Guan Ying's sheepskin letter and saw it read it; "The Qi people were cunning, and there were many unexpected changes. They were adjacent to Chu in the south, and there would be no rebellion in the south. If a king was not temporarily established to suppress it, then Qi would not be stable. I hope the king would let me be the King of Qi and guard Qi."
Wang Zhu defeated Xiang Yu in the valley, and heard that Wang Ben had made a big move and killed Long and seized Gaomi. He was extremely happy. Unexpectedly, Guan Ying followed him to force him to submit. Wang Zhu thought to himself, Guan Ying was clearly following Han Xin's old path. It doesn't matter, I know this history and how to deal with it.
Just when Wang Ao and Li Zuoche was worried that Wang Zhu would be furious and cursed, Wang Zhu laughed loudly: "Since General Guan Ying surrendered to Qin, he made great achievements, conquered Wei, and seized Qi, I have long wanted to sign him the King of Qi." Wang Zhu said in front of Guan Ying's envoy; "It's not to be hiding, the edict to enthrone General Guan Ying was drafted two days ago, but he had not had time to send it out yet. Unexpectedly, Guan Ying was so impatient.
.It's good, I'll send someone to travel, just take it back. Haha, Guan Ying, you're outspoken, dare to think and do it, it's really a heroic character. I'm passing on my will, and I'm the King of Qi and command all Qi troops except Gaomi." Wang Zhu also left a hand. Wang Ben's army was independent and not controlled by the King of Qi. Besides, there was also Peng Yue who was also disturbed near Qi State. He was not afraid that Guan Ying would go to the sky.
Wang Ao and Li Zuoche were relieved at this point. The messenger was very happy and thanked him deeply. He also received a gift of 500 gold from Wang Zhu and returned to Linzi with the decree. Wang Zhu thought to himself, Guan Ying, Guan Ying, you were also a wealthy person, but he didn't expect to go to Han Xin's old path. It seems that it would be better to die. This is really a destiny that makes people feel bad. It's sad, sad.
Wu She changed his way to Linzi, and Linzi City was still immersed in joy. The Qin soldiers all smiled happily, praising Guan Ying's merits. Wu She took advantage of this festive and peaceful atmosphere and openly asked to meet Guan Ying as an envoy of the Western Chu. Wu She used to know Guan Ying. Guan Ying had received the order from the King of Qin. He ate and slept soundly in the past two days, and his face was red with a light walk, and his words were gentle and harmonious. He was in a state of ascension to ascend to Taoism. When he heard that his old friends were visiting, he didn't think too much about it, so he invited Wu She in.
"See King Qi, Wu She is polite." As soon as Wu She entered the door, he knelt behind the threshold and kowtowed repeatedly. This is also a way to wear a high hat.
Guan Ying took a very graceful step over and helped him up and greeted him, "Lao Wu, what are you doing? Although I have received the order now, I have not officially ascended the throne and become king yet. Even if I really ascended the throne, I don't think there is such etiquette in terms of the affection between you and me."
Wu She nodded repeatedly and sighed, "I really didn't expect that people's encounters are ever-changing. I think that King Qi was just a small doctor under Liu Ji's account, but today he became the king. It's really a fortune."
Guan Ying waved his hand and signaled Wu She to sit down next to him, and waved and ordered people to drink and treat him. Wu She continued, "During the tyrannical Qin Dynasty, the people in the world suffered from Qin's politics, as if they were in dire straits and fire, and everyone worked together to kill the tyrannical Qin. Now most of the Qin has been destroyed. Everyone divided the land according to their merits and proclaimed their kings. They wanted to live a peaceful and peaceful life from now on. However, the King of Qin was unwilling to lose the land outside the pass, led the troops and generals, and fought out of Hangu Pass, annexed the Three Jins in one fell swoop, and then conquered Linjiang and Qi, and conquered Yan, united the troops and horses of the world.
Come east to south and invade our Western Chu. Hum, that is, your hometown of King Qi. I think his intention is not only to the Western Chu, but to annex the princes and restore the county system to the audience. The King of Qin is not only greedy, lustful, and rogue, but also to go against his word and be capricious and unreliable. His life fell into the hands of the King of Kings several times. The King of Kings pity him and let him have a way out. Who knew that once he escaped, he would turn against others, break the covenant and attack the King of Kings. He is a guy that cannot be approached and cannot be trusted. What can I do to be loyal to Kings of Qi?”
Guan Ying didn't expect that Wu She would say such a big thing as soon as she came up. She was very different and very angry. If it weren't for the good relationship between the two before, she would have beaten him out. Guan Ying's face darkened and she said sternly, "Old Wu, what are you saying? By the way, I forgot that you came from Xiang Yu, and you must be a lobbyist for Xiang Yu. What do you mean by asking me to surrender to Western Chu and betray the Great Qin. Haha, how unreliable you said, I think the King of Qin is so unreliable, but I think the King of Qin's demeanor and knowledge are snatched by the King of Western Chu than the King of Western Chu. Isn't it? Your King of Western Chu can't even tolerate his own father. Can he still tolerate us? It's a joke."
Wu She laughed when she heard Guan Ying's words. "King of Qi, King of Qi, since I have said this, I will go straight. You know how you, King of Qi, come from, you know the soldiers outside, and you know Wang Ben, and of course I know very well. It is too dangerous for you to force the King of Qin to appoint you as King of Qi. In my opinion, the reason why you were able to save your life until this moment is because the King of Western Chu has not yet died."
Guan Ying slapped the table, shaking the wine glass so that the wine glass jumped up and fell, and her face changed drastically. "Do you want to die by talking nonsense?" Wu She said calmly; "The current trend of the world belongs to Qin or Chu. The key key of Qin belonging to Qin is in your hands at this moment. If you help Qin, the King of Western Chu, you will fail; if you help Qin, the King of Qin, will be defeated; if the King of Overlord is eliminated, then it will be your turn tomorrow. You and I have worked under the King of Overlords. Why don't we unite with Chu and fight against Qin together? We can never destroy Qin, at least we can fight against Qin and divide the world into three parts. This is much better than helping Qin to destroy the King of Overlords. Be careful, the cunning rabbit dies and the lack of dogs will be cooked, and the birds will be kept with good bows."
Guan Ying drank a glass of wine and laughed. "All nonsense, all nonsense, your words are actually self-defeating. Look, the Qin King is very kind and righteous, and has already divided me into the King of Qi. How could he harm me? It's really nonsense." Wu She sighed. "At this time, can't you see clearly? You, the King of Qi, were forced. To be honest, if it weren't for the current form, you surrendered general, not to mention the King of Qi, even a general. You have the ability to win every battle, but you are also of a size. This is the situation you were in a while ago. Do you think you can keep the title obtained by forcing the throne?"
Guan Ying laughed after hearing this: "How can the King of Qin and the King of Overlords compare? What you said is a guess and does not apply to the King of Qin. The King of Qin's great kindness and righteousness are not something you can guess. In the past, I followed King of Han Liu Ji to work under the King of Overlords' account and was bullied. When I had a chore, I only thought about my fellow villager. Lu Matong was his general friend. As a result, I am in a similar situation now. Only with such a mind, will he take revenge on the heroes, but the King of Qin will not."
Chapter completed!