There is a valley in the north of Shouchun City, called Baizhang Valley. The valley is green and green, with more than a dozen thatched bamboo houses hidden in the middle, which is quite like a paradise. Wu She guided the carriage to a stream, and then pointed to a bamboo house on the other side of the stream and said to Xiangzhuang: "General, that is the bamboo house where the hermit lives."

Xiang Zhuang immediately turned over and got off the horse, crossed the wooden bridge on the stream and came to the bamboo house.

There were two old hens pecking at food in the yard, and a yellow dog was barking at Xiangzhuang and others through the fence. Soon, a middle-aged man walked out of the main hall. The man was wearing narrow sleeves, straight hem and deep clothes, with a handsome appearance, and could not tell his age. Maybe he was in his fifties, maybe he was sixty or seventy, or at least he couldn't tell from his appearance.

Seeing Xiangzhuang and his uninvited guests, even Jing Qian, a soldier with armor and swords, Gao Chu, the man did not show much surprise, nor was he panicked. He just bowed lightly through the fence and said, "I don't know if there is a distinguished guest coming from afar. I have never been to welcome you. I am rude and rude, haha..."

Xiang Zhuang bowed deeply and said, "Mr. Wei Liao, I have long admired you!"

"The general is afraid he has recognized the wrong person." The man waved his hand and said naturally, "I am not Wei Liao."

After saying that, the man had already opened the wood door, Xiang Zhuang strode in and said, "So, how can you ask the sir, Gao's name?"

The man smiled slightly and said softly: "I am just a mountain villager. It's better not to mention the surname or name. If the general is polite, he will call him sir. If he is not polite, he can call him whatever he wants."

Xiang Zhuang couldn't help but be secretly happy when he heard this. However, this conversation that was neither arrogant nor humble and calm was enough to show that this man was not an idiot. If he was really a mountain villager, he would have been shocked and looked deserted when he saw Jing Qian, Gao Chu and dozens of soldiers accompanying him. How could he talk like he is now?

At this moment, the man brought Xiang Zhuang, Wu She and Jing Qian, Gao Chu into the Zhushe Hall. As for the dozens of soldiers accompanying him, they naturally stayed outside.

The guest and host were seated, Xiang Zhuang said bluntly: "Sir, I will not hide it from it. In the lower part, Xiang Zhuang, the general of the Western Chu State. A few days ago, my hundreds of thousands of Chu troops were defeated in the battle at Gaixia. My king was still alive and dead. The Chu State was already in trouble. Here I came here to ask Mr. for a plan to save Chu."

"The general is so serious." The man shook his head and said calmly, "I am a village man in a mountain. How can I know the major affairs of the country? If the general does not want to save Chu Daye, he should leave early and find another talent." After saying this, the man said, "However, I have 32 chapters of "Wei Liaozi" that have been written shortly, and the general wants to take it away."

After saying that, the man gently clewed his high-fives. Two boys had already carried a basket of bamboo slips into the main hall. Xiang Zhuang picked up a scroll and unfolded it. It was the 32nd chapter of the military situation in "Yu Liaozi"! Xiang Zhuang closed the book and said, "Mr. He also said that he was not Wei Liao. You need to know that there are only 31 chapters that have been passed down from generation to generation, but Mr. There are 32 chapters here. How can I explain this?"

The man stroked his beard and smiled and said, "I am indeed not Wei Liao, but I have an old relationship with Wei Liao. The 32 chapters of "Wei Liaozi" were presented to me several years ago by Wei Liao. Especially the last chapter 32 has not been passed down from generation to generation. Today, I will give it to the general with a generous gift."

Xiang Zhuang's brows immediately frowned. He was sure that this old guy was Wei Liao, but why didn't he admit it?

The old saying goes well. If a scholar does not go out, he can understand the world's affairs. Although this old guy lives in a secluded place, he must be very concerned about the general trend of the world. He most likely knows the difficulties faced by Chu. He refuses to admit that he is Wei Liao. I am afraid he thinks that Chu has no hope of revival?

After a moment of silence, Xiang Zhuang said again: "Do you think there is no hope in Chu State?"

The man said lightly: "The general is so serious. I am a villager in the mountains. How dare I talk about military and national affairs?"

Wu She, who was sitting in the lower head, couldn't help but retort: ​​"I talked to Mr. Wei several times before the New Year. Many of his views are quite unique, and I admire him very much. Why did the general come to visit the door today to seek talent, but Mr. Wei insisted on evading responsibility? Why is this?"

The man said lightly: "Sir, I don't know that those military strategies are all viewed by my old friends from my old friends' works, not my own opinions. If you really think those insights are unique, you might as well learn these 32 chapters of "Wei Liaozi" and you will surely gain something."

Xiang Zhuang was slightly angry. Just when he was about to attack, a personal soldier suddenly walked in with a heavy expression and whispered a few words to Gao Chu. Gao Chu's face changed drastically. He then stepped forward and came to Xiang Zhuang's ear and whispered: "General, scout, return, Han general Fan Kuai has led his army through Quyang County, less than fifty miles away from Shouchun!"

"Fan Kuai!?" Xiang Zhuang suddenly felt a stern and said, "How many troops are there?"

"At least three thousand, maybe more!" Gao Chu said in a deep voice, "and they are all elite soldiers wearing armor and holding sharp weapons!"

Xiang Zhuang nodded, then slowly turned around and stared at the man, and said coldly: "Sir, have you made up your mind to not admit that you are Wei Liao?"

The man smiled bitterly and said, "I am not Wei Liao at first, how can I admit it?"

"Hmph, then don't blame me for being rude to you!" Xiang Zhuang groaned and looked back at Jing Qian, "Jing Qian, tie this old guy up and take it away!"

"Ah?" Wu She stopped urgently, "General, you can't do this!"

Xiang Zhuang was unmoved at all. Jing Qian even urged two personal soldiers and rushed forward like a tiger and wolf. He pushed the man to the ground in two strokes and tied him up tightly. The man was obviously very surprised by this. While struggling hard, he shouted in a voice: "It is insulting, it is simply insulting..."

"Svene? I'm not a scholar at all! Take it away!"

After saying that, Xiang Zhuang turned around and left. The old guy Wei Liao refused to admit it and could only forcefully tie the person up.

Although it is rude to do this, the Han army is already in the fortress, and Xiang Zhuang has no time to learn from Liu Bei's visit to the cottage three times. This time, if you miss it, you will miss it. Xiang Zhuang is absolutely unwilling to miss a large military strategist like Wei Liao. As for whether Wei Liao is willing to give advice for him, I will talk about this later.

Anyway, even if Wei Liao refused to serve him, he would never be allowed to be used by Liu Bang. Liu Bang already had Zhang Liang and Chen Ping assisted him, and with Wei Liao, would he let people live?

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When Xiang Zhuang returned to Shouchun, Huan Chu, Ji Bu and others were already anxious. The Han army was approaching, but the general didn't know where to go. What was this called?

When Huan Chu saw Xiangzhuang, he sighed and said, "General, you are back. Just now, the scouts reported that Fan Kuai, the number one general under Liu Bang, has already led thousands of iron armor to Shouchun! Fan Kuai's army must be coming for us. General, tell me, how to fight this battle? Should I defend the city or go out of the city to fight the Han army in the field?"

"Defend the city? Fight in the field?" Xiang Zhuang waved his hand and said, "No, we will abandon the city!"

"ah?"

"Abandoned the city?"

"No, I finally took Shouchun, why do you say that you should give up on the guard?"

"That is, Shouchun City has a high ditch and deep ditch, and Fan Kuai's army is only three to five thousand iron-armored soldiers, so it may not be able to enter the city!"

Generals such as Huan Chu, Ji Bu, Xiao Gongjiao were immediately blown up. Although Zhong Limei didn't say anything, he also disagreed with Xiang Zhuang's decision. It was a pity that Shouchun would abandon the city without fighting.

"Tell us the order that the entire army evacuated Shouchun and moved into the northwest mountainous area!" Xiang Zhuang was unmoved at all.

Fighting with Fan Kuai's army in the field? That's asking for death! Not to mention that the thousands of troops led by Fan Kuai were all elite soldiers wearing armor and holding sharp weapons. Even if they were just light soldiers or miscellaneous soldiers, the Chu army had no chance of winning. The remnants of the Chu army had not recovered from the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Gaixia. The army was disintegrated and had no fighting spirit. What should I do to fight with others?

What's even more terrifying is that if the two armies suddenly provoke a head in the Han army formation, and it is Xiang Yu's head, what would happen? I'm afraid that more than 3,000 remnants of the Chu army will explode the camp in an instant! At that time, there is no need for the Han army to attack, and the remnants of the Chu army will collapse by themselves.

Being shouchun to the death? That's called sitting there and waiting for death!

Although Shouchun City is high and deep, it is not easy for Fan Kuai’s army to capture it urgently, but it will be difficult for the remnants of the Chu army to break through from Shouchun. At that time, Fan Kuai’s army only needs to block four gates, and more than 3,000 remnants of the Chu army will really become birds in cages and turtles in jars!

At that time, even though Fan Kuai's army could not conquer Shouchun, wouldn't there be 50,000 rebels from Zhou Yin?

Even if the 50,000 rebels in Zhou Yin could not attack Shouchun, wouldn’t there be Liu Bang’s 200,000 army? Could it be that the remaining 3,000 Chu troops could really cook Liu Bang’s 200,000 army in Shouchun?

Therefore, it is absolutely impossible to fight head-on with Fan Kuai’s army. The only chance of the Chu army is to take advantage of wisdom!

Although Fan Kuai was the number one powerful general under Liu Bang and the second largest general behind Xiang Yu during the entire Chu-Han period, he was basically a brave but unscheming man. It should not be difficult to defeat him with tricks.

Huan Chu and Ji Bu wanted to persuade him again, but Xiang Zhuang said coldly: "Those who violate the order... behead them!"

Huan Chu and Ji Bu were silent and immediately bowed to Zhongli and Xiao Gongjiao at the same time, saying, "No!"

Although Huan Chu and others were still dissatisfied, Xiang Zhuang's prestige had been initially established through the Battle of Shouchun. In addition, when Xiang Zhuang was killed before, Xiang Zhuang's ruthlessness was impressive. Therefore, as long as it was not a major plan that concerns the life and death of the Chu army, no one dared to challenge Xiang Zhuang's prestige.
Chapter completed!