Liu Bang took a deep breath, suppressed the panic in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "How could Han Xin and Ying Bu collude together? Our people have been looking for Han Xin, so why did Han Xin and Ying Bu get mixed up together?"
Xiao He was speechless.
He didn't know why Han Xin suddenly arrived in Guanghan County.
Liu Bang saw Xiao He's expression and knew that he had asked an idiot question. He changed the subject and said: "Prime Minister, the matter has come to this, how do you think we can save it?"
Xiao He said: "Your Majesty, I have already notified Zhang Liang. When he arrives, we will see what he has in mind. I also find this situation difficult."
"That's fine!"
Liu Bang nodded.
"Report!"
At this moment, another chamberlain came in. After saluting Liu Bang, he said: "Your Majesty, Ba County is reporting urgently!"
"Xuan!"
Liu Bang gave an order.
After a while, a general in armor strode in.
This man's name is Zhou Bo, a general under Liu Bang.
A look of impatience appeared on Zhou Bo's face. He knelt down on one knee, cupped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, Zhou Bo!"
"Pingshen!"
Liu Bang waved his hand and gave an order.
After Zhou Bo stood up, Liu Bang asked: "Why did Zhou Qing enter the palace?"
Zhou Bo quickly said: "Reporting to your majesty, bandits have appeared in both Bajun and Shujun, causing wanton trouble, which is very unsettling. The local government has mobilized troops several times to quell the rebellion, but the final result is that the bigger the opponent is, the worse it is."
Stronger, more and more powerful, difficult to destroy. I came to the palace to see your majesty, hoping that your majesty would mobilize elites to clean up the filth."
"hiss!"
Liu Bang took a breath.
As for Guanghan County, Guan Ying had just been killed in battle, Sanshui County had just been lost, and Shu County and Ba County had also suffered accidents one after another. It was true that good fortune and misfortune never come alone. I never expected to encounter such a situation.
This is what Liu Bang least wants to see.
Liu Bang ordered: "The matter between Bajun and Shujun is just a trivial matter. The prime minister has just received news from Guanghan County that Han Xin appeared in Sanshui County, Guanghan County, colluded with Yingbu, and killed Guan Ying."
brush!
Zhou Bo's complexion changed drastically.
Han Xin's soldiers are extremely powerful, especially Han Xin who is good at outflanking and is an extremely difficult character to deal with.
What's more, Yingbu is not easy to deal with either.
Zhou Bo also felt that something was difficult at this moment. Yizhou, which was originally peaceful, suddenly had so many wars. A series of things happened, making the whole situation complicated.
Zhou Bo said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Han Xin has been wanted throughout Yizhou. Why has Han Xin suddenly appeared in Guanghan County and no news has been received?"
Liu Bang rolled his eyes and said, "You ask me, who should I ask?"
Zhou Bo smiled awkwardly.
"Tap! Tread!"
A sound of footsteps came from outside the hall.
I saw a middle-aged man with an impressive appearance and extraordinary handsomeness striding in. Wearing a Jinxian crown and a sky-blue robe, he entered the hall, bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, Zhang Liang, pays homage to you."
This person is clearly Zhang Liang.
This is Liu Bang's most valued adviser.
Liu Bang said: "I love you, please forgive me!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After Zhang Liang stood up, he bowed and thanked him.
Liu Bang said in a deep voice: "Zhang Qing, now in Guanghan County in the north, Han Xin and Yingbu have joined forces, resulting in the death of Guan Ying and the loss of troops. Not only that, but now Shu County and Ba County are also in trouble. What do you think of this?
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Zhang Liang's eyes rolled, he was thinking in his heart, and he said in a leisurely manner: "Your Majesty, I also got news on the way here. I think there is a certain connection between the three things that happened one after another."
Liu Bang said: "How to say?"
Zhang Liang continued: "If everything happens in a single round, there will be no correlation and no connection can be found. However, if you put these three things together, you can find that these three things almost happened one after another.
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"Not only that, these are three places located in Yizhou."
"The counties of Yizhou, Guanghan County, Shu County, Ba County and Hanzhong County have slightly convenient transportation. As for the other counties, many places are deserted and very few people go there."
"So to unrest Yizhou, it is enough to cause trouble in Guanghan County, Shu County and Ba County."
"My guess is that someone is secretly instigating this."
Zhang Liang talked eloquently and continued: "The person who secretly planned it may be Han Xin in Guanghan County, or it may be someone else. However, I think it is most likely to be the Shu Kingdom in the north."
Liu Bang asked: "Why Shu?"
Zhang Liangdao: "First, Shu is bordering us and can move quickly."
"Second, if the Shu Kingdom wants to leave Hulao Pass in the east, it must capture Yizhou. Otherwise, the Shu Kingdom will not have a stable rear. For the Shu Kingdom, if it wants to unify the country and sweep the world, the Shu Kingdom is indispensable.
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"Thirdly, Wang Can, the emperor of Shu, was attacked by the Han before. Now due to circumstances and reasons, he will consider attacking Yizhou."
Zhang Liang talked eloquently and analyzed: "So I assert that Wang Can may have sent counselors south to Yizhou and sneaked into Yizhou to cause trouble. Now this battle will be extremely complicated once Wang Can's people are actually involved.
If the person behind the scenes cannot be found out, it will be extremely difficult to eliminate Han Xin. Even the Han Dynasty's regime may be subverted."
Liu Bang's expression became extremely solemn.
In the past, when the Shu Kingdom was in turmoil, Liu Bang sent Cao Shen and Chen Ping intervened, intending to stir up trouble in the Shu Kingdom and seek benefits. Liu Bang didn't think anything of it at the time.
But now, it was his turn to rule the territory, and many things happened, and Liu Bang felt a little anxious and uneasy in his heart.
Liu Bang said in a deep voice: "Zhang Qing, do you have a solution?"
"No!"
Zhang Liang shook his head and said: "I am in the light and the enemy is in the dark. In the current situation, the only thing we can do is to block the water and cover it with earth. I suggest that a large army be dispatched north to Guanghan County to suppress Han Xin. In addition, dispatch two more teams.
, deal with the chaos in Shu County and Ba County respectively. We are confused now, so we can only do this."
Xiao He took the words and asked: "Han Xin is not an easy person. His outflanking and roundabout tactics, and even the means of encirclement, suppression and annihilation, are superb."
"To deal with Han Xin, ordinary people can't."
"Even if we have enough troops, it will not be easy to destroy Han Xin. What's more, according to your analysis, people from the Shu Kingdom are involved behind this, making the situation even more complicated."
"So to deal with Han Xin in Guanghan County, you must have someone strong enough to stabilize the situation in Guanghan County."
Xiao He said in a deep voice: "Who is qualified?"
Liu Bang also looked at Zhang Liang and asked, "Zhang Qing, who do you think is qualified?"
Zhou Bo took the initiative and said: "Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the troops to fight."
Under Liu Bang's command, Zhou Bo was also a confidant, a person who really gained Liu Bang's respect. Moreover, Zhou Bo was not only outstanding in martial arts, he was also better than Guan Ying in leading troops in battles, and he was a man who was capable of both literary and military skills.
When Liu Bang heard this, he shook his head and said: "You can't do it. Although you are good at leading troops in battle, your method of using troops is not flexible enough. Facing Han Xin, you are too ingenious in using troops and are no match for Han Xin."
Zhou Bo looked embarrassed and was speechless for a moment.
Liu Bang said again: "Zhang Qing, do you have a suitable candidate?"
Zhang Liang stroked his beard under his chin, and after a while, he said: "My lord, there is a suitable candidate."
"Who?" Liu Bang asked quickly.
Zhang Liang replied: "Peng Yue!"
When Liu Bang heard this, the expression on his face suddenly became cold, and there was a hint of solemnity in his eyes.
Peng Yue was Liu Bang's founding hero.
Historically, when Liu Bang established the Western Han Dynasty, Peng Yue made great contributions. When Liu Bang and Liu Bang met and fought, Peng Yue led the army and harassed the Chu army in the rear.
The strategy followed by Peng Yue was to retreat when the enemy advances, and advance when the enemy retreats, constantly harassing and even destroying the Chu army's food routes. This played a major role in the decisive battle between Liu Bang and Xiang Yu on the front line.
But later, Peng Yue was executed by Liu Bang.
On this day, Peng Yue was reborn, in Chengdu, under Liu Bang's nose, so Peng Yue could not leave Chengdu at all. Liu Bang did not want to kill an important minister like Peng Yue, after all, he needed talents. But if he did not kill Peng Yue, he would not be able to leave Chengdu.
He was worried that Peng Yue had a grudge, so he could only leave Peng Yue idle.
This is where Liu Bang is in trouble.
Peng Yue was re-employed, but he was also worried that Peng Yue had a grudge against his murder in the previous life, and was worried that Peng Yue would eventually rebel.
Not using Peng Yue means losing talents.
Especially when Han Xin and Ying Bu were in trouble, Liu Bang's truly capable generals and those who could truly match Han Xin were very few, so Liu Bang was in a dilemma.
Zhang Liang knew Liu Bang's intention, so he persuaded him: "Your Majesty, in the current situation, Peng Yue must be used. If Peng Yue is not used, it will be difficult to compete with Han Xin. What's more, there may be people from Shu secretly causing rebellion."
"As for Peng Yue's feelings, it's not a big problem. I think that since Your Majesty is interested, you can personally visit Peng Yue's mansion and apologize to Peng Yue in person to win back Peng Yue's heart."
"I believe that Peng Yue will go to war."
"After all, Peng Yue is also a person who cannot let go of his power."
After Xiao He listened, he also persuaded: "Your Majesty, Zhang Liang's suggestion is feasible. Under the current situation, the generals leading the troops in the DPRK either want to suppress the border, or have difficulty competing against Han Xin, or want to sit in Chengdu, and there is no resistance.
Han Xin's people can only use Peng Yue now. Otherwise, it will be difficult to compete with Han Xin."
Liu Bang looked solemn and said: "What if, what if Peng Yue is unwilling to fight?"
Xiao He said: "The thunder and rain are all your kindness. If Peng Yue is unwilling to fight, your Majesty can deal with Peng Yue. Your Majesty allows Peng Yue to fight, which still gives Peng Yue face. I believe that Peng Yue will fight."
"Okay, I'll just reluctantly give it a try."
Liu Bang clenched his fists and responded directly.
Zhou Bo listened on the sidelines with a cold heart. He wanted to attack Han Xin, but unfortunately he had no such opportunity and could only stay in Chengdu.
Zhou Bo said: "Your Majesty, there are also wars in Bajun and Shujun. Do you want me to fight and lead troops to suppress these rebellions?" (To be continued)