Chapter 1570 Cut off the robe and cut off the righteousness
Xia Houying narrowed his eyes, his eyes serious.
As expected of Han Xin!
These words angered Liu Bang, who made the decision to attack in anger. Sun Tzu's Art of War clearly states that a master cannot be angry and raise an army, and a general cannot be angry and go to war.
Most decisions made in anger are wrong.
So when Xia Houying heard Liu Bang's order, he didn't accept it.
He is the commander-in-chief.
This battle is decided by him.
Even if he disobeys Liu Bang's orders, Xia Houying is not afraid.
Xia Houying took a deep breath and continued: "Han Xin, you are wrong!"
Wang Can said: "What's wrong?"
The conversation between the two reached Liu Bang's ears. Liu Bang's face turned angry for a moment, because Xia Houying ignored his order, which made Liu Bang very unhappy.
As a monarch, everyone has a desire to control.
The same is true for Liu Bang.
Xia Houying didn't listen to Liu Bang's orders, so Liu Bang was unhappy at first. But Liu Bang had been on the battlefield and was a veteran on the battlefield. He immediately understood that he had been too excited just now and made a big mistake.
Liu Bang suppressed his anger and sat quietly in the rear, not interfering in the battle ahead.
At this time, Xia Houying took a deep breath and said loudly: "Your Majesty, you have your own difficulties. Although you, Han Xin, have no rebellious intentions, you are loyal to Your Majesty."
"But, what about the people below you?"
"In the world of knight-errants, there is a popular saying that people cannot help themselves when they are in the arena. The same is true in the officialdom. People cannot help themselves when they are in the officialdom."
"This is true whether it is as small as a river or lake or as large as a court, let alone you who are in a high position?"
"You can't control many things."
"Especially when you Han Xin orders troops, the more the better. All the soldiers in the army respect you like a god. As long as you raise your arms, the troubled times that His Majesty has just ended and the newly established Han Dynasty will immediately fall apart."
Xia Houying was talking eloquently, and he continued: "You are willing to stop, but the generals under your command cannot let you retreat. That's why you died."
"This is not a cunning rabbit that dies and a lackey cooks."
“The times dictate us!”
"The general trend of the world at that time was that the ministers under your Majesty's command and the ministers under your command were competing against each other. Therefore, your final outcome was achieved."
Xia Houying said: "Han Xin, you can't blame His Majesty."
These words reached Liu Bang's ears, and Liu Bang showed a smile on his face and praised Xia Houying even more. He never expected that Xia Houying could say such penetrating words.
Liu Bang found it pleasant.
However, Wang Can became angry after hearing this.
Xia Houying used strong words to make excuses.
This is the concept of stealing.
If Liu Bang was determined not to kill Han Xin, neither Xiao He nor Lu Pheasant would be able to join forces to kill Han Xin. Without Liu Bang's nod, this would not be possible.
In the final analysis, it is still Liu Bang.
It was just Xia Houying's words that changed the concept and shifted all problems to Liu Bang's subordinates.
Wang Can felt unfair for Han Xin.
In the past, Xiao He recommended Han Xin, but for the sake of a strong man, Xiao He unconscionably deceived Han Xin, causing Han Xin to die at the hands of a woman.
In the past, Xia Houying recommended Han Xin and was kind to Han Xin. Now, Xia Houying said such strong words in order to drive a wedge between Han Xin and Peng Yue.
There was no one under Liu Bang who really cared about Han Xin.
Wang Can took a deep breath and said loudly: "Xia Houying, didn't your conscience hurt when you said these words? I thought that you, Xia Houying, were a person with general knowledge and moral character."
"It's nothing like seeing you today."
"In the past, you were kind to me, and I respected you, so I didn't want to fight with you."
"But, you disappoint people."
"You and I each have our own positions. If we were to confront each other directly, I would still admire you. But what you just said was unreasonable, distorted the facts, flattered Liu Bang, and is disgusting."
"Today, I, Han Xin, cut off my ties with you, Xia Houying, and I no longer have any friendship with you."
Wang Can lifted up his robe and slashed it off with his sword.
"Bah!"
The blade fell and cut a section of his robe.
Wang Can grabbed this piece of robe and threw it out of the county seat of Luoxian County. At this moment, the Han Xin he played completely revealed his desolate atmosphere. Even Xia Houying's mouth twitched when he saw this.
Xia Houying sighed in his heart.
He was kind to Han Xin, and he once had a certain status in front of Han Xin.
In what he said just now, Xia Houying used sophistry in order to beautify Liu Bang and persuade Han Xin. He did not expect that his words would cause Han Xin to have such a violent reaction.
Although Han Xin cut off his robe and severed his righteousness, Xia Houying did not regret it.
The two armies fought each other for their own master.
In today's general environment, in order to help Liu Bang win over Han Xin, he must do it even if he uses conspiracy and tricks.
Xia Houying took a deep breath and said: "Han Xin, you are too stubborn. You have fallen into a demonic disease. If you do this, the final result will be your death again. The soldiers under your command will also die in Luoxian County.
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Wang Can said loudly: "Xia Houying, I have nothing to say to you. Talking to you makes me sick. If you want to fight, I will fight. I, Han Xin, a seven-foot man, stand upright and have no fear of Liu Bang's military strength."
At this moment, Han Xin, played by Wang Can, fought back forcefully.
These words forced Xia Houying to the corner.
At this time, it was impossible for Xia Houying to recruit any more surrender. He did not immediately order an attack. He immediately ordered: "Retreat, retreat and camp, and do not launch an attack for the time being."
He gave the order and returned to Liu Bang.
Liu Bang asked: "Xia Houying, why don't you attack the city by force?"
Xia Houying replied: "Your Majesty, I have carefully observed that the number of troops defending the city is at least 8,000. If we want to attack Luoxian County by force, it will take at least 80,000."
"At least, there must be ten times more troops."
"Otherwise, we can't attack by force."
"And if we now have a mere 30,000 troops to attack Luoxian County, the greatest possibility is that we will fall into it. Therefore, I gave the order to retreat."
Xia Houying said: "Your Majesty, the confrontation with Han Xin cannot be rushed. We must be able to seize the flaws exposed by Han Xin before we can launch an attack. Otherwise, we would rather maintain a stalemate than send troops easily."
After listening, Liu Bang nodded.
He understood what Xia Houying meant.
Liu Bang owns the entire Yizhou. If there is a stalemate, Liu Bang's side will have the advantage, not Han Xin. Therefore, if the stalemate continues, Han Xin will be the first to fail.
This is Xia Houying's plan.
Liu Bang was still a little reluctant. The reason was simple. He didn't want to wait too long. In his heart, Liu Bang still had the ambition to unify the nine states. If he was stuck in Yizhou, how could he unify the world?
But Liu Bang had no other option.
In desperation, we can only retreat. (To be continued)