"Hey, I don't know how long I'll have to hide in this forest."
"I'm almost fed up with this kind of life. There's no guarantee of three meals a day. It's freezing cold. Many brothers are either freezing to death or starving to death. Moreover, we have to guard against wild beasts in the mountains and forests."
The rebels in twos and threes discussed listlessly.
They all followed Liu Bang and fled to the mountains and forests. When they arrived in the mountains and forests, they found that there was no food or clothing. When they were hungry, they could only eat weeds to satisfy their hunger.
If Liu Bang hadn't told them that as long as both Xiang Yu and the Qin army were defeated, they would be able to reap the benefits, and each of them could own hundreds of acres of fertile land for their spiritual sustenance.
Otherwise, they would have left Liu Bang long ago.
Liu Bang told them that if they want to do great things, they must endure hardships. If they endure hardships now, they can enjoy happiness later.
Even so, many brothers died of illness due to the cold, and some couldn't bear it and fled. The more than 3,000 people who originally followed Liu Bang now only have more than 2,000 left.
"Liu Lieutenant General, when will we be able to leave?" Someone couldn't bear it and ran to ask Liu Bang.
At this moment, Liu Bang was leaning on a stone wall, with a lot of grass under his body, lying lazily on it, with a piece of grass in his mouth.
"That's right, we can't stay here forever, we're almost starving to death."
"Don't worry, everyone. You have to believe me, Liu Bang. As long as you follow my brother Liu Bang, you can drink a lot of wine and eat meat. However, the time is not here now. When the time is right, we can go out," Liu Bang said lazily.
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In fact, I was cursing in my heart. I have had enough of this kind of life. Do you think I don’t want to go out? As soon as I go out, not only the Qin army will cause trouble for me, but also Xiang Yu and King Xu of Sishui County.
"You've said this a long time ago," someone protested dissatisfied.
"Why, you can't believe me, Liu Bang?" Liu Bang glared: "I can trick Xiang Yu around, which is enough to prove my talent."
After a pause, Liu Bang said with a stern face: "If you can't trust me, Liu Bang, you can leave now. If you can trust me, Liu Bang, then stay and conquer the world with me, Liu Bang. I won't treat you badly."
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When Liu Bang said this, the protests became much quieter. These people were attracted by the pie painted by Liu Bang.
"When I, Liu Bang, dominate the world, you can all be made marquises." After a pause, Liu Bang said with great pride.
"You're afraid you won't have a chance."
Suddenly, an extremely cold voice sounded, and the eyes of those around him were blurred. Before long, a young man appeared in front of them.
"Liu Bang, you are quite good at hiding it." Xu Ran glanced sideways at Ni Liu Bang, and an interesting smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"You, why are you here?"
Liu Bang saw clearly the face of the young man in front of him and was shocked.
Liu Bang was indeed shocked by Xu Ran's sudden arrival. You must know that Pei County is a full county away from Kuaiji County, and he was hiding in this uninhabited mountain forest.
How did the other party find this place?
Liu Bang was a little scared for a moment, but when he saw that the other party was alone, he immediately calmed down. He had more than two thousand troops, so why should he be afraid of the other party alone.
When the time comes, you can arrest the other party and exchange the blackmail for silver, food, and Peng County.
Thinking of this, Liu Bang suddenly became excited and shouted quickly: "Everyone, he is King Xu who occupied Peng County. Capture him and take him to Peng County to exchange for grain and silver. Our good days are coming."
When the people around him heard Liu Bang's words, greed suddenly appeared in their eyes. Then hundreds of people around him stood up and swarmed towards Xu Ran.
Xu Ran snorted coldly, his internal energy circulated, and a powerful wave of air erupted with himself as the center, and everyone who was close to Xu Ran was ejected.
These people had not had a full meal for many days, and their chests were pressed against their backs from hunger. They were only supported by a willpower, and their bodies were pitifully weak.
One by one, they were blown away by the air waves, like stacked Arhats.
The people around him immediately looked at Xu Ran with frightened eyes. They discovered that there was a very powerful storm around this young man. As long as he got close to the other person for about two meters, he would be automatically bounced away.
Liu Bang was also stunned and stared at this scene.
Even though he had a lot of clever ideas, he didn't know what to do when he saw this scene, and he was dumbfounded.
"madness"
Xu Ran looked around, then scolded him coldly.
There were so many people around, and they were just innocent people. It was naturally impossible for Xu Ran to kill them all. Occasionally, it would be okay to kill a few evildoers.
But if he killed all these people, wouldn't he become a murderer?
Besides, these people were just brainwashed by Liu Bang, and there is still a possibility that they might wake up.
"I know that you are all farmers who couldn't stand the tyranny of the Qin Dynasty and rose up to resist, but you should never follow Liu Bang, a guy who only talks big words."
"Aside from Liu Bang's big words, he has given you some benefits. You will get no benefits from following him except hiding in the mountains, enduring hunger and cold."
"Such a person is worth following."
While Xu Ran was talking, he glanced at Liu Bang.
"Shut up, don't be deceived by him," Liu Bang said quickly. He was really afraid that these guys would betray him. Once they betrayed him, he would be doomed.
"We have not only offended Qin, but also offended King Xiang. If we don't hide in the mountains and wait for opportunities, what else can we do?" someone said.
"Who said you have offended Xiang Yu?" Xu Ran raised a sneer at the corner of his mouth.
After a pause, he continued: "The one who offended Xiang Yu is not all of you, but Liu Bang alone. Because Liu Bang betrayed Xiang Yu, he was afraid that Xiang Yu would cause trouble for him, so he ran away."
"Liu Bang deceived you, he can rise up in troubled times, he can lead you to live a good life, but you ask yourselves, have you ever lived a good life since you followed Liu Bang?"
"Liu Bang needs talent but not talent, and martial arts without martial arts. How can he be worthy of your following? So you all wake up. At least you are going down to Xiang Yu now. You will not starve or freeze. Take Liu Bang to see Xiang Yu.
Maybe you can even get a reward.”
Xu Ran said so many words in one breath that the rebels around him couldn't help but fell silent. In fact, if they thought about it carefully, Xu Ran's words touched their hearts.
The reason why they followed Liu Bang was entirely because of Liu Bang's verbal promise, but they did not get any practical benefits.
"What you said is true. If we go to Xiang Yu, he really won't kill us." Someone asked anxiously.
"Of course it's true." Xu Ran nodded.
"Don't believe him, he is lying to you. With Xiang Yu's cruelty, he will definitely kill you." Liu Bang's lips trembled.