"Overlord, I have never captured the three Liu Bei brothers."
After a fierce attack, all the Qingzhou soldiers who were not in a hurry to escape became the dead souls of the Chu army.
In this battle alone, Liu Bei's 30,000-strong army was probably lost by more than half.
What disappointed Xiang Ji was that Liu Bei's three brothers were not captured.
These three people are worthy of being the ones who gave Cao Cao a lot of headaches in history. They are definitely Xiaoqiang's. Their escape skills are top-notch.
Just when Xiang Ji was feeling regretful, Taishi Ci, who was in charge of finishing the work, brought him an unexpected surprise.
"Overlord! This guy should be an important figure in Liu Bei's army.
Seeing that he was protected by dozens of soldiers, Ci followed him and finally caught him.
It’s just that this guy seems to be crazy, and he just keeps repeating some mistakes?”
Xiang Ji became interested when he saw the prisoners Taishi Ci had brought for him.
Dressed like a scribe, with two mustaches, and shouting that he was incompetent?
Could this guy be Liu Bei's military advisor?
Who could it be? Jian Yong? Sun Qian?
According to history, Xiang Ji could only think of these two people.
It's really because Liu Bei was so pitiful in the early stage that he never met a decent military advisor.
"Don't make a mistake. Everyone has been captured by the lonely king. What else can you do?"
Seeing that the scribe in front of him was talking about his mistakes without caring even though his hands were tied, Xiang Ji could only remind him aloud.
Being a prisoner means being a prisoner, right?
Attracted by Xiang Ji's voice, the scribe finally raised his head.
"Are you the one who holds the title of Chu State?
Haha, that's all. If it weren't for Gong's cleverness, why would he have harmed the lord's army to this extent?
Kill me!"
Oh my god, why are you willing to sacrifice your generosity with me?
Looking at the scribe standing with his neck bent, Xiang Ji became angry.
Mader and I are playing this trick? Do you really think I don’t dare to kill you?
Wait! What was he talking about just now? Palace?
"Who are you? Are you Chen Gong?"
The only thing that Xiang Ji can think of with the word "gong" is Chen Gong, who assisted Lu Bu in history.
According to time calculation, this guy has indeed left Cao Cao and is in opposition at this time.
I just don’t know why, but he ran into Liu Bei’s hands?
"You know me?"
Chen Gong was stunned when Xiang Ji suddenly called his name.
When did I become so famous? People in this book have even heard of my name?
When his name was suddenly called, Chen Gong felt a sense of joy in his heart.
Who is this? This is Xiang Ji! The king of Chu! One of the most powerful princes in the world today!
Even he knew his own name. How could this not make Chen Gong excited?
After receiving the confirmation, Xiang Ji knew that he had guessed correctly, and this guy was really Chen Gong.
No wonder.
I have always wondered before, given Liu Bei's IQ and the few crooked men under him, how could he come up with the tactic of luring the enemy deep and then setting up an ambush.
It turns out that everything is because of this Chen Gong.
"The lonely king will give you a chance. Now that our army is hiring, would you like to serve under me?"
Xiang Ji is quite optimistic about Chen Gong.
Although his strategy is somewhat inferior to those of top counselors, he is still a rare talent.
Moreover, although this guy is also a member of the clan, he is a loser.
Today, Xiang Ji is no longer as resistant to the clan as before.
At the very least, under me, all clans would be well-behaved?
After all, in this era, cultural inheritance is in the hands of these clans, and Xiang Ji can only temporarily compromise and use them to help him fight for the world.
However, after the world is settled, hehe, I will show you what the imperial examination is!
Although Xiang Ji was not a literate person in his previous life, he still had the basic knowledge of history.
At the very least, he still remembered that he had read in a book that the way to break the clan's cultural monopoly for thousands of years was to take the imperial examination.
Looking at Chen Gong again, when he heard that Xiang Ji was actually soliciting him, his eyes suddenly lit up.
This person is not comparable to Liu Bei, the dove occupying the magpie's nest.
Whether it is reputation, strength, or the popularity of the people in the territory they occupy, the gap between the two is as big as heaven and earth.
As a cultural person, Chen Gong naturally knew what kind of appeal Xiang Ji, who was a descendant of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, had in the homeland of Chu.
You know, the Chu State has existed for nearly a thousand years.
And the Han Dynasty? It was only established for how many years? It was only a few hundred years.
In this land today, many old people still call themselves Chu people, which is the best proof.
Moreover, Xiang Ji's military strength and war potential are not on the same level as Liu Bei's.
After this defeat, Liu Bei basically collapsed.
But Xiang Ji is different.
Although Xiang Ji also lost a lot of soldiers after successive battles, his war potential is huge.
In this homeland of the Chu Kingdom, as the King of Chu, Xiang Ji could easily raise hundreds of thousands of troops by just ascending to the top and shouting?
Originally, he was going to pretend to be reserved, but when he looked up, he found that Xiang Ji's face had lost patience because he had not expressed his stance for so long. Chen Gong's heart suddenly skipped a beat.
This guy is the Demon King, an existence with a reputation for evil.
How many clans, big and small, had he slaughtered? If he had said no, he would have been pushed out and executed immediately.
In this case, compared with your own life and future, you don't need to be reserved or face-saving.
"Thanks to the King of Chu for not giving up, Chen Gong is willing to surrender."
Very good, he is indeed a smart man and very aware of current affairs.
Xiang Ji was very satisfied with Chen Gong's statement.
"Very good, from now on you can follow the lonely king and join the army."
Although this military officer position is not big, Chen Gong is satisfied with it.
After all, you are serving before the king, and you are a close minister of the emperor. If you perform well in the future, it will be easy to get promoted.
As for why Chen Gong did not reject Xiang Ji like history generally rejected Cao Cao?
First, because the hatred between him and Xiang Ji was far from the hatred towards Cao Cao after serving Lu Bu in history.
Furthermore, historically, Cao Cao's ideas were inconsistent with Chen Gong's, so Chen Gong left Cao Cao.
Now that he has abandoned it, for the sake of reputation, it is impossible to surrender, right?
Regarding Xiang Ji, Chen Gong had no such concerns.
After appeasing Chen Gong, Xiang Ji came to Jia Xu, who came with the army.
"Military advisor, this time it was the lonely king who was wrong."
After bowing to Jia Xu, Xiang Ji admitted his mistake.
If he hadn't acted arbitrarily before, then he wouldn't have sacrificed so many Chu people in vain.
When seeing Xiang Ji behave like this, Jia Xu laughed.