The Conqueror Isn’t Alone

In Han Xin's eyes, Xiang Yu is still the unparalleled warrior and overlord of the world who is silent, taciturn, majestic, and unpredictable in mood and anger.

In Lu Bu's eyes, Xiang Yu is still a fool who pretends to be decent.

The two of them came in hand in hand and saluted Xiang Yu who was sitting on the seat. Xiang Yu interrupted them and said simply and concisely: "Sit down."

Lu Bu boldly took the seat closest to Xiang Yu, while Han Xin felt nervous and sat down quietly on the lower seat.

——I don’t know if he escaped from the camp privately and asked his wise brother to pursue him, but the king will gently let him go and will not pursue him. It is still difficult to correct.

It was a pity that no one of the other two people present could notice that his heart was "swaying" at this moment, and they directly started a strange conversation that seemed to his ears to be completely incorrect.

Lu Bu looked completely devoid of any scheming, but in reality he was feeling frightened. He was really worried that the next moment he would hear the earth-shattering words "My son is here to serve me", which would disgrace his old face that was more than 300 years old.

Fortunately, Xiang Yu's expression was as bad as usual, so he couldn't tell that his worries were all for nothing.

He was relieved and couldn't wait to ask: "According to the guards, the king has made Bu a general? I wonder how many troops Bu can command? Where will he guard? When will he take office? Maybe he can ask Bu to review the army and rectify it. Prepare for military discipline, so as not to rush everything and miss the king’s important matters.”

Xiang Yu listened to his barrage without changing his expression, and asked slowly and leisurely: "Can we have dinner?"

Lu Bu answered without thinking: "Not yet."

Xiang Yu nodded slightly and said in a deep voice: "Eat first."

Lu Bu had been outside all day, running around in the scorching sun. He was afraid that if he was delayed for a little longer, Han Xin, who had set off overnight, would disappear. So except for a few sips of water along the way, he really didn't have time to use anything. .

As soon as he returned to the Chu army's camp, he was called by Xiang Yu. At this moment, Xiang Yu reminded him that he realized that he was hungry, so naturally it would not be of much use. He said happily: "Thank you, king!"

Han Xin looked confused when he heard this. He came back to his senses and thanked Xiang Yu.

Xiang Yu nodded reservedly.

Although Xiang Yu was sitting upright, Lu Bu crossed one of his legs contentedly, thinking that he would be able to wait for a while.

Unexpectedly, the next moment he put his legs up, voices came from outside the palace door. After Xiang Yu said in a deep voice, "Pass the meal," several cooks, led by the guards, cautiously filed in with their food. .

In the blink of an eye, Xiang Yu, Lu Bu and Han Xin each placed a portion in front of them. The dishes were the same, but the portions were different.

Only the cook knows that these three portions of meals are actually divided into two portions. Fortunately, the portions made before were enough, so now they are not empty.

Lu Bu asked curiously: "Why so fast?"

It had only been a few sentences since Xiang Yu gave the order, but the food was already ready?

Surprised, surprise, Lu Bu, who was so hungry after eating meat, was too lazy to think about those insignificant details, and just started to eat happily.

However, Han Xin glanced at the steaming and fragrant dinner, then at Xiang Yu, who still had a cold and arrogant look, and then at his wise brother who had a big heart, and vaguely made a guess.

Thanks to the blessing of giving him food, his heart, which had been hanging for a long time, gradually let go. If King Xiang had the intention to blame the two of them for leaving the camp privately, what he would have to eat now would be a meal of military sticks. It can't be Lu Bu's good meat.

After the three of them had eaten and drank enough, the entourage removed the bowls and chopsticks. Lu Bu felt satisfied and touched his slightly swollen belly. If it weren't for the wrong occasion, he would have almost collapsed on the ground.

He resisted the urge and recalled the questions he was most concerned about when he entered.

Before he could ask again, Xiang Yu had already taken the initiative to pick up the previous topic and replied expressionlessly: "Fengxian will then go to find Ya's father to lead General Yinsui. He can lead up to 30,000 troops. As for which army to lead, Where it will be guarded... has not yet been decided."

Lu Bu's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but said shamelessly: "I have a suggestion. I wonder if your Majesty would be willing to listen to it?"

Xiang Yu glanced at the shining Lu Bu, was silent for a moment, and finally nodded slightly: "Yes."

Lu Bu chuckled and said tentatively: "I wonder if the former Qin capital army that stayed in the Neishi area has a new commander?"

Every time he thought about the majestic appearance of the Qin army that swept through the six kingdoms with the First Emperor, went through hundreds of battles, and finally unified the world, Lu Bu's heart was filled with yearning.

As a general, who wouldn't want to personally lead such an iron-blooded army?

There is another reason why he has special sentiments: since the founding of the Qin Dynasty, it was precisely with the help of this powerful tribe that he went north to fight against the Huns, forcing the Huns to flee further north, and then he had his hometown of Jiu. Original county.

With the great chaos at the end of Qin Dynasty, all the heroes came together. The southern army led by Zhao Tuo took the opportunity to completely cut off contact with the Central Plains, and later ambitiously proclaimed himself the king of South Vietnam; while the northern army led by Wang Li, As well as the Central Army, which was formed by temporarily selecting Qingzhuang and Lishan prisoners and led by the former Shaofu Zhang Han, they were defeated at the hands of Xiang Yu in Julu. All the surrendered soldiers, except for the knights of Loufan, suffered in Xin'an. Kill in the pit.

In the past, the Qin army was extremely powerful and unstoppable, but there was still one of the most elite capital troops stationed in Guanzhong that had not participated in the war.

Xiang Yu finally opened his half-closed eyes at this time, and looked at Lu Bu with a complicated expression, who looked eager to try: "Not yet. However, some of the three strands were not retained by the commander, and the guards dispersed them. Incorporated into all armies, only the Lieutenant Army remains——"

Lu Bu's eyes were bright and he immediately shouted: "That's it!"

indivual! "

The doctors and commanders were all from noble families or important ministers, and were the former Qin emperor's attendants and guards. No matter who accepted the Xianyang palace, there was no way they would be able to leave behind those who were the most loyal to the former Qin.

Most of them were killed by Liu Bang when he entered Xianyang Palace, and there were not many left who could not make trouble again.

The Guards Army is the Palace Guards. They were originally the guards responsible for guarding the entrance and exit of the palace. They are familiar with the terrain of the palace, so of course it is impossible for them to stay in their original positions.

Liu Bang was also asked to break them up and send them out, temporarily integrating them into various armies. He originally wanted to put some effort into absorbing them, but he didn't want to leave in such an embarrassing situation, so naturally he didn't care to take this unsubordinated tribe with him.

When the Chu army led by Yingbu and Zhongli Mei arrived, they were the quickest to surrender.

Both of these two armies of the capital were what Lu Bu did not want.

What he covets most is undoubtedly the capital's garrison, the former lieutenant's army that is the most skilled in field warfare and has a total of 50,000 people.

Xiang Yu fell into deep thought.

Lu Bu's suggestion is not impossible.

After all, although the Chu army is said to be one million, its actual number of soldiers is only just over 400,000.

The former Qin capital army that once died in the former Qin Dynasty, and then surrendered the city to Liu Bang and was taken in by Liu Bang, and then fell into the Chu army because of Liu Bang's embarrassment, was an uncompromising one in the eyes of the generals. A hot potato.

After all, the number of generals qualified to command 50,000 troops and horses can be counted on one hand in the Chu army, which is full of generals and talents. When they followed Xiang Yu to conquer the surrounding areas, most of them already had a force that they could use easily. Even if they wanted to recruit new ones, they were unwilling to take advantage of this force that was full of hatred for them.

Lu Bu saw that Xiang Yu seemed to be making moves, so he knew something was going on, and hurriedly struck while the iron was hot: "The Xin'an incident has just passed, the Qin soldiers are both hostile and fearful, and the king has not yet ordered anyone to calm down the people. If Chu people are rashly sent to take over before this, I'm afraid that it would be more likely to arouse rebellion, and it would be extremely inappropriate to send Zhang Han and others to take over. Two hundred thousand Qin soldiers died while they were left alone. How could the hatred not be deep? But Bu was neither a native of Chu nor a native of Chu. Going to the Julu battlefield is the perfect time to take over the lieutenant's army!"

Xiang Yu glanced at Lu Bu and said with deep meaning: "The lieutenant's army totals 50,000, but Fengxian can only command 30,000 at most."

Little did Lu Bu know that since Xiang Yu said these words, he probably already agreed.

"Your Majesty, what you said is wrong," he was overjoyed, and even told the lie with a sincere face: "Since the Liu thief's 100,000 soldiers and horses dare to claim to be 200,000, and the King's 400,000 soldiers and horses, he can also claim to be a million... It shows that those who serve in the army do not need to stick to the minutiae. What’s more, the king’s divine power is unparalleled. He wears strong armor and is sharp. He sits on the ground and makes plans. His bright light shakes the world, making the mountains and rivers pale. The seas are boiling, the rivers flow backwards, the princes all kneel down, and the people are sincere. I bow down. With the authority of your Majesty, if the 50,000 lieutenant army is actually said to be 30,000, who in the world would dare to question it?"

Xiang Yu was silent and his eyes were unpredictable.

But judging from his attitude of not refuting it, everyone knew that he had already acquiesced.

Witnessing the whole process of bargaining, Han Xin felt like he was in a cloud. He was stunned for a while, and finally fell silent.

From today on, he... will no longer blame King Xiang for not listening to his advice in the past.

If he could be as eloquent and eloquent as his wise brother, how could he never be adopted?

Seeing that Xiang Yu had already acquiesced, Lu Bu simply struck while the iron was hot and asked Han Xin to be his general.

Not for anything else, just because he was fed up with the hard life of having to rely on his own brain for everything.

What makes him most sad and angry is that he not only has to use his brains for his own great cause of killing Liu Bang, but also has to use his brains for this stupid overlord who wants to come up with it...

As soon as these words came out, Xiang Yu frowned and almost blurted out "Nonsense".

Although it is true that most of the positions of generals are chosen by the general, and the other member is either vacant or appointed by the king's imperial edict, but he promoted Lu Bu as the general to lead the former Qin capital army of 50,000 troops, which is extremely unusual. .

And the generals of the army are so important, how can they be chosen based on preference?

Han Xin, who claimed to be the king and grandson of Korea but had no basis in fact, had been a halberd-wielding doctor by his side for quite some time.

But apart from providing some useless strategies, everything is quite satisfactory and there is no outstanding performance. How can he be worthy of the position of deputy general?

There was another reason why he really looked down on Han Xin: although not many of the Chu army came from Huaiyin, it was not none, so the humiliation they suffered was not a secret at all.

Xiang Yu, who prides himself on his unparalleled martial prowess, believes that men are indomitable, but how can anyone with a bloody spirit endure such a shame and humiliation?

Being so cowardly and fearful of death makes him unworthy of being a man.

Not to mention it was so humiliating, but if there was any disrespect, just like when his uncle was on the run, he would definitely be killed.

If Lu Bu knew about these various reasons, he would definitely accuse this stupid king of being a well-fed man who does not know how hungry he is.

No matter how downcast the Xiang family was, he was still a well-known noble in Chu State. During his exile, he had many connections to help him, so he had no worries about food and clothing.

Han Xin's family was in a poor family, his parents died early, and he had no one to help him, so he needed to be more diplomatic. If he could not bear the humiliation that day and stabbed Zhen Er to death, his face would be saved for a while, but he would have to sacrifice his life for it, and at most he would only get a few indifferent sighs from others. Isn't it a very loss-making business?

If it were him, not to mention the temporary humiliation, no matter how old he was, he would still be able to bear it, but afterwards he would make the enemy's family worse than death.

Seeing the extremely disapproving look on his face, Lu Bu only smiled lazily.

"Everyone has his or her own strengths, but to use them, one must first be in a position of great power."

He never believed that ‘there is

A person with great talent can express himself freely and perform well no matter what position he holds.' That's bullshit.

If any blind man placed Lu Fengxian in the position of cook or counselor...

I'm afraid that one day he couldn't bear it anymore and poisoned the whole army in the food, or one day he got angry in anger and hacked other counselors or the lord who didn't listen to the advice to death.

He looked directly into Xiang Yu's gaze calmly, and his tone sounded carefree, but in fact he was precise in every word: "In terms of martial prowess, Brother Han is indeed not as good as one-tenth or two of the king; in terms of domineering, Brother Han is not as good as one-tenth of the king; in terms of strategic planning..."

Speaking of this, Lu Bu rolled his eyes and said slyly: "I would like to ask your Majesty to be willing to believe it once, and we will wait and see."

After just a few battles, this idiot will be stunned by Han Xin's ability and say that he has seen the wrong person!

Just imagining Xiang Yu's surprised and embarrassed look on his eyes, Lu Bu couldn't help feeling proud.

When Han Xin heard this, his heart was filled with tears, his blood was boiling, and his face was hot.

Although he talks little, he is not stupid, but his heart is as clear as a mirror.

He knew all about the other Chu soldiers who were mocking him behind his back, saying that he was pretending to be noble.

He understood that Lu Bu had been sincerely friends with him since the first day and had no agenda; and after chasing each other under the moon, he understood even more that the other party valued him unparalleledly.

He was lonely and poor since he was a child, and suffered many setbacks. The most he received was contempt, doubt and disapproval.

But it was the first time in my life that I received such solemn affirmation.

And in front of Xiang Yu, the unparalleled overlord in the world.

Han Xin's emotions were agitated, but Xiang Yu remained expressionless.

But since Lu Bu's words have reached this point, it shows the firmness of his mind... That's it, let him go.

No matter how bad he is, he can't be as bad as Xiang Bo, who was the Zuo Yin of Chu State but secretly collaborated with the enemy.

Thinking of his uncle who should have been executed at noon, Xiang Yu couldn't help but feel a little unmotivated.

"It's up to you. Back off."

He waved his hand casually and chased them out.