The Conqueror Isn’t Alone

Not knowing that his wise brother was playing tricks, Han Xin couldn't help but smile after hearing this.

With your skills as a wise brother, if you want to catch a mere rat in front of you, you will definitely be able to capture it with ease.

Just to show his selfless trust in him, he was even willing to decide the plan to repay this blood feud that he had been thinking about for a long time.

Han Xinxin felt warm.

The more moved he was, the more cautious he was in setting the time.

Han Xin was particularly cautious this time, especially when he had an inexplicable evil wind blowing under his nose, causing Liu Mouse to escape from his hands.

There must be no mistakes this time. If Mouse Liu is allowed to escape again, the world is so big. I really don’t know which mouse hole he will go into with his belongings...

Thinking of this, Han Xin had a thought and suddenly had an idea.

So early one morning, Liu Bang, who was worried about the embarrassing situation in which he was trapped in the royal capital, looked in shock at the Chu army, which had come from afar and consumed a huge amount of food and grass in one day, actually displayed An unhurried attitude, surrounding but not attacking.

The food and grass in the city of Chengdu is enough to feed the people in the city for more than a year. As long as the Chu generals are not crazy, there is no way that they would have the stupid idea to compete with them!

Liu Bang wished that these generals were so stupid, but no matter how optimistic he was, he did not dare to make such a fantasy.

Sure enough, just after noon, Han Xin, wearing a general's uniform, personally urged his horsemen and ministers, followed by three columns of a hundred Chu soldiers.

When the group of people arrived at the "shooting" place, they stopped. Han Xin raised his hand slightly, and the more than a hundred people behind him shouted loudly: "Those who surrender to Chu will not be killed! Only the chief evil Liu thief will be eliminated! I will wait for a long time." By noon tomorrow, if you persist in your obsession and still do not descend quickly, when the city is breached, all the Han troops in this city will be slaughtered as a warning to others!!!"

Among the more than a hundred soldiers carefully selected by Han Xin, they may not be the strongest, but they must have the loudest voices.

When he first learned of Brother Cheap's plan, Lu Bu clapped his knees and loudly professed mercy. He even rolled up his sleeves and prepared to go into battle in person to surrender.

However, before he could overpower the crowd and show off his power, he was stopped abruptly by Han Xin.

Han Xin couldn't believe his brother's loud voice, but he clearly couldn't believe his determination!

If Liu Mozi had an idea and sent someone to retaliate, he would surely make his wise brother furious and attack the city single-handedly regardless of the situation.

Lu Bu didn't know the cheap brother's concerns.

Because he was forcibly stopped, he had no room to display his powerful skills, so he had a lazy and stern look on his arms at the moment, which made the Chu soldiers around him who didn't know the situation stay silent.

Han Xin took advantage of the fact that the Han troops on top of the city were stunned by the shouting, and quickly led a group of people in an arrogant circle around the four city gates.

While beating the horses to pass, they shouted all the way. After everyone in the city heard clearly, they calmly evacuated when the Han army sent a small team out of the city to pursue them.

Liu Bang saw the large number of Chu soldiers and the terrifying formation surrounding the city. He was hesitating whether he should escape from the city before the secret passage was discovered, and he was shocked when he heard about this.

Once Chu Ying said these words, wouldn't he completely force the Han army under his command to oppose the Shu people in the city!

He hurriedly summoned his ministers to discuss countermeasures. When he finally came up with a solution and was about to send someone to scold the formation, he got the news that Han Xin had already led his people to evacuate in person.

Liu Bang was so angry that he cursed: "You are just a slave with a flat crotch, and you took advantage of the situation to gain prestige, but you are so ruthless and forgetful!"

He was originally a scoundrel, and now he was anxious and angry, with deep fear mixed in with him, and he could talk endlessly.

His performance fell into the eyes of a group of old subordinates. Some were numb and indifferent like Xiao He, others were panic-stricken and uneasy like a baby nurse, and even more were like Lu Wan with twinkling eyes and struggling heart.

There were no outsiders in the hall at the moment, only a dozen old brothers who had followed Liu Bang for a long time and fled to Shu.

Cao Shen sighed heavily, leaned down and bowed down, and took the initiative to say: "Rather than holding on, it is better to go far away. With all due respect, I would like to say that although the Chu army came from afar, their morale was like a rainbow, and their numbers far exceeded ours, and they were all Brave and versatile warriors! In comparison, our army is just a collection of young men and hastily integrated together. Regardless of military discipline or equipment, it cannot compare with the Chu army. If we want to be strong, we can only hit the stone with an egg! I am very grateful. It is out of greed and fear of expansion that we deliberately exaggerate the enemy's strength and harm the morale of our army, but the difference is really huge and we dare not bet on the king's life!"

Cao Shen was Liu Bang's most powerful general from beginning to end, and his ability to conquer and fight was far beyond the ability of Liu Bang's brother-in-law Fan Kuai who only relied on brute strength and rough tactics to compare with his martial arts skills.

Because of this, the conclusion he reached outspokenly reached the hearts of those present on the spot.

Liu Bang was no longer lucky.

He closed his eyes, sighed softly, and said hoarsely: "What can I do about it?"

"If the king survives, he still has a bright future to look forward to." Cao Shen said solemnly: "I am willing to lead 30,000 troops and make a fake breakout from the north gate tomorrow to open the way for the king..."

Cao Shen's resounding words not only made everyone feel sad and secretly admired, but also made Liu Bang feel at ease.

Everyone knows that Cao Shen must buy time for the king to get out of trouble, and the longer the better.

With 30,000 Chu soldiers against 300,000 Chu soldiers, no matter how long it could last, Cao Shen was ready to fight to the end in a bloody battle, leaving no way for himself to survive.

Liu Bang burst into tears and said sadly: "I am sorry for you old brothers!"

Cao Shen Noodles

Expressionless, he did not look at Liu Bang, but glanced at everyone present with sharp eyes, and suddenly said: "I am a single minister, even if there are many soldiers to build momentum, it may not be enough to deceive the enemy."

Unless there are still people who are willing to sacrifice their lives for righteousness and pretend to be Liu Bang, in Cao Shen's army that pretends to break out from the north gate, the effect of "deceiving the enemy" in Cao Shen's words can be achieved.

However, the ants are still alive. Except for Cao Shen just now and the four generals who were bloodied outside the palace banquet, the place was silent and no one was willing to ask for help.

Liu Bang's heart sank.

What Cao Shen said was true, but he shouldn't take the initiative to bring up the matter of exchanging the lives of his cronies for his own...

When Liu Bang was silent, everyone felt deeply tormented.

Those who are far different in age or body shape from Liu Bang are better off. They know that no matter how they choose, they can't choose themselves. They just don't know who will be the substitute who will undoubtedly die.

While everyone was thinking to themselves, their eyes suddenly fell on Lu Wan.

Lu Wan and Liu Bang were born on the same day. They studied together at Magong Academy since they were young. After starting the army, they often followed him around and never left them.

Everyone in the Han camp knew that even though Lu Wan was not the most outstanding person in terms of ability, if he were to talk about the old subordinates with whom Liu Bang had the deepest friendship, it would be him.

How could Lu Wan not know that she was probably the most suitable candidate among the people present?

He realized this earlier than anyone else. He was hesitant because of other things before, but in the blink of an eye he was "forced" to the edge of the knife.

Facing the mountain of knives on one side and the oil pan on the other, he was sweating like rain, and he was so frightened that everything inside him was burning.

If he pretends not to know, he will immediately anger Liu Bang.

And in this trapped city, how could he expect that Liu Bang would be willing to take him to escape with him after losing his old friendship?

But if he takes the initiative and follows Cao Shen to break through the encirclement tomorrow, he will surely die.

Once he falls into the hands of the cruel Chu army, and his fake Liu Bang affair is exposed, he doesn't know how painful his death will be in the hands of the angry Chu army!

Lu Wan figured out many key points in an instant, knowing that going forward was death, and retreating was also death, and she felt extremely desperate.

However, facing the people who were still silently waiting for him to express his position, he lost all the courage to delay any longer, and slowly leaned forward and said: "I am willing to go."

Lu Wan stepped forward. No matter how stiff his expression was, he had just pretended to be deaf and dumb for a while, and everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as this matter is settled, it will definitely not fall on them.

Liu Bang cried and said: "If I live by this, wouldn't I have harmed my brother Wan's life? How can I have peace of mind!"

Lu Wan also burst into tears, but only he knew whether the tears were moved by these words or whether they were shed due to fear and resentment of tomorrow's difficulties.

He took a deep breath and pretended to be sincere and said: "If the king fails to escape, I, as a close confidant, will inevitably die. If the lives of General Cao and his ministers can be exchanged for the king to escape, the Han army will be able to escape." Keep it... It’s worth living in this world for once!”

Liu Bang was just refusing a few words for the sake of reputation, so as not to appear too ruthless. How could Lu Wan and Cao Shen really regret it?

Seeing that Lu Wan's words were sincere, he followed the current, held Lu Wan's hands tightly, and his tears became more and more violent: "I was born on the same day as you... I wish I could die on the same day as you! May God show mercy and let you and I meet again... "

The two people who were brothers in the past had to part ways in life and death, and a group of close friends who had also followed Liu Bang for a long time, but did not know whether they would survive after tomorrow, were also touched by this scene and silently wept.

In the midst of weeping, everyone decided the time to send troops and flee the city tomorrow, and then they went back to their houses to rest.

Lu Wan, however, felt sad in her heart, tossing and turning all the time, unable to sleep.

At this moment, he suddenly heard a slight knocking sound outside the door, he couldn't help but turned pale with shock, and sat up suddenly.

He suppressed his trembling, pulled out the dagger from under his pillow, and shouted warily: "Who is coming!"

The man took his time and said his name seriously: "Zuo Sima Cao Wushang."

Cao Wushang?

Lu Wan was already in a state of panic at this moment. After hearing this, he still didn't believe him immediately.

But after thinking about it for a long time, I finally figured out such a name in my mind, and then I relaxed my guard a little.

"Since you are Cao Sima, why do you come here sneakily in the middle of the night?"

Lu Wan was full of doubts, but thinking that she was bound to die when tomorrow came, she simply calmed down and opened the door.

The person standing outside the door was indeed Cao Wushang, the left Sima of the camp.

When Cao Wushang opened the door, he jumped in and quickly closed the door tightly.

Facing the surprised and uncertain Lu Wan, Cao Wushang said coldly: "If the general really wanted to die as a substitute, how could he have trouble sleeping? I risked my life to come here, naturally to find a way out for the general and myself!"

Lu Wan was shocked when he heard this!

His whole body was shrouded in darkness, his pupils were constricted, and his whole body was trembling.

Hearing that he was breathing rapidly but had not expressed his position clearly yet, Cao Wushang knew that time was running out, so he sarcastically said unceremoniously: "That Fan Kuai was once the king's brother-in-law, and he was ruthlessly abandoned in the death banquet, and his body is still hard to find. May I ask General, who are these brothers of the opposite sex who were born on the same day compared with the brother-in-law?"

Before Lu Wan could reply, Cao Wushang sneered and added, "We arrive at the same destination through different paths, so there's no need to compare."