Human nature is evil, and the good ones are fake.

We don’t know how much Liu Bang resonates with this famous saying of Xunzi, but we can ask whether his grasp of human nature has indeed reached its peak.

Use greater temptation to tie the coalition forces to their own chariots. When everyone's attention is focused on occupying Xingyang and Changyi, imagining that they can get more spoils, they will coordinate the power of the entire army's baggage.

It continued to be controlled by Xiao He, Liu Bang's general manager.

"Haha! What Pei Gong pointed out is exactly what Peng expected." Faced with the bait thrown by Liu Bang, Peng Yue, the thief who knew the situation in Changyi best, was the first to stand up and respond.

"Jun Ye, you can be the vanguard in the battle of Xingyang!" Liu Bang was very satisfied with Peng Yue's response and immediately gave Peng Yue substantial rewards.

"No! Thank you Pei Gong." Peng Yue loudly led the order. Vanguard——Since he is responsible for the arrows of the entire army, he is also the first candidate after the city is broken. Peng Yue, who is fully aware of the lack of troops in Xingyang, is of course very satisfied. Pei Gong is very satisfied.

He is magnanimous, and it seems that as long as you put in more effort and follow his footsteps, you will be richly rewarded.

"Pei Gong, Xingyang is not far from our army station. Pu can assist Ju Yejun in attacking the city!" When General Pu saw that Peng Yue had taken the lead, his face darkened and he immediately stepped forward and said.

"Haha, we all listen to Pei Gong and wait until Xingyang City is captured before holding a celebration banquet!"

"Haha, the Peony Tower in Xingyang City is famous far and wide. Brother, I have long wanted to try it!"

After an exchange of interests, all forces in the coalition finally reached an agreement on the distribution of the spoils and the next step. That is, the spoils will not be distributed for the time being, but will be dispatched and managed uniformly. The decision will be made after Xingyang and Changyi are captured.

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Liu Bang once again succeeded in winning over the princes who participated in the coalition under his command. This was a manifestation of his political ability. It was also the result of the four-year conflict between Chu and Han. Liu Bang was defeated again and again by Xiang Yu, but his military strength was compared again and again.

The more reason is that facing such an increasingly powerful opponent, Li Yuan cannot be proud or relaxed at all.

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Luoyang.

The seat of Sanchuan County, two thousand years later, had a resounding name: Luoyang. Compared with Xingyang, a military town by the river, Luoyang's geographical location is more important. It is surrounded by Mang Mountain in the north and Yique in the south.

The Luoshui River runs through it, with Hulao Pass in the east and Hangu Pass in the west. It can be said that the center of the entire China is Luoyang.

Yang Xiong, Li Yuan, and Sima Yin led seven thousand Qin soldiers to retreat westward. After six days of hard march, they finally arrived at Luoyang City and settled down.

Excluding those who were injured, those who died along the way, and those who fell behind and disappeared without a trace, the final number of the Qin Army field force in Sanchuan County was 6,073. Among them: more than 2,100 crossbowmen, accounting for

It reached nearly one-third of the total; there were more than 2,900 infantry, accounting for less than half; the remaining more than 1,000 were cavalry. However, the war horses were seriously insufficient, and the intact horses could not be counted for more than six

More than a hundred riders.

The lack of horseshoe protection is the biggest problem in horse losses, and the lack of stirrups is also one of the reasons. The force on the horse's belly on the legs can easily cause injuries to the horse's internal organs and lead to death. Injury to the internal organs is difficult to see from the outside, but once discovered, it is difficult to think about it.

Treatment was too late. The service life of cavalry horses was a key issue that plagued their protracted operations. During the Han-Wu Northern Expedition era recorded in history, even if there were policies to encourage households to raise horses, they could not help but suffer from the consumption of the Northern Expedition in consecutive years.

Regarding the issue of war horses, Li Yuan could only proceed step by step. Luoyang is a much larger county than Baima. Regarding the issue of iron and skilled craftsmen, there should be more choices. After thinking about it for a while, Li Yuan considered this relationship

The issue of technical innovation to improve the cavalry's combat effectiveness was left to Sima Yin.

Sima Yin had long admired Li Yuan's heroic appearance in the Battle of White Horse. Now seeing that Li Yuan actually handed over such an important military secret into his own hands, he was immediately moved and repeatedly assured that, except for him, Sima Yin, and the technical craftsmen involved in the research and development,

Other than that, no one else would know how to make horseshoes and stirrups.

Facing Sima Yin who was eager to compete, Li Yuan couldn't help but blush. He couldn't do what Liu Bang did. To be honest, making horseshoes and stirrups from iron was not a very difficult invention.

When it comes to iron metal, it ensures the flexibility of wrought iron after repeated forging. It is not difficult to imitate.

Technological innovation will inevitably bring about chain social effects, such as the threat caused by imitation by opponents, and the lessons of being better than someone who is better than others. These are all things that must be considered clearly in advance. In this regard, Li Yuan is not as good as Sima Yin.

Being conservative, in an era of advanced information, the leakage of business secrets is almost commonplace. As a technological inventor, the first thing to do is not to be conservative and cover up secrets, but to think about how to be one step ahead.

I have people, and people have me first. This advertising slogan deeply resonates with Li Yuan.

Sima Yin focused on craftsmanship matters. Yang Xiong was a little disheartened after the consecutive defeats and seldom bothered to reorganize the army. Li Yuan naturally became the actual leader of the surviving Qin army. After showing the strength on the battlefield,

After becoming brave, Li Yuan began to learn to use tactics to manage the team. Although there was still a gap between his methods and Liu Bang's, the effect was the same.

It was November of the third year of the Second Qin Dynasty (with October as the beginning of the year).

After ten days of intensive reorganization in Luoyang, Li Yuan finally successfully digested Yang Xiong's remaining troops. The six thousand generals were divided into four parts by Li Yuan. They were the only remaining Wang Shangli in Li Yuan's direct line and the most elite.

The first part and the remaining three parts were handed over to the three newly promoted military princes.

Among them, the officers in two parts continued to use Yang Xiong's old army. This was also because they were afraid of replacing all their subordinates with their direct descendants at once, fearing what Yang Xiong's old army had in mind. At the same time, they copied the training of the People's Army according to Li Yuan's photos.

The lower-level officers at the level of plan, commander, camp commander, and commander are selected through selection. In this way, even if the two military princes have different intentions, they will not be able to cause any big trouble.

In the last part, Li Yuan unexpectedly handed over the position of general and marquis to Jiang Yu who joined the Qin army in Baima. This Jiang Yu was the nephew of Jiang Teng (Nei Shi Teng), a famous minister of the Qin State. He once served as the commander of the Qin army's southern expedition to Baiyue.

He was a military prince at that time, but he later returned to his hometown because he was not acclimatized to the climate.

In this breakout battle, Jiang Yu's performance was remarkable, especially in terms of reconnaissance and scouting. Jiang Yu seemed to have an innate keen sense of smell and was able to detect possible abnormal situations in advance, which made him always

Li Yuan, who valued scouts, was very interested.

As for the cavalry, Luo Jia, who gradually became comfortable on horseback, became the captain of the cavalry. His 600 elite cavalry have become Li Yuan's most reliable assault force. Gu Yun, the only survivor in the Battle of White Horse, was killed by Li Yuan.

After being transferred to the soldiers' camp, no one questioned this. Gu Yun's performance on the battlefield was no worse than others, and she was transferred to Li Yuan so that Gan, the only surviving seed of Zhou Liangbu, could have a good life.

alive.

After the baptism of this battle, Li Yuan no longer thought about who sent Gu Yun and what was the purpose of approaching him? In his eyes, Gu Yun was a trustworthy soldier who had experienced life and death on the battlefield.
Chapter completed!