Chapter 71
"What? Let's go?" Wu She was shocked when she heard this and said incrediblely, "Military advisor, General, have you heard it wrong? The situation in Wei is now very good. The number of strong men gathered at the foot of Aoshan has exceeded 30,000. The powerful aristocratic tribes in Dang County, Dong County and Yingchuan County have already risen!"
After saying this, Wu She said with great excitement: "General, Military Advisor, you all know just now. Chenliu and Pang Yu have already captured Daliang, and the troops of the seldom of Jin Bo and Xinzheng have exceeded 50,000. Seeing that the various rebels are about to sweep the entire Wei territory, wouldn't it be a pity to leave now?"
"Sir, you think of the problem too simply!" Xiang Zhuang shook his head and said lightly.
It is true that 50,000 strong men gathered at the foot of Ao Mountain. Chenliu Pang Yu, Sour Zao Jin Bo, Xinzheng Zhao Deng, these three teams have grown to more than 50,000, but they are definitely bluffing. Even though Jin Bo is an old clan of Wei, he is very famous in Wei, and being able to gather three or five thousand hungry people within five days is already against the will of heaven. As for the strong men, it would be good to have seven or eight hundred people!
More than 50,000 people? It’s just a joke! It would be great to add up all the “rebels” in Dang County, Dong County, Dong County and Yingchuan County to make up this number!
As for the combat effectiveness of these "rebels", there is no need to mention it!
No matter how happy these rebels are now and how powerful they are, Xiang Zhuang will never be confused by these illusions. A mob is a mob and will never become an army! It can be imagined that once Peng Yue returns to the army, these temporarily gathered rebels will immediately disappear and collapse, and they can't resist it for a moment.
Wei Liao also said: "Mr. Wu She, you overestimate the influence of the Wei royal family. Although the entire Wei area is in a turbulent situation, there are many powerful aristocratic families in each county and county that have responded to the restoration of the Great Wei Kingdom. In fact, this is just a superficial phenomenon. In fact, these powerful aristocratic families are just a small part of the power that has lost their power!"
Wu She said naively: "Is it just a small part of the power that has lost?"
"Yes, they are only a small part of the loss of power!" Wei Liao said, "Most of the powerful aristocratic clans who were truly powerful have followed Liang Wang Peng Yue to Huai Si. Once these real Wei tyrants come back, the powerful aristocratic clans who are having a good time now are probably going to stop immediately. They... are not on the same level at all."
Xiang Zhuang nodded and said, "To put it bluntly, the reason why the military advisor's strategy has achieved such good results is entirely because Peng Yue took away almost all the main forces in Wei territory. The garrison was empty, which gave us an opportunity to take advantage of it! However, when Peng Yue's army came back, our good days would come to an end, so we can only stop as soon as possible and turn in as soon as possible!"
In fact, there was another sentence that Xiang Zhuang didn't say, but he and Wei Liao had already been tacit. From the beginning, Xiang Zhuang and Wei Liao had never really thought about restoring the Great Wei. The result they wanted was to mix the water in Wei, and the more they were, the better. When Zhang Liang and Chen Ping couldn't tell the situation, they would then go out east and rush to Linzi!
To put it more clearly, the various "rebels" in Wei are actually the bait used by the Chu army to fish!
When Liu Bang, Han Xin, Peng Yue and others were eating this bait in Wei, Xiang Zhuang had already taken his five thousand Chu Jia and secretly advanced eastward and rushed to Han Xin's nest Linzi for a long distance!
However, before leaving, there is something else that must be done.
Although the rebels in Wei were all mobs, or even mobs, and the leaders of the rebels were all powerful and powerful clans who had lost their power, or were simply green-skinned gangsters, no matter what, this was the only "military force" that the Chu army could use at present, so it was still necessary to strengthen their strength.
As if he knew what Xiang Zhuang was thinking, Wei Liao suddenly asked, "General, have you arranged it?"
Xiang Zhuang nodded and thoughtfully said, "It has been arranged. Chen Xi should have seen her now."
"But, military advisor..." After saying this, Xiang Zhuang said worriedly, "Chen Xi has a rebellious backwards, are you afraid that he will turn against you again?" Xiang Zhuang naturally couldn't see that Chen Xi had rebellious backwards. He just knew that Chen Xi had rebelled against Liu Bang in history, so he didn't dare to believe him.
Wei Liao said, "Don't worry, General, Chen Xi cannot turn against him again this time because he lost Ao Cang. This crime alone is enough for Liu Bang to kill him!"
Xiang Zhuang nodded and said nothing.
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Under the guidance of two female soldiers, Chen Xi walked into the back yamen tremblingly.
Looking at the familiar grass and trees of the Houya, Chen Xi couldn't help but feel emotion. Five days ago, he was still Ao Cangling and the owner of this yamen office, but now, he has become a prisoner of the Chu army. Although he has expressed his willingness to surrender, the other party has no response and seems to have no intention of accepting his surrender.
Thinking of this, Chen Xi looked a little sad. Maybe he should have his head fallen to the ground later?
The two female soldiers led Chen Xi into the hall of the back yamen and turned around and left. Chen Xi was sighing and complaining, when he felt sorry for himself, a sound of ringing and wearing a jingle suddenly came from behind. When he looked back, he saw a graceful woman in a dress had already walked into the hall under the escort of several female soldiers.
This woman in high dress is naturally the Princess of the Great Wei Dynasty, Wei Yuewuyang.
Wei Yue has recovered his identity as a princess, so he can no longer dress up like before. Xiang Zhuang could not find the princess's crown dress and jewelry for a while, but he still collected some items from various cities in Xingyang that could barely be on the table, especially the beaded flowers inserted in front of Wei Yue's clouds, which made Wei Yue particularly beautiful.
"See Your Highness the Princess." Chen Xi bowed deeply to Wei Yue, but his heart was extremely sad.
From the first time he saw Wei Yue that night, Chen Xi had no choice but to fall in love with her. He had thought that he would impress her with his fame and ability and finally welcome the beauty. But who would have thought that in just five days, the beauty he liked had become the woman of Xiang Zhuang, the general of the Great Chu?
Just yesterday, Xiang Zhuang and Wei Yue had officially gotten married!
"Sir, please sit down." Wei Yueshuo calmed his hands and took the lead in taking the seat.
Chen Xi bowed again to thank him, and then he respectfully knelt down under Wei Yue.
"These days have made Mr. wronged." Wei Yue's voice was still so soft, but it was no longer enjoyment, but torture in Chen Xi's ears. At this moment, Chen Xi would rather escape from here and never hear this voice, nor see this delicate face that made him sad.
With a sad heart, Chen Xi just lowered his head and did not answer.
Wei Yue sighed lightly and suddenly said, "The General told me that the Wei people gathered at the foot of Ao Mountain are extremely rejecting the Chu people and Chu army. The General asked me to find suitable candidates for him to rectify these civilians. However, the heroes of Wei I know have no one else except Mr., so I recommended Mr. to the General."
Chen Xi was slightly stunned when he heard this. He really didn't expect this.
Listening to what Your Highness said, did Xiang Zhuang intend to choose a general of the Wei army among the Wei people?
However, after thinking about it, I felt relieved. Due to Xiang Yu, the Chu army's reputation in Wei has always been poor. Although opening warehouses and grain releases this time greatly improved the image of the Chu army in the hearts of the Wei people, it is unlikely that the Wei people would completely change their views and happily accept the incorporation of the Chu army in such a short period of time.
After calming down, Chen Xi said: "I am very weak in my ability, and I'm afraid it's difficult to be competent."
Wei Yue felt a little sad and said, "Is it true that even Mr. I don't want to serve the Great Wei?"
"No, no, of course not." Chen Xi said hurriedly, "Of course I am willing to serve the Great Wei. As long as the princess speaks, she will not frown even if she is in the water and fire."
"Okay." Wei Yue said happily, "Then Wei Diminzhuang at the foot of Ao Mountain, please ask sir."
"Since the princess has made up her mind, I will obey her orders." Chen Xi had no choice but to agree.
Speaking of which, Chen Xi was not really worried about his lack of ability, but before he figured out the true intentions of Xiang Zhuang and Chu army, he really did not dare to accept this hot potato rashly, because there were 30,000 people in Wei land gathered at the foot of Ao Mountain. Xiang Zhuang was really relieved to hand over such a large army to him Chen Xi?
Seeing Chen Xi agreeing, Wei Yue's eyes immediately showed a happy expression.
Chen Xi lamented in his heart that His Highness the Princess was still young after all, and she didn't know what was so sinister in the world. The reason why Xiang Zhuang decided the candidate for the Wei army was perhaps because he was generous to please her, or because he had ulterior motives, but one thing was certain that no matter who became the Wei army's chief, Xiang Zhuang would not really give him military power.
But this time, Chen Xi was really wrong, and Xiang Zhuang really planned to hand over the military power of the Wei army to him!
"Sir, I'll give you a blessing." Wei Yueyan smiled and said, "I'll leave these 30,000 strong men to you."
Chen Feng bowed and stood up and was about to leave. However, as soon as he got up, Wei Yue suddenly reminded him: "Sir, don't forget that this army is the army of the Great Wei, not the army of the Great Chu."
Chen Xi's steps were stunned and his heart was slightly shocked. It seemed that His Royal Highness the Princess didn't know anything. She also knew that if the Wei Dynasty wanted to truly restore the country, it would have its own army. But did she ever think about how Chen Xi could truly control military power under the shadow of Xiangzhuang and the Chu army?
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