bookrandom Chapter 271 Now that the dynasty is in ruins and needs to be rebuilt, doesn't it need manpower?
Chapter 271 Now that the dynasty is in ruins and needs to be rebuilt, doesn't it need manpower?
"Well……"
"He only has 10,000 men under his command, and after a series of battles, more than half of them have been lost. How can he still think of breaking through the Xiongnu royal court?"
Even Liu Bang was starting to lose confidence.
He had no doubt that Xiang Yu could tear a hole in the enemy army on any frontal battlefield.
Taking the initiative to attack is completely different from charging into battle.
Even if he were to actually breach the Xiongnu's royal court, it would be incredibly difficult for him to escape!
"Emperor Gaozu, you've forgotten, there was also Han Xin."
"Although he didn't appear in the image on the screen, you don't think Han Xin would just sit idly by after Xiang Yu tied down a large number of Xiongnu troops, do you?"
Zhu Di was more meticulous in his thinking.
It may also be related to the fact that he never left the battlefield after ascending the throne.
He had a more accurate grasp of the changing battlefield situation than many others.
Han Xin did not appear, but it would be naive to assume that he did nothing because of that.
That's a military genius!
"But no matter what, Xiang Ji is now behind enemy lines. Let alone Han Xin, if he didn't have a guide, he probably wouldn't even know where he is."
"Even if Han Xin really had a backup plan, how would the two of them meet?"
Emperor Sun Quan expressed his incomprehension.
In his view, Xiang Yu had already done enough to achieve this.
"So you're the cowardly rat! How dare you, a rat content with your little corner, claim the title of emperor?"
Cao Pi sneered.
He also experienced the days of numerous warlords rising up at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
He admired most people, including Liu Bei of Shu, who kept insisting on the Northern Expedition.
Sun Quan was the only one he looked down on.
He had no ambition to conquer the world. He hesitated to surrender during the Battle of Red Cliffs, and later even launched a surprise attack on his ally for the sake of a few counties in Jingzhou.
Despite dominating Jiangdong for so many years, they still couldn't untangle the complex web of powerful families involved.
In his eyes, such worthless scoundrels are not even worth mentioning!
"So what if I declare myself emperor? What does that have to do with whether I lack courage or not?"
"You are nothing but a traitor who plotted to usurp the Han throne, how dare you mock me!"
Sun Quan spoke up in rebuttal.
However, Cao Pi's next words almost made him furious.
"So what if I mock you? Eight hundred elite warriors march across the river, and ten thousand Wu soldiers return terrified."
"You led an army of 100,000, only to be routed by General Zhang with just 800 men. As the commander-in-chief, you still have the nerve to flee first. If you're not a coward, then who in this world deserves the title of coward?"
Of all Zhang Liao's battles, the victory of 800 against 100,000 might not be his most glorious, but it was definitely the battle that boosted his reputation the most.
After all, after this battle, his name would be so famous in Eastern Wu that it could stop children from crying at night!
"To be honest, Sun Quan, the Great Emperor, was truly a coward in every sense of the word."
"It's one thing for him to cross the river in white robes and seize Jingzhou, but he also killed Guan Yu. If he hadn't killed Guan Yu, we would consider him to be quite clever!"
Old Zhu agreed with Cao Pi's statement.
Betraying an ally is not a big deal.
Those who achieve great things do not concern themselves with trifles. To put it another way, Liu Bang also broke the Chu-Han border alliance before he unified the country.
To put it simply, Liu Bei did indeed borrow Jingzhou.
The problem is that when Guan Yu's flooding of the seven armies shook the world and the dawn of victory over Cao Wei was almost in sight, you launched a surprise attack, not only seizing Jingzhou but also killing Guan Yu in the process.
Faced with the opportunity to severely damage Cao Wei, truly divide the world into three kingdoms, and allow all three parties to achieve lasting glory, Sun Quan chose to take Jingzhou and kill Guan Yu.
"Can't we understand? What can you do with Jingzhou? In the end, you'll still be stuck in a corner of the country, won't you?"
"You have no ambition. If I were one of your generals, I would have cut off your head long ago and sent it to Shu Han as a pledge of allegiance!"
"You're both from Jiangdong, so why is Xiang Yu full of heroic spirit, but you, Sun Quan, are so spineless?"
Old Zhu's mouth, once it starts talking, it never stops, like a machine gun.
A few words from him made Sun Quan so embarrassed he couldn't even lift his head.
That's exactly what happened.
Even if he was dissatisfied and wanted to refute it, he had no way to refute it.
Left with no other choice, he had to bite the bullet and speak.
"This isn't about my Eastern Wu. It's not me who's going to wipe out their territory, it's Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu!"
"What I said is not wrong. Do you really think that Xiang Yu, the Hegemon of Western Chu, could break through the Xiongnu royal court with only a few thousand men left?"
Change the subject!
Since I can't refute it, I'll change the subject to something else!
"Of course, Xiang Ji alone is not enough, but didn't you understand what our fourth brother was saying?"
"Truly top-tier generals don't need any agreements or meetings; they naturally have an unspoken understanding!"
Old Zhu said irritably.
There was no such thing as tacit understanding between Xiang Yu and Han Xin, but as top generals, they were both able to seize the fleeting opportunities in front of them!
Just as Xiang Yu broke through the enemy's encirclement for the last time and led his army straight towards the Xiongnu royal court, which had not yet had time to react, a large number of flags suddenly fluttered around the royal court.
Although most of the Xiongnu people did not recognize the Korean characters written on those banners, they knew that these were the enemy!
The enemy has appeared here. What happened to the army they sent to plunder the Central Plains?
Anyone who isn't an idiot can foresee what would happen to those people.
Upon seeing Han Xin's banners fluttering around the royal court, the vast majority of the Xiongnu cavalry quickly bypassed Xiang Yu's army and fled back into the royal court.
Judging from their posture, they are clearly determined to hold their ground to the death.
Although Xiang Yu had tried his best to intercept and kill them, the enemy was too numerous and they were determined to retreat. With only a few thousand men, it was impossible for them to stop them.
After reluctantly retreating and reorganizing, when he met Han Xin again, his expression showed some dissatisfaction.
"Do you think I'm alerting the enemy?"
"if not?"
Both of them spoke in an unfriendly tone.
"How many men do you think I can bring?"
"Hundreds of thousands of Xiongnu troops were stationed outside the pass. Although their morale had collapsed, they were still hundreds of thousands of enemies, not pigs."
"Even if there are 200,000 pigs, should I send people to catch them one by one?"
Han Xin said irritably.
He certainly knew that Xiang Yu wanted to crush the Xiongnu royal court in one battle.
In fact, if they could bring 100,000 troops here without anyone noticing, it wouldn't be impossible to wipe out the royal court in one fell swoop.
The problem lies here: most of the troops were needed to suppress the captured Xiongnu people, and due to the transportation of supplies, Han Xin only brought more than 50,000 men with him when he came here.
"Arrest them one by one? Suppress them? Why not just kill them all? Back then, Bai Qi was able to bury alive 200,000 surrendered Zhao soldiers. For those in command of troops, being soft-hearted is not a good habit."
“No one will show mercy. The dynasty is in dire need of rebuilding, and the borders also require continued construction. Don’t we need manpower for all of this?”
Why kill slaves who were picked up for free?
"As for the present, it's only a matter of time before we destroy the Xiongnu royal court."