Chapter 579: Make Sure You Can Mock the Other Party

Although he had tricked Fan Zeng several times, Zhao Lang still paid attention to Fan Zeng.

Because if it were another person, after being tricked by him so many times, I'm afraid he would be dead.

But what about Fan Zeng?

Every time, we can always deal with the aftermath properly and turn disadvantages into advantages.

Until now, it has even helped Xiang become stronger and stronger.

Of course, this comes at a cost.

The Xiang family is getting stronger and stronger now, but the entire Chu region is getting weaker and weaker.

In the several battles between Da Qin and the Xiang clan, the Xiang clan had hundreds of thousands of troops. How many soldiers, grain, grass, and materials were consumed in the process?

In the past, the Xiang family could exploit Qi, Han, and Wei, but now these are supplied by the people of Chu.

It depends on him, whether his father is supplying the materials for the Great Wall Frontier Army.

He only needs supplies. The Qin army of less than 100,000 would not be supported by the potatoes from before.

There are also inputs from hundreds of schools of thought.

Yun Mengze still had the supplies that Xiang had given him before, which was enough for him.

Then we can only do the same as the Xiang family and squeeze the people to obtain materials.

Therefore, Fan Zeng's strength cannot be questioned.

If you kill him earlier, no matter how brave Xiang Yu is, it won't be a big problem.

Even if he can fight one against a thousand, he will be surrounded to death!

Hearing Zhao Lang's question, Chen Ping frowned slightly and thought about it. After thinking about the information Zhao Lang had told him before, he finally said,

"Chief, after this assassination, the Xiang family will definitely strengthen their defense. It is better for us to alienate the relationship between Fan Zeng and the Xiang family."

Zhao Lang was a bit regretful at this time. He thought Chen Ping would have a better way.

"This matter has already been carried out, but the effect is limited."

He had been doing this for a long time. Unfortunately, although Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng had a gap.

But now Xiang Yu is in charge of military affairs and Fan Zeng is in charge of internal affairs, and the two of them are getting along well.

On the contrary, things become more efficient.

It's very annoying.

Zhao Lang quickly told Chen Ping the situation.

After hearing this, Chen Ping's expression moved slightly and he said,

"Chief, if there is such a gap between the two of them, why can they cooperate with each other?"

"Who among them is connecting the two?"

Zhao Lang's eyes lit up when he heard this and he said,

"It's Xiang Yu's brother, Xiang Zhuang."

Chen Ping quickly said,

"If we can get rid of this person, it will be much easier to do it again."

Zhao Lang nodded at this time and quickly said to the slave,

"Tell Dumb not to make any big moves these days and focus on collecting information about Xiang Zhuang."

The slave is naturally called yes.

Soon, everything was done. Zhao Lang waved his hand, and the others saluted and prepared to leave.

Zhao Lang left Chen Sheng at the end and said somewhat casually,

"Why didn't the saint come back with you?"

He also wrote a letter to Ji Wushuang.

"The saint said that the current situation in Chu Land is extremely critical, and a person in charge must stay there."

"So, she didn't come back."

Chen Sheng replied at this time.

Zhao Lang naturally wouldn't believe this, knowing that the other party was avoiding him.

I secretly cursed a few scumbags in my heart, and said to Chen Sheng with a smile,

"What the saint said makes sense, it's better for her to stay there."

"Okay, go and do your work. In a few days, we will head towards Pengcheng."

Chen Sheng was stunned for a moment and said,

"Pengcheng? Chief, Pengcheng is now the main military base of the Xiang family. If we only bring 10,000 people, we may not be able to enter the Chu region, let alone Pengcheng."

Zhao Lang smiled and said,

"Who said we were going to attack? Everyone broke into pieces and went in as farmers."

"Let's go see the opportunity."

He actually wanted to direct from the front, but who said he didn't have this talent?

We can only go to see the situation in Chudi, which is relatively close to the border line.

Of course, he wasn't just wandering around. His goal was the Chu army's food and grass.

After hearing the order, Chen Sheng left quickly.

Zhao Lang walked outside the house at this time and looked at the farmers working in the fields.

Summer is almost over now. If we don’t plant, this year will be over.

Fortunately, the potato seeds distributed by farmers are relatively easy to grow.

Zhao Lang smiled and then walked towards the field.

Working is actually a good way to relieve stress. The body is tired, but the mind is relaxed.

Because now all he has to do is wait.

These arrangements of your own take time.

Soon, more than ten days later.

The eyes of the entire world were focused on Pengcheng.

Because the Xiang family has gathered more than 200,000 troops in the surrounding areas.

The Qin army also has nearly 100,000 people here.

Everyone in the world knows that this stop will be a battle that determines the fate of Da Qin and Da Chu.

If Da Qin wins, then he can naturally regain Chu.

Da Chu has won. Although there are still so many border troops, the country will not be destroyed.

But it will also lose most of the original land of Yan and Zhao, resulting in a confrontation between Qin and Chu.

Everyone is watching the situation change here.

Pengcheng, inside the Chu army camp.

Xiang Yu looked at the pile of printed papers in front of him and said angrily,

"Where did these things called paper come from?"

The attendant below replied,

"Your Majesty, at first they were collected from various technical institutes, and many scholars were looking at them. Later, I discovered that they were also found in many noble families."

Xiang Yu's face instantly became extremely ugly.

"Do these people keep these papers because they have grudges against me?"

"Come here, tell the whole city to seize these things!"

Because these papers all have the same rows of small characters printed on them.

The content is very simple, that is to say, Xiang Yu is the real murderer of Emperor Yi!

Just want to seize the throne!

Now these aristocratic scholars, keeping these papers with writing on them, are naturally dissatisfied with him.

Just when the attendant was about to take the order and leave, Fan Zeng said at the side,

"Wait a minute."

Xiang Yu looked at Fan Zeng, frowned and said,

"Father, if these things stay here, they will only damage my reputation."

Fan Zeng glanced at Xiang Yu with a complicated expression, thinking to himself, if you are afraid of damaging your reputation, then why send people to kill Emperor Yi?

Of course, he wouldn't say that. After being in contact with Xiang Yu for so long, he gradually found a way to communicate with him.

"Yu'er, I'm afraid these papers are not only available in Pengcheng, but also in the entire Chu region."

Xiang Yu stood up directly.

"What!?"

He couldn't imagine that all the Chu nobles had such a piece of paper in front of them.

Wouldn't this push him onto the stove?

"Father, didn't you say that if you blame Da Qin for this matter, everything will be fine?"

Fan Zeng sighed slightly at this time and said,

"Actually, it's not that important now."

"In the Chu land, the only one who can fight against the violent Qin at this time is you, Yu'er."

"Even if the nobles of Chu have different intentions, they don't dare to show it at this time."

"On the contrary, this piece of paper is our biggest worry!"

Xiang Yu was a little confused when he heard this.

"What threats do these papers, which are as thin as cloth but easily damaged, pose?"

He has tried this thing before. It rots when exposed to water, burns when exposed to fire, and can be torn apart with just a little force.

Where are the threats?

At this time, Fan Zeng took out two pieces of paper, put them in front of Xiang Yu, and asked,

"Yu'er, look at the words on these two pieces of paper. What's so special about them?"

Xiang Yu got annoyed when he saw the words on the paper and said impatiently,

"Nothing special!"

Fan Zeng pointed to the words on the two pieces of paper and said,

"These two lines of characters are exactly the same!"

Xiang Yu said,

"so what?"

Fan Zeng took out other papers again and said,

"The words on all the papers are exactly the same!"

"In other words, Da Qin has mastered the method of manufacturing these things on a large scale!"

"If these words were replaced by each family's classics, no noble would be able to refuse!"

Fan Zeng's expression was extremely serious at this time. He could imagine the reactions of scholars and nobles all over the world after seeing this thing.

What is written on these papers is no longer worth mentioning.

The paper itself has the greatest impact!

Nowadays, in the whole world, books are wealth!

And now, Da Qin has mastered the method of creating wealth quickly and on a large scale!

This would be extremely scary!

At this time, Xiang Yu finally reacted, changed his expression again, and said,

"Yafu, what should we do?"

Fan Zeng said with a serious face,

"We have to launch an attack as soon as possible. The longer it takes, the more detrimental it will be to us."

Xiang Yu suddenly frowned.

Of course he wanted to attack early, but hundreds of thousands of troops fought.

It's not like a street fight, where everyone swarms.

The deployment, equipment, and location of each echelon are all particular.

But he also knew that Fan Zeng was right, so he nodded and said,

"Okay, I will launch an attack as soon as possible!"

"Use your strength to tell the world! I am the master of the world!"

Fan Zeng nodded slightly. What he admired was Xiang Yu's indomitable spirit!

However, it would be nice if the other person's temperament wasn't so strong.

"Yu'er, where has General Xiang gone?"

Fan Zeng asked about Xiang Zhuang's whereabouts at this time.

He arrived at Pengcheng a few days late, but did not see Xiangzhuang.

"A-Zhuang, go kill the bandits around you."

"The bandits are getting more and more rampant these days. They just robbed some Zhuangzi before, but now they dare to use military rations!"

Xiang Yu said with a bit of anger,

"I will show them what the thunder means of getting away is!"

"Afu is looking for Azhuang, but what's the matter?"

Fan Zeng hesitated, looked at Xiang Yu's angry look, and said,

"It's nothing, it's just these bandits. Yu'er should be careful. Zhao Lang is from a farmer's family."

"Don't pretend to be one of their people."

He actually wanted to tell Xiang Yu about his plan, but after thinking about it, he decided not to do it. Xiang Zhuang was not here to testify, and it would be very troublesome to explain.

Moreover, it is extremely important for Xiangzhuang to destroy bandits and protect food and grass now.

Xiang Yu said nonchalantly,

"I've seen it before. They're all elderly pariahs who can't make any trouble."

"Yafu, I, the king, will deploy the military immediately and launch an attack as soon as possible."

In the military aspect, he is still very good at it.

Fan Zeng nodded, and this was indeed the truth.

His plans were to exhaust the nobles and people of Chu and ensure the Xiang family's status.

After Xiang Yu left, Fan Zeng sat and meditated for a moment, then took out his pen and ink, and wrote a letter to Zhao Lang in the blank space of a piece of paper.

Then he called his close followers and sent the letter out.

He had also received a letter from Zhao Lang before, and the other party seemed to be tempted by his proposal to surrender.

Then he happened to reply now, so Zhao Lang naturally left a way to contact him.

Of course, he didn't really want to surrender, but wanted to try to see if he could get a way to make this paper!

Otherwise, even if Da Chu won the Battle of Pengcheng.

Entering a state of confrontation with Da Qin, if Qin cannot be completely destroyed.

Then Da Chu will not be Da Qin's opponent.

Soon, a fast horse left Pengcheng quickly.

A few days later.

A small city behind Pengcheng.

On the city wall, there were densely packed Chu troops with serious faces. Even within two miles outside the city, there were Chu troops patrolling.

Because this is where the Chu army's food and grass are located.

At this time, there was a hill outside the city.

Several people were lying there, wearing a grass ring made of flowers and grass on their heads.

If you don't get closer, if you look carefully, you can't find anyone here at all.

"Chief, this is where the spies reported. Judging from this posture, it should be the granary of the Chu army."

Chen Sheng lay on the ground and reported back to Zhao Lang beside him.

They set out a few days ago and got all the way here.

Zhao Lang squinted his eyes slightly, looked at the small town in the distance, and said,

"Is the news accurate?"

Chen Sheng nodded,

"We have been seeing horse-drawn carriages transporting supplies these days."

"A few days ago, the brothers wanted to grab it, but they met a Chu army general who called himself Xiangzhuang and lost a lot of men."

"It can be seen that the Chu army attaches great importance to this place."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Lang raised his eyebrows and said,

"What do you think the general of the Chu army is called?"

Chen Sheng replied,

"Xiangzhuang."

Zhao Lang's eyes suddenly flickered slightly,

"Has there been any news about him recently?"

Chen Sheng shook his head and returned,

"After the last time, the brothers suffered heavy losses, so they didn't go out again."

Zhao Lang was not surprised by this result. After arriving here, he also saw that the condition of the farmers here was very poor.

Most of them are elderly.

It's okay to fight guerrillas and rob some small teams, but to have a head-on conflict with the Chu army is to lose your head.

However, since Xiang Zhuang is here, he must find an opportunity to kill the other party.

I can't say, I still want to enter the city on my own.

"Leave someone here to watch, let's go back first."

Zhao Lang said quickly.

After saying that, he left here and walked towards an inconspicuous Zhuangzi.

After a while, Zhao Lang returned to Zhuangzi and called Chen Ping and others to his side, asking them to think of a solution.

"Chief, you still can't enter the city in person."

Chen Ping directly dismissed Zhao Lang's idea of ​​entering the city to assassinate him.

This identity is no longer the same.

"I thought we could send someone to rob the enemy of food and grass to see if we can lure him out."

"It's just that we need to think carefully about this candidate. It must have a certain amount of force. It can't be too weak, but it can't be too strong either."

"You also have to make sure you can taunt the other party."

Chen Ping spoke carefully, and finally said with a wry smile,

"Chief, the requirements for this candidate are not low! How about we inform Qing Meng and ask him to send a surprise force over."

But Zhao Lang did not answer immediately, but looked thoughtfully at Hu Hai, who was watching the excitement.

Hu Hai looked at Zhao Lang, was stunned for a moment, and said,

"Brother Lang, what are you looking at me for?"

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