Chapter 31 4. Human Broth and Ecstasy Soup

Rather than saying that Cao Jiu committed suicide, it is better to say that he was scolded to death; rather than saying that Cheng Gao was attacked, it is better to say that he was scolded to death. After Liu Bang occupied Chenggao, he led his army to station in Guangwu. Guangwu is located between Xingyang and Chenggao. It is a high-altitude land, so it is called Guangwu Mountain.At the west foot of Guangwu is Aocang, where the Han army camped, and the army food was naturally guaranteed.But Xiang Yu failed to suppress the bandits, and when he heard that Chenggao had fallen, he hurried back to his army and stationed his troops at the east foot of Guangwu, facing the Han army.

Chuzhai is in the east, and Seoul is in the west. There is a deep stream in the middle, which is sixty feet deep and hundreds of steps apart. It is called Honggou. Although Xiang Yu occupied Xingyang City, the food in Xingyang City was far less abundant than Ao Cang. He had to mobilize food from the rear to the front line, but the rear was repeatedly attacked by the guerrilla king Peng Yue, and Xiang Yu's situation became more and more difficult.He couldn't afford it, he just wanted to fight quickly and fight Liu Bang.And Liu Bang closed the city all day long, only confronting Xiang Yu.

Confrontation today, confrontation tomorrow, confrontation the day after tomorrow, endless.Xiang Yu also sent people to use "poisonous tongue tricks" to insult Liu Bang before the battle.Liu Bang doesn't care at all, it's all left over from my playing, you are still playing, are you stupid? Xiang Yu felt that Liu Bang was really a fucking rascal. In desperation, he tore off his aristocratic mask and made an even more rascal move—bringing Liu Bang's father, Liu Taigong, and Liu Bang's wife, Lv Zhi, to the front of the battle. Before the battle, a high platform was built, and a huge chopping board was placed on the high platform.Xiang Yu ordered someone to peel Liu Taigong naked like a peanut shell, and tied him to the chopping board.Next to the chopping board, a large tripod was set up, under which the fire was raging, and the water in the tripod was already boiling.

The Chu army shouted to the Han army on the opposite side: The king of Han came out for a decisive battle. If he didn't fight, he would chop your father and wife into pieces and cook them together! This threat is really despicable, and this behavior is extremely obscene. Chop up a wife and father into pieces and put them in a pot to bathe the ducks. This soup can be called "climbing gray man broth". Facing such a strong humiliating massacre, few men in the world could bear it, and Liu Bang was indeed different from ordinary people. He came to the front of the battle and said with a nonchalant joke: Back then, King Xiang and I were ordered by King Huai of Chu at the same time, and we were married. Brother; now, if you cook my father, you will cook your father, and if you cook my wife, you will cook your sister-in-law. If you really want to cook, I can’t stop it, but after cooking, share a bowl of broth with me. Taste, remember to put more salt, I have a strong taste.

As soon as this remark came out, Xiang Yu was dumbfounded for a long time, not knowing what to do.Liu Taigong struggled desperately on the chopping board, crying in his mouth: Nizi, Nizi!How did I raise such a rebellious son! When he shouted, Xiang Yu was furious, and immediately ordered Liu Taigong to be cooked. Xiang Bo who was next to him stopped Xiang Yu and tried hard to persuade him: When fighting for the world, killing families is not good, but it will bring a bad reputation. Xiang Yu opened his eyes wide and thought viciously, his move is already very rogue, clinker Liu Bang is even more rogue.

While Xiang Yu was thinking, Taigong Liu had already fainted from crying and was carried off the chopping board.But Lu Zhi, who had been standing stiffly aside for a long time, now wanted to die. During the years of being under house arrest in Chuying, Lu Zhi looked forward to, day by day, and night by night, longing to be reunited with her husband and children one day.As a hostage, she had thought of death more than once, but she never expected to be pushed to the front of the battle between Chu and Han, and face Liu Bang face to face in such a cruel way.And Liu Bang's words and deeds made her despair. To him, she was insignificant. What he valued was the world and the country.However, she couldn't accuse Liu Bang of loving the country and not beauties. She knew that she was old and decrepit, and her appearance was getting worse day by day.Therefore, in her despair, a trace of deep inferiority complex was born in her heart.

After the action of "climbing the gray man's broth" failed, Xiang Yu was still not reconciled, and sent someone to write a letter of challenge to Liu Bang. The content was very simple, just four words: there is a kind of heads-up! Liu Bang was happy when he saw it. Nowadays, we are all people with status, people with troops and generals, people who have broken away from low-level interests, and fools are fighting alone. You are still a nobleman, so I don’t know how to do it. Are you down? In the afternoon, the people returned to Chuying and conveyed Liu Bang's intentions to Xiang Yu.Xiang Yu grabbed the weapon casually, rode on the Wuzhi horse and rushed out of the camp. He came to the front of the battle like a whirlwind, brandished the weapon, and scolded Liu Bang.

Liu Bang was even happier, thinking that you would be no match for me if you scolded me.You just blurted out, scolding whatever comes to your mind, I am different, I have prepared a manuscript. The content of the manuscript is before the Battle of Pengcheng, Liu Bang ordered people to draft a call to action in order to fool the princes from all walks of life to attack Xiang Yu together.The article enumerates Xiang Yu's various crimes. Before the formation of the two armies, Liu Bang took his time and took his time, shaking his head and reading the manuscripts one by one. The first article: Xiang Yu broke his promise and did not divide the entrustment according to the contract; ; Article 3...

The level of swearing without swear words is already good, but if you can catch the opponent and give examples, and the order is clear, that is a superb state. Xiang Yu wanted to scold but couldn't. He was so angry that he waved his hands wildly and babbled. Liu Bang felt that he had made a dumb person in a hurry. When Liu Bang read Article 8, Xiang Yu couldn't bear it anymore, picked up his bow and arrow, and shot Liu Bang with one arrow. At that time, the two armies were facing each other across the ravine. If it were someone else, the arrow might have fallen halfway. However, the overlord of Chu fired with the strength of a tripod in a rage. It was accurate and ruthless, and hit Liu Bang in the chest. Liu Bang shook his head, otherwise, the arrow would have hit his forehead.

After being hit by the arrow, Liu Bang bent down, hugged his feet instead of covering his chest, and yelled: Damn, you actually shot my foot! Liu Bang's reaction at this moment is amazing. The shot in the chest is a serious injury. When the soldiers see it, the morale of the army will be disordered, and Xiang Yu will attack aggressively; the shot to the toe is slightly injured. In just two seconds, Liu Bang thought of this level, which can be seen from his extraordinary cleverness. Liu Bang retreated back to the camp in a secretive manner. Xiang Yu was a little sad and angry, and it was God's will that he failed to end Liu Bang's dog's life with his fierce arrow.

Back in the camp, Liu Bang was sweating profusely, his face was pale, severe pain hit his whole body, and he could no longer support himself, so he fell on the couch. When the military doctor came to see him, he found that the injury was very serious, and he had to apply medicine to rest. Zhang Liang and others believe that it is necessary to apply medicine, but resting is not acceptable.Once Liu Bang fell, the morale of the army would be disturbed, and when the morale of the army was disturbed, Xiang Yu would have an opportunity to take advantage of it. Liu Bang agreed reluctantly. After applying the medicine, he asked someone to find a crutch, and limped on to patrol the camp. The generals of the Han army were heartbroken when they saw Liu Bang patrolling the camp alive. The king of Han is indeed fine, he just hurt his foot.Some generals were concerned and said, "King of Han, you should patrol in a military chariot, your feet hurt even more when you walk." Liu Bang got into the military chariot and thought to himself, my feet don't hurt, but my heart hurts. This time, Liu Bang deceived Xiang Yu again.Xiang Yu always wanted to make his opponent into human broth, but Liu Bang made ecstasy soup. To concoct human broth, you can use violence; but to cook ecstasy soup, you need extremely high intelligence and keen resilience. Xiang Yu and Liu Bang, whose force is stronger and whose intelligence is higher, are vividly displayed in the long Guangwu confrontation.