Chapter 6 Chapter Six

Xiang Yu led the horse by the bridle and walked through the market in a leisurely manner. Although he did not intend to show off arrogantly, he aroused the attention of passers-by.At this time, there were two strong men with swords sitting in the restaurant on the side of the street, both of them looked at Xiang Yu with a little drunkenness, they were Ji Bu and Zhong Limei. Zhong Limei tilted his head to Xiang Yu's side: "Brother, did you see that? Who is that? This outsider is neither an official nor an official, how can he have a horse?" So the two went out together and stopped in the middle of the road.Xiang Yu stopped and looked at the two of them calmly.After a few words, the three of them put up a posture, Ji Bu went up first, and Xiang Yu said: "With my uncle's teachings, I didn't want to be rough with others. Today you are the ones who forced me."

Xiang Yu and Ji Bu were pacing and confronting each other in a circle, and the passers-by had all dispersed, leaving only two or three brave ones watching from a distance.Ji Bu took off his saber and threw it to Zhong Limei, expressing that he would fight with bare hands.The two of them went through a few tricks, and Ji Bu called out: "I'll give you some memory for you, a foreigner!" Ji Bu grabbed a punch, Xiang Yu didn't dodge, and punched him head-on!Xiang Yu was still standing without moving a muscle, but Ji Bu fell on his back in the dust. He turned over and sat up, stretched out his hand to wipe it, and his nose was bleeding profusely.

Ji Bu looked up at Xiang Yu in confusion.Zhongli stared in surprise, opened his mouth, and let go of the arms holding his arms... Just like that, the three of them became friends because they didn't know each other, and cherished each other. At this moment, in Mount Mangdang, Liu Bang and the others had reached the end of their rope.In the morning, they found two brothers starved to death and carried them out of the hut.Everyone was silent, sitting each other, but they were all whispering in their hearts. Liu Bang said: "There is only one way to survive, grab it!" Everyone look at me, and I look at you.

Yong Chi said: "Do it! It's better than starving to death here! I'm going now!" After speaking, he made a gesture, and someone wanted to follow him. Liu Bang shouted: "Stop! There are rules for robbing. If you can't do it, you are not allowed to go! One, only rob those with tiles on the roof, because they have surplus food. They eat a few bites, and they will not die of starvation. Those roofs It's thatch, don't rob it, robbing them is tantamount to killing people. Second, don't hurt people, especially don't hurt your life. We are here to grab food and fill our stomachs. We are not real robbers. Do you think so?"

The brothers were silent.Yong Chi said: "If you don't show your sword, no one will honestly hand over the food." Liu Bang said: "Then scare us. You know, the government hasn't found us now, and the world is in chaos. Even if we grab some food, it won't attract attention. But if there is a murder case, the government must investigate us, which will be even more troublesome." Besides, it’s not easy for anyone who is not raised by his mother to be born and raised by his father these days.” Liu Bang paused for a moment, then continued, “There are only two things. Stand up if you don’t agree. "

No one answered.Liu Bang said: "Then it's settled like this. Let me say it again, you are not allowed to rob the poor, and you are not allowed to hurt your life. Liu Bang put his words here, and if anyone violates it, he will be chopped off." When they arrived at a tile-roofed house at the foot of the mountain, Yong Chi threatened the head of the household, a man, and an old man with a sword.Wei Sheng staggered out of the house holding a linen bag containing food.Lu Wan and the others were waiting outside to meet him, yelling to leave quickly when they saw his hand.Yong Chi heard a rooster crowing behind him, turned around to catch the chicken in the coop, and suddenly found a young woman hiding behind the coop, her face was blackened with charcoal, and Yong Chi was stunned.At this time, the male head of the household appeared from behind Yong Chi, holding up a guillotine knife to cut Yong Chi.

Wei Sheng shouted: "Be careful!" He turned around to protect Yong's teeth, and blocked the guillotine with his sword.The head of the household chopped again, Yong Chi kicked him, he staggered a bit, turned around to go again, just bumped into Wei Sheng's sword, and the long sword passed through his chest.The man fell down without even humming!Seeing this, Wei Sheng was stunned.The woman behind the chicken coop screamed: "Ah, murder!" Everyone ran out of the village and hurried back in silence.Wei Sheng stopped suddenly, threw his sword and said, "I'm not leaving."

Lu Wan turned her head and said, "Don't think about that. You are here to save Yong Chi. It's not that you want to kill someone." Yong Chi pulled Wei Sheng up and said, "It's not your fault. The brothers all saw it with their own eyes. Didn't they?" Everyone responded.But Wei Sheng shook off Yong Chi's hand, shook his head and said, "Kill me. You can explain to Brother Ji." Yong Chi said: "Why are you so stubborn! More stubborn than a cow! Go!" Lu Wan said seriously: "What he said makes sense. If Brother Ji knows, he won't let it go lightly."

Yong Chi roared: "Brother Wei Sheng accidentally killed me because he saved me. Brother Ji wants to kill me, let him kill me!" Wei Sheng said: "If one person does something, the other should be responsible. It's none of your business." Lu Wan said: "Back to Brother Ji, no one is allowed to talk too much. They are all brothers, so just pretend that nothing happened, and this matter is over." Yong Chi said viciously: "Who said, I will punish who!" Back in the mountains, the bonfire has already been lit.The crowd sat up happily, all of them beaming with joy.Barnyard Valley Chicken Soup was cooking fragrantly in a big pot.Fan Kuai patted Yong Chi's back and said, "I can't see that you are really capable. It's not unusual to grab some barnyard grains, but you even got two chickens. It's so delicious!"

Liu Bang stretched out his hand and said, "Give me the bag containing barnyard grains, and I can make clothes after tearing it apart." Fan Kuai handed the bag to Liu Bang.Liu Bang took it, and suddenly felt that his hands were sticky, and when he saw it, there was a red patch on the bag.He raised the bag calmly and asked, "What's going on here?" Lu Wan and Yong Chi looked at each other.Liu Bang put the bag up to his nose and smelled it: "Smell it yourself. It's human blood!" He looked at Yong Chi and said angrily, "It's you again. Fan Kui, Zhou Bo, tie him up!"

Yong Chi stood proudly, neither resisting nor refuting. Wei Sheng rushed over to protect Yong Chi, and said, "I killed it." Lu Wan said: "This is also a last resort..." Liu Bang stopped him and said, "No need to explain!" Then he asked Wei Sheng, "Did you kill someone?" Wei Sheng said, "It's me. But I didn't do it on purpose." Liu Bang waved his hand, Fan Kuai and Zhou Bo tied up Wei Sheng. Everyone hurriedly explained the whole story, explaining that it was an accident, not intentional.Wei Sheng also said: "I did something wrong." Liu Bangdao: "You are wrong? If there is a murder case, the government will search the mountain tomorrow. If we go down the mountain, no village will dare to take us in. Do you know that you have harmed everyone?" Yong Chi argued: "He doesn't want to do that either. That man wants to kill me. It's not Wei Sheng, it's me. Either he dies or I die, do you understand?" Liu Bang said: "But we are human beings, not animals. How is this different from animals!" Lu Wan and Yong Chi grabbed Liu Bang's sleeves and begged for mercy.Wei Sheng reprimanded: "Don't talk." Then he said to Liu Bang: "Brother Ji, I just want to ask you a question. Am I a human or an animal?" Liu Bang looked at him coldly and said, "Wei Sheng, of course you are human, we are brothers." Wei Sheng smiled slightly and said, "Brother, this sentence is enough. Let's kill!" Liu Bang turned to look elsewhere, and ordered: "Fan Kuai!" Fan Kuai said in a low voice, "Can I change someone?" Liu Bang said again: "Lu Wan." Lu Wan said bluntly, "No." Liu Bang looked at everyone and asked, "Who's coming?" No one responded for a long time.Liu Bang said: "Brother Weisheng, come with me." Then he picked up his sword and led Weisheng into the forest. After walking for a while, Wei Sheng stopped and said, "Brother Ji, let's stay here." Liu Bang asked, "How do I treat you?" Wei Sheng smiled and said: "Brother Ji treats me like a brother. I'll do it myself." Liu Bang nodded, turned around and drew his sword, cut off the rope in Wei Sheng's hand, and stuck the sword on the ground.Wei Sheng said: "You said that I am a human being, not an animal." Liu Bang nodded and said, "Yes." Wei Sheng said: "It's a human being. After death, it should be buried in three feet of loess. Let me not die in the wilderness." Liu Bang said: "You won't." After speaking, he turned around and turned his back to Wei Sheng. Wei Sheng yelled: "I will be with you in the next life." He grabbed the sword on the ground and wiped his neck.Bright red blood sprayed out and splashed on Liu Bang's body.Liu Bang turned around, leaned over, and closed Wei Sheng's eyes. Holding the sword, Liu Bang came out of the woods, his body was stained with blood from tails.At this moment, the barnyard chicken soup has been stewed, and everyone is holding bowls and preparing to eat.Seeing Liu Bang's appearance, everyone was stunned.Liu Bang threw the sword away, went straight to the pot, filled a bowl for himself, and ate slowly.Everyone put down their bowls, feeling depressed, and no one ate. Liu Bang said solemnly: "Listen to me, I don't want Wei to die. But he should die, he must die. If we burn and kill everywhere for our own survival, we are no longer human beings, but beasts! Yes! You can keep it from me, and I can turn a blind eye. One day or two we can live. Ten days and twenty days? One hundred days and two hundred days? The villagers hate us , they will unite against us, regard us as wild beasts, hide from us, and even take up agricultural tools to fight desperately. The officials of the imperial court search everywhere, and the common people hate us. Is there any place for us?" He stretched out his hand He twisted his face heavily, "Look clearly, this face is the same as yours. This is a human face! If you kill indiscriminately for your own life, even the world will not tolerate it!" Under the firelight, Liu Bang's expression was determined, Not angry and assertive, "I will not force you, Liu Bang's rules are like this. If you are willing to follow me, pick up the bowl and eat! If you don't want to, pick up the bowl and go!" He looked around the crowd, and they were silent for a long while. movement. Suddenly, Zhou Bo picked up the bowl and said, "Brother, don't talk about it, I'll eat it!" Then he started to gobble it up.Fan Kuai didn't say a word, picked up the bowl and started to eat.All the brothers started eating with their bowls.Yong Chi walked slowly to the side of the pot, filled an empty bowl, held it up to the sky and said, "Add another bowl for Brother Wei Sheng. The millet in our bowl was bought by Wei Sheng with his life." He wept, "Yong Chi swears to God here! From now on, if there is a bowl for me to eat, there will be a bowl for Brother Weisheng next to it." Yong Chi put the bowl beside him, took his own bowl and ate it viciously Get up, tears rushing down. Liu Bang turned around and walked slowly into the darkness, facing everyone with a lonely back. Han Xin was sitting in a corner of the bridge, and there were several rope horses, large and small, made of straw ropes on the ground in front of him, and he was reading a book by himself.Han Xin turned a deaf ear to the cries of peddlers coming from around.At this time, Ji Tao and his girlfriend were shopping in the market in the distance, and they found Han Xin.Ji Tao ran up to Han Xin, picked up a roped horse, and said with a smile, "You're talking about selling horses, so this is it?" Han Xin nodded and said, "Hey, a roped horse is also a horse." While talking, the butcher and some gangsters came down from the bridge and surrounded Han Xin's stall.The butcher said, "Hey, boy, who gave you the permission to set up a stall here?" Han Xin looked at the butcher, began to clean up the stall, and prepared to leave.The butcher stood in front of the stall relentlessly: "Want to leave now? It's too late, leave the money before leaving!" Han Xin didn't look at him directly, bowed his head and said, "It's fine if I don't sell it." The butcher snatched Han Xin's rope horse, threw it away in disdain and said, "You don't care if you sell it or not! What kind of crap? It's too small to wipe my ass! I'm talking about the thing on your back Let's take a look!" Saying this, the butcher had already moved his hands, fighting for the sword vigorously, and finally Han Xin gave up.The butcher drew his sword out of its sheath, looked at Han Xin's sword carefully, looked Han Xin up and down, and said provocatively: "The sword is not bad, but boy, you dangled the sword on your back all day in the street. A cowardly look?" Han Xin ignored him, bent down to pick up the book from the ground and leave, but the butcher stepped on Han Xin's hand, and Han Xin immediately lay on the ground.The butcher thrust his sword into the ground, stood at the head of the bridge, opened his posture, untied his gown, patted his chest and said, "Boy, I'll come to ask you today. Do you know what the sword is used for? Boy, if you are really a Man, use your sword to stab here!" Han Xin said: "I will not stab you, please step aside." The butcher said: "If you don't dare to stab today, you can honestly slip through my crotch for me, how about it?" The rascals next to him started booing, and passers-by surrounded him one after another.Ji Tao looked at Han Xin worriedly and covered her mouth.Han Xin looked at the onlookers, and then at the proud butcher. He put his hand on the hilt of his sword and shook it, but finally let go.He lifted up his clothes and lay down on his stomach, and everyone exclaimed in a low voice.Han Xin slipped under the butcher's crotch calmly, and everyone looked at him in silence.Ji Tao turned her head away and couldn't bear to look at Han Xin, her eyes were full of tears.After getting under the butcher's crotch, Han Xin stood up, patted the dirt on his clothes, pulled out his sword with ease, re-sheathed it, and carried it back, without showing any humiliated expression."Can I go?" he asked. The butcher spat contemptuously and got out of the way. Besides, in the house of Mrs. Liu in Yangli Village, Lu's pheasant was serving her in-laws' meals, but Mrs. Liu threw bowls and refused to eat, just sighed and shed tears blindly.Liu Bang's sister-in-law was also throwing pots and bowls, and said sarcastic words: "If you don't eat, don't eat. Anyway, if you eat, you will lose one bite. When the crime of sitting down comes, none of you can escape. These four boys have killed you." Our whole family is dead, and decapitation is a matter of time. What are we going to do when we are released? It would be better to stay in prison!" This statement made Mrs. Liu burst into tears.Lu Zhi remained calm on the surface, put down the bowl, followed his sister-in-law to the kitchen, and asked, "Sister-in-law, why are you just pissing him off?" The sister-in-law stared and said, "Is it your turn to teach me a lesson? When Liu Bang is dead, you just don't want to eat mine!" For a moment Lu Zhi was prepared to endure it, but suddenly he couldn't help it, and slapped his sister-in-law hard.The sister-in-law was shocked by the beating. Lu Zhi said: "This family depends on you, okay? Is it okay to rely on the second elder brother's family? Or rely on the old man? Tell you, the future of the Liu family depends on Liu Bang alone!" The scorching secret Burning in Lu Zhi's pupils, she was inspired by passion and looked majestic.The sister-in-law covered her face and remained silent, not daring to look directly at her. She had learned how to teach Lu Zhi very well. In the Peixian Yamen, the county magistrate was wearing armor, sitting nervously on the county court, rubbing his hands.Xiao He came in. Wearing a white filial scarf, he walked up to the hall and prostrated himself.The county magistrate was startled: "What do you mean—" Xiao He said calmly: "The humble official heard that the lord is about to die, so I came here to pay my respects." The county magistrate turned pale and said, "Xiao He! I treat you well on weekdays, so why curse me!" Xiao He said: "It is precisely because my lord has always treated me kindly that I risked my life to remonstrate with you. If your lord can listen to me, you will have a way out of life. Then I have to congratulate you for my humble position." After hearing this, the county magistrate was even more puzzled.Xiao He then said: "I heard that my lord is going to personally lead the army to destroy Liu Bang?" The county magistrate said: "That's right, the higher-ups have issued official documents in a row, and the urging is very urgent. I am about to entrust you with the county's official affairs." Xiao He asked: "How about the pawns in your master's hands?" The magistrate said: "It's enough." Xiao He said: "Not necessarily. Although Liu Bang has a small number of people, they are all desperadoes. They will fight to the death for their lives. It is not easy to destroy him. The county government leads the people out of the city, and the city is inevitably empty. Chen Sheng and the thieves are not far away. , Siege the city everywhere, kill and guard the order. The abundant land is full of Chu people. Maybe as soon as the county magistrate leaves, the young man in the city opens the door and surrenders Zhang Chu. Is it?" The county magistrate broke out in a cold sweat. After a long while, he made up his mind and said boldly: "In your opinion, if I open the city gate myself, surrender Zhang Chu, and follow him to attack Qin, what will happen?" But Xiao He shook his head and objected: "Your Excellency, it has been ten years since you made the Peiling. In the past ten years, the county magistrate has been the father of murder, the son of a lonely man, the head of a tattooed man, and the broken foot of a man. The Qin law is harsh. In the past, the leaders of Guizhou dared to be angry and dare not speak out. Now that the world is in chaos and people are resentful, if you call out from the top, you are afraid that your own life will be in danger, so how can you expect others to respond to you?" The county magistrate asked dumbfounded: "——then, what should I do?" Seeing that the time had come, Xiao He immediately seduced the county magistrate: "According to my humble opinion, Liu Bang has always been quite courageous, and he is also a native of his hometown. If the county magistrate can pardon him and return him, he must be grateful and report it to the public. Efficacy. The county public uses others to protect the city outside and suppress the masses inside, this is the best policy." The county magistrate asked hesitantly: "Will Liu Bang be willing to use it for me?" Xiao He said: "Your Excellency is very kind to Liu Bang. He killed the guards, released his husband, and led the people to flee. Your Excellency did not go all out to search for him, nor did he harm his wife, children, and children. At this time, recruiting him to work is also giving him a way out. How could he not do that?" Reason for coming?" Feeling relieved, the county magistrate nodded and said, "Please also make a thorough plan for me." In Mount Mangdang, Liu Bang's group has grown from a group of ten or twenty people to a hundred or ten people. On this day, suddenly there was the neighing of a horse.Everyone became alert and fell silent.I saw Xia Houying leading the horse and walking towards them exhaustedly pushing aside the white grass bushes.Everyone rushed to meet him.Liu Bang was the first to grab Xia Houying: "Why are you here? Is there any news from the county?" Xia Houying took out Xiao He's bamboo slips from his bosom and handed them to Liu Bang.Liu Bang looked at the bamboo slips. There was only a simple line written on it.Everyone stared at Liu Bang expectantly, and Liu Bang said: "Xiao He said, take everyone back to Pei County as quickly as possible, he has already persuaded the county magistrate, the county magistrate...to rebel with us." Everyone couldn't believe it at first, and was stunned for a while.Suddenly, everyone burst into cheers.Xia Houying untied the sword from his waist, handed it to Liu Bang and said, "Master Xiao He ordered that this matter is absolutely true, as evidenced by his sword! Brother Ji, please come back quickly." As soon as everyone heard it, the discussion immediately boiled.Liu Bang sat down and didn't speak. On the way to the county, Liu Bang was still depressed.Finally, he reined in the horse, raised his hand, and shouted: "Stop! Stop! We're not leaving!" There was an uproar among the crowd, everyone was shocked and angry.Liu Bang saw that the crowd was clamoring endlessly, and drew out his sword with a "cang" sound, showing a fierce look on his face.Everyone was a little scared and fell silent.Liu Bang said: "Brothers! Things are not quite right!" Yong Chi said: "What kind of friendship does Xiao He have with you? Would he still deceive you?" Liu Bangdao: "That's right, I can trust Xiao He, but I can't trust another person, that is the county magistrate! Brothers, listen to me! The county magistrate is mean, suspicious, cruel and cowardly by nature! Will he voluntarily give up the county seat and give it up? How can there be such a good thing in the world! I, Liu Bang, have never picked up such a big deal. Could it be that time is turning around now?! Look at us! We are like beggars, unarmed, so we can take over Peixian No? Who can guarantee that this is not a trap?! Brothers, listen to my orders!" Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and gradually became quiet.Liu Bang jumped off his horse and handed the horse to Xia Houying: "Brother Aying, you go into the city to find out first, we will wait for your news!" Outside Xiao He's house, Xiao He was startled when he came out.I saw Cao Shen standing there with his sleeves folded, his expression indifferent, and behind him stood four Ting fathers holding swords.When Cao Shen saw Xiao He, he winked slightly. The little official said, "Please." A group of people followed the little official to the county government office, Xiao He and Cao Shen were caught in the middle.Xia Houying was driving the car, and came at a fast speed, and stepped forward to rein in the horse.The horseshoes clanged and finally stopped.Xia Houying said to the little official: "Come here! The county government has orders!" The little official was a little puzzled, but he walked over anyway.Xia Houying stabbed the little official's stomach with a knife, turned his head and yelled, "Get in the car! Get in the car! The county magistrate wants to take your heads so that you can hang them on the wall!" Before the four Ting fathers could react in time, Cao Shen took the opportunity to snatch Yi Ting father's Changdao, hacked one to death, stabbed another, and then pulled Xiao He up and ran away. Xia Houying said: "Brother Ji asked me to come back to find out the news. Brother Ji is really right!" On the avenue, Liu Bang's men and horses sat on the ground, looking sleepy.In the twilight, a car is driving here with billowing smoke and dust.Everyone was a little afraid, bent down and lowered their heads, peeking ahead.Soon the carriage arrived, and Xia Houying fell off the carriage.Xiao He and Cao Shen also stumbled down from the car.Everyone rushed forward to help. Liu Bang hurriedly helped Xiao He to sit down, Xia Houying said: "The thief county magistrate knows that you have a good relationship with Mr. Xiao, and he is afraid that the matter is deceitful, so he regrets it! He wants to kill them both! Fortunately, I am more careful! " Xiao He said: "Now... the gate of the city is closed, and the county magistrate is forcing the elders and brothers to go up to defend the city. We have few people, so we have no choice but to go to Pei County. I'm afraid... we have to make another plan! The current plan is to go back to the mountains, sooner or later. Starve to death. But if you want to attack the city, we people are hungry and tired. We can't fight!" Liu Bang thought about it, but said nothing.Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.Liu Bang suddenly said: "Go to Pei County!" Everyone thought Liu Bang was crazy and tried to dissuade him.Liu Bang said: "The matter is very clear. Look back, the sky is open and the earth is wide! But who has seen it? We have no way to retreat! If we retreat, it will not be long before we are not starved to death, but we will have to be killed by officers and soldiers." Death! Enter, so what? Death at most! Since the left and right are dead, what is there to be afraid of? A carp that has been disemboweled and scaled can still stand up and fight to the death before entering the pot, let alone us dignified Seven feet?! Are you willing to die like a pack of vicious dogs in the barren mountains and forests? I will never look back! It belongs to a man, come with me!" After Liu Bang finished speaking, he walked towards Pei County, regardless of the fact that he was alone.Everyone was stunned for a while, and with a whoosh, they ripped off their sleeves like a carp, bared their right arms, and hurriedly threw away their arms and embraced boldly. Under the city wall of Pei County, in the first round of the siege, several men among Liu Bang's men were injured by arrows.Yong Chi was also hit by an arrow.Liu Bang asked Xiao He for a bamboo slip, pushed aside the guards of the crowd, stood in front of the battle alone, and said to the county magistrate, "You are an official of Daqin, do you want to kill all the Chu people in the city?" The elders and brothers who came to guard the city were stunned and stopped for a while. Liu Bang went on to say: "Listen up, folks on the top of the city. You have been in Pei County for a long time, but you don't know that the world outside has changed. Now King Chen is raising troops, and his army is everywhere. We are the vanguard, and the subordinates of King Chen General Qin Jia has led 20,000 people and will come soon!" The county magistrate laughed loudly and said: "Liu Bang, you are not afraid of blowing your bullshit! The folks in the city follow me to survive. You gather a crowd to rebel, and you will destroy the nine clans. Folks, open your eyes to see Liu Bang's people, a group of people who are about to starve They are just dead beggars. Where are the soldiers of King Chen? Where are they?" Liu Bang took out the bamboo slips, held them up high and said, "Here is the letter from General Qin Jia. Twenty thousand troops have arrived in Xue County. It is only a day's journey from here. Listen up, folks, King Chen is originally from Chu. We are all from Chu." People. A family will not kill each other. However, if you help this Qin official do stupid things, the army will arrive tomorrow, and no one will be left when the city is destroyed. I, Liu Bang, will not be able to protect you!" As soon as this remark came out, there was only a burst of chaotic exclamations from the city tower, all of which were caused by the panic of the people.The county magistrate's expression changed.The city guard whispered in the county magistrate's ear.The county magistrate understood, and said loudly: "Fart, where did Qin Jia's army come from! Think about it carefully, if he really has reinforcements, why is he eating arrows and flying stones here? Brothers in the city, listen, two days ago I I have sent people to ask for help from the county guard, and our Daqin reinforcements are on the way. Once the heavenly soldiers arrive, not a single rebel will be left behind. You should think about it!" After speaking, he gave an order, and arrows rained down like rain.Liu Bang retreated under the protection of everyone. Three miles outside Peixian County, where Liu Bang was stationed, more than 70 of his subordinates had fled and surrendered to the county magistrate. Morale was low, and everyone was in a bad mood.Sitting in the broken tent, Liu Bang sighed and said, "Go and vote for the county magistrate too, and change your life, it's better than dying in vain." Everyone said: "I will not surrender! We are with Big Brother!" Liu Bang continued: "No. Simply sacrifice me, and you can exchange for some rewards." Everyone said in horror: "Absolutely not!" Liu Bang shook his head, and suddenly frowned: "What did I just say?" Everyone was taken aback, but Liu Bang laughed. In the hazy night under the city of Pei County.A man was tied behind his back and carried to the city.Fan Kuai shouted hoarsely: "Don't shoot the arrow! I have bound Liu Bang, and now I will hand it over to the county magistrate!" The county magistrate stood at the top of the city, clapped his hands and laughed loudly: "What did I say, look, there is indeed internal strife!" They carried the man and were about to walk into the city. Suddenly, the county magistrate shouted again: "Slow down! Stop! Stop! Only you are allowed to escort him forward, and everyone else will retreat! Wait for me to verify his identity. Cut off his head, and the rest will come in!" So, everyone let go of Liu Bang, and only let Fan Kui escort him to the city gate.The county magistrate personally came out with soldiers and surrounded Liu Bang.The county magistrate took the sword, stepped forward and said, "I told you to rebel!" As he said that, he slashed with the sword.Unexpectedly, Liu Bang turned around to avoid it, grabbed the sword with both hands, and hugged the county magistrate tightly.It turned out that the rope was not loose at all.The county magistrate was dumbfounded, Liu Bang had pierced his chest with a sword, and the county magistrate was killed on the spot.The county magistrate's guard was about to rush forward, but Fan Kui grabbed him and wiped his neck with a dog-butcher knife. The other guards were frightened, but they all surrounded them with weapons. Liu Bang said loudly: "Everyone, the county magistrate is dead, why bother to be buried with him!" At this time, the brothers outside the city shouted like crazy and followed Xiao He towards the city gate. Liu Bang shouted again: "Put down your weapons, I promise not to kill any of them!" The defenders looked at each other. Liu Bang said again: "It's useless for you to kill me. The county magistrate loyal to Daqin is dead. He can die because he receives Daqin's salary. Why do you bother? Who doesn't have a wife and children?" The defenders put down their weapons.The brothers rushed into the city gate.All the fathers and brothers lined up on both sides, bowed their waists and raised their heads, looked at Liu Bang in awe, retreated, retreated.Liu Bang noticed that some people in the crowd who had just surrendered were afraid to sneak into the cracks, trying to escape, but there was no way to go.Liu Bang stood up the steps, flashed his sword in front of everyone, and blood dripped from it.Although there were people below, there was a moment of silence. Liu Bang said loudly: "All those who surrendered to the enemy just now—don't blame the past." All the fathers and brothers bowed down one after another, and a large area fell under the black pressure.Liu Bang turned around, quite surprised in his heart, deeply touched by this scene - this was the first time he won without a fight.