Chapter 50 Chapter 50

The Chu army lined up across the gap, and a high platform was set up in front of the camp gate. A large pot was set up in front of the platform, and a raging fire was ignited under the pot, boiling the water in the pot. Xiang Yu walked out of the camp gate in a majestic manner. He stood on the high platform and stared at the Han army camp opposite for a long time.Thick smoke from burning under the stage floated in front of him.As soon as he waved his hand, two soldiers escorted the white-haired old man Liu tremblingly onto the stage, and the Chu soldiers tied Liu Taigong naked to the stage.Lu Zhi, who was also tied up, was dressed as she was on the day she just got married, with a smile on her face.

Xiang Yu yelled at the other party: "Call the King of Han to come out and answer!" Liu Bang had already reached the chasm, hiding behind the shield formation and seeing all this, his heart felt like a knife was being twisted, his internal organs were torn apart, it was like a thunderbolt.Hearing Xiang Yu's yelling, his face turned from white to red, his veins bulged, his eyes widened with anger, and he roared hoarsely: "All the soldiers of the army rushed to me, and I must take back the grandpa! Whoever can take back the grandpa will be crowned king!" !" Chen Ping quickly stopped and said, "The King of Han, calm down!"

Liu Bang refused to listen, and said angrily: "I listen to you on weekdays, but you can't stop me this time! Can I just watch my grandpa being cooked, being an unfilial son, and leaving a thousand years of infamy? I am Liu Bang! How can a seven-foot boy be subjected to such humiliation?!" Chen Ping asked: "Does the King of Han know why Xiang Yu did this?" Liu Bang said: "It's nothing more than forcing me to fight." Chen Pingdao: "You're right, if you go out now, all the plans I've been waiting for will come to an end!" Liu Bang fell into deep pain and couldn't extricate himself. He was so anxious and helpless that he couldn't help sitting on the ground and crying loudly.

From a distance, Xiang Yu's roar came again: "Liu Bang, hurry up and see your father for the last time!" Bo Ji held Liu Bang's hand and said: "There are some things that people only have once in a lifetime. Bo Ji believes that the King of Han will not let the only one time become a lifetime of regret." Liu Bang murmured: "Only once..." Liu Bang got up slowly, walked out of the shield formation slowly, came to the front of the formation, and said: "Good brother, wait a minute, am I here?" The flames were raging in front of the Chu army, and the silver-white beard and hair of Mrs. Liu were so dazzling in the sun.Liu Bang's heart was bleeding, and the pain was almost numb.At this time, Xiang Yu, who was standing beside his father, shouted to him: "Liu Bang, listen up, if you don't come out and fight me, I will immediately throw the grandfather into the pot!"

Xiang Yu raised his hand, and two Chu soldiers picked up the fainting Tai Gong from the stage, and as soon as King Xiang gave an order, they would throw him into the boiling cauldron.There was no sound in front of the two armies, only the thick smoke from the fire rolled in the wind. Lu Zhi suddenly said, "Liu Bang!" Liu Bang said sadly: "Emma! I, Liu Bang, am incompetent and have wronged you and my old father. I'm sorry for you! I..." Lu Zhi sternly said, "Shut up!" Both armies were shocked.Liu Bang was also stunned. Lu Zhi went on to say: "Listen up, King of Han. You have always been very capable! From the day I knew you, I knew that one day you would accomplish something great. Today, now, you can't stop here! Listen! Reached?"

Liu Bang said: "I will definitely rescue you. Xiang Yu, Xiang Yu, what do you want to talk about? I'll talk to you!" Xiang Yu said: "I won't talk to you! Either, bring troops to fight; or, cook them one by one. I'll count to ten." Xiang Yu began to count slowly. Liu Bang turned his head and shouted wildly: "Order troops, kill them!" Chen Ping knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, if you fight, you will lose!" Liu Bang drew his sword and asked, "Where is Fan Kuai?" Lu Zhi suddenly shouted: "Fan Kui back down! King of Han! Liu Bang! Xiang Yu is afraid of you, so he wants to kill us. Look at his face, he is afraid, have you seen it?"

Xiang Yu stopped her and said, "Shut up! Besides, I'll cook you first." Lu Zhi didn't look at Xiang Yu, and continued to say to Liu Bang: "Cook it! Since the day I married you, I, Lu Zhi, can die for you at any time! Look at me, stand up like a man, look at me! " Liu Bang gritted his teeth, straightened his back, and took a step forward. Lu Zhi asked: "Did you see it? Am I beautiful today?" Liu Bang's heart was twisted like a knife. Lu Zhi continued: "Sister Cao dressed me up. I am your woman. Even at the last moment of my life, I will let you see my most beautiful appearance. I am watching you. Your soldiers and brothers I'm watching you. Your enemies are watching you. Don't let them look down on you." She turned to Xiang Yu and said, "Throw me in."

Xiang Yu was stunned by her and hesitated for a while. Lu Zhi scolded: "Coward! Throw it away! Don't you have the guts to kill a woman?" Xiang Yu got angry, waved his hand and said, "Cook her!" Lu Zhi pushed away the sergeant who came to arrest her, walked to the side of the pot, turned his head and said: "Liu Bang! You have to remember that you have never regretted that Lu Zhi married you, and you will never regret it until you die. Be with you Every day of my life is as happy and fulfilling as the day I became a new wife. I will always remember the feeling of walking through the village on the back of your donkey, and the sunset at that time was so beautiful. I have no regrets!"

Xiang Yu shouted: "Throw it!" The sergeants came over and lifted Lu's pheasant, about to throw it into the pot.Lu Zhi shouted: "Liu Bang! I will die!" Then he looked at the grandpa Cao and others beside him and said, "They will die too. Under the Nine Springs, we are still looking at you with our heads up and our chests up. Do you hear me? We lost, but you have to win!" Taigong Liu said excitedly: "Well said! Die as soon as you die! Come! Cook me too!" Liu Banggao called out: "Father!" There was a dead silence all around. Liu Bang's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly laughed wildly: "I, Liu Bang, and you, Xiang Yu, were brothers when we were ordered in front of King Huai. We fought bloody battles together and put an end to Tyranny. do you remember?"

Xiang Yu said: "We are enemies now." Liu Bang said: "I used to be brothers, and I have been them all my life. Since I am a brother, my father is also your father. If you really want to cook the grandfather, if you cook him well, how about giving me a piece of the pie?" Liu Bang's words shocked the two armies, and Xiang Yu was also stunned. Liu Bang went on to say: "Brother Xiang Yu, you cheated 200,000 people overnight, what is this, come on." Seeing Liu Bang's playful and cynical expression, Xiang Yu trembled with anger. Uncle Xiang persuaded him in a low voice: "Don't be willful and unrestrained, it's hard to handle things if you make things stiff, and you have to leave room. Things in the world are unpredictable, and those who want to take over the world don't care about their family. You Killing his father is not beneficial, it will only cause more trouble in the future, it is better to save it!"

Xiang Yu asked in a low voice, "How did that widow get off the stage?" Xiang Bo paused and said: "You are a hero, so if you want to take his life, you can easily catch him? Didn't you spare him time and time again in the past? Why did you do such a ridiculous thing? You are an overlord!" Xiang Yu nodded, turned around and smiled at Liu Bang: "Liu Bang, you can say such things, you are really a beast." Instead, Liu Bang became angry and said, "Cook! What are you waiting for?" Xiang Yu snorted, waved his hands, turned around and left, and two Chu soldiers carried Mrs. Liu down the high platform.A triumphant smile appeared on Lu Zhi's face.Liu Bang turned around with a pale face and retreated back to the shield formation.After the shield formation was closed and blocked the Chu army's sight, Liu Bang suddenly felt dizzy and fell straight down. Xiang Yu sent a letter of war to fight Liu Bang one-on-one.Liu Bang replied: I would rather fight wits than fight strength! Xiang Yu sent another group of desperate soldiers to stand in front of the chasm in light clothes to challenge the Han army. Chen Ping suddenly opened the city gate and rushed out, and then returned quickly after a burst of arrows immediately, causing the death squad of the Chu army to be killed and wounded.The Han army cheered, but the Chu army was in an uproar. Lu Wan escorted Wu She back from Qi. Liu Bang asked Wu She sharply, "Did Han Xin promise you? How did he answer you?" Wu She said: "Han Xin said that he is now the king of Qi. If he helps Han, Han will prosper, and if he helps Chu, Chu will win. He will stand on three legs with Liu Xiang, sit and watch Liu Xiang compete in the Central Plains, and then attack others later." Liu Bang said angrily: "Han Xin deceived me, Zhang Liang is in danger!" Chen Ping stepped on Liu Bang's foot again, and Liu Bang said: "Don't touch me! It was because of you and Zhang Liang that I fell into Han Xin's trap last time, and I got into this situation today. Last time, when we seized his military power, I really should have killed him with one knife, so as to get rid of future troubles forever!" In a few days, Zhang Liang also came back.He said: "Everything is as your Majesty expected, and Han Xin has no dissent." Then he whispered to Liu Bang, "At least not now." Liu Bang laughed and said, "Okay! Very good! Come here, serve wine to greet the ovary!" Xiang Yu emptied the jug, looked at Yu Ziqi and asked, "Why did you stop drinking?" Yu Ziqi said: "There is no wine in the army. There is even less food. I'm afraid it won't last ten days." Xiang Yu closed his eyes for a while, then suddenly opened them and asked, "Is it very windy today?" Yu Ziqi replied, "Yes." Xiang Yu asked, "While blowing in the direction of Chu or in the direction of Han?" Yu Ziqi said, "It's... in the direction of Han. What's the matter?" Xiang Yu said: "Go and make an appointment with Liu Bang again, and say that I have something important to tell him." He took his bow from the shelf and smiled slightly. On the other side of the divide, Liu Bang went out of the camp, and the Han army cheered.Liu Bang, who was not wearing armor, estimated that the Chu army's bows and arrows would not be able to hit him, so he came out in casual clothes.Therefore, not only the Han army deeply admired the bravery of the coach, but even the Chu army was greatly surprised by Liu Bang's boldness.Hearing the cheers of the soldiers of the Han camp, Liu Bang, who has always been lively, became more courageous. Liu Bang asked: "Brother, what do you want to do with your eldest brother? Does Bawang have anything to say, can't you choose a better weather? Why do you have to do it today!" Xiang Yu said: "I can't wait, I have to talk today! You scoundrel, you have played the tricks you used to eat, drink, whore and gamble when you were the pavilion chief in Surabaya! A rascal like you still wants to be emperor , don’t you laugh off the big teeth of the world?” Liu Bang scolded: "Chongtong, if you speak rudely again, I will not accompany you! Speak if you have something to say, and fart if you have something to say!" Xiang Yu also scolded: "You bastard, your grandpa doesn't have the time to accompany you to be a coward in this wilderness. If you have the guts, you can fight against your grandpa alone, one-on-one, and fight to the death. Forgive you, kid! " Liu Bang said: "To tell you the truth, it takes great wisdom and courage to fight for the world. People like you are only worthy of bullfighting, not for winning the world! Haha..." Xiang Yu scolded: "You dishonest villain! After the distribution of feudal lords, the feudal lords were entrusted with their own security. But you led the troops out of the pass, disturbing the world. I should lead the people of the world to condemn you, Kill you!" Liu Bang was even more excited when he heard it, and cursed: "Well, you are a heinous Xiang Yu! It's good if I don't condemn you, but you still have to condemn me!" Xiang Yu asked: "What's my crime? Do you dare to tell me one by one for me to hear?" He leaned forward naturally while saying this. Liu Bangdao: "Okay, listen! First, you and I have accepted the order of King Huai from the beginning, whoever enters Guanzhong first will be the king there. I, Liu Bang, entered the pass first, but you Xiang Yu Why do you want to break your promise and entrust me to Bashu and Hanzhong?" Xiang Yu asked: "Is there any more?" Then he moved forward a little, and his hand was sneaking for the arrow. Liu Bang said: "The second article, King Huai of Chu made Song Yi the champion of Qingzi, and went north to rescue Zhao. As his lieutenant general, what right do you have to murder him?" Xiang Yu said: "Is there any more? Continue to talk!" He has already prepared the arrow and is ready to take the bow. Liu Bang said: "Of course there is. The third point is that you killed Song Yi, and after you saved Zhao, you should have returned to King Huai to report to him. What right do you have to hijack the troops of the princes and enter the pass?" Xiang Yu said, "Let's talk again!" Liu Bang said: "Please listen! Article 4, King Huai has an order first, no matter who enters the pass, no one is allowed to burn, kill and loot. But what did you do after you entered the pass? Burned the palace, excavated the tomb of Qin Shihuang, and Qin's property was confiscated. You robbed everything!" Xiang Yu asked, "Where is the fifth?" He said while picking up his bow and raising his hand to set an arrow. Xiang Yu drew his bow like a full moon, and shot an arrow with a "swish", and the off-string arrow flew across the chasm and went straight to Liu Bang.Since Liu Bang thought that he was beyond the range of ordinary bows and arrows, he did not take precautions. Unexpectedly, the range of the arrows coming with the wind increased greatly, and Liu Bang fell down in response. The shield soldiers surrounded Liu Bang and protected Liu Bang. For a moment, Liu Bang relaxed. In the blue sky, the clouds stretched and the eagle soared.He felt relieved for a while, he let go of all the fucking world, and the conflict between Chu and Han, and it didn't matter if he just left.Suddenly, the clamor of the two armies brought him back to reality. As soon as Liu Bangfu raised his body, he felt severe pain in his chest. It turned out that it was an arrow in his right chest. Soon, Liu Bang became alert and realized that he was seriously injured. Zhang Liang drew out his short blade and shouted urgently: "My lord, hold back!" Then he cut off most of the arrow handle with a swipe, leaving only a short section still on Liu Bang's chest. Liu Bang understood, stood up straight, walked out of the shield formation, and shouted: "That guy shot my toe!" At the same time, he pretended to be relaxed and tilted his feet, and said: "Xiang Yu, your arrow technique is not good enough!" Well! Go back and practice!" After finishing speaking, Liu Bang retreated back to the shield formation calmly, but just took two steps, he was exhausted and fell down. Yu Ziqi said anxiously: "It's better to attack now. Liu Bang is injured, and the Han army has no leader." Xiang Yu said: "Bah! Is an injured toe considered an injury? I can't afford to lose this man. This bow has been with me for many years and has never failed me. Maybe it's because Liu Bang's life should not die." He broke it in anger. strong bow. Liu Bang was seriously injured, but in order to boost morale, he resolutely changed his clothes and appeared among the soldiers of the Han army again. Wherever he went, thousands of people hit the shields and cheered! "Long live! Long live!" Liu Bang's robes were bright, and he was riding a horse, with a peaceful face.Liu Bang sometimes walks on horseback, sometimes stops, and greets the cheers of the crowd! Suddenly, Liu Bang drew his sword, he held the three-foot sword high, and galloped on the horse!Cheers resounded throughout the world, and the Han army went wild! The officials were shocked, and hurriedly applauded and chased after him! When Liu Bang was taken back to the tent by the crowd, he was actually in a semi-comatose state. Zhang Liang whispered to Lu Wan: "I have already consulted the imperial physician in private, the king's injury is serious, and it may be difficult to heal. You pack lightly and go back to Liyang quickly, asking Prime Minister Xiao He to come quickly." Lu Wan said, "I'll listen to my husband. Do you have any advice?" Zhang Liang said: "Tell Xiao He, 'the country is the most important thing', and he will naturally understand." Peng Yue was attacking Yucheng, and when he was about to take it, he got the news that Xiao He went to Guangwu without escorting food and grass.When this meaningful news reached him, it immediately became an order that no one had thought of, to withdraw from Yucheng and quickly flee back to Liangdi. It was from this abnormal behavior of his that Zhongli could smell something strange.He immediately proposed a feint attack on the Han army to find out the truth. But Xiang Yu waved his hand and said, "I have my own plan. Don't talk too much."