Would it be a good thing for Lu Zhe to become the overlord of the south? Xiang Bo stared at Xiang Liang's face for a long time, and he extremely suspected that Xiang Liang was laughing at himself when he said that, and he was self-persuasion out of a sense of powerlessness.

"What? Didn't you expect that? Xiang Liang didn't seem to be joking.

Xiang Bo's name is a bit much, Xiang Bai and Xiang Tang are the names he used when he was running around, among which Xiang Bai is used to intersect with folk heroes, Xiang Tang This is a pseudonym when he ran for hundreds of Yue. Xiang Bai is very famous among some dog slaughterers in Chu and the Central Plains, and this name was used when he got acquainted with Zhang Liang. Xiang Tang is also very famous among the Baiyue tribes, and he uses this name to incarnate as a merchant to trade with the Baiyue people, and has a lot of connections in Baiyue.

After this battle, Lu Zhe's title of the overlord of the south is indeed confirmed, after all, he has defeated Baiyue and Chu State, who is not the overlord of the south, and who is qualified?

Xiang Liang saw the confusion on Xiang Bo's face, and couldn't help but sigh again. Defeated in the battle with Lu Zhe, the blow to the Xiang clan may be greater than imagined? This kind of blow is not only a loss of troops, but also a psychological impact, which makes the Xiang clan and the disciples suffer a great ideological collision, so that it seems a little decadent.

"Lu Shi Zhe is not the grandson of the king, the rise in the south is too short, compared to the influence of the Great Chu Gongqing, it is difficult and difficult for him to really win the hearts of the people, it is not something that can be solved in time, and it is not something that can buy people's hearts by doing something that benefits the people." Xiang Liang's eyes suddenly became a little profound: "The reputation of the overlord is a good thing for many people, but it is a bad thing for Lu Zhe, who has no foundation and is not the grandson of the king. The tree is only one aspect, the Lu clan is not the king, if he is not the king, he can't be canonized, will his subordinates tolerate having such a large territory but not being able to get a knighthood and a bigger official position? ”

Of course, it is impossible, Lu Zhe is not a king, it is impossible to make anyone a marquis, and there will be great restrictions on the reward of official positions. According to Xiang Liang's idea. The reason why the gang of people who followed Lu Zhe worked hard was not to pursue the official or to obtain wealth, and Lu Zhe was unable to reward his subordinates, which was a congenital big shortcoming!

"If Lu Zhe is forced to establish himself as king due to the pressure of his subordinates to pursue rewards, it will be great news. At that time, the whole world will become the enemy of Lu Shizhe! Xiang Liang saw it very thoroughly.

From Xia to Zhou, and then to the Warring States period of Qin to dominate the world, and then there are now four places to raise troops and restore the country, there has never been a case of self-proclaimed king.

The current concept is that the princes and generals really have a kind of era, and the head of Qiantou is afraid and envious of the royal family, nobles, etc., and he has never felt that there is anything wrong with the bloodline inheritance.

Self-reliance? Think about Chen Sheng in the original history, what happened before he proclaimed himself king and did not claim to be king. The situation that originally swept the world was not only angered by the old royal family and nobles because of his self-establishment as king, but also the fear of Chen Sheng's self-establishment as king, and his subordinates even had the idea of "he can set himself up as the king, why can't I", and as a result, in a moment, from a good situation that swept the world to a "pseudo-king" who betrayed his relatives and was beaten by everyone.

It's not the kind of pattern where grass kings are everywhere, and it's not an era when anyone can be king. Long talk about what "the first person to eat crabs", but in this one thing, who was the first to do it. The outcome in exchange will definitely not be much better than Chen Sheng.

"Bai, do you understand now?" Xiang Liang was defeated and did not really admit defeat, what he thought was to use what he was good at to deal with Lu Zhe, and forcing Lu Zhe to establish himself as king was one of many means.

Xiang Bo still didn't quite understand. But I did understand a little: "That...... We're going to spread the rumors again? ”

Xiang Liang nodded and shook his head: "There have already been two cases, one of which made Lu Shizhe have to face the 150,000 Qin army heading south, it won't be so easy to calculate Lu Shizhe with rumors, we should do both." ”

Xiang Bo thought about it. Question: "Rumors are not a matter of believing or not believing, as long as there is that kind of speech, it is a trouble for everyone." He paused. smiled a little suspiciously, "on the one hand, spread rumors, and on the other hand, buy ......"

"Yes!" Xiang Liang had been thinking about it for a long time on the way to withdraw his troops, and had a preliminary plan: "The matter of Lu Shizhe's self-proclaimed king is divided into two remarks. At the same time, he tried everything possible to buy his subordinates, even if he couldn't do it, it would make them suspicious inside. ”

Is this the embarrassment of the short days of the rise? Lu Zhe and many of his subordinates have been in business for too short a time, to really know each other and believe that it is a joke, they have the current situation is just that they have been facing external threats, and they have to hold together if they want to survive. Now that the threat of Chu is gone, the situation of Lu Zhe's forces has become very good, and all kinds of ideas should also emerge.

"It is easy to share joys and sorrows, and it is difficult to share glory and wealth." Xiang Liang made a final statement, and seemed to be very confident in his next plan?

"Well, who let Lu Zhe have no clan to rely on?" With the method of dealing with Lu Zhe, Xiang Bo's face became a little better, and he was even a little complacent: "Which one is like us?" Although he lost a game, as long as the family strength is still there, no one can turn the sky upside down. ”

The reason why he dared to be defeated and killed a group of ministers who dared to be impatient, Xiang Liang had a very correct understanding of his family's strength, he and Xiang Bo were brothers, and their thoughts were similar, and they were both supporters of the supremacy of the aristocracy.

"That'...... Qi country? Xiang Bo understood that he couldn't make enemies with the Qi State now, but it was impossible to compromise even if he was blackmailed: "The Qi army is just marching south, and not a single soldier is lost, and it is even asking for benefits. This thing? ”

Xiang Liang naturally didn't like or even anger the blackmail on Qi Guo's side, but the world is so realistic, if the strength is not as good as others, everyone will run over and bully. It is impossible for him to cede Surabaya County to Qi State, but it is absolutely impossible to send troops to fight Qi State, and he has to find a way to deal with this crisis.

"The commander of the Qi army is the Lang Xie Zan, and I have had several encounters with him. His people are greedy and lustful," Xiang Bo looked at Xiang Liang: "Why don't you bribe the rich and beautiful women to make them retreat?" ”

"Maybe you can give it a try." Xiang Liang felt that things were not so easy, but it was not a bad thing to try. He touched his forehead, "The threat of Qi State ......", he stopped talking about this, and after a short while, he continued, "Qi is good, its momentum is rapid, Great Chu and Qi State territory intersect, and we have to think of ideas to see if we can slow down the momentum of Qi State." ”

"Simple." Xiang Bo has been manipulating his speech, and feels that this is a direction that can be started, and said: "Boasting about the strength of Qi in various countries, and spreading the news that Qi is not saving Zhao when he sees death. ”

The strength of the Qi State has not been spread by the Xiang clan, and it has only been less than seven months since the restoration of the country, and the seven counties of Qi have returned to the Tian clan, and the Qi army has grown from nothing to 400,000. These 400,000 Qi troops are not the kind of troops with scarce weapons, and the rich Qi royal family has enough resources to arm the troops under their command, and what is missing is to train and shape this huge number of troops.

"Well, the strength of Qi Guo and Lu Shizhe still needs us to promote it well." Xiang Liang narrowed his eyes and changed the subject: "The defeat in this battle also made me realize a problem. ”

Xiang Bogang was thinking about what to do, and when he heard Xiang Liang change the topic, it seemed that it was quite a big deal, so he couldn't help but calm down and listen.

"I found a critical problem. There are many troops under Lu Shizhe's command, but after thinking about it, it seems that the troops he really mobilized to fight are less than 100,000? In addition, the large number of armies has always been on the outside. Xiang Liang did not talk about the interior of Chu first, but talked about Lu Zhe's army. He was right, the troops mobilized by Lu Zhe were really all soldiers who really participated in the fighting, and the auxiliaries, recruits, recruits, and so on were more like looting formations.

Xiang Bo didn't know much about military affairs, and asked in a daze: "Isn't it all about being transferred to the battlefield?" ”

"It's different, the knowledge here is very important." Xiang Liang also figured it out after the fact: "If you use the strongest troops to fight, the losses can be controlled within a certain range, and even if you retreat after defeat, it will not only form a rout." We fought against the man named Ji Bu in Lujiang, and their retreat after defeat was a steady retreat, and you know the result of Xiang Zhu's defeat in Danyang. ”

Xiang Liang said that those who only grasp a key to raising an army, believing that elite troops can be used as a decisive force on the main battlefield, while the inferior troops are indeed only suitable for wandering outside and waiting for victory before encirclement.

"I thought about it for a long time to figure out Lu Shizhe's tactics of using troops, and I have to say that this strategy of using troops is a historical precedent, and it is also very terrifying." Xiang Liang was shocked into a cold sweat after thinking about it: "At that time, if we were entangled again, we should be dragged and bitten by the elite of the enemy army, and then completely besieged and annihilated." ”

The Chu army also has its own elite, and it is also the elite of the elite, that is, the subordinate soldiers. After figuring out Lu Zhe's military methods, Xiang Liang began to realize that the number of subordinate soldiers was a bit small, and it was difficult to increase the number of subordinate soldiers due to the constraints of the clan's manpower, but he could reorganize a combat army.

"Lu Zhe's army is divided into soldiers and auxiliaries, which is a simple but quite useful division, and the Qin State also has a corresponding way." Xiang Bo expressed his opinion: "We only have the resources of the two counties in the coming period, and the guild constitution has been eroded, so we should really learn from the enemy's good methods of governing the army." ”

"Absolute elite, elite soldiers, auxiliaries, such a hierarchical division is very suitable." Xiang Liang also knew that there was a class called Tuntian Soldier under Lu Zhe's command, and it was easy to understand what kind of army it was from the name, but it was a pity that most of the land in Huizhang County and Huiji County was in the hands of the gentry and clans, and they could not learn from Lu Zhe to demarcate the land and engage in such an army.

The two were about to express their opinions on the reorganization of the Chu army, when a rush of footsteps came from far and near.

Xiang Yu had an angry expression on his face: "Those damn Qi troops have pulled out the camp and entered the Dan disciples!" ”

Xiang Liang and Xiang Bo, who heard those words, looked at each other, where did they know how to create rumors to make trouble for Lu Zhe before they started, and the rumors spread by Lu Zhe fermented first. (To be continued......)