"Liu Ji, do you know this person?" Xiang Yu shouted loudly, unable to hide his pride. I hold your parents in my hands, and I am not afraid of your eloquent tongue!
Liu Bang leaned over and stared at him for a long time before saying, "Don't I know that my father is in your hands?"
"It's good to know!" Xiang Yu sneered: "You surrender quickly now, or I will cook him!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone above and below the city was horrified.
All eyes fell on Liu Bang.
The generals in the Chu camp looked happy and wanted to see Liu Bang's joke.
This side of the Han camp is miserable and miserable, and there are no words to express.
Many people are still immersed in the disastrous defeat and have not recovered. Now the old father of the King of Han is being held hostage by Xiang Yu. Whether he surrenders or not, it is not a good thing.
Especially the old people who came from Peixian County all knew Liu Taigong, and they were gnashing their teeth at this time.
Fan Kuai wanted to rush out and risk his life to save the old lady.
"Your Majesty, Xiang Yu has gone too far to bully others, fight him!"
"shut up!"
Liu Bang scolded Fan Kuai.
At this time, Liu Bang's face was very ugly. He suddenly noticed that at one end of the city wall, Liu Ying was covering her butt and running over eagerly.
The corners of Liu Bang's mouth turned up, and he finally showed an unforgettable smile. He waved his hand at Liu Ying and stopped him.
Then Liu Bang turned to look down the city and said in a deep voice: "King Xiang, you defeated me, Liu Ji, in Pengcheng, and now you are holding my father hostage. You are truly a rare warrior in the world."
Liu Bang first praised Xiang Yu, but Xiang Yu just snorted, "Liu Ji, you'd better know the current situation and surrender as soon as possible before the day when father and son are reunited, otherwise, your father will become the victim of this pot!"
As he said that, the Chu army really brought a big cauldron. Not to mention a little old man, even three of them could cook it.
Another Chu army brought in firewood and lit it in full view of everyone.
Maybe in the next second, Taigong Liu will be cooked in public!
The atmosphere was extremely solemn.
Liu Bang took a deep breath and suddenly laughed and said: "King Xiang, I remember when I first entered the Pass, a Confucian scholar said that you were crowned by monkeys, and you cooked this person. The Queen Mother did not want the king's tomb to surrender to you, so she fell with her sword. Death, you cooked her body again. I think you are familiar with this matter, so you won't have any tolerance."
Xiang Yu's face was livid, and he hummed: "Liu Ji, since you know these things, you should also know that I have always been consistent in my words, and I will go against death and follow life!"
"Good! What a King Xiang! What a King of Western Chu!"
After Liu Bang admired him, he suddenly raised his head and said to the Chu and Han armies: "I just said that Yu's cruelty is even higher than that of Tyrannical Qin! Not to mention the past, now he has tied Gu's old father to the city. If you don't agree with me, you will be cooked and killed. I don't think anyone will think that Gu has told lies!"
Xiang Yu personally testified, how could it be false?
This time even Xiang Yu couldn't say anything and could only glare at Liu Bang.
"When we raised our troops to revolt, our banner was to attack the unjust and violent Qin. What we did was to bring peace to the world and the peace and happiness of all the people. I personally led the troops and took the lead in entering the Guanzhong and destroying the Qin Dynasty. I sealed the treasury and made an agreement in three chapters. This is why we should be kind to the elders in Guanzhong!"
"After being demoted to Hanzhong, I relied on the support of the elders in Guanzhong. I was lucky enough to return the land of the Three Qin Dynasties, and that's why today's conflict between Han and Chu happened." Liu Bang looked back on the past, and continued: "As the king of Han alone, I won the victory of Jiujiang Wang Yingbu, Hengshan Wang Wurui and Changshan King Zhang Er support him, and he has the support of his father-in-law, and the righteous men in the world will never abandon him. Only then can he be defeated and not die, and continue to deal with King Xiang."
When Liu Bang said this, he laughed loudly, "I am responsible for the expectations of millions of people. I am determined to quell the chaos and dare not slack off for a day or night. After King Xiang entered the pass, he burned the land in the pass and divided the princes. Within a few months, the world was in chaos. He personally He led the troops to massacre in Qi, and then killed the coalition forces of the princes in Pengcheng. Looking at King Xiang's life, he only knew that killing and cruelty are immoral. If the world is handed over to this person's hands, I am afraid that all lives will be ruined and the war will not be extinguished. , the people and the common people will never have peace again!"
"Liu Ji!"
Xiang Yu was furious, "Do you think I dare not cook your father?"
Liu Bang laughed and said: "King Xiang, when a man is established in this world, he should know the righteousness and understand the truth. My father gave birth to me and raised me, and his kindness is as great as the sky. Even if he died nine times, he could not repay me. But now that I am the king of Han alone, looking at the world, there is only one Liu Ji alone can deal with King Xiang, protect the common people, and save the people. If I surrender, I will not only hand over the life and death of the Liu family to King Xiang, but also hand over the lives of countless people to King Xiang."
"King Xiang, you slaughtered more than 200,000 surrendered soldiers in Xin'an, and cooked and killed those who disobeyed you at every turn. If the world were handed over to you, I really don't know how many people would be slaughtered by you, and how many sons would lose their fathers. How many old fathers have lost their beloved sons? My father is as great as heaven and earth to me. Liu Ji is not alone, who is the father, who is the son? Isn’t that the case?"
Liu Bang turned his head and looked to both sides, "Can I surrender?"
The Han generals on both sides all looked at Liu Bang in surprise.
Although our King of Han's eloquence is good, he can't help but make jokes and make nonsense. But like today, it is the first time that he analyzes and talks incessantly. The most important thing is that Liu Bang makes a lot of sense.
For a person like Xiang Yu, there will be no good end if he surrenders. The only choice is to fight him to the end!
"No surrender! No surrender!"
"Xiang Yu is treacherous and a mere beast. He would rather die in battle than surrender!"
The Han army raised their arms and shouted together, and even Liu Ying also raised his arms. He had to admit that Liu Bang's performance was far better than last night.
"King Xiang, you heard it too, you can't surrender alone!"
Xiang Yu gritted his teeth and said, "Liu Ji, if you don't surrender, then we will have to cook your father! Let your father and son be separated forever!"
Liu Bang's face did not change, but he just sighed, "King Xiang is known to be a murderer, and I can't agree with his behavior. Today, in front of the soldiers of the two armies, I swear to the heavenly alliance that no one in the Han army will kill anyone indiscriminately, and no one will be bullied." They feed the common people. The Han army treated prisoners favorably. Those who were caught were treated as best they could and released back to their hometowns to help their parents, wives and children unite and enjoy family happiness."
"If the Xiang clan is captured, they are not allowed to kill at will without any serious crime caused by the wrath of heaven and human beings... The relatives of King Xiang are all the relatives of the widow, and the people of the King Xiang are also the relatives of the widow! If you break your promise, you will be destroyed by heaven and earth!"
Liu Bang's oath at this time really shocked both sides.
"You!" Xiang Yu's eyes widened angrily and he yelled angrily: "Liu Ji, what ability do you have to capture the Chu army, and what ability do you have to capture the Xiang clan? You are here to show off your words, wishful thinking, and deceive yourself and others!"
Liu Bang laughed and said, "King Xiang, you and I are both the masters of one party. You should know who is deceiving yourself and others. Gu has released more than 500 prisoners of the Chu army. Although the number is not large, it cannot be said that he is not capable of capturing the Chu army. ! As for your Xiang clan, there are so many of them, how can everyone deserve to die? What’s more..."
"When you and Gu worked together as brothers, Gu established himself with benevolence and loyalty. How could you harm your own siblings?"
"Liu Ji!" Xiang Yu's eyes turned red and he was completely furious.
"You hypocritical villain, you said so much just to force me to let your father go! But you are wrong. I will never be merciful. Your father is dead!"
With that said, Xiang Yu rushed to Liu Taigong and shouted at the soldiers on both sides: "Lift him up!"
The Chu army immediately picked up Liu Taigong. At this moment, the old man looked at Xiang Yu with contempt, just snorted coldly, and then closed his eyes and waited for death.
"Liu Ji, no matter how eloquent you are, you can't save your father's life!"
Liu Bang let out a long sigh, "King Xiang, I thought that a hero who could sink a cauldron and sink an boat must be a hero of the world, who can take faith as the foundation of his life. I also thought that the battle between Han and Chu was a battle between gentlemen. Victory and defeat were decided on the battlefield. A battle of wits and courage, and good stories will be passed down to future generations. I never thought that King Xiang would harm the innocent, old and weak, and his cruel methods made people and gods angry!"
Liu Bang suddenly became fierce, stretched out his hand, pointed at Xiang Yu and roared: "King Xiang insists on cooking and killing my father, so I can take a piece of the pie, so that I can witness with my own eyes how cruel and cruel the overlord of Western Chu, who has been a general for generations and a hero in this world, is!" I always remind Gu Gu that the people I face are not benevolent and righteous gentlemen, but man-eating beasts! There is no way to be benevolent like a woman!"
"Liu Ji!"
Xiang Yu was so furious that he rushed forward, grabbed Taigong Liu himself, and was about to throw him into the boiling cauldron.
In an instant, everyone's hearts were in their throats. Liu Bang's eyes were wide open and he looked down. Liu Ying was holding the crenel with her hands and her legs were hanging in the air, looking eagerly.
Just when Liu Taigong was about to be thrown into the cauldron, several generals rushed out from the Chu camp. The leader was none other than Xiang Bo, and there were also Zhong Limei and others.
"Overlord, don't be impulsive!" Xiang Bo reached out and hugged Xiang Yu.
Zhong Limei also advised: "Overlord, if you cook this old man now, wouldn't it be true for the King of Han's words? The Han army must share the same hatred. Overlord, don't forget that the mourning troops will win!"
Even old Fan Zeng came over, let out a long sigh, and said helplessly: "Overlord, stop it!"
