Outside Huaiyin City, black flags were flying and camps were spread out.
This Qin army trekked all the way from Yue to Huaiyin. Although the soldiers were eager to return home, they were exhausted after the long march and found it difficult to continue marching.
Therefore, the general Zhao Tuo ordered to set up camp outside Huaiyin City and let the soldiers rest for three days. At the same time, food and fodder were supplied through the Qin Army's boat division on the Huaihe River.
Although it was said that he was taking a rest and bathing, Zhao Tuo did not sit around in the military camp. Instead, he sent people to find the "leftover sages in the wild".
"Is there really Han Xin?"
Zhao Tuo put down the slip containing the military information in his hand and looked up at Li Shang.
Under the city of Huaiyin, a meal can cost a fortune.
The humiliation of the crotch has been famous throughout the ages.
Since Zhao Tuo came to the land of Huaiyin, he would naturally think of the peerless soldier immortal who was famous throughout the ages.
The last time Zhao Tuo came to Huaiyin, because it was at an important stage of the war between Qin and Chu, he had to lead his army to fight the main force of the Chu army, Xiong Qi and Xiang Yan, and had no energy to pay attention to other things. After the battle was over, he immediately followed the order of King Qin and led his troops south to chase the traitor Xiong Qi, but he couldn't spare any time.
Now that the war is finally over, if we don't take the opportunity to find Han Xin on our return trip, it will be in vain.
"General, Han Xin's father is named Han Jia. He is a remnant of Korea in the past. When Korea was destroyed, he moved to Huaiyin. The person the general wants to be Han Xin is Han Jia's son. According to the last general's research, he is just eight years old this year. ."
Li Shang handed over his hand and reported to the general the news that they had spent a day exploring.
At the same time, Li Shang was very curious. He didn't know why the general was interested in an eight-year-old child.
And judging from the general's appearance, he already knew his name, so he went to find out.
"Eight years old."
Zhao Tuo rubbed his temples.
At this age, in future generations, he would be a primary school student who has just entered the third grade, right?
Moreover, this era uses virtual years to calculate age. If it is really calculated according to the age of future generations, it will be in the second grade at most.
Han Xin at the primary school level.
Zhao Tuo's originally fluctuating mood after hearing the name "Han Xin" calmed down for the most part in an instant.
But it's normal to think about it. Qin has not unified the world yet, so it is a bit too early.
Among the several influential figures in the late Qin Dynasty in history, except for Liu Bang, who was only three years younger than Qin Shi Huang, he was already an adult.
Xiang Yu and Han Xin are just little kids, the kind that Zhao Tuo can defeat with one punch.
"Han Xin is a Korean and moved to Huaiyin with his father. This makes sense."
Zhao Tuo's heart moved slightly.
In the history books of later generations, Han Xin's life experience is unclear. No one knows Han Xin's origins, let alone the situation of Han Xin's parents and clan. Probably because he was exterminated by Empress Lu and the three clans were destroyed, and the information recording Han Xin's life experience and relatives and family were also destroyed.
Even when Sima Qian wrote a biography of Han Xin, he seemed helpless and could only go to Huaiyin to search for the rumors about Han Xin among the local people.
However, some clues can be seen from these stories and anecdotes.
Han Xin was tall, but he was not engaged in childbirth. He wandered around with a sword all day long, and sent food from others. He could not afford to eat but he still acted like an arrogant person.
Piao's mother gave him food, but this man was obviously poor and could not finish his first meal, yet he could still say the words "There will be a heavy reward in the future". Such a posture gives him a vivid image of a down-and-out nobleman.
Moreover, when Piao Mu said, "I eat in mourning for the king and grandson," the so-called king and grandson meant exactly what the prince and grandson meant. The Qin Dynasty destroyed the six kingdoms, and the princes and princes of various countries were reduced to the lowest level among the people. They were still called "kings, grandsons and princes" as honorifics. Going forward, it became a commonly used honorific title in later generations. The Piao mother may have heard about Han Xin's life experience, so she addressed him as a king and grandson.
Coupled with the fact that Han Xin is familiar with military literature and has great ambitions, under a series of combinations, his life experience will never be that of an ordinary civilian.
It would be quite consistent to say that Han Xin was a descendant of the Korean nobles who moved to Huaiyin to escape the war when Korea was destroyed.
"You are only eight years old and your parents are still alive, so it is not easy for you to win people's love."
Zhao Tuo shook his head. If Han Xin was a teenager, he could take him away and train him as an attendant.
But it is a pity that the other party is only an eight-year-old kid now. For Zhao Tuo, who is ready to embark on a battlefield at any time, it is completely inappropriate to have an eight-year-old child by his side.
Even if we don't consider the dangers of the battlefield, just the long journey of hundreds of thousands of miles, the various acclimatization, headaches, brain fever and other diseases during the southern and northern wars. In this era when medicine is still ignorant, it is enough to kill an eight-year-old child.
It would be even worse if it were thrown away in Xianyang. What if it is separated from the environment and becomes useless?
Therefore, Zhao Tuo gave up his intention of taking Han Xin away, but since he came here, it would be a pity not to see him.
"If you don't take him away now, it doesn't mean you can't make him mine."
Zhao Tuo squinted his eyes and tapped his fingers lightly on the slips of paper on the wooden desk.
…
In a forest about a thousand meters away from the military camp.
Han Xin quickly climbed up a big tree, stretched his head again, and looked at the Qin army camp in the distance.
The black Qin flag fluttered in the wind.
Although his father often told him that Korea, where their ancestral temple was located, was destroyed by this group of Qin troops wearing black armor and holding black flags, he must stay away and be careful.
But Han Xin always sneaked to the nearby Qin camp to watch again and again when his father was not paying attention.
He didn't like the Qin army, but he admired the leader of the Qin army.
Fight against the odds, besieged on all sides, destroy the country and capture the king, and become famous all over the world for your military exploits!
The various honors on that man were full of endless attraction for a child who loved military books and yearned for heroes and generals.
"General Zhao should be returning to Qin."
Han Xin had some reluctance on his face. Although he had never seen General Zhao, he was satisfied as long as he could sneak a look around the military camp.
Of course, the reason why he came here to wait and see was not only to see the legendary General Zhao with his own eyes. In fact, he also wanted to see how General Zhao trained his soldiers. Just hearing the sound of war drums coming from the military camp made his blood boil.
It's a pity that the Qin army has been stationed in the past few days, mainly Xiu Mu soldiers, and there hasn't been much training. Moreover, Han Xin is too far away and can't see anything.
Han Xin looked around for a while, then remembered that his father was coming home soon, so he jumped off the tree and prepared to sneak back.
But as soon as he jumped to the ground, Han Xin shouted "Yeah" and was startled by a young man in brocade clothes standing under the tree.
"Who are you?"
Han Xin asked with eyes wide open, feeling his heart pounding.
This is to be scared.
"Han Xin, what are you doing here?"
The young man in brocade didn't answer, but asked with a smile.
Han Xin blinked and saw that the other person was about seventeen or eighteen years old, with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, and a handsome appearance. The shock just now calmed down.
After all, the person in front of me is good-looking and elegant in speech.
If it were a big, thick-looking man with a sinister face asking here, he would have turned around and ran away.
"I...I want to see General Zhao. Who are you? How do you know that I am Han Xin?"
When Han Xin mentioned General Zhao's name, he calmed down and asked about his identity.
"General Zhao?"
The young man in brocade clothes asked with interest: "Is it the General Zhao Tuo who fought with his last resort?"
Hearing the other party mention the glorious deeds of the person he admired, Han Xin at this moment was a child at heart after all, and did not bother to ask the other party's identity, and immediately became proud.
"It was General Zhao who fought a last-ditch battle, and he was also the one who defeated the King of Chu by being surrounded by enemies by the water. Did you know? I was on a nearby cliff and saw it with my own eyes! Those Chu people were holding torches and marching all night Escape, General Zhao is so powerful, he allows the opponent to defeat himself without even using a single soldier. This is the way to conquer the enemy without fighting!"
When Han Xin talked about General Zhao, he couldn't stop talking. He also told the stories he had heard about the last-ditch battle, and how he and the young man in brocade showed off in front of him.
The young man in brocade clothes listened quietly, nodding in agreement from time to time.
The smile on his lips became stronger and stronger.
After a while, Han Xin finally finished telling the story he had heard, raising his head and saying, "You think General Zhao is powerful or not? I think he is the most powerful general in the world."
"Yes, you are right."
The young man in golden clothes nodded with a smile, and suddenly asked: "I just heard you say 'conquer the enemy without fighting'. This seems to be a saying in the art of war. It seems that you have read the art of war. In that case, I will ask you a question. "
"The art of war says that the formation should be surrounded by mountains on the right and marshes on the left in front. But General Zhao formed the formation with his back to the water. He was going against the law of war. How could he have defeated the enemy's army?"
Hearing this, Han Xin blinked and wrinkled his nose in thought.
The young man in brocade didn't urge him, he just stood there and watched the eight-year-old little Han Xin thinking hard.
Soon, Han Xin seemed to have figured it out. He raised his head and shouted: "This is not against the art of war! Everyone said that General Zhao's last stand was against the art of war, but in fact it was not. In the art of war, there is clearly a saying of 'trap yourself into a dead end and survive.' "The land that dies then survives" is what General Zhao used."
As soon as Han Xin figured it out, he suddenly looked proud.
A flash of surprise flashed in the eyes of the young man in brocade clothes, and he secretly thought that the other party was really talented.
He smiled and said: "In a last-ditch battle, you are indeed risking your life to survive, which is also consistent with the principles of the art of war. However, if you want to defeat more with less, this rule alone is not safe enough."
"In the past, General Zhao not only fought a last-ditch battle, but also had surprise troops lying in ambush. He took advantage of the Chu army's fatigue to attack its rear, rushed into the formation to seize the flag, and then defeated the enemy army. At the same time, he also had the tendency to wait for work, and used strange tricks to anger the enemy general. Let him be angry and ignore..."
As the boy in brocade narrated, Han Xin was stunned and his eyes opened wider and wider.
The Last Stand had such an impact that it had already been circulated everywhere, but most people only knew that General Zhao formed a formation by the water, and then defeated the larger Chu army with a counterattack. As for the more information in it, no one discussed it. , and no one knows.
Now that Han Xin heard the story of the young man in brocade, he felt that a new world had opened before his eyes.
It turns out that a last-ditch battle is not that simple. General Zhao actually had so many preparations before this battle.
When the young man in brocade finished his story and stopped talking, Han Xin was still deeply immersed in it and had endless aftertaste. His eyes were bright, he clenched his fists and shouted: "General Zhao is really awesome at using troops. I really want to learn from General Zhao!" "
Hearing this, the smile on the face of the young man in brocade across the street became even wider.
He had already prepared several pieces of silk books and said with a smile: "I think you are very talented and have the qualities to become a famous general in the future. I will give you several volumes of military books, so you should study them carefully."
Han Xin was stunned, and involuntarily stretched out his little hand to take the neat stack of silk books, and opened one of them. It was actually Korean characters transcribed by someone, which were also the characters his father taught him.
Han Xin murmured: "Sun Tzu said: Between heaven and earth, there is nothing more valuable than human beings. There is more than one battle. The weather, the right location, and the harmony of people cannot be combined. Even if you win, there will be disaster..."
"This...isn't this Wu Sun Tzu?"
Han Xin's face was full of astonishment. He had read the original text of Sun Tzu Wu from the military book carried by his father, and it was different from this.
The young man in brocade clothes smiled slightly and said: "This is the grandson of Qi. It is a treasure of Qi people. It cannot be obtained by those who are destined to have it. I also have a noble person to give it to me, so I can get it."
"I have been fighting for several years, and I have learned a lot. I have written it down for you to read. If you succeed in learning in the future, you can come to Qin to find me."
With that said, the young man in brocade reached out and touched Han Xin's head, then turned and left.
Han Xin stared at his back blankly, his eight-year-old little brain was already a bit exhausted.
However, Han Xin quickly realized that this young man in brocade not only knew the inside story of General Zhao's last-ditch battle, but also gave him the extremely precious "Grandson of Qi" to study, and even said that he had been fighting on the battlefield for several years. Together, Han Xin became more excited and curious.
"who are you!"
Han Xin shouted excitedly.
In the distance, the boy in brocade clothes heard the call from Han Xin behind him.
He looked back at the Prime Minister with a bright smile on his face.
"Zhao Tuo."
Han Xin's life experience adopts the point of view in Li Kaiyuan's "The Death of Chu: From Xiang Yu to Han Xin".
Although Han Xin's life experience is unknown, judging from his various performances and experiences, it is impossible for him to be a commoner for generations, and the probability of falling from the nobility is very high.
(End of chapter)
